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The Osceola times., 1873-07-12
A County's Conscience.

Tama County, Iowa, has distin.
guished itself in the conscientious
reparation ofa public wrong. The
county had an agent in con.
gress, WELDON, who came home
Juggling his $4,000 back pay. The
citizens considered themselves re
sponsible for this act of their repre-
sentative, md 10 c,vur thcmsctvc'
Of the odium Of the steal they tool
4 popular vote, and decided to re
store the amount to the Unitet
States treasury. They con sidcrcc
the reputation of Tama county
worth at least $1,000, put thcil
moral sense on record by vote, and
raised tho $4,000 by subscription
to be returned to its plundcred own.
crs. the United States. While they
hold WELDON politically RESPONSE
bic for ther obbery, they wash their
hands of the disgrace. 1t is to be
presumed that WELDON will not get
many votes in that county at the
next congressional election, but
$4,000 is good deal of money in
some quiet retired country place.
The Osceola times., 1873-07-12
The French Indemnity to
Germany.

Here is the briefest statement of
the French indemnity payment
that has yet been made public.
The journal Oficief, the French
Government newspaper, declares
that of the three milliards which re-
mained to be paid Germany,
one was entirely discharged last
Autumn. The second has been al
ready paid. The third and last
milllard Qhe fifth Of tho entire in
demnity) viii be delivered to tho
German Treasury in four equal
payments-on the 5th of June 5th
of July, 5th of August and 5th of
September of the present year. In
return, the Emperor Of Germany
has engaged to evacuate, on the 5th
of July next, the four departments
-Vosges, Ardennes, Meuse and
Meurthe-et Moselle-as we'll as tho
fortress and reimbursement of Bel
fort. The evacuation is to be effec-
ted within four weeks from that
date. AS pledge for the last two
monthly payments, the fortress Of
Verdun and the military district
around will alone continue to be
occupied until the 5th of Septem-
ber. They shall be evacuated with.
in two weeks from that date.
The Osceola times., 1873-07-12
The Fighting Editor of the Pic
ayune.

A Correspondent of the New
York Herald, writing in regard to
the late fatal duel between. Col.
Rhett and Judge Cody says:
"Col. r.. Barnwell Rhett, Jr., the
surviving duclist, is we'll known
among the journalists of the United
States rs the editor of the now dc.
fuact Charleston Mercayy, anterior
to and during the war. Probably
no paper in the South contributed
so much to bring on that terrible
struggle, and few men welded q
more trenchant pen on his side of
the line. He fs son Of ex-senator
Rhett, of South Carolina, and is
about forty years of age. Inher-
iting from his family and homo
surroundings the peculiar feelings
of honor that find redress in the dn-
cling code, he has never hesitated
to hold himself responsible for all
language uttered in his journalistic
columns or elsewhere, and more
than once has been involved in con-
troversies that found settlement on
ly ut the muzzle Of the pistol.
Some Of his brothers have each
likewise "killed his man" IN duels.
Personally, Col. Rhett is represent
ed to be Il high-toned, gentle and
chlvalrons-a quiet, low spoken
man, and the last either to court a
quarrel or rccedc from it at the ex-
pense of his own honor. After the
suspension Of the Mercury he retired
to his Alabama plantation, whence
he was called about year ago to
the New Orleans Picayune."
The Osceola times., 1873-07-12
Trying an Experiment.

