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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-07-12
Jewelry Statesmen in New York.

"How much2" inquired a tall, sty-
lishly dressed man, holding up dia-
mond scarf pin and addressing the
principal of Broadway wholesale
jewelry firm.
'Thirty-five dollars-b ottom price;
it's cheap at that"
GOOD until when3" queried the
man.
Not later than pm"
''Then she goes" and the stylishly
dressed man placed the pin carefully
in his case, deposited it in his inside
pocket and walked out.
To reporter the principal said:
'"That's one of our many customers
who take jewelry to sell on specula-
ton. AT this time of year it is quite a
common thing for such persons to buy
articles on speculation in that fashion.
~ shall know that if he does not
return that pin by 2 o'clock he has
sold it, and will bring me $35. He
may get $45 or $50 forit. That, bow
ever, is his affair.""
And q commission besides9"
'No; we don't allow any commits
sion on such transactions. See here, "
and he brought out his memorandum
book, 1--WE have no less than fourteen
transactions entered precisely of the
same kind, varying in amount from
/. $25 to $3.50"
When askedif he lost any articles
by letting them out in this way the
principal responded:
1T is so rare that I cannot tell you
when the last case occurred
"Men like him make $4,000 and
So, 900 year quite readily.-Philadel-
phia Record.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-07-12
American Drummers.

The commercial travellers of this
country now number over 250,000,
and reach in their journeyings every
town and hamlet in this country; they
are the greatest distributors of goods,
shipping about 800, 900, 600 tons out of
400, 900, 600 tons now carried yearly by
the railroads, and they spend over
$780, 900 per day, or about 1882, 000,-
600 per travelling year of nine months,
which is distributed among the car
riers, hotels, shopkecpers and produc-
ers. Boston Budget.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-07-12

How Arabeila Learned Something About
Print Shop Lingo.
And now, dear Bess, / must tell you
about the charming call which en-
joyed from my fiance, Mr.. Stubpen,
last evening. He is so witty, and does
say such delightful things, you know!
don't wonder that he is popular
newspaper man. He came ratherearly,
and we drifted to the sofa, as usual,
and began talking about the. usual sub
jects, when he suddenly remarked that
he was afraid he had actually gone to
press without thinking of the leading
article! Iasked him what the lead
ing article" was, and he said that in
love it was. kiss-~an article of
'unvarying priority" whatever that
means. Flushed, of course, but
said nothing; and presently he apollo
gized for talking shop, and asked il he
could print a kiss on my lips.
l said didn't suppose l could pre-
vent his attending to his own profess
sional duties if he chose to; and So
well, he printed may be an edition; l
don't know how many. Then what
do you suppose the unconscionable
wretch asked me2 He asked if l
thought he had made an error. / told
him I thought he had, certainly.
'Thcn," said he, there is nothing for
me to do but take a proof and sec"
Then he kissed me about six times
more! couldn't help laughing, be-
cause l do know what proof" is,
and l ought to have been smart
enough to have prevented him.
About three minutes later he asked
me if | could let him have 'revise. "
OF course l hadn't the slightest idea
what revise was, but replied that if
there was one in the house | would get
it for him. He told me to sit perfectly
still and he would help himself. And
he did, ct seems that 'revise" is a
second proof
Mamma came in just then, and Mr..
Stubpen made only two jumps from
the sofa to the piano stool and began
playing "Abide With Me-" thought
/ should die laughingl Fred is just
the funniest, incest, handsomest fellow
in the world! After mamma went Ii :
began to talk shop again-about ''set-
ting up and docking up the form"
and "holding copy Che said l was just
o. copy of dear mamma), and lots of
other delightfully."- funny nonsense
that have forgotten.
began to think he never would go,
but about 12 o'clock a messenger boy
came with note from the managing
editor Of the paper Fred is connected
with, and it seemed to brighten him al
most to death He dashed away with
4. L II L
Ter something about ''scare head" and
double lead" l thought it must be
something dreadful had happened or
would happen to my Fred, but papa
said this morning it was nothing but
railroad accident, in which ninety
people were killed Your own
ARABELLA.
Detroit Free Press.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-07-12
Rafting That Didn't Paw.

1t is now all of twenty years since
a raft of lumber went from the Nor
thern Lumber company to New Or
leans. There was only one. raft, and
that was sent as an experiment by a
st. Louis firm, but when the accounts
were balanced it showed loss for the
enterprise. The trip required too long
time, and when the lumber get
there it did not suit the trade. The
major portion of it found its way
back to st. Louis on barges, and was
sold here for more than it was offered
there for. That was along back in
1869. II was the first and last expert
ment of its kind ever tried in the lum-
Der business. st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-07-12
Sinking.

