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The times., 1888-02-10
Work.

81 drink to- make me work." said q
youn: Insn, to which observation an old
man /, p, Sd thus
TAI is right You drink and it will
make you work llearken to me mo-
menl, and III tell you something that
may 10 you good. was once very
prosperous farmer. i had COOL, loving
wisc AMI two as fine lads as ever the sun
shone On. We had comfortable home
anu used to live happily together. But
We used to drink ale to make us work.
Tho * two lads have lald IN drunSards'
graves. My wife died brukeu-hcarted,
anu sne now lies by her two sons. am
ssNentv-two years ot age. H,d it not
been .Dr drink 1 mignt have been an IN
dependent man; but used To urlnS to
make me woTS--and it makes me work
now. At seyenty-two years OF age I am
Obliged to work for my daily bread.
Drin<! drink and it will make you
Wovn
lhrre is powerful warning in this in
ciJrn;d necdote that ought to be iirclel
hv cy, r. boy or young man. Aud It il
iofr,r. honie as true outcome OF u, ,U,in2
i'll strong drinks. They will beat you in
the end.
The times., 1888-02-10

Mover had the orchard k ova A.,
Fright so beautiful an Cc'O +.
sun was warn and the nir a. so.t =
,n nah 1t W re April, and a very p cas- M
Apr ut that. All the trees were ti!ki ~:
ont 1t. Said an old pear t~ee t. IT. r
y Nt neighhor, a Queer-loo ,inA IN = /
Il apple tree, 81 feel almost I mp =. -
put forth some bio SONS, but | kn W
tnat winter, VIII is already on his wav.
in spite OF these mild, spring ke ravs
will soon be here, and his i.rss IT., 4;
breath would blight them"
g. on are quito right,n sal the applc
tree, though must say that in all the
vars o. my life--and they are many
never have | known an autumn that
20 easily be mistaken ior spring:
: enaps it sspring, said very young
pear tree that stood near.
80, no, indeed" answered the elder
one; don't you know we must have
snow and ice before spring comes again
But suppose you are too young to re-
mem er."
"Maybe there won't be any snow and
ice this winter" said the little tree.
"Never WAS winter without" replied
the old one sharply.
"Coulln't there be?" askel tho other.
"NO!' said the old one, swapping o.i II
dry bough, and fin ,ing it down TO show
that she was angry
"Hatetul old thii,s" whispered tho
young tree to its twin sister. "Nouidn't {
it be fun to blossom an have pears
months before she did? Woulin she
be mad? And how proud tho gardener
would be of us !"
"lets do t." said her sister. "These
old trees ar always trying to snub the
young ones"
SO III lew days the young pear trees
were in boom, and they held up their
branches in pride hefore the older tr ,es,
saying Where's Our winter? Where's
your snow an ice? Soon we will have
pears" But the oil trees said nothing,
only shook down II few wither,'d leavcs.
a week went by. Many iricn lily spar
rows came to see and welcome the sweet
pale D.ossons, and wonder at their co IL
lng so long before th5ir tine, and the
sunshine kissed thedi lovingly and ten
derry. But, ah me ut last, one night
came the iro5t and the rude win
shouted, "Winter is here" and the next
morning all the pr tty flowers wited on
the boughs.
"What did tell you ?" said the old
tree. "How soon do you expect to have
pears n0T? Ana WAITS more 10 punish
you for your folly, l don't believe you'll
have single blossom when spring really
CONES
g. atcSul old thing" said the young
pear trees again; but in their hearts
t2ey Cht-r.y regretted their sal mistake.
The times., 1888-02-10
The Tune the old Cow Died OF.

A saying often heard is, "The tune the
old COW died Of" This tune " ; nothing
but sidrrd'o0. The following verse,
which is not only old, bu without a
known author, throws some light upon
the origin OF the queer expression:
''Therc WAS an old man aud hc ni, an old COW,
And he had no fodder to give her,
SO he took up his fiddle and played her this
tune:
'Considcr, good COW, consider:
This isn't the time for grass TO grow
Consider, good COW, consider"
The times., 1888-02-10
Mortgage Sale.

