The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-19

Oh the enterprise nave cOncluueu 10 ouu
to their outfit.
Boys can be lawfully removed from
the rear platform of cars, when stealing
rides, but the New York Court OF APP
peals has decided that the removal must
be so gentle as not to injure the urch-
ms.
A belle Of Butchertown, suburb of
Louisville. at ball the other night see
ing her beau too attentive to another
girl. went to him, gave him the price he
paid for tickets, chose another escort,
and returned home.
Ezekiel Peabody, of Marblehead,
Mass, when twenty-onc years old put
$500 in saving bank at per cent,
and, never having touched it, wants to
know how much he is worth now in his
95th year.
The Boston Transcript has seen n
theatrical audience applaud the actor
who vowed never to touch liquor again,
and then three-iifths of them rush out
for beer as soon as the curtain went
down.
The editor OF an Italian paper at San
Francisco was arrested at church fair,
the other evening for an alleged attempt
to kiss one of n bevy of misses who
thronged about him with knick-knacks
to sell. He will in future give such places
wide berth.
Near Columbus, KY, relic of the
late war has just been unearthed. 1t is
a ten-foot 64-pound cannon which was
dug from sand-bar. The gun was no
doubt left where found by the confeder-
ates in 1868, when they evacuated the
town after the Belmont battle.
In town in Australia the wind blew
out a gas-lght, and by reason of dark
ness traveller broke his leg. A jury
promptly gave him damages to the sum
of $1,000. although it was shown that
the wind blew hard enough to drive YES
sells ashore.
A "bent equatoriar telescope, an in
vention of Mons. LOewy, is now in OPP
GRAFTON at the Paris observatory. Tho
popularity of the instrument is that, in
consequence of the bending and the use
of two rejecting mirrors the astronomer
can observe all the celestial bodies with
out rising from his table.
Two monster rattlesnakes have been
sent alive to the National museum in
Washington by its Florida agent. One,
which came from the banks of the SUI
wannee river, measured twelve inches
around its middle, weighed IL pounds,
and was nearly feet long. The other,
from Polk county. was feet inches
long, thirteen and half inches in cir
conference, and weighed thirteen and II
half pounds.
The southwestern portion of Ontario,
Canada, is fast becoming an extensive
grape-growing region. The grapes are
sent to all parts of the Dominion and
sell aU excellent prices. Considerable
wine has been made there the present
Season.
Washington is becoming q residence
city. Every year adds to the large
number of persons who buy or build
homes there simply because they find
it pleasant place to live, and who are
actuated by no expectation of engag-
ing in business or speculation of any
kind.
The name of the rum which is rapidly
depopulating the Indian villages of
Alaska is "hoochenoo." 1t is distilled
from molasses. and even sailors of the
! u. S. steamer Adams, who nave been
engaged in destroying the still, haven't
the courage to tackle it.
Charles Rcade's new volume, "Read-
iana," is u collection of the bright,
shrewd and racy comments on current
events contributed by the author to the
newspapers during the past few years.
In this volume Reade shows himself
more than ever n generous and eloquent
advocate of all that is humane and no
ble
When Sir Garnet Wolscley re-entered
London, after his victory in Egypt. he
was preceded by the Duke of Connaught
who, although the Queens sou, was af-
ter all only II staff officer under General
| Wolseley. Were the Duke of Yelling
ton alive, the young officer would have
been roundly snubbed. the London Truth
thinks, for his impertinence.
President Potter. of Union College,
has offered three prizes to the students
keeping the neatest, most elegant and
attractive rooms, and it is said that va
rious competitors have begun their dec
orations and many of the rooms exhibit
an exceedingly novel appearance. The
awards will probably be made during
the middle term.
The fact that Herbert Spencer subsists
almost entirely on dry toast and sardines
is hardly likely to stimulate the adoption
of this fare by would-be philosophers,
who may recall the fact that when Agas-
siz was asked by Il bumptious litterateur
how much of II fish diet would benefit his
brain, advised him to begin with two
small whales.
The post-mortcm examination of
mulatto who died recently in Cincinnati
revealed II brain weighing 81 ounces
There are on record but two brains
heavier than this, that of Cuvier, weigh
ing 6i.33 ounces. The mulatto was not
considered bright intellectually, yet is
described us becoming, late in life.
'thoughtful and reserved" He had
been u slave.
var,- cIppoesfitl f,.ial of tho CrtIrocs