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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-14
At Ciucinuati.

New laurels have been added to the repu-
tation of Owosso by the exhibit of the Estey
mandatory at the furniture exposition at
Cincinnati which closed last week. The
exhibit in the exposition building represent
ed over two hundred and forty lines of as
many different manufacturers. The Estey
Manufacturing Co.'S exhibit, consisted of
bedroom suits, chiffoniers and sideboards.
The Clapp patent case was special feature
that attracted much attention. The exhibit
was managed by Geo. w. Noble with the
assistance of d. c. Clapp and o. b. Estey.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-14
One Hundred There.

The regular monthly meeting of the Pa
irons of Industry of this county was held
Wednesday with NJ. w. Drake presiding.
The afternoon session was of literary
character, consisting of music, recitations
and addresses. M. l.. Highly, j. III. Moyses,
M. Bignall, K. Fig and M. w. Willoughby
were the principal speakers. The Kellogg
quartet scored a success by their singing
M. w. Willoughby was appointed assistant
marshal for the labor day celebration and
will have the management of the farmers
organizations in the parade.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-14
Long, Lake Dispatch.

Wednesday evening, popcorn party, Hap
py Time Camp; Thursday evening, flotilla of
boats, sailed peanuts camp fire, at Camp
Duzuplez; Friday evening, frog supper if
fiogs consent; Saturday evening, straw ride,
coach to meet evening train; Sunday even
ing, moonlight excursion and grand finale.
At Duzuplez Camp, Mead's Landing, Long
Lake.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-14
$40 Per 10OP0UNDS
FOR MILK.

| will buy all honest milk
that farmers will bring in from
November 1st to April 1st,
paying one dollar and ten cents
cash per 100 pounds for same.
Farmers who sell butter or
cream all summer at 10 or -
cents a pound, think it over a
bit and see whether it would
not pay to attend to the COWS
a little in the winter and have
them come in through the
early winter when they can get
something out of them. This
is equal to % cents per pound
for butter and no labor.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-13
A Native Dance In ZuIuIand.

Yon can never quite catch the spirit
of n Zulu dance 10y merely hearing il
described. any more than Won can
realize the exhlaraion of wine with
out trying it. The warriors turned
out about 800 strong on this occasion.
and the dance took place on Il level lit
of ground outside the kraal. The
whole community was gathered in a
black mass, sqnntting in irregular
ranks on the grass to see the dance.
After the beeyes had all been cut up
the warriors retired To their hints. Then
very shortly they came struggling out
again. one by one. the blood washed
oil. and their bodies decorated with Mi
the gewgaws of war Many wore kits
OF Zanzibar cat-tals or tie tails of
wolves and foxes. and round their
calves and biceps wore ornaments of
beads or of leopard skin. On each
warrior head was u discus of black
munosa gum. polished until it looked
like circlet OF let. With oxhide
shields AMI bright aSsegais they
trooped into the kraal until all were
assembled. Then. forming into ranks
as natural as a company of grenadiprs,
they marched ont on to the dancing
ground. singing "a strange. wiord chant
in accompaniment to the rattle Of
asSegai on shield and measured tramp
of feet. One could see at glance
now that every Zulu ia warrior born.
Here they were. the veriest savagcs to
all intent naked rs animals. yet play
ing soldier with bearing and pre-
cision Of movement thar European
troops. with all their scientific train
ing. could hardly hope to beat. For
ward they stepped. then filing of into
semicircle, two deep they stool.
proud and erect, the most splendid
specimens Of martial manhood | ever
saw. their black eyes gIistening with
suppressed fire, their chests heaviny,
and muscles twitching in anticipation
OF the signal to begin. For y minue,
they stood there. every foot in the
crescent keeping time and everJ
assegai softly tapping time against the
shield to a low. buzzing melody
Boston Buiie,iI.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-13
THE HORRIBLE COST OF WAR.
Millions or Lives Sacrificed In the Wars
OF tho Last Thirty Years.

