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The Owosso times., 1903-02-27
Local News.

Local News.
Charles G. Adams and A. S. Hewes
have sold their interest IN the Owosso
Paint and Wall Paper Company to e.
w. Beardsley and will open store at
Lansing
Mrs. Michael Griffith was called to
Hillsdale Tuesday by the death OF
, relative.
b. Lemunyon attended the funeral
of his mother at Vernon, this week.
f. M. Collins now has cigar store at
113 West Exchange street.
There will be work in the Royal Arch
degree and banquet at the meeting of
Owosso Chapter, R. A. M. tonight.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. j.
Brown is i'll with mumps.
r. T. Nichols, who has been working
here, has gone back to Homer.
Otto Stever is quite sick.
Miss Johnson, clerk at Hookway d
Sons has been sick for few days.
j. j. Chapman, car shops employe,
fell from the top of locomotive cab,
Monday, and broke an ankle, besides
sustaining serious bruises.
Charles F. Herman, living northeast
of the city, had several grain-bags,
blankets and whip stolen from Nye's
feed barn Saturday.
DR.. V. G. VanLiew, of Lennon, was
in the city Wednesday. He says the
people of Venice township are unit in
favor of the court house proposition.
| Leo Meinstein, of New York, has ac-
cepted a position with Kaufman &
Meinstein, proprietors of the Boston
Clothing House.
The annual meeting of the Union
Telephone Co., in which large num-
Der of Owosso people are stockholders,
is to be held at Alma, March 18th.
Austin Welch. of the Ann Arbor
shops, has gone to Detroit to work for
the Detroit Sheet Iron and Metal works.
James Gray and Eugene May are
captaining two teams of Maccabees
Burton Lodge entertained Elsie Odd
Fellows at their hall in the former
place Monday evening, Degrees were
conferred and banquet served.
The Little Gem barber shop, Beehler
& Shoulders, proprietors, will soon have
. a plate glass front and new furniture.
The officers of the Third Regiment M.
N. G., at their meeting in Cheboygan
Monday, collected s25 for the May
Tower monument fund.
Fred Gibbs of Flint, has moved his
, family to 2Os Cass street, Owosso.
, Following is the list of letters adver.
} tised at the Owosso post Office for the
week ending Saturday, Feb. 21: Earl
, Chane, Mrs. Sarah Chase, Milton Craw.
ley, Sam Curison (2), F. M. Currier,
| Mrs. John Cummins, Albert Edwards
2 (Foreign), F. G. Hicks, Thos B. Moore,
| Mrs. J. H. Perry, Geo. L. Taylor.
Harry A. Courtney, while very drunk
early Sunday morning, attempted to
force an entrance to the Union Tele-
phone Office in the Keller block, there
by frightening the night operator, Miss
Tyrrell, very much. Officers took him
. away, but did not arrest him.
The masquerade party given by the o.
L. l. Band at the Armory, Friday even
ing, was largely attended and very en-
: joyable. The prizes were won by
Miss Louise Knapp, who had the hand
soonest costume, and Chauncey Linder
: man, whose Happy Hooligan" repre-
sentation was the most comical.
The Owosso times., 1903-02-27
A GENEROUS OFFER.

There is any amount OF misery and human
suffering, mental and physical, traceable TO
some form of sexual weakness, inaDility, or
private disease, q result of early indiscretion
through ignorance of its consequence, ex-
cesses, improper association, an over-bur-
dened mind, or other over-taxation Of the
nervous system. Some have never sought
treatment, while others have been imposed
upon by unscrupulous quacks until they
have become discouraged. but for all such
there is q cure, sure and lasting; an honest,
effective treatment, developed by years Of
deep study and experience of one of the
most scientific physicians Of the world, and
which Is now being used with remarkable
success at the Reed City Sanitarium and
Private Hospital, who will for short time
send to any man or woman who Is suffering
with any form of sexual Inability or dis
ease. and who is really in earnest In the
matter of cure, one months treatment
FREE Those who wish to take advantage
of this generous offer should write at once,
as some time will be consumed in prescrb-
ing for the cases which will be taken In the
order received. Treatments will be sent
privately If specially requested. and strict
secrecy observed. Address THE SANITARIUM
co. referring to this notice, use the private ad-
dress, Spinney, King Co.. Reed City. Mich.
DR.. A. B. Spinney will be at
National Hotel,
Saturday, Mar. 2lst,
From $50 a. m. to 230 p. m.
The Owosso times., 1903-02-27

