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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

AN ENGLISH JOURNALIST ON AMERICAN
CROWDS. never saw anything like the
patience of an American crowd" said an
English journalist to me. ~ never saw
Il crowd so gentle, so civilized. An Eng
lish crowd suddenly denied access to an
accustomed resort, rs this one is, would
not take it so kindly. They would hurt
somebody, Your people imagine them
selves great deal freer than ours, but
they bear restriction and authority as ours
never think of doing. They tried 10 stop
man fddling in Hyde Park on Sunday
Immediately a great mob gathered and
stoned the windows of the blarsted arstoc-
racy and drove the ladies out of the
houses. | received IN impression of the
forbearance of the American people in
Philadelphia that shall not forget. The
exhibition was closed to the working peo-
pie on Sunday, the only day that they could
come, yet thousands on thousands of tick
els were issued for privileged persons who
preferred to come on the Sabbath, though
they could come on any other day. 1t was
II sight to see the crowds walking outside
the gates and grounds on Sunday, looking
longingly over at the privileged ones who
entered on tickets which the poor work
ingman had not the social influence to OBJ
tain. The sight would have so infuriatcd
nm English crowd that they would have
battered the walls but the Americans bore
it with perfect quiet and patience. TO me
it is marvelous.-Mdry ClCmmcr'S Letter.
A PAINLESS DEATH. In recent holi-
day lecture at the Royal Institution, Prof
Tyndall, speaking of the painless death by
electricity, remarked that Franklin was
twice struck scnseless by the shock. lie
afterwards sent the discharge of two large
jars through six robust men, who fell tc
the ground and got up again without
knowing what had happened, neither
hearing nor feeling the discharge; and
Priestly, too, who made many valuable
contributions to electricity, received the
charge of two jars, but did not find it pain,
ful. Prof. Tyndall said this experience
agreed with his own, that, in the theatre
of the Royal Institution, and in the pres
ence of m audience, he once received the
discharge of battery of fifteen Leyder
jars. Unlike Franklin's six men, he die
not fall, but, like them, he felt nothing
he was simply cxtinguished for a sensible
interval This may be regarded as IN ex
perimental proof that people killed by
lightning suffer no pain. Now, the meas.
ured velocity of electricity is many thou.
sand times greater than the measured We.
locity of sensation in the nerves. Hence
the electrical conclusion reaches the cen.
tire of life, without any possible announce
ment by the eye or ear or sense of feeling
There is abundance evidence that death
by rife ball traversing the brain is fol
the same reason entirely without con.
sciousness Or pain. A rifle ball, however
is tortoise compared with the electric
flash
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14
Modern Geography.


&" 1t can't be done" said |, positively.
"It can be DONE" said my friend; and
what's more, if you will come down TO
my school on Monday, you shall see it
1onn
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

In its account of the Inauguration dav
procession, the Washington .Tar saws:
" A stray dog got imprisoned in the lane
between the two lines of the spectators on
the avenue and skedaddled down the
street towards the Capitol in advance of
the procession, fresh impetus being given
to his pace at every bound by the uproari-
Gus cheering that greeted his appearance"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

THE BEST FRIEND.-The most agreeable
OF all companions is II simple, frank man,
without any high pretensons to an oppres-
sive greatness; one who loves life, and
understands the Use of it, obiging alike
at all hours; above all of a golden temper,
and stcadflst rs an anchor For such
one we gladly exchange the greatest
genus, the most brilliant wit, the profound
est thinker LeSsing.
The Osceola times., 1877-07-07
OsCEOLA ARKANSAS SATURDAY, JULY T. 1877

can city than any ether Canadian city,
except Toronto. Some of its public
buildings, particularly the new postofiice,
were very Rne. 1t dealt very largely in
lumber, which was foated down the
river from the heavy wooded upper coun-
try. Its location made 1t one of the
depots OF the fishing interest. Its close
connection with the United States, with
which it had constant communication,
gaveita growing commercial importance.
Within few years it has been one Of
the favorite summer resorts, a centre
from which visitors radiated in all direc-
tions. The st. John river in summer 10
one Of the most beautiful in the world,
while the sail from Portland down along
the coast of Maine and through the bay
Of Fundy is unsurpassed. The destruc-
tion of the business portion of the city is
terrible calamity it is like destroying
the lungs on which the body depends for
its vitality. The appeal of the impover-
ished people for assistance is a strong
one, and is enforced, by every considera-
tion of sympathy and humanity. New
Brunswick ought to belong to the United
States, and st. John should be the
eastern city Of the union. Her interests
are chiefly American. ami the kindness
of our people teward her, in her present
extremity, will strengthen the American
feeling which is already strong in her
people,
The Osceola times., 1877-07-07
The Boomerang.

