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The Osceola times. [volume] (Osceola, Ark.) 1870-current, 1875-08-14
The Influence of Muggy Weather.

Herbert Spencer advances n the
DRY slngularly consouant with some
popular Impressions. All know
how enervating is the damp mug
gy' weather and as we have had,
one or two days of this week. This
debiIltatlon is due TO the difficulty
OF carrying on the normal evapora-
ton OF the body, when the air is
already loaded with moisture.
Spencer finds that IT is the hot and
dry regions of the earth which
have produced tho smartest races,
while the lot aud moist have pro
duced Philippians. The great
rainless quarter, extending across
North Africa, Arabia, Persia, and
Ihlblt' has produced all the con-
querlng races OF the world. The
Tartar, Aryan, Semitic and Egyp-
lian races have all sprung from tins
region, and gone forth from 1t to
conquer the earth. On this CONT
nent it is the rainloss region OF
Mexico, Central America and Pc
ru which attained high develop
in the prehistoric era. Livingsl ton
and Schweinfuath attribute black
ness Of skin to the union OF heat
and moisture.
Spencer has here put IN sober
scientific form what shrewd observ.
ers have long noticed sporadically.
The rainless climate of California
gives great snap to her people, and
so does the rarefied air Of Cobra
do affect the settlers Of that region.
All Americans, in fact, are more
active and mercurlal than the de-
sccndants OF our common ancestry
still dwelling IN dripping England.
The slngu larlty OF 1t is that the
Aryan race received such tremen-
duous vitality from tho original
high and dry steppcs As to be able
in successive ages to colonlze and
hold the best part of the world,
overcoming all climatic influence
with the impetus received from its
origin.
The Osceola times. [volume] (Osceola, Ark.) 1870-current, 1875-08-14
How He Caught Them.

Some years ago, an eccentric &C.
mus, the Rev. Thomas p. Hunt used
to give temperance lectures. One
night lie announced that he would
lecture IN Easton. Now, temper.
ance was not in favor among the
male portion OF the burg. The wo-
men, however, were all in for the
pledge, and consequently,on Hunts
first night not a man showed him
self ia the hall. The benches were
pretty well filed with women,
though, and Hunt commenced but
instead OF temperance, he put them
through on the vanities Of dress,
etc. They wore great pulled feaih-
er sleeves then. They-the sleeves
The Osceola times. [volume] (Osceola, Ark.) 1870-current, 1875-08-14
A Queer Contract.

The st. Louis Globe Democrat
has the following account OF a queer
suit: An Iowa laborer has sued
an old farmer on a rather queer
contract. The man hired 10 the
farmer on the condition that part
OF his wages would be paid in mon
ey, and that for the balance he
would receive one of the old man s
daughters in marriage. The labor
was performed and the money was
paid, but the girl was not forth
coming. This was not the fault of
the old man, but of the daughter,
who refused to be made the sub
iect of bargain and sale. Where
upon the laborer sued the father
upon the contract, but we are not
informed whether the suit is for
specific performance or for DANA
yes, If for damages we apprehoud
that the laborer has y good cause
Tor action, though his damages
must be small if proportioned to
the value o. an unwilling wife.
The great suit of Jacob VS.. Laben
Ost Moses, 39) does not afford II
precedent, as it was compromised
by the parties, and it seems that
the legal talent of Iowa will DO
forced to wrcstle with new prin-
ciplc in jurisprudence. The case
will probably be left to a Jury
whose verdict will largely depend
upon the matrimonial experience
OF its component parts.
The Osceola times. [volume] (Osceola, Ark.) 1870-current, 1875-08-14
How He Got the Saloon Keeper

