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The Osceola times., 1879-05-03
Cannibals In SOulh America.

The Panama Star and Herald prints
the following A curious story comes TO
us, upon the authority of the pre- ect Of
the district of Csqueta, in the state Of
Caucs, and on the borders of the Brazil
ian empire, of hostilities between savage
Indian tribes, which are marked by the
atrocities common to central Africa, or
the islands OF the south sea. On the
desolste lands OF the lower part of the
river Csquets live two tribes of Indians
the Huitotes and Gusques - between
whom appears to be an endless feud.
They seem to exist but to destroy and
snnihilste each other. The tribes of the
Gusques are veritable cannibsls, 80 far
hunt them ss they would wild beasts,
with the object OF making prisoners,
and then sell as slaves in the Brazilian
territory, or reserve for their horrible
feasts
The friphtful orgies practiced at these
bsrbaric rites are described by gentle
man named Guzmsn, a Colombian, who,
for commercial purposes, visited the
country inhabited by these tribes. The
VI bNbpiCo ~ WnlCH tlt VIZ
tins are sacrificed are thirteen meters
square, with several doors on either side,
and which win accommodate about forty
individuals. The victim selected is led
by the hand by chief several times
up and down before the assembled saw.
ages. Amid shouts and laughter, the
trembling captive is Obliged to pass out
and IN through the various doors, and at
las! is allowed to remain standing for q
few moments in the cen.er of the build
ing, in the midst OF his savage destroy.
ers. Then, without a word of warning,
the savage chiet attacks the helpless
creature with club, knocking him
seDselers or dead with the first blow, and
then dismembers and divides the body
among those present, who devour the
remains like wild animals.
But the Guaqnes are in turn exposed
to the attscks o. wandering parties o
Brazilian negroes, who at certain seasons
OF the year ascend the Caqueta river
attack dwellings and villages, making
prisoners of men, women and children
Unfortunately, whom they carry Of
to their homes and sell into slavery
every year, without protest on the par
of the local authorities, or steps being
taken TO put an end 10 the traffic.
The Osceola times., 1879-05-03
A Remarkable WalkIng.stlck.

A walking-stick for touri IS and bot
anists. recently patented oy Herr Herb,
of Pulsnitz, i. furnished with the follow.
ing articles One side Of the handle Is
signal pipe, and on the other side can be
fixed knife (which is above the ferrule).
In the middle of the handle is COM
pass. The handle itself can be screwed
off, and within is small microscope
with six objectglssses. In the stick
under the handle is vessel containing
ether or chloroiorm. Outside the stick
there is inserted on one aide thermom-
eter, and on the other sand or minute
glass. Above the ferrule is the knife
already referred t., and to the ierrule
can be screwed botsnist's spatuls, or
an ice point (tor glacier psrties). Lastly,
a metre measure Is adapted to the stick.
The Osceola times., 1879-05-03
The HEIGHT at Which Birds Fly.

1t IL much to be desired that some.
thing positive were known as to the
height at which it may be possible for
birds to perform their passages, but on
this point we have (so far a. am aware)
little information. The experiments
made by Mr.. Glsisher on the six pigeons
taken up in his celebrated balloon
ascent, September 5, 1862 (Rep. Brit.
ASS 1862, page 1851, unfortunately ad.
init OF no definite deductions. One
pigeon threwn out at the height of three
miles extended Its wings and dropped
as pieoe OF paper" A second at four
miles" few vigorously round and round,
apparently taking dip each time" A
fourth at four miles, in the descent
"hew In q CIRCLE" and then alighted on
the balloon. The two remaining pigeons
were brought down, and one was found
to be dead Perhaps little more
"prsctice" or experience" was wanted,
but, at any rate, the results do not seem
TO favor the notion that birds can fly
comfortably at those heights. Nor is
this surprising, considering the well
known effects Of the rarifaction of the
air at great heigl ia. OF course, pre-.
tend to no special knowledge Of this
subject, but Mr.. s. W. L. Glaisher, F.
r $, Kindly into ms me that at an ele-
vstion of five miles the density of the
air Is about 1.27 of what IT is on the
esrth's surface at an elevation Of seven
miles about 4 /, and Of ten miles about
176. l know not whether experiments
have been made to test the endurance Of
birds life under such a condition as
the last, but it could, O. course, be easily
produced under an sir-pump, 1t would
not be so easy to test the power of flight
under the same condition. 1t is only
obvious that the power would be very
greatly diminished, and ! should be glad
to learn the results Of any investigation
OF this kind. Physicists and physiolo.
gists might here give ornithologists great
helm
The Osceola times., 1879-05-03
How a Clever Attempt Al Smuggling
was detected.
Nav Nnrk star.

