The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-16
Dolls! Dolls! Dolls! at The Famous.


As the w. II. G. of OwossO is engaged in
raising monument fund. the following
from the Allegan Journal will be of interest:
1T is probable that the next legislature will
be asked to pass Il law for the incorporation
OF Soldiers Monument and Memorial Hall
associations. Such law has been passed
in New York state and under its provisions
number of beautiful monuments have
been erected in honor of the nations dead
heroes. We understand that the WOmen's
Monument Association of this village al
ready has several hundred dollars on hand
and expects to raise more this winter so
that we have reason to hope that it won't be
long now before we shall see handsome
monument erected on our public square,"
The Michigan Central will on December
"a, %, 26, 81 and January and sell tick
cts good to return until January 3, at one
and one-third. lowest tirst-class fare for the
round trip, on account of the Christmas and
New Years Holidays.
II. ID. SwAYZE, Ticket Agent.
There are more ready critics than there
are ready and willing workers. 1t is easier
to find fault with what others do and the
way they do it, than TO do anything. That
is the way the multitude crticises while the
few work. The critics would be more apt
in their criticism if they tried work awhile
Albert Todd keeps Canneville Crushed
coke, for domestic use, egg and nut size
make clear, hot fire and will last longer
than Anthracite coal.
The tramps are now making their annual
pilgrimage to their winter quarters i'm the
cities and are begging and stea ing along the
way. Keep lookout for them and don't
encourage them in their indoence by Civ
ing them gratituOus 'hand OUTS" but make
them work for what they get.
1t is estimated that an average waltz takes
dancer over about three-quarters of q
mile. A girl with well filled program
travels thus in all evening: Twelve watzes
nine miles, four other dances a. half mile
a piece, which is hardly fair big estimate.
two miles more; the intermssion stroll and
the trips to the dressing room to renovate
her gown and complexion, half mile, grand
| total eleven and half miles. With all
| these statistics before us there are people
who seem to think our girls do not receive
enough exercise.
You will find the largest and most COM
| plete stock OF millinery at Mrs. George
| Sprlnke's, Wesner block, up stairs.
A trick that is going the rounds Just now
! good Test of the Eye" is to measure with
/ the eye the distance to which you must
| push away the central one of three SILVER
dollars side by side, their circumference
| touching, so that the distance from the .ow-
| er edge of the central coin so removed shall
be to the distance apart of the outer edges
of the other two CONS. You will probably
do as every one else does, put the coins
side by side and push the middle one up
wards along the table until you think you
have done rash thing by pushing it so far.
When you measure you will find out. II
is an odd perversity of the eye.
| Cheap excursion to Canada, via T. A. A.
| N. M. Ry. On Dec. goth, 2lst and 22nd,
the Il. A. A. q N. NJ. R'y. will sell excur-
sion tickets at one fare for the round trip TO
all prominent points in Canada. Tickets
will be good going ON regular trains on
above dates, and for return on any regular
train until Jan. 10th, 1890 Inclusive.
| For Information call on Ticket Agents.
Put your horses In the 1Oc feed barn Just
east Of the city hall, when In town.