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The Osceola times., 1878-08-10
How Two Thousand Americans Make
the Best OF the French Capital.
TPsris Cor. Baltimore American ]

Ipsrs Cor Baltimore American.
What is called the American colony
in Paris consists of about 200 families, a
large proportion of them from the south.
A great proportion of them might lie re-
garded almost as permanent residents. A
gsodly number of them are people OF
limited means, who find that they can
live so much cheaper here than in an
American city that they have concluded
to stay. One of these remarked to me
to day; Z" I can live better in Paris on
$4,000 per annum than ! could in New
York on $4,000" He then proceeded
to detail the difference. In
New York he would be regarded
as nobody unless he owned or
rented brown-stone house at from
"a 900 to $4,000 per annum. Here he
could obtain suite of elegant apart
ments, in fashionable neighborhood, at
from $500 to 81 900 per annum, and
make as good an appearance as any one
else in his sphere. In New York he
would have to pay $40 week for a
coachman, while here he could engage a
landau, with fine pair of horses, and n
at the reasonable call Of his family, for
$l2 to SIS per week. Then he said he
could clothe himself and family at one
halt the expense and much better
than be could in New York; that
servant hire was not half the
cest and the service better; that
there were always amusements here at
moderate cost, and cab 10 call TO take
him and family home at all hours of the
night for two francs, while in New
York such q luxury would cost S5.
Then there was little or none of the
troubles OF housekeeping in Paris, as a
family can be fed cheaper than it can
feed itself, If satisfied with French liv-
ing. But, he remarked, All American
can never feel contented or comfortable
in Paris until he goes TO housekeeping
and orders his own food and prescribes
the mode of cooking it. A Frenchman
loves the table d'hote, but it is an
abomination to the American. As soon
rs they get under their own roofs
they all fall back to the American mode
OF living and luxuriate in griddle cakes,
mullins, hot rolls and buckwheat cakes,
all OF which Partisan would regard as
poison. They exercise the horrible
French patties, roast and stuff their
chickens instead OF broihng or frying
them, serve up their salad without oil
and let those who love oil oil it; they
eat their peas and beans and potatoes
with their meat, and mix things
generally, just as they did at home.
They know exactly what they are
eating, and no longer shut their eyes
and swallow whatever is given
them, without knowing very often
whether it is fish, flesh or fowl. When
an American gets under his own roof he
is always happy in Paris, ard the ladies
become attached to it. In
short, he maintained that an income of
SO, 900 per annum would enable man
here to keep his family in as good po-
sition in polite society as could be done
at cost of $4,000 in New York; that
there were certain expenses necessary to
position that were not required here,
and that fine showing can be made off
of limited pure.
The Osceola times., 1878-08-10
Josh Billing's COugksDrops.

The philosopher, Josh Billingv, has
placed in the hands Of his publishers the
Farmers' Allminax for 1879. From Its
pages We are permitted to make the fol.
lowing extracts. josh is summering at
| the Glen house, White Mountains, and
the trout are growing fewer every, day
Bachelors are alwus braggin ot their
freedom ll-freedom to darn their Own
stockings and poultiss their own shinsl /
had rather be widdower once in 6 yeafs.
reglar, than tew be . grunting, old, hair.
dyed bachelor for only 80 days. ~,
Ambishun tew shine in everything IL
sure way tew put naa's kandc!l all
out.
Sucking q whipt silly bub thrua rhy
straw il a good deal like trieing to iiv
on buty fs f - ef y i-.9I
Sum people won't beleave emmy thing
they can't prove; the things / can't
prove are the very things beleAve the
most.
Good examples amung the rulers, are
the best laws they kan enakt.
One ov the saddest sights ov all to me,
IL an old man, poor and deserted, whom
once knew living In ease and luxury.
He who spends hiz younger days In
disapashun il mortgsging himself tew
disease ard poverty, two memorable
creditors, who are csrtain tev forclose
at last, and take possession Of the
premises.
The world ewes all Its energys and re-
finement tew luxury-diggiDg roots for
breakfast and going naked Tor clothes, IL
the virtewous innocence ov b lazy save
age.
Prudes are coquets, gone to seed.
A dandy in love IL in just about az
bad a fix az q stick ov molssses handy
that haz half melted.
There IL no good substitute for wis
dunn, but silence 10 the best that haz
been discovered yet.
Thare IL lots Of folks In this world
who, rather than not find emmy faclt at
all, wouldn't hesitate to say tew an
angle worm that biz tail wsx altogether
too long for the rest ov his boldly
A man who IL good Company for him
self IL alwus good company for otherf.
Cunning IL very apt tsw outwit itself.
The man who turned the boat over and
got under it tew keep out ov the rain
wax one ov this kind.
never knew but one infidel In mi
life, and he had no more courage than q
half drowned kitten jest pulled out ov
a swiIl barrel, and wsz a. afraid tew die
sz the devil would be if he wsz allowed
tew visit the earth, for short season, 10
recruit himself.
l hav seen men who had worn out
their voices and supposed. ov course,
that they wss lyiog on their virtsws.
WI at man Il the e1most affade ov be
sez he don't beleave in; this may
ackount for sum mems unbeleaf In hell.
The man who dies the ritcheot 10 the
one whs leaves the least here, and takes
The most with hin.
The Osceola times., 1878-08-10

