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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-12-18

The three great groups of subjects of the
coming year will he impartially and instruc-
lively discussed by the abest writers:
/. Political subjects grow ng out of the
Presidential Campaign.
III. Financial disturbances here and
abroad.
III. Theological Unrest with all the so
cial questions suggested by these groups of
great topics.
There is no other way whereby one may
get the ripest information about the great
problems of the time within so narrow
compass or for so small sum--shOrt
studies of great subjects by more than
hundred of the foremost men and women of
the world because there is only one Ameri-
can periodical for which all the great lead
ers of opinion and of thought write, and
that is the Forum.
The December number, for example, con-
tans Degradation by PensiOns-The
Protest of Loyal Volunteers, by Lieutenant
Allen X. FOOte, founder of the society of
Loyal Volunteers ; The Meaning Of the
Democratic Victory i'm Massachusetts,, by
Gov. VIM. e. Russell; French Feeling to-
wards Germany-tnOther Conflict about
Asace-Lorraine Inevitable, by Camille Pei
letan, Member of the French Chamber of
Deputies: Should the Silver Law of 1890
he Repealed ? by Jacob II. Schiff, one OF
the most successful and influential bankers
in New York Is Modern Education Fail
ure by Frederick Harrison, the great
English Essayist Unregulated COmpeti
ton Self-destructive, by Aldace +. Walker,
Chairman of the Western Traffic AssOcia-
toe; Womens Clubs = The Volume and
the Value of their Work, by Alice II.
Rhine; A Day with. Lord Tennyson, by
Sir Edwin Arnold. And five other articles.
There are now in progress discussions OF
Our Pension System; Prison Management;
The Training of Preachers The Louisiana
Lottery; The Next Step i'm the Tariff Agi-
tatiOn Are Modern Educational Methods
Failure
so cts. copy. s. year. The Forum,
Union Square. New York.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-12-18

Call on Byerly and LOring, pension at
torneys, notary pnblics, fire insurance and
real estate agents, lis N. Washington ST.,
upstairs.
See our all silk ribbons, only 10c per
yard. Nice for fancy work.
S. b. EVER x Co.
G. w. Jason, piano tuner, is in the city.
Orders can be left with the Mich. S. NJ. u
o. Co.
You can buy good pure candies, fresh
oysters, new nuts. figs, dates, sweet Florida
oranges, bananas, malaga grapes. etc., etc.,
cheap at G. A. COnnOrs, 121, w. Exchange.
After Jan. LIST to April LIST, 1892, our store
will be closed at six o'clock except Saturday
eve. s. Il. EVER IL Co.
For an elegant selection of holiday gifts,
20 to Il. O. Christians. No trouble to show
goods. Call early and make your selections.
Neckwear! Neckwear "The Cy-
clone, THE 1ye Puff" "The Wa,erville,"
"The Knoxville" and variety of other
shapes. 25c to $500. at
MURRAY & TERBUSH'S.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-12-18
Slippers for Christmas-Kid, Plush,
Russian, Calf and other materials at
MURRAY & TERBUSH'S.

Every person owes 1t to the world to leave
a good name to posterity and to be useful in
lettering the condition of others. There
are far more worthy motives to inspire our
efforts than an unbridled ambition to accu-
mulate wealth, and there are far greater re-
wardstO be received than those won by I'M
reasonable and unworthy struggles after
fame. Riches seldom bring comforts, and
honOrs earned by wrong doing are never
lasting or beneficial. There must be w0rthi-
ness with either, to make them worth pos
sessing, and without this requisite both will
prove disastrous and discOmforting. Such
an honor can never belong to those who
forget the welfare of others in their own
selfishness. Nor will their memory linger in
the minds of pOsterity as will those who
have been useful in making the world bet
ter by their good deeds. 1t is an honor that
justice is never tardy in according, and it
should be the last browning act to be-
queath ii as legacy of a useful life
Elkhart Truth.
1t pays BETTER to invest your money
with na
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-12-18

After many trials 1t is now shown
that color can be given to cotton while
growing, and beautiful red variety of
this article is now being raised in
Georgia.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-12-18
Lucretia Borgia.
A Splendid Performance by Ida Van Cort-
lands Company.

