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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-10-20

good trade.
Miss May Williams is visiting
friends in Ypsilanti.
U. S. Senator Conger at Opera
Hall next Tuesday evening.
West Owosso presents lively
business appearance these days.
Mrs. James Osburn returned Tues
day evening from her eastern trip.
Pants and vest makers wanted at
Westlake's The Fashionable Merchant
Tailor.
Fayette Square has been much i'm
proved in appearance by having the
weeds and grass cut.
Mr.. Chas. Allen returned Monday
from a weeks trip to Chicago. He
reports having good time.
Remember that you can get The
TINES until January first for IS cents.
Tell your neighbor and see that he
subscribes.
E. L. Brewer and H. B. Ross are
at Lansing this week attending the
annual meeting of the Grand Lodge
/. o. G.. T.
Do not fail to hear Hon. o. d.
Conger next Tuesday evening. He
is one of Michigan's best orators and
should be greeted by full house.
LosT.-On Tuesday evening, a
gold bracelet. The finder will receive
a reward of $500 by leaving the
same at the store of Osburn & Son.
Owing to rush OF election work
we have been unable to give the local
and editorial departments of this
issue as much attention as they re.
quire.
Mr.. c. E. Abbott, driver of Jerome
Eddy this summer, has been in the
city part of the week. He had with
him the horses Home Maid and
Rosalind.
Republican mass meeting at Ovid
Friday Oct. 81 1882. Hon. R. G..
Horr, Hon. T. w. Ferry and Hon. o.
L. Spaulding will address the masses.
Arrangements have been made for "a
rates on the railroads.
The question of which road scraper
to purchase still hangs fire in the
Council. Both machines do good
work and several streets have been
much improved by them.
The manuscript of an article con-
corning the school book war, written
for this weeks issue, was lost either
at the school house or on the streets.
We hope to receive another copy
for our next paper.
Rev. S. Reed, Methodist, and Rev.
T. S. Leonard, Baptist, will preach
the Introductory sermons to the series
to be preached in their respective
pulpits simultaneously from the same
texts, next Sunday morning. The
sermon will be from Exodus 20: I, q.
AT a base ball tournament held at
Grand Rapids on Friday last prizes
were offered to the person who could
run the bases in the quickest time
and throw ball the longest distance.
Both OF these prizes were taken by
Thos. Kearns, who threw the ball
$50 feet and made the circuit of the
| bases in IS seconds.
The work of laying the foundation
for the new passenger depot at the
J., L. & S. was commenced this morn
ing. The building is to be a2x8o
feet. The work is being done under
the direction of Mr.. ]. D. Porter, of
Jackson. In a month or six weeks
we can enjoy waiting for late trains
in the new building.
Mr.. Charles Goodhue left at the
residence of the editor of The TIMES
on Friday evening last, a boquet of
choice Dahlias, of which, at this late
date, he has thousands in his garden
of some thirty varieties. Some of
the flowers were as perfect as any
we ever saw, and we think his garden
rouct he one of the wonders of Mich
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Lew, Bennington G.. w. Mess, w.
d. Whalen, Howell G.. w. P. c. T.,
Chas. P. Russell, Detroit Represen-
tatives to the R. w. G. L., Chas. P.
Russell, John Evans, Thos. HI. Bot
tomly, and d. P. Sagendorph Sup.
Juvenile Templars, Mrs. B. A.
Giauque, Detroit. The next session
of the Grand Lodge will be held at
Big Rapids in Oct. 1882.
The Institute.
The following is the roll of the
Institute:
LADIEs-Florence Wing, Flora
Beebe, Meta c. Gould, May w.
Castle, Anna Milligan, F. Maggie
Tuttle, Clara Randolph, Hattie E.
Holt, Eta E. French, Adah Curliss,
Jessie F. Keller, Ella Pond, Minnie
Lapham, Jennie E. Inness, Josie
Ward, Grace A. Milligan, Grace Dew
ey, Louise Blenkiron, Abbie Conant,
Gertrude White, Alice Hart, Nellie
s. Chaplin, Maude Ball, Anna E.
Marshall, Alice P. Myrick, Emma L.
Magaw, Miranda Palmer, Anna Bar.
tram, Emma Kreher, Daisy E. Galusha,
Anna Willoughby, Lydia Dietrich,
Carrie M. Purdy, Ida F. VanDerhoof,
Minnie Hopkins, Tillie Storrer, Mary
A. Brown, Carrie Clark, Frances M.
Clark, Nettie Payne, Ionic E.
