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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-01-08
Lainesburg.

Charles Weeks died at his home in
this village Dec. 81. His funeral was
held at the M. E. church ON Saturday
afternoon. He was 80 years of age and
was an old and respected citizen
H. HI. Writ died on Dec. 31st and his
funeral was held at his home ON Monday
January third. He was one of our
pioneers and respected citizen-Mr.
S T. Headley took delegation of Sciota
farmers to Owosso Jan. z, for the pur
pose of inspecting the sugar factory
N. w. Tucker is loading his sixth car
load of sugar beets here. Mr.. Tucker
raised twenty acres on his farm two
miles east of here, last summer-Geo.
Swarthout, James Lawler and others at
tended the annual meeting Of the Shia-
wassee Mutual fire insurance company
on Thursday-Little four year old
hurry Dowding broke his leg coasting
on his sled Monday---Benjamin Brown,
H. H. Pulver and several others made
up sleighing party and visited Perry
l. o. o. F. lodge on Wednesday evening
Revival services are being held this
week in the several churches. They
are union meetings and quite well at
tended-There is considerable sickness
in this locality. There seems to be an
epidemic of grip. There are no cases of
small pox nearer than six miles from
our village.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-01-08
MAGICIAN crItIcIzed PresIden,.

washington, Jan. S.-Mr. Morgan
occupied the time of the senate Thurs
dav in a reply to the speech of Mr..
lodge delivered last Tuesday. Mr..
Morgan again criticized the president
and the attitude of this government
in connection with the Panama repub-
lie. He introduced numerous news
paper extracts to bear out his conten-
ton that the revolution was assisted
Inv officers and citizens OF the United
States. Mr.. Morgan said that If the
United States should withdraw from
the isthmus Colombia would quickly
drive out the few revolutionists and
heir supporterssrrss ras
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-01-08
Vernon.

The funeral Of James Olney was held
at the home of his father Henry Olney
on Monday afternoon--Mrs. G. F..
Trip enjoyed visit with her father
and mother from Attica this week
Mrs. J. j. Empie is quite sick-Prof
Cody is again able to be about-Mrs.
Sarah Lyle is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Martin, in this place-Mr. and
Mrs. f. West entertained party OF
relatives on New Years day Mr.. and
Mrs. Andres Hart, of Detroit, visited at
+. Harris the past week.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-01-08
Fairfield.

Mrs. Sarah Loynes and Miss Imah
Odell. Of Owosso, visited w. j. Baese
and other relatives here over Sunday
Mrs. Thos Williams died at her
home Dec. 30th and was buried the End
of January-W. G. Fox went to ST..
Charles after coal, Wednesday-Bart
Fox, of Galesburg, visited relatives here
over New Years-Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam Farnsworth visited relatives here
last week-Sidney Loop, who has the
typhoid fever, is no better-The new
boiler was placed in the new cheese fac
tory, Monday-W. J. Baese went to
Bennington last Monday on business
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-01-08
Garland.

The machinery for the cheese factory
came last week-Six young people
united with the M. P. church Sunday
Mr.. Bristol returned Monday after
spending the holidays in Eureka--Mr.
and Mrs. John Richmond went to De-
troit last week Wednesday to visit their
daughter Mrs. James Tobin and family
Mrs. George Woodland will enter
tain the Ladies Aid Society next week
Thursday--Mrs. Derry, who has been
staying with her daughter Mrs. Charles
Richmond, returned to Detroit, Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Green enter
tanned Mrs. Ann Green, Miss Eliza
Green, and Mrs Darwin Green and
children, New Years-Mrs. Pudding
ton and family and Miss Mabel Rich
mond spent New Years at Charles
Richmond s-The death of Mrs Thos.
Williams occurred Thursday, Dec. 81.
The funeral services were held Saturday
at her late residence in West Fairfield,
Rev. J. ID. Young officiating. Her re-
mains were laid to rest in Fairfield
cemetery beside those of her husband
Mrs Williams had been resident of
Fairfield for oyer twenty five years and
had many friends who sympathize with
her children in their bereavement
The following officers and teachers were
elected at the M. p. Sunday school last
Sunday. Superintendent, Samuel Nit
chell, assistant, Roy Taber, secretary,
De Eta Green, treasurer, Eliza Green,
organist, Mabel Richmond. teacher Bible
class, Lewis Shickle, advanced, Fannie
Colby, juvenile, Mrs. Samuel Player,
infant, Mrs. Peter Purves.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-01-08
Mlners, strike Broken.

