The Osceola times., 1878-11-23
FACTS AxD rAHCIKy.

HUNDREDS of Thousands Of psaants
in Italy are without work, and those who
are employed are glad 10 labor twelve
hours day for nj eteen cents day and
food, which invariably consists Of black
bread at 10 Q. M, and aqua sals soup at
the close of the day-the said soup bsiug
| a bowl of hot water, mlted end Favored
with few drops Of olive oil.
In Mexico and South America Are
Aies are very common, which shine bys0
strong a phosphoric light that peFeon
may read BY the light Of thrss Of them.
The largest species have . luminous
patch under the belly, and one on each
side OF the nsad. Another spscies has
the light under it, wing. When tie ~
is dead, the light continues, and may b
transferred.
EcrLpsEs return 10 the vesy same
order every eighteen years and eleven
days, supposing four leap yean u ~
interval; and II Ave, then ten days.
Other cycles Of motion, however, vary
the phenomena or measure. The moons
shadow 10 less than ITO miles broad, bat
the eclipse is visible, In degree, for 1000
miles; 500 miles diameter gives II digtts,
and then digit less every 100 nilsa
Mr.. HENRY BRRaB has ben much
impressed by the efforts Of . 0eoegta
lady to found q society for the protection
of animals. He writes TO TIE penidsnt
Of branch society IN Savannah Sup
pose this world were compoeed o. such
public-spirikd and benevoIsnt sadiesb
instead OF the fashionable cfeataSss who
flock the ball rooms Of noted watering
resorts, what a blessed abode this planes
OF ours would be!" t.t
THERE Is horse-railroad at Ttoy and
Lansing burg, . distance Of thsea niIss.
Recently . stage.lipe over the same
route was established, BY way of cpposi.
tion. The stages have TIE spPearanceoe
cars, and the wheels are arrange4 - run
easily on the caT.tracks, which aro
always used BY these odd vehiolsa
Indeed, the stages are 70 large that, iuily
loaded, q pair Of horSes could hardy
draw them on the pavemeues, nd NJ
drivers manage to Be always 1use aneea
Of the cars. The railroad company -
begun lawsuit to settle the legal point
involved.
Our cbarning old friend, Oh John
W. Forney, sends us 4 prospsctus o. ~
new weekly journal, Progrea, 70 y
issued November l6 He says b Will
attempt to create = journal that VIII
be temperate without being timid, cour'
teous without beiog too cautious, Sear.
less without reckleH ness, and nationo!
with due respect 10 sectional inteTests+".
We trust, also, that this model Journal
| A. knfna n nhNfnR NINA.
inquisitoliai without beisg ineompse-
hen. ihle. sensational without being venals
perspicuous without being incandescent,
luxurious without being meretricious,
disinye nous without b.ing evsneacent.-
in fact, that it will be ali that the
human heart could desire without betng
at least q d, I'm other things VOC tedious
to menti.n f Baltimore Gssette.
AsT. CATHERINEs merchant received
a dispatch from one of his Thorold Gus.
TONERS saving: Come up. Want 70
see you.r As the man owed him . Gun
siderable rum he obeyed the summon:
with alpcrity. Op arriving ~ lnolosa
he found his man in tavern, s0mewnas
the worse or liquor. swell, uaad tns
Saint, " what do you want me- TORT
"Oh," replied the Sinner, "just 70 &c
you-hsv.n't seen you before foe good
whjls--,ake suthin = The Saint did
net know what TO make OF him, but
eventually said, az hear you have sold
out" Yes" said the poor debtor,
that's rsct. I've sold out and given
The mon,y 10 the old woman and ~,
Jim, ! CUES. the old woman means 70
beat you eut Of that mopey." Inc
credi,or vent back to 81. CAtherines
very mad. .vs
The sleep Of winter and that Of n'ght
are different in those animals wnicn arc
torpid or mouths. The bat, the neoee-
hog, the tswrie, the marmot. me ham
ster. the tortoise, the toad SNAKES,
mollu.ca. spiders, bees, fles, oeess,
badgers etc retire 70 their closed hoies,
aud, in various degrees. undergo tenn
porsry death Of four, FIVE, SIX and Sven
months of the year. They usually roll
tbem.elyes up, but hats suspend tbem-
selves in caves. Those who lay up pro-
visions use them Before they. become
torpid, and on reviving beisro they ven
ture abroad. Their temperature lowers;
their respiration 10 less frequent ana ~
Intervals the circulation IL reduced they
lose their feeling, the digestive organ.
are inactive and they suher los OF
weight. Tho confined air In which they
shut themselves, added to the cold, ~
cause OF their torpidity. Fests lead 70
the belief that some birds hibsEnate.
\ ARcHERs are . formidabls part OF
ali ancient armies, and thsl use oi ne
bow seems 10 have bssn known 70 ~
nations when Ast discovered. he
Scythisrs we're the bsst ancte1t ascesss'
and the Enslish among @e nooeen;
The victories Of Crsyy, I01esacss -
Aaincourt acre chiefly ssinea by ~
English arclen. The ecythim bow ~
of horn. The English lohg boz va. hve
ieet six, and they wore made OF steel snd
bras. Arrows were from thTse % ave
feet. Ash used BY the Eu(Sish 80
goose-iea,he,ed. two Of tae eedxes whlee
and one black. The heacs Feze !son g
brass, with light steel points tnd s1all
barhs The strings were Of go, o. No.
or hemp. A sheai OF arrpws Va tweaty-
four, and The archer was srm<d with 2
maui sud sggsI. The EsH3izh 3eafu
drew to the AZ steadily. Ai-kloeE -.
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