Swimm, Laura Mead, Livonia
Parmenter, Hattie L. Dunn, Nellie
M. Thompson, Lena Morrice, Edith
Lewis, Mittie E. Slocum, Celesta
Phelps, Mary Sayre, Mary Mikan, S.
Lena Byerly, Clara Leavens, Idell
Chapman, May M. Byerly, Ellen J.
Johnson, Marian Martin, Ella Good
speed, Ida E. Tilden, Minnie E.
Sleeth, Frank Reed, Clarabel Sheldon,
Belle Sheldon, Lou E. Satterlee,
Luella Wilcox, May Bartlett, Edith
E. Williams, Hattie Rowell.
GENTLEMEN.
Hiram A. Fenner, Edwin H. Ham.
bleton, VIM. Payne. Frank E. Cook,
Albert Strong, A. L. Beard, F. E.
Converse, Fred Chambers, James F.
Carson, Geo. w. Sickles, Emra
Watkins, Loren Watkins, Lewellyn
M. Woodin, Chas. Hurd, Stanton
Howe, Geo. L. Cramer, Ion P. Nc
Cornell, VIM. Adams. Osman c..
Seelye, Milford Taylor, James E.
Lawcock, E. l.. Griffith, w. A. Ro-
senkranz, VIM. H. Hunt, E. M. Plum
kett, ]. F. Smith, E. A. Allaben, Chas.
E. Chaplin, F. c. Smith, Robert
Long, and E. Murett Hopkins.
TUESDAY.
The Institute was formerly opened
Tuesday morning with an address
from Prof. McLouth of the State Nor
NAL School. He explained the OBJ
jects of the Institute, and then gave
a short discourse on Physiology and
Geography. Capt. H. Ford, of De-
troit succeeded him with a lie cture
on Language Lessons, Orthography,
etc. In the. evening at the Baptist
church he delivered an address on
"Reading for Edncation." 1t was
exceedingly interesting and deserved
ly commanded the closest attention
from the audience. 1t contained
many points of great value to all and
from which every person present
should learn a lesson and profit there
by. His ideas in regard to what
should be read were pointed and, as
he said, worthless books of fiction are
read too much.
WEDNESDAY.
In the morning after the opening
exercises, Prof. McLouth introduced
the subject of Geography.
Then Prof. Ford, of Detroit spoke
on Language Lessons. After a
recess the subject of Primary Read
ing was conducted by Prot Ford. AZ
ter which Mr.. McLouth spoke in de-
tail on U. S. History.
p. M.--After roll call, Prof. Nc
Louth tooklup.the question of Ply
siology, and conducted the discus
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few years ago, because the methods
of teaching, like all other occupa-
tiors, must change for the better as
the times change. Errors in theory
lead to errors in practice; errors in
practice often result from a lack of
natural application.
He says that one great mistake is
in not reading Educational publica-
tons. One young lady said that size
read educational works for she took
Harper's Weekly and Godey's Lady
Book. The great error in teaching
reading is that the pupil is taught
how to read and not why, and such
reading was designed for the enter
tainment of others only.
Pupils should be taught to read
from the sense of the piece and not
for rendition alone, for pupil can
not give good rendition unless he
understands the meaning. Primary
teachers and district school teachers
are wont to fall into error by thinking
that it requires no preliminary study
for this work. Then the subject of
spelling was resumed by Prof. Ford,
in very entertaining and instructive
manner.
THURSDAY.
First on theprogam, after the open
ing exercises was Primary reading by
Capt. H. Ford.
The second subject was prepare
tory work in Geography by Prof.
McLouth. He criticised very minute.
ly the common methods of teach
ing Geography, and then gave his
way of presenting the subject to the
pupil, accompanied by exercises on
the blackboard. Prof. Thomas, of
Saginaw City, then conducted the
subject of Arithmetic, in very SIM
pie, yet comprehensive manner.
He was followed by Prof. McLouth
who occupied the rest of the morn
ing session in explaining the purpose
Of the Recitation. He showed the
great and common errors made by
teachers in the recitation, and gave
a practical rule for conducting class.
There has been a good attendance
at each session, and an unusual
amount of interest in the proceedings
is manifested.
The lectures of Prof. McLouth and
Supt. Cochran were exceedingly fine
and we'll deserved the close attention
which their audiences gave them.