a Front street saloon keeper ~
n great historical scholar, and will
argue for hours on the issues,
events and men Of past celebrity.
Ola man Preston was aware of this,
and he dropped into the place one
warm day last week and said "By
crickcy, jim, but this is warm |
haven't been SO warm since old
Gen. Cass was President of the
United States" "What," said Jim,
''Gen. Cass never was President Of
the United States" "Why, yes he
was" replied Preston, with well
feigned astonishment. 'I'Il bet
you the drinks for tho house he
wasn't" replied the excited propri-
etor. 'Done," answered old Pres.
ton, and no drew forth his pocket
book, uniolded page of the Con-
gressIonal.Globe OF lS4S 8, and pro-
ceoded 70 read that President Tay-
Tor having died on Saturday, and
Nlce-Presldent Fillmore not being
at Washington, the President Of tho
Senate, Con. Cass, became Presi-
dent Of the United States until the
following Monday pending Fill
more's Inauguration. When the
old man had finished reading, no
looked around and said: "Come
up boys. A little stoughton in
mine, jim. Must excuse ignorance,
yen know" Then he rambled out
while Jim rammed the bottles back
on the shelf, sousod the tumblcrs
in the rlncc, and rs he wiped Off
the counter remarked: Awe seen
II good many mean men III my
time, but for tirst.class star beat,
old Preston can take the money"
Marquette Mining Journal.
The Osceola times. [volume] (Osceola, Ark.) 1870-current, 1875-08-14
The Sun Cholera Mixture.

More than forty years ago, when
it was found that prevention for
the Asiatlc cholera was easier than
cure. the learned doctors OF both
homispheres drewupa prescription,
which was published (for working
people, IN the New York Sun, and
took the name of the "Sun Cholera
Mixture. Our cotemporary never
lent its name to Il better article.
We have seen it in use for nearl Y
two score years, and found it 10 be
the best remedy for looseness OF
the bowels ever yet devised. 1t is
to be commended for several rca-
sons. 1t is not to be mixed with
liquor, therefore it will not be used
as an alcoholic beverage. Its in
gradients are well known among
all the comon people, and it will
have no prejudice TO combat ; each
Of the materials Is IN equal proper
ton to tho others, and 1t may there
fore be compounded without pro
tessional skill and as the dose is
50 very small, it may be carried in
a tiny phial in the waistcoat pocket
and be always at hand. 1t is:
Tlnct. opii,
Capsici,
Rhei co.,
Menth pip,
Campho.
Mix the above in equal parts
dose, ten to thirty drops. In PLAIN
terms, take equal parts tincture
opium, red pepper, rhubarb, pepper
mint, and camphor, and mix them
tor use. In case of diarrhUa take
a dose of ten to twenty drops in
three or four teaspoonstull of
water. No one who has this by
him and takes it in time will ever
have the cholera. We commend it
to our Western friends, and hope
that the receipt will be widel y pub
Iished. Even when no cholera is
anticipated 1t is All excellent rene
dy for ordinary summer com
pIeint.-[Journal OF Commerce.
The Osceola times. [volume] (Osceola, Ark.) 1870-current, 1875-08-14
Length of the Mississippi.

Mark Twain, in the August At
lantic mourns over the diminished
length OF the Mississippi in this
strain:
Geology never had such u chance,
no such exact data to argue from!
Nor development OF species, eth
er. Glacial epochs are great things,
but they are vague-vague. Please
observe In the space Of ono hun
dred and seventy-slx years the low
er Mississippi has shortened itself
two hundred and iorty-two miles.
That is u tritle over a mile and a
third year. Therefore, any calm
person, who IS not blind or idiotic,
can see that IN the old Polite Sill
vurian period, just million years
ago next November, the lower
Mississippi river was upwards Of
one million three hundred thous-
aud miles long, and struck out
over the gulf of Mexico llke fish
ing rod. And by the same token
any person can see that seven hun
dred and forty-two years from now
the lower Mississippi will only be IA
mile and three quarters long, and
Cairo and New Orleans will have
joined their streets together, and
be Flooding comfortly along under
a single mayor and mutual board of
aldermen. There is something fac
mating about science. One gets
such wholesale returns OF conjec-
ture out Of such IL trhlng invest
ment of fact.
The Osceola times. [volume] (Osceola, Ark.) 1870-current, 1875-08-14
Female Beauty.

