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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-03-15
PUSSY FOND OF SWIMMING.
A Philadelphia Cat That Is an Expert
at Catching Fish.

A Hhiladelphta Cat That Is an Expert
mt Catching Fish.
There is in the Philadelphia Zoo a
little house, near that occupied by
the. reptiles, which is one of the most
interesting and yet k1&f arsquented,
probably, of the bui..---,sr One Of
the curious animals in y. 80 "a cat. 1t
doesn't seem to be a particularly
wonderful cat, but it is. Perhaps no
animal is as much afraid of water as
feline, unless it is a schoolboy. Yet
this cat in the Zoo delights in water.
1t can swim like dog and dive like
a professional diver. If in it's wild
state. while it went swimming along
a stream it spied fish dart;ng along
underneath it, splash the cat would
go head first after the fleeing fish
and then soon emerge with
it in its mouth. Then it
would swim to the bank, climb up a
tree and make cold lunch of the fish.
This cat rejoices in the name of Felix.
1t lives on fish, principally, although
it has degenerated to such an extent
that it will eat other things. Felix
has a yearning for rain. One day
there was leak in the roof over the
cage next to his and the rain came
dropping down on his fellow captive's
back. This animal howled, because
it objected to being in a perpetual
shower bath, and Felix was mad be-
cause he thought he was being I'M
justly disseminated against. He
hurled himself against the bars-of his
neighbort, cage and called for blood.
The other occupants Of the building
were surprised. They took sides with
one or the other and joined in the
bowls of protest.
The keepers did not know what
was the matter at first. Finally they
saw Felix trying to get his tail wet in
his neighbours cage, and then they
comprehended. But instead of chang
ing the cage 80 that both would be
satisfied they stopped up the leak
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Takes After Mamma.

Miss Sylvia Green has fad which ID
hers by Inheritance. 1t is for money.
But, unlike her mother, Mrs. Hetty
Green, it is not for the making OF
money, but for saving it. She is con-
stantly in fear Of the poor house, and
is afraid to spend cent. She has
SO, 0o0 600 in her own right from her
grandfather, but she spends nothing.
She has devised every imaginable
kind of bank for saving her spare
change" and is always looking
ahead into the future, with her money
hidden in her hand for safe keeping.
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Here's a Good Example.

In Manchester, England, the town
council is about to put 1850, 900 into
clearing the slums An overcrowded
and unhealthy space of five acres in
the center of the city will be talsen,,
the buildings torn down and new
model workmen's dwellings erected
in their stead, with large areas for
Fairgrounds, and trees and flowers
planted in the open spaces
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Attachment Notice.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, the Circuit Court

STATE OF MICHIGAN, the Circuit Court for
the County of Shiawassec.
Herman Guggenheim and julius Guggenheim,
copartners, trading as Guggenheim Brothers,
plaintiffs, VS.. Chas. f. Gabriel, defendant; in
attachment.
Notice is hereby given that on the Goth day of
December, A. D.. 1894, a writ Of attachment was
duly issued out OF the Circuit Court OF the
County of Shiawassee at the suit of Herman
Guggenhem and Julius Guggenheim, co-part-
ners, trading as Guggenheim Brothers, the
above named plaintiffs, against the lands tene.
ments, goods and chattels, money and effects of
Charles f. Gabriel the defendant above named,
for the sum of one hundred and fifty-seven and
thirteen one hundreths (Sl57.13) dollars; which
said writ was returnable on 5th day of Febru-
airy, AID, 1895.
Dated the eth day of February, 1895.
LYON a. HADsAIL.
PLAINTIFFS Attorneys
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PAYING BILLS.
American Customers n Great Aid l.
English Delinqusnts.

English Delinqusnts.
81 do not know what we would do
without our American customers" re-
marked one of the principals of a
well known English dressmaking es-
Establishment to a New York purchaser,
for they always settle their ac-
counts"
"But how do your English ladies
manage not to pay their bills?" ex-
claimed the latter.
"Oh, they pay little on account now
and then, and let the rest go; and
sometimes they come into money and
settle. Besides" she continued, sit
would ruin our custom if we refused
to take an order from Lady This or
Lady That because of long OUT
standing accounts all her set would
resent it, and they all know it and
take advantage of our position. 1t is
our outside custom that saves u.s."
On returning to the hotel Mrs. p.
repeated this little conversation to
her husband, who at once jumped to
conclusion. "The long and short Of
it, Maria" he said. sis that you
Am erican women really pay for the
dresses of the impecunious English
women OF fashion. I hope you enjoy
it."
The good old American custom of
paying bills promptly is, like many
another habit of simpler society,
becoming more and more rare among
our fashionable women, as the re-
Gently overheard conversation of
group of ''smart" young matrons will
illustrate
81 always make a full list Of my
bills" said one young woman, COM
placently, land then feel so virtu-
GUS that never pay them"
'Mine are kept on dark shelf in
my closet" laughed number two. 81
have long fling point there, on
which 1 stick them all, and whenever
l stick one on 1 feel so systematic
and business-like that my conscience
is quite satisfied"
81 put all mine in the fire for the
first year l was married." said third.
81 made up my mind that 1 would
never worry my husband about any,
thing, and that is how L managed"
she concluded triumphantly.
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FROM EVERYWHERE.

