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The Florence daily tribune., 1902-12-29

Old papers at this office for 20
cents per hundred. Just the thing
for putting under carpets. II
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-24
Martin On Leasing.

N. S. Tubbs, the popular sheep
mar of Custer recently wrote his
personal protest to Congressman
Martin against the proposed Bower
sock lease law. Mr.. Martin makes
his views on the, lease proposition
very plain in his reply, which will
be a source of qualification to the
small stockman of this state. His
reply is as follows:
House OF Representatives,
Washington, D. C.
Mr.. n. S. Tubbs, Custer City, S. D..
My Dear Sir: Your letter Of De-
cember 2Sth upon the subject Of a
government lease law is received. I
am glad to know your views Oh the
question. I have just received by
same mail a letter from Mr.. J. G..
Wenks, OF Sturgis claiming that the
peopleio that vicinity are nearly ali.
in favor of a lease law. Most Of the
letters have received upon the
subject, however, are opposed TO a
lease law, or at least are against it,
unless a bill can be prepared in such
form as to give the preference right
TO the settlers and small stockmen.
Ny own impressions have been, and
are, that the interests ofSour state
can best be protected, at least for
some years to come, by having no.
government lease law whatever. and
unless further investigation shall
lead me to modify my views this
will be my position upon. the subject,
We have already had some informal
consideration Of the question. If
any bill ofimportance upon the sub
jectis introduced, and if you will
send me apet:tion or remonstranceI
!! will be pleased to4lay the same be-
fore Congress for its consideration.
With good wishes, Iremain,s
Very truly yours,
.$ EBEN w. MARTIN. s$
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-24
The most remarkable family dis

The most remarkable family dis
covered by the census enumerator
was at a little village in Miller
county, Nc. The enumerator Of
that district reports thst he found
q Mrs. Henry Smith, aged 80
years, who was, during a brief
marriage Of seven years, the moth
er Of sixteen children, only one Of
them being a t.soltaire." There
We're two pairs Of twins, two sets
Of triplets, and one quintet--hve
sturdy boys averaging six pounds
each: They are all alive and well,
and their mother is as active and
strong as any woman in the state.
Remarkable as it may seem, too,
the fond and blushing papa is still
alive and we'll.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-24
NOT A FLATTERIAG OUTLOOK.

Frederick Patterson, the noted
English writer, asserts that Eng
land is being slowly bled to death,
while the government systematic
ally suppresses the truth and diff
fuses deceptive repot,s, among its
own people. He adds:
"Four successive attempts have
been made in four successive cen.
turies to accomplish just what we
are trying to accomplish in South
Africa. Ali four have failed. In
the sixteenth century Philip II Of
Spain, possessing unequalled nav
al and military forces and support
ed BY the undivided patriotism Of
the Spanish nation, tried for eight
years TO subjugate Holland, on
~ 70 bring disaster onto his own
country and to stimulate Holland
to great feats Of national progress
and accomplishment.
"In the seventeenth century
Louis Lou XIV Of Francestook up the
task that ruined Spain, wrecked
the. French monarchy and almost
wrecked France, but Holland con-
tinued TO flourish.
In the eighteenth century
George III Of Englandtried the
policy 81 insoience and nonsconces-
sionssupon the American colonies,
driving them out Of the British
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-24
klTTRIpeE FaVoRs LEAsE Law.

