davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Osceola times., 1876-06-24
The Object OF Spiritual Culture.

There exists in many minds a wrong
theory as to the object of spiritual cul-
turc 1t is thought necessary by many
to make some provision for the life Of the
soil, but that ought not to interfere
with the interests of temporal life. 1t is
supposed to be wise economy to make
Just enough provision for the luture life,
either now or before the great transit, to
make it sure. And there is danger that
many new converts will eventually rest
upon the delusion that religion is a
necessary thing to have against the ex-
igencies of future life. But it is not the
object of spiritual culture simply to save
the soul or to avoid penalty. 1t is the
true object of spiritual culture to build
up character along the line of the highest
faculties OF human nature, to build up
sainthood.
1t should be the aim of the new con-
vert placing himself amid the ordinances
and worship of the church, not simply
to seek place of safety and quiet enjoy
ment, hut, by earnest endeavor, to build
up spiritual character. The work has
just begun. The simple act of matri-
culation does not impart all the knowl-
edge of the collegiate course. The new
convert is a disciple in Christ's school.
There are many doctrines which he does
not understand, and many phases of
christian experience to which he is a
stranger, and il he has no humility to
begin with the alphabet, he can never
attain unto the stature of Christ.
There is a surprising beauty of chris
tian character, of which many professors
of religion know nothing. They know
nothing of that sweetness of disposition
which can only be attained by long dis
ciple and after many failures. They
know nothing of religion, as Jonathan
Edwards defines it, namely. "a love of
divine things for the beauty and sweet
ness of their moral excellence Who
can portray the graccs of sainthood 4!
They shine in the face OF our King, but
we see the beauty afar of. The train of
virtues passes by and we catch the sweet
sound of their going and see glimpse of
the brightness, but how few of us Join
their company. The Apostle Paul, after
having given the dark catalogue of the
works Of the flesh. says, "but the frui,.
of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long .suf-
fering gentleness, goodness, faith, meek
ness, temperance.
That is the object of the christian race.
Religion dwells mainly with the DISPOSE
tions; it aims to build up beauty and
sweetness" That is a life work, and can
not be accomplished by the passivity of
one who simply feels comfortable, and
hopes to escape the fire and gain the
reward.
The young convert by this lifelong
culture comes into heaven with faculties
suited to that sphere of being. Heaven
is not merely an asylum for beings who
have failed upon the earth; it is the
home of souls brought by training into
state Of beauty and sweetness" In
dying we 60 TO our own company and to
our ewn place. Rer 4. H. H1lloway.
The Osceola times., 1876-06-24
How ParIslennes Dress.

"John Paul" is astonished and dis
gusted that the French men dress 50
shabbily and tastelessly. But he sees
quite the other thing in the women
Compelled by the prejudices of society
to wear some clothes, the Parisienne
considers the lillies-the roses-on her
cheeks (if there be none there, remedies
the omission, delcately, not obtrusively) }
and adopts the style of dress which is
most becoming to the figure that God
has given her, the color most becoming
to the complexion which-she generally
regulates for herself. Not for the world
could you persuade the French woman
overmuch given to embonpoint intoa pin
back which should bring the drawback Of
her figure too prominently forward. As
for following any fashion implicitly, this
she will no. do. That folly is left for the
fair of my native land, who, so far as |
can see, enjoy monopoly of it. For
the Englishwoman follows nothing, but
dresses herself by accident with some
reference to the price of consols and the
state of the dry goods market,) putting
on the first thing that comes handy, and
stopping around in it with supreme self
satisfaction.
The Osceola times., 1876-06-24
The Cuban Insurrection.

