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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-03-25
From Baby in the High Chair.

to grandma In the rocker Grain-O is good
for the whole family. 1t is the long-desired
substitute for coffee. Never upsets the ner-
yes or Injuries the digestion. Made from pure
grains; 1t is food In itself. Has the taste
and appearance of the best coffee at n the
price. 1t is genuine and scientific article
and Is come to stay. 1t makes for health and
strength. Ask your grocer for Grain-O.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-03-25

'The plot thickens," said the heroine
in startled tones.
"Yes. it does" admitted the soubrette;
"but the audience is becoming precepti-
bly, thinner. Come off and give me q
chance to do my song-and-dance turn,
or the house will be empty."-Puck.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-03-25
Do Your Feet Ache?

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot-Ease,
a powder. 1t cures Corns, Bunions. Chill
bains, Sweating, Swollen feet AT all drug
gists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample free.A
Address, Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-03-25

No need to scratch your life away.
Doan's Ointment brings instant relief in all
cases OF Itching Piles, Pin Worms, Eczema,
Ring Worms, Hives, or other itchiness Of
the skin. Get II from your dealer.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-03-25
Needs one.

"see here" said the grouchy mer-
chant to his bookkeeper who was late
that morning, "you must do better
than this or I'll get another man."
'Thank you. I need an assistant
very much. "-Detroit Free Press.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-03-25

W. l.. Jones, while working in mis- woods
near Rldgeway, last week, killed blue rae
.r that measured five feet in length.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-03-25

Mrs Susan Beckey died suddenly of apo
plexy at Hudson Monday. Hearty laugh
ter at joke caused the fatal stroke.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-03-25

You can't help liking them, they are so
very small and their action Is so perfect.
Only one pill dose. Carriers Little Liver
Pills. Try them.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-03-25
Just nefore Retiring.

just Before Retiring.
"Thou art fair, but thou art false"
she sadly said. Then she laid her blond
hair on the g-table.-Tit-Bits
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-03-25

Five persons have died In the village of
Galesburg since January 1 whose average
age was 7S years.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-03-25

Detroit, March %.
Wheat-Cash white, 9415c; cash red,
S61ac; May, 96Ac bid; July, S3Ac Corn
Cash. 291bc. Oats-Cash white, s01hc.
Oats-Cash white, 30hc. Rye-52c.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11

Above is a portrait of the young
man who has just blossomed out as
the American Wheat King. Young
Joe Letter is a self made man. When
he left college few years ago his
father only gave him paltry million.
The young man is now worth thirty
millions, just a million for every year
of his age. A few weeks ago he be-
gan to buy wheat. To-day he prac-
tically controls the cream of the
American product. There is very lit
tie good wheat outside the Letter ele-
vators. A rapid rise in the price of
that cereal has taken place Letter
says that he will drive il to 81 before
he quits. Conservative estimators be-
lieve that he will keep his word.
Joseph Letter is a Harvard man and
member of the famous Hasty Pud-
ding club. He came home from Har-
ward with a degree. and the elder
Letter didn't know what to do with
him. He remembered that he went
through years of training-veTy hum
be at times-to arrive at his age of
financial discretion. Joseph had no
such experience. He never had sold
goods over a counter. nor worked from
a clerkship 10 commercial dictator
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11

ship. His early life had been spent
in private schools and at the UNIVERSE
ty-a course very different from pion-
eer life in bringing out the qualities
which make skillful money handlers.
Six months ago he went into grain.
He was colonel on Governor Tan
ner's staff-friendly TO the governor.
The grain department is created by
the friendly TO the govern
or II was almost case of plain logic
that the grain department should
therefore be friendly 10 Mr. Letter.
He started in the game 10 win, and
1t looks as though the glory of "Old
Hutch" in his prime would be eclipsed
by this beardless youth.
Letter is a big. handsome. athletic
bachelor, with a face full of strength
and chin that denotes bulldog tenaci-
~. Society runs after him, and he
runs away from ii. Sometimes ne
buys rare books. He reads as much
as busy man like him can find
time in which to read. There are
horses and dogs-as many as he wants
in the barn; and speaking about
horses, he was the money head of the
horse show.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11

