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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23
Linen Chest Catalogue.

The Linen Chest Catalogue" will
prove a welcome gift to mistresses OF
well ordered homes. II fancy work
is ever sensible, this is a bright and
shining example. Its cover is appro-
priately embroidered with graceful
sprays of fax blossoms. on wash art
linen, and encloses leaves sufficient to
bear record Of every piece of linen,
its size, quality and age.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23
Christmas and New Years Holiday Rates

The Grand Trunk Railway System will
issue holiday excursion tickets at the rate OF
one and One-third fare for the round trip to
and from all stations on their system west
of the Detroit and ST. Clair rivers, and will
also sell to all stations of connecting lines.
These rates will include Canadian points
west of and including Toronto, Niagara
Falls and Buffalo, also Chicago. Selling
dates for Christmas, Dec. 23d, gath, 25th
and Goth, 1898; for New Years. Dec. 3Oth
and 3lst, 1898, and Jan. LIST and I'd, 1899;
all being valid to return up to and incud-
ing January Sd, 1899.
Call on agents for time tables and infor
nation. g esssys SAe ri x.ytsssN; .sssa,,.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23
QUEEN AMELIs or pORrUGAL.

But this good lady does not apply hei
scientific knowledge to selfish purposes
alone. She has established In Lisbon a
free clinic. where poor children Of the
city receive treatment, often at the
Queens own hands, and thus, by her
noble sympathy and tender regard for
the people, she has gained unique po-
sition as a sort Of nurse. mother and
friend, as well az q sovereign.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23

ENJOY. why, l re-
member when my
house was a hos
pital month in and
month out. This
constant sickness
kept my nose to
the grindstone. !
was always hard
up--alw avs in
debt. First il
would be my wife
then my eldest
daughter would be
taken down. The
doctors cart was
always at my door.
Rttf OnA hlaecaJ
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23

MI. ana MrS. Wellington Williams VIII
observe the tenth anniversary of their mar
riage next Tuesday at their home south of
the city. Invitations have been sent to
their friends.
A number of the w. r. G. and G. A. r.
members surprised Aid. and Mrs. T. NJ.
Wiley Friday evening, spent pleasant
evening with them and left handsome pin
emblematic of the w. r. c. with Mrs.
Wiley.
Avenue Baptist church, in Detroit. resigned
his pastorate last Sunday and will 60 to
Parkersburg, West Virginia, where he has
accepted call to the pastorate OF the Bap-
fist church. During Mr.. Retains five years
pastorate of the Baptist church about three
hundred persons have united with it. The
many friends who remember him as boy
in OwossO, wish him even greater success
In his new field.
See the great bargains Pm Offering In
clocks, 8 day, strikes and alarms, So 25 and
$3.50 They are beauties.
F. B. HOLMAN.
The numerous friends of Miss Mabel Orr
In this city will be interested to learn of her
marriage In Traverse CITY Monday night to
Mr.. Wyatt A. Dewitt, of that city, the cere-
mony taking place at the home of the
groom's parents. The news comes as SUR
prise to her Owosso friends who had no
suspicion of any such intentions on her
part. Mr.. Dewitt was a member of the
Hannah Rifles Company M, saith Michigan
Volunteers, and saw service in Cuba He
has just been mustered out of the service
and will resume a responsible position in
one of the factories which he left when
called out last spring. Owosso friends ex.
tend congratulations and best wishes to Mr..
and Mrs. Dewitt.
The case of the people VS.. A. K. Currey,
who was charged with Heglecting to report
case of diphtheria which his little
daughter had some time since, was tried
before jury in Justice McCaughna's court
Tuesday and Wednesday. great deal of
interest has centered about this case, people
wishing to know whether the alleged belief
that disease did not exist was sufficient
excuse for disobeying law by neg.ecting
to report 1t when 1t really did exist and
the parents had been informed that il
existed. The jury decided that there was
criminal negligence shown and brought in
a verdict of guilty. The prosecution was
conducted by prosecuting attorney A. l.,
Chandler. Van r. Pond appeared for
the defendant. Currey was fined $50. The
case will be appealed.
It's great comfort to trade at one
price store. and find large assortment of
goods to select from.
OsBURN q Sons, OwOsso
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23

