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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21

Tomato care, she is an active worker in
the charities connected with Holy Trim
ity church, of which she is member, a
director Of the Hahnemann hospital, the
Woman's guild, the Ladies' Health Pro
tectiye association, the Little Mothers
and the Blue Anchor societies. Mrs.
Palmer also fills the chair of philanthropy
of Sorosis, and her cordial spirit and
breezy welcome to new members in the
Goethe society, of which her husband is
president, has breathed new life into that
intellectual club, which was languishing
from suffocatiLs conservatism. Her lit
erary gifts are of an uncommon order,
and her facile pen has been employed
with signal success in translating and
dramatizing plays presented at her hus-
bands theaters.
To her ability to plan and execute, to
drill and command legion of workers,
is largely due the trophy of $175, 900 net
ted by the Actors Fund fair to the treas
ury of the association. The latest project
of her busy brain, an idea conceived
during the progress of the fair, is the re-
Gently organized Professional Woman's
league, a benevolent, protective and phil
anthropic society that is designed to
throw its sheltering arms about girls
and women engaged in professional pur-
suits. Mrs. Palmer was elected to the
presidency of this organization by unan-
imous reclamation, and it may be noted
that her executive abilities have been
more widely recognized when it is stated
that to her was rendered space, with the
charge and control Of a dramatic ex-
hibit, at the Worlds fair, an honor she
was compelled to regretfully decline for
want of time and strength to devote to
so vast an undertaking
ADA CRISP MARSH.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21
Ono 5y0nti..s llress Album.

A dress u,Dum is now the popular
fad. | saw u most interesting one
lately, one that had been kept for years
long before they became fashionable.
The owner is a young bookkeeper, with
an artistic faculty, who is always ex-
quisitely dressed on a most moderate
salary.
Her album contains scraps of nearly
every gown she has worn. from the
dainty baby dresses to her latest tailor
made gown.
"My grandmother taught mo when l
was little thing to string pieces of my
dresses together with thread and needle"
she said, land l had always kept up the
custom till few years ago, when the
idea Of lacking the scraps into an album
came into my mind, though had never
heard of any ones doing So" and she
opened large scrap album to the first
page, where are pieces of the white baby
dresses, with scraps of delicate lace and
embroidery.
"Of course / cannot remember these"
she said. "My recollection begins with
this, which was favorite dress when a
child" pointing to a pretty pink sprigged
lawn.
BY an odd blue and white plaid IL
written: "My first silk. Eighth birth
day." Then follows an array of school
girl dresses, each labeled with some
brief Renaissance or date.
One page is given up to scraps from
her wardrobe when she first went to
Boarding school. Under a light sum-
mer silk are the words, "First trained
dress" In pale blue wool she had her
"First proposal. Declined" These SIM
pie and pretty gowns eliminate in scraps
of india null and lace, which bear the
momentous date of "Graduation."
The explanatory notes grow in inter-
est after this. There are bail dresses
with initials Of senders of bouquets;
scrap from riding habit with initials Of
escort; street and house dresses with
some piquant suggestion of adventure or
interesting occurrence.
The dresses for q particular season
are grouped together under a heading,
"Summer Tor winter) of 49," Then fol.
low the scraps with more elaborate notes.
Bits of the trimming accompany each
gown, with brief descriptions Of the style
a which it is fashioned and name Of
modiste-
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21
Cbar,tv nr,rbten, Their Honevmoon.

