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The evening times., 1898-06-16
THE LATE MRS. suRRArT.
Two of Her Grandsonr Are Fighting
for Uncle Sam.

for Uncle Snm-
On June q, 1862 man employed IN tnls
city lost his position under peculiar cir
cumstances. and 1t is said, with the ap-
proyel of President Grant He had serv-
al in the United States Army during the
civil war. and he had been detailed as as
sistant chemist in the laboratory OF the
surgeon generals office. which position ne
had filled with entire satisfaction
The trouble was said to be that he had
Jus, married. He had married. at that. a
woman whom any loyal citizen OF the
United States ought not marry. according
to the views of the supposedly loyal citi-
zsns Of the United States at that parucu-
lar time.
William p Tonry was this mans name.
and his bride was Anna E. Surratt- The
girls mother had been hanged a short
time before for alleged completely in the
assassination of President Lincoln
At Chickamauga few days ago, wnen
the Fifth Maryland Volunteers were en-
camped there. they were under command
of Cen Frederick Grant. In that res5i-
ment were two ,men-one Reginald I. Ton
ry. sergeant in Company c. commanded
by Capt Thompson, and the other Al
bert S. Tonry, corporal in Company L.
commanded by Capt. Boyden- They were
the sons of the man VINO naQ lOSt MS
position because he had married Mrs.
Surratt's daughter. and they were grand
sons of Mrs. Surratt-
These boys. in fighting for their coun-
try, were as loyal as any in the volunteer
army-and still are. for they are now
ready to go to Cuba-and they gloried in
having for their commander the son of a
man who had agreed to dismiss their
father because he had married their
mother.
This incident illustrates the things
which have, within the last few months,
convinced the skeptical that this Is a re-
united country. 1t is right in line with
the appointment of Lee, Wheeler and
other pugnacious ex-Confederates to
commanding positions in the Army Of the
present day. Gen. Grants son-the- pres
ent general-was sworn into Office by an
ex-Confederate. Lieut.. Hobson, the i'm
mortal. is and always has been a South
erner but q Southerner no longer means
anything else but an American. While at
Chickamauga Lieut.. J. Markham Mar
shall, son of the man who was Gen.
Lees aide, was appointed aide to Gen.
Grant, a son of the man who had been
Gen. Lees sworn enemy.
There are lots of other similar Incl
dents. and all these things count. Al
most everybody remembers Mrs. Sur
rats trial and conviction. after John
The evening times., 1898-06-16
SIMPLE AND SWEET.
An Up-to-Date Girl In Cheap
Lawn.

Lawn.
Confess, now, haven't you a bit Of ad-
miratron for the girl who. despite the
frowns of fortune. manages to be atttrac-
lively gowned? She deserves 1t at any
rate. a fact which you'H surely admit
when You have heard of her latest
achievement. What's better, any girl
with nimbIe fingers and good taste may
90 the very same thing-become the pos
SCISSOR of charming little frock for a
mere song, that is. She need be no Jenny
Lind either. To. begin with. though. she
mustn't start out in cold blood or with
malice aforethought. but must rather
wait for an Inspiration. which will proba-
bly, seize her when she happens upon a
scent bargain counter which no girl in
her right mind would allow 10 be deliver
ed to her address, hut, on the other hand.
there Is most likely to be at least one
which is just suited both to her COM
plexion and style. So she pounces on her
prey to the extent of thirteen yards.
Unlucky number? Nonsense. the word un-
lucky has no place whatever in the yocab-
ulary of this clever maid.
As for the pattern of this pickup. II
was a china design, white on black-really
no end OF chic. OF course the skirt was
made with Dewey fiounce. some ten
inches wide in front and twice that width
in the back. the joining being covered by
a trailing leaf pattern in ecru insertion.
The blouse opened over a tucked front,
the revers being trimmed with ecru In
sertion. while the wrinkled sleeves were
topped by epaulettes, each formed by
punching three leaf-shaped pieces of the
lawn. edged with the insertion A most
chic finish was the stock and belt ribbon
of white taffeta. And she's not going to
forget to wear with it black Oxfords and
black stockings with embroidered white
polka dots. The description may not do
it Justice SO it Is well to add that the
whole affair Is a verftable creation, and
the fair owner from this particular stand
point the Iuckiest being alive.
The evening times., 1898-06-16
HOT WEATHER CURE.
One Girl Practices Faith Cure for
COolneAs Only.

