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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
MeIIowins superstitions.

Mr.. Ebert Hubbard, speaking of
Meissonier in The Philistine, says that
the temperament of the painters moth
or twas poetic, religious and her spirit
had in it touch of which
is the case with all really excellent
women.
Mr.. Hubbard is right. A child can
not be handicapped more severely than
by a automatically precise, "olear
headed" we'll informed, unimaginative
mother There are wretched households
in which fairy stories are tabooed as
absurd" in which the Arabian
Nights" is pooh poohed. in which prim-
ers Of science are forced upon little
hands in which there is no Santa Claus,
no stork, no werewolf, no goblin.
A superstitious mother sees signs and
omens for her children. To find her
throwing spilled salt over her shoulder
or looking anxiously for the favoring
position of the new moon is more
agreeable sight than to discover her in
the act of teaching indisputable facts.
We entertain profound pity for men
who sheer at old wives fables The tes-
timony, the deepest feeling of the CEN
turies, is against the scoffers and with
them we do not care to clink glasses or
dn hnsiness -Rnstnn Inurnat
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
Sheriff Sale

Notice is hereby given that by virtue Of writ
OF execution issued out of the Circuit Court for
the county OF Shiawassee, dated the eighth day
OF December. A. D., 1898, In favor of the Owosso
Savings Bank. OF Owosso, Michigan. against
the goods, chattles and real estate of Adelbert
Miner, in said county, to me directed and de-
nvered, did on the 9Th day of December,
ID. 1898, levy upon all the estate right title and
interest OF the said Albert Miner In and to the
Following described real estate, that is to say:
The west half % OF the south part of the west
half tK) OF the north east quarter ~ being
that part south of the Shiawassee Town road.
section thirty four (34) township seven ca north
OF range three (3) east. Shiawassee county,
Michigan. All OF which shall expose for sale
at Public Auction or vendue to the highest
bidder at the front door OF the Court house In
the city of Corunna, in said county of Shiawas
see Chat being the place where the Circuit
Court for the said county is held) on the 4th
forenoon of said day. M l.. SCoUGALE,
FITZPATRICK & PIERPONT, Sheriff.
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20

"Thank God-I beg your pardon-of
course not"
"You are very horrid and disrespeot-
ful today. l don't think / shall listen
to you"
~ can reassure you; You haven e."
"Do you mean to say, Josie, that
You haven't been talking all the timer
"Of course DOR
lyon can say that, calmly standing
there?''
"Or frantically sitting, If it is posi-
BILE to sit frantically."
Mrs. Cheedle sighed. II feel almost
sure you are being funny. she said.
Cheedle was hurt. "Once you were
proud of my sense of humor." he re-
marked, "or you said you were"
II tell you what we'd dol" cried
Mrs. Cheedle, with sudden animation.
"We'd go to Paris.
"When? WbyY HowP"
"As soon as we got it-one Because
we could waste it better there than any
where else--two. With it-three. ("
"You speak of the money that ism I
coming from Aunt .Jane?'
"If it isn't coming, may have it?"
"How can your"
"Never mind. You're so positive
May l? All to MYSELF"
swell, am disappointed in you 1
thought when married you--no, /
didn't think enough"
She rose--one yard and half of rigid,
scornful femininity.
"Do you regret our marriage, sir?"
"No, no. OF course not.
81 desire you to explain, then, Mr..
Cheedle-oh, bother the beastly money
wish it wasn't coming"
perhaps it isn't"
Don't be such a wet blanket, Josie. "
"Why, you inst said"-
81 don't care what said hate you
Oh, Josie, and was going to buy you
such lovely new chain !"
She wept aloud.
"Look here, Nell," said Cheedle.
some minutes later ~ won't write to
Aunt Jane at all.
"That will be BEST" said she.
II might only go and put my foot in
it. know I'm not very great favorite
of hers
"And, really, my dear boy, that bit
about the root of all evil wouldn't have
done at all. +"
"No?"
"No Now I shall just pay
"You?''
''Of course"
81 could not think of letting you"-
"But somebody must write to her. I"
II don't see the necessity"
Mrs. Cheedle froze slowly as she
Withdrew from him.
"And you would Lett
She stopped on seeing the servant en-
ter with letter.
''For you, sir"
Cheedle broke it open.
"Who is it from, JosieP"
"Aunt Jane.
"Oh, what does she say?"
"She's donated ESQ in our Joint
names (yours and mine, NelD to the
Society For the Ratification of st.
Matthew's Little Ditch u
cts Judgment on you for quar-
reling with mel" said Mrs. Cheedle.
Black and White.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
His Concern.

