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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-18
Electricity on the Farm.

The use Of electricity on the Amer.
ican farm is growing The time will
come, say electrical experts. when the
farmer will consider it necessity.
The Introduction Of tungsten lamps is
doing much to advance . q use of this
rover on the farm. Ii is possible for
the farmer with small plant. driven
either by a gasoline engine or by
damming a small stream, to obtain
sufficient current TO light his house and
barn with this economical type of in.
candescent lamp. Central generating
stations for farming districts to take
the place of the small individual plants
now being installed-that is what cleo.
tricians see in the future.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-18
Advice TO Readers.

Very ready are we TO say OF
book, How good this is-that's ex.
actly what | think" But the right
feeling Is How strange that is. I
never thought of that before, and yet
see 1t Is true. or If d. not now,
hope | shall some day" But wheth.
er thus submissively or not, at least
be sure that you go to the author to
get his meaning. not to find yours.
Judge 1t afterward II you think your
SELF qualified TO do so: but ascertain
1t first. And be sure also, ii the
author is worth anything, that you
Will not get at his meaning all at
once; nay at his whole meaning you
will not for long time arrive in
any wise -Ruskin.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-18
FEARS INSANITY: ENDS LIFE
Despondent Cadillac Man Kills Self at
Jackson Apartment

JACKSON. MICH. - My Dear
Brother: II was either this or insan.
ity | hope you viii forgive me.
Morris"
This note and the dead body Of Nor.
ris +. Dowley were found by a maid
when she opened the door of a room
occupied hv Dowlev in the Northrp
apartment horse. Dowlev was TWEEN
ty-eieht years old and came TO Jack
son Wednesday from his home in Ca
dillac.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-18
HANNA NOW AN EDITOR

Elmer Hanna for two years an
employee of the Alma Record Co..
has started newspaper in Birch
Run, Michigan, and with a partner
will direct the affairs of his new
project personally. All of the bust
ness men Of the town which is To-
Gated near Saginaw are very en-
thusiastic about the newspaper and
have promised the former Alma boy
all of their support He will run an
eight page paper
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-18
BUSINESS Is GROWING

Il A. Smith who is running one of
the most up to date confectionery
stores that Alma has ever had has
begun a wholesale business which
seems bound to increase to large
proportions within a short time. For
the past year he has received large
sized orders from Saginaw and Bay
City candy houses and has been
kept busy supplying the outside de-
mand. During a recent trip TO these
towns he secured orders from prac-
tically all the wholesale stores in
these two cities.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-18
Surely a Prize Turkey.

An old Scotchwoman nad a repdta,
ton far and near for her fine fowls,
and had often been awarded prizes at
the neighboring shows During the
Christmas season a gentleman stay
ing in the neighborhood. hearing her
poultry so highly praised. resolved to
give her trial. Sc sent an order for
the finest turkey she had. and after
a little delay was delighted to re-
ceive as fine a specimen as could be
wished for This delight. however,
was short lived. for on trying TO
carve the bird he found il so tough as
TO resist all his efforts. Enraged. he
sailed forth TO find the woman. who
he believed had swindled him After
listening to his outburst OF wrath she
exclaimed. "Hoots. man. Why ye Gamma
tell a guild fowl when ye see ane. That
hubby jocks ta'en tn frst prize at
tn show for tn last seven years"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-18
Lucky Escape.

The Desk Officer-"Well, madam,
what's the complaint" The Complain
ant-"Why, sir, gave a man named
Blinks. Jim Blinks. rs cents to go to
the court house an get marriage IL
cense for me an him-an' he never
came back" The Desk Officer-1
congratulate you. ma'am. Good day"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-18
HIGH Mason Is Dead

ALPENA. MICH. - Donald Nc
Rae. seventy-nine. died here He. had
lived in Alpena since 1896. Mr.. Nc
Rae was a thirty-third degree Mason
aud some time ago presented the city
with a hospital
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-18
Stood Up for His City.

A small Chicago boy. visiting his
uncle in a country town. was asked
If there were as many people there
as there were in Chicago. Whereupon
he said with all the pride of his seven
years: why, we have more people
in jail in Chicago than you have in
the whole town."
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-18
Food City Woman Badly Burned.

BATTLE CREEK. MICH. - Mrs.
Harry c. Goldworthy was terribly
burned here. when her clothing
caught fire as she was taking ashes
from stove. II is thought skin
grating will be necessary. Her re.
covery is doubtful
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-18
Pick M. A. c. Year Book staff.

