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The times., 1888-08-31
A Province OF Siberia.

The city of Semipalatinsk, which has q
population Of about Is, 900 Russians, Korg-
his and Tartars, is situated on the right
bank of the river Irish, 4S0 miles south
east CT Omsk and about 900 miles from
Tiumen. 1t is the seat of government of
the province of Semipalatinsk, and is
commercially place of some impor-
tance, owing to the fact that it stands on
one of the caravan routes to Tashkend
and central Asia, and commands largo
part of the trade of the Kirghis steppe.
The country tributary to it is q pastoral
rather than an agricultural region, and of
its 547, 900 inhabitants 497, 900 are no
mads, who live in III, 900 kibitllas or
felt tents, and own more than 100000
head of live stock, including 10000 cam
els. The province produces annually,
among other things, $4,000 pounds of
honey, 100000 pounds of tobacco, 100,-
600 bushels of potatoes, and more than
100000 bushels ofVgrain. There are
held every year within the limits of sthe
province eleven commercial fairs, the
transactions of which amount in the ag-
gregate to about $1,000,0O0. Forty or
fifty caravans leave the city of Semi
palatinsk every year for various points in
Mongolia and central Asia, carrying Rus
sian goods to the value of from $3.50, 900
to 100000.
1t is hardly necessary, 1 suppose, to
call the attention of persons who think
that all of Siberia is an arctic waste to
the fact that honey and tobacco are not
arctic products, and that the camel is
not beast of burden used by Eskimos
ON wastes of snow. If Mr.. Frost and l
had supposed the climate of southwest
ern Siberia to be arctic in its character,
our minds would have been dispossessed
of that erroneous idea in less than twelve
hours after our arrival in Semipalatinsk.
When we set out for walk through the
city about 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon,
the thermometer indicated 80 degs.
Fahrenheit in the shade with a north
wind, and the inhabitants seemed to re-
gard it as rather cool and pleasant
summer day.-George Kennan in The
century.
The times., 1888-08-31
A SUNDAYS Hard Work.

The simple city man who has labored
hard for six days, and needs really to lie
on his back one day in the week and rest,
dresses on this hot Sunday morning more
elaborately and painfully than ever. He
puts on more starch and more stiffness.
So does his wife; so do the children.
They then go forth in the hot sun to seek
for pleasure. They do not get it in the
streets. They board the car. The car is
crowded with other stiff and starched,
hot and flushed Sunday pleasure seekers.
There is no pleasure on the car. They
go, then, on board the excursion boat.
1t is rammed, jammed and crammed
with pleasure skekers. The air is warm
from thousand human corporeal fur
naces so near together, and the shady
seats are all claimed. Little pleasure is
found there. They land at the summer
garden" They toll up steep hill. They
toll down again at night. The boat is
not now crowded; it is packed. 1t is
compressed with tired bodies. They ar
rive in the city. Everything is now ar
irving in the city. There are waits for
cars, and cars more crowded than ever,
and nothing but stand up seats. They
get home at last, long after dark. 1t has
been a hard days work, and OH Monday
morning the simple man of the house,
who doth not ''foresee the evil and hide
HIMSELF" wonders why he feels so tired
and jaded.-Prentice Milford in New
York Star
The times., 1888-08-31
Birds Code of Punishment.

believe it is well established that some
Of the social and associated creatures
have code of punishment. I have seen
sparrows deliberately join in the punish
ment of rogue. At least so it seemed
to me, although could not discover the
special fault of the delinquent. 1t is
especially interesting to see the indigna-
ton exceedingly by all the birds when q
prowling hawk has despoiled q nest.
"Come on!" shouts the king bird; and
"At himw cries every robin; and often the
crows for once join the smaller birds.
The chase excites the whole neighbor-
hood.-Mary e. Spencer in Globe-Demo-
crat.
The times., 1888-08-31
A NIonoDOIistiC Lot.

The one and only mission of The New
York Sun appears to be that of making
the present administration and the Demo-
cratic leaders extremely weary. It's latest
Macchiavellian effort consists in printing
a list of the names comprising the Demo
cratic national committee, and supple
menting the same with the proof that
about 90 per cent. Of them are high and
mighty railway officials. It is understood
that In the immediate vicinity of the
White House Mr.. Dana is invariably al
luded to as 'that bull in the china shop"
st. Paul Pioneer Press.
The times., 1888-08-31
Teachers Examinations.

