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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-25
OIney.
Dalauad I.pifar

Delayed Letter.
Mrs. Lucy j., wife of Albert Corp,
after prolonged illness, resulting from
paralysis, died Saturday, April 5th and
was buried in Fords cemetery Sunday,
April 9th. Deceased for the past
twenty-five years was resident of Fair
field and during this long time made by
her many loving ways and kindly dis
position, world of dearest friends who
mourn her loss as one from the ranks
forever missed but ever thought of.
Sometimes life like this in this hurried
strife of ours today, acts as a tender
flower will when one is weary; kind
and benevolent hand stretched to all in
need of sympathy that only comes of
God through christian heart and
spirit. Though so early in the season
many flowers and wreathes were
brought by kind friends and graced the
casket of one they loved. The Grafton
by Rev. Levi Baker, assisted by Rev.
Hanes, of Chaplin, as well as the sing
ing were both fitting and good. The
deceased was a daughter of Francis w.
Randall and wife Mary O., and was
born Sept 9th, 1859 at Tekonsha, Cal
houn county, Mich. Two sons Charles
and Lewis as well as her husband sur
vive her and mourn the loss of an ever
loving mother and wife-D. Van Bell
is getting stone and lumber ready pre-
paratory to house he expects soon to
build on his wife's place one half mile
south and one half mile east of Olney
&C, M, Randall has cleaned his yard
of logs and will go to Newberry next
week to saw at that place Certain of
our sons who did not catch the small
pox, ran amuck of the Dakota fever be
it said, and since their many patients
becoming convalescent saw fit erstwhile
to set their feet and faces Michigan
ward, again-Mrs. Chester Knowles is
very sick with measles and under DR..
Bells care-Harry, son of Frank
johnson has been very sick, but Dr.
Brown, of Elsie, is pulling him through
in fine Michigan, for the num-
Der of her beet sugar factories, eclipses
any state in the Union, still we are
obliged to import sugar for our con-
sumption. If every man in congress
were as loyal and steadfast to the in
terests and welfare of its farmers, lab
orers and citizens in his respective
state as is J. w. Fordney of this district
is of our own, their certain share of
prosperity would be dead sure thing.
We need at least double the number of
factories we now have; this means first,
double the dollars we have already had
as result of these factories; second, it
means better business facilities all along
the line for artisans, merchants, iron
and steel workers, lumberman, work for
boys, girls, women, every one directly
and indirectly will of a surety be bene-
fitted thereby. Then lets see to it that
Joe succeeds himself as congressman
from this district again next fall.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-25
IMPURE BAKING POWDER SEIZED
The New York Board of Health Find
it Contains Alum and Rock, Declare
1t Dangerous to Health and Dump it
into the River.

The New York papers report that the
Health Department of that city has
seized as dangerous to health nearly two
tons of cheap mixtures sold for baking
powder, and dumped them into the
offal scow to be destroyed. More of the
powder was found in a Sixth ave.
department store. The report of the
analysis of the Health Department
stated that it was IAN alum baking
powder" containing alum and pulverized
rock.
The different Health Authorities seem
to have different ways of REFRESHING the
sale of bad baking powders In England
they have prosecuted the grocers under
the general law and broken up the
traffic. In Missouri the sale of alum
baking powder is actually prohibited
by law. In New York they seize the
unwholesome stuff and cast it into the
river, without any discussion. The
latter way is certainly effective.
The alum baking powders are usually
offered at a low price, ten to twenty
cents pound, or with some prize, as a
temptation to the housewife.
Consumers can protect themselves by
buying only high grade baking powder
of established name and reputation.
Do not be tempted by the grocer to take
something else as just as good" or "oul
own brand" for the trials show that the
grocer himself is often deceived by
INSCRIPTIONS makers and is selling an
alum powder without knowing it.
There are several good powders on
the market; let the housekeeper insist
on having what she knows is right, and
not be induced to risk the life of the
family for an imaginary saving of few
cents
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-25
Real Estate Transfers.

