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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-01

stantially the same, whether the tax
be high or low, or nothing at all. !"
That may be true in New England,
but is far from being the result ofthe
tax law in Michigan. "There was no
elimination Of the use Of liquors
when the tax was imposed. Nobody
supposed there would be. Revenue,
and not the making of men temper
ate was the object of the tax" This
is all true of the tax imposed by the
general Government under the inter-
nal revenue system, but has not
proved to be the fact in the matter Of
the taxation of the traffic as penalty
for wrong doing under the laws of
Michigan. "There is, or soon will
be, no further need of the revenue"
We only hope Bro. Cheney will live
to see the time when no further reve-
nue. will be needed for the payment
of the National debt and its interest
and for the payment of pensions,
but we certainly do not expect to
live until that happy moment shall
arrive. at is time to begin to think
of aboiishing the tax-perhaps grad
ually, on a sliding SCALE" We think
that time will come when the manu-
facture or importation of any kind Of
liquors shall be deemed the highest
crime in the catalogue. Instead Of
diminishing the tax, we would in the
interests of sobriety, good order and
revenue, thrible it, if we could have
our way, both in the Nation and in
the state of Michigan, until that bles-
sed time shall come that we can have
National and state prohibition.
The article closes as follows:
"rhis is not popular view of the
question, but we believe it is right
and destined to grow in popular ia
vor." Well, we do not believe that
is either the popular beliefor that it
is right, or that it is destined to grow
in popular favor. "No compromise
with the liquor traffic, is our motto"
And it is ours. And taxation is
compromise" This we cannot see
any more than we can see that send
ing horse thief to state prison is a
compromise with horse stealing.
The theory in both cases is precisely
the same. Both the tax on the traf-
fic and the imprisonment for larceny,
are penalty for wrong doing and
it seems to us there is no compromise
in that.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-01
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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-01

Mr.. c. l.. Bradley, long time and
much respected resident of this city and a
leading member Of the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows and Master Workman
in the Order of United Workmcn, died on
Saturday evening, about 8 o'clock, aged
43 years. His funeral was attended from
Christ church OF Tuesday afternoon, Rev.
Mr.. Matrau officiating and his remains
were deposited in Oakhill cemetery, es.
corted by the Orders pamed above and
followed by large concourse of sorrow
ing relatives and friends
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-01

party who accepted a nomination was
we'll aware of this fact. The Repub-
lican party in state and nation has
kept every pledge it ever made, and
no stabs from friends or enemies
should swerve it from this course.
Let pledge breaking remain the work
of the Fusion emocratic.anything-
to-beat party. Amendments to our
state constitution have been voted
on 2S times during the 81 years of
the life of that instrument and for all
kinds of objects-to grant the right
of suffrage to colored men, volunteer
soldiers, and women to establish a
general banking law; to make valid
certain railroad aid bonds to enable
municipalities TO tax themselves for
improvements to enable the Su-
preme court to appoint its own clerk !;
to increase the salary of state officers /;
to remove the prohibition on the
liquor traffic; to regulate removals
from office; to regulate the Judicial
circuits to increase the salaies of
the Circuit Judges to define the liza
bility of stockholders in corporations /;
to provide for the election Of regents
Of the University; to submit consti-
tutional amendments at April cleo
tons and two entire constitutions
have been proposed and voted on.
An amendment forbidding the manu-
facture and sale of Intoxicating
liquors as a beverage was defeated
in 1868 by S6,I43 nays to 72,462
yeas, although the form Of submission
did not abrogate the old prohibitory
clause. In 1876 the prohibitory
clause was voted out of the consti-
tuition by 6o,63o against 2,56r for
it. In 1881 We gave the following
advice which is just as appropriate
now: Let there be as early sub.
mission as possible by two thirds of
each branch of the Legislature, so
that the people may have all the time
possible for debate and consideration
on so important measure. 1t is the
mission of the Republican party to
ascertain the will of the majority and
see that it is carried out.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-01
The Popular Science Monthly for
December.

