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The colored American., 1902-01-11

ungraciously at the hands Of The Guar
dian because Of his expr ssion ofconfid-
ence in the wisdom Of B poker T. Wash
Ington.
Capt. Chas. L. Mitchell who worked
for his race with VIM Lloyd Garrison.
who lost a leg In the Civil War fighting
to hberate his race when the Editor de
factO Of The Gu uaidian was sucking
sugar tits" and wearing kits on 8
Mississippi plantation, a1d Who after
the war, was elected to the Massachus-
etts Leg g'slature by q greatful constitu-
ency and at the expiration of his term
wss trar s'erred to the U 8. Custom
House where he has since held lucra.
tive position, has also come Under the
ban of The Guardian. Capt Mitchell
is one OF the most substantial colOred
citizens of Boston and has done as
much, IL not more. than any other coll
ored man living in this city towards OBJ
tanning employment for young men and
women Of his race Such services, how.
ever did not shield him from the sneers
OF The Guardian after he said:'I believe
In Booker T. Washington"
Mr.. w. 81. Lewis, who, because of
bis scientific knowledge of foot. ball, Ia
the most widely known young colored
man In college ircles to-day, who Is q
graduate OF the Harvard Law School
and has lucrative practice in Boston
and who will soon take a seat in the
Massachusetts, Legislature from q dis.
trict In Cambridge, Mass, where there
are not dozen colored voters-the sol
i'ary representative of his race In that
august assembly-he, too, has had
hurled at him such q fus' i ade Of opprO-
brious epithets as to make ones cheeks
burn with shame for The Guardian lack
of the sense of common decency. And
why? Because. at q banquet given In
honor of Mr.. Washington by the Busi-
ness Mems League of this city, he was
manly and gorgeous enough to say In
effect IL or years have misunderstood
Mr. Washingt and criticised him;
now L understand him AID am with
him" After intima ting that mercen-
ary motives actuated Mr.. Lewis to pur.
sue the course that he did, 1t closed It's
scurrllous attack by saying: 'rhere Is
not a true and tried well-wisher OfLeW-
Is Who would not thousand times
ra' her have seeD d overs heaped around
his O. fiji q than around tis pl are for such
q service"
MIR. Roscoe G. Bruce, the honored con
of an honOred father, the late Sena or
3. 4. Bruce, the Guardian has given
the most unkindest cut Of all" Its
unne oessary to say anything Of Er.
Bruce by way OF fintroduct.ol. His re-
markable career In Harvard College for
nearly four years speaks for him.
Though little beyond his majority he
has the elOquence of Greek combIned
with the wisdom of philC s1pher and
Ii so reflned and gentlemsnIy In his
bearing that he has been dubbed ths
Harvard Gentleman" In q pre-emi-
nent degree he is the ideal of Harvard
College. His latest honor Is his elsc-
uOu As class orator for next June.
There is nothirg visionary about him.
de is q hard student of soci LOGICAL
questions AID locke fa ,t. szDara,x a.,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14
With n Grim of Salt.

The earliest record of the saying,
"With n grain of salt" dates back to
the year 90 B. c., when the great Pom
pey entered the palace of Mithridates
and discovered among his private pa
pers the description of an antidote
against poisons of all sorts, which was
composed of pounded herbs. These, ac-
cording to the recipe, were to be taken
with a grain of salt. Whether this was
meant seriously or as warning sar-
casm is not known, but thenceforth it
became the custom to say that doubt
full preparations should be taken with
q grain of salt.
From this the meaning got trans
ferred to sayings of doubtful truth
attic SALT was Greek synonym for
wit or penetration, and the Latin word
'sal" had somewhat of the same mean
ing. 1t is thus easy to see how the
saying, Cum grano salis," could have
come to mean the necessity Of accept
ing doubtful or suspicious statements
with grain Of SALT" -.4.s,,. "a
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14
The Oriental and His Rugs.

