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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-11-01
Burton.

Mrs Potter was the guest of rela.
tives and friends in Ovid part of the
week.-Mrs. J N Ockerman returned
home the first of the week.-Mrs. Mary
Cramer and her sister, Mrs Mettie
Eldridge. of Ovid, are spending the
week with friends in Lapeer-Mrs S
Rosa spent two days the past week
with her daughter, Mrs VIM Maloney,
of Ovid-George Gibson is quite poor
ly at this writing-Miss Kittie Nc
Kenzie was the guest over Sunday of
Misses Fannie and Roxy Schroeder, of
Pittsburg- School will commence
next Monday with Miss Ivah Shepard
as teacher-Mr and Mrs w CASTOR, of
Tecumseh, and Mr. and Mrs Robert Nc
Williams, of Blissfeld, attended the
funeral of Mrs James McWilliams and
were guests of Mr. and Mrs e w Mason,
while here-James Barrett died at his
home Tuesday morning, Oct. 20, of
consumption-Rev Rouse Of Cadil
lac, visited his son and family, Mr. and
Mrs J Z Rouse-The Odd Fellows
and their wives, of this place, gave Mr.
and Mrs Silas Bailey surprise, Satur-
day evening, and presented them with
two beautiful quarter oak rockers. All
felt they were most worthily bestowed
The first quarterly meeting of this
conference year will be held in the M
p church at this place next Saturday
and Sunday, Nov 2 and 3. Rev E
Harris, of Saginaw, will assist the pas
tor, Rev j d Young-Miss Addie
Ockerman will spend the next three
weeks with her brother and wife Mr.
and Mrs Victor Ockerman. of Ovid
The members of the M E church held
pie social, Tuesday night, at the home
of Mr. and Mrs w & Stiff.
OBITUARY.
Nancy CASTOR was born in Killy,
Cowan Antrim county, Ireland, Jan. 0,
1929. April 10. 1858, she was united in
marriage to James McWilliams, who
preceded her to the better cline, Nov.
II, 1905. April, $685. Mr. and Mrs.
McWilliams moved from Ireland to
America and settled in Lenawee ounty,
Michigan.
To Brother and Sister McWilliams
six children were born: Miss Sarah. of
California, Robert of Blissfeld, Mrs E.
w. Mason, of Burton, Anna, who died
Feb. A, 1894 and two others dying in
infancy.
In early life Mrs. McWilliams was
converted to God and united with the
Presby terian church, afterwards uniting
with the nj. p. church. October 90,
1907, she passed peacefully away at the
age of 70 years, months and % days
The funeral services were held Friday
of last week at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. w. Mason, Rev. J. d. Young
officiating, and she was tenderly laid to
rest in the family lot in the Oak Grove
cemetery.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-11-01
L aingsbure.

The Misses Hungerford and Harrison,
of Elsie, spent Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs M w Drake-Beth Row.
ley returned Monday evening from a
visit with relatives in Grand Rapids
Mr. and Mrs Harry Holden spent Sun
day with her sister in Byron-Gay-
lord Reavis, of Owosso, was in town
Tuesday-Mrs Frank Wing who has
been in poor health for several months,
died at the home of her husband's
brother in Bath Sunday. The remains
were brought to Laingsburg Wednesday
for burial-Mrs A Honsberger re-
turned Monday from few days visit in
Bay City-Mrs John Haskins was a
Perry visitor Friday-Mrs Ann
Throop visited in Leslie the last of the
week.-Mrs. w w Curtis went to Oak
ley Saturday to attend the funeral of
her uncle, A Cross-Floyd Curtis
left Saturday morning for Big Rapids
where he will attend school for a year
The entire corps of teachers of our
union school attended the State Teach
ers' Association at Battle Creek last
week DIR ID q Austin has moved in.
to his new house on Main street-Mrs
q w Swarthout was an Owosso visitor
Thursday last-Mrs Henry Marsh ia
seriously ill-Mrs r Bixby spent Fri
day in Fergus-G w Swarthout has
no far recovered as to be able to walk
down town.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-11-01

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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-29
What He Wanted to Say.

