The Osceola times., 1878-05-18

tion honesty as the strongest attribute
ofsuch man; but we think it would bt
the general verdict OF those who knew
him best that confidence in his honesty
was the chief ground of his political
Success"
The Berlin Housewives Union seems
to have been great success. 1t supports
newspaper for the discussion of all
housekeeping questions, a cooperative
store, which supplies 1000 families, and
an agency for servants, which in the past
four years has supplied 5000 persons
with places.
A COMPARISON made between two
Atlantic steamers, one built in 1910 and
one of TO days shows that the modern
steamship carries fifteen times as much
freight as the old one did at nearly
twice the speed. The consumption of
coal per ton of cargo was, in lS40, nearly
eleven times as great as at present.
CONGRESS HALL, Saratoga, was sold
last week under mortgage foreclosure for
$l35,O00 to John Cox, of New York.
The hotel was built in 1868, and cost
with its furniture, 100000, MORTGAGES
being issued for about half the amount.
The furniture, worth originally about
100000, was not included in the SALE
PUTTING outa fire is queer job to let
out on contract, but it has been done in
the case Of the burning coal mine near
Pittsburg. The fire has been raging for
two months, and the con. ractor is to get
$35,OO0 il he extinguishes it before it
does certain amount of damage. His
plan is to dig a deep trench and fill it
with stones, thus making barrier.
NILE. LEoNIDE LEBLANC, one of the
actresses in Dumas new play, wears a
white satin dress in one of the acts trim
med with 100000 worth of diamonds
and 100000 of pearls. She is escorted
TO aud from the theatre by two police
men, who keep wetch ovar hsr d-o..;,..
room during the performance. She has,
too, an enormous bulldog as ferocious
rs be looks
AUSTRIA can put in the field for war
purposes n standing army Of 500, 900 men,
including reserves, besides landwehr,
ersats, reserve and sturm. The compul-
sorry system will attain its full develop
ment this year, 1873, and it would not
be an exaggeration Of the results Of
Baron Kuhn's organization il we esti
mste the force now available at 100000
regular troops.
TIE Ninety-six q. C) Guardian,
chronicles the birth, of colored parents,
OF very singular child. From the
waist to the crown OF the child's head, Its
skin is pure white, from the hips to the
knees the skin is of a coal black, and
from there down the skin is white. The
head is covered with hair as white as
driven snow, and is unusually long for
child of that age. The child is large
and healthy.
Morr, the spirit mate erializer of Men,
phs. Missouri, whom thousands have
hocked to wee, was exposed on Monday
by J. II. Pattee, OF Monmouth, H.,
who attended the seance and squirted
aniline through ring he had prepared
for that purpose, into the face OF one OF
the spirits which appeared at the apert'
ure of the cabinet. The face at once
disappeared. Lights we're brought in,
and Mott was found with his face cover>
ed with aniline stains
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN -four has very
high rank in the English market, being
much used to mix with inferior grades.
Advices from Adelaide, the capital dated
26,h of January, state that the fatal red
rust has played havoc with the wheat
cop this year, and that the yield will be
% per cent less than it promised to bt
in November. 1t is an i'll wind that
blows nobody good, and American farm
ers will hear these tidings with equsn'
unity.
KATE SOUTHERN, who fatally stabbed
Miss Cowart in ballroom in Picken
county, Ga, In fit of jealousy, yea
or two ago, has been found guilty o
murder, and sentenced to be hanged OF
June 81. Miss Cowsrt danced will
Mrs. Southern's husband, and was killet
while at his side, by his wife, iron
jealousy. The trial was intensely eI
citing. Mrs. Southern had her baby II
her arms when she was sentenced. He
husbands case was continued.
THE Western Union telegraph com
pany uow own over 100000 miles O
wire. whereas, when the late William
Orten became president it owned bu
5.29l miles. They had then 2.25
ofic 5, now over 5000. This year tn
number of messages forwarded wi