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The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1913-04-24

"The man who is ashamed of
his silver haired, wrinkled faced
father is unworthy the name man.
Likewise the person who is asham-
ed to claim kinship with the
Heavenly Father and confess His
Son, is an imposter. "-Nutshells
Truth.
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1913-04-24
Pass on The Praise.

~ ou re great little wife, and L
don't know what [ would do with
out you" And as he spoke he put
his arms about her and kissed her,
and she forgot all the care in that
moment. And, forgetting it all,
she sang as she washed the dishes,
and sang as she made the beds,
and the song was heard next door,
and woman there caught the re-
frain and sang also, and two homes
were happier because he had told
her that sweet old story-the story
of the love of a husband for a wife.
AS she sang, the butcher boy who
called for the order heard it and
went out whistling on his journey,
and the world heard the whistle,
and one man hearing it thought,
"here is lad who loves his work,
q lad happy and contented.
And because she sang her heart
was mellowed, and as she swept
about the back door the cool air
kissed her on each cheek, and she
thought of a poor old woman she
knew, and a little basket went over
to that home with quarter for
crate or two of wood.
So, because he kissed her and
praised her, the song came and the
influence went out and out.
Pass on the praise.
A word and you make rift in
the cloud, smile and you create
a new resolve, grasp of the hand
and you may repossess a soul from
hell
Pass on the praise.
Does your clerk do we'll?
Pass on the praise.
Tell him that you are pleased,
and if he is good clerk he will
appreciate it more than raise.
A good clerk does not work for his
salary alone.
Teacher, if the child is good,
tell him about it; if he is better,
tell him again. Thus you see good,
better. best.
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1913-04-24


God bless all true mothers in
their sacrifice for their little ones.
Even should they reap no reward
here, such is naturally to be looked
for, love, care and prayer have not
been lost. No one can tell how
much they have wrought until that
great day when the why's and the
wherefores of life shall have been
answered by perfect love and mer-
cy, and mother and child stand
face to face with Him who has
noted each struggle, gagged each
motive, and made allowance for
human nature, imperfect, even at
its best.
To whatever occupation a young
man or young woman expects to
devote life, whatever business or
trade or profession be chosen, let
him first be a man-let her first be
woman, broadmlnded and great
hearted. But this requires educa-
ton, and education requires effort
great and prolonged effort-for
there is mo royal road to intellect
ual eminence," and effort re-
quires decision To all the oppor-
tunity comes, but each must decide
for himself whether he will seize
the opportunity or let it slip by
Selected
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1913-04-24

Germany put together, won't en-
ploy your patrons.
The churchrejects men for men,
bership who rent you property,
Only few places, like the peni.
tentiary, the poor house, and the
potter's field, are open to your
graduates.
You know it.
And the hypocritical church
member, who votes for you for
what you give him, knows it,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-01-16

no evil. Then she said, Let MS all
be quiet and pray and after a mo-
ment OF quiet prayer she asked her
youngest daughter to sing her to
sleep.
Mrs. Holmes was woman of quiet
and unaSsuming manner whose stcr-
ling attribute was loyalty to her
friends and an open hearted gencros-
ity which endcared her to her many
acquaintance. She was an ardent
lover Of truth. one who detested sham
and pretense and a real friend to
whom one could turn in time OF need
To those who knew her best did she
reveal the charm OF her nature.
Stricken down with the dread malady
pluro -pnumona, she displayed re-
markable fortitude and resignation
throughout the period of her illness
an her death has brought gloom and
sorrow TO her many friends.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-01-16
TOWNSEND A. ely RIGHT MN IN Right PLACE.
Republican State Convention Which Convenes at Lansing
February 18th Should Name Townsend A. Ely for
State Highway Commissioner to Succeed Himself

