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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-30
1.-THE CALICO Eee.v

"flave you saved up y'r eggs for
Eastern
"Ya-as; ye got any real purity calico ye
c'ud lemme haveS"
This conversation, varied according to
circumstances, might have been heard in
many hundred places in tho United States
forty years ago, and especially in the
west Easter was the children's big day
on the Wabash and southwest generally.
Thanksgiving day had not then been es-
tablished south Of the ''Yankeefied
states;" it did not acquire full standing
in Indiana till the civil war, and IL Is not
even now much regarded south o. the
Ohio. But Christmas, Fourth of July
and Easter were truly national-none of
them religious-festivals in the south and
west. Indeed, the New Highlander who
goes to southern Illinois and Indiana,
Missouri and farther south, is even now
amazed and frequently shocked to see and
hear Christmas ushcred in with drums
and shotguns, frecrackers and pistols,
egg nog and neral riot.
"When the hens began to lay" was the
time the little boys and girls began to
''save up" for Easter. In their widest
dreams Of luxury and splendor they never
imagined the beautifully colored eggs now
displayed Ia every town and city, FOR the
settlers In the west in those days never
thought Of buying anything for II festival.
The little citizens were left to their own
devices, and wonderful ingenuity did they
often display. The commonest device was
to wrap the egg tight in Powered calico
and boil it thus the colored patterns were
faithfully transferred to the white egg,
with gorgeous results. Hence for
many weeks before Easter, there was q
great demand for calico scraps of bright
and unusual patterns. Sometimes strips of
some intensely green vegetable were
fastened on the egg, but it required rare
talent to make this process a success. A
perfectly pure pink, uniform over the
egg, was thought great triumph of
decorative cookery; and when one genius
succeeded in producing brilliant stripes of
red, white and blue around the egg, with
white star here and there and rude
eagle ut tho end, his performance was
hailed with patriotic delight.
In all this there was no religious signifl-
canoe whatever, and not one child in
thousand then knew why the day was
celebrated Although a church here and
there began to observe the day with relig-
ious ceremonies, generally the singing Of
the Easter anthem and sermon on the
resurrection; and now Faster In the west
il rather more religious festival than
Christmas. Among the children except
perhaps the very poorest, the calico egg"
has become a mere tradition, end the
progress Of history il shown by the won
derfully cOlored articles of all kinds, the
egg, except for u model in form, being a
comparatively Insignificant thing
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-30
CONSUMPTION CURED.

An old physician, retired from prac tice
hayipg had placed in his hands by an East
India missioner the formula q. simple veg.
etaNlc remedy for the sdeedy and perma-
merit cure of Consumption, Bronchitis,
CMdrrh Asthma and all throat and Lung
Affections, also positive ami radical cure
for nervous debility and all nervous COM
plants, a'rer having tested it's wonderful
curitive powers in thousands of cases, has
felt il his duty to make 1t known TO his suf-
fering fellows, Acturled by this motive
and desire to relieve human suffering.
will send, tree of charge, to all who desire
it. this recipe, in German, French or Eng
fish, with tul directions tor preparing and
using Seut nv mail by addressing with
stamp, naming this paper, w. A. MOVES,
40 Powers Block, Rochester. N. Y
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-30

The blood is the source of health.
Keep it pure by taking Hoods Sarsa.
parilla, which is peculiar in its cura-
tive power.
Democl ats in Indian are. setting
agood ex ample to Republicans. They
are looking for the strongest man,
and doing no fighting among them
selves.
A blessing to humaning is what Dr..
Bulls Cough Syrup can we'll be term
ed, fer it has done more good already
than any other medicine. One trial
will convince anyone of its efficacy.
Price Is r"nts
Some New York people propose to
b1iid school for the training Of serv.
ant girlsi if they canraise the necessary
$4,000 or 500, 900. The past year
about 1000 was raised in small sums.
A specia committee of the Ken
lucky Legislature to investigate the
modus opradi of things generally in
turbulent and corrupt Rowan County
recommend said for Acknowledgement.
you are troubled with dyspepsia,
pain in the region of the heart, liver
and kidneys, or any other painful
symptoms, do not wait to confirm the
disease, but break it up at once by
using Laxador. You will thank us
for the advice.
Colonel Sir w. Bartelott, aged %,
is the oldest member of the House of
Commons while Marquis Carmarthen
aged ~ is baby.
The Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gazette
thinks that Roscoe Conkling would
make a goed candidate for President
as it has been demonstrated that it
is impossible to "snow him under"
1t is questionable at least to allow
the baby to exhaust itself annoy the
household with its continual crying
crying when that tried remedy DIR,
Bulls Baby Syrup Syrup will quiet il
at once. Price IS cents.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-30

