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TENTH GRADE NEWS.

The Juniors started reading French
Fairy Tales today friday. They
take to it like duck to water. and
we expect to have some real French
men in here before long.
We are all very glad to hear that
our former schoolmate, Henry Fairly,
is getting along fine at school, We all
wish him good luck,
We were all very glad to see Miss
Boddie, who came to see us
Thursday Her sunny smile lit up the
room while she was with us.
Company X is progressing most
brilliantly. After the worry Of mid
year the boys have made wonderful
improvements in their line of march.
Except for few cases those juniors
came through the mid-year with fly
ing colors.
On account of mid year we haven't
had basket ball game lately. We
will start on our triumphal march very
soon.
Everybody's invited out to see ex-
ercises at school house Friday morn
ing February 18th. They will con-
sist of a scout program as from Sth
to 14th is thirteenth anniversary of
the B. S. A. Our scout master (Mr.
Robeson) has gone but we will try to
have an interesting program.
lex Editor) ROY COBLE.
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ton walking around on two feet again
She has been bothered for the past
few days with a sore foot.
Mr.. Belle says he can count on the
girls of the senior class. Miss Boddie
is sick and will not be able to pre-.
pare the lunch that was planned for
the teachers meeting on, Saturday,
January 90th, so Mr. Bell has left it
to the girls of the senior class under
the supervision of Miss Maude Moore.
You should have taken peep at them
on Friday. Some of them were scrub
ing the window stills, while others
were securing the desks, sink and
cabinet. Every one was hard at work
This is the result OF Miss Bodies eff
forts in teaching domestic science.
LULA TAYLOR.
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SCHOOL NEWS"
Rockingham School
Department
Board of Editors :

Chorus-High School Chorus
Reading-Mary Polk.
observation-disclosures Furr.
Northumberland Henry.
The program was much enjoyed by
all after which we decided to elect
new officers for the coming term.
They are:
President, Lula Taylor; vice presi-
dent, Mamie Mcdonald; critic, Agnes
Head; secretary, Dell Gibson; treas
urer, Rosa Steele; censor, Leila Cam
eron. The society adjourned to meet
again in two weeks.
We are glad to see Caroline Coving.
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nth GRADE NEWS.

The Patterson Literary society met
January 20, 1920. The president call
ed the meeting to order after which
the secretary called the roll and read
the minutes. Then the program was
as follows:
Life of Riley-Lucy Nichols.
Recitation-France Allen.
A Recitation-Ella Kelly.
Piano Solo-Lelia Cameron.
Riley's Letters-Ruby Little.
observation-disclosures Greene.
observation-disclosures Patterson.
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SEVENTH GRADE NEWS.

The Seventh grade finished up their
examinations this week. We feel re-
lieved that they are over and hope
that we all made good grades
Ada Morgan has been elected cap
tain to take charge Of the girls line
and physical exercise. Charlie Manus
holds the same position for the Boys.
Leila Cameron was on the society
program this week for piano solo.
She played we'll and we all enjoyed it.
At the election of officers in So
ciety Leila Cameron was elected cen
sor.
SARAH EVERETT.
Continued on Page 5.
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past 80 years Of age and still active
in his profession. team be bought
at any drug store and one bottle
is enough to last even a large
family many months. 1t is q
trustworthy preparation.
In spite of the fact that Dr.. CaId.
well's Syrup Pepsin is the largest selling
liquid laxative in che world, there
being over 6 million bottles sold each
year, many Who need its benefits have
not yet used it. If YOU have not, send
your name and address for a free trial
bottle to Dr.. w. B. Caldwell, s1r
Washington St.. Monticello, Illinois.
rC
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Elderly People Have A
Daily Health Problem
Stomach muscles and digestive organs
slow to act as age advances

TOsT people find the years
VB slipping by without real
izing it, until suddenly
confronted with the fact that they
can no longer digest everything
they would like to eat. 1t then
becomes their daily task to avoid
what they know to be chronic con-
stipation.
When exercise and light diet
fail it will be necessary to resort to
artificial means. Strong physics
and cathartics, however, are not
advisable for elderly people. They
act too powerfully and a feeling Of
weakness results.
What is needed is a laxative
containing effective but mild
properties. This is best found in
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
which is combination of simple
laxative herbs with pepsin. 1t
acts gently and without gripping,
and used a few days will train the
digestive organs to do their work
naturally again without other aid.
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
has been on the market since 1892
and was the private formula of
Dr. W. B. Caldwell, who is himself
The Owosso times., 1920-01-23
enow Houses In the Arctic.

