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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-30
GOVERNMENT INSURANCE FOR
EX-SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
Soldiers and Sailors! Keep Your Gov
eminent Insurance @

The time for converting government
preaching. The plans are formulated
and the government is only delaying
The opening of conversion until every
little detail is pe-e~ct"d. The govern
ment g plan is t. have, the system
working so smoothly that a, man may
sendrin bis premium and his policy will
be sent to him within week.
This insurance is the result of a
great deal Of labor and effort ON the
part of some Of the biggest insurance
men in the United States. 1t is the
best insurance man can buy and is
recognized and approved of by all the
leading old line companies.
The government is offering six differ
ent policies which embrace substantial
ly all insurance. They are: Ordinary
Life, Twenty and Thirty Payment Life,
Twenty and Thirty Year Endowment,
and Endowment at the age Of sixty-two.
The present term insurance may be con
verified into any one of these policies
or may be split up into any number Of
them. This conversion may take place
any time within five years after peace
is officially proclaimed.
IF The present term insurance has
been lapsed through lack Of informa-
ton or any other reason it may be re-
instated by paying all back premiums.
No medical examination is required.
All ex-soldiers and sailors wha are, in
terested in obtaining information CON
cerning their government insurance
may do so by calling or applying to
the Navy Recruiting Station, Des
Moines, Iowa. ~,
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-30

The possession of good skin is large
III dependent upon good general health.
The skin is supplied with blood vessels
bringing the same food as to the rest
Of the body. The skin is not nourished
nor helped by so-called "skin foods. -
Good food, exercise in the open air, rest
and healthy living bring color to the
cheeks that the best rouge can not
equal.
However, the skin needs certain
amount of local care. 1t must be re-
membered that the skin is normally pro-
teeted by thin layer of grease secreted
by the sebaceous glands, and that one
of the most important duties of this
layer of fat is to prevent the extraction
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-30
Military Organization Of Jews.

The military organization OF the
Jews began with their departure from
Egypt. Every mar above twenty years
old was a soldier. Each tribe formed
n regiment with its own banner and Its
own leader, Their positions In the
caup or url the rch were accurately
StxpI
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-30
Do Your Best.

Everyone should do all he can to pro-
vide for his family and in order to do
this he must keep his physical system in
the best condition possible. No one can
reasonably hope to do much when he is
half sick good share Of the time. If
you are constipated, bilious or troubled
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-30
PeIican's Habits.

The pelican is commercially regular
In his habits. The parent birds cater
fish, and, after eating their fill, fly ',
their young, who eat by thrustins th''f
bills down the mothers throat Ina
seastiug on the half-diSested food
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-30

The instruments on an airplane us,
ally include an aitimeter. for Indies.
Ing the height. clock; compass; rev.
olution Indicator. showing the sneea
Of the engine; speedometec. indicattns
the air speed of the airplane; and NJ
troll and oil gauges. indicating n.
amount of fuel In the tanks.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-30
pioyv Evolved Slowly.

The pillow evolved slowly from
crude instrument Of wood into the
steel tool of today. In many parts Of
the world even today very primitive
form of wooden plow is still in use.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-30

with indigestion get package Of Cham
berlain Is Tablets and sollow the plain
printed directions, ard you will soon be
feeling alright ans able to do a day IS
work.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-27

Baked ds-bazaar-Gas office,
December 9th.-adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-27
Snolled Children.

On a crowded interurban car the
day after Christmas there was Jost-
ling. pushing, complaining bunch In the
aisle. There was just one woman In
the bunch who was not complaining
and she was good to look at, being
cheerful. pretty and perfectly clothed
from her russell shoes to the brown hat
that topped her gold-brown hair. Her
lovely brown suit was coming In con-
tact with all sorts of shabby clothing,
but she chuckled, and remarked 10 the
strange woman next 10 her: what
gpoiled children we are! Here we are
in warm. comfortable car, fairly fly
ing over the road. and grumbling all
the way. / can remember when trip
TO indianapolis meant. for me, chair
N farm wagon. maybe way back over
the hind wheels. and yet. even in zero
weather, jolting and jouncing over nj
teen miles of frozen road. l never
whimpered. l was just glad all through
for the chance to take the wonderful
rip to the city"
A sheepish grin spread over num-
Der OF faces in her vicinity. proving
hat others could dig up similar memo
-ies.-IndianapOlis Star.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-27

What is a jinx adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-27
Greeks in Turkish Territory.