One may have a very good ear for a
tune without knowing much about
harmony, or being in airy sense an ed
ucated musician. ~
Several years ago, during St. Pat
rick's day procession, a certain official
was observed listening intently to the
playing of one of the bands, the cloud
on his face increasing as he listened.
Finally he went to the leader and
broke out:
"Whin we pay good money to a
band we want thin all to play; now,
here's wan or two of yez playing STINT
Pathrick's Day and the rest of yez go
in foot, tootP Why don't all of yez
play the chune and airn your moneys"
Youths Companion.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-07-12
Distribution cf Seeds.

Mr.. Darwin found that the small
portions of earth attaching to the feet
of migrating birds contained seed.
Nine grains of earth on the leg of the
woodcock contained o seed of The toad
rush. From six and half ounces of
earth rolled into ball and adhering
to the leg of a wounded partridge he
raised eighty-two separate plants of five
species. Migrating birds often frequent
the edges of ponds ere their departure,
and in six and three-quarter ounces of
such mud he raised under glass 537
plants Seeds furnished with crowns,
hooks, or priczles readily stick to the
plumage of birds. which ali such
birds, and especially such wanderers
as the albatross, might carry long dis
tances.
Applying these facts to the case of
the Azores, Mr.. Wallace found that
most of the Azorean flora are well
adapted to be carried by the methods
just suggested-45 of the 439 Towering
plants belonging to genera that have
either pappus or winged seeds, 65 to
such as have minute seeds, 80 to those
with heshy fruits which are greedily
eaten by birds, some have hispid
seeds, and "a are glumaceous plants
well suited to conveyance by winds
and currents. The only trees and
shrubs of this isolated group are bear
ers of small berries, such as the Portu-
gal laurel, myrtle, laurustinus and ell
der, while those with heavy berries,
which could not be conveyed by the
means suggested-oaks, chestnuts, ha-
zels, apples, beeches alders, frs
are absent, common as they are in
Europe. The character of the fora is
that of the southwestern peninsula of
Europe, and, if we assume that one
half of its species is indigenous, the
other introduced by European settlers,
there is still a rich and varied flora
which Mr.. Wallace thinks has recent
ly been carried over 900 miles of ocean
by the means just indicated.
There is probably no better example
of ocean migration than that offered
by the Azores, and it is believed that
the phenomena in question are still in
progress, and that 900 miles do not
form the limit of the distance to which
this same ocean carriage of plants ex-
tends edinburgh Review.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-07-12

NWOSSO Lodge, No. Ss, L. O.O.F., meetsevery
~ Friday evening, in Odd Fellows Hail. Sd
story, over the new Postofhce Building.
All brothers in good standing are cordially n
vited. ii. A, MEDDAUGH, N.G.
OSCAR WELLS. Secv
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-07-12

Whom Baby was sick, We gs-c no-, Uaetoria
When she was o Child. she cricd for Castoria.
When sne became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children. she gave II .m Castor,a
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-07-12
Commissioners Notice.

In the matter Of the estate OF Perrin S. Crawford
deceased,
We, the undersigned having been appointed
by the Hon. Matthew Bush, Judge of Probate In
and for the County of Shiawassee, State of Mich
igan, Commissioners to receive, examine and adj
Just all claims and demands of all persons against
said estate, do hereby give notice that We will
meet at the furniture store of Woodland d North
on Washington street, in the city of Owosso, in
said county, on Mondy, the 18th day of August
1889 and OH the 18th day of November A. D. 1885, al
10 O'Clock In the forenoon of each of said days. fol
the purpose of receiving and adjusting ali claims
against said estate and that six months from the
10th day of May, 1885, are allowec to creditors to
present their claims to said commissioners for adj
ustment and allowance.
Dated the 10Th day of May, 4. d. 1889
G GI N a No M9EDASD Commissioners,
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-07-12
100 Ladies Wanted

And 100 men TO call on any druggist for a
free trial package of Lanes Family Medi-
cine, the great root and herb remedy, dis
covered by DR.. Silas Lane while in the
Rocky Mountains. For diseases of the
blood, liver and kidneys it is positive
cure. For constipation and clearing up the
complexion il does wonders. Children like
it, Everyone praises it, Large size pack
age, so cents. At all druggists.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-07-12
Sure Cures of Recent Date.

