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The Osceola times., 1879-02-08
A Big Bear story.
Trinity Journal

Several weeks ago, in the neighborhood
Of HetteDshaw, in this county, a remark
able bear. hunt occurred. 1t appears that
DR.. Stanley, WI lie on visit to Hetten-
shaw, expressed an earnest desire to go
bear hunting, and accordingly one morn
ing he started, in company with Greene
French, George Burgess and Joe Light.
foot. Arriving at the thicset, the dog
gave notice of their near approach TO a
bear, and the party decided TO station
themselves at certain points and let the
dogs go in and drive the bear out. This
was done but the doctor, becoming i'm
patient, entered the thicket himself.
Tue heavy updeigruwth made his pro-
sress slow, but he fought his way ahead
until he came to fallen tree lying in a
little gulch Helping himself along by
the limbs he arrived at the upper end
Just In time to be confronted by huge
grizzly bear. Retreat was impossible, as
it had been with the utmost difficulty
that The doctor had advanced 30 far !;
there was no tree in convenient distance,
and 81 the grizzly showed fight, there
was nothing left TOR him to do but shoot.
Taking deliberate aim with his Henry
rife. the doctor fired, and the besr fell
mortslly wounded. Another load was
sprung from the magazine into the rife,
and the doctor, looking toward his prey,
was surprised TO see second bear in the
same spot. This he shot also, and quickly
relOading, was yet more astonished TO
zee third bear in the same place where
he had shot the other two Again the
lever moved aud fresh charge went
into position, aud again the doctor looked
up, and discovered fourth grizzly
coming toward him from the same open
ing in the bush. Whang! went the gun
again, and down went bear number four.
By this time the doctor had got warmed
up and excited, and he kept moving the
lever and firing into the bodies OF the
bears until the sixteen shots in the mag.
szine were exhausted. Meantime, his
companions, hearing the shooting, and
presu ming the cause, made their way 70
where the doctor was, with the intention
OF assisting him, but found him on top
Of the largest bear, with the Others
strewn about, swinging his hat and
shouting Justify. One was an immense
grizzly, so large that the hunters could
not handle him, and the other three
were good. sized grizzlies, probably about
two years old. The shooting of fouI
bears by one man, without ever changing
his position, is something hitherto un
heard OF, even in the most highly .colored
annals OF the western wllds.
The Osceola times., 1879-02-08
The Eartlquake In Flsrida.
yscksonvills Sun ssd Pres.

Jecksonvtuo buh eoo Ife0.
The good people Of Jacksonville went
to bed In good time Sunday night, snly
TO be rudely awakened about Aftssn
minutes before midnight BY . general
shaking Of the windows, blinds and door,
rattling Of crocksry. swaying OF the
houses, and rocking Of the furnituTe.
Bedn skeox and trembled 20 that thsaf
inmates we're almost thrown out 70 tho
floor. There were two shocss, following
each other iu rapid succession, and the
duration Of both was about twenty-eight
seconds. In the towns along the 1t.
JOINS river and on oil the railroads The
shock was very severe. At Fruit Cove .
glass filed with wafer was overturned,
and In Tallaha-see and other plsoes vesS
the effect was equally severn. Bone Who
we're standing on the ground ny that
there was no perceptible trembling Of
the earth. Others Say that there was
heavy undulatine motion.
The occasion was replsts with ~
most laughsble incidents IL occurring
- 1t did ut the hour when nearly svssy
one WAS In bed and asleep added 70 The
humorous - well - startling eject.
Most men iancied from the shaking q
the doors and windows that soue one
was trying to break into the heuss, and
several seissd their pistols and made
ready to shoot. Others did pop sway
at tkeir supposed foes. In one houA Z
stove-pips broke loose and valtsed
around the room, scattering soot ard
consternation among the inmates. Msny
got into the streets after the shake woo
over, and held caucuses on the corners q
compare notes and decide Oh what was
best to d.. Ladies i.va'ably got up,
and screamed for matches, and mothsFl
clutched their little ones and pFspsssd
to save their lives or die then elves.
But probably the scsnes u the laree
hotels cutstrippsd al others In point q
comicality. The guests jumped out d
bod and rushed wildly Int Tie dlniys
lighted OF dark hslls without Stopping q
prepare their toilets. and - they 1lttod
here and there, running about With -
particular purFoss, except 70 - awey
HON the some hing that sosuo4 - -
afbsr them, bat nhich. h vealI1x. -
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OVER THE uASisrERy.

