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The times., 1890-04-11

The city of Dowagiac has lately lighted
its streets by the aid of Westinghouse in
candescent electric plant. While the ques-
ton of street lighting has been solved by
the above named agency. the problem of
retaining the public telephone has been
greatly endangered. The incandescent sys-
tenn requires light at each street crossing,
and, when the blocks are long, an additiop-
al light midway. This necessitates net
work of wires all over the city. While the
wires are covered with insulating material
to prevent the escape of the current it does
not prevent the inductive influence of the
current to be felt by other wires even
several rods distant. The result follows
that as soon as the current traverses the
wires to supply the lamps, the telephone
wires are Influenced and the telephone
business is practically annihilated. Not only
is this the case in Dowagiac, but the distant
cities of Kalamazoo, Niles and others are
as badly affected. The general telephone
manager says he thinks the only remedy is
to take all telephone wires out of DOwagiac
and make line around the city. Where
there are two electric light wires OH the
same street carrying currents in opposite
directions neutral effect is produced as to
other wires; but 1t is almost impossible to
wire every street In city and have these
opposing currents. AS Owosso il soon to
have electric lighting, it would be well to
profit by the experience of others and not
have our public telephone business .endan-
gered by the street lighting system. While
wires might be SO strong as to not endanger
materially present telephone lines, it might
seriously interfere with lines to run in the
future.
Burglars entered the house of Miss Mar
shal on Friday night, going through almost
everything in it. For their trouble they got
S2.40 and q few old-fashiened pieces of
jewelry. Any one who would steal from an
old lady like Auntie Marshal deserves a
good round sentence i'm prison.
Deputy Sheriffs Hall and Cross captured
the third member of the Connor family, that
has been thieving all over the county, on
Sunday, after chase of ten miles, securing
him in the woods near the five points west
of this city. When the officers first saw
him he stood near his horse and wagon but
at once took to his heels-a shot from a re.
volver stopped him. He will be examined
the latter part of the month. This arrest
probably breaks up bad gang.
Fine imported cigars at the Key West.
Elegant line of box stationery at this
office.
The times., 1890-04-11
Prohibition Conference.

There will be conference of the prohibi-
tionists of Shiawassee county at the court
house i'm Corunna. on Friday, April 18th,
at eleven o'clock a. III. Albert Dodge,
Chairman of the State Central committee is
expected to be present. and business of inn
portance will be transacted. All members
of the party are cordially invited to be pre-
sent. II. =. HACKLEMAAI, Chairman.
4. l.. BREWER, Secretary.
The times., 1890-04-11
Watch for the Key West.
The Key West is coming.

~ 49, - = 49, III-II-l--rI--I-I
The photograph Of the officers of the Y.
M. G. A. presented to the association by
Messrs. Besbe a Horsman, Is work of art.
The Hatch Opera Co. viii produce Fra
Diavol0 at the opera house Friday, April 1S,
and IL you want good reserved seat add
your name to the subscription list, as sub
scribers have first choice of reserved seats.
The times., 1890-04-11
Stoves Stored.

All who intend storing stoves for the sum-
mer, also house furniture &c, leave orders
with Liable and Appleton, at the S tandard
Pump Co. stand opposite Duffs store,
TO which they will give strict attention for
the least money; lots of room in their brick
for the purpose. LIABLE Il APPLETON.
The times., 1890-04-11

WANTED-At once, first class turner
and band saver. l.. f. WooDARD.
MasQueraders go to Dunham's forpictures
Of your suits.
List of letters remaining uncalled for
at the Owosso post Office, April 5.
Rev. A. j. Root (2), Lamburt johnson,
Annie Horn, Thos. Janson, f. j. Dunbar,
Jerry Dow, VIM. Curner Mary Barry(2),
Mandeline Bailey, James S. Albro, Geo.
Woliver, Chas. Wake, Frank Paris. Drops;
Chas. BOrtner, ii. Peters.
The famous mare Trinket 2:14 has foaled
a filly by Stamboul 2:124. The career of
this youngster will be watched with interest
by horsemen everywhere.
A filly three hours old sired by Baron
Wilkes, dam Kincora (dam of Constantine),
was seld at Lexington, Ky, April Z, to Ger
hard Lang, of Buffalo, for SIS, 900.
The times., 1890-04-11
OwOsso Mich. April 1st., is

