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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-09-21
Local News

Deputy Sheriff j. +. Cady spent part of
the week in the rorthweSt rart of the
county looking up and subp, emil wines ,es
In the case of Martin Rourke w. the Michi-
gan Central.
Burglars paid their respects to the Bap-
list parsonage Sunday night while the FAM
ly was at church and turned the house
pretty thoroughly upside down In their
efforts to discover tverything of value in it,
As 1t was they took away with them a
purse containing nire dollars in money
and gold jewelry and siverware to The
value of about forty dollars. They had
quantity of other silverware piled up ready
to take away when they were alarmed by
the return of the family. They had got
into the house by tearing out screen from
one of the back windows but beat their re-
treat thru the back door which they did not
take time to shut So far there do not
seem to be any clues which offer much
hopes that the guilty parties will be cap
tured.
A number of the members of the G. A.
r. and the w. r. G. met at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Mackey Friday evening
to give them pleasant surprise in antici-
patton of their departure this week for
Frankfort where they have leased the
Eagle House and will run the same. Music
and refreshments helped make the evening
pleasant one while handsome vase and
silver meat fork were presented to Mrs
Mackey by her guests. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mackey have been among the very most
prominent workers in both the post and the
relief corps since they came to OwossO six
teen years ago and the members feel that
they are being subjected to q most severe
loss now in their leaving Mr.. Mackey
has been employed by the Ann Arbor
Company for the last twelve years In the
machine department having been in the en-
ploy of the Estey Mfg Co. for the four
years Immediately preceding that. He has
been one Of the best workmen in the shops
during these years but the addition of the
recent years has not left him In the same
condition to carry on the heavy work which
the position often requires and he feels that
1t is only matter Of prudencesto get into
different work before he would perhaps be
compelled to stop all work whatever. The
citizens of OwOsso generally in addition to
the members of the G. A. X. will regret
the departure of Mr.. and Mrs. Mackey
from the city.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-09-21
DO Ants pIautg

Ants are very Industrious seed col
lectors, and may be seen toiling along
their paths laden with seeds, which
are stored up in granaries in the nest.
In the clear space round the nest there
is frequently patch or patches of
peculiar kind Of grass that produces
seeds that are much sought after by
the ants. 1t has been said that the
ants make the clearing, and sow the
seed of this grass on purpose to reap
the crop, but evidence Is yet wanting
to show that the grass Is intelligently
sown and not accidentally. The fact
remains, however, that on or around
many nests there are crops Of the
grass, and that 1t is not destroyed like
other vegetation by the ants.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-09-21

A young fellow, ragged and hungry.
looking, and with tears pouring down
his cheeks, stood before the Hand Out
of the Young Ladies' Aid Society. He
told terrible tale of suffering, of a
father who was. a bad actor, n strug-
Cling mother and the usual six starv-
ing children. Touched by his pathet
ic words, the young lady got out the
society stocking, pulled out 81 and
gave them to the seedy youth. The
same evening the young lady hap
pened TO 20 to the vaudeville show at
the Salt Palace. AS she sat with her
escort waiting for the curtain to rise
n dapper little fellow and a girl about
ais own age took seats in front. The
boy looked familiar, bet the young
lady- couldn't place him. Suddenly he
looked around, and, seeing his benefac.
tress, lowered his eyes and got terri.
bly, red.
Then she got next to the play he'd
made and murmurel something about
him seeing her first.
Next time she'll investigate before
paying for some ones theater tickets,
but she is still wondering why he
didn't take the six starving children
to the show.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-09-21
A Moantn;n CT suIphur.

The Souir.Cre. or sulphurous noun
tain, is considered to be the greatest
natural curiosity Of st. Lucia, and, in
fact, of the West midas. 1t is situated
about half an hours ride from the
town Of Soufriere, to which it has
given its name, and nearly two miles
to the east of the Pitons, and is at the
foot Of two small hills, both of which
are quite bare Of vegetation on the
sides facing the crater. 1t covers a
space of about three acres, and is crust
ed over with sulphur and alum. There
are several caldrons in a perpetual
state Of ebullition. The water Is quite
black in the larger ones. but in the
smaller ones it is quite clear. Visitors
never fail TO boil some eggs in one of
the smaller caldrons, obtaining them
from one of the creole guides, who
keeps supply on hand for that pur-
pose.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-09-21
Lenrning q Lnpgnngc.

