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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-07
PLAY Grounds.

IF city had to choose between
schools and play centers, it would,
believe, give up schools more safely
than it could go without play centers, u
is the novel opinion expressed by G. A.
Perry, of the Russell Sage Foundation
Of New York City. in recently pub.
lished bulletin of the University of
Wisconsin on "The Schoolhouse AS A
Recreation Center"
eff today Hooligans infest our street,
If there are grafters and dishonest men
in our Offices, it is because years ago,
when the present generation were boys
and girls, the municipality did not see
that all the children played the proper
games appropriate to their youth and
in the proper way
"The safety of our democracy is
more dependent upon the character, the
moral calibre of our citizens. than it is
upon their intelligence That is dem
onstrated by the fact that the class Of
people who know most about our mum.
cipal institutions and all the ins and
outs of our city government are the
corrupt politicians. knowledge has not
made them good citizens.
"The time when the character of
human beings are shaped and fixed is
the period of youth. Precept and ex-
ample are not sufficient to give boys
and girls ba ,kbone, honor and loyalty.
These qualities must be acquired by
doing, by practice under wise direction.
And the activities best adapted for de.
veloping in young people these sturdy
virtues are properly organized games
and sports. 1t has been said that the
boy without playground is father to
the man without job. l believe it is
equally true that the girl without 80.
cial center is mother to the woman
without home"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-07
A Newspaper Man Writes an
Open Letter to DR.. Hartman

/ which shall mail to directors as they
may arise in the future.
"Your articles convey a great deal
of information to the public. / think
the newspapers can well afford to pub
| lish them gratis, for the articles you
have been furnishing me lately con-
stitute some of the best things that oc-
cur In my paper. 1 wish you contin-
ued success in your magnificent work"
My dear Sir:-I appreciate your let
ter. 1t is not the only one of the kind
l have received.
know that Peruna has been
greatly misrepresented and misunder-
stood. / have not had time hereto
fore to answer these objections. fhaye
been too busy in my many enterprises.
My great farm, with it's various de.
partments, has so thoroughly engaged
my enthusiasm and attention in times
past that I could give little heed to
critics.
But I have taken up the matter
now. My farm is in the hands of in
telligent overseers and my other busi-
ness is all organized in such a way that
can give my attention to these mat.
ters. l am proposing now to explain
to the public all there is to say about
Peruna, knowing full we'll as soon as
the public understands it that the ma
licious things said about Peruna will
be quickly forgotten. PERUNA Is
FOR SALE AT ALL DRUG STORES.
SPECIAL NOTICE IN Many persons
are making inquiries for the old
time Peruna. TO such would cay.
this formula is now put out under the
name OF KATHARINE, manufactured
by KA-TAR-NO Company, Columbus.
Ohio. Write them and they will bs
pleased to send you q free booklet.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-07

Before retiring from office Postmas.
ter General Hitchcock issued an order
putting in effect July LIT the @. o. D..
feature of the parcel post law, which
permits collections to be made upon
The delivery of parcels and the return
of the money upon the pay ment Of a
small fee This will give the patrons
of the postal service the benefit Of all
the provisions contained In the law
creating the parcel post system. That
this feature will prove popular has
teen evidenced by the demand for it
on the part of business firms.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-07

While Fred WEIGH does not wish tc
accept the Republican nomination fol
mayor as he does not feel that he car
afford to devote the time to the duties
Of the Office he thinks should be given,
we still cling to the opinion expressed
.sst week that If the Republicans really
want Mr.. WEIGH to run and decline to
accept his present decision, he will not
IN the end refuse the call of the party.
he is both too good a party man and
citizen to do anything but accept.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-07

