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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-30
A Thought For New Years.

1t is blessed provision of the almanac
to have a new year come around annually
1t gives to countless numbers of persons
an opportunity to indulge in their darling
vice by sitting their consciences with the
promise of turning over a new leaf on
New Years day Yet even If one does not
live up to ones programme of purity is 1t
not better to have resolved and failed than
never to have resolved at allp-Exchange
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-30
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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-30
Detroit Girl WEEDS an Austrian.

Detroit, Dec. 23.-Miss Louise May
Hecker, of this city, daughter of Col.
onel F. ]. Hecker, of the transportation
bureau of the war department, and
Guyla de Szillassy. an attache of the
Austrian legation at Washington, were
the principals in a very exclusive So
ciety wedding here yesterday after
noon. The bride is one Of Detroits best.
known young society ladies.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-30
Pingree Appoints a Secretary.

Detroit, Dec. Ex-Governor Pingree
has appointed Ralph Stone, of Grand
Rapids. his private secretary. Stone is
a graduate of the University of Michi-
gan. and at present is the attorney for
the Michisan Trust cCmnanY.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-30
weiI.Known Detroit Man Dead.

Detroit, Dec. 23-Andrew Wanless, 6
well-known literary character of De.
troit, and poet and prose writer Of M
mean ability, died at his residence here
yesterday from pneumonia. For many
years Wanless conducted a second
hand book store that was a resort fol
local literary men. He possessed 6
magnificent library Of about $4,000 vol
umes, comprising some very rare ole
books and manuscripts.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-30

WE WILL GIVE YOU A 81 WATCH II you
will show our publication to your friends. We
don't want you to sell them anything. The
watch Is made by a well known American firm,
In two sizes, childrens' and adults, nickle or
gold plated hunting case and fully guaranteed
Row, New York City.
Times-promoter., 1898-11-26
Queer Stories.
Old Hughey.

The United States can not be
sued without their consent.
Times-promoter., 1898-11-26

A single sniff of highly concen-
trated prussic acid will killaman
asquickly as a shot through the
heart. The Odor of bad egg is
due to the presence of sulphurat-
Cd hydrogen, and the obiectiona-
bic perfumes Of sewers and bone
factories are attributable chiefly
to the same gas. Chemical lab
oratories are famous for bad
smells. Berzellius, who discov-
cred the element called "seleni-
um, ~ once tried the experiment
of permitting a bubble of pure
hydrogen selenide gas to enter
his nostrils. For days after
wards he was not able to smell
strong ammonia, the Olfactory
nerves oelng temporarily para
lyzed, Selenium gas has the
odor of putrid horseradish. Tel
lurium is even worse. There is
a story of a physician whose pa
tient, a lady refused to take an
absolute rest because she was so
fond of being always on the 90 in
society. He gave her a pill con
tanning a small quantity of tellu-
rum, and her breath was affected
by it to such an extent that she
wasnot able to appear in public
for month. ;She never guessed
what the trouble was. y New
York World.
Times-promoter., 1898-11-26
University Items.

The University opened with a
goodattendance, Notwithstanding
the proximity of the f7ver the
last two months
The openingexercises began as
usual, with an invocation of God 5
richest blessings on the institu-
tion. On behalf of the faculty,
DR.. Jones gave to the students a
cordial welcome. Rev. ]. j. He'd
dleston asked their attendance
upon their respective churches.
Hon. j. W. Il. Falkner welcomed
them on behalf of the town, also
the venerable Judge Hill who
gave as parting injunction not
to mix themselves in any 'love
affair." with the goods.
Work has begun and in many
faces can be seen the determine
ton for hard work during the
session.
The campus is being cleared of
rubbish. The library, under the
auspices of the new librarian,
who is a Miss, and who is blessed
with that divine negift-beauty, has
been rearranged and in fact every
thing points to the most prosper.
Gus year in the history of the Uni
versity.
Should this not be SHE'D at that
essential of every editors office
-he waste basket will come again.
Jake.
Times-promoter., 1898-11-26

Immense fortunes have been
made OutOf the banana business.
Revenues do not accrue alone
from the sale Of the fruit, for the
leaves are used for packing; the
juice, being strong in tannin,
makes an indelible ink and shoe
backing; the wax found on the
under side of the leaves is a val
liable article of commerce; manila
hemp is made from the stems,
and Ct this hemp are made mats,
plated work and lace handker-
chiefs of the finest texture: more
over, the banana is ground into
banana -four. The fruit to be
sold for desert is ripeneI by the
dry warmth of haring gas jets in
the storage places in which it is
kept, and immense care has tobe
taken to prevent softening or
oV erripening.
Times-promoter., 1898-11-26
Charter of incorporation OF South
ern Electric Company.