Owosso Mich. April 1st., 1890.
Michigan S. M. & o. Co., Owosso, Mich.
Gentlemen About eight months ago we
purchased, for use i'm the Owosso Industrial
University, one of your style 'B" Upright
''Sterling" pianos. During that time it has
been in almost constant use by our pupils
and teachers, thus subjecting it to a seversr
test than an ordinary family would give it
in five years. 1t is only fair to say that the
piano has given entire satisfaction and still
preserves the same rich quality and volume
of tone that influenced us to choose this in
strument above all others when we did.
For school and family use know of nothing
better than the "Sterling."
Yours truly,
j. w. VAN DE VENTER.
In my experience as ateacher and tuner
/ am acquainted with many makes of pianos
and can heartily endorse all that Prof. Van
De Venter has said of the Sterling"
j. b. H. VAN DER VELpEN
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-27

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-27
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Tonic I'm my own household, ]
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De an absolute specific in eases to
which ladiesare subject To- atcerm'n
periods Of life, and where am ame G
Of depletion inphyaicaisueng'nia
sought. Very respectfully
JAS. d. CRAIG.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-27
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-27

"a. Firs, Virginia Regiment under Coionei
rhoo,ns Il August VINO also had been OF.
d.rcl 10 9harlssioWn. The comMir3i"h %
n,,;.e,.a ~ the IloNitIors were then 'apiNn
n"or.,o WNthe Randolph First Lieutenant
s,hn q Shields and second Iiculenihl
fohn 'rhompson Brown. In due time the
entire command arrived salely "a,
Charlesfown. much 90 the I,ii'i
and ratification of The citizens. lho
lIowjtzcrs were quartcred III W.
basement Of the 'resbA terrain 'huiv"'
The, had gone, supplied win NM NM ...'.',
and camp cguippage. prepared Tor ine o''.'-
ooi,,n When tney reached Chafie-toM u,
he nlaco was excited by various runioi- oi
-unnoeod attempts at rescue OF the 'ui W.,
rle means by vhichit might De DONE ana
,ho Probabilities OF the attempt. were luii4
licensed Ia "a few days military uic ui.-
a.. tho now order u things was established
rbe number OF troops was daily incica-in- I.
Posts were established upon an the Iv"'s
leading into The town and at otnef iin POI '"'
nolnts. In few days sectOn on "Ill'lei
from the Virginia Military institute 1i' ''"'
,,n,e, the command Ofthat Major jackson
whose military career aiew years aiterN aio
allied the world with its fame. NJ ienein'
o,b.f with marching and cOuntcf-marchins'
the heating drums. the movements OIL troops
ana galloping Of troopers, the old town see iii-
ed the centre Of war without iis horrors. in
the meantime the llowiizers We're iahin-
bar, ina the daily military routine. ne5
were never allowed 20 DE idle Drum.
and guard duty prepared them Tor fesl
whenever the men were relieved ifom GUY 70
me service had iis pleasures also. The in-
habitants. especially the ladies. dispensed q
nroflsc and abundant hospitality. lhel
claimed the soldiers as their protectors .l"
guests. and really regarded Ieiu7", Z,
accept their kindness as almost personal
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-27

a conrANYof capitalists has options on
100000 acres Of land along the proposed
railroad between Dahloncga and Chattanoo.
ga. including 1000 acres la the noiehlnr-
hood Of SLOAN Church, in Lumpkin coun...
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-27

nah,,w Brabanh6, ia the play. had not
EXPRESSED it az strongly when be- insisted
hi. cirlng daughter ~ marrying tue
Dilactamoor." had gone, against all rules
of nature
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-27
STANDARD FOR OVER HALF cEgTURl

