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Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-09-09
McKEE CITY

here and may possibly remain all winter.
The house of Mr.. Jas. Yates is COM
pleted and the family will put in the
winter here.
Col. John Mckee, of Phila., has fur
n=shed the arms, uniforms, etc., for the
new military organization.
Another bicycle has arrived and pretty
soon we will SOW our oats and plant
potatoes with that very popular vehicle.
All hands are busy making prepara-
tions for the annual fair to be held at
Egg Harbor the 10th of this month.
Hans Prulson has sold four acres at
$50 per acre thereby doubling his catpial
in one year. Pretty good showing on
the increase of values.
The guests of the summer at Hotel
Kupkee, have departed for their respec-
tive homes. having thoroughly enjoyed
the cool invigorating summer breezes.
Those owning lots here and wishing a
cheap building, well dug. or clearing, can
have the same promptly attended to by
addressing A. II. Baker, Mckee City, nj.
MIR. W. Tubbs, of Yonkers, N Y, has
taken possession of his property and will
build Immediately and prepare for spring
work. He has twenty acres of fine
land, and was very much pleased with it.
Mr.. Chas. Davis, of the firm of Thorn
burgh 4 Co., bankers of New York, has
returned home with his family; having
SO much improved in health while here,
he concluded to purchase sufficient land
to build summer home.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-17
for Infants and Children.

"Castoria isso well adapted to children that
irecommend it as superior to any prescription
Known to me-" H. A ARCHER, II. D.,
Iii SO. Oxford St., Brooklyn, II. Y.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-17
A "r,nt. Illustration.

An Oklahoma correspondent OF the
sound currency committee of the Reform
club says that because Of short crops and
low prices for two or three years the peo-
pie there were grasping at the silver
"straw, but tbat with plentiful rains,
fair forage crops this season, good stand
Of wheat On the ground, they look for
substantial bctterment next crop and are
less inclined to take for it anything but
money having the highest purchasing
power " He says ''They are like the
Irishman going TO join the church and
did not know what one to join. He said
everybody admitted the Catholics might
go to heaven, but not every one admit
ted that Protestant could. Sohe would
take his chances with tho Catholics
Now, everybody admits gold coin will
be good in any event, bat as part OF the
people have their doubts about silver
they, to be on the safe side, when they
have something to sell and ship, want
the kind of money about which there
hangs no doubt
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-17
II wouldn't Work.

1t is often suggested that all that is
needed to keep the gold reserve up TO
the mark is to make the customs duties
payable in gold. But this means pre-
MUM on gold, as it implies discrimi-
nation against other forms of money.
There is besides law making silver
dollars good tender for all dues, public
and privat,, except in cases where a
contract calls for something else. The
Sherman silver treasury notes are by
law receivable for customs dues. The
law requiring all forms of money to be
kept at par with gold would be violated
by refusing to receive anything but gold
for tariff taxes 1t is therefore imprac-
ticable, without producing the evils we
are trying to avoid, to require tariff
taxes to be paid in gold only. The presi-
dent has shown how gold reserve may
be made unnecessary-by calling in the
greenbacks and Sherman notes and re-
placing them with bank notes. No better
plan is forthcoming Baltimore Sun.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-17
An Old Soldiers Recommendation.

In the late war was soldier in the First
Maryland Volunteers, Company G. During
my term of service / contracted chronic
diarrhoea. Since then have used great
amount Of medicine, but when found any
that would give me relief it would iDjure
my stomach, until Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and diarrhea Remedy was brought
to my notice. L used it and will say ii Is
the only remedy that gave me permanent re-
lief and no bad results follow. / take pleas
ure in recommending this preparation to all
OF my old comrades, who, while giving their
services to their country, contracted this
dreadful disease as did, from eating I'M
wholesome and uncooked food. Yours truly,
A. e. BENDING, Halsey, Oregon. For sale
by Johnson & Henderson, druggists.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-17

