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Catoctin clarion., 1900-09-20
BRIAR PIPES.
Signs by Which Smoker Can Tell a
Good One.

II is strange, and yet it IS fact. that
the English workman is of no use in
the manufacture Of pipes. The most
Skillful artisans are either the AuStri-
ans or the French. The pipemakrrs are
a very select, small body. and observe
every precaution to prevent their trade
being learned by outsiders. The work.
men are clever and they can earn high
wages.
Speaking of the cost of a pipe a sue
ccssful manufacturer remarks: when
the blocks arrive over here they are
at once sorted Out of one gross of
blocks | rarely ever get more than
three or four pieces of wood for the
ordinary everyday pipe. The remaining
seven dozen pieces Of wood are thrown
into the furnace, and. | might mention
help considerably to generate the nee
pSsary steam power for the machinery.
Thus fully GO per cent. of the material
| purchase is of no use whatever, and
It is this cXtraordinary amount Of
waste that causes the briar pipe TO he
so expensive.
The prevailing defect, may mention
by the way, is generally in the form
of a crack in the wood. | used to sell
these defective blocks of hriar at Il
penny apiece and have sent away as
many as 10000 condemned hriars at a
time. but now | burn them all. The
brars We're sent abroad and the cracks
and flaws stopped with putty or some
other composition and then stepped in
q strong solution of permanganatC of
potash, which deeply Colored the wood
and made the defect invisible except
on close inspection. All those hriarS
you see of n very deep color have
passed through the pcrmanganatc Of
potash bath, and YOU may rest assured
that there is Il defect somewhere they
would not be that color If il were not
so, because natural briar is of a medi-
I'm light hue.
"As to the average life Of Il hriar
pipe, you may take it for granted that
n pipe will last YOU as many years as
1t costs you shillings. That is to say, if
you pay six ShilingS for a pipe if YOU
are moderate smoker, it will last you
six years. The style Of briar pipe that
is mostly in demand is that with a
bowl cut the straight way Of the grain
This is not the most reliable kind of
pipe, as the sudden expansion by the
heat and contraction of the wood when
you stop smoking cause 1t to split in a
short time. The best pattern of hriar
is that with bowl the grain of which
is very mottlcd in Appearance or, as
the trade call it, the 'brd's-cye grain
This will never split"
Catoctin clarion., 1900-09-20
hkplUM M.
a New Chemical Which Is Better
Than the x-Ray.

Than the x-Ray.
Prof. George H. Barker, Of the ply
steal laboratory of the University of
PENNSYLVANIA, exhibited last week for
the first time in America, the newly
discovered chemical element radium,
which seems destined to create great
stir in the scientific world Years ago
Bequerel found that salts of the rare
metal uranium possessed the power of
throwing off feeble and invisible "a
dance, like the y rays Nine. Curic, in
Paris. last year isolated from the Bo-
henlian mineral pitchblend two other
elements that behave in the same man
fier; but are far more active. One or
them She called ''polonlum' and the
other ''rhdium.' The latter is said to
lie 100000 times as intense rs uranium
in its photographic effect.
Prof Barker has been experimenting
with an three of these elements and
with the mineral (ptchblend or ula.
nite) from which the two new clc
ments are derived. He showed to the
Bfbliographical Club here this week 4
series OF Photographic plates on which
impressions had been produced by
these substances. His procedure has
been as follows:
"A photographic plate WAS incloscd
In black paper and then co"erc,! with
yellow paper. After one whole days
exposure to the sunlight no effect was
produced. This precaution proved the
thoroughneSs of the protection. Then
the various metals and salts were
placed upon the pnper-covelrd plate
and they produced dark stains.
''In order to take photographs Of OBJ
jrcts such as a hand or foot these OBJ
jects would he placed between the met
al and the plate, and the result would
he similar to those obtained by the
Y rays such substances as bone would
show clearly through the flesh and sur
rounding tissue. A photograph can be
taken by means Of radium in half
minute.
1.-The Importance Of this discovery
can hardly he overestimatcd. The won
derful results of the Y rays now so
useful in surgical diagnosis, can be du-
plicatcd by II method much cheaper.
Moreover radium seems to suffer no
diminution of energy or loss of weight
during the process. In addition to pro
ducing an impression on the photo
graphic plate. radium produces phos-
phorcscencc, and discharges electrified
bodies. Thus it will he seen that it
possesses all the qualities of the Ro-
entgen rays,
"Radium apparently violates one Of
the fundamental laws of physics,
namely, that of the conservation of en-
ergy 1t does not derive its photograph
ic power from the sunlight nor lose it
by expenditure. N. y. Tribune.
Catoctin clarion., 1900-09-20
THE ANGLER Fish.
His Mammoth Mouth Snaps on What.
ever Touches the Projecting Fin.

