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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-03-26
Related.

Persons prosaically concerned with
the present perhaps lack sympathy
with those genealogists whose souls
are obsessed with a worship of an
cestry. A number of these unregener-
ates found amusement In the remarks
of two clubwomen with long line of
forefathers. The two women were
cousins. They were discussing a new
acquaintance.
"By the way" said one, what did
Mr.. Blank mean by saying he is re-
lated to us? How is he related to us?
Is 1t a near relationship"
"Oh, yes" answered the other In
deadly seriousness; I'VE are both de-
scended from the Plantagenets."
Several heather near by actually
snickered, but the daughters of the
Plantagenets couldn't see anything to
laugh at.-New York Times.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-03-26
To1 "A.
Ra.,. sb, ,lhs Kind You Have Always BOugh
s's1 .: &NRZIZx
ANCIENT CLOCKS.

Curiosities In the Museum of the
Town of Schrambere.
In the town of Schrambcrg. in the
Black Forest district of Wurttemberg,
Germany, where one of the chief in
dustries IL clockmaking. there is an
interesting museum of timepieces. The
COLLECTION displays the gradual develop
ment In the making of clocks for many
centuries.
Among the curiosities are many Of
great historical value. There is an
alarm clock constructed In the year
1850 for the use of travellers In form
It resembles n lantern, and the interior
is designed to hold a lighted candle.
The candle is slowly pushed forward
by q spring, which also controls the
mechanism of the clock. A little pair
of shears clip the wick of the candle
automatically every minute to regulate
its light. The lantern is inclosed with
movable slides, so that the sleeper Is
not at first disturbed by the presence
of light.
The alarm is set by inserting peg
I'm the second dial plate. When the
required hour arrives the alarm Is
sounded, and at the same time the
movable slides fall, flooding the room
with light.
Among the curiosities is Japanese
saw clock. The clock itself produces
the motive power by descending a
saw formed strip Of metal. the teeth Of
which operate the wheel OF the clock
work. In another japanese clock the
hand IL attached to weight, which
sinks once in twenty-four hours. The
time is indicated by hand on the
perpendicular scale.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-03-26

tack the vital organs, causing catarrh of
the bladder, brick-dust or sediment in
the urine, head ache, back ache, lame
back, dizziness, sleeplessness, nervous
ness, or the kidneys themselves break
down and waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from arrangement of the kidneys and
better health i'll that organ is obtained
quickest by proper treatment of the kid
neys. Swamp-RoOt corrects inability to
hold urine and scalding pain in passing it,
and overcomes that unpleasant necessity
of being compelled to go often through
the day, and to get up many times during
the night. The mild and immediate effect
of Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy
is soon realized. 1t stands the highest be-
cause of its remarkable health restoring
properties. A trial will convince anyone.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and is
sold by all druggists in fifty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles. You may have q
sample bottle and book that tells all
about it, both sent free by mail. Address,
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
When writing mention reading this gen.
erous offer in this paper. Don't make
any mistake, but remember the name,
Swamp-Root, and don't let dealer sell
you something in place of Swamp Root
if you do you will be disappointed.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-03-26
Why Toast Is Popular.

The increasing popularity of toast.
says the London Lancet, is somewhat
interesting fact in that it possibly indi-
Gates that. after all. the public resents
the tnsipidity Of modern bread. Roller
milling as now practiced, which is alto
gether different from the old method
Of grinding wheat between stones,
leads to the elimination of tho germ Of
the wheat. The peculiar nutty flavor
of the old fashioned loaf was due per-
haps to the retention Of this germ.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-03-26
Melbourne and the Garter.

Lord Melbourne seems to have held
the, title holder in legitimate contempt
The London Chronicle reminds us that
once when that statesman was invited
by his secretary to grant an interview
to an importunate applicant for title
he exclaimed YEARLY: What the mis-
chief does he want now? Does he want
a garter for the other leg?" Melbourne
himself was pressed by Queen Victoria
to accept the blue ribbon. but he de-
clined. "A garter" he explained may
attach to us somebody Of consequence
whom nothing else can reach, but what
would be the use of my taking it? |
cannot bride myself"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-03-26

There May Be a Billion Of Them In q
Speck of Dust.


