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The Western news., 1901-07-24
NEW Works. SPITE HOUSE.
One Of the Most Curious Buildings Ever
Erected In the Universe.

One Of the Most Curious BuildinEs Ever
Erected In the Universe.
It 10 reported In New York that the
famous "spite" house erected several
years ago by a man named Richardson
is to be offered for sale, together with
its furniture and Interior decorations.
There Is not in the whole world q
stranger house than this one, nor any
that has more curious history. The
man who built the house tout Of Spite
is now dead, but his name still clings
to the place, and 1t Is unlikely that 1t
will ever be known by any other name
than the Richardson Spite House,"
| Richardson was millionaire and he
was also q miser. He began life as o
bricklayer, economical and saved mon
ey. In time his savings were invested
In houses and land. The land upon
which Richardson built his "spite
house" was the property Of bis wife.
1t was an absurd little strip Of land
extending 1O4 feet along Lexington
avenue and only five feet ON the side
street. Eighteen years ago one Hey
man Sarner. a clothier, wished to build
a block of apartment houses on the
side street, adjoining the little strip OF
land owned by Mrs. Richardson. He
desired front on the avenue, and ap-
preaching the Richardson's offered
$1,000 for the ruler-shaped bit Of land.
One thousand dollars was good price
for the property. 1t was not worth a
cent more.
"Oh, no." said Richardson. 'but wen
sell 1t to you for $5.OOO-not q cent
less"
Sarner declined to pay more than his
original offer and said he'd manage to
get along without a Lexington avenue
frontage.
Richardson brooded over the matter
while and then made plans for "get.
ting even." He would build house Of
some sort on that land even IL 1t were
uninhabitable, just SO he could keep
the light from Sarner's windows. He
built the house and gratified his spite.
Then he went to live In the house with
his family. There he afterward died.
The house il the queerest dwelling
imaginable. 1t looks like bicycle case
set on end. It extends the full 1O4 feet
on the avenue and Is nowhere over SIX
ty inches wide. 1t contains narrow
little casement-like rooms, with furni.
ture built especially for the pygmy
apartments. The stairways are as
cramped as one can possibly imagine.
1t is impossible for two persons to pass
In the halls. To accomplish such
passing one of the two must step into
one of the rooms on the side. The table
In the dining-room is eighteen inches
wide and the rest Of the furniture 10
built In proportion.
The Western news., 1901-07-24

Gated machinery. A century OF prog
ress has created demands which forced
the dormant inventive skill OF the
world to put forth it's best efforts. The
world has made more progress in ma
terial things in the last hundred years
than 1t did in all the centuries preced-
ing. Civilized mans mode of existence
has been totally altered by his inven-
tions.
The world has gone patent mad In
the United States alone there were
623,535 patents granted in the sixty
two years from 1887 to 1898. During
its existence the patent office has re-
ceived more than $4O,OOO.OOO In fees.
On carriages and wagons, more than
10000 patents have been granted; on
stoves and furnaces, $4,000; on lamps,
gas fittings, harvesters, boots and
shoes and receptacles for storing, 1O,-
600 eacI. The total Of patents for the
civilized world is easily twice that of
the United States. Thanks to these
hundreds of thousands of contrivances,
what were luxuries to our forebears
VI IOUU are COuluOupldCeS OF existence
to all classes, rich and poor, in 1900.
Distance Overcome.
With the invention of the steam en-
gine the world skunk at bound to
twentieth Of its former size. Its vast
distances ceased to be formidable.
Where the numbering stage coach or
the plodding caravan took weeks the
flying express covers the distance in a
few hours. The trip across this conti-
nent used to be a matter of life and
death. Now it is a matter of 500, and
take your ease as you 60. Without the
railroad close-knit nation thousands
Of miles broad. such as this country.
would have been an impossibility. In
1925 the first steam railroad was
opened between Stockton and Darling
ton. England. A year later similar
experiment was tried at Quincy, Mass,
where the engine hauled stone for
distance Of four miles. The first pas
senger road in this country was the
Baltimore and Ohio. opened In 1880
with mileage Of fourteen miles. To-
The Western news., 1901-07-24
FARMING NOT SO CAD.

