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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-05-18
Tn Census and thl Fcr IS s.


Hitherto he forests have been looked
upon chiefly a the source of lumber
supply, and the census has taken &C
the statistics of the lumber trade, and
some of the industries connected with it
or derivable from it. But the inpor-
lance of the forests ut once appears
when we consider that the census of
1870 reported the annual value of sawed
lumber produced by our forests us S2l0.
l59,327. and that there were 1892 css-
adjustments engaged in the manufac-
ture of articles made entirely of wood.
besides l09,512 establishments in which
wood is an important part of the mate
rial used-as in the manufacture of
carriages, agricultural implements, etc.
1t has been estimated that the value of
The products annually drawn from our
forests exceeds 81 900, 100000 and of
the vast imports of Great Britain two
thirds are said to be of vegetable char
acter Such facts show ut once the
very prominent place which the forests
of the world hold among national inter-
ests. But, in addition to the bearing of
the forests upon the mechanical indus
tries of life, they have an important re-
lation to climate and to the meteorOlogic
conditions on which agriculture and
commerce and the health and life of the
people depend. When all these things
are taken into account, as until recently
they have not been, it becomes at once
apparent that no subject, perhaps, de-
serves more consideration among the
resources of country, and that the
special attention given it in the coDpj-
lation of the present census is abundant
ly warranted.
Accordingly, the endeavor has been
made to ascertain, with more complete
ness and precision than ever before, the
situation of the country in respect to its
woody covering; to learn to what ex-
tent the several States and Territories
abound in trees in masses; of what spe-
cies of trees the forests are composed,
their location, and their commercial and
industrial value. The work of ascer-
tanning these facts, and presenting them
in proper form as part of the census re-
turns was committed by the Department
of the Interior to Professor G. s. Sar-
gent, of Harvard University, who is also
manager of the Arnold Arboreum at
Brookline. In carrying out the work
assigned TO him, Professor Sargent di-
vided the whole country into several
districts, each of which was given in
charge to one or two competent per-
sons, with the needful assistants, for the
purpose of making personal examina-
ton of the districts, and also ascertain
ing facts by correspondence with resi-
dents of different parts of the districts,
so that sufficiently exact report might
be made in regard to the timber-growth
of the country. Professor Sargent per-
sonally undertook the exploration of the
Pacific division, including California,
Oregon and Washington Territory
~ H. Egieston, ia Popular Science
MonthlU for ADrI.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-05-18
st. George And The Lizard!

In many old natural histories, es-
pecially those of Aldrovandus and
Gesner,-strange pictures are shown of
dragons, with terrible heads, breath
like steam, and the feet and legs of a
bird, and serpent-like skins. In the
days Of chivalry these dragons were
very common, II we may believe the
tales of the time, and every knight or
gentleman with any pretensions to valor
seems TO have followed in the footsteps
of st. George, according to the roman
GERS. But, in these days, the world has
been so well travelled over that the
dragons have been finally sifted down
to one or two beautiful little creatures
that live in India and the islands of the
Indian Archipelago. Save for their
harmless aspect, they have very much
the appearance of the dragons of the
olden time, and we suspect they were
the originals of the tales that were GER
tainly believed by the natural-history
writer's of past centuries. The dragons
are small lizards that live among the
trees, and though they have no wings,
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-05-18
WOMEN s DISEASES.
What Physician Said 70 "Gath" About
Those in Large Oltiss.

Speaking TO one of the best known
physicians in this city, especially on
women's diseases, recently, be said:
This tendency of education in our
large cities. and particularly in New
hood. They are very handsome TO the
eye as they are growing up, have bloom
ing skins, fine eyes and hair. delicate
and small features; but so little care is
taken about exercise and regular habits
with them, that the moment they mar
~ they develop functional diseases,
which make them miserable rs wives
and companions, and their children are
scrawny, wretchcd little things, not fit
To live
us not this partly due to climatic
conditionsp"
1T is due TO many things, climate in
cluded-;o vicious dressing, to wearing
shoes that do not permit exercise, to late
hours and parties and general neglect
of the laws of health. There, | can put
my hand on Il representative case.
know citizen here who lives in a good
house, makes 1900 or $4,000 year,
and has brought UP a pretty daughter.
She was taken into society very young,
and blythe time she gotto be eighteen she
fell in with young bank clerk, and the
result was n marriage. He was earn
ing perhaps $4,000 or $1,000 wear,
and could not keep house in New York;
so he went to Harlem. Consequently,
he spent part of every day and evening
on these elevated railroads, riding up
and down, and has grown haggard and
discouraged. His wife, meantime, dis
satisfied that she cannot keep house in
New York as when she lived at her
fathers, is complaining and unhappy.
She has been sick ever since the birth
of her only child, which is a little sick
", miserable object, not fit to be
brought into the world Large, strong,
numerous children. such Us we used TO
see, are no longer raised in these cities.
Two-thirds of the women here are tor
turcd with female weaknesses and dis
eases. II thcy had been content to live
in the quiet towns, where most of them
were born. they would probably have
had comfortable married life, health
and peace and length of years. No
wonder the preachers are talking about
the facility and frequency of divorce,
when there is so little congenial dOmes-
tic life in these great cities. >
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-05-18
AlimonY to the Husband.

