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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-01-12
ORDERED A HEROIC STATUE.
Sort of Monument a Gratiot County Farm
err Has Ordered.

Sofs " tOunty
err Has Ordered.
st. Johns, Mich, Jan. 9.-Probably
one of the strangest orders ever re-
ceived by a monument dealer in this
or any other state was given to II. Il.
Murdoch, of this city, recently by Eli
jah Ellsworth, an old farmer living just
north of PerTinton, in Gratiot county.
The monument is to be an elaborate
affair and is to be made from Amer
lean granite. The contract price is ST.
700, and some fine work is promised.
The peculiar feature of the order is
that the image of the old gentleman,
to be some ten feet high, is to be sta
toned on top of the monument.
The face will be cut as near life-like
as possible and by the sculptor's art
brought into its best play. In place of
the ordinary clothing the figure will
be covered with loose draperies cut
in the stone. In one arm the figure will
clasp a sheaf Of wheat. Ellsworth is
now over II years of age, and a bach
elor. He is q farmer and is said to be
in good circumstances. He owns a
cemetery lot and the monument to be
erected will stand for one grave only,
as there will be no relatives buried in
the lot.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-01-12
dren

Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse
in the Children's Home In New York, Cure
Fevershness, Bad Stomach. Teething Dis
orders, move and regulate the Bowels and
destroy Worms. Over $4,000 testimonials.
They never fail. At all druggists, Csc.
Sample FREE. Address Allen s. Ohm
stead, Leroy, N. Y.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-01-12
- British Fire on Dutch Cruiser.

London, Jan. "a special dispatch
from Amsterdam says that an uncred-
tied rumor is current there that a
British cruiser has fired upon the
Dutch cruiser Friesland, near Delagoa
bay, and that Dutch officer was
kilIa6
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-01-12
Son 70 Princess Henry.

Keil, Prussia, Jan. 9.-Princess
Henry of Prussia has been safely ac-
couched of q son.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-01-12
A Dive to Death. The

woman who would
risk a leap from the
masthead Of a ship
would be considered
foolhardy in the ex-
q IRENE. What, then.
of the thousands of
women who take the
dive to certain death
by neglecting TIL e ir
health in a womanly
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-01-12
Encouraging Reports from BouteIle.

Bangor, Me-, Jan. 9.--The latest re-
ports from Representative Boutelle are
of an encouraging nature. He sleeps
well, takes liberal amount of nour-
ishment and shows decided improve
ment.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-01-12
Casualties OF the suGoII<,.

The casualties of the Suffolks near
Colesberg were: Killed-Colonel Wat
son and Lieutenants Wilkins, Carey
and White, and twenty-three men.
Missing-Captains Brett, Thomson and
Brown and Lieutenants Rants, Allen,
Wood-Martin and Butler and 107 men.
Neutrality-suspicious. men. General
French further reports that the cas-
ualties of the other regiments to Jan.
were twelve men killed and forty
four wounded. The queen has tele-
graphed congratulations and thanks
to General White and his troops of
Ladysmith. a dispatch from E'rere
camp last Sunday night. said all was
quiet there thus dispelling the wide
spread hopes that General Butler had
followed up his demonstration before
Colenso with an effective move else
where.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-01-12
General Greedy is Recovering.

Washington, Jan. 9.-Brigadier Gen.
eral A. w. Greedy, chief signal officer,
u. S. A., who was attacked by drunk
en- man at his home Sunday evening, Is
resting well, and aside from the stock
and the weakness attendant upon the
loss of blood, experiences no serious
hurt as result of the encounter.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Chill
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-01-12

Joubert has beAl seriously injured.
His horse was shot under him and in
falling the animal rolled over upon
him, injuring him so severely that he
will be unable to take further active
part i'm the war
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-01-12

When woman finds that she almost con-
stantly suffers from headaches, weak back,
pains in the sides, nervousness, irritability
and dependency, she may be certain that
all is not we'll with her specia1 WON n NV
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-01-12
Butler Building n Railroad.
Praise for Colonial Troops.

