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LEBANON, Mo. Dec. u For some
reason the grand jury, which nd journcd
to-day, failed TO ret rn indictments
against the progressive euchre player,
although Il number 0f society leaders
were summoned before the body 10 trs-
tify a. 10 what they knew about The
game. Whether that august bady
thought sufficient punishment had Iron
inflicted by the notoriety given thf
cases Is not knovn. but the 1907
breathe easier tonight and would ~
perfectly content, but for the fact thai
the preachers hare taken the mater
up, and are exacting pledges from the
members Of the various churches thai
they sill neither play IL nor vl-ii
places where the game Ii in progress.
A house-to- house canvass r. being made
BY committee of ladies, and tn a.
has gone forth that the fasclns'sfs
game must b. banished from f-arl@dt
count.. IL II thought that ''post otfsce
may 10 substituted by the young p@o-
pie, - they do not desire 70 get "ea-
ehrpn y
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kIng ~inma 10 Hang.

WACO. Tex, December i2-Tn the
district court Of McTennon county to-
day King Simm. colored. was convicted
0' the murder oF I'd Brandon, whIte
eight miles south of here. on the night
of May IL. Brandon lived alone. an4
was reputcd 10 have considerable mon
ey in The house. Sinms had worked
for him and vas well acquainted With
tie premises On the night In qnes-
tion Brandon wns Drained with IN ~
Ehiie he slept, ard the house rided.
The crime wo- committed FOR the pur-
poe ~ securing money 70 paY the nne
Ol >intn. mistress. colored cyprlan,
nhO wa- locked Up in Jail, hAvGng bren
convicted ri creating = dlalurhAnra
while - one ot her orgies. The date
os the execution has 10. been set - yet
The southern argus., 1891-12-17

IT IL O curious fact that under mon
archical systems that given reasona-
bic degree OF prosperity that sovereign
WINS the admiration OF his people most
Who displays the negative ana weaker
nhases of character, while under repub-
lican forms the strong, vigorous ana
nositiye character elicits the greatess
admiration. Dom Pedro was an illus
tration Of the former, but he would 10
all probability never have became
presidentin this country. II Andrew
Jackson, Abraham Lincoln or Gran'
had heen emperor Of Brazil. whtie
neither might have been q tyrant. II H
certain that either would have glyer
that government more vigorous pol
cy. and that neither would hays re
signed the crown and run away
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AMONG the exhibits to be made at
the worlds fair BY a Paris iewelry es,
tablishment will be the extraordinary
"blue diamond, which is almost UNIQUE
in the world Of precious stones, and tvs
of the Mazarin diamonds. They were
originally seven Of the Mazarin dia'
monds and they were bequeathed by
the cardinal OF that name to Louis XIV,
Who made OF them the nucleus OF tbs
aiterward famous crown jewels. Atthe
sale Of the royal collection Two Or three
wears ago, the other five passed into
the hands OF privato purchasers.
The southern argus., 1891-12-17

PROFESSOR ROLAND Of John Hop
kins university, has just completed z
machine for the study Of astronomical
physics, which, for dclicacy, surDasses
anything which mas yet been made.
The machine is designed especially for
the study Of the spectrum and the
movements Of the fixed stars. and it is
capable Of ruling 100000 lines 70 tbs
inch. So many lines, however, are not
practicable in actual work, as the
strongest microscope can detect only
about lOO,O to the inch,
The southern argus., 1891-12-17

INGERsOLL put it we'll the other day
when he said in New York speech:
II want the biggest and best ships and
the biggest guns. The olive branch Of
peace is good thing to extend, but no
weak, puny nation can extend o'lvc
branches to well-armed nations. When
the olive branch IS extended in mailed
hand it is understood that there is no
foolishness. If We are going to have q
navy at all want the best, because il
We have poor navy We shall simply
make present Of it when war comes.
The southern argus., 1891-12-17

