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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-02-16

Thanksgiving uay,~ SAID Janer, Low,
ing to a gray bearded man on horse
back and fInging smile to the sturdy
urchin beside him. They walked their
horses slowly through the tide of horses
and vehicles, then drew rein before the
little wooden church with its stunted
steeple and weather beaten sides.
''They call it Brierson's,- because the
old man built It," said Janet in the tone
of an obliging guide.
'Oh, bother the church," said Burke
impatiently. "We're past the crowd
now. Don't fool me any longer, Janet.
Why, janet He broke off, his gaze
following hers to where the door of the
little church opened and closed behind
tall man in the rough clothes of the
country minister
Janet's eyes widened, and her cheeks
lost their fresh color as the young man,
pocketing the church key, came quickly
down the path. When he was opposite
the pair on horseback he glanced up in
frank curiosity, meeting the vivid ques-
ton of Janet's eyes, and stopped short,
paling under all his tan.
Janet" he said hoarsely, and that
was all.
Slowly the color crept back over ia
nets face and her eyelids fell before
the minister's compelling look
Burke's glance went from one to the
other, and Janet felt its keenness.
David" she stammered, 81 didn't
know that you were here. 1 hadn't
thought
"I've been here for year now" The
minister's eyes were fastened upon her
face with the bliss of long starvation
ended. "They told me you never came
home; that you had forgotten us for
the city" The glory in his face smote
Burke like physical pain, and he jerk
ed his horses rein till the creature
reared.
''Oh, I beg your pardonv' cried Janet,
striving for mastery of the situation.
'Mr. Burke, this is David MacAllen,
an old friend"
The two men clasped hands in silent
hostility on Burke's part and happy
abstraction on MacAllen's. He had no
eyes save for Janet.
you've come back to stay" he in
sisted, laying a firm hand on her bride
rein.
Il think not" murmured Janet. 81
don't know" She was visibly dis
tressed.
We'll convince you," laughed the
minister like happy boy.
Somehow Burke felt old and worn
beside his fresh enthusiasm, and the
sight of Janet's trembling uncertainty
cut him sharply.
'I'll see you tonight" said MacAllen.
They rode on after little, Janet and
Burke, to the red farmhouse and left
the minister standing in the road be-
hind them, the glory of loves ages in
his eyes.
at was an old story, then?" said
Burke as he lifted Janet from her
horse at last.
81 knew him before / ever went to
Aunt Jane" said the girl unhappily.
81 thought had orgotten-honestly."
Burke followed her into the house
with a philosophlc smile curving his
lipss albeit a little bitterly. "Many
waters cannot quench love nor much
chiffon smother it," he said sententious-
ly, but the sheen of the sunlight was as
dust in his sight, and the hand that
selected a cigarette with ostentatious
care trembled strangely.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-02-16
CodnsI, Head.

The head os fresh Goldfish is in Euro
pean countries esteemed as delicacy.
1t is boiled In sailed water until tender
and served with a white sauce sea-
soned with salt and pepper, capers,
small chopped cucumber pickles or
chopped peppers that have been pic
kled. If the flavor of onion Is liked,
add to the seasoning temperate guam
tity of onion juice.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-02-16
Ancient Timber.

Probably the oldest timber in the
world is found in the ancient temples
of Egypt in connection with stone
work which is known to be at least
1000 years old. This, the only wood
used in the construction Of the tenn
pies, is in the form of ties, holding the
end of one stem TO another
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-02-16

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The needless suffering of women from
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The present Mrs. Pinkham is the
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decease, and for twenty five years
since her advice has been freely given
to sick women. In her great expert
ence, which covers many years, she
has probably had to deal with dozens
of cases just like yours. Her advice
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cuud eucccedo Where Nfhero Fall.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-02-16

Superb Servioe-spIendid Scenery.
enroute to New York and Philadelphia
by the Grand Trunk Lehigh Valley
Route
For full particulars apply to Ticket
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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-02-16
Clay In PAPER.

