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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-10-24
Pianos for MaId-serva nts.

"The day will yet come when tn,
maid-servant will demand piano priv
ileges. 1t will be revival then" OBJ.
serves the Boston Journal. AS it re.
members history, in Queen Bess' time
the maid-servant who could sing and
play the harpsichord was not forced ia
sit all day in an employment office.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-10-24
sTo7 FRI "A.
Bears the N 'he Mhu lOu naw aImayS ooug''
Signature si A>HZzIZM
NEW ENGLAND
WATCHES

We lead the world in diversity Of
styles and quantity of production-Our
guarantee covers every watch, for we
make the case and the movement com
plete-The diminutive Ladies watches
with artistic enamel designs to the
larger watches for men or boys castings
of gold filed, silver, gun metal, or nick
el-SOur booklets give full description
and the price stated that every leading
Jcceter sells them for
The New England Watch Co.,
Manufacturers,
81 ana 70 Maiden Lane. n. Y; iS 70 "a Wabash
Ave, Chicago SpreclSlcs Bldg. san Francisco
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-10-24
veut,latInr Rooms.

Every sleeping ROOM" says lee
turer on house building. Should have
a fireplace or a ventilating fiue of 80
square inches area. The smaller the
room the more important this be-
comes. The neglect of this precaution,
which Is common In apartment houses.
Is serious matter. and will not be
without an injurious effect upon the
health of the community"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-10-24
Tuq Boat Blew Up.

Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 20.--Two per-
sons were killed, one seriously and
several slightly injured in an explo-
sion which destroyed the tug boat
Fred Nellis of Cairo, ILL.,, at Hopefield,
Ark, Sunday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-10-24
brakeman Killed al crosweII.

Croswell, Mich, Oct. 20.-Steve
Nudge, a brakeman on Pere Mar
quette freight train, was instantly
killed here Saturday by falling from
the top Of a boxcar while switching in
the yards. Deceased leaves a widow
and six small children, who live at
Port Huron.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-10-24
. a - IT % IA.
Bears the 4, The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature "a &zAzlZm
An Assassin Headed Off.

Paris, Oct. 22.-The Figaro this
morning says man was detectsd
early Tuesday morning attempting TO
climb wall of the Elyssee palace. 1t
is believed that he intended to hide in
the palace garden in the hope OF OBJ
tanning an opportunity to assassinate
President Loubet. The man was ar
rested and found to be armed with a
poignard and loaded revolver.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-10-24
Noble Lady as a Trained Nurse.

During his fatal illness Lord Duff
FERN had the advantage of the pres
ence Of his daughter, who is highly
trained nurse. Lady Hermione Black
wood was trained as probationer at
the London hospital, Whitechapel, ana
then as a district nurse.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-10-24
Many Visitors at Niagara Fall.

~ ]~H"B"HW NuIISs
Last season saw more visitors at
Niagara Falls than ever before. The
superintendent OF the state reservation
In recent report complains of tne
laxity shown in the enforcement OF the
law during the season. Thieves did
a good business all the summer. ne
says.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-10-24
answered nv letter then and told m


answered my letter then and told me
what to dol followed your advice, and
to-day am cured. tell everybody that
with Gods help, DR.. Pierce's medicines
cured me. If these few words are of
any use to you you are welcome to use
them. They might help some other
poor, suffering woman"
Mrs. Shearer's case is a fair example
of the average cure effected by the use
of cFavorite Prescription both in the
completeness and quickness of the cure.
Of course, in complicated and chronic
cases the cure may be slower but it is
none the less sure if the medicine is
faithfully used as directed. The records
show that ninety-eight women in every
hundred who have given uFavorite Pre-
scription a fair and faithful trial have
been perfectly and permanently cured.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-10-24
Put Where He Belongs.

Allegan, Mich, Oct. 21.-Daniel Kah.
lor, convicted last week in the circuit
court of criminal assault upon his If
teen-year-old daughter, has been SEN
fenced to twenty-five years In Jackson
prison.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-10-24

wANTED.-A TRU STWORTHY GENTLE
man or lady In each county TO manage business
for an old established house OF solid hnancili
standing A straight, bona hde weekly cash
salary OF $500 paid by check each Wednesday
with all expenses .direct from headquarters
Money advanced for expenses. Manager, $40
CaXton Bldg. Chicago. II
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-10-24
Murdered in His pooryard.