The Egyptian army has long been
a recognized heaven for foreign soldiers
who have found sufficient opportunity
at home to flesh their swords and many
confederate officers, in particular, sought
service under the kbeoive after the
peace of Appomattox. The latest Ameri-
can to join his forces is Max Adams, an
Atlanta society young man, Who has
received commission as captain in the
Egyptian calvary.
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AS rs well known, young women are
not allowed to graduate from German
unitersitics. Permission to attend cer-
tain courses or lectures, however. has
been given them at various times. "A
few weeks ago word was sent to Miss
Gentry, an American girl, that she
might listen to othe lectures on mathe-
matics at the University Of Berlin this
winter. She has been annoyed some
what, it is saiG, BY the students, how
ever, and may not remain long.
The southern argus., 1891-12-17

TENNESSEE is still in quandary as
TO how to proceed in the prosecution Of
the rebellious miners who, first taking
away the arms Of regiment Of militia,
packed the boys off home. The guns
were the property Of the Unitea States,
and hence the offense Of the miners Gas
against the United States as Relf as
Tennessee, but the trouble is that tie
state can't identify the offenders.
The southern argus., 1891-12-17

MDLLE. ELSIE ST. OMER has begun
q journey around the world in the in
terest Of the Geographical society q
Paris The journey i to last tbrec
years, and the traveller is to devote
special attention to the lives and cus.
toms Of women in the various countries
which she visits. She will publish A
book upon the subject after her return.
The southern argus., 1891-12-17

JOHN BURNS lately said at . labor'
demonstration that the traces unions
effort to obtain an eight-hour day was q
failure. The trades themselves cnnot
and will not enforce it, SO the only hope
is through legal enactment.
The southern argus., 1891-12-17

THE French academys first prize for
virtue, $500 francs was awarded this
year to Marie Sedier Of Bayonne, whc
has devoted herself to placing deserted
children with peasants and artisans.
In seven years che has rescued twenty
The southern argus., 1891-12-17

"a BATHOLIC hierarchy was institute
ed in Japan On June Is, the metropoll-
tan see being established at Toxic with
three suffragan sees at Nagasaki, Osar
ka and HOIadata.
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E. Nj. WOODS, Publisher
GENERAL COMM ENT.

THE friends Of Noble Il. Prentas are
booming him for the republican nOmi-
nation for secretary Of state.
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The administration OF the pension
bureau has been char acterized during
the year br great diligence. The total
number OF pensioners upon the roll on
the both day OF June, 1891, was 616. l60
There were allowed during the fiscal
year ending a. that time 200. .565 cases.
or this number l02 377 were allowed
under the law OF June 9TH, 1890. The
issuing of certificates has been proceed
ing at the rate Of 1900 per month.
about seventv-fve per cent OF these be-
iny cash under the new Law. The com
missioner expresses the opinion that be
will BE- able 70 carefully nd judicatc and
afE0w I'D. O00 claims during the present
fiscal year. The appropriation for the
paymrut of pensions for the fiscal rea-.
Isl0 81. was sl37. .6S5, 1888 and The
amount expended $500. Go. 20 leay-
ing an unexpendcd surplus 81 81, i55,-
f446l. The commissioner - quite con-
Fl lent that there will % no call this
year for deficiency appropriation not
outstanding the rapidity With
which the work j. now be-
inv pushed. This mistake which
has been made by many in their exag-
geratel estimates ot the co.t of pen-
sinn= j. ia not taxing aceoant of the d.
minished valtse o. first aym.snis under
the reccat legislation These pay-
meni-. under the general laws. have
been for many years very large, u Ihe
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-04-17
Indian Maple Sugar.