Cure Indigestion. Sour Stomach. Heart
burn, fiaiulency, Collie, ana aii Diseases Of
thr stomach; Cosuveness, Inflammation
uArlhui, Pilcs, and Diseases ofthe Bowels,
Congestion, bill0usne,s, jauldicr. Nausea
Headache, GildIue.s, Nervousness, Wan
tenng Pains, Malaria, Liver Compliant.
qua ili Diseases arising from o Gorgcd and
Sluggish Liver They clean the mucous
cats. f0Irrs frgfl or congeste1 c0ndi-
tons. break up.uliafn complications, re-
Store llf0, .iiiAy action o. the organs, aud
give iNe -fs'eul 3D. chance O. recover ton 1
and .ff.f.f. '|I.. ARA
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-27

The time was now approaching for th.
execution of the noted culprit. and WIN d.
an increase in the numberofroops. 'oionei
August had been put in command unul 'he
force had become large enough Tor an oiheel
ofhichor rank. Gen. VIM. i. lalliiefio' ol
Gloucester county. succeeded Coio"'l
August. and was now at The head Of about
eighteen hundred men Of all arms. 10y lhi-
time the H0wiizers had becomc an excel
lentlv we'll drilled company of inianif! =
contradiction in terms. but a necessity "l
the time. The experience OF TINS cam ."
and ifs trimming had IFS effect upon the iu-
ture career OF the corps. when it aiterw ards
became part of the army of the Confederate
STATES
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-27
PURELY VEGETABLE,
STRICTLY RELIABLE,
AND ABSOLUTELY SAFE

Ter Sale ly all Druggists. Price % cie
ler hus , boxes i1r g. a.; on sont by
Niail. lrtilae ifof. on receipt of price.
Df. ). "A. Sclellk 4 Son. Philadelphia. Pa.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-27
JoY Oh INK nowIrzKrs.

The call made upon The Governor who had
long returned from CharicstOwn WIS
prompt, responded 10. Troops 20 the ne.
quisite number were ordered from different
parts OF the State. Those who had gone IN,
from Richmond upon the first alarm We're
now allowed 10 return. Great was the iOy
Of the JOnitzers when the summons reach
I'd them. At the call Of Captain Randolph
they promptly assembled at their reudez'
yous Ia force, and joined The companies Of
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-06-11
Hearing Light.

Light, we now learn, not only has
sound, but can be heard. A beam Of
sunlight IS made to pass through a
prism, so as to produce the solar spec
trum. This is turned upon disk con-
tanning colored silk or wool, and as
the colored lights of the spectrum fall
upon it sounds are given by different
parts of the spectrum, and there is
silence in other parts. For instance,
if the green light flashes upon the
red worsted, loud sounds will be
given. Only feeble sounds are heard
when the red and blue parts of the
rainbow fall upon the worsteds, and
other colors evoke no sound at all
Green silks give sounds best in red
light. Every kind OF material gives
more or less sound in different colors,
and no sound in others.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-06-11
innocence in Danger.

A correspondent writes of a child
who was found by it's mother stroking
and playing with a live rattlesnake.
s'Pitty wormE' pity wormp' MUIR
INJURED the child. Mamma, come see
my pity worm!'' With inexpressible
horror the mother realized the child's
danger, and for amoment was power
less and speeches..
II the reptile were disturbed or
angered, her boys peril would be
doubly great. She checked her first
impulse to run and seize him, and
called quietly, Eddie, don't disturb
the pretty worm, but come and geta
lump ofsugar to feed it with
The child stole softly away from
the snake, and ran to his mother I'M
harmed. She snatched him up and
carried him to q place of safety; then
she seized a club that lay near, and
dispatched the snake 1t had six
rnttles.-MontrealS Star.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-06-11
An Orthodox Vane.

a good story is told of the great
Unitarian clergyman, Dr.. Canning of
Boston. The doctor, in his latter
days, was rather frail in body and
very antagonistic to going out in an
east wind. At one period when the
weather had been ptionally good
for three weeks friend called to see
why he had not been out on these fine
days. Why, exclaimed the good
man. the weather vane on Park
Street church has been pointing an
eastWind rnaarly a month" When
the friend explained that the indica-
tor was rusty ard the wind had really
been from northwest, the reverend
gentleman's ire was unbounded to
think he had been wrongly directed
by an orthodox vane.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-06-11
THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM
Professor Virgins Disputes the
Biblical Narrative.

