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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26

with female weakness for about four years
before I asked for your advice" writes
Mr.. J. w. McGregor, of 62d Street and
Princeton Ave-, Chicago, Ills. cYou
advised her to take DIR. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription which she did faithfully for
nine months, and now we must acknowl-
edge to you that she is a nell 7oo,nan.
We cannot thank you enough"
YOU CAN BE CURED
by vFavorite Prescription" if your dis
ease is durable by medicine; and the
facts show that only two women in every
hundred who have given vFavorite Pre-
scription fair and faithful trial have
failed of complete cure. Women who
have suffered for years and have had the
advantages of the most skillful medical
treatment, have at last tried oFavorite
Prescription and been cured. Women
who had been pronounced incurable, and
given up to lifelong suffering, have been
perfectly and permantly cured by the
use of DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
Sick and ailing women are invited to
consult DIR. Pierce, by letter, free. All
correspondence is held in sacred secrecy
and the written condolences of women
are guarded by the same strict profess
sional privacy observed by DIR. Pierce in
verbal consultation with sick women at
the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Insti-
tute, Buffalo, N. Y. Address DR.. X. ".
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Accept no substitute for vFavorite
Prescription" though the dealer says that
it is ujust as good" If he told the whole
truth he'd say the substitute was better
not better for you but better for him,
because of the little more profit paid by
the sale of less meritorious medicines.
ARE YOU III?
Then at the expense of, one-cent for
each year of your life you can pay the
expense of mailing free copy of DIR.
Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser,
in paper covers. This great medical
work contains more than thousand
large pages and over 700 illustrations,
and is sent absolutely free on receipt of
stamps to pay expense of mailing only.
Send III one-cent stamps for the book in
paper covers, or thirty-one stamps for
the cloth-bound volume. Address DIR.
R. v. Pierce, Buffalo. N. Y.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26

Va, while temporarily insane shot and
killed himself with his sons toy rife
Shot Her; Killed HimseIf.-As the
alleged result OF jealousy, Louis Berk
ley, an employe of a Richmond, Va,
theater, shot and dangerously wound.
ed Miss Annie Kessler and then sIot
himself through the heart, dying i'd
stantly.
Boxes Containing Bones of Chinese.
THE steamer Victoria, which let
Victoria, B. c.. Thursday for oriental
ports, carries $40 boxes containing
the bones of Cinnamon who have died
In Victoria. The present consignment
is the largest that has ever been made
at one time from that city.
Mlstook Brother For BurgIar.-Mis-
taking his brother John for burglar.
Same Kendlewood shot and killed hlrl
at Ironwood, Va. John Kendlewood, 1t
seems, went out Of the room to gel a
drink of water. His brother was awaa
ened by his return and, Selling a pistol
under his pillow, he shot him dead.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
SUMMARY OF NEWS
Happenings of the World in
ExA44A Brief Dispatches. ---...
MONDAY.

Mission In China Destroyed.-Boxer
ism in the province of Szechuen has
not been subdued. The premises Of
the Chin inland mission at Meichou
has been destroyed, but no lives were
lost.
More Alps victims.-Two French
tourists, two guides and three portezs,
who were making an ascent of Mont
Blanc, have fallen over precipice aad
it is feared that they were all killed.
British Leased a Port.-In a dis
patch from johannesburg the CORE.
spondent of the London Daily Mail
says he understands that Port Mataia
two miles from Lourenzo Marques,
Portuguese East Africa, has been
leased to Great Britain.
Soufriere In Action.-There was an
eruption of La Soufriere, st. Vincent.
B. w. l., at midnight Thursday night
but no loss of life. Flames were seen
fiickering about the crater, and the
sight was accompanied by internal
and thunderlike explosions.
New Worlds Shooting Record.-A
new worlds record wing shoot with
rifles was established by Adolph Toep
perwein OF San Antonio, Tex, Sunday,
when he broke 3S6 out of 1000 clay
targets thrown from traps. Topper
veins previous record, and which ua.
til Sunday stood alone, was 979. His
best runs were LOG, 113, 122, PIP, 22S
Packing Houses May Merge.-What
is presumed to be preparations for tae
merging of packing house interests
has begun at the South Omaha pack.
ing houses by the taking of inven.
tories of stock and other properties.
One Of the largest companies has sent
out a circular instructing agents to
settle claims and take inventories du1.
ing the coming week.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
Church Lights and
Social Leaders.

