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The Osceola times., 1878-04-06
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

The Indian famine has cost the East
India government SAC, ,220 900, and it is pro.
posed by the authorities hereafter to regard
these vistations as regularly recurring, and
not rs exceptional events, and to make
preparations for them by laying up s. 800.
600 year so rs to meet the scourge when it
comes without unduly disturbing the
revenue.
The Adelaide Observer says that the
Australians think they can successfully
compete with America in the grain markets
of the world, II theS can only keep ahead of
America in the invention Of laborsaving
mschine,y. In the Australian house Of
deputies a member brought in bill to
award a "bonus" Of 8 5000 for the inven.
ton Of "the best machine for reapipg,
cleaning aud bagging wheat on the ground"
The Osceola times., 1878-04-06
woman has struck the first blow. 1t is
time.--[ New York Graphic.

A DEAD-BEAT may be jugged in
Mexico, while with us he is cock of the
walk. If YOU are beaten out of money
or property by a swindler you can put
him in Jail and keep him there. In fact
you've got to keep him there, because if
he gets out the very first thing he does
will be to slap you in. The only safe way
to let fellow out Of Jail is to make him
give bond with approved security that
he will not retaliste 1 Harding's Mexi-
can Notes.
The Osceola times., 1878-04-06
How Rubber Balls are Made.

The process of making the hollow rub
Der balls used by children for play.
things Is quite curious, and may b in.
teresting to those not familiar with Il.
A HolyOke writer thus describes IL The
upper room OF the mill is prepared to
push this branch OF the business for
lew months. and it will probably turn
out some $4,000 dozen OF those balls b.
tween January and June. These balls
have solid surface, are made BY Q dir
ferent process from that of making the
soft rubber balls which are perforated BY
an opening, and Of course, are much
more firm, durable and elastic. The
sheets of rubber prepared for the balls
are cut into strips of double convex
shape. The edges OF the strips are moia.
tened with a preparation Of rubber and
naphtha, by which they are Joined
firmly together, three of the strips being
used for one ball. This part Of the work
is done by girls, and q skillful girl can
earn about $l.60 per day. When the
strips are Joined together, the ball is
very near the shape of q Brazil nut.
Feiore the last opening is closed, small
quantity Of carbonate of ammonis IL put
inside, which, when subjected to strong
heat, will make the rubber expand and
fill out the ball mold. The opening is
then closed with the adhesive mixture,
and it is placed in an iron mold of the
size and shape of the ball desired. The
molds are packed into frames in which
they are subjected to the heat Of the
vulcanixer. They are kept in place In
the frame by iron rods along the aide,
and. when the frame is full, iron plates
at the ends are screwed down tightly
upon the molds to hold them in place.
These irsn plates are about three-fourths
of an inch thick, and 20 strong is the
ex pansive force Of the rubber 10 the
molds that they have bent this thick iron
into curve. II one Of the molds should
work out Of place while vulcanising .
in process, the molds will 6y out with
q noise like the report of dozen pistols,
and the work is spoiled. 1he action OF
the heat does the rest. When the nolds
are opened they contain the perfect
round balls, with no mark Of the placts
whore the pieces were placed. Ihe
slight ridge made BY the mold \ ground
off by stone used for the purp1se, and
the ball is done. This is hnt one pro-
cess OF rubber work. Besides the hollow
halls are made solid ba1h Of s1ooegs
etc. ..
The Osceola times., 1878-04-06

VIENNA, on the blue Danube, the
Raiserstadt, the court city of the Austro-
Hungarian empire, has adopted curious,
method Of raising funds for carrying on
the municipal government Its author.
tiles have issued certificates, redeemabls
in 1924, guaranteed by the imperial gov
eminent, and bearing low rate of in.
terest In order to induce people to
invest, the city has provided a kind OF
lottery in which there are to be four
drawings annually, each certificate being
liable to draw the prize of $50 900. The
cashier of a New York bank was arrested
Friday, on the charge of sending lottery
circulars through the mails, but the
Judge decided that there was no element
OF fraud in the Vienna scheme. a. each
bondholder received a quid PRO quo for
his investment, aside from the lottery
feature.
The Osceola times., 1878-04-06