Over the bpni-fers bends fair isee,
Daringiy s~e I and beeuiling;
someboiy stsnds IN care less grace,
And watches the picture mi ing
The light burns dim in the hail below
Nobody sees her standing,
Saving good night again, soft and slow;
Halfway up to the landing
Nobody. only the eyes OF brown,
fender aud fu ! II meaning
Ihat smile on the fairest face In towp,
Over the baDisters leaning.
Tired and sleepy, with dropping head,
wonder why she fingers,
And when all the good-nights are said
Why, somebody holds her fingers
Holds her fingers and draws her down,
suddenly growing bolder,
TIL her loose hair drops its masses brown
Like mantle over bis shoulder.
Over the banisters soft hands fair
Brush his cheek like feather
Blight brown resses and dusky hair
Meet and mingle together.
There's question asked, there's swift caress
he has flown Ike bird fro the hallway
But over the bsnisters drops a " Yes"
That shall brighten the wo Ii for him Away
The Osceola times., 1879-02-08

MOTHER TO daughter, who had just
given aims TO q poor tramp) D." Now,
what in the world did you do that tor Z
Suppose be should buy run with it p
Poof. Tramp (ovefheaslnG ~ naklnga 3
low cukissy ~. Hvt J PsGnils ! NJ -
NJ Asax IadAn; ! pesie a."
The Osceola times., 1879-02-08

BuLISGsaA1E, the great London fsh
market, one of the busiest, noisie-t and
most odoriierous OF all places on earth, ID
70 Be- lighted By electricity.
The Osceola times., 1879-02-08

BuRDErrK, In his letter to the Hawk
eye, msgoapimously allows the palm to
the east In the matter OF revolutionary
relics, but in the next breath is inclined
to take IL back. He says: ~ remember
in 1916, when had the great centen.
nisl Tea party at Burlington, that saw
more revolutionary relics at Uuion Hall
than have seen In all New Englsnd.
And they were bstter looking relics, too.
Those saw in Old South church were
old and battered and faded, and al.
together shabby looking, while the lows
relics had . bright, fresh, modern look
to them, that wss much p'eassnter "
contem plate" 500 H.7 .a4 4nsf
St. Landry democrat., 1879-04-26
The Mule and the Indian,

/ gee the beautiful Indian leaning up
against the fence, calmly surveying his
territory. And I am free to admit that
the territory is powerful sight more
beautiful than the Indian. The Indian
is chewing tobacco, and swearing at the
mule. He is six feet high, the Indian
is, and his tail is full of burs, the mules
is. He wears butternut jeans. and a fur
cap, the Indian does, and you can hea
him bray clear into the car, the mule
that is. He has bushy head of hair
and shocky whiskers, tanned out by the
sun, has the Indian; and he wears more
fiat leather harness than he has hair, the
mule does. He carries black snake
whip, the Indian does, and as he swears,
he larrups it over his hunkers, the mules
hunkers, And every time he, the In
dian, fetches him, the mule, one, he, the
mule, kicks down whole panel offence.
I tust have made this clear enough
EBurdette,
St. Landry democrat., 1879-04-26
New Theory About Mummies.
Journal of Chemistry.

journal OF CnSnlsLTy.
Having heard that Egyptian mummies
could be divided into two classes, one
embracing those bodies which have been
embalmed intact, and the other includ-
ing those bodies which has been evis,
cerated, DR.. Gaulselbach, a Swedish
chemist of repute and professor in the
University OF Upsal, has formed the
opinion that the mummies OF the first
class are not really dead, but are only in
a condition of suspended animation !;
though, unfortunately for historians,
the secret of bringing them again to life
has been lost. In support to this theory
he adduces the results of his own re
searches and experiments, one of which
consists in submitting q snake to pro-
cess, the details of which are of course
kept secret, which petrities it. In this
condition it has been laid aside for year
or two at time, and is then restored to
life by some equally mysterious 7ivify>
ing process. This has now been going
on about Is years, and the snake does
not seem to dislike it. DR.. Gauiselbach is
said to have applied to the Swedish gov>
eminent for leave to experiment on a
condemned criminal, the understanding
being if the experiment he successful the
criminal shall receive pardon, because of
the service thus rendered to science, and,
possibly, to humanity.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-04-26
Serenity in Death.

