The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-08-11
Women Colonies in the German Army.

| 'oHeh Soiouois IN the 1erman army.
The latest addition to tAe woman
colonies of the German army is the
| grand duchess of Mecklenburg-S chwer-
in, to whom the Emperor William has
| just forwarded an autograph letter
comforting upon her the honorary COM
mand of the regiment of Dragons sta
toned at Parchim. The new colonel is
% years of age, and is said to be one
1 of the handsomest women in Europe,
| The bold Dragons of Mecklenburg are
not the only regiment in the kaiser's
service commanded by lady colonel.
The empress of Germany herself is an
| honory commander of the Corps Of
| Guards. The queen of Holland is also
| a German colonel, and so are the
| queens Of Italy, Saxony, and Wurten-
| berg.
Jap Students Scarce in America.
The call to arms in the far east has
made a noticeable decrease in the num-
Der of Japs seeking educational and
industrial advantages in America.
At the University of Pennsylvania
where last year there were ten or a
dozen Japanese students, there are this
year about half Il dozen.
The Philadelphia School Of Industri-
al Art, for the first time in several
seasons. announces that it has en-
rolled no Japanese students, and so far
none has entered DreXel institute,
which has hitherto held out exception
al advantages to the foreign student.
number persons in good positions
in Buda Pesth have within the last
few days received threatening letters
bearing the signature, 1.-THE Hungarian
Black Hand" The sum Of $125 is al
ways demanded and many have paid
rather than appeal to the police and
take the risk of assassination.
The bishop of Worcester, in trien-
NAL address to his clergy, recently,
said that the clergy had fallen under
the despotism of choirs, and with re-
gard to monOtoning on a high note he
complained that they seemed to think
there was something sacred about the
note g."
A correspondent of the st. Peters
burg Russ says the equipment of the
Russian troops in the field consists of
a rifle, large, heavy knapsack,
cooking pot, teapot a cartridge box
a water can, haversack and an AK
or pick, the whole weighing with the
great coat about 112 pounds.
Timothy j. Lee an American loco
motive engineer, has been held re-
sponsible for the wrecking Of train
he was driving, near Zacatocas, Mex,
and sentenced to hard labor, in the salt
mines for four years. He was badly
hurt in the wreck. His brother is a
Denver police captain.
left in will that was probated on
Oct. 10 the income of his estate, which
will amount to several thousand dol
lars annually, for the celebration of
the Fourth of July with fireworks,
flags and bunting. There will be no
opposition on the part of relatives.
Mrs. Henrietta e. V. Stannard
John Strange Winter,, well known
English novelist. is the latest notable
convert to Christian Science.
Jews whose language is Spanish
abound in the east. Constantinople
has $4,000, Salonica $4,000 Smyrna o.
600.
Japanese cotton mill owners are en-
larging their plants to meet the in
creased Chinese demand for Japanese
cotton manufactures.
r. A. Elliott Of Visaha, Cal. har-
vested 40 tons Of grapes from ten
acres of vines at the beginning of Oc-
tober. It is the Pacific coast record.
Difficulty of Saying "No."
"No" is characterized as "a mono
syllable the easiest learned by child,
but the most difficult to practice by
the man."
DR.. Johnson displays world Of wis
dom in these few simple lines, and the
saying is no less true in regard to
women than it is to men.
1t seems cold and heartless to a man
10 refusdfp lend a friend little money
totIde over son1e1anxious time. and
vet it is great questiolinasAto wheth-
err he is justified in doing so ifahet him.
self is forced to make some of his own
creditors wait while his money is full
filing a friends need.
In domestic life a woman has also
much call for the little monosyllable
mo" She may dislike to disappoint
her children In some matters, but
knows In her heart of hearts that the
granted favor would be bad for their
health or future happiness.
Yet how few mothers do say mo-
under such circumstances. And they
excuse themselves by saying it is bad
for children to be thwarted! So 1t is,
but If the said children were brought
up to know that their mother had al
ways good reason for her decision
and was not to be cajoled out of that
decision, the mother would save
great deal Of annoyance both to her.
self and to others thrown In contact
with her offspring.