MRS. HARDIN, who dwelt near Bijou
Basin, was left with her two children
Just previous to the recent terrific snow
storm. The snow drifted and the wind
howled about her house. Her pro DIVISIONS
were nearly exhausted, and the fire was
dying out. The supply OF matches had
given out, and all the efforts of the
mother to infuse lie into the dying en-
bers in the stove proved fruitless. The
snow fell through the chimney and
smothered the fire, and, after an hours
effort to keep herself and the children
warm, the mother, brooding over the
possible result of the storm and wonder
ing at her husbands long absence,
gathered her children in her arms and
ventured out into the storm, intending
to make an effort to reach the house of
her father-in-law, which was three miles
distant. The next day her lifeIess body
was found buried in the snow, clasping
her two dead children.
The Osceola times., 1878-04-06
MISCELLANEOUS.

1t is reported that w. H. Vanderbilt
will settle the suit with Corpelius by paying
him one million dollars.
The Russian government has entered
into heavy contract with steam dredging
firm OF New York city. The design is to
Dire ige out broad ship channel, twenty
feet in depth and ten miles in length, through
the lagoon which separates Cronstadt and
st. Petersburg
1t hi Q taken seven months 10 complete
the list Of cars Of all classes destroyed during
The Osceola times., 1878-04-06

AMONG the jewels presented by Lord
Roseberry to his wife, Miss Rothschild ;,
was the largest sapphire known. 1t was
brought to England sometime ago in its
rough state and for long time remained
unstable as the dealers fancied they saw
in it flaw. At length one more cour-
ageous thsn the others purchased it for
$4,000, taking all the risk. On being
sent to the polisher it was found that the
defect was barely skin deep. Lord
Roseberry paid slO,O 900 for it, the same
price rs the Duke of Westminster paid
some years ago for the largest known
turquoise. The sapphire is about the
size of a large walnut; the turquoise, a
fstter stone, has a somewhat larger
surface.
The Osceola times., 1878-04-06

The new pontiff is of patrician and
long lived family. He is the youngest
of four BROTHERS, the eldest of whom, a
bachelor, is eighty-four.. The second,
now seventy-six, is married, ard has four
sons and two daughters, who all live at
Carpineto. The third brother is learned
professor of theology, once a member OF
the Society of Jesus, but who quilted it
twenty years ago. They have two mar
ried sisters
The Osceola times., 1878-04-06

GERMAN engravers and watchmakers
harden their fine teols In sealing-wax, by
the following operation The tool is
heated to whitenses and plunged nto the
wax, withdrawn after an instant and
plunged in again, the process being
repeated until tho steel is too cold to
enter the wax. The steel, after this
proce,s, becomes almost as hard as the
diamond, and, when touched with q
little oil or turpentine, the tools are ex.
oellent for engraving, and also for pierc.
ing the hardest metals.
The Osceola times., 1878-04-06

LITTLE girls believe in q man in the
mccn-ycupg ladies believe In q man in
the honeymoon.
The Osceola times., 1878-04-06

A LETTER from Havana, has the fol-
lowing: The surrender of the insur.
gents, armed and unarmed, continues in
different portions of the island, and only
one of the prominent chief, named
Maceo, is still holding out in the noun
tains of the caste n department, it is
said, with about 0 followers, mostly
colored. Martinez Campos is still ac-
lively moving from one district to an.
other, as il the campaign was in full
force, and he is now expected as far west
as Colon. Although there are still ru-
mors afoat of new risings of small bands
circulated by discontented persons, there
is no doubt that an earnest desire of peace
pervsdes all classes OF the Cubans
The Osceola times., 1878-04-06

A DoCTRFss writes to the Australian
Star that more quarrels arise between
husband and wife owing to the electrical
changes affecting their nervous systems
by occupying the same bed than by any
other disturbing cause. "There is
nothing" says she, that will derange
the system of a person who is elimnative
in nervous force like lying in bed all
night with another person who is almost
absorbed in nervous force. The absorber
will 90 to sleep and rest all night, while
the eliminator will be tossing, tumbling,
restless and nervous, and wake up fretful
and disheartened" No two persons
should habitually sleep together, accord
ing to this authority one will thrive and
the other lose.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-12-12

