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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-12-21
Beinu Ones Self.

We owe it to mankind to give our
selves as we are to earth's aggregate
of attainment and experience. We are
indeed to raise ourselves to our Nth
power of existence and achievement,
but that highest power must still be
our own, individually expressed. Even
though our best be poorer than some
one else's Indifferent medium, 1t will
be thousand times better for us and
for all, that humanity get each unde-
rived and incommunicable self rather
than that 1t receive an imperfect and
disappointing duplicate Of another.
And let us remember, also, both for
our comfort and our inspiration, that
he who gives his utmost Is Mt the last
analysis rendering greater service
than he who, though seemingly be-
slowing much, gives but a fraction Of
his possible being and doing to his
fellow men.-Philip Burroughs Strong.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-12-21
TEACHING SOLDIERS TO SING
Soldiers at Fort shafter Learn Words
and Airs Of Americas War Songs
From Movie Screen.

There Is one officer on Oahu, says
the Sunday Advertiser of Honolulu. ac-
cording to the Army and Navy Journal,
who Is O firm believer In the value of
song as n military asset to the soldier.
Col James A. Irons, commanding the
Second United States infantry, believes
so thoroughly In the importance of hav-
ing soldiers know the songs of the ma
tion-particularly the war songs-that
he has provided a means Of teaching
the men of his regiment just what the
war songs of America are.
The method which Colonel Irons has
started at Fort Shafter is one which
should be used throughout the army.
It consists of having national and pa
triotic airs played by the orchestra
at the evening performances at the air
drome-Fort Skaters moving picture
theater-while the words are thrown
upon the screen where the men can
read them. In this way the soldiers
become acquainted with the words Of
the songs, and what is equally impor-
tant, they become accustomed to sing
Ing together. The soldiers are enthusi-
astic over the new plan and the sing
ing is worth going far to hear. 1t is
not impossible that, sometime within
the service Of the men who are now
serving the second infantry, that regi-
ment may be called on to march from
Bordeaux to Berlin, and that the march
will be made easier and the spirit Of
the men at the end of the hike will be
far better If 1t is made to the tune Of
"Annie Laurie"-the regimental an
them-sung by every man In the regi-
ment.
Cards have been issued from the
regimental press printing the words Of
"Annie Laurie" and the "Star Spangled
Banner" and the list of 90 battles,
engagements and slSirmishes in which
the Second infantry took part. The
first was In November, 1901, at Maui
NEE Fords, o.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-12-21

Even the Biggest Men Of Affairs Ar
range Their Business on Punctu-
aIity az Safe Guide.

A young Kentuckian lost q big for
tune by being 20 minutes late in keep
Ing business engagement, according
to the Christian Herald.
The cheerless old fellow with the
scythe always gets all that is coming
to him. And there Is many bad scar
on our fortunes where he has had to
prod us up to the mark.
Time is cheap and we are apt to
think we can fitch 1t as we will. But
1t is always ourselves we rob, not
time.
Maybe you can waste your own time
by being late In keeping engagements
and feel that the loss, If any, is your
own affair. But 1t also is the affair of
the man you keep waiting. You waste
his time, too. If your time is worth
less, maybe his is not. He may con-
clude that his time Is worth more to
him than you are.
In many cases 1t may not matter
much. But one never knows until af-
terward whether 1t matters or not.
And through false politeness we are
usually assured that It does not mat
ter even when 1t does.
Only the idle and careless, whose
time is of the least value, can afford to
waste 1t by looseness in keeping en-
gagements.
1t may be hard to acquire the fixed
habit of always being on time, but 1t
can be done, and it is worth while to
do 1t.
Great business men have this habit.
Men Of great affairs, whose-time is
most completely taken up, are usually
on time. 1t is they who know best the
value Of time and the Importance Of
saving it by being prompt.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-12-21

Their Work In Increasing Crop Yields
by Destroying Insect Pests De.
cIared Highly Important.

Food Is needed for our armies. Birds
help the farmers produce that food by
destroying insect pests, Therefore,
birds may be considered as one of the
allies. In the Farm and Fireside one
reads:
"Birds are almost as busy as bees,
and their work in increasing crop
yields is highly important. One Of the
cheapest and most effective ways to
fight insect pests that annually take
crop toll estimated at $80O,00OO00 is
to aid In the preservation Of bird life.
Few people realize how many insects
are destroyed by birds. A teaspoonful
Of chinch bugs has been taken from
the crop Of one quail, and an adult
bird has been known to eat 5000 plant
lice in two hours. Such worms and
bugs as infest our gardens are favor
lte food for bluebirds, robins and many
other kinds of birds.
"It is true that some insect pests
may be fought with chemicals. Owing
to the great war, though, prices for
many materials commonly used in
sprays, washes and poison Inashes are
pretty near prohibitive. But the birds
work at before the war wages.
"Birds also eat thousands of weed
seeds. A single quail, when killed, was
found to contain 10000 pigweed seeds.
With labor scarce and high, whatever
will aid the farmer In his crop against
weeds Is worth WHILE"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-12-21
French Drapery.