Perfect serenity in regard to death is
not to be obtained by any effort of the
will, or by any process of reasoning it
is rather the result of happy eombina>
ton of bodily and mental conditions.
The chief of these conditions, the assured
hope of a future beyond the grave, in
comparison of which the brightest earthly
visions fade like a candle before the
dawn, is not given to all; and in these
days, especially, it is for many over
Swallowed, if not altogether blotted out
by doubts and questionings whick can
no longer be hidden from the multitude.
Even to those who most earnestly cling
to the hope OF immortality it would seem
that our troublous inheritance of SYM
pathy must cast many side-light upon
prospects in which of old the faithful
were able to take undisturbed delight
However this may be, the mere prospect
of prolonged existence beyond the Grave,
apart from other reasons for joyful con
fidence, must be taken rather as enlarg-
ing the scope of our hopes and our fears
than as necessarily altering the balance
between them. Habitual hopefulaess
may color the prospect beyond the grave
St. Landry democrat., 1879-04-26
Rev Saw Machine.

For many years farmers have felt the need
OF some improvement on the old and labo-
rlous two.handled czoss~cut saw, for saving
up bodies OF trees into any length desired
for saw-ogs, slaves, rails, stove.wood, etc.
This long'needed improvem ent has at last
been invented by W. ". Giles, of Circin-
natl, o., who, by the way, is one of the
greatest OF American inventors. We see from
our exchanges that the editor of the Ohio
Farmer, also the editor of the A. G. Review of Gu
cinnat called on Mr. Giles perBo'. ally to tho
mars elous So MAJ They both pr nodut ed it
a machi 70 of gre It merit. The curiosity tbs
gentlemen was not atisfed upon seeing others p
crate tie machine bur n rat h ri themselves
on arge log, and hey report that oper, ties
1t Will ease, and Save !As IDLY than ,WO
men could with the Ordinary cross saw. The
secret IF runningt is machine so easily is xplHi
Cd by the fact that thu light Of the operator d
fully Que half Of the labor 1t is easily ed
carried about by ore man, AID has all the points Of
durability and practical utility wanted in such
I'M PIGMENT. A very large emand for these
chimes is already estatlis he'd. all who them
are delight with thi superior Ia or-saving pr n.
clples. MAN. ople are constant calling on 81 r.
Giles to sc sht hine md test its merits for their
1r'e"ds IN the country. Our attention called to
q man in COlOra o, who wroto to samuel Cary. of
Clnclnn"t II (and BY tn way, one of thu t ri tin
gulshed s tesmen Of Ohio, asking him call hid
.se Mr. Giles AT d his saw machine and write at
ne bought Of it, Mr.. Cary prompt went see
the maChl' e, AND pro- GUN ed 1t Il good machine,
and c included to buy two Of them himself. MIR.
GILES said to he yer wealth DeinG real estate
eWner over co and his conf ence in the great
me 1t OF lis is shown from thu fact that
he guarant es every ma hne to give satisfaction.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-04-26
Sc Rock and Rye.''

A law sui: in New York over patent
right to pulmonary medicine, has de-
veloped the following receipt for decoc-
ton which is said to be of great benefit to
consumptives: Take fve.pounds of pure
white rock candy dissolved in gallon of
old rye whisky-the older the better.
The whisky must be distilled in the old
fashioned way with 8 copper worm.
Steam distillation develops the latent
poison of the berry, and fills the system
with fusil and other deadly oils. COL
ored rock candy is poisonous. The yell
low tinge shows the presence of an in
soluble earth deleterious to the stomach
and is dangerous. The pure white rock
is pure crystallized sugar, the most nour-
ishing of all substances. The five
pounds of candy should be put into a
gallon of whisky. The demijohn should
be we'll shaken three or four times day,
and the mixture is not to be used until
the candy is dissolved. The patient
may take a sherry wine glass full on 60
ing to bed, two-tnirds as much on an
empty stomach in the morning. He
can carry flask in his pocket, and take
q spoonful half q dozen times q day.
Night sweats will disappear and the pa
tient will get long and refreshing sleep.
Lung fever will go, and he will feel no
more pain in his chest. While taking
this cordial the patient must limit his
diet. He must keep his stomach em-
ployed in taking up rich and nourishing
matter. All vinegars, pickles, sour wines,
and malt drinks and salt provisions must
be avoided. Touch no fresh pork for it
promotes federation. DO away with
coffee for it fevers the blood. Drink
black tea. Eat roast beef rare, broiled
steaks, mutton chops we'll done, toasted
bread, and all kinds OF vegetables. lhe
great object is to enrich the blood. One
of the best articles of food is rum ON
elette made exclusively of the yolks of
eggs.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-04-26

