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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-03-25
OWOSSO. FRIDAY, MARCH %, 1895
Republican Caucuses.
NEW HAVEN.

The republicans OF New Haven will meet in
caucus at the town hall at O'Clock Monday,
March 2S to nominate candidates for the several
township officers and 10 transact such other
business as may come before the caucus.
BY ORDER OF COMMITTEE.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-03-25

Some figures just issued by the Statisti-
clan of the Department of Agriculture are of
especial interest to the farmers in that they
show the great improvement in the prices
of all farm stock and farm products In the
past year. 1.-THE farmers of the United
States" he is quoted as saying, shave re-
ceived something like $3.50, OO0,0 900 more for
their cereal crops than they did in 1896, and
$50, 900, 900 more than for those of any pre-
ceding year since 1892. The hay crop, not
withstanding 1t was the largest with one
exception ever raised, commanded an in
creased price per ton; wool is higher, con-
siderably higher than at any time since 1898;
and all other products, with the exception
of cotton, show corresponding improve
over the conditions of a year ago. The sta
tistics relating to farm animals are still
more significant. During 1897 the farm
horses increased in value over 1875, 900, 600,
the mules over 1000, 900, the milch cows
$65, 900, 900, other cattle over $104, 900, 900,
sheep $25, 600, 900, hogs over So, 600, 0OO etc.
making total increase of farm stock of
something like $24O, 100000. The Stats
tics show that this remarkable increase in
values is we'll distributed over the country,
there being not single State or Territory
which does not report marked improvement
in live stock, as we'll as farm products. In
the so-called mortgaged plastered States Of
Kansas and Nebraska, the value of farm
animals increased during the year SIC, 000,-
600 in the former, and over s22, 900, 900 in
the latter, the increase being "a and Al per
cent respectively.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-03-25

The Manufacturers Record of last week
reports nearly hundred new enterprises in
in the Southern States, Alabama, North
Carolina and Virginia having eight; Geor-
gia and Texas nine each, and Kentucky,
Louisiana, Missouri, South Carolina Mary
land half dozen each. These new estab-
lishments include furniture factories, pot
terry works, single mills, clothing factories,
hat manufacturing establishments, pump
works, rubber manufactures, cotton mills,
tobacco factories. car-wheel works, shoe
factories, carriage manufacturing establish
ments and various other enterprises. This
accounts for the growing popularity of the
protective theory in the South, where it was
formerly unpopular.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-03-25
RUSH.

The republicans and those who believe in the
principles of that party are asked to meet In
caucus at the town hall, Henderson, Saturday
March Goth, 1898, at p. m, to nominate cand1
dates for the several township offices TO be
voted for at the coming township election
Also to transact such other business as may
properly come before the caucus.
BY ORDER OF TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-03-25
DAVIS DRY GOODS CO.
Owosso, March 20, 1898.

Owosso, March 20, 1898.
Special Cash inducements,
one week, commencing Satur-
day, March 2o:
1000 yards Bates broken check Apron
Check GinghamS to run at. ........ 44c
1000 yards ioc Zephyr Ginghams at. 44c
500 yards Shifting Prints at. ........ SIC
Great Embroidery Sale, Sat-
urday, March 70.
1900 yards fine and wide,
Is to soc values, to run
at. 14$C
SOC Metal Belts TO run at .......... Csc
SOC Null Ties to run at. ............. 2Sc
100 pairs 2-clasp Dress Kid Gloves,
(colors-reds, greens, browns, ETC.,
10 run N... ................ 1.oo
Call and see our new line of
suits, capeS, skirts, and shirt
waists.
Special prices for Saturday:
lot Black Skirts, worth So 90, at 4. 81 rs
lot $50, at.... LIS
lot 800, at. -. IFS
/ lot Bayadere and Figured Silk Skirts,
worth $3.50, at. ........ ......., 4.9S
Will run our No. 1914 Lace Curtain,
81 ydS. by 90 inches, at .......... $t.69
Will run our No. 1890 Lace Curtain,
81 yds. by 90 inches, at .......... St.75
Will close our $3.50 Fish Net Cur
tainS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Sf.OO
1000 yards Gold Medal Black Dress
Goods, in brocadeS, serges, henri
ettas, ETC., to run at. ............. soc
pieces, beautiful colors, in Bayadere
suitings, we'll worth 81 90, to run at 69c
We have the sale on them in Owosso.
Table DamaSk.
4 pieces 72-inch Bleached Irish
Damask to run at .............. 79c
Saturday, April End, great
| Wash Dress Goods sale at 1Oac
Are 10 to CSC values in deSir-
able Plaids, Dresdens, and
Floral Organizes.
DAVIS DRY GOODS Co.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-03-25