Every community, however small, has
It's group of energetic women, who lead
and light the way in every local enter
prise. If it is charity, bazaar, a church
fair, or any other benevolent undertake
ing, they work day and night to make it
a success. They are not the women who
neglect their homes to serve the public.
They simply do double service. Many
a husband knows what it is to bring his
wife home from fair or bazaar near the
hour of midnight and see her drop, in
sheer exhaustion, into the first chair she
comes to. While the lights were bright
and the talk and laughter were all about
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
Canadian Fish In Tasmania.

The Canadian fisheries department
has recently sent consignment of sal
mon to be placed in some of the Tas-
manian streams. 1t is hoped that the
same signal success will follow from
this experiment as was experienced
with the eggs of Canadian trout which
have been sent to Tasmania, and from
which fish scaling over ten pounds
have frequently been caught.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
win, uonors at west Point.

Lieut.. Edwin r. Stuart of the corps
of engineers. on duty at West Point,
carries off the honors this year Of the
military service institution. To him
has been awarded the gold prize med
al, life membership in the institution
and the sum of 500 for his essay. the
subject being disappearing Guns"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
Recognize Prof. Pickerin~s Work.

The staff of the Harvard college OBJ
servatory has presented Prof. E. c.
Pickering with a silver loving cup in
recognition of his twenty-five years
service as director. Prof. Pickering
is a high authority on astronomy.
For contributions to science he holds
two gold medals from the Royal AS
Economical society of Great Britain
and the Rumford and Draper medals
awarded in this country.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
Tnelr Rulers Kidnapped.

San Francisco, Sept. 24.-Advices
from Singapore say that the Siamese
have sent a warship to kidnap the
rajah of Tulobin and that the rajah
of Ptni, who was kidnapped some time
ago, had been poisoned. The, rajah OF
Tulobin is to be kidnapped as<was the
other rajah, in order to compel him 20
sign document by which he virtually
abandons his right to the kingdom If
Siam. Intense Indignation prevails
among the Malays.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
MIGRATION of the uterus and pilea to usa

liberation of the uterus and piles to uss
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
1t is the best medicine in the world,
Also write to DIR. Pierce for his advice.
have felt better in the past seven
months than have for years. Every
month used to have to go to bed and
have hot poultices and take laudanum to
ease the pain. / don't go to bed now,
nor do take laudanum. Every spring
! used to be troubled with piles, but
did not have any trouble of that kind
this spring. ! keep DIR. Pierce's Com
pound Extract of Smart-Weed in the
house. 1t is wonderful medicine"
THE WAY OF ESCAPE
from the diseases which afflict women,
is marked by the footsteps of hundreds
of thousands of women who have been
raised to strength from weakness and
from sickness to health, by the use of DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It estab-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
scnooImarm Means Business.

Bessemer, Mich, Sept 24.-Mrs. AL
colt, the new superintendent of
schools, is waging war on youngsters
who skip school or whose parents neg
lect to send them A batch of twenty
five or more were up before the justice
Saturday and two of the most despei-
ate ones sent to the reform school for
two years, while the others got off ON
promise to do better.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26

WEDNE SDAY.

Burned Non-Union Mans Home
The home Of John Sherman of Nuren-
burg, Pa, a non-union pump runner
employed at the Berringer colliery,
was burned to the ground Tuesday.
Shot Through the Heart.-Wajclack
Mojowsky, striker, was shot through
the body just beneath the heart, by a
guard at the Roymand colliery in Arch
bald, Pa. The wounded man says he
was looking for lost COW in the
woods near the colliery when man
with a rifle in the breaker stockade
shot him.
Went to the WalI.-The banking and
insurance department at Trenton, n
J., applied for the appointment of a
receiver for the Commercial Life IL
surance Company of America, wira
headquarters at Jersey City. The LA
bilities are given at $11,S59 and the
assets at S5,127
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
Cholera Ravauinq Euypt.

Washington, Sept. 23.-Vice Consu.
General Smith at Cairo has cab,ed
that since the Goth ult. there have
been 1885 cases of cholera and 6,651
deaths in all Egypt, but that the gen
ersl condition now is improving rap
idly.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
FRIDAY.