Somerset, Pa, Jan. S.-The miners
strike at Boswell is practically !
broken. When Sheriff Coleman wed
TO the company houses today to
eyict the strikers families, thirtySof
the men signed agreements to return
to- work The miners say they have
received no assistance from the Unit
ed Mineworkers and at mass meet
ing a large number decided to return
to work at the reduced scale. A num-
Der of others are preparing to leave
town.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-01-08
Butler typhoid Cases.

Butler, Pa, Jan. S.-Two deaths
from typhoid fever were reported
Thursday. There were no new cases.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-01-08

The million Americans suffer the tor
turing pangs of dyspepsia. No need to.
Burdock Blood Bitters cures. At any
drug store.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-01-08
To cure J Gold ID Ono b.x.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money if
it fails to cure. e. w. Groves sigma
ture is on each box. 25c.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-01
THE INDIAN PROBLEM.
4hief Factors I'm ITS solution Are In
dustrial EducatIon and Disper-
sion Among whites.

49, ~
Miss Estelle Reel, superintendent Of
Indian schools, was recently telling a
Washington Post reporter a good deal
Of what was being done for the young
boys and girls of that race through
out the United States, reports that pa
per.
There is no sort OF doubt" said she,
"of the good progress the young gen
GRAFTON of Indians is making toward a
higher civilization. Not long since ! was
out in South Dakota, Inspecting the day
schools on the Rosebud and Pine Ridge
reservations, and was gratiied to see
how well the young Sioux are doing.
The boys are getting not only a fair de-
gree Of book learning, but they are be-
ing taught in a practical way that old
est of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES There
is a garden connected with each school,
and they are shown how to plant and
cultivate potatoes, beans, cabbages and
various other vegetables. Wherever ir-
rigation is feasible they are shown its
application.
"The young girls are instructed In all
the branches Of housekeeping, cooking,
sewing, mending and the like. They
take to these arts readily and are much
cleverer with their fingers than white
children. The sewing of some Of the
girls is really beautiful. While excelling
in manual dexterity, the Indian children
are slow to comprehend abstract ideas.
They can be taught to cipher very well,
but mental arithmetic puzzles them sad
ly. This, in my opinion, is additional
reason foreemphasizing their need OF
training along practical lines. 1t is far
better to teach the rising generation
how to make a crop and keep the house
decently than to employ them in pars-
ing sentences or studying history. They
take interest only in the tangible and the
concrete, something they can perceive
with the eye, and to which they have In
a way been used from infancy.
There is no longer any opposition to
the children attending the government
schools on the part of the parents. In
fact, the old folks now gladly bring their
offsring to the schoolhouses and are
proud of their scholastic attainments.
The solution of the Indian problem may
not be easy, but in time 1t will be &C
complished. The two chief factors to
that end is this industrial education and
after that the dispersion of the Indians
among the white people throughout
every part of the United States"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-01
LOOKED I K FATHER.
Novel Method of Identification Sc
cured Cash for Mother at
the Bank.

Resemblance between children and
their. parents 10 more or less marked
in every family, but it is rare that such
likeness is Of particular worth, says the
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The following story is related by a
resident of Germantown as an illustra-
tion of how the close resemblance be-
tween one of her childsen and its ia
Their served Us the means OF securing
at a banking Institution recognition Of
a check.
my husband Is a travelling man." be-
gan the mother, "and before he depart
ed, shortly before Christmas, 1 needed
an extra amount bf money for presents.
Not having sufficient cash with him, he
presented me with a check payable at
one of the downtown banks. / had
never before had occasion to go to the
institution, and, of course, had no idea
that 1t would be necessary to be iden-
titled.
Taking my three children with me,
l repaired to the bank, and presented the
paper to the cashier.
"'Mr. Bland has an account here,
lady, I was told, but 1t is not custom
airy for us to honor checks, unless the
party presenting them a establish
Identity
II argued with the Official for some
little while, trying to prove | vas the
Mrs. Blank named on the check, but
without avail. J
'In IN angry mood, not knowing what
to do, l vas about to take my depart
ure, when / noticed the cashier closely
inspecting my children. Are they yours,
madam he asked. They are, SIR l
returned. why do you ask?' The Off
,ial hereupon came forth from his
booth, and, catching the youngest of
the trio by the hand, looking at the
same time into her beautiful brown eyes
and smiling face, said to me: Mrs.
Blank. I shall honor your check. I have
known your husband for many years,
and If this is not his child, I never
saw anyone as much like him In my
life"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-01