Those who prophesied that the collapse
of the carlist cause would be speedily
followed by the suppression of the Cuban
rebellion can now movea reconsideration
Of the whole matter and revise their cal
culations in accordance with present
facts. Since king Afonzo extinguished
his cousin, every available man, musket
and dollar which Spain possesses has been
turned toward Cuba; yet the insurrec-
ton, instead tf falling back, before this
formidable reinforcement, has held its
own at all points, and in some places
rapidly advanced. Even the Madrid
kilograms, heretofore uniformly favorable
to the government. have lately assumed
quite different tone, and do iiot hesitate
to acknowledge that the difficulties are
increasing rather thm diminishing.
Such confession from such source is
proof positive that the rebels have lost
nothing and gained much. And it is a
proof very nearly positive that move.
ment which has gained 20 firm foothold
in the face of tremendous odds, and with
out the smallest outside assistance, can
never be thoroughly suppressed.
The Cuban i0surrection was not n
sudden outbreak, the RESULT of temporary
dissatisfaction and trifing grievances. Ii
is the logical consequence of centuries OF
misrule. The people have been abused
and plundered until armed resistance
became sacred duty and the only hope
of dcliversnce. They will fight to the
last, and accept nothing short Of inde
pendence as a reward for their fighting
And. while we do not think the Cubans
capable Of self-government, according tt
the American idea, yet we believe tina,
any sort Of government short of uttel
anarchv, ia preferable to the vile system
which Spain ss ablished three hundred
years ago and clings to as obstinately nov
as then. Turkish tyranny, about which
80 much is being said, is bene6cenct
itself compared with the ruthless oppres
sion that reused the Cubans to revslt.
The Osceola times., 1876-06-24

THE ENORMOUS wAsTAGE Of grain, 80 @ertao'.'
"a ~. st.is Of Thrcshers, can be SAVED by this
Tmrroyed Machine, niciot, every job, to more ha
pav all erpsHses Of threshing.
rTAx TIMOTHY, MILLET. HUNGARIAN ard
~. .ao. sra thre.hed separated cleaned and sav'c
a. easily and perfectly Wheat, Oats hye OF befe"
An EXTRA PRICE is usually paid for grain ara
sds cleaned BY this machine, for extra Cleanliness
~ THE WET GRAIN Of 1876, these were sut-tsn.
uaiiv tho ONLY MACHINES that could run WIN pso1t
or economy, doing fast, thorough and perfect ~Is-
,shcp Others utterly failed
All GRAIN, TINE and MONEY wasting comphc;.
t,on. such a. "Ente.s Aprons" "Baddes, beater'
apicte ers etc. are entirely dispeased run less thsn
one-half the usual Gear, Belts, Boxes ara Journals;
s,sr managed: more durable light running no cost
y repairs; no dust: nc "ntterngs 70 eieah op' Ell
troubIed by adverse winds, rain or storms
FARMERS and GRAIN RAlsERs who arc Fpse'
- ,hn iaree saving made by 1t will not employ ift
- .nd wastefui machines, but VIII mslSf on th's
,nrrnyed Thresher doing their work.
rorrR SIZES made for Q, 9, 10 and " houe
,...s. Also O speciality OF sErARAroRs, designed
81 m IA y pprssLY roR STEAM POWER.
TWO sTYLEs OF HORSE PowERs VIZ; =, our ri, I'M
oravad sTriols Gear" and cur "spur speei i"0oo
Pnyv s,v,ei to d Mounted " on to" wheea'
W yvrrprs, vp In Threshing or Grain KaisfAf'
,,, =, ~, nssrss, Dealer, or write TO nv Tor lissur
IA Srcuiar ts.nt free, giving full particulars oil si"A
Styles, Prices, Terms, etc.
Nichols, S1'epard d CO., ',,,,,
The Osceola times., 1876-06-24
SaSAves
BH Khan

Ana EpcAR PAW
nsse nv piled their Void and still;
'"s now the
nh srdei spears In sheaves y ~ell l.,und.
Ia sssck'd In many golden mound.
Ana while cool evening saavcly grpwr,
,., rnn o,rr the sunsets dying rose
Inc nrst great white star throbs and glows.
And fron the clear east, ie | Of glare.
~. nne ascendant harvest moon floats fair
through Dreamy decrs Of purple air.
And in among the slanted sheayc-
tender light its glamour wesve-,
lovely light that lures. decciyes-
Then swayed by Fancy's dear command,
Amid the past | seem 10 stand,
IN haliowcd Bethlehem. hafvest-iandi
And through the dim field, vasue-slescried,
homeward host Of shadows glide,
And sickles CLEAN on every side.
Shadows of msn and maid I trace,
With shapes Of strength and shapes Of grace
Yet gaze but on single face
a candid hrow, still smooth With youth:
4 tranquil smile micm 81 truth
The patient, siar-,ye'i cleaner, RUTH
The Osceola times., 1876-06-24

-issippi risef at tho Saiional cemetery,
by means Of breakwater at lszoo, by
cleaning and deepening the bayou, and
by the cutting nf a canal from the south
ern end Of the lake to the Mississippi.
The eject Of the plan proposed will be to
keep open chanhel in the Mississippi
from the National cemetery along the
river border of the whole city; and
should this be practicable, the dangerous
influences Of the cutoff will not only be
avoided, but we should be brought into
closer and more direct communication
with the rich and populous Yasoc basin
upon which yicksbiire mainly relies fol
her support
The Osceola times., 1876-06-24
The gloomy Tobacco Prospect.
Nashville Amerioan.

