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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-03-01
The Duchess Undcrciothins.

When the duke and duchess of
Edinburgh went to Greece it was dis
covered, on arriving at Athens, that u
trunk containing certain indispensable
articles of attire, to wit: undercloth-
ing belonging TO the duchess had been
leIt behind at Malta. A telegram or
dering the said trunk to be sent by the
next days steamer would have been
the cheapest and rcadiest way of OBJ
tanning it, but the duke of Edinburgh
actually dispatched one of the vessels
of his squadron all tho way TO Malta
to bring back the trunk and its con
tents.
This trip of her majesty's ship must
have involved q cost to tho tax payer
of some hundreds of pounds. Tho
transaction is altogether scandalous
one. London Truth.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-03-01

Not long ago there was "a curious
case ut ROckport of the singular at
tachment sometimes instituted between
man and the lower animals.
Mr.. H had been for some time
accustomed to throw bits of food to
some cells in a small brook that ran
along the back of his lot of land.
One day he observed that the cells
seemed TO be waiting for his visit, and
with little coaxing after that they
were induced to cat food directly from
his hand. Then they learned to play
and fondle about his fingers, held in
the water, and seemed To enjoy his
careSseS
More recently, the largest one of the
four, huge old fellow over two feet
long, allowed Mr.. H. to take him
from the water and slide him about
from hand to hand, apparently liking
the novel experience.
When Mr.. H goes TO the brook
he calls these odd pets with peculiar
whistle, and they soon como rushing
briskly from down stream. At one
time he brought them tho usual lunch,
when only the largo one came. The
eel waited few moments, then turned
down stream, and soon came back,
bringing his tardy family with him.
Youths Companion.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-03-01
Poverty OF ambridre.

Many people imagine that the uni
versitics of Oxford and Cambridge are
very wealthy corporations. This is q
mistake; they never wcro so, and in
these days, when they provide for the
teaching of crowd Of subjects which
a hundred years ago lay practically or
wholly outside university education,
they have to observe the strictest econ.
omy. This is especially the case OF
Cambridge, where the university is
sadly crippled in discharging its pro-
per functions through lack OF money.
There are scarcely any public lecture
rooms; the professors and other teach
ers of natural sciences arc vainly la
menting tho wrctchedly insufficient
appliances provided for their work,
and the university library, and indeed
every institution needful for tho adj
vance of the studies of tho place, are
pinchcd for funds. st James Ga
zettc
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-03-01
Cruel Separation.

When a Chinese girl is married she
must wait four months before etiquette
allows'h her to pay her first yisit to her
mother, but after this initiatory call,
she may go to the home of her parents
at any time. The Popular Science
Monthly relates a pathetic instance
connected with this marriage custom.
A Chinese woman had one daugh-
ter, an only child. of whom she was
passionately fond, and this girl was
married at tho age Of l6. When the
first four months were nearly past,
her mothers neighbor died, and as
death is said to bring uncleanliness TO
those associated with il, the brides
visit to her old homo had To be delayed
for hundred days, lest she should be-
come contaminated.
Before this period had passed, the
brides mother-in-law died, and sho
was obliged to go into mourning for
three years. Just before she put off
mourning, a son was born to her, and
that made il necessary that the visit
should be again delayed.
Meanwhile her mother, whose heart
grew more and moro hungry for her
presence, become nervously i'll, and
subject TO Authorizations, under which
she imagined she saw her child enter
ing her door. She declared that she
could distinctly perceive her face, dis
Germ every detail in her dress, and
hear the jingle Of her bangles.
20 my child, you have conner she
would cXclaim, but when she clasped
the vision, she found only empty air
within her arms.
Al length the daughter, who had all
these years been but two miles away,
really came to visit her mother. The
two embraced each other and wcpt
aloud, and thereafter tho mothers
hallucination ceased.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-03-01
The Vanderbilt Marriages.