MI ihiHaE ragVisS LEaSE LRn,
Our own Senator Kittrldge is
cut with a frank denial that South
Dakota's congressional delegation
is a unit in opposition to proposed
leasing Of the public lands, i. e.
the vast cattle ranges Of the coun-
try. Senator Kittridge says he is
in favor of the proposition, thinks
ii is a good thing, and proposes
to support it with his vote and in
huence in the senate.
The UNION is opposed to the
proposed lease law chiefly because
Of the opportunity it will give the
large and wealthy cattle concerns
to force the small ranchman out of
business. In a previous discus
sion of the proposition this paper
endeavored to make this point
plain. The UNION has no quarrel
coming with the big cattlcman on
the lease question, but il does lot
believe in giving the big man the
right or power Of law to tell his
less wealthy neighbor to get off the
earth. There is nothing just or
right about that kind of a thing,
yet, boiled down, that is Just about
what this proposed lease law will
amount to here in South Dakota if
it passes.
While the small ranchman has a
sincere friend in the Jperson of our
Black Hills congressman, Hon. E.
W. Martin, he has an enemy to
his best interests in Senator Kit
fridge. This paper vigorously op-
posed Mr.. Martins election, but
it heartily endorses his position on.
the lease law proposition. Nor is
Senator Kittridge's attitude with
out explanation. For many years
he has been the salaried attorney
of wealthy corporatins, defending
them when they infringed upon
the rights of the public. That he.
should at this time pay little heed
to the welfare or interests of the
smaller and less influential citizen
is not surprising. 1t is the legiti-
mate result of making a United
States senator out of a high-salar-
led corporation attorney.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-24

Afew Of the republican papers
are frank to say that it isssstrange'
that the 6. {. p. members Of the
state board Of charities aud cor
recstiions conducted the reform
school Investigation" without
Notifying the populist member Of
that more Or less honorable body.
When We take into consideration
the way il which the Job was put
up, the manner in which it was
handled, the contemplate motive
back Of II and the makeup Of the
men mean enough to father such a
move, there isn't anything particu-
larry astrSaangge about it. Any
thing such q clique would DO would
not BE- strange.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-24

The statement has been made
that the negro race is on the de-
cline, but the figures prove that it
is on the increase. The percent
age Of increase among colored peo-
pie in the last decade is 17.S, and
there are now more than twice as
many Of them in the country as
there was in slavery days, and
they now constitute almost one
eighth Of our total population.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-24

South Carolina now raises tea
that retails at s12 a pound. That
state also has a couple Of United
States senators who habitually
raise something totally different
from the important product above
referred to-.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-24

empire and bringing vast loss and
national humiliation to the Eng
slish people.
"ln the nineteenth century Ma
poleon III of France sacrificed the
lives Of 100, 900 Frenchmen in an
attempt to tasten French suprem-
acy on distracted Mexico, but that
country, despite its distraction,
rallied to the standard of national
Ism and set at naught the far
mlghtler strength of the invader.
"Thus history teaches US unmis-
takably that one white people, no
matter how great and powerful,
cannot politically annihilate an
other. On the contrary, small,
hardy nationalities gather strength
from tyranny and attack, while
their assailants either quit the
struggle or sink into exhaustion
and confusion"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-24

AS The UNION predicted last week,
the reform school scandal has
developed.into a large chunk of
beautiful nothingn IS. And yet,
it is about as substantial as the
the fellows who fathered it.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-24

Stfayed-From range S miles south
of Rapid City, one roam COW, one HNss
orockie face COW and n yearlfng ~
heifer. all bearing above brand on: left
siaes Suitable reward for information
leading to receFary.-W, d. smith, Dali
zell, S. D.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-24

S For Sale:-Aboutt 100 tons Of ma
tive and alfalfa hay also leO acres
Of good pasture Withsrunning water.
Inquireo of Y. G. Anderson, Rapid
City, S 2. ii
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26

