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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-06
GENERAL ITEMS.

Shiawassee No. FIR. has some new
wall maps.
The school room at Antrim No. 9, FIR.
has been newly seated.
The school at Bennington No. has
new dictionary and holder.
Some new blackboard in the school
room at Shiawassee No. 9. FIR.
A fine new teachers desk has been
provided at Bennington No. 5.
The school house at Bennington No.
8 has lately been newly shingled.
New international Dictionary and
Noyes holder at Caledonia No. Z.
Christmas exercises were given on
Friday afternoon, Dec. 23, at Owosso
No. 2 FIR.
During the Holiday vacation the
school board in Middlebury No. intend
to repair the black boards.
A social gathering of teachers, pupils
and patrons was held in Owosso No. 4,
Thursday evening, Dec. %.
A new coal stove adds much to the
comfort of the pupils Of Shiawassee No.
4 during these cold winter days.
The Morrice Mothers Club met at the
school house Friday, Dec. 10. Several
very interesting topics were discussed.
Much is added to the comfort and ap-
pearance of the school house at Shiawas-
see Nos by the new floor, roof, and
belfry. ,..
Through the kindness of the people
in the district, the pupils at Bennington
No. have the use of an organ in the
school room.
The following improvements were
noted at Shiawassee No. Q, FIR: new
wall paper and paint, window shades,
and wood shed.
The school house at Rush No. has
been repaired and re-seated. This means
much for the comfort of the pupils, and
the efficiency of the school.
The primary teacher at Byron ap-
preciates very much the new kinder
garten chairs and kindergarten supplies
recently furnished by the School Board.
The teacher at Middlebury No. 7 has
added much to the homelike appearance
of the school room by putting up white
sash curtains at the windows.
The school board in New Haven No.
A are talking of putting in slate black
board. This is certainly the best kind
of board, and the cheapest in the long
run.
The seventh grade of the Corunna
schools has flourishing lyceum all its
own. The pupils are very much inter-
ested in the work, and the first meet
ing held Friday afternoon, Dec. IS, was
fine success.
A new international Dictionary and
case holder, the one advertised in the
"SchOol Journal by the E. II. Stafford
Co., has been put into the school room
at Bennington No. S.
According to the universal testimony
of those present, those who failed to at
tend the last Institute missed a treat.
Those who could not possibly attend
are excusable. of courses but those who
did not put forth an honest effort to
come, don't deserve forgiveness.
A very interesting manuscript report
in connection with the regular CLASH
hcation report was received from the
teacher in Fairfield No. Z. This teach
er is already planning for eighth grade
graduation exercises in June for the
pupils who complete the work this year.
During the war, last spring, one of the
pupils in a class in commercial geography
in New Haven, district No. z. answered the
question "What is one of the principle arti-
Giles of exchange between the u. s and
Spain," by saying, Bullets" 1t is need
less to say she was promptly marked 100 by
the teacher.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-06
A LIVING WITNESS.
Mrs. Hoffman Describes How She
Wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for
Advice, and Is Now Well.

DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-Before using
your Vegetable Compound 1 was q
great sufferer 1 have been sick for
months, was troubled with severe pain
In both sides of abdomen, sore feeling
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-06
Farmer Murder ed by Robbers.

New Ulm. MINI. Jan. 3. - In the
township of Lafayette. Nicollet county.
Just across the river from New Ulm,
about midnight three masked men ap-
peared at the house of John Welner, a
farmer, and made disturbance. We'll
ner went outside with lantern to in
vestigate and was shot in the back. lie
died Instantly Mrs. Welner at this
juncture came out of TIE house and
was seized ny the r1urderers who tool,
her into the house bound her TO the
bedstead and rensack 60 the dwelling.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-06
Nebraska Legislature Organized.

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 4.-The two houses
Of the legislature convened in their re-
spective halls at the capitol building
yesterday. What the senate did in the
way or organizing and preliminary bus
mess was soon accomplished. The
house was slower and not adjourn
until some time after the other branch
had finished the day. u...
In the house Paul f. Clark Republic
an, was elected speaker with the full
Republican ticket made out by the eau
Gus. In the senate A. r. Talbot, Re-
publican, also of Lancaster, was made
president pro tenn.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-06
Copper Colored
Splotches.