EAST LANSING. MICH. - Dan
M NJ. Stuart of Horton was elected
business manager of the 1916 VOL
VERNE. Edwin II. Pate OF Lansing
will be the advertising manager and
Earl Triangular of Hancock the edi
tor.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-18
MONTANA TO VOTE ON DRINK
Senate Passes House Bill for 1915
Referendum on Prohibition.

HELENA. MONT. The state
senate passed the house state wide
prohibition bill. offered as a substi-
tute to the senate bill, providing for
a constitutional amendment.
The substitute bill provides that
the question be left to a referendum
vote OF the people In 1916 to ratify
or reject the legislative enactment.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-18
FOR SAIE-PLANTS
Black Raspberries

10000 Black Raspberries
5000 Culbert Red Raspberries
10000 Warfield and Dunlap
Strawberries
These plants are first class and
have been inspected and approved
by the State Inspector
DR.. Carl Street, Wheeler, Mich.
1873 4
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-18
Glad Vocation Time.

The boy home from school for the
summer vacation OF the dear old farm.
rested on his hoe, and gazed over
across the broad. hay-scented field
where the game was going on. All"
said he. signing. why are we born?
Why lured from eternal nothingness
into concrete existence, to buffet the
storms of this unkind world? What,
then. this problem OF human existence
with which science has wrestled flu
tilely for ages" And his revered
parent, leaning over the fence, said he
didn't know; but, all the same, there
would be no baseball for sonny that
afternoon, and if he didn't hoe out
that 'tater patch before night thered
be some wrestling done. though. thatd
make science open her eyes IL she
should chance along by the woodshed
that eveD!ug.-Exchange
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-18
Many Juvenile Readers.

More than seven and a half mil
lion books are lent by London public
Libraries in a year, the juvenile read
ers taking considerably over a MIL
lion.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-18
One Of Marshall wiIder's Stories.

When | was in Japan and China
went through the prisons and tho
courts. Funny about the Chinese
Every ten miles you strike new dia-
lect. When they arrest Chinaman
1t takes three or four interpreters to
find out what his offense is. ! saw
one fellow dragged in by the queue.
The judge asked what the charge was.
The first interpreter told the second.
the second told the third, the third
told the fourth. and the fourth told
the Judge that the fellow had stolen
yellow dog Well" said the Judge.
Il am glad 1t was not black-and-
tan"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-18
HEAVY HORSES FOR SALE

One pair of black Geldins,. 8 years
old, wright, 80 90 Sound and all
right. Enquire of Fred Rowland,
Alma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-18

WANTED AT OMEGA good,
live man to represent the Singer
Sewing Machine Co. in Gratiot coun-
ty. A good proposition for the right
man. Experience unnecessary, We
teach you. Address, Singer Sewing
Machine Co.. Ionia. Mich.
1871 wk.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-18

$1.150 buys house and 1-2 acre
ground with plenty of fruit, short
distance to factories; act quickly If
you want bargain. 1872 Grover
Ave, Bell TEL. $50. 1S76tf
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-18

June Cloverseed for sale Very
clean, home grown seed. Inquire at
Bartley's Market. 1876 If
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-18

WANTED:-Agent for Fertilizer. Write
for proposition. Address Alma Record
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-18
Wanted and For Sale
Advertisements under this head will |
be charged FIVE cents per line
for each issue

FOR SALE CHEAP. One 4.burner De.
troit Gasoline stove. l87o-tl
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-18

WANTED:-Good capable girl for gen.
eral Homework. Mrs M. McI.aren, $40
west Center st. 1S79t-l
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-18

For Sale-Family mare IL years
old, top buggy and single harness.
Enquire Gratiot County Gas Co.,
Alma 1882.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-18

SWITCHES:-Msde to order and from
combings, Mrs. Anna Ravlin. Phone
or call Mrs. Gaffuey's. adv 1879 IL
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01
SEVENTH EPISODE.

