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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15
Mortgage Sale.

Default has been made in the conditions OF o
certain mortgage dated the 9th day of April,
Haven, county of Shiawassee, Michigan. to Har-
riet Pray of the same place, to secure part OF
the purchase price of the land described there
In and recorded on the 18th day of April, 1881 at
~ O'Clock NJ, in Liber % of Mortgages on pages
IS and 49, in the office of the Register of Deeds
Of the county OF ShiawaSsee, Michigan. The
mortgage was duly assigned by said Harriet
Pray to William G.. Wheeler, of Chelsea, Mas
sachuSetts, April 8, 1881, by an assignment in
writing recorded in said office April IL, 1881, az
12 o'clock M. in Liber 20 of Mortgages, on page
20. BY which default and the non payment of
the principal and interest provided in said mort
gage the power of sale therein has become OPP
erative. There is claimed to be due on said
mortgage at the date of this notice the sum Of
one hundred and seventy-eight dollars and sixty
cents for principal and interest. No suit or
proceeding has been instituted at law or in
equity to recover the amount due and secured
by said mortgage or any part thereof Notice
is hereby given that said mortgage will be fore
closed by sale of the mortgaged premises or q
sufficient part OF them TO pay said debt, the in
terest thereon, the costs and expenses OF sale,
and the attorneys fee allowed by law, on Sat
urday, the 30th day OF May 1896, at eleven o'clock
in the forenoon, standard time), at the front
door OF the court house in the city of Corunna.
in said county of Shiawassee, Michigan, chat
being the building in which the circuit court for
said county Is heidi at public auction, TO the
highest bidder said land and premises being
described as follows All of that part of the
west half OF the west half of the northeast quar-
ter of section twelve O2), township eight ~
north, range three 90 east lying on the north
side of the highway crossing said land; extend
ing from the center of he highway to the north
line of said section, supposed to contain five
and one-half acres of land, in the county Of
Shiawassee and State of Michigan.
Dated March Sd, 1896
WILLIAM G. WHEELER,
Assignee of Mortgage
LYON HADsALL, Attorneys for Assignee.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15
Mortgage Sale.

Whereas default has been made in the pay
ment OF the money secured by mortgage dated
the third day of July, in the year 1896, executed
by Charles La Londe and Mary La Londe his
wife, of Owosso. Mich, given to William Weld.
man, OF the city of Owosso Michigan, which
said mortgage was recorded in the Office of the
Register of Deeds of the county OF Shiawassee
in Liber siXty-tve OF mortgages. on pages 59l
and 593, on the sixteenth day of July, in the
year 1884, AT 1880 O'Clock a. m. rand whereas
the amount claimed to be due on said mortgage
at the date OF this notice is the sum of four hun
dred and twenty-five dollars and seventyseven
cents Of principal and interest, and which is the
whole amount claimed to be unpaid on said
mortgage: and no suit or proceeding having
been instituted at law to recover the debt now
remaining secured by said mortgage or any
part thereof whereby the power of sale con
tanned in said mortgage has become operative
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given that by
ance of the statute in such case made and pro-
!, q sale OF the premises therein described mt pub
lie auction to the highest bidder at the front
door OF the court house, in the city of Corunna,
in said county of Shiawassee (that being the
place of holding the circuit court for said coun
typ on the 25th day of July next, at ten O'Clock
ia the forenoon of that day. which said
premises are described in said mortgage as fol
lows to.wit: Lot number seven a. In block
twentyone (2l) of the re-survay of block 10, 20
and 81 of Geo. II. Aberys Woodlawn Park ad
dition to the city of OwoSSo, Mich:
Dated. April "a, 1896.
WILLIAM WEIDMAN,
SELDEN 5. MINER Mortgage.
Z Atty. for Mortgage
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15
THE GODDESS OF THIEVES.
Steal Ing IL an Hereditary and kecog
nlzed ProfessIon I'm tho Orient.