many thought would not hap
pen, and some thought would
happen. Burleigh himsel: acted as
doorkeeper, and no children were allowed
admission. The audience was composed
of men and women in the ratio OF three
of the former to one of the latter. At
exactly ten minutes after eight Burleigh
closed the door, walked forth with. =
A FIRM, DELIBERATE STEP
To the platform. took his stand behind
a temporary desk he had erected, bowed
gracefully to the audience and inn
mediately began the delivery of his
lecture. While Burleigh was attending
to the duties of BOOKKEEPING, couple Of
stout citizens had secreted themselves in
a small ante-rOom that opened near the
speakers stand. Their intention was to
overpower Burleigh, who is small man,
at the close of his lecture. The failure
Of this plan proved that Burleigh had In
some manner gained knowledge Of its
existence, and that he bad planned most
effectuallv tc render it futile.
The delivery of the lecture occupied
Just one hour and ten minutes and
during that time the audience was
held spell.hound. Tie stage
manners Of the lecturer plainly indicate
that he WAS no novice in public speaking
His voice was clear, distinct and musical
bearing evidence of his scholarship in
elOcution. His mo3ulstion was simply
perfect. The lecture .was certainly 1
masterpiece of infidel reasoning, and his
language was most powerful and fercible,
He had studied to make IL end in such
manner that its end would he unsuspect.
ed. As soon as be had finished he step
ped quickly backward until lie reached
the middle OF the stage, and with light.
ming movement, .fa..i... ,......,. f.....
DREW A DERRINGER I'D. "a
from his hip pocket, and while Messrs
Gibbs and Morton where rushing upon
him, he placed the pistol to his forehead
and fred, falling into the arms of
those who had sought to save him. Dur.
ing this act women screamed and tainted,
and strong men groaned aloud. The
scene was such as will haunt one wildly
to his dying day. 1t was the embodi-
ment OF the horrible and terrible. The
large sised ball had literally torn Bur.
leigh's skull TO atoms, His death was
instantaneous. Since the consummation
OF this fearful tragedy, depression Of
horror and gloom has pervaded the com.
munity. The deepest sorrow prevails at
this wanton destruction of 80 noble an
intellectual structure. Burleigh left a
request in his room that his body be for
warded to his friends in Cincinnati. This
will be done Immediately. ''+
The Osceola times., 1878-08-10
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The common string telephone has been
Reports show that 2,O40 horses have
been eaten in Vienna within, the first five
months OF this year. Fully 10 per cent.
of the Vienna population live on horse.
n eat
The London Daily News has Just in
troduced into its press room the eighth
Walter press, used to print its vast number
of copies, and now throws of l04 600 perfect
copies an hour.
According to the latest returns, the
cultivated land Of France is divided into
5000, 900 properties. Four millions are under
six acres. Belgium has a like subdivision Of
property. In Ireland, on the other hand,
10 owners hold more than one-Gfth o. the
soil.
The Osceola times., 1878-08-10

Prof Richard Heschel, the Viennese
pathologist, saws that, while among some
1000 or $500 Westphalian hams one is in
fecsed with trichinosis Of the American
bamsinspected in north Germany, according
to an official report, one in from five to ten
Ia condemned, aud there is great probshil
that several spidemics have been caused by
trichinoSis from American hams
The Osceola times., 1878-08-10

