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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-30
The Timid Guests.

His appearance was somewhat thread
bare, still there was respectable air
about him, and when he stepped up r.
the counter in the Burnet House Office,
the other night clerk Bamford showed
the register around towards him and
held out pen.
Before register, said the stranger,
taking his pen in hand and looking
about with timid air, II would like to
inquire"
"About the fire escapesP" interrupted
Bamford. Certainly, that's all proper
enough. Since the Newhall fire guests
are more or less nervous on the subject
of CONGREGATIONS and anxious to know
about the facilities for escape"
"What desire to ask particularly"
said the stranger, edo you keep"
might watchmenp Oh, yes, three
or four of them, on guard all night
long. They sleep all day so as to keep
awake at night. They patrol the halls
constantly and see that everything is
safe"
''You don't quite get my meaning"
said the stranger, toying with the pen.
81 don't desire to register before 1
know"
"What more do you want to knowP"
asked Bamford, testify. 1.-The fire es-
capes are all right, besides that we have
a fire brigade among the servants, who
arc thoroughly trained and know just
what to do in case of fire"
you don't understand me. Can l
get"
"Get on the roof? Certainly you can.
Should escape be cut off by the stair
cases, or if you couldn't find the rope
readily with which every room is sup
piled, so as to lower yourself from the
windows you have only to go up on the
roof and you can easily be rescued by
way of the balconies, with which the
house is literally supplied"
"Will you tell me if l can stay"
"Stay in the Office all nightp Ger
tainly, if you are afraid to 90 to bed,
though can assure you that you can
calm your fears of any conflagration in
this house."
"My dear sir" said the seedy gentle
man, ''you fail to comprehend me en-
tirely. am not afraid of any fire. /
have had to lodge so often of late where
have been deprived of the luxury of
warmth that moderate conflagration
would be a blessing in disguise. Your
fire escapes are doubtless ample and
your fire brigade one of the best trained
and most efficient in the country. L
don't question the easy ascent to the
roof and the exhilerating descent by
way of the convenient balconies to the
street below. But before registering my
name among your distinguished guests
wish to ask"
"What do you wish to ask?"
IF man could get to stay here all
night if he was broke. / hain't got a
cent"
There was wild scampering of feet
towards the door as Bamford reached in
a drawer for his revolver, and the seedy
man quickly disappeared in the direc-
ton of the street.-Cin. Sat. Night.
A youthful punster who visited q ho-
tel recently for the first time came to
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-30

Browns IRON BITTERs is
composed ofIron in soluble
form; Cinchona the great
tonic, together with other
standard remedies, making
a remarkable non-alcoholic
tonic, which will cure Dys-
pepsia, Indigestion, Malaria,
Weakness, and relieve all
Lung and Kidney diseases.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-30
CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED!
% SS; HALLS
BALSAM LUNGS iIi IGs

Cures Consumption, Colds, Pneumonia, In
fluenza, Bronchial Difficulties, Bronchitis,
Hoarseness, Asthma, Group, Whooping
Cough, and all diseases of the Breathing
Organs. 1t soothes and heals the Membrane
of the Lungs, InAamed and poisoned by the
disease, and prevents the night sweats and
the tightness across the chest which accom-
pany it. CONSUMPTION is not an in
durable malady. HALLS BALSAM will
cure you, even though professional aid fails.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-30
SEEK

health and avoid sickness.
Instead of feeling tired and
worn out, instead Of aches
and pains, wouldn't you
rather feel fresh and strongP
You can continue feeling
miserable and good for no
thing, and no one but your
self can find fault, but if you
are tired Of that kind oflife,
you can change it if you
choose.
How1 By getting one
bottle of Brown IRON BIT
TIERS, and taking it regularly
according to directions.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-30

A youthful punster who visited q ho-
tel recently for the first time came to
the conclusion that darkey waiter is
q service Sc lie nc. n.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-30

Mansfield, Ohio, Nov. a6, 1885,.
Gentlemen:-Ihave sufferedwith
pain in my side and back, and great
soreness on my breast, with shoot
ing pains all through my body, at
tended with great weakness, depres-
sion Of spirits, and loss Of appe-
lite. have taken several different
medicines, and was treated by prom
inent physicians for my liver, kid
neys, and spleen, but / got no relief.
i thought I would try Browns Iron
Bitters I have now taken one bottle
and half and am about well-pain
in side and back all gone-soreness
all out Of my breast, and ! have a
good appetite, and am gaining in
strength and flesh. Itcan justly be
called the hing Of nssdieisss.
JOHN X. ALLrNpER.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-30

