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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-28

Even those who criticise President
Roosevelt concede that he has made
the political issues on which the battle
of 1908 must be fought, and that they
can only be settled in harmony with
the Presidents suggestions. Its hard
to satisfy some people. Hastings Ban
NOR
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-28

accordingly went there last August.
Until recently it was thought her
health would be restored. But fate
decreed otherwise and February 10th,
after three weeks of suffering and
two operations she peacefully fell
asleep in Jesus.
Miss Simpson was one of those
sweet Christian characters whom to
know was to love and who had a
smile for each and all, rich and poor
alike. She was faithful member of
the Burton Methodist Episcopal
church and at Denver she soon be-
came identified in church work and
made for herself many warm friends,
who on the eve of the departure of
her body for Burton assembled in a
memorial service led by her Denver
pastor.
The funeral services were held
from the Burton NJ. e. church Tues
day, February rs and we're in charge
of Revs. w. S. Smith and ]. d. Young
and, though it rained very hard all
day, the church was crowded to it's
utmost capacity with her many
friends.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-28

The first congressional district in
Nebraska has instructed its delegates to
the national convention to vote for the
denomination OF President Roosevelt.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-28

The Lansing Republican states that
petitions are being largely signed in
Ingham county asking to have the
question of continuing primary nomina-
submitted to the voters at the spring
election The sentiment is said to be
unfavorable to the system.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-28

What did Mr.. Roosevelt do? He
thought 1t over few days-with a
man of action that is long time
He discussed with himself all the OBJ
jections his cabinet had raised. He
met the questions fairly and square
ly in his minds processes. And then
he sent the message to Congress.
To realize how much courage this
required let the reader ina CINE him
self in like situation. He contem-
plates some radical, decisive step,
taking a big risk. Z His most valued
and trusted friends are called into
council Every one of them, with
out exception, advises against it..
Then he thrashes the whole thing out
for himself, assumes all the RESPONSE
bility, relies wholly upon his own
Judgment and intuition and goes
ahead. That is courage, isn't it?
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-28

j. W. Thorn sells farm and city prop
erty-Citizen's Savings Bank Bldg.
Owosso. 4w
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-28

Mr.. Roosevelt was not surprised
that his cabinet officers advised
against the message He was not in
the slightest hurt or grieved because
they did so. This is evidence of his
breadth Of character, his tolerance of
difference of opinion, and a COM
plete refutation of the theory that he
likes only men who agree with him
and today to him. The President was
not surprised, because what he pro-
posed to do was to fight. 1t is not
the business of councillor to egg on
warfare The President knows his
military history and Tactics from end
to end--from Alexander, Hannibal
and Caesar to Frederick the Great,
Napoleon, Grant, Lee and Okuma.
He knows that councils of war rarely
bring on great battles. They are bet
ter for strategy or retreat. And this
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-28
or of the Committee,
INVrUVAA II nrnrF

owosso. Mich. Feo'y a5th, 1903.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
Odd Contrasts In Climate,

SQQ SOuSTAStS an S1ifndtSi
New York is usually thought Of a.
being directly west from London. 1t
is, however, despite it's far more rigor.
Gus climate, 900 miles nearer the equa.
tor than Is the British capital. The
bleak coast Of Labrador is directly
west Of London. The same line passes
the southern part of Hudson bay and
Lake Winnipeg. On the other side of
the continent it touches the southern
extremity Of Alaska and continues
through the center of the isthmus of
Kamchatka and Siberia and Russia to
Homburg.
1t is astonishing. too, to reflect on
the fact that Montreal, with its win
tiers OF extraordinary severity. is $50
miles nearer the equator than is Lon
don. Montreal, indeed, is on the same
degree Of latitude as Venice
Another illustration of the unexpect-
ed in contrasts is found in COMPARE
son OF st. Johns, Newfoundland, with
Paris. Paris has winter of compare
tive mildness. while st. Johns is a re-
gion Of bitter cold and fogs, with drift
Ing icebergs along its coast. Yet St.
Johns is 100 miles nearer the equator.
New York Tribune.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26