and one half cake compressed yeast dis
solved in little water; thicken it as
stiff as it can be stirred with a spoon
with cold blast -four, and put each loaf in
separate pan; let it stand until it pufs
up nicely, and then bake in quick oven
two hours.
CUsTARD APPLE PUDDING.-Pare and
quarter six good sized apples; put them
into a stew pan with the rind OF half a
lemon, two tablespoonful of water, and
four ounces of sugar; let them simmer,
and stir continually till the whole is re,
duced to jam then pour into bowl,
take out the lemon peel, and stir in
three ounces of butter, tablespoonful
of lemon juice, and when cool add the
yelks of five eggs. Bake in buttered
mold for half an hour, turn it out, brush
it over quickly with white of egg, cover
thickly with fne-sifted sugar, and
return to the oven five minutes, for the
icing to harden. Serve hot or cold.
CLEANING A BRUSSELS CARPET.-As
the season is now approaching when carr
pets must be handled, the following will
prove of interest: First have the carpet
we'll shaken, then tack it down in the
room where it is to remain; sweep it as
thoroughly IS possible ; take pail of hot
water, put in two tablespoonfuls of pull
verized borax; wash the carpet all over
the surface, using a flannel cloth. For
grease-spots or very dirty places, use q
scrub brush freely and very little soap,
taking care to rinse the soap off well after
scrubbing; change the water quite often;
rub the carpet we'll with dry cloth after
washing, and open doors and windows 60
as to dry the carpet as quickly as posi-
BILE.
BROWN COUNTRY Soft SoAP.-Pu1e
potash, ten pounds-(the potash must
be perfectly pure, of gray or dark cho.
colate color; discard potash of white
color. as it is largely adulterated with
salt and lime )-pure rendered tallow or
grease, twelve pounds; dark resin, one
and one half pounds. Directions for
masking: Place the potash in a suitable
kettle, and add four or five gallons of
boiling water, and boil till the potash is
al dissolved. If it should attempt to
boil over add a little cold water, which
will stop it. Let it stand few hours. to
settle; then drain off the clear I've and
add some more cold water to the sedi.
ment, and drain off as before; repeat if
necessary to obtain all the strength. |
Now add the I've, tallow and resin
together, and boil gently till the tallow
is thoroughly saponifed, or killed, which
is known when the soap becomes clear,
like strained honey, Now add from
twelve to fifteen gallons of water, and
get aside for use. Two pounds of tallow
can be omitted if desired and two pounds
Of bright palm-oil used instead, and the
soap will be of bright golden yellow
color, having a most beautiful ap-
St. Landry democrat., 1879-04-26
n Deep Pioughi

Some twenty years ago there WAS q
mania among the agricultural theorists
for deep ploughing. Every farmer, it is
said, had fam under his hands of great
value, where the plough had not vet
reached. No matter what the character
OF the surface and the subsoilswere. the
plough should 90 into its beam. But
these men are beginning to get their
eyes open. Mr.. Geo. E. Warning, Jr,
in speaking OF the results of ten years
management of Ogden farm, in the Agri-
culturist, says: "About elk acres were.
some seven or eight years ago, pIoughed
about twelve inches deep. The subsoil
OF blue clay, which was brought to the
surface, was lasting injury to the land.
It stills shows the i'll effect of the treat.
ment, in spite of time and manure,
Certainly in this case-and | think many
other similar cases could be tound-deep
pleughlng was grave mistake; and it
will be well for all enthusiasts who are
disposed to follow the extreme theories
OF deep ploughing to study very cautious
ly the character OF the subsoil which
they propose to bring to the surface. I
confess to having been an advocate of
these theories for many years, and I have
seen them sustained on certain soils; but
Rave slowly come to the belief that it
is usually the safest plan to leave the
Surface soiP where nature made it, and
where she always keeps it in her most
fertile forests and fields. There are
some soils that would be benefited by
ploughing twelve inches deep, but they
are scarce" The rule may be said to be,
never turn up over one or two
inches of unfertile subsoil in one season
and when 80 turned up the land should
receive dressing of manure"
St. Landry democrat., 1879-04-26
Hasslar's EccentricitieSs
Hasslar was hammered and embarrass