FREDERICK HAssE graduated at the
head of his class In German university
in 1870. He was heir to $4,000, and
his prospects of a successful career could
hardly have been brighter. A few days
ago he died in st. Louis, where he bad
been porter in medical college. An
appetite for opium killed him.
The Osceola times., 1878-08-10

The painters of military scenes who
desire to exhibit their pictures al the
Paris exposition are naturally dispieased
at the order given, both by the German
and the French governments, that no
pictures of scenes in the late war shall be
admitted among the national contribu-
tions to the art exhibition. They have
accordingly arranged for a private exhi.
bition.
The Osceola times., 1878-08-10

The Indebtedness of the four principal
missionary organizations of this country
are as follows; American Baptist mis-.
sionary union, $780, 900; Presbyterian
board OF foreign missions, 500, 900; re.
formed foreign missions, $2S 900; Metho.
dist missionary society, $4,000 The
other denominations areprobably not far
behind proportionately. especially in the
item of foreign work.
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Ckisd-x.ife.

Douglas Jerrold wrote thus pleasantly
OF child-life: BLESSED be the hand that
prepares pleasure for child. for there is
no saying when and where it may again
bloom forth.-Does not almost everybody
remember some kind-hcarted person who
showed him kindness in the days of his
childhood? The writer of this recollects
himself, at this moment, as bare-footed
lad. standing at the wooden fence of poor
little gard:n in his native village. where,
with longing eyes, he gaZed on the flow
ers which were blooming there quietly in
the brightness OF Il Sunday morning. The
possessor came forth from his little cot
tage; he was wood-cutter by trade, and
spent the whole day at work in the woods
He had come into the gartlen to gather
flowers to stick in his coat when he went
TO church. He saw the boy, and breaking
off the most beautiful of his carnations,
which was streaked with red and white,
he gave it to him. Neither the givcr nor
the receiver said word, and with bound
ing steps the boy ran home. And now.
here at a distance from that home, after so
many events of so many years, the feeling
of gratitude which agitated the breast of
that boy expresses itself on paper.-The
carnation has long since withered, but now
it blooms afresh.''
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-07-18
The Afiable Man,

A mother and her babe We're among the
many passengers waiting at Western de-
pot recently. She had the child ca. efully
wrapped up, and this fact attracted the at
tention of fellow with three-story over
eeat, and rusty satchel in his hand. Sit
ting down beside her, he remarked:
''Cold weather for such little people,
isn't ii 90
She family nodded.
''Does he seem to feel 1t much ?" con-
tinued the man.
She shook her head.
''Is it healthy child?" he asked, SEEM
ingly greatly interested.
''He was up to a few moments ago." she
snapped out; ''but I'm afraid lie has
smelled so much whisky around here, that
he'll have the delirium tremens before
night
The man got right up and walked cut
Of the room, and Was af,erward scea buy
ing cloves.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-07-18
Joy and Sorrow.
Cornhiil Magazine.


1t is noticeable fact that while many of
the animals nearest to man in degree of in
telligence express their plans in distinct
vocal utteranccs. comparatively few ssetn
to utter any sounds of joy or satisfaction.
Singing birds are, of course. a striking eX-
ception, if, as seems probable, their entire
warblings express sensations of pleasure.
In the case of the dog. for example
though, according to Mr.. Darwin, he has
a special bark for his moments of supreme
delight-ttfe sounds of distress and of
vepation are much more marked than
those of satisfaction. The predominance
of sorrowful over joyous utterance in the
lower animals is illustrated in the familiar
fact that no animal excep. man is capable
OF laughing, even though (according to
Mr. Darwin) some of the anthropoid apes
rise to something like smile of pleasure.
When man is defined or described as the
laughing animal, this means not that he
laughs more than he weeps, but simply
that other creatures do not laugh at all.
In man, who has well marked sounds both
of joy and grief, we may trace similar
predominance of painful over pleasnrable
utterance. 1t is an old reflection that
weeping precedes laughter by considera-
BILE interval in the individual experience
Mr. Darwin tells us that he first observed
unambiguous traces OF smile In two of
his children when they were 45 days old,
whereas, as every mother knows, new-
born infants are wont to greet the world
with something indistinguisable from a
doleful cry.
Adults are not allowed to cry, at least in
good society; and with respect to these it
is of course true that laughing outweighs
crying. But though we are not allowed
to cry, we may do good deal in the way
of grumbling, repining and murmuring
And it is certainly true of a good many
people We know, that they much oitener
complain of the circumstances and events
of their lives than express themselves as
pleased and satisfied with them.
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NOt Sorry.