Crystal Falls, Mich, Oct. 21.-John
Johnson of Amasa, a mining village
near here, was found in his own door
yard Monday morning murdered by
strangulation. No clue to the murderer
has been found.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-10-24

cures made by Dr..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root.
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
II is the great me6
cal triumph Of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years os
scientific research by
DR.. Kilmer, the emf
nent kidney and blad-
der specialist. and "A
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-10-24
UNNATURAL CONDITIONS.
Every woman should Remember that a

diseased condition is I'M
natural. The natural
condition of the woman
ly organism is a condi-
ton of health and VIA
vorite Pre- scription"
works with nature on
natures lines to re-estab-
lish that condition of per.
feet health.
III never courted news
paper notoriety," writes
Mrs. E. A. Bender, of
Keene, Coshocton Co.,
Ohio, wet l am not
afraid to speak a good
word for 'Favorite Pre-
scription and Pleasant
Pellets, Over a year
ago l suffered terribly
for nearly four weeks
with prolapsus and weak,
ness. After using one
bottle of Favorite Pre-
scription and one Of
Pellets l was a well
woman. / have taken
no medicine since and
have had no symptoms
of my former trouble.
Have used the Favorite
Prescription at different
times for more than four
years and find it has no
equal"
When the womanly
health is re-established,
the general health at
once improves. There
is no more backache or
headache. The nerves
are quiet, the sleep Is
sound and the appetite
natural.
DR. Pierce,s Eavorife
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-10-24

wANTED.-A TRUSTWORTHY GENTLE.
man or lady IN each county to manage business
for an old established house OF solid tna ncia'
standing. straight. bona hde weekly each
salary of SiS.09 PAD by check each Wednesda,
with all expense direct from heahqntr ers
CAxton Bldg. 1
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-10-24
When the Lamp is Lit
and the Children
are in Bed

The tired mother gets out her mending
basket and begins TO darn the holes
made in the hose by the restless feet of
her little ones. 1t is so good to be quiet
for little she thinks. But very soon
the over wrought nerves assert them
selves. She feels dizzy, her head throbs,'
and she has to lay aside the work and
creep YEARLY to rest.
All work brings natural WEAKNESS, a
healthy tiredness. But there is a weari-
ness which is not natural and a tired
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-10-24
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK ?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserab,e.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know OF the wonderful
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-22
DE- MARTINIQUE.

few walls standing and the ruins OF
the custom-house were found.
Curiously enough, the face and
hands of the clock on the hospital
were not destroyed, and they furnish
an important record in the history of
this terrible catastrophe. The hands
of the clock had stopped at precisely
ten minutes to 8, showing that it was
at that moment that the city was over
whelmed and all these thousands of
people within it, and in it's environs,
were destroyed.
The work of exploring the ruins for
the treasure buried beneath them was
going on at the same. time with the
incineration of the dead. The vaults
of the bank of Martinique were opened
and all the securities, notes and cash
were found intact. They were all Sc
cured, and together with other treas.
ure have been brought to Fort de
France.
AS much help as possible has been
sent to the surviving people in the
vicinity of the city. Steamers loaded
with half7crazed men, women and chill
dren from districts in the neighbor-
hood of st. Pierre are constantly ar
rivng here.
Steamers also are going back as rap
idly as possible to the scene of the
disaster, carrying with them provi-
sions and clothing. The 450 people
brought here by the cable ship Pouyer
| Quertier were from the neighborhood
of the village of LIE Preeheur. They
were entirely without shelter when
found but none of them was burned.
Every ship in the harbor at the time
of the disaster, with the single excep-
tion of the English steamer Roddam,
was burned with all on board lost, ex-
cepting one captain, who was saved
In relating his escape he says that
the only way in which he managed to
save his life was by repeatedly diving.
He was an expert swimmer and was
able to remain under water for a con-
siderable length of time. He returned
again and again to the surface, barely
exposing his face for moment or two
to the terrific heat and thus getting
enough breath for another long dive.
Ever since the 23d of April last the
volcano Mont Pelee, which finally
wrought all the havoc, has been mani
Testing disquieting symptoms. A great
column of smoke kept mounting from
it, and there were from time to time
showers of ashes and cinders falling
4 Finally, on the 5th of May, there wal
a terrific eruption, which hurled init
the air vast volumes of mud, which
completely swallowed up the Guerir
sugar factory, which stood near tbs
River Blanche.
The first that was known here a
Fort de France of the disaster was a
O'Clock in the morning of the Stl
day of May. At that hour there sud
denly spread over the town of For
de France thick cloud of smoke, Gin
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-22
Thirty Thousand Are
Dead in Martinique