Regular Public Examination, Thursday and
Friday, March LIST and Cd.
Special Public Examination, Friday, March
30th.
Regular Public Examination, Thursday and
Friday, August I'd and 3D..
Applicants are requested to use legal cap.
Write with pen and ink. Candidates will be
given a credit of five per cent. for neatness in
make up of papers and excellence in spelling,
penmanship and capitalization; as we believe
of becoming better informed. and more efficient
large credit will be given to those who attend
the Institute and Teachers Association.
limited amount of time will be assigned to
each branch. Credit will also be given TO those
who furnish papers according to program. All
Examinations will be held at Corunna, and will
begin promptly at o'clock a. M, and O'Clock
u. IN. V. q. LANNING, Secretary,
The times., 1888-08-31
Democrats Ashamed of Their War Record


The policy of the Democratic party is
to put the history Of the war aside, and
treat the whole subject as one which has
no practical relation to our present politi-
cal condition and interests. If it could
iterate all the glories of that memorable
that were obtained by the labors and
sacrifices of the loyal people of the
country. The attitude which it occu-
pied as a party throughout the strug-
gle was such that it cannot now claim
any share in the credit of the victory;
and its disposition, therefore, is to triv-
ialize the significance of the conflict in
every possible way. Under such circum-
stances, the Republicans are in duty
bound to reiterate the facts and to insist
that the war shall not be forgotten, nor
its true meaning be misrepresented.
That is the explanation and the justiica-
tion of Gen. Harrison's constant references
to the services of the Union soldiers. He
feels no hostility toward the southern
people, and has no desire to taunt or hu-
initiate them; but he cannot afford by
keeping silent to admit that the Demo-
cratic view of the war is reasonable or
proper. He would be false both to his
party and to himself if he should on any
account omit to declare that the Union
cause was wholly right and Just, and to
demand that the results of the Confeder-
ate surrender shall be faithfully respected
and maintained. HIS candidacy implies
an abiding recollection of those bloody and
sorrowful years when the existence Of
the government was at stake; and as O
sound and consistent patriot, he improves
his opportunities to repeat the splendid
story of Union courage, fortitude and sue
cess.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The times., 1888-08-31
Opening the Books.

The Democrats wanted chance to
"open the books" kept by tho Republican
party at Washington. The books were
opened and found to bo correct to cent.
When the Democratic books arc opened
next March it will be found that o large
part of the expenses of tho present cam.
paign wero drawn out of tho United
States treasury through the agency OF
enormous and unlawful loans to Wall
street banks which wcro induced
thereby to mako liberal contributions
to tho Democratic committee.-Cleve-
land Leader.
The times., 1888-08-31
Probate Order.
STATE OF MICHIGAN | .
EnuntY of ShiaWassec .


County of Shiawassec o.
At session of the Probate Court for the County
of Shiawassee holden at the Probate Office, In the
city Of Corunna on Thursday the 9th day ofAugust
in the year one thousand eight hundred and
eighty eight.
Present, A. A. Harper Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate Of May G.. Stephens
and Hattie b. +. Stephens, minors.
On reading and filing the petition, duly verified
OF q. J. b. Stephens, guardian Of said minors pray
ing that he may be licensed to sell the real estate
Of said minors as in said petition described
Thereupon II is Ordered, That Monday the Sd day
of September next at ten o'clock In the forenoon,
be assigned for the hearing Of said of petition, and
that the heirs at law of said minors, and all other
persons interested in their estate required APP
pear at a session of said Court then to be holden at
theProbate Office In the city of Corunna, and show
IL any there be, why the prayer of the petit
toner should not be granted.
And 1t Is Further Ordered. That said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested in their estate
of the pendency Of said petition, and the hearing
thereof by causing copy of this order to be pub
lished In THE TIMES a newspaper printed and cir
culated in said County Of Shiawassee for th rec
successive weeks previous to said day of hearing.
A. A. HARPER,
"a true copy.) Judge of Probate.
The times., 1888-08-31