According to the estimates of French
and German statisticians there have
persisted in the wars of the last thirty
years 9 500 900 men. while there has
been expended 10 carry them on no
less than the Uncomfortable sum OF
fl3 900. 900 00O. OF this amount France
has paid nearly s. $4,000 0OJ as the
cost of the war with Prussia. while her
loss in men is placed ut LOS 00). OF
these 80 900 were killed on the field OF
battle. sc. 900 died of sickness. acct
dents or snicilc. and 2)010 in German
prisons while there died from other
causes enough to bring the number up
Ia the given aggregate. TIE sick and
wounded Amounted 10 Az 42i the
lives of MANY thousands OF whom were
doubtless Shortened by their illness or
injuries.
According IN DR.. Roth. n German
authority. the Germans lost during the
war 5000 men killed. or rendered in-
valid and 500 00J. UJO in money. this
being the excess of expenditure or of
material losses over the 81 % 100 00J
paid hy France bv way of indemnity.
Dr. En"rl. another distinguished Ger
III w 9lNtN TIC lOitON III = IL
the approximate cost of the priucip ii
wars of the last thirty years: Crimean
war. g 00). 0JD 0m; Italian war Of
1859 $500 OOJ 900; PrusSo-D inish war
of 1861 So 00J0l0; War of the Re-
bcliion( Nurth). So. 100 0)0. 0OJ (Sout }
& 800 90 O0J; PrnSSo- Austrian war Of
1866. $53J 90 90; RuSso-Turkish war.
sl25.OJO0JO; South African wars, s.
40 900; African war. $l3 25D. go;
Servo-Bulgarian war. SIG $4,000.
All these wars were murderous in
the extreme. The Crimean war. in
which few battles were fou Iht. cost
80 900 lives. only 30. 900 less than
were killed or died of their wounds.
North aud South. during The War Of
the Rebellion. TIE tigureS, it must he
remembered. are German. aud might
not agree precisely with American
estimates. The Mexican and Chinese
cxpeditiuns cost $500 900 900 aud Co.
0OJ lives. There were $50 900 killed
amt mortalIy wounded during the
Il Turkish war. and - 900 each in
the Italian war OF 1859 and The war be-
tween Prussia aud Austria. la the
other wars the loss of life was rel
ativcly less. whicn did not make either
the men or money easier To part with
in the more limited areas where they
occurred
And this is but a part OF the account
ing, since il does not include the mill
ions expended during the last 20 years
in maintaining the vast armaments OF
the European powers. the losses caused
bV The stODDupn of commerce. and
manufactures. and the continual de-
rangement Of industries by the alb
slraciion from useful employment OF
SO many millions OF persons held for a
period of military service extending
from three To live years.-S.tn Fran.
CISCO Chronicle.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-13

a-eoine to make me corporal. hut my
bad luck's turned up again. I've been
toting IL all my life and don't see nary
q chance Of a promotion now"
His feelings were so deep and his voice
70 broken that l fancied there were
tears In his eyes NV sympaihies over
came my sense OF duty. had Ind con.
siderable bud luck myself. finally
turned la him. as we were passing u
dead horse. and said: See here, part
ner. you just slip cut and lay down on
the other side of that horse. Your men
will be along here inside Of half an hour.
Shake off your bud luck. won't stand
In the way"
As he was about To take cover he dis
covered that somebody had cut tho
shoes from his cowskIn haversack. IIe
felt their loss deeply. But he ran TO
cover ane we passed. on. Next dry
Charlie Mylligan oil Bsllevillc wore the
shoes.
That night we lny in the trenches three
hours. the Johnnies had asccrlained
what was going ON aud were Smelling
the pDnioons md the earthworks. They
were using mOrtnrs. for we cou Il see inc
fuses of the shells making paraboins in
the air and dropping near us. 1t was .
o'clock in the morning when we de-
scended the hill mud crossed the river 81
the pontnpns-Anos D. Cumm iAyS, tI
Chicago Timer
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-13

They tell you OF goraniums in California
That grow so tall that you have TO go up
into the window OF the second story TO
Gather tho flowers. And woman In
Michigan has a geranium four feet AM
five inches high.
Robert Louis Stevenson announces that
he will end his days in Samoa he has
closed out all his affairs in ENGLAND and
Scotland, and his mother will join himself
aud family in the new South sea island
home very shortly.
The people Of MEXICO have taken T.
drinking beer Dreweries are springing up
in every city OF Importance. This may
prevent American statesman from falling
victim to pulque when they visit the
capital of the Montezumas.
Take any twenty-five tall, lean men"
said TN old court officer to a reporter, land
Won can secure jury in murder case
Theyhave no conscientious scruples against
the death penalty. As a rule, short, thick,
men have doubts on this point"
An Eastern journal of the old school
SAYS: IAN agnostic is man who vows
he knows nothing, and gets wrathy and
vexed with you if you believe him. He
says he doesn't know anything, but he
really believes he knows everything"
Colonel John c. Taylor, OF Dayton. KY,
has fallen heir TO estates in Ireland that
make him the eari OF Tyrone, and. better
still, give him property valued at $1,000
600. II is needless 20 say that Kentucky
will soon lose one of its prominent colonies.
The Robin society is popular institu-
ton in England. 1t has for its object to
give Christmas treats TO the poor children,
and 10 send the little ones into the country
in the summer Lord Rothschld and Lord
Randolph Churchill are among the patrons.
Drs. Berlin and Picq, of the Nantes fac
ulty, who recently injected fifteen grains
of goats's blood into the muscular tissue Of
the thighs of two patients suffering from
tuberculosis, assert that cures can be
effected by renewing such injections every
ten days.
At Columbus, Ohio. the other night
lady caught a rat making OF with her gold
watch and chain, which she had left upon
dragged his prize nearly twenty feet, and
in a minute more woald have disappeared
in his hole with it.
Lady Marjorie Gordon, the ten-year-old
daughter of the countess OF Aberdeen.
edits the chi!dren's page OF n paper styled
Onward and Upward, published in London
Little Lady Marjorie writes lively letter
TO her young constituents, and tells them
interestng stories about her pet animals.
being probably the youngest editor in the
world
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-13
Stories OF Stonewall jackson.

