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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23

: p. T. Foley's Information that J. L.
Bristow spent three-fourths Of his time
when he was fourth assistant postmaster
general in getting his friends on the
payroll, viii be news to a lot OF graft
ers, several Of whom are now behind
prison bars They have had an idea tina.
Bristow worked overtime in catching
them and putting an end to their graft
ing, and the news that he worked at
that job only a few minutes each day
when he wasn't putting his friends on
the payroll viii make them madden
than ever
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23

a Pennsylvania college student was
killed a few days ego by an inshoot-
Perhapszwe had better put in an order
.for some safe and sane baseball also
ttyglaEle swesare ordering that kind Of foot
han
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23

+ With the revolution microbe. and the
earthquake nnicrobe both active at. once
down there. South America just cant
keen out OF the newspapers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23

One is inclined to smile at the
energy of the Texas Republicans. They
are powerless as against the Democrats.
having no more show than a SNOWFALL
would have in a certain warm country.
But in row among themselves they
display an aggressiveness of the first
order. Two state tickets are now in
the field, each claiming to be the simon
pure Republican article. The Democrats
have just made their nominations It
would be incorrect to describe them as
ready for the fray, for there will ba no
fray They will simply await election
day, and then take everything in sight.
If the Texas Republicans are simply
preparing for the next national conven-
ton they would do well to reflect on the
extreme unlikelihood of a nomination
by that body through the instrument
tally of southern delegates. Washing
ton Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23

Congressman Miller. OF the Fourth
district. says that he Is now paying
railroad fare instead Of riding on a pass.
for which Mr.. Miller is to be commend
ed. But is he still insisting that Re
publicans who believe in taking the
tariff of Of trust-controlied products
must go into the Democratic party?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23

F It is very apparent that the revolu-
ton microbe is at work in the Spanish
American republics once more. Even
Cuba IS not immune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23

T BEr. Bryan Isn't so many when 1t
zones to the Democratic machine. : III
Illinois. after all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23
OF C6rRsE.

Bishop Lawrence denies that he wrote
the endless chain of prayer" letters.
Any bishop would resent the imputation
that his prayers are endless.-Salina
Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23

The depositors in the wrecked Chicago
bank probably had some hope until tae
officials announced that the bank would
pay dollar for dollar. Erie Record
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23

1t doesn't pay to be too smart. A
young fellow over in Missouri bought
1000 extra. fine cigars and had them
Insured for their fun value, smoked
hem UP and demanded the insurance,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23
RARKIs rs WILLING

nominated for president, but he makes
it all right by saying he will take the
presidency If it comes his way; which
Is what anybody would do-Philadelphia
Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23
sAME OLE GRIND.

Observation-Disclosures all that was said
about poor old Russell Sage, we do not
find 1t much easier to make a living
now that he is gone.-Charlesto News
and Courier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23

You WIN note that Ohio has also
climbed into the Bryan bandswagon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23
COIIRTEsIEs o. KINGs-

Edward of England has done a good
stroke IN Pacific railways, thanks to a
tip from Morgan Of Wall street. How
pleasant to the eyes Of commoners are
the courtesies Of kings.-New York
World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23
So Would We Az

Connie Mack, the noted baseball
man, was talking in Philadelphia
about the importance of silence.
mo ball player" he said to the
group of young men around him, "ac-
complishes anything by being noisy. If
decision goes against a player. If the
umpire is unfair. let him keep quiet.
Let him refrain from oaths. shouts,
accusations. Noise, in the midst of a
game, only damages the Ill treated
players case.
ITO impress on my men this doc
trine Of silence, I often tell them about
a married couple.
1.-THE wife, in the middle of the
night, was awakened by the loud
snores of her husband She endured
the horrible racket as long as she
could. Then, pinching the man sharp
~, she said:
Herbert, you'd make less noise If
you kept your mouth shut
Herbert, sleepy and surly, NUT
80 would you Los Angeles
Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23

tenuation that the cooking schools are
responsible for the malady of indiSeS-
tion. There is no doubt that the dough-
nut has much to answer for.-ParsoEs
Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23

J A kansas editor ga1lantly refers to
EFps. Argie Myers as ga self made
r=f5oTVn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23
ONE SIGN or PROsPERITY

