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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-07

| his check he was the most envied ana
| admired member of the circle, although
| one of the sophomores, who boarded
at the same table with this selfsamc
| junior. sall the juniors head was so
turned by his success that the girl who
waited on the table had to turn his
chair around In front Of his plate be-
cause his mouth was in the back of his
head.
A mans first money earned with his
pen Is an event, however. that brings
with it a thrill that is distinct and
separate from every other he has ever
experienced. And one morning when
Edward found in his letter box letter
from the editor Of well known pc
riodical in the east, inclosing a little
yellow slip of paper good for $40, 1t
almost took his breath away. The
little note that accompanied the check
was complete surprise also. per-
sonal note from the president of the
United States inviting him to dinner
would hardly have pleased or aston
ished him more. This editor was per-
haps a rare exception among editors,
but he had kindly feeling toward
young writer's and encouraged Edward
In few words of discriminating praise
to work hard and develop the best
that was in him.
"Your article was accepted by two
of the three readers in the office on
account of its practical value to farm
ers' boys, many of whom are among
our subscribers. You did not try to
tell about something in Africa or Ma
Mia that you never saw, but you de-
scribed actual experiences that were
of interest and value to you at the
time, and you evidently wrote for the
purpose of helping others who might
try the same thing that you tried and
accomplished. For these reasons we
can u" the article, for which we beg
you to accept the inclosed check" etc.
SO the editor wrote, cautioning the
young writer against being too much
pulled up over l.s success.
Edwards first impulse was to show
the letter 10 Frecda. SO that evening
he went over to the hall. where Freedn
was now living again. and showed her
the letter AID the check.
She was much pleased and proud OF
him.
What was the Article abont?"
ITO BE CONTINUED.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-07
Miserable Mothers.
CHILDREN ROBBED OF THEIR
BIRTHRI0HT.

The most serious thing in life is ma
ternity. The child who inherits weak
ness is handicapped for life in the strug-
gle for existence. The weak and sickly
mother surely devotes her offspring to
misery and misfortune. The romantic
idea of marriage is based on love and love
alone. The scientific idea of marriage
demands sound health as basis of mat
rimony. The utter helplessness of love is
written in a thousand experiences of
young motherhood The child, the
mother would die for, cries in her arms,
and she is too weak and worn to comfort
it. She can do naught but weep in
sympathy.
AS surely as the most serious thing in
life is maternity so the most necessary
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-07
Probate Order.

State OF Michigan, County OF Shiawassee, SIS
At a session of the Probate Court for said
county. held at the Probate ONCE, in the city of
Corunna, oh Tuesday. the 2lst day OF January,
in the year one thousand nine hundred and two.
Present, Matthew Bush, Judge OF Probate.
In the matter OF theestate of Lillian A. Park.
hurst. deceased; on reading and filing the pc
tion OF Llewellyn A. Psrkhurst, praying that
administration Of said estate may be granted to
John ID. Parkhurst or some other suitable per.
son.
II is ordered, that the 18th day of February
next, at ten o'clock In the forenoon, at said Pro-
bate office be assigned for heating said petition
And it is further ordered, that copy Of this
order be published three successive weeks
previous to said day OF hearing in THE OwOssO
TIMES, newspaper printed and circulating In
said county OF Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge OF Probate.
By KATHERINE e. KELsE Y,
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-07

thing for the prospective mother is pre-
paration. For preparation is possible.
There. is, in general no need for the
weakness and WEAKNESS so often associ-
ted with maternity. There is no need
for the nervous anxiety, the prolonged
birth pangs, and after enervation, so
commonly experienced by mothers.
In this day, even women understand
the training necessary for athletic ex-
ercise. They know that to successfully
sustain the strain of outdoor sports they
must prepare themselves by training
And yet the average woman will face the
great strain Of maternity without the
slightest preparation for the extraordin-
airy event before her. Nerves, muscles are
ali to be submitted to an extraordinary
strain and yet there is no attempt to fit
them for the ordeal.
PROPER PREPARATION
The fact needs to.be impressed on
every woman that she can prepare for
the strain of motherhood as she can pre-
pare for any other extraordinary demand
to be made upon the vital forces. The
nature of this preparation is well set
forth in the following letter:
III take pleasure in informing you of
the birth of boy in perfect health, OH
May 18th, 1890" writes Mrs. l.. E. Corti,
of Nationwide, Pa, Box IS. III cannot
find words sufficiently strong to express
to you my thanks, for the baby's coming
was almost without pain, and when my
husband arrived with the doctor the child
was already born. The neighbors who
were with me, and my husband and the
doctor could not believe their eyes. Hav-
Ing suffered so much before never be-
ieved myself able to be delivered OF
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-07
Notice of Hearing Claims.