Professor Virgins Disputes the
Biblical Narrative.
Professor Virgins in reference to
the alleged near appearance of the
Star of Bethlehem says:
Tonight, if the sky be clear, you
will see arctos or the dipper in your
zenith. Draw an imaginary line
through this, through the pole star
and On to the horizon. Near the
horizon it will pass through cassiopeia,
which Is in the form OF the letter w.
The upper star on the right is called
Caph, and within few inches of this,
apparently, the star of Bethlehem is
said to appear. At its last appearan ce
in 1872 it was larger than Jupiter Its
period is about 319 years, so that it is
not due till next year A degree,
though sixty miles on the eartn's sur
face, is scarcely noticeable in the
heavens by the naked eye. There are
other stars which have better claim
to this honor, as the blazing star in
the Swan and another in the Northern
Grown. No prominent christian writer
now believes that the star at the birth
of Jesus was a star at all, as, for ex-
ample, Rev. DR.. Geikie and DR.. Adam
Clarke. It is ranked with the star
that shone at the birth of Moses and
the darkness at the crucifixion."
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-06-11
Lincoln's Heart and Head.

Writing to the Rev. S. G.. Appleget,
of Inwood, N. Y, Mr.. Herndon, Lin
coins law partner, said recently: "Mr.
Lincoln was the thinker; he was always
collecting, sitting and Analysing facts;
he studied well and thoroughly the
relations of those facts-one to the
other and each to all Mr. Lincoln
had keen and accurate perception of
things; was very cautious; had great
continuity of thought; had an intense
honesty of purpose, and was wise, a
very wise man; shrewd one. full of
practical sagacities, and whose general
life was pure in every direction. Some
of Mr.. Lincoln's leading characters tics
were an intense love OF truth and hon.
esty-had great naturalness- quite
demonstrative in his feelings and ideas
of easy approach, and liberal mind
ed in his views of the world and of
man, and yet he remained the great
unknown. The mass of men say of
him: What hearth but those who
know the man will say: What head!'
Mr.. Lincoln was of tender heart; but
not OF a gushing, warm, social one.
May | include his mental power as a
characteristic of the greatp If so, it
was his leading one. Let me say to
you that Mr.. Lincoln lived in the realm
of thought alone and with himself.
Lincoln was a very reticent man
was secretive in the extreme
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-06-11
IOWA..

Eli Weathers, an Osceola carpenter, who
has been totally blind for seven years, SUBJ
mitted to an operation the other day which
completely restored his sight
Mrs David Smith, of Tama county, at
tempted suicide by disemboweling herself
with razor. 1t is thought she cannot re-
cover. No reason is given for the act.
II. K. Anthony, an old man ofS so, and a
veteran of the war, died in the jail at Coun-
Gil Bluffs He was in destitute circumstances
and had made the Jail his home for some
time.
Thomas Mcbride, of Buckingham, had to
pay Miss Muelen $500 for neglecting to
marry her according to promise. She want
cd 5000, but the jury thought Thomas had
only trif1ed with her affections $500 worth
Miss Nettie Jewell has been appointed CEN
sus enumerator for Perry township, Bu-
chanan county, including the town of Jesup.
1t is claimed she is the first and only lady
appointed to the position in the state.
An aesthetic tramp entered the residence
OF s. M. Hummel, at Waterloo, the other
day, got away with a big cake and pail of
milk and lie a bunch of water-lilies in return
for the favor.
Capt j. C. Austin, Of Hale, handed his lit
tile grandson revolver to play with, and
the little fellow succeeded in planting bull
let in the captains wrist the first shot, max
ing serious wound.
Mrs. Eliza Rownd, who died in Cedar Falls
made bequest of $4,000 to the NJ E.
church OF that city for a library, $1,000 to
be used in maintaining the library and 81 900
to be expended for books.
Several weeks ago little child of NJ C..
Poster, of Burlington, while playing on the
floor ran a sewing machine needle into it's
leg at the knee, and the needle has just made
its appearance at the child's hip and was re-
moved. 1t took the needle but two weeks
to work itself from the knee to the hip.
Ernest G.. Fisher, the former Atlantic.
brewer. who was conditionally released from
Imprisonment by Gov. Larrabee, has opnned
an original package house at Atlantic
Fishers pardon required him to take oath
that he would never sell liquor in Iowa
again. and there is strong probability that
he will be required to complete his term in
iail
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-06-11

