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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-07-01

HE HAS BEEN DISPoSING OF CLARET BOTTLES
root trembles by the wayside and the cir
Gus poster and the gold lettered legend
setting forth the manifold virtues of the
blood purifier divide the honors on the
coalyard fence. He has been saving his
pennies as religiously as has the school
teacher who would go to Europe during the
halcyon days of vacation, that he may
properly celebrate the anniversary of the
biggest and reddest red letter day in the
history of his country. He has been dis
posing of claret bottles and old iron to the
itinerant peddler. He would have been
perfectly willing, through the spirit of his
enthusiastic patriotism, to have sold the
chandeliers and andirons to the same stroll
ing dealers
A statement of the condition of his little
savings bank before the Fourth of July in
vestments are made would show it to be in
a very sound, prosperous condition. But
on the fifth day of the month it is as empty
as the monologue of a book agent or the
smiling welcome of a summer hotel keeper.
The small boy is not always aware of the
fact that the firecracker with which he
celebrates the Fourth of July is Chinese
institution.
The man who was once boy himself,
and still has the feelings of Il boy and re-
members all the pleasant sensations of the
Fourth of July of his boyhood, can geDer-
ally make fair approximation to the
pecuniary standing of the youthful cele-
brant.
If he fires off firecracker every three or
four minutes it means that he possesses
not more than three packages The boy
who sets off package at time under
barrel generally has so many packages
that he couldn't set them off one firecracker
at time inside of two weeks. This boy is
the envy of all the other boys who are not
so fortunate as he, especially if, besides his
numerous punches of frecrackers, he has
an assortment of fireworks with which to
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-07-01

II couldn't go TO bed" he said aloud
'for knew shouldn't sleep. What am
l going TO dor It's u puzzle. say over
and over, the honor of the Middletons'
but it's empty of sound and doesn't console
me. Well, | believe Tll look over those
books tonight. | must do something to
tire myself out and make me sleep"
He lighted cigar and started toward
the door which led TO the vault. Suddenly
he stopped.
"What in heavens name am | abouti
Going to the vault with lighted cigarl
Pm afraid did car, 90 thing in telling
them to store that lslait powder III the
vault. Oh. well, it don't ilatter; the mag
azine will be repaired in n few days, aid
then, If haven't blown myself up in the
meantime through my carelessness, will
have it removed at once"
Speaking thus, Middleton passed by the
boy hidden there, who put out trembling
hand to warn him, but he didn't see the
weak assistance.
"Bub" heard the combination click and
presently Middleton came back with the
books in his arms. I.e laid them on the
desk, opened hem and set to work.
.'Bub" was wondering how he was going
to get out of IT, scrape, when there sud-
denly stole by him with the stealthy tread
of q wolf a man with face so terrible, so
awful in it's hatred that the boy with diff
Guilty depressed a scream. There was
red glare before "Bubs" frightened eyes
through which he saw Bowling deal Mid
dleton powerful blow on the back of the
head with something bright and shining.
Middleton dropped like a log to the floor.
Bowling snarled over him.
"My turn now, you high and mighty
dog. Pve got ye now and I'll pay my debt
right here, and you shall have your COM
pound interest. / won't leave trace of
We. I'll blow you and your Office to hell.
Oh, I'll give them some Fourth of July
fireworks they'll never forget"
club" could never tell how he lived
through the next few minutes. With eyes
fairly starting from his head he watched
Bowling enter the vault and knock the
head out of a barrel of powder and insert
the end of fuse.
At last all was ready, the fuse lighted
Bowling turned out the gas and crept
through the window.
He was gonel
Out from behind the boxes burst the
frightened boy who had completely lost
his wits. He bent over Middleton, and
with his weak arms strove to lift him. His
first thought was to drag Middleton from
the building. AS well try to move the
vault yonder.
Then through the moonlight across the
square, gasping, sobbing, stumbling. fled
the boy. Through the open door, into his
sisters room, upon her bed he flung him
self. "Bessi Bess' he shrieked in agony
Two minutes later, barefooted, her long
hair streaming over her shoulders, she
knelt beside the man she loved. She thrust
her girlish arms beneath Middleton and
lifted him to her breast as mother gathers
her child.
"The bell, 'Bub,' the bellr' she STAN
mered.
Cub" caught the rope, and out upon
the soft midsummer night rang the awful
clamor. The bell fairly shrieked its fright
full tidings-"Murder murderP' leaped
from its iron throat.
And when the half dressed miners came
hurrying from their homes with terror
stricken faces they saw strange sight
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-07-01

