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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-03-22
AL ABOUT THE BABY.

Like opening violets, fresh and fair,
A pair of little wide-stretched eyes
Look upward from the cradle, where
The households newest treasure lies.
Within these orbs of deepest blue
A look of wonder seems to hide,
A questioning of this world so new,
Which lies before him, all untried:
As though this little pilgrim fain
Would all earths many mysteries know;
Would have the hidden paths made plain,
Through which his feet must learn to 60.
But, deeper than the wonder, lies
A look we cannot understand.
He seems, with those far-seeing eyes.
To gaze upon another land.
Perhaps there linger with him still
Some memories of the great Unknown.
It may be that the thoughts which fill
His mind are far beyond our own.
"Ah, little one," we whisper low,
AS DER the cradle-bed we bend,
s'If we to you earth's way will show
From babyhood till life shall end,
evil you, in turn, to us unfold
Those secrets, only known to you
Reveal the visions you behold,
That we may look upon them, too?'
Oh, foolish thought! to hope again
To dream the dreams of Babyland.
We, worldly wise, mightstrive"in vain
His Heaven born thoughts to understand.
Nor would we, If we could, point out
To this wee pilgrims wondering sight
The thorns which wait his path about,
The mingling of the shade and light.
He'll learn full soon the joys and cares
Which make this earthly life of ours.
His hands will find the thorns and srares
Which hide among the fruit and flowers.
Our all-wise Friend, most lovingly,
Has drawn a veil across the way,
Which only lifts that we may see
The duties Of a single day.
The question in the baby's eyes
Can only deepen with the years,
While each bright vision fades and dies
When seen through earthly smiles and
tears.
But we can trust the same wise hand
That placed this small bark on life's tide
To guide it safely to the land
Which lies upon the other side.
Where, mid the brightness, he may see
His fair dream pictures once again,
And find his questions answered, where
Earth's mysteries are all made plain.
Springfield (Mass) Republican.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-03-22
Ten drinking Causes Cold Feet.

People who suffer from cold feet
may ask themselves if this is due to
tea drinking, says the Glasgow Mail,
Prof. Hutchinson says it often is such.
Goodness, we are told, is probably due
TO contraction of the arteries. In one
lady tea drinker the feet were not
only cold, but were observed to be wet
with perspiration. We are of opinion
that there must be some predisposing
cause, unless the drinker be tea iue-
brlate.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-03-22
For wireles. steering.

AnEnglishinvention for steering any craft,
whether submerged or otherwise, by means
Of an ether wave on the wireless telegraph
principle has beeniperfected. In naval war it
is expected to make the torpedo boat al;
the great American dyspepsia cure-Hostet.
ter's Stomach Bitters-which never fails to
cure constipation, indigestion, dyspepsia,
biliousness, malaria fever and ague. Every.
one needs it and all druggists sell it.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-03-22
AZ comnetent Defense.

The homeliest man in congress is Eddy, of
Minnesota He rather glories in the distinc.
ton of ughness, especially as all his other
characteristics are enviable: During his last
campaign the enemies of Mr.. Eddy charged
him with being double-faced He met the
charge in a manner that disaImed all !, crit.
his audience. edo you think that if I had two
faces I would wear the one am showing you
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-03-22
FIG. 1.-THE ENLARGED BARN.

for stock and fodder. If the barn has
4 second floor the new arrangement
will afford much greater space above.
while the whole of this space above
the nam floor will be finely lighted
from all sides. Though the remodeled
barn is changed greatly in appearance.
the additions are of a nature to make
the expense comparatively light
Orange Judd Farmer.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-03-22
An All.Yenr Resort.

The Crescent Hotel, Eureka Springs, Ark,
opens March l, 1900 A most desirable, at
tractive and convenient resort for health
and pleasure seekers. Ideal climate, pure
sparkling water, best accommodations.
Through Sleepers via Frisco Line. Write
for particulars to Manager Hotel or to any
representative of Frisco Line.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-03-22
ENLARGING A BARN.
How to Add Space to n Structure
Whose Capacity Has Become
Entirely Too Small.

