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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-02-25

The European rulers are now fac
ing a very peculiar and entirely new
proposition. that Of population. This
problem is worrying many of the
crowned heads at the present time.
Men are being slaughtered 10y the
thousands and the future of all of
the nations of Europe is in peril.
Many suggestions have been offered
70 remedy this situation but none so
FAR have seen at all plausible OF, sat
isfactory.
The population of Germany has
increased at the rate of about one
million people yearly for the past
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-02-25

LOST-Ladies small gold watch, NJ.
S. engraved on watch. S. on fob.
Leave at the Record office and re-
ceive reward. 1888
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-02-25
OBITUARY

Charles, son OF Frederick and
Mary (Turner) Homister, was born
in Canada, March /, 1859. He was
one of large family of children,
and in the year 1875 came TO
Michigan, settling on the Carmony
farm in North Star township. In
1887 he was united in marriage to
Miss Hattie Lytoe and TO their union
were born three children, Ralph, OF
North Star, Mabel, now Mrs. Merri-
field of Sunfield and Sherman, OF
Grand Rapids.
In 1897 he removed to Ithaca,
staying there eleven years, then pur-
chased the Lyle farm in North
Star.
In 1912 he was married to Mrs
two years Mr.. Homister has been in
i'll health. and few weeks ago
went to Ann Arbor in hope of re-
ceiving medical aid at the University
Hospital. He was found to be suf-
fering from center of the liver. and
the physicians there gave him little
hope. Two days after his return
home he passed away. (Feb. ID,
1879 aged 55 years IL months and
t3 days. leaving his wife, children,
Ais aged mother living in Canada,
seven sisters and three brothers.
The funeral services were held
Wednesday,. Feb. 18th. at the M. T..
Church in North Star, Rev. Carl
Seipp officiating. and interment was
made at North Star cemetery.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-02-25
SAVINGS BANKS

Following are half dozen out
standing advantages of using saw
ings bank or the savings department
of a commercial bank or trust COM
pany:
/. Safety. Savings banks are the
safest financial institutions in this
country. Recent statistics showed
total liabilities OF failed savings
banks in proportion to the aggregate
deposits of all such banks to be only
about six en-thousandths of one per
cent (.0O06 per cent?. Deduction
for the amount realized on the sub
stantial assets of those few unfortu-
nate institutions still further reduces
the already infinitesimal loss to de-
positors
2. Ability to deposit or withdraw
any amount at any time. Some banks
have minimum for deposit. al
though il is usually low one-5
cents. 25 cents, so cents or dollar
as the case may be. In different
states there is a different maximum
for savings, ranging from $1,000 to
$4,000 or $4,000. Ordinarily money
can be withdrawn without any no
tice whatever. In times of panic or
possible panic, however, 80 or 60
day rule may be enforced.
3. Regular Income There are
few, if any. other investments where
it is possible to put in small, odd
amounts at any time and have your
money begin to earn interest prompt
ly. as it does in savings account.
Savings bank interest is something
YOU can depend upon
4 Compound Interest. The inves-
tor in bonds or stocks must collect
his interest or dividends, and if he
does not use the money. must attend
personally TO investing it, Interest
allowed by the bank at the end of a
given period If not withdrawn. is
placed TO the deposltors credit ana
itself draws interest from that time
on, thus automatically becoming a
part of the deposit That means "a
constant increase in the amount at
interest. and in the interest pay
ments
g. Freedom from Tax. In most
states savings bank deposits are free
from taxation by state or local au
thorities.
G. The Habit of Saving Last.
but by no means least, of the advan
tages OF a savings account is what
might be called the reflex influence
on the depositor himself. 1t firmly
fixes in him the valuable habit of
saving. which will I've lifelong bene-
fit TO him.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-02-25
NEW ARK.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Probst spent
Thursday with the Eaters parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Laurence
Mr.. and Mrs. William Daniels
We're in Ithaca Thursday on bust
ness.
Mrs. Callihan. Of Edmore. is
spending some time with her daugh
ter. Mrs. Clair Daniels. and helping
care for her granddaughter, Ber-
media Elizabeth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steven Sturgeon
We're in Ithaca on business Thurs
day. -.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-02-25

John II. Markham was born Aug
ust ., 1914 on the island of Born
home, province of Denmark. in
the Baltic sea, where he lived until
nineteen years of age when he came
to the United States, living several
years in and about Chicago, later re-
moving to Adrian and then to Te-
cumseh. where he was married on
March 6, 1873 to Miss Martha Ran
dolph. To this union were born six
children Oscar, who died at the age
Of 3: Charles who died in Detroit on
November 9th of last year; Mae. now
Mrs. VIM Riggs. LaVergn. Harry
and Arthur, all OF Ithaca. They
came to Ithaca from Tecumseh in
1880
MI Markham has been in i'll
health for several years and has
been confined to the bed nearly
three years. and passed away We'd
aesday. February Il, 1915, aged 20
years 6 months and Is days ,leaV-
ing a wife and children, six grand
children one sister, Mary. living in
Sew York City and two brothers,
one in Denmark and one i'm Denver
Mr.. Markham has been a Knight
"emplar for more than twenty
years That order performed their
beautiful and impressive ceremony
al the Presbyterian church where
he funeral was held Sunday after
noon. interment being made In the
C s... s:::as- 4:' ...: .';''
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-02-25

POOL ROOM-Equipment for sale,
cheap Table, racks, cues, balls,
peas. bottles, etc Entire outfit,
only $500. Table in good con-
dition. d. c. Murtaugh, Vestaburg,
Mich. 1852
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-02-25

Wanted energetic ambitious
active man TO establish permanent
business. Health and Accident In
surance Immediate cash returns
and future. Address National Cas-
ualty Company, Detroit, Mich
1876 70
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-02-25

INTENTION FARMERS-Follow the
procession. Take your grain, hay
and beans to the Farmers Eleva-
tor Company. Bring your corn in
while the price is high. ITHACA
GLEANER-FARMERS' ELEVA-
TOR CO.. Ithaca, Mich. 1S70tf
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-02-25

Boy at Record Once to be-
come apprentice printer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-02-25

For just one person
Your chance to get any course i'll the
International Correspondence Schools
at reduced price. Write or call to-day
at Record Office
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-02-25
WE HAVE CUSTOMERS WANT
Nc FARMS IN THIS VICINITY

ING FARMS IN THIS VICINITY
If you want TO buy or sell farm, call
on or write us. Have three splendid
Kalamazoo residence properties to
trade for farms. Michigan Realty Co.,
2nd Floor, 152 s. Burdick ST., Kala-
Michigan. 80 branch agencies
in Illinois and Indiana. We sell more
farms than any other Real Estate Co.,
in southwestern Michigan. 1871
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-02-25

FOR SALE OR TRADE-Seven room
house with cellar and half acre of
ground. Alma, 52l Highland Ave.
1S74tf
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-02-25

June Cloverseed for sale Very
clean. home grown seed. Inquire at
Market. 1876 If
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-04-01

after prolonged separations. 70 look
for something in the boys face that
he wanted to see and yet dreaded,
something that might have escaped
him when in daily contact with him,
Now. at the end Of the rather offen.
sive scrutiny. he seemed to shake his
head slightly, although one could not
have been sure.
And as charming as she is attrac-
tive, Frederic" he said, with a faint
flush Of the enthusiasm he suppressed,
who is she?" asked his son, with.
out realizing the bluntness Of his
eager question.
Who is she?" repeated his father,
-aising his eyebrows slightly. "She
is GIrs. James Brood"
- beg your pardon" stammered
Frederre, II didn't mean to put II
in that way. Who was she? Where
did you meet her and-Oh, want to
know all there is to tell, father. I've
heard nothing. am naturally curl.
GUS" .....
Brood stopped him with gesture,
"She was Yvonne Lestrange, before
we were married-Mademois lie,
strange. We met SOME time ago at
the house of mutual friend in Paris.
l assure you, her references are all
that could be desired" His tone was
sarcastic.
Frederic flushed. I'm sorry asked
the questions, sir" he said, stifly.
Brood suddenly laughed, a quiet
laugh that had some trace of humor
and touch Of compunction in it. 81
beg your pardon, Frederic. Come up
to my room and smoke a cigar with
mo while I'm changing. I'll tell you
about her. She is wonderful"
To his own surprise, and to Fred
cries astonishment, he linked his arm
in the young mans and started toward
the hall. Afterward Brood was to won,
der even more than he wondered then
what it was that created the sudden
desire to atone for the hurt look he
had brought to the eyes of Matildes
son-and the odd longing to touch
his arm gently.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-04-01
CHAPTER III.
The Bride.

Frederic fatty refused to meet the
steamer when she docked. AS if
swayed by his decision, Dawes and
Riggs likewise abandoned a plan to
greet the returning master and his
bride as they came down the gang
plank. But for the almost peremp-
tory counsel of Mrs. Desmond, Brood's
son would have absented himself from
the house on the day Of their arrival.
Jones and a footman went to the pier
with the chauffeur.
1t was half-past two in the after
noon when the automobile drew up
in front of the house and the fur
coated footman nimbly hoped down
and threw open the door.
James Brood, a tall, distinguished
looking man of fifty, stepped out of
the limousine. For an instant, before
turning to assist his wife from the car,
he allowed his keen eyes to sweep the
windows on the lower floor. In one
of them stood his son, holding the lace
curtains apart and smiling a welcome
that seemed sincere. He waved his
hand to the man on the sidewalk.
Brood responded with a swift, almost
perfunctory gesture and then held out
his hand to the woman who was de-
scending.
Frederic's intense gaze was fixed
on the stranger who was coming into
his life. At a word from Brood, she
glanced up at the window. The smile
still fingered on the young mans lips,
but his eyes we're charged with an
expression of acute wonder. He had
never looked upon a more beautiful
creature in all his life. A kind of stu
pefaction held him motionless until he
heard the door close behind them; in
the brief interval, however, a picture
had been impressed upon his senses
that was to last forever.
She was slightly above the medium
height, slender and graceful even in
the long, thick coat that enveloped
her. She did not wear veil. He had
a swift but enduring glimpse Of a Gu,
riously pallid, perfectly modelled face;
of jet black hair; of firm, sensitive
chin. Somehow he received the ex.
traordinary impression that the slim,
1.-THE body was never cold; that she
expressed in some indefinable way
the unvarying temperature of youth
He hurried into the hall, driven by
the latent spur of duty. He heard his
fathers warm, almost gay response to
the greetings of the old men, whose
hands he wrung with a fervor that
was unmistakable. He heard him
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-04-01

II wouldn't try to get at 1t, my
DEAR" she said. wait and see. Come,
you must have your coffee. am
glad you came down early. The old
gentlemen are at breakfast now.
Come in" E
He followed her dejectedly, a per
ceptible droop to his shoulders.
Mr.. Dawes and Mr.. Riggs were seat
ed at the table. Lydia, a trihe pale
and distrait. was pouring out their
third cup of coffee. The old men
showed no sign of their midnight ex-
perience. They were very wide
awake, clear-eyed and alert as old
men will be who do not count the
years of life left in the span appoint
ed for them. .r.
Good morning, Freddy" said they,
almost in one voice. AS he passed
behind their chairs on his way to
Lydia's side, he slapped each of them
cordially on the back. They seemed
to swell with relief and gratitude,
He was not in the habit of slapping
them on the back. ..g ..
Good morning, gentlemen" said
he. Then he lifted Lydias slim fin
gers to his lips. Good morning, dear.
She squeezed his fingers tightly and
smiled. A look of relief leaped into
her eyes; she drew long breath.
She poured his coffee for him every
morning. Her hand shook little as
she lifted the tiny cream pitcher. 81
didn't sleep very WE'LL" she explained
in a low voice. His hand rested on
her shoulder for a moment in a gentle
caress.
Poor old Jim!" sighed Mr.. Dawes
He'll probably have to ask us to va
nose, too. imagine she'll insist on
making a spare bedroom out of our
room, SOS she can entertain all of her
Internal relations. Jones, will you
give me some more bacon and another
egg?"
And I thought 1t was nothing but
a shipwreck," murmured Mr.. Riggs
plaintively.
Frederic hurried through breakfast
Lydia followed him into the library
Are you going out, dear?" she
asked anxiously.
yes. I've got to do something.
can't sit still and think of what's go
ing to happen. I'll be back for lunch.
con-"
Half an hour later he was in the
small bachelor apartment of two col.
lege friends, few blocks farther up
town, and he was doing the thing he
did nearly every day of his life in a
surreptitious way. He sat at the
cheap upright piano in their disor.
dered living-room and, unhampered by
the presence of young men who pre-
ferred music as 1t is rendered for the
masses, played as if his very soul was
in his fingers.
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ing ABOUT the room with eyes That
seemed to take in everything.
II am sure l shall be very happy In
this dear old house." she said quietly.
Your own mother must have loved 1t,
Frederic"
James Brood started. Unnotlced by
the others, his fingers tightened on
the gloves he carried in his hand.
Il never knew my mother" said
the young man. "She died when l
was a baby"
But Of course this was her home,
was it not?"
Il don't know" said Frederic. un-
comfortably. Il suppose so. IL came
here few years ago and"
But even though you never knew
her, there must still be something
here that-that-how shall l say It!
mean, you must feel that she and
you we're here together years and
years ago. Che may never have seen
his mother, yet he CAN always feel
her. There iS something-shall say
spiritual-in-"
Her husband broke in upon these
unwelcome reflections. His voice was
curlously harsh.
Mrs. Desmond is waiting, Yvonne.
She drew herself up. Are you in
such great haste, Mrs. Desmond?" she
asked in voice that cut like a knife.
Instinctively, she glanced at Fred
! cries face. She saw the muscles OF
the jaw harden and an angry light
leap into his eyes. Instantly her arro-
gance fell away. ~ beg your pardon,
Mrs. Desmond. l have many bad hab-
its. Now will you kindly show me
to my room? prefer that you and
not of the servants should be my
guide. Au revoir, Frederic. Till tea
time. James"
Her eyes were sparkling, her husky
voice once more full of the appealing
| quality that could not be denied. The
flush of injured pride faded from Mrs
Desmond's brow and faint look OF
surprise crept into her eyes. To ha1
further amazement, the younger wonl
an laid hand upon her arm and gave
it gentle, friendly pressure.
The men watched them in silence Gs
they left the room, side by side. A
moment later they heard the son
laughter of the two women as they
mounted the stairs together.
Frederic drew long breath
She's splendid, father" he said
impulsively.
Brood's face was still clouded. He
did not respond to the eager tribute
Father and son faced each other
They were a striking pair, each in
his way an example of fine, clear
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-04-01
CHAPTER II-continued.

1T proves that your father has made
no mistake in selecting his friends, my
dear. My dear husband used to say
that he would cheerfully die for James
Brood and he knew that James Brood
would have died for him just as read
Ny. There is something in friendships
of that sort that we can't understand.
We have never been able to test our
friends, much less ourselves. We"
Il would die for you, Mrs. Des-
mond," cried Frederic, a deep flush
overspreading his face. For you and
Lydia"
You come by that naturally" she
said, laying her hand upon his arm.
Blood will tell Thank you, Fred
eric" She smiled. 81 am sure it will
not be necessary for you to die for
me, however. AS for Lydia, you must
live, not die for her."
I'll do both" he cried, impulsively.
Forgive me-"
There is nothing to forgive" she
said simply. And now, one word
more, Frederic. You must accept this
new condition of affairs in the right
spirit. Your father has married again,
after all these years. 1t is not likely
that he has done so without delibera-
tion. Therefore, it is reasonable to
assume that he is bringing home with
him a wife of whom he at least is
proud, and that should weigh con-
siderably in your summing up of the
situation. She will be beautiful, ac-
complished, refined-and good, Fred
eric. OF that you may be sure. Let
me implore you to withhold judgment
until another and later day."
Il do not object to the situation,
Mrs. Desmond" said he, the angry
light returning to his eyes, 80 much
as resent the wording of that tele-
gram. 1t is always just that way. He
loses no chance to humiliate me.
He"
Hush! You are losing your temper
again"
We'll, who wouldn't? And here's
another thing-the very worst of all
How is this new condition going to
affect you. Mrs. Desmond?"
She was silent for a moment. "Of
course shan't stay on here Frederic.
| shall not be needed now. AS soon as
Mrs. Brood Is settled here | shall CO."
And you expect me to be cheerful
and contented!" he cried, bitterly.
Something of the sort" she said
My father objects to my going into
business or taking up a profession.
am dependent ON him for everything
But why go into that? We've talked
it over a thousand times. don't un-
derstand but perhaps you do, It's a
dogs way of living"
Your father is making a man of
you"
oh, he is, eh?" with great scorn.
Yes. He will make you see some
day that the kind of life you lead is
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-04-01

manhood. The father was taller by a
couple of inches than the son, and yet
Frederic was nearly six feet in his
stockings Both were spare men,
erect and gracefully proportioned.
Brood gave out the impression of
great strength, of steel sinews, of in
vincible power; Frederic did not sug-
gest physical strength, and yet he was
a clean-limbed, well-built fellow. He
had a fine head, slim body whose
every movement proclaimed nervous
energy, and face that denoted tenn
permanent of the most pronounced
character. 1t was not a strong face,
nor was it weak; 1t represented char
acter without force.
On the other hand, James Brood g
lean, handsome face was full OF
power. His gray eyes were keen,
steady, compelling and seldom alight
with warmth. His jaw was firm,
square, resolute, and the lines that
sank heavily into the flesh in his
cheeks were put there not by age but
by the very vigor Of manhood. His
hair was quite gray.
Frederic waited for his father to
speak. But James Brood had moth.
ing to say. She is very attractive
father" said the young man at last
almost wistfully. He did not realize
it, but he was cropping for sympathy
Brood had been in the house for q
quarter Of an hour, after an absence
of nearly year, yet his greeting had
been cold, casual, matter-of-fact. Fred
eric expected little more than that;
still he felt in a vague way that now
If never again, the ice of reserve
might be broken between them II
only for moment. He was ready and
willing to do his part.
Brood was studying the young mans
face with an intensity that for the
moment disconnected him. He seemed
bent on fixing certain features in his
minds eye, as if his memory had once
played him false and should not de-
so again. 1t was habit of Brood's
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-04-01

and could patch a pair of officers
trousers so neatly that you could not
tell where the patch was. And, what
was more difficult still, could darn
hole near the neckband of shirt so
that you could not tell there had ever
been any hole; in fact, it is due to
this experience of mine that / have
never employed a maid.
And learned to cook, too. And to
this day l love to do 1t. do not cook
In the American, but in the Austrian
style; but everybody who tries my
cooking knows 1t Is all right. Very
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-04-01

room was darkened by means Of
heavy window hangings; the effect
was that produced by the cleaning
just before the starr appear. Objects
we're shadowy, indistinct, mysterious.
The light from the jade-roOm door
threw a diverging ray across the full
length Of the room. In the very cen
ter Of this bright strip sat q placid
efhgy Of Buddha that Brood had found
in remote corner of Siam, serenely
stolid on top of its thick base Of
bronze and lacquer. with shining
shrine for a background. In the dim
edge of the shadow, near the door at
the far end Of the room. Lydia made
out the motionless, indistinct figure Of
a woman. The faint outlines Of the
face we're discernible but not so the
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-04-01

fed to have every complaint answered
by wavings of the gur-rand old ful-lag,
who votes for the glorious old party Of
What's-his-name because his father
did, and who is afraid that anything
and everything that has not been done
before will disturb business. He is
the joy of the professional politician
and the despair of those eccentric
souls who believe that because some
thing ought to be done they ought to
try TO do it.
Although Indigenous to all locall-
ties he is especially and painfully
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-04-01
rmft AnnAnrs

Said a society woman at mu'
sicale at her Fifth avenue house:
New York society is less given to
lion hunting than London society.
There is a countess in London who il
such a lion hunter that man once
said Of her: why. she always has
the most fashionable surgeon Of tho
hour to carve her Christmas turkey"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-04-01

often when visitors come to my house
in Chicago l am very sorry; but
cannot see them because ! have my
apron on and am in the kitchen. cook
ing.
I found that work about the home
developed in me a constitution that
has been one of my most valuable pos
sessions. There is no work that does
more to promote health in a girl.
Sweeping, wrestling with a feather
bed, or pushing furniture out of the
way while she sweeps, develops her
back and her bust at the same time,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-04-01

not the kind you want. Your pride,
your ambition will rebel. Then you
will make something out of life for
Yourself"
We'll, it looks to me as if he means
to make it impossible for me to marry,
Mrs. Desmond. I've thought of it a
good deal"
And is 1t impossible?"
mo. shall marry Lydia, even
though l have to dig in the streets
for her. 1t isn't that, however There's
some other reason back of his atti-
tude, but for the life of me / can't
get at il"