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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-01-22
CHllDREN'S EARS.
Guard Them From Injury Both From
Within md without.

WHILE ana NItrOut.
Be careful of the children's ears. The
hearing apparatus is piece OF very
delicate mechanism. no more suited to
rough treatment than is the ball of the
eye. 1t can be easily injured by the
introduction of foreign body or by a
blow from the outside. Small children
sometimes push things into their ears
by way of experiment. In this case the
child's guardians should keep perfect
" cool and send for a physician at
once The chil6 must not be shaken
and punished until the object is remov-
must not grope for it with hairpin or
tweezers, for that is the way to push
1t farther in or to wound or even rup-
ture the delicate drum membrane. an
accident which may be followed by
complete deafness and even death
should a serious Inflammation ensue.
There is perhaps one exception to thia
rule of leaving foreign body alone un'
til the doctor comes. Occasionally in
sects fly into the ear and cause great
anguish by buzzing and fiuttering
about. They can be speedily disposed
of by dropping in little sweet oil OF
lukewarm salt water.
AS to injury from the outside, chill
dren should be carefully guarded
against any games which include loud
shoutings directly into the ear. and II
is surely needless to add that pulling
the ears and above all boxing the ears
as form of punishment should be held
a criminal offense. 1t may induce par
tial and temporary deafness, complete
deafness and even death.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-01-22
WHY WINE FIRST TO HOST
In America n Mere Formality. but II
Italy a Real Necessity.

In America n Mere Forma1ity. but In
Italy a Real Necessity.
The wine was opened dextrously by
the waiter. who before serving the
guests poured few drops into the
hosts glass.
"Why did this waiter give you lit
tie wine before helping the rest Of us p
asked a man of curious mind.
"Oh," said the host. that's always
DONE"
II know it's always done. That does
not answe" my question, though. Here.
waiter" the man persisted, You tell
me why when you open a bottle Of
wine you pour few drops into the
hosts glass before serving the guests"
The waiter smiled and answered.:
.It's a matter of form. sir; an old
custom. q politeness. Its origin lies in
the fact that after the removal Of the
cork there might be left in the neck Of
the bottle a little dust or few specks
Of cork. The first drops poured out
would in that event contain the dust or
the cork. and thus the guest were he
served first might get this refuse; hence
the host is given the first drops.
"As matter of fact. IL you know
how to open wine you have no difficulty
in keeping the bottles neck clean. The
custom, therefore. is a formality In
America. In Italy, though. 1t is real
necessity. for over there they pour n
little oil in the necks of their bottles of
native wine before corlSing on the
ground that this makes the wine air
tight. No doubt 1t does. but 1t also In
some cases gives to the first glass from
the bottle decidedly oily havor. There
fore the first glass the host CALAMITY
takes. v-Philndelnhin Record.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-01-22
He wa. warned.

'sThey say" said Mrs. Oldcastie
"that Mr.. Faddletbwaitc. who used TO
belong to our church. has become an
ngnostic."
"Is that so? Josiah used to take h''
lunch at the same place he d'' down.
town. and he says he often warned
him that he'd get 1t IL he didn't give
up eatin' SO fast."-Chicago Record
Herald.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-01-22
The Debt wns torgot,rn

Trotter-Why haven't you been in Us
see me lately?
w-Well-er-the truth is was
afraid that you might regard my visit
as a reminder Of the money you owe
me.
Trotter-Why. my dear fellow. had
forgotten all about it. Sorry it troubled
you.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-01-22
The Gre.t' secret.

Towne-You say it's impossible for
woman to keep secret?
Browne-Yes.
Towne-How about her age?
Browne-She doesn't keep that Sc
cret She merely tries to.-Philadei-
phia Press.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-01-22
PIenanr1hIe

1t tickles woman to death to plan
If she had an income of $4,000 year
how much good she could do with the
800 Of it she could not spend for
elothes.-New York Press.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-01-22

To prevent flannel from shrinking
put, 1t away in drawer. Do not keep
on going to look at 1t, as the shrinking
habit is often due to nervousness.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-01-22

Housatonic grange, in Connecticut,
held its annual fair Oct. 1, with large
attendance. The net proceeds for the
grange were about $3.50.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-01-22

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fl
ter out the waste a.
impurities in the blood
II they are sick or q
Of order, they fail too
their work.
Pains. aches andrheslp
matism come from en-.
cess of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-01-22
Over Work Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy kidneys Make Impure Bloo0.

