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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-10
Republicans Open Campaign With a
Successful Rally ut MuskegOn.

On the evening of the LIST, the cam
paign of 1908 on the part Of the Re-
publicans of Michigan was opened at
Muskegon with a genuine love feast.
Congressman Mclaughlin had invit-
ed the entire Michigan delegation in
Congress to be present as speakers
at the meeting and Congressman
Fordney, Diekema, Gardner and
Townsend accepted and were present
to sing the praises of Taft and Sher-
man. There. was large attendance
and great enthusiasm prevailed
throughout the speaking. The De-
troit Free Press says that Congress
men Joseph w. Fordney and Chas.
E. Townsend made the hits of the
evening" The Grand Rapids Her.
aid in it's report of the meeting said:
"Joe" Fordney, Michigan's only
Cannon man and the best story teller
in the delegation, offered some Of his
choicest, making a great hit.
81 occupy peculiar and some
what unique position" said Fordney,
referring to his course at Chicago,
because of my friendship for that
grand old man, Speaker Joseph G.
Cannon. I didn't dislike the man
who won, but on account of my close
personal acquaintance with Mr.. Can
non l felt that had to be for him.
But, as Mr.. Gardner and Mr.. Die
kema told you, the ticket, Taft and
Sherman, will sweep the country. ~
eff Mr.. Bryan is nominated at Den
yer, our success is doubly assured,
for believe Bryan is the weakest
man of prominence in the Democratic
party today"
Fordney avowed himself a believ-
er in high tariff to protect the la
boring man and declared himself
thoroughly satisfied with the tariff
plank in the Republican platform.
Then he gave portion of the speech
he made at Greenville last fall the
keynote of which wasy eff you want
the tariff lowered, where would you
begin?"
Fordney brought this home in
homely fashion with this question:
w hiSh OhV VI yOu lhCh--ldl
laboring man or manufacturer-pro-
duces anything he thinks he sells
too cheap"
Driving this home, Fordney as
serted that tariff tinkering would re-
suit in all producers having to sell
cheaper, a consummation he did not
accept as for the best.
"While / would rather raise the
tariff than to lower it," he said
finally, "yet know the American
people generally want revision. and
If I am elected againJ will lend my
best services to revise 1t for the best
interests Of all. "a declaration that
will be Of interest in Fordney's dis
trict where the fight against him will
be made mainly on the issue of his
''standpat' attitude.
Taking another tact he declared
that there was too much demagog-
cry. socialism and anarchy. "I
would be glad" he declared, "to vote
for<a law making anarchy punishable
by DEATH"
In winding up he declared his ad-
nerence to Taft and Sherman, saying
The ticket is sure to win and prophe-
'ying 100000 majority in Michigan.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-10
Our Member in Congress.
ON the st Johns Republican.

From the st Johns Republican.
one of the high privileges belongs
ing to every American voter is that
OF bein9a critic, and one of the pen
alties which every man occupying a
prominent public position has to pay
Is being obliged to submit to criti-
cism. 1t may be all very we'll to re-
lieve the gall and get rid of the ven
ON in ones heart by telling the other
fellow what blankety. blank fool he
has made of himself when he had
done right for 90 times and per-
haps missed the hundredth But the
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-10
Polite. Make Strange sedfelIows.

FoutiSS Mdhe StTdnSe ocutcNoWS'
From the Bancroft Commercial.
This old and trite saying was never
more forcibly verified than it is right
now by the fact that the Owosso Ar
gus, an erswhile republican paper,
and the democratic-f trade Detroit
News have rolled into the same cot and
are shooting straws through the same
old threadbare free trade democratic
blanket.
In its issue of Thursday last the
Argus, in its efforts to discredit Rep
resentative Fordney in the eyes of the
people of this county, copies long
free.trade article from the News-an
article written along the same lines
and containing the same old buncombe
as did those appearing in its columns
during the first Mckinley campaign in
1896.
The Argus will need to get some
heavier ammunition than this if it
hopes to queer Fordney with the people
of Shiawassee. Our people are too
good republicans and too well satisfied
with republican principles, which Mr..
Fordney has stood nobly and stead
tasty for, to be hoodwinked by fiimsy
freetrade arguments.
Who would have thought however,
that Campbell, of the Argus, would
have been so disappointed over his
failure to receive an appointment at
the hands of Mr.. Fordney as to cause
him to forget his republican leaning
and make his columns the medium for
the circulation of democratic or free
trade doctrine.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-10
Has the Confidence of an Indepen.
dent.

Mr. Taft, in ability, integrity and
in every phase Of his character, meas
ures up to the high standard of
American presidents. He has been
tried in responsible places, and at no
time has been found wanting. He
holds, as he deserves to hold, the
confidence of the American people.
There Is no opportunity to chal-
lenge his past performance or to
doubt the success of any future per-
formance that may be required of
him.-Boston Herald.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-10

Business and professional men
thfoughout the country are already
getting out of the Democratic party as
they do not wish to support Bryan and
are announcing themselves for Taft
and Sherman. Among the number are
Judge E. b. Adams and Judge d. q.
Taylor, of ST. Louis Mo-, the latter
stating that This country stands more
in need of a constructive statesman
than at any time since the COS. Party
lines have gone from thinking mems
minds and will be reformed only when
me great questions confronting US are
worked out more definitely Mr.. Roos-
svelt opened the nations eyes to many
OF its ills. They must be cured, not
aggravated. believe Mr. Taft will be
Of greater service to the country in the
Presidential office than any other man.
There no longer being any Democratic
party, the Democrats who have not
gone oyer to the Bryanites will in all
find themselves driven to
vote for Taft"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-10

Fifty thousand men resumed work in
the Carnegie and other iron mills at
Pittsburg on Monday, while the rail
way shops in that city are now running
overtime to get their equipment in
shape for the fast increasing business.
. Indications all point to a return of
business prosperity throughout the
country.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-10

Editor Sleicher of Leslie's Weekly
says that Taft will cary New York state
by 100000 majority and adds that it
makes no difference what New York
man may happen to go on the ticket
with Byran.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-10

Congressman Fordney is not going to
sitidle and let Banker Fitzgerald of ST.
JoAhs take his seat without protest.
FoAhney has Irish blood and is scrap.
pet for fair. He will go into the cam
paian prepared to carry the fight to
hia3pponents. Already he has nailed
onS statement that he was mixed up
IN The Oregon timber frauds and is
ssil4 to have forced the paper making
it retract the story. At Muskegon
Wednesday, night Fordney 'tried out"
ApFtion Of the speech he will use on
The Eighth district voters between now
and primary day and it certainly
SOM ded good. Loyalty to an old friend
b We motive he assigns for voting
for Speaker Cannon and the way the
other congressman clapped their hands
whfh they heard 1t, it looked as if
soaSb of them would not have minded
IL they had been in shape to deliver
"UHcle Joe" a vote too.-Grand Rapids
HERALD.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-10

Gubernatorial candidate Earle has
challenged Messrs. Warner and Brad
ley to joint discussion in twenty five
cities next month to give the good
people of Michigan an opportunity to
hear them discuss the issues of the
campaign. He insists that the discus
sion is Ito be by us personally; no
substitutes or assistants permitted
and "no quarter shall be asked for or
given to any candidate under any cir
eumstances." Evidently Horatio is
getting his ''dander" up.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-10

Neil r. Walsh is willing to serve the
people of Shiawassee county for the en-
suing two years as circuit court COM
missioner and there is no good reason
why he should not His ability will
not be questioned by any one and his
service in the Office has shown that he
is dependable official Mr. Walsh
will appreciate the support of all at the
primary on September 1st
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-10

A specific for pain-Dr Thomas Elec-
trio Oil. strongest, cheapest liniment
ever devised. A household remedy in
America for % years.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-10

Frank H. Hitchcock of Massachu-
sets, was chosen as chairman of the
Republican national committee at the
conference held on Wednesday with
Mr.. Taft This means vigorous and
ell-conducted campaign, along lines
that cannot be questioned Arthur /.
Yorys. member of the committee from
Ohio, who has been frequently men
toned for chairman, is to have charge
of the campaign in Ohio, with head.
quarters at Cincinnati with Mr.. Taft.
George R. Sheldon of New York, was
chosen treasurer. He is in favor of
making public the list of contributors
TO the campaign fund and it is believed
his selection was asked for by Mr. Taft
for this reason and for the further
reaaon that the laws of New York
require such statment to be filed.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-10

Have YOU PAID your SU BSCRIP
TION TO THE TINES for 1908?
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-12-04
z Good Roads. q
For Better Roads.

Many Americans who live in or
near large cities would be surprised
20 hear IL stated that the United
States has the poorest roads OF any
civilized country in the world. New
ertheless, the statement is declared by
all who have hal opportunity to learn
by experience 10 be unquestionably
true, when the roads OF the whole
country are cons dered. Lately there
has been much criticism Of the auto
mobile as being destructive of good
roads. The damage is so great that
in France the Government has been
forced TO take up the matter, and is
even now studying preventive plans.
In the United States, however, IL may
be that the automobile will yet prove
a powerful influence In better roads.
The American Automobile Associa-
tion has recently held a two days
good roads convention in Buffalo, at
which provision was made for practi-
DDS of road-bulding and repairing.
and for experiments looking toward
the discovery of binding material
for surfacing roads which will not
be sucked out by the pneumatic tires.
There are signs. too, says Youths
Companion, that the old policy OF
throwing upon the towns the burden
OF building the roads and keeping
them in repair is TO be superseded by
the more sensible plan of having the
State do ii. The towns will, OF
course, care for their own streets,
but the main highways should be
built and cared for by the State. as
they are in France, Germany and
Switzerland.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-12-04

The skirts that close at the front
in what is known as coat style. ar,
among the latest developments o!
fashion and are exceedingly smart IL
effect. They suit young girls admir-.
ably well, and this one will be found
available for the future as well al
for present needs. In the illustration
it is made OF serge stitched ane
closed with buttons and buttonholes
and serge is favorite for the present
and incoming seasons, but linen, pop
linette and the like are charming st
made, and new skirts OF the sort are
quite likely TO be in demand, Will,
also all the heavier skirting anil suit
ing materials will be found admir-
aDie.
The skirt is cut on the new lines
and gives the fashionable slender ef.
feet to the figure. yet 1t has widts
enough at the lower edge TO meaE
comfort in walking. It can be mad,
with habit back or inverted pleats AZ
liked. There are five cores and tn,
front gore is finished with a hem al
its left edge and buttoned over onto
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-12-04
Good Roads Fra.

"All travellers desire good roads.
and they are a source OF convenience
and comfort 10 every one" said Mr..
Robert r. Hill, of Pittsburg, who is
at the Hotel Martinique.
well built roads attract large
populations as we'll as good schools
and churches. That they vastly i'm
prove the value Of property can easily
be appreciated. A good farm located
five miles from a market and con-
nected by bad road is of less value
than farm equally as good lying ten
miles from a market, but connected
by we'll constructed roads. Good
roads encourage a greater exchange
OF products and commodities, for
larger loads can be drawn over roads
in good shape by one horse than by
two over a poor road. The bicycle
and the automobile are to be thanked
for the marked improvement in the
roads of the East. The West has
much to learn in this respect, as was
proven by the New York TO Paris au-
tomobile race.
The construction Of good roads is
absolutely essential to trade, for they
are the arteries of communication.
Our great increase in population COM
pels us to develop transportation ia
cilities of all kinds TO the highest de-
gree. New York Telegram.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-12-04
Must Keep Good Roads.

Farmers desiring TO continue to re-
ceive mail by rural delivery must see
10 il that the condition of their roads
is maintained at a high standard, to
enable carriers 10 deliver mail with
ease and facility. according 10 an an
nouncement Of the Postoffice Depar>-
ment
On May Il last the attention OF the
postmaster at Peru, Ind, vas called
10 the bad condition of the roads on
rural free delivery routes of that
Office. Through efforts OF the post
master. work was begun on seven OF
the twelve roads leading out OF Peru.
At local meeting IL was decided
TO request the detail of an engineer
from the Good Roads Bureau of the
Department OF Agriculture to con-
struct az. object lesson road. and in
pursuance of a State law contracts
we're let TO the amount OF Ss5. 900
-or the construction of gravel roads
ne county.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-12-04
scotch Thrift.

They sat each at an extreme end OF
the horsehair sofa. They had beet
coortin' now for something like two
years, but the wide gap between then
had always been respectfully pre-
served.
"A penun for your thochts, Sandy,
murmured Maggie. after a silence oi
an hour and a half.
"Weel," replied Sandy, slowly, witt
surprising boldness, "tae tell We the
truth, | was jist thinkin how fine II
wad be II ye were tae sic me a WEE,
bit kissie.
i've nae objection, simpered
Maggie, slithering over, and kissed
him plumply on the tip OF his lep
ear.
ihen she slithered back.
Sandy relapsed into brown stud,
once more and the clock licked TWEEN
ty-seven minutes.
An what are ye thinkin' about
ooo-anither, eh?"
"Nae. nae. lassie; it's mair serioui
the moo"
lis IL, laddiee" asked Maggie. soft
ly. Her heart was going pit-a-pa'
with expectation. An what micht Il
be-"
II was jist thinkin'." answered
Sandy, that 1t was aboot time "
were payin' me that penny. An
swers.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-12-04
Good Roads Proof OF Intelligence.

The Honorable John II. Bankhead. I.
Senator of Alabama, in a powerful
speech in the United States Senate
upon the question of good roads.
epitomized the whole question in a
very few words. He said:
Good roads are the avenues OF
progress, the best proof Of intelli-
gence. They aid the social and re-
ligious advancement of the people,:
they increase the value of products.
save time, labor and money; they add
TO the value of farm property; they
are the initial source of commerce
which swell in great streams and
flow everywhere, distributing the
products of our fields, forests and fac
tories. The highways are the COM
mon property of the country; their
benefits are shared by all; they are
needed by all; they benefit all and
all should contribute to them.
1t would be difficult to make a
stronger plea for good roads. The
above statement coming from a man
OF high social and political standing
will command the respect of every
one His golden words will become
a classic upon the subject.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-12-04

mere, challis, voile and the like are
TO be extensively worn this season.
This model has the great advantage
of allowing a choice of the Chemisette
edged with banding or OF a palmer
waist with the tucks extended to the
collar and made of one material
throughout. The sleeves are dis
tinctly novel and graceful and can be
made with the long deep cuffs match
ing the blouse OF one material extend
ing over the wrists or can be cut off
in three-quarter lengths, all new
styles being popular for blouses Of
the sort. They are laid in tucks at
the inside edges and fall in graceful
folds at the other.
The waist is made with a fitted lin
ing. and itself consists OF the front
and the backs. Ii is laid in fine
-tucks, aud when the Chemisette is
used il is cut out on indicated lines
The sleeves are in one piece each.
but arranged over fitted Innings,
made with upper and under portions.
and these Innings are faced TO form
deep cuffs.
The quantity OF material required
for the sixteen-year size is three and
three-quarter yards twenty-one or
twenty-four, two and a half yards
thirty-two or two and one-quarter
yards forty-four inches wide with
seven-eighth yard OF all-over lace and
one and seven-eighth yards OF band
ing TO make as illustrated.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-12-04
THE VOWEL LIMERICKS.

An Irishman boasted. @With aaaa
I kin carry hOd whore plaza"
But one day he dropped
Twenty stories and stopped
The moral Is: Boosting ne er paaaa.
She made a Welsh rarebit with eeee
And consumed a supply If old cheese;
The young man she fed
Tumbled out Of his bed
Your in'ards it's best not 10 teeee.
A maid who had wonderful iii
And brain Of minimum siiii.
Led all men a dance
By the lure Of her glance
BE pretty II you can't be will.
A crafty young fellow who oooo
a lot more than any one knooOO,
Progressed for a spell
But he's now in cell
The prudent man pays as he goooo.
A man said. "I'll never more uuuu
Anv liquor. because ! don't cauuuu.'
But, grieYOus 20 see.
Ile went on spree
It's hard 10 live up % our vuuuu
William GansOn Rose, in Judge.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-12-04
FISAsNAE
s@EEYN&