A Contribution From Wales.--Presi'
dent Mitchell of the miners union n as
received draft for 6 1000 from the
Welsh miners.
Killed Himself While lnsane.--Perry.
s. Minshall, a well-to-do merchant
landowner and president of the cleo
trio light company at Piedmont, w.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
seventeen Servants for One Man.

In New York household the do
nestle corps consists in all of seven
teen servants. 1t happens that the
family consists of one person. AS this
gentleman Is likely to be invited out
frequently to dinner, and is not of an
age to do much entertaining himself,
the servants are not often called on
to make any extraordinary exertion.
New York Sun.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
Would Accept Mrs. Davis Offer.

The Mobile (Ala.) Register advises
the legislature of Mississippi to accept
Mrs. Davis's offer and buy Beauvoir,
Jefferson Davis's late home. The house
and grounds have, it Is said, been neg
lected and ill-kept, only custodian re-
siding upon the premises and gather
ing what fees he can from chance visit
ors.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26

lishes perfect regularity,
dries the DIR aims which
weaken women, heals in
Illumination and liberation
and cures female weakness.
1t cures backache, head
ache, and the other painful
consequence of womanly
disease. 1t tranquilizes the
nerves, encourages the APP
petite, and induces refresh
ing sleep.
III feel it my duty to
send you this testimony
writes Mrs. Tillie Linney,
OF Gravel Switch, Marion
Co., KY. III had been 4
sufferer from uterine trouble
for twelve years, having
doctored with the most
skillful physicians but find
ing only temporary relief
from medicines prescribed
by them. / was advised
by a friend to take Favor
lite Prescription which I
did, and after taking six
bottles / find that it has
effected a complete cure"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
THE FlRSTBORN.

Why is it that the firstborn child is SO
often the healthiest of family of chill
dren? The reason seems to suggest it
self. AS child follows child the mother
has less and less vitality often not
enough for herself and none, therefore,
for her child.
Expectant mothers who use Doctor
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26

Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription find that it
keeps them in vigor-
Gus health. They eat
well, sleep we'll and
are not nervous.
When baby comes its
advent is practically
painless, and the
mother is made hap
ply by the birth of a
healthy child. If you
would be a healthy
mother of health y
children use "Favor-
lite Prescription"
rI will be very glad to
say a few words for DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton" writes Mrs. p. S.
Douglas, of Mansonville,
Bronze Co., Quebec. oDur-
ing the FIRST four months,
when / looked forward TO
becoming a mother, I suf-
fered very much from nasi-
sea and vomiting, and I
felt so terribly sick ! could
scarcely eat or drink any
thing. I hated all kinds
of food. At this time I
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26

WIote 70 III, fieice, anu ne toiu me 70 get MS
Medical Discovery got bottle of each, and
when had taken them few days felt much
better, and when had taken hardly three parts
anv one and could do nv work without any
trouble II could not do anything before) feel
very thankful to DR.. Pierce for his medicine,
and tell all who tell me they are sick, to get
these medicines, or write to DR.. Pierce"
Those who suffer. from chronic dis
eases are invited to consult DIR. Pierce,
by letter, free. All correspondence
strictly private. Address DIR. r. v.
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure bill
iousness and sick headache.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-03-06
ARpnoRE, THURSDAY. MARCH. 8.
THE POLL TAX.

The Ardmoreite, IN order to be able
20 fully advise its readers. has inyesti'
gated the facts In regard to the poll
tax. and It's information Is "a follows
When the time for making the tax
levy came and that matter was under
consideration by the council the school
board was called upon for information
with regard for what was necessary
for the schools. Heretofore we only
had six months schools and II was de-
sirable TO have more. The school board
made It's estimate for an eight month
term and asked for school tax suffi-
cient 10 run the schools for eight
months The council then made its
calculations and estimated that one
thousand dollars could be collected by
poll tax and that this would run the
schools one month and that II would
take but small raise OF the advalor-
en- tax in addition 10 this to make
enough to give two more months SO
the levy was made. The adyalorem
rate was raised two mills and the poll
tax levied in order TO get eight months
instead OF six months school. As there
are more than one thousand voters in
Ardmore OF course the poll tax should
De- more than thousand dollars. But
knowing the shifting character OF
much OF our population and that some
would be missed II was calculated
that this sum would amount TO a
thousand dollars as a safe estimate.
The financial report published this
week shows that every cent OF this
poll tax that has been paid has been
paid over to the treasurer OF the school
over 10 the treasurer Of the school
board. II no more OF this tax is paid
and the $577 already paid to the school
board is taken from II and refunded 10
those who have paid Il, this means the
loss OF one months schooling to the
1900 or 400 school children OF Ard
more On the other hand II the loss of
this amount to the city is taken from
the general fund II will have to be made
mp with interest by an increased ad-
yalorem next year The school board
estimates that one thousand dollars
will run the school a month. 80 that
every man who takes back his one
dollars takes away from the children
OF Ardmore about hve weeks school.
ing The Ardmoreite is advised that It
Is doubtful whether the city council
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-03-06

