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The Secret Of Agreeableness,

The very essence of good manners
Is seif-possession, and self-possession
is only another name for self forget
tuiness. JThatis to say, one must be
80 innately sure of not offending
against the recognized laws of soci
ee,ty that one needs not even to recall
lneem, and thus is able to give that
quick and sympathetic attention to
wnat Is passing which makes the diff
ference between an agreeable man or
woman and one who is not so. ~ ~ q q
The late DR.. George Ripley was
wont to say that the secret of being
agreeable in conversation was to be-
nSspitable to the ideas Of others, He
dsmrmed that some people only half
liStened to you, because they were
considering, even while you spoke,
with what fine words, what wealth of
wit they should reply, and they be-
gan 70 speak almost before your
words had died from your lips. Those
people, he said, might be brilliant,
ESlIIy, dazzling, but never could they
t 1el agreeable. You do not love to
:alk 10 them You feel that they are
MiPaltiIent for their turn to come, and
raa rnaI they have no hospitality toward
&Gur thoughts none of that gentle
mlendllness which asks your idea in
q ana makes much Of ii. This want of
nnsSssplt9ilty to other peoples ideas has
ot. "aten !, It's root in egotism, but it is
eqGally apt to bo the growth Of a Sc.
tLeI I want of self-confdenoe- fear
uaat one will not be ready to take
que que $ own part well an uneasy self.
v,oaIisclo!usness which makes real. sym
palmetto attention to the ideasof 9th
erS impossible " IT. -.
~ Inc secret of the agreeableness of
L Ine people who have passed their
A'es IN good society is that they are
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so sure of their own ground they
have no need to occupy themselves
with what they themselves shall say
or do, Their breeding is like the
perfume Of the hower-it surrounds
them like an atmosphere and distin-
guishes them from wayside weeds
without an effort, But how shall one
attain it who was not to the manner
born
First and above all, / think, by
knowing exactly what the codes of
society are then, sure of not offend
ing in trifes, they will have time to
acquire the happy atmosphere of the
society they frequent. Being neigh
Dor to the rose, they will not long
remain without some breath of her
fragrance. ,. ...
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A PROFESSIONAL gambler inveigled
an honest old farmer, from down in
Maine, into playing game of poker.
The poor, deluded old man was in
duced to put up the last cent he had
in the world, and the gambler says
he'll give $500 to know how the old
villain got those four aces and
scooped the pile, as he thought he had
the cards all fixed. These down east
farmers are dreadfully disappointing
at times.
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FrFzNooD1E was out again worry
ing the life outiof the ducks with his
shotgun. He blazed away at some
ducks, and an unseen man on the
other side of the pond rose up;
threateningly, with a long gun, and ID
called out: "Did you shoot at meT
Did any of the shot hit youw in, , !,
ouired Fitznoodle. n"''Yes, they did,"
said the man, rubbing his legs, "Fhen
you may be sure / didn't shoot at you
l never hit anything shoot at"
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The citizens along the course OF
the Nooksach river, w. T., have sub
scribed 5000 for cleaning it's channel.
The river is navigable from it's outlet
in Puget Sound eighteen miles up Its
course to Ferndale, above which place
there is jam projecting almost across
the channel Of the stream. 1t is pro
posed to dig a canal across this, when
the river will be nayigable thirty
miles further.
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THERE is plenty of Government
land in Lassen county suitable for
farming-enough in single tracts for
settlements of from FIVE to fifty FAM
lilies. Grain does well fruit has not
been extensively tried / stock does
we'll, if fed in winter No irrigation
is needed ~ NJ GN3NEt.tt.
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FISHERMEN claim to have caught
salmon as far out as the Golden Gate
and some believe these specimens to
have come from the great rivers fur
ther north. sr-3A i
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Mr.. UNDERHILt, a well known New
York stenographer of inventive ge-
MUS, has contrived a theater seat that,
with the aid of simple mechanism,
will fold up, fall down and become. g
part of the floor. . They can be in
stantly folded in case of fire, or to
clear the floor for dancingS by one
man and q lever.
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FEATHER CAEE.-One cup of sugar,
one cup of sweet milk, three cups OF
sifted flour, one egg, one tablespoon
full of butter, two teaspoonfuls Of
cream of tartar and one teaspoonful
of soda.
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Coop CAKE.-Three eggs, two cups
of sugar, one half cup of butter, four
cups of -four, one cup of sweet milk,
one teaspoonful of, cream of tartar,
and one half teaspoonful OF soda.
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r THE Attorney General has notified
the several boards of Supervisors
throughout California that they have
no legal power to compromise the
railroad tax cases.
, 1882-05-26