The Boston Journal agrees with
the New York Evening Post that II is
wrong that Alabama should have
more delegates in national Repub.
lican convention than New Jersey,
and Mississippi more than Connecticut
and it SAYS the true basis of repre-.
sentation is the party vote in the sew
eral states, for the convention is not
4 convention Of states but of Repub.
.icans in the states, and the delegates
that have little orgaization and small
constituencies behind them are apt
to be more irresponsible TIM others:
That such is the fact is self evident.
Hence THE TIMES agrees with the
policy OF representation based on the
Republican vote cast, especially in
national politics.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-30

The Senate does not take kindly to
Senator Blair's bill to give disabled
Confederate soldiers In outhern states
the preference in civil service APP
pointments. Nor does the country
The bill will be defeated, and it ough;
never {. have been introduced. We
do not understand how Mr. Blair
came to make such a mistake.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-30

Yes. we say, turn the rascals out;
and perhaps we had better begin in
Kentucky, where the treasurer Of the
state turns out to be heavy defaulter
and he has been suspended by the
Governor. His defalcation amounts
to S2oo. 900. He has been in Office
twenty one years and has been re-
garded as the soul of honor. 1t would
have been a good plan TO have put a
Republican in his place long ago.
In fact, the whole state OF Kentucky
would be improved 10y putting in
power wide.awake progressive Re-
publican Administration.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-30

Fosters Democrat, one OF the
ablest edited as well as enierprisng
of the Democratic journals in New
Hampshire, opposes Cleveland's re
nomination, and predicts, if he is
renominated, that he will be beaten
in New Hampshire by 5000 majority
for the Republican candidate.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-30

II Public Printer Benedict keeps on
melting up the plates of valuable govern
ment publications, and in binding the IL
Illustrations Of one book with the pages Of
another, ne will soon produce a variegated
and picturesque confusion in tho con-
gressioual printing Office. York
Mail and Evnress
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-30
Rogers Cheerful Authorizations.

Mr.. Roger Q. Mills--we insist on the
Q-says he believes the Democrats will
make gains in Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and the northwest. This is very vague,
indeed, and shows that Mr.. Roger q.
Mills belief is Of the nature of q sponge,
which contracts or expands according to
the amount Of moisture there is In the
air--Atlanta Constitution.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-30

Reports from Washington say that
there is no show for the Blair Educa
tional bill. There is doubt that the
President would veto it and TO save
him from thus offending the Southern
friends of the bill, il will be smothered
10 the House committee. This is
shrewd but not very straightforward
And the scheme may fail, as there are
many Southern Democrats who favor
the bill and hey may vote with the
Republicans to order the committee
to report the bill to the House, where
could vots be reached, the bill
would command decided majority.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-30
What the Nominee Must ne.

The candidate TO be chosen next June
will be Republican in all that the term
implies-one identified with its history
and struggles, one who kept the faith in
1884, md who has not abated jot or
little of his Republicanism or his man.
hood at any time or for any purpose. -
Indianapolis journal.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-30
Michigan Preparing, 10 '"

mienEan Irepnrip;, 10 rDr1sos
Representative Allen, Ia >peaking b
The Tribune correspond. It. laid: my
ndvices from Michigan e. that the
farmers of the state are 4 united upon
the question OF the wool Il today than
they ever were on any pC.ivical question
before. Republicans and Democrats alike
seem to be joining issue for the purpose Of
supporting the existing duty on raw voc;
They have learned ut last that tho pio-
tective policy OF the Republican party is
beneficial 10 them, as it is to all other in
terests, and that the president has demon.
strated his opposition to them and their
interests more plainly in his annual mes
sage. expect that tho result will be a
decided surprise to some Of the Democrats
who have heretofore regarded the farmers
of the country rs free traders. Wash
lngton Cor. Detroit Tribune.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-30
HlNDERCORNS.

The safest surest and best for Corna bunions
StoTs pain Ensures comfort to tho feet Never fails
70 cure Ii cents ~ pruggists. NIsco< Co. u. Y.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-30
Ar Old limo Easter GIFT.