Our friend Gen. Nestor is a trim-look-
ing gentleman who was divorced from
ms VIE, at his request, some years ago,
IN well-known Southern town, writes
= Washington correspondent. Since the
event the General has lived most of the
time in Washington, where he is very
popular in all sorts of circles Years ago
ne contributed to current literature, but
ne Is understood TO have ceased doing
so long since. Mice fellow" said one
OF his acquaintance the other night.
Yes, said another slowly; "Nestor's
a nice fellow" Bachelor" asked the
new acquaintance. mo" said the mr-
tual friend; ''divorced. - Amy money!"
continued the catechist. Guess not, -
said the friend, with a smile. mo visi-
BILE means of support" pursued the
Generals acquaintance. NO said
the General friend. There was pause,
and then the puzzled expression on the
new acquaintance face broke into a
broad smile, as he solved the riddle OF
Washington with: ''Oh, we'll; guess
the court decreed him alimony."
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-05-18

I:ley move ABOUT through the AIR IN
graceful curves. with almost the free
dom of birds. When they are upon a
branch. you would hardly notice any
thing peculiar about them; but let an
insect pass by that they are particularly
fond of, and, with rush, several of
them fly into the air. Between their
legs is curious membrane, encircling
them like a parachute, banded and
crossed with gorgeous tints of red and
yellow, which glisten in the sun like
molten gold. They seem to float in
the air second while swapping at the
object of their pursuit; then they sink
gracefully, alighting Upon the trees or
branches. The seeming wings are
fundamentally an expansion of the
skin of the flank, held in place by slen-
der, bony processes connected with the
false ribs, which shut up, as it were,
when the dragon is resting, the wings
appearing to be folded at the sides.
They live upon insects, and dart aftei
them from tree TO tree with amazing
rapidity, their long tails flashing the ail
like knives.
According to the naturalist Brontius,
the common tlying-liEard initiates a
curious yellow goitrc, or membrane,
when it flies, thus rendering it lighter,
and reminding us again Of the birds,
with their hollow bones. Thus assisted,
they cross intervals of space rs much us
seven hundred feet in length faster than
the eye can follow them. In darling
across small streams, sometimes they
fall short and come down in the water,
when, of course, they are obliged to
swim the remainder of the distance.
Sometimes they are found i'm large
streams, so it is not improbable that
they 60 in swimming for the pleasure
of ito. II. Holder, IN ST. Nicholas.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-05-18
Mining with Lime.

The new method of mining coal by
breaking down with compressed lime,
which was first spoken of last Summer,
has now passed beyond the. experiment
tai stage, and its utility has been demon
strated beyond question. The opera
ton consists in drilling shot-holes in the
roof of the coal, into which cartridges
of specially prepared limestone are intro
duced. BY forcing water on the lime
stone, steam is generated, and this, with
the expansive force of the lime, COM
pletes the work of disintegraton. The
advantages of this method of coal min
ing are that the risk and dangers which
inevitably accompany the use of gum
powder or dynamite are abolished, and
that the coal is obtained in large masses,
thus saving the waste incurred by blast
ing with explosives. AS is well known,
coal, when broken small. is deteriorated
in usefulness and price by upward of 40
per cent; but much of this waste IS
saved under this new system. rs II much
greater proportion of the product is
large" coal. Where the miners are
paid according to the large coal they
mine the new invention will increase
their income without altering the rate
of wages. 1t is thus an invention that
is likely to produce good results. me-
ehanical and SOCIALLY. J.. Herald.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-05-18

