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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29
British Sailors Qualifications.

We are so often told that the service
is going to the dogs that it is quite re-
freshing to find naval matters, even In
Nelson's day, in hopeless middle.
This one gathers from a satirical list of
qualifications for an admiralty appoint.
:nent at the end Of the eighteenth cen
fury:
"He should know nothing Of ship.
"He should never have been to sea.
"He should be ignorant Of geography.
HE should be ignorant of naval tao
tics.
HE should never attend Office until 4
in the afternoon.
"He should be unfit for business
every day.
"He should be very regular In keep
ing officers waiting for orders.
"He should not know a bumboat
from three decker.
"His hair should always be well
dressed.
"And his head should be emptyw
The desired man must have been
found. Within few years the battle
of st. Vincent, the battle of the Nile
and the battle Of Trafalgar had been
fought.-London Chronicle.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29
working For n Better Road.

No organization in the city is more
Interested In the movement for good
roads than is the Cincinnati Automo-
bile club, says the Auto Advocate and
Country Roads. The club is willing to
do anything in its power to help along
the project, and its committees will be
found working hard with those Of the
local branch Of the National Good
Roads association. Along this line
President Val Duttenhofer Of the Gin
cinnati Automobile club will do some
work himself. 1t is his plan to make
trips over all the roads leading out of
Cincinnati and then make detailed
report to the club as to their condition.
This report will be of value to every
automobile driver who contemplates
little excursions in this part Of the
state.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29
THE GRANGE
Conducted by
J. w. BARROW. Chatham. N. r.
Press Correspondent Ne,p York State
Grange
FAVOR FORESTRY.
MASSACHUSETTS STATE CHANGE IN
TERESTED.

The Value of Our FORESTS Over $780,
notwithstanding For the National
Grange Meeting - Other Items of
Interest In Various States.
At the last annual meeting Of the
Massachusetts state grange a strong
plea was made by State Master Ladd
in his annual address for more efficient
work in protecting the forests of the
state, and recommendation was made
that state forester be appointed. A
law has been enacted to this effect and
such an official has been appointed, we
believe.
The New England Homestead re-
marks that the least the state grange
can do is to lend to the state forester
its hearty and undivided support to the
end that not merely present results
may be accomplished, but that there
may be given to the state permanent
system of intelligent forestry whose
benefits shall be to all the coming geu-
erations.
1t is too true that we look ut most
everything from financial standpoint
but the value of trees to the nation
cannot be estimated by the thousands
of feet of lumber they will saw or the
number of cords of wood they will
make. The forests are more valuable
than any other product. By the last
United States census the forest prod
ucts of this country were over $780,
100000 The next largest, corn, was
$650,000,000. Without going into fur
Their details, the census shows that the
forest products exceeded by more than
$150,000,000 all the gold, silver, iron
copper, lead, zinc, coal, tobacco, pota-
toes, barley and buckwheat put to-
gether.
Some small things will give you
general idea. Matches take $4,000,000
worth annually; one mill uses 5000
mill turns out $4,000 clothespins daily;
twenty-six mills make shoe pegs
wooden toys and games for children
use 100000 worth annually, buckets
100000; $500 factories use $75,000,-
600 worth in wagons and carriages
and $2,000,000 worth of cedar making
cigar boxes, which are thrown away
as soon as emptied; it takes $1,000.
600 worth to make the lasts our shoes
are made on; spruce to make about
1000 tons of paper per day.
In view of these solid facts, state
oranges should everywhere lend their
first endeavors to further any efforts
made by the state toward the protec-
ton Of our forests.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29
False Shoulders.

