The Osceola times., 1877-07-21
FRESHEST GLEANINGS.

tho wy aut piOlUBitioH W aUOil11 f4reH
is favorably regarded by the officials.
The national brewers association pro-
poses TO ask congress 10 prevent the
states from passing prohibitory liquor
laws.
A recent investigator says that there
are $1,000 Jews in Jerusalem, of whom
over 5000 are wholly dependent on
charity.
An American according 10 the London
World, speaking Of the state of France.
said, Hell itself, sir, could not be sue
cessfully conducted on such principles. "
The Daily Dub Is the name ofa new
paper at Elgin. It's the only name that
would rhyme with "mud," and was No.
lected instead Of "thud" or bud"
The authorities of Portland, Maine,
have prohibited the sale of "ginger
pop" and the grocers anticipate an or.
der restraining the sale of yeast cakes.
Young Joseph, the leader In the new
Indian war, says the government has lied
to him six times, and that he shall take
twenty scalps for every lie. Hold on 70
your hair.
II ten Turks could find Montenegrin
soldier fast in bear trar, they might
possibly whip him, but still the chances
In his favor would be good enough
for an even bet.
A Afarmerat Mount Sterling, Kentucky,
has obtained fine sample OF suee from
the bloom Of the common popular trees
It Is granulated in appearance and snowy
In color.
New York has also been building cat.
amarxns, and the other day one Of them
ended over and showed the crew head
first into the mud. They can capsise on
dry land as well as anywhere else.
A woman puching baby cab with
one hand, holding up her skirt with the
other, and carrying her parosol In her
teeth is sight which can only be seen
since the new fashion broke ont.
AcouNsEL being questioned bya judge
to know "for whom he was concerned"
replied; am concerned, my lord, .ior.
the plaintiff, but am employed by the
defendant"
II is calculated that if chickens could
be Matched in three days the hens Of
America could put In one hundred and
fifty-six more days on every year. Thsir
early attention Is respectfully solicited.
Admiral Dot came near being shot In
a painful spot by bullet red hot from
gun Ia the hands Of = man who was not
Matching plot TO kin little Dot. Allof
which happened at the circus ths Other
day.
Two Italians shot at each other nins
times in suburb Of San Francisco. Or
was killed, and the survivor refuses 70
make any explanation; but all the facts
indicate that the encounter was deliber.
ately arranged duel.
Any time when fifty mon will band to.
gether and refuse to fee brush. .boys,
walters, porters, ETC., \ movement Will
commence which will eventually rid tie
public of custom more honored in the
breach than in the observance.
A business man in Trenton, New Jer-
sey, says that the Women Of that cit1~
INF the running IN desf and beatiY =
bills. He announces that he
trust any husband without al N
order from the wife. \ y
In London invitations to parties,
and receptions contain request thatl
invited will keep the affair secret. 4
regulation has probably been adopted
save party.givers from bores who
around begging invitations.
The kicking tendency of mules hA
made the points for great many FUNNY
stories, but there Is serious side 10 thu
subject. No kind OF items are morA
common in southern newspapers than|
those telling of serious injury or death
caused by mules kicks.
The Chicago public library contains
81 ,40s volumes, and Is valued at $50, 900.
The expenses for the year just closed
were $25, 900. There hre 40,O59 names
on the list of borrowers, and the number
of visitors to the library and reading
room during the year was 100000.
The jocose tracing OF the " first fami-
lies" OF Virginia back 10 Pocahoutas
seems to have 4 solid foundation. One
OF that lady's descendants has Just COM
piled ecnealoey of the family, and his
Investigations reveal the singular fact
that nearly every family in the state, Of
any duration Of residences, may be inter.
linked lineally or collaterally.
A cloudburst may be a serious thing
in the Cheyenne region, where the
streams run down from the mountains.
Recently there was a sudden and nm
commonly heavy fall Of rain there. AL.
most without any warning, wave seven
feet high rolled down the Chugwater.
A detachment of the Third cavalry en-
camped near the bank was overwhelmed
by the food. The dry bed of the creek,
on which no water had flowed for ok
years. suddenly became river fifteen
feet deep.
Prof. Monier Williams, Of Oxford, il
exploring in India. He has found 4
shrine raised to European who was
drunkard. The natives annually saeri.
fee at his tomb brandy and cigan, 10
propitiate the intensified evil power they
believe he became at death. At another
place he found the shrine Of white man
who had been during life great sporta-
man. His personal habits, however, aEe .
indicated by the fact that the o6erinU
made at his shrine are also br,ndy "
cigars.