A snow house Is the most sdapta.
BILE Of dwellings. II 1t gets too warm
either for the comfort Of the inhabi-
tants or because the roof begins to
thaw. you can lower the temperature
by enlsrging the ventilating hole with
your knife. If it gets too cold, you
make the hole smaller by stuffing
mltten into 1t. II the roof begins to
thaw because 1t Is made Of blocks
that are too thick, you send man out
with long knife or machete, and he
thlns them down until the frost with
out neutralizes the heat from within.
and the thawing stops. But il you
have made your roof too thin, and
hoar-frost begins to form from your
breath and from the steam that rises
from the cooking, then a man goes
out with shovel, instead of knife,
and throws little soft snow on the
roof to blanket It from the excessive
cold.-Harper's Magazine.
The Owosso times., 1920-01-23
REPEATED HIS GREAT WORK
When Thomas Carlyle Proved invuI.
nersbIe to the "SIings and Arrows
Of Outrageous Fortune"

In 1885 there occurred an incident
which would have deranged an Ordi-
nary man. Thomas Carlyle>was living
at 5 Cheyne row. Chelsea, near Lon
don. He had not earned penny, says
he to himself, "by the craft Of litera-
ture for % months" But with the
push of II tiger he was plowIng his
way through his History of the
French Revolution" The first volume
was finished. 1t had taken him five
months to write II. He loaned the Mss.
to John Stuart Mill. On a certain
morning Mill called upon Carlyle. his
face as white as ashes. After two
hours Of awkward fumbling Mill man
aged to tell it-he had left the price
less Mss. on q desk and the hOusemaid
had taken it to light the morning fire
In the CRATE Carlyle was like a
stricken man. But one day, as he sat
dumbly at his window, he saw CHEEKY
bricklayers building house, brick by
brick. He burst into tears and, sob
bing like child. he cried: ~, too, can
bring back thought by thought He
did. He recalled all Of the Mss. and
rewrote it. What torture!
The Owosso times., 1920-01-23
EaiaA Economy In Words.

The insistent call for economy
should not apply to the use Of words,
according to Lady Helen Munro Fer.
guson, wife of the GovernOr-General
Of Australia, who has been warning
the students Of the Presbyterian
Ladies' college In New South Wales
not to make one word take the place
of half dozen others. "If you fail In
the attempt to do something, you may
perhaps say 1t Is rotten when you
only mean that Il Is tlresome; or, per-
haps, some person may be just decent
when all the time YOU mean shp b
kind" remarked Lady Helen. And she
added that the use of one word on Oc-
caslOns where II had no proper place
would simply give the hearer n de-
pressing idea of the capacity of the
speaker. "Read good literature, learn
good poetry, do things In the best
way possible" was the kindly advice
which accompanied the lecture on
slang.
The Owosso times., 1920-01-23
WHICH IS ckusoes istAsp1
Opinion Seems to Favor Tobago Absvs
the Claims Made by Adherents 81
Juan Fernandez.

For many years Juan Fernandez, q
Chilean island off the eastern coast Of
South America, was known as CRU
soe's island, because another adven-
turer had spent five years there In
solitude. and II was thought for some
time that DefOe had recorded this
hermits experience. But following
Crusoe's directions that he landed on
an island In a latitude Of IL degrees
nearer the mouth of the Orinoco river,
and In sight of the Island Of Trinidad,
one comes upon the Island Of Tobago,
the only one answering the descrip-
tion.
An interesting discovery which
gave prominence to TObagO as the
real Crusoe's island occurred some
years ago, when the skeleton Of
goat was unearthed in a cave on the
island. This cOlncided remarkably
with CrusOe's statement that he
found dying goat In n hillside cave
and later buried 1t there. "Crusoe's
goat" became for time an object Of
great popular interest and figured rs
a prominent exhibit at the Chicago
Worlds fair.
TObago's failure to obtain greater
recognition Of It's Importance as the
"only authentic Robinson CrusOe
island is doubtless due to the fact
that 1t is retiring little island. con-
cerned chiefly with its plantations and
trade. Leaving Crusoe out altogether,
TObago has had an eventful history,
from the time 1t was discovered by Co
lumbus, on his third voyage, until Eng
land took 1t from France in 1903. and
started to turn 1t into profitable col
Ony.
The Owosso times., 1920-01-23
Women WriterS ADVANTAGE.