Michigan Central Stock Yards, Detroit
Cattle were strong at Detroit Live Stock
Market Thursday, Feb. 25th, 1908: quality
handy butchers, $3.50 a q. 10: common. q 80 a.
1925: Gamers COWS. $50 02.50; stockers and
feeders, active 1T e2500 s4.10.
Mich cows. active at $500 q 5000; calves
active at IS 90 a 500
Sheep and lambs. strong; quality fair;
prime lambs, se.26 a % 80; mixed, $4,000 SEQ;
culls, t2.00 a o2.50.
Hogs lower; quality mixed: prime mediums,
$3.50 a 800; Workers, e6 IS a 6.95; pigs, $500
e6. 10; roughs, $500 a 600; stays one-thirdon:
cripples, o1.00 per cwt. OF.
Receipts-Cattle 700, calves 200; sheep, 5000
hogs, $500.
The Owosso times., 1903-02-27

All Up-To-Date housekeepers
use r ed Cross Bal Blue. 1t makes
clothes clean and sweet as when new.
All grocers.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-22

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
Christie Mcdonald. the captivating little
song bird in 1.-The Toreador." is said to
have been winning goodly share Of honors
in Francis Wilson's new piece. Miss Nc
Donald Is noted for her handsome toilets.
and it will be news for her admirers to
know that she designed the gowns which
she will wear at the Olympic this week.
She has been accorded the palm Is an
expert angler.
Her only rival Is papa-in-law. Joseph JEFF
ferson
There exists between them profound re-
spect and a very tender devotion. Since Will
liam Winter Jefferson has brought his
charming little bride into the Jefferson
circle. there has snE unE up se-t OF adora-
ton on the part Of the family for the gay
little singer who has become one OF them
Che spent all last summer at Joe !efer-
sons Buzzard's Bay home. where she was
the constant companion Of her father-ac-
law in his fishing excursions.
Miss Mcdonald sprung from that myn-
FERROUS and romantic corner Of the earth
known as Pictou. In Nova Scotia She was
educated In Boston and never entertained
a single thought of the stage until one day,
more for the frolic and adventure OF the
thing, than from sordid necessity or love
Of public career. she went into the chorus
of ''Puritania."
A short experience led her to Francis VIII
son. who offered her the part Of Marie in
sTmanise Since that time hex pro4req
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-22

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Every girl wants to be beautiful. nay. in
deed. every girl of reasonable intelligence
| realizes that il she has not been born bril-
liant she must make herself beautiful. Yet
how few succeed.
How few attain the charming appearance
they DESIRE and how many sigh vainly
for It? Yet. though they desire beauty.
not many have a really clear idea Of Just
what beauty is.
What is beauty?" a professor once
asked a class of college girls, and though
every girl in that room secretly longed for
or openly attempted beauty. not one re-
Piled.
The professors question met with no re-
sponse. but silent stares. Each in her
heart wondered what after all. constituted
beauty. but none knew,
Beauty" said the professor, when he
had allowed a suitable interval for refec-
ton. rs unity in variety" and that was
all those poor girls. hunger:ng for truth and
help. received from their learned and en-
nghtened professor.
1t is to be hoped that the recording angel
put black mark opposite his name for
having withheld further explanation. and
so denied light to them that sat in dask-
ness. Unity in variety. forsooth! Doubt
lessI
But what does that mean to a girl Of Is
or -? What she wants Is practical sugges-
ton. not vague and tenuous theories
What wonder that some Of those girls re-
turned home at the end Of the term, con-
WINGED that a college education was q USE
less thing and that It was to the fashion
magazines that they must look for help.
Yet. neither did that prove the royal road.
for fashions are heeting. faddish. and ephe-
neral, whereas beauty is absolute and ev-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-22

I erlasting. And so these girls fell by the
roadside. and grew into homely women. and
took up church work. and were heard of no
more.
But there are others OF those girls who
were hopeful and persisted. knowing that
where one professor failed another might
help, and that even II beauty did not come
to them learning might. and 1t was these
who In a spirit Of hOpefulness and cour-
age took up in its turn the study Of Eng
lish literature.
And here unexpectedly the way was made
clear. and way to be beautiful at once
easy and inexpensive. was revealed to them.
They read the poets and they knew at last
what beauty was.
They read OK eyes like stars, whose
beams COMPOUNDED all beholders. and each
girl knew that such were the eyes OF
beauty. The poet spoke Of raven locks. and
locks Of gold. and every young lady in the
class made mental note of 1t. Of cheeks
like roses and they stole glance at their
companions to see il each had thought or
the same thing. Cherry lips they noticed
were among the requirements. swanlike
neck, q brow OF alabaster. sheillike ears
and snowy shoulders
Not In one poem alone did they read OF
these things, but again and again. till con-
slant iteration left no room for doubt and
they knew ut last that this indeed was
beauty.
The next thing was to set about acQuir-
ing it Few could afford to buy tresses Of
gold, and it seemed impossible to induce
ravens to build their nests in their hair.
but at last a bright girl solved this. as
well as other difficulties. and wrote out
for her companions the following list Of
rules for beauty:
/. Either gid the hair, II naturally light.
with some good gliding or gold Leaf, or, II
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-22
His First Earnings

