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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-11-11
Thanksgiving Day.

The Thanksgiving festival has now
become a national holiday. The OBJ
servance of the day has not yet become
universal, but it is extending, and bids
fair, before many years, to become an
annual social feature in every Ameri-
can home.
1t is now but three months less than
two hundred and fifty years since the
first ThanksgivingDay was observed on
American soil. The Massachusetts,
Company removed to Boston on the
18th of September, 1880. Gov. Win
throp, writing to his wife, who was still
in England, at the end of November in
that year, said, "We are in a paradise"
A few weeks later, starvation stared
the colony in the face. In CharlestOwn.
the people, so the town records tell us,
"were necessitated to live on clans and
muscles and ground-nuts and acOrns."
The Governor, brave-hearted and hope
full as he was, chad the last batch of
bread in the oven," and was seen CIV
ing the last handful of meal in the bar
rel unto a poor man distressed by the
wolf at the door,"
A day was appointed for general hu-
initiation "to seek the Lord by fasting
and prayer" Nothing had been heard
of the ship sent home six months be-
fore to fetch provisions. Just as the
colony was ON the verge of despair. the
ship arrived in Boston HarbOr. the day
of fasting was turned into one OF
thanksgiving by order of the Governor
and Council, and was accordingly cele-
brated on the 22d Of February, 1851.
In November Of the same year, an
other day of thanksgiving was Observ-
ed on the arrival of the same ship, and
since then a similar festival has been
held with great regularity. The Gus
tom did not spread beyond New Eng
land until during the Civil War. Pres
ident Lincoln was the first TO pro-
claim day of National Thanksgiving.
In New England, where the day is a
public and legal holiday, it is an occa-
sion of family feasting and good cheer.
To those who have been accustomed to
it from childhood, it is the merriest
day in the year. Elsewhere, 1t is
wholly overshadowed by Christmas.
The idea is the same In both cases.
The day is devoted by the devout to
thanksgiving and praise to God for his
mercies, and by all to happy meetings
and joyful feasting.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-11-11
TWO VISIONS.


Where close the curvlng mountains drew
To clasp the stream In their embrace,
With every outline, curve, and hue
Reflected In Its placid face.
The pl0wman stopped his team to watch
The train, as swift 1t thundered by;
Some distant glimpse OF lite to catch,
He strains his eager, wistful eye.
The morning freshness lies on him,
just wakened from his balmy dreams;
The travellers, begrimed and dim,
Think lOngingly OF mountain streams.
Oh, for the joyous mountain air,
The fresh, delightful autumn day
Among the hills! The plowman there
Must have perpetual holiday!
And he, as all day long he guides
His steady plow, wi b patient hand,
Thinks OF the flying train that glides
Into some new, enchanted land,
Where, day by day, no plodding round
Wearies the frame and dulls the mind
Where life thrills keen to sight and sound,
With plows and burrows left behind.
Even 80, to each, the untrod ways
OF life are touched BY fancy's glow,
That ever sheds its brightest rays
Upon the path we do not knew!
Agnes N. Machdr. In Nouember Century.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-11-11
The woman who paints her cheeks on
folao oOlnrQ

The woman who paints her cheeks on
sea voyage, sails under false colors.
An Irish member of Parliament once
said that ga man can't stand on nothing
unless he's bird"
A man who was too poor to indulge
in any luxuries other than children was
presented by a loving wife with triplets
three boys-and he sought for some
family to adopt them. A gentleman
was inclined to take one of them, but
his good wife rather objected. They
were talking it over before their little
eight-year-old daughter, who said:
"Why don't you take one Of them, ma :
or don't you want tn break the set p
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-11-11
A pirate chief has been creating

A pirate chief has been creating a
commotion at Ningpo and its waters.
He is said to have come within seven
miles Of the town and levied blackmail
freely. He doesn't care for the Chi
nese gun boats and has had several en-
gagements with them. Lately a re-
ward Of $1,000 has been offered for the
pirates head. An encounter took place
September Is near Ningpo between the
Chinese gun boat and the pirates. Up
wards of 200 pirates were slain OF
drowned themselves. nine were captur.
ed alive, about 20 escaped, IL pirate
boats were taken. The pirates were in
shallow water and the gun boats were
unable to get near them but lowered
boats and fought in them.
A Connecticut four-year-old. spying
the gray hairs on his mothers head
said. "Oh, mamma, you've got lot o.
basting-thread in your hair"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-11-11

