The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-07
Wasd's words.

1t is about time that someone invented a
''spider poison" Since tie wholesale de-
Structlon of flies has arrived to such state
OF perfection that they are eXterminated and
killed Off absolutely before they are born,
it has come about that the very atmosphere
teens with myriads Of spiders OF all sizes,
kinds, propensites. capabilities, habits, and
virulency. Their industry and persistency
is appalling. Talk about the little busy
bee, improving each shining hour" Why:
She is an ordinary corner grocery store
loafer in comparison to the spider. The
bee can come home, have her supper and 60
to bed, but you can brush away the spiders
web every morning from May to October,
and he just pulls off his coat, takes a little
bite for dinner, spits on his hands and spins
another web before the bee starts out next
day, even if he has to work all night for it.
No! This bee business and George Wash
ington fake are played with me- Commend
me to the spider.
Some months ago had occasion to say
through our local press that the mother
made the man," regardless OF the father,
and the result was that | got half or two
thirds of the mothers, with sons running the
that saying and admit that if there had been
no fathers there could have been no sons,
together with the heredity which follows
but-the mother makes the man all the same
We have had heap of trouble of tht
silent variety of late respecting the diabolica
rum traffic. The officers elect don't propose
to do anything, and the prohibitiOnists
haven't back bone to do anything, and so we
all stand together and silently d-n each
other, because they don't proceed. 1t is {
highly respectable and toney condition Of
affairs.
During a heated and somewhat personally
interesting conversation with Mr.. Weather
wax, the other day, he let slip little pro-
family which overlooked at the time but a!
he is church member and an eXhOrter
called his attention to it later on. ''Well,
says the old man, Profanity is no mark O
a gentleman, but there are times when {
little of it judiciously applied, seems almos
indispensable in the interest of peace, good
will and harmony" The old man swear
intuitively, and a moment after having ex
ecrated his cow for kicking over the mill
pail, you'll hear him begin to sing "My sou
be on thy guard" He does both acts yer.
earnestly, too.
Furthermore he is better man than
and some other Christians here, because h
ventilates his spite and has done with il
while some Of us hang onto our devilisl
unchristian animosites until we are neithe
fit to live in Laingsburg or die a natura
death.
The lives estimated to be lost during tn
coming week on account of the q. A. X
meeting at Detroit is one hundred and fifty
The estimate including collisions, AM
other II. r. disasters is probably altogethe
too small--and for what
Our republicans are for Blaine, fror
Maine. l have seen men from Maine s
measley mean that everybody hated them
and the mosquitoes wouldn't bite 'em for fea
of blood poisoning, but it wasn't Jim Bain
from Maine. Our Jim, who is the creates
living statesman, unless we except 18th
grand old man" Of England. who may
his peer.
TainOshurp Julv 1901