The woman writer was comparing
men and women authors. "We wom-
en- have an advantage over the male
writer's" she said. Because II the
muse refuses to be wooed we can IN
differently turn to knitting q sock or
trimming q hat, which Is the surest
way to bring the muse to terms. I
know an author, a man, who says he
goes to his study for three hours
every day at exactly the same time.
He says that sometimes he will spend
most Of that time staring at sheet
of paper with not an idea In his head.
Now, think that Is wicked waste
of time, and the muse Is probably
giggling at him.
when my time for writing comes
and l try to set apart a certain pc
riod of every day--if no ideas come
just seize my stocking bag and
darn up a few holes, or ! cut cut a
pretty dress for my kiddie, or I knit
20 rows. And then the ideas begin
to rush into my head thick and fast.
Yes, we women certainly know how
to handle the muse better than the
men f0lk-for we know that nothing
will get her attention quicker than In
difference and neglect"
Union.
The Owosso times., 1920-01-23
Alway. 4 Way
Out
By Lillian HALL CROWLEY
90 1919. BY Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.

90. 1919. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicats.)
allie. dear. you look worried"
Il am worried, mother"
"Why. what have you to be worried
about? You're young and pretty and
engaged to John Shuler. the finest
young man In the world"
ITS this, mother: John has always
moved In the best circles both at his
home and at the university. and we
nave lived so simply here-pinching
nickels-that I won't know how to
manage the beautiful home he is build
ing for u.s."
you'll learn. dear, and will tell
you everything I know. I had a nice
home once"
Yes, I know, mother. but telling
Isn't seeing. lack the practical
knowledge of everyday usage. We've
mostly eaten out Of boxes. we've been
so busy"
That's true enough, Allie"
Mrs. Mangan and her daughter were
sewing In their tiny living room during
this conversation. Two weeks before
Alice had finished her first year In col
lege. While there she had met John
Shuler and II was love affair at first.
Alice was working her way through
college by being an assistant teacher.
Her mother, left widow with two
little girls when very young. had made
brave fight to educate her children.
Alice had been wonderful help with
the hOusework and sewing, and later
with tutoring.
Things were looking much better for
them now. as Mrs. Mangan had been
The Owosso times., 1920-01-23
WHY-.=A
Old Ase Really Begins In
Early Youth

AZ what time does age begin ?
asks the Scientific American. After
summing up the opinions of many au-
thorities 1t quotes from a recent ar.
t'cle by DR.. Friedrich Won Mueller at
Munich, who holds that bodily decay
really begins In adolescence, though
1t does not become apparent until
much later.
Athletes reach the maximum of
bodily power before the thirtieth year !;
the eyesight begins to change at about
nfty; the powers Of observation begin
to wane after thirty.
AS man grows old "the firmly fixed
memories of his youth gain In intensity
and there is some justice In the view
that the beginning of age dates from
the time when the intellectual vision
ceases to be directed toward the fu-
ture and Is bent upon the past. Ear
nest and serious thoughts engage the
mind more and more: he who was for
merly seeker for truth becomes a
doubter; the freethinker becomes
believer, the revolutionary, conserva-
tive"
Cancer is a disease Of old age. though
1t often appears In younger life. The
typical malady of the age Is, however,
hardening Of the arteries, "and it Is
especially in the circles Of men bur
dened with heavy duties that 1t seeks
its victims. The previous history of
the man wreaks its vengeance upon
the blood vessels and the heart;
every excess of emotion, or work or
pleasure, of sorrow and anxiety, leaves
Its mark upon the arteries. These al
terations silently increase In intensity
through long years and are first made
visible by the failure of the compensa-
tion apparatus to function"
The Owosso times., 1920-01-23
"You'll Learn, Dear"

offered position as manager and de-
signer of the dressmaktng department
in one Of the large stores. She was
taking a two weeks rest that she very
much needed. She had done dress
making for years In the little rooms
where she lived with her daughters
and was weary Of the drudgery Of It.
Louise. the younger daughter, was In
her sophomore year In high school.
Alice, with her beauty and charm,
had won the catch at the university.
John Shuler's parents had come from
4 neighboring state for the gr<iua ton
Of their son, and Mrs. Mangan and
Louise had managed to scrape togeth.
sr enough money to 60 and meet AL
lies intended husband and his family.
Everything had been so pleasant.
Life looked very bright for them all
and now Allie was worried.
Alice put down her sewing, grlmly
determined. Mother, have a plan
and 1 hope you won't hinder me. 1t
Il this: You know the charming Mrs.
Fred Merton who lives In that pretty
house on the corner of Eighth and
Pleasant streets?"
Eyes, dear"
"She needs a maid and l have de-
cided to ask for the place. Now wait
until I tell you my plan. l can work
for her for two months before my we'd
ding, John isn't coming here until
then. That will give me some real
money for my trOusseau, and you can
have my things made In your shop. I
can learn how things should be done.
The house Is about the size of the one
I am to live In in Oxbridge, and she
keeps one maid and has a laundress
come In. Just exactly as John and l
planned for ourselves"
"But-wouldn't John and his fam
lily be Mortified Mt your working as a
servantT
"They will never know" declared
Alice. IL shall give another name.
una used to work and slail~aslS ques-
tions and learn lot. You know, Mrs.
Merton belongs to one Of the best fam
lilies and always does the proper thing"
III IL were any one else, dear said
the mother, II would think It good
plan; but hate to think of you doing
a servants work"
'Tt Is the kind Of work that thou
sands of women do In their own homes.
Besides, wouldn't be n servant; |
would only take the place of one for
a few weeks, and need tive money as
well as the knowledge. Oxbridge
Johns home town, being small place,
goes in hard for soc!ety-7parties all
the time, and they dress more there
than In larger place.
The Owosso times., 1920-01-23
One Car to "a Persons.

