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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-04-13
Tie American .fnrner il nrofitinn Inv

The American farmer is profiting by
present results of his country's home
protective tariff policy as he never
protited before. There has been amin
crease of more than $685. 100000 in the
value of American farm products sold
to foreign countries during the past
eight months, aud for the same period a
decrease of over $13, 000 600 in the value
of foreign farm products shipped to this
country. And the profit of the farmer
is profit generously shared with all
other home industries.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-04-13
HoW's This2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. +. j. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known f. j.
Cheney for the last is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business transactions
made by his firm. WALDING. KIHEAN ~ MAR
WIN, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo y.
falls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system Testimonials sent free.
Price Use. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-04-13
Low Settlers Rates.

To points in Minnesota, North Da
kota and the Canadian Northwest dur
ing March and April. For rates and
particulars write I'll. W.. Steinhoff,
Agent, Wisconsin Central
R'y., Saginaw, w. S., Mich.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-04-13
Ask for Aliens Foot-Ease, a Powder

1t makes walking easy. Cures corns,
bunions, ingrowing nails, swollen and
sweating feet. AT all druggists and
shoe stores, 25c. Don't accept any sub
stitute. Sample FREE. Address
Allen S. Clmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-04-13
See Niagara Falls

enroute to New York and Philadelphia
via the Grand Trunk Lehigh Valley
Route.
For fare, train service, ETC., apply to
ticket agent, Grand Trunk Railway
System. Phone Z.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-04-13

Heavy, impure blood makes muddy,
pimplY complexion, headaches, nausea,
indigestion Thin blood makes you
weak, pale, siclSly. Burdock Blood
Bitters makes the blood rich, red, pure
restores perfect health.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-04-13
The Difference.

Through ali the bygone springs
These drear facts I've collected:
Spring borrets are accepted;
Spring poems are rejected.
Judge.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-04-13
Cause and Eject.

Little drops of water
Mixed up with the milk,
The milkman's only daughter
Gowned In watered silk.
Detroit Tribune
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-04-13
Marriage Licenses.

Marshall J. Holt, Owosso. .21
Mable G. Wheeler, Owosso. 10
Ray Rose, Caledonia. "a
Margie Gerady, Venice. 10
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-04-13

Stops itching instantly. Cures piles,
eczema, salt rheum letter, itch, hives,
herpes, scabies Doan's Ointment At
any drug store
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-04-13
A Hint.

Don't carry concealed weapons, es
pecially hammers.-Hotel Life.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-04-13
Evolution,

Let Darwins weighty volumes stay
Dust covered on their shelves.
Men were not made from monkeys; they
Mako monkeys Of themselves.
Catholic Standard and Times.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-04-13
Too High.

Eyes; kissing's often overdone,"
She answered him; Its horrid
When men ignore the lips of one
And kiss one on the forehead"
philadelphia Press
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-04-13
Talk Vcrnus Girls.

Talk never seems cheap when the one
talking to you is little dear.-Yale
Record.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-04-13

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children.
Successfully used by Mother Gray,
nurse in the Childrens Home in New
York, cure feverishness, bad stomach,
teething disorders, move and regulate
the bowels and destroy worms. Over
10000 testimonials. They never fail
At all druggists, 25c. Sample FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N.
"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-04-13
NOT IN CooL.

docs yotr wife agree with your"
"Much better than her cooking does"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-04-13

1t required several years Of constant
and consistent activity on the part of
Michigan's state officers to win the
great victory in the railroad tax case
which was announced from Washington
last week. Time and again there has
been criticism of the ways and means
employed and of the costs incurred.
But from governor and attorney
general to the least important official
connected with the case there has been
the degree of loyalty manifested and
the character of work performed which
gave good reason to expect the victory
before it was officially announced.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-04-13