You viii not be sorry tewhearing be.
judging.
For thinking before speaking.
For holding an angry tongue.
For stopping the ear to a tale-bcarer.
For disbelieving most of the float
scandal.
For refusing to kick fallen ma2,.
For being kind to the distressed.
For being patient toward everybody
For d1ing good to ak men.
For walking uprighuy befara Goa,
For laying up treasunes;in heaven
For asking pa&don for all wrong
For speakiag evil of no one.
For beiNg courteous to all.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-07-18

Either man must be content with pov-
erty all his life. else deny himself some lux
uries and save to lay the basis of indepen-
dence in the future. But il man defies
the future, and spends all he earns (wheth-
er his earnings be one or ten dollars day,
let him look for lean and want at some
future time-for it will surely come, no
matter what he thinks. To save is absO-
lutely the only way to get solid fortune.
There is no other certain mode. Those
who shut their eyes and ears to these GER
tain facts will be forever poor, and in !s.eir
obstinate rejection of truth mayhap will die
in rags and filth. Let them die so and
thank themselves. But, no. they take a
sort Of recompcnse in cnrsing fortune.
Great waste of breath. They might as
well curse the mountains or the eternal hills.
For | can tell them fortune does not give
away good and substantial goods. She
sells it to the highest bidder to the hardest
and wisest worker tor the boon. Men
never make so fatal mistake as when they
tl.ink themselves creatures of fate; It's the
surest folly in the world. Every man may
make or mar himself whichever he may
choose. Fortune is for those who by dill
genee. honesty and frlgality place theiii-
selves in a position to grasp hold of fortune
when it appears in view. The besr eyi-
dence of ffugality is the five dollars or
more standing in your name at the savings
bank. The best evidence of honesty is
diligence and frugality.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-07-18
The Old Mans Funeral.

saw an aged man upon his bier,
His hair was thin and white, and on his brow
\ record of The cares of many year
Cares that were ended and forgotten now.
And there was sadness roriia; and faces bowed
And woman's tears fell fast, And children wailc {,
aloud.
Then rose another hoary man and said,
In faltering accents, to that weeping train,
"Why mourn We that our aged friend is dead?
Ye are not sad to see the gathered grain,
Nor when their mellow fruit the orchards cast
Nor when the yellow woods let fail the ripenetl
mast.
Why weep ye then for him. who, having won
The bound of mans appointed years, at last,
Life 5 blessings all enjoyed, lifcs labors done,
Sereneiy to his final rest Has passed;
While the soft memory Of his virtues yet
Lingers like twilight hues when the Lri sht sun
is set.
And am glad that he has lived thus long.
And glad that he has gone TO his reward;
Nor can deem that nature did him wrong,
Softly to disengage the vii cord.
For when his hand grew palsied, and his eye
Dark with the mists of age il was hi, time to die.
-UiNidm CaNe Bryam
Many men think they ',;'c supporting a
newspaper, when in fact they only owe the
printer.
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Theodore TiIton-i10W he Was Avoid
ed Oh ssnipbOaru.

A correspondent who crossed the ocean
in the steamer that bore Tilton to Il iereign
shore, says:
In former years when Tilt6h sailed the
seas over. loving friends came in sWarms
to see him off, and flowers, cheers and
benedictions went with him. This time.
50 poor has he grown i'll the esteem of
man anG womankind. he had only his two
little boys to cry him adieu. and was
forced to take his paid attorney along in
order to be certain of one decent person
to talk TO.
Out of 10 cabin passengers Of the good
ship City of Richmond including Il re-
markably diverse range Of nationalties,
and an unusually high grade Ht culture, lie
was social leper.
During the whole voyage he was stead
lily shuniied, and in all conversations was
metaphorically spit upon: Shipboard is
ever the most comp MO able of places.
Tilton is colloquially one of the most
gifted of men. even allowing for his her.
culean vanity. But he could not have been
more hopelessly isolated in the hnart of
Sahara. Nobody looked at him. nobody
spoke to him. The first day out he ate at
the table near Il handsome young South
ern lady; and she quietly, the next meal,
had the chief steward change her seat.
There was no ostentation in the act 1t
was merely the subdued but decisive def
erencc any well-bred person would pay Il
polecat. Of goodly figure and striking
face, he has been pariah Apollo the en-
tire journey. Except Judge Fullerton.
whom he has hung to night aud day, and
a tough little Russian. who has occasion
ally played chess with him, Theodore
TiitOn has been as remote and banished in
this steamer-load Of neighborly travellers
as though he were clinging to a spar,
shipwrecked and alone, in mid-ocean.
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An Unique Advertisement
EYerYhOdy las heard the old sfnr.,

