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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-18
After 20 Years.
,. Nj. Vinkle, Furniture Dealer, OF
Owosso, Strikes the Right Thing.

The circumstances surrounding the case
of Mr.. j. M. Vinkle are OF deep interest to
our readers, and our representative found
him at his furniture store, No. lll5 W..
Main Street, where he cheerfully gave the
following account for publication:
81 have never" said Mr.. Vinkle, "beeE
without pain in my back for the last twenty
years. do not know what caused it unless
it was hard, constant work, which may have
overtaxed me. At times / was worse than
at others; for instance, in changeable weather
/ would suffer more keenly. If l lifted
anything heavy or did any STOPPING work,
would go around like one with broken
back. During all this time l have been
continually taking medicine of some kind.
have used all kinds of plasters and taken
great quantities of Buchu, but nothing
helped me. do not believe that one hous-
and dollars would cover the expense which
medicine and treatment has cost me. Some
months ago | read about Doan's Kidney
Pills, and although my faith in medicine
was greatly shaken, | determined to try
them, and procured box at the drug store
of johnson d Henderson. L began taking
them and felt better right away. had n
feeling of relief from my back that l had
not known in many years. and L have suf-
fered everything from it during that time.
i have had wide experience in taking
medicine, and when l say that Doan's Kid
ney Pills is the best remedy known to me, |
mean it, Think of it-through years of
suffering life had become misery, and
when | would sit down L could hardly get
up. Doan's Kidney Pills have put me in a
condition all my efforts and the other medi-
cines have taken failed to do. Have not
every reason to praise them?"
For sale by all dealers-price 80 cents per
box. Mailed by Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
N. Y, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name, Doan's, and take no
other.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-18
Governors Island for a Park.

Local Weather Forecaster E. q. Dunn
Of New York has secured Mayor Van
Wyck's approval of the plan of acquir-
ing Governors island from the United
States government for public par,
and play ground for the poor of New
FORK. 1t was at Mr.. Dunn's sugges-
ton that Congressman Thomas j
Bradley introduced a bill in congress
looking to that end. The Bradley bill
is now before the military committee
Of the house. 1t has aroused the hos
tility of the secretary of war. but has
found friends in the house.
The island is. Mr.. Dunn says. practi-
cally useless for military purposes
simply play ground for few officers
who could just as well go to Fort Wads-
worth, Fort Hamilton or Fort Schuyler
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-18
LUMBER CARRIERS COMBINE.
Nearly the Whole Lake Tonnage Repre-
sented i'm a Meeting at Detroit.

Nearly the Whole Lake Tonnage Repre-
sented i'm a Meeting at Detroit.
Detroit, Feb. 16.-Nearly all the lum-
Der vessel tonnage of the great lakes
was represented in a meeting which be-
gan yesterday in the Hotel Normandie.
Some sixty owners and agents of ves-
sells engaged in that trade were present.
Nearly all the lake cities were repre-
scented. The objects Of the gathering are
to form an association and fix minimum
rates for carrying, and also to regulate,
If deemed advisable, rates of loading
and unloading lumber products.
officers of the new association were
elected as follows: President, A. w.
Comstock, Detroit; vice president, Alvin
Neal, Port Huron; secretary, A. M.
Carpenter, Port Huron; treasurer, e. ].
Reister, Tonawanda, N. Y. President
Comstock was made chairman of the
committee on organization.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-18
THE WORLDS POPULATION.
1t Could All Find Standing Room on One
of England's shires.

