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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-02-27

Craig, of Cornell University. He ad-
vocates cultivation OF the orchard
ground and systematic pruning. Trees
should not be trimmed until pruning
time.
Hon. r. d. Graham, OF Grand
Rapids, thinks canning factory is a
good thing, as.damaged fruit can be
sold to 1t, when this fruit would be
otherwise lost. Wilson and Warfield
strawberries are favorites OF the can
ners who will not, however, pay more
than five or six cents per quart.
Raspberries, currants, gooseberries and
cherries are always In demand.
He does not think that farmers
should trifie with the canning business
as they are sure to lose money. It's a
science in itself and should be left to
experts.
ethics of the Farm" by Hon. @. j.
Monroe, of South Haven: Ethics is
the science OF human duty. We should
be honest with ourselves and others
Honesty is absolutely necessary in
farming. We must be honest with
nature, or she will repay us in kind.
Poor seed and poor ground will mean
poor crops.
We need honesty in fruit growing.
II poor apple trees are put in by us we
will not know for years-until bearing
time-how we have been cheated
What loss of time, land and labor
The man who sells fruit trees and is
not honest is an enemy OF the orchard
list.
Mr.. Monroe took whack at the
coal operators who, he says, have all
the equipment to carry on large bust
nesses, employing many people. yet
lacking the moral sense to treat their
employees correctly.
After music by Miss Frances Jones,
the second section of the afternoon IS
work, the road making, was taken up.
Hon. James H. Macdonald, of Hart
ford, Conn, Highway Commissioner of
that state, spoke on Road Instruction
and State Aid"
Commissioner Mcdonald said in part:
Ladies' and gentlemen of the Farmers
Institute The topic selected for me to
discuss this afternoon is'the necessity
for instruction in road making and state
assistance in the building of highways.
The farmers of the United States have
at last awakened from a Rip Van
Wrinkle sleep of not only twenty years
but centuries, and fully appreciate the
fact that no matter how fertile their
fields, comfortable their homes may BE-,
how large and well built their barns,
or how well fenced are their possessions,
nor how great a yield of corps has re-
suited from their labors, except they
have pleasant, safe, and easy access to
market, for that which they raise, for
three hundred and sixty-five days in the
year, they are poor indeed.
In 1895, law was passed in Connec
ticut. placing a recognized head over the
highways of the state, but in addition,
after enumerating his duties and
privileges, made an appropriation Of
$75, 900 year In as much rs our SEES
sions of the legislature only occur every
two years this appropriation was $780,
600. The law provided that every town
in the state should have access to this
appropriation, no discrimination being
made in favor of any town, first come
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-02-27

Or man can have good business in
their own town taking orders for large
Mfg. Co. whose goods have been hand
led wholly by local agents. for c5 years,
and who earn good wages the year
round. If You want business not re-
qiiring capital wherein you can make
money in your spare time, send letter
today for full particulars to A. Lea
Wade, Genl. Agt (W-136) Boston, Mass.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-02-27
The Round Up Institute.
BY.M. j. PHILLIPS.