The question has been raised occa-
sionally whether the Indians learned of
the white settlers to make maple sugar,
or the white men from the Indians.
According to Professor Henry w. Hen
shaw, who addressed the American as
ISOLATION on the subject, the Indians
were indebted to their own powers of
observation and invention for their
method of sugar making.
They collect the sap in birch bark
vessels, which hold in some cases a
hundred gallons. They take advan-
tage of cold April nights to freeze the
sap, and in the morning throw out the
ice. They evaporate it by throwing
hot stones into the sap.
The sugar is eaten mixed with corn.
Sometimes the pure sugar is their only
diet for a month. They boil venisor
and rabbits in the hot sap as they evap-
crate it. They also make sugar from
the silver maple and box elder.
Youths Companion.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-04-17

BENNINGTON.

BENNINGTON.
l. b Wright to Elizabeth Vannever, 80
acres on / sec 35, $500.
LIB Wright to w Fl 4 + M Vannever,
81 a on sec 80. $4,000.
CoRUNNA.
VIM Sturgis to Thomas Lawcock, house
and acres, Macarthur x Cummins's div,
$500.
CALEDONIA
l. Hurd to w II jennings, 127 A OF
ne fl / FEC 3, $1,000.
A V Johnson to f III Newton, lot on
sec 10, 500.
A l. Wood To Frank Durham, e l-3 oil
sw / sec IA. $l400.
Susan Starr to X S Croak, lot ii blk 4
Weeks add, $500.
MiDDLEBURY
NJ Vosburg to r Vincent, W ! of sw
/ sec Is, $4,000.
Ma Perry to H Walter, lot and IL
LOT blk 4 Colby's add, 500.
owosso
l. Struber to John Smith, lot 3 blk /,
Struber's sub. $3.50.
Q y q 0 b Williams TO G Paddock, lot
z blk A l. & b o Williams's add, $500.
q 3 d. o b Williams to Geo Carlton lot
20 A l. d b 0 Willams's sub out lot z,
$500.
&C Benedict to Moses Keyte. center
% feet lot blk 20 $3.50.
F Newman to A r Newman, lot and
n 3 lot 2 Thomas's add 500.
PERRY VILLAGE
C H Calkins to Lydia Griffin. lots 6
and 10 blk IL, G III Calkins's add. $12O.
FIG Morrice to Charles Taylor, lot
blk Fl Green's add, $3.50.
d II Barnum to H A Spaulding lots 4
and blk 6 A w Calkins's add, $l75.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-04-17
The Preston National Bank Of Detroit.

This bank was established by David
Preston in 1852, under the firm name of
David Preston & Co. In June, 1887, the
present organization was Incorporated
under the National Bank Act of the
United States with the following board
of directors: r. w. Gillett, F. w. Hayes,
c. A. Black, VIM. H. Elliott, James E.
Davis, James d. Standish, H. S. Pingree,
A. E. F. White, w. d. Preston, w. r.
Burt and John Garfield, and the follow
ing officers: r. w. Glllett, President;
F. w. Hayes, Vice-President; J. P. Gil
more, Cashier. The capital of the bank
is 81, ooo, 900. Accounts of mercantile
and commercial houses, manufacturing
establishments, private individuals and
firms are received, and the bank dis
counts approved commercial paper, and
loans money on satisfactory names or col
laterals, at market rates. With a repre-
sentative board of directors the needs of
those keeping commercial accounts with
this bank have careful, intelligent and
the management to make the bank an
important and successful factor in the
healthy development of the commerce
and manufactures of Detroit and Michi-
gan, and thereby promote the banks in
terests as we'll as the general prosperity.
Widows and women having separate
estates, desiring to transact their own
financial business, are afforded every con-
venience of the banks several depart
ments, and its officers cheerfully render
assistance desired in the matter of buy
ing and selling investment securities, and
information upon subjects of business,
value of stocks, bonds, securities, etc.
Special accounts from capitalists,
trustees, executors, administrators, guar
dams, agents, and others having funds in
their possession for investment or safe
keeping are received, and proper rates of
interest paid on moneys so deposited.
This feature of the banks business is
conducted on the plans pursued by the
large English banks.
The bank has its OWE accounts in
London, Paris, Berlin, Frankfort-on-the-
Main, Vienna, Amsterdam, Stockholm,
Rome, and all the other principal cities of
the European Continent. 1t also issues its
own Letters of Credit, available to travel
ers in all parts of the world, and same
may be secured at any time during bank
ing hours, and they have proven a source
of great distinction to the Bank. The
issuance of Commercial Letters of Credit
to merchants and others who wish to
make purchases in foreign markets, has
also proven one of the worthy and enter
prising features of its large and con-
stantly increasing business. 1t is the
orly bank in the State prepared to do in
its own name, all branches of the bank
ing business. The building occupied is
one of the handsomest and best appoint
ed in Detroit, its office accommodations
being especially well adapted, and afford
ing every convenience and facility for the
transaction of the various details of bust
ness of the banks several departments.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-04-17
A Sign That Scares Many.

