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Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1901-11-12
LARGE WEDDING FEES,
Tying The Hupttal Knot
TAs Average Tss,

The clergymen who are called upon
to unite the scions of wealthy parents
in the holy bonds OF matrimony are Pc
culiarly fortunate, for they not infre
quent,y receive fee for their services
far in excess of their entire income
for the rest OF the year. The legal
amount OF the marriage fee is gener-
ally about 81. But there are very few
couples who pay less than IS for the
service. The average income Of city
minister from marriage fees is from
$500 to $500 year. The pastors of
fashionable churches, however, realize
much more, says the Chicago Chron-
lcis,
Next to the bridegroom the clergy
mans wife is the one most interested
in the fee, for 1t goes into her pocket.
and the-.Iore generous it is the better
for her. Occasionally lucky one
whose husband presides over church
with millionaire attendants IS pre-
sented with check for 800.
The largest wedding fee ON record
is the one paid to the pope by the duke
d'Aosta for the privilege Of marrying
his niece. At diamond wedding in
New York the clergyman received q
cheek for $1,000.
No wonder the clergyman looks for
ward with joyful anticipation TO we'd
ding fees and many are the luxuries
he would have to do without II 1t were
not for this money.
The two extremes in one clergy
mans experience we're fee of 500
and loan to the bridegroom Of $40.
Now and then the psrson is bum
koed. After the ceremony has been
performed and the couple have re-
ceived their marriage certificate the
bridegroom finds he has left his money
at home-or has some other excuse
promises to drop in in a day or Two,
and that is the last the clergyman
hears Of him, As he esnnet pnnarry
the couple or take away the certificate,
he congratulates them. gives them his
blessing and sends them away, even
though he knows he will never receive
q penny for his services.
The average minister is well paid
at $40 or $50. Therefore. the BRIDE
groom must not feel that he will be
misjudged if he does not give an ex-
trnvagant fee, and it will be accepted
II 1t Is not more than the traditional
bag of beans given as a fee 10 . New
England pastor in early days.
In Catholic churches the fee goes ia
the church and is counted as "sps-
cial Offering"
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1901-11-12
SAVED BY DREAM,
wife Of The Late bishop whiDpls Has
Strange Vision, which L.
vsviAsA

The late Bishop Whipple. Apostle
to the Indians told friend the fol
lowing personal experience a few
weeks before his death:
The bishops first wife believed in
dreams. She seldom dreamed, but
when she did the dream came true.
On Sunday morning in October, at
Fairbault, many yen~ ago she aroused
the bishop and told him that her son,
the bishops stepson. who was then in
New Mexico, was dying. She had seen
him in a dream. and there could be
no mistake about it, She described
him as he lay on hard bed in mis-
cradle adobe hut and declared that
attention. She urged the bishop TO
proceed without delay to New Mexico
and rescue the boy.
4 few hours later Bishop Whipple.
obedient to his wife's wishes, was fly
ing southwark as fast as steam could
take him. He followed directions to
the letter and reached his stepson's
side just in time. The scene was just
as Mrs. Whippls had described it.
II was apparent that the boy could
scarcely survive another day in such
surroundings. Bishop Whipple had
left in such hurry that he had neg
lected to bring any more money than
he needed for his bare travelling ex-
penses In his dilemma he went TO
the bank and told his story TO the
cashier.
The cashier was impressed with the
bishops recital.
Anyone could tell by looking at
your face" said hs, shat You are .
bishop of the church of God and that
YOU speak the truth. ! will be glad
to accommodate you. How much do
you want7"
The bishop drew on the bank for
$500 and he and the sick man were
soon on their way north. The moth
er's dream saved the boys hfe and
the loan was repaid as soon as the
bishop reached Faribault.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1901-11-12
.-.-,... cotto. o.tl.t.