Too large percentage of clay used
in the manufacture of paper not only
in "reases the weight, but renders the
paper weak and liable to be easily torn.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-08

| On account of it's age and because it
| shelters the burial place Of the apostle
| for whom it was named, ST. Peters
has been called the parent church OF
| Christendom. When Nero's execution
ers led the old fisherman away to his
death, he was so inffrm that he could
not carry his cross, and they crucifed
him where he fell beneath it's weight.
The old chronicles state that a few
weeping Christians knelt there in the
yellow sand that same night to pray,
and men have been going there to wor-
ship ever since. First a little chapel
marked the spot then a large struc-
ture covered it for 100 years, finally to
give way to the present towering pile
which was commenced 450 years ago.
Great toll and great wealth were ex-
pended in rearing this mighty cathed-
raj, and many of the earth's great dead
are asleep in it's friendly shelter. 1t is
hallowed by such sacred associations
that all who enter instantly feel the
spirit of its majestic solemnity. The
titanic proportions of everything, and
the age-long story that is woven in the
very wool of it, appeal to the senses
in way that can neither be resisted
nor explained.
VATICAN HAS II. 900 ROOMS.
Adjoining ST. Peters is the Vatican,
the home Of the Popes ar the largest
palace in the world. That this extraor-
binary structure is a worthy neigh
Dor of the massive st. Peters may be
realized from the statement that it
contains 11,0G0 rooms, has thirty mag
niicent halls. nine galleries, seven
grand chapels, twenty courts. eight
state staircases and 200 smaller ones,
besides museums. libraries and ar
chives. 1t is indeed a treasury of art.
It is said that the contents of the Sis
tine chapel alone are worth a billion
dollars Who could estimate the price
that Michael Angeles Last Judgment
or RaphaeIs TRANSPORTATION would
bring if they were offered for sale?
While no combination Of circumstances
can be conceived that would lead to
such q possibility, if the contents Of the
Vatican were ever offered for sale,
there is not a fortune in the world
large enough to pay the price they
would command.
The tremendous extent of the Vatf-
can, as well as the Incompatible
of treasure 1t contains. is shown
in the story about a room which for
some reason was walled up ana De-
came lost for centuries. After a long
search entrance to il was gained
through a window overlooking the roof
Of Sistine Chapel, and the rare decora-
tons on it's walls were again brought
10 light. 1t is known that some vafu-
ibIe frescoes are hidden by wooden
xainscoting in another room once oc-
.upied by a luxurious cardinal, and IL
g not unlikely that other art treasures
CONTINUED on page So
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its tradition than for its intrinsic value.
Among the latter are included the steps
from Jerusalem where Christ received
his sentence from PLATE pillar
against which the Savior used to
lean while he was expounding the Cos
pei in the temple at Jerusalem, several
columns from Solomon's temple two
boards from the manger where Christ
was born, a portion of the crown of
thorns which he wore when crucified,
and the swaddling clothes in which he
was wrapped when his parents fed TO
Egypt. There are scholars who doubt
the genuineness of these relics, but the
multitude raises no question concern
F.! ing their origin.
There are enough miraculous stories
connected with the churches of Rome
to fill several volumes. One of the
most popular of these traditions is that
concerning the basilica of Santa Maria
Maggiore CThe Greater st. Mary's). A
wealthy Roman couple who were child
less resolved to leave their money to
the church. and prayed for some init
nation as to how they should dispose
of it. One night they dreamed that
they should build a church on the spot
where snow would be found next MORN
ing. This happened in August, the
hottest month of the year in Rome, SO
a fall of snow could only happen by
miracle. The next morning the ground
on the Esquiline hill was covered with
snow, and a plan of the future church
was traced thereon. The structure built
on the site selected in such a strange
way was completed in 360 A. D., and
is still referred to as our Lady of the
snow" The date of the revelation was
August 5th. and the miraculous snow
fall is annually commemorated on that
day by showering white rose leaves
from the dome during high mass.
ST. PETERS, THE GIANT.
st. Peters not only dwarfs all the
other churches in Rome. but ranks as
the giant edifce of the world. fam
Gus author likened the surprise occa-
stoned by the first view of its towering
to the feeling one would
have if he met a man forty feet tall.
Figures and comparisons can only
partially portray the real magnitude |
of this colossus. 1t covers six acres. |
It's main isle is an eighth of mile |
long and it's dome is a twelfth of mile /
high. II ST. Peters were flooded the |
largest ship that sails the ocean could |
steam up the central isle and it's masts
would scarcely reach above the top of
the high altar. If its capacity were
taxed to the utmost a congregation of
30. 900 people might assemble within its
walls and 200, 900 more could wait out
side within the enclosure of the colon
lades In the lofty dome there is n
mosaic Of ST. Luke with a pen in his
land- From the great height the pen
seems of ordinary size, but in reality
t is eight feet long.
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day would require more than year
time. These vary in size from small
chapel capable of accommodating only
few persons, to great St. Peter 8
which is SO large that once when the
Roman army went there to attend
mass the assembled rank and file fell
so far short of filling the vast edifice
that when the general arrived he look
ed about him hastily, and concluded
that the army was late. There are H.
600 persons in Rome who devote their
whole time to ecclesiastical matters.
SACRED RELICS IN ROME.
The wealth that is invested in the
churches is almost beyond estimate
They are decorated with the best works
of the masters of sculpture and paint
ing, and hardly one of them but has
it's sacred relic. more highly priced for
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The Bells Of st. Peter
Heard Around the
World.

