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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-01-27
T THIS time of the year people

A T THIS time of the year people
"a are especially interested in
their poultry flock, The mis-.
take too often made is that they do
not begin to think of winter egg pro-
duction until winter sets in, and then
they try to make up for the neglect
during the summer.
Egg production is based upon good
stock, properly raised, well housed
and given good care. A few days ago,
the writer saw a pullet that had laid
So eggs In SO consecutive days. She
had been kept under the above con-
ditions. The bird was not Of a high
egg producing breed, but her ances-
tors had been bred to lay. She was
of an egg laying strain, and strain
is more important than breed. The
strain that will not produce eggs Is
not profitable to keep. There is as
great difference between flocks of the
same breed as between breeds. 1t is
not the breed so much as the bird that
will produce eggs that we are after
1t is out of the question for farmer
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-01-27

Only little cold in the head may be
the beginning of an obstinate case OF
Nasal Catarrh. Drive out the invader
with Elys Cream Balm applied straight
f. to the infamed stuffed up air-passages.
Price SOC IF you prefer to use an atom
izer. ask for Liquid Cream Balm. 1t
has all the good qualities of the solid
form of this remedy and will rid you OF
catarrh or hay fever. No cocaine to
breed dreadful habit. No mercury to
drv ont the secretion. Price 75c., with
spraving tube. All druggists. or mailed
by Ely Bros SO Warren st., New York.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-01-27
Notice OF Hearing on tho Proposed
Closing of Portion Of Elm
Street.
To whom 1t NAV concern:

To whom IL NAV concern:
Take notice, that pursuant to the annexed
resolution certified under my hand and the
Sc al OF the City OF Owosso, the Common Council
OF the said city will meet upou Monday, the
sixth day OF February, 1911, at 1850 o'clock In
afternoon OF said day for the purpose of hear
ing objections to the proposed discontnuance,
vacation and adjustment Of that portion of
Elm. street named in said resolution. Objec
tions may be FLED in my office in writing by
any person interested up until the dav and hour
above mentioned, The annexed resolution was
passed by he Common Council OF said city at
its regular meeting on the third day OF Janu.
airy, A. ID 1911, and in pursuance of this reso-
luton this notice Is given:
Resolved by the Common Council OF the City
OF Owosso that 1t Is hereby deemed advisabl e
10 vacate, discontinue and abolished the fol.
loving portions of Elm street situate in the
City Of Owosso County OF Shlawassee and
State OF Michigan and described as follows,
to. wit:
Commencing at the southeast corner of lot
and b .. Williams addition tn the City OF
Owosso. running thence north along the ives t
line Of Elm street ninety 800 feet thence east
twenty (30) feet, thence south parallel with the
west line of Elm street ninety 800 feet, thence
west twenty (20) feet to the place ofb eginnlng.
Also commencing at the southwest corner OF
lot nine ts) Of block twenty, five (25l of A. L..
and 4. o. Williams Addition to the City Of
O0oSso. running thence north along the east
lint Of Elm street min ty 1907 Ieet thence west
sixteen feet, thence south parallel with the
ehst line OF Elm street ninety 900 feet, thence
en- u sixteen (t6J feet % the place OF begin.
n'nI.
Monday, the 9th day of February 1911 at 1880
oclo * In the aftern ron is hereby appointed
as , time when this council will meet and hear
OF jections thereto. The City Clerk is hereby
d ed to give notice OF such meeting and its
purlose with copy. OF said resolution by
pu fishing the same for not less than four
weeks before the time appointed for such
met ting In The Owosso Times, one OF the
newspapers OF said city. Directions to such
proposed action may be- filed with the City
Clerk in writing on or before the time stated
for such meeting,
Dated January 4th, 1911
ARTHUR II. DUMOND,
Seal City Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-01-27
Why They Cot the Freedom of the City

Why They Cot the Freedom of the City
Extracts from old records, showing
how people had earned the honor in
former days, v re read at Canterbury
by Alderman Mason when the mayor
and ex-mayor were granted the free
dom Of the city. One citizen received
the freedom for undertaking to serve
as cook at every mayors Michaelmas
feast" another because he cured
Nicholas Johnson's leg" and third
because he married widow with
large family."-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-01-27
n You Are A Trifle Sensitive

About the size of your shoes, it's some
satisfaction to know that many people
can wear shoes a size smaller by sbak
ing Aliens Foot Ease into them. Just
the thing for Patent Leather Shoes
and for breaking in New Shoes. Sold
Everywhere. 25c. SAMPLE FREE AID
dre.s, Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-01-27
Many Children Are Sjckjv

