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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-30

The Paris boulevards present the live
lest time of selling and buying. Here is
the vender in his wooden stall crying out
his cheap wares. so many for a cent or a
franc. You can have your fortune told
for two cents, or your pocket picked for
nothing.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-30

New Years day, 1879, is Of historic inn
portance. AT the reception held ut the
Louvre on that day the few words ad-
dressed hy Napoleon III to the Austrian
ambassador resulted in the famous war of
the summer of that year which changed
the map Of Europe.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-30

before the por-
trait of William
Burnett, studying
t h Q counterfeit
presentment of
the man who had
been chosen to be
her husband.
$50 that Is the
man. l don't like
him. / never can
like him, / know.
What shall I dOf
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-30

lision of amnities.
William Burnett,
the collegian, was
"over his head" in
love at one plunge.
Annie Taylor, the
schoolgirl, with
her head full of en-
forced marriage,
saw before her a
man who her heart
told her was her
destiny. w GU Id
she marry the
original of that
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-30

Quoted the nstonshed man. "Well, it is
all right, know, because Colonel Taylor
told me yesterday Miss Annie was to marry
you, and my services would be required
soon to make you two man and wife"
Burnett's astonishment increased until
he thought his brain would burst before
his heart gave way To the strain.
Was the minister also crazy, or was he
merely gratifying within of one he knew
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-30

admitted tnenl Salu.
"a gentleman is in the parlor, Miss An
ME, to see YOU"
"Who is it, Jane?" inquired Annie with
show of some annoyance. Il VIII not see
any one else today"
your father"
Why did you let him in? Send him away
at once, Jane. l want nothing to do with
that class of people,"
Burnett's heart came into his mouth.
Why this sudden aversion to baseball play
ersp Was it new turn in her madness?
Was be about to be thrust over the walls
of paradise? While he stood in whirl Of
new wonderment the man in the parlor
came out into the hall. Annie grasped
convulsively at her husbands arm the mo-
ment she saw the stranger. The latter adj
vaaced with outstretched hand, and smil-
ingly said:
Don't you know me, Annie"
Sic feared she did. 1t was the portrait
in her fathers library personified.
who are your" she managed to gasp.
"Who am ~ Why, your cousin, Will
liam burnett. Am welcomeW
She turned her frightened face upon the
man at her side, whose perturbation was
almost as great as her own.
"Then-who are you"
~ also am William Burnett, but no rel
alive Of yours, save what the ceremony
just now made me. l called to see your
father about baseball engagement and
l begin to fear there has been some
mis''-
He didn't finish the expression of his
fear.
Annie tainted. and he had lust time to
ave ner IRON n hard raIl upon The tessel-
ated floor.
The events which followed during the
next few days aud weeks as the sequel to
the strange adventure of one of the
William Burntts cannot be related
herein. They would fill several volumes
instead of severa columns, and this is
sketch-not a serial. The sayings and
doings Of Colonel I,ylor when he arrived
home and learned What had occurred in
his absence wouldn't properly set forth,
furnish enough ''co,y" to be continued
in our next" until some time in March.
He wanted the life # the man who had
deceivingly become his,on in law; but Bur-
nett was in the hands Of his friends, and
his friends knew Colond Taylor as well as
they loved William. IS n consequence
Taylor's vengeance couldnot reach the vic
tim of circumstances.
Meanwhile Annie rcco'ered from the
shock which fell upon her it the discovery
of her mistake. After that dlme the assur-
ance in her hc":t that til, mistake was
''just lovely" after al. Wien her father
first proposed application fr divorce on
the grounds Of fi;.Ld. .Anni4 pleaded for
time. Finally she refused togo into tie
divorce courts, and in time r,ade confess
sion that she loved the i-"n sic had mar
ried and would stand by bi.n.
The colonel stormed enough iathose few
months to lash an ocean into fry But
after every storm comes a peaceful calm.
Burnett's friend and the friend Of Colonel
Taylor-Mr. Carter--acted as Mediator
He had valuable aid from Cousin burnett,
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-30
New Years Advice.