Both were scholarly addresses and
were delivered in an able manner.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Prof. McLouth, Conductor of the
Institute, modestly bears the honors
of Doctor of Philosophy, conferred
by Hillsdale College. He taught the
Owosso Schools more than twenty
years ago in the old brick school
house and lived in the house recently
occupied by Mr.. Nathaniel Finch, at
the southwest corner of Water and
King streets.
Capt. Ford, one of the instructors,
is husband of Kate Bearsley, who
was successful teacher at Corunna
in IS6o-7e under the SUPPLEMENTARY
of Cornelius VanDorne.
State Supt. Cochran has no oppo-
nent at this election, except the De-
mocratic candidate; Prof. Wallbridge,
the Prohibition nominee, having with
drawn in his favor.
Supt. Thomas, of Saginaw City, is
the handsomest and one of the very
brightest instructors atthe Institute.
The managers of the Institute say
that this is one of the finest looking
and best behaved meetings of the
kind they ever attended.
The loser of a kew at the crossing
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-10-20
Married.

BRANDT-oLCoTr.-At the residence O.
the brides parents by Rev. James Verney, assisted
by Rev. Frederick Strong, Mr.. George r. Brandt
and Jessie A. Olcott, both Of Perry.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-10-20
CONGERl

CONCERT
CONGER I
CONGER |
CONCERT
CONGER
a. CONGER I
AT Opera Hall, Tuesday evening next.
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4 BOEH And HIS SLAVE.

From, Lddy Florence Dirie'S Land OF Misfortune.
As | was standlng AT the door Oh the inn, after
SUPPER trying to OBTAIN little fresh ar, 1or the
interior was somewhat stufiy and Tedolent with
Boor tobacco, spider, drawn BY two horses, pulled
up in font Of lss and TAI, putty Boer descended,
navino Drcviolly committed the care OF the rclns
TO = confused, shlY ering heap OF something, which
al first | could not distinguish. The voice OF the
visitor was then heard callirg loudly for brandy,
taken to warm himself. lie had fat on him, how
ever enough and 20 spare TO protect himself from
cold. and am afraid the excuse was not believed
by anyone, though, tor all anybody cared, he was
welcome to drink twenty tots, as he called them.
so long as he did not make himself obnoxious after
ward. while lie was indulgng I'D his pOtatlOnS
advanced close up to the spider for the purpose of
making an inspection of tie shiverlng heap that
held Tie reins. Examination proved II to be poor,
hs,f-naked Hottentot OF Bushman, who, covering
in a ragged blanket, was endeayorlng to get warm
Here is u subject to whom glass OF brandy would
do some benefit" called out TO the landlord IN
side and upon his making his appearance requested
him to bring forth good strong tot. lie EOer ut
this uncture made his appearance rather drunk ana
decidedly an unpleasant nelghDor. Mounting MS
spider, lie proceeding TO take his departure,
when, spTnging to the horses heads, restrained
them "What is dc natter he called out. Mhat
do yOusstOp zee horses forW Nothing" L an
swcred Except to give that poor, shiveling slave
OF yours drink, and you are not going on untll no
has had one either" What! you give zee cog =
drink I" questioned my drunken friend, i1il ol
aston shment "DOeW | replied II" don't know
what you call dog ii he Is all can say Is tha
he is much nicer creature than you ARE n: III
am in zee hurry" continued the Boer, WIN
drunken hiccup; land want TO get on" he added
touching up his horses. The animals sprang lor-
waTd lint / managed TO restrain Them and my
husband coming TO my assistance, they were effect
uaIly stopped. BY this time the landlord made his
appearance and, taking tho glass from his hands,
told him tn run quickly for pipe, box OF matches
and some tobacco. / then proceeded to give the
Hottentot his drink; but for long time he could
not be made to understand that IL was for HIM.
