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The Osceola times., 1877-02-24
Lumbermen-Their Life and Work.

Three hundred men will cover and cut
a section of three miles square, taking Off
over 10000 logs, which would measure
about 10, 900, 900 feet, each season. Work
begins at daylight and ends at dark; and
when the days lengthen and the moon
favors longer twilight or earlier morn
the men get the benefit ia longer work
ing hours. On the river, when the drive
is started, work begins at three o'clock in
the morning and ends at rine o'clock in
the evening, the men having We meals;
breakfast at six, lunch at nine, dinner at
twelve, supper at five and tea at nine.
The meals consist of pork and beans,
corn bread molasses cake, and tea or coi-
fee. No stint Is given to a mans appe-
tite. The fare, such as it is, is abundant,
monotOnous, nutritious and cheap. A
c,ok is provided for every fifty men.
I1e beans are geno-ally the large white
bush, par.boiled in pots holding a half
bushel, then ten pounds OF pork is set in
the middle of the beans in the pot,
quarter of pint of molasses poured into
it, and then the pot is set in hole sur
rounded by hot ashes and burning char
coal, the top covered with a stone over
which heavy wood fire is built, and
here they stay from five TO eight hours.
coming out most palatable dish. All
the baking is done in rudely built stone
ovens, which are heated before the dough
is mixed, with good wood fire. The
loaves o! biscuit or cakes are set upon the
hot stones, and are cooked quick and
thoroughly. A camp of 300 men will
consume daily four barrels of beans, half
a barrel of pork, one barrel of -four, half
barrel of meat, one-quarter of barrel
of sugar, and five gallons of molasses.
The men are encamped in tents, making
their beds Of boughs, while their extra
clothing, pair Of dark overalls, wooden
shirt, and two pairs of wooden socks, is
kept in an old grain sack, and used as a
pillow at night. Sunday in the woods
is always a day for sharpening axes,
mending sleds, repairing boots and
clothes, setting out a new tenting spot
handler to the cutting in the woods, and
all the odd chores which would grow out
OF the congregation of so large boiy of
men. All well.regulated camps exclude
liquor. Being usually fifty to two hun
dred miles from any settlement, and the
men not paid until the end OF the season,
there is little inducement for any specu-
lator 10 peddle rum through the woods,
or for the men to straggle off in search
of it.
The consumption of axes and handles
is enormous, an AK lasting about month
and handle three weeks. The axes are
sbarpened daily, having regular sharpen
ers, while Others require each man to
keep his own axe in order. The old axes
are never collected for the Junk dealer,
the distance to ship them being almost
too great to make it an economical meas
ure. Woodsmen generally consider
spruce harder on axes than either birch
or pine. The gum which runs out of a
spruce tree is found hard enough to chip
the edge of the axe when striking
through Northwestern Lumbermdn.
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Fashion Waits.

Square-necked corsages are much
worn.
A popular thin material is pearl-col
ored or pink wire mesh gauze.
Lace is no longer used for bonnet trim
mings.
Black satin is revived and is combined
with black silk or velvet for street cos.
tunes.
Necklaces in real lace, with pendants
of various styles have taken the place OF
lace collars.
Buttons are now placed on the bottom
of corsets to which the underskirt is at
tached
Rich India shawls are again in vogue.
They are worn over lorg polonsises by
Partisan women for full dress.
Album fans, each stick painted by diff
ferent artists, with n subject of their
own selection, are among the novelties in
Paris.
Cluny insertion an inch wide alterna.
ting with English embroidery of the
same width, makes a very effective trim
ming for ladies' under wear.
From the robe de chambre to the
ball toilet every dress has its fringe to
match, put on in waves, taps or seal
lops.
Ladies who wear no petticoats attach a
handsome Aounce with buttons and but
ton holes to the lower part of their
flannel undergarments or the short bal
moral
The newest thing in sleeve buttons are
separable; that is, the two parts are
connected with string, and no button
hole is required, eyelets permitting the
shanks TO pass through.
Circular handkerchieis of Valenceinnes
lace and Swiss embroidery are much
worn around the neck outside of the ruche
and fastened by bow or flower.
A long, slender dress, without scarves
in front, and without looping at the
back, is being affected by elegantes
These are worn without any tournure
and are as straight down the back as the
front. But at the floor the train spread,
out suddenly, like an open fan, near Tho
| wearer.
On bonnets, chenille in forms of leave,
| and fringes occupies prominent posi-
tion. That favoritc cofF'ure of Nine. De
Stael's, the turban, promises to revive
again, much to the delight of ladies who
remember its popularity few years ago.
The Daniched is numbered among new
models for bonnets.
The trimmings Of the season, which
show many novelties, have the mirth of
being artistic, az, for example, the open
moss work embroidery in scroll and leaf,
shading from dark to light in different
colors to match materials. Broad bands
of straw gimp, ono and a half inches
wide, are shown on the newest evening
dresses abroad.
A remarkable waterproof has been in
vented in Paris II i of silk, and may
be folded almost a. small "a Il pocket
handkerchief. When unfolded it offers
an ingenius series of pockets OF different
shapes. made to hold the fan and other
essentials of feminine toilets. The hood
can be raised over the head by means Of
a spring, so constructed rs to prevent the
hood from resting on the hat, and muss-
ing the flowers or other ornaments.
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the future naval policy oft he United States
the commission to consist Of the admiral
Of the navy, general OF the army, two
senator's three representatives aud two
naval officers, to be designated by the
president. The bill was passed re-
moving the political disabilities of Joseph
f. Johnston. The speskcr laid before the
house message from the president vetoiDg
the bill perfecting revision of the laws OF
the United States. His objection is TO that
section which directs the clerk of the house
of representatives to select one newspaper
in each OF the states "in which all
treaties and laws of the United Safes as
may be ordered for publication shall he
published" Mr.. Durham moved to sustain
the veto, and said he would, rs soon as pos
sble, report back the bill with the objec-
tionable feature removed. The veto was
sustained-yeas, 2l2 nays, O. Mr.. Durham
reported back the bill, leaving out the sec.
ton objected to by the president, and it
was passed. The house then took recess
until ten o'clock tomorrow.
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OSCEOLA ARKANSAS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY a. 1871