Professor Andrende of the uniVer-
sity of Athens. who is a specialist on
the extent OF Greek citizenship beyond
the Greek frontiers-in Macedonia
and the other Balkans, in Turkey,
Syria and Asia Minor-pointed out the
great predominance of the Greeks in
the regions to be evacuated by the
Turks IL they are TO leave Europe.
The whole vilayet. or province, OF
AdrianopIe, extending from the Bal
kans down to Constantinople, he de-
rlared, is as much Greek as il Is Turk
and with the Turks out ii is practical
" all Greek. even Constantinople,'
he said, lis a Greek city-the largest
" Greek cities--with population of
100000 Greeks. That gives an idea Of
the extent of Greek citizenship in all
this section down to the straits. which
will have TO be considered on the basis
Of nationality and race when the Turk
leaves Europe.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-27

Japanese NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
office, December 9th.-adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-27
LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE
TO ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN: You
are hereby notified that the following reso-
luton has been duly adopted by the CITY
Commission of the city of Alma, ana that
said City Commission will be In session ION az
its chambers in the city hall in said city oil
Alma on Tuesday the 10th day of Decem-
Der. 1919. commencing at o'clock p. m; OF
said day. at which time the said Cry Com
mission viii hear any objections that may
have been filed i'm the Office of the city clerk
relative TO vacating the west 10 feet oil
Bridge street in said city of Alma, from
Michigan avenue north to Pine river. And
you are further notified that any person may
file his objections thereto. with the city
clerk at any time on before said date.
WHEREAS the Republic Motor Truck
Company. is contemplating the building OF
railroad track along the east side OF ITS
plant and the west side of Bridge street
from Michigan ave, north TO Pine river. IN
the city of Alma, and If said railroad ~
constructed, To improve its plant by the eN-
penditure of somewhere about SlOO,OOO; and
whereas. it is deemed public necessity
that said railroad be constructed in this, to-
wit. that il will be of a lasting financial
benefit TO said city; now. therefore. be It
RESOLVED by the City Commission OF the
city of Alma now in session, that the west
l6 feet of Bridge street, commencing at
Michigan avenue and running north IN SAID
city 10 Pine River. be vacated for the pur-
pose of constructing said proposed railroad
thereon. and that the use thereof be given
To the Republic Motor Truck Company, its
successors or assigns. for that purpose, and
+ that at any time the same is not so used
by the said Republic Motor Truck Company,
its successors assigns. that 1t revert
back TO the city of Alma and be re-opened
for highway purposes and be II further
RESOLVED that the City Commission VIII
meet and hear objections. if any. relative 70
the vacatng OF the west Is feet OF SAID
Bridge street, ON Tuesday. the 10th day OF
December 1919. at O'Clock p m. of saic
day at the chambers of said City Commission
f N he eft
be it further
RESOLVED that the required notice be
given for the vacating of streets or an,
portion thereof As is required by Sector
: of Chapter XVIII Of the city charter
CARL r. GALLAGHER
2l-5-c City Clerk
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-27
Estate of Aria Holiday Chick. Deceased
HEARING CLAIMS

STATE OF MICHIGAN-The Probate Court
for the county of Gratiot
AT a session of said court, held at the Pro-
bate Office i'm the village of Ithaca in said
county, on the 4th day Of November. 1919.
Present J. Lee Potts, Judge.
In the matter of the estate of Aria liolli-
day Chick. deceased
The above estate having been admitted TO
probate and John {. Chick, Alma, Michigan,
appointed administrator thereof
1t is ordered that four months from tins
date be allowed for creditors Ia present their
claims against said estate and that such
claims will be heard 10y said court on Friday.
the 5th day Of March. next at ten o'clock IN
the forenoon.
u j. further ordered that public notice
thereof be- given by publication of this order
for three successive weeks previous 20 said
day of hearing in The Alma Record, news
paper printed and circulated in said county.
j. LEE POTTS.
4 t,rue copy Attest judge Of Probate
ELLEN NJ. WALTER.
Register of Probate.
First tl-6 last l1-25
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-27
HER CLUB NIGHTS
How One Girl Succeeded In Danish
Ino Loneliness Caused by Civ
Ing Up Old Custom.