Try a pair OF those elegant solid gold
spectaces at aoman's, only $500, fitted
completely, what travellers charge you So to
$40 for; finest equipped optical parlors In
Central Michigan. Ne extra charge for
services or grinding of len ses-remember
the place, every pair guaranteed or money
erfunded r. B. HOLMAN.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23
THE GREAT PROCESSION.
j. II. MCCAIN

j. MCCAIN.
Look up the street, look down the street-you
cannot see it pass,
And it glides along as noiselessly as breath
upon glass.
No FIFE no drum, no bugle-call is heard upon
the air
To tell the listening mortal that billion souls
are there
AT every breath mortal draws new recruit
falls in
No bloody war they're marching to, to perish
or to win.
There are no captains In the line--theyre equal
one and all,
When they join the great procession, at the
great commanders call.
The king and peasant march along, the prin-
cess and the lass
The old graybeard and beardless boy-as all
who live must pass.
Caste and birth forgotten are in that noiseless
tide
And Croesus marches humbly with beggar
by his side.
OIL have listened for it, but I've never heard
it pass
For it glides along as noiselessly as sunbeams
over grass;
But though never yet have heard, nor seen, 1t
passing--why,
There's something in my heart that says, soft
ly; "By-and-by"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23
To Tighten Cane-Bottomed Chairs

The cane bottoms of chairs can be
made tight by supporting the chair and
moistening the seat thoroughly by
washing 1t of with sponge with hot
water, SO that the canework becomes
completely soaked. Then place the
chair in strong draught of dry air.
and allow II to dry thoroughly.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23

Ex-Gov. j. T. Rich gives it as his opinion
that not less than seventy-fve votes will be
cast in the senatorial caucus for Senator
Burrows.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23
HOME, SWEET HOMEl"
With All the Little Luxurles That
Make u Happy.
Household Heath Means Prosperity
and Pleasure h Q Hundred Ways

"Ours is happy home" remarked a
laboring man he ether day, "and have
learned to thank tho perfect health OF
Its inmates fee hall the blessings we
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23
To Cure a Cold IN One Day.

Take Laxative Bronis Qunlne Tablets.
All druggists refund money If 1t fails to
cure. 25c The genuine has l.. B. G. on
each tablet.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23

Inspect my fine line OF spectacles and eye
glasses, all the latest styles Most COM
pete facilities for examining and fitting the
ewes. f. Il HOLMAN
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23

Anything in the jewelry line you will
find by trading with me to be the biggest
bargains you ever struck.
f. b HOLMAN,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-23
r. Il. SUTFIN,

Cor. Water and Exchange Streets, melvin
property Owosso Mich.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-05
THE IMMUNE BRIGADE.

The Baltimore American discourses as
follows concerning the dangers Of army
service in Cuba:
. The President is making inquiries
among Southerners who talk with him
about the probable number of yellow
fever 'immunes" that could be enlisted
for service in Cuba, in case a long occu-
patton of the island becomes necessary.
The inquiry is a. most important one.
The summer is a very dangerous sea-
son in Cuba. That is the rainy period,
the weather is hot, and there is plenty
of malaria. Cuba may be called the
home of yellow-fever. 1t Is there, more
or less, all the time. The Cubans and
Spaniards living in the cities know no.
thing about sanitation, and apparently
care but little. The consequence is. yell
low-fever is never entirely stamped out
on the island. Smallpox, also, is more
or less always prevalent.
Doctors differ. Some OF them say none
but the dead men enjoy immunity from
yellow-fever. Still, we think all of them
viii agree that persons who are accus-
toned TO life under blazing suns n In
swampy sections of the country would
be less liable han others are TO the
fevers common to the Cuban sea coast.
Notwithstanding the imratience of the
masses for our government TO hasten
its army into Cuba, boundless would be
the public horror and indignation If
when our troops got there yellOw-fever
became epidemic in our camps. In this
matter the responsibility of the President
and the Secretary of War must be APP
paling. AS is we'll known, where one of
our soldiers fears death from Spanish
bullets, twenty fear death from fever.
While the Dispatch earnestly desires
this war to be brought to a glorious and
speedy close. We do not wish to see our
soldiers sent to Cuba until every posi-
Bile precaution has been taken to pre-
serve their health. 1t might be well 10
form a brigade of ~"immunes," but too
much dependence ought not to be placed
upon the theory that they would be
exempt from the fever.
The truth is that in invading Cuba our
first thought should be how 10 fight the
fever successfully. Next, We may con-
slider how TO overwhelm the Spaniards.
one case of yeilow-tever III an American
camp would be more demoralillng to the
men than a dynamite bomb about 10
explode there.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-05
us r,,r TRAMP ORDINANCE.

