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The Osceola times., 1877-04-14


across the circle with the bull close al,
their heels, and gaining place of safety
Just as you think them doomed TO des-
truction. If the beast shows any signs
of faltering. darts are thrown into his
neck, and he again grows furious to be
met by an increase of torment from his
agile prosecutors.
After this has gone on some time, the
leading matadore asks permission to kill
the bull, which being granted, he throws
his cape over his sword, and engages the
attention of his foe. Now comes the
struggle between brnte cunning and
brute force, and the excitement grows
intense, though to me it had a sickening
horror attached that destroyed all
thought of pleasure. Keeping close to
the animals side, and carefully watching
his chance, the matadore at last casts his
cloak about his horns, and while the
poor brute is battling with this unsub-
stantial foe, thrusts his keen sword up to
the hilt through the fierce throbbing
heart. A stagger, heavy thud, and
the bravos tell that the first act isended
the bull qeing quickly drawn away by
four gayly caparisoned horses.
Not always do these tragedies have a
oDe-sided ending, Often both men and
horses are carried away dead, and vet
this does not stop the sport. The death
of one bull was enough to satisfy me.
however, and | left the ring with my
estimation of the Spanish American con.
siderably strengthened, for he has never
been a tayorite Of mine.
BLOODY ROW.
At bull fight in Callao, not long ago
a rather amusing and sangunary affair
occurred. The matadore deputed to / i'll
the bull having made several Intellectual
thrusts, was approached by a chola, 80
drunk that he could but stagger, who
took the sword from him and determined
to do the job. This the bull-fghters oh.
jected TO, and they tried to persuade the
man to retire from his perlous position,
keeping the bull cornered in the other
part OF the ring. Their words incensed
the man, who began hacking at them
with his sword, and then the police were
called in. The rough part OF the audience,
who would have much liked TO see the
fellow gored to death, now took his part
against the police, and, jumping into the
ring, began assaLlting them with stones.
Pistols were produced, and then troop
of dismounted cavalry were marched in,
and the fray began in earnest.
Swords and pistols were freely used,
and fragments of clothes and bodies were
soon flying about in all directions. At
last the bull broke away from the mata-
dores who had been guarding him, and
charged through the crowd, paying no
respect to person, and having impaled
negro by the back of the vest, carried
him around the ring, the poor fellow bel
lowing wildly for mercy; even this did
not stop the fray, and it wasonly by their
rifles with ball cartridge that the troops
managed to restore order, and got the
audience quiet. This done, the wounded
were dragged out to the hospital, and
the performance again began.
Truly, bull fight is wonderful man
ifestation of the intelligence and refine
ment of the modern Spanish American.
Chr. ~ y ErepiHg Mail.
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why Seed wheat should be New.

In 1851 German sgriculturist tested
the terminating powers OF various seeds.
He took the wheat of lS4l and selected
one hundred grains, and found that in
1850 they had lost all vitality, as not a
kernel terminated. At the same time he
had sown one hundrdd grains of the crops
of 1854, 1856, 1857, 1858, 1859 and 1860,
OF these results were as follows:
The Osceola times., 1877-04-14

SOME years ago Highlander being in
the city of Glasgow for the first time,
one fine morning was amazed at the
stream of people hocking from all quar-
ters toward the end of the gle n. where
they hanged criminals. He asked pas
senger what they expected to see down
there. "A man is to be hanged this
mo. ming" was the answer. 40, poor
mani and what are they going to hang
torg' "Sheep stealing, sir" "Tut,
nepjd man! Why did he not buy
Nn0nnnA thcm!
The Osceola times., 1877-04-14

In answer to the question asked at
what age trees should be set ont for an
orchard a member replied that he had
experminted with transplanting trees OF
different ages from one to four years
from the graft, and he preferred the one.
year trees. They can he taken up more
nearly with the entire roots, are set
quicker and are not checked in the
growth.
The Osceola times., 1877-04-14
NUMBER 2.
FACTS AND FANCIEs.
The Grcae Hotel.

