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The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-21

the miseries of childhood are just as
real, and, in proportion to the ability
to bear, just as heavy, as the woes en-
dured by their fathers and mothers.
The little girl who has lost her doll suf-
fers just as much as forty years later
she will when she loses her husband,
perhaps more; the boy who breaks his
wagon is just as much concerned as his
father when the latter loses money;
these things are all comparative. This
matter of going to school, for instance,
is to boys and girls a ource Of real
suffering, and, though their elders laugh
at it, the approach of the fall term rep
resents to the childhood and youth of
the land as much genuine misery as the
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-21
All from a Shark.

Sharks furnish quite a number Of
valuable products. The liver Of the
shark contains an Oil Of a beautiful
color that never becomes turbid and
possesses medicinal qualities equal to
those Of cod liver oil. The skin after
being dried takes the polish and hard
ness Of mother-of-pearl. The fins are
always highly priced by the Chinese,
who pickle them and serve them at din
ner as most delicate fish. The Euro
peans, who do not appreciate inns Of q
shark as a food product, are content
to convert them into fish glue, which
completes with the sturgeon glue pre-"
pared in Russia. AS for the flesh Of
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-21
THE WORLDS MERCHANT KING.
Such Was Alexander T. Stewart, of
New York City.

In itself Il business disaster to be
greatly deploreG. the recent failure in
New York of the immense dry-goods
emporium OF Albert I. Hilton is deeply
interesting. inaS1uuch rs it was the
store of Alexander 7. Stewart. the mer-
chant king of the world. With it dis
appears the last trace of stewards
glory. Other great merchants have
left descendants to carry on the bust
ness enterprises which they had found
ed. Stewart left none. He was com
PEELED to leave his business in the
hands of an outsider. who in turn en-
trusted it TO his sons. Alexander L.
Stewart was the greatest man of pure
commerce known to modern history.
lis genius for trade and thrift was alb
SOlute. His passion for 1t was never
equaled by any trait Of his character
except the passion that had for it's aim
the enlargement of his trade. He was a
Scotch-Irishman, born in Ireland.
Splendidly educated in Trinity College,
Dublin, he came to America with moth
ing but Il great mind and a character
Of great strength and infeXibility. At
first he taught little children. and then
he became a tutor Of Latin and Greek.
He had met Il man named Chambers
who knew something about the dry
goods line. They became friends. One
day young Stewart told his friend that
he had fallen into a little property and
was about to go home to get 1t. Cham
| bers asked him the amount. Stewart
replied that it was $4,000. What would
he do with the money? the friend que
ried. Return to the United States, said
Stewart, invest it and live on the in
come. Chambers told him to do no such
thing. "If you go to Belfast" the young
man advised, land invest your money
in insertions and scallop trimmings and
return here you can sell your purchases
for twice the amount" Stewart laugh
ed. He said he knew nothing Of trade.
He could not even buy a pair Of gloves
without help. He sailed for Ireland,
found his entire legacy to be only
about $4,000. and took the money. He
went to Belfast, bought the goods his
Friend advised and brought them home
E;7ah EeG. THIS was a. II. Stewards
lgT business transaction.
In a little wooden tenement at %;
Broadway, Chambers and Stewar'
founded their great house. The tiny
store was stocked with the purchase:
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-21
Russian Peasant Women,

The peasant WOmen are particularly
interesting. They are a ace Of small,
bright looking women, presenting 4
striking contrast to the men, who are
on the whole a tall, sombre looking
set. There is, Of course, the peasant
dress. which is worn uniformly. 1t
consists of, first, the sorotchka, or en-
broidered shirt; the sleeves alone are
embroidered with fancy patterns in red
and blue. and n woman counts it a dis
grace to wear other work than her own.
Then the skirt or petticoat (spodynitza)
is of red or blue cloth; and over all is a
sleeveless jacket, often o: black. When
outside, they wco- " 'oat over the
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-21

