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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-02
The Game OF Trinquet.

Popular among the Basque peasantry
Is an ancient game known as trinquet
No one knows the origin of trinquet
Like all Basque customs, it can be
traced back and back till its history is
lost in the remote past Nearly every
court in the country bears the aspect
Of extreme age. The court at Bayonne
Is believed to be 400 years old, and the
one at st. Jean de Luz looks older than
the one at Bayonne. When Louis XIV,
who was married in St Jean de Luz
church, went down to the little frontier
town to meet his Spanish bride, he
found the Basques Of St Jean de Luz
theoretically playing their ancient
game, and he took the idea back with
him to Paris, and from it, largely modi-
fed, comes the game Of tennis.
Tennis and trinquet are very similar,
save that instead of a racket leather
arrangement, known as glove, is used
for propelling the ball.-Country Life.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-02
couD.RCooDEp MURDERS.
Connecticut Farmer Is Accused Of
Four of Them.

Colchester, Conn, Aug. 31.-Thst
Gershon B. Marx, now held in the Nc'-
witch county Jail, is the perpetrator OF
a series of cold-blooded murders prob
ably without precedent in the history
of Connecticut, is the belief Of I'll ,
state officials who have just begun q
systematic search for bodies on tie
Marx farm. Four murders and at dt-
tempt to poison another man can, 1t is
believed by these officials, be traced
to Marx. The bodies VI two Of MARKS
victims, Joe Pavol and Joe Palm, have
been found. Marx is awaiting trial
charged with the murder of Pavol, his
wife being held as a witness for tho
state. The two bodies for which the
search was begun are those of an Is
year-old boy and Hebrew peddler.
The boy, who was known as Harry.
arrived in New York from Russia
sbout three years ago and he came
here soon after to work for Marx. Flo
worked on the farm for about six
months and then suddenly disip
peared. Marx was asked to explain
the lads absence and said he had gone
to Hartford to find employment. Be
yond that he would not talk about the
boy.
The Hebrew peddler went to the
Marx home one evening two years aSo
and he has not been seen alive sin :,
so far as known. These two men, in
the opinion of re states attorney iLd
Sheriff TacksoiSb ct their death in Tie
same manner as the two farm hands.
and to obtain positive proof support
ing their opinion efforts will be made
to unearth the bodies.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-02
between the Horn. Of a pilemma.

He was walking to and fro on the
station platform, and his anxiety was
so marked that friend inquired:
whats the matter, Tibbs? You look
as II you had something serious on
your mind"
II have" he replied. I'm worried |;
badly worried. I've just found dollar
In my trousers pocket"
you're the first man l ever saw that
worried over finding money he didn't
know he had"
'But you don't understand. I can't
make up my mind whether I forgot
the dollar or whether my wife slipped
1t in my pocket to try me. You see, she
has been accusing me of keeping
things from her. Now, if I were to
blow this bill in without saying any
thing to her about it and it should turn
But that she had played trick on me
my finish would be worth writing up.
On the other hand, If l go to her and
confess that l found it she'll simply
take the dollar. haven't been so wor-
ried in a month."-New York Press.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-02
The king Of nard.ex.

About mile distant from the rocky
promontory Of Braich-y-Pwil, the ex-
IRENE westerly point of north Wales,
lies the island of Bardsey, the home Of
singularly isolated community. The
island is the property of Lord Newbor-
ough and was n favorite resort of the
third baron, grandfather and predeces-
sor in the title of the present peer. At
that period the island was even more
remote and out of the way than at
present. Communication with Pwilheli
was infrequent and uncertain. Con-
sequently the Bardsey folk formed an
entirely independent community, forced
by circumstances to conduct their own
affairs without special reference to the
laws of the country Lord Newbor-
ough instituted the Office of "king."
Selecting from the islanders one of SUI
perior parts and character, he invested
him with the general authority which
he himself possessed as landlord, bid
ding the rest to obey his ruling, abide
by his decisions in case Of dispute and
b. general respect his authority. Partly
In jest, partly to strengthen his vice
gerent's position, he conferred upon
that worthy the title Of liking Of Bard
sey" and bestowed upon him a crown,
a treasure and an army. The 'crown"
was a gorgeous diadem of brass, won
drously embossed and wrought; the
treasure" a silver casket brought from
Italy, and the "army" a wooden figure
painted to represent a soldier.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-02
A Monkey Detective.