WHEREAS, Default has boen made In the
payment of the money secured by mortgage
dated the Eighteenth day of July, A. D.. 1875,
executed by James q. DEMO and Matilda de-
Mo, his wife, of the Town OF Perry, County of
Shiawassee and State of Michigan, to Henry
Olsavcr, ofthe Town of Hamburg, County OF
Livingston and State of Michigan, which said
mortgage was recorded in the Office of the
Register of Deeds of the County of Shiawas-
see and State OF Michigan. in liber No. OF
mortgages, on page 33I, on the goth day os
July, A. D., 1876. at 4 O'Clock in The afternoon
And Whereas, The amount claimed to be
due on said mortgage at the date of this
notice Is the sum of Si70.03 OF principal and
interest, and the further sum of $35 as IN at
torney fec, stipulated for in said mortgage,
and which is the whole amount claimed to be
unpaid on said mortgage, and no suit or pro-
ceeding having been instituted Mt law or in
equity to recover the debt now remaining
secured by said mortgage or any part thereof
whereby the power of sale contained in said
mortgage has become operative.
Now Therefore, Notice Is hereby given that
by virtue Of the said power OF sale, and In pur-
suance of the statute In such case made and
provided the said mortgage will be forclosed
by q sale OF the premises therein described
at public auction to the highest bid @
City OF Corunna, in said County of Shiawassee,
on the goth day of March, A. d., 1888, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon OF that day.which said
premises are described in said mortgage as
follows, TO wit:
All that certain piece or parcel of land situ.
ate in the Town of Perry, in the County of
Shiawassce. and described rs follows, to wit;
The south west quarter OF the south east quar-
ter of section thirty-f five 1851 In Town hve t5)
north of Range two (2) east, containing forty
acres OF land according to the original survey,
be the same more or less (The above sale
will be made subject to "A certain other mort.
ecuted by said James c. Denio and Matilda
DEMO, his wife, to said Henry Olsaver, and
recorded in the Office Of said Registercf Deeds
in liber v. OF mortgages, on to wit, page 1856, on
the 2sth day of July, A. D., 1911
Dated this 23d day of December. A. d., 1887.
HENRY OLSAVER,
S. L. SMITH. Mortgagee.
Atty for Mortgage
The times., 1888-02-10
Japanese swords.

The swords made by the Japan nse
prove, says a correspondent, that, with
all its DO lsted excellence OF nan fact Ire
the Western World has still so nething
to learn from the East. Neither She ii i'll
nor Birmingham, with all their Skill is
able to turn out q sword blade VIII Nv
can be compared with the wonde iuI
swords OF Japan. For fineness OF to np r
and keenness OF edge, they are un-uu II d
in the modern world, and can arcely
be matched by the blades formerl-
forged in Damascus and Toledo. 4
common feat for Japanese sol Iier is to
cut pig in two at a single blow; anil
bars of lead, and even OF iron, have been
divided by these weapons without a
notch or imperfection being visbe on
the blade. While not possessing the
marvellous deXterity of the Sikh
swordsmen, the japanese wonl be most
formidable adversaries in l-to-h hand
fighting. On the occasion OF the murder
OF Richardson and his party fate,
which according to the co respondent,
they brought on themselvnS--a horses
hind g was completely served IRON the
body by stroke from one OF the terri lie
two-handcd swords. A sword of superior
excellence is preserved as an heirloom
in the Satsuma family, and with this
blade q leaf floating on the strclm has
been cut in two by merely being allowed
to dri against its edge. The fact is the
japanese understand the tempering of
sword blades better than any other
people.
The times., 1888-02-10
Some short Proverbs.

RuSsian.-Pray to God, but continue to
row to the shore.
iSonSkrd.-Silence is the ornament OF
the ignorant.
Chinese.-There are two good men:
One dead, the other unborn.
Tdimud.-The handle OF the axe is the
enemy OF its kind.
Persidn.--One pound OF learning re-
quires ten pounds OF common sense to
apply it.
1rdbjdn.-It is hard to chase two
hares.
Mode,n Greek.-Two watermelons can
not be carried under one arm.
The times., 1888-02-10
Gathering Ind,. Rubb.r.