Omens which occasion the most con-
Germ to weak minded persons are those
which are supposed to foretell death.
These are as numerous as they are fool
ish, and have probably come from the
heather shores of Asia and Africa,
where they are still religiously enter
tanned by all classes of society. The
omen which is considered to be the
most certain forerunner of the grim de-
stroyers intended visit is the house dog
baying at the moon in front of the
house, especially when for three nights
in succession he continues the lonesome
concert from the hours of II until
o'clock. Nothing is done to drive the
peace disturber from the place, as that
would hasten the doomed ones death,
and tie spperstitious, family, if all seem
healthy at the time, fearfully look from
one to the other and shudder. Inter
view in Chicago News.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-04-17
The su,un,pr maoh,pe OF . spsder.

The Spinning Machine or SPIDER.
The spinning machine is situated I'M
der the hinder part of the spiders
body. 1t takes the form of slight de-
preston, which close inspection shows
to consist of six small bodies resem-
bling tubes. Four of these contain an
immense number of minute openings
as many as thousand can be counted
in each-and from every one of these
openings a viscous fluid issues, which
hardens on exposure to the atmos-
phere. The whole 1000 threads are
united into one line, which is some
times so fine that 4, 900, 900 twisted to-
gether would not have combined
diameter greater than that of an ordi-
nary hair from the human head.
1t is impossible to conceive the ex-
cessive slenderness of one of the four
thousand threads which compose such
q line. The bare statement that each
one has a thickness only one sixteen
thousand millionth of that of human
hair does not in any way convey the
impression of its wonderful fineness.
The mind can no more grasp the mean
ing of such figures than it can under
stand the immense distance of which
astronomers talk so glibly.-Cornhill
Magazine.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-04-17
Two Important Alaskan Discoverie

The Seward glacier is a natural di-
vide between the ridge through which
we had forced our way and the main
range. So one part of the problem
was solved, and we discovered that
there was no main range parallel to the
coast, while angulation determined
another point, and that was that the
elevation had been very much over
estimated, and st. Elias was only 49,
$50 instead of 10, 500 feet. The ranges
are all broken by immense faults, and
it was owing to such structure that
Pinnacle pass was found so easy of
passage.-M. B. Kerr in Scribner's.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-04-17
Debt of England.

Two hundred years ago the national
debt amounted to only 1864, 1853, with
an annual charge of $50, 1886. At the
commencement of the American war it
had risen to f130, 900, 600, and at its con-
clusion to 925O, 900, 900. The great Rev
dictionary war cost the country the
stupendous sum of 5000, 900, 900, and in
1917 the national debt reached its high
est point-namely, 9S40, 100000 Dur
ing her majesty's reign it has been large
ly reduced, and now stands at about
2700, 900, 900, with an annual charge of
EGG, 900, 000.-Chambers Journal.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-04-17
A Valuable Bit of Natal

