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AeaLtfl is Wealth /!

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rick, housekeeper of the hotel, persisted
In The flames. Fragments OF the re-
mains OF Mr.. and Mrs. Glover were
discovered in cellar Monday. directly
beneath the room they occupied.
According to the report of 4. II.
Hutchins, Superintendent OF Labor in
the State OF Iowa, the average yearly
earning Of the head of u family in that
State is $3.50, and the average family
expenses only $500. This is S25l better
showing than Illinois, SOL better than
Ohio, and S453 better than Massachu-
sets. Five-sevenths Of Iowa's work.
ingmen own homes, while but one
third of Ohio's and two-sevenths of
Illinois workingmen enjoy similar
luxury. Carpenters IN Iowa q. average
1928 per day, masons 1895, black
smiths $3.50, painters $3.50, plasterers
S2.67a, harnessmakers So, and laborers
$l.45.
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ave are living, we are dwelling,
In q grand and awful time,
An Enterprising, Reliable House.

Osborn Bros. can always he relied upon,
not only to carry in stock the best of every
thug, but to secure the agency for such ar
ticles as have well known merit, and are pop
ular with the people, thereby sustaining the
reputation of being always enterprisiyg, and
ever reliable. Having secured the agency
for the celebrated DIR. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption, will sell it on posi-
tive guarantee. 1t will surely cure any and
every affection of Throat; Lungs, and Chest,
and to show our confidence, we invite you to
call and get a Trial Bottle Free. Sold by
all Druggists.
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Probate Order.
TATE OF MICHIGAN,

STATE OF MICHIGAN, 90
COUNTY OF SHIAwASsER ! 80
At session of the Probate Court for the
County of Shawassee, holden at the Probate Office
the City of Corunna, on Wednesday, the sIst day
of December, in the year thousand eight
hundred and eighty-four.
PRESENT, A. A. Harper Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Ezra l.. Mason,
deceased On reading and filing the petition, duly
verified, of Ezra Mason, praying amongst other
things for the probate of the instrument now
filed in this court purporing to be the last will
and testament of said deceased.
Thereupon it is Ordered, that Monday, the Goth
day of January next, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon, be assigned for the hearing of said petition
and that the heirs at la of said deceased, and
all other persons interested in said estate are
required to appear at a session of said Court, then
to be holden at the Probate Office in the City OF
Corunna in said county and show cause, If any
there be- why the prayer of the petitioner should
not be granted.
And II is Further Ordered, that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested in said estate
of the tendency of said petition, and
the hearing thereof, by causing copy of this
order to be published in THR TIMES, newspaper
printed and circulated in said County of Shawassee
for three successive weeks previous to said day OF
hearing.
A. A. HARPER,
"a TRUE COPY Judge of Probate.
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partment OF Agriculture indicates smaller
yield than the returnso the, conditions in
October. The October average was o.,
against % In 1883, So IN the great harvest of
1882 and IS in the disastrous season Of
1881. The returns of the condition in Oct0-
Der and the product In December have been
unusually divergent this year. The first
latter q product slightly less, or about 9S
per cent The comparatiye decline Is In
states westof Alabama. The comparison
with last Year Is as follows: North Caroli-
ma 10l. South Carolina 107, Georgia lOI.
Florida l03. Alabama 105, Mississippi "a,
Louisiana ~, Texas SO, Arkansas 9a, Ten
nessee 1Ol. Applying the percentages to
our figures for the cropof 1883 they indicate
product OF sos, 000 bales in North Carolina,
5o9, 900 in South Carolina, 100000 in Geor.
gia, 0,CO0 in Florida, 66l,0t0 In Alabama,
$4,000 in Mississippi, 10000 In Louisiana,
995, 900 in Texas, 513, 600 in Arkansas. and
3l4 coo in Tennessee. The remaining terri
tory will probably give about $1,000 bales.
Ills makes an aggregate OF 5, $50, 00J bales.
These figures are provisional. and may be
slightly modified by future returns. 1t is
possible that the general disappointment at
the outcome OF the middle and top crop has
made the December returns unusually con-
sentative, but it is certain that the rate of
yield will DO much below the average.
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give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded
Price IS cents per box.
For sale bv Osborn Bros.
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MORTGAGE SALE

Byron, Sept Ist, 1884.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-01-09
Evil is wrought
BY want of thought
AS well as want of heart"
An Answer Wanted.