Abram Barker the father of wharton
Barker. the Philadelphia political econo-
mist. Is. at the age Of a. still In active
business
He was during many years one Of the
prominent financiers Of the country.
Mr.. Barker tells the story of how he
earned his first money when Q boy living
on the Island Of Nantucket His father
was coming to New York on ons of his SILL
ing vessels. and said he would bring Els
young son along.
Abram spent days catching leeches b.
wading In the stagnant streams which
abound on the island
The leeches attached themselves to his
bare feet and legs. He brought them to
New York and sold the entire consignment
to a druggist at the corner Of Wall street
and Broadway for 2.-New York Times
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-22
Found Him Out.

Mind, was In a strange town dealing
with a strange man. and tried not to act
strange. and still the fellow found me out"
said the newly married man. my intend
ed wife and had sentiment about SPEND
ing cur wedding night in our own home. /.
THE honeymoon trip was not to begin
I'll the following morning. That required
laying In q stock Of provisions for break
fast.
"On the morning Of the wedding day
called ct the nearest grocery store and Or
dered supply. There was butter and salt
and eggs and sugar and-well. everybody
knows the string! Understand. did every
thing Bridegroom is not expected to do to
throw the fellow of the track.
Il ordered things off-hand, not from q
fool slip Of paper. but from memory.
talked to the pretty cashier and ate an ap-
pie out of barrel as II I had been born
in the place, like the store cat.
Everything conceivable did. and
thought I had the grocer completely fooled
when, on handing me the packages, he
said:
well. sire. hope you'll give US your
trade when you get settled."-New York
TtmeA -------------
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-22

dark, shave OF close to the head and sub
stitute a thick mass Of stuffed ravens. TASTE
fully and becomingly arranged.
2. Get 5ereler to enamel the brow in a
good quality Of white enamel. This will
give an alabastsr effect and prevent frown-
Ing.
8. Have q red rose tattoed on each cheek.
or, II impossible to stand the pain because
Of delicate health or nervousness. have the
roses painted on with Gil paints and var
nished.
4. Attach q pretty pair Of sea shells to
the ears. entirely covering them
5. Hold the lips a. much IS possible in a
whistling position, and in cherry season,
carry a couple Of cherries Dangling grace
fully from the mouth. Canned cherries
will not dc.
6. Make or have . dressmalker make for
you, case Of white Kid. exactly fitting the
neck and covered all over with swans
feathers, SO arranged a. to give natural
and graceful effect
Z. Always pencil the eyebrows every day
and use plenty Of powder on the shoulders
when in evening dress
8. Paste q pair OF gold paper stars on an
ordinary pair Of eyeglasses. taking care
to leave a hole In the center. and wear con-
stantly.
1t is scarcely necessary to say with what
enthusiasm these rules were received and
followed out by The companions OF the
young phianthropist.
For the rest Of her college course she waa/
the idol of her friends and two weeks after
graduating was able to choose among a
dozen suitors for her snowy hand (well
powdered, Of course). Nor were her friends
far behind her. Everywhere they went their
beauty was extolled. and gradually the
secret leaked out.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-22
Indian Doctors Remedies
Adopted by Science.
Ernest Thompson-Seton Says
Massage and Vapor Baths,
Were First Recommended
by Medicine Men.
WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPuBIlc.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC,
Ernest Thompson-Seton was talking
about the Indian medicine man the otneE
day.
Ibid you ever notice." said he. that
the Indian doctors two prime remso,es
are to-day the prime remedies Of the mos
advanced medical science also? They are
massage and the vapor bath.
THE early explorers all ridiculed theee
two features Of the medicine mans treat
ment as much as they did any Of the resi-
but enlightened physicians have adopted
them now. OF course. the medicine men
practiced all sorts of fraud and deception.
But they were shrewd judges of chafac-
ter, and that was the reason OF their hold
Ing the positions they did Here Is an ex-
ample of 1t:
quarrel. 1t was smoothed over and forgot
ten.
"A year afterward Running Deer was
found dead one morning in his tepee. The
medicine man retired and remained invisible
for two days Then he called a council.
when all were seated in order, he said:
4 have tasted and had visions, and knowl-
edge has been granted to me. You see this
knife. There are three spots of blood on
this side OF the blade. three on the other
side. 1 wipe of the blood; this side Is clean,
/ put the knife behind me. SO. in the council
fire. Each man shall stand in turn When
the blood spots come back on the blade,
that man will be the guilty one
Storm Cloud. stand up. No blood comes
on tho blade. Storm Cloud. sit down; you
are not guilty
"'Blue Buffalo. stand up. No blood comes
on the blade. Blue Buffalo, sit down: you
are not guilty.
Lame Dog. stand up. Bee, the blood
comes back on the blade. Lame Dog -
guilty
Confronted by this supernatural proof Of
his guilt, Lame Dog broke down and con-
fessed, and was thus brought to Justice
through shrewd Judgment And . simple
trick Of sIeight-of-hand."
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-22
Largest Watch in the World.