bara went on. in her wisest tones
that | should wish to go against
my cousin Joe's wife in that respect
a thrifty wife is a crown of gold to a
man that has TO work for a living: but
at eggs that have never seen a hen for
nearly fortnight l do draw the line
to call EN- fresh. that is
Bull although on most evenings Do
Tothy used TO tell the old servant to
bring her sewing and come and sit
with her in the pretty little drawing
room. il must be confessed that az this
time she found her life dreadfully dull
and as each day went by she seemed
to miss Dick in her daily life more and
more. For though she had been used
to a quiet country home and d quiet
country existence, there had always
been plenty to interest her. Miss
Dimsdale, if somewhat old fashioned
in her ideas and strict in her notions
had been both tender and indulgent to
her little orphan niece, and had more
over always been a clever and capa-
BILE woman with whom to associate
Then. about country house there are
always so many different points of in
terest. Either the moles have worked
at last from the meadow under the
hedge and below the very best bit Of
the velvet lawn which is the very pride
and delight OF your eyes, or the rats
have suddenly acquired pert measure
of audacity and have scraped and bit
ten new hole in the corn-bin or the
newly filed potato bags. or have gone
further and found their way into the
principal pantry and created a regular
stampede among your servants. Or
perhaps you catch one OF the sinners
in a new trap which cost five and six
pence, and when you go to see rs
wicked, hoary old occupant you feel
that if it never catches another, this
one is we'll worth the money. Or if
traps and other means, consisting of
horribly smelling pOisons suggestive Of
the Internal regions, fail you, perhaps
you have the professional rat-catcher
up from the village with his box Of
sinuous, red-eyed ferrets, and then You
have your revenge on the rats.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11
2Elsa


YOU be so foolish? Surprising that the
old savage did turn round on YOU and
stopped your allowance. where would
You be then? If YOU are in the army
You have always the chance of going
to India. and l don't know that
would not rather be in India DIS Mrs.
Amer than have these dreadful part
ings here"
No, no." he cried hastily. Il
couldn't take you out there. I've al
ways had a sort of horror of the east.
and | would do anything to avoid run
ming any such risk
SO he went away with lump in
his throat which made him glad that
he was safe in a cab leaving Dorothy
10 face the next week by heself-that
is 10 say. except for Barbara. who was
jubilant at having got her long holi-
day over and delighted TO be al work
again.
10 Dorothy Ba.- ara a. this time was
wonderful study of which size was
never tired. For Barbara had been
born and bred in the country. and had
lived more years at Graveleigh Hall
than Dorothy could remember, and her
comments on town people and town
ways were something more than anus
ing.
All, they did things in a queer sort
OF fashion at Holloway. My cousin
Joe lives at Holloway know. Miss
Dorothy-he's a plumber in quite a
large way of business and has money
IN the bank and two children at beard
ing school learning French and music
and Heaven knows what besides. Mrs.
Joe used TO go out every Saturday
night 10 get her stores in for the week,
as she always said-for Sunday. | used
&c think. Never did | see such mar
ketings. A quarter of pound of but
ter and four fresh eggs. She regular
prided herself on those fresh eggs.
My dear said | one night to her.
them eggs have been laid at least Il
week. and doubt if l should be far out
if l went as far as ten days
You see, Barbara, says she, you've
been used TO a country life. with new
laid eggs, and gallons of milk and but
ter by the stone. and | dare say you
feel bit pinched-like here. But if I'd
let myself go in butter and live on
new-laid eggs at twOpence-ha penny
each-well all / can say is, | should
have had to rest content without any
boarding schools or anything put by
in the bank
Il don't say, Miss Dorothy-Mi's
Harris, ma'am, l should say" Bar
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11
WON'T FOLLOW HIS ORDERS.
Anaemic and Dyspeptic Girls Make the
Physicians Angry.

