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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05
KEPT ABOVE GROUND.
Ingenious Way Major Hook Evaded
the Terms of a VIII.

the Terms Of a Will.
Among ingenious ways of evading
will the plan followed by Major Hook
and recorded in Ancient, Curious and
Famous Wills" may be commended:
A county newspaper some years
ago recorded the death of a Major
Hook and spoke of him as "a singular
character" He died." says the re-
port. "on Monday sennight at his
house. Ham street, Ham common. He
was an officer in the East India COM
pany's service and reached the age of
seventy-five. His house was remark
able for it's dingy and dilapidated con-
dition."
His wife had become entitled to a
life annuity, bequeathed to her in
these ambiguous terms: And the
same shall he paid to her as long as
she is above ground" When. there
fore, the good lady died her husband
very naturally objected to forfeit his
income by putting her below ground
and ingeniously devised mode Of
keeping her in a room which he allot-
ted "to her sole and separate use,"
placing a glass case over her remains.
For thirty years he thus prolonged his
enjoyment. If not of his wife's society,
at least of her income.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05
a REGULAR Old Sherlock

Poor girl said the general manager
as the young woman who had just ap-
piled for a position as stenosrapher
walked out Of his Office.
What's her trouhle:" asked his sec
retary
Its too bad that girl who is %
pretty-one who might he living in lux
ury-is compelled TO go out looking for
work because she refused 10 listen tn
her parents You heard her say she
was married. didn't Sou:"
Yes. but l didn't hear her mention
her parents.
Evidently you have not developed
much ability in the way of making de-
ductions. Why would a girl with such
eyes. such hair. such complexion.
such teeth. such a beautiful face and
such figure as hers have TO 60 out
looking for work if she hadn't married.
against her parents wishesT'-Chica 80
Record Herald.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05
SOCIETY WOMEN'S HAIR
A Simple Treatment That Will Make
1t Truly Fascinating. Leo n.
Fihe Guarantees 1t.

Nowadays every up-to-date woman
has radiant hair.
What foolish creature woman
would be if she lost the opportunity to
add to her attractions.
Yet in America today there are hun,
dreds of thousands of women with
harsh, faded characterless hair who
do not make any attempt to improve
1T.
In Paris most women have beautiful
hair, and in America all women who
use Partisan Sage have lustrous and
luxuriant hair.
Amy reader of the Palladium can
have attractive. and lustrous hair in
a few days time by using this great
hair rejuvenator Partisan Sage.
Leo Fl. Fihe sells a large bottle for
so cents and guarantees it TO Danish
dandruff, stop falling hair and itching
scalp in two weeks or money back.
Partisan Sage is an ideal hair tonic
not sticky or greasy. Sold by drug
gists in every town in America.
advertisement
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05
Edna Blanche ShoWalter.

Edna Blanche Showalter, prominent
in grand opera and concert circles,
has left this field and has been engag-
ed by John Cort to portray the princi-
pal female role, that of Annabelle
Vandoveer in John Philip Sousa's lyri-
cal comedy, THE Glassblowers, -
which comes to the Gennett theater
Wednesday Feb II. Miss Showalter
during her connection with the Saw
age Grand Opera company scored a
remarkable success as the Girl in the
production of The Girl of the Golden
West" Another conquest was made
while enacting the title role of "Pao-
letta' in the production bearing the
same name which was produced in
Cincinnati. Her role in THE Glass
blowers" calls for not only an artistic
Interpretation of the part, but sing
ing voice of more than ordinary range.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05
DIRECTORS FAVOR
NUMBER OF BILLS
Commercial Club Board Will
Recommend Endorsement
At Meeting.

The board OF directors of the Com
mercial club, at its regular meeting
Monday night prepared several recon-
mendations to be submitted to the en-
tire club at it's next meeting. Among
matters discussed by the directors
were bills OF local interest, pending be
fore the state legislature. The teach
ers' pension bill which provides for the
pensioning Of all teachers who have
taught for a period Of twenty-five years
was indorsed by the club committee.
The garnishee bill was heartily ap-
proved of by the club. This bill pro
vides that one-tenth Of mans wages
may be retained by his employer upon
the request of a debtor and turned over
to the latter. The grocers and mer-
chants of this city have been advocat-
ing the bill.
The bill for the pensioning of all
township teachers who have served a
specified time was approved.
The directors also Endorsed the Stot-
senburg bill which provides for com
mission form of government for all cit
les of over &c, 900 The club has al
ways been on record as being favor
able toward this form of government
and If this bill passes it will be option
al with the various cities as to what
form to adopt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05
Da Vinci's Writings,