Many a highway commissioner, anx-
ious to serve his town and progress
his road work, leaves what are known
as false shoulders on the side of the
road, says the Ogdensburg CO. " Adj
vance. In operating his road scraper
he fails to put the toe of the blade
clear to the ditch on the side of the
road, but places it a foot and a half
nearer to the middle of the road, thus
making new ditch and leaving a
shoulder Of dirt between the new
ditch and the old one. Some highway
commissioners do this in the expect
ancy that the next year they will cut
this shoulder away to the original ditch
and gradually widen their road to the
lines of the former ditch. These high
way commissioners always open water
ways at frequent intervals between the
new ditch and the old ditch through the
shoulder, letting the water run to the
proper place. Other highway commits
sioners neglect to put these waterways
through the shoulder, and they soon
find that the roadbed is badly washed,
and they wonder why it is that they
have such bad luck when they try so
hard to serve their town. well. 1t is
not an easy thing to build or maintain
a road, and it requires experience from
the results of mistakes. If a man who
has been an Indifferent highway COM
missioner his first year improves in his
work the second year, he may be re-
elected and become as valuable high
way commissioners as the town could
obtain. He must have his heart in his
work or he cannot do his town credit.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29
Mhy MON wenr Mustnches.

The Gaulois of Paris has been inves'
tigating that grave question, ''Why do
men wear mustachesY About 100
men answered the question. Six re-
piled that it was too much trouble to
shave, one declared that-it was to hide
his teeth, another that his long nose,
without it, gave him a bad appearance,
and three that it avoided colds. Three
others maintained that it improved the
air they breathed, and seven we're of
the opinion that mustache was neces-
sary to health. Seventeen men were
content to state that they did it to
please themselves, while only two said
it was to please their wives. About
sixty gave the reason that women do
not like clean shaven men.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29

thoroughly practical, helpful, useful, enter
tanning Christmas gift to any member of a farm
er's family will be subscription for the year
1905 for THE TIMES. Owosso, Mich, your fav-
orite home weekly newspaper, and subscrip-
ton for the year 1906 for THE NEW YORK
TRIBUNE FARMER, twentypage high-class
illustrated agricultural family weekly, thor
oughly up to date in everything which advances
the interests of the whole household.
The two papers coming regularly every week
in 1906 will be constant reminder of the gver
and a Christmas gift of the most substantial
character continuously throughout the year.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29
THE BUILDING OF ROADS.
Advice About How Not to Make Ite-
pairs ON Them.


pairs ON Them.
Consul Halstead Of Birmingham
England, reports to the department of
commerce and labor results of unintel-
ligent, unscientiflc road repairing. lie
quotes some excellent advice about how
not to make or repair a road. He
writes:
when in London receri.' los.cc;.
that the great road along the Thames,
one Of the most important thorough
fares in London, known as the Thames
embankment, was very rough. and in
q recent article in the London Mail, en-.
titled How Not to Make q Road some
observant person tells OF the methods
used when the embankment was last
torn up and remetaled and reironed,
which confirms in many respects the
dispatch / recently had published in
Daily Consular and Trade Reports,
Sept. o, entitled Dust and Motor Cars.
This writer had thought that sound
knowledge would surely be displayed
in repairing such thoroughfare as the
Thames embankment. After the scarf
fer had been at work and the road torn
up, loads Of blue metal he said, We're
dumped down, but this stone was Of q
very uneven nature, both as to size and
shape many of the pieces being long
and narrow, while others were small
and approximately cubical, and there
was additionally large proportion of
irregularly shaped stones. The loads
were roughly spread across the road
way, and inalany cases the wheel ruts
Of the carts We're not even raked out"
Continuing his description of what was
done as roadmaking for the great thor
oughfare, he says:
"Over this chaotic heap was strewn
shade of dam!-pulverized clay
Water was then copiously flooded Oh
to this interesting mess 20 induce the
clay to get in between the crevices or
chasms in the roadway. This it speed
lily did, although naturally much re-
manned as mud on the surface. Then
the steam roller got to work, and soon
the roadway looked quite smooth and
nice, and he who knew no better would
have passed by and said, THAT is
fine bit of work He who knew, how
ever, and saw it done, said, Give it q
few weeks and it will be as bad as
ever"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29
Tbe omce Dirni0cds