S'eai ing 10 an Hereditary ana hecog
nlzed Profession In the Orient
The Indian thief is a much more ar
er in iniquity, says correspondent In
sthe Journal of the Asiatic Society Of
Bengal. For one thing, thieving is an
hereditary profession. For another
thing the Indian robber is according to
his lights above all things pious rob-
Der; thus he would not dream of set
ting out upon an expedition without
paying homage and offering sacrifices
to the deities who watch over his well
fare. 1t is melancholy thing to learn,
however, that female deity is invari-
ably found to be the tutelary patroness
of Indian robbers and thieves. In north
ern India the robbers goddess is known
variously as Deva, Kali, or Mata. 1t is
a cardinal article OF faith with the Ben
gal robber that he enjoys the special
protection of this deity, and as a mat
ter Of gratitude rather than Of propitia-
ton he generally gives her part of the
booty on his return from a successful
foray. In the earlier days the ante-ex-
peditionary worship often took the form
of human sacrifice, but this atrocity has
yielded to the civilizing influences Of
time. In the Punjab the sacrifice of
sheep or goats was quite the customary
preliminary to a dacoity Of the most
bloodthirsty kind, and at stated inter-
walls individual worship was combined
into a regular fair. One of these fairs
still survives at Mansa Devi, in the
Ambala district, where last year there
was a gathering of some 10000 people,
though these are to-day by no means to
be classed as thieves.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15
Probate Order.
STATE OF MICHIGAN,


Alta session of the Probate Court for said
county held at the Probate Office, in the city OF
Corunna on Tuesday. the 2ist day OF April IN
the year OF our Lord one thousand eight nun
dred and ninety-six.
Present, Matthew Bush, Judge OF Probate
In the matter OF the estate OF Gouirey
Sch9utz. deceased. -,
Caroline Schautz, as administrators OF SAID
estate, comes into court ana represents mat sne
is now prepared to render an account as sucn
ADMINISTRATIVE. a.. A.
18th day Of May next, at ten o'clock in the lore
noon, b. a.signed for exaInining ana allowing
such acc uut and that the heirs at law oil saiu
deceased, and all other persons Interested IN
said estate are required to appear az q session
OF said court, then 10 be holden at the PROBATE
Office in the city OF Corunna, in said county, ana
show cause, IL any there be, why the salo ao-
count should not be allowed. -.
And IN Is further ordered, Tint safe adinlnl -,
tratrix give notice 10 the persons interesteu III
said estate, OF the pendcncy OF said account:
and the hearing thereof, by causing q copy OF
this order TO he published In THE IIMEs,
newspaper printed and circulated in said county,
for three successive weeks previous 10 said uay
OF hearing MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge of Probate.
BY KATHERINE KELSEY,
Probate Register.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15
Ponies of Dartmoor.

The forest Of Dartmoor, England,
stretches for about 80 miles from north
to south, and is some IA miles across,
comprising, it is said, 100000 acres. 1t
belongs mostly to the Prince of Wales,
as forming part of the Duchy of Corn
wall, but there are many immortal
rights as to pasturage, and rights OF
common, again, are let by the Duchy.
Laws dating back to the last century
have been in force in regard to the
ponies, and there was family Of Moor
men called Edmunds, who were en-
ploy cd under the Duchy as bailiffs to
take care of the ponies. This duty con-
sisted of seeing that no stallion pony Of
above IL hands was to be seen within
the precincts of the moor as none
above that height was considered a
true forester. A Moorman's tax Of
half-a-crown per annum for each pony
had to be paid by the owners, and this
was the only bill for keep, the volun-
tary extras being for branding or ear
marking the colts once year, but for
the half-a-crOwn the Norman had to
show cause of all deaths and losses
by hoof or marked ear. The small
matter of costs for the maintenance
of ponies has made it favorite spec
ulation among the small moor side
farmers and village tradesmen, and
such owners have always proclaimed
against too much Improvement. The
little rough foresters could live all the
year round on the moors, and, except
ing in very severe winters, thrive and
do well. Then little stock of four or
five mares would average about three
colts year, that would sell at Brent
Fair when three years old for about
f6 los each, or say in round numbers
EGO. Against this the Duchy fees for
the lot would not have been more than
Fl year, so the result would represent
a clear profit. 1t has been argued that
little Improvement in the breed might
make the figure f12 los, instead of f6
los, but then the moor-side people say
the risks are greater.-Live Stock Jour-
! nal Almanac.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15

Hedging on Pork.-The pork packers
are contracting to deliver January hog
products on very low basis, mess pork,
for instance, about 81 lower than a year
ago. They had the figures too high
last year and lost money, but there
are good judges who think they have it
too low now and are as likely to lose
money as they were last year. There
Is only one thing that Is favorable to
their side of the argument at present,
and that is the handsome supply of
corn. Present supplies of hogs are GER
tainly not large and there has not been
a fall for long time when there was
so much sickness among young pigs
There. are large areas too where farm
ers have suffered heavy losses among
old hogs. OF course hogs are very pro-
life and on the right kind of feed,
which they would surely get almost
anywhere in this year of plenty, it
takes only few months to fit them for
market, but it looks as If the packers
and spectators were discounting the
big corn crop too heavily.-Drovers'
Journal.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15
Ag \ r nneverfails: send us yonr
address. We viii u UkEtJmaIilttri bottier mr.
Ihe Or. TAFT eros. NJ. Co., Rochester, NY. NE
Commissioners Notice.