Hasslar was hampered and embarrassed
continually by limited AZ preparations
His operations were not of that characte
easily seen; congress wondered continu
ally what his was about. While he wa
systematizing methods and training as
sistants, congress was struggling it,
shoulders and clamoring because result!
was inadequate to all the expenditure
Hasslsr was an eccentri oman of irascabIe
disposition and great independence o.
character. On one occasion g committee
from congress waited upon him st hi:
office to inspect his work.
You come to 'spect my work, eh
Vat you know bout my work? Vat
you going to 'spect!''
The gentlemen, conscious OF their
ignorance, tried to smooth his rufied
temper by an explanation, which ,only
made matters worse.
You knows noting at all bout my
work. How can you 'spect my work, ven
you knows noting? Get out of here
you in my way. Congress be Won big
WOOL to send you to 'spect my work.
ave no time to waste With such as knows
noting vat l am bout. Go back to con-
gress and tell dem vat say"
The committee did go" back to con-
gress" and report, amid uproarious
laughter, the result of their inspecting
interview.
When Hon. Levi Woodbury. was sec.
rotary of the treasury, under Jackson
be and Hasslar could not agree as to the
compensation to be allowed to the Super
intendent, and Hasslar was referred to
the president, at whose discretion the
law placed the settlement of the dispute.
$50, Mr.. Hasslar, it appears the sec
rotary and you can not agree about this
matter" remarked Jackson, when Hass
lar stated his case in his usual emphatic
style.
"No, sir, We CAN'T
"Well, how much dc you really think
you ought to have7"
"Six thousand dollars, sir"
"Why, Mr.. Hasslar, that is as much
as Mr.. Woodbury., my secretary of the
treasury, himself receives"
"Mr. Woodbury. " screamed Easslar,
rising from his chair, and vibrating his
long forefnger toward his own heart.
PLENTY Mr.. Voodburys, ple1-ty Mr.,
Everybodys, for secretary of de treasury;
vone, vone Mr.. Hasslar, for de head of
de coast survey!" And erecting himself
in a naughty attitude, he looked down
upon Jackson in supreme scorn at his
daring comparison.
President Jackson, sympathizing with
3 character having some traits in com>
mon with his own, granted Hasslar's de-
mand, and at the close of the next
cabinet meeting told the joke, to the
great entertainment Of the gentlemen
present.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-04-26
A Dh ease that Wrecks the System.

Every function is deranged. every nerve
unstrung, every muscle and fiber weakened
by fever and ague. Ii is, in fact, disease
which if unchecked, eventually wrecks the
system. In all its types, in every phase, it
is dangerous, destructive. Stupor, delirium,
convulsions, often attend it, and cause swift
dissolution. But when combatted with Hos
letters Stomach Bitters its foothold in the
system is dislodged, and every vestige of it
eradicated. That benign anti.febrile specific
and preventive of the dreaded scoufge is
recognized not only within our own boun-
diaries, but in tropie lands far beyond them.
where intermittents and remittenus are fear.
fully prevalent, to be sure antidote to the
malarial poison and a reliable means of over
coming disorders of the stomach, liver and
bowels, of which 3 vitiated torrid atmos.
phere and brackish miasma>tainted water
are extremely provocative. AL emigrants
and travellers should be supplied with it.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-04-26
The Dsefy wAy.

The only way to cure catarrh is by the use
OF cleansing and healing lotion, applied to
and fumigators, while affording temporary
relief, irIitate the affected parts and excite a
more extended infa nmation. Besides, no
outward a opllcationh alone can cure catarrh.
The dlseaAe originates in vtiated state of
the blood, and a thorough Alternative course
of treatment is necessary to remove it from
the system. DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy hes
long been known as an efficient standard
remedy for this disease, but to insure rad,
ical and permanent cure, it should be used
in conjunction with DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, the best vegetable alter
alive yet discovered. The Discovery cleanses
the vitiated blood, while the Catarrh Rem
edy allays the Inflammation and heals the
diseased tissues,