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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-10-06
indulge in unnecessary and superficial lying
that is uncalled for, especially about them

indulge in unnecessary and superficial lying
that is uncalled for, especially about them
selves.
Lawyers never lie. Sometimes they
swerve an iota or two from the rigid truth.
but when they do it leaves sore on their
consciences that heals only by granulation
and takes long time.
Yes, lying is on the increase, and now-a-
days it is common thing for people to
swear to known lies with impunity. For
instance in the case of a woman whose
character though known to be bad, it
is necessary to prove to be So You may
put thousand men on the stand who are
suspected of criminal knowledge respecting
her, and nine hundred and ninety-nine will
swear that they know nothing about the
matter, while the other one will be found to
be an idiot, or he would have sworn as the
rest did instead of eliminating himself by
swearing to the truth. And such evidence
goes for good evidence-at least it did down
at Corunna the other day. Waugh!
Laingsburg, Sept. 20, 93.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-10-06

noun II" Oftener than he does the name of
diety as tho he was the great mover in the
work which he advocates. He is rot alon ne,
however, but Is pronounced example.
Among doctors egotism is always confined
to charlatans of various kinds, for tho a
doctor may be very confident in certain
cases of success he knows that there are so
many slips twixt the cup and the lip that he
fights shy If he is wise. Still a certain
amount of egotism is correct; for people are
liable to value man much as he does him
self. Even in my own experience and /
presume also in that of many another great
tntelleck we have been driven right straight
into obscurity in spite of frantic efforts to
let the cat out of the time worn bag. The
world is nearly full of unappreciated people
and the few remaining seats are being rap
idly filed; so despair not my young friend,
for If you can't get place on the rostrum
or in the box stall or even reserved seat,
you may still be able to hold down chair
in the pit, while the great drama of life is
utluR pldyeu, anu uO IL we'll.
The world of liars is increasing. At first
blush this would seem painful fact but
not so. 1t is quite the reverse. There are
a whole pack of newspaper liars extending
from the head waters of the Monongahela
down through west Pennsylvania and
Virginia along down north of Mason
and Dixon's line and so west through
southern Kansas way into the Indian Terri
tory and so on down through Texas to the
Red River. You can't pick up paper
without seeing some of their handiwork.
Startling horrors and fictitious disasters and
crimes are flashed in the pan of the daily
papers and that ends it. No harm done. l
am something of liar myself.
The fact is that from press to pulpit men
are compelled to lie. Innocent little white
lies that amount to nothing and do no harm,
and really how could we do without them?
Take for instance minister who has pre-
pared logical and philosophical sermon
which requires close attention on the part of
his audience, but he finds dear, darling
little baby running up and down the aisles
or crying just at point where he wants to
clinch thought or make peroration. How
do you suppose he feels about that time?
Well, can toll you. Temporarily no is
believer In infant damnation, but when after
service the foolish mother brings her little
miscreant up to him and asks If he don't
think it is the sweetest baby in the world,
he has to say yes. He just has to, or off
goes his head in the estimation of that
mother and other mothers also.
The doctors are compelled to lie OCCASION
ally but there is reason In all things. Some
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-10-06
Byron.

Mrs. j. Clark was at Detroit, Thursday,
purchasing millinery go0ds--W. E. Beach
of Howell, spent Sunday in town-Mrs.
w. B. Gale and son, Harry, of Fowlerville,
were the guests Of Mrs. E. Green, Sunday
-Ernest Roberts and Grace Goodspeed
spent Sunday at Perry-School closed
Thursday, thus allowing the teachers and
pupils to attend the Bancroft fair--H. j..
McEuen, of Bancroft, spent Sunday in town
Mrs. j. T. Emmett, of Howell, is Wis
iting her parents here-The Ladies Aid
of the M. e. church meets at the parsonage
Friday-A large number of Byron people
attended the the fair at Owosso last week
Baptist young peoples society
assisted by the Corunna quartette will give
an entertainment at the church Friday even
ing-C. M. Fuller and family, and Mrs.
johnson, of Fargo, and Fred Whitney, of
Clinton, Iowa, are visiting at Mrs. E.
Green's and Mrs. r. Miners.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-10-06

Ada and Miss Katie Payne are in Chicago.
MIS- ID. M. Lyle is visiting near Flint.
The new ID. & NJ. depot is we'll under
completlon.-W. Crawford and Mrs. M.
A. Stone were married by Rev. Halliday,
Monday morning. They left on the morn
ing train for Chicago. Best wishes of a
host OF friends go with them. Vernon will
be their future home.-Work on the
factory is being pushed. Frank Brown is
home.-Mrs. FL. Corning, Miss Isabel Gar
rison and Miss Franc Holmes left OH Mon
day morning for Chicago.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-10-06
Wards Words.

