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The Osceola times., 1877-07-28

AN HISTORICAL FACT Every agent who
has been steadily selling the Improved SO Home
stead Sew ins Machine Tor three year, owns his
dwelling house, haa good account in Bank, Is
clear oi debt, aud has money at Interest, the
natural consequence oi securing good agency
Tor superior goods AT the lowest pricrs. A good
first i-cl.iss sewing Machine. most useful reliable
n all times, easy to understand and control the
size aud does the same work as any machines
that srll nj Frr Times the price There is no
machine NJ any price better, "r that VIII do inoI
or murc work, and certainly none 80 low in price
by many dollars. The Homestead Is widely
known aud used In thousands OF families III the
Ea.tcrn and Middle States, and daily becoming
popular In the West II will save its cost several
times over IN one season. dong the woIk oi the
family, or will earn four or five dollars day lor
any man or woman who scws for a living. II II
the strong, 81 machine made, is "cady al al times
TO do it, work, makes the strongest and finest
stitch yet invented and is fully acknowledged as
the tandnrd Family Sewing Machine. Prize
complete for domestic use, SO, delivered NJ your
dmr no matter how remote yon may reside.
Business permanent and honorable, with more
certain and rapid sales, and larger profits than
any other Extraordinary liberal Offers made
To local or travelling agents where We have none
established. or, If there Is no agent near yOu,
srud ynur ori.rr ,liroct to the factory. Addrrss
John u kcndill 4 CO.. l.l broadway, n
The Osceola times., 1877-07-28
Laws Governing Subscribers.

4, subsc,ib,ra order the discou,inuancc of their
newspaper the publisher may continue I" ''"'
them until all anearages are ptid'
if sub, ,riber neglect or refuse 10 ''ee wv"
newspapers from thcir Office TO Whi'h ''''s ~
Iirectc.i, they are held Responsible UNI" "''9
have -.t,icd their bis and ordered the l"pe' "''
con iHac
Ifsuhsoribcrs move to other p,a;cs Nl'ho"' III
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The Osceola times., 1877-07-28
MCVeigh & Semmes,
ATCORNEVS AT LAW.
s. s. SEMMES
40 T,EPs H'rC IL T. s(.
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Mississippi County Ark.
VIII practice IN all the Counties oi
this (2h Judicial Circuit, the 'Su-
preme Court OF the State, and m
the adjoining counties of Tonnes
see and Missouri. Special and
prompt attcntlo" given to col
lcctions, 10 the payment oftaNes,
examining and abslracting titles,
and TO whatever may appcrtain
,oa general Land Agency.
Jan. l6 If.
The Osceola times., 1877-07-28
To Consumptives.

The advertiser wing been permanently cured
ni that dicad di.ra-r, Consumption, by sinp +"
remedy y anxious to make known 10 hi* lcil ~
sufferers the means of cure To all Who dc-in
il. he VIII scni acupy oi the prescription uS'd,
Qr." of rh,r.,rl. with the directions for pr'par-
lag and using the same, which they viii had a
sure cure Ion Consumption, Asthma, Bronchiiis.
etc. Parties wishing the prescription VIII
please address Rev. T.. A WILSON,
I9i Penn 81 ., Williamsburg New \ ork.
The Osceola times., 1877-07-28
Pimples.

win mail the recipe for preparing II
simple N.actni,l.. Balm that will f'm"N' lah,
Ervctl.s I.iln,,l,s and blotchr-, leaving tn"
sll in soft clear aud brnniiui; alrh instructions
foI producing u nxuriunt g,"Nth oi mar "n
bald hca ur smuoih iare. address, unclntlhe
~ cis1 Ben Nandclf y Co, Bon plsl- No =
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The Osceola times., 1877-07-28
Errors of Youth.

