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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-29

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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16
CAST OR &
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always eeaghi
Bears the n u0z
Oakley

The Newcomb family were detained
here until Friday morning by one of
their horses being lame They gave
half price entertainment Thursday
evening but the attendance was small
House cleaning is in full blast now
adays and the men folks are trying to
squeeze through on half rations-
Mesdames j. B. Hoffman and L. A.
Leonard were in Owosso Friday-Mr.
and Mrs. Pat O'Rourke are entertaining
a nine and one-half pound youngster,
born friday. Ferguson left his
house about two weeks ago and has not
been heard from since, all inquiry fail
ing to reveal his whereabouts-Ruth
Merrell is sick with the mumps--Mrs.
j. Hill and daughter, Seba, and Mrs. o.
!. Merrell attended the funeral of
Grandma Williams, at Eeston, last
Wednesday---W.J J. Marshall held the
eighth grade examination in Oakley
the 9th and 10th--Chas. Steel, OF
Houghton Lake, returned homo Satur-
day--Miss Dollie Brennan, Of Saginaw,
spent Sunday with her aunt i'll Oakley
Mrs. j. Mccarthy, of Owosso, spent
Saturday with friends in Oakley
Miss Hettie Spencer returned home
from Bancroft, Friday--Mesdames j.
Hill and 0. I. Merrell and Miss Seba
Hill, of Oakley, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Stewart, in Easton, Wednesday,
w. w. Burgess was in town Saturday
p. Miclle has finished painting l..
Y. Howells buildings-Wm. Coffee
delivered fourteen pictures to his
patrons in Hazelton last week-R. T.
Satterley, of Vernon, spent Saturday
with friends in Oakley-H. Mont
gomery, of Oakley, held the eighth
grade examination at Burt the 9th and
1Cth-Aiore beautiful snow Saturday
morning Allie Parshall was in
Owosso Saturday-Mis Maud Boards
ley entertained a friend from Battle
Creek over Sunday-Clarenc Boards
ley has the mumps-E. N. Middaugh
came from Owosso Monday night to
attend the village council-Miss
Minnie Bronson is gaining slowly. We
are in hopes to see her on our streets
again soon-H. G. Wickham, our
jurymsn, left for Saginaw Monday
morning-Mrs. NJ. Kundinger re-
turned to her home in Saginaw Wednes-
day night, after spending week with
her mother, Mrs. J. Chamberlain, as.
sisting in the care of Grandma Williams
- Mr.. and Mrs r. Adams, of Easton,
spent Sunday in Oakley with his brother,
Asa
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16


None complain about 1901 prices, but
say they fear the future.
Mr.. Atkins stated that we DESTROYED
Cubas government and gave them moth
ing In return. Do such remarks come
from patriotic Americana say, mol
Mr.. Kelley, of New York, made so
little OF our beet sugar industries as to
say it supplied the people of the United
states but one day in the year. He
made a great mistake, for Louisiana
produces 100000 tons of cane sugar
and the United States about 1855. 600
tons of beet sugar. Our insular posses
sions produced 500, 900 tons, OF total of
over 100000 tons out of total con-
sumed of 2,36O,5s5 long tons estimated
for 1901.
So you can see that with what sugar
is produced in the United States, $780,
600 tons, we supply our people seventy
seven and one-third days in the year.
The beet sugar supplies us for twenty
three and one-fifth days in each year, or
% Is times as much as figured by Mr..
Kelley. We supply about 81 per cent
of all consumed
1t has been stated that one eighth only
of sugar land in Cuba is now planted
If that is so, give more favorable condi-
lions and they will produce 6,4OO, 600
tons.
Wedo not sell Cuba cotton goods, be-
cause we do not make the kind they use.
Germany does, however, and gets their
trade on cotton.
Regardless of imports from Hawaii
and Porto Rico our imports of sugar for
the year 1901 were 1850, $50 tons of
2,24O pounds and would make 80, 7O5
carloads of Is tons to car, or train
6S7 miles long.
Do we want to wipe out our home
production and make this train 253
miles longer? Others may, but 1 do
not.
Permit me to call your attention to
the following:
BEET-SrG n pRODuCT OF FuROpr
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16
Average output of sugar per ton of