A detachment of soldiers was en-
gagged in. clearing a certain district
in the Orange River Colony of sup
plies, and during the operations Col
onel Shovealong's staff officer came
up to a Boer farmer sitting at the
door of his cottage, with large stack
of oat straw in the background.
81 have orders either to buy or de-
stroy all forage and food in this dis
trict," said the officer. 81, therefore,
give you notice that | am about to
set fire to that pile of oat straw"
bod l tell you" began the stolid
Boer as he removed his pipe from
his mouth.
"Oh, you may as well know straight
off, interrupted the officer, "that re-
sistance and objection are alike flu
tile.''
bod would you please" once
more began the farmer.
II can listen to no excuse; l have
neither time nor inclination" was the
impatient rejoinder of the officer as
he hurried away.
well. my dear" said the Boer to
his wife, as the stack of straw burst
into flame and the officer went on his
way rejoicing, dose Khakis are
strange peoples. I wanted to dell him
dat dis vas de oat straw / half sold
to de colonel half an hour ago."
Thus saying he Immediately jingled
the British sovereigns in his pocket
London Tit-Bits.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-29
OYSTER Tonuinu.

We stopped long enough to talk to
Win Murphy, who was longing on a
rock" in midstream. We saw him
from afar and bore down upon him
with the noise which an unmuf1ed
gasolene motor makes. The sound
was heard afar, and we saw men a
mile away stop their tasks and look
to see the launch.
While Rusk talked to Murphy l took
a lesson in longing from Bruce Muir
ply. Wins son Bruce is fourteen years
old and he handed me forty-pound
pair of tongs with one hand. | got
the thirty-inch rakes down to the bot
tom fifteen feet below the surface
and spread the two half-round handles
apart and began to jounce them on
the bottom. When the handles were
together | hauled up and found one
oyster about an inch long and dropped
him trying to get the jaws over the
little boats side. Three or four times
trying gave me a little better idea of
how it was done and also taught me
that the ache comes across the small
of the back and the strain on all the
muscles above the waist line and in
the calves of the leg. Worst of all,
the salt water comes down on the
hands, and when one works for days
in the winter, when most of the work
is done, the hands fairly break open.
Nevertheless, the longer longs for bit
ter winds to drive the dredges out of
the big water. This gives him good
market for all that he can get. The
pretty weather of last winter was
good for the physical man on the bay,
but those who longed for money more
than for comfort were disappointed.
Forest and Stream.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-29
AIRY MOUND BUILDERS.
Educated Indian Denies That His
Race Made Earth-Heaps.

DIR. Charles A. Eastman, full-bloo1-
ed Sioux, grad ate of Harvard and
author of several books on Indian
subjects. advances the theory that the
famous Indian mounds throughout the
Middle West were not made by Indians,
as is held by historians and archaeolo-
gists. but by action of the wind. He
also holds the theory that no Indian
of the last 300 years ever made flint
head arrow In all the years OF his
life, which was lived among the wild
tribes of the West, did he ever hear
word used to indicate a fint-head
arrow. 81 have never seen or heard
of any Indian who ever knew of one OF
his kind making an arrow from flint
rock" adds DIR. Eastman. universally,
among the Western tribes, the flint
head arrow was called mysterious
arrow or the devils arrow and, when
shot. would not sail well nor would it
penetrate the thick, LARRY hides of the
buffalo or bear. There is a large de-
post of flint rock in South Dakota, but
the Indians had no tools sufficiently
tempered to work the rock. When
any of their fiints were lost they pro-
cued others from white traders" AS
to the origin of the so-called Indian
mounds, DR.. Eastman refers to the one
at Redfield, S. D., which has been
famous over the country for its size
and age. He says that, according to
Sioux traditions, a mighty battle was
fought there, or near the present site
of Redfield, many decades ago, and that
the bodies of the dead were left on the
spot with a slight covering of earth.
Then the wind drifted sand and loose
dirt against the slight mounds, and
thus, bit by bit, the mighty mound of
the present day was formed. But no
Indian hand was used to aid in fashion
ing it grotesque lines and forms.
DR.. Eastman is preparing a book in
in which his theories concerning the
fint-head arrow and the Indian mound
will be developed at length. 1t should
make highly interesting and valuable
addition to the literature devoted to
the Indians, for DR.. Eastman is a man
of remarkable attachments and writer
of charm and vigor.-Rochester Post
Express.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-29