Mr.. S. NJ. Hanley, of Fort Smith,
Ark, has breastpin of eighteen carat
gold which he had made out of an ear
ring for his wife. He found the orig
inal on the bank of Coosa river, Ala
bama, in 1886, at a point in Shelby
county where Jackson crossed his army
1t was washed up from an Indian bury
ing ground by the floods of that year.
Its workmanship shows it to have been
made over 200 years ago. 1t was proba-
bly, part of the plumber of some early
Indian massacre of English settlers. -
Cor. New York World
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-04-17

Several families In this vicinity are sick
with la grippe.
The funeral of Will Bigelow's youngest
child occurred on Sunday, and Mrs. Buzzle's
and John Chamberlain's youngest child
were buried Monday.
Mrs. Martha Dunlap has moved from this
place to Chesaning to reside.
Miss Maggie Augustine commenced her
spring term of school here last Monday.
Frank Henderson has moved from Owos-
so to Easton and will occupy Mrs. Dunlap's
residence.
Mrs. Dora AllitOn, of Owosso, is spending
a few days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Job Knight, who are both sick.
Misses Ida and Grace Stroup are to re-
turn to the Battle Creek Sanitarium next
week. Cora Stroup will return to Owosso
at the same time.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-04-17
Choice List Of Summer Resorts.

In the Lake regions of Wisconsin, North
ern Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa and the
two Dakotas, there are hundreds of charm
ing localities pre-eminently fitted for sum-
mer homes. Among the following selected
list are names familiar to many of our read
ers as the perfection of Northern summer
resorts. Nearly all of the Wisconsin points
of interest are within a short distance from
Chicago or Milwaukee, and none of them
are so far away from 1.-THE busy marts of
civilization" that they cannot he reached i'm
few hours of travel, by frequent trains,
over the finest roads i'm the northwest
the Chicago, Milwaukee q ST. Paul Railway
and Milwaukee & Northern Railroad:
Oconomowoc, Wis; Ninocqua, Wis. I;
Waukesha, Wis; Palmyra, Wis; Toma-
hawk Lakes, Wis; Lakeside, Wis; Kill
bourn City, Wis (Dells of the Wisconsin);
Beaver Dam, Wis; Madison, Wis; Della
van, Wis, Sparta, Wis; Pewaukee, Wis. (;
Wausaukee. Wis; Clear Lake. Iowa; Lakes
Okoboji. Iowa; Spirit Lake, Iowa; Fronte-
nae. Mimi. Lake Minnetonka, Mimi; Or
tonvlle, Mimi; Prior Lake, MINI. White
Bear Lake, Mimi. Lake Madison, South
Dakota, Big Stone Lake, South Dakota;
Elkhart Lake, Wis.,; Optonagdh, Mich. :;
Mackinaw, Mich; Marquette, Mich.
For detailed information, apply to any
coupon ticket agent. or send stamp for q
free illustrated tourist folder, to George III.
Heafford, General Passenger Agent, Cbica-
go, Ill.
Old papers, 25 cents per hundred, at this
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-04-17
Morrice.

X. o. Austin and Ora Bristol returned
from Ypsilanti, Saturday evening.
Eva Lawrie, of Byron, is visiting her
aunt, Mrs, McDevitt.
Belle Ram returned from Detroit, Satur-
day.
Azella ROwell has recovered from la
grippe and will return to OwOsso.
G. S. Bugbee has been suffering from an
attack of bronchitis.
The EpwOrth League conducted services
Sunday evening and they were very inter-
esting.
The social at Rev. Benson's Friday even
ing was success.
Louise NOrthup commenced teaching in
the Alling district, last Monday.
Ida Austin was in Bancroft, Saturday.
Mrs. DR.. Halstead has been having a re-
lapse of la grippe the past week, but is slow
ly recovering.
Our little city will have a new lawn tennis
club in the near future.
A. b. Clark has been on the sick list the
past week. RAY.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-04-17
HE WAS TOO SMART.
A Grocer's Clerk Whose Brightness Failed
to Impress His Employer.