All the blood in your body passes throuGb
your kidneys once every three minutes.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-01-22
A KicI. on Unions

Clerk want more salary, sir, be-
cause am going to be married.
Employer-But I don't believe In I'M
IONS rnlsing the price Of labor.-Puck'
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-01-22

kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
thsy had heart trouble, because the heart e
sWer-working in pumping thick, kidney.
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
II used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneyS
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin.
ming in kidney trouble.
II you are sick you can make no mistake
oy first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect OF DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy Is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for it,
wonderful cures Of the most distressing cases
s sya al i d isis sn IS IN m ii,y
cent and one-dollar sz- sEss .sI::;;eI;
es. You may have 's>s slsls 6sl...S|| EE9
sample bottle by mail Home of swampRoot
free. also pamphlet telling you how to find
out II you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing DR.. Kilmes
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
Don't make any mistake but remem-
Der the name, Swamp-root DR.. Kilmers
Swamp-root, and the address, Bingham
ton, N. ~ on every bottle.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-01-22
THE GRANGE
Conducted by ]. w. BARROW,
Press Correspondent New York State
Grange
GRANGE SOCIOLOGY.

The subject Discussed by a Past Lee
turer of New York state Grange.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-05
LAWN WAS NOT SPIKED DOWN
Daring Thieves Get Away With Part OF
m. SIver's New Landscape,

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Oct. 5.-Dar-
ing robberies often puzzle the Mime
apolis police. but few are SO mysterious
as the theft of M. Silver's lawn from
his place at ST. Sixth avenue n. The
thieves came in the night with a
wagon. rolled the lawn up into a bun
die and hauled it away.
Mr.. Silver's lawn has been in an
impoverished condition all summer and
a few days ago he had the entire sur
face peeled and resodded. Yesterday
morning he remarked to his friends
that with the CONTINUED warm weather
it would get a good start before freez-
ing time.
This morning his hopes We're shat
tered, for his lawn was gone and
nothing remained but the soft black
loan, wagon tracks near the curb told
the story. The robbers came some
time between II o'clock last night and
) o'clock this morning, doing their
work well. All that remains for Mr.
Silver is to order new lawn with a
burglar alarm attached.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-05
DROP PRIDE TO GET THE MEN
Harvards Precedents Shattered by the
Calling of "freshie" to Team.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. oct 5.-The
announcement that Parker, tne big
freshman center from Milton academy
had been taken to the Harvard fOOtba II
training table indicates big change
of policy from that which has ruled
crimson coaches in years gone by.
Never in Harvards history has a
freshman been taken to the training
table before the opening of college.
Indeed, up to within year or two. it
has been exceedingly rare for a fresh
man to make varsity team at all.
This may nave meant that few fresh
men were of real varsity caliber, 'and
it may only have indicated superb
feeling of indifference" on the part of
the crimson coaches about making
too much of a new man.
Whatever it was. however. cannot
change what is. freshmen are now
welcomed with open arms and Parker
is no exception to the rule. He may
need ice on his head within short
time, but at any rate the coaches in
tend to give nim a chance and make
the most of him, if he rises to the
emergency.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-05

VINO ran for congress two wears ago On
reciprocity platform as a republican.
and was defeated, has been renominat.
ed this year
sentiment in favor of reciprocity in
Massachusetts has been stirred up
mainly by Fl. Nj. Whitney. who owns
valuable coal mines in New Brunswick.
and by the Boston q Maine railway.
MI. Nhitney naturally wants to sell
MS coal In the best and nearest market,
which is New England and Massachu-
sets republicans just as naturally are
anxious that he have an opportunity to
10 SO. The Boston & Maine railway, il
reciprocity were established with Ca
NADIA, would find its business enor-
mously increased.
There has been a good deal of care
less talk to the effect that this recipro-
city discussion was making Massa-
chusetts close politically, and that with
careful work the state might be car
ried for Judge Parker OF course, there
is nothing in such talk. The state is re-
liabiy republican, and will go for
Roosevelt by some figure above $4,000.
This is the estimate which is every
with conditions
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-05

