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The Osceola times., 1876-11-18
A Fruit.Dealer's Trouble.
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A staid,looklng gentleman, appa-
rently a stranger, stopped at an
apple stand on Whitehall street
yesterday.
"What is the pticc Of these oran-
gcs?" he asked, pointing to col
lection Of large pears,
"Decs ees de horanges, SAID tao
polite vendor, de horangc, he
come from Fioriday. Dees ees dc
California paire. One for twenty
| fl cent"
"You don't mean to tell mo,
said the stranger, putting his hand
upon an apple, chat this is a
pear 2"
"Pardon no. say does eos dc
pare. Dem ecs dc good appel. Tree
tor ten cent"
"Woll, | must say" continued
the stranger, picking up handful
of chcstnuts and examining them
critically, that these are the queer
est apples l ever saw"
"Oh, my God no! Dem ecs dc
chessynut wha, grow in your own
countree. You roas' him in dc
fer"
"Roast them in the fire? Well,
upon my word, lingering q bunch
OF bananas curiously, 81 don't see
how such chesnuts rs these can be
improved by roasting. They seem
/ to be soft enough now. However,
| ! am much obliged. I'll see you
later. Good day" And the stran.
ger passed up the staeet. .
"Gentlemen," said the fruit deal
er, turning in an appealing manner
to the crowd that had gathered
"dat man is one escape dam TOO
from dc ponitcntiare.R
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18
A Mis!AYE.

We are pleased to announce that the
report to the effect that Parson Scarlet
had been killed some time during the
past summer, is not true. We saw him
yesterday, and save his being somewhat
thinner in flesh, he is the same Scarlet'
that held forth here last winter. May
he live long and prosper.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18
Attem nted Suicide.

Mr.. John II. Hazard shot himself
with pistol last Thursday night
while under the influence Of liquor, to
which he was sadly addicted Of
late. The ball penetrated the left side
below the heart, and passed out through
the spine. There is little hope of his
recovery.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18

We acknowledge the receipt Of a
pamphlet copy of Hon. David Walker
address on the History and Resources
of the state, by appointment of Gov.
Garland. As history of the early ex'
plorations and settlement Of the state, il
is full of interest.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18

The denotes rise. and the - fall Of river
Port List.
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Osceola Belle, Memphis.
Ste. Genevieve, Memphis.
Belle Memphis, Memphis.
Grand Republic, St. Louis
Capitol. City. Vicksburg,
" Robt. Mitchell, N. o.
DEPARTURES.
Osceola Belle, AshPort.
4" Grand Republic. N. o.
Belle Memphis, St. Louis.
d" Capitol City, St. Louis.
Robt. Mitchell, St. Louis.
Ste. Genevieve, ST. Louis.
RIVER, WEATHER, AND BUSINESS.
River low.
Weather clear and cool. Mercu-
ry Goo.
Business good.
GENERAL ITEMS.
The Ste. Genevleve went down
last night.
Read the article on the success OF
the jetties at New Orleans.
The Arkansas river took foot
rise las, Friday night, and made visions
OF plenty to float about the laid-by
steamboats,. l, came from the head
waters-aS inches by the gauge.
The Thomas Sherlock for Cincin-
natl, the Utah tor St. Louis, and the
John Howard for White river, LEFT
New Orleans Saturday evening.
The City of Chester passed down
Wednesday night with full list OF
freight and passengers, and returned
for ST. Louis yesterday morning.
The following are the dimensions
of the new steamer Cotton Valley,
now being completed on the upper
Ohio, for the Yazoo river trade
Length I7S feet, with 81 feet beam
and will have carrying capacity o'
1000 bales Of cotton.
There is z29 feet of water in
south pass, at the mouth of the river
and IS feet in southwest pass.
The stcambostmen are clated a
the defeat of Wheeler, who was tht
agent for all government patents thai
were forced on them.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18