The schools are closed at Rea on ac-
count of an epidemic of scarlet fever
and measles.
u1The Syndicate block, largest in
Rockford, ILL.,, destroyed by fire with
a loss of $50, 900.
Dispatches from Pekin say the Chin
csc peace ENJOYS have been given full
powers to make peace with Japan.
Jas. Doyle, aged Is, fell out of a
sleigh containing crowd of young
people at Saginaw and when picked
mp was dead.
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Probate Order.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, \
COIrNTy or Sur A ocu,f

oIAIE Of 4
COUNTY OF SHIAwAssEx. IS
CAT session Of the Probate Court for I'd
County OF Shiawassee, holden at the Probe1e
Office in the City OF Corunna, on Tuesday ~
26th day OF February, In the year one thous IL
eight hundred and ninety-hve.
[ Present, Matthew Bush Judge of Probate.
= In the matter OF the estate Of Samuel NJ Hub
bell, deceased
seOn reading and fling the petition duly veri
fled, OF stephen M. .Hubbell, praying amongst
other things. for the probate OF the instrument
now filed in this Court purporting to be the last
will and testament of said deceased.
Thereupon IL is ordered that Monday, the list
day OF April next, at ten O'Clock in the fore
noon be assigned for the hearing of said petit
ton, and that the heirs at law of said deceased.
and all other persons Interested in said estate
are required to appear at session of said
Court, then to beiholden In the Probate ONCE
in the City of Corunna and show cause, II any
there be, why the prayer of the petitioner
should not be granted And IL is further order
ed that said petitioner give notice to the per.
sons interested in said estate, of the tendency
OF said petition, and the hearing thereof, by
causing copy OF this order to.be1 published In
THE TIMES, q newspaper printed and circulated
In said County OF Shiawassee, three successive
weeks previous to said day of hearing.
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge OF Probate.
nBY KATHERINE Il. KELSEY,
Probate Register.
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HER "LIFTER."
Tho Glover Continuance Used by n Fs.
male Thief

Tho Glover Continuance Used by n Fs-
male Thief
professional shoplifters," con-
tinue6 the watcher as he glanced
quickly up and down the aisle. 'are
hard to catch. They have all sorts of
contrivances to assist them in making
way with plumber. But a woman
who lives right here was caught in
our store last week with an arrange
ment which beats them all. 1t was
SO simple, too. just box, about the
size of shoe box, wrapped in paper
and tied around with string. It
looked for all the world like an ordi-
nary package from some store.
''The woman had been coming ofte n
to our store, and noticed that some.
thing was generally missing from
each counter at which she stopped.
Although never saw her take thing
l became convinced that she was a
LITTER" watched her. She would
go up to a counter, lay her box down,
and when she would pick it up some-
thing would be gone. Says l to N.Y.
self, Fake box So I walked over
to the handkerchief counter, where
she was standing, reached forward
and picked up the box, saying:
"'Excuse me, madam, but l believe
that this Is my box
Now, il / had made mistake, 1
knew that she would simply explain
that 1T was her package, but instead
she made wild clutch for it, and out
rolled package of good linen hand
kerchiefs. Her plan was to cover the
article She wanted with the box,
which had false bottom, and then
draw it slowly toward the edge of the
counter. Then she would place ner
hand under it to hide the stolen ar
ticle awey."
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Chancery Sale.
STATE OF MICHIGAN }
The CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF

STATE OF MICHIGAN
THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF
SHIAwASSEE In CHAECERY.
David b. Rudd, complainant, vs. John L. Mo.
Cloud Mary @. McCloud, Frank G. Reaume j.
Miller Carmichael, Joseph Hecht and Charles
Fonger, defendants.
In pursuance and by virtue of decree of said
court made in the above entitled cause on the
nth day of March, A. D., 1894 notice is hereby
given that the undersigned, one Of the Circuit
Court Commissioners for said county will sell at
public auction or vendue to the highest bidder,
at the front door of the Court House In Oorunna,
in said county, on Saturday, the 10Th day Of
March, A. d, 1885, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon the following described land and premises
to-wit: Lots numbered eight (6) and nine (9)
of M. f. Holmes subdivision of lots seven ~,
eight (s) and nine (9) OF block twenty-eight (28)
in the City of Owosso, Michigan.
Dated February I'd, 1896.
FRANK r. BUMPS,
Circuit Court Commissioner for the county Of
Shiawassee, State of Michigan.
LYON g. HADsAIL,
Compliments Solicitors.
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HOW THE COUNTRY DOCTOR WILL TRAVEL.
the big parks The horse track will
give place to the bicycle track. Jerome
park and Monmouth park will no
more attract people to see contests of
Salvatore and Tenneys. Instead, more
exciting trials Of speed will take place
between famous bicyclists. Enormous
prizes will be offered by rival builders
of the wheels A curious sight in all
the large cities will be the electrical
funeral trains, accommodating a num-
Der of burial parties and running by
schedule every day, each train consist
ing of half dozen hearses and per-
haps hundred coaches for the friends
of the defnnct. These expresses will
run at the rate of 100 miles an hour,
and will deposit the bodies in the large
crematory established somewhere on
the shores of the Atlantic.
A century from now progress in
transit will have almost reached Its
aporee. Before the new born genera
tor has become octogenarian, the
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-03-15
HUMPHREYS

Nothing has ever been produced to
equal or compare with Humphreys
Witch Hazel Oil as CURATIVE and
HEALING APPLICATION 1t has been
used 40 years and always affords relief
and always gives satisfaction.
1t Cures PILES or HEMoRRHoIDs, External
or Internal, Blind or distinguishing and
Burning; Cracks or Fissures and Fistulas.
Relief immediate-cure certain.
1t Cures BURNS, Scalds and liberation and
Contraction from Burns. Relief instant.
1t Cures TORN, Cut and Lacerated
Wounds and Bruises.
1t Cures BoILs, Hot Tumors, Ulcers, Old
Sores, Itching Eruptions, Security or Scald
Head. 1t is Infallible.
1t Cures INFLAMED or CAKED BREASTS
and Sore Nipples. 1t is invaluable.
1t Cures SALT RHEUM, letters, Scurfy
Eruptions, Chapped Hands, Fever Blisters,
Sore Lips or Nostrils, Corns and Bunions,
Sore and Chafed Feet, Stings of Insects.
Three Sizes, 25c., soc. and 500.
Sold by Druggists, sent postpaid receptofprce
HUMPNRRYS' MED, CO.. 4 a. I3 William ST.. New York.
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When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-03-15
Chancery Sale.
STATE OF MICHIGAN,
TIE CIRCUIT COURT FOE THE COUNTY OF
SHIAwAsSEE In CHANCERY.

SHIAwAssEE In CHANCERY.
Charles d. Stewart, executor, and Barbara
Schmid, executrlx of the last Will and Tesla
ment of Samuel Schmid, deceased VS.. Theodore
A. Laubengayer, Nettie Il. Laubengayer, Grant
Il. North and William A. Woodland.
In pursuance and by virtue of O decree OF
said court made in the above entitled cause on
the 18th day OF March, A. D., 1884, notice is
hereby given that the undersigned, one OF the
Circuit Court Commissioners for said county,
will sell at public auction or vendue to the
highest bidder, at the front door OF the Court
House in Corunna, in said county on Saturday
the 10th day If March, A. D., 1895, at eleven
o'clock in the forenoon the following described
land and premises to-wit Lots three (3) and
nine (9), Of block one O), and lots one ~, two
(2), three o., four az and twelve (12) OF block
two ca of Laubengayer's addition to the City of
Owosso. according to the recorded plat thereof
in County OF Shiawassee and State OF Michigan.
Dated February I'd, 1895
FRANK F.. BUMPS,
Circuit Court Commissioner for the county of
Shawassee, State Of Michigan.
LYON IL HADsALL
Compartments Solicitors.
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LOOKING FORWARD"
A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE OF
THE WORLD
When All Mankind VIII BE United and
Anarchy and Socialism VIII he no
More-wm transportation Solve tho
Living Questions?
OCOMOTION IN

OCOMOTION IN
t h Q nineteenth
century has been n
great and wonder
full, perhaps in
many instances, an
amusing thing. To
look over the num-
berless types of To-
C O m o t es and
steam cars invented
from 1914 to 1895.
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oMAHA,s CITY TREASURER.
Short in Accounts Many Thousands of
Dollars.

