The Osceola times., 1878-06-29


both hands and both legs.
SPECIMENS of domestic tea, raised IL
South Carolina and cured in Baltimore
were exhibited in Washington, and wer,
80 fine as to deceive the largest dealers
The great fire OF London originated in
November, 1868, in the time of Charlie,
ii. The grest plague occurred in the
previous year (l66j), when 6S,596 per
sons we're said to have perished.
THE Philadelphia Ledger suggests
that the benefits OF the eight hour law
might be extended to much larger class
III was made to apply to the working
hours OF housewives, with special clause
providing that the babies should sleer
during the hours devoted to the rest and
recreation Of the mother.
The Chinchona bug is the last pest
Is ravaging Japanese plantations,
and also has taste for tea. It ssps the
chlnchona bark and the leaves wither and
die. Qrinine is frightfully dear already
and if this bug gets the upper hand it
will be quite beyond the reach of the
million.
CLEVELAND has what is called "Diet
Dispen,ary" which furnishes food for the
sick. Great care is taken in the health
ful preparation OF food, and 1t is fur.
nished to Those who cannot pay for IL,
gratis. The society is supported by
subscription, each member paying four
dollars year
Our of 2,540 emperors, king, snd
royal rulers over 64 nations 296 were
dethroned, 64 sbdicated, Is committed
suicide, /! went msd, 100 died on the
battlefield, 1913 were made prisoners in
battle, Is were pronounced martyrs and
saints, Isl were assassinated, so were
poisoned, and 10S were sentenced to
death.
RUSSIA has purchased the steamer
Saratoga, one of the fastest OF the line
running between New York and Havana.
Unless peace is soon assured Russia will
gather handsome feet at any rate.
The United States has a few more steam
ers to sell, and we hope will soon be in a
condition 10 build vessels for all the
world
TIE japanese have a record OF all
earthquakes in the larger cities of the
empire for the last 1900 years The
number OF slight shocks is very large,
and there have been l49 destructive
earthquakes during that period. There
were twenty eight of these latter 10 the
ninth century, and sixteen have oc.
Cured in the present century.
RECENTLY arrangements have been
ioi thC VI NtSfcls
off the Scicly Islands by service of car
rier pigeons. The pilot boats that go
out cruising for ships now take along
these birds, and as soon as they pick up a
ship and know its name they let loose a
bird with note containing the informa.
ton. Thus vessel, are now reported at
distance of twenty and thirty miles at
sea-
My son, learn not thou even the hum.
BILE art of basket making or other skill
with thy hands, for by so doing thou
wightest at some future day be enabled
to provide thyself with honest bread.
Nay, rather improve thyselt in those
ancient games yclepted polo and base
bali, the exercise OF the which shall
furnish thee much muscle wherewith to
break stone when in prison. Courier.
Journal.
A SIMPLE method of postal delivery is
said TO prevail in Spanish provincial
town. Those who expect letters come
TO the postofice and form queue. The
postmaster then hands all the letters he
has received, in a basket, to the first
conner, who looks through them leisurely,
takes his own, if any, and passes the
basket to the person Immediately behind
him, and this goes on until the baske. Is
emptied or the queue exhausted.
SIR w. THoMPsoN's soundings OF the
Atlantic, by means of the apparatus on
board the Challenger, showed that the
great ocean has three immense basins,
viz, one extending from Ireland to the
upper North American coast, with an
average depth of 5000 fathoms, one
dividing Europe and Central America
with an average depth Of 5000 fathoms
and one running from S)uth Africa to
South America with an average depth OF
$500 fathems.
Tue latest scare In New York is the
wind. That eminent engineer, Mr..
Roebling. maintains that great peril will