The side show accompanying
Cooks circus was a complete success
two monkeys, one porcuPine and
snake.
Fifteen dollars for ono iscbout the
Estio in which some Of our shrewd
young men invested in the prise-money,
box business yesterday.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18
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The Osceola times., 1876-11-18
The Demon of DrinlSs

o this Demon OF Drink Is these no hand to
stay
THIS curse Of our land in his terrible swayf
Shall the high and the low, the strong and the
brave,
BE followed r,len,lessly down to the grave,
There il scarcely home IN our beautiful land
That has not felt the touch Of his murderous
hand;
Search the records of crime, Of the rich and the
poor.
And the deepest and darkest are traced to his
door,
The genial, the gifted, the fairest and best,
All bend to the power OF this wretch they de-
test;
They hate, yet embrace, and rush over the
brink,
The victims and slaves of this Demon of Drink
lie enters the cottage, where plenty abounds,
Where the pratlle OF innocent children resounds,
lie touches the tathcr--hc yields to the spell,
And th.s heaven Of peace is transformed to a
he'll.
o, our Father above! shall it always be so?
Shall this Demon be with us wherever We go?
Shall thi. stain ON our manhood, this blot on
our name,
Re the cause that shall rob us of glory and
iamey
No, it shall not lie sol To Thee we will
kneei--
10 Thee, in cur helplessness, humhly appeal,
For thy strength to aid Us in bondage to bind
For ever and ever this curse to mankind,
GRANT 4. ROBINSON,
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18
SONAL.

We neglected to notice, in cur
last issue, the arrival of Miss Srla, the
beautiful and accomplished daughter
of Judge l.. l.. Mack, who accompa-
nies him on his circuit. Although, as
we understand, she was somewhat dis
appointed on her arrival, in not getting
"bus." we hope her stay in our vii
lage will be so pleasant and agreeable
as to induce many return of her visit
to Osceola. and that when she finally
embarks on the voyage of life, in the
matrimonial craft, her weary form may
oft be relieved by bus, furnished by
true guide and able protector.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18
RIVE r NE Ws.

WAN DrrARTsrsr, RIVER RhroRr.
November Is. 1870,
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18
n u NcyEIGu. s. s. sEMMEs.
McVeigh g. Semmes.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
s. s SEMMES,
vO T.IRYPU u II Il nc.
LII.

MISSISSIPPI County ARK.
Will practice IN all the Counties OF
this (2d) Judicial Circuit, the Su-
prcme Court of the State, and IN
the adjoining counties of Tennes.
see and Missouri. Special and
Aprompt attention given TO col
n,ions, to the payment oftaxes,
kaing and abstracting titles,
katever may appertaln
hSpd Agency.
Jan. l6 If.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18
NEW YoRK--Gold ny.

"HE GREAT HARD TIMES PAPE < ,
l. The beet, the Cheapest, aud the most L y
Popular.
Yor cannot afford 70 be without the
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18

CHURCH DIRECTORY.
THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
SOUTH REGULAR APPOl >TMENTS FOR
THE OSCEOLA CIRCUIT.
Osceola--First and fourth Sundays.
Mn Bayou and Williams school Iouse--Sec-
ond Sunday.
Carson's Lake and Sandy Bayou-Third Sun
day.
Stonewall-Fifth Sunday,
\. NJ PETTEY PC
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18

bIAIE OrT CLhos
+ t0-.A. II. Garland.
81 Il State-B. Is. Beavers.
T-wm. X. Miller.
urex- 4. J. Churchill.
GenL-T. 4. Hughes.
state Laads-J. y. Smithee-
lcellor--J. Il. Eakin.
ncery Clerk-A X. Witt.
Il yustice-E. II. English.
sociaic Jistlcus-N Nm. NJ. iiarrlsor anu
I'd Walker.
Congressman, ist Distlct-L. I. Ganse.
JUDICIARY.
Second Ci~Mt-C Counties of Mississippi. Cross
Crittenden. Pointsctt, Craighead, Greene, Clay
ton and Randolph
Circuit Judge l. l.. Mack
Pros. All 'y.-Rulus II. Black.
LEGISLATIVE
2gth pistrict-COqnter OF Mississippi jackson,
Pointsctt and Craighead.
state SENATOR 7 henderson
Ksprcscniatiye-J. b Ruddle.
COUNTY OFFlCER'.
County Judge-L NJ Jarrigan.
Shefifi-J. d DrlNrr.
County q rk-J h =. Hale
rrcasurer-J. l. Driver.
SuiVcyur--Juhn IL. RAINY.
-SorL. Ward
Coruucr-A. W Lucas.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18
Rental Notice.
Rents Reduced Away Down.

I have several hundred acres of cotton and
corn lands TO rent for 1877. Lands situated on
or near Frenchman's Bayou, Mississippi county,
Ark. For further information apply to the un-
dcrsgned at his residence on said bayou, or by
letter to DR j. + DAVIES,
Golden's Lake, Miss Co., Ark.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18

viii practice in the counties of Mis-
sissippi, Crittenden, Cross, st
Francis, Phillips and Desha, and
in the Supreme Court Of the State
at Little Rock.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18

By special arrangement, subscribers
wishing this paper, OscEoLA TINES,
and the Little Rock Gazette, can have
both at S3,So.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18
LOCAL,
number-I85.