morrow. The senate bill appropriatug
$1,000 to pay the expenses OF the electoral
commission was passed.
In the Senate on the 18th, at the OK
pratiou of the morning hour the Pacific
railroad matter was laid aside, and the
house bill for the support Of the government
of the District of Columbia for the fiscal
year ending June so, l77S was taken up.
Various amendments, reported by the dis
trict committee we're agreed to- Pending
discussion by Mr.. Wright demanded the
regular order of business, being the bill in
regard to the Pacific railrovd sinking fund
A lengthy discussion ensued during which
Mr.. Sargent said the committe on appro.
priations would soon press the appropria.
ton bills, and they would antagonize any
thing which might be before the senate
After further discussion Mr.. Wright with
drew his demand for the regular order, with
the understanding that the district tax bill
should be disposed of to-day. He gave no.
tice that Tomorrow he wouli insist upon
vote upon the railroad sinking fund bill
which would come up as unfinished bus
mess. The discussion upon the bill for the
support Of the government of the District OF
Columbia was continued at great length, the
pending question being on the amendment
of Mr.. Herman exempiing from taxation
property actually occupied and used for
educational purposes. The debate was
mainly in regard to ex xempting religious and
educational institutions from taxation,
Messrs. ingalls,, Cameron, Pa, Clayton and
Alcorn, speaking in opposition thereto, and
Messrs. Dawes, Herman, Salisbury and Mer-
riman, in favor thereof. The amendment
Of Mr.. Herman was agreed to- Yeas, 33,
nays, 10. Other amendments, exempting
the Louise home, and the works OF art in
the Corcoran gallery, as well as the building,
from taxation, were agreed to. The bill
then passed Yeas, 10: nays, l2. The senate
then took recess until ten o'clock to.mor-
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Why He Wept.

He left her and stepped out to see a
friend between acts.
"Why, Edward" said she, when he
returned, there are tears in your
eyes"
Yes, pet" replied he solemnly. 81
suppose there are--I saw such a sad sight
when / was out"
You did-what was il ?" inquired
she.
"Such sad sight"-continued he,
keeping his face away that she might not
smell his breath" discovered young
man whom have known for years drink
ing whisky"
"You did p
ayes, standing right in plain sight
before me, partaking deeply and careless
" of the dreadful intoxicating glass"
There was little pause, when the
young lady suddenly said
Edward, was he standing right in
front of you?'
Yes, pet" was the reply.
There was another pause when the
young lady asked again
Edward, don't most OF the fashiona-
ble saloon counters have great nice mir.
rors right on the walls behind them"
Edward flushed little and looked
quizzica as he replied that he believed
they did.
And there he permitted the subject to
drop.
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Perfect Faith.

