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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-06
Bancroft.
DELAYED Letter.

Delayed Letter.
Stone is being hauled, preparations made
and Bancroft will soon have stone cross
walks and cutters.
l.. ID. 0bert was called to OwossO by a
telegram, Monday, in matters pertaining to
the veterinary profession.
One day last week a freight train stood
OH the side track, between lady and pas
senger train, until the train left. 1t was i'm
possible for the lady to get to the train, so
she stood there and saw it move away.
Several business men saw this and not one
had the moral courage to cry out against
this outrage. 1t is a common occurrence
here.
Two small boys with knee pants ceased
for time their labOrs hunting sparrOws and
began jumping, and in ten minutes from
that time, thirty-two men, fourteen boys,
two teams, three dumb bells and several
cobble stones had accumulated OH the spot,
and while the sparrows took a rest, loud
talk and braggadocio prevailed, but the boys
with knee pants took the lead in jumping.
A load of stone on a dray, drawn by an
ordinary black horse, halted before restau-
rant and attracted the attention of a banker,
who in turn mentioned the fact to some pass
ers by, when opinions which differed widely
were exchanged as to the actual weight of
of the load and was participated to that
wide difference from fourteen to thirty hun
dred and which required three dozen cigars
to pay off the bets, and still the load weigh
ed but twenty-five hundred and fOrty-five
pounds.
Mr.. Butterfeld (station agent at ST.
Charles) accompanied by his wife, were the
guests of DIR. Bradt over Sunday.
o. Ii. Obert Sundayed again with his
family in Detroit.
Mr. and Mrs. S. j. Quincy were in De-
troit Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
Mrs. Quincy was looking for the latest
styles in millinery, and Mr.. Quincy antici-
pates putting in stock of mouldings and
doing the picture frame act. JONES.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-06
corunna.

rum the JOurHdl.
The following fine class will graduate
from the Corunna High School next month
Misses Amy Morrice, Fannie Cook, Mirtie
Youngs, Grace Mcbride, Grace Wilcox
Bertha Parsons, Lorena Gould and Rawsor
Wrigley.
Judge and Mrs. A. A. Harper leave today
for Omaha, Nebraska, for visit to then
daughter. They will be gone about a
month.
County Clerk Kenney has received the
following additional returns of births and
deaths: Owosso township, births 25, deaths
g; Perry, births "a, deaths s; Burns, births
Is, deaths 3; Shiawassee, births %, deaths
II.
Deputy Sheriff Hall brought Osmer
Arnold, of Fairfield, to COrunna yesterday
when he was arraigned before Judge Gale
upon charge of assault and battery upon
his father. Osmer plead guilty and was
fined $11.97.
CIRCUIT COURT.
The People of the State of Michigan, for
the use and benefit of Julius Frieseke and
Herman Frieseke, VS.. William ii. Myers,
Edward f. Myers, George Kinney, Robert
j. Corlett, Truman +. Slater, Hiram Lyon
and Daniel II. Naples. Debt. Judgment
for plaintiff $6S6.07.
The People of the State of Michigan. for
the use and benefit of Lyman Z. Woodland,
VS.. William ii. Myers, Edward f. Myers,
Robert J. Corlett, Truman f. Slater, Hiram
Lyons and Daniel II. Naples. Debt. judy
ment for plaintiff S623.31.
Edward Fox, Plaintiff and Appellee, VS..
Chillis nj. Carpenter, Deft and Appellant,
Appeal, judgment for plaintiff of $25.
.Dorman Roberts, Plaintiff and Appellee,
VS.. Lawrence VanWormer, Def't and APP
pellant, Appeal, settled.
Frank Putnam, Plaintiff and Appellant,
VS. Martin V. Russell, as administrator of
the estate of Henry j. Carlough, deceased,
Def't and Appellee. Appeal from Probate
Court commissioners on claims. No cause
of action.
Robert Scrbner, Plaintiff and Appellee.
VS.. William ID. Garrison and Arthur Gar
rison Defts and Appellants, Appeal. No
cause of action.
Mary E. Gilbert VS.. Lewis G. Gilbert,
divorce, decree granted.
Christian Howard vs. 0rcelia Fox, Bill to
quiet title, decree granted.
John j. Stowell VS.. Eliza M. Stowell, Di-
vorce, decree granted.
Mary G. Morley VS.. Rebecca A. Potter,
Chas. A. Potter, Dolly K. Lowe and Del
bert M. Lowe, ct al, Foreclosure, decree
and order of sale.
Court adjourned until July s, at 10 o'clock
a. m.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-06
Let Us Honor John Roach.