rho of the Young Men
p,s,,css Association having charge Oh
-, ordinance will tonight pre-
-, 90 the common Council II petition
signed by 2.oo0 property-owners ahu TAX
navers praying that the measure DC
passed.
Thore has never been In our MIND any
,,s,ior as IN the duty of the Council
Il, ,his matter. II ought TO AFFORD the
neople relief from the tramp nuisance
and the proposed city legislation would,
we believe. speedily accomplish that. Inc
ordinance as framed cannot in any way
Interfere with honest labor. and has no
tendency to bring the honest laborer
down 10 the level OF the tramp. II pro-
yldes that tramp s~tragglers to our city
may. upon conviction. be put TO work on
q rock pile during certain months, and
during other months be used in cleaning
ont the bed OF Shockoe creek. Such
hands as nave been employed by the city
I'm crushing rock will be made bosses over
the tramp gang-if. indeed, after the
passage OF ll.H OihliioiNt ohs NNfi
can be found.
Apart from the fact that so long as we
do not deal vigorously with the tramp
evil the women and children in certain
sections OF the city will remain in con-
slant dread. the existence of the evil in
terferes seriously with organized charity.
We learn that the City Mission would
have been compelled to close its work
Yesterday had not a citizen individually
guaranteed 1t money.
One great difficulty the Charity Com
mittee of the Young Mems Business AS
ISOLATION has had to encounter in col
lecting funds is that many persons have
been feeding tramps. In most Instances
This giving to tramps has been practically
compulsory, and the relief has been eX-
tended to unworthy persons. On the
other hand. every case that has been re-
lieved bv funds collected by the commit
tee of the Young Mems Association, and
which are dispensed through the CITY
Mission. has. before relief was extended
been thoroughly investigated.
An additional reason why the ordinance
should be passed is that the mobilization
of troops here will largely increase the
number of tramps in our city.
Pass the ordinance and we guarantee
that il will not be many days before
word will go around in the tramp fra
ternity to give Richmond a wide berth.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-05
Brieadiers and Colonies.
lWashineton Post.)

There is another matter. by the way
which seems to call for a little plain talk,
and thai is the pressure-soclal, poIltlcdl'
and otherwise-nOw brought 10 bear upon
the administration for the appointment
To high and responsible commands of all
sorts of men as the reward Of party SER
vice or the qualification OF influential per-
sons here and there. That the President
will resist this pressure we both hope n
believe. but that il threatens evil conse-
quence5 is undeniable.
Why should Il lot Of politicians. social
favorites. prOteges of influential men. n
family dependents and detrimentals be
made colonies. brigadiers, &c, merely
because il is somebody's interest TO pro-
vide for them Our proposition Is that
we are going into this war for humanity.
for civilization, for rescue. IL II, there-
fore. indispensable that we bring II 10 "A
conclusion as quickly as possible. We
should employ only The most capable ana
experienced military material We can
find. and thereby hasten the only consum-
nation that will excuse US for having
gone 10 war. Shall We accomplish this
result by putting n~incompoops, incapa-
bles, and %greenhorns at the heads OF our
regiments? DO we consecrate or even dig
nifty the cause upon which we have en-
barked by turning II into a machine for
the distribution OF mere favor
There is no lack % men at the disposal
of the government who are qualified for
these important duties. They are modest
men. because they are rich I'm worth, ana
nave made records which speak for them.
They do not besiege the President and
Secretary of Wal with noisy and impu-
dent opportunities. for such Is not the
habit OF true soldiers. But they are
known, they are easily accessible, and, II
the authorities would only turn a deaf
ear 10 the clamOr Of the undeserying
they could be identified and utilized 20
any required extent. The administration
does not need 10 so into party politics OF
fashionable society for the colOnels and
brigadiers needed in this emergency. The
administration can lind them I'm great
abundance within the military circle-men
of brilliant and honorable service, high
professional attachments. and spotless
personal records.
And this is what the American people
want. They want an army Differed by
competent men-an army mat VIII ac-
complish the desired result in the least
possible space OF time, and at the smallest
possible cost OF life and treasure. Tney
do not want regiments and brigades COM
manded by parlor knights, ward poll
ticians, amateurs, pop!njays, and idlers,
10 make a mess of our campaigns and to
involve thousands OF our own people In
the very suffering, death. and desolation
from which we have sworn 10 rescue the
unhappy Cubans.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-05

