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Alma record., 1913-10-16
VESTABURG

Miss Bessie Vanhorn has gone to
Florida to spend the winter.
Mr.. Goldner went to Saginaw to
visit his daughter over Sunday.
George Nickerson has put a new
stone wall under his barn and laid a
cement floor.
Mrs. Grandimore of Lansing visit
ed her brother, Mr.. Botsford, and
wife last week
Mr. Charles Green had a cancer
cut out of his lip last Thursday by
DIR. Purden of Edmore.
frankie Davenport, who has been
visiting her sister for some time, re-
turned to her home at Lansing, Tues
day.
Mr. Billbrow of Remus and Mr..
Orr of Saginaw were in town one day
last week looking after the interest
of the bank and elevator
Mr.. and Mrs. Verne Cook and baby
and Leon Briggs of Edmore spent
Sunday with their parents, M. ].
Briggs and wife. Their daughter,
Gladys of Grand Rapids also spent
the day with them.
Ruth Durnshall, who was taken to
the Big Rapids hospital for an oper-
alton for a goitre in her throat, died
Sunday morning, Oct 5th, before the
operation was performed The re-
mains were brought back Monday
morning and funeral services were
held Wednesday afternoon at two
o'clock in the Brethren church, con-
Quoted by Elder Wilkens of Crystal.
Burial was made in the Vestaburg
cemetery Ruth was a faithful little
Christian girl and well loved by all.
Alma record., 1913-10-16
Mrs. Isaac Swain is improving.

MIS- isaac SWain Is improving.
Mr. Birdsall, of Grand Rapids is
visiting his brother, S w. Birdsall.
Mrs ]. J. Casey, and son Willie,
of Ithaca Station, Wis, visited Al
Lavoys and family last week
Mrs Sylvia Smith OF Saginaw
visited her aunt, Mrs Al Layoy and
other relatives last week
VIII Davis, accompanied by his
daughter Laverne Croton returned to
his home in Onaway last Saturday,
Vernon Sage of Macon, came Mon
day to visit his sister, Mrs. Otto
Blair
Mrs. Edith Ferris is clerking for
Mrs. Butcher during her absence.
Mrs Sam Bailey, OF Ferris is stay
ing with her granddaughter Mrs
Edith Ferris.
Alma record., 1913-10-16
Northeast Ferris

Mrs. Robert Boswell is on the sick
list.
Geroge Bradford is building a fine
new barn.
Mrs. Elmer Keen was in Saginaw
Wednesday.
Frank Dimes visited his sister Mrs.
Henry Holland.
Mrs. Gephart returned from Ohio
Saturday evening.
The gospel tent meetings closed
last Sunday evening.
Albert Shankle of Alma spent Sun
day with his son Pearl and wife.
Miss Jessie Mazham, of Wheeler,
spent the week end at home.
Miss Stella Faloe, of Alma spent
Sunday with her parents here.
Miss Nina Miller spent Sunday
with her mother in Jasper township.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Oberlin, of
Detroit visited friends here last week.
Floyd Allen and wife and children
visited her parents {. Sutfin and wife
Sunday
Miss Lorena Moore, who has been
very i'll since July is gaining very
slowly.
Ernest Ingersoll has accepted po-
sition with the Farmers Elevator
Company
Mrs. c. ]. Shepherd attended the
Eastern Star Lodge at Saginaw on
Wednesday.
ALI Crawford and family spent Sat
urday and Sunday visiting friends in
Grand Rapids
Mr.. Gilbert Thrush, who is work
ing in Alma spent Sunday with his
family south of town
Don Drake, of Windsor, Ontario,
visited his brother, DR.. w. M. Drake
of this place last week.
The sewing circle OF the NJ. Z.
church gave an automic supper at
the aid rooms Friday evening.
The large quantity of beans taken
to the elevator has caused many a
late hours work at Riverdale.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Swope were the
guests of her parents James Gunso-
lus and wife of Wheeler, Sunday.
Mrs. John Hills, who has been Wis
Iiting her children here, returned to
'her home in Paines Thursday.
Old Mr. Irving, who has been i'll
several weeks is slowly improving,
under the care of Dr. Wheeler.
The pupils of the Junior class Of
the b. H. school gave a box social
in Zubler's hall Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Morrison new
ly weds of McComb, Ohio, accom-
panied by the brides sister, Miss The
resa Hines, were the guests of Miss
Lena Thrush over Sunday.
Alma record., 1913-10-16
The Family Cough Medicine.