I've bin readin' in the papers
How big fortunes have bin made
BY putin cash in futures
It put farmin in the shade.
1t seemed as though twas easy
Jes' to pile up heaps O. gold
Accordin' to the papers
An the stories that they told.
Some fellers made million
In the biinkin' of an eye,
An since moneys made so easy,
l made up my min to try.
Ire bin lookin' up the matter,
But no one jes' seems to know
Why the fellers that has futures
Seemed SO anxious to let go.
An when l got mos ready
Jes' to so into it blind,
The market up an busted,
An some folks come out behind.
So I'm goin' to stay at farmin',
Keep peggin' right away,
An when the sun is shinin
You'll still find me maxim hay.
Farm work amt so awful easy
Ell excitin', I'll admit,
But then, your miidlin' certain
To git profits out of it.
The Western news., 1901-07-24
Advice for q Baby.

There dwells near me a little kid
That's learnin' how to talk.
He tries to do as he is bid
An does his best to walk.
An II / thought that he'd receive
Advice, I'd give him some,
And that would be to make believe
That he was deaf and dumb.
I'd tell him to quit practicine
His "ah goo" by the hour;
To smile an never do a thing
But blossom like flower.
I'd show to him how often men
Go slidin' down luck's hill
By simply sayin' something when
They ought to have kept still.
It's kind o hard. when you have tried
To steer Alright your bark
To see your fragile hopes collide
Agin some fool remark.
II l was he I'd change this bent
Nor try to rise above
My present state, but be content
To live an laugh an love. E.
Star.
The Western news., 1901-07-24
Ancient Records.

From Bombay comes the intelligence
that records dating back to the first
century of the Christian era have been
discovered by DR.. Stein in the course
Of his explorations in Chinese Turkes-
tan. The famous traveller and anti.
quarian came upon a store Of some 800
documents, together with a quantity
Of clay seals and many inscribed wood
en- tablets bearing dates A. D. SO to
A. %. e.
The Western news., 1901-07-24

Communication between man and
man was as expensive as it was slow
IN the old days. 1t cost a shilling to
get letter anywhere when the cen
tury began. and a shilling in those
days represented far more than 1t now
does. Now two cents will carry let
ter to the Philippines or around the
corner. Then the mail matter han
died was too Insignificant for statistics;
now there are seventy-five thousand
post Offices In this country. handling
The Western news., 1901-07-24

This has been most materialistic
century, an age Of mechanism. We
have progressed wonderfully In our ca
pacity for luxury, extravaganza, COM
fort. A hundred years ago, our fore
bears We're content to live by hand, as
1t were; now we live chiefly by compli-
The Western news., 1901-07-24
Steel of High Quality.

The high quality of Swedish steel was
strikingly illustrated at a recent exhibi-
ton. A steel ribbon, cold-rolled, was
twined like silken band about one Of
the pavilions. the length Of this mon
ster tape being 2,354 feet, its width 8
inches, and its weight LAG pounds.
The Western news., 1901-07-24
Too N Much.

The Young Mani suppose, sir. that
when become formally engaged to
your daughter you will admit me A .
member Of the firm.
The Father-Well, don't know.
don't feel a. II could afford the, ex.
pense Of beth Of these things lust nov.
The Western news., 1901-07-24
postal matter Of all kinds. per annum
Of 6,576.31O.OOO pieces.
Rapid Com m unication.