Knicker-'Bulgari has declared
itself Independent Of Turk ~" Hem
pekt--"I know just how it feels. -
Judge.
Time is money" quoted the Wise
Guy. Perhaps" said the Simple
Mug, but it's a mighty poor substi.
ute for a bank account. ."-Philadel
phia Record.
rs genius really the capacity for
,aking palms." Nav" answered the
poet. Genius is the capacity for CO.
ing without eating" Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The One-"But If you have the
money why don't you pay your
1ebts?" The Other" Because If I
lid that. wouldn't have the money"
Chicago Daily News.
When your efforts fail to pay
In the strife
Get some comfort anyway:
Blame your wife.
Kansas CITY Journal
Fastboy - Really. dear, you
shouldn't wait supper for me this
way when I'm detained at the onice. q"
Mrs. Fastboy-"S Supper, you idiot,
The maid has just laid the table for
breakfast. Puck.
Little British Girl Ito naughty
Drother) -"Y You'll catch il. you dwef.
'ul bow" He-"That' all you know
Miss Clever Mas out with the Suf.
fragists. and Pas hiding in the House
Of Commons Punch
81 wonder what the President
would have done at Pompeii when II
rained hot ashes and molten lava.
Seized the occasion, in all probable
lty. to go for a nice walk. Louis.
willie Courier-JOurnal
Mrs. Gramercv--"So yOu find IL
hard to make both ends meet?" Mrs
Parks-"Yes. The money | won at
bridge while away in the country
scarcely makes up what my husband
lost in town at poker Puck.
"Can we duet" asked the tenor.
Can we sing the song before us
Can we do as they rechoir""
And the answer was. "Of chorus
Kansas CITY Star.
You can't fool all Of the people
all of the time" That's all right
interrupted the Old Codger. Just
SOS we can manage TO fool ourselves
all of the time and our wives about
half the time, what do we need &c
worry about the rest Of the world?
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Officer Investigating old-age pen
sion claims) well. Mrs Brady, ano
how old might you be-" Mrs. Brady
--"Sorra wan of me knows, indeed
sor." Officer-"Think, now. Don't
yod know the date OF your birth"
Mrs. B.-"The date of my birth, is
It? Sure. there was no such things
as dates when was born Punch.
"Your family seem to enjoy going
to Europe" Yes" answered Mr.
Cumrox. Mother and the girls have
observed that | am weak on gettins
he value OF foreign money. Things
are ordered and paid for before J
have time to make any intelligent in
uuiries as TO the expense. Wash
ington Star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-12-04
Poor old Dad.

Father. we're going to give barr
iance. The men are to wear oyeralli
and the girls gingham dresses.
We'll. for once you've hit on some
thing homely and sensible"
so glad YOU approve Now wanl
$50 to buy a gingham dress with. -
Washin gtcn Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-12-04

One OF the departures in the fash
ion this season is the matching OF
the sleeve to the bodice instead OF 20
the yoke This does not mean that
the sleeve Is OF the same material as
the waist. for II Is usually a trans
parent fabric. but Il matches In color-
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-12-04
IOrchOn Lace.

Many sets Of underlinen made fei
the brides and debutantes of the com.
ing season are trimmed with real tor.
chon lace. This is a durable, service
able lace that should never have gone
out of fashion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-12-04
Dusky Blue.

The new color that is a good deal
talked about with the designers Is
known as dusky blue. IL comes Ia
mousseline. In suede. In cloth and In
plumes.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-12-04
Good Tips For Farmers.

Some Valuable Especially For New England Thorough
Investigation by Expert the Bureau of Plant ndustry
---Dary Outlook Not So Satisfactory HERETOFORE
Difficulties Due to High Price of Feed and Labor
Lands Mismanaged Reports From Farms---Crops De-
pend on Different Variations of One Rotation--New
Kinds of SIage Corn Suggested. :: :: :: =
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-12-04
The New Stylish short Coat.

While the more stylish new models
in coats are seven-eighths length. still
the square and cutaway coats that
reach nearly TO the knees are in good
style.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-12-04

the habit back the skirt is cut OF a.
the back edges and simply scanned.
The quantity Of material required
for the sixteen-yesr size is six Yards
twenty-four. five and a quarter yards
thirty-two or three and half yards
forty-four inches wide.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-12-04
Hints To Fishermen.

Always take a good supply o. pep
per with you. When sport Is bad
scatter the pepper over the water and
get ready to lasso the fish whenever
they come up to sneeze. .-Philadei-
phia Inquirer.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-12-04

New York City. - Simple n,,.~
blouses such as this one are much
worn by young girls. both with skirts
to match and as separate blouses. All
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-12-04

The Chinese Government has de-
sided TO increase the duty on cigar
sttes-a rapidly growing import oe
hat empire.