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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16
ONE SAT STILL.
Captain Cooks Walking Stick With
Thunder and Lightning.

Thunder and Lightning.
When Captain Cooks ship, the En-.
deavor. lay in Mercury bay, New Zea.
land. in 1863. brown boy Of eight,
who afterward became a chief and
lived to a great age, went aboard of
her. His name was Taniwha.
1t was easy enough for the brown
boys to pick out Kapene Kuku Gap
tain Cook among the men on board.
Taniwha said; he was the leader of the
"goblins." very great man. He walk
the ship grave and dignified. He held
up nail, priceless treasure. and.
when Taniwha laughed. gave 1t to him.
Then the boys knew that he was good
as well as great. They were shocked
that grownup Maori stole a piece of
calico.
''They padded away" Taniwha con-
tinued. 1.-The goblin went down into
the hold of the ship, but soon came up
with walking stick In his hand and
pointed 1t at the canoe. Thunder peal
ed and lightning flashed, but those In
the canoe padded on.
"Then they landed. Eight rose to
leave the canoe. but the thief sat still
with his dogskin mat and the COLLINS
garment under his feet His compan-
Ions called him. but he did not answer.
One of them shook him. and the thief
fell back into the hold of the canoe,
and blood was seen on his clothing and
hole in his back"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16
HUMAN SACRIFICES.
The Brutality That Went With War In
Former Times,

tUeSs
Before a battle in former times the
priests solemnly devoted to the gods
the whole of the hostile army then in
sight, and, if possible, no man of 1t
was left alive. When Hermann de-
coyed the great host of Varus into the
forest depths all the Romans that es-
capped death in the battle were cap
tured and led into the dark recesses.
where every man Of them was sacri-
feed upon hastily erected affairs.
Latham, in his edition of Tacitus,
quotes six contemporary authorities to
victory with human sacrifices was
customary among our Teutonic ances-
tors. Some crucified their prisoners,
others hung them up to trees for arch
cry practice. but in general a captive
was either slain on the spot or else re-
served to be sacrificed to the gods.
Even when the progress of agriculture
induced them to keep a majority Of
the prisoners alive to be slaves they
appeased the gods for this indignity
by increasing the tortures inflicted on
the small remainder.
Gibbon describes how, before the
blazing altar, every hundredth mans
arms were hacked off him and. before
his eyes, thrown into the flames. All
that a red Indian would have done
in the eighteenth century was freely
practiced by our ancestors of twelve
centuries ago And the highest ideal
Of man then included, as duty, dark
cruelty and grewsome revenge against
all his enemies.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16
Fire at Weddings.

Fire is an essential In some wedding
celebrations. In Persia the service is
read in front of fire. Id Nicaragua
the priest, taking the couple each by
the little finger, leads them to an apart
ment where a fire is lighted and there
instructs the bride in her duties. ex-
tinguishing 1t by way Of conclusion.
In Japan the woman kindles torch,
and the bridegroom lights one from 1t,
the playthings of the wife being burnt
then and there.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16
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WORSE THAN KISSING.
Stone Throwing Was Habit In The
aters of Ancient Greece.

Getting the bird. writes a CORE
spondent. need net always prove a
source of woe to the unfortunate actor,
for there are still some nations that
express their applause by Kissing The
Basutos. for instance, and the natives
Of the New Hebrides employ this meth
od Of expressing their admiration.
Even among ourselves any Interrupt
ton Of the actor who grips bur atten-
lion is quelled with the kissing "Hushw
which is intended to silence the inter
rupter and show our admiration for the
interrupted.
On the whole, authors and actors Of
today have reason to congratulate
themselves upon the disuse of many Of
the ancient Greek methods of showing
dissatisfaction in the theater. The
worst that a playwright must reckon
with now is an ironical cry of "Au-
thor" followed by booing demon
stration. But 1t is on record that the
Athenian audience at least once forci-
bly, elected an unsuccessful comic poet
from the theater. The pelting of bad
actors with vegetables and. questiona-
BILE eggs is rare now even in the re-
hottest provinces. But the Athenians
did not draw the line at figs and olives
as missiles. Aeschines was said nearly
to have been stoned to death during
his stage career, and there is a story
Of a second rate musician who Dor
rowed a quantity Of stone from
friend to build house with, promising
to repay the loan with the stones. col
lected at his next performance.-Lon
don Chronicle.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16
Mortgage Sale.
CHANDLER g. FRIKGEL,
Compliments Solicitors,