cherished We're dispclled. The boys
were in their everyday clothes, with
their p%antaloons tucked into the tops
OF their boots. and each was equipped
with a pile of books that were used dur
ing the term Of the last pedagogue. OF
course h new teacher made a speech
and in diplomatic language outlined his
policy, and equally, of course, he read
q long set of rules M regulations for
the government of the school, and
after reading them he put them care
fully away, to be seen and heard of no
more Occasionally there would be
a vague reference to rule 1 or 2, Il refer
nee that was commonly lost on the
flock, but further than this the rules
were imperative. and the teacher,
after a few appeals to the sense of pro-
priety of his charges, secured order by
moral suasion aided and allotted by Il
stout switch, which. when not in active
use, stood conspicuously in the corner.
AS Il general thing, however, it must be
admitted. the switch was used only as
4 last resort, for when applied vigor-
ously enough to produce the required
results it left p%erceptible marks and
commissions on the young rustic exterior,
marks that could afterward be eX-
hibitcd ut home with dire complaints
and would possibly result in a subse-
uuont visit OF an enraged parent to the
temple of education. The city peda-
~oglle has now learned Il trick in this
connection that emphasizes strongly
the advance of pedagogic science.
When it becomes desirable to rectify
tie iliosyncrasics Of his pupils, he
takes half 2 yard of rubber hose.
WhereWiti he can extract e%ar-splitting
howls and ~eXcruciatinG yells from the
young ideas without leaving on theil
cuticlc any outward or visible sign of
;hcir having undergone unusual pun
ishmant.
But if the country pedagOgue was
then behind his city brother in the mat.
tcr Of birch. he vas Il long way ahead
of him when it came to classification
In the city schools all this is done by
rule and preccpt, SO that the city teach
or has nothing to do but follow the
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-21

outbreak of Il civil war. According to
the statistics furnished by the Bureau
of Education. there are in the district
schools alone Of this country over 49,
O0O,O 900 children enrolled, while prob
ably enough are entered in all other in
situations to bring the number up to
10000 Fancy the misery endured
by 15,O00.0OO young of the human spe-
cies at being forced to go to school; the
barrels of tears that are shed, the mil
lions of complaints. the trillions of signs
and objections, the quadrillions of wish
es that they did not have to go. The
fact that the misery endured by the
little folks is small misery. and about
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-21

matters that their elders do no regard
as worthy of serious notice. makes no
difference, to the children it is real and
exceedingly hard to bear.
Theoretically, youthful woes should
be in complete harmony with the Old
copybook maxim, acknowledge is pow
en-" Practically, the average young
ster far more heartily comedies with
the opinion expressed by the author
OF tho book Of Ecclosiastes. He that
i%rcreaseth knowledge ircrpaseth sor-
row" There is something il the nature
OF childhood antagOnistic to trouble.
and cv;,.T !.:tla il auy effort is needed 70
shake it off. When , school term IS
cllded-whetl,er in the iower-grade
schools. wrestling with the mysteries
Of grammar and spelling. Cd in the
academies and universities. where alge-
bra and geometry are dished UP in daily
doses and Greek and Latin from the
piece de resistance-and the youngsters
pack their books and start for home,
the world is full of brightness and the
vacation seems to have no end. SO
many plans are laid, so much pleasure
is anticipated, that the youthful mind
entirely loses sight of the fact that
time has a habit of flying, and that
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-21

the autumn term with its pedagogues
and books will come as surely and as
soon as the season can roll around.
About this season the fact becomes I'M
phatically impressed On the juvenile In
tellect by the preparations in his behalf
made by the parents and others inter-
ested in his welfare, and the liberal
advertisements by wide-avake and en-
terprising firms of their fresh and sty-
lish supplies of school clothing and
shoes for youths and misses. Then it
is that the boy begins to realize that
the dreaded hour is near at hand. and
the miss just emerging from short
dresses finds the tears yelling up TO her
eyes rs she reflects that no matter what
liberty she may have enjoyed during
the vacation, the time of permanent re-
lease is not yet.
But everything has it's humorous
side, and the humors of the term open
ing are just as pronounced as those of Il
variety show. says the Globe-Demo-
crat. The old-time district school has
been the subject of many jests. n not
a few writer's Of marked ability have
exercised their talents on the comic
phases of school life in the country,
but no pen can do anything like JUS
tice to the first day of the fall school
term in days gone. In the first place,
there was generally a new teacher. fol-
the wages We're so low that few teach
CTS could afford to stay more than a
few months in the same place without
risk of starvation. The new pedagogue
gathered his flock before him on the
first day, and a motley flock it Il He
attended 'preaching'' most likely in the
same building the day before. had
preliminary survey of the lambs of his
fold in their Sunday rainment. an(
probably was well pleased with thu
looks Of his future pupils. They were
on dress parade and made a creditabl'
showing, the boys a little uncomforta
bic in their Sunday clothes, but hardly
more so than their fathers in the stiff
hot, black %broadcloth that had dom
duty in the house of prayer for half
generation; the girls a little shy, an,
all critical Of the new teacher, blu
friendly and hospitable as country PEG
pie are wont to be. On the Monday
however, any illusions he may hav
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-21