The cuts given herewith show very
practical method of charging a barn
whose capacity has become too small.
Fig. ! shows the common form of
barns, with the driveway lengthwise.
straight through the middle-an ex.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-03-22
A PORTABLE FEEDER.
How to Construct One Of the Self
Feeding Variety, More Especial
~ Adapted for Lambs.

It is doubtful if self-feeder pays
for old sheep; in fact, l think the
weight of evidence is against it, but
for lambs, at least, ''baby lambs" it is
the thing. The ''baby" wants it's feed
often, and if it does not get it there
is trouble. Little and often is the rule
with the baby.
If one can use the space against
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-03-22

travagant use of space Fig. shows
that two "shed-roof" additions have
been placed upon the ends, the roof
being made continuous with the new
additions to the old
roof. The feeding floor and driveway
IS thus changed to a crosswise position
of the barn, taking less space and af-
fording greater room on either side
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-03-22

With nearly all classes Of stock the
secret of success is superiority in quail
ity. With sheep this is as important
as with any other stock, and TO make
profit from the growing of wool and
mutton superiority must be the aim
of the flockmaster
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-03-22

eyes, he brought out his history of the
regiment for private circulation" "Indeed.
That's strange" II don't think so. Every
private in the regiment bought copy
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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He Fell Into the Trap.

Wife-Did you mail that letter I gave you
this morning?
HusbandSOf course, did.
"How provoking! wanted to add post
scrip"
(Producing the letter)-"Well, here it is.
Why didn't you tell me that in the first
place ?"-Chicago Evening News.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-03-22

1t is not necessary to die to prove friend.
man.-Atchison Globe.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-03-22

Growels (angrily)-"You know that a
fool can ask questions that wise man can't
answer, don't you?" Howells-"Ive heard
so, but never knew it until now."-Boston
Ira volor
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-03-22

I could not get along without Piso's Cure
E. c. Moulton, Needham, Mass, Oct. %, '94.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-03-22

What the public call failure is often
simply an unrecognized success.-Town
Topics
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-03-22

Dyeing is as simple as washing when you
use PUTNAM FADELESS DYES. Sold
by all druggists.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-03-22

To Cure n Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money fit faisto cure. Csc.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-03-22

to cry.
''Doyou think well be drownded % he
asked, and he shivered little as he put
the question.
"Oh, no. Seneca answered cheerily.
''We've got good raft here. The ice
isn't breaking any more, and even if
this piece did break and dump us into
the water, we could get onto another.
When our folks find we don't come home
they'll probably suspect we got carried
away on the ice, and in the morning
they'll send tug out for us. All we've
got to do is to watt
Perhaps Seneca didn't feel as conf
dent as his words irdicated; but he
was brave lad, and thought it best to
look on the bright side.
eff twas only summer now" Sidney
said, maybe the whaleback or the Vir-
ginia would come along from Milwau-
kee and pick us up
eff twas summer we wouldn't have
any ice to stay on, and we might get
drowned before they had chance to
pick us up returned Seneca, still bent
Oh taking CHEERFUL view Oi the STU
alton.
But after they had drifted couple
of hours longer, even Seneca lost some
of his courage, and they fell into more
doleful strain of conversation. They
| talked about the Inflated Chicora that
had gone down in those icy seas, and
| wondered what had been the feelings
of her. hapless crew as they faced their
| fate.
! ':I'm cold" Bobby shivered.
Swell, we must move around and get
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-08-03
Found at Last!

No longer any need for Boss Bryan to
ask where the editor of the Owosso Press Is!
He took his medicine even to the dregs of
free silver sentiment at the bottom, and has
at last recovered sufficient strength to hoist
the names of the demo-popo-free-silyer
candidates to the top of his editorial column
or reasonably close to the top. True 1t is a
little late, coming as 1t does nearly whole
month after the national convention, but 1t
was hard to swallow the medicine all at
once and come right out and show the effect
of the same without any opportunity of re-
covering. 1t was hard to be found all at
once-and then the thot of the pleasure of
being cOaxed, which few weeks waiting
might bring, was not to be overlooked even
at the risk of finding that Bryan had gotten
all oyer his anxiety to find the editor of the
Owosso Press anyway, aid that the only
desire left In connection with the case was
an overwhelming desire on the part of the
editor to be found by somebody, even by
Bryan. But he has been found at last and
BY the man who once looked for him aDx-
iously and In vain.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-08-03
A Very Bad Blunder.