In the matter of the estate of Lydia A. Turn
bell. deceased
we the undersigned having been appointed
nv the Hon Matthew Bush Judge of Probate in
and for the county OF Shawassee, State of Mich
loan commissioners to receive, examine and ad
lust ali claims and demands OF all persons
against said estate, do hereby give notice that
We will meet at the office of Thomas j. Hors.
man. In the city of Owosso, in said county on
Monday, the goth day OF June, 1896 and on the
3Oth day OF September, A. u. 1876, az ten O'Clock
IN Inc forenoon of each OF said days, for the pur
nose of receiving and adjusting all claims
against said estate, aud that six months from
the s0th day OF March, 1895, are allowed TO cred-
itors TO present their claims TO said commits
sioners for adjustment and allowance.
Dated the 9th day Of April, A, ID; 1896.
THOMAS j. HoRsMAN
FIRED EDWARDS,
GEORGE MCCAUGHNA,
Commissioners.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15
Probate Order.
STATE OF MICHIG AN, co
COUNTY of SHIAWASSEE, %

STATE OF MICHIGAN, SIS
COUNTY OF SHIAwASSEE. %
Probate Court for said county AT a session
OF the PROBATE court for said county, held at
the Probate office in the city of Corunna, on
Wednesday, the Sth day of April, in the year OF
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nine
ty-six
Present, Matthew Bush, Judge OF Probate.
In the matter Of the estate OF Thomas Chand-
Ter, deceased
Charles Holman, as administrator with the
will anr excd OF said estate, comes into court
and represents that he is now prepared to rend-
er account as such administrator.
Thereupon IL is ordered, that Monday, the 18th
day of May next, at ten o clock in the forenoon,
be assigned for examining and allowing such
account, and that the heirs at law of said de-
ceased and all other persons interested in said
estate, are required 10 appear at session OF
said court, then to be holden at the Probate
office In the city of Corunna, In said county, ana
show cause, il any there be, why the said ac'
count should not be allowed
And IL Is further ordered, that said admits
traitor give notice to the persons interested IN
said estate of the tendency of said account, ana
the hearing thereof, by causing copy OIL THIS
order TO be published in THE TIMES, newspa-
per printed and circulated IN said county, FOR
three successive weeks previous to said day Oh
hearing. MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge of Probate.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15
Feeding Smutty Corn.

There is diversity of opinion among
stockmen concerning the danger or
feeding smutty corn to stock. Thou
ands of stock of different kinds have
been fed smutty corn without any ap-
parent injury; yet occasionally some
feeder reports sickness and death
among his stock, which he attributes
to this cause. 1t is doubtful IL there is
sufficient evidence at hand to justify
anyone in giving an opinion of any
special merit AS good authority as any
on this subject, says it is barely pos
sible that the smut fungus at times
may become virulent and dangerous to
the health of the animal, but surely its
general prevalence shows that such
change in character is very rare.
Professor Henry of the Wisconsin
experiment station, says he has fire.
quently recommended through the
press that smut be fed in limited guam
titles, urging that the animals eating
such injured grain be closely watched,
and the feed changed If evil symptoms
appear. He says he always asked for
reports If anything wrong happened,
and has never yet received an unfa-
vorable report. He says a few years
ago he tried feeding corn smut to cows,
one of which refused to eat the smut
after 1t amounted to considerable in
quantity while the other consumed a
peck daily of carefully cleaned corn
smut. This cow was gaining rapidly
in flesh, when suddenly she was taken
with some apparent brain trouble and
died. Lacking experience he made a
post norton, but unfortunately, did
not follow it up as he should have
done. No animal he thinks, could eat
any such Quantity Of smut, unless 1t
was a steer or COW spending most of it's
time in the stalk field searching for the
smut. There is scarcely year that
there is not more or less smutty corn,
and it would seem, therefore, that IL
the limited quantities taken in ordinary
feed are very injurious, more frequent
complaints would be made. We would
be pleased to have the views and ex-
perience of feeders on this subject
Texas Live Stock Journal.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15
Chancery Sale.