A quiet citizen, worth his half mil
lion or moro, said to me: II always
had some respect for the late William
Vanderbilt and his wife when saw
how indifferent they were in the mar
riage Of their children to money con-
sideration. In most cases they let
their children marry persons of re-
spectability and good parentage, but
without fortunes. That has been al
most uniformly the case William X.
Vanderbilt, who built the S2,0O0,0 600
house, married Virginia woman who
could hardly keep her wardrobe, 1
have understood, from going TO sale.
And yet" said he, ''in nearly every
case they appear to be happy folks
who GO together. How much better
il is than this everlasting greed to
make love itself minister to avarice. "
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-03-01

Horse Blankets which rc strong
and have a reputation are always
initiated in poor qualities which
look like them, but having fewer
warp threads are net rs strong.
Some dealers buy these poor
limitations for a few cents less and
by saying thcyar "just as good"
sell them at the same price as the
strong blankets to parties who do
not know the difference.
You cannot tell whether horse
blankets are strong by the look
or feel. as the warp threads do
not show on the face How then
are you to know
Inordcr that you can:clla strong
blanket from a weak one, the manu-
facturer of 81 Horse Blankets
scws the above "a Trade Mark
inside of each blanket. This is a
guarantee that it is The strongest
blanket made for the money and
will wear well.
Many poor limitations have been
sold as sA blankets. Remember
none are genuine unless the
sI Trade Mark is sewed inside.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-03-01
woo,Ne or AN AUTHOR.
Robert Lonis Steycnson's Romantic Mar
ria,ye Ia a Divorced Woman.

Robert Lonis Steycnson's Romantic Mar
riage Ia Divorced Woman.
Robert Louis Stevenson first came
here eight years ago to get married.
When he was taking that trip that bore
fruit in his book, IAN Inland voy-
age" he met in Paris Mrs. Samuel
Osbcl ne, of San Francisco. She had
married young Samuel Osborne, who
was private secretary to Senator STAN
ford. She was a brilliant brunette.
Her husband had gone with her on q
vacation, but he had boon recalled.
She and Stevenson fell in love
al first sight. Their literary and
personal tastes ran in the same chan
ncls, and tho author spent much time
in her company. When she left for
home il was understood that she was
70 get a divorce from her husband by
means Of the easy processes of the
California courts. and when this was
accomplished Stevenson would come
out Ia the Golden State and make her
his wife. When Osborne was told of
the desire Of his wife he made no OBJ
lection. and even gave his wife all the
aid in his power. Tho result was that
She obtained her freedom
Then the tidings were sent To the
distant lover, and lie prepared to como
out in the west for his namorata.
Stevenson engaged passage in the
Storage of ono of the great ocean
lines, with the design of writing up
his experience. He had a sorry time
among the cmigrants Thisexperience,
however, didn't cure him, as nc took
passage in IN cmigrant car and crossed
the plains in that fashion This was
worse than the steerage trip, and the
journey consumed two weeks.
When Stevenson reached San Fran
cisco hc was sorry object. Foul air
and poor food had reduced his strength
and lie was semi invalid. He was
received, however, with open arms
AS soon rs he was cleaned up by u
series of sulphur baths the wedding
was held
Osborne gave away the bride, his
ex-wife, with the heartiness of manner
that might have been expected in the
most disinterested person, while he
capped the climax by introducing to
the bride and groom a handsome and
stylishly dressed young woman as his
atiianced wife. Tho marriage feast
was very gay.
Soon after Stevenson went with his
bride to deserted camp on Howell
mountain to recuperato his health.
There he wrote the book which he
called 1.-THE Silvcrada Squatters
II is u curious fact that Osborne, Il
whose good nature Stevenson was in
debted for his wife, disappeared shortly
after his second marriage, and no one
has ever heard of him since. The
dashing young woman whom nc
welded remained here several months
after Samuel deserted her, when she
too, packed up her belongings and
departed us mystcriously us her spouse
Neither Of them has ever been seen
or heard of by their old friends Sar
Francisco Dispatch.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-03-01
RHEUMATISM AND NEURALG IA

"Paine's Celery Compound has been God
send TO me. For the past two years have SUI
fcred with neuralgia OF the heart. doctor after
doctor falling TO cure me. i have now taken
nearly four bottles OF the Compound, and am
free from the complaint l feel very grateful
10 YOU" CHAs. ii. LEWIS, Central village, CT.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-03-01
Electric Condensation of Steam.

