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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23
Saints and Sinners.


Goodness itself can be SO overgood
that you can't distinguish 1t from
badness.
When saints make sandwich men of
themselves, advertising their virtues
to the public, extolling their own ten
der, angelic qualities, you want to kill
them.
II only some of the pains taken to
make human beings good were ex-
pended In trying to make them happy
what a different place this old world
would be.
II only teachers and preachers and
parents and fanatics and reformers
would realize that what people need
Is little sunshine sent into their
lives before they talk about RESPONSE
bilities and q future state.
There are children and grown
people SO cobwebbed over with care
and misery that all talk OF how good"
to them is useless. Their only hope
their only salvation-lies in infusing
a little sympathy, consideration and
happiness into their lives.
Often. 1t is a mother-weary, body
and soul. Tired Of Flooding, tired Of
working on in round Of endless de-
.tail-little, insignificant, provoking
items that she gets no credit for do
ing, but fatal discredit for leaving
undone.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23

The Foreign Missionary society met
with Mrs A Hoag last Tuesday after
noon; after the business session was
over refreshments were served. and a
very enjoyable time was spent by those
present-Miss Mabel Cord en- returned
home Saturday after spending three
weeks with her sister. Mrs Ryckmau.
in Detroit-Miss Lulu Warner re-
turned to her home in Lansing last
Sunday, after visiting relatives here.
She was accompanied by her uncle and
aunt, MIR and Mrs Peter Shaft-The
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Oak Plain as
ISOLATION will meet at the home of ] g
Marsh the last Tuesday of this month,
August 27th. Everyone is cordially in.
vited-James Shaft and wife visited
in Lansing last Friday-Mrs Ann APP
pleman entertained Mrs 8 West of
Perry, over Sunday - Miss Merle
Bailey returned to her home in New
Lothrop Saturday, after visiting her
grandmother, Mrs Ursula Hardness, a
couple of weeks-The Ladies' Aid of
the M E church will meet with Rev
Gorden and family, Thursday, August
22d; large attendance is desired
Mr. and Mrs Charles Stsdel and Misses
Della and Dorthy Gardner of Bath,
were guests at Silas Gardeners home
Sunday. The two latter young ladies
will remain for visit-Quite large
number attended the Farmers Picnic
at Haslett, Tuesday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23
Grounding" Lightning Rods
BvA r. SAWYER Professor Of Electnca Engineering Michigan
Agricultural College
Agricultural College

AN interesting experience ID con
~ nection with the protection OF
~ buildings from lightning by
means of lightning rods has
inst come to notice.
In the southern part of the state
harm was rodded. and some time las'
fall (probably) the rod was pulled III
,wo due to the barn being struck.
The severed lightning rod was discov-
cred this spring and repaired, and
since being repaired the barn was
struck again and set on fire, and four
nias outside Of the barn, but near the
rod. were killed. The way In which
the barn was rodded will throw some
light on the cause Of this.
In order to protect the copper cable
from mechanical injury an inch and
quarter iron pipe was slipped over the
rod and allowed to extend into the
earth six inches or a foot. the pipe not
being well grounded. The agent who
nut the rod up stated that the copper
cable was burned in two about six
inches below the top of the iron pipe.
supposedly by a stroke which occurred
last fall, the severed condition not be-
ing found until this spring. The short
niece of rod was taken out and spliced.
This piece which was taken ont tells
the story, which is of considerable In
terest. Upon examining the broken
piece 1t was found that the rod was
not burned In two. rs there was m In
dication Of any burning OF wire. On
the other hand. the part that WINS in
the upper six inches of the pipe was
drawn up aud expanded. which put
tremendous pull on the lower part of
the rod. and below the break the cop
per cable was reduced In diameter
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23
Morrioe.

