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

rcseiaaiive | Congress. lie wouldn't
i'r the world try 10 influence their
F.. hoice If they wanted him, why he
considered il the duty of every pa
nior TO be ready TO obey the voice of
The people on any and all occasions.
!llvlng delivered himself of that bit
'fpr"fundity in general way. to
'sane 10 particulars, Why, he, Tim,
~ ready to be inundated ii they
s,pned t, immediate him The senii
Or vas voted sublme hv the fell
''w~" and they tiSper>ed. getting
qa"'A' aronn'i i!'e coroer So they
~ relieve themselves by laugh
ia!
Bah! Dbl they suppose the people
a. the eighth district were such muffs
thi-lhry Couldn't see through that
'ittl- farce Of Bnrt's To use Tim Tars.
nry an,i Doodle to carry The eighth
district against Horr? But they'll
gel lett. It's in he air that Horr, or
some "'her Republican. is gong to
represent The Eighth, in toe next
Congress Flint Globe.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27
Three Reasons.

81 once met thoughtful scholar"
says Bishop Whipple, of Minnesota,
"who told me that for years he had
read every book he could which assail-
ed the religion of Jesus Christ, and he
said he should have become an lnfidel
but for three things: First, / am man.
I am going somewhere. Tonight am
a day nearer the grave than was last
night. have read all such books can
tell me. They shed not one solitary ray
of hope or light upon the darkness.
They shall not take away the guide and
leave me stone-blind. Second, ] had q
mother. saw her go down into the
dark valley where / am going, and she
looked upon nm unseen Arm rs calmly
as child goes to sleep on the breast OF
its mother. know that was not a
dream. Third, ! have three motheiless
daughters (and he said it with tears in
his eyes). They have no protector but
myself. would rather kill them than
leave them in sinful world IL you blot
out from it all the teachings Of the
Gospel '"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27
Americans In Mexico.

Considerable has been said con-
corning the notorious Cutting, and
an attempt is being made 10 cause
Americans to think their lives and
property unsafe there. AS several
of oar citizens have moneyed interests
there, the following extract from a
letter from Alexander X. Shepherd,
Of Washington, D. c., published in
the Mexican Financier, will be of
interest:
AS TO the treatment of American
citizens by the Government | will
give you case in point.
Some time ago, at nationa! cele.
bration in this place, | was present
with my family; one of the orators
(under some malign inhuence) during
his speech made 4 reference hostile
to Americans. l resented this action
by leaving the place and refusing
to be present at the dinner and ball
given The following day. The com
mitee in charge of said celebration
promptly sent q letter of apology,
censuring in strongest terms the
offender and Withdrawing the invita-
ton which had been sent him t. the
entertainment. The state and federal
authorities on learning OF it, insti
tuied criminal proceedings against
this person for using incendiary
language, ard only discontinued them
at my request; the offending party
having made a public and ample
apology.
cite this as an instance of the
spirit animating the great majority
Of Mexican people as we'll as the state
and federal governments. In my
opinion life and property is as secure
in Mexico to American citizens as in
any part of the United States, and
the proportion # violence and crime
far less. Probably fewer people have
met violent deaths in Mexico since
the French Intervention than were
klllCo III TIC llOto VI SbiSo
60 during the past Imonth, or have
been murdered yearly by GeroniAo
and his savage horde in the territories
Of the United States Government
under the Pecksniffian sentimentalism
which permits these wild beasts to
ravage and murder under the eye of
the United States army.
Americans who respect themselves
and their nationality (the only
Americans entitled to respect) can
pursue their vocations as safely in the
cities or Sierras Of Mexico as in the
heart of the largest cities of our own
country, and it is most unjust un-
christian and unAmerican to send
forth such unfounded conclusions
and misrepresentation from SO dis
tinguished committee as the one
over which you preside.
Very Respectfully Yours.
ALEX. r. SHEPHERD.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27
Democratic Policy Illustrated.