Section 1. Chas. G. Cowan
Fred H. Jones, Marcy L. Whit
field, William A. Percy and Johl
j. Murphy, together with sucE
other persons as may become
stockholders in this Corporation
and their successors, are hereby
incorporated under the name anc
style of SOUTHERN ELECTRIC
COMPANY.
Section 2. The domicile of this
corporation shall be at Lake View,
in the County of DeSoto, and State
of Mississippi, and this corpora
ton shall have succession for fifty
years, and shall have the power
to determine the manner of calling
and conducting meeting, the num-
Der of shares that shall entitle
member to a vote, and themode Of
voting by proxy; to elect all nee
essary officers, and prescribe the
duties, salaries and tenures of off
GERS; to sue and be sued, and toI
prosecute and be prosecuted to-
judgement before any court; to
have a corporate seal; to contract
and be contracted with within the
limits of the corporate powers; to
sell and convey real estate, andto
and sell llpersonalproperty;|
to borrow money and secure the
Of same by mortgage or
otherwise; to issue bonds and Sc
cure them in the same way; andto
hypothecate its franchises, and to
make all necessary bylaws moi
contrary to law.
Section 3. This Company is
hereby authorized and empowered
to engage IN buying, selling, man |
lfacturing and operating all kinds |
IF machinery. electrical appliances
md mechanical devicesandto buy, I
sell or lease patent rights usefu'
therefor.
Section 4, This Company is au-
.horized toexercise all powers and
privileges herein granted and ex-
ended to it in other states and
foreign countries, snbject to the
provisions of the laws Of such states
md foreign countries.
Chas. G. Cowan.
Fred H. Jones.
Marcy L. Whitfield.
William A. Percy.
Jno. j. Murphy. |
Times-promoter., 1898-11-26
Charter of Incorporation of Whit
field Company.

Charter of Incorporation of Whit
field Company.
Section 1. Marcy l.. Whitfield,
Chas. G. COWan, jerome Hill, R.
Brinkley Snowden and WllliamA
Percy, together with such other
persons as may become stockhold
ers in this Corporation, and their
successors. are hereby incorpor-
ated under the name and style of
WHITFIELD COMPANY.
Section 2. The domicile of this
Corporation shall be atLAke View,
in the County of DeSoto; and State
Of Mississippi, and this Corpora
ton shall have succession for fifty
years, and shall have the power
to determine the manner of call
ing and conducting meetings, the
number of shares that shall entltIe
a member to vote, and the mode
OF voting by proxy; to elect all
necessary officers, and prescribe
the duties, salaries and tenures of
officers; to sue and be sued, andto
prosecute and be prosecuted to
Judgment and satisfaction before
any court; to have corporate seal;
to contract and be contracted with
within the limits of the corporate
powers; to sell and convey real
estate, and to acquire and SELL per
sonal property; to borrow money
and secure the payment of same
by mortgage or otherwise; ;toissue
bonds and secure them int the same
way; and to hypothecate its fran
chises, and to make all necessary
bylaws not contrary to law.
Section 8. This Company is
hereby authorized and empowered
% engage in buying, selling, man
1facturing and operatingal all kinds
If machinery. eIectricalappliances
ind mechanical devices, and to
'uy, sell or lease patent rights
Times-promoter., 1898-11-26
FIonl Loves.

Loves pays Memphisprices fol
cotton.
Mr., J. Solomon was in the city
last week.
Miss Dockery has returned
from the city.
]. NJ. Solomon spent Monday
in Memphis.
Mr.. Frank Solomon was in the
city one day last week.
Mr.. J. M. Solomon and family
visited Hernando Sunday.
Mr.. s. B. Hamlet visited rela-
tiyes in Coldwater Sunday.
Miss Bertie Bates spent a few
days with relatives in Memphis
last week.
Mr.. Mark Scott made a trip to
Memphis last week on business
we suppose.
Mr.. j. G. Lee left Tuesday
morning for Palestine, Ark, to
be gone several days.
We are glad to see Mr.. j. T.
Lee on our streets again after a
long and severe illness.
Mr.. Geo. Anderson has gone
to Corsicana, Texas, to accept a
position offered him there.
Massrs J. Z. Hamlett andC. p
TurIoy Of Coldwater, spenta few
minutes inour town Friday even
ing.
Ragio.
Times-promoter., 1898-11-26
Poplar Corner.