on the train. and was not robbed at all. He
had received no money from the contractors
here in Owosso.
The beauty of the saloon business in
this county is set forth In the above clip
pings from one weeks issue of the Press.
1t may be that the people. will realize that
the saloon power will have to go, as 1t is
now, IL IS continual violation of the law.
Under Local Option, as 1t is administered In
Eaton county, and will be In Shiawassee,
the gentlemen who were found drunk would
be asked to inform the court or grand jury
where they got their liquor. and instead of
Levi Leavitt depositing "a 90 the man who
sold him liquor would become depositor
or be deposited in Ionia Then 1t would be
unsafe to sell such men. and for their own
protection liquor dealers would fight shy Of
this class Of men.
Apply the same rule to the Ovid case and
there would be one less saloon keeper or one
who would feel the grip of the law.
1t is said that these men will not tell where
they got the liquor, but then selling liquor
will be crime, and witnesses thereto will
be compelled to testify as In any other cases.
But suppose these drinkers get their
liquor from the drug stores, then there Will
be prosecutions against druggists, and If
| men are drunk they will be obliged to testi-
| fly Just the same. Local option will pre-
vent the debauchiDg scenes of drunken men
| on the streets, for the simple reason that the
men who would sell liquor to them will fear
the results. Levi Leavitt can come to town
and go home without being made drunk, be-
cause it will be dangerous-nOw there is no
danger. Legitimate business will interest
such men and the state will proceed on the
theory that it does in every other case, that
the man who incites to violation of the law
is equally guilty, while now it says that for
a certain amount OF money some man can
have the opportunity Of setting trap for
Levi Leavitt and then fine Levi Leayitt for
getting into the trap, and on February 10,
1896. the people of this county will say that
this business will come to an end on the LIST
of May next. LOCAL OPTION.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-17

The case against A. ID. Patterson, charged
with violating the liquor law, has been adj
journed until Jan 10, in Justice Baldwin's
court. The examination of Fred Peterson
on the same charge has been continued In
Justice Byerly's court until the 10th.
Constable e. P. Cross, of Ovid, was fonnd
nearly frozen to death on Thursday morn
ing of last week i'm the road a few miles
south of Burton. He had considerable
money upon his person when he left an
Ovid saloon the night before and 1t was at
first supposed there had been foul play but
his money had not been taken, and later de-
velopments indicate that no one but him.
self Is responsible for his condition.
The case of the people vs.. @. r. Reins-
berg, charged with violating the liquor law,
was adjourned on Monday for two weeks.
Levi Leavltt, of Fairfield, paid Justice
Byerly "a 90 and costs on Friday for being
drunk and disorderly.
A dispatch purporting to have come from
Bennington appeared In one of the Detroit
papers last week to the effect that a German
who had been working on the windows of
the new Baptist church, started for his
home In Chicago. lost his ticket, was put of
the train ct Bennington and robbed of
money he bad been paid for the Job. The
affair happened week ago Saturday
night. and the facts seem to be that the man
ad too much liquor aboard before getting
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-17

The board of public works met In the
parlors of the Owosso Savings Bank at a.
IN. today and organized with J. II. Walsh as
chairman pro tenn, and g. >. Williams as
temporary secretary. James Osburn was
then elected president of the board. Messrs.
James Osburn, /. II. Keller aud G. s. Will
liams were elected committee to report
suitable bylaws for the government Of the
board. Q. w. Gale and j. T.. Walsh were
appointed committee to report upon the
liability of the bonbsmen of G.. M. Edwards
on contracts made for construction of water
works reservoir.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-17
burton Farmers Club.