We find beauty of itself n very
poor thing unless beauufied by SEN
timent. The reader may take the
confession as he pleases, either in an
instance Of abundance of sentiment
on our part, or as an evidence OF
want Of proper ardor and impair
TALLY; but we cannot (and that is
the plain truth) think the most
beautiful creature beautiful, or be
at all affected by her, or long 20
sit next TO her, or to 90 to thea.
ter with her, or listen to a concert
with her, or walk in fores. with
her, or to call her by her christian
name, or to ask her if she likes po-
etry, or tie with any satisfaction
hei gown for her, or be asked
whether we admire her shoe, or
take her arm even into dlnning.
room, or kiss her at Christmas, or
on April-tools-day, or on May-day,
or on any other day, or dream Of
her. or wake thinking of her, or
feel a want in the room when she
has gone, or Il pleasure the more
when she appears-unless she has
a heart as well as face, and is a
proper good-tcmpered, Latural, sin.
cere, honest girl, who has Il love
for other people and other things,
apart from seIf-retercnce and the
wish to be admired. Her face
would pail upon us III the course
of a week, or even become disagree
able. We should prefer an enam-
elled tea-cup, for we should expect
nothing from it, We remember the
impression made on US by female
plaster cast hand, sold in the shops
as model. 1t is beautifully turn
cd, though we thought it somewhat
too plump and welI-ied. The flu
gers, however, are delicatcly taper
ed, the outline flowing and grace
full. We iancied it to have belong
ed to some joyial beauty, a little TO
tat and festive, but laughing with
al, and as full OF good nature. The
posscssor told us it was the hand Of
Madame Brnvilliers, the famous
poisoner. The word was no soon.
er spoken than we shrunk from it
as if it had been a toad. 1t was
now Literally hideous; the fat seem
ed sweItoring and full of poison.
The beauty added to the deiormity.
You resented the grace; you shrank
from tho look of smoothness, as
from u snake. This woman went
to the scatiold with as much indif-
ference as she distributed her pois
ons. Tho charsster of her mind
was insensibility. The strongest
of excItements was TO her what Il
cup oftea is to other people. And
such is the character, more or less,
of all mere beauty. Nature, If one
may so speak, does not seem to m
tend 1t to be beautiful. 1t looks as
if it was created in order to show
what nothing tho formuIar part
of beauty is, without the spirit Of
1t. We have been so used to 1T
with reference to considerations of
this kind, thus we have met with
women generally pronounced beau
tiful and spoken of with transport,
who took q sort OF CHASTITY and
watch-like aspect IN our eyes, as if
they had been things walking the
earth without soul, or with some
evil intention. The woman who
supped with the Ghoul in the ARA
bian Nights, must have been a
beauty Of this species.-[Leigh
Hunt.
The Osceola times. [volume] (Osceola, Ark.) 1870-current, 1875-08-14
Queer RELIGION.
New York Graphic

In conversation with a Kentuck-
ian, yesterday, | learned something
OF the relations existing between
the Methodist Church north and
the Methodist Church south. The
latter is disposed TO fraternize with
the former, provided the north re.
stores to the south the plumber
taken during the war, and with
draws its works Of opposition in
establishing chapeIs throughout
the south, mere y fer the purpose
of enlarging and strengthening its
own sectional borders. The south
wants its own field to itself, and
justly, too, and there is desire at
least, on the part Of some of the
Bishops here, to aceeed to both re-
guess, whereby peace and unity
may be established. The colored
bishops are awakening great inter
ost in behalf of their own people.
Bishop Miles, in a meeting yester-
day, related a number of facts
that had fallen under his own OBJ
servation, relative to the supcrstl-
tons. idolatries, etc, which abound
In the swamp regions OF Mississip-
pi and Alabama. lie said many of
his people firmly believed they
saw God, talked with him, and he
with them, and saw the devil and
hell likewise. They believed these
things TO such an extent, that they
would scott at the idea that any
man had been converted who had
not seen God, who had not been
suspended by thread right over
hell, and seer its horrors Anoth-
err class worshipped colorcd wo.
man God. They dressed her up
and stood her IN church. When
they confessed their sins, they laid
her down on the floor with pill
low under her head, and would
then lie down by her and whisper
in the ears. Another sect hold
thcirpastor as a veritablc shepherd.
Their worship consisted Of the
shepherd calling, Sheep, sheep,
sheep, and the people replying
Bah, ball., as they gather around
him or followed him to different
points. A third sect has n practi
cal idea Of conversion. 1t is that
God cuts open the breast, takes
out the heart opens it with silver
knife, places bible in the bosom,
and then sews them up. The idea
that God places this bible in the
bosom is very general one, and
whenever encountered it Is quite
impossible to eradicate the idea and
prevail upon them TO read any
other. The devil was consequent
ly soen-a creature with fleet big
as a half bushel and eyes big as
pewter plates and red as fire. The
bishop sa he met with one man
who spoke up in meeting, and
said he didn't believe that odd
God was ever friend to man
When asked what he meant, he
said he meant what he said, that
old God-the man Jehovah-was
never friend to man. That what
with Lightning, winds, storms, sun,
frost, war, tempest, plaques, etc,
he would have destroyed the world
long ago if il hadn't been for Jesus
Cnrits.' And don't you believe
Christ is as old rs God 2 asked the
bishop. do you think | am as
old as my father replied the ma
two logiclan.
The Osceola times. [volume] (Osceola, Ark.) 1870-current, 1875-08-14
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