WHEREAS. default has been made In the
payment of the money secured by mortgage
dated the goth day OF March A. d. 1888, execut-
wife, of the Township of New Haven, County Of
Shiawassee, State of Michigan; which said
mortgage was recorded In the office of the
Register OF Deeds OF the County of Shiawassee,
in Lfber ~ OF Mortgages on page 473 on the 9Th
day OF May A. d. 1888 at liz O'clock A. M. and
which mortgage became ana is now the proper
ty OF Frank Weidman by the laws OF fnheri-
tarce and descent, he being the son Of William
Weidman, who is now deceased, and
WHEREAS, the amount claimed to be due on
said mortgage at the date OF this notice is the
sum Of One Hundred and Nine Dollars principal
and interest and which Is the whole amount
claimed to be unpaid on said mortgage and no
suit or proceedings having been Instituted by
law to cover the debt remaining secured by
said mortgage or any part thereof.
WHEREAS, the power OF sale contained in
said mortgage has become operative. Now
therefore, notice is hereby given that by virtue
or the said power OF sale in pursuance OF the.
statute In such case made and provided the
the said mortgage will be foreclosed BY sale of
said premises therein described, at public
auction to the highest bidder. at the front door
OF the Court House, in the city OF Corunna in
said County OF Sbiawassee on the 9TH day OF
date
Said premises are described in said mortgage
to.wit:
Commencing in the center OF the highway
Seven Chains and Sixty. five links in q north
westerly ulrectlon from stake and stone which
are witnessed by white oak forty inches,
standing north eleven and three .fourths deg,
east thirty three and three ourths links and
the north east corner OF the saw mill. South
seventy five and one-fourth degrees. west nine
links, thence in northeasterly direction at
right angles with said highway sixteen rods,
thence northwesterly parallel with said high
way ten rods. thence southwesterly to the
center OF said highway sixteen rods, thence
down the center OF said highway ten rods to
the place of beginning, said land being one acre
more or less and being and lying on the north.
west fractional quarter OF section eighteen in
the township of New Haven, county OF Shia-
wassee and state Of Michigan.
FRANKWEIDMAN.
ODELL CHAPMAN
Attorney for Assignee OF Mortgage.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16
A STRANGE Test of Manhood .

The ancient clan Macleod used to ex
ercise a strange test to prove the man.
hood of their chieftains. At Dunvegan
castle, island of Skye, there is preserved
the large horn known as "Rory More's
horn" This capacious vessel holds
rather more than bottle and half OF
liquor. According to the old custom
every laird Of Macleod was obliged on
his coming Of age to ill this horn with
claret and without once laying it down
to drain 1t to the dregs. This was
taken as proof Of his manhood, and
he was then deemed a worthy sue
cessor to the lairds of the past.-Dun.
dee Advertiser.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16
Why2

Is one always chilled to the marrow
Is an explorer always intrepid?
Is swoop always fell swoop?
Is a statesman always eminent?
Is a newspaper man always well
known newspaper manf
Is bargain always extra specialf
Is drapery always clinging?
Is sweetness always cloyingf
Is ruffian always burly?
Is one always within an inch of
death? Why not two inches?
And why, why, why, is conclusion
always foregone ?-Cleveland Press.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16
OPTICAL ILLUSIONS.
Striking Examples That May Be OBJ
served In Daily Life.

SCTNCo w lazy
Doubtless every one has observed
while travelling by train that the trees
or houses in the distance appear TO bf
speeding along in the same direction
as the train, while the nearer objects
are fast receding. Many, too. have o5
served that the top of level wall
built on a steep incline appears to
slope upward in contrary direction
to the hill itself at nearly the same
angle to the apparent level. ana some
have curiously regarded the ghostllke
gliding and vanishing of dark shad-
ows while passing double row OF
fencing, but the following are not so
commonly remarked:
One might stand for several minutes
watching the revolutions of the cups
Of an anemometer-for measuring the
velocity of the wind-and still be puz-
zled as to the real way they are turn
ing round. Gaze up at them when
there is an uncertain breeze blowing.
They revoive rapidly, and you are per-
haps perpleXed as to their direction.
AS the wind subsidies you would expect
to find it easier to tell the direction by
the slower revolution; but, as a matter
of fact, the difficulty is increased.
With the varying speed your first i'm
preston is that such and such is the
direction. A moment later you reverse
that idea, and the longer you gaze the
more it seems as If they are spinning
round erratically in every possible d.
rection, whereas, of course, they can
only turn one way.
Standing Immediately beneath high
wall Of building-the longer the wall
the better for practical demonstration
many would aver on looking upward
that it was not exactly perpendicular,
but inclined toward them in threat
ening manner. This illusion is the eff
feet of perspective and would be seen
TO better advantage If you stood be-
tween two such walls which faced
each other at short distance. - New
York Telegram.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16
SUBSCRIBERS OF ROME MT. :
Ancient Regulations Regarding the
~ Heiqht of BUILDINGS.