SHOOTING STARs.-You must not
forget to leok for the great meteoric
shower which is due every year on the
night of the 18th of November. These
shooting stars are small cosmical bod.
les. They are supposed by some to be
the fragments of shattered world.
They revolve in vast numbers around
the sun in an orbit of their own, and
twicea year-on the 18th of November
and the 10th Of August-they become
visible, by passing with planetary We
locity through the upper regions Of our
atmosphere
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-11-11

How WOMEN REMEMBER.-This is
the way one of the ladies who belonged
to the Atlantic Monthly's contributors
club remembers things: 'Gen. Forres
was buried the day my new hat came
home. Hayes was inaugurated the
spring made over my old silk. Dick
ems died when Jennie was baby. Lin
coin was killed when Mary was sleep
ing. The civil war broke out when
Sallie was cutting her teeth. The king
of Spain was born the year 1 was mar
ried."
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-11-11

1t is difficult to realize the enormous
power of the bright speck, Jupiter, shin
ing so quietly in the sky. A writer
has shown that the power which the
sun has to put forth to hold Jupiter in
his orbit is equal to the combined
strength of 170,000,000 bars of solid
steel, each one mile in diameter. Ju-
pliers pull upon the earth, according to
the same authority, is equal to the
strength of $4,000, ,000, 900 bars of steel,
each of them one foot in diameter. So,
if the mere power of gravity were all
that was required to make Jupiter's
approach dangerous to the earth, evil
IDENTIFY he is not lacking in the power.
But no one need fear that the sister
hood of worlds which acknowledge the
domination Of the sun will prove equal
| ly destructive.
A cynical old bachelor says 1t is called
courtship, because iii so often followed
by shipwreck.
Are rivers sluggish when they don't
leave their beds p--Cambrtdge Tribune
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-11-11

Texas is now the great cotton raising
state of the Union.
The early exhaustion of the Maryland
and Virginia oyster beds is predicted.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-11-11

SAILING VESSELS AGAIN IN De-
MAND.-The demand for wooden sail
ing ships is, strange to say, reviving.
The Germans are in the market for old
vessels, but it is stated can find but few.
1t is reported that there is NOW but one
wooden sailing vessel for sale along our
eastern coast. This will prove a mat
ter of surprise to many who imagined
the days of sailing vessels. especially
when built of wood. were numbered.
There is, however, an increasing de-
mand for wooden and iron sailing YES
sells of the larger class for long voyages
to Australia, India, California and 9TH
er points, on account of the general re-
vival of business. For these long vOy-
ages sailing vessels have still generally
the preference.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-11-11

THE QUESTION Stated
II corn should rise, the tradeeman willcry cut
II it should not the farmers will, doubt;
So, whether It may rise or fall, 'ls plain,
In either case twill 20 against the grain.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-11-11
FOR THE CHILDREN.
TOMS WISH.

Il wish could always, always play,
Every minute Of every day,
just as long as ever shall liye!'
cried little Tom Temple one day. "I'I
My dollar bill and my old dog Turk,
III never again should have TO work.
no, no! ha, ha!' laughed Toms grandpapa
II can fix that, sir, with your good mamma,
uive me the dog and your dollar bill,
And pledge you my word you may have your
will
No more work, but just play, play, play,
Every minute OF every day."
II guess, mamma" said our Tom that night
"That Just all play isn't-well, not quite
So very nice as thought u would be,
Because-be -because-well, don't you see,
You work, and / ought to help some too,
Because-t0 show how much love you'll"
Our Little Ones.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-11-11

Little Susie was looking at some pic
lures of winged cherubs. Suddenly
she said:
Mamma, wouldn't want to be a
cherub."
"Why not, dearp'
"Humph! leave off all my pretty
clothes and wear fedders, like hemp
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-11-11

"Blanch is five years old, and she
lives in Steubenville, Ohio. The other
day an old hen about the place, with
two chickens, lost one. Blanche found
the dead one,and taking it to her moth
er, remarked:
"PoOr little dng! it's dead, amt it?
An it's such pity, too; cause it was
q twinp'
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-11-11
A NEW STATE.