Rapid Communication.
AS for hurry messages" or rush"
letters, they were unknown. Prior to
the experiments Of Samuel +. B.
Morse, inventor of the telegraph. sig
mailing was done by means of fires on
mountain tops, or by waving flags.
Morse revolutionized this in 1887 when
he announced the success Of his exper-
iments. The first telegraph line in this
country was opened in 1914. In 1899
The Western news., 1901-07-24

The repartee you think Of when 1t is
everlastingly too late to work Oh may
save you friend.
The Western news., 1901-07-24

Many man will row long way up
stream simply for the pslvilege Of doat-
ing back.
The Western news., 1901-07-24
AGE OF MECHANISM.
WHAT THE PAST CENTURY HAS
DONE FOR MANS COMIC /.

A Hundred Years of Invention, Where
by Conditions of Life Have Been Rad
ically Changed ~ Wonderful Stride.
Made by Steam and Electricity.
The Owosso times., 1901-05-10
Announcement Regarding the County
Teachers Examinations for the School
Year IQoo-IoOI
Year Ieoo-IooI.



PLACES AND DATES.
Until further notice the examinations will be
held as follows:
Corunna, beginning the last Thursday of
March
Durand, beginning the third Thursday of
June,
Coruuna, beginning the third Thursday OF
August
owosso, bginning the third Thursday of
October.
All examinations will commence at 500 q. m.
standard tune. Applicants will write upon
orthography, penmanship, geography, and
general history the first half day; arithmetic,
U. s. history, ana theory ana MA art the second
and physiology the third half day; and gram
mar, school law, botany, and physics Second
grade) the fourth half day; third day (for first
grade applicants only physics and geometry.
The above schedule will be strictly followed.
REQUIREMENTS.
For third grade, not less than 20 per cent will
be accepted in grammar, arithmetic, history,
civil government, geography, and reading, and
not le IS than IS per cent in any other branch;
for second grade not less than rs per cent In the
branches before named, and not less than 20
per cent In any other branch; for first grade,
not less than IS per cent in the branches before
named, and not less than so per cent In any
other branch.
Applicants for first and second grades who
pass In part OF the branches may rewrite at the
next examination In those remaining. After
falling in two consecutive examinations they
must rewrite in oil branches.
Applicants for third grade who fail In part OF
the branches must rewrite in all branches ex-
cept those in which they receive at least eighty
five per cent and such third grade credits win
be carried until the next examination only.
Before certificate will be granted to applicants
for third grade, who have never taught, they
must furnish sufficient proof OF having read,
cerefully and studiously, Page on Teaching"
"Swett's Methods of Teaching" whites
School Management" or some other work on
teaching OF equal merit; and they must also
have familiarized themselves with the general
principles of the estate Manual and Course OF
Study :" The foregoing work is necessary in
order to pass the subject of theory and art OF
teaching. Such third grade applicants must,
also, possess the required knowledge of school
law, the same as other applicants for certih
Gates.
Attendance or nonattendance at the teach
ers institutes and the teachers associations
held in the county during the year next pre-.
ceding the examination, will be taken into
srict account In granting certificates OF any
grade. -
o. L. BRISTOL. Commissioner
The Owosso times., 1901-05-10

Gentlemen- There will be a special meeting
OF the Common Council at the council chamber
wednesday evening, May g. at 7:30 O'Clock to
act upon the liquor bond of William Berresford,
Yours truly
$. ID. EMERY, Mayor.
FRED EDWARDS.
CITY Clerk
Ald. Pierpont presented the liquor bond Of
William Berresford, with Nicholas Goodyear
and Patrick CarmOdy as sureties. 1t was
moved and supported that the bond be accept.
ed and surcties approved, which was carried,
ayes 3 nays 0.
Upon motion council adjourned.
FRED EDWARDS,
City Clerk.
The Owosso times., 1901-05-10
Commissioners Notice.

