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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
Peculiar Snow Storms.

There is a record of black snow in
Walpole, N. H., but snow of this color
appears to be somewhat rare. There
is little mystery about these peculiar
snow storms, however, since micro
scopic investigations have from time
to time proven them to be caused
by either portions of various minerals,
shells of infusoria, or parts of plants
or insects. Infusorial shells and
aquatic plants of especial localities
have been identified after having
crossed the ocean and been deposited
in dust storms, thus tracing the course
of the aerial currents. Gutenberg is
said to have found not less than 800
different species of organisms in the
dust of various showers, of which five
were of marine origin. Humboldt and
Lieut. Maury have also treated largely
on this topic. The same general eX-
PLANTATION that accounts for these
showers applies also to the fall of liv-
ing organisms which have been pre-
viously mentioned. There seems to
be little doubt that winds, whirlwinds
and waterspouts arc the chief cause of
these phenomena. The several fish
showers that have been recorded were
all preceded or accompanied by heavy
rain or violent wind, forming what
is termed on land II whirlwind or at
sea IA waterspout. Cor. Globe-Demo-
crat
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
He Got His ii alf.

Capt. John Allen was one of the
famous men of the times when the
British held possession of Penobscot
bay, i'll the early part of this century.
He was presented with a sword for
gallant conduct in capturing British
privateer. Many stories have been
told about the dashing captain, and a
new one is now related by the Brook
Ign correspondent of The Mt. Desert
Herald. While the English were in
Castinc, commanded by Gen. Goslin.
Capt. John had occasion TO visit that
town. He was accompanied by his
wife Sally. On the road near the
neck he met the general out on a
sleigh ride. With customary AFRO
gance the general kept the middle of
the road, expecting Capt. John to turn
out. But our redoubtable captain
only gave the customary half and
when they met there was halt. After
a moments pause Gen. Goslin COM
manded him to turn out and let him
pass, saying: do you know who
ami" NO" Numbered Capt. John.
WELL" he replied, II am Gen. Cos
lin" At that Capt. Johns ire reached
fever heat. Get up, Sally" said he,
and from under the seat he drew the
old sword. Unsheathing it, he waved
it aloft and said: DO you know
who ann" Somewhat surprised at
what he saw, Gen. Goslin answered
mo" 'Well," said he, II am Capt.
John Allen, and 1 am going to have
half the roadp' And he Immediately
got it.-Lewiston Journal.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
WeSthercocIKs.

At Bishopstone church, in Hereford.
shire, the vane is in the form of q
gridiron, this being the symbol of the
cruel death of st. Lawrence, the spa
ron saint" of the place.
luently furnished with five vanes, a
central one higher than the rest, and
one at each angle. Sometimes the in
itial letters of the four points are placed
midway between the vanes We know.
the market place of small border
town, pebble paved, with tall market
cross raised on nine steps near the CEN
ter of it. There is still a large square
stone among the pebbles, where bulls
used to be baited, tied to the ring upon
it, There is still an annual procession
of men to it on horseback, carrying
halberds, to proclaim fair. There is
still bevy Of pleasant country women
clustered in it every Saturday, who
have brought butter and eggs for sale
from the distant farms among the hills
and moors. 1t is always cool, quiet
and gray, with the surrounding houses
looking down upon it pensively
Among these houses, on the west side,
SEt1luS Ine tOWn hall, WIFI, al arcn-
way running right through it for foot
passengers, and on top of the hall rises
central tower, with the vanes all
pennon shaped.
Curiousiy, in country residences,
the vane is generally placed in the
stable yard, either on the bell clock
turret or on the louvred ventilator.
AS these notes have raised our eyes
to objects above the ordinary level, we
may notice the ornamental ridge with
which large steep roofs are generally
furnished, as they have an origin not
generally known. In early times our
predecessors placed turfs or clods on
the upper ridges of the slanting sides
of the rough roofs to keep out the rain
at their junction. Out of these Jumps
of earth clusters of flowers and weeds
grow freely. Accustomed to the floral
outlines thus made, our more recent
ancestors handed down their remem-
brance of these wind borue seedlings
in the conventional foliage of the or
namental clay ridge now in common
use.-Quiver.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
Drifting AWAY from Judaism.