has power 10 refund this tax from the
general fund. or take 10 away from
the school board. which Us an inde-
pendent body and not accountable TO
or in any sense under the supervision
OF the council
Nov a. matter of good citizenship
aad for the public good the A.dmore-
tie thinks that those who have paid
this tax should be more than willing for
Il 20 stay where Il is. and those who
have not paid Il should do 50. II halld
be borne IN mind that even % u is not
q tax that can be enforced it is not
one that IS wrong unjust. or not equal
upon all but Is simply an omission IN
the grant OF powers by congress and q
failure. evidently by inadyertence. to
confer q power upon cities and towns
Ia the Indian Territory. that exists
and is exercised In the states a poll
tar Is regarded as both just and equal
and reaches some who otherwise
would not pay tar at all. The Ardmore-
tie believes that the people Of Ard
more have its interests az heart and
when they understand this matter they
will pay this tax and 10 II develops
that II Is wrong the next council can
provide for the public needs by adyal-
loren tax and obyiate the recurrence
Of such a question But let us not now
for the sake Of a paltry dollar rob the
children Of our city out Of a months
schooling. ArdmOre can not afford this.
II would not give US the right kind q
a reputation. abroad nor al home.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-03-06
LIFE IN DANISH WEST INDIES
A Few Interesting Facts About oar
Newest Prosecutions.

Mr. II. Ernand Bchn. who was torn
on the island Of ST. Thomas aud has
lived there Tor many years. contrib
utcs 10 The Independent thc following
facts about our newest possessions.
The Danish West indies consist ot
the Islands Of St Thomas. ST Croix
and St John. They were discovered
by Columbus on bis SECOND voyage IN
1893. They are undoubtedly Of volcan.
&c origin and form a part of the Virgin
group. lying southeast Of Porto Rico
and directly Ia the track Of vessels
running between Europe and Panama
and South America Their total area
is ST. Thomas. % square miles: 81.
Croix i3j. and 81. John. IS. The popu.
latiOn is about 32Oup FOur-nfths OF
the people are colored. THE climate Is
warm. but delightful. never 50 hot as
one finds II in New YORK at midsum.
mer. The thermometer seldom gocs
above % and the warmth is tempered
by the delightful easterly breeze. IL
is also ysry healthy aud the sanitary
conditions are excellent. Yellow fever
is very seldom heard of. The popula.
tion of 81 Thomas in 1890 was 1860
and al that Time the death rate there
was about twenty.uine Tor every thou
sand persons living. There are three
hospitals aud 90 insane asylum in ST.
Thomas.
Life IN the islands is delightful The
people sre among the most hospitable
on eattn Tho social season there I've.
gins iu December and lasts till April.
During that time the harbor Of Char.
ioiio Amaiia az -. Thomas is visited
by warships Of almost every nation,
ami as the officers are ready always
for amusement ashore there are balls
! at the government house and balls at
| tho houses Of the other priucipal poo.
| pie and more and more balls and
| dances on ihe ships With dinner par
ties. picnics and moonlight parties on
| the water I'm spite of the large Share
| Of enjoyment which they get from life
/ the people Of the Danish West Indies
! live very chenply. line large man.
| sion. with ground and broad vcrauda
| eau loo rented for So . month. and one
| can have q good servant tur about s.
| o. 81 monthly Food also is plentiful
| and cheap. There "a AN abundance II
| vegetables and fruits. The meat comes
| from Porto Rico. cattle. sheep aud pigs
! being brought over alive. The waters
| about the Islands are tceming with the
choicest fish. and fishing is % consid
cradle industry. The colorcd pr"ple IL
these islands are the best in the W"s
| Indies.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-03-06
GYPSlES MOB SCHWAB.
News OF MiIIionnire'S Generosity At
,racted "a whole Austrian village.