Look out boys the grand jury
meets next week.
Times-promoter., 1898-11-26

Every soldier knows that a
horse will not step on a man in
tentionaIly. 1t is therefore a
standing order in the British cav
airy that if a trooper becomes
dismounted he must lie perfectly
still, If he does this, the whole
squadron will pass over him with
out injuring him.
Times-promoter., 1898-11-26
j. M. Glenn

VS.. No. 25lO.
Lydia Crutchfield Ell al.
The State Of Mississippi.
To Lydia Crutchfeld and Char
lie Stoddart Wildwood, Haywood
county, Tenn: Julia Morgan
Freeman, Covington, Upton coun.
ty, Tenn; Oma Vester Needham,
Jimmie Lovy Johnson, Ca]lie L.
Wexford, Emma Ann BurchfeId
and Lille Farmer, Fulton, Laud-
erdale county, Tenn.
You are commanded to appear
before the Chancery Court of
DeSoto County, in said state, on
the first Monday of February
1899 to defend the suit in said
Court of j. M. Glenn wherein you
are defendants.
A proceeding to sell land for
partition and etc.
r. r. Maxwell, Clerk.
G. A. Marshall, Soils. for CONS.
Times-promoter., 1898-11-26

Look out boys the grand jury
meets next week.
7 heard this morning that R, T.
Lamb had swamp fever. I hope
it is a mistake.
Condra Stewart, Walls, died
last Thursday, with swamp fever.
He was a son of W. E. Stewart.
The Poplar Corner free school
opened this morning, Nov. q,
with a good number oflittle folks.
Our labor law is not sufficient.
It sbOuldreach tenants who leave
their employers without just
cause.
| heard a man say that Wall S
Station was not as attentive to the
sick as they should be. I am
sorry to hear that.
Old EIughey has just returned
from a trip to Ark. He went to
Newport. The world over there
looks like cotton-no wonder it is
cheap.
Old Hughey.
Times-promoter., 1898-11-26

us eful therefor.
Section 4. This Company isau-
thorized to exercise all powers
and privileges herein granted and
extended to 1t in other States and
foreign countries, subject to the
provisions of the laws of such
States and foreign countries.
Marcy L. Whitfield.
Chas. G. Cowan.
jerome Hill.
r. Brinkley Snowden.
William A. Percy.
Times-promoter., 1898-11-26

Pious Russians donot eat pig
cons because Of the sanctityrcon-
ferred on the dove in the Script
urCS,
Times-promoter., 1898-11-26

Bellows are used as a burglar
alarm, the opening Of the door
closing the bellows and forcing
air through a pipe to Il whistle.
Times-promoter., 1898-11-26
Dissolution Notice.

The firm known as Johnicar
Lane Butcher Co. has this day
dissolved, 'Russel Mcdaniel retir
ing and A. D. Johnican and J. W.
Lane remaining, doing business
in the same stand under the same
name of Johican & Lane Butcher
Co.
We continue to thank our many
friends for past favors and res
pectfully solicit their future ia
vOrs.
A. D. Johnican.
J. W. Lane.
Hernandez, September 30th, 1898.
Times-promoter., 1898-11-26
Old Kentucky Pile Salye.

twelve boxes sold only two failed.
None can beat it, at Smiths Drug
Store.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-04-14

l.. Vansciver, has received word from
the government authorities that they
may want the boat and to govern
himself accordingly. The Anna L.
Vansciver was built last year and is
about 100 feet long and of very light
draught, having been built for the
truck carrying trade on the Rancocas
river.
The Merchants and Manufacturers
board of trade of New York adopted
resolutions extending to President
Mckinley cts heartiest commentator
upon his statesman1ike policy, pru-
dence and sagacity in the pending
controversy between Spain and this
country" and expressing the hope
that his counsel will be followed and
upheld by congress.
Orders have been received at the
Brooklyn navy yard from Washing
ton for the sailing of the big battieship
Texas. She will leave as soon as the
remainder of her coal and stores can
be gotten on board. The Texas
is to proceed to sea to meet the San
Francisco and New Orleans, now en-
route from England, so that there
may be no danger Of the latter ships
being intercepted by Spanish cruisers.
General Wilson, chief Of engineers,
has taken prompt action for the i'm
mediate utilization Of the additional
allotment of 100000 made to his
department by the president. Or
ders have been given for the resump-
ton of work on Notifications, and
arrangements have also been made
for the establishment of submarine
mines and torpedoes at harbors along
the coast where such means of de-
Tense are deemed essential in case
of hostilities.
Replying to a note from the six
great powers in Europe President
Mckinley said he shared the hope
they expressed that the outcome may
be the maintenance of peace by af-
fording the necessary guarantees for
the establishment of order in the
island, so terminating the chronic
condition of disturbance there which
so deeply Injuries the interests and
menaces the tranquility of the Ameri-
can nation by the character and con-
| sequences of the struggle thus kept
up at our doors, besides shocking its
sentiment of humanity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-04-14
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

