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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
HiNDOO CASTE MARKS.
The Women Of India Wear Them on
the Forehead.

The caste marks worn by women in
India are confined to the forehead and
are more uniform than those affected
by the men.
The orthodox mark invariably worn
on religious and ceremonial occasions
is q small saffron spot in the center Of
the forehead. But the more popular
and fashionable mark is tiny one
made with a gluelike substance, usual
" let black in color, which is obtained
by frying sage till it gets charred and
then boiling it in water.
Women who have not reached their
twenties are sometimes partial to the
use of small tinsel disks, purchasable
I'm the bazaar at the rate of about
half q dozen for a pie. To attach
these to the skin the commonest ma
terial used is the gum of the jack fruit
quantities of which will be found stick
ing to a wall or pillar in the house,
ready for immediate use.
In the more orthodox families IL Is
considered Objectionable that the fore
head of a woman should remain blank
even for moment, and accordingly 1t
is permanently marked with tattooed
vertical line. The blister takes some
times q fortnight to heal. but the Hin
doc woman. who is nothing IL not a
martyr by temperament and training
suffers the pain uncomplainingly.-
Madras Mail.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
The Waist Came Back.

"The other day hung my prettiest
waist out on the line at the kitchen
window" said the fiat dweller, latter
washed it. Then l forgot all about it,
and when l went to look for it two
days later it was gone. l rushed fran
tically down to the janitress, and we
climbed together over the coal into the
area to look for the waist, I lamented
deeply. 1t was a beautiful waist. We
couldn't find it. The janitor came
from the next house and helped US
look, but there was nothing doing.
came sadly in at the window back over
the coal and assembled to my sixth
story fat.
1.-THE next day looked in the draw
er of my chiffonier and found the waist
there. Say anything to the janitress?
Well, I reckon not."-New York Press
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
Union Labor Vote.

Hon. William II. Buchanan is one Of
the leading union men Of western New
York and in 1907 was the Democratic
candidate for assemblyman in Chau-
tauqua county. This is what he has to
say of the effort Of Mr.. Gompers to
turn the labor vote over to Mr.. Bryan :
81 am union labor man, and want
to say further that no man can carry
the labor vote into the Democratic
camp l know how union labor mon
feel in this city, and three-fourths of
them will stand by the Republican
party because only In that way have
they the assurance of freedom from
the business disturbance that Mr.. Bry-
an promises for at least four years If
he can be elected. We workingmen
can't earn wages II statesmen are put
in Office to disturb business and make
trouble"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
AN EYE OPENER.
Chieaeo's City Electrician Can Ses
Both Backward and Forward Now.

Chicago's City Electrician Can Ses
Both Backward and Forward Now.
For years the city electrician of Chi.
cago has been furnishing to the report.
ers copy about the city electric light
plant-good copy that was wired all
over the country and made the citizens
Of places that hadn't municipal plants
think that they were being robbed by
the lighting companies. He is still
furnishing copy, but it isn't good copy
for the NJ. o. press bureaus The
other day Mayor Busse wrote a letter
to the city council asking for an inves-
tigation of the plant and Immediately
the city electrician began to see things.
One Of the things he saw after the let
ter had opened his eyes was that of
the four stations only one was up to
date. His previous blindness to this
serious condition was due to the fact
that 1t costs lot of money to keep
plants up to date, and such an expendi.
ture might open the eyes of the tax
payers to the real cost of municipal
lighting.
aCCOluluS 10 tue SulCdSO fOSt, the
city electrician stated further after
reading the mayors letter:
I'm fixing the actual cost of lighting
one should consider the interest on the
investment, depreciation, use of water,
rent and like matters"
This is especially interesting because
none Of these items have been included
In the cost of lights shown In the an
nual reports Of his department for the
simple reason that their inclusion would
have made it impossible to give the
impression that the cost of arcs was
only So or $53 year, as claimed there
in. In view of the impending investi-
CATION the electrician admits that the
cost is SIC and adds naively, "Un.
doubtedly business man would make
the figure even higher"
Most undoubtedly, for in 1900 Has
kins e Sells, chartered accountants en-
ployed by the ReforIT club of New
York, declared the cost to be $90.SS,
and In 1905 Warwick. Mitchell & Co,
chartered accountants employed by tn"
National Civic federation, showed tn,
cost to be $4,000.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
THE VERMONT ELECTION.
Result Of Victory Indicates Undi-
minished Majorities for Republic
cans in November.

