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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27
Recent Aerial Ecats.

The most recent feat, with conclusive
proofs, in the newborn science of bal
loon navigation was performed in
France on Sept "a, 1885, by the young
military engineers, the brothers Rem
ard, from the camp of Chalons,
within q few miles of Paris. Starting
ut twenty-five minutes after p. M, the
aeronauts reached Point du Jour after 5
p. m, returning to the camp ut twenty
five minutes to 6 p. ma distance of
ihree miles each way. On this journey
In the outward trip the wind was against
them, opposing the advance of the ap-
paratus toward the capital at the rate CT
four meters per second The rate of
speed of the balloon, rs recorded by the
"log balloon" was meters per second.
The revolution of the screw was 80 per
minute; its diameter meters. The
volume of the balloon was 1850 cubic
meters, filed with pure hydrogen gas.
The machine was eight horsepower,
constructed by M. Gramme, with bat
terry by Capt. Renard, weighing in all
800 kilos. and capable of working at the
rate given for two hours. The whole
journey was performed with perfect
evenness. and the balloon acted in a
most satisfactory manner. After the
journey Capt Charles Rcnard said: II
consider the problem of aerial naviga-
ton solved by the results of our expert
ment." A journey was also made Oh
Sept. %, 1885. with much the same
results, the only difference being that
the wind was with the aerial boat going
out and against her on the return jour
ncy, and was light all the time, blow
ing ut the rate of one meter per second.
The distance covered was about five
miles.
On Nov. 3, 1881, Captains Renard
and Krebs made balloon voyage from
Meudon to Bellancourt, and returned,
alighting at the point from which they
started in forty-fivo minutes. This was
the third attempt made by Capt. Renard
with his balloon and steering appara-
tus, the second having proved a failure.
His first attempt was made in August,
1884, with such good results as to create
the greatest interest in all the military
circles of Europe. The balloon was
cgar-shaped and pointed at each ex-
tremity. In the car were seats for two
aeronauts. and the balloon had direct
ing apparatus and rudder. The force
was obtained by series of electric ac-
cumulators of ten horsepower, and the
balloon was operated for four hours. ID
On Oct. 80, 1888, an experiment took
place at the Place dc Ia Defense, Cour-
bevole, Paris, under Nj. Brisson, but
the cable apparatus failed and the result
was consequently unsatisfactory.
In June, 1879, Prof. Grimley and q
newspaper correspondent started from
Montreal for New York in the air ship
Canada, but they had a fearful expert
ence, and came near losing their lives
owing to the poor quality of gas used.
In September, 1879. Prof. c. X. Rt-
chel's air ship was sent up at Hart
ford, Conn.,, it consisted of q balloon
above and vertical screw, worked by
hand-power, beneath for lifting pur-
poses, and horizontal screw for steer
ing. The result was anything but
success. In four-mile breeze it could
be steered, but at little increase above
that force it drifted miles to leeward.-
New York Herald.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27
Good Swimmers Drown.

A professor of swimming, in CONVEX
sation the other day with Mail and
Express reporter about the fact that so
many good swimmers get drowned when
ap accident occurs on board of vessel,
said: The reason is that good SWIM
mer is as liable to take q cramp as u
bad swimmer, or one who can not swim
ut all. There is where the great danger
lies A good swimmer thinks he is not
far from shore, in fact sees the land
only few hundred yards distant, and
gives himself no trouble to seize float
ing spar of some kind when he Jumps
from the sinking or burning boat. He
forgets that the water is cold, that it is
November or December, and that what
he could do in the summer months he
can not do in the fall and winter sea-
sons. In few minutes after he reaches
the water and boldly begins to swim
for the shore, he takes cramp from the
cold water and in little while sinks.
1t doesn't take long in cold water to
give one q cramp. But in the hurry
and excitement of jumping from boat
that fact is not considered. Many an
expert swimmer has lost his life by
taking n cramp. My advice to good
swimmers is not to rely upon their
strength to carry them even hundred
yards to shore if they can get q plank
or something to assist them in floating.
They frequently swim too fast, overtax-
ing their wind in the beginning. They
should swim slowly at first, keep their
mouths closed, breathe through their
noses and get off their shoes and coats,
if possible. In reading the record of
disasters to pleasure-boats, in nearly
every instance the land is not far. Yet
just as nrnny good swimmers drown as
those who can not swim well. When
the land is only n few yards distant
then of course it is not so much due to
cramps in the water rs to excitement
and hurry in leaving the vessel. Many
are killed by being jumped upon after
they reach the water. Others are pulled
under by those already struggling in
the water. My advice to good SWIM
mers in the matter of leaving the vessel
is not to jump with n crowd, especially
the first who leave. Remain until the
majority have got into the water and
quietly leap into q clear place and
strike out"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27
Chancery Sale.

