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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-11
Couldn't Omit the Kiss.

Yes, she was very pretty and very
charming. aud was the saucy possessor
of one OF The most kissable little
mouths thar ni,:n ever set eyes on.
There WAS no doubt ut all about that.
She liked to kiss and be kissed too. At
least she Il, monstrated the fact to the
perfect satisfaction of a car full OF peo-
pie. 1t Mi happened in just the easiest
way possible. She and her young lady
companion took seat in the forward
part of car on train that stood in
one of the railroad stations of the Hub.
The train happened to be the express,
which runs ten miles out of the city be-
fore stopping; but of this, the young
lady was charmingly ignorant. She
laughed and chatted and chatted and
laughed with her companions as If
there were no such things rs express
trains, or, ut least, that they would
stop at her own sweet will. The warm
inc bell struck, the engine backed into
the depot, the man with the signs
shouted his monotonous ''All aboard!'
and the train was off. The conductor
quickly put in an appearance, and was
presented with ticket for town
about a mile out of the city.
1--WE don't stop there. miss; don't
stop till we get to B. Express, YOU
see. You'll have to get off ut the No
Nothing station just this side of l.
(the place at which she wished to stop.
that's the best l can do for you, and off
he went. At first, there were threats OF
slight April shower, but by the time
the "No-Nothing" was reached, the
clouds had vanished and the sky was
clear. Only an instant's stop is ever
made at this station; but the young
lady with the kissable mouth seemed
to be in most blissful ignorance of this
fact. 10 be sure, she started off Ill
right TO alight in good time, but, when
she reached the door she turned quick
ly, retraced her steps, and in the most
naive manner imaginable, and, as if
the whole world was at her disposal,
threw her arm around about her COM
panion's neck and bestowed upon her
two crispy little good-by smacks. Then
she tripped through the door, and the
train started. The April showers came
and likewise the conductor. He was
u chivalrous man, and she pretty
woman in tears. If she had been home
ly, the result would undoubtedly have
been different, but as it was, the bell
rope was rcsorted to, and the train
brought to u standstill. Profuse in her
thanks, she alighted, and then as she
started. womanlike, she turned and
threw kiss ut her friend, whose anx-
ious face pecred at her from the car
window.
Yes" said the figure-fend, who
has not grain of sentiment in him,
''but I'll wager u fo'pence she never
thought how much that kiss cost. Just
see here. These cars will scat sixty
people apiece; there are ten of them.
and they are all full. That makes 600
people. We were delayed one minute.
You see that makes 600 minutes, or
ten hours-a whole working day.
Reckon it up as you are a mind to.
there was money in it. Thunderation!
All for kiss, too!' and the ficnd set
tied back in disgust.
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Probate Order.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, l..
COUNTY OF SUIAwAssrr 81

cousTr OF snIaW1ss n; SIS.
- At session of the Probate Court for the
county OF Shiawassee, holden at the Probate
ONCE, in the City OF Corunna, on Monday, the
18th day OF March, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-four.
Present A. A. Harper, Judge of Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate of Ezekiel Cook,
Deceased. '
On reading and fling the petition, duly veri.
hed,of Albert j. Cook, praying amongst other
things FOR the probate Of the instrument now
filed In this Court purporting to be the last Will
and Testament of said deceased.
ThereupoD II is Ordered That Saturday the
18th day OF April next at ten O'Clock i'm the fore
noon, be assigned for the hearing of said petit-
ion, and that the heirs at law OF said deceased.
and ell other persons interested in said estate
are required to appear at a session of said
Court, then to be holden at the Probate once
In the City Of corunna, and show cause, IL any
there be, Why the prayer of the petitioner should
not be granted: And IL is Further Ordered
That said petitioner give notice to the persons
interested In said estate, of the pendency of said
petition, and the hearing thereof, by causing a
copy OF this order TO be published i'm THE TINES,
a newspaper printed and circulated In said
County Of Shiawassee, for three successive
weeks previous to said day of hearing.
"a true copy.) A. A. HARPER, Judge Of Probate
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REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONvEN-
TTON