his mammoth MCCtn snaps on What'
ever Touches the Projecting Fin.
Most remarkable Of strange fishes
Is the angler fish, whose very name
recms paradox. The fishing fish,
nevertheless, is a reality, and stern
one to all who approach those awful
Jaws of his. With a body the color of
mud lie Renrally lies in the shadow of
rome rock ON the bottom of the sea,
waiting motionlcss for the approach
If his prey. lie is provided with an
Cdd kind oi fin just over the mouth.
ind this is held out in front Of him IL
give warning Of the coming of some
thing to be swallowed. One taken
alive was Experimental on, and it
was found that if this protesting fin
was toIChcd with stick, even though
the stick did not come near the
mouth, the jaws closed convulsively.
This shows that the fin by some pro,
vision of nature closes the jaw as
soon as It is touched. The mouth is
tremendous, growing to the width of
p foot when the whole fish is only
three feet long. One of these anglers
was caught not long since, and though
II was only twenty-five inches long, a
fish fifteen inches long was found stick
ing in its throat The angler is pro
vidod with peculiar teeth set in dor-
bic o. treble rows along the jaws and
st the entrance of the throat. Some
of these teeth are foot long. He is
rot pretty fish to look at, but he
attends strictly to business and will
swallow anything that touches his
warning fin, whether it is meant for
food or not. All kinds of things have
been found in the stomaChs of anglers,
from bits Of lead and stone to fish al.
most as large as the angler itself.
This is without doubt one of the most
peculiar and interesting fish in the
whole occan.-N Y. Sun.
Catoctin clarion., 1900-09-20
Skyscrapers in Paris.

A new departure in the building
trade is being made in Paris. Hitherto
houses of a dozen and more stories
have been rarely erected outside the
United States The French capital.
however, is soon to have one of four.
teen. A correspondent states that it
is being built In the Rue Mont Thaber,
and will be fireproof throughout being
constructed entirely of cement and
steel. When completed the archives of
the Ministry Of Finance will find n
resting place within its walls-BiI-
minGham Post
Catoctin clarion., 1900-09-20

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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-12-07

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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-12-07
Southwest Shiawassee.

Farmers in this vicinity have been
busy the last few days drawing
potatoes to market-Herber Wright
returned home last week from North
Dakota where he spent the summer
Miss Anna Corcoran, of Woodruff,
Is visiting at Edward Tyrrell's-A
number of young people from East
street went TO Hazelton Wednesday of
last week to attend a wedding-James
Cunningham and wife spent Thanks.
giving visiting relatives, in Jackson
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Murphy. OF
Sciota, spent Thanksgiving with their
daughter Mrs. Ed Tyrrell-A number
of friends and relatives arranged for
quiet surprise on Mr. and Mrs. p,
Jordan Saturday evening Nov, Gath, il
being the 25th anniversary of theil
marriage. A number of valuable
presents, principally silverware, were
presented.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-12-07
Bennington.

Mike Howard is very glad the snow
has all gone as it enabled him to finish
digging his potatoes last Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Mahaney are very
happy over the arrival of young son
at their home Thanksgiving day
Next Sunday morning Rev. Wilson will
take up ''Twentieth Century" Offering.
MIR. Millspaugh is going to move
onto Joe Taylor's farm southeast of
town-Conrad Crugher who has the
contract for building Orville Harryman,
new house, began work Monday-Dr.
B. Hall, of Pompeii, spent Thanksgiv-
ing with his sister, Mrs D. G. Waugh
Beach VanLiew and wife visited
relatives here Thanksgiving day-The
Ladies Aid will be entertained at dinner
Wednesday, December, 18th by Mrs. o.
c. and Mrs. o. G. Waugh at the home
of the former-One of Frank Days
children is quite i'll with typhoid fever.
DR.. Egbert is attending it-Mrs.
johnson has sister from Oakley visit
ing her-Mrs. Gibson, of Chesaning,
visited her daughter Mrs. Walter
Harryman over Thanksgiving. She
was accompanied by Mrs. Crane. They
left for home Monday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-12-07
Garland.