Pains In Chest. New Richmond, o., June 49,
Had pains In chest lungs; suffered 8 years:
cured by applications Of st. Jacobs OIL: cure
permanent. j. MADISON
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-07-12
commissioners Notice.

STATE OF MICHIGAN: In the Circuit Court
for the County of Shiawassee In Chancery.
jerome s. Ordiway, complainant VS. Catherine A.
Ordiway. defendant.
Upon due proof by affidavit that Catherine A.
Ordiway, defendant In the above entitled cause
pending in this Court resides out of the said State
of Michigan and in the State of Texas, and on mo-
ton of s. +. Smith, Solicitor for Complainant, 1T
Is ordered that the said defendant do appear and
answer the bill Of complaint filed In the said cause
within four months from the date Of this order
else the said bill of complaint shall be taken as
confessed; And further that this order be published
within twenty days from this date, in THE TINES
a newspaper printed in said county of Shiawas-
see and Be published therein once in each week
for six weeks in succession; such publication how
ever shall not be necessary in case a copy OF this
order be served on the said defendant, personally
at least twenty DAYS before the time herein pre-
scribed for her appearance,
Dated, this 10th day Of June. A. ID. 1889.
LUCIUS +. GOULD.
Circuit Court Commissioner for shiswassee
County, Michigan.
A true COPY: Attest,
l.. ]. KINNEY, Register.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-07-12

Gout. Kiigore. Texas, June n, 1888.
Had bad case Of govt: suffered one year: for 4
weeks could not walk. St Jacobs Oil cured me-
w. p MARTIN, JR.
The Newtown bee., 1889-04-19
BE HEEL.

Orrin Bartram, who has been under the doctors care 0 long, celebrated his s3d birthday,th 18th of April. A num- Der of friends cal led to see him, glad to find him able to talk to them. Rev Mir Slack called an'i was surprised to find him.able to talk so well, when he has suffered SO mu oh for so long time.
 Mir and Nil s Harry Huffman of Plum trees were aken by surprise, by a large number of friends, who brought music and refref Jhments. Dancing was con- tlnued until supper and table, set with such good things, was delightful sight. After supper, dancing; was con- tinued until late hour in the morning Mir Huffman, being a cigar maker, did not forget that the young Then smoked Mrs Hufiman's father and mother were as much surprised, but maf le 1t pleasant for both old and young. Fiefore leaving Mir and Mrs Huffman z ave the party some nice music on the oi gan.
The Newtown bee., 1889-04-19
SOUTH BRITAIN.

Mrs Edward Platt spent week witt her sister, Mrs c. Treat, in Bridgewater
 Miss Thalia Mitchell Is still sick.
 Assistant Secretary of State Robinson Hlnman was in town, Sunday.
 w. A. Fenn of shelton was at E. A Platt's, last week.
 George F. Pierce of Portland was home, Sunday.
 A destructive fire ragged all day and until 10 o'clock at night, last week Mon day, in the West Purchase. It com menced near the Shepaug river, burning miles of fence belonging to Henry Squires, Fred Wentsch and others and, but for the help of 20 men, the buildings of Henry Squires and E. Riggs would have been burned. F. Wentsch estimates his loss at $500. H. Squires about the same.
 K. Riggs and w. s. Hooper and wife finished moving to Huntington, having sola their farm to A. N. Platt, giving hIm immediate possession, MT Flatt must think that there Is money in farm ing East yet and that old New England
The Newtown bee., 1889-04-19
A Powerful New War Vessel.

The following are the particulars of ed for by Congress:
 Bids are $1,600,000 and over. The vessel is to be 256 feet long and 59 feet broad. She will be protected by belt of steel armor 16 inches thick over the engines, boilers and magazine and eight inches forward and aft; the engines to have 5,400 horse power.
 There are many features of interest about the craft. The specifications pro- vide for two ordinary return tubular ma rine boilers of 1500 horse power, but the remainder of the 5400 horse power re- quired is to be supplied by coal boilers. These have been tried with great success on yachts and in a modified form by the French government, but their use in na- val vessels will be largely experimental If they equal expectations, they will re- suit in large saving of both space and weight.
 The new vessel will be departure in design from any vessel in the navy and | SdPtaiu 1IAShOVIhS NhO 10 StllC1 OI bilS bureau of construction, is confident that she will be the most formidable vessel for her displacement in the world, able to cope with anything aloat. She ap proximates the Monitor type and is oi 5000 tons displacement in cruising trim When she goes into action, by takiug or water ballast she sinks until her deck i: but 16 inches above the water level, thu; diminishing the target exposed to an op ponent. She will have a speed of 1t knots. At this speed, ,she can steam 62; miles, but at ordinary cruising speed (about nine knots) she would travel 272, miles without renewing her coal supply
 But the most remarkable feature vii be tremendous power of her armament In the forward barbette, mounted on { tturn-table and manipulated by hydraulic power, she will carry a l6-inch rifle weighing 110 tons and 49 feet loug, on, of the largest guns afloat. Tn the real barbette will be 12-inch rifle weighing 16 1-2 tons. A 15-inch dynamite gun, 5t feet long, will project from the bow anC in other places the vessel will carry si1 33-pounders, three nine pounders, twt six-pounders and four three-pounders all revolving cannons and rapid-firine guns, while machine guns and electric search lights on a hollow steel military mast will complete the ship, which will take three and one-half years to ,cem plete.
The Newtown bee., 1889-04-19
EASToN.