Barbara Carson felt bored as she
sat toying with her book under the
light of the table lamp after dinner.
II was club night for the girls Of her
set, and she pictured them enjoying
the excitement of the lights and the
music a. she had done every week
through the winter
She had had to admit, however, that
the tone of the club-night dances had
gradually grown lower as the winter
wore on, and she had made up her
mind to break away from this group OF
young people. She wanted to attach
herself to persons who were more
worth while.
In remaining away tonight she had
! taken the first step, but she had not
realized how hard il was going to be.
Just then her mother entered the
room and noticed the troubled look In
her eyes.
"What Is the matter, dearr she
asked. "Has something made you IN
happyr
mo" said Barbara, mot exactly
that, but / didn't realize how deadly
dull II was going to be to spend club
night at home"
aren't you trying TO take something
out Of your life without putting any
thing else in It's placer" asked her
mother. 1.-THE Bible speaks about our
overcoming evil with good. You are
trying to overcome IL with nothing.
You are like the man OF whom Christ
spoke who had swept and garnished
his soul-house and then left II empty.
The result was that the old evil spirit
came back and brought seven other
worse devils with him. And, as Christ
tells us, the last state of that man
WAS worse than the first. The man
merely had soul TO let. Where he
made his mistake was in not getting In
some good tenants to take the places
of the ones he had turned out. Ihe
Italians have proverb that says that
the busy man Is vexed with only one
devil, the idle one with seven. IL IL
illustrates the old saying that, II you
want to keep sAaff out OF the gran
airy, fill Il with grain.
"The point OF all this Is that, III yot
are trying to break bad habit, yor
had better start a good habit to take
its place rather than 70 sit thinking
how wretched you are. l would sug
gest that you start now TO make al
engagement for every club night dur
ing the rest of the season. Give your
self something interesting TO do tina
night; something positive to tax
your mind in another direction In
stead of leaving ii TO revolve Oh
nothing"
81 hadn't thought of IL In that way
mother" said Barbara. II believ
you're right. Only the other day Mar
iorie Sears said she wished some o
us girls could get together one evenin
week TO do some Red Cross work.
believe I'll call up now and ask he
10 come over and help me make som
plans"
That night after Marjorie had gon
Barbara said TO her mother shyly,
guess any little blue devil that come
looking for lodgings with me on clu
nights hereafter will find that / haV
no room TO spare" Youths Con
paniOn.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-27
Certain TO Win.

"How's your boy getting on ut the
training camp?"
Wonderful ~ replied Farmer Apple
cart. 81 feel sense Of great security.
An army that can make my boy get up
early, work hard all day an go TO bed
early can do most anything Peoples
Home Journal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-27
Odorous Epidemic.

"a friend of mine has kept himself
and his family immune from influenza
in n district sorely smitten by eating
spring onions. "-Glasgow tScotland)
Evening Post.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-27

Geraldine Farrar-Idlehour, Wed
nesday and Thursday.-adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-27
NORTHWEST SEVILLE
I. Whitney was in Shepherd Fri

j. Whitney was in Shepherd Fri
day.
Arlie Inghram of Detroit is visit
ing his father, Alpha Inghram.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Whitney spent
Tuesday evening at the home of v.
Dickinson.
C. Hill expects to move back to
his own place this fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Johnson and Mr.,
and Mrs. c. Robbins of Alma called
on Mr. and Mrs. V. Dickinson Sun
day.
Mrs. j. freed was in Elwell Friday.
H. Morris is moving TO his fathers
place four miles south of Mt. Pleas
ant.
G. Biggs was in Alma Saturday.
Miss Ethel lyman spent Sunday
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
lyman.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-27

Watch for Broken Blossoms. -
adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-11-27

The Miracle Man is coming.--adv
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-13
B0V SCOUTS Mss
NIGHT IN woods
Take Hike to Sapp Camp and
Gain Experience
In Camp
Life