The French are pastmasters In the
art Of draping fabrics. A Parislenne
has truthfully said that French taste
Is distinctly feminine and as clear as
the Gallo language itself, says an ex-
change. 1t possesses the genius of
curves, the secret Of what is graceful
and the intuition of what brings about
harmony. These characteristics are
all to be found in French art, French
industries and French creations.
1t is In France that we find the
work Of the most skilful hands, the
most artistic :ewelry, the richest
clothes and the most beautiful hats. In
foreign countries the idea Of ugliness
or bad taste is never associated with
the women Of France.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-12-21
Old Laws, Modern Conditions.

New England, with its recollections
Of ancient "blue laws" should be in
terested in the report that wartime
England has seen fit to revive statute
of Charles Us time prohibiting the
transaction Of business on the Sabbath,
says the Springfield (Mass.) Repub-
hcan. AS there is shortage of labor,
with the consequence that shop people
are overworked, the need of providing
day Of rest Is acute, and numerous
shopkeepers have been arrested for do.
Ing business on Sunday. The English
authorities are very ingenious in dig
ging up ancient statutes to fit some
new and unforeseen situation.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-12-21
One Fish a Day is Limit.

The limit catch for anglers in Range
ley stream, near Haines Landing, Me-,
Is probably the smallest of any waters
in the United States-daily limit one
fish, fly fishing only.
The reason is that this stream Is the
breeding place for the big Rangeley
trout, and Maine sees that its stock Of
big trout is not unnecessarily depleted.
The famous Page trout that weighed
IL pounds was taken from this stream
In 1867. The fish was the record fish
for almost fifty years, the laurels than
going to the 141s-pound trout taken In
the Nepigon.
The Detroit times., 1917-06-12
In the Name of Liberty
The World Over-The End
Of Oppression Everywhere

1--WE are fighting for the liberty the
self-government and the indicated de-
velopment of all peoples.
Whatever readjustments necessary
must be made.
'No territory must change hands ex-
cept for the purpose of securing those
who inhabit it a fair chance Of life and
liberty.
mo indemnities must be insisted upon
except those that constitute payment for
manifest wrongs done
mo establishments of power must be
made except as viii tend to secure the
future peace Of the world and the future
welfare and happiness Of its peoples"
These promises to Russia, made by
President Wilson in behalf Of our coun-
try, are for home consumption, also; they
are intended at home to take the wind
out of the sails Of German progagandists
who are buster right now than ever, dis
closing the kaiser's weakened and peril
Gus position.
A few days ago there was a meeting
of pacifsts in New York which declared
for a statement Of its war position from
the government.
This meeting thought it the due Of
those who are to do their bit for Uncle
Sam, that Uncle Sam at least tell them
what they had to do, and why they would
be expected to do it.
We thought the position taken by the
meeting a very proper position for it to
take; by al means we considered those
who asked II entirely within their Ameri-
can rights and within the bounds Of pro-
priety.
President Wilson has answered.
His answer is merely repetition Of his
war message to congress, but the presi-
dent takes occasion to make himself clear
TO those who. apparently, failed to get
his meaning the first time.
What the Colohists considered good
for this country. the president of the
United States considers good for all coun-
tries.
The message means the end Of autoc-
racy EVERYWHERE means liberty
for Ireland. for India. for Belgium and
The Detroit times., 1917-06-12
Pointed Paragraphs

u takes swift man 90 success.
,aI.v pursue career noRacays
4 51r57T nay 81 TaTTT-1T5T 5-50ITT
What pc eats and yet live on shaw
ings
Any man VINO drinks is sure o.
marry woman with delicate
eHs W smell
Age brings a man knowledge OF
usuy 'hngs he would rather not
snoe
some men no sooner get 2 Job
aan fhey begin 70 kick FOR a day
w.
Every man fayors honest govern.
ment as long a. IL doesn't interfere
T.th his interests
One great drawback 70 The popu.
larry of the inevitable Is ia refusal
.9 make concessions
3 easier to name brand of
rgars after p man than 90 is 20 IN
-Ice tlm 10 smoke their
Many a hhn would be glad Of an
opportunity 70 pose as a retired cap
tain ~ industry on half pay
When man calls HIS wife an an.
She magines that ne "a schem,
INK r9 avoid buying her pew hat
Iho me average man isn't bad
enough 70 need reforming. he is NOT
good enough 70 pass A civil service
domination for halo.
10 nan would know how much
he is appreciated, he should pose
as defendant in a breach OF promise
uir
The Detroit times., 1917-06-12