nth. at the hands of the Republicans
of Michigan. During his regime the
cause of good roads have made rapid
progress throughout the state, the
county road system has been devel-
oped and the work incident to the
growth OF the department has been
economically administered.
Mr.. Ely is man who believes in
applying business principles and bust
ness methods to state as well as pri-
vatc bushes. As result of this, the
State Highway Commissioner office
has today force of employees inn
bued with the desire of their superior
officer to give the state one hundred
cents worth of work for every dollar
expended in that department.
Besides being painstaking, obliging
and thoroughly equipped by expert
ence for the duties incumbent upon
the head of the highway department,
Mr. Ely is Republican through and
4 statement which at the
present time means much. The good
OF the party is paramount to any per-
sonal ambition with him: fact which
his many friends throughout the state
can substantiate. He is a progressive
in the broad meaning Of the word, but
believes. as do the masses of the peo-
pie Of the state of Michigan, that the
Republican party is big enough and
broad enough and has within its own
ranks men capable OF bringing about
all desired reform without leaving the
party which, during the last fifty
years. has been the means OF placing
Michigan in the front ranks of the
states OF the union. The State Con
vcntion at Lasing, February 18th, will
not only honor itself but the entire
electorate OF Michigan by nominating
as their candidate for State Highway
Commissioner. Hon. T. ~ Ely OF
Gratiot
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-01-16
CLASSES AT ALMA
COLLEGE.

Next Saturday classes in many dif-
ferent subjects will be organized at
Alma College, these classes to meet
once each week. While these classes
are designed primarily for teachers,
any one who can give the time on
Saturdays to attend them will be well
coined. All persons who are interest
ed should try TO be at the College
during the morning Of Saturday. jan
uary 18th. These classes. as we'll as
the new department of Correspond
cnce Work and of Lyceum Work,
are fully described in bulletin re-
Gently issued by the College. A copy
of this bulletin will. be sent to any
one who may apply for it.
This is an excellent opportunity for
teachers to work along their special
professional lines, and at the same
time to secure college credits toward
a degree 1t is intended to carry on
a six weeks summer school at which
college credits may also be obtained.
BY doing Saturday work. summer
work. and correspondence work, and
by attending Alma for one complete
year, it will be possible for teachers
and others in five or six years to Sc
cure enough credits to obtain de-
gree and at the same time to continue
during these years to do their teach
ing or other work, with the exception
of the complete year in college.
No other college i'll Michigan has
made it thus possible for the person
DESTROYS of college degree to get ii
without laying down the work OF
bread winning for more than single
year. This forward movement to
help the ambitious is one which should
be appreciated by many who have
longed for the advantages OF a col
lege education and have felt that they
could not lay aside their work for the
three or four years required.
Those who find it impossible to be
at Alma on Saturday. January 18th.
will be able to enter the classes a
week later Such persons ii they
wish to know what classes are organ
lied next Saturday should address the
president OF the college
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-01-16

Here is what the Charlotte Rcpub-
Iican OF December 20. 1912, said Of
Dick Fletcher of Bay City. Mr.
Fletcher is reported as being an as
pirant for the Republican nomination
for State Highway Commissioner to
succeed Hon. T. A. Ely. The article
referred to said:
at is to be hoped the dispatch sent
from Lansing to the effect that Dick
Fletcher OF Bay City has the delega-
tions from Bay. Saginaw. Kent and
Wayne counties already sewed up to
support him for highway commits
sioner, at the coming Republican state
convention. is incorrect. If the in
formation is reliable he Is quite GER
tain to be the nominee What is the
Republican party coming to if Dick
Fletcher, one of the last of the old
regime of machine bosses, is the best
material it has to offer for this inn
portant state position? Fletcher, and
his style of politics. is red flag to
the Progressives and the progressive
element in the Republican party will
soon rebel if many more proposals OF
this nature are foisted upon the rank
and file by the party leaders. Mr.
Fletcher is not a bad citizen. quite
the reverse; all the money he has
made out of politics he has put back
IN the game and this criticism is in
no way personal but rather against
a system that has all but wrecked the
Republican party The surprising
g. thing is that any Republican with the
interest of his party at heart and who
hopes for its future would propose,
much less endorse. the discredited
bay politician His nomination is
nothing short OF deliberate political
suicide
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-01-16
.DEAIHOF MRS. HOLMES
Occurred at Lansing January 9Th
Formerly a Resident Of Alma.

