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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-01-06

become millionaire, but he is certain
to keep his wealth and enjoy in addition
his independence in living.
1.-The great prosperity of the Ameri
can people and the increase in our pop.
ulation, of course, make great demand
for foodstuffs 1t is the value of our
home market that has brought to the
farmer with his good yields such le-
markable success, and in measure has
curtailed the export of farm products.
"It is our good home demand that
has prevented the American farmer
from overselling the foreign market and
bringing about consequent depression
in prices There is always close rela-
tions between the home and the foreign
market, and our shipments abroad
would not bring the good prices now
realized without our own active home
market.
1T is impossible to single out any
development or discovery of the year as
entitled to distinction as the greatest.
We have been going ahead in our work,
and much has been accomplished dur
ing the past twelve months that will
prove of inestimable value to our people.
TELLS OF NEW DISCOVERIES
"The new orange will be very i'm
portant to the fruit growers of Florida,
the cotton growers will profit by some
of our cotton hybrids, the corn growers
will find actual value in some of our
new grains, and have stated already
what we are doing for the wheat farm
er. Our work along tobacco lines is of
value to the tobacco people. as
CONTTNJTED ON ID ACE TWO r. q
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-01-06
a New Years Gift.

The Canadian Pacific Railway has
bought several editions of the "Simple
Life" by Chas. Wagner, as translated
from the French, by Miss Give Harper,
for distribution among the friends and
patrons of the road.
No book in recent years has attracted
more attention than this wonderfully
lucid exposition of the beauties of the
simple life, President Roosevelt
Thought SO highly of it that he invited
its distinguished author to visit this
country and wrote 81 am preaching
your book To- my countrymen" Philan
tllropist John Wanamaker is behind a
movement. which has for its object the
building Of a church in Paris. ofwhich
Professor Wagner viii be the pastor,
and from its pulpit teach the lesson of
''The Simple Life"
Mr.. A G. Shaw, General Agent
Passenger Dept, 22s S Clark St., Chicago,
Ill.,, is looking after the friends of the
road who desire copy free of cost.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-01-06
A Visit to a Nearby Kingdom.

Dear Friend:-In the weeks that are
to follow, you and are invited into a
kingdom so close that it touches the
soles of our feet as we walk in the
fields We have seen the outside walls
of this kingdom, ever since the begin
nings of our recollection yet we have
meyer visited it with eyes open to the
mysteries of its structure and minds
earnestly seeking to discover the laws
which govern its manifold life and ac-
tivities. This kingdom is the soil which
supplies with plant food the crops which
in turn furnish to man his food and
clothes.
The buildings and scenery in this
kingdom are on so small a scale that we
shall have to look at them through mi
croscopes in order to understand the re-
lation of the various parts to each other
and to learn the lessons which they
teach. We shall have to imagine our
selves very small indeed to gain en-.
trance to the kingdom and shall need
the help of our imagination to picture
to ourselves just how the things de.
scribed really look and are.
Let us Danish from our minds at the
start the idea that the matters compos.
ing the soil are simply dead dirt. Moth
ing could be farther from the fact The
fertile soil teens with life and is con.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-01-06
shiawassee Mutual Meeting.

At the annual meeting on Thursday
in Corunna of the Shiawassee Mutual
Fire Insurance Co, Amos Parmentei
was reelected president; e. j. Cook,
vice president; Peter Patched, secretary
Frank Rush, director; and G. A. WHEEL
an, auditor
The salary of the secretary was raised
from $500 to $40O per year. The rate OF
assessment was raised from So to $3 pei
thousand
More than three. fourths of the losses
in 1904 was due to lightning. Secre-
tary Patched says that in the seven
years of his experience not barn prop
erly protected by lightning rods has
been struck, but last year damage was
done two on which the rods were de-
fective. Wire fences or telephone wires
cause they are ideal conductors of the
fluid.
During the years of its existence
the company suffered the heaviest losses
in 1903, when about $24, 200 was paid
out. The loss in 1904 comes second at
$1L9S6.79
The annual statement Of the secretary
shows $699. 76 cash on hand, and net
indebtedness of IS, 703.64 The officers
salaries in 1904 amounted to S4S716; all
other expenses outside losses, 81, 1,595. 30.
The heaviest losses were in Hazelton,
where $2,399.46 was paid ont in the
twelve months. Antrim had the least
damage done, and drew only $91.25.
The total membership is S537, net
gain of 10 over 1904, although in reality
it is gain of about 100, as 80 delin-
quents from 1908 were dropped from
the books in 1904.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-01-06
OF interest to Young People.

