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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-02
$15 in Prizes!
Guess K. NJ. NJ. E.

These are the first letters of four
words which we will use in advertising
our business. We will offer six prizes
to the first six correct answers sent to
us. You can have as many guesses as
you like, all that is required is that you
fill out a coupon each time with your
name and address and bring or send it
by mail to our store, where they will be
entered as fast as they are received.
This guessing contest will end Satur-
day, Dec. 18th, at p. m.
We want to find out just how many
people read our advertisement, and we
also want to get a correct Mailing List
so don't fail to write your name and
address in full. The following are the
prizes offered:
For first correct answer received,
One trimmed Hat for Lady,
Valued at. ga. 90
For second correct answer received,
One Old Ladies Bonnet, valued
~. Oh w
For third correct answer received,
One trimmed Hat for Miss,
valued at. 80. ............. .S3 90
For fourth correct answer received
One Sailor or Walking Hat
valued at. 81 80
For fifth correct answer received,
One Baby Bonnet, valued at. 81 so
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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-02
THE OWOSSO TIMES.

Entered at the Postofice In Owosso for
transmission as second-class matter.
Published everv Friday noon.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
Why We Forget Names.

Many persons are especially forget
full with regard to names-as of &C
quaintances OF some familiar object.
DR.. Bastian, in discussing such effects
recently, quoted with approval this
explanations: "The more concrete the
idea the more readily is the word used
to designate it forgotten when the
memory fails. We easily represent per-
sons and things to ourselves without
their names. More abstract concep-
lions, on the contrary, are attained
only with the aid of words, which
alone give them their exact shape in
our minds" Hence verbs, adjectives,
%pronouns, adverbs, propositions and
co%njunctions are more intimately re-
lated to thought than nouns are, and
can be remembered when nouns, or
names, slip from the mind.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

him neatly and BOWED him on 10 the
pavement.
Not hurt. sir, I hope" said one.
Not hurt, thank you" he replied.
painting. but somewhat startled. Lon
don is in a greater hurry than 1t was in
my day"
we all have to push" said the other
young fellow. nowadays. Can We
give you any further assistance. sir?"
Gentlemen" he said courteously. Il
cannot trespass on your goodness"
You look tired" said the first youth.
II am tired .
Come into our club and rest for a
biz. We are literary men-or think
we are-and there will be some others
there"
1t was 1880 now. They escorted
him to the club and took him up the
broad stairway into the smoking DOM
The room was filled s,th the scent OF
cigars and the sound " voices, and ev-
eryone seemed to be talking about
books. The master, comfortable In an
armchair near the fire. listened anxi--
ously. The members were all young
ism men-men who were probably In
their b~assinettes at the time that his
spirit flew away from Gad's Hill and
from this earth. His two hosts left
him with an excuse TO join the heated
debate. Current regulations formed
the subject OF the conference. and. in
to save time, everybody spoke at
once. Many were talking about them
selves.
They've forgotten me-" said the
master, regretfully.
Indeed, this did at first appear TO be
the case. Presently, however. he
caught his name, and he half rose in
the chair. No infant author waiting
for his first notice could have been
more nervous than he was at that mo-
ment.
Well" a loud-voiced man at the fire.
place had said in speaking of a modern
writer, I've heard him referred to as
a modern Dickens"
SAS "oo q ASA SNS
only for a moment. Then there rained
down upon the loud-voiced man a
swift, deafening torrent of genuine re-
proof. Eagerly the master listened.
How dared any M (the young mem
bers said excitedly) compare the man
with Dickens? There was no one
nowadays high enough or broad enough
or strong enough to justify comparison
with him. Dickens stood alone! Dick
n always would stand alonei Dick
ems was the master of them ALL
"Gentlemen!" cried one of the young
men earnestly, 81 give you Charles
Dickens! God bless his memory and
keep it always green!"
The clock struck IL. A happy-faced
old-fashioned man stole quietly out of
the room.-Illustrated London News.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
A BROKEN FRIENDSHIP.
The Feud Will Live as Long as Do the
Former Friends,