A monkey brought criminal to JUS
tice at Singapore some time ago. A
native with a little boy, bear and a
monkey travelled lately through sever
al villages in the Straits Settlements
and made a good sum Of money by his
animals tricks. One day he was found
with his throat cut the boy and the
bear lying murdered close by, while
the monkey had escaped up a tree.
The bodies, with the monkey, were
being taken to the police station when
the monkey suddenly rushed at man
in the crowd, seized his leg and would
not let go. The man seemed so alarm
ed and anxious to get away that the
police became suspicious and searched
him, with the result of finding part Of
the money belonging to the murdered
native. The balance was discovered
at his house.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-02
Russia to Borrow s25o,ooo, 900.

London, Aug. 31.-The oorrespoa i.
ent Of the Daily Telegraph at -.
Petersburg sends the following lis.
patch, which is published this MOI Ii.
ing: "The finance ministry has prac.
tically arranged with German bankers
for loan Of 500,000,00O roubles TAP
proximately s250,O00, OO0) at a higLe,
rate of interest than that on the last
loan. Only minor details remain to be
settled and the date of issue is not
stated, but it Is not likely that the loan
will be 1oated until after the fall IT
Port Arthur Al first it was inten led
to wait until the spring, as gold is not
yet needed, but various motives, in.
Guiding desire to spoil the marNet
for Japan, has induced the ministry
to close with the German offer, res srv.
ing to itself the choice as to the time
Of the issue of the loan, which it is ex-
pected will be distributed among vail
Gus European countries.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-02
What Is Done For Charity.

New York, Aug 30.-Eighty million
dollars were donated to philanthropic
and charitable work in the United
States last year. OF this sum $4,000
600 came from New York. Vast as the
amount is, the reports indicate 1t will
be still greater this year. The money
has been made to cover all fields of en-.
deavor known to the experts OF char
table organizations. Millions of dol
lars have been expended wisely. Per-
haps millions have been expended fool
ishly. Probably the four greatest CIV
ers in the world, In the sense Of gen.
eral charitable and philanthropic dona-
tons are Andrew Carnegie, Jacob H.
Schiff, James Speyer and Morris X.
Jesup.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-02
THANKFUL PEOPLE
They are Found In Every Part Of
Owosso.

Many citizens of Owosso have good
reason to be thankful for burdens lifted
from aching backs, which they bore
patiently for years. Scores tell about
their experience publicly. Here's a
case of it:
Fl. w. Garrison, of No. 1921 Shiawas
see street, retired farmer, says; 'Foi
many years / suffered severely with my
kidneys, the pains at times being fire.
quently so severe 1 could scarcely get
up or down from a chair. The kidney
secretions were irregular, distressing
and annoying. l had also spells of
dizziness and had to hold on to some.
thing to keep from falling.
saw Doan's Kidney Pills advertised
and procuring box at Johnson's drug
store used it. felt benefited after a
few doses. My wife was relieved of
similar trouble by their use, and we
cannot speak in too high praise of this
valuable preparation.
For sale by all dealers. Price SCOTS.
-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States
Remember the name-Doan's-a
take no other.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-02
GEORGE w. CUMMINGS DEAD.
Vice President and a Founder of th,
American Press Association.

New York, Aug. 31.-George W.
Cummings, vice president of the Amer,
lean Press Association, died suddenly
Aug. rs at Banff, Northwest Territor-
les, while on his way from his home
in Los Angeles, Cal, to New York.
Mr.. Cummings was born near Terre
Haute, Ind. in 1S4S and was gradu-
ated from Indiana State university in
1872. He was married in 1879 to Miss
Josephine de Fontaine of Charleston,
S. c., who died in 1908. He engaged
in journalism in Terre Haute and af-
terward in st. Louis.
In 1882, in connection with Major o.
J. Smith and r. w. Nelson, Mr.. Cum
mings founded the American Press
Association in Chicago. Last spring
he removed from New York, where he
had lived for twenty years, to Los An
geles. His health had been impaired
for some years before his death. He
was identified with number Of bust
ness undertakings and died possessed
Of considerable fortune. He will be
buried in Woodlawn cemetery, New
York
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-02
Fruitful Normandy.

