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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-25


Organist, MISS ETHEL BALDWIN.
Bring Gospel Hymns Nos
Delegates will report at the church.
The State Association convenes in Kalama-
zoo, Nov. 1910.
TUESDAY FORENOON.
10:30-Devotional Services, Rev. T. p.
Barnum, Perry.
General Conference, considering:
WEAK points in our Sunday School
Work.
2-How to Improve our Sunday School.
11:45-Announcements, etc.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
1;30-Devotional Services, Rev. S. H.
Edgcombe, Morrice.
2:00-Report of County Secretary, Mrs.
M. Z. Kellogg.
2:30-"Relation of the Home to the
Sunday School," Miss Dorothy
Leavitt, Kirby.
Embellishments of Effective Teaching"
Thorough Preparation.
2-Study of the Scholar.
3-Charaster of the Teacher.
Mrs. E. M. Foster, Laingsburg.
3:30-"Ths up.to-date Superintendent;
What will he be and do 2"
.. L. Bristol, Morrice.
Question Box. Committees.
EVENING SESSION.
7:00-Song and Praise Service, in
charge of local committee.
7:30-"Our Young People," Rev. w.
b. Matteson, Owosso.
S:O0-"Day School Methods and Prin-
ciples that may be utilized in the
Sunday School,"
Prof E. T. Austin, Owosso.
WEDNESDAY FORENOON.
9:Oo-Conference of County, District
and TownshipIOfficer
9:3O-Theme, Spiritual Preparation
for Service" Its Need @
How Secure 1t.
Rev. F. A. Stephens, Vernon.
10:00-Three things that will double the
attendance and interest in our
schools:
1.-The House to House Canvass;
How to do it." M. III. Reynolds,
Owosso.
2-"The Home Department.
What is it How start it ?"
Mrs. I.W. Lamb, Perry.
3-"The teachers meeting. Why
and how conduct it % Rev.
Arthur Metcalf Bancroft.
from the Districts and
Township Presidents, relating to
number of township meetings
held; interest in them; schools
started; schools needed; what
more should be done.
of Committees, etc.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
1:30-Devotiona services.
1:45-Report of Treasurer, Chas. Hol-
man.
2:0O-"A Normal Bible Lesson" Mrs.
Ella Il. Kellogg, Durand.
Discussion and questions.
2;3O-"Bible Geography'-Mrs. H. w.
Wallace, Perry.
Discussion and questions.
3:00-"Primary Work." Mrs. M. II.
Reynolds, Owosso.
Question Box.
Has this Convention helped me; if so,
in what way?
'obi bhiN ibNDENlo DO NOI TAIL.
Ito announce this Convention and
distribute these programs.
2-To attend and have your school we'll
represented.
$40 see that the statistical blank,
which has been sent you, or which
may accompany these programs,
is filled IN at once and returned to
tie County Secretary.
4--To take up an Offering for or make
an appropriation toward h g
County and State S. S. Work,
next Sunday, and send to the
Convention, or to Chas. Holman,
Corunna.
This is very important as we want to
redeem our pledge of $40 to the State
Association at this meeting.
Everyone welcome to this Conven-
ton.
Everyone bring bibles, note books,
pencils, prayerful hearts.
Everyone will be royalty entertained
by our Shaftsburg friends, who are
making great calculations for the Con-
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-25
Your Wife

VIII tell you where to get the best Clothing cheapest
women are quick to recognize style and quality The
General Excellence Make, Finish and Wear of OUR
olothing usually creates big surprise with people
VINO don't know u.s. They don't understand how we
can give so much excellence for so little money That
is why we extend special invitation to visitors to the
city to make our store their headquarters and to COM
pare Our Goods and Our Prices with those they
lind elsewhere Perhaps these prices may tempt you
to call:
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-25

Nice Brown Cheviot Sack Suit .....$ 500
Dressy Black Cheviot Sack Suit. ... ZOO
Fine Black Clay. sack or frock. .... 1000
Latest FANCY Mixtures ............ 1000
Child's 2 Piece Suits (zsss: Pant, Rsss;) $1 toy
Boys 3 Piece Suits (az s:s ,s sse.ss S4to1O
An extra good thing in Mems Overcoats 10
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-25
CORRECTED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING.

CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK
CAPITAL, $4,000.
DEPosIToRs' GUARANTEE, 800, 600.
/. H. KELLER, President.
H. c. FRIEsEKE, Vice President.
G. l.. TAYLOR. Cashier.
DIRECTORS:
H. c. FRIEsEKE, ALBERT TODD,
w. E. HALL, GEO. L. KELLER,
j. w. SIMMONS, M. G. DAWES,
M. S. KELLER, l. III. KELLER,
Transacts General Banking Business.
Pays 40 interest on deposits.
a. Bank open on Saturday evenings.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-12-26

prop rtion Of lean meat in pork, and
10 part because OF the feed conditions
Inc great corn crop OF last season.
with the prospe ctiYe large crop follow.
ing It this year, make the great fatten.
Ing grain of the West abundant and
cheap, and this is the situation that
renders heavy hogs plenty and light
ones comparatively scarce. AS the
market always pays the least for that
which is most abundant. and the NOSE
for that which is the least SO. the dis
count on heavy hogs may be expected.
to continue for some time to come.
The only objection to this is that tI1a.
margin is not wide enough. There
never has been a time yet when pack.
ers and killers could not have secured
well fed lean hogs if they. had been
willing to pay for them. TIE whole
question is one Of feed, the hog of the
swine belt being a lard hog, because
the swine belt is practically the same
as the corn belt This class of feed
naturally makes this kind Of hog. and
1t is made more easily and cheaply.
TOO, than a well fed, lean hog can be !:
made for the reason that the carbohy.Z
crates or fat-makers are cheaper than
albumlnoids or muscle-makers. But if
the market will pay fer making good,
lean meat, it will get it. Nor will
there be any necessity for changing
breeds in order to get it, although a
good deal of change in feeding and
management will be required
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-12-26
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ,'ll'lIllNNl'N
3 Disease-Cursed Monarchs Of Europe. 6
a Pittsburg Puddler. 8
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Contrast the. American SOVEREIGN. 4
vigorous, clean -blooded, clean bodied,
clean-minded man, with the European
Sovereign.
The two are physically and mentally
poles apart. The one is, as rule,
strong, healthy, happy and ambitious;
the other is puny, racked with inherit
ed Ills, and has no ambition other than
sto get through life as painlessly as his
enfeebled body and weak mind will
permit.
NO stronger argument could be put
forward against the ridiculous preju-
Dice that prevails in the old world
against mesalliances than brief re-
view Of the leading mem ers Of the
relgning houses of Europe. Few people
realize to what extent these self-styled
anointed of the Lord are afflicted with
the ills of the flesh, ills which are en-
tirely attributable to the appalling pow
%erty of their blood, vitiated by long
succession Of marriages between princes
and princesses too closely related, q,
There is no worse blood from. a phys
ical point of view than what is kno yssll,
as ablood royal, ;" and unless the reighl-
ing dynasties of Europe infuse the.
strains of the thin blue fluid that mean
ders feebly through their veins with
some of the generous, thick, dark-rel
blood of the common people, they are
doomed to extinction, preceded. by de-.
cay, bodily as well as mental.
Europe may be said to be governed
by cripples. King Leopold Of Belgium
limps badly, his .lameness being due to
some disease of theehip, while the body
of his nephew, Prince Albert, the heir
to the throne, and who has just become
affianced to the younger sister of the
Duke Of Orleans, is all awry and, twisted.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-12-26
The Horse,

In judging the merits Of a horse for
draft, the carriage or the saddle, the
characteristic Indications Of the head
and adjacent parts are very important.
There are, of course, numerous differ
ences Of conformation characteristic of
different breeds rather than of merits
and defects, but there are also certain
beauties which should be sought for in
all breeds. OF these, smallness of the
head is one, for a small head is always
preferable to a large one in the same
breed. The eyes, too, should be large
and wide open, indicative Of good
sight. A large forehead is desirable
beauty, and large, well opened nostrils.
show the nasal and respira tory organs
are in good condition. The lips should
be firm, not fabby, and the lower jaw.
should be set easily in the larynx, to
permit the head to move freely from
the neck.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-12-26
ChOked' Cattle

l have lately noticed in the Farmer
and Homes two articles on relieving
choked cattle, and I thought I would
write my method, which is simple and
safe, says D. l.. Brett I have never
known it to fail of giving instant re-
lief.
cut amstick about three feet long
and half an inch through at the large
end, with prongs like fork tines about
an inch long at the small end. The
stick wants to be straight and smooth.
generally cut a small gray birch.
Then wind the prongs with yarn until
well covered, and sew over and through
this a piece of cotton cloth, making
ball some inches in diameter securely
fastened to the small end of the stick.
Grease the ball we'll with lard, in
sert in the animals throat, and shove
it down the length of the stick if need
be or until the substance is forced
into the stomach. Then draw the stick
and the creature will be relieved I
have been called in the might to go four
miles to relieve an animal that had
been choked for hours. I relieved her
in two minutes after the stick was
ready, so that she went right to eating.
Two or three men had tried every
way they knew for hours without sue
cess. This creature was choked in
the barn with potato. I have seen
more than one. COW choked by eating
potatoes in the barn. = fI
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''X'' RAYS USED ON ANIMALS
They Have Prove of Great Benefits
in Veterinary Surgery in Eng.
land