Mahlon Chance says that the only ia
vor he has to ask of this administration
is to have Secretary Tracy build a
mighty man-of-war, planned by that
Yankee genius which gave us the Puri-
tan and Mayfower, to be built BY Amer
lean workmen out Of American iron,
steel, brass, copper and wood, with sails
made in American looms, manned with
American guns and American seamen,
and, when completed, to break bottle of
American wine and christen this noble
ship John Roach, that the world might
see that America honors her industrial
princes, even as England has.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-06

The following fine class will graduate
from the Corunna High School next month:
Misses Amy Morrice, Fannie Cook, Mirtie
Youngs, Grace Mcbride, Grace Wilcox,
Bertha Parsons Lorena Gould and Rawson
Wripley
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-06

Ovid Register
Jas. Baldwin of Middlebury, showed us
two curious hens eggs on Tuesday last, one
measuring 5Mx2&, and the other 3l4x3.
Mr.. James Baldwin of Mlddlebury, in
forms us that he sheared his thoroughbred
Merlno ram OH Friday, May 23, and the
fleece tipped the beam at 32I4 lbs. Next
Mr. and Mrs. A. Swarthout received a
telegram Wednesday announcing twin
babies at their son WINS house in Grand
Rapids. A boy and girl. We would now
answer grandpa's question of Tuesday even
ing by saying that in our opinion Grand
Rapids is the most rapidly growing city in
Michigan.
Il. b. Voorhees, has received within the
last year from his own raising and breeding
of horses, 81, 0lO and has just sold to Mr..
Ale of Inlay City, a fine brood mare and
colt for $3.50, making the total income from
FIVE horses 81, 100. What farmer in this
county can beat this?
A gloom was east over this village yester-
day morning when it was announced that
Hon. Augustus }. GriswOld, one of Ovid's
most prominent citizens, of whose illness
we have heretofore made mention, passed
peacefully away about four O'clock in the
morning, from blood poisoning resulting
from diseased bone in the great toe of the
left foot He was SO years of age and had
been a resident of this village for the last
ten years, enjoying good practice i'm his
law profession, of which he was an able
devotee and safe counselor. He leaves
wife and daughter beside many friends to
mourn his death. His funeral will occur
tomorrow at 10 o'clock at the house.
Clayton A. johnson has completed the
village assessment roll and it foots up
1864, $40 or $41, 40 more than last year and
within $12, $50 of what it was i'm 1888. AS
the village indebtedness is about 81, 300 less
than year ago, it is thought the taxes will
he less than last year.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-06