There is no doubt that the more
thoughtful adherents of Judaism are
gradually drifting away. They do
not care to carry out the ceremonial
law because it does not speak to their
hearts, and since this is all they have
been taught of their religion, if they
neglect it there seems to be nothing
left. Their souls cry aloud for truths
that shall sustain them in their hour
of trial and temptation, that shall
teach them how to live and how to
die; and all that is given them is
more or less unmeaning rites. Will
not those who love their ancient faith,
who feel that its doctrines embody all
the elements of a morally beautiful
life, come forward now when danger
threatens it, and zealously show forth
its more spiritual truths9--Jcwish Mes
Senger
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
EXAMINED BY THE DOCTOR.
Ordeal Of Those Who Wish To Get Their
Lives Insured.

i
Ordeal of Those Who wish to Get Their
Lives Insured.
To get ones life insured it is first
necessary to pass an examination by a
physician appointed by the company
| one wishes to enter. This cxamina
ton, although q very simple process
has no charms for most people. New
ertheless, it costs nothing, and enables
the applicant to know in Just what
condition heart, lungs and other or.
| gans are.
Having first expressed to the agent
desire for policy, you fill out your
application, stating to whom the
money shall go if you should die, also
your age, occupation, birthplace, fam
lily history from medical standpoint,
and whether or no you ever have
been rejected by any other company.
Next step: The examining physi.
clan drops in and writes your answers
| to string of questions involving the
medical history of your family for
history. You will be asked if you
have had any of the 900 ills that flesh
is heir to. the nature of your illness,
its duration, the name of your attend
ing physician, and the present effect,
if any, of the disease on your system
Next step: The physician takes out
his stethoscope, and you take off your
coat and vest. The stethoscope hay
ing been adjusted, the M. ID. hearkens
to the pulse like waves that murmur
through the hidden caves of your
heart. Diastole and systole, auricular
and ventricular conditions are care
fully noted, and if some tiny valve,
through Incidence or inability, does
not open and shut with clockwork
precision, the stethoscope gives you
away to the M. D., whose face betrays
his anxiety for your future. If he is
a doctor of the old school, or doctor
gifted with nice discriminating sense
of hearing, he detects the weakness of
your cardiac apparatus by placing his
ear against your breast, and by either
of these methods the doctor discovers
when you breathe whether your lungs
are clear as a whistle or some one of
the tiny bronchi is clogged or affected
with incipient tuberole.
Next step: Your medical examiner
eXtricates a tape measure from his
hip pocket, and, spanning your chest
with it, asks you to expand your
chest, his object being to find out your
chest measurement and the capacity
of your chest expansion. Over the
abdomen the tape Is next extended,
and the circumference of that region
noted. Tape measure put away, he
notes whether your pulse is normal or
otherwise. Your height and weight
are now jotted down. Then he takes
precautions to learn the condition of
your kidneys, and tho examination is
over.
Do you breathe easier? Oh, no; not
until he has forwarded his report to
the company and you have heard the
glad tidings that you are O. K, and
may take out policy. OF course if
your application is rejected you do not
breathe quite so easily.-Exchange.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
SOME FACTS ABOUT EGGS.
Catching Chickens by the Million In
Egypt for American Stomacbs