o. Mitchell to G.. Woodward & WI NV
set sec "a Fairfield, $500.
R. Brown to w. Chamberlin WI swi
sec 25 Hazelton, $4,000
M. Cooper ct al to M. Garland & wi
ct net sec 81 Caledonia, $4,000.
w. Giles TO A. Giles pit SET sec %
Middlebury, $4,000.
A. Farrand to V. Root pit net sec l
Hazelton, $500.
A. Kribs to e. Confer 1t blk IL
Lothrop, 5000.
S. Mason to s. Pierce pit 1t ok IL
A. l.. & B. o. Williams add Owosso,
500.
@. Gay to 1. Willis 1t 50 sub outlot ]
Owosso, S1400.
S. Findley to A. Moulton swf nw3
sec "a Middlebury $4,000.
G. Fullam to o. Hutchins & VT Its
so blk IL Comma $500.
A. Cox to @. China & WI pit swt sec
17.Venicc $4,000.
G. Whitsell to f. Jenkinson pit swt
sec IL New Haven s3100.
G. Byrne to j. Ralph pit SET s. pit net
sec SO Bennington $4,000.
ID. Cooper to A. Richards Its 3 & a
blk 20 Corunna 1880.
A. Cole to Nj. Bedell nwt swf sec 3
Burns $l10O.
L. Farrer to A. Crickmore pit nw}
sec Hazelton 1925.
F. Comstock to J. Wildermuth et 1t
l blk % Owosso $500.
e. Patterson to l.. Green pit 1t ok
Dennison s add Durand $500.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-25
Probate Court.

Order was made admitting Lucy j.
Ainsworth, an insane person, to the
East Michigan Insane Asylum.
Frank H. Baker rendered his final ac-
count as administrator of the estat, Of
Agnes Baker, deceased. Discharge was
issued.
E. w. Ewell was appointed admins
traitor of the estate of Sally A. Hopkins,
deceased. F. Burt and H. w. Randolph
appraisers. The same with J. II. De-
Hart, commissioners on claims.
Claims were heard in the estate of E.
Spencer Robinson, deceased.
The final account of W. H Bigelow,
administrator with the will annexed of
the estate of John r. Bush deceased,
was allowed.
Peter Ser will render his final ac-
count as administrator of the estate of
William Shafer, deceased, on May 10Th.
On May Goth John Northwood executor
of the will of Thomas Wilson deceased
will render his final account.
KATHERINE E. KELSEY,
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-25
Hemorhoids Piles.

Sample mailed free-one application
gives relief-while the continued use of
Humphreys Witch Hazel Oil perma-
nently cures Piles and Hemorrhoids Elk
ternal or internal, Blind or Bleeding,
Itching or Burning, Fissures and Fistu-
las. Relief immediate-cure certain.
Sample mailed free. Three sizes, 25c,
soc and $1.00. Sold by all druggists, or
sent prepaid on receipt of price. Hum
phrey's Medicine Co., corner William
and John streets New York.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-25
CLOSE TO DEFEAT.
Rep. Aplin Says the Cuban Sugar Bill
Oaly Lacked Three Votes.

Representative HI. H. Aplin has writ
ten an interesting letter to the Bay
City Times Press in which he describes
the fight the congressman who are
friends of beet sugar have made against
the Cuban reciprocity bill. He says that
if the Democrats had stood to their guns
the bill would have been rejected on the
motion to bring it before the house,
but they were not willing to go on
record. On the first vote only differ
ence of three votes would have rejected
it. Mr.. Aplin says:
Whatever you may think about our
work here, want to assure you that
we have made a splendid fight under
the leadership of Joe Fordney of Sagi-
nav, who has been most indefatigable
worker, giving up his own pleasures in
order to serve the people of his district
and the entire state. He certainly
deserves special mention in our papers
for the good work he has done"
bad as it might have been, but that
there is never very much honor given
the side that loses. He declares the
Michigan delegation will fight to the
last ditch and do their duty by their
constituents as they see it. He con,
tinues:
IF the senate will contest this mea-
sire as strongly as the house has done,
and hold it up as long, we may then
have hopes that it will not be passed, at
least at this session. And by the time
of the next session of congress in De-
cember next, the leaders of the house
may conclude that the people do not
want the bill and let it die natural
death. We have hopes that we will
still injure the bill so that the leaders
will be ashamed of it and quit the work
they have so ingloriously commenced.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-25
yass wealth Of London.

Some idea Of the vast wealth of Lon.
don may be gathered from the fact
that the fire insurance carried by the
metropolis is now s4,550, 000, 900. Can.
ada's fire insurance amounts to $685..
257. OAG.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-25
Legal ranrle About wh,.Aers

Three friends Of Russian living al
Marlenburg gave him 100 marks ID
shave off his beard. But his wife in
terfered with a police notice to the
effect that she claimed part proprietor.
ship. The three friends are now suina
the husband for non-performance q
his contract
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-25

Prussia, on Decemhsr 1. 1900. ac-
cording to the oficial census figures.
had S4,472. 500 Inhabitants. Of whom
1871 ,425 were males and 1851, 0S4 fe-
males. The kingdom contained 81.
S17,577 Protestants, 12.113.670 Catho.
lies Qncluding Greek Orthodoxy, 139.
1877 members of other Christian secu
and 392,322 Jews.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-25
Aztec Language.