The TIMES will publish a series of
articles, of which the following is the
first, opening the door leading into the
mysterious chambers of kingdom very
close to the soles of the feet of the read
ers, yet kingdom into which few of us
have ever looked, eager to study what
is taking place there, or armed with the
proper instruments to recognize the
forces at work, or the wonderful sstrucs
lures and highways that nature has
built. We cannot all go to a foreign
country this winter, but we can,
through the eyes Of imagination, see
more interesting things, close by, in onr
own farm homes and their surrounds
|ings., 1t is. proposed to publish five
articles showing how nature has arrang-
ed matters in the soil for the growth OF
plants, There next follows an eaamii,
ynati covering the instruet giyefi;
This {SS vii M nm ths h n u eps,
You are to~sua in the, ,aansS ~ J. sc~Irsctsy
to me if you are not scholar in the
public schools. If you are, you are to
hand them to the teacher who will cor
rect the grammar and spelling and will
then forward to me. AS soon as the
answers can be carefully looked over
and corrected, shall return them to
you with notes as to where you are in
error if you are wrong in any way. An
other series of five articles will follow,
then another examination. When the
whole subject of plant growth has been
treated, a final examination will be Civ
en-, and to those who pass it, certif-
cate will be issued Later series of
articles will cover the feeding of ami
mails, care of orchards and other agri-
cultural topics. When the entire series
is completed, a diploma will be given to
those who pass the examinations. I'm
fortunately shall have to ask those
who take the examinations to send me
stamps to pay for the review and the
return Of the papers AT first the
scholars of the public schools will hand
to the teachers three cents for this pur-
pose, and others will send me five cents
in stamps.
G.. d. SMITH,
Agricultural College,
Mich.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-01-06
FARMS ROLL IN RICHES.
Secretary Wilson IN Report Paints
Glow ne Picture of Prosperity.

Secretary Wilson m Report Paints
Glow ns Picture of Prosperity.
Washington, Dec 31.-"Abundant
prosperity has been enjoyed by the
American agriculturist during the year
1904" said Secretary Wilson to-day in
reviewing the last twelve months from
a farmers point of view. ''It is true a
few exceptions may be noted to this
general condition, but these exceptions
are few in number and trifing in i'm
portance
"The corn growers have had good
crops and big prices" he continued,
"the cotton growers who sold early
realized handsomely, but the magnitude
of the crop is causing lower prices.
The cattle growers have not had their
full share of prosperity They are not
getting fair prices when we compare
what they obtain for the cattle with
the cost of meats to the consumer.
There is something radically. wrong
somewhere, and readjustment is due.
FOLLY OF WHEAT GROWERS.
"Our wheat growers of the West this
year have reaped the folly of repeating
their crop too often. They have ex-
hausted the plant food of the soil, and
the wheat plant consequently has been
weakened and made subject to disease
Rust attacks during the year have caus-
ed considerable loss.
THAT the farmers mistake is as /
have stated is shown conclusively when
we compare the results obtained with
the wheat that has been growing in the
West for number of years, with the
results obtained from new, hard wheats
that have been introduced from foreign
fields. The hard or Durhams wheats
last season were demonstrated not to be
! subject to rust. There was probably
IA, 900, 900 bushels of this wheat grown
this year
mills are being erected in a number
of localities to grind it, The bakers in
Washington are using the floor. A
large percentage of the hard wheat
grown this year will be saved for seed,
and I look for large increase in the
acreage and yield of this wheat during
the coming year.
1.-THE American farmer, by suiting
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-01-06
Circuit Court.