ROME-The story of the Roman
Catholic church is a colossal subject.
Once when I asked a priest to tell me
something about it, the old man pluck
ed a bit of foliage from an overhanging
tree, and said: MY son. the record of
the church runs through the history of
the world like the veins that intersect
this leaf" 1t was a good smile. Its ORR
gin is said to have been the words of
Christ which We're quoted in the eight
zenith verse of the sixteenth chapter of
Matthew: "And say unto thee, that
thou art Peter, and upon this rock
will build my church; and the gates of
hell shall not prevail against it, This
is the authority for considering the
great apostle the first head of the
church, and why each successive Pope |
is called the heir of the fisherman.
When we read what the first follow
ers of the new sect had to endure, it |
seems that they could not have Jared |
worse if the full fury of hell itself had |
been directed against them. Peter and |
thirty of his successors were destroyed |
for their faith. For $50 years not a |
single head of the church died a nat |
ural death, and countless thousands OF |
their followers persisted with them. 1t !
is not an extravagant figure OF speech |
TO say that Rome was baptized in the
blood of the founders of Christianity. |
No barbarian ever devised more cruel
methods of torture than were inflicted
upon the martyrs by Tiberius and Nero /
and Domitian. Then Constantine put |
the crucifix upon his banner and the
emblem of the cross started on its II
journey around the world.
THE TRAVELS OF THE CROSS.
The rlligrations of the emissaries of |,
the new doctrine soon spread to all Il
lands 1t is told that while Gregory Il
the Great was strolling in the market
place in Rome one day he noticed some
slaves with fair skins and pleasing APP
pearance. When told that they were
English he said they must be saved
So the monk Augustine and his forty
companions were sent to Chrfstianize
England We hear of St Remy in
France and St. Boniface in Germany.
Priests accompanied Columbus on his
voyage and planted the cross on all
the shores he visited; friars marched
with the legions of Pizarro in South
America. and with Cortez in Mexico |
The travels of Father Marquette IN
America are more familiar still. Others
followed in the wake of these intrepid
pioneers. and at this time more than ,
a million priests are administering the
functions of the faith throughout the
world.
Leo XIII considered that he was the
263rd Pope but since his death five z
names have been discarded from the F
list owing to the doubt of their being I
authentic, so that the incumbent | t
may be regarded as the 25Sth in s
the line descending from Peter. The &
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-08

than four years-an average of two
week. Gregory XVI. was hard headed
and opposed the construction of rail-
ways because he believed that me-
chanicai industry would deprive many
people of their means of livelihood. Ma
caulay says that Leo x. occupied him
self with canoes. jewels, antiques and
new sauces. Nicolas V. was fond of
books and had a passion for building.
Leo XIII was cold, calculating and
scholarly. and accomplished much by
his masterful diplomacy. The private
character of some of the Popes has
been assailed. particularly that of Alex
ander VI, who was in power when the
news of Columbus discovery of Amer
lea reached Rome.
There are so many churches in Rome
that to visit them at the rate of one
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Popes have sprung from all walks of
life. Sixtus Y. herded sheep, Leo Y.
came from family who were masters
of Florence because of their riches
Adrian VI. was the son of ship car
penter, Paul V. was noble, Sixtus "
was waf, and the present Pope was
a peasant. The reign of Plus TX. was
was the longest of any Pope, and that
of Boniface VI was the shortest
The former ruled for thirty-one years,
and the latter but for fifteen days.
CHARACTER OF THE POPES.
Volumes have been written about the
and eccentricities of the
Popes. Sixtus V was SO aggressive
that he changed the face of Rome and
the world in five years. Plus TX. was
such a chronic speechmaker that he
delivered All addresses in a little more
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-08