In every home there should be
bottle of DR.. Kings New Discovery,
ready for immediate use when any
member of the family contracts
cold or a cough. Prompt use will
stop the spread of sickness S. A.
Std, of Mason, Mich, writes: my
whole family depends upon Dr. Kings
New Discovery as the best cough and
cold medicine in the world. Two SOC
bottles cured me of pneumonia"
Thousands of other families have
been equally benefited and depend
entirely upon Dr. Kings New Dis
covery to cure their coughs, colds,
throat and lung troubles. Every dose
helps. Price soc and $1.OO at Wheat
on & Sons, The Rexall Drug Store,
Rhodes Drug Store.
Alma record., 1913-10-16
ELM HALL NEWS ITEMS.

Roy Wilkinson is on the sick list
Dell Little is working in Green
Vile
Allen Winters worked in Alma last
week
A. w Baker preached in the NJ. T.
church Sunday.
Claude Lavoy moved his goods in
Mrs. Parks house.
Elder Bodine is putting a new roof
on the +. NJ. church.
Florence Hoxie made a business
trip to Ithaca Friday.
Walter Ferris and Carrie Bailey of
ElWell visited Mrs. Edith Ferris Sum
day
Alma record., 1913-10-16

John Swears spent last week visit
ing friends in Detroit
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred L. Eldridge mo-
tored to Saginaw Tuesday.
The late rains are fine for the rye
as the fields are beautiful.
Harry Marvin, of Alma, spent the
week end with his parents.
c. w, Fea was confined to his
home by illness all last week
Mrs. T. Crawford spent Sunday
with her parents in Wheeler.
Will Bricken and wife, of Detroit,
visited relatives here over Sunday.
Miss Eva Merrill and Mrs. Grant
Kline were Saginaw shoppers Mon
day.
Mrs. Eva Sabin and children OF
Ferris spent Sunday with Mrs Es-
telle Sabin.
Mrs. Hattie Currie, of Elwell spent
Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Sc
mour Arris.
| +. A. Sexton and Chas. Merrill
were in Lexington, KY, last week to
attend the races.
Al Miller and family of Detroit
are visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Wesley j. Miller.
Bert Graham has leased the black
smith shop of Kean Bros, and will
continue the business.
Miss Hazel Shankle, of Alma was
the guest of her cousin Miss Lena
Thrush over Sunday.
The Baptist Ladies Aid will meet
with Mrs. A. p. Ormsby, Friday af-
ternoon, October 18th.
Mr. and Mrs. w. O. Watson return
ed home Tuesday evening from a
business trip to Lake City.
The Douglas school pupils and the
teacher, Mrs. Duncan are enjoying a
two weeks vegetable vacation
Mrs. John Davenport and Mrs
Leonord Of Riverdale were visitors at
the home of Will Pidcock Thursday
Semour Arris is threshing his crop
OF beans on the Trapp farm, We'd
nesday and on Denges' farm Thurs
day.
Mrs. Sarah Clifford is plastering
her house She has rented her farm
and will live with her son Theodore
Reed in Elm Hall, the coming winter
Milk was returned Sunday morn
ing for the first time since the cheese
factory started. The cause was the
illness of Roy Wilkinson, the mana
ger. An assistant is expected next
week.
The outlook for the peppermint in
dustry for next spring is good. {.
Andrews is preparing ground for five
acres and many other farmers are
considering putting in an acre or
more.
Alma record., 1913-10-16
SUMNER NEWS ITEMS