Our inquiries among the tobacco plan
ters yesterday seems to strengthen the
belief that there will not be one third Of
a crop planted in our state this season
We now have reports from scventy-two
farms lying in the first tobacco districts
Of the state. Upon these seventy.two
farms one thousand six hundred and
eighty-oUe acres were set apart in the
spring for tobacco. OF these only Cne
hundred and six have been planted.
With continued good season from this
time until the first of July there is a bare
possibility, according to the aggregated
reports, that three hundred and eighty
five additional will be set out. The
chances are always against securing a
stand after the fifteenth of June. This
year it will be especially difficult owing
to the smallness OF the plants and their
exceeding tenderness. The roots too,
are small, most of the plant-bcds on
which the farmers rely having been
sown in April. Add to all this the
Of the grasshoppers which
have appeared in places like devouring
have never been worse
The tobacco which has been set out is
being rapidly thinned by these dcstruc-
tive pests. One planter informs us that
il required three thousand plants to re-
plan. piece Of land upon which four
thousand were set, showing that of those
which were set three .fourths were de.
stroyed. Many others report the de-
struction from this source at one half.
To sum up the results from the figures
which we have collected:
OF the crop intended to I've planted
only one sixteenth, or one hudred and
six acres of one thousand six hundred
and eighty one have been set out.
IL all should live and escape destruc-
tion from grasshoppers and bugs that it
is profitable to plant up to the first of
July. there will be only a little over one
oruth ofa crop planted or four hundred
and ninety one and half acres of the
one thousand six hund red and eghty.one
set apart for tobacco.
In one region in Montgomery county
famous for growing tobacco, which con
tains over one hundred square miles,
highly intelligent planter and dealer es-
tis,ates that there cannot be more than
,nc-cighth of crop raised under any
circumstances
We have been at some pains TO collect
these figures and believe them to be as
nearly correct as any facts upon which
We rely in commercial or speculative
The Osceola times., 1876-06-24
Results of the vicksburg Cut.Of.

The cutoff at Vicksburg has greatly
alarmed the citizens. The Vicksburc
Herald admits that the river is gone, and
that the only hope for current past the
city is in changing the channel of the
Yazoo river, so as To bring il through
Chickasaw bayou, and thence by canal in
front OF the city to the Mississippi. The
Herald thinks this can he accomplished
at cost of about 100000, and adds:
"The main volume Of the Yazoe could
be diverted through the bayou, thence
into Fish lake, and finally into the Mis-
The Osceola times., 1876-06-24

and exploded by an electric park to de
stroy them. Should the machine prove
equal to this when IL gets into use,
as shortly it would among all nations,
naval battles would no more be thought
of than battles in balloons Chicogo
Tribune.
The Osceola times., 1876-06-24

If Johnson's Anodyne Liniment is
half as valuable as people say it is, no family
should be without il. Certainly no person,
be he lawyer, doctor, minister, al of any ct her
profession. should s,art on journey without
it, No sailor fisherman, or woodsman should
be without it, In fact, It is needed wherever
there is an ache, sprain, cut, bruise cough or
cnld
The Osceola times., 1876-06-24

WILHoFT's ToNIC!-A SAFE, SURF
AND SCIENTIFIC CURE!-The unprecedented
sale of This world-renowned medicine prove,
incontestabiy that no remedy has superseded
the use of this reliable Tonic. No spleen ha'
been found so hard as not to yield to ~
softening influence, and no liver 80 hyPerI
trophied as not to give up its longretaineo
bilious secretions, and no Chill or fever MAJ
vet refused to fall into line: u. H. rlNhA
& Co., Proprietors, New Orleans.
FoR SALE BY ALL DRUGGlsTsI
The Osceola times., 1876-06-24
Chained hands face