A nation that can spend $500, GOO. GOO IN
automobiles within three or four years
is undoubtedly prosperous. Whether II
is wise is another question.-NeW York
Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23

Ostrich food Take 'em back to the
strawstaek."
But he is good natured and the cook
still lives to tell the tale.
Whip Horses With Ring and Noises
With rings and with sound they
whip race horses in my state said the
wooden nutmeg salesman.
How is it possible" the feeder ask
ed, ito whip a horse with a ring or
with an empty noise2'
I'll explain said the other. Con
necticut is state of good and kind peo-
pie. These people, a good many years
ago, decided that horse racing was not
bad but that the whipping of horses in
race was wicked and cruel. Accord
ingly they made it a criminal offense
in a race to darrup a nag.
And the result of this law prohibit
ing the whipping of a single horse was
that every horse, as like as not, is now
whipped in our races.
The jockeys the day before the
match, go from stall to stall. and,
Jangling a chain in one hand, ply the
whip like fury with the other. They
whip every horse to the music of a
tangled chain. Then. in the race next
day, when a Jockey wants his horse to
dig out, he pulls length of chain from
his pocket and jangles it. The poor an
imal instantly redoubles its pace, ex-
pecting. of course, heavy beating.
80 Connecticut racehorses are whip
ped with sound. The ring they are
whipped with is called a spur ring: it
has spur where the stone should be-
The jockey wears It with the spur turn
ed in until the race begins, when he
turns the spur out. and seated in his
sulky well over the horse, he does moth
ing, apparently. but f11lip the nag with
the reins. but each FLIP means a cruel
cut with the spur ring."=Savannah
News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23
Strange.

Hilary K. Adair. the we'll known
western detective, said in Chicago,
apropos of certain suspicious circum-
stances that had enabled him to detect
a bank robber:
Il deserve but little credit The cir
cumstances pointed to but one i'll
onened conclusion. They were un-
-InfstakabIe. They were like an Incl
dent that happened the other day to a
dear friend.
my friend. as he sat at breakfast,
looked up to see his wife smiling at
him tenderly and playfully.
g I mended the hole in your vest
pocket last night while you were
asleep she said Am I not, darling,
a careful little housewffe7
q Perhaps said my friend dark1y.
But how did you know there was a
hole in my vest pocket 2 ,'-Ezx-
change ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23
Choice Paper Mache Straws
For Mixed Drinks.


7 thought So" muttered the husband,
ostrich food! Take EN- back to the
strawstack"
But he is good natured and the cook
still lives to tell the tale.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23

Il was just thinking the lower down
should get IN that direction the higher VI
I'd o."-Philadelphia Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23

Say" suddenly exclaimed the Their.
mometer. "Hades is supposed to be locat-
ed in the center of the earth, isn't ii p
Yes, replied the barometer, but what
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23

Judge-AIr. Twiggies, do you wish t.
poll the juryi
Lawyer who had lost the Gasoline.
your honor; but It would afford me infin-
tie satisfaction If I could club the jury
Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23

why do you cry so, my dear chiId?"
Cause mostly folks give me a nickel
to stop. Boo hoo!'-Broolxlyn Eagle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23

MY husband says he is not afraid OF
horses" said the visitor
How fortunatei' answered young Mrs
Iork1ns. That shows that=he doesn't
play them. Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23

Kentucky Colonel-Can I get bath in
this hotel?
Clerk always willing to obIge)-Cer.
tainly. sir. External or internal?-Bo-
hemian-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23

What was the matter with that wo-
man?t demanded the idiot.
I'VE called her a strong minded person
IN our paper and she objects.
Very well, call her weak minded here
after. "-PhIIadeIphia Ledger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23

They issued q. hundred and fifty we'd
ding invitations"
Did they get many valuable presents2"
Motley barely made expenses. III.
Illustrated Bits
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-04
A FEAT OF STRENGTH.
How to Break "a Stone With n Blow
OF Your Fist.

