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Quite Enemnh Married.

An incident Of crossing the plains
in early days, was told by clever la.
dy at the breakfast table one morning
in Frisco. A dutchman and his wife
had Travelled West and arrived at Salt
Lake, where they halted for few
weeks. The Mormons got around the
old dutchman, and coaxed him to Join
their ranks. After retiring one night
in their canvas-covered wagon bed,
the good dutchman broke the matter
to his better-half, limiting to her that
the Mormons told him he had better
"stay, settle among dem, and take
some more wives "How many
wives you thinks you vant?" asked
Kathrina. The dutchman thought
"five more would make a half-dozen
already" whereupon the old wife got
her bodice, and slipped from it what
the dutchman called the ''prestboard,
ich vas mate from Wisconsin hicko.
y, vas very tough" and she laid the
hickory fierce and fast upon the old
man, who shuffled out of the wagon
and fell in ditch. The old man got
up, said his stomach it vas very cold,
but his back it vas warm His wife
cried out, chow many wives you thinks
you want now, old fool?" but the
dutchman felt and expressed that one
was enough. |rrH
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No woman likes to he ugly, aud
she who is born a beauty is fortunate
indeed. But LET not the plain or even
the ugly girl despair Of acquiring a
sufficient amount of beauty TO render
her attractive.
When n woman loses a desire to
please she loses half her charms.
Nothing Is more conducive to beauty
than cheerfulness and good humor,
and no sickly or unhappy woman can
be good humored and cheerful. Eve.
ry woman ought to understand that
nothing short of deiormity can make
a woman utterly unattractive, Provi'
ded she will study her points; and
points Of attractiveness every woman
has. go
A thoroughly refined, graceful man
ner can be acquired by any woman,
and is a powerful charm. The besI
grace is perfect naturalness. Still,
you must study yourself, and form
your manners by the rule Of that art
which is but a carrying out of thu
Law of nature. But if il is your ma
ture to he forever assuming some un
picturesque, ungraceful attitude, pray
ihelp nature with little art. II yot
are stout, avoid the smallest chair il
the room. II you are thin, do no
carry yourself with your chin protru
ding and your spinal column curvinl
like the bowl of spoon. DO no
wear flimsy materials made up with
out rufiie Or puff or aounce to I'll
up the hard outlines of your bad fig
ure, 50 cruelty defined by the tightly
pulled.back draperies. Study the ar
of dress.
We once knew very plain womal
who dressed so tastefully that il wa
an absolute pleasure to look at her
II you have been moping until yo'
are sick with the thought of your owl
hopeless ugliness. be up and doing. -
l[Young Woman's Journal.
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During the recent panic in Lanca.
shire. lady who had considerable
sum on deposit went to her bank and
told the manager that she needed all
her money and that she would have
gold. The sum was promptly placed
before her, whereupon she remarked;
"No, ! won't take II out now" and
the gold was replaced. The lady left
the bank convinced that the money
was safe. because. as she thought. she
had seen it. Perhaps the most ludic-
rous incident occurred at the Bank of
England. A person who had de-
posit in the bank became alarmed as
to the solvency Of the institution, and
protected himself" by drawing out
the amount--in bank notes. He is
probably a lineal descendant of the
lrishman who. desiring to be revenged
on an unpopular banker, bought up
: and destroyed his notes. One very
comical incident is repor ted from Ash.
ton. A man who had a deposit in
the local branch of a Manchester bank
hastily Withdrew the amount and post.
ell To Manchester, where he deposited
IA in the heal office of the same hank
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The other day visitor surprised
Richard Grant White, saying to his
baby: "Oh-ny, no-ny, mussy tick
hlck his itty footsy tootsies out fun
undy ze banky wanky, Oz catch coly
woly an have re snufiies." Just then
he caught sight OF the visitor, and
said to the infant: "No, no, you must
not expose your pedal extremities by
extending them beyond the protecting
cover of the blankets, or you will lay
your system open to attacks of catarr-
hal affections. And the astonished
child shrieked Us though some one had
winged il with u defective safety.pin.
Huntington Hawkeye.
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AoreI fash Drasrer.