A GENTLEMAN who suffered ior years
~ fion Nervous Debility. Premn-
iurc Decay aud ali the cil~ Is of youthful indis-
cretinn. viii. ior the sake oi suffering human
ity, send Tree to all who need ii the recipe aud
direction for making the simple remedy by
which he was cured sufferer wishing io profit
by the advertisers experience can do 81 by ad-
dressing IN perfect ronidrncc.
JOHN b. OGDEN, u Cedar St, y.
I .O-!m
The Osceola times., 1877-07-28

The stated communications oi OSceola Lodge
No. q y. a \. will he III the saturdays
on nr aeXi hciorr, each full moon. VIZ Jan
q Feb -. March "a. April n, May 26, Jane
3, Jnly II, Ang. Is, sept -, Oct =, Nov ~
Dee ~.
St John the EvangelisD
1he Members are ordered To attend IN accord
Hnc with the by Laws
All Mast'r MasoDs in good standing are cor'ii
ally invited Ia ait'nd. by order 81
JOHN MATTHEWS. W NJ.
j % ELACkwooD, SscY.
The Osceola times., 1877-07-28

IS IT possible that one will be so
foolish 10 suffer from Catairh, Cold in
the Head, bad Smells in Nose and
Throat, when by this new entiscptie
principle, DR.. J. II. McLean's Catarrh
Snuff, yon can be cured. Trial Boxes,
by mail, only so cents. DR.. j. II.
Mclean. ga Chestnut, ST. Louis, Mo.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-07-12
Colorado Turtles.

A gentleman from Monotony tells a rather interesting story about pair of snapping turtles. He is an old plains man, and few days ago took his shot, gun ann went over to Eagle Tail for the purpose of getting few ducks. Arrived at the creek he found no ducks, but saw two of those great fresh water turtles met with more frequently in Eastern ponds than in Colorado, and apparently weighing about forty ponnds each. They arc very shy bird, their heads popping into the shell upon the slightest alarm, but being good shot, the hunter succeeded in binding both of them, and botheripg them so that they were easily caught and dragged out. Snap pers are very active. and unlike sea tur- tie, being provided with long and strong legs, can turn themselves after being placed upon their backs Their captor had no way of securing them, and would get only a few steps away in the search fer piece of wood out of which to make stakes when his captives would be going at turtle 2:40 gait toward the creek. The contest between instinct and reason was kept up more than an hour and half, much to the disadvantage of reason, at the end which time a ranchman living near by came along and assisted the hunter in taking the turtles to his home. Here they were kept in sheep.pen, hay ing fence about three feet high, and the men went to the house. A qurater of an hour afte.ward, the hunter went 10 the pen for his gun, and found that the turtles were gone. As there were no holes in the fence, as they had not dug out, the conclusion was irresistible that they had climbed over. The trail was found, and about half a mile away they were caught making bee line for the creek. Firing off his gun. the ranch man again came to his assistance, and the turtles were again put in the pen and tied to a stake. They were worth watching, however, and few minutes aiterward it was found that they had gnawed off the rope and again started for the creek. They were only few rods away this time, however, and were tben tied 80 short that they could not reach the cord, and ultimately arrived at their captor's kitchen at Monotony-D Dencer Times
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-07-12
FARM AND GARDEN.
Cheese VI. Meat.

It is little singular that, in these hard times, when every one is trying to econo- mize, that more cheese is not eaten. So much has been said and written by chem ists about the relative value oi cheese and meat that we all must have seen some comparisons of their values as food, with the balance always on the side of cheese, when each is reckoned at its usual market quotation. Another argu- ment in favor of cheese is that it requires no cooking or other preparation, but is always ready for food. Bread is termed the staff of life. Most properly, it seems to me, we might add to it cheese and milk. It might be useful, to confirm what chemistry declares, if some one interested were to try the experiment of diet composed largely of cheese, in some of our charitable institutions, reform schools or poor-houses. We have them all around us to support, and if we could maintain them equally well, or perhaps better, by some changes of this nature, would it not be an object to do SO? If our taxes were little lighter could we not bear it comfortably? When poor, unfortunate beggar calls at my door for food, I give him bread and cheese. He manifests many thanks for this, and 1 have repeatedly heard the remark, Nobody gives me cheese !"- Scientific Farmer.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-07-12
4 Contrast.