The eighth annual round up of the
Michigan Farmers Clubs was called
10 order SHORTLY after 10 Tuesday morn
ing by A. L. Chandler, Of Corunna,
after Rev. G. II. Hanks had pronounced
the invocation. About one hundred
were present. Mr.. Chandler gave a
good com mon sense talk as starter.
He impressed upon his hearers the
idea that they must put the good
things which they hear into execution,
or the institute will be valueless. He
denied 1T Institutes were for politi-
cal purposes. He spoke good word
for the newspapers, urging that they
be given good reports.
II. R. Hathaway, of the Alma Sugar
Company, spoke on.s Facts and Figures
Regarding Beet Sugar Manufacture. "
He began at the cost OF the sugar fac
tory. He says sugar plants complete
cost 1000 per ton capacity to build.
The average cut OF 800 ton factory
per season is 80, coo tons. The average
amount OF sugar from ton of beets is
200 poun is OF sugar.
He gave the following figures as to
expenses of a 600 ton factory: Taxes,
$4,000; insurance, $4,000; interest,
$4,000; bond interest, $4,000; labor,
s64 $40; total cost OF beeJs, $206, 800;
coal, S2l 600; limestone, S. 400; coke,
$1,000; barrels for the eight million
pounds OF sugar manufactured, SO, $50;
sulphur, acid, chemicals, oils and tools,
$3.50; grand total of yearly expenses
expenses for running sugar factory,
1852 900.
AS to the income, the eight millions
Of pounds sells on an average, 81 40 per
hundred, which earns 1852 900, just
offsetting the expense. Brown sugar
brings In $1,000, molasses will total
$4,000. He declares on his honor that
the money cleared by six hundred
ton factory 10 season is but $4,000
and from that must be paid the interest
on the capital and the depreciation Of
the value OF the plant. This was his
argument that the beet factories can
not afford to pay more than 81 so per
ton for beets testing twelve per cent.
He declares that hardly a Michigan
sugar factory has enough acreage
pledged to run through next season.
The temporary effect of this will be
TO close some of the factories, the per-
manent effect will be for the sugar
companies to buy large tracts OF land
and grow their own beets.
Perry G. TowAr, agricultural suser-
intendent efIlthe Lansing Sugar Co.,
declares that beets are the most profit
able crop raised on the farm. He
thinks farmers should cooperate with
the factories to cut down expenses so
that more could be paid for the beets.
Colon Q. Lille, of Coopersville, was
introduced as the man "who writes
some: good stuff and an1awful lot Of
poor stuff for the Michigan Farmer. f"
He spoke on the farmers side of the
sugar beet question. Mr.. Lille is
satisfied that sugar beets, even in his
unfavorable section Of the state and
the fact that he cannot give the crop
personal supervision, is money maxi
Ing labor. ..,t-
Afternoon Session. .a
The first of the afternoon session
was devoted to discussion OF fruit
trees. 1.-THE Care of the Apple Or
ehard" was discussed by Prof. John
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-02-27
MI Humors

Are impure matters which the skin,
liver, kidneys and other organs can
not take care Of without help, there is
such an accumulation of them.
They litter the whole system.
Pimples, boils, eczema and other
sruptions, loss of appetite, that tired
feeling, bilious turns, fits Of indiges-
zion, dull headaches and many other
troubles are due to them.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-02-27

by many people. Twenty-Five years
ago Mr.. Garfield introduced bill to
have tree planting made compulsory.
He told of a fight which he had In the
house because he opposed pernicious
bill of colleague before his tree bill
became law.
He has been repeatedly criticised for
"wastiog his. energies on a visionary
scheme" by politicians, high and low.
Mr.. Garfield thought the destruction
OF forests entails loss Of seventy per
cent, as but thirty per cent OF the
wood appears In manufactured form.
Already the builders are wondering
where lumber is coming from. The
farmers see the fertility OF their
farms carried eff In the removal Of
timber. Another grave problem is the
damage done by shifting sands on land
and in the harbors of the lakes.
These sands are freed by the removal
of the forest cover.
The removal Of the forest wealth has
decreased the value OF the state OF
Michigan The railroads OF the state
constantly need new ties. / we do
not reforest where are they, as well as
telephone and telegraph poles, coming
from? One hundred years growth OF
tim Der takes less from the soil than
single crop Of potatoes. That is a
strong point. What In few years
will satisfy the pulp mills and through
them the printing press? The coal,
gas, and oil supplies which are used
for fuel are now ia sight. We must
retimber or freeze!
Mr. WiIdey's Talk.
Hon. E. A. Wildey, of Lansing, state
land commissioner, gave an address on,
The States power to conserve the tim
Der of the state. Michigan last year
manufactured one billion, eight hun
dred million feet of lumber, but such
drain, Mr. Wildey declared, cannot go
on forever
The forestry commission believes that
at least one fourth of the lands of the
state, fromIsanitary, agricultural, and
many other standpoints, should be COW
cred with timber. Accordingly, bill
| to that effect has been introduced in the
Legislature. The proposed legislation
makes it an object by cutting the as
sessed valuation of wooded lands to one
dollar per acre.
The state has large forestry reserve
in Crawford and Roscommon counties,
owning seventy per cent of twelve town
ships. The people of the district are
antagonistic to the reserve, because
they believe that their counties will be
disorganized They do not understand
the case at all, and when they do, they
will be glad to aid the scheme.
Mr.. Wildey has bill before the legis-
lature for the raising of 81, 500 the sum
to be used to complete the purchase of
some townships in the two counties
Continued on pager.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-02-27
Hoods JdrsdpdriHd
and Pills