The difference between an egotist and the
other fellow is that one expresses his feel
ings and the other doesn't. Some of the
most brilliant exclamations which have
passed down through history were egotistical.
For instance the famous remark made by
Gen. jackson. in reference to Mr.. Calhoun
and Haman. 1t was out of the power Of
Jackson to hang Calhoun at any height or
at any time but the egotistical exclamation
was good' possibly 1t did good and 1t sounds
good. 30 person who will take pains to
read any one of T. DE Witt Talmage's
sermons with which the country is flooded,
VIII observe that he uses the personal pro-
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-10-06
An Educational Scheme.

State Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton Pattengill desires to organize the state
into educational districts and to hold in each
district occasional meetings, which may be
designated as ''school officers councils" and
educational rallies" The object of the
council is the better to unity school work,
and to bring into closer relations the school
officers of the state, county, township and
district. To this end meetings will be called
in certain central points, where converging
lines of railroad meet and the county
board of examiners, township trustees and
district officers of several adjacent counties
will be invited to attend days conference
with the state superintendent. 1t is hoped
that at least the boards of examiners of each
county will surely attend, and as many of
the other officers as possible especially
those most accessible TO the place of meet
ing.
On the evening of the day of the council
an educational rally will be held. Short
addresses, essays, recitations, singing and
discussions will be features of the evening.
Since the councils meet Friday, and the
rallies are held Friday evening, the County
Teachers Association of the county, where
the council meets, may proftably call
meeting OF their association for the day
following, SO that the state superintendent
and the school officers may arrange to attend
it. The eighth district is composed of Shia-
wassee, Saginaw, Clinton and Gratiot coun-
ties, with Owosso as the place of meeting.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-10-06
Henderson,.

Geo. d. Palmer Jr., of Toledo, was the
guest of Geo. Detwiler from Friday until
Tuesday-Jon. Dayis has gone to North
Star-Miss Maud Fraser, of Owosso,
spent Sunday with friends here-Wm
Detwiler and Geo. ID. Palmer, Sr. are in
Chicago-Will Aten and wife were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Dawson over
Sunday-Mrs. Emma Grant, of Fowler
vile, is visiting her mother-Geo. Hen
derson is in Chicago-Mrs. Allen, who
lived with her son James Allen, died Satur-
day morning after short illness of a day
and night. The funeral was held at the
M. K. church Monday afternoon-O.
Gould was in the village Tuesday-Doc-
tor Foster made flying visit to Detroit last
week. He left at midnight Friday night
and drove to Owosso and took the early
train to Detroit. The doctor took a boy to
have an operation performed for hair-lip.
The boy is getting along nicely-Rev. A.
c. Peters will not move to Oakley at pre-
sent but has commenced work on that
Balls mother and sister,
of Wadsworth, Ohio, are visiting him
Every woman who does any washing should
call upon p. II. Peters and get his "Wash-
ing Compound" Satisfaction guaranteed.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-10-06
Pittsburg.

Ida Lewis and Walter Keyte were married
last week. Rumor says that another young
lady, of this place will change her name
this week-Our school is doing well under
the care of Mr.. Dains who is good teacher
The mail route from here to Vernon will
soon be changed to Owosso-John Beard :
slee and wife, P. Beardslee and wife and
Mr.. Dean, of this town left for the Worlds
Fair Monday.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-10-06

New, extra thick halibut at Hunts.
New boneless pig pork at Hunts.
Best picking vinegar at Hunts.
For the best table butter go to Hunts.
For the tenderest dried beef go to Hunts.
At depth of 69e feet the Durand test
well struck vein of salt, making the water
of no use for boiler purposes.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-10-06
Judd's Corners.

