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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
Ropeway Across ChiIkoot Pass.

Pittsburg, Feb. 1.-The Westinghouse
Electrical and Manufacturing company.
of this city, a few days ago shipped
a train load of electrical apparatus to
the Dyea Klondike Transportation COM
pany, which will be used for the opera
ton of an electric rope tramway across
the CbilkoHt r~aes
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
Frank Collier Gets a Divorce.

Chicago, Jan. 29.-Attorney Frank
Howard Collier was granted a divorce
from his wife, Fannie G. Collier, by
Judge Freeman yesterday morning on
the ground of cruelty and desertion.
There will be no appeal from the decis-
ion, and the only question now remain
ing to be settled is that of the DISPOSE
ton of the three children. Mrs. Collier
will get neither alimony nor allowance
for her lawyers and may lose the chill
dren in the end
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
Orangemen to Meet at Port Huron.

Port Huron, Mich, Jan. 31.-The Or
angemen Of Michigan and Ontario (Can-
ada have decided to hold their annual
celebration on July II. 1898. at Port
Huron. The mayor, II. w. Stevens,
exte..ds an invitation to all orgaAiza-
tons of Orangemen to attend.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
First Real Blizzard of the Season.

Ishpeming, Mich, Feb. 1.-The first
real blizzard of the winter reached the
iron and copper regions OF northern
Michigan at an early hour yesterday
morning. All passenger trains are
from five to ten hours late. while freight
trains are abandoned. Street railway
traffic Is suspended and outdoor work
at the various mines is impossible.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
Beet Sugar FACTORY for Cadillac.

Cadillac, Mich, Jan. 31.-A beet sugar
factory requiring an investment Of $780,
900 is one or the probabilities for this
place. several experienced manufact-
urers from Nebraska having been here
several days looking over the situation.
They pronounce this the best point in
Michigan they have visited.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
The Williamson Private Bank.

Marquette, Mich, Feb. IA state
ment of the private bank Of J. M. Will
hanson, which recently closed its doors.
shows nominal assets of $205, 1876 and
appraised assets of $146, 223.70; liabilities.
$132,973.2S. The cash on hand at the
date of the assignment was $2S,973.6S
The amount which has been paid in
since is $11 263 49,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
Detro,t Collector is Defiant.

Detroit, Mich, Jan. 20. = Internal
revenue collector Phelan (democrat) has
sent a defiant letter to the civil service
commission at Washington, refusing ia
comply with its demands to discharge
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04

a deputy collector at Saginaw. AS a
parting shot as government official.
he indicts congress, civil service reform
and the government.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
SLEEPING AND PARLoR CAR sERvIcI

SLEEPING AND PARLoR CAR SERVICE.
wEsTBOUND.
1902 q: m. train has Parlor car to Grand Rap
ids. Extra charge % cents.
7:l7 p. m. train has Parlor car to Graz z Rap
ids. Extra charge rs cents.
EAsTBoUND.
900 a. m. train has Parlor car to Detroit. Ell
ira charge Is cents Pullman Parlor ear. Do
troit to Toronto connecting with Sleeper for
the east and New York Connects with 9. 4
@. 7. division at Durand for Chicago and Pt.
Huron and with c., 8. q M division for Saginaw
and Bay City.
6:03 D. m. train has Parlor car to Detroit. Ex-
TIA charge Or cents, and Pullman Sleeping car
Detroit to Toronto. Suspension Bridge, Buffalo.
rand with c., :, and NJ div. for Saginaw and
Bay City and with O. & @. T. for PIT. Huron and
Battle Creek.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
NORTH.
SOUTH.

Cheap rates and good connections with boats 1t
Frankfort for the west and northwest.
w. H. BENNETT, G. p. A.
Burt. s. Stratton, Agt., Owossc
New-York tribune., 1898-10-02
A LOST ART REUISCOI ERED.
SECRET OF EGYPTIAN EMBNLMI%G FOUND BY
WEST VIRGINIAN.