A very disagreeable blunder occurred at
the republican state convention at Grand
Rapids, which has placed the many Gene
see county friends of Frank Watson, of
Owosso, In a very embarrassing situation.
In the morning before going into the con-
vention the sixteen delegates from Genesee
met In one of the rooms of the Morton
House, and decided upon how they should
vote on the various Offices so that there
would be no friction when the time came
for voting. Mr.. Watson was the unani-
nous choice OF the Genesee delegation and
therefore, he was assured that he would be
given the entire vote. The balloting for
the various Offices wa, long and tedious,
and most of the delegates were outside get
ting Whit of fresh air when the vote for
attorney general was called and by some
unexplainable blunder the entire vote was
cast for Fl. M. Oren. Ills needless to say
that it was shock to Watson's friends,
and Genesee delegates did not learn of the
mistake until they had returned home, and
no one seems to know who cast the vote or
how the mistake was made.-Flint Globe.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-08-03
RURAL FREE DELIVERY RULES
Postmaster General Issues Order An
nouncing New Regulations.

nOunCluS INoW NeSulatiouS.
Postmaster. General Emory Smith has
issued an order carrying into effect re
Communications made by the rural free
delivery superjntendents, who have been
in session in Washington several days.
The order, which applies to all rural
free delivery service in the country, is
as follows:
/. 1t is ordered that beginning Aug
| the drop letter. or cent rate of post
age, will not apply within rural free de-
livery limits. The 2-cents per ounce
rate will be exacted within such deliv-
cry on all first class matter except pos
tai cards.
2. That the introduction of rural
free delivery will not increase or other
wise modify the present rate of postage
on second class matter.
8. That the rural free delivery car
riers will not bring to the postoffice
mail matter collected by them which
may be delivered on their routes before
completing their trips.
4. The stamps on mail matter col
lected by rural free delivery carriers,
including those on matter delivered en-
route as named in section 3, will be can
celled by them and reported to the
postmaster, who will derive the benefit
of the cancellation If the Office is fourth.
class.
8. That until suitable rubber can
ceiling stamps can be supplied by the
department free delivery carriers will
cancel the stamps with the indelible
pencils furnished them for use on re.
gistered letters.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-08-03

Three suggestions for changes In the con-
duct of affairs In this city might reasonably
be made this week as follows: The forbid
ding of the moving of large, heavy buildings
thru the principal streets, involving hind
rance to traffic, danger to the pavement,
and great expense to the various companies
owning and operating the hundreds Of wires
interfered with In the course Of the moving
of such building as the old floral hall; dis
continuance of the prohibiting indiscrmi-
nately of wholesale collections of "testimo-
malls" and communications addressedto the
welfare association or any individual plainly
intended to be considered, and even In one
case SO stating, confidential, but published
under the guise of council proceedings; and
third, the matter of permitting the use of
the sidewalks of the city as bill boards and
prohibiting them from being daubed up with
paint during the daytime, as has been done
this week to the almost complete ruin of
more than one dress skirt and the just indig-
nation of the owners of the same.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-08-03
Ollie Salisbury Lost a Foot.

Ollie Salisbury, the fifteen year cid son
of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. r. Salisbury of this
city was run over Wednesday night by the
Michigan Central north bound train be-
tween the junction and the station and his
left foot cut almost entirely off He was
taken to DR.. Arnod's Office by Officer
Griffith and others who were near by when
the accident occurred and there the foot
was amputated by Drs. Tufford, Shickles,
Perkins and Arnold.
The boy had been to the junction to get
the papers which he delivers about the city
and was riding down the track ahead of
the train toward the station. AS the train
approached him however he made mistake
as to the track 1t was on and got SO close to
the wrong track that the engine struck him
and whirled both him and his wheel aside
just as he was In the act of alighting from
1t to go more carefully. Being struck as he
was 1t Was wonder that he escaped with
the loss Of foot only instead of his life.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-08-03
Roosevelt and Hill.