From time out Of mind. says the ia
pan Times, certain devotees Of that
country have visited a celebrated tenn
pie at Martha twice year to perform
the pious act Of fasting within It's sa-
cred precincts. A fasting hall" has
been specially erected for their accom-
mediation. Observations kept on 226
men and SO women who tasted showed
that Of the whole number SO tasted less
than week, TIA tasted one week, 10
continued fasting two weeks, IA tasted
three weeks. and one went without
food for five weeks. Inquiry as to the
motives of the fasters showed that 1859
men and % women desired to rise in
the world, IS men and women want
ed to increase their business profits, 16
men prayed for the safety Of their fam
lilies. l3 men and women sought cures
Of diseases aud 10 men wanted general
good luck. Only three persons, two
men and one woman, tasted in graft
tude for the fulfillment of former pray
ers. 1T need scarcely be said" re-
marks the japan Times, that the peri
cd Of their fasting was the shortest"
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
SNOWFALL Showers.

More than one explorer in cold eli
mates has noted the curious phenome-
non Of snowfall shower" The balls,
1t is true, are not very big, the aver
age being about the size of a hens
egg, but they are true snowballs for
all that-cOmpressed globes Of snow,
not little humps Of ice or hail. a fall
Of the kind occurred in north London
in March, 1859. and at the time it was
observed that the balls seemed five
times as dense and compressed as ordi-
nary snow and in no way to be told
from the usual handmade missiles
They had fallen during the night and
We're strewn many layers thick over
very large area. No cause-except a
doubtful electrical One-can be as
cribed for tue strange phenomenon,
and mounta1neers are apt to discredit
the stories of SNOWFALL showers told
them by the old guides till suddenly in
the midst OF an ordinary storm they
find themselves assailed as though by
myriads Of mischievous schoolboys.-
London Standard.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
Fortune and
A CaStaWay.
Bn Marshall CromtUeU.
Copyrighted, 1908, by Associated
Literary Press.

Most of the passengers were at lunch
con. for the steamer was still In the
channel, and the choppy waves had
small effect on the huge bulk OF the
liner.
Even when the channel should be
passed and the heavy swell of the Al
lantic should be encountered there
would be little motion and few i'll, but
today every seat was taken. Mason
Hawley, coming late purposely, scan
ned the crowd eagerly, then sank into
his seat, his face clouded by disappont-
ment.
Hawley. despite a fund OF CONNER
cial common sense that had enabled
him to score a business success, was
superstitious in many ways. He had
been a guest on houseboat just be-
fore sailing, and a wet day had been
beguiled with fortune telling and SINH
lar devices of the rain imprisoned.
The seer had been a young woman
whose brunette beauty seemed TO sus-
tain her statement that the blood OF
the Zingari flowed in her veins.
Adroit guessing. supplemented ny
positive knowledge in the form of hints
from the host, had enabled her to read
accurately Hawley's past, so when she
had reached the future he had lis
tened open cared and believing While
she predicted that on the homeWard
voyage he would meet his fate.
"She will be on the steamer the
girl had predicted You will become
engaged before the steamer reaches
port, and you will live happy ever
after"
His reason for taking vacation had
been Betty Lippincott's treatment
After lively pursuit all season Miss
Lippincott had withdrawn the favor
she had shown Hawley and had be
come engaged to Dudley Hodge. who
had come upon the scene only a few
weeks before.
Hawley had taken his rejection very
much to heart and had come abroad t.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
A Horse Trade,

A prominent English landlord was
one day riding across a common ad-
jacent to his preserves when he over
took one Of his tenants, who was also
mounted. After the usual salutations
they rode on in silence for some min
utes, when the tenant slightly spurred
his horse, a balky animal. whereupon
it dropped to its knees
What's the matter with your
horse:" asked his lordship. The en-
barrassed tenant remarked by way of
explanation that his steed always act
ed that way when there was game to
be found
A moment later, to the tenants sat
lsfactlon and surprise, a frightened
mare jumped out Of some bushes near
by.
This SO impressed the landlord that
he at once drove a bargain by which
ne secured the tenants barebacked
peast In exchange for his own fine
mount, perfectly saddled With much
asiilty the tenant leaped to his new
morse, and all went well until they
came TO small stream, whereat the
'ahoiofds new nag Immediately balk-
81. A drive home with the SPURS
Drought 1t again to its knees.
Hello! What's up now? There's no
game here" said his lordship.
True, my lord" was the ready re-
ply but forgot to tell you 'ee,s a
5000 Tor nsh a. 'se IL TOR eame.s
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
H. mo,r
HIS LUCK.