Mr.. and Mrs. Park Scott entertained
MIR. Scott's sister. Mrs. Cobb, of Elsie,
the last of the Week.-Mrs.. VIM. Bush
visited relatives in Owosso two days
last week-Ralph Hyde, who is at
tending school at Ann Arbor spent his
holiday vacation with his father, James
Hyde-Mr. and Mrs. Dyre Carroll, Of
Chaplin, visited VIM. Green's Thanks
giving day-A. T. Colby was the guest
of his nephew A. T. Phillips in Owosso,
Saturday-Edwin Green and family
spent Sunday at his brothers VIM.
Green-Mrs. Henry VanDeusen and
family, of West Fairfield, spent Wednes-
day with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Park
Scott-Harvey Mitchell is home from
Hoopestown college on account of Ill
ness-There will be a Christmas tree
at the M. p. church Christmas eve.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-12-07
Laingsburg.

The Misses Carrie Swarthout and Bes
sic Edwards, of Owosso, spent Thanks
giving with the families of G. w. Blood
and G. w. Swarthout---Watte hunt.
ing party consisting of five members
succeeded in capturing and shipping
home eleven deer from the north this
season. Henry Seigrist was champion
having killed five of the number---J.
w. Gleason spent Wednesday in Lam
sing--At the election of Orion Lodge,
l. o. o. F., of Laingsburg Tuesday
evening" the following named officers
were elected for the ensuing term viz;
N. g., II. H. Pulver; V. g., G.W. Swarth-
out; secretary, A. d. Barnes; treasurer,
j. Watters-Sam Wright lost his way
Tuesday evening and stumbled into the
Lookingglass river. Neighbors heard
his cries for help and rescued him from
his unhappy plight. 1t was a close
shave for Sam--We are sorry to state
that Supervisor Fuller's health is very
poor. In fact he is confined to his bed
most of his time. He is suffering from
puminary trouble and has been in failing
health for three or four years--About
one third of the corn crop in this local
ity is still unhusked. The stormy
weather has greatly retarded farm work.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-12-07
Burton.

There has not been any school the
past week. 1t is thought the teacher
Miss Pearl Walker, of Henderson, is i'll
Rev. j. ID. Young spent the week
with relatives and friends in Bay City,
Leon ard and Millington--E. H. Smith
has sold his fine driving horse to G..
Devereaux, of Owosso--Miss Lena Bur-
ras spent last week with her aunt, Mrs.
j. Bradley--David Smith, of North
Owosso, was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. Scott from Saturday until Monday
1t has been decided that the people
of Burton and vicinity will entertain the
Goth session of the Michigan conference
of the Methodist Protestant church in
August-Wm Stanlake has sold out
and moved to Canada--Rev. and Mrs.
u. ID. Young were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Clapp Wednesday, of last
week.-Mrs.. II. Scott has returned
from her visit in Kokomo, Ind.--Miss
Laura Scott returned from Detroit Mon
day after three months sojourn there
Mr.. and Mrs. d. s Cramer will en-
tertain the NJ. p A. and WIN. societie:
at their home Dec. IL, at 10 o'clock
All are cordially invited--Mrs Jane
Williams spent Wednesday night of las
week with her son s. W. Ferguson ant
family In Ovid-Mrs. M. G. Eldridg,
returned the first of the week from Q
visit with her sister, Mrs. s. J. Tomlin
son. of Pontiac--Mr. and Mrs. A ]
Roosa and Mrs. Jane Williams spen
Thanksgiving in Ovid with Mr.. ant
Mrs. A. r. Cummings--Charles Ros
returned to his work at the M. A. {
last week.-Mrs. Mary Green Is visit
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-12-07
Death of e. H. Richards.