Special Cash inducements,
one week, commencing Satur-
day, March 70:
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-03-25

1000 yards Bates broken check Apron
Check GnghamS to run at. ........ AZ
1000 yards ioc Zephyr Ginghams at... Al
500 yards Shifting Prints at. ........ st,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-03-25

Will run our No. 1914 Lace Curtain,
81 yds. by 90 inches, at $t.69
Will run our No. 1850 Lace Curtain,
81 yds. by 90 inches, at .......... 1915
Will close our Si5o Fish Net Cur
tains at 800
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-03-25

soc Metal Belts to run at ......,..... 25c
SOC Null Ties to run at. .......... CSC
100 pairs 2-clasp Dress Kid Gloves,
(colorS-reds, greens, browns, ETC.,
to run at 81 .0C
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-03-25

1000 yards Gold Medal Black Dress
Goods, in brocades, serges, henri
ettas, ETC., to run at. .............. soc
pieces, beautiful colors, in Bayadere
suitings, we'll worth 81 90, to run at 69c
We have the sale on them in Owosso.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-03-25

lot Bayadere and Figured Silk Skirts,
worth $3.50, at ......... ....., 49S
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-10

material by which other people can en-
joy that which he does not.
"A Bachelors Honeymoon IS de-
scribed as a rollicking, lively farcicai
comedy, the complications of which are
so many that it is impossible to
enumerate the many screaming fea-
lures in connection with it. What VIII
command as much attention as the
play Is the excellent cast which has
been placed in 1T. Heading the list Is
George p. Nash, who will be remem-
bered for his clever work in "Chimmie
Fadden," and later with olga Neither
sole. Robert Patton Gibbs. who was last
seen here as Gecko in 'Trilby; Will
lam Winter Jefferson, who is grand
son of Joseph Jefferson; Horace
Thrum, a very clever character actor;
Vella Mcleod, clever comedienne;
Virginia Jackson, one of the best SOU
brettes on the stage: Nita Sykes, who
and who will be remembered here So
cially as the daughter of General
Sykes at Fort Smelling; Phyllis ASH
com, the clever ingenue, who was seen
here last with Frederick Ward, ana
Florence Milford late of Frohman's
force. With this combination of play
ing people, "A Bachelors Honeymoon"
should command the attention of the
Butte public.
Rice's 1892" the musical extrava-
ganza, which comes TO the Mcclure
Opera house, Monday Tuesday and
Wednesday, Feb. IA. - and 16, is an
up-to date burlesque of society, poll
tics and passing fads, all of which are
touched upon cleverly and neatly. The
chorus women, who are all pretty and
shapely, sing and dance well. assume
the minor parts and pose in the living
pictures The Kilanyi pictures from life
are daring in undress but at the same
time artistic and pleasing. They are so
beautifully draped and undraped that
one can hardly realize that the figures
are real The principal members of the
company, comedians and yocalists. are
artists of repute. and include Stuart,
the male Patti" Master Thomas
Meade, a phenomenal boy tenor, the
Herald Square quartette, Tom Peasley,
Marie Conchita. Corinne Thompson,
Francis Gaillard. Thomas II. Ince,
George l.. Cunningham, II. j. Turner,
George Oyey and others.
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LAUGH AND GROW FAT.
"a Bachelors Honeymoon" VIII Para
1--we the Blues.


What is promised for Friday evening
at Maguire's opera house is a lively
time, and ii Will be depicted in "A
Bachelors Honeymoon" three-act
comedy by John Staptetun which has
achieved no little success. according To
Eastern reports. and tile production of
which will he awaited with interest in
its initial production here.
Mr.. Stapleton is Well known here, and
faVorahly too. as he gave his charming
little plays charmingiY acted. and he
has forsalen the management Of theat-
rical farCes for. aS he considers IL the
more lucrative purpose If writing them
II reports do not err. Mr. Stapleton has
been very successful IN his new field
He has adopted this comedy for his slo-
gan To laugh is u live" II was a
wise philosopher who once said Laugh
and grow fat and while Mr.. staple
tons personality and appearance indi-
cate that he has not enjoyed II the full
the philosophers behest yet like The
shoemaker who is untrue ta his own
last, Nj. Stapietgn call furnish the
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Fined.

ii was light day in police court yes
terday. John Espens, young fellow
arrested the night before for frequent
ing hop joint" was fined $40, and
Paul Rainville was fined s. for drunk
pnnpSS.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-10
OUR 'OS DERBY

Il a thing OF beauty Ii Is handsome in shape
and fine in quality. All the new styles now on
sale including the new
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-06
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.