,na gentleman from Utica in Louis
80, ,,'e; VINO wished to send some beauti-
t Z mower buds to his wife, was at a loss
low 10 DO SO. A florist friend said he
wouid Tx them. He cut potato into
TWO pieces and bored holes in them into
n,cn ne inserted the stems of the buds,
.no placed them in box with cotton
support them. A letter from the re-
e'p,ent acknowledged the remembrance,
aau SAID that the buds had developed
'nto full-hlown flowers. There is suffi-
c,ent moisture in a good-sized potato tc
support q flower for two weeks in a
moderately cool temperature. Flowers
rom bouquets or baskets may be pre-.
served IN the same way. The potatoes
San DE hidden by leaves or mosses.--
Utica Observer.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-05-18
OLD BERKSHIRE MILLS,

DALTON, Mass, April IT, '8a.
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 ci,i-
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, aud is, in apparent
good health.
CHAS. O. BRowN, Pres't.
fThe wonderful case referred to
above is published in another column
and will prove ofgreat value to thous-
ands of our readers.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-05-18

"No, SIR" said an old Indian down
in Maine, 81 don't have my boy taught
arithmetic. learned it, and the curse
of my life has been the remarks of peO'
pie who thought themselves funny, tc
the effect that l was very pleasant be
cause was an Indian Summer"
Land ON Wall street, New York, is
worth Sl5,000,000 an acre; on Broad.
way, $2,000,0O0.
EThe scarlet, cardinal red, old
gold, navy blue, seal brown. Dia
mond Dyes give perfect results. Any
fashionable color, 10 cents.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-05-18

Never Before linn
tine HISTORY Of
esEHs' Mouse RNayG
we EbeeER sas WGRE
gsH' q I'D 90 n g al 4 O.
serve dD1Ha' CaHSn
EdpaRAes's apS aaa aHRC
BsR'Gse Ea q linn Go
eDaBs. stock of EaHRG
an Ea "a HaR G ID 1 VII ERa
priced s'EaiegsR'e
as nhRMcEH larger
GEaaRl we have
ever offered be-
fore. We are
RRnse "a IN featuring
the AAlOSt artistic
parlOH' Al'aBseH'y
work that cara
be found i'm the
e OH m try. LIN
chamber suits
we are showing
SO different pat
terms Inn walnut,
ASH, mahogany
cherry, cottage
az Rld maple. Our
WaEerOOIRls are
filled with the
choicest goods
{ In at Ca m be
found and are
sold at the low.
est prices. When
you are i'm de-.
trOit do not fail
to visit our fur.
miture establish.
Illent us you will
not regret id.
kirChberg
& Keenan,,
2O7 2 Zig WOODWARD AV,.
| DeTRo1T, Mich.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-05-18

THE QUESTION II
Are you Dyspeptic? Have you
Indigestion Is your Liver slug
gish? Does your food trouble
you? Does sleep fail 10 refresh
your Is yonr appetite and energy
gomez ZoPEsIA will cure you.
tone you up, and invigoratc yonr
whole system. II is a gentle pur-
gntive, acts upon, and gives
strength and energy to the diges
tive apparatus. 1t is strongly anti
bilious. carries off all surplus bile,
tones the Liver, gives sound di-
gestion and speedy health to the
Dyspeptic and the Bilious. Try
II 10 cent sample at least,
James. f. Davis. & Co., Wholesai
Agen's, Detroit, Mich.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-02
hFlNE LOT OF WALL PAPER JUST
RECEIVED AT HENRY {. ERWIN'S.

At recent meetings of the School
Board of Russellville the following
named persons were elected teach ers
for the Graded Public School of this
district. For principle Prof. j.
Hazeu Shinn, First assistant Rev.
b. r. Womack, and for other assis
tants Misses Birdie Caldwell, Flor
renee PruiLt, Matte Williams and
Mrs. Jane +. Thach. The school will
open on the lst Monday In October
next, by order of the Board.
ALyA RUSSELL, Sec, protein.
-Misfortunes do not come sin gle
handed to our friend j. ID. Wick.
Two weeks ago he lost fine mule
worth 1925 perhaps. The animal
went to scratch its neck with its hind
foot and caught the cork of its shoe
over the rope halter with which it
was tied and in It's struggles broke It's
neck. Right on the heels of this came
the destruction of his saw mill, but
Bud is by no means discouraged.
He is up and still pushing ahead.
Mitchell Wagons, known by
everybody to be the best and most
just received by TX. j.
Wilson.
MIR. $. A. Buck launches bust
ness again at the store room of DR..
J. w. Prultt, next door below w. p.
Wooten. We wish HIM success.
We learn from Mr.. Tom Cox.
that Blocker, one Of the Yell county
hree corner" desperadoes mas been
laugh by the sherifi's posse and
,roug hit into Dardanelle. Now let
he officers redouble their efforts ana
bag the other members of the gang
and bring all to speedy justice.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-02
ADDITIONAL LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Boiler Explosion.