State of Michigan, the Circuit Court for the
County of ShiawasSee-In Chancery.
Evan Bowlvs VS.. Charles Z. Hoard aud the Up
ton Manufacturing Company
In pursuance and by,virtue of a decree of sehd
Court made in the above entitled cause, on the
18th day of May, 1885,
Notice is hereby given that /, the undersigned,
one of the Circuit Court Commissioners for the
County of Shiawassee, will sell at public auction
vendue, to the highest bidder at the front door
of the Court House in the city of Corunna in said
at ten o'clock in the forenoon the following land
and premises to-wt;
The west half of the southwest quarter of sec
ton thirty-three in township six north, range
three east, excepting thirty acres of of the north
end thereof and seventeen and one-Lalf acres OFF
of the south end thereof.
Dated, July 10th, 1886
FRANK II. WATSON,
Circuit Court Commissioner for Shiawassee Co.
A. X. MCBRIDE, and G.. X. LYoN,
Complainants' Solicitors.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27
Guardian Sale.

In the natter of the estate of Andrew Johnston
and Llewelyn Johnston, minors.
Notice is hereby given, That by virtue Of IL
cense, to me granted by the Probate Court In and
for the county of Shiawassee in the State of Mchi
gam the 10th day of July A. D., 1886: will sell
at public auction or vendue, to the highest bidder
at the front door of the Court House, in the City OF
Corunna in the county of Shiawassee and State
aforesaid, on the 9TH day of September, A. D., 1885,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day. all the
right. title and interest of said Minors in and to
the Il. IS of the r. x of the northwest quarter (4)
OF Section 81, in Town six 6 north OF Range three
t3) east, containing forty 40 of land he the
same more or less, In the county of Shawassec and
State Of Michigan.
Dated, Corunna, July 10Th, 1856.
WILLIAM L. JOHNSTON,
Guardian.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27
LAKE sULERIoR TRANSIT COMPANY.

LAKE SULERIOR TRANSIT COMPANY.
THE GREAT DULUTH ROUTE.
intended salings of steamers from Detroit for
Sault Ste Marie and other Lake Superior ports
Mondays Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays,
fri'ays and Satur Gays, 1890 p. IN. Rail connec-
tons at Washburn aud Duluth for ST. Paul, Min
neapolis, Pacific coast and other points on North
ern Pacific r. r.. Manitoba, etc. Intended sail
ings for Cleveland, Erie, and Buffalo, Sundays,
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at
SIP. m, making railroad connections for points
East and South.
Baggage checked to destination.
For tickets and other information apply TO ]. T.
Whiting, General Agent. n.
Office, Dock and Warehouse, az West Atwater
ST., (near Crswold) Detroit, Mich. ~
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27

The lofty wooden spires of the
churches of Nation, ILL.,, have been
pierced in hundreds of places bywood-
pcckers looking for food or for places
for nests. The holes in the Methodist
church steeple became SO unsightly that
q man was employed to shoot the birds.
Then bees took up their abode within,
and their honey drips from the holes
and smears the steeple. The Congrega-
tional church steeple is well filled with
honey and so are steeples in neighbor-
ing towns. Six swarms of bees were
seen to quit the spire of Paxton church
VI one CAT
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27

In the matter OF the estate Of Henry Woodland,
deceased.
We the undersigned, having been appointed by
the Non. A. A. Harper, Judge of Probate in and
for the County of Shawassee, State of Michigan.
Commissioners to receive, examine and adjust all
claims and demands of all persons against said es-
tate do hereby give notice that will meet at the Of
tee offs. Smith in the City of Owosso in said Coun-
ty, on Monday, the Gth day of September, 1886.
and on the 26th day of January A. d. 1887. at ten
o'clock in the forenoon of each Of said days for the
purpose Of receiving AID adjusting all claims against
lid estate and that six months from the 10Th day
OF July, 1886 are allowed to creditors to present
their claims TO said Commissioners for adjustment
snd allowance.
Dated, the Goth day of July, A. ID. 1886.
q. S. SMITH,
WARREN WOODWARD,
Commissioners.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27