The census bureau report issued
to-day on the cotton ginned IN the
United States shows the crop OF lseo
to have been lO,4s6.l&s commercial
bales (bales as marketed) eq,hTaient
to lO,l23,O27 bales OF the 500 pound
standard or to 5,o6l,sl3,es+ pounds.
This is an increase Of S40,174 conn
mercial bales, or more than eight
per cent. in excess of the 1899 crop.
Texas grew "a per cent. OF the en-
tire crop of 1900 and one-fourth OF
the worlds crop Of that year. Its
crop increased 80 per cent. over 1897,
the 1900 crop being 3.53e,so6 commsFr
cial bales and the 1899 crop 2,6ss.sa5.
East of the Mississippi production
decreased,
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1901-11-12

Improvement OF the Rhino.
Germany is spending $4,000, 900 on
the improvement of the Rhine river be-
low Strasburg.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1901-11-12
A. .asOnable Man,

Mrs, Inswym-The Gadsbys don't
appear To get along very well together.
Mrs. Galey-No wonder; the brute
win neither agree to separation nor
give her any grounds for divorce
BROOKLYN Life.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1901-11-12
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Steel sleepers will be manufactured
near st. Petersburg for Russian rail.
roads.
Mosquitoes and other knats furnish
almost the sole food for very large
family Of insecteati ting birds, known S
fy-catchers.
A Frenchman living at Concise, ne +
Paris, has an asylum for domestic ami
mails. Among them are a pig aged rs,
COW aged sc, and amule aged ~ years.
Statistics collected in Germany
showed that more than so per cent of
the cases of consumption could be
traced to the habitual breathing OF
dust tainted with injurious substances.
One kind of wasp found in Brazil and
Guiana makes its nest OF brilliant
white pasteboard, suspending it from
the highest branches of the trees, so
as to escape the attention Of the
monkeys, which, in those regions, have
a troublesome habit Of investiga ting
everything, even hornets nest.
NJ. o. Leighton, health inspector OF
MontcAir, N. j., declares that he has
found bacteria to be quite abundant in
clay that has been used and reused for
modelling in schools. An attempt to
sterilize the clay showed that the only
efficient way Of accomplishing this was
by the use of superheated steam I'M
der pressure of Is to 20 pounds for As
minutes.
The weight Of electrical machinery
in proportion 70 its output has been
studied by Herr Seefehher. The re-
suit OF his observations, which he has
collected from IS different sources.
tends to show that up to a certain size
the weight Of materials per unit of
power decreases rapidly with increa.-
ing capacity. but for higher capacities
the weight per unit Of power is very
nearly constant.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1901-11-12

Compressed air under electrical
control is the agent employed in a
clock system just established in
Paris. The whole area Of the city is
divided into sections about two miles
in radius, and in the center of each
section is o station, with a reservoir
of compressed air, from which pipes
lead to all the clocks of that section.
At the central station is master
clock controlling commutator, by
which electromagnetic are energized
every minute, thus internationally
connecting the air pipes with the
reservoirs, the effect being that the
hands OF the clocks are driven for
ward once minute.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1901-11-12
A MARRIAGE RECORD.
Great When Over 10000 Couple.
Were welded

The greatest mas. doing on re
ord from gray antiquity 70 the pres
ent day took place at the time OF Alex
ander the Great. Ten thousand one
hundred and one men were married to
lO,lOl women at one time on that
memorable occasion. 1t was after the
conquest Of Persia that Alexander, be-
heving intermarriage between the VIC
tors and the vanguished To be the best
method Of securing his supremacy in
the conquered country, decreed that
100 of his chief officers and 10000 of
his Greek soldiers should be married
at the same time with a corresponding
number of Persian women. The mass
wedding was celebrated on a plain
near the city Of Susa.
A vast pavilion was erected in which
Alexander the Great himself was to
marry Statira, the beautiful daughter
of Darius. 1t was hung with rich It's
sues and adorned with gold and pre-
cious stones. Adjoining the pavilion
were gorgeous quarters for the hun
dred officers. and In an inclosed court
seats were prepared for the 10000 sol
der bridegrooms and their prospec-
tive brides. The ceremony was ex-
ceedingly simple. After all the
grooms and brides were assembled
and in their proper places Alexander
offered hbation to the gods and then
kissed Statira as his wife. His exam
pie was initiated by all the other
groems with their respective brides.
and after the ceremony was thus COM
pleted the great wedding feast was
spread for the thousands
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1901-11-12