Everybody has heard the old story of
the silenf man, who. riding over Il bridge.
asked his sereht if lie liked eggs. to which
tie servant answered, Yes Nothing
more passed until the neNt year. when.
riding over the same bridge. he turned to
his servant and said. "llow?'' "Poached.
SIR was the immediate answer. This
story has just been thrown into the shade
in Italy.
When p0mpeii was DESTROYED by an
eruption OF Mount Vesuvius. A. f. 70. ii
theatrical representation, as everybody
knows. was g)ing on in the Amphitheatre.
A certain Lansini, having got permission
TO open a theatre on the ruins of the ar
cient city, Announced the opening night il
the following advertisement
''Atter a laps OF more than eighteen
hundred years the theatre of this city will
be opened with La FieIia del Regimen
to- solicit a continuance of the favor
bestowed upoa my prepeccssor. Marcus
Qnintus Martinus, and beg to assure the
public that ! shall make every effort to
equal the rare qualities he displayed dur
ing his management"
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The Turnfp Head suh Geo. COmbe's
Joke.

George Combe did not lack for shrewd-
ness. 1t is related in a biography of him.
recently published. that medical man in
Edinburgh with the help of friend who
was painter. once modelled Il turnip into
the shape Of human head \ cast was
taken from this model. and was forwarded
to Combe, with the request that he would
favor the sender with his observations on
the talents and dispositions indicated by
tIie neaa. II was ;,Sueu va-e ,..s
from the skull ofa person of uncommon
character. Combe instantly detected the
trick. and got Abran. who had some rep
utation in his private circle as verse
maker. to write a parody OH the Man OF
Thessaly." which was pasted on the brow
Of the cast, and then it was returned:
There was & man in Edinburgh,
And he was wonG rouS wise;
He went into Il turaip field
Aud cast abou hi: eyes.
And when he cast his eyes about,
Ike saw the tltrniIts fine;
''How many heads are there, - says he,
-'1ha. likeness bear 10 mine -
$50 very like they are, indeed,
No sage Pm sure could know,
This turnip head which have
From those which there do grow"
lie pulled a turnip from the ground,
A cast from il wa, thrown;
He sent it TO a Spurzheimte,
And pass'd it for his own.
And so indeed it truly was
His own in every sense;
For cast and joke alike were made
All at his own expense.
The author of the attempted hoax called
on the following day and assured Combe
that he had meant no oifense, but only
jest. Combe replied that if the author was
satisfied with his share OF the wit, no feel
ing of uneasiness remained on the other
side.
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EIOW u Claim was Pushed Through
Congress.

Redfeld's Letter to Cincinnati Commercial
1t is a problem why this class of bus
ness (private clalns) cannot be transacted
by some special court. \ gentleman who
had Il claim Of several thousand dollars for
service specified, discouraged at the pros
pect Of payment, gave up all hope OF sue
cess. Then his pretty young wife put on
her best dress and went boldly day by day
to the capitol stood in the lobby from
morning until night. talked with the mem
bers, and brought her woman's wit to bear
upon the opposition. During the last
night she stood three hours in the lobby.
keeping her eyes steadtastly on the men
who had promised her their votes. The
claim was allowed. She came home al
most f;iintng to her little children; she
had of course good cry Her husband
said: Il owe that money directly TO my
wife; never could have got it, Two of
the members said to me: 1.-The pretty
young wife g!ined that. no doubt.'
Wasn't his claim just :" ] asked.
"Oh, yes
A fine commentary OH our Congress.
whether the elaim was just or false. If
false. on the honor OF the men WHO were
blinded by a pretty face: if just. on the
necessity that could drag Il modest wife
into so public y place, before the money
earned Inst year by the husband would be
handed TO him.