Despite the bitter cold, flowers are the luxuries Of Russians in winter. They are everywhere. The houses overflow with them--- flowers receive you at tie door, and go with you up the stairway {;
 Irish ivies, iestoon baluste,s; jardiniers adorn the landings on every floor. In the embrasure of the windows bananas spread out their broad silken leaves talipot palms, magnolias, camelias, growing like trees. mingle their blossoms with the gilded volutes of the cornices :: orchids hover like butterflies around lamp-shades of crystal, porcelain and curiously wrought terra-cotta. From the iorn-shaped vases of Japanese porce lain or Bohemian glass, placed in the centre of g table or at the corner of a sidebeard, spring sheaves of superb exotics. And all this floral splendor thrives as in hothouse. Every breath of cold air is carefully excluded. The windows are invariably double, and the space between the sashes is covered with layer of fine sand, designed to absorb moisture and prevent the frost from silvering the panes. Twisted horns of paper containing salt are set in it, and sometimes the sand is concealed by bed of mOss., There are no outside shutters or blinds, for they would be useless, since the windows remain closed all the win ter, being carefully filled in around the edges with kind of cement. Heavy curtains of rich material still further deaden the effect of the cold upon the glass. Shivering in the street, you are at the pole within doors, you are trans ported to the tropics
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-07-12
Writing to the Newspapers.

Never write with pen or ink. It is al- together too plain, and doesn't hold the mind of the editors and printers closely enough to their work.
 If you are compelled to use ink, never nse that vuIgority known IS the plotting. pad. If von drop blcs cf ink on the paper, lick t off. The intelligent con- positor lows no hing so dearly as to read through the smear tlis will make across twenty or tir,y words. We have seen him hang over srch piece of copy half an hour, swearing Ike a pirate all the time, he felt that good.
 Don't try 10 write too plainly It is a sign of r'ebean origin and public. school breeciae. Poor wiiting is an indication of genius. It's about the only indication ct genius that great many men possess. Sprawl your articles with your eyes shut, and make every word as ilegible as you can. We ret the same price for it from the rag.man as though it were covered with coppar-plate sentences.
 Avoid all painstsking with proper names. We know the full name of every man, woman and child in the United States, and the merest hint of the name is sufficient. It is great mistake that proper names should be written plainly.
 Always write on both sides of the paper, and, when you have filled both sides of every page, trail line up and down every margin and back to the top Of the first page, closing your article by writing the signature just above the date. How we do love to get hold of articles written in this stylel And how we would like to get hold of the man who sends them Just for ten minutes Alone! In the woods, with a cannon in our hip pocket Burlington Hawkeye.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-07-12
London.

The register-general, pursuing the even tenor of his way amid the Worlds settlements, has just published his report on the public health of 1876. He tells us that the area of London (taking the registration division) is 122 square miles, with ,500 miles Of streets, about 2,000 miles of sewers, and 4l7,7C7 inhabited houses The population numbered nearly $500, 900, but taking in the outlying dis tricts, Greater London," as the regis trar calls it, contains 4,286, ,697 inhabi- tants, among whom the births were 153,- l92, and the 'eaths 9l,17l. Some of these inhabitants live in the Plamstead marshes, II feet below, while the dwellers at Hampstead are 4!9 feet above high water mark. These differences of level imply different conditions of health; but the death-rate was not more than 2l 8 per 1000, which contrasts favorably with the death-rate in other towns and cities within the kingdom and in other parts of the world. Chambers Journal.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-07-12
Culture Or the ManxeI wurxel.