The decision of the Supreme court of Michigan in the case of Hagen S. Pingree vs the Michigan Central is of general interest. The case came to the Supreme court on appeal from an or der of the Wayne county circuit court directing the corporation to sell to the complainant a family mileage ticket at the rate of two cents a mile. The order was predieated on the law of 1891, which provides that railroad cor porations of the State of Michigan shall issue and sell mileage tickets, good for the members of the purchasers fam fly, at the rate of two cents The law had been declared cons. tional in the case of the Lake St. road, which is operated under the gen. eral laws of the state.
 The Michigan Central combatted the law on the ground that the company it from it's provisions, that such spe- cial charter is a contract between the corporation and it's assigns and the state, and that any infringement of it's terms is an impairment of the ob- legations of contract, which is express ly inhibited by the organic law of the state.
 On the issues, both primary and col lateral, raised by the mandamus pro- ceedings, the decision of the Supreme position taken by the corporation. The court holds that the legislature has the general power to fix rates of transpor- tation by railroads; that it can part with this authority by contract or
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-06

otherwise so as to bind succeeding leg islatures; that a charter or franchise duly authorized and executed by the state and second party is binding upon part during the term specified therein; that the Michigan Central railroad company owns special charter or contract which was lawfully author ized and executed by the state through it's legislature; that the said charter cannot be invalidated by the acts of legislatures which have succeeded to the legislature that authorized and ex> ecuted said charter contract; that the law of 1891 if it seeks to compel the Michigan Central railroad company to sell tickets at rate per mile less than that prescribed by it's charter is inoper- ative so far as that corporation is con- cerned; that any acceptance by the cor the act of 1891 is not, and cannot, be held to be waiver of any of it's char ter-contract rights, which are as se- curely vested as may be the individual or personal rights of a citizen.
 The gist of the ruling is that con- tract with a corporation is just as binding as a contract with a citizen; that the rights established by the cor poration are just as sacred as the rights established by a citizen; that the rights of neither can be taken away by the legislature except by due and orderly process of law.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-06
4 OFFER MOHE.

What will become of Providence, Rhode Island? Right in the face of
 the prevailing tendency to expansion it is contracting it's school system and
 making it much less magnificent and
 comprehensive than it was. Evening
 schools have been abolished and the
 supervisors of penmanship, drawing,
 sewing, cooking, and physical culture
 have been discharged. School expen-
 ses are thus reduced sS2000 to meet the
 condition created by the city council in refusing to appropriate the sum call ed for by the school committee This
 action is queer enough, but it is noth-
 ing less than amazing to find that it
 has the support of the Providence Journal. Something had to be given up, says the Journal, for the educa-
 tional system had become ''too expen-
 sive" to be borne. Within the past twenty years i've have added all sorts of ornamental frills to the simple util- itarianism of the original system-mu-
 sic art, calisthenics and what not We
 have erected costly school buildings,
 with gymnasiums and bicycle accom-
 modations and lunch rooms. We have raised the salaries of teachers, profess sionally educated at public expense,
 and placed over them supervisors and
 experts to instruct them in their work.
 We have even bought for the school children, at public expense, all the books and supplies they use." Sight has been lost, the Journal thinks, of the meaning of the phrase common
 school education and now children
 are prepared for the university at pub
 lie expense, or are given special train-
 ing for trade or business. It questions the justice of the change, and is scep-
 tical as to the alleged benefits.
 Well, well! Did you ever? And right here in New England too, where nothing that is marked education" is
 considered unnecessary or too costly. | Providence doesn't seem to be living
 up to it's new railroad station. While there may be here and there "a tax payer' who will approve it's action, there isn't an educator" in the land who will not hasten to condemn it,
 Why doesn't Providence issue some
 more bonds or something, instead of 1 curtailing it's educational facilities?"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-06
GERMAN CANARIES.
The Best Songsters Come From the
 Hartz Mountains.