The clubs first meeting of the new year
was held on the 9th inst. at the residence OF
Geo. Snyder of Middleburg. Mr.. and Mrs.
Snyder are young people who have CON-
menced life under most suspicious circum-
stances. They have one child, lovely
daughter about four years of age, and they
have many happy years before them.
They are hosptable entertainers. and
such dinner! The writer of this report
wishes that every poor newspaper man in
Shiawassee county could have had plate
at that table.
The exercises of the day were opened with
scripture reading and prayer by the chap
lain, and sacred song by Mesdames Stan
lake, Thorpe, and Rease, with Mrs. Snyder
presiding at the organ. The usual number
of questions were handed in and satisfactor-
lily answered. A number of papers were
read on 1.-THE current topics of the day;''
one by Mrs. Randall, which treated upon
the subject of 1.-THE New Woman" Mrs.
Randall is impressed with the idea that the
especial aim in life Of the NEW women" is
''to get the possession of the ballot" This
she regards incompatible with all wifely,
motherly and domestic duties. OF necessity
with the privilege of helping save the
country from obstruction, she must take her
place beside her husband in the field or any
other occupation which, may follow; that
If the new woman" reaches the acme of
her wishes, the sons, fathers and husbands
must step down and out of the places which
they now occupy, which means land and all
the comforts of life to those who are depend
ent upon them, and take charge of the
domestic duties, thus leaving clear the pollti-
cal field with its high official positions for
her to luxueriate in. She believes however
that women have certain rights; among them
the right to carry her own pocket book, and
having 1t well filed with greenbacks; the
| right to be loyal wives and mothers: the
right to raise their sons to respect good and
| true women and daughters to be worthy the
name of wife. She would have a woman be
womanly, and look well to her own house
hold, that her husband may praise her and
her children rise up and call her blessed.
Under the order of business, Messrs +
NJ. Shepard and Geo. Stanlake were elected
delegates to the State Farmers Club, to be
held at Lansing on February and s. Miss
Clifford and Mrs. Ii. Mason were elected as
alternates,
AS this was the day for the election OF
officers, one of the ladies made little
speech to the effect that as our present presi
dent, MIR. Stanlake, had presumed on sew.
eral occasions to absent himself from the
meetings of this august body of farmers
that he be asked to make up lost time in hi.
official capacity, and begged leave to present
his name for president for the coming term
After which, the ballots were passed and he
was found to be duly elected. II. G. Shep.
ard was reelected vice president, Miss Ma
son, secretary, and Miss Guilford, reporter
| After some very pleasant instrumental
music by Miss Mason the club adjourned ts
meet on Feb. 9th, at the residence OF Geo
| Z. GuilfOrd. Sc.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-17

Paddy had pig which he regularly
crammed one day and starved the next
When asked why he did so, he re.
Piled "Och, sure. and isn't it l that
like to have my bacon with strake of
fat and strake of lane aqually one
after t'other?"-London Answers.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-17


In the Durapd Express for Jan. 18th there
is a long article taken from the Ionia Senti-
mel arguing against the adoption Of local OPP
ton. In this article there Is great parade
of such things as "a practical point of
view" "a condition and not theory that
confronts US" and ''From practical bust
ness stand point" But as soon as these
high-sounding phrases have been put forth,
and after implying that the local optionists
are sentimentalists, goes on to ask what
would it cost the taxpayers Of Ionia county
to have the local option law enacted? And
then proceeds to draw on imagination to
the extent of figuring up bill of between
So, 600 and $4,000. Now had this exceed
ingly business-like and practical writer sent
to Eaton county he would have found that
it cost them by itemized specifications of
expense just S7s7. Either some people in
Ionia county are planning big salary grab
or ye writer from "a practical business
standpoint" has lost his head. And from
this the article plunges into an estimate of
the probable cost to Ionia county of enforc-
ing the law If enacted, and again comes Out
at the end of his practical estimate at the
startling amounts of $4,000 to $5C, O00-a
little margin of difference in the highest and
lowest figures of $4,000 not seeming to
disturb this buslness-like writer. And then
he makes his only attempt to get down to
what would look like q statement
Of fact by saying eve have it from
good authority that the effect of local option
in Eaton county has been to increase the ex-
penses of litigation nearly, If not quite,
seventy-five per cent, while the money re-
ceived by the county on the traffic has been
entirely lost to the treasury" Now the
facts are that for the two years 1894 and
1895 according to figures furnished by the
sheriff of Eaton county there was total
payment of fines and costs of prosecutions
by saloon men of $3.50. And to collect
this money the entire cost to the county of
the grand jury and proceedings was S3.277.-
81. A balance on the right side of 81, 032. 10.
Or for every dollar expended Eaton county
has received into its treasury $132. Now
of course no one knows exactly what the
exact cost to any one county TO enact and
enforce the law may prove to be. But from
these wild calculations we do appea.. And
If the Durand Express, which we understand
is lending itself to the opposition in this
local option campaign and is being dlstrib-
uted by the saloon element through the
county, cannot find any thing more substan-
tial TO publish it might as well quit. The
facts about local option in other counties are
being spread broadcast in this county and II
is not safe to parade practical business
sense and then draw on ones imagination
for moonshine.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-17
Land Settlers Rate to the South,