A WESTERN evangelist has an outfit
consisting OF four horses, a large Gov
cred wagon like n circus Vau, u tent
that can be packed compactly. aud APP
piiances for cooking and sleeping. He
Is clever exhorter, and his wife, who
travels with him does the singing. He
goes from place to place, ,stayihg as long
as his meetings are successful. He sells
hymn-Dooks, but claims that the profit
is only sufficient To pay his expenses.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-12-12

A LITTLE boy. whose father, was a
rather immOderate drinker of the mod
crate kink, one day sprained his wrist,
and his mother utilized the whisky in
her husbands bottle to bathe the little
pain began to abate, and the child sur
prised his mother by exclaimmg,
Ma, has pa got sprained thr0at2''
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-12-12

A CLERGYMAN and one of his elder
ly parlshiOners Were walking home
from church one frosty day: when the
old gentleman slipped and fell on his
back. The minister. looking at him a
moment, and being assured that he was
not hurt, said to him, Friend, sinners
self of the fact, said, see they do;
but l can't.n i4 lit W
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-12-12
DEAD.LErrEn OFFICE rAcrs..

There are 100000 dead letters re-
ceived annually at the dead-letter Of
flee. Iaa@9
Three hundred thousand without
stamps. 90 %
Fifty thousand partially addresseds
Six thousand no address,. .,,F.=.sgf
One and One-half million of money
orders and drafts of money value.
Forty thousand packages containing
property. eeG f5. s4b
Forty thousand dollars in money,
ninetenths of which is retuFned,-the
balance remaining in the treasury sub
ject to application for four years.
Fifteen thousand photographs bnA
One-quarter of q million European
letters are returned unopened. va.,.,t
One-tenth of all letters received con-
tain property. s 5'5siA PSI
Ten thousand applications for letters
reported lost, the great proportion
found and delivered. E.- 7atiT-5:
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-12-12
SALT RIVER, ARIZONA.

It was long supposed that the brack-
ishness of Salt River, Arizona, was
caused by its running over. a bed of
salt somewhere along its course. Its
waters are pure and fresh from where
it heads in the White MOuntains to
within fifty miles of where it empties
into the ella. Fifty miles from its
junction with the Gila there comes in
to it stream of water that is intense
ly salt. This stream pours out Of the
side Of large mountain, and is from
twenty to thirty feet deep. IT is very
rapid, and pOurs into the Salt Rivef q
great volume of water. Here could be
easily manufactured sufficient salt to
supply the markets of the world.s oAu
that would be necessary would be to
dig bitches, aud lead the brine to ba-
sins in the nearest deserts. fhe heat
OF the sun would make the salt. Were
there Il railway .llear the stream, its
waters would doubtless soon be turned
aud lei TO immense evapor;sting ponds.
1t is supposed That the interior OF the
mountaIn, out of which the stream
flows, is largely composed of rock
salt. ~ 4 re .t5tr,er
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-01-22
rastal Rulings.

Postn nasters ere not authorized To de.
tain mail matter in transit on account o.
insrfii''ient postage thereon, Circulars
containing anv writing other than the
name and address Of the person. to
whom sent are subject to letter postage,
notwithstanding they may be cent in
.uDsealed envelopes. t
A postmaster sht nd not deliver o
letter frf,m,he pension offlca to any ore
other than the person named in the ad-
dress. or 10 a member Of his or her
family. or to legal guardian Of the
pensioner, and under no circumstances
80 deliver such letters to an attorney
claim agent or broker There is NJ
provision in the law for the free ex
change OF publications. between pub.
fishers Such excl angcs may, however,
I've included in tie bulk mail prepaid a.
the pound rates OF Two or three cents
per pound, according to the frequency
of issue. ri
Letters addressed to heads of Depart.
ments require prepayment of postage
before they can be transmitted through
the mails.
A Apostal card with printed slip pasted
thereon is not mailable as postal card,
but may he transmitted through the
mail as matter Of the third class, the
postage thereon to be prepaid by stamps
st6xed.
The written bylaws of secret socie.
ties, and minutes or proceedings Of re-
ligious organizations transmitted by
mail for publication in book form, are
subject to postage at the rate Of three
cents for each half ounce or fractional
part flteseof.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-01-22

