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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-06-14
VOTE THE TAXES.

School District Boards, and the Elsc.
tors Have the Power.
Important changes In the school Law
make the election of suitable officers at
tho annual school meeting to be held
hts year on Monday, July 8, in the var
ions districts throughout the state of
yital Importance. Under the law, az
arAended by the 1911 legislature, the
a.z1ool boards have almost complete
eszing power. the electors of school
Sistsict being able legally TO vote mon
~ only for the erection of schoolhouses.
Augfng Of sites and the payment of
sulti0n In excess of $50 per pupil. Taxes
SF AnSther purposes are voted by the
yehO0l board. The board is to use it's
own Judgment as to the amount of
sases necessary for repairs on school
property, new school equipment, fuel,
seschers' wages, water supply, heating
elaHt: ,sppurtenances such as outhouses,
woodshed. fence, etc. The electors have
40 right to let contracts for fuel or any
shing else. nor to dictate as to the Sc.
lsction Of the teachers or the amount
~ their wages. Such business is left
.ntirely to the board.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-06-14

table Compound. My husband said it
would restore my health and it has. -
Mrs. MAY WYATT, Ashland, KY.
There are probably hundreds Of thou
sands Of women in the United States
who have been benefited by this famous
old remedy, which was produced from
roots and herbs over thirty years ago by
a woman to relieve woman's suffering.
Read WhatAnOther Woman says:
Camden, N. J.-'T had female trou-
bic and serious displacement and was
tired and discouraged and unableto do my
work. My doctors told me never could
be cured without an operation, but
thanks to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound l am cured of that affection
and have recommended it to more than
one OF my friends with the best results. 4"
Mrs. ELLA JOHNSTON, 1924 Vine st.
II You want special advice write to
Lydia +. Pinkham Medicine Co. Conf
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by e
woman and held In strict confidence.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-06-14
People Tell Each Othsr About Good
Things.


Twenty years ago few peopl, in the
world knew of such preparation as q
powder for the feet. Today after the
genuine merit of Aliens Foot. Ease has
been told year after year by one graft
fed person to another, there are mil
lions abroad and in this country who
would as soon 60 without dentifrice
as without the daily use of Aliens Foot
Ease. 1t is clearly, wholesome, heal
ing, antiseptic powder to be shaken into
the shoes, which has given rest and
comfort to tired and aching feet in all
parts of the world. 1t cures while you
walk. Over 5000 testimonials of cures
of smarting, swollen, tender, perspiring
feet. 1t prevents friction and wear of
the stockings and will save in your
stocking bill ten times it's cost each
year. limitations pay the dealer larger
profit. otherwise you would never be
offered substitute when you ask for
Aliens Foot Ease, the original antisep-
tic powder for the feet. It gives a rest
fulness and springy feeling that
makes you forget you have feet. Aliens
Foot. Ease is the greatest comfort dis
covery of the age and so easy to use 1t
prevents soreness, blisters or putting.
Don't go on your vacation without
package of Aliens Foot Ease. Sold
everywhere, 25c. Don't accept any sub
stitute. Sample sent FREE. Address,
Allen s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-06-14
STRANGE COUNTRY is OMAN
Something About the suItanate at the
y - 't' Southeast End Of tho Ara
edf bian Peninsula.

One OF the least known countries Of
the Arabian peninsula Is the sultanate
Of Oman, which occupies the south
eastern extremity. The country is
largely mountainous. The area has
not been exactly determined, as the
western. or desert, border has never
been fixed. The population, which
ranges from 100000 to 100000 Is dis.
trfbuted mostly along the seacoast
and a few interior valleys that can
be irrigated. There are no rivers, and
the annual rainfall is not more than
I'VE inches. Wells are the only source
OF water. The Tropic Of Cancer
crosses the sultanate, and while the
winters are pleasant the summers are
long and extremely hot. Arabic is
the language generally spoken,
though in the ports many persons
speak Persian, Baluchi and Hindu.
stani, and every native merchant can
conduct his business correspondence
in either English or French. The
sultan or any Of his wallis, or COVER
nors, decides case which may be
brought before them without refer.
ence to any other case or to any law.
except local customs and such pre-
cepts Of the Koran as may be deemed
applicable. Commercial law Is vun.
known. Wages, formerly extremely
low. have been increasing steadily, q
condition said to be duo not to any
increase in the demand for labor, but
to q deficiency in the supply caused
by the dying out OF the sedee. or ne
gro. population since the importation
Of slave cargoes ceased. The prevail
Ing daily wages, United States curren-
cy. in cents, are:' Carpenters. 46;
house servants, IT; cooks, 80; masons,
"a; coolies. "a; messengers, 20, and
women date packers, 81. Goats,
sheep and burros, OF poor and stunted
types, owing to scanty forage, are
raised; but the dromedaries which
the tribes Of the western border grow
are said to be the best breed In the
world. Horses are few. there being
probably less than 500 in the whole
country. N
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-06-14
Pioneer Dead.

