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The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-06
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LYMAN j. GAGE =
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

I'm my own career, I have learned
that varied experience in early youth
is often of great value in after life,"
says Lyman j. Gage in an article con-
tributed to Success" MY school
days ended when l was fourteen years
old, and / began work as mail
agent on the Rome, Watertown and
Ogdensburg Railroad. l do not mean
to say that, when l stopped school
my education ceased, for it was after
1850 that my character received it's
greatest development. l was but poor
ly satisfied with my work as mail
agent, although it taught me much
that ! didn't know before, and l kept
my eyes open for something better
In short time, the death of the
president of the United States resulted
in the loss Of my first position The
village postmaster was removed from
office, and, Oh course, my dismissal fol
lowed. This was discouraging, but
re-entered The village academy to
pursue, for time. my studies. There
was in our town a small bank, and this
institution had always possessed fas-
cination for my youthful mind.
used to watch the merchants going
in with bags of gold and bundles of
greenbacks, and coming out again with
only account books in their hands.
knew that the bank had some con.
nection with the government, and, be-
ing greatly impressed with its dig
nitied appearance and the action of it's
NfE 7 r,,stl Il
work within it's walls. When I ap-
piled for position, I learned that
there was no Likelihood of a vacancy
occurring in the near future; so, when
was offered place in local station
cry shop at a salary OF a hundred dol
lars year, accepted with alacrity.
The wages were small, indeed but in
this shop l was privileged to become
acquainted with general literature, and
spent many hours with the great
authors. So the months with the sta
toner were not without profit.
After. a time there was a rival bank
established in the town, and | was Of
fered the position of messenger and
general assistant" at the same old sal.
ary of a hundred dollars a year.
didn't hesitate, but left the store to
enter the bank, and SO began my ca
reer in the financial world. My duties
as general assistant" were many and
varied. l was janitor, first of all, and
attended to the heating of the build
ing. l made many trips every day
to the cellar for coal, and 1 used tc
think the officials most extravagant
when they insisted on a fire when the
days we're comparatively warm.
was obliged to keep the front side
walk clear of dirt in the summer and
of snow in the winter, and had te
sweep the floor of the banking room
daily and dust the desks and furniture
frequently.
AS the messenger" of the bank.
! was sent around town with notices o
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-06

stove. and with my pipe and the sol
itary chair-bits Of furniture left by
the manager Of the farm who bi-
vouacked here at threshing time
was making myself as comfortable as
the limited circumstances permitted,
did it occur to me that this was All
Halloween. the anniversary of my
grandfathers tragic death.
l am not q superstitious person.
Ghost stories had not intimidated me
in boyhood, much less could they
now. Sitting there in the freight.
In which the spluttering out Of my
bit OF candle left me, my thoughts
went back to the past. peopling the
dimmed rooms with departed forms.
l pictured my mother in her wicker
chair here in the ingle-nook, occu'
pied with her knitting or darning, and
per; my grandfather slipping his grog
In his corner, and the big Newfound-
land housedog stretched on the rug at
his feet. Poor old Caesar had howl
ed dismally the night of my grand
fathers death, had refused to be com
forted, and had run away from us,
back, to die at the old home.
The ordinary sounds of an owl
hooting in the attic, the rafting of
the vines on the wall, the rubbing of
a bOugh against the cave, and the do
nestle activities of the rats and mice
IN the walls seemed portentous. They
made me nervous. 1t was long after
midnight when l fell into a light dOZe,
from which 1 was aroused by crash
which set windows and doors chat
tering in their frames, while the
building quivered on it's foundation.
From up stairs came q continuous
rumble, as of a heavy body being
dragged across the floor, and from
the parlor came the patter, patter, as
Of soft feet dropping upon the bare
floor.
CROPPED my way to the parlor door
and opened it, to shut it quickly upon
the sitting smoke or dust which
filled the room to suffocation. The
crash had started the perspiration
from every pore. Now, as sat down
to await daylight had no match
with which to kindle my fire-a chill
clutched me.
In the morning l went first to the
classroom. The door resisted my
first pressure. l put my shoulder to
it and pushed some obstacle before it
into the room. 1t was the cannon
ball. Evidently the opening and shut
ting Of doors the day before had aid
ed in releasing the ball from it's
mOuse-eaten box 1t had fallen from
its shelf to the floor, a distance of
six feet, the jar sending down the
plaster from tho ceiling of the room
below. followed the trail OF the ball
as 1t rolled the whole length of the
long room. humping into boxes and
chairs, gaining impetus as it went
dropping down the step which divid-
ed the room and coming against the
door with thud.
l stopped to pick up the ball, re.
calling my grandfathers admouition:
Your neer-do-well father'll not leave
you as good heritage" felt some
thing inside it, which proved to be a
bank book. A jagged, discolored leaf
showed deposit of $1,000 in the AL.
bany Savings bank on the day of my
birth, 80 years before, by Harrison
Greary 1st, to the credit of Harrison
Greary Sd.
Well, If my grandfather's legacy
didn't make me millionaire, it gave
me competence with which to re-
deem the old home.-Country Gentle
man.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-06
Wedding supersddons