The mangel wurzel is one of the most profitable roots for cows, sheep and store hogs-they are good for pigs. The crop should be dry and rich. Low, moist of the best quality. These soils produce large yield, but if mangels are grown they are almost destitute of saccharine matters, and other kinds of roots are poor compared to the same kinds grown upon firm, rich soil.
 Dr. Loring states that 15,000 bushels of mangels are worth more to a man for his cattle and sheep than a hundred bushels of corn, and there is no doubt of it.
 For these beets should be plowed in the fall or early in spring for the best re- suits, and then most thoroughly manured. If one expects or wants large crop he must give plenty of rich food. Salt is relished by the whole beet tribe, espe- cially my mangel wurzels. It should be mixed with the manure and applied with that As much as forty bushels to the acre have been used on mangels with good effects. No one need hope to grow large crops of roots such as we real about now and then, unless his ground is like rich garden; and then when such large crops are off, the land is poor again. The time for sowing manges is during the fore part of June on good warm land. If sown earlier they often grow woody, and sometimes rot.
 The amount of seed required per acre is about four pounds, worth now at the retail stores about sixty to seventy-five cents per pound. The long red is the sort usually grown, although some pre- fer the globe variety. The rows are put about two feet apart, but they may be closer where the space is small and hand cultivation is given. In the cultivation of roots the soil must be in the finest tilth, the Jumps all crushed and ground to powder. A roller will not always do this, as it presses the Jumps into the ground without breaking them. In some parts sort of cheap clod crusher is made, and it is very good thing to have on every farm, whether roots are grown or not It is made of three or four blanks foot or So wide and eight feet long. They are drawn so as to take sweep of eight feet, or as wide as the blanks are long. The front under-edge of each plank is beveled of little so that the Jumps and earth will not be pushed forward They are fastened together by trotting some strong pieces across at each end, which are made slightly rocking on the under side. A chain is hitched at each end, and the team to the chain, then jump on and go ahead. This grinds the Jumps fine instead of pressing them into the ground. Some straight slabs from a saw mill are almost as good as plank Detroit Free Press.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-07-12
The Household.

STRAWBERRY SALAD.-Pick, wash drain and toss crisp, tender lettuce leaves, shred them up fine in the salad bowl, and pour over them some straw berry juice, and serve at once.
 A NUTRITIOUS COMPOSITION. - Take equal quantities of sago and cocoa, mix them, put tablespoonful in a pint ol boiling water, and boil the whole to. gether for few minutes with constant stirring.
 STRAWBERRY GEM TARTs. Make large-sized gems in the usual manner from the fine Graham flour, being care ful not to make them too hard. When done let then stand ten or fifteen min utes to steam, then split open and fill each half with strawberries with or with. out sugar, add spoonful of strawberry juice if it will hold so much, and serve at once.
 ASPARAGUS RoLIs.--.Boil the aspar. agus, as usual, in boiling salted water when tender cut up the tops and all that is eatable and warm over ir milk butter rubbed in flour, yolks of raw eggs beaten, grate of nutmeg, and q small pinch of mace---qualities regulated by the amount of asparagus; have some milk rolls with the crumb scooped out having taken off the top crust, fill the cavity with the boiling asparagus, and place the top crust on at once must be managed quickly, so as to go to the table very hot.
 RHUBARD JELLY.-Peel, and cut mp quite small some fresh rhubarb, put it into a preserving pan with a very little water, and the thin rind of half lemon to every pound of fruit. Boil until re- duced to pulp. Strain the juice, weigh it, and allow one pound of pounded sugar to every pound of juice. Boil the juice, add the sugar, boil, skim, and when it jellies on the skinner pour into pots, and tie down when cool.
 How To SHAPE RoLLs.-Roll on the dough when quite light, and cut with a good sized cutter or tumbler. Dip a clean feather into melted butter and brush lightly over the dough that is cut cut; then fold each circle into crescent, or half moon shape prick on the top, apu pio'C iu 'iiV iht pau tO T1st. When very light, bake in hot oven full twenty minutes. The oven should be so hot that one could not hold the hand in it long enough to count twenty.
 To Cook SALT CoDFIsH. Shred enough fish 10 make pint: put it into two quarts of water and set it where it will keep warm, but do not let it boil, as boiling hardens salt fish. If wished for breakfast, put it to soak the night be- fore. In the morning pour off all the water, replacing it with one pint of sweet milk, and set on the stove. Mix one tablespoonful of corn starch with one tablespoonful of cold milk in bowl, beat into this one egg, and when the milk on the stove is just ready to boil dip from it a few tablespoonfuls, stirring 1t we'll together with the egg and corn starch in the bowl then pour all back into the fish, add small tablespoonful of butter Cor less), let all boil I'D at once so as to thicken. and serve on buttered toast.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-07-12
Industry of Bulgarian Women.