When anaemic girls, sleepless wO-
men and dyspeptic children are brought
to me, | feel like going out of bust
ness declared a bluff, brusque, we'll
known physician, in a burst of indig
nation over a case that he had just
been called to attend, says the New
York Commercial Advertiser. Il have
one patient. a girl of IS. who might rs
we'll go to fortune teller for advice for
all the benefit she will ever get from
doctor. i give her scolding and draw
up set of rules for her to live by, pre-
scribing certain things to eat. certain
times to sleep, certain hours for exer-
else, give her tonic and dismiss her
Do you think that girl improves? Not
she. In fortnight she trails into my
office, pallid and melancholy | haven't
the heart to scOld her, but | anticipate
her answers to my questions. Has she
taken the tonic? Oh. yes, she hasn't
missed dose. Has she eaten pastry
or Holsters or drank ice water or ice
cream soda? Well-er-OnCe or twice.
Has she eaten the oatmeal and raw
beef and drank the hot water and beef
tea? Yes. She doesn't add once or
twice, but her pale face adds it. And
has she gone to bed early. got up early
and slept after lunch? We'll. not every
day. And yet this girl of intelligence
and apparent common sense wonders
why she doesn't get well. Why does she
think | give her special instructions?
To amuse myself? To have them dis
obeyed? | am going to try once more.
If she doesn't obey me then | shall pos
itively refuse to attend her further"
and the doctor banged the big paper
weight that some fair "hysteria case"
had given him for Christmas and look
ed SO good -naturedly ferOciOus that one
could not blame the girl for being in
different to his wrath.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11
AN AFFLICTED MOTHER.
From tas Times, Pdw Par. III.


a resident OF this town who has lost two
children during the past six years by vio-
lent deaths has been utterly Frustrated by
the shock. and seriously sick as a result OF
1t. One child aged - was killed by a cy-
clone in 30 while at school: another. three
years later was run over by a Burlington
K. r. train. That griefs and misfortunes
may so prey on the mind as to lead 10 seri-
Gus physical disorders has been well dem
Onstrated in this case. As result of them
her health was shattered and she has been
a constant sufferer since 1890. Her prin-
cipal trouble has been neuralgia OF the
stomach which was very painful. and ex-
hibited all the symptoms of ordinary neu-
ralgia, nervousness and Indigestion Ply
sicians did her no good whatever. She
was discouraged and abandoned all hope
of getting well. Finally. however. a Ger
tain well-known pill was recommended
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
She supplied herself with a quantity OF
them and had not taken them two weeks
VIII" size noticed marked Improvement
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11
IOWA LEGISLATURE.
Measures of Importance introduced at
Dos Moi

Des MONIES.
The trustees of the Orphans home at
Davenport appeared Feb. and asked
for $4,000. The house passed the
Smith bill by vote OF so TO l, which
puts into effect Immediately a law
passed by the extra session of the as
sembly cutting the pay of the state
binder and printer.
\ law governing primary elections
was introduced into both branches of
the general assembly Feb . The house
defeated the bill passed by the senate
permitting counties TO receive interest
on public money deposited in banks.
The senate railway committee
changed tie Temple amendment as
passed by the house. = adopted the
substitute. which allows settlement
between an injured employee and the
company without going into court. The
bill allowing cities Of $4,000 population
10 have park commissioners and parks
and TO levy / mill tax FOR the same
passed the house.
The ways and means committees OF
both houses Feb. discussed the bill
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11
THE TRADE REVIEW,
Splendid Showing of Business for the
Month of January.