John b. Cough related the following
pathetic episode in lecture at 81. Louis
recently:
A story was told of street boy in
London who had had both legs broken
by dray passing over them. He was
laid away in one of the beds OF hos
pital to die, and another little creature
of the .ame class was laid near by,
picked up Nth famine fever. The latter
was allowed to lie down by the side of
the little crushed boy. He crept up TO
him and said
Bobby, did you never hear about
Jesus ?"
"No, never heard of him."
"Bobby, went to mission school once,
and they told us that Jesus would take
you to heaven when you died, and you'd
never have hunger any more, and no
more pain, II you axed him."
81 couldn't ask such great big gen.
tleman as he is to do anything for me.
lie wouldn't stop TO speak to boy like
me-"
"But he'll do all that If you az him."
GLOW can ak him if | don't know
where he lives, and how could get
there when both my legs are broke 7"
Bobby, they told me at mission
school as how Jesus passed by. Teacher
says as he goes around. How do you
know but what he might come around
to this hospital this very nightT You'd
know him II you was to see him."
"But can't keep my eyes open. My
legs feel 70 awful bad. Doctor says I'll
die" -,
Bobby, hold up your hand, and he'll
know what you want when he passes
by"
They got the hand up. 1t dropped.
Tried again. 1t slowly fell back. Three
times he got up the little hand, only 70
let IL fall Bursting into tears, he said
81 give it up"
Bobby, lend me yer hand; put yer
elbow ON my p,ller; car do without IT,"
So one hand was propped mp. And
when they came in the morning the boy
lay dead, his hand still propped up for
Jesus. You may search tn world and
you cannot 6pd . ggAn1u Il)nu1
simple t<aa thAa : = -
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An Ebony Epicurpan.

An emigration agent accosted an old
negro in Columbus the other day: al
say, old man, don't you want to make
some money" Oats jest what I'm
searchin' roun' fer, boss. hongry
right now" "Well, in Mississippi
the planters are paying mighty high
prices for good work hands, and If you
-" "Hole on dar, boss jess wait.
I'm middle Georgia nigge'. done
been out dar I'm good wuk hand too.
I wuk myself out dar, an den turn
roun' an wuk myself back agin, an
right here I'm pwine ter stay, ei de Lord
spars me. When dies wants ter have
a belly spang full o bread an meat, an
wants ter be berried in seminary
whar I'm 'quainted wild de folks. You
heered my horn W--Sapanndh Neus.
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attend the meetings every evening as
long a. Mrs Van Cott was in town,
"The young man went to the meeting"
said the widow, "and God touched his
heart. He would have gone to the
altar, but he didn't want TO lose his
money. He told me that after had gone
away he would embrace religion, and
write and let me know the fact. | said
to him: You will not do as you think
you will. You must come 10 the altar
now or never" Mis-. Van Cott clossd d
her meetings in the place and went away.
She did not get the promised letter; but
she was told that the young man, after
winning his wagers, became more wicked
than ever. He had won few paltry dol
lars, but lost his soul.-N. Y SIN.
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Scepticism In England.

Mr.. Joseph Cook, the new defender of
orthodoxy, declares that there is no
scholarly skepticism in Boston. Har-
ward college, in the time of TEN Paine,
was full Of the wisest French skepticisin.
afayette has turned the whole heart of
our people towards France. The
atrociously shallow and unclean, but
brilliant and audacious Partisan in6del-
ity of the period-a scheme OF thought
which we now regard with pity, and
which no scholar cares TO hear named
was then attractive even to scholarly un-
dergraduates. Harvard never had a
president Dwight to take the poison Of
our French period out y her veins. Ia
that tact begins thefistory of Boston
scepticism." yahe would have had the
same txperienfe as Harvard, had j. not
been for the ylssive arguments Il DIR.
Dwight agf,rA sciolis,n in ~ lgious
science oSsr ~ htrtiefhrtbA' bat it
-
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NEWS SUMMARY.
TpsE N9CT n.