My experience in boomerangs is mainly
confined to the natives about the Conda-
mine and its afiluents, where | was fire..
quently in company with natives for
about year. They had two weapons
one large, for war, the other small, for
game. should think the weapon is
seldom thrown in war, since most of their
contests (sucn as they are) take place in
scrub or forest, where it could not be
used to advantage; but have seen ma
tive frightfully cut In the abdomen, and
was told by native that he had been
struck by boomerang thrown by the
hostile party. have seen few OF these
contests, but never saw the boomerang
used in any way. The "waddys" were
thrown freely, the spear seldom. The
game boomerang is thrown among fights
OF ducks and also carrots when congre-
gated on the trees and gathering nectar
their flowers, and with marked effect.
This / have seen several times. There
are two ways of throwing the weapon,
which as could throw it well at one
time, will endeavOr TO describe. II is
grasped quite at the end by the right
hand and raised above the head, the el-
how being bent, the weapon assuming a
position with its convex edge downward
on nearly horizontal line at right angles
to the intended line of fight. The arm
is brought swiftly around from left to
right, becoming gradually extended un-
til ii reaches line directly in front of
the face, when the weapon is delivered
from the now straight arm with the con-
cave edge toward the line of fight. This
is the method of throwing into the air
No dependence can be placed on the re-
turn Of the weapon within circle of 20
yards. though it sometimes returns dam
gerously near the thrower. II 1t meets
an obstacle it is either stopped and falls
dead to the earth, or its course Is changed.
In either case its peculiar motion is de-
stroyed, as must be obvious. In the 9TH
er method of throwing the weapon Is
held in the same way, bat delivered near.
ly on line with the hip, and made to
strike the earth about 10 yards in front
of the thrower, pitching ! believe,
Though it is not easy toobserve,) on one
OF its horns. Thence II recochets and
flies straight away for perhaps 10 or SO
yards. ke ,ping a position of about four
feet from the earth, and gradually rising
until it is spent. 1t returns very little,
il at all. In this way only can 1t be used
for war, since in the other it begins tc
mount at once, and would soon be above
the enemy's head. The weapon Is made
of various woods, a piece with a sligh,
elbow being selected. 1t is hardened BY
baking. The right form is arrived at By
trial, as / have seen during the process
of manufacture. Those sold to Euro
peaus are the failures. ! had to pay
good price for the two l brought home
but they are excellent specimens Nat
urP
The Osceola times., 1877-07-07
THE OLD TRAMP.

Good mornin', boys, and how Is biz' I'm eedy-
You see. last night my little bed was Just trihe
damp;
missed the trsin--,hats funny, too and then |
walked the rail;
found my bed, as always do, when inn conLec-
tioss fail.
Last night dreamt dream, and wish I'd never
woke
Yes, boys, dreamt lived again before took this
yoke
raw The forms Of other dsys--ihey',e climbed the
golden hill;
miusLd with homely ihrong | wish 1t were so
sill.
Twas a banquet, spread in that old home and a |
were gathered there
To crowd around :he festal board -psrental bless
You see, | lived my life again, oh happy days so
As slept on my dew-dsmp bed in the shadows Of
last night.
Hard Times is roaming through the land and we
have felt his barb;
And strangers, when woke this morn, with cramps
NAV God forgive my wickel wish-to never wake
again.
Eve made some justification in this ancient, bat
And my benzine wash We thrown aside ITS brought
10 me much harm;
Ny proof has been corrected, revise will needed
be.
For He that searcheth hearts will many errors $ e.
NY tramp Is almost ended now, old age will win he
race,
Ylu see my hands are treiably, and cannot hold
acase;
But I've made an application at the city built ci
gold
you can hold"
-Nwspaper Reporter.
The Osceola times., 1877-07-07
BLOOD.STAINED CRIMINA
Farmer and hia Three Sons Guilt y
Fourteen MQraera.