Can any one bring us case of Kidney or
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sale at soc. bottle by all druggists.
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ROLLER SKATES,

Sent to any part of the United States, by mail.
prepaid, upon receipt of price. The best and
cheapest Roller Skates in the market. The fin
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learn to skate in your owl house. Descriptive
and price list sent free. Address MANLY & Os-
BORNE, al Pemberton Square. Boston. Mass.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-06

vas tired, and above oil, she wanted
10 he where fear could come to her no
more, and she added, ! shall be wait
ing for you, dear one, always waiting.
You will come by-and-bye, and then we
shall be together for evermore.'
~ think she was right. Her nerves
were so shattered by the fright, her
health so injured by the nights expo
sure. that she never could have been
strong again, so it was best for her that
she went to her Heavenly Home; but
for us who loved her so, words cannot
express the grief we felt when her pure
spirit returned to the God who gave 1t.
Ralph will never recover his loss, and
| always feel he is waiting, only wait
ing, till be can meet his dear sweet
Nelly once more" My aunt was silent,
and even | felt I would rather not
speak just yet, but this state OF things
never lasted with me so persistently
/ asked: "Was anything ever found
under that tree, Aunt Nam"
"Yes, they looked soon after Nelly
died, and there, deep down in the earth,
were found bones--a woman's bones.
Those were, Of course, collected to-
gether and laid in consecrated ground.
Mr.. Harvey then had the 0dd-and-End
room RACED to the ground, and every
trace of it removed. 1t was easily
done, for it was a projection from the
house, and he had no difficulty in get
ting Mr.. Grants consent to do it. He
and his wife left the house Immediately,
they had grown to hate it so. | heard
she was never quite so selfish or deceit
full again. am glad this change came
in her, and | am also glad | never met
her again"
What was the story Of the room?
| next asked.
1.-The usual sort of thing. 4 very
bad man who must have murdered his
wife from some evil motive or other,
but as he made out she had run away no
one inquired into the matter. After her
disappearance he lived mostly in the
Odd-and- End room and the plantation.
People thought he died of grief for her
loss. but discovery of these bones
proved some foul deed was done, nc
doubt in that very room. and it must
have been remorse which killed him..
DO you think he haunted the room,
| Aunt Nam"
II cannot tell. Sometimes | try to
hone it was only fearful dream. but
whatever it was, it killed our darling
and it is so terrible | will never tell il
again. never" said my aunt decidedly,
Aunt" said solemnly. " it is a
sad, horrible story; shall always be.
licye it was ghost, and. please, if you
don't mind it. think would rather
sleep with you tonight"
And so did. for all the rest Of the
time | stayed at Marlborough, where
while that story was so fresh IN my
mind, | would not have slept alone fol
all the world.
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p.,nh you'd never have consented to
snv d;sobcdience Of her husbands or
deys. 90 was quite willing that nc
sbould not be told. Mrs. Harvey de-
liberstely intended to deceive in the
matter. Poor Nelly only looked on u
as a capital joke, and never rested TIL
,he had made me promise to be silent.
. IA IL turned out, Ralph came back so
late that evening that we only saw him
for a few minutes before we went TO
bed so I doubt il could have spoken
to him even if | had not made that fatal
promise.
81 followed Nelly to the Odd-snd-
End room. A bright fire was.burning
in tho wide old-fashioned hearth, cosy
little bed was in the corner, & pretty