The correspondent of a London news paper writes: "Every house has it's rude loom, of make so primitive that one wonders how such good material is produced by it, for the Bulgarian cloth, though rather rough in texture, is of excellent quality, and will wear for years; finer kind is, however, produced in the towns and at Kazap. in the villa yet of the Danube; l was assured that they could initiate any quality or pat. tern of cloth that might be given to them. The other woolen articles made are chiefly carpets, generally in long mar row strips of bright color, something ike the Spanish blankets; rugs of different patterns, cushion or pillow cases, and bed coverlets; these are sold either in the provinces or to the Constantinople market, and do not think that there is any export for them; indeed, as the sheep of Roumelia give only about two pounds and three-quar:ers of wool to a fleece, the amount produced is probably barely sufficient for internal consump- tion. One of the most striking things in these villages is the apparently ceaseless industry of the women and girls, every one of whom, whether seated on the doorstep, walking in the streets, or going to the fountain with her pails over her shoulder on yoke like a milk-maid, always carries hank of wool tied on distaf under one arm, and twirls spin dle. In Kazan I walked for twenty minutes without being able to find one literally one-woman or girl above eight vaara 0f aUa without fhi, aooor, mn n; ;,oapt
 and mothers carrying thier little babies in a sort of bag on thier backs, 50 as to have their hands free to use the spindle.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-07-12
D1verai ed FarIuiag.

The au thor, Col. John H. Dent, one of Georgia's most intelligent and success fhl farmers, now far advanced in life, contributes this excellent article to that valuable paper, the Southern Plantation and we commend it to the attention ol all southern farmers:
 My last was ciutioning against such large crops of cotton being planted, as ruinous to the agricultural welfare of the south. The Plantation of the 5th, in the editorial department has an ed torial headed, A twenty acre farm," wherein is shown by planting five acres in corn, five acres in cotton, five acres in wheat, five acres in fruit, vegetables and truck patches, by system of high farming, what can be done. The amount of crops indicated are reasonable in the estimates made, and any energetic industrious young man can make such crops on fair farming lands. The editor further re- marks, "contrast that result with the account of the city gentleman, who has everything to buy. Even though the latter may get good salary, he will not end of the year." and the writer may have added, or the farmer that is culti- vating four hundred acre farm, and making cotton his special crop. The twenty acre farm is an illustration of diversined farming, and it is as true as any certain fact, that the only way to farm successfully is to diversity the crops and in accordance with my experience it can be proftably done on farm of two hundred acres in cultivation, but where it is done on two hundred acre farm, at least eighty acres should be put down to small grain crops, sixty to com, fifty to cotton, and ten acres to truck crops---my father maintains that two hun dred acres is farm large enough for any farmer to cultivate with hired labor, if he wants to farm successfully.
 This brings me to the subject, diversi. fled farming, which I have advocated and recommended ever since tho emanci- patton of slavery. The farmers capital now chiefly consist in his farm and stock. and his interestsis in improving his lands and making them more productive and valuable every year. This can only be done by diversified crops, and stock to furnish him manures, for if he allows his farm..to run down and get less productive, his capital is being diminished, and his income less as much. A provident farmer will keep an eye to keeping of his lands, knowing that his success is dependent on their fertility-aad any rehecting farmer will soon discover that it will take the best of management, and most untiring energy and industry, to keep up a two hundred acre farm, improving in fertility and keeping it in repairs. On two hundred acre farm it will take at least seven good mules or horses to cultivate it properly-one yoke of good oxen for hauling, four good cows, five breeding sows, and twenty sheep. That is ample stock for such a sized farm, but it can support more if deemed necessary. This