Although Leonardo da Ninci was a
voluminous writer. he never published
single line during his lifetime.
After the masters death in France
his manuscripts We're taken back to
Italy. His heirs proved unworthy,
and the precious writings were grad
ually dispersed. Loose pages We're
often detached and were either given
away as relics or stolen. No attempt
was made to publish any of his
treatises. except that on painting, for
more than 300 years after his death.
This was partly owing to the great
difficulty of deciphering his handwrit-
ing. Da Vinci was left handed and
always wrote in oriental fashion, from
right to left. Besides this. his orthog-
raphy is peculiar to. himself. He alb
breviates some words and joins others
together and employs neither stops nor
accents.-London Chronicle.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05
Edith Ellis-Librettist,

Miss Edith Ellis, who will be we'll
and favorably remembered as an &C,
tress who met with such success a
dozen years ago, has embraced a new
realm of endeavor. She has turned au-
thoress and has written the libretto of
the new FRITZ Scheff opera, THE
Love Wager" in which the brilliant
light opera prima donna appears at
the Gennett Friday, Feb. Z.
This is not the first attempt of Miss
Ellis as an authoress. Six or seven
years ago she wrote a drama called
Ben of a Broken Bow" which met
with such favor. Then she wrote a
drama called THE Point of View
which was tried out at special matt
nee in New York and met with such
success that she decided to spend all
her time writing instead of acting
Then came Mary James Pa great
success. Miss Ellis is also the author
ess of THE Man Higher Up" a poll.
tical graft love story drama which
Joseph Nj. Gates produced in Pitts
burgh and later took to Chicago for a
run.
Two years ago Miss Ellis obtained
from abroad the Hungarian manu-
script of a play which had been a
great success in Buda Pesth She had
it translated and then she completely
rewrote it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05
A Tradition Shattered.

The lady had no experience. but she
had lot of sense and determination.
So when she entered the market she
was as good as the next person. She
approached the stall Of butcher and
felt of the breastbone Of fowl. Then
she said:
rs this a good chicken?"
"Yes. ma'am," said the marketman
confidently, as was his won't
Then the old saying Is wrong" said
the lady.
what old saying" demanded the
marketman.
"The old saying that the good die
young. ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05
SOUR STOMACH, INDIGESTION, GAS
OR DYSPEPSIA -PAPE'S D|APEPS|N,
This Delightful Stomach Regulator Brings Relief in Five
Minutes-Puts an End to Stomach Trouble Forever

Really does" put bad stomachs in
order-"really does" overcome indi-
gestion, dyspepsia, gas, heartburn and
sourness in five minutes-that-just
that-makes Pape's Diapepsin the
largest selling stomach regulator In
the world. If what you eat ferments
into stubborn Jumps. you belch gas
and erucate sour, undigest ed food and
acid; head is dizzy and aches; breath
foul; tongue coated your insides fill
ed with bile and indigestible waste
remember the moment Diapepsin
comes in contact with the stomach all
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05
The Suo Bible.

The bug Ribe was printed in l34a
by the authority of Edward VI. aud
its curiosity lies in the rendering of
the. fifth verse of the Ninety first
Psalm. which. as we know. runs.
Thou shalt not be afraid for the ter
ror by night nor for the arrow which
fiieth by day." but In the above YER
sion 1t ran. so thou shalt not uede to
be afraid OF any buGges by night"
Ludicrous as this sounds. II Is not
etymologically without justification
Bug" is derived from the Welsh word
"bwg." which meant hobgoblin OF
terrifying specter. n signitica ton trace
able in the word commonly in use TO
day-"buEbear"-a Shakespeare once
or twice uses the word In this primary
sense. notably when he makes Hamlet
say. Such bugs and goblins in my
life"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05
RIaine's First Stump Speech.

