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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
Geographical Knowledge In 1892.

But very little was known in regard
to the extent Of the world In Aris-
totle's day. in the fourth century be-
fore Christ, and but very little more
was known about it 1900 years later,
In the time Of Columbus. In 1000
years the world had in reality retro
graded rather than advanced. 1t was
the popular belief in the time Of Co
lumbus that the world was fiat, though
many contemporary scholars thought
differently. The great civilizations Of
the world at that time were grouped
around the Mediterranean sea, al
though England was a considerable
power and the Scandinavians were a
great maritime people. But Europeans
at that time knew but little Of Asia
and but little of Africa. and America,
Of course, was undreamed Of. Even
after Columbus had discovered the lat
ter continent he was perfectly oblivi-
Gus Of the fact. He thought Haiti was
Cipango or Japan and for long time
regarded Cuba as a part Of the main
land Of Asia.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
Notice of Mortgage Sale.

Default having been made in the conditions
OF payment OF q certain mortgage MADE ana
Post. his wife, OF Holland Michigan. to William
G. Cadwallader of Owosso. Michigan, and
Charles III. Mcbride Of Holland, Michigan said
mortgage bearing date the 18th day OF May A.
D. 1908, and Is recorded In the office OF the
Register OF Deeds of Shiawassee County Mich
igaR, on the 18th day OF June, A, ID. lsOS In
Lber 1903 of mortgages on pages 4sS and 4Ss
And whereas the amount claimed to be due
upon said mortgage is the sum of One thou
sand eighty eight dollars and twelve cents, and
no suit or proceeding has been instituted at
thereby, or any part thereof: and by said de-
| fault the power of sale contained in said mort
gage has become operative;
7 Now therefore. notice is hereby gwen that,
| by virtue OF said power OF sale, and In pur-
| suance thereof. and of the statute in such case
made and provided, the said mortgage will be
| foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises.
| at public vendue, to the highest bidder, at the
| West front door OF the County Courthouse In
| the city of COrunna in said County OF Shia-
| wassee State OF Michigan, that being the place
| OF holding the Circuit Court within said County.
| on the 18th day OF December, A. d. 1909, at
| O'Clock In the afternoon OF said day to satisfy
| the amount that may be due on SAID mortgage,
principal and interest, and all legal costs in
GLIDING an attorney fee OF thirty dollars as
| provided by law and included in said mort.
gage:-The premises to be sold are described
in said mortgage. as the following described
land and premises. situated in the City OF
| igan, Viz: Lots numbered seven %, nineteen
| n9), twenty (20) twenty one (2D, twenty-five
(22l, all that part OF lot nuu bered SIX 49,. lying
and being West Of the center line of the Com
stock Creek Drain as the same is now located
lot number eight 49,, except the West forty
two 42) feet thereof, aud lot numbered nln
(9 excepting the East fifty two 1922 feet there
| Of; all being situate in Block One ~. Cit
Assessors Plat No. 3: Also Lot numbered
| ,wenty-one (2D, lot numbered twenty COY, ex
ceptng the West lightweight 1881 feet thereof
all OF the West eleven III feet and the Fas'
eleven QD feet of lot numbered twenty-five (22)
and all that part OF lot numbered twenty three
(23) lying and being West OF the center line OF
| the said Comstock Creek Drain as the same
| is now located, all situate in Block two (2).
City Assessors Plat No. 81 and all being In
| accordance with the recorded pl at thereof. on
| record in the office OF the Register of Deeds o.
| Shiawassee County, Michiga".
| Dated, September 7th. A. d. 1909.
| WILLIAM G. CADwALLADER
| CHARLES II. MCBRIDE
| WILLIAM G. CADwALLADER, Mortgagees
Attorney for Mortgages,
Owosso, Michie an.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
Food of the Chinese.

