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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-10-19
LAST Excursion OF the sevsOn
TOMORROW.


The Michigan crop report for Oct.
Ist, shows that the average of wheat
per acre in Shiawassee county the
present year, estimated from the re-
port of the product of $40 threshed
and reported, to be 1910 bushels.
The Supervisors report show that
there was on the ground May Ist,
A. 500 acres, which at the average
noted above would show the crop of
1883 to be 1868. The crop of
oats by the same estimate averages
26.42 bushels to the acre. Wheat
marketed during the month of Sep
TENDER was 5000 bushels.
J. H. Hartwell, of Hartwellville,
Beach Van LEV, of Bennington, E.
L. Brewer, and Geo. M. Dewey, of
Owosso, are at Big Rapids this week
attending the Grand Lodge of the
l. o. G, T.
Mr.. Joseph Hershey, of Gorham,
N. Y, an uncle of Mr.. c. E. Hershey,
cashier of the First National Bank,
of Owosso, is visiting his nephew and
family.
Mr.. Frank w. Bailey, of the Ale
gan Journal, accompanied by his
wife, who formerly lived for many
years in Owosso, have been visiting
the past week at the home of ex-
Mayor E. A. Todd. F. w., was a
welcome visitor at The TINES office
on Saturday.
The success that has attended the
efforts of Milton George, of Chicago,
in building up the circulation and
general business of the "Western
Rural" is almost marvellous. The
paper has been devoted to the inter-
ests of producers and has antagon-
lied the railroads and other chan
nels of commerce vigorously and as
it has seemed to US at times very
unwisely, yet despite this, the "West-
ern Rural" has been growing in i'm
portance and influence until to-day
its circulation is counted by tens of
thousands, and is rapidly growing.
Wishing to still further enhance the
the value of the paper to his SUBJ
scribers, Mr.. George has recently
enlarged the "Western Rural" to a
sixteen page journal, and added to
its name the words "and American
Stockman," all without any increase
in the subscription price which is
only $I.6s a year, with II copies in
a club for $500.
Hon. Josiah Turner, U. S. Con-
sui at Amherstburg, spent Sunday
with his family in this city.
Mr.. Ed. Strife, of Paris, France,
has been engaged by N. McBain as
cutter. He comes well recommended
and will doubtless give entire salts
faction to all patrons.
The wheat crop in Michigan is es-
timated at a3,I47.ooo bushels.
Miss Hattie Rowell is to give a
reading, ETC., at Perry tomorrow
evening.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-10-19
OwOSSO. FRIDAY, OCT. 10, 1888.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY.
Entered at the Post Office in OWosso, Mich.
for Transmission through the mails as sec
ond class mail matter.
LOCAL NEWS
Miss Nellie Gould is visiting ir
New York.

Miss Nellie Gould is visiting in
New York.
An Exchange says : Judge New
ton recently sentenced Steinhoff to
80 years in prison at Jackson for
the murder of Brophy at Owosso last
spring. This is another temperance
lecture for the moderate drinker.
They are prosecuting, taxing and
convicting liquor sellers in Kalamo-
zoo for selling liquor after hours at
night and on Sundays. This kind of
lightning is Oe,y likely 10 strike some
of the dealers in Owosso if we can
Judge from the rumbling thunder we
hear in the distance.
Hon. W.B.Williams, of Allegan, one
ofthe best lawyers in Michigan, is one
Of the attorneys in a suit brought by
the c. & w. M. railroad against the
state of Michigan, about the payment
Of certain taxes.
Stanley Parkill was home over
Sunday.
Monday next, Moses Mix, Perry
Comstock and Orson Estey leave for
Clare county on hunting expedi-
ton.
Edgar Bartholomew has been Sc
riously sick for several weeks, but is
now slowly convalescing.
The Chesaning Argus of last week
published Rev. Mr.. STARTS address
to the G.. A. r. Post at that place.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-01-18
Sleeping With Serpents.