|. r. Tucker is very sick at this
writing.
John Ball and family moved on a
farm near Carson
Mr. and Mrs Vance Woodard have
moved to Alma for the winter
Mrs Sorlcy Of Elma Hall is here,
nursing her husband.
Mrs. William Phillips visited her
daughter Cecil Thursday.
Bill Jones has gone to Alma to
Alma record., 1913-10-16
work IN the sugar iactory

work in the sugar factory
Mrs. Inez Johnson and Mrs Nettie
Strouse made a business trip to Ith-
aca Monday
A baby girl came to brighten the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Loyal Wood
ard, Monday the 18th
+. Mrs. George Stratton is here car
ing for Mrs William Stratton, who is
in very poor health
Merl Bogert and Ira Nusbaum
have gone to Alma TO work in the
sugar factory
Old lady Giles, who has been suf-
fering for some time with a cancer,
died last Tuesday night.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-10-11


to say that am mad or lying or that
| take him for fool
now return TO the facts where
left them. When the ceiling lit up
and the forest became visible around
us, the viscount's stupefaction was
immense. That impenetrable forest,
with its innumerable trunks and
branches, threw him into a terrible
state OF CONSERVATION. He passed his
hands over his forehead. as though to
drive away dream; his eyes
blinked; and. for a moment, he for
got to listen.
have already said that the sight
OF the forest did not surprise me at
all; and therefore listened for the
next door. Lastly, my attention was
especially attracted, not SO much to
the scene. as to the mirrors that pro-
duced 1t. These mirrors were broken
In parts. Yes. they were marked and
scratched; they had been starred"
In spite OF their solidity: and this
proved to me that the torture-cham-
Der in which we now were had al
ready served purpose.
Yes, some wretch. whose feet were
not bare like those OF the victims or
the rosy hours OF Mazenderan, had
certainly fallen into this mortal illu-
sion" and, mad with rage. had Kicked
against those mirrors which. never
theless, continued to reflect his ag-
ony. And the branch OF the tree on
which he had put an end to his own
sufferings was arranged in such
way that, before dying. he had seen.
for his last consolation, thousand
men writhing in his company. -.
Yes. Joseph Buquet had undoubted-
ly been through all this! Were we
to die as he had done? did not
think SO, for knew that we had
few hours before US and that l could
employ them to better purpose than
Joseph BuQuet was able to do. After
all. was thoroughly acquainted with
most OF Erik's tricks; and now or
never was the time to turn my knowi.
edge to account.
To begin with, gave up every idea
OF returning to the passage that had
brought US to that accursed chamber.
] did not trouble about the possibility
OF working the inside stone that
closed the passage and this for the
simple reason that to do so was out
OF the question. We had dropped
from too great height into the tor
ture-chamber: there was no furniture
TO help us reach that passage; not
even the branch OF the iron tree. not
even each Others shoulders were or
any avail.
There was only one possible outlet.
that opening into the Louis Philippe
room In which Erik and Christine
Daae were. But, though this outlet
looked like an ordinary door on Chris
tines side. it was absolutely invisible
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-10-11
Sea Takes Toll Of English Land.

With a noise like the booming oil
heavy guns. hundreds Of thousands oil
tons OF cliff fell into the sea between
Dover and Folkestone (England) re
Gently. The fall. which occurred al
Abbots ClifY, was the most extensive
which has taken place on that part oil
the coast for many years. An examina
ton showed the chalk extending like
a causeway some 400 yards to the sea
II was about 200 yards wide. and al
some places 80 feet deep. The dis
placement Of water caused by this
immense mass entering the sea set W
conditions similar to tidal wave al
Folkestone. The water rose several
feet. colllers broke their cables and
got adrift. and fishing-smacks danced
like corks. The noise Of the approach
Ing wave was heard a mile away.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-10-11
CHAPTER XIV.