SO0inehS Only.
1.-The only way to keep cool In weather
like this is to keep busy" said a young
woman whose collar stood up with a rig
idity discouraging to see. IN the winter
I like woolly clothes and warm drinks
and big fires. but In summer believe in
Christian science. faith cure and the 9TH
er mystic and comforting creeds thar go
in for suggestion and mental calisthen-
les. 1t sounds serious. doesr't itr But
it's simple. Now you know, the Chris
tian scientists and the Thsosophists hold
that one can think ones self into any
state of being. They tell a story of 4
man who was so found of truth and pom
dered over it SO deeply. that he became
not alone incapable of telling lie him.
self, but also able to distinguish a lie
Immediately when 1t was told to him
Poor man: that was very sad" mur-
INJURED the woman with the big fan
His was doubtless an extreme case
But the principle is good for summer
weather. If one has not moral force
enough to feel cool at WILL one can at
least ignore the fact that 1t Is a warm
Qay. One InlNu can De kept cool, ana
half the battle is won. / never talk about
the heat-except to give people advice on
how to keep cool-and never wear q
low collar. don't subjugate my coiffure
to the temperature. and / don't permit
my good humor to fiuctuate with the
mercury. The only concession to the
weather 1 make Is by eating light, sour
things. and drinking lemonade and but
termilk, instead of tea or coffee or ice
water. Now, I don't look warm. do To-
NO you don't" came reluctantly from
the wielder of the fan. But everyone
doesn't show her feelings"
Its good plan in this curl-destroy-
ing. complexion-ruining climate One
gets the credit of being what one looks.
and nothing more nor less. in a big and
busy city like this. The battle Is to
hide ones feelings from ones self. It's
a splendid idea. Carry a parasol, drink
buttermilk. and try it, -,,.
The evening times., 1898-06-16
Wilkes Booth had killed the Presiden.

Wilkes Booth had killed the President
They remember her execution too. but
very few remember that her son-in-law.
loyal Union soldier. was discharged be-
cause he married her daughter. And very.
very few know that Mrs Surratt's two
grandsons are now valiantIy serving un-
der the Stars and Stripes in one of the
crack regiments of the volunteer army
Mrs Tonry had just left school when
her mother was executed. She was prob
ably about eighteen years old. She was
the only daughter. but she has two BROTH
ers living in Baltimore-Jef1n Surratt, who
underwent trial for the same crime of
which his mother was convicted and
Isaac Surratt. who served in an inde-
pendent Confederate company in Texas.
They are now both in the service of the
Bay Line. in Baltimore.
The evening times., 1898-06-16
Forbidden Fruit.

One of the most singular cases of KEEP
tomania within my knowledge, says a
writer in the Chicago Record, has come to
light in Stockholm. The victim is no less
a parsonage than Countess de la Gardie,
who is about seventy years old, and whose
husband IS the governor of Linkoping.
Her weakness is well known In the high
er circles, and everybody winks at her
fault The most peculiar thing. about the
countess Is that she only purloins food
and sweetmeats and fruit On account
of her position she is a guest at almost
all of the swell affairs In the Swedish cap
ftal. She goes prepared for her adven-
lures, having in all her dresses a large
oilskin pocket In which she does not hesi-
tate to- secrete whole fowls, fruits and
confectionery.
The guests know her failing, and place
before her tempting viands, and with
sidelong glances at their nefghbors watch
the poor countess stow them away. She
watches her chance, and when she thinks
the road is clear, down go the articles into
her capacious pocket. What she does
with the food Ia more amusing still. If
one chance to call on her and refreshment
be brought before one, the cake may be
recognized by its age, il it be not moldy
enough to destroy ones appetite for a
week. She boards up the spoil and passes
it to her guests. so that a visitor at her
home is as. likely as not to be offered
refreshment that was prepared at his own
table The matter, Is treated lightly. and
much of the amusement of an evening is
furnished by slyly watching the old count
ess when she is at her work.
The king himself Is greatly pleased to
watch the. countess. and at almost al!
gatherings where the two are present his
majesty has a good laugh at her ex-
pense. He takes pains to pass the COM
pltments of the day with her and to leave
in her neighborhood some tempting ar
ticle Of food. which. on giving second
glance, will have disappeared In her ca
pacious pocket. She Is now called the
kings mascot, for the story goes that
every morning she telephones the castle
and asks where his majesty intends to go
One can almost surely tell the where
abouts OF the king by following the count
ess' carriage.
The evening times., 1898-06-16
WELL FED, WELL BRED.
Proper Food Makes Brai.y Men am
Beautiful Women.

