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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-12-23
XIV.


He is foreman in printing Officer HI
gets paid for throwing men down stair
when they come to lick the editor, an
for putting wrong dates at the head o
the paper. He can pi more type in fif
teen minutes than seven printers Cal
set up in two weeks. He loves to asl
the editor for copy. If it were not 70
him the paper would look pretty wei
every morning. Everything would b.
fat and none of the live ads would b,
left out.
The dramatic critic is asleep. Thu
play does not interest him. He will
give it thunder in his paper. The act
Ors will be sorry when they read tn,
papers because it will say they are MOI
artists. After the play the critic
will 60 to the variety show. Will hi
sleep thereP No, he will not. The
lady in the short dress and pink tights
will buy six copies of the paper in the
morning because the critic will say she
is an artist. 1t is very comfortable to
be an artist when there are critics in
the neighborhOOd.
XVI.
A hungry cat Ferocious jaws
A foolish rat. Remorseless claws.
A lively run A dying squeal-
Exciting fun. A hearty meal.
Alas, poor rat!
o happy cat!
XVII.
The frog is sitting on the log. He is
waiting for fly to come along. He
has business with the fly. While he is
waiting let us have some fun with him.
Put lighted ire-cracker in his mouth.
Where is the frog nowp Why, there
he is in the water with his ears blown
out. Why does he not come back to
the log? Perhaps he has forgotten all
about the fly.
Mamma has gone out of the room
and left lit lie Maggie in bed all alone
The gas is burning and Maggie cannot
60 to sleep. What shall she do? She
should crawl out of bed, 60 to the bu-
reau and blow out the gas. Then she
can go to sleep like a good little girl.
That is what you would do, is it not,
dear little childrenp
What delightful mud hole! 1t is
quite deep and inviting. How cool and
pleasant it must be in the mud hole.
Good little boys and girls can play in the
mud hole and make lots of nice patty
cakes. Tell the baby to come, too, and
then you can put mud in his ears and
he will splash the black water all over
Susie's new frock.
Here we have a joke and man. The
joke is very old. 1t is bald and tooth
less. 1t must be about one thousand
years old. The man wears a big dla-
mond and shiny plug hat. He is a
negro minstrel. Go and give the old,
old joke to him and he will take care OF
it very tenderly. 1t is his business. He
gets forty dollars week for it.-Den-
yer Tribune.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-12-23

A son was born to Baron Won Steu-
ben, Thursday. He was named after
| the American Secretary Of State. Be-
ing possibly too young for the prefix
"voD," he probably, as yet, to use Ger
man English, "vas only Blaine Steu.
ben."-Utica Herald.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-12-23
The State Grange.

On Thursday evening public meet.
ing was held in conjunction with the
Michigan state wool-growers' associa-
tion. Hon. @ j. Luce, worthy master
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-12-23

A Northern paper speaks of a young
farmer who ''run rapidly through his
property" His property was an open
lot. He wore red shirt, and a crank
bull was in the wake of the young
farmer.-N. 0. Picayune.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-12-23


In Belgium, at a railway station, an
employee, placed as sign-post at a
certain door, repeats necessarily, with
arm Outstretched Passengers who
have baggage will pass through this
door. Passengers who have not bag
gage will also pass through this door" :"
Some men are born poor, others
achieve poverty. and legion more
start newspapers, and live on cord
wood and prOmises.-Springfeld Sum-
day News.
There is an old adage that if enough
rope is given to a fool he will hang
himself with it, but it appears that ever
since the world began there has been a
scarcity of rope.-Courier-Journal.
What is that which has three feet
but no legs, is all body but no limbs
has no toes on the feet, no head, moves
a great deal, but never uses its legs fol
that purpose, has one foot at each end
and one in the center of the bodyp II
never walks out, but goes with one foot
where the head might be, dragging the
other foot behind. Answer-A yard
stick.
1t has been proved by experiment
that the more rapidly an animal Is fat
tened the less quantity of food is neces
sary to main ain its mere vitality
Thus an animal can be more cheaply
fsttened by consuming ten bushels OF
corn. in two months than If foul
months were occupied in the process
Liberal and abundant feeding is the
most economical, and saving of time
in producing the same result is gair
in the profit.
Stock should be well sheltered dur
ing winter, for when unprotected from
the cold winds and snow storms greai
deal of the food goes to maintain an
imal heat, instead of adding pounds o.
flesh to the animal. The scarcity OF
grain and the consequent high prices
will make this winter good time t.
try the experiment of economizing feet
by sheltering stock.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-12-23
immigration.