Bertha Wood is still very low with the
typhoid fever-Lou Steinhoff took an over
dose of rhubarb last week and came near
ending her life-William Sharp's house
burned down last week Thursday morning
with all its contents-John Zenler and
Nina Garner attended the fair at Flushing
last week.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-10-06
Vernon.

Kenneth Mcintosh and Howard Whelan
started for Chicago, Monday. Tilden
is home this week.-Burt Nichols is quite
sick. k.-Chas. Blonden and Miss Mettie
Muzzy were married last week. D.
Holmes was in town Saturday. j.
Empie was at Chicago last week.
Anna McCaughna was in town Saturday.
j. II. DeHart and daughter Clara and Mrs.
Whitcomb returned from the worlds fair
Saturday evening. ng.-Rev. easier, the new
M. e. minister, preached here Sunday and
Rev. Halliday preached at Holly. Both
families are moving this week.-While
Mrs. Webber and little grand daughter, of
York State, were visiting at Mrs. A. Garri-
sons, Mrs. Webber fell down stairs and
received severe injuries. and if any at all
the Improvement is very slow.-T. Cool
ing and wife, ID. Cole and wife and daughter
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-20
ECONOMICS AND SELFISHNESS.
Hon F. ]. Van VOrhis Talks to the Progress
Club on the Great Disturbing Principle.

The Progress Club was addressed, at its
regular meeting. yesterday afternoon. by
the Hon. Flavius j. Van Vorhis. on the
subject of Economics and the Philosophy
Thereof" The speaker spent no time in
lengthy and meaningless prelude. but pro-
ceeded at once to the subject In hand.
inequalities" he said. ''are every where
apparent In the social 81 stem-the whole
structure Is full of them. Heredity presses
down upon some like q weight and drags
after them like prisoners ball and chain.
anu binds them as securely to their lower
state while others seem to be lifted by un-
seen hands and their every step guarded
by angels" After showing at length
inequalities of the world he continued:
when these natural inequalities are fully
appreciated one is apt to grow tired and
intolerant of the vapory schemes OF the
political economists Political economy is
cause of the conflicting and contradictory
motives and purposes of men. What Is
economics. considering. rs 1t does, the me-
cessities. the desires and the energies of
menf 1t Is studying how TO the most
easily supply the necessities. tho most COM
pletely to satisfy the desires and the most
wisely to conserve the energies. They are
the natural guides man has himself
U,
and lead and keep him IN the ways of ever
lasting progress. 1t is not in discerning the
principles, butin the practical application
of them that difficulty is experienced, and
it is here that men differ and individuality
asserts itself.
Zone of the first elements of human
nature TO arrest the attention of the stu
dent of economics is that of selfishness,
which, possessed to a greater or less degree
by the individual, extends to all OF which
he is a component part. Nations are selfish
inst so far IA this trait appears In the citi-
gems thereof. Unrestrained seltshness in
terferes with commercial conditions and
disturbs the equal movements of CONNER
cial transactions. Self-interest, restrained
and rightly directed. Is the power that
moves steadily the commerce of the world
In the ways OF safety; unrestralned. in fit
Sal gusts and storms. it-destroys the health
of competition and makes production fever
ish by the hot winds of speculation and
blasts the profits of trade by the chilling
frosts of uncertainty. The evil spirit of
economies is selfishness, and the problem
of commerce is how 10 restrain it without
destroying self-interest.D In conclusion he
quoted some commercial statistics OF Eng
land to demonstrates the effects upon q ma
tion of o commerce animated solely by sell
fshness and avarlce.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-20
CAT FIGHT OVER PATRONAGE.

