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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-27
he COULD PREACH.
At BHrst He YhoaGht He Cosn
hat Changed His Opfafo,s

A. gHrst He YIsonGht He Couanr'
hat Changed His Ophaioss
In the early days Of Methedisrn 10 ne
west a circ,lt rider. il be had iarse
ne,d 10 cover, was sometimes permittee
to have q colleague, who was frequeht-
ly a young minister, just beginning 10
nreach. The Rev. John Thompson was
a circuit rider in a somewhat thiniy
settled portion of central Illinois more
than fifty years ago. The colleague as
signed. to him was Brother James
Smith, an excellent young man, Dut
with very little experience as a
preacher.
One Sunday Mr. Thompson had an
appointment at small meeting house
in the country, but having severe
cold he asked his young assistant to go
along with him and preach the sermon,
and the latter, as in duty bound, obeyed
orders.
Brother Smith had never undertaken
10 preach in the Ipresence OF his more
experienced colaborer, and when, after
The opening services, he rose and gave
out his text he was visibly embar-
raised.
He stammered through few SEN
fences, hesitated, made another at
tempt and came to a dead stop.
"What's the use, brethren?" he said,
sitting down. 81 can't preach!'
Brother Thompson saw that the case
was one in which heroic measures were
necessary.
young man." he whispered sternly
in his ear, you get up again and
preach that sermon or I'll take you
out in the grove after this meeting is
over and give you hard spanking, as
sure as your name is Smith,"
An electric shock could not have op.
Grated quicker. Brother Smith rose
to his feet again, his hesitation all
gone, and in ringing tones he preached
a sermon that is still remembered by
aged survivors Of that old time congre
cation as the most fervid and eloquent
discourse they ever heard so young a
man deliver.--Youth's Companion.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-27
The Grange Develops Talent.

One advantage Of the grange is to de-
velop talent. Many farmer, until he
joins the grange and has taken part in
its literary and educational work, finds
it difficult to speak five minutes on an
assigned topic in any public meeting
with any degree of interest to his hear
ers. He had not before believed that he
could write paper on any subject that
would be worth the reading. AS one
farmer said, II would rather hitch up
and drive a mile to carry information
than write one postal card" But in
the grange he finds opportunity to for
mulate his ideas into words, and often
there is found to be rare worth in what
he has to say. The grange educates in
many ways. 1t helps men to know
themselves.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-27
THURSDAY.

r. Ortez, the Porto Rico murderer
serving life sentence at Still water
prison, in Minneapolis, has been par
doned by President Roosevelt and will
be released June s. No reason for the
pardon is given.
Jealous without cause, Clyde Robin
son, 21 years old, Of Bellevernon, Pa,
shot and instantly killed his 19-year.
old wife, then turning the weapon
upon himself put bullet into his. own
brain. He died without regaining con-
sciousness. The crime had no witness.
Attorneys for heirs Of Mrs. Amelia
Noquez, an eccentric old woman Of
New Orleans who died about two
weeks ago, broke open an old safe III
her home on an order of court, finding
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-27
THE ORlFLAMB.
A Standard That Has Played n Con-
spfcuOus Part In History,


spicuOus Part In History.
The Carlovingian standard was real
ly no other than the orifamb, which
has played so conspicuous a part in
French history, but was not formally
adopted until 1882, in the reign Of
Philip I. 1t consisted of a red or GRIM
son flag, mountd on a gilded staff, the
flag being cut into three "vdndykes,"
to represent tongues Of fire." with a
silken tassel between each.
The old romance writer's pretended
that the infidel was blinded by merely
looking upon 1t. In the "Roman de
Garin" the Saracens are made to ex-
claim, eff we only see it, we shall be
dead men," and Froissart afiirms that
as soon as it was unfurled at Ros-
becque the fog vanished from the
French line of battle, leaving their
enemies still shrouded in darkness.
Thus red, the color which the church
has consecrated to her martyrs, be-
came in its turn the color of the
French kings. They wore it on their
coats of arms through the whole pc
riod of the crusades and as late as the
closing decade of the fourteenth CEN
fury were still faithful to this "glori-
GUS blazon."
The famous Du Guesclin, fighting
against the English in Poitou, wore
the red cross, while his adversarics
wore the white. But after the great
defeat at Agincourt in 1415 the French
kings abandoned the orihamb, because
it had been assumed by Henry V. and
his successors, and adopted white as a
national color when England had dis
carded it. This is a curious but little
known historical fact.-All the Year
Round.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-27
hARkEN We
To the Voice Of owosso People.