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children Break up Colds in "a hours,
relieve Feverishness, Headache, Stom-
ach Troubles, Teething Disorders, and
Destroy Worms At all druggists, 25c.
Sample mailed FREE. Address, Allen
s Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-01-27

troughs or kept before them in hop
pers. On the farm table, scraps, skim
milk and buttermilk can take the
place of commercial meat food to a
considerable extent The clover
leaves in the barn alleys can be used
to good advantage in the hen coop,
and green food in the way Of cabbage
and beets will keep the bird in a
healthy condition.
Keep the bird active during the
day. with a full crop at night. Give
fresh water; furnish it with variety;
keep it happy and the egg basket
will tell the results.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-01-27
Or. 6eIls Pine Tar. Honey

Is household word In every state in
the union as well rs in 80 .eral foreign
G untries. For Grippe, Coughs, Colds,
Asthma and throat troubles it is the
best. Sold everywhere, Look for the
Bell on the Bottle.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-01-27
a Medicine

That lives ten years must have merit
DR.. Bells Pine. Tar Honey has been sold
ed every year. So you run no risk. We
guarantee it, At all dealers
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-01-27

to trapnest each individual in his
flock. He can keep watch Of the flock
and weed out the lazy, inactive birds.
Next to strain comes care in the selec-
tion Of breeding stock. Do not breed
from the drones. The hen with the
high egg production always comes
from vigorous, healthy, active, strong
stock. The lazy, overfat hen is not a
profitable breeder. A hen to produce
eggs must have strong constitution.
A June or July chick will not ma,
ture early enough to commence laying
until after winter sets in, so hatch
earlier April and May chicks seem to
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-01-27
Wanted.

Man past 30 with horse and buggy to
sell stock condition powder in Shiawas-
see county Salary $40 per month Ad-
diana
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-01-27

State Master Stetson Of Maine has
announced an exhibition Of farm prod
uce for the next meeting Of the state
grunge at Augusta on Dec. 1921.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-01-27

already strong ties Of union. Such a
bureau should be in charge of not too
many men, who should be properly COM
pensated from the business they care for
and without expense to the state grange.
1t should report annually to the state
grange and it should promptly furnish
prices on all the commodities usually pur-
chased In quantities by the various
oranges of the state.
s. L. STRIVINGS.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-01-27
THE LAW OF THE FARM


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The Washington times., 1911-04-14
SHE HOLDS 1T UP TO THE
Girl Who Asks to Sit in the Balcony

in which they look so we'll. Women
would love a trait-jacket If 1t was
go becoming. But 1 know positively
that the incest men hate evening
clothes most.
This balcony girl had struck a key
that vibrated tunefully in the mans
very heart. She had made a bid for
his favor that won instant response.
He liked her common sense. She
could peel off the frills and leave the
essentials to be enjoyed. She injected
the idea, neatly and surely, into his
consciousness that she would like
comfortable companionship with him
etter than shining In the parquet.
A Wise Girl
She was a wise girl And it was
the kind of wisdom that suited the
man. She showed the kind of judg-
ment that could choose things because
they FELT right rather than because
they LOOKED right. She would not
be asking the man she married to
get into dress clothes every night.
She would not have glass jewels on
the couch cushions. She would not
have four pairs Of curtains at every
window.
She was comfortable girl. And
she would make man comfortable or
LET him BE comfortable.
: Do you know, 1t seems to me that
Juliet Is not the only girl to whom a
balcony might prove of service. Sup
pose some of you try It?
The Washington times., 1911-04-14
M Al MIE TELLS BELL E.
That You Have,,o
" Kick to Get Things, and
FOREIGNERS CAN KICK

IENEVER there's slump in the Japanese question,
Belle and there's no American heiress throwin' her
young heart and her fathers check book at some
foreigner with funny and title, they start
to talk about restrictin' immigration.
Ridiculous, Belle, ridiculous. What would this
country be without German bands, push. carts and
home rule for Ireland mass meetins? Just think,
Belle would life be worth livn' if you'd never
seen a .Yiddish comedian been frightened half
to death by organ grinders monkey climbin'
the side stairs to your shoulder?
A. IL A,nalz cainh
The Washington times., 1911-04-14
MR. PEEVED PROTESTS