At a late exhibition in Falmouth,
England, a patent check till was
exhibited, which is certainly remarka-
BILE, if it does one-half Of what is
claimed for it. According to the Off
cial description of this friend of the
shopkeeper. "it will check every pen
ny taken and paid better than keeping
a cashier and using check books. II
occ Ipies no more time than the ordi-
nary till. IL an assistant should take
money Of a customer and tail to put
il in the till il can he detected at once.
If only part Of the amount is put in
il will show hom much has been with
held. II any cash has been taken out
il will show the amount. The till can
not be opened without its being known,
and the number OF times. 1t will
show how much money there ought to
he in at any time. Any amount Of
change can be left in for use, and yet
none can be taken away without its
being known. 1t can be left any
length of time without being cleared,
and will show the amount there ought
to be in without counting the cash. Ii
can be used as desk, or let in level
with the coun,er-top II required. IL
shows the number Of customers waited
upon by each assistant; and if a line
is drawn across the paper close to the
glass every hour, it tells the number
of customers at any given time And
all these advantages are wound W
with the brief statement, "interest on
outlay and cost of working, one half
penny day .-l.
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Mrs. NJ. is a beautiful, rich and
fashionable, but unfortunately, very
ignorant. Even our little alphabet
is, as yet, to her, mystery.
One day while calling upon her
friend, Mrs. B., she perceived a rich.
ly bound copy of the Holy Bible, and
smilingly she inquired if she might
take it home and read it.
Wondering much, Mrs. B. assent.
ed.
And one week later the book was
returned. "Were you pleased with
itH" asked Mrs. B., drily.
The sweet, blue eyes of Mrs. NJ.
fairly sparkled with pleasure. "Oh,
my dear friend, it was charming
novel. They got married at last
A fact.
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Pride.

Pride Is running the young men in
this broad land of ours by the thous.
ands. Il is sapping the foundations
Of society, nine.tenihs Of the people
you meet being afflicted more or less,
in some way or other, by this serious
malady. IL keeps young men out Of
basiness and callinss that might prove
to he iucrstive. Many young men
WIN strike on, on their own hook take
more pride than money, and after
wandering about few months, come
back with oil the pride they started
with and no n oney. A young man
who works for his board no matter
what honest work he does, has no rea.
son for shame. While on the other
hand, the young man who eats the
bread Of idleness, no matter how much
he has, is disgraced. There is always
something for willing hands to do.
Young men starting in life ought to
aim. fret of all, TO find where they can
earn their bread and butter, with hoe,
AK. spade, wheelbarrow. wood saw
no matter what, so il is honorable. In.
dependence first. Dependent mortals
are the veriest slaves on top Of earth.
They r. at the bidding and come at
the calling Of their benehctors, and
find themselves powerless to remove
the shackles that keep them vassals.
The bread and butter question once
settled, let the young man perform his
duty so faithfully as 10 attract atten-
ton, and let him constantly keep his
eyes oIeh fur chance to do better. II
he does the hest he can under the cir
cumstanoes, is faithful to his trust, the
Opportunity togo up higher will come
round sfter while. Perhaps not
quite a. soon as expected, but merit
viii NOT long 60 unrexarded. About
half the poor, proud young men are
always out of work. Whenever you
run across a young man who is accu.
mulating wealth, or climbing the lad
der Of fame, you will find that he is an
incessant worker. lie pockets his
pride. carries an upper lip as stiff as
a east iron door step scraper, frowns
upon discouragements aud makes life
"A success.
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BRrGHT HOURS AND GLOOMY
All this beautiful worldl Indeed,
know not what to think of it. Some.
times it is all gladness and sunshine,
and heaven itself is too far off; and
then it suddenly changes, and is dark
and sorrowful, and the clouds shut out
the day. In the lives of the saddest
of us there are bright days like this,
when we feel as if we could take up
the great world in our arms. Then
come the gloomy hours, when the fire
will neither burn in our hearts Eor on
our hearths, and all without and with.
in is dismal, cold and dark. Believe
me, every heart has its secret sorrows,
which the work. knows not; and of.
tentimes we call a man cold when he
is only sad.-[LOngfellow.
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Machinery for shoemaking produc