A Republican county convention to Sc
lect eleven delegates to represent the coun-
ty of Shiawassee in the Republican State
Convention, to be held In the city of Grand
Rapids on the Gath day of April next, and
10 select eleven delegates TO attend the
Eighth District Congressional Convention
which meets in the city of Saginaw on the
22d day of April. next, to elect delegates
TO the National Republican Convention to
be held in Chicago on the Sd day of June
next. and to transact such other business
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WHAT A FARMER NEEDS

A farmer needs his vacation just
as much as any man of business needs
one. A weeks run to town after the
busy season is over will do him a
world of good. And they need TO
visit other farmers, to learn, if posi-
bic easier or better methods of farm
ers' conventions and organizations to
gain new ideas-something to broad
en- or enlarge their views of life.
People who always stay at home are
sure to see the dark sides and shadows
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-11
Congressional District Convention

There will be neld Republican Con.
vention for the Eighth Congressional Dis
trict, for the election of two (2) delegates
and two (2) alternates to the Republican
National Convention to meet i'm Chicago
on the 3D. day of June next, at the Com
mon Council chamber in East Saginaw,
on Tuesday, the 22d day of April next, at
one o'clock in the afternoon.
All Republicans and any and all other
citizens, who are willing to co operate with
the Republican party in building up the
policy of protection to American labor
who favor full, fair and free vote o.
every American citizen and an honest
count of every ballot polled, are cordially
invited to join in the election of delegates
TO this convention.
The several counties will be entitled TO
the following representation:
Midland, 3
isabella, )
Gratiot, 10
Shiawassee, II
Montcalm, 10
Saginaw, 18
BY order of the Congressional Commit.
tee, GEO. M. DEWEY,
Chairman.
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If the telegraph business was in
the hands of the Government, as
post-office business is, messages could
be carried at one quarter the present
prices; the people would, for the first
time, see the advantages of telegraph
service; and it is safe to say that
within year its business would be
increased tenfold.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-11

The Lever, which seems to be pc
culiarly hostile to the Republican
party on the prohibitory question, re.
joices greatly, as we do, at the defeat
of the bonded Whisky bill in the
House of Representatives. Now let
the Lever give us the names and poll
tics of the members by whose votes
this glorious result was achieved, and
the injustice of its opposition to the
Republican party will become per-
fectly apparent.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-11

"a. B.. +" in his letter to the Green
hacker, is mistaken in saying that we
did not know Ben. Colvin
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-11

The editor The TINES is under
special obligations to w. r. Bailey,
for late copies of the papers pub
lished at Winnipeg Manitoba.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-11

Twenty one State Republican con-
ventions are called to meet during
the last two weeks of April, to elect
delegates to the National Convention.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-11

There is considerable stagpation
in the iron business. For this Car
Isle & Co., are directly responsible.
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Hanover. O.

fI'HVFVf, %, TED, 5, iOo4
After having lung fever and pneumonia
had dreadful cough and could not sleep
at night. The doctors told me had Con-
sumption and would die. have taken six
bottles Piso's Cure and my cough is entirely
gone and am as well as ever.
EMMELINE FoRD.
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as may properly be brought before it, will
be held at the Court House in the city of
Corupna on Friday, April Is. 1884, at II
o'clock a. IN. Each township and city will
be entitled to the following number of del
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-11

There was a reduction of $I4, 200,
600, in the public debt during the
month of March.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-11
FOREIGN.

A prince of the royal family of Anam has
been hanged for prom0tinga massacre of
Christians.
The police of Leipsic found dynamite
bombshell in q building crowded with peO-
pie.
Raw flesh from one hog in Prussian Sax
ony, last year, made 403 persons seriously
Ill, and caused the death OF 60 of them from
trichiniasis.
Authorized agents of the Turkish govern
ment are attempting to close the schools in
Asia Minor conducted by American mis-
sionaries.
General Graham advanced Thursday to
TaInanieb, and after brief battle the Arabs
ground Graham has been ordered to re-
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-11

Dated March 18, 1884.
CHARLES HOLMAN,
Chairman Republican Co Convention.
FRANK PEACOCK, Secretary.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-11

The two leading questions of the
United States to day, are purifica-
of the ballot box, and the protection
of the interests of American working
men.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-11