State OF Michigan-The circuit court for the
county of Shiawassee, in Chancery Cornelta
Paddock VS.. William j. Parkhurst, Anna M.
Parkhurst, Charles II. Allen and Emma j. AL
len In pursuance and by virtue of decree OF
said court made in the above entitled cause on
the goth day of June, 1895, notice is hereby given
that l. the Undersigned, circuit court commits
sioner for said county, will sell at public auction
to the highest bidder, at the front door of the
court house in the city of Corunna. In said coun-
ty on Saturday the 27th day OF June, 1896, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon, the following described
land and premises, to.wit: The south twenty
two (2Z feet of the north fortyfour (44) feet OF
lot one ~, block twentysix (26), in the city of
Owosso. county of Shiawassee, State of Micht-
gan, according TO the recorded plat made by ID.
Gould
Dated May 9th 1896
JONATHAN G.. KNIGHT,
Circuit Court Commissioner for Shiawassee
county, Michigan.
Lyon & Hadsail, Complainant's Solicitors.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15

Early Maturity.LEarly maturity
means the largest proportion Of muscle
or lean meat for the least food eaten,
as we'll as the attainment of this condi-
ton at earliest possible age. All growth
is made from what is eaten in excess Of
the amount necessary to support life,
and the quicker 1t reaches the stage
best fitted for food not only will it have
cost less yer pound, but 1t will have de-
veloped. the tenderest and the largest
amount of lean meat. -Indiana Farmer.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15

Transmission of Color-Mr. Wilckens
If Vienna has found that two pure
FLOODED English horses transmitted the
color of their coat to the progeny
n $50 cases out of one thousand. When
he parents are of different colors. the
,ffspring are almost always of the color
" the mother. With Arabian horses
he facts are more striking still. The
White color Of the coat of the mare was
ound to be clearly transmitted in 729
.ases out of one thousand. In other
asses there was more or less marked
.nixture.-EX.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15

Why Creameries Fail.-Creameries
ire bound to continue to fail as long
s they are planted in sections of the
ountry where the people are not .edu-
ated in dairying. When the people
Understand and appreciate the value OF
:ood cows, and to learn to discriminate
n the care Of them then that neighbor-
food has reached a point where it is
eady to do it's part toward sustaining
creamery whose business shall be
rofitable to itself and its patrons alike.
Nebraska Farmer.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15

Milk a Germicide-Milk absorbs the
erms and poisons of disease more
eadily than anything else. A writer
n the English World of Science finds
hat sheets soaked in fresh warm
owls or goats milk every four hours
,bsorb1 the poison in such cases as
mall-pox and scarlet fever, and cure
he patient, affording prompt relief,
nd leave no scars or pits. Milk is
oothing and grateful to the fever pa
lent and should be more widely used
l disease.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15
characteristics of n Good Butter.

CnaracterfsticS OF II GOOu butters
Creamery butter is more highly
valued than that made in small way,
because the conditions of its manu-
facture are better understood, the ma
chinery more perfect, and the cream
used in better condition. In this way
butter is secured of a pleasant color and
agreeable flavor.
In respect to chemical and physical
composition, a good butter should pre-
sent the following characteristics, viz:
l. The percentage of water should
not exceed twelve. In most Oh the
samples examined it was less.
2. The percentage of salt may vary
within large limits. In fact. many
persons prefer butter perfectly fresh,
while others like a large amount of
salt. 1t is doubtful whether the small
percentage of salt added ordinarily to
butter acts as a preservative. It's only
use seems to be one of taste. Judging
from the table, per cent appears to be
the amount of salt in American butter,
the variation being from a minimum
of 1.23 per cent to maximum OF GLIB.
The percentage of salt, therefore, is not
to be much regarded in making our es-
innate of purity. 1t would probably
have to go above per cent before it
could be regarded as an adulteration.
Curd.
3. How much curd can good butter
have? This is difficult question. If
a butter should have no casein in 1t
at all, it would be a strong presumption
In proof of adulteration. If it has too
much, its keeping properties are i'm
paired. One per cent OF curd cannot
be regarded as an excessive quantity.
The best butter, however, should con-
tain less than this amount. On &C
count of the great difficulty Of estimat-
ing the percentage of curd, it would not
be safe to use common fats as adulter-
ants. The specific gravity of butter fat
is about 912 water being taken at 1000.
On the other hand, tallow and lard
have a relative weight of only 900 or
less. This is a slight difference, and
yet it is a valuable one when the ques-
lion of adulteration is raised. But the
difference is so small that only the
most careful work in determining the
specific gravity with strict attention
% temperature and manipulation, gives
it any value. Inasmuch as most of the
fats which are used as butter surro-
gates are liquid at 40 degrees c. GOA
degrees F. This temperature of de-
termination has been used in the fore
going analyses.
The numbers given were not obtained
by calculation, but by direct COMPARE
ION with distilled water at the same
temperature. while this method is not
absolutely correct, owing to slight diff
,erences in the rates of expansion OF
water and oils, it yet gives the COM
,arative differences, and these are OF
great Importance in such analyses.
butter affording fat whose specific
gravity, taken as above, falls below
10, would have it's genuineness sub
ected to doubt-Harvey w. Wiley.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15