The Rogers brothers came on and
sang their opening song and Mr.. Hill
counted the feathers on that hat.
Then there followed a dance number,
with the beauties of the chorus, but
Mr.. Hill saw only quilts.
Josephine Cohan began to do a song
over at one side of the stage, but re-
turned to the center. Mr.. Hill resumed
his view of the hat.
The manager saw his predicament
and had converse with the woman, but
she refused with emphasis to remove
her hat.
Then the manager offered to change
Mr.. Hills seat, but he said it hardly
was worth while; besides, he had
grown to like the hat.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-05
HILL SURRENDERS TO THE HAT
Sage Of WoIfert's Roost Sits Behind
Unyieiding Wiman In Theater.

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-David B. Hill.
is not sure whether he has seen "The
Roger Brothers In Paris" or not. He
occupied a seat and heard the music.
but a woman with a picture hat sat
in front of him.
The hat was covered with luxuriant
spreading feathers, which the woman
was willing to have admired. When
the curtain arose Mr.. Hill saw the hat.
but not much else. Then an usher came
to the rescue and requested the woman
to remove ner f1aring headgear.
Il shall do nothing of the kind" she
replied. ITS my hat, and I'm going to
wear it. I'm SO far down in front it
doesn't bother anybody, and 1 don't
care if it does.''
After heated colloquy the usher re-
tired discounted.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-05
DEATH OF MRS. LILLENGREN.
Resident Of College Place Died Last
Night.

The death of Mrs. Alice WassOm
Lillengren occurred at College Place
last night The deceased was born In
1884 She moved TO Lincoln county, in
this state July 10, 1899, and went to
College Place July 6, 1900. February
1, 1901. she was welded to A. j. Lillen-
gren. and to them were born three chill
dren. one daughter and two sons.
The funeral will take place at Col
lege Place tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock from the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Wassum parents of the de-
ceased.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-05
Spokane Milliners Try to Smash Law


SPOKANE. Wash. Oct. 5-The mill
liners of this city will try to smash the
law by attacking the statute which
protects the birds. The case was to
come off in Justice Stocker's court on
Friday but in view of the fact that
there is a question Of law to be argued
touching the constitutionality of the
statute, continuance was granted I'M
til October u, when the defendants
will not be obliged to appear. but their
attorneys will argue the law points.
Attorneys for the defendants have
filed formal demurrer, alleging that
the acts complained of are not suffi-
"ient to constitute a crime. These de-
murrers will be taken as a basis OF the
arguments to show that the law under
which the complaints were filed is UNI
constitutional.
The defendants are Margaret Gan
non, l.. Kesehoff, A. Bremmer. Mrs. J.
p. Buckley r. Well, s. Seitenbach, f.
g. Davies. George w. II. Taylor, NJ,
Mckenzie, NJ. G.. MatthewsOn. r. B.
Paterson. NJ. r. Hennessey and AntOi-
nette Hellman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-05
PERSONAL MENTION.

John Geyer of Prescott is in the city.
Mrs Rachel Rolf and Mrs. George
Rolf left last night for Spokane.
Mrs. Marion Roger of Spokane is In
brother, George Burgess.
Monroe J. Palmer has returned from
a trip through Mexico and southern
California.
Councilman ]. w. Brewer left last
night for Portland on a short business
trip.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-05

w. & c. r. Stockholders Elected o.
ficers Yesterday.

The annual meeting of the Washing
ton & Columbia River Railway COM
pany was held in this city yesterday
when the old board of directors were
elected. After the meeting of the
stockholders the directors chose the
following officers:
President-HOward Elliott.
Vice president and general manager
Joseph McCabe.
Secretary-George H. Earl.
Assistant secretary-R. H. Relf.
COmptrOller-M. 2. Martin.
Asst mptroller-Rowland Smith.
Treasurer-C. A. Clark.
Assistant treasurer-J. G. Cutler.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-05
SIifer Cleared Of Wife Murder Charge

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, Oct. s.
The jury in the case of w. E. Slifer, on
trial at Grundy Center for the alleged
murder of his wife returned a verdict
late last night of not guilty. The YER
dict is generally satisfactory. Mrs. Sill
fer died two hours after retiring on
Dec. 10 last. A Marshalltown druggist
swore that Slifer bought chloroform of
him and the theory of the state was
that ne killed his wife by chloroform-
ing her. The defense was suicide.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-05
COLLEGE PLACE NEWS.