| Oh
England today contains 30, 600, 900
people, but it has trebled its population
in the course of century, inasmuch as
the population was 10000, 600 on the
accession of the Hanoverian dynasty.
At the time of the great revolution in
1858 England contained $500, 600,
while London, now $780, 900, contain
ed only 500, 900 inhabitants.
1t further appears that the entire
population of the country was under
1000, 900 when the 'Domesday Book"
was compiled shortly after the Norman
conquest. Other nations are more or
less amenable to the same principle Of
increase, and modern ideas of the vast
populations of antiquity are far from
being correct. In spite of the grossly
exaggerated statistics of Josephus, the
site of Jerusalem and the course of it's
ancient walls, which can easily be
traced, prove that the Holy City could
never have accommodated more than
100, 900 people, while the outer walls of
Rome, still standing, indicate that the
ancient population of the Eternal City
could not, even in its palmy days, have
exceeded 1000, 600 people.
WESTWARD the star of civilization
takes it COURSE is truth confirmed by
the history of the ancient world and set
forth in the rise and fall of the success
sive empires of China, India, Assyria,
Babylonia, Egypt, Greece and Rome.
The westward trend of the Aryan IA
miles of Celts, Teutons and Slavs in
prehistoric times points to an eastern
origin of the primitive nations that gath
cred strength as they marched toward
the lands of the setting sun, and it now
appears highly probable that the bulk
Of the worlds population had congre-
gated around the blue waters of the
Mediterranean when Greece and Rome
were in the meridian of their power.
The numerical strength of these nations
was not great, and modern ideas of the
vast population of the ancient world are
more fanciful than real.
From the foregoing considerations it
would appear that the regular home
troops of the British army, numbering
about 100, 600 men, could find standing
room on four acres of ground, space
equal to that of Trafalgar square, Lon
don, while the entire force of volun-
teers in this country, numbering about
$50, 900, could be accommodated in
Lords cricket ground.
The $500, 600 people in London could
easily stand in Regents park, while the
40, 900, 600 of the United Kingdom
could be packed together in space
within range of cannon that can fire
the distance of mile
The present population of the world
could stand in Middlesex, while all
who have ever lived since the Chris
tian era could stand in Yorkshire, and
all the inhabitants of the world, reck-
oning from the time of Adam to the
present day, could, as far as area is con-
cerned, have found ample standing room
in England. Tit-Bits.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-18
Big Purchase of Pine Lands.

Menominee, Mich, Feb 4.-News has
been received here from Tacoma, Wash,
that Sol Frost of this city, Henry Swart
and L. w. Flanagan of Marinette, and
c. G. Foster of Milwaukee, prominent
lumber men, had arrived there and
completed the purchase OF 5000 acres
of pine lands at cost of 100000 These
lands are near the Oregon border. A
company has been organized to carry
on numbering operations to be known
as the SwartFrost Sugar Pine COM
pany. Several other Menominee par
ties are interested in southern and
western pine lands.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-18
BIG VICTORY FOR CUBANS.
They Capture Thirty Packs OF Ammuni
ton and $4,000.

ton and $4,000.
New York, Feb. 16.-An official COM
munication from General Maxine Co
mez to Senior Estrada Palma, Cuban
delegate in this country, was received
here at the office of the junta, ANNOUNCE
ing a great victory Of the patriots. The
communication is dated Feb. 2 and 1t
says that the engagement took place at
Maya, Cuba, the Cubans being COM
manded by Armando Sanchez Agra
monte. The Cubans captured thirty
mules loaded with ammunition and $780,
600 in gold which the Spanish forces
were carrying to Sancti Spiritus.
The Importance of the capture Is
great and of practically the same bene-
fit to the Cuban forces as the landing
of an expedition from this country.
General Gomez says in letter ad-
dressed to Senior Nicholas Heredia. that
the heroic sacrifices of the Cuban peo-
pie will soon be rewarded by the total
independence of the island.
Don't advise me-" the. veteran says,
Ito guard my own life in this struggle?
I cannot be less brave than my SOL
diers"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-18

Niles, Mich, 15.-Twenty-five years
ago j. j. King and Hezekiah King,
brothers, who were reared in this vicini-
ty, separated and the latter never heard
from his brother again until a few
weeks ago. The former last December
died In the Berrien county poorhouse
and no relative claiming his remains
they were sent to the state university
at Ann Arbor for dissecting purposes.
Hezekiah King, who lives in Chicago,
learned of the disposition of ]. J. King s
body through the columns of the papers
and he communicated with the Ann
Arbor authorities, with the result that
he was just in time to save them from
the surgeons knife
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-18
MICHIGAN CROP REPORT.
Wheat Has Not Been Damaged According
to the Correspondents.