He came in with an interrogation
point in one eye and u stick in one
hand. One eye was covered with a
handkerchief and one arm in Il
sling. His bearing was that of u
man with Il settled purpose in
view.
Il want to scc," says he, /" the
man that puts things into this pa
per-"
We intimated that several of US
earned u frugal livelihood in that
way.
Well, / want to see the man
which cribs things out Of the other
papers. The fellow who writes
mostly with shears, you under
stand"
We explained to him that there
were seasons when the most gifted
among us, driven to frenzy by the
scarcity Of ideas and events, and
by the clamorous demand Of an
Unsuitable public, in moments Of
emotional insanity plunged the
glittcrins shears into our ex
changes. lie went off calmly, but
in Il voice tremulous with sup
pressed feeling and indistinct
through the recent loss OF half 4
dozen or 50 of his front teeth.
"Just 50. | presume so. don't
know much about this business,
but / want to see Il man, the man
that printed that piece about pour
ing cold water down u drunken
mans spine of his back, and making
him instantly sober. Ifyou please
| want to see that man. l would
like to talk with him."
Then he leaned his stick against
our desk and moistencd his SER
viceablc hand, and resumed his hold
on the stick us though he was
weighing it. After studying the
stick a minutc, be .ruded, in some
what louder tone:
"Mister, | came here TO see that
ere man. | want to sec hlm
bad"
We told him that particular man
was not in.
"Just 50. / presume so. They
told me before | come that the man
| wanted to see wouldn't be any
where. I'll wait for him. ! live
up north, and Fve walked seven
miles to converse with that man.
| guess I'll SIT down and wait"
lie sat down by the door and
rchectivoly pounded the floor with
his stick, but his feelings would not |
allow him to keep still.
81 suppose mono of you didn't
ever pour much cold water down
any drunken mans back to make
him instantly sober, perhaps"
None of us in the office had ever
tried the experiment.
"Just so. | thought just as like
as not you had not. Well, mister,
have. | tried it yesterday, and |
have come seven miles on foot to
sec the man that printed that piece.
1t want much Of q piece, l don't
think, but / want to see the man
hat printed it, just few minutes.
You see, John Smith, he liyes next
door to my house, when I'm to
home, and he gets how-comc-you-so
every little period. Now, when
nc's sober, he's all right if you
keep out of his way; but when he's
Trunk he goes home and breaks
fishes, and tips over the stove, and
throws the hardware around, and
makes it inconvenient for his wife,
md sometimes he gets his gun and
goes out calling on his neighbors,
md it amt pleasant.
"Not that want to say anything
about Smith; but mo and my wife
lou't think he ought to do so. He
The Osceola times., 1873-07-12

-Ephraim Johnson, of Chiffon
Iowa, attempted to kick ceiling
seven and one-half feet high, the
other day, and, neglecting to pro-
perly adjust his supporting leg, no
came down with considerable ve-
hemence upon the seat of his pan
falcons, disloeating his hip. The
apartment in which he carried his
revolver was located not far from
the point of contact, and, being
rudely Jared by the concussion,
the touchy weapon spitefully eject
ed a bullet, which broke the leg of
u bystander. The practice of kick.
ing at ceilings has received q tenn
porary check from these casualties,
but when Ephralm RECEIVERS, it will
be resumed, in lower room, how
ever, and without pistols.
The Osceola times., 1873-07-12
The Stirrup Cup.

This very masculine and charac-
teristic lyric, by contributor who
obviously knows how to enter into
the spirit Of thing, is bracing as
tho native nectar it celebrates is
supposed to be, and vivacious with
II true horseman's chivalrous and
hearty libation to Ceres -
AFTER THE EARLY RIDE.
Give me blue-glass cocktail of your best,
Rupert this is the hour when enjoy
The moment wherein memory, zeal and zcst
Create the dull life Of man and boy.
Such is the time TO feel, and not to think;
Life, not Its fractions, fills our being here
Then mix me, as you only can, drink,
But let il not be one of wine nor beer,
Nor cider; but Of that which is most strong;
Past, present future in the glass converge
Let, then, the drink be concentrated, long
True to the moment, Rupert, l would urge.
Long the libation, though tn occasion brief;
Yield to the time, the pulses and the blood (;
A seconds joy-irom thirst to quick relief
Dear native malze, this is thy proudcst mood
Like oldcn ichor Of a deity,
o golden liquor Of our country's corn,
Render our blood, that we may ever be
Fresh as the dew and sunlight of the morn!
The Osceola times., 1873-07-12
The following elegant extract