The difficulty INVOLVED in securing q
satisfactory primary election law is
further shown in Illinois experience,
the law enacted in the state having
been declared unconstitutional by the
Illinois supreme court. An extra
session of the legislature has been called
by Governor Deneen 10 again take up
the problem. 1t will be recalled that
Governor La Toilette of Wisconsin re-
quired an extra legislative session to
give his state its present law, which
even in its amended condition the demo
Gratis of Wisconsin say they will not ac-
cept or make use of. AS compared with
her sister states Michigan's experience
in preparing new primary election law
seems quite satisfactory.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-04-13
Superb Servioe-SpIendid Sooner,

enroute to New York and Philadelphia
by the Grand Trunk Lehigh Valley
Route.
For full particulars apply to Ticket
Agent, Grand Trunk Railway System.
phone z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
Gorky In America

This comes by cable from St Petersbure.
Throughout the week the newsnapers
nave made features or numerous letters
and articles In denunciation of the frea =.
Inent Maxim Gorky has received in the
United States, some of them stigmatizin =
Americans as Pharisees and Fat SWIM
and denouncing them for their hypocrit-
lcal adherence TO conventionalities
The Twentieth Century, formerly the
Russ, sneeringly remarked that the Amer
leans were touched by Gorky's tribute TO
the bronze idol OF liberty In New York
harbor. but were terribly offended when he
attempted 70 place his ideas OF liberty into
practice. The paper declared that every
book or Mark Twain. whom Russians prs-
viously have esteemed, hereafter will be
branded as shameful hypocrisy because he
Joined the prosecutors OF the defender of
the rights of man 1t also severely crit
tcises Gorky for presenting excuses for his
action to the country OF bourgeoise'"
According TO the idea of this Russian
newspaper, Mr.. Gorky. after saiuting the
Statue OF Liberty. should have stood white
as snow In the American presence. The
mistake made is In assuming that the
Statue OF Liberty stands for free love.
1t does not. as Mr.. Gorky promptly dis
covered. Our social conditions are not
ideal. and our divorce laws are IN urgent
need OF mendins. but Mr.. Gorky's caper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
Addicks Again in Eruption.

Vesuvius was succeeded by San Francisco,
and San Francisco Is succeeded by Addicks
Eruption and earthquake are in the air,
so to speak. Addicks breaks out afresh
with demand for Senator AIlee's sur
render. so that the way may be cleared for
republican unity in Delaware The de-
mand. one may imagine, is not likely to be
acceded to. Republican unity in Delaware,
according to Addicks, means a party by
Addicks and for Addicks; Addicks in full
control and in commission as United States
senator Delaware could not afford that
nor could the republican party of the coun-
try at large. Better hand the state over
to the democrats than TO Addicks, who
spells nearly everything but clean politics
and party progress
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
Fire and Dynamite.

San Franciscos remarkable plight with a
great fire devouring block after block and
the water mains broken and the fire depart
ment useless, afforded the best test to
which the use of dynamite could be put
confagration. Judging from all the re-
ports. the explosions did practically no
good, and some fire-fghting experts are of
the opinion that the demolition of sound
buildings facilitated rather than checked
the progress of the flames. One OF these Ia
Chief Engineer Horton of Baltimore. whose
experience In fighting the great fire In that
city two years ago gives weight to his
words. He says:
II am opposed to the use of dynamite. I
have studied fires and / have talked with
fire experts. but never, to my knowledge
has dynamite ever blocked the progress OF
q great ccnfagration. 1t didn't in BaIti-
more, and II hasn't anywhere else. Dyna-
mite is used during fire to level buiId-
ings SO as to create a space over which
the flames cannot leap. The same principle
is carried out in prairie or wood fires by
digging trenches There 10 this difference
q trench will not burn, but debris win.
Even Il the flames cannot leap the chasra
Of fallen buildings. they creep through the
ruins and continue on In their voracious
course.
..It win be remembered that during the
Baltimore fire dynamite was used to some
extent. In some cases the fire was close
at hand and the explosions disturbed Il.
Windows were shattered and rendered the
access OF the flames into the interior OF the
buildings easy. 1t was our experience, and
1t has been the experience OF other cities,
that the dwelling OF buildings counts for
little in the path Of confiasration. What
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
Mr.. Bryan and Conservatism.
The Nashville Banner saws.