1t is without doubt the best organization
that has appeared here for years. The play
last evening was mounted and cOstumed in
an artistic manner and acted throughout
with finish seldom excelied. Miss Van
Cortland as the "BOrgia" infused the part
with all the subtle craft of vindictve
woman who has but one redeeming and
womanly trait i'm her character-a devOuring
love for son who, i'm ignorance of his pa
rentage, lOathes the very name of BOrgia.-
Port Huron Leader. At Opera House,
OwOssO, Tuesday, Dec. %.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-12-18
Gard Of Thanks.

We desire to express our heartfelt thanks
to our friends and neighbors for their SYM
pathy and kindness to us during the sick
ness and death of our loved one.
MIR. and MRS. M. G.. WHITED and Family.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-12-18

Surveyors at work on the ella river
In New Mexico claim that they have dis
covered mountain Of pure alum mile
square at the base and 5000 feet high.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-12-18
WICKING & STORRER.

Always the cleanest, neatest and best
kept Market in the city. We know it
and want YOU to trade with ns.
WEBB, HUNTLEY & PARK.
ITO Main street.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-12-18
MURRAY & TERBUSH'S.

State Bank Examiner Sherwood says that
the banks of Michigan have never been in
better shape than they are just now, and all
indications point forward to a season of
great prosperity. He don't know just to
what it is due, but there is general good
feeling prevalent just now in nearly every
business that makes everyone feel hopeful.
1t is feeling that is hard to define, but it
is in the air just the same.
A Hogskin Faced Mitten, (Men's) for
25c, at
MURRAY & TERBUSH'S.
Sealskin Caps and Seal kin Gloves, at
MURRAY & TERBUSH'S.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-12-18
the handsomest of the reviews

the most timely, the largest and
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-12-18
A sample copy with
illustrated prospec-
tus will be sent for
20 cents.

TEE Forum is the most instructive,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-09

We henr often In thcsc days the qucs'
ton, "Is lilo worth living" 10 this
may be- given two answers, "Ycs' and
"No,' as all depends on the way II Is
lived. 70 him who lives only for him.
self, who, mean aud selfish by nature,
prides himself On his craft aud Gun.
ming, always schemlng TO get the bot.
ter Of hi, neighbour 10 cheat him or de-
fraud him, only keeping little this
eide Of open oriinlnnlity, 80 that ho
may achieve what Is his highest ambi.
ton, to die rich-to such man lie Is
not worth living; III had been better
for him II he had never been born. "
Far otherwise Is tho lot Of him who
lives only to do good; to brighten tho
ad lives Of Others around him; who Is
the friend Of the friondlcss aud the
helper Of the helpless, and makes the
widows heart so sing FOR joy."-New
York Evangelist.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-09

Probably when the Great Assilr I.
held one Of the questions asked will be,
"Did You In America ever write stories
for chlldfcnr Whit n quaking 81
knees there will bel For there will
stand the victims Of this sort ~ litcra-
turc, who began IN their tender yoars
10 cnfcoblo their minds with tho wlshy.
wnshy flood Of commonplace prepared
for them by dull written. aud CONNER,
clal publishers, and continued ON IN
those 40 called domestic stories us u
domestic meant idlotlc) until their
minds were diluted To that degree that
they could not act upon anything that
offered the least resistance Beginning
with the popsniiod books, thcy must
continue with thcm, aud tho duh ap.
petite By aud by must DO stimulated
with u spice Of vulgarity or little pep.
ger Of imprcprlcty. And fortunatcl,
for their rourishment In this kind tho
dullcst writers can be Indecent. -
Charles Dudley Warner In iIarpers,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-09
PROFITS OF rlae INSURANCE.
Doing Business on Ten TO Twelve rer
Cent. aud Nntlur No Money