SECRET OF EGYPTIAN EMBNLMIHG FOUND BY
WEST yIRGINIAN
Moreantown CW. Va correspondence of The st.
Louis Globc-Democrat.
John Hamrck Of Barbour County, w. Va, has
discovered the lost art Of Egyptian embalming.
Hamrick is a plain, uDpretentious mountalneer
farmer, who lives ten miles from PruntytoWh
He is peculiar man. but always receives visit
ols with cordial pollteneSS ana taxes pains 10
make their calls both pleasant and prottable.
His visitors number among the hundreds each
year many OF whom come from the large cities
to see his queer museum of human curiosities
and make him tempting offers for his secret
But he will not give ii up, and rs content 10 I'VE
in a plain bu, comfortable way. with his WIFE
as his sole companion. He deVotes the whoIe OF
lis winters to embamng experiments.
Some OF the facts about this mans discovery
have been published at random in the country
press. but the stories have been disbelieved be
cause Of their vacueness. No writer can DO JUS
tice to the facts in any description of the con
tents Of this queer mans home nor OF his fasci-
rating and instructive conversation.
His home is carpeted with the wildcat, fox
coon and bear all embalmed. From the time
you enter the house YOU step noiscessly about
from room to room upon the SKINS or THESE
beasts which have been preserved by Hamrlck
with his compound The furs retain their natu-
raj appearance. being very smooth ana glossy
The skin remains soft and plable. he says that
his treatment of an animal lasts only twenty
four hours, when II is then IN cohdltloh ol per
petual preservation
The first thing that greets the eye upon enter
ing the house is a magnificent peacock with ms
brilliant plumage fairly shining. This bird, with
sureading tail and trailing wings, has not been
stuffed but embamed. Mr. Hamrck said that
bv rourinc a little Of his fluid down the throat
of the bird decay has been arrested
Many other birds and fowls adorn his nome,
all well preserved. lie has large collection OF
snakes and other reptiles, which have been on
hand for years. His geological collection would
make a valuable addition to any museum
A little regro boy baby ornaments the parlor
,nantelricce in this house Mr. HamriCk says
tIe baby has been emhalmed for more than three
years The body looks plump and the features
look quite natural. The corpse was obtained at
the county almshouse. He has the bodies OF TWO
women who were TaVnG maniacs at one time
The corpses were secured at the insane asylum
az Weston two years ago. The embalmed bodies
of the two women lie eide by side on a slab
New-York tribune., 1898-10-02
SOME DEFINITIONS or PEACE.
I'M The Pail Mall Gazette

From The Pail Mall Gazette.
Rccause Of the exhibition and Of the fetes TOT
tion Turin is the centre Of all the national ana
most of the International, congresses Inc lei =
yid imagination Of a Journalist mas even III oo,,
jured up the vision of an lnterna,'pi,'' m ~ "a
for peace such as that proposed D! lhe cH"1 go -
meeting there However, II TINS pe not uu''
the international conference of ,he aut 80
Of peace and arbitration VIII reany iheel '. .H
instead Of at Lisbon. az at nrst choseI' ma e !
civ being Judged not sufficiently central 20
great preparations are on the 'alls III IN Wv "
ern capital of ancient Piedmont 10 sNe '''''
event all possible importance.
A snocial section of the exhibition II now be-
ing completed having special reference to the
work and progress OF peace ana aipI'Iatloll s so
cietics which is most interesting. IN tht HIu9'
Glands . statue synbolical OF Peace, bearing an
inscrption which may be Translated o''IIe'
0orjd fields to the sun of perennial ped'e' oh
the walls are reproduced the Sen.li'en's .l pi'
peace Of the most celebrated men, such az ~
den Peel Gladstone. Cavour, who sald' fer-
uetual peace seems "a me an ldeaI "hICh wv
must try "a approach " =.
To me one OF the chief objects OF interest u
the album-a sort of peace confession p'oh'
in which each visitor. after his autograph; Is
asked to give his own ideas on peace. mus
the book is a reflection Of international op'h-
ion one can read there the most rrotouho AZ
well as the stupidest reflections written IN an
the languages even IN Arabic ana Chihese.
Lombroso the celebrated phrenolosisi, has SIN
rIv written 'Viva la pace" An anonymous per
son mas put How many Uioplas! and lmmeul-
atcly after a lady, signing her name Signora
Teresa Ferraris, has added. you nave no'
had the courage of signing courageous defender
OF arms" Another inscription runs: Dear IN
cognito YOU must know that the Utopia OF to-
day is the Reality Of tomorrow. History
proves it,
a son 'f Tolstoi says. What Is the object
Of war? Murder Its means? Spying and trea-
SON WHAT is It's attraction? Sacklng ana
thieving for the maintenance Of the men-that
is TO say hes and deception under all forms and
in The name OF the astuteness OF war TWO
more quotations: II say that war viii last for
ever &C Sivur. You are simply "a donkey. -
ROrsi
New-York tribune., 1898-10-02