Inc silver question Is dead. If Mr. Bryan
were now President with a majority of Con-
sress or his way of thinking 1t is hardly
PROBABLE that he would urge the passage of
Tree coinage law Nevertheless it is DIFF
ncuit to regard Mr.. Bryan as in any sert-
GUS aspect the champion Of the conserva-
I'VE democratic element, and 1t would seem
that this element could with little difficulty
find candidate much better to it's liking
and more In accord with the principles It
would maintain"
Mr.. Bryan as President might not urge
free coinage on Congress, but 1t would not
De Tor the reason that he regards the silver
question as dead. AS a matter of fact he
does not entertain that opinion. He ex-
plains the difference between the situation
now and in 1896, when he was SO ardently
for immediate action on silver, to the re-
cent large discoveries of gold Otherwise,
as he contends we should have experienced
the disasters he predicted when he was ad-
voca,ting the immediate rehabilitation OF
the white metal as money of redemption.
Mr. Bryan believes that If the Weddings of
the gold mines should fall off the silver
question would again become paramount.
and in such day he would stand where he
stood In 1896. He is still champion of
the double standard.
The Banner is probably right in declaring
thdt even Win the silver question put
aside Mr.. Bryan is hardly to be reckoned
conservative in politics He is an ex-
treme man on the tariff question-quite as
far from democrats like Mr.. German as
to that, as he Is as to silver He helped
prepare the tariff bill in 1894 which Mr..
German afterwards pulled to pieces in the
Senate and In several of its schedules
made acceptable to such protectionists as
Mr.. Aldrich and Mr.. Quay. If Mr.. Bryan
were in the Senate today he would occupy
ground on the railroad rate question which
would bring him into the sharpest antago-
nism to the friends of the railroads.
On the subject of the public ownership
of public utilities Mr.. Bryan is anything
but a conservative The New York demo-
Gratis regard him as less Objectionable on
that score than Mr.. Hearst, but there Is
small if any room for the opinion. 1t is
most likely. indeed, that the two men are
In close agreement as to that, as 1t is
known they are on other matters Mr..
Hearst has twice supported Mr.. Bryan for
President and there appears no good rea-
son why If Mr.. Hearst finds his chance to
run in 1908 Mr.. Bryan should not support
him. The probability is that he would,
becoming one of Mr.. Hearsts principal
advisers in case Of the latter's election.
How would he fit the State Department in
o Hearst cabinet?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23

Is the use OF blowing up solid and sub
stantiaI buildingz 1t acts az q shield, and
should by all means be allowed to stand.
No, it is my opinion that Dynamite should
not be used even as last extremity.
This would seem to be a sensible view.
1t is certain that when q fire gets out OF
control. as in Baltimore and san Francisco,
the fame volume is great enough and the
heat intense enough to cross such gaps as
can be made In its advance by the destruc-
ton of standing materials. II the debris
OF the broken buildings could be removed
or covered with q non-infiammable pain. the
fire might be kept back. In Baltimore
nothing was accomplished by the use Of ex-
plosives. and the fire was finally checked
only by the interpretation of the water at
Jones' Falls. Had the wind swept from the
east or south instead of from the west.
nothing could have prevented It from WHIP
ing the whole city out Of existence. to the
confines OF close construction, unless. per-
haps. 1t was fought by thousands Of
streams. pumped by the fre apparatus of
dozen Cities.
This matter of the fire-hghting equipment
OF large city is acuteIy interesting to
every resident. In Washington the bust
ness men have been for several seasons
urging Congress to appropriate q compare
lively small sum for the installation OF
high pressure service in the. heart of the
city. While, Of course, any system Of mains
would be useless II broken by am earth
quake. in ordinary cases of fire high
pressure service. well supplied with water.
would speedily pay for itself in the saving
of property. With such a system 1t would
be next to impossible for fire ever to get
beyond control in the downtown portion OF
the capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
The Passing of Chinatown.