Councilman John McWaters and Mr..
Charley Jones had perhaps the rarest ex-
perience of any of the gentlemen who
waraengaged in the work of distributing
help to the poor. Sunday afternoon
these two gentlemen had charge of o
wagon together, and many loads of pro-
visions and clothing did they deliver to
deserving poor. The name of John
Jones of 90 Mcdonnell street was given
them, and they started for the place. They
had some difficulty in finding the num-
Der designated and inquired of some one
near by where they could find SO.
"It's rite down dere," said O youth,
pointing toward the place, san if you fell
lers will hurry up you'll see a weddin,
cause John Jones is gettin tied up ter
day."
They stopped in front of SO, and John
Jones, white man who follows the oc-
cupation of carpenter, came out. He
was not richly dressed, but he was not
on the extreme ragged edge by any
means.
"What about getting married, John?"
asked Mr.. Jones.
"I've been a-thinkin about it," replied
Mr.. John Jones, San I'm mighty glad to
see you people come, cause Ineed help"
Mr.. McWaters and Mr.. Jones deliv-
cred liberal allowance Of provisions to
tho groom, and after they had done SO he
said:
"Gentlemens, if you had been here
abollt 10 minutes sooner Won cOuld have
been at the weddin. | got married be-
fore you drove up
The two dispensers of charity offered
their OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Consti-
tuition,
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21
Another Souvenir Coin Proposed.

There is chance that the country will
have some more souvenir coins. When
Mrs. Potter Palmer was before the sen.
ate subcommittee on appropriations i'll
advocacy of the additional sos 900 desir-
ed for the board of lady managers, she
suggested that SIC, 900 of the sum be Civ.
EN- in souvenir coins, and the suggestion
apparently met with the favor of the
committee. 1t is the intention to have
the coins Of the value of % cents each,
making $1,000 quarters. They will bear
upon one side the head of Queen Isabella
of Spain, on the other a picture of the
Women's building at the fair and will be
known as the Isabella coin" The price
at which they win be sold has been kept
discreetly secret. w ashington Post.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21
Buy Dullam's Great German Is cent Ii

Buy Dullam's Great German Is cent Liv-
er Pills 40 in each package.
Buy Dullam's Great German Is cent Liv-
Ell Pills, 40 in each package.
Buy Dullam's Great German 15c Liver
Pills 40 in each package.
BY Dullam's Great German 25c Cough
Care,
Buy Dullams Great German 25c Cough
Cure.
Buy Dullam's Great German 25c Cough
Cure at johnson u Henderson's, OwOssO,
j. 5. Haggart, West Owosso.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21
Use For Old Newspapers.

Old newspapers will put the finishing
touch to newly cleaned silver, knives.
forks and tinware better than anything
else. Stoves that have not been polished
for some time take on n beautiful luster
when rubbed with slightly CREASED news
paper. Windows, mirrors and lamp
chimneys are made brilliant when rubbed
with newspaper.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21
A SERlTCEARLE ARTICLE.

1t Can BE Made at Home With Very Little
Trouble.
The illustration is of a most service
able and convenient article-a writing
tablet. It can be made at home with
very little trouble and at the minimum
of expense. To make it, get from any
carpenter a stout, smooth board feet
square. Cover it smoothly on both sides
with pretty figured French cretonne. In
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21
Very Much SURPRISED.

have been afflicted with neuralgia for
over two years, have tried physicians and all
known remedies, but found no permanent
relief until | tried bottle of Dulam's
Great German Lniment and it gave me in
slant relief. 25 cents per bottle. Signed,
A. b. SMELL.
Hamilton, Mich, April II, 1891.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21
Man Outdone by Woman.

"You may talk all you like about
women being the weaker SEX" said Mrs.
Suipps, "but the women of this country
did something last year that men could
never do"
"And that WASP" inquired Mr.. Snipps.
"Lost $4,000, 900 hairpins and wore the
wings of 100000 birds ON their hats
Buffalo Express.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21
A WOMAN OF AFFAIRS.
The Wife of Manager Palmer Has Remark
able Executive Ability.

able Executive Ability.
Mrs. Laura A. Palmer, wife of the we'll
known theatrical manager, is remarka-
BILE example of feminine executive abili-
ty. The lady is of English birth, but
came to this country when a tiny child.
and while some family ties still endear
the older country to her heart her tastes.
interests and sentiments proclaim her
loyalty to American customs and insti-
tutions
In addition to her personal supervision
of her home at the corner Of Madison
avenue and Sixty-fifth street, New York,
where four children receive her affec-
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21