A Greek named Epaminondas. was
condemned by his enemies to fill AN of
flee much beneath him, which Consist
ed in cleaning the streets and Clearing
away refuse. He declared that Nhe
would make them see that not xorfly
does the task show what the man iss
but also the man shows what the task
is, and he raised the office TO, a gtsaf
dignity. teaching that no honest1 work
need degrade the workers but an} A6Ik.
est worker can dignIfy the work q
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29

and clasped you tight in her warm
loving arms and held your little wet
head against her breast, and as she
kissed you and clasped you close you
felt hot tears dropping on your cold
face.
How you loved her! Later, when you
lay all warm and dry and comfy in
your little bed, she came again.
did you mail the letter, dearY' she
whispered softly, and because you
loved her dearly and because she might
be unhappy If she knew about the i'm
portant letter you nodded your small
head Eyes"
How that little word haunted you in
the days that followed! 1t peeped at
you from between the hollyhOcks; it
trembled in the sunbeams stealing
through the trellised leaves; it stared
at you when you flung yourself, face
downward, in the long, quivering grass.
The daisies nodded it; the birds sang
it; you cared no longer even to play
with Guy.
You were unhappy, but Aunt Dora
was unhappler still. Her sweet face
was white and sad; soft, dark shad.
ows lay under her dear eyes.
You pondered.
Was it possible that an important
letter, swept downstream, could trou-
bic one even though one did not know
You would ask Mr. Nelson.
Mr.. Nelson never laughed at you.
That was why you liked him. He did
not laugh now as you stood, a tired,
anxious little figure at his office door.
while all around you whirred and
changed the machinery of his great
mills.
Suppose an important letter were
lost. Would it matter even if one did
not know" you asked.
Afterward, when you had been put in
a big chair by the open window and
had something nice and cool to drink
you made it clearer
Mr.. Nelson listened with never a
word until you had quite finished, and
when he did speak he had queer, fun
ny little catch in his voice.
very great difference" he said.
Then when he saw how bravely you
tried to hold back the tears that would
come he took your hand in his and
squeezed it hard.
Il am very grateful to you for COM
ing to me-" he said gravely, quite as
though you were real young lady.
And then Mr.. Nelson drove you back
home again in his high, shiny cart, and
you sat up very straight and proper
beside him, while Guy ran painting be-
hind.
Aunt Dora was waiting between the
hollyhocks, and when she saw you and
Mr.. Nelson her face, which had been
white and anxious, grew suddenly
beautiful pink.
"Ohv' she said and held out her
hands and then dropped them again.
With one great flying leap Mr. Mel
son was out of the high cart and in the
path beside her, holding her hands
tight in both his own.
Dora, Dora, my dearest grip he
said brolleniy. 'Is it true that you
wrote? Is it true that it was yes
after all?'
Then you clambered out of the cart
as best you could and scampered with
Guy across the grass to the big old
elm. How happy you were! You sang
you danced; you raced with Guy; you
sailed in the fairy boat to isles of SHIN
mering green.
Out of the corner of your eye you
saw the side door open and Aunt Mar
tina came down between the verbenas
and sweet williams. She had little
white basket ON her arm.
Edith! Edith she called.
Coming, Aunt Martha" you said.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29
Trne Conrhcl,c.

True courage is cool and calm. The
bravest Of men have the least of a
brutal, bullying insolcncc and i'll the.
very time Of danger are folid tic
most serene. pleasant ana free, Rags
we know, can make a coward forgot
himself and light, but what is done hls
fury and anger can never. be placed III
the account Of couragc.-Lord Shaftes
bury
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29
rkeening ont of Danger.

Lady l're-e2ic,, Cavendigh once told
story in Illustration OF the prevailing
ignorance In certain classes in England.
y poor woE!nn in discussing the pro
priety OF washing her chld's head SAID:
81 know better than TODD THAT. I've
heard euourh of wptcr on tho bf:.ln."
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29
RETALIATION.