Little Paul sat with his father in
the baggage-car, and with open eyed
wonder silently took in everything
they saw. Suddenly he exclaimed:
"Oh, papa There's big ak up there
on the wall. What do they use it for?"
CHANGING up from his newspaper, the
fond father replied: cit is used by
the company, my son, when they want
to cut down the conductors salary
Paul said, "Oh," and then wondered
if the salary was the same kind his
pa always bought when they had
turkey for dinner.
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Mr.. Pulver, we went to the front, and
discussed at as fine meeting as we
ever stood before, the financial policy
of the Republican party at Hender
son. on Friday evening with Mr.
Fogg, and if he is ratisfed with the
result, We certainly are. But the
fact was we were challenged by regis
tered letter, to the discussion of that
question, by a gentleman of Hen
derson, the debate with man named
in the letter. AS we did not think
him our peer, we declined to take
part IN the debate with him, but said
we would be there if Mr.. Fogg, their
state champion, would take the affir
native. He came and we were there.
The Shiawassee Greenbacker, of
April sd says: "Bro. Dewey of the
Owosso TINES having entered the
political arena as the champion and
justifier of the past financial legisla-
ton of the Republican parry, we
would like to ask him few questions,
and if he desires TO publish our
question, his answers, and our replies
thereto, we will award the same cour-
tesy to him." Following the above
there are eleven questions to which
at the earliest leisure moment we will
reply, publishing his question, and
our answer thereto.which we shall ex-
pect him to place before his readers.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-04-10

The following, from an ex-
change, contains more common
practical farming sense than we
have seen condensed in the same
space for some time. 1t will do
to clip out and think about:
Farming has been to long specu-
lative. instead ofreal. The farm
er's main object should be to pro
vide himself aud family and his
stock with the necessaries and
comforts Of life by his own skill
and industry in the management
of his farm, to produce the corn,
oats. hay and pasturage for his
stock; the bacon, lard. beef, but
ter, flour, ETC., for his family, and
vegetables OF all kinds in abun-
dance for all. If a farmer has
plenty of all these, he wants but
little more, and can easily supply
that little from the proceeds OF his
cotton crop. His farm and stock
will increase in value, and his
wealth will be told by the en-
HANGED value of his property,
rather than by the ability to pur
chase more land with tine proceeds
of a big cotton crop.
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Home Topics.

To-day. we had a baked Indrar
pudding Tor dinner, and some one
suggested that it was good enough
to send the recipe to the Farm
and Fireside. As it is recipe
which has been in use in our fam.
lily for the last fifty years, at least
We think we can safely recon-.
mend it to any one who likes the
oldfashioned training-day pud-
dings their grandmothers used to
make: EE
Boil three pints of sweet milk,
and while hot, stir into it one pint
OF yellow corn meal, one teacup-
iul Of sugar, one heaping teaspoon
full of alspice, one half teaspoonful
of ginger, and one half teaspoon
full of salt. Thin the pudding with
cold milk to the consistency oil
thick cream. Have ready a but
tered pudding=dish, pour into it
the pudding, and strew bits OF but
ter over the top: Bake this pud
ding three hours. It is important
that it be baked the full time to
make it jelly. ~
As a dentrihce, there is nothing
much better than -four of sulphur,
Use this the same as any other
dentri6ee. If the gums are diseas-
ed, or there is any soreness Of the
mouth, the sulphur will soothe the
irritation and have a healing in
fluence. sAfter brushing the teeth
thoroughly with the sulphur, rinse
the mouth with tepid water, and
to polish the teeth rub them with
a bit of flour-sack paper. One
need NOT be afraid oil. the. sulphur
being detected on the breath, but
care should be taken that none is
dropped on the clothing.
II the cellar smells musty,
sweep and clean it nicely, and
close the windows. Have ready
some burning Goals in an iron
dish, throw on them a handful of
sulphur, hurry out and close the
door. In about two hours the
tunes of sulphur will be dissipa-
ted, and the musty smell gone.
Still another use to which sui
phur may be put in the house
hold economy, is that of bleach
ing flannel: If baby's white fan
mel skirts have become yellow,
wash them, and while wet, hang
them in a barrel 7 over
a dish of Goals, throw some sui
phur on the Goals. holding the
breath that the sulphur fumes may
not be inhaled I; cover the barrel
lightly, and leave for an hour. II,
IN examination. you do not find
he articles Sufficiently bleached,
:reat them to another sulphur
oath,
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victOria's Parsimony,