impromptu toilet-table arranged in an
other, pair of silver candlesticks were
on a small table by the fire, and an easy
chair temptingly near.
at makes the most delightful room
in the world cried Nelly. How
amusing it will be tomorrow, relating
imaginary experiences | mean to draw
the long bow famously.'
"'lt does look rather comfortable,
I answered; but those old pictures
that cabinet-they are so CHASTITY
"'They are certainly rather eerie.
looking laughed Nelly, but they will
all help to gil in the details with requi'
site horror
&" Nelly, let me stay with YOU
entreated. knew should half die oil
fright, but could not bear to leave her
alone. Nelly would not hear of such Q
thing. So / only stayed until she had
folded her white dressing-gown around
her and had let down her beautiful hair,
and then she fairly. drove me away
laughing as she said she knew the merely
going alone down the long passage was
about as much as my nerves would
stand. All think hear still that
merry laugh, the last ever heard from
those dear lips.
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been trying 70 forget the horror o.
those last few days, trying TO bring bel
back to me in her former joyousness,
and / could not. This likeness would
have helped me no, for Ia il seemed Il
have my own happy Nelly once more
that Nelly whom remember 80 wildly
whom I never wish to forget"
"Take the likeness now, DEAR
cried my aunt. "0b, that I had sem
Is to you before"
He stopped and kissed her, saying
"Thank you, Annie II will be my
greatest earthly treasure" Then, un'
able 10 say more, he turned abruptly
and left the room. They had both for.
gotten | was present, and it all passed
passed so quickly that / stood look
ing from one to another in amusement
] exclaimed: 81 am awfally sorry
Aunt Nan. twas horribly careless Of
me. really did mean to take itaway'
but kept dawdling, for the face was Sc
lovely / forgot everything but it. Do
forgive me. ] never wss so sorry be-
fore. Now, Aunt Nan, you will tell
me ell about this beautiful Nelly? am
dying to hear"
Doris" began my aunt, with ex-
ceeding gravity, ''you do not know what
you ask when you wish to hear poor
Nelly Bruce's sad story. have not
the nerve to tell it, and certainly not
now, when your uncle may return at
any moment; but you may judge what
seeing that picture was to him when l
tell you that Nelly Bruce was to have
been his wife if-if-it had not hap
pened."
"If what had not happened" /
asked. Indeed, Aunt Annie, you
must please tell it to me one day." To
have family tragedy limited to me, Of
which even my own mother had not
told me, was indeed trial to my Gu
riosity. l was simply frantic to hear
about it.
Perhaps some day / will, Doris,
when your uncle is out Of the way"
Just then Colonel Sartoris returned to
the room he had regained his former
composure so completely that it seemed
as if all the late agitation had been only
q painful dream.
lie was a most pleasant inmate in the
small house. Not very laxative, but
when he spoke it was worth listening
TO. He seemed very fond of my aunt,
and was not surprised to hear that
they intended joining households. They
would fit in well, | thought; she per-
fectly understood him, respecting his
moods and obeyiDg his slightest wish.
used to be amused al this, and one day
when joked her about her submissive
ness was so struck with the sadness
of her reply" My life's obedience,
Doris, could not make up to him for
what my weakness once made him suf-
fer that | never quizzed her again.
A week passed, but no opportunity
came for hearing Nelly Bruce's story,
till one day my uncle announced he was
going to dine that evening with an In
dian officer who lived near us.
When was alone with Aunt Annie
I reminded her of her promise.
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w
THE STORY OF THAT NIGHT.