Doing nusiposs On Ten to Twelve FER
Cent. and making No Money.
We have it on the authority Of a
Hartford export that them i today not
single fire insurance company IN the
country earning any money ont Of H.
business This Is rather IN astonishing
assertion, but the assertion j. innde that
II Is based on facts. II Il were not for
the surplus consisting OF invested funds.
there Il not company In America that
could probably pay IL stockholders a
dollar today
Ten Year. ago Il was considered per.
iectly legitimate to make a profit 81
from % 10 30 per cent. on tie whole
business. Today tho most successful
companies are doing business OH 10 to
II per cent, aud taking into accoun,
the contingencies none T. malSingnoncy
Since 1873, poo Insurance companies
have failod, gone out uf business, ur ~.
insured their risks In other companies.
To be SURF, some Of those were honor
able rctlrcments from business In
which they Ww no money. and ilio sew.
cral companies paid back Handsomely;
but many ven bad failures. Norwerc
they petty corporations either
Tho fact Of the matter o.. the dny for
large profits IN the insurance buslnce.
has gone by. Competition l. - grvat
that existing companies must content
themselves with a very small margin uf
profit The present state II affnir Is
that the profits being made are not
large enough, considering the contln
fcnclc ~ The business, To- add 10 the
surplus In 1890 every company doing
business on the Pacific coast lost money
through the Eve unprecedented conlln
grations that occurred thcre.
Hartford hns vital interest In tho
outlook. Mnniieztly these great losses
cannot be prevented, and apparently
the contingency can be- met only by
cutting down expenses II l. fact
worth noting that the difference In tho
expense account Of some OF our big
Hartford companies md certain Of
their New York rival. amounts TO a
very handsome sum yearly
OF cour-c all this cumpoiitioninnnro
TO the pccuniary advantage. within
certain limits to the Insured, giving him
much more favorable terms thnn were
conceded when Insurance WIS Young;
but In the prcscn, article the matter i
viewed from the standpoint II tho IN.
surancc men and not oi tho Insured.
What has been said Of insurance IA
also true Of nearly every other lcgiii
mate undertaking. Old established
mercantile houses that did business
OF u, 100000 n year ten year ago now
find they have TO do double that To
make u like amount Of money.
The same Is true Of oycry kind Of oc
cupatlon outside the MAIN of spocula.
ton. Four or > per cent. must satisfy
investors who n decade ago thought
nothing short ~ Z per cent. worth hay.
Ing. Evrn western farm mortgages.
except In the far west, have felt this
lcvcliug influence, aud the 10 per cent.
loans Of yesterday arG being rapidly NJ.
placed today 10y Those of 6 per cent.
Much ~ Investors may rrgrct II, rates
IN this county nrc coming down To the
English basis, with H. nnd percent,
and there seems to b. no help for It,
Hartford Post.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-09

Tho smell Of fresh paint Is unpleasant
to some people, ! am told II may DO
overcome or at least mltigated by
sprlnkllng hay with water Ia which
chloride Of limo has been mixed and
placing upon tho iloor
Also that oil paintings may be cleaned
by wlplng over with sponge dipped In
warm bocr and when thoroughly dry
washed with II solution OF finest gum
dragon Dissolved in pure water. i.
Eugenia Eldrldge In Good Housekeep'
Ing.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-15
No More CoIoring Pines.

Coloring meerschaums has gone out of
fashion. Years ago it was quite fad
but SO much trouble was required to
keep a meerschaum in good condition
that most smokers discarded their pipes
and took to cigars. A meerschaum, to
be properly colored, needs as much at
tention as baby. 1t must not get too
hot, for then the wax coating is driven
out and the pipe does not take proper
color; it must not get too cold nor cool
off suddenly, or it will crack; you must
not touch it with your fingers, nor smoke
it too steadily, nor keep a cover on it
while using it, for in either case it is
spoiled. Men. as rule. do not smoke
for the pleasure of coloring a pipe, but
for the comfort they get from the habit.
and so the meerschaum has given way
Interview in st. Louis Globe Democrat
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-15
Where Clears Are Good.

One good cigar smoked after each
meal is what may be called moderate
use, and can rarely infict any damage
to the system. The exceptions occur in
those persons of peculiar organization,
impressionable and easily disturbed by
stimulants, sedatives or narcotics. There
are others. as we know, in whom a cup
of tea or coffee or a saucer of strawber-
ries causes arrangement of some one or
more organs of the body, and others
with even more remarkable peculiarities,
so that it is not strange that there should
be individuals to whom tobacco is more
or less poisonous. Such instances, how
ever, are rare and do not conflict with
the foregoing statement.
can see, therefore, no very great rea-
son why, if person desires or thinks he
desires mental or physical consolation or
benefit, he should not indulge himself in
the moderate use of cigars in the man
ner that have mentioned.
But should be pass the proper limits
he makes himself liable to the occur
renee of one or more serious physical dis
orders, any one of which will certainly
entail great suffering upon him. Thus
neuralgia may harass him by day and
by night. and especially when he has ex-
posed himself to inclement weather, or
been subject to mental anxiety or other
emotional disturbances. The nerves of
the face are particularly prone to be
affected in such cases, and the form may
consist of that most atrocious of all
neuralgia pains, tic douleureux. in which
the pains come spasmodically and are
accompanied with twitching of the mus
cles.-Dr. William A Hammond in New
York Herald.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-15
Intelligent Fido.