A recent writer on oriental rugs says
that there is no arbitrary test by which
an inexperienced person can tell gen.
uine rug from a bogus one. Knots and
strands mean nothing except in con-
nection with other important elements
Shades and spots are initiated. Wash
ing the rug to discover If it has been
painted over with brush and water
color frequently leads only to the dis
covery of a bad spot in an otherwise
fine rug. The oriental dyer does his
work according to his own sweet will.
Between the puffs of q cigarette and
the gossip of his friends he dips his
material in the dye tub. Only the eX-
pert knowledge Of the old rug buyer
can be depended on. These buyers go
to the great fairs OH the edge Of the
desert, where once year the men Of
the east gather to haggle together.
Sometimes western buyers push into
Persia and the Caucasus to search out
rare weaves in the homes of the weav-
ers, but the venture is always attended
with some danger from native hostil-
ity. 1t is said that the annals Of COM
merce contain greater romances than
were ever woven around tales of war.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14
An old Time remedy.

In the ice chest of Germantown
residence there are always lying four
or five big keys. This Is because the
nose of the little son OF the house
bleeds every few days, and nothing
stops the hemorrhage like the dropping
Il large. cold key down the chlld's back,
says the Philadelphia Record. lie
squirms and cries out before the shock,
and then. In moment he is well. his
nose stops bleeding. \ physician said
that the cold key remedy for the hem
orrhage Of the nose was as old. he sup
posed. ais keys themselves are. 1T Is n
very good remedy" he went ON, land
it's curative power is due to the shock 1t
gives. But isn't 1t an odd thing to use
IL cold key? Almost as odd. to my mind,
as the candle with which some persons
tallow their noses when they have a
cold. But the candle remedy does no
good, so far as l can see, whereas the
key remedy is one of the best in the
business"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14
CARIBOU MURDER.
The Newfoundland Bfshcrneuy NM
Hundreds For Sailing.

Newfoundland is probably the only
country in the world where veillson.
sailed or fresh, is a staple article OF
diet for the masses.
The coast folk make their plans with
method and elaboration.
From the harbors where they reside
they go in their boats to the rivers and
fiords which strike into the interior.
When navigation is no longer possible,
they debark and continue on foot to
the deer country. They carry barrels
filed with salt and sometimes 60 in
large companies. When the rendezvous
Is reached, they camp. They ambush
themselves along promising lead" or
deer track, armed with long six foot
muzzle loading sealing guns which
they charge with about 'eight fingers"
of coarse gunpowder and "slugs" of
lead, fragments of iron or bits OF rusty
nails, whichever they may have. They
fire point blank into a herd of caribou
as it passes and, being usually good
shots. contrive to kill almost anything
they aim at or to wound it so badly
with these dreadful missiles that 1t
soon collapses. Then they skin and cut
up the meat. for these men know lit
tie of every trade, and pack it in the
barrels. with the salt as preservative.
Outing
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14
Prairie Flower. of Fancy.

A brief for the state in an early Ne
braska case INDUCES in the following
prairie flowers of fancy:
plaintiffs in error are afraid that the
honor and dignity Of the state will suf-
fer, and they invoke for the claimants
broad principles of natural equity and
the claim that neither the laws gov
erning courts nor the constitution ap-
plies to them. The logical sequence is
this-that persons who hold claims
against the state are q favored class,
who can alone make wings of Justice
and right to fly to that mystic region
above and beyond the trammels of law,
and where such unjust things as con-
tracts and written constitutions do not
exist, but where for them a straight
and narrow pathway leads to the,treas-
ury, whose doors, without stint or de-
lay, turn softly on golden hinges to adj
nit them. Yet if l do not very much
mistake this court these wings will
unfeather in their flight, and claimants
against the state must fall to common
level with all other litigants and stand
up to the rack where is fed that good
old fodder of Justice and right as ad-
ministered by our courts"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14
Her Complaint.

Jane was patient in one Of the
large public hospitals. She boosted a
cough which was more than suspected
to be fake" cough rather than
bronchial or pulmonary.
The kindly young physician in
charge of the ward allowed her some
harmless remedies. One day he said
to her:
"Ah, Jane. fear you are bad case
of hypochroNdria"
SIS that it, docther" said Jane.
much impressed.
The next morning there she was
again, asking for her little dose.
Pm very bad with it the day, doc
ther."
with what?" asked the doctor.
vivid what We were namin' for me
yestiddy." she replied. 1T gave me no
peace at all last night"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14
Chaplin.

