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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-06-01
A FAIR WARNING
One That Should BE Needed by Alma
Residents

One That Should BE Needed by Alma
Residents
Frequently the first sign of kidney
trouble is a slight ache or pain in the
loins. Neglect of this warning makes
the way easy for more serious troubles
-dropsy, gravel, Bright's disease.
It's we'll to pay attention to the first
sign. Weak kidneys generally grow
weaker and delay is often dangerous.
Residents of this locality place reli-
ance in Doan's Kidney Pills. This
tested remedy has been used in kidney
trouble over 90 years--is recommend
ed all over the civilized world. Read
the following:
Bert Hagerman, farmer and paint
er, r. f. d. No. 2, Elwell, Mich, says
Il seemed TO nave all the symptoms OF
kidney trouble. | think that handling
turpentine was what caused it. The
kidney secretions were unnatural and
irregular in passage. | suffered from
severe attacks of backache and ! had
sharp pains in the small of my back.
Finally used Doan's Kidney Pills
and they cured me-"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Hagerman had. Foster Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-06-01
CHURCH OF CHRIST.

M. G.. Ault, pastor
1000 Morning service. Subject,
"The Divinity of Christ Communion. "
lbs Bible school.
$50 Christian Endeavor. Subject,
The Conservation of Money" Lead
er, Stella Swain.
1880 Evening service. Subject,
Did the Bible Come From God?"
7:30 Wednesday evening Bible
Training class.
1880 Thursday evening, prayer meet
ing. ALI are invited to these services.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-06-01
METHODIST CHURCH

1000 a. m. Preaching and Bible
school. Topic, "Our Young People"
$50 p. m. Epworth League.
1880 p. m. Preaching service. Topic,
why | am a Denominationalist."
You are invited TO worship with US.
Strangers are always made to feel at
home. You will always enjoy the
music. You will like our bible school.
Thomas G. r. Brownlow, minister,
parsonage 724 State street. Union
phone 43.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-06-01
BAPTIST CHURCH

J. w. Priest, pastor, residence 80z
Pine st.
1000 Sunday morning service
1915 Sunday school.
The Lords supper will be observed.
$50 B. Y. P. U. meeting. Topic
The Conservation of Money" Lead.
err, Winnie Boyd.
1880 Evening service. Sermon;
''The Handwriting on the Wall"
1880 Thursday evening prayer meet.
ing. All are invited to these services
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-06-01

People who are always constipated
which brings on headaches, sallow
color, foul breath, poor appetite should
not delay a minute, but take Hillister's
Rocky Mountain Tea now. You will
wonder at its results. 35c. Look Pat
erson & Co.-Adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-06-01
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

William II. Mason, pastor
1890 Special Children's Day SER
vice.
2:45 East End Sabbath school. Prof.
f. N. Notes.-The, supt.
$50 Y. +. S. c. +.
1880 Evening service. Subject,
Economy of Time"
1880 Thursday evening prayer meet
ing.
A cordial welcome to all services
of the church.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-06-01
Church Notes
UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH

Rev. A. b. Bowman, pastor, resid-
ence 119 Hastings street.
1000 Preaching service.
400 Sunday school.
1880 Thursday evening prayer meet
ing.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-06-01
ST. JOHNS CHURCH

j. Frank Jackson, Rector.
1000 Holy communion. Subject,
"The Joy of Life"
1880 Sunday school.
500 Vesper service.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-06-01
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

First Church Of Christ, Scientist,
holds service In the Savings Bank
block, every Sunday morning at 1880,
Wednesday evening meeting at 1880.
Reading room open every Saturday
afternoon from 2 to 4 o'clock.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-27