One Of Seattle's leading physicians,
who brags that he is ''a descendant of
one of the first families of Virginia, sahr'
tells story of dogs sagacity that is
rather astonishing, to say the least.
when | was a boy" said the doctor,
''my father used to keep large number
of hogs. Sometimes he would have as
many as hundred on the farm. We
were constantly annoyed by hogs be-
longing to our neighbors getting in with
ours The only way we could tell them
was by a branding mark on their should
ers. But Fido's sagacity used to save us
a great deal of trouble. Every morning
the dog used to run in among the hogs.
at is difficult to believe, but it is an
actual fact that that dog got so that he
knew the branding mark. He would go
up to every hog in turn, put his front
paws on the porker's shoulder and look
at the mark If it was ours he let the
hog go, but if it was any other mark he
would take the hog by the ear, lead it
to the gate, and then stand there bark
ing until some one came to let it out.
But Fido's sagacity did not end there.
He soon got so that he knew every mark,
so that when the gate was opened he
would lead the hog by the ear a short
distance in the direction it ought to go,
and then stand there barking until it
was out Of sight. Seattle Press.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-15
Cnlnr of Pure Water.

Pure water, especially sea water, is
limpid, clear and transparent. 1t absorbs
all the prismatic colOrs, except that of ul-
uamarine, which being reflected in every
direction imparts TO some bodies of water
a greenish tint and to others an azure
blue. The true tint of water when not
exposed to atmospheric influences is al
ways uniform, but it changes its color
in certain localities from the presence of
infusoria, vegetable substances and mi
mute particles of other matter. Water in
a natural state is said never to be wholly
pure. Drawn from well, it may look
bright and sparkling and yet be full Of
deadly poison to animal and human sys-
tens.
Speaking generally, pure water always
has blush hue, yet some has a strong
yellowish or brownish tint, from the
presence of iron or peat, and yet is free
from hurtful impurities. The blue tint
of water may be discerned in the follow
ing simple manner: Let down into the
water which is being experimental on
metal tube Opened at the top and
closed with clean plate of glass at the
other end near to some white object. a
big white bowlder. for an instance, where
the water is l5 or 90 feet deep. The
bowlder or other object. when viewed
through the tube, will be found to be of
a most beautiful blue color. 1t would
appear to be yellow if its color was due
to the light reflected by extremely small
particles of matter suspended in the
water.-St. Louis Republic
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-15
Silver in Volcanic Ashes.

The existence of silver in volcanic
ashes is a rare occurrence. Only in two
cases have argentiferous ashes been met
with. The sample was obtained during
an eruption of Cotopaxi in July, 1885, in
the ashes of which Mr. j. w. Malet
proved the existence of one part of sill
yer in SO, 900 parts of ashes. In the fol-
lowing year the same investigator was
able to add second instance. In Janu-
ary, 1886, violent eruption of Tun-
guragua. in the Andes of Ecuador, be-
tween fifty and fifty-fve miles from
Cotopaxi, took place, the eruption con-
tinuing at longer or shorter intervals up
TO November of the same year. The
ashes thrown by this volcano, which
had been at rest for over a century,
contained silver to the extent of one
part in 10S, 200 parts of ashes. This ap-
pears, at first sight, to be only a very
small percentage of the metal; but when
it is considered what enormous quanti-
ties of ashes are erupted, and what a
vast extent of area they cover after an
eruption, the quantity of silver thrown
up with them must be considerable
Butte Inter-Mountain.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-15
The Feeding of Horses.

When it is remembered that the stom-
ach of horse is really small in proper
ton to the size of his body, it will be
seen that it requires feeding often-even
four times day. Unlike human be-
ings, horses should drink before eating,
and drink as much as they like. Owing
to a strange internal arrangement in a
horse, the water does not remain in the
stomach, but passes through into the
cacum-a large intestine.
If horse should be fed first one can
readily see that the water in flowing
through would carry with it some of the
food, and thus produce collie. A horse,
If ''watered' four times day, will never
take much-not too much. He is fed. it
must be remembered, upon dry food, and
that with the quantity of hard work done
would produce q feverishness which a
proper amount of water will very much
allay.-New York Ledger.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-15
Worked by the Gang.