There is only one cure for Contagious
BLOOD Poison-the disease which has
eompletely baffled the doctors. They
80 totally unable to cure it, and direct
tAsir efforts toward bottling the poison
- In the blood and concealing It from
view. s. 8. 8. cures the disease posi-
lively and permanently by forcing out
every trace Of the faint.
Twas afflicted with terrible blood diseass,
VA1oh was In spots at first, but afterwards
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-06

Nv nIbts ous oitoIWBIWD
spread all over my body.
These soon broke out into
sores, and IL II easy -
imagine the suffering I
endured. b efore I b.
came convinced that the
doctors could do NO good,
] had spent . hundred
dollars, which was really
thrown away. ! then
tried varto us patent
medicines, but they did
not reach the disease.
When I had finished NJ
first bottle of 3. 8. 3. ]
W as greatly improved
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-06
business Hou.e. burned.

Pittsburg, Jan. Six business
houses and dwellings in the business
section of Turtle Creek, Pa, were de-
stroyed by fire. The loss was 100000
1t is believed that the Ere was Of in
cendiary origin.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-06
BURROWS VICTORY INDICATED.
His Man for Speaker Of the House Beats
Governor Pingree's.

Lansing, Mich. Jan. lie. ]. Adams,
of Grand Rapids, the avow'd Burrows
candidate for speaker of the house Of
representatives, was last night NOM
mated in caucus over ]. j. Carton. o.
Flint, the Pingree candidate It took
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-06
Friday, Dec. 30.


The beautiful memorial hall Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic in the
Public Library building at Chicago was
appropriately dedicated yesterday. e'
william X. Vanderbilt, Jr.. Is re-
ported to be engaged to Miss Virginia
Fair.
The official canvass Of the vote cast
for governor at the New York election
gives Theodore Roosevelt a plurality Of
17,7S6 over Augustus Van Wyck.
Mrs. Lily Lord Tiff, secretary Of the
American Association for the Advance
ment Of Women, died at her home in
Buffalo, N. T., yesterday.
Sandow, the strong man, who recently
discovered that he had a voice, IL now
in training as a basso singer.
Three children, with their sick father
and their mother, were found by the
police at Chicago on the verge of starva-
ton.
Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovitch of
Russia and first cousin Of the car will
arrive in Chicago Monday en- route to
Europe.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-06

lOllOWcu YOUR OlrcC-
tions, and cannot praise your medicine
enough for what it has done for me.
Many thanks to you for your advice.
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has cured me, and I will recon-
mend it to my friends.-Mrs. FLORENCE
r. HOFFMAN, 512 Roland st., Canton, O.
The condition described by Mrs. Hoff-
man will appeal to many women, yet
lots of sick women struggle on with
their daily tasks disregarding the
urgent warnings until overtaken by
actual collapse.
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert.
ence in treating female ills Is unparal-
leled, for years she worked side by side
with Mrs. Lydia Il. Pinkham, and for
sometimes past has had sole charge
of the correspondence department OF
her great business, treating by letter
as many as hundred thousand ailing
women during single year.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-06
Thursday, Dec. 30.

and to the Point
Thursday, Dec. 30.
A. c. Henderson, a wealthy young
manufacturer of Chicago, and Miss
Maude Maddox. daughter Of the largest
wholesale grocer In Georgia. eloped
from Atlanta, after being married.
Contrary to expectations Premier Sa-
gasta's Illness IL not now likely to ter
inmate fatally, the dangerous symp-
toms passing away. .H-rit
Consul General Goodnow has notified
the state department from Shanghai
that the Chinese government has for
hidden dynamite and like explosives to
be landed in China
Mrs. Saunders. who was the claimant
for the sum Of $20.000.O00. left by IN
uncle who died intestate In America.
died recently in Wales. rf
It is stated on the best authority In
Rome that the pope has issued a formal
order directing attacks on the ecclesi-
astical policy termed "Americanism"
must cease. .lorrr.
The hardest problem Of the Chicago
board Of education is how deficiency
Of about 100000 shall be overcome. l'f
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-06

