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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-11
A STRAIGHT TIP"

Tho Terrible Result of Betting. Espe-
ciallY on a Dead Sure Thing.
"Talk about your sure things on horse
races" said the veteran, ''have / ever
told you about how ! was tripped up on
the most beautiful straight tip you have
ever heard OFF"
None of the party had ever heard the
story, so the major told it.
"While we were in camp with Nc
Clellan," he began, 1--WE had some good
horses which were worked just about
hard enough to keep them in fine condi-
ton. Several of them were pretty good
steeplechasers, too, but Colonel Blank
had a sorrel mare which could outrun
anything in the Army of the Potomac.
Well, one day lot of recruits came into
camp. They were well supplied with
tobacco and other little luxuries which
help to make a soldiers life bearable.
"Some of the boys who had been in
camp quite long time looked enviously
on the we'll filled canteens and haver-
sacks of the newcomers, and it was, per-
haps, natural that they should begin to
scheme to try to secure some of the lux
uries for themselves.
"The idea struck some one to get up a
hippodrome horse race. The scheme
was of course to have Colonel Blanks
mare run against some Of the poorer ami
mails. And to have those who were i'm
on the deal to bet against the sorrel
mare. The rider of the mare, of course,
would be a party to the deal and he
would prevent the sorrel from winning
the race.
"Well, the details were all arranged
and the plans were working nicely. The
newcomers had heard all about the fame
of the sorrel mare and they took the
bait like charm. All kinds of articles
were wagered-tobacco, whisky, coats,
boots, and not small amount of money
on the result. We who had put up the
job were laughing in our sleeves for
three days before the race took place.
son the day designated the mile
course, which had been laid out on q
fairly good road, was lined with blue
coats from one end to the other. When
the horses took their places visions of the
Injuries which have named doomed up
in our imaginations and we exchanged
sly winks as the horses came down past
the starter. AS soon as the starter yelled
'Gop the men in the two long lines began
to yell and swing their hats in the air.
"The space between these two lines
was not more than fifteen or twenty feet
wide and this unusual sight and noise
frightened the sorrel mare. Well, she
just took the bit between her teeth and
the way she did skip down that road
was cautiol. The faster she ran the
more the men yelled and the rider could
no more check her speed than he could
stop cyclone. At the end of the mile
the sorrel lee her opponent by fully 3Co
yards, and not satisfied with this she
ran nearly another mile before her rider
could stop her."-New York Tribune.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-11
Seen During q Shower.

A phenomenon was presented in the
electric shower which passed over Lee
Friday evening. A huge bank of clouds
advanced rapidly from the northwest,
the edge rolling and stretching in a
straight line from northeast to south
west until half of the heavens seemed
covered with monster blanket, when a
brilliant fire red light appeared in the
northwest directly over the upper part
of the village. Everybody thought it
was fire caused by lightning. The ap-
parent fame grew rapidly, and shone
upon the black clouds above, and many
hurried up town. In five minutes it had
spread to- an extent which showed it to
be freak of the elements. The shower
which followed was not severe, and gave
rise to the explanation by the wise ones
that the unusual sight was caused by
the setting sun shining through thin
but compact body of falling water
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-11
MOnYOl Mechanics.

A few months ago the foreign residents
of Foochow, in the Chinese province of
Fo-Kien, were treated to the curious
spectacle of wheelbarrow apotheosis.
Hundreds of almond eyed admirers
gathered about the novel monocycle,
turned it over and over, trundled it along
amid shouts of exultation and surrounded
its proprietor with the liveliest demon
STATIONS of approval. That enthusiastic
appreciation of mechanical achievements
seems not easy to reconcile with the fact
that four or five new China railways
were demolished by an excited mob, but
the truth seems to be that the mechan-
ism of a locomotive passes the compre-
hension of the average Mongol, and that
the motion of a steasu engine is apt to
be ascribed to witchcraft.-
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-11
Maine and Her Mackerel.

The advent of mackerel upon the
Maine coast and into its countless little
bays occasions great general excitement
and feeling of security against positive
want the coming winter. The good
people all hasten to salt down barrel of
fish to each family, and with pork and
potatoes in the cellar they feel that they
can in a measure prepare, like the
oft quoted man in Scripture, to "eat,
drink and be merry" In these Maine
villages visited by the silvery tribe there
is an odor of cooking mackerel emanat-
ing from every cottage, and the summer
visitor may reckon on getting all the fish,
and more, that he wants. 1t is at such
times that the boarding house keeper
makes something on his people who pay
him only q dollar day.-Boston Herald.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-11
Barred out a BaIioon wedding.

