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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
Probate Order

State Of Michigan, County OF Shiawassee, SIS
AT a session OF the Probate Court for said
County. held ut the Probate ONCE, in the city
OF Corunna, on Monday the 9th day of May,
in the year one thousand nine hundred and one.
Present Matthew Bush, Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Seymore III.
Shaw, deceased; on reading and filing the petit
tion OF Lydia Wood, praying that adminstra-
ton OF said estate may be granted to John
Crane or some other suitable person.
IL ~ ordered, that the Sd day of June next,
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, at said Probate
ONCE, be assigned for hearing said petition.
And II is further ordered, that "a copy OF this
order be published three successive weeks
previous to said day of hearing, in THE OwossO
TIMES, a newspaper printed and circulating in
said county of Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH.
Judge of Probate.
BY KATHERINE f. KELSEY,
IrObate RppfStpr
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
"viva La saneera Amerioano.

Santiago de Cuba, May 14-There
was an exciting ball game between
the Americans and Cubans here Sun
day. The Cubans won by the score of
IL to 10. During the demonstration
which followed hundreds crowded on
the field and jubilant Cuban attempt
ed to pull down the American flag at
half mast. The American players in
terfered and lively scrimmage fol.
lowed. A squad OF mounted rural
guards drew their machetes and
charged the crowd, crying viva Ia
Bandera Americana" Nong live the
American Gag.) The whole thing IS
looked upon as a thoughtless joke.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
reel Didn.t Know Tennyson.

Peel regarded all light litterateurs as
triflers and poets with their unprofta-
bic pursuits as the butterflies of the
human species. Carlyle had prompted
Mines TO press Tennyson's claims for
n pension. The rival claimant was
Sheridan Knowles, the popular drama
fist.
Peel consulted Mines as to the course
which he ought to take, accompanying
the appeal by the statement that for
himself he knew absolutely nothing
either of Mr.. Tennyson or Mr.. Knowles.
"Whatw said Mines. "Have you
never seen the name of Sheridan
Knowles on playbill"
"No." replied Peel.
"And have you never read a poem Of
TennysonT
NO" was again the answer. accom-
panied by request that Mines would
let him see something which Tennyson
had written. Accordingly Mines sent
to Sir Robert Peel the two poems OF
"Locksley Hail. and Ulysses"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
INDIAN SIGNALS.
The Long Distance Code by Which
the Red Men Conversei.

the Red Men Conversed.
The traveller on the plains in the early
days soon learned the significance Of
the spires OF smoke that he sometimes
saw rising from a distant ridge or hill
and that in turn he might see answer
ed from Il different direction 1t was
the signal talk Of the Indians across
miles of Intervening ground, a signal
used in rallying the warriors for an at
tack or warning them for a retreat
when that seemed advisable.
The Indian had a way Of sending up
the smoke in rings or puffs. knowing
that such Il smoke column would at
once be noticed and understood rs a
signal and not taken for the smoke of
some campfire. He made the rings by
covering the little fire with his blanket
for a moment and then Suddenly re-
moving the blanket and allowing the
smoke to ascend, when he instantly
covered the fire again. The column OF
ascending smoke rings said 10 every
Indian within so miles: Look out.
There is an enemy near" Three
smokes built close together meant dan
ger. One smoke merely meant atten-
ton. Two smokes meant Camp at
this place" Travel the plains, and the
usefulness of this long distance tele.
phone will quickly become apparent.
Sometimes at night the settler or
traveller saw fiery lines crossing the
sky, shooting mp and falling, perhaps
taking direction diagonal to the line
of vision. He might guess that these
were the signals Of Indians, but unless
he were an old timer he might not be
able TO interpret the signals. The old
timer and the squaw man knew that
one fire arrow (an arrow prepared by
treating the head Of the shaft with
gunpOwder and fine BARK meant the
same as the column of smoke puffs-
viz. "An enemy is near" Two arrows
meant Danger" Three arrows said
imperatively, "This danger is great"
Several arrows said, THE enemy are
too many for us" Two arrows shot up
into the air at once meant eve shall
attack" three at once said. eve at
tack now" An arrow shot off in
diagonal direction said as plainly as
pointing a finger, "That way" Thus
the untutored savage could telephone
fairly well at night as well as in day
time"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
Commissioners. Notice.