Columbia university students are
rebelling against the resolutions in
regard to hazing they we're made to
sign by the faculty last spring, says
the New York World. During the
week, the various classes have met and
decided to place stringent rules over
the freshman body because of the cur
tailmApt Of the upper classmen's priv
ileges.
President Seth Low, in an effort to
forestall q repetition of last seasons
occurrences. has addressed a note to
each Of the undergraduate body in
which he calls attention to the spirit
Of the resolution they signed and asks
their continued cooperation.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1901-11-12
Skipped . Meal,

Shiney Patches-Lady, can you give
me my breakfast for day before yes
terday?
Lady-What! Day before ysster-
day.
eyes, lady. I oversight that morn
ing, and had to start off with dinner"
N. Y, Herald. eA0aa
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1901-11-12
Lamb ..d Wooden L.e.

A lamb with a wooden leg was re-
Gently offered for sale in the Wisbech
cattle market. The little creature
early Ia life lost one of its legs. and
the shepherd attached an artificial
limb, with which it was able to move
about.-East AngliAn Times. Ia
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1901-11-12

"Apples, raw apples, are now said
to be good literary diet"
"Yes, and for some poets I'd pre-
scribe green apples-to keep them
from writing" Free Press.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1901-11-12

And it also means the assert
ments are growing smaller each
day, so to find just what you
want it is important to visit our
store at your earliest conven-
fence. We quote extra special
prices in this issue, which means
a loss to us, but we are crowded
for time and losses are not con-
sidered. Every inducement is
offered you to buy for present
and future wants. Read the
prices carefully as it effects the
cream OF our stock.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-11-22
President Roosevelt has finished the

President Roosevelt has finished the
writing Of bis MESSAGE sud the same was
E,ead to the cabinet at the Monday meeting.
The message Is said to contain about six
tseen thousand words and to have taken
about two hours and a half to read. Ii is
Snow given out tina. the President takes
sstrong positions on all OF the mere impor-
cant matters although there IL an absence Of
anything which can be twisted or con.
,structed into any semblance of sensational
ism. He strongly fayors the construction
oof the Nicarauguan canal, recommends the
reduction of the war taxes, insists upon
deficiency in army and navy, recommends
cErust legislation and the formation OF de-
apartment OF commerce and announces
sagain his intention of following out the
Fpoce5 which under President Mex nley
the country 10 reach The foremost
Eolacs in the worlds commerce Ii is n
written document full Of American
craftsmanship ard good common sense.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-11-22

q new treaty between This country and
eSrest Britain was signed in Washington
MONDAY by Secretary Hay on the part of
Ehe United States government ard Lord
t1sUncefote, the British Ambassador on the
part OF Great Britain It is the new Hay
Psuncefoie treaty. The treaty is row
Ueady for Transmission TO the senate uG the
Uaited States for ratification. BY lis terms
the cid Clayton Blu wer treaty is abandoned
America is given n free hand in the con-
:struction and maintenance of the canal
The right to fcrtify The canal is surrender
led to the United States but 1t carries with
it the duty of guaranteeing It's neutrality.
The London papers in commenting on the
treaty do no. naturally claim the treaty to
Sbe triumph for British diplomacy but take
c1he philosophical view of the matter that in
eens1ring the neutrality of the canal and
thereby gaining an equal right with any
rother country in its use they gain all that
g shey should wish anyway. Others openly
a admit that it is a victory fox American
diplomacy but carry the idea that England
was willing to pay price as great or
seven greater than that to prove her friend
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-11-22

The University Ut Michigan foot ball
team plays Beloit College tomorrow Al Ann
Astsr. Wouldn't the team from the little
Wisconsin college swell up until 1t would
acquire special train TO take 1t back to
she Badger state IL they should happen to
get single score against the Michigan team.
Zero has represented the score of every
team which has come up against the Micbi-
van Hoe so far this season, Chicago. the
famous Old time adversary Of the Michigan
Nine, having been turned down last Satur-
day to the score Of % too.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-11-22
A, Dorcas Home Benefit.