Professor Bell, the Smithsonian In
stitution's agent, shipped his last collec-
ton of snakes to the North two weeks
ago. and already has his museum full
again. It's surprising how rapidly they
become domesticated under his treat
ment During the recent cold snap
some of them that he turns loose in his
room at night climbed up the bed-posts
and coiled themselves up in his blank
cts. He felt them hunting for coy
spots about his legs. and knew that he
ought to get up and provide them with
some loose straw, but sleepy man in a
warm bed of cold night is not over
obliging, and the Professor snored on
musically. as is his custom. The rep
tiles crowded upon one another, quar-
relied, fought little, kissed, but the
Professor did not budge-only now and
then he would wake slightly and cry
softly, whist, boys! be easy. boys!'
AT last big ''coachwhip" snake
found an opening near the edge of the
blankets, and slowly glided in. There
was gentle swaying up and down of
the bed-clothes as the big claybank SER
pent moved about, getting himself COM
Portable, when suddenly he slapped
about two-thirds Of his frigid length
against the warr legs of the doing
proprietor.
The proprietor made a violent re-
mark. He set up in bed, gathered
handful of snakes in each hand, depos-
iting them carefully on the floor; then,
throwing back the bed-clothes, admins
tered a kick that sent the coachwhip
flying through the dark to the further
end of the room, encountering the lamp
in its aerial fight, and knocking from
its bracket on the wall the fragile skull
of an ancient Florida mound builder.
Freeze and he hanged" exclaimed
the irate Professor; ''rll share my bed
with you, but you shan't drive me out"
He drew the blankets over him. A few
moments later several pair of little red
eyes moved up the bed-posts on either
side, and soon snake-herder and snakes,
in one couch, were lost in peaceful
sleep.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-01-18
Feats of an Athleha.

Abner c. Mcllrath, who kept IA
nous hotel for thirty-siX years six miles
from Cleveland on Euclid avenue. has
been gathered to his stalwart fathers.
He was mighty fox hunter and Z re-
markable athlete Six feet six inches
and half tall, his average weight was
about 264 pounds, but yet he is said 10
have frequently on foot run down foxes.
He once lifted with his hands from the
ground an iron shaft weighing 100
pounds, which would be equal to lifting
double that weight were he h2rnessed
with straps To weights and allowed TO
lift under the best advantage. Two
men would hold string two inches
above his head, and he would step
back two or three steps and jump over
it without touching it, making the leap
about six feet nine inches in height.
He has been known, rather than 10 lead
his horses around to the otter side OF
the barn. to put his long arms Under a
horse and lift it 20 10 the floor OF the
barn. which happened To be three or
four feet above the ground. In Buffalo
he once wrl lstled with and threw with
ease Charlie Freeman. the american
giant" who afterward in England de-
feated the ''Tipton Slasher'' in a prize
fight. Another feat of the old tavern
keeper was his chase on horseback OF 3
fox one December over frozen Lake
Erie far from sight of land. He lived
to the age of seventy years, having
been a paralytic for the last four years
of life as result of exposure during s
fox hunt. He was borne 10 his grave
Saturday By six OF his tall sons. four of
whom are six feet four and half inch
es high and the other two just six feet.
and whose combined weight is 1906
bounds
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-01-18
PrnnAr 0,1antitz Of Fond

Animals living in a state of nature
do not Overeat, but stop when they have
got enough. All animals which are ex-
pected to work are carefully fed as to
quality and quantity. Men, however,
0Yerfeed themselves, and the results are
unlitness for work and the pains of a
diseased stomach. DIR. Nichols asks
and answers, in TIE Food Reform Nag
GEjHe, the question:: How are we to
get 1t the proper quantity of food? He
replies:
When our food is simple and natural
in kind and quality and mode of prepa-
ration. there is little danger of eating
too much. There is little danger, for
example, of eating too many grapes,
apples, pears, or bananas. Salt, sugar,
spices and luxurious cookery tempt to
excess.
With men. as with animals, natu-
raj diet is self-liniting, and we are dis
posed to stop when we have got
enough.
The more artificial the food, the more
s-l7-l,Dr.,is7 st,,,i 1stNui NOUS r11tsr,
more the liability to overload the stom-
aeh, overtask the digestive power, and
overweight the forces of life.
Simplicity of food is condition of
health, and promotes longevity. The
quantity of food which enables man
to do his daily work without loss of
weight is precisely what he requires.
lie supplies the daily waste-no more
and no less.
This quantity may vary little with
each individual, but every one can easi-
ly ascertain his own measure of require
ment by reducing the quantity of daily
food until he finds balance of force
and weight.
1t is my opinion that the average
quantity of water-free aliment required,
say by business and literary men, is
twelve ounces. Men of great muscular
activity may require sixteen to twenty
ounces. have found myself in very
good condition for sedentary work on
eight or ten ounces.
When any one is in good condition
for his work and keeps his normal
weight, he has food enough. DR.. Mich
oils's advice is, find this quantity by ex-
pertinent, and then habitualiy keep
f,,;
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-01-18
Scientific Notes.

