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The Osceola times., 1878-01-05
Richard Grant whites Apology for
80 p. % r. Slang, TI. i.N

In slang, humor or implied fun or
satire or some sort is'more or less an ele..
ment. For example. when gentleman
who is inclined to talk somewhat Ndi-
ously upon o subject which be has at
heart, and on which his hearers are not
much inclined to listen, is told to " hire
a hall, he is generally able to see some
satire, and the Others some ihn, in the
recommendation. Slang has, In many
cases, a pith and pungency which makes
it not only pardonable but tolerable.. 1t
often expresses q feeling, if not thought,
Of the passing day, which could not be
so forcibly expressed, for the day, in any
other phraFeology. 1t is generally evan,
escent; but sometimes 1t endures and
becomes a recognized vocabulary Of a
language Forexample, the word mob
was originally ;slang; it is supposed to
be contraction-the first syllable OF
mob'e uulsus, q scornful phra,e for the
lowest order Of common people. Tandem.
also, was originally slang word it is
Latin icr at length, but as applied to
driving horses at length instead, OF
abreast, it is just such Latin as nnnquon'
minus lor s'never mind" Another
slang word, swell" meaning. grand,
fine, pretentiius, is now perceptibly
passing into the recognized vocabulary OF
cood usage 1t is a very copyen,ent
aud expressive word, and is now used by
the best speakers of English, without
hesitation. 1t can hardly fail to appear
in the dictionary Of tiieshext generh'
tion.
The Osceola times., 1878-01-05

with an increase subject to the contin-
gsncies Of the existing struggle in south
western Europe being prolonged into
another season. The department is also
in receipt Of very Hattering accounts Of
the encouragement which the great yield
Of the past season is having on every
class OF enterprise. The acreage OF
winter wheat for this year is greater
than that Of last. 7.,'.
The Osceola times., 1878-01-05

mats. He is q strong advocate OF irrigation,
aud II is expected that he will suggest An
expenditure of f3O,tOO 900 on such works !:
but experienced officials urge that the money
would be more judiciously expended in
building railroads, which would be available
for speedy transportatioR of provisions,
while the canals would be a source of much
disease and mortality.
The Osceola times., 1878-01-05
A New.yersion Of the Seven ages.

Here comes the Oil City Derrick with
the following improvement, ~ On Shtls =
pcare's Seven Ages: "All the w,rlis
q stage, and all the men and woi' en-
merely players, some OF them cniouni'
edly bad players, too, they have their
exits and thtir entrances, bpt lt'ge
proportion would rather have whisky; ss
a steady thing. And one man ID ii'
time plays many parts-right field, ce'-
ter field, short stop, etc, At fr:.t.
the infant mewling and puking in 3
nurses arms, and yelling fire; snd then
the school.boy, with his dinner .b,seket
and whising morning face, creeping ke
a snail -unwillingly to tchs9l, with
sheepskin under.his jsckst; and tben the
lover, signing like y furnace, with q noe
ful ballad ieafully and wonderfully
made to his mistress eyebrow, ana this
coat tail pocket big with 'conSectioussy
then, soldier. full Of strange oaths and
bugs, Jealous IN honor, sudden and quick
in quarrel, seeking the bubble repqra-
ton even at the cannon's mouth, At l3
a month and found +; and then the alder
man with hay window on his stomach,
full OF wise se werage and other things to
eat, who charges two dollars Tor marry
ing a man srd Kisses the bride Without
lesve or lfccnse. The .sixth .axe shifts
into the lean and sljppered psntslo9us,
with or without ruffles, "a the case may
be !. last scese Of all that ends this strshge,
eyentiul history is second childisintss
and mere oblivion, sAns teeth, sAAssStes,
ssns taste, ssuA everything tsxese .
w6ndrous facalt9 fbf 3J1ne 1ksn4r1l ]!
The Osceola times., 1878-01-05
REPRESENTATIONS.