The Colonial troops continue to earn
warm praise on all sides the latest
example of their effective work being
recorded in the dispatch to the London
Times, dated Jan. u, from the Modder
river, cabled to the Associated Press,
which said that the news from Bel
mont showed that the Canadians and
Queenslanders had been so energetic
in that vicinity that the Beers had
been compelled to desert a large belt
of the Orange Free State territory
across the border. Little change is
apparent in the position at COlesberg
General French reported to the war
Office Sunday morning. Jan. Z, that he
had recOnnotered with squadron Of
the Household cavalry on the Beers
east flank, two miles from Achtertang,
and drew a considerable force of the
burghers, who being anxious for their
communications with Norvals pont,
withdrew.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-01-12
Revolution in Boer Tactics.

Further news of General Whites
victory Is anXiously awaited as ii is
generally realized that there was lit
tie warrant for the eXultatiOn which
followed the announcement of his re-
pulse of the Beers. The remarkable
revolution in Boer tactics has been an
other complete surprise to the British,
who had not reckoned on the weak
ened garrison of Ladysmith being sub
jected to such Il courageous assault
and it is realized that General Whites
troops cannot be expected to greatly
prolong such an arduous defense. In
some quarters it is considered unac-
countable that General Butler did not
press his attempt to effect Il passage
of the Tugela river while the Beers
were engaged northward, and the com
ment on his apparent supineness are
nOWiSe COMPLIMENTARY.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15

"The largest plant in the world said
an eminent naturalist to the writer the
other day, "is probably gigantic sea
weed, known as the 'nereocytis,' which
frequently grows to height of more than
300 feet. The stem of the plant is as
strong as an ordinary rope, and large
quantities of it are dried and used as
rope by the inhabitants Of the south sea
islands. where the curious vegetable ropes
are found. This seaweed usually grows
to a depth of from 200 TO 300 feet.
"As soon as the plant takes root
spear shaped balloon Is formed, which
grows with the stem toward the surface
Of tine center. This balloon frequently
has diameter of six feet or more. IL
has, of course, an upward tendency and
therefore keeps the stem growing until il
floats on the top of the water. This enor-
nous weed grows in such quantities that
large meadowlike Islands are formed,
which are often so big as to impede nav
igation. The ropes made from the stems
Of the plant are used for building pur-
poses, and the balloons when dried make
very ssrviceable vessels. Washington
Star.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15
SONS OF TnEAMERICAN REVOLT
ZION.

The Maine society Of the Sons Of the
ing at Riverton on washineton's birth
day, February %. Tbs business meeting
of the society for the election Of officers.
etc., will be held at ten o'clock In the
fol enoon. The dinner will be at one
o'clock. The after dinner speakers viii
be Hon. Augustus II. Moulton. acting
president of the society In the absence
from the country of President Giidden
Leslie q. Cornish, ESQ.,, OF Augusta, and
Hev. Joseph Battell Shepherd Of Port
land. lone very pleasant feature Of the
occasion will be the presentation VI
medals to the members Of the society who
were In the United States military or
naval service during the 'Spanish-Ameri
can war. These medals are the gift OF
the National society, and the members OF
the Maine society who ale entitled to re-
ceive them are Ensisn Walter Irumbull
Camp, Lieut.. william Henry Clifford,
Jf., Corporal Samuel Clark Dillingham;,
Captain Joseph Warren Giiddep, Lieut..
franklin Runyan Lang, Major William
Cheney Manpiug. Major Everhard Elmer
New comb Lieut.. Mervyn Ap. Ri's
urgeon and Lieut.. Col. Marshall William,
,ooa. The medals have lean resolved
by the secretary Of the socisty. They are
copies In bronz 10 Of the badge of the socis-
ty, and accompany Ing each medal 10 an
engraved testimonial from the National
society.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15

John 4. Cannon Of Portland TO Sarah
A. 0ammon Of Portland. for o., one half
interest In land and buildings on Oxford
street, Portland.
Louise A. Jordan OF Auburndais,
Mass, to Elizabeth y. Ssnborp of Port
land, for 81, land and buildings on Win
ter street, Portland.
James W. Sontt OF westbrook 30 George
7. Roberts Of wsstbrook. for u, lot Of
land In Scarborough.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15
SIR REDVERS.