New Years Advice.
Put by the pipe, put by the bowl,
Put by the word profane.
The seasons in their onward roll
Bring New Years round again,
Put by the eyes whose deepening glow
Have set your brain awhirl;
Put by Cts vain advice, we know
That winsome, witching girl.
All things on which cold reason frowned
Put by-but show your sense
AND PUT them where they'll all be found
A month or six weeks hence.
Washington Critic.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-30

team for the next
campaign. With
him the amount Of
salary was not n
consideration If
the player happen
ed to be a desirable
quantity. His lib
erality would
have made him
popular with the
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-30

crank. Gettlng caught
in the whirlwind Of To-
cal excitement which
followed the successes
on the diamond of the
Charlestown Grays,
G olonel T y ! o r
straiohtway evinccd a
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-30

Husband-My dear, inasmuch as this Is
New Years day I have suggestion to
make.
Wife-What is it?
Husband-Suppose we swear off ON chat
Christmas turkey.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-30
MISTAKEN IDENTITY;
OR, HOW WILLIAM DURNETT's NEW YEARS
CALL WAS MISAPPLIED.

copyright. 1892, by American Press Associa-
ton. j
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-30

So when New Years morning came,
By the pane she took her station;
Eyes alight and cheeks aflame
With the fire of expectation.
Thus but for a moments space,
Then q cloud of disappointment
Falling DER the sunny face,
That the world was out Of joint, meant.
Quick she turned, with scornful eye
And with dainty nose tiptilted-
And at grandma, sitting by,
Shot glance that should have wilted
"Why. what Is the matter. dear?"
Flashed the answer with q pout, at
Is We verwy same old year,
And vere's muffin new about it!''
"A. G. Stoddard in Boston Globe.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-30

was daft. and
whom it might be
dangerous to deny
anything?
The ceremony
was performed.
The minister pro-
noun ced them
man and wife, and
in a maze of sweet
delirium Burnett
accompanied his
new made wife
back to her pa
rental home.
The servant who
Democratic messenger., 1892-06-11
Amenities Of Language.

Among many foreigners, especially
those of the Latin races, the English
language, because of its ''harshness and
roughness, is regarded as i'll adapted
for the soft and delicate shades of polite
intercourse. A striking illustration OF
this theory was observed lately by n
passenger on steamer loading at New
Orleans for Mexico.
Several Spaniards and few Ameri.
cans were among the bystandcrs watch
ing the process of loading. As the por-
tiers crowded through the narrow gang
way. laden with large bales of goods,
their passage was occasionally olstruct-
cd by these lockers on.
As often aS this happened the porter
would give a swift glance ut the face of
the man against whom he jostlel. and
indicated Spanish origin. he would
murmer softly and deferentially. Con
permisso, senor."-By your leave. sir.
If, however. the "ohstruciionist" bore
the unmistakablc features of an Anglo
Saxon. the porter merely growled i'll IA
cultural voice. "Out the way thar. boss. :
He gained his object in either case.
but the observant traveller was com
PEELED to admit that the mellow. sibilant
tones of the Spanish phrase Jared less
unpleasantly upon his feelings. as well
as upon his auditory nerves. than the
harsher accent of his mother tongue.
1t would be impossible. however. to
ha h inf
a similar phrase. which would be at
once polished and forcible. Youths 5
Companion.
Democratic messenger., 1892-06-11
ODDS AND ENDS.
Chicago has cooperative bakery.

Chicago has cooperative bakery.
Self respect is the cornerstone Of all
virtue.
New friends and new faces are not
like those of the old.
A horsefy will live for hours after the
head has been pinched off.
There are 10, 900 organized brass bands
in the state of Pennsylvania.
A first class steamship of one of the
great lines costs nearly $a 100000.
There are 20a. 300 acres of land in
Great Britain devoted to orchards.
Ammonia as a motive power is com
ing into use on various street car lines.
General L. 5. Grant. when young
man. canvassed for "Irving's Column
bus"
Try taking your cod liver oil in to-
mafo catchupif if you want to make it pal
atable.
For slight burns dip the part in cold
water: if the skin is destroyed cover
with varnish.
naleS, Iue Wise IlidIl, StluMcu lIle TRUE
cause of the moons eclipse about the
year 600 B. c.
Printing was invented at Mentz. by
Gutenberg. in 1850; introduced into
England i'll i41l.
Actors were SO much admired by the
late DIR. Morell Mackenzie that he never
charged them for medical advice.
Michael Shea. Of indianapolis, had
been nearly ninety years at the forge
when 1892 came. He was 40 years old
Oct. 81, 1891.
The word "mews." meaning sort of
alleyway. is common in London. 1t is
seen only once in New York-in Uni
versity place, just north of Washington
square.
There is in the yard Of p Peek. on
First street, at Palatka. Fla, quite a
curiosity in the shape of an orange tree
only seven inches i'll height, but contain
ing perfect orange.
Democratic messenger., 1892-06-11
Inv Statnrch Wcstcrncr..