The British killed 200 dervishes.
They lost six men,
Gen. Carlos Ezeta, ex-president of
Salvador, has had his estate restored
to him.
Great Britain gets Wei-hai-wei
away from China, "besting" the other
powers.
The elections for the Danish parIia-
ment resulted in a victory for the
radical left.
An expedition of French scientists
that will search for Andree with an
airship arrived on La Bretagne.
Cardinal Taschereau of Quebec, who
has been sick long time, has re-
ceived the last rites of the church.
An unconfirmed rumor is circulated
in Paris that Capt. Albert Dreyfus,
the prisoner of DEVILS island" is
dead.
A scene was caused in the British
house of commons by William Red
mond, Parnellite, who denounced the
Imprisonment of seaman on a Brit
Ism DaCtle snip Tor wearing sham
rock on st. Patrick's day.
Excitement prevails at Lima over
what many persons there consider
the miraculous resurrection of arch
bishop of Boudini, who was believed
to have died last Saturday, bat has
been restored to consciousness.
At Leipsic, the high court of JUS
tice has refused the appeals for a
revision of the lese majestic sentences
imposed on Herr Trojan, editor of
the Kladderadatch, who was SEN
fenced in January to two months
Imprisonment in fortress for car
looming Emperor William; and DR..
Hoffmany the chief editor of the Ham
burger Nachrichten, sentenced on the
same charge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-04-14

starving people of the island | recon-
mend that the distribution of food and
supplies be continued and that an ap-
preparation be made out of the public
treasury to supplement- the charity of
our clLlzenS. The issue is now with
the congress. 1t is a solemn respon-
slblllty. | have exhausted every eff
Tort 10 relieve the intolerable condi-
tlon OF affairs which is at our doors.
prepared TO execute every obligation
imposed upon me by the constitution
ana the law, | await your action.
Yesterday and since the preparation
or the foregoing message official lnfor-
nation was received by me that the
latest decree of the queen regent of
Spain directed Gen. bIanco, in order
to prepare and facilitate peace, to
procIalm suspension of hostilities.
the duration OF which has not been
communicated to me. This fact, with
/ every other pertinent consideration,
| Will, am sure, have your just and
careful attention in the solemn DELHI
eratlons upon which you are about to
enter. If this measure attains a sue
cessful result then our aspirations as
Christian, peace-loying people will
be realized. If it fails it will be only
another justification for our contem-
! plated action.
| William Mckinley -
: The message was referred to the
committee on foreign relations.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-04-14
BONAPARTE'S DAUGHTER.
Princess Charlotte Spent Many Hap
by Months in America.

Queen Julie never joined her hus-
band, Joseph Bonaparte, the fugitive
king of Spain, In this country writes
William Perrine in the Ladies Home
Journal, "but late in 1921 their daugh-
ter, the vlvacious young Princess
Charlotte, determined to console her
father in his exile. She arrived at
Philadelphia in the ship Ruth and
Mary, commanded by Captain MickIe.
The ships wharf was covered with
a crowd anxious to see her. Only
nineteen years old, OF highly animated
temperament and delighted at the
ending of the forty days voyage, the
young girl was in an ecstasy of plea
sure. She waved her iur bonnet at
the persons on the wharf with such
careless delight that 1t fell from her
hands over the ships rail and into
the river. In her transport OF en-
thusiasm she snatched Captain
Mickle's hat from his head, gayiy
placed it on her own, and saluted her
admirers anew. Joseph was highly
pleased with Charlotte, whom he had
not seen since she was thirteen, and
tried to give her as much compensa-
ton as he could for the pleasures CT
the Continental life she had left be-
hind. He took her to Long Branch
and Saratoga, but he soon discovered
that her chief taste was for paint
ing. At the old gallery of the
Academy Of the Fine Arts in PhiIa-
delphia were exhibited several studies
and landscapes from her brush"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-04-14
A MEDIEVAL BILL OF FARE.