1t becomes our duty to record q
painful accident which occurred at
Mr.. j. ID. Vick's saw mill about
eight miles from Russellvlle, on last
Saturday evening. About II o'clock
p. m, a sudden, terrible, crashing
sound sent horror to the hearts OF
the mill hands, about ID in number,
and well it might, for to their dis
may, they found themselves the wit
nesses of an awful explosion, and two
of their number hastily sent INTO an
other world. William Henderson,
the fireman, young man about
twenty-one years old, was killed in
stantly being terribly mutilated by
the fragments, deep gash was cut
across his head and cheek, and his
left shoulder crushed almost to a jel-
ly, and his arm cut off about four
inches from the shoulder and blown
about seventy feet from his body.
His bowels were torn asunder. bat
not so scattered that they could not
be recovered. The other unfortu-
nate young mans name was James
Paine who was about the same age.
He survived the accident about an
hour and half, but had no conscious
moment. He appeared 70 have
been killed by something being
hurled against him, or 10y the shock
Of the explosion. His bowels APP
peared to have been burned, and the
back Of his head slightly cut. These
were the only signs Of injuries. A
very remarkable feature was the fact
that, on the log yard, was a shed,
100 feet long, and all the men except
one who was on the yard were under
this shed. 60 feet Of this shed was
demolished leaving only
10 feet standing, and all the men uu-
Ter it and but two killed. The won
Ter is that all were not killed.
There is diversity Of opinion as
o the cause of the explosion. Some
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-02
The Farmers Alliance.
Editor Democrat:

fSutOr OchOtflts
Men Of all professions have their
clubs, associations, trades unions
ect., yet, If the laboring class organ
lie anything Of the kind it would
be uncommon, if everybody did not
declare 1t perfectly preposterous and
useless. Ii any class OF men need q
protective organization, it is certain
IL the laboring class, or more strict
~ speaking, the farmers. They are
encroached upon by officers, mer
chants, lawyers, doctors, politicians,
office-seckers, political rings, monop-
olies and in fact everybody. Like
Ishmael in one regard everybody's
hands seem TO be against them. We
have been investigating the merits,
and usages Of the national Farmers
alliance and have become thoroughly
convinced that it is one of the best
organizations for the protection or
the farmers against the encroach-
ments of monopohes etc. It's objects
are not strenuous but quite laudable.
1t is opposed in particular to further
encroachments of the great railroad
monopolies, political rings, and pro
fessional office seekers. Without a
united effort on the part of the farm
ers, these objects will nevre be accom-
pllshed. with il, it is perfectly feast
BILE. an union there is strength"
If the farmers ever expect to rise
from their present condition they
will have to take the power in their
own hands. 1t will take herculean
effort, vet it can be accomplished by
united effort, not like the Tele
graphers Brotherhood by strikes, but
by their efforts at the ballot box.
The farmers alliance is not strictly
speaking secret organization, yet
its usages are not known outside of
its members. If anyone wishes
any further information on the sub
ject they can obtain it By addressing
ID. w. Wood, Secretary National
Farmers Alliance, l57 Dearborn ST.,
Chicago, Ills.
If any community wishes to or
ganize an Alliance, and wants help
they can obtain it by addressing and
stating their wishes to the eagles
vile Farmers Alliance, Caglesviile,
Ark. One organization nor two
will do any good, but by united eff
fort, the objects will be accomplished.
Caglesville July 2S 'S3. l..
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-02

