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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-22
An Anecdote of Sumner.

Charles Sumner, many years before
he was known in politics, sought the
acquaintance of Horace Greeley In
New York. He found the journalist
much engaged, and was invited by him
to come to his house the next morning
and take breakfast. Mr.. Sumner was
not an early riser, and he liked n good
breakfast when he did get up. He
rather anticipated one in this case. At
the early hour named by Mr.. Greeley
he left the Astor house, took a stage,
and rode several miles up Broadway,
and after much difficulty. found the
residence of his new friend ut an old
fashioned farmhouse. situated in the
middle of an orchard between Broad
way and the river, where he was hos
pitably received by the occupant. Az
ter considerable conversation with Mr..
Greeley the latter remarked to his
wife, who had come into the room, that
Mr.. Sumner would probably like some
thing to eat. She expressed doubt
whether there was anything In the
house, at which Sumner, who was real
ly hungry after his long ride, was
somewhat-well, surprised, to say the
least. ''Why, mother said Greeley
to his wife, ''you must have some milk,
some bread and milk In the house."
She thought that it might be SO, and
soon appeared with mug, two bowls,
and some crackers. which she placed
on bare pine table, and the two in
cipient philanthropists ate their break
fast in peace. Anybody who knew
Sumner and his dainty ways in these
things can appreciate the situation. No
doubt 1t was the first and last time he
ever did justice to bread and milk. The
friends to whom Sumner related this
incident had feeling, which time
rather strengthened, that the older
PHILOSOPHER was practicin0 grim ioke
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-22
A Merchant Used as a Lay Figure.

On one of the leading thoroughfares
Of this city is gentlemen's fashiona-
BILE furnishing goods store which does q
large business, and the proprietors of
which are not only we'll known but
very popular. One of them had an ex-
perience few days before Christmas
which has temporarily SO changed his
genial nature that he now looks upon
every smiling greeting of his friends
with the fiercest suspicion, while any
direct allusion to the subject itself is
certain to result in the uncorking of
the walls of his wrath, A passing
friend, seeing him standing in the door
of his store on the afternoon referred
to, accosted him with, "Well, - how
goes itP"
"Oh, don't ask me. I'm mad; mad.
der than l have been before since l
came to the State. I'm all broke up,
and I'm dryer'n goat, too. and was
just going to get drink. Come with
me and I'll tell you all about it. You
know" he said, after the glasses were
empty, ''we've got q lot of dressing
gowns in the store, elegant ones that
we imported from the East lust to catch
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-22
The Catfish of the Washoe.

The catfish at Washoe Lake having
all buried themselves in the mud at the
bottom, therein holding themselves in
a semi-dormant state, refusing to heed
the beguilements of the angler, some
miners the other day concluded to play
them trick. The men, at the sugges-
ton of one of their number, who said
that in winter catfish always remained
buried In the mud until they heard the
first thunder in the spring, exploded a
giant-powder cartridge on the shore.
Sure enough. the fish thought they
had heard it thunder. and swarmed to
the surface. The men were delighted
with the success of their enterprise,
and were about preparing their hooks
and lines when a new movement among
the fish attracted their attention. AS
though some signal had been given or
word passed, every catfish, great and
small turned toward the Sierras, stuck
his head out Of the water an inch or
two, took a long look, then disappeared
beneath the waters of the lake-went
down into the mud again.
The miners now fired half a dozen
cartridges-all they had with them-at
various points around the lake, but not
q fish showed itself. They had all
taken n good, square look at the Sierra
Nevada range, and had seen that it was
still white with snow Virginia (Nev !
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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-22

on the gay and somewhat festive man
from Boston. Sumner, however. never
could appreciate joke, and considered
the transaction n real one so far rs
good faith was concerned, although he
related it with considerable glee. Per-
haps he had In his heart something Of
the feeling of Thackeray. who once
said to a friend in Boston: II often
wish L knew whether Becky Sharp was
really guilty when found by her hus-
band with the marquis of Steyne under
such remarkable circumstances" Ed
cry OTHER SATURDAY..
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-22