The first article in the December
popular Science Monthly" on the
subject of scientific ethics, is the
ablest and most important in the
number. 1t is, in fact, mastery
reply by Mr.. William d. LeSueur, of
Ottawa, Canada, to the article of Gold
win Smith, entitled "Have we yet
found a new basis for Morality ?"
Mr.. Smith is answered with great
courtesy but with crushing effect,
while the paper is valuable contri-
button to the calculation of Spence
rian ethics. Professor Ferdinand
COINS article on the "Cell-State" is
Of remarkable interest as a summing
up of the latest views on the subject
of cell-structure and cell-action. The
problem is at the root Of the phe-
nomena or life, but Conn treats it in
the most lucid and familiar manner.
The article on Speculative Zoology"
by Professor w. h. Brooks, of John
Hopkins University, is striking
study of the past life of the globe,
with reference to the best modes of
representing it with view of show
ing the laws Of descent, differentia-
ton, and distribution of the earth S
organic life. Many other articles of
interest will be found in this number.
This valuable magazine is publish.
ed by d. Appleton & Company, New
York, and will be sent in connect on
with The TINES for $3.50.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-01
The ProhibItory Amendment.

The following article from the
Lansing Republican on the question
Of the submission of the proposed
amendment to the constitution of the
state prohibiting the manufacture and
sale Of intoxicating liquors, is so full
of good common sense, that we take
special pleasure in printing it as the
voice of the Republicans of the state
and in commencing it to the candid
consideration of the Prohibitory par.
ty as the Republican policy on this
important question
1t is true that political prohibition
lists did all that they could in the last
campaign to cut the throat of the Re-
publican party, and drew off votes
enough, either for Sagendorph or Be-
COLE, to defeat the head Of the ticket,
but that is no good reason why any
Republican member ofthe Legislature
should oppose the submission to the
people of a prohibitory amendment.
The platform adopted at Kalamazoo
pledged the Republican party to that
end and every candidate Of the
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-01

The Lever is mistaken in chasing
Hon. G.. D. Hopkins as an anti.sub.
mission candidate for Speaker. He
accepted nomination on the Kala-
mazoo platform and we are fully con-
WINGED will carry out its provisions
including vote for the submission
Of the Prohibitory amendment in
good faith. Further should he be
elected Speaker, we haze no aon6t
that Rev. Mr.. La Du will be the
Chairman of the committee on the
"Liquor Traffic." the majority being
in harmony with his we'll known
views. Than this we do not think
the Lever would ask more.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-01

The Boston Journal says that "Mr.
Hubbell is deluding himself with the
idea that the Michigan Legislature
will elect him to the United States
Senate. Mr.. Hubbell is the most
natural victim of delusions in the
United States" Not a bit of it.
But Mr.. Hubbell is the best abused
man in the nation. He is an up
right citizen, an able statesman, an
accomplished scholar, an unfaltering
patriot and in all his political action
has simply done his duty as the Re.
publican Chairman of the Congress
sional committee and deserves the
thanks and not the curses of the
people.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-01

Governor-elect Kobie, Of Maine,
while i'll Indianapolis attending the
National Grange recently, told an
interviewer now that Mr.. Blaine is
not candidate, he thought that the
Maine Republicans would prefer
Senator Harrison, of Indiana as their
candidate for the Presidency in 1884.
We guess the Republicans of the
country generally agree in opinion
with Mr.. ROBBIE, though the names
of other leading Republicans. are
frequently mentioned by their many
friends.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-01

The new M. +. church at Eaton
Rapids, fine edifice, was dedicated
with imposing ceremonies on Thurs
day forenoon of last week, sermon
by Rev. X. b. Pope, Of Ann Arbor,
from words found in the 9th chapter
of Corinthians, "Your zeal has
stirred up many" the real subject
of the discourse being that "the
ideal Methodist Episcopal church"
is strengthening, encouraging and of
blessed importance to the member
ship of every Christian church in the
land, equally with that of his own.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-01
The Revenue System.