The time man most needs vaca.
tion is just after he returns from one
The times., 1888-08-31


have been afflicted with catarrh
for 20 years. 1t became chronic and
there was a constant dropping of
mucous matter. 1t extended to my
throat, causing hoarsness and great
difficulty IN speaking, indeed for
years / was not able to speak more
than thirty minutes, and often this
with great difficulty. / also to a
great extent, lost the sense of hearing
in the left ear, and of taste. BY the
use Of Ely's Cream Balm all drop.
ping of mucous has ceased and my
voice AMI hearing are greatly i'm
proved.-Ias w. Davidson, Attor.
ney at Law, Monmouth, III.
A woman is very much like a ket
tie, if you come TO think Of it. She
sings away so pleasantly-then she
stops-and, when you least expect it.,
she boils over.
THE TIMES-S1 90 year
Irishmen think they have a hard
time of it with landlords in their own
country, but wait till they come over
here ard try few weeks at our sum
mer hotels.
English SPAWN Liniment removes all
Hard, Soft, or Caloused Lumps and
Blemishcs from horses Blood SPAWN.
Curbs, Splints, Sweeney Ring bone, Sti-
files, Sprains, all swollen Throats, Coughs,
Etc. Save $50 by use of one bottle.
War. ented. Sold by j. A. Laubengayer,
Druggist, Owosso, Mich.
"See here, now, perhaps you would
like to get on and ride YOURSELF" said
the young man sarcastically TO his
new bicycle, after he had made three
or four protechnic attempts to mount
English SPAWN Linlment removes all
hard, soft, or calloused Jumps and blemish-
es from horses, blood SPAWN, curbs,
splints, sweeney, ring.bone, safles, sprains
all swollen throats, coughs, etc. Save $50,
by use of one bottle. Warrented. Sold by
T. A. Laubengayer. druggist Owosso Mich
English and American Divorce.
American women who marry English
husbands will have much difficulty in
dissolving their union if the conditions
are unhappy, by new divorce decision
of an English court, which establishes
the point that if an American woman
married to an English husband wishes to
obtain valid divorce, she must sue in
the English courts, or she cannot get it,
the domicile Of her husband being the
controlling fact in the eye Of the law.
The daughter of an American consul,
who obtained divorce in a Colorado
court from her husband, who declined
to appear, has recently lost the custody
of her child, and been divorced from
her husband by the English court.-Bos-
ton Budget.
The times., 1888-08-31

IT WoN'T BAKE BREAD.-In other
words, Hoods Sarsaparilla will not
do impossibili,ies. Its proprietors
tell plainly what it has done, submit
proofs from sources Of unquestioned
reliability, and ask you frankly if you
are suffering from any disease or
affectation caused or promoted by
impure blood or low state OF the sys
TEN, to try Hoods Sarsaparilla. The
experience of others is sufficient as
surance that you will not be dissa-
pointed In the result.
The waltz is one hundred years old
II really ought not to be so giddy.
The man who O's without ever
paying makes N. M. E's.
The time man most needs a vaca-
tion is just after he returns from one.
What part of turkey might sum-
mon the guests to dinner?-.The drum
sticks.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-30
AN INSULT TO CITIZENSHIP.

Mr.. Zachariah Montgomery is Assistant
Attorney general of the United States by APP
pointment of President Cleveland. For more
than twenty years he has been known as an
open enemy of the public school system. AS
citizen Mr.. Montgomery had a right to hold
and advocate such views, though the fact that,
he did so should not have recommended him
for appointment to responsible and repre-
sentative position under the government.
The public schools of this country are so
closely identified and interviewer with our po-
itical system that they are as dear 10 the
people as the government itself, and no man
is fit to hold position of honor or trust 1un-
der the government who publicly assails
them. That which may have been permits
sible in Mr.. zachariah Montgomery as "a. pri-
vate citizen becomes unfit and intolerable in
him as high government official. Hence
his public appearance in Washington and his
delivery of lecture before Catholic audi
ence in that city in opposition to the public
schools is an insult to the American people
In this lecture Mr.. Montgomery denounced
the public school system as anti-parental,
Goddess and destructive of happiness for time
and eternity. He argued that free schools
were dangerous both to the family and the
state uniting the young of both sexes for
the proper duties of life, undermining their
moral character and converting them into un-
happy and dangerous citizens. These charges
against free schools are not new, and the peo-
pie have learned to expect them from certain
quarters, but not from high government
official. Assistant Attorney general Mont
gomery should be speedily remanded to the
walks of private life. where he will have no
official duties to interfere with the prosecu-
ton of his crusade against free schools.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-30
POLITICAL NOTES.