In the Revue d'Hygiene DR.. Male
gnon, who lived for many years in
China, gives some curious details Of
the food Of the Chinese This is what
he says of the sons of heaven and the
way they eat eggs: "The Chinese are
great eaters Of eggs, which they take
hard boiled. One finds them in all the
roadside places for refreshment. The
Celestials have an expression. Eggs of
a hundred years The eggs are not
always a century in age, but one is
able to get them of many years stand
ing. The Celestials have a preference
for the egg Of the duck or goose. They
are placed with aromatic herbs in
slaked lime for period, the minimum
time Of treatment being five or six
weeks. Under the influence Of time
the yoke liquefies and takes dark
green color. The white coagulates and
becomes green. The product Of the
eggs. which has a strong odor. from
which stranger betakes himself
quickly. the Chinese eat as hors
d'oeuvres, and it is said to have the
taste Of lobster"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
Thought She Had Arrived.

81 have moved into perfect gem of
an apartment on the sixth floor of one
Of those new houses" said the woman
who paints china, "and am reveling in
it's liberal supply Of fresh air and sun
light"
"But don't you find the stairs an
overbalancing disadvantage" asked
an acquaintance.
"The thought of the cOzy quarters al
such moderate cost colors my climb
with the roseate hue Of optimism, u
laughed the artist, "but one of my Gus
toners, middle aged and filed with
good food and the joy Of living, evi
IDENTIFY found it a narrowing expert
ence.
cit seemed ages that l waited in the
hall after the ringing of the lower
bell, and upon hearing the labored
breathing Of my ascending visitor
ran back for the smelling salts.
"When 1 had administered all the
means Of resuscitation at hand she
managed to articulate between gasps:
"I thought ST. Peter always opened
the door New York Times.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
Expense No Object.

During an inclement spell Of weather
a lady of the order Of the newly rich
was so unfortunate as TO contract a
painful affection of the throat, and she
accordingly accepted the advice Of a
friend that she consult a great Lon
don specialist noted for his expensive
fees.
"Your ailment is not a serious one"
said the specialist after examination.
you'll soon be all right. I'll just in
dictate to your family surgeon pre-
cisely where to touch your throat with
nitrate of silver, and / think that will
meet the case exactly"
"Oh, DOCTOR" protested the wealthy
matron in tone Of mingled surprise
and Indignation "do order him to use
nitrate Of gold! Expense is matter.
assure you. quite immaterial to mer'
London Answers.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
BoIivia's Electrical Storms.

Owing to the peculiar typographical
formation Of Bolivia, electric and other
phenomena are Of constant occurrence,
the principal zone where such dis
turbances take place being the Alti-
planicie, or grand plateau. As the at
mosphere Is heavily charged with cleo
tricity both in summer and winter.
dry or electric storms are Of frequent
occurrence both on the plateau and in
the valleys. Before the rainy season
sets in electrical accumulation becomes
considerable on the plateau region, its
most violent manifestations taking
place toward the eastern section of the
tablelands. An electrical storm in these
regions is always a most imposing
spectacle, as the tremendous force of
the wind, almost equal to hurricane.
and the heavy electrical accumulation
in the clouds produce terrible atmos-
pheric explosions and violent detona-
lions, while the surface Of the ground
sparkles and crackles.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
Spontaneous Combustion.

Spontaneous combustion can only oc-
cur when oxidation causes the temper
allure to rise to the ignition point of
the material. Spontaneous combustion
of the human body is impossible on ac-
count of the heat regulating effect of
the 10 or so per cent of water contain
ed. The enormous heat necessary to
dry the tissues sufficiently would de-
stroy life long before ignition could
take place. An old idea was that the
alcohol in confirmed drunkard might
promote combustion, but Liebigt show
ed that even if the body could give off
inflammable vapor and this could be-
come ignited the body itself would
not be set on fire.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
A Famous AL, Potato BANQUET.