The death Of General Cadmus Will
COX recalls some original and charac-
teri>tic anecdotes concerning Stone
wall Jackson which he was in the
habit of relating. When Jackson first
entered West Point he was regarded
ms n remarkably stupid and green
youth. General Whiting. who after
ward served in the Confederate army
WAS then cadeG in the class above
Jackson's. and was appointed To ask
him some questions in mathematics. in
accordance with the custom which
then prevailed at the Military Acad-
envy. Whiting thought him at first
remarkably dull. but noticed that lie
studied and worked with dngged per-
sistencv. The class of which Wilcox
aud Whiting were members was grad
uaied just prior to the Mexican war.
Several of the young officers were in
Washington on their way to Mexico,
and on the night OF their arrival they
were invited TO 60 with Jefferson
Davis. then a member of tn. House. 10
u reception given At the White House.
Later both Davis aud /. j. jackson
turned their faces toward the RIO
Grande. At the close nf the war jack
sou ranked every member of his class
aud was "A hrrvet major. and was sta
TONED on Governors Island, near
New York. Whiting. Wilcox and u
number of young officers were visiting
New York. and when several brother
officers from Governors Island called
on them Whiting asked:
"Wuat has become Of Tom Jack
son; how is he getting on?'
Badly. badly" replied the officer;
'since he has stopped fighting he has
taken 10 thdIing. He came over to
this city few weeks ago aud bought u
iidile. several bows and pile Of rnsn.
You will remember at West Point
there was no music in his soul. no
poetry. no relaxation. nothing but
hard application To his text books. SO
his new fad makes it awful for MS.
Every inmate he can spare he devutes
To praciicing on the fiddle and the
sounds which ill the barracks in his
vicinity are beyond descriptions; almost
beyond endurance"
BE patient" said Whiting. with a
smile; IF Tom jackson is determined
To master his violin you will listen to
second Paganini before he gives up"
But Writings prediction was not
verified. Jackson never became q
musician.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-13

CAPTURE OF the heights. Scdgwick's
corps, on Sunday afternoon. had left
Fredericksburg and marched toward
Charlottesville TO effect a junction
with Hooker and the main army. That
night he struck the confederates In force
al Salem church. The day had been
clear and sunny. Without developing
the position Of the confederate batteries
in his front. Uncle John drove into the
woods, in an effort 10 carry everything
before him. The New Jersey brigade
suffered terribly. The dght lasted ill
long after 8 o'clock.
Next morning Sedgwick drew hack
little. He learned that the confcderales
had swept around his left faux and re.
captured Frcdtr cksburg. 1t contained
the wounded soldiers of the day before.
Monday was still bright and sunny. The
s XIII corps lay upon the ridge along the
Il ppahannock above Fredericksburg.
AGout nm hour before shutdown we =. nd
see that The confederalcs in our front
had been heavily re.enforced. Ttey
came down upon us five lines deep.
They were masSing for charge. The
Twenty ia New jersey. of which /
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-13