"wao has not sighed to find hi, warmest welcome
at an innps
The shades OF night were falling fast,
As 10 the clerk my traps passed
My name was booked, and In q trice
This well-dres ed youth called once or twice. ?27.
NV heart was sad, my heart grew dim,
As l surveyed the " style" T" OF him,
Like liver plated claran rung
That number from his ready tongue s2I.
In lower rooms saw the light
happy guests glonm warm and bright;
Above, the spectral stairway shone.
And from my lips escaped grosn, W.T.
"Try not the stairs" a " bell-boy - said,
" The rooms are small up overhead,
They grumble sore who there abide -
And sadly still my voice replied, VIZ.
" Beware the root and scuttie door.
BE where you've never been before
This was the porter's last good night.
My voice replied FAR up the height, 921
At break Of day, as heaveuward
The tramp Of chambtrmsids was heard,
UPciimbing, Wondering who Was there,
voice sighed on the morning air. 921.
here, Ia the morning, cold and gray,
He, close beneath the roof, did lay,
nd ne 'er had been 20 near 10 heaven
As when he reached Nine twenty seven.
-RocheSv Herald.
A FAITHFUL friend is the true image
OF the Deity.-Ndpoleon.
THERE have been fewer friends on
earth than kings Cowley.
LOVE is fame which burns in heaven
and whose soft reflections radiate on us.
WHEN should you apply sovereign
remedy TO youi tooth? When it is a.
king.
He who ceases to enjoy his friends
superiority has ceased to love him.
Madame iSwetchins.
OUR most intimate friend Is not To
whom we show the worst but the best Of
our nature. -Hdwihorne.
AFFECTION can withstand very severe
storms of rigor, but not long polsr
frost OF downright indifference. Love
will subsist on wonderful little hope, but
not altogether without it, Waller Scott.
IT is not perhaps much thought Of,
but it is certainly very important les
son, to learn how TO enjoy ordinary lie,
to be able to relish your being without
the transport Of some passion or graft
fication Of some appetite.-Steele.
"WIIL you take su'thingf said a
festive chap, as he entered one Of the
city saloons. "Don't care IL l do"
drawled out two or three "setters" "A
they advanced towards the bar. swell,
90 talk a walk exclaimed the chap, as
he gulped down his and slid out.
MANNERS are the shadows of virtues;
the mementary display of those qualities
which our fellow-creatuies love and re-
spect. If we strive to become, then,
what we strive to appear, manners would
often be rendered useful guides to the
performance of our duties.--Ssdney
Smith.
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A South American Bull.Fight.

OF course, when in Rome one must
learn the customs of the Romans and
50 ! was induced to visit a grand bull
fight, the proceeds of which go toward
the support of a hospital. 1t is a task
of some difficulty to obtain a seat in the
Lima Bull ring, there being three differ
ent admission fees that must be paid ere
the seat can he counted secure. After
submitting to this slight extortion, !
looked around the building. 1t is cir
cular edifice, said to be the largest in
the world, and can accommodate 10, 900
people. The day OF my visit being n
feast day, the place was crowded with
the elite and poverty of Lima, for it
would be considered falling from grace
should the chola not attend the bull
fight, even if he should 90 hungry for a
week to accomplish this. There was n
fair sprinkling of the foreign population,
and many beauty whose nerves would
have shrunk from contact with mouse.
now impatiently waited for the bloody
struggle between mans ingenuity and
brutal force.
THE FIRST TO APPEAR.
The capeadores, picadoaes and mata.
dores were the first to appear, the former
mounted and plainly dressed, the last
two gorgeous in colors and with bright
red capes jauntily thrown across the arm.
They marched slowly around the circle,
and it was n study TO note the the cold
glitter of their eyes that seemed full of
an expectancy that only blood could sat
is'y. One could very plainly see that to
these men the value of human life was
worth only the pleasure its taking would
give.
But though 80 willing to take life,
they are provided with numerous places
Of refuge should the bull press them too
hard, and thus they can safely employ
all their skill on foe placed at great
disadvantage. After the authorities had
been saluted, bull, maddened by hun
ger and other tortures, came bounding
into the ring, and with wild eyes glaring,
stood and watched his foes. Soon a ca.
peadore approached, and by provocation
sought TO highten the fury OF the beast,
wiich rushed at full speed upon horse
and rider bGt just as the sharp horn,
seemed about 10 gore the former, th,
capeadore, by dexterous movement
eluded the blow, and his companion tool
his place, so, drawing the danger from
one to the other, they kept the bul
rushing Idly around the ring, an,
afftS'c time gave place to the picadore
and mstadores
TANTG.IzING THE B,Is,
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4 Grade Calf.