Tuesday, Feb. 4th and the first Tuesday
In each month thereafter until further notice
the Ann Arbor R'y will sell one way land
settlers tickets to southern points at extreme
~ low rates. Call on agents for particulars
OF write w. II. Bennett, Gen'l Pass. Agent.
Toledo, 0.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-17
The democratic national convention is I
be held in Chicago, July Z.

The democratic national convention is to
be held in Chicago, July Z.
The Benton Harbor Palladium presents
handsome appearance in its new dress. The
paper, like its popular editor, is always
bright and entertaining.
The appointment of Hon. Geo. A. Farr,
of Grand Haven, as regent of the University
is commended on every hand. Gov. Rich
has made no better appointment during his
term.
The Bay county supervisors, indicted for
taking money illegally for services on COM
mittee work outside sessions Of the board,
refunded tho amounts SO drawn rather than
stand trial. The amounts varied from S.
to 800 each.
Aid. Samuel Lamfrom evidently believes
that discretion is the better part of valor and
on Tuesday voluntarily discontinued his
$4,000 libel case against the editor of THE
TIMES which was on call for Wednesday
morning in the circuit court.
hcuiy M. SeahiVys III "h oitiSio oA 'ho
development of Africa" which is to APP
pear in the FEBRUARY Century, recalls the
fact that troubles with the Beers in southern
Africa first induced David Livingstone to
travel to the north, and SO led the way to
the opening Of Equatorial Africa. Living
stone, who was missionary at Kolobeng,
accused his B0er neighbors of cruelty to the
natives. They resented his interference,
and threatened to drive him from the
country. He published their misdeeds in
the Cape newspapers, and his house was
burned in revenge. This led to his leaving
southern Africa and going to region where
he could follow in peace his vocation as a
missionary, unmolested by the Boer fam
ers.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-17
Mo..x of ths con.tltution.

"A
when beaten in argument on the merits
Of the free coinage scheme, is to fall
back on the claim that "silver is money
of the constitution. And in the alb
sencs of any better reason for changing
from the gold to the silver standard
they urge that the trainers of the con-
stitution mentioned both gold and sill
yer as legal tender money.
Although very frequently heard, the
assertion that silver has claim to free
coinage through some reference to it in
the constitution has no basis in fact.
The founders of the Union did not un-
dertake to limit tho powers Of congress
to legislate in regard to the standard OF
values, and the only reference to the
two money metals is the clause which
prohibits the states from making any
thing but gold and silver tender in
payment of debts. There is positively
nothing in the constitution which gives
any color to the pretensss Of the silver
ties.
But even if the trainers of the consti-
tuition had seen fit to provide that both
6Olu ellu bllNCI EuOuatl no uoCu 90 oVoiio-
ards of value that would be no reason
for adhering to.an unsafe and unsound
currency after experience had shown its
evils Wise and great and good as our
forefathers were, they could not foresee
the enormous increase in the production
of silver of the last 20 years. And since
the great commercial nations have, aft
or centuries Of experimenting, decided
that the gold standard is the best, il
would be folly for this country to stich
to silver merely because our ancestors
had used it. Americans want the best
Ut everything, no matter what tradition
may say, and if the constitution had
favored, tho silver standard it would
have been promptly amended to suit tEs
new conditions.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-17

Chamberlaln's Cough Remedy is famous
for its cures Of bad colds. 1t opens the Sc
cretions, relieves the lungs and aids nature
in restoring the system to healthy condi-
ton. If freely used as soon as the cold has
been contracted. and before 1t has become
settled In the system. 1t greatly lessons the
severity of the attack and has often cured in
single day what would have been severe
cold. For sale by johnson q Henderson.
druggists.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-10