The vast sum which the queer
receives every year from the coun.
try is not given to be headed up,
but is intended to maintain the
state and dignity of the crown.
The English court has gradually
acquired most unpleasant repu-
tation abroad for extreme parsi-
mony, and one would think that
instead OF the civil list charges
amounting to over 100000 a
year, the queen was in receipt of a
tenth of that amount. So far as
expenses goes, it saves a royal
visitor little or nothing to be. a
guest at "the palace The tips
which are given are enormous.
When the Emperor Nicholas pass
ed Ascot week at Windsor castle
in 1883, he left $4,000 for the SER
wants and gave twelve gold and
diamond snuff boxes to the lords
and gentlemen of the household.
In 1885 the Emperor Napoleon
gave $1,000 to the Windsor ser
wants, and last year the king of
Netherlands expended nearly SI,-
600 in the same way. In tact, l
believe the lord steward keeps a
regular tariff OF what is expended,
the amount varying according to
the rank Of the guest, and this is
formally presented to the principal
parsonage in attendance on him.
London Truth. ~.
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CnRE FnR PILES.

Piles are frequently proceeded by a sense Of
weight in the back, ioins and lower part of
the abdomen, causing the patient to suppose
he had some affection ofthe kidneys or
neighboring organs. At times, symptoms OF
indigestion are present, as fatulency, uneasi-
ness Of the stomach, etc. A moisture, like
perspiration, producing very disagreeable
itching, particularly at night after getting
warm in bed, is very common attendent.
Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles yield at
once to the application of DR.. Bosanko's Pile
Remedy, which acts directly upon the parts
affected, absorbing the Tumors, allayinC the
intense itching, and effecting a permanent
cure, where all other remedies have failed.
Do not delay until the drain on the system
produces permanent disability, but try ii
and be cured. Price, 90 cents. Sent prepaid
on receipt of price. Address, The DR.. Ro
anko Medicine Co., Piqua, Ohio. Sold b
Walker q CO. To-
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Cotton Culture.


The South is being advised to
raise 10000 less bales of cot
ton, and more wheat, corn and
pork.
This is not our idea; not exact,
ly. We don't want to see the
product of cotton cut down a sin
gle bale, but we do want to see
more farm products raised at
home, thereby enriching and en-
abling the Southern planter to be
more independent in the market
ing of the great staple, and en-
abling him to adopt, use and in
vent more skillful and more eco
nomical methods of cotton cul-
ture, thereby increasing the yield
of cotton. By the new system we
could and would market more and
better bales of cotton off from few
err acres than we now do. 1t is
Just as certain as can be that
American cotton is the best offer
ed in the markets of the world,
but we must not stand still while
others advance, for it amounts to
retrogression. Improved methods
Of close culture will hold the trade
and enrich the planter, but sloven
culture and purchasing home sup
plies abroad will lose it as sure as
fate.-Southern Trade Gazette.
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How to Raise Good Hogs.

There are thousands of farmers
who know how to raise hogs and
doraise them; and there are thous-
ands more who should, but do
not.
No person can have good hogs
unless he has the night kind Of pigs
to commenced with. A pig that
requires from fifteen to eighteen
months to make it weigh $50
pounds is not what l should call a
good kind, for the reason that
there is not such an awful differ,
ence between the amount OF feed
required to keep a hog in growing
condition, or to put on flesh. Any
one who is raising hogs wants
those that are ready to market
from the time they are weaned till
they are one year old. After that
age / don't think there is any
profit IN keeping them, unless for
breeding purposes. My ideal hog
is one that is black, or nearly so,
in color, with ears that lop down
over the eyes, short nose with
ring always kept in it, heavy I'M
der Jaw, and broad shoulders and
hams. With such a pig to COM
mence with can make it weigh
at nine months from 2o5 to BIS
pounds, and havn't failed to do so
for the last nine years. / nave my
pigs come about the first Of May.
Ilet my sows run in a good white
clover pasture and give them all the
corn they want to eat until the
first Of July. Then Fshut up the
sows and let the pigs still run in
the pasture for few days. feed
them all the corn they want until
they are weaned, After that /
feed them about half the corn they
want until new corn is fit TO feed,
then / snap a whole load and
throw it all in to them at once, in
their pasture. When they eat that
up l give them another load.
About the first of December l shut
them in small yard with floor
in one corner to feed on; from
then Ifeed all they will eat and
eat clean every day, as l have
found hogs won't do well in close
quarters with feed lying before
them all the time. give them all
the water they want, fresh, every
day, but hardly ever any milk as
I feed that to my calves.
: ! have followed this plan in feed
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Who'll Mr.. win 81