State Of Michigan, County Of Shiawassee. SIS
Notice is hereby given that by an order of
the Probate Court for the county OF Shiawss.
see, made on the 9th day of January, A. D.,
1909. six months from that date were allowed
for creditors to present their claims against the
estate of Lewis Tyler late OF said county,
deceased, and that all creditors OF said de.
ceased are required to present their claims to
said Probate ONCE, in the city OF Oorunna, for
examination and allowance, on or before the
9TH day Of July next, and that such claims will
be heard before said Court on Monday, the 9TH
day of April, and on Monday, the 7th day
OF July next, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon Of
each OF said days.
Dated, Corunna, Jan. 9Th, A. d., 1902.
MATTHEW BUSH
Judge of PROBATE.
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he FEARED he had LOST

When WI Ting Fang, the famous Chin.
csc Minister to Washington, irritable and
somewhat forgetful from severe cold,
missed one day from the front of his cap the
immense diamond he always wears there,
he was dreadfully frightened. A friend
pointed out that the statesman had mad
vertently donned his turban wrong side
before, and that the diamond was safe in
the rear. Had WI Ting Fang been wear.
ing Benson's Porous Plaster on his chest
or back to cure his cold, he never would
have doubted its location. He would have
felt it doing its work, and max.
ing flexible the torpid muscles, extracting
the pain and soreness, promoting the free
circulation of the blood, stimulating the
skin and lungs to proper action, and so
dissoluing and banishing the malady. Thus
we perceive, beloved friends, that
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-07

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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-07
Notice of Hearing Claims.

State of Michigan, County OF Shiawassee. SIS
Notice Is hereby given, that by an order OF
the Probate Court for the county OF Shiawassee,
made on the 9th day of January, A. D., 1902, six
months from that date were allowed for cred.
itors to present their claims garst the estate
of.Edward A. Tyler late OF said county dect ased.
and that all creditors of said deceased are re-
quired to present their claims to said Probate
Court, at the Probate ONCE In the city Of
before the 7tE day of July, next, and that
such claims will be heard before said court on
Monday, thel 9TH day Of April, and on Mon
day the 9TH day of July next, at ten O'Clock
in the forenoon OF each OF said days.
Dated, Corunna, January 9th, D.. 1892.
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge of Probate,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-07

kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart Is
over-working in pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
1t used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin.
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lfyou are sick you can make no mistaks
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
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out II you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing DR.. Kline.
& Co., Ringhamton, N. Y.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-07
Probate Order.

State of Michigan. County OF Sbiawassee. SIS
AT q session of the Probate Court for said
county, held at the Probate ONCE, in the city OF
Corunna on the nth day OF January. A. d., 1902.
Present. Matthew Bush, Judge of Probate.
In the matter Of the estate of Samuel S
Jones, deceased. On fling the
petition OF Sarah L. Jones, praying for the pro.
this court.
1t Is ordered that the 10th day OF February
next. at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at said
Probate ONCE, be appointed for ht airing said
petition
And it is further ordered, that 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 E. KELSEY.
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-07