No. 1877. -Transposition Names, mansa
names, means, amens.
No. 5S.-Satisfactions: Gay, Young,
Child, Gray, Spencer, Steele (steel),
Crabbe, Landor, Ames (aims), "Truth, p"
Shelton (slleleton), Locke Qock), Key,
Morris, More, Paine (pain), Newman
(new mani.
No. 59.-Anagram Scarcity.
No. ILLUSTRATED Refuses: l. Let
honesty be your rule and dishonesty and
all underhand acts be put under foot. 2.
Farmers cannot overestimate industry.
No. 16l. - Anagrammatical Letser:
Typewriter, saleslady, teacher, dressmaker,
housewife, telegrapher, printer.
No. 162.-An Ingenious Servants The
servant merely put the letter before TX.
The direction then read, alderman Cob
BILE, with SIX ducks.
No Hidden Fruits and Flowers:
Neotarine, lemon, cherry, ourrant, apple,
pear anemone, aster, iris, spirea, Gamma,
Gala.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-10
The Queer Little Horsehair Snake.

There are perhaps more superstitions,
folklore, errors, etc, connected with the
birth'an after life of the so called horse
hair snake than there are concerning any
other creature of its size in existence.
Most people believe that they are horse
hairs which have through some mysterious
twist in nature been converted into living
organisms This gives us good chance to
digress and discuss the old and oft exploded
theory of the spontaneous generation of
life, but we shall not do so, but shall con-
fine ourselves strictly to what we know
about the horsehair snake and to what
others have told us
During the summer of 1898 while out
collecting oddities it was our good fortune
to capture a real live snake not larger in
diameter than a common pin. The queer
creature was swimming in pond at the
time and was easily captured in an insect
net The next day the creature was sent
to Miss Mary Murtfeldt, The Republic 5
entomologist, and in due time her reply to
an accompanying letter was received. She
said:
1.-The creature is n true hair snake the
scientific name of which is Gordius aquati-
Gus. In one of its stages of existence it is
a parasite in the bodies of some of our
larger locusts or grasshoppers They are
frequently found in troughs from which
horses have been watered, and on that ac-
count are supposed to be horsehairs which
have become animate. st. Louis Re
Dublic
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-10

Various ailments may be cured by heat
ed sand baths. The sand, containing air
betS2een its particles and being a bad CON
ductor of heat, transmits it in a gentle and
almost insensible manner. PerspiratiOn is
favored up to the point where patient
may lose two quarts of liquid in one sand
bath. Thanks to this evaporation, the in
valid may support continued high tenn
perature without the actual temperature of
the body rising more than few degrees,
and this without fear of heart affections, if
care be taken to put hot sand on the feet
at the outset. This treatment is especially
beneficial to chronic rheumatism and govt
Neuralgia and sciatica are cured or bene-
flied by local or general baths. The most
various organic troubles of the nervous
system have been treated by this method,
sometimes with remarkable success. The
same is true of tuberculosis affection of the
bones and joints.-New York Ledger.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-10

There appear to be whole races of men
the North American Indians and the Gin
galcsc Ncddas, for CXamplc-that are dcs-
titute of the sense of the ludicrouS. And
in the higher races this sense is by no
means universally found. The richest in
tellccts possess it in amplest measure The
absence of it is sure indication of mental
poverty. Here comes a fool. Let's be
grave, " said Charles Lamb upon one occa-
sion. And l remember a friend of my own
observing Of a somewhat taciturn person
whom we had met, He must be a man of
sense, for although he said little he laugh
ed in the right place" That laugh is Il
manifestation of intellectual abundance or
exuberance. 1t is something over and
above the actual work of life. And so we
may adapt to our present purpose certain
words of Schiller in his Letters on Is
thetic Education, Man sports (spielt) only
when he is man in the full Specification of
the word, and then only is he complete
man (gans mensch) when he sports. -
l need hardly observe how grossly this
faculty of the ludicrous may be abused.
There is nothing more diabolical-in the
strictest sense of the word-than to turn
into ridicule whatsoever things are true,
whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever
things are just, whatsoever things are pure,
whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever
things are of good report. There is no
more detestablc occupation than that of
"sapping Il solemn creed with solemn
snccr. But it is Il maxim OF jurispru-
dence, "Abusus non tollit usum. " And
this holds universally. -Fortnightly Re
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