unworthy because II tends TO reduce
the value n quality of the praise
which the American people should ac-
cord TO those who perform deeds OF
great skill. yalor. and patrlotism--for, II
those who do nothing are accounted
heroes, how are VIC to truly welcome the
real heroes?
Commodore Dewey and the officers
and men serving under him have per-
formed an exploit than which 1t would
be difficult in the annals OF naval war
fare to find a greater. The heet under
Commodore Dewey's command. with no
base OF supply within 1909 miles,
made the attack upon Manila, Its com
mander realizing that lie must gam
an almost immediate victory or sustain
an overwhelming defeat. His coal sup
ply could only last for a given number
Of days-and without coa he was help
less-his vessels. IL damaged. could
not be repaired, and In a naval engage
ment disasters of his kline are difficult
things to avoid. Without coal, or IL. In
a disabled condition. there was hardly
any alternative but to surrender. Under
the conditions Of modern warfare these
were serious risks to assume. and yet
they were taken with "A courage and
confidence which will cause the nGme
OF Commodore Dewey to rank with
those of Farragut. Decatur. Perry,
Stewart, Porter. Paul Jones, and others
in the annals of the American navy.
Let us not waste our applause upon
those who may be brave enough, but
who ave done nothing 10 deserve APP
plause; but. rather. let us concentrate
it upon those heroes OF the gundeck
who .have again illustrated by their valor
the indomitable skill and courage OF the
American sailor.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-05
STATE OF ILLINOIS, !
COUNTY OF Cook
4 Doomed Navy.
lNnNr NnrL Timne

AaNIN YIN ~
II Spain sends all her available ships
to Cuban waters 10 meet the United
States fleet now there she should meet
with a defeat as crushing as that admin
istered to her Pacific squadron by Com
modore Dewey. This is apparent on the
face of a simple comparison between the
heavy-fighting ships of the two fleets.
Commentators on our naval force are in
the habit Of declaring that We have two
battleships in West Indian waters. These
commentators forget that in coastwlse
waters our monitors take rank as battle
ships. They are not suitable for distant
service because they are slow and are
not good sea-going vessels. Furthermore
they sit so low in the water that in a
broad Atlantic seaway it might not be
possible 10 work their guns 10 advantage.
But in comparatively smooth water they
are in effect second-class battleships.
The Puritan, indeed, is first-class, and
many naval experts believe that she is
the strongest fighting ship we possess.
Here are comparative tables of the best
fShting ships of our blockading squad
ron and SPANS whole navy:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-05
HOLDING THE PHILIPPINE

Senator Foraker is at his old tricks.
He has sounded an alarm. He is quoted
as saying that II we do not look out
Great Britain will grab the Philippines.
She is already, he added, reaching for a
share OF the spoils. and the administra-
ton cannot be too chary Of letting her
get "A foothold on the ground that be-
longs TO the United States by right of
conquest.
Really. some one ought to muhle sena-
tor Foraker.
Assuming. however, that we have pos
session Of the Philippines. did IT ever
strike the Senator thaI what we will do
with them is a serious question? Under
the Cuban resolutions. We cam no more
annex them than We can Cuba. Those
resolutions distinctly pledge as against a
watnof conquest. Furthermore. annexa.
ron would be contrary to the historic
policy that has been our safety. and
would drag ~ into the complications OF
European diplomacy.
Fl. We win he justified IN holding fine
i~hliipplpe9 in order 10 forre lndemnirs
from Spain. We migkt. from The stand
point OF humanity. be justified in re.
tns'ng to ALLOW them 10 revert 10 Spain.
SUI there are numerous reasons why we
ought not 10 undertake. 70 bo,l thcm
permanently ourselves. What. then? Il
may be that We cou.d not do better than
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-05
LAssITER RESIGNS.
He Gives Up the Office Of Common
veaIth's Attorney To Go To ""r'