As this question is frequently asked, we
will simply say that she is alady for who up.
wards OF thirty years has untiringly devoted
her time and talents as female physician and
nurse, principally among children. She has
especially studied the constitution and wants
of this numerous class, and, as result of thif
effort, and practical knowledge, obtained in q
lifetime spent as nurse and physician, she
has compounded Soothing Syrup for chill
dren teething. 1t operates like magic-giv-
ing rest and health, and is moreover, sure to
regulate the bowels. in consequence of this
article, Mrs. Winslcw is becoming world-ro-
nowned as beefactor of her race; children
certainly do rise up and bless her; especially
is this the case in this city. Vast Quantities
of the Soothing Syrup are daily sold and
used here We think Mrs. Winsfow has inns
mortalized her name by this valuable article,
and we sincerely believe thousands of chill
dren have been saved from an early grave
by its timely use, and that millions yet I'M
born will share its benefits, and unite in cal
ling her blessed. No Mother has discharged
her duty to her suffering little one, in our
opinion, until she is given it the benefit of
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. Try it,
mothers-try it now.-Ladies' Visitor, New
York City. Sold by all druggists. % cents
bottle.
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What 1t Is Here For.

Congress" says the Boston Her
aid, ''has been in session more
than three months without afford
ing any answer to the question
What is the Democratic party
here for ?"
This. is a great mistake. The
answer has been given, and tits SC
plain that even the fools ought moi
to misunderstood it.
The Democratic party seems to
be assembled in Congress princi
pally to render the success of the
Republicans at the next election
as certain as human frailty will al
low.-New York Sun.
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Several years ago a farmer Of
Spartanburg county, S. C., being
in urgent need of money, applied
to a prosperous neighbor for a
loan of 500 and was accommo-
dated. Either in his despair or
ignorance the farmer gave his note
for 500 with interest at the rate
OF 6 per cent per month, which, if
not paid monthly, was to be com
pounded there being at that
time no law in that State prohibit
ing such exorbitant rate OF inter
est. The maker OF. the note died
last month; the original, holder OF
the note is also dead. The exc
cutor Of the latter now puts in his
claim for $1,000 for the note OF
500.
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ing for nine years with always the
same result. have at the pres
ent time fiteen pigs that came
about the first of last May, thai
weighed last night 4,S22 pounds
or an average of 32I I-2 pound:
each. l have sold them for SO pei
cwt., while one of my neighbor:
had hogs that only averaged ISL
pounds at eighteen months. and
he sold them on the 18th inst. fol
sag per cwt. l Twill let reader:
answes the question, does it moi
pay to raise good hogs7-G. F
P, in Prairie Farmer.
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NOTE PAPER-Get quire o
plotting paper and sprinkle the
sheets with the perfume desired
then put them under a weight un.
til they become dry. When dry
put note-paper, envelopes, etc.
between the sheets and place them
under a weight for few hours
When removed, they will be found
perfumed. The blotting sheets
may be utilized again and can be
made to retain their perfume for a
long time by keeping them from
exposure to the air. u tAf~F
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NEARLY AS HURTFUL.-Plough-
ing land when it is very dry is
nearly as hurtful as when it is
very wet. The experience, how
ever, is with heavy clay, or land
in which clay is an important con-
stituent. Such land when plough
ed dry breaks up lumpy and sub
sequent rains do not dissolve the
Jumps. 1t would seem there is
never a more suitable condition
for ploughing any soil than when
it has enough to moisture to cause
the burrows to fall losely from the
pillow with no appearance of pack
ing and no Jumps.