sTANCHING THE BLOOD ON HIS HEAD.
Their master lay before his office door on
the ground, Bess Clayton was stanching
the blood on his head. while small snub
nosed and freckled boy was crying hyster-
ically beside her.
A few words told the story. "You lifted
Mr.. Middleton?' cried one man.
"Yes," whimpered "Bub," ''she did. !
dunno how she did it, but she did,"
"But the fuse" cried another. "For
Gods sake somebody cut the fusep'
Bess lifted her haggard face. "Oh, cut
IT," she said simply, before l brought
him out"
Tom Middleton did not die. A splendid
constitution, unimpaired by excuses,
brought him through a dangerous illness.
He came back to the Office two months
later, pale, hollow eyed and thin. His
people hocked about him, and many were
-1rc blessings ei,vwvrc,i upon urn uotn ny
rough miners and weeping women.
After Middleton had told the crowd that
the long delayed Fourth of July celebra-
ton should occur the next evening, and
the happy throng had dispersed, he turned
toward Bess Clayton, who stood at her
post smiling, but with tears in her eyes.
holding out his thin hand He had never
called her Bessie before. She went slowly
and timidly to him.
He drew her to him, and putting both
arms about her said
my brave little girl"
She trembled and blushed.
"My darlngi' he said passionately.
"No, no." she cried, starting away from
him, "you must not speak like that
must not hear YOU"
eyes, you must" he retorted, with his
Told fire. II love you'll think have loved
you a long time Bess-you must be my
wife"
"But Miss Vancouver" said the girl
gently.
"Miss Vancouver made great mistake
when she accepted me-" said Middleton
Rravely. "She has realized her mistake.
Oh, Bess my darling, thank God, there Is
nothing between us and happiness"
A few moments later he raised her
blushinC face from his shoulder and said,
Snow, dearest, when shall we be married."
''I think, Tom," she said demurely, that
should like to be married next Fourth OF
July
"Why not this Fourth" he urged.
'sThis Fourth is past" she answered.
ssBut its substitute is at hand" he cried.
"Bess, you must marry me now. cannot
wait year"
And SO it came to pass even as he had
spoker, and the miners and their families
had an unexpected. feature in their cele-
bration, for they were all invited up to
the big house to drink the health of their
master and>his bride.
At Last.
Beneath our ONCE boy there Lies
A cracker all ablaze,
And soon hon get. to his SURPRISE
That long expected raisss
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-07-01
CouIdn,t Find Him.

Miss Palsade-You didn't see my little
brother out in the back yard as you came
in, did you, Mr.. Tutters
Tutter part Of his coat tail blown off by
firecracker)-No, Miss Palisade. Hooked
for him in vain.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-07-01

HE Fourth of
July is a purely
American institu-
tion as we'll as n
purely American
invention, and the
annual celebration
of this holiday of
holidays is as dear
to the heart of
Young America
as it is to the heart
of old and middle
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-07-01
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.

ghen the Song OF the Firecracker Ii
Heard In the Land.
copyright, 1892. All rights reserved.l
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-07-01
Free Lunch.

This is the day of all the days
In all the gladstone year
In which the small boy tries, alasi
A cracker and q bier.
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-12
PARTISAN BRUTALITY.
From the Kansas City, Mo-. Journal.