The body of Frankie Hawkins, son of George Hawkins of Brooklyn, was re- moved by Charles Sherman, Monday, from the Easton cemetery, to Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Mir and Mrs George Guernsey expect to go to housekeeping, May l, in Will liam Corning's house.
 Robert Scholey was called home, Mon day, to attend the funeral of his sister.
 Rev D. J. Ogden will exchange with Rev Mir Jennings of Bedding, Sunday, 18th.
 Madame Rumor says that MT Foster has sold his place in town to Horace Burr and is to move his family to Sara. toga, his former home.
 Harry Garfield of Bridgeport, who has been i'll with pneumonia, is with his moth CT, Mrs Harriet Garfield.
The Newtown bee., 1889-04-19
WHITE HILLS.

Miss Carrie Curtis is visiting relatives in Portland, Maine.
 Mrs Henry Buckingham is sick.
 Mrs Nelson Tomlinson who has been sick, is better.
 Mrs Della Surridge is in poor health.
 Thieves stole 12 fowls from William Smiths hennery.
 Miss Ella Tomlinson is in Bridgeport, guest of her cousin, Mrs Anna Cum mings.
 Walter Hubbell is to erect fence in front of his house.
 The new shortcut road to Birmingham is not completed, but travel has already commenced and the road is in good con- dition.
 Mrs John Daines had the misfortune to lose her pocket book in Birmingham last week.
 White Hills people who attended the oyster supper at E. Hawley's, Hunting. ton Center, pronounce it success in all respects.
 The Hive of Bees finished their work last week. At the suggestion of the president, no meetings will be held fol month, but social will be given al Mrs Henry Buckingham's, of which duo notice will be given.
The Newtown bee., 1889-04-19
A Centenarian Almanac.

"Nathan Ben Solomon, Y. c., educat- ed at Jerusalem and Superintendent of the College of Astronomy at Japan, ,n was the author of the curious old ssAstronom- ical Diary or Almanac for the year of our Lord, 17S6," which was printed by Meigs, Bowen and Dana of New Haven and is now owned by Mir John W. Tyr Till of Long Hill. It is about the size of Middlebrook's almanac and each page is bordered with heavy black rule. While probably model of typographical ex- cellence in those far-off days, it is hardly up to the present standard of book com position and press work.
 Signs of the zodiac, aspects, weather, etc, with mention of important historical events, fill out the calendar of the months, while half dozen lines of poetry com mence each page. A list of ssDistances of the principal towns on the Continent from New Haven, with the intermediate miles,'' gives but 86 principal towns, J which include Brookfield, Weston, Mil ford, Stratford, Fairfield and others, some since grown to fourishing cities, others scarcely larger now than then. ] The principal civil officers of the State are given, as we'll as officers of the five cities then in existence, New Haven, Hartford, New London, Middletown, Norwich. Holland county was then un- l known, but officers of the county courts l in each of the seven counties are given in full. In Fairfield county, Hon Abra- ham Davenport, Col Platt Cook, Col John Chandler, Hezekiah Sanford and Col J. P. Burr Bradley, Esquires, were judges, Gold s. Silliman, esq, States Attorney, David Burr, esq, Clerk, Col Elijah Abel, Sheriff. The list of ssattornies'' shows but 16.
 On the second page paragraph, sign ed 'sThe Editors and addressed to the 'sDelectable Reader, ? sets forth the per sonal and mental characteristics of the author.
 Scattered through the time-worn pages are many of Poor Richards aphorisms, bits of poetry and other quotations. The illustrious author even ventures to pre- dict the weather in advance.
The Newtown bee., 1889-04-19
SPORT HILL.