1--WE believe in the total abolition of
the internal revenue SYSTEM" and
gives six specific reasons therefore,
"Ist. 1t was war measure and the
war is ended" Yes, but the debt is
not paid. "2d. Because it involves
good deal of expense and odious
machinery; no one likes to see the
tax collector come round" True,
but is the collector of the internal
revenue tax any more offensive than
any other tax collector? sgd. Be-
cause tariff which shall alone af-
ford sufficient revenue would be pro-
lection of American industry. There
could nationally be no cry for free
trade for a generation" This is
pretty substantial reason, our only OBJ
lection to it being that we would not
make a tariff for revenue, but for
protection to american labor, jointly
with American industies and with no
reference to the amount of revenue
it would raise. cath. we don't be-
lieve in a revenue in any shape, by
municipal state or general govern
ment, from the sale of liquors."
Neither would we. awe would not
tax them as medicine and as bev-
erage, being only evil, we would
crush the traffic." Precisely our SEN
timents. GA tax is virtual federation
and license" From this conclusion
we most positively dissent. "The
power that taxes incurs responsibility
for the SALE" Such, at least. is not
the public understanding of the mat
ter. We in Michigan tax as a penalty
for wrong doing, not as a license and
not to make the state responsible for
the wrong, but to throw off all re-
sponsibility for the consequences of
the traffic. ga community that taxes
liquor inevitably fears to tolerate it."
True as holy writ. "Tax legitimate
business put down the illigitimate.
Right, but just how are you going to
do it, except by educating the people
up to the rigid enforcement of sump-
tuary laws.
i"5th. A tax on liquors deprives
the drinking mans family of the
necessities of life ten times where it
deters the man from drinking once.
1t is therefore tax on the innocent
family rather than on the man."
This we cannot see. We think the
tax neither increases or diminishes
the cost of the liquor to the consumer,
the only difference being that under
the tax system the vender adds more
water to his liquors and to that extent
renders them less dangerous.
Goth. The taxation of liquors does
not sensibly diminish their use."
Such has not been the fact here, for
under the tax law the liquor con-
sumed in Michigan has decreased
from $sa,ooo,ooo in 1879, with
population of 1900, 900, to $40,
100000 in 1881, with population of
1000, 900. "The popular notion
has no foundation in fact" We
think it has. "The history Of this
country demonstrates the fact that
the consumption of liquors is SUBJ
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-01

We will open this week LADIES'
Furs, nice Mink Sets at $1,000 worth
$500, at SIa.oo worth $4,000, at
$4,000 worth $500, Imitation Seal
Sets at $3.50 worth $500, at $3.50
worth $1,000 for Christmas gifts.
OsBURN & Sons,
Owosso.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-01

WANTED-By THE TIMES, an adver
tisement from every mercantile business
house and mechanics shop in Owosso. 1t
will be paying investment to each indi-
vidual, and if judiciously kept up double
the business Of the city in less than twelve
months.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-01
Advertised Letters.

The following letters remained uncaled
for in the Owosso Post Office for the week
ending Nov. 25th, 1882.
@. p. Written, James Bradt, Jno. Beck.
Geo. s. Barnes, N. G.. Banghart, Andrew
Wrightman and Miss Mary Dolan.
Persons calling for the above will please
ask for advertised letters"
L. A. HAMBLIN, p. M.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-01
Holiday Goods.

w. +. Guile's Holiday Goods have
arrived. A spendid assortment. Call
and see them, and make your selec-
tons early while the stock is full. Go
and see his silver Epergues-that
will pay you, if the balance of the
show does not. Further particulars
next week.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-01

The Granite State Free Press says,
This is pretty off year, but not
quite SO off as 1874. And the Re-
publicans have elected two Presi-
dents since 1874. They will elect
another in 1884" Pre- cisely our
opinion.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-01

Chicago has public library of
10000 volumes, of which 5000 are
drawn out each month.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-01

Ex-senator Fenton, of New York,
is making an effort to harmonic the
two wings of the Republican party in
that state. We hope he may be sue
cessful.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-01

Considering the white population
alone, the greatest illiteracy exists in
the South, which makes Blair's edu.
cational bill Of special importance to
the white race as well as to the COL
ored people.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-01

1t is said Ex-Governor Oglesby is
likely to be elected Senator from
Illinois to succeed Senator David
Davis.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-01
Married..

