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The Osceola times., 1875-08-07
Death of a Good Man.

Father O'kean, pastor of the
Catholic church at Little Rock,
died on the 2Sth ult. The Little
Rock Gazette of the Goth, contains
lengthy article in memory Of the
the venerated dead, OF which the
following Il an extract:
"Father O'Kcan was born in 1886,
in the parish of Mountsea, near
Nenah county, Tipperary, Ireland.
He entered the famous college Of
Maynooth in 1853, at the age Of
sixteen years. After college
course of seven years, he was or
dained a priest by Bishop Flannery,
in the Cathedral church, Killaloe.
He spent few years on the mis-
sions IN Ireland, and, on account
OF his health, came to America. He
at once entered upon field of Ia
Dor and love. He was stationed in
Nashville during the prevalence of
cholera in that city, and the writer
has heard from those who were eye
witnesses, of many acts of devotion
and heroism in the path of duty.
lie remained in Tennessee two
years, then came to Arkansas, in
May, 1868. He was once assigned
to Pocahontas, at his own re-
quest.
Along the entire route Ct the Cairo
and Fulton railroad, and especially
in Randolph county, no other man
was more highly esteemed and could
WELD a greater influence than Faith
er.O'Kean. The directors of the
Caro- and Fulton railroad in recog-
milton of his services among their
employees, and his estimable worth,
named enc of the stations in his
honor.
After his labor Of five years in
this section of the country, Bishop
Fitzgerald recalled him to Little
Rock. He was installed pastor
two years ago, and his mission has
been a most successful one. Under
his patronage tho Sunday school
has hourished, benevolent societies
have come into existence, and the
congregation largely increased,
numbering among them many
coryerts
The young and old, to whom he
was counsellor and friend, they
will miss him, and many Of our cit
liens will mis- his genial face from
their midst. But there is one lone
heart upon whom the weight of
years has furrowed his brow and
colored hair, who will receive the
Intelligence of his death with
heavy heart-his uncle, an esteemed
priest of the diocese of PhlIadel-
phia, whom he visited every sum
mer, and even just now, was max
ing preparation for his annual trips
lie will never see HIM more. And
there is another to whom he was
endeared by the closest ties of
friendship and Bishop Fiiz.
gerald--this will be a sad blow to
him. Now absent, unable to reach
him, makes his grief more poignant.
lie has our sympathy, for it is in
deed TO him an afiicilon. But our
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Information Wanted.

Can the editor Of the Gayoso
Democrat inform US what has be
come of the Charlottesville o. X .
B b. G. The Eckiords of this
place sent them challenge nearly
two weeks ago, and they have not
been heard from.
The Osceola times., 1875-08-07

THE news OF the death OF An
drew Johnson was received here,
last Sunday, with deep and pro.
found regret. His sadden taking
away from his public duties, when
the country most needed his SER
vice, is Just cause Of regret and
sorrow; and all sections Of the I'm.
ion have been prompt in paying
well mcritod tribute to his memo
ry. His remains were buried at
Greenvillc, Tenn, last Tuesday,
with Masonic honors, at the re-
quest of his family.
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We are in receipt OF the August
number of the American Exchange
Il Reviow. 1t is a miscellany of
useful knowledge and general liter
allure, especially devoted to finance,
trade, commerce, art, interests,
physics. social and economic SCI
cncc, &c, and published at Pnila-
IeIphia, by.tho Review Publishing
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River Reports. .

