The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-12-12
Southwest Vernon Farmers. olvb.

A'c th"tSb vernon Farmf rs
CLAD held IFS December meeting on the
Attn at .i''as .rane's, vest Of Vernon
Roll CAL -ta"~ ed four families absent.
"A nun'ts ~ guests were present,
among trm frank Whelan and Amos
PaimeLt.r Club called TO order IN
tbe forenoon by President Fred West.
Usual devotional exercises and singing
by tie club, completed the opening
exercises. The names Of Attorney s.
LB. Terry and wife were balIoted upon
and they were received as members
a communication from ii. Alchin
requesting the names OF himself and
family to be dropped from the club
roll, was voted ,Epon and the request
complied with. This deprives us OF a
secretary, but as The next meeting is
the aonual election Of officers, Mrs.
Fred West consented to act as secre-
tary protein. VIM. Cook and wife
we're elected delegates to the meeting
to be held at Lansing Dec. and 10
and instructed to favor all legislation
looking to the restriction OF hunting
on Sunday and not to favor an increase
OF club dues for state organization
work.,
n. West opened the question,
(which is better for the average
young man, a college education or
81, 0O0?" This question was enthusi-
astically discussed, tut it was settled
that IL depended greatly upon the
young man. Some would make Sue
cess without either the money or the
and others would make
fiat failure with both.
Dinner was then announced and
judging from the way the good things
disappeared the ride in The cold and
over the rough roads had given all
good appetite. After dinner a short
time was spent socially and then the
afternoon program was taken up.
A short paper on current events by
Mrs. Frank Clark was followed by
negro song by Mrs. Mccullough who
to an encore. Mrs. McCul-
Tough has fine voice and her singing
was much enjoyed.
AS the asSociatiopal question 'Tbe
next step in club work." had practi-
cally been discussed In the delegate
Instructions, Mrs. M. West read one
OF Will Carleton s. poems. "Ripg the
Merry Bells" was sung by Mesdames
Strong and DeHart.
The question box was in charge of
M. West. "Would closed season OF
for five years be beneficial?"
was answered by d. e. Williams. In
some respects he thought it might be.
(which is preferable, town or coun.
try life?" was assigned to f. WheIan.
He thought country life best.
The question Of making club sue
cessful was given to Mrs. Clark. She
thought all members alike were re-
spoDsible. The old question, "About
the mother of the chicken" was an
swered by Mr.. Parmenter and others.
It was decided IA favor of the hen that
aid the egg.
The question OF the value of Michi-
gan corn for feeding purposes was dis
cussed, and some thought it not more
than half as good as sound hard corn,
while others thought it just as good.
The question of enforcing the rules
Of the Shiawassee Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Co. in regard to threshing near
buildin.s was discussed at length and
decided best to be more stringent In
the future.
The next meeting will be held Jan.
LIST with Mr.. and Mrs. DeHart, of Yer
non. Song, and the club adjourned.
Beauty is born in the blood Beauty
IS more than skin deep" it is blood
1eep. When the blood is tainted by dis
ease the flesh will feel it and the skin
will show it. Sallow or muddy COM
plexion, pimples, blotches, and erup-
tons are only the surface signs of i'm
pure blood. Face washes, lotions. COM
plexion powders, may palliate the evils
but they cannot cure the disease. The
only cure is to cleanse the blood of the
poisonous matter which is the cause of
The outbreak in the flesh and skin. I'm
pure blood can be absolutely purified by
The use of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. Its effect on flesh and skin
IS marked. Sores heal and disappear.
The skin becomes smooth, and regains
It's natural color. The eyes brighten
md sparkle, the whole body is radiant
with the brightness and beauty of
health. Golden Medical Discovery"
no alcohol, whiskey or other in
'oxicant, and is absolutely free from
opium, cocaine and other narcotics.
The use of DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellete,
assists the action of the Discovery, by
cleansing the system of clogging matter.
PhiIadelphia's Old Clothes.
Philadelphia is said to do a bigger
business in old clothes, says the New
York Commercial-that is, of course, in
the cast off or second and third hand
clothes Of mcmillan any other city on
he American continent. 1t is the CEN
Ter of the trade in the east, and the
buyers of New York, men with their
bags from Canal, Hester and Baxter
streets and from all over the middle
states, "work" the City of Brotherly