clothed In dark shrouds The faces are dark.
but the skin is not shrivclleG like the dark skin
OF the Egyptian mummies. The lair and teeth
are well preserved
large glass jar con ans the head OF mu-
latto who was executed at Cincinnati years ago.
The spectacle is hidcous, the appearance of the
head being much as il was in life, the eyes
staring into space and the lips drawn tightly
away from the big white teeth il grinning.
There are two more bodies Of infants on cXhi-
hition, also two white men and n white boy.
Some Of these corpses Mr. Hamrick has sitting
up in chairs apparently quite at home but cer
tanly leaving a picture in the mind not pleasant
to recall in lonesome places.
There are some wild beasts and domestic AMI
mails, sheep, calf, heads Of animals and in
sects. What Hamrick has failed to preserve are
fish and their kindred water associates lie
says he has failed utterly 10 preserve fish and
prevent more or less wasting away.
While he carefully guards his secret. he is by
no means averse to showing the wonderful fluid
he employs to accomplish these marvellous re-
suits. He keep ii in a two-gallOn glass jar, and
IL is so transparent that at first glance the Jar
appears TO be empty. However. il is almost X
not fully as heavy as lead and what makes il
still more interesting is Mr.. Hamrcks state
ment that all Of the ingredients are found upon
or near by his farm.
New-York tribune., 1898-10-02

are In good condition, and II a man neglects
to bathe as often as he should his comrades
soon make him understand that he must mend
his ways. l have known men to take a new
man who had been negligent in that particular
to a body Of water near by and scrub him. and
the scrubbed man never gives his companions
cause to repeat the operation. On the whole
the enlisted man in the United States Army Is
taken care of by the officers and the greatest
service that the officer performs In that direc-
ton is to teach the man to take of him
SELF"
New-York tribune., 1898-10-02

wELL~SEASONED WOOD THE FIRST REQUISITE
FOR GOOD ARTICLES.

WELIrSEASONED WOOD THE FIRST REQUISITE
FOR GOOD ARTICLES.
Billiard-r rooms and bowling alleys arc being
renovated. reftted and refurnished for the
winter season, and the manufacturers of cues
and balls have large orders from cubs and in
dividuals In many instances last years
are being thrown aside and put in
the racks and owners wonder why the strong.
highly polished sticks warped and lost their
shape since the time when they were used.
They were too near the radiator is one the
ory and the two kinds of wood from which
they made are not of equal density" is an
other theory. Then some people say that the
change of temperature warps the cues.
They are all wrong" said Alfred B. Marx.
who is a manufacturer Of the article, because
a well made cue will not warp if you leave it
for hours against a radiator and then throw II
into snow bank. To make a good cue, how
ever, you must have piece of thoroughly sea-
soned maple, it must be cut properly and then
it cant be made to warp"
Most made in two pieces; the cue
maple ard the butt end, cut wedge shaped. is
inserted into a handle of rosewood, snakewood
ebony. mahogany some other dark wood
which is cut to dovetail with the long part
The best cues are fitted to the handle butt
end 10y means of double wedge. AT the top
Of the cue IS a ferrule Of ivory, bone horn. in
which the leather tip is fastened. Although
the ivory ferrule is the most expensive, II is
less durable than the horn bone ferrules.
which are less likely to split.
The latest pattern cue is made in two pieces
and joined in the middle 1t may be unscrewed,
and be carried in that way in trunk or
dressing-ca or in cases made for that pur-
pose. The extra workmanship on cues is put
in the butt ends, some Of which are elabo-
rately nad and delicatey carved Handles OF
cork and plain wood covered with linen twine
are among the most popular.
People have their fads and fancies in the
way Of billiard cues" said manufacturer, and
in order 10 satisfy them we have to make all
sorts and kinds of sticks all weights, all lengths.
and ranging in price from 30 cents 10 $50
Many billiard players VIII not allow another
person 10 use their cues, and for the use of these
particular players cues are made from which
the tops may be unscrewed, leaving the cues
with unfinished points and useless.
What is true of the cue is equally true OF
the bowling ball. said Mr. Marx, and there
would be fewer warped spntered and cracked
bowling balls if the wood from which they
made had more seasoning
These balls all made from lignum vite.
and range in price from 81 up. Weight and
size are determined by the player, and for that
reason four five sizes always provided at
well-furnished alleys Since bowling has be-
come popular 1t is the proper thing for a player
to have his own individual ball and large
business is being done by manufacturers in
extra finished articles in that line. Cases made
of and l.at tb.r fnYt base i.Il
The popular size is - inches in circumference
and the price about 50.
HOW 4 LOOkING-GLASS Is MADE.
New-York tribune., 1898-10-02
now 4 AOOKING-GLAsS Is MADE.
From The washington Star.