One of the most remarkable menus
ever drawn up must have been that of
the feast in Paris TO which Benjamin
Franklin, Lavoisier, the founder of
modern chemistry, and other distin-
guished men sat down as guests of
Parmentier. Every dish at this ban.
quet was made Of potatoes, and even
the brandy and liqueurs were the prod
uct Of the same vegetable. This was
Parmentier's final proof to his skep
tical fellow countrymen that potatoes
were not poison, as they persisted in
believing. Louis XVI. himself was one
Of Parmentier's earliest converts
granted him land on which to grow his
plants and did not disdain to wear the
potato flower as a buttonhole. Then
Parmentier cleverly posted guards
round his potato fields by day and
withdrew them by night, so that peo
pie were tempted to come then, steal
eat and be convinced. The all potato
banquet was the climax of the great
campaign.-Chicago News.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
How Snakes Get Over Ground.

Although the snake appears to have
no legs or feet, it may be said to be
practically supplied with upward of a
hundred pairs of them. In fact. each
joint Of the backbone bears a pair of
ribs, which are mobile and have their
points attached to the inner surface Of
one of the large transverse, platelike
scales which clothe the undersurface
Of the body. Thus by the movements
of the ribs attached to it each plate
can be drawn forward and its margin
applied to the ground. By the success
sive application Of these multitudinous
plates the body can be drawn forward
in a straight line without it's being
thrown into undulations from side to
side. But rapid movements are also ef-
fected by such undulations, and SER
penis can by pressure and appropriate
muscular action climb trees and some
times spring forward. They also swim
easily by lateral textures, but no ser
penis advance by vertical bendings Of
the body, though they are so often
drawn in such an attitude.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
Vacation by Think,

Make a compact with your soul to
take a vacation and the way is simple.
There are portions Of your time over
which you have control. Probably
your evenings and your Sundays are
your own. Set apart a month or so.
Eliminate the self assigned tasks for
those hours out of business and give
yourself up to the pursuit Of pleasure.
Get others to join you. Call vacation
club. Adopt real vacation spirit and
go in for a good time. Resolve never
to speak of work out of business hours,
but to fill to the full that time which
is your own with recreations which
most appeal to you. Did you ever sing?
Sing now. Did you ever paint? Paint
now. Remember natures gifts to you
and find occasion to praise nature
within as well as notwithstanding
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
He Got 1t Wronu.

A lady while going downstairs to
dinner had the misfortune to step
slightly on the dress of lady in front
of her. The man on whose arm the
former was leaning said aloud, rudely.
so that the couple I'm front might hear:
Always getting in the way, like Ba-
laam's ass"
Upon which the lady whose gown
had been trodden on, turning round,
replied with a sweet smile:
Pardon me! 1t was the angel who
stood in the way and the ass which
spoke "-Tit-Bits
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
Probate Order.

State OF Michigan, County of Shiawassee, as.
At q session OF the Probate Court for saAd
)ounty, held at the Probate ONCE In the City
o. Corunna, on Tuesday the nth day OF
August In the year one thousand nine humid
red and nine
Present, Matthew Bush, Judge of Probate.
In the matter OF the estate of Soloman Horn,
deceased; on reading and filing the petition
Of Mrs. Rose Carr and others, praying
his court to authorize the administrator to
erect monument at the grave of deceased at
an expense OF not more than S25000.
1t ID ordered that the goth day OF September
next at ten o'clock In the forenoon, at said Pro
bate office, be assigned for hearing said petit
ton.
And 1t is further ordered. that copy OF this
order be published three successive weeks pre-
vious to said day of hearing in THE Ow0sso
TIMES, a ne wspaper printed and circulating Ia
said County OF Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH,
JIdge of Probate.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
Her PROPOSAL.

you've been counting me now for
number of years, George" remarked
girl to a young man. land want to
make a little leap year proposal"
"I-I am not in a position to m-mar-
ry just yet" stammered the youth.
but
"Who said anything about mar
riage| interrupted the girl. 81 was
going to propose that you stop com
ing here and give somebody else a
chance. "-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
Horses In Pantaloons.