to learn all he could. II he was very
young boy, he might stand upon 9
chair to reach the cases. and under the
eyes OF the best man in the office
might set the column of small plea
jokes for the fourth page Of the paper
What matter, If, since he was learning
so much, after much travail, his proof
patiently marked by Mrs. Church. with
It's innumerable errors, looked like the
illustration of proof-sheet printed In
the textbooks? A little later he might
come into the Office to print an amateur
newspaper, delay, no doubt, the doing
or profitable work, but he never knew
from those kind friends that they fail
ed to attach to his labors the same i'm
portance that he did, nor that he was
the recipient of the favor rather than
they. There was in these little enthu-
siasms OF youth something so lovely
that they could never bear to chill
them.
In speaking of Mrs. Church, it is
hard to keep out the personal note:
She entered into her friends lives so
deeply and is so bound up with much
of their doings. AS one turns the
pages of memory, Mrs. Church is a
common figure in those pictures Of
days long gone. She was always in
the front seats at school entertain
ments and the like, notebook in hand,
anxious to be pleased, but knowing
good work. More than one trembling
youth, as he rose to do his part, meet
ing her kindly but earnest gaze, hoped
to win there an approving smile first
Of all. She was his friend, but he
knew that she had public duty to
do, and she stood to him as the public
itSa|
Our good friend was one of that
group of people who, when those now
in middle life We're young, made
Owosso a place to be proud of. small
though it was. Cultured, travelled,
thoughtful of the young people about
them, with high ideals, they formed a
body Of public opinion, which was, to
the boys of that time, deterrent
from wrong, an incentive to right II
those boys have measurably done
their duty in the world, it is partly due
to those good people.
And so. as she was patient, gener-
Gus, charitable, loyal, Jealous in bust
ness, helpful to her friends and her
public, to all who came within her
reach, can we say more? Do we not
every one of us, hope that someone,
somewhere, may, with equal reason,
say as much for us when we come to
lay down what we also may then call
the burden of mortality? We cannot
mourn for her as we do for the worker
snatched from us in the heat of the
day; her work was done. But thank
full that we had her friendship. thank
full for all the good she did and all the
happiness she had, we can only say,
with tender, unforgetting regard
Farewell, dear friend, Farewell.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26

Capt Sphinx by Sphinx, dam by
Louis Napoleon, recently reduced hi,
record from 2:Ost to 2:O6f.
Howard Pyle is just finishing work on
book, "The Story of King Arthur, "
which is companion volume to the
authors popular Robin Hood" It will
appear first as serial in st. Nicholas
magazine, very fully illustrated by the
artist-author. 1t is said to be no mere
recounting of old stories, but an entirely
new series of picturesque, romantic
tales woven about the old legend. of
King Arthur
Perhaps it is not generally realized
that the fine fishing which has been en-
joyed in the river this year is partly the
result of the enforcement of the game
and fish laws in the Saginaw and lower
.Shiawassee rivers by Deputy Game
Warden Ed. Carpenter of Saginaw,
brother of Geo. Carpenter of this city.
Heretofore in some years Saginaw fish
ermen have fairly barred the river with
nets which prevented their passage up
stream.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
Counterfeit Gold.

Few persons know that the gold used
in color printing and on picture frames
is made from composition powder or
bronze and spelter, and not from pure
gold leaf, but which, however, gives
the same effect. There is another arti-
Gle that is very much initiated, and that
is Hostetters Stomach Bitters. Spuri-
Gus dealers often refill the bottles, and
thus give them the same appearance as
the original, but unless they have our
Private Stamp unbroken over the neck
they are not genuine. Refuse all such
limitations. The genuine Hostetters
Stomach Bitters has an unequalled re-
card of cures of stomach complaints
back of it, such as dyspepsia, indiges
ton, constipation, biliousness, nevous
ness, insomnia, and malaria, fever and
ague.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
GA - o7TA.
Bears the n1h' Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature ss &EzzzZm
Back Again to School.

Back again to school, dears,
Vacation days are done,
You've had your share of frolic,
And lots of play and fun.
You've fished in many brook, dears
And climbed up many hill;
Now back again to school, dears,
To study with will.
We all can work the better
For having holiday,
For playing ball and tennis,
And riding on the hay.
The great old book of Nature
Prepares us plain to see
How very we'll worth learning
All other books may be.
SO back again to school, dears,
Vacation time is done;
You've had merry recess,
With lots and lots of fun.
You've been liketcolts in pasture,
Unused to bit and rein,
Now steady, ready, children,
It's time to march and train.
'Tis only ounces loiter
When sounds the school bells call,
SO fall in ranks, my boys and girls,
And troop in, one and all.
For school is very pleasant,
When, after lots of fun,
Vacation days are over,
And real school works begun.
MARGARET E. SANGSTER.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
How He Could Disperse Them.

