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The Osceola times., 1875-10-02
A MYSTERIOUS MURDER,
j. D. Greer an Arkansas Hunter
Assassinated in His Bed-His
Body Riddled With Bullets.

From a gentleman of Crittendcn
county, Arkansas, we have receiv-
ed information of fright mur-
der committed III that section some
time ago. The letter, which ex.
plains itself, reads as follows: 81
write to give to the public what |
think should not sleep in ambush
any longer, as find no notice Of
the mardor, which occurred the
10th of August last. The facts IN
the case are as follows There
lived a quiet and inofteusive citizen
kLoNn as J. ID. Greer, IN Misiissip-
pi county, his home being a little
cabin located in u dense wood and
far from any other habltation. Be
ing bachelor, and having no re-
lations in the state, Greor, lived
aloue IN his cabin, being engaged
in hunting and tilling small tract
of land. Abont tho 2Oth OF last
August Greer was found dead in
bed, a rifle bullet having passed
through the we'll near the head of
his cot, and penetrated his brain.
Marks Of Il charge of bucltshot were
also found IN the wall oil the cabin,
Upon the head of his rude and
humble bedstead was written: d
Greer born lS33-shot Oh the 10th
inst.-buricd on the 20th OF August
1879 The affair is a mystery as
yet unsolved. The deceased was
n native of South Carolina, and is
supposed to have been murdered
for his money, rs his neighbors say
he had realized quite sum from
the sale OF furs and pcllry. The
assassns of the poor old hunter
are still at large and unknown,
though tho men suspected oi the
murder are Bud MagneIl. jim Par
unberry, Sam PartInberry, and u
half.indian known as East. Ih.s
hurried notice IL sent you rs given
10 me with the hope that, through
the Appeal, perchahce, 1T may meot
the eye oi some friend Of poor
Greer.
PAcIEio PLACE, Arkansas, Sep
tember 10, 1873.
II "a a., naGt az La ty yarS aan.
The Osceola times., 1875-10-02
Fashion Getting on a Railway
Gar.

She was gotten up in the latest
plhned'back style, regardless OF cost
and anatomy; huge bunch of bows
and ribbons projected from knot
behind, and an elegant fan at the
end of n gold chain fastened to the
waist, extended like military
stripe down the right leg of har
dress. When she attempted TO
mount the steps of the broad gauge
train Tor Dayton, Saturday mora
ing, the polite attendant extended
all the aid which could be expected
OF n prudent man. But she failed
to make the lower step. Then she
twisted, and wigglcd, twitched, as
il she wouldn't attempt to mount 1t
sideways, but the plan was aban-
doned before development. a
plucky expression and Of evident
determination to fight it out on
that line if it took till the coming
of the next fashion, overspread her
lovely features, but it gave way TO
one of CHASTITY terror AS she heard
sound Of ripping dry-goods and
swapping threads, whcreupon she
dropped back to an upright position
before tho steps again. The cour-
teous conductor, Greeley, was cali
ed, and he and the attendant united
for II grand effort, the means OF
which would be useless to attempt
to describe. A repetition Of the
sound of rcnding silks, etc, follow.
ed, but the effort was successful in
the main, and as the lady clutchcd
nervously y tho torn garment in her
hand as She entered the car, tho
blushing conductor suggested to n
friend the advantages iot travelling
Of tho loose and flowing garment
worn by Zouavcs .-[Cincinnati Ga
zette.
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A Wonderful abriC.

! Special correspondence of The Morning Counter
New YORK, September H.
Among the many treasures owned
by the "merchant prince, ".isa mag
niiiccnt carpet, which was once IN
tended to grace the halls of royal
ty, having been manufactured for
the Emperor Napoleon. It's SIZE is
about forty feet square. The cen
ter-plece, It's most prominent object,
occupying nearly one half Of the
whole area, represents a beautiful,
oval shaped picture, set IN gold
frame, and, suitably hung, would
at distance bo easily mistaken Tor
an elegant painting. Tho picture
shows the harbor, castle and sur
rounding country OF Marsalles,
France. Ia the foreground, one is
charmed by the blue water, and
the stately ships at anchor further
back the barbor and ancient castle
rising grNndly in its magnificent
whlteness against the green foliage
enveloplng the base of the noun
tains which form the back ground,
and lift their hoary heads into Il
blue sky, haked with foccy clouds.
Napoleon's coat of arms surmount
the picture, and Latin motto
wrought in gold on blue ribbon
like ground, lies half unrolled AT
the base. Immediately surround
ing this lovely picture, in bed Of
rich brown, is IA garland Of beauti.
tul flowers, much larger than natu-
raj size, but SO brilliantly and so
delicateiy and accurately represent
ed that it seems rs if one might
stoop aud lif, tho petals one from
another. Outside of this garland
and serving as border to the car
pet, is wreath formed of overlap
ping oah leaves and acorns, also IN
natural colors, their various shades
Of green and brown blending in ex-
quislte beauty. 1t is quite impossi-
bio to give an idea Of this wonder.
tul fabric, which was made with
the ncedlcs OF poor women, who
wrought 1t in sections and set 1t to-
gether, after the manner Of the
camePs hair shawls. Its texture is
as delicate as n silScn rope, and no
painter could portray color or de-
tail with greater skill. 1T actually
cost ten thousand dollars to make
it. Mr.. Stewart saw it at tho Paris
exposition, ana purchased it as a
novelty to exhibit to friends who
visit his uptown store. 1t has
been suggested that an effort be
made to persuade Mr.. Stewart to
allow it to be brought to Chicago
and exhibited at the exposition.
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WHY jerks Never Married.