Morgan OrmsbY Is visiting his broth
or Morris. near Ionia, this week.
Robert Austin and two boys.of Column
bus. Ohio are spending a few days
with his mother. Mrs DIR Austin
Mrs McQuillen and daughter Lorette,
of Chelsea are visiting friends in and
around Morrice-Hattie Young, of
Portland, Oregon, is wishing at her
uncles. Henry and Volney Alling -
The Morrice Reds defeated the Chesa
ming ball team Sunday by a score of 3
to Robt Craig, Jr., of Lansing, is
here for few DAYS cleaning up around
his place--Bertha Bryant and Alice
Boutell visited in Lansing over Sunday
flames Ralph spent Sunday with his
family here-Rev Martin filed the M
e pulpit here Sunday morning. and at
Antrim in the afternoon.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23
Engineering. Michigan

/ from sevea-siXteenths to three-elghths
Of an inch In diameter, which shnu,.
the tremendous pull that il too, 20,
break the cable In two.
The question of why the rod VA,
pulled In two needs TO be explained H.
general most lightning strokes coos,i
tute an alternating current of v.r,.
high frequency. and this current in trv
ing to go down the cable was lndncoa
In the iron pipe by transformer action
The two reacted on each other iust ~
often occurs ut the time OF a sh,.,
circuit in connection with commerci,,
circuits
AS stated before. after this was p.
paired the barn was struck again ost
spring. and the discharge instead ~
going down the cable inside of the MIN.
jumped over TO the iron track from
which Il door WAS hung and went to
earth another way, setting fire to tho
building. At the same time the dis.
charge going down the cable at the
diagonally opposite corner met win
similar difficulty In going down through
the iron pipe surrounding the cable
and instead was DETECTED and killed
four pigs standing near.
The lesson 10 be learned from All
this is just what one would predh,
who is acquainted with the action az
alternating currents and just the mis-
take that IS forbidden by the under
writers In wiring house-that II Ia
not allowable to run single conductor
in an iron pipe.
If one drives an iron pipe down into
permanently moist earth and uses that
for ground this is usually approved
but should not be approved where the
rod goes through an iron pipe which
IL. not well grounded.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23
Burton.

Mrs Van Patrick and daughter
Louise. who have been visiting her par.
ents, Mr. and Mrs VIM Giles, returned
to their home in Clare, Monday--Miss
Inez Cramer Las returned from an out.
ing near Kalamaz and Mrs
Quincy Mcbride and daughter Ruth,
who have been visiting the formers
mother, Mrs Mary Mcbride, left We'd
nesday for Chicago. ST. Paul, Milwau
kee and Minneapolis, enroute for their
home in Berkeley, California-Mrs
R B Bromley and two daughters Gladys
and Winouah are visiting M and Mrs
@ n Wilkins of Bath-Mrs Susie J
Banker spent Wednesday afternoon
with Mrs A E Cadz-A large crowd
attended the NJ p Aid society at the
home of Mr. and Mrs Jonas Cook
Wednesday-Rev and Mrs F W
st phensCn were entertained at dinner
by MIR and Mrs John Rak
wok-Mrs Marsella Neal of Battle
Greek, is visiting Mr. and Mrs U G Stiff
and Mrs William Launstien of
Owosso, attended the Aid society
Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs
Jonas Cook MissesHelen and Bernice
Green own a new piano. purchased of
Grinnell Brothers, Detroit Born to
Mr. and Mrs Claude Brainard, Monday,
q daughter.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23
Crop Improvement
Mix brains with sweat and your
acres will produce more.
A LARGER YIELD OF BETTER RY
(By Prof. L. c. Burnett.)

(By Prof. L. G. Burnett.l
National Crop Improvement Service.l
1t would seem advisable to first con.
slider just what purpose we are en-.
deavoring to raise rye.
Rye is now being used largely for
feeding as-well as distilling purposes.
For the farmer who feeds his crop, the
yield per acre is of first Importance.
II on the other hand the crop Is to be
sold, attention to few usually
neglected items will make several dol.
lars difference in the value of every
acre.
What is desired Of the rye crop?
The interest of everybody concerned
in, the rye crop is in the production
OF high yield of uniform grain. Let
me repeat, high yield and uniform
grain" more bushels of one type of
kernel, one size Of kernel, one color
of grain.
How to start a Rye Center.
Any man interested in obtaining the
best results in rye should circulate
the following agreement and get a
hundred or more s1gners,
whereas, Inc rye OF the united states
having become badly mixed, and
! Whereas, The wide variation In the
price Of rye is largely due to this mix.
We, the Undersigned. of.,.,............
Operate with the a9ricSitural department tn
OF our state college, The Crop Improve.
grains.
To attend a called meeting OF all the
signers hereto, and to agree one with
the other to sow the number of acres SET
opposite to our names for the season OF
1912, Of the kind, type and variety OF rye
best adapted to the soil and climate OF
this county.
To keep this grain pure and unmixed
and when harvested TO demand grad
uated price at the elevator. according to
the quality of the grain when delivered
That we will apply to the agronomy de-
partment of our state college, for infor-
nation as to where the best available
seed may be obtained.
That we will do everything in our bow
er TO induce every farmer to raise the
same variety so that eventually all the
rye shipped from this station will be
inform and free from mixture.
NAMES. %. ACRES.
Are you sufficiently interested in the
rye situation in your own vicinity to
obtain signers to this agreement?
For further information address Crop
Improvement Committee, Chicago,
Illinois.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23
Shaftsburs.