A Farmer and his Three Soma Guilty Of
fOurteen Mardcrs.
But few OF our Oldest citizens do not
know George Brown, who settled on
what is now known as the Pringle farm,
two and a half miles west of town, in
about the year 1850. Ge,rge Brown,
during the time he lived in this county,
was respected citizen and member Of
the Christian Church. He had three
sons George, Jesse and Josiah-who
were about men when they left
here, which took place in the year 1885
Or thereabeuts. Frsm here they re-
moved to Texas, in which state they
have resided since. They have lately
been arrested upon complaint filed
against them by Samuel Boris, who
married daughter of Geerge Brown, Sr.
From the facts developed since the ar.
rest of Brown, his sons, Boris and 9th.
ers we are unable to name, composed
one of the most daring and murderous
organizations that ever infested the
wids of a Texan frontier. The com.
plant charges them with fourteen mur-
ders of the darkest and most appalling
nature. The exposure of the Browns
by their confederate and relative was
brought about as follows: 1t seems that
Jesse was the chief of the clan, and gave
orders, which were rs binding ds an oath,
and whatever be commanded must be
done. They were organized under the
pretence of putting down lawlessness and
crime. Jesse was married, and he and
his wife had falling out, and they both
went out of nights, pretending to lisent
to the song of the nightint ale, which re-
suited finally in their separation. The
woman (Jesse's wife J, knew the secrets Of
the lodge or organization, and Jesse (the
chief said that she knew too much,
and that she must die for the safety OF
the clan.
1t seems that Mrs Brown and Boris
wife were very intimate; and no Jesse
gave orders that she, too, must die, and
proceeded TO appoint the executioners Of
the women-one his own wife, and the
other his sister. He appointed this
Samson Boris to take the life Of his
(Jes,e's) wife and some other member OF
the party to take the life oil
Boris wife. But before the time
appointed to take the lives of the
women Boris revolted against being the
participant in such an inhuman deed.
So he secretly sought out the authori-
ties, made his complaint, and caused the
arrest of his father-in-law and his three
brothcrs-in-law.
Recent developments show that they
were guilty Of fourteen murders. Young
George has had his trial, and was found
guilty, and was sentenced to be hanged,
but has appealed his case to the supreme
court Of the state. George Brown, Sr.,
and the other sons are to be tried this
month. They are now in the Cook coun-
ty jail.--Aibany (Mo.) Ledger.
The Osceola times., 1877-07-07
COssacks and ROumanian Ladies'.

When the first troop of Cossacks rode
through bucharest the Roumanian Ia
dies were very anxious to see them, and
the long avenue was lined with carriages.
A column of dust arose, thickeping and
drawing nearer. A cry of delight and
impatience passed all along ladies
eagerly stood up, favored gentlemen
climbed upon the coachbox and the
wheels. The column of dust approached,
and presently the Cossack lances pierced
it, glittering in the sun. Dark and
colorless masses loomed through it, and
strange but stirring music was in the
air. Not a sound was heard, even while
they passed, except the martial war-soLg
of the bards who head each stotnia and
the shrill accompaniment Of whistles
modulated to weird harmony. No rattle
of accoutrements betrays the Cossack I;
his very horse seems trained TO move
with silent activity. With that pan in
ones ears, and the whistles screaming
through it, one beholds without aston
ishment these warriors gliding past,
stealthily and swift. One recognizes the
surviving race of an earlier time. To
the same war song, perhaps, marched
the ancestors OF these people when they
overran Russia. The Bucharest ladies
were not little impressed and not a
little frightened. Thew looked at each
other blankly, with little shrugs of the
shoulder to express distaste. One of
them aiterward confessed to the London
Standard correspondent, who describes
the scene, that her Muscovite sympa-
thies vanished at sight of the first
Co.sack, so ugly and dirty was he.
The Osceola times., 1877-07-07
MuSCELLANEOUs.

Gen. Wade Hampton, governor of
South Carolina, will deliver an address in
Rockford, ILL.,, during the fair week. The
other orator OF fair week will be the Hon
Robert Ingersoll, Of Peoria, Ill.
The Marietta and Cincinnati railway
has been placed in the hands of receiver,
with power to control its property pending
a suit brought by the fourth mortgage tius.
tees, who allege default in the payment of
interest upon that class OF bonds.
1t has been determined TO place a
thoroughly reliable semi.weskIy line of
steamers between st. Louis and New Orleans,
TO start on advertised time, freight or no
freight The steamers are TO be 6rst class,
but their names are not yet announced, nor
Is the time when the line will b. put on.
The Osceola times., 1877-07-07
The City Of st. John.