to the Correspondents.
Lansing, Mich, Feb. 11.-There was
very little precipitation in Michigan in
December until the 18th of the month.
The average depth of snow on the 18th
was in the southern counties 1.54 inches.
northern counties and upper peninsula
from to IL inches. Soon after the 18th
snow fell generally throughout the state,
and on the 31st the average depth in
the southern counties was 7.S9 inches,
and north of this section from IA to q
inches. The prevailing opinion of cor
respondents is that wheat has not been
damaged
In reply to the question, HAS wheat
during January suffered injury from
any causeY" II correspondents in the
southern counties answer YES" and
1913 NO" In the central counties 80
correspondents answer YES" and 115
mo-" and in the northern counties
answers Yes" and 70 NO"
The total number of bushels of wheat
reported marketed by farmers in Janu-
airy is 1,229.S1O, and in the six months,
August-January, 10,263,S64 The amount
marketed in the six months, August
January, is more than two-fifths of the
crop Of 1897, and Is 8,95S,059 bushels more
than reported marketed in the same
months last year. At rs elevators. sta
lions and mills from which reports have
been received there was no wheat mar
keted during January. Live stock
throughout the state is in good condi-
ton
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-18
cAlcAeoAN owns FAMOUS MINE.
IL Furnished First Contribution to the
Spanish Crown.


Charles w. Zaremba of Chicago says
he is the owner of the old mine in Mex
lea from which Cortez received the first
contributions of gold for the Spanish
crown. Mr.. Zaremba is the publisher
of the International Messenger, a quar-
terly journal issued from Chicago and
circulated in Mexico 1t is printed In
the Spanish language. It's publisher
has been dividing his time between Chi
cago and Mexico for many years
On his return from the last trip he
brought samples of ore from what Is
called the Soledad vein. In the Buena
Esperanza mine. This mine," he said,
was abandoned because Of the war of
Mexican independence from 1911 to
1924. and II caved in about thirty years
ago. Three Indians and boy are now
the only people working it. / own
twenty-five and one-half acres on
which the mine is located. 1t is near
the city of Ameca. which has $4,000 in
habitants, and is the terminus of the
Mexican Central railway"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-18
TROUBLES OF co-EDUcATIoN.
Students go Up Against" the College Dis
cipline and Suffer.


cipline and Suffer.
Detroit, Feb II. - Seventeen young
men and women students Of the Metho-
dist college at Albion evaded the fac
ulty one evening last week and went
for a sleigh ride. They also so far for
got the college discipline as to dispense
with chaperons. The punishment i'm
posed by the faculty on each member Of
the party of offenders was the enforced
memorizing Of 1000 extra lines of Greek
and Latin, loss of all social privileges
for thirty days, and the young men
were not to hold any conversation with
the young ladies during this period.
Mel Hamlen, Of this city, was one
of the party. He next defied the edict
of the faculty and called on the daugh-
ter of professor to whom he has long
been attentive. Next morning Hamlen
was notified that he was expelled. He
refuses to leave. He Is a sophomore
and a social, fraternal and athletic lead
er. If the order is not rescinded all the
students implicated threaten to leave
the college,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-18
BLOODY Murder mt Lansing.

Lansing, Mich, Feb. 12-Roderigue c.
Lauzun, a somewhat dissolute French
man about rs years of age, was found
murdered In his room over feed store.
The walls of the room were spattered
and the floor over which the murderer
had dragged his victim was saturated
with the latter's blood The skull had
been crushed with Ratchet or sharp
piece Of wood and the head was beaten
almost to pulp. The murdered man
had exhibited roll of bills not long
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-18
Ann Arbor Anti-Tobacco Crusade.

Ann Arbor, Mich, Feb. 16-The sole
topic of conversation on the campus Is
the newly inaugurated war against
cigarettes by the "co-eds' Of the uni
versty. 1t is now understood that the
petition is backed not alone by the
sororities and co-eds generally, but also
by the state and city anti-saloon
leagues. The petition will ask that the
regents forbid the students to use to-
bacco in any form while on the campus.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-18
DR.. CRANES EPIoRAMs.