Mrs. Anna Beaver VanDusen, resi-.
dent of Shiawsssee county for the past
40 years. died last night at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Ella Hancock of
Pittsburg, at the age of 10 years. Mrs.
Van Dusen had been in poor health and
blind for the last three years and had
been confined to her bed for two
months. Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the
home. Burial was made at Alton
cemetery. Mrs. VanDusen was born
in New York, and came to Michigan
when q young woman, settling in this
county where she had since resided.
Surviving her are the following child.
rem: Mrs Hancock, Mrs. Clara Miller
of Owosso; Mrs. Libbie Marshall of
Shaftsburg; Mrs. Eliza Miller of North
Dakota and Charles Beaver of Chicago.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-06-14
w. n. M. S. Election.

The following officers were elected by
The Woman's Home Missionary society
II the first M. E, church, at meeting
ield Tuesday afternoon at the home o.
Mrs. A. F. Howard, West Williams
street.:
President-Mrs. e. l.. Bunting
First Vice President-Mrs. A. E
Terry.
Hecond Vice President-Mrs. Emms
look.
Third Vice President Frank
isussell.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. II. II.
Daniels.
Treasurer G.. W. Detwiler.
Recording Secretary-Mrs Carrie
Darling.
Mite Box Secretary-Mrs. p. Lovett.
Secretary of Literature-Mrs. q. D..
,AAnsing.
Superintendent of Young Peoples
work-Mrs n. p. White.
Superintendent of Mothers Jewels
ara VanLIew.
Chairman Membership Committee
ARA w. A. Upham.
Miss Lillian Wilkie entertained the
slerks Of Lawrence's store at fishing
party Tuesday evening at her home
aosth Of the city. Refreshments were
served on the lawn and music and
dancing were enjoyed.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-06-14
Got G. VI, r. Pond Dead.

Lansing, June 10.-Col. c.. v. r.
rondp'76 years old, department COM
n,aHder Of the state G.. A, r. in 1869,
GieRat his home in this city Sunday.
eseseHai Bl0nths ago Colonel Pond suf-
fsredra stroke of paralysis and i'll
seaSth ferced him to resign his posi-
ton Al postal inspector. About four
rt1hths ago he was given a clerkship
" the local postoffice.
Chi. Pond was born in New York
state May so. 1886. Living in Con-
~eGticut in 1850, he was one Of the
CONSIDERS. OF the Republican wide
awake" organizations, and as its Sec
sstAsg at, Hartford was a prime fact
~s-fa making, the movement, the great
HcBe6ciat auxiliary in the great Lin
COIN Campaign throughout the coun-
e-r.. - -.
He enlisted in the Twelfth Con-
aecticut volunteer infantry in 1851
tS6 served until physical disability
comgelled his discharge, in 1868. In
ii866 no removed to Branch county
axsd had lived In Michigan since that
cine: r" "a ss
For a great many years Col. Pond
vas prominent in Republican politics
md was appointed labor commission
CT during Governor Ayers admins
;ir1tion He was also chief clerk in
the epartment Of state under Wash
sAst0n Gardner. Col. Pond was
prominent In local Masonic circles
and was affiliated with several other
fraternsI organizations.
Cot. Pond was well known in
ow0ssO, having visited here in an
official capacity for a number Of
years
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-06-14
CONSTIPATEo FIVE YEARS

I was constipated for four or five
years, and after taking 10 chiropractic
adjustments from DIR. Maliskey, I
find that I am cured. / certainly can
recommend the adjustments.
Geo. w. Huffman,
Henderson, Mich.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-06-14
MAPS OF THEIR HOME STATES
ExIIes Keep Them Hanging In Their
ofIees Because They Get very
Homesick.