A variation of DR.. o. j. Lodges ex-
periments on the electric deposition of
dust has been tried by M. Soret, of
Geneva. Steam submitted TO electric
discharges was instantly precipitatcd ;
and when the pole Of the electric ma
chine was sufficiently near The surface
of the water-the other pole being at
tached to tho platinum cup used for
the boiling-the steam was condensed
as rapidly as formed, presenting the
anomaly Of SEAMLESS boiling water. -
Arkansaw Traveller.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-03-01
Paine's
Celery Compound

81 have been greatly aiiiicted with acute
rheumatism, and could find no relief until
used Paine's Celery Compound. After using
six bottles OF this medicine l am now cured OF
rheumatic troubles"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-03-01

The constitution of Costa RIGA pre-
scribes hospitality to strangers as q
sacred duty, and declares citizenship
to be forfeited by ingratitude TO pa
rents, abandonment of wife or chill
dren and neglect Of the obligations
due TO the family.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-03-01

Effects Lasting Cures.
Paine'sC Celery Compound has performed many
other cures as marvellous as these.-copies OF
letters sent 10 any address. Pleasant TO take.
does not disturb. but aids digestion. and entire
IL vegetable; childcan take 1t. What's the
use OF suffering longer with rheumatism or
neuralgia?
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-03-01
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-12
The Century Dictionary.

The late DR.. Holland, the predecessor Of
Mr.. Glider in the editorial chair of The Cen
fury, suggested to Mr. Roswell Smith, presi-
dent of The Century company, the advise
bility Of buying Websters dictionary and
continuing its publication In New York
Upon investigation it was found that this
was impracticable. But the attention Of tho
management having been thus called to the
subject of photographic work as a means Of
employing the resources of the company,
they some time afterward purchased tho
plates of the English Imperial dictionary
the new revision of DR.. John Ogilvie's work.
Their first purpose was only to strike out the
purely English spelling Of words, and to add
words and definitions in American usage, but
they soon found it necessary to insert much
new and original matter, and ultimately they
determined to discard the English work al
together, and begin practically anew.
In this way was begun the compilation of
The Century dictionary. This was in 1882,
and the work is not yet finished, though it
has so far approached completion that the
company expect to begin publishing In the
year 1889. The contract for the paper to be
used in the work has already been let, and it
is probable that within the next six months
the first installments of the dictionary will
be issued. The general scope Of the work is a
combination of the uses of a dictionary and
of an encyclopedia With the exception Of
the English chronological dictionary, now in
process of compilation in London, 1t is the
most elaborate undertaking Of the kind SO
far projected either in England or America
Mr. Smith states that the cost will be up
ward Of half million dollars. York
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-12
Try Not to Cough.

A physician, who Is connected with An in.
stitution which contains many children, says:
There Is nothing more irritating to a cough
than TO cough. For some time had been so
fully assured Of this that l recently deter
mined, II possible for one minute, at least, to
lessen the number Of coughs heard In a Ger
tain ward In the hospital OF the institution
By the promise of rewards and punishments
succeeded In inducing them simply to hold
their breath when tempted to cough, and in
little while | was myself surprised to see
how some Of the children entirely recovered
from their disease.
Constant coughing Is precisely like
scratching q wound on the outside Of the
body; so long as 1t is done the wound will
not heal Let a person when tempted to
cough, draw a long breath and hold 1t until
it warns and soothes every air cell, and some
benefit will soon he received from tho pro-
cess The nitrogen, which Is thus refined,
acts az an anodyne to the irritated mucous
membrane, allaying the desire to cough and
giving the throat and lungs q chance to heal
At the same time suitable medicine will aid
nature in her effort to recuperate, "-Balti-
more News
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-12
Take q Wife,"