Mary ID. Holmes was born near
Litchfcld, Hillsdale county, March Is,
1915. Died, January s, 1913. She re-
sided with her parents at their coun-
try home and i'll the village of Mosh-
crville until the age of 81. when she
was united in marriage to II. J. Gull
yer of the same place. who died at
Detroit. January 81. 1882. Four child
rem were born to this marriage; Mrs.
Nina Espie of Jonesville. Michigan,
Fred J. Culver OF Eaton Rapids,
Frank Wesley Culver. Albion. Michi-
gan. and Mrs Carrie G.. Engle OF
Lansing who still survive her.
She gave her heart to God and
united with the Methodist church at
Mosherville. in 1887. and has since
been faithful worker in the church.
Sabbath school and other branches of
church work.
She was married December 9. 1905.
TO J. w. Holmes OF Alma, Michigan.
and has since resided at that place
Until the last year which they spent
with her daughter at Lansing Her
last days. while full of terrible suffer
ing, will be a beautiful memory To her
dear ones for when she realized that
the end was near she left words of
comfort and love for all and said
while she would like to stay a few
years more it was all right for Christ
is risen and she loved Jesus, lover of
my soul, best OF all and He would
walk with her through the valley of
qhe shadow of death. and | will fear
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-01-16
INSTITUTE PROGRAM
Continued from page

Continued from page
Question box in charge Of c. A. Van
Deventer.
:3O-Sanitation in the Home, DR. X.
l.. Dixon, Secretary State Board of
Health.
2:15-Discussion.
Music-Quartet, Male voices
Recitation-Dr. Foust.
2:45-Tillage and Rotation of Crops,
\. b. Cook.
315-Discussion.
3:45-The Relation of the Mail Order
House to the Consumer, Fred A.
Hamlin
Discussion.
Music-Piano duet, Mildred Stephens
and Goldie kille.
Women's Congress
Will be held at Presbyterian church
Monday. January 20.
Mrs. Cora Carter, chairman.
Mrs. Dora Stockman, Lansing. Con
ductor.
1:l5-lntroductory remarks by Mrs.
Cora Carter, chairman
Music by Mrs Percy Allen.
/ :30--A Balanced Ration for the HUI
man Family. Mrs Dora II. Stock
man.
2:15-Discussion.
Recitation by Daphne McDaid.
3:00-Qucstion box
Election of officers.
Music by Mrs Arthur Gibbs.
The State Roundup Farmers In
stitute will be held at the Agricultural
College. February 25, %, p and rs,
1913.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-01-16

The official call for the Republican
State Convention which this year CON
Vcnes at Lansing. February nth, ap-
pears elsewhere in this issue of the
Record. At that time among other
state officials the delegates to the
convention will be required to name
a candidate to succeed Townsend A.
Ely as State Highway Commissioner
The cause of good roads cannot be
advanced in more substantial man
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-01-16

AT the annual stockholders meet
ing of the Cleaner Elevator company
last Saturday, the ballot on recap
italization at $5O,OO0Oo instead of
S25,Oo0.OO, carried by over 100 ma
jority. Four new directors were
elected as follows: Roland Wood OF
Arc ada township. Chas VanDerventer
and Benjamin Calkins OF Emerson
and w p. Gruesbcck of Hamilton.
A six per cent dividend to stockholders
was also declared
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-01-16

ner, nor can the Republicans OF Mich
igan confer the nomination to this
most important Of state offices To one
more deserving than to nominate the
present incumbent. Mr.. Townsend A.
Ely to succeed himself
Mr.. Ely is just completing his first
term as State Highway Commissioner
and precedent entities him as an eff
f1cient official to nomination Feb
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-01-16

Prof. +. +. Ellsworth was confined
to his home by sickness last week.
James Dunn of Traverse City, who
has been visiting in the south for
some time. stopped Ell route home for
a few days with his old friends, Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Montague.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-01-16

The annual stockholders meeting
OF the Alma State Savings bank was
held Tuesday, January IA. All Off
GERS and directors were reelected, lie.
President-Wm. A. Bahlke.
Vice President-Jotham Allen.
Cashier-Hira c. Moore
Assistant Cashier-Karl K. Adams.
Directors-Wm. A. Bahlke, Hira c.
Moore, lothian Allen, James +. Nit
chell. Daniel l.. Sharrar, Edgar A.
Bagley. George G. Parsons.
The board reported good business
the past year. showing a substantial
increase along all lines.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-01-16
County Treasurer \. y. Lane was
an Alma visitor Tuesday OF this week.
WANTED - Woman for genera
homework; middle aged woman
preferred. Enquire at this Office.