How 4 "Linsuist" Came to Lose a
Good Meal.
Madam" began the man with the
red nose to the farmers wife, ''you see
before you learned man In hard luck.
In fact, am one Of the worlds great
est linguists."
"Is 1t painful?" she sympathetically
asked
"You don't understand, madam. A
1inguist is one who can talk the Ian
guages. Now, l can converse with you
in Latin. I can tell you the sad story
of my life in Greek. I can go to the
lecture platform and lecture in any
language known to man."
Dew tellw she gasped.
Eyes, madam; all the languages are
spoken fluently by me. Were you Ger
man I would talk German with you;
were you French we would converse in
the language of that country; were you
Spanish you would think from my talk
that l was a native of the land of the
dons."
II want tew know! Mebbe you'd jest
as soon ask fur piece of pie in Lat
1n?"
Certainly, MADAME pluribus un-
ion semper idem de pumpkin.
"Waal. the idea" exclaimed the
amazed farmers wife. AN how does
the French language sound?"
Beautiful, madam. When l say in
French, 'Parle yous rouget noir GU
sausage?' l mean, Isn't it a lovely
day."
"Good landsw
"The same sentence in German would
be, 'Ach, budweiser und der kemp
stein is oudt.'"
WAL, wal. wal! How sum folks
dew run tew smartness! VIII ye take
dinner with us?''
certainly, madam"
"It's real kind OF ye to be 80 obligin'
My son will be hum from college any
mint, an he writes that he knows all
them languages. You an him can talk
'em all over an let pa an me listen to
We. Would you like to step over to the
wash house an wash up fur dinner?
It's all ready"
The great ''linguist" heaved a heavy
sigh muttered something about fool
sons being around when they were not
wanted and started In the direction of
the wash house.
But he did not return.-BOhemian
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26

HE CRIED.
seek forgetfulness, with such small
success that he welcomed the time of
see Betty, and he derived mournful
pleasure from that anticipation.
Now the words Of the seeress
brought him new hope. She had pre-
dicted that he would meet his fate on
the steamer and live happy ever aft
er" He knew that he could not be
happy except with Betty, and Of
course that meant that Betty would
be on the homeward bound ship.
But Betty's name was not to be
found on the passenger lists. nor was
Bettys pretty self to be found in the
discontentedly the usual crowd of
homegoing schoolteachers and tourists
who at that season were in the ma
jority.
There We're half a dozen pretty girls,
girls above the average i'll good looks,
but Hawley told himself miserably
that no one who had loved Betty could
ever love one of these commonplace
persons.
That they were far from common
place he could not appreciate, and he
regarded with dull wonder the nu-
merous steamer fiirtatiOns that sprang
up overnight.
After that one quick scrutiny at the
luncheon table he had not looked at a
single woman with interest, though
many of them We're we'll worth look
ing at, aud he asked himself with dull
tnsistence which of these tiresome
persons was written on the cards as
his fate
AS the days passed and the steamer
neared the home port this wonder in.
creased to anxiety 1t never occurred
to Hawley to ascr1be the fortune" to
the joking propsnsities Of the black
eyed girl She was of the Zingari
and the blood Of prophecy flowed il
her veins.
When they had spoken the lightshiI
and there were signs Of home Hawley
grew worried. He did not question
the workings of fate, but he knew thai
only an accident would precipitate al
engagement now. BY the following
day they should be in port. and there
was no time for a conventional WOO
ing.
He stayed on deck long after thu
lights were extinguished. He had
made friends with the officers, ani
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
A Patient JUDGE,

4 western judge. sitting in cham
bers, seeing from the piles Of papers
In the lawyers hands that the first
case was likely to be holly contested,
asked, What is the amount in ques-
tion% 1.-TWO dollars" said the plain
tiff's counsel. "I'll pay it," said the
judge, handing over the money. "Call
the next case"
He had not the patience of. Sir VIII
liam Grant, who. after listening for
two days to the arguments Of counsel
as to the construction of a certain
act, quietly observed when they had
done. THAT act has been repealed"
-ArgOnaut.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
PRECEDENT