Doctor, feel miserable in mind and body
what shall takef asked an old bachelor
patient of physician. Take a wife, "
answered the doctor gruffly. Many are the
men who have profted by this prescription.
In after life, when the husband gets torn
by care, and trouble comes to steal away his
peace of mind, the woman whom he prom
ised to protect becomes his protector. She
sees sunshine through the clouds She
mooths out the wrinkled brow Of care. She
props up his tagging spirits, she puts new
life into his bosom. new hope into his soul,
and he goes forth in the morning with new
strength and new zeal to wrestIe with life and
its responsibilities.
Woman may be the weaker vessel, but she
isn't broken up and doesn't go to pieces as
soon as a man.-Colman's Rural World.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-12
Blocking Fire Escapes.

"Why don't people who live In fat houses
keep their household goods OF the fire es-
capesr said fireman to the writer recently
"They know 1t Is against the law, for every
now and then somebody Is fined for it; and
they must know how dangerous It Is In
case Of nre have known people deliber-
ately cover up the opening in tho floor Of the
fire escape with boards, SO that their children
might play on the balcony in safety, or 50
that tho washerwoman might hang out the
clothes without getting nervous; seeming to
care nothing that by SO doing all access from
ono story to another was wholly cut of. This
seems to be a favorite place, too, for the fam
lily refrigerator, a neat little thing to remove
in hurry In case Of a stampede from the
flames have seen so much stuff piled up
there that the shutters could not actually be
opened wide enough to let a child pass
through, let alone a woman half crazsd With
fear. The careleskness Of tenants down town,
too about fire Is remarkable They seem to
think that II they have their goods insured
that Is all that Il necessary. II there were
no insurance, don't believe there would be
half 80 many fires New York Tribune
A HELPING HAND.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-12
Women on the Wheel.

Bicycle riding is becoming quito popular
among the ladies of this city, and it will not
be strange or surprising to see them on thei
road in great numbers next season. Two OF
the leading clubs the Philadelphia and the
Pennsylvania, have already opened their
doors to the gentler sex, and each has the
names of several young women on its roll OF
membership Each club has also set apart
one room in the house for the use Of the
lady members and their friends 1t Is only
recently that Philadelphia's fair daughters
took to the bicycle, and there are now at
least half hundred riders In the city. Per-
haps one-third Of the whole number were
taught to manage the wheel at the Park
bicycle rink, at Belmont and Elm avenues.
George 8. Hart, who is one of the most &C
complished wheelmen in the country, is the
manager of the rink, and he has taken great
pleasure in teaching his young lady pupils
how to handle the bicycle.
DO young ladies have much trouble in
learning to ride the bicycler' was tho ques-
ton reporter put to Mr.. Hart the other day.
No" was his prompt reply. ION the
whole | think they learn much more rapidly
than do men. To be sure, they are somewhat
timid at the start, but with a little encour-
agement they soon get confidence In them
selves and handle the wheel with perfect ease.
You see, with the safety bicycle they cannot
get much Of fall even if they should go out
of the saddle They only have to take their
foot from the pedal and step to the floor, a
distance Of about FIVE or six inches, thereby
saving themselves fall"
"How do they make out in mounting the
machineF'
Il find that is the most difficult thing to
teach them. In the first place let me remove
popular impression that the ladies must sit
astride wheel just as the men do. That Is
not the case at all The ladies bicycle, in
stead Of having straight bar running down
from the handle post, has U shaped bar.
This, you see, permits a lady to step right
into the saddle, and there Is nothing to inter-
fere with her skirts. Philadelphia Ameri-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-12
WOMAN AND HOME.
AN OPEN DISSERTATION ON "HoW
TO MANAGE MEN,"