r. G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review
of Trade says:
Actual payments through clearing
houses in January made a remarkable
showing, being much larger than in
any previous month, 1868 per cent larg-
er than the same month last year and
al per cent larger than in 1892 Tne
failures in January were smaller th-n
IN any previous year OF which there
is record. and were probably smaller
than in any Other January since 1881.
The statement by branches Of bust
ness given this week shows Il surpris-
ing gain in most departments of manu-
tacture and trade. Meanwhile the
money market is as confident rs eve:
gold does rot come from Europe in
large amount only because bankers
find 1t worth while 10 lend American
money abroad. and the commercial
balances are heavily in favor Of the
United States. as heretofore
Failures for the week were S35 in
the United States, against 81 last
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11
A FEMININE MARX TAPLEY.
She Is Under Obligations to No One and
Consequently Very Happy.

\ feminine Mark Tapley met a cross
faced. weii-dressed acquaintance not
very long ago. says the New York Ad-
vertiser. Well" she exclaimed. i
believe l am happier than you are. l
have been philosophizing of late. When
one can't buy books or go 10 plays il
is comfort TO philosophize. II makes
one feel quite intellectual and it's SO
inexpensive. With money one is apt
to pay authors and actors to think foI
one"
The cross-faced woman partook
heartily Of several meals a day and
was not given to analysis. She looked
puzzled
Now, l suppose you are tired OF life
and weary of all your friends, aren't
you? Most women are just after
Christmas babbled the optimistic
woman. All, you don't know the
compensatiOns of poverty. l didn't do
any Christmas shopping, so l am not
weary in the body and mind. No one
sent me presents 1 didn't want, so 1
am not wrathful and resentful. Go
be sure, they did not send me the
thing l did want, either. but that is
merely an incident) L did not have
successful dance or dinner nor
house party that was a failure, so In
not puffed up with pride nor cast down
with sorrow, and as even Santa Claus
contented himself with overlooking
me I'm under obligations TO no one
Isn't that de!ightful?"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11

IN her condition. She continued taking the
pills until seven or eight boxes had been
consumed and she considered herself en-
tlreIy cured. She can now eat all kinds o.
iood, which l. something she has not been
able 10 do Tor years. She l. not troubled
in the least with nervousness a. she was
during the time OF her stomach troubles
She Is now well and all because of DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
complete cure has been made
II any one would like to hear more Of the
details of her suffering and relief gained
by the use of DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People they may be obtained PROT
ably. by writing the lady direct. She is
one or our weli-knOwn residents, Mrs.
Ellen \. Oderkirk. Paw Paw. Ill.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11

TO reduce the rate of interest on state
warrants. Ii is likely the rate of in
terest Will be reduced from 20 per
cent.
Bills have been introduced in both
houses looking for an appropriation Of
SAT 400 for the Iowa exhibit at the
The senate printing committee de-
cided in favor of the bill to put the
cut rates on printing into immediate
effect
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11
NEAL BOWS BIRTHDAY.

National w. &. Il. u. Arranging IN Ceie-
brate the Anniversary.
The National w. c. i. L. has is
sued an appeal to all temperance So
cieties who are willing 10 help in the
celebrating OF the birthday of Gen.
Neal Dow March 20, for the purpose
of strengthening the public sentiment
that seeks the protection of the home
by the prohibition Of the liquor traffic
in our own and every land.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11
Many Passengers Hurt.

Thirty-three persons were injured,
six probably fatally, two cars were
smashed and locomotive ruined as
the result of a rear-end collision at the
Winter Hill station of the Boston &
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11
tn Protect Italian EmigrantS.

The Bank of Naples is tC take charge
of the savings of Italian emigrants il
North and South America with
view of securing them against the ra
pacity of the so-called bankers"
there
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11
Rain Benefits California.

Rain in all sections of California,
it is thought. will prove of great ben
eft and will save the farmers and fruit
growers from the great loss which
stoned
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11
Passenger Trains Wrecked.

An east-bound overland passenger
was wrecked two miles east of PascO.
in eastern Washington. Two tramps
were killed and two others injured.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11
Locomotive Works Assirn.