lncreased..... 2,302,S Decreased. S2,S14,317
Reducing the -four to wheat at the
rate of one to five, the farmers of the
United States sent abroad during the
year ending June 30, 1888, 152, 100000
bushels of wheat, worth at the points of
export S175, 100000. During the year
ending June 30, 1887, they sent 159, 000,-
600 bushels, worth $143, 100000. That
is, they had to sell more of their wheat
abroad, but for good deal less money,
the difference being the pretty sum of
$32, 0OO, 00O."
1t will be observed that while Ameri-
can farmers have found market in for
eign countries for some of their surplus
produce, yet in every case they have re-
ceived a much less amount for the same.
IL this were occasioned by any poor
financial policy of this country it would
call for immediate home action, but such
is not the case. We have no export duty
and we can sell anywhere, in the best
markets of the world, SO far as any re-
strictions of this government are con-
cerned.
The cause of the American farmers
foreign market leaving him is found in
the increased production of other coun-
tries over which we have no control. The
development of new fields in India, Aus
tralia, South America and elsewhere,
where labor is obtained at small frac-
tional part of what our farmers have to
pay, and where land can be had for
nominal sum, are the sole reasons.
We find that Great Britain bought in
1882 a total of SO, 500, 314 cwt. of wheat,
and in 1886, 77,9ss, 993 cwt., an increase
of nearly 100000 cwt., and at the same
time the farmers of the United States,
who in the past have found almost their
exclusive foreign market there, supplied
them with 7,769,475 cwt. less in 1885
than in 1882.
From India alone the expectations of
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-06

Free-trade does not even profess regard
for the wages of artisans, and is based
wholly upon the idea of supplying the de-
mands of the consumer at the lowest cost
How the armies which delve in mines
and work in mills and factories are fed
and housed, educated and paid, does not
concern it.-Seuator Morrill,.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-06
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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-06
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-07-02

A MORE bungling piece of newspaper
work than the forecastings of the BoS-
ton Herald on the week of the nomina-
tions was never done by reputable
city paper. On Tuesday morning a
column resume of the campaign, under
Montpelier date, contained the esti-
mate that both Page and Woodbury.
had from $50 to $50 delegates, with the
balance unpledged, although more
likely to be for Page than for Wood
bury. The article was evidently writ
ten on Monday, and this was probably
as good an estimate as could be made
at that time. On Wednesday evening
the Herald had a short dispatch, giving
the figures of both Page and Woodbury.
and predicting the nomination of Page.
Here were two predictions, both lean
ing toward Page, and the second much
more positive than the first. So far, so
good. The facts warranted all the
Herald had said. But in Thursday
mornings issue, which reached Mont
pelier several hours after Page had
been nominated, was a half-column
article headed with the assertion that
Woodbury. is in the lead; will prob
ably be nominated for governor of
Vermont" The evening edition on
the same day told the story of the
nomination of Page. Every one of
these dispatches was dated at Mont
pelier, but no one but person of I'M
balanced mind could have sent such
contradictions. AS a matter of fact,
they were not all sent by one person.
The local correspondent of the Herald
sent all but the one of Thursday morn
ing; but who sent that one? II it was
not an employe of the Burlington Free
Press, who is also correspondent of
the Herald, doubtless a little shrewd
guessing would locate him at some
other point within the Woodbury. camp.
The Herald has been, as it we're, serv-
ing two masters, and the consequence
has been that it has made itself SUI
premely ridiculous.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-07-02
The Insane Asylum.

Since the fire at the insane asylum at
Tongue Pointe, number of criticisms
on the new building at Waterbury have
been made by papers and individuals,
one paper saying that it is to be big
building, like that at Tongue Pointe,
though it is generally recognized that
the most humane as well as the safest
method of housing and caring for these
unfortunates is the plan of forming
colonies in cottages and detached build
ings." Evidently such persons and
papers do not know what they are talk
ing about. The new asylum was
planned with special reference to pro-
lection from fire. Dr. J. Draper, SUI
perintendent of the asylum at Brattle-
boro, in a communication to the Ph@nir,
explains the general plan of the build
ing in few words:
" No parts of the building are more than
three stories in height, and these are the
parts that will be occupied by the officers
and most intelligent class of patients, who,
in event of any such calamity, would be
most able to help themselves. The wings
are separated from the central administra-
ton building-save only a one-story con-
Meeting corridor-by a space of fifty feet;
and the wings in extension from these, for
the excited and chronic insane (the more
helpless classes), have only connection
and communication with them at one
corner, so that with any ordinary facilities
for stopping fire it could hardly spread
beyond that section in which it might orig
mate; and, moreover, the wings for the
latter classes are to be but two stories in
height"
DIR. Draper explains the meaning OF
the word " cottages as used in con.
nection with asylums. They are simply
wings from main building. This idea
has been retained at Waterbury. In
deed, the Waterbury asylum fully meets
the demands of its uniformed critics
The supply of water will be ample fol
any emergency.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-07-02