The Northern Pacific Railroad COM
pany has purchased four hundred acres
of land in two tracts, one in and the
other near st. Paul. Upon the tract in
the city there will be erected a union
depot, and at the other stock-yards, and
Strengthening and packing houses will
be established. Other improvements
are also planned by the company.
A treaty between several of the Euro
pean and South American governments,
to secure to the citizens Of the various
states the same rights as to trade
marks, patents, ETC., as each country
accords to its own subjects, has been
arranged. Great Britain, Russia, and
the United States hold aloof for the
present.
A land Office having been authorized
by congress to be established in the
Turtle mountain country, controversy
has sprung up as to the precise place at
which it shall be located. It is likely
that no selection will be made until the
line of the Minneapolis. st. Paul and
Manitoba railroad has been surveyed to
DEVILS lake, and that wherever the
railroad touches the lake, there will the
land Office be located.
Suithas been begun at Cleveland Ohio,
to establish the claim of Julius Kings
ley Cobb, aged 2 years. to share in the
estate Of the late Abira Cobb, his
alleged grandfather. The child, il is
claimed, is the offspring of one Of Mr..
CObbs sons, now deceased, and his
former wife. who was divorced soon
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-07-19

Red Currant observation-disclosures
Red currants, granulated sugar. Take
ripe currants, squeeze them through a
fine cloth, measure the juice in pints.
and place on the fire in preserving
kettle; let il boil hard for ten minutes
after il commences, remove the scum
carefully and take off the fire, set on a
table; and to each pint of Juice (meas-
ured before it was placed on the fire)
stir in one pound of granulated sugar;
put in tumblers. Ii these directions are
carefully followed, you will have Jelly
that cannot be surpassed, and that will
keep for years.
Cheese Fondu. one cup of dry
bread-crumbs i'm one and a half cups OF
milk, rich and fresh, or it will curdle.
Beat three eggs very light, add to the
crumbs one tablespoonful of melted but
ter, seasoning to taste; beat all togeth-
er; lastly, add one pound of finely
grated old cheese. Butter q baking
dish. pour in the fondu, strcw dry bread
crumbs over the top, and bake in il
rather quick oven until brown. Serve
Immediately in the baking-dish, as it
soon falls
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-07-19
EdisOn's Electric Motor.

Edison says:--'I am now building a
forty-two ton locomotive, with siX-foot
drivers, to be used on the underground
road in England The wheels of the
locomotive are provided with an insu-
lated center, to prevent the cnrrent from
running along the axle. One rail of
the track is charged with negative and
the other with positive electricity. The
current comes up through one wheel,
then through the motor aud down
through the opposite wheel to the other
rail. 1t will be much more practicable
than the present locomotive on the
ground of economy. A steam locomo-
tive is most eXtravagant continuance,
because of its lack of heating ROOM
A boiler must be driven at all times,
and there can be no cutoff appliance
to stop the waste of heat when not in
use. In an electric locomotive it will
be an easy matter to cut off the power
supply at any moment when not need
ed. An arrangement can be effected
by having third rail, by which means
the motor can gradually be introduced
upon large road and not interfere
with the steam trains. One outside
rail could be charged with the negative
and the middle rail with positive cleo
tricity, and thus ob,iate the difficulty
and danger of running steam locomo-
tive over rails heavily charged with
the powerful fluid.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-07-19

they passed the mouth of the pit. tho
scene of their fruitless labors, Flynn
stopped to get shovel. The others fol-
lowed his example, carrying with them
the implements they had cast down in q
hopeless way the night previous. They
set to work silently, being too much ex-
cited to speak. If disappointment await
ed them now. No. two or three blows,
such as had never been struck before,
told them they had "struck it, at last.
They paused, looked at each other for o
moment, then the hills echoed and re-
echoed with the shout of triumph that
burst simultaneously from their line.
They returned to camp, Flynn carry
ing Maggie on his shoulder, Just as Bag
ley appeared in sight with n bag of
provisions on his back. In few words
he explained how before daylight he had
started for Kiwanna to beg food for the
woman and her children. After hasty
dinner some of the men went to select a
pleasant spot in which to lay the re-
mains OF their comrade, and Flynn set
out for town to make arrangements
about having tho camp supplied with
provisions.
Several hours later he returned in high
spirits and related how he had encoun-
tered Skinner in a tavern and demanded
the return of the horse. watch and pis-
toll that had been intrusted to him. He
clustered and swore awhile and finally
agreed to sell his claim for the articles
he had already appropriated to his own
use. Flynn did not apprise him of the
lucky turn of fortunes wheel, but took
precautions to have the exchange legally
drawnup.
HE played us mean trick" con-
cluded FLYNN, "but got the best of him,
and now propose to transfer his share
to the orphans and widow of our old
friend.
No dissenting voice was raised against
the propositions; furthermore. they all
declared that Maggie should henceforth
be called the ward of the Eureka Min
ing Company.
The next day ST was buried, and q
week later, when the success of the mine
had become an established fact, Mrs.
Reed and her children were taken back
to Sacramento. The change of fortune,
coupled with the death Of her husband,
proved too much for the poor woman,
and the two orphans became the actual
wards of the Eureka Mining Company.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-07-19
The Poison i'm Tobacco Smoke.