dreary. In the afternoon Mrs. ]. Y.
was besieged to surrender the house
and finally did. Alan had gone to his
room and closed the door. The captain
was plunged in invulnerable slumber.
Somebody raped at Alan's door and
he called, Come In" The door opened
and revealed Nance, junior. Behind
her was a giggling, whispering throng.
The spirit of fun danced in Nance's
eyes. Her cheeks were flushed and
her golden head was in disarray. "Oh,
Cousin Alan" she cried, grandma g
given us leave for hide and seek and
we're all going to play except mother
and grandma and the captain. Please
come, too, Cousin Alan"
From behind her came a modified
echo, "Pleath do, Couthin Alan" Alan
smiled and laid down his book. "All
right" he laughed.
Maple House was a rambling abode
that had grown and spread like the
giant naples that sheltered it. In what
age the captain had demanded wing
or some bygone Nance a nursery for
her children was chronicled in the an
nails of the house itself, to be revealed
only to the searching, architectural
eye. The key to the rambling struc-
ture lay in the thIck-walled dining
room, the parlor. one bedroom and the
kitchen.
From the nucleus of these four
rooms Maple House had grown, i'm
posed and superimposed, until 1t over
flowed the arbitrary bourne Of kitch-
ems and front doors and like some
mounded vine rippled Off on all sides.
in vast living room, sunny nurseries
and broken fringe of broad verandas.
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There were hooks that were satisfied
and held back from further encroach-
ment and there were outstanding cor
ners that jutted boldly out over the
sloping lawns and threatened a further
raid.
Inside, the paths of daily life ran
clearly enough through the maze, but
on their fanks hung many a somber
den for ambush or retreat. Cavernous
closets, shadowy corners, numbered at
tics and half-forgotten interstices Of
discarded space opened dark gorges to
the intrepid. and threatened the nerv-
GUS and unwary with what they might
bring forth. The gods OF childhood's g
games themselves could not have
builded n better scene for that most
palpita ting of sports, hide and seek
on a rainy day.
Alan soon entered into the spirit of
the game. He found himself recollect-
ing things about Maple House that he
had more than half forgotten; strange
bywnys under the roof; a vacant cham
ber, turned into n trunk room because
one by one it had been robbed of its
windows; and lastly the little attic
that had been, as 1t were, left behind
wall.
Through this dreamland of hun
dred children fitted the brood of the
day. marshaled rather breathlessly by
Glen and Alan. Anxious whispers.
the scurrying of lightly shod feet. then
sudden silence but for the fiutelike
counting of some Juvenile 1t, were fol-
lowed by sudden screams and wild
race for the goal. Maple House had
never countenanced the effete and di-
luted sport OF l Spy; it was all FOR
hide and seek, where you had to hold
your man when found or beat him
to the goal.
Great was the excitement when the
littlest 1t of all caught Cousin Alan
by a tackle around the ankle that
spoke volume OF promise for the
littlest It's academic career and
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tns stuck out their little red chests
and looked very happy and proud.
THE Fairy Queen is missing again."
said the Fairy Princess Joy.
what? Not again?" said tae Fair.
les, laughing.
And back again came tine Fairy
Queen, and this time she was being
carried in a Cloud Blanket by six
Crows.
"Whatever are they for?' asked
Ybab. "Surely they won't give their
.Caw-Caw' sounds when we have the
Music"
But she had no sooner finished
speaking than the Crows began:
'Caw-caw-caw," they shouted. "We've
come to be Buffers for the Supper"
"What?" asked the Fairies.
"We're going to wait on you whep
you eat" said the Crows. We've
brought our best white Aprons and we
make very fine Walters"
And still again was the Fairy Queen
missing.
This time I'm back for good" she
laughed as she came running into the
Fairyland ballroom, followed by the
Elves.
"We're the Magic Cooks" said the
Elves. "We are going to make the
Woodland Supper"
"And now let's begin the Fun" said
the Fairy Queen.
Fairy Ybab started the Music with
her Fairy Orchestra, and the Robins
stood in rows and sang! The Elves
were happy and busy getting most
wonderful Woodland Dishes for the
Supper, while the Crows set the
Tables made of Moss, and put on Nap
| kins made of Leaves; Knives and
Forks of Sticks, and Acorn Cups-for
1t was to be truly Woodland Supper.
And the Fairy Queens ball seemed to
be more wonderful than any before,
but as the Fairies said: 1--WE say that
every ume!'
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-27
CHAPTER xxvIII-continued.

The subjectivity Of a sick man dis.
arms woman; she knows she is safe
and abandons her weapons of attack
and defense as long as the invalid is
taken up with the state of his insides.
Glen was unaffected, even tender. with
Alan as long as he was weak. but as
his strength returned to him she with
drew, one by one and gently. the inti-
mate attentions woman accords to
babes and the related helpless. But
there was nothing absolute in her with
drawal; 1t was more a temptation than
a denial. born of woman's innate de-
sire to be pursued. While Alan was
merely convalescent It contained sup
pressed gayety, half demure, half mis-
chievous, but when his full strength
came back and he failed to pursue. the
gayety arrested itself, turned into q
questioning wistfulness and ended in
the secret shame and bushes of the
repulsed and undesired.
Glen saw Alan build barrier
against her, a barrier of little things.
each Insignificant in itself but each
lending and borrowing the strength OF
accumulation. Alan spent hours with
the old captain. walked, rode and
talked with J. Y. and the judge. Be
tween them. J. Y. and the Judge had
fixed up Lieber's affair and Alan had
cabled.
In the midst of women Alan seemed
to be able to forget woman-to forget
her Intentionally. There was nothing
pointed in his avoidance. He kept his
distance from Alix and Nance and
Jane Elton in the same measure as
from Clem. There was thus none Of
the single avoidance of the shy swain
who lavishes attentions on all but her
whom he would most dearly sue. Glen.
least vain of beautiful women, sat long
hours before her glass. Never before
had the charms 1t revealed been ques-
toned, never had she been forced to
close in the ranks and call up the re-
serves. and now she felt at loss. un-
accustomed to the ready moves of the
coquette. Glen dropped her face in
her hands and cried.
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Gl' }i]:|@