Pure thOrium, so far as NJ. Nelson's s
experiments go, shows specific gravi-
ty very nearly HOO and an atomic vol
ume of 21.1.
Typhoid fever in Paris seems to bear
a pretty constant relation to the sani-
tary conditions of the dwellings occupied
by the afflicted.
Honey, after it is clarified, Herr Z.
Myhus has discovered, can be kept
from ro.--->y.,.i-,sr -. 1ees--- -. aoror, by
adding to it about l per cent. of form
ic acid.
Wines made from the wild oranges
of Florida are alleged to have greatly
priced therapeutic properties The
manufacture of these beverages is very
simple.
As to the convulSing nature of curare
NJ. County states that it is not only q
paralyzing but also primarily q con-
vulsing poison. Nor is it merely a
peripheric poison; it to a certain de-
gree affects also the nerve centers.
Ether spray, in the practice of DR..
McColganan, has not only Immediately
relieved facial neuralgia. but has effect
ed permanent cure. The intense cold
produced is considered to have acted
on the affected nerve so as to have pro-
duced a complete change in the nutri-
ton and its action.
Dugong-oil, which is yielded by an
herbivorous cetacean of the waters OF
Australia and the Eastern Archipelago,
has all the medical qualities of cod-liv-
er-oil, without the repulsive taste and
odor and the tendency to decay. The
dose is the same in quantity as cod-liv-
er-oil.
According to Mr.. H. c. Hovey, each
female oyster is estimated to contain
from 100000 to 100000 eggs, of
which not a tenth can be said to be vi
talized in the course of nature. But
he is of opinion that by proper system
of oyster-farming fully one-half of the
young may be matured to that stage
when they can take care of them
selves. ''Seed oysters are between l
and years old, and those known as
saddle rocks require four years
to attain their high commercial
value.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-01-18
WHOLE NO. 1879.
Life in tha Army.

1t is mere holiday work in the service
of the European nations compared with
ours; they have long periods of rest.
with large bodies of their troops of all
arms quartered in fine cities, in splendid
barracks, where they are almost in as
full enjoyment of all the good things of
life as the citizens, while with us our
lives, in measure. are passed cut off
from almost everything that enhances
life to the most humble. In my person.
al experience | have been eleven years
straight without single day from active
duty. have not been in New York
city for twenty years, and not further
East than Washington since 1866. l
have been stationed at posts where we
were from 250 to 400 miles from rail-
road, and at one of which we did not
taste even so common a vegetable as po-
tatoes for six months, beef, bacon, bread,
coffee and tea being our constant diet
from Christmas to Christmas. NV Cap
tain and myself once paid S15 for one
barrel of potatoes, and divided them for
our family use, all of us being absolute
y starved for potato. Eggs are 81 a
dozen. Butter not to be had at even
81 a pound, and everything else in the
same ratio. could give you many such
incidents regarding the social life of our
army officers on the frontier and the
official life was one everlasting 90
scouting scouting scouting - Winter
and Summer, Spring and Fall NY dear
sir. there is not one person in ten thou
sand of our population knows anything
about the hardships and self-denials
which our little army undergoes, and
many think it is all holiday work, wear
ing fine clothes and living on the fat of
the land. The life of a line officer on the
frontier is enough to wear out any man
in twenty years active and continuous
service. Yet the country needs it, and
patriots do it-for, after all, what is the
rewardP l am sure it is not big thing
financially, and it does seem hard that
we have to pray and beseech so hard for
what we do get Look at what Congress
did last session in the face of PRAYER
sent them by three-fourths of the army
officers asking for little relief-and very
little at that? We are worse off than we
were before. Retirement at the ace of
Ga, with a limited retired list, is no boon
at all, and the very branch of the ser
vice that needs it most gets the least. I
mean the Zine. Cor. Army and NaUu
Journal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-01-18
But, George, we might try light