AT Riverside 5000 trees brought
in for sale from a district afflicted
with red scale. We're bought for 1915
and destroyed, the money being
raised by substitution. ----I
, 1882-05-26

An INDIAN chief, while in Washing
ton, was taken to see q .blrl,esque
show. After the performance ne re-
marked. through an interpreter that
the Great Father was very klhd 10
send the poor Indians blankets when
tbry were so much needed at home.
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AUSTIN New 9qugws, Wem boots,
patronize the bOot-blacking Stands
and pay two bits for aishine '...,'
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ENGLISH journals pronounce the
interference of the, United States
Attorney general mi DIR. Hanson !
case, on such slight evidence, ride
ulous. ''
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TIE old engine No. 1 Of the San
Francisco volunteer Fire Department.
is doing service in the town OF Yale,
B. &.
, 1882-05-26

In the census office is a return in
which Boston man is described as a
manufacturer Of pigs feet.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-29
Stylish Snits.

The fashions in London are thus not
cd in Truth: ] liked dress | saw on n
handsome woman in Bond street. The
skirt was of brown velvet, with plait-
ed founce round the edge. Above this
was a fiat, ungathered tiounce of iicelle
embroidery in brownish shade of
gray. Similar embroidery formed the
small, fiat panniers, over which fell
still smaller panniers of brown velvet.
The bodice was velvet, the inevitable
waistcoat being made of the lace, with
little bars of velvet crossing it at the
waist. The hat was of yellow straw,
trimmed with brown velvet and ostrich
feathers. i also saw Il pretty brown
cloth jacket with gold braid arranged
in straight lines down the front, and
seven or eight rows running round the
edge of the basque. The little stand
up collar was covered with braid
Brown seems more popular than ever
l am glad of it, for there could not be a
safer color for general wear. A wo-
man must be hopelessly vulgar If she
looks so in well lifting. tailor-made
brown costume and princess bonnet
BY the way, pink aigrette, very pale
and soft in tint, is n pleasant relief to
the universal brownness
A dark-bllse velvet. with panels of
MORE to match, was made SO that the
back was princess, but the front had q
pointed basque edged with rather
deep tlounce of the MORE. This modi-
fled Uertagalm is very becoming to a
slight figure. The lady who wore this
dress carried over her arm a coat, on
seeing which | Immediately broke the
tenth commandment. This coat was
OF brown checked plush; the checks
were very small, and the shades of
brown were absolutely divine-a deep,
warm chocolate, and rich. golden chest
nut, it was lined with dark blue surah,
and the only trimming consisted of or
naments of brown cord at the points
where the sleeves joined the back.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-29
A Very Charming Little Story in Natural
Uistorv


The great American bird is under
every condition bird altogether, but it
usually flocks alone on Wood River, be-
cause its mates are rs scarce as lady
partners at q programme ball. That
eagles are birds of prcyis established by
various stories in school-readers, where
they are shown to have frequently car
ried off into mid-air children, lambs,
and other food ten times their own
weight, and disappeared with them into
dim space toward the SUBMITS of the
mountains, where they store their grub
for winter feasts. The largest birds of
the eagle species are found in the Wood
River Mountains, and yet no mules, nor
cows, nor people have ever been carried
away by them. The eagles OF this
country have often been known to omit
devouring weakly rabbits and squirrels,
and to have shown almost human kind
ness. An event which occurred at Eos
ter's ranch, above HALEY, fully estab-
fishes this trait of the Wood River va
riety. One of the ranchers saw huge
eagle flutter over the barnyard, inter-
ested in fat turkey, and Immediately
secured his rifle. The first shot broke
the eagles wing, and in its crippled
condition it wobbled and Topped around
uttering screams Of pain. The man was
watching the result before firing again,
when he discovered another eagle COM
ing from q distance. 1t was evidently
mate of the first one. Like an arrow
it flew to the rescue, and examining the
wound and seeing its mate could not es-
cape, it took hold of it by its claws and
beak and flew to the mountain side,
where it laid down the victim of the
sportive hunter
The men on Fosters ranch have no.
ticed, each day, that the mate carried
food to the wounded bird regularly, and
is yet feeding it upon squirrels, rabbits,
birds and mice. Mr.. Foster could kill
the two birds any day. but has refrained
on account of the affection displayed
between them. A small American flag
will be fastened about the wounded
bird, and when it again flies it will carry
the emblem of freedom with it TO the
highest mountain peaks Wood Ricer
Times.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-29
How to Manage a Biting Dog.