Maurice Vignaux, the French billiard
opert, has issued . chsllenge to all billiard
fIsyers, including the Paris professors,
fering 10 give 800 points In 1000.
A Spanish illustrated newspaper is
portrait of the Princess Mercedes, the
ance of the king, her picture not being
altering. iH~.5
A Miss Thompson, Of this country,
ecently astonished the people Of Edin.
Iurgh BY having her horse shoed with gold
cost OF 81 900. She is now on her way
bme with her goid.nsousteastssd.s' - 8, Sa
The kIngpf Sweden, the government,
bear Dickson, Of 'Gothenberg, and Mr..
bsriakoff'fa Rtpsian y will cenjAintiy defrsy
D expenses OF tie swedish Arctic expedi.
~, which. will Start next July,
"A most noted monk, Alcap, occupied
hseIf twenty-five yeats in transcribine q
by Of the sacred scriptures for the Emperor
aarlemagne; this interesting rehc is now
J the Bfitish 1Auseuu, and Is valued at
~ ilt. -it sSrgs t.-.-E.. ...t.i . !.
A new form ol telephone has been
vented. 1t consists Of two membrane.
different metals with water between tn
The action of the water makes cur
enough, and there is no need of magnet
battery.
The British and American mortp,
company, limited, and the mercantile tr
company have issued orders to their ag,
in western cities not 10 loan any oaofe MOI
on mortgage, unless those receiving -
agree TO have clause inserted in s,,b vor
for payment OF princiPsland jsn.i Brs-.,
President W. 8. Shattuc, o.
American mortgage comp
to issue the order, aDds
The Osceola times., 1878-01-05

WOMEN will be women. "A Boston
woman on Monday testified that man
had shrcsiened to take her lie. and, he
was pat under bonds to kerp the peace
fof six months. Since then ~ ~
married him"
The Osceola times., 1878-01-05
FACTS AND 1ANCIES.
a SURE Result.

Given, q wide old oouatry place,
With vines and psrches plenty
A youth, with sentimental face!
And nad,n under twenty.
Given, the idle, lingering days ir.. 4. a
OF the swest midsummer weather,
The two, 10 search of shady ways,
"By chancs " are thrown tsgether.
Behold, outlying every bloom, 20
Up spring the Eden noweri
Whose leaves may hold B life's perfsme,.
Or wither In an honr.
The Osceola times., 1878-01-05
FoREIssN lNrgILsaEscE

Canada buys more American organs
than any other country, and Eagland and
+ =, -. he pearly ali our oil cake, a.
4 generally believef prince imperial is
!; win oe tried by militafdsuviftef ~ the
y the highest jurisdiction for the sister oil
: the wounded after the gres. batne o.
81, the fight before tie Grivitzs redoubt
E September II, aEd several other minor e
gagements- 'pcoveries made by II
$ fYuntil -, wing the fortiicatiol
"A toans N gained from Turkii
ainciF Noud the absence of Russii
,sme Athe ,ola. ,eral hundred had be,
cen ,nrestW W aud ,sments leaving m .
T,Ne bIi.s hrst ,aurks under Qsms
was We was deeds which vi
.aHs' e1smf forever intamou
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-21
A ROYAL Idyl,

