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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-10-15
E0PLE Who LOSE FLESH And GAIN
III AGAIN.
eight, Like Money, is Easy to Lose and
Hard to Regain.
METHOD OF RESTORING WEIGHT WHICH CONSISTS
IN feeding the NERVES.
From the New Era, Greensourg, Ind.

4 There Il probably no man better known
NM Dearborn and Ohio counties than Mr.. o.
III. Miller, of Aurora, Ind, bookkeeper for
Chambers, Stevens & Co., the large dry
goods house.
Mr.. Miller was born and reared in Ohio
cdbnty, where he spent 20 years in success
sim in public Office. Three times he was
u peoples choice for Auditor of the county,
Rhd twice their choice for clerk. According
10 the law at that time the clerk or auditor
could not be elected two terms in succession,
our years being term. He was first elected
auditor, then clerk, auditor again, and clerk
again, until he had been elected five times.
This is the only instance of the kind ever
known in the state.
IS Becoming aged Che is 63) and broken down
In health, Mr.. Miller deemed it advisable to
retire from public service. His health be-
came very poor, and he went to Aurora to live
with his daughter. About two years ago Mr..
and was confined to his bed five months; it
was more than year before he was able to
get out. The sickness left him with rheu-
matism and catarrh of the stomach, which
brought on palpitation of the heart. Time
wore on, and he did not get better, but grew
bility, was all run down, his blood being poor
and In watery condition. Speaking of his
case Mr.. Miller said: "The longer my treu-
bles ran on the worse they grew. Nothing
seemed to benefit me. L kept continually
getting worse. My suffering was unbearable,
and being quite old, probably succumbed
more quickly to the effects. suffered al
most continual pain, being unable to eat a
full meal or enjoy an entire nights sleep
since was first taken with the fever.
I" had fallen off fifty pounds in weight.
/ looked like mere skeleton. During this
time six physicians had attended me at diff
ferent times, but none of them did me the
least good, although two were specialists on
such cases, from the city. They all said that
I would never be benefited at all by any
thing, and it was useless for me to expect it.
I felt that my time had come, and my
daughter. Mrs. P. p. Stultz, of Jacksonville,
came to spend my last days with me. My
daurhter's husband, Mr.. Stultz, has been
superintendent of the Jeffersonville city
schools for eight years. Their daughter, who
had been quite low. had recently recovered
by the use Of DIR. Williams Pink Pills, so she
urged me as last resort to try this medicine
finally consented to do so. This was in
August, 1895. ~ i began taking the medicine
at once, taking fourteen boxes, using the last
ahOUt sir months ago. After the first half
dozen boxes noticed decided change, and
when I had finished could sleep well, and
my appetite was good. There was a general
improvement. My blood became new and
nourishing and now is in good, healthy
condition. feel as well as ever, and / am
sure owe it all to DIR. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-10-15

PERSONAL CHATS.

The municipality of Madrid, by a
unanimous vote, has decided to erect
a statue to the murdered Premier Cano-
vas del Castillo.
Lars Kike, who died not long ago
in Norway, was the last Norwegian
veteran of the war Of 1914 between Nor
way and Sweden.
It has been discovered that the Duke
of Wellington was marshal OF France.
The title was bestowed on him Sept. B.,
1915, nearly six months after the battle
Of Waterloo.
Captain Sverdrup intends to circum-
navigate Greenland in the Fran next
year. He will go up the west coast and
try to work his way east and expects to
spend two years in the attempt
The Count of Turin, the victor in the
recent royal duel, is described by q
French newspaper as being brisk off,
Ger of 81, tall, slender, easy, with jo-
vial air and straightforward look.
1t is rumored that the Duke and
Duchess of York have accepted the invi-
tation of the premier of Canada, Sir
Wilfred Laurier, and will visit Canada
in 1898, after which they go to Austria
liza.
Queen Victoria has conferred the dec-
grafton of the Royal Red Cross upon
Sister Louisa Watson Tulloh of the ar
my nursing service in recognition Of her
services in attending the sick and
wounded in Egypt from 1884 to 1896.
Miss Platt, colored woman, is q
successful Chicago lawyer. She speaks
French and German fiuently and is
much patronized by foreigners. She
confines her practice to the Office almost
exclusively and seldom appears in the
courtroom.
Sir John Mowbray, Bart, M. P. fol-
Oxford university, has just celebrated
his golden wedding. Both his parents
and grandparents lived to celebrate
theirs, the common married life contin.
uing in one case for SO and in the other
for 81 years.
The section of Massachusetts where
William @. Whitney has acquired some
10000 acres for park and other pur.
poses is that in which lie the greater
part of the abandoned FARMS which
the state has for several years been aid
ing the owners in disposing of.
Judge Wellhouse, who is called the
"apple king of the world" has 1880
acres of land in Leavenworth, Miam!
and Usage counties, Kan, devoted tt
the culture of the apple. The orchards
contain 100, 1000 trees. In 10 years hi
has picked more than 100000 bushels
of the fruit.
Switzerland has recently lost two
prominent authors. DR.. Jakob Burck
hardt, the famous art historian, died al
Basel on Aug. 8. He was 10 years old
On the same day Jakob Baechtold, the
author of the Keller biography and thu
historian of various periods of litera
ture, died in Zurich. The latter was on
ly 40 years old.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-10-15
Catarrh for Twenty Years and Cured in G
Few Days.