The Persian's Narrative Continued.
have said that the room in which
NJ. lie Vicomte de Chagny and were
imprisoned was a regular hexagon,
lined entirely with mirrors. Plenty
OF these rooms have been seen since.
mainly at exhibitions; they are called
palaces OF Illusion" or some such
name. But the invention belongs en-
tirely to Erik. who built the first room
OF this kind under my eyes. at the
time OF the rosy hours OF Mazenderan
A decorative object. such as column
for instance. was placed in one OF
the corners and Immediately produced
a hall OF thousand columns; for.
thanks TO the mirrors, the real room
was multiplied by six hexagonal
rooms, each of which. In It's turn, was
sultana soon tired of this infantile
Illusion. whereupon Erik altered his
invention into "torture-chamber.
For the architectural motive placed
In one corner, he substituted an iron
tree. This tree, with It's painted
leaves, was absolutely true to life
and was made OF iron so as to resist
was locked into the torture-chamber
We shall see how the scene thus OBJ
tanned was twice altered instantane-
ously into two successive other
scenes, by means OF the automatic ro-
tation OF the drums or rollers In the
corners. These were divided into
three sections. fitting into the angles
OF the mirrors and each supporting
decorative scheme that came into
sight as the( roller revolved upon its
axis.
The walls OF this strange room gave
the patient nothing to lay hold OF, be-
cause. apart from the solid decorative
object, they were simply furnished
with mirrors, thick enough to with
stand any onslaught OF the victim,
who was flung into the chamber
empty-handed aud barefoot
There was no furniture. The cell
Ing was capable OF being lit up. An
ingenious system OF electric heating,
which has since been initiated, n al
lowed the temperature OF the walls
and room to be increased at will.
am giving all these details OF a
perfectly natural invention, producing,
with few painted branches. the su-
pernaturai Illusion OF an equatorial
forest blazing under the tropical sun.
SO that no one may doubt the present
balance OF my brain or feel entitled
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-10-11
SYNOPSIS.

CONSERVATION is caused on the last
night that the Opera Is managed by De-
olenne and Poligny because OF the ap-
pearance OF n ghost, said to have been
~ evidence on several previous occasions.
christine Daae, "A member OF the opera
company. Is called upon to I'LL very
important part and scores great sue
cess. Count de Chagny and his brother
ltaoul arc among those who applaud the
s I'm s Kaoul tries to see Christine IN
ana later discovers that some one Is max.
ing love to her. She energies alone ana
While the farewel o Ceremony M ,i' for the re.
urlng managers Is going on, the opera
Gnost appears and Informs the new man
Rox No. 6 is sold with disastrous results.
The managers receive "A letter from the
opera Ghost calling attention to the err.
ror Christine Daae writes Raoul that
she has gone to visit the grave Of her
father. He goes also. and In the night
follows her to. the church. Wonderful
graveyard Raoul is found next morning
almost frozen. Moncharmin and Richard
;,hnse.tigate Box No and decide to see
seats Of that box. Carlotta, who sings
me leading part in Faust" is warned to
nyyS the part to Christine, car ;s,
OF z song and the main chandelier
crashes down. killing a woman and
cSSrndins many Eaoui ,ssrchs. for
her at last. but does not speak. and later
q note IL received from her making an
appointment for a masked bal. Raoui
meets Christine at the ball He sees a
person In tho disguise OF Red Death.
He hears her convsrsing with some one
whom she calls Erik. Raoul visits
Christine and tells her he knows the
name or The unseen man whom she calls
the Angel of Music. Christine and Raoul
become secretly engaged prior to polar
expedition that Raoul II to make. Chris
tine relates strange adventure with the
unseen Erik md promises to run away
with Raoul. Raoul announces his inten-
ton Of marrying Christine. which dis
pleases Philippe. In the midst of a per-
Torrance the stage Is developed In dark
ness and Christine disappears. No trace
OF her 10 found. Moncharrnin and Rich
ard behave strangely. Raoul searches
madly for the missing singer. The Opera
Ghost demands the first installmcnt OF his
pointed plnce the sum mysteriously dis
appears. Raoul goes In search of Chris
tine. He meets a mysterious person
kncwn as The Persian. The Persian plans
20 aid Raoul In locating Christine and
they gain access to a secret chamber.
The two And themselves In a passageway
which they expect will lead to where
Christlne has Undoubtedly been carried
By Erik. The Persian knows Erik to
have been one OF the contractors who
builf the Opera. Also that while the work
was in progress there was built secret
torture chamber beneath the structure.
From this chamber Raoul and the Per-
sian hear Erik and Christine conversng.
Erik misses bag containing valuable
keys
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should interfere with our tortures'
resolved to set to work without delay
But had first to calm M. de Chag'
ny. who was already walking about
like a mailman. uttering incoherent
cries. The snatches OF conversation
which he had caught between Chris
tine and the monster had contributed
not q little to drive him beside him.
self: add to that the shock OF the
magic forest and the scorching heat
which was beginning to make the
Precipitation stream down his tenn
pies and you will have no difiiculty I'D
und Outstanding his state OF mind. he
shouted Christine's name. brandisned
his pistol. knocked his forehead
against the glass in his endeavors TO
run down the glades OF the Elusive
forest. In short, the torture was be-
ginning to work its spell upon brain
unprepared for 1t.
did my best to, induce the poor
viscount to listen to reason. l made
him touch the mirrors and the iron
tree and the branches and explained
to him, by optical laws. all the iumf
nous imagery by which We were sur
rounded and OF which we need not al
low ourselves to be the victims. like
ordinary. ignorant people.
I'VE are in room, a little room !;
that is what you must keep saying &c
yourself. And We shall leave the
room as soon as we have found the
door"
And l promised him that, If he lei
mo act. without disturbing me oy
shouting and walking up and down. J
would discover the trick OF the door
In less than an hours time.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-10-11
Sneezing as an Omen