ders and ashes, which came from the
direction of st. Pierre.
The cloud swept over the city with
terrifying swiftness, turning bright
daylight into the darkness of night,
with hardly a moments warning.
From this cloud a rain of rocks
poured upon the town and threw the
entire population into the widest
panic.
The sea suddenly swept back in a
great wave for distance of between
fifty and sixty feet and vessels fas-
tened to the wharves were set crash
ing against each other with great
force. Twice the great wave swept in
and out from the shore, and finally
the waters settled down to their nor
NAL level.
AS quickly as possible in the con-
fusion the government authorities and
the mayor of the city. realizing what
need there was, began to organize
some system for carrying help to those
known to be in dire distress.
The French cruiser Suchet, which
happened to be lying in the harbor,
became instantly alive with activity.
1t was made ready for sea as quickly
as possible and started away at full
speed up along the coast in the direc-
tion of ST. Pierre and the great col
umn of smoke and fire. There were
several boats that had arrived at Fort
| de France that same morning, and
| they, too, made instant preparations
| to return.
Troops and provisions were hurried
aboard of them, and they started away
in the wake of the Suchet. They had
not been gone over two hours when
they returned, bringing back the It'd
ings that st. Pierre was utterly de-
stroyed and that the entire seashore
from the suburb of lie Corbet as far
as the Village of lie Precheur was on
fire, and that it was impossible to land
at any point on account of the intense
heat
Along the shore the spectacle was
appalling. 1t looked as though the
whole of the northern part of the
island was one mass of flame.
The cruiser Suchet got back to Fort
de France some time after the otheI
boats which had followed in the effort
to reach the scene of the disaster. Or
board the Suchet were thirty sur
vivors, who were picked up in the st
Pierre suburb. of LIE Corbet. All o
them were frightfully burned ant
wounded, and nine of them died OF
board the cruiser before it reached
this port.
Every preparation has been made IL
the hospital at Fort de France to taxi
care of as many wounded as possible
The work of rendering aid has beel
put on an organized basis, provision
have been requisitioned and the prin
, cipal stores. banks, AMI even the baE
} cries, are guarded by soldiers.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-22
THE WORLDS GREATEST DISASTERS
Earthquakes, Floods and Battles That
Have Slain Their Thousands.

Earthquakes, Floods and Battles That
Have Slain Their Thousands.
This is the third time the island of
Martinique has suffered disasters of
volcanic origin. In 1767 there was a
great earthquake which cost the lives
of more than 1000 persons. That was
the greatest disaster in the history OF
the island previous to this now report
ed. There was an earthquake in 1889
which destroyed nearly half of Port
Royal, the present capital of the is
land, and killed 700 persons. The
damage resulting from that shock ex-
tended all over the island.
History's pages are full of disasters
which have befallen the human race,
but no calamity of its kind in recent
years can even approximate the ter
rible loss of life which has made nota-
BILE the destruction of St. Pierre on
the island of Martinique. OF events
which have shocked the world by the
enormity of the destruction which fol-
lowed in their wake, none but the bat
tie of Gettysburg can approach the
recent disaster for loss of life. In
stances where whole towns and COM
munities have been wiped out are
comparatively few, but all have been
terrific in their consequences. St. Pi-
ere has been no exception.
Among the calamities which are
most notable, the destruction of Pom.
peii and Herculaneum in the year 70
| stands as the most ancient of which
| there is a complete account extant
! Strangely enough, the destruction of
these cities is the nearest approach
| in history to the disaster which befell
the Inflated St Pierre. The work of
Vesuyius on this occasion was as slow
as it was complete. Herculaneum
was literally swept from the earth by
a stream of molten lava, while Pom
peii was suffocated by the cinders and
! ashes, The eruption lasted for days
| and covered the two cities to a depth
of from eighteen to twenty feet, and
SO changed the topography of the
country that It was centuries before
topographers were able to locate the
lost cities. The loss of life on this
occasion was never known, but it must
| have reached far into the. thousands.
Not until 1855 was the world again
shocked by catastrophe of similar
proportions, although there were many
throughout Italy, Sicily, South Amer
lea and the Orient where the loss oi
life has been estimated at much high
er figures, which were impossible o.
verification. The great earthquake
and tidal wave of Lisbon in 1855 wal
one of the most far-reaching and de
structive phenomena of nature which
has come down in history.
1t was a festal day in the city AM
all Portugal was there. Late In tn
afternoon giant wave swept over tn
doomed city, and in eight minutes
when the wave had receded, 1t carrie
with it $4,000 people into the sea. Th
survivors crowded the stone wharve
along the water front, many only I
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-22