srEr up beside Governor Berry,
Governor Crittenden. and both Of
yon to a high position III the hearts
Of your countrymen. Arkansas has
Il governor with convictions On the
right side, and courage to maintain
them, and so has Missouri, as the
following from the Post Dispatch
will show:
JEFFERSON CRY, July lS.--A pc
tition was sent to Gov. Crittendon
this morning asking for the remittal
Of a line Of $40 against Henry Schu-
maker, for selling liquor without i
license at Sedalia on tho 18th Of July.
This is the first conviction under
the Downing law. The petition is
signed by sixty eight prominent citi-
zens. Iii accordance with his form
er declarations, the Governor refused
to remit the fine. In support Of
these he says II am asked by a
large number Of law abiding eisi1tassH
of Sedalia to remit fine imposed
upon Henry Schumacher for having
sold beer without license to minor
on the 4th Of July. This is the first
fine imposed under the Downing law.
1t is said the beer was sold FOR the
benefit of the Sabbath schools Of the
Evangelical church 1t is said in
the public prints that the boy was
made drunk, and that his mother
prosecuted the offenders. II so, it
shows the evil OF selling intoxicants
at such places for such purposes.
The Downing bill is now on trial in
this State. 1t should have fair
trial; it shall be done, as far as | am
concerned. | cannot enforce it un.
aided by the officers and courts, but
| will give them the full support of
this office in its execution. The law
is wholesome one and should be
obeyed by all classes / will not re-
NIT this fine nor any other imposed
under this law. There is no excuse
for its violation. 1t is plain, simple
and reasonable"
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-02
A Card from Generals Beaure-
gard and Early.

A publication headed, "Are the Lou
isiana Lottery drawings fair" which
originally appeared in several North
ern and Western papers as an adver-
tisement, by hostile Lottery company,
as we believe, has been copied into a
number of other papers, doubtless as an
advertisement also. The charges, in
situations. and inuendoes contained In
said publication are false in every re-
spect, so far as they affect the fairness
of the drawings of the Louisiana Lot
terry, or the Integrity OF the acts Of the
Lottery Company. When the UNDER
signed had charge only OF the semi-an-
nual drawings, they counted the tubes
containing the numbers previous to each
of those drawings TO be certain that all
were put in the wheel. Since they
have had charge of the monthly draw
ings also, the wheel has been under
their exclusive control, and after each
dra wing they have restored ALL the
drawn numbers TO the wheel, locked Ii,
ard sealed it in such manner as to
render il impossible for the numbers to
be reached or interfcred with without
their knowledge. They have thus been
always certain that all the numbers
were in the wheel at each drawing, and
they alone are responsible TOR the integ-
rity OF the drawings. The suggestion
that each ticket holder, on the day Of
and before each drawing, should be al
lowed TO call out his number and see IL
pat in the wheel, is too absurd to de-
ceive any one who ever witnessed a sim
gle number drawing, and any lottery
which resorts TO any such
trick proves itself to be a fraud.
The intima.ion that persons have been
paid to allow their names to be pub
lshed as the winners of prizes In this
Lottery is also false aud without the
slightest foundation in fact. Millions
of dollars have been paid out by the
in prizes through the banks
ard express agencies, as can be aseer-
taincd from the bank officers in New
Orleans, and the Express Agents in
New York, Washington City, and In
his city, as well as from the winners
If the prizes whose names have been
,iyen to the public.
Signed, q. Il. BEAuREGARD,
j. A. EARLY.
Commissioners.
New orleans, July II, 1888.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-02

A remarkable scene was that at
Shiloh last Sunday, viz: four open
graves at one time. The graves OF
the two victims of the saw mil explo
sion, JAS. Paine and VIM. Hender-
son. Miss Slater, and young child
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Carol, about or
6 months old. Miss Slater was to
have been married on the very day
she was buried, to young man by
the name OF Weddel, he having OBJ
tanned his license few days before.
Sunday was sad day for Shiloh,
and one OF remarkable surroundings
calculated to awaken sympathy in
every heart.
The singing class of Prof j. d.
Evans, comprises the best music
talent of the city. The Prof, is in
the lead of his profession, and our
people will do themselves service to
take advantage Of the present oppor-
tunity to place themselves under his
instruction. HIS class commences
regular lessons to night. He is also
instructing class in Dardanelle,
and divides his time between the
two places. We shall look for a
treat soon.
We learn that the notorious
moonshine disuller of Pope county,
Mr.. Dempsy, who has been operating
in the north part OF this county, has
been captured by Sheriff Quinn and
safely lodged in Dover Jail to await
developments.