COLLEGE PLACE. oct. 5.-TwO new
residences are being built in College
Place. One is a neat little structure on
Poplar street which will be built by L.
Gordon. The other is a larger one,
near the center of town, and will be
erected by Professor ]. l.. Kay.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-05
NO TRACE OF LOST WOMAN
Believed THAT MRS. BOWER
HAS CARRIED OUT THREAT
OF SUICIDE.
PuyaIlup Writer Overcome by VI
Health Resulting From Worry
Over Literary Work.

Despite a systematic search on the
part of the police departments of Ia
coma and Seattle, no trace of Mrs.
Bertha NJ. Bower the Puyallup woman
who disappeared some days ago, has
been found. The husband, c. J. Bower,
has spent the past four days in an
earnest effort to get some trace of his
wife, but to no avail.
When Mrs. Bower left her home in
Puyallup for this city she penned a
tender note of leave taking, which she
left on the table, addressed to her nus
band. In it Mrs. Bower intimated that
She was tired Of the constant worries
of this life and might not be seen alive
in,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-05
Note Indicates Suicide.

At the bottom of the note Mrs. Bower
penned sentence that leads the police
to believe that she committed suicide
by throwing herself into the waters of
the Puyallup river or into the bay. The
sentence is as follows: When you re-
ceive this l will be drifting with the
tide
That Mrs. Bower carried out her
threat and ended her life as she init
mated she would the police are con-
WINGED. Information reached the Off
GERS yesterday that she had been seen
three days ago by boys on the banks of
the Puyallup river in the vicinity of the
new city bridge No one has yet APP
peared, however, who can state defin
! itely that the woman took her life. a
careful search has been made along
| the banks and along the shores of Com
! mencement bay, but as far as is known
no bodies have been washed ashore
| during the past week. A search is also
being made around Higgins beach and
in the vicinity of Steilacoom.
Literary Work Overcame Her.
Mrs. Bower has been in i'll health
for the past three months, a condition
brought about by constant efforts to
keep up her literary work She had or
ders on hand for a number of articles
from Ainslee's Magazine, McClure's
and the Popular magazine In the last
from the pen of Mrs. Bower is now
running. 1t is believed that worry over
this article was responsible to a great
extent for her disappearance. Some
time ago she stated to her husband
| that chapters of the serial were re-
quired by the publishers of the period
ical and that she was in no position to
comply with the demands. Her strength
was rapidly failing and she was in such
poor physical condition that she was
unable to write the story the way she
thought it ought to be composed Other
orders also poured in on her, and she
could not meet the demand. Worry
caused an attack Of illness which COM
PEELED ner to take to her bed and it is
believed brought on a fit of despond-
ency that resulted in her determina-
ton to end her life.
Mr.. Bower does not know what to
think of the disappearance Of his VIE.
Hoping against hope that she has not
done away with herself, he spends his
time about the police station, hoping
to learn something that he can look
upon as favorable clue to her where
abouts. Yesterday he had almost given
up the expectation of ever seeing his
wife again alive, but will prosecute the
search until convinced Of the futiity
Of further effort.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-05
FOSS, ITS FRIEND. NAMED FOR
CONGRESS IN THE STATE
OF MASSACHUSETT
Victory Of the "Idea" Will Be EoIlo,..
ed by a Hint to Senator
Lodge.