About the only gratifying feature of the
san Francisco horror Is the fact that China
town has been destroyed. That pestilential
community is no more. There should be
no bewailing the fact. There should rather
be rejoicing. The Chinese community in
San Francisco was q disgrace to our civ
Nizaion. Yet it was exhibited as a show
place, curiosity, an attraction" Tour
lists were escorted through 1t virtually I'M
der official auspices They were shown
varying degrees Of degradation. They saw
the gambling dens where the Cinnamon
staked their wagers and killed each other
They were shown the opium dives where
the victims of the drug were provided with
the means of further running their lives
They were given glimpses OF vile holes of
unspeakable character. where human beings
demonstrated their capacity for going lower
than the beasts
San Francisco should take especial pains
In rebuilding and reorganizing to provide
for the Chinese residents In a totally diff
ferent manner than In the past. The chance
now offers to prevent the repetition of the
deplorable experience of the past decades
These people can be segregated, if needs
be- without permitting them to defy the
laws of morality and sanitation They
should be required to observe strictly all
the laws and regulations which apply to
white residents. They should not be al
lowed to huddle together densely. and to
devise ways and means of eyading. police
supervision and Sanitary inspection.
San Francisco without Chinatown "ex-
Mo!t may not seem like the old city of
the Golden Gate, but Ii will be better for
Inc difference. 1t will be cleaner and safer
and It's moral tone will be higher. IL the
hre brings that result 1t win not have been
wholly in vain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
would not stand muster anywhere in the

would not stand muster anywhere In the
United States
There need be no Misunderstanding OF
this matter. The presence Of the woman
caused the stir. THE woman pays. and
makes the man pay. If Mr.. Gorky had
come alone, his domestic affairs would
have cut no figure in the premises. Peo-
pie would not have remained away from
his meetings because of them, although
the details might have been fully cam
vassed Mr.. Pstrnell, although then under
the spell Of the passion that ruined him,
came and presented his cause, and met
with both sympathy and respect. His per-
sonal embarrassments were known and
discussed for years before the explosion
occurred. But suppose he had brought
Mrs OShea along! Who does not know
what the result would have been? The
first to repudiate him would have been
the Irish of America, who brought with
them to these shores a deep reverence for
domestic life In its purity.
Let us not lose sight of the commercial
side of this matter. 1t is probably the prin-
cipal side. Mr.. Gorky, unlike Mr. Parnell,
is not a statesman. He voices only as
many other Russian writer's do desire for
constitutional government for his country.
But that Is only his side line. He is by
native gift and training a story-teIer, and
uses both the novel and the drama as vehi-
cies for his messages. This visit was in
tended to act, and will act, as a means OF
booming the Gorky books. What he has
already written will appear In new edi-
tons, and what he Is now writing and in
the near future may write will have
larger SALE
Don't waste any tears on Mr.. Gorky or
his managers. He and they will come out
ahead. and the cause Of the Russian people.
SO far as America is able to aid It, will not
lose thing-not thing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
The Month of Caprice.

Oh it's never mind the weather
When it's April once again;
You'll get all kinds together,
And it's useless to complain.
A little bit of showering
That won't last SO very long.
A little bit of Towering
Just to help along the song.
A little bit of May day,
Then a little of July,
Then a dull December gray day
AS the hours go drifting by.
A snowbird looks, suspicious,
At the robin as he sings
Deliciously capricious
In the mood that April brings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
Embarrassing.