has a brother Ned and I'm always get
ting them confused. Half a dozen
times tonight l called him Ned and
he didn't make half the fuss over It
that you're doing. Ned's my nephew,
too. of course, and"
Nephew! Why, John Peeved. you
just got through calling him your
cousin and now you t,lrn' around-'II
And call him nephew" "iinterrupted
Mr. Peeved. "of course / do. With
You butting in and buttfng in every
word / say and trying to mix things
up it's a wonder I'm not calling him
my aunt. By George, 1 never saw
such woman for keeping at a thing
in my life; I'll be calling the man
my grandmother in a minute. For
man that manufactures more leather
shin guards than any man in"
Cousin or Nephew
But you said he made moccasins.
John Peeved. It's mighty funny that
you forget your own cousins name
and whether he's your cousin or
your nephew or what he does for a
living half an hour after you've put
him on a train for Illinois I don't
understand it, that's all. and 1
think"
"Tommyrot!" shouted Mr., Peeved.
"Of course you don't understand it or
I would not be twisting my tongue in
a knot trying to explain 1t to you, BY
the Lord Harry. madam q.
Here Mr., Peeved pulled off his coat
with a jerk and soRething heavy fell
to the floor.
Opera glasses" calculated his
wife. John Peeved-"
But Mr. Peeved had left the room.
The Washington times., 1911-04-14
The Southern View
April II, 1851 Sunday.
(From Saturdays daily. No paper
published today.)

April IL 1851 tSunonyb.
(From Saturdays daily. No paper
published todayO
Fort Sumter surrenders to General
Beauregard. Major Anderson being al
lowed to salute his flag, firing fifty
guns from the parapet and easement
Anderson then embarks on the Isabel
direct for New York from Charleston.
During the salute. 1t develops, four
Of Anderson's men were mortally
wounded by the bursting Of two can
mons.
Official advices reaching Washing
ton from Montgomery indicate that
the confederate congress will. on as
sembling. Immediately declare war.
1t is believed that in the act Of dec
laration a distinction will be made
between alien friends and alien enc
mics. the former including the border
states and such citizens Of the north
as oppose the coercion policy Of the
administration. All obligations to this
class, 1t is declared, are as much to
be respected as though in time Of
n1ace.
The Washington times., 1911-04-14

ITS after half-past H." said Mrs.
Peeved sharply, as soon as her nus
band had removed his overcoat'
Seems to me you took an awful long
while to see your cousin to the train.
And it's mighty funny that he never
called to see you after coming all the
way from Illinois.
Cousin Bm's an awfully busy man.
petty" replied Mr.. Peeyed:. a.7i was
Just business trip, you knows ana
he had no time for visits.
.'Bilrs in the manufacturing line"
explained Mr.. Peeved.
What does he manufacture?
"Fr-leather goods He makes
Bill says that he makes more leather
moccaslns than any man in Illinois
He told me he made ! don't know how
many thousand pairs a day. l could
hardly believe him. Cousin Ned. /
said-
Ned! His name was Bill minute
ago"
Certainly 1t was. retorted Mr..
Peeved loudly. And it still is. He
The Washington times., 1911-04-14
Paragraphic Yarn
With a Real Moral

1t was the night of the college
soiree.
All the frat boys had invited the
frat girls.
The dance was held in the college
gymnasium.
Some classy city society was in
vited out for the carnival Of fun
Big Jim Horton was the college
football ster athlete.
Jim was captain Of the football
team and champion wrestler plus
weight man on the track team and
stroke of the varsity crew.
Jim shone everywhere except in
the drawing room and the dance
floor.
He was clumsy on his big feet
when 1t came to social stunts:
Jim was a bull in athletic sports,
but bashful as doe when 1t came
to the company of ladies.
Among the city society for the
dance was one young woman not ex-
pected.
The honor of the frat had to be up
held, so it was necessary that an
escort be provided for her.
Jim was made the goat
The floor of the gymnasium was
smooth and slippery as glass.
Jim was there with bells on in
time for the first dance.
He forgot to wear his football
cleated shoes.
His heart was in his mouth as he
put his arm around the fair young
maiden.
Just as he started to glide he got his
big feet crossed.
-. Z-z-z-tL, -... -.
MORAL
There's many a slip gets a man on
the hip.
The Washington times., 1911-04-14
Anderso, is Blamed
For Surrender Of Sumter