The Baxter Boy Scouts spent all
Of last night in the woods, on the
Spring river, near Lowell. cooking
their suppers and breakfasts under
the trees, enjoying a swim, and Incl
dentally giving first aid to one Of their
companions who came in close contact
with q barb wire ENHANCEMENT. The
Scouts displayed much Of wOOdcraft
that they have learned under Scout
master Fisher.
The Scouts left Baxter yesterday
evening late. in two squads. The first
! left the Chamber Of Commerce at $3.50
with +. NJ! Richardson in charge and
liked the four miles to the camping
place. There were eighteen boys in
this squad. Truman Garretson acted
as an assistant to Richardson. The
second squad Of three, boys whose
work would not let them 60 earlier,
left at 1880 accompanied by c. M. Sar-
Chef. All took supper together when
the second squad arrived, each Of the
boys cooking his own meals on the
trip.
The next stunt for the Boy Scouts,
, this week, is a swim tomorrow after
noon,. just above the mouth Of Willow
Greek, with Rev. John Pearce in
charge. He will be assisted by sew
eral others, SO that the boys viii have
a sufficient number Of experts with
them. The Scouts will meet at the
Chamber of Commerce at 4:45 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
Arrangements are practically COM
pleted for the social event for the
Scouts and their girl friends on Fri
day evening, at which time the Scout
Aags viii be presented to them.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-13
s1Lo AND STACKED ENsILAGE

In 1913, a dairyman In Southwest
ern Missouri had Is acres of corr
which would have made 500 worth
of fodder, If it had been cut for fOd-
der. But, he put the crop in a silO,
It made so tons of ensilage which was
fed to dairy cows. By using the en-
silage with other feed this so tons OF
ensilage was worth $40 per ton, OF
$500 for the crop which was worth
only 500 If it had been used as fOd-
der. That silo paid for itself during
one dry year.
1919 promises to be a wet year
when It may be hard to cure hay Of
any kind. Under these conditions, we
have seen hay piled up wet which
changed into ensilage which was eat
en- greedily by cattle the next winter
This afermented hay" gave good re-
suits when fed in small rations to
growing cattle; bat fattening cattle
would eat too much for good results
Il given all they would take.
J.E. PAYNE,
AgriculturiSt Frisco R = Parsons.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-13
MORE BOMB OUT
RACES THREATENED

A dispatch from Washington states
that information has been received to
the effect that there win BE- Another
countrywide terroristic demonstration
on July 4. Thus considering the fact
that the MAY day" plots were timed
for the first of May; that the recent
bomb outrages occurred on the End Of
June; and that the third campaign Of
violence IL set for July 4, II would
seem that the happenings thus far are
but the first chapters Of Q campaign
of terrorism designed 10 eclipse every
thing Of the kind that has gone before.
This fact is, indeed. disquieting and
calls for the utmost possible vigilance
and action in order to avert the threat
ened calamity. It is Of the greatest
Importance, however, that every one
shall guard against hysteria. The
actual danger Is really nothing as
compared with q hundred other crises
which have heretofore been met and
successfully dealt with in this country.
The recent "flu" epidemic was ten
thousand times more dangerous and
destructive than this menace can ever
be. The people responsible for these
outrages constitute only an .inhnites-
sinai part Of our population; many
thousands of secret-service men, post
office inspectors, police, private de-
tectives and other trained investiga-
tors are now cOmbing the entire eOun-
try for evidence and guarding with
the utmost vigilance against any fur
ther outbreaks; and every good citizen
is on the alert for information and
ready to aid the authorities in every
way. These efforts viii, in all prob
ability, soon be productive Of substan-
tial results, and then the crisis will
have been passed. Even then, how
ever, it will still be Of vital Importance
that the country shall proceed with q
thoroughgoing AmericanizatiOn cam
paign, since otherwise the atmosphere
of violent, unreasOning, and unre-
strained class-hatred which is being
daily breathed by hundreds Of thou
sands of people in this country be-
cause of q misunderstanding Of our
institutions, will breed hOrdes of other
disciples of these deadly "direct ac-
ton" methods.
This condition Of ignorance and un-
rest is undoubtedly responsible for
these outrages, and this condition
must be corrected if we are ever to
be free from the insidious menace Of
anarchy and lawlessness such as We
have just witnessed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-13
FARMS FOR SOLDIERS BILL
MEETS BITTER OPPOSITION
FROM NATIONAL GRANGE