Average output of sugar per ton of
Dseis "A Michigan this year is 21O
psIns,s. or total of 1875, 496, 600 pounds,
or 81, .4s tons, which makes 4,1s3 car
loads of 10 tons to the car, which would
make solid train load of sugar over 81
miles long. And this industry is only
in its infancy in our State and, in fact,
the United States. There will be in
1902, if let alone, 200, 600, 900 pounds pro-
duced in Michigan.
The value of this sugar at Al cents
per pound, crop of 1901, is SO, 647, 500,
and for the crop in the United Stats, es-
timated at 10000 tons, is $40, FAC, 900.
The advocates of the proposed reduc-
ton of the sugar tariff say we destroyed
Cuba's market in Spain. That state
ment is not correct. read from official
reports:
Cuba's crop Tons Exported Exported
for u. S. TO Spain
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16
Epworth League Convention.


The Northwest Sub-district Epworth
League convention will meet in the
Corunna avenue NJ. E. church Tuesday,
May 81, 1902
PROGRAMME.
MoRNISG sEss ioS-sTAsDARD TIME.
Ii:oo-Deyotionai. Rev. Ii. Thonas oorunna
address Who and What
Is this Convention ForY... ..........
............R Rev. w. +. Stewart. Saginaw
lo:So-The Epworth League and The Church:
CD Spiritual Life............... -...,..
..---....George j. easier, Middle bury
(D Active Wo k''" ......-..... go.
.....John A. F. Evans, Asbury, Owosso
(e)Social Life ................ 49,.
Mrs. Minnie Bunting, Henderson
General discussion. led by...........
.............- Rev. N. G. Karr, Saginaw
Il :20-Appointment OF Committees.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
i;oo-Devotiorals..R Rev. o. W. seelhoff, Oakley
l:i5-The Epworth League and Neral and
Social Questions:
~ The Liquor Traffic. minimum.
Thomas Mears, First Church, Owosso
(D Sabbath Observance. ..............
....Mrs. orville Harrymap, Bennington
(s) Amusemerts, Helpful and Harmful
........... Miss Hattie Ly ops, Corunna
General Discussion, led by. .............
-. Rev. ]. p. Warner, Owosso
23o-The Epworth League and the Worlds
Conversion:
Q) The Missionary Spirit -
...........Prof ]. B. Field, Chesariug
t2) The Foreigner in Our Midst. .....
Rev. Paul Desjardns, Corunna Avenue,
Owosso.
(3) Calls from the Heather World -.
.....~-....Mrs. A. G. Blood, Laingsburg
(a) The Station Plan.
Rev. Thomas A. Greenwood, Asbury,
Saginaw.
General discussion, led by...........
..........Rev. d. c. Challis Laingsburg
3:45-The Epworth League and Juniors:
% Winning for Christ ................
Mrs George Lamphere, First Church
Owosso.
(2) Folding them in the Church,.
Mrs. Erma White, Corunna averue,
Owosso
90 Training for Chistian Character
and Usefulness.-.
Mr., William butcher, Asbury, Owcsso
General discussion, led by...........
........Rev. W. T. Wallace, Henderson
4:45-Report of Committees and general
business.
5:00-ConsecratiOn service. ..............
:. REV. w. G. Nixon, Chesanine
Intermission for supper.
EVENING SESSION.
70O-Praise service.........
Rev. James Chapman, Astury, Owosso
7:30-Address.......,. $500. .."'.'..''''-.
Rev. Clarence e. Allen, First
Church, Saginaw.
Ministers and Leaguers in attendance ut the
convention will be entertailed free Tuesday
night IL they wish to remain for the evening
session. Dinner and suppe: will be served
near the church by the Ladies Aid Society. for
which q charge will be made CT twenty cents
for dinner ard ten cents fer supper.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16