get twenty pupils into forty classes,
and hear them all in the course of the
day. But the feat demanded thought,
for as the school was conducted on the
principle that every scholar ought to
do both his studying and his r~eciting
within the limits Of the school hours,
no little calculation was necessary to
enable one to find time to study his
lesson while another was reciting, and
when this problem was multiplied by
the number Of pupils and of lessons, it
must be conceded that the country
teacher needed brains in order to solve
the difficulties that lay before him.
The opening of the term was. for him,
a time Of mental eXertion, and he vast
ed more phosphorus in the effort to
classify his young people than would
be needed to organize a campaign.
Great as is the burden of misery
brought by the school opening to all
grades of youngsters, to none Is it pro-
ductive of more genuine sorrow than
the young girl just budding into WOm-
anhood. She is just beginning to real
ize what is meant by growing UPS
just leaving dolls and taking to beauX.
| School in the fall has due horrors for
her sensitive mind. She does not see
why she should be compelled to attend
when other girls, scarcely older than
herself, have long dresses and beauX
and a good time. Nor is she to be COM
forted by the suggestion that only two
or three years will elapse ere she is at
liberty, for two or three years under
such circumstances look as long as two
or three eternities.
The young man in the case does not
take matters quite so hard. To be sure,
he hates to go to school, but he recOg'
nizes the fact that the governor" says
he must, and is ready to concede that
what the governor says goes But
to the boy at school, or college, there
are open many of amusement
and sources of instruction that are
closed to the girl. He may have an i'm
mense amount of fun out of the new
students by hazing them; he may stant
them upon the floor. and compel then
to dance for his editication, or may in
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-21

cilopping wood, and in this occupation
he is assisted by two partners, the
junior of whom is more than 10 years
old. He is a native Of Quito, Chill, and
during his younger years was a mer-
chant in his native country. He has a
pretty little garden patch near his
cabin and upon it he raises corn, beans,
Chill peppers, and melons. When Cali
fornia was absorbed by the United
States MI. Barra became a citizen by
the transfer and has voted whenever
he remembered it was election day and
the polls We're not too far off. He is
still in rugged health, his eyes are fine.
and his teeth all sound and even. He
we'll remembers the stirring times Of
40, but he never cared to hunt for gold.
He does not indulge in strong drink
and seldom touches tea or coffee. He
is an inveterate cigarette smoker and
consumes forty of these narcotic things
q day.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-21
DID NOT PAY HIS TAXES.
New Jersey Man I'm prisOncd While
His Wife and Children Go Hungry.

u JSA'SJ NAoA
His Wife and Children Go Hungry.
One Of the occupants of the Jail az
New Brunswick, n. j., is Peter Per-
rine, who owes the municipality the
sum of $3.50 for a poll tax and a tax
levied upon a dog of which he is the
reputed owner. When Perrine, who is
30 years old, was arrested, he left his
wife and two boys penniless and with
out any means Of support. The fear
that his little family may be compelled
to go to the p%oorhouse, while he is help
less in the Jail, has made the unfortu-
nate mans punishment almost greater
than he can bear.
Eyes, l know l did not pay my poll
tax" he said, 'but it was because l
did not have the money. | have onlS
had six weeks work in the last three
months, and If my wife had not taken
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-21

fears become somewhat dulled. Then
the plump, rosy-cheeked ''schoolmarm'
treats it ali as business. She sees her
little world constantly renewing itself,
like al evcr-flowing stream; every year
witnesses the exit Of thousands from
the school room who will never enter it
again, in the pursuit of knowledge. She
is the ruler Of many destinies, and in
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-21