WIKINSON-VANSHAIK-Mr. Egbert
Wilkinson, of Caledonia, to Mrs. NJ. Z.
Vanshaik, of Corunna.
BAKER-BUTLER- Rev. M. L. Hew-
lit, Mr. Frank w. Baker to Miss Susie p
Butler, both of Venice.
VANDEUSEN-SCO the parson-
age, by f. Nethaway, Mr.. Henry VanDeu-
sen to Miss Lila b. Scott, both of Fairfield
LL-TILLOTSON-A the resi-
dene of John Marshall, in Middlebury, by
Rev. E. Nethaway, Mr.. M. c. Hubbcl,
of Owosso, to Miss Ida A. Tillotson, of
Middlebury
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-04
FORT ATKINSON.

A large party of the friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. P. May made descent upon
them at their hospitable home Friday
evening of last week, and gave them a
real surprise i'll honor of their twenty
fifth Marriage Anniversary. The visit
was completely unexpected by Mr.. and
Mrs. May, but they threw open their spa
cious rooms, and bade the company con-
slider themselves welcome to everything
there was in the house.
Shep Tooker, of Brule City, Dakota,
showed his well remembered and pleasant
countenance among us Friday morning
of last week, after an absence of four
years.
Last Saturday, Dec. %, while Mrs.
Geo. Prestige was away from her home,
fifteen or twenty persons entered her
dwelling. Imagine her surprise upon re-
turning home, to find them still there.
They managed the affair well, however.
They knew it was Mrs. Prestige's seven
tieth birthday, and they made that an
excuse for being there.
III. n. Gilbert, of Fulton, New York,
correspondent of the Syracuse Standard
and the Oswego Times, was guest of
DR.. III. B. Willard for few days this
week.
Cornish & Curtis have lately added to
their extensive manufacturing establish
ment, model Dry Kiln, constructed Oh
plan devised by Mr.. Curtis. The heat
is furnished by coil of steam pipe in
the basement, with an outer supply OF
fresh air. The hot air then passes quick
ly through the lumber, and dries it
thoroughly.
A little daughter of Chas. Ralph had
one of her fingers cut off by the closing
of the door, Monday neutrality-suspicious..
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-04

New National Dyes. For brightness and
durability of color, are unequaled. Col
or from 2 to pounds Directions in
English and German. Price Is cents.
47y1
The BUSINESS MANS BEST FRIEND
Mr. G. l.. Oudesluys, leading impor-
ter OF Baltimore, has stated that nothing
has done his dyspepsia, indigestion, &C.,
sn much good as that most wonderful of
all tonic and reviving medicines
Browns Iron Bitters Just think of it:
at supper the other night, although a
chronic dyspeptic, he says he ate, at IL
o'clock, fried oysters, chicken salad and
ice cream, after which taking a dose of
Iron Bitters, he never spent more pleas
ant night, with no dyspeptic symptoms
i'll the morning.
DR.. Pierce's ''Golden Medical Discov-
ery'' has become SO thoroughly established
in public favor that were it not for the
forgetfulness of people it would not be
necessary to call attention to it's power
to cure consumption, which is scrofula
of the lungs and other blood diseases, as
eruptions, blotches, pimples, ulcers, and
oliver complaint"
How WOMEN WOULD VoTE.-Were
women allowed to vote, every one in the
land who has used DIR. Pierce's "Favorite
Prescription" would vote it to be an un-
failing remedy for the diseases peculiar
to her sex. By druggists.
UNRIvALED.-As being certain cure
for the worst forms Of dyspepsia, indiges-
ton, constipation, impurity of blood,
torpid liver disordered kidneys, ETC., and
as a medicine for eradicating every species
of humor, from an ordinary pimple to the
worst ulcer, Burdock Blood Bitters stand
unrivaled. Price $1.00, Sold by II. T.
Eberle
Fred Amos, Tyler Street, Rochester,
writes: "Your Spring Blossom is wonder
full; never used anything that acted so
well on the bowels, and at the same time
was so free from the drastic properties of
medicines usually sold for the purpose. :"
Price so cents, trial bottles 10 cents.
Sold by H. T. Eberle.
INCREDIBLE.-F. A. Scratch, druggist
Ruthven, Ont, writes: 81 have the
greatest confidence in your Burdock
Blood Bitters In one case with which
am personally acquainted their success
was almost incredible. One lady told me
that half bottle did her more good than
hundreds of dollars worth of medicines
she had previously taken Price $1.0O,
Sold by Ii. t. Eberle.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-04