A calf was bred at the New Hamp.
shire asylum for the insane in Concord,
n. n, and was dropped March !, 1876.
The dam was grade Devon, and the
sire a full.blooded short-horn, formerly
owned a, the reform school at Manchester,
and Af what is known as the " Hoosic
strain.l At four weeks old this calf
weigh, 4 one hundred and sixty pounds,
and " AS purchased by c. Fl. Farnum, OF
CONGO .rd. for a mate TO another one that
WEIGHED. when four weeks old, two hun
dred Ind five pounds. 1t was the purpose
ofMr. XFarnum to raise these animals for
oxen, u they should prove to grow alike
in fon1 and size. Their feed consisted
e,cIus Iyely of skinned milk. and il soon
becsus y apparent that the one which
Sesbd M sApne hundred and sixty pounds
Il bur Aeeks old was outgrowing the
other; ana so marked was the difference
i. - N thrift that the plan for
- for oxen was soon abanu
M and half mon u
~ <-is;rallv thai
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Pleading for Fun and Good Humqe

A pOnderous English cotem ponrk
says the Philadelphia Press, has CALI 4
attention to the flippant tone common =
American newspapers, meaning the ~
of bumor scattered through the columu
of otherwise dgnifed journals and n
frequent light writing of many Of CT
editors. 1t is very true that of IL q
years good deal Of space has been give
TO fun in American daily papers. Amt
why shoui9 not THE be? The wit in
one column in no way detracts from the
force of the political leader in another
and those papers carrying the gresiest.s
influence are the political ones whicl xs
dish up the most fun. It i only VIII
a newspaper allows a flippancy 10 .nI:s
meate all its articles that The p
is rightly complained Of &'
is there that a jour nal shel "
every day as solemn ~ ff.1i
fencing criminal 10 e
for us to laugh oconi q
too, has the effect a III =
paper family journy -; d
read only by the ~
house. 1t has " -
every one. and M
one sort of artio
reading. oc1 An
=: !; =; = =
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TItE EAST.

pplication was made of tho state of
Srsey last week for the appointment of
rr in the affairs OF the State bank.
,ha ha,t
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Another American Prima Donna.

Miss Blanche, second daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. +. l.. Davenport, is engaged at
San Carlo ih"atre, Naples, as sprima donna
assoluta, ,. the months of May and
June. She has studied in Milan for
years to qualify herself for the position
she is now about to assume under very
flatteriDg auspices. She refused to ap.
pear in this country when here last fall,
and now she will make her trial effort in
the finest theatre in the world. Artist.
are examined by a cemmitte of forty no.
bles before they can appear there, and in
the case of Miss Davenpprt they waived
the rule that require~ rtists TO have
sung IN three sto- - Many art
1ts ofsgreat ,ed ,,nmc.
io1nS ippon ouI
,p N,,o Wf ma.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-11-14
protestant sI.terhoods.