The time for settling bill of exceptions
has been extended in the case of Fuller
VS.. the Ann Arbor and Grove VS.. the
Michigan Central, the latter until Feb
1.
In the case of Cola VS.. Julian butcher
Jr., of Owosso, for divorce, alimony in
the sum of s25 for attorney fee, $15 foI
witness, and So weekly for the support
of Mrs. butcher and her child was
ordered by the court.
The auditor general has filed the
customary petition in the matter of the
returned taxes for the year of 1902. The
court has set the hearing for the first
day Of the February term.
A. L. Chandler has begun chancery
suit in the matter of T. G. Nickels VS..
Burt Nickels, ct al. The suit involves
the family home and four lots on block
10, city of Corunna.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-01-06

Harold E. Miner has received notice
that he will not be required to take the
mental examination for admission to
the U. S.. Military Academy at West
Point, his credits from the Owosso
High school being sufficient He will
have to pass a physical examination.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-01-06
calard Furniture Co. incorporate.

The Callard Furniture Co., of Ban
croft, has filed articles of incorporation
with the county clerk. The company is
capitalized at $25, 600, of which $l6,50O
is paid in. The stockholders are
Charles Callard, $362G; Robt. H. Cal
lard, $3624; Sarah Callard, $3.50; Roger
Sherman, $1,000; Edw. p. Sherman,
$500, of Bancroft.
Park Scott, $3.50; S. M. Hubble, $3.50,
of Garland.
Geo. w. Detwiler, $500; Fred w.
Pearce, 1875; John T. Walsh, $625; s.
B. Pitts, $500, of Owosso.
At the meeting of stockholders, Dec
A30th, 1904, the following officers were
elected
President t-Chas. Callard
|TSVice President-R. HI. Callard.
Secre ary-E. p. Sherman.
Treasurer. Sherman.
Directors-Chas Callard, r. II. Cal
lard, E P. Sherman, Park Scott.
-~S<----=s
Mr. f. Osburn,
Owosso, Mich.
Dear Sir:-"T "Three-quarters paint" is
a good phrase for the best outside of
Devoe.
Devoe is the standard; mark it 100.
The next best there are several not
far apart-are three.quarter paints; you
may mark them 70 to Devoe's 100
The bulk of the paints i'll market are
40 or 80 or go; few are better than 60;
few are worse than 40.
How do they act9 The cover from
one to three. quarters as much as
Devoe; and they last from one to
three-quarters as long as Devoe.
What are they WORTH The same
rule don't hold; it costs more to put-on
some paints than they are worth; they
are not worth anything; the ''put-on'
costs two or three times as much as the
paint. Yours truly
+. w. Devoe & o
New York and Chicago
p. S.-H. W. Mann sells our paint.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-01-06
NO.