Poland-for ALL peoples now under a
yoke.
The message declares for worldwide
home rule.
1t means that, exactly, and the mean
ing ought TO be democratic enough to SUIT
our smallest I'd" democrat
IL is bound 20 have the effect Of assur-
ing and satisfying Russia OF our pur-
pose. and of the loftineSs of our pur-
pose.
Furthermore. il contains a warning to
the Russians that they are in danger OF
jumping from the frying-pan into the
fire if they permit themselves to be led
bv those whose motives and whose ambi-
tions are the same as they were before
the war
A nation committed, with all of its
self,hness. to autocraey, TO the enslave-
ment Of its people and all other peoples
within the reach of its greedy tenacles,
bids Russia come with one hand while
hiding the shackles IN the other
The United States OF America, Of un-
selfish people and committed 70 democ-
racy. offers balm to the cuts still fresh
from tightened shackles recently worn.
ana the matter of choice ought 70 be
easy.
The document is another masterpiece
from the Wilson pen.
Ii is so effectively written that the
people Of Russia may be made by it TO
forget that it is borne to them by Emu
Root
The Detroit times., 1917-06-12
The First List of Heroes
To Be Published In the
War Comes From Montana

The idea Of selective CONSUMPTION Is
that the country can be served as well
by men remaining at their posts, on the
farms and in the industries. as it can by
those who viii be called 10 take up arms
and fight.
Troops must be fed.
So must those who remain at home be
fed. and they must have fuel TO keep
their bodies warm in winter.
The factories and the mines must keep
on producing and the fields keep on yield
ing.
Charles NJ. Schwab found the inspira-
ton in this fact for a striking part of
the speech he made in Detroit Monday
to the Worlds Congress Of Salesmanship
The great steel magnate spoke as fol-
lows
some OF us are denied by age or 0t5T7 77rrIa.
tons he splendid privilege 20 personally serving
tho dearest land on earth on the actual field Of
battle bur we can serve better here II we try. L.
gong 10 Dc serious war--how serious few
OF us realize. but this Vill say IL viii nor b.
won b. some splendid military genius bat 70 will
be won by The splendid industry 90 this land
whore reposes onethird ~ the wealth Of the
globe II is 20 BE- a machine war and th" man.
power behind thn machines Whatever else We
do we cannot ieopaFdize The prosperifg of this
country Unless we can keep this land prosper
Gus We cannot finance tho war and therefore we
cannot win IT,
All the heroes in the war will not be
made on the battlefield
The first list Of heroes is in.
1t comes from Butte, Montana, where
at this writing, there are two hundred
men entombed in burning mine with
little hope of their recovery.
These miners were taking coal from
the earth, that factory wheels may keeI
on turning and that others may keey
on living.
These men who are so essential today
have been just exactly as essential t.
us and 70 their country All along.
The list Of this country heroes is /;
great deal logger than the average per
son imsgines-because the average per
son seldom stops to think about the i'm
portance Of miners and other workers.
The Detroit times., 1917-06-12
From Another Point of VieD
BIZ C. T. s.

The police find that a man ARE ted as a
plckpocket had failed TO register for army
service He may be DESTROYS Of remaining
at home % keep his hand in
John d. Rockefeller and Billy Sunday
played golf and Billy felt when 10 was all
over good deal like fellow buying a
gallon Of gasoline. Yep, John D. was on
top
As no little girl or boy was run down
and killed by am automobile in Detroit
Monday no driver was put 20 the trouble
OF going TO the prosecutors office %
make a statement and be released.
SAN FRANCISCO Taking OF testimony
ln Tho tria iof Mrs Rena Mooney for murder
growing out of fhe bomb explosion here iasf
July. causing the death Of 10 persons. hag
begun.-News item
The pace Of justice that kills-time..
Mexico assures the United States of her
warmest friendship. That looks like a
signal for US TO rush more troops 70 the
border
"Y' hadn't oughtadothat, Bert; you'll
strip tn gears.
Well. either come in or out, Rover
you'll have the house fulIahies-
The Detroit times., 1917-06-12
The Old Gardener Says