In the matter of the estate of Andrew Van
Ripper, deceased.
we, the undersigned, having been appointed
Dy the hon. Matthew Bush, Judge of Probate In
ara Ior the county OF Shiawassee. state OF
Mlchlgan, commissioners to receive, examine,
ana aoJust all claims and demands of all per-
sons against said estate, do hereby sive notice,
that we VIII meet at the late residence uof said
deceased III woodruff township. In said county,
on Monday. the goth day OF July, 1851, and on
the 2eth day OF October, A. D.. 1901, at ten
oclo TX IN the forenoon OF each OF SAID days, for
the purpose ofreceiving and adjusting all claims
against said estate ana that six months from
u 10Th day OF April 1871. are allowed TO cred
l,ors 10 present their claims 10 said commits
slonerS for adjustment and allowance.
Dated, the ist day OF May 1901
RICHARD Il. KAY
SARSFIELD CORCORAN,
Commissioners.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
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, 40 hereby give notice,
that we will meet 80 the late residence of said
deceased in Fairfield township, in said county,
on Monday, the ed 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 Fix months from
the 2Sd 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 LITCHFIELD.
GRANT RANDALL.
Commissioners
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
GENERAL MARKETS.
petrolt Graln Markef.

Wheat-No white 7Gc; No. red
76c; No. red. 74c; mixed red, 76c;
mixed white, 76c; May, 7Gc; July
7475c.
Corn-No. mixed, 45c; No. vel
low, acc.
oats-No. white, 31Ac; No. 3
white, 31c.
Rye--No. 2. SEC.
Beans-Spot. $40; October, $1.40
Clover-SDot, $3.50; October, $6.25
Chicago Grain Market.
Wheat-May.' 71%c; July, 71%c.
Corn--May, 51%c; July. 441ac.
Oats-May, 27%c; July. 27%c.
Porb-July, s14.72. :.
Lard-May, S7S5; July, $751;.
Ribs-May, SS.05; July, S7.S2.
FlaX-Cash, Sill.
Chicago Live Stock.
Cattle-Good to prime steers, S5.1C
@6; poor to medium, $405; stockera
and feeders, $3.1505; calves, S3,2o@
Ats.
Hogs-Top. s5.S5; mixed and butch
ers, $5.60@5.S2R; good to choice
heavy, $5.70@5.85; bulk, $5.65@5.75.
East Buffalo Live Stock.
Cattle-Good, $5.65@5.75; fancy, Sc;
shipping and export, $5.40@5.60;
butchering steers, s4.90@5.25; fan
heifers, $4.25@5; fat cows, S4.25@
4.40; mixers and springers, S35@55;
veal calves, good, S5.50@575; extra
Sc; common, $4.50@5.
Hogs-Pigs, $5.75@5.S0; Workers
s5.S7h @5.90; mediums. S5.95@6.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
Chicago Live Stock.
East Buffalo Live Stock.
Don't Like Their Quarters.

Buffalo, May 14.-The officers in
command of the Mexican troops have
refused to accept the quarters as
signed for the use of their men in the
streets of Mexico" by Concessionaire
McGarvie. Pending settlement of
the difficulty between Mr.. McGarvie
and Commissioner Nuncio. the troops
have been CHARTERED in the stadium.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
Announcement Regarding the County
Teachers Examinations for the School
Year Iooo-IooI.
PLACES AND DATES