al think a woman is u tremeh-
dous being" said jerks. "When
she's right she's the rightest thing
that floats. When she's wrong,
she's the biggest nuisance that
plows the sea, even if she 10 little,
and don't draw two feet of water.
Perhaps It isn't just the thing to say
to boy like you, but you'll never
speak OF it, II ! should tell you u
littlo something p
'Oh. neverv assured him.
Well, suppose | might have
been married man. said jerks,
avoiding my eyes by pretending to
discover horseshoe in the road.
'You don't say so = | exclaimed
IN an undisguised astonishmcnt, for
it had never occurred to me that
such man as jerks could ever
marry.
Yes, waited on girl once
Was she beautiful 2 | inquired.
'Well, should say fair to mid
ding, responded jerks, pursuing
his lips rs il determined to render
n candid judgement. Fair TO mid
ding, barring few freekles.'
'But you didn't leave her on ae.
count OF her irecklcs ? | asked.
No, | didn't leave her on account
of her lreckles she was good girl,
and | waited on her. 1t don't seem
possil IL now that ever ra'ally wal
ed on glrI, but I did >
why didn't you marry herr |
inquired warmly.
1t wasn't her fault, SAID jerks.
She was a good girl.'
'Then why didn't you marry
| inquired.
We'll, there was another fellow
got 10 hanging round and--you
know how such things go. | was
busy and-dldn't tend up very well,
| s'pose-she got tired waiting for
mc-or something-and the fellow
married her, but I've never blamed
her. She's been sorry enough, |
guess
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A Rat Story,

Whilst Mr.. Joseph Terrill was
sitting in his back porch about
dusk the other evening he SAN two
rats coming from under some wood
close by, Noticing something pc.
culiar about them he paid close at
tenti0n, and discovered that they
had straw in their mouths, one
rat at each end. The rats went
down to . little pond in the yard,
laid The straw down, took drink
of water, picked up the straw and
marched back in the same way they
went down. Just before reaching
the wood Mr. Terrell killed them
both, and upon examination found
tho largest and oldest rat to have
been totally blind, Mr.. Terrell
says the old rat was Very fat, and
is satisfied that the other rats havo
been feeding him on young chick
ems and turkeys, as well AS water
ing him. Ballard (Ky) News.
The Osceola times., 1875-10-02
A Mental Set"

1t has been found by experiment
that when n tensile strain (that is Il
pulling or tearing STRAIN is applied
to bar of IRON, or other metal, it
is stretched before it parts. A prop
er weight applied to any iron bar,
whatever its size, will tear it apart.
Befere the tearing strain is reached,
the bar will stretch in proportion
to It's size and the strain. If the
strain does not exceed one-fifth that
of the tearing strain, the bar will,
by its own elasticity, recover itself,
and assume its original length. A
million successive strains, provided
they do not exceed this elasticity,
may be applied to tho bar, aud ev-
ry time it will recover itself and be
uninjured. The greatest strain that
the bar will bear without being
permanently stretched is called its
limit of elasticity. Exceed this
limit, and the bar Will be perma-
nently elongated and become set
When a bar has become thus per.
manentiy set its value is greatly
impaired. The tensile strain can
no longer be applied with safety.
Every pull increases the set, and
after a few applications, it tears
apart. Furthermore, when the
limit of elasticity is reached, the
very character of the iron is chang
ed. 1t becomes brittle, and less
able to resist sudden pull. It's
"llfe" seems to depart, and its end
is so N reached. This limit Of elias
ticty represents the ultimate
strength of the bar, and.t lis recon
cd at one-iitth its tensile limits, or
the point of which 1t breaks.
The human brain has its limit of
eIasticity-its ultimate strcuth. 1t
will do II certain amount of work
IN one day without injury. Give a
nights rest or days Idleness, and
it will recover and be as good as
ever, The strain can be enormous
~ increased, but like the iron bar,
the brain will "set." 1t will give
way, stretched and become fixed.
Apply the strain IL few times more
and 1t will exceed its tensile limit
and break. The doctors will give
it learned name, and the unwise
will cal it stroke Of Providence.
The mechanic will call it a "bad
SET" or n "tear," or "rupture."
X eep within the limit of montal
elasticity, and one may do the same
amount of mental work every day.
Let each nights rest recover the
stretch, and the brain may be
stretched again million times.
Exceed the ultimate mental
strength, carry the weariness of one
day over into the next, and mental
set will be established. Then the
whole mental character will be
changed. The next pull will
stretch it more, and soon it gives
way in total rupture. The secret Of
success is, never to exceed the limit
OF elasticity, never to acquire a
mental set. To this there is but
one guide-expOrlence.-[ScrIb
ncr's for Sept,
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Laws Governing Subscribers.