4 hat tho size Of Saturn's rings
She wore. quite lost to view,
But when l asked, why hide your
head?"
She looked surprised and only said,
THE other girls all do"
In dress she wore enormities,
The dreaded sheath gown too.
A modest, shrinking maid Is she,
But fatefully she says to me,
THE other girls all do
One day / caught her In q fib-
Not very large. it's true
Still, when l urged, as duty led,
A slight remonstrance this she said,
1.-THE other girls all do
So from her book q leaf I took,
And one I'll never rue.
Now when I beg her for a kiss
And then some more I say just this.
1.-THE other girls all do"
Puck.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
Spare the Horses.

4 cavalry sergeant at d western post
had endured the stupidity Of recruit
for many days One day the rookie"
was thus greeted when he had VIC
lated the sergeant's orders:
Say, don't ever come at the horses
from behind without speak1n' to
'em!" exclaimed the sergeant They'll
be kicking in that thick head Of yours
Then the first thing you know there'll
be a lot O lame horses in the squad
ron. WRAPPERS Weekly.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
Her Visit to the Dentist.

Washington family recently sought
permission Of her mistress to take an
afternoon off for the purpose Of con-
sulting a dentist.
Upon her return the mistress said
well, Hosalie. did you have the
tooth filled!'
Il did, num-"
And what did the dentist fill it
whirlpool or amalgam?'
Il don't know just what it was,
mum, but from the way l feel l
LIGHTNING. num-"
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
Up Against a Hard One.

The great deliver into the secrets of
nature who had accumulated fortune
and retired from active business in or
der to be able to give his whole time
to study and experiments was observ-
ed to be cogitating profoundly.
"What are you giving your mind to
now" inquired one of his laboratory
assistants.
II am merely wondering" he an
swered, what becomes of all the
corks. "-Chicago Tribune.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
What He Knew.

DO you believe that love makes the
world go round?' queried the senti-
mental maid in the big touring car.
II don't know about that" replied
the practical young man at the steer
ing wheel. but it is gasoline that
makes the wheels go round on a grade
like this"
And, realizing that it was a hope
less case. the sentimental maid closed
her face and proceeded to get inter-
ested in the scenery.-Detroit Tribune.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
Domestic Repartee.

john said Mrs. Binks, II wish
you'd give Jimmie a good hard spank
tag | can't get him to take his bath,
aud he's about as dirty as he can be-"
"Oh, l don't think busting his jacket
will clean him upv' returned John.
Il don't want you to dust his jacket"
said Mrs. Binks II want you to soak
him for fair. "-Lippincott's Magazine.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
Ascum-And what did be say?
A Pair of EN-.

There are at least two things that a
woman is ever ready to jump at" re-
marked the thoughtful thinker.
What are they?" queried the inno-
cent bystander.
"A mouse and an offer Of marriage"
answered the t. t.-St. Louis Post-Dts-
patch.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
The Other Way.

$50 you refuse me admittance," COM
planned the newly arrived spirit to st.
Peter. you turn me of into the cold ~
NO" replied the old saint Unto the
hot. Boston Transcript.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
A Marital Repeater.

Ascum-You say his wife had him
arrested for repeating. | didn't know
she took any interest in political elec-
lions.
Ktdder-ln political elections2
Ascum-Yes. Didn't you say she &C.
cused him of repeating?
Kidder-Y es :bigamy.-Catholic Stand
ard and Times
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
A Thousand Words a Day

TN take your case" said the law
yer, "but III be SO busy for the next
six months that it will not be ready
for trial till then"
But" exclaimed the eager client,
you don't mean to say it will take
that long to prepare the evidence"
Not at all. l allude to the hypo-
thetical question. "-Brooklyn Life.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
A Puzzier.

Little Willie-Say, pa, this paper tells
about dog being placed on scent.
Pa-Well, my son, what Of it?
Little Willie-Oh, nothing, only If
one dog can be placed on a scent I'd
like to know how many could be placed
on a doIlar.-Puck.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
NeiahborIy Comment.