Mr.. Pierce and wife, of Niagara Falls,
are visiting their uncle, Henry Pierce
Mr.. and Mrs. Howell were called to
Ohio last week by the death of Mrs.
Howell mother-George Brown visit
ed his sister, Mrs. Libbie Bowman, last
week-George Hickey, of Chaplin, and
Eta Owens, of Brady, were married at
Henderson Nov. 5-Will Roberts and
daughter, Emma. of Lenawee county,
visited at A. B. Gilbert's last week.
Rachel Robinson, aged 10, fell from a
buggy while riding home from school
Thursday night and broke her leg above
the knee-The Baptist dinner social
at the home of Mrs. William Coverdale
was well attended; proceeds $S-Miss
Alice Winterburn, of Pontiac, is visit
ing her mother.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14
A Sound SIeeper.

At the Francois theater in Paris one
evening during the performance Of
play by Sonnet a spectator was OBJ
served to be slumbering. Look" said
Dumas to the author, who. was sitting
near him, you see the effect produced
by your tragedy" But the next even
ing at the same theater it happened
that the play was one of Dumas own,
and it happened also that gentleman
in the stalls was overpowered by sleep.
Sonnet being present noticed this, and,
with infinite satisfaction, tapping Du-
mas on the shoulder and pointing to the
offender, he said, please notice, my
dear Dumas, that your plays can send
people to sleep as well as NINE" "Not
at ALL" was the ready answer; that's
our friend of yesterday. He has not
woke up yet"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14
AN UNCHANGED BILL.
The Clothing Merchant Was Too
Much For the College Professor.


The Clothing Merchant Was Too
Much For the College Professor. E
Ex-President Gates of Amherst col
lege was man with three salient char,
acteristics-belief in compulsory. wor.
ship as a means of grace, nicely of Ian
guage and fondness for bargain hunt
ing that was almost feminine. AS Illus
trative of the latter il is told that on a
certain occasion Mr.. Gates bought for
SO n pair of trousers that had been
marked at SO and had them charged.
The first of the month bill came in:
"To one pr. pants, 3d."
Mr.. Gates crossed off the pants" and
substituted trousers" then remaied
the bill. The first of the next month an
other bill came in:
ITO one pr. pants, So"
This time the bill was returned, as
before, but with the following legend:
Dear Mr.. Thompson-I am always care
full about the language l use and like 9TH
er people to be the same.
The first of the third month Mr..
Gates received bill:
ITO one pr. pants, &c."
This time he went in person to visit
Mr.. Thompson. He explained his posi-
ton. Thompson looked at him a mo-
ment and then replied:
president Gates, I've been In the
clothing business for twenty-five years,
an during them twenty-five years ev-
erything in my shop above So has been
trousers and everything below So has
been pants. It's pants you got. and,
egad, sir, it's pants you'll pay for
New York Times.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14
smnllest People In the World.

The inhabitants of the Andaman is
lands are the smallest race Of people in
the world. The average height Of a full
grown Andaman is feet 8 inches, and
few weigh over seventy-six pounds.
They are marvelously swift of foot
and as they smear themselves over
with a mixture Of oil and red ocher
present a very strange appearance.
Few travellers care to encounter any of
these bellicose little people. for their
skill in throwing the spear and in using
the bow is only equaled by their readi-
ness to attack strangers.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14
Durand.

Work is progressing on the new $780,
900 Grand Trunk depot-A. H, Lander,
master of transportation, has been re-
moved from Battle Creek to this town,
rs the work could not be done from
that point-Miss Ella O'Brien is at
tending the Detroit Business College in
Detroit-Miss Lena Pratt, of Otsego,
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. G. G.
Chrouch-Mrs James Geahan has re-
turned from Reed City, where she has
been taking care of her mother, who is
very ill-Miss Cathcart, of Flushing,
visited her aunt, Mrs. Lyons, last week
Mrs. G. w. Beck is entertaining
her father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Green, formerly Of Charlotte. They
are ON their way to East Hampton,
Mass, where they will make their
home---Mr Henry Childs has returned
from a four weeks visit with rela-
tives in New York and New Jersey
Engineer Edward Van Aiken left
last week for trip to Montana-Mrs.
J. w. McGraw is visiting relatives in
Muskegon this week-Engineer Nc
Graw is running the passenger train
between Owosso and Muskegon-The
Kings Daughters will hold their annual
fair in the city hall Dec. and 5-The
band boys gave concert to $50 house.
The proceeds go to pay for their uni
forms. They make very pretty ap-
naaranca in their new s11its
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14
Oakley.