They Have Prove of Great Benefit
in Veterinary Surgery in Eng
land
Although the excitement caused by
the discovery of the "X'' rays has in
great measure abated, experiments
are being quietly prosecuted in many
laboratories with a view Of widening
the range Of utility already suggested
by Prof. Roentgen's discovery.
In one new experiment in Germany
the human body was subjected to the
action of the rays through an apparatus
OF special design, which enabled spec
tators to clearly observe the action of
the diaphragm demonstration was made
in England, where the Roentgen rays
were applied to animals without an
aesthetics, more particularly for dag
nostic purposes. Where photographs
OF living animals are ordinarily taken
the subject has to be kept still, either
forc1bly or by anaesthetics, but in this
case the animals were moving when the
pictures were tae1. :.
/ The first application Of the rays was
made to two horses knees, one of which
was broken-kneed. Two excellent radi-
ographs were obtained, which clearly
show the difference in the two cases.
These results promise to be of great
service to the veterinary surgeon, us
such an application Of the '.X'' ray to
moving, objects promises to do away.
with thesextreme tediousness and diff
Guilty Of keeping the subject perfectly
quiet during the prolonged exposure.
Although in this instance the horses
moved freely about during the time
they were photographed the lines of the
picture We're perfectly sharp. The sci
enlist who conducted the experiment
says that although he would scarcely
yet undertake to successfully radio
graph a vicious horse galloping around
a paddock, he will guarantee that the
spinal column of circus horse as it
trots around the arena can be distinct
" reproduced in an tx" ray picture.
It is proposed by the applicat ton of
this system to make a series Of radio
graphs Of the wild animals at the Lon
don Zoo. The special apparatus re-
quired will, it is expected, be placed on
the market by a leading firm Of scien-
i! tific instrument makers in London at
an early date.-NeW York Journal.
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mon ailment among royal personages
of Europe. f .8s
! The young King Of Servia, although
nearly blind from overstudy, ]. is sturdy
and Of powerful physique. His vigor
is due to the fact that the great grand
father of King Milan was a common
sWineherd, and the superb stature of
the former generations Of the imperial
house of Russia are due to the fac.
that their ancestress, the Empress Cath
arine, a magnificent woman from a
physical point Of view, was a country
girl when she became the wife of Peter
the Great
Queen Victoria is SO crippled by
rheumatism that she experiences the
utmost difficulty in walking, and is con-
veyed from one spot to another either
in chair Or is bodily carried by stall
Wart Scotch attendants. The Prince Of
Wales is afflicted with varicose veins,
chiefly in the legs, and it is to this
afd1ction more than to anything else
that the English owe the abolition of
the knee breaches, the black silk stock
E.ings and pumps that formerly consti-
tuted the costume worn at all enter
tainments given by royalty or at which
royalty was present. 49,. DIS
There have been some seasons when
the Prince has been compelled to have
his legs bandaged up twice and three
times day. His charming wife, the
Princess, suffers from stiff knee
which renders it difficult for her to as
'cend a. stairway, except with peculiar
hating gait. Nor when riding is she
able to hook her right knee around the
crutch Of her saddle, and consequently
invariably sits on her horse with her
feet on the off side and her left leg,
Instead of the right, around the crutch.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-12-26
to one side, his crooked growth being
attributable to some malformation Of