The democrats had an idol in their national
convention, man whom the delegates cheer
ed until those responsible to Bryan for the
organization of the convention began to fear
greatly for the explanation which they
would be compelled to make to their chief;
and they also had party leaders who for
personal ends wished to force this idol to
submit to the manifest will of the great con-
vention and to compel him to accept the
nomination for the second place on their
TICKET. In that respect the democratic ma
tional convention was not very unlike the
republican cow ention, but there the likeness
ceased. David B. Hill could not forget that
in yielding to the great convention he would
also seem to be yielding to political adver-
saries within his own party and was not
great enough to realize that the rank and
file of the democratic party would not at
tribute any such weakness to him. Accord
ingly he refused to listen to the mandate of
that great assembly, the only one Of its
utterances which was not dictated to 1t by
that boss imperialist, Bryan, and to just that
extent its only real utterance, and he refused
to become the candidate of his party for the
vice presidency. The republican party was
fortunate enough TO admire and to love a
man, who in some respects was placed in
the same situation which was to be occupied
later In the democratic convention by Mr..
Hill, but who showed his appreciation of
the Americanism which prevails abroad in
this great land, by accepting the great trust
offered to him. Theodore Roosevelt was
great enough to knew that the temper of the
belief that he had yielded In his determine
ton not to be candidate for the vice presl-
penney tor any other reason than because
their representatives In the great republi-
can convention, from every section In the
union, had demanded that he be candidate.
Both had been known as fearless men, but
Hull was afraid that II he yielded to the will
Of the people II would be made the seal of his
political doom by his eDemies-and he had
already before him the example of the man
who did not fear that, even coupled as 1t
was with the old superstition that the vice
presidency is the political graveyard any
way for any man who accepts its cares.
Roosevelt-5ut who ever heard of his
fearing Dything which he believed contain
ed his duty, or any task which the people
of the United States or the members OF his
own party should ask him to undertake
The possibility that he would be accused OF
surrendering to any boss never bothered him
when he saw that north, south, east and
west all wanted him. And that is one
reason why he was greater than the man
whom the democratic party honored so
s'gnally. Hill was AFRAID to seem to sur
render. Roosevelt accepted the call of hts
fellow citizens and trusted to the American
spirit which he so well typlies and so thor
oughly understands, to effectually dispose of
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-08-03
Delegates to the Republican County
Convention.

The following persons have so far beer
elected as delegates to the republican county
convention to be held at Corunna on Tues
day next:
,Middlebury-w. G. Stiff, G. A. Huntoon
T. Marvin, T. Phillips.
Sciota-H. Il. Pulyer, Jas. Lawler, VIM.
81. Hunt, Seth Q. Pulver, Roy Simpson
Roy Wolters.
Burns-W. F. Close, DR.. Ruggles, A. w
Hoisington. ]. G. Barnes, r. A. Braden, c.
M. Buell., j. F. Barnes, N. K. Potter.
New Haven. w. Biddell, Worthy
Post, Peter Dumond, Frank Williams,
Walter Burge.
Owosso-E o. Place, o. f. Halstead, l..
s. Bowles, F. 81. Rush, M. Mix, F. M
Shepard, A. Purvis.
MISUNDERSTANDING Colby, Bert Barrett,
j. 81. Clark, Geo. Bullock, Marvin Ransom,
David Cutler, Robert Parkinson, Jerome
Fee
Veuice-V. G. Van Liew, N. R. Calkins,
Fred Hamlin, Clark Turner, Fred Miller.
Woodhull-JOhn Haskip, Geo. II. Dut-
ton, G. W. Clements.
Owosso City-List given in another
column.
Shiawassee-Chas. Ward, Otto Euler,
Bruce Hutchings, VIM. Kirker, Wells War
rem, Arthur Goodspeed, VIM. Cook, John
McCollum, Lennie Green, Victor Josen-
hans, Henry Herrick.
Antrim-G. j. Cole, w. II. Adams, A.
j. Knight, Emory Lewis, L. Scribner.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-08-03
Probate Order.