Howard Willard. Alma's popula
field man of the Alma Sugar Beet CO
called on |. =. Taylor. Thursday.
Mrs. Sam Nedder of Seville j.,
under the care OF DR.. Gardner. Mrs
Vedder's friends hope for her speed,
and permanent recovery.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-01-16
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Final semester examinations are
one week off This year every one
takes them Reviews are beginning
all over the school.
The students are working for the
oratorical contest TO be held the first
OF the second semester.
Mr.. Ellsworth was absent from his
school duties the latter part of the
week.
The boys glee club met last week
to begin work for the year.
The ninth grade is working on let
ter writing.
Miss Almeda Roe of Remus visited
school with Beulah Brown Wednes-
day afternoon.
Miss Mildred Krcss was High
school visitor Friday afternoon.
Carl Titus visited High school one
day last week.
Miss Lola McCarty visited school
Tuesday afternoon.
The American literature class has
started the study OF Webster's Re
ply to Hayne'
The debate in the debating club
last week was upon the following
question:: Resolved, That Alma
should have commission form of gov
crnment." The affirmative side was
as follows: Robert Notes.-The, Reg
McClinton. Hollis Clark; the mega
tive: Dwight Won Thurn, Malcolm
Smith. Frank Bittner. The judges de-
cidcd in favor of the negative.
The question for debate this week
is as follows: Resolved, That the
president of the United States should
have term OF six years and not be
eligible for another"
The first basketball team expects
to play the Mt Pleasant scrubs Fri
day night at that place
Monday occurred the regular meet
ing of the Lambda Sigma The sub
jet for the evening was, "Stratford
and Shakespeare" The roll call was
answered by quotations from Shake
Speare's play The program was as
follows:
Poem-"To the Avon Dessa Hicks
Paper-"S tratford upon Avon" -.
................... Gala Toilette
Paper-"Around Stratford, '........
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Ruby Fowler
Solo-"'Twas Lover and His
Lass" ...,.............R Ruth Kelly
English Forest of Arden"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Daisy Slater
Pictures of scenes in Warwickshirc
......... ..............H Helen Judge
List OF Shakespearean Plays.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Ruth Hooper
List OF Shakcspcarean Players. 80.
........ Mdrlc DOdnc
List of Shakespearean Characters
..................Ros Rose Judge
Papcr-"Kenilworth" Emma Clark
Paper-"Warwick" .......Iva Hooper
"reminiscences of Stratford .....
..~. ............... Helen Cook
,olo-"What is Sylvia" .........
.................M Miss McGreaham
Work for next semester will be
upon Ireland. Wales and Scotland
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-01-16

The l.. O. T. NJ met Tuesday even
ing in Odd Fellows Hall and with
DIR. Isabella Holden. Great Medical
Examiner OF Port Huron as Mistress
OF Ceremonies installed the following
officers:
Commander-Mrs. Alice Medler.
Vice Communicates. Mary A.
Glow.
Lieut.. Communicate Carrie
Stoddard
Record Kecpcr-Mrs. Estella Nc
Faul
Finance Kecper-Mrs. Henrietta
Hubbell
Chaplain-Mrs. Martha Gleason.
Sergcant-AIrs Hattie White.
Mistress-at-arm Mrs Myrtle Har-
vey.
Sentincl-MrS. Cora Lewis
Picket-Mrs. Mary Parker.
About $50 ladies were present, a
short program was rendered and Dr.
Holden gave very interesting talk
on the benefits of the order. The
evening closed with an oyster supper
and general good time.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-01-16
ELECTED OFFICERS.

AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders OF the FIRST State Bank held
last Tuesday the following directors
were elected.
c. s. Ward
l.. \. Sharp
Francis King
Il. NJ. Smith.
Carl H. Washburn.
Charles o. Ward
Charles c. Rhodes.
The directors will meet and elect
officers later in the week
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-01-16

WANTED TO RENT Farm of 90 or so
acres. Enquire of Charles Nugget, POI
Maple Ave.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-07-04
Set the Pace.

Young Mabel had habit when
soup was served at the table OF
mushing her crackers or bread in it
until it was a great mess. Her moth
er made many efforts to have her
correct this strictly primeval habit.
One day there was to be company
at the table, and the mother said:
"Now, Mabel, Mrs. Brown is to
dine with US tonight, and | want
you to act at the table just as nicely
as she does. Please don't fmush'
your soup"
Mabel promised faithfully to fol-
low the example set by Mrs. Brown,
and the dinner opened with every
promise of fine time. However,
Mabel was using pair of very sharp
eyes on Mrs. Brown and in an in
slant blurted forth at the top of her
voice:
ooh, mamma, Mrs. Brown is
smushing!' May I?''
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-07-04
WORRY IS USELESS.
:. noe. No Good and Doesn't Get You
Anything or Anywhere.