Sir Redvers Butler stood upon q kopje
fair and round.
And gazsd at Lsdysmith across the
veldt,
And wiped tear from out his eye, and
then he heaved q sigh,
'Twould sure have caused an iceman's
heart to melt.
Around him stood his gallant stnf with
hyphenated names,
And medals on their chests full two
Who wore White dressed kid gloves upon
their hands when e'er wake,
And undrsssed ones when s'er they went
to sleep
The buttons which thsy had would make
tellboy turn quite green,
Pink weather strips were wound around
their calves.
And most OF them wore single barreled
glasses 10 their eyes
(I'hey will insist on doing things by
halves.)
Sir Redyers wiped furtive tear from out
And lonsinsly he gazed at Ladysmith.
Said he: "Sometime we'll eat our Sun
day dinner In that place,
Believe me when shy that, 1t ain't no
myth.
SIT seems quite strange that We who
each have seven pairs of pants,
And titles which we carry round In
vane,
And sixty feet OF choics gold braid around
our manly chests.
And white kid gloves to wear upon our
hands,
"Should have to duck around and dodge
lot of rustic Beers,
Whose whiskers look like hay Of years
ago,
With only one suspsnder-not an eyeglass
in the bunch,
1t surely is most horrid. dontcherknow.
"We've often thought we'd eat 1 our
Sunday dinner there before.
But Dom Paul Kruger does not think
10 best,
And surely 'twould be very impolits,
and very rude,
II we did not accsde to his request.
Perhaps he'll realize how unkind his
actions really are,
And let us eat our Sunday dinner there
Until he does. We'll wander round and
go and shoot the ohutes.
Well now return to camp and comb
our hair"
Porter h. Brown, In Boston Globe.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15
THE LoRstEI.

r. -
know not what Il presages.
This heart with sadness fraught.
IT'S a tale Of the olden ages
That will not from my thought.
Tie air grows cool and darkles;
The Rhine aows calmly on;
The mountain summit sparkles
In the light Of the setting sun.
There sits, IN soft reclining,
A maiden wondrous fair, =
With golden raimeni shining
And combing her golden hair.
With a comb a gold she combs il.
And. combing. low singeth she
song Of strange. sweet sadness
A wonderful melody.
The sailor shudders a. DER him
The strain comes hcating by.
He secs not the cliffs before him.
He only looks on high.
An, Round him the dark waves. Ringing
Their arms. draw him slowly down.
And this, with her wild, sweet singing,
The Lorelei hath done.
Heinrich Heine.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15
No Formal Statement.

"Hss my daughter, sir" demanded the
stern father, ever given you reason to
think she would listen 10 proposal of
marriage from your
''Well," said the young man, twirling
his hat in his hand in an embarrassed
manner, except that she calls me 'dar-
ling and always kisses me when bid
her good night. can't say that she has"
Chicago Tribune. -
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15
The Boer,s Invitation.

Twill you walk up to my koplef'
Said the Boer to Johnny Bull;
.'1t's pretty little hilltop,
n And the grass Is soft as wool.
at rises Ger the country
And gives a birdseye view
OF my lines Of crooked trenches,
Il And III take you In there too.
"At the top Of spicn kopje ~
You can loll and daily with
Al the farmers in the trenches
On the road 10 Lsdysmith.
'Ti you'll walk UP to my kopje.
You can below. you can roar,
And III tell you, too, sub rosa, =
have several kopjes more"
Chicago Recort
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15
: The ola Time Chimney

These here stesm het buildin'a
Amt a-suitin me! =
q Want the ole time chimney,
With the sparks aayin free
Taters in the ashes, = ~
Fine as tina kin be;
Fire Jest a-tellin
rae ea xirne tales tdshel cs1ssFsss
Want the ole time Gre. ~
Chimney Jest so wide,
Family in the middle
., An room on either sidel ,
Fiddle In the corner, a.
Watchdog on the mat; -
Greasy griddls smokin, -
u An possum top OF thatl
Take yer steam het buildin's;
" Don't keer fer yer steam.
Want the ole time chimney :.
= Whar love to dream!
Z. Atlanta Constitution.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15
Her Strong Point.