HERE are many farmers who at
)ute at least part of the depression
agriculture to excessive cost in mod
farming of agricultural implements.
ey are wholly right if by this they
an the needless expenditure
money for improved implements, to
destroyed by rust and exposure TO
weather, or in localities where only
sw days use can be had for them in
: one year. But it obviously will
pay to buy mowers and reapers TO
only half a dozen acres Of grain or
lss each year. Nor does it pay on
largest farms to purchase expens-
machinery 10 be left out OF doors
ough the winter, and cost more for
airs after the first year than would
needed TO do the work by the expens-
old-time methods.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-13

wns scrgeantmajor lay in little de-
preston along ditch which had been
dug wv some farmer Ia drain his land.
A Vermont regiment was in the woods
at our left. A New York regiment,
think. was posted on our right. A
regular battery occupied q slight eleva-
tinn in our rear. As the confederates
advanced. j could hear The officer in
charge Of the battery giving his com.
mands.
"A second and halfr' he shouted.
"B imi biml" roared the guns.
"A second and II quarterv lie cried.
'Bimi Blimr' was the response.
"a full secondr' he roarcd
"Bliml blimi blim" answered the
guns
Three. quarters OF second" came
next.
"Biml bliml blimr'
The officer was gauCing his fuses by
the advance OF the enemy. SO that the
shells might do the greatest execution.
Suddenly. in the roar OF artillery,
there was fash all along the line. The
confedeTates hnd reached our front.
They were within forty yards of us.
Half our men were on their feet. and the
other half on their knees. Without
orders. they kept up an incessaut fire.
The Johnnes were yelling al the ton of
their voices. and nj least half OF them
wer- swelling tho refrain with their
muskets.
A this instant our lieutenant colonel.
a brother OF Gen. Marlindale, who sal on
his horse In the rear of the regiment,
shouted ""Ten.t-i.o-n."
in an instant the regiment was upon
It's feet, in line under fire. The colonel
again screamed: Right about facet
The regiment obeyed tho order like
veterans. Then came the most singular
command ever heard on "a battlefield.
The lieutenant colonel roared: "Regi.
meut left halfwheeli'
Tue left wing IF the New York regi.
ment on the right hsd swung hack. leav-
Ing a gap of about 100 feet between it's
left and our right 1t had done this to
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-13

He called the frightened men all the
names in the catalogue OF defamation.
Would you leave nv guns" he
shouted. ''your only protectiouf Would
you let them have my peisF'
II conld hear the deep voice OF Capt.
Peter III. Rogers Of comnany ii re.
proachfullv crying: "Oh. what n
shsmel Why was ever born Jersey.
mnnf Is this n fool-race or a fighif
Come bncki Come back" Then wsv-
ing his sword he again screamed ut The
top Of his voice. Come back, como
backr'
There was J. Lacey Pierson. another
captain. and Maj. William w. Morris.
and other officers doing their best To
stem the current. The sharp "plng" az
the bullets was heard every second.
All the guns az the battery were drawn
OF but one. Person. Rogers. AMI others
grabbed the gun by the iTunnlons and
tried TO drag her from The fed
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-13

by local applications as they can TOT rea1n ~
diseased portion OF the ear, neIe ~ const i'm
,,o1aI remedies. Deafness Is caused 10y ar w
harmed condition Of the mucous lining OF TINS
In',schian Tube. When this tube gets In
as,nsd Won have a rumbling sound OF Imperfect
hearing. and when 1t is entirely closed Dea,,
n,ss IS the result, and unless the Inflammation
'',, he taren ant and this tube restored 10 It's
FORMAL condition, hearing will be DESTROYED
forever; nine cases out Of ten are caused Dy
cetar,b which is nothing but an infamed con-
,Iition OF the mucous surfaces. NewIl give one
Hundred Dollars for any case OF De ',ri ~,
taIing Halls CatarIh Cure. Send orcireulars,
free y. j. CHENEY y CO, TOie-o, y.
CS-Sold by Druggists. '5c.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-13

,s rule six inches long. the length Of
the box. GA the reverse side is calen-
dur.
The ends Of the box are sealed. hut a
gentle punch breaks the psper and there
is revealed on one end round hole that
will receive lead pencil, and on the
other end. when broken. appears a cork.
TIE thirsty purchaser who pulls gently
on this brings 10 view a long pbial filed
with brandy, or old rye. or anything
TINT may be desired. provided the ass0rt-
ment in stock is large enough. Holes in
the side admit TO view an air bubble.
which verify makes the affair spirit
level, albert not a very accurate one. II
Is asserted that this Is The most orig
inal original package" ever devised. -
MianeapJiis Journal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-13
Wrath Silver"

A qunint custom. dating back TO
Anglo-Saxon times. known rs payment
OF wrath silver" was recently OBJ
served mt Knightlow Hill. a tumulus
between Rugby aud Coventry. Eng
land. 1t consists of tribute payable by
certain parishes in Warwickshire to the
duke of Buccleuch. The silver has to
be deposited AT daybreak in n hollow
stone 10y Representatives of the parishes.
the penalty for default being forfeiture
of waite bull witt red nose aud ears.
The representatives aftcrward dined
together at the dukes expense.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-13