.s,r Height of Buildings.
'"The skyscraper is no modern inven-
hon." says st. Louis architect we'll
read In the history Of his profession.
I'm all the ancient cities where brick
or stone was available high houses
within the walls of the city were very
numerous because Of the lack Of ground
space for building.
I'm the days Of Augustus the tene-
ment houses Of Rome became SO high
as to be dangerous, and laws were
passed condemning number Of tene-
ment rows and ordering them to be
taken down. while at the same time a
law was enacted limiting the height Of
al acknowledgements to hundred feet.
For palaces and public buildings there
was no limit
'n"After the burning of the city in
Nero's time the streets. which before
were no wider than our alleys, were
made broader. Some of them through
the business part of the city were for
~ feet wide. and some of the great
thoroughfares were sixty.
'.The tenement height was lowered to
eighty feet, and as consequence the
city spread far beyond its walls. The
average height Of ceiling In Roman
tenement was a little over FIVE feet.
The windows were open holes in the
wan, stopped in cold weather with
board shutters. So the worst modern
tenement is a palace compared with
the. skyscraper home Of the poor when
the empire was at it's best."-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16
PULLING the EaoIe's Tail.

knew an Indian, Yellow Eagle,
who in order to get his coup feather
dug hole in the ground on the open
prairie far from camp or habltation.
Over it he fixed covering of brush,
upon which was laid the carcass of a
freshly slain antelope. In this trap he
lay for three days awaiting the eagles
coming. When at last, lured by the
bait, one did alight he seized 1t from
below, and despite Its tapping and
clawing and pecking he plucked the
precious feathers before freeing the as
tonlshed and terrified bird. recall
none but the American aboriginal who
has been able successfully to pull the
American eagles tail.-Army and Navy
Life.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16
Landse.r and In. Doc r.x.

On one of Landseer's early visits to
Scotland the great painter stopped at
a village and took a great deal Of no
tice Of the dogs, jotting down rapidly
sketches of them on a piece Of paper.
Next day on resumlng his journey he
was Mortified to find dogs suspended
from trees In all directions or drown
Ing in the rivers, with stones around
their necks. He stopped a weeping
urchin, who was hurrying of with a
pet pup in his arms, and learned to
his dismay that he was supposed to be
an excise officer who was taking notes
of all the dogs he saw in order to lS3se
cute the owners for unpaid taxes.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16
HE WAS Qualified.
The cIergyman's Visitor Finally Got
What He Was After.


I'm that crisis" said a theatrical
manager, speaking of stage blunder
he had committed, 81 made a mistake.
as queer a mistake. as one that was
made by a friend of mine. a clergy
man.
THE clergyman had advertised for a
butler, and the next morning after
breakfast well dressed, clean shaver
young man in black was ushered into
his study.
"'Name. pleaseY said the clergyman.
Hilary Arbuthnot, SIR
lager
'Twenty-eight.'
"'What work have you been accus-
toned tor
81 am a lawyer, sir
"The clergyman started. This was
odd. However, as he knew. many
were called in the law, few, chosen.
But he said. do you understand
the conduct Of householder
"Tn general way, yes murmured
the applicant.
"'Can you carver
"Yes.'
"'Wash glass and silverr
T-er-think So The young man
seemed embarrassed. He frowned and
blushed Just then the clergyman's
wife entered.
care you marriedY was her first
question.
"That,' said the young man, was
what l called to see your husband
about madam. desire to know If he
can make it convenient to officiate at
my wedding at noon next Thursday
week."
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16
Order of Publication, Non Resident
Defendant.