To that general information bureau,
the elevator starter. went the man
who wished to see a large map Of
Wisconsin.
Where can I find one?" he said.
There Is a Wisconsin man in bust
ness on the eleventh floor" said the
starter. Hell be likely to have one"
Up to the eleventh floor went the
seeker for a map. He found one there.
How does 1t happen" he said to
the Wisconsin exile, that all you men
from other states keep life-sise map
OF your native state hanging up in
your Offices for year or two after
migrating to New York? Ia It be-
cause you are homesick?"
Partly" said the Wisconsin man,
"and partly for the accommodation of
visitors from back home. I guess you
are right about every last one of us
exiles clinging to q homo map for a
while. ! have been into the Offices Of
recent arrivals from half the states in
the Union, and every place I saw a
state map. fsuppose those people got
them for the same reason did. Back
In Milwaukee never thought OF own
Ing a map Of Wisconsin. but now that
am thousand miles away It does
me good to trace familiar railroad
routes and locate well-known towns.
Then, a lot Of Wisconsin people here
on visit drop In, and as they expect
to go back soon II Is material as well
as sentimental advantage to them
to find a Wisconsin map handy"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-06-14

with me. l had fe-
maleand kidney trou-
bic and was so bad off
/ could hardly rest
day or night. / doc
tored with all the
best doctors in town
and took many kinds
of medicine but moth
ing did any good I'M
til ! tried your won
derful remedy, Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-06-14

"Had dyspepsia or indigestion for
years. No appetite. and what I did
eat distressed me terribly. Burdock
Blood Bitters cured mel. II. Wal
ker, Sunbury. Ohio. as -.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-06-14

Constipation causes headache. nausea,
dizziness, languor, heart palpitation.
Drastic physics grips, sicken. weaken
the bowels and don't cure. Doan's Reg
ulets act gently and cure constipation
25 cents. Ask your druggist.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-06-14

Don't lot the baby suffer from eczema
sofes or any itching Of the skin. Dosn's
Ointment gives instant relief. cures
Snickly1 Perfectly safe for children.
All,druggists sell 1t.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-06-14
American Milk Co. Plant Open.

Having bought the plant of the
Western DRY Milk Co. of Owosso,
Mich. the American Milk Co. of Chica-
go will re open it to receive milk Mon
day, June II. Producers and haulers
interested call at plant on Green street.
AMERICAN MILK co.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-06-14
Real Estate Transfers

r.. Saekrider to A. Fillinger and
wife, lot 3, blk. 6. Hendersonvillle,
e1.250.
A. l.. Williams ct al to w. T. Hoy,
lot 2, blk and lot a, blk 6, A. l..
Williams End add. Owosso, $725.
G.. Russell to c. Bates, neA OF sw
, X. sec. Is. Vernon, $3.50.
l.. Morris to w. Ockerman. lot IL,
,eutman's add, Durand $1,100.
S. Burpee ct al to e. Southwell, lot
Z, blk. II. G. HI. Calkins add, Perry,
,f7s.
]. Kasik to E. Sweetland, swA OF
ae n sen. Is, Caledonia, $1,000.
r.. Calkins to c. E. Coswell and wife
vat nwA. sec. 81. Corunna, $1,000.
s. Frasier to p. Fires and wife, lot
IL. blk IA. Durand. $3.50.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-06-14
AMERICAN MILK CO.

Miss Katherine Garland, principal Of
the county normal school at Stanton is
at home in Corunna for the summer.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-06-14
W|FE'S HEALTH
RESTORED
Husband Declared Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Would Re-
store Her Health,
And 1t Did.

Ashland, KY. -" Four years ago ]
seemed to have everything the matter
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-06-14

Never eau tell when you'll mash a
singer or suffer cut. bruise, burn or
raid. Be prepared. DIR. Thomas Ec-
lsctric Oil Instantly relieves the pain
sUickly cures the wound.
Evening star., 1912-08-31
BOOKS RECEIVED.