1t is said that at Flint the Holly
water works are failure. The iron
pipes burst when there is enough
pressure for a respectable stream.
The bay at Traverse City has frozen
thicker and earlier this year than for
any of the "a preceding years, caused
by the GOODNESS of the water in tbs
early fall.
BY the opening of the Chicago &
West Michigan railroad to Baldwin.
express matter from Chicago is recei
we'd at Msnistee IS hours earlier than
formerly.
Fire at Rockland on the Canals
Southern & Chicago railroad burned
c. c. Thompson's house and store
and $500 in money. Total loss, $1,000;
insured.
A thief ran awsy with livery rig
in Adrian last week, and was over
hauled after hard chase in Ohio. He
gives his name as Alvah Tower.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-22

half .he herd" Mr. Chaffee has just
reasons to take considerable pride in
this halfof his herd, and certainly
has no reason TO be ashamed of
the other. He was certainly fortu-
nate in securing these well bred
Young Marys; for on all sides the
Young Mary family is freely admitted,
and they have justly won their honors
by their uniform fine style and type.
Although Mr.. Chaffee has been
breeding Shcrthorns but few years
it can be seen by the breeding of the
animals mentioned, that he has the
material with which can be made an
excellent herd. There are atpresent
six cows and heifers of the Bessie
Bell family, four of the Floras, one
of Pomona and one Young Mary.
There are for sale here a few young
bulls sired by Mazurka Chief 36a36,
he by Mazurka Duke a3o94 out Of
Bessie Bell 9Th. Those who may de-
sire to purchase these animals can
rest assured that they are wei. bred
as well as good individuals.
A flock of Merinos has been start
ed here by purchase in 1881 Of VIM.
Ball of lot oftwelve eve lambs, seven
Of which were bred by Ball,
four bv d. ]. Wright and one by
F. & l.. E. Moore. Those bred by
Ball were by such rams as l.. Wool
colt (6) Star Bismark (oo) Kellogg
ram (II) and out of his best register
ed ewes. Those bred by Wright were
sired by ]. T. Stickney (I40 the one
bred by Moore by Centennial (442).
In 1882 he bought Of J. Evart Smith,
Ypsilanti. ten ewes and ten lambs,
all bred by Mr.. Smith. The ram that
has been in use IS Mr.. A. ]. Towner
II, bred by A. ]. Towner, and sired
by Centennial (44a).
OF the Poland. Chinas here we find
that there are several young sows
bred by L. w. & o. Barnes, that were
sired by one Of there boars and out
of Little Fraud by General Grant B.
1875, g. d. Pride of-Shawassee, trac-
ing to the famous sow Jones Lady
Green 3272. Last fall he visited Levi
Arnold's place and selected the boar
Black Joe, sired by Black Tom 226o,
out of Maid OF Oxford 9Th 365S, by
Riverside Chief.
AS we left Mr.. Chaffee, we felt like
congratulating him on the apparent
brilliant future before him, as fortune
and good luck seems to have favored
him in the past, and should we be al
lowed the privilege of visiting him
again in future years, We expect to
find him in equally good spirits as we
did in january, 1884.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-22

Doyou need remedy that will cure
every kind Of humor from a pimple
or eruption to the worst scrofula and
syphiltic disorders, use DR.. Guysott's
Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla. Three
or five bottles cure skin disease, salt
rheum or letter. Four to ten bottles
cure running ulcers, scrofula and all
syphilltic disorders. One to three
bottles cures sores, boils, carbuncles,
etc. One to two bottles cures PIN
pies on the face, blotches, etc. 1t is
the only perfect blood purifier that
can be made from a thorough
knowledge of drugs. Ask your drug.
gist for it. Take no substitute.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-22

Formerly weak, nervous, dyspeptic,
and debiitated individuals who found
only Disappointment in the various
Bitters and secret quack nostrums,
pretended kidney medicines. etc,
are agreably surprised to regain per
feet health and strength of mind and
body, and complete hearts ease and
freedom from aches and pains by the
use of DR.. Guysott's Yellow Dock
and oarsaparilla. 1t restores every
disordered function to a normal con-
dition.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-22
WHY NOT VOTE.