An old chronicle of Stuttgart pre-
serves a bill Of fare for a council
dinner in the year 1892. For the first
course there were capons, steamed
beef and old hens, black game pre-
pared with vinegar; second course,
steamed carp served with spiced
sauce, sauer kraut with mutton, and
pastry; third course, roat veal, birds,
fried fish cheese fruit nuts, chest
nuts and waters. The wine and game
were furnished by the cout; the host
received Is farshings from each per-
son. An article in Harper's Magazine
has this description of a medieval
feast:
The banquet which was held here
at the marriage of Count UIrich with
the Bavarian Princess Sabina has
luster all its own. Seven thousand
guests were present and for their
serving 800 Of the handsomezt people
that could be found in all the land
were brought to the castle and cos
TUNED in red and yellow cloth, and in
IA colossal kitchens were serving day
and night nearly the same number Of
cocks. The feast continued one week,
and during this time there were con-
sumed 136 oxen, 1900 calves, $40 ca
pons, 1000 chickens, 2,759 fieldfares,
II tons of salmons 80 tons of herrings,
l20 pounds of cloves 40 pounds of SAT-
from, 100000 eggs, 5000 sacks Of flour
and 100000 gallons of wine.
For eight days and nights a public
wine fountain poured uninterruptedly
through eight tubes red and white
wine for all that wished to drink"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-04-14
PEACE
IN CUBA
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY ASKS CON-
GRESS FOR AUTHORITY TO
ENFORCE IT.
iNTOLERABLE CONDITIONS
RESOURCES OF DIPLOMACY TO
CORRECT THEM EXHAUSTED.


Whole Matter Is Finally Shifted from
White House to Capitol-President
Argues Against Present Recogni-
ton of the independence of the Gu
ban RepubIic-Pacifcatio the First
Necessity and After That Such Ac-
ton by the United States as Cir
cumstances Warrant.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-19

One case Ladies' Jersey Ribbed
Vests, fleece lined, worth
Ioc, special AOS
One case Best Quality Jersey
Ribbed Vests, fleece lined,
handsomely trim m d, TOO
special IOC
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-19

1856 Joseph Mehalko, surety; Joseph
Mack, pros.
157. John Meyers, surety; Samuel Lee
bert, pros.
l5S. George Marke, surety; w. Seidman,
pros.
159. Patrick Horan, surety; Edward Hop
kins, pros,
100. Patrick Kane, surety; George Web
er, pros.
1Gl. j. C. Doran, Walter Doran, surety;
T. b. Daggers, pros.
1852. John f. Johnson, surety; Mary L.
Williams, proX.
1863 Bridget Maloney, surety; Ellen Kline,
proX.
l6i James j. Murray, surety; Nora Kear-
ney proX.
l65, Alfred Matthews, surety; Patrick
Doran, pros.
166. Sarah Navin, surety; Sarah d. Lee,
proX.
l67. Mary Hopkins, surety; John Hop
kins, pros.
SECOND WEEK-MONDAY, FEB. Z.
16S, Leon Olshefsky, arson; Frank Rob-
ling, jr., pros.
169. Edward McNulty, larceny and receiv-
ing; Hugh Lynch pros.
10, Benjamin r. James, assault and bat
terry; Fanny James, prox.
III. Alexander Burns, Peter Burns, as
sault and battery; Frank Ursavitch,
pros.
172, Josephine Forbeck, assault and bat
terry; Mary Armson, proX.
173. John L. Lonz, George lsadore, Fred
erick Fritz, alias Frederick Mat
thews, assault and battery James
II. Leitch, pros.
ia. Adam Gavisky, larceny by bailee;
Frank Malasky, pros.
l75. Ellen Noone, assault and battery;
Mary Mckenzie, proX.
l76. George Lewis, fornication and bas-
tardy; Joseph Grifiiths, pros.
III. Frank BiXler. Michael O'Neil, Harry
Johnson, alias j. f. Riley burglary;
Frank Robling, jr., pros.
IT'S. Bramin Green, rape; John j. Row
lands pros
179. Victor Beemer, false pretences; M. j.
Norton, pros.
$50. Bridget Baggott, malicious mischief;
Sarah d. Lee, proX.
1sl. Daniel LOTUS assault and battery;
Ida Reynolds, prox.