to one side, his crooked growth being
attributable to some malformation of
the spine. III
Emperor William of Germany has a
left arm that is entirely Withered, the
fingers Of the hand being 50 fncom-
plete and misshapen that he invariably
wears glove. The arm is entirely use
less and all sorts of ingenious devices
have been invented in order to alleviate
the young monarch's sense OF at1lctl0n
from this particular cause.
Nor is this his only ailment. His
right ear is disfgured by an immense
wad Of discolored cotton wool that fills
the cavity and outside shell. This IS
rendered necessary by disease OF the
ear called "otitis media" the pain OF
which is only bearable as long as the
ear is permitted to suppurate. Fhe
moment the suppuration ceases the az
ony becomes so intense as to bring on
fits of dementia. The emperor's grand
uncle, King Frederick William ". OF
Prussia, died raying maniac from this
particular malady.
Emperor Williams cousin, the Crown
Prince Of Sweden and Norway, has
every one of his teeth barred. That is
to say, a bar Of bone runs through the
roots of every one Of his molars, and it
has to be crushed before a tooth can be
removed. He is a martyr to toothache,
and spends sconsid erable portion Of
his existence with a handkerchief tied
around his head to relieve the pain.
The King of Portugal, although still
young man, has become so obese as
to be scarcely able to walk, all medical
treatment, even that of his clever con-
sort, who is a MUSICIAN, having proved
inadequate to check the progress Of his
phenomenal embonpoint.
The Duke Of Cumberland, better
known as the Grown Prince Of Han
over, and who is de jure sovereign
Duke Of Brunswick, was born without
a nose, and the one he wears now is
artificial, the creation Of his doctors.
His father, the late King Of Han
over, was stone blind, as was also His
Majesty S sister, the late Princess Solms.
There are at least three personages OF
sovereign rank, among them the reign
ing Grand Duke Of Mecklenberg-Stre-
/ litz and the Landgrave of Hesse, who
B are also blind.
The old Queen Of Denmark is SO deaf
4 that she cannot hear vi thout an ear
/ trumpet. and the hearing Of her daugh-
ter, the Princess Of Wales, is becoming
equally bad. Deafness. indeed, is a com
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-12-26
INELAsTIC FLOORING.
1t Has an Injurious Effect on the
Feet of WOr1kmen .s$

1t Has an Injurious Effect ON the
Feet of WOrlkmen.
A manufacturers says that the nature
of the floor of the shop hasa great
deal to do with the amount of work
that is got out of the operative staff
He was at once struck with the differ
ence in the apparent activity of two
sets of men working on similar jobs
at the wise in two rooms Of a large
shop. S5
One was in an old building, and the
other was in one of recent construction.
In the former the men stood easily
and naturally at their work, and show
ed no symptom of a hankering for a
seat on the bench, while in the latter
the men We're shifting their weight
from one foot to the other, throwing
one leg upon the bench at every OPP
portunity, and showing every evidence
of foot fatigue. The superintendent
| guessed that the difference was due to
the floors upon which the two gangs
| were standing In the old shop the
floor was of wood, springy to a certain
extent, and poor conductor of heat.
| In the new shop it was Of the most
| beautiful concrete, s an excellent con-
ductor Of heat from the feet of the
/ workman, and as unyielding as granite
rock So the benches in the new shop
| were raised couple of inches and
each man was given a platform of
wood that rested on two crosspieces at
| the end, and had a slight spring to
it. The foot WEAKNESS disappeared al
| most at once, and no further trouble
was experienced. w hich shows that
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There have been times when he