LUCKY number-IS5.
And still the cry is, "What's the
latest newsY"
The paste brigade, in advance OF
Cooks circus billed the town early dur
ing the week.
Several arrests by the marshal dur
ing the week.
The Rev. Mr.. Scott delivered a
very able and interesting sermon last
Sunday evening.
Answer to J. A. Vose, No. 3 Park
Place, New York - Your proposition
for five dollars worth Of advertising, to
be paid for in fifty cent engraving, is
respectfully declined. EDlToR.
p. S. No more of the same order
need apply. ~
The Rev. Father Quinn, Of Mem.
phis, spent few days in our town dur
ing the past week. lie delivered an
able, plain, non-sectarian lecture on
Wednesday evening Of last week, to a
respectable audience. He has made ar.
rangements to visit Osceola once a
month in the future, when all are cor.
daily and respectfully invited to at,
tend the services on such occasions.
If the fair correspondent who at.
taches the signature Of Carissima Pearl
to her communication, and who SC
much desires our company in her pro.
posed Journey, will send us her address
and about an hundred dollars or such a
matter, as an earnest of the fuliilment
of the prop osition on her part, we will
will guarantee a strict compliance with
the terms proposed in person, or else
furnish a reliable and good looking
proxy. Come, business is business.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18
Local Column.
MASONIC

A The regular stated meeting of Osceola
>N~R A. chapter, No. 81. Is on the
&A Thursday next before each full
~ moon, VIZ; Jan 9th, Feb. 3rd., March
2nd April 9th May ith., june ist..
June ssth August 3rl August 3ist., Septcn-
her 2Nth.. october 2dth November zSrd., De-
ccmber 18th
A fun attendance OF the members is at all times
earnestly requested
Al Il. A Masons in good standing are inv
ted to attend.
BY order of c. L MOORE HIP
W. CLAPP, Secretary.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18

The stated communications of Osccola Lodge
No. q \, n A. NJ, win be rold the saturdays
on or IeNt before, each full moon, VIZ: Jan.
sth E, Feb 5th.. March ith., April sh., May 9Th.
June 3rd., (st. John, the Baptist June 4th, ]
July LIST August h, Sept. End Sept 3Oth .
! Oct. 18th Nov. 25th., Dec. 27th (Dec 3Oih.
st. John the EvangelisD
| The Members are ordered to attend in accord
anc with the By Laws
All Master Masons in good standing are cordi-
ally invited TO attend. BY order Of
T.. a. GARLiCk, W NJ.
I j W. CLAPP, Sec'y.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-05-13
How he Figured.

Mr.. James Lick, the California phil
anthropist, has the reputation of driv-
ing close bargain. The following
anecdote is told of him When he was
engaged in grading his grounds at Alviso
he employed large number of horses
and carts. Having need of another
horse, he sent his nephew to hire one of
a neighbor, agreeing to pay 81 a day
for its use. In few days he sent to
inquire the price of the horse, which
the owner placed at $3.50. No answer
was returned, and aftel some months
Mr.. Lick sent for his neighbor to come
over and he would pay him for his horse.
Knowing his reputation for close cal
culation in money matters, Mr.. E. ex-
pected to receive only the $3.50 but on
presenting himself, Mr.. Lick referred
to his book, and, finding that he had
had the horse 145 days, handed over
1895, with the dry remark 81 believe
it would have been as we'll for me to
have bought that animal five months
ago."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-05-13
The Chinese as Mechanics.