Though Celestia spoke with great gen
t1eness Miss Blackstone was for mo-
ment greatly taken aback. But, recover
ing. she laughed good-naturedly and
said:
You are not only beautiful but clever.
You read me like book. And this being
50, you must see Just as clearly as
that It wouldn't do"
But suppose"
Think of his future, my dear girl. Let
him off,
"of course he won't want to be let off
It'll afterward.''
why couldn't I make him q good
wife," ~
You are too sensible to ask questions
like that. You couldn't expect his friends
to"
Receive, me? Perhaps not. And yet
speak a number OF Languages: have
your word for it that have good looks.
At table my chief weapon is a fork. I
am young and healthy, and I haven't
been long enough in this world to have
past. Am so utterly different than
from other people in society? Is it
against me that I work hard and feel
that I have a mission in life?''
Perhaps"
\ 'Tf I aIn-to let him off you must give
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01

would be visible Then the piercing rays
OF the stars would bcain to affect our
eyes and after that gradually, our I'M
mediate surroundings would dimly emerse
from the gloom. There would be star
light but 10 moonlight. for the moon
chimes only with reflected sunlight
AZ first the disappearance OF the light
would he the thing most troublesome 20
U.S. but as time went on a chill would
begin to creep over the sunless earth
and out Of the dark and frozen AIT. al
around tho slobe, a palid snow would
descend as the atmospheric moisture
condensed. When days and weeks had
elapsed the awful cold Of outer space
would chill tho atmosphere down to the
earth's surface and animal and vegetable
life would alike perish In the endless
winter OF universal night.
The time mentioned above az that
which would elapse after tho extinction
of the sun before the earth would be
plunged in darkness depends. OF course,
upon the speed OF light. combined with
the distance from tho sun 10 the earth
According to the table OF astronomical
constants uped in the calculations OF
the American Nautical Almanac office
tho mean distance OF the earth from the
sun Is %, S94,7 61 statute miles. while the
velocity OF light il lSiS24 miles per
second.
Dividing the first number by the sec
ond. W. got. for a quotent, 49S,666 which
represents the number OF seconds and
thousandths OF a second the light re-
quireS TO pass from the sun to the
earth Dividing this by 60 gives us the
same period in minutes and parts of a
minute.
But q must be remembered that n
slight degree OF uncertainty exists in
regard TO the figures representing the
distance OF the sun and the velocity OF
! light The sun may be a hundred thou
sand miles nearer. or farther. and the
! velocity of light may be twenty-five
miles per second greater. or less. than
tho flgnroa adopted show. Still, this
would mako hut an extremely small
change I'm the time required for the pas
sage of light from sun TO earth. A
quite perceptfble difference. however.
arises from tho variations in the earth's
distance from the sun. due TO the eccen-
tricity Of the earth's orbit.
We are about 100000 miles nearer the
sun at the beginning OF January than at
the beginning OF July, from which It fol-
! lows that II the sun should be put out
in summer, the cosmic night would be
about sixteen seconds longer in reaching
the earth than It would II the extinction
occurred IN winter. In the southern
hemisphere exactly the opposite state of
affairs exists, for there winter occurs
when the earth IL farthest from the sun,
The fact that light requires a measur-
able time to traverse long distances
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01
The Bees Home Magazine page
What If the Sun Went Out?

makes q an agent, or instrument. OF
Astronomical research OF inestimable
value. As Prof Young has remarked
when we observe a celestial body we see
Il not as It Is at the moment Of obser-
walton. but as IL was at the moment
when the light left H.
II, then, VIC know its distance In astro-
nomical units (the Astronomical unit mere
spoken OF Is the earths distance from
the SUM. and also know how long light
takes to traverse that unit, we can az
once correct our observation by simply
dating II back to the time when It's light
started from the object This correction
IL called the equation OF light and the
time required for light TO traverse the
astronomical unit Of distance Is called
the constant OF the light-eauation.
amounting, as stated before, 20 taS So
seconds.
To understand the application Of this
suppose that we take some star which
attracts our attention by It's beauty or
It's brillance. We say 20 ourselves. with
a glow of intellectual enthusiasm; BE
hold that mighty sun. whose golden rays
are so much richer than our daylight
Can anybody doubt that there are worlds
around It enjoying It's genial warmth"
whereupon an astronomer may correct
us with the remark; What you say
about that magnificent, but distant sun
IL very. probably true. but you should
speak in the past tense, for the light by
which you see Il left its surface Ions
years ago and. though II still appears TO
be shining in the sky. It may In reality
have ceased to exist"
Regarded in this way. the starry heav-
ems exhibit a perspective OF time. When
we look at the nearer stars we see back
ward one, two. three or four years; when
we look deeper. we see backward In time
ten or twenty years. and when. with the
aid OF the mlghtiest instruments yet de-
vised, we plunge into the profoundest
depths OF the universe. we behold the
starry hosts as they existed thousands OF
years ago. For all that we can tell. those
stars may have fallen like leoves in
wintry weather" long before the pyra-
mids OF Egypt were erected, but the light
that left them while they were yet alive
with radiance has speeded steadily on,
unconscious OF their fate. and bringing
us an assurance OF their continued exits
tence.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01
Advice to Lovelorn

ne Confederate.