1t seems very strange that so many
of fhe male citizens Of the United
States stay away from the elections
which all admit to be of so much i'm
portance. This indifference upon a
matter so vital to the best interest oil
all is hard to be accounted for. No
unimportant business should keep a
voter from the polls at time when
momentous questions are to pc settled,
yet we learn that in the recent elect
ion in Ohio 8o,o voters did not
exercise their right of fanchise
though all admitted it to be an election
of vast Importance, no. only to the
State but to the Nation Also in the
New Jersey election 6o,ooo voters
staid at home, and 10000 in the
State of New York. Massachusetts,.
though agitated from center to cir
conference over the candidacy Of
Ben. Butler, lacked 100, 900 of polling
its full vote.
What shall we conclude? That all
men should be DISTINGUISHED? Or
shall we have laws for compulsory
voting? eff bird that can slug and
won't sing should be made to sing"
then man who is a citizen under
this republican government, where the
people are the lawmakers and law
executors. should not be allowed to
settle down into apathy and take no
interest and no part in the selection
of these officers. He must be taught
that every election, from that of
member of school board or road
supervisor to that of the Chief Magis-
trate of the Nation, is Of importance,
and that ne cannot honestly shake off
his responsibility, saying, CIT is no
affair of mine." 1t is his affair whether
our rulers are good or bad men, and
it is plainly his duty to use the little
power he possesses to put the very
best men in all offices. If before the
next Presidential election decree
should go forth that every non-voting
citizen at that election should there
after be disenfranchised, and that his
wife or sister should be qualified to
vote in his stead, every man in the
United States-the lame and the lazy
en- masse-would be in there places
at the polls.
II the laws should compel a man
to serve on a jury, as they do, or to
pay his taxes, as they also do, why
should they not compel him to
exercise his right Of suffrages? When
In the futsre, our laws make voters
of the women of our land, and there
is important legislation before the
for the welfare of
the little ones they are rearing
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-22

to be our lawmakers, when these
women are called to the polls, no
light matter is going to keep them
away. We may safely predict that
they will "be there. American
Farm and Home.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-22

Mhey who work early and late the year round
need occasionally the heathful stimulus impaired
by whosae tonic like Hostettdr's stomach Bitters
To all its purity and efficiency as a remedy and
preventative of disease commend IL. II checks in
cipient rheumatism and mcarial asymptoms, re-
ieves constipation and dyspepsia and billiousness
arrests premature decay Of the physical energies
mtigaes the imfrmites Of age and hastens con-
yalesencc. For sale by all Druggists and Dealers
generally.
, 1884-01-22
The Padding In the Chair.


A paragraph of state news, ~embodying .
dron Thanksgiving incident at u dinner table
n Wyndham, leads DR.. o. b, Lyman. of this
city, to recall a similar occurrence in that
neighborhood a long time ago-before he was
born, and he is now 80. In the original In
oident (which was atrue story the head of
the table" a lawyer, while standing to carve
the turkey, found need OF more room, and
so set a big dish of hot pudding In his own
chair. The company, seeing the chance for
fun, diverted his mind from the pudding by
introducing a lively theme that set all
a-laughing-and when Mr.. Carver sat down
he sat in tho hot pudding. The latter YER
sion-whether of a new and real incident or
an Improvement on the old-is that at the
recent Thanksgiving in Wyndhsm the carver
found the turkey a tough one to u~njoint. and.
after Juggling awhile att, he made more room
by clapping a big dish OF hot pudding into
his vacant chair, and went on hacking at
the turkey, his energetic but in-directed la
Dor finally landing the obdurate fowl in the
lap Of u lady at the table. and scattering the
table cloth with grease and gravy. The carver,
aghast, and ruefully sxclaiming: "Now
I've done itr' weakly subsidized into the pud-
ding, and found he had indeed done It
, 1884-01-22

Every now and again some veterina-
rian appears to the shoeing
Of horses as unnatural and Injurious.
One Of these has lately tested the the
DRY by keeping a fine horse unshod and
driving him daily over the toughest
cobble pavements, soft roads and even
the slippery paths OF winter. He testi-
ies the result to be highly satisfactory.
The horses feet, good at the beginning
Of the experiment, are better than ever.
1t is asserted by this school that IL left
to nature the horses foot would have n
tread as soft as the elephant's-that
coming from the rough and rocky
ground Of Central Asia he is not be-
holden to art for protection to his feet
from hard or uneven surfaces. This is
an interesting matter enough to be ex-
perimented upon by some of our horse
men, provided the blacksmiths allow
them.
, 1884-01-22
Every smoker should try "Little
Joker"
Advice to Mothers.

Are you disturbed at night and
broken of your rest by a sick child suf-
fering and crying with pain Of cutting
teethY II 80, send at once and get a
bottle Of Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup
for children teething. Its value IS in
calculable. 1t will relieve the pool
little sufferer Immediately. Depend
upon 1t, mothers, there is no mistake
about 1t. 1t cures ~dysentery and disr-
rhea, regulates the stomach and bow
els, cures wind collie, softens the gums,
reduces Inflammation, and gives tone
and energy to the whole system. Mrs.
Windows soothing syrup for children
teething is pleasant to the taste, and Is
the prescription of one OF the Oldest
and best female physicians and nurses
In the United States, and Is for sale by
all druggists throughout the world.
Price rs cents q bottle,
, 1884-01-22
rnn wArEa. or wYomINe.