Women as Bicyclists-other Employments
and Enjoyments-A Few Words on the
Subject of Dress-Hints to ioung Moth
ers and to Housekeepers.
If a man Is fond Of aattery let him have It
Not by the volume, charming maidenI but in
crisp dainty little verses Hunt up poetry
for his eyes, get something that will appro-
priately rhyme with his white hands, pick
out all the big gods and the little heroes Of
Troy and Rome whose limbs were not half
so shapely and whose shoulders ere bottle
shaped compared with his. Laud his ehapely
head to the skies, and he will continue to keep
his hair well cut; praise his shapely hands
and you solve, at one stroke, the prob
lem Of unkempt finger nails Hunt up
In the bright lexicon of youth unabridged
words and synonyms to furnish variety to
your enthusiasm. If he has ambitions and
deep laden schemes, listen to him with the
opening eye Of wonderment, and, no matter
what the occasion is, never, never, permit
your knowledge to exceed his.
Under the rose sweet maiden fairl the
male biped despises smart women, yet has no
word Of complaint against her who has talent
enough to appreciate his greatness Men
like 20 be looked up at, depended on and re-
terred to- This is the reason why little wo-
man marTiea three tirG-s to the;One wedding
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-12

of she tall, heroic creature S'-s COMMANDS
the respect, but seldom the love, Of mascu-
Unity. To be born q woman Is to be born a
martyr, but the husband who Is worth a
wedding Is worth keeping, and IL little ar
tifice, pleasant smile, forbearance, neatness,
devotion and tact will not hold him, by all
means exercise these qualities, and lo Sam
son Is In the tolls Men must be taken as
they ore, not as they should be. Believe 1t,
they are not half bad lot under the refining
influence Of mutual interest and love, and bel
Is wretched specimen of humanity Who'll
cannot be counted on to shield a wife from
the Bullets of the world, and be an anchor
for her when youth and beauty have proved
unfaithful
Poor chappiel He Is weak, grantedi but
he really can't help 1t, don't you know. he
was made so. Prefer your request for pin
money, etc., during the period In which he
enjoys the postprandial pipeI At this period
he Is at peace with the world, and babe in
swaddling clothes might trile with him.
The idea Of ruling husband Is all bun
combe, and it can't be done You can coax
most men, bride some and govern a very few,
but this vulgar trick Of rubbing the fur the
right way will land you In an easy winner
every time Try it, gentle womenl when your
time shall come and these words will not
have been written In vain, for you win have
then learned that we now teach, How to
manage the men Portland Oregonian.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-12
Simplicity In Dress.

Dress an average woman in a close fitting
serge or quite neutral tinted tweed give her q
spotless linen collar and cuffs to match; take
away chains and gewgaws, and tell me If she
ever looked better, unless indeed it were in
pink cotton cambria, on a summers morning,
with a rose at her throat instead Of brooch.
Simplicity, simplicity, simpEcity-a costly
simplicity If you will-but let ev cry dress be
one idead, and let no unnecessa- y CT extrane-
Gus trifes be introduced into it. And after
simplicity, or rather as a consequence Of it,
aCIneS freshness, that most desirable quality,
which TO a woman's clothes is much the same
as a fair healthy skin is to her face; so that
to say Of woman she always looks so
fresh" is to pay tho highest of all compile
mentS to herself and her milliner.
Take your complexion first Are you fair, !
with blue eyeSi Then you can wear every
shade of blue, from azure down to violet but
if you have gray, green or brown eyes, you
will only create diScOrdaucy If you suffer
morsel Of blue near you. On the other hand,
a perfeatly fair, green eyed woman adds
weirdneSs and charm to her fairness when
she arrays herself in all the paler shades of
green, and she reigns triumphant in the
knowledge that not even the clearest skinned
bruno dares to emulate her.
For brunes, scarlet and amber, white and
orange. though il thcrete the sm.a,,e:t tint
To n COHttHEAIl