If Won will but listen to your friends
ssni neighbors, they will tell you how
the pains and aches of a bad back, the
annoyance of urinary troubles, the
nervousness. the restlessness that come
from kidney ills, can be relieved and
cured. Read what one Owosso citizen
says:
John Shier, of 233 Detroit street, en-
ployed at Robbins Table Factory, says:
s'For fully three months / had pains
through my loins ana kidneys. My
back quickly became tired and it was
very painful for me to stoop or lift any
thing. l could not rest comfortably
during the night and when Irose in the
morning felt thoroughly tired out and
unrested. Mr.. w. White, who works
in the same department / do, advised
me to use Doan's Kidney Pills. / went
to johnson & Henderson's drug store
and procured them. They soon relieved
the pain and distress from my back and
kidneys and have felt splendid ever
since,
For sale by all dealers Price 80 cents.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, sole
agents for the U. Remember the
name, Doan's, and take no substitute.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-27
Chancerv Sale.

In pursuance and by virtue OF an order and
decree OF the Circuit Court for the county of
Shiawassee, in chancery, in the State Of MtVhi-
gan. made and dated on the fifth day OF April,
A. ID. 1904.
In a certain cause therein pending, wherein
David f. yesterday is complainant. and Joseph
Percy Olcott are defendants.
Notice Is hereby given that shall sell at pub
lie auction, TO the highest bidder, at the front
door OF the building now used as at;ourt House,
in the City OF Corunna, County of Shiawassee,
State OF Michigan, said Court House being the
place for holding the Circuit Court for said
County on the 2lst day OF May, A. ID. 1904, at ten
o'clock In the forenoon, all or so much thereof,
as may be necessary to raise the amount due to
said complainant, for the principal, interest and
costs In this cause, of the following described
parcels of land, to-wit, The undivided two
thirds (sS) interest of the East half (h) of the
northwest fractional quarter (k) OF section
nineteen 19) containing eishty 1907 acres, more
or less, all OF the east half (1<) Of the north
east quarter (k) OF the southwest quarter "a
north of Grand River road on section nineteen
ue) containing three t3) acres. and the south
east quarter CA OF the southwest quarter (k)
of Section eighteen uS), containing forty (40)
acres, all In the township of Shiawassee, Shia-
wassee county State Of Michigan.
Dated, Owosso, Mich, April 18th, 1904.
NEIL r. WALSH,
Circuit Court. Commissioner in and for Shia-
wassee County. Michigan.
s. 8. MINER,
Solicitor for Complainant.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-27
Teeth NJ lSentineIs.

"When thou sittest to eat with a
ruler consider diligently him that is
before thee" says the Hebrew prov
erb, warning a kings guest to regulate
his appetite by his hosts temper. Bos-
well, DR.. Johnson's biographer, gives
in his notebook a modern paraphrase
of the old Jewish proverb: IL said of
q rich man who entertained us luxuri.
ously that, although he was exceed.
ingly ridiculous. we restrained our.
selves from talking of him as we might
do lest we should lose his feasts. He
makes our teeth sentinels on our
tongues said l."
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-27
WEDNESDAY,.

Fire in the Tenderloin district of
Beaumont, Tex, destroyed fifty frame
houses. Loss, $4,000; insurance
small.
A jury in the criminal court brought
in a verdict of acquittal in the case of
State Senator Jesse L. Jewell of Ran
sas City, who was charged with solicit
ing bride in connection with certain
baking powder legislation in the last
state legislature.
Fred A. Beach, who confessed hay
ing embezzled $4,000 from a depart
ment store in Chicago, has been sen
fenced to the penitentiary. Beach also
admitted that he is a bigamist, having
a wife and three children in Chicago
and another wife in Dallas, Texas. He
ascribed his downfall to gambling.
The beautiful pavilion erected by
Brazil at the worlds fair was formally
opened Tuesday night. May "a was
chosen as the date of the opening GER
emonies, as it marks the anniversary
of the greatest battle in South Amer
ica's history, when on May "a, 1865,
Brazil and Paraguay fought at Tuyuty,
in Paraguay.
While attempting to board an cleo
trio train enroute from Berkeley sta
ton to San Francisco, CAL, Professor
Marcus j. Spinello, instructor of
French and Italian at the University
of California, was thrown under the
wheels of moving car and received
injuries from which he died afterward.
Professor Spinello was graduated at
Yale in 1885,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-27
FRIDAY.