Proper Food Makes Brainy Men and
Beautiful Women.
To know just what to eat is problem
for many people who find their strength
and health not keeping up to proper
stage. From food we must expect our
bodily nourishment. and not from drugs.
True, a physicians care is required at
times, but the true physician viii always
seek to put his patient on properly Sc
lected food and drink.
A food expert has discovered Grape
Nuts by experimenting on the treatment
of grains TO artidcially pre-dtgest the
starches (the principal part). Grape
Nuts, as now made eby the Postum Cereal
Co.. Linn. Of Battle Greek. Mich. and
sold by grocers generally, is a delicious,
dainty. suitable particularly for the brain
worker. as 1t quickly supplies the parts Of
food the body needs to supply the daily
loss produced by brain work. Unless the
right food be furnizhed' and properly d.
gested. the Individual discovers gradual
falling and some form Of disease sets mp.
Users of Grape-Nuts discover that they
assist IN the disesti9p p& cream and other
lows their use. y
The evening times., 1898-06-16
About German Housewives.

There Is a general idea that German
housewives are very much overworked or
at least hard-worked creatures in their
native land. This the German housewives
on this side deny. says the New York
Times. German women on the other
side do not work nearly as hard as we do
here" one of them said the other day.
Il do not know Of anyone there who has
as many household duties to perform as
my mother and have here In the first
place, the greater number Of Germans live
in apartments. These are more simply
furnished, and then service is more rea-
The evening times., 1898-06-16
Objectionable Kindness.
(From the Chicago Chronicle. J

NVfV1f tIt NIfcdsU OHIUHlCIt.J
The Kentucky distillers who propose TO send
$4,000 bottles of whisky to Cuba for the Amer
ican soldiers when they occupy the island are
patriots of a moist and perhaps dubious type.
Possibly the Keptuckians have read the scien-
tifc claim that who takes twenty drinks
Of whisky per day is impervious to mosquito
bites. but the bottles they propose to send
hold only one drink each must conclude that
the mosquito theory foreign to their inten-
tions and that real, o,d-fashioned Kentucky pa
triotism inspired the gift.
The evening times., 1898-06-16
Ray Ridge.

This delightful excursion resort on the
Chesapeake Bay opens for the season on
Saturday, 18th. Trains leave B. & o. de-
pot $3.50 a. m. and 40 p. m. week days;
s:35 a m, 1870 and 3:15 p. m Sundays.
Round trip. so cents for adults and 25
cents for children. jel5-4t-em
The evening times., 1898-06-16
A LOSING
INVEST men I
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A fortune made af the expeass Of health h
tbs worst form Of bankruptcy.
Wealth without ability to enjoy it. Food and
no appetite. Every energy strained to money
getting and none to health-sayinx. Outlines all
the strusyls- and srAsPins and not even money
to show toS IL.
Prof Muny0n would make it SO easy to save
health that not even miser would neglect 1t.
His remedies are at every drug store. HIS GUIDE
TO HEALTH is there. too. at all Of them, and
frec to every asker.
...-;s PRRMANeHuY CURED
Mr.. Reuben B. Green, 11e Union court north
west, Washington. ID. c., says: For several
months I suffered fearfuliy with rhcnmatism in
the arms. knees, legs and feet. Ny fingers
were drawn and stiff. Ny limbs were crippled
and stih. and I could not sleep account Of
the intense pain. 1t required two canes to en-
able me to walk I was treated by several doc
tors, and used many kinds Ct medicine. but they
did not benefit me. friend advised me to try
Munyon. I began using his Rheumatism Cure.
Relief came in the first bottle, and 4 few bottles
more entirely cured me. I have had return
Of the disease, although that was two years
ago."
This is the best equipped medical institution in
the world. staff Of skilled specialists on duty
day and evening. Fullest examination and advice
without costing you a penny No matter what
your disease, Munyon has q specific cure for 1t.
The evening times., 1898-06-16