A commercial traveller ON his trip
called upon well known chemist. He
was nervous as he put his hand in his
pocket and handed out card.
~ represent that concern" said the
young man.
"You are Fortunate" replied the
chemist.
The commercial traveller was encour-
aged and said:
81 think so, sir, and the chemist who
trades with us is even more so. My firm
has the finest line of cosmetics in the
country"
81 shouldn't have thought it, )" slow
ly responded the man of medicines.
"Her complexion looks natural"
And he handed back the photograph
which the young man had given him
by mistake. He took it and left without
waiting to make any farewell remarks.
London Sketch.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
WOrshiD of the Tiger.

The carcass of the tiger was carried
to the adjacent village, where hen
was decapitated in front of it by the
Gonds as an offering to the tiger god,
while all the women assembled and did
obeisance to the monster, bringing also
their children, and placing each small
coin on the tigers body or in front of
its jaws; for these primitive people
look on the tiger as their god, and small
marvel seeing what wondrous orea-
ture he is, with matohless symmetry
of form and mighty strength, before
which man seems an insignificant pup
pet. Tropics and Shows" by Burton.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
RECORD YEAR FOR EXPORTS.
Nearly Twice ms Much Goods Sold as Were
Bought In 1898.


Washington, Jan. H.-During the CAL
endar year 1898 the United States ex.
ported 1921, 260, 535 more of merchandise
Of all sorts than 1t imported, or a gain
in excess of exports over 1897 of 1884,
146,719. These enormous figures repre-
sent the balance in our favor shown by
the official figures issued by the bureau
Of statistics for the year 1898. The bu-
reau's statement covers the month of
December and the year 1898. 1t shows
that our exports for 1898 were $780,
925,169 and our imports 1888, 1854, 634, Of
which $685., 797,915 came In free of duty.
The statement makes comparisons
with our trade for the five years imme-
diately preceding the past, the largest
exports for any of these years being
81, 099, 709, 045 In 1897 and the smallest
1924 $3.50, 1856 in 1895. The only other billion
export year was in 1896 when we ex-
ported $1,005, 1897, 241. The imports for
1898 were the smallest in any Of the six
years compared.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
His Sfnecure.

There died not so very long ago a
worthy French gentleman who had sue
ceeded, by dint of importantly, in OBJ
tanning from minister who was, polit-
ically speaking, on his last legs, mas.
much as the cabinet to which he be-
longed was already tottering to it's fall,
a very comfortable berth. For ten years
this official called punotually at the
ministry in question whenever the mo-
ment arrived at which his salary was
due, and, having pocketed the money,
he returned quietly to his home in a
fashionable part of Paris.
One day, while he was chatting with
very intimate friend, who was we'll
versed in the idiosyncrasies and work
ing of the different official departments,
he asked confidentially his companion
If he could tell him the precise spot in
which the establishment of which he
had been appointed deputy custodian
was situated, oonfessing that he had
not the remotest idea of it's locality.
His request having been complied with,
the official. nevertheless, displayed no
curiosity to visit the scene of his pre-
sumed labors, and, as matter of fact.
he expired without having ever beheld
il. ~ Wnt
After his death this post was abolish
ed, SO that at least one badly needed re-
form may be laid to the credit of the
pow ers that be. Paris Letter
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
JOHN R. YOUNG DEAD.
Noted Newspaper Man and Librarian of
Congress Passes,