In the matter OF the estate of Francis M.
Emmert, deceased.
We, the undersigned, having been appointed
by the Hon. Matthew Bush Judge OF Probate
in and for the county of Shiawassee, state of
Michigan, commissioners to receive, examine,
and adjust all claims and demands of all per
sons against said estate, do hereby give notice,
that we will meet at the late residence of said
deceased in Fairfield township, in said county,
on Monday, the 22d day OF July, 1901 and on the
22d day OF October, A. D.. 1901, at ten o'clock In
the forenoon of each of said days, for the pur-
pose Of receiving and adjusting all claims
against said estate, and that six months from
the 22d day of April 1901, are allowed TO credit
oTs to present their claims to said commits
sioners for adjustment and allowance.
Dated, the 10Th day of April, 1901.
EBENEzER LTTCHFIELD.
GRANT RANDALL,
Commissioners.
The Owosso times., 1901-05-10
Common Council Chamber,
Owosso, Mich, May 8, 1901.

Special meeting Of Common Council, Mayor
s. ID. Emery, Presiding
Aldermen present at roll call, Pierpont, STRAIT
ton, Noble, Brown, Jordan.
Clerk read the call.
To the aldermen, clerk, and city attorney Of
the city of Owosso:
The Owosso times., 1901-05-10
Burke IS co, Minnie L Smith 8 so Ira G Curr

Burke 16 co, Minnie L Smith 3 so Ira G Curry
577.
From Police Fund.- H Ross "a 90, G A
Griffith "a co. l. II Retain "a co. e Mack "a co, A
Burke / co.
Paving Fund--Citizens' Savings Bank ss,24O
A Steggall III 81
Light Fund o Elec Co $40 TO-
From Highway Fund-Jud Van Dusen so 20,
Steggall 90, 5 w Denyes 1 81, N YOmens
2 30, VIM Schuman So Kimble so, John
Brooks & Son IL co. l. Woodard so, II Is
Sturtevant 60, Louis Dingler 2 81, II Wheelock
8 20, M Whited 90, Hiram AFFORD %, Elmer
Washburn 6 25 James Helt so, James Doyle
S 30, VIM Ball 10 90, John Brockway 90, George
Clark 0 25, VIM Scott so, Ed Jewell 9 so, Bert
Hodges Is 20, j X Irish 90, ii Virgins Is 90,
George Erect . so, Wilbur Van Doren 90,
Frank Cramble 5 %, Erwin Stocks 90, E jew
ell 25
From Water Works Fund-E E Henderson
o 90, l. o Dewey 90, A Steggall 4 36.
Highway Fund-N Johnson 81 l5, Hugh Doug
lass 90 George Smith 81, j M Treadwell 2 so,
Thomas Aitlin 2 %, Dan Gage 6 %, w II Sign
25, Il Sewell 25, w II Billings 81, L. Orth
2 so, + Schultz IS, Clara Byrnes So Frain &
Manning II 90, A w Holmes 76 John Brooks a.
Son o co. a. w Holmes IL 49, Ira G Curry 10 81.
Contingent Fund-Ira G Curry ~ 81.
AID Jordan presented a notice that proceed
ings had been started by Lyon & Hadsall to
vacate all the plat Of j. c. Williams addition to
the city of Owosso. Which was upon motion
referred to the city attorney.
Aid. Stratton offered the following report
which was upon motion received and ordered
placed on file.
The Owosso times., 1901-05-10

Total credits all funds s.. ............ SI0809 II
JOHN L lCURTIS,
City Treasurer,
Aid. stratton presented the following report
which was upon motion received and ordered
placed on file.
Owosso, May 3, 1901.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the city of Owosso:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is q statement OF all
the receipts and expenditures OF the Board OF
Public Works for the month OF April, 1901.
RECEIPTS.
Water rentS....".. 6'2 56
Service ermits................ 25 90
The Owosso times., 1901-05-10

walks be laid down, constructed and built. on
The dihe ent streets. and in front of the differ
en-; descriptions OF property, and OF the material
and dinner sions mentioned in the above report
or the committee OH streets and Sidewalks of
said city, ara in accordance with said report,
which report is hereto attached ana made a
part or this resolution. The same 10 be built
ana constructed according TO the terms and
provisions OF an ordinance entitled IAN Ordi
nance TO provide for the building, rebuilding
ana construction of stone artificial stone and
tar sidewalks and cross walks in the city Of
Owosso, and for the purpose of keeping the
same clear from snow ana ice and other nuis-
ances, as the Common Council may deem neces
sary from time 10 time by esolution." Passed
ana approved March 18TH, 1901.
Dated. Nav O. 1901
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-02