Washington, June o.-One million
farmers turnout the United States are
irrevocably opposed to the MOndell
bill, on which hearings are now being
held by the house committee on public
lands, rs being fundamentally un-
American, un-Democratic and indie
feasible" and will wage their cam
paign thru the National Grange, a
farmers organization Of fifty-three
years standing.
The National Grange representa-
tives now in the national capitol de-
clare that the bill calculated to make
the discharged soldier feel that he ID
getting something for nothing, when
in reality he viii have to pay for the
land granted him on terms that will
be utterly prohibitive and which he
will never be able to meet. =.
The National Grange has carried
one campaign thru the state and coun-
ty organizations and its aim is to pre-
vent the passage Of the bill.
Here is the basis Of the campaign:
EARNS for soldiersAWe oppose the
proposed plan for retaining swamp
and arid lands for returning soldiers
rs unsound, impractical and detri-
mental to the interests of the nation
and agriculture. There is an abund-
ance Of utenanted farms near market
centers to supply all soldiers who may
wish farm land. The government
should meet this need in this way 50
that they may become self supporting
and useful without waste and delay"
The farmers are anxious to know
why they have been picked as the
"gOat" and why they are being dis
eliminated against in this fashion
Why, they ask, should not the soldier
be given the right to decide whether
he wants to farm or 60 into a store OF
bank?
They want to know about who is
going to be hired to do all this work
and its reaction on the labor market.
Why is Uncle Sam SO anxious to
put the boys on farms?
Why, if the soldiers are to be placed
on farms should they not be located
in reasonably sure-crop, sure market
regions?
These are some of the questions
which the National Grange is pro-
pounding to the lawmakers who are
sponsoring the pending legislation.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-13
KANSAS LEGISLATURE TO
MEET FOR SUFFRAGE VOTE

Topeka, Kan, June "a call for
special session Of the Kansas legisla-
ture to consider the ratification Of the
Susan B. Anthony woman suffrage
amendment, was issued late today by
Governor Henry J. Allen. The ses-
sion viii open Monday, June 16. Nine
ty members of the house and twenty
seven members of the senate have
agreed to come to Topeka for their
actual expenses.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-13
THE STATUS OF
THE PEACE TREATY

The Council Of Four at Paris, which
Il discussing the reply to be given the
Germans in regard to their demands
for modified peace terms, hopes TO
have It's work done BY Monday. It Is
already announced that the question
Of changing the reparntiOn terms in
sha treaty from an indefinite charge
upon Germany over a period Of thirty
years 70 q fixed sum has settled n
fuvor q keeping the original prOvis-
ions.
Rh reported that Premier Glenn
rus.au l. nnaItsrably opposed to any
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-13

Politics ~ n for q general c|lan-
ing down pt wnahinatoni the Repub'
leans have opened up the bath tubs
which the Democrats locked up e use-
Iess when they went into power some
years ago.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-13

The SunnORsf Is coming into its
own. Long since heralded and sung
In story rs the state flower Of Kansas,
yet never elevated to that pedestal by
the men who sit at Topeka every two
years, the stately weed is now pro-
claimed = rival Of corn fodder, as ri
for "ensilage" which, in the vernacular
of the farmer. Is greens" stored up
in q silo for winter stock food. Moral
-Itpays to be n hardy annual.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-13

Wouldn't n Be just a. welr for the
Prealasnt to let prohibition stand and
provide plenty Of .'remperanee Brew
for the 29b element of Americans who
just can't do without TT
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-13

Now that the daylight saving law
Is to be permitted 70 lland a. Wilson
arranged tive phEll continue to get
up as usual ~ hnskstef time.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-13

About the most useless thing on the
farm just now according to the state
schools 10 the srstwhile rooster. Swat
him.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-13

The first symptoms Of popularity
that comes to the fellow who gets into
the limelight, is when he sees in the
home paper some reference to him as
"Bill Jones, formerly Of" which is
q pretty good sign that the small
town is going to take credit for Bill
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-13

Governor Allen has wired each
legislator asking him to come at his
own expense to Topeka for q one day
session to ratify national suffrage. II
isn't hard telling who is boss at Hen
rvs house.