| nc TcpOTlS ITolH tne upper NV
ers are as varied and conflicting
as can well be imagined. On
Tuesday tho following meteoroIog-
ical report was received, indlca-
ting the rise at points mentioned
for "A hours ending Monday 6 p. NJ:
81. Louis feet 2 inches, and
higher than at any time this sea-
son.
Pittsburg-2 feet 6 inches with
II feet incEcs in channel.
Cincinnati-7 , feet with 45
feet inches in channel
Caro- inches with IL feet 8
inchcr in channel -l 6 inches high
CT than at any time TINS year.
Louisville 2 feet nine inches.
Memphis inch
Wednesday, the Steamer City OF
Chester came down and the ofii-
GERS reported the river at ST. Louis
rising very slowly; the Cumber-
land and Tennessee falling rapidly,
and at Cairo the waters were about
on a stand.
A great deal of damage has FL
ready been done. At Caruthers-
vile, Mo-, we learn the water is
running over the bank. At other
points above that, the water has
made encroachments upon the
banks, and whole fields Of cotton
and corn will be ruined. The
country around Halc's Point, also
sustains much damage. The Mill
Bayou neighborhood, in our conn
ty, is almost entirely submerged.
The back water is making rapid
entertainments on the black farms,
and hundreds Of acres of both corn
and cotton Is in imminent danger.
The river has been steadily rising
since Monday at the rate Of about
one inch in every twenty-iour
hours.
LATEa.-Tho Steamer Grand
Tower arrived hero at II NJ. yes
terday, and reports the Mississippi
falling as low down as Cape Girar-
deau and that the fall had per.
haps reached Cairo last evening,
although it was still rising at that
point when she left. We may
therefore expect continued rise
at this point until next Monday,
Should the rains cease above, the
people will have good cause for
congratulations, at their narrow es'
cape from utter rum. By far the
! larger area Of cultivated lands in
the county is safe, and could stand
/ from one to two and half feet
more Of water, but while this is
the case, there are hundreds OF
of acres Of corn and cotton andeI
water, and in many cases, farmers
have lost their all. The crops un,
effected by the waters are the finest
ever raised in this country, and il
no further misfortune should over.
take them, and deducting the dam
age already done by the flood, there
will be more corn and cotton raised
than ever before in the county. o.
this we have positive assurance
and when we take into considera
ton the fact that our people have
lived within themselves, as VIZ
may say, and are but little indebt
ed TO the merchants for supplies OIL
dry-goods we may safely calculate
4 on food of greenbacks in the Fal
with its accompanying season o
business and prosperity, when W.
shall look back upon this summer
food as blessing in disguise.
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Communicated I
PECAN POINT, August ,, 1875.

PECAN POINT, August :, 1919.
Mr.. EDITOR In these days Of
revival end church excitement,
would, for the benefit OF those who
intend to depart for tho promised
land, inform them through your
valuable paper, that Hammond, the
Beet, as he is familiarity known in
these parts, is issuing tickets on
the short route TO heaven, by way
Of Capernaum, which he declares is
1900 miles nearer than the way
Jesus Christ went.
PASSENGER.
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{, mmunicaicit
EDITOR OscEoLA TINES,


DEAR SIa:-Hwing heard so
much talk about cotton shedding
its squares and small hollis, by rea
son OF the incessant rains, in com
pany with my brother, F. b. Hale,
have just returned from examining
nine. After D careful examination,
must say, that, never before have l
seen SO little shedding. Think if all
the farmers would examine their
cotton, they will find what say to
to be true. Respectfully,
j. X. p. HALE.
Aug. 9th, 1875.
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loss Is his gain. Deyolng life
to the service OF God, he has been
called to his reward; always pre-
pared, no matter bow briefthe warn
ing. Dying in the full possession of
his faculties, he called TO him his
colaborer, Father Pat, to anoint
him, and from whom he received
the last rites Of the church. Peace
to his ashes.
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Sure Cure.

The following endorsement, with
accompanying testimonials ofthe ef-
ticacy of the Malarial Belts we
copy from the Atlanta Daily Her
aid. A remedy so simple and
harmless, should at least be given a
tair tgial; besides your money will
be refunded ifa cure is lot affected.
Here is what it says:
ain another column will be found
two remarkable certificates about
the efficacy of Drs. Wilson &
Loves Malarlal Belts. The diff.
Guilty IN the way Of using these
belts is that they are 50 simple that
few can believe that there is any
virtue in them. When a patient is
told TO use one he is very much
like Naaman when told that, to cure
his leprosy, he had only to battle
in the river Jordan. Hon. Jno. f..
Ward says that, during his stay in
China as Minister, these belts were
used with great success as proven
tivos of cholcra. We know q case
where a lady had been suffering
with the chills for more than year
and was finally induced to adopt
one Of these belts. She has not had
= return of the chllls since, and she
IS FULLY persuaded that it is owing
to the belt. DR.. Wilson's terms are
very fair-no cure, 70 pay.
The Osceola times., 1875-08-07