The following are some of the cpl
grams from a recent sermon by DR..
Frank Crane, of Trinity church, Chi
cago:
The church is not the bulwark OF the
truth, but the truth Is the bulwark of
the church.
The great institutions and wealth
and material strength of Christianity
are In no sense a source of the gospels
power, any more than fruit is the
source of trees strength; the source
of power is the inward vitality.
There is but one true world-view; it
Is a universe of impotent matter de-
veloping by contact with the source of
life.
I believe in evolution and the imma-
nence of God.
We grow in grace, but not into grace.
All life is an unfolding.
Some plants die when they seed; so
Judaism died when 1t bore Christian
ity, Romanism when 1t bore Protestant
ism, monarchy when 1T bore democ-
racy, and when science produced Bacon
it rendered what produced him useless.
There are no social problems-only
stages of social growth.
A government is not the expression
of the ideals. but of the practical condi-
ton of the people.
No government is worse than the peo-
pie.
In a government the people may see
their neglect and their weakness en-
throned.
The church needs not more leaves but
more sap.
\, al -
Gods design is to produce the mil
lenium, not by outward interference.
but by planting the little story of Jesus
in the heart of mankind.
With eternal life there is no great
ness that cannot be attained by the
lowest man.
Beethoven, Kant and all geniuses are
but samples of what every one of us
may be when we have heavens unend.
Ing time.
development. God never allowed steam
to be discovered until Caesar and Hill
debrand were out of the way. He will
not uncover the secret of aerial naviga-
ton until the age of cooperation.
The following are some of the cpl
grams from a recent sermon by Dr..
Frank Crane, of Trinity church, Chi
cago:
A good friend should be good for
getter.
Love forgets-many a home today Is
happy and full of light and hope be-
cause a great love not only forgave but
| forgot.
When one says he will forgive but
not forget, that means he will forgive
with his mouth but not with his heart.
One of the best things to us poor
mortals about God is that he has prom
| ised to forget, to remember no more
our SINS" to blot them out"
Self-examination Is fraud; look
away from yourself at good models II
you wish to be better.
Two kinds Of people enjoy self-ex-
animation, prigs and cyclists; exam
| inc Christ, not yourself.
Never mourn over lack Of advant-
| ages; successful men never had any;
| the cutters are full of those who had
| plenty.
Never mourn because you make his
| takes; II Is the people who make mis-
takes that lead the world, while the
precise people who never make any
mistakes keep books for them on a
small salary.
A girl once said in a testimony meet
| ing that she took great comfort in that
| passage of scripture which said: Just
| grin and bear it"-and the scriptures
would be none the worse were that
| passage in them.
The past is God's-do not grieve for
| 1t, but leave it to him-but the future
is ours: what will we do with it?
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-18
Chair OF Chemistry Endowed.

BY the gift of $4,000 from a friend
who lives down east and whose name
is withheld at the donors request the
chair of chemistry Of Beloit college has
been endowed. The generous donor has
had a watchful interest in the chemis-
try department for some time and thus
enriches the college.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-18
Minister Angel to Resign.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Feb. 15.-Regent
Roger w. Butterfield, Of the State
University of Michigan, last night re-
ceived letter from President James B.
Angel, now ambassador to Turkey
stating that he would resign and be
home in time to resume his duties as
president of the university this fall.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-18
Ice Jam Mt Benton Harbor.

Benton Harbor. Mich, Feb. A.-The
ice in the st. Joseph river went out and
when 1t reached the highway bridge
formed jam, which caused water to
overflow the low land nearly to the bus
mess portion of the town. The bridge
was badly damaged. When the jam
broke ice piled up ten feet high.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-18
Riveters at Bay City Stay Out.

Bay City, Mich, Feb. 16.-About 800
men gathered at Wheeler & Co.'S ship
yards Monday morning expecting that
nearly all the gang of striking riveters
would return to work, but they were
disappointed. The riveters say they
will sign an agreement with the COM
pany as union, but they refuse to sign
any agreement as individuals
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-18
AN ISSUE OF vERAcITY.
Wealthy Farmer and Woman with Blac
Eye the Principals.

wealthy FARMER ana WOMAN Win black
Eye the Principals.
Charlotte, Mich, Feb. 15.-Frank
Frever, the wealthiest farmer in Ben
ton township, is under arrest for strik-
ing Mrs. Myrtle Devine in the face at a
social gathering. Mrs. Devine is a mar
ried woman and prominent in church
circles. She says when she refused to
dance with Frever he struck her num-
Der of times in the face, and she wears
two black eyes to prove her story.
Frever tells a different story. He says
Mrs. Devine's brother came to the party
intoxicated and raised a disturbance.
Mr.. Rossman, the man who gave the
party, attempted to throw the drunken
man out of the house and Frever as
sisted Mrs. Devine entered the ARRAY
and received the blows accidentally.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-18

filled with eating sores; my tongue was
almost eaten away, so that for three
months 1 was unable to taste any solid
food. My hair was coming out rapidly.
and I was in horrible fix. had tried
various treatments, and was nearly dis
couraged, when friend recommended
SIS. After had taken four bottles,
began to get better, and when had
finished eighteen bottles, was cured
sound and we'll, my skin was without
Flemish, and have had no return OF
the disease. S.S.S.saved me from life
of misery" S.S.S. Guaranteed PNrely
vegeta6ke) will cure any case of blood
poison. Books on the disease
& Is: !: =: !: g: &: S S S
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-18
Against owners of the Three Friends.

