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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-23
Things Looked Squally.

In the early days of Michigan says the
Free Press the pioneer respected the
Sabbath because it was the day to 90
hunting and pay visits. Churches were
few and far apart outside of the towns,
and the presence of circuit rider Gre
ated as much excitement as bear hunt.
One day a settler named Roberts, then
living in the woods of Clinton Co., hap
pened to be at the county seat on bus
mess, and before leaving he called on
minister and had talk.
sis it wrong to hunt on Sundayp"
very wrong" was the reply.
"How about playing cardsp"
THAT is wicked"
Cant we have shooting-matchp"
"Not on the Sabbath-not If you want
to be good"
Cant we set log heaps a-fire; dig out
foxes, tap sugar trees, look after bear
traps or 90 fishing on Sundayp"
mot as a Christian man. Let me
read you few lines in the good Book"
When Roberts started for home he
walked very fast, and about 9 o'clock at
night he arrived at the house OF the near
est neighbor and walked in on the family
and called out:
"Say, Bostwick, do you want to go to
Heavenp"
"Why, yes, l suppose so, replied the
other
Then be ut my house at daybreak to-
morrow morning with your AK. I'm
going to give the land to build a meet
ing-house on, and you've got to help cut
the logs"
"Any hurry about itp"
Hurry Well, / shouldsay so. We've
got to begin early and work late, and
put in our best ticks or our ever getting
within forty miles of Heaven will be
such tight squeeze as to rub the hide
off. Bostwick we're sinners Of the deep
est dye, and tell you we've got to git
up and hump, and hand over enough
maple sugar to pay for at least four SER
mons and some powerful loud singing,
or we'll be cut down like q flower"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-23

A New York artist engaged fine
looking but shabbily dressed old man
for a model recently. 1t was afterward
learned that he was Yankee, had been
a miner in California, experienced fif-
teen shipwrecks, and was a medicine
man among the Indians. He was nat
ural philosopher, mineralogist, had a
curious collection of roots, each twisted
by nature into all the letters of the al
phabet. He paints shells skillfully and
thinks he will take trip around the
world In order to see little of H..
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-23

A husband in Massachusetts whipped
his wife, who employed lawyer to
prosecute him. Then he took proceed
ings against her on the charge Of CON-
mon drunkenness, and she engaged the
same counsel to defend her. This law
yer sued the husband for the value Of
his services, relying on the rule of law
that husband is liable for ''necessa-
ries'' supplied 10 his wife. The Supreme
Court accepted this view so far as pay
for her defense was concerned, but
ruled that the charge for prosecuting
the husband could not be allowed.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-23
Hunting an Heir.

There is a certain lawyer in Detroit
who will hereafter make q wide detour
to avoid Livingston Co., Mich, when he
starts to go West. A few weeks ago he
appeared in that county in search of an
heir to $4,000 worth of property left
by a woman in New England. He found
man by the right name, and answer
ing in other respects to the party
wanted, and while intending to investi-
gate further he betrayed the fact that
1926, 900 was to change hands. The
supposed heir was fully convinced that
he was the party mentioned in the will,
and the results astOnished the commu-
nifty. He sold piece of property at
about three-fifths its value and gave
notice that he would like to see all his
creditors. They came. They were like
the leaves of the forest. They had
claims of whisky, vinegar, clothing,
provisions, borrowed money, wagers on
horse races and elections, and even for
the coffin in which one of his children
was buried twenty-five years ago. The
heir squared up like man made ar
rangements to remove to Chicago and
90 into business, and for a few days was
a gun of the largest calibre. Then he
took a drop. The lawyer found the
right party over in Macomb County, and
the Livingston man was crushed tlatter
than pancake. Those who can't i'm
agine just how he feels should see him
walking up and down the track of the
Detroit & Lansing Railroad with shot
gun, in hopes to get sight of the law
yer's face on passing train. He rep
resents Melancholy in search of Re-
yenpe
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-23