sist that one shall sing Il comic song.
while another weeps at the suggested
ideas. and in many other ways may
Oblige them to contribute to his enter
tainment. He may fight with other
boys. and so improve his mine, to say
nothing of the mental advantages 10
be gained from baseball, football.
rowing and running away from the col
lego Waterman. So it is easy to see
thai so far as solid advantages are con-
cerncd. the boy is far ahead of the girl.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-21

in washing we would all have starved
to death. The dog tax was unjust,
because l gave my dog away a long
time ago, knowing that l could no'
afford to pay the tax"
The commitment made out by Justice
Marryott orders the sheriff to keep Per-
rine in safe and close confinement I'M
til payment Of the $3.50 is made. Sher-
if Serviss says that, so far as he can
find out, no person has been confined
in the Jail for failure to pay taxes for
more than forty years.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-21

principles laid down for his guidance
by the board. In the classification Of
his pupils the country teacher was in
the old time a law unto himself, fet-
tered only by the number of pupils and
by the variety of textbooks. By the
exercise of a little ingenuity he could
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-21
MR.. MARTIN r
O,dest Voter Is lO4 Yeara

CALIFORNIA; Oldest Voter Is 1O4 Years
and Daily Smokes 40 Cigarettes.
Mr.. Martin Barra, the oldest voter in
California, is 1O4 years old, and lives in
a country home in the beautiful valley
Of Santa Clara. He earns his living by
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-21
OPENING OF SCHOOL.
MiSERlES OF YOUNG AMERICA
IN THE FALL.
Mighty Preparations Made by Parents
and Children-The Effect Upon Trade
The Woes of Careful Mammas and
Much.Tried Teachers.
Getting an Education.

People of mature age do not always
treat with proper consideration the
woes of children.
1t is common for grown persons to
exhort their juniors with the words.
"You are seeing the happiest days now
you will ever know" and, to do them
credit, they believe what they say, but
there never was a greater mistake. for
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-21

and has by nc means so much a
to dread the advent of September.
To the teacher the school opening
means work, duty and anxiety. There
is dignity to maintain, and many
crosses to bear patiently. 1t is only
when the first few weeks have reduced
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-21

the shark that, despite its oily taste, IS
eaten in certain countries. 1t is en-
ploycd also along with the bones in
the preparation OF "A fertilizer. The
Icelanders, who do a large business in
sharks Oil, send out annually IA fleet
of one hundred vessels for the capture
of the great fish.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-21

Rooter-A woman would rush off to-
a bargain sale if her mother was dying.
Mrs. Rooter-Well, this afternoon l
would like you to go with me to the
funeral Of our old friend, MI. Bruster.
Rooter-That's impossible! I've got to-
go out and see the game.-Philadelphia
North American.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-21

If some people kept their business
entirely to themselves, they would for.
get how to talk
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-21

Every unmarried wOman thinks that
if she had a husband, she would be
mighty good to him.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04
Church Announcements.

The first public meeting of the Young
Peoples Christian Union will be held In the
parlors of the Congregational church this
friday evening. This meeting will be a
sort of informal reception to all the friends
of the young peoples societies. A musical
program has been arranged and plans made
for pleasant evening. Every body well
come.
At the Sunday evening service at the
Congregational church, M. ii. Reynolds
will give short talk on our International
and State Sunday School work, illustrated
with charts, and Prof. K. L. Austin will
give an echo report of the recent state Sum
day school convention.
Church of Christ, corner of Oliver and
Hickory streets, Rev. l.. w. Spayd. pastor.
The theme of discourse next Sunday morn
ing: ''See that ye refuse not him who
speaketh from heaven" In the evening
Mr.. Spayd will speak on Courage in
christian service" All are cordially in
vited.
Rev. W. b. Matteson will preach at the
Baptist church Sunday morning and even.
ing. Morning subject: Enthusiasm, and
how to get it." Evening subject: worth
While, or Use of the Imagination;" first in a
series Of four discourses especially for
young people. Special music in the even
ing.
A few Sundays ago Rev. e. w. Hunt
spoke to bis bible class on the Serpent of
brass In the Wilderness" The bible class
have asked him IL he would preach SER
mon on the same subject, and he will do so
next Sunday evening.
Mrs. Hunt will sing Zone sweetly SOL
emn thought" at Christ Episcopal church
next Sunday evening.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04