How is 1t that Englishmen are not
the best linguists in Europe? Simply
and solely because OF the general and
absurd deaf and dumb" method Of
studying foreign languages. Foreign
ers learning English know better than
to waste years over books; they simply
chatter and learn one word and ex-
preston after another, and become
familiar with them by constant repeti-
ton, with the result that In few
months they can speak and write our
language sufficiently well for all prac-
teal urposes.--London Mail.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-09-21
Still More Counterfelting.

The Secret Service has unearthed an
other band OF counterfeiters and secured a
large quantity of bogus bills, which are so
cleverly executed that the average person
would never suspect them Of being spuri-
Gus. Things of great value are always
selected by c0unterfeiters for imitation,
notably the celebrated Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters, which has many imitators but
no equal for indigestion, dyspepsia, con-
stipatioD, nervousness and debility. The
Bitters sets things right in the stomach,
and when the stomach Is In good order 1t
makes good blood and plenty of It, In this
manner the Bitters get at the seat of
strength and vitaly, and restore vigor to
the weak and debilitated. Beware of
cOunterfeiters when buying.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-09-21
The Tower of Famine.

The Tore della Fame, or Tower Of
Famine, was noted for its grewsome
history. 1t once stood In Pisa, Italy,
but there are now no traces Of 1t.
Count Ugolino della Gherardscha, whom
Dante immortalized, was the head Of
the Guelphs. and because Of his tyran-
ny and accredited attempts to place
his country In bondage he was antag-
onized and finally conquered by the
chief of the .Ghibelllnes, who imprison-
ed him. with his two sons and two
grandsons, in this tower, the slow
method Of starvation being employed
as the manner of their death. The
door of the tower was locked and the
KEYS thrown into the Arno.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-09-21
PERSONALS.

The Sultan of Turkey has taken to
the automobile and Is so pleased VITA
II that he has decorated the inventor
of the make he uses.
The Prince Of Wales has been pre-.
scented by a British officer with the
sword which General Cronjc wore dur.
ing the early part Of the Boer war.
Tsou-Hsi, the name of the Chinese
empress dowager. is not her full title
Tier true name has fourteen syllables,
and when she signs it in fun on rare
urcas.oGs = read ''TsOu-Hsiu-K'ang-
yi-'hcv-yv-C l:ii"' g-Ch'e G"-S hoi &ung-
Ching Hs!rn-Chug-l 81"
During his rapid MArrh from p'et
fontein 10 BiOenfoutnin Lord ROb =
noticed thu sI.i eriigs III the Dulioc&s
as they toilpd along with Gle tranSpc.4
wagons. tiirir backs s"nin, villa H..
cruel lash the haiiir drivers. N'nen
the ifmy :H1ved on from BloenfOnto in
he issued a ',r.ttel or,lcr f3.1ilding
the Eafl!.s from ;0ggiug the oxen.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-09-21
His unfrIendly Suggestion.

Augustus Van Wyck of New York
was an able and popular member Of
the supreme court bench. Though al
ways dignifod when presiding in court
he occasionally waived the rule by a
little quiet fun. a pompous and loud
voiced lawyer rose one morning In
chambers.
This, If the court please. is curl
Gus case. | am retained in it, Here
he paused for a word. There was a
painful silence, ended by the mag
istrate's inquiry:
as 1t curious for you to be retained
In q caseT
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-09-21

List OF letters remaining uEcalled for In
Owosso postoffice the week ending Sept
Is: Mrs. EgDert Smith, Fred Baum, Frank
Bennett, Bessie Cowan, Clarence Case,
Mrs. Hopkins, j. b. Miller, j. w. Monta-
que, Captole Smith. Dany Nea'gor, Geo.
Thompson, Name Shepherd, Mrs. Robert
Parker Foreign: Thomas Vilander, (2).
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-09-21
SLEEP.

