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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06
DO YOU PLAY RUM?

The following verses will be APP
preclated by those of our readers
who have been introduced to a
friendly game of Rum by some
kind CD friend, They are by Col. L.
T. Davidson of the Courier Journal
Co. of Louisville:
RUM-(RUMMIE).
Have you learned the game of Rum,
The latest game of cards, by gum?
Last night | was instructed in
This newest artifice of sin.
Invited over by friend
A quiet evening hour to spend,
Solicited by him to come
And learn the splendid game of rum.
When | got there the game was set
For my undoing. When I'd met
The strangers here, my host then said,
Draw up chair, we'll go ahead,
Five dollars, please, for checks" l
paid,
Although the game I'd never played.
Rum" said my host with unconcern,
as such an easy game to learn"
First you draw and then you play,
And then you throw card away;
When threes are in your hand you
place
Them down, of course exposed of
face;
With three in sequence do the same
There's nothing further to the game
When some one all his cards can
play,
A cent a spot is what you pay"
Before we start, please understand
You pay for spots left in your hand ;
A king will cost you thirteen cents.
Twelve for a queen. But let's COM
mence-
Eleven for a jack, and so on down.
This is the newest game in town;
We are so glad that you could come;
1t pleases us to teach you rum"
drew, discarded and | played,
And every twenty minutes paid.
Got stuck with kings and queens and
jacks,
And kept the banker selling stacks
OF whites and blues, and when we
stopped.
Just nineteen dollars | had dropped
And that, think, is going some.
Don't let your neighbor teach you
rum.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06
Was Riding Wrong Grizzly.

Jim Brent, ex-sheriff of Lincoln
county, New Mexico, told this story
to Emerson Hough:
Back yonder in the free silver days
Brent had a friend who had raised a
grizzly from a cub and had trained
the big brute to saddle. He used to
ride the bear on prospecting trips
One day the prospector was riding
up an arroyo when he ran plump into
a band OF six full-grown and untamed
silver-tip bears-enormous fellows
and they all showed fight.
The prospector dismounted from his
tame bear, unslung his trusty rifle.
and after a terrific battle six bears,
one after another, bit the dust. Then
he mounted his own bear and proceed
ed on his way but he hadn't ridden
more than a mile when he noticed a
popularity in the stride
"Sure's you're here, Hough," said
Brent, "he had killed his own grizzly
and was riding one of the wild ones
home!"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06
ARCADIA GRANGE 500

Arcadia Grange, No. 500, called to
order by Worthy Master c. II.
Smith, Saturday evening, March 1st.
No. of officers present, seven.
Opening song.
Bill of janitor for coal and other
supplies presented and allowed.
1t was announced that the proceeds
of the party held at the hall recently
were little more than ten dollars
and the same was turned into the
Grange treasury.
Meeting turned over to Lecturer,
and very amusing roll call followed.
Bro. Allen gave very good talk
on saving strength on the farm.
Sister Anna Wood expounded the
woman's side of the same question.
Miss Emily Beach of the college
gave a fine Grafton which was much
enjoyed. Miss Beach adds a beauti-
ful voice to a most pleasing person
ality and is a very welcome visitor
at the. Grange
Our Lecturer then gave us a hui
morous recitation which closed the
program
Penny march
Meeting closed in form.
Ray Cheney of Mt Pleasant, Her
bert Knowlton and brother of New.
ark and Miss Beach Of Alma were
visitors.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06
ELY DISTRICT.