81 must acknowledge that am great
" disappointed in the size Of western
men," remarked Arthur De Witt. of
Philadelphia. Il was never west of the
Alleghanies before. but | have always
been under the impression that western
men were larger i'll stature and more ro-
bust and vigorous in general appearance
than we of the effete east. as you people
out this way call our section of the
country. | am therefore surprised to
find that my impression is an erroneous
one. or else your big men are not seen
in hotels and on the streets
Il should judge that the average
height of the men | have seen in ST.
Louis does not exceed ) feet 8 inches
Their abdominal development is ample,
and maybe this accounts for the sawed
off appearance of So many of your men.
don't know how to account for the lit
tie squatty men of the west. Maybe it
has been my misfortune TO see only the
pygmies of your giant race have heard
and read so much about. st. Lonis
Globe Democrat.
Democratic messenger., 1892-06-11
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.
CHATTER 531.


AN ACT To add M additional section
10 Article twenty Of the Code of Public
General Laws. title Corporations, sub
title Insurance Department. 10 he
known rs Section one hundrce and forty
three
Section BE it enacted hy the Gen
rral Assembly ot Maryland, That AN nd
ditional section be added 10 Article
twenty three of the Code of Public Gen
eral Laws, title Corporations subtitle
Insurance Department. To he known rs
section one hundred and fnrly.thrcc, To
read as follows:
Sec , Every insurance company do
ing business in amy OF the counties ot
this state. shall. during the month oi
April Of each and every year, publls sh in
nj least one newspaper published in each
of said counties for three consecutive
weeks nm abstract OF the annual state
meni as required by this article.
Sec. 3 And he II enacted. That this
act shall take eirec, from the date of lis
passage.
We hctelI, certify that the afnregoing
is correct copy OF an net ot the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
session 1892
CARLTON SIIAFER.
Chief Clerk of the House Of Delegates
w. c. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate
Approved by the Governor, April !, 1892
Democratic messenger., 1892-06-11
The Peacock Feather superstition.

As to peacock feathers. Miss Daven-
port can scarcely endure to hear them
mentioned. while Mary Shaw turns
fairly i'll if she enters room where they
are displayed. This superstition. in
fact. is among the most prevalent in the
theatrical profession. At one time the
Bijou theatcr i'll New York was con
sidered an unlucky house i'll which to
present new piece. and managers
thought twice before engaging "A date in
it. What can You expect" asked a
well known actor. when there is dado
of peacock feathers painted all around
the auditorium
Strangely enough nobody had observed
this grave defect before, but it was
promptly remedied. for men were AZ
once set to work at painting out the un-
fortunate feature Of the decoration The
fatal peacock feathers removed, a tide
of good luck Immediately set in.-Chi
cago Post
Democratic messenger., 1892-06-11

AN ACT 10 add AN additional section
10 Article twenty seven ot the Code OF
Puhlic General Laws, relating 10 Grimes
nnd PuniShmrnis. under The suhhead
ing. Frnnd bv Drivers of Ca0s or Hack
ncy Carriages
section | BE il enacted hv the Gencr
al Assembly of Maryland, That the fol-
lowing section br added Ia Article TWEEN
iv-seven of the Code of Public General
Laws relating to Grimes aud Punish
men,s." io be inserted after Section one
hundred and nineteen. aud 10 m desig
mated as section ~ A. under the sub
head OF Fraud by Drivers Of Cabs or
llnckcry Carriages" Ia wit:
See ll9 a. No driver or person in
charge Of eats or hackney carriages shall
ask charge. demand or receive more than
the rates of fare as established hv the
"Board Of Police Commissioners in the
CITY ot Baltimore from time to time.
from any passenger or passengers and
any person violating the provisions ut
inis section shall upon conviction be lin
hle 10 u fine moi exceeding fifiy dollars.
OF imprisonment in Jail for period not
exceeding six months. nor less than ihir-
" days. or both. in the discretion ot the
court
See. .. And I've IL enacted that this net shall
take effect from the date Of It's passage.
We hereby certify that the uforcgoing Is u
correct copy of an act Of the General Assem-
bly, of MARYLAND, passed January session is!'2
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House Of Delegates.
". g. PCRNELL.
Secretary Of the Senate.
Approved by the Governor April :, lsae
Democratic messenger., 1892-06-11
An Old English Institution.