From the Topeka State Journal
That recent decision of the United States
Supreme Court relating to certain classes
of divorces is creating considerable con-
sternation among some people who have re-
Quired two or more trials before making a
success of matrimony. 1t must certainly
be embarrassing for a man to suddenly dis
cover that his family Is not his family but
belongs to another man. who. in turn, is
living In the bIissful belief that he Is mar
ried to some woman who is really another
mans wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23

The whole country is interested In the re-
building of San Francisco, not only because
of generous sense of human fellowship
but because the whole country has need of
that city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
SHOOTING STARS.
An Impos,,bi,,tv

You should always think Of something
pleasant" said the CHEEKY citizen
TT can't be DONE" answered the man
with Crouch. Even If you manage to
get your mind Off the weather, some one
Is sure to call attention"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
Convinced,

What makes you think that Mars is in
habited?"
My correspondence with the editor of tn.
magazine 1 write for answered the pro
fessor. He says that is the only view
which has any popular interest"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23

TIN order to avoid delays on account OF
personal absence, letters to THE DxA1
should not be addressed TO any indavadusa
connected with the Office. but simply 70
THE STAR, or to the EDITORIAL OF SuH-
ness Departments. according TO tenor OF
purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23

William Waldorf Astor's gift TO San Fran
cisco follows on the heels of his prediction
that the city's misfortunes are irreparable
This combination of circumstances gives re-
newed force to an old impression that his
financial resources exceeded his mentality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
A Sensitive Orator.

Again Is the oyerbearing attitude Of the
railways in evidence" said the statesman
They didn't seem to resent your attack
That's the point They treated it with
superior indifference
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
The Fire Age.

From. the baltimore American.
Fire has swept towns In the Philippines,
rendering thousands homeless. 1t seems
as though the world had entered upon
fiery cycle, so devastating since the begin
ming of the century have been the ravages
OF this element.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23

The insurance companies will doubtless be
careful not to invite further doubt in the
public mind concerning Insurance In gen.
eral by their attitude toward San Francisco
Loseez
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
A Confession,

To comprehend, / strive In vain,
The subject now in hand
The more they talk to make it plain,
The less 1 understand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
Should Be Promoted.

From the New York Sum-.
If 1t Is possible to identify the corporal
who reduced the price of bread from 70 to
10 cents a loaf at the point of the bayonet
in a San Francisco bakery, he should hear
of something to his advantage in chevrons
from the colonel of his regiment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23

Some New Workers are disposed to COM
plain of their .over-loquacious magistrates.
Let the Dogberrys crate. It may keep
them from dropping into literature as Deuel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23

Some of the interstate commerce. commits
sioners modestly refuse to share the Idea of
their infallibility which some members of
Congress choose to entertain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23

The impression that there are not enough
heroes to claim all the Carnegie medals NAV
ne due to the fact that as a rule real heroes
are modest men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23

Count Whites greatness as a diplomat is
evidenced by the length of time he has sue
ceeded in maintaining relations with the
car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
A New National Bird.

From the New York World.
Why not put phoenix. the bird that rises
from Its ashes, on Uncle Sans coat-of-arms
along with the eagle? Witness Chicago
Boston, Baltimore, San Francisco
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23

The Barnes incident may lapse from pub
lie discussion, but 1t will be a long time
before it is closed. It comes pretty near
being historic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23

Some of Mr.. Bryans political friends will
feel that he is wasting some valuable cleo
pioneering talent In his solicitude for the
voteless F1lipinos.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23

DE man who really gifts de worst of Z
curbstone argument" said Uncle Eben, Il.
de one dat might have been dom some
thin better wifi his time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23

General Funston Is one of the few sud-
denly made heroes who takes felicitous
encore
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23

A governmental crisis every now and then
Is necessity to the French temperament
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23

Maxim Gorky may yet be tempted to turn
out-and-out anarchist and 60 to Paterson,
N. j., for sympathy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23

Alexander Dowie's piety has never ye.
carried him to the extent OF forgtving his
enemies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23

Chicago can assure San Francisco that a
city's greatest prosperity often comes after
a devastating fire.