Miss Gladys McClelland returned
home from Lansing, Saturday Mrs
John Hancock of Pittsburg, visited rel
atives and friends here couple of days
last week-Rev Powley made a brief
call here last Saturday-Miss Lillian
McDivit spent Sunday with her parents
at Misses Eva Spangler and
Vileda Everts were guests of Laings-
burg friends last week. Harold North
visited the capitol city Saturday
Mrs Ezella Robinson returned to her
home in Flint, after visiting relatives
here for the past few weeks-Ford
Peacock is visiting his aunt, Mrs Anna
Clark, near Bath, a few days-Mr and
Mrs Sol Marshall and children are Wis.
iting in Owosso and Pittsburg-Miss
Francis Gorden entertained few young
people at her home here last Thursday
evening in honor of her 18th birthday
Don, Will and Bessie Mcconnell
of Lansing. were here last Saturday on
business l. p Baldwin of Has,
lett, called on friends here last Thurs
day-Mrs Frank Hart and daughter
Mabel, were guests of Lansing rela
lives last week-John p. Shaft, wife,
and son Henry, visited the formers
parents at Perry, last Sunday. Henry
remained until Monday, his cousin,
Marie Shaft, accompanied him home
MR. and Mrs Enoch earle entertain.
ed Mr. and Mrs John Beeman, Mr. and
Mrs FLOYD French and children of Lam
sing, last Sunday-Mrs w II Wells
was called to Fairfield last week by the
illness of her father; she returned Fri.
day leaving him much improved
Misses Charlotte and Margaret More
returned to their home in Ithaca, last
after visiting friends here
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23
RYE AS FOOD.

National Crop Improvement service.l
Stature In European and American
peoples no doubt Is the result of con-
sumption Of the two balanced grains.
wheat and rye.
Rye is even superior to wheat In
this respect, and the diet specialists Of
the world are urging its greater con-
sumption as the grain Of highest value
for q human food.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23
Lennon.

Miss Florence Abbott of Chicago, re.
turned to her home Monday, after
spending week with her sister, Mrs
DR. Mullen. Miss Abbott is teacher
of mathematics in the Wendell Phillips
high school Of Chicago-Miss Susan
Buchanan of Detroit, is visiting her
sister, Mrs A l. Michael
Reimel has purchased the old school
building and will remodel it into a
dwelling house-The st John family
held family reunion at the home of
Jesse st John last week About eighty
members of the family were present,
some coming from Ohio and other
states. A program consisting of speak
ing and singing was rendered, and a
ball game was played which furnished
great ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10
seph Fordney will speak here next
Thursday. Mr. Fordney is very popular
in this community. and lar @ crowd
will be out to hear him--.Lennon Arbor
Of Cleaners held their annual picnic in
Conlins' Grove Tuesday. A great crowd
was out and everybody had a good
time. John Livingston, Chairman of
the Supreme Council. A o o G., deliv
cred the address of the day-The rain
which started Monday morning was
great setback. for the farmers. Hun.
dreds of acres of oats were ready to
draw. and the outlook now Is very dis
souragipg. Not over half of the crop
has been a1yested-Fred Little lost
q valuable horse Monday. The animal
was sick only few hours-Guy Will
liams went west last fall to seek his
fortune in the land OF the setting sun.
he dropped off the train here Monday
morning. and says that Michigan is
good enough for him henceforth. He
spent considerable time in Kansas, and
says that the great cry for help in the
sunfower state can be heard every
where but in Kansas Frank Moore
has been appointed assistant cashier OF
the Lennon Savings Bank.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23

Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Miller went to
Durand Saturday in their auto to meet
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hughes of Los An.
geles, Calf, who have been guests for
few days. Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes are
en- route home from visit with rela.
tives in England.
Arizona republican., 1912-05-26
HAYDEN bOyS
 PLAY TENNIS
Association Members Bat tie for Cole Cup; Long Days and Fine Weather Permit Real Classy Play ing in Semi Finals

HAYDEN May 25-For the past ten days there has been d great deal doing with the Hayden Tennis as- soclauon over the contests for the local championship and ownership of the David Cole cup All of the as sociation's members will have taken part in the contest before the tour nament k finished The excellent weather and long days with night fall arriving after seven o'clock gives the boys time for several matches every afternoon after the days work IS done. Although some good work has already been exhibited the real classy playing will be seen later between those who remain in the contest to the finals Results thus far stand as follows:
 John Allen defeated John Hancock. scores 6-1 and 6-3 s. F. Blackman was defeated by Kennedy Poe scores 6-2, 1-6 and 3-6 Erie " Daveler was defeated by B. H. DozenbOch. scores 5-7 and 4-6 R L EZen de- feated C. C. Dresser, scores 6-3 and 6-4. R. l. Ezell defeated O. H smith. scores 6-1, 1-6 and 6-3 w. J. Eel lows defeated Robert Hayes. scores 2-6, 61 and 10-S. w. J Fellows was defeated by C. II. Studley Jr.. scores 57. l0-S and 4-6 T. w White was defeated by C. H. Studley Jr.. scores 6-4 and 6-2. A A. Wrenn defeated Nels Johnson. scores 4-6, Go and S-6. O. II. Smith defeated r NJ Jardine, scores 6-3 and 6-4
 A. Avilla has just left the employ of the Ray Cons. to accept posi- tion with the Calumet and Copper Creek Mining Co. at Copper Creek where operations are now being re sumed.
 Mrs. W. II. Ruark spent Saturday in Phoenix
Arizona republican., 1912-05-26
BEACH IS A POOR PICKER

Rex Beach the author admits that as a judge of human nature he is q polar frost. When he was in Alas lIa, as a young man, he needed q partner to go in on an eligible wood chOpping speculation with him. He picked one wide brOwed, pure eyed. candid, clean minded fellow and they worked together in peace and har- mony for several months. One day the vigilantes called on them. We ain't got nothing against you, Beach, . said they, but we feel that this here partner of yOurn, having been run out of every other camp in Alaska for crimes running from sluce rob bing to murder had better move On."
 Beach got over this shock and got another partner. He told Beach an affecting story of the little wife he had left back in the states, and for whom he was desperately striving to win stake. They used to mingle their sObs over the campfire at night as they fought mosquitoes and swap ped "reminiscences. By and by Beach began to observe that while the story of the little wife was always tear compelling the little wife was rarely the same. Sometimes she was blonde and sometimes brunette, and some times of one religion and sometimes of another, and she had been left at every postOffice between Seattle and Chicago How many little wives did you leave behind. anyhow" he asked his partner one night.
 We'll" said the partner I've been indicted seven times for bigamy. and there's two others they ain't got on to.'-Cincinnati Times Star.
Arizona republican., 1912-05-26
ARIZONA GIRL IS
 4 BUDDING POE1Ess
Miss Louise Robinson, Age 14, Now Ready to Enter the High
 School

A fourteen year-old Arizona girl Miss Louise Robin>on. daughter of Mir. and Mrs Mcdonald Robinson of WinsloW, has the distinction of be- ing head of her class of fifty at tLe Indianapolis grammar school N- though Miss Robinson will be gradu- ated from the graded schools thi; "priEg this is her first year in pubic school having received her torn3er education in her Arizona home with her mother as her only teacher Next fall she enters the high school and her credits are such that she will finish in three years the pre- scribed course that requires four years for it's completion She has received highest grades in compost ton. one of the poems recently passed upon by her instructors fol- lows:
 A Dewdrop They were very thirsty,
 They'd not been watered. yet Had little Lady CanCy- tuft
 And sweet Miss Mignonette. A dewdrop lay between them;
 Each flow'r'et claimed the prize T saw it. said Miss Candy-tuft,
 Ere you unclosed your eyes" You didn't" said Miss NIignonette. But, well, here comes the sun. Wen leave it to hm to decde.
 To him. the all wise one. The great sun listened calmly
 As both flowers talked at once; Very easily could the wise one see
 That either was a dunce. "H'm," thought he. I'll give it
 To neither selfish elf" So he smiled unto the dewdrOp
 And took it to himself. Very thirsty were they:
 They'd not been watered vet. Had little Lady Candy-tuft
 Or sweet Miss Mignonette
Arizona republican., 1912-05-26
POMPEir'S SALOON.