A new and somewhat novel mode o.
smuggling has been discovered. On the
arrival of the steamer Siesis from HAM
hurg, at her dock, she WAS boarded by
her usual number Of custom house in
spectors under deputy surveyor Kibbe,
who at once proceeded 10 take the bag
gsge.decsrstions Of the cabin passengers.
While thus engaged richly.sttired lady
presented her card to Mr.. Kibbs, one OF
the inspectors, and asked permission to
90 on beard. She stated that her broth.
er, Alfred A. Sohn, was among the pas.
sengers. Suspecting nothing wrong, the
official granted the lady's request, and
she quickly disappeared into the cabin
After stay OF about half an hour the
lady resppesred. She wore long, fur
lined silk circular, whicn she did not
bring on board with her. The inspect,
ORE sccosted her and invited her to be
searched. she was Indignant. A thor.
ough search OF her clothing was made
Upon her we're found tventysthree yards
OF black silk, three and a hall dCzan
pairs of kid gloves, one roll Of light silk,
thirty napkins, four pieces of silk hose,
forty-fve pairs OF meriBo hose, and I've
valuable highly ornsmented meerschau m
pipes, and one cigarholder. The lad
reluctantly gave her name as Mrs. NJ
Lsutertsch, OF No. l67 East Sixtysfifth
street. Duputy.Saryeyor Kibbe then
gave his attention TO her brother, and
was well rewarded. In trunks which
Mr. Sohu claimed as his property the
following articles were found: Five
table cloths, one dez,n hsndkerchiefs,
FIVE table covers, 500 cigsrs, and qnan.
tity of miscellaneous articles ot frat.
ciess mann iacfnre.
The Osceola times., 1879-05-03
Why Dick Catlin Does Not Bathe.
Salt Lake Tribune.

1t WAS Sabbath in the little town OF
Frisco, and holy quiet settled down,
az though a mist from heaven, with the
sunlight DER the Wasatch mountains,
wrapped all In peace. Out from the
little town came the stage. Dick Catlin
was the driver, and better one never
whaled the flank of a broncho. The
warm sun thawed the old mans heart,
and the memory of old times stole into
his soul, bringing back again the days
gone by the swimming, apple.stesliug,
dog>6ghting days when he was boy.
Rounding point in the river, the shade
fell across nook. Dick pulled up, and,
as he had DO passenger, concluded to
take q swim. He knew his team and
they knew him. they had been TO-
gether Tor years, and as Dick dropped
the lines he said to himself: There is
nothin' like tnowin' stock that is posted,
Stay still nov, boys" (this to the borses)
"and the old man will have a good
wash" Undressing and piling his
clothes on the seat, Dick left the stage
and plunged into the cool waters. But
the stock" Was posted" No sooner had
Dick plunged in than they plunged out,
and when he crswled out on the bank a
streak Of dust away off through the
sage brush was all that the poor fellow
could zee. Now came the tug of war.
The team kept the road, and Dick knew
that by cutting across the country and
running he could head them of. There
was no one there 10 witness that race.
and TO laugh at tbst big, burly, stark
naked man, outrunning the Jack. rabbits
In the valley OF Beaver. When he over
took the stage and got the team under
control he didn't say much, but, picking
the cactus and the sage and the grease
wood from his limbs, he swore that if
the good Lord would forgive him tha.
time be would never wash any more.
And to this day Dick has kept his
promise
The Osceola times., 1879-05-03
The Tiessins of strong Nerves

Is recoverable, not by the use of mineral
sedatives but bya recourse to efiectual tonic
treatment. 0piates and the like should only
be used as auxilisres, and then as sparingly
as possible. Vigorous nerves are quiet ones
and the most direct way to render them 50
is to reinforce the vital energies. That ster-
ling invigorant, Hostetter's stomach bltters,
will be found all,sufiicient for this purpose,
since it entirely removes impediments to
thorough digestion and assimilation OF the
food, so that the body is insured its due
amount OF nourishment, and consequently
OF stamina. Rheumatic tendencies and AL
fections OF the kidneys and bladder are also
counterscted by the bitter, which is besidesa a
pleasant medicinal stimulant, infinitely purer
than the law e1citsnts Of commerce, which
react injuriously upon the nervous system
The Osceola times., 1879-05-03
The White House,