The practical endorsement of the
right of a party to buy his way into
the United States Senate, as illustrat.
ed in the Payne case has brought out
the following: For SALE--The Office
Of United State Senator for the State
OF Nevada, term running six years
from March 4, 1877, is hereby offered
tor sale TO the highest bidder for cash.
Neither fitness, mental qualifications,
moral character, residence nor prev
ious condition of applicants will be
considered. The only requisite is
coin. No bids will be considered un-
less accompanied by certified bank
check for 100000.
Deposits received from unsuccessful
bidders will be returned to them sub.
ject to a slight shrinkage for primage,
insurance, etc.
Bids should be addressed to Sena-
torial Committee.
Virginia City, New, June IS, 1886.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27
Bogus Butter Tins Reception.

They thought it was "certer shot,
those fellows at Saginaw, when they
arranged that little reception for Tim
Tarsney at w. r. Burt's, when Tim
came home from Washington the
other day, covered with dust and
glory. 1t was one of hose"impromp-
tn" affairs that come about by pre-.
destination and are as spontaneous as
a stage embrace. A lot of fellows
got together with sort of Academia
spontaniety, but mi,a6e hetn, when
you come to take an inventory of the
lot they proved to be the fellows that
"run the machine, ITO man. Strange,
wasn't it? Then Tim, who didn't
know anything about it, when he
came to speak, said the very things
that one would have said if the whole
thing had been printed on program.
Why, Lord bless your innocent soul,
there weren't any two OF those fellows
could look each other in the face
without bursting out laughing. It
was such a good joke. But they
managed to preserve the prophecies
by looking at Tim instead of one
another, and he was as sober as
though it was at a funeral and told
how the people ought to be left free
to pick and choose for themselves
when it comes to nominating Rep
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27

Herewith we place before our read
ers the ticket placed in nomination
by the Greene Democrats, at their
State conventions held last week a,
Grand Rapids, We regard the ticket
as an exceedingly weak one. Their
platforms are evasive and Of that
character as a whole as to cal! down
on the parties, adopting them The
dlstrust of ali the business interests
of the State. We have no doubt the
people OF Michigan are for honesf
money, for high protective tariff.
for protection to labor, as well as
for revenue, and that they will EN-
phas;ze those convictions by electing
the Republican State ticket by very
decided majority ever fusion, con
fusion and Greene Democratic com.
bination:
For Governor-George T.. Yaple.
For Lieutenant Governors. s. Curry.
For Secretary of State-P. B. Wachtel
For Stale Treasurer-W. G. Beard.
For Attorney General-John c. Donnally.
For Auditor General-John S. Farrar.
For Commissioner of the State Land Office
w. ID. Fuller.
For Superintendent of Public Instruction
David Parsons.
For Member of Board of Education-Je-
rome W Turner
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27

The exact position of the RepuDll
can party was never better stated
than in the call for their State Con
vention, just issued by the Republi-
cans of New Hampshire: In the
election of delegates all citizens who
believe in the fundamental principles
of the Republican party are invited
to participate. These principles in
clude free ballot and a fair count
In all elections, South as well as
North, honest money as opposed to
irredeemable paper currency and un-
limited silver coinage; the prohibition
of the liquor, traffic as opposed to
either high or low licenses; the fulfill
mentin letter and spirit, ofevery pledge
made to the soldiers of the Union
armies; full recognition of the rights
and needs Of American workmen, in
GLIDING the arbitration of all differ
ences between the employer and the
employed, and the protection afforded
by the tariff system; faithful admin
istraton of all existing laws, and an
economical management of the affairs
of both the Safe and National gov
ernments.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27

The Republicans of the county OF
Barry, have nominated ]. w. Rogers,
for Representative in the State Legs
lature, and Baker Shriner, for Sheriff,
Charles M. Mack, for Clerk; C.. A..
Hough, for treasurer; x. B. Richards,
for Register; P. 7. Colgrove for Pros
cutor; A. E. Kenaston and H. E..
Hendricks, for c. G. Commissioners.
The ticket is good one, in many
respects popular, and ought to be
elected by handsome majority.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27

Rev. o. Hunt, pastor of the Pres.
byterian church In Midland, was hung
in effigy from the porch of the Good
Templars Hall there on the 9th inst.
and S. w. LaDu was egged in his
pulpi, recently. Neither of these
men are political Prohibilionists
though both are efficient temperance
workers.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27