James C. Blaine made his first ap-
pearance on the stump in the canvass
in Maine in 1856. He went to Far
mington to hear Senator William Pitt
Fessenden speak and with no inten-
ton to speak himself. But Mr.. Fessen-
den did not arrive on time, and some
Of his Augusta friends put Blaine for
ward to take the platform. He likened
his situation to that of farmer who
had a horse for which he asked $500
A horse trader offered him $40 for the
animal Its an awful drop" said the
farmer. but I'll take it" The story
took and so did the speech that fol
lowed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05

such distress vanishes. It's truly as
nishing-almost marvellous, and the
joy is its harmlessness.
A large 50-cent case of Pape's Dia.
pepsin will give you a hundred dol.
lars worth of satisfaction or your
druggist hands you your money back
It's worth its weight in gold to men
and women who can't get their stom
ach regulated. 1t belongs in your
home-should always be kept handy
in case of sick, sour, upset
stomach during the day or at night
It's the quickest, surest and mos
harmless stomach doctor In the world
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05
His Advice Worked.

"And don't forget to climb. boy"
said the later day Polonius as lie part
ed from his college bound son: climb
and keep a-climbin.'
II won't forget. dad" said the boy.
'Goodby."
He didn't forget.
Three days later he climbed over the
prostrate forms OF twenty-se dis
abled sophomores and, climbing the
creased pole to the hated upper class
emblem. yanked it from its fastenings
thereby winning a place in the esteem
of his fellow students that n score OF
scholarships couldn't elual.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05
Dad al a Qoornail.

"As dead as doornail' at first
seems utterly senseless. but becomes
lively and picturesque when we re-
member that knockers were once uni
versally used. Beneath the knocker.
in order to prevent distiguring the
door. large nail or bolt was driven,
An impatient caller. waiting for the
door to be opened. would frequently
use the knocker with great force. and
the Responsiveness OF the nail gave
rise TO this expression.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05
LODGE TO CELEBRATE
Red Men to Observe Ami
versary Friday.

Arrangements for the celebration of
the sixteenth anniversary of the in
stallation of the Hokendauqua tribe of
Red Men have been completed by the
committee in charge. The celebration
is to be held Friday evening. An ap-
propriate program has been arranged
for the affair
will be served in the banquet hall and
dancing will be enjoyed Every mem
ber of the lodge is requested to attend.
Their families are also invited
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05
A MEETING FEB. 8
Of Dairymen and Farmers
May Organize.

formed in this city among the dairy
men as a result of the lectures heard
January 90, by Prof. James Carver. of
Purdue university. The organization
meeting of the society will be held
here on Feb. s. At a small cost each
farmer and dairyman can have his
own cows tested regularly and receive
advice on feeding and breeding The
Commercial Club committee composed
of Prof. Charles. Geo. Dilks, and o. E.
Fulghum is advocating it
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05
Murray.

One sometimes wonders how it is
possible to train dogs to do what ap-
pears almost beyond the impossible.
Yet after seeing how careful Toney
Johnson works with his troupe of dogs
now appearing at the Murray you can
readily see how they are taught the
various stunts which he has them do.
Not only is he careful with his train
ing methods but protects their gener-
el health equally we'll, as dogs must
be feeling all right or they will not
work as they would otherwise. The
bill for the present week at the Muir
ray is attractive and pleasing. No two
acts conflict, thereby giving variety
of entertainment not often found in
vaudeville
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05
Murrette.

when Lincoln Paid one of the
most interesting pictures made is be-
ing shown at the Murrette today. A
great war drama showing how Lin
coin repaid a debt incurred in his
youth by exercising his power as
president in extending clemency to a
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05
may HOLD ELECTION
Greensboro Petition Was
Granted Yesterday.

Greensboro will be allowed the privi-
lege of holding an election TO ascertain
whether citizens of the town desires
il TO be Incorporated. This was decid-
ed AT the meeting of the county com
missioners. 4 petition was present
ed 10 the commissioners for an elec-
tion and it will be granted when a
place has been found where the cleo
tion NAV be held
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05

salve my druggist recommended as his
own, but got no relief. l then commenced
using the Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
bathed the burned parts with Cuticura Soap
and applied the Cuticura Ointment on a
linen bandage. I got relief from the first
and my arm healed nicely. 1 was soon
able to be at work again. Had 1 used
Cuticura Soap and Ointment at first
would have avoided lots of suffering"
(Signed) Harry Junke. Mar. 8, 1912.
If you wish a skin clear Of pimples black
heads and other annoying eruptions hands
soft and white. hair live and glossy, and
scalp free from dandruff and itching, begin
to-day the regular use of Cuticura Soap for
the toilet. bath and shampoo, assisted by
an occasional light application of Cuticura
Ointment. Sold throughout the world. Lib
eral sample of each mailed free, with 32-p.
Skin Book. Address postcard "Cuticura,
Dept. r. Boston"
~Tender-faced men should use Cuticura
Soap Shaving Stick. 25c. Sample free.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05