From The Washington Star.
How Is a looking glass made?' the Ques.
tOn recently put 10y a writer for The Star to
large manufacturer of mirrors in NeW-York.
"We' replied the manufacturer most OF the
glass used in this trade prepared for
moulding factory, and merely cut. bevel and
silver it in our works All the beves cut m the
same way. first with sand and water. then
emery wheel and atteiward put through several
processes to bring back the polish.
Great improvements have been made III this line
Of business in the last sixteen years Formerly II
took two or three days from the time work was
begun on Il mirror before IL could be finished. Now
adays we can get the glass in the morning and
make il into looking glass perfectly finished ana
ready for sale before night We make all sizes,
from the smallest hand glass OF by inches TO
mirror 10 by 70 feet. even larger. and We have
capacity Of turning out three thousand feet day.
Not many years ago the backs OF mirrors were
coated with mercury now sheets Of pure silver are
used instead The Cd looking glass reflected 90 or
o. ycr cent Of the light that ie upon Il, the mod
ern mirror reflects nearly % per cent The mer-
curry locking glass very liable 10 rub on neat
and cold also affected it, the quicksilver would
crack or melt. and thus the beauty of the glass
would be spoiled None Of these dangers threaten
the s.lvered mirror Besides mirrors, those en-.
gagged in this line Of business cut great ucd' OK
hevel.ed glass for doors and windows IN hhs
buildings this is largely taking The place Oh s'Ane~
glaSS.'
New-York tribune., 1898-10-02
ms SUA RE-.

From The Chicago Record.
Great Scott. Clara what do you mean by
keeping me waiting here on The corner, LOOKING
like "a fool?'
well. Harry know KEEP; you waiting, bu'
yCu did the rest yourself"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-11
Grand "Hogan's Alleys

"Hogan's Alley" which appeared at
the Grand Opera House last night. is
one of those roaring farces. with as
many sets of characters as one Of Dick
ems novels. of which people never
seem to tire. The play has been here
before. but has been rewritten and re-
constructed since that time, and
brought completely up to date as Ia
songs, dances and topical illusions
Two of the characters are twin sis
ters, and of course they look alike. that
being the only reason for making them
twins. One of these ladies marries
Hogan. and the other marries Brogan.
and the complications arising from
this situation are surprisingly varied
and highly amusing. Add To this fact
the circumstance that Hogan is a horse
trader, and Brogan is one of his vic
Tins. and you have situation material
enough for two topical comedies
There are twenty-five people in the
company. and none Of them could very
well be spared.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-11

again and that-the man there solemn
ly and with tears in his eyes aifirms
and reaffirms his devotion TO bimet-
allism, and even goes so far as to say
that he Will Jet the Wolcott commits
sion so TO Europe for another expen-
sive junket. and try il all over again.
III Mark Twain were President we
could understand this. Nothing would
please Mark better than to send VOL
colt, Stevenson and Paine to London,
and, by The sane steamer, to dispatch
a committee of the indianapolis con-
ference to present his other views to
Lord Salisbury is a thing of an
awakening nature TO find a humorist
OF dangerous proportions i'm Mr.. Nc
kinley. After an, the great question
just at present is that one of veracity
between Senator Chandler and Mr..
Peabody. They should submit il to
arbitration. Senator Stewart would
make good arbitrator, and Hanna
might hold the stakes. He is used
TO il. -.4r..r.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-11
EDISON'S NEW METAL.
IL Promises to Revelutionize the
Iron Trade.