Remove all humors, overcome all
nheir effects, strengthen, tone and
invigorate the whole system.
NJ had salt rheum on my hands so that
sould not work. took Hoods Sarsaparilla
and 1t drove out the humor. I continued
Is use till the sores disappeared" MRS.
LA o. Brown, Rumford Falls, Me.
Moods sarsaparIIIa promises to
cure and keeps the promise.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-02-27
Afternoon Session.

The first of the afternoon session
was devoted to q discussion of fruit
trees. 1.-THE Care Of the Apple Or
shard" was discussed by Prof. John
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-02-27
Consumption

Salt pork is a famous old
fashioned remedy for con-
sumption. "Eat plenty Of
pork" was the advice to the
consumptive SO and 100
years ago.
Salt pork is good if a man
can stomach it. The idea
behind it is that fat is the
food the consumptive needs
most.
Scott Emulsionisthe
ern method of feeding fat to
the consumptive. Pork is too
rough for sensitive Stomachs.
Scott's Emulsion is the most
refined of fats, especially
prepared for easy digestion.
Feeding him fat in this
way, which is often the only
way, is half the battle, but
SCOTS Emulsion does more
than that. There is some
thing about the combination
of cod liver oil and hypophos-
phites in SCOTS Emulsion
that puts new life into the
weak parts and has a special
tction on the diseased lungs.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-02-27

Charles w. Garfield, OF Grand
Rapids, secretary Of the State Forestry
Commission, spoke on 1.-THE need and
Importance OF reforestation OF Michi-
gan" Mr.. Garfield complained OF the
harsh and unjust manner In which the
work Of himself and colleagues to have
Michigan reforested has been criticised
Arizona republican., 1903-09-25
TO SUPPRESS CHARIVARI
Courts Coming to the Aid of the Great
 ly Overtaxed Fool Killer.

The fool-killer has been so thorough ly cverworked during the summer just ending that he has been unable. ap- parently. to pay any attention to his legitimate victims who swarm in chari- vari parties throughout the country, and the courts have been compelled to step ill and come to the aid of the agent who has been overtaXed in his efforts to relieve the world of different forms of idiocy. Several prominent so- ciety men of Denver have been sued for damages for mutilating a hand somely decorated Pullman car by nail ing old shoes to it as genially idio- tic method of speeding q wedding party on their honeymoon journey. In Du- luth several eXuberant youths have been arrested for indulging in the rice throwing idiocy and causing a runaway which resulted in considerable damage to property and very nearly caused
 the death of the bride and groom. who were the subjects of the silly but good natured assault. Over in Syria one of the participants in a charivari party they call it a feu de joie-toCk pot shot into the neighborhood and came near winging an American vice consul, and the sultan is now trying, as a re-
 
 with the officer of an American bat tleship.
 The most interesting development in connection with one of these demon-
 strations by rough and-ready humor- ists comes from Utica. N. Y. where a bride. who resented insult of chari- vari party, has been held to the grand jury on q charge of assault. The ac- cused woman and her husband had returned from their honeymoon to be welcomed after they had retired, by a gang which proceeded to make night hideous by the toot of the horn, the groan of the horse fiddle, the beating of tin pans, and by alleged funny
 songs Just when this brand of alleg- ed mirth was at it's height the bride Cpened a window and q =luged the crowd with a generous application of boiling water. One bride had been found with sufficient courage to resent the time honOred style of funmaking. The The charivari party was broken up and
 the next day the bride was arrested on a charge of assault. The charge was preferred by a young man in the party who was so badly scaled that he will be marked for life. It is unfortunate
 for him, of course: but intelligent per
 sons everywhere will hardly be re- strained from rejoicing that an incl dent of outrageous violation of per sonal privacy and a shameless assault
 upon the sarctity of the home has been
 signally rebuked. It is highly inn probable that the woman in question
 will b convicted of the charge made against her. While the results were certainly unfortunate the spirit that prompted her to resent the insult is commendable and worthy of encour- agement and emulation by other brides and grOoms.
Arizona republican., 1903-09-25
OREGON'S BIG TREE
Its Lumber Will Be Used in the
 Worlds Fair Building.