A bill is being drawn for the admis-
sion of Dakota as a state. and it is
thought likely to pass congress at the
approaching session.
MRS. CHRIsTIANCY AND THE HACKMAN.
When Mrs. Christiancy was con-
fronted with the hackman. Bland, he
swore positively that she was the wo-
man whom he drove to the hotel and
back to 311 ID. street on Christmas day.
1879. This is point upon which Mr.
G. relies to establish his case.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10

The culture of rice promises to assume
more important proportions in the South
than 1t has hitherto held there. Within
the last ten years it has made remarkable
progress, especially in louisiana, where il
Will doubtless surpsss cotton as tn. staple
product Ia few years, /. is cultivated
much more scientifically now than it was
in former Years, and III. dangerous dis.
casa Known a. re, fever, though still
prcvsleut TO large extent where
tue grain is extensively cultivated, is not
nearly so fatal rs il VAS before ANYTHING
OF it's treatment was known. About ten
years ago when the mauufacture of cote n
SEED oil became pronounced success the
cultivation Of rice in louisiana was In lis
Infancy. Tie discovery of the value of
cotton seed caused large over .produc-
ton of cotton AID us consequence
many planters became disgnsted with
tle crop aud looked about them
for something vita which to make new
v'nture They kntw but little OF the
0 iltivation of rice bat that little embraced
tle fact that low, wet lands we're especially
adapted to its growth and of this land they
had An abundance. Believing that tie
crop was worth trial they planted few
a,res in rice as an experiment. which
proving satisfactory, the culture of rice
was begun in earnest. From then until
now,yea by year, the oil 4 plantations lying
convenient to water Courses have been
gradually converted into rice fields. until
the total acreage in the State devote
to this crop now amounts to more Than
fifty thousand acres. A company has been
tormtd for the reclamation of lands tina,
have been found reproductive with other
crops and ebandoned and an immense rice
plantation in Terrebonne parish has lee n
started.
The same general activity in this branch
| OF agriculture il noticeable ia other
Southern States. The statistics show that
within very few years the rice crop of
the United States has increased one
hundred per cent. In ante-bellum DAYS
and for several years after the close of the
war South Carolina and orgia supplied
the demand for rice in this country. but
of late these States have paid more atten.
ton to cotton, as being better adapted 10
their soil. In keeping with the i'm
provements in the culture of rice great
progress has been made in harvesting
the crops and preparing tho grain for the
market. Formerly it was threshed by
causing horses to tramp on it as farmers
here in Delaware used to thresh their wheat
Now, however, there are large steam
threshers in various parts of Louisiana
machiRes invented and constructed espe-
cislly for the purpose, and in which i'm.
provements are constantly being made.
There are now seven rice mills in New
Orleans and the number this season will
have to be largely increased. The mum.
Der of men employed in the mills range
from two to three hundred while the mum
Der engaged in the cultivation of the grain
are as many thousand. 1t is predicted
that in few years the industry will be
qusdrupled and that rice will become the
staple product of the Bayou State.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10

county Treasurer Herbert lie
eiected-Wiiiiam Kyne the Success,
fui Candidate in the Nortl.r.
| District Of Wilmington, ana a., Is
IL. Bedford Chosen far ihe S.,u,h,r,
me Levy Courl net vest I'd y, IN
tne nrst lsipess taken up was tho Ny
polntment of various county otlityt.
Messrs, FOLK and i !ison were o. poin,et
as ttliers.
The office of County Treasurer WAS tn,
tir1t taken up.
Mr.. Wells nominated William Herbert
mere were no other nominations and TIA,
Ho,r was announced ID follows: Herb, NJ
Z, blank 3
The Chair thtn declared MIR Herber,
elected FOR the ~ suing term.
Mr.. Wells then nominated George Ora,
tof attorney OF the court aud lbs wa,
elected by the same vote.
DIR. John j. Black, of New CASTLE. VA.
nomi ated by Mr. Wells for Jail pLysic Al,
and elected -
The election Of collectors whs then zone
MO, aud BtAndySine and Christian, Huu.
reds suppl ed first, the former low William
Il. Wilson and the latter by Samuel KIN.
gore. 'N"''
The Northern di'trict of Wilmington
waI then reachedand Mr, Wells n, minated
William hyno. Then one-iourth The .ner.
u'lors snot ont of the court room 10 sor,s,
the news.
lhere were no other nominations ar n
ballot resulted in 6 votes for Kyne and 4
Tor blank, the Democrats voting for him
and the Republicans for blank.
Al ihe previous candidates had received
: votes 10 for blank, showing that Re.
puDHean member had voted for them
, ii. u. Bedford WAS elected for the
oouth rn district of this city without AZ
oppos tion csnd date.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10
MIR. PENNOR ExPL4rHs.
He Says His January Thaw wa.
Crowded out of the N0ntn. and
Makes Some Wore tsuessps