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,acwspapers the publisher may continue 10 send
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ION mug
,rsubscrbers move to other places without in
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bones to res in the home of my
childhood. Farewell, old man.
Your kindness has moved me. Pm
homeward bound.
lie bounded down stairs, and con-
tinued his journey into the East
| Brunswicker.
The Osceola times., 1875-10-02
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
STATE OFFICERS.

STATE OFFICERS.
Governor 4. II Garland
sec'y of Statc-B B. Beavers.
Auditorium. Il. Miller
Tr,asurer-T j. Churchill
Atry Geu'I.-r. 4. Hughes.
Com State Landr--J y. >miihce,
Chancclor-J X. Eakln.
Chulrcry Glcrk-A Il. Witt.
.Gi,f Jsstice--E II. English,
Associate Justcr5- Wm. NJ. HARRISON AID
David Walker
Congressman, lst Dlstiict--i, 4. Gausr.
JUDICIARY.
Second Circuit Counties orMs,isslppL Cross
C,lIteadrn, Psiutsyii. crashcJd, GIecnc, Clay
tou and Rgndol,h
circuit Judge J., l.. Mack.
Pros Att 'y.-Rutu- H. Black
IEGI~LA1IlE
gg'h District romiips OF Mi,-issir ts-Ason,
rontsert aud Cragbrad.
state Nuuatur-J. I Henderson
Representatives. + lluddle.
COUNTY OFFICER
county Jpd.c-G VI CarIi-aH.
sheriff J. q Driver
county q TX J. / T. Hale.
rreasurcr--J, l. Driver.
Nurvcyor--John il. RAINY.
Assessor l., War
coroncr-A. W Lucas.
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A Youthful Imagination Vio-
lentlv Checked.
Atlanta Constitution ]


When Mrs. B, went homo from
shopping yesterday she entered
upon scene Of thrilling horror be-
ing enacted in the back yard. In
the center of the yard dry-goods
box was in flames and tho baby was
lying in front OF it squaling lustily
from heat and fright. Down be-
hind the currant bushes were two
of the neigh hborhood boys, skulking
around with painted faces, chicken
feathers in their hair, and bows IN
their hands, while her hopeful son
had on his fathers moccasin slip
pers, his hat turned wrong side out
apou his head and an old army gun
in his hand. He was creeping
along with evident murderous in.
tent toward the roosters behind the
bushes, "What on earth IS the
matters ?" cried the alarmed lady.
"Sh sh pa said her hopeful; don't
you see them inguns have burned
down Hawkins cabin aud nearly
killed his baby, burned up the fam.
lily, and am the lean Wolfgoiug to
bring down vengeance on the
saulpa of tho varmints ~ But in
abont fifteen seconds he went down
TO the wood.pile, wishing he was
the fat woman in the museum, or
the big medlclne man OF the Paw
nees. He had been reading an In
dian tale IN a New York paper,
You see.
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He Suffered Long,