A gentleman who has given the sub
iect close attention furnishes the follow
ing campaign plan to avoid being bitten
by vicious dog, which we in all seri-
business publish for the benefit of those
of our readers who may be interrupted
by biting dog while they are stealing
firewood, or are in their neighbor's
yard for any other improper purpose:
''H you enter lot where there is q
vicious dog be careful to remove your
hat or cap as the animal approaches
you, hold the same down by your side,
between yourself and the dog. When
you have done this you have secured
perfect immunity from an attack. The
dog will not attack you if this advice is
followed. Such is my faith in this policy
that ! will pay all doctor bills from dog
bites, and funeral expenses for deaths
from hydrophobia. 1t is the unknown
danger the dog does not like to meet. "
Why the dog refuses to bite the man
who carries the hat in his hand we are
unable to say, but such is the fact, new
ertheless. Perhaps the Intelligent and
appreciative animal Is disarmed by the
poiiteness of the intruder in removing his
hat, or, may be, the dog becomes para
lived at the intruder taking up a cellec-
ton for some charitable purpose. -Tsr-
as Siftings. F cg5 9yc1 M Bd
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-29
wandering Nerves,


Nerves go out in pairs from the spi-
nal column all along its length. But
from within the skull (cranium) 90 out
nerves of special Importance on which
depend smell, sight, hearing, taste,
speech, the expression of the face and
the action of the stomach, lungs and
heart. These, too, are all in pairs, fol
the two sides of the body, the body be-
ing in the main double.
The eighth pair has the most import
ant and varied functions and the largest
range. For the latter reason they are
called the ssvagi," (sing. vagus), the
wandering. They are more commonly
known as the pneumogastric nerves, as
they specially preside over the lungs and
stomach.
That peculiar and complex action OF
the muscles in the back of the mouth
and gullet, by means of which we swal
low, depends on them, as also does that
Of the larynx and vocal cords, by which
we talk
Hence, a disturbance in any one OF
these dependent organs may commune
cate more or less disturbance to the 9th
ers, by what is called reflex action--the
irritation running up the nerve tc
where it branches off to another, and
then running down to the latter; or even
running up to the common centre in the
brain and thence down. 4 "a
Thus an overloaded stomach may
agitate the heart, perhaps fatally, OF
congest the lungs; coughing may cause
vomiting, and this latter may be excited
simply by tickling the back part of the
mouth-the fauces.
As these nerves have many different
ailments, paralysis of one branch
makes it impossible, or difficult, to swal.
low. Irritation of another-the one
which supplies the larynx : causes
whooping cough, the muscles which reg.
ulate the breathing being thrown the
muscles which for while suspend the
breathing and then convulse it.
If the branches that supply the vocal
cords are paralyzed, they lose all ten
sion and aphonia (voicelessness) re-
suits. 40
An irritation of the lung branch,
where it joins with the so-called great
sympathetic nerves, gives rise to bron
chial asthma, the attacks OF which are
very distressing though they rarely last
longer than Is minutes.
Paralysis of the branch that goes to
the heart arrests the heart action.
This is sometimes the cause OF the sud.
den death in angina pectoris. Neuralgia
of the stomach, with its intense pain OF
ten extending to the breast and back, re
suits from irritation of the branch which
ramifies over this organ. - YOUTHS Com
P0nion.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-29
Newfoundland Dogs.