Mr.. Henry q. Venuor, of Montreal has
written thr following letter tu the Allan,
Argus under date Of Fob. /
"When the rain storms arrived Oh ia.
2lst ult Ct SO many points, [ though,
surely the predicted break ia the winter
was az hand, but in this | was mistaken
The non arrival Of this thRw, however. is
not very serious flaw III my general
pre- dictlous, for it was not january
thsw,' but February one that directed
special attention TO. The fact il that
January had been even more sevrrc than
l predicted, and the thsw has by this
severe weather been crowded out Of tho
month. This really is the only noticeable
hitch which has Vet occurred this sea4on
10 my almanac Every year I expect tn
have to record nllIs or two. pafIiaularlv
when attempt aueG de all as | have tins
winter. Surely 10 one will bad me to
the exact letter in such experiments as
mine, and when 1 explain that my pre-
dictions for this winter were penned and
handed to my publishers as long ago az
September last. 1t is the general character
of the winter | endeaVcr to sketch
accurately; and if the tbaw yet arrives
and embraces a considerable portion of
February and is aftarward followed Nv
another period of severe AMI wintry
weather toward and into Mtrch. | will
he perfectly satisiied-not with myself
but with my almanac for 1881"
He also makes the following additions
guesses, as appears from the Montreal
Gdzftte of the 81 inst "Mr. Vennor
states that the entry of February of last
year (lS80) was fully as severe as has been
that OF the present month. and that the
December of 1879 was much more severe
than the December OF this season. Jan.
usry of 1880, however, was mild month,
and the very opposite of January of 1881.
Upon the principle of general oompensa-
ton and from the fact of our having now
had in succession two months of severe
weather, MIR. Vennor is strongly of the
opinion that the present month will give
as the thaw predicted in his almanac. In
this he aludes to rapid disappearance of
snow and sleighing over very large area.
and return of winter aud of stormy
weather toward the latter portion of this
month and fore part of March He thinks
another blizzard and cold term will travel
over the United States shortly after the
entry OF March, and that destructive gales
will visit New York, Boston and other
points during the last quarter of the
present month"
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10

1t is to be hoped that some better place
than that it occupied at the opsniDg OF the
session of court will be found for that
great big prisoners dock in the new court
room 1t obstructs the view of great
many people, and is altogether unsightly.
1t is likewise to be hoped that the colored
population will not continue the over
whelmiCg interest In court proceedings
manifested by the presence of so many of
its representatives on the first day. We
believe only about one fifth OF our people
are black, and they ought to get along
with some thing near fifth of the space
allotted ospectators. Furthermore, since
the general jurors will have to find seats
outside the bar, 1t would DO well to have
portion OF the seats reserved for them.
These are suggestions which the first
days experience OF the new Court Hou Q
call forth from many who were present.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10
Id UR Ell.


sheeial Correspondence of State journal.
LAUREL, Feb. 2.-The vigor of a Northern
winter is again upon lis. 1t was showing nj
gay yesterday, increasing in GOODNESS all III,
ame. Those that do not use coal can i'll
~ Iaay OBTAIN wood in sufficient quantities
10 keep the necessary fires, at least withon,
paying eIorbltant prices. Such intense cold
weather deters our farmers from hauling the
usual amount of wood to market. '''e
Mount Pisgah African Church pronosou
honIaing another, festival in about three weeks
Ihere Is being circulated here a ,etition
asking the Legislature to grant what the pro.
lectors call limited act Of incorporation for
me lne town, but which is in fact scheme which
uhly recognizes wealth rather than brains, n
the statement Of those who have examined il
can be relied upon. If the people Of the "a
town town desire to be incorporated all should be-
n ~ and not the self-constituted bosses only
II is probable that there will he a remn1'
STRANGE against it by many who would favor n
more o enlarged and equitable plan. :
me personal property OF Mckenzie Ellis
VINO aied recently near our town was sold vas'
tsrday by the administrator. N ''s-
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10
NEAL REsPITEU.