A street preacher in city in Scot
land called policeman who was pass
Ing and complained about being an
noyed by certain section of his au-
dience and asked him to remove the
Objectionable ones. "Weel, ye see." re-
piled the cautious officer, at would be
hard job for me to spot them, but
I'll tell We what I'd dae II were YOU"
What would you do?" eagerly in
CURED the preacher. Just gang
room wi The hat"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
Help the Dorcas Home.

To the membership of secret socie-
ties, churches, and all organizations
having for their object benevolence
and charity:
About year ago the Dorcas Society
of Owosso was making a noble, but
what at the time seemed to be an un-
successful effort to pay for the beauti-
full home they occupied. Knowing
something OF the useful work this
society was doing and being myself a
member Of number of secret socie-
ties, wrote letter for publication
in which / appealed to the different
societies of the county of Shiawassee
to come to the aid OF the Dorcas socie-
ty by each giving what they thought
they could spare from their treasures
to help clear the Home Of debt. They
made noble response and the Home
was fully paid for. The officers and
members who prompted them to rem
der assistance at that time would still
be with them, particularly when they
know how their former help was ap-
preciated.
This is a noble work and these brave
christian women who have charge of
it have given their best time and
work to help it along. Now they ap-
peal to, not only the hearts and
minds, but also to the pockets Of the
good people Of Shiawassee county to
help pay this debt and make provision
for the care Of these poor orphans dur
ing the coming winter.
Will each lodge, each church, and
each young peoples society Of the diff
ferent churches read this letter to
their members, and IL they feel they
can in any way help the Dorcas board
they will help a good work. The
board Of the Dorcas Society have since
worked hard to keep the Home up
but with all their sacrifices and eff
forts they now find themselves two
months behind on the running expen-
ses. They have at present twenty
homeless children protected, clothed
| and fed In the Home, children who If
deprived of this home would have to
be returned to the streets with no one
to care for them and winter almost
| upon them.
Unless the christian people and ben
evolent societies of this county come
to their assistance the Home must be
closed. The president of the society
called on me and told me now they
we're situated. Believing that IL /
made another appeal to the same peo-
pie who so cheerfully came to their aid
before, the same noble spirit would re-
spond, and that all will feel better be-
cause they have done something for
this home.
| Now will all the members OF the
aforesaid lodges, societies and church
es act at once? II so the response will
be prompt and cheerful. AS 1t is do
ing a good work for the whole county,
we would ask that this letter be pub
lished in all the papers in the county
so that the appeal may be general and
all may have the privilege Of aiding as
they feel they can. Your response to
Ethis appeal means much to these or
phans. Will you not come to their
help? Fraternally yours,
T. b. SCOTT, Owosso.
County papers please copy.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
All Were Saved.

For years 1 suffered such untold mis-.
cry from Bronchitis" writes j. H.
Johnston. of Broughton, Ga, ''that of
ten was unable to work. Then, when
cured by DR.. Kings New Discovery fol-
Consumption. My wife suffered in.
tensely from Asthma till it cured her
and all our experience goes to show il
is the best Group medicine in the world.
A trial will convince you it's unrivaled
for Throat and Lung diseases. Guar
anteed bottles soc and $1.00. Trial bot
ties free at Will E. Collins q Co. and
John 5. Haggart.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26

Mrs. Jane A Church died at her home
on north Washington street at six o'clock
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Church had no disease, but for
several months has been simply fading
away. Part of the time she was un-
conscious but would occasionally rouse
up and recognize those about her.
Friends and relatives realized from the
first that death was but question Of
time.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
Glass and Pottery spcoImen..

The Duchess Marie of Saxe-Coburs-
Gotha has presented the national mu-
scum in the Veste. above the town
of Coburg, with a valuable collection
of glass and pottery, which is valued
at G25,000 and. contains many unique
specimens. It is to bear the name OF
the Duke Alfred Collection" and
anyone interested in the subject may
have access tc 1t.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
Chestnut and Hickory Grating.