Republicans Propose To Stand by the Nc
Lean Bill to the Last.
The status of the row over the patronage
bill remains unchanged. floating rumors of
combines between the House Republicans
and anti.Matthews faction to the contrary
Notwithstanding. The Republicans have
gone into no ideals" with either side on
this matter. Shortly after the bill was in
troduced the Republicans In caucus. de-
termined to support it because it was in
line with the fight they have made for
years against stripping the Office of
Governor of its pIerogatives and re-
sponsibilitIes and because they believed
that the centering of responsibility in the
Governors Office would result in better
management of the State institutions.
They were promised no favor in return for
their support of the bill, and expected
none. There had been no negotiations"
whatever. Last Friday noon. the next day
after the first test vote on the bill in the
House. when the "antls" were knocked out,
the Republicans caucused again. They
had learned that it was the intention OF
the Governors opponents to offer TO
amend the bill by making the boards nom
partisan, in the expectation that at least
enough Republicans would vote for
it to carry the amendments. The 'antis"
uau C6uCuocQ tuC uiSut DCIOio buu uctcI-
mined upon this course. After discussing
the situation the Republicans determined
that the "antis" were entirely insincere in
this course. and their only intention was
to get the bill back into the Senate and
kill it, and il was the unanimous opinion
that. though noppartisau boards were in
line with Republican policy. the Republic
an members should vote against the amend
ment rather than help to kill the bill by
voting for It. This Is all the action the
Republican members have taken or are
likely to take on the subject. Individuals
on the other side have made various sug-
gestions to individual Republicans about
apportIonmeDts. defeating the spproprla-
ton bill and that sort of thing all of which
has been regarded simply as much chaff
The patronage bill will come up for en-
grossment to-day and will be engrossed.
The Republicans propose to follow their
own line of action in the matter. and let
the Democrats fight IL out among them
selves.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-20
Mr.. Barnes Will Introduce the Michigan
miner Law" to Choose Presidential
Electors by Congressional Districts
No Change in the Status of the Demo.
cratic Fight Over Patronage.
Republicans Making No Deals" - Legisla-
lures Bad Record-Goyernor Flooded
with Protests Against Job.


Measure Providing for the Election of Presi-
dental Electors by Congressional Districts.
Mr.. Barnes, of Jennings county. has
beautiful partisan scheme in his inside
pocket which he xpects to introduce as
bill In the House, either today or to-
morrow. 1t is nothing more nor less than
the celebrated plan tried in Michigan last
year. of choosing presidential electors by
congressional districts. Section provides:
THAT at the general election to be held
on the next Tuesday after tho first Monday
in November. 1896. anu at each succeeding
general election on the next Tuesday after
the first Monday in November every four
years thereafter, one presidential eiector
shall be elected by the qualified voters of
each congressional district of the State OF
Indiana, as said con gressional districts are
now or may hereafter be apportioned nv
law, and that presidential electors at large
the State of Indiana" Section 2 provides
that the election of the district electors
shall be governed By the same regulations
as to voting and canvasslDg the vote that
now govern the election of Congressman.
and that the two electors at large shall be
elected just as all the electors now are.
Section repeats all conflicting laws.
This law " as con tested in Michigan and up
held 10y the Supreme Court as the United
States Constitution simply provides that
electors shall be chosen By the various
States in such manner as the legislatures
thereof may direct If it should became q
law in Indiana, as the State IS now gerry
wandered. II would give the Democrats
eleven and Repu blicans two of the electors
and leave the other two to be fought for all
over the State
81 shall introduce the BILL" said Mr..
Barnes because L believe it a good
thing. If this plan were adopted all
over the country it would bring the
election of President just that
much nearer to the people and
there would be no more such anomalies as
we had In 1888 and 1850 W hen the Democratic
nominee had big popular majority and
still lost the presidency. The LEGISLATURE
can pass the law this year. and if the peo-
pie GO not like it there will be another
Legislature In 1885, before the next presi-
Dental election, and it can be repealed"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-20
NOT A REFORM BODY.