But, George, we might try light
housekeeping"
y very pretty pioturo thoy n,adn
George Smith and Jane Brown, as they
sat upon the front step that beautiful
moonlit night waiting for the 4:15 a. m.
up comet.
lie was only nineteen, and over her
fair young bangs but seventeen Sum-
mers had passed, and yet these two, so
fair, so young, were trying to lift the
veil from the impenetrable future and
| establish themselves in happy union Sc
curely there.
He felt that he could not, in the very
scar future, afford to rent and hand
somely furnish a beautiful home, for he
was only getting four dollars a week;
nor could they even board at first-class
hotel, and as be broke these sad facts to
Jane, great scalding, manly tears rolled
| down his cheeks and on to his rounda-
| bout.
Twas then that, woman-like, and in
| gentle, soothing accents, she came to his
| rescue:
"But, George, we might try light
housekeeping, and as she spoke glad
light, born OF the happy suggestion, il
lumined the trusting eyes into whose
calm depths George had been fondly
gazing for four hours and twenty min
utes. George pondered long and deeply.
Turning at length to the fair being of
his hearts choice, he said, 'Jane, it
would be sweet, indeed, to dwell with
| you in blissful solitude upon some rock
| bound coast; to wander hand in hand
upon the seashore all day long, and light
the storm-tossed mariners way at night;
but it takes political influence to get a
| lighthouse, and l, alas! haven't even
| got note. No, Jane; | am afraid we
cannot go to Lighthouse keeping. but
| viii save my money, 60 to a COM
mercial college and learn bookkeep-
ing"
And when Jane mad heard the words
that were spoken by George she marvel
led greatly, and she said: ''Henceforth,
George l can bat love you with moth
er's love. You're too young for me" ;"
and she went into the house.-Cjn. Sat.
! Night.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-01-18
PUT THIS INl0UR PIPE

Frank z. Warner came into oul
store 10 purchase sample bottle of
Zopesa for friend, and stated that be
(bir. WarneI) was afflicted vlth kidne1
aud liver troubles for FIVE years, and
had paid $500 or $500 DOCTORS bills.
and has now been completely cured
by the use of two large bottles and one
sample bottle Of Zopesa. He was so
bad at one time that be lost 81 pounds
of flesh, but after using Zopesa claims
that he is a sound man, and now weighs
145 pounds. He was loud in It's praise,
and readily consented to allow rs to use
his name for reference.
Again Mrs. Forbes, wife of Mr.. E. G..
Forbes, Tilsonburg, Ont, through Nh.
@. Tomson, Druggist, says: ssShe was
ailing for years with Biliousness and
Dyspepsia, and was reduced to a mere
skeleton, but through the use of Zopess
entireiy recovered and has gained 3S
pounds"
We could present very many such,
but have not the time nor space. Zopese
Is not cure all, but acts directly upon
the liver, stomach, and kidneys, correct
ing the digestion, giving activity to the
liver and health to the urine. This
corrects the whole system and the blood
becomes pure. tt
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-01-18
MANITOWOC. WIS. JANUARY 1s. 1888
Executive Business.

An old colored man, whose knees
smote each other as he walked, entered
the executive chamber of the state
house and approaching the governor,
took off his hat and offered it to the au-
gust ruler of redeemed swamp lands.
81 don't want your old hat, exclaim-
ed the governor. ''What do you mean?
Look out; don't squirt tobacco juice on
the floor
'Scuze me sab, 'scuze me. Though
dat when a man comes inter dis cham
Der OBJ guberment, it is pliteness fur
him ter take off his hat an offer it ter
de ruled. don't intend ter gin it ter
yer, sab. Eff [ has tramped on yer
rights an privileges, sab, by spittin on
de flo | axes yer pardon. Pse in de
habit of spittin, sab. Use been spittin'
eber since | was chile.n
What is your business with me?''
''Wall, sir. fore l makes application
l will sorter hab ter splain mysef. Some
time ago | married mighty likely yaller
'oman. | had made two hundred dol
lars an was able ter take care OBJ a
'stravagant oman. Wall, bout week
ago, yaller preacher. brudder Josh we
called him, come ter my house an was
monstrous anxious ter pray fur me an
my wife. l was glad he come, fur /
was mighty firm in my ligion an want
ed somebody ter talk wild. Ebery time
Pde 60 ter de house, I'd find him sittin
thar singin'. One time | seed him wild
his arm roun' nv wife, but he 'gunter
sing soon as [ seed him. / wouldn't t
charge him no board, fur he was mon
strous help ter US wild his prars an
songs. My wife got ter singin an pray
in, too, an we had fine time. Yes
terday, de preacher says ter me, says
he, go inter de closet an pray fur de
salvation of de hosts | went inter de
closet an prayed, an prayed. Arter
awhile / wanted ter come out but found
de doo' locked. 'Lemme outer heah,
brudder Josh | saws, says |, but de
brudder didn't make no responsement.
Arter while | busted de doo' open.
Brudder Josh an my wife had dun tuck
all my money an run away"
We'll, what have to do with it?''
asked the governor.
DE business rse got wild you is dis:
Jos come out ter de insane asylum wild
ME an pick ne out a cell what yer own
Judgment tells yer is de fitten place fur
de biggest fool yersef eber seed"
''Get out of here"
''Aiu't yer gwine wild me?'
''Mosey, or I'll darken your light"
Il goes, but not because Tse a feared
ter STAY. | goes. an wild de remem-
brauce oh de wust man an most onac-
commodatin' gubner | eber seed.-Ark
IrdUeler.
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A celebrated beauty, says New
York writer for the Washington Critic,
whose complexion at sixty was fresher
than that Of our women at thirty, told
me her secret this summer, and it was
divided into two parts: First-She new
er used waShrag or towel on her face,
but washed it with her hands. rinsing it
OF with 4 soft sponge. She used clear
water in che morning, but white CASTLE
soap or very warm water at night and
after drying it on a soft towel she would
take flesh brush and rub her cheeks,
chin and forehead. Second -Ifshe was
going to be up late at night she always
slept As many hours in the day as she
expected to be awake beyond her usual
time. She finished her little sermon on
beauty preservation by saying: soft
water and sound sleep keep off wrinkles
and spots. and girls should give more
attention to this than they do. for with
the coming of the crows feet is the 60
ing of the beauX feet
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-01-18
Not The Same Sullivan,