Equine sunbonnets are very WELL
said a veterinary. "but what would
you say to equine trousers? You'll
see them in Guayaquil. There the mos
quitoes and greenhead flies are so
thick that horses and donkeys, unless
their legs are cased in cloth, become
unmanageable with the pain. Guaya-
Uuil is in Ecuador. 1t is directly TN
der the equator The heat there is
insufferable. Up and down its mar
row and foul smelling streets in Dilish
clouds of buzzing insects walk horses
and donkeys in sunbonnets and panta-
looms" - New Orleans Times-Demo
crat.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
No Accent.

Many stories are told of a former
Canadian bishop who had passed his
youth in Scotland. but flattered him
self that not hint of his origin could
be gained from his speech or manner.
One day he met a Scotchman. to
whom he said at last abruptly, Hoo
lang haze we been here?"
ABBOT sax years." was the reply.
"Hoot, monw said the bishop sharp
". "Why haze We ma lost yer accent,
like MYSELF"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
IL Didn't Work.

81 haven't anything fit to wear" she
said.
Neither have l." he replied. Tets
stay at home"
Taken up thus, there was nothing for
her to do but hurry and get ready
Buffalo Express.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
w. NJ. FITZPATRICK
LAWYER.
SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY
Eeneral Insurance AGENT
once over owooso Savings Bank, owosso
Probate Order


State OF Michigan
County OF Shiawassee
At q session OF the Probate Court for said
County, held at the Probate Once in the CitV
OF Corunna on Tuesday, the Path day OF August,
IN the year one thousand nine hundred and
nine
Present Matthew Bush Judge of Probate.
In the matter OF the estate OF ]. Mac Upham,
Minor; On reading and fling the petition OF
Walter E. Upham as guardian praying for q
license to sell real estate belonging to said
minor at private sale for the purpose OF invest
ment.
tits Ordered, That the 2lst day OF September
next at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, at said Pro
Iate office be appointed for hearing said petit
ton.
And IL is Further Ordered. That copy OF this
rider be published three successive weeks,
previous TO said day OF hearing. in THE OwOsso
TINES q 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, 1909-09-17
Touchin~

Jack-That young Sir rerly seems
such fragile fellow / should hesitate
to touch him for fear he would break.
SAM - He wouldn't hesitate about
touching you If he was broke-London
TeIpproDh
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
The Chump.

Miss Gett-Thayer-Do you know, Mr..
Slowboy, you remind me Of the Venus
de Milo.
Mr.. Slowboy-But I've got arms.
Miss G.-T.--Have you, really?-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
Mans Superiority.

woman" exclaimed the suffragette
sis the equal OF man in every respect"
"Oh, ! don't know" replied man
i'm the audience; ut takes Il man TO
put an angleworm on a fishhook"-
Detroit Free Press
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17

No one deserves to be praised for
goodness unless he has Strength to be
bad. All other goodness Is most often
only sloth or weakness OF will. - La
RochefOucaulG.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature ss.ss se: ct &Mz21Z<
The Good Fat Men.

Jones-You never hear of fat Grim
lnal. do you: Bones Certainly not.
Look how difficult is would be for a
stout person to st0op'to anything low.
kansas City independent
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
The Poor Woman.

"He climbed almost to the top Of the
ladder-and then fell off"
what was the trOuble?"
"There was woman ut the bottom
Of it."--Life.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
A Subordinate Position.

"What Is q speaker of house?"
Your mother is"
"And what are you?"
III suppose I might be called the
leader of the minorlty."-New York
Press.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
Perhaps.

"Who was 1t said that art was long"
IT don't remember now. but ! think
1t must have been somebody who was
trying to learn to ddle."-Chicago
Record Herald.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
Time and Life.

What we call time is but a single
sun ray thrown across the infinite void
Of eternity. and life is but a floating
flicker or mote that vanishes even as
Il becomes visible thereon.-Exch ange.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
An EXCLAMATION.

"How in blazes did the composition
happen to head my foreign travel let
ter with the words Foreign Drivel?'
81 don't know. Perhaps he read it.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
Why Women Are Like Tuqboats.