HelatlVe = m0flCS OF the various
months with regard to matrlmony are
set forth in the old rhyme which runs !:
Marry when the year is new.
Always loving, kind and true:
When February birds do mate
You may wed, nor dread your fate.
II you wed when March winds blow,
Joy and sorrow both you'll know,
Marry in April when you can,
Joy for maiden and for man;
Marry in the month Of May.
You will surely rue the day;
Marry when June roses blow,
Over land and sea you'll go.
They who in July do wed, -
Must labor always for their bread,
Whoever wed in August be,
Many change are sure to see.
Marry in September's shine,
Your living will be rich and fine.
If in October you do marry,
Love will come, but riches tarry;
If you wed in bleak November,
Only joy will come, remember;
When December's SHOWS fall fast
Marry, and true love will last.
day is the best and Saturday the
worst Oh which to get married. The
old rhyme runs:
Monday for wealth,
Tuesday for health,
Wednesday the best of all,
Thursday for crosses.
Friday for losses,
Saturday no luck at all.
If we are to believe superstition, a
brides happiness depends not little
on what she wears. Something old
and something new, something bor-
rowed and something blue" is invari-
ably regarded by brides. According
to an old rhyme:
Married in white,
You have chosen all right,
Married in gray,
You will go far away.
Married in black,
You will wish yourself back.
Married in red.
You had better be dead.
Married in green,
Ashamed to be seen.
Married in blue,
You'll always be true.
Married in pearl,
You'll live in q whirl.
Married in yellow,
Ashamed of the fellow.
Married in brown,
You'll live out of town.
Married in pink,
Your spirits will sink.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-06

Many married man firmly believes
that in union there is strength-also
that the aforesaid strength isn't equal.
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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16
PROVISIONS VAUFED
For 10000 Persons a Island Of
Martinique.
DEAD ARE BEING LOOTED
Mont Peleo Still in Action-consui
Ayme Wins Great Praise for His
Work-Number of Victims at St.
Vincent Now Estimated at 1000.

Fort de France, Island of Martinique,
May 1.-THE northern section of the
island is depopulated
Provisions are needed here immedi-
ately for 100000 people. A shipload
OF lime is also needed at st. Pierre for
sanitary purposes. The stencil there
from the dead bodies Is overpowering.
Mont Pelee was still erupting smoke
and fire at a late hour last night.
The French cruiser Suchet is here.
and the city of Fort de France is
quiet.
1t was reported here yesterday from
the British island Of Dominica that
500 survivors of the st. Pierre dis
aster had reached there in canoes.
In addition to the specie already Sc
cured jewels to the value OF 100000
francs were rescued from the Bank of
st. Pierre yesterday.
Words fail to describe the present
situation at st. Pierre. A small de-
tachment of French troops is making
efforts to inter the dead, although the
government seems to be striklngly I'M
concerned as 10 what is done in this
direction.
The lootihg CT the dead has begun
already. While coming to Fort de
France the Potomac picked up boat
containing five colored and one white
man, whose pockets were filed with
coin and jewelry, the latter evidently
stripped from the fingers Of the dead
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16