From the Kansas City, Mo-. Journal.
The rejoicing of Sand-lotter Simpson,
braggart in peace and a coward in war
at the report that Chairman Frick, OF
the Carnegie company, had been killed
by an assassin, was not the only rejo;c-
ing there has been over the deeds OF
blood in Pennsylvania.
When word reached the state demo
cratic convention at Topeka that more
than thirty lives had been taken in an
uprising of laboring people there was
general exultation. IL wish hundred
had been killed." exclaimed one. 1.-THE
more they kill the better it will be for
u.s." Such expressions were then and
have been since, frequent among the
representatives and newspapers of a
party which has never yet found any
thing too repulsive or inhuman to be
used as an aid to the securing of votes
and the gaining of authority.
No true American would ever say
would ever think-what Simpson said
or what was currently remarked in the
Kansas state convention. Were evil
dence needed to make this clear, it could
be found in the press reports from Pitts
burg, which say that the few expressions
of jubilation heard came from the low
est foreign element, and that the Ameri-
can laborers almost toa man condemned
the towards act.
Simpson is not an American, for he
fed like frightened whelp when the
life of the nation was in peril.
The democratic party, whose people
and press have gloated over occurrences
which every friend of his kind and his
country must deplore. is not AmeTi-
can and never has been. It stole and
oppressed labor before the war; it would
deceive and Cypress it now. 1t is re-
cruited to-day from among the enemies
of the country as the ranks of the tories
were during the revolution. AS royal
ty, fostering with disease, has always
clapped its hands at the apparent fail
ures of republican government in
Europe. SO has it unclaimed progeny.
the American democracy, manifested
pleasure whenever check seemed to
have been placed upon our progress.
Those who secretly or openly rejoice
at social discord and the indefensible
shedding of blood are un-American and
In times now historic they
were divided into two classes: One class
was composed of fugitive Jerry Simp-
son; the other of the hidden copper
head. History has repeated itself and
confirmed its accuracy.
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-12
A REPUBLICAN TITLE WANTED
From the Topeka Capital.

From the Topeka Capital.
A prominent citizen of Topeka, who
has been travelling in Massachusetts,
Vermont and New Hampshire, writes
the editor of the Capital that few Kan
sas people can understand the import
ance of getting rid of the calamity cloud
on our title unless they have had an op-
portunity to talk with the moneyed mea
of the east who own Kansas securities,
or to those who have been solicited to
in new enterprises. Until the uncer-
tainty of the campaign is over, and the
complexion of the legislature and state
government has been established, east
ern capital now ready for investment
will come to Kansas very slowly. This
correspondent writes US that nothing
less than strong republican victory
will re-establish confidence in Kansas
securities. Members of the peoples
party who have mortgages to renew will
do we'll to think of this business side OF
our state politics.
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-12

Now THAT city authorities are
aroused to the necessity Of providing
an adequate system Of milk inspection
to break up the practices of some
dealers who adulterate that import
ant part Of food, it should be borne
in mind that the many honest deal.
ers will be the most hearty support
ers Of a fair and adequate plan Of in.
spection. The surprising results Of a
Chicago physicians investigation OF
the "milk-expansion" process have set
on foot among medical men an earn
est movement to combat this insidi.
GUS practice. Milk, which is a neces-
sary part Of the food Of infants and
invalids, should be especially guarded
from the adulterator, who too often
endangers the life of frail beings by
his nefari0us arts. The feeble in
FAINT, the wan patient brought by
fever to the verge of death-these
are the sufferers whose very lives are
threatened by the milk ~expander."
Such practices are not to be tolerated.
The physician who has called the at
tention Of the community to the
matter and his observation-disclosures
are deserving of the citizens sincere
thanks. It is for city authorities in
obedience to public opinion to stop
the rascally business.
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-12

THE 1ntercontineltal Railway,
which will make possible a trip be.
tween New York and Patagonia at
no distant day, is making fair prog
ress. Three surveying parties are
now at work in Central America,
Columbia and PERI. The line in
South America will follow the CEN
trail valley between the western and
the central ranges of the Andes.
The towns along the proposed route
are enthusiastic for its progress. It
is probable that within five years a
continuous railway route may exist
between New York and Patagonia,
and this desolate land will open a
new field for enterprise, and Terra
del Fuego can be utilized as a sum-
mer resort.
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-12
POWDERLY'S OPINION.