Come. sleepi Oh, sleep, the certain knot d
peace,
The batting place OF wit. the balm Of woe,
The poor mans wealth, the prisoners release,
The Indifferent judge between the high and lowi
With shield of proof shield from out the
prease
OF those fierce darts despair at me cc,h throw;
Oh, make in me those civil wars TO cease;
will good tribute pay, ii thou do
Take thou OF me smooth pillows sweetest bed;
chamber deaf to noise and blind to light,
rosy garland and weary head,
And If these things, as being thine by right,
Move not thy heavy grace thou shalt in me,
Livelier than elsewhere, Stellas image see
Sir Philip Sidney.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-09-21
A Powder Mill Explosion.

Removes everything in sight; so do
drastic mineral pills, but both are
mighty dangerous. No need to dyna-
mite your body when DR.. Kirg's New
Life Pills do the work so easily and
perfectly. Cures Headache, Constipa.
ton. Only 25cents at j. s. Haggart
and Will Z. Collins & Co.'S. Drug Store
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-09-21
Last Frankfort Excursion

The last excursion of the season to
Frankfort will be given by the Ann Arbor
r. r. Sunday Sept. 2Srd. Special train
will leave Owosso at 4:SO a. m. Fare for
theround trip $500 Better not miss this
opportunity. Twill be long time till
next summer
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-09-21
Just n Way of Hers.

you must not think, young man,
SAID the corn fed philosopher, that a
young woman doesn't know anything
just because she has n habit Of asking
foolish questions that give you n
chance to impart Information with a
superior air." indianapolis Press.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-09-21
Relief IN Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder Disease re
lieved In six hours by New Great South Ameri-
can Kidney Cure" IL is great surprise ON &C
count OF its exceeding promptness in relieving
pain in bladder, oneys and back, In male or
female. Relieves retention Of water almost Inn
mediately. III you want quick relief and cure
this is the remedy. Sold by Johnson q Hender-
on druggists, Owosso Mich.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-09-21
Minister Wu Ting Fang will nresent I,

Minister WI Ting Fang will present in
the October Century "a Plea for Fair
Treatment in behalf Of his fellow country
men. This Is one of half a dozen articles
in the same magazine, In which the Chinese
question will be treated directly or in
directly. Bishop Potter writes ON ''Chnese
Traits and Western Blunders"-the first of
series of travel sketches aud studies.
David City, Neb., Apr. 1, 1900
GENEsEE PURE FooD Co LIE Roy. Y Y:
GentlemeD:-I must say in regard to
GRAlN-O that there is nothing better or
healthier. We have used 1t for years. My
brother was great coffee drinker. He
was taken sick and the doctor said coffee
was the cause of II, and told us to use
GRAIN-O. We got package but did not
like it at first, but now would not be with
out it. My brother has been we'll ever
since we started to use it. Yours truly,
LILLE SoCHoR.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-09-21
Notice of Election,

Lansing, August 81, 1900.
10 the Sherin OF the County OF Shiawassee:
Sir: You are hereby notified that at the
General election to be held In this state on the
tuesday succeeding the first Monday of No
vember next, the following officers are to be
elected, VIZ: A Governor, Lieutenant Govern
or. Secretary OF State, State Treasurer,
and Superintendent of Public instruction,
Commissioners OF the State Land ONCE: also n
member OF the State Board of Education In
place of Perry +. Powers, whose term of office
will expire December 81, 1900: also fourteen
Electors Of President and Vice President of the
United states; also a Representative In Con-
gress for the eighth Congressional District of
this State TO which your county belongs; also
Senator for the fourteenth Senatorial District
OF the State. comprising the counties of Shia
wassee and Ingham; also one Representative
in the State Legislature for the Representatiye
District comprising Shiawassee County.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set nv
hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State ~
Michigan, at Lansing, the day and wear nrst
above mentioned.
WILLARD X. BUSH,
Deputy Secretary of State.
Sherif's office, Shiawsssee County,:
Corunna, Mich, Mich, Sept 90 1Qo0
In addition to the above you are herebt mott.
fed that at the general election to be he'd on
Tuesday November 9th, next the following Off.
GERS are to be elected, viz:
Judge OF Probate, Sheriff, Clerk, Prosecuting
Attorney, Register OF Deeds Treasurer two
Circuit Court Court Commissioners, Surveyor
and two Coroners.
NIL. sCoUGt LIE.
Sheriff.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-09-21
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo QuIpDe Tables.
All drus gists refund the money II 1t fails IN
cure. II. w. Groves signature is on each
OK. 25c.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-09-21