An anxious, listless temper that runs
neot care on its way, that regrets
opportunities too much. is foolish
should not DO INDUCED. II you
not be happy in one way be happy
mother, ard this facility OF DISPOSE
wants but little aid from philoso-
,, for health and good humor are
lost the whole OF the affair. Many
after felicity like an absent-minded
n. hunting for his hat while 1t Is on
head or in his hand. Though some
es small evils, like little insects, In
great pain. and a single hair may
. a powerful machine, yet the chief
ret OF comfort lies in not suffering
les TO vex one, and in prudently Gull
lting an underground of small pleas
/. Moreover, fretting is unamiable.
retting man or woman Is one OF the
ST unlovable objects in the world.
wasp is comfortable companion-it
" stings whes disturbed, but the
)it,al fretter buzzes II no doesn't
~. and he never takes day of.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-13
Let's reason together.

Here's a firm, one of the
largest the country over, the
world over; it has grown, step
by step, through the years to
greatness-and it sells patent
medicines ugh
That's enough >
Wait a little
This firm pays the news
papers good money (expen-
sive work, this advertising y
to tell the people that they
have faith in what they sell,
so much faith that if they can't
benefit or cure they don't want
your money. Their guarantee
is not indefinite and relative,
but aefnste and adsolute-if
the medicine doesn't help,
your money is "on eaA."
Suppose every sick man
and every feeble woman tried
these medicines and found
them worthless, who would be
the loser, you or theyi
The medicines are Doctor
Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery," for blood diseases,
and his Favorite Prescrip-
tion," for woman's peculiar ills.
If they help toward health,
they cost $I.oo a bottle
each ! If they don't, Mcy
ost nothing :
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-13

take advantage OF the natural depression
OF the field. Our lieutenant colonel.
with queer military prescience. saw that
by left hslf.wheeling he could again
cement the line. But when the regiment
made the attempt the result was ludi-
crOus Each man looked at his reign
Dor in the smoke Of the battle, and then
all made break from the line. Heller
SHELTER they went. The brave men
among them stood firm for n minute,
and then began 10 swear and coolly
walk after the fugitives. can see the
lieutenant OF the United States battery
yet. standing as straight as an arrow.
with drawn sword. His horses dashed
aws~ with several Of his guns. They
vent nj full gallon. / never saw such
an expression Of asionishment upon any
mans face. A second before the regi.
ment had been acting like veterans.
Vow they were running over him like
frightened deer. His OATH Be- -Srritc.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-13

The most effectual way TO investi-
o the Indian question would be for
ivilized head of the interior depart
Mt 10 visit the scene of discomfort
l look up few causes for savagery.
'haps the first thing a really humane
I'd Of tho department would do would
to do away with the present system
issuing beef to the Indians. 1t
yht seem possible to one endowed
h the first principles OF humanity
t cultivating cruel sport is not con-
i've to bringing about the desired
I'd citizenship in the savage.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-13

THE New York Central boasts car
{ is a novel specimen of a labor saw
/ machine, Inside it is some clock
> mechanism which, as the car goes
,r the track, records every defect in
rails. II these have spread tho
rty-second part OF an inch beyond
standard width, or there is loose
1T or defective connection, the ma
ne notes it all down. as well "a the
lance from one place TO another.
'merly this work was done by an
ny OF track-workers. 1t is proposed
develop the invention and combine
detective mechanism of the car
h an ordinary coach so that mechan-
/ examinations Of the tracks can be
dc by the regular trains.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-13

MINNESOTA has taken n step for re
IN in the jury system by inserting a
use in the constitution providing
t in civil cases the agreement OF ten
OF the twelve jurors shall be sufil-
mt. In one respect this step is wise,
it necessitates the corruption Of
ee jurors instead OF one to bring
put disagreement. But in respect
the weight OF a verdict rendered it
rather a detraction. That some
orm Of the jury system is desirable
mot be doubted.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-13
AN or. ClNAL package.

A Cunning Device for Evadn rrohio-
ilory Laws of the West.
The original package decision WIS NJ
right in ils humble way. but tic invcn-
ton of NJ nncapois genius is warrant
ed 10 knock the spots off Of that. and it
can give any prohibition law in TIC
country car l. and sDades md yet WIN
the game Bibulous lowans and d..
kotnns ure already learning thnt To bsv
n spirit level. rule. calendar. and pcnch
holder combined is 10 buy about three
fingers of Minneapolis wHiskv.
the spirit level Is great. GA one side