A traveller in France writes: Nor
mandy is sweet, clean, green and pros
porous. Its iris crowned matches are
the most beautiful, its posy gardens
the most sedulously nurtured and its
farmyards the most enchanting in all
France. Its cows are sleek and good
mixers, its horses world famous and
its blond women-even those seasoned
by field labor-always sphinxlike' and
often fair. 1t is attractive, sensuous-
ly speaking, at every season, and the
Normans, with all their droll fears for
their pocketbooks, are not bad com
pany in the long rum"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-02
Probate Order.

State of Michigan, County of Shlawassee, SIS
County of shiawassee. held at the Probate
ONCE, In the city of Corunna, on the 18th day of
August In the year one thousand nine hun
dred and four.
Present, Matthew Bush, Judge Of Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Harry W.
Goss, deceased, William Edgar, as administra.
tor, having rendered to this court his final
account.
1t is ordered, that the 18th day OF September
next, at ten o'clock In the forenoon, at said
Probate ONCE, be appointed for examining
and allowing said account
And 1t is further ordered, That q copy of this
order be published three successive weeks,
previous to said day Of hearing, in THE Owosso
TIMES. newspaper printed and circulating In
said county of Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge Of Probate.
BY KATHERINE f. KELSEY.
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-02
The Bloody Hand.

The noted English family of the
Hotties has for its badge bloody hand,
and this sinister badge commentaries
a wager that ended in q crime. Sir
Thomas Hottie, one day In 1912, was
hunting. He invited his comrades
home with him to dinner, and as he
rode along he made q heavy bet on his
cooks punctuality. But the cook fail
ed him for once; when he got home din
ner was not ready. The jeers Of his
companions at this failure. together
with his huge. loss in the matter Of the
wager. enraged him 80 that he ran into
the kitchen, seized cleaver and split
the cooks head open with It. After
ward his family, to keep this crime
alive, adopted for its crest the bloody
hand Of the cook killer.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-02
How He Viewed 1t.

There was carriage accident in q
town IN Scotland. A brougham con-
tanning two ladies was run away with
down steep hill The noise and clat'
ter Of the horses hoofs on the flags
with which the town was paved were
terrific. A Scotch farmer who was
walking on the footpath turned to
watch the carriage disappearing in the
distance and said to his companion,
"For us who see it, it is indeed fear.
some sight, but for those who are in.
side 1t must be q rich spiritual expert.
encev'--London Gentlewoman.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-02
Order of Publication

State Of Michigan, County OF Shiawassee, SIS
At session Of the Probate Court for said
county, held at the Probate ONCE in the city OF
Corunna, on Wednesday, the 10th day OF August
In the year one thousand nine hundred and four.
Present, Matthew Bush, Judge OF Probate.
In the matter of the estate OF Charles
Balser deceased; on reading and filing the
petition of Maria A. Balser, praying that. ad'
ministration of said estate may be granted TO
the petitioner or some other suitable person.
1t Is ordered that the 18th day of September,
next at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at said
petition.
1t is further ordered that a copy OF this
order be published three successive weeks
previous to said day OF hearing. In THE Owosso
TIMES, newspaper printed and circulating In
said county Of Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge of Probate.
BY KATHERINE Z. KELSEY
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-02
TWO nris.ouri ruwn..

When the presidential struggle be-
tween Clay and Jackson was at its
height It Is related that band Of emf
grants from Kentucky and the then
other western states commenced to set
tie on the north side Of the Missouri
river and called their county Clay and
the county seat Liberty.
At the same time another lot Of emf
grants from Virginia and other south
ern states pitched their tents on the
south side Of the Big Muddy and called
their county Jackson and the capital
Independence. And 80 1t remains to
this day, Clay stood for liberty and
Jackson for independence.-Oak Grove
(fo.) Banner.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-02
Probate Order.