Catching Chickens by tho Million In
Egypt for American stomacbs
The Egyptians are. however, far in
advance of us in the science of raising
chickens, and the incubating establish
ments of the country hatch out eggs
by the million every year. At hatch
| ing establishment near the Pyramids
the farmers trade fresh eggs for young
chicks and the rate is two eggs per
chick. Another artificial hatchery
turns out 500,0 little chickens every
season, and the oven crop of chickens
in Egypt amounts, according to fig
ures furnished me by the consul gen.
eral, to more than twenty millions OF
chickens year.
We have about two hundred million
| dollars worth of money invested in the
fowl industry in the United States, an
amount so large that all the money of
Jay Gould could not equal it, and still
we have to import more than sixteen
million dozens Of eggs every year. Ii
America would adopt the Egyptian
Matching system we could sell eggs
instead of buying them, and our farm
ers might buy little chickens to raise
at a price of twenty cents dozen.
More than twenty millions of little
chickens are sold each year i'm this way
in Egypt, and there is a regular bust
ness in chickens just old enough to
walk
The incubatories are rude, one story
buildings, made of undried bricks, so
arranged that the eggs are laid upon
cut straw in racks in rooms, around
the ovens, which are kept fired on
during the Matching season. The out
side walls are very thick and are built
so that they retain the heat, and the
only thermometer used is the blood of
the boy or man who attends to the
fires. By long practice these men
learn just how hot the ovens ought to
be, and they replenish the fires as the
weather demands. A small amount
Of fuel is needed. and the temperature
of the ovens is about that of 90 dogs
above zero. The fire is built up for
eight or ten days before the eggs are
put in, to thoroughly warm the hut,
and after this time it does not go out
during the season, which is from
March until May. The eggs are turned
four times day while Matching.
The whole outfit of an establishment
which matches over 100000 chickens
II year does not, am told, cost more
than $25, and one man runs the whole
machine, keeping the fires, buying
and turning the eggs and selling the
chickens. There are in this incuba-
tory twelve compartments, each 70
feet long, 60 feet wide and 16 feet
high, and each of these compartments
viii hold $500 eggs at time, or
$1,000 eggs in all. 1t produced last
year more than 230, 900 chickens and
did the work Of more than 10000
hens. Cairo Egypt Letter.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
Profit I'm Drugs.

A Boston man gave the following
experience among the druggists re-
Gently: II went to IS and had a
prescription put up and it cost me
eighty cents. had it renewed at an
other store, IS, and there they
charged me forty cents. Later went
to still another place, IS, and the
same prescription cost twenty cents.
asked if he hadn't made a mistake,
and the clerk said it cost eight cents,
and the proprietors were well satisfied
with $50 per cent. profit. Boston Adj
vertisnr
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
Hypnotizing by Telephone.

DR.. Pinel, of Paris, is said to have
succeeded III hypnotizing several sub
jects by means of the monograph.
All the commands given through this
channel were, he declares, as readily
obeyed as those which he uttered di-
rectly, and suggestions of every posi-
bic sort were as effectually commune
Gated through the medium of the
machine as if made viva voce. The
conclusion which he deduces from his
experiments is that the received theory
of magnetic current passing from
the operator to the subject is entirely
baseless, and that the real cause OF
the phenomena of hypnotism is ner-
vous arrangement on the part of those
subject to them. Medical Times.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
COnIlln't Hurt 1t.

''That poem you published this
morning was rather clever, Mr.. Clug-
ston," remarked the caller, Though to
the critical reader it might have seemed
o trife incoherent and disconnected. ="
THAT poem," replied the editor Of
The Doodleville Yelper, fishing a fly
out of his paste pot, twas q contribu-
ton. After we had the forms made
up we discovered it was an acrostic
conveying the intimation that 'Clug
ston is q darned chump.' We had no
time to wait, and hadn't anything to
take the place of that poem, so told
the foreman to change the order of the
verses and mix up the lines so that the
first letters wouldn't spell anything.
and go to press. 1t spoiled the thing
for an acrostic," continued MIR. Clug-
ston, with heavy sigh, indicative of
the burden that Expresses the mind
of a man charged with the destinies
of great journal, "but it didn't
seem to hurt it much as poem. "
Chicago Tribune
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
Milkman and Prince.

A generation ago-some thirty odd
years-when / was freshman in Bur
lington college, used to hear on my
visits to Trentona grist of queer stories
about Prince Murat, who once drove
a milk wagon in that town, and was
refused in marriage by score of Tren-
ton bellies. None of the latter dreamed
that the seedy young farmer milkman
would ever be restored as a prince of
the empire, and the people from whom
he had borrowed money never dreamed
of being repaid. Times are changed,
and perhaps some impoverished old
women still survive at Trenton who
now wish they had married the milk
man, whose son, Prince Murat, is now
thoughtto be a brilliant catch.-Phila-
delphia Record.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
a Doubtful Date.

Mr.. Jiggs and Mr.. Snagsby were
discussing the date of local happen
ing number of years in the past
"All / know is that it was the year
my wife and / went down to Philadel-
ply TO the centennial" said Mr.. Jiggs.
Lets see, what year was that9"
II don't seem to remember" re-
turned Mr.. Snagsby. ut was pretty
early III the seventies, wasn't it,"
Eyes, '72 or '73, guess" said Jiggs.
The American eagle must have
moulted q feather or two from his
pride, for these two citizens and voters
found themselves unable to decide ac-
curately just what year 'the centen-
NAL fair came off in Philadelphy."-
Youths Companion.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
A HuNcHeAcNs SAD STORY.
Begging to Help support Sick Mother
and Father and Their Children.