Terrence V. Powderly has recently
been talking about the late troubles,
and his views may be fairly regarded as
the intelligent sentiment of his class.
We quote few of his utterances, as
follows:
partisan papers are endeavoring to
make political capital out of the terrible
scenes which took place at Homestead
the other day. The democratic papers
are vehement in their denunciation of
the republican party for enacting tariff
law under which protection was afforded
to manufacturers. There is no love for
workmen in the hearts of these editors;
desire to serve party interests alone
actuates them.
The Pinkertons existed before the
Mills bill was introduced in congress,
and that institution continues to flourish
now that the Mckinley bill is in force.
Whether the tariff went up or down,
disputes between employer and en-
ployed would continue. = It
our democrats who are SO eager to make
political capital out of this difficulty,
will lend me their ears, I will whisper
to them that Representative Watson, Of
Georgia, has had measure before con-
gress for the past four or five months,
which aims at the abolition of the Pink
ertons as factor in the industrial life
of the United States. The democratic
party has sweeping majority in con-
gress; it has full knowledge of the
acts of the Pinkertons on previous occa-
sions. I have presented evidence enough
to congress to prove that the Pinkertons
are an enemy to American liberty. That
democratic majority has knowledge of
the existence of Watson's bill, and it
has up to the present time dillied and
dallied with it and has no idea of pass
ing it.
1.-THE Mckinley bill reduced the duty
on tho articles manufactured at Home
stead, and the democratic papers, in as
serting that the trouble at that point is
due to the Mckinley bill are but con-
demning the very thing that they them
selves advocate, and on which they base
their claim to power-a reduction of the
tariff"
These utterances from the official head
of the largest labor organization of the
country will not send thrill of rapture
through democratic breasts. Whatever
the troubles of labor may be, working
men we'll know that they never have re-
ceived and never will receive any relief
through the interposition or agency of
the democratic party. The demagogic
to attribute the Homestead dis
turbances to the existence of legislation
designed to uphold and protect labor is
supremely absurd, and it is pleasant to
observe that it is equally fruitless.
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-12
AND PROTECTION
DISTINGUISHED.

Now, there are two methods of levy
ing duties upon imports. Our demo-
cratic friends wish us to follow the Eng
lish method, which is to levy them for
one purpose only-namely, to raise
revenue.
The republican party would collect
duties upon imports for two purposes;
first, to raise revenue for the support of
the government, and also at the same
time to protect the industries and labor
of our country from ruinous COMPETE
ton with the poorly paid labor of for
eign countries.
And herein is found the issue which
the two parties join upon tho tariff
question.
The democratic or English method is
to lay duties upon those articles which
we cannot produce. They would re-
store the duty on sugar, which We pro-
duce but little of. and can produce but
little of, on account of the character Of
our soil and climate; and they propose
by this bill to take it from wool, leaving
our farmers who raise sheep to compete
in our market with the wool growers of
Australia, Asia, and the Argentine Re-
public.
They would restore the duty upon
tea and take it from lumber, building
stone, farm products and manufactures.
They would levy purely revenue duty,
which is always tax upon the con-
sumner, while protective duty is paid
almost entirely by the foreign importer.
The republicans, on the contrary,
would levy duties upon such articles as
We can produce in our own land, making
the amount of duty equal to the differ
ence between the price Of labor in our
own and foreign countries. And they
would utilike our own raw material
rather than buy raw material abroad.
Thus would we raise revenue to carry
on our government and at the same time
maintain our industries and keep up the
wages of American workingmen.
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-12