Former Friends.
Nickel and Prindy had been close
friends for years. This closeness re-
fers to their tastes and fraternal rela-
lions, not to their local h~abitations.
Their friendship grew and strength
ened with years, says the Detroit Free
Press. They thought it a sacrifice of
many pleasures and advantages that
they did not live in the same vicinity.
After talking the matter over together
they concluded to buy two large lots
side by side, build two houses alike
and 50 live that they could enjoy each
other by running back and forth, talk
ing from one front porch to the other,
or exchanging thoughts over the back
fence. They looked forward to an ideal
existence that would have its vitality
and perpetuity assured in their mu-
tual admiration. For three months
their pretty dream was realized. Then
came chickering's, recriminations,
threats, a complete severance of do
nestle relations and a law suit. Then
both sold out at a sacrifice, and they
are as far apart as the size of the city
will permit. What in the world was
the matter that two such sensible old
gentlemen should have an irreconcil-
able d~ifference?" "Mickel's fad was to
have 4 fine garden. Prindy devoted
his spare time to the raising of chick
ems" ooh, I see. The feud will live
as long as they do"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

TO heredity, to the Transmission of
traits from sire to son., we owe most of the
possibilities of growth and development.
If each newly born being started out anew,
without the force of heredity the level
of life might be expected to be that of the
digger Indian or Bushman. Naturally bad
traits descend like the good. Peeulierities
of feature, eScentricities of speech and
manner, birth marks, etc, are handed
down just as surely as manual dexterity,
physical beauty, mathematical ability,
and the mental and moral qualities in
general. "A curious example of this de-
scent of family traits is furnished by Mrs.
Maggie Pickett, Canton, Ga, in whose
family gray hair was hereditary. She
writes:
"Gray hair is hereditary in our family.
AS long as / can recollect,m my mothers hair
has been gray. About twelve years ago,
my hair began to show signs of turning.
I resolved to try Ayers Hair Vigor, and
after using it only a few times my hair
was restored to its natural color. ! still
use this dressing occasionally, a bottle
lasting me quite a while; and though over
forty years of age, my hair retains its
youthful color and ful1ness. To ali who
have faded and gray hair, ! would heartily
recommend DR.. Ayers Hair Vigor."-Mrs.
MAGGIE PICKETT, Canton, Ga.
There is no shame in gray hair, but there
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
A FAMILYMF
The struggle with Heredity. :
The Right Side of the Color Line.

may be some sadness, because it is IN
timely, and out of season. Gray hairs are
a crown of honor to the aged, but to the
young they are a stigma. There is no need
to be gray in youth. Grayness comes from
a deficiency Of the coloring matter which
gives the hair its natural tint. This color
ing matter can be supplied artifcially
and is SO supplied by DR.. J. c. Ayers Hair
vigor. 1t is by supplying the lacking
pigment that DR.. Ayers Hair vigor. re:
stores gray or faded hair to its original
color. Beyond this, it make the hair
grow, gives it gloss and softness,. stops
It from falling, remove daudruf, and
cleanses the scalp. Mrs. c. NJ. Ayres,
Mou Airy, Ga, writes:
about three years ago, my head became
full of dandruh, which caused great an
noyance; after a time the hair began
falling out. The use of DR.. J. c. Ayers
Hail Vigor stopped the hair from falling
out. and made the scalp clean and healthy"
Mrs. c. NJ. AIRES, Mount Airy, Ga.
DR.. Ayers Hair vigor is noted as a
dressing. 1t is used every day by thou
sands whose chief claim to beauty rests
on beautiful hair. Send for DR.. Ayers
Curebook, a story of cures told by the
cured. Free. Address the J. c. Aver Co.,
Lowell, Mass.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
An American woman in london on

An American woman in London en-
gagged a cab to convey her to Euston
station, and urged the cabby TO crIve
fast, as her time was limited. After
proceeding a quarter of a mile at a
funeral pace the passenger warned the
cabby to whip the horse. He did so.
but the speed soon subsidized to the
original pace Again the lady re-
monstrated, saying: Cant you whip
your horse on some tender part to
wake him up a bit?" The jehu looked
at her a moment and replied soberly:
We'll, miss, I've hit the pore 'oss all
over is body, except is left ar. and
I'm keepin' that for the Euston roao."
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
RETURN OF MASTER.