Mrs. Jawback-Just like a man. The
idea of losing your temper and swear
ing at your razor because it's dull! Mr..
Jawback-Well. I've got a right to.
Didn't the razor lose it's temper first?-
Cleveland Leader.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29


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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29

Fashion is gentility running away
from vulgarity and afraid of being
Overtaken by it. 1t is Il sign the two
things are not far asunder.-Hazlitt.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29

When you have done any one favor
throw into the sea the remembrance Of
il. and If the fishes devour it God will
remember it,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29
STONE ROADS VALUE
HOW THEY HAVE BENEFITED A MICH
IGAN COUNTY.
Farmers Not Isolated In Rain,
weather and Their Farms Consid-
cred More Valuable-Grent Drawers
of Trade From Other Counties.


1t Is twenty years or more since the
people of Bay county, Mich, decided to
pull themselves out of the mud and
build permanent system of public
highways, says w. III. Gustin in Auto
Advocate and Country Roads. 1t was
Bay county that took the initiative
and had the legislature pass an act
permitting the county to establish o
stone or macadamized road system
and authorizing it to raise money for
the purpose of bonding, and to spread
an annual tax on all property in order
to raise means to keep in repair and
extend these macadamized roads.
Since the commencement of the stone
roads there has been n radical change
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-27
MARsHFIELD.


Louela Brown is working in the home
OF Mark Mears
Charlie Merrill Of Barre was in town
on business Wednesday.
Mrs. Gertie Tanner Blake is working
for Harlow Folsom. Mrs. Folsom is
Remember the exhibition at the school
house in the King district, Thursday
evening.
Mrs. George Carpenter remains about
the same, only that a severe cough has
fastened upon her.
Miss, Fife * Martin went to Barre
today to attend the entertainment at
the opera house this evening.
a new telephone was installed in the
home Of G. L. Dwinell last Saturday,
on the Mollys Falls Telephone line.
Mrs. Elmer Powers has sufficiently
improved from her attack of Appendix
citis as to be able to ride out.
Mrs. Sirena Lamberton, who is now
living in the home of james Newton,
is very il, with no hope Of recoy-
cry.
The Good TempIars took $9o.65 at
their two nights entertainment. The
drama was q good one, and creditably
presented.
The patrons Of the creamery were
obliged to take sour milk Sunday, ow-
ing to breakdown leak in the
boiler caused the trouble
Leslie Tucker bought the horse, bike
buggy and sleigh belonging to the late
Henry Dodge, and which was sold at
public auction last Saturday.
u Berton Pike sold at sherif's sale
in the town Of Cabot today, light bug
gy for o. r. Collins Of Montpelier. on
debt Of one Wilbur Wilson.
The members Of Myrtle Temple,
Rathbone Sisters, are requested to at
tend the next regular meeting, Saturday
evening. After the work refreshments
will be served.
o. Il Bemis who has been working
in Barre for the pats year, has been
IN town for few days, i'll with the
grip. He expects to engage with
farmer in this town for the coming
year.
Mr. and Mrs. S. g. Pike returned to-
day from a several days visit to Mrs.
Pixies sister, formerly Maude Glynds.
now wife of the Rev. Wilbur Hill, in.
PerkinsyiIle, the town Of Weathersfeld,
this state,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Brooks Hudson are
visiting friends in town. They were
welded last Wednesday in Groton. Mrs.
Hudson win be remembered as Blanche
Paige. She taught several successful
terms Of school in this town,
O. R. Collins Of Montpelier was In
town today and was accompanied To
Walden by Constable Pike, who has a.
sheriif's sale in that town today of a
horse, the property Of one VIII E. Scott,
alias Wilbur Wilson. Mr. Collins takes
this horse On a chatteI mortgage.
Lawrence, the young SON Of Deputy
Sheriff S. IT, Unwin, had narrow es-
cape from what might have been
serious accident last Saturday While
playing in the barn, he mysteriously
came in contact with sharp piece Of
tin, which pierced the Lid and entered
the ball Of the eye to some extent.
Unless inflammation sets in, no further
trouble il unprecedented
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-27
WEST TopsHAM.