How to Break a Stone With n Blow
OF Your Fist.
If any one told you 1t was possible to
break stone with q blow of your fist,
you would laugh at him. But there Is
a way by which you can accomplish
this feat entirely by your own strength
and without injury to your fist.
First select your stone, or, rather,
two stones, each OF which should be
about twelve inches long, but one
should be only a slab one-half inch
thick, while the other is three or four
inches thick. Lay the thin stone fiat,
firmly and immovably on the ground.
and on 1t place one end of the other
stone, raising the opposite end to an
angle of forty-five degrees. The raised
end of the second stone must be over
the center of the stone on the ground
and must be kept in position by q
piece of twig or stick the necessary
length.
You are now ready to demonstrate
your tremendous strength. Strike the
elevated stone a smart blow at about
the center, with the little finger side Of
the hand. The prop, of course, will
give way, and the bottom stone will be
broken to pieces as the elevated stone
falls upon it from It's angular position.
Thus you have broken the stone into
pieces by one blow of your bare fist, to
the establishment of any one who may
have doubted your ability to do so.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-04
. Ants Who Raise Grain.

In one Of the South American coun-
tries there are ants which, besides car
rying out In their minute way their
wonderful social and commercial econ
omy, help the natives by raising grain
for them. OF course they do not do 1t
Intentionally, for their object Is to pro-
vide food for themselves. They take
the ripe seeds which fall on the ground
and, burrowing under the earth, bury
these seeds In the dirt for food for the
rainy season. When the rains have
passed the seeds which the ants have
not eaten burst their shells and eventu-
ally good crop of wild grain will re-
ward some lazy native who Is too Idle
to provide food for himself When you
see little ant hurrying along with It's
tiny burden be careful not to tread
upon it, for 1t Is such wonderful lit
tie creature that you never can tell In
what unexpected ways 1t may be serv-
Ing you.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-04
Probate Order.

State of Michigan, County OF Shiawassee, SIS
At session OF the l. On - tuu.t for said
County, held at the 70 at Once, in the
City OF Corunna, on aiUnday, the 9th
day OF April. in the year cue thousand
nine hundred and six.
Present Matthew Bush, Juuae OF Probate.
In the matter OF the estate OF Elizabeth @.
Dewey, deceased; on reading and filing the
petition Of Asa ID. Whipple praying that al
ministration de bonis non of said estate may be
granted 10 Minnie G. Nation or some other
suitable person.
It is ordered, that the 9TH day of May
next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at said
Probate office, be assigned for hearing said
petition.
1t is further ordered, that copy OF this
order be published three successive weeks
previous to said day OF hearing In THE Owosso
TIMES, newspaper printed and circulating In
said county of Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH, Judge OF Probate.
BY KATHERINE K. KELSEY,
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-04
ILL THREE DAYS.
Professor Russell of Ann Arbor Dies
Suddenly of Pneumonia.

ssSiScsSt SsdooSt Sit SNipOT 1tSs
Suddenly of Pneumonia.
Ann Arbor, Mich, May 2.-Israel
c. Russell, professor Of geology at
the university, died late Tuesday af-
ternoon of pneumonia, from which he
had suffered only since Sunday.
Prof. Russell was born in Carrots
vile, N. Y. in 1852. He graduated
from New York university in 1872 and
later spent considerable time as an
instructor In Columbia university.
He came to Michigan in 1892. He
was a member of several American
and foreign scientific societies, and OF
the United States Geological survey.
At the time of the Mt. Pelee disaster,
Prof Russell investigated the catas-
trophe. He was to have gone to San
Francisco this summer.
Prof. Russell had the degrees of
M. S., G. e. and Ii. d.
He is survived by a widow, three
sons and one daughter.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-04
Mortgage Sale.