Near the close of the eighteenth cen.
fury was brilliant Towering time of
ldyllic fancy. The most beautiful berg
cries In the world were invented. 1t was
the time of Boucher, of Vatican, and of
Sancre; but shepherdesses in silk petit
coats and in powdered perruques were
met with elsewhere than on snuff boxes
and the tops of doors. Marie Antoi-
nette had brought with her from Austria
rural tastes; and, as a relaxation from the
WEAKNESS of being a queen, she some
tunes dreamed that she was shepherd
ess. Trianon seemed to her Just the
very place to realize her idyllic vision.
One day, when she had assembled at her
rural home all the royal family and some
of her intimate female friends, she
plunged with her guests into the groves
of Trianon to show them new wonders.
BY degrees the groves grew denser and
developed into small wood. The sand
ed alleys of the English garden dsap-
peared, and the guests walked on moss.
A brook, which was called river, and
which obeyed more natural impulse
than the gardeners hand, was seen run
ming through the meadow. The brook
was crossed by bridge, which had been
made very narrow to give the illusion of
danger. In the fields which now came
into view there were some beautiful sheep
and beautiful cows. The horns of the
cows were not gilt, but the sheep were
abundantly adorned with rose-colored
ribbons. Suddenly at the turning of
road, hidden under hawthorn and sweet
bIiar, the guests found themselves in a
village. A small church rose in the midst
of small open space; the house of
the priest was close at hand. Two or
three cottages, humble satellites, en-
vironed it.. Thereupon was revealed
to the gaze the house of the bailiff, with
a dairy, and stable and small mill,
whose joyous click-clack blended with
the bleating of the lambs and the lowing
of the cows. The queen could not con-
tain herself with delight when she an
nounced to the company that the king
was to be the bailitf of this charming vii
lage, that the Count d'Artois (afterward
Charles X.) was to be the miller, and that
she herself in the dairy was to look after
the making of the cheese. 1t scarcely
needs to be said that the dairy was of
white marble, and that arrayed on stands
in it were the busts of celebrated shep-
herds. At the entrance of the village
no doubt to complete the illusion--a
small island had been created, called the
Island of Love. In the middle of the is
land columns of white marble surround
ed the altar and the statue of the God.
Everything in this country abode showed
that the court of France loved simplicity
and nature, and instinctively understood
hygienic conditions.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-21
She Couldn't Appreciate Prudence,

Something went wrong in business the
other day, and Mr.. Schrobiker reached
home in the evening in very bad
humor. His wife met him at the door
in her usual cordial and affectionate man
ner, but his response was gruff and glum.
"Wty, what in the world is the matter,
ThomasY-you act SO strangely" asked
the fond wife with much solicitude.
1.-THE fact is, I'm mad mad at all
creation-and feel like killing some
body" replied the husband.
"Oh, dear. that's dreadful! It's down.
right shocking. You shouldn't feel SO,
who do you want to kiln"
"Anybody-everybody."
"And me, tool Are you mad at met"
"Oh, no, not you, of course, but every
body else. l just want to do something
desperate. feel as though could eat
up a dozen men. Oh, if l only had
somebody to pound, wouldn't l give
some starving surgeon job, thought
And Schrobiker glared savagely as he
kicked over a chair and table.
That hight away along about the
small hours, there was noisy CHATTER in
the next room, and Mrs. Schrobiker
clutched her husband by the arm aad
said
"Thomasi Thomas! wake up-the
house is full of burglars. Get up and
drive 'em out, and give the doctors some
thing to do. The chance you wanted is
right here in the house now"
But Mr.. Schrobiker, having recovered
from his mad spell. had changed his
mind, and no longer thirsted for gore; SO
he got out of the bed and crawled under
it, and told his wife to tell the BURGLARS
if they came into the room to help them
selves to whatever they could carry and
clear out in peace. Mrs. S., however,
didn't propose to see her property taken
away without fight, and paying no at
tentlon to her husbands chattering en-
treaties to seek safety by his side, she
struck a light and marched boldly into
the adjoining chamber, with blood in her
eye and AN iron boot-jack in her hand, to
drive out the robbers.
A few minutes later Mr.. Schrobiker
scrambled out from under the bed with a
very sheepish look, aud declared he'd kill
that cat if she wasn't kept out of doors
hereafter. This thing of having cat
prowling around in the house OF nights,
rolling pitchers off the table and disturb
ing the rest of Woodworking man had
got to be stopped or somebody will get
nurt, that is certain.
"But you'll let somebody else take that
part of the contract, won't your asked
the wife with a tantalizing smile.
He only muttered in reply, as he got
back into bed, that woman never could
appreciate prudence Cincinnati Satur-
day Night.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-21
Gold Gambling and StOckjebbing.