Browns IRON BITTERs
does not contain whiskey
or alcohol, and will not
blacken the teeth, or cause
headache and constipation.
1t will cure dyspepsia, indi-
gestion, heartburn, sleep
lessness, dizziness, nervous
debility, weakness, &c.
Use only Browns Iron Bitters made by
Brown Chemical CO., Baltimore. Crossed
red lines and trademark on wrapper.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-23

Tho man who never changes his opin-
ion amt a-going to know much, and
the one who changes it too often is a.
going to know less. Josh Billings.
A writer in the International Review
thinks that the American policeman is
the most conspicuous failure of Ameri-
can civilization
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-23

Connections are made at st. Ignace with the pop-
ular steamer City Of Cleveland, for Detroit and IN
termediste points.
The Michigan Central Railroad for Detroit and
all points In Michigan and the east south and south
east.
With the new England Transportation Co.'S. line
for Milwaukee, Chicago, Colhngwood and all points
In Canada.
At Marquette with the Marquette Houghton a
Ontonagon Railroad, the Iron and Copper Dis
trcts, and with Steamers for Duluth and the North
west.
Through tickets on sale at Marquette and ST.
Ignace, and all points In the Northern Peninsula.
For information TO passenger and freight rates,
apply to Office OF General Freight and Passenger Agt
THOs. McKE0wN, PRANK MILLIGAN
Gen'l Supt.. GenT Frt A Pass Agt
Marquette, Mich. Marquette, Mich.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-23

A man in Berlin beer house made a
bet that he could stand on one leg fol
two hours. After fifteen minutes he
got trembling fit, fell over on q beer
glass, cut his face and hands, and lost
bis bet.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-23

7eDearborn Ave-, Chicago, Nov. ?.
lhave been a great sufferer from
averyweak stomach, heartburn, and
dyspepsia in its worst form. Nearly
everything ate gave me distress,
and I could eat but little. ] have
tried everythingrecommended, have
taken the prescriptions Of doxen
physicians, but got no relief until !
took Browns Iron Bitters. ! feel
none Of the old troubles, ana am 4
new man. I am getting much
stronger, and feel frst-rate. ! am
q railroad engineer, and now mako
my trips regularly. I Can not say
too much in praise Of your wonder
full medicine. ID. c. MACK.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-23
Detroit MaCklnac & MQrquctte RR.

Pioneer East aud Vest Line Through "a
Upper Peninsula Of Michigan.
-)o(-
$40 Miles Shorter and 10 Hours Quicker than any
other line.
Between Detroit, Southern Michigan, and all points
East and SOUTHEAST, and the Iron and
Copper Districts.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-23
TheSecret

Of the universal success of
Browns Iron Bitters is Sim
ply this: 1t is the best Iron
preparation ever made; is
compounded on thoroughly
scientific, chemical and
medicinal principles, and
does just what is claimed for
it-no more and no less.
By thorough and rapid
assimilation with the blood,
it reaches every part of the
system, healing, purifying
and strengthening. Com
mencing at the foundation
it builds up and restores lost
health-in no other way can
lasting benefit be obtained.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-23
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AND
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-15
Governor Buffers Dignity.



Governor Butler is perhaps the most dig
nitied gentleman who has in many years
filled the gubernaterial chair The doors of
the State-house are locked at 5 o'clock every
afternoon, except the Mount Vernon street
door, which is left open in charge of a watch
man. and through this pass all persons
having business within the building.
One evening last week the Governor
having important work to finish, remained
after his clerks had gone. About 6 o'clock
he descended to the front door. 1t was
locked you will find the Mount Vernon
street door open, sir; this is always locked at
o'clock" said Mr. Boynton, who by mere
chance was in the corridor.
Then you can unlock it" said Governo r
Butler.
Excuse me- sir but the doorkeeper is
gone ..
The Governor folded his arms struck po-
sition, and looked at the young man. He
can look very wicked. "But l choose, young
man, to go out this door,"
There was nothing more to be said, and
messengers were dispatched to find the man
who could open the front door of the State
house for the Chief Magistrate of Massachu-
setts who stood meanwhile in an attitude
before the portal quietly waiting for the door
to turn on its hinges 1t was shortly opened,
and, with a triumphant twinkle in his eye,
he passed down the State-house steps.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-15
The Course of Demooracv.