Every gardener Who has any
Thing larger than a plot OF very
limited Size should plant corn
f' season That Is contrary 70
tho ual Instructions. but unusu
30 conditions prevail now. and I'm
men.o crops Of corn are needed
By 10 ng early varieties ike Gold
on Bantam and Howling Mob
they may DO planted In drills as
close al eight inches. and a sue
cess.on of paintings made ND 90
ihe arst % July There should
bs corn not only FOR summer eat
ink bgt 10 can and dry for win
Tor use n plenty of land ls
available. lt will be- well 10 plant
Adams Early. which is in a field
corn. and can be- ground into
meal when winter comes. yet is
GOOD for table whom young
The Detroit times., 1917-06-12
NOontide At the Board
of Commerce-BehOld
a United Detroit

Twelve o'clock at the Board OF Com
merce on any old day of the Liberty
loan campaign-and all is well!
High noon has brought heartenng
SCENES at this center Of the fourth city s
civic zeal. as the competing teams came
in with their tales Of the days ngaIher-
ING of subscriptions.
The heartiness and harmony OF inc
patriotic undertaking present quite olI-
ferent spectacle than the division which
Macauley mentioned in one of his lays OF
ancient Rome.
AS We wax hot in faction
In war We wax cold
Wherefore men fight NOT as 'he} fought
in brave days Of Old
There have been no factions in this
fine. unselfsh endeavor. Il has been an
inclusive. unified host-comprising men
as old for counsel as Henry ", Leland
and men as young for war as Henry W.
Leland
Take the day McAdoo was due, for eN-
ample. The team captains had reported
and the total was few millions below
Detroits quota Of S36,0o0,000. It may
have been the chairman's eloquence or
the yellmasters yellequence-somethlng
moved Citizen Henry Ford TO feel in an
other pocket, and as luck would have IT,
there were S5,00O,000 lying around loose
and that went in.
Then Citizen James Couzens wanted to
know if a mite like S2,000000 would help
any. and they put down the man who
gives all of his time to the public SER
vice.
And that's the way Detroit did the ex-
pected plus when the Secretary Of the
Treasury came to town, and proceeded to
continue the motion after he had gone
his way. 1t has been as frisky about
making the local subscription an even
S50,000,000 as the agile octogenarian who
was felicitated upon the short time it
had taken him to walk 10 town from his
countryplace yes and I'd beaten that
record all boiler, he allowed If it hadn't
been for the sign at the edge of town,
SLOW down to 10 miles an hourp
The Liberty loan lassoers will not con-
vene at noon today. Their pent-up jubi-
lation will be released at early candle
light this evening. There will be hot
time tonight in what was formerly the
old town but now the fourth city in pop
ulatieH and the first city in Liberty lean
The Detroit times., 1917-06-12

have been carrying OUT With great
success with comparatively small
number OF people
IL IS hard 10 estimate the vast
amount OF good that vii. result from
these physical examinations They
are certain 10 uncover thousapaS OF
unsupported physical defects. which
ia an early stage Will ysrld promptly
70 treatment
Incipient cases OF tuberculosis VIII
be- deteCted Resi- fresh air and
wholesome food viii cure them.
HeaIt defects often exists entire
ly unknown Many may be- correct
cd by a change In habits and work.
ing conditions.
So also it viii be with other bid
den conditions Few men who have
reached the age Of so are physically
perfect Most people fail 20 realize
that There IS anything wrong with
them until something serious deycl.
ops
The physical examinations vill IN.
cover all minor ailments and slight
disabilities Measures 70 correct
these promptly wni add considerably
10 the public health
The Detroit times., 1917-06-12

Mrs r n r can appendlcitis
came Indigestion
Chronic appendicitis may have d.
zestive disturbances AZ Us most
prominent symptom or as IFS only
one Physicians call this a reflex
disturbance
The Detroit times., 1917-06-12

What system do aero.
planes work on
Pr0ut ono person runs The ma.
chine and tho other s uu an ob
server but both of them fFhf
Bio5s-i sec just IKE being mar
rlcd Puck
The Detroit times., 1917-06-12

Doctor-My dear sir. you must
give your wife some considerable
change AZ once
Husband-Can't do e, doctor.
you've got - all.
The Detroit times., 1917-06-12

citizens.
In selecting the
young men who
are % bear arms
FOR their country
be Is 90 perform
he same service
that certain pri-
waite corporation
The Detroit times., 1917-06-12