The committee of arrangements of the
New England fair met at Secretary
Chamberlain's office and decided not to
have marriage ceremony in the bal.
loon, as was suggested, as to their minds
it would be too sensational. 1t was de-
cided, however, to give the patrons of
the fair all the ballooning they crave,
and there will be ascensions with para
chute leaps three days of the fair
Worcester (Mass.) Spy.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-11
The Fall Cricket's Warning.

The weather prophet is having his inn.
ings again. He has started on his regular
mission of warning people as to the fall
and winter One of the tribe in Connect
cut declares that the first frost will come
about Sept. l2. He bases his passage on
the old saying; Look out for frost six
weeks after the fall cricket comes" The
fall cricket is springy insect in green that
looks like katydid, and may be first cous-
in to Katy 1t has loud, droning, mel
ancholy, monotonous and continuous
voice 1t begins to sing as soon as the
evening shadows begin TO lengthen, before
sunset, and keeps at it until after sunrise
In dark weather it sings all day The first
fall cricket was heard in Connecticut the
other evening, and il was in good voice.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-11
The Re llowstone Park Line.

The Northern Pacific Wonderland en-
braces list of attractions simply unequ aled
The two twin cities of st. Paul and Min
neapolis at the head of navigation on the
Mississippi, Duluth, Ashland and tn e SUI
perior at the head of Lake Superior; o the
westward the Lake Park Region of Minne-
sofa, the Red River Valley wheat fields,
Valley OF the Yellowstone, Yellowstone and
National Park, B0zeman and the Gallatin
valley, Helena and Butte, MissOula and the
Bitter Root Valley, Clarks Fork of the Col
umbia, Lakes Pend d'Oreille and the CGur
d'Alene Spokane City and Falls, Palouse,
Walla Walla, Big Bend and the Yakima
agricultural districts, Mt. Tacoma and the
Cascade Mountains, Tacoma, Seattl e, Puy-
allup Valley, Snoqualime Falls, Puget
Sound, the Columbia River, Portland and
the Willamette Valley, Gray's HarbOr and
City of South Bend, and City Willipa liarbOr
Victoria on VancOuvers Island, Alaska on
the north and California on the south.
The Northern Pacific runs two daily eX-
press trains with dining carr and complete
Pullman service between st. Paul and
Tacoma and Portland, via Helena and Butte
with through tourist and vestibule Pullman
Sleepers from and to Chicago via the Wis
c0nsin Central, and first class through
sleeping car service in connection with the
Chicago, Milwaukee IL st. Paul Ry.
Passengers from the east leaving st.
Louis in the forenoon and Chicago in the
afternoon, will make close connections with
the morning train out of st. Paul at 900 a.
M, following day; leaving Chicago at night,
connection will be made with train No. |,
leaving ST. Paul 4;15 the next afternoon.
Yellowstone Park season, June 1st to Oct.
LIST.
District Passenger Agents of the Northern
Pacific Railroad will take pleasure in
supplying information, rates, maps time
tables, ETC., or application can be made to
Chas. S. Fee, G. p. A., st. Paul, MINI.
Write to the above address for the lates
and best map yet published of Alaska-jus
out.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-11
The New silver Designs.

"lt is not likely that another compe-
tision will ever be tried for the produC-
ton of designs for United States coins"
said Assistant Director of the Mint Pres
ton. "The one just ended was too
wretched a failure. Doubtless it was
the first contest of the sort ever opened
by any government to the public at
large. The result is not very flattering
to the boosted artistic development of
this country, inasmuch as only two of
the 800 suggestions submitted were good
enough to receive honorable mention.
So the affair has been handed over to the
engraving force of the Philadelphia
mint, which will produce the dies re-
quired according to such patterns as its
own sense of the beautiful suggests"
The designs for Uncle Sans coins
hitherto have been produced at the
money making establishment at Phila-
delphia, where the dies for all the minis
are turned out. Anticipating a severe
popular criticism, the chief engraver
will do his utmost to render the five
cameo pictures called for as unexcep-
tional as possible, esthetically speaking.
There must be substitute of some kind,
representing Liberty, for the schoolmarm
ON the dollar, the reverse of which re-
quires better type Of bird than the
present buzzard.
Also the unprepossessing female, seated
upon cotton bale, is to be removed
from the half dollar, quarter and dime.
Plaster casts of the patterns evolved will
be submitted for approval to the director
of the mint and the secretary of the
treasury, and as soon as they have been
pronounced satisfactory dies will be
made and small change of new and love-
ly mold will thereafter jingle in the
pockets of the people.
No alteration is to be made in the gold
coins, because they are really exquisite
now, and could hardly be improved upon.
1t is realized that the money Of nation
is expressive of its art culture. There
fore, lest posterity imagine the present
generation to have been barbarous, it is
desirable that our silver pieces should be
as handsome as may be.-Washington
Letter.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-11
A General Dies n Monk.