Drop strong solution Of sal ammoniac
in the recess prepared for the iron, and
the rust thus formed holds it in place.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21
WRITING TABLET.

the lower part of the center Of the board
tack diagonally across the corners of a
place 8 inches wide by IL inches long
small straps of silk ribbon elastic. I'm
der these straps slip a piece Of plotting
paper just by 10 inches in size. On the
left Of the blotter tack two straps of the
elastic to hold the package Of note paper
and the pack. Of envelopes.
In the upper middle portion of the
board strap of the elastic is tackled up
and down, making three places in which
to stick a pen, pencil and paperknife.
Just above the blotter travellers ink
stand is firmly glued. To the right of
this small strap is tackled on, in which
to slip little book made Of oil paper,
in which to keep postage stamps. The
right side Of the board has straps 80 ar
ranged as to accommodate postal cards
and another package Of paper and en-
velopes. When good taste is used in
the selection of the cretonne and neat
ness in the lacking of it and the straps
on the board, the effect is something
quite artistic and pleasing. The tacke
are brass headed, and two quite small
ones are really better than one large one,
and are prettier as well.
In covering the board, cover the bot
tom part first, leaving q small margin OF
the goods, which must be tackled upon
the thick edge of the board with small,
ordinary tacks The upper cover of the
board is cut with margin little wider
than the board is thick. This surplus
margin is turned under and the cretonne
tackled very smoothly with the fancy
nails, which must be very close together
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21

Happy and content is home with "The Ro-
CHESTER" a lamp with the light of themorning.
Catalogues, write RochesterLampC o., NewYork.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21
The Pyramid Pile Cure

Is new discovery for the prompt, pei.
manent cure of Piles in every form.
Every druggist has it.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21

How to Make Pewter.
Mix twenty parts Of tin with eight
parts Of lead.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21
How to Keep Moths Away.

Place in tiny bags among the clothes
packed away mixture made by pound
ing together in mortar the following:
Two ounces Of orris root and one ounce
each Of cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, cara
wav seeds. mace and camphor.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21

Hoods Pills are purely vegetable and do
not purge, pain or grippe. Sold by all druggists.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21
LAND FOR SALE

by the Illinois Central Il. II. Co. at low prices
and on easy terms IN southern Illinois The best
farm country in the world for either large or
small farms, gardens fruiis, orchards, dairying,
crops with greater profit can be grown on a
less amount of land in this country than can be
raised in any other portion of this State.
Special inducements and facilities offered by
the Illinois Central Railroad Company TO go and
examine these lands. For full description and
map, and any Information, address or call upon
Il. T.. SkENE.
Land Commissioners I. c. II. r. Co., 7S Michigan
Ave, Chicago, Ill.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21
Hoods Cures
Hoods SarsapariIla

Makes the Weak Strong.' We are warm
friends Of Hoods" GEO. s. LONG, Troy, Ohio
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21

suffer from this distressing complaint; butfortu-
nately thergoodness does notend here. and thoso
who oncetry them will find these little pills valu-
able in 80 many ways that they will not BIO will
ling to do without them. But after allsick head
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21
T. Holman s. Humphrey
THE GREAT ENGLISH SPECIA
MPHREY CURES AFTER EVERY METHOD BU
OF LONDON

Do not fail to see him at his next visit to your
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-09-29
Stories of Great Luck.

