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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-07-25

Committee on Claims and Ac-
counts reported back accounts referred
to them as above stated with the
exception Of accounts of J. S. Hoyt,
H. Woodard and Silsby Mfg. Co., and
that the account of Slattery & Carr
be allowed at Sat Sc which report
was accepted Unanimous consent
was given, the accounts allowed and
orders ordered drawn for the same
ayes s nays o. Also reported back
upon account FL, E. Woodaro re-
ferred one week ago and recommend
ed that tine same be allowed at the
sum of $3.50 OF which report was ac-
cepted, the account allowed and an
order ordered drawn for the same
ayes nays o.
The Committee on Grading and
Sidewalks made the following report
which upon motion was accepted and
adopted. Ayes nays O. .
To the Hon. Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Owosso your
Committee to whom was referred a
petition to construct a sidewalk on
the East side of Washington street
from the north side Of Goodhue street
to the south line of w. S. Becbe's lot
find that part of the Sidewalk on said
street, in dangerous and unsafe con-
dltion and therefore recommend that
the prayer of the petitioners be grant
ed. T. FRIEsEKE,
]. T. Wolverton,
tEF M. KEYTE,
ca Committee.
Aid. Frieseke presented the follow
ing petition, which upon motion was
referred to the Committee on Grading
and Sidewalks. A petition for the
continuance of the sidewalk on the
North side of Williams street to Dewey
street. Signed by G.. r. Lyon and
five others.
The City Attorney said he had the
same report to make in relation to the
claim of damages Of J. d. Evans for
damage done by reason of the T. & a.
A. r. r. Crossing as he had made in
relation to the claim Of Mr.. Fuller.
Aid. Frieseke presented the follow
ing resolution which upon motion
was accepted and adopted, ayes s
nays o.
" Resolved by the Common Council
of the City of Owosso that the Com
mittee on Ways and Means be and are
hereby instructed to borrow the sum
of four thousand dollars at interest
not to exceed per cent per anum to
be placed in the Contingent fund Of
the City of Owosso.
HOwosso July 2Ist 1884.
nasaw b4r J. FRIEsEKE.
On motion the Council adjourned.
~, JEROME Z. TURNER,
City Clerk.
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BOARD OF COUNTY SCHOOL
EXAMINERS.

EDITOR OF The TINES:
The time draws near when it be.
comes necessary to elect a successor
to w. d. Castle as member of the
Board of County Examiners. 1t is
understood very generally that Mr..
Castle does not seek or expect re-
election and the question must now
be decided as to who shall be be his
successor. There are several, or
more, candidates, all of whom are
we'll qualified and thoroughly compe-
tent. However the contest has prac-
tically narrowed to a choice of two
persons, Prof. E. M. Plunkett, of
Verson and J. f. Carson, of Owosso.
While Prof. Plunkett has shown
himself to be amply qualified by ma
tural endowment and acquired cul-
ture, while he has proved an unusu-
ally successful teacher and while he
would be a credit to the county in
that or any other position, still l am
inclined to think that his opponent
has qualifications for the position
which should not be overlooked by the
chairmen Of the township and city
boards. Mr.. Carson is a young man
of ability and good judgment, one
VINO has made success of teaching.
Mr.. G. has held the office of Super.
intendent OF Schools in Owosso town.
ship and has well filled this impor-
tant office. He was the second choice
at the last election and thus stands in
direct line of promotion.
+ Again it is customary to divide the
Board among the different sections
Of the county. The south half now
has all three members and it seems
to me that the northern half should
be represented. The Board, as now
constituted, has one member in Burns,
one in Vernon and one in Benning-
ton. Would il be advisable to doub-
lie Vernon's representation and thus
leave the north half and the I'd rep
resentative district without any mem
ber on the Board. os sa8h at
But / urge the election of Mr.
Carson not on grounds Of location
merely, but rather because, among
all the names mentioned. he is the
one sure to succeed in this difficult
Office, and that he will succeed no
one can doubt who knows his natural
fitness and his many excellent quail
ifcatioRs
Now, without any disparagement
Of the others named in connection
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PERRY S. S. ASSOCIATION.