The Best Songsters Come From the
 Hartz Mountains.
 In powers of song no canaries can match those of the Hartz Mountains, German canaries can be divided into two kinds-the common country bred and the Hartz canary, or songster. The home of these birds, the Hartz, an entirely isolated chain of mountains rising out of the plain between the riv- CTS Leine and Saale, is the most north ern elevation of importance in Germa- ny, and lies partly in Prussia, partly in Anhait and Brunswick. The best song canaries are reared here at the present time, chiefly in Andreasberg, town also celebrated for its silver mines. In every house and cottage of the place you see canaries: and on fine sum mer's day, when walking by, their song greets you from every open door and window. Whereas with other races of canaries color, markings, shape and size are important points, with this breed there is but one-their song. The birds are usually of middle size and strongly built; the head is larger, the legs shorter and the neck not so long as in the common canary; the legs slant backward little, and the bird does not stand as upright as the others. The breast ought to be broad and strong the eyes large and lively; the feathers must lie smooth, and the bird ought to execute all it's movements with a sort of coquetry. The colors vary from straw to golden yellow, some y,lyi it,r hIJf shades of yellow are not to be found among them. If we say that these birds have to take the second place in outward beauty of form and color, we certainly must give them the first of all in point of song. Their entire value lies in this. With the utmost care and science their voice has been cultivated for years, and splendid results have been obtained. The song of a really first-class Hartz bird is a marvel of beauty for those who understand it, but 1t needs much practice and a musical ear to note slight differences and faults, and to be able to choose the really best songster among a crowd of birds.
 The number of people who keep cana ries in Germany is very great; they are to pe louilu III lHe AousSo VI elie iicA to in the cottages of the poor, and every where the little yellow songster is val ued and cherished. Workmen often save their money to buy and keep ca nary, and the breeding is sometimes an important item in the income of poorer families. In the Hartz districts the trade in canaries is the source of the principal income to the inhabitants many thousand birds being exported every year, the prices varying for cocks from ten shillings a head wholesale to
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-06
EASY.

The professor had fallen down stairs up he remarked: T wonder what noise that was I just heard. '-New Orleans Times-Democrat.
 Claudia, is the young man industri- ous to whom you are engaged?"
 industrious? Why, papa, he intend ed to propose to me a month ago. but was too usy."-Chicago Record.
 Anxious Parent-Doctor. my daugh- ter appears to be going blind, and she is about to be married.
 Doctor-Let her go right on with the wedding; if anything can open her eyes marriage will.-New Orleans Times
 ,ulocrat.
 No" said the old politician, T don't go to the theater.'
 But don't you think it Is we'll for you to get your mind off your business for a few hours?"
 Not for a minute. The opposition has been waiting for years for some such chance. e."-Washington Star.
 The easiest way to take the conceit out of an amateur is to induce him to become a fessional.-Brooklyn Life.
 She-''You never see my husband laugh at his own jokes" He-''No; but you can't blame him for that."-Yon- kers Statesman.
 Deacon Pewser-Don't see you al church of late, MT. Noodle" Noodle ''No; the fact is it cost me so much for tickets to socials and entertainments that I've made up my mind that Fl have to save my soul in some other way if I want to keep my body alive a few years longer. ."-Boston Transcript
 T struck new one the other day ' said the man who is about to move when l went to see house of which l a faithful Irishman was custodian
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-06

Too small, too small said, as soon as I saw the place. Go aisy, sorr,' he replied, till I show yez trough. Yez'n foin the house much larger on the in side than it is on the outside, sorr.' "- Detroit Free Press.
 MT. DeScience-"The officers of the Smithsonian Institution are having the chatter of monkeys photographed, in the hope that in time their language my be understood, and it may be possi- ble to converse with them" Mrs De- Science-"Isn't that grand? I hope they'll ask the monkeys. the very first thing, whether we are descended from them or not '-New York Weekly.
 Counsel appointed to defend an Irish man challenged several of the jury who his client said, had prejudice against him. Are there any more jurymen who have a prejudice against you?" whispered the barrister. No sir, the jurys awl roight; but Oi want you to challenge the judge. I've beer convicted under him several times al ready, and loikely he's beginnin' tC have prejudice against me. Tit Bits.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-06
oUB CIyI1 sERvICE sYsrEM

NbSb NAf AH DIsll NtfI
 It looks to some unprejudiced observ- CTS as if someof the Fire commissioners of New Haven were hesitating between love and duty or politics and duty, in their treatment of the civil service sys- tenn which has been established in this city. Of course the commissioners are not in honor bound or in duty bound to appoint men to places solely because they have made the best showing in a civil service examination. But it should be recognized that the civil service tests mean something, and that superiority in them, coupled with experience and proved ability, is a help to man when appointments are being made It will not be encouraging if the Fire commits sioners violate the principles of good government in any of their appoint ments, and if they do 1t will be noticed by those (and they are many) who be- lieve that the Fire department is espe- cially not the place where personal friendship, pulls and politics should outweigh true and honest care for the public interest
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-06

spise these arithmatical coincidences and follow the handboolls which assign numbers to incidents and characteris- tics. One old woman entered an office and besought the clerk to tell her what figure represented "Reichskanzier," The compilers of the mystic lists had omit ted this important word. "However' U said the official, "Stag's hill was Bis marck's favorite spot"-it is, in fact, his burial place-"and stag is twenty nine-a first class chance" The good lady planked her hard-earned florln on the stag, but had no luck. Indeed, the drawings so far have gone dead against the believers in signs and omens.