The Russian national hymn is Hay
mes Baylys' I'D Be Butterfly played
in slow time. Lady Dufferin's song,
$50 Miss Myrtle Is Going to Marry. Is
Going TO Marry" is "For Thee, Oh,
Dear, Dear Country" a well-known
hymn in Hymns Ancient and Mod
ern." 1--WE Don't Want to Fight, but
by lingo, If We Do, is from Mozart's
Twelfth Mass" sung in the English
church to the words, Judge Me, Oh
Lord"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27

STEPHEN PRATT's steam Boiler Works, Es-
tabishcd 1865. Manufacturer Of High and Low
Pressure and Steam Heating Boilers of all kinds;
smoke pipes. breachinss etc. Old boilers taken In
exchange for new. Rivets, boiler plates and boiler
tubes for sale. Cor Foundry ST. and Mich. Cent.
X. X. tracks, DETROIT, MICH.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27
Toledo, Ann ArbOr & North Michigan Rd
NORTHERN DIVISION.

kS-All trains run by Central Standard Time
HS-All trains run daily except Sundays.
III. w. ASHLEY, Gen'l Sup't
w. ii. BENNETT, Genl Pass. Ag't.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27
Detroit, Grand Haven
g. MILWAUKEE ny.

GOING EAST.
Trains leave Owosso as follows: ietrois
Express. 800 I'm; Through Mail, 1:45 .. M.
Steamboat Express, 6:S5 p. M: Night Ex-
press s:5s p. M, Steamboat for Milwaukee frcr.,
evening train.
GOING WEST
Morning Express, 1U:C0 am: Through Mail
1:35 y. m; Grand Rapids Expi ess, 7:S5 p. m /;
Night Express. i:JC q. M; Mixed, G:OOa. m
Mixed from the West 1:l0 p. m.
Refreshments at Detroit, Owosso and Grand
Haven. Mail east and west has parlor day car
attached The Telegraph Line for the Public
1S- Through Sleeping Cars on all right trains
between Grand Haven and Detroit
Nigrt Express east and west daily and MI othe'
trains daily Sunday excepted.
CONNECTIONS.
AT DETROIT-GreatWes Railwayto points
east. Michigan Central, Michigan Southern aud
Grand Trunk Railroads.
AT AIILWAUKEE-Withth Milwaukee and 81
Fsul. Western Union. Milwaukee and Northern
and Chicago and Northwestern Railways to all
points north ard west.
ey~The Railway Company's Ferry Steamer
leaves d. G. II. & NJ. Dock, Detroit, on rival Q
trains. Tickets are sold at the Detroit. Grand
Haven and Milwaukee Railway Ticket Office,
al!principal places in the UnitedStates.
w J.SPICER. General Manager.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27
Commissioners Notice.

Vernon, Sept. Ist, 1885.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27

All Trains Daily except sunday
FRED. NJ BRIGGS, Station Agent Owcssc
o. W. RUooLEs, G. P & T. A. Chicago,
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-30
Railroad Entensiou.

The following from the Douglas Adj
yertiser Of October 23rd having refer
ence to the progress of western rail
roads, and outlining the probable inten-
tons ofsundry companies,,is reproduced
for the information Of our readers:
"The coming season will probably be
lively one for railroad building in this
section of the territory. Marvin Hughitt,
the general manager OF the North " est
ern Railway company, recently said to
gentleman Of this place: "The Wyo-
ming Central will he constructed west
ward from Douglas to Independence
Rock if other roads .arc advanced TO
Douglas. Ifthey are not it is not prob
able the road will go any further next
year" In view of this the construction
Of the road is foregone conclusion, be-
cause the advance Of the Cheyenne
Northern to this point is a certainty,
and its progress beyond this city is by
no means an impossibilty. At the rate
the trackIayers are now coming on the
Cheyenne Northern they will have the
present grade all ironed by November
10. The grade will be completed to
Bulls Bend in the Platte river by early
spring. From there the road will come
up on the south side of the river to the
mouth Of Shawnee creek then cross
and come into Douglas by parallel
route to that of the Wyoming Central
"The Burlington and Missouri river
is also pushing SO hard for Douglas that
there is great likelihood of it reaching
here late next season. Without much
question the Wyoming Central will not
only have to go but will also have to
hustle" in order to keep clear field
between it and its rivals.
'The oil fields, of which so much has
been written, are the real objective
point probably, of all these roads.
Messrs. r. 6. King and Cy Iba recently
returned from there. Mr.. King is en-
thusiastic over what he saw. He agrees
with Mr.. Iba in locating the next big
town somewhere in the vicinity of
Goose Egg ranch. The oil which springs
from the earth there in ceaseless flow,
and from which number Of wells have
been sunk, is unquestionably the finest
lubricant in the world. 1t Will be worth
40 cents gallon on the cars. One San
Francisco house has offered to contract
for 1000 gallons day for year, and a
New York house wants 1000 gallons a
day. Both firms offered 50 cents a gal
Ion. With but little outlay Of capital
refneries could be erected here and all
the finer classes of oils manufactured
The abundance Of coal would make the
cost of refining very low"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-30
Clusters New Assay Oflce.