The Aztec language. in use in Mex
leo at the discovery of America, lacked
the sounds indicated by our letters b
d. Z, e, r, 1, ], and v.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-25

Cure the cough and save the life. :"
DR.. Woods Norway Pine Syrup cures
coughs and colds, down to the very
verge of consumption.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-25

Many are fond of Tapioca, but dis
like the trouble of soaking it. Use Mrs.
Austins Quick Lunch Tapioca. No
soaking
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-25

Mrs. Austin's Quick Lunch Tapioca
makes a delicious dessert, ready in
minute. No soaking required. AT all
grocers.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-25
Marriage Licenses.

Clifford B. Tasket, Antrim. ........ %
Cora B. Walworth, Burns. ....... IS
James E. Harvey, Shaftsburg. 49,. So
Lucy Grace, Shaftsburg. ....., 26
Bert S. Gristock, Owosso. ....... %
Emma Herberston, Owosso. 81
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-25

There's no soaking required If you
use Mrs Austin's & u;ck Lunch Tapioca.
Rea ly in minute. Your grocer can
supply you.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-25

Now good digestion waits on ap-
petite, and health on both" If it
doesn't, try Burdock Blood Bitters.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-25

Putting food into a diseased stomach
is like putting money into pocket with
holes. The money is lost. All its value
goes for nothing. When the stomach is
diseased, with the allied organs of
digestion and nutrition, the food which
is put into it is largely lost. The nutri-
ment is not extracted from it. The
body is weak and the blood i'm
poverished. The pocket can be mended.
The stomach can be cured. That sterl-
ing medicine for the stomach and blood,
Doctor Pierces Golden Medical Dis
covery, acts with peculiar promptness
and power on the organs of digestion
and nutrition. 1t is positive cure for
almost all disorders of these organs and
cures also such diseases of the heart,
blood, liver and other organs, as have
their cause in a weak or diseased con-
dition of the stomach.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-25
Ladies' Library Association.
The Ladies Library Association has
elected the following officers:

The Ladies Library Association has
elected the following officers:
President j. A. Church
Vice " Mrs. L. M. Beckwith
Secretary-Miss Georgia Colt
Treasurer Mrs. Walter Osborn
Librarian-Mrs. Z. A. Todd
Membership Board (holdlng OVER
Mrs. o. f. Webster, Mrs A. M. Hume
Elected for 2 years-Mrs. A. E.
Stever, Mrs. w. r. Smith
Association Committee-Mrs Chas
Allison, Mrs. Morris Osburn, Mrs. G. c.
Duff, Mrs. G. d. Stewart
Assistant Librarians, afternoons Miss
Bessie johnson, Mrs Z. Ii. Green
Assistant Librarians, evenings-Miss
Fannie Jones, Miss Lois Rigley.
Over 3, 700 books were drawn from the
library last year, which is in good
financial condition. The following is
list of new books just added:
The Odds Against Him. ...... .Alger
The COnqueror. ..............A Anterior
The Cavalier. ................. Gable
In the Fog. ..................D Davis
A Little Girl in old Boston. :. Douglas
our Jim. ----. ELLIS
The Young Gold Seekers of the
Klondike. Ellis
Dolly Madison. Goodwin
Audrey. Observation-Disclosures. Johnston
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1902-09-19
The lsnral school.

Mr.. Branson Of Georgia has recent
y told In the Worlds Work the story
of the nod.l rural schools which the
Federation Of Womcns Clubs is help
Ing to establish in that state. In
speaking Of one he said: "The com
mon school subjects will be taught,
Of course. But cooking, the cultiya-
tlon Of school gardens, half dozen
forms Of rcmuncratiye handicrafts, a
school library, a mothers club and a
fortnightly institute for the teachers
| Of the country will he some Of the
features Of this school," Yea, verify;
Why not include In the work OF the
school so much Of the work OF the
community as the children can appre-
ciate and employ in their own educa-
ton? a school Is q place In which
children should live and move and
have their being. 1t should reflect
the larger life without and prepare It's
pupils for q better life in the future
by helping them to live a trucr, more
normal life in the present. That
which is treated With respect in school,
whether 1t be arithmetic orgrammar,
cotton picking or hog raising, religion
or politics, will rarely be an object OF
contempt after school. Time and ex-
|pcricnce will eliminate what Is useless
|or harmful in the curriculum and
methods Of such experimental schools.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1902-09-19