Il have the greatest admiration for your wonderful
public and the highest for the American people
proud of the great body of Catholics there will always
counsel them to be thankful for the religious freedom which
they have am also thankful Catholics for the
tesy which they have shown the Holy See Say
love and blessing all Americans irrespective
and that earnestly pray for continuance of harmony
and prosperity which they enjoy"
The sea coast echo., 1906-06-16

were really there, or my spirit had
come back to haunt the place.
Presently the head jailer came to
me and told me that a fire had taken
place in the neighborhood the night
before. in which two strange men were
so badly burned that death was but
a matter of hours with them. one or
the men, when he was told that he
could not live, sent for the minister
and confessed to having committed the
murder had been convicted OF. HIS
story, which was subsequently confirm
ed by the other burglar, was, substan-
TALLY, that they had come TO our
town in quest of proper prey. They
had learned that Miss G had many
Well-to-do boarders in her house, some
of whom carried money with them IN
large amounts, and they had determln-
ed to rob the house. The hour was
late. and the night very tempestuous
and black, the very elements seeming
to favor the wicked purpose of those
men. Their plan was to go to Miss C's
room and secure the keys of the
house, after which they could loot at
leisure. Accidently, however, they
awakened the landlady, who immedi.
ately set up such an unearthly scream
ing that it was found necessary to
despatch her without more ado. One
shot was enough for the dastardly
purpose, and the poor old creature,
who had never done any other harm
than to ask for her just dues, went
quickly sover the river The robbers
then paused for moment to ascertain
if anyone in the house had been arous-
ed by the shot Concluding finally
that the storm had drowned the re-
port of the pistol, they determined to
leave at once, as the murder had SO
unnerved them that they had no
thought of theft, but cared only to
get away. AS they were going out
however, they discovered man lying
In the hall at the landing, near Miss
C's door, in a drunken stupor. Then 1t
occurred to them to drag the man noise
lessly into her room, and leave him
there with a pistol on the floor near
his hand. Their motive in doing this
was to divert suspicion from them
selves, as they were strangers IN the
place. When they discovered that
had a pistol in my pocket similar to
their own, they exchanged cartridges;
hence the empty shell in mine.
"Gentlemen, that is my story.
Presently he said:
"T know there's one question you
all want to ask. You want to know
what I've got in my hat that had such
startling effect upon me. l will
tell you what it is,-it's a picture
heart. but and he held his hat with
the inside turned toward US.
There was a picture there, one that
caused us all to shudder. 1t was the
picture of gallows.
Todd extended his hand.
"The deal is on" he said.
The sea coast echo., 1906-06-16
Didn't Keep the appointment.

A young American student at Prague
fell deeply in love with a pretty Ger
man girl and sent her note propos-
ing a place of meeting. He wrote:
seThat nv darling may make no mis-
take. remember, I will wear light
pair of trousers and a dark cutaway
coat. In my right hand / will carry a
cane and in the left a cigar. Yours
ever, jake" The girls father got nold
of the note and sent this answer:
'sDot mine future son make no mis-
take, I will be dreshed in mine shirt
sleeves. I will wear in mine right hand
a club. and in mine left hand l viii
grasph a six-shooter. You will recognize
me by de way I bats you on de heat a
goaple time twice nit mine club. VAN
for me at de corner, as | have some
dings important to inform you NIT.
Your trent, Heinrich Muller"
Query-Did the young man keep the
appointment?
The sea coast echo., 1906-06-16

that department is doing to stimulate
an interest in agriculture and the pros
perity of those engaged in it.
You see it in the awakening inter-
est in cooperation everywhere, in tie
co-operative associations that are being
formed, in the rapid giowth OF CO.
operative creameries and cooperative
producers associations of all kinds.
TRIUMPH OF THE RURAL LIFE.
And the one thing which will make
it more easily possible, which will tend
the most to draw the city dweller to
the country and relieve the lonesome
ness and isolation of the farm life, are
the good roads, for which great move
ment is now gathering force, and the
electric railway systems which are
threading the rural districts in every
thickly settled farming section OF our
country.
All these are forerunners of the final
triumph of the rural life and of new
era in this country when Men max
ing'' and not Money making viii be
our national slogan.
"A time like this demands strong men.
Great hearts, true faith and ready hands;
Men whom the lust of Office does not kill,
Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy,
Men who possess opinion and a WILL.
Men who have honor, men who VIII not
lie,
Men who can stand before demagogue,.
And damn his treacherouS natterleS Will
out winking;
Tall men sun-crowned, who i've above the
fog.
In public duty and in private thinking. :"
The sea coast echo., 1906-06-16

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