No new factories have been contract
ed for since this tariff agitation began.
Please do not overlook that important
fact.
Seven or eight million dollars was
paid by Michigan consumers in 1898 for
foreign sugar. Five million six hun
dred and forty-seven thousand three
hundred dollars was received by Michi-
gan in 1901 for her own sugar crop.
This year we will produce more than we
will consume, and therefore will keep
all that money at home.
The sugar trust fixes the price it pays
for sugar in Cuba. They fix the price
sugar sells for here and the beet and
sugar cane producers of the United
States must and do come to sugar trust
prices.
Last fall sugar was sold west of Mis-
souri, River by the trust for 81 cents per
pound. Why was this done? For the
sole purpose of driving out home pro-
duction. The trust managers are NOV
ing heaven and earth to accomplish the
destruction of this industry.
The republicans and democrats alike
in the 1900 campaign howled Down
with the trust" Did you mean it,
gentlemen? If so, now is the time to
down trust.
If the benefit will go to the consumer,
why not remove the duty on refined
sugar. Oh, no. Mr.. Place says, Leave
that alone" A sugar trust proposition.
There are millions of capital in this
country awaiting the opportunity, but
must have protection or no investments
will be made.
What industry in the United States is
now suffering for want of better
market in Cuba? None that l know of.
Our importations of sugar for year of
1901 were from
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16

Reciprocity means let in goods from
foreign countries that we do not pro-
duce if that country will take our
goods in exchange.
In conclusion, gentlemen; l appeal to
you to stand by republican principles,
which is protection to American indus
tries against foreign, cheap labor prod
ucts. Charity begins at home. Come
with us and help to hold up the arm of
theAmerican farmer and American Ia
boring man, and while doing this we pro-
tect the American manufacturer.
The balance of trade with Cuba is
now, and has been for the past three
years, against us to the extent of about
$11, 900, 900 annually. What more can
Cuba ask of us in justice? / say moth
ing. If Cubans are suffering we must
help them, but not at the expense OF the
American farmer. Loud applause. ]
The Chairman:-The gentleman's time
has expired.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16

By this it will be seen that we pur-
chased from Cuba nearly "a per cent
more of her products than she purchased
from us.
In 1894 Cuba raised her largest crop
of sugar, 1854, pa gross tons, the most
ever raised in one year of her history,
and the United States purchased of this
crop 81 per cent, and Spain purchased
but "a per cent.
If the beet sugar manufacturers would
make raw or brown sugar only and let
the sugar trust do the refining we would
never hear peep from the trust through
our friend Mr.. Thurber, Of New York,
about the poor Cuban planters.
The Export Company says: with a
lower rate of tariff on sugar the farmer
will make jam, preserves, and jelly"
Gentlemen, if the tariff is reduced 90
per cent the sugar trust will make jam
and jelly of the beet sugar men.
Let the tariff alone for few years
and we will become skilled in the sugar
business and can compete with the
world, and at the same time build up
the greatest agricultural industry in the
world.
In the United States the consumption
of sugar during the year of 1900 was
2,4S6,22 tons of 1000 pounds each.
| The annual rate of increased sugar con-
sumption in this country for the past
nineteen years has been 6.34 per cent.
At this rate of increase the amount of
sugar used in the United States in 1910
will be 4.062, 496 tons, or, in round num-
| bers 10000 600. The cane area in our
country is able to produce not to exceed
| 100000 tons annually. This leaves
| 3,000,0 900 tons which can be furnished
from home grown beets, if tariff legisla-
ton remains favorable during the inter
vening years. Europe, with much less
available beet area than the United
States, produced in 1900 $3.50, 0C0 tons
| of beet sugar If Europe can produce
beet sugar, we can, if given an oppor-
tunity.
To produce 100000 tons of beet SUI
gar annually would require 600 plants,
each having daily capacity of 500 tons
of beets These plants would represent
the following investment and annual
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16

Don't let the little ones suffer from
eczema or other torturing skin diseases.
No need for it. Doans Ointment cures.
Can't harm the most delicate skin. At
any drug store, 80 cents.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16

Mrs. Aus.ins Quick Lunch Tapioca
makes delicious dessert, ready in
minute. No soaking required. At all
grocers ,-rls
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16