The transactions through the New
York Clearing House during the last
twenty-four years have amounted to
$475,7 1856, 100000. This is large sum,
nearly sixteen times the value of all the
real estate and personal property in the
United States, and about 216 times
the national debt. The purchases and
sales of gold alone in this city have ex-
ceeded $900,000,0 900 in a single week, and
the gold exchanges during the past year
have been So 5000 900, and this mainly
represents the mere settlement of balan-
ces in the gold-room. And all this vast
business has been done without any
body's having seen single gold piece.
These figures reveal the fact that we
have become a nation of gamblers, and
these immense sums may give some idea
of the extent to which this vice prevails
among our people, vice which is con-
stantly adapting its methods to the means
even of those with very moderate incomes
Stockjobbing began in England about
1880, and in 100 the business was de-
scribed as "a complete system of knav-
cry, founded in fraud, born of deceit. and
nourished by trick, cheat, wheedle, for
geries, falsehoods ana all sorts of deu-
stems, coming false news, and preying
upon those they have elevated or de-
pressed" 1.-THE stock jobbers," it was
said, lean ruin men silently, undermine
and impoverish them by the strange and
unheard-of engines of interest, discount,
transfers, debentures, shares, profits, and
the devil and all Of figures and hard
Names" Sir John Barnard thus de-
nounced it in the House of Commons :
"The broker comes to the merchant and
talks to him of the many fstigues and
dangers, the great trouble and small prof
its that are in his way of trade and af-
ter having done all he can to put him out
of conceit with his business, he proposes
to get more for him in Change Alley
in a day than he could get by his trade in
twelve-month. Thus the merchant is
persuaded. He engages, he goes in for
some time, but never knows what he is
doing till he is quite undone."
The language is still applicable, at the
distance of nearly two centuries, to the
great bulk of the daily transactions in
Wall street. We need only recall the
famous "Black Friday" when the clique
under the lead of James Fisk, Jr., con-
tracted to buy SIS, 900, 900 in gold, which
caused the price to advance to 100 from
the inability of the SELLERS" to deliver;
and half of Wall street would have been
ruined if the Government had not come to
their rescue by offering to furnish gold,
when the price fell to 100 in ten minutes.
This gambling became such public nui-
sance that an act of Parliament was
passed in 1925, "to prevent the Infamous
practice of stockjobbing," which pro-
hibited all contracts and agreements to
deliver, receive, accept, or refuse any
public or joint stock, and made such
transactions null and void; and this law
still remains in force in England, though
practically dead letter. Such law
should long since have been made and en-
forced here, and most especially with ref
erence to gambling in gold, the money of
the nation P, in ". Y. Examiner and
Chronicis.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-21

CLEANLINESS for plants is essential to
their health, and it is, therefore, neccs-
sary to secure them from dust as much AS
possible, and also to cleanse the plants
frequently by Swinging or washing.
Even here little caution is Necessary
for, while smooth-leaved plants are bene-
fitted, not only by showeripg, but even by
washing the leaves with cloth or sponge,
the rough.leaved plants, like the Begonia
Rex, do not like to have the surface OF
their leaves frequently moistened 1t
would, therefore, be well to remove such
plants before Swinging. Take every pre-
caution, however, to prevent the accumu'
latiou of dust upon the plants; and above
an cudeavor to screen them from that ter
rible infection, carpet-sweeping. People
Who ought to know better may, II they
viii breathe clouds of dust, but send the
children iato the fresh air to skate, or TO
snow ball, and screen the plants, If pos
ihls.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-21

A POTATO bug crawled out of his hole
on recent fine morning and mounted a
fence post to sun himself. Piously and
pensively he sat there, and as he COM
placently watched the farmer at his pota-
to planting, he ever and anon caroled
thus, as If in mockery; "Whst shall the
harvest BET"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-21

WANrED,-A good Agent in every city
town and village in the United States, to
take subscriptions for the COMMERCIAL AID.
vocArE. Good inducements will be offered
Write for terms and full particulars. Ad.
dress COMMERCIAL ADVOCATE, $40 Montgom.
cry Street, San Francisco, Cal.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-21

PHYSICIANS OF high standing unhesitatiug.
ly give their Endorsement to the use Of the
Graefen berg Marshslps Cstholicon for all fe.
male complaints. The weak and debilitated
find wonderful relief from constant use OF
this valuable remedy. Sold by all druggists
el50 per bottle.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-21

HERBlNE should be in the hands of every
frst-class druggist Ask your druggist for
it, and II he has none, tell him to order a
dozen bottles.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-21

wv. sHAEFFER X cos GREEN SEAL
CIGARS are made from finest Havana To-
bacco. S2S Sacramento ST.. San Francisco.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-21