TO the Editor of the indianapolis Journar
The course OF the Democratic party, more
especially for the last ten months in Con-
gress at Washington and in the Legislature
of Indiana, has been such as to give strong
grounds of alarm to every one; and, with
10. Mcdonald fitting between the capital of
his country and that of his State, we can see
little for reinsurance. The Democratic party
did all it could to kill civil-seSyice reform,
has probably killed for the present tart re-
form, and has already killed the seeming
momentary confidence reposed in it by the
people last fall; and now. in order to be
thorough, they will do their best to pass the
metropolitan police bill Truly they are
doing their best to manufacture political
capital for 1884, and are succeeding, as they
always have since 1860 in defeating them
selves. Permanent party success is not won
by partisan measures, as the Democrats are
now enacting, but by wise craftsmanship
The Democratic party is a pack of wolves
without leader, lean and hungry. Truly, it
would be dangerous to fall into their nav.
INDIANAPOLIS OBSERVER
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The very subject of all others that will be
the life business of very large per cent. of
those vino attend our common schools is.eu-
tirely neglected,
Should not the Legislature make agricul-
ture one of the branches to be taught in our
schools? Might not teachers, in the absence
of any legislation on that subject, ask their
township trustees to buy for the use of
schools the latest and best works on agricul-
tural topics, and from such works lecture to
their scholars? This, it seems to me, is a
practical question, and seems to be the only
way in which the agricultural knowledge
taught in our agricultural colleges can ever
reach the mass of the young men and women
who will soon become our farmers and farm
ers' wives. OBSERVER.
INDIANAPOLIS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-15
MOUNT UNION COLLEGE.
Its Enlarged Attendance and Success-Late
Emprovements-Distin Features
Especially for Teachers and Self
Dependent Young Men
and Women.

This closing term Is one Of the best winter
terms this College, so fortunately located, has
enjoyed in its thirty six years of remarkable
history. Number students last year, 6l5; from
nrst, 1926, representing nearly every State, of
whom BIB have taught schools ne-fo"rth
ladies' Call for teachers greater than supply.
Total graduatlOna, with degrees 1852. The
fruits of a college are it's students. Spring term
begins Feb. q, 1888: summer term begins May
g. 1888; fall term begins last of next Augusta
thus it is the only college that gives a full coll
lege year and still enables its students all
their college expenses by teaching winters
without losing time and classes, Special winter
term accommodates others. Students may
choose any studies, and enter any time. By
having erected buildings, this college regulates
and cheapens cost of students rooms and
board, their chief expense. Table or club board
Is $l.75 to 1910 per week: self board, including
good room, 81. Is to 81 so per week; good board
aud furnished room, 81 So TO $3.50 per week.
Tuition is but tritie in any course of studies
ancient or modern classical, scientific, philO-
sopnlcal, literary, commercial, normal, lnstrus
mental, music, fine art or preparatory. No Incl.
dental or extra charges All published prices
guaranteed. Valuable improvements lately
made to boarding hall, libraries, laboratories,
apparatus, experimental, and lecture-rOOms.
modtous grounds and buildings, superior mu-
scum and apparatus It's distinctive features
are: To make a thorough, liberal, practical edu.
cation accessible TO ali; enabling students to de-
fray their expenses; equal privileges to ladies;
Christian and patriotic; not sectional or partisan;
proper care for students health, morals and
comfort; freedom of thought and opinion; excel
lent literary societies; good religious oppOr-
tunities; competent professors, and practical,
integral instruction with Illustrative expert
ments. For new catalogue, address Hon. Lewis
Miller. Akron, o. or o. N. HartshOrn, LII. D.,
Mt. Union, or Alliance, o. Students coming by
by omnibus, find at the college good accommO'
datiOns in readiness.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-15

every year. Ample provisions will be made
for scientific learning in the future. But
how about the barefooted poor who can be
spared only under powerful encourage
ment by the washer woman, day laborer
and Woodworking mechanic to attend
school at all. These are the States wards.
Here is the uncultivated field where voters,
murderers and Presidents as we'll,
are growing up. This strata of society is as
much part of the State as any other; and
it is strange economy to levya tax to enlarge
privileges where they are the greatest now,
while another department is virtually desti-
tute of all privileges. 1t were wiser to pro-
vide better primary schools, and even kin
dergartens, than to spend money on the State
University. W. F.. NJ.
Sullivan Ind
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-15
Temperance Conservatism.