An industry with such possibilities
can be established in the United States
within the next ten years. The entire
question depends upon tariff legislation.
Leave the tariff as it is and the industry
is assured. Remove it and this is i'm
possible. Will this gigantic industry be
allowed to thrive and enhance the en-
tire agricultural interests of the country,
permeating every avenue of business, or
will it be destroyed and the sugar mark
ct of the United States be surrendered
to trust, whose policy is dictated by
one man? If permitted to thrive, the
competition between these 600 beet
sugar factories will ultimately reduce
the price of sugar far below the price it
would reach if controlled by single
corporation. Such reduction will come
gradually, as the development of the
business under keen competition will
justify The beet sugar industry stands
today at the turning point. The trust
recognizes this fact and is putting forth
every effort to crush the industry. VIII
congress stand for the people or the
trust? Let me read an extract from the
the platform of the republican party,
adopted at st. Louis, Mo-, June 1S, 1896:
PROTECTION FOR SUGAR GROWERS. 81
We condemn the present administra-
ton for not keeping faith with the sugar
producers of this country. The Repub-
lican party favor such Profession as will
lead to the production ON American soil
of all the sugar which the American peo-
pie use, and for which they pay other
countries more than 100000 coo annu-
ally.
All parties advocating reduction have
stated that labor is very scarce in Cuba
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16

By this it can be seen that the United
States took nearly all of Cuba's sugar.
Cuba's imports and exports as shared by the
United States and other countries during 1909.
Countries Per cent Of i'm Per cent of ex-
ports sold to ports purchas-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16

The Northwest sub-district Epworth
League convention will meet in the
Corunna avenue NJ. E. church Tuesday,
MAY 81, 1902.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1902-10-24
LTO BE CONTINUED.
GOES LIKE HOT CAKES.

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Smith, of Davis. KY, lis DR.. King, s
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sufferers from Throat and Lung dis
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doctors or any other remedy" Moth
ers rely on it, best physicians pre-
scribe it, and Tho Denmark Drug Co
guarantee satisfaction or refund the
price. Trial bottles free. Regular
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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1902-10-24

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a Free Sample of Cha AMBER
Stomach and LIVER Tablets. 0|
two doses will make You we'll.
also cure biliousnees, sick head
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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1902-10-24

on the Atlanfie
r., that is bound
Just nine miles wess
ald' IN one of the Bes
sections, there is no
it should not become no
good business point, but
ant community to live Id.
Mr.. J. M. Russell has III
town site surveyed and Is
to put the lots on the MARI
course the land is much ch|
now than it will be again.
is the time to invest especia
those who want to build a
or open a business.
Address ]. M. Russell,
Georgia.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1902-10-24
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pieces" writes Afr
fare, Tex, "biliousn
back had made life
cauldn't eat or slsep
too worn out to WORK
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worked wonders. Nov
top, can cat anything,
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They give vigorous heal
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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1902-10-24

Id IS IA and IS, square IL, /
II, Oh Jessamine, near Tho
Good house with we'll, fruit I
and other improvements,
half square from 3rd wardse
house. Terms reasonable. N
sell at once. For inform
call on Mrs. Anna H. J. Wi
on premises. 81
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1902-10-24
CONTINUATION OF CHAPTER TX.