7ftt'T
very line distinction us TO Tic a5S ;ssa .Soa
lnf political activity permissible to post
!. tiers. a postmaster, In view OF the
warnings that had been Issued against
Hpcrnicious activity" asked tile de-
partmclit to mako u closer definition
| Of the offence and asked these ores-
lions: /" Am ! prohibited from joining
y politlcal club? Can make voluntary
financial contributions for the good Of
Tho party? Would ! be prohibited
from acting as q delegate to u county,
congressional or State conyention?'
me assistant postmaster general made
this reply: "fn reply to your letter,
you are informed thai you arc not pro-
hiblted from Joining q political club,
nor making voluntary financial con.
tributions outside OF government
office or building, nor from acting as q
delegate to q county, State or Congress
siOnal convention. You should not,
however, serve as chairman Of q State
OF county committee, nor take active
part IN conducting q political conyen-
tlon, nor make. yourself. unduly pro-
minent In local political matters"
ycry fine and 1t will bo hard to keen
from crossing 1t. For instance, post
master may go to a convention but
may not take active part In conducts
Ing it, What Is tho use OF going il
one can t have a hand in tho doines Of
the convention, unless, OF course, the
R0sCmaster. should happen to hc a
!ttlatG ora GOrman and can sit hohind
The scenes and pull the wires without
appearing in the public oye at all If
he should happen to be a Bryan,
though or q Roosevelt, who must get
an an ghe g stage ana have plenty Of open
to make any hcadway under the re-
striotions OF the Postolice Donart.
ment. However, the important psrivi-
lcge OF contributing monoy to the
party's campaign fund Is carefully cx-
enpted from tho list Of indulgcnces
lIor9lddon TO postlnastcrs and that is
the main thing" ~
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1902-09-19
Chcap Teachers.

"rhc day will como when the great
majority Of taxpayers will pass by
ohlap teachers as the intelligent far
mcr now passes by inferior stock and
seed; as ho would pass by thousand
joltwagons or stage coaches to take
the passenger train. III the mean
time, IT is the duty Of educators OF
clear insight and devotion to courage
ously insist upon a higher standard
to do what they can to place the liccns-
Inc Of teachers in the most competent
hands" So says an exchange. This
Is true, but thot day will not come un-
TIL tho Taxpayers arc willing to pay
salaries that will command good teach
crs. AS long as schools are turned
ovor to those who will teach for the
lowest amount, the opportunities OF
tho chlldron will continue to be vast
cd The licensing Of teachers should
be placed Sin the most competent
hands," but the employment Of teach.
crS should be placed In hands equally
competent. Above all, parents with
children to educate, should give more
attention to the education Of their
children. They should visit the schools
and become acquainted with the
teacher who has beon entrusted with
The training OF the minds Of their chill.
dren. This Is an important work, and
none buta good man or woman should
be entrusted With 1t. a drinking OF
profanoo man should not bo allowed in
the schoOlrOQm, Yet many parents
do not SCom to regard the mnral nno Il.
tications Of tho man who teach their
children at all, so long as ho Is willing
to work for an amount barely
sufllcicnt to pay his board and buy
Whiskey to go on an occasional Jag.
Parents and trustees Mood an awaken
Ing on the educational line. Every
toWnshipin IN Orangoburg County should
have at loast one high school taught
by competent, Well-paid teachers.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1902-09-19
While the guns Of Fort Wright, on

While the guns Of Fort Wright, on
Fishers Island, N. Y, were firing on
the fleet In the mimic war. Wednes-
day, Edward Roy was Instantly killed
by tho premature discharge Of a 12-
inch gun, Harry A.. Davis died later
at the hospital from injuries received,
and q third mar, Samuel Ulevenger,
was severely wounded. Several others
suffered slight injuries. All the men
Wero privates Of the second company,
coast artillery, OF the regular army.
Roy was No. 2 man at the gun and
was handling tho powder. He had
put a 30-pound charge into the gun,
and had just pushed the breech block
into place Without locking 1t when the
explosion occurred. It is supposed
that q piccc Of burning rag had been
left In the gun. Roy was literally
blown to pieces. Davis was hit in the
chest by piece Of flying bono and
sustained fatal injuries.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1902-09-19
Hurrah for the Farmer,