IL plans now under way arc carried out q
benefit entertainment will DO given for the
Dorcas Home about the second week In
December which will be the greatest sue
cess Of anything Of the kind ever given In
the city. Representatives from about .
dozen Of the different societies of the city
met In tina Y, N. G.. A. rooms Monday
evening to consider the advissbllity of the
matter. It was decided to attempt to en-
list the cooperation OF all the societies and
lodges In the city and have each of them
sell tickets for the entertainment. Mr.. G.
W. Jennings was made chairman of the
executive committee. A fine entertainment
is promised II all unite according to the
plans laid out. The cause is moreover one
Of the best that could be found especially
since the cold wintry weather which Is
nearly here will greatly add to the needs of
the children at the home.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-11-22
Good Reading tor EVERYBODY.

In addition to Its special articles by
famous men and women and Its stories by
the most popular living writer's OF fiction
The Youths Companion presents from
week to week many regular features OF
great value.
The editorial page discusses the public
questions OF the day In q spirit of i'm
Partially. the aim being to give the reader
the material for forming his own opinions.
The article on the care of the health
which has been published every week 70
many years Is of the greatest value.
The departments of Current Events and
Nature and Science give the important
news Of the world Ia condensed form.
The children's page provides diversion
for the little ones, and the anecdotes and
miscellany have their share in making the
paper a complete treasury of good reading.
An illustrated prospectus OF the new
volume for 1909 will be sent to any address
free. ....,.
Every new subscriber who sends SITS
for the 1909 volume now will receive free
sil the issues for the remaining weeks OF
1901 and The Companion Calendar for
1909, autographed In twelve colors and
gold. THE YourH's COMPANION,
lbs Columbus Avenue. Boston, Mass.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-11-22
The Captain of the oray Horse Troon.

The Captain Of the Gray Horse Troop.
The Tetong Indian Reservation 10 the
scene OF Mr.. HamlIn GarIand's new novel
OF Western life, which he calls The Captain
OF the Gray Horse Troop. Mr.. Garland's
hero Is ysung army officer who has bean
detached from. bis regiment and sent to
relieve dishonest Indian agent. The re-
sourceful captains guardianship OF an
Indian tribe beset by starvation and driven
to desperation BY cattlemen and politIcisna
IL full of dash and adventure. The
daughter of United States Senator, q land
grabber OF the worst sort and the Captains
sworn enemy, Is Mr.. Garland's heroine.
The story Is powerful and vivid picture
OF reservation life, glowing with color and
fairly alive with action.
The Captain Of the Gray Horse Troop
will appear serially In The Saturday Even
ing Post. Of Philadelphia, the opening in
stallment being scheduled for the issue of
December IA. The story has been Illus
trated with spirited pictures by Messrs.
Frederic Remington and Jay Hambidge.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-11-22

A new book was issued by the Mcmillan
Company OF New York Saturday which
will be of especial interest to Owosso
people because the author Is the grandson
of Mr.. ID. II. Davis, and cousin of Mrs. K.
G. Van Ness, of this city. The title of the
book is ''God Wills It." 1t Is a story of
the first crusade and Is said by the Nc
MILAN Company to be one of the strongest
and most stirring stories ever written on a
similar subject, stronger and better than
"rhe Friend Of Caesar" BY the same
author which met with such phenomenal
success. The latter book although written
as novel has received quite rs strong en-
dOrsements for its historical qualified; and
ID even being used Is a text book 10 some
colleges. Another story by the same
author will be begun In the December
number Of Eyerybody's Magazine, pub
lished by the Wanamakers In Philadelphia.
The title Of the. iatter's story will be
Belshazzsr,. tale of the fall of Babylon.
1t Is advertised by the Wanamaker COM
pauy Is one Of the leading features of .
which has already taken Its
place among the leading magazines Of the
Mr.. Davis Is Q graduate Of
Harvard where he spent last year In post
graduate work. He expects to spend next
Pear Ia Europe In study. ~
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-11-22
California Illustrated.