The following elegant extract
is vouched for rs genuine docu-
ment presented to horse owner
IN st. Louis: SAINT Lewis Gene
VERY the I'D 1874. Mr.. ITO
james HanKox Vettnrerinary
physician and Surgeant DR.. To
mcdilile advice twict, 3 dollars I;
Konsultashun over ded mare sed
too hcv he'd the eppzout, IS cents;
Coin to see two sick hosses IN the
mite (very cold), 2 dollars to treat.
ment Of n kream kolored hoss two
days with mcdisuns, 4 dollars and
80 cents: To making an obstetri-
kul examinashun of a hosses throat,
| dollar so cents; TO settin up all
mite in barn with a sick hoss, 2
dollars so cents; To writin u
proeskripshun for bolts, and also
one for spaving, dollar; To hold
ing postmortim examinashun on
a hoss who afterwards recovered, l
dollar so cents; To givin my opin.
yum one day on the street regard
ing the kause of the zoot, 4 dollars.
Totil, 20 dollars IS cents.
The Osceola times., 1873-07-12

came home drunk yesterday, and
broke all the kitchen windows out
Of his house, and followed his wife
around with the carving knife,
talking about her liver, and after a
while he lay down by my fence
and went TO sleep. / had been
reading that little piece; it want
much of y piece, and l thought if i
could pour some water down his
spine, on his back, and make him
sober, it would be more comforta.
Bile for his wife, and a square thing
to do all around. So l poured a
bucket of spring water down John
Smiths spine of his back"
"Wcll," said we as our visitor
paused, "did it make him sober?"
Our visitor took a firmcr hold of
his stick and replied with increased
emotion:
"Just 50. l suppose it did make
him as sober as q Judge in less time
than you could say Jack Robinson,
but, mister, it made him mad. 1t
made him the maddest man | ever
saw; and, Mr.. John Smith is a
bigger man than me and stouter
He is q good deal stouter. Bla-
bless him. | never knew he was
half so stout till yesterday, and he's
handy with his fists, too. | should
suppose he's the handiest man with
his fists | ever saw"
"Then he went for you, did he"
we asked innocently.
"Just SO, Exactly. / suppose he
went for me about the best he knew,
but | don't hold no grudge against
John Smith. | suppose he amt a
good man to hold II grudgc against,
only | want to see that man what
printed that piece. l want to see
him bad. | feel as though it would
soothc me TO see that man. | want
to show him how q drunken man
acts when you pour water down the
spine Of his back. That's what | |
come for"
Our visitor, who had poured
water down the spine Of Il drunken
mans back, remained until about
6 o'clock in the evening, and then
went up the street to find the man
that printed that little piece. The
man he is looking for started for
Alaska last evening for summer
vacation, and will not be back be-
fore September, 1873.
The Osceola times., 1873-07-12

"A company has been formed in
Ireland for the purpose of produc-
ing from the peat bogs of that coun.
try a dense fuel for domestic and
manufacturing uses. Box's patent
process is to be adopted, by meaus
of which the raw peat can be mace
rated and pulped at a low cost.
According to Iron the commercial
and economic valve of this fuel,
while not equal to coal, very near,
~ approaches it,
The Osceola times., 1873-07-12

"A writer in Scientific Gossip
gives a remarkable instance OF the
tenacity of life possessed by bats.
lie states that having caught one
OF these animals, it was first kept
immersed in spirits of vino for
about two hours, and then layed
away in a drawer, wrapped up in
n handkerchief. Three weeks ai-
terward, on unfolding the handker-
chief, he was amazed to see the bat
take wing and escape.
The Osceola times., 1873-07-12
of n Mcmphis belle n ia 90

OF a Memphis belle 1t is said
that Words issue from her lips,
each instinct with a separate life
and expression Of their own, and
might always be likcned to bees
leaving the calyx of q flower, each
charged with its burden of pollen
and honey-sense and sweetness
The reporter who wrote this is to
be excused, for they have had q
cholera scare in Memphis.
The Osceola times., 1873-07-12
Swinging on the Gate.