MILWAUKEE Sentinel: Mr.. Cleveland will not
60 a.fishing on decoration day this year.
NEBRASKA State Journal: If Gray's name
goes upon the Democratic ticket, tbs result will
very probably be an increased m ajority for the
Republican candidates at the November eiec-
ton.
SENATOR VOORHEES, writes Tennessee friend
that he is not candidate for Vice-president,
will not be- would under no circumstances &C
cepJ a nomination, and would not serve if
elected
ST. LOUIS Republican: The Gresham boom is
frequently heard Of in the newspapers, but
never when the managing politicians meet to
map out campaign. The Gresham boom is al
together confined to few transcendentalists.
CINCINNATI Commercial Gazette: The fact
that Hendricks is gone appears several times
a week in the proceedings of the Indiana Demo
Gratis. They are just devilish ever, but
they have not got as much sense they used 80
have
EVENING Wisconsin: Governor Gray is strong
in Indiana among the extreme parssans, but he
ia neither so strong nor SO able as was Tom
Hendricks; and we believe that either Sherman,
Harrison Gresham could carry the State In
November.
MISNEAPoLIs Tribune: The East seems to
recognize that the lot to carry the Republican
banner to victory will.fall upon a Western man
this year. The fact that such important States
as Pennsylvania and Massachusetts send min
structed delegations TO Chicago points in this di-
recticn.
STANDARD OH HENRY B. PAYNE. United
States Senator and Ohio Democrat, says: Il
don't believe there will be any opposition to
Cieveland's denomination. He has the machine
and stands we'll with the people. General
Black or Assistant Postmaster general Steven
con will be the nominee for Vice-president.
Both are strong men. and Black is likely TO get
the nomination. shall not be del egate to the
national Democratic convention"
NEWARK, N j.. special: L is understood
that q prominent Democrats politician has in
possession for publication, if be so desires, q
letter from Governor Green declining to be
elected delegate at-larRs to the National con-
vention at ST. Louis. The Governor s follow
ing Senator McPherson's example IN this
spect and il looks though outside of ex-Gov.
Albeit and his circle. it would be hard to get
any leading Democrat to go a delsgats. The
State very timid. They know how strong the
protection sentiment is. and only those who are
free-traders anxious even willing to rep
resent the State at the convention.
NEW YORK Graphic: The most conclusive
evidence of the intention which Mr. Dspew's
friends have OF urging his name the conven-
ton in the establishment of literary bureau in
HE behalf. II has not put out It's sign nor has
it fiung the banner of It's candidate across any
public street All the same, in one Of the llfho-
graphing and printing houses at this city Today
20 900 portraits of Chauncey NJ. Depew are be-
ing prepared, and an accompan ying brief sketch
OF the man and his career They viii be
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-30
nLEoMARaARINE JACK.

The statement published in the Journal
last week by Deputy Collector McGinnis, in
reference to the butter at the Insane Hospital,
which he examined and considered oleomargar-
inc, was very remarkable document.
McGinnis and Lee examined the article at
the hospital, and pronounced it oleomargarine.
McGinnis and Wadsworth made the test on
nounced It oleomargarine. Then 'McGinnis,
instead of fling complaint, hunts up Mr..
Sullivan, who furnished the article, to acquire
additional information from the man whom it
is his duty to prosecuted Sullivan says to
McGinnis ali is curious that you should
try to down me-" and asks him to release the
packages. Half an hour after this Balfour
comes in. It does not appear that he was
called, but he promptly appears as soon as
Sullivan is informed of the matter, and, with
out making any test, declares that the thing
is butter Then Clark comes and examines
it in the same way, and pronounces it butter.
McGinnis says: az then asked him how, if
it was butter, it would not show as butter,
anu ne luiOTLuoO 4A0 Ludt LIS IcaooA was De-
cause it had been heated for the purpose of
mixing and coloring it, and that IN heating
the grain was broken, which gave it dead,
salvey appearance"
This explanation of the release of the butter
by Mr.. McGinnis is rather diaphanous, but,
if it were true. what sort of an explanation is
it9 It simply shows that Sullivan, in order to
relieve himself of the charge of furnishing
oleomargarine, is obliged to introduce evidence
that the article furnished by him is butter
which had been heated up for the purpose of
of mixing and coloring to such an extent that
the grain is broken, and the butter has dead,
salvey appearance.
What sort of butter is this for Mr.. Sullivan
to furnish under contract calling for choice
creamery, upon which the price of creamery
butter is paid by the State9 Take either horn
Of the dilemma he chooses Mr.. Sullivan's
predicament is just the same Yet this is
the man to whom the majority of the votes in
the congressional Democratic convention were
actually pledged, and who could have been
elected the representative of the Democracy
of this district in the ST. Louis convention if
he had not voluntarily withdrawn In the in
terest of Harmony" The moral altitude
reached by the party thus represented is a
thing to be greatly admired. =
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-30