Among the pretty old time German
customs was the one illustrated In the &C
companyinS picture, and which met with
equal favor with decorative eggs rs an
Easter gift IL was an emblematic print
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-30
oWOSSO. FRIDAY. MARCU 80, 1888

hstered THE Post Office in O~osso, Nieh
Rr Transmission Through the naails as So
md class mail matter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-28
Mining Stocks.

NEW YORK, December a. Mining quota
tons closed: Amador, $500: Homes axe,
SILL rs; Iron Silver, 1895: Mutual, $13 90;
Navajo, 81 81; Ontario, $50 SILVER King,
$40 co.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-28
Corrected Daily By E. E. Rich.)

WHEAr-Weak; demand fair: mills
partly stocked; shipments from Washing
ton and Oregon some 10000 bushels have
arrived recently, consigned to two OF our
largest mills.
OATs-Fair demand market overstocked
by small country lots sold from wagons on
the streets: buying slips: selling, 81 35.
Acknowledging demand; supply good;
selling, 81 10 Ito 81 Is
RYE-Unchanged; no demand; fair sup
ply.
CoRN-Fair demand; supply good; large
imports of eastern noted; fourteen cars ar
rived and are standing on the track; selling,
81 20 to 81 Is
excess of supply; several cars IN storage,
holding for an advance in prices.
FLoUR-GOod supply; market still unset
tied; all grades quoted 15c. lower than
few days ago; stores well stocked.
BRAN-Demand good: supply PLENTIFUL
SHoRTs-Fair demand; supply go d; con-
siderable chopped corn used in place of this
article.
BRAN AND SHORTS MIxED-Demand mod
erately active; large supply, which is now
being quoted at CSC
HAY-Baled upland the market has been
supplied during the week far in excess of
demand, prizes being cut in many in
stances.
LUcERN-Steady; demand fair; supply
$l3 and $l4.
orAToEs-Demand light; no large ship
ments noted
ONIONS Unchanged; supply good; no
shipments.
SALT = Another cut in prices to Butte, to
where it is. now carried for ST. 90 TO
$l.10 f. o. b. at S 1T Lake. Table and
dairy, 5s and los, delivered 10 jobDers at IS
per ton. Cattle salt, good outside demand;
Lake lump. $3.50; Nephi mountain rock,
81 so; Salina mountain rock, Sc 90.
BUTTER-Good market; prices somewhat
lower: Utah, zoe. TO 271@c; eastern creamery
95c. First-class article finds ready market:
no demand for inferior
EGGs-Moderate supply; demand good;
25c. to 27lac. selling, case lots, CSC.
DRIED FRUIT - Peaches, common, &C.;
peeled, 121ac. Apples, sc. Plums, &c.
Apricots, 1Oc. No shipments of any guam
tity; market dull; supply in excess of de-
mand. Montana has bought some small
lots; no home demand Carload lots would
shade these prices trifie.
LIVE SToCK-Choice steers "a % 212;
cows 29214; sheep, muttons 24@2H
DREssED-Choice steers, 4@5; cows, 40
~; sheep, muttons, 1906; calves. E98;
hogs, 6@S. Market firm; supply good.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-28
Liverpool Grain.

LIVERPOOL, December q -Wheat-Dull;
holders offer freely; California, rs 91ad per
GENITAL.
Corn-Quiet; new mixed weEtesn, As 51ad
per GENITAL.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-28

PRIME Beef, Veal, Pork, Lamb and
Mutton from the best diaries and ranches
in the Territory, at F. j. Mays, 81 E.
First South.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-28
LOCAL MARKETS.
wRoLEsALE.)

SALT LAKE CITY, December q, 1888.
Corrected By Sears d Liddte.J
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-28
GRAIN AND FEED.
FLOURS.

where Large Supply will be constantly kept hand.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-28
AFTERNOON

Rye-Easy; so.
Barley-Nominal.
Whisky 20.
Shoulders, 675@6. s715; short clear, 7,1213
C07.25; short ribs, 6 so.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-28
Salt Rheum

With its intense itching, dry hot skin,
often broken into painful cracks, and
the little watery pimples, often causes
indescribable suffering. Hoods Sarsa-
parills has wonderful power over this
disease. 1t puriies the blood and ex-
pels the hunor, and the skin heals
without scar. Send for book ntain-
ing many statements of cures. to G. 1.
Hood & Co., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
OCT
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-28
New York stock Exchange.