OF Macon, Ga.
There are ,030 convicts in the Ten
nessee penite ntisry.
San Antonio, Texas, is erecting an
other ice mandatory.
The amount appropriated by congress
70 the improvement Of the Tennesse river
was larger than to any other single object OF
Che bill.
Two negroes of Richmond, Va, wcrc
sent to the chain gang twelve months for
stealing twelve chickens.
Two British steamships, the Van
guard and the Maurice, drawing respe ctively
ls11 and l5ls feet, passed through the jetties
last week.
The Hazard family of Savannah and
'he state at large have fallen heirs to a $751;
100000 estate in England
A Texas stockman recently sold to
parties in southwestern Kansas 40 600 head
of cattle aud 1000 horses for $4,000 in
silver.
The receipts Of cotton at Raleigh from
4 81
an increase of $3.50 bales over the same
period dast year.
The United States coast survey steam
ship Blake made one sounding of 7,s45 feet
in the Gulf of Mexico, one hundred and
foriy.ive miles from Pass Gallo.
The legislature of Arkansas has adopt
cd resolution to appoint state board Of
finance, the chief duty of which will be to
settle with the creditors of the state.
TwC-thirds Of the taxes of Tarrant
county, Texas, for the year 1876, have not
been paid, and $4,000 for the year 1875 re.
nsin unpaid
A man in Georgia raised 3, 100 pounds
oi seed cotton on three-fourths of an acre of
land, and secured the price of s5s, which
had been offered by the seller OF the seed for
the largest yield from s. package OF seed.
The Standard says that "a through
passenger and mail stage route has been
established from fort Worth to San Diego,
California. The mail to Concho is tri.weekly,
connecting with the stage there to III Paso
and then to San Diego"
Charleston exports for the week end
ing the l2th were 2i5 bags of sea island cot.
ton, lI,267 bales of upland cotton, 1868
terces rice, l,05S ca,ks spirits turpontine,
s,90s barrels resin, 625 tons phosphate
rock, and sundries.
The New Orleans PiCayune SAYS of
the ietties, the 10th; The United States
man.ofwar Plymouth, Bsssett commander,
from Pensacola, passed through the iettes at
a;l5 a. M, bound up, at lew tide. Her draft
is nineteen feet six inches. She met with
no detention.
On the price of mules the Augusta
(Gs.) Constitutonalist Of the nth says:
The demand for young broken mules the
past week, while very good, did not equal
that Of the week previous, and the sales al.
together did not amount 70 as much. A
very good mule can be bought for Que hun.
dred dollars, and for one hundred and forty
dollars a 6rstcass Rimal can be had. One
hundred and twenty TO twenty-five are
about the average prices for young mules.
The tendency in prices is upward, an ad.
vance Of at least ten dollarsper head having
resulted since December.
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The widow Van CcH's story.

The widow Van Cott entertained her
hearers in the West Thirteenth Street
Methodist meeting house last evening by
telling them the following story: She
was announced to conduct q series Of re-
vival meeting in one Of the cities in the
interior of the empire state. A young
man who was at the club with party Of
iovial fellows, said: "Widow Van Cott
is coming to town and am going to
attend her meetings," One of his com
rades responded: "If you 20 to hear the
widow III bet five dollars she will con-
vert you and make a christian Of you"
The Young map clinched the wager.
Then anotbs hradc wagered five dol
lars with ftAC 1Dg man, and the exam
pie WAS S,,1lS1 until every member of
a cont. deposited five dollars
- = ~ pndipg amount with the
E.rer o.,
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Exporting American Mules.

The New York Herald of Sunday
says Seventeen Kentucky mules were
taken aboard the steamship State of
Pennsylvania last night kicking up
before and behind, as a sailor expressed
it. No finer animals of the kind are TO
be seen, one of the chief kickers standing
sixteen hands and three inches high and
built in proportion. This is said to be
the first shipment Of the kind to Europe.
They come from Stonewall, in Scott
county, Kentucky, and are three years
old. About forty more are to follow
them in a week or 30. The cheapest
among them in Kentucky cost $3.50.
They are to be used for dri'toasorses in
Glasgow."
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with whose high praises even Heaven rings
The harp Is stil The harp is not here,
No more shall that anointed silver tongue
Arouse the duh and inattentive ear,
And teach us how the gospel may be sung
How poets harp and heart, alike devote,
Both words and melodies may o0nsecr .te,
4 Ill Chrsts own call Is heard In every note,
And winds the wanderer to the narrow gate
ILL.,
The earthly harp is still but up on high,
Where everlasting anthems ceaseless Ioli
golden harp, resounding In the sky,
Thrills with thetrium ph on Tansomed soul
There mid the host OF the celestial choir,
HIS sorrow buried and his heart at rest,
lie has " more holiness his souls desire,
Sale in the arms Of Jesus, on His breast
".
Weep not for him, who now doth fully know
The depths of mercy and the grace divine;
lbe precious blood that makes him white ar
And sings with rapture "Ye,,:I know He's
lie leadeth him lie guides him with His eye,
Light OF the world, lie brightly beams ON hum;
And, brethren, we shall meet him by and by,
Where sot tear the rspsomed eye shall dim.
v.
Catch up and echo ye His trumpet tone,
Let whosoever heareth shout the sound.
Well tell of Him who raves and saves alone,
Till sinners shall receive the world around
ehall shout lis done. l. too, believe the son.
Til prodigals come home, and kiss His feet,
iii hearts, emptied Of self, by grace are won,
Nothing but vessels ior His use made meet
vi.
He'd bid us, could he speak, from mansions fair,
Rescue the perishing, not mourn the dead
Bid burdened souls dismiss their loads OF care,
And learn that Jesus loves them--ior them bled.
He seems to shout from over Jordan's wave,
Hold ye the fort by help OF grace divine;
Let lower lights be burning you may save
some struggling seaman, II your light doth shine.
VII
Let us not weep. When Jesus comts we'll 6y,
And enter into rest--were going home.
He gave His life for us why should we Sigh
For then our woaay feet no more shall roam.
Now coming to the cross, anew TO be
With Jesus crucifed, We shall, ere long,
he rsnsomed saints and our dear savior ice,
And join, with harp in hand, In tina, new song
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t0uFIs. v.

