The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-04-21
North Owcsso Farmers Club.

The North Owosso Farmers Club
were to have held the March sessi on at
the home of Mrs. l.. ID. Carson, but
were prevented from doing so, as Mrs.
Carson was suffering from a severe at
tack of the grip. Although Mr.. and
Mrs. E. o. Place had entertained the
club in January, they kindly met the
emergency by inviting the club, in their
usual hospitable way, to their heme.
The meeting was called to order by
the president, j. H. Moyses, and was
opened with the devotional and musical
exercises. Reports of committees were
received, and unfinished and new busi-
ness was transacted until dinuer was
announced, when the company ad-
journed to the dining room to sit down
to table supplied with the good things
which the ladies of the club know so
we'll how to prepare.
After dinner and more music the dis
cussion of questions was taken up.
us our Postal System extravagant2"
Our Postal service is vast business
and has been brought to high degree
of perfection and efficiency. Some of
the best business men of the country
have been at the head of the depart
ment. Every possible means for ex-
pediting the business has been en-
ployed, for nothing but first-class
service would satisfy the people. But
a rate of eight cents per pound or one
hundred sixty dollars per ton for an
average haul of four hundred forty.six
miles seems like an exorbitant price to
pay; especially when the fraud is prac-
ticed by the railroads, of padding the
mails during the weighing period by
purchasing large quantities of news
papers and having them weighed and
shipped to their agents, who, in turn,
weigh and ship them to other agents,
thus defrauding the government out of
millions of dollars every year. The
abuse of the ''franking SYSTEM" where
by congressman flood the mails with
matter for political purposes free of
charge, was referred to. 1t was also
shown that other freight requiring
equal care could be carried one thou
sand five hundred miles for one cent
per pound, while milk in cans can be
carried four hundred miles, cans re-
turned, for one-third of a cent per
pound.
"Girls should be taught to work so as
to be self reliant"
Farmers must do more thinking
and planning to make their business
profitable and they must always be on
the lookout for sharks"
From the 18th to the Goth of June is
the best time to plant potatoes for gen
eral crop. They escape the bugs and
have the benefit of the early September
rains to grow the tubers. This may be
rather late some years for very late
varieties, such as Rural New York
ers, etc.
Bulbs for winter blooming should be
potted in September to November, put
in dark place to root, then brought
q gladually to the light, not sunshine, to
bloom.
(Which is the greater disgrace, polyg
amy or divorce?"
Polygamy is inexcusable, indefensi
BILE, revolving, and disgusting. 1t re
duces woman to mere fraction. Il
says to her, "You are not entitled to bt
mistress of your home. You are no,
worthy of the undivided love, care, and
protection of the man to whom yor
give your hand in marriage, but yor
must share all that makes the connu
bal relation pleasant, with as many al
the whim, freak, or passion of him
whom you call husband, may dictste. /"
The polygamous husband is simply q
legalized libertine.
The ease with which divorces are
procured propagate instead of dis
couraging them. Many people marry
as a sort of amusement, relying on the
divorce court to dissolve the union
when more desirable match presents
itself, and when the more desirable
match is discovered the usual mode oi
operation is as follows: A row at home,
then bee line to q lawyers Office to
begin divorce proceedings. Fifteen
minutes in the court room, making q
garbled statement, call at the clerks
office to procure license, thence in
breathless haste to the nearest magis.
trate's Office, from whence a few
minutes later emerges the sorrowing
widow, (grass) or the disconsolate
widower (grass) metamorphosed into a
blushing bride or smiling groom. An
other knot has been tied with the ends
left dangling for the divorce friends
(attorneys) to toy with. The entire
affair is travesty on the sanctity Of
marriage. For the sake of morality, all
matters IN regard to divorce should be
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