The Osceola times., 1876-04-22
TIMELY TOPICS.

TIMELY TOPICS.
THERE is grave danger that the
"materializers" will soon find their oc
cupation gone. An English dramatic
company has made its appearance in
Philadelphia which performs without
any Pretense of help from the spirits
tricks more wonderful and more start.
ling than any that have ever been per.
formed ostensibly with such help.
Ghosts and goblins are produced which
float in the air and do all manner OF
things, finally melting before the very
eyes OF the spectators and, in full glare
ofgeslight, into airy nothingnesss.
TiiE forests of Europe are estimated as
being 5O0,0o0,O00 acres in extent In
North America |, 400, 100000 acres are
covered with trees, of which area 800 ,OOO,-
600 are in British North America. In
South America forestsoccupy 200, 600, 900
acres. The proportion of forest land TO
the whole area of Europe is computed at
twenty per cent. in America twenty.one.
Supposing, Therefore, twenty per cent. to
be the proportion in Asia, Africa and
Australia, the grand total of the forests
OF the world cover a space of 1874 600
geographical miles.
GREAT excitement was recently created
at the port of Lorenzo Marques, on the
west coast of Africa, by the arrival there
of the three masted American schooner
Saddle F. Caller, of Salem. The Cape
Ann Advertiser says it was the first time
in that remote Portuguese settlement
that the star spangled banner had daz.
zled the eyes of those colonsts. The in
habitants greeted Uncle Sam most en-
tbusiatically, and expressed their admi-
ration for the magnificent vessel that
graced their harbor. The European cit
liens, the governor and all the aristocra.
cy of Lorenzo Marques visited the vessel
and were received on board with every
hospitality.
RUSSIA don't think the eastern ques-
tion is settled, and complains that the
porte has relaxed into inactivity and left
his promises OF reform unfulfillcd, while
the Mohammedans have taken to their
old tricks df massacreing the Christians,
and 5000 insurgents have entered the
districts of Travnik and Bihacs. This
gives an uncomfortable look TO affairs in
the east But what troubles England
not little is the fact that Russia Is
mifIed at the speeches made on the royal
titles bill. Mr.. Gladstone blundered
into tching the truth when he said that
Russian advances in Asia must be re-
sisted. 1t was very undiplomatic, and
the czar doesn't like it. Sooner or later
the conflict will come in spite of diplo-
matte sopori6cs.
ACCORDING to the Philadelphia Times
thieves and sharpcrs of every kind and
degree are thronging there in advance of
the visitors, and laying their plans for
the summer. One of the most infamous
enterprises brought to light is an agency
for the purpose of cnticing respectable
young women from the country to dens
of iniquity in that city. Circulars are
being scattered through neighboring
towns and cities, addressed 10 girls whose
names have heen somehow obtained,
promising them pleasant situations about
the exposition buildings at large pay,
and advising them to leave their homes
secretly, lest their parents should object.
The oricinators of this devilish design
should be punished il possible. They
sign themselves Hayes. Arlington &
Brother, and have been using the post
Office in furtherancc of their ncfarious
designs.
SOME interesting statements have re.
Gently been made in regard to the voca-
tons of women in the city of New York.
OF the nineteen hundred and sixty oc-
cupations there followed, women are en-
gagged in one hundred and sixty-eight.
Two billiard saloons and fifty lager-beer
saloons are kept by women. There arc
twenty. female butchers. one female
blacksmith and female druggist. One
woman is stationcr and bookseller, ff-
ty-two women are doctors and two are
undertakers. Two are at the head OF
exchange offices, one engraves on wood,
three are pawn-brokers, nine (singular
enough) are tailors and five keep livery
stables. There are many men who en-.
gage in feminine occupations. One hun.
drcd and sixty-fivc boarding. house keep
ers are men; and 80 are twenty-three
makers of cloaks and mantillas, sixty
eight drcssmakers, thirteen cmbroider-
ers, nine hundred and twenty-five hair
dressers, three lace members, eighty eight
hundred laundresscs(), seventy-one mil
liners, thirteen nurses and thirteen shirt
manufacturers.
ENGLISH VS.. ARAB HoRsEs.-In order
to prove the actual difference in speed
bottom and other points in controversy
between English and Arab horses, it is
saiI that tho woll tnowu raca horse