When however. this dawned upon him. his face OF
astonishment, wonder and gratitude was worth
seeing. His eyes filled with tears as ho took The
glass with his poor, trembling hands, and in broken
English heard HIM thank me, though IN q low
voice Good lady-kind missus," he said - Eng
lish lady you are-English very X ind not like the
Beer next proceeded TO make hun happy with
the pipe, box of matches and tobacco had sent
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whose south bank stands Abootsfard near tho
river backed BY the triple Eild0n Hills, be ferled
across ana return in a few hours TO my friend Inc
old man-strvant who opened tho door 10
me regretted that couId mo" nSSc
ShlTra is at hame and in the h00se. ana sJrahgsIS
are no admitted when he's here" hus my me
castle in the clouds all at once vanished ana
stood visit ul and Disappointed telling the Ola man
that had come all the way from EdlnDlrgh 'naI
day especially TO see the place. and that had never
dreamed his master was 1T home, having my5ell
seen him in the court on the previous Gay. le
see, SIR he replied, 9" he comes out here whenever
came ont last NIGHT. Ii Gamma be helped. I'm
sorry ye'ye had the trouble q comln sac Tar lOf
machining" At that moment. scott himself coming
ont OF one of the rooms On erlDg from the cofrdOr
had reached the hall entrance where STOOD, On MS
way 10 the grounds. lie was clad in q hOmely SUIT
Of back and white tweed, had belt
round his waist, in which were stuck
large dogs ganbOlled about HIM, leaplng up upon
Inn in their eager fOndncss, and presenting tuslr
heads TO C pa,led. "What's the young mans bui-
ness = said hr, addressing the servant who NJ once
repeated to him what | had been saying, while l
stood All OF tremuIc, with my heaIt DeatnS
against my RIBS. Before could gather courage 10
say Il word 100 myself, Scott, turn 10 me, Said,
place, you must no. be disappo inted; so you can
Just gang through he GOISe, and Sc whatever you
Ike. Good day. SIR" Before ! could thank him,
Ii. passed into hc grounds, the dogs stil leap
ing M upon MIA. he pn5hing them on ana
play1uliy seeding them. ms was my last glnp23
OF cot. AT this time ne was WORKING mari, WIN
deadly persistence 30 retrieve mis- mlsiOrtune3 ana
pay his CT GItCIs. lie looked pa.eT than usual ana
Vas caFcworn and auXIOnS. IhlS was about thlee
Years bcfJ.c his final breakdown and death.
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ONE PHASE or W1SHISGT0Y SOCIETY

From q letter ia The Boston 4dreTtiSer
There is a social element in Washington when
supremelv Indifferent 10 anything Ike politics IL
would be hard 10 tell just where IL beglns or OF
whom il is composed. Mainly, may say, tue array
and Navy and the remnants OF that old arstOc'a1y
which has clumg to the Government ike DNhavies
for half n century They live TO q large extent IN
bigh-toued boarding houses, but have always such
an acolIainance among the utra-fashiOnaDlc circei
fhat thev are always found at their receptions ana
parties These people generally are in receipt OF
quarterly check upon the Treasury, a ineInent2 OF
some deceased relative VINO years ago Deiohgcd W
the military establishment, or else have some pef~
ousite in the ,par nents which yields pretty III.
come without much work. These folks hold moss
supreme contempt cf that class in Washington who
20 by the style OF Congressional people,. 10 then
such gentlemen as represent districts and STATES ~
Congress, who determine upon tine policy OF lns
Government and who are IN the main exeelishs
representatives of the best types III American iIo'
are Of minor consideration. .,lv
One of these ancient ladies asked me the other day
about one of our New-England Congrtssleh,
I'D es he not come from the people F'-as II thas
yycra enough TO condemn HIM. That question cnl-
bodies their ideas. They hold themselves entirely
above 'the people" Revealing IN the memories OF
bvgone relatives who once drew salaries from tho
nation, they hold themselves in lofty contempt OF
those later gentlemen who now hold the places
which their grandiatners occupied IL Is an arls,
toclacy unlike that of any other city, IL Is Dased
not on wealth, nor intelligence nor birth: ampy
upon traditions of official place. They ana tHo
Army and Navy keep up their festivities tins winter
apparently TO all things pertaining 10 the people,
providing only that Congress appropriates w,
money to pay them, and the succession OF dancing
parties is kept up with regularity.
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CARLYLE on THE IRISH.

From j. F-geraids " Reereaiions Of a Literary Man,
lie WAS scarcely induced 30 dine Ouj, save at
one or two houses. and then on a very rare Occi-
sion. ! am speaking Of a time about SIX or seven
yeals ago. The lew that were invited hao rare
treat; for the occasion bus cnce or twice in Il
year-uoiabjy on IA Christmas Day, when he weut to
his old friends. 1t was privilege to be asked to
meet him. On this high s0lemnlty servant Was
usDatrhcd to purcha-e ana Sc4eCC with care yard
long c!lUrch-Waruenp with screw Of the seer =
fq.OTite tobacco, our most finding n pleasure ana
,acfIiIcr III tau, consuming 10 what was perhaps
odlol.s 20 hIuI. -On this hlgh sOlemnity W. would
discuss Bro WING kcadc, or II might be the pres
en- Lord iytton. And after dinner me sage drew
IN has char. and, the church-wardcn' being Int q
pIcturysgur figure enough he 0OkcdaS nc pulled and
4! oours q his quaint wisdom. once, an IRISH gen
tleman beng present the state OF his country was
Il scusscd wheIcon the sage thus delivered him
self recollect well, in his not unmusical tones:
"Ye {. the Airish may have their grievances,
and they have been hairshiy treated but | teu
you, saIs before I'd listen 70 one ward from enl.