STATE OFFICERS.
GovcrnOr-A. II Garland
S,c'y OF Stltc-B. D. Beavers.
Auditorium Il. Miller
II. usurVr-r J. Churchill.
Alry Gcu'L-T =. Hughes.
Com Suite Lands. y. Nmilhce.
CHANCELLOR K. Eakn.
Chanccry Clcrk-A Il witt.
uhicf Js.ticc-L. II. English.
Associate Justices Wan. NJ. Harrison and
David Walker
Congressman, Is, DI,uIct-L. 4. Cause.
JUDICIARY.
SECOND Clrrui Counties ofMississippl, Cross
,rirtrnden PoIn.-rt, Cruighcdd, .Sireenc, Clay
ton and kauooUh
Circuit Judge l.. J.. Mack
Pros AUS --.U.us Il. BLACK.
LEnl~LAiNE
Sath Di.tr.Cl-CuVntIc- Of Mississippi, JACK son,
Point,ctt and Crai-hcad.
state ~cHafor-J T Henderson
Representative. + luddle.
COUNTY OFFICER
County Jgd-.--L VI tmrigan.
ShcrG j. d Driver.
Couaty e. rk-J. Il. T.. Hale.
Treasurer j. l. Driver
Survey or John II. RAINY.
Assessor /. Ward
cor1ner-A " Lucas.
The Osceola times. [volume] (Osceola, Ark.) 1870-current, 1875-08-14
Laws Governing Subscribers,

II subscribers order the discontnuuCc of their
newspapers. the pubusucr may continue to send
them until all aucuragcs are paid.
II Subscribers neglect or refuse to take thcil
newspapers from their office to which they ar,
directed, they are held responsible until they
have settled their bills and ordered the paper dis
con niue
II subscribers move 10 other places without in
forming the publisher, and newspapers are sent
10 the former direction. they are held responsible
The Osceola times. [volume] (Osceola, Ark.) 1870-current, 1875-08-14

"A boy IN the suburbs tried to
ascertain the other day the sound
ness of the provorb. "Birds OF n
feather flock together" lie pluck
ed the old rooster down to n single
tail feather, and it dldn't flock at
all, but went aud hid under the
barn. Thus is another old saw
smashed.
The Osceola times. [volume] (Osceola, Ark.) 1870-current, 1875-08-14

In recent scandal case in
Smith county, Kansas, lady wit
meas declined to answer question,
and the attorney demanded her
reason. Because 1t is not tit totell
decent people, 90, well, said the
lawyer, Just walk up here aud
whisper IT TO the Judgc.a ...,.
The Osceola times. [volume] (Osceola, Ark.) 1870-current, 1875-08-14
RATES OF ADVERTISING:

One dollar per square OF one inch running
measure, space OF tea lines of this type, iOr
first insertion, and scNCuty-lVc cents lUf each
subsequent insertion.
SPECIAL NOTICES in Local column Qeaded)
any per cent on above rates. .......
OBITUARY HUTICES-inserted at adyertis-
ng rates.
A liberal deduction made on above rates Tor
et.fmdiHg embellishments.
EDITORIAL NOTICES referring to advertise
meuts, o. advancing private Interests, rate Is
transient matter.
when no contracts are made, cash must ac-
company all advertisements. No deyIatiOns
irUm the above rules.
The Osceola times. [volume] (Osceola, Ark.) 1870-current, 1875-08-14

-, phenomenon Of great com.
l,eSl.y, but it is'aisa one in a hipa III. III,
=, ssihle. For, in the first nlacc III
80. Thought, AID ,.i..,.,,,. -, ''i
The Osceola times. [volume] (Osceola, Ark.) 1870-current, 1875-08-14

e e'a,:s ioFres. ine orerat,ou =,
L, ii. sustaining ass,,rana @''o no, o.
when there Il the minimum of ev;,,.,', n
I1., ...... !, ,..,o. e theme ofpL;la.asf''"'e
The Osceola times. [volume] (Osceola, Ark.) 1870-current, 1875-08-14

ms ae'crin,i.ed on making TN. ,,
llen.' on this lay the sfaft a. ',,
.ovel 'hc spot, in lie manner. with ai ~.
s1as; Cover the. whole w;th = - l.' - !
The Osceola times. [volume] (Osceola, Ark.) 1870-current, 1875-08-14

:" ne most PercEI,plory H,su,.,,,,..
'orD'ds the Prince Inpeffi..ll, a ,s,pn;les''
y: an gentleman nineteen yea old. and
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-04-09
COMPARISONS Aae OciCuS.n
ESPECIALLY IN THIS CASE.
the Work Of the Last
two Legislatures.


WHEREIN THE LAST rxCELLxD rBE
PkxChEDIso.
Az ABLE LETTIR vRoN ooyKEsoR nES.
bricks IN ANSWER TO An Ik9ulRY IRON
EgPBEsESTArivB HoPKINs--A sEAlcH.
iEo REVIEW OF LEGIsLATIvI WORK yol
YoUs YEARS.
he z os. 1hsnss A. Hentrieks;
DEAs SIR-Thc tone Of the prens, and
especially the press OF indianapolis, has
been so constant aud SO urgent in lis
CT tho action OF the late
|lcgislrture that | thought ! would sd-
dress you a " ord as disintcrestsd spec
taior in relation 10 il. For mvsslf, al-
though . member OF the last House OF
Representatives. l belong to no party
either in or out OF the legislature.
am thcrou.h hly independent, represent
ing only the interests labor and re-
form in this city and state and. therefore,
ask in all candor, your impartial Judge
ment snd opinion OF its action A re-
ply will much oblige myself and the
public. JAMES HerEiAs.
Littie'sHotel, Ind'pls. Mar. ie, ls76.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-04-09