How would you like to live in an
atomic be one of the millions of IN
habitants of world so small that you
cannot even see ii beneath micro
scope?
The scientists tell us thar each atom
is a solar system, with it's central sun
and revolving planets In their orbits,
and that little atom people live and
love and fight and die there and never
know but what they are just the big
gest and most important folks that
live. There are military atomites
there, no doubt. who strut around and
get tangled up In their swords and
give orders in gruff voices; actor atom
ties who star In atomic theaters and
are adored by lovely atomic maidens
and criticised by the trenchant pens Of
the newspaper men.
There Is every reason to believe that
life In the atom is much like life in the
earth and that the kings and emperors
there make war on their distant enc
mics and have their peace conferences
and their periods of financial stringen-
cy. The joke Of it is that they prob
ably take themselves seriously, and.
though there may be billion atomic
worlds in a speck Of dust, there is
never an inhabitant of one of them
that knows how small he Is and how
much he misses by not being a man
instead of an atomite. - New York
World.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-03-26
The Cause Of Many
Sudden Deaths.

There is disease prevailing in this
most dangerous because so decep-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-03-26
Order of Publication.

State OF Michigan, County OF Shiawassee. SO.
AT a session OF the Probate Court for
said County held at the Probate
ONCE. in the City OF Corunna. on SATURDAY.,
the l3th day OF March in the year one thou.
sand nine hundred and nine.
Present. Matthew Bush, Judge OF Probate.
In the Matter OF the Estate of Bessie A. Bal
lev. deceased, on reading and filing the pc
tition OF George o. Bonnell as administrator.
praying for liz ense to sell real estate belong
ing TO said estate at private sale for the pur
pose OF paving debts.
1t Is Ordered. That the 18th day of April
next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at said
Probate Office, be assigned for hearing said
petition.
And 1t is Further Ordered, That copy OF
this order be published three successive weeks
previous to said day OF hearing. In THE OwossO
TINES newspaper printed and circulating
In said County Of Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH.
Judge OF Probate.
BY FLORENCE LINDSEY.
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-03-26
MAMMOTH CAVE.
1t Furnished the SaItpeter For the
War of 1912.

u Furnished the Saltpeter For the
War of 1912.
There is an interesting bit Of history
connected with the cave. Few Ameri-
cans are aware that it helped to save
the country In the war Of 1912 by fur
nishing saltpeter for the manufacture
of gunpowder, but such is the case.
The powder used by Old Hickory in
whipping the British so handsomely at
New Orleans In 1915 is said to have
been made with saltpeter from Nam
moth cave. AS early as 1900 Mr..
Fowler obtained. it is said, 100000
pounds of inter from the twenty-eigh
limestone caverns that had then been
discovered In Kentucky.
In 1905 DR.. Samuel Brown of Lex.
1ngton rode thousand miles on horse
back to Philadelphia to lay before the
American Philosophical society, in ses.
sion there. the facts about the pres
ence of inter in these caverns. saying
that the deposits would be especially
valuable In case of war with any for
eign power. Brown did not mention
MdmmOtQ cave Dy name at tnaC time,
and the probability is, as local tradi-
ton asserts. that 1t was first discov-
cred by whites in 1909 when a hunter
named Houchins or Hutchins entered
1t I'm pursuit Of wounded bear. Bay
ard Taylor says 1t was first discovered
In 1902. but does not give his author
Hy. The only value set on 1t at first
was for the nitrous earth 1t contained
For this Mr.. Mclean paid $40 for
the cave and 200 acres of land around
its mouth. Mclean sold 1t to a Mr..
Gatewood: he to Messrs. GRAFT and
Wilkins. who derived fortune from
the saItpeter made there during the
war Of 1872. The embargo cut us Off
from any other supply, and the output
OF saltpeter from this cave enabled our
manufacturers to make sufficient pow
der to carry on the war.-New York
Post.
CASTo1IA.
Bears tho H'h' Kind 70. Have Always Bought
sisa a. EzHzNzZm
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-03-26

Eel lar guild. weak. run down. Head
ache2 Stomach "off2"-Just plain
case of lazy liver. Burdock Blood Bit
tiers tones liver and stomach, promotes
igestion, purifies the blood.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-03-26

tive. Many sudden
deaths are caused
by it-heart dis
ease, pneumonia,
heart failure or
apoplexy are often
the result of kid
ney disease. If
kidney trouble is
allowed to advance
neutrality-suspicious.
ed blood will at
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-03-26
To sreak In New Shoes Always Use