show. Two farmers had a dispute about
the ownership of some poultry. and each
pleaded his own case. Each side had an
equal number Of witnesses and there was
some tall swearing done all around. II
l had been sitting on the case should
have given 1t UP as a bad Job, or sent II
to court for trial. But that's just what
he didn't do.
II forgot to state that In addition to all
his other functions he was his own con-
stable. The hens were In court In q
coop and he ordered that the constable
should take the coop to the roadway OPP
posite the farms of the litigants and turn
the creatures loose. And he did the jot
himself and got his fee for doing 1t. The
hens settled the IA themselves by go.
Ing directly to one OF the farms, and tho
Justice declared that they knew their
way home, and gave Judgment accord
tng1y."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-01
soFTEN1NG HARD WATER.
Ruinous to Complications when Used
for washing by Young
Girls.

Hard water Is worse than useless for
toilet purposes, for it ronghens the skin
and fails to remove the dirt and dust
from the face, and when one goes on
from day to day in this way, a discour-
aging array of black heads" sor more
properly comedones, is the result, says
the Home Magazine.
Even for washing dishes and clothes,
hard water is difficult to use, for it fails
to unite with the soap to form a lather,
and the labor must be increased to re-
move the dirt.
1t is not always easy to secure rain
water, even for the toilet, but ordinary
water can be softened for use about the
house by adding powdered borax to the
wash boiler, dishpan and pail, and for
the toilet the water can be softened by
adding %glycerin. Two or three table,
%spoonfuls added to the bath will soften
the water and increase its cleansing
properties; a ~teaspoonful, added to the
basin of wash water, and a few drops
of tincture of benzoin will whiten the
complexion in a natural way, and keep
1t free from blackheads. 1t Is while
girls are young-from ten to sixteen
that they should be careful of their COM
plexions, and avoid raising a crop OF
blackheads which it is almost an impos-
sibility to remove, when they have once
secured a foothold.
Hard water for bathing purposes has
ruined more compilations than any one
other thing, and girls should make every
effort to catch enough rain water for
the daily hand bath. Glycerin is very
inexpensive, and If m hasn't the rain
water, she should always keep it on
hand. Both glycerin and tincture of
benzoin should be purchased by the pint
at a wholesale drug store, for in this
way its use is less costly. Then, too.
these things are useful for many things
besides toilet purposes. Tincture of
benzoin is the best thing in the world
for toothache, and a little glycerin will
relieve q sore throat almost instantly.
With a little Of each In the basin OF
wash water, a girl is sure to grow up
with a fair complexion and smooth skin
unless she fails in other ways to obey the
laws Of hygiene.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-01
MONDAY, FEBRUARY I, 1904.

every day or two about the growing
demand for the Helmetta man, but
the growth has not yet been great
enough to get beyond the "Home
News" Office. There, however, it
seems to have expanded enough to
take possession of the editorial sane
tum, at least. The great majority of
Republicans do not seem the least bit
Interested and appear perfectly salts
fed with Mr.. Howell. At any rate
no one seems to know anything about
this alleged boom but the Home
News" We admit, however, that we
have not heard from Theodore Strong
ON the subject, but that doesn't make
q whole lot Of difference. The Re.
publicans are for Howell and we are
satisfied to let it rest at that without
going into the thousand and one
reasons why they should be.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-01
long Island Racine Tract.

In 1870 Daniel Denton, an old historic
an, wrote: Towards the middle of Long
Island lyeth a plain sixteen miles long
and four broad, where you shall find
neither stick nor stone to hinder the
horses heels or endanger them In their
races, and once a year the best horses
are brought thither to try their swift
ness, and the swiftest is rewarded with
a silver cup" In ITO, 4 London book
makes this statement: These plains
were celebrated for their races
throughout all the colonies and even in
England. They were held twice a
year, and thither resorted the gentry of
New York and New England" In19O3,
after a Rip Van Wrinkle sleep of over a
century, the tide of years and events re-
turns this great tract to its earlier o n
ditions, "a resort for the gentry of New
York and New England" and a very
much wider circuit OF the country
From Where Extremes Meet" by @. M.
Chapman, in Four-Track News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-01
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN JEWELS.
Treasure Recently UncRrthed In the
Tomb Of King Ter shows some
Marvellous Workmanship.