To the Edt0r OF the Indianapolis JOURNAL
l was pleased with one of your short
editorials the other day, on the right of prI-
yate opinion as to the best methods of tenn
perance reform. This is a good time to
reflect on your suggestions. Let us run up
q flag of truce-not to surrender, but to go
get our wounded and bury oar dead. The
sight of flag of truce makes both sides con :
sentative. And then it will give those of US
who have not had our way, as to methods in
the last campaign, time to say to our leaders,
1--WE told you So"
There is always an assumption of high
motive and exceptional purity given those
who are before the public in the role of "re-
formers" an assumption which gives the
recognized reformer an immense ad-
vantage of position. The man who
hesitates to fall in with the methods of the
reformers is vigorously denounced as OBJ
structiOnist. 1t has come to pass that he
must accept all the methods of the enthusi-
asst or be counted as favoriRg the unlimited
liberty of the liquor traffic Men who have
honest and independent. opinions as to the
best methods of temperance reform are often
regarded as traitors to the cause, whom to
hate and spurn is virtue Men who hesi-
tate to follow joyfully the call of the enthu-
siast, for the Tune IN the lead are either
cowardy or dishonest To be in favor with
the radical element of any reform move
ment Is to be ready to accept without
scruple all the startling and senseess
schemes which may be proposed. To doubt
the wisdom of remedial agencies is to fos ter
the disease
This is an unreasoning imputation and
prescription, and it is regretted by all honest
lovers Of the cause 1t seriously interferes
with the healLh full advance of u great move
ment. However strongly any class or party
makes believe that it has monopolized the
moralities practically the assumption is
nonsense. Partly through ignorance of the
strength of the opposition, and partly
through unwisdois, the temperance cause
seems to have suffered defeat. Let us now
take time to cool off and then take new
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-15
Agriculture in the Common Schools.

70 the Editor of the Indianapolis journal;
So far as the great mass of young men
those who in few years will be our active
farmers-are concerned, these agricultural
colleges might as well not not exist. What
is wanted is that agriculture be taught in our
common schools. The very best works on
agriculture should be furnished our schools,
and teachers should read from such books
and deliver short lectures on agricultural
subjects, In this way, and in this way
only, can the best and most advanced ideas
in regard to farming be disseminated among
the rising generation SO many of whom
will, in few years, be our practical farmers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-15
Suggestions for a License Law.

To the Editor OF the Indianapolis JOurnah
The liquor league has hitherto baffled all
Roman law and English law combined
Blackstone, created doctor of the civil law
in 1850, and from whose commentaries near
ly all our own laws are derived, has not fur
nished any principle of law to cope with the
demon of drunkenness. There are laws that
judges cannot upset nor annul, nor consti-
tutions render invalid, but any law or laws
restraining or prohibiting liquor traffic are
as easily overturned as an empty basket in a
wind-storm. What then is to be done?
Nearly all wise and practical temperance adj
vocates say, License" So say |. But what
kind of liquor law do we need in order to
regulate and restrict--or limit-the evil of
OF liquor selling?
If there can be no better law enacted than
the present, then open the food gates for
drunkenness, gambling and prostitution, and
let the god "Bacchus'' reign supreme But
if law can be enacted limiting the number
of saloons to not over five in one
cense fee not less than $500, and
not over three in any one township outside
of city or corporate limits, and making the
license $500, with a clause that no gambling
of any kind be allowed, with all the other
necessary restrictions; allowing any three
IreeHOlueIS III the SAME Wdru OF toWn 10 re-
monstrate on account of unfitness of the APP
plicant, and if proved by them their license
to be withheld; compelling all constables,
marshals and police to take cognzance of all
violations, and any neglect to do 50 be made
Enable and cause for discharge in all cases of
arrest ETC., making open doors and circum-
stantal evidence as conclusive proof as in
all other cases. Such law might be of in
calculable benefit TO cities the State and So
cety. l would allow no person to sell in
toxicating drinks. except he be freeholder,
owning not less than $500 in value of taxable
property, exclusive OF liquors.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. S. H. POTTER
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The Counterpart of the Little Corporal,