Mrs. Il. D. Perkins has arrived in
this city from the west and will be a
guest OF friends here.
daughter was born, Monday
morning to Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Bent
ley, West Oliver street.
Mrs. III. p. White went to Detroit
Monday morning to attend meet
ing of the missionary board OF the NJ
Il. church.
DR.. Ray Mahaney left Monday eve
ming for Daytona, Fla, where he will
attend E. G. Hamblin of this city.
who is quite i'll at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Estey entertained
the board of trustees and pastor of the
First Baptist church at dinner Tuesday
evening. A business meeting followed
An S1a pound son was born Mon
day to DR.. and Mrs. e. T. Soule of
Henderson. Mrs. Soule was former
y Miss Blanche Kerwin of this city.
Mrs. w. T. Goodwill and Mrs. J.
C. Holden pleasantly entertained
church at the home of the former, on
Saturday afternoon. About 40 were
present. Several girls rendered an
entertaining playlet entitled "Why
Aunt Polly Joined The Missionary So
ciety."
Jim Kalcian, an Austrian, secured
work at the plant of the Detroit Vitri-
fed Brick Co, at Kerby, and after
using up $3.50 for board wanted the
81 so that he had coming for labor but
did not want to pay the board bill, and
on being refused commenced to raise a
row, including throwing a piece of coal
through the Office window. He is now
serving ten days in Jail and his past is
being investigated as to whether he is
a deserter from the army as he wore an
army uniform.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-07
New Haven.

The sermon. Jesus Crucified," given
by Reverand Mitchell, the pastor of the
church, Sunday evening March 2, was
very ably demonstrated on a black
board-The Sunday school is rapidly
growing. Its aim is to have at least
one hundred members by Easter Sun.
day
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-07
T'HE OWOSSO TINES
EDMUND o. DEWEY. EDITOR.
0WOsSO. MICH. MARCH Z, 1911;
Republican Ticket.

For Justices of the Supreme Court,
JOSEPH Fl. STEERE of Sault Ste Marie
JOSEPH B. MOORE of Lansing
Foc Superintendent of Public Instruc
ton,
LUTHER L. WRIGHT of Ironwood.
Foa Member State Board of Education
FRANK D. CODY Of Detroit.
For Regents of the State University,
WILLIAM Fl. SAWYER of Hillsdale.
VICTOR Nj. GORE of Benton Harbor.
For Members State Board of Agriculture
ALFRED J. DoHERTY of Clare.
ROBERT GRAHAM of Grand Rapids.
For State Highway Commissioner,
FRANK F. ROGERS of Lansing.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-07

Two alleged violators Of the local
option law, John Bessinger and John
Lelner, waived examination and
were bound over to the circuit court
when they appeared in the municipal
court Tuesday morning for examin-
alton.
The third accused man, William
Frederick demanded an examination
and it was set for March IA. The
bonds of each were continued.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-07
Fatally Scalded.

Rose, the two.year.old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Suryp, living
southeast of Corunna, died Wednesday
as the result of falling into tub of
boiling water at the family --.home.
Every effort was made ITO save the
child's life but the flesh was so badly
burned that the efforts were in vain.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-07

Fourteen hundred million pounds is
sne estimated production of beet sugar
IA this country for the current year. In
1906 only FIVE million pounds of beet
aagar was produced. Yet this industry,
whieh has shown such wonderful
growth under the tariff protection af.
sOrded by republican legislation would
be ruthlesslY cut down by the demo.
cratic free traders, although they are
compelled to admit that refined sugar
costs the consumer less today than it
over did under democratic tariff f.
Camden Post Telegram.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-07

/ give below
an extract from
n letter written
me by the bus
mess manager Of
one OF the lead
Ing newspapers
Of this coun-
try. He said in
part:
II was very
much interested
IA your article
about the use of
alcohol in patent
medicines. A $
you know, your
ad. h as been
running in my
paper more OF
less FOR the last
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-07

WANTED-Girls to work on sewing
machines Inquire at Imperial Gar
ment Co over Corey's Laundry. Adv.
If you are suffering from rheuma
tism, govt, kindey or bladder trouble,
write me at once l will tell you free
how to rid your system of it. Adv.
G. HERBERT HART,
Box 35, Lansing, Mich.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-07
Fixing Uncle John.

The small daughter of the house
was busily setting the table for ex-
pected company when her mother call
ed to her:
"Put down three forks at each place,
dear"
Having made some observations on
her own account when the expected
guests dined with her mother before,
she inquired thoughtfully:
Shall l give Uncle John three
knives?"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-07

Just what average of duties Mr.. Nc
Kinley would advocate as essential tc
tiie welfare of American industry and
kuse lean labor if he were with us
tsc:ay cannot very we'll be conjectured.
Bat 10 thing is certain; he would be
j's' as strongly opposed to a tariff for.
IT xsnue only bill today as he ever was,
aaiess it were made certain that in pro.
viding sufficient revenue it would also
provide sufficient protection :nciden tai.
R.-Pittsburg Press.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-07