Some OF the most remarkable Egyp-
tian jewelry ever discovered has re-
Gently been unearthed. The date as
signed is as remote as 5000 B. c., but
the workmanship in gold and jewels
is marvellous. In exploring the tomb
Of King Ter it was found that the
tomb had been entered for robbery
at some remote period and that the
plunderers had broken off the arm OF
the mummy quietly and hidden 1t in
a crevice in the wall-perhaps on be-
ing discovered or alarmed-and had
never returned to remove it, says the
New York Herald.
On taking off the wrappings Prof,
Petrie found four magnificent brace
let's of gold, with amethyst, turquoise
and lapls lazuli in varied and elegant
adjustments. The gold work was
peculiarly fine and delicate. though
the metal was soft and pure. appar-
emily with no hardening alloy. The
stones were beautiful and very strik-
ingly and peculiarly arranged.
A number of amethyst beads Of the
richest and deepest purple. about q
quarter of an inch in diameter, are II
the possession of Mr.. Edward Aver
of Chicago. He obtained them from
Dashone. Egypt, they being from tbs
treasures in the tomb OF Princess
Merit, daughter Of Amenhotep H., ol
the twelfth dynasty.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-01
SHE "cUT OUT" THE SLANG
was Given n Shock That Taught Her
a Lesson "to Beat the
Cars"

"Great Scott" exclaimed the girl with
the auburn hair, relates the New York
Times. Il was a bit hipped on slang
myself until 1 got next to a peach at
the matinee who was telling the chap
with her about a dream she had. No,
peach amt slang, because she had the
reddest cheeks and whitest teeth l ever
saw since l was able to sit up and take
notice. But, say, the way she did reel
it off the string to beat the cars
"Well, now, that's funny; for about
all the slang she knew vas to beat the
cars and she iddled on that string to
the limit. And here I've gone and an
nexed it, for fair. The young chap was
telling her about a blowout in his bach
elor shack when she butted In to beat
the cars-there, now, I've said 1t again!
Cool me off, somebody!
"'Such a dream as l had she said,
without a single stop for wind OF
punctuation. 4 was out for a tool
through the streets with the Salvation
Army singing Father, Dear Father
Come Home with Me Now" to beat the
cars when who should see coming my
way to beat the cars but Jim Brad
bury, whistling to beat the cars. Well, ]
cut. and run for 1t to beat the cars and
fell plum into the arms of Cousin Hor-
ace who was without an overcoat and
hurrying across the street to a side en-
trance to beat the cars. Hello" he
says, what you doing in those togs?'
he says I'm going to luncheon" he
says, "after I've run in here to-"
BEAT the cars, l suppose, interrupted
the girl who has been engaged two
weeks.
81 suppose so. She didn't finish her
story, because the young chap was re-
minded that he had to go out for a min
ute. But I'll give you 1t straight, that
shock taught me a lesson in slang.
never thought 1t could sound SO ridicu.
lous. I've cut 1t out. Sure pop! It's
straight talk o to beat the cars"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-01
TO Make Round steak Tender.

instead of pounding the steak in the
usual manner, which bruises the fiber
and let's the juice escape, soak it for an
hour or so in olive oil before cooking.
Cook quickly over a brisk fire, SO that
both sides will be well Drowned (not
burned,) then move the pan back, so
that the inside OF the meat may cook
more slowly. Melt a lump of butter
in two or three tablespoonfuls of good
vinegar, and p%our'over thessteak while
hot. Lemon juice with q little water
added may be used instead of vinegar.
Season with pepper, salt. chopped onion
and sage.-Woman's Home Compan-
ion
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-01
Queen wnheImina.

Queen Wilhelmina of Holland has be-
come an expert photographer, seldom
going out without her Gamers Once she
saw a peasant woman in picturesque
costume holding a baby in her arms.
She asked permission to take her pic
ture, to the great delight of the woman,
who received a present after the snap
shot had been taken, while the baby got
a kiss from the queen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-01
snlmi nsNTnrkex.

Cut good sized pieces OF cold roast
turkey into neat fllets; place them in
the bottom Of a shallow baking pan,
and sprinkle well with allspice, salt. cay
enne and mace. Pour owe the slices
a cup of orange juice and dot with an
ounce of butter, broken into small bits;
cook in a brisk oven 20 minutes, and
dish on rounds of hot buttered toast, that
have been spread lightly with a little
walnut catsup; garnish with small
stuffed olives-Good Housekeeping.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-01