Short in Accounts Many Thousands of
Dollars.
OMAHA, June 18.-City Treasurer
Henry Bollin is defaulter. Experts
are checking his books. The facts of the
shortage became known this morning,
and Bollin at once disappeared, leaving
note to his family saying that the time
had come for him to die His bondsmen,
who are liable to the amount of 81 .000,0 900.
set the police to looking for the man. To-
night he was located in a suburban road
house, drunk. He was heavily armed,
and when the officers appeared he at
tempted to draw a revolver with which
he declared he intended to end his life.
He surrendered without struggle. He
is now in his bondsmen's hands. They
assert that they will give him chance.
and will settle his shortage in full.
BollIn has been drinking heavily of
late, and has also lost considerable money
in stock speculation. To-day, after tho
police had surrendered Bollin to his
bondsmen, they called conference of
the city officials. Bollin declared that
his accounts with the Midland State
Bank would check up all right. He ad
mitled that he had drawn from the cash
accounts, and insisted that the deficiency
could not be more than $4,000. Tonight
Comptroller Olsen, after a hurried check
ing OF Bollin's accounts, reported short
age of $40, ,3oS outside of the amount lack
ing in the Midland State Bank. The de-
poslt blanks indicated that Bollln had
$4,000 deposited there, while the actual
deposit was only $4,000
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VALLEY RAILROADS.

Stockton's Ordinance for Rights of
Way for the :. L. and y. J. V. Road.
STOCKTON, June l8.-The Mayor to-day
affixed his signature to the ordinance
granting 2 right of way through this city
Tor the Valley road. and the way is now
open as lar as the city is concerned. The
Commercial Association met tonight to
take up the work Of closing negotiations
for the right of way to the Stanislaus
River, and that work Will be hurried as
last as possible.
PROPOSED CORRAL HOLLOW ROAD.
STOCKTON, June IS.-II is said by men
who should know that the owners of the
Corral Hollow coal mine Will build their
railroad into Stockton, notwithstanding
the report of the Commercial Association
that they could not furnish the terminal
location wanted. The coal company has
three sites secured for terminus on the
water front, and it is said That one Of these
will be purchased by the corporation If
the desired rights of way are given.
There is no trouble about the rights OF
way 10 the water front, and no difficulty
Is feared in crossing farming lands to
reach this city. The desire of the coal
mine owners TO reach this city Is partlcu-
Iarly to be IN a position TO switch cars
onto either the Valley or the Southern
Pacific road, and to load water craft from
bunkers on the water front. These facili-
ties for the business can be had here, ana
nowhere else,
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Enecial to the RECoRD-UNION.


SANTA CRUZ, June 18-The officers
have q strong case against 10 Rodriguez.
who is charged with the murder Of Will
lam Benson. killed on Water street on
Sunday night. Rodriguez served term
at Folsom, and after being released, not
long since, was in the County Jail for a
abort time. lie is q hard character, and
before going TO Folsom was in jail for
minor offenses several times. John and
Peter Sawyer, who were with him, are
held as witnesses.
Rodriguez has confessed that he struck
the fatal blow, alleging that he did SO in
self-defense. but five witnesses say that
be was the aggressor. According to the
story of these men, as told this morning,
Benson, with his brother and friend,
were passing on their way. playing musi-
cal instruments, when the Sawyers ana
RODRIGUEZ made some remark in Spanish
about Benson's playing. Benson re-
scented the remark, whereupon Rodriguez
became angry and applied vile eplthet
10 him.
Benson then apologiZed. saying he had
meant no insult. but Rodriguez struck
MIN and the two men fought all the way
across the street. Rodriguez threw Ben
son down and beat him numerically.
After Rodriguez got up he stepped back
and with all his strength struck Benson
in the temple with his list, throwing hun
TO the ground with such force as to cause
the skull OF the deceased to be fractured.
death resulting.
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REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
Everything in Roadiness for the Ma
tional Convention To-day.