NEW YORK. December 27-The stock
market WAS weak and declining most
throughout the day, and the result of the
days trading is to leave most of the list
fractionally lower than last evening, with
fractional losses of more thar l per cent
The active list is invariable lower, and
Reading and Omaha preferred are down Ia
per cent each, Atchis IN 11a Lackawanna
and Chicago gas stock each per cent, and
the rest for fractional amounts Govern
ment bonds were dull and firm for As.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-28
New York General Market.

NEW YORK. December 81 : Hops-steady,
steady
Coffee-Options opened barely steady: 25
to 40 points below yesterday Sales. $500
bags december, IA S5@15C5; January,
and February, IA S0@l4 90 February, IA. rs
@15 TO- Spot. Rio easier, fair, cargoes, 1874
Sug ar-Raw, inactive. nominal; fair re-
fined. 81: centrifugal, 90 test, 6
Copper-Nominal; lake. Januar! II 35.
Lead-Firm fairly active; domestic, $50.
Tin-QuieG; steady; straits %.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-28
Chicago Live ssocA.

CHICAGO. December 27.-Cattle-Receipts,
1900; strongi choice beeves, 4.6s@510;
steers, 25594 45; stockers and feeders, 2 20
@3. 80; Texas cattle, l 9093 TO-
Hogs-Receipts, 10000; weak, 10 lower;
mixed and light, 5.OO95 10; heavy, 5 100
so.
Sheep-Receipts, 6,OOO slow, heavy. 5 to 10
lower; natives, .0OG4. 90; western corn fed,
4. OG@4 60; Texans, 2.109315.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-28
Afternoon Railroad Stocks.
Boston Quotations.

BOSTON, December 27-Atchison & Topeka
first sevens, l. 2O$s: Atchison & Topeka land
grant sevens, l15H; .Atchison u Topeka
Railroads, tSH, Burlington & Quincy, 10;
Mexican Central, common. 1875; Mexican
Central. first mortgage bonds. 661s; San
Diego, 291a.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-28
Petroleum.

NEW YORK, December 27-Petroleum
opened steady at Ss5s, but broke on execu-
ton of selling orders from the west, and the
price fell to S612 The market then rallied
and closed firm at S719.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-28
Chicago Produce Market.

CHICAGO. December 27 Wheat Stronger;
cash, 9915; January, 991a; May, 1.05
Confirm; cash. 1884, January, 81;
May, 367s.
Oats-Firmer cash, 25; January, 251s;
May, % 1916. a.
Barley-NothiDg doing.
Pork-Steady; cash and January. 1926;
May, 13. 3719
Lard Steady; cash, SIS; January, .7211;
May, 1922.
IFTERN0OS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-28
COMMERCIAL.
Money Market

NEW YORK, december u Money on call,
s; ranging from ~ t.; 8. last loan,
Prime mercantile paper, 5000.
Sterling exchange, dull, steady; 4.S4M for
60-days' bills; demand. 4SS1a.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-08-09
INSECTS DESTROYING TImhsr

~ Is said that worms arc often more
destructive to forests than fires or whirl-
winds The insects lay their eggs under
tho bark and they hatch In the dark
ness, which is necessary element for
their development. When they hatch
Into the grub form they boro their way
to the sap wood and then mako a circle
around tho tree, once, twice, aud per-
haps three times, before it is time for
them to turn into perfect winged in
sects. This stops the flow of tho sap
and the growth OF tho tree, and
eventually the tree dies. large tracts
OF dense forest in Maine have been des-
troyed in this way and sometimes
tracts In tho Adirondacks. It is claimed
to DO better for tho forest to let in the
woodsman and allow him to thin out tho
trees and thus give light and air to tho
earth and forest growth. Those insects
will not develop where there is plenty
OF air and light, and it would be well
Tor those who own tract of woodland
to bear this in mind and thin it suf-
ficiently toprevent dense, dark growth.
1t Is told of Maine man that no held
piece of forest for thirty years and
would never allow any wood to DO cut
on 1t. When he came to examine it he
found that largo part of it had been
ruined by the girdlo worm.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-08-09
Tho WaY He Tics the Knot

DR.. Cheney, former pastor of Hollis
Street church, Boston, says: II never
use obey in my marriage service. Ny
questions are the same to the man and
woman. Task: Wilt thou love, honor,
cherish and keep2' think those four
questions all that are necessary. There
are two other parts of the marriage
ceremony nearly always used, but which
omit. One is tho passage relating to
Isaac and Rebecca; the other is the por-
ton relating to St. Paul. l want the
couples marry to live more faithfully
than Isaac and Rcbecca, and l do not
see any use in bringing st. Paul into
tho marriage ceremony, when no was
the only confirmed old bachelor in the
bible. New York Star.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-08-09
No Drug To Cure Insomnia.