State OF Michigan, County OF Shiawassee e, S.
AT "a session OF the Probate Court for
Said county held at the Probate ONCE
In the City OF Corunna, on Thursday, the 18th
hundred ana four.
Present, Matthew Bush, Judge of Probate.
In the matter Of the estate Of Edwin A.
Laverock, a minor; on reading and filing the
petition OF Jennie Laverock, as guardian, pray.
Ing for license to sell real estate OF said minor
for the purpose set forth In said petition.
1t Is ordered, that the 18th day of September
next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at said
Probate ONCE be assigned for hearing said
petition.
And it is further ordered. That copy of this
order be published three successive weeks pre-.
vious to said day of hearing. in THE Owosso
TIMES, a newspaper printed and circulating
in said County of Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH.
Judge of Probate.
BY KATHERINE f. KELSEY
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-02
Notice of Hearing Claims

State OF Michigan. The Probate court for the
county OF Shiawassee.
In the matter OF the estate OF John Laugh
lin. deceased
Notice is hereby given that four months from
the 10th day of August AID. 1901 have been allow
ed for creditors 10 present their claims against
adjustment and that all creditors OF said de
ceased are required TO present their claims "a
said court, at the probate ONCE In the city o.
Corunna In said county on or fore the 10th Gay
OF December A. ID. 1904, and that said claims
VIII be beard by said court on Friday the l6tf
das OF December A. ID. 1904, at ten O'CLOCK
In the forenoon.
Dated August 10. A. II. 1904.
MATTHEW BUSH, Judge OF Probate.
By KATHERINE T.. KELSEY,
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-02
a CLOCK without worku.

In the courtyard Of the palace of Yer
sailles is clock with one hand, called
LHorloge de la Mort du Roi. 1t con-
tains no works, but consists merely of
a face in the form Of sun, surrounded
by rays. On the death of king the
hand is set to the moment OF his de-
mise and remains unaltered till his sue
cessor has Joined him in the grave.
This custom originated under Louis
XIII. and continued till the revolution.
1t was revived on the death Of Louis
XVIII. and the hand still continues
fixed on the precise moment of that
monarch's death.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-02
Three Women Writer'S.

Among ladies distinguished for the
beauty Of their penmanship- pen
womanship-was Charlotte Bronte,
who wrote a very small, very delicate
and carefully finished hand. Mrs. He
mans wrote in free, flowing style.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning's manu-
script was very neat and carefully
punctuated, the writing being distinct
and legible. though the letters were
not well Joined
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-02

Appearances are deceitful" Is an
old saying, which was illustrated by an
old lady In one of our banks a few
days ago.
She drew out sum very near the
$1,000 mark The banker kindly asked
her II she did not wish an escort to
her destination in order to insure pro
lection for the large amount Looking
calmly at the banker, she replied,
"Why, nobody would think had more
than $1.25w-Rumford Falls Times.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-02
"Water Won't Tell"

Niagara Falls, N. Y, Aug. ga
key has been found in the park near
the American falls, with card at
tached, on which was written Good
bye, world, water won't tell, 1922"
The police learned that the key be-
longed to the Prospect house. It fitted
the door Of room engaged by L. M.
Halery Of Charlestown, w. Va
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-02
Notice of Hearing Claims.

STATE OF MICHIGAN-The Probate Court
for the County OF Shiawassee
In the matter OF the estate of Frederick
Miller, deceased
Notice Is hereby given that four months from
the 2sth day OF July, A. D., 1904. have been al
lowed for creditors TO present their claims
against said deceased to said court for exami.
nation and adjustment, and that all creditors of
said deceased are required to present their
the city of Corunna, in said county on or be.
fore the goth day of November, a. D.. 1904 and
that said claims will be heard by said court on
Tuesday the 10th day OF November, A. D., 1905,
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon.
Dated, July goth, A. D., 1904.
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge OF Probate.
BY KATHERINE e. KELSEY.
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-02
TWO MEN KILLED
And Barney oldfleId Injured at Auto
Races In ST. Louis.

ana Barney OIdfleld Injured at Auto
Races In ST. Louis.
st. Louis, Aug. 29.-Blinded by the
dust thrown by the swiftly moving ma
chine of A. c. Webb of Toledo, Ohio
Barney Oldfield of Cleveland lost con
troll of his machine in a false start oil
the fifth event of the worlds fair auto
mobile speed contest Sunday, and
crashing through the outer fence OF
the course instantly killed John Scott
Waterman employed at the park, and
inflicted injuries upon Nathan Mont
gomery, negro, from which he died a
few hours later. Oldfleld was pain
fully injured and his machine com.
pletely demolished.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-02
Worlds Fair Excursions via Grand
Trunk Railway System.