minished Majorities for Republi-
cans in November.
Raymond, the Washington CORE
spondent Of the Chicago Tribune, who
is regarded as one Of the most reliable
political writer's in the country, regards
the result Of the Vermont election as
presaging absolute victory for Mr.. Taft.
In recent special dispatch to the
Tribune Raymond said:
practically speaking, the result Of
Tuesdays election Is more favorable to
the Republicans than they had any
right to expect, because there has been
NJ determined campaign for the purpose
Of making good showing in Vermont
and few Of the big guns Of the party
have been put on the stump there this
year.
There is, Of course, slight falling
off in the vote Of both Republicans and
Democrats, as compared with four
years ago, but this was entirely to be
expected, because at that time Roose-
welt was the nominee Of his party for
president, and the result in Vermont in
that year was merely a forerunner Of
the tremendous landslide which took
place al! over the country.
"As it is, the plurality Of over 10000
at yesterdays election Is taken to be
an indication that, while the campaign
this year is not to be a sensational one,
the election OF Mr. Taft is foreshadowed
by a safe majority.
eff Vermont can be taken as an in
dex Of the condition of public opinion
throughout the country, 1t means that
in the November election, whatever
strength the Independence League de-
velops in the other States will come
almost exclusively from Bryan and not
from Taft
1.-THE Vermont Democrats, while few
in number, are extremely rockribbed in
their sentiments. They make a point of
going to the polls year after year and
carry on a hopeless fight merely be-
cause they want to set a good example
to the Democrats in other States. In
1896 they repudiated Bryan and the free
silver heresy, and they did 1t largely
by staying at home on election day.
The result was a plurality of little
over 10000 for Mckinley. which has
been record in Vermont elections. In
the State elections of 1900 and 1904
the Democratic vote was practically
stationary"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
THE GHOST OF THE FUTURE.
Fear Of Coming to Want and the Ter
ror of Failure.


ror Of Failure.
The terror of failure and the fear Of
coming to want keep multitudes Of
people from obtaining the very things
they desire by sapping their vitality,
by incapacitating them through worry,
anxiety and fear from the effective,
creative work necessary to give them
success.
Wherever we go this fear ghost, this
terror specter, stands between men and
their goal. No person Is in position to
do good work while haunted by It.
There can be no great courage where
there is no confidence or assurance,
and half the battle Is In the conviction
that we can do what we undertake.
The mind, always full of doubts,
fears, forebodings, Is not In a position
to do effective, creative work, but Is
perpetually handicapped by this unfor-
tunate attitude.
Nothing will so completely paralyze
the creative power of the mind and
body as a dark, gloomy, discouraged
mental attitude. No great creative
work can be done by man who is not
an optimist
The human mind cannot accomplish
great work unless the banner of hope
goes I'm advance A man will follow
this banner when money, friends, repu-
tation, everything else has gone.-Suc.
cess Magazine.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
TAFT'S RELIGION.

a Consistent Christian with No Spot
Upon His Record of Private Con-
duct and Public Service.
To dispose of questions which should
not be asked rs speedily as possible let
us say that Mr.. Taft is member of
the Unitarian church. That was the
church Of his parents, and he has never
separated himself from it. His wife
however, is an Episcopalian, and he
worships more often beside her in her
church.
These are the facts. which are utter
ly and absolutely unimportant. The
matter Of q mans religion has no right
full place In consideration of his fitness
for the presidency. The constitution
of the nation, ordained and established
ito secure the blessings of liberty to
ourselves and our posterity," expressly
places the very suggestion Of such
thought outside the pale Of patriotism
No words can be clearer than these
from our country's fundamental law,
mo religious test ever shall be re-
quired as qualification to any Office
or public trust under the United
States"
The numerous queries about Mr.
Taft's religious belief shows simply the
extent to which his enemies have gone
to rouse some prejudice against him.
Since there was no spot upon his whole
clean record Of private conduct and
public service to which they could
point to Taft's detriment they display
ed their willingness to descend to any
depth Of petty, cowardly, contemplate
attack that might do him HARM
Philadelphia North American.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
nd forgotten and the Fourth of Jul,

ahu torsottcn anu the rourtn or July
meaningless date on the calendar?
One of the most ridiculous Of these
prophecies was contained in a speech
Mr.. Bryan made in support of Judge
Parker during the campaign of 1904,
when he attacked President Roosevelt
bitterly. This prophecy had it that
military despotism was sure to follow
the decrease in the size of the standing
army In this speech Mr.. Bryan also
emphasized the fact that he was then
and always would be firm believer In
the principle of free silver. He sum-
med up his position on this question in
the following sentence:
II believe to-day in the principles set
forth at Chicago and Kansas City GO
to u and shall, continue to fight for
those principles"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
Notice by Purchaser Under Tax s.la
a. BOOK MAILED FREE.