Bro. E. c Reed, of the Allegan
Gazette is respectfully Informed tina.
the editor OF THE TINES is not
ashar.ed to be classed in editorial or
or Legislative ability with Don G.
Henderson, nor do we believe any
man who has been a State Senator in
Michigan in the past thirty year;
would suffer by such comparison.
More than this THE TINES know,
that in editorial ability, manly integ-
rity and Legislative experience, Mr.,
Henderson stands as far. above E c.
Reed as it is possible for one man to
stand above another, and that if he
shall ever know half as much about
Michigan, her interests, her necessi
ties and her resources as Don forgets
every night without diminishing his
surprising knowledge, he would be a
much wiser man than he has ever
shown himself in the past to be.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27

Mamma, what's hercditaryP" asked
Bobby, laboriously tripping over the
syllables of the long word. "Why, it is
1T is anything you get from your ia
her or me-" replied the mother. n little
puzzled for definition suited TO his
years. Silence of two minutes. Then,
na," he asked, els spankin's hercdita-
.yP'-Tid- BITS.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27

Twenty one presiden is, in o5 years
vetoed 100 bills, as follows: Wash.
ington 2, Adams and Jefferson none,
Madison 8, Monroe I, Adams none,
Jackson II, VanBuren and Harrison
none, Tyler 9, Polk 8, Taylor and
Fillmore none, Pierce 10, Buchanan
a, Lincoln 1, Johnson 81, Grant IS,
Hayes IS, Garfield none, Arthur A.
In year and five months of the pre-.
sent Democratic misrule, Cleveland
has beaten the record of all his pred
ecessors and vetoed III bills.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27

The Republican party is the same
old party says the Kalamazoo Gazette.
The TINES is much pleased to be able
once to agree with the Gazette Yes,
the Republican party is the same old
party Of liberty, equality and progress
that it has always been. Being only
about thirty years old it is in its most
vigorous manhood, and capable Of
better things than ever b. fore.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27

A man just recessed from the work.
house was put on the ticket nominated
Wednesday of last week, by the Ohio
Democratic Convention. In the
evening the State Central Committee
annulled this nomination and put
another man in the place of the one
rejected. Under the circumstances,
what was the use of having conven
tion2 1t would have been simpler
and easier for tie State Committee to
make all the nominations. The can.
didates are only put up to be defeated
anyway.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27

The Senate of the United States,
by the decisive vote of 80 Republi-
cans and 10 Democrats for, to Re-
publicans and 20 Democrats against,
have declared that United States
bonds are not payable in silver.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27

The TIMES notes with uhalloyed
pleasure that the Republicans of
Newaygo county present for re-elec
ton the name of Hon. Edward f
Edwards, for State Senator. A search
with a fine toothed comb ia the dis.
trict could not scratch out an ADLER
man or a more efficient Senator.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27

The Flint Globe, always wide
awake, newsy Republican journal, is
now issued tri.weekly. Under the
editorial management of Mr.. Aldrich,
the Globe, weekly, tri.weekly or daily,
would not fail Of success, because it
deserves to succeed. The publishers
have our very best wishes.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27

The editor of the Vernon Inter.
Lake is professedly minister of the
Gospel Of the Son of God, and it is to
be presumed such a man would tell
the truth about his neighbor, and
possibly he can tell us how much less
than internal lying about ones neigh
boz it is, to print one half ofa para.
graph concerning him, as though it
was al that the writer had said.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27
The assessment life insurance organ

The assessment life insurance organ
izations during the year 1885 paid
in death losses nearly $50, 900
Thus was $4,000 distributed daily
to the widows and orphans of the
country; Who can estimate the
suffering, poverty and crime this vast
sum has averted, and who does not
say tina. the assessment organizations
are worthy of public appreciation
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27

The Democrats of Iowa seem to be
short of Congressional timber, AID
have nominated in one or more Con-
gressional Districts Republicans as
their candidates.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27
GEO. NJ. DEWEY. EDITOR.