The man who thinks that Newfound-
land dogs of noble mien and build troop
in drOves through the country is, in our
Yankee phrase, - good deal ''off." The
Newfoundland dog is not only, like the
traditional prophet, withouthonor in his
own country, but there are very few of
him at all. The pure breed is almost ex-
tinct. We find any day in q New Eng
land town better dogs of the Newfound-
land type than have seen during q
weeks stay in the city of st. Johns.
The streets are filed with mongrels, big
dogs, small dogs, spaniels, esquimaux,
and mastills, but almost all low ours of
vile breed and pattern. Well-informed
Observation-Disclosures smile satirically when
you eXtol their famous dogs, and 60 so
far as to deny that the animal originat-
ed in the island at all. As q rule, the
big black Newfoundland dog is much
abused beast.
He is sought out more for strength
than beauty, kept on low diet, used in
winter to draw heavy sledges of wood,
and is made anything but household
divinity. His temper is good up to 5
years old, when he is apt TO become
snappish. The water is his natural home,
and he will steal away at night and
travel long distances for his bath. The
test of his purity of breed and general
merits are thick-webbed foot, good
bushy tail, the comely shape and poise
of the head, and deep-black color on the
roof of the mouth. His degeneration is
charged to the abuse of him as beast
of burden, and to one of the islands old
laws to protect sheep, which has given a
policeman so cents for shooting dogs
found at large--a statute under which
many fine dogs have been ruthlessly
slaughtered.
The earlist records of the island show
that the aboriginal dog of the country
was good-tempered creature of great
size, and so strong that he could draw
from the water seals weighing hundreds
of pounds. He had passionate fond
ness for the sea, lived on raw fish, and
was skillful fisher, swimming rapidly
under water and catching his prey by
the mouth. A case is cited where one
of these dogs was seen catching fish for
sheer sport, heaping them up on shore,
and then plunging in for others. The
same records prove, however, that this
dog was of an extinct species, very diff
ferent from the present Newfoundland.
though the latter, in this latitude, is
very fond of raw fish.-Boston TraUeler.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-29
Wonden Elonr

There is danger ahead for Ike milling
fraternity, and ii may be rs wei to take
time by the forelock anil prepare TO
meet it. Good Health SANS bread Of
highly nutritious and pala,a5le cIlarac-
ter may be made from wood. Think of
this for n moment When the price OF
wood pulp for paper manufacture falls
below profitable point, the pulp can
be converted into flour, and this can be
sold at price far below that of flour.
Whyp.Well, there will be no necessity
for midding purifiers, rs there will be
no middlings; the germ will be so large
it can be chopped out; the bran (barL)
can be hewed off with u broadaxe. Big
thing. amt itp Here's the process:
Every thing soluble in water is first
removed by frequent maceration and
boiling; the wood is then reduced to q
minute state of revision, not merely in
to fine libres, but actual powder; and af-.
terbeing repeatedly subjected to heat in
an oven, is ground in the usual manner
of corn. Wood thus prepared acquires
the smell and taste of corn-flour. 1t
il, however, never quite white. 1t
agrees with corn-hour in not fermenting
without the addition of heaven, and in
this case some leaven of corn-flour is
found to answer best. With this it
makes perfectly uniform and spongy
bread, and when it is thoroughly baked
and has much crust it has much bet
ter taste of bread than what in time of
scarcity prepared from the bran and
husks of corn.n
There has been at times great scar
city of medium and low grades of flour
for export. There will be no need for this
hereafter, as exporters can cut down o
few telegraph poles, wooden hitching
posts, or even carry off their enemies
front doorsteps, convert them into a
highly nutritious article of flour, and
ship'it abroad to supply the wants of
the down-trodden laboring classes of
Europe. When the manufacture of
wood flour gets fairly under way, how
would it do to convert the big Pillsbury
and Washburn mills into Millers Col
lege. There might be something in this
suggestion. Milling Ii'orld.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-29

