The Osceola times., 1878-02-16

trial by jury.
The dissatisfaction felt with the report
OF the Canadian fisheries commission is
so great and general that congress will
not confirm it, 1t will be attacked in
both houses as unjust, unreasonable anc
not based on facts. As the whole matter
has to be ratified by congress before it
can have any force, or before the award
can become due, it may be taken for set
tied that the result of the commission's s
labors is as good as thrown away.
As TO what men are considered NEST
marriageable by the feminine sex, Jennie
June says: A poet, ii he is presentable,
stands perhaps first on the list, women
putting a much higher pecuniary esti-
mate on poets than editors are apt to on
their productions. Editors are also in
demand, and literary men OF any stripe
fetch pretty good price, some women
having sort of reverence mixed with
their curiosity concerning the fourth
estate"
THERE is great satisfaction at the
settlement of the peace preliminaries.
The following are the conditions of the
protocol; First, The erection of Bulga-
ria into a principality; second, A war
indemnity or territory in compensation
third, The independence of Roumania,
Servia and Montenegro, with an increase
of territory for each fourth, Reforms in
Bosnia and Herzegovina fifth, An ute.
rior understanding between the sultan
and car regarding the Dardaneles !;
sixth, The evacuation of the Dsnubian
fortressss and Erzeroum.
A WASHINGTON special TO the st.
Louis Globe-Democrat says; Postmaster
Filley has forwarded to the postofice
department recent accounts in st. Louis
newspapers of the sale OF postage stamps
by Others than postmasters at discount.
Mr.. Filley states that as an evil OF the
practice of allowing country postmasters
TO sell stamps at discount, whereby
they are placed in circulation as money,
the revenue of the st. Louis office is cut
down 100000 annually, half of which,
at least, owing to the large discount
given these country rostofiices, is loss
to the government. Mr.. Hazen, third
assistant postmaster-general, stated TO-
day that the government would lose this
year 81 900, 900 because of this growing
evil.
THE ofiicious Linderman is out with a
proposition to make new silver dollar
of 425 grains. This is only modifca-
tion of Christiancy's proposition to give
the dollar 435 grains. Both OF these
gentlemen know perfectly well that no
dollars of such intrinsic value could be
kept ahoat day as full money. They
would Immediately take trip to Europe.
n 1873 the dollar of 4l2l grains was at
apremium Of three per cent. over the
alandard gold dollar; demonstration di-
mDished its price to eighty.fve cents on
- dollar; q part of the loss has been
upvered by the reduction OF the annual
ply of silver; and If the old silver
de4,ar of 4l24 grains were restored to the
~ currency, 1t would speedily rise
eGln to par with gold. All men who
Woet to add 70 the weight Of the silver
Iii are enemies of that coin, and wish
81 anish it from the country Graphic.
MMENTING on some interesting facts
n4 the st. Peter insane asylum, the
Aul Pioneer.Press says: a" 1t appears
~ pore than two and half times as
no0x young men are stricken with in.
- as women, but as soon as they are
no<d the reverse is the case, for after
tn pre- than twice as many women as
M - their reason. What can be the
canse ef this startling difference for
~ mIne proportion holds good in the
lnnual Statements as we'll as the aggre.
~ uqport Of all the years for which re.
nGGo I've been made. What is the law
- Ugerns this remarkable discovery ?
1lqC1y it would be Of no use to induce
k~el young men to take dose of
- ~ to save them from insanity
d "a case it would only increase
Der of victims among the poor
q pr, if the women are to be saved
nifty by remaining single, just
o. bore men will lose their reason
HI = brrible dilemma"
= rx34aANr place in which to study
49, nsture is the New Jersey state
IN account Of the tanning pro-