When driving to their home near
Ariola, Col. Mrs. c. W. Herman and
her son, Frank Inglee, were shot and
killed by Marshal Humphreys, who
rode into town and surrendvsd him.
self. There had been a feud between
the two families.
Because of a Flap" order two Della
ware & Hudson freight trains collided
head-on on the Pennsylvania division
of the Delaware e Hudson at Lanes
boro, Penn, Thursday. One fireman
was killed and several persons badly
injured.
Statistics collected by the Indian
school division of the Indian bureau at
Washington show an enrolment Of o.
667 children in the Indian schools and
total average attendance of 25,432.
This is gain in enrolment of 500
over last year and of 400 in attend
ance.
Emperor William of Germany gave a.
luncheon Thursday in honor of the
birthday OF Emperor Nicholas. The
German emperor sat between Count
Ossen-salen, the Russian ambassador,
and Chancellor Won Buelow Emperor
William and all the royal princes wore
Russian uniforms.
The navy department has been adj
bised by cable of the sailing Of the bat
tleship Wisconsin,, the flagship of Rear
Admiral Cooper, the Vicksburg and
Alexander from Cavite for Hongkong;
also of the departure of the Frolic
from Cavite to join the New Orleans
at Chefoo, the nearest neutral port to
New Chwang outside the zone of mill
tary operations.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-27
TUESDAY,.

A dispatch to the London Daily Tel.
egraph from Brussels says that the
Russian and Japanese governments
are competing sharply for the pur-
chase of transports in Holland and
Belgium.
Hester Jackson, a negro woman, who
claimed to be 10S years old, is dead
in Washington. She was the widow of
a negro preacher Rev. Noah Jackson,
and the date of her birth Is given as
March 4, 1896.
Jealous Of the attentions paid his
wife, William Gardner Of Woodward,
Okla, shot and killed Bud Craig and
Virgil Funkhauser. All three were
cowboys working on Virgins ranch,
near there A mob of fifty men Is pur-
suing Gardner who will be lynched il
caught.
According to bulletin issued by the
census bureau, 90,S4i,7S9 telegraphic
messages were sent over American
wires in 1902. The bulletin places the
number Of telegraph companies in the
country at twenty-one and gives total
mileage of wires operated as 1,24S,602
The par value of stock was $99,S70,225.
AS the result of visit to Indianapo.
lis by Edgar w. Walz of New York,
president of the National Hoteikeep.
ers' Protective association, there has
been posted in all the leading hotels
of Indiana notices stating that the pro-
prietors after Sept. 1 would cash no
paper for anybody not bringing let.
ter of credit issued by the association,
which is cooperative. Notices will be
published in other states in order, the
officials say.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-27
Probate Order.

State of Michigan, County OF Shiawassee, SIS
At session of the Probate Court for said
County, held In the Probate office in City of Co.
ruuna, on the 5th day of May A. ID. 1904.
Present Matthew Bush, Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate Of Eva Ney de-
ceased On filing the petition of Asa Roundy
praying for the probate of the will OF said de-
ceased now filed in this court.
1t is ordered that the 9TH day of June next, at
ten o'clock In the fore noon, at said Probate
office, be appointed for hearing said petition.
1t Is further ordered. that 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.
"a true copy)
MATTHEW BUSH.
Judge of Probate.
BY KATHERINE E. KELSEY, ~
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-27

gold. silver and greenbaeks amounting
to over $4,000
Venezuela has requested France to
appoint as umpire OF the Franco-ven-
ezrelan mixed tribuoal Magnaud lie
Boa, a French Judge. The choice has
astonished everyone as the claims.
amounting to $S,400,000. will If France
Sceepts him be judged by French
man.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-27
Notice of Hearing Claims