Begging to Help support n Sick Mother
and Father and Their Children.
She was standing with hat in hand
at an artesian water plug, washing the
dust of the city from the little pinched
face and bony hands with long fingers.
Her stringy yellow hair hung in a
disheveled mass about the crooked
back, but sweet smile of childish in
nocence played upon her face as l adj
dressed her, changing its appearance
even as the dripping earth changes
when the sitting sun shines from out
bank of murky clouds.
Such was my meeting with Queenie,
the little hunchback mendicant, who
has been seen so often of late upon
Marietta street.
"Papa he's down abed with what the
doctors call enlargement of the liver"
she said, land marina, she's sick, too,
and there's nobody to take care of 'em
all but me and sister. She works up
town and makes two dollars a week,
but sometimes she makes three"
"And how much do you make2"
"Oh, l makes 81 most every day
when faint raining. It's just ~
o'clock now and see what I've gotr'
She held out dirty little bag, and
upon opening it l saw sixty cents in
nic clSs1so dimes les and n coppers. ;,, -
money!"
''Oh, l takes it home to marina, all
'cepin' nickel l rides home ON the
street Car with; cause, you see, mis-
ter, I've got another little sister and
two little brothers that's too young to
work, and so l helps to take care of
'em. Marina she always gives me a
dime, but hardly ever takes it, cause
you know she needs it more'n does.
II had my back hurt when / was a
baby, marina says. I don't remember
it, cause / was too young, but she
says we lived in the country and
niger girl throwed me off'n wagon.
''Yes, sir; l sometimes get mighty
tired and then my back hurts real
bad, but l go up yonder to the furni-
ture store and the gentleman lets me
sit in real nice easy chair, and it
feels so good to my tired little back"
''How would you like to have
pretty little doll to play with2"
Il would like it ever so much if l
had time To play, but then you see,
sir, couldn't help marina and papa
and they need the money the kind
gentlemen give me, and you know
they all treat me so nice and nearly
every one of them give me some
thing"
How long do you stay in town2"
Most all day. I eats breakfast at
home and then l comes down town
and don't eat no more till l goes home
late in the evening"
''And you eat good supper, then, I
supposea"
Eyes, sir have real nice sup
per. plenty of corn bread and bacon
and a cup of coffee, and l have, the
same for breakfast.
Don't you ever want anything bet
terg"
eyes, sir; would like some of the
nice cakes and pies l see in the win
dows, but they would cost too much
money, and mamma needs it so bad,
you know"
A passing gentleman, attracted by
the forlorn looking and twisted little
figure, dropped a coin into her hand,
and the same sweet smile l had seen
passed again over the child's face, and
then she bade me good-by and was
soon lost to sight among the hurrying
crowds.-Atlanta Journal.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
A Fire Proof Paper.

A German patent has been granted
NJ. Ladewigg for a much needed article
"a fire and water proof paper. 1t is
made by mixing twenty-five parts of
asbestos with twenty-five or thirty
parts of aluminium sulphate, moisten-
ing with zinc chloride; and, after
washing, treating the pulp with So
luton of one part of resin soap and
eight to ten parts of aluminium sui
plate. Paper is then produced as with
ordinary pulp.-New York Telegram.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
A Time Saving Device.

New Arrival-Thot's quare watch
ye have.
Sporting Man-That's stop watch.
BY little pressure here it can DO stop
ped on the instant.
''Begorry, now, thot's foinel Amer
icky do beat the wurrld fur invintion.
Soon as y'r Arthur seein' plat toim it
is yez can shtop tn watch an save
wear an tear on tn machinery. ~
New York Tribune.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30

C-TAR OF HOPE LODGE, No. &c, Daughtersof
y Rebekah, /. o. o. f., meets the I'd and4th
Tuesday evenings in each month, at Odd
Fellows Hall. Members in good standing are
cordiallyinvited.
MRS. L. CHARLTON,
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-11-20
knights or Lab~r.