Herr Krisling, of Bremen, has publish
cd useful paper on the poisonous con-
stituents oftobacco smoke, among which
he specifies as strong in quality, car
bonic OXIDE, sulphurated hydrogen,
prusic acid, picoline bases and nicotine.
The first three substances, however,
occur in such small proportions, and
their volatility is SO great that their
share in the action of tobacco smoke on
the system may be neglected. Tho pic
ocline bases, too, are present in COM
paratively small quantity, so that the
poisonous character of the smoke may
be almost exclusively attributed TO the
large proportion of nicotine present.
Only q small part of the nicotine in n
cigar is destroyed by the process of
| smoking, and n relatively large proper
ton passes off with the smoke. The pro-
portion of nicotine in the smoke depends
of course, essentially on the kind of to-
bacco, but the relative amount of nico-
tine which passes from cigar into
smoke depends chiefly on how far the
cigar has been smoked, as the nicotine
contents of the unsmokcd part of q cigar
is in inverse ratio to the size of this part
that is, more nicotine the shorter the
part. Evidently, in burning cigar,
the slowly advancing zone of glow driyes
before it the distillable matters, so that
in the yet unburned portion a constant
accumulation of them takes place.
More, relatively. of this substance passes
into smoke in the case of cigars with
much of that substance. Nicotine, not
withstanding its high boiling point, has
remarkable volatility.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-07-19
In the Sanctum.
Burlington nawkcyc.

Burlington Hawkeyc.
"You look TERED" said the Pen,
coming down from the rack and whct.
ting his ND on the handle of the paste
cup, you look dreadfully tired"
81 am" said the scissors, rolling
down its sleeves and reclining on heap
of reprint. 1T has been busy day
with me. Early this morning the so.
ciety reporter came in and / went with
him to three archery parties, five din.
ncrs, half n dozen five O'Clock teas; two
weddings, | don't know low many en-.
gagements, and think half the people
/ met to-day are going away for the
summer. Then he took the pencil and
went out, and pretty soon Looney
Heenan, the sporting reporter, came in
and took me down to q New York rat
pit, then we went to Jersey city cock.
ing man, and think it was little the
scaliest crowd | ever was in, then We
saw n fight with hard gloves and took
in couple of eating matches and Q
dozen horse races, n college regatta
and GraGco-Roman wrestlc. Then
he went away and the deacon came in
| and | went to u revival meeting IL
Glasgo, prayer meeting at Plymouth
church, took in Salvation army free
and easy looked in on Moody and
Sankey, heard a rafting good sermon
by Talmage, attended a couple of heresy
trials, dropped in at Grocer Theological
Seminary and saw DIR. Weston, attend
ed missionary meeting, heard 4 ba.
by yell bloody murder at two
quart silver baptismal font, and
then saw a real baptism the river.
Then the political leader came in and
| took me in hand and we felt Sammy
Tilden's pulse, shook hands with Presi-
| dent Arthur and interviewed a man
named Conkling; found half a dozen
new presidential candidates. nominated
half dozen United States senators fol
| different states, caught another con
gresham up to his eyes in the fraudiesi
kind of job, looked up place for an
Ohio man who had been overlooked
somehow or other, looked up few
candidates for speaker, tinkered the
tariff little, and looked in on the stal
route trial. Then the funny man came
in and we giggled through Puck, Texa:
Siftings, Peck IS Sun, Detroit Free Press
Rockland Courier, The Drummer, Yon
ker's Gazette, Atlantic Constitution
Boston Post, Denver Tribune, The
Boomerang, Cambridge Tribune, Phil
adelphia Bulletin, then the market MAJ
got hold of me and / have just beer
having nice dry old time in stocks
money, oil, wheat, lumber, pork, cattle
iron. hides, sheep, drygoods, and l dom
know what all. You wait till you com,
to wade through some Of it. l wish
was dead"
And the wearied scissors crawlc,
around behind the Bible which it knew
would not be disturbed, to hide itsel
for little needed rcpose.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-07-19