There are many imitation baking
powders, made from alum, mostly
sold cheap. Avoid them, al they
make the food unwholesome.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-08-30
Under Water.

Strange acquaintance are to be
made under water. H. Phelps Whit
marsh, who for tiae adopted the
calling of pearl-fsher in Australian
waters, tells this story of meeting a
submarine monster: It was muddy
day, and everything in consequence
looked blurred and exaggerated. In
the yellow distance 1 saw an immense
dark object moving slowly toward
me. AS it came nearer, made out Il
central body with several great arms
or feelers waving rhythmically. My
heart was in my mouth. I felt sure
it was an octopus. Then, when I was
about to stir up the mud at my feet,
to avoid being seen, discovered that
the enemy was nothing more than a
fellow diver. The feelers had imag.
ined were his arms, legs and lines.
A shadowy giant about ~ feet high.
with huge hands and head like a
small barrel, was approaching. He
walked slowly, his heavy boots raising
the mud behind him like cloud of
dust, and his great central eye
cleaned darkly. Although I knew
him to be man, it was with difficulty
that I refrained from taking to my
heels. At sight of me he, too, was
startled; but he quickly recovered
and we shook hands. Then we nod.
ded, grinned, showed each other the
state of our bags and parted.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-08-30
WATERING TANK.

of the barrels and bolted on each side
of the plank. The scantlings hold half.
barrels secure on plank. Two pieces Of
pipe of any size large enough to reach
from one barrel to the other, are used
to connect the half-barrels at bottom.
The middle Cor any one of the outside
barre.s) may be three or four inches
higher than the rest, and water being
conducted into it by gravity or pump
ing circulates to all three of the bar
rels, and with stream of reasonable
strength, will never become stagnant.
Sometimes when two horses are being
watered at an ordinary tank one of
them does not care to drink, but will
splash and muddy the water, rendering
it unfit for the other animal. This is
prevented with tanks arranged in the
manner described. It is good plan to
give the barrels coat of tar on the
inside. - J. G. ALAAouse, in Ohio
Farmer.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-08-30
COLOR OF THE SKIN.
1t Really Indicates Nothing Although
Some Buyers of Cows Pay
Attention to 1t.

The color of cows skin is thing
that counts for much in the estima-
ton of many purchasers of dairy
COWS. Especially in the case of the
Jersey is it believed that yellow
skin indicates much yellow in the
milk in the way Of cream. But when
we get down to reality and away
from fancy we are compelled to ac-
knowledge that the yellowness of skin
indicates nothing, and that color of
the skin does not denote high breed
ing. Some of the best Jerseys have
skin that is nearer white than yell
low. There may indeed be connec-
ton between the color of the skin and
the color of the milk, but there is
none between the color of the skin
and the amount of butter fat in the
milk. There is, however, a value in
a yellow skin as well as in yellow
butter, because people have a fancy
for the yellow color in both, and are
willing to pay more for COW that
has a yellow skin than for a COW
with white skin. For this reason it
is best to breed in the color where
it can be done without sacrificing
something else.-Farmers' Review.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-08-30
COMMERCIAL ORCHARDS.
Wherever They Are Conducted 81
Business Principles They Are .
Paying Investment.