When it commenced TO ram on
Friday a man stepped Into an oiiic,
on Grlswold street and remarked
This rain will cool the atmos
phere, won't itY #.a .|'.
The proprietor agreed that il
would.
In about five minutes another
man came in TO bosrow 4 paper
and he remarked: II
This rain Will cool the atmos.
iphere, won't ItY ..
The proprietor thought it would
and had just dated a letter when Il
mag e9lled to ask the loan of an um
brella and stood for moment and
remarked:
This rain will cool the atmos-
phere, won't itY ..-
Il suppose it willH snapped the
office man, and he turned to his let
ter again. lie had written four
lines when man entered and ask
ed him the way to the City Hal,
and then remarked
This rain will cool the atmos-
phere, won't 1t?
BLAMED If | care cent whether
it do&s or not" growled the bored
man, and he wrote five lines more,
and was biting his pen holder when
man jumped into the door, shook
himself, and remarked
This rain Will cool the atmos-
phere, won't lt?' .F....#f
lNo, sir Pyelled the Office man at
the top of his voice, and he said
he'd waIlop the next man who said
ram to him. lie had turned his
letter over when along came n
tail young man, with long nose
He looked into the Office, halted,
and as he stood in the door and
shook his umbrella, he said:
Don't you think this ram will
cool the Att? --- '--
NO blast your two white eyes, |
don'tH yelled the man who w:s
writing, and he threw down his pen
and made ready for the next one.
Along came the man who has IN
office above, and who is very
good man and a worthy citizen,
and he stuck his head into tho door
and called out /: ..
'Ah we'll all sleep better to-
night, don't you think the rain will
- .....
NO, you old liar" yelled the
Office man, and he shut the door
with such suddenness that the in
quircr lei! OF the step, rolled over
his umbrella and sat down on his
hat. He got up and wanted to lick
somebody, and sad he thirsted for
blood but the rain Gained him
down, and the Office man locked his
door and hung up a sign reading:
Not a blamed bit cooler than
before. : Detroit Free Press.
The Osceola times., 1875-10-02

No legacy isso rich as honesty
The Osceola times., 1875-10-02

The cheapest Of lawycrs-keep
ing ones own counsel.
The Osceola times., 1875-10-02

eiaktnptional Ierces. The operation OF
The Osceola times., 1875-10-02

."-s y e!sraete. Ihenomenon Of great corr
The Osceola times., 1875-10-02

The Suro tunnel in Nevada
has been bored l0,44Q feet,
The Osceola times., 1875-10-02

lly determined on making the expert
...s.r,t. Il. las. il, ..ha..f Or ln.f .nI
The Osceola times., 1875-10-02

Int piiiI.,f,. s..s..-.
Lee ran be- iast referred
The Osceola times., 1875-10-02

Dlesstti Jesiis.
.te,} bv Ap-{
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-07

Az EVENING IN VENIcE-Charles Warrer,
Stoddard writes to the san Francisco ChrOm-
Gle: The divine evening of Venice-tran-
ouil, mo0nlit-with a simmer Of waters, a
shadow haunted labyrinth of canals walled
in by white, silent palaces, half in shadow
and half pallid in the moonlight. Music
on the pazza-music in the passing gondOla,
to the harmonies of which the gondolier in
stinctively keeps time with lis one broad
paddle-ihere is music in the very air :;
everyday seems to be hnmmiag or whist
lins-unle-s some one chances to he holding
his breath 10 listen to the music of some one
else 4 troupe Of unframed singers is
gathered under the window Of one of the
grand hotels On the quay ; they have drawn
IA large audience OF oilers ; even the post
man who has Just taken the letters from the
box at the corner, slings his bag over his
shoulder and pauses 10 catch the refrain Of
the singers. It is q Slnto Lucia" they are
chanting, but :" Santo Lucia sounds not 50
charming here as in Naples, the land CT its
nativity The Italian street sorgs don't
bear transplanting. | have noticed it again
and again in various parts OF Italy. and the
songs OF each city sound best from the lips
OF tne citlZens. Inc NtDetiah lnIt >onss
such as hear nightly on the quay, are ex-
ceedingly beautiful, bat doubt if | should
like them out OF Venice. Al the close Of
the . Gondolier,'' a very popular song in
this latitude, while everybody is just in the
mood to applaud, no one does save an Eng
lisnman in balcony crowded with lndy
friends. The evening air is filed with sud
den charms of voices, and a chorus ascends
to the balcony which probably dispels every
thing Of the charm wrought by the exqai-
site singing it is '' A little bottle, mon
sieurl'' - A little wine'' - \ few sous.
madame - a few SOUS for the gondolier )"
and then comes the cry Of - Cigars :"
g Fruit, sweet applcs.' '' Matches est.
Oh, Venice, the beautiful, with your Ialaee
windows stuffed with rags, and your min
strels begging sous, you are still beautiful.
By Jove,yo are.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-07