With the present temper of the citi-
gems of Michigan the legislature will
undoubtedly give the voters an oppor.
tunity to vote upon the question of
state wide prohibition as the individ.
aal members will realize that it is wise
10 heed the demand of the people along
This line.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-07

Prospects of five constitutional amend
ments to be voted upon at the coming
election will give the voters something
10 think about before going to the polls.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-07

Charles J. Mclaughlin has been al
lowed to return to Detroit after depos
iting with Justice Friegel, money fol-
the support of his family fer three
months
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-07

For mild, easy action of the bowels
single dose of Doan's Regulets is
enough. Treatment cures habitual con-
stipation, % cents "a box. Ask your
druggist for them. Adv.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-07

Cures itching instantly. Cures piles,
eczema, salt rheum, letter, itch, hives,
herpes, scabies-Doan's Ointment. Al
any drug store. Adv.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-29
AN INTERESTING FLAG.

The flag which led indirectly but
none the less certainly to the capture
of John Wilkes Booth is now one OF
the main objects of interest in the
treasury building, For many years
this famous flag occupied pla e on
the wall of the northwest corridor OF
the treasury and divided honors with
the money vaults as an object or popu
lar interest. II was for many years
about the first thing guides pointed
out to visitors. Then the flag was
loaned to Capt o. H. Oldroyd and for
long time had prominent place in
the museum of Lincoln relics Not
long ago it was reclaimed by the
treasury and hangs once more in that
grim and classic building.
1t was in the knotted fringe OF this
old flag that one OF Booths spurs
caught when he leaped from Lincoln's S
box at Ford's thester on the light OF
April II, 1865. after having mortaily
wounded the president and stabbed
Mai Rathbone. Had not the spur
caught, Booths leg would in all prob
ability not have been fractured or in
jured and hts capture would perhaps
have been very much more difficult
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-29

Early in July a custom older than
Domesday is followed In the Oxford
shire village of Yarnton. On given
day the thirteen balls here illustrated
placed on a little flower support for
the convenience of the photographer
are drawn one by one from the canvas
bag In which they have rested for the
last twelve months each carrying with
II the right to NOW definite portion
of the common meadows Three hun.
dred and fifty acres of grass are thus
apportioned by lot survival of the
custom of open fell cultivation when
both arabic and meadow land were
apportioned in. strips to the village
householders The meadow land be.
ing less in quantity and therefore
more valuable was settled by an an.
nual lot.drawing SO that each man
might have an equal chance of obtain.
ing the better strips of grass. The
arbitrary date for the lot-drawing, the
first Monday after St. Peters day,
has been abandoned in 1avor of the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-29
NEW SOCIAL SET.

Washington social season this year
..romises to be particularly interesting
though the inaugural ball was aban-
doned at the suggestion of Governor
Wilson, there will be plenty of social
functions later
Future social affairs are uncon-
sciously shaping themselves to the
philanthropic and artistic tendencies
OF the Misses Wilson and from all
over the country are coming whom
connected with official life who will
add much to the interest of parties,
balls and receptions. Society Is pre-
pairing to set up new intellectual
tandard in its tea-drinklng and trivo-
tiles
Miss Elsie Hill, daughter of Repre-
tentative Hill. OF Connecticut. Is one
)f the young women now in Washing
on who will be more or less promi,
rent in the life of the coming season
Another attractive young woman In
Washington society is Miss Lillian
roma, daughter of Senator and Mrs
A. j, Gronna, of North Dakota, whose
engagement has just been announced
o DR.. Oscar N Begtrup. of that state
rhe wedding will take place In Wash
ngtoR.
Mrs. William p. Jackson, wife OF the
new senator from Maryland. will en-
tertain extensively. they having leased
handsome residence in the city
One of the moNt charming and popu.
lar hostesses will be Mrs Edwin 8.
lnderhill, wife of the new congress
nan from New York She has wide
circle of acquaintances and is wom-
an OF attractive personality.
Miss Dorothy Shuey. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Shuey, of Washing
ton. d. c., is one of the buds" of the
season. She has been educated abroad
and has just returned after spending
nine years in schools In Switzerland
and France. She is very talented and
an accomplished musician and linguist
An interesting girl of the southern
colony in Washington is Miss Shirley
Curry, who is spending the season in
Washington with her grandfather.
Senator Bacon. of Georgia. This is
her first season at the national capital,
and she is already a great favorite
among the younger set.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-29
~TAMso" IN CONGRESS