Mrs. Amos Parshall visited in Owosso
the latter part of last week-Mr and
Mrs. Jesse arrived from Ohio last Thurs
day-Mrs. Ed. Estes left last week
for Buffalo to join her husband, who
has position there-Mrs. Phillip
Mickle visited relatives in Owosso a few
days recently-Ed Barrett and daugh-
ter were in Saginaw Friday-F. F.
Spiegel was in Saginaw, Friday-Ike
Ismond and o. !. Merrell left Friday
for Houghton Lake for deer hunt
b. B. Finley was in Owosso, Friday
Fred Demun was in Owosso, Saturday
Under Sheriff Burgess was in town
Friday-H. S. McKeeby moved his
family to Henderson, Saturday-Rob
Tobias now occupies the Hoffman
house,. A. Leonard, of Albany N.
Y, was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. b.
Hoffman few days recently-Allie
Forbes was home from Grand Rapids
over Sunday--Mrs. Helen Anderson
was in Owosso Saturday--A number
of the members of Oakley lodge ]. O. o..
f. attended lodge at Henderson Satur-
day EVENING". w. Miller ,Tr was in
Flint the first of the week Mrs.
Tracy Forbes entertained her neices, the
Misses Hazel and Matella Haley, of
Chesaning, Saturday and Sunday
As was announced last week, Professor
Goodrich, Of Albion college, occupied
the M. E. pulpit Sunday Mr.. Goodrich
is powerful speaker and held the con-
gregations best attention for full hour.
Everybody was well pleased with his
discourse and we hope to have the
pleasure of hearing Mr. Goodrich again
Miss Maud Beardsley closes very
successful term of school in district No.
A of New Haven, this week. Miss
Beardsley has the contract for the
balance of the year in that district
Mr.. and Mrs. James Strong, of Ononda-
ga, Mich, are the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Sell--Several Henderson
people attended church here Sunday
john Whitney, w. B. Mickle and
Sam Shuster have gone north to try
their luck at the deer
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14
supply mt Hand.

Employment Agent have a cook
that will just suit you. She Is young
widow and ia very fond Of children.
Mrs. Richleigh-But we have no chill
dren.
Employment Agent-Oh. that'll be all
right, ma'am. She has six of her own.
Chicago News.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14
He Didn,t Tnke the Hint.

Chicago once had as its superintend-
ent of city schools a bachelor named
Rowland, whose gruffness of manner
and love of neatness were proverbial.
Going into the room of young and at
tractive teacher one day. Mr.. Rowland
took notice of an untidy desk and
carelessly arranged bookshelf, and,
pointing his finger at them, queried
brusquely:
What kind of housekeeper do you
think you'd maker
"Why, Mr.. Rowland, are you looking
for one?" was the humorOusly quizzical
reply.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14
Mextco.s Dirtiest City.

Merida. the capital Of Yucatan is, 1t
is said, the richest city in Mexico in
proportion to it's population. which is
placed anywhere from $4,000 to 10000.
1t is also the dirtiest city in Mexico,
which is saying something very I'M
pleasant, for there are few clean cities
in the sister republic. Merida has
neither water nor sewerage system,
and that it is not depopulated every
year speaks well for the constitutions
of the inhabitants.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14
WANTED-Canva agents to act as
FIELD MANAGERS.

who have had specially successful experience
in selling books to travel in the interest of en-
ploying and training other canvassers. VIII
pay both salary and commission with the view
TO making the income from the latter large
State fully length OF experience, name and num-
Der of books Sold time engaged. etc. None but
canvassers of successful experience and capac-
~ for training and handling men need apply.
Aifwss.
GUARANTEE PUBLISHING COMPANY,
81 North Second Street. st. Louis, Mo
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14
Probate Order.

state OF Michigan, County OF Shiawassee, S.
At q session OF the Probate Court for said
County held at the Probate ONCE, IN the City OF
Corunna. 'on the 10th day of November,
A d., 1909
Present. Matthew Bush, Judge of Probate.
In the matter OF the estate OF Pentha L.
Greenman. deceased.
On filing the petition Of Florence Greenman,
praying for the probate OF the will Of said de-
ceased now filed in this Court
1t Is ordered. that the sth day OF December
next, at ten o'clock In the forenoon, at said
Probate once, be appointed for hearing said
petition.
And II is further ordered, that copy OF this
order be published three successive weeks
previous to said day Of hearing. In THE Ow0ssO
TINES. newspaper printed and circulating In
said county OF Shiawassee
CA true copy.) MATTHEW BUSH.
Judge of Probate.
By KATHERINE Il. KELSEY.
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14
An item In Demand.