There is motor vehicle in the
United States for every "a persons
in Canada the proportion Is probably
one to each so; in England, one to
200; In Denmark, one to 300. and
I'm France, Belgium, Holland, Switzer-
land and Germany about vne to every
400. says the Compressed Air Maya.
zine, New York. In 1917 1t was esti-
mated that Italy had one car to each
1000 Of population; Portugal to each
1890, Spain to each 1900. Austria.
Hungary, to each 2.650, and Russia
to each 5000. In Australia there was
one for each 40 Of population, and
in South America, as a whole, one for
each 1,430.
Many a minor city in the United
States has more cars than the whole
of China or Japan.
The Owosso times., 1920-01-23
16O HenS-15OO Eggs

Mrs. H. p. Patton, Waverly, Mo. writes
"I fed boxes of More Eggs to my hens
and broke the egg record. 1 got 1900
eggs from 160 hens in exactly 81 days"
You can do as well. Any poultry raiser
can easily double his profits by doubling
the egg production of his hens. A scien-
tific tonic has been discovered that revital-
ICES the flock and makes hens work all the
time. The tonic is called "More Eggs"
Give your hens few cents worth of "More
Eggs" and you will be amazed and de-
lighted with results. "More Eggs" will
double this years production of eggs, so
if you wish to try this great profit maker,
write E. j. Refer, poultry expert, 1888
Refer Bldg, Kansas City, Mo-, for a 81
package of "More Eggs" Tonic. Or send
1925 to-day and get three regular 8 pack
agss on special fall discount for seasons
supply. A million dollar bank guarantees
if you are not absolutely satisfied, your
money will be returned on request and the
More Eggs costs you nothing. You take
no risk. Write to-day. Pin dollar, bill
20 your letter or send $2.25 on special dis
count for packages. Or ask Mr.. Recicr
to send xo~~s">e his lpo,- -bnsk thas
o." -
The Owosso times., 1920-01-23
Famous Art Collection.

The unique collection of Chinese
works Of art made by the late Ii Hung
Chang, one-time vlceroy Of China,
which for years collectors tried vainly
to acquire, has finally been bought by
! Swedish syndicate. The purchase
price Is understood to have been more
than million krone (nominally about
$3.50, ,OOO), but the intrinsic value Of
the collection Is incalculable.
Ii Hung Chang died In 1901. He
had collection Of works OF art larg-
er than anything Of its kind In the
empire. 1t included numerous old
paintings, bronzes Of great worth and
ancient ceramics. The bronzes date
from time before Christ, and the
paintings were done from the tenth
TO the twelfth centuries.
The Owosso times., 1920-01-23
The Proof.

may not rise TO wealth and fame
and hear the millions praise my name.
Not many do. But just the same, I'll
do the best l can. If someone else
excel my work, let in my breast no
malice lurk. That Is no reason
In life's great race where all must run,
we cannot all be number one; but
someone when the race is done must
be an "alsO ran" And il the man
who lost can smile and say "rm beat
en- by mile, but still I'm glad I made
the trial" he's proved himself man.
Kansas City Star.
The Owosso times., 1920-01-23