DR.. William F. Hutchinson says in
the American Magazine: have re-
Gently mot with several cases of insomnia
due to ovcr-taxation of the American
nervous system, and have been requested
to prescribe some drug that should be
effective to produce sleep and DO at tho
Same time harmless.
No such drug exists!
There is not ono medicine capable of
quieting to sleep voluntar lifo that has
been working ten hours at high press
except it be more or less poisonous
Consumption of chloral, bromine in
some form, or opium, has increased in
this country to an incredible extent, is
still growing, and q large number of
Americans go to bed every night moro
or less under the influence Of poison.
Sleep thus obtained is not restful nor
restorative, and nature sternly exacts
her penalties for violated law, more
severe in these cases than in most
others.
Digestion suffers first-one is rarely
hungry for breakfast, and loss of morn
ing appetite is certain sign of ill
health. Increasing nervousness fol-
lows, until days become burdens and
poisoned nights tho only comfortable
parts of life.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-08-09
FALMOUTH HIGHLY EXCITED.
Suspicion, Disappearance Of Joseph
RiCha rdsOn.

"uspictOut DtsHppearance Of Jos eph
ISiCha rdsOn.
Falmouth, Mass, had sensation last week
and the whole town was in state of excite
ment Three weeks ago joseph Richardson
disappeared ,isI Pc from his home. after quarrel
with his brother Phineas On the morning
OF the day he was last seen his father went to
a neighbor's house and asked him to come to
the house, AS his two sons were having a VIC
lent quarrel. The neighbcr declined to in
leriere, knowing that the brothers had had
trouble before and thinking they might as
well fight the matter out by themselves.
Joseph was not seen that day, and as the
days went on inquiries began to be made.
The brother, when asked, said Joseph had
goneaway; that, perhaps, he had gone fish
ing and was drowned. State Detective
Seaver and Officer Jones of Fal.
mouth have been at work on the case,
ana many rumors have been started
a Falmouth man, who was in the
woods, came across the body of man under
n scrub oak, not far from the house of the
richardson's The body was so decompossd
mat 1T could not be recognized except by the
clothing, which was identified as that of
Joseph Richardson. This carried the excite
ment to n fever heat, and little else was
talked about by the villagers Medical Ex-
amner Pierce of Marston's Mills went to
Falmouth and examined the body. He re.
ports he could find no marks of violence, but
1T Is said the body was in such an advanced
state Of decomposition that it would have
been difficult to discover injuries. The
brothers had frequently qIarrelled before,
and Joseph was a hard drinker 1t is said a
large Jug was found by his side, and he may
have como TO his death through natural
causes. The residents Of the town think
there are many Suspicious circumstances
about the affair, and it will be thoroughly in
vestigated.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-08-09

lhls story OF dog is vouched for by
lady who resided in Dresden, Cor
many, and who knew all parties con-
cerned. from tho baby to tho dog. 1t
seems that a lady LEFT her infant asleep
in the cradle, sitting beside the child n
nurse, and sleeping at tho nurses feet a
large St. Bernard dog. Returning
home some hours after she found tho
room empty and heard low whine from
a linon closet adjoining. On entering
she found her child on al upper shelf,
held there by tho forcfect of tho dog.
The little one was safe and growing, all
unconscious of its danger, while
the dog fell exhausted to
the floor when relieved Of
his charge. On inquiry it was found
that tho nurse had been arranging tho
closet and to have the baby near her
had laid it on the shelf, and on being
called off suddenly had left the child
and forgotten it, while tho faithful
dumb servant had stood an hour and a
half watching his charge and holding it
on the shelf. 1t is useless to say how
grateful the parents were to their dog.
who, after all, had done only what ev.
cry respectable dog would do under tho
circumstances. -[Picayune.