Saturday and Sunday Excursions to
Baltimore via Pennsylvania Rail-
road.
Only $1.25 round trip, June Is and ID.
Tickets good to return until Monday.
June %. All trains except Congressional
Limited. 1ul5-l6-ls-lSam
The evening times., 1898-06-16

Your credit Is good at Lansburgh's Fur
niture House. 18th and F SITS. ocs-tf
The evening times., 1898-06-16

Remnants Of all-wool Chaliies. and
Silk and Wool ChalIies. The SWEETEST
effects Of the present season-'mongst
'em are fetching blue and white dot
effects. They're, the nearest approach
to coolness In wooden materials, and
though they're standard val.
ues at 81 1-2c. UP to Csc. (you
can see that we are describ- H.
ing extraordinary qualities)- A
the price Observation-Disclosures.
The evening times., 1898-06-16

Yard-wide Crash: good
staunch quality. which never
was approached at less than
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-05-27
WHY WE WANT PORTO RICO.
It Must BE One of the Fruits of Victory
Over Spain.

It Must Be One of the Fruits of Victory
Over Spain.
Washington, May 26.-The immediate
invasion of Puerto Rico is not only be-
ing seriously considered but is now al
most under way. There are political as
well as military reasons for this step.
The administration still looks for sud-
den collapse of the war by proposals Of
peace on the part of Spain, made under
the thin guise of European Intervention.
The administration has determined that
Puerto Rico must be one of the fruits
of victory, but to bring that about 1t is
deemed necessary that the United
States should effect landing In the
island before the treaty of peace.
General Schofield has been vigorous
advocate of the plan to invade Puerto
Rico, and he has had the support of the
naval strategists, who think that this
outpost should be- seized so as to pre-
vent any possibility of it's being taken
as a base by the fleet now about ready
to leave Cadiz. In this connection 1t Is
said that t. Puerto Rico is in the pos
session Of the United States and the
Cadiz fleet should sail to the West In
dies a portion OF our fleet will be at
once dispatched to the Canaries and
possibly to the peninsula itself.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-05-27
Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident, OF which Mr. John
Oliver, of Philadelphia, was the subject, is
narrated by him as follows: II was in a
most dreadful condition My skin was al
most yellow, eyes suDken, tongue coated,
pain continually in back and sides, no appe-
lite; gradually growing weaker DAY by day.
Three physicians had given me up. For.
tunately, friend advised trying Eclectric
Bitters, and to my great joy and surprise,
the first bottle made decided Improvement.
l continued their use for three weeks and
am now we'll man. l know they saved
my life. and robbed the grave of another
victim No one should fail to try them.
Only SO cents per bottle at w. e. Collins
and j. s Haggart's drug stores.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-05-27
OVATION TO CERvERA.

His Report of Arrival at Santiago de Cuba
Admiral Attends IA Banquet.
Madrid. May ga dispatch has just
been published giving details of the ar
rival of Admiral Cervera's squadron at
Santiago de Cuba. 1t says:
Eat 8 o'clock on the morning of May
10 the Infanta Maria Teresa entsrad
the port Of Santiago de Cuba flying the
flag OF Admiral Cervera. 1t was fol-
lowed almost Immediately by the Viz
caya, the Almirante Oquenda, the Girls
tobal Colon, and the torpedo-boat de-
stroyer Pluton. Soon afterward the
torpedo-boat destroyer Furor which
had been accommodating, arrived
THE inhabitants swarmed to the
shores of the bay, displaying the ut
most joy and enthusiasm. All the ves-
sells in the port were dressed in gala
array On Sunday night there was an
imposing demonstration in honor of the
officers and crews. The bands of the
city played patriotic airs, there were
brilliant Nominations, and the people
paraded the streets singing patriotic
songs
Admiral Cervera and his officers
were given a banquet at the Casino,
where loyal toasts were honored, the
principal speeches being by Admiral
Cervera and Monsignor Saenz de Ur-
turf y Crespo. archbishop of Santiago
de Cuba, the latter of whom exclaimed:
Tt is not sufficient to be victorious on
the sea. The Spanish flag must float
from the capitol
'"rhe squadron has revictualed. Five
vessels were in front of the port yes
terday. 1t is believed that the Amer
lean vessel Eagle has been charged to
cut tha "a hIeS'
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-05-27

Jas. Williams and II Gregg. formerly
engaged as blacksmiths here. but now men,
bers OF Co. G. shook hands with old friends
IN the shops Monday. having returned home
ON furl0ugh.
The steam shovel which has been making
some extensive improvements on the road
bed near Sherman. is undergoing repairs
here this week As soon as this repairing
is finished the shovel and Its crew will be
taken to Whitmore Lake to cut down big
grade near that place.
Engine No IS north bound, laden with
local freight. had mishap Wednesday
morning near Corunna. The cylinder head
In some way became loosened, disabling the
engine so it was impossible to continue the
journey. 1t was brought to the shops
and In three hours was repaired aud again
put in active service.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-05-27
OUR THREE sOUADRONs.
Probable Movements of Our War Vessels
i'm Cuban Waters.