Copy Of the illustrated monthly, TIE
Chicago 400, journal of travel and topics,
reaches us by the courtesy Of the Chicago
& North Western Rv. 1t is one OF the
finest illustrated publications that we have
ever seen. The tinted half-tones rival
those of the finest magazines, and the letter
press of the whole edition is as perfect as
that OF any publication ever issued,
pictorially and descriptively mirroring
CALIFORNIA; wonderful scenery, Copy will
be mailed to your address upon receipt of 2
cents postage by W. B. Kniskerr, G. F. &
I. A.. c. & N. w. Ry., Chicago, LII
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-11-22

Guess the civil service laws are not likely
:Ae be ignored under the administration OF
President Roosevelt! On Monday the
President signed an order returning to the
civil service list the places In the war de-
xastment occupied by about one thousand
sslx hundred clerks and other civilian OH.
soers. The places were at one time previous
no this under the civil service list and were
sput on the excepted list BY executive order
OF May 80. 1890. President Roosevelt has
decided that the service Is better under the
sctvii service rules and has very promptly
sscted accordingly.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-11-22
The annual ThankssivIur servi

The annual Thanksgiving service In
which the various churches of the city are
accustomed to unite will be held this yea,
In the Congregational church. Rev. j. II.
Coultard, OF the Disciple church, will
preach the sermon. The service will begin
at ten o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. N. Dewey won one of
the first prizes In the open whist tourna-
ment In Lansing Wednesday evening.
The tournament was In compass whist and
was held under the auspices of the State
whist league. Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey won
first position. section A. east and west.
Many OF the best players of the state and
some from Wisconsin we're present.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-11-22

DR.. Mathewson. Supt. of Santarium has
Just received one of the finest outfits for the
treatment Of catarrh and other diseases of
the nose, throat and lungs. which he had
placed In his Office over Allison's jewelry
store. He has also the latest instruments
for the examination of the eye and the fit
ting of spectacles. The doctor ia a gradu.
ate of Ann Arbor with several years of
study and practice In his line In Chicago
and We believe the only oculist In the
county. See card.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-11-22

Complaints have come in from the
northern and eastern parts of the
county of some men who have can
.vassed the farmers for fire extinguishers
of the familiar Babcock type. The ex.
tiuguisher is apparently all right, at
least so far as known, but the price is
considerably more than double what
the farmer could get the extinguisher
for if he bought it through mis- local
dealer. Fire extiuguishers are alright
aud The TINES believes that they are
Just as necessary to the farmers and
just as good an investment for them as
for any business man but it does not
admire the judgment of the farmer who
will pay stranger twenty-five dollars
and half for an eight dollar fire ex.
tinguisher and then let his nerve fail
him when he is asked to sign q con-
traclto raise five or ten acres of sugar
beets by one Of his neighbors or at least
by man Of recognized standing in the
county, especially when all who have
raised 0eets agree that it is the best
paying crop which the farmers of the
county can raise. Not that THE
TINES loves the farmer who pays
double for fire eXtinguishe's less but
that IL loves the farmer who is public
spirited and entcrprising enough TO do
his part toward the securing of the beet
sugar factory for the county and the
county's farmers more. But it prob
ably takes all kinds of farmers to fill
county and when we stop TO think of it
doubtless if The TINES were z mind to
il could make much more off the class
of men as whole who go into the
above mentioned business of buying
fire eXt.nguishers than it will ever de
rive from the building and operation of
q sugar factory. 1t prefers to work
without pay however for the general |
good and so hammers away again this
week for the factory, !
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-11-22
Liquid Air for Blasting.

In the new Simplon tunnel expert
ments have been made with liquid air
for blasting purposes. The cartridges
consisted of wrappers filed with par
ATTN and charcoal soaked with liquid
air. When placed in the shot holes
they were detonated with guncotton
primers. The use of these cartridges
was discontinued because they had to
be fired within few minutes after be-
ing taken out of the liquid, else their
power was gone. But the problem of
adapting liquid air to blasting is still
being studied in Germany.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-11-22
Y. M. G. A. Directors,

The annual election for the board OF
Y. M. c. A. directors was held in the
association rooms Tuesday evening.
In addition to c. s. Williams who was
elected to succeed himself. the follow
ing new directors were elected for the
ensuing year: g. w. Detwiler, A. l..
Nichols, w. E. Collins, G. S. Allison.
H. L, Crosby The rest of the board.
who hold over for another year, are B.
s. Stratton, DR.. B. 8. Knapp. ID. M.
Christian. A. d. Whipple, c. E. Rigley.
and II. X. White. The meeting for
the organization of the board and the
election of general secretary will be
held Tuesday evening. December 8.