Mr.. ID. b. Brown is i'll at this writ
ing.
There was a dance at Mr.. r. K.
Hainlain's Wednesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dudney and
two children of Cheboygan came last
week to visit at the G.. w. Cook
home. Mr.. Dudney returned home
Monday, but Mrs. Dudney and the
children will remain long time.
Last Saturday evening about sixty
friends and neighbors of Mr.. and
Mrs G.. W. Cook met at their pleas
ant home for a farewell party before
their departure for Shepherd. The
evening was spent by visiting, play
ing cards and listening to music,
after which a dainty luncheon was
served Mr.. c. f. Hainlain then in
a few well chosen words presented
Mr.. and Mrs. Cook, in behalf of the
company, some silverware consisting
of cold meat fork, sugar shell and
butter knife. Mr. Cook and family
will be greatly missed in this locality,
but we feel that our loss will be
Shepherds gain.
Mr.. r. l.. Duckworth and family,
from Illinois, have moved on to the
Grassmere farm, formerly occupied
by ]. c. Wheeler.
Mr.. John Kirby is under the doc
tors care.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06

Mr.. William A. Radford win answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building for the readers OF this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer he
Is. without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. BEDFORD No 17s West
Jackson boulevard. Chicago, ILL.,. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
There are new ideas in porches
North Of Chicago in one of the resi-
dence towns along the lake shore the
art of building porches, verandas, etc,
has reached a scientific development
in advance OF most places. When a
Chicago man makes more money than
he needs for his daily bread and raj
ment he invests the surplus in a pref
ty villa in north shore suburb. Each
house has a porch or a loggia, or a
veranda, or a colorado, or a portico-
chaise or a combination of several OF
these ornamental, architectural at
tachments.
In recent visit among these sub
urbs | learned something in the build
Ing Of the outside Of houses. | found,
for instance, several loggia porches,
/ mean by this term an entrance to
the house built along the side of what
what would otherwise be loggia.
The same foundation answers for both
but there is a low parapet wall built
up about two feet above the cement
floor reaching from the pier In front
to a plaster built into the front wall
of the house. This wall separates the
front door entrance from what would
otherwise have been a genuine loggia.
A porch proper is a shelter built
over an outside door, an entrance door
to a house or other building. A log
gia is an outside room partially en-
closed with low wall or balustrade
and is protected with a roof log
gia has an entrance to the house eth
er through a door or window, but
there ia no outside entrance to the
loggia.
Well those north shore fellows en-
joyed their after dinner Havanas In
these fresh air parlors until the mos
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06

odd piers or columns were not com
patible, SO they commenced making
the lines straight and plumb and to de-
pend on size and proportions to illus
trate chosen design deemed by them
most suitable for the location My be-
lief Is that a plain, straight, square
house with porch design to match
looks better than any possible fancy
creation; and the screens may be fit
ted easily and accurately.
The latest wrinkle Is to embed a
grooved screen guide In the soft ce-
ment when the columns are being
built. These frames contain two
grooves which are fitted. with remova.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06

Coming, March the eighth, Judge
Case.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06

in the attic as required. There is not
much to be said in regard to the plan,
except that the house is solid, neat
and compact and satisfactory for a
small family as it now is. The de-
sign is calculated to be expensive II
in after years a person should want
to use the upstairs. OF course such
houses should be built with good eel
lars. A cellar costs but little money
when building, and it is better to make
a foundation In this way even for a
house that is intended only for sum
mer use.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06

quitoes became too intimate then it
used to be necessary to retire to their
inner sanctums, or lose all peace OF
mind But they. studied the screen
problem and some Of them must have
been inventors Of high order because
mosquito discouragers have grown In
variety each year until you can find
something interesting In screen work
In connection with almost every new
house.
Cement Is growing in popularity as
building material in that section. 1t
looks well, Is lasting and 1t Is easily
worked into any artistic design that
these aesthetic fellows want. But
they soon found that tight fitting porch
screens and fancy curved beams and
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06
A FAREWELL PARTY.

Last Thursday evening about forty
of the friends and neighbors of Mr.
and Mrs Matt Johnson gathered at
their home in West Pine River to
give them farewell party The
evening was spent with cards, music
and dancing. A dainty supper was
served at 12 o'clock which was en-
joyed by all
Mr. and Mrs Johnson are soon to
move to their new home in Arcadia
township, and that they may have
good success is the wish of their
many friends who regret their NOV
ing from the neighborhood.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06
Prenuptial Sacrifices.

And you are going to give up smok
ing"
Certainly"
And drinking?"
Gladly"
And you will resign from all your
clubs?"
Willingly"
Think, dearest, IL there is anything
else you can give up"
We'll, for one thing, give up all
idea Of marrying you '-Soleil.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06
Walters. ALI Riaht.