The action of the House OF Bishops
Of the Episcopal Church, on Tuesday,
in adopting a canon for the organiza-
ton of sisterhood of deaconesses, is
very significant IL proves that that
Church, like the Roman Catholic,
appreciates the Importance of system
atically utilizing the piety and relig-
ious zeal of its female members.
Already there are sisterhoods in
the Episcopal church, the members of
which wear a religious habit, and
temporarily or permanently devote
themselves to religious, educational,
or charitable work The action of
the House of Bishops, which will
doubtless be sustained by the House
Of Delegates of the General Conven-
tion, will lead 10 the extention Of
these agencies within the Church,
and Protestant sisters clad in relig-
ious habit, will become common.
IL is safe to predict that there will
be 20 lack of applicants for apoint-
pent as deaconesses. There are
maidens disappointed in love, or of
peculiarly devout temperament, who
will welcome an opportunity to give
themselves to prayer and pious and
charitable labor Many widows, too,
will find solace and congenial occu-
patton in such sisterhoods. and they
may make themselves of much use
among the poor and suffering. and so
help to extend the influence of their
Church, which, in formally availing
itself Of the aid of women in its &C.
clesiastical organization, will take
step which will awaken much In
terest, and doubtless excite much op-
position.
1t can hardly fail to be charged
that these sisterhoods of deaeonesses
will eventually become as rigid in
their rules and requirements as the
sisterhoods of the Roman Catholic
Church, and thus prove a means of
leading the Episcopal Church nearer
to Rome, something very obnoxious
to Protestants generally. But sister
hoods both high church and low
church in their leaning, have been in
existence in this dity for q number
of years without fatal consequences,
and the amount of practical good
they have accomplished among the
poor has been simply immense.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-11-14
What IS a Good Education.

Edward Everett, the gifted orator,
never spoke more truthfully than
when uttering the following words ;
"To read the English language well,
to write with dispatch q neat, legible
hand, and be master of the first four
rules of arithmetic, so as to dispose OF
at once, with accuracy, every
question of figures which comes up in
practice-I call this q good educa-
ton. And if You add the ability to
write pure grammatical English, i
regard this an excellent education.
These are the tools. You can do
much with them. They are the
foundation, and unless you begin
with these, all your aashy attain
ments, a little geology, and all other
ologies and osophies are ostentstiOus
rubbish 1t is generally the custom
among the schools Of to-day to ne
glect these so-called common branch
es" They omit the foundation, and
build up q vast and imposing struct-
ere Of snowy accomplishments. No
sooner does a pupil of one Of these
schools attempt to enter upon the
business scenes Of life, than be finds
bis castle in the air." built at so
great a cost of time and money, come
tumbling down on bis ears.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-11-14
Has Not Slept for Nine Years

Mr. Thomas McElrath, an emi-
grant from the north Of Ireland, set
tied in Marlboro, Ulster county,
New York, many years ago. He
IS an honest, upright and respected
citizen Of that place, being a member
Of Rev. ID. C. Neyin's congregation.
4 rumor has been in circulation for q
number cf years that this gentleman
has work ct his occupation as q
farmer apparently happy, enjoying
good health, and vet had not al any
time been blessed with G refreshing
sleep. To make sure of the facts
before publishing, we sent reporter
to interview Mr.. McElrath and make
verbatim report. The reporter
stated to this gentleman what his
mission was, when he replied as
follows:
II came to this country in the year
1892 from the county of Antrim, Ire
land. | was in excellent health, and
continued TO remain so until nine
years ago. / was confined to my
bed for over q month. DR. William
Gedney, of Milton, attended me then
and since. After / began to get well
/ could not sleep till sbous IL O'Clock
at night A week or ten days later l
could not sleep till l O'Clock, and SO
on for six months, till the the pres
ent time | have not closed my eyes
in nine years. | hear every souEd
during the night, while my family
are in bed sound asleep. | frequent
ly rise aud read for hours, but my
head feels dizzy al the time; my
back aches, my eyes are sore, al
though people tell me look well for
my years. l am really very weak,
and have not worked very much in
the last two or three years on my
farm.
Obi yes, l lie down during the
day, but sleep nary wink les, sir.
/ am positive have not slept in nine
years; my family and others have
watched me tor many weeks-yes,
and for montts-to see il they could
catch me asleep; but it's of no use,
1 can't sleep and that's the end Of it.
III give any man $50 who will give
me just one nights rest No, can't
stay on my feet over two or three
hours at q time. Ny memory is
good. How much do / weigh? Well,
I should judge somewhere about 100
pounds. I've tried everything. and
nothing affords me relief wish /
was dead.
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what the Microscope Reveals.

