The Osceola times., 1875-11-13
PARAGRAPHS OF THE PERIOD.

II Is said that there are in existence
one hoof Of each Of Napoleons two
favorite chargers. They have been
polished and handsomely mounted ~
snuf.boxes. One, in the possession
Of the Household Brigade, London,
bears on its gold Lid this inscription
"Hoof of Marengo. rare charger OF
Napoleon, ridden BY him at Marengos
Austerlitz, Zena, Wagram, in the cam
paign of Russia, and lastly at Water
loo On the inside Of the lid Is IN
scribcd; Presented April 8, BY a.
w. Argenstein, captain Grenadicr
Guards and lieut.. colonel, % ~
|hsnthar Peoasg ~ Aagb
Is the following: Marengo was
wounded in the near hip at Waterloo,
when bis great master was on him. in
the hollew road, in advance Of the
French position. He had been fro
quently wounded before in other bat
ties" The gother hoof Is in the pos
session Of a''Miss Dougla. On the
cover of this box is written, "This Is
the hoof Of Nopoleons horse, which
was killed under him during the Egyp-
tian campaign of 1798-From Cap
tain w. Sleigh, late 100th.'-6Pkx =
tle Times.
Home presents noble field for tie
exercise Of our graces. We should
be ambitious Of shining there q We
cannot shine anywhere else. Tho
inmates of our !. houses have the
strongest claim upon our capacity for
contributing to the happiness Of
others. And these claims, grounded
on natural affection, are made the more
potent by considerations that aaect os'r-
selves. BY making homes pleasant
we administer largely to our own hap
pines; for what delights are compare
bic TO those enjoyed In the bosom OF
ones own family
A rich and eccentric Belgian wrote
lately to his relatives TO come and - :
coat he had ordered. They, imagin-
inc the invitation meant . breakfast,
went, and we're astonished tosee aseries
ofcoffins, which the original was trying
one after the other, he having caused
them TO be made by q number Of diGer-
ent ioines. At .ast he found ono which
suited him, laid down In It, took some
poison, and expired suddenly.
A countryman visiting : theatre, on
looking carefully at his play-bill after
the conclusion Of the first act, read that
three months elapsed before the com
mencemcnt Of the second. He at Once
went to the money-takcr and sEs!:
"Beg pardon sir, but ! must -.
YOU 10 return my money. I'm obliged
to get back home tomorrow, 10 you zee
! can't manage to stop for your second
act"
Funerals in England have become
40 outrageously expensive that RE
formed Funeral Company has l,een
formed, which intends to conduct
burials at lower cost and with lcw
mummery. The undertaken and hs
assistants will wear plain clothes, and
the range of prices Is from sl5 to
127O.
Indian corn in north Germany often
assumes a place among the household
plants. II is regarded there - tropi-
cal. In our country it becomes tropi-
cal only under the name Vt Bourbon,
and then it warns man up 30 that he
feels as If he were under the tropic Of
Capricorn.
Il was good thing for her that she
opened her eve. She was in . colIin,
ready for burial, in Bradford, Mass,
having been for two days in a state
resembling death. A relative was -
tonished to see the supposed corpse
omen an eve, and then she was revived
and is likely to recover.
When Tomasto Salvini came to
America, rumor had it that his proper
name was Thomas Sullivan. Tom
Carl. the tenor, it Is insinuated, Is
likewise a Hibernian, whose rightful
cognomen is Thomas Carroll. The
latest development, 70 says . facetious
contemporary, is that Signor Carlo
Rossi Is Charly Ross in disguise.
At the recent meeting Of the ma
tional executive committee, at Louis
vile, the object Of English co-opera-
ton was discussed, and also the pro-
iect of a national centennial encamp-
mcnt. The fruits of the discussion
have not yet transpired.
A mammoth steer owned by George
Miller, a farmer on Lost river, near
klamath lake, Oregon, has arrived at
Salem, and will he sent to the centen-
NAL. 1t stands 10, hands. or feet
4 inches high, measures 10 feet from
tip to tip, and weighs 5000 pounds.
There is no other one way by which
friendship may be so quickly broken
or so thoroughly and completely crushed
out of existence rs by coldne9 Of man.
ner; hard words are no competitors at
all, for they are often satisfactorily ex-
planned.
If you would rise a. far n possible
above the brute creation cultivate your
thinking, reasoning faculties, for II i
thinking and reasoning that make tho
difference, not only betwccn MN and
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