- result. The large red splotches on NJ
61lore long disappeared entirely. regaine4
~ lost weight, became stronger, and my ap-
O6ete greatly improved. Twas soon entirsly
II. L. MYERS, 100 Mulberry st., Newark. M.
Don't destroy all possible chance Of .
0ure by taking the doctors treatment
Olnefcury and potashI These minerals
sSause the hair to fall out, and win
Wreck the entire system. argr vG
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-06
THE NEWS In BRIEF.
TEL EGRAPHlC ITEMS OF INTEREST IN
CONDENSED FORM

Some 81 thi sibst Important Events OF the
Past Few bays Culled from the General
News aad Given in short Paragraphs
and to the Point.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-06

yer parboI DOW
!, also suffered
with dizziness,
headache, and
could not sleep.
I wrote you q
letter describ-
ing my case and
asking your
!. advice. You
, replied tell
= ing me just
what to do. ]
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-06
For Your Protection

we positively state
that this remedy does
not contain mercury
or any otner Injurious
drug.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-10-20
A Clever Advertiser.

The Kansas City Journal says;
"a flour merchant at Edgar let the
story get out that while he was
STOPPING over his -four bin a $50
diamond ring had slipped off his
finger into the -four He appeared
to be greatly exercised over the
loss got notice put in a local pap
er, but finally announced with a
sigh that he would give it up. that
the ring was in the -four somewhere,
that he supposed it would come up
in sack of -four, but he had no
idea what one. Well, you ought
to have seen the boom that guile
less man had in the flour trade.
For the next week he had to hire
extra help TO fill sacks out of that
bin. One man who never bought
sack from him before came in and
laid in winters supply. And the
smooth merchant whistIed softly
as he filled the sacks and winked
the other eye.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-10-20
Finest Troopship AfIoat.

Philadelphia, Oct 0-The L.
S. transport Thomas, the finest
troopship ahoat, sailed from
Cramps shipyard yesterday for
New Yoik, where she will go into
dry dock to be painted. The
Thomas is to go to the Philippines
early in Novem ber, and will carry
more than 1000 persons, including
soldiers, officers, nurses and crews.
On the main deck is the ice
making plant with a capacity of
two tons per day There is also n
condensing apparatus for chang
ing salt water into filtered fresh
water, with capacity of l0l, ,0c0
gallons day, a carbonating una
chine for n bakery, laundry and
cold storage plant
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-10-20
Grand junction Bribery Case.

Grand Junction, Colo, Oct 20
In the aldermanic bribery case
the jury brought in verdict Of
guilty, but the prosecution has fill
ed motion for a new trial. The
specific charge was that Alderman
Mckinney and Alderman Starr
had endeavored to bribe Alderman
Wharton to vote for the purchase
of the old plant of the Grand juno
ton Water company. The prom
inent business men of the town
look upon the trial as an outcome
of the water fight and both sides
have advocates whose integrity
caunot be questioned.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-10-20
START FOR MANILA.
The Thirty-Eighth Leaves Ieffer-
son Barracks Today.

ST. Louis, Oct. 20 Two sections
OF train benring portion Of the
Thirty-eighth infantry, left Jeffer-
son barracks this morning for San
Francisco. The others will leave
tomorrow morning. Theregimcnt
expects to embark in a few days
after arriving in San Francisco.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-10-20

The ulcoves of the vast library
of the British museum contain one
and half million books, yet it has
been said that the twenty thousand
volumes kept in the reading room
for current reference contain all
TINT is worth reading. The Ency-
olopedia Britannica is justly re-
garded as the distilled essence of
the whole worlds wisdom; there
fore, if you possess a set of this
great work you will have at your
command great storehouse of
knowledge. just now this famous
work is within the reach of every
body. 1t is offered for limited
time at exceedingly low prices and
easy terms of payment, No one
who does not possess a set already
should fail to call on Messrs Frue-
auff Bros, Florence, Colorado, who
will take pleasure in showing him
the work and supplying him with
full particulars.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-10-20

On AGAIN. rhe Burlington's
ST Louis Special leaves Denver
| 40 p. m, arrives St. Joseph and
Kansas City next morning; ST
Louis next evening
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-10-20
A New Denver-st. Louis Flyer.