The way people are leaving all parts
of Europe for the land Of freedom and
yellow corn, is something to wonder at.
Four years ago the immigration at the
port of New York was but seventy
nine thousand people from all sources.
Gradually that number has increased
until last year it reached three hun
dred and twenty thousand, and during
the eleven months of this unaccomplish-
ed year it has exceeded last years total
by one hundred thousand. The trans
atlantic confederation of steamship
lines are increasing their facilities for
transportation. 1t is estimated that
the immigration of 1882 will be large
ly in excess of the present year.
To accommodate the large influx OF
men, women and children, a score OF
new steamships will be built during
the winter and spring.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-12-23

Oh, what a bad mamma to leave lit
tie Esther all a.one in the dark room.
No wonder Esther is crying. She is
afraid big bugaboo will come down
the chimney and eat her up. Bugaboos
like to eat little children. Did you ev-
or see bugaboo with its big fire eyes
anG cold teeth all over blOOdp The
next time mamma leaves you alone in
a dark room, perhaps one will come to
eatyou.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-12-23

Can you see the ink bottle on the Ia
BILE? 1t is full of nice black ink. If
you want to, you Can pour the ink out
on the carpet. 1t makes the carpet
look black, too, does it notp Sit down
on the carpet and put both of yout lit
tie paddles in the ink. See, your fin
gers are covered with the inkl What
nice picture you can make on the
wall paper now. Make picture of a
big man and little girl. DO you want
to put some ink on the lace curtain
Very well. Put it on carefully, for
you should never waste the ink or any
thing else. This will be quite a sur
prise to mamma when she comes In.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-12-23

Who put the salt in the sugar-bowlp ?
Mamma is anxious to find out. Willie
is busy looking out of the window.
Can you guess what he is thinking
aboutP Perhaps he is wondering what
mamma will give him before he goes
to bed without his supper. If we were
Willie, we would feel safer with a latin
grammar in the seat of our pants.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-07-14

The largest railroad suit which ever
came before the courts of the United
States has just been commenced at
Santa Fe, N. M. 1t is between the
Texas Pacific and Southern Pacific
railroads of New Mexico. The suit
is broug hit to recover all that portion
of the Southern Pacific built upon the
land grant Of the Texas Pacific in
New Mexico, which is over a district
of country from Sansomon river on
the Arizona line, to within four miles
of Ell Paso, a tract of 1870 miles. A
temporary injunction has been granted,
restraining the Southern Pacific Of
New Mexico from using, occupying or
running the road within the limits Of
the land of the Texas Pacific, or on
its right of way in New Mexico, and
Judge S. B. Newcomb, of Lawrence,
has been appointed temporary receiver.
This suit has been brought since Jay
Gould was elected to the Presidency
of the Texas Pacific. This is proba-
bly, the first shot in big railroad war
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-07-14