Oh. we're not altogether original not 80 awfully long-headed as inven- tors. They have just uncovered a sa- loon deep in the ruins of Pompeii and it is of such construction and detail that you'd almost know it if you met it,
 over the door is the word "Jollium" " That's Latin. but we don't have to pound you on the head to make you appreciate how that title would fit the modern gin palace. Upon the walls are political notices showing that there's no merit whatever in the mo- ton that the mixing of beer and pa Jriotism belong exclusively to our own era of progress.
 Then there's the "Jollium's" bar with holes in which to keep those private brands" that you get with wink from the barkeeper and a solid railing to hang on while talking politics or while remarking to the other Roman lushes that you are not afraid to stay away from home until any. old late hour.
 Upon the floor are little square box es of mar0ie that are puzzling the ar cheologists. But pshaw. Put sawdust in those boxes and you complete the tout ensemble of the ''Jollium' of today. At an end of the bar is a low partition of marble evidently making d sort of tray and creating a scene so familiar one can almost see Romulus ROleus Raggeous siding up to cracked pretz- els. rye bread and cold liver of old, old POmpeii's days of prosperity.
 POmpeiiS palaces. temples, ClOiSteTS, terraces, monuments cruInbIcd under the ashes and lava of the volcano, but her saloon survived However judg-
Arizona republican., 1912-05-26
HELPED HIM ALONG.

How did he manage to escape from the penitentiary? I thought it was well nigh impossible"
 Well. he figured it out on scientific lines Somebody smuggleJ hIm a pair of trunks, and after he got outside everybody thought he was running a Marathou."
Arizona republican., 1912-05-26

ing by the engraved pictures found in this excavate1 "Jolium' no decent vol cano would go anywhere near Pom peiian saloon.-From the Wisconsin State Journal
Arizona republican., 1912-05-26
THE AERMOTOR WAS THE FIRST STEEL WINDMILL

It was one of the pioneers of this age of steel. It is quite remarkable that the first Aermotor was so we'll designed that it has been able to hold its. supremacy in the windmill field for twenty years with very little change from it's original form Some parts have been simplified, and others have been modified to insure the greatest amount of service under all conditions
 AERMOTORs GEARS ARE HEAVY, smooth and accurate They run noiselessly and without friction.
Arizona republican., 1912-05-26
Galvanized Steel AermOtorS With
 Removable Shaft Arms

This is the windmill which runs in the lightest breeze, works steadily in the strongest winds requires but little attention and will pump water for years without one cent of expense for repairs. There is no pumping machine made which approaches it in economy, efficiency and durability. Its first cost is small, the up-keep is next to nothing, but the value of it's long and satisfactory service is be- yond compute.
Arizona republican., 1912-05-26
WE'LL WIN TOMORROW.

The saddest words that flow today. From mortal tongue Are when you hear some mortal say:
 The seasons young.
Arizona republican., 1912-03-15

ana try to find out whether the justice he has been dispensing in the inter- est of others will protect him in his hour of need and jribulation.
 Seriously. the judge cannot under stand how the board of supervisors can amend the statutes which are still in force and change from a fee system to a salary system. It occurs to him that that is legislative function. Sec Ordly the judge says that h. can't see how a man can afford to sit on the lid at Roosevelt hold crime in check. de- eide differences in civil matters of dis pute and incidentally support wife and several children, in Sl5 q month The judge of course has no wife or children but that's no fault of the su- perviSors His only salvation is that he has carefully avoided such respOn- abilities. else look where he would have been now. He contents that as a matter of morals the blood of his starving wife and children. is on the heads of the board just as much as though their gaunt frames now hoy cred around his Roosevelt firesije.
 Some people may think this situa-