Just thirty years ago General Nicolai,
son of the well known ambassador, and
whose name was once on everybodys
lips in connection with the Russian war,
mysteriously disappeared. Last week,
as Father John Louis, he died at Grande
Chartreuse in consequence of an acct
dent, and it turns out that his cell has
been given to nephew of one of the De
Broglies, who is known as Father Dom
Charles, and he had long been believed
by his former friends of the Jockey
club to be travelling in the interior of
Africa.-Buffalo Enquirer.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-11
GARABED KEsHIsHIAN EFFENDI.


There are great many Turks and Turk
fish women who have considerable poetic
ability, and the advance in journalism
gives them an opportunity to publish their
works, but among that nation literature
pure and simple is in an embryo state.
How much of this is due to the many dam
gers of saying something that would bring
the writer under the displeasure of the
government is not known.
A few of the rules which govern journal
ism are given here, which show how many
restrictions are placed upon journalistic
enterprise there.
Art. g. Do not publish scientific or liter
airy articles too long for completion in single
issue. Avoid notice Ito be continued" which
causes uncomfortable tension of mind.
Art. 4. Avoid blank spaces and suggestive
dots in the body of an article. They tend
to raise suggestions and disturb the tranquil
lily of the readers mind.
Art. 8. Avoid personalities. If anybody
comes and tells you that governor or deputy
governor has been guilty of embezzlement,
maladministration or any other blameworthy
conduct, treat the charge as not proved and
say nothing about 1t.
Art. 8. You are forbidden to publish petit
tions In which individuals or associations COM
plain of acts of misgovernment and call the
sultan's attention to them.
Art. 7. You are absolutely forbidden to pub
Gsh word about attempts on the lives of
foreign sovereigns or acts of sedtion in for
eign countries, for it is not good that such
things should be made known to our loyal and
peaceful population.
Art. 8. You must not mention these reg
ulations in the columns of your journal. be-
cause they might provoke criticism or draw
unpleasant observations from ILL conditioned
minds.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-11
Order for Probate Of Will.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, ! &C
COUNTY OF SHIAWASSEE. { p


COUNTY OF sHIAwAssEE. 90
At n session of the Probate Court for said
County, held at the Probate Office in the city of
Corunna, on the 18th day of August, in the year
one thousand eight hundred and ninety.one,
Present, Matthew Bush Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Luther Com
stock, deceased.
on reading and fling the petition, duly veri-
fed, of Mrs Betsey Comstock, praying that u
certain instrument now on file in this court, pur-
porting to be the last will and testament of said
deceased, may be admitted to probate,
Thereupon II is ordered that Monday, the 18th
day OF September next at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon, be assigned for the hearing OF said
petition, and that the heirs ut law of said de-
ceased, and all other persons interested in said
estate, are required TO appear at a session OF
said Court, then to be holden at the Probate
Office in the city of Corunna, and show cause, il
any there be, why the prayer OF the petitioner
should not be granted And 1t is further order
ed that said petitioner give notice to the per
sons interested in said estate, of the tendency
of said petition. and the hearing thereof, by
causing copy of this order to be published In
THE TINES newspaper printed and circulated
In said county, three successive weeks previous
TO said day OF hearing
MATTHEW BUSH
Judge OF Probate.
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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-11
Crispi's Love Of Bird Music.

Ever since the days when Boccaccio wrote
his "Decameron," the music of birds has
been appreciated by his fellow countrymen.
Signor Crispi, the noted Italian statesman,
is declared to have passion for the night
ingale's song, which he loses no opportu-
nifty of hearing. Word was brought him
recently that a particularly melodious
nightingale was warblng in the ruins Of
the Coliseum, and the story goes that
Crispi came near being shot by n sentry as
he was making his way to point Of van
tage near by.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-11
A Door in an Old Church.

Now and then small door may be
seen high up in the piers that divide the
nave from the chancel. This is the door
that once gave access from the winding
stair within the pier to the footway on
the top of the screen with which most
churches were once provided. When
screens were found inconvenient and
were removed, these doors were left.
Ross church, Herefordshire, has a no.
ticeable example; Hinckley church, Lei
cestershire, has another.-Gentleman's
Magazine.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-11
Wheat Growing From a Boys Head.

A grain of wheat has sprouted in the
forehead of five-year-old boy.
On May Is little Thomas Stretch, the
son of miller Reeve A. Stretch, of Lower
Alloway Creek township, was quite seri.
ously injured by being caught in a belt
at the mill, and would have been killed
but for the promptness of his father in
stopping the machinery. He has now
almost recovered from the effects of the
accident, but few days ago dark spot
was noticed over his eye. 1t was care
fully opened with lance and was found
to be a grain of wheat which was
Eprouted.
The grain was probably forced under
the skin when his head struck a bin
while he was being whirled around the
shaft.-Cor. Philadelphia Press.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-11
A One Sided bargain.