THE Death Of Lady Jane Frank
I'm, wife of Sir John Granklin, the
great explorer, is announced.
The Osceola times., 1875-08-07

Parties desiring to purchase
or donate forfeited lands, or to
purchase any other lands of the
state who desire information Of
any kind in reference to State or
United States lands, should address
W. ID. Blocher, Little Rock.
July % It.
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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-06-17

The Prince de Talleyrand was not only
by nature, but by habit, most extraor-
binary being. It is said that he tasted
food but once day, and then at d1nner
time, when he ate enormously. To pre-
pare that meal to his liking, ten men
we're regularly employed in the kitchen.
Among them were four chefs-the
rotasseatr, the sGetcie1, the ootassier and
the officer. The business of the last
was to superintend the preparation of
the dessert, the ices, and the continues.
The dinner produced by this staff of
skillful artists was not only exquisite In
it's material and appointments, but every
dish was chosen with its special adapta-
ton to the Princes health.
E. The essence of everything that was
nutritious was presented In the form
most digestible by an infrm stomach.
The Prince was accustomed to taste of
every dish placed before him, following
each mouthful with a sip of the finest
wine. 1t was said by those who knew
him that the prolongation of his life was
owing to the talent of his cook rather
than to that of his physician. The
Prince was possessed of an immense for
tune, and the expense of his living was
unrestricted. His cook was allowed to
spend an unlimited amount on the table,
and was frequently asked why no larger
sums were used. The Prince was the
only one Of the old French nobility able
o maintain the luxury common to them
before the Revolution, and his table.
was unequalled in France in cost and
elegance.
The capacity Of Talleyrand to live
upon one meal day, was matched by his
ability to do without sleep. His pulse
regularly intermitted, pausing at every
sixth beat, and to this strange circum-
stance he ascribed his habitually slight
need of rest. Two or three hours at
most was all that he gave. to sleep. His
bed was made with deep slope in the
middle, rising equally at the head and at
the feet. ''At four he will go to bed,
sitting nearly bolt upright In his bed,
with innumerable night caps on his head
to keep it warm, as he said, and feed his
intellect with blood, but in fact to pre-
vent his iniuring the seat of knowledge
If he tumbles on the ground !; and he
sits upright from his tendency to
apoplexy, which would no doubt seize
him it perfectly recumbent. . We. may
remember the newspapers stating he was
found few years ago, his head having
dropped from his pillow so drowned in
blood that no feature was to be seen.
Although he went to bed so late, at six
OF seven at latest he walked and sent for
his attendants.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-06-17
"A SeaSOnahle Item.

The following from the Belfast Jour-
nal is not of local but general applica-
ton, and there is more fun in reading
than in taking hand in the actual bust
ness House-cleaning was going on.
He arose early in the morning, put on
his clothes, lugged one of the carpets
into the yard, and went at 1t. He
banged and whacked it with clubs,
tickled it with switches, and brushed it
with brooms. Then he turned it over
and did likewise to the other side. Then
he hoisted it Oh the clothes-line and did
the same over again. His hands were
blistered, his hair full of grit and his
nose full of lint. He rolled up the car
pet, lugged it into the entry, and set it
down with the mental resolve that
.she'd be blowed If he shook another
one." just then the woman who lives
in the other part of the house APP
peared with the query: Doctor, what
In the world have you been doing with
my carpet !"
It was as true as chat Job had boils,
that he had been shaking his neigh
boris carpet. just fancy that excavation
of molars tearing around and saying
over cuss words.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-06-17
Diluted Condensed Milk.

The Judges OF the Court of Special
Sessions have decided that 1t is fraud to
sell diluted condensed milk for pure
milk. In the case of Andrew Jordan, a.
grocer, who was arrested for selling con-
densed milk, the officers who made the
arrest testified that they called on Jordan
some time since, and found that the milk
he had for sale was II per cent. water,
and warned him to beware should they
find him selling impure milk again. They
arrested him a few days after upon find
ing him still selling the impure milk. He
asserted that he was selling artificial
milk, not cows milk. He dealt in con-
densed milk, and, according to the direc-
tons of the New York Condensed Milk
Company, he in good faith mixed four
quarts of water to one quart of the pre-
paration; that in manufacturing the con-
densed milk the water was excluded, and
in remixing the milk he only returned
the water. He was fined 200.-Amaeri-
can Grocer.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-06-17
Significance of the Fingers.