In Washington the Republicans gen
orally blame Anderson, It Is asserted:
Many of them are reported to De sun
tncredulous that Fort Sumter has
been evacuated
The Virginia commissioners leave
washington for Richmond, declining
to express their opinions relative to
President Lincoln's reply
II is announced in Washington that
the nresident will issue a call tomor-
row for $4,000 volunteers. 1t Is also
given out officially that the presi-
dents proclamation will call congress
together in extra session on July 4
next, in view of the present condition
of public affairs.
The Washington times., 1911-04-14

wuvzy?" asked Chesapeake Twas the
first remark that had passed the lips
Of either in forty-five minutes.
"'Tis papa retiring, lumsy honey
bunch"
Time few. Again the stairs creaked
in the silence that enveloped the
corner of the lawn. the corner of the
parlor and the corner of the sofa.
And what may that be. ootsy
babyuns?
"'Tis mama retiring. tootsGms
tweet."
Time took a deep breath and few
again. A sudden fierce rattling rang
through the, room.
And what may that be, popsy
wooblums?"
"'Tis the milkman with his morn
ing lacteaI deposit"
"Ah." sighed Chesapeake, 'fn three
hours I must CO."
(The reader first solving the cor
rect relation OF Della Dumpelty and
Chesapeake O'Bay will receive a
beautifully decorated half pound box
Of lump sugar) ".
The Washington times., 1911-04-14

xkT LOVE to hear the music from
the balcony. Can you get the
seats there?"
I actually heard the girl say It.
turned to see If she looked as clever
as she sounded.
But she looked unconsciously en-
thusiastic and sincere. Her express
sion was exactly right to give mean
ing to her words. I could not tell
whether she was deeply artful or just
naturally nice.
Shower of Agreeableness
was not the only surprised one.
The man looked as If a pleasant
bomb had been let off near him to
shower him with agreeableness. And
there was a queer look of wonder
blended with his smile. He appeared a
bit uncertain whether he should doubt
or enjoy.
The really-truly-mean-it look, how
ever, decided him on the enjoying. He
had expected to pay for orchestra
seats and a carriage to convey them
to the expensive plush cushions. He
had carefully considered the item OF
expense, and had decided to indulge
himself in an effort to please the girl.
And now she amazed him by revers-
ing the process. A vision of many
cozy evenings rose before him, con-
jured by her apparent willingness to
make herself a moderate instead of
an exorbitant expense.
And there was an inwardness more
The Washington times., 1911-04-14
Loretta's Locking Glass

satisfying than the mere dollar-and-
accent aspect. She actually cared
enough for music and for him to en-
joy both without the fripperies that
he had come to believe meant more
to girls than opera itself.
And he breathed a long. long sigh Of
content, a climax to his satisfac-
tion. He need not wear evening
clothes. The girl was willing to go
in place and costume that did not
demand that he appear as scenic ac-
cessory in the hated magpie regalia.
I, Loretta, have never found a rea-
son why men should hate the clothes
The Washington times., 1911-04-14
The Dumpelty Sofa;
Or, Two IndentationS

The Dumpelty home sat in a corner
of rolling lawn. the Dumpelty sofa
with the fringed legs sat in corner
Of the parlor, and Chesapeake O'Bay
and Della Dumpelty sat in a corner of
the sofa.
Chesapeake had dalled at o'clock,
and had been sitting there ever since.
So had Miss Dumpelty. Two indenta-
tions had been worn into the corner
of the sofa, so they knew exactly
where to sit. The indentation near
est the end was Miss Dumpelty's.
A clock struck busily. and heavy
footsteps creaked as they ascended.
And what may that be, sweetsy
The Washington times., 1911-04-14

thatn counteract the first effect. II
find out it's Anastasia or Mehltabel or
something, I may feel in less oSnger Of
freezing to death every time look in
her direction.
I've got a plan I'm going to try today
I'm going to bribe messenger boy to
amble in with fake telegram and sing
out for Miss Mabel Hanscom." Then,
of course, she'll think she's going to
miss something and come across with
her real name. Tell you how 1t works
tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1911-04-14
Major Anderson Surrenders
Sword to the Confederates
Our Grocery Clerk
Says Names Count

Speaking Of goats, that new cashier
certainly has got my tin can digester.
If thought 1t would make a hit. I'd
work around the place in full dress suit,
with a sunaower in my buttonhoIe.
Hard as I've tried, 1 don't even know
her first name. The boss just has her
as Miss Hanscom. But I've just got to
get the front end Of 1t.
I'm sort of in hopes that it may be
some whopper of an old maid label
The Washington times., 1911-04-14
Gov. Yates. of Illinois.
Calls the Lesislature