Mrs. Caller-Mrs Neurfch Is 8 pc
culiar woman
Mrs. Uppson-lndeed.
Mrs. Galleries. Why, really be
lieve she thinks more Of her dog than
she does Of her little boy
Mrs. Uppson-I don't doubt it, The
dog has a famous pedigree-Chicago
News.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
True to Her Trainino,

where was the new star discover
ed" asked one dramatic critic Of an
other.
I'm laundry" was the reply.
"Ah, well. she can't forget her old
calling. She's mangling the part"
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
In Doubt,

THAT'S curious looking mule
you're driving" remarked the man
who was whiting a pine stick.
"Yassir," answered Erastus Pinkley.
'He is kind O. GURUS
What will you take for him?'
"What'll ! take fob him? Say, boss,
is you referrin' to dat mule as piece
O. property or an affiiction "-Wash.
ington Star
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
A Suspicion.

She-How is it your sister did not
sing tonight? He-Oh. the Doctor has
forbidden her. He says she must not
sing for six months. She-Does he
live near her?
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
Cruel Thrust.

1.-THE old gentleman in the first row
said l had voice like bell" said the
sweet singer. do you think it should
be rung?"
No" Kissed the low comedian. III l
had my way it would be wrung."-
Chicago News.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
Another Kind.

Didn't know liquor killed him"
'It didn't
But you said he died from taking a
drop too much
Yes. He was what's called an avia-
tor. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
The Difficulty.

FriendBut don't you find it hard
to write successful musical piece?
Composer-Oh. dear me, no! The
only difficult thing is to write a good
one.--Harvard Lampoon.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
A Foolish Question.

WAS your father an old man when
he died" asked the prosecuting attor-
ney.
Haven't l just told you," flung back
the irritable witness, that my father
was a baseball umpire?' Brooklyn
Life
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
Very Unlikely.

Dumley-Your friend. the editor, was
good enough to glance over my poem,
so | FASTENED to assure him that it
was entirely original
Ascum-And what did he say?
Dumley-He said be knew that at
once: He didn't suppose |. had ever
seen it in print anywhere.-Philadel-
phia Press.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26

College Boys-We, wo. wy, wus.
What the deuce is the matter with US :?
Uncle Jonas-l dunno. boys, but it
amt as serious as it's gOin' to be II
you keep up that racket Kansas City
Times.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26
Paradoxical, but Plain.

There is one thing which, while al
ways lively proceeding. Ia yet dead
ISSUE
What is that?"
"Contesttng a Will" =, Baltimore
American.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26

An error gracefully acknowledged Il
q victory won.-Gascoigne.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26

My insurance costs me SO a week. "
That's pretty steep, isn't it?"
"Well, it's the price | have to pay
for porter husky enough to chase
agents away" Philadelphia Ledger
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04
SHERIFF'S SALE.

Somerset, 5. }.
Taken on e4ec-.j5n wherein Edna 3. Hi.
ton IS creditor, ami Theodore Paulin is
debtor, aud viii be sold b' public auction
TO the highest bidder at the store Of y Han
cox, in Jaekmaa Plantation. in the county Of
Somerset, July 18th, A. D. locS. a. two
O'Clock T. NJ.
a certain lot Or parcel Of AMI, situated in
Jackman Plantation In the County of Somer.
set AMI State Of Maine, an bounded ami
described as follows, t5-wit: Commencing
on the line Of the County road al stake ana
stones; thence westerly one hundred and
twenty seven fz7) fee; on the south line Of
land formerly ownei by koek Gilman to a
stake and stones thence s5uthegly one I'm.
bred and fourteen no feet to 4 s,aSe and
stones; thence easterly one hundred an
twenty seven >tz7) feet to a stake and
stones on the lire Of the County roali
thence northerly one hundred AMI fourteen
(II4) feet on the County read 10 rirst men
toned bounds toge,her with the building,
thereon
3wz2 SULLIVAN NEWTON.
Deputy Sheriff.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04
Card of Thanks.

We wish to express our most
sincere thanks for the kindness shown
us by 80 many friends and neighbors
in our recent bereavement, and to
assure all that it is accepted as show
ing thoughtfulness toward us and
respect for the memory of our
mother. We especially wish to thank
the members of the senior class of
the Skowhegan High School for their
Gift of beautiful flowers, and others
for the many floral tributes.
Eleanor Varney,
Mildred Varney,
Allen Varney,
Ethel Narney.
SkoWhegan, Me, June 4, 1908.