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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-09-28

Abbie Tillotson's drawn work was exceed
ingly fine. Mrs. Cadman and others ex-
hibited number of pieces and altogether
the exhibit is thoroughly complete one.
E. b. Finch exhibited pencil drawings,
sketching and work with charcoal that was
much admired and included the sketch of
the Burpee boy and other we'll known peo-
pie. The work was all of the best.
Miss Nellie Decker's pencil drawings
were, as her work always is, much admired,
and it must be special gift that the girl
has to do work of this kind at her age. Ola
Lawson had several samples of drawing
proving her skill in that line.
SHEEP.
Port q Bigford, of Oyid, had on exhibi-
ton 20 head of Lincoln sheep, including two
yearling ewes that weighed $50 pounds and
four yearlings that sheared SO pounds. A
sample of wool, 1917 inches long was also
shown.
A. II. Warren also had head of fine Lin
coin sheep. They were large and heavy and
good looking animals.
Amos Parmenter and j. w. Hibbard took
the prizes in American Merinos and their
animals were certainly unusually good ones.
Continued on 4th page.)
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-09-28

Me Quick" that was beauty, and side
board and table that made everyone wish
for new furniture.
f. II. Banster had his space of last year
with canned articles, tobacco and general
grocery articles that showed his extremely
good taste i'm arrangement and proves him a
model grocer.
''Cheapside," Owosso's model bazaar
store, had a booth with an income yivable lot
OF articles that everyone stopped to look at.
Perfumes, dolls, jewelry and pictures were
numerous.
A. j. Prindle, with crOckery and glass
ware, hanging lamps and fine china, made
an attractive and well arranged booth. II.
nj. Post displayed coal stoves, tinware,
hard ware and implements in q tastiIy ar
ranged stall. ID. NJ. Christian, carpets,
curtains, rugs and dry goods, had large
booth arranged as are his store windows, in
the latest fashion, attracting everyone to it.
The Michigan Sewing Machine & Or
gan Company engaged Prof. Fred Sellick to
play on the Chickering and Schubert pianos
and Kimball, Palace and Edna organs and
with the fine playing Oh these first rank
instruments an enjoyable concert was
given during the fair. The White, Standard
and Climax sewing machines were exhb-
tied.
The art department, in charge of Mrs.
Reimer and Miss Cora Merell was a well ar
ranged display of interesting articles. j.
Killian exhibited a collection of tobacco
tags, including about 800 different varieties.
Mrs. Chas. Loring had space filled with
the west that were curious and interesting
Mrs. Clayton Loring rand Mrs. Charles
Cossitt each showed several pieces of hand
painted china and it was an exhibit that
proved the skill of these ladies in this work
and will be an inspiration to many to learn
the work.
IL. q. Moore. Of Corunna, took large
space with photographs, exhibiting every
variety and the several styles of work. 1t
was neat collection.
George Welte, as usual, had fine display
of his work and 1t included photographs of
many Owosso people. The collection was
we'll arranged and very much admired.
Mrs. Cyrus Reimer's collection of paint
ings was elegant and many were the flat
teling comments on the work by the spec
tators. The picture of the frightened
horses occupying the middle of the top row
is so perfect that many did not think 1t could
have been hand work. The peaches, the
moonlight scene and others were also extra
good. Miss Cora Merell used the center OF the
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-09-28
Golden HOnO~s
from the
Golden Coast
DR.. Prices Baking Powder
from, the
...fOr...

California, empire of the Pacific, sautes the world.
Her Mdwiner Fair closed in midsummer blaze of glory
Second only the Columbian Exposition extent variety
and eplendor the coast display veritabe triumph
Out of her abundance the state poured her
the nations of the earth aid her in her noble
exhibition.
Memorable were the exhibits-of gold and silver of
wheat and OIL OF fruit and wine OF silk and woo1-of all
that and could combine produce. And
exhibit extracted attention excited approval
than that OF
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-09-28
DIR. Prices Cream Baking Powder

Official tests showed to be highest in leavenng power
purest in quality and most efficient in results of all baking
powders made Accordingly the Highest Award and Gold
Medal conferred Dr. Prices the Midwnter Fair
The triumph at San Francisco confirms the victory at
Chicago The Midwnter Fair verdict susains and vindi
Gates the bestowal OF highest honors Dr. Prices by the
Sury of awards at the Worlds Columbian Exposition.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-25
StOnnRen0H.