THE House committee on military affairs
has made unanimous report in favor of
the bill placing Gen. William F. Smith, bet
ter known as Gen. "Baldy" Smith, on the re-
tired list, with the rank of major-general. AS
chief engineer of the Department of the Cum
berlands under General Thomas, hewas one Of
the best known and most highly esteemed of
that great captains trusted colleagues, and
many Indiana soldiers viii be glad to hear of
is well advanced in years, and is in very mod
arate circumstances.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-30
THE CARNEGIE LABOR TROUBLE.

Mr.. Andrew Carnegie, who has hitherto de-
clined to talk concerning the labor troubles
in which his firm are now engaged, has at
last made statement for publication. He
says they have been in the manufacturing
business twenty-five years, and this is the
first really serious dispute they have ever had
with their workmen. The present one is due
solely to their inability to pay the same wages
for eight hours work that their competitors
are payieg, for ten hours. The sliding scale
of wages proposed by the firm was satisfactory
to large number of the workmen, but the
Knights of Labor, who were making big
wages, would not agree to it. There were
ATS Knights in the firms employ who were
earning from seventy-fve cents to 81 per
hour for eight hours work, and they naturally
objected to any change They are fight
ing" says Mr.. Carnegie, ''to make us per-
form what is impossible, viz: to con-
tinue to pay more than other
steel mills" After careful elaboration on all
conditions of the case, his firm have deter
mined to manage their business themselves,
to pay such wages as they can afford to pay,
and more. And he says they are fully de-
termined en- another point, viz, that they will
quit business entirely rather than bp sub
jected to annual quarrels with labor. 1--WE
are DONE" he says, with allowing 500 men
to stop our works for shorter or longer time
every year, men who are making about 81 per
hour, and can afford to remain idle and make
$500 mechanics and laborers suffer whose
revenues are not one-third of these selfish
Knights. and who wish steady work at fair
wages" The sliding scale Of wages viii be
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-30
The conveaslon was Dumb.

Kokomo Gazette-Tr bune
The State of Indiana ia profoundly ccrc.rne5
in two matters of paramount Importance. The
people awaited the issue of the convention II
know how the Democratic party stood withr +
erence to the plan OF carrying election hi
forging talIy-shaets The people furtherm a
were intensely anxious to know whether b.
mocracy would consent TO reconstruciio' OF
the State benevolent boards on the plan OF
partisan management The convention has
come and gone and has left these subjects II
ominous silence. The inference is inevIiah I
that the Democratic party favors continuance
of it's present meshods. those OF carrying els c.
tons with the acid and scraper and Of conduct
ing the benevolences for the exclusive emou
ment of the spoilsmen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-30

rnent passes into new hands. Flood and
Nackay are said to be as tired Of banking as
they are of wheat speculation. and the result
will probably be that they viii devote their
energies to the development Of the Comstock
ions yet for economical workers of its mines.
They understand mining, but they do not
understand specializing in wheat nor bank
ing The incident illustrates the adage that
every man should stAk to his trade
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-30

The Democratic convention which nomi-
mated Isaac ?. Gray for Acknowledgements
met at Indianapolis April 10, 1876. The
platform adopted by the convention contained
the following:
'The act of Congress for the resumption of
specie payments the 1st of January, 1872
was party measure devised in secret caucus
for party ends, and forced through the House
of Representatives without the allowance of
amendment or debate, under party discipline
1t paralyzes industry, creates distrust of the
future, turns the laborer and producer out of
employment, is standing threat upon bust
ness men, and should at once be repealed
without any condition whatever"
That has a fine old Bourbon flavor Il
was the Indiana Democracy's way of declar-
ing against the resumption of specie pay
ments, in favor of an irredeemable currency
and all the evils and dangers involved therein
Governor Gray made his debut in the Demo
cratic party on this platform.