The Present Legislature Will Leave Nothing
but Democratic Split and Small Jobs.
The Legislature Of 1898 has lived ont
something like three-fourths of its legal
existence and the sum total of work &C.
complIshed has been the passage of dozen
or more legalizing acts, the charter amend
ments for Indianapolis. and the corrupt job
in the interest of a ring of Democratic and
Republican municipal Off ce-holders. known
as the McHugh bill. One or two I'M portant
reform measures have been started. like
the Wray township-trustes bill and the
Kopelke fee and salary bill, but they
have been killed off in the early stages. the
former by q com bined lobby of trustees,
and school-supply and road-seraper men,
and the latter by the combined efforts of
the county officers.
1t has been notable chiefly for row
over spoils that threatens to prevent the
performance of the only duty of lmpor-
lance it had before 1t when 1t con ened, the
passage of a legislative 8pportionment
bill. And yet there is the usual talk of an
extra session. This Legislature" said a
prominent local Democrat yesterday,
promises nothing better at present than
few corrupt jobs and the creation of q split
in the party ranks that promises 10 bear
bitter fruit in 1894. Both it's immediate
predecessors accomplished notable reforms
upon the strength of which we went before
the people and gained ma orities. but / cam
not see a single good point that is likely to
be made this year."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-20
NEW STREET.CAR MAGNATES.

Over Half the Purchase Money L. Paid and
They May Take Hold at ANY Time.
Rumor has fixed many dates for the
transfer of the Citizens Street.rallway
Company to its new owners, and one OF
them was Feb. %. 1t is not understood
that the payments on the transfer will be
completed until some time in March, but
on them does not hinge the date of the new
company taking control. A. l.. Mason, the
new company's legal representative in the
city. WAS seen last evening. and was asked
if that transfer was to take place on the
date named above or any time In the near
future. He replied that if it was he knew
nothing of IT,
IL am pretty certain that hould be IN
formed of snch step some time before 1t
occurred, and l have received no intimation
of it IS yet" he said. The company has
the stipulation in it's terms of purchase
that it may assume control, not at any
stated time. but when it chooses, when the
payments on the stock have reached to with
in q certain point of completion, or at
least that is my understanding of 1t. That
time has arrived. and l presume that they
will take hold OF it whenever they feel
that the right time has come" Mr..
Mason had nothing further to say on the
subject except that matters pertal ming to
his company were getting along as nicely
as could be expected.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-20
DIED AT THE WIDOWS HOME
Fiagman Anderson's Sudden Demise
While Calling Upon Mrs. Houk.
He Leaves Wife and Six Children at Terre
Haute-Coroner TO Investigate the Case
Another Sudden Death.

Charles Anderson, q fagman employed
By the street-railway company at the Mas
notwithstanding railroad crossing. died
suddenly Saturday night. at No. 1913 New
man street. and, although il is thought
that death was due to natural causes. tho
coroner has discovered enough mystery in
il to warrant the holding of an autopsy.
Anderson was about forty-tive years old.
and formerly lived at Terre Haute. where
his wife and elk children reside at present.
He has for some time been making his home
at boarding house on the corner of Ninth
and Yandes streets.
On Saturday night Anderson, In appar-
entity good health, left the house. and
short time later went to No. 1913 Newman
street TO call on Mrs. Fanny Houk. an emil
nently respectable and attractive widow
with whom he was acquainted. It was
rather late when Anderson made his APP
pearance. and he had been in Mrs. Houk's
company. she says but short while when
he remarked that he believed he would lie
down on the sofa and sleep the remaining
hours of the night. He removed his coat
and vest and lay down, instructing the
lady to inform his landlady. should she
inquire as to his whereabouts, that he was
compelled to attend q sick friend. Mrs.
Houk had noticed nothing particularly
strange in his actions. and promised that
she would comply with his request.
Anderson had been reclining but few
minutes. when he complained of feeling I'M
we'll and of tightness across the chest.
He also complained Of difficulty in breath
ing, which alarmed the woman, and she
volunteered to get him glass of water, to
which he demurred. saying that he would
60 himself. Mrs. Houk brought the water.
however. but Anderson was unable to swal-
low and was apparently In cy-
ing condition. Mrs Houk hurried
Iy summoned DR.. Ball, who Informed
her that the man was beyond the roach
of medical assistance. When the ply
stefan arrived he found blood and froth
oozing from between the lips of the dying
man. and he appeared to be suffering much
agony. Death occurred about II O'Clock.
and the body was removed to Girton's
morgue, where the inquest will be held to-
day.
Coroner Beck teIeRraphed the news of
her husbands death to Mrs. Anderson, yes
terday, and received q reply, last night.
that she would arrive this morning. Mrs.
Houk states that Anderson has called on
her frequently. She is about thirty five
years of age. and is the mother of a twenty.
wear. old son.