Special Correspondence of State journal.
DIVER DEL Feb. s Wilt m N,ei
VINO Is Tow confined in New GAS le ia,'
nnder sentence of death for feloniops
assault on Mrs Gosser and whose exaeu-
tion wa st for mkt Friday, has been
respited until June 10th.
The respite Was received by Secretsry
OF State Wolcott from Governor Hall Voc.
tridhy afternoon aud was forwarded 10
Wilm'nRton this morning.
lh's makes the second time that NeeI
mas been reprieved. He was orieiuellv
sentenced 10 be hung of the 27th d,y .,
January, 1880, but through the efforts q,
his COUNSEL, Anthony Higgins, ESQ
us gate OF execution was post
p NJ uniii February 18th, 1881
The question of law upon this actio,
was based not having been argued at tb,
last term of court, a second postponemen,
mas been rendered necessary.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10
IN Historic Deed.

o. inpsths ms, there was entered q
,r"o,d . a. Recorder b aines ofli1r, !!
h'als' b. A. Lewis Smith, deed
n'''"i'e Interest. 1t was granted by William
t"Nu to john H4llowail aud deted hitl
MONTHS 20 1854 The paper is yellow will
's7' but the writiug Is plain and bears iht
signature of William Ponn. The dec
e}"V7y"d four hundred acres of lant
spflngiown' township TO Mr. HalloweIl
the price of one Elglish shilling FOL
every loo acres, S2rIneto wn is supposed
20 be Springfield township as Johe
a1lr~eil formerly ileld properly in tha'
And Darby townshin
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10
Down, Feb. o.-senato met at 10 n. M

itp' " .oSilult met HI ~ n M,
The following bills were read a second time
and referred to the committees named
House bill to amend chapter 81, volume IA
Laws of Delaware, entitled an act to amend
chapter 800 of volume IS of the Laws of
Delaware. Committee on Revised Statutes,
House bill, a supplement to an act relating
to the incorporation of the town of Odessa
Committee on Corporations.
House bill entitled an act prohibiting live
stock from running at large in school district
No. 49, Committee on Agriculture.
House bill relating to the bridge at Laurel
Committee on Roads and HIGHWAYS.
Senate bill authorizing Rufus *. Jacobs TO
strengthen road in North West Fork humid
red, Sussex county. Committee on Roads
and highways.
The following petitions and circumstances
were presented, read and referred to proper
committees:
By Mr.. Horsey A petition from James
Anderson and Others praying for a stock law
in school district No. 80, Sussex county, and
a remonstrance from Thomas Tomlinson and
others. Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr.. Pennewill; Two petitions to
straighten the road leading from Dover to
Smyrna; Zone from John Knight and 81
others; one from r. N. Raughly and so
By Mr.. Cooch, four petitions one from
". A. Morrison and II others; one from W.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10

II FNytTI' lnT'y JOurlNl. -"
- I'--t, al room mp stairs a
ID r7''' Whist said o he you're l,wyd
",,N a''T 20 r'~t. bus de- puL dsIt OF b.
Ia I1e ~ j o; bat Ilu Que uesd rilr'
h'n-r" '' "'s N climbing the stairs Of
ta'h' ~ 'rcaf ot hs own hansc or bus
'%S- pace. The following is 10 the point
III J pAn A lIu euison, superl'
,thirn' - Dowutf's kerosene OF
Wo ks st7p. ..achu,eits, writes
M r. nae nf nn, ;arenen, IN waking
Up H', Ia wtsk eprlined Lis leg badly.
ga i.im bottle of st. Jacobs Oh IL
u! ~ used it and an almost in
Ma ''t. III cure WIS eject, Il