TIE defeat of Henry Cabot Lodge
as a member of the Harvard board of
overseers (Which position he has
already held for one term) has bad
look at this distance. 1t has the APP
pearance of punishment for being a
radical republican and for having said
some sharp things about the instruction
in political economy at Harvard. Mr..
Lodge may have been unjust in certain
remarks, but his devotion to the inter
ests of the institution was never ques-
toned before. If politics pure and
simple were at the bottom of his de-
feat it was very small business, and it
will injure no one so much as Harvard
University.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-07-02

THE tariff bill as reported by the
finance committee of the senate gives
bounty to maple sugar, but producers
must make at least five hundred
pounds, and they are obliged to file
with the commissioner of internal rev.
enue, prior to January of each year,
a statement of the number of trees to
be tapped. This action is doubtless
due to the influence of the Vermont
senators, whose efforts in the matter
the state understands and appreciates.
There will very likely be conference
between the senate and the house on
the tariff bill, and final action is not
looked for at present. The Vermont
delegation will need to keep their eyes
on the bill at every step if they expect
to secure the bounty on maple sugar.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-07-02

ponds even more upon the mental
factor than upon the manual or the
mechanical. His position is that in
the last analysis mans wages depend
simply on his efficiency. If the man
is thorough, skillful and quick he is
master of the situation, and can dictate
his terms to his employer. No labor
union can, in the long run, provide
high wages for him if he is not efficient.
Mr.. Atkinson asserts that the best
workmen are hampered by labor unions,
which always tend to lower the schedule
of wages to the level of the less skillful
workmen. In saying this he does not
denounce unions, which, indeed, he
heartily indorses; but he is positive in
saying that whenever they interfere
with the freedom of competition among
members themselves and with nom
union men they are a serious injury to
the best workmen.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-07-02

THE house stands by Secretary Win
dom in the latter's efforts to secure
legislation on silver that will leave gold
as the standard. The senate is fierce
for free coinage, and has so voted, but
the house will not bulge from its
original position. This is a reversal of
the usual condition of things, for the
senate is conservative as a rule, and
the house is ofttimes rash. The
action of the house in not yielding to
the senate assures the country that
nothing actually dangerous to business
interests will be passed at this session.
The house bill is doubtless imperfect
in many respects, but it is harml ess,
and, in view of the clamors of the
silver men for free coinage, it is all
that could be reasonably expected of
this congress.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-07-02
Press Notes.

ORANGE COUNTY has reason to be
well satisfied with the results of the
convention last week AS usual, her
delegation was practically solid, and its
stability was an important factor in in
fluencing the final outcome. General
Grout for congress and Mr.. Page for
governor was what the county labored
for primarily, and won a great victory
over very popular and worthy candidates
in opposition. The battle has left no
scars and the phalanx will close up for
an old-fashioned republican triumph in
September.-Bradtord Opinion.
HAVING, with the majority of the
county, preferred Colonel Wood
bury, we said nothing against Mr..
Pages ability or character-becaus
there was nothing to be said fairly-so
we have no crow to eat. Mr.. Pages
phenomenal success in business war
rants the belief that he will ably carry
on the business Of the state. The
questions prominently before the peo-
pie are questions of an economic ma
ture, and on these he is quite certain to
be sound. Moreover, he is obligated
to no interest for his nomination, and
so is free to act as his conscience and
Judgment dictate. Colonel Hooker's
defeat will be universally regretted.
He seems to have been the victim of
circumstances, for it is true, we believe,
that no one man has done more for the
farmers of the state than he, and they
know it.-MiddlebTy Register.
SOME of our Vermont contemporaries
are assuming that in consequence of
the heat engendered in the strife be-
tween Woodbury. and Page the repub-
lican majority will be smaller this year
than usual. We hardly think so; we
expect to see Page returned by about
the majority common to off years
that is, "a 900 or $4,000. The number
of voters who will desert their party
because their candidate is not the
preference of the majority is not worth
consideration. We are satisfied that
Page will roll up larger majority than
would have gone for Woodbury. Many
of the supporters of the latter are re-
lieved at the result of the convention
and rejoice in the triumph of sponta-
neous popular instincts over manipu-
lating politicians If there should be
some who are so Disconnected that they
can not get over it they may be COM
forted by thinking that they can find in
Brigham good man to vote for
NetCport Sentinel.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-07-02