Visitor Have your emrloJees
had any experience lo mIUfarg fran
inR2
Employer Well most OF them
have boon soldering on ne job FOR
years Puck
The Detroit times., 1917-06-12

There arc thirty fte letters in Tho
Russian alphabet and dncen OF
these seem TO be useless
The Detroit times., 1917-06-12

ONO HUI IUWTI-
Nothing but a postcard,
ma'am
"Who Isl ~ from. Mary -
And do you think ld read
n. ma'am?" asked the girl with
an injured air.
Perhaps not. but any one
who sends mo "A postcard Is
either stupid or impertincnt
You'll excuse me. ma'am. ~
The Detroit times., 1917-06-12
Laugh With Us

Did tho postman leave any letters Mary"
tho mistress asked on returning from visit
one Afternoon
The Detroit times., 1917-06-12

INnItu I'D. WY iNH NfN nc zoo.
Sadduniy De- mounted and
said t0 an urchiu
~ my. my boy. am ] right
Tor the ZOO
You may be All right II
tnc} have "a spare cage but
you'd have stood far bet
ter chance Il you'd a
tail"
The Detroit times., 1917-06-12

returned the girl oftily. but US a nice way 20
be talking about your own mother"
Dressed IN the latest moior"ytllne costume.
with goggles al tompleto HE motorcycles gayly
lnnLDn Iii. INV Iuu-.rI lLl- gnn
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-03-15
GOT RID Of ACHING TOOTH
Freshman Driven to Heroic Act,
When There Seemed to Be No
Other Method of Relief.

Here is yarn told to the unsuspect-
ing people of Bath by one Of Lon
Wellman's building moving crew of Au-
gusta. One of the Wellman crew of
house-movers was formerly a street car
conductor. Last evening he had
Frenchman friend who on one Occa-
sion had a terrible toOthache. He saw
the hole in the Frenchman's tooth and
advised the man to have it out. His
friend went out to do so, but found all
the dentists shops closed, owing to the
latenesS of the hour.
The Frenchman bore the pain as long
as he could and then resolved on heroic
remedies. He went to his room, took
out a powder flask and poured out
some gunpOwder, which he jammed in
to the big hole In his tooth; then he
put in for fuse piece of silk thread
and plugging up the hole over the pow
der, started the fuse and blew that
tooth across the room out Of his jaw
Joe says that he can vouch for the
truth of the statement, for next morn
ing the Frenchman came downstairs
with smile on his face, all pain gone
and showed him the hole in his jaw
made by the blasting Of his TOOTH
Kennebec Journal.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-03-15
CLEVELAND NEWS

Cleveland, Ohio.-"When COM
menced to take Anuric, about two
months ago, was so crippled with
rheumatism that couldn't get around.
The kidney excretion was high-colored
and was quite painful. The first week
l persisted in the treatment. even
though l felt little worse, but / no.
ticed that the water changed at once,
and l had sense enough to know that
the medicine was working right.
Then my entire system seemed to be
miraculously relieved Of the uric acid.
l felt better than for years; the drop
sical condition and rheumatism entire
ly disappeared and was able to work
same as when l was young. 1t seems
almost beyond belief that so inexpen.
slve a medicine could cure the rheu-
matte pain that had been troubling me
for more than five years. / will be
glad If through this someone else will
try Anuric and obtain relief."---MRS.
DANIEL BAUGHMAN. 3017 Z. 72d 81.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-03-15
DISCOURAGE PSYLLA
BY CLEAN CULTURE
Removal and Destruction Of
Rough Bark Leaves Insect
Little Hiding Chance.

The pear psylla passes the winter
as an adult or fly, and lays its eggs in
early spring. The practice Of clean
culture and the removal and destruc-
tiOn Of rough bark leaves the flies few
opportunities to escape from spray ap-
plicatiOns that kill by contact. The
best means of killing the flies is to
spray during period Of warm wealth
er In March or early April.
The most satisfactory mixture to use
is three-Quarters of pint of tobacco
extract Gao per cent nicOtine) in 100
gallons water, to which are added from
three to five pounds Of dissolved soap.
Eggs which are about to hatch, and
the newly emerged nymphs are easily
destroyed by the lime-Sulphur sOlu-
tiOn.
If the dormant spray is made when
the blossom cluster buds begin to sep
arate at the tips, it is very. effective
against the eggs. For this purpose
spray with one gallon concentrated
lime-sulphur solution to eight gallons
water.