The largest fir tree in the world will supply a portion of the lumber for the construction of Oregon's state building at the worlds fair at St. Louis.
 The Oregon building will occupy a site immediately north of the New York state building. The state legis- lature has made an appropriation of $50, 900 for the worlds fair, but a much greater sum will be available. Five hundred thousand dollars have been appropriated by Oregon for the Lewis and Clark exposition, to be held in Portland. in 1905 The same commis- s;oners will handle the exhibits for both fairs. Many valuable exhibits prepared for the Portland exposition will be first displayed at the worlds fair at St. Louis.
 In fish and forestry, Oregons exhibits will be especially rich. The Columbia river salmon fisheries. the richest in the world, will furnish an unrivalled eX hibh. The processes of catching the salmon, and how they are handled. will be shown in detail. The average size of the salmon of Oregon commerce is from fifteen to twenty pounds, and they sometimes reach the enormous weight of sixty and seventy-five pounds. The
 
 and ascend the Columbia river to spawn. When the eggs hatch, the little salmon go out to sea, and remain until they attain full size. Then instinct leads them back to their natural wat CTS. The fish are caught in traps. Great shutes have been built leading from the fish traps to the canning factories. The salmon virtually catch themselves. and once in the tolls there IS no escape. They can only follow the fumes, and end their careers in the tin cans which the OregOnian fish dealers provide for their reception.
 The sturgeon and founder are also caught in large quantities, and the black bass. fostered by the United States government fish commission, is gaining in importance each year.
 Splendid timber grows abundantly all over Oregon, but it is the Douglas fir that is known the world over. The larg- est specimen of this timber in Oregon was felled at Aberdeen in May for eX- hbit at the worlds fair. The tree was 300 feet high. and forty feet in circum- ference at the base. 1t was LIS feet from the ground to the first limb. The age of this giant of the Oregon plnerles is estimated to be over 400 years. More ships carry masts of Oregon Douglas fir than any other timber. The largest and best flag staffs are supplied by trees from the same forests. other timbers and lumber will be shown, ln- cluding. especially, maple. oak and ash. .Oregon's display Cf agricultural and horticultural products will be large i The prune industry of that state is eX- ceedingly important, the crop in l9O2 being valued Tt more than $3.OOO,OO The Oregon fruit compares faVorably with the famous French product. Small fruits also thrive in the state. In agri- | culture. the exhibit will be largely based on wheat, oats, barley, and the grasses.
Arizona republican., 1903-09-25
SHE FOLLOWED DIRECTIONS
Giving Him Medicine in a Recumbent
 Position.

He must take the medicine in a recumbent position." said the physi- elan who had been called to attend an injured Irishman. The mans wife was puzzled, but would not admit it. The Baltimore Sun relates the consequences of her false pride. She confided her dilemma first to her husband.
 Tim, dear" she said. here's your medicine all roight, but the dochter do be saying ye must take it in re- | coombant position, and niver a wan ! have we in the house. ''Ye moight borrow wan" suggested Tim. There's Mrs. O'Mara. now, she do always have things comf'table and ha ndy loike''
 So the wife made her appeal to the more provident neighbor.
 Mrs O'Mara, me Tim has been hurted.'
 .'Tha poor soul"
 "Yis. and he's that bad the dochtor says. Give him his medicine in re- | coombant position and Mrs. O'Mara, we havn't wan in the house. Would ye moind giving me the loan av yours?"
 Mrs. O'Mara was puzzled in her turn. i but she. too. refused to admit it. Faith. and ye kin have it and wei ! come" she said heartily. but me friend, Mrs. Flaherty, has it: she bor- | rowed it Chuesday week-jist round the | third corner heyant. fornist the poomp. So the quest was continued. Mrs. Flaherty, excuse me for trOubl- ing yez. me being a stranger entoirely to yez. but me man is hurted. and the dochter says. No hope of savin' him unless you give him his medicine in q recoombent position. Meself didn t happen to have wan. so l stopped over to borra Mrs. O'Mara's. Would you mOind me taking it for a while me Tim being so bad?"
 'Moind? Av coorse not" returned Mrs. Flaherty. with the polite readi- ness of her nationality. But sorra the day! Flaherty-he Go be mighty unsteady betoimes-he dropped it on the flure last night an bruk it..
 'FH have to pour it into him the best way I can. poor man." said Tim's wife. as she hurried home.
Arizona republican., 1903-09-25