Church. see Durango. Mexico. has
a population Of not more than 10000
people. yet it uses up 10000 pairs
of shoes year.
Gotham-Are the inhabitants all
actors, or do they have perpetual
car strike down there?
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06
FARMERS CLUB NIGH 4

The Sumner and Seville Farmers
club will meet March at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. (. A. Potter.
Program.
Call to order by president.
Song-Club.
Invocation.
Reading of minutes of last meeting
Dinner.
Song-Mr. and Mrs. Densmore.
Roll Call by quotations.
Unfinished business.
New business.
communications
Report of Committees.
Discussion of the County Road
System by Mr.. Burton P. Gee.
Select reading-Mrs. Walter Ferris
instrumental music - Mrs. Jennie
Fuller
Question Box
Song-Club.
Adjournment
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06
CARD OF THANKS.

Mr. and Mrs c. A. Faunce and
family, whose home two miles north
of Forest Hill was burned with con-
tents the night of the gath, desire to
thank their many friends who have
so abundantly remembered their
needs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06
Surprise Your Friends

For four weeks regularly use Dr.
Kings New Life Pills. They stimu-
late the liver, improve digestion, re-
move blood impurities, pimples and
eruptions disappear from your face
and body and you feel better. Begin
at once. Buy at c. G. Rhodes Drug
Store.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06

The regular meeting of the Civic
League will be held Friday, March
z, at the Wright House, at p. m.
A large attendance is desired
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-13
Craftsmanship and Sport.

II IS related that when President Will
son went up to the Capitol yesterday for
the purpose OF consulting with senators
regarding tariff legislation and other
matters he found that many of those
whom he particularly wished to see were
absent from the building. In fourteen
cases Acknowledgements were made by
clerks that the senators were at the ball
game. Did this shock the chief execu-
tive? Not at all. 1t rather aroused in his
breast a feeling of envy. For he has
reached the stage of fandom when he
homes for the sound Of the bat meeting
horsehide and the sharp yelp Of the
coachers and the sudden swelling of ap-
proving roars from the stands. This is
a wholesome state of mind for a busy
man. and the President will keep his
equilibrium better for occasional indul-
gence In this taste for the uncertainties
of the sport The wonder Of yesterdays
experience at the Capitol is that he found
seven of the twenty-one senators for
whom he was searching. Perhaps those
seven have not yet been initiated. and
are rather proud of the fact Of having
never seen a base ball game. But one by
one they will be overborne by the force of
example. and ultimately they. too, will
probably be found at the ball park when
games are on. unless they are deferred
by the fear Of the sergeant-at-arms. who
has a heart of stone and the eye of
an eagle. and. officially. a supreme con-
tempt for sport. whatever may be the
human emotions that surge within him
while the team Is at home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-13

ton of the date. But as IL came on
Thursday, the 18th. it must have been due
to another cause than the mysterious in
fuence Of the calendars Every motor ac-
cident, every loss in business, every mis-
fortune of whatever description happen
ing on this day will be ascribed by some
to the thirteen hoodoo," and it will be
impossible to disabuse their minds OF
this tenacious thought, for the idea OF
mystery is the hardest of all to dlsiodee
from the human understanding.
Forget the date and go about the or
binary affairs of life as though this were
any other day. and there will be more
happiness and less uneasiness ana proo-
ably in the long run fewer misfortunes TO
be recorded for Friday, the 18th OF june
1918, than for any other day in the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-13