william Kemp fornily OF Rockport
thsn or ,iall iewnship bst nov Of
pnnpkin hill. ssys that he is ali rite
nov ne is Esing 70 raise A cne pump
kia this year.
I he says that his name Ia not Wiliiam
Kemp bat Doctor and thare is so Insny
Dortor KerGps that 10 distinguish bis
name from the rest OF the Doctors we
must Gull hin Schooi teacher
Doctor William. Kemp he says that
be Darst James. 7, Barker patisat Ter
Iiakeilg toot Lorne bitiers and he ssT
that he can cure anry deseeaso he says
theet thsIe is nothing 70 cosnpar win
his toot horn Inedison be Gays that ho
hls tnce IL snnE to no.
h, mas got A mother kinde n IL called
the rgaical ira gical cornpouod Salve eud
be says ,Lat thare Is nothing TO ccmpsr
viii II he says that IL will draw A laEv
man o., or the bed and do think that
he kGseds as much .or that as any body
eli and hs SAYS it will draw A cotton
fem ths table that's gcoi To- him 30
a-d ~ ,.aceing 3 app icsriou u WIN
draw ,..s san up beioro d. da-k before
Suuio~n
BY placing one half ioaon application
II will caaso tue sea 10 calm tie Sun TO
stop
or IL thrrs is A clond under the Sun that
be can move To and If hs tries for IA,
hours an i does not move it you can sot
Il down that inare hiss been \ clonddy
da he says that il Is good for nen who
deal in stalk for he can by placing one
dozon application on. the ground that
he can draw corn hay oats and pump
kins TO HnUT from the ground In Que
minuet one hundred head ell winter
come TO Doctor Kemp for you're ragical
trsgicsl compond sslvc aud tooth ache
bittors on pumpkin Doctor Kemp, says
that he is y going by Profl dimes sbe
and he says thai he wants TO get A
small Toy for A clown or, some fool
will he the best he says, ] ,hink he
would DO
lie says that hsis A going 10 lean
TO be A van,ri'aquist for he ia A good
Tnecan!c and he says that he will make A
rood wone ne khoos
be says thar as thinks he is A going
10 get uafel'i SonI~ times and he gets
ont II the ro,ioa before hc gets tuars
lie says thai hr. Miller can b-xl hsia as
the buisnes aud iLiak soto
Doctor, h-np Says hc Il shure os
heaven when no dies ~. The bible Ssyf
IL tine boddy cen get 'hars with A i
in tis mcnth, aud he hss not got A II In
his mouth he is PLAN fali OF the truth
for lie Asvcr Esed usci any .u his E'e
!snes, y, Barker
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-04-09

Eow That City. Prcrcass 20 Cap.
ture Evansville Trade

FROM ihe Evansville -.
The Courier q. Yesterday announced
,Le raiirc-d project .-lsI w.is being agi-
lated ia l. Eisvii.e for connection with
Evansville BY way OF HantiDg5urg.
The C0urier-Journsl OF Yesterday ex-
p.a ns the project st length: 81
/. ~hersrs Geo II. Ellery and VI, q.
Hanson, OF New York, are ia the city.
.~. .sa their headquarters at Louisville
h otei, enleavo-ing TO effect Tho com.
'gSy 10 Hun,ingoury, Indiana. in orisr
40 coIncc; with tie AXE Erie ard Ey-
ansyi.!e railroad, which is now building,
and thus form = direct liSe 10 EvaEsvilie,
thereby reaching that place from this
city witiiin four hours whereas IL now
Requires ten hours travel. The Air
Lins,is now graded to Hunt.nsburg,
lsnd could he ironed at q small expense.
liz Successful in their efforts they no.
only loos for large advantage to Louis
lv;iic ssd Evansville in esss sblIshinT Q
s.sor;er rou.e between these p.sces, but
aope by connection nt Evansville wita
the ST. LoeIs aud Southeastern railway
q, obtain the lar sst sAarc OF the i'm
mensc railroad business between this
CITY aud st. Louis bv q mnoh quicker
'n>sps ~ traasit Tie distance from
Louisviiic TO St Louis by rail- IL. via ia
Ohio and Mississippi railroad. $50 miles.
Inc defiance via The projected roat- is
s?l mies- This II what th- yeu:lemoG
wish 10 scsoEpi ssh. aud DO railroad e.
,srprise could nov present itself g. cap
itAlisis wish more lettering prosr..:s.
;f Tie people or Loo1vins des.re THU
win Evansville, IL eau
not sniy be quicklt. accoin pl;,'icd. bot
" iihln another year they Gun have the
new route 70 81 Louis-
The Now Albany Ledger ia
|oc cnmenting upon this enterprise ssy@:
The completion OF this road 20 the
coal fields In Southern indiana would
oe welcome news TO the people on a.
most any terms. but if short iine TO ST.
Louis L. really what is need "a BY the
who are looking after Il low,
tney could find none better than To- COM
plsts the whole road 10 Nj Carmel snd
,hence W 81 Louis. Tkis would make
shs ro.d from Louisville TO s. L0ais
shorter than the route secured sia ~
xueviie."
sn-h rensrks as these ehould wGse
ap the mercantile csrr'nunity Of Ersns-
willie. s'he Courier will be found always
lin the yen 10 hep them.