ITOHttNC UtC UDU IUOHL uTIIh uUU 10
night, will yOu?"
Flag at Home and Abroad What diff
ference does it make to you? I'll prom
Use not to get drunk If that's what yor
mean. can control my appetite II
| want to-"
1T makes more difference to your
mother than to any one else. Won't
you promise not to touch the drink fol
the love you have for herW Edward
found himself for the first time plead
ing with Willis.
Willis hesitated. Then he said. with
an abruptness that startled Edward
"I've promised mother several times
and broken it. What's the use? The
sight and smell of the stuff put the
very devil into me-"
what makes you 60 where it is
thenT'
"You tell" replied Willis carelessly
Don't worry about me. I'll come out
all right in the end"
"I'm afraid you won't" said Edward
sorrowfully. There's verse some.
where in the Bible that says, AT the
Gnu iOu hhOW thS iCol 10 we'll us
| do"
II know, Bitch like serpent
Oh, pshaw! What's the use&atf borrow.
ing trouble for the future? It's the last
good time I'll. have with the boys
When get into active service in the
Philippines, III settle down ell right
So
Landlord, fill the flowing bowl
Until it doth run over,
For tonight we'll merry, merry be;
Tomorrow we'll get sober!'
Willis began to sing as Edward irreso-
lutely stood facing him, wondering If
there was any influence strong enough
to make Willis see his danger.
And yet Edward himself, with all
his growing horror of the drink evil
did not have any convictions deep
enough on any Christian basis to plead
with Willis from any other standpoint
than one of moral eXpediency. After
he had, as he thought, done his duty
in urging the love Of Willis mother
upon him as motive, no other argu-
ment or motive appealed to him, and
hC iCb w ms 81 lis NdJ NithOut nav
ing said q word to him on the side of
spiritual life. Edward could not speak
any such word because he had no per-
sonal Christian faith. He guided his
life so far by his sense Of moral up
rightness. The still higher plain of
Christian discipleship was unknown to
him. If he had known 1t, it Is posi-
ble-but that thought came afterward.
long after Willis had gone with his
regiment and was fighting in the
swamps and jungles of Luzon.
1t was very late when Willis came
in, and Edward, who was Weakened by
his entrance, felt sure he was more or
less under the influence of liquor. He
slept 1t off, however, and the next
morning appeared as bright and conf
dent as ever.
Hear me come in this mornings"
he asked rs he began packing up his
things preparatory to his departure.
He was going home that day to spend
n few days and then going direct from
there to join his regiment in San Fran
cisco.
Yes" replied Edward shortly.
81 didn't make much disturbance,
did ~ asked Willis gayly. Didn't
put my shoes in the stove and my COL
lar in the coal bin, did I?1
Edward did not answer, and Willis
went on packing his things. After
quite a silence he said, with the alb
ruptness that sometimes marked his
usual careless Indifference:
1--WE got the same little volume of
poems with me. Going to take 1t to
Manila for good luck"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-07
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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-07

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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-07
OVes Work Weakens
Your Kidneys
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blooa.

All the blood in your body passes thyous.;
your kidneys once every three minutes.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-07

rassment, mingled with some vexation,
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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-10-11
IRRIGATION CONGRESS-.
Tenth Annual Meeting at Colorado Springs
Under Aaspioious circumstances
President Wnish's Address.

Colorado Springs, Col, Oct. THE
tenth National Irrigation congress
opened at two yesterday afternoon,
under circumstances especially
suspicious. Great significance is lent
to what will be done through the
fact that the irrigation movement
has been taken out of the sphere
of merely propaganda and given a
national Importance through the &C
ton of the last congress in passing
bill authorizing the proceeds from
the sale of state lands to be used
for irrigation purposes in the sew
eral states. President Thomas F.
Walsh, of the congress, arrived IN
the city yesterday and found every
thing In readiness for the three days
convention. Delegates poured in by
every train and the Indications early
in the morning were that this years
congress would be the most largely
attended ever held. President Roose-
welt sent message of congratulation
and cordial sympathy to be read be-
fore the convention. President
Walsh's address before the congress
was repeatedly cheered.
Referring to the Importance to the
country as a whole of national ir-
rigation, Mr.. Walsh said: ut is not,
however, to broad movements of pop
ulation that I especially desire to d.
rect your attention in the brief time
at my disposal. 1t is not the dream
of empire that may come to a great
nation with the conquest of territory
wherein 100,O00,0O0 will sometimes
dwell, which appeals to my imagina-
ton. But it is the dream of home
and independence which will come
to many struggling family with the
announcement that one more fair
valley of arid America has been
thrown open to settlement at the
actual cost of reclamation. What
does it mean to the nation to have
millions of people gradually pass
from the servitude of the town to
the sovereignty of the country? 1t
means, my friends, the enlistment
of a new army for the defense of
the republic in every hour of need.
Give n man a home upon the soil
and you have made him the patriot
who will defend your institutions at
the ballot box and on the battle
field"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-10-11
WHAT BRYAN SUGGESTS.
Tho President Should he Urged to Call an
Extra Session of Congress and
Pass Five Measures.