There have been times when her
lameness has been more pronounced
than at others, and inasmuch as Eng
lish women both in and out of society
blindly follow her lead in everything
connected with fashion, there are mo-
ments when most of the fair sex in
London consider it their duty to walk
lame, too, their gait receiving the name
of ssthe Alexandra. limp" Her only
son, the Duke Of York, future king of
England, is an undergrown and puny
Weakling, the exact counterpart of the
present Car of Russia, whose delicacy
is inherited from his Danish mother.
King George of Greece is in the las.
stages Of Bright's disease, and instead
Of devoting, as in days OF yore. his
time to frivolities Of nocturnal Paris,
he gives up all his days to a famous
French specialist. .s.~.5
King Humbert had a hunchbaek
brother, Prince Otto, who died few.
Years ago, and his father had a brother
who was not only imbecile, but was
born without legs-a monstrosity. in
fact. The present Crown Prince Of
Italy, who is soon to marry Princess
Helene of Montenegro, is not only !
dwarf, but also misshapen, the length
of his body being altogether out Of pro.
portion to his abbreviated legs, while
his arms hang down below his knees.
King Otto of Bavaria is incurably
mad, being afflicted with that form d
insanity called "mathesis,' and which,
like that ascribed in Biblical history Ia
| Nebuchadnezzar, takes the form of the
victim imagining himself to be either a
bird or an animal. 5
Other royal lunatics are the Arch.
duchess Macmillan of Austria, better
/ known as the ex-Empress Charlotte Of
Mexico; Emperor Williams mother-1n.
law, the DoWager Duchess Of Schles-
wig neutrality-suspicious. and Arch
duke Leopold Of Austria. The reigning
Prince of Lippe is likewise a mailman
and under restraint, as is also ex-sul-
/ tan Murad Of Turkey.
IS But perhaps the saddest Of an these
royal Affections is that of poor little
Prince Waldemar of Prussia, only
child of Emperor Williams sailor
brother, Henry. The little fellow is
deaf and dumb.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-12-26
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How Nearly All OF the Family Cam
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- A.1seN oIA tue great '5nlhalnan
stiiang, was 70 Col. Alceook
! US -, len en- McCook
How did you all come to be gener-
I aus =: .Ss ING l1sl nlfed eJhang.
Inc l'nl AZ ma asked good many
nara q 'ls IN england and came
near making making hlmself unpopular by SO
dong. But Il ne chooses to ask ques-
tons IN the United States about the
McCooks ne can be answered without
dl iI.ll
flrst-Danlel McCook was killed
near tue beginning OF the war between
the sIaIes, Dy = en-. = ohn lorgan $ raid
eis. iesWass sllAlJ-thTee years OLD, and
held esl q commission ~ as major
Second-.Iohn Mclook, brother of
Ialnlel, suled ~ 1860. soon after the
war. he was q surgeon in the army
Da u e ten sons and Johns five
sons !lls all served IN the war.
Inlro-Brlg. Gen. George Wythe
. McCook, son OF D .falL served IN the
AIe sti WI anu II the civil war II
y. was 81 al.oiney general OF ONO, and died
~ ,,Sol -.
,, rouilh.brig. Hen.S Robert l.atlmer
. lle,,sook ,Iought ms way to a brigadier
generalshlp, and is now retired ma
Jo :, se -, residing at Parls, France.
elAi LII, zen. Danl l' M l
wa. WAS hllled on henesaW mountain in
lo s9
oe e,s, lll--AaJ. Gen: EDWIN stanton
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Stock Notes.

Make your selections of winter stock
carefully. Ia
/ Next to: the danger of lice comes the
evil of over-croWding.
There is no advantage in pasturing
too late. -
Young growing stock should not be
exposed to cold rains. -
Fatten all stock now that are suffi-
GENTLY matured.
Close up as many cracks in the quar-
tiers for stock as possible. Warm quar-
tiers save feed.
Begin now to make preparations for
the number Of fowls you are going to
winter.
Two-thirds Of the diseases of fowls
are either directly or Indirectly due to
the presence of Vermin.
B Get all Of the poultry accustomed to.
Eroosting under shelter before the cold
weather sets in.
Some poultrymen condemn condi-
ton powder and then pour sulphur,
charcoal and ginger in the mashes.
Desirable breeding qualities are fixed
in a herd by a long line of careful Sc
lections and breeding, and can be Sc
cured in no other way.
In all mating keep in mind the law
of breeding, that the offspring gener-
ally takes its disposition from the dam
and the confrma ton from the sire.
1 Stockmen believe that rock salt is:
| much better for stock than that which
is ground because they simply Lick I'M
! til their wants are satisfied. OF the
ground salt much finds it fWay into the
stomach undissoIYed, and produces irs
ritation, and if in sufficient quantity
| produces securing
Experiments at the Iowa station and
also at the Texas station showed chat
cotton seed meal may be fed to dairy
cows in quantities of three to i've
i pounds per day WithoM affecting the
of butter, and that the use of this meal
adds to the frmness Of butter. While
this meal cannot be safely fed to hogs
directly, hogs running after cattle fed
on the meal suffer no 10 jury
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-12-26
A Convenient Butchers Device.


The illustration represents an ap-
paratus which makes the skinning and
dressing of beef on the farm a compar-
atively easy matter. In the crotch or
fork Of a good-siZed tree place one end
OF stout pole. Rest the other end Oh
a fork formed by fastening together
two 4X4inch scantlings or other SINH
lar timbers, by means Of a rope or
stay-chain, and spreading apart at the
bottom. 70 the pole or cross-piace at
tach two strong ropes long enough to
reach the ground. Tie to the ends OF
these ropes a 3x3-inch oak or other
hard wood scantling 4 feet long, with
two pins inserted in either end at
right angles to each other About 8
inches from each end Of this square
timber round off space about inches
long on which place two iron rings.
TO the rings attach iron hooks or stay
chains. After the animal is killed and
the hind legs skinned, insert the hooks
in the large tendon above the hook
joint.
Two men, one at each end of the
gambrel, can easily lift the CARCASS,
either raising it off the ground at
once, or a short distance at time. It
can be secured at any height by
means of a rope, A, which is arranged
with a series of loops. These are
slipped over the turning pins or hand