She has no dog to fondle,
She has no cat TO pet; q
She does not own parrot,
She leads no social set;
She writes no learned papers
To read where women meet,
But she can get up dishes
Her husband likes TO eat,
And they are saving money
: And find that life is sweet.
Chicago Times Herald.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15
In Court.

The band which played at Swellman's ball
Was suing for It's ''wherewithal."
When swellnan took the stand,
Although he's not profane at all. e.
lie swore to beat the band.
Philadelphia Press
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15
REAL ETATE TRANSFERS.

Freeman s. Pickett of Gorham to Ida
A. Gregory OF Sebago, for 81, lot OF
land In Ssbsgo.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-15
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-02
NORTH SCRANTON.

The following young people of this
section enjoyed a trip to the West
mountain recently. in search of trail
ing arbutus. Provisions We're taken
and a dainty lunch was served in the
woods. Those who went were: Misses
Anna Sherwin, Lucretia Thomas, Belle
Reading, Lily Watkins, Clare Slocum
Josephine Reading, Clara Ditzler, Blod-
wyn RichardS MamG Evans, Lulu
Simms, Maud White. Mabelle Weiss
Wilhelmina Griffin, Lillian Morris, VIII
liam Edgar. Alfred Finn, David Brit
ley and Nanoy Stoll.
DIR. and Mrs. II. ). Saunders. ot
North Main avenue, entertained few
of their friends last evening at their
home.
Rev. William Edgar, late pastor OF
the Providence Methodist Episcopal
church, removed with his family to
Owego, n. Y, yesterday.
Marquette council, Young Mems In.
sttute. held meeting in their rooms
last evening.
The funeral Of the small child OF
Mr. and Mrs. John Kane, of Putnam
street. was held yesterday afternoon
Interment was made in Cathedral
cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-02

livered by Fred Dicher, of Ohio, a
member of the national board. and Or
ganizer Benjamin James.
The members of the Briggs Mine
Accidental fund will meet in Cooper
ative hall tomorrow evening.
Thomas G.. Beach. of North Rebecca
avenue, is confined to his home by
illness.
Rev. l.. A. Boyl and Miss Annie
Davis have been elected delegates to
represent the Plymouth church at the
Sunday school convention in Carbon
dale tomorrow.
Mrs. Martin Scanlon, who owns the
hotel building at the corner of North
Main avenue and Lafayette street, had
T. Costello arraigncd before Alderman
kellow last evening. for making
threats. He was held in bail for his
appearance at court.
Anyone wishing to join the "Asso-
citation Embroidery and Lace Working
Class" at the reduced rates, must do
so this evening. Miss Westcott, who
has charge OF this class, will stop for
the summer. at the end of this series
of five lessons. As the price is about
one-third the regular rate, young wo-
men should avail themselves of this
opportunity. The class meets every
Wednesday evening from AS to 9i5
o'clock, in the association rooms, cor
ner of Main avenue and Scranton
street
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-02
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

Dr.. ID. w. Evans. assisted by Dr.
Eugene TJeermans and Dr. Il. W. Rey-
nods. performed a difficult and sue
cessful operation on Joseph School, OF
West Locust street, yesterday.
The funeral of the late Edward NJ
Edwards will take place at o'clock
this afternoon from the house, No. 0
Dodge avenue Intennent will be
made in the Washburn street ceme-
terry.
Lewis Carr, of Philadelphia who is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Saul,
of North Fillmore avenue. was escort
cd through the Continental mine re-
Gently by large party of young peo-
pie, who had an enjoyable time.
Services over the remains OF the late
Mrs. Markwick will be held in st.
David's Episcopal church this after
noon, and burial will be made in the
Washburn street cemetery.
Miss Emma Slantz, of Chestnut
street won a pair of shoes for the
closest guess TO the number of books
In McCann's window. There were i79
in the window and Miss Slaptzs guess
was 415.
The remains of Margaret Johnson,
the young child of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Johnson, of South Van Buren,
avenue, were inferred in the Wash
burn street cemetery yesterday after
noon.
A mass meeting of the Mt. Pleasant
Miners union was held i'm Cooperative
hall last evening. Addresses were de-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-02
TOLD IN BRIEF.