A gentleman who makes it point al
ways to carry few nickels in his pocket
for any apparently worthy mendicant
whom he meets during his days wan
derings, started to cross City Hall park
from the Park row side yesterday after
noon, when he was approached by a
seedy individual whose face was almost
blue from the cold.
Excuse Inc, sir" said the seedy one.
81 have been down here for two days
from Boston, and l haven't eaten-oh,
thank you, sir; you're a gentleman" his
smudgy fist closing over the nickel
The gentleman turned after taking a
dozen steps and saw the seedy one drop
his handkerchief Instantly another
beggar sided up and also got nickel.
Like the first he was profuse in his
thanks, and emphasized them by drop
ping his handkerchief. Then came third,
with the plausible tale of long and
weary walk from Philadelphia
''See here" said the gentleman, I've
just been held up by two of your pals,
and l think you are gang of profession
ais. Skipr'
Number three took the advice, but
failed to drop his handkerchief. New
York Times.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-15
All Past Class"

Some enc has said that frankness about
unpleasant facts in regard to one another
invariably marks the conversation of
relatives, and it certainly is often true.
A Vermont farmer had three sons for
whose benefit he had worked hard and
denied himself that they might have the
education which he had lacked. The
two older sons made the most of their
advantages, and in the course of time
entered honorable professions and were
great sources of pride to their old father.
The Youngest was a handsome, easily
Influenced boy, and on his final return
from college he had developed into what
is called dude" with many airs and
little common sense. He regarded the
farm and everything about it with a
high disdain, yet he seemed to have no
inclination to seek employment of any
sort away from home
His father was bitterly disappointed
in him, but said little to the foolish
young fellow, who one day overheard a
conversation between his father and an
old friend from the city, which fortu-
nately had salutary effect ON him.
We'll, Mr.. Adams" said the old
friend, ''you have three sons, l know:
what are they all doing:"
John, replied Mr.. Adams with pride,
''he's going to be minister, and fust
rate one. too, if do say it: and Fred, he
calc'lates to be a lawyer, and guess there
won't be many smarter in this part of
the country
"And how about James?' inquired the
friend.
We'll, as to James," responded the
farmer dryly, ''he's my son to be sure;
, but if James don't meet with no serious
drawbacks | think likely he'll make
fust class idiot some dayr'-Youth's
COMPANION.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-15
General Observance of THANKSGIVING.

General Observance of Thanksgiving.
Throughout the Revolution the annual
observance of Thanksgiving day was
duly recognized by congress. The last
Thursday in November was recommend
ed as day of national thanksgiving by
the PRAYER book Of the Protestant Epis-
cepa-ehurch in 1879. Other denomina-
tons have since then made similar pro-
visions.
The Catholics of America, through
their representatives in the third pie
nary council of Baltimore, officially
recognized the Thanksgiving proclama-
ton of the president on Nov. %, 1884
They provided for the recognition and
observance of the day in all Catholic
churches of the land for all years to
come.
In 1856 movement was made to
change the date of Thanksgiving day to
Oct. 12, the anniversary of the discovery
of America by Columbus. Ten out of
twelve governors were in favor of the
change. But no change was made ex-
cept to declare Oct. 12 an additional
holiday York Telegram.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-15
A GOOD SCHOOL STORY.

The following story was recently told
by Galveston high school teacher: AT
one time there was visiting in that city
the famous Tom Ochiltree and Mr..
Maekay, the California millionaire, and
the teacher in question gave out one
day ''Our Visitors" as the subject for a
composition. Among those which were
submitted was one by bright girl which
commenced as follows: "We' have in
our midst two distinguished visitors,
Mr.. Mackay and Tom Ochiltree. repre-
senting, respectively gold from Cali
fOrnia and brass from Texas"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-15
A White Deer Sunerstition.

The Indians have a theory that every
white deer has a "mad stone" in its
stomach. They believe that the "Great
Spirit places this stone in the white
deer's stomach to absorb poisons which
that delicate animal may take in while
eating grass. In 1s4S Capt Wilson, of
Alabama. killed white doe. Knowing
the Indian superstition he opened the
animal, and found spongy stone as
large as "a mans fist. This stone. as the
property of w. B. Somers, of Fort
Worth, Tex, has been used successfully
in cases of hydrophobia and snake bite
st. Louis Republic.