Dear Miss Fairfax: ] am a young man
~ years of age and live with my folks.
l am o. hard laborer, working almost
every week, and I could say that my
sister and i support our family. On Sun
days / usually so out with my friends to
have some enjoyment. and my parents
are trying to deprive me of that kind OF
freedom. And whenever 80 out with a
girl friend they criticise her to such an
extent that 1 lose my sympathy and
courage TO go out with her next time
Finally l had a quarrel with them and
decided 20 leave the house. HOPELESS.
Be considerate OF your parents. II they
are old and in need Of your support. can
you not see how natural IL IL for them
TO dread your getting into wild or ex-
travagant company and contracting bad
hablts9 Tell them very CERTIFY that you do
your work better for n little relaxation
in your free house and that they can
trust you TO seek only innocent enjoy
ment and worthwhile friends. Don't
leave home. / am sure that IL you ara
fair to your elders you can win them over
TO more generous viewpoint where you
are concerned.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01
synopsis of PeviOus Chapters.

Synopsis of Pevious Chapters.
After the tragic death OF John Ames-
bury, his FRUSTRATED wife, one OF Amer
lea sreatest beauties, dies: Al her death
Prof. Stultter an agent of the interests
kidnaps the beautiful 3-year-old baby
girl and brings her up in paradise
where she sees no man but thinks she
her mission TO reform the world. AT the
age Of Is she IL suddenly thrust into the
world where agents OF the interests are
n The one to feel the loss OF the little
Amesbury girl most, after she had been
spirited away by the interests. was
Fifteen years later Tommy goes to the
Adirondacks. The interests are response
bic for the trip; BY accident ne Is the fir bd
comes forth from her paradise as Celestia
the girl from heaven. Neither Tommy nor
Celestia recognizes each other. TomIny
finds 1t an easy matter to rescue Celesua
from Prof Stilliter and they hide in
the mountains. later they are pursued
by Stilliter and escape to an island where
they spend the night.
That night, Stilliter following his In
dian guide, reaches the Island. found
Celestla and Tommy, but did not disturb
them. In the morning Tommy goes for a
swim. During his absence Stilliter at
tempts to steal Celestia, who runs to
Tommy for help. followed by Stilliter.
The latter at once realizes Tommy's pre-
dicament He takes advantage of 1t by
taking not only Celestia's but Tommy 5
clothes. Stilliter reaches -Four corners
with Celestial lust in time to catch an
express for New York, there he places
Ceiestia in Bellevue hospital. where her
sanity IS proven by the authorities.
Tommy reaches Bellevue Just before Still
lter's departure.
Totnmy's first aim was to get Celestia
away from St.llter. After they leave
Bellevue Tommy is unable to get any
hotel to take Celestia in owing to her
costume But later he persuades his
father to keep her. When he goes out
to the taxi he finds her gone. She falls
Into the hands of white slavers, but
escapes and goes to live with poor fam
ilv by the name of Douglas. When their
son Freddie returns home he finds right
In his own house Celestial, the girl for
which the underworld has offered a re-
ward that he hoped to get.
Celestia secures work In a large gar
ment factory where a great many girls
are employed. Here she shows her pc
ciliar power, and makes friends with all
her girl companions. BY her talks to the
girls she is able to calm a threatened
strike and the boss oveThearing her Is
moved to grant the relief the girls wished,
and also to right a great wrong he had
done one of them. Just at this point the
factory catches on fire, and the work
room is soon a blazing furnace Celestia
refuses to escape with the other girls,
and Tommy Barclay rushes in and car
ries her out. wrapped in big roll of
cloth
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01
Heavens in July
BY WILLIAM f. RIGGE.