NOteO hNeWspaper WAN anu LiDrar1an Oh
Congress Passes,
Washington, Jan. 18.-John Russell
Young, librarian of congress, known
all over the world as a newspaper cor
respondent, and ex-minister to China,
died yesterday at $40 a. m. Young was
at the point of death nearly all Monday.
Yesterday morning 1t was evident that
the end was close. There were with him
at his death Mrs. Young. Berke,y Young
(his SOM DR.. Freer (his physician and
Ralph j. Meeker Zone of the old news
paper friends of the librarian)
Soon after Young's death Assistant
Librarian T. c. Alvord appeared, fol-
lowed shortly by the other assistant,
Hon. Ainsworth r. Spofford. Dr. Freer,
the attending physician, made a brief
written statement that death was due
to acute Bright's disease with compl-
cations. Over-work and too much
brain work" The funeral will be held
Saturday morning at IL o'clock in st.
Johns Episcopal church in this city.
The service will be rendered by Rev.
Alexander Mackay- Smith The inter-
ment will be in Washington and will be
private.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
Announcements for School Year, Isos-oo.
DATES OF EXAMINATIONS.
Regular, Corunna, March 30 and 81. 1880

Regular, Corunna March 30 and 81. 1899.
Special, Durand, June 10 and 10, 1899.
Regular, Corunna, Aug ~ and ID, 1899.
All examinations will begin at $3.50 q. m,
standard time.
Applicants will write upon photography, pen
manship, geography and general history the
first half day; arithmetic, u. s. history and
theory and art the second half day; reading,
algebra. civil government and physiology the
third halliday; and grammar, school law, botany
and physics (second grade) the fourth half day.
Third day, 0or first grade applicants only ply
sizes and geometry.
The above schedule win be strictly followed
REQUIREMENTS.
For third grade an average OF seventy Is
required, with not less than sixty live in any
branch for second grade an average of seventy
five is required, with not less than seventy In
any branch for hrst grade an average OF eighty
five is required with not less than eighty In any
branch.
Applicants shall use legal cap paper and write
with pen and ink.
Applicants for first and second grades who
pass In part of the branches may re.write at
the next examination In the remainder. After
failing in two consecutive examinations they
must re write in all branches. Applicants for
third grades who fail IN part Of the branches
must rewrite In all branches, except those IN
which they receive eghty-ive per cent.
o. L. BRISTOL. Commissioner.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
Equal to the Occasion.

Miohelot, the famous comedian, suf
fered great deal from the spite of his
colleagues and found it necessary to be
on the alert at every performance. On
q certain occasion he had to scold a
servant in one of Molieres plays, when
the "claque," which had been bribed
by his rivals, began to hiss
Miohelot was by no means disconoert.
ed. Giving the servant couple Of
blows ON the ear not included in the
part, he extemporized as follows:
"You vile scamp Of varlet, there is
nothing you think Of There you stand
quietly listening to the vermin squeak.
ing in the house and never trouble your
self to get the rat poison"
The effect of this sally was striking.
The audience broke out in loud applause
and no subsequent attempt was made to
hiss the actor.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20

make a naturally strong woman stronger
and healthier they will make a naturally
weak, sickly woman weaker and more
sickly, and If INDUCED in to excess, may
result fatally.
A woman who suffers from weakness and
disease of the delicate and important or
gans distinctly feminine, cannot hope to
recover her general health through ath-
1etics so long as she remains locally weak.
A woman suffering In this way Is untitled
to bear the strain of athletics just as much
as she is untitled to bear the duties and
burdens of wifehood and motherhood.
There Is sure, safe, speedy and perma-
nent cure for all disorders of this descrip-
ton. 1t Is DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton. 1t acts directly on the organs con-
cerned in wifehood and maternity, making
them strong and healthy and vigorous. It
soothes pain, allays Inflammation, heals
liberation and tones the nerves. It fits a
woman to indulge in, and be benefited by,
athletics. All good medicine stores sell Il.
"Your valuable Favorite Prescription cured
me of female weakness and a catarrhal dis
charge from the lining membrane Of the special
parts" writes Mrs. T. H. Parker, of Brooklyn,
Jackson Co., Mich. 81 am now perfectly we'll"
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure consti-
patton. Constipation Is the cause of many
diseases. Cure the cause and you cure the
disease. One Pellet" is a gentle laxa-
tive, and two a mild cathartic. Druggists
sell them, and nothing is Just as good"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
MOIST WEATHER.
A Description of a Spell of Humidity
on the Wabash.