Stonehenge is the remains Of vast
stone circle or place Of worship of an
unknown sect, standing in Salisbury
Plain, about seven miles from the
old city of Salisbury in England. 1t
is generally considered to have been
erected by the Druids, but some an
tiQuarians think it much older,
ascribing it to the PhpnicianS, who
are known to have traded with Brit
ons centuries before Christ. The
most generally accepted account of
Stonehenge ascribes it's erection to
King Merlin about the y ar 500 A.
D. in memory of the 400 Welsh no.
bles murdered by Hengist, the leader
of the Saxons, in 472 A. D. Stone
henge consisted originally of a circle
about 100 feet in circumference, COM
posed of thirty upright stones about
16 feet high and 6 feet in diameter,
with others Of about the same size
placed horizontally upon their tops;
only seventeen uprights and seven
imposts are in place. About nine
feet inside this circle was another
circle, consisting of forty single up
rights, smaller than those of the
outer circle. Within these circles
was an oval, composed of five pairs
of trilithons (uprights connected by
an impost); and inside of this was a
still smaller oval, composed Of nine
teen uprights. In the center of this
was the altar stone, fifteen feet long.
ALI around is ditch, and barrows,
or burial mounds, cover the country
in all directions 1t is suggested by
modern students of Rosicrucianism
that Stonehenge was work OF the
Rosicrucians or OF the fire-worship-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-25
A Rare Egg.

The sale in London of an egg OF
the extinct giant bird Epyornis at a
high price was lately noted. The
Epyornis was, in reality, the fabu-
lous Roc, of Sinbad the Sailor, in
Arabian Nights" 1t has been
brought to London by Mr.. J. Proc,
tor, of Tamatave, in Madagascar. 1t
was discovered by some natives about
twenty miles to the southwest coast
of Madagascar. The egg, which is
Whitley brown in color and unbroken,
is fine specimen, thirty three and a
half inches by twenty-eight inches,
and an even higher value is placed
upon it than upon the egg of the
great aux, which lived withinl the
memory of man. The immense pro-
portions of the egg are better dem
onstrated by comparison with the
eggs of the ostrich and crocodile. An
ostrich egg is about seventeen inches
by fifteen inches, and the contents OF
six such are only equal to one egg OF
the Epyornis. The measurements OF
the egg Of the crocodile are normally
nine inches by six and a half inches.
It would require the contents of six
teen and half emu eggs to equal the
contents of this great egg, or 4S eggs
of the homely fowl, or 80, 900 of the
humming bird.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-25

containing a refreshing drink, and as
soon as it found a wounded man the
animal would stand by him and bark
until some OF the ambulance corps
came to the rescne. After all, this
is only different version of what
the famous ST. Bernard dogs have
been doing from time immemorial
when succoring WORKOUT travellers
on the pass. So that the ambulance
work is perhaps the easiest lesson the
dog learns, and it has been brought
to a very perfect condition by the
Russian jaeger regiments. Wolf
hounds and sheep-dogs are best for
the service, being especially valuable
in rocky and wooded districts, where
a wounded man lying among under
wood or stones is not easily seen by
the members of the ambulance COZ ps.
To teach the dogs their duty, diff
ficult piece Of ground is chosen, and
number of men, representing
the wounded, disperse themselves
about at the most out OF the
way spots, lying face downward on
the earth. The dogs are then sent
in search. When an animal finds a
wounded man he is taught to put his
forefeet on the body and then stand
there barking loudly. An ambulance
cart is stationed at some distance,
and directly a dog gives tongue re-
lief party start in the direction of the
sound, the dog being trained to con-
tinue barking until the bearers reach
the spot. Ii the wounded man is
only slightly hurt he finds ample ma
terial in the dogs ambulance pouch
for temporary dressing OF wounds
while waiting for the ambulance
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-25

TOE army use have produced most sat-
lstactory results, but opinions still
differ as to the best breed for the
purpose. The question is all the more
important, as such dogs can neither
be obtained nor trained in a few
days time. A most careful trainer is
needed and the animals education
must begin when it is from six to
eight months old. Even then it will
be six Or eight months before the dog
has learned its lesson, and still longer
before it is perfectly trained. During
this years army maneuvers alike in
Germany, France and Italy, war
dogs have been freely used, and do
justice to their excellent training.
In fact, the canine company prom
ises to become as necessary in cam
paigning as the balloon and cyclist
corps, telephone communication,
and the latest innovation in the
commissariat and sanitary depart
mentS or war material
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-25
ONLY A TRAMP.
This Incident Was Actually Witnessed by