Qualities That Count-An ignorant,
azy, shiftless person is out of his ele-
lent in the field Of dairying. Brains,
ctivity, vigilance, unremitting atten-
ION to details, a natural pride to ex-
ell, a goodly degree of enthusiasm and
ager Willingness to adopt the most
pproved and perfect methods and
leans available with the dairy bust
ess--then success is doubly sure, re-
ardless of hard times and low prices
nd -production.-Ex.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15

A good, cool, well ventilated milk
ouse is one of the essentials Of sue
essful dairying. Such q house may
e made of wood, stone or brick, and
properly constructed the kind OF
iaterial is not essential.
Cows do not milk any easier with
iet hands than with dry hands. If the
oder Is covered with dust and mud,
should be washed off and dried with
clean rag.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15

The song of the English male sky
,rk is best when the female is upon
lie eggs. At such times he scars to
reat heights and sings rapturously.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-09
LiFELESS RIDERS.
Some Thrilling Incidents Culicd From
Among the Horrors of War.


a veteran of the British army in India
once saw strange sight on a battlefield.
AS ho tells the story a squadron Of cavalry
had been held in reserve under cover of n
field battery and an infantry regiment.
The artillery duel had ended. The assault
OF tho enemy in overwhelming numbers
had been repulsed by tho steadiness of tho
Infantry. While cloud of smoke hung
over the field the cavalry received an order
to charge with drawn sabers.
Tho troopers started in close order for
the encmy's line. Midway they met de-
structivo fire from earthworks in front of
them, and from the woods Oh their flank.
young cavalryman, with his sabcr
drawn, was shot in tho heart whilo lead
ing In tho first file. The horse halted,
swervcd to tho right and turned back, but
the rider kept his seat without flinching.
The other troopers went on, carried the
earthwork by storm, rode at full gallon
after the retrcating force and converted
defeat into rout.
The dead trooper meanwhile was return
ing with white face, and with the blood
streaming from his wound. Under his
ncrveless hand the horse received neither
check nor leading and made its own way
toward the infantry, who were now nd
vancing rapidly. AS tho smoke lifted the
soldiers saw the solitary rider coming,
with ono hand in "a death grip upon the
saddle, while the other still held tho sword
rigidly claspcd.
1t was sight never to BIO forgotten-tho
galloping horse, with the dead cavalryman
still mounted and looking grim and fierce
1t was not until the rider had gone so
yards from tho spot where he had been
killed that he rolled off tho horse
similar story is told of Captain Nolan,
who delivered the fatal laundering order
for the charge Of the famous Light brigade.
He was scon on the field of BalaElava rid
ing from the hills where the staff officers
wero drawn up to tho quarter where tho
brigade was stationed. The charge began,
and what was left of the brigade returned
in broken groups.
At last Captain Nolan was seen gallop-
ing rapidly toward the center of tho field
He was firmly seated, straight as an arrow
and riding well. Suddenly tho horse
swerved, and tho rider toppled over.
The officers who were nearest rushed
forward, but when thoy lifted him from
tho ground they found him lifcless. Like
the Indian saberman, he had been shot
and instantly killed, but his horse had
carried him safely across the field, out OF
the reach of the pursuing Cossacks.-
Youths Companion.