At one of the theatres the other
night was noticed Japanese who
seemed somewhat unfamiliar with his
surroundings, but who evidently knew
the old maxim of doing as Romans
do when one Is in Rome" Next to
the little brown man was an Ameri-
can girl with a large hat, which she
took off with elaborate care and made
fast to the back of the seat in front
of her by the use of numerous hat
rims. The Jap watched this opera
ton until it was completed, and then
looked at his own hat, resting across
his knees. He finally pulled scarf
pin out Of his scarf and fastened his
lat to the seat in front OF him with
it. Perhaps some Of the satisfaction
lie showed in his face at this achieve
laent was due to the fact that the
scarfpin setting was a large ruby sur
rounded with diamoRds-Ph iladelphla
lsecord.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-29

Within comparatively few years
considerable industry has been devel-
oped in extracting oil from corn and
placing it on the market. In answer
to question from a subscriber who
wishes to know to what extent oil is
extracted from corn and sold for COM
mercial purposes, it may be stated
that 100000 gallons to 100000
gallons represent the annual product.
Corn oil is used to some extent for
culinary purposes, is manufactured
into substitute for India. rubber, is
used as a lubricating oil and in the
mixing of paints. The last Federal
census report contains the statement
that seventy-five per cent. or eighty
per cent. of the amount of oil manu-
featured in this country is exported.
Writing us specifically on this SUBJ
ject, G. P. Hartley, in charge of corn
Investigations. Department of Agri-
culture at Washington, says for the
year 1906 the exports Of corn oil
reached value of $1,172,2O6. The
exports in the fiscal year 1905 were
3,10S,917 gallons, valued at a little
less than 100000. In 1904, the
business was about the same proper
tions. In 1908 there was exported
from the United States a total O,
S.77S,000 gallons of corn oil, valued
at $1,467 ,493.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-29

The Korean mother. anxious to as
sure her daughters successful mar.
riage, makes certain that the young
woman becomes a good laundress, for
ability in this direction counts for
more than beauty with the Korean
swain. He does not even demand that
his wife shall be more than a fairly
good cook, but she must be able to
keep fresh and spotless the linen gar
ments which every one, from prince
to peasant, wears. In spite of the fact
that every article of wearing apparel
is of white linen, not even the hum
BILE fiatiron has made its appearance
in Korea, and she attempts to intro
duce such occidental fads as washing
machines and wringers have met with
marked disfavor. The laundry work
is done in the same manner as it VIE
centuries ago, and the first Tecommen-
dalton to young mans flavor is abil-
ity as a laundress.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-29

a box in the pocket. A Massachu-
sets man, realizing this, and prob
ably being addicted to the habit of
carrying loose matches in the pocket,
has solved the problem in a peculiar
manner. He has devised and patent
ed match that is unique in construc-
ton. 1t is shown in the accompany
ing illustration. 1t is made in the
usual way with splint having an
ignition head. Instead of using the
ordinary round splint the latter is
formed with a conceived or channel
portion extending from the head of
the match to the opposite end. In
this channel is placed igniting mate
rials. In use two matches are taken
from the pocket, the head of one be-
ing drawn across the other, and the
match thus ignited. A hundred
could be safely carried in the pocket,
with no chance of accidental ignition.
There is also no necessity of mark
Ing up the walls.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-29