H. w. Holman is home for the winter.
Albert Todd returned from Boston,
Thursday.
H. @. Frieseke was in Fenton on bust
ness, Monday.
Miss Dora Woodward returned to De-
troit, Tuesday.
Rev. e. b. Bancroft has been in the city
during the week.
r f. Kay, Of Woodruff, called on his
friends In Owosso. Tuesday.
Louis Allison, OF st. Johns, left Monday,
after short visit with Owosso friends, for
Mobile, Ala.
Fred Marvin, ticket clerk at the ID. & M,
has been confined to the house by sickness
this week.
Representative-elect Shepard will attend
the meeting Of farmers clubs at Lansing,
next week.
l.. @. Hall spent the first of the week In
the northern part of the state on business
for Hall Bros.
DR.. Phippen is improving daily and is
out of danger. His parents have been with
him for a week.
H. K. White attended a meeting Of the
national democrat state committee at
Grand Rapids yesterday.
Daniel Christian returned Tuesday after
noon from visit with his daughter, Mrs
A. M. Donsereaux, at Lansing.
Miss Margaret Buchanan, the guest of
Miss Dolly Murray for several days, re-
turned to Pontiac, Monday.
Miss Mile Comstock returned Tuesday
evening from Chicago, where she has been
for some time, studying music.
Mrs. j. s. Davidson, of Fenton, will
spend the winter in Owosso with her daugh-
tiers, Mrs. l. q. and Mrs. A. l.. Curry.
Mrs. Harry Cole and Mrs. f. c. Western,
attended Degree of Honor school of in
struction in Lansing, the fret of the week.
Mrs. j. A. Chaplin and daughters, Nellie
Godfrey and Mate Chaplin, left the FIRST of
the week for Ypsilanti, where they will re-
side during the week.
Felix Teal and wife are again in Owosso.
They prefer to live here rather than at
Atlanta, Ga. They were delighted with the
southern climate, but social drawbacks offset
this.
j. j. Stever left Wednesday morning for
Chicago, where he was united in marriage
yesterday to Mrs. Louise Barnum, of that
city. They will spend the winter in the
| south.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Black are now in
Paris, where they are enjoying themselves
immensely. They will leave soon for Rome
to spend the winter. Mr.. and Mrs. w, K.
Tillotson and party will also pass the winter
in Rome.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04
Agricultural Society.

The meeting of the county agricultural
society, called for Monday next, to elect Of
ficers, etc., is of necessity adjourned and
will be called as soon as several committees
appointed by the board of directors are able
to present reports. In the meantime no
action can be taken as to paying premiums
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04

The State Normal Gets a GOOD Teacher.
The state board of education at its meet
ing on Saturday elected Miss Della Jack
son, of this city, to take position as critic
teacher OF the second grade at the State
Normal, at Ypsilanti. For several months
the board has been casting about for suita-
BILE person to take this important place, and
President Boone recently spent day here
looking over Miss Jackson's work In our
schools, which has been the most efficient,
and was greatly pleased. At his suggestion
she spent a day at the Normal where she
met other members of the board) in the de-
partment to which she has now been called
The position is fine one, paying $3.50 SAL
airy this year with an increase neat year, II
Miss Jackson's work is satIsfactory-as 1t
will be. The Owosso schools, by this
change. loses one of Its best and most popu-
lar teachers, but the universal expression is
one of congratulation to Miss jackson on
her good fortune. She will begin work on
Monday, having gone to Ypsilanti yesterday.
La this connection we cannot forbear saying
that j. w. Simmons Is entitled to great
credit for securing this place for Miss Jack
son, as it was undoubtedly his recommended
ton that made the state board unanimous
In its vote in her favor. We congratulate
them both. We might also state that Miss
Jackson did not intend to remain with our
schools for another year, having position
of this kind in view.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04

Transacts General Banking Business.
Pays 40 interest on deposits.
a. Bank open on Saturday evenings.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04
CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK

CAPITAL, $4,000.
DEPosIToRs' GUARANTEE, $100, 900.
1. H. KELLER, President.
H. c. FRIEsEKE, Vice President.
G. l.. TAYLOR. Cashier.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04
We w ant
Your Trade,

But we don't ask for it
or expect to get it un-
less we can satisfy you
that we can in some
way benefit you.