Year Iooo-IooI.
PLACES AND DATES
Until further notice the examinations will be
held as follows:
CoTunna beginning the last Thursday OF
March.
Durand beginning tho third Thursday OF
June,
Corunna, beginning the third Thursday OF
August,
owosso bginning the third Thursday of
October.
All examinations will commence at 500 a. m.
standard time. Applicants will write upon
photography, penmenship, geography, and
general history the first half day; arithmetic,
u. $. history, and theory and 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 viii 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 less than 60 per cent in any other branch;
for second grade, not less than IS per cent the
branches before named, ana not less than 40
per cent in any other branch; for first grade,
not less than IS per cent in the branches before
named, and not less than 50 per cent in any
Applicants for first and second grades who
pass In part OF the branches may rewrite at the
next examination in those remaining. After
must rewrite in all branches
Applicants for third grade who fail In part of
the branches must rewrite in all branches en-
cept those in which they receive at least eighty
five per cent, and such third grade credits win
be carried until the next examination oulv
Before certificate will be granted TO applicants
for third grade, who have never taught, they
must furnish sufficient proof of hating 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 thew 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 certifi
Gates.
Attendance CT non-attendance at the teach
ers institutes and the teachers associations
held In the county during the year next pre-.
ceding the examination, win be taken Into
sriet account in granting certificates OF any
grade.
o. L. BRISTOL Commissioner
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
petentlon CANNES for noerc.

Hamilton. Bermuda, May 14.-The
British government has rented Tuck.
er & Morgans islands to be used as
detention camps for Boer prisoners.
Active preparations continue at Oar
relrs island, obtained for the same
purpose, wheEs the camp sites are be.
ing arranged.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
statement 81 Treoeurv galsroes.

Washington, May 14.-The state.
ment of the treasury balances in the
general fund, exclusive of the $780,.
100000 gold reserve in the division Of
redemption. shows: Available cash
balance, $153,730,375; gold, S97 ,53S,SS4,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
Making Good Proareas.

Buffalo, May 14.-Supt. Cherry OF
the transportation department of the
Pan-American exposition announced
Monday that 80 per cent OF the exhib.
it's are in place, and that by Saturday
night so per cent will be complete.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
A snni.coIorod Meteor.

Lima. Peru, May IA (via Galveston
Tex At 6:30 p. m. Sunday bril-
liant meteor appeared and suddenly di
vided into two parts, one fiery red and
the other a bright, blush white. They
seemed to fall into the ocean.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
His Lau.hone Eroken.

Carleton, Mich, May 14.-James
Sparrow cf Willow was accidentally
kicked in tho face by a horse yester
day morning. His jawbone was broken
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17

Sec. 2. This ordinance shall take immediate
effect.
Passed and approved May 10, A. D., 1901.
s. d. EMERY
Mayor
Attest. FRED EDWARDS, City Clerk.
Upon motion council adjourned until May 81
FRED EDWARDS,
City Clerk
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-15
FIBRE IN THE UNITED STATES
Manner in Which the Industry May
Be Greatly Increased.

OF the $26, 900 900 worth of fibres i'm
ported, nearly one-half is sisal hemp
which is successfully grown in Florida.
in the Bahama Islands just off the coast
of Florida. and in Yucatan, where the
conditions of soil and climate do not
differ materially from those of South
ern Florida says 0. P. Austin in Every
body's Magazine. The plants thrive up
on the almost naked coral rocks OF the
islands and keys along the coast OF
Florida, and in large numbers have
been transported to the Bahamas to
stock the sisal plantations there which
are rapidly becoming profitable. Jute,
of which we import nearly $4,000 600
worth annually. has been successfully
grown in the United States, and so have
others of imported fibres. In addition
to the $26,000,000 worth OF fibres i'm
ported, there are importations of man
ufactured fibres TO the amount OF $32, :
600 600, most of which would be spun
and woven in American mills IL the raw
material were produced here. The agri-
cultural department, which has care
fully investigated this subject. de-
clares. Where $50. 900 900 worth OF
fibres are now manufactured in this
country it might be possible to manu-
facture $40 1000, 600 worth. and thus dou-
BILE the horne fibre industries, and It
might easily be possible to produce
homegrown fires to the extent of one
half of the supply needed"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-15
AFRAID WIDOW MIGHT MARRY
Aged Miner Did Not Care to Trust
His Seventy Two Year Old Wife.