:. ~. No Good and Decent Get You
Anything or Anywhere.
The worries of today are the jokes
81 tomorrow. Look over your past
l;fe What are the incidents that
y, Won find funny now? Every ope OF
{bem was a worry at the time It
hanpened. You laugh as you look
hack at past worries. Well, why
not laugh at the worries OF today
.nd tomorrow as well?
Worry doesn't get you anything
or anywhere. There's no use worry
ING about things that are past.
Whatever has happened is right or
# would not have happened. The
whole great universe is run IN har-
monv Don't be conceited enough
to suppose that ANYTHING you have
done is out of harmony with the
universe. If it was the whole world
would soon get out of killer.
There's no use worrying, either.
about what's going to happen. No
body knows that. Remember, too,
the worst never happens. And why
worry now? You either can help or
can't help what you are worrying
about. If you can help it, 60 ahead
and do it and stop worrying. Ii you
can't help it. what good does worry
ing do?
9sBut," you say, Il just can't help
Worrying" How absurd! Of course
you can. Try this plan: Sit down
calmly and ask yourself what is the
very worst result that can come
from your present trouble. Look
it in the face boldly. Square your
shoulders and say to yourself: 'Well,
if that's all, | can face that. Lots
of worse things have happened to
millions of other people and they
have survived. | guess ] cam
Most worries are over mere trifes.
Probably George Washington's wife
used to worry when he got home
late for dinner, but what difference
does it make to either of them now?
Get worry book. Put down in it
today everything that worries you.
Look at it week from today. How
many of the things you are worry
ing about will happen? The longer
you keep a worry book the shorter
will grow the entries.-American
Magazine.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-07-04
EARLY ADVERTISEMENTS.
Quaint Announcements OF Old Time
Shops In Boston and Salem.

Quaint Announcements Of Old Time
Shops In Boston and Salem.
The six and eight line advertise
ments of the ancient general shops
(forerunners of our modern depart
ment shops) make curious reading
in the light of our present day news
paper displays, yet they were not
without their own quaint entice-
ments. One Of these early shops,
says the House Beautiful, had the
following list of merchandise:
Best Indian bandannas, broad
cloth in patterns, twilled and plain
corduroys, purple and white shawls,
hair ribbons, colored thread, No. 4
pins, Irish linens, yellow serge,
black lasting, whalebone, large and
small Bibles, chip hats, watch
chains, bottled mustard, playing
cards, green chairs, a few pounds Of
nutmegs and mems worsted stock
ings.
In 1859 at Boston there was a
lemon shop, known as s3The Basket
of Lemons kept by John Crosby,
who modestly advertised his stock
"as large in general as lemons COM
monty are, at "a per hundred or 10
shillings per Dozen"
Harbottle Dorr notified the pub
lie of Boston, through the columns
of the Gazette, of fine assortment
of braziery, ironmongery and cut
lery at his shop opposite the corn
fields in Union street.
Old files of the Gazette, Postboy
and Chronicle of Boston also con-
tain advertisements of an animal
shop, a wigmaker and hairdresser
(who, as his advertisement reads,
"could raise the heads of ladies to
any pitch they desired"), mathe-
NAUTICAL instrument shop, waxwork
shop and the shop of a surgeon
dentist who gave cash for live teeth
and attended the poor gratis.
A stationer's shop advertised quill
pens, the new steel pens and black
sand for the use of writer's.
At a wheelwright's the new drai-
sena-a forerunner of the bicycle
had been constructed and was being
shown.
In Salem a shoe dealer called at
tention to lot of shoes on which
ego per cent has been struck off at
one clip because most of them have
been worn"
In 1903 the Salem Register called
attention to the silhouette shop as
follows: ''Moses Chapman informs
the ladies and gentlemen of Salem
that he has taken a shop next to
Mr.. Morgan's in North street. where
he will take profles in the newest
and most elegant style. Two of one
person for Is cents, or if desired
he will paint and shade them for
Is cents"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-07-04
A Good Investment

W. D. Magli, a we'll known mer-
chant of Whitemound, Wis, bought
a stock of Chamberlain medicine
so as to be able to supply them to
his customers. After receiving
them he was himself taken sick and
says that ole small bottle of Cham
berlain's Collie. Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy was worth more to
him than the cost of his entire stock
of these medicines. For sale by
Friday Harbor Drug Co.