State of Michigan, The Probate court for the
county of Shiawassee.
In the matter OF the estate Of Josephine Bun
ker deceased.
Notice is hereby given that four months from
the 2nd day of May A. ID. 1904 have been allow.
ed for creditors to present their claims against
said deceased to said court for examination and
adjustment, and that all creditors of said de-
ceased are required to present their claims to
said court, at the probate office In the city Of
Corunna in said county on or before the End day
of September A. d. 1904. and that said claims
will be heard by said court on Friday the End
dav of September A, d. 1904, at ten o'clock
IL Dated Dat tii Nav and, A. d. 1904. .:~~;;
MATTHEW BUSH, Judge of Probate.
By KATHERINE Il. KELSEY,
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-27

state of Michigan. County OF Shawassee. So. ,,
county held IN the Probate once, in the city
Corunna. on Saturday the 9TH day of May In
the year nineteen hundred and four,
= Tn the matter OF the estate OF Alice
M Wood deceased on reading and filing the pc
tition OF Palmer p Wood praying that admins
tration of said estate may be granted to Jennie
Virgins or some other suitable person.
II Is ordered that the 9th day OF June
next at ten O'Clock In the forenoon, at said
Probate once, be assigned for hearing said
IL is further ordered, that copy OF this
order be published three successive weeks
TIMEs, o newspaper printed and circulating
In said County OF Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge Of Probate.
BY KATHERINE'E. KELSEY.
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-27

master, and its
present secre-
tary, Mrs. j. II.
l.. Roe, has been
elected for her
twenty third sue
cessive term.
The grang e
was organized
Sept. s, 1875,
with thirty-one
ma rter men,
bers. Twenty
two of them are
now living, and
eigh teen are
still members Of
UnIaotk c.ranoa
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-27
Probate Order.

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 Monday, the End day OF My
in the year one thousand nine hundred ard
four.
Pres ent Matthew Bush Judge of Probate.
In the matter OF the estate of Percy u. Oh
colt minor on reading and flir the petition OF
Winnie X. Olcott, as guardian praying for
license to mortgage real estate OF said minor
for the purposes-set forth in said petition
1t is ordered, that the 27th day OF May
next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at said Pro-
bate office, be assigned for hearing said petit
ton.
And fits further ordered, that copy of this
order be published three successive weeks pre-
vious to said day OF hearing, in The Owosso
Times. newspaper printed and circulating ID
said county of Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH, Judge of Probate.
BY KATHERINE f. KELSEY
Probate Register,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-27

At the last meeting of the national
grange an amendment to the bylaws
was adopted to the effect that "the ex-
ecutive committee of a grange-na-
tional state, Pomona or subordinate
cannot act authoritatively for. the
grange between grange sessions with
out the approval of the master"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-27
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Notice of Hearing Claims.

State OF Michigan, The Probate Court for the
County of Shiawassee.
In the matter of the estate OF Martin Cleary
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that four months
from the 2sth day OF April A. ID. 1901, have been
allowed for creditors TO present their claims
tion and adjustment, and that all creditors OF
said deceased are required to present their
claims to said court at the probate once. IN tne
CItv of Corunna In said county. on or before the
Goth day of August A. ID. 1904. and that said
claims will be heard by said court on Monday
the 10th day OF August A. ID. 1904, at ten O'CLOCK
In the forenoon.
D"'eN MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge OF Probate.
BY KATHERINE X. KELSEY,
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-27
A Remarkable Fact.

New Hampshire grangers are very
nearly equally divided as to sex. The
total membership in the state is 26,SOO
-13,631 men and 1860 women. The
gains for the year are: BY initiation,
BIOS; by demit, $3.50; reinstatement, 37s;
charter members, 242; total, 4,O67.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-27

There was never such q demand for
grange literature and never so many
newspapers running grange depart
ments as now. The membership is in
creasing so rapidly that publishers find
1t good business policy to use at least
column Of grange matter each week.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-27

Secretary Freeman of the Ohio state
grange reports an increase in member
ship of 1000 in that state during 1908.
The amount of money received from all
sources was $1O,3S7. 80, and there is, al
together, $14,S35.92 in the treasury.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-27

At the recent Illinois state grange
meeting Hon. Oliver Wilson Of Mag
nolia was reelected master for the en-
suing term. Mr.. Thomas Kelley of
Dunlap was renominated for secretary,
but, having served in that capacity for
twenty-five years, declined reelection.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-27

Fredonia On. ~ grange held its thir-
ty-hfth annual election recently. II
was the first grange organized in the
state of New York, or in the world, for
that matter. Mr.. U. e. Dodge, who
was elected lecturer, was the first mas
ter of this grange.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-27
THE GRANGE
Conducted by ~
J. w. DARROW. Chatham. N. r.
Press Correspondent Neio York state
Grange
A GRANGE OF 800 MEMBERS.