Os ho0OSlhl IO4Ns
The second semi-annual meeting
ofthe Sunday School Association OF
the township of Perry, will be held
Cd. W in the Baptist Church in
Perry village, on Sunday, the ,d'day
ofAug.. 1884. rai
-" PROGRAMME:
80, =. .M.-Devotiona Exercises
45.-Reports of fSuperintepderts,
Secretaries and Attendants. 9-4 |.
8 oo.-History Of Sunday School
work in the Township of Perry, by
William Laing. 'i ~ f''H a.i ilq
8 I5.-Singing Quartette: By
Perry Sunday School, No. 2.
3 3o.-Bible Study: BY Rev. B.
S. Foster.
8 45-The Sabbath: Discussion
opened by w. B. Tyler. ,'o 'a
a r5.-Singing Quartette: BY
Morrice Sunday School.
4 3o.-Singing in hhe Sunday
School,: BY ]. Sweinfurth.
4 4s.-Question Drawer: Con-
Quoted by d. D. Dunning,
S oo.-Adjournment'
EVENING SESSION:
7 45.-Praise Service.
8 oo.-Temperance; its connection
with the Sunday School: Discussion
opened by M. L. Stephens, followed
by Rev. John Hamilton and Rev. J.
E. Platt.
8 3o.--.Essay: By Miss ] E. Platt.
s 45.-Singing.
9 oo.-Essay: BY Mrs. P. H.
Smith.
9 I5.--Closing Exercises. ,
Please bring Gospel Hymns" +"
Mrs. SHAD.. Sec; E. EDDY, Choir
ister; L. D. GOSS, Pres.
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EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS OR
SHIAWASSEE COUNTY.

Special public examination at Perry Aug,
10th 1884.
The examination will begin promptly at
o'clock A. M. tei eiF12 tEU
Those receiving certificates will be required
to pass an examination upon those branches
previously required in connection with phys
iology, 81
A limited amount Of time will be given for
each branch. oHIH s4fa olU .hu
a BY ordet of the board of examiners.
...eo7., ..,,,,.f G.. II. BRANDT,
f" Sec'ys.-
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-07-25
AUGUST. RACEs AT OVID.

Friday and Saturday, August and =. The
Ovid Agricultural Society offers $500 for
speed premiums and bicycle races; also, a
citizens purse for games and amusements. A
large number of fast horses aud 100 wheel
men expected. Track, Zone of the best in
the state,) is in excelleat condition. See
large programmes for particulars Addres
+. B. Voorhees,, Sec'y, Ovid, Mich.
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FARM FOR SALE.

A rare bargain. A first class grain farm,
consisting of 105 acres (6t miles south of
Owosso, and Al west of BancrofO, good
buildings and located in one Of the best
farming sections in Michigan. So acres
under good state of cultivation; good els
tern and never falling well, with wind
mill; fine apple and peach orchard. Will
be sold at a low figure as the owner Is en-
gagged in business in the west. For par.
ticulars enquire on the premises or address
r. o. Place, box " Bancroft, Mich. 4m.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-07-25
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS, CALEDONIA
TOWNSHIP

The Republicans OF Caledonia township
will meet in caucus, at the uu-,3
Town HALL,
on Saturday, Aug. I'd, 1884, for the elec.
ton Of delegates to the county nominating
convention, the county convention TO be
held on the 7th of August, and the repre-
sentative district convention. aa.f
III. w. BIGELow,
Ch. Township Com.
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COMMON COUNCIL Room,
Owosso, July 81, 1884.

Regular meeting of the Common
Council of the City OF Owosso.
Present Mayor Estey, Clerk Turner,
Aid. Dawes, Frieseke, Jones, Lewis,
Matlock, Keyte, Wolverton, and Tit.
comb. - f.tA''
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
The following accounts were pre-
sented and referred to the Committee
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with this Office, it seems to me that,
for the above reasons Mr.. c. ought 10
be elected as member of the Board of
County Examiners in place Of w. ID.
Castle. SCHOOL. TEACHER.
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The Last Shot from the ESteply Gun

For Shiawassee County, for the harvest of '84
struck a"Low Down" right through the heart.
After running "Low Down" over week and
cutting about 27 Mr. A. Fiinger got
thoroughly disgusted with it, and brought it
back, and demanded his notes, Gas he was one
of the unfortunate who gave their note be-
fore trying their Binder) and bothering him
about two days fright in harvest remember)
they finally agreed to take back their excuse
te for Binder" and deliver up his notes if he
would agree not to buy any other machine this
season. Now that would be nice, wouldn't itl
with As acres Of wheat to cut Mr.. L. P. Could
who owns the farm the Binder was running en-,
s. oa would not allow any such thing and came to us
and said he would like to try an "ESTERLY.
'ai q BINDER" and we set up one for him. and in
less than three hours trial. and part of the time
as in the rain at that they thoroughly salts
i fed with the working of the Binder; saying it
runs one horse lighter than the Low Down."
@ c.. j. STUART, avs.
.e a''n Agt for the light running Esterly.
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TREES,

All wishing Fruit or Ornamental trees
Grape vines, Roses, Shrubs, &c, will save
money by buying of the undersigned. All
stock, which fails to live, will be replaced at
half price. .First.class pare trees at 5octs,
year old grape vines, 10 cts to IS cts, and
other things in proportion. Please give me
a call at corner Of Clinton and Cedar streets
and get prices before buying, or address
L. E. ALLEN, 0woss0, Mich.
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Chinese Alchemy.