One day in midsummer Alan, to his
disgust. was summoned peremptorily
by McDale & McDale. Half an hours
consultation was all they required and
Alan was pleased to find as he left
their offices that he still had plenty
of time to catch the early train back to
Red Hill. There were only two after
noon trains for that difficult goal.
As he strolled up the avenue he was
arrested by the sight of tall figure
standing on the curb watching the
swirl of the traffic. The figure was
dressed in heavy whipcord suit and
Stetson hat, uncompromlsingly
domed In the very form in which 1t
had been blocked by the makers. A
street gamIn yelled. Hi! fellers, look
what's got away from Buffalo Bill"
Kemp gazed sad-eyed but unmoved
over his dropping mustaches. doubt
less mourning the passing OF the shoot
Ing iron and the consequent unanswer-
able affronts of fostered civilization.
Alan elbowed his way across the
| stream of pedestrians and clutched him
by the arm. Kemp whirled around as
If to meet attack, but smiled when he
saw Alan's face. II was Jest calcu-
latin on roundin' you up" he drawled.
where did you come from? Where
| are you of tor" cried Alan, and without
waiting for an answer he hailed a cab,
hustled Kemp into it and ordered 1t
to his club. He forgot his early train.
In the club lobby Kemp surrendered
his hat reluctantly to the ready attend
ant and followed Alan across soft car
pets to a quiet corner where two enor-
nous chairs seemed to be making con-
fidences to each other. One could
imagine them aggrieved at being inter
rupted and sat upon.
well, Kemp" said Alan, "I'm glad
to see you. What's yours?"
Rye nd a chaser" said Kemp.
Same for me, waiter" ordered
Alan. Now, Kemp. tell me all about
| it."
81 just blowed in from Lieber's, MIR.
| Wayne, and I'm headed west"
"How's Lieber and where's Gerry ?
Did Lieber get my cableT
Kemp looked sadly out through the
window. "Lieber's dead"
Dead? Lieber dead?"
| Kemp nodded. II found him with
everything fixed for kickin' the bucket.
He knew what was the matter, but he
didn't tell me what it was. Said IL
had been comm on him for some while
an thet the want no hep for 1t. But
he got your cable, Mr.. Wayne, and he
wanted I should tell you that what you
] MOI MT tod sntl th.r
want nothin' thet could hep him
through the way that cable did. he
said 1t was the passpo't he'd been
waitin' for an thet you want to think
It come too late, because he reckoneo
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-27
EVENING
EEAIR TALEp
By MARY GRAHAM BONNER., n I,!:!.,
WOODLAND BALL.