Order of Publication, Non. Resident
Defendant
STATE OF MICHIGAN,
In the Circuit Court OF the County OF Shia.
wassee, in Chancery.
Edward e. Hackett Complainant
vs.
Lydia M. Hackett, Defendant.
Suit pending in the Circuit Court for the
County Of Shiawassee in chancery, at Corunna
on the Gath day of February, A. ID. 1909.
In this cause 1t appearing from affidavit on
file, that the defendant, Lydia M. Hackett, IS
not o resident OF this state, but resides In the
State OF washington, on motion Of Chandler &
Friegel, compliments solicitors, IL is ordered
that the said defendant, Lydia M. Hackett,
cause her appearance to be entered herein,
within four months from the date OF this order,
and In case of her appearance that she cause
her answer to the complainants bill Of COM
plant to be fled and a copy thereof to be
served on said compliments solicitors, within
fifteen days after service on her OF COPY OF
said bill, and notice of this order; and that In
default thereof, said bill be taken as confessed
by the said nonresident defendant.
And 1t Is further ordered, that within twenty
days the said complainant cause a notice OF
this order to be published in THE Owosso
TIMES, O newspaper printed published and
circulating in said county, and that such pub
lication be continued therein at least once in
each week, for six weeks In succession, or that
she cause copy OF this order to be personally
twenty days before the time above prescribed
for her appearance.
SELDENS S. MINER
Circuit Judge.
CHANDLER g. FRIKGEL,
Complainant's Solicitors.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16
Where Were the oordo ms ?

An old woman Of the name Of Cor
don in the north of Scotland was lis
tening to the account given in Scrip
ture Of Solomon's glory, which was
read to her by a little grandchild
When the little girl came to tell Of the
thousand camels which formed part
Of the Jewish sovereign's live stock.
"Eh, lassie, cried the old woman. ~
thousand Campbells, say We? The
Campbells are an aud clan. sure
eneuch, but dinna We see the Gordons
tooT'
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16
THE GONDOLA.
Its Gliding and Guiding Through
Venice's intricate Canals.

Its Gliding and Guiding Through
Venice's intricate Canals.
The gondoa is so perfectly adapted
to its purpose that It is like sentient
thing in the gondolier's control. 1t
obeys the slightest impulse of the oar.
Through the narrow and intricate
lanes of Venice, with the sharp and
battling turns, it glides with unfailing
accuracy. The boatmen have about
ten different calls by which they an
nounce their approach, as they come
to corner, the turn they will take in
a crowd, their way to right and lefs
and all that. And these calls, half
song, half cry, echo day and night, and
yet so musical are they that they seem
to be merely a part of the brooding
silence of Venice.
Indeed the wonder of Venice is how
all things-the city and the sea, the
boats and the people, the songs and the
sky-combine to make one perfect
whole, caressing and idle as one of
Petrarch's sonnets, which one l care
not. Here even death is not merely
somber. 1t is friendly and familiar as
well. saw them put old Paolo to
bed for the last time. He had been in
his prime stout gondolier Of the ira.
ghetto of Santa Sofia, near the Rialto,
but in old age was ragged 'hooker"
Of the gray. In his quarter, however,
he was a respected man. Indeed to
be old or to be Il child is among the
gondoliers title to tenderness and re-
spect And so when a good man dies
in the poorer quarters the neighbors
combine and hire a brass band to cell
citrate his virtues.-Vance Thompson
in Outing Magazine.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16

"Myw exclaimed the minister's wife.
II never saw the boys in this street
fighting so much as they have lately.
There are two of them fighting now.
and I'm sure they're members of our
Sunday school,"
"Ah, see" remarked the Rev. Mr..
Wise. Last Sundays lesson was about
David and Goliath" Philadelphia
Press.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16
Ais lnfereNce.

Crags-Did you tell Shippers you
thought / was man without any bal
ancef Butts-well, naturally inferred
that II you had balance you would
draw on II for the amount you owe me.
philadelphia North American.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16
Mutually Helpful.

Observation-Disclosures wife is away,
and I'm going over there this evening
to cheer him up. Wife-Why don't
you bring him here? Husband-Well-
er-Im not feeling very well and need
little cheering up myself.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16
The busters.

The Vicar Ito sexton)-Why don't you
see that the seats in the church are
busted now and then, Tombs? Tombs
(the sexton)-I do, sir; the congregation
does 1t every Sunday morning. SIR
London Taller.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16
Hia Preferences.