"Bibbles is great man to try to
dodge a responsibility on technicali-
ties.
Yes. He once signed pledge.
Then he forgot about 1t and called in
a handwriting expert to prove that the
signature was a forgery Washing
ton Star.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05
A Good Manaoer.

The Wife-After all. Adolphus. this
visit isn't going to be so expensive,
With the half dozen dresses | simply
had TO get and your clothes cleaned
and pressed We'll manage sDiendidly.
-Harper's Bazaar.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05

it was all sore and liberated.
The sore was as large as a
q silver dollar. 1t was all red
and infiamed and had pus
running out of it. l suf-
fered terribly from burning
pain; could not sleep for
two weeks it burned and
itched so badly. / applied
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05
A Writer'S Impression.

In November of the present year a
magazine writer OF some distinction
visited a rehearsal of the Minneapolis
Symphony orchestra.
More recently he has published his
impression of the spirit Of the rehear-
sal which he says is deeply interest
ing from a psychological viewpoint.
Familiar with the work of many or
chestras and with the spirit of their
rehearsals, he says the Minneapolis
orchestra is unique Of its kind. He
thinks the especial charm of Mr.. Ober-
hoffer's interpretations arises very
largely from his relations with his
players.
"It was plain" we read, from the
beginning that here was man who
not only understood human nature
but liked it. He was quick to show his
men what he wanted in the way of
attention, precision, richness of tone
and depth of feeling, but the ringing
admonition was so quickly followed
by the disarming jest or bright witt
cism that each passage at arms .cOn.
cluded with a bit of laughter that i'm
mediately restored the esprit de corps
that is so necessary to artistic work
Emil Oberhoffer is a man of genius
and his genius is not all musical"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05
Coliseum

Feb. 16-Mipneapolis Symphony 'Ol
chestra.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05

He is our friend who loves moro
than adrnireS uS.--Channing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05

Feb. 7-FritZi Scheff.
Feb. 18.-Y. NJ. G.. A. Minstrels.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05

man about to be shot as spy. Abra.
ham Lincoln gave an |. o. L. for a
meal which he was unable to pay for
at the time but in after years during
the civil war the woman to whom he
gave the |. o. L. called on him in the
interests of the man about to be shot
and presented her identification card
Uincoln's |. o. u which was the
means of saving an innocent mans
life His Uncles Wives" and THE
Seven Ages of the Alligator an edu-
cational picture is also shown.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05
Liqhtninq.

Latest statistics show about 5.527 re-
ports Ut lightning stroke in this coun-
try year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-02-05
BURNED AND
|TCHED BADLY
Burn Was Sore and liberated. All
Red and lnhamed. Suffered Ter
ribly. Could Not Sleep for Two
Weeks. Used Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. Arm Healed Nicely.

500 Lincoln Park Blvd. Chicago. ILL.,
"A year ago l received a very severe burn
on my left arm. l caught cold in it and
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-01-10
SQUARE SILOS.

Ira Wampler, Carthage, Missouri,
writes as follows: II wish to build a
square silo in one corner of my barn,
but do not know the best way to pro-
coed. Any information you can give
will be appreciated"
The square silo is fast going out o.
use, because of the difficulty in con
structing came in such way as to
make ID profitable. Several years ago,
or. In other words, when silo building
was in its infancy, good many square
silos were constructed, but they were
soon abandoned for several reasons,
mainly because 1t was impossible to
prevent leaking at the sides, and Sec
ond, the silage spoiled in the corners
The next step of advancement was to
board up the corners, which made the
silo more OF a round structure, and
the latest development has been the
round silo, which Is considered far
superior to the square type of con-
struction.
We are sending you under separate
cover our farm barn plans, and you
Will note that there is plan for a silo
This is concrete silo, which is sim.
liar TO many that are being built in
various sections OF the corn belt
When properly constructed, the con-
crete silo is more permanent than the
wooden silos, and preserves the silage
equally as well as the other types
The first cost may be little bit more
but the permanency offsets this OBJ
lection. There is another type of silo
which is being built very extensively
throughout Iowa, which is known as
the Iowa silo, and is built of hollow
tile or hollow building blocks. For
further information on this silo. we
suggest that you write to Professcv
NJ. L. King, Ames, Iowa.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-01-10