A man of middle height. with an old
fashioned goatee beard and a ~perplex-
ed, wondering air. He attracted less
attention in the Chantrey room by rea-
son OF the fact that most OF the visitors
were young couples absorbed in the
study OF each other. He looked at
these young pairs with twinkling eyes.
n nodded approvingly.
mo change there." he said with q
sigh Of relief.
He went into the Foster room and
looked with interest at his own por-
trait on the walls. One OF the engaged
couples came up and looked over his
shoulder.
Who's he seeposed to be, G%eorge?'
asked the lady carelessly.
Chap o the name OF Dickens" re-
piled George. with the readiness OF n
for whom the world has no secrets.
Charles Dickens"
i've card the name" said the young
woman. What was he celebrited for?"
Writing chap" said George.
Ever read any of his works." asked
the lady persistently. The man with
the old-fashioned beard put his hand
to his ear.
Know some of the titles OF EN-"
answered George evasively.
AT the glass-covered cases vas some
thing more tlattering. These, spelling
out the blue-inked manuscript OF
"Dombey and Son." and reading with
greater ease the holder handwriting
Of oliver Twist" a party Of Ameri-
cans talked ~excitedly. In their en-
thusiasm they desired to buy the
books; they summoned a thoughtful
policeman and asked him how many
thousand dollars his people would re-
quire for n of them, anyway. The
thoughtful policeman shook his head
slowly and said, with respect, that the
country would have to be precious
hard up before it parted with one of
them. This only increased the Ameri-
cans admiration.
They've forgiven me for Martin
Chuzzlewit,'" said the master himself.
I'm glad"
He went out of the museum presently
into Brompton road, and stepped into
a. bus that carried him to Piccadilly
Circus. He seemed dazed at the white
glow Of light hat met him there; at
the high buildings bordering the tri-
angular space.
This is not much like London" he
said. mot like my London"
Leicester Square gave him more as
constituent, and he hurried into a
court and tried to think. Two matron-
ly women were Dragging of their chill
dren; the eldest boy of one was doing
something heroic in the sixth standard
at the board school; the other, a pale
woman, had a boy who was being look
ed after by the poor law guardians,
and, the mother declared, was as heal
thy as healthy, and about to go to
Kneller Hall. You'd never believe he
was a son O. mine," said the white
faced woman.
Il wonder" said the master, IT won
der now whether I helped in that!"
An idea occurred to him. "Drury
Lane!"
He knew the way quite well. Past
the Garriok Club and along the south
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
WOMEN IN
From the Free Press. Detroit Mich

From the Free Press. Detroit. Mfch.)
A prominent business mar recently ex-
pressed the opinion that there is one thing
that will prevent women from completely
filling mans place in the business world
they can't be depended upon because they
are sick too often. This is refuted by Mrs.
c. W. Mansfield, q business woman OF IS
Farrar St, Detroit, Mich, who says:
ga complication of female ailments kept
me awake nights nnd wore me out Icould
get no relief from medicine and hope was
slipping away from me, A young lady In
my employ gave me a box of DR., Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. ! took them
and was able to rest at night Tor the first
time in months. I bought moro and took
them and they cured me as they also cured
several other people to my knowledge. l
think that il you should ask any of tho
druggists of Detroit who are the best buyers
of DR.. Williams Pink Pills they would say
the young These pills certainly
build up the nervous system and many n
young woman owes her life 10 them.
"As a business l am pleased 10
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
Shake Into Your Shoes.

Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder for the
feet. 1t cures painful. swollen, smart
Ing feet and instantly takes the sting
out OF corns and bunions. It's the
greatest comfort discovery of the age.
Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight-f1tting
or new shoes feel easy. 1t is a certain
cure for sweating. callous and hot,
tired, nervous. aching feet. Try 1t to-
day. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores. BY mail fer Csc in stamps.
Trial package FREE. Address, Allen
s. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
Suddenly Frustrated.