The fusionists Of the I2th Senatorial
district comprising the counties of
Clinton and Ionia have nominated
Albert K. Koof, of Lyons, Ionia
county.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27

The Pontiac Gazette: Great is re-
form-especiallly when ground out
in d .mo ratio m ichine. In 1876. 7
the appropriations for the year were
SI54,o67,0I7, and this was thought a
Tremendous big sum by Republicans
and denounced as rank extravaganza
by Democrats, but the first year of
cleveland and REFORM" Democratic
corruption and reform, doth a tale
unfold that strikes terror to the hearts
Of the taxpayers. The appropriations
just made for 1886 7 foot up III. enor
nous sum of S264, 7S3,579.s9, an in
crease Of SIIo7IS,66a or 7I.S per cent.
Just give US few years of this kind
Of reform; and this will be land Of
idle workman and orphans sheol on
earth.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27

The Center OF Aug Iath: "a
check for ten dollars, with ex Gov.
Begole's signature attached was re-
ceived at the Center Office yesterday
direct from Flint. Now let Repubi.
can editors write their long wished
for editorials about Demo ratio
leaders contributing for the support
oflhe P. ohibtion party a lb 'belt
the Republicans :" No comments are
necessary, the item speaks for itself.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27

Under the free wool cry Of the
Carlisle, Morrison, Hurd Democracy,
wiki rulings in favor Of the foreign
producers and against The American
wool producers, by the treasury de
partner. during the Fl st year of
Cleveland's administration, I2o, o84,
95S lbs. of wool was imported as
agains, 7o.so6,I7o lis. during the last
year of President Arthur's admins
tration. The farmers OF Michigan
should remember this fact aS we'll
a. that other that the result Of
this free trade agitation and larger
inpor alton they lost S cents on
every pound of wool they produced
the current year
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-02
DEATH OF MRS. BAYARD,
Absolute Mourning for Week at the
National Capital.

WAsHNGTON, January 3l.-Mrs. Bay
ard, wife of the Secretary Of State, died
at her residence, in this city, at $50
o'clock this morning. The immediate
cause of Mrs. Bayard's death was con-
gestiOn OF the brain, brought ON by the
shock of her daughters sudden death
two weeks ago. The first week follow
ing the event she stood the strain and
excitement quite well, but a week ago
last Friday she was compelled to take
to her bed and gradually grew worse
from day to day. Thursday congestion
of the brain made its appearance. She
was unconscious for u hours before
death. Although for years Mrs. Bayard
has been confirmed invalid, she had for
the last six months been in better health
than for many years. Last summer she
was very i'll at her home in Wilmington,
Del, with complication of diseases of
the liver and stomach, and her recovery
at that time was considered doubtful.
At the solicitation OF her daughter, Miss
Kate, she put herself under the care of
DIR. +. A. Gardner. OF this city, and
under his treatment she had improved
so much as to be able TO go int society
this winter, and, although still an in
valid, was in comparatively good health
when her daughter died. She was about
IL years of age. With the exception OF
her daughter, Mrs. Warren, of Boston,
and her son, who is in Arizona, the fam
lily were present when she died. The
body will be taken to Wilmington for
burial tomorrow, and the funeral will
be held there Tuesday.
Mrs. Bayard's death will have marked
effect on social festivities at the Capt.
tai. 1t closes in absolute mourning for
a week the White House and homes of
Cabinet Ministers, and withdraws from
society the President and Hiss Cleve-
land, members of the Cabinet and their
families.
On announcement of the sad event the
President directed the immediate recall
of the invitations for the State dinner to
the Supreme Court, which was to have
been given Thursday evening, and Sec
rotary and Mrs. Endicott withdraw their
invitations for the Cabinet dinner on
Friday evening. Miss Cleveland will
not be at home to callers during the
week, and her Saturday afternoon re-
ceptiOn will be abandoned. Secretary
and Mrs. Whitney had issued cards for
series Of Thursday evening receptions,
but their house will be closed for this
week and all acceptances of invitations
By Cabinet families for that period will
be revoked.
This winter Mrs. Bayard's health had
so much improved that she took her
place at the head OF the Cabinet ladies
and assisted atthe Presidents reception
on New Years day. At Miss Cleveland's
first Saturday afternoon reception she
filed the place of honor as hostess back
Of the line in the blue parlor with dis
tinguished grace and marked cordially,
which was notod as q most pleasant
feature OF the occasion. At President
Cleveland's first State dinner, which
] was given In honor OF the Cabinet two
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-02
Preserved in Garlic.