One of the greatest pieces OF min
strel mimicry ever seen or heard
comes annually from Representative
.Heffln of Alabama. who Is known a.
the typical southern orator of the ma
tional legislature.
Toward the end of the session
when the house and senate are stF
ting up nights to get rid OF busin2ss
and to wait for presidential signature
to important bills. the houre demand
that Mr.. Helm give his camp meetint
sermon.
1t lasts for three-quarters OF al hour
and never fails to convulse the Nom
bers as we'll as the watchers IN M
galleries. It never appears in the ctf
gressional Record. although once fht
stenographers took half Of II dow
before motion was presented 10 dis
pense with the services Of thosrh
working men for the occasion
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-29
RepalrIna- Sd. Paul,a. 4

The repairing to be done to st
Paul's cathedral. whose stability is
thought TO be threatened by modern
trafic conditions. reminds one how
Wren. the architect. had long to con.
tend with those who. after. the great
are.s proposed a mere patching up of
old st. Paul's rather than the building
Of the new. Pepys, In Lis diary for
1868, notes two visits TO the tottering
wreck Of the old cathedral ~ stop
ped at st. Paul's," wrote hes land did
see a hideous sight OF the walls OF
the church ready to fall. that / was in
fear as long as was tn It." sec
ond entry runs: up betimes. and
walked to the temple. and stopped,
viewing the exchange, and Pauls and
st. Faiths. where strange how the
very sight Of the stones falling from
the top OF the.steeple. do make me sea
siclD!" One notes the phrase as com
ing from secretary to the admiral
ty.--London Chronicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-29
MRS. Nj. l.. SPEAR
Woodstock Vermont
Ottauquechee Savings Bank Block


hAASh - - ~ . ~ 0haS
Dr. Cap.u.n, r.C.-Asor at the Col
ieee dc i ~ -, L. a.. the good for
tune 10 [. --.Gr re4lains OIL the
hrst sG1lr-O. Al Tic worlo, buried Al
the foot oI has in..slerpiece. executed
some 10000 years a,o
Last year the archaeological world
was deeply stirred by the unearthing
under the pick of Dr. Lalanne of Bor-
deaux of prehistoric Venus. carved
in the native rock of a grotto near
Lauselle. The rocky pocket in which
Ibis momentous discovery was made
was filed with archaeological deposits.
bones of animals. especially reindeer.
hi1l we're common game Tor the
hardy hunters of the Magdalenian
of the hunter. the fisherman and the
artist were also found delicate
chisels. scrapers. harpoons and spears
of bone.
Most OF these, evidently. could only
have served for the hunt, the house.
the kitchen or warfare; but there were
others mingled with them. exception
ally big and heavy--whose use remain
ed unexplained until the dust Of ages
having been cleaned from the wall OF
manned unexplained from the wall of
the grotto, five life-sized horses. cut
in the rock In free and living work
manship, were revealed The excava-
tons were continued and soon spade
struck on the skull OF the author. The
old artist lay crouching on his left
side. something in the attitude of
Robins statue, The Thinker which
stands outside the Pantheon at Paris.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-29

wiser plan of letting the date depend
on the state OF the hay, so that at
present 1t falls on some date between
July 4 and II.
These thirteen polished wooden balls
are in the custody OF the meadsman,
who brings them down into the mead
ow ON the arranged morning and the
drawing begins. On each ball is
name, Boat" ''William of Bladon."
"Rothe,'' Harry" and others. 1t is
conjectured that these names are pos
eibly those of the original tenants of
the farms which held the moving
rights A week before the drawing
the rights of those owners who do
not wish to NOW their strips them
selves are sold by auction at an inn
In the village, but the man who buys
the right denoted by Harry" will
not know until he is In the meadows
and draws out the ball SO named
which piece of land will be his Little
posts mark the. strips, and the meads.
man walks along hating at each post,
where a drawing takes place The
ball at the posts-say the first is
"Harry"-marks that strip of land as
belonging to the man who bought
Harry" at the SALE That drawn at
the next post may be Boat and may
belong to a man who has not sold
his right. Following the drawing the
moving takes place, and when that is
over the meadows are thrown open
for grazing, and the parishioners who
have had place in the drawing have
a right to Craze one head of cattle to
the acre or one horse to two acres.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-29
WRONG BRIDE AT THE ALTAR