How CHARLOTTE CusHxAN WAS SAVED
FROM DROWNING HALF A CENTURY ADO
More than so years ago boy some 10 or IL
years of age was at work one afternoon on
the old " bingham Station Packet, which
will be remembered by some OF our citizens
as for years occupying berth at tha head OF
the dock where State street block now stands.
IL was an afternoon when there was no
school, and a girl somewhat younger than
the boy alluded to, was passing the hali
holiday in play near the store OF her iather.
Venturiny too near the edge Of the dock she
missed her footing and fell overheard. and
il being high water at the time she disap-
peared. No one saw her fall. but by acci-
dent the lad noticed some bubbles In the
the water, and having just before seen the
little miss on the wharf. instantly took 10
the situation. Springing into the water
h, succeeded in bringing her to the surface,
and calling for aid she WAS taken on shore
and restored I'd her parent. This act oil
beroism saved the life Of one who has De-
come the most distinguished American act
ress Of tho sge-a lady rs highly respected
for her moral worth and irreproAchable prl-
yate character as she is renowned all over the
world for her eminent histrionic achieSe
ments. Her rescuer is to-day one OF our most
estimable citizens, and less than q year ago &c
ouainted the lady with tho circumstances
OF her deliyerance from . watery grave
through his instrumentalitv-s tact she
well remembered although till then ignorant
of the name Of her presenter. Corneii9s
Lowell had saved the lie Of Charlotte Cuso-
| man.-Eaa Boston Advocate.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-07

FIG LEAVES IOR PAEIsIAS EYES.-ll Is
not only for the train tina, great deal
of ma terial is required-it is TOR the ''re-
touching A dress does not make itself :;
the best cutter, even if she designs like
say, "spaee for repentance. She cuts bold
ly into the cloth, feeling that her genius
has the right to sacrifice everything that
does not succeed.
AT the opening night Of the opera the
Marquise inforti wore miraculous dres~,
made Of an ancient Venetian broc..de it i
wcrthy of the wife of doge. A. people
were going into ecstasies over it, She said.
And think got it for nothing, only 50
francs a yard" In fact, at the prices at
which dresses 90. one might calculate that
this one cost 1850 francs, counting - yards
for the dress. But the marquise added, Il
wanted to give one like it to one Of my friends,
but Worth used the whole hundred wards. -
And when we cried out, she said, Nv hat
could you DO ? At the first and at the second
cut he was not inspired, bat at the third he
had recovered all his genius
''Aiter all, = said a man Of figures, laugh
ingly, 1.-THE dress only cost 5000 francs
YES" said the marquise, ''but YOU forget
the making"
Hush said the admirer, Il don't want
to hear any more.
THAT is not all, ;" She pursued Il spent
1000 on my journey to Venice. | was 80
happy at having foanl this stuff - cheap
that was prodigal in everything else
Come now" said the man Of figures,
tell US at once that the dress cost as much
as the opera Arsene Houssdys IN n. y.
Tribune
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-07
The college Dialect.

The use Of slang Is essentially Vulgar, be
cause 10 is not natural but an affected way
Of talking and as such should he discOun-
tenancaa Tho c0llsge-dialcct however. Is
not slang. aud great injustice Is done it By
chasing it with the curreut iargon. None
arcqnIrkcr tlan students TO detect and laugh
down every Gifectatioa. Naturally. words
and expressions which originate ana thrive
among them would not he characterized
bv the same faults a. the cant phrases pre-
yalent with the "pro!anum vulgus." The
college language @ instead OF being mere slang
isa dlalcct full OF expres.iyeneSs and force.
The Universal Sshuolmaster. however.
would prunc from our speech this wealth Of
,d.om. aad substitute iur It prim and pc
dau,ic circumlucatilns lis exertions
coupled with those oi the newspaper b.
hemian have hlCn quite ogectual in pafalyz-
Iny the natural yigur Of language: the
siraightiurward expressions OF former times
are rapidly giving place 10 verbose peri
phrases. The sJ-callel college slang SO far
from having it, origin in aiiectation i the
natural outgrowth Of co.legc-liie, and
most eifeciual check among students to the
prevalent wurdinoss The student from his
varied means for making tie acquaintance
OF new words and for coming original ones
Is in great danger OF acquiring a MicaNber-
like sly lc of conversations ! be use Of our
peculiar expressions tends at least in some
degree, ID preycn, the current verhiage
which threatens to become national evil,
from spreading in American Colleges.
How much OF the pleasure oi c,lieEe-life
wcuid be lost. ID, instead of the usual terms,
We were to use only those expressions for
which we have the authority ol Neh-t5r's
Unabridged Quart0 II student called has
chan has compassion. or. il, instead of
" diggiuI' or " grabbing he applied
himself TO his book, or ii, Instead OF
swinging out in a beaver lie were simply