New York, Jan. 11.-Thomas A. Edi-
promise of revolutionizing the iron
trade. 1t is a new metal, which, mixed
with iron, renders cast iron as tough
and strong as wrought iron. The dis
covery was made purely by accident.
Mr.. Edison has been at work the last
year at the mines in Edison, n. j., in
bringing his great magnetic ore sepa-
rating process into practical CONNER
cial form. He LES practically solved
the problem, and has gotten the plant
into full operation. During the last few
months he has run through the mills
experimental test lots of from 5000 to
10000 tons each. Most of the products
of the mills have been marketed at the
great blast furnaces at Catasaqua, Pa.
The last lot, shipped to Catasaqua
about a month ago, developed curious
characteristics. Ii is well known that
after pig iron is run out of the blast
furnace ii is broken up by sledge ham
mers into pieces for shipment and for
handling, but this lot proved refractory.
F1fteen-pound Sledge hammers were
used with all the force that sturdy men
could employ, and repeated blows fail
ed to break the pigs. Twenty-Five
pound sledges were then used, with
the same result
Mr.. Edison was notified of the re-
markable discovery. Sections of the re-
fractory pigs were submitted by him
to a half-doZen eminent chemists,
whom he keeps constantly employed.
Mr. Edison formed the theory that there
was some hitherto unknown substance
in the iron which caused the difference.
he suspected that ii was a new metal
The reports of the analyses by the
chemists have been made, and all CO.
incide with the Wizards theory. In
fact, two of these men have no hesita-
ton in saying that by the process of ex-
clusion they have obtained portions of
the new metal
Mr.. Edison is having new analyses
made on larger scale. If his hopes
are realized thousands of articles which
are now forged. or turned out on latheS
or other machines by a slow and expen-
sive process will be cast as readily as
common cast iron articles. Further
than this. the new alloy will do away
with the slow process of making MALE
able iron, by producing at once from
the melting furnace the desired arti-
cies. Mr.. Edison is about to begin n
series OF exhaustive experiments on
the new metal or alloy.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-11
WILL HAVE 4 LARGER FUND.
The Teachers Annuity and Aid A.
sociatioi.'. To Be 100000.

The Teachers Annuity and Aid As
sociation held its fourth annual meet
ing at the Franklin school building on
Saturday, when the following officers
were elected to serve FOR the ensuing
year:
n. p. Gage. president; Mrs Clara Il.
Smith. first vice-president; Mrs. L. \.
Bradley. second vice-president: Flora
L. Hendley, recording secretary; John
T. Freeman, financial secretary: A. T.
Stuart. treasurer. Directors Ida NJ
DAILY, special division; Mary c. Nc
Gill. first division: Emma X. Scott,
second division: Annie Beers. third di-
vision: Miss NJ. p. Wilson. fourth di-
vision: b. T. Janney, fifth division: l..
&. Dyer, sixth division; ). A Langley.
seventh and eighth divisions. At large:
a. NJ Cooling and Mr.. Horton Simp-
son.
Besides the election OF officers the
most important matter considered was
an amendment to the constitution.
which provides for increasing the per-
manent fund from $50. 900 to $lO0. 900.
After some discussion the amendment
was adopted.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-11
SANGTIILY IN MEXICO.
His Landing in Cuba Made ImpOs-
sibIe by "A Traitor.

TampicO, Mex. Jan. II Major Cen
eral Julio Sansuilly arrived here last
evening on the Ward Line steamer
Saratoga. He stated that he had left
New York ostensibly for TampicO, two
of his friends having secured his pas
sage beforehand and made all arrange
ments for his arrival in the harbOr at
Havana
He was to have been taken ashore
at night, arrangements having been
made previously. Through the treach-
cry of the man who was to row him
ashore. he says. the secret was divulg-
ed to the police. and the chief OF police
presented himself at the door of his
staterOom and informed him that his
identity was known and that he would
not be permitted 10 leave the vessel
while it was in the Havana harbor.
General Sanguilly expressed his dis
appointment at not being able 10 land.
and stated that he was anxious to
take the Held in cuba at the earliest
possible moment He says that he was
to have been present at the Organiza-
ton of the provisional government on
January /. He viii return to New
York at once.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-11
TIN AND TERNE PLATES.
Official Report Of the Production
in This Country.

Official Report OF the Production
in This Country.
New York. Jan. 11.--Col. Ira Aver.
special Treasury agent at this port
has made a report upon the produc-
ton of commercial tin and terne plates
in America in the fiscal year ended
June 80. 1897.
The total production was i46, 49,, 063
pounds against 307. Cpl pounds pro-
duced during the previous fiscal year,
or an increase of more than - per
cent. OF this quantity 446,924, S55
pounds. or practically the entire out
put, was made from sheets rolled in
the United States.
The quantity of American sheet-iro
and steel made by stamping and 9TH
and wares timed or terne- plated, ag-
$50. ITO pounds in the previous fiscal
year, and the production of black
plates amounted to 436, 43S 035 pounds.
against 334, 01459S pounds in the pre-
vious fiscal year
The total imports of tin plates and
terne plates in the fiscal year aggre-
gated PA, 407, 60l pounds. while the to-
tai exports were 139, 246,13 pounds,
showing net imports of los, 161,41
pounds. With total domestic produc-
ton of 446. 9S2, 063 pounds, the approx
innate consumption in the United States
was 55E, 143,5 pounds. The average
annual capacity of mills completed and
in process of construction on June 80,
1897, was about ESQ, 100000 pounds.