This Incident Was Actually Witnessed by
the Writer.
He was yeritable tramp. His
trousers were spattered with mud,
and both they and his coat were that
nondescript color which only long eX-
posture to the weather can give. The
spattered hat he wore, pulled well
down over his eyes, concealed the
half discouraged, half defiant ex-
preston of his face. AS he slOuched
along in aimless fashion his clumsy,
broken shoes clattered on the pave
ment.
Years ago he had recklessly left
home and since then he had only
heard news from the old place once.
That was few days past, when he
had read of his mothers death in the
papers. He was ashamed to go back
then, though he longed to see her
face once more.
He did not mean to be gone so
long. But he had started out to seek
his fortune, and he had found it..
Only it was not good fortune. All
his worldly possessions now consisted
of nickel, lying in the pocket of his
vest. Just sufficient to buy "free
LUNCH" and he was hungry enough to
spend it. He looked up as he neared
the corner, searching for favorable
place to invest the coin.
Coming down the avenue toward
him was an old beggar woman. She
hobbled along slowly, leaning on a
cane for the support which her trem-
bling limbs could not give. Her
weak eyes peered anXiously into the
faces of passers-by in vain appeal for
help, and her Wrinkled hand shook
as she held it out for aims AS she
reached the corner cold wind blow
ing through the street made her
SILVER and pull her thin shawl more
closely about her shoulders.
This motion attracted the tramp's
attention, and he glanced at her as
she passed, though she did not look
at him.
"Poor old soul he muttered;
that's hard lines" He paused in
his walk, looked at the slowly re-
treating figure, hesitated and turned
back. The woman stared in aston
ishment as he touched her on her
shoulder. Fumbling in the pocket
of his tattered vest he pulled out a
coin. This he placed in her hand
without word, and not even wait
ing for the fervent God bless your
he shuf1led away and was lost to view
in the crowd. New York Press.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-25
THE GRIP.
Description of the Disease by One Who
Has Suffered.

"A Description of the Disease by One Who
Has Suffered.
Ever had the grip? asks the Winona
Herald. will give you a few point
ers. You will imagine you have a
bad cold and can wear it out, but you
need not try it. The grip has fast
ened his fangs on to you and will not
let so. You have got to give up. go
home and go to bed. In a short time
you will feel like that Chicago drum
mer who took the Keely cure at
Dwight, Ill. You will feel like an
anarchist and want to bomb. You
will realize Beecher's dream Of hell.
You will think your head has been
removed and an old beehive, with
the empty comb, left in it's place
Your mouth will taste like pail of
sour krout. You have the grip.
The doctor comes, looks you over,
puts his thermometer in your mouth,
finds your temperature 1O4 in the
shade, your pulse going at the rate Of
two miles and three laps to the Sec
ond. He orders yol to stay in bed
and gives you medicine that is SO
strong and sour that simply setting
the bottle on the clock shelf stopped
the clock. He will tell your wife that
she may give you warm drinks and
try to get you to sweat, and take his
leave. Now all wives are family doc
tors by right Of their position in the
house, and as you have gone to sleep,
delirious and exhausted, she begins
her treatment by putting a bella
donna plaster across Jour lunas, a
f1axseed pOultice on one side and a
mustard poultice on the other, hot
fatiron and jug of hot water to
your feet, and sack of boiled corn in
the ear piping hot, to your back.
You sleep and dream of being away
to the far North in search of the
north pole, Or out in the center OF
some beautiful sheet OF water like
Lake Superior, or the lawn tennis
skating-rink, helpless and alone, with
the ice breaking all around you, and
you slowly sinking. You finally
awake, burnt, blstered, and baked.
The doctor calls, finds your tempera-
ture about eighty degrees at the
north side of the house and your pulse
normal, not needing a pace-maker.
He pronounces you better, convalesc-
ing. Orders beef tea, chicken soup,
Cruel and toast as a diet. You take
the big rocking-chair exhausted,
tired, discouraged AMI ugly; you feel
like licking your wife, kicking the
dog, and breaking up the furniture,
but you won't do anything but sit
there, day after day, weak, helpless
and tired
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-25