"Breothes there man with soul
so dead" who has never swung on
a gate with pretty girl? Ifthere
is such an unfortunate, ! pity him
from the innermost recesses of my
heart-I pity him as one who has
missed sensation, one of the best
Of our imperfect natures.
l have swung that way with a
great many girls in my time. am
going to swing some more if / get
a chance-for if l do not I shall
mourn Tor lost opportunity.
Coming home from church on a
"moony" night, bathed in the
mellow light, a little hand clinging
confidingly to your manly arm, and
a pretty face bewitchingly close to
yours, bright eyes looking an
unuttcrablc sweetness at you, rips
red lips moving to enchanting
small-tall<-cclestial music to u man
in love-you reach that wcll-re-
membered gate. You open it for her
to pass in, but before she does that
something unsaid must be remem-
bcred, and she stops to retail that
pretty gossip. You are hardly
conscious of her words, but you are
in that stage of the tender passion
when her voice is the soul of music,
and all you want is to keep her
talking rs long as you can.
The lamps are out in the house
in front; the "old folks have re-
tired to roost," and you have the
field all to yourself.
AT last she passes in after a GER
tain conclusive sound has taken
place under her bonnet. You
dream of your first stick of candy,
of maple sugar. of Charlotte russo,
and all sorts of liquid and solid
sweetness, and you think them
stale, fiat, and Improbable COM
pared with that kiss.
Is she going to leave you, now |
that the gate is closed? Not if | |
know anything of female nature,
and | have had something TO say to
females of all classes, and
they are alike in this respect, that
they delight in the company of
passable young man by moonlight;
and in that they show their good
taste. | have heard it said that
there are females differently consti-
tuted, but | never met them, and
am glad Of it. | hope l never
shall.
Something more to tell. She
returns to the gate and leans upon
t. Your lips are rather close to
lers, and if you do not kiss her
hen L have no respect for you,
Unworthy rs you are Of the name
If man. You talk about the moon,
bout Tom. Fellows at sea, about
he moon again, about the weather,
bout the sermon--not much-the
noon again, Jenny Wade's bonnet;
hat horrible old maid, Miss Vir-
ina June, and her ISLANDERS; the
weather. again, the dance of the
Knight Tcmplars, the moon once
lore, with slight sprlnkling Of
issing thrown in by way of spice.
ONE ancient persons of either sex
lay say that this is all very silly.
'ah! You have done the same in
our time, if you ever amounted to
nything.
But all this must have an end,
nd partings must come. The lips
ing together in a long parting
iss, and you go home, through the
fellow light full of poectic thoughts :,
, happy as young man ever is in
lis world Of duns and debtors.
cts have more Of it-this swing
g on the gate.
uz.-..za la. Lon, c,,,n al -, |
The Osceola times., 1873-07-12

A young lady, at st. Louis
Mo-, the other day, just before
being led to the hymcnial altar
begged the officiating minister tc
omit the word "obey" from the
marriage ceremony. lie refused
and rather than break off the match
she allowed the word to be uttered
and responded TO it, with mental
reservation.
The Osceola times., 1873-07-12

In the New York State Luna
tic Asylum experiments have been
made with conium (hemlock) in
the treatment of insanity. 1t is
found to have soothing effect on
the moter centers, its action on the
motor tract being analogous to that
of opium on the brain. Hence it
tends to quiet and renovate the
whole muscular system.
The Osceola times., 1873-07-12

The father of fifty children at
Waco, Texas, makes a handsome
livin. by playing poker with his
boys.
We should think from the mum.
ber of his progeny that the old man
was q good poker player.
The Osceola times., 1873-07-12

The condition Of the diocese
of Virginia is eminently encoarag-
ing, there being 10000 commune
cants and nearly forty candidates
for orders, and an increase of $4O,.
600 in contributions.
The Osceola times., 1873-07-12

"A lady asked her doctor il he
did not think the small bonnets the
ladies wore had tendency to pro-
duce congestion Of the brain? "Oh!
no." replied the doctor, "women
who have brains don't wear them"
The Osceola times., 1873-07-12

English papers tell us that the
rivet headers in a boiler shop at
Yarrow lately struck. That's
natural. Wonder they didn't think
of it before
The Osceola times., 1873-07-12
Attorney Genc

The Attorney General OF
louisiana has notified Gov. Kellogg
that an executive pardon in that
State in favor Of a person sentenced
to Imprisonment at hard labor in
the Penitentiary does not work as
a release until the pardon is con-
firmed by the Senate.
The Osceola times., 1873-07-12

Prof Plantamour, who prophesi-
cd that the world was to be burnt
up few months ago, is now in
Paris. He desires to read q paper
before the academy to prove tho
suns heat, and that we shall all be
frozen to death about 2011.
The Osceola times., 1873-07-12

The editor of the San Francis
co Chronicle, after stating that he
has " no desire to engage in per-
sonal controversy" proceeds to
characterize tho editor of q rival
newspaper as "a drunken and cow
ardly idiot, who disgraces journal
ISM"
The Osceola times., 1873-07-12

The British Life boat service
rescued 500 persons from drowning
by shipwreck during the year 1872.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-26
MOCK MERCANTILE INTERESTS.