Everything in Readiness for the Ma
tional Convention To-day.
CLEVELAND, June 18.-Every incom-
ing train brings delegates and visitors TO
attend the Republican League Conven-
ton which begins tomorrow. The bus
iness part OF the city is profusely decor
ated with flags and bunting. Music
Hail, where the convention viii be held
has been most artistically decorated. The
immense Arcade building. III which the
banquet will take place on Thursday
evening, has been transferred into ver-
liable bower OF beauty. The decorations
have cost many thousands OF dollars,
and it is stated that they are the finest
ever seen at any league convention.
The two principal topics OF discussion
around the hotel corridors to-day were
league politics and the silver question.
General Il. A. McAlpin Of New York
seems TO have the strongest support to-
dav and his friends claim that he has
chance for the place. Nearly all the
Western delegates who have thus far ar
rived seem to favor General McAlpln
for the Presidency of the league. The
other candidates for the position are
Hon. Z. G. Evans OF Tennessee. Hon. ;.
b. EIkins of ~ est Virginia aud Isaac
Trumbo. 1t is to-day stated that Ohio
will support John Goodnow of Mime
sofa for the league Presidency, il he will
accept the place.
Among the visitors VINO attracted the
most attention during the day were Gov
ernor Brown of Rhode Island, Governor
Nelson and Ex-Governor Merriam OF Min
nesota, Ex-Governor Moody Of Oregon
and the officers of state Legislatures, but
the influx Of delegates tonight is so
large that fayorites are less conspicuous.
Senators Carter and DUBOIS are more
eagerly sought after tonight than ever,
as they are the recognized leaders of the
silver movement. and all the Western
delegates want to meet them.
The silver enthusiasts are greatly dis
appointed over the attitude OF the mutt
neers and the colored brethren of the
South. The silver delegates say the dele
gates from the Southern States are divid-
ing on the silver question, and that they
want nothing done at this convention on
that question, and If the issue is forced
they will vote with the Eastern and other
delegates against free silver. The South
ern delegates are tor policy of expedi-
ency. and say that the old Wing element
Of the South is Tor sound money, as we'll
as for protection, and that the solid South
can be broken by the Republicans declar-
ing in favor Of both principles.
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:. p. EXTENSION.
The Bridge Across santa Maria Rive
Nearly Completed.

The Bridge Across santa Maria River
Nearly Completed.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 18.-The longest
span of the bridge over the Santa Maria
River, IN Santa Barbara County. was I'm
ished this afternoon by the Southern Pa
cific contractors. The fifth span was put
an place to-day, and the workmen are
now engaged in putting the seventh and
last into place. The railway down the
coast has been completed to Guadaloupe,
and grading is now being done further
south in santa barbara County. Trains
will be run across the bridge in about
TWO weeks, and construction trains will
go TO the front with material Tor track
laying The gap in the road is about fifty
miles in length, and will be soon COW
cred, provided the company determines
to push the work. II is, however, doubt
fuI at present. as the officers Will not say
how soon the road will run through 10
Los Angeles.
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Snectal TO the REcoRn-uNIoN.

Speclal 10 Jle hECORI-ONlON-
WASHINGTON, June 1S.-Sir Edward
Grey's statement in Parliament yester-
day that ambassador Bayard had been
informed that Great Britain would con-
sent to the arbitration of the Venezuelan
question under certain conditions creates
some surprise among officials here, as Sir
Edwards s statement is calculated TO show
that Great Britain has accepted the sug-
gestion, whereas it has been declined.
The desire of Venezuela Is to arbitrate
the entire boundary question, and the re-
quest of Mr.. Bayard in behalf Of the
United States was in this direction. But
the answer of Great Britain, as given in
the Associated Press dispatches at the
time, was that no arbitration was admis-
sible as regards certain territory which
Great Britain asserts indefensibly hers,
though she offered to arbitrate concern
ing certain territory to which apparently
! Great Britain regarded her title as less
clear. The practical effect of this was TO
reject the only proposition the United
States had presented. A similar answer
was given by Great Britain to Fenezuela
five years ago, but was rejected as an in
direct refusal to arbitrate.
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FAIR WHEAT DEAL.

The Ex-senator said to Have Had a
Partner In His Purchases.
SAN Francisco, June JS.-An evening
paper publishes sensational story stat
ing that the late ex-senator Fair had a
partner in his purchase of 100000 tons Of
wheat. by which speculation loss OF
from TWO to three million dollars was in
CURED. 1t is said that another million
aire estate was connected with the at
tempted wheat corner IN partnership
capacity, and that since Fairs death
strenuous efforts have been made to con-
ceal the fact. the living partner saddllng
the entire loss upon the dead. wholesale
hrinerv of clerks. brokers, and others in
fiuately connected with the big wheat
deal is said TO have accomplished silence
regarding the partner who did not pay
his share of the loss.