John Neitz, farmer OF Upper
SaucOn, Pa, began chewing gar
lie twenty years ago, and chewed
it so remOrselessly that his wife
deserted him and has not spoken
to him since. But he kept on
chewing, saying it would preserve
his life. He is now 20 years old,
but looks like man Of 40. He
promises to live to see the next
centennial, though there is a wish
almost as big as the nation itself,
that he will not attend it King
StOn Freeman.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-02

weeks ago Thursday night, she OCCu-
pied the place of honor at the Presi-
dents right, ard the exchange of con-
gratulatiOns which went about the circle
of the official family on her improved
health and blOyant spirits, added much
TO the pleasure OF the gathering. The
cessation Of social festivities is but a
feeble indication Of the personal loss
which every cabinet family feels in the
terrible bereavement which has befalleR
the household Of the Secretary OF state.
IL Is well understood that there would
be a more marked expression OF sym
patty and coincidence on their part did
not MIR. Bayard prefer otherwise in his
characteristic consideration for others,
and his desires that his private griets.
almost unbearable as they would seem 10
be, should unduly affect the public. The
President was Immediately notified Of
Mrs. Baysrd's death. and he at once sent
Colonel Lamont with note OF condol-
ence TO The Secretary, and later in the
day Miss Cleveland called nj tie house.
There will be no funeral services In
Washington. The RENAME will be taken
bv special train To " ilmingtOu and de
posted in the old SWEDISH ChurCn.
" here they Will remain until O'Clock
tuesday afternoon. when the Episcopal
services will be read and The body placed
in the tomb.
Mr.. Bayard has asked that no official
demonstration he made, and the Presi-
dent will not 20 TO " llmlngtUn. sew
eral members OF the cabinet wilt. how
ever, attend the funeral. Cabinet officers,
senators, representatives, diplomats and
public men generally have called at the
Bayard mansion to-day to express sym
patty with the Secretary in his atllictiOn.
Mrs. Bayard WAS born in Baltimore in
1885. Her father. Joseph Lee. was one
of the leading business men Of that city
b years ago.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-02
EDITORIAL CLIPPINGS.

Houston Post.
JeffersOnian simplicity il fast playing
out in this country. 1t is said President
Cleveland will not look at an oyster that
is not brOiled.
Nustn statesman
The King of Greece is so disguised
with AtheLian politics that he intends
to abdicate. What would he do amid
the politics of this country?
Dallas Herald.
Let the detective go. He works ander
color of no authority. He is reprOach
upon legally constituted officers sworn
to do their duty. The detective has lost
cast everywhere.
Bocrnr Advance.
Gold has been found in several loca-
tiOns in Texas during the last few weeks,
and people are gOiug there in consider
able numbers. There is more money in
splitting rails or hauling freight than in
lOaiing around bogus gold mines.
Fort Worth Gazette.
Congress has been in session nearly
two months and Senator Eustis has not
yet annihlated the President. This sus-
pense in regard to his fate must be har-
assing to Dir. Cleveland, but nobody OBJ
serves that he is getting thin.
Dallas News
The opinion prevails that the dissatis-
faction now expressed by some of the
Democratic Senators with the President
is not SO much on account of anything
he has done as it is to whip him into the
line they occupy. They think their
frowns will take a great deal of the
rigidity out of his backbone. They APP
plaud that backbone when he agrees
with them. but despise it when he diff
fers with them.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-02
He Will Never Hug the Lay Figure Again.

The eXurberant young man who
thought he was hugging ''lay fig
ure' in Graves store last week
changed his mind when the fig
ure" turned round and he met the
blazing eyes of the irate old lady
who owned the bonnet Luling
Signal.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-02

Mr. u. /. wilcoNson, Of Horse Ca,r, NJ.
says he was Tor many years badly afflicted
with PythiSc, also Diabetes; the pains were
almost uncomfortable and would sometimes al
most throw him into commissions. lie tried
Electric BitterS and got relief from the first
bottle and after taking six bottles. was en-
tirely cured and had gained in flesh Is pounds
Says he positively believes he would have
died had it not been for the relief afforded 10y
Electric BittrrS. Sold al 20 cents 81 bottle by
A. Dr,iSS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-02
Two Occasions Of Interest.

The cynical citizen says there
are two occasions of interest on
which he should like to be pres
cnt. One is when the gas com
pany pays its water bill; the other,
when the water company pays its
gas bill Courier Journal.