LICENSED vATCHDiEN NOT WANTED.
The bill entitled "An act for the better pro-
tecoa of the shipping and mercantile interests IN the
CITY and County of NewYork" the full text OF which
was given In yesterdays TRIBUNE has been received by
the merchants Of this city with undsguised dissatsiac-
ton. According to its provisions mereha nts desir-
Gus of employing waehmen would not be permitted 10
employ any other than appointed by the Mayor.
under penalty of $25 The bill, moreover, authorizes
the Mayor to the rates OF compensation. Many OF
the most prominent merchants in this city, indignant at
this attempt TO deprive them Of the rghtOf having their
goods projected by whosoever they think proper have
protested against the passage OF the act remon-
STRANGE circulated and signed, one copy OF which
was sent the Hon. Henry c. Murphy at Albany, and
another TO Gov. Dix. Among the signers were:
A. a Low and Bros, Grinnen, Mlnturn Co.. G. II.
Mallory Co., Williams Guion, f. E. Morgan's sons
II. d. a ]. U. Brookman, Moses Taylor q CO.. Iapseott
Bro: Co. James w EiTe Co. Brett sH sSR CO. co.
Miller & HOughtOD, Henry Moss Chase, Talbot d Co.,
Walsh, Field way, s. w. Legis Co.. II: v; Loud Loud q
Boreland, Dearborn Co. James y. Ward Co., c. IL.
Marshall & Co. Snow Burgess George w Gett YER
l. Wright Co., Geo f. Buey Murray Ferris o. q Co..
Ball Co, and Howe, White d Co.
Many merchants have for years been in the habit OF
employing watohmen from responsible firms, who guar
antee the aekeeping Of anything fntrusted to them
Others have had their own watchmen. In many cases
these watcbmen have grown gray In the service, and
have generally proved themselves Trustworthy and
capable. The present bill, IL 1t to become law.
would do away with both Of these classes Of watchmeD
and place in their stead irresponsible men, having
guarantee either honesty ability. Under the
system 1t would not be possible always TO Obtain q
Waterman when needed II in such owner we're
to ask his brother to watch bale Of goods for
hour, he would have to paw, II apprehended, fine OF
$25. Another Of grievance is found in that
ton of the bill which provides for the fixing Of the rate
of remuneration by the Mayor. Merchants would thus
be declared from making their terms, thing sub
yersve of the principles Of all business transactions.
The merchants firm in their opposition TO the passage
of the BILL and very indignant the attempt
against their freedom Of action.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-26
A NEW CITY PRISON.

An Albany dispatch published in yesterdays
TRIBUNE announced that the bill which had already
passed the Assembly providing for the location and
erection OF city prison In place Of the Tombs was
favoraby reported by the Senate Committee on Cities
Thursday BY it the Mayor, the Controller and
the President Of the Board OF Aldermen appointed
commission to select Site which they to do within
30 days Of the passage Of the bill and to suprntend the
work. Commissioners 10 be appointed by the su.
preme Court to apprase the value of real estate taken
the purpose and the cost to be betrayed by the
issue OF bonds.
TRIBUNE reporter was Informed, yesterday, by
Mayor Havemeyer, who is TO be the Chairman of the
Commission, that he knew nothing OF the matter and
saw why the site OF the City Prison should be
changed The present building mht need some alter
atOns but material changes; he certainly did not
why IT should be torn down. IL seemed he said
10 he the tendency 10 tear down and build up and il II
was fOregoDe conclusion that the old Tombs. must
come down. there was nothing TO be said
and eorruptfOn there were one or two
hundred prisoners 10 the building at the time when
there ought not ordinarily TO be more than sten or
dozen Ventilation and beaing were Neglected and so
the building was declared unhealthy and cold. twas
ssSe y 81 ~ a se sSm %
dious and comfortable ~ -%s~e-,se-
The reporter called at the Office OF the Commissioners
Of Charities and Correction but unable 10 learn that
any plans had been made reference TO the new build
Ing -A-~Hgs4s,sz $50,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-26
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