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-While Con-
gresham E. n. Foss. Massachusetts
chief exponent of reciprocity, is re-
joicing over his victory at the prima- =
rles last Monday. Senator Lodge is in
a very uncomfortable position. The ad-
vocates of reciprocity with Canada
have been causing him a good deal of
trouble. and at the state republican
convention, set for Oct !, it is likely
TIT a straight-out reciprocity plank
will be put into the state platform
Senator Lodges record as to recipro-
city has not been good. He has long
opposed this form of trade with foreign
countries, and as a prominent member
of the senate committee on foreign re-
lations he has assisted at the burial
of the numerous reciprocity treaties
which have come before congress since
1897. Now his constituents purpose
having a little fun with him, and tC
judge from the way they are going
about it, they will be successful
Senator Lodges term in the senate
will expire next March 4, and the legis-
lature to be elected in Massachusetts
next month will select his successor
AS a man who is anxious to succeed
himself he is now trying to do or say
| hi hot
procity advocates without going
squarely back on his record. 1t is a diff
ficult thing to do. and so Senator Lodge
is having his share of trouble.
At the state convention in Massa
chusetts last spring the senator cast
contempt upon t.e Massachusetts ides
and told the petitioners for reciprocity
that they We're not only advocating
something unrepublican, but that they
We're insulting the president. In re-
taliatiOn, the reciprocity advocate:
then began to attack Senator Lodge
and things have been made very int.
resting for him.
Reciprocity Plank.
| The plank which, in substance, will
! be adopted by the state convention
cites the presidents declaration in 100
not injuriously affect some interest
ana adds:
we favor reciprocal treaties
When in the language of the presi
| dent, the minimum of damage done
may be disregarded for the sake of the
maximum of good accomplished
! OF course, Senator Lodge will be re
turned to the senate. but that dOesnt
alter the intention of the republican:
( of Massachusetts to discipline him
Having done this, it is their plan to Lei
him down easy. with the understanding
! that he to be good" in the future.
The trouble with Lodge is that he
did not properly gage the reciprocity
| sentiment of his state. He thought il
didn't amount to much and that ht
could safely ignore it. But he has since
| learned that ne was mistaken. and FOL
| the future it is believed that he viii
! be more tractable to reciprocity advo-
Gates.
The convention may not adopt the
reciprocity plank literally, as l have
| quoted it, 1t may be that it will bt
amplified so as to give Lodge a place
to hide but the plank quoted will form
the basis of the conventions utterance
Foss Renominated.
| In short, reciprocity. after very
hard battle, has won out in Massachu
sets. 1t is noteworthy that Mr.. Foss
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-02
The Valley of the Nile

Is no richer than the fertile coun-
try traversed by the Illinois Gen.
trail railroad in the States of
Tennessee, Mississippi and Lou
isiana. Northern farmers have
awakened to this fact and are
rapidly settling here, for they ap-
preciate the fact that the soil,
crops, climate, water, markets,
ETC., are all that could be desired
and they are buying land while
the prices are yet very low. Write
the undersigned for free illustra-
ted literature and find out for
yourself. E. A. Richter, Pass. and
Land Agent, Illinois Central rail-
road, 617 Bessemer building,
Pittsburg, Pa. 7,26-tf
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-02
NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned will on the 2Sth day
of November, 1904, at 8 O'Clock
p. m, apply to the Common Coun'
Gil of the City of Sistersville, West
Virginia, for the granting to-wit OF
a franchise to construct, maintain
and operate an electric railway
upon certain of the streets, alleys
and public squares of the City of
Sistersville, West Virginia. Said
application will be made at the
City Building in said city in the
Council Chamber thereof, at a
meeting of said Council to be then
and there held, and a copy of the
ordinance and franchise so to be
asked for may be seen on file with
the Recorder of the City of Sis
tersville.
PARKERSBURG AND OHIO
VALLEY ELECTRIC RAIL-
WAY COMPANY.
By Johnson e. Martin, its attor-
neys. : 10-25,tf
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-02
BALTIMORE & OHIO r. r.
to the
w ORLD'S F A IR.
w.. ID ala.
Very Low Rates.

Various forms of excursion
tickets to st. Louis, via Baltimore
T. Ohio railroad, now on sale from
Sistersville as follows:
Season Tickets, good to return
until December Is, 1904, to be
sold daily at rate of $3.50 round
trip:
Sixty Day excursion tickets,
final limit not later than Deem
Der Is, 1904, to be sold daily at
rate of $1S.75 round trip.
Fifteen Day excursion tickets,
to be sold daily at rate of $3.50
round trip.
For further particulars regard
ing stop-overs, time of trains, ETC.,
call on or address nearest Balti-
more e Ohio ticket agent. 75-tf