Machinery for shoemaking produces
marvellous results. One class of ma
chimes sewed last year 100000
pairs of shoes, while another pegged
50, 900, 900 pairs in the same time.
Tel men can make 600 pairs of shoes
a day. In New England 46O bushels
of shoe pegs are made in a day, and
one cents worth of pegs will peg four
pairs of shoes. There are $40 patents
on shoe pegs and peggen, and 1900
on shoe machinery. Machinery turn
ed out over two million shoe lasts in
the United States last year.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-11-29

A countryman drove into xenia,
Ohio, the other day with some friends
to meet a train. Arriving at the de-
pot. a freight train was standing on
the side track, and the countryman,
not seeing any convenient place to tie
up, deliberately hitehed his horse to
the rear car of the freight, and pro
ceeded to promenade the walks around
the depot while waiting for his train.
What was his surprise when he saw
his hitching post pull ont for Cincin'
natl, with his horse and wagon bring,
ing up the rear in not the best of or
der 1t would not be proper to rec
ord the remarks OF the young man on
the subject.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-11-29

A girl in 81. Joseph, Mo-, went.lo
a drug store to buy arsenic with which
to kill herself. The clerk happened
TO know that she had quarrelled with
her lover, and he guessed her pur-
pose. He gave her corn starch in.
stead of arsenic, and hurried out TO
toll har lover. The lover repented
having grieved the girl, went TO heF
house, found her lying ou a sofa wait
ing in vain 10 die of dose of corn
starch, and made up with her.
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my darling" said sadrake, who
has been ostensibly duck,shOoting at
San MateO all the day and night pre-
vious, "did the Office boy bring you
those ducks l shot, as | told himY"
"No, sir; he did not" replied Mrs.
s., in an icy and appalling manner;
"but the butchers boy has been here
to say that, as he can not fill your or
der for wild ducks today, he sends
you half a dozen tame ones instead.
Tableau.
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Three young men were arrested in
New York for drunkenness and disor-
derby conduct, explained that they
were"members rs-hic-oflMr. Talmages
-hic-church, and we've just been
round to the-hic-low conshert
sh'loons to shee ef our beloy-nic-ed
pastor tell 'er truth" "Ten dollars
and costs" replied the hard.hearted
Magistrate. Il Norristown Herald.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-11-29

A StauntOn, Va, huckster bought
forty ducks from a farmer who lived
forty miles from that city. He turn
ed them loose in his yard that night,
and next morning every one of them
was gone. He supposed that they had
been stolen, but in due time he receiv-
ed a letter from the farmer informing
him that all the ducks had returned to
the farm.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-11-29

The instantaneous photographs of
trctting horses, taken by Muybridge,
of San Francisco, furnish the first Wis
ible demonstration Of the much dis
puted tact that the top of wagon
wheel, when running along the ground
moves faster than the bottom. II is
obvious that an instantaneous photo
grapn of a wheel, revolving upon its
axle in the air, would show all parts
of the wheel with equal distinctness.
But if the wheel have progressive
motion, and any one portion has a
greater motion than its corresponding
part, above or below, there must be
liability to blurring in that part of the
picture.
These pictures are taken with so
brief an exposure that the horse, tho
moving at 2;24 gait, is sharply out
lined. The wheels OF the drivers
sulky, however, have different tale
to tell. The lower thipl of each
wheel is sharp and distinct as if alb,
solutely at rest. Not so with the top,
that part of the wheel showing a per.
eeptible movement during the two
thousandth part of second of the
exposure of the plate. The upper
ends of the spokes are blurred, and
the rim likewise, thus giving a physi.
cal demonstration of the truth which
mathematics establishes. - Scientific
American.
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A little boy in Sunday school put a
poser TO his teacher. The lady was
telling her class how God punished
the Egyptians, by causing the frst-
born in each household to be slain.
The little boy listened attentivsly,
and at the proper interval mildly in.
quired, "What would God have done
IL there had been twinsi"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-11-29