ApvIcEs from Chile announce the
death of Don Augustin Edwards, lead
ing millionaire of Chile. His wealth is
estimated at $25, 100000.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-21

We invite attention to the advertisement
OF Armes 4 Dallam in another place. Thi,
we'll known firm has moved into a large anC
convenient store on Front ST., San Francisco
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-21

HERBlNE is worth $500 bottle 10 any
person who needs it but is sold for $500 per
bottle.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-21

For all your lameness, aches and pains
neuralgia, goat, bruises and sprains, for col.
ic cramps or bad attack OF rheumatism, use
ABOLITION OIL.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-21

HERBINE should not be confounded wit
cheap nostrums made to sell at low pric,
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-21

HERBlNE contains nothing injurious &c
the system.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-21

Any parties dcsirous OF having goods purchased for
them In san Francisco can do I'd by addressing Mr.
W. II. Ashley, who VIII send samples of goods for
their inspection. To the ladies would say that |
have nrstclass establishment for Dres. mskine and
prepared 70 execute country orders with dispatch
Being engaged In business here have the advantage
of buying goods direct from the importer whole
sale and would give my patrons the eenent Of
Goods purchased and sent C. q. ID Send for Circular
Address Aks W. Il. ASHLEY lpO suffer street
Room 81. San Francisco.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-21

HERBINE is a household blessing.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-21

HERBINE should be used by every family
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-21

HERBINE is natures own remedy.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-21

PHoroeRArHs OF superior nnish as hovpes Palscs
Of Art All hos tgomery street San FraaeAsso.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-21
THE AGITATORS.
Tue Sa,s francisco authorities Hare the
Upper Hand.

Tue Sa,. francisco authorities Hare the
Upper Hand.
SAN FRANCISCO Jan. 19.-The city is quiet
tonight except minor disturbance at
German mass meeting in Dashaway Hall.
The crowd in the street in front of the hall
became noisy and the police cleared the
street several times, using their clubs pretty
freely. Kearney and his coadjutors remain
in confinement in default of bail. The
militia are on duty at the armories, and Will
be under arms all day tomorrow. The
usual Sunday meeting at the new City Hall
lots will not be permitted Tomorrow, the
agitators say none viii be attempted.
The act introduced in the Legislature
making incendiary language felony, has
become law, taking immediate effect.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2O.-No disturbance
has occurred throughout the day although
the authorities have maintained
every precaution against the event OF any
rising. No attempt was made to hold the
regular Sunday meeting at the new city
hall lots although several hundred people
collected in the vicinity during the afternoon
laughing and talking matters in quite way.
| Several hundreds Of Kearney's party went
over to Oakland and participated in the
meeting there, at which about 200 were pres
emit. Everything passed off quietly and the
tenor of the speeches was moderate. The
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-21

State Agent of the Parent Society through
sickness. And in his address he gave some
very interesting details connected with the
first establishment of the Society and
its developement to its present vastness and
usefulness. The first book printed was
the bible, and SO the greatest invention of
human intellect paid homage to the most
precious of all divine gifts, and now the
bible is printed in three hundred different
languages and the editions are 80 enormous
that no living man can enumerate them.
He showed that the society in this country
had also done good work. During the year
every house was visited by its agents, and
where there was no bible found one was left
If the person was unable to purchase, it
was given free of cost
$433.81 had been distributed in Bibles, and
although the number was not equal to last
year, that fact was rather matter of con-
graduation than otherwise, because it
showed there were less people in need of
them. The Society, he said, was little in
debted to the parent society, and donations
would be thankfully received by any of the
committee. Mr.. Noyes was followed by the
R1g. Mr.. Crist in very able address.
The meeting terminated with singing and
prayer.
At the business meeting the following
officers were elected:
President-C. w. Hackett.
Vice President-D. b. Noyes, Jr.
Secretary-H. X. Taylor.
Treasurer. Davenport.
Executive Committee. 81. Randall, DR.. B.
Mattocks s. s. Taylor, j. r. Nicols, A. A.
Clark.