"'Yes,' began poor Nelly in her
weak voice, which sounded so far away
as if she were already in that beautiful
spirit world to which she was so fast
Fastening. Yes, l think it will be
best for me to tell it to you, and to-
day, when it is so bright and the sun
shine is all around us, when I feel you
two dear ones are so near to me, / seem
to have more courage. Ralph, you
must not loosen your arms from round
me while | talk; you will let your dear
face come between me and It?' The
lock Of terror came into her face Is she
spoke. Though We 80 longed to know
her story, We begged her not to tell it,
as the least allusion to it seemed to
hurt her so; but she was resolved,
though her psuses Of wild agitation
while relating Il we're most distressing
to witness.
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"No pHYsTc, SIR, IN MIYEp'


A good story comes from . boys board
ina.sebool In Jersey" The diet was mo.
poioBous and coDsti pating, and the learned
principal decided To introduce some old.
style physic ia the apple sauce. and await
the happy resuits. one bright lad. the
an artest In school, discovered the secret
mine In his sauce. and, pushing back his
plate, shouted TO the psda gogue No ply.
sic, sir, IN mine. NY dad told me 10 u,e
nothin' bot Dr. Pierce Pleasant Purgatiye
Pellets and they are doing their duty liks
cbsimr They are antl-oilious. and pare
~ vegetable.
HOW WOMEN WOULD VOTE.
Were women allowed 90 vote. every one
In the land who has used Dr. Pisrce's Fav-
orite Prescription would vote Il 10 be an
uDfailiDg remedy for the disc sses peculiar
10 her sex. by druggists.
"Hello,' we heard one man say -
another the other day. L didn't know you
at first why! you lock ten years younger
than you did when saw you last " 1 Jccf
ten years younger" was the reply. You
know used TO he under the weather ali the
time and gave up expecting 90 be any bet
ter. The doctor said had cOnsump, ION. I
was terribly weak, hadnlght.sweais. cough,
no appetite. and lost flesh. / saw Dr.
Pierces Golden Medical Discovery adyer-
tlsed and thought u would do no harm N
u did no good. n has cured me. / am a
new man because am a well QUE.
de O-Su,W(w)F
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claimed in hoarse, agitated tones
"Annie, whore did you get this
Oh, God, how like il is her very self. ~
My aunt jumped up, almost upsetting
the little tea-table Is she did so. She
gave me one Ieproachful glance, which
stabbed like . stilleto, then ran to her
brother, crying, Ralph, you were
never meant to see that--neyer.
"But Why should I not see it?" he
asked, inpatiently. "Why did you
not give 1t TO me long ago? You know
how ! always wished for Q likeness o
her. And ill this while you have hat
this. would have had the most per
feet copy taken for you IL only you ha,
given me this" Ny aunt was 80 dis
tressed abe could scarcely speak.
"Dear Ralph, you never knew tina
Philip Newton took sketch Of her be
fore We paid that fatal visit. 1t wa
meant to b surprise for you. lie va
summoned away suddenly, and it wa
only months afterward, when he re
turned 10 England, tina, he was able I
iinixh It. He vas 80 infinitely shocke,
when be heard what had happened
He put his best work into the finishin
Of the sketch, and be remembered he
20 wildly that 1t was easy to him."
"wty did you not send It out Il
mss II was not like you to be selfish
Annie, and surely had the most righ
70 IT," said Colonel Sartoris bitterly.
"You hsd-indeed you had" sal,
my aunt, who VAS almost sobbing now
ii did wish to send Il to you, but the,
al said 20 much time had passed that |
was best you should forget, and tha
Nslly's sweet face would only serve Il
remind"
A smear passed over my uncle's face
Poor Annie" b. muttered, /" aiway'
vsak, always persuaded BY one and
snolhsr." Thep. sssipg her grid, BIZ
iscs soll1nsd. and n said more kindly
. Al thsss leng, Icasly years ] have
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-11-07
AuTTLEOLD SOD SHANTY ON The CLAIM

I am looking rather seedy now, while
holding down my claim.
And my Victuals are not always served
the best,
And the mice play slyly round me as 1
nestle down to sleep,
In my little old sod shanty on the claim.
CHORUS.
The hinges are of leather, and the win
dows have no glass,
While the broad roof lets the bowling
blizzard in,
And 1 hear the hungry coyote, as he
sneaks up through the grass,
Round the little old sod shanty on the
claim,
Yet 1 rather like the novelty Of living in
this way,
Though my bill of fare is always rather
tame,
But I'm happy SIS a clam, on this land
of Uncle SANS,
In my little old sod shanty on the claim.
But when I left my Eastern home a
bachelor so gay,
To try to win nay way to wealth and
fame,
I little thought that I'd come down to
burning twisted hay,
In my little old sod shanty on the claim,
My clothes are plastered DER with
dough, and Pm looking like a fright,
And everything is scattered round the
room,
But wouldn't give the freedom that
have out in the West,
For the bauble of an Eastern mansard
house.
Still I wish that some kind-hearted girl
would pity on me take,
And relieve me from the mess that I am
in,
The angel-how I'd bless her, if this
her house she'd make,
In my little old sod shanty on the claim.
Aud when we made our fortunes on the
prairies of the West.
just as happy as two lovers we'd re-
main,
We'd forget the trials and the troubles
which we endured at first,
In our little old sod shanty on the CLAIM
Aad if the fates should bless US with
now and then an heir,
To cheer our hearts with honest pride
to flame,
D then we'd be content for the toll that
we have spent,
In our little old sod shanty on the claim.
When time enough has lapsed, and all
those little brats
To man and modest wOmanhOod have
grown,
It wont seem half so lonely when
around us we shall look.
And see other old sod shanties on the
claim.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-11-07
A BIG SLAVE TRADE