Of all the resins so abundantly Welded
by the sombre and luxuriant forests OF
the tropics, caoutcholc is by far the
most important; for 80 wonderfully is it
al lpted Tor the needs and uses OF civili-
cation that nothing can take its place.
Different societies OF arts have attempted
to increase the worlds supply of India
rubber by Offering great rewards for new
sources OF supply, but the world has still
o depend on caoutchouc, the native for
ests oil which appear to be nearly mex
haustible. Caoutchouc, usually known
as India rubber, is a substance found. in
the milky juices of great variety OF
tropical trees, the most remarkable being
the CAchucu, native To Brazil and Centra,
America. Sometimes, in the more light
some spaces OF the caoutchouc forests,
the traveller comes upon the camps OF
the serin ,ueiros, as the India rubber
gatherers are called.
The time Of operation is jus. at the be-
ginning OF the dry season. Holes are
chopped in the bark, and the milky sap
is carried through con1uits OF bamboo
into clay bowls. When these are full, q
banda.e is tied over the wound to pre-
vent the precious sap from wasting. AT
ter su icient quantity has been gather
ed to fill great bowl OF turtle shell, the
new operation of smoking the sap begins
without deav.
An cirth III jar, without bottom, and
with a narrow neck to serve as a chin
ney, is set over fire OF palm nuts of a
peculiar variety. The smoke of these
nuts urnishes the peculiar chemical ele-
ment nee tel, shared 10y no other fuel.
TIL vapour instantly coagulates the Ca
. Il. i'll
low cream. Travellers describe the oper-
alton, which is usually performed at
nish Int, rs p 'culiarly pictures lue. The
somlre depths of the tropical forest in
tn" back ground, lighted up by the glow
of the flame, the tawny ln,lian bending
over the thick smoke, which arises like
column, his copper skin glistening with
the heat, and brought out in clear relief
by the light of the tire, while he anxious
ly watches the process OF coagulation-
the pi ture rs If one were viewing the
strlnge rites of some sorcerer of old
myth, or fairy tale, brewing q magic po-
tion or weaving spell to call malign
spirits from below.
From his calabash the seringueiro
pours little OF the caoutchouc milk on
Il light wooden shovel distributing the
Wis id fluid deity over the surface, to
insure a uniform action of the smoke.
Thrusting the shovel into the thick va
pour over the neck of the jar he twirls
it with great rapidity till the milk con-
solidates and assumes the whitish vel
low tinge which denotes the close of the
process. In this way he puts layer on
layer, until the caoutchouc on both sides
OF the shovel reaches several inches in
thickness. 1t is then cut OF and sns-
pended on a tree. When it feels the
effect of the sun, the water all evapo-
rates, and tn pores become solid. while
the color changes to the well known
dark brown of rubber, as it is exported
The times., 1888-02-10
Clever .spscrows.

A sparrow fell to the ground from tho
ivy that clings to the walls OF Christ
Church, in New Brunswick, n. j., and
was found to be sick and crippled. Its
little companions swarmed auOut it, ex-
pressing great anxitty, and tr.,.d to lit
the bird by catching its WIN = III a., r
beaks. "l'resently," says II g,.nnrnI IN,
who saw the little occurrence, "ona oi
the birds brought q twig about iour
inches long, and the sick bird ,"ughl it
in the middle. Ire other, r,u ut ,hc
ends, AMI dying away, carried ht invalid
triun phantly back TO the wv
The times., 1888-02-10
A Snail Matched Against n Horse.

A curious race occurred in Paris re-
Gently. 1t was between a horse and Il
sn H.. TIE horse was TO IT,. .cl a,uut
tAcaty-f, miles white the sn al was TO
c,..A, rixh. .eet on the cushI n u. II ill
liar ,Iol' .. According to TN con lJ.ons
o iuc match. the owner OF tnr IN i. WAS
at il,rr.J to stimulate and It o.i II with
one rcsh capbage-leaf, spr,nkir with
sugar. during the first ho,r the sill all
travelled 'out lOur iect. IN II Il, yner
began to wdicn his opportulut e, ~ shove
tne snLil a.ong an lnch Or 80, and the
match was broken up.
The times., 1888-02-10

\ certain circuit Judge was always sure

A certain circuit Judge was always sure
OF meeting some cutting or sn ,ering re-
marks from 'lf-conceited liver when
he came TO a certain town in his rounds.
This was repeated one day at dinner,
when gentleman present said.
"Ju Ice, why don't you sluelch that
fellow"
The Judge, dropping his knife AMI fork
and p acing his chin upon his han'ls and
his elbows on the table, remarked:
st p in our town a widow woman has
a dog that whenever the moon shines
goes out upon the stoop and barks, and
barks away at it all night"
Stopping short, he quietly resumed
ating. After waiting some time he was
asked.
well Judge, hat OF the dog and the
moon ?"
"Oh, the moon kept right on" he said.
The times., 1888-02-10
A DistinEuished Clergyman's Tssti-
m0nY.