tial reason for loss of confidence.
There was no less money in exist
ence than before the decision, and the
crops were just as promising and the
tariff situation had not been changed,
and so there was no occasion to appre-
bend stringency and the curtailment of
business. Secretary McAdoo's announce
ment should be taken as merely a re-
minder to the country that the Treasury
possessed the authority and the means
to meet any emergency that might con-
cevably arise. not because there was the
prospect of such an emergency, but be-
cause timid business men and bankers
might begin to lose confidence on account
of the momentary disturb ance in Wall
street. Loss of confidence marks the be-
ginning of all panic Developments As
soon as faith in the continuance Of good
times is lost curtailment is started, in
vestments are shortened. loans are called
and money rates begin to rise, not be-
cause there is any less money, but be-
cause fewer people are willing to loan it.
Twenty years ago such a condition eX-
listed, and the country experienced one Of
the worst pancs in it's history. Uncer-
tainty as to legislation was assigned as
a principal cause, and there were other
factors to influence the minds of business
men. Banks began to fall and these col
lapses brought down business establish
ments and other banks. The country's
financial and industrial organization was
like a row of bricks standing on end, one
fall making another. There was no re-
serve on which to draw, nothing to check
the panic of fear which swept over the
country like confia grafton. Today the
situation is entirely changed. Secretary
McAdoo has merely in his announcement
reminded the country that there is some
thing substantial now in reserve, and
that there is no cause to apprehend trou-
BILE The fact that the bankers are re-
spending with assurances that they are
in no need of assistance and that condi-
tons are normal goes to show how strong
the country is today in its defense against
a monetary disturbance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-13
The Treasury's Assurance.

Secretary McAdoo's announcement that
the Treasury was ready to increase the
volume of money in circulation to the ex-
tent. II necessary. of $500 00O.OOO should
not be regarded as an evidence of appre-
hension regarding the condition Of the
money market, or a fear of possible
panic. 1t Is rather to be interpreted as
a guarantee of soundness on the part Of
the business institutions Of the country
The other day operators in Wall street
took advantage of a decision Of the Su-
preme Court to raid certain stocks. nota-
bly, those OF railroad corporations, and
for . few hours a small panic prevailed,
ono Of those little eddies in the "street"
that whirl away the petty SPECTATORS
and give the ''bears'' a chance to make a
emall profit But this disturbance was
teon checked. Tor there was no substan-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-13
The Foolish Friday Fear.

Step carefully, watch for untoward
chances, and altogether be on guard on
this day of days. Friday, the 18th OF
June, in the year 1913. But do not
be superstitious. Take no exceptional
chances against the supposed hoodoo but
pay no attention to the theory that this
Is bad day because of the eccentricity
or the calendar. 1t is a good day, as all
other days are good. Friday is as good
a day as Thursday or Monday, and the
18th OF the month is no worse and no
better than the 18th or the Goth. Just be-
cause once upon a time Friday happened
to fall into disrepute, owing to the fact
that 1t was commonly known as hang
mans day." is no reason why people now
adays should regard it with dread. Nor
Is there any force in the thirteen idea
because thirteen at table is supposed to
be unlucky for those present. BY brood
ing upon the possibilities of this combina-
ton a man may get himself into trouble,
for fear begets misfortune
Any day is a bad one for taking risks
as regards the possibility Of coming to
grief. For example, it is never quite safe
to speculate or to gamble on a Tuesday
or q Wednesday, and f1ier in margins
or with the cards Is no less safe on Fri
day. No day is good enough to run
against the possibility of accident by
ignoring the rules of precaution. An
automobile is as likely to turn a corner
suddenly and do damage on one day OF
the week as on another. A street car
that is not noticed may cause as much
unpleasantness and as long a stay in the
Of the mishaps that occur on Friday. or on
any thirteenth day. would have occurred
at any other time. so long as the people
involved in them were indifferent to the
requirements of common sense.
Had the New Haven railroad wreck al
Stamford occurred today nothing would
have convinced many people that 1t was
not attributable to the untoward combine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-13
The Stamford Wreck.