We have quite lost the mughouse.
This was kind of music hall,
a large room where only men We're ad-
mitted. and where ale or stou: was the
only drink consumed. Every man had
his pipe: there was a president. 4 harp
played AT one end of the room. and ont
of the company present one after the
other stood up TO sing. Between the
songs there were toasts and speeches,
sometimes of political kind. and the
people drank to each other from table
TO table.-Walter Besant i'll Harper's,
Democratic messenger., 1892-06-11
Romance and Scientists.

When Holborn Hill disappeared and
gave way 10 the familiar viaduct, a
number of chains with human limbs
came to light rs well as some bottles
containing pale. yellow fluid, very
carefully sealed. For time the precise
nature OF the liquid bafiied the chemists
who were asked TO report on it. but by
general consent it was agreed to be
merely hair dye. Scientists always
manage TO cast wet blanket over ro-
nance. Exchange.
Democratic messenger., 1892-06-11

We are told 10 love our enemies; but
we are not told TO like them. don't
like my enemies. | dislike them very
much But (this with baleful glancel
love them. And shall ever be ready
to show my love To them by trying to
get them severely punished. that they
may be led TO repent of their behavior
toward me "Reminiscences.
Democratic messenger., 1892-06-11
BE. Poison for Rheumatism.

Experiments on bee stings rs an anti
dote for rheumatism are interesting.
Mr.. Aaron Miller has virtually found
the sting of bees an antidote to very Sc
we're rheumatic pains 10 which he was
subject. Although seventy-four years
of age he voluntarily submitted TO
singing. and found it quite efficacions.
New York Journal
Democratic messenger., 1892-06-11

AN ACT tn repeal section one hundred
and twenty -four of Article eighty-one of
the Code of Public General Laws, Vol
mme ,, and 10 re-enact the same with
amendments.
Section I. BE il enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Section
one hundred aud twenty four oi Article
cishty-one of the Code of Public General
laws Volume , he and the same Is here
hv repealed aud rrenacted with an
amendment 50 as Ia read "a follows:
1874 II snail he the duty ot the several
clerks and the several resisters of wills
in this state Ia account with and pay To
The Treasurer on the first Monday oi
March, June, September aud December
in each aud every year all sums of mon
ey received by them respectively, for
which The clerks shall be allowed II com.
mission of five per cenium and the regis
tiers Of wills shall he allowed II commiss-
ION OF twenty five per cenium upon The
amount SO paid over.
See ,. This act shall take effect from
'hc date OF lis passage
We hereby certify that the aiuresoing
is IA corrcc; copy Of AN act oi the General
Assembly OF Maryland, passed January
session ls.2
CARLTON SIIAFER,
Chief Clerk OF the House of Delegates
". G.. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate
Approved hy the Governor April, !. 1899.
Democratic messenger., 1892-06-11
Keep oIcan,iers Cool.

Keep oleanders in cool, light cellar
or room during the winter months. where
the temperature is a few degrees above
freezing point. 1t will be found that
plants thus cared for blossom more freely
during the summer than those wintered
in warm sitting room. II is half hardy
and will stand without injury five de-
yrees of frost. Daisy.
Democratic messenger., 1892-06-11
Artificial Voices Supplied.

A knowledge of the physiology of the
human larynx has made it possible TO
supply artificial voices TO persons who
have been deprived of their own. Many
instances are given where. by the inser-
tion of suitable rubber membranes. they
have been Of great practical use in
speech. New York Times
Democratic messenger., 1892-06-11

AN ACT 10 repeal aud re-enact with
three hundred aud thirty two of the Acts
cf the General Assembly of eighteen hnn-
dred and ninety. entitled An act 10 reg
ulaie The measurement of peas. beans aud
other farm products"
Section / BE il enacted hv the Gener
al Assembly of Maryland. That Section
Two Of Chapter three hundred and thirty
two Of the Acts of the General Assembly
of eight, EN- hundred and ninety, entitled
An act 10 regulate the measurement of
peas. beans and other farm products. he
and The same il hereby repealed and re-
enacted with amendments So "a Ia read
~ follows:
9. That the dimensions Of any barrel
so used shall he stamped by the lnspec-
tor of Weights and Dry Measures Of the
City of Baltimore upon the same i'll three
conspicuous places. and any person using
barrel for the measurement of peas.
beans aud like farm products without he
ing So stamped shall he fined not less
than one hundred dollars nor more ilIrn
five hundred dollars, SAID fine 10 he col
lectrd AS other fines are now collected.
and il shall he the duty Of Isaid Inspector
w " NtEbtS ~ thN N'tt
Of Baltimore from time 10 time to inspect
the barrels used for the measurement Of
-aid peas, beans aud other farm products.
and 10 see that the provisions ot this act
are complied with. aud upon the conyic.
tion of any person or corporation under
the provisions Of this act one half of the
fine imposed shall he paid 10 said lnspcc
tor of Weights and Dry Measures of the
City of Baltimore
Sec 3 And he IL enacted. That this
act shall take effect from the date Of its
passage.
We hereby certify that the afnrcgoing
is correct copy OF an act of The General
Assembly of Maryland. passed January
session 1892 W. G.. PURNELL,
Secretary Of the Senate
CARLTON SIIAFER.
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
Approved by the Governor, April :, 1892
Democratic messenger., 1892-06-11
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