Tomatoes for Supper.-Ingredients.
Six eggs, one tablespoonful of mus
tard, olive oil, salt. cayenne pepper,
tomatoes, vinegar. For half a dozen
persons take six eggs, boil four of them
hard, dissolve the yolk with vinegar and
the mustard, and mash as smooth as
possible; add the two remaining eggs
(raw), yolk and white, stir well, then
add oil enough to make altogether sauce
sufficient TO cover the tomatoes well;
add the salt and pepper, and beat
thoroughly until it thickens; skin and
cut the tomatoes the fourth of an inch
thick, and place on ice an hour before
they are to be used, then pour the sauce
over. Though a a little troublesome 10
prepare, yet if once eaten by persons
who are blessed with palates to enjoy
good things, they will be pronounced to
be superior to any other mode OF prep
aration.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-07-19

st. James Gazette.

st. James Gazette.
II ireland has its Blarney Stone, which
assures to any one kissing it uncom-
mon eloqucnce and persuasiveness-
''blarney," in fact, for there is 20 other
equivalent for the mysterious gift
Spain has her marriage stone," the
virtues of which are equally remark
able; for any single person, male or
female, who touches ii, is absolutely
sure to be married within a twelve
month The stone forms part of the
masonry of tho college of Sacra Monte,
IN Granada. About twelve months ago,
two young ladies paid visit to the old
Moorish capital, and were shown over
the college by one of the resident cler-
gy, who acted as ciccrone, and who
treated the fair visitors with unus .ial
Difference and respect. When they
came to the marriage stone" the padre
smilingly explained the peculiar powers
with which popular superstition cred
tied it. Touch it," said one of the
ladies to her sister, who laughed incred-
ulously, but followed the advice none
the less-touching the stone, not once,
but twice or thrice. Now, the two young
ladies were the Spanish Infantas, Dona
Isabella and Dona Paz; and the latter
1t was who touched thestone. She did
so on the 3rd of April, last year, and
she was married TO Prince Louis of
Bavaria on the 2nd of April OF the pres
emf Vpar
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-07-19
4 Description OF a COWBOY.

Correspondence Philadelphia Press.
A genuine cowboy is worth describing.
la many respects he is a wonderful crea
ture. He endures hardships that would
take the lives OF most men, and is,
therefore, a perfect type of physical
manhood. He is the finest hors eman in
the world, and eXcels in all the rude
sports of the field. He aims to be a
dead shot, and universally is. Con-
stantly during the herdipg season he
rides seventy miles day, and major
ity of the year sleeps in the open air.
His life in the saddle makes him wor-
ship his horse, and it, with rifle and q
siX-shooter. complete his happiness. OF
vice in the ordinary sense he knows
nothing. He is rough, uncouth, brave
and generous creature, who never lies
or cheats. 1t is mistake TO imagine
that they are a dangerous set. ANY one
is rs safe with them as with any people
in the world, unless he steals horse or
is hunting for q fight In their eyes
death is II mild punishment for horse
stealing. Indeed it is the highest crime
known To the unwritten law of the
ranch. Their life, habits, education
and necessities breed this feeling in
them. But with all this disregard of
human life there are less murderers and
cut-throats graduated from the cowboys
than from among the better educated
classes of the East who come out here
for venture or gain.
They delight in appearing roughcr
than they are. To tender-foot, as they
call an Eastern man, they love to tell
blood-curdling stories and impress him
with the dangers on the frontier. But
no man need get in aquarrel with them
unless he seeks it, or get harmed unless
he commits some crime.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-07-19
Decorative.