A Grecer's Clerk whose Brightness Failed
to Impress His Employer.
Up on Eighth avenue in that fan
away region where the elevated road is
SO high that passengers in the cars
can't help wishing they had lived bet
ter lives, an old and sUolid German
conducts grocery. Until recently he
had as clerk an agile youth with ten
dency toward noise, both in his talk
and costume. He was a rather ami
able youth, however, and when, one
day, his accustomed place behind the
counter was found to be no longer ac-
quainted with him, not a few inquiries
were made in regard to his disappear
ance. To such questions the old Ger
man responded with gruff Heinrich
vas bounced" and when asked why
this action had been taken would only
say, ''He vas too schmart for der gro
cry peesness.
This enigmatic explanation gave rise
to the gravest. suspicious in the minds
of the young mans acquaintances, and
the neighborhood talked gravely about
his supposed downfall for some days.
Then the facts in the case came out,
and a peculiarly Harlemesque romance
was revealed.
1t seems that Heinrich, in one of
those lulls of trade which come in the
grocery as in other lines of commerce,
had been assailed by what appeared to
him to be bright idea. Procuring a
large piece of fair white paper he
printed thereon in large black letters
this legend, I'm. o. Molasses, fifty
cents" He hung the placard up in a
conspicuous place and waited develop
ments.
They came in the form of tall, thin
woman, fierce of visage and sharp of
tongue, the keeper of big boarding
house and the best customer Heinrich's
employer had. Her keen eyes noticed
the sign at once.
whats that" she said, New Or
leans molasses gone down to fifty cents
a gallon2 Thank goodness one things
fell Send me four gallons at once (;
I'll lay in stock before It goes up
again"
Here was Heinrich's opportunity.
''You haven't read it right" he said,
somewhat frightened, but determined
10 give his bright idea an airing. "Of
course we couldn't sell New Orleans or
any other kind of molasses for any such
price as that, so Ito prevent mistakes,
you know-put up that sign-'No mo-
lasses, fifty cents'--but can send you
some for"-
you'll send me nothin'," cried the
woman angrily, and she marched out
of the store.
She never came back. Heinrich tried
to explain how harmless his bright idea
was, but the old German couldn't un-
derstand it. "You vas too schmart for
der grocery peesness. Better you get
'oud," was all he would say, and the
wretched victim of his own brilliancy
had to go.-New York Times.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-04-17
Shade Trees.

Beautify your homes. Make your vacant
city lots salable by setting out shade trees.
The expense is comparatively nothing to
the beauty and value added to your property
in the enterprising city of Owosso.
Having had Is years experience IN setting
trees with good result, am prepared to fill
orders for parties wishing the same. DO
not let old fOggies fool you by saying that
maple trees will not live.
References: G. S. Williams, A. Lee
Williams, Geo. Haskell, j. +. Wildermuth.
For terms and price address
GEO. K. MARTIN,
Box 270, Owosso, Mich.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-04-17

Grand Rapids Wall Cement does not
crack. except the building settles. or fall off,
even i'm case OF leakages.
A.. w. Prindle & Co. sell carpets the.
cheapest We sell from samples. You can
get new, clean carpets at the same price you
pay for shop worn goods.
Call and see Hartshorn, Son a. Groves
Harvesters and Binders. They have the
best lines.
Get your stone hammers sharpened at
Dave Dwight's blacksmith shop.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-04-17
What Milk Is Worth.

If farmers would bring in their new mich
cows I'm the fall and winter instead of so.
much summer milk l would contract to take
all straight milk at a not less price than one
dollar and ten cents per 100 pounds deliver
ed and the buttermilk. 1t is but little more
work for good farmer to take care of cows
in winter than summer and the difference
in net returns is more than two dollars for
one. would like your summer milk also
and will contract for 1t.
r. +. DUDLEY.