The White House is the greatest resi-
deuce in America. 1t has cost more
money than the Stewart msnsiop, on
Fifth avenue, New YoIk-or, with its
rebuilding, relurnishing, etc, about
100000 The original cost, in 1892,
Was about S433 900 it was begun in that
year, occupied in 1900, re. built in 1915,
re-oceupied in 1918. and its porticos com.
pleted ss late az 1929. The East-room
was finished only fifty years ago. Every
one of the Presidents except Washington,
has lived 10 this great house, and he has
poked his horses head into its portal to
look up at the workmen plssterng on
the scsf0ld. An Irish architect named
Herbert, direct from Dublin via Charles
ton, took the award of FIVE hundred dol
lars for the design; and he built and re.
built it, and lies buried in Catholic
cemetery near. His descendants are
respectable citizens and lawyers OF the
place. A building for private residence
of one hundred and seventy nine feet
front by sixty eight feet deep, with one
room in it eighty by forty, may yet
attract republican attention its vesti
bule within the front door is alone fifty
by forty feet. Twenty acres OF garden
and park Immediately inclose it, and on
either side, each separated by only four
hundred and fifty feet, sre buildings
which cost from s7,O00,000 to $4,000.
600 apiece. Yet, in all its apparent an
tiquity, how new? The lawn is still
naked plain, reaching off to the Potomac
like desert, coming to the palace stairs
Like Versailles in the time of Louis
XIV, Washington is government
creation, and this White House Is hosry
only by events. The Presidents Office,
which is in the second story, also the
Csbinet>room, and is not very large
apartment tor the White House,
although about thirty-fve or forty tee.
in depth by, perhaps, thirty feet wide
and with high ceiling. A long table
is in the middle of the floor, with leather
seated chairs around it. The two win
dows have long lsmbrequin curtains of
dark bluish-grsy color. A large map OF
the United States is on the wall. The
carpet is OF red tint, with large figures
The general effect OF the room, a. one
enters, is that of library without books
The Osceola times., 1879-05-03
Ar rAsreushhrsAs HARDY ,

We may sum up what We have said
In the preceding chapters upsn this
question, BY stating that, when the
breeding aud management Of the thor.
oughbreds have been in accordance with
nseuFe's laws there is no foundation for
the sssertion that they are deficient in
hardness; and that the widespread
belief to the contrary has resulted mainly
from the bad effects which inevitably
FOLLOW in and.in breeding. That with
certain kinds Of thoroughbred stock this
coprse of breeding has been 20 extern
sivsly pfacticsd AZ TO very greatly impair
the vitality of the animals 90 bred
while In others, where selection has con
ntantly been. made with reference to
hardness, strength and endurance
where Close inhreeding has been avoided,
and where there has been no unnatural
futdng and Dampering, thoroughbreds
have no peers in these valuable qualities.
That the lack of hardness complained
Of in thoroughbred stock Is an accident,
due TO 4 peculiar course of breeding or
treatment, not justly chargeable To the
simple fact that the animal is a thor,
oushbred, and not necessarily following
the course Of breeding essential to the
creation Of thoroughbred. That in
proportion as uniformity in all essential
characteristics Is appropriated, the me-
oeasity for care in the selection Of breed.
ing stock with view to constitutional
yigor b increased, In order to maintain
hardness and vitality; ard hence the
much greater success in which 70 ne
Breeders of thoroughtrsds attain than
Others, with the same strains OF blood,
That thoroughbreds transmit their own
Qualities with much more certainty than
mougrels, or animals Of q mixed breed
and a. they have generally been per-
fected TO = remarkable degree in one or
moro valuable qualities, the use Of q
thofoughbred male upon common or
mixed stock almost always shows
marked improvement In the produce.
That cross in the blood usually gives
Increased vigor to the produce, but when
both parents are already OF mixed blood
nothing is gained by crossi &; that to
secure beneficial results from cross b. eed
ing at least one OF the parents must b. a
thoroughbred, with race acteristics
seAsmly fixed that, while 1t may be in
vigorated and strengthened by being
transplanted, 80 to speak, into new and
pxgin soil, the produce will retain all
tbe sxosIlence Of the thoroughbred pa
r0s thst. however excellent the re .ults
from crsss-breeding may be, the animals
% produced can not themselves be relied
upon TO transmit that excellence, except
IN Q further union with thorough bred
seRk. Hence in all cases, to secure the
hi0et benefits which result from q
CO. in the blood, as well as to perpet.
uee the excellence which has been at,
tsined In any given breed, at least one
OF the parents must be thoroughbred
s1d hence the great Importance Of main.
tainhg sbsoiutely thoroughbred races in
their. purity ~ the only source TO be
rsiied upon in effecting further improve.
MUH(.
The Osceola times., 1879-05-03
The COllinsyille Cloud.
st. Louis Times.Journl.