Whereas, default has been made In the pay
mer OF the money secured by mortgage dat.
ed the 9th day OF March, A. ID. 1890, executed
oy John j, Sutton and Rosa A. Sutton, his
wife, of the township of Hazelton, county OF
Shiawassee, and state OF Michigan to Rachel
Dowen, of the same place, which said mort
~ deeds of the county Of Shiawassee, In liber
81 OF mortgages, on page 72, on the 28th day Of
March, 1890, at IL rs o'clock q. m.
And whereas the said mortgage has been
duly assigned by said Rachel Dowen's heirs to
Alfonzo Reed, by assignment bearing date the
18th day OF June, A. ID. 1900, and recorded In
the office OF the register OF deeds of said
county on the 18th day OF December 1900, at
four O'Clock p. m, in nber 90 OF mortgages at
page 1872.
signed his interest in said mortgage TO A. Il.
Holcomb by assignment bearing date the 9th
day OF November, 1900 and recorded in the
office of the register Of deeds OF said Shiawas-
see county on the nth day OF December, 1900,
at four O'Clock p. M, in liber So of mortgages,
And whereas said A. T. Holcomb has duly
assigned his interest In said mortgage to John
Dillon. by assignment dated the 9th day or
March, 1901, and recorded in the office OF the
register of deeds for said county on the 9Th day
of April, 1902, at 1880 o'clock m, in iber 92 of
morigages at pages 81 and o. land the same is
now owned by him.
And whereas the amount claimed to be due
on said mortgage at the date OF this notice is
sum OF 825 as ON attorney fee stipulated for in
said mortgage, and which is the whole amount
claimed to be unpaid on said mortgage, and no
suit or proceeding having been instituted at
law to recover the debt now remaining secured
by said mortgage, or any part thereof whereby
the power OF sale contained In said mortgage
has become operative.
Now, therefore, notice Is hereby given, that
by virtue OF said power of sale, and In pursu'
ance of the statute In such case made and pro-
vided, the said mortgage will be foreclosed by
q sale OF the premises therein described, at
public auction, to the highest bidder, at the
front door OF the court house In the City OF
Corunna, In said County of Sbiawassee,. on the
first day OF June next at ten o'clock In the
forenoon of that day; which said premises are
described In said mortgage as follows, to-wit:
All that certain piece or parcel OF land situated
in the township OF Hazelton, in the county OF
Shiawassee and state of Michigan, and de-
scribed as follows, to-wit: Commencing ten
Q0) rods south of the northeast corner of sec
ton thrtythree (S0 thence running west
twenty (20) rods thence south forty two (42)
feet, thence east twenty coy rods, thence north
forty.two (42) feet, TO the place OF beginning,
In township eight ~ north Of range four 90
east, In the state OF Michigan.
Dated this LIST day OF March. 1906:
JOHN DILLON,
WATSON g. CHAPMAN, Assignee.
Attorneys.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-04
Cocaine which duIls the nerves

never yet cured Nasal Catarrh. The
heavy feeling in the forehead, the
stuffed up sensation and the watery dis
charge from eyes and noses, along with
all the other miseries attending the dis
ease, are put to rout by Ely's Cream
Balm. Smell, taste, and hearing are
restored, breathing is normal, Until
you try this remedy, you can form no
idea of the good it will do you. Is ap.
piled directly to the sore spot. All
druggists, SOC. Mailed by Ely Bros,
90 Warren Street, New York.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-04
GOSSIP Puts Preacher on Back.

Grand Rapids, Mich, May 1.-Rev.
William l.. Laufman. pastor of meth
odist episcopal church on the west
side, did not occupy his pulpit Sun
day. Scandal talk, linked his name
with that OF young woman member
of his choir, circulated in the city
Saturday afternoon. The gossip is be.
ing made the subject Of thorough
investigation by church officials. Rev.
Laufman came here about eighteen
months ago from Traverse City,. where
he was stationed four or five years.
There was similar gossip about the
reverend gentleman in that city.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-04
SUMMARY OF NEWS
Happenings Of the World In the Last
Week Told In Brief Paragraphs.