Excursion tickets on sale daily COM
mencing April 25, 1904, and continuing
during the period of the Exposition.
Fares from Owosso to st. Louis and
return:
All Rail. Cd Haven
and Boat.
Season Ticket ........-......... 5000 1880
60 days Ticket......... ...... 1880 10 60
10 days Ticket. .......... 1i.60 t14.45
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-15
THE ANGRY TREE.
Peculiar Antics of This Curiosity Of
Plant Life.

Peculiar Antics of This Curiosity of
Plant Life.
There is in the wilds of northwestern
Idaho a species of the acacia tree
which is entitled to be clasSed as ona
of the wonders of plant life. 1t grows
to a height of about eight feet and
when full grown closes it's leaves to-
gether in coils each day at sunset and
curls its twigs to the shape of pigtailS.
After the tree has settled itself thus
for a nights sleep, If touched the whole
thing will flutter as if agitated or i'm
patient at being disturbed. The oftener
the foliage is molested the more vio-
lent becomes the shaking of the
branches, and at length the tree emits
nauseating odor, which if inhaled for
a few moments causes d violent dizzy
headache.
The angry tree. as it has been named
was discovered by Travellers who upon
making camp for the night placed one
end of canvas covering over one OF
the sensitive branches. using it for q
support. Immediately the tree began to
continued. growing more nervous. until
at last the sickening odor which it
gave out drove the tired campers to a
more friendly location. Curiosity of
course prompted an investigation. One
of the angry trees was dug up and
thrown to one side. Immediately upon
being removed from the ground the
tree opened its leaves. it's twigs lost
their pigtails, and for something over
an hour and half the outraged
branches showed their Indignation by
series of quakings. which grew
weaker as time passed, finally ceasing
altogether when the foliage hung limp
and withered The next morning the
tree was placed upright in the ground
again. little water was applied to the
roots, and very soon it resumed it's
normal condition. Boston Globe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-15
ODD BATTLE PLACES.
Men Have Made War on Ice and UH.s
der the Earth's Surface.

Battles have been fought in many GU.
rious places. ranging from mountain
peaks to sewers, from ice fields to des-
ert sands.
At the battle of Monterey. in the
Mexican war, the Americans were able
to command the streets of the city with
their artillery. but they had difficulty
in diSlodging the MeXicans from the
houses; So the city being built of stone
or adobe in solid blocks of houses. the
Yankees broke through the walls from
one house to another, fighting aud driv
ing out the enemy, so that the battle
Of Monterey was largely fought in
doors.
In one Of the battles OF the wars Of
William the Silent for the independence
of the Netherlands the Spanish ships
were frozen in on the Zuyder Zee. The
Dutch came out Oh horseback over the
ice and attacked them. This is proba.
bly, the only battle in which cavalry
was ever used directly against ships.
Several other combats were fought be-
tween troops on the ice in these wars
and on one occasion the infantry is
said to have worn skates
The battle of Austerlitz was partly
fought on a frozen lake. and when the
allies were retreat ting across 1t the shot
from the French artillery, plunging In
to the ice and breaking it up. caused
the death of thousands of Russians and
Austrians.
OF the many underground battles
which have taken place in history the
tiercest was probably that of the siege
of Harlem in the Dutch wars The
Spanards mined and the Dutch coun
termined with equal industry and be-
low the ground fierce conflict ragged
When the Versailles troops took Par
is after the commune. they chased some
of the communist troops to the great
sewers of the French capital, where
some desperate struggles took place
Washington Post
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-15
A Grig.

"What is a grig?" asks correspond
ent who has been worried by the phrase
''as happy as a grig." The giig shares
with Mark Tapley the honor of being
proverbially happy. But lonely ad
jective does not define a substantive
In Yorkshire. we are told. Il grig is q
young child. happy, we may hope. Ii
Staffordshire it is bantam. But in
Dutch the "kriek" is a cricket or grass
hopper, a really merry fowl. In Web
ster grig is the provincial English 70,
an eel. But we cannot accept an ea
as the embodiment of mirth and we
put our money on the Dutchman's
"kriek. .'-London Chronicle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-15
Using an Income,

No one can use an income with true
economy who does not exert his best
judgment and put forth all the wis
dom he possesses to make it fulfill
the highest ends of which it is capa-
BILE in his peculiar circumstances. If
it does not make some lives better
fuller and happier; if it does not de-
velop the body and educate the mind;
if it does not promote industry, hon
esty and good will; if, in fact it does
nothing to elevate and improve man
kind, then waste and not economy is
shown in its management.