AND so the passionful Sar ah Bern
hardt has at last felt the charm of
the lily, and has accepted play by
Oscar Wilde. Everybody will wish
to see it, and Oscar might do good
stroke Of business by appearing in
romantic tragedy, playing Antonys to
her Cleopatras. Or, II the languid
apostle Of the beautiful could not
arouse energy enough to play stormy
hero, he might make role in which
he would have nothing to do but to
look sweet and to hold lotus bios
SONS in his hands, while Sarah ragged
around him. 1t would be a spectacle
worth crossing oceans to see.
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-12

WE boast that we live in country
where all are equal in the eyes of the
law. But New York judge recently
denied the motion in behalf of wife,
who desired to secure a limited di-
vOrce, to sue as poor person. In his
decision he condemned the practice
Of bringing separation suits by poor
persons because it was impossible to
enforce the order of the court in re-
gard to the payment Of alimony and
counsel fees. So it appears that the
luxury of divorce mensa ct thora
can only be enjoyed by persons who
have means. Wives whose husbands
are poor as we'll as cruel must con-
tinue to live with them, but their
more fortunate sisters can separate on
slight provocation and the court will
enforce the payment Of money for
their alimony.
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-12
THE FORCE BILL.

Concerning the nature and purposes
of the Lodge bill, there has perhaps no
clearer statement been made than that
of President Harrison. In 1880 Mr..
Harrison said:
1.-The path of the elector to the ballot
box must be free from the ambush of
fear and the enticements of fraud; the
count so true and open that none shall
gainsay it. Such law (the elections
law should be absolutely non-partisan
and impartial. 1t should give the ad-
vantage to honesty and the control to
majorities. Surely there is nothing Sec
tional about this creed, and if it shall
happen that the penalties of laws in
tended to enforce their rights fall here
and not there, it is not because the law
is sectional, but because, happily, crime
is local and not universal" And again:
"But it il said that this legislation will
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-12
WAS REBEL HIMSELF.

The Larned Optic, leading demo-
cratic paper of western Kansas, tells
why it will support the ex-confederate
for congressman at-large, and says:
1--WE will support Colonel w. A. Har-
ris, the democratic and farmers alliance
candidate for congressman at large with
a great deal of enthusiasm and earnest
ness. He is an ex-confederate brigadier
who is in the saddle to win, even in
bleeding Kansas. We were raised some
what of rebel brigadier ourself, but it
is the first time we have ever had an OPP
portunity to vote our sentiments
straight out, and you can bet your
boots we will do it now with a great
deal OF satisfaction"
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-12

The Atlanta Constitution quotes
approvingly statement by the Chi.
cago Tribune that human life is far
safer from lightning stroke in the
cities than within an equal area of
country that is sparsely covered by
human habitations. But it thinks it
remains to be seen whether our large
cities will be able to withstand the
tornadoes that apparently grow more
numerous and destructive every year.
To this it may be replied that we
have no proof to sustain the idea of
tOrnadoes being more numerous now
than formerly. They are oftener re-
ported, because the portions of the
country in which they occur are more
thickly settled now than a few years
ago. OF course. they are more de-
structive to human life and property
on settled areas than on those which
are not cultivated or otherwise i'm.
proved by the hand of man. 1t is
true that "the tornado is more fire.
quently dreaded in the West and
Southwest than anything else," but
it does not necessarily follow that the
city is more likely to be visited by
tornado than was the site ere the city
was built. On the contrary, there is
every good reason to believe that at
least some tornadoes have been killed
of, so to speak, by contact with a
city, and that without doing material
damage. It would appear to be
essential to the tornado that substan-
TALLY the same atmospheric condi-
tions shall prevail throughout the
whole Of its destructive course, and
the city presents such a contrast to
the condition under which the tornado
develops in the country behind it
that the greatest force is soon dissi.
pated by the meeting.