Chappcd hands, tace, pimple~, ring,
worm, saltrheun, and other utan.ous atiec.
tons cured aud rough skin nia.le soft and
smoth, by using Juniper Tar Soap Re care.
ful to get ouly that made by Caswcll, HHzard
a Co., New York, AS there are mauy imita.
tons made with common tar, al Of which
are worthless.
The Osceola times., 1876-06-24

FAnMEas and Horse Men" are con
tinually inquirlng what we know OF the util'
ity of Sheridan's Cavalry Condition Powders,
and in reply, we would say, through the
columns Of this paper, that we have heard
from hundreds who have used them WIN
gratifying results; that is also our experience
The Osceola times., 1876-06-24
A Reliable Saving, RauLI

One box Of DR.. TuTT's Pills will save you many
dollars in doctors bills. They will surely cure
ohill and Fever Dyspepsia; Disordered Liver OF
Bowels Sick Headache; Jaundice or Chronic Con-
stipation. Only rs cents
The Osceola times., 1876-06-24

If you have any form of ague, no mat
Ser how obstinate. or how much other meii.
dde you have taken to 70 purpose, Shallrn.
tergers Pills will cure you. Price one dollar.
The Osceola times., 1876-06-24

HIGH PRICED VIoLIN.-A historical
violin, known as the King Joseph" is
owned by X. ID. Hawley, Of Hartford.
Connecticut. II was sold in England
once for e700--ihe highest price ever
known to have been paid for violin.
The Osceola times., 1876-06-24
A BROOKLYN husband and wife hay

in qu1reled, the wife bought out hi,
; .teres, in theif six children for ten dol.
lars, and the pair then separated.
The Osceola times., 1876-06-24

There are Martyrs 70 headache who mleht ~
cured by using
The stomach oyerburdened until it, reruperatlN"
power l. weakened, rcyenge- ns"li hpuu lhss po..'
head, which II makes to ache ana t"rlut' ,nr , y,
ally, and almost imperaeptibS the OFFENDING 'Ause'
The disease is removed and the head ceases TO "he'
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
The Osceola times., 1876-06-24
MANUFACTURE ALL KINDS
For the Next Half Year.

.t,nasa,. large page, ss column independent
N.snaner which no fh,-4igent family should be Will
out TSs best s,pII TIy R'GsI GTsIp,nR, Chicago, Ill
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-03-24
A Breakfast Which Cost Life.

J. B. Smith owns place at or near the
Village, ON the Eastern Shore, and had en-
ployed there about seven persons. A Mr.
Deegan, who died last Thursday, had
charge of the premises. There was ne
gro hired there by the name of William
Austill, who seemed dissatisfied with MI.
Deegan's way of managing things, and
who made himself SO troublesome and Of
ficious that Mr.. Deegan reported it to Mr..
Smith. William, after having been ad-
mossished by Mr.. Smith. went off, and was
heard to say he would have his revenge if
he had to poison every person about the
place. On the 7th of February some one
poisoned the Water-bucket, which stood on
the back gallery That morning the cook
used the water from this bucket for cook
ing breakfast, and shortly after breakfast
the whole party Of seven We're selzed with
a sudden sickness. William Austlil, the
alleged poiSoner, was the first one VINO
complained and told those present that he
was gong to die. lie was Immediately
seized withsthe Enost qterrible convulslons,
and died in one .kGelr from the time he was
first attacked. 4, Lady by the name OF
Mrs. Rice came to the house that morning
and drank some water from the bucket,
and Immediately commenced vomiting.
Mr.. Deegan recovered, froHp his attack
which was a very serious and yiolent one
Thursday. and Friday was takeR with re- re-
lapse. Mr.. Smith had him brosght over
and sent to tile Providence lnfkmary,
where he died. 1t is o strange retrabution
that the poisoner should have been the Erst
to die, He did not know the cook haa
used the poisoned water to cook breakfast
with, or he would not have eaten nth them
that morning. The remaining five are ont
of danger, and hope to be able to resume
work in few days.-MobaIe (Ala.,) RegFs-
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-03-24
Powers in the Path of Russia.