What IL undoubtedly the largest watch
ever made il to b ssen At the waltham
Watch Company's ofilces In Hsh Hoiborn.
England. It stands about - inches high.
and weighs Id pounds II il made in the
form Of perfect facsimile Of one Of their
latest watches It Is q beautiful and won
derful model, By which It u possible to sec
the works In motion, impossible In the
case Of an ordinary watch.
Special machinery had TO b devised for
making the various parts An together The
UW 28 Na0M Hes Rspt man =
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-22

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Lizzie Weller. Is years old. one Of the
city's most promising young musicians. will
appear In q song and dance sketch Sunday
night at Dick Richards hall.
Besides being an artist in the song sud
dance speciality, line. Miss Weller ID also
performer on the plano. being expert In
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-22

touch and technique and reading music at
. sight
She is one Of the brightest pupils IN Pro-
fessor Epstein's class. and member OF the
Beethoven Conservatory. from which insti-
tuition she will be graduated in 1906, ali un-
usual thing for one OF her age. She is the
daughter Of n. 8. Weller Of No. 2s4SA Olive
street. -.s-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-22
CHRISTIE MCDONALD
Who Mrs William Winter Jefferson IN private life.

has been steady. she having played almost
entirely with Mr.. Wilson. with a brief ex-
cursion in The Bride Elect and 'TAs
Princess Chic companies.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-12-25
STAMP SALES FOR FOUR
DAYS WERE $1,000

The postohfcc this morning presented an
appearance quite different from that pre-
vailing for several days past, when the
lobby was crowded from carly morning un-
til late hour every night in the transac-
ton Of Christmas business. The lobby this
morning was almost deserted and quiet
reigncd throughout the whole building.
One trip was made by the carriers over
the city this morning This afternoon they
will enjoy holiday Notices Of registered
mail were also delivered with the regular
mail this morning, so that those having
Christmas packages sent to them can get
the same by calling at the delivery win
dows between IL and o'clock.
Postmaster Irwin and his assistant, Mr.,
Stephenson, are gratifed over the prompt
ness and dispatch with which the
business of the office has been transacted
during the past week, The holiday mail
this year was heavier than usual but it
has been handled without delay, and all
the deliveries have been made on schedule
time.
Some idea OF the business Of the post
Office may be gained when it is stated that
stamps to the value Of $3.50 were sold
Wednesday, and that the stamp sales for
the last four days amount to $1,000.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-12-25
TRIED TO BLACKMA|L
F|NANC|ERS OF
FORTUNES
Chicago Man Caught by
Decoy LetterS-He
COnfesseS.

Chicago Dec. ss.--'rhe source OF mys-
terous letters, demanding large sums of
money, which, for the last six months.
have been received by men high III the
financial world Of New York and Chicago,
was yesterday traced to Leo r. Brennan,
a commercial artist OF Chicago. and Brcn-
nan was arrested as he was leaving the
general postoilice. where he had gone to
answer a decoy letter
When confronted with the evidence
Brennan confessed to having attempted to
enforce dozen demands for sums OF SIS,
600 and $4,000. and having threatened his
intended victims with death should they
refuse to pay. In his confession Brennan
declared that all his attempts TO extort
money had been futile. as he had never re
ceivcd dollar in response to the demands.
Among inanciers OF whom Brennan de
manded money were j. =. Morgan. John ID.
Rockefeller. James Stillman and Andrew
Carnegie. From each Of these he demand
ed $4,000 in his first letters and on re-
ceiving no replies, il is said, reduced the
amount demanded to $4,000. Among
those i'll Chicago from whom Brennan at
tempted to levy tribute were Marshall
Field, X. 7. Crane. ]. Ogden Armour and
G. i. Swift, None of the Chicago men
were asked for more than $4,000.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-12-25
INFANT DIES WHILE
RETURNING FROM
CHURCH