Messrs Booth & Webster propose 10
lead and not to fellow, and instead Of
waiting for outsiders to come in aud
show up the resources of the region,
they are prepared TO show the papers
for the mineral wealth hid in the lodes
of their district. Pick and Drill has
examined their assay outfit from scales
to furnace, and can personally testify
that everything is not only first class,
but has been used by practiced hands.
The rooms contain everything necessary
to make accurate and full tests Of the
ores around Custer, fact of which pros
pectors, miners and capitalists should
take due notice, and govern themselves
accordingly. The Office is in charge Of
J. G. Dickover, graduate Of the Chica-
90 School of Assaying, who has had
several years experience in this work.
To say that such an institution should
be literally patronized, sets the chest
nut bells to ringing; but Pick and Drill
goes farther, and says that all the miners
in that district owe it TO themselves TO
have in their pockets certificates of the
value Of the ores which they wish TO
see. No matter how honest or expert
enced the miner it hurts him, his prop
erty and his district to say, "No, this
rock don't need an assay, it shows for
itself" The buyer is suspicious and de-
mand's another mans test he wants
the testimony Of the assayer's balances,
not of the miners eye and when he
finds full and complete outfit handled
by trained hands in a district and no
assays of the lodes and veins, the cap.
italist buttons up his pocket and shakes
his head and the district ut the same
time. Gentlemen, keep that furnace on
the jump this winter and in the spring
boom plaster your claims with the
papers that back hat you claim for the
faith that is within you.-Repblican
Pick and Drill column.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-30

Joseph S. Peltz returned from Rapid
valley with his family on Tuesday,
where Mrs. Peltz and the children had
been visiting with the parents of Mrs.
p. for several weeks. Mr.. Peltz re-
counts very unpleasant experience
from Rapid City to his father-in-law's
ranch at the mouth of Rapid creek,
having encountered rain and hail, ac-
companied by thunder and lightning
The family were extremely glad to get
back to Custer, where rain comes only
in season, where hail is comparatively
unknown, and where gumbo only ex-
lists upon the soles Of the shoes of our
citizens who have formerly visited
Rapid, and which by reason of its ex-
treme tenacity is retained as a Rapid
relic.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-30
Flick's Fort.

DR.. Flick says he built the first house
ever erected in the Hills, which was fin
ished July 8, 1875; he says this is
straight goods" and he knows it to be.
All others who lay claim to this distinc-
ton are pretenders. The house Is still
standing in one of the upper camps
Republican.
The old relic referred to still stands
near the corner of Crook and Sixth
streets in fair state of preservation,
the port holes presenting no apparent
signs Of decay.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-30
EllRlble Voters.

Section AZ, chapter q of the Political
Code, as amended at the last session of
the territorial legislature necessitates a
residence of 80 days in the territory, 60
days in the county, and 20 days in the
precinct upon the part Of all voters at
special or general elections.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-30
Base Ball.

The st. Louis Brows beat the Chica-
go's in the recent contest for the worlds
championship, The sixth and final
game was played at st. Louis on the
2Sd WAS closely contested, and resulted
in a victory for the Browns BY a score Of
/ to 3. The Browns win nearly Sl4,0
on the result.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-30

Mrs Cornelia NJ Stewart, widow ot
the late millionaire A. T. Stewart, died
snddenlv in New York on TUESDAY,.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11

mony with them in the same political party
harness to sustain legalized licensed
liquor policy and thereby make themselves
alders and abettors of this liquor crime.
8. We declare in favor of reducing the
salaries and fees of all public officers In a
Just ratio with the decline of the wages and
salaries of private individuals and the mar
ket prices OF household and other commodi-
ties and we also favor the abolition OF all
unnecessary offices snd declare in favor of
the most strict economy in the admins
tration of all public affairs.
10. Recognizing, as we do, that a new anu
radical moral reform like the Prohibition
movement cannot succeed in this enlighten :
ed period without a well directed lnteIl
gence and that Prohibition principles must
be disseminated through a distinct Proh1bl l.
ton press and that the triumph OF Prohlpl
ton will have to be chiefly secured through
the fundamentally Of an able and well
directed aggressive Prohibition press: We
therefore hereby earnestly request that
committee of not less than three be APP
pointed in each district by the county Exc
cutive Committee to solicit subscribers for
the State and National organs of the Proh1 :
bit.on party to wit the THE FREEMAN and
the New York Voice.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11
Joint ssThird Party" Dis
cuSSiOn.
At Mole Hill, Ritchis County, Aug
ust IL.