Nothing too simple, nothing too hard for
DR.. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder to give re
lief In an instant. Hon. George James, Of
Scanton, Pa, says: IL have been mar
tyr to catarrh for 20 years, constant cough
ing, dropping in the throat and pain in the
head, very offensive breath. l tried DR..
Agnew's Catarrhal Powder. The first APP
plication gave instant relief. After using a
few bottles all these sy mptoms of catarrh
left me. 1t is great remedy. Sold by
l.. M. Watson and S. K. Parkill.-2
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-10-15
To Save Repairs.

A son of the Emerald Isle who had
commenced building wall round his
lot Of rather uncommon dimensions
viz, four feet high and six feet thick
was asked the object of it by friend.
"To save repairs, my honey. Don't
you see that if it ever falls down it will
be higher than it is now?"-Nuggets
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-10-15
Dropsy and Heart Disease.

A great cure and a great testimony.
"FOr ten years ] have suffered greatly
from Heart disease, futtering of the heart
and smothering spells, made my life tor
ment. / was confined to my bed. Dropsy
set in. My physician told me TO prepare
for the worst. tried DIR. Agnew's Cure
for the Heart-One dose gave great relief,
one bottle cured the dropsy and my heart
Mrs. James Adams, Syracuse, N. Y
Sold by l.. M. Watson and 5. K. Park
I'LL
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-10-15
Ruby LIDS

And clear complexion, the pride Of
woman-have you lost these charms through
Torpid Liver, Constipation, Biliousness or
Nervousness? DIR. Agnew's Liver Pills
will restore them to you-40 little "Rubies"
in a vial-10 cents. Act like charm.
Never gripe.-Sold by l.. M. Watson and
s. K. Parkill.-4.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-10-15
Cheap Rates to the West and Northwest.

Cheap Rates to the West and Northwest.
On August II, September Z, 81, October
8 and 10, the North Western line Chicago
and North Western Ry.) will sell Home
Seekers excursion tickets at exceptionally
low rates to large number Of points In
northern Wisconsin, Michigan, northwest
ern Iowa, western Minnesota; Nebraska,
North Dakota and South Dakota. including
the famous Black Hills district Better
own, farm! Start now! Send for free
copy.of The North Western Home Seeker to
w. 81. Guerin. 81 Woodward avenue, De-
troit, Mich, or W. b. Kniskern, ~ Fifth
avenue, Chicago, Ill.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-10-15
Itching, Burning, Creeping, Crawling

Skin diseases relieved in few minutes
by Agnew's Ointment. DR. Agnew's Cunt
ment relieves instantly and cures letter,
Salt Rheum, Scald Head, Eczema, Ulcers.
Blotches, and all Eruptions of the skin. 1t
is soothing and quieting and acts lake magic
in all Baby Humors, Irritation of the Scalp
or Rashes during teethiDg time. 35 cents a
box.-Sold by l.. NJ. Watson and 5. K.
Parkill.-3.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-10-15
Not to Be outclassed.

"No," said Mr.. Hubblets, IT don't
find the atmosphere Of refinement here
that we have in Boston,
Miss Westlake-Oh, if you're looking
for an atmosphere Of refinement, we can
furnish that tool We have branch Of
the Standard Oil works here. Chicago
News.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-10-15
The Laws Delays.

"Oh, the laws delays' sighed tho
fair young girl.
How they tried her heart.
Her case had dragged along for years
and years.
When-when, oh, when would young
Lawyer Sircome Locution proposes-
Brooklyn Life.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-10-15
The NerVes.