WV LIN VA 1AON OF CHAPTER TX
What sort of job is this you.
re putting upon me? I'm no or
ator! But I'll just say to you, boys
that this old pegleg here was the
finest soldier that l ever saw car
ry musket and the men who
stood beside him were the most
patient, the most obedient, the
bravest men that ever charged a
foe and crowned their general
with glory while he safely stood
in the rear"
Again cheer broke forth.
The general was hurrying to-
ward the courthouse when he
was suddenly surrounded by a
crowd of negroes. In the front
ranks were hundred of his old
slaves who had worked on his
Campbell county plantation.
They seized his hands and laugh
ed and cried and pleaded for re-
cognition like crowd of children.
Most of them he knew. Some of
their faces he had forgotten.
Hi, dar, Marse Dan1, you
knows me! Lordy, Use your
boy Joe dat used ter ketch yo'
hossadown.at the p1antation!"
of course, Joe! Of coursen'
I know Marse Dan1 amt for.
got old Uucle Rube," said an aged
negro, pushing his way to the
front.
That I haven't, Ruben-and
how's Aunt Julie Ann?"
She des to1lab1e, Marse Dan1,
We'se bof I'm us had de plumba.
ga. How is you all sence de
wah?"
"Oh, first rate, Reuben. We
manage somehow to get enough
to eat and if we do that these
days we can't complain"
Oats de Gods truf, Marse
Danl, sho! En- now, we ali wan
you ter make us err speech er
'splain erbout dis freedom ter us
Dey's so many desc yere BURGERS
en- leaguers round here tel1in' II
niggers what's er coming, twcl
we des doan know muffin fu1
sho'."
"Yassir, dat's hit. You tel
us or speech, Marse Dan'1!"
The white men crowded III
nearer and joined in the cry
There was no escape. In a few
moments the courthouse was fill
ed with a crowd.
When he arose cheer shool
the buildingand strange as it may
seem today, it came with almos
equal enthusiasm from white anf
black.
Il thank you my friends" sait
the general, for this evidence O.
your confidence. l was a Whis
in politics. I reckon l hated
Democrat as God hates sin.
was a Union man and fought Sc
cession. My opponents won
My state asked me to defend he
soil. AS an obedient son 1 CAV
my life in loyal service.
II need not tell you as Unior
man that am glad this war /!
over. have always felt as bus
mess man, cotton manufacture
as we'll as farmer, i'll touch wit
the free la Dor Of the north az we.
as the slave labor of the south
that free labor was the most &C
ononical and eff cient. / believ
that terrible as the loss of fou
billions of dollars in slaves wi
be to the south, if the south
only let alone by the politician
and allowed to develop her re
sources. she will become wha
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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1902-10-24

God meant her to be, the garden
of the world. l say it calmly and
deliberately. 1 thank God that
slavery is thing of the past"
A whirlwind of applause arose
from the negroes. Uncle Reub-
ems voice could be heared above
the din.
Hear dat! You niggers! OATS
my ole marster ta1kin' now!,'
Let meisay to the negroes
here today, this war was not
fought for your freedom by the
north, and vet in it's terrific
struggle, God saw fit to give you
freedom. Life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness are now
yours and the birthright of your
children.
We need your labor. Be hon
est, humble, patient, industrious
and every white man in the south
will be your friend. What you
need now is to go to work with
all your might, build a roof over
your head, get a few acres of land
under your feet that is your own
put decent clothes on your back,
and some money in the bank, and
you will become indispensable to
the people Of the south. They
will be your best friends and
give you every right and privi-
lege you are prepared to receive.
The man who tells you that
your old masters land will be di-
vlded among you, is a criminal,
or fool, or both. If you ever
own land, you will earn it by the
sweat of your brow like I got
mine"
Hear dat now. niggers!" cri-
ed old Reuben.
The man who tells you that
you are going to be given the
ballot indiscriminate1y with
which you can rule your old mas
tiers is criminal or a fool or
both. 1t is insanity to talk about
the enfranchisement of million
slaves who cannot read their bal
lots. Mr.. Lincoln who set you
free was opposed to any such
measure.
Let me read an extractfrom a
letter Mr.. Lincoln wrote me just
before the war;"
The general drew forth from
his pocket a letter in the hand
writing of the president and
read:
MY Dear Worth-You must
hold the Union men of the south
together at all hazards. The one
passion of my soul is to save the
Union. In answer to the ques-
ton you ask me about the equali-
ty of the races I inclose you a
newspaper clipping reporting
my reply to Judge Douglas at
Charleston, Sept Is, 1858. Icou1d
not express myself more plainly,
Have this extract published in
every paper in the south you can
get to print it,"
The general paused and turn.
ing toward the negroes said;
"Now listen to every word care
fully. Says Mr.. Lincoln:
I am not, nor ever have been
in favor of bringing about in any
way the social and political equal.
ity of the white and black races
(Here is marked applause from
a northern audience. } I am not,
nor ever have been in favor OF
| making voters or jurors of negro
es nor of qualifying them to hold
Office, nor to intermarry with
: white people. I will say in addi
: ton to this that there is physica