hate tunnel?" the maiden said,
And closer to the drummer drew;
they always mako me feel afraid
or some disaster; don't they your"
And then the drummer shook his name.
You're safe enough with me-" said he.
Whatever happens to the train,
You always can rely on me!
And, with oar-splitting whistle shrek,
Tho train plunged i'm the black abyss;
The drummer sought her blooming cheek
And frescoed il with manly kiss.
Embroidered by her sweet alarm.
AS on they tore through that eclipse,
He laid her head upon his arm,
And friezed dado on her lips.
All, mel the maiden swoetly smiled.
AS she arranged her tumbled hat,
And once again tho sunbeams filed
In at the window where they sat;
Alb. mel for once that horrid pest
Was robbed OF every startling fear.
thank you for your Interest,";
Excuse me. sir; get Off herel"
And so she left him drowned i'm signs,
And on the sea of soft dreams tossed.
Of her sweet lips and pure. bright eyes,
SO quickly gained and quickly lost.
To dreaml but ah, at last TO wake
And learn that in tho tunnels din,
Shed seized upon her chance TO snake
His watch and chain and diamond pinl
brakes Travellers Magazine.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-07-19
She Was Satisfied.

len cents Tor such little mite o1
paregoric as that" she growled, as she
held up the phial
"Yes'm."
HAS paregoric rip"
mo"
But I've often got double this
amount for 10 cents. You must have
made cents clear profit"
Il made exactly eight, madame"
why, that's clear robbery"
Madame, ropliod the druggist, af
he pasted on the label, ''if should &C.
cidently poison your husband to-mor.
row you would want $500 in cash"
"Yes, all of that
well haven't got but $3.50, am in
hurry to make up the remainder, sc
that | can put the cash right into your
hands without waiting. I'm not the
man TO cheat poor widow out of CSC
in those hard times.
"Oh. that's it. is itp Well, you talk
like an honorable man, and I'm GLAD
you explained.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-07-19
Happy Orcs Mole.

ST. Louis, Mo.-A Chronicle reporter
was told by Mr.. Alfred j. Papin, of this
city. that his nephew had the most OBJ
stinate case of inliammatory rheumatism
which baflled all kinds of treatment
until st. jacobs Oil, the great-conquer-
or was used. 1t CURED the young man,
and he recommends it as the greatest
cure for pains in the world.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-07-19

From Mrs. John Splitter.
No. % Wit ST., Fort Wayne, Ind.
/ have suffered for sixteen years with spas
modc pain IN my head, and general nervous
debility. Recently had q &C yere attack of
pain in my b al, caused by weakness and
nervous exhaustion. / really thought should
die, my husband said we would test ZoaPhora
thoroughly. He gave 1t to me according TO
directions for severe case, and In less than
two hours had complete relief. / advise all
ladies who suffer from nervous or sick head
ache, or any form of female weakness, to use
Zoa-Phora. There is no medicine 10 compare
with f..
4NdY ID 1882
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-07-19
A Splendid Cure for Lung Disease.

DIR. Robt. Newton, late President OF the
Eclectic College of the City OF New York, and
formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio, used Dir. WIN.
HALLS BALsAM very extensively In his practice,
as many of his patients, now living, and restolr
cd TO health by the use OF this invaluable mcdi-
cine, can amply, testify, He always said that
SO good remedy ought not TO be considered
merely as patent medicine, but that 1t ought
TO be prescribed freely 10y every physician as a
sovereign remedy in all cases Of Lung diseases.
" is a sure cure for Consumption, alI has Eo
equal for all pectoIal complaints.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-07-19
Free of Charge.
Unsolicited Evidence for the Merits of
Aliens Lung BaIsam

FROM REV. G.. H. DARROW, a WELLKNOWN
MINISTER.
CINCINNATI January .,
MEsSRs. j. n. HARRIS Co.
GENTLEMEN:-My daughter who has been afflicted
the past two years with chronic bronchial affection
is receiving such decided benefit from taking your
Lung Balsam-having taken but one bOtte-that
am prompted to express TO you my qualification nj
the result. Her lOng-continued dry cough with its
occasional whcczing whistling sound, peculiar 70
the breathing, has disappeared and my hope Is that
continuing to use the Lung Balsam viii le longer
permonent and radical cure will be effected. can
recommended its use to Others.
Yours Respectfully,
G.. X. DARROW.
The Rev. G.. X. barrow Is the managing editor of
the Contributor, II valuable religious paper.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-07-19

According to Mr. F. II. King, of the
Wisconsin state survey, the bird popu-
lation of the state is 1865 900 consum-
ing an aggregate Of over p, 900, 600, 900
insects every season.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-07-19

No one medicine will cure everything, but
II is an incontestible fact that Thomas Electric
on viii cure a'sprain, bruisc, bite, or an
ache, aud Is also an active and pronounced cure
for neuralgia and rheumatism.