IA narrow strip of yuiy TWO nunareu ana
twenty-five miles divides Russian and Eng
lish territory in Central Asia. Steadily
and constantly has Russia worked down
from the North, until almost all of Central
Asia not actually covered by the flag of
England has been absorbed by her authori-
ties. And while thus operating in Asia
the Gar ir also taking care of his interests
in Southern Europe. Naturally fearful OF
the growing power of Germany, under the
lead of such man as Bismarck, he is at
tempting to draw Gordon around Con-
stantinople by obtaining power i'll Servia,
Bosnia, Montenegro, and Herzegovina
Bismarck has not failed to apprehend this
strategic feature of the case, and has placed
Austria in the projected path of the Gear,
and is ready to back Francis Joseph when
the proper moment comes for positive ac-
tion.> The German foothold in this section
of Europe is in the Danubian provinces,
while Austria dominates in Dalmatia, on
the Adriatic Sea. A Hohenzollern Prince
rules in Roumania, and Hapsburg acts
from Vienna, through. Dalmatia. These
men act as sentinels of Germany in this
case, and it will be difficult for the Gzar to
sink any mine that they will not discover
and countermine. The wheel Of circum-
stances brings about strange events in the
history of nations as well as men, and the
real check upon Russia may come in Europe
from Germany, and not in Asia from Eng
land The Czar has two powers watching
him with sleepiess vigilance, and it will
require all his power and cunning to escape
being wounded by either one Or the other
horn of the warlike or diplomatic dilemma.
H-FhsIddeJp7tid Times. @''
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-03-24
A Lawyer Outwitted.

A similar case to that of the Presbyte-
rian clergyman commemorated in the Ed
itor's Drawer of the January Harper s
occurred in Massachusett's town Of high
repute quite number of years ago. The
town, now city, maintained high school,
according to law. A teacher was employed
at certain salary, by the year. After q
while his services were not found satlsfac-
tory to the school committee, and their
chairman, a smocth-spoken member of the
legal profession, was deputied to, perform
the ungracious task of informing the mas
ter of the state of the case. After the
settlement of preliminaries, the point was
reached and the propriety of the masters s
resignation was automatically and politely
suggested, The incumbent, if not quail
fed to teach school, was shire Wd Yankee.
He expressed his Willingness to leave so
readily that the committee man became
uncommonly gracious at the success OF his
mission. ...Lts.t, .gy.sL
7aBut," said the worthy pedagogue, /" if
may services are not satisfactory here, they
may be in some other place and as must
get my living, presume you will give me
a recommendation y s.r5 80,
ss Certainly replied the committeeman,
thinking only of relieving his own town of
an inefficient instructor; and accordingly
drew up the paper on the spot. sd. q z.E..a.
The master read it, and found it highly
satisfactory. And now,' said, he glanc-
ing keen1y at his employer, "upon this
recommendation am so well fitted to teach
I will thank you to pay me the rest of my
salary for the unexpired half year."
The lawyer was caught, and the money
was paid. Editors Dratoer, IN Harper s
Magazine for March. lad III .s4il a4 ais4u.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-03-24
How Ho Wound His Watch.

/ The Virginia City (Nevada) Enterprise
relates the following: A day or two SINCE
Mr.. Shaw, time keeper of the Consolidated
Virginia mine, found a watch lying in the
snow, where it had evidently been dropped
by some one working in or about the mine-
Mr.. Shaw wrote a notice to that effect,
posting it by the side of the window to
which the men came to give in their names
when going on or coming off their shifts.
Several men called and described what was,
according to their ideas a f'yaluable watch, =
nearly all making it gold, with a fine chain
of the same metal. Some set number OF
beautiful pieces of gold quartz into the
links of the chain. At last a little French
man came to the window and said: " You
find one watch, Mistair Shaw .g asl.n
eyes sir,''' said Shaw. Have you lost
a watch?'' 'sa5 '4'''.l@ y. - ~.
s.Yes, sare, me have lose me one vatch." "
Scan you describe it?'' H4t sa. sa..t +.
Oh, yes, sare, me can descripe him YER
perfectly" ...5.,.,..a,.4 " .f es
lssWeil. what was it likeP'' q So
eMy watch he vas a silver watch. -
Every good. What kind of casesa"
lssVell, he have he's face wide open."
"What kind of q chain?" ,r.5
ssOne leedle brass shain.' ~
ssWhat kind of key was on the champ
ssVel, no key be on zee shain. He have
no key at all. ] wind him by zee tail. !"
The watch was q stem-winder, and the
Frenchman had given perfect description
of it even down to sszee tail. :"