Aliens Foot Ease, a powder. 1t pre-
vents Tightness and Blistering, cures
Swollen, Sweating, Aching feet. At
all Druggists and shoe stores, csc.
Sample mailed FREE Address, A. S.
Olmsted, LIE Roy. N. Y.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-03-26

Sootnes itching skin. Heals cuts or
burns without scar. Cures piles,
eczema, salt rheum, any itching.
Doan's Ointment. Your druggist sells
it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-28
men Meet DEATH
IN coal. mini:
TWO ARE DEAD AND 20 SUPPOS.
ED TO BE; WERE LOOKING
FOR TRACES OF GAS.

Pittsburg, Jan. rs. = Two men
are dead and twenty others supposed
to be dead as the result Of three gas
explosions in the Boswell mine in
Somerset county, last night. Early tn.
day men who were members of an
investigating party that had entered
the mine to make an inspection Of
suspicious gas traces before allowing
the miners to go to work. Until early,
today signals were heard from the
imprisoned men, At daylight, however,
the signals ceased and it is believed
that all the men had come under this
influence Of the after-damp.
Three foreigners, badly injured, es-
capped after the explosion, and Shnt.
Logan was carried out unconscious
Rescue parties are trying to reach the
imprisoned men.
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THE BLACK BAG
BY LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
| copyight-By Bobbs Merrill Co.

| ing this reticsnt and non-committal
attitude, he was forcing the hand of a
woman old enough to be his mother
and most evidently past-mistress In
the art of misleading. All of which
seemed very fascinating to the anna
teur in adventure
| The woman would have led again.
but young Hallam cut in, none too
courteously
Il say, mamma, it's no good stand-
| ing here, palaverin' like a lot of flats
! Besides, I'm awf'ly knocked up Let's
get home and have it out there"
Instantly his mother softened. my
poor boy! Of course We'll
CO.
Without further demur she swept
past and down the stairway before
them-slowly. for their progress was
of necessity slow, and the light most
needed. Once they were in the main
| hall, however, she extinguished thu
passed out through the door,
1t had been left open, as before; and
Kirkwood was not at all surprised to
see a man waiting on the threshold
the versatile Eccles, If he erred not
He had little chance to identify him.
as it happened, for at q word from
Mrs. Hallam the man bowed and, fol
lowing her across the sidewalk, opened
the door of four-wheeler which, with
lamps alight and liveried driver or
the box, had been waiting at the car
riage-block,
As they passed out Kirkwood shut
the door; and at the same moment the
little party was brought up standing
by a gruff and authoritative sum
mons.
; Just minute, please, you there!
sAha" said kirkwood to himself
Il thought So" And he halted, in I'm
feigned respect for the burly and in,
pressive figure, CARRIED in blue ant
, brass, helmeted and truncheoned
bulps-eye shining on breast like tn
laws unblinking and sleepless eye
| barring the way to the carriage.
/ Mrs, Hallam showed less deferenc
for the obstructionist. The assume
| hauteur and impatience of her pos
was artfully reflected in her voice a
she rounded upon the bobby, with a
indignant demand: what is the meal
l ing of this, ofticer?"
! Precisely what | wants to know
maam,' returned the man, unyielt
ing beneath his respectful attitude
3 I'm obliged to ask you to tell me wha
/ you were doing in that 'ouse
a And what's the matter with this 'er
g gentleman he added, with a d.
: bious stare at young Hallam's bal
S daged head and rumpled clothing
$ Perhaps you don't understand
+ admitted Mrs. Hallam sweetly &C
d course see-it's perfectly natura
: The house has been shut up for som
i time and
); Thank you, ma'am; that's just i
= There was something wrong going o
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.$ssS+.sssse i + IL j. f. 4 4 T. I
(cHAPTFR yIII-Continued.)