i'd Just, wi sword ana gun, shoot anu cut ana new
'em n until Pd Taught them 10 respect human life
and give up their numbering. Then I'd listen TO
'em" Ihc Irish gentleman proceeded to argue
that they would not accept the existing domina-
ton or DO recOnciled to II. Then what would we
propose, sir7 There Is no remedy" said the sage.
" Yes sad the gentleman " they think you
ought to go away-gO home" With flashing eyes
and fierce burst, Wen cut a your thrOats first ~
cried the sage Those present-Alr. Browning was
will recall the which the vehement sally
evoked. 1t was like johnson aSsalng Boswell on
Scotland before company.
lie then went on to dwell in n very interesting
way, on that country; and the reader viii not be
surprised TO find him depOrng the abolition OF the
IRISH Church He said that the presence OF an edu-
Gated ergyman III The wilder districts was whole
some evidence OF civilization.
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"REMINISCENCES or SIR W4LTER SCOTT.

Alexander Ireland q Speech at Manchester.
| should like to tell you little story III cOnnec-
ton with Scott Ii Is probable that few, if any, in
this room have looked upon his living face Bear
with NE while recount trilling incdent-but to
me a rare piece of good 1Ortune-which befell me III
my youth, i'll relation to the Author of Wayerley."
In those days | was a deyOurer of his novels.
was in the habit of frequently looking in at the
Court of Session, in the old Parliament House of
Edinburgh, where Scott, in his official position as
one Of the clerks of court used to SIT while 1t was
in session. l always tried to get as near hlm as |
could to gaze upon that noticeable face and head,
which once seen, could never be forgotten. 10 was
a face in which were combined shrewdness humor,
Kindness keen perception and sagacity, while to
these was superadded certain "pawiiness TO
use a Scotch word which has no equivalent III Eng
lish). He would now and then exchange
words with his brother officials who sat beside him
OF opposite to him on the other side of the table.
Often some joke would pass, and then his face
would tighten up, and "A smile break out and steal
all over 1t, his merry eye and suppressed chuckle
revealing the OF humor that had stirred HIM.
We'll IL was in the summer of 1929, now n1ty-
three years ago. that commercial traveller,
friend of mine, bound fer Galashiels proposed 70
drive me thither from dinburgh and back again.
As had never seen AbbotsfOrd eagerly seized this
favorable opportunity of being taken so near the
place. Having seen Scott In the Parliament House
the very day before, concluded he was for the
time resident in town. and that there would be
no difficulty whatever In gaining admission 10 tpe
house and grounds Of AbbOtsford. Ii was arranged
that while my friend was trsnsacting his business
in Galashiels should wa X on ~ the Tweed, On
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CHRISTMAS EVE.

God bless tho little stockings
All over the land tonight,
Hung in the choicest corners,
In n glow of crimson light.
The tiny scarlet stocking,
With hole in the heel and toe,
Worn by wonderful journeys
The darlings have had to go.
And heaven pity the children;
Wherever their home may be,
Who wake at the first grey ddwnlng,
An empty stocking to see!
Left in the faith of childhood
Hangif against the wall
Just where the dazzling gWry
OF Santa's light will fall!
Alas, for the lonely mother
Whose home is empty and still,
Who has no scarlet stockings
With childish toys to fill
Who sits in the swathy twilight.
With her face against the pane,
And grievesior the little baby.
Whose grave Is out Iii the ram!
oh, the empty shoes and stockings,
Forever laid aside.
Oh, the tangled. broken shoe-strlng
That will nevermore lie tied!
Oh, the little graves at the mercy
Or the cold December rain!
Oh. the feet i'm their snow-whlte sandals
That never eau trIp again!
But happier they who slumber,
With marble at foot and head.
Than the child who has no shelter,
No rain Mt. nor food, nor bed.
Yes! heaven help the living!
Children of want and pain,
Knowing no old nor pasture
Ont tonight in the rain!