While it is well known fact that the
Chinese have very little of the spirit of
invention or originality, they are skill
full and ingenious imitators and copyists.
AS an instance in point, it is related that
some years since, on the arrival of an
American clipper ship at Hong Kong,
the captain, learning of the wonderful
initiative skill of the Chinese painters,
employed one of them to copy beauti-
full oil painting of the vessel, which had
accidentally been torn a few inches
across it's face, the rent having been
sewn up. In due course of time the
copied printing came home, a perfect
imitation in all respects, even to the
sewn cash in the original. Any me-
chanical trade which does not require
originality of taste or design they pick
up with surprising facility. The manu-
facture of cigars in New York city may
be said to have passed entirely into their
hands, several thousand being employed
in this branch of industry alone. Orig
inally knowing nothing about boot and
shoe making, they have made such rapid
strides in this trade that no other class
VI WOrhulou are HUlo W COup6G6 Will
them. At such low wages do Cinnamon
perform this kind of work, that in no
place on this continent are boots and
shoes sold so cheaply as in San Fran
cisco. AS carpenters, manufacturers of
furniture, and workers in all kinds of
wood, they have crowded out an army
of white laborers, who would otherwise
now be employed at good wages. With
all the uses of the sewing machine they
have become familiar, willingly and un-
tiringly working at one twelve and often
fourteen hours without cessation. II
there is any branch of mechanical in
dustry for which there is public de-
mand, John is sure to have hand in it,
working at such figures that no white
man can possibly compete with him.
The trades or professions with which
they do not interfere are SO few as to be
easily enumerated. In all the depart
ments of servile labor, as house servants,
cooks, scrubbers, gardeners, porters,
they crowd out the Caucasian, leaving
thousands of the latter unemployed and
suffering for the actual necessaries Of
| Ii a.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-05-13
A Western Bank.

The National bank examiners do not
seem to have given due attention to an
institution which has recently collapsed
in Wisconsin. W. r. Sutor was presi-
dent of the First National bank of La
Crosse. He bought controlling in
terest in the concern six years ago, and
was almost sole owner, holding $44, 1000
of the $4,000 capital stock. When he
turned over the bank to his successor, a
few months ago, its condition was as
follows Liabilities to depositors, $780,
600; assets, drafts drawn by Sutor on
Chicago parties, $40, 900; note of Sutor
for $1,000, and another note for $11,-
600, carried as cashitem. 1t had been
supposed by the officers of the bank
that there was deposit of SIC, 900 to
it's credit in the City National bank of
Chicago. On inquiry, however, it APP
peared that Sutor had drawn out this
SIC, 900, and overdrawn $40, 900 more.
The bank examiner had regularly passed
the institution as all right.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-05-13

ton bill. All the items for surveyor-generals
were, on motion Of Mr.. Randall, struck out Of
the bill.
On motion Of Mr. Caldwell (Dem), of Ala
bama, the salary of the commissioner Of agri-
culture was raised from s2,70O to $1,000. On
motion Of Mr.. Holman an additional paragraph
was added making il the duty OF tbs commits
sioner to collect agricultural stGtistics and to
compile the same, and to publish monthly
statements thereof.
The Ho- Sc proceeded to vote on the various
amendments to the Legislative Appropriation
bill. All those amendments on which sepa-
rate vote was not asked we're agreed to in
bulk The first amendment which sepa-
rate vote was taken was one offered by Mr..
Hurlbut (Rep.), of Illinois, increasing the
compensation Of Territorial judges from
$500 to SO, 900. Rejected-39 to 10.
The next vote was on the amendment
offered by Mr.. Caldwell Dem.) of Alabama,
appropriating 50 900 for the collection of agri-
cultural statistics. Rejected.
The section transferring the Indian bureau
| from the Interior department to the War de-
partment was struck out Of the bill, and then
the bill was passed-yeas 208; nays, II.
Mr.. Randall offered the following amend
ment to rule 5, saying that he did SO at the
special request of the speaker: Provided,
that in case Of the personal illness Of the
speaker, he may make such appointment Chat
| Ol speaker pro IeIn.J IOr poIlOu not eACeeu-
ing ten days, with the approval of the House
at the time the same is made The amend
ment was agreed to.
Mr.. Scales Dem.), of North Carolina, chair,
man of the committee on Indian affairs, re-
ported a bill appropriating $4,000 for the
subsistence Of the Apache Indians in Arizona
Passed.
Mr.. Hopkins (Dem.), Of Pennsylvania, in
iroduced a bill relating to the punishment o
witnesses adjudged to be in contempt by eithe
House Of Congress.
Mr.. Holman Dem.) }, of Indiana, moved
bill to repeal so much Of the resumption act a
authorizes the redemption and cancellation o
United States notes and the sale of Unite
States bonds for the accomplishment of tina
: purpose. Rejected-yeas, lis; nays, Ill
not two-thirds in the affirmative.
Mr.. Morrison Oem. }, Of Illinois, moved
resolution directing the several committees G
, the House chart ed with Investigations, to cor
duct such investigations with open doori
except when in the opinion Of such committee
: the public interest will be preiudiced thereby
and that any person accused before commit
tee shall have the right to be heard in his ow
person. or by counsel, or both. Adopted.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-05-13
Very Wise Birds.