ATLANTA. Ga, Nov. l9.-Ths Con-
venton of the Knights of Labor went
into Committee of the Whole on the
land question. The following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved, That land. including all the
natural sources of wealth, is the heritage
of all the people, and should not be sub
ject to speculative traffic; occupancy
and use shsll be the only title to the pos
session Of land; taxes upon land should
be levied upon its full value for the ex.
elusive use of improvements.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-11-20
DumPlin9s
with
Rpra Baking
Powder

No dessert is more delicious, wholesome
and appetizing than well-made dumpling,
6lled with the fruit OF the season: by the
use Of the Royal Bating Powder the crust is
always rendered light, faky, tender and di-
gestible. Dumplings made with it, baked or
Boiled, will be dainty and wholesome, and may
be eaten steaming hot with perfect impunity.
REcBIpr. One quar-, of four thoroughly mix with
three teaspoons Of Royal Baking Powder and small
teaspoon Of salt; rub in piece OF butter or lard the
size of egg, and then add large potato grated N
the -four after the butter is well mixed, stir in milk and
knead to the consistency Of soft bscui, dough break
off pieces Of dough large enough to close over four
quarters Of apple Tor other fruit as desired) without
toing, and lay in an earthen dish tor steaner) and
steam until the fri, is tender Bake II preferred
In all receipts calling for cream Of tartar
md soda, substitute Royal Baking Powder.
Less trouble. never fails, makes more appe-
sizing and wholesome food and is more eco
nomicaI Royal Baking Powder is specially
made for use in the preparation OF the finest
and most delicate cookery
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-11-20

WASHINGTON, Nov. l9.-The Congress
Of American Nations met yesterday.
Mr.. Blaine presiding. and held . two
hours session with closed doors. The
Brazilian delegates to the American and
Marine Congresses have Withdrawn.
owing to the collapse of the Government
which appointed them. They expect to
to be recommissioned by the new Gov
ernment.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-11-20
N arshals' Fees.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l9.-The First
Comptroller of the Treasury has decided
that the United States Marshal who un-
dertakes to serve q Government sub
penae on witness and sails to find him,
is not entitled to the expenses of the trip.
notwithstanding they were incurred only
in going to the place indicated in the
writ; also, that he is not entitled to ac-
tual expenses for travelling to another
place to arrest person whom he fails to
find; also, that he is not entitled to mile
age foI return after conveying the crimi-
nal to the place designed for con6ne-
ment.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-11-20
TELEGRAPnIC NEWS.
L atest from all Partssof, thel World.
TIE GRsNIN CASE.

Explaining Suspicious Cis iscumstancss.
CHICAGO. Nov. l9.-In the Cronin
trial Captain Shack was to- have been
the 6rst witness, but he was called away
by the death Of q relative. The frst
witness on the stand was Koch, who
lives near the Carlson cottege. The
defense tried to prove by this witness
that the reason Kunzs and Coughlin were
together so often was on account of the
Lynch distillery business, and that
Kuuze changed his name on this account
aud went into hiding on the South
Side.
Captain Shasck later appeared upon
the stand and testified as to the descrip-
tion of the man who hired the white
horse from Oman, and as to Mrs. Conk-
Inns failure to identify the horse when he
drove up to her residence. He ad-
mitted that il was raining that day.
Among the witnesses at the Cronin
trial were Jeremish Highland and his
cousin of this city. These men, who are
somewhat near the size Of and appear
ance Of Coughlin and Kunzs, swore it
was they and not the two prisoners
named who were seen drinking in .
saloon near the Carlson cottage on the
night of the murder, and were walking in
the street the day before.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-11-20

WASHINGTON. Nov. lo.-In the United
States Supreme Court this afternoon the
cases Of the United States against Mos
by, and Mosby against the United States,
were advanced on the calendar to be
heard on the second Monday in January.
1890. These cases involve Mosby's fees
while Consul at Hongkong, and were sp-
pealed from the Court of Claims.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-11-20

M. Nevada
Morrison, Sacramento N Dbnco Scholls
Francisco CAL; A. Prnceon Phillip wokand
Carin, SibbalS, Golconda. New; VIM. Sook
Valley, Paradise Valley
ssee N Levy. Levy Mrs Chas McDd Bacon
a. Nixon, Winnemucca Ne