State OF Michigan, County OF Shiawassee. SIS
At session of the Probate Court for
said County held at tire Probate ONCE, In
the city of Corunna, on Tuesday, the 3lst day
Of July, in the year one thousand nine hundred
Present, Matthew Bush, Judge OF Probate.
In the matter OF the estate OF George
Thomas, deceased; on reading and filing the
petition of Maria e. Thomas, PRAYING for an
allowance from said estate as widow of said
deceased.
1t is ordered that the 27th day of August next,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon at said Probate
ONCE. be assigned for hearing said petition
And IL is further ordered, that copy OF this
previous to said day of hearing, in THE Owosso
TIMES. newspaper printed and circulating In
said county OF Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH.
Judge OF Probate.
BY KATHERINE Z. KELSEY,
Probate Register
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-08-03
Bad Accident to A. H. Northway.

Mr.. A. Il. Northway was the victim of q
bad accident Tuesday night, In Corunna,
which 1t was feared for time would result
Ia the loss Of his entire left foot, and which
Is almost certain to make the ankle stiff for
life II the foot itself Is saved. In company
with some friends he had gone to the Ann
Arbor stockyards where Q. ID. Smith had
placed the western horses which he bought
at the sale In this city Saturday and Mon
day, and then took a hand in lassoing and
driving up the horses. After the last one
had been lassoed at Mr.. Smiths barn, how
ever, he began to plunge and in some man
per the rope with which he was fastened d
whirled around In just the right way to
catch Mr.. Northway's foot In loop and
throw him with great force against the side
of the gate, the rope then cutting a terrible
cash In the left side of the ankle aud fairly
tearing off the lower end Of the outer bone
OF the leg where it joins the ankle bones.
Several other bones were also injured and a
number of pieces were removed when the
injury was dressed later by the doctor. Mr..
Northway was carried to the Grand Cen
tarl where every possible thing was done
for his comfort and little before noon
"Wednesday he was brought 10 this city on
street car under the supervision of Drs.
Hume and Knapp and attended by several
Knight Templar brothers. From the car
he was carried by these same friends to bis
home on Adams street. He has since been
doing as we'll as could he expected and
there now seems to be no danger of the
amputatlon of the foot becoming necessary
but SO much bone was removed that the
limb may be shortened, and It is hardly
possible that the ankle will not be stiff.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-08-03
Republican County Convention.

The republican electors of Shiawassee county
are requested TO meet in convention at the
court house In the city OF Corunna, Tuesday
Aug. 7th, 1900 at eleven o'clock a. m, for the
purpose of placing in nomination candidates foi
representative in the State Legislature, Judge
OF Probate, Sheriff, County Clerk, Register Of
Deeds, Treasurer, Prosecuting Attorney, two
Circuit Court Commissioners, two Ooroners. and
Surveyor and for the transaction Of such other
business as may properly come before the
convention,
The several townships and wards will be
entitled to representation as follows, to wit:
Antrim g.; Bennington, 9; Burns s. Gale
4; New Haven, 5; Owosso Tp., 7; Perry ii
Rush, s.; Sciota, 6; Shiawassee, IL; Verice s;
Vernon, II; Woodruff 3 Owosso city, LIST ward,
z; Corunna, LIST ward, 4, I'd ward 8; Sd ward, 2.
BY order of the County Committee,
FRANK III. WATSON, Chairman.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-08-03

1t Is interesting to note that while there
have been two instances recently in which
the democratic press has had the great
pleasure of being able to chronicle the fact
that the number Of failures in the country
for the week was greater than for some
corresponding week Of another year, II
has always been for the corresponding
week of year ago. Even with the dis
advantage to business which a national
campaign offers they do not care to compare
the records of the most unfavorable week
of this year with those for the correspond
Ing weeks during any year or an average Of
all the years under democratic administrs-
tons.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-08-03

The democrats have this year not only
the exquisite pleasure Of voting for man
for president who showed himself more
czarish imperialist than any they could
have had in mind when they denounced
imperialism, but they also have the pleas
ure of being compelled to vote for the de-
ceased free silver issue which less than
twenty per cent of THAR delegates to the
national convention favored, but which
was forced upon them by their famous
anti-,mperialist imperialist, unless. and
the number is increasing who will solve the
dilemma that way-they conclude that d.
tho Bryan could force the national conven
ton to record his will ~ It's own, he can
not 20 with them into the booths on election
day and force them to vote there also
against their better judgment.