conventional, social signs of thought;
these signs become instruments for
further thought, and there can be no
question that the foremost character
istic of man is not so much that he
possesses some language, but that he
possesses conventional language, and
that it can be transmitted like any
other result of civilization A parrot
may say, '.Polly wants a hickory nut, y
and learn to associate the pleasure of
eating the nut with tie sentence, but
no parrot ever taught this sentence or
any other to his offspring. In the
same way, the natural sounds of ami
mails which form rudimentary Ian
guage must be just those sounds, and
no others; the young of an animal, no
matter how correctly brought up by
its own parents, could learn only the
sounds of the parents. Man only can
frame language and transmit it; every
animal is the descendant of another
animal that never framed Language
of its own. This is, at the same time,
the most simple and the most noticea-
bic difference between the language
OF man and that OF animals If any hui
man language is ever so primitive, the
mere fact that it was framed by those
who speak it, and that it has been
transmitted from generation to genera
ton, forms an insurmountable barrier
between man and animal.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-06-11
LANGUAGE OF ANIMALS.
Man Can Frame and Transmit It,
The Animal Cannot

Man Can Frame and TransmitIt,
The Animal Cannot
Animals, says Professor Maurice
Bloomfield, emit natural sounds, by
which they express some thought or
feeling. This is no doubt in some
sense language. Then we are told in
all seriousness that parrots and other
animals can be taught to speak, and
that thus this barrier between animal
and man is broken. Now, speaking
certain language is not an ingrained
hereditary necessity, which passes
from father to son as an organic part
of the nature of the son. Children of
German parents, Lransplanted to this
country. do not speak their fathers
Language unless special pains is taken
to teach it. In spite of this, men do,
as matter of fact. transmit their
language to the following generation.
The second generation acquires it, and
just as certainly passes it on to the
next. Language IS a vast property Of
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-06-11

The diphtheria scare at West Newton, on
the Beef Slough, has subsidized There are
only two cases at that point.
The three men arrested at Merrill, on sus-
picion of being connected with the attempt
to blow up q laundry, have secured bail
The United States Lumb her Company, with
headquarters in Tomahawk, within the past
year has purchased over $1,000 worth of
standing pine.
While digging we'll on the farm of Perut
Gibertson, IN York, Jackson County, oppo-
site Pigeon Fall, quartz was discovered con-
tanning traces of gold and silver
.Eden Allen, a boy 6 years old was drowned
in the river at Kilbourn City. He was play
ing with companions at the steamboat land
ing and fell from the rocks
Mrs. E. G. Smith, of La Crosse, awoke one
night recently, and found two burglars in
her room. Her screams frightened the men
SO that they dropped their pluIder and fed.
The body of the little girl found in the
Chippewa river at Durand proves to be that
of 5-year-old daughter of Gustave Matti-
son, Of Portervile, where she was drowned
seven weeks since
Iwenty-one employees on a work train on
the Chicago, Milwaukee, & st. Paul road
struck, at SPARTA for raise in wages from
Sl.25 to S1.40 per day. The crew was paid
off and discharged.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave ScheibIe were
driving in Oshkosh, ST. Paul train backed
into them, and they and their rig were
thrown into the slough on the east side of
the street. They received wetting but no
serious injury.
y. Abrahamson, a Scandinavian black
smith of Seven Mile Creek, who recently sold
all his property and started for California,
became insane at Columbus Neb where he
refused to continue his journey, insanely i'm
aglning that he was being pursued by the
sheriff of Trempealeau County
The late Sigvald A. Qvle, OF Eau Claire,
some time before he died, with the consent OF
his wife, decided almost his entire estate, val
ued at about 100000, to syndicate
called the Ideal Land and Loan Company.
the will will be filed in few days. and it is
expected that it will be brimful of charitable
hec"ests.