The champion horse trade of the vicin-
ity took place recently. A well known
Lee jockey secured a snowy colt, and
hied himself to the Dale to see the boys.
When he came back he was driving a
fine black horse, leading good bay,
while there followed behind pair Of
oxen, a COW, an old sow and eight pigs.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-11
An Instantaneous Map of the Sky.

The latest thing in instantaneous pho
Biography is the suggestion of a.European
academy of science that an international
conference be held to make arrange
ments for the elaboration of photo
graphic map of the heavens, to be stimuli
taneously executed at ten or twelve OBJ
servatories, widely scattered over the
face of tho globe.-St. Louis Republic.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-11
AN EDITORS LIFE IN TURKEY.
It Is the Subject of Some Very Queer
Restrictions.

II Is the Subject of Some Very Queer
Restrictions.
Twenty years ago there were but about
four newspapers pm hlished in CONSTANT
nople. Today there are twenty dailies.
three monthlies, ten weekly, two tri-
weekly and two biweekly papers, and
these are published in almost as many Ian
guages. The Saadet, The Tarik, The Ter
juman Hakikat, and The Gazette Illustre
are the principal ones printed in the Turk
ish language. The Tarik is the govern
ment organ, and is published in the Grand
Rue de la Sublime Portein STEAMBOAT. The
Saadet and Terjuman Hakikat make some
pretensions to literature. The Gazette
Illustre is the first illustrated paper in
the Turkish language and is published in
the sultan's own printing house under the
direction OF Garabed Effendi.
Garabed Keshishian Effendi is an Ar
menian and was born in Cesaria, Cappa-
docia, and has given twenty years of his
life to compiling and writing school books
for use in the royal schools. The sultan
established the printing house and library
for this purpose, and Garabed Effendi un-
dertook its management, and after short
time established this paper, which is neat
sixteen page sheet, with the title page on
the back as we regard it, and the adver-
tisements, ETC., on what would be our first
page.
For his tireless labors in the cause of
education Garabed Effendi was decorated
with the order of the Medjidieh, and is
much esteemed by the sultan for his schol-
arly attachments. He is also at the head
of the whole educational library and print
ing house.
1t is apparently difficult matter to pro-
duce good pictures in that country, as all
the illustrations published so far are sim
ply horrible, but they may improve in
time.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-11
gNr1atom II 1Iiiafinnal @auk
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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-11
TRAINS NORTH

lhAlGNo NOhlh
Bay City and Macllinaw Express leaves 647
a. M, arrives at Bay City S:l5 a. M. arrives in
n Mackinaw $3.50 p. m.
Marquette Express leaves Owosso 7:05 p. M,
arrives at Bay City 9:15 p. M; arrives in MaclS-
nav $50 a. m.
Owosso Accommodation leaves Jackson 9:35;
arrives at Owosso IL '45 p. m.
Way Freight leaves 2:25 p. m. and arrives at
Saginaw 5:i5 p. m.
All Trains Daily except Sunday.
Il. V. SMITH, Agent Owosso.
o. w. RUGGLEs p. G.. & Il. A., Chicago.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-11

f. r. Wetmore, son of c. w. Wetmore,
Marquette, is soon to marry Miss Elizabeth
Bisland, the Cosmopolitan Magazine globe
trotter.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-11
MICHIGAN CENTRAL
"The Niagara Falls Route"
SAGINAW DIVISION.
OWOSSO TIME CARD.
TRAINS SOUTH.

Chicago Express leaves 80 a. M, arrives in
jackson IL :05 a. m, Chicago 4:05 p. m.
Evening Train leaves Owosso 9:10 arrives in
Jackson II 80 p. m, Chicago6:50 a. III. Through
Sleeper bay City to Chicago).
Owosso Accommodation leaves 80 p. m, arriv'
ing in jackson 6 As.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-11
NO More Headaches.

ST. HELEN, Mich, March 6, 1891.
Before using Pastor Koenigs Nerve Tonic my
wife suffered from nervous headaches and chest
trouble. Aiter using this remedy both have
ceased. A. NEUGEBAUER
n. AMHERST, Ohio, Feb. %, 1891.
For over years had epileptic fits several
times n month Since l used Pastor koenig's
Norve Tonic L have not had an attack. The
medicine is very good. AUGUSTA BRAVES.
(PER REV. j. RoMER.)
NEW HAVEN Ind, March 2. 1891.
My nervous system was completely run down,
and was so nervous and weak that was con-
fined to my bed for years. L used Pastor
Koeuifs Nerve Tonic and Au1 now entirely well
and dong my own houseWork.
MRS. j. d. BICKEL.