Travellers destined for Kansas
City, ST Louis and points beyond
should be careful when they buy
there tickets to specify that it
must read via the Burlington
route" If they do this and go
east ON the st. Louis Special. the
Burlington's new Denver St
Louis flyer, there will be no
question about comfort en- route.
The st. Louis Special made its
first trip June 4. 1t leaves Den
yer at lao p. m. arriving at St
Joseph and Kansas City next
morning and St Louis next even
ing
"oNLY ONE NIGHT on THE ROAD. y
1t makes Union depot connec-
tions with all morning trains out
of Kansas City aud with all even
ing trains out of St. Louis.
Through sleeping and reclining
chair cars, Denver to St. Joseph
and ST Louis. Chair car to Kan
sas city Dining car and buffet
smoking-librHry car, Denver to
Oxford The latter is something
which no other Denver-St Louis
train has. &. w Vallery.
General Agent.
1899 Seventeenth st. Denver.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-10-20

For fine job printing be sure to
all ut the TRIBUNE office.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-10-20
Questions

areconstantly comingup every
day inliterature, artandscience
which you wish you knew, but
The Mena star., 1899-02-08

when ever, thing surrounding ap- pears dead or resting. The most beautiful scenes. however, are presented when the snow or frost covers the trees on the mountain tops and possibly half way down their sides. Often the clouds set tie down upon the mountain tops and the moisture thus distributed forms pretty icicles along the limbs and branches which. when viewed m the sunshine from the valleys below, form a scene most beautiful to look upon, glistening brightly in the early morning and gradually growing dimmer as the ice or snow mclts away and finally disappears.
 To those who love nature in all it's varying moods and changes, this is a delightful place to live.
The Mena star., 1899-02-08
OUR MOUNTAIN SCENERY.

The mountain scenery around Mena is very pleasing and inter esting All the mount ans of this section are covered with timber from base to summit, there being no barren crags or peaks. and it all seasons IS one looks at them - some nearby. and others away in the dim distance with the deep blue sky as d background they present refreshing and ever va rying scene most pleasing to look upon.
 During the spring time, when the leaves grow upon the trees the mountain sides present q deeper colored green to the eye. gradual ly ascending to the top until that color appears to cover ali, and this continues until late in the fall when nature does her rarest color
The Mena star., 1899-02-08
No Right to Ugliness.

The woman who is lovely in the face, form and temper will always have friends, but one who would be attractive must keep her health. If she is weak, sickly and all run down she will be nervous and irritable. If she has constipation or kidney trouble her impure blood will cause pimples, blotches, skin eruptions and a wretch ed complexion. Electric Bitters is the best medicine in the world to regulate stomach, liver and kidneys and to purify the blood. It gives strong nerves, bright eyes, smooth, velvety skins, rich complexion, It will make a good looking, charming woman of a rundown invalid. Only 50 cents at F. (. Savage's drug store.
The Mena star., 1899-02-08

The fact that the railroad con- pany disburses SIT, 300 a month for wages to employees at this division point tells dollars why Mena is growing and is prosperous. This is S5. more than was disbursed here one year ago and at the rate business is incacasing the monthly disbursements will amount to over $20, 900 month during 1899.
The Mena star., 1899-02-08

We call attention to the fact that the birds-eye view of Mena as pre- sented on the first page of this is- sue, shows only the business DOT ton of the town; the larger share of the residences, together with
 most of the churches, being To- cated upon the plateau to the left of the town as you look at it in this picture. The other pictures appearing on the same page are from photographs taken only two years prior to the birds-eye view, and this fact enables ono to see what changes have taken place during that brief penod of time. The pictures of the old log house and of the spring house in Jansscr
The Mena star., 1899-02-08

ing as seen in the ever changing tints, developing from the darkest green to the lighter shades then to purple, brown and dark crimson scattered with artistic grace and confusion as far as the eye can reach. During the winter months the evergreen pines and cedars stand like faithful sentinels among their brown colored or bare com
 panlons always presenting an appearance of life and growth
The Mena star., 1899-02-08

The little fire Sunday morning emphasized the fact that we need our waterworks system and that badly. Those having the matter in charge should use their best efforts to have work commenced on the system at the earliest possi- ble date and then pushed to an early completion. With plenty of water this fire could have been extinguished and the threatened danger to other buildings averted.
The Mena star., 1899-02-08

park, shown on page two, were taken before the town was started, and the buildings were the prop erty of the original owners ot the land. The spring house and sheds around the log house have been removed; but the old house stand ing in the center of Jnasscn park will be allowed to remain as long as it can be preserved. as Il re- hinder of the early days of Ar kansas.
The Mena star., 1899-02-08
COTTON.