An error crept into the governors
message-innocently, no doubt, as to
the number of square miles of water
area In Wyoming territory. The gov
ernor put it at forty square miles,
composed of ''our lakes, rivers and
smaller streams" The Terror might
well be allowed to pass by, but as the
statement, uncorrected, would indicate
that this region was a very 'dry place."
and untitled for grazing purposes, the
proper facts are stated. Wyoming has,
In fact, a greater water area than many
states and territories.
The census g%eographer gives the fol-
lowing statistics Of the water surface
of each Of the states and territories
named as follows:
, 1884-01-22
Detroit Free Press.

L1tNioAb fittA Ita1[l
Act LIST. Young. farmer from West vir-
ginia In Federal army taken prisoner and
sent to Andersonville. Wife hears afterward
that he is dead. Her house burned down.
She goes with young child to Cincinnati un-
Gle. Uncle moved away Boy sent to orphan
asylum, she supports herself by hard work.
Act I'd Boy adopted and educated by q
wealthy couple and raised In luxury. Bene
factors lose their fortune. Boy thrown upon
the world and drifts west.
Act Sd. Husband not dead. On release
from Andersonville goes home, but fails to
find 1t or family. Goes to Nevada, strikes a
rich claim, makes a fortune and becomes a
banker in San Francisco.
Act 4th. Young man applies for a situa
ton in a bank. Looks like proprietor. Ques.
tons asked. No strawberry mark on his left
arm Then you are my long lost son"
Made a partner in bank Don't know where
his mother is. Old soldier friend of father
enters to get check cashed. Recognized.
Knows where wife Is. "WhereT' an Gov
ington, KY" Telegram. Answer from
wife.
Act 9th. Banker and son In C~ovington.
Joyous meeting. Wife struggled hard for
living many years. All sunshine henceforth.
Luxurious home. Not a wish unqualified
Tableau. Curtain falls TO gay music.
, 1884-01-22
URANIA.


Matthew Arnold
Bhe smiles and smiles, and will not Sigh,
While we for hopeless passion die;
Yet she could love, those eyes declare,
We're but men nobler than they are.
Eagerly once her gracious ken
Was turned upon the sons of men:
But light the serious visage grew
She looked, and smiled, and saw them
through.
Dur petty souls, our strutting wits,
Our labor'd, puny, passion dts
All, may she scorn them still, till wo
Scorn them as bitterly as shell
Yet show her once, ye heavenly powers,
One OF some worthier race than 0uIsl
One for whose sake she once might prove
How deeply she who scorns can love.
His eyes be like the starry lights
His voice like sounds of summer nights
u all his lovely mien let pierce
The magic OF the universel
And she to him will reach her hand,
And gazing in his eyes will stand,
And know her friend, and weep for glee,
And cry, Long. long I've locke for theel7
Then VIII she weep; with smiles till theu
Soldly she mocks the sons of men,
I'LL then her lovely eyes maintain
Their pure. unwAyering, deep disdain.
, 1884-01-22
LoNDoNs NIGHT TRAFFIC.
A Feature OF the Trade ON the streets
OF London In the Nighttime.

4 AEouuon IN inc NIKht-IIme.
lOhye Logan In Enquirer
To one who has shopped much in the Lon
don haunts of traffic there Is n feature quite
evident as night closes In which might be
unobserved by the casual purchaser; 1t Is
this: Certain that the wealthy and fas-
tidious patron does not do his marketing by
night, even in the person of his pampered
servants, the butcher and fishmonger with
draw their more delicate and expensive
wares, the choice cut of beef, the tempting
leg or loin OF Southdown or Welsh NUT
ton, the toothsome kidney, demurely
waiting to be grilled, e~tcetera and so on, ana
substitute in the place OF these choice morsels
such cruder stock as stlsngy legs OF beef, az
odds and ends chopped off the carcass at any
time this week back. and of dubious sweet
ness salt fish takes the place of fresh; coral
hued Holsters, the milk-white sole, the crispy
tnrbot retire in favor of great piles of kip
pered haddock, Of herring from the North
seas, OF dabs and plaice, and various Others,
the coarser product of the vast salt waters by
which the isles of Britain are surrounded.
And the manner of the tradesmen Is quite
different by night from their demeanor OF
the daylight hours. To their day customers
they are low-voiced, polite, inslnuating,
respectful; no purchase Is too mail to be
at once and obligingly sent home by
trusty messenger; but at night their
old bawl of Come buy; who'll buy, buy,
buyl" which has sounded on the evening az
Of London streets for centuries back, is still
raised with a piercing din, and adds its dis
tracing quota 10 the hoise and hubbub OF the
hour. 1t is not the fishmongers alone who
sell fish. Costermongers' barrows arc I'm
abundance, many of them loaded with
smoked haddock, while Others drive a small
trade in oysters, dispensed one by one at a
penny apiece, pepper, salt and vinegar
thrown in.
The p~erambulating hot-potato man, with
his glowing fire of charcoal, cheerily invites
the passers to indulge in the luxury of a POI
tato baked to perfection in its jacket. with
salt, for only "a penny. The hot-roast chestnut
man sells more chestnuts than you would eat
in a week unless, indeed, you had a great
liking for chestnutsl for a penny. Almost
unaccountable things seem to be sold for a
penny,
, 1884-01-22