Nurse-Come indoors at once, Master
Richard, and be good boy. You won't
go to heaven II you're so naughty.
Master Richard-I don't want to 60 to
heaven. want to 60 with father!-
london Sketch.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16
Miaht and Name.

Tom Hood, the punster, once descrlb-
ed the meeting of a man and a lion,
and in doing 80 he said, THE man ran
of with all his might and the lion with
all his name"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16
So He Couldn't Tell.

us 1t true, pa, that the most sensi-
tive part Of the human body is the tip
Of the tongueT
II don't know, my son. Nobody ever
stepped on my tongue the way they
have on my corns."-New York Press.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16
Commissioners Notice.

In the matter OF the estate OF Henrietta 8
Williams, Deceased.
We, the unders igned having been appoint.a
by the Hon. Matthew Bush, Judge of Probate
in snd for the County OF Shiawassee, State of
Michigan. Commissioners to receive examine
and adjust all claims and demands OF ali per
sons against said estate. do hereby give notice.
that we will meet at the ONCE OF Charles s.
Williams, In the City of Owosso. in said
County. on Monday, the Gath day OF May, A. d.
1909, and on Monday, the Goth day OF July, A. d.
1909. at ten o'clock In the forenoon OF each of
said days. for the purpose of receiving and adj
justing all claims against said estate and that
four months from the 22d day OF March. A.
ID. 1903, are allowed to creditors to present their
claims to said Commissioners for adjustment
and allowance. -.
Dated, the 22nd day OF March A. D. 1900
CHARLES S. WILLIAMS,
MYRoN III. KNAPP,
Commissioners
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16

Manner is much. A man always
looks better when he carries himself
well than when couple of friends are
trying to carry him.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16

A mans conversation is the mirror
Of his thoughts.--Chinese
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16
Untold Wealth.

What is untold wealth. pap
'The property yon keep out of the
tax list"-Harper,sw Weekly.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16
R-I-P-A-N-S Tabulos
Doctors find
A good prescription
For mankind

The scent packet is enough for usual occasion.
The family bottle 600 cents) contains a supply
for year. All druggists sell them.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-16

Force without Judgment falls by ita
own welgbt.-Horace.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-20

ing somebody fan upon his. There
are hOnors and dignities and offices
and substantial rewards to be dis
tribnted-thlngs that go 70 heal the
hurt that honor fecls-and these
things We're talked OF ana considered
'But 10 doubt the main thing was
hat Governor % agreed to Join
er and Spared hin and aid them In
their battle for the Holy Cause Of
Local Self government.
by local SELF government, Carmack
meant the fight against prohibition
The liquor interests led BY the COVER
nor, declared IN favor OF local option
ana Of letting each community settle
the saloon question for themselves.
Colonel cooper upon reading this
editorial sent the famous message to
Cafmack; "lf my name appears in
the Teuncsseau again. one OF as must
die" The warning was delivered to
senator Carmack by ex-Stato Treas-
urcr craig. Carmack said that col
onel Cnoper's threat had made a ces-
sation OF tho editorials impossible
that IL the Tennesscan never again
used Cooper's name the public would
believe that the paper had been
bluffcd and 1t would lose caste. so.
on Monday. November 0. the dav OF
the Killing, there appeared in the Ten
nossean this editorial:
"Thc Diplomat OF the Sweibund.
ITO Major Duncan Brown Cooper,
who wrought the great coalition, who
achieved the harmonious confluence
of Incompatible elements. who weld
cd the pewter handle to the wooden
spoon, who grated the dead Dough
To thc living tree and made il bloom
ana bourgoon and bend with golden
fruit; who made playmates Of the
lamb and the leopard and boon com
panions OF the spider and the fly.
who made soda and vinegar dwell
placidly in the Same bottle and who
taught oil and water how they might
agrec--to Major Duncan Brown
Cooper, the great diplomat of the po-
litlcal %Sweibund, be all honor and
glory forever"
What happened next Is history. The
states witnesses say that Carmack
was shot down from behind, while he
was IN the act Of raising his hat to
> LADY Mrs. Eastman. The Coopers
swear That he opened fire at once.
wonnding Robin, who, thereupon and
IN self-defensc fired the shots which
Killed the editor.