that continued for many months. The
sound of the explosions of old Kraka-
toa was heard at a distance of $3.50
miles, and it was estimated that the
air waves travelled four and half
times around the earth. Between &c.
900 and $1,000 lives were lost, and
160 villages weresdestroyed.
Two years later the first earthquake
in the United States of worldwide i'm
portance occurred in Charleston. On
the night of August 81 an earthquake
shock was felt along the entire Allan
tic coast of the United tSates, and
several hundred miles into the interior
especially in the southerr states. Be
fore morning it was known that Char
lesion had suffered an unusual vista
ton, and when the final news was
known 1t was found that forty-one
lives had been lost in the falling walls
of the city and property to the amount
of s5. 900 900 had been destroyed.
In March, 1889. the great storm in
the harbor of Apia, Samoa, electrified
the world with its appalling loss OF
life. The German gunboats Olga, Ebel
and Adler, and the United States men
of-war Nipsic. Trenton and Vandalis
went to pieces on the reefs, and III
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-22

This Is the first authL ltic account
of the fearful disaster on the island OF
Martinique 1t was sent by cable to
Paris from Fort de France:
| visited ST. Pierre yesterday after
noon with the first party that has
landed at the site of the destroyed
city since Thursday mornings catas-
trophe.
The streets and all the neighbor-
hood around what few days ago was
the largest and most prosperous city
in Martinique were found incumbered
with heaps upon heaps of dead bodies
in all directions.
All the dead seen were stark naked,
their clothing apparently having
burned from their bodies like SO much
tinder, while they themselves were
roasted to death.
In the vast majority of instances
fires seem to have been the sole cause
of death. Great numbers of the bodies
have been burst asunder by the ter
rife heat and lie disemboweled.
In many instances the, faces of the
victims are quite calm, as though they
were stricken down. instantly where
they stood, without a moments warn
ing or with hardly time to appreciate
for an instant the deadly peril they
were.in. Others have stamped on their
faces an expression of indescribable
terror.
The entire city and the neighbor-
hood all about reeks with horrible
odor of burned flesh. In one instance
| found, all tightly locked in each 9TH
ers' arms, and the bodies in horrible
| state of decomposition.
Almost the first thing done was to
| make preparations for the cremation
of the dead. Fatigue parties of sol
diers built enormous pyres of wood
and branches of trees upon which they
heaped the dead bodies by scores and
burned them as rapidly as possible.
The total number of dead is now
estimated at fully 10000. The disas-
ter itself took place within thirty sec
onds, and in that half minute the vast
majority of all these people were
killed.
1t is supposed, for there is nobody
living apparently to tell the exact
facts, that there was suddenly shot
down from the mountain a great sheet
of. flame, accompanied by terrible
gaseous whirlwind and flashes oil
lightning, precisely such as are re
ported as playing about the summit ol
La Soufriere, on the Island of st. Vim
cent.
What horrible revelations of the
havoc wrought to human life which
these grim mounds are yet to revea
can hardly be imagined. In these two
quarters of the city not trace of Tho
streets that existed there can be seen
They are buried as completely out o
sight as were those of Pompeii.
Along the water front there are ;
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-22