An eastern writer declares that there
is now no reasonable doubt that the
old Arabian alchemists and others de-
rived their ideas on the transmutation
of metals into gold and the belief in
immunity from death by the use of the
philosophers stone, from China Mer-
curry is stated to have been the philos-
opher's stone, of which Geber and
others wrote, and cinnabar-red sui
phuret of mercury-was known to the
Chinese as early as the seventh century
before the Christian era, its occurrence
on the earth surface being said to in
dicate gold beneath. Mercury was ex-
cessively employed by the Chinese as a
medicine, and in the ninth century an
emperor was killed by an overdose.
Their medical books say it takes 200
years to produce cinnabar; in 800 years
it becomes lead; in 200 years more it
becomes silver. and then by obtaining
transforming substance called ''Yapor
of harmony" it becomes gold. This
doctrine of the transformatio of mer-
curry into other metals is 1000 years
old in China. The Chinese contend
that when mercury is taken into the
animal system it not only prolongs life
but expels bad vapors, poison, and
the gloom of aB pneasy mind --Arkgn-
sGA lfagalsT
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The Cuckoo.

The cuckoo is one of the most pop
ular of birds. For one thing it is the
herald of spring, and for another there
is ioyousness in its cry that is very
attractive. 1t is not, however, by any
means a favorite with other birds.
They look upon it suspiciously, much
as country folk regard a gypsy. For
tunately for cuckoos the memories of
little birds must be very defective, or it
is probable that when the murderer of
family reappeared on the scene of his
crime there would be popular riot,
and the mob of hedge sparrows, linnets,
titlarks and finches would lynch the
villain, or try to. Nor could its fate
meet with much sympathy. Yet with
regard to one bird, the house sparrow,
a certain measure of conformation might
be extended to any cuckoo who might
play off its confidence trick upon that
noisy rogue. The sparrow, as we have
already said. forfeits to some extent its
claims upon public regard by shame
less neglect of its duties. The town
cat, moreover, does not eat, since she
cannot catch it. Rainpipes, lamp posts
are not convenient hunting grounds for
cats, and the willy sparrow takes the
greatest possible care to build its nest
in positions well out OF Grimalkin' s
reach, and their lives are exceptionally
free from the usual sparrow cares.
Even when they speciously pretend to
revert to rustic habits, and go and con-
struct their untidy habitations among
the trees in the parks and gardens,
they are secured from molestation, 50
that their lot may fairly be. called a
happy one. Indeed, almost too happy
for such a world of cares as ours, 50
that little occasional tribulation in
the matter of cuckoos would not be
altogether unwholesome for them. We
could easily spare few sparrows.
Still the chances are that this extremely
wide awake little bird would not bf
such fool as to take cuckoo into its
confidence; nor, were one foisted upor
it, develop sufficient industry to feet
the strange thing. They begin to shift
for themselves early in life, the clever
little town birds, and the odds are tha
if a hulking hobbledehoy of cuckoo
kept on sitting in the nest and gaping
for food to be put into its great mouth
longer than the sparrows thought righ
and proper, they would coolly go of
and leave the overgrown wretch Il
cape alone until it was starved.-Lon
don Telegraph.
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Nicknames Of Generals.