Captain Ben Ferguson, collector on the
ferryboat Hite, is always reminiscent.
The other day the captain said to me;
"You seldom hear of man making
500. 900 in one night in these days, but
know Of such an instance. Mr.. Cole
man. who ran foundry on Washington
street. near Brook, did it. In relating 1t
to me he exhibited no delight whatever.
His words were: Captain, made 800
900 last night; went to bed early and
slept soundly. You know the price of
iron went up, and fortunately | had
enough on hand, which | had purchased
at low figure, to net me fortune. As
CAPTAIN Ferguson concluded the story
he told another of how Dennis Long
made 5000. 600 because the price of iron
dropped out Of sight. 1t was just at a
time when Mr. Long had failed in bust
ness and told Captain Ferguson that he
was 800, ZOO in debt.
"Well, said the captain, Dennis Long
went up to indianapolis to bid on the
construction of the city waterworks.
There was but one other bidder, and
Mr.. Long was awarded the contract.
Not long after iron began fuctuating,
and Longs estimate having been made
on the basis that iron would advance
still more in price, it already being high
at the time, he of course found that as
it decreased he was reaping golden
harvest. Well, iron went down and
down. When it stopped, it was worth
hardly anything. Mr.. Long, as l said,
made 5000, 900 by this, and he's been
making money ever since.'-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-09-29
Killed by the Scourge.

TUNIs, Sept l3.-Of the 1900 pill
srims that left here and other ports
in May last for Mecca only half have
returned, the others having fallen
victims to the cholera Fully 10000
friends and relatives met the return
ing pilgrims on their release from
quarantine, and there were many
heartrending demonstrations of grief
by the relatives Of those who had
succumbed TO the disease.
The survivors tell terrible tales of
suffering. On June 81 100, 900 pilgrims
were gathered on the Sacred Mount
in Arabia to hear solemn address
prior to their proceeding to Mecca
Many of the multitude were starving
The Mount resembled a battlefield,
being strewn with the corpses of vic
tims OF the pestilence, among whom
were living hundreds of poor wretch
es who were dying of the disease. So
frightfui was the condition of affairs
that no one dared to approach the
place. Finally a battalion OF 700
Turkish soldiers was sent TO bury the
dead and rescue the living. Five
hundred Of these soldiers lost their
lives as a result of their devotion to
y6vty. OF the whole battalion only 200
man escaped the pestilence.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-09-29
Rats Arc Great Travellers.

Rats do not, as one would suppose, re-
main on the ship, but get off at various
ports. and after remaining a while ship
ON some other vessel for another voyage.
The water rats or wharf rats are great
travellers and make frequent voyages
around the lakes and even around
the world-the latter as l discovered
while engaged in West India service.
There are here now rats from almost
every part of the globe. Why. saw
four colossal jamaica rats, with their
white bellies, skipping about in the moon
light a few weeks ago and only yester-
dav killed two Indian male rats not
200 feet from where we were standing.
Rats are great climbers when they
find it necessary to be so. Upon one Of
my voyages not long ago we had long
spell Of warm weather, and there was
no water in the hold which the small
army of rats on board could get at. One
night we put some water up at the cross
trees and waited for the result. Well,
the rats just swarmed up the ratlines
and went for the water. We killed as
many Of them as we could as they came
down. and some of them jumped over
board and were drowned. But we could
not kill them all, and Il few made the
entire voyage with us.-Interview IN
Chicago Tribune.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-09-29
Lightninr.s Strange Selection.

Probably one of the most remarkable
lightning accidents Of the period was
that which took place in one of the east
ern counties lately. A man was shear
ing a sheep. Another man, passing on a
pony, stopped to exchange few words
with the shearer and watch the clipping
operation for a minute or two. He had
been standing there but very short
time when a sharp crack of thunder was
preceded bya blinGing flash of lightning.
The shearer was startled almost out of
his senses by seeing the pony and its
rider suddenly collapse in a heap, but in
a second the man was up, quite unhurt.
Then the shepherd, happening to glance
at the animal beneath him, found that
the lightning had served it as it had
served the pony. The sheep was stone
dead! This, it may be as well to state,
is a perfectly true story.-London Tit
Bits
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-09-29
French POlitcneSS.

Suppose French polteness is a myth,
it is one to be cultivated the world over.
Even the humblest peasant in the small
est province is endowed with an all con-
quering courtesy that is brought into
play in the most commonplace matters.
If our men could only be taught some Of
it, how much more easily would run the
wheels of life's machinery! Business is
business, of course. The rush and worry
of money getting dwarf the real nature,
yet at the same time stocks would actno
more irregularly, bills would be no less
ready to be paid, panics would occur no
more frequently if the arbitrator of
great affairs would but remember to
bring into their business life little more
of the softening influence or refined
courtesies that are the flowers in mead
ow of rank weeds.-New York World.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-09-29
Bismarck's Advice to students.