st. Louis Republican.
Sngularly enough, Plon Plon's half-brother,
the late Mr.. Jerome Bonaparte, OF Baltimore,
was strikingly like the first Napoleon, not
only in face but in form-so much so that
when he appeared at the theater in Paris,
while visiting that city many years ago the
and applauded the modest American G, nile
man vociferously. No one who saw him
walking the streets of Baltimore could mis-
take his identity. so completely was he a
reproduction of his uncle in personal appear
ance and manners. His sons have not in-
herited this interesting popularity. :
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-15
For Prohibition and License Beth.
To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal

There is no question before the Nation, GER
tainly none in Indiana, that is so agitatng
the minds of the people as the temperance
question. The opposition and disappoint-
ments that are met with make temperance
workers more determined.
Alcohol is a poison. All liquors that in
toxicate contain this poison. 1t is wrong-it
is great sin for the State to license and
regulate" the sale of this poison as bever-
age but SO long as the State will give licenses
to sell alcoholic liquors to poison men, let
the price of this license not be a small sum.
If the State will not prohibit the sale of this
poison beverage, but will only regulate
the sale, let the regulation" mean some
thing and not be the farce that it now is. If
the State is determined to license protect
and manage the saloon business, let her see
to it that the business, the saloon. is kent
decent" and in "erder" Gambling, card
playing, gaming of all kinds, variety shows,
music, etc, should be divorced from all
houses where intoxicating liquors are sold.
Keep prohibition in the foreground. but
let us notcondemn any work or any measure
that will in any way lessen the curse of
drinking and drunkenness.
ANDREWS Ind. s. NJ. MINNIcH.
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Objects of Charity.


New York Letter.
At a luncheon party on Monday each
guest was given sealskin satchel with
initials in silver on the side, a bouquet of
roses and a hand-painted card 1t was not
cold enough to distribute soup tickets.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-15

LARGEST theaters In America crowded to the
doors to hear the handsome young comedian
VIM. j. scanlan, sing "Peek-a-Boo." Remember
his engagement begins at Grand Opera house
Monday, Feb, 10.
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s. NJ. MINNIcH.


To the Editor of the INDIANAPOLIS JOurnel;
The article of L. b. Reynolds, in the Jour
nal of Feb. 8, puts the question of an appro-
priation to the State University in a most
sensible and just light. Only he should
have gone further and said, what he doubt
less believes, that the State University, and
even high schools, should be clt off from
State patronage. The children of the
wealthy and well-to-do families get the ben
eft of these institutions. But the people do
not care to be taxed to educate those who
are independent but rather to aid the poor
in whom the State has large interest. The
vicious largely come from the neglected
poor, and they are an expensive element.
1t would be we'll not only to have "educa-
ton compulsory between the ages
of six and fourteen" but all the
really needy during that period should have
books furnished gratis 1t surely is better
for the State to bestow its patronage in this
way than to, increase the opportunities for
classical and higher education The facilities
for these are good now, and getting better
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-15

DURKEEs Salad Dressing, a ready made, rich
delicious dressing for all salads OF meat, fish OF
vegetables. Cheaper and infinitely better than
home made. No sauce equal to it.
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Suggestion of an Arizona Statesman.

IVhlDbIOIIe NArIJ bpltaph, ~
The Governor transmitted the report of
Territorial Treasurer Butler, saying that
there was on hand about $50, 000 As it was
being referred to the committee on ways and
means some Scion remarked: Lets divide
it,"