Governor Yates, OF ILLINOIS,, an
nounces that he will issue a call for
special session of the legislature
tomorrow. to meet next Tuesday week.
The Richmond Daily Dispatch says
editorially: What the Virginia con-
yention does or what II leaves undone
Is no longer a matter of the slightest
Importance or interest. 1t may refuse
to the people the right to elect their
own delegates to the border conven-
ton. 1t may pass a measure for
border convention. or a worlds con-
vention. It may order the millennium
to occur forthwith or command the
sun and moon to stand still. 1t may
monopolize the sovereignty OF the
state, or establish an elective mon
archy and elect one of its members
king: or 1t may do nothing and go
home. 1t can no longer do mischief
or do good Thank heaven for that
1t is as powerless to control or shape
or alter the great stream Of events
as is a child in a skiff floating on the
Niagara river to arrest or change the
direction of the current and make the
cataract pause; and bear II backward
to the shore"
The Washington times., 1911-04-14

kckers CROWN country can't along without kers
morn CROWN boy can get along hacks where they'll
do mo- good while
Fine Kickers
see their countries, the they kick the
by they here and the health
Inspector stuck his finger their make they amt
enough kicks bottled inside
them to baehip eadn the the other day
arrested for obuctn the ment holding
meen to against dirty three days after he'd
landed country without his pockets
a home
And regular anarchist don't think anything of andn
his whiske nged at l03O
buvin firm the H. He don't even
take time to find somepin' kick about
takes the foreigners the Americans patriotic Belle
good shman this minutes but what you'll
country and good
oer and let miserable little spape that he's not step
forward and I'll knock his block off for i'm
The Washington times., 1911-04-14
NEWS OF THE CIVIL WAR
As Told in Daily
Dispatches Printed
FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY

IFTY years ago began the memorable struggle
between the north and south known generally as
the civil
Old newspapers of both northern and southern
cities published during that stirring period have
been searched and the news and current
hection of public sentiment presented from
day to day they appeared in each section at
that time.
From the southland the dispatches are taken
directly from the files of old-time newspaper of
Richmond Va, and from the north the is
drawn from several sources, including files of old
of -. Iaro
The Washington times., 1911-04-14
The Northern View
April IA, 1851 Sunday
CFrom Saturdays dailies. No pape
nuhliahed fadaYl

From saturdays da1ues- NO papeT
published today.)
The following dispatch was re-
ceived from Charleston late last
night: AT intervals Of twenty min
utes. the firing was kept up on Fort
Sumter all night Major Anderson
ceased to fire at o'clock in the
evening, and spent the night in re-
pairing the damage done to the fort,
and protecting the guns on the bar
bette on the parapet. He reopened
fire at o'clock in the morning, but
seemed to be greatly disabled. The
batteries at Cummings Point are do
ing great damage. At s o'clock a
dense cloud Of smoke was seen pour
ing from the walls Of the fort. Prob
ably 1t has been set afire by the shells
from the mortar batteries on Morris
Island"
second dispatch states:
The federal flag on Fort Sumter
Is at half mast. signaling distress.
The shells from Fort Moultrie and
Sullivan's Island continue to fall into
Major Anderson's stronghold, and the
return fire is growing feeble. A
breach has been made in the wall
facing Cummings Point, two port
holes having been. knocked into one,
and the wall at the top is crumblins.
War Vessels Prepare to
Enter Charleston Harbor
The three war vessels which were
sighted outside the bar last night
have entered the harbor, and are pre-
pairing to participate in the conflict
The fire from the shore batteries Is
directed against them, but as yet
they have not returned IT."
Still q third dispatch reads:
Two OF Major Anderson's maya
roof Of the barracks Is one sheet Of
flame. The forts guns are now
silent. as the men are doubtless try
ing to put out the fire. A raft has
been launched, loaded with men, who
are passing up buckets of water to
extinguish the flames. Their efforts
are useless. however, as the flames
are now bursting from every port
hole, and destruction Is inevitable.
-Four more vessels. two Of then:
being large war steamers, are IN
sight across the bar.
Later comes the news:
Major Anderson Surrenders
Sword to the Confederates
The bombardment has ceased.
Major Anderson has hauled down the
stars and stripes and run up a white
flag. Fort Sumter has at last un-
conditionally surrendered, and a boat
from the city was Immediately dis
patched, bearing Judge Magrath and
General Beauregard. Major Andsr-
son surrendered his sword to the
leader of the confederate forces, but
he refused to accept it."