PETERsBURG, VA, May A-Special)
Mr.. Charles Trotter Lassiter to-day ten
dered 10 Judge Mullen. of the musings
court. his resignation OF the once "
commonwealth Attorney for THIS o'9'
IN take effect at once. The reSiBh@N'o"
e. the result of the following opinion Oh
,t,orpev-Cener Montague, which VIII
no found Of interest throughout the state
Mr.. Lassiter has ably filled the ONCE
for the past two years. and al the la'e
Democratic primary he was nominate"
for reelection. The following is the Al
torney-Generals letter:
Richmond, Va, May 3 lSsS'
c.ar,os ~ Tassiter. Esq. Attorney for
the commonwealth, PetersDuls' va"
Dear Sir.-I beg to acknowledge tne re
CENT of your letter Of the "a llS'"n,,
stating that you are a secohd-leutei""
NJ Virginia volunteers ana Noi"
veaIfh's Attorney of your city anu =
o,esting my opinion as 10 whether th0
- os,cc would be affected by your
"nIistment in the army OF the United
So under the recent proclamation Oh
the President. u.t1es
Soctiou 1c3 Of the Code plainly provinces
OttltlAN " - 49, -N.ll
thar a commemorative Attorney shalI
nor hold ANY Office or post civil VI
military" under the government OF tho
United states. and that the acceptance
-, snv such officer v~acates. ipso iacto'
the State once.
Sac,ion le4 Of the Code qualihes the CO.
! n,ous category of disabilities named III
! the aforesaid section, and expressly eA-
! cIudes therefrom militia officers or SOL
diers ON account of ANY recompense they
may receive from the United stales'
when called into actual duty. d,
Tberefore. II you have been called
into actual duty" a.; a militia omceI'
| and as a part Of the militia OF THIS StatS'
nv the recent act Of Congress ana 'he
nroclamation OF the President In pursu-
ance thereof. then the ofiice OF 'orhihon-
wealth's Attorney is not anecteu 'het.os-
But an examination OF the act ol VI"
crosse the proclamation Of tho President
"a The Ietter OF the Secretary of War,
| tho proclamation OF the Governor, an"
| tho orders of Acknowledgement Maize re-
snec,ing the organization OF additlohdi
,roons 10 meet the EMERGENCIES OF WAT
| how that neither the militia nor the ON
GERS thereof have been called into ac-
tual duty within the provision OF ,he
Federal Constitution. authorizing the
.~.caTIng forth the militia" The said act
SENS 10 relate TO three branches OF inc
army-the regular army. volunteer army
and militia. SO far, II seems that 'ho
preSident ayails himself OF the FIRST two
"a that the call made excludes the mill
n. "a an organization. II Is true ina
Tho call suggests a preference for mem'
hsrs of the militia. and that when mem
hers OF the militia shall enlist In the
.-.volunteer army as a body. then such
body preserves It's original organization
nut | do not understand this To be othei
than an inducement ana reward Tor VOL
unteer enlistment OF trained SOLDIERS.
Therefore. the qualification OF disso.''
ties or exception does not OBTAIN uhaei
the present call for troops. ana tos you
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-05
EPEs'S \

The unanimous denomination of Hon.
Sidney F.. Epes as the Democratic can
didate for Congress from the Fourth Nir-
GINA District was due not only TO that
gentleman, but to the party in the dis
trict.
1t was a singing and deserved rebuke
TO the partisan majority in the House for
the outrage of u%nseating Mr.. Epes and
subverting and defying the will of the
people.
In the case Of Mr.. Epes, as in the case
Of Mr.. Young, the Democratic represent
tative elected from the Second District,
the action of the Republican majority
was the endorsement of a cut-and-dried
committee report. that assumed that
what the Republicans wanted TO be ought
to be, regardless of evidence.
The vote to unseat in both instances
was a gross travesty upon right and JUS
tice, and an insult to the people of Nir-
GINA,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-05
Honor Where Honor is Due.
Boston Herald.)

Having won the first victory OF the
nresent war. we can afford 10 be more
discriminating in the praise that we
have been lavishly awarding 70 those
who have done little 10 deserve IL. y
day or two ago the steamer Paris ar
rived In New York from Southampton,
and. much TO the astonishment OF her
sensible and modest captain, he was
overwhelmed with laudation al a popu-
lar gathering at the custom-house. as
IL the fact hat he had brought his
steamer safely across the Atlantic
when there was not a Spanish cruiser
within a thousand miles OF her WAS an
exploit which warranted GROWING him
with laurels or procuring for him a
vote of thanks from Congress. We say
the modest captain OF the Paris pro-
tested against this, but the crowd would
have IL that he was a nero In spite
~ his protests. The purchased warship
Topeka has also arrived from England.
and her captain has received an ova-
ton. because IL Is said that he lodged"
the Spanish on his way over, al
though the lodging must have been
an easy operation, seeing that in his
case the Spanish vessels were not with
In three days sail OF him. All this Is
stupid laudation. and Is all the more