AFTEH the election of Mr.. Payne as
senator from Ohio the other day, the
republicans in the legislature offered
resolutions proposing to investigate the
rumors of bribery and corruption con-
nected with the election of Mr.. Payne.
The democratic members agreed to this
provided that the investigation in
clude the election of Governor Foster.
That was more than the original NOV
ers ~bargained for, and they dropped the
question.
, 1884-01-22
Addressing my Lord

lExchange.l
Early In the autumn OF the past year q
Scotch nobleman happened to learn while at
Louisville, KY, temporarily, that a certain
distinguished family OF Petersburg, Va,
were related TO him. How he found 1t out is
not told. But at any rate, after much GORE
spondence, preparation, etc, on the part Of
the V~irginians, he went TO visit them. Ex-
actly what the mistress or master OF the
Petersburg household may have taught their
servants with regard to the manner of ad-
dress proper toward a nobleman is not re-
corded, but, at dinner the evening OF his
arrival, a colored man handed him a dish,
with the perfectly audible request, "My God,
take some,n
, 1884-01-22

THE Northwestern Live Stock Jour
nal is right as to the necessity for urg-
ing the passage of laws for the proven
ton Of diseases among cattle. But 1t
Is hardly necessary to urge our dele
gate to congress, by resolution of the
legislature, to exercise his influence in
in the matter. Mr.. Post is already
actively cooperating in the great work.
Legislative resolutions, however, might
be directed to congress with excellent
, 1884-01-22

IANbF 80 SOaAb hA
True smokers will rejoice at the resurreo-
ton Of pipss, which nov come under the pro-
lection Of fashion, and the aristocratic
meerschaum. the middle-class brierwood and
the plebeian clay pipe will soon jostle one an.
other on Broadway and Fifth avenue. What
has brought about the new dispeusation and
opened the street doors to the banished pipe
1t would be hard to say, but that it is true
was evinced by the appearance Of about
fifty pipes in Fifth avenue, between Twenty
eighth and Fifty-ninth streets, one afternoon
of last week. The best colored pipes are
much sought by the devotees Of fashion. and
the inhabitants OF Cherry Hill have been
greatly surprised by the many visits they
have had OF late from the residents OF the
uptown hill. One highly colored clay pipe,
In which the owner had smoked butts for a
year past, was sold to a ~well-known society
mar for $3.50. and the pipe appeared on
Murray Hill the next day. 1t attracted de-
served attention, and Its new owner was
called a lucky fellow until he attempted to
smoke 1t. He was laid up for three days
and by tho verdict of four physicians his
nearest friends were not allowed to sec him
, 1884-01-22

says as to the time of the civil war
that, 1.-THE three men of this era who
will loom forever against the renotest
horizon of time, as the pyramids against
the voiceless desert, or mountain peaks
over the subordinate plains, are Abra-
ham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant and old
John Brown, of Osowatamie."
, 1884-01-22

NOW YORK TrIbuneI
II caught on to as neat q trick this morn
ing as you ever saw to beat the company, !"
said IN Elevated railroad gate man to a Trib-
une reporter the other day. ain the early
rush for downtown q fellow came past the
box with a ticket In his hand As he passed
he apparently threw the ticket In the box. !
happened to be watching him, and saw the
ticket go up his sleeve like a fash. l collsred
him, and found that he had the ticket at
tached to a piece OF rubber, and when he let
go It went up his sleeve instead OF into the
box. A good deal OF ingenuity 70 ave !
cents, wasn't itr-