A New York letter to the Detroit Free
Press says: Alexander NJ. Sullivan, the
Irish journalist and member of Parlia-
ment, departed homeward q few days
ago. He returned from New Orleans
last week. A pretty fair story is told
about his advent there. Having good
many friends in the Crescent CITY. prem
aratlons were made to give him a pub
lie reception. Pretty much everyone,
including the street boys, got hold of
his name. 1t was Sullivan here, there
and everywhere. He is a small man,
standing about five feet six, weighing
probably 13O pounds, and in delicate
health. The boys got notion, some
now. that he was another Sullivan,
crowd gathered in front of the house in
which he was guest. He was tired
out and did not show himself. Pretty
soon the boys began to call:
Sullivan Sullivan: hi.Sullivanr'
When that had been going on some
time friend appeared at window
and said the gentleman was fatigued,
and wished to be excused. He had
hardly retired when the cry went up
again:
Sullivan, Sullivan! Come out Sulli-
vanp'
The friend came to the window again,
and said Mr.. Sullivan really could not
appear. He was shut off with:
Sullivan, Sullivan, Sullivan! We
want to see Sullivanr'
"Well. said the friend, ''there he is;
look at him. pointing to the journalist
who happened to be seated near the
window. Take good look and then,
if you please, go home" The crowd
looked, and ragamuffin of about Is
put up his fists in scientific style and
yelled:
''Say, Sullivan, come out and give US
round. I'm your man, old fellow"
Then bigger boy interrupted with;
''N-a-w, that amt Sullivan. | seen Sui
Ivan when he licked Ryan. That amt
him. | could lick that feller myselfr'
1t may be great thing to be a Jour
nalist and a member of Parliament. but
there is fame for first-class ''slugger,"
fOn ~
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-01-18
What is Good English7

Some persons are unwilling to be con-
yinced about sin this connection and
Sin our midst TO me-" writes one,
'.there is no grammatical difference be-
tween in their midst and in the midst
of then,' both of them being absolute
II correct This is a mistake. sin
the midst of them is absolutely correct;
''in their midst is absolutely incorrect.
Yet, writes another, ''these phrases
are grammaticalIy correct. exceeding
" useful, and highly idiomatic" This
gentleman is also mistaken in every re-
spect. The phrases are neither correct
nor useful. and they are directly the
reverse of idiomatic. Idiomatic phrases
are old phrases growing out OF the very
roots OF the language, sometimes appar-
emily incorrect, yet always correct when
profoundly examined in the light OF
philosophy and history. Phrases that are
truly idiomatic are always beautiful and
congenial TO all the rest OF the language
but phrases ike sin our midst are not
oniy the opposite of ldiomatic. but they
have no congruity with the genius OF
the language, and are mere inventions
and clumsy devices of modern ignor.
ance and presumption. = Nei0 York
Sam