Mena has become a cotton mar ket of no smaall proportions dur ing the last two years. Prior to that time not aabaic had evvr been marketed here, but now they are wagoncd here by the hundreds, being brought thirty, forty and fifty miles from the east and west to be sold and shipped to eastern markets.
The Mena star., 1899-02-08

On and after next Sunday, the 12. inst, we will have two passen- ger trains day. each way, one running through to Port Arthur, and the other to Galveston. Like all others these must change crews and engines here and this will in- crease the number of employees re- siding here.
The Mena star., 1899-02-08

As matter of business courte- sy, persons writing for informa- tion of benefit to themselves should always enclose stamps to prepay postage on the replies they expect.
The Mena star., 1899-02-08

It is entirely safe to say that there are more houses and build ings of various kinds, projected and being built at this time in Mena, than at any time since the town started.
The Mena star., 1899-02-08

Coples of this issue of the Star can be had at this office or at the various news offices in Mena for five cents each.
The Mena star., 1899-02-08

This issue of the Star is better than dozen letters to send to your friends to tell them of this town and country. Buy and send them. You can get all you want by calling at this office.
The Mena star., 1899-02-08

The Arkansas ground hog must Sbe of the razor back species.
The Mena star., 1899-02-08

For photographs, go to the J. w.
 Bankston Photo Co s gallery on Mena street, near depot. 41-tf
The Mena star., 1899-02-08
Post t-OflCe Barber Shop,

Near corner Mena and Sher wood ave flrst class Shave and Hair Cut Hol towels in season. Finest Bath room Tn city Everything neat and clean. Also agent for Welsback Hydro Carbon ineandeseent Light
 E. K. GREY. Prop.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-02-17
STILL CANNIBALS.
Savage Rites Are Yet Prncticed by
the black Barbarians of
Hnyti.

A mulattress with a plump baby in
her arms reached Philadelphia on a
sailing vessel from Hayti the other day,
and declared her eager desire TO be-
come a resident of the United States.
II twas necessary for her to get bond as
guarantee that she wouldinot become n
public charge, and while the incident
formalities were in progress somebody
asked her why she had come from n
tropical island and her own people TO
live among strangers, where the max
ing Of living is task by no means
easy. The woman answered, with an
cerity and something for her accuracy,
that she left Hayti because the season
for certain cannibalist;c rites in the
district where she lived was coming on,
and that her child would have been
killed and eaten if she had not left the
country. This horrible charge has
been made against the Haytians many
times and as often denied by them, but
the denials have not carried the weight
of the accusations, and the best author.
titles regard it at least as highly prob
able that in parts of the Black Repub-
lie heathenish customs of the most
fnightful sort have been practiced ever
since the expulsion Of the French. The
Haytians are now very close neighburs
Of our own, and ii remains TO be seen
what the consequences of this proxim-
ity will be. The old isolation is sure to
be broken down, business and other re-
lations with Americans are inevitable,
and existing conditions in Hayti may
well become as uncomfortable 10 us as
were those of Cuba under Spanish rule.
Even IL cannibalism is mere sporad C
crime in Hayti, there are other things
there practically worse and morally al
most as bad about which there is no
doubt whatever The government is
corrupt and sanguinary, and the treat
ment of white foreigners is often
atrocious. The Haytians have had
many years in which to develop the
power Of self-government, but they re-
main far below the standards Of civill-
cation, and harsh critics declare that
they are sinking rather than rising.
Moreover, this island is potentially of
great value. There is basis Tor
prophecy in that fact.-N. Y. Times.