District Superintendent Leonard
preached in the M E church Sunday
morning and in Antrim church in the
sfternoon-Sundsy evening at the
M E church E M Hunt and Il H Hardy
of Lansing, spoke concerning the Lay
mems Missionary movement. The OBJ
ject of the meeting was to invite the
people to a convention to be held in
Lansing Jan. 90 and 27--John Jordan
of Antrim, is dangerously i'll at his
home north and east of Morrice-M
g Myers of st. Johns, was the guest of
his mother at this place, Sunday-Mr
Payne of Detroit, was the guest of
Elsie Case the last of the week-He-
man Preston is on the gain after a
slight stroke of paralysis-James Jor-
dan fell from hay stack Sunday and
got bad jar-Willis Waters is sick
with neuralgia.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-01-10
ShlaWaSSoo.

Will and Pauline Bagin, Donabel
Morris and Mildred Nation returned
to their school work, Monday-Miss
Julia Gibbons, who has been visiting
friends here and at Lennon the past
two weeks, returned to her home at
Concordia, Kansas, Saturday-Frank
Morrison of Glendive, Montana, who
has been spending the holidays with
his parents here, returned 10 his home
on Thursday-Miss Grace Mccullough
returned to her school at Kalamazoo,
Saturday-Frank Wilkinson is again
attending the Owosso Business College
Miss Dora Strauch is i'll with re-
lapse of measles-Master John Har-
mon is much better-Mr and Mrs
Harrison Baldwin are both i'll with the
grippe-S School began in the Shia-
town and Lennon districts, Monday,
after the holiday vacation-Mrs Ben
easier is still seriously ill. with slight
hopes of recovery-Mesdames Trew
and North o: Saginaw, spent New
Years at the home of Morrison of
this place--Mrs Lucy Case is very
much better MFR and Mrs Ward Will.
kinson were the guests of the latter's
parents in Owosso, New Years.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-01-10
Order of Publication.

State OF Michigan, County OF Shiawassee So.
AT session of the Probate Court for
said County. held at the Probate office, in the
City OF Corunna on Friday the third dav OF
January in the year one thousand nine hundred
and thirteen.
Present, Matthew Bush. Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate OF Richard U.
Linzey, minor
On reading and filing the petition of Martha
A. Linzey, as guardian, praying for license to
sell real estate.
1t Is ordered that the second day of February
next at ten O'Clock in the forenoon. at said
Probate once, be assign ed for hearing said
petition.
And 1t is further ordered that copy of this
order be published three successive weeks
previous to said day OF hearing, in the Owosso
Times newspaper printed and circulating In
said County OF Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge Of Probate.
By FLORENCE LINDSEY.
Probate Register
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-01-10
SEVEN COMMANDMENTS OF AL
FALFA GROWING.

Thou shalt not SOW alfalfa seed OF
wet or undrained land.
Thou shalt not SOW alfalfa seed en-
acid or sour land, but shalt apply
calcium in the form of lime, or ground
limestone rock.
Thou shalt supply alfalfa land with
IN abundance of stable manure.
Thou shalt thoroughly prepare the
alfalfa seed bed.
Q Thou shalt SOW only good alfalfa
seed, free from noxious weeds.
Thou shalt inoculate the soil II thou
wOuldst reap the best benefits from
the alfalfa crop.
Thou shalt not sow in late fall, II
thou wouldst. obtain a creditable
stand. b; lts.I~y
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-01-10
ANNUAL STATEMENT

FOR the year ending Dec. 81, 1912, OF the
Affairs and conditions of tho Shiawassee Mu'
tual fire Insurance Company. located at Cor
unna. Michigan. and doing business In Shia-
wassee County In said State
r. ]. HICKS. President.
+. %. address, Bennington, Mich.
z D. HURRELL, Secretary.