Piercing the flesh with even the finest
needle hurts, because the nerves are SO
thiclzly matted just under the skin that
not even the finest point can be intro
duced without wounding one or more.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-10-15
His Bad Break.

Elder Berry-Joblots made bad
break in church today.
Mrs. Berry-What did he do?
Elder Berry-Subscribed $40 toward
sending DIR. Thirdly to Europe and Of
fered to double the amount if they would
make it Africa. -Harlem Life.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-10-15
y e,arrrD rwrNTY-FoUR POUNDS.

A New Era reporter recently had the priv
ilepe Of partaking of bounteous monday
repast at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Kenady, near Hope, Ind, few miles across
the lire in Bartholomew Co. At the. table
vat the eight-year old daughter of this happy
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-10-15
Her Hair.

Ethel-Don't you think Madge's hair
is dyed.
Mabel-No, am sure il isn't
Edith-How do you know?
Mabel-Because was with her when
she bought it. Brooklyn Life.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-10-15
The on,y Agreeable Feature.

He-Isn't it disagreeable feature OF
golf, losing the ball so often?
She-Oh, no. That's the only way
George and I could get out of hearing
OF the caddie for an instant. -Yonkers
Statesman.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-11

themselves, but no sooner does me
and a claim Of any value than along
comes a palefaee desperate and drives
him away. or kills him, and owe the
corpse with sand. or perhaps leaves ID
on the road as food FOR coyotes. The
roads and trnils are strevn with dead
bodies Of both white people and Indi-
ans, more as the result Of these feuda
than from hunger and thirst. The drift
ing sands conceal many bodies, which
are discovered months after the person
has disappeared. There is a hole in the
head or back, which tells the story Of
assassination. In this dry atmosphere
a dead body will not deco2pose for
months. and will look as natural al
most as in life. so, unless the -Farmints"
have eaten the iesh.the body canainost
always be identified.
The Indians OF the desert possess the
knowledge of the whereabouts ofanpm-
Der of springs hidden around 10 the
lodges and under rocks which they re-
fuse to tell to the white miners. Hence
they are trailed in every direction.
Some of them also know the loca-
ton of some very valuable mines
which they also refuse to reveals
but occasionally bring in guam
titles Of gold dust which they sell
at the stores principally for whisky
and calico goods. They are frequently
swindled, for they have little idea Of the
value of gold dust or gold nuggets, es'
pecially when sold by the white mans
weight, and weighed on varying scales
Not only are these Indians tracked
and killed by desperadoes who are "
ing in wait for some one else to find
something valuable, but white pros
pectors also are killed, and all il
charged to the Indian because he Is :
vngabond. 1t is no wonder that b
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-11
wen-Bred hooking Letter.

"A young lady who always does every
thing nicely said recently: what a
high-bred, well-groomed look there is
about an envelope that is properly pre-
pared for the mails. A little thing, of
course, but one of the little things
which tell. The handwriting? No, the
handwriting doesn't stand for much,
because each individual has his own
especial chirogaphy, and it is more
characteristic that he should. But the
writing on a welI-looking envelope is
begun far enough to the left to be well
balanced. The last word is not squeezed
and crammed. The address, with the
name of state and city, is written in
full. The stamps are evenly placed in
the upper r~ight-hand corner, with a
slight margin left between the top Of
the envelope and the edge of the stamp.
The flap, too, of the well-bred envelope
is mucilaged down in a clearly, order
" manner. tits often rendered modish
with sealing wax and the sender's mon
cgram.-Indianapolis journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-11

on the sandy trail he is shot down In
revenge for a murder with which he
had no connection. His. horse, pro-
visions and. arms are taken by the In
dian. When he, in turn, is killed,
these are brought into town as
trophies, and furnish argument for
the determination of the Indian"
AS a rule the Indians are harmless If
let alone. 1t is the desperate characters
who keep up the vendetta. If rancher
loses a beef. he will at once accuse the
Indian, though the desert war; with
coyotes and other animals.
There is no doubt hat Indians do
steal both cattle and horses; but there
are others on the desert who are in the
same line of forbidden industry. But
the Indian is charged with these crimes
until they are proven on some paleface.
This furnishes an excuse for killing an
Indian whenever a desperate wishes TO
make a record as a killer. The Indians
have no lands, and, being mere vaga-
bonds of the desert, the--- seek to live
on the pale face who has despoiled them.
Some of them are industrious and work
n the mines asd some prospect for
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-11
APACHEs AND LINERS
The Troubles Between Them Seem
to Have NO End
Peculiar State Of ARnirs ExistInE
Along the Lime OF the Famous
MOJave Desert An Southern
CALIFORNIA;.
Especial Los Angeles COaLl Letterl