erecting immense coking ovens near
here. Three miles east an immense
deposit Of hematite of iron exists, and
south, on Ohio creek, are immense
deposits of bituminous coal. All the
way down the valley these deposits of
coal exist, and the veins vary from
three to ten feet in width. This region
has been duly examined by experts,
and the coal has been pronounced of
tie finest quality.
Commodore Webb and son are
erecting mill to treat ores at Ruby
Camp, having 20 stamps when COM
plete. Marshall Webb is here look
ing after its erection, and says they
will treat ores the first of August.
There is also a sampling and concen-
trating works here, owned by Rose,
Reed & Co. In the mean time there
are vast number of mines continual
ly shipping ores to Argo, Pueblo and
even as far east as New Jersey. Among
them are the Venango, Ruby Chief,
Bullion King, Forest Queen, Ruby
King, Old Mexico and Durango. The
Ruby Chief and Lead Chief will soon
ship, as will also the Hopewell.
Before the summer is over there
will be IS mines shipping or treating
ores, and from the richness of these
veins, there are numbers of prospects
pay from ten feet down, and efficient
mills and smelters are wanted here.
but the ore for the most part is of a
free milling nature.
Ruby Camp is fourishing one of
1000 people. 1t is we'll regulated,
peaceable and quiet. Its people are
genial, social and law-abiding, and
have for their chief magistrate or
mayor DR.. Forhan, late Of the Cook
county hospital, Chicago, gentle
man of ability and understanding.
The cry has often been raised respect
ing Ruby Camp being on the reserva-
ton, but that has never impeded the
progress of these indefatigable people
in developing their property.
Colorado's wealth is not as yet gen.
orally known throughout our country,
and on the appearance of the iron
horse down these valleys and noun
tain defles, thousands who are now
afraid Of the undertaking will come
here to spend the summer months,
with their cool evenings, and view
the grandest natural scenes in the
world, where they can breathe freely
the invigorating breezes which watt
silently along the Pacific slope.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-07-14
MAGNETIC SEPARATION OF
ORE.

A Belgian company, who work 4
zinc mine in Spain, met with ore con-
tanning a mixture of calamine and
sparry iron, which they could not
separate by any preliminary treatment.
They accordingly applied to Sic
mems and Halske, the eminent cleo
tricians, of Berlin, who devised an ap-
pliance capable OF separating 20 tons
of ore daily. 1t consists of an in
clined steel shaft, fttad with an end
less screw of brass, and surrounded by
brass tube open at its upper surface.
The tube is mounted inside hollow
cylinder composed Of a series of paral-
lei iron discs, separated by brass hoops
and connected by iron rods. This
constitutes series of magnets, the an
nular poles OF which form the inside
of the cylinder; the magnetism being
effected by means of insulated wires
rolled round inside the hollow cylin-
der. 1t is here that the magnetic par
ticles yield to the attraction of the
annular magnets, and are carried by
the rotary motion, to the upper por-
ton of the cylindrical surface, until
they meet bahe plate, which defects
them on to the screw. Falling through
the slot on the upper surface of the
tube, the are carried along by the re-
volying endless screw, and pass out in
to shoot at the end. The particles
which are not magnetic slip along the
bottom Of the hollow cylinder without
being attracted by the magnets, and
pass out by separate shoot.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-07-14

There is now being cast at the
Reading, Penn, Iron works, cannon
which experts say will throw ball 10
miles, if not miles, whereas 5 or E
miles is considered good range for
the best cannon now in use. The gun
is an improved accelerating or multi
charge gun-a modification Of the
Lyman-Haskell pattern. 1t will be
25ft. long, and have bore 6 inches
in diameter. Along the bore will be
pockets, in each of which a charge
of powder will be placed, with view
of accelerating the ball after it leaves
the chamber of the gun and during
its progress through the bore. The
charge of powder will be 13o lbs, and
the weight of shot $50 lbs. 1t is CAL
culated that shot from the gun will
penetrate throgh two #. Of solid iron.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-07-14
EX7RANGAWT PRICES EOR
PROSPECTS.