. Nlll-IOllllluGti.J
His fugitive speculations afforded
him little enlightenment; and, mean
time, young Hallam, leaning partly
against the wall and quite heavily on
| Kirkwood's arm, filed his ears with
puerile oaths and lamentations; 50
that, but for the excuse of his really
severe shaking up, Kirkwood had been
strongly tempted to take the young
ster by the shoulders and kick him
heartily, for the health of his soul.
But eventually--it was not really
Iong-there came the quick rush Of
Mrs. Hallam's feet along the upper
hall. and the woman reapDeared, one
hand holding her skirts clear of hen
pretty feet as she descended in rush
that caused the candles flame to
flicker perilously.
Half way down, "Mr Kirkwood."
she called tempestuously.
Didn't you find it," he countered
bIandly.
She stopped jerkily at the bottom,
and, after moment of confusion.
Find what, sir?" she asked
what you sought, Mrs. Hallam.'
Smiling, he bore unfiinchins the
prolonged inspection of her eyes, at
once somber with doubt of him and
flashing with indignation because OF
his impudence.
''You knew I wouldn't find it, then:
Fl. Didn't you?"
Il may have suspected YOU
wouldn't"
i Now he was sure that she had beer
searching for the gladstone bag. Thai
evidently, was the bone of contention
Calendar had sent his daughter for it
Mrs. Hallam her son; Dorothy haf
been successful. ~. But, on thu
other hand, Calendar and Mrs. Hallan
were unquestionably allies. Why
then?
"Where is it, Mr. Kirkwood?"
Madam, have you the right II
know
Through another frightening pause
while they faced each other, he marke,
again the curious contraction of he
under lip.
81 have the right she declared
steadily. Where is it,"
How can l be sure?"
Then you don't know"
Indeed he interrupted, Il woul
be glad to feel that ought to tell 20
what know"
What you KNOW
The exclamation, low spoken, mo"
an echo of her thoughts than intende
for Kirkwood, was accompanied by
little shake of the woman's head, NUT
evidence to the fact that she was b'
wildered by his finesse. And thi
delighted the young man beyond mea'
ure, making him feel himself maste
of difficult situation. Mysteries ha
been woven before his eyes so pc
sistently, of late, that it was res
pleasure to be able to do a little my:
tifying on his own account. By adop
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ing that the heirlooms would be found
in a safe secreted behind dresser in
Colopa1 p,,roc,rna's hedro0n, :"

ing that the hGlrlOOnlS would De 1OullQ
in a. safe secreted behind dresser in
Colonel Burgoyne's bedroom
"At Number 8, Frognall street"
Eyes. | proposed going there
at once, but it was late and we were
dining at the Pless with an acquaint-
ance, Mr. Mulready, whom I now ra-
call as a former intimate of George
Calendar. To our surprise we saw
Calendar and his daughter at table
not far from ours. Mr.. Mulready be-
trayed some agitation at the sight of
Calendar, and told me that Scotland
Yard had man out with a warrant
for Calendars arrest, on old charges.
For old sake's sake, Mr., Mulready
begged me to give Calendar word Of
warning. l did so-foolishly, II
seems; Calendar was at that moment
planning to rob us, Mulready aiding
and abetting him"
The woman paused before Kirkwood,
looking down upon him. And SO,
she concluded, 1--WE have been tricked
and swindled I can scarcely believe
it of Dorothy Calendar
81, for one, don't believe It," Kirk
wood spoke quietly, rising. What
ever the culpability of Calendar and
Mulready, Dorothy was only their
hoodwinked tool"
But, Mr.. Kirkwood, she must have
known the jewels were not hers
| eyes" he assented passively, but
wholly unconvinced.
"And what" she demanded with q
gesture of evaporation, what would
you adviser"
Scotland Yard" he told her blunt
ly.
:'But it's a family secret! 1t mus
not appear in the papers. Don't yol
understand Calendar Is my
husbands cousin!"
81 can think of nothing else, unles:
you pursue them in person"
"But-whither?"
THAT remains to be discovered
can tell you nothing more than have
May thank you for your hos
pitality, express my regrets that
should unwittingly have been mad
the agent of this disaster, and wisl
you good night--or, rather, good morn
ing, Mrs Hallam?"
For a moment she held him under
calculating glance which he withstoo
with graceless fortitude. Then, rea
izing that he was determined not b.
: any means to be won to her cause
she gave him her hand, with common
) place wish that he might find his al
fairs in better order than seemed prof
, aDle; and rang for Eccles.
) The butler showed him out.
He took away with him two stron
impressions. the one visual, of q stril
| ingly handsome woman in wonderful
, gown, standing under the red glow Z
, a reading lamp, in an attitude of Ii
| tense mental concentration, her e,
preston plainly indicative of trai
r of thought not guiltless Of vindictivt
ness; the other, more mental but a
T real, he presently voiced to the hug
, bronze lions brooding over desolat
y Trafalgar square.
f (To be Continued.)
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Obituary