Nav Brunswick wants her council
men to hold their meetings in a ase-
ment. Not only that, but the noble
city first got Mr.. Carnegie to donate
$50, 900 for a new library and after it
is completed, thsy ask that it might
be used for municipal purposes. For
genuine nerve, this is about the limit.
with the council meeting in the eel.
lar Of the library it is only a short
step to using another part FLOR a city
lookup, which the county seat has
been able to do without SO long by
grating on the county.
will some kind friend please help
New Brunswick? A handsome library
has been given to them for library
\ purposes and, with their customary
hature to grab, the city looks on with
en nous ewes. Nearly every little
town md borough has its own city
natl some OF them being handsome
sfrnctu res. Now Brnswick has not
M1ozi 0rlgfhai chnrse5 Tha fp'isr of
the new library seems to be the best
they can do, and they are after that
because it was given to them. Please
Mr.. Carnegie, build us a city hall. II
New Brunswick had only said that is
whit was wanted in the first place,
perhaps Mr.. Carnegie might have Civ.
en- 500. ooo. for the building, who can
tell?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-01
We second the motion.

The followciug editorial In the As
bury Park Press seems to cover the
whole matter in q nutshell:
at seems to be quite a fad Just now
t. ask the legislature to grant the pub
lie permission to kill robins. We are
not mp on the scientific end OF the
matter very much, but from personal
experience would rather share our
fruit with the robins than have no
robins and only wormy fruit" \
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-01
CALENDAR OF LOCAL EVENTS

Feb. 2-Masquerade Ball. Gong ega-
tion Beth Mordecai, Wilder
Hall.
Feb. 4.-Masquerade Ball, Dana So
ciety, Wilder Hall.
Feb. 8-Minstrels, Elks, Hospital
benefit.
Fec. 12-Calico Hop, Women's Relief
Corps. Grand Central Palace.
Feb. 18, 19-Bazaar in Simpson M. E.
church.
Feb. 20.-Braga's 9Th annual masque.
rade ball, Braga Hall.
Aug. 18-Excursion, Court Amboy So,
Foresters of America.
May A, 5-Bazaar, st. Stephens DAN
ish Lutheran church.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-01

"Uncle Timrod Totten is a queer old
feller," said Hi Spry, ruminatingly, at
the same time Extraordinarily insert
ing his claw into the prune barrel.
Hadn't noticed perticler, but" re-
turned the corner grocer, meaningly.
Jaw, yesl Why, as often an Is much
as he discussed politics, I hain't never
heard him say what he'd do about
'stsaiEhtenin' things out IL he was only
Just president for about Ave minutesr-
Woman's Home Companion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-01
A NEW JERSEY SOLOMON.
Justiee of tile Pence Renders De-
eision Not Unlike THAT of the
Famous bible Character.

Magistrate Jermon once spent a sum-
mer In a little town in South Jersey and
uade the acquaintance of a justice of the
peace who held more Offices than Pooh
Hah himself. HE was" says Jermon.
z1pording to the Philadelphia Press. "a
z1tary public. a storekeeper, superin-
*zndent Of the Sunday school. a lay
~EEeaeher, postmaster, coroner, a farmer
nd q few Ore things that cant recall
DOW. He was a shrewd old fellow, al a
zeeision in a case that | heard VIII go to
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-01
How Il struek Howard.

How old was Methuselah, pop?"'
asked Howard the day after his birth
day, with the thought Of the six bright
candies still in his mind.
HE was supposed to be over 300
years old, my SON"
Gee! What a dandy birthday cake
he must have had!'-Yonkers States
man. 9t,{Da
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-01
In Hi. Line.

yiolet-What could he have seen in
that girl to make him want to marry
herr
Joan-Well, you see he's fond Of
yachting, and she's such q breezy crea-
ture that naturally he took to herr
Woman's Home Companion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-01
Down IN the Farm.

II suppose" said the farm hand who
was looking for a job, you believe in
the eight-hour SYSTEM" 8
yes" answered the farmer. II
work eight hours In the forenoon and
eight in the afternoon, except in har-
vest times, then l usually put in three
or four hours extra. Cincinnati En-
uuirer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-01
soft Gingerbread.

Put one cup of molasses in your mix
inc bowl. Add a teaspoon of ginger
and a cup of salt. Stir together, then
add one-half cup of cold water. into
which put one teaspoonful Of saleratus.
stir until 1t foams. Now add two cups
OF sifted flour. and about I'VE tablespoons
Of melted lard or butter; when all
mixed. break IN one ege and beat thor
oughly.-Boston Globe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-01

Portly Dame with the aid OF her
maid, struggling into her last seasons
winter jacket)-Why, Jane, | really be-
lieve this thing has shrunk!
Eyes, MN: 1t is really wonderful
how clothes do shrink at your time OF
life. "-Tit-Bits.