Z - l. q = =ar J.
II hate 10 60 to John with q misef-
able wardrobe. He wouldn't care-the
dear-but for his sake want some
clothes and some social knowledge. I
can learn more In the short time I
shall be ut Mrs. Merton's than In years
;ater--besides, shall be saved the en-
barrassment of making mistakes"
"Oh. deari" said Mrs. Mangan. look
Ing bewildered.
BE q sport. mother. and we'll en-
Joy this secret together. We've lived
so secluded here In these little up
stairs rooms that no one pays any at
tention to us. Mrs. Merton has never
seen me. although. being so popular. I
have seen her and heard a lot about
her, too. Please, mother"
"very we'll. Allie. l am almost en-
thused."
II shall go at once and apply for the
place." said Alice as she pinned on her
hat.
Alice came back beaming with en-
thusiasm. IL Start tomorrow and Mrs.
Merton Is dear. told her was in
experienced except In plain cooking.
She will show me everything for a
week. Then will know the routine"
Alice returned every evening and
told her mother and Louise of what
she had gained In knowledge. She kept
q notebook.
"Just think" said she, ~ didn't
know how a table should be set; nor
where to seat the guest of honor, anu
these are important things to know.
l am taking down the names Of the
kinds OF china the Mertons have.
"Then, too, Mrs. Merton is chairman
of the art department In the wOman's
club, and she told me lot of things
that they study. For instance: I
know, now that 1 know nothing about
pictures and know John doesn't; so
we won't have any pictures In our
house until we learn something about
them"
"You have the rest Of your lives to
select pictures" said Mrs. Mangan. $50
/ think you are wise there"
Mrs. Merton Is going to borrow
some Of the papers that members Of
the class have written and let me read
them. Then have access to oil her
art books. My notebook Is nearly full
now and l have been there only five
weeks"
"And your clothes are going to be
lovely" said Mrs. Mangan, happily.
81 think you're the cleverest thing,
Allie," exclaimed Louise.
"And am not working any harder
than IL were home. have iAore
money for clothes and all this house
keeping knowledge besides. Then too.
/ shall know how to manage a maid
know how she should dress. wait on
table and answer the door. feel
equal to my beautiful homo now"
The 5th Of September and Alice's
wedding day arrived. John came with
his parents and met the bride with
Louise, the bridesmaid. and their
mother at the church. There was
beautiful though simple wedding and
NO reception afterward.
The bride in going-away gown and
hat left with her husband for the
mountains Immediately after the cere-
mony. Mr.. and Mrs. Shuler left at the
same time for Oxbridge. 1t had been
perfect dayl
That same evening Louise remarked
TO her mother: II shouldn't be sur
prised II Allie made John governor Of
the state some day"
II should be more surprised II she
didn't" calmly replied the mother.
The Owosso times., 1920-01-23
important Italian Industry.

Announcement has been made Of the
formation at Rome, under the aus
pices OF a leading bank, of large
company for the manufacture Of safes,
vaults and other equipment for insur-
ing the safety of money, securities and
valuables. This new industry will fill
a long-felt want in Italy, which has
always becn dependent upon fore gn
sources of supply for safes and sim
liar equipment.
The Owosso times., 1920-01-23
Commissioners Notice.

In the matter OF the estate OF Alfred
Morley, deceased.
We, the undersigned, having been appointe
by the Hon. Matthew Bush. Judge of Probate
In and for the County Of Shiawassee, State. o
and adjust all claims and demands OF all per
sons against said estate do hereby give notice
that we will meet at the residence OF the
deceased In the Township Of Soiota, In said
County on Friday, the 90th day OF February. A
D. 1922, and on w edne sday, the 2ist day OF April
A. cd. 1890. At ten o'clock In the forenoon o.
each OF said days for the purpose OF receiving
and adjusting all claims against said estate anc
that four months from the 10Th day OF Decem
Der d. 1919, are allowed to creditors to pre-
sent their claims to said Commissioners fol
adjustment and allowance.
Dated the 10Th day Of December, A. D. 1918.
ORSON LELAND,
EDISON PUTNAM,
Comm ssioners.
The Owosso times., 1920-01-23
Order of Publication.

State OF Michigan,
The Probate Court for the County or Shia.
wassee,
At q session OF the Probate Court for sa,
County held at the Probate once. In the Cii
of Corunnn, on the e9th day of December, Ia
the year one Thousand nine hundred and nine
teen.
Present. Matthew Bush, Judge OF Probate.
In the matter Of the estate of George 1.
Rush, deceased.
Frank Il. Rush, the executor Of said estate.
having rendered ffnsl account to this Court.
1t is ordered that the s6th day OF January.
next at ton O'Clock In the forenoon at said
Probate Onioe be appointed for examining
and allowing said account.
And Il is further ordered that copy OF this
order be published three successive weeks
previous to said day OF hearing, In the 0wosso
Times a newspaper printed aud circulating In
said County of Shiavassee.
MATTHEW BUSH,
by Judge OF Probate.
CLARIBEL GALLOWAY,
Probate Register