Don't take my Kismass money, pa.
pa" tearfully pleaded little 3-year-old
Of Montreal the other day. Her father
was once counted among the respecta-
BILE residents of the city, says the Ga
zettc, but while his daughter piteously
cried, he heartlessly sbstracted from the
little tin bank her drst Christmas saw
inqs Of rs cents. The bank was a pres
emit from relative. In gleeful antici-
patton of all the nice things they would
purchase by-and-bye, the little miss reg
ulsrly dropped therein the small coins
az she got them, until it seemed to her
the bank contained untold wealth. Her
father was generally kind and loving.
But now he listened to his child's heart,
breaking appeal with indifference. and
an hour later his wife found him at the
neighboring saloon IN a state Of boist-
ero1s intoxication drunk on liquor
bought with his baby girls first Christ
mas money. 1tll itlLtiafi|
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-29

A Canadian correspondent of the
Dominion Odd Fellow, has written a
communication to that paper on "the
color line question:" and reaches the
following conclusions by a mode of
reasoning which is satisfactory to him.
self and probably to many others.
"Does it not occur to you that
we have ample scope and abundant
material upon which toexpend our
energies and extend our influence
without INTRODUCING into our Order an
element of discord and discussion in
the shape of black brother
believe the proposed change in
the constitution to be,
I. impohhe.-As by admitting
negroes we drive out of our Order
more valuable class. A
2. Inronsfsfent.--To adopt the
color line and after reaching
prosperity and affluence to declare
that the line we travelled was wrong
one. nt
3. UWusk-To obtain large
number of our members under Con.
stitution which met their opinions;
and after decoying them into our
Order decide that they must either
sacrifice their opinions or step down
and out. ~
a. Unnecessary. Because the
field at present allotted us is sufficient
to absorb our most earnest endeavors
for years, if not centuries
Before seeking to cultivate Arabian
deserts let us look. well to our own
fertile American praries.
QUESTION I? What would be gained
to the Order by striking the word
"whte" from the Constitution and
permitting negroes to become mem
bers In view Of the effort now be-
ing made to amend the law in this
regard, the question is an important
one and should be dispassionately
discussed. Who will write upon it
odd Fellow Department of the In
dependent Statesman.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-29
IAN AMBITIOUS INDIVIDUAL,

"Oh I'm boiling over to do some
good act" shouted politician the
other day, as his red nose protruded
from face ornamented with un
healthy bIotches. swell, sir" re-
olicd friendly listener, "unless you
want tobe an animated sign for drug
store, and make the passers-by sick,
I would advise you to use Swsyne's
Ointment and be cured OF that skin
disease" The ambitious man acted
upon the advice, and is now a living
exemplification Of what this excellent
remedy can accomplish.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-29

lrhat ne Pe,plcred Physicinns do ir
cases o.. Emergency.

I'm tell YOU the honest truth" answered the
doctor, "Bright's Disease bothers the medical
men almost as badly as cancer does. Having
passed certain stage, both point straight 20
eternity. IL may he unprofessional 10 let out the
secret but whenever patient comes 90 me with
Brights Disease, or any Kidney trouble acting
like IT, tell him to put ON BENSON'S CAPCINE
POROUS PLASTER without delay"
The doctor spoke by the card The Capcine
goes right to the spot If YOU can he helped
the Cnpcine will do it. Look out for frauds, Is
the word CAFFEINE cut in the middle of the
plastery IL SO, you are all right. Price % cents.
Seabury X Johnson, Chemists. New York.
Highest awards D22 4w
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-29

Young Brown was describing the
comet to his father, when the old gen.
tlensn said: Lets see; that comet ID
only visible tween 4 and 8 o. clock In
the morning. Wasn't that pretty Late
for you to Be getting homer > T" 'i'f'
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-29

.v4,mme cents 10 puy some oread,"
said o tramp to q well-dressed person
passing by. "Yes. here's a dime for
bread. and-drink my health In It."
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-29
GEO. H BEDFORD
CARRIAGE AND SIGN
PAINTER,
OwOssO, MICH.
- OLD BERKSHIRE Mills,

l OLD BERKSHIRE MILLS,
DALTON, Mass, April ~, ga.
Mr.. Peter Lawler has been a resi-
dent of this town for the past seven
teen years, and in our employ for
for fifteen, and in all these years he
has been good and respected citi-
zen Of the town and community. He
has had some chronic disease to our
knowledge for most of the time, but
now claims to be, and is, in apparent
good health.
CHAs. O. Brown, Pres't.
The wonderful case referred to
above is published in another column
and will prove ofgreat value to thous-
ands Of our readers
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