AS farmer in q neighboring town
was getting in his hay, he noticed an
unusual commotion among the swallows,
which had built long row of nests I'M
der the caves of his barn. They ap-
peared greatly excited, flying rapidly
about, and filling the air with their cries
of distress. AS the load of hay upon
which he was riding passed into the
barn, he saw that young swallow in O
nest directly over the door had caught
its neck in crack between two shingles
and was unable to liberate itself. He
stopped his team and set the young bird
free, restoring it to the nest. Upon his
return to the barn with his next load Of
hay, noticing that the swallows were
quiet, he examined the crack and found
that they had filed it completely will
mud, SO that no matter how enterprisine
or how foolish the young swallow NIGH
be, he could not again endanger his life
or the peace of that community by any
experiments upon that crack.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-05-13
/. w. JOHNS, 81 Maiden Lane, n. z,
A Match Broken Of.

A match has been broken off in Chi
cago between the male and female scions
OF two prominent families, who, it had
been thought, would have made an ex-
cellent marriage, since she was young
and handsome and he was old and rich.
1t appears, however. that they had an
irreconcilable quarrel on a very vital
subject. He was very precise man,
who used to ay that time was money,
and procrastination was the thief of
time, and so on, and when they were dis
GUESSING their married life she said:
"Next Easter you'll give me the love
lest hat and dress in Chicago, won't
you, pretty 2" He said he would.
"And," she continued, "you'n take a
pew in the very front of the most fash
ionable church 2" 81 WILL" he said.
"And," she said, "we1l always go to
church nice and late, won't we2" "Nice
and early. my love-" he said, correcting
her. No; mean ice and late, OF
course" she answered. "But, my
DEAR" he demonstrated, slime is money,
as Solomon says. If l were to be seer
going to church late people would think
l was slothful in business serving the
bank. Why do you wish to cultivate
the unlovely bit of unpunctuality p
"Oh, because" she replied, "when yor
go to church late every one turns round
to look at you and see what you have
on. Do you think I'm a heather, ant
don't want to go to church properly ?
Alas to be wroth with one we lovo dotl
work like madness i'll the brain; and tn
match is off.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-05-13
Pain in the Side and Lungs.
WEST WINFIELD, N. Y.

WEST WINFIELD, N. Y, Dec. 10.
GentIemen-Having received great benefit
from the use Of DR.. WIsTAR's BALsAM OF WILD
CHERRY, cheerfully give you statement Of
my case. hoping it may influence some unfortu-
nate sufferer to give your remedy trial. Dur
ing the winter 1858 l was very much out of
health, afflicted with severe cough, pain in
the side and lungs, and general depression
of health, to such an extent as greatly to alarm
myself and my friends as to the result. Dur
ing this time l tried several highly recon-
mended remedies with little or no good result,
and had concluded to try the effect of a
Southern climate upon my health but before
carrying this resolution into effect, was in
duced by the urgent solicitation of your agent,
Mr. Huntley, to give the balsam trial. did
so, and to my great joy found immediate and
permanent relief by the use of only one
bottle and l am now in as good health as ever.
1 believe your balsam is one Of the best RENE.
dies for coughs, colds, and all lung diseases
now in use, and conscientiously recommend il
as such. Yours truly, PETER SHAW.
so cts. and 81 bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-05-13
A Novel Method.

A somewhat novel method of reform
ing drunkards is much used as legal
punishment in Norway and Sweden. It
consists simply in causing the patient or
criminal, as the case may be. to swallow
an unusual quantity of wine. AS soon
as the habitual drunkard is imprisoned
he receives no other nourishment except
bread soaked in wine, and wine to drink.
At first this portion is taken with plea
sure, soon it becomes less palatable, and
finally is received with the greatest re-
pulsion. In about ten days this diet
produces such nausea that prisoners
sometimes prefer to abstain from any
nourishment rather than take it +; but
the process rarely fails to effect cure.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-05-13

Mr.. Moody, at the close of one of his
eloquent sermons at the hippodrome,
addressed q well-dressed, gentlemauly
looking person. The reply was: "Mr.
Moody, am a pickpocket by profes-
sion. want to attend the meetings
here; but you see that man standing
yonder9" Mr.. Moody noticed the in
diyidual. "That is detective watch
ing me. Will you ask him to let me re-
main, as I fear he will soon order me
out9 give you my word 1 will not at.
tempt to work while here" Mr.. Moody
approached the detective. "Do you
know that man2" Yes, very we'll;
he's pickpocket." 81 want you to let
him attend these meetings, and I will be
personally responsible that he commits
no theft while here" That pickpocket
has since made profession of religion.