The Rhode Island locomotive works
filed petition in insolvency The
schedule of assets shows estimated to-
tai value of $51S.376 and liabilities
amounting to $6167O3
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11
Warrants ISSUED for a Mob.

Warrants have been issued for sew
enty-three members of the mob that
burned the two Seminole Indians near
Maud. O L.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11
Indiana Democratic Edttors

The mid-winter meeting of the In
citation was held at Indianapolis Feb.
3. r. 4. Purcell. Vincennes sun. was
chosen president.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11

Gov. Pingree of Michigan has taken
steps toward bringing a suit to compel
the Michigan Central to carry all pas
sengers at . cents per mile
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11
Heavy Loss for New York Bank.

William j. Quinlan, Jr., cashier OF
the Chemical National bank at New
York. loaned 1898 900 of the banks
money on worthless securit. He is be-
lieyed 10 be mentally unsound.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11
CHAPTER XIV.
HERE is

HEitE is no end tn
the interest which
hourly crops up out
of the unexpected
in a country life.
Perhaps the speck
led hen starts lay
ing. or she sho rs
unmistakable signs
OF a stronger IL
stinct of maternity
than usual. Or one
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11
Hotel DESTROYED nv Fire.

The Highland Park hotel at Aiken,
5. c.. was destroyed by fire Feb. g..
The loss is $4,000, with sos, 900 in
surance.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11
No sugar Bounty Conference.

The sugar bounty conference, wsich
was announced to begin on Feb. Is, is
now indefinitely postponed, France
having renewed her objections.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11
Cost OS the War i'm Cuba.

The cost to Spain of the Cuban war
from February, 1895, to the end of 1897
is officially estimated at $3.50 900 900.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11

Russia has 10000 troops along the
Manchoorian frontier ready to take the
field at a moments notice.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11
CHAPTER XII.

! y - o Il I h s had
gone six gl0ri-
GUS and blissfully
happy months, dur
ing which NJ. ard
Mrs. Harris kept
their secret well.
and Dick was al
the world 10 his
wife Dorothy.
DUrin & twO OF
these months they
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11

year. and 80 in Canada, against 60 last
year"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-01-22
BUY A PART OF MEXICO.
A Chicago Syndicate Purchases 9
Million Acres OF Mexicin Il
..-- ra G,Sl Z.H-.

Chicago, Jan. 1S.-A Chicago syndi.
cate with 100000 capital has Just
negotiated for the purchase of the Lo-
PEI ranch in North Mexico. August
Jernberg, n real estate man of this
city, left last night for Mexico to
clinch the deal by making the first
payment. The syndicate has agreed
to pay 100000 for this ranch. The
purchase is probably the largest of it's
kind negotiated by Chicago capitalists
in a number of wears. The ranch EN-.
braces 100000 acres of rolling prairie
land. Besides its agricultural rich
ness it contains valuable deposits OF
nsphaltum.
Thirty thousand head of cattle are
included in the purchase. But the
principal scheme of the purchasers
was revealed by Mr.. Jcrnbcrg before
he left for Mexico. He said:
I'VE intend to colonize the big ranch
as soon as we can get around to it,
The syndicate will rake colonies down
there as fast as possible and sell them
land in different sections of the state
Of Tamaulipas, where the ranch is 10.
,ated.''
In the syndicate there are a few Wis.
consin capitalists, notably u banker
of S%toughton, who is president of the
Grand Falls Irrigation and Improve
ment company, which has large hold.
ings in the Pecos Valley, Ward coun-
", Texas. In that valley the coloniza-
lion scheme has been worked witt,
marked success. Fifty families from
Wisconsin have been located there and
quite n flourishing town has grown
up. One Of the largest creameries in
the south is about to be built there
under the direction of former Governor
w. ID. Hoard of Wisconsin,. who is fa.
nous us a dairyman.
The same plan is to be tried in thu
Lopez ranch.