Each finger, and the mount at the
base of it, is named after planet. In
the normal hand the second finger is the
longest, and the third the next in length,
while the first is nearly as long as the
third, and much longer than the fourth
or little finger. Jupiter is the first fin
ger; if it be long and developed, it in
dicates noble and lofty character and a
religious-minded person. If dispropor-
tionately long, it will mean different
things according to the type of hand on
which it may be found; OF according to
the type of that particular finger. In
the first type, an over-long first finger
would denote an inclination to the fan
tastic or the exaggerated in religious
matters; or it might, perhaps, mean re-
hgious madness; or, If other signs in the
hand favored this view, it could be taken
to denote pride. Pride is form of wor-
ship-the culture of self. In the second
type of the hand, the excessive develop
ment Of Jupiter might mean ambition,
or if it were In hand that is eminently
unselfsh, it might stand for something
puritanical In manners or morals, type
of too great severity. In the third type
q NC1 4O1IS5 IISU niger WOuCl JIODdU1y
signify vanity. The second finger is
Saturn. IF too prominent, it announces
melancholy, or misanthropy, or down;
right cruelty, according to the type OF
the. hand, but if the finger be within
due proportion, this sadness may take
the form of pity for others, or it may
mean becoming gravity. The third
finger is Apollo, and belongs to the
arts. In "pointed y hand Apollo will
give poetry and music (composition);
and in a "square shaped" hand paint
ing, sculpture, (here art leaves the do
main of the purely contemplative- it
becomes partly active from the combina
ton of manual skill with only what is
imaginative); and in "spade shaped"
hand Apollo gives histrionic power, an
aptitude for acting, or love Of theatre
cal amusemeRts. On the stage, art is
joined in the closest manner to motion.
The fourth finger is Mercury. IF well
proportional, it promises a scientific
turn of mind, resourcefulness and dip
lomacy. NecromaDcy and psalmistry
agree In almost all particulars about the
thumb. In both systems it is treated as
the most important part of the hand.
The upper joint, that with the nail,
stands the will; the second division, the
faculties; the base, the animal
instincts. Paats Magazine.
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He Spoiled the Story.

Recently a young lady fell into the
River Cairne in Wits, England, and
would have been drowned but for her
heroic rescue by a young man. who
swan with his fair charge to the bank,
amid the hearty cheers of the lookers-on.
The young couple, very little the worse
for their recent ducking, were escorted
by an admiring crowd to the nearest no
tel, where the hero was rewarded by be-
ing entertained at party in honor of
the happy termination of what might
have been very lannentable affair.
Complimentary speeches and high en-
comiums were showered on the :" lion OF
the evening" But the greatest honor
of all was in store for him. The happy
father, In the presence of the blushing
maiden, offered him her hand and $500.
This unlooked-for and spontaneous act
of generosity evoked general satisfaction,
and the guests were considerably disap-
pointed when the gallant rescuer, after
thanking the enthusiastic parent for his
kind offer, announced that, although he
should be glad to meet Miss - again
as a friend, he certainly could not accept
her hand. What actuated him In this
decision does not appear to be known.
Most likely he was engaged already.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-06-17
BREADSTTJFFs.

The movement in telegram markets has been
moderately active during the past week, specu-
lators taking hold freely, and liberal sales were
made for July delivery. The prevailing feeling
was generally a trife firmer than during the
preceding week, and the closing quotations
barley, while oats were weak and easier. The
forward movement was fair Of wheat but light
on the other grains, and the stock in store is
still considerably larger than usual at this season
of the year. Wheat was higher almost all week.
Corn was irregular, ruling higher and lower
alternately. The warm weather on Friday
caused pressure to sell and values were lie
lower. Saturday the cold weather caused an
advance Oats were weak and lower, the favora-
BILE weather increasing the pressure to sell.
Rye was quiet and steady. Barley was firm and
in demand
The following table shows the prices current
at the opening and close of the past week: