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Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-28
Fiction and Reality.

It is a simple truth to say that many things happen in fiction which would be quite impossible in fact, as any censor knows. It is in failing to dis tinguish between these two that many artists and most critics blunder and this error is in effect the same as that of the ambitious actor who, having once to play the part, for the first time. of an intoxicated ruffian in a certain melodrama, went to a neigh. boring tavern and intoxicated himself He thought that this would storm the house, but on the contrary he was i'm. mediately fired by the management for fool-and rightly.-F. H. Martin, in the Book Buyer.
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The Shot That Missed.

In controversy 1t is better to be in. tellectually honest than to be consis. tent
 In an ecclesiastical discussion that occurred at one of the general assem. plies of the Presbyterian church in the United States Doctor Krebs was press. ing his antagonist, Doctor Breckin. ridge, hard with his authorities, and at last, as the New York Times relates, came down on him with this: And now I will proceed to quote Breckin. ridge against Breckinridge"
 Without rising from his seat, Doctor Breckinridge instantly retorted. And you could not possibly cite an author. ity that would have less weight with mel"
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It is a good plan to clean out the sheep pens about three times during the winter to prevent the manure from heating; this is bad for the flock.
 The pen should be kept well lit- tered with clean straw and should be kept level.
 Land-plaster should be scattered over the pen before each lot of fresh straw. This keeps the gases from escaping and adds to the value of the manure.
 If you value the wool product. an even condition must be kept up.
 A poor sheep will eat as much and require as much labor in securing it's fleece as a good one.
 It is mistake to ignore the nut ton side of flock returns when the outcome of the business is to be es- timated.
 The shepherd who has a lot of good fat sheep each winter, will find his feeding pays quite as well as the av- craze.
 Only the very best sheep, animals which are true to their specific va rieties of breed and full of promise. should be selected for breeding pur- poses.
 In a majority of cases size is only . secondary consideration, provided only that the animal is fat, smooth and trim.
 While there is an abundance of good pasture is one of the best times to fatten sheep that have passed their prime.
 Lambs intended as next years ewes should not be bred at this season as it is better to give them plenty of time to mature well.
 Not only does it cost less to make . pound of young flesh, than it does . pound of mature flesh, but the for mer is worth more in market.
 The man who makes his sheep as good as he can before sending to market need have DO fear of his place in market.
 The ability of the eve to properly nourish her lamb is one of the most
 The secret of making money from sheep in the corn belt is breeding the best mutton rams to the range-bred ewes, and having the lambs dropped in cold weather.
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WHAT THE HORSE WOULD SAY
Eleven Hun.ane Rules to Follow in Order to Obtain Best Results
 From Farm Animals.

If a horse could talk the chances are very good that he would make known the following II requests: l. Don't pound or beat me.
 ?. Cover me when I am too warm or too cold.
 3. Don't stand me in a draft. 1. Don't overload me.
 5. Don't compel me to work when I'm sick
 6. Don't cut my feet too much when I'm shod.
 2. Don't overdrive and underfeed me.
 8. Remember that have feelings. g. Don't water me, when I have been driven a long distance. until am cool. 10. Talk to me kindly.
 II. Treat me as you would like to be treated if you were a horse.
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ture to cool. then stir in two we'll. beaten eggs and a cupful of fresh, crisp cracker crumbs. To be sure they are crisp, dry them in the oven before rolling them. Put a table. spoonful of bacon fat in the frying pan and when smoking hot fry the oysters until brown on both side. Serve at once when cooked
 Priscilla Cake.-Work a fourth of a cupful of butter with a spatula. add one cupful of sugar. two eggs we'll beaten. and a half cupful of milk al- ternately with one and two-thirds cup fuls of pastry flour, sifted, with two and half teaspoonfuls of baking pow der. Turn into buttered tins and bake in layers. Fill with either caramel or maple filling.
 Bean chowder-Wash two cupfuls of red Mexican beans; soak over night in two quarts of water. Tn the morning add a medium-sized onion and cook until the beans are tender. adding water SO that they keep the two quarts. When the beans are tender add two medium-sized DO tatoes, cut in dice; one pint of strained tomatoes, and a cup of mac. aroni. Boil for an hour. Season with salt. pepper and add diced. fried ba. con, with two tablespoonfuls of the bacon fat. This dish is good reheat. ed. Half of this quantity will be suf ficient for the ordinary family.
 Hot Potato SaIad.-Cook potatoes in dice. drain and add chopped onion bits of bacon and enough bacon fat and vinegar to form a dressing.
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USE STALLION OF
 RIGHT QUALITIES
Hereditari!y Unsound Horses Are No More Profitable Breed
 CTS Than Scrubs.

By PROF. G. W. BARNES, Arizona Ex-
 pertinent Station.)
 A farmer should be careful and not breed to stallions which are spoken of as "hereditarily unsound." Un- raise than scrubs. Unsoundnesses are usually due to a weakness which may appear in one or all of the following conditions: First, Is poor conforma- tion (nothing will put horse on the shelf quicker than this fault. and is one which you should avoid in choos- ing a stallion to mate with your mares. Second, is poor quality in the tissues. While these are physi- cal characteristics, the offspring will inherit to a certain degree such weak ness.
 Of course these may not be in evil dence in the offspring until they begin to reach maturity and are put to or dinary work; then there begins to ap- pear the result of this inherited weak ness or unsoundness. It is, of course. not the unsoundness itself which is transmitted, but the cause in form of . weakness,
 Use. if possible, a stallion of pure breeding, possessing good individual ity, quality, conformation. and which shows no unsoundness.
 Do not depend upon one of those characteristics alone, but combine them all. and remember that . good sound thoroughbred stallion is worth breeding to.
 You cannot afford to breed to . scrub at any price.
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MOVABLE HOUSE IN
 PASTURE FOR S0WS
younusters WiII Thrive on Grass -Second Crop Alfalfa Is
 Excellent Feed.

Give the SOW . movable house in the ,asture just before farrowing time, as the youngsters will thrive on the grass. If she farrows in the fall the quiet of the nasture is just what she needs.
 Second crop alfalfa is fne for the pags, but if pastured very closely IL will svon run out.
 If the pig is stinted in its food at ..v stare of its life, 1t can never b. eome . perfect pork producer.
 Brood sows require mixed diet. .,A one consaining plenty of protein ..d not too much fattening quality.
 Dsd you ever coDe seross . farmer -so vouId admit that he did not mow s.v to feed pdssf Yet. the real pic Sseder is rare.
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Dodd's Kidney Pills and they relieved me again. I used three boxes. That is now three years ago and my Back ache has not returned in its severity. and by using another two boxes . lit- tie later on, the pain left altogether and I have had no trouble since. You may use my statement. I recommend Dodd's Kidney Pills when and wher- ever can" Dodd's Kidney Pills, 50c. per box at your dealer or Dodd's Medi- cine O., Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv.
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WATER GLASS FOR THE EGGS
Considered Better Preservativs Than Lime wster-ResuIts Obtained
 With Two Barrels.
CBy ". R. GOODRICH,

tBy w. K GOODRICH1
 Lime water has, for a century or more. been used in many private fami- lies as an egg preservative. but water glass is far better. It has been con- clusively proved that eggs preserved in this way, even after six months storing, are as nearly equal to new laid' as a preserved egg can be.
 Eggs kept in lime water, after sev. eral months' immersion. are apt to par. take of a ljmey flavor and are only useful for kitchen purposes. can speak personally as to the efficacy of water glass for l preserved in one season two nine-gallon barrels of eggs, with splendid results- These eggs proved as good and sound as when they were stored six months before.
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its last stages, l tried Dodd's Kid ney Pills. After using two boxes l was somewhat re- lieved and l stop ped the treatment. In the spring of the next year l
 had another at- tack. I went for
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half teaspoonful of salt. a beaten egg. a cupful ol white flour and half cupful of gra ham flour. Beat we'll and bake ir gem pans. Serve with honey.
 Chocolate Spice cake.--Beat two eggs. add a cupful of suga-. two table spoonfuls of butter. four tablespoon fuls of chocolate. one-fourth of a tea spoonful each of nutmeg, cinnamon, all spice and mace, and a half cupful of water and one and one-half cupfuls of flour, which has been sifted with a teaspoonful of baking powder Mix in the order given. beating well and bake in creased muffin pans.
 Mexican Rice With Bacon.-Fry three pieces of bacon until crisp, then add third of cupful of rice and brown in the bacon fat. add four to matoes. one large pepper and a me dium-sized onion. all cut up, and pour over the rice and bacon. As it cooks add water enough to keep the rice from sticking. Cook slowly for three quarters of an hour, then season and add a small piece of butter when ready to serve.
 Rye Popovers.-Mixa and sift togeth CT a third of a cupful of rye meal and two-thirds of a cupful of four one-fourth of teaspoonful of salt, and gradually. beating constantly, one and third cupfuls of milk and two we'll beaten eggs. Fill hot buttered pans and bake 40 minutes.
 Add few raisins to the s~eet DO tatoes when they are being baked in sugar and butter. The flavor is very attractive.
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Le<kx N~<..<N-.
One Kind of a Foot

Daughter-Father. I'm sur. Harold isn't after my money He says he'd marry me if didn't have a cent
 Father-That's the trouble with him. He looks just Ike a big enough fool to do it.
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Not . Good Method.

Most of the hogs in this country are raised by the "by guess and by gosh method" that is. the breeding sows are allowed to run with the herd. fed any old thing that comes handy without regard to their condition at farrowing time. or when great quan- titles of milk are needed to start the youngsters on the road to profit.
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sert should follow. GeIa- tin in some form is most easy of digestion. is simple to prepare and if accompanied with
 good rich milk or thin cream, makes a most appetizing dessert. AS
 there are several differ ent gelatin flavors so nrenared with friiif
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Raspberry Oessert.-Use the rasp berry flavor and as 1t begins to thick. en whip the gelatin and add a pint of whipped cream sweetened. Serve in glasses with canned or fresh Der ries.
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Corn Oysters.-Take a pint of corn and sim. mer on the stove for ten minutes. If too dry add a little water. Season with a teaspoon full of salt. a few dashes of pepper and a tea spoonful of butter. with two tablespoonfuIs of milk. Allow the mix.
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ImauIuan Ills.

Sorrow itself is not so hard to bear
 as the thought of sorroy coming. Airy ghosts that work no harm do terrify 3s more than men in steel with bloody purposes.-Aldrich.
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Natures Justice,

Nature is just toward men, It rec. ompenses them for their sufferings; it renders them laborious. because tc the greatest tolls 1t attaches the great est rewards.-MontesQui
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THE PROFESSORS STATEMENT.

Prof. Aug. F. w. Schmitz, Thomas. Okla, writes: T was troubled with Backache for about twenty-five years. When told l had Bright's Disease in
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Oiog's Find.

Diogenes was searching the streets of Athens for the honest man, when sud- denly the spirit of Ananias sidled up to him and whispered:
 'Diogenes, l am tar,''
 Whereupon Diogenes scratched his bald pate for time is perplexity, but finally. closing his lantern, had to in lumbia Jester.
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An. March. we know thou art kindhearted. spite of ugly looks and
 threats. And. out or sight. art nursing Aprirs
 viclets,
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Two Methods,

T buy my wife everything she wants How about you?"
 '1 keep mine wanting few things. just to be sure that her interest in me is maintained. City Jour- nal
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 son we'll and sur. round with sliced bananas, also sauteed in butter. To the fat in the pan add fourth of a cupful of water. one. half teaspoonful of beef extract, one tablespoonful of butter and . few dashes of salt. Pour the gravy around the fillets and garnish with sprigs of parsley.
 Hamburg Stake en Casserole Prepare and season the steak with a dash of cloves and onion juice with salt aud pepper. Make in small cakes and brown on both sides. Place in a casserole with button onions carrots and potatoes cut in balls; {; cover with stock and cook slowly un. til the vegetables are tender.
 h broiling steak over coals or un- der gas or in pan broiling, the steak should be quickly scared on both sides to keep in all the juice, then the cook. ing may be prolonged more slowly un- til the degree of rareness is reached to suit the taste.
 Steak With Clans or Oysters.-Broil a sirloin for five minutes. soaring we'll on both sides, remove to a platter. but. ter. well and cover with clans from which the tough muscle has been re- moved or with fresh oysters. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and dot with bits of butter. Place on the top grate of a hot oven and cook until the shell. fish are done
 Hollandaise sauce is another; to prepare; wash half cupful of butter, and divide 1t into thirds. Put one piece in small saucepan or double boiler, add a tablespoonful of lemon juice and the yolks of two eggs. stir constantly with a wire whisk while the mixture is cooking; when the but. ter is melted. add another piece and then the third. Remove from the heat and add salt, dash of cayenne and a tablespoonful of finely-minced parsley. If left a minute too long the sauce will separate. Spread this sauce over steak just as 1t gets to the table
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The American mans tobacco bill: last year was $1,20O, 100000.
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Mankind are always happier for having been happy: so that if you make them happy now. you make them happy twenty years hence by the memory of it.-Sidney Smith.
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Education commences at the moth. CTS knee. and every word spoken with in the hearing of little children tends toward the formation of character.-H. Ballou.
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Stuoid.

Last night Jack tried to put his arm around me three times" Some arm!"-Yale Record.
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Coughs and Colds cannot hold out against Deans Mentholated Cough Drops. A single dose gives relief-5c at all Druggists.
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Unbecomino,

'How do you like my new hat. dear?"
 of. Boston Evening Transcript.
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WAYS WITH MEAT.

Wipe six tenderloin fillets. two Inches thick. and brown on each side
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II matters little where I was born, Whether my parents were rich or
 poor. Whether they shrank from the cold
 worlds scorn Or lived In pride of wealth secure But whether I live an honest man, And hold my integrity firm In my
 clutch: I tell my friends as plain as I can, That matters much
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The pawnbroker acts as timekeeper for men who fight hard luck.
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MORE FAvoaiTE DISHES.

Graham gems are quickly pre- pared. and usually we'll liked. Tho
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odors From Neglected Cellar. Now doth the neglected cellar begin
 too. Clean up. if you would prsservs the health of the folks.
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quickly In 8 not frying pan with butter. Six min utes of cooking. If the pan is smoking
 hot. will be sum- cient. Arrange on a hot platter. sea
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EASY DESSERTS.

When a heavy dinner has been pro vided. simple. easily digested des
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MEMS FAvoRITE DISHES.

Here are few that the men are especially fond of:
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following Is a good recipe:
 Graham Gems.- Take a half cup full each of sour cream and sour milk. add a tea spoonful of soda. a half feasno0nful
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Weeks Break -Up-A-Cold Tablets A guaranteed remedy .or Colds and La Grippe. Price 2sc of your druggist. Us good. Take nothing else.-Adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-22
THREE FINE LECTURES
GIVEN LAST WEEK
Salvation Army and Lyceum Course
Addresses Were Listened to by
Large Audiences.

Last Wednesday evening, Mr.. Yeo-
mans of Chicago, one of the best
known landscape gardeners in the
United States, gave a fine lecture as
the last number of the Lyceum course
in the high school auditorium, on the
subject OF landscape gardening, shrubs
and house position.
Among other things he pointed out
how much and in what way shrubs
should surround the house where the
house itself should be placed on a Civ
en- lot, the proper place for the flower
garden etc. He also advocated the
planting of hedge in front and on
The sides of the lot. Nature lovers re-
ceived many helpful suggestions and
judging from the interest which the
audience took in his lecture, Alma will
be much more beautiful city.
The Wednesday evening lecture
marks the close of one of the best ly.
ceum courses that Alma has ever had.
The committee should receive only the
highest praise for their successful
handling of such a commendable
course of lectures, entertainments and
musical programs.
Two fine lectures were given in the
Salvation Army Hall by Major f.
Tucker and Prof. F. j. Babbitt of Dc
troit, two prominent Army workers,
the former speaking Thursday even
ing and the latter Friday evening.
Crowed houses greeted both speakers
and interest was intense throughout
the srvices. The visitors were power
full speakers and should they be in
duced to return to Alma they would
be received by even larger audiences.
The local Salvation Army, with Cap
tain Lamont at the head is doing a
great work and should receive only
the greatest encouragement and help.
Though his present facilities are in
adquate, the hall being rather small
and funds lacking the Captain is going
forward IN the work undaunted and
has already accomplished signal re-
suits.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-22