Piping times Of plenty these should
be for the farmers in our great West il
the recent government crop report is
TO be trusted, says the Spartanburg
journal. According to the figures, we
shall have Invested. when the fields
are all cut and the shocks all gathered
m, the greatest crop ever known In
The history OF our agriculture. 1t Will
consist, SO the Official estimate runs,
OF q corn crop Of 2,422 ,0O0 900 bushels,
VA ,000 900 bushels OF wheat and 8OG,-
600, 900 bushels OF oats, an aggregate Of
3,862,000, 900 bushels for TIC three
grains. The general effect OF the crop
prospects is reflected in the way mer-
chants IN all sections save those in
Texas, where the crops were damaged
by The recent droughts, are in tho
markets as FREQ buyers OF goods Their
stocks, have been allowed to
run, down, and they are buying
froely for the trade and taking bet
Ter class Of goods than heretofore.
The feature OF the trade Is that goods
arc wanted earlier than in previous
seasons. All the factories are said to
nc Dusy. Railroads are having a larger
moyemcnt OF merchandise to the agri-
cultural soctions than last year, and
traffic generally is fully as heavy as last
year. Money Is plenty and cheap, and
the West never had SO much prospcri-
ty In sight. So, hurrah for corn! hurrah
for wheat! hurrah for oats! Uurrah
for all Of us, but especially hurrah for
tho farsighted, hardworking farmer
who planted the crop that has broken
the record! In thfs connection we
would ask why should not tho South
ern farmer show in this great prosperl-
ty that ha3 overwhelmed the farmers
OF the West? There Is but ono an
sWer, and that Is that our farmers
stick to cotton, while the farmers of
tho West diversity their crops
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1902-09-19
Eleotroollted.

Edward Parsons, white, Of 81 Mid
die street, member OF the Charles.
ton fire department, 81 years of age,
was clectrOcuted at IL. 10 O'Clock Wed.
ncsday morning on Wentworth street
near Meeting, by coming In contact
with live wire Of the Gordon Tclc-
phone Company which had fallen
across an electric wire Of the Consoli-
dated company at the corner OF Meet.
Ing and Wentworth streets. Death
was almost instantaneous.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1902-09-19
POWER OF SUPERSTITION,
Now York Worker Among the rgnor
ant Finds 1t Hard to
Combat,

Superstition Is force to be rcck.
oned with and not despiscd by those
who labor FOR the good of the poor
on the East side, as all college set
tlcmcnt workers will testify, saws
the New York Tribune. A philan.
thropic woman tells the following
experience:
a poor Italian housewife, living in
Mulberry street, had a swelling Of
the knee. She told me Of her trou-
BILE, and I gave her the address Of a
free dispensnry, where she went for
treatment. The treatment did not
cure hcr, and she drew out from the
savings bank n large part Of her lit-
tie hoard of savings, and in spite Of
all my protests paid it to gypsy
woman on the outskirts of Brooklyn
for charm. This charm consisted
of piece of parchment, on which
were written some queer characters,
The whole was tied up III a little bag
and was suspended by a string
around the patients neck, When
she showed it to mo laughed The
thing to scorn and tried to show her
how foolish she was to pay hard
earned money to n miserable quack.
could not convince hor Of her folly,
however, and SO gave up the effort,
trusting to time to prove me right.
The neighbors OF the woman with
the swollen knee soon heard Of her
gypsy charm, and one Of them who
had an eruption on the skin which
had long defied the power Of mcdi-
cine to remove it tbeggcd for copy
of the charm. The first woman was
ready to do this favor to her fellow
sufferer, and as neither could read
nor write they used n tcn-year-old
son of one Of them to make the
copy. This boy had been attending
a public school, and his parents were
exceedingly proud OF his ability to
read and write "Amcrican." But
the lad could make nothing Of the
gypsy writing on the parchment.
lie was equal to the OCCASION how
ever, and showed he had the making
of true American, for he would not
acknowledge defeat. What he wrote
was: ''Tlis is know good"
1t was not until some time after
ward that 7 heard of this, when the
woman with the skin trouble was
showing me the copied charm. When
saw the trick the boy had played
on both of them thought my vim
dication had truly come. But when
I explained 1T nll to her, she met me
with the knockdown argument:
swell, miss, 1t cured us both"
What could / sny to that?