Especial Los Angeles tCaL) Letter.
The troubles between the white set
tiers in southern California along the
line Of the Mojave desert and the In
dams seem to be n~ever-ending. And as
for Arizona. the principal occupation
of the peace officers and ranchmen
seems to be raids on Indian camps. The
chief o%utstarting points are Kingman,
the Needles and Mojave, These towns
skirt the Mojave desert, and the
rallying points Of defense and otEense.
Here mining p~rospectors get their sup
plies, ammunition. and, Of course, a
liberal supply of whisky. These out
ntting stations are Hlso railroad cen
tiers, and with a mixture of mining and
railroad men, gamblers, tramps, In
dams and Mexican half-breeds and des-
perndoes in general, may be considered
tough towns. Here. the traveller
gets a picturesque view of a typical
frontier town. There are one or two
general stores, several saloons and a
hotel, generally given the name OF
palace" Whisky drinking and
gaming are the principal industries
At all hours of the day and night the
saloons and gaming houses are open
Indeed, it is doubtful if some of them
have doors. as they are not needed
Lumber on the desert is a costly item
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-11

The SEA IN ELAMEa


Natures Grand u-aum2na4aom Tor
Russian Grand Dulxes
When a few years ago aomc Of the
Russian grand dukes honored Baker
a town on the Caspian, with their pres
ence, the governor had naphtha tlinlY
poured over the surface Of the sea fur
a very considerable distance.
At about nine o'clock in the eveir
ing the inflammatory substance was
ignited and a blush conhagration
spread itself over the waves of the.
mighty deep.
To increase the splendor Of the scene
a slight breeze arose, the sea became
agitated and the pillows majesticallY
heaved without any too violent commo-
ton. Such a matrimonial alliance, IL
I may use the term, Of fire and water
was perhaps never before witnessed.
The flames literally danced on the
waves, blending all their magic beauty
with the splashing restlessness Of their
limpid antagonist.
The dark green color Of the Caspian
shone by the reflection Of the subdued
light riding boldly ON the very foam
OF the surface. At length the gale In
creased, the naphtha covering became
more and more broken, and the glow
ing carpet extended yer a great dis
lance of the sea, gradually assuming
the aspect of so many jack-oslanterns.
A may ballet of gradually extin-
gushing will-o'-the-wisps closed the
wonderful spectacle.
One hour after its commencement
the watery element had resumed ita
sway, and the sea again lay enveloped
in darkness.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-11


- open up
.nnd HA utIlr
naI. Hof " 1910
future W iAr nost
know anything 4fqrt'
that tht DRY dl1ulh
ton with the nef
on appropriations
ment ard reform
But I then went on Is itn her
was clothes she wanted SIZE oneftti E.
on over the creek and stop 81 AZ Ite
Redman place. Mics Bifhy Redmen b
the most hxyesk old maid Id the ee
tlement Two o. Three times she ta
thought she would get married. bFt
that was all. Somehow her wedaln
cake never would cook right done. ard
II is all dough till yet. Yetin the nain-
time she has got The clothes 10 put
on-siIAs and satins. and mualina and
poker dots. and Ribbons and l1ees Giil
You can't rest for the 6nery-clothee
enough to make her weddin garments
and keep her Sunday appearments for
20 years to come.
So the old fortune teller woman
didn't do a blame thing but ambie
on down the road and across the creek
to the Redman place. From one Of The
boys that night / found out that she
had told Miss Bithy's fortune and got
a full change Of clothes.
Gimme your alapaca dress (g00d 81
newt and I win tell you whether any
man person throws his shadow across
your future PATH says the fortune
teller
The naked thoughts Of a mRn per-
son put Miss Bithy into q high hnttsr
and she come forth with the uIapaca
dress.
II see the shadow Of q man person
across your path" says the fortune.
teller Gimme your Sunday
shoes and let me tell you whether be
viii ever come and pop the question"
The dim vision of such a thing rs a
weddin match-with her own fxy self.
as the blushin bride-was a blessed
plenty for Miss Bithya And it fetched
them Sunday shoes.
81 see him comm down the path
says the fortune teller woman-~a
spare made, dark-complected man, and
he limps a little with his left foot"
That was a good description Of
Squire Noogin-which the squire'swife
died last year and they tell me Miss
Bithy has had her line out and the
hook well baited to catch him. I have
no earthly doubts enthusiastically old
thing was all but ready then TO 60 of
in a dead faint.
Tile will pop the question" the for
tune teller went on. "Now
gimme your new Sunday hat and Lei
me tell you when you two win be one
And that didn't fail to fetch the hat,
Then the fortune teller woman told
Miss Bithy that she would git married
and mate of with the dark-complected
man in the year 1899. II she Rad bul
only thought about It IN time and fixed
the weddin day along in the comm fan
I'll bet by gracious abe could q goi
every blame female garment on re
Redman place. AS II was the fortune
teller woman come praDcin BY our
home thenext mornin with MissBithy
Sundayest clothes on, and the laces and
And 4 Is fof Miss Bathy ehe
sti1 single, but stin silly ana ztils hops
full.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-11
PfnennnIe Cuntnrd.