There are two causes that proba bly,
more than all other things have made
apple growing in different localities
seem Improbable. One is the failure
to grow sufficiently large acreage to
sell to the best advantage. To give
the shipper a profit apples must be
handled in large quantities-not less
than carloads, and several carloads
make it still better.
Buyers will go into any locality
where several carloads can be pur-
chased and will pay fair prices for
good fruit. A little investigation will
usually show that where prices are
very low either the quantity was such
that carload could not be secured or
there was such large number of va
rieties as to spoil the sale. Here is
where many have made mistake.
They have planted sufficient acreage
to supply sufficient quantity, but at
the same time planted such large
number of varieties as to spoil the
sale.
AS in other lines of farming and fruit
growing we are learning by expert
ence, and it is proposed now to form
fruit-growing associations. In given
locality number of farmers form an
organization and agree to plant so
many acres each so that in the aggre-
gate several hundred acres of not
more than three or four varieties will
be planted. A very considerable saw
ing can in this way be made in pur-
chasing the trees, and by meeting and
giving their experiences the better
plan of setting out, cultivating, and
caring for can be ascertained.
When the trees come into bearing
they can be sold to much better adj
vantage in every way, while by dis
tributing the crop among a consider
able number of farmers the risk Of
serious loss is reduced to minimum.
Where this plan has been tried good
profits have peen realized. One man
in locality growing few acres and
especially of mixed varieties could not
under present conditions make large
profit unless the circumstances were
unusually favorable.-N. j. Shepherd,
in Farmers Voice.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-08-30
Care or Milk in Su M m e r.

Assistant Dairyman H. E. Van
Norman, of the Indiana experiment
station, is the author of an instruc-
tive bulletin on the Summer Care
of Milk and Cream" He advises thor
ough cleanliness in and about the
dairy while handling the milk and
cream, and particularly while milk
ing. Cows usually have much dust
and particles of manure in their hair,
next the skin, and when the mixer
does his work this germ-laden dust
falls into the pail. 1t is estimated that
2,O2O bacteria fall into the milk from
an unwashed udder as compared with
90 when the udder is washed just
before milking. In spite of the best
efforts some bacteria will get into the
milk, and this makes it necessary to
cool the milk as quickly as possible
to so degrees or below. Cooled to As
degrees the bacteria in the milk are
ina ctiVe.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-08-30
No Cure for Peach Fellows.

Fellows is highly contagious, in
durable disease of the peach. Trees
affected with it should be destroyed at
the earliest possible moment by up
roofing and digging them out and
burning roots, trunk and branches, in
Guiding fruit, on site. No remedy save
that has proven successful. Dragging
diseased trees or branches through an
orchard will infect healthy trees. Late
summer and fall are the most favor
able times for detection of yellows by
symptoms of fruit and twigs. These
are: /. Premature ripening of the
fruit, which is highly colored and
spotted and has the flesh marbled VII h
red. 2. Premature unfolding o. win
ter buds. 8. Abnormal development
of new buds in the trunk and
branches, which grow into slender.
sickly- looking shoots.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-08-30
NEW POLICE cATEcH1sM.
Requisites OF Competent Copper ~
Understood by One of
the Finest.

Imagine class of about 40 stalwart men,
each dressed in blue uniform and attentive
iy listening to the words of wisdom that
emanate from the teachers lips, and you will
have some idea of one of Clerk of the Police
Board Harrison's school classes. Many ridi-
culous answers are given to questions
and some of them cause roars of laugh
ter to ascend to the ceiling. At recent
class meeting Officer D-1 Tehan was asked
to describe the requisite of good police
man. The answer was honesty, sobrety,
truthfulness, intelligence and several other
virtues, all of which are noticeable in men,
bers of the police force, says the Cincinnati
Enquirer.
After Tehan had been asked the ques-
ton he chested out and answered in a
sonorous voice.
"Hon-istee! sobrietee! Troot'fulness!
GUIDE mor-ruls! Impar-rtialitee! intelli-
gince! A plain addrhriss-an -er-um-
oh! divil's own slew av things besoides!"
A roar followed the answer, and Clerk
Harrison, endeavoring to keep his face
straight, asked: "Oticer Blanchard, what
is extortion?"
And the class broke up when Blanchards
answer smote the air.
1t was:
"Extorton is an overloaded stomach