languid of movement, and he realizes
that these were but a few years ago as
bright and happy as their younger fell
low-workers. It is natural to ask the
cause of such a physical change, which
is not to be explained by the stress and
strain of daily labor, because there are
not few who, in spite of years of steady
work, retain the girlish attractiveness of
face and figure. Perhaps the most i'm
portant cause of this change is to be
found in the prevalence of ailments
peculiarly femme, which drain the vi
tally and sap the strength. If the truth
were known il would be found that these
worn out women had been working
under physical conditions, which, if
man suffered them would be enough to
send him to bed. With throbing head
and aching back the wage Garner plods
on, feeling that she cannot afford either
to rest or pay a physicians fees, and
every day sees her grow more weary and
more weak.
THERE'S NO NEED TO STOP WORK
or pay expensive fees in order to be
cured of womanly diseases. Hundreds
of thousands of weak and sick women
have been made we'll and strong by the
Use of DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
1t establishes regularity, dries the drains
which weaken women, heals inhamma-
ton and liberation and cures female
weakness. 1t makes weak women strong
and sick women well.
IA few years ago I suffered severely
with female weakness and had at times
dreadful palms," writes Mrs. V. Brown,
of Creswell, Hartford Co., Maryland. vi
went to my doctor, and he gave. me
medicine which did HE good for a while,
but 1 would get worse again. L had
sick headache nearly all the time; was
SO weak around my waist could hardly
bear anything to touch me. My feet
would keep cold and I could hardly do
NV work. | would work a while and
then lie down while; was completely
run down. Suffered from disagreeable
drain and also severe pains at times.
After using FIVE bottles OF DR., Pierce's
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16
Laid the Cornerstone,

Battle Creek, Mich, May IAN
elaborate program Of song and prayer
was carried out Sunday at the laying
of the cornerstone of the new SAM
tarium.
DR.. John H. Kellogg spoke at some
length, and then, at exactly 5:22
o'clock, placed a sealed copper box in
the stone, putting the plaster over it
with his own hands. In the box were
articles of incorporation of the SAM
tarium and international Medical Mis-
sionary association. copies Of local
and state papers.
Ten thousand people were in attend
ance.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16

No woman should delay the use of
"Favorite Prescription if she is suffer-
ing from wonianly disease. The longer
womanly disease is neglected the greater
its effect OH the general health, and the
slower the cure. There is no object
III experimenting with other medicines
when the experience of thousands of
women proves that "Favorite Prescrip-
ton" is the surest and safest of put-up
medicines for the cure of disease pecu-
liarly womanly.
THE PRIVILEGE OF SICK WOMEN.
Sick and ailing women are invited to
consult DR.. Pierce, by letter, free. All
correspondence is sacredly secret and
the written condolences Of women are
guarded by the same strict professional
privacy observed by DR.. Pierce and his
staff In personal consultations with
women at the Invalids Hotel and Surg
ical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y. Address
Dr. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
1t is hardly possible to overestimate
the value of this free consultation by
letter with DIR. Pierce. In numerous
cases such as Mrs. Spooner's, when local
medical advice and treatment had failed
to give relief, letter to DIR. Pierce has
been the means of restoring perfect
health.
Accept no substitute for uFavorite Pre-
scription." The substitute medicine Is
only the shadow instead of the SUBJ
stance and is pressed on the customer
because it pays the dealer little more
profit than is paid by high class
standard preparation like "Favorite Pre-
scription.'
FREE TO WOMEN.
DR.. Pierce's great medical work, the
Common Sense Medical Adviser, is sent
free on receipt of stamps to pay expense
of mailing only. This work contains
more than thousand large pages of
valuable medical information. Send Al
one-cent stamps for the cloth bound
volume, or only al stamps for the book
in paper covers. Address DIR. r. ".
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16
Common Council.
Common Council,
ra.,,..,e., f',.,.-.;l ~,