Probably there is no other cause
which "keeps back new mining
camps, more than the common custom
OF charging exorbitant prices fol- mere
prospect holes. After mine has been
developed so as to show there is lot
of ore in sight and there are proba.
blllties of a good deal more, it is all
very we'll to charge big prices; but for
mere prospect holes or "mines" with
IS or 2o-ft. shafts, when men charge
$40, 900. $4,000 or $40, 900 for them,
they defeat their own ends. People
hear of these things and fight shy OF
camp or country where the custom
prevails. When prospect is near a
very rich nine, in place where there
is likely to be great chances of strik-
ing rich ore, people will pay a good
price for it ii only to make a stock
mine for speculative purposes. But
miners, as a general thing, will do
better to ask reasonable prices ior
mines that in reality are only pros.
poets.
Some remarks in this connection
from the Nevada Transcript are wor.
thy of note. 1t says: There are
scores of good prospects in Nevada
county that are idle to-day, for no
other reason thar that the owners
hold them at extravagant prices. II
they would reduce their figures to
within reasonable bounds, there are
plenty of our own citizens with the
money and inclination to invest, ii
given a fair show, that would take
hold and develop them. Under such
order of things it would not be neces.
sary to rely upon capital from abroad
coming in. An undeveloped mining
claim is good deal like an undevel-
oped farm. Much money HIS to be
spent on it before it becomes produc-
tive. Before it is sufficiently opened
up to yielc sum in excess of the cost
Of operation it is a dead weight on
the shoulders of the owners. Until
the so-called market value unopened
deposits of gold bearing ore and
gravel decreases, there cannot be a full
fledged and healthy mining boom in
any part of the country. Fancy prices
on prospects is responsible for the
limited amount of working mines in
every camp on the coast. We hope to
see the citizens OF Nevada county,
of whom there are no more progress
sive people in the west, soon come to
realizing sense of this fact and act
accordingly.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-07-14

Mining men from New York inform
us that moneyed men are now willing
to put their capital into good proper
ties for the purposes of development.
They won't look at wildcats.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-02-09
LEGISLATIVE.

The female suffrage resolution, which
passed the Legislature last year has been
referred to a special committee of seven,
composed of three from the senate and four
from the assembly. The chairman of the
committee is Senator Simpson, of Milwau
kee, the introducer of the resolution last
winter. The committee are now open 10
conviction, and it is quite probable that tie
advocates of the measure will be heard
before the committee make their report
1t is expected that several able and elab-
crate arguments in favor of comforting
the right of suffrage on women will be
made publicly before the committee in
the assembly chamber next week, after
which the measure will come to vote.
1t is thought by the friends of the move
ment that the resolution will pass the
senate, but there are grave doubts in re.
gard. to its fate in the house.
An over-virtuous member from Trem-
peleau county has introduced bill pro-
hioiting railway companies from giving
passes to members of the legislature; and
also making it misdemeanor for mem
bers to ride on the same during their term
of Office. The really good gentleman
from Trempealeau is no doubt afraid he
may be Influenced in the wrong direction
by using transportation which costs him
nothing, and proposes to remove the temp
tation from himself and others by legisla-
tive enactment. He is open to the sus-
picion, however, that he introduced his
bill through other motives. 1t is told
about the legislative chambers that some
member upon receiving his annual
thought that it was good as far as it went,
but that it did not go far enough, and SO
returned it to the railway company to
have it made into family pass. The
pass has never returned and the honor
able gentleman aforesaid is obliged to
pay his fare when he rides the same as
common people. 1t may be that the gen.
tleman from Trempeleau and the member
who wished to dead-head his whole family
on the railroad are not one and the sane
person, but it is pretty safe to say that
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-02-09
A BACHELOR RECLUSE.

LONDON, Can, February 2.-Mr.
Robert Taylor, an old inhabitant of Lon.
don township, was found dead in his bed
at his home in the Third Concession, a
few nights ago. He was 80 years of age,
and a bachelor recluse. His only com
panion through life were dogs and cats
No woman was ever allowed to enter his
door. He had amassed a fortune by
stock-raising, and always kept his money
hidden in different parts of the house.
Once party of robbers entered and
gagged him, and then took from him q
large sum of money. He ever afterwards
denied admission to strangers. He leaves
large sum of money in the banks and
one of the best farms in the country.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-02-09
ABOUT AUSTRALIANS