hearers or a doctor, and can further
gather strength from the IS soup ~ p;u NJ
brandy in the flask round ms ss can an.
deliyerer's neck. AS soon as the ah :
bulance- bearers have carrlea away 't ~
wounded. the dog starts OIL ane" W W
s mo another subject of relief: II
rese he is harnessed into a little lie
1he field Har hospital % or to carry stretch
ers and provisions about the oa11ie :
surprisingly heavy weight ,s.,, as nno W.
travellers on the contlnen1 Wet a4+acbed
A dog trotting gayly i a,ons, oood-sized
men No 0h is no uncommon sight in Bsl1
war ar dogs is quite equal to dragging .
couple of wounded.
satisfactory Results ~ aars
Hitherto all experiments w."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-25

sleen he heard music drawing near.
He had been recognized, after all,
and was going to be serenaded again.
The difficulty was how to get dressed
without being seen. He dared not
strike a light. But presently the
glare of torches lit up his room and
the curious crowd stood close to the
windows. their noses pressed against
the names. In spite Of that he felt
that he must rise, so he got up and
dressed. But as he put on each piece
If his apparel, the feat was greeted
with loud and prolonged applause.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-25
What Is a Creole?

Strictly speaking, Creole is per-
son born in this country of foreign
parents. The word comes from the
spanish Criollo, meaning offspring,
child, and because of it's Spanish ORR
gin the word Creole has been re-
stricted in use; first, to children born
in Louisiana to f reign parents; and,
second, to such children born to
Spanish or French parents. So we
speak of Spanish Creoles and French
Creoles In the North the idea is
prevalent that a Creole has negro
blood, but it is entirely wrong.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-25

ia dog, which will recognize
all when his master has not
AshteSt idea of anyone being
Two men are especially sue
10 training do!s-Lieut. Ju-
france, and the animal pain
'0al Bungartz, in Austro-Hun-
while in Germany the best
tS are taken from the jaeger
aNonS, and in Italy from the
a,ieri.
"0" the Germans Train Them.
Sol dark color are preferred,
UT they are less visible to the
HE training is pursued on
sS4e'aI principle that the dog
lie treated very cruelty by an
~ ~ That the creature is taught
sVp round the foe unnoticed, and
V instinct warning Of a hostile
y''a without bringing itself into
T. 1of Instance, in the German
~Is process some of the soldiers
u french and Russian uniforms
pFeSent the enemy. This ar
neat' by the by, suggests the
'udt the Germans have quite
up their mind whom they are
{ 10 hight when the great war
0Ne The pseudo French and
- Fa" then do all in their power to
* N me dogs dislike by beating
~, %;'IreatIng the animals, ana
. NJ loudly at them in the two
ro languages. When the dogs
~ ; ~ thoroughly excited against
~IIit'ous adversaries, the Ger
,l0lerS come to the front to pet
", ,5"'Ss The angry animals and
- Inem with meat or some
!, t4nlne delicacy-a sure road
t :, favor Thus the distinc-
~ speedily learnt. In time of
NJ vi the march the dogs are
~ Kept coupled on the leash,
~ n1 on defensive service in a
I, Expected ~ district, or at isolated
' ne duties are most impor-
,D, should any suspicious individ-
1 yarOa n the post, the dog at
.35s knowledge, showing by its
tfae a or the tone of it's growl
>1 Th Inc danger is imminent or
ion ut dog is also taught to carry
: messages between the ont.
r puu The camp. Itwears a LIGHT
n a With the number of itsrep-
v I'd anu a small pouch attached to
scratches. Being sent off with
g and oieu word, the dog can steal
,ou ruu - summon relief tothe front
not;o one enemy perceiving that,
,o rCI,Ve III has been taken of their
lc cb' ot -, The chief trouble in this
90 90 81 St,t the dogs duty is to ~ m ellls
vi "ight from point to point.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-25
,OF WAR IN FACT
cnNINES TRAINED FOR
y NJ ,TARY SERVICE.
abilities Are Utilized by the
isr aoi''''
c.,d;ers-Methods of Training
Teaching the Care OF the
satisfa Glory Results.
nd Stealthy Foes.