Common Council Chamber,
Owosso, Mich May IL, 1902.
Regular meeting OF Common Council,
Mayor Werner NJ. White presiding,
Aldermen present at roll call, Pierpont,
Densmore, Washburn, Van Size.
Minutes of last meeting read and approved.
Aid. Washburn presented following petition
which was upon motion referred to the COM
mittee on streets and sidewalks.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City of Owosso.
We the under signed residents and taxpay ers,
residing on Ament street, humbly petition
your honorable body to cause a sidewalk to be
built on the south side of Ament street. west
one block from Shiawassee street, and your
petitioners will ever pray. Names, A. Palmer
and four others.
Aid. Washburn presented following petition
which was upon motion laid on the table for
one week.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Coun-
Gil Of the City of Owosso:
Gentlemen I'VE the undersigned Transfers
and taxpayers Of the city of Owosso, humbly
petition your honorable body to pay to the
teamsters that work on the streets with their
teams, $3.50 per day, as the cost Of feed and
Or ovisions have advanced so materially in the
last few months, IL is almost impossible to keep
team and live at less wages. Names, d. H.
Moss and seventy.nine others.
Aid. Brown presented following petition
which was upon motion referred to the com
mittee on lighting with power to act If neces-
safy,.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Coun-
ell of the City of Owosso.
We the undersigned residents and taxpayers
of Woodlawn Park and Maple Ridge Park adj
ditions respectfully petition your honorable
body for light TO be placed on Woodlawn
avenue, at point on or about % rods south
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16

Favorite Prescription, three of his Golden
Medical Discovery and one vial of DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, and following
the advice you gave regarding the Lo-
ton Tablets, l can truly say that 1 am
cured. The doctor said it was uterine
disease l had"
The sick woman who begins the use
of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
begins the cure with the first dose she
takes. Women who have suffered for
long years and found no help from doc
tors or other medicines have found a
perfect and lasting cure in the use of
"Favorite Prescription"
IT ALWAYS HELPS
and almost always cures. This state
ment is based upon the fact that of
the hundreds of thousands of women
who have used "Favorite Prescription
ninety-eight per cent. have been per-
fectly and permanently cured. Only
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16
FACTORY GIRLS"
The Graceful and Handsome
Women who Work at
the Loom.

Any one who has lived in factory
town and has seen the tide of human life
which floods the streets when the mills
stop for the day, will have been struck
by the number of graceful and handsome
young girls among the throng. Light
hearted, smiling, nlirtiful, it is hard to
realize that they have just left a days
fatiguing work. But another sight at
tracts the onlool;er. He sees groups of
other women, thin of form, dull OF eye,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16
Whole Cities Destroved.

New Orleans. May 13.-Details re-
eeived by the steamer Breakwater to.
day, show that the earthquake in Qua.
temala occurred at $3.50 o'clock at
night, and whole cities were destroyed
and many lives were lost The city
Of Quesaltenango 10000 inhabitants;
st. Marios. San Pedro and Sejutla
were destroyed and about $4,000 peo-
pie altogether were rendered home
less and suffering for food and shelter
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16
-. Z. 70. i'avar Exnanolon.

~II-IOIIs
-@:t lit.3., 1Iich, May 12.-Expan.
s!1n and 1cynt2n Lave practically won
n the St-.o, although all Of the tents
have not Yet he5a heard from. The
present ratio IS TO /, and probably
higher than that. This means that the
Maccabees CT the state, with the ex.
ception of few tents, have elected
expansion delegations, and on the floor
OF the convention the fight will be
fierce, but oDe-sided.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16
pIckInson WIn Reoalxe Eunds.

Washington May 14.-The president
has appointed committee to receive
funds for relief of the sufferers from
the recent catastrophe in Martinique
and st. Vincent. Don NJ Dickinson
has been appointed at Detroit 10 col.
lect and receive the funds.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16

relief OF the sufferers in the great cal
amity In the West Indies. The bill
was a substitute for the relief meas
ure passed by the senate and followed
the receipt of message from the pres.
ident setting forth the magnitude Of
the calamity and urging an appropria-
tion of $500 600.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16
Two More Generals Retired.

Washington, May 12.-Generals ST.
mon Snyder and William Amman, re-
Gently appointed rigadler-generals,
have been placed on the retired list
after 40 years service. Both officers
are now in the Philippines.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16

two women i'll ca C h
hundred have failed of
a complete cure, and
even in these cases
there has been marked
relief and i'm prove
ment the headache is
less frequent, the back
ache less severe, and
household duties long
laid aside are under
taken anew with conf
fort and satisfaction.
III can truthfully say
that DIR. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription is a
wonderful medicine and
deserves the praise given
it," writes Mrs. Emma
Spooner, of Lakeview,
Montcaln Co., Mich.
Box 2S9. III was sick
four months and the
medicine prescribed by
the doctors did me no
good. Finally I wrote
to DIR. R. V. Pierce for
his advice. He an
swered in a very kind
letter, instructing me
what to do. I followed
his advice, and to-day
am a we'll wo III a n,
thanks to DIR. Pierce.n
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16
Revolution threatened In ecuador.

Panama, Colombia, May 14.--It is re.
ported here that Gen. Alfaro, the for.
mer president OF Ecuador, is preparing
n revolutionary movement against
President Plaza Of that republic.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16
Volcanic Disturbances In Alaska.

San Francisco, May 12.-The Alaska
Commercial Co. has received from its
agent at Unalaska. Aleutian islands,
letter dated April TO- giving informa-
ton Of volcanic disturbances in that
portion.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16

and cheeriuIneSS Scon
disappear when the ki6-
neys are out OF order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalens
that II is not uncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak ki3-
neys. II the child urin-
atAc too cffan IL The
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16

urine scalds the flesh or If, when the chiia
reaches an age when it should be able 70
control the passage It is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting, depend upon It. the cause Of
the difficulty is kidney troubls, and the frs.
step should be towards the treatment OF
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit al
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis-.
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble.
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect Of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. 1t is sold
by druggists. in fifty ..... g. s::llI
cent and one dollar = :: ss.:!i
sizes. You may have ss IS =
sample bottle by mail ==l..:s=s u
free, also pamphlet tell Homo Of swawpRooa
ing all about it, including many OF the
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cursd. In writing Dr.. K;lmea
g. Co.. Binghamtor. N. T., be sur. ans
meation this paper.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16
Manila Cholera Rencri.

Manila, May 14.-There have been
e60 cases of cholera, with 7G0 deaths,
in Manila. The provinces report 2,S8S
cases and 1902 deaths from the dis
ease.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16

men and turned them over to the CON-
mander Of the French cruiser Suchet
for punishment. The Potomac also
brought ton Of supplies to Marti-
nique.
1t IS estimated that the total num-
Der Of deaths on the island Of ST. Vim
cent from the volcanic eruption
reached 1900. Most of the victims are
said to be Carib Indians.
May 13.-Associated Press steamer,
chartered in Guadalupe, reached Mar
Unique at G:30 Sunday morning. The
island, with its lofty hills, was hidden
behind huge veil of violet, or leaden-
colored haze. Enormous quantities Of
the wreckage of large and small ships
and houses strewed the surface of the
sea. Huge trees, and too often bod
les, with flocks Of sea gulls soaring
above and hideous sharks fighting
about them, were floating here and
there. From behind the volcanic veil
came blazes Of hot wind, mingled with
others, ice cold.
With great difficulty a landing was
effected. Not one house was left in
tact. Viscid heaps of mud, OF brighter
ashes or piles of volcanic stones, were
seen on every side. The streets could
hardly be traced. Here and there amid
the ruins were heaps of corpses, al.
most all the faces were downward.
From under one large stone the arm
OF white woman protruded. Most
notable was the utter silence and the
awful, overpowering stencil from the
thousands of dead.
Washington, May 13.-The presi.
dent himself turned his attention yes
terday to the extension of relief to the
sufferers from the terrible catastrophe
in the Lesser Antilles. Although con-
gress had not finally appropriated the
funds necessary for the purchase Of
supplies, the president proceeded with
the greatest energy to give shape to
the relief measures.
The war department, with its we'll
regulated supply department, was re.
garded as in better position than any
other institution to take charge Of the
relief measures except that 1t had no
means Of transportation, the Sedge-
wick, which Is out of condition, being
the only army transport on the Allan
tic coast. Fortunately the navy had
a handy ship in the Dixie, which ar.
rived at New York recently from a
training cruise. Secretary Moody i'm
mediately telegraphed orders to Capt.
Berry, her commander, to ship army
supplies, to be offered him, and to sail
at the earliest possible moment for
Martinique.
The Quartermaster's supplies to be
transported on the Dixie will include
about 500 tents, suitable clothing for
men, women and children, and camp
equipage, such as axes, shovels, ket-
ties, frying pans and cooking utensils.
100000 rations.
Fort de France, Island of Martinique,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-16
Women as Well as Mes
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble prays upon the rlind. dis
and lessons ambition; beauty, vigof