Austin, Texas, February 1.-The board
Of trustees of the deaf. dumb and blind
institute for colored youths held meet
ing yesterday afternoon and reelected
superintendent jenkins for the ensuing
two years.
l.. ". Bailey ard Susan stephens, both
OF Blanoo county, were married here. yes
terday
The Travis County Teachers institute
ia in session for two days at The court
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Newcone have re-
turned from sherman, whore they at
tended the funeral Of Mrs. Newcome's
mother,
G W. Patterson and Albert Ehlert have
purchascd The Eclipse stables. formerly
the property Of the Monroe Miller estate.
The consideration was $1,000.
The National Standard Insurance COM
pany Of New York was given permission
to le-enter the State today by the in
suralce department. Tax 1866, fees s22,
certificates S.
judge J. j. Mansield OF Colorado
county is here on business with the odu-
cStional department.
r. Il. Kennedy, wife and two children
a Brenbam are here visiting at the homo
OF Walter Kennedy.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-02
PROCEEDINGS.
The sennte.

Austin, Texas, February 1.-The senate
met this morning with quorum present,
Committee on agricultural affairs re-
ported favor bly Beaty's bill appropriat-
ing $4,000 for the establishment of three
additional agricultural experiment sta
tons.
Finance committee reported favoraby
Johnson's bill granung Mexican war
pension to Mary E. Bachelor, widow OF
James w Bachelor.
L.pscomb presented memorial from
citizens OF Harris county asking that Inc
legislature remit all State taxes for 1909
in The storm stricken district.
Davidson OF Galveston secured the
adoption of concurrent resolution
thanking those who donated TO the relief
of the storm sufferers.
At this juncture Lieutenant Governor
Browning Interrupted the session and
with unanimous consent, introduced Gen-
eraI stephen ID. Lee OF Mississippi, who
asked he senate to support a phi pro-
viding for the appointment OF a comm.s-
sioner rom eacn o. ganiz3tion CT Texans
that participated in the siege ana pAtbe
of VIcksbarg.
The senste resumed consideration OF
the libel bill. which vas pending yester-
dav at adjournment. The pending question
was on an amendment offered by Goss.
adding TO section 2 the following; And
in suits based upon the puo.lc+t'ob o.
privileged matter, the defendant sha.i
moi he liible for damages in case II Is
proven on the trial that he was not
hv malice -
Harris (HunD offered substitute ioi
Gogs' amendment 20 read as FLOWS
And in suits based upon the pubic tion
AZ privileged matter. the defendant snail
No re liable for damages unless 1t was
proven on the trial that he was actu .tes
by malice" Both the amendment ana
The subs titute we're withdrawn.
s,afTsri moved 10 reconsider the vol.
by whiea the Hanger amendment wAs
dop,ea Yesterday, sad a isl,.n en-
strliek out OF section > jusiifying me
nnhlicstion Of privileged matter the fol
Toying: and shah not be made a.
bssls OF any action for libel Snnoa'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-02