your pocketbook, finding them again months later on looking like anything but postage stamps? Of course, mo- body ever thinks of sending such stamps for redemption. Suppose the waste I am speaking of averaged 20 cents annually for each business man. The total would be enormous.
 Hot weather was a great revenue maker for the government before the little oiled books came in: but many persons lose their books, and the aver age is about the same. Some persons actually come back to the stamp win dow and ask if lost stamp books can i be traced, like bank books. Another way in which Uncle Sam gains is through tradesmen sending out letters inclosing stamped addressed envelopes for replies which in the majority of cases are never used.
 Some business houses collect such envelopes and redeem them, but few take the trouble to do this. Think of the thousands of return postal cards too, that are never used. Lots of per sons are careless of putting stamps on letters or papers and they fall off. Then the matter is held up for double postage on the other end of the line.
 "A great many persons put on too much postage. They slip two 2-cent stamps on letter that would have gone for cents. It is amazing how little information usually we'll inform ed persons have about different classes of mail matter. They pay for it, too. and pay well. The beauty of our pos tai system is that the government gets the benefit of all mistakes. New York Press.
Arizona republican., 1903-09-25
DECEIVING YOUNG HAN
He Had a Cough and No Appetite, but Ee Naturally Ate Up the Farm

- aiat' sayin' that all the young fel- lers in Detroit are like the one I took in as a sun mer boarder through July and August" said the Oakland county farmer. but I'm tellin' you that l cant be done for again right away. Ii come drivin' up one day. lookin: as pale as d ghost and havin a lone some cough on him and he explained that he Wante1 a quiet, reStful place till he got ready to die of consump- tion. All he wanted for any meal in a day was a glass of buttsrmilk. and he Taid he allus went to bed at sun Gown. He talked about death and graveyards and angels till he got my pity up and I finally agreed to take him for $2.50 per wea,:."
 And did he die on your hands," was asked
 Not if the color of my hair is black Lands save ye. but hes some Where in town this very mint. and l.7kin' healthy huff to live for a hln- drei years to come"
 What happened?"
 Well. that cough disappeared be fore he had been with us two hours, and that night at supper he just clear ed off the table and left me and the old woman still hungry. He'd got away with a gallon of buttermilk before the meal. but it only gave him an ap- petite. l looked to see him ir bed after dusk. but he was moouin' round the farm till after midnight. and he slept so late in the mornin' that he had to have a special breakfast. That was only a beginnin.'
 When l think of the pork an beans and taters that young fellow slowed away in two months I wonder how I can ever pay my taxes this fall. It was eat and drink all day long. with q special lunch at night. A pan of sweet milk was only a sip for him like frost before a lot sun. I ought to have had at least ten bushels of harvest apples to sell, but he ate all but about two pecks. He gobbled onto my pears and plums and peaches. and he drunk up the last of my hard cider and currant wine. Six fresh eggs beat up was only a taste for him in the mornin and a dozen boiled or fried at supper time seemef> to be about his fit. Men the old woman could figger that he ate at least $4 worth of stuff a week. to say nuthin of his being a trouble.
 "But when he finally come to take his departure he figured that the board he had contributed would pay off the mortgage on my farm and buy q new mowin machine to boot. I may take another summer boarder some time, but you can bet your life it wont be one that's got the consumption and is eXpectin' to pass through the pearly gates before backberries are ripe."-. Detroit Free Press.