GAS ENGINE PRuNC1PLESs W1eh Be.
planntion Of the Operation, PastS.
Installation, Handling, Caro- ana
Maintenance OF the Small stn-
Chapters ON the ERect, I.soaHsss.
Remedy and Prevention of Eagine
Troubles. BY Roger b. Whitman.
author of Motor Car Principles"
Fully illustrated. New York: ID.
Appleton & Co.
SOLUTION. BY Emerson veuable.
Cincinnati: Stewart and Kidd Com
pany.
WAS CHRIST DIvINEs BY William w.
Kinsley. author OF 'Man's Tomor-
row." etc. Boston: Sherman. French
a. Co.
THE LIFE AND SPEECHES or
CHARLNS BRANTLEY AYCOCK.
BY r. d. w. Connor, secretary North
author OF Cornelius Hornett: an
Essay i'm North Carolina History.
etc. and Clarence Poe. 4ditor OF
the Progressive Farmer and
rope" etc. New York: Doubleday.
Page g. Co.
THE GULF BETWEEN; a Novel. BY
Anna Costantini. author OF "Ragna.
Philadelphia: John G. Winston Com
pany.
THE DEMOCRATIC MISTAKE, Godkin
Lectures OF 1909 Delivered at Har-
ward University. BY Arthur George
SedgwiclS New York: Charles Scrib
ners Sons Washington: Wood
ward & Lothrop.
A FIRST YEAR LATIN BOOK. BY
John Thompson, NJ. A.. formerly
scholar of Christ's College, Cam
bridge. etc. Cambridge: The Uni
versity Press.
THE DRAGON AND THE CROSS. BY
Ralph u. Paine author Of "A Cadet
of the Black Star Line" etc. IL
lustrated by George Varian. New
York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
Washington: Woodward & Lothrop.
CAMPUS DAYS. BY Ralph ID. Paine.
author of college Years" etc. IL
lustrated by Herbert Bohnert. New
York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
Washington: Woodward & Lothrop.
Evening star., 1912-08-31
Turning Immigrants to the Farms

From the Chicago Record Herald.
Every student Of economic conditions
in the United States knows that more
farmers are needed to make agricul-
ture keep pace with other Industries.
The project to divert to the farms i'm
migrants coming to Chicago by estab-
fishing on the lake front. near 22d
street, an agricultural and industrial
exposition building with special fea-
lures for the instruction Of the new
comers In the possibilities OF country
life, is one that should interest the
public greatly. Too many Of our i'm
migrants, even those bred In the coun-
try and capable of becoming imme-
diately useful on. farms. settle in our
large cities. The country districts
need them. the cities do not. In the
cities there are now few chances for
them compared with those that existed
few years ago. The newcomers can
better themselves and the nation by
becoming producers instead of consum-
ers of farm products. Immigrants who
are sound physically. mentally and
morally will be valuable to the United
States for long time to come If they
can be turned to supplying the real
needs Of the country. The problem OF
thus placing workers where they are
needed is rightly receiving much at
tention.
Evening star., 1912-08-31

The story itself. too. is as unreal as any
OF these. and from exactly the same
cause. The girl heroine is uninteresting
and unbelievable from sheer excess Of
perfections. However beautiful a sixteen
year-old girl may be, however much OF
charm and power she may hold in prom
ise, she is still a sixteen-year-old girl
Her common and proper concern is chiefly
about play and good fun. about food a.
plenty, and long sound sleep o nights.
Anywhere within the realm of pure physi-
cal beauty. rubbing puzzled eyes over
new and strange heart flutterings. she
may be accepted. But 1t is absurd to place
such a one, particularly northern girl
Of slow, cool growth. in the complex So
ciety of aristocratic Russia, and there
not only compel her to shine but also to
NOW down and lay at her feet whole
swaths of young Russian mobiles. Apart
from this fundamental disability the novel
has points. 1t appears to be on terms Of
good acquaintance with its Russia. 1t
makes fair pictures. and incidents of
variety and appeal. AS thing built. a
structure Of related parts. able to stand
alone. it is good work. But, its heroine
is fatal.
Evening star., 1912-08-31
Whistler's Tomb.
rom the London Times.