Only now, and in a roundabout way,
via Bonn. has the text Of the speech
which Prince Bismarck made at the re-
ception of Bonn students become known.
The prince confessed that at the univer-
sity he neglected study, but added: The
only thing that | am sorry for on look
ing back to those times is that | could
not later on make up for what | had neg
lected then. What one has learned aft
erward does not remain 50 firmly in ones
memory. ! do not dissuade you from
working, but | am not Mortified if my
sons commit studenthke excuses, and
above all things | believe that the stu
dents life III corporations HIS this adj
vantagc-that it somewhat .,ecls the
character by subjecting each to tn, crit
icism of his comrades This is a great
thing. As long rs one belongs to cor
poration. TO the opinion of which one at
tachcs much importance, one does not
easily 90 astray. The same thing plays
an important part later ON in life. What
is it that is the backbone of German Of
ficials: The university and the sword
knot. Berlin Cor. London News.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-09-29
Met With n Serious Fall.

You are very late this morning, Mr..
Baldwin. said Il dry goods merchant re-
Gently to one of his clerks. do not let
it happen again"
Very sorry" said the clerk humbly.
Il met with n serious fall"
Indeed" replied the merchant, relent-
ing. Are YOU hurt much:'
principally, sir, in your estimation"
answered the clerk respectfully.
"Oh, never mind that" said the mer-
chant kindly. Il am very sorry and had
no intention to be severe. We are all
liable to accidents. How did you get the
fall?'
"Well, you see, sir" said the clerk
confdingly, Il was called quite early
this morning-earlier, in fact, than
usual"
All"
Eyes. sir; but somehow or other fell
asleep again"
Go to your desk, sir, and don't try
that ON again" exclaimed the merchant,
with an air of severity which was beied
by the twinkle in his eye, which denoted
that he enjoyed the joke.-New York
Herald.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-09-29
How Professor RIackie Arologized

Professor Blackie was lecturing to a
new class, with whose personnel he was
imperfectly acquainted. \ student rose
to read a paragraph, his book in his left
hand Sir thundered Blackie, "hold
your book in your right hand"-and as
the student would have spoken-''No
words, sir! Your right hand, | say!
The student held up his right arm, end
ing piteously at the wrist. Sir, haze
nae right hand" he said. Before Blackie
could open his lips there arose a storm
of Kisses, and by it his voice was over
borne. Then the professor left his place
and went down to the student he had
unwittingly hurt and put his arm around
the lads shoulders and drew him close,
and the lad leaned against his breast.
My boy said Blackie-he spoke very
softly, yet not so softly but that every
word was audible in the hush that had
fallen on the Classroom-''my boy, you'll
forgive me that | was overrough: [ did
not know did not know" He turned
to the students, and with look and tone
that came straight from his heart he
said, And let NE say to you all, | am
rejoiced to be shown | am teaching a
class of gentlemen. Scottish lads can
cheer as we'll as hiss. and that Blackie
learned. San Francisco Argonaut
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-09-29
nardlstun Legcnd of a Boar.

Two women, mother and her little
daughter, were one night watching their
field of Indian corn-'luakai against
the inroads of the bears. The mother
had TO 20 to her house to prepare the
food and ordered her daughter to light Il
fire outside. Whila She was doing this
a bear came and took her away. He car
ried her to his den and daily brought her
to eat and drink. He rolled big stone
in front of the den whenever he went
away on his tours, which the girl was
not strong enough to move.
When she became old enough to do
this, he used daily to lick her feet, by
which they became swollen and gradu-
ally dwindled down to mere misshaPen
stumpS. The girl eventually died. and
the poor bear, after vain efforts to re-
store her to life, roamed disconsolately
about the ficlds.-Dr. Leitner in AsiatiC
Quarterly.