This makes delicious pies, or is nice
eaten with whipped cream. Shred
thoroughly ripe pineapples until you
have two cupfuls; add one cup Of gram
ulated sugar and the yolks Of four eggs
well beaten. Stir in a pint of milk
which has been scalded-not boiled
and which has been allowed to cool;
then add the whites Of the eggs beaten
stir, and stir all thoroughly. Put the
pastry on tin plates and bake until
the crusts are rich and brown looking.
detroit Free Press.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-11

general public too tn-
ferna1 well to suit
me. II you are bound
tossing a little songin
regards to that fa-
nous moonlight ride
sing II soft and low,
IRufe.-sing it soft
and low Thus and
SO Andy Lucas, the
natural-b born horse
d lifted ND his
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-11

Faro and monte are tho prevailing
games of fashion. Americans patron
ize the former, while the Mexicans and
Indians take the latter.
The m~onotony of frontier life is re-
lieved by an Indian hunt. News has
been eceivedt that the "desert Indians"
as all tribes are styled by the frontiers
men, have murdered a miner. A num-
Der of the most desperate characters
start out to make good Indians" of the
first Indians they may meet. These
men are heavily armed with long-dis-
tance shooting rifles. q belt full Of cart
r4s~nf H~syo1Kers
bowie knife. As miner hasbeen MUIR
dered. and an Indian must suffer,
though the murder may have been
committed by some paleface desper-
ado for the purpose of robbery. FIRE.
quently two prospectors go out on the
desert in company. They may locate
q rich claim, and in order to get it
oil one murders the other, and returns
to town with a hair-lifting story to
the effect that his partner had been
mufdered by 'Injuns," and he narrow
" escaped. A posse goes out and
4ills the first Indians they meet with
out questioning. They have so little
regard for an Indians life that it
makes little difference to them
whether the Indian is guilty Or not.
Frequently he is guilty of some other
murder. But this is not known to his
assassins. Consequently the relatives
of the murdered Indian take the war
path and kill the first miner they see.
The Indian will s%tealthily creep along
through a ravine or under the lodges
of rocks and as the miner approaches
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-11


"You can tell everything you know
and give out all the scandalatious re-
ports you ever heard c%oncernin me up
to the time we went down to the Sweet
Water meetin, and if 1 live long enough
/ will weep great gobs of grief when
you die and plant some flowers on your
grave to keep in mind them golden, hap
py days which me and you have spent
together. But If you love me like /
Ioyeyou, Rufus. l ruther think you will
leave out that famous moonlight buggy
ride, or sing the song mighty soft and
low. If you had any kind and tender
regards left for the widders and the
orphants / raley don't believe you
would sing that song at all. If you had
married one Of these little peart-mo-
toned women, with black and hashy
eyes, I know most hellatious well you
wouldn't. For women are tremendous
jealous things, Rufus.
'Oncst upon q time me and you were
dirty little shirt-waist boys together,
Rufe," and with that by gracious
I could see the salt water back up into
Andy's eyes. MANY and many's the
day that we have ranged the woods and
fields together, and stole watermelons,
o r maybe slipped off to the mill pond
and went in swimmir-me and you to-
gether. We have built futter mills in
the same old spring branch, made frog
houses and cut summersets in the same
sandbeds, and went to school together
to the same schoolhouse, and fell inlove
with the same girls, and courted and
carried on, and missed our lessons and
took our lickins-me and you together.
Many and many's the clost place !
have pulled you through. Many and
many's the bad and scandalatious
scrape / have caught you in and never
made a Newspaper outen my mouth to
spread the news abroad.
"Remember these little things, Ru-
fus. Remember likewise. alsos that this