From the Butler Co. Iowa. Star, Nov. 20, ,T7.1)
AT HOME Mr.. and Mrs Joseph
Neal. of West Point, are now nicely set
tied with their family in their new house.
Mr.. Neal has probably one of the best
residences in the country. There are
residences that are more elaborately fin
ished, but for comfort and substantial
home, the country does not boast of
better. 1t was built with view to CON-
fort and a shelter from the cold blasts
OF winter, for now and years to come
The main building is 32x36, 81 feet
high, with wing 17x2o, 10 feet, with oh
servatory, 6x10, s feet. The building
Is frame, sheeted on outside and in with
flooring and ship lap, over which on the
inside is building paper, then lathed and
plastered with hard finish. The lower
part is divided by large hall running
through the building, with parlor l4xl4
living room, l4xl4, dining room. 14xl7,
Kitchen 16x17, with buttery off the end,
and two,large bed rooms. The upper
storyihas aehall similar to the lower
ore. and divided into six rooms, large
and well lighted, into all Of which Mr..
Neal intends putting wardrohes The
windows in the lower part are -four
lights each, 1896. The lights in the
spper are ,12x32 The transom over
tbe hall door is of stained glass, giving
o soft mellow light. The rooms are 50
arranged that they can be comfortably
warmed. sThe building rests on wall
three feet thick, making cellar under
the whole Of the main part, which is ds-
yided of hv stone partitions to provide
for vegetables, DC In the spring he
win put a varanda along the entire south
from. and some other additions The
bnilding is located on a high elevation,
'sloping to all points ofihe compass with
asouth and westfrontage, aud from the
observatory one Of the finest views in
'she country can be had, taking in acre
upon acre OF The finest country upon
which the sun shines, many of which
Mr. Neal is The proprietor. We know
of no oman. or family. that is more de
serving 3cfathis pleasant, comfortable
home than MIR. Neal.
About 5 years ago he came to Bntler
county witha very little money, but ans
amount ~ pluck and energy, backed.
and well directed by, COOL muscle and
brains, locating on his present farm,
which by careful management and econ
-omy beslass enlarged untilit now takes
in:l :l,060s.acres we'll improved, fenced
and stocked with one Of the largest and
hest barnes in N,rthern Iowa, and with
his new house, t, use common ex
preston, he is "we.l haelep' for this
world All this has been accomplished
by good management and hard work >
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-01-22
Pui OF His Boots and Drag Him
To Bed, Certainly, OF Course,
Why Nof
Written for the spirit Of Demooraov,

Written for the Spirit Of Democracy.)
Always meet your husband with q
smils no matter what kind of man the
fates have bestowed uponyou Remember
YOU are to smile upon him all the DAYS
OF your life with the radiance of star
II he keeps you sitting up until twelve
o'clock at night waiting for him to come
home from, well, from somewhere
When he comes should he happen to
have little too much wine, Won should
meet him with smile, pull off his boots
and drag him to bed II he gets up
when the breakfast is steaming on the
table, then takes his hat and starts of
leaving you without lump of coal or a
stick OF wood, you must not complain.
That 10 trifing affair You ought not
to take any account Of it, but throw
yearself into frantic struggle to clean
up your house and dress your children
clean and get 3 nice dinner in readiness
against your lordIy master. returns
But when your, find this too much for
you to accomplish and when in the
midstiof yodfhurry, Lo step is heard,
let order be horn Of chaos, come We up
out OF the slop and ashes and let your
oountenance Anime as in the morning,
and when he comes, should he find
pivot loose in the wheel Of domestic
machinery. If the lion roar is heard or
The bolts of Jove be hurled at your
head, or when he sits down and eats his
dinner in silence with the 5lackness of
darkness settled on his. majestic brow.
remember it is all your own fault; you
should have had perfect bower of
Eden awaiting this perfect Adam You
need never expect him to meet you with
q smile. Such an act wonld be womanlv
or -chldlike and far below his manly
dignity Don't forget he met you with
apleasant smile in the days of your
sirihood, when you had kind parents to
care for you, lured you away AMI gave
you a home Never forget that, il you
DO you are q very ungrateful creature.
What is the difference il yon never get
out of sight Of the house. A wonan's
world Should he in her own house She
has no need to make any mental i'm
proverpent. 1t is nonsense for woman
to think OF doing any work in the great
battle to build up the causes of right,
10 relieve suffering humanity outside her
own family, hut stay at home, let your
husband loaf around saloons and gam
bling rooms every evening Ia the week,
rever coming home until a late hour a,
night Then when men and women
shall pelt you with sermon from the
honored text "alwaps meet your hus
hand with SMILE let not your wrath
he kindled, nor burn, nor your voice
be heard in the land. il@"2 f.i =
A SUBSCRIBERS WIFE
THE. peculiar style OF the above is
amusing. Well het fig that that sub
scribers wife. makes him hop around
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-01-22