providence Journal.
Recent foreign papers announced
that the Australian colony of Queens
land has at length Justified herself in
the eyes of the world by taking sum-
mary and per-emptory measures to put
stop to the abominable methods by
which the sugar plantations of the col
Ony have been supplied by cheap labor.
A large number of Polynesians, mostly
from the islands contiguous to New
Guinea, have been fOrcibly taken from
their bondage and returned TO their
homes by the government, with Dund-
les Of trade to compensate them for
their labor, and other bundles for the
relatives of those who have died in their
enforced expatriatiOn. This is the re-
suit Of long and exhaustive govern
ment investigation, and we presume is
but the beginning of the work of eman-
cipatlOn, for the four hundred men who
have been liberated represent only a
body who were stolen at the time early
in the present year. They can be only
a fraction of the poor islanders who are
still held in the bondage that is slavery
in its death bringing results.
Som ething has from time to time been
said here concerning the vast labor
problem of the Pacific Islands, of which
this action in Queensland forms a part.
Not in Australia alone, but in all the
south sea Islands where the white plant
er has located, the living buEning issue
is the supply of cheap and efficient Ia
Dor for the sugar fields. The home
market is nowhere equal to the demand
partly because of the terrible mortality
among plantation hands and partly
through the interference of the govern
ment in behalf of natives whom the
planters formely treated with heartless
cruelties and bound TO perpetual slavery
by the imposition of taxes which they
could not pay. Thus in Fiji, before
Sir Arthur Gordon began his work Of
humanity whole towns were frequently
farmed out to distant planters to work
out taxes and fines and costs which are
sometimes equivalent to che labor OF a
year or eighteen months, which Of course
meant constant slavery. This is hap
PLY q thing Of the past; but the present
labor question effects Fiji as it does
Queensland, though perhaps the abuses
are less hagFaRt. In their endesvOrs 20
secure the labor upon whicu their sue
cess depends the planters Of al these
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-11-07
A WORD TO WORKING MEN.

DR.. Lyman Abbott contributes to the
Noyember CENTURY an article on the
labor problem entitled Danger Ahead, -
in which he says: s'I wish 1 had the ear
Of the working mems organizations
would put these figures before them,
and then would address them in some
sucn terms as the following:
s'Do you not see the fatal defect of
all your organizationsP You combine
only that you may not work. In one
summers Geographic strike you spent
S4OO, 600 for the right to be idle. Why
did you not expend it for the right to
be independents Half a million dollars.
plus all the best telegraphic talent in
the United States. with the sympathies
of the nation as a reserve, combined 10
establish postal telegraphy, might have
given you success instead of failure.
Strike, not for better wages in serVitude,
but for independence. Organize not to
be idle, but to be busy. Combine not
agains your employers, but that you
may employ yourselves You battle
not for the rights of labor, but for the
right not to labor; It is a barren, fruit
less right not worth fighting for. Vic
tory is as bid as defeat. For eOmbi-
nation put cooperation; for few hours
and fair wages put Independence; for q
right to be idle put power to work.
Make yourselves capitalists, combine
your capital with your industry, and
add to it by your credit. and so becOme
your own masters -
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-11-07
Orlqln ii 800 stampe.

Few people perhaps realize Of how
recent origin is the postage stamp. 1t
was first issued by Great Britains ia
1910. Brazil was the first nation TO fol-
low the example, which they did in
I643, and in I847 the United States be-
gan the use Of postage stamp. Il IS
estimated now that every year some
90, 900, 900, 900 letters are posted in the
world. America leads with about 2
SOC, 200, O9O and England follows with
TOO, OOO, 900. Japan now mails annual
IS 95, 600, 600 letters. Last year there
we're $4,000 letters posted in England
without any address upon them. In
1860 OF these gold coins and money
were Enclosed,