Biggs-Why are the tugs on the Wis
consin river like the goods who walk
up and down State street? Mugs
And the answer Is? Biggs-Some toe
out and some toe in.-Wisconsin
Sphinx.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
- ConVeriencc,

Curate-And so, Mrs. Howard, you
come to church every Sunday? Mrs.
Howard Yes, Mr.. Priestly. We're
such strangers in town yet that we
have no other Brooklyn
Life.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
Have YOU PAID your SUBSCRfP-
TON to THE TIMES for 1909?
Order of Publication.
State OF Michigan J


State OF Michigan
County OF Shiawassee
At session OF the Probate Court for said
county, held at the Probate ONCE, in the
ity OF Corunna. on Friday, the 3rd day OF
september in the year one thousand nine
,undred and nine.
Present, Matthew Bush, Judge of Probate.
In the matter OF the estate OF Mona E.
Sryson, minor, on reading and filing the petit !.
lion of Gilbert L. Taylor as guardian praying
or a license to sell real estate belonging to
laid minor at private sale for the purpose OF
Investment.
1t is Ordered, That the 4th day OF October,
next, at ten o'clock In the forenoon, at said
Probate office, be assigned for hearing said
petition.
And II is Further Ordered, That copy of
this order be published three successive weeks
previous to said day OF hearing, In THE
OwOssO TIMES a 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, 1909-09-17
Partly Blank.

"What sort of mind has he?"
"Well, his chain of thought has
many a missing link"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17

One pound Of learning requires ten
pounds Of common sense to apply It.
Persian PFoverb.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17

Sponges are great germ collectors
They should be scalded out thoroughly
every little while.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
A Good Raason.

'Pa's a great admirer Of the secret
ballot system"
"WhyT
Because 1t affords him a great
chance to say afterward that he voted
for all the winners. Judge.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17


Of RotuS
mediaevaI l.
other ways-L
feet The walls o. ...-.s--o..s
constant delight to visitors, who, by
>dint of much squeezing through mar
row passageways and cropping in dark
ness, are able to make a circuit Of the
city, getting glimpses on the way
through loopholes Of the green country
outside. Wondrous views of the town
are also to be had from many Of the
distant hills. At sunset the sight OF
Its graceful towers and clutter Of red
roof tops is like a fair vision Of ro
nance. The city blazes for mo-
ment in a fiery mist, then suddenly
melts, mirage-like, in the gathering
dusk, leaving a sense Of something
born Of dream, the Illusion Of an en-
chanter's Notwithstanding Letter tt
Vogue.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17

Liberty cannot be established with
out morality nor morality without
faith-Greeley.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17

What you do for an ungrateful man
Is thrown away.-Latin Proverb.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17

Half mans wisdom goes with his
cOurage.-Emerson.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17

When it thunders the thief becomes
h0aest.--Dutch Provcrb.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
( Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
Q ASTO RIA
A Blowing Up.

"Now. Willie" said the teacher to q
small pupil. ''can you tell me what
dynamite Is used for?"
Eyes. ma am" answered Willie. Its
used to blaspheme things with."-Chi-
rago News.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17

ming.
re Athenians
is worth re-
,ars Of age the
the palestra,
"a playground.
half Of the day
astics, dancing,
II the afternoon
some writing some
the open air. and then
49, - ong period Of play again. Such
was the schooling Of the Greek lad up
to the age of ten or eleven, and it did
not differ essentially up to the age of
sixteen, except In the severity Of the
exercises. And yet the world has not
ceased to marvel at the results Of the
Greek education. 1t produced the
highest type Of man. physically and
intellectually, that the world has ever
seen, which Cation says was as far in
advance Of the modern Englishman as
the modern Englishman is in advance
Of the native AfricCs. In physical
beauty, courage and patriotism, In
philosophy, literature. architecture and
art, the Greeks have been the unsur-
passed models of the ages and are still
the inspiration of our schools today.
But they placed the emphasis upon
hygiene, exercise, games and play,
which are too much neglected in these
days.-Kansas City Star.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
Before and After.

"a woman is as old as she looks"
quoted the wise guy.
Before or after she is dressed to
go out?" queried the simple mug
Philadelphia Record.