The peculiar style OF the above is
amusing Well het fig that that sub
scribers wife makes him hop around
lively, when he has "a little too much
wine" obtained "from, well. from some
where" When! Blue bfazes would
pale before her. hot, kissing words, shot
ont preparatory 10 "going for him.
PUB SPIRIT
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-11-01

The fnstitutei ~ The Wood County
Teachers Institute closed It's session a
Bowling Green, on Friday evening last
So tar as we have been able TO learn il wal
regarded as profitable session throughout
The enrolment at the close OF the session
is given at 1S4 members. We had hoped
to give the Secretary's report Of last weeks
proceedings in this issue, We wrote to the
President OF the Institute last week TO re-
quest the Secretary to furnish the proceed
ings Of the first week for last weeks issne
and the proceedings Of the second week foi
this weeks issue. The first came along all
right, but from some cause unknown 10
us the report of the second week has failed
to reach us.
The officers elected for the ensuing year
are as follows
President-tAs. i. KERR.
vice.presidents Miss MERTIE CLARK,
Secretary-A. BRIsBIN,..
RI. n. VAN TAssEt,
Ex. Com. CHARLES ST.. JOHN,
c. w. BRADSHAW.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-11-01
FROM NIILLBURY.

ED. JOURNAL In your issue Of last week
you wanted to know who coulu beat Mr.. Rob-
ertson's ear of corn Of 1000 grains. have
grown an ear of corn, and have II In my pos
session now, Of % rows that will average So
grains to the row, making total Of 1915 grains.
The seed had sent me ~ premium Oh sub
sctipliun for the Farm Joarndt. ] think this
corn will be Just what is wanted in this section
Of country. | did not give 1t a iair trial last
year, as planted very late-ihe 9th of June.
The corn all got ripe, aud is very large. |
weighed four ears this morning. which weighed
63I lbs.
Mr.. Editor, I thank your correspondent,
"Hypo," for his gratuitous advice, but woHld
say that he, being such a stranger to US and
not having lived here but a very short time,
and the citizens knowing very little Of him or
he of them, il might not be sa(e to follow his
advice at present, aud when | want bis SER
vices will call on him. | will ask "Hypo"
one question, and if he does not answer il sat.
isfactorily shall not respond 10 any more Of
his letters: MIR. "Hvpo," is net "Mina Will
kins," Mr.. Parkey. Principal Of the hillbury
Schools and "Hvpo," one and the same person ?
Their writings seem to the very much alike,
and ALWAYS judge au animal by the noise or
brav it makes. JOHN BAILEY.
Octuber 2S 1873
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-11-01
Certificates granted, 80; failures, IS.

The Internal Revenue A COmpli-
mon;ary RcpOrt.-m September, 1870
Gen. w. f. Clarke, Inspector OF Revenue
Offices for the United States, examined the
Office Of Collector for the Tenth Ohio Dis
trict, and made highly complimentary
report stlesting to the superior manage
ment and condition OF its affairs, and ex-
pressed the belief that it would come to
take rank among the very first in all re-
spects. This was two months after the APP
pointment OF Collector Waggoner. This
morning Gen. Clarke completed second
and more thorough examination OF the Of
flee, embracing the counting Of the stamps,
and a careful inspection of every depart
ment, resulting III his unqualified approval
oi the operations and condition of the Of
fice and in placing it in the f,sf OF the six
ranks into which the service is divided.
He says he has examined every office East
of the Rocky Mountains, and found no one
in better condition than that Of This Dis
Commercial.