The art of grating may be quickly
learned, but uniform success is diff
cult to obtain. even with experience OF
long standing. Chestnut grating is
considered one OF the most difficult
operations and the best hand is never
completely successful. The hickory is
perhaps quite as uncertain.-Meehan's
Monthly for February.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
PROVE. Cigarette Smoking HarmfuI.

Proves Cigarette Smoking Harmful
The superintendent Of the schools at
Kokomo, Ind, publishes a statement in
which he says that he can prove that
scholars who are addicted to the CT ar
cite habit are two years behind those
who are not victims Of the habit. He
says that of the 1900 boys in the
schools, 400 are confirmed smokers.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
Marriage Licenses.

Matthew j. Dillon, Hazelton. 49,. %
Addie Hughes, Hazelton. ........ %
VIM. III. Kellogg, Hazelton. 49,. 40
Nellie McDuff, Yale. -. ....... AZ
John w. Fourier, Owosso, ........ As
Ida M. Gillett, Bennington. 49,. 3S
Henry n. Marks, Sault st. Marie. 20
Marjorie NJ. Brown, Owosso. 80. 26
Thomas A. Benedict, Sciota. ....... A
Mary Stark, SciOta. .............. 80
R. A. Lord, Owosso. ....... 49,. "a
Ethel Mel can, OwossO. "a
Sidney j. Shipman, Venice. ........ 90
Lulu B. Young Caledonia. ...... 81
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
Work of Joel Chandler Harris.

Joel Chandler Harris. the author.
lives in little frame cottage in At
lanta, Ga. He writes from six to sew
en- hours a day, turning out from 1900
to 1000 words, using a typewriter.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
AGENTS WANTED

LIFE or r. DEWITT TALMA0E. by his Son,
REV FRANK DEWITT TALMAGE and asso-
ciate editors OF christian Herald. Only book
endorsed by Talmage family. Enormo5s profit
for agents who act quickly. Outfit ten cents
Writeimmedately CLARK s. CO.. 222 :. 4,h
St., Philadelphia, Pa. Mentionthis paper.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
suilivan's Truthful Remark.

John l.. Sullivan has been recog-
nized as a truthful as well as a fight
ing man. 1--WE made a monkey Of
myself again." he said the other day.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26

No trouble to prepare quick break
fast if you have Mrs. AuStin's famous
Pancake Flour. Ready in moment.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26

WANTED.-A TRU STWORTHY GENTLE
man or lady In each county to manage business
for an old established house of solid financial
standing. A straight, bona fde weekly cash
salary OF $500 paid by check each Wednesday
with all expenses direct from headquarters
Money advanced for expenses. Manager, $40
UaXton Bldg, Chicago. IL
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26

When doctors fail, try Burdock Bic Cd
Bitters. Cures dyspepsia, constipation
invigorates the whole system.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26

Takes the burn out; heals the wound;
cures the pain. DIR. Thomas Electric
OIL the household remedy.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26

Our farmer readers are not over joy
full at the prospect of hard fall plow-
ing. The baked conditions of the land
in the fall makes hard work for those
who do not use the Wonder plow
trucks, as advertised elsewhere. These
are easily attached and will make plow-
ing easy in the hardest soil. No farmer
can afford TO be without this great
labor-saver. Write for particulars to
the Wonderplow Co., ST. Clair, Mich.
New scheme of Organ Grinder.
A new development In the organ
grinders art has appeared In London.
A boy dressed as pretty girl. with
big poke bonnet and much-beflounced
skirts, accompanies the street musi-
clan and dances to all the new music
hall melodies. The performance gives
no end OF delight to the youngsters and
multiples the pennies that fall into
the Golfer of the musician.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26

Nasal Catarrh quickly yields to treat
ment by Elys Cream Balm, which is
agreeably aromatic. 1t is received
through the nostrils, cleanses and heals
itself A remedy for Nasal Catarrh
which is drying or exciting to the
diseased membrane should not be used
Cream Balm is recognized as a specific
Price 80 cents at druggists or by mail
A cold in the head Immediately dis
appears when Cream Balm is used, Ely
Brothers. So Warren street, New York.