on the wabash.
stalking about rainy weather." said
the westerner, 81 remember once out
In Indianapolis meeting a farmer who
took the most cheerful view of damp
ness of anybody ever saw. Iasked him
il they had had much rain down on the
Wabash that spring.
"'Well, it has been little damp, he
answered. The day before left home
I had to hang up "a of my ducks. They
had got so water soaked that they
couldn't swim any longer. l planted
my corn in two feet of water, and
don't expect over 30 bushels to the acre.
My wheat is looking pretty we'll, but
the sturgeon and catfish have damaged
it considerably. There was about 10
minutes sunshine one day, and
thought l would plant my potatoes, so
l loaded them on a scow and anchored
the scow in three feet of water, when it
began to rain again.
81 wanted to go down on the bottom
lands next the Wabash to see if the
grass was growing for my hay crop, but
my wife said that as we didn't have any
diving bell she'd rather l wouldn't. l
should feel kind of discouraged with all
the rain, but I've spent my odd hours
of leisure time-and the even ones, too,
on account of staying in out of the wet
building us an ark. If it will only
rain another week or two until I get
her ready to sail, I'm going to take my
family out to Missouri by water for a
trip to visit our folks that moved off
out there because they didn't know
enough to stay in place where they
were comfortable. = Boston Tran
script.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
Probate Order

State of Michigan, County OF Shiawassee. SIS
AT a session Of the Probate Court for the
county o. Shiawassee, holden at the Probate
ONCE In the city OF Corunna, on Wednesday the
zist day OF December, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-eight.
Present. Matthew Bush, Judge OF Probate
In the matter of the estate OF Garry Brown
deceased; on reading and filing the peti
ton duly verified, of Josephine Hubbard, praying
amongst other things, for the probate of the
instrument now filed in this court, purportine
ceased. ~ W
Thereupon it lie ordered. that Monday, the 23d
DAY OF January next, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon, be assigned for the hearing of said De III.
tion and that the heirs at law of said deceas ed.
and all other persons interested in said estate.
are required TO appear at session OF said
court, then to be holden In the Probate ONCE,
In the city OF Corunna, and show cause IL any
there be, why the prayer of the petitioner
And II Is further ordered, that said petitioner
give notice TO the persons interested In said
estate, OF the tendency of said petition, and the
nearing thereof, by causing copy of this order
TO be published In TIE Owosso Times a news
paper printed and circulated In said county of
Shiawassee, three successive weeks previous
TO said day of hearing.
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge of Probate,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
SOMETIME.

Out Of today's mad struggle and distress
Out Of its ashes and dull WEAKNESS,
Hope sweetly rises with a patient grace
Strange TO the fury of life's grinding place
And, pointing Ger the hills where Sometime
dwells,
A whispered promise Of her pleasure tells.
And we, Who drag our yoke Ger heavy roads,
Close In tae shadow of more crushing loads.
Pause when the lash is still and lift our eyes
To pictures hung against the distant skies
There we forget the sorrows of this cline
In the glad gardens of that fair Sometime.
Tomorrow is today again renewed,
With added penalties and servitude,
And smaller chance to dream of Sometime
peace,
Where wasting WEAKNESS will find release.
Yet faith Is stronger than our CALLING cares,
And so we wait; but, oh, the waiting wears
George E. Bowen in Chicago News.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
DlNGLEY HAS PASSED AWAY.
Names Representative Grows Suddenly
Worse and Death Comes.