From the London Times.
There has recently been erected in
Chiswick churchyard. the cost being
betrayed out of the Whistler estate, a
tomb bearing an inscription to the
memory Of Whistler and his wife,
whose graves are there. side by side.
The tomb is Of bronze, resting upon a
die and step Of green granite. and the
character OF the design is that OF the
italian renaissance. The upper part
is ornamented with a frieze and bay
leaves. At each Of the four corners.
standing upon the die. there is q beau
tifully carved figure of a classic
mourner bearing an offering Of fruit
or flowers. On the front at either
side OF the center panel there is an
ornamentation OF bay leaves between
two Ionic pilasters. The inscription
on the center panel is as follows:
Sacred to the Memory
Of
James McNeill Whistler
MDCCCXXXIV-MCNIII
and Of
Beatrix his Wife
MDCCCLvU-MDCCCXCV
The place where also at last hope to be hidden,
For in no other place would be.
Edward Goodwin is the sculptor.
Evening star., 1912-08-31
Queer Things About Animals.
From the Answers.

From the Answers.
There are many strange facts about AMI
mails which no one has ever seemed able
to understand.
A fly, for instance. will crawl to the TOP
of a window pane. fly back to the bot
tom, and crawl up again. Hardly ever
does it fly up and crawl down. Hens
scratch for food always with the sun be-
hind them. so that fits rays will reflect on
the tiny particles. Yet blind hen. for
whom this reason does not hold. always
manages to get the sun behind her wien
she scratches.
Cats hardly ever lie with their feet to
the fire. In most cases they lie instead
with their left side turned toward IL.
Dogs. however invariably lie with their
forepaws to the fire. A mouse overlooks
a perfectly safe food supply to enjoy the
perilous pleasures of an unlimited store.
Why does "a dog always turn around
two or three times before he lies down?
It is because his remote ancestors had To
scratch around in the leaves or long
grass for bed before they could find q
convenient place in which to lie.
Evening star., 1912-08-31
Too Steep for Traffic.

THERE are streets in the National
Capital that are too steep for traffic.
1t is in Georgetown that one finds them.
Several streets leading up from Water
street to M and from NJ street up to
N may only be climbed on foot.
Thirty-third street south of NJ is steep
and roughly cobbled. A wooden bridge
is thrown over the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal one square below NJ, and steps
lead from this bridge to the street level
below, and from the foot of these steps
the sharp decline continues to the river
front In the descent Of 34th street be-
low NJ flight Of steps has also been
found necessary.
Leading north off NJ street is 35th.
This street is laid with very old-fashioned
and out-of-date rough stone paving blocks
and interstices of these stones are bearing
a luscious crop of tall grass and taller
weeds. Rough and jagged footways lead
up to n street. The west side of 35th is
shaded by trees that grow in an old
garden separated from this little-used
public way by high masonry wall The
fall of this street appears to be about one
on three.
The stone stairway on Beth street is
Evening star., 1912-08-31
Pigeons for Profit.
From Outin,

lolu OutlnS.
Cleanliness and quiet are very essential
to success in the pigeon business, hence
one wants few visitors and no disturbing
influences like dogs and cats. Also. il
some pairs Of birds are quarrelsome re-
move them and substitute others, for they
will do more harm than good even IL they
do succeed in rearing few young. The
floors Of the coops should be raked over
every day and thoroughly cleaned. When
a pair has done with a nest clean 1t out
thoroughly, and put in fresh sawdust--
cedar IL possible.
Watch closely for lice. especially during
the summer. By having q squirt can one
can easily inject the oil into any crack
or opening of nests or lofts and this is
sure death to insect life. while the odor
does not seem to have any bad effect on
the pigeons. Move quietly about the
room. and your birds will soon learn to
know you and have no fear of careful
attendant
Evening star., 1912-08-31
BY R. F. FOSTER.

Under the old count it was common
practice for the dealer to bid spade
when he really had good hand, but
with some weak spot in 1T. the idea of
the spade bid being to make it easy for
the partner to show what he had in any
suit. This compelled the third hand to
make a bid of some kind in order to pull
his partner out of the spade, because the
dealer might have a hand that would go
game IL he got chance to bid it up to its
full value on the second round. 1t would
be a sad waste of material to leave him
in with the spade.
The principal reason for insisting that
the partner should pull the dealer out was
that the opponents were not likely to do
so if the dealer had a strong hand. as
there were only two suits that offered
any chance to go game. and the dealer
who bid spade usually had one of these
two in view for his second bid. IL not a
no-trumper. Whichever it was. there was