The only attention we pay to a
sneeze at the present day Is to en-
deavor to get rid Of the chill which
causes It; but sneszs in the days Of
old Greece was q matter OF great con-
Germ and import.
There was then q god OF sneezing,
and great undertakings would even
be abandoned II a man sneezed at an
inappropriate moment, the act being
looked upon as the oracle OF the god.
z A sneeze between midnight and
noon was looked upon rs fortunate
sign. but between noon and midnight
It betokened great misfortune. To
sneeze to your right was lucky; to
the left unlucky. Two or four sneezes
were lucky. one or three very I'M
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. CHAPTER xxiIl.-tcontlnued.)

Why. what's that?" said the mon
ster. Did YOU hear. Christine?"
NO. no. replied the poor girl. Il
heard nothing"
II thought heard a cry"
"a cry! Are you going mad, ErikY
Whom do you expect to give a cry, in
this house? cried out, be-
cause you hurt Re! heard nothing.
Il don't like the way you said that!
You're trembling. You're
quite excited. You're lying!
cry! There is some one In
the torture-chamber! An, /
understand now!"
There is no one there. Erik!"
Il understand"
, mo one!"
The man you want 70 marry, per
haps!"
81 don't want to marry anybody.
you know l don't"
Another nasty chuckle.
Well, It won't take long to md
out. Christine, my love. we need not
open the door to see what Ia happen
ing in the torture-chamber. Would
you like to see? Would you like to
see? Look here! II there Ia some
one. II there is really some one there.
you will see the invisible window
light up at the top near the ceiling
We need only draw the black curtain
and put out the light In here. There,
that's IT, Let's nut out the
light! You're not afraid OF the dark.
when you're With your little hus-
band!"
Then we heard Christine's voice OF
anguish:
No! I'm frightened! :.
! tell you. I'm afraid OF the dark!
~ don't care about that room
now. You're always frighten-
ing me, like child. with your tor
ture-chamber! And so be-
came inquisitive. But don't
caro- about It now not q bit
And that which ] feared above oil
things began, automatically. We were
suddenly flooded with light! Yes, on
our side OF the wall. everything
seemed aglow. The vicomte de Chag.
ny was so much taken aback that he
staggered. And the angry voice
reared:
Il told you there was some one!
DO you see the window now? The
lighted window, right up theref The
man behind the wall can't see It!
But you shall 90 up the folding steps;
that 10 what they are there for! :.
You have often asked me to tell you;
and now you know! They
are there to give a peep into the
torture chamber you inQuisi-
tive little thing!"
What tortures! Who Is
being tortured7 Erik. Erik.
cay you are only trying TO brighten
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Warnino,