ern times has done so much to enable
women to take their proper places in life by
safeguarding their health as DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. Acting directly
ON the blood and nerves, invigorating the
body, regulating the functions, they restore
the strength and health to the exhausted
woman when every effort of the physician
proves navailing.
For the growing girl they are Of the
greatest benefit, for the mother in~dispensa-
bic, for every woman invaluable.
For paralysis, locomotor ataxia, and
other diseases long supposed incurable,
thousand Of cases.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

the bat 20 90 under al operation
Ia speaking with a friend o.. m.ne
about u, she recommended LYDIA Z
Plnkham'A Vegetable Compound. sav-
Ing she knew il would cure re. t1ea
sent for your medicine. and LH.er tax
ing three bottles 81 T. the tenor d.
appeared. Oh. y0u d. not know how
much good your medicine has doae
Ee. Ishall recommend = 20 A. suffer
ing wOmen--MrS Rosa GAUz. -
Wall 81, Los Angeles. Cal
The great and ~UnvArying success =
Lydia L. PIHkhans Vegetable Casa-
pound in relieving every teranFrz.lt
Of the female oryans, demoast-sss
u 20 De ,he modern safeguard q W.
mans happiness and bodily s.vu-h.
More th1n L million women have b-ea
benefited by il.
Every woman who needs Enviee
about her health = invited 20 wr.te %
Mrs Pinkhan - Lynn. &as&
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
About Weddings.

The marriage customs of nations are
quaint. Here is n which is decidedly
barbarous: A Hottentot widow mar
rying again has to cut off the joint of a
finger, which she gives to her new hus-
band on their wedding day. Each time
she becomes a widow and marries
again she has to sacrifice a finger joint.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

We are asserting IN the courts our rsFht 20 the
exclusive use Of the word ~CASTORIA nd
CASlOklA, rs our Trace AaTk
j. DR.. Samuel Pitcher, OF Hyanuls. Masss-
ehusetts was the originator G! PITCHERS
CAsToRIA. the same thst has borne and does
new bear the fac-simile - nature q CHAs II
FLETCHER on every wrapper. This il the
original PITCHER CASTORIA which La.
been used In the homes Of The mothers Of
America for over thirty years Look carefully
AZ the wrapper and see that 81 Is the hbd you
have always bought. and has the signature o.
CHAS. II. FLETCHER on the Wrapper No
one has authority from ne 10 Use nv nane e1-
cept The Centaur Company. Of which Cbas II
Fletcher is Prekident.
March :. lhS7. SAMUEL PITCHER. u d.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

Published memoirs indicate the end
C a mans activity, and that he ack-
uowledges the end. They are his final
chapter, making mummery of the
grand figure they wrap in the printed
stun.-From tho works Of George
Meredith
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
New Handy Hat Fastener.

A western man has patented a handy
hat fastener consisting of two curved
pins set in opposite sides of the crown
with rubber cords to keep them pulled
into their heads; the pins being pulled
down and allowed to work their way
into the hair.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
go FRY YOUR FACET"

side of Covent Garden, and eventually
into Drury Lane.
Now" he said, II shall be remind
ed of the old days. Where is the
yard in which Jo-?"
It seemed that Drury Lane had, in a
sense, been to a dentist to have itself
put right, and that the dentist had adj
on one side and to buy a new set, for
there were huge gaps where buildings
had been pulled down, gaps hidden by
joyful hoardings. The old graveyard
had become a clean, neat asphalted
playground for children.
"Changes!" he said, with only a
touch of sadness, for he was not really
sorry. "Changes!"
He waited and listened, as had al
ways been his manner, to the talk Of
the people. 1t was some time before
he could understand them, for they
were talking the new Cockney langu-
age, and when he asked civilly what
county they were from they c%ounseled
him to go home and fry his face. The
advice might have been we'll inten-
toned, but it was not, in view of all
the circumstances, practical, and he
strolled up to Holborn and across to
Bloomsbury. Except that this district
wore an ac%centuated lodging-house air,
there was little of change. A book
shop, with a volume entitled "The Nor
al Lesson Of Pickwick. By One Who
Knew Dickens" drove him from
Bloomsbury.
Back at Oxford Circus the swift rush
of traffic, the winking, startling adj
vertisements that appeared and disap-
peared; the horseless cabs-all these
things confused and wearied him, and
he began to wish for midnight He
tried to find Soho, and could only dis
cover Shaftesbury venue. Crossing
the road, he would have been hurt by a
dashing, spluttering fire engine had not
two young men in evening dress caught
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
Many People Cannot Drink

coffee at night. 1t spoils their sleep.
You can drink Grain-O when you please
and sleep like a top. For Grain-O does
not stimulate; it nourishes, cheers and
feeds. Yet it looks and tastes like the
best coffee. For nervous persons, young
people and children Grain-O is the per-
feet drink. Made from pure grains.
Get a package from your grocer to-day.
Try 1t in place OF coffee. Is and Csc.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
Can our coas. Ile Bioekaaeds