A WARSISG.-A desperate recent
ly hung for murder in Texas, uttered
IN his confession, the following warn
ing; snow il is too late for me, but it
is not too late for all young men who
may read this, aud who are now bless
ed with being in possession OF a hap
ny home and Christian parents, as |
once had, but never availed myself OF
the opportunity. And now, remem-
her, boys, remember the road Bill
Longley has travelled in disobeying
his parents, and when you 60 to do
wrong remember that very small
wrong leads to a greater one, and 50
On, until fnally y nothing will seem
wrong To you il you will follow the
wrong road. My first step was disc.
bedience; next whisky drinking; next
carrying pistols; next gambling; then
murder, and the next step suppose,
the gallows | hope my father and
mother will never he blamed for what
I have done"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-11-29

In China they behead a physician
who loses a patient. If this custom
could be introduced in the United
States a large number of young men
who are now hanging around medical
colleges would Immediately turn their
attention to agriculture or some other
useful and harmless pursuit. -[Rome
Sentinel.
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The character Of the Young }

The character of the young men OF
community depends much GU that
of the young women. IL the latter
are cultivated, intelligent, and accom-
plished the young men will feel that
they themselves should be upright,
gentlemanly and refined; but il their
female friends are frivolous and silly,
the young men will be found dissipa'
ted and worthless. But remember al.
ways that the sister is the guardian OF
the brothers integrity. She is the
surest incubator of faith IN female
purity and worth. As daughter
she is the light Of home. The pride
of the father often oOnlOrs in his sons,
but his affection is expended on hi'
daughter. She should, therefore, be
the sun and centre OF Ill Anon.
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A young negro bOot'black observed
a neigbbsr poring wisely over a news
paper, whereupOn bs addressed him
thus; Julius, what are yOu looking
at dat paper forl You cant read.
"Go away" cried the other indignant
ly, guess | eau read, Is big enuh
Cor dat" big enuil' retOrted the
other. Sornfully, "dat amt muffin,
A cows big snua to catch mice; but
she cant"
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Postal cards give rise to peculiar
troubles. A Rochester lumber dealer
mailed card to a discharged clerk,
accusing him of swindling, and the
clerk has obtained a verdict OF $3.50,
based on the publicity of the charge
while passing through the mails. A
similar case is on trial in Pittsburg,
the plaintiff being a sewing machine
agent, to whom his employer address
ed an accusation of improperly re
tanning money. An Omaha clergy
man publishes card complaining
that he frequently receives advertise
ments OF vine printed on postal cards
and as he is a total abs.ainer from
strong drink, the impression might b,
wrongfully ereatsd that be is . buyer
Of the wine. A Boston landlady
sends bills on postal cards to former
boarders, accompanied by urgent re
quests for payment. One of the re
clpieDts began suit against her fol
libel, but withdrew it, his lawyer ad
yising that, as the communication was
simple request to pay u just debt
he had no legal grievance. A Kan
sas City girl Tilted her lover, and h
retaliated by writing her amorous let
tiers on postal cards. She did not in
woke the law, but put rawhide in hel
pocket, lay in wait for her annOyer,
and whipped him.
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o.. F..ebsnge FYena Foiied.

Tother evening We were lying
In our .snctum, vainly trying
10 invent some local items Coz valuable sheet,
wheu hcnd, Who thought us Sleeping,
Toour desk came -pitly creeping,
Pictci up smc late exchanges and then started
iot the street.
Then the air grew denser, thicker,
Asour old "Bqardus kicker"
Eaivrl the grim, sudseious stranger through the
window With q crash
Just iI:tsd him 20 neatly
That he disappeared coiapletey
with hls shoulders ornamental With = shattered
wln.ov sssh.
Aud the arangu still is hieing
Throaxh the atmosphere a-h,ine,
with Gag of truce" protruding :ffon the h"le
"D,xardus' tore
H Ard ths sco,hlns thousht comes o'erns
Thath never more viii bore Us
Never come TO steal exchanges from our sancium
asy mere
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Ia sixteen months Texas has exc
cuted eight murderers and two com
mitted suicide in their cells. while
Judge Lynch has also done some good
work on the frontier.
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Thanksgiving approaches, and the
wise turkey will al once commence
taking suti-fat
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OUR JoB OFFICE N COMPLETE

In every particular; and our Jon PRISrtR T. ac
knovledged the best In the state.
Prices TO suit the times.
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CANDIDATES.
FAYETTE HEWITT.