The year-old infant OF Mr. and Mrs.
l.. NJ. Law expired last night while the
mother and father were returning from
the Christmas festivities At tie Christian
church to their home, 9I7 West Granite
street.
AT the church the child seemed in the
best of health and spirits and there
seemed to be nothing out of the ordinary
in its condition.
After the services the family returned
home, accompanied by lady friend.
On the way the infant, tucked snugly
in slken shawl, passed quietly from
life. The cause of its death is a mystery
and only two theories are advanced; one
is that the shawl became wrapped so
tightly about the child's neck that it was
strangled. Another theory is that it died
from heart failure.
On arriving home the go-cart contain
ing the infant was placed to one side,
and it was supposed that the child was
asleep When the friend took her de-
parlurc Mrs, Law went to the go-cart
to take up the baby and found it cold
in death.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-12-25
BELLA|RS CASE As
SEEN BY WOOD IS
EXPLAINED
ny ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York Dec. a5.--Thc Commercial
Advertiser prints a letter signed by Cen
Leonard Wood and addressed to pr.
Horace Fletcher OF Yale university. in
which the writer tells OF his acquaintance
with Edgar G.. Bcllairs In the letter.
which was written at Cairo on May -
last, General Wood, referring to Bel
lairs, said
In the spring Of 1900 he was promoted
10 Havana tirom San,ago), not at my
request or suggestion. direct or indirect,
as ] remember il. He asked absolutely
no fayors OF me or, so far as | know,
from anyone. After my transfer to lIa-
vana as governor OF the whole island in
December 800, Bollairs continued on
duty, ! should say, about five months. and
was then sent to China and the Philip
pines. not AT my suggestion or request,
directly or indirectly.
Il was sorry to have him go. as we all
liked him and found him reliable. In the
Philippines, Belairs was believer in
military government instead OF civil and
.oparcntly wrote accordingly and Of
course, trouble in the civil government
n the way OF loss OF friendly relations fol-
lowed
Aitnr Bellairs lett Havana ugly rumors
about him began to be circulated. They
came almos, entirely from a number OF
men who did not like him, and on invcs-
tigaion nothing definite was found
heard from him very seldom. Finally,
someone published what purporicd to be
a story Of Bcllairs past and pointed out
that he was my particular friend and tina,
! sent him to China and that his attitude
toward the civil government was at my
suggestion and that ! was working to re-
lieve Taft ctc.--conclusions as false as
ihey are childish and silly.
Who Started II.
"Who started the thing no ono knows
but doubtless it was some OF the people
had to handle without gloves during my
stay in Cuba. II was far fetched and dis
honest, and intended to create trouble.
This is the whole story. Bcllairs was in
10 way especially intimate with me or nv
family; that is to say, do not think that
in all his Cuban service he was at my
table more than three or four times.
81 saw him daily, as | did the Sun
man, and gave them such news as ! could
They were treated exactly alike"
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-12-25
DECISION REVERSED
MULLINS LAND ENTRY CASE HAS
BEEN REOPENED-MUST
PROVE AGAIN.
SPECIAL 70 THE INTER MOUNTAIN.

Helena, Dec. 25.-The register and re-
ceivcr OF the Helena land Office have re-
ceived notice from ]. II. Simple, acting
commissioners OF the general land office,
that he has reversed himself in the land
case in Silver Bow county in which Mayor
Pat Mullins OF Butte is Interested 1t in
wolves title TO 100 acres OF land on the
Hat below Butte and along Silver Bow
creek. The land has been in controversy
several years, but the matter now at issue
came up through the location OF the land
by Emanuel Lees OH April O. 1909 He
filed on II as homestead and subse-
quently covered it by soldiers scrip.
On August ~, 1903. Mullins filed an
affidavit of protest, alleging that the land
was mineral in character and not subject
10 the character OF entry made by Lees
Mr.. Simple then, on the offering OF proof
that the land contained fire clay over.
ruled the protest.
He now reverses that ruling and causes
the case to be reopcned. Mullins will be
allowed 80 days in which to offer proof
that the land contains a quartz lead and,
ii he can, to establish this as fact. II
he does not, Lees will get title.