Mr.. E. II. Richards, aged sixty.four
years, died about two o'clock Saturday
at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Inez Starr, on North Park street.
Short services were held at the house
on Monday morning and the body was
escorted from the house to the station
by members of Owosso Masonic lodge.
The body was taken to the old family
home in Litchfield, Ohio, for burial, the
regular funeral services beingoheld at
that place.
Mr.. Richards, who came to this city
about eight years ago, lived for many
years before that time in Litchtield,
Ohio, where he was at one time post
master and for number of years was
justice of the peace. He was also
master of the Masonic lodge there for
number of years, and since his residence
il this city has been a member of the
Owosso Masonic lodge and chapter.
lie was kindly gentleman who always
held the respect of the friends whom
he made everywhere. The death was
sudden and unexpected, he not being
taken i'll until after dinner last Thurs.
day and even then remaining up and
about the house throughout the next
forenoon. After dinner Friday he be-
came much worse and during the night
suffered from terrible commissions He
is survived by wife, besides his
daughter. Mr.. W. H. Bigelow &C.
companied them to Litchfield as a repre-
sentative from the Masonic bodies of
which Mr. Richards was member.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-12-07
West Fairfield.

Mearl Munson is on the sick list
Earl Munson came home from st. Louis
to spend Thanksgiving and is detained
on the account of the illness of his
brother-Orrin Brainard is quite sick
with the typhoid fever-Mrs. Rose
Scott and son Howard, of Shepard,
visited at Henry VanDeusen's the fore
part of the week.-Mrs.. Alice Gleason
spent Sunday with her father and
mother Gleason, in Ovid-Miss Roe
Gleason returned Sunday from Ovid
where she had been spending few
days visiting her grandparents-Mrs.
H. M. Haire returned last Wednesday
from West Bav City. She went to St.
Louis to take care of her grand son,
Elmer Haire, who was sick with typhoid
fever, and as soon as he was well, took
him to West Bay City to spend Thanks
giving with his father-Mr. Albert
Bennett, of Duplain, brother of Ford
Bennett, of Fairfield, was buried Mon
day from the NJ E. Church, in Elsie He
was an old resident of the township
Rev. A. F. Bryant has severed hi
connection with the F. M. Church il
Elsie and has gone to the state of N. Y.
to accept pastorate there-Mr. anC
Mrs. Nellie Sexton and Mrs. Alic,
Meacher, of Gaylord, are visiting thei
arents Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sexto
and other relatives.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-12-07
Southwest Bennington

Mrs. Bert Lewis and Mrs. Elafeldt, are
visiting the latters daughter in Chesan-
Botsford, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Baese, Mr.. Charles Baese and
daughter Clara, were guests at Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Williams Thanksgiving
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Jobes and son Har
rison spent Thanksgiving with Mr.. B..
Chittenden--Miss Clara Baese returned
to her home at Port Huron Tuesday
morning-Edna Day has typhoid fever
- Mrs. Mertie Fauth and children. of
Owosso, spent Friday with Mrs. Helen
Jobes-Mrs. Charles Ford is spending
few days in Lansing this week.-Mrs..
Jennie Bugbee. of Sagerville, and Mrs.
Sue Hutchings called on Mrs Alzina
Lewis Friday-Miss Flossie Mitchell
has the mumps-Mr. Joe Woodbury.
has a new windmill-Mr. A. +. Hunts
new buildings are being painted this
week--The Pittsburg l.. A. s. will
have an oyster supper at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Jobes Thursday
evening, Dec. 13. All are invited
Mrs. Charles Claucherty is on the sick
list--Mr. A. f. Hunt received a ca,
load of corn at Bennington Tuesday ant
Mr.. A. Finch has nine teams hauling II
to the Hunt farm todav-The funeral
services of Mrs. Sally Ables will be held
at the Baptist church in Pittsburg. Fri
day, at half past ten, conducted by Rev
Des Autels, pastor of the Baptist church
at Laingsburg. Burial at Perry ceme
terry. Mrs. Abels has long been resi-
dent among us, and for her gentle, unas
suming ways was respected and lovet
by all. Deceased leaves seven children
to mourn the loss of a loving christian
mother, Cyrus Abels, Mrs. w. Reed
Mrs. Matte Ford. of this state, Mrs. A
Kingsburv, Mrs. G. Reed. Mr.. Alden ant
Leonard Ables, of Wyoming, an adopt
ed son. VIM. Black, also living In Wy
oming. Mrs. Ables' husband was
veteran of the civil war and died Il
1880.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-12-07
C.S. Allison e. Son.
- JEWELLERS, ~
ll5 North Washington ST., Owosso