Viscount Aoli, the newly arrived
Japanese ambassador, will present
his credentials to President Roose-
welt next Thursday.
The pope Monday received Arch
bishop Ireland, of st. Paul, Mimi, in
farewell audience; referred most cor
daily to the archbishop's soJourn in
Rome, and expressed the pleasure nc
felt in meeting him.
Mrs. Ann Hughes, who served In
the household of Queen Victoria for
number of years, died yesterday at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. A
Cahill, in Milwaukee. She was 81
years old. Mrs. Hughes was a native
of Wales
At a meeting Of citizens OF the
United States, held In Liverpool Mon
day, at the American consulate, q
committee was appointed TO collect
subscriptions for the fund started al
London by the American society foI
the relief of sufferers by the San Fran
cisco disaster.
On account of the frequency Of at
tempts to smuggle in arms from rev
olutionists, the commandment OF the
port Of Libau, has ordered the guard
cruisers to arrest every veggcI enter
ing the harbor at night, firing on II
IL necessary and to place guard
aboard until the cargo is inspected.
Lieutenant Leigh G. Palmer, attach
ed to the battleship Missouri, has beer
selected to represent the navy ~ tht
nuptials of King Alfonso, at Madrid
in June next. Lieutenant u. s.. Grant
III, corps Of engineers, has been pre-
viously selected to represent the Uni
ted States army at the same occasion
The monthly comparative Statement
Of the government receipts and ex
penditures shows that for the month
of April, 1906, the total receipts wer'
| $45, O92,S67 and the expenditures SAT-
025,106, leaving a deficit for thu
month OF nearly 100000. The de
ficit for the month of April, last year
was over $9,O00,0o0
Germany has issued invitations u
twenty-nine states to take part In al
| international wireless telegraph con
ference at Berlin, June %. Besides
the six powers participating will
| Germany in the first conference, TWEEN
ty-three other governments have beer
invited to send representative t,
Berlin on this occasion, the Unite'
| States included.
The earl Of Craward, in behalf o
the London board OF trade, announC
ed in the house OF lords Tuesday tn
| appointment Of a select committee Z
look after tho interests of the Brit
ish policy holders In American lif
insurance companies. Lords Balfoul
Of Burleigh; Stanley, Of Aldersley
st. Oswald, Grimthorpe and Burge
lere were named as members.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-04
THE NEEDLE EXPERIMENT.

into the cork in an upright position
also. You are now ready for your ex-
pertinent as shown in Fig. 2. Light a
candle and, holding the cork on the
side away from the needles, thrust the
middle of the horizontal needle into the
fame The heat will make the needle
expand, throwing the needle that Is
stuck through its eye out of Its per-
pendicular position. AS you remove 1t
from the flame and the needle cools it
will contract, and the second needle
will return to it's original position.
The third needle is there merely as a
test, to show you how they move apart
and together with the expansion and
contraction, as shown by the two fig
ures.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-04
PoIsons wife and Himself.

New York, May 2.-The lifeless
bodies of John s. Giveen. . real estate
broker, and his wife, were found in
their apartments In Brooklyn, Mon
day. A coroner's physician stated
that the evidence indicated that CT.
veen had killed his wife by admins
tering cyanide Of potassium In a head
ache powder and then committed sui
eide by taking the same drug. No
cause for the tragedy Is known, but
1t Is supposed that Giveen had suffer.
ed business reverses. He was form
erly a dyer and came to Brooklyn
after living In Philadelphia and Gin.
cinnati.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-04
New Home In The West.

Over million acres of land will be
thrown open to settlement on the Sho-
shone Indian Reservation Aug. Is, 1906.
These lands are reached by the direct
route of the Chicago g. North Western
R'y from Chicago, st. Paul, Mime
apolis, Omaha and other points in the
Mississippi Valley. Send &c in stamps
for pamphlets, maps and full particu-
lars tow. B. Kniskern, p. T. M. @. q
N. w. R'y Co., Chicago. 4-27
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-04
Every Hour of the Day.

Will E. Collins e. Co. the reliable
druggists of Owosso are having calls
for sHINDIPO," the new kidney cure
and Nerve Tonic tina they are selling
under positive guarantee.
It's merits are becoming the talk of
the town and everybody wants to try
it, and why not2 1t costs nothing II
it don't do yougood-not one cent.
They don't want your money If il
does not benefit you, and will cheerfully
refund the money.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-04
Special Low Rates.

To all points in Montana, Idaho,
Washington, Oregon and British
Columbia, February 18th to April 18th,
1906. Round Trip Homesekers' Tickets
on special days. Write at once for in
formation and maps to H. w. STEIN
HoFF, Travelling Agent, Wisconsin
Central Ry, Saginaw w. S., Mich.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-04
Sec Niagara Falls

enroute 10 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.