St. John, which has been brought inte
such unfortunate prominence by the
recent and terrible confagation, is the
chief city of New Brunswick. 1t is
situated on the st. John river which
empties into the bay of Fundy, and is
about one hundred and twenty-five miles
from Halifax. The city was thoroughly
English in its structure and
characteristics Many of the old families
in the place descended from Tories who
lef the United States during the revolu-
ton, or at its close. Trinity church,
which was the historic church of the
city, was built in 1888, and contained
the royal arms taken from old Trinity in
this city in the great fire of 1776. The
church was a wooden structure, and was
destroyed in the recent confagration,
which was the only serious fire the place
has suffered for forty years. Since the
war st John has improved greatly in
business, population and appearance. Its
population more than doubled in ten
years, and at the time of the fire exceeded
SO 900. 1t had more enterprise AMI
energy and seemed more like sp
The Osceola times., 1877-07-07

and there is no need of recalling pain
full theme. Edwin Forrest affords another
illustration, his domestic infelicities
being sufficiently before the world. We
may look, also, at the case Of Fanny
Kemble and Pierce Butler, which, In its
day, afforded 20 much gossip. Men and
women Of a high order Of talent are in.
tensely national in their feelings, and
this often mars what ought to be harmo-
nious life. Joe jefferson has made large
fortune by his profession, and can place
his daughter in an independent position.
He has been more successful than any
comedian in the history OF the drama,
his wealth being estimated ct one-third
of a million or more. Hackett. the
American " Falstaff, presents adifierent
record. He was an admirable player,
and yet he died in debt, and building
In this city. which he had mortgaged, was
lately sold under foreclosure.
The Osceola times., 1877-07-07
Writing TO the Newspapers.

Never write with pen or ink. II is al
together too plain, and doesn't hold the
mind of the editors and printers closely
enough to their work.
il you are compelled TO use ink, never
nse that vulgarity known RS the blotting
pad. II you drop blot of ink on the
paper, lick it of. The intelligent com.
positor loves nothing 80 dearly as to read
through the smear this will make across
twenty or thirty words. We have seen
him hang over such piece of copy hall
an hour, swearing like pirate all the
time, he felt that good.
Don't try to write too plainly. II is a
sign Of plebean origin and public. school
breeding. Poor writing is an indication
of genius. It's about the only indication
OF genius that great many men possess.
Sprawl your articles with your eyes shut,
aud make every word as illrgible as you
can. We get the same price for it from
the rag.man as though it were covered
with copper-plate sentences
Avoid all painstaking with proper
names. We know the full name Of every
man, woman and child in the United
States, and the merest hint of the namt
is sufficient. II is q great mistake tha
proper names should be written plainly
Always write on both sides Of th,
paper, and, when you have filled botl
sides of every page, trail q line up aut
down every margin and back to the tol
OF the first page, closing your article b!
writing the signature Just above the date
How We do love to get hold Of article
'xrittan in this style! And how "
1eS)d like 70 get hold Of the man wh
Iicken, and serys, Just for ten r;1E I
The Osceola times., 1877-07-07
THE WEST.

At hnport, Iowa, during the heavy
ale thon June Gath, the velocity of the
71Eind she'd seventy miles an hour. At
Paul the river had risen "a feet 7 inches
ing the preceding twenty.four hours.
eneral Sheridan md staff have left
ago for the Big Horn country, to look
the Indian troubles, and to take meas.
for their suppression.
ports Of a tremendous wind storm
tinois, Missouri, Iowa and Wisconsin
une "a, reach us, accompanied with
IS Of severe loss Of property.
The Osceola times., 1877-07-07
now ~ nAss.

"Pny, how h paper nader
1hc question 10 essy to ask.
Bat 10 answer II fully, my dear,
Were rather difhcult task;
And yet In banteripg wsy,
As The vhip.poor-vill an9 In Tie sisds-
I'll venture bit Of Icy
To tell how paper n made.
An editor sits ut his desk,
And poudcrs the thing that apDear
To be claiming the thoughts Of ths vorA-
Thinga solemn, and comic and quesr-
And when be has hit On thems
He judges II well 10 parsde.
He vfites, and he ~riies, and be vsiiss,
And that's how paper 10 mads.
An editor sits at his desk.
And puszlea his brsin 10 make out
- ''relegrsphie" 90 squsbbled a. d mixed,
1t Is hard to tell what It's about.
Exchanges are lying around
While waiting dispatches delays6s
He clips, and he clips, and he clip.
And that's how apsper is msds.
An editor out In the town,
In search Of the things thst are rsw-
The thing that the y oPls have dcss,
The things they're Intending TO do
Cos pserinG and pryine bout,
For itsms Of many grade;
He tIamps, and he tramps, end he tramp,
And that's how paper IL msde.
And all that those workers. prepare,
OF every conceivable strip.
IL s~nt 10 the printer and he
Pr ceedeth 10 stick II In type.
His lines, all respecting his Will,
In slow-moving columns peyace-
He sticks, and he sticks, end be sttoka,
And that's how paper is made.
In short. when the typs 10 all sst,
And errors cleared up more or less
IT'S "lock' In form," % We ~,
And hurried away 10 the pres.
The preesman arranges his sheete.
His ink gives the Iequlsite shade,
Then he print, aud he prints. aud hs psints.
And that's how paper 10 made.
The Osceola times., 1877-07-07
FATE or THE CZARS.
The Poison howl, the Dsgger ssd the
bed Core.