Every merchant, citizen and resi-
dent of Alma believes that this city
is the most progressive, best located
and finest trading city in Central
Michigan-in short, they all are of
the firm conviction that Alma is the
Best Little City In The Country
That's the very reason why the mer-
chants "got-together" and formed a
live business mems organization, the
Alma Commercial Association, and
that's why every single merchant in
Alma is spending money literally to
make Wednesday, April 28th, 1915, a
day long to be remembered. On that
date Alma will have its first Booster
Day, when some particular article,
and in some cases several articles will
be sold in every place of business far
below cost.
The heart of the whole matter is
that Alma is after all the outside as
well as city business that her mer-
chants can possibly get and no OBJ
stacle will be allowed to stand in the
way of realizing that aim. In the
past, farmers have not received more
than ordinary encouragement TO trade
in Alma. In the future if they secure
better prices in other towns or villap-
es 1t will be because goods are being
sold at loss. Alma is after business
and her merchants are going after it
as they never have before. The
Booster Day Sale is only the first
step in general movement TO make
Alma the best trading center in Mich
igan.
The farming district of which Alma
IS the central city, is the richest in
Michigan; the farmers are the most
progressive and certain natural ad-
vantages which Alma possesses make
her the city with the best prospects
imaginable. The reasons that Alma
merchants are backing this wide
spread movement TO the limit, is be-
cause they have supreme faith in AL
ma as a city which can have no
brighter future in a business and So
cial way. That is why the Alma Com
merclal Association Is not an organ
iZation which would like TO do things
but hasn't the gumption to. but is
an organization 10 which every retail
and wholesale man in the city belongs
as contributing and active member.
and TO which he is more than willing
to contribute literally both with fnan-
cial and moral support
The Booster Day Sale next We'd
nesday is only the initial step in this
work which the men have cut out for
themselves, for similar Sales will be
held the last Wednesday in every
month of the year, with bargain prices
quoted in every store in Alma and an
appeal made to the slender or ample
pocketbook of every Alma citizen,
which can not be resisted.
ms week we are putting out
sixteen page edition of the Record
which IS "chock full' of bargain an
nounc-ments. Read them over and
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-22
100 ATTEND BIG
MASONIC BANQUET
Past Masters Guests of Hon
or at Big Dinner Held
Wednesday Night.
THREE GIVEN THIRD DEGREE
Toastmaster Ezra Smith Calls on
Several Prominent Alma Men
for Speeches.

One hundred Masons gathered at the
lodge halls Wednesday afternoon and
evening for the first annual banquet
to be given in honor of the past mas
ters. The Wednesday affair was one
of the finest banquets the fraternal
organization has ever given
In the afternoon the third degree
was given to three men, Bryson Me
Cloy, senior at the college, Frank
Rapson of the Consolidated Light and
Power Co. and William Moody of For
est Hill At six o'clock Worshipful
Master, Jesse +. Fuller introduced the
toastmaster of the evening, +. Smith,
who in turn called upon the follow
ing pastmasters for toasts, Michael
Pollasky who held this honor back in
1877, j. NJ. Montigel, y. L. Johnson,
s. l.. Bennett, and Charles X. Murphy
who have served in that capacity in
the Masonic lodge in Alma and Mr.
Killian, principal of the high school
who was a postmaster in Colorado,
Mr.. Montague of the Masonic Home,
DR.. Hume of Owosso, and DR.. Blais-
dell.
The college orchestra composed of
Ray Tomlin, leader, James Stauffer,
William Gallagher, Robert Sherwood
and Norman Bisline, rendered fine
selection which so pleased the ban
queters that the boys were called up
on for three encores. The college
quartette sang a popular selection
and were also called back three differ
ent times. The quartette was COM
posed of Paul Austin, Oscar Ander-
son, Ralph Chisholm and Clarence
Goodrich. Rudolph Boyer who made
such a hit with his readings featur-
ing the Glee Club concerts, was called
upon for some of his best readings.
He more than came up to expecta-
tions.
The banquet will become an annual
affair and it should be one of the
most popular fraternal functions in
the city social life. Following the
banquet the. one hundred men were
invited to attend the show at the Vau-
dette by Manager Weese, which they
greatly enjoyed.