Every General of prominence had
nickname bestowed upon him by his
troops. Some of these names were of
a sarcastic nature, but usually they in
dicated the confidence of the men in
their leaders or their admiration for
them. General Grant was commonly
known over the watch-fres in the Army
of the Potomac as ''0ld United States,"
from the initials of his name, but some
times he was called ''Old Three Stars"
that number indicating his rank as
Lieutenant General Mcclellan was
endeared to his army as ''Little Mac. "
Meade, who wore spectacles, was de-
lighted to learn that the soldiers had
named him 'sFour-eyed George" for
he knew it was not intended as a re-
proach Burnside, the Colonel of the
First Rhode Island Regiment, rose to
the dignity of 'Rhody'' when he be-
came u General. Hooker never liked
the sobriquet of Fighting Joe,'' though
he always lived up to it during his
career in the field Pope was saddled
with the title of '.Saddle-bag john y in
memory of his famous order about
headquarters being on horseback. His
men used to say that their headquarters
moved pretty rapidly at times. Sigel,
the German General, was known in
the other corps as ''Dutchy." Han
cock won the brevet of 'Superb, !"
from remark made by General
Meade at Gettysburg, when the Second
Corps repulsed Longstreet's men. Hum
phrey, being q distinguished engineer,
was invariably styled ''0ld Mathe-
matics." The Pennsylvania Reserves
used to call Crawford "Physies," he
being a surgeon at the beginning of his
military career. Logan, with his long
| black hair and dark complexion, was
''Black Jack'' with his men. Sheridan,
the cavalry leader. was Little Phil, -
and Sherman's troops spoke of him as
'Old Tecumseh. The sterling nature
and steadfast purpose of Thomas earned
for him the significant and familiar
name of ''Old Reliable" Alexander
Mcdowell McCook, like Hooker, was
called Fighting" McCook. The New
York City regiments in the Fifth Corps
changed Sykes to "Syksey." Halleck
was derisively nicknamed 'fOld
Brains, and Rosecrans had his name
| shortened to "Rosey." Lew Wallace
was Louisa" to the soldiers under his
command, he was great favorite for
his fighting qualities, and the soldiers
adopted that inappropriate name for
want of better. Kearney, who had
left an army in Mexico, was invariably
known in the ranks as ''One-armed
Phil" Butler was styled "Cockeye, y fol
obvious reasons. Fitzpatrick was nick.
named "Kill," while Custer was called
"Ringlets, on account of his long,
flowing curls; and so the catalogue
might be prolonged indefinitely.
Among the Confederates familiar
nick-names were not so common as
with the Federals. The soldiers of the
Army of Northern Virginia usually
spoke of General Lee as "Bob Lee. ,
Little Malone was best known as ''Skir
and Bone" Early was called "Bat
Old Man." and jackson will live il
history as "Stonewall. George r
Williams, ia the Century.
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Immigration Statistics.

-sa The Washington bureau of statistics
has Issued statement showing that
Yeh the number of immigrants arriving in
the United States during the months of
August was 33, 148, against 80, 3S8 in
August of last year-a decrease of
1864 per cent. The number of ar
rivals for the eight months ending with
..z q August was 340g583, againsts406. .453 for
the corresponding period last year-a
decreaseof 1862 percent. This marked
falling off ID immigration is one of the
indications of the business depression
from which the country is suffering,
and from which there are few signs Of
immediate recovery. When times are
duh andwages unsatisfactory and many
tl4A men are out of employment in the
United States, the news is not long
crossing the Atlantic. The hundreds
/, aa1 of thousands. already here, who have
left friends and relatives behind who
expect to follow some day, send warn
ing against immediate removal, and so
the current of Immigration is checked.
Besides, accounts of the state of trade
and industry are printed in the news
papers, and people contemplating re-
moyal to America govern themselves
accordingly. But while this is true,
y % unioabtedly sthe strongest force in
checking immigration is the one first
ss mentioned Private advices are, moro
trusted in such matters than newspaper
statements.
The above statement does not show
the whole number of passengers ar
54ssg rived during the different periods. The
whole number arrived during the period
= 81 of eight months was 47,037. Of this
number, f0,37z were Americans re-
turned from abroad, and 3,517 were
,a aliens not intending to remain in the
country. OF the immigrants, Germany
still continues to contribute the largest
number. The arrivals from there in
August were 10,601. against 1865 in
August, 1888. England and Wales con
tribute the next largest number-5, ,66s
against $50 in August last year. Dur
ar ing the eight months Germany sent u.
117772, against 125, ,987 during the cor
responding period last year. England
and Wales only sent us 5,402, agains
a1st 55,529 last year, while Ireland sent u.
45,174, against 50, 317 last year.-C Chs
cage Times.
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Partial Loss Of Memory.