In the cooking of certain liquids It
is often necessary to know when a
certain temperature has been reached
as the milk, etc. Unless the cook
is careful the liquid becomes too hot
and ''burns." This preparation Of in
fusions, such as coffee, cannot happen
where the temperature alarm shown
here is used. 1t consists of base
ring, extending from which are four
uprights which support twisted
wire standard. At the upper extrem-
ity of the latter is an inclined loop
in which rests ball attached to a
chain. Secured on the standard is a
bell. Pivoted within the base ring is
an inverted cup, from which extends
rod, the upper end connecting with
the ball. In operation the device Is
placed in a vessel containing liquid.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-29
An Ok Shoelng Shop In the Woods

In some portions of the Pacific
Northwest teams OF oxen and bulls
are still used for hauling out logs
from the forest. To prevent the ami
mails from slipping on the wet skid
roads and in the swamps. they are
sometimes shod. The bulls, however,
are so difficult to shoe that 1t is nee
essary to tie them securely before
he operation; otherwise they would
Kick over the farrier and do other
damage in their efforts to release
themselves. The accompanying pho
.ograph shows one of the novel black
smith shops, which is designed for
ihoeing bulls in one of the Washing
on lumber camps. The animal is
ed into framework of stout timber
Underneath beam, to which is at
ached sling of heavy canvas. This
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-29
the expense up to s25O.OOO for the

the expense up to s25O,OOO for the
weeks festivities.
New Orleans people figure that every
visitor who comes to town during the
carnival spends $50 and that the big
show is paying proposition for all
parties concerned. Other celebrations
almost equally as famous as the Mardl
Gras are the Yelled Prophets at ST.
Louis, the Priests of Pallas at Kansas
City, Ark Sarben at Omaha and the
fall musical festival at Cincinnati.
New Workers are the most extraya-
CANT of all Americans, and New York
is the costliest city on this continent
to visit. No matter how much the aver
age New Workers. income is he lives up
to it, and often beyond 1t.
Manhattan has SO many pacemakeTs
in spending that no matter how much
of splurge you make there is always
some fellow ready to go you one bet
ter. In speaking of the people OF
New York some one remarked to the
late Col Waring: They devote them
selves to pleasure regardless of ex-
pense," and he replied: "Oh, no, they
don't. They devote themselves to ex-
pense regardless of pleasure"
A New Workers. income may increase
from $4,000 to $4,000 year, but he
spends the one sum as readily as the
other
When the Westerner first strikes
tor xxr-f
the sky high tariffs that abound there
it makes the little shiyers run right
up and down his spine. In London you
can drive in hansome from the Hotel
Cecil to the Victoria Station for a
shilling, baggage and ALL In New
York a cab for about the same distance
costs $3.50. One may stand about
the carriage entrance of Broadway
hotel or at the door of garage and see
a months salary for a United States
senator blown in for automobiles be-
tween noon and dusk any day.
Look at the register at any New
York hotel and you will find the names
of people from every state in the Union,
people living on Broadway for a few
days at the rate of $4,000 a year, when
their expenses at home do mot exceed
$4,000 They figure that they don't get
east very often, and so long as they
are there they might as well "see the
whole show"
By the time they are ready to depart
their places are taken by other PEOPLE
from the west, who are lust on for a
few days, you know" And SO New
York grows fat and sleek.-New York
Sun.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-29
GETTING AND

GETTING AND KEEPING A COW.
w. F. McSparran, secretary and
treasurer of the American Jersey
Cattle Club of Lancaster county, Pa,
in speaking of Getting a Cow and
Keeping Her." said that, to begin with
else it made little difference what
sort of cows he owned He should
endeavor to get a good COW and then
keep her in that condition, for it was
as possible for a COW as for human
to grow in grace. The dairyman should
keep cows for dairy purposes and not
try to secure two or three different
qualities in the same hide. 1t was
impossible to secure a good COW by
going out into the world and crying
'1Co' boss" There were but two ways
open; one, that of buying and the
other that of breeding. Buying is
risky even for an experienced man;
he had rather have the judgment of
that of an average dairyman. In
breeding cows the farmer works in
partnership with nature and nature,
having a great deal of time, is never
in a hurry so the man dies before
the work is fully completed Having
got a good COW the owner should
strive to keep her in that condition.
She is not a machine like a gasolene
engine and she needs a good deal
more care. She does well in the
spring and summer because she has
plenty of food and water; to do well
in the fall and winter she must be
of food and water.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-29
Good Roads Recommendations.