BED Core.
It may be interesting just now TO note
what history and rumor says Of the fate
of the czars of Russia. From Ruric
(s62) TO Jurie, or George /. (ll55,) who
built Moscow, there were seventeen
dukes OF Kiev. To these follow sixteen
grand dukes Of Vladimir, ending with
Jurie, or George Ill, in 1925. The
succeeding sovereigns, nine in number,
bore the title of grand duke Of Mos.
COW. In 1917 commences the list Of
czars of Muscovy, whose territorial
boundaries have spread by purchase but
chiefly by conquest, until they reach the
giant dimensions Of the present Russian
empire. Feodor l., second car, was
poisoned; Boris poisoned himself; Ivan
VI, of the house of Romanof was de-
posed; Peter III. was deposed and MUIR
dered Paul /. was strangled In his bed
chamber; Alexander /. is reported to
have died by slow poison Nicholas, too,
Is reported to have been poisoned, As
his death was unexpected, and his body
lay three days in private state before any
public announcement OF his death was
made. Another and still more com.
mon idea is that Nicholas died from NOR
tifcation on account of his disasters and
defeat in the Crimea. The present car,
Alexander H., is the sixteenth Of the
house of Romansff. He has entered
upon more arduous task than his father,
the conquest of Constantinople, at time
when the rest of the great nations are
even more averse to disturbing the
balance of power In Europe than when
Sebastopol was attacked. The crown does
not sit easily upon his head. Recent
accounts say that Alexander's checks are
sunkep, his eyes are lusterless, his step
has lost much of its elasticity. and his
carriage is less dignified than formerly.
He is described as prematurely aged,
which Is not marvellous, since he works
from eight in the morning until nine
O'Clock at night, laboring even harder
than his ministers. There is hot work In
the east and the west already. For
Down each deep and skirted valley,
Where the crowded cannon play
Where the txu's fierce cohorts rally
Cossaok, Kalmuck, savaRe kglli-
Down each gorge they sweep away
Down each new ThermopylR,
Flashing swords and helmets see
Underneath the iron shower,
To the brazen cannons jaws
Needless of their deadly power,
Press they without fear or Iause,
To the very cannon's jaws!
II Alexander should fail, and the
crescent should look down upon myriads
of Russians sent TO their death by his
ambition to possess Constantinople, he
will likely go the way Of Nicholas, either
by treason or Observation-Disclosures. II ID
believed in Russia that on the base of q
statue erected by the early chiefs there
appeared miraculously written prophecy
that the Russ would one day sit in the
seat of the Greek emperor. Every czal
has sanctioned the fsble, and hence each
one who attacks Turkey fears the con-
sequences OF failure.
The Osceola times., 1877-07-07

....,o..n"g counties of rcnncsstv t
see and Missouri. Special $1,000
prompt attention siye9s,ate. that Gov.
ieetions, ns,... TO she ~ Europe July IS.
Z By upsetting of boat in Boston
hatbost week, J. c. Jones, Jeremiah
" Shann,nd John Boyle were drowned.
A ditch from Plymouth, Pa, says
J, party drunken Molly Maguires, near
] Nantico attacked number of miners,
v injurinl Of them. Martin Mcintyre, one
of the iers, wa, so badly wounded that
be died
In tbllege boat-race at Springfield,
Mass, Fard won easily over Columbia, in
compively unintercsting race.
The Osceola times., 1877-07-07
International Marriages.

A correspondent Of the Cincinr
|Gazette, writingfrom New York, says
The London apttor, Farjeon, is
pected here, in due n w;,I r,is wed
'''"7m il'ats'ry, to keep up a tws
'ssm, improving Ia iertiii..o |