..oo and Stealthy Foes.
nonv years past experiments
. n made in various European
. .;as +, test the training Of dogs
~; ;eorpnt services in the field
y, ,,i EceDng watch, giving warn
= ambuscades, carrying mes
and even conveying ammuni-
d"ri0g a tattle. Germany,
. AUSTRIA, Russia and Italy,
posnfa and Herzegovina, are SO
,otisfed with the result as to
,npDty adopt the use of such
. hdpers. Sheep-dogs, especial
Stitch breed. and shOrt-haired
irc dogs appear most suitable,
, he French also use poodles
,srfprs. The Germans like the
poapranians, which learn their
mildly, and are enormously
/ while the Austrians incline
|yotch collie, where many of the
required in a war dog are al
trryditary. Altogether the an
are easily trained for their
owing to their intelligence,
gent. and remarkable capacity
ading their way about, to say
1g Of their perseverance &c, fideIi-
nd attachment, not only to their
/ master, but to a whole regi-
trainer teaches the dog to rec
the uniform of all probable OPP
t., and to warn his master of
rraching danger by pointing,
by barking, except in dire ne
Y This is one of the most i'm
lt and difficult lessons. Even
!, the dog learns to utter a Pc
low gr0Wl when he perceiyes
envy Crh2ars any doubtful noise.
umaQ ear is so keen to note a
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-25
Cost OF British DefenSeS.

the British empire spends as a
rule upon defense from $3.50, 600, 600
to $3.50, 200, 300 year, of which the
military expenditure of India, with
the indirect expenditure for the sake
of India on mobile land forces at
home, forms the largest item. Almost
the whole Of this vast sum is eXpend-
ed out of British loans or taxes under
the control of the Parliament of the
United Kingdom, and out Of Indian
taxes under the direct control of the
House of Commons through the Sec
rotary of State, who is a member OF
the government of the day. This ex-
penditure, although vast, although
open to the reproach that it does not
do more than maintain fleet slight
ly superior to that Of France, and an
army of very small numbers. is a
fieabite as compared Gn its i'll effect
upon the wealth of the nation) with
the military expenditure Of Italy, or,
in less degree, with other continent
tai powers. The evidences Of the
overpressure of taxation in India it.
self, many as they are. are slight in
comparison with those which are
present in the case Of Italy, and it
may be assumed, therefore, that,
while the taxpayers of the United
Kingdom and of India may make
their voices heard in insisting upon
better value for their money, the ex-
panditure will not in itself be brought
to al end by bankruptcy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-25
Nautical Mile and Knot.

A nautical mile, otherwise known
as an admiralty mile or a knot, is
$3.50 feet: it is one-sixtieth of de-
gree of latitude. 1t is called knot
Tor this reason: The old log of a
ship was composed of a float Of wood,
to which was attached a cord coiled
on an easy-runniug spindle. The
float was thrown overheard and a
half minute sand glass was turned
The cord, which was divided into
sections by knots of different colored
rope, ran free until the half minute
was up, when the spindle was stopped
and the cord hauled inboard. The
cord was so divided by knots that
this proportion existed: AS one half
minute is to one hour, SO is the num-
Ter of knots paid out in half a min
ute to the number Of miles sailed in
an hour. So as each knot on the log
line represented mile, it came about
easily that the mile should be called
a knot; and SO it is.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-25
Irrigation.

Irrigation by means Of wells is
carried on extensively in many parts
of the world In India. Egypt and
Mexico thousands of wells are found
with crude appliances for elevating
the water for distribution over the
the land laid off in plats which are
watered in succession.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-25
Won MOltke'S Serenade.

Won Moltke once went to Lindau,
as he thought, incognito. He ordered
room on the ground floor in the
"Bayerische Hof" and went to bed
early, but forgot to draw his blinds
down. When he was just going to
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-25

Now that SO counterfeit bills are
afioat, it is plain that the man who
habitually wants to borrow 81 will
have to make it either 81 or SIS to
avoid the risk Of getting left
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-25
Closed, but Not Busted"

A closed bank in Arizona has issued
the following notice: This bank is
not busted; it owes the people $780,
900; the people owe it $50, 900; it is
the people who are busted; when
they pay we'll pay"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-25

she-Do you think Ward McAllis-
49, will he saved? He-1 think not.
She-Then lust think how awful it
I'LL he for him to see the beggar
lazarus resting on the bosom of one
If the patriarchs!-Llfe.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-25

A PHILOSOPHER is a man who does
not try to argue with Others until he
knows he can down them.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-25
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
SAYINGS AND Do
INGS HERE AND THERE.

jokes and Jokelets that Are Supposed tn
Have Been Recently Born-SayinsS and
Doings that Are Odd, Curious, nnd laugh
able--Thc Weeks IIumor.