New Orleans, Feb. 16.-The federal
court of appeals sitting here, decided
the case Of the government against
the noted filibuster Three Friends"
which came before the court on appeal
from the Florida circuit. The decision
reversed that of the lower court and is
therefore against the owners of the
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-18
Old.Time Merchant Dead.

Philadelphia, Feb. 16.-B. S. Jenney,
Jr., head of the wholesale grocery
house Of b. s. Jenney, Jr., g. Co., is
dead. Mr.. Jenney was 50 years old and
had been in the wholesale grocery trade
nearly sixty years.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-18
VIII Sign as a Union.

Bay City, Mich, Feb. 15.-About 800
men gathered at Wheeler & Co.'s ship
yards, expecting that nearly all the
gangs of striking riveters would return
to work, but they were disappointed.
The riveters say they will sign an
agreement with the company as a
union, but they refuse to sign any
agreement as individuals.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-18
Editors Nav Meet Mt Paris.

Chicago, Feb I6.-When the members
Of the National Editorial Association
Of the United States meet in Denver next
year they will discuss the ACCESSIBILITY
Of holding the 1900 gathering in Paris.
q plan suggested at the recent session
here.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-18

ington, DC, says:
/ was for a long
time under treat
ment of two of
the best physi-
clans of this city,
for a severe case
of blood POISON,
but my col. Iition
grew worse all
the while, not
withstanding the
fact that they
charged me three
hundred dollars.
My mouth was
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-18
Blood Poison.

Contagious Blood Poison has been APP.
propriately called the curse of mankind.
1t is the one disease that physicians cam
not cure; their mercurial aud potash
remedies only bottle up the poison in
the system, to surely break forth in a
more virulent form, resulting in total
wreck of the system.
Mr.. Frank b. Martin, prominent
ieweler at o26 Pennsylvania Ave-, Wash
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-18

ago, but nothing was found on his per-
son except an empty bloody pocketbook
lying on the floor.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-18

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathar:ic 10c or 2oc
II C. g. G. fail to cure. druggists refund money
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-06-24
WILL DELIVER A PRIVATE
Illustrated Lecture to Gen
tlemen Only at the Big
Tent-What the Fl.
Smith, Ark.
TIMES SAYS OF THIS LECTURE.

Prof. J. T. r. Clark, head of the
German A merican staff of Physicians
and Surgeons, arrived in the city in
his private car last night and when he
advanced to the front Of the platform
at the opera house q few moments
later he locked into a perfect sea of
expectant faces.
Every seat in the great auditorium
was occupied and many were COM
PEELED to stand, The lecture was to
men only and the great truths
brought out by the speaker were CIV
Ell additional force by series of ster.
eoptician views covering every phase
of the subject. Prof Clark is a large,
well built man, OF dignified demeanor
and is fine speaker. His voice Is
rich and resonant and the man on the
back seat or in the gallery hears as
distinctly as though he were sitting
in the front row. The pictures are
thrown upon an immense screen and
are equally clear in any part of the
hall.
Prof. Clark takes broad view OF
his subject, holding to the theory that
humanity transgresses natures laws
largely through ignorance and that
young men who "sow their wild oatsn
and older men who fall into vicious
habits have right to know that they
are treading upon dangerous ground
and may reap an awful harvest. He
showed with startling clearness how
the "roundern and the libertine sin
against society, by their needless acts
not only laying up sorrow for them
selves in later years, but leaving a
heritage of disease and deformity for
their children.
Prof. Clark criticised the clergy for
their apathy on a question having 30
much to do with the moral and spirit
ual welfare of their tlocks and urged
upon them the necessity for whole
some teaching along these lines.
The speaker was frequently inter
rupted by applause, particularly so
when he paid u tribute to the innate
purity of woman-kind.
The lecture was replete with i'm
portant lessons and was delivered in
a very entertaining style.
The price of admission to this lee
ture will be % cents.