we note that, to our eyes, armed with
microscopes wherewith we may see the
things as they are, there appears an inf
mite multitude of channels between the
particles of soil, channels leading in
every conceivable direction and Of all
sizes and shapes The soil is far from
solid mass, it is full of openings through
which the roots of plants can enter and
of long continuous or broken channels
through which water can move or the
rootlets grow. The cities which we
have visited are made up of buildings
large and small with streets between.
So the soil particles vary in size and
have alley-ways between for the traffic
that must take place in carrying on the
business of growing plants and prepar-
ing food for them y The streets of a city
are level or Approximately so, while:the
streets in this kingdom pay no attention
to either the points of the compass or
the plane of the horizon. They run in
all possible directions and are of all pos.
sible sizes and shapes, sometimes CON-
tinuous for a comparatively long dis
tance and sometimes short and abruptly !.
closed by some stone or particle of soil.
Professor King of Madison, Wis, has
wondered what share of all the space III
a cubic foot of fertile soil was occupied
by the particles of earth. themselves and
what share was left vacant fol. the roads 6
! :: ! ! :. !: !
In the first places ;!s I'3 hs e slnd !s Ss !t
wnere tne pafticlss 9 fgpoc1 Eg95
ing tne1rane me wQrk Y s oi g sns n se M |
sinaiN veIg,sYesy snis, s sSt IN VI !,
siie s.is l
gus itseii W yos'f sta z ~ y 81 y H. s
naI Oh tne spacjR sne ssS y
SOL was Yacs. 4
worA wniail . ~, s8sr " courses
tne SPACE y 81
eis W ~ y ~ y, ~ ~ 7T$5,sf
Wnete .sp oiie ts ~ ~
~ afe q 1 u :5 q
space anu ~ y
cllanneis u .ial ails
Waeef chts sf'sss
rsspi'iy 2 Z
slp ~
cany = y ~
s ner We y 3 r ~
F tissii ~ as ~; ~ } p = 9 4
- sss17 3, ~ 3 81 4 s23 &
q - =! r. ||s ~
- 4. 4 4 M NJ |3a z -
spaoe t't Nl,v y IA X
anu iiie p'roicis,s slo p''ols's
~ Pogeener' iney are never dlssurpeq a'u I
oy the plow nor 90 roots force them
apart
what we want TO learn up TO tnisS
point is tnat tne SOIL Is not nearly as
solid as we nad supposed but that there
is abundant room not only for water and
air but for the entrance and growth OF
roots as well.
We have scarcely entered the soil be-
rore our attention is called TO the wide
variation IN the size OF the soil PARTICLES
we know that the solid particles them hem
serves are SIMPLY pieces Oh ROCK little
oits Oh stones ground OH OF larger ones
oy the action OF frost' OF Ice or OF water t
or Oh all these forces aceing togetner's
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-01-06

his varieties to the dry lands of the
West, for a number of years will be
able to grow all the wheat the American
people need. The new hard wheats
grow in ten inches of rainfall, and the
many million acres that are now pro-
ducing only jack rabbits and cacti and
the semi-wild steer on fifty acres will
grow these wheats and are growing
them
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1905-12-15
Suffer Sc at tjene Senee?