An English miner, aged 70. visited
a lawyer to make his will. The old
mans property consisted of two small
cottages, which had cost $3.50 The law
yer asked him how he wished to dis
pose Of IL.
MY old woman is to have II all so
long as she's my widow, after that the
children are to have all, replied the
client
What age Is your wife," asked the
lawyer.
Seventy was the reply
How long have you been married ?"
over so years"
The lawyer suggested that under the
circumstances he should let his wife
have the little property during her life
whether she remained widow or not
II will not" exclaimed the old man;
"Ill have my own way"
But surely you don't except an old
woman now over 70 would ever dream
of marrying again"
The miner looked the lawyer In the
face and answered very solemnly:
We'll, sonny; there's no knowing
what young chaps like yourself will do
for money
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-15
WAKING UP AN OPERATOR.
Message Sent Eight Thousand Miles
to Rouse the Sleeper.

Out among the beautiful green groves
of Northampton lives DR.. G. II. Crosby,
who once was the champion telegraph
operator of America, relates the Boston
Globe. He is an NJ. D., with a large
practice. a member of two or three
clubs and a prominent secret society
man, who has quite outlived the days
when the key was his constant com
panion-
Once in while, however. of an even
ing when cigars are lit and the COM
pany is of the right order, he can be
induced to tell a good story. Perhaps
the rarest of the lot, one that has never
been printed, although lots Of them
have found their way about, is about
the time when the French cable people
telegraphed 5000 miles to have him
walked up when he was asleep in the
next room, not 20 feet away from the
operator who received the message
The French line from this country
to France was the second of the trans
Atlantic cables. The line stretched from
Duxbury by way of Newfoundland to
Brest. in France. DR.. Crosby was the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-15

responsible night man in the lookout at
DuXbury. 1t was night in October and
the future disciple of Galen had taken
his usual station at his key. Between
the hours of 8 and |. when the foreign
news known in those days as Reuter- s
cablegrams, used to come over the
wires, there was usually very little do
ing. To sleep at his post was death or
equivalent to it and this he well knew,
but the winds Of autumn bowling
around the lonely little house crooned a
melody that reminded him of his moth
ers lullabies and he fell forward on the
table and was soon past two continents
in his dreams. This happened, on his
own recollection, and he is the only
witness. about 80.
At 9 O'Clock the New York Office call
for transmission.
Tick" went the little tormentor I'M
der his nose. but the operator heard it
not. After hammering away in vain
for several minutes the New York oper-
ator gave it up and thought a minute
There was but one way out OF it. The
receiving end of the line was in the
next room to that of the missing oper-
ator. and there was man in charge
who could undoubtedly tell what was
wrong. To reach him an inquiry would
have to be sent the whole length of the
companys circuit. a matter of 5000
miles or so. SO calling up North sgd
ney at Cape Breton he began his task.
From Cape Breton the inquiry was
flashed to Hearts Content, on the
bleak coast of Newfoundland, thence
across the Atlantic ocean to Valentia
on the southwest coast of Ireland and
so across the English Channel to Brest.
From the end of the route it was dou-
bled back to ST Pierre ct Miquelon, and
so slanted down to DuXhury. The
whole matter took only about ID min
utes
At about 20 minutes past 9 the man
in charge of the French end of the wire,
whose table was not more than 20 feet
from the sleeping operator In the next
room, began to get intelligence. He in
few seconds had recorded this some
what surprising message: Go into the
next room and wake the man there"
Crosby was aroused at once and the
position explained to him. when he
picked up his key and the business of
again.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-15