This seems to be a vacation month in
the heavens. as well as on the earth.
There are no planets at all TO be seen at
"a seasonable hour. Venus and Saturn
are too near the sun, and Jupiter rises
on the 18th at 1876 P. NJ, and Mars at
1854 A. NJ. The days are getting Al
minutes shorter during the month. being
is hours 3 minutes long on the list. IA
hours 40 minutes on the 18th. and "A
hours % minutes on the 31st.- on the
l2lth the sun enters Leo. The standard
times OF the rising. meridian passage or
gouthing. and setting of the sun and
moon at Omaha for this month ere as
follows;
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01
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me better line of reasoning than
maybes and perhapses. What il my
whole happiness was bound up i'm him;
his in me? II l told you that we were
already married."
GOOD Cod" exclaimed Mary.
Don't worry" said Celestial. we are
not. But l am certainly not going to
give him up on the grounds that / am
not his social equal"
your motives will always be under sus-
picion. Don't you know that you are a
penniless girl, and that he will be worth
millions?"
'He never told me that" said Celestial.
but so much the better. Honesty Is the
most useful thing in the world. and next
comes money"
But to marry for money" Miss
Blackstone expressed contempt in every
line of her firmly-cut mouth. Celestia
said nothing and looked amusedly in
scritable.
III he does marry you," said Miss
Blackstone. suddenly losing control OF
her temper at the look on Celestia's face,
people will say Il was because hc had
to. Two can't camp in the North Woods
without a chaperone and escape mali
cious talk"
Tt would seem so. said Celestial
slowly. And she started to turn very
pink and ended by turning white. And
there began to burn suddenly in her
breast feeling of which until that mo-
ment she had known nothing Sweet she
was. gracious and good. She thought she
had been sent by Heaven to help every
body in the world. Nevertheless. those
sharp burning pangs which she was en-
during were jealousy.
You love him yourself" she said
quickly. and so l think l will marry
him. after all"
One can't argue except with an
equal" said Miss Blackstone, and turned
upon her heel
AS she left the house Tcmmy Steel was
on the point of entering it. She was so
angry that she cut him dead.
He smiled, but not altogether with
amusement, for nobody really likes to be
cut by anybody. and went in to Celestial
He expected to find her as usual,
friendly. COOL well poised and aloof. She
was none of these things Tears were
just going to overflow her eyes and run
down her face. and for being aloof, she
no sooner saw Tommy than she ran to
him. as a child runs to it's nurse, and
flung her arms about mis- neck, and told
him that she loved him and would marry
him Right away" she said.
Poor Tommy! He held her close and
caressed her. and there was big lump
in his throat, and never a word that he
could say, until at last the meaning of
his silence was clear to Celestia and she
tore herself loose from him.
Now it's you.' she cried. who won't
marry me-"
"Oh, Celestial" cried Tommy, how can
To- L haven't penny in the world!'
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01

Prof. stilliter had been telling of some
recent experiments in hypnotism of which
he had just received the account from
an Arabian correspondent AS Kehr en-
tered he caught the word "hypnotism"
and Snorted.
"All rubbish" he exclaimed. Nights
we'll believe in ghosts or democrats. I'd
like to see anyone hypnotic me"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01

After this he shook hands with Bar
clay and the others, last OF all with
Stilliter.
''You don't believe in hypotism," said
Stilliter, because you don't know any
thing about 1t. I've got something here
though. that you do know about, none
better"
So saying he took from its case that
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01

AANN nNlluIfNtNA ana
)'iNty-siN onc-thou-
sandths Of a second.
At the end OF that
b rief interval Of
time the blue curtain
Of day would disap-
pear as Il an al
mighty hand n n q
snatched It of and
the dome Of night.
spangled with stars
" Guild instantanc-
ousiy arch the earth.
We would be plunged
into darkness so
quickly that for a
momout uOtEin G
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01

famous crystal. of which mention has
been made.
TITS not the biggest one In the world. -
he said, but it's the best"
Kehr's eyes sparkled. but he only
grunted, as he took the crystal into his
hand.
(To BE Continued Tomorrow
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01

CTo BE Continued Tomorrow
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01

IT HIS dress requires 5 yards of taffeta (s7.50),
yard of batiste $50 cents), and u yards OF
ribbon ($125) Materials cost 1925, and in hand
kerchef linen, $3.50. Made to individual measure
ments the taffeta dress costs $4,000 and the linen
$500.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01

A dozen of the most important men in
the United States were gathered in Bar
clays office upon his urgent invitation.
Celestia was already making such a stir
in the city among the poor, that Barclay
and Stilliter had concluded that the time
was ripe to try her effect on the rich
and efficient. Only men whom they could
trust were present The last to arrive
was Kehr, the coal baron. His word was
as good as his bond, and except that he
spent oceans of money on Chinese an
tiques, he was said to be the stingiest
man in Pennsylvania.