Lincoln, Neb., Oct. I'm q state
ment made yesterday evening w. j.
Bryan says President Roosevelt
should be commended for his efforts
to settle the miners strike. He sug-
gests, however, that since the oper-
ators decline to arbitrate the presi-
dents hands are tied and urges him
to call an extra session of congress.
Five measures, Mr.. Bryan says,
should be recommended for passage.
Summarized, these are, in Mr.. Bryan's
language: "a law establishing a ma
tional board of arbitration, consist
ing Of three to five members, to con-
slider and report on all controversies
between corporations engaged in in
terstate commerce and their
employees; law abolishing govern
ment by injunction; a law that will
discriminate between the natural
made man created by the Almighty
and the corporation giant created by
legislation; law taking the tariff
off coal; a law which will prevent
railroads engaged in interstate COM
merce from operating coal mines, ex-
cept for the purpose of supplying
fuel for their own engines" d.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-10-11
DEATH OF FAMOUS SOLDIER.
Gen. Bella M. Hughes Was President OF the
Overland Stage q Express Company
in the Early COS.

Denver, Col, Oct. 4.-Gen. Bella N.
Hughes, one of the most noted char
acters in the early history OF the
west, died at his home in this city
Friday morning, aged So. He was
president in the early COS of the
Overland Stage & Express company.
which operated between the Nilsson
ri river and the Pacific coast. He was
also the first president of the Dem
yer & Pacific railroad and was prom
inent In other railroad Developments.
Mr.. Hughes was born in Kentucky
and educated for the law under the
guidance of his father, who was q
prominent jurist. This pursuit he
followed with success at periods
during his life until 1898, when he re-
tired. He began his legal career at
st. Joseph, Mo-. and served that state
In the legislature. Mr.. Hughes was
distinguished as a soldier, having
served through the Black Hawk war
with honor.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-10-11
TRAVELLING INCOGNITO.
Prot. WycofY. OF Princeton Universally
TrampIng for Work and Living
the Life Of Hobo.

Pueblo, Col, Oct. 5.-Dressed as q
tramp and worn and haggard with
walk of so miles through storm and
cold, a man whose face belied his
class stumbled into the dispensary
of the Colorado Fuel & Iron company
before daylight this morning and
begged for medicine to relieve Sc
we're attack of cramps in the stom-
ach. His language was more GER
tain betrayal than his face. and
though he persistenly denied that he
was anything more than a common
tramp, letter worn and crumbled
slipped from the pocket of the ragged
overcoat the tramp had thrown over
a chair. 1t was directed to Prof. w.
A. Wyckoff, Princeton, N. J. Wycoff,
seeing that he was fairly caught,
admitted that he had tramped the
state for work and lived the life OF
hobo, slept in box cars and beat his
way about the country. In a'few
hours he was able to resume his jour
ney of sociological travel.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-10-11
Will Pardon an Indian Murderer.

Topeka, Kan, Oct. Chooses Cham
bers, now in prison under the death
penalty, will be given his freedom
next Friday. Gov. Stanley has or
dered the papers made out commut-
ing his sentence on October 10 and
will sign them to-day. Chambers
killed n man in Leavenworth in 1884
and was sentenced to hang, which
in Kansas means life Imprisonment.
He has a strain of Creek Indian blood
in his veins-just enough to entitle
him to an allotment of 160 acres of
land in the Indian territory.