Largest Organization of This Kind
In the World.
Wolcott (N. " grange enjoys the
rare distinction Of having 800 members
on its roll. Wolcott is a village of only
about 1900 population, but the sur
rounding country has been worked over
and over, and nearly every farmer
and farmers wife is numbered as a
member. f. r. Pierson has recently
been elected for his second term as It's
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-27

Fruitland grange Of Delaware is
"the mother Of masters" as It were. 1t
has furnished three masters for the
state grange and more are in training.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-27

Pennsylvania added 5000 new men,
bers to its roll Of Patrons. This year
State Master Hill asks for 1000.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-27
Order of Publication.

BY KATHERINE X. KELSEY,
Probate, Register.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-09
The Preachers Evidence.

Roland, ILL.,, June 27.-Diabetes has
so long been looked upon as an in
durable form of kidney disease that
a sure cure for 1t must rank as one of
the most valuable medical discoveries
of the age. And every day brings
forth fresh evidence that Dodd's Kid
ney Pills will cure diabetes. I'm.
portant evidence in their favor is Civ
en- by Rev. Thos. P. Norman, the well.
known Baptist minister here. Mr..
Norman says:
Il had all the symptoms of e bad
case of diabetes and received so much
benefit from the use of Dodd's Kid
ney Pills that cheerfully recommend
them to anyone suffering from that
dread disease. Dodd's Kidney Pills
will cure the worst form of diabetes. /"
Dcdd's Kidney Pills always cure
diabetes, one of the final stages of
kidney disease. All the earlier stages
from backache to rheumatism are
naturally much more easily cured by
the same remedy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-09
WHY HOT WEATHER MAKES WOMEN NERVOUS.
Suggestions by Or. Hartman.-How
to Combat the Nervous Depression
Incident to Warm Weather.

Nervousness is very common among
women This condition is due to
an@mic nerve centers The nerve cen
tiers are the reservoir for nerve vitality.
These centers become bloodIess for the
want of proper nutrition.
This condition is especially noticeable
during the warm season. Every sum
mer an army of invalids are produced as
a direct result of weak nervous systems.
This could easily be overcome by the
use of Peruna. Peruna strikes at the
root Of the trouble by correcting the
digestion. Perfect digestion furnishes
increased nutrition for the nerve cen
ters- Perfectly digested food gives these
reservoirs Of life vitality which Gre
ates strong, steady nerves, and in this
manner fortifies and nourishes life
Miss Blanche Grey, a prominent young
society woman of Memphis, Tenn, in
recent letter from ia Alabama street,
writes: s.To a society woman whose
nervous force is often taxed to the
utmost from lack of rest and irregular
meals, I know [ nothing which Is of so
much benefit as PeruHa. / took it a
few months ago when / felt nv strength
giving way, and ii soon made Itself
manifest In giving me new strength
and health. Miss Blanche Grey.
Pe-ru-na Contains No Narcotics.
One reason why Peruna has found
permanent use in so many homes is that
it contains no narcotic of any kind. Pc
runa is perfectly harmless 1t can be
used any length of time without aequir-
ing drug habit Peruna does not pro
duce temporary results. 1t is perma-
nent in its effect.
1t has no bad effect upon TIE system,
and gradually eliminates eatarrh by re-
moving the cause of catarrh. There
are a multitude of homes where Peruna
has been used off and on for twenty
years. Such thing could not be pos
sible if Peruna contained any drugs of
a narcotic nature.
At this season of the year we are
peculiarly liable to infammations of the
stomach and bowels. 1t is the part Of
wisdom to learn how to cut them short
and in the easist and quickest manner
Peruna does this by its peculiar power
over all forms of catarrhal troubles.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-09
Station in a Cemetery.

The cemetery at Brookwood, near
Working, is probably the only one in
England that has railway station in
side the grounds. This is used chiefly
for the purposes of the crematorium
there. 1t is a pretty little station on
the single line that leads from the
London and Southwestern railway into
the cemetery, and it stands in the
Church of England portion of the
ground. There is fair-sized platform,
with a waiting room upon it, and a
small "mortuary" If the structure
may be so termed. Close by stands
the church, at the end of the plat
form, so that there is little distance
to go for those mourners who come
to see the last rites carried out.