Yesterday afternoon. in the bright light
of dsy. IN good weather. the second sec
ton of an express train plunged into the
rear coach of the first section, stanons
on the track of the New Haven road, at
stamford Conn. Six persons were Killed
and more than score were seriously IN
iured No explanation of the wreck mas
baen advanced other than that the en-
sfneer ran past his signals Engineers
usually do run past signals in wreck
cases. so that this explanation is far from
satisfactory. Why did the engineer run
mast? Why was he permitted 10 run
paste Why was the road not equipped
With a device to make it impossible for
him to run past?
u,,5rads of lives are sacrificed in this
country annually because engineers run
.. siqna1s taking chances on making
I'D lost time, trying to keep up to sched-
,,Ie Signals are supposedly inviolate,
hut many a train is run under seHia-
nbora arm at only checked speed with
the engineer hanging out of the cao
window looking for the paddle to shit or
the light to flash from red to white. II
the change comes at this moment he opehs
tho throttle and let's the train speed on,
but if il does not occur ne SHUTS
off steam and puts on the air and SLOW
down to a reluctant stop, usually TWO UT
three or possibly ten train lengths 1roh'
the station. Sometimes he does not stop
at all and then the wreck occurs, and Or
dinarily he perishes in the crash ana 10
one knows why he took his fatal chahce.
In this case neither the engineer nor the
fireman was hurt in the least and their
testimony may be Forthcoming at the IN
quest.
How many more rear-end wrecks Will
be necessary before public opinion COM
pels the railroads of this country 10
adopt prohibitive checking systems on
their lines? Such a wreck is the PLAIN
est possible proof that the safeguards
which are now installed upon the Amer
lean railroads are inadequate and that
life is not secure These wrecks are not
due to faulty construction or to mlsuh-
derstood orders, but to the failure or the
human agent to observe warnings. A
mechanical supplement is absolutely re-
ouired, and the public has been pleading
for years for the installation of such
means of security. The railroads declare
that there is no trustworthy device OF
this character. The inventors of "a score
of such appliances reply that they are
ready to submit to practical tests II the
railroads will place their lines at their
disposal for experiments. The inventors
cannot build railroads for testing pur'
poses and the corporations will not sub
ject their running schedules to possible
arrangements for short time while they
are trying out these plans. Thus the old
conditions persist and wrecks continue to
occur and lives are wasted. 1t is assured
that eventually the railroads must come
to the installation Of the automatic stop
and their procrastination is tremendously
costly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-13
The West Virginia Inquiry

When first proposed, the federal in
quiry into the West Virginia labor trou-
bles was warmly objected to. Those in
opposition held that, bad as the stu
ton might be, the state was competent
to deal with 1t, and should be left I'M
disturbed. Hands off, was the advice
given.
But the inquiry was ordered, and the
committee appointed by the Senate is
now on the scene with full authority to
go to the bottom of the matter. The
governor of the state promises all the
assistance 1t is I'm his power to render.
The list of witnesses Is long, and in
cludes men who should know good
deal of what has been going on.
AS in all such cases, employers accuse
employees, and vice versa. Some tall
charges are made on both sides. 1t is
even asserted that a conspiracy has
existed to cripple the coal mining in
dustry of the state in the interests of
outsiders.
Whatever the facts are, they should
be brought out fully. Now that the
national government has entered the
field of investigation, it may be asked to
turn it's attention to other states, and
go widely into the subject of disputes
between capital and labor.
Surely we should soon begin to learn
something from the continual strife that
goes on. No sooner is one strike ended
than another is begun. Podunk seethes
for ten days, with business at a stand
still, and the streets damned with angry
and riotous people, and then Squedunk
breaks out. Trouble seems to travel by
the lighting express. 1t plays no favor
ties. Now it shows itself in one state
and now in another. The country now
sees the time when every day brings
news Of fresh trouble. or fresh features
Of an old trouble, or both.
AS matter of fact, known to all and
deplored by the best friends of labor as
well as Of capital, there are professional
trouble-makers. They study what may
be called the art Of creating discomfort
where it does not exist, and increasing it
where it does. Their arrival in any COM
munity is prejudicial to the public well
fare. If peace prevails they break 1t.
If disorder reigns they seize control and
direct It, They are chartered and salaried
fomenters of discord. Quiet is an enemy
Of their occupation.
Whatever light this Investigation in
West Virginia throws on these matters
how strike originates, how 1t is con-
will be so much to the good in an eff
fort, which all must soon make in self
defense, to find an adequate remedy.