When brainy man Ike David Belas
CO, tho brilliant adapter OF 'z,al,' the
teacher of its leading actress, Mrs. Les
lie Carter; the author of season after
seasons most successful plays 1.-The
Heart Of MARYLAND iHcarts OF oak'
etc; the hardest worked aud the ablest
stage director in America
Waeu such a wide awake manager OF
his own and other peoples affairs delib-
erately turns 20 Paine's celery com
pound as the ono safe and surn ny!g
orator for his oyerworked nervous sys-
tenn, only wkllful rciudiccs can hesi-
tate 20 give fun credit TO this greatest OF
All remedies.
~ have used Patnes celery compound. "
Says MIR, Belasco "and found L. OF great
beneht after hard work.
Mr., Bclasco has managed moro actors
who have become Famous and taken
charge OF moro big theaters from san
Francisco to New York than any liviug
Person lie has soon time and time
again members OF "the profession" who
were run down and en- tho verge Of
nervous exhaustion. gain in strength and
vlgor as soon as they began HE use OF
Bane's celery compound, Theatrical
people as a body, have loamod that tho
rest way to keep their nervous systems
strong and capable Of doing the hard
work demanded Of them is to use Panc's
celery compound Whenever they feel tired
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-02
STRIKE SITUATION is SERIOUS
NO WORK BEING DONE IN BUILDING
LINE AT FORT WORTH.
Everybody Is Losing Money, but
Neither side VIII submit 10
Arbitration.

Fort Worth Texas. February Newer
in the history OF this city has such
general strike OF the mechanics been
inaugurbted as now exists. The trou-
bles had their origin some months ago
when the plumbers union demanded Of
the master plumbers an increase In wages
from $3.50 70 81 per day eight hours
to constitute a days work. This demand
was refused ana as result a walk-out
occurred. Since then the strike trouble
has increased until every union Of me-
chsnies In the city has become involved
in the strike. which 'tiow Affects nearly
5000 men. wherever a plumber was em-
ployed trouble followed until nearly every
contractor was forced TO abandon his
contract The situation became so Sc.
rious that a meeting OF building con-
tractors wps called and on Past 6atur-
day they organized an association obli-
eating themselves TO give no work 10 any
man who carried a union card. This
action precipitated matters and eyers
union i-borcr Was called OF the work OF
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-02

noes H. .
hAnger offered an amendment striking
out the words "peruniary dam ges'' and
inserting actual damages In the sec
tlon providing for the recovery OF dam
sses, Mlere The publication was made Ia
Savage opposed the bill. sebastian
n ca TO ieeommit the bill to judi,ia,y
~. ~, l. staples moved to table the mo-
tuni lost, ~ TO "a Lieutenant Cover
nor Browning voting against tabling.
oh motion 10 reeommlt the vote stood:
Ayes 49, noes l6
miller moved TO postpone further con
siaeration of the bill Until next Tuesday
al 1850 a. m.
Staples opposed postponment on the
gFouad that it Is an effort to kill the
me sure
Davidson tDsWittl stated that he IS
not particularly welded to legislation OF
ms kind and that the bill has been
amended 10 such an extent that further
TINE Is desired md be therefore favored
postponement.
Harris eHunD did not object to post
pohemeni, while Patterson insisted on
postponement
Inc moIon prevailed by viva voce vote.
message from the governor was re-
celYed and read max ng certain appoints
ments, on motion of Hanger the senate
agreed to go into executive session at
II a. m. Tuesday to cons der the nom
nations
Paterson secured eugrossme of his
DE au horizlng school corporations to
donate or sell to school trustees prop
cry to be used for school purposes
Bin by Stafford requiring political
parties TO hold primaries and conventions
On The same day was passed finally
Bli. by Davidson (Galveston) authori2-
ing railroad corporations to acquire rigat
OF wy for he purpose OF shortening the
line or reducing grades and to mcguire
land for reservoirs for water supply. was
lald before the senate.
Hrinn3n offered amendment authorlz
ing the acquisition of sny lands for res
ervoirs for water supply when such land
and wa er 'hereon is used by the owner
/ OF such lald in connection with his home
/ or any business conducted thereon by
/ the owner; lost.
/ Swami offe ed amendment requiring
/ double t1e amour OF actual mag 70
I be Pad where he we'll, reservoir or
spr.ng is the crly source Of water supply:
/ !cst BY viva voce.
The bill passed; yes q, noes 5.
Adjourned until 10 o'clock Tuesday.