THE Rutland Herald'S editorial ar
ticles become more and more melo-
dramatic as the caucus returns seem to
be booming it to another defeat. Its
ideal candidate for governor, brought
forth with great flourish and ten
derby fed on Herald pap, was ut
terly ignored by the state conven-
ton. This nearly broke our con-
temporary's heart, and its estimate of
public virtue received severe shock.
And now the prospect of Judge Powers
easy victory at Middlebury next week
fills the Herald with deep dismay.
Weeping, it has Topped down by the
rivers of Babylon and hung its harp
upon the willows thereof. The high
license crusade slumped, Royce did not
get over the threshold of the state con-
vention and Batchelder is hopelessly
dstanced. But cheer up, Br'er Herald
take your harp from the bushes, and
tune its strings to heroic measures.
Remember the refrain, We may be
happy yet, you bet"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-07-02

THE past week has apparently settled
the question of who shall succeed Con-
gresham Stewart in the first district.
More than half the delegates have
been elected, and Judge Powers is lead
ing Mr.. Batchelder easily. Addison
county has been regarded all along as
the pivotal county, and Judge Powers
is reported to have twenty-seven out
of twentv-eight delegates from this
county. Middlebury on last week
Thursday evening held the largest and
most exciting caucus known in that
town for many years. The remark
able thing about it was that a resolution
declaring that it is the sense of this
caucus that democrats are not qualified
to vote here and should not vote " was
declared defeated. The Powers men
tried to adjourn the caucus, but mo-
ton to that effect was declared out of
order The voting then began, and a
large number of supposed democrats
were challenged. But the Powers men
won, after all, the vote being 271 for
him against 253 for Batchelder. The
convention will be held at Middlebury
on the 9th instant
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-07-02

A DECISION bearing on international
copyright was made by United States
Judge last week. The judge decided
that the Encyclopedia Britannica can
not be republished practically in this
country because there are in it articles
by American writers which have been
copyrighted here. Among those who
have been doing this piratical business
is said to be Postmaster-general Wanna
maker. The decision makes it clear
that an English publication can be pro-
tected in this country by including in
it copyrighted matter from an American
writer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-07-02

THE trustees of Dartmouth College
have begun new era for that institu-
ton by consenting to establish a coun-
Gil of overseers, to be elected by the
alumni. This action was taken last
week, after vigorous appeal had been
received from the Boston alumni and
the general alumni association. Com
mittees from the trustees and the
alumni will try to have the system in
shape by the next commencement,
when it is hoped that it will be adopted.
If the alumni in this way come to take
a stronger interest in the college, a
marked change and real progress at
every point is quite certain. The
trustees have surrendered, after hold
ing the fort for many years, and the
only way in which they can make their
defeat graceful is to heartily cooperate
with the alumni from now on.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-07-02

developed by the caucuses, on which
the Herald was serenely leaning. The
Herald has, in this matter, simply
made very ridiculous exhibition
either of its gullibility or its readiness
to prostitute its news and editorial col
umns to serve the ends of the " ring I"
against which Mr.. Page and his follow
ers were contending, Great is "met-
ropoitan journalism, but greater is
independent journalism