The minister was coming to dinner.
and the lady of the house killed a
rooster in his honor. Her little boy
was very much annoyed. and thought
It cruel.
Some time after this the lad saw the
minister coming up the road, He ran
into the yard and began putting all
the hens and chickens into the roost-
ingplace, saying all the time:
Shoe, shoe. Here comes the man
that ate yer father"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-10-11

enfnB voice, must mean something
terrible. One thing must have pact
fed her for moment: and that was
seeing the two OF us behind the wall,
In the midst OF that Respondent light.
alive and well. But she would GER
tainly have felt much easier n the
light had been put out.
Meantime, the other had already be-
gun to play the ventriloquist he
said:
Here. raise my mask little.
Oh, only little! You
SEQ my lips. such lips as ! haver
They're not moving. My
mouth ia closed--such mouth as
bave--and yet you hear my voice.
Where will you have It? In
your left ear! In your right ear? In
In the little box on tho right OF the
mantelpiece: what does It say7 Shall
turn the scorpion?'' And
now, crack! What does 1t say in the
little box on the left! Shall turn
the grasshopper?' And now.
crack! Here It is in the little leather
bag. What does It say. I am
the little bag OF lifo and death!' :.
And now. crack! II is In Cariotta's
throat. in Carlotta's golden throat. in
Carlotta's crystal throat, as | live!
What does 1t say? II says. It's l..
Mr.. Toad. It's singing! feel with
out alarm--coack-with It's melody
an wind mo nn-arkf' And
now. crack! II is on chair in the
ghosts box and It says. Madame Car
lotta Is singing tonight TO bring the
chandelier down. ~. And now,
crack, Aha! Where Is Erik's voice
now. Listen, Christine, darling!
Listen! II Is behind the door or the
torture-chamber! Listen! It's my
self in the torture-chamber! And
what do sayl | say. Woe to them
that have a nose. real nose, and
come to look round the torturecham-
Der. Aha. aha. aha!"
Oh. the ventriloQuist's terrible
voice! II was everywhere. every
where. 1t passed through the little
invisible window. through the walls.
1t ran around US, between US. Erik
was there. speaking to US! We made
a movement as though to ling our
selves upon him. But. already. swift
err. more tieeting than the voice OF
the echo. Erik's voice had leaped back
behind the wall!
Soon we heard nothing more at all.
for this is what happened:
Erik! Erik" said Christmas
voice. You tire me with your voice.
Don't 60 on. Erik! Isn't II very hot
here7
"Oh. yes." replied Eriks voice, the
heat Is unendurable!-
but what does this mean!
The wall is really getting quite hot!
The wall Ia burning! :"
I'll tell you, Christine. dear: tits
because OF the forest next door,
We'll, what has that to do with IL!
The forest?"
Why, didn't you see that It was
an African forest?"
And the monster laughed so loudly
and hideously that We could no longer
distinguish Chrlstine's supplicating
cries! The Vicomte de Chagny shout
ed and banged against the walls like
a mailman. could not restrain him.
But we heard nothing except the mon
ster's laughter, and the monster him.
self can have heard nothing else. And
then there was the sound OF body
falling on the floor and being dragged
along and door slammed and then
nothing, nothing more around us save
the scorching silence OF the south in
the heart OF a tropical forest!