To the owner or owners OF any and all IN
terest in the land herein described ard 10 We
MORTGAGE or mortgages named In sli ind =
charged recorded mortgages against SAD i,nd
or any assignee thereof of record
TAKE NOTICE, that sale has been lawfully
made OF the following described laid for unpai6
taxes thereon and that the under signed mas
title thereto under tax deed issued thereto and
that you are entitled 10 reconveyance there.
of at any time within six months after return
of service OF this notice upon pay ment 10 The
undersigned or TO the Register in Chancery on
the County In which the lands lie OF ali sums
paid upon such purchase together with one
hundred per cent additional thereto and The
fees OF the Sheriff for the service or costs Of
publication OF this notice, to be computed ne
upon personal service OF declaration "a
commencement OF suit and the further sum Of
FIVE dollars for each description, without other
additional costs OF charges. III payment az
aforesaid Is not made the UNDERSIGNED will
institute proceedings for possession OF the LAND
The said land is described rs Lots three and
four in Block three OF Williams & LYONS Adj
ton to the City Of Owosso, ShIawassee Coun,v
State OF Michigan according to the recorded
plat of said addition
Amount paid t3i .55, for tax of 1901
Amount necessary TO redeem SOS. 10 plus, Tho
fees OF the sheriff and cost OF publication WV
WARREN PIERPoNr
Dated Aug 24th 1908. Owosso, Michigan.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
A Graaf Mar

Father" said little Rollo, "what Is
4 great man"
"a great man. my son. is one who
manages to gather about him whole
lot of assistants who will take the
blame for his mistakes while he gets
the credit for their good IDEAS"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
So Chilly.

'T feel" said the Boston girl, that
have been on earth before in some re.
mote period"
1.-THE glacial, maybe" ventured the
reckless man.-Louisville Courier-Jour.
nal
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
QUITE TO THE POINT.
Municipal Ownership Failures Predict
ed and Acknowledgements State
ments of Opinion Sustained by Fact.


ed and Acknowledgements State
ments Of Opinion Sustained by Fact.
The following letters were received
by an investigator of the results of mu-
nicipal ownership of electric light
plants, who thought they might be OF
interest to our readers:
Dear Sir-Some years ago the city OF
Winfield embarked in the enterprise of
and built an electric light plant and wa
terworks The electric light plant has
been losing the city about $4,000 year.
and the end is not yet and the water
project is in worse shape still. We have
voted bonds twice to keep the electric
light alive and are now about to vote the
second time for additional bonds of the
waterworks. The whole scheme is a hor-
rible failure and can end only in disaster
to the people. l never have believed In
municipal ownership, and the experiment
here has only confirmed my suspicious of
what the end would be. Yours truly.
w. p. HACKNEY.
Winfield. Kan. March 81, 1908.
Dear Sir-ln reply to your letter OF
March rs. in reference to the village of
Mohawk negotiating the sale OF its munic-
ipal lighting plant to private parties,
would say the village has no intention at
though 1t is conceded that private COM
pany can operate more successfully and
economically than a municipal plant can
be operated. We have. however discon-
tinued the operation of the generating
station and are purchasing current from
a power company that maintains the
street lights and operates the pumping
station and delivers commercial current
to our switchboard. but the village con-
tinues to own the entire system, though
1t has been very expensive one. Very
truly, f. d. DUBOIS,
Superintendent Mohawk Municipal Com
mission
Mohawk. N. Y. March g. 1908
Dear Sir-Your favor of the Goth relative
to our municipal lighting plant received
and noted.
Our lighting plant is about the same as
all other municipal plants, which to my
mind is never great success to the city
on account of SO many contingencies aris-
ing in the management of the same. The
manager is subjected at all times to
change Of administration and political in
fluences which are not always for the
best of the service.
The city bought this plant something
like eleven years ago, and during these
eleven years ii has not always given the
best of service. 1t has not begun to pay
for itself. and now we are confronted
with the reconstruction of more modern
machinery. with the hope that from now
on 1t will do better.
have failed TO see any great result of
municipal ownership of public utilities for
reasons above stated-viz. that you will
never be able to get as efficient and con-
servative managers as corporations or
private individuals. When they sustain a
loss they will have to bear it; If the mu-
nicipal plant sustains loss it is up to
.he taxpayers to make it good.
This is about al! | can say concerning
the matter and II of any assistance to
you you are welcome to it. Very truly
yours. OLE ERICKSON,
Member of Board of Public Works.
Escanaba, Mich. March 80, 1908.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11