The FIRST CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA
The chronicles of the Pilgrims describing
their arrival in Cape Cod Bay, i'll Decem-
Der, 1920, refer thus briefly to the first
Christmas spent by them in America:
Monday, the 25th, being Christmas
Day, we began to drink water aboard
But at night the Master caused Us to
have some beer; and So on board we had
divers times now and then some beer.
but on shore none at all.
What was done in Plymouth village
the next Christmas is more fully described
in the quaint language Of ofGovernor Brad
ford:
"On ye day called Christmas day ye
Gour called them out to worke Gas was
used) but ye most of this new company
excused themselves and said it went
against their oonsciences to work on We
day. So We Gour told them that if they
made it mater of conscience, he would
spare them TIL they were better informed.
So he led away ye rest and left them,
but when they came home at noone from
their worke, he found them in ye streete
at play, openly; some pitching ye barr,
and some at stoole-ball, and shuch like
sports. So he went them and took away
their implements, and told them that was
against his conscience, that they should
play and others worke. If they made ye
keeping of it mater of devotion, let them
keep their houses, but ther should be no
gaming or revelling in ye streets"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-04
PALMYRA.

An icehouse is to be erected soon, on
the shore of Spring Lake, the dimension
of which is to be 100 feet square on the
ground, and the height 26 feet. 1t is
calculated that this building will be cap
able of holding nearly six acres of ice.
Our town is paying heavy tax this
season-about two per cent. on the assess
ed valuation in this district
The Milwaukee Pickle Co., settled up
with their customers here last week with
promptness and on the square. About
100 acres are all ready contracted to be
grown the coming season, and very like
ly 100 acres more will be taken, for farm
ers in this vicinity can readily see that
they can from no other crop realize the
amount net per acre that can be secured
by growing cucumbers.
About the time of going to press we
were informed that she that was Jennie
Stone, and formerly of this village, is
dead, and that her remains were inferred
in the cemetery at Stevens Point, Wis
Enterprise.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-04

A correspondent of the Chicago Breed
ers Gazette tells of Canadian farmer
who chad a pig buried under straw
stack, on the 9TH day of August, and
which he thought was lost until fhe 5th
day of November he heard the pig grunt
under the stack. He procured help and
dug it out, and strange to say, was alive
and smart, after having tasted for three
months; it looked very thin, but is now
doing well. This can be vouched for by
a number of respectable farmers.
When young poultry have been allow
ed to contract the habit of roosting in
the trees, no time should be lost in break
ing them of it. Confinement to the poul-
try house and yard for day or two will
generally effect a cure. Get your dust
baths ready for winter. Sand and finely
sifted coal ashes, with pound of sulpher
to each bushel of the mixture, is the best.
This should be put in large boxes, and
kept out of the rain. Whitewash the
houses, putting in gill of crude carbolic
acid and pint of common kerosene oil
to each pailful of slaked lime.
Germany, besides being one of the
chief military powers of the world, is
gradually becoming great as a naval pow
er. The official navy list for Germany
for the year 1882 has been published, ,and
it appears that the entire fleet comprises
7 armored frigates, 5 armored corvettes, 5
gun-boats of the fret class, / armored
battery, 13 armored gun-boats, 2 still in
process of construction, 4 torpedo boats,
4 mine layers, gun-boats of the second
class, s dispatch vessels, transport, IL
training and school ships, II vessels for
harbor service, and pilot boats. There
are present German men-of-war on
the Eastern Asiatic station, 8 on the Aus
tralian, 2 on the eastern American, and
on the Mediterranean.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-04
WATERLOO.

Joseph Haberman was taken before
Justice Janish, Tuesday, on a charge of
using obscene and abusive language, csl
culated to provoke an assault, for which
indulgence he was taxed $500
Mrs. Burnham, mother of Arthur
Burnham, who has passed her eighty-sev-
enth mile post on the journey of life, has
been quite sick for several days.
A wood thief entered the waiting room
at the depot the other evening, while the
agent was absent to his supper, and walk
ed off with an arm full of wood. He was
seen and recognized, but his name will
not be given to the public this time;
some other time-may be.-JoaunGl.