only he authorized 10 sell the equity of
redemption Of the insolvcnt in all snch
property covered by decree mortgage or
bill of sale as aforesaid
Sec. ?. And he i, enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the date Of its
passage.
We hereby certify that the aforrgoing
is correct copy OF an act OF the General
Assembly OF Maryland, passed January
session. 1892
W. g. PURNELL.
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SIIAFER.
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates
Approved by the Governor. April IS, 1892
Democratic messenger., 1892-06-11

4 woman will eat anything without
complaining. while Il man will begin to
hackslide whenever the cooking goes
wrong. But when il comes to the tit of
a garment that doesn't suit her, she has
opinions that can no more he held in
check than you can put mittens on a
landslide RAMS Horn.
Kerosene for Dsndruf.
The best thing to clear dandruif from
the hair Is kerosene. of course. II II IS
used, it ougit 10 he scented. and that
ran be doia.-New York Journal
Democratic messenger., 1892-06-11
Public General Laws.
CHAPTER $50

AN ACT 10 amend the code of Public
General Laws. Article forty five. title
Husband and Wife" BY adding an addi
iional section thereto 10 he known as
Section twenty under the subtitle of AN
act 10 quiet the title 10 property passing
from husband To wife
Section I BE II enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly OF Maryland, That Article
foriy-tve Of the Code of Public Genera !
Laws of Maryland. title Husband Miid
Wife" he amended by adding an addi-
tional section thereto To be known as
Section twenty under subtitle of an act
10 quiet The tile To property passing from
husband 10 wife and To read as follows :
Sec. 20 That whenever any interest
or estate of any kind in any property
real. personal or mixed. situate. lying ar
being within this state. has heen or shall
hereafter he sold conveyed. assigned.
morigaged. leased. transferred or deliver
ed iy any husband directly or indirectly
Ia hIs wife. and has been or shall hereaf-
ter he subsequently, sold. conveyed. as
signed, morigagei. leased. transferred or
delivered hy such wife and husband du-
ring their coverture. or hy such wife after
such t0Seriufe has terminated, or has
been or shall hereafter be subsequently
devised or hctlIieathed by such wife dur
ing such covcriure has terminated. the
fact of such previous sale, conveyance.
assignment. mortgage. lease or delivery
by such husband, directly or indirectly 10
his wife. shall not hereafter he deemed
or taken. nj Jaw or III equity, Ia have Civ
EN-, preserved or reserved, nor To give.
preserve or reserve to anv subSisting
creditor OF such husband. by reason OF
any debt or obligation. claim or demand
whatsoever. anv other or greater right
lien or cause of action against such inter
esi or estate or against anv third person,
his heirs, executors. administrators or as
signees, than such creditors would have
Ind in case such interest or estate had
been sold. conveyed, ASST. ned, mortgaged
leased. transferred or delivered. or devils
ed or brlncathcd by such husband direct
~ To sucll third person.
And The fact Of such previous sale. CON
vcyance, asslg niticnr, uiGfignge, lease ur
delivery by such husband, directly nf In.
directly to his wife. or the recital theteof
in ANY instrument of writing whatever
shall mol hereafter be deemed or taken,
nj law or in equity, 10 give or import nor
10 have given or imported notice 10 any
third person. his heirs, executors, admin
istrniUrs or assignecs. of the existence, or
Of the possibility or probability ot the ex
isience of any sul,sisting creditor or cred
itors of such husband provided that this
act shall not apply 10 any atlion, stit or
clause al law or in equity now pending.
nor To any that may be instituted ON or
before the first day of January, eighteen
hundred and ninc;ythree, in reference
To any such sale, conveyance. assignment.