He was cutting an item from news
paper.
at tells how q house was robbed, and
l want to show it to my wife," he ex-
planned.
"What good will that dor" friend
inquired.
"a whole lot" was the reply. "You
see. this house was robbed while the
man was at church with his wife,"
"Sayv' exclaimed the friend excited
ly, "you haven't got duplicate copy of
that paper, have you"-Chicago Post.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14
His Grace.

Bishop Wilberforce used to tell sto-
ry of greedy clergyman who when
asked to say grace looked anxiously to
see If there were champagne glasses
on the table. If there were, he began,
"Bountiful Jehovah" But If he saw
only claret glasses he said, 1--WE are
not worthy of the least of thy mercies."
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14
Michigan Central Stock Yards, Detroit

Cattle were dull at Detroit Live Stock
Market. Thursday, Nov 18th quality;
poor; prime steers and heifers, 1926 a. e6 90
handy butchers, e425 a 500; common. s2.b0 %
3, 90 Gamers COWS. $3.50 @2.t0; stockers and
feeders, active at $500 49,
Mich cows, steady at $500 a 5000; calves
active AT N.6U 90 Z Oh
Sheep and lambs active; quality mixed ;
prime lamps. t4.75 a "a 30; mixed, 1880 4.g5,
culls. tl.t0 a e2.50.
Hogs lower, quality fair; prime mediums
TESS a 1896; Workers, Is. a $50; pigs %. 20 0
Is so. roughs, $3.50 a $50; stays one-third on
cripples, 100 per cwt. on.
Receipts-Cattle 800, calves 2a,; sheep. 25c0
hogs, 600.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14
His Blur Won.

Thought your dad wasn't going to
send you back to collegeY
Eyes, dad did kick at the expense,
but threatened to stay at home and
help him run the business, and he de-
cided college would be cheaper. DE
troit Free Press.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14
Helpful Husband.

Cicero Moke-I came to tole yo,'
ma'am. dat Lucy Brown, who done
leabe yo' yistiddy, ain gwine lib out no
mo-, 'kase she married me today.
Mrs. Hauskeep-Indeed! Well?
Cicero Moke-Well, fought mebbe
yo' might let her do yo' washin'. I'm
a drummin' up trade for her dis morn
in .-Philadelphia Press.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14
A Subafftute.

Judge-Of course l might let you of,
Casey. II you had an alibi.
Casey-Shure. yer honor. OF haven't
wan about me. but here's me lasth
quarter II that'll timpt ye.-Philadel-
phia Bulletin.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14

The Bud-Why does Mr.. Spatts wear
such short trousers?
~Brother-Becaus they nt him. I
asked him for a ANAL loan. and he
said he was 70 short his corns made his
head ache.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14
One Live Man Wanted

as your company for Hamlet COM
plete"
Eyes," answered Mr.. Stormington
Barnes. ':All want is good. live
young man for the ghost. Washing
ton Star.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14
Have some Municipal Ways.

"Your town is getting to be quite
city, isn't It'll?
"Well, l don't know. Sometimes
think we're a city and sometimes
don't. We wear swallowtail coats at
evening parties, but we haven't had a
street car strike yet."-Chicago Trib-
une.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14
1902.

man say nothing The resemblance
may cease the moment you open your
mouth.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14

Next to an aggressive church prop
erly conducted public school is the most
potent promoter of public morals.
B. CARLYLE.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14

If the price of coal goes too high, you
know, you can wear mustard plaster
on your back. No one has to feel
chilly.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14

Taking the world as whole. 25 per
cent die before they reach the age OF
seventeen.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14

A diploma from good school is like
the shoulder straps of an officer-it in
dicates higher rank and higher pay.
j. w. War;.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14

Experience worries more men than Il
teacheA-Chicago News.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14

Wanted-Lady agent to handle our
custom made walking and dress skirts;
good wages and steady employment.
Ideal Garment Mfg Co., Ann Arbor,
Mich.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-14
g HIM.

This signature is on every boz Of the gsuuiss
Laxative Bromo-Q uinine T.sas.
80 ssmedy that cures cold In 90 81