The Osceola times., 1877-10-13

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corn crop received from the various counties
OF the state, estimates that S,a05,4 acres
were planted with corn this year, and that
| the total yield Of that staple will be at least
| 272, ,766,l2l bushels, which, at forty cents per
bushel. is worth over Sl09,l0J,0OO.
Deadwood gamblers are remarkably
superstitious. One says he is always lucky
when wearing certain shirt. He won Sl0,.
| 900 in one day while wearing it. Others read
their luck in dreams, in the weather, or in
the number of men they meet in walking q
certain distance. When luck is against
them they change their clothing.
Mr.. John w. Keely, of "Keely Motor"
| fame has been induced by some remarks in
a recent number OF the Scientific American
derogatory to his motor" to invite an in
vestigation OF the machine under the aus
pces of the New York Herald. That paper
has accepted the invitation and named a
| competent engineer name withheld at
present) to prosecute the investigation at
an early day.
Over one thousand American exhib-
jtors have applied for space in the Paris
exposition OF 1873. As the Duke de Cazes
has recently decided that all applications
coming through the agency of the United
| States legation will be received and acted
compete with other nations Of the world
without the appointment and provision for
| a commission on the part OF our government.
While we, in the United States, have
reason to congratulate ourselves over our
excellent crops, the Scottish farmers are
down in the dumps. Their hay crop has
been almost lost, and by reason of the weather
their growth OF grain is far from successful
| this year. In south and middle England the
farmers though not badly unsuccessful, have
no great reason TO be proud OF their harvests.
In Ireland, though crops have not turned
out so badly as in Scotland, yet in some dis
tricts they have greatly suffered.
A few years ago the Chinese govern
ment appropriated 81 10000 for the purpose
of educating number of Chinese youths, of
the wealthy class, in this country. Yung
Wing Tor Sing) had the charge Of selecting
them, and giving them in America such
training as he thought best. The lads were
from seven to fourteen years of age, and the
first party arrived in 1872 others came in
1873 and 1874, there being about 1l5 in all.
They were placed two together, in the fam
lilies OF New England farmers, so that they
might learn the language quickly, but spent
certain portion of the time at the head.
quarters at Hartford, so that they might con-
tinue their Chinese studies. A fine edibce
has been erecied by Yung Wing al Hartford.
The Chinese boys have generally been victo'
rious in school contests with their American
classmates. After a thorough collegiate edu-
cation they will return to China and engage
in teaching.
A short time ago the American asso.
citation for the cure Of inebriates held its
eighth annual session in Chicago 1t was
stated by the president of the association
that the importations of opium are largely
increasing every year, and that the use Of
this pernicious drug as stimuant is rapidly
spreading among the American people. The
opinion was expressed that both physicians
and druggists have serious responsibility
in this matter; the opiates are too often pre-.
scribed for the reliei Of pain without care
being taken to see that their use is discon-
timed when this special purpose is fulfilled;
and that druggists often supply opium to
those who indulge in its use without requiring
a prescription for it. So many lives are
wrecked by the "opium habit" that the sale
of the drug should be regulated by law, and
the law rigidlv enforced.
Major Miles, United States Indian
agent at the Cheyenne and Arrapahoe agency
in Indian Territory, l7j miles from Wichita,
Kansas must be an unusually valuable Off
GER for he has actually succeeded in getting
his Indians TO do some heslthful work. When
supplies are TO be hauled from Wichita he
makes the Indians do it, and gives them to
understand that they will get no raiions
without giving some kind Of an equivalent.
There is also school at the agency, where
the older boys are required to raise corn and
vegetables, and make hay for the agency
cattle. II all the reservation Indians were
made TO raise and attend to stock and do
farm labor, there would be no additions to
the hostile bands. The Indian can reason,
and it is possible TO enlist his ratiocinative
powers as to the necessity Of some scheme Of
self.support and disabuse his mind OF the
fallacy that labor was ordained for squaws
only.
The Sioux and Arrapahoe Indian
delegation had an interview with the presi-
dent agreeable to the appointment made
Thursday. The Indians were given to un.
derstand that they were expected to remain
on their reservations and become self.suP-
porting. The object of the visit OF this dele
CATION is to protest against removal TO the
Missouri river, the present reservation being
in northwestern Nebraska. The government
has assigned these Indians to the Missouri
to save the expense of transporting supplies
several hundred miles overland. The Q4sl-
lslla Sioux, of whom Red Cloud is chief,
express a preference for the Tongue river
country, while the upper Brules, of whom
Spotted Tail is the chief, ,sdesires more
southern region Of territory, bordering on
the White river. The Arapahoe delegation
desire to be united with the Snake Indians
or Shoshones rs they are usually termed.
The Shoshones, with the Red Cloud and
Spotted Tail Indians, are under the super
vision of the Protestant Epispocal church.
DR.. Irwin was their agent for many years, but
is now transferred to the Red Cloud agency.
General Crook favors the preference OF the
Arapahoes, as does DIR. Irwin. The pres
dent plainly told the Sioux his reasons for
objecting to their transfer north of the Black
hills