81 haven't had Ball for ever ano
ever so long" said the Fairy Queen"
THAT is so,' said Fairy Twilight
Bell; "why can't we have one this
afternoon?"
"Yes, why can't wei" said Fairy
Ybab, who gives the Music for the
Fairyland Balls.
1--WE shall have one," said the Fairy
Queen. She waved her Wand of Gold
and from all over the Fairies came.
"we're to have Ball this very
afternoon" she said.
"Hurrahr ~ they all shouted.
"Quickly fly away" she said, "anc
get your Costumes, and be back al
three o'clock"
1--WE WILL" they called out merrily
as they flew off.
And just at three all the Fairies
came back. But such costumes as
they wore! Some of them were dressed
as Flowers, and some as Ferns, and
others as Butterflies. They all looked
so lovely and they wore Wings and
Wands of the colors of their Costumes
"Where is the Fairy QueenT' they
all asked.
"Oh, she will give us Surprise,
probably" said Fairy Ybab.
No sooner had she said that, than
rom underneath very tall Toadstool
stepped the Fairy Queen. And she
wore a costume of a red toadstool.
"We're to have Toadstools all
iround to rest upon when we get tired
Of dancing" she said.
And in a moment Toadstools of aY
colors and sizes and kinds sprang out
Of the Earth!
"Wonderfulw shouted the Fairies.
and some of them leaped about from
one Toadstool to the other, and sc
ightly they went that the Toadstools
1idn't mind in the least. For Toad.
stools are delicate Plants and will tum
ole to the ground very quickly.
But soon again the Fair Queen had
disappeared.
"Where has she gone this time?
asked the fairies.
Lets guess" said the Fairy Prin
cess Twilight Bell.
Some of the Fairies guessed that
the Fairy Queen would come as
beautiful Flower, and others guessed
that she would come in a Costume
which lighted up like a Firefly. They
kept on guessing for some time, and
Just as they were about to give up she
came back, drawn in n Chariot. One
hundred Robins were drawing the
Chariot, and as they were going along
the ground, hopping and bobbing their
heads, they kept singing and trilling
the most beautiful songs.
"Ah, lovely!' said the Fairies.
''The Robins have come" said the
Fairy Queen, "to help Ybab with the
Music" Ybab smiled, and in her soft,
musical voice, she said: "Then the
Music will be perfect!" And the Rob
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-27

CIem's was not the only troubled
heart on the HILL At The Firs Mrs.
Lansing moved restlessly from room
to room and stopped often to read and
re-read crumpled note-Gerry's note
to AliS.
Alix was still in town. Mrs. Ian
sing had written to her and then wired.
Alix replied telling her not to come,
that she wished to be alone. For hours
at a time Mrs. Lansing replaced the
nurse at Gerry. juniors, side. He
helped her. She felt that he could help
Alix.
She was almost glad when he devel-
oped some triflng ailment becoming
TO his years. She wired again and this
time Alix came, frightened. Alix was
like a wilted flower. but she braced
herself until Gerry, junior, recovered
into his healthy self. Then she dropped
once more and refused to be COM
forted.
If 1t had not been for Alan. Alix'
trouble would have cast n gloom over
the rest of Red Hill, but 1t was known
that Alan had sought out Mrs. Lam
sing and told her that not even he
knew just how Gerry's battle stood,
but that he did know that there was a
battle and that Gerry would surely
come back as soon as he had fought
his way clear.
So the Hill in general went almost
untroubled on its way trying to forget
that 1t was still awaiting a fulfillment,
and even Alix began to CLEAN n little
comfort from the thought that hope
was but deferred. Her teart was sick
her faith weak, by nope still lived
She clung through the long days to
Gerry, Junior. and waited.
At Maple House the beating OF
young hearts amounted to a din, but
It was suddenly stilled by a day OF
drenching tain. After the very tame
excitement OF seeing j. Y. and the
Judge OF for the city, gloom settled
In the faces of the children. Cousin
Tom, in rubber boots and coat, came
down the road from Elm House to
find company for misery. The barn
was requlsitoned and became the
sosne OF n subdued frolic. but 1t ar.
Eorded meager diversion. The hay
Crs not In yet the empty lofts were
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-27

brought a glow OF achievement to his
perspiring face. Alan was placed at
the newell at the foot Of the great stair
case and duly admonished in treble
voices not to look. The treble voices
rained excited instructions on him, car
ried away by youths confidence in its
ability to teach Its grandmother how
to suck eggs. Alan started to count
slowly in sonorous tones. With a last
shrek and the patter of many feet the
trebles faded away into silence.
Alan crept stealthily up the stairs
Out of the corner of his eye he caught
sight of the twitching jumpers of the
llttlest, who was too fat to quite fit the
not quite see until it was too late. The
littlest exploded the vast breath he
had been holding in and plunged head
long down the stairs. As he rolled by
the newell he stuck out a sturdy arm
and held fast. He shouted pean OF
victory and once more palpitatIng 81.
lence fell on the house.
Alan wondered IL he could find the
way to the little attic. He hurried
along the twisted halls, up a tiny flight
of steps, turned, dived through low,
narrow tunnel and threw open the
long-forgotten door. 1t was as though
he had suddenly opened portal on his
own childhood. A great, pensioned
rocking chair held the middle of the
floor as within his ken it always had
held 1t. Ancient garments hung from
pegs on the walls and from hooks on
the rafters. A box or two and more
disabled furniture Uttered the floor.
The whole was family lit up by the
light from little dormer window.
Nothing stirred. Alan drew a long
breath. He was not disappointed. No
one had thought to come here but him.
self.
Suddenly a bit Of the pendent ward
robe was flung aside and an apparition
dashed for the door. Alan sprang in
front Of it, threw his arms around 1t,
held 1t tight. 1t struggled, laughed,
ceased to struggle, and looked up as
Alan looked down. Clem's face was
very near to his. Her body, still throb-
bling with excitement, was in his arms.
Alan felt such a rioting surge in his
DlOOQ US ue Hdu never kuOWn DeIOre.
He wanted to kiss Glen. He felt that
he must kiss her, that there was not
strength enough left in him to do any
thing else. Then his eyes met hers
and he forgot himself and remembered
Glen. His soul cried, "Sacrilege," and
he dropped his arms from about her
and stepped back.
Glen stood before him, dazed. She
was in her stockinged feet. In each
hand she held little slipper. Her
eyes were big and full of the soft re-
proach of the mortally wounded. Alan
felt ashamed and looked away. He
had to break the silence. "Well, you're
caught" he said lamely.
Glen dropped one slipper. threw up
her hand and brushed the disordered
hair from her forehead. "Yes. I'm
caught" she said, and her lip trembled
on the words.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-27