Rev H. M Pickens. President Of tho
Methodist Protestant Church OF South
Carolina. writes from Greenvi.le:
"About four years ago was attacked
with what the physicians pronounced
neuralgia rheumatism. accompanied with
crysipelas Ny appetite failed me entirely.
aud had an intermitting pulse aud very
irregular pulsations of the heart A ter.
rible pain soon came into my chest and
shoulders. and became 40 helpless that
could attend to NJ business ut all. The
pain, were movable. and would sometimes
pass from me part of my body to another
Finally the erysipelas broke out on my left
hind nnd arm. and produced much swell
my was tor eighteen months afflicted
ia this way. and of course vsed great
many kinds Of medicines, but nothing gave
me relief Friends finally persuaded me
4" try Swift's Specific l noticed decided
impi ovement Withdrawing the first bottle
! continued its use until | had taken about
one dozen bottles, when | found myself
sound and well again. with no sign of dis
,sr- left except stiffness in my hand.
result oi the erysipelas. While taking
the medicine l gained on an av, rage two
I~"nnde "i flesh per week. think s s ..
y valuable medicine, and ! frequently
recommend il to my friends.
Write to the SWIFT SrECIr,c Co,
Atlanta. Gu TOR Treatise on Blood and
Skin M.ca."s, mailed free to anyone.
The times., 1888-02-10
The Peoria Board of Trade Destroyed.

PEORIA, Ills, Jan. S0.-The Peoria board
of trade building, one of the finest business
structures in the city, was destroyed by fire
Sunday evening. The fire is supposed to
have started from an explosion of the boiler
used in heating the building, the flames run
ming up the elevator. The building was To-
Gated at the corner of Washington and Har-
rison streets, and was owned by stock COM
pany, of which the board Of trade held
controlling interest. IL was constructed in
,s75 at a cost Of s95, ,0U0, and was four stories
high, surmounted with a tower containing
clock. The total loss on the building and its
contents, scarcely anything being saved in
any of the offices, will probably reached
$50 O00
The times., 1888-02-10
Apple Pie.

Lay fincly-sliced apples at the bottom
of p G dish. strcw them with little
sugar and spice, and then put n layer of
coarse rra't-, rumbS with u few little
Cots OF butter. Alternate these layers
uuiil the dish is full. Let the last layer
CONSIST OF apple cut in eighths. Pour on
su lci1nt water TO mois ell the whole.
Cover, and set in the oven. When the
apples on top are tender remove the
cover and cook until brown.
The times., 1888-02-10
Cucumbe Catsup.

Crate three dozen large cucumbers and
tHf' v white onions; put three handfuls
ol = ever them. Let them soak twen-
- hours. then dram hem; sopk also
u ga ;uid II hall OF uustar seed for
~ sdnc length OF time. Then drain
ia VA ,u adj the mus ~ seed to the
,uctu.vr with two spu0lluls OF whole
= rprr, put them in jar, cover with
\ II .!.t md cork tight; keep in n dry
YI 90.
The times., 1888-02-10
A. u. [. O. u.

Perhaps nothing ever written about
the vowels equals the following verse, oi
which Dean Swift, the celebrated Eng.
lish scholar, was the author:
"wc arc little airy creatures,
All of different voice and features:
One of us in glass is set,
One OF US Is found in jet;
T'other you may see in tin,
And the fourth q box within.
- II can never iy from you"
The times., 1888-02-10
Stcwed Tomatoes.

"rEo dozen goo l.sized tomatoes put
Tia -, 90 q boiling wat rtp start the skins;
n, = removing the skii.s 'It the tomatoes
nI;o sm.tl pieces and pd them into an
ordinary trying pan, then add half an
onion chopped line, a piece OF butter,
and salt and pepper to taste, and let the
The times., 1888-02-10

Three Bottles Cure Catarrh.

ELI ROBBINS, R,nHdn =. o., Columbia Co..
Pa, says: "My daughter had catarrh when
Sagc's Catarrh Remedy advertised, and pro-
cured q bottle for her, and soon saw that it
helped her third bottle effected perma,
sound and hearty"
The times., 1888-02-10

On the person OF tramp who had for
months been accommodated at the station
house and generally supported by charity,
bankbook showing credit OF over sI0o was
found Sunday night &C New York.
The times., 1888-02-10

"For some time my liver had been ont of
order. and felt generally good for nothing.
Twas induced to try Simmons Liver Regulator
Its action was quick and thorough and it inn
parted brisk and vigorous feeling II is an
excellent remcdy"-J X Hiland, Monroe, In.
The times., 1888-02-10
THE TIMES-S1 90 a year.
FOR SALE.