Probable Movements of Our War Vessels
i'm Cuban Waters.
Key West, Fla, May 26.-The move
ments of the American war vessels un-
der the three squadron commanders,
beyond the generally accepted fact that
Commodore Schleys squadron is now
in the vicinity of Santiago de Cuba, at
the eastern end OF the island, while the
blockading squadron under Commodore
Watson is thought to be on duty along
the western and northern coast Of the
island, are now shrouded with only slight
uncertainty. The composition of the
three squadrons has been changed, but
the exact complement and names of
the ships under each commander is not
permitted, for stategic reasons, to be
telegraphed.
Concerning the statement that Ad-
miral Cervera's ships are bottled up at
Santiago de Cuba. it has been accepted
that Commodore Schley should main
tain the blockade of the harbor there
and annihilate the Spanish fleet If it is
found outside. The fact that Commo-
dore Schley is now thought to be out
side of Santiago de Cuba has given free
rein to Rear Admiral Sampson, who Is
known to be in the Bahama channel.
His known purpose was to intercept
the Spanish fleet If 1t attempted to
reach Havana. With Commodore Schley
at Santiago de Cuba, Rear Admiral
Sampson would be in the position to
proceed eastward and effect a juno
ton of the two powerful squadrons or
return to Havana to resume operations
in that vicinity. 1t is now accepted as
a fact that Commodore Schley is to be
permitted to work out the problem off
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-05-27

Monday was pay day.
g. Hux Is on the sick list this week.
Ed Shehee, of Durand. was In the city
Wednesday.
William Owen will visit friends In Du-
rand, Sunday.
The flue cleaner is being overhauled and
repaired this week.
Harry Mackey, of Durand, called upon
friends here Monday.
Chas. Hux will! visit friends In Fenton
Sunday and Monday.
j. Neelan, carpenter, is sick and unable
to attend to his duties
Engine No 36 was brought in the first of
the week for repairs.
William Elliot of Durand, was looking
about the shops Wednesday.
The shops will be closed all day Monday
in observance of Memorial Day.
Carpenter, l.. Webb, returned to work
Wednesday, after weeks illness.
Jacob Dingler returned to work the first
of the week, after two weeks sickness.
Engine No. "a was turned from the shop
Wednesday after general overhauling.
j. O'Connor, engineer on No. S3, is
spending the week with Owosso friends.
Thomas Markham who was badly scalded
last week at Frankfort, is rapidly improv-
ing.
Henry Sawyer, of Sherman, is visiting
his parents and friends in Owosso for few
days.
Daniel Prendergrast called Oh old friends
here Monday, returning to his home at Du-
rand, Monday night.
Chas. Beattie, w. Brown and Frank
Jones have been engaged to do the painting
on the combination cars, being built in the
round house.
Frank Carr had two fingers of his left
hand badly crushed Saturday while coup
ling cars at Dundee. He Is visiting his
parents In this city this week.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-05-27
Probate Order.

State of Michigan, County of Shiawassee, S.
AT session of the Probate Court for said
County, held at the Probate ONCE, in the City
of Corunna on Saturday, the 2lst day of May
in the year one thousand eight hundred and
ninety eight.
Present Matthew Bush Judge OF Probate.
In the matter of the estate OF william Shafer,
a mentally incompetent person.
On reading and filing the petition OF George L.
Mason. as guardian, praying for license to
mortgage real estate.
II is ordered, that the Goth day OF June
next, at ten o'clock In the forenoon. at said
Probate ONCE, be assigned for hearing said
petition
And IL Is further ordered, that copy of this
order be published three successive weeks
previous 10 said day OF hearing. I'm THE Owosso
TIMES a newspaper printed and circulating In
said county OF Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge OF Probate.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-05-27

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