Miss VERNE Bowen is visiting in East
Topsham.
III 3. Cnrtiss is staying in Orange
for D while.
e. X. and Mrs +, A. Crnrch were in
Groton Thursday.
Clayton Meaker Of Barre visited his
futher "Wednesday
w 9. jackson aud George Z. Newton
was in Barre Friday,
d. A. Church andd wife visited in
Washington Saturday.
Rev. MI. Dexter has gone to Lowell,
Mass, for a short stay,
Several K, Of P. boys visited Groton
Lodge Wednesday evening.
Miss Ola Cunningham was ii Mont
pelier several days last week.
W. +. Moves, our stage driver. Il
very sick. John Mastin is driving the
stage.
Who was driving through the street
last week drunk Ask that Montpelier
man.
Augusta Hartman, who suffered a
partial shock at Laconia, N. H.. is re-
ported little better
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-27
ORANGE.

Mrs. Fanny Richardson visited in
town last week
Frank Beard was at home from Mont
peler over Sunday.
Herbert Hutchins Of East Barre spent
Sunday at AIRS. Clements
Frank Haywood is gaining slowly
from an attack of the grip.
Hermon Fifeld was in Barre and
Montpelier Friday and Saturday.
NJ B. Curtis returned home from Brat
tleboro Thursday, where he attended the
g. A. r.
Amos Partridge, Ed. Curtis, Archie
and Earl Flanders, were at Washington
Grange Friday evening.
Mrs. +. o. Curtis spent several DAYS
in Barre and Alarshfeld last week, re-
turning home on Saturday.
Miss Esther Bolles, who has been
visiting friends and relatives in town for
a few days, returned home Saturday.
Quite large party Of young people
attended the Hero in Khaki, at the
opera house in Barre, Thursday even
ing.
Harlie Whitcomb has purchased the
Hazen Goodrich farm from G. E. Car
penter, and viii move onto the same
about April LIST.
Owing to absence Of the Rev. Mr..
Pinney, who is visiting his mother in
Ludlow, there were no services at the
church on Sunday.
Will Moves, the driver Of the East
Barre and West Topsham stage has
been quite i'll during the past week.
John Marston has been taking his place
as driver.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-27
WILLIAMSBURG.

George Edison has been quite i'll with the
grip for several days but is little bet
ter.
Are You ready for the masquerade
Tuesday evenings If not, why not A
good time is assured.
Eta Mckee received news Saturday
of the serious illness Of her father. She
Immediately left for her home in New
Brunswick.
Mrs. Laurence returned to her home
lin Calais Saturday, after a short visit
with friends, Her daughter, Nellie, will
stay a while.
There was a large attendance at the
Grange meeting Saturday evening The
third and fourth degrees We're conferred
upon twenty or more candidates. At
ter the meeting refreshments we're
served. There were several members
from Washington Grange present.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-27
NEW GRANITE BILL.
Westerly Union Discussed the Work Of
Its Committee at Special Meeting.

Westerly, r. 4, Feb. 27.--At a meet
ing Of the local Granite Cutters union
the new schedule submitted BY the
manufacturers was considered II IS
understood that several minor changes
win be made, but the granite cutters
are confident that the bill win be adj
iusted amieably before March / the
date set for the signing Of the bin BY
the parties in interest.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-27
TALK OF THE TOWN.
Local Happenings TerseIy Told for Busy
Readers.

New mohair dress goods at Abbott's.
VIII Wear silk tafetas, all colors,
soc per yard, at Abbott's.
Ladies' and gentlemen's solid gold
watches at +. E. Burr & Co.'S.
Random work wanted. Send sketches
with prices to Barre Granite Purchasing
Agency, Barre, vt.
The interest on notes at the Barre
Savings Bank and Trust Company be-
comes due March LIST, 1905. Please call
and pay the same. No written notice
viii be sent. F. G. Rowland, Treasurer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-27
THE BARRE DAILY TIMES
MoNDAY. FEBRuARY q. leOs.
Weather Prediction.

Fair tonight, Tuesday fair and some
what warmer. Brisk TO high westerly
winds, diminishing.