II confidence can be felt In the opin-
ion OF military and naval officers 81
the seat OF government. such is the ex-
tent Of u sea coast that 70 blockade
IL ei.ectually seems impossible. when
a blockade OF the bowels exists. re-
lieve Il with Hoste;ter's Stomach Bit
ters. which also lures indigestion. ma
laTia, rheumatism and kidney trouble.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
Beauty is Blood Deep.

OeSn blood means aclean skin. n. beauty
without IT, Cascareis, Candy Cathartic
cleans your blood and keeps it clean. by stir
ring up the lazy liver and driving n impu-
rifles from the body. Begin today To Danish
pimpIes. hollis. blotches. b ackheads- and that
sickly biliou complexion by taking Casca-
reis-beauty for ten cents. All druggists.
satisfaction guaranteed. loo. sc. SOC.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
We Paw

and liberal commissions, refund the cash for
oil goods not giving the consumer satisfaction.
Long terms Of credit. First-class scheme
statesmen wanted. No bond required. Sales
made from photographs We guarantee $500
per month on mail orders. Address with stamp,
brenard Mfg. Co, Iowa City, Iowa
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

A recent landslip in China revealed
a pile Of money numbering about
1000, 900 coppers. The coppers were
made about the middle of the eleventh
century.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

Success is costly. We find we have
pledged the better part of ourselves
to clutch it: not to be redeemed with
the whole handful of our prize.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

Ideas, new born and naked, original
ideas, are acceptable at no time to the
humanity they visit to help uplift it
from the state of beast.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

Seasoned.-They tell me that he has
had sixteen desperate love affairs, and
look how fat he is. Yes, he is an i'm
mune.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
Don't tobacco spft ana Smoke your Lille AWAY.

To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netic, full of life, nerve. and vigor. take No-To-
BAG, the wonder-wcrker. that makes weak men
strong. All druggists. SOC or 81. Cure gusran-
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

A oath with COSMO BCTTERMHE
SOAP. exquisitely scented, is soothing and
beneficial. Sold everywhere.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

Whether Z woman loves q man or
not. he is her lover II he darss tell
her be loves her. and IS heard with
attention.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

True poets and true women have
the native n Of the divineness OF
what the world deems gross material
substance.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

After forty. men have married their
habits. and wives are only "a item
In the list. and not the most impJr-
tunt
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

/ shall recommend Piso's cure for Con-
sumption far and wide.-Mrs. Mulligan,
Plumstcad, Kent, England. Nov. 8, 1885.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

The spells system of Spaic.-The
corruption of her public service, civil
and military, has cost Spain a world.
J. BounaDarte.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

Women don't care uncommonly for
the men who love them, though they
like precious we'll to be loved.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

For a perfect complexion and a clear,
healthy skin, use COSMO BUTTERMILK
SOAP. Sold everywhere.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

COSMO BUTTERMILK TOILET SOAI
makes the skin soft, white and healthy
Sold everywhere.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

The young who avoid the region OF
romance escape the title of fool al
the cost of a celestial crown.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

The simplicity Of the life of labor
looked beautiful. What will not look
beautiful contrasted with the fly in
the web?
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

Enthusiasm is a heaven sent stee-
ple-chaser, and takes a flying leap
Of the ordinary barriers.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

If a man fails once he begin TO be,
lieve in luck.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

Goes Cough BnIsan
p tho oldest and best 1t will break up q cold Quickel
than anything else. 1t is always reliable. Try It.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
River Jordan's Quick Descent.

The river Jordan makes the greatest
descent in the shortest distance of al
most any stream.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is a constitutional cure. Price, 75c
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

Cheerfulness brightens the gift and
the giver.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

Rochester's IN. " oldest iRhabi-
tant, Nancy Melinda Walker, died last
week at the age of II years.
If you see one young mar laughing
at the ancient Jokes of another the
other has a pretty sister.