DR.. Strehz, the we'll known traveller.
lectured last Thurday evening about the
native Australians, 10 fine audience in
Germania Hill, Milwaukee. His thor
ough knowledge was evident, and the
subject interesting.
The Australian negroes are, he said, at
rule, well proportioned, and in the DOS
session of regularly-outlined features.
There are among them men noble mien
and well developed body. They are dis
tinguished from the African negro by
possessing neither the woody hair nor the
thick lips, so characteristic of the lat
ter.
Their food is varied according to the
productions of whatever locality they NAV
chance to visit, as they are wandering
race. They, however, eat anything that
can possibly be digested, and can find
sufficient nourishment where white
man would tamish. The vegetable king
dom, as well as every species of animal
existing there, supplies them with food.
Notwithstanding this, their diet is gov
erned by strict regulations. For exam, lie
old people and childrens under ten years
of age are the onl y ones that are allowed
to eat whatever is edible. During G
period of manhood the flesh OF specified
animals is not allowed to be eaten.
To age, espec al reverence is always
shown as long as it is deserving it. 1he
female sex, however, is in pitiable con-
d ton; and in the treatment of their
wives the men may be termed brut |.
These are slaves, of the most degrau. d
kind, to their husbands The Australi. n
negroes can never be employed as labor
ers for a long time, as they utterly desp &c
manual labor. He says to himself:
white fellows work, black fellows 20
work; black fellows gentleman" They
celebrate their marriages and funerals in
Il very peculiar manner. When girl
arrives at the age of womanhood, the
celebration called "COrobberies,' takes
pace. After undergoing peculiar forms,
she is given over to her future lord and,
as among the whites, a great amount of
eating and drinking is INDUCED in. Their
funeral services are of an extremely pc
culiar nature. Their religion is full of
peculiar belief and superstitions. They
believe the Milky Way to be reflection
OF the Darl stream where the dead fish.
Ia the northern part of Queensland the
bla> k, who are in constant intercourse
with whites, believe in future life; but
one where they will be whites, and have
d sutficiency Of tobacco and whisky.
They believe sickness and death to be
the acts of revenge of some powerful SUI
penatural wizard. Their poetry and
music are of a very primitive nature. Not
withstanding this fact, many of their
songs have been set to music; and can
DE obtained in all the music stores of
Sydney and Melbourne.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-02-09

The total population of Wisconsin on
the Both day of June last was l, 315, 48O.
of whom $50, LOG were males and 635, 374
were females. The number of foreigners
in the State was 405,417, and natives
8lO,O63. IF the children of these foreign
ers born in this country were classified
with them it would probably give the
foreign element majority of the popula-
ton of Wisconsin. There are only $3.50
colored persons in Wisconsin, casting
perhaps 200 Republican votes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-02-09

these two men will support the bill pro-
hibiting railways from giving passes to
members. 1t is unnecessary to say that
the bill will meet with an early death.
AGRICULTURALISTS
The State Agricultural and Horticul-
tural society have been in session here
the past few days. Profound essays on
the science of farming have been read,
not by the horny-handed tillers of the
soil, but by agriculturalsts. There is a
difference between a farmer and an agri-
culturalist. An agriculturallst is man
who does his farming by proxy-or in
other words earns his living by the sweat
of his hired mans brow. His head is full
of theoretical farming, but usually he
don't know a cultivator from horse
rake. He can talk very learnedly of how
to raise an extra fine grade of early rose
potatoes by grating an onion sprout Oh
to cucumber bush. He can show from
the ancients that Hubbard squashes are
very much improved by thoroughly
mulching the Hubbard trees. In fact he
knows more about farming in theory than
Horace Greeley ever pretended to know.
Horace we all know was the prince of
agriculturalists having devoted his whole
life theoretically to cultivating his large
farm located in the New York Tribune
office. Very few practical farmers have
the time, inclination or patience to attend
these meetings, AMI it is extremely doubt
full if they would be much benefited by
listening to the high-sounding phrases of
these soft hHu d farmers. X.