News OF MIIIionaire's Generosity At
,racted "a whole Austrian village.
An amusing story is told OF Mr.
Charles NJ. Schwab's recent visit to Vi
emma, says the London Express. Trav.
elers between Vienna and Budapest
have to pass through Ncuhaufcl. where
party Of gypsics beguile the wait
with national music aud dancing. Mr..
Schwab. travelling alone in a special
carriage. was uudcr the impression
that the performance Of the CZardas
was by way pf an ovation. and TO
show his appreciation jumped ont and
handed every musician hundred gul-
den note (about $40.
The ustonishmeu, OF the gypSes at
this unlocked Tor munihcence can best
be imagined. aud the fame Of the steel
king spread rapidly through Neuhaufel
aud the neighborhoOd.
Two days later Mr. Schwab made the
return journey. and on nearing Neu.
haufel be- was dum(Ounded 10 see the
platform crowded with villagers aud
gypsies, each one with fiddle and
evidently intent 1u earning a hundred
gulden, Mr. Schwub however. saw
how matters sloOd aud remained IN his
carriage,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-03-06
Ten Dollars Reward.

will pay the sum OF ten dollar'
for the arrest and conviction Of any
one stealing the Ardmoreite from the
boxes or yards OF legitimate subscrib-
ers. The evening paper is frequently
stolen but more particularly the Sun.
day morning paper, Subscribers have
frequently seen parties take their pa
per, and the publisher is determined
to protect his customers. To the end
that this pilfering practice be stop
ped. | will keep a standing reward as
above stated. SIDNEY sUGGS,
Proprietor Ardmoreite.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-03-06

The Ardmoreite has been telling you
all along that you should have been
planting shade trees. Now here comes
the Durant News and says. there are
many people in Durant that are beau
thying their premises by planting
shade trees. This is right but there has
not been one planted where there
should have been a hundred. Your
premises have been looking like a
widow woman's home long enough. Get
out and plant trees right now for il
viii soon he too late.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-03-06
ENGlANO'S GIANT NAVY.
sisty-two War Vessels 10 Re Under
Constrgctiou ~ April.

The British adminlty's naval esti-
mates for l9O2-O3 show total Of i3l,-
255.OOO as compared with l30,S75,00O
last year.
There will be under construction on
April l Of this year thirteen new bat
tleships. twenty-five armOred cruisers,
two second class cruisers, two Third
class cruisers, ten torpedo boat de-
stroyers. five torpedo boats and eight
minor craft, says dispatch from Lon.
don.
Lord Selborne. FIRST lord Of the admi-
rally. announces that a new type p!
torpedo boat destroyer is contemplated
and that important developments are
planned in the executive and work lie
partments. \ committee will be ap'
pointed TO consider the establishment
Of volunteer pGynl reserve.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-03-06

We are told with a gravity thai
shows We are expected to believe IL.
that an Englo-French syndicate has
offered 40O.OOO.OOO francs for the Pana-
ma canal. This is the ditch that Das
been offered TO the United States for
100000, 900 francs. Our English and
French friends had better conduct ne
gotiations through Uncle Sam. If they
want 20 save money.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-03-06
INDIANS AND MExlcANs.
Yaquis and Rangers Have Pitched
Battle-SiH Indians Killed.

Phoenix. Aria. March 5.-News was
received today OF a battle between a
large force OF Yaqui Indians and a
troop of Mexican. rangers commanded
by Colonel Navarro near Petaco. The
rangers were ambushed. but managed
to reach a stone corral, and from this
barricade they poured a deadly fire in
TO the Indians After two hours fight
ing the Indians retired, leaving six
dead Three Mexicans were severely
wounded.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-03-06

The Ardmoreite took mp the matter
of payment OF poll tax on the same
grounds in which you now view IT, un.
Just. Illegal. We had no idea that the
town would go topsyturvy over the
matter, which II seems to have done
Yet while the dollar goes TO support
our public schools, it should be so un.
derstood and the kick would be less
serious.