in feas taken from rats dead of plague.
The theory that fleas and rats are
both responsible for the transmission of
plague bacilli can be considered as
thoroughly established.
1t has been demonstrated that the do
nestle fly (misca domestica) carries
the infection of the plague and itself
dies OF the disease. liz India rats and
mice have been killed by being inocu-
lated with the excreta of rats which
had previously devoured rats dead of
the plague.
The fact that plague is seldom COM
municated from one person to another
was demonstrated at Sydney by the
fact that it took 276 households TO fur
nish 2S9 cases. and that of ten China
men attacked each occupied a different
dwelling.
Proof that the plague was taken to
Sydney by rats was adduced from the
fact that the first man stricken with it
had visited a wharf several days before
he was stricken at which rats We're dy-
ing by wholesale of the plague The
second man to be attacked worked 200
yards from the same wharf, while the
third worked on the west side of the
wharf The fourth case received his
supplies from the wharf. and so on.
From further observations it appears
that the rats arrived at Sydney on a
vessel from foreign port and that
from them the infection was carried 10
other domestic rats Cd by devouring
OF rats dead of the plague by other rats.
t2) The ordinary method of transmits
sion by means Of fleas. go The extra
ordinary method of infection from the
mucous membrane when the rats
sneeZed.
Another highly important point
brought out by this investigation was
that the plague was not in any instance
found to have been conveyed through
soil. water, food or fomites
The difficulties in the way of ami
hilating the vast army of rodents which
are today employed in carrying the
loathsome disease to all parts Of the
world seem almost insuperable
The only means found efficacious TO
any extent has been the employment of
carbonic gas to suffocate them. An
Italian physician recommends a sys-
tematic resort to this gas for the pur-
pose of destroying the rodents. The
pan lie SuSStSlS Is tllt placing OF CASKS
containing a mixture of carbonates and
calculated water in the deepest parts
of the holds Of vessels.
The gas given out from these casks
would drive out the lighter air from the
lower parts and suffocate all the rats
there before they could escape. He
suggests, as safeguard for the crew,
that after the gas had been produced
the height of it could be tested by means
OF lighted candle, which would go out
as soon as it reached the carbonic acid
The hold could be ventilated each
morning by means of blasts of air or of
bright fires and ventilating pipes. 1t
would be necessary to repeat the opera
ton several days in succession to eradi-
cate the rats and bacilli. The opera
lions would not hurt the merchandise
and could be carried on either in or out
Of port. This seems to be the only pos
sible plan yet advanced to get rid of the
Fermln. FREDERICK WATSON.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-15
Poisonous Silk Stock.

The Hospital: In producing certain
delicate colors in silk, chloride pf tin
Is used as a mordaunt and 1t is said that
unless great care is taken a large pro-
portion Of II remains in the completed
fabric. In the case Of stockings or any
garment next the skin the perspirgtiog
may dissolve the tin, and e is then abb
sorbed by the skin. A case Is reported
from Vienna Of woman who suffered
from attacks Of paralysis in the lower
extremities. with numbness sense Of
GOODNESS and a peculiar jerkines5 Of the
legs in walking. She noticed that
whenever these symptoms were the
worst her feet were colored yellow. and
it was found that this staining was
caused By light yellow silk stockings
which she wore. They were Analysed
and considerable quantities Of tin
found. The obvious moral OF this Is
that ladies should not wear pretty silks
next their skin in hot weather unless
they can be sure they are not mordaunt-
ed with tin salts. Coors which are
fast in relation TO ordinary washing
are frequently readily soluble in per-
spiration.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-15

leading role with him in his company.
Duse subsequently went to Turin.
where she played in la Princesse de
Bagdad." where she further enhanced
her reputation.
Nine. Duse is still very beautiful
woman and the older she grows ia
stagecraft the less she draws upon shs
devices of makeup. She has most
positive dislike for the French style 0f
acting of which Nme, Bernhardt is,
such magnificent exemplar. Her
friendship for d'Annuncio has been %
most important factor in moulding he~
career. VALERIE DELAMOI T.