The story OF a bridegroom findins
the wrong bride at his aide for this
wedding ceremony was told In Bonn.
bay high court q short time ago. A
member OF the religious ssct known As
the Jains, being forbidden by Jain
custom to seek for bride for him-
self, commissioned another man to
ind one. After q selected bride had
been viewed" by the Jain at a rail-
way station he agreed to pay the
prospective brides father $1,000. and
$40 to an intermediary. and part of
the money wan paid in advance. At
the ceremony the -'brides wore .
heavy veil and when the Jain asked
her to remove It be found that some
one had been trying 10 pass on sub
stitute for his bride These adyen-
lures are not uncoinmon In India.
Sometimes very ugly Gtri is paused
off on n bridegroom
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-29
pIantaaenet,s Lona Pra.r--e

The longest authentic pedigree ot.
record was probably that of the late
Gen. PIantagenet Harrison which Is
inserted In his ''Historv OF Yorkshire /"
II begins with Odin King of Asgardia.
76 b. c.. and among the generals an,
cestors are numbered the Fmperors
Claudius, Diocletian and Maximilianus.
Gonderguslus. King OF the vandals
our own Edward III and many lesser
known monarchs.
General Harrison who died only q
few years ago. ALWAYS claimed 70 he
legitimate prince OF the blood roval
OF England and Scandinavia He was
known among his friends as the Last
OF the Piantagenets." title which
fitted him well as he stood 8 feet 4
inches In his socks and looked every
inch king. London Chronicle
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-29
HEALTHY TWIN DIES. TOO


"A remarkable iliustration OF the a.
finity between twins IL found say phy
sicians OF Bayonne. NJ J.. in the sud
den death OF Patrick Carr. fifteen
months old exactly ave minutes after
his sister. Elizabeth, had died Eliza
beth. who had been Ill OF summer com
plant. died at midnight Five minutes
afterward Mrs. Cart went Into the
next room to see II Patrick was asleep
She bent over his crib to tuck his
arm under the covers and found the
arm strangely limp She lifted him.
and realized the truth. The peculiar
ity OF the boys death Hes in. the fact
that he had not been III All that the
family physician could say was that
the heart simply had stopped beating
without apparen: cause.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-29
Giving Him His Due.

lawsuit was recently in fun
3, and during it's progress a
ess was cross. examined as to the
Is and character of the defend
las Mr.. M n reputation for
abnormally lazy" asked coun-
Priskly,
Iell. sir. it's this way"
Ill you kindly answer the ques-
iasked?" struck In the irascible
kr.
len sir. l was going to say It's
way: don't want to do the
eman In question an Injustice
won't go so far as to say. sir.
mes lazy, exactly; but II It re-
any voluntary work on his part
est his food-why. he'd die from
OF nourishmsnt sir."--Londop
INV
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-29
RalsIna Flowers lndoors.

Bulbs have the great advantage Of
being clean to keep in the house no
soil being required FIJI the pots to
within one inch OF the top with peb
bles. set the bulbs in and cover the
whole with water Put away In q
dark. cool place for two ar three
weeks. but take care to keep the wa
ter at the same height all the time
Then bring them out and give them
as much liEht and air as possible
changing the water every eight days
by draining 1t on and renlacins II
by. Water atysfhe same temnerature
The question. OF keeping the water
al a smodarata temperature all tho
tams ~ d maat ipppEtapt oRa
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-29
sine o. the Fathsr.

Tommy came home from school
morose. -'-.s
well; my SON." observed his father
cheerfuily. how did you get on. at
school today7"
Tommy said that he had been
whipped and kept in sS
.'It was because you told me the
wrong answer" he added. Last nighr
L-asked you how much was a millior.
dollars. and you said II was
of lot That isn't the right an
swSs.~
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-29
IS. .GRAY-HAlRED AT FIVE

Physicians are puzzled over the
case of the five-year.old son of John
De Frabis of West Berwick, Pa.
whose hair Is as gray as might be
found in person Of fourscore years.
The parents, who are normal, have
four children, all mutes.