Neiten bpemiombelit bar nogle
Spareifilllinger, iom set gi9loer ont
at onbringe paa EFT fornuftig % iif=
FIR Moooe. 8anferne betaler 3 9sro-
cent og - f%allerer. 5trg1nper1e
bar life piit fig at bore ier6eles a11=
befaleliesperoige. Ser fan fomn1e
Sloebranb eller Gpoe og iaa - ia,
iaa er set forbi meb belle @erligbe=
sen. MnoerleoeS er set, 11aar Sc
letter 9eres 8enge / ct Stpffe 2an0,
set leber life bort, og ct oct 1,opaIgt
n1e6 5fien, iaa bil set Itige / 8groi.
Maor iao BERTH fonlnter, at De fnn
faa ct Stpffe 2an6, iom fan gipe
Sem en- fat aarlig Sn6tagt uoen nos
get 8rpoeri for Sem ielp, laa betaler.
BET fig, lite ianot? st iaa6ant Sill
bu6 fan ri III giere Dem: 81 Tan
bDbe 9em 10 Mcres at set .be6lte
2anb itGalifornia paa Sen Maaoe, at
De betaler 500 fontant % $40 pr.
Maaneo. @riien er $65 pr. Mcre ell
Ter $3.50 for 6e 10 glcres. Strafs
efter ben fprite Snobetalipg, Ser tier
til ct. Gruitfompagni, bpor Sfisoe
for Ceres 2anb bliber 6eponeret,
faar Sc en- &ontraft, % naar BET
f1l6e 8eleb er betalt, fuloitRnoig
@fjeoe. Meo @fig6et fglger &an6.
ret iant 10 Mftier @nnoitocf, tilitref-
felig for Banding. st Mar efter at
De bar giort 9eres fgrite Detailing
bill 2an6et bore bebofiet meb Alfalfa,
for bbilfet Der aIti6 er en- ripen6e
Mhetning. n6gifterne be6 8lant-
ninge11 oib. beigrges at SRlgerne,
Der paatager iig at bolbe GiliDn meo
I2an6et, in6tiI 9e ielp opertager set.
Sor 6enne 8ieneite beregner Be fig
&alpbelen Of Bpao Der bofier paa.
2a116et: Sen d1oe11 $aIpoeI er De-
res. Som en- MegeI oil BET finoas,
at efter set ffgrlte Mnr bill SSr6tagter-
ne iaa omtrent betale Mforagene -
ofte er Der ct gobt 0Derifi1o. Otter.
55 Maaneoer, 11oar Sc bar Deres
2ano fuI6t betalt, bill Sc firbe Dem !
@efi6oeIie diet Stpfffe 2a,1o, oer Dil
ppre poerot m ! n $ 6obbeltaf
Ipab Sc betdIte for oet, og laa pan
iamrne aio pI gipe Dem Ell uettto.
aarIig Snoottagtaf 5000 tiil $500, el.
ler bobbeH oa mee8eE bpis Sc fiieet-
moet elD. at ortod ems MfaIfaa
ton bofie paa set e Hart, men bette
boIoer minooii mlIige Mrbeibbe.11
2ro q, G6erg SparefhfiIInil6er Tan
ifffe aubri1ees beore eIIIer fiiffrere. Z
q SD5aiea
lnioll Iors
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1905-12-15
GporpoanSfompaqniet on uncl

Sporpogusfom1pagniet % l1nele
Sam. Da Sporpognsfompagniet
lagoe fine Spor ir6 til Sort 9nel-
ling, iaa Dor en- at 8etingelierne for
ben giipne Gillaoelie Sen, al. &or1pag-
MET fifl1loe bpgge ct Depot paa ct a
&ommnn6anten, 0berft 0men Gneet,
anDiit Steo. s SITE alene CT bette De-
pot lite blepet bpgget, men @ompag-
MET trRgter enoogiaa at opfpl6e fine
5orpligtelier fao Senieenoe, bDor-
for @on1pag1if bar faaf Or6re I'll
at boloe fine Bogne borte fro &eier-
bntionen. Dog bliper life 6eltre 0r.
ore gier1nemfert gr Ser e. fo,11lett
IStaofaitelie fra @rigsoepdrtemel.tet
4 8aibngtor
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1905-12-15

Den lansbaarebe minneapolis
Mano, S11itin 81. Slice, befinoer fig
for Gioen paa 8pboipita1et, bbor ban
blep ienot for at ubbile no.. @a11
tror, at ban life er neo fine fuloe
fem. @on bar op%rin6elig len6t til
Mrbei6sbuiet, men bleb oberfprt bers
fra til @oipttalet.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1905-12-15

Stanfen paa spb ct. SAUL Spor-
bo9nene er 1oget pi6unoerligt, og Der
bill blioe giort en- &enitilling til
Smift & So. ON at forlonge, at 6e-
res Men6 FILTER &eoer i1oea Sc
forlaoer 5lagterierne.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1905-12-15