At the State convention of the
Changers, Binghamton, N. Y, the
special Committee on Good Roads
presented a report urging that the
State should not continue the work
of construction of good roads until
an equitable basis of apportionment
between the counties has been adopt
ed. To accomplish this law is rec
commended which will allot to each
county its share of any appropriation
made from the s50,O00,0OO to be
used by the State for good roads
work. The committee would have
State aid for good roads rated ac-
cording to the assessed valuation a
mile instead of the assessed valuation
of the towns
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-29
sling, which is fastened by chains t,

sling, which is fastened by chains to
the beam, is placed around the bull,
and the animal lifted a few inches
from the ground by turning the beam
and winding up the chains by which
the sling is fastened. In short, the
bull is lifted in the same manner as
a hand windlass is turned on board
a ship, iron bars being used to re-
volVe the beam in it's socket. The
feet with the exception of the one
to be shod, are then tied to the frame
work of the cradle" as it is called.
Only in this way can the shoeing be
lately done, and frequently two men
are required, one to hold the foot
while the other adjusts the shoe and
drives the notwithstanding Amer
can.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-29
New STYLE Match.

Few men realize the danger of car
rying a bunch of matches in their
pocket. The heads of the matches
are sure to rub together some day
and ignite, causing damage which can
readily be imagined. A proper safe
guard against such thing happen
ing is the use of safety matches
those that will ignite only when
drawn across a piece of ignition ma
terial. Still, all men detest carrying
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-29
Power.

Is not the evidence of ease on the
very front of all the greatest works
in existence? Do they not say plainly
to us, not there has been a great
effort here" but there has been a
great power here?" 1t is not the
WEAKNESS of mortality, but the
strength of divinity, which we have
to recognize in all mighty things; and
this is just what we now never rec
ognize, but think that we are to do
great things by help of iron bars and
perspiration. Alasi we shall do moth
ing that way, but lose some pounds
of our own weight.-Ruskin.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-29

they accumulate sufficiently to cause
the pressure beneath the cup to lift
it. The cup in rising carries up the
rod, which in turn throws the ball
out of the loop. The ball in falling
strikes the bell, and so sounds an
audible alarm. To adjust the ap-
paratus to different temperatures a
weight is placed on the cup opposite
to the rod. In this way the time of
lifting the cup may be accelerated or
retarded, the range being 14O to PA
degrees.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-29

The experimental Government tea
farm at Wharton, Texas, is soon to be
put to a test. 1t is three years since
the seeds were planted. Tea has also
been successfully grown in South Car
DINA, and the chief obstacle that
stands in the way of its becoming a
commercial enterprise in the United
States seems to be in the cost of labor
rather than any serious difficulty
With the crop itself.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-29

compelled to perform. 1t is no ex-
aggeration TO say that another GEN.
fury will find machinery doing prac-
tically work of all kinds, with prob
ably an attendant to watch the intri-
cate mechanism to see that every.
thing runs smoothly. One of the
latest inventions of this class Is a
contriyance for lighting the lamps in
store windows at a predetermined
moment. The storekeeper can thus
be relieved of any anxiety about the
lighting of his shop. All he is re-
quired to do is to set an alarm clock
time he wishes the store lighted. The
mechanism does the rest. This de.
vice is useful only in connection with
those gas lamps in which pilot
is kept burning at all times. A cord
connecting the gas regulator and tho
alarm clock increases the flow oil
gas at the proper time, the mechant
ism of the clock operating the cord.