HA"ihes nepreeentative grows suddenly
Worse and Death Comes.
Washington, Jan. 14.-Dingley died at
1o:so D. m. yesterday. His illness took
turn for the worse during the evening
and the physicians gave up hope, the
change was so sudden and so severe
Representative Dingley entered con-
gress in 1881, upon the eecti n OF Il. -,
to the senate and 1t is difficult to name
any important legislation since In a
with which he was not identified. III \
specialties, however were TIC OF
finance and revenue. He was 'rong
protectionist and believed in les
the protection to American sk. L !
subsidies and in other ways. r. was
the owner of the Lewiston (Ma) Joa~-
nal, and preferred writing for his pa @
to any other work.
Washington, Jan. 17.-All official
Washington gathered yesterday in rep
resentatives' han to pay the last tribute
of respect TO the memory of Hon. Nelson
Dingley of Maine. Executive, Judiciary
and the legislature of the nation and
the full corps of representatives Of for
eign nations formed an assemblage sell
uoii SdlHSTtu ABOUT one Dlef. Inc run
eral exercises were brief, and the SOL
emnity of the affair was unmarried
From the Newspaper gallery over the
speakers platform the spectacle was a
study of black and white, the shirt
fronts of the audience showing bril-
liantly against the somber black of their
clothes.
Green palms were banked In the cor
ners, and purple wreaths against clus-
ters of ferns hung on the wall. The cas-
ket, In front of the speakers desk, was
one mass of purple. 1t was the first
state funeral given a representative
since the death of Kelley of Pennsylva-
MIA. AT that time Mckinley, who at
tended yesterday as president of the
United States, was chairman of the
ways and means committee. The re-
mains had lain in state from 10 a. m. to
noon, when the services began. Anoth-
err lying-in-state took place after the
services-awalting the hour for depart
ure to the late representative home.
1t was conveyed to the Pennsylvania
station, whence the train departed at
4:10 p. m. The train consisted of four
Pullmans and baggage car. One of
the cars was occupied by the family and
the others by the remainder of the
party.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
Notice to Tax Taxpayers.

now have the tax rolls for the several
wards of the city of OwOsso for the cOllec-
ton Of the state, county and general city
taxes. Upon all taxes paid before Jan. 10,
1899, no fee will be charged for collection,
but after Jan. 10, 1899, five per cent colIec.
ton fee will be collected upon all taxes and
placed In the contingent fund. Taxes will
every day and on Saturday evenings from
six until eight o'clock, at the city hall, east
Main street. STEPHEN B. PITTS,
City 7 treasurer,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
"Drunk with Thy Beauty"

Charles Dickens once bad an argu-
ment with friend about Byron's ex-
preston, Drunk with thy beauty" to
which he made great objection. During
the discussion the novelist gazed as If
enraptured at his hosts fair haired
daughter, who was in the room. At
last he sprang to his feet, struck dra-
matte attitude, olasped his heart with
his hands and stalked to the window,
where he wrote on the white woodwork:
o maiden of the amber dropping hair,
Would /. Byronically, thy praise might Mt
teri
Drunk with thy beauty. would that ] might
dare
To breathe out p@ans. borne upon shutteri
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
why She Was Sad.

1t was in little out of the way place
in the country, and as the recent arrival
passed some asked who she was
'She is u society woman who has
been wishing for the last ten years that
she could get away from the trials and
anxieties and bores and superficiality Of
society,"" was the answer.
"But why is she so sadP''
because at last she has got away
from them. Chicago Post.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
The athletic

woman is the wo.
man of the day.
The past twenty
| years has seen
| wonderful pro-
gress in this re-
spect. That this
tendency will re-
suit in a more ro-
bust womanhood,
better able to bear
the burdens and
duties and pleas
ures of life, there
can be no ques-
ton. But this
result will be ac-
complished by
the building up
of those women
alre a dy in rea-
8 o m a bly, robust
health, and the
killing off of their
W e ak r sisters.
A<L1otsNa x,srr
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
Lawton Leaves for Manila.

New York, AIN. 1S.--Amid the waving
Of handkerchiefs and general farewells
the United States army transport Grant
with Major General Lawton and 1900
troops on board, bound for Manila
pulled out from pier 20, East river,
Brooklyn, at 6:15 o'clock last night
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20

The seeds Of the Philippine bean from
the coast near Manila so closely resem-
BILE the quartz pebbles, among which
they fall, in shape, size and color, lus-
ter, hardness and qualification as to
be almost indisting uishable.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20

The first gold coin called sovereign
was coined in the reign of Henry VIII.
The present sovereign, as current at 30
shillings, was first issued in 1917.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
western Base BAH AssocIation.

Rockford, Ills, Jan. 1s.-The official
meeting to reorganize the Western
Base Ball association will be held at
Rock Island. on Jan. Is.