Al the Young Women's Christian as
sociation rooms, on Cedar avenue, a
lecture was last evening given by Rev.
Isaac j. Lansing. Previous to the lee
ture, a very interesting programme
was given. which was as follows: Piano
solo, Miss Belle Morrow; vocal solo,
Victory" Tom Gippel vocal solo.
Babylon" Miss Flora Levi. Rev. Mr..
Lansing's subject was "A Hero of the
American Alps" and was very elo-
quently delivered. The affair was at
tended by a large and appreciative
audience.
On Monday evening the Polish Free
Library society gave a theatrical per-
formance at the Polish National hall,
corner of Pittston avenue and Elm
street. which was largely attended and
netted handsome sum, which will be
used in buying new books for the
library, which was recently organized
by Rev. Father Francis Hodur, of the
Polish Independent church, Of this side
The society owns its library and read
ing rooms at 535 Locust street which
at present contains 500 volumes OF
Polish literature.
In honor of the fifth anniversary OF
the birth of Augustus, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Philip Graf. a very pleasant
surprise party was on Monday even
ing held at their home on Cedar ave
nue..
a light-fngered customer on Monday
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-02
MINooKA.

The slate picker boys at No. I Greenwood col.
lcry went on strike yesterday morning and as a
result the breaker was idle for the day
Mrs. John Feney, of Main street, and Mrs
Thomas Ruane, OF stafford street. attended the
funeral OF the formers brother-in-law, at Wilkes.
Barre yesterday.
Peter Coyne. the yourc son Of Martin Coync,
Of Stafford street, vas severely injured at the
National mines OF Council Co., yesterday. liz
was riding between tho cars and had one Of his
legs squeezed between the bumpers Fortunately
no bCncs were broken,
The supervisors OF the township are slow 10
commence work this year, They are probably
awaiting the decision Of the court in apportion,
ing tho different sections Of the township that
are clamoring Tor admission into the different
horoughs
The Young Mems Institute, OConncll courcil,
Of this place, rendered Il farewell social TO ".
". Cusick at their rooms last night on the
eve of his departure for Cleveland, o., where he
viii reside permanently. Mr. Cusick is one OF
the leading young men Of the town in social cir
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-02
GREEN RIDGE.

Miss Anna Konecny, who was here
attending the Conger- Ward wedding,
has returned to her home in West
Pittston.
The Women's Home and Foreign
Missionary society of the Green Ridge
Presbyterian church will have its regu-
lar monthly meeting in the lecture
room of the church this afternoon at
$50 O'clock.
Major and Mrs. Hicks, for many
years residents of this city. have re-
turned to Green Ridge, after a stay of
several years in Kansas, and will, with
their daughters, the Misses Catherine
and Grace Hicks. occupy Richard Rob
insons house on Monsey avenue.
+. b. Sturges will speak at the Green
Ridge Presbyterian church this even
ing about Porto Rico. Mr.. Sturges has
recently returned from a visit to this
island, and gives this talk by special
request
The Scranton Steam Pump company
have had switch laid from the Della,
ware, Lackawanna and Western rail-
road track to their shops son Meylert
avenue, which will greatly facilitate
the work of shipping and receiving
material.
The Green Ridge public library
closed last night for a short vacation
and will remain so during the month
of May, after which time it will be
again thrown open to the public.
julius C. Koch, of Capouse avenue
has returned from a pleasure trip to
New York city.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Nelson Garrett, OF
Green Ridge street, have returned from
a visit to Wayne county.
Mrs. NJ, w, Guernsey and Mrs. S. w
Wint, with their mother, Mis-. Franli
Snyder, of Capouse avenue, are making
a short tour through Virginia.
Camp No. 25, Patriotic Order Sons of
America, held its regular weekly meet.
ing in Masonic hall. CapOuse avenue
last night.
Mrs. Charles Locher rear of $50
Capouse avenue, died at l o'clock Mon.
day afternoon of cancer of the liver
The funeral services will be held at
p. m, today at the house The de.
ceased is survived by her husband and
four children.
j. Fl, Hall. travelling car agent of the
Lackawanna, has returned from a
business trip to Boston. Mass.