teen merchant vessels either went to
the bottom or stranded. One hundred
and forty-two men from the warships
in the harbor were lost. N
Japan has proven itself veritable
home of earthquakes, the latest gisan-
tic loss of life occurring in 1891, and
resulted in loss of 1000 lives, 5000
injured, and $4,000 homes destroyed.
The great Johnstown food was the
first OF two great disasters In recent
years which has come home to the
people of the United States with crush
ing force. On May 80, 1889, by the
bursting of the dam of the Conemaugh
river. Johnstown and surrounding
towns were swept out OF existence,
and a loss of life approximating 10000
souls took place in the twinkling of an
eye.
The calamity which befell Galveston
on the Sth of September. 1900, ranks
with Johnstown as the most appalling
within the memory of present genera
uons. Beginning with a storm OF mod
crate proportions, the increasing wind
rolled the waves higher and higher
upon the beach, until. after a sudden
shift of winds near nightfall, the Is
land city was completely submerged.
and great waves from the sea rolled
over the town site. 1t was night OF
the most terrible suffering and mis-
cry, in which nearly $4,000 souls In
and near Galveston expected every
moment to die. Between 5000 and
10000 people lost their lives In the
storm, and millions of dollars worth
of property was destroyed.
The visitation of fire from neigh
boring volcanoes has wrought de
struction of life and property upon st
Pierre which is yet to be definitely de
termined, but promises to be one oi
the greatest in the worlds history.
The islands off the China coast, and
the Malay Hortas, being of volcanic
origin, have been especially subject Il
earthquakes. 1t used to be said of thu
Philippines that shocks were constan
there, and 1t is true that the needle
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-22

be carried away by the tremendous
swell which followed the movement Of
the first gigantic mass of water. The
disturbance reached the shores OF
Spain, Morocco, Madeira, and many
other islands in the archipelago. carry
ing death and destruction with 1t
wherever 1t went. The shock of the
earthquake was felt over territory
5000 miles long.
About the beginning of the seven
teenth century Central America was
visited by an earthquake which killed
10000 people, scattered over wide
territory, Naples at the same time be-
gan to feel series of earthquake
shocks which continued intermittently
for seventy-hve years and eventually
amassed a total of Ill, 900 people
slain.
Not until the battle of Gettysburg
was reached, however. has such tre-
mendous list of casualties occurred in
such limited space of time and terri
tory as at st. Pierre. In the three
days fighting before Gettysburg in
July, 1868, the Union loss was 23190,
of whom 2.3S4 were killed and 1918
wounded. The Confederate loss for
the same engagement has never been
officially stated. but was approximate
ed $4,000, of whom 5000 were killed
and $4,000 wounded
By far the worst of recent seismic
shocks, however, occurred In the re-
gion of the Malay archipelago in 1888.
1t accompanied the explosive erup-
tions of the volcano Krakatoa on the
island of the same name, in the strait
of Sunda, between Java and Sumatra
The eruption, which began In May
continued for nearly four months
Nearly the entire island was de
stroyed.
The wonderful phenomena which
followed this disturbance are still wei
remembered. The ashes and dust were
thrown SO high as to mark the uppel
air currents and be carried completed,
around the globe, producing peculiar
effect in the air, like twilight glow
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-22
PLOT AGAINST KING OF SPAIN.
Scheme OF Anarchists to Murder Alfonso
Is NIpped In the Bud.

Scheme OF Anarchists to Murder Alfonso
Is NIpped In the Bad.
An Anarchist plot against King AL
fonso has been discovered and six ar
rests, including that of Gabriel Lopez,
an employee of an insurance company,
have been made. Dynamite cartridges
were found on the premises where
Lopez was arrested.
Lopez says he received package of
cartridges from another Anarchist
with instructions to throw them at the
moment of the passage of the royal
carriage in Saturdays procession.
The discovery OF the plot against the
king is confirmed by the newspapers
in Madrid. 1t is now said that nine
dynamite cartridges were seized.
Further arrests have been made, and
the prisoners include six medical stu
dents, a printer, a carpenter and a
mason.