Rev T. E. Gilbert was greeted by a large, attentive congregation, Sunday. It was the first Sunday of the conference year. -.
 Mrs Thusie Sturges is visiting her par ents.
 The death of Mrs Emily Roberts in Brooklyn, last week, was great shock to the community who have known and loved her so long.
 Rev A. Booth visited his daughter, Mrs E. 4. Disbrow, during the recent con- ference.
 Sincerity lodge of Good Templars will invite the Hope Chapel lodge to attend installation of officers on the first Thurs day night in May.
 B. T. Beers is adding dining room to his home.
The Newtown bee., 1889-04-19
The Week.

Frightful accident on the Chicago, santa Fe and San Francisco railroad. Stock train runs into end of express train, killing four people and injuring others.
 United States, Germany and England agree that each power shall keep only one man-of-war at Samoa.
 Nathan F. Dixon of Waverly, Rhode Island, elected United States senator to succeed Chase, resigned.
 Four hundred thousand dollar fire in Buchanan x T.yall's jute mills at South Brooklyn.
 Edgar Swan of Lynn, ex-teller of City National bank, sentenced to county jail for five years for embezzlement.
 Last census of Baltimore, Md, shows a population of 500,000.
 Gov Ames of Massachusetts says three years as chief executive of that State is all he wants and will not be candidate next Fall.
 James F. Selleck of Darien, Conn.,, for merly member of the Legislature of that State, jumped into q well and was drowned.
 John D. Jennings, q Chicago multi millionaire, died at the age of g.
 The railroad committee of the legisla- ture, Thursday morning, presented ma jority.report of the committee, signed by five out of the nine members, adverse to the petition of the Housatonic railroad company to build branches which would in effect, lead to parallel line to the New York, New Haven and Hartford road. A minority report will doubtless be presented.
 Mir Oscar Pitzschler has received tho sad news from Germany that his mother Is dying.
 Charles T. Hatch, president of tho Wisconsin, Minnesota & Pacific railroad commits suicide by shooting. Bad luck in speculating the result.
 A propeller loaded with 5000 bushel. of oysters goes to the bottom in the Soutl Norwalk, Ct., harbOr.
 Ex-Gov Robinson of Massachusetts d.e clines appointment as one of the com missioners of Oklahoma.
 President Diaz of Mexico presents, hi message in which he takes a cheerfr view of financial condition of that cour try.
 A famine reported in Corea on accour of short rice crop.
 Mayor Grant of New York city cause many telegraph and electric light pole to be chopped down, because of failur of these companies to bury their wires
 James A. Sexton appointed as post master at Chicago.
 Two roughs enter ba nk at Londor Chm'd", PseeOntod! revol Vers at the hea of the only occupant of the room, and o dered him to trot out the money. H did not obey, but tack led them, and SCI them flying out of tho, door.
The Newtown bee., 1889-04-19
A Touching Incident.
Knapp.

The following appeared in Detroit paper:
 There is family in this city who are dependent at this moment upon little child for all the present sunshine of their lives. A few weeks ago, the young wife and mother was striken down to die.
 The question arose among them who would tell her. Not the doctor! Not the aged mother, who was to be left childless and alone. Not the young husband who was walking the floor with clenched hands and rebellious heart. Not-there was only one other and, at this moment, he looked up from the book he had been playing with un- noticed by them all, and asked gravely ssIs mamma doin' to die?'
 Then, without waiting for an answer he sped from the room and upstairs as fast as his little feet would carry him. Friends and neighbors were watching by the sick woman. They wonderingly noticed the pale face of the child as he climed on the bed and laid his smal hand on his mothers pillow.
 Mamma, he asked, in sweet caress ing tones, ssis you 'fraid to die?n
 The mother looked at him with swift intelligence. Perhaps she had beer thinking of this.
 ssWho-t told -you-Charlie? she ask ed faintly.
 Doctor, an papa, and gamma everybody he whispered. Mamma. dear, little mamma, doan' be 'fraid te die, i'll you?''
 No, Charlie, said the young mother after one supreme pang of grief; ssno mamma won't be afraid P
 Jus shut your eyes in e dark, mann ma, teep hold my hand an,' an wheI you open lem, mamma, it'll be all light there"
 When the family gathered awe-strick. en at the bedside, Charlie held up his little hand.
 ssHu-s-hl My mamma doan' to sleep, Her won't wake up here any more !''
 And so 1t proved. There was no heart rending farewell, no agony of parting for when the young mother awoke she had passed beyond as baby Charlie said, ssIt was all light there.