From g. letter which We received
last week, from Thomas Greenbank,
Esq, too late for publication, we
learn that the call for the recent
Richie County Convention was
signed at Mole Hill by L. ii.
James, J. K. Ridgeway, Abe Irwin,
T. Greenbank, Joseph Bishop,
William Halterman, Prof. J. K.
M arsh, and Hon. H. Collins. Mr..
Greenbank also says:
"There will be joint discussion
here, on Friday afternoon, August
10, on the Third Party question. 1t
will be discussed by Rev. J. ?. Pig
oft and T. Greenbank in favor of
the Third Party, and s. S. Stew
ard and Dave Strickling, opposed.
The discussion will likely be lively
and full of instruction.
Thanks be to God, some OF the
people of this vicinity are deter
mined to be in the front rank OF
this great battle against the Sa-
looms"
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11
AND CLASSIC
AL ACADEMY.
W. S. REESE, PHI. B., PRINCIPAL.

This school offers both seres superior facil-
ties for study in Academical, Musical and
Drawing and Painting Departments.
Its courses OF study are superior to those
of the best city schools Of the State, and are
equal to those in many old schools, having
an enviable reputation as colleges
This school prepares for Law, Medical or
advanced standing in Literary Colleges.
Latin and German are thoroughly taught,
The Teachers Course is equal to that Of
fered by the best normal sch OILS in other
States, and may be had at less cost.
Library, Apparatus, Charts, Penmanship,
Book Keeping, and Vocal Music free to all
students.
A Christian school, as free from politics,
and sectarianism as any good public school.
Board, per week, So. All expenses as low
as possible.
Fall Term begins September l, and ends
November 9, 1885.
For Catalogues, &C., address
c. HALL, B. S. Agent,
Buckhannon, w. Va.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11
B.. & B.
SPECIAL SALE OF LACES AND
EMBROIDERIES.

New goods, Just opened. Largest and finest
assortment of Cream and Beige Egyptiene
Laces to 10 inches wide, at 25 cents, also In
Flouncings IL TO 20 inches at 5O Genus Ihese
are elegant goods and unusual values.
Fine SO inch Egyptiene Sklrtlngs III Oreaii
and Beige at rs cents.
Black Spanish Guipure Skirt1ngs Az 1nches
wide, at $3.50; and Escurials, same width at
So per yard. Large stock OF Black beaded
Fronts at 81 90 and up to $40 each.
We are also offering special values IN
Hamburg Skirtings IS inches wide, at Sl.5o
and So.
Hamburg Enbroideries in largest assort-
ment of elegant patterns at Genus yard'
up to finest goods all extra values
Those Elegant Black American Silks are
still on sale and are certainly the very best
values offered in any market. These goods
are thread and thread warp and will out
wear any Foreign silk. Prices are Sl.0O 20
inches wide and SIPS and $50 in q inch
goods three qualities.
Still Case of Summer Silks in Black and
White at 20 cents. l case Colored Glace
Summer Silks at so cents-extra heavy
goods and not soft and flimsy like so many
of these goods offered
One lot % inch Colored Surahs at Sl.e0,
quality usually sold at Sl25.
LARGE OFFERING OF BLACK
SURAHS.
At &c., 75c snd sl5O which will command
attention as they ar values unexcelled.
IN DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT.,
Just placed On sale, a line of those elegant
Hair Stripe suitings 81 inches VIDE
at $l.O0, also, AZ inch Cheviots
80 cents, were 70 cents.
IN WASH GOODS,
We are showing everythingstn the Market,
including several cases Choice Satlnes,
Light and Dark, at 10 cents.
Large Stock of
Crinkled Seersuckers,
French Satines,
Zephyr Ginghams,
Lawns,
Frieze Ginghams,
Batistei, etc, etc.
Send to our Mail Order Department for
Samples, and you will get qualities and
styles, and always at lowest prices
BOGGS 4 BULL,
ALLEGHENY, Pa.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11

Do you wish to buy Real Estate
of any kind or for any purpose,
call on Attkisson, Parkersburg, w.
Va.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-11

On upper Market Street, New
two story House and good Lot for
Sale by Atkinson.