OF kidney disease.
While kidney dis
orders are the
most common
diseases that pre-
vail, tn ey are
almost the last
recognized by
patient and ply
sicians, soho cen
tent them selUes
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect L,

Prevalency Of Kidney Disease.
Most people do not realize the alarm
ing increase and remarkable prevalency
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11

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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11
Sees Death Of Patriotism.

'"The fight this year will be to carry
out the sentiment of that song we have
90 often repeated, My Country, Ills of
Thee II we lose, our children and
our childrep's children will not succeed
to the spirit Of that song, and celebra-
tions Of the Fourth Of July will pass
awoy, for the spirit Of the empire will
10 upon Vs."
70 there any spot in these United
states where the spirit Of 1778 is dead
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-09-11

tOt 10y
pcc,S that tells all
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nv mail. Address DIR.
Kiimer & Co., Bing-
hamton, N. Y. When
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-01-23

wrrK rvDr>C JAN. Is, 1908
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-04-18

help order wedge their through the solid of mothers
and babies that all the departments of that
The poor, hard working who had been chosen
told when they accepted the honor acting judges
would of their that
their passing by comfortably seated ladies the
aiss of the reality the task resolved the judges
cupyng reviewing the head Of the broad staircase the
the Here they stood hour and half while
surged proudly holding babies
the judges to note their beauty and brightness.
That the babies beautiful goes without saying all babies
beautiful their innocence and putbu to learn
beautiful babies this other
city revelation to the judges
OF baby had be chosen the the prize
Judges their
CURED in by at least mother.
After having arrived decision the judges quietly spirited
through exit Of the each being much wiser
when he began the task of acting judge baby show
wager give good odds that of the gentlemen
life time
announced that Otis Skinner will adj
The Honor of the Family" revival of four of his
Charles Froman having decided establish Mr. Skinner
in a repertoire Company.
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Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-04-18
BEAUTIFUL BABIES.

1t would have done President Rooseves good
present at the baby show held Geenewad Furniture
panys store Beautiful last Wednesday afternoon He surely would
have reached the conclusion that popular
Lake CITY, One OF the judges and all the
and ought to know said Il knew there many babies
in the world under the age of one year."
The show clock when the Judges
rived few minutes before that hour they obliged
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-14
1.-THE Merry Grafters."

Summer opera will be the attraction
Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday
evenings at the Salt Lake theatre,
when the L. c. T., to say nothing of
theatres oers here, will be given an
opportunity 10 see Harold OrlOb's
newest comic opera, THE Merry
GrafterS." From author down the
line TO principals and chorus, il is en-
tirely a home production, and those
who have witnessed the rehearsals are
telling their friends that there is
good thing in store. There has been
considerable speculation as TO just
what the production is TO be- The
skeptics may rest assured that il is a
comic opera in the fullest sense of the
word as Mr.. OrlOb has been writing
and directing musical productions for
the Schuberts of New York for sew
eral years past The dances of the
opera are arranged and produced by
Mrs. OrlOb, whose stage experience
with DeWolf Hopper and other COM
panies insuTes that no detail will be
overlooked. Since the rehearsals We're
started there have been frequent inter
pellatiOns and changes, until today il
is not the production that was orig
inally planned. Specialties such as a
trip on a Salt Lake street car "Hur-
Tah for Leap Year" Mr.. NeWhouse"
and a dozen other local stunts have
been interjected, not because the opera
was weak. but simply TO give. the
members of the big chorus a chance
to make the many changes in costume
which the piece calls for. The princi-
pals of the production include Hugh
Dougal, Fred c. Graham. Lew Hal