81 bar tiIfaIgs 81 goo so 8cre'
5arm Chicago So. for $1,000.
,@ierem bill tage ul,nimpropeo Gitp.
Seal @itnte" / 8ptte. On goo Ar-
leonirrg, bois De bar rogle tomme.
Softer, iom 9e gr,ifer at blipe fpit.
&ar Sc 2an6 eller 8D @ienoom,
Tom De snifer at felge elIer bptte, ioa
fom % ie os eller ffrip os til.
Gafota. 81 er &obeoplaolen for
lape 8riier % go6t 2ano.. 2ao Of
faa fortGlle Gem bboo hi bar. Suit
mi fl1nale ri ielge Dem erbel
meget imutt 2an6 til UNDER SS11o=
fipbspriS % paa be melt umanerlige
lette 8etingelier. Smaa og jtore
StDffer.
&an De lpinge en- Natcb poo Z
5eftioner ,1aar Sc fan faa Ben for
81 pr. Ncre? st megct flint 5tptfe
2ono n1eo a6ifillige 6orbeoringer,
iaaiom 8psninger, 6ences, oin. &C.
penoe 8an6. @o6e Betingelier.
@ller 480 Ncres til $3.50? st
elega1tt Gtpfte 2ano og goot belig=
ge11oe.
Gller 16O Mcres i Gmmons 60.
for $500.
Gller $3.50 pr. Mcre for to bele
og en- balp Geftion i @i66er 60.
$ Sargent SO. bar ri iefs imuffe
Quarter Sections, iom hi ton bptte
moo 8peien6omme eller 8areloger.
DisIe 2anoitpffer er meget mutt be,
liggen6e nasrpe6 Stationer, % CT
iaa goot 2ono, iom De bill fin6e /
bette imuffe County.
@lem life at hi er 9obe6fparterei
for 2an6 / Sp6en i%aabeliom pna ga,
cliff &piten. 81 far en6eI ganifs
irn,ffe rMilotpeirs" Garme, iom pi
Tan ielge meget billi9t og paa lette
8ilfaar. Mu er set ben gpl6ne Gio.
2an6priierne itiger ita6igt og 6eu
iom be,1ter l9nglt maa betale melt.
Sobnien E g.,
46 Union 8locf, ct. Saul.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1905-12-15

Mfrs. Soba 2nnbcen al 1854 @ree1,-
brier &pe., falot paa ct iiet Gortop
og brat fin enc 500 ian1t leo an6en
5faoe. Ser bIiper e1 Sfaoeseritat=
ming for r1oge11 at betale.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1905-12-15

Morris Gbelitein, Ser, fom man
nil erinore, blep anflaget for Mene6
/ 6%orbinoelie me6 Ell Gallitiag, blep
f1n6en ffploig og 6emt til ct &ar og
tire @aaneber / @tatsfengslet.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1905-12-15

Mbme. Galbe fang Manoag Mften
i @eoples Church til ct 116fggt og
fort 8l1blit1m. gun bar paa Gee.
men / iuit IA Minutter, og for BET
Mrbeioe iiges bum at babe faaet $15,-
600. Eilbererne bar oloeles benrDf.
te. gun fang ialt fire Nl1nre. 5or<
no for 'ben6es Gong bar Der @oloer
oip. beo fIere at ben6es Selifab, ollie
tore @1lnihnere. /.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1905-12-15

Dnerfjsrt. Miebael 8arrett, boen=
be boa 9RRiice ct. og Como Mpe., blep
fi6rt ODER og eiebliffelig orebt !
Great Mortbern Oar6s UNDER Sacob=
ion ct. 8roe1t iioite Manbog. 8ar.
rett> Ser bar Section Sanb" paa
Banerl e%fterla6er en- gnfe.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1905-12-15

9en balpaarlige DISSEMINATION al
Mniegere for 2%arerpoiter pe6 ct.
Souls Sfoler bill bol6es af Supt. 81.
S. Smitb i Central @pjifole Sen %.
% 20. os.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1905-12-15

Melfemanb $, @. @anien bar /
@etten forleoen Dag for at ipare til
en- &loge ODER, at ban life banbe fit
Mabn og @1,mer al tit 2icenie malet
paa 8ognen, iom beo Sob foreifre<
bet.