Sick persons have been known 10
lose all remembrance of what has hap
peHed to them during their sickness,
and sometimes, stranger still, of the
period Immediately preceding their
sickness, while easily realizing what
went before and followed after. The
brain plays odd tricks with us at times,
especially when it has been subjected
to a sudden shock; and scientific men
who think that it's various convolutions
are the seats OF various faculties of the
mind derive some confirmation OF their
theory from the fact that the powers
of memory may fail without any fail
ure of general intelligence, and may
fail in part without being altogether
impaired. Anotable instance of this
aforementioned popularity occurred
about dozen years ago A lad in the
country Was accused of throwing an
other into pond, and he was put on
his trial before bench of magistrates
His elder brother, who bore high
character in the village both for con-
duct and mental shreWdness, had seen
the previous struggle between the lads,
and he was called upon to give evidence.
He declared his belief that the fight
was perfectly fair throughout, and that
the immersion in the pond was an ac-
cident Questioned as to what took
:. place afterward, he could not speak to
single circumstance. ''Did the pris-
oner attempt to rescue the deceased"
the chairman asked him. He could
not say. .'The bench understands that
you leapedinto the water and recovered
the body.'H s'sThey tell me so,'' he
said, ''but have no recollection of it. ~
1.-The constable has told us that you
diyed twice, brought out the body, and
carried it to the parents house." 81
:, have not the slightest remembrance,
only know that was at home In bed
at eight o'elockn-six hours later
''and the last thing could remember
was seeing poor Smith fall over the
= edge. There could be no doubt that
the witness was speaking the truth; and
heycould have no object in doing other
4 wise. The shock which he had received
on seeing the fatal result of his broth
er's quarrel had paralyzed his brain
the memory was interrupted by those
few hours, though in all other respects
he acted like man in the full posses
sion of his senses.--LOndon Globe.
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A Brave Catfish Mother.

f.
tits rarely that fishes, with theif
staring eyes, that can neither open nor
shut, and etpressionless faces, MAKE
any great display OF their likes ana
dislikes, but when they do, they az
very apt to astonish MS. Can it be pos
sible, we say, that fish has any pow.
er of feeling emotion? But hear w94s
my friend Mr.. Holder tells me. ns
saws that DR.. g. G. Abbott, the weir
known. naturalist, or some one Wnon
DIR. Abbott knew, once saw o youss
brood of catfish Cor kitten-fsh, wnlea-
ever you please) following their nouns.
in q creek and, securing them VIA .a Z
net, he placed them all in a glass go
two feet from the water. The mOsnsA
fish seemed to know at once that solns.
thing unusual had happened, and 49, s'..
about for some time, evidently otselI
! ing her babies alive and we'll Ihyus5I
not able to understand It. Se!yls-
/ times she approached near the g,9ss, s..,
then swan back as if undetermlneu = ~ ~
finally she swan into shallow Wa's.s y
and using her side, or peotoral, 1ns v
feet, fairly wriggled on dry land 70 -
base of the globe. Here their caR.s-
carefully liberated the young nSlss ~
when, to use his language, "they vi III
mediately clustered about her. aaa ~. -.
lowed her into deep water. NOV -
see, this catfish not only shower i. :
motherly anxiety for the fate y A'
young, but she was willing e ~ ar !
difficult and very dangerous acE ~ .'srs o.s,'
4 to 90 to them. She bore tne go
suffering of being out OF water, sa;n 81,
braved all the pain and unusual s'.a,., nv
upon her fins in crawling upon IL
ground after Ger little oae~ -"
| Asea0tGS
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ssKiss Me Good. .BY.o

That is a phrase heard at the hall
way of many home as the man of the
house is shnrrying away to exchange
daily labor for daily bread in the mart
of commerce. Sometimes it is the wife
who says it, sometimes infant lips pratt
tie the caressing words, holding up q
sweet flower face for kiss that is its
warm sunshine of life, and the strong
man waits q moment to clasp his treas
ure and is gone; aud all day he wonders
at the peace in his heart, at the nerve
with which he meets business losses.
The wife's kiss, the baby's kiss did it,
and he realizes that it is not wealth or
position or luck that makes our happi-
ness, but the influence we bear with us
from the presence of those we love.
Kiss me good-by! 0, lips that have
said it for the last time, would you ever
ask again in those pleading tones for
the kisses tardily given? Would we
not remember that the relation the
flower bears to the universe is as care
fully provided for ss that of the bright
est star; that the little action of a low
ing heart goes side by side with the
deed of heroic worth; that love is the
fNO8 VI AAtos bhdb u PaI6luS lOI d Qd1
may be the parting for lifetime.
"How many go forth in the morning
That never come home at night,
And hearts have been broken
For kind words unSpoken
That sorrow can neer set right"
Kiss your children, man of business,
before you leave home; kiss the mother
OF your children, and that dear old
mother who sits in the chair by the
window-no matter ii her cheek is
wrinkled, her heart is young and then
go about yourday s work with .'thank
God in your soul that you have some
one at home to kiss.
"For though in the quiet evening.
You give us the kiss of peace,
Yet it might be
That never for thee
yhe pain Of the heart should cease"
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