What is prettier than the
awakening love In fine young
woman and her artIess ooquetry
In leading the object of her af-
fection up to proposal of mar.
riage? And what is more un-
pleasant to witness than her re-
buff by a man who fails to un-
derstand2
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-27

Bdith-If you didn't want Mr.. Bore
leigh to stay 80 late why didn't you
drop a hint?
Ethel-Dropping hint wouldn't
move him-unlsss It was made OF dy,
Mantle.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-27

Kemp Is a simple soul, for all
his travels. VIII AIlx be able
to worm out Of him the facts
about Gerry's affair with little
Margarita and '.the boy" In
South American
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Hlah Explosive Necessary.

CTo BE CoNTINUEDJ
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white that stuck out like a ballet skirt
above his sturdy, fat legs. was gravely
devouring sacrifice of cake. Charlie
Sterling lay full length on the ground
while his brood, with shrill cries at his
frequent eruptions, buried and re-
buried him with sofa pillows. Nance.
Alan and Glen slipped tea and cheered
on the children's efforts.
Kemp turned twinkling eye on
Mrs. ]. Y. 81 amt sayin', ma'am, thet
this mixture is my usual bev'rage, but
man don't expect to have his usual
handed down I'm a pulpit, and like.
wise see no call for folks turnin' their
front lawns into bar"
Kemp could feel scene; his strange
nature was moved ut finding itself
rubbing elbows with such group
and when Kemp was moved he al
ways talked to hide his emotion. Mrs.
]. Y.'s kindly eyes led him on, made
him feel weirdly akin to those quiet,
contented men and women and clean
frocked, rosy-cheeked children frolick-
ing against the peaceful setting Of
shady trees, old lawns and the ram
bling house that staidly watched them
| like some motherly hen. wings out
spread, ever ready to brood and shell
ter.
Kemp's eyes left Mrs. ]. Us face
and swept over the scene again.
"Speskin' OF bars" he went on in his
soft drawl, 81 don't think missus
ever has no call to handle drinks over
! an above what goes In nd out Of .
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-07-22
schools Of this Parish An annual
license tar Of $500 per head on I'll
dogs throughout the parish.

schools Of this Parish m annual
license tar Of $500 per head on I'll
dogs throughout the parish.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further ordained,
ETC., That tho sheriff of the parish
Of st. Tammany. be, and he il hereby
empowered and instructed to collect
the said tax from the owner or own
era Of any dog or dogs in the par
ish, and that his fee shall be liked 1T
Is per cent Of the amounts collected.
and to that end he may designate
such person or persons - he may see
at to collect the said license through
out the respective wards Of the par
ish.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained.
ETC., That the said license tar collect
or shall notify al delinquent dog
owners in writing. and require OF
them the amount due for dog license,
for each year hereafter, and that
after ten days written notice to the
said owner or owners. It shall be law
tul, and said collector for dog IL
cense, or any deputy sheriff. congta-
BILE, or deputy constable, shall be
empowered, and they are hereby In
structed to destroy any dog which
shall be found at large. whose owner
has not protected It with altcense re-
Quired by this ordinance.
Sec. 4. Be It further ordained.
ETC., That the president Of the police
jury be, and he 10 hereby authorized
to purchase such tags - shall
be necessary for the purpose Of
3~rrinw <ha nv,nnor Nnonaa IN the