Of Hardin Co., lisa Candidate f,r the Democi
nomination As AUDITOR Of PUBLIC ACCOU
August Election. 1872.
The Osceola times., 1878-04-13
Acc Cream
To-d,y aud tomorrow, at
+. 4. GARiICKs.


(Scenc in the room Of the Town
Board Of hldcrmcn:)
Marshal: Yes, c,h, gentlemen,
III attend to the duties OF the Mar
shal's office for twenty five dollars
per month. and rclinqu-h sll claims
to the rcrquisites OF the Office. just
so I'm let of when | have Il chance
to capture n state ar ward"
Board F" No, You don't; yoG
shant do any such n thing; yon II
take what we're Il mind to give
we'll give you twenty-five dollars
a month and all the pcrqnsiles, and
if you laii TO collect your fees FOR
services rendered, we'll make il
good to you out ottho town treas
ury, 4 he 'r, old boy!
Whcreat, tho new Refurmcrs
smolc sickly smile, and family
whispered | beats 8.
The Osceola times., 1878-04-13
Dramatic.

The Osceola Literary & Dramatic
the following programme to be en-
acted before the Osceola public,
during Circlit Court week:
Tuesday night, May eth: e" The
Test oi Truth" a Comedy; ; and
Cox and Box" n romance in real
life.
Thursday, May 9th: 1.-The pop
ular one act domestic drama of
+" Harvest Siorn," to conclude with
/" Grandia,hcr's Story" The cas-,
in all ,hess plays are admirable. and
the public may expect a rare intel
lectusl treat on those occasions.
The Osceola times., 1878-04-13

Nothing eau be iaircr than Mr.
Daniel +. Bea,ty's mode o! dong
business, which cvinees his conf
dence in the superiority Of his in
s,ruments over all others. lie
warrants hrs Pianos aud Organs for
six years. gives from five to f1ccu
lays test trial, aud refunds money
II purchaser is not satisfied. BY
This means his Instruments are
brought iu;u competition with 9th
crs, aud invaribiy come out victo-
rions. Address all communication,
TO Daniel T. Beatty, Washington,
Warren County, New Jersey. Sel
his advertisement.
The Osceola times., 1878-04-13

TnE following lines were handed
Us by our venerable friend. Mr.. W
C. Dlllahay, of Mill Bayou. He is
one of Mississippi Coun,y's oldest
living residents; having settled on
Mill Bayou some forty years ago,
aud Is now in his list. year. The
lines, (oje), were accompanied by
an ear, or rather, cluster of twelve
ears of corn, TO which it refers. and
winch in itself, is quite curiosity;
it was raised by Mr.. ID. las, year,
and may be seen at tbs Office;
coRS's sollLLoQrY
On the stately stalk on which grew,
Ele, ell more, circle round IN 'iea;
Naiure's wonder. and renowned,
Corn is king, get never crowned
grew near the flowing ftreaH
Otlhe Missis>ipl.i's running tide
1ha, sinks beneath burning sun
On its way 10 the ocean wide.
You that inind. remember s'ili,
Talent from one 10 ave. each has IN III
Look now, aud see iht fill in,ent'
All men. and mind- each ear presents.
Here are short and tan. biz and snail
Embirms of Ia cnt, si2c and all.
IN days Of famine, you on are tod,
Iwaa better than silver, iuore prcc,ops than gold
| camc 10 soohri the myIhyr's care.
Aud gave each chi'd, goodly share,
That 'gognd their mother they niigh; play,
Aud chase her fvai ) aud carcs away.
feed the rich, feed the poor.
On many Lands. o many shores;
| wonder II another ever will grow.
Tull twelve in number, ike me, to show -
Fora sisn. corn was given, ia days Of OLD.
4 seven years famine, Vas dlsi.ril iorcicid
And twelve years hcaco, ior al .Snu@
Com Inay be pa tel, yet. never may grow.