Lewerbcek tells US Of an insect
seen with the microscope, Of which
twenty seven millions would only
equal mite
Insects Of various kinds may be
seen in the cavities Of grain Of
sand.
Mold is forest of beautiful trees,
with the branches, leaves Gnd fruit
Butterflies are fully featbered.
Hairs are hollow tubes.
The surface Of our bodies is covered
with scales like a fish; single grain
Of sand would cover 80 Of these
scales, yet scale covers 500 pores.
Through these narrow openings the
perspirstion forces itself like water
through a sieve
Each drop Of stagnant water con.
tains q world of living creatures,
swimming with as much liberty ss
whales in the sea.
Each leaf has colony of insects
grazing on it like cows in a meadow
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-11-14
The Eyesisht.

Mullitudes Of men and women have
made their eyes weak for life by two
free use of their eyesight, reading
small print and doing fine sewing.
In view Of these things. it is well
to observe the following rules in rela.
tion to the use of the eyes:
Avoid all sudden changes from
light to darkness.
Never begin to read, write or sew,
for several minutes after ming
from the darkness to bright light.
Never read by twilight or moon
light, or on very cloudy day
Never read or sew directly in front
Of light, window or door.
1t is best to have the light fall
from above obliquely over the lefI
shoulder.
Never sleep so that ON iirst waking
the eyes shall open on the light of a
window.
Do pot use the eyesight by light
so scant that it requires effort to dis
criminate.
Too much light creates glare. and
pains and confuses the sight. The
moment you are sensible TO an ef
fort to distinguish, that moment
cease aud take walk
AS the sky is blue, and the eartt
green, it would seem that the ceiling
should be blue tinge, and the ear
pet green, and the walls some mellow
tint
The moment you are prompted tc
rub your eyes, that moment cease
using them.
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WHOLE NO. 1879


There is dividing line between &
vain love Of dress and a tasteful
adOrnment of the person. fTivo-
lous love Of display and q modest
aad becoming apparel.
Many women after marriage be-
come negligent in dress and personal
appearance, and have q reckless dis
regard for cleanliness, often suffering
themselves to appear in soield raimeori
when a very little effort and trouble
would have made them presentable
to guests as well as to the immediate
home circle
Women complain of the neglect Of
their husbands, and bitterly bewail
the fact that they are not appreciated
as they were in the days when they
were wooed aad won. In their COM
plainiDgs they fail to see that they
are not the same women they were
then. Far from it Then they
were neat and tidy and always clean,
with hair smooth and beautiful and
face radiant in smiles. Now they
are dirty and slovenly, with hair
fronzy and unsightly, visage sour and
unattractiye. How can they expect
to be appreciated in the home they
were to adcrn
There are other women again,
who, though wearing hymeneal bonds
a dozen years or more, have still the
lover in the husband, and glide along
the matrimonial sea as placidly as
God intended they should, bile 9th.
ers live in discord and frigidity, each
year as it rolls By seeming to add a
new degree of coldness to their
hearts, making life 10 them but a
barren waste.
The secret Of the one is, she takes
as much pride, if not more in her
personal appearance, aud endeavor-
ing to retain and enhance the charms
that first won her husband, as when
in girlish pride she beautifed herself
for his coming She finds that a
dime calico neatly and tastefully
made, and always clean, with a
white ruflle at the throat, and a
bright knot Of ribbon for it and the
hair-or, better still, a flower spray
from the garden bOrder-the hair
combed in a becoming style, and a
warm smile to greet the object of her
love, are all sufficient to keep both
the admiration of the lover and love
of the husband.
How many men would be withheld
from the club-room and eonvivial
companions, had the wives they won
been the women they woOed, and
home attractions been more potent
than outside influences. Now, all
women are not beautiful, neither can
they make themselves so; but there
is none so ordinary looking that she
cannot make herself beloved and in
teresting to her friends; no face SO
ugly but it may be made sparkling
and bright with animation and intel
ligence, and the soul beneath, though
encased in the most plain easket, be
one of rare beauty and Ioveliness.
A cheerful heart and eontented mind
need no outward beauty to recon-
mend them they carry with them a
certain wholesome atmosphere uni
versslly felt by all who fall within its
influence, and which has telling ef-
feet on even the most gloomy and
misanthropic nature.
Then, sister, be tasteful. neat and
cleanly in your outward adornine,
and beautify your lives with a cheer
fol cOntented spirit, which is more to
be prised than pearls or rubies.-De-
trod Commercial AdrertiSer.