The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-12-17

Mr.. EpIroR--I consider it personal
grievance when cannot see the sun rise.
No morning ever breaks so clouded that
the solar orb cannot be seen, but regard
it as a misfortune. Dun and gray the
eastern sky spread itself before me this
morning, and gave no hint of the shining
behind it, The wind, too, was from the
northeast and seemed to foretoken snow
Now and then fake, like piece OF
down, foated lazily to the earth and dis.
appeared at the moment of contact.
A great cat walked daintily down to-
ward Norcross's barn and crouched by a
stone, watching for field mice. At four
O'Clock in the afternoon she sat there
still, as quiet as silence and relentless as
fate.
At precisely half past ten a. IN. the sun
worked its way through the clouds, and
shot'a ray into my window. IT touched
me into joy, and thencebrward the day
was delight.
Only little way from my window
stands trumpet vine leaning YEARLY
against stake, and extending its ungain-
ly arms in every direction In the sum-
mer time the humming birds in the whir-
mist of their filmy and flying wings,
poised themselves at the Threats of the
floral trumpets, and listened to music we
cannot hear.
Cutting down tired? Well, the
man who cuts down shade tree is pub
lie enemy! 1t is high timS that the city
of Owosso should undersla land, that its
highway commissioner" is rendering
himself and his Sidewalk committee"
liable for the murder of living trees !!
There is no law that permits commit
tee" or commissioner to cut down
trees bordering on the streds of our city
in the summary fashion they have been
doing, and no man is fit for any position
under our "city government" who will
do it. 1t is just as necessary to take GER
tain parliamentary proceedings" to re-
move 'shade trees'' as it is TO condemn
landl have looked on in perfect won
der at the stolidity of the public, who
have permitted thiSinexcusable vandal-
ism on the pant Of some of its petty Off
GERS!
Not long agsI understand that petit
ton was exHnsively signed begging the
authoritiesfo spare certain woodmon-
arch that+tncroached somewhat on side
walk! Instead of that, both the man
who would cut it and the man who would
authorize the cutting should have been
arrested and dealt with according to law!
understand that bills will be presented
flor the value of all the trees thus de-
stroyed.
The man who assassinates tree is le-
gally liable for it and ought to be prose-
cuted criminally!
/ give this advice gratis, viz: That no
city authority can cut one down without
precedent action of character not vet
taken in this city!
A tree has been growing these many
years under your eye. You have seen the
birds nest in its loving arms, and heard
the winds whisper among its leaves. 1t
has sheltered you and your children, and
at last some day some lubber glances
along the line on which it stands, and
proceeds to STAY it without even request
to you to remove it! Do you think he
can do it?
A few nights ago some miscreant who
hated neighbor, entered his barn at
night and cut his horses throat The
innocent animal possibly neighed to him
in the darkness. The fiend probably
patted the poor creatures neck to make
him feel that friend had come, and
then slew him! How much better is one
who takes the life of harmless tree with
out the leave OF its owner.
Let the people see that no tree. Killer
holds Office under the next administ7a-
ton!
All unbelief is practical atheism. The
man who does not think about God is as
though he believed in his non-existence.
That is what is meant by the saying, che
hath said in his heart" that there is no
deity.
1t is not alone the man who declares
that God is dead, as in Jean Richter's
dream, who is an atheist; but every soul
who does not stand in awe of the Sover-
eign Head and beat his breast and call to
Him!
There is many fool who says "There
is no God" whose name is on the church
books ABNER ScoTT.
Constipation Is the cause Of all sorts of
serious disorders OF the blood. Strong ca.
are Woroa than s1aalooo Rurdook