Captain General Campos telegraphed
thatt Cuban insurgents will be suppressed
by May, when he will return to Spain.
A tclegraphic line will soon be com
n.'nced on the shores Of the Mediterranean,
to traverse the African continent to the Cape
Of Good Hope.
The hard times in Russia are growing
harder At Odessa the price of bread has
gone up from two copecks pound, and
there are fears of an absolute famine.
A letter to the Cologne Gazette from
South Russia reports that the police have
been ordered to hasten the general levy
which viii defend the country and maintain
order but is not liable to service outside of
the Russian territory This is thought to
irdicate that the southern army will soon
assume the offensive.
A few figures which have Just been
pub.ished in England show the evils which
result from strikers in any branch of indus
trv. There was a strike in the South York.
shire mines about a year ago, in which l2,.
40 men took part. The loss of the miners
themselves amounted to 81 ,25O,0O0, and that
Of tbe railroads through reduced carriage Of
coal to 100000.
A dispatch from Pera says that the
grand vizier, at recent interview, said
that he was quite sanguine that peace would
be concluded with Servia in three davs af.
ter Christies arrival. Itbas been decided to
fnx Al,
tion of her frontier. An amicabe arrange.
ment is also probable as to the place where
THE negotiations shall be held.
The inderpcst is on its march again.
i II ragesin Germany and appears in the
suburbs London. England is largely de.
Il pendent the continent for beef. Her
supply muaaecessarily be cut off from that
3 quarter, for ne authorities will prohibit
n further impt Ton The deficiency is to
he made gootg Canada and the United
n States. Alreas the American export
amounts to SJ'ms weekly, and there is
every probability With an increased sys.
a temiuton Of thew and cheap railroad
transit from the wahat this business of
ID, supplying England's beef is to assume
enormous properties
A Times dispatclsS Calcutta says:
"In the week endingi'zary I'd the mum.
her of persons engages he relief work
decreased thirtyfour saad in Bombay
ee thousand nineNsed and thirty.
f. "ht.Madras, as comp%Sh the mum.
~ slsstPipyed the previo~N This de-.
- rrancsatuieutaoie 10 ~action of
in thes6A the exclusion Ss .. "a
rt1@ al l.l4tM Ante There ~
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RELIGIOUS.
The > tlcnt Harp.

The following verses are from the pen of the Rev
pr Arthur I. PiersoD, Of Detroit himself we'll
known song writer. aud were read NJ the meeting
and. Mrs T, =. bliss
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both precincts is bad. There are many cases
Of cholera in the distressed district Of
Madras
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The harp OF Zion's psalmist now Is still;
len thousand eyes In bitter .ref have wept,
because the hand that with a masters skill,
These silver chords 10 long, ~ sweetly wept.
Is turned TO ashes in the fatal flames
No more, ON earth, that voice redemption sing
And sounds the Name above all other names,
with whose high praises even Heaven rings
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-08-07
NOTICE.

To Jerry b. Gramme, Taylor waterhouse and
whom 1t may concern
xyOU and each of You are hereby
notified that I, the undersigned, have,
,pnrsuant to an Act of Congress, approved May
lOth. 1870. commonly known as the United
states Mining Law, expended in labor on tn,
silver Monarch Lode, situated in Central
Mining District, Humboldt county, State OF
Nevada, and governed BY the silver Monarch
hundred feet of said Lode, in and for the
assessment year ending December 3lst, 1876,
aud you and each of you are hereby further
notified that IL you do not contrfoute your
proportion with necessary cost OF advertise
ment. to meet such expenditure within
ninety days from the date OF
the first publication Of this notice, the
respective interest of you and each of you In
defaa1lt will pass to the undersigned, your CO.
owner Of said Lode.
z. T. KING.
Winnemucca, May 18th. 1877, sod