FOX SALE.
Good farming ands adjacent to Railroad
Title good. In townships of Abbey, Brady
Chapn. Bran and Fremont Saginaw Co.
Elba, Gratiot Co.: Fairfield, Shiawassee
CO.; Midland aud Gladwin &C. Choice of
1000 acres. Terms of sale to suit purchas
srs. Also two improved farms for sale on
long time. Enquire of " JsBURN,
Owosso.
The times., 1888-02-10
"Untold Agony from CatarYh I"

Prof. W. HAusNER, the famous mesmerlst.
Of Ithaca, N. y, writes: Some ten years ago
, suffered untold agony from chronic nasal
catarrh. Ny family physician gave me up as
incurable, and said | must die. My case was
such a bad one, that every day, towards sun
st. my voice would become so bOarse I'cOuld
barely speak above whisper. In the morning
my coughing and clearing of my throat would
almost strangle me. by the use of DIR. Sages
CataIrh Remedy, in three months. was q we'll
man, and the care has been permanent"
"Constantly Hawking ana Spitting."
THOMAS ]. RUSHING, ESQ.,, s90s Pine Street,
s.. LO,,is, Mo-, writes: 81 was a great sufferer
from catarrh tor three years At times could
hardly breathe, and was constantly hawking
and splitting. and for the last eight months
could not breathe through the nostrils. L
thought nothing could be done for me. Luck
lily, was advised to try DIR. Sagc's Catarrh
Remedy. and am now well man. bcAevo
it to be the only sure remedy for catarrh now
manufactured, and one has only to give it O
fair trial 10 experience astounding results and
permanent cure"
The times., 1888-02-10

SYMPTOMS OF CATARHH.-Dufi,
heavy headache, obstruction of the nasal
into the throat, sometimes profuse, watery
and acrid, at others, thick, tenacious mucous,
purulent, bloody and putrid; the eyes are
in the ears, deafness, hacking or coughing to
clear the throat, expectoration of offensive
matter, together with scabs from ulcers; tho
breath Is offensive; smell and taste are i'm
paired; there IS q sensation of dizziness, with
mental depression, a hacking tOnRh and gen
eral debility. Only few OF the above named
symptoms are likely tn he present IN any one
case. Thousands OF CASES annually. without
manifesting half OF the above synIptoIns> re
suit in consumption, and end in the grave.
No disease ia 80 cou. mon, more deceptive and
dangerous, or less understood by physicians.
By it's mild, soothing. and healing properties.
cases OF Catarrh, g cold fn the hcad,0
C0ryza, and Catarrhal Headache.
Sold by druggists everywhere; 80 cents.
The times., 1888-02-10
Dependency or Melancholy,

Commonly cslled the "blues," generally pro-
oeeds from sluggish liver. 1t either causes
Dyspepsia or follows IL, and then operates
both as cause and effect.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-11
OUR COLORED CITIZEN.
FACTS AND FIGURES SHOWING HIS
RAPID ADVANCE.
he National CoiOred Exposition at At
lanta-Its buildings and Prospects-Our
Rich Ncgroes-Many Coiorsd CrUsuses
and Many MiliionaireN-Other Matters.
Especial Correspondence.

PbN~'s OPt'Nff
WASHINGTON, March 8.-By the census
Of 1880 there were $500, coo colorcd peo-
pie In the United States. This showed
an increase OF more than "a per cent. over
the census OF 1870. According 10 the
same ratio, there must now be in this
country nearly 5000, 900 of oolored people,
and by 1890 the number will have risen
70 1000, 600, or fully one-seventh Of our
whole population.
The colorei maj has been rapidly ad-
vancing. His desire for education and
culture has increased rather than dimin-
ished since the abolition Of slavery. The
New Orleans exposition showed q re
markable progress in nearly every branch
Of industry and in some branches OF art.
The colored exhibit at Jacksonville was
much admired by President Cleveland,
and both Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland showed
their surprise at the advancement Of the
colored citizen. This was during the
Florida tour, "A week OF so ago, and the
president said he wOuld remember the
colored men in their national exposition.
The National COlorcd exposition is nOW
before congress, and the Colored Worlds
Fair association, as il is called, has asked