Cornelia Jane Gibson was born in
Huron county, Ohio, November 22,
1922 and died in Ottumwa January II,
1909, being So years, 2 months and
II days old. She was united in mar
rage with G. w Gibson In Ohio, No
vember g. 1899, and to this union were
born seven children, five sons and two
daughters, of whom four are still liv-
ing. as follows: Orange Gibson
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Gillette Warns California Legislators.
Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 26. - GOV.
Gillette today sent a message to the
legislature warning it against any
anti-Japanese legislation.
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of Leola, S. D., Edgar Gibson of Eu
reka, S. D., Mrs. Jane Moore of Msr.
Ger, Mo-, and Timothy Gibson of this
city.
Mrs. Gibson with her husband moved
from Huron county to Elkhart county,
Indiana, living there few years and
in 1857 moved to Dubuque county and
lived there until 1865. going to Mercer,
Mo. After the death of her husband
which occurred June 20, 1885, the
greater part of her time, she made her
home in Mercer In 1910 she was con-
verted and united with the Christian
church and remained faithful mem,
Der until her death. The funeral serv-
ices were neld at the home of her
daughter, Mrs Jane Moore. Mrs. Glib
son is also survived by nineteen grand.
children, forty-one great grandchil-
dren and one great great grandchild.
Contributed.
Highland Center-Abraham Young
was born January /, 1S41, in Lafayette
| Wayne county. Ohio, and departed
| this life January 10, 1909, aged IS
years and IS days.
| He met death suddenly and unex-
pectedly while telling a tree on his
| ldl III OuS lllIlS WSSl u f1lSlldilO Seti-
ter, where he and his son, Fred were
working.
On May "a. 1866 he was united il
marriage to Christina Fleming and
to this union were born six sons and
seven daughters. Four daughters pre-
ceded him In death. At an early age
he was converted and united with the
| Methodist church at Mt Zion, Ill, In
which he lived a true and faithful life.
He leaves to mourn his death, besides
hi wife, six sons and three daughters:
James F. Of Highland Center; Mrs.
Maggie Cobler of Ponca, Okla; Harry
Of Fremont; Mrs. Rhoda Davidson of
kirkville William Of Colfax, Wash:
M. B. of Omaha, Neb.; Fred A, Rob-
er: R. and Emma E., who reside at
home and two brothers and three
sisters. J. w. Young Of ottumwa; F..
F. Young of IIedrick; Mrs. Martha
Buchanan Of Ottumwa; Mrs Ella Miller
OF Agency and Mrs. Sarah Ferguson Of
Pontiac, Ill.-Contributed.
We extend our sincerest thanks to
the neighbors and friends for their
kindness shown us during our sad be-
reavement
Mrs. Christina Young and family.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-11

high the ancient sword worn by 81 Of
his ancestors and carried By % Of his
forbears since the conquest Of Constan-
tinople. 1t was remarked, also that Ne
hemmed V was the first beardless ruler
Of bis line; he wore only pointed mus.
taehe.
In addition to the sheik-ul-Islam and
the Ulemas Of the two higher grades
there stood near Mehemmed representa-
tiyes Of the principal religions Of the
mpire. There were the Greek patriarch
the chief Jewish rabbi, three Armenian
notables and representative OF the Bal-
garian exarehate and the Gregorian
Proiestants. The old MosIems in the
crowd were astonished to see these de.
spised individuals participating in the
elevation Of Mehemmed to the caliph
Of the caliphs. but there was no ex.
preston Of this surprises loyal cheers
alone sounded as the sultan replaced the
historic weapon with its hiIt Of spark.
ling jewels in the seabbard, and the pro-
cession moved onward.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-11
MAN HOLDS UP STREET CAR.

Gets $50 from Passengers and Then
Escapes
Milwaukee, May LA street car was
held up by a masked robber early yes
teFday at the entrance Of Washington
park. He secured $50.
A shot was fired at him, but he ca
capped lie Is supposed 10 be the man
who perpetrated two similar robberies
recently, ID one wounding the conductor.
who resisted.