ing in Rochester, Mich. h.--Mr and Mrs.
Geo. Arnold, of Ovid, attended quarter
ly meeting in this place Sunday-Mr.
and Mrs. r. E. Vincent entertained
friends at Thanksgiving and those from
distance were Mr.. and Mrs. M. Nc
Creery, and daughter Leota, of Jessie
Misses Alice Edwards and Florence
Wilcox, visited friends in Owosso two
days last week.-Mrs.. j. N. Mcbride
attended the Current Topic Club Mon
day in Owosso at the home Mrs. Morris
Osborn She read very interesting
paper upon the PHILOSOPHY, Literature,
Law and Social Life of the Roman EN-.
pire'1--Wednesday being the twenty
fifth anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. James
Ockerman's marriage, about eighty of
their friends assembled at their home
and assisted them in celebrating the
day in royal manner The day was
very pleasantly spent in conversation.
A sumptuOus dinner was, served after
which Rev. d. S. Cramer in behalf of
those present presented Mr. and Mrs.
Ockerman with fine set of silver fruit
knives from Mr. and Mrs. j. Stiles and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Willoughoy, o
North Owosso. also beautiful willow
rocker from Mr.. and Mrs. j. s. and Mr..
and Mrs. j. N. Mcbride and lovely
secretary from the rest of the guests.
1t was also the seventeenth anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ackroyd. After
the chair was presented the two couple
were ushered forwardto try its capacity.
As the guests departed the host and
hostess were wished many happy re-
turns of the day. The young people
spent the evening and had most de-
lightful time.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-12-07
Byron.

Mr.. A. d. Hitchcock, who was at one
time station agent here, died last week
in South Haven and was buried Sunday
at Milan-Frank Tillman has dispos
ed of his property here and will 60 to
Flint to engage in the draying business
with S. Westlake who also goes from
here-Postmaster G. E. Welch and
wife spent Sunday with her parents
Mrs. Hattie Haviland spent last week
with her sister Mrs. Eugene Young, of
Conway-Mrs. George Allen is down
with diphtheria-Mrs. Anna Sturgis
will 60 to Darand to reside, having pur-
chased house and lot there-Mr.
Daniel Lewis, of Hazelton, is visiting
his brother, Addison Lewis-Carrie
and Bell Fisher and Miss Eva Lawrie
spent Thanksgiving in Byron-Willis
Lawrie is home on visit-Editor F,
E. Welch, of Corunna, was a guest at
the Byron house Thanksgiving-Mr.
A. j. Williams is again in Byron after
an absence of several weeks in Macomt
county-Mr. S. G. Allen, of Flint, is
the guest of George Allen,-Dr
William Harper, of Henderson, is visit
ing his father and sisters-Mr. Johr
S. Smith and wife, Of Owosso, were il
Byron last week-Mr. G. M. Greer
was called to Stanton, where his family
resides, on the account of the sickness
of his son. Joe Harrington attends t.
! his customers during his absence
Mrs. G. E. Welch was taken suddenl,
sick Sunday with heart trouble, but i
better-Mail Carrier Ed. Welch wa
unable to make his round Monday ant
as his substitute had never been owe
the route, Postmaster G. f. Welch mad
the trip for him-Mr. S. X. Swck, al
old resident of Burns township, and Tel
years of Byron, passed away on Thurs
day Mrs G. +. Stedman, who re
Gently went to California for her health
reports that she is much improved il
health-There were no services a
either church on Thanksgiving day, bu
Rev. E. A. Cross at the M E. churc
delivered Thanksgiving sermon SUI
day--Dr. Ruggles has recovered SUI
ficiently to be on the road again
Mrs. G. S. Lewis is visiting friends i
Calhoun and Van Buren, counties.