DR.. H. l.. Strong, a prominent physi
clan and property holder, gave the most
lucid description that was obtained He
was iding short distance southwest OF
the city, and saw the storm.cloud as it
approached the city. For fully halt an
hour previous the sky wore a strange
appearance, and the stmo.p .phere appeared
dry and heavy, The storm.cloud formed
almost due east of the city, and was
about $50 feet high, and shaped some,
what like balloon. 1t app ared fully
fifty feet at the top. and tapered to a
long, narrow pendant, which tlirted 1"
from side to side as the cloud passed
along. 1t moved with great velocity,
and WAS accompanied by = desfening
roar, while the air was filled in its imme.
diate vicinity with debris OF all kinds,
which was gathered up by the waving
pendant and carried up into the broad
portion of the cloud. Everything that
the pendant touched was demolished and
heavy timbers were carried py il several
miles 20 the eastward. The cloud struck
the eastern limits OF the city, passed
directly east 10 Clinton street, where it
changed its course 10 the southeast, and
burst short distance from the south>
eastern limits. A number of citizens
stated that their attention had been st.
tracted by the singular appearance o.
the sky TOR some time previous to the
disaster, but they did not spprehend any
serious danger. The first warning they
had was the fearful roar of the cloud as
it approached, and beforA they could
comprehend the danger it WAS upon
them, tearing and crashing through the
buildings, and filling the air with irsg-
ments OF timber, limbs of trees, broken
furniture and clothing. A popularity
Of the action OF the cloud wss that II
seemed To- strike the ground at intervals,
leapiug over some houses aud destroying
ntlars
The Osceola times., 1879-05-03

and night. Next vedro Of dogs dung
is boiled In as much water as will soak
hity skins, the latter being put into this
solution when 1t is at the heat which the
skins can bear, and in this they remain
one day and night. The skins are then
sewed up wster-tight; about one-third
OF what the skin will contain is then
filled up with leaves snd small twigs,
chopped together, of the plant called
toloknanka, or besrberry, and the skins
filled with water they are now laid one
on the other in a large trough, with
heavy stones upon them, so as to press
the infusion through the pores Of skin in
about four hours. After this, the skins
are taken TO the river and washed, and
are ready for the dyeing, the white.t
skins being laid aside for the red and
yellow leather.
The Osceola times., 1879-05-03
How 10 he EeRuliful.

Many hundred thousand dollars are annu-
ally expended by ladies for "artincial" ap,.
pliances to hide the shrunken and wasted
form. or the sallow skin, blotches, or liver
spots, which are due to female weakness,
dyspepsia, torpid liver, and consultation. II
q small per cent, of this sum we're invested IN
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, ladies
would soon really be what they now seem to
be. II readily corrects those weaknesses and
diseases upon which debility and emaciaton
depend. II cures dyspepsia by toning up the
system, and when used in connection with
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Purgaiive Pellets,
speedily overcomes all irregularities of the
liver and bowels. No "bloom Of youth, no
"beautifer OF the complexion" can impart
such permanent beauty of face and form as
DR.. Pierce's heslth-giving Favorite Pre-
scription.
The Osceola times., 1879-05-03
DOMESTIC RECIPES.

= CHREsE CAKES One quart Of curd
after the whey has been strained of :
mix with 1t half q pound OF butter, an
eance of pounded blanched almonds.
three eggs, teacup of currauts; season
nth sugar and lemons or rose water !;
bahs In plates with haste.
-s6PANIsH CREAM.- One ounce pela.
tine, three pints Of milk, six eggs, eight
tablespoonfuls of sugar. Cook the gela-
tine one hour in the milk, then when II
dnes to boil beat the yolks of the
eDy with the sugar and stir In let II
simmer; then take off the fire and pour
oyef i the whites of the eggs beaten 10
afnoth flavor with lemon or vanilla.
FHxscH TArIocA PuDDrNe.-Take
two ounces of tapioca and boil 1t in hall
= pint 2f water until 1t begins TO melt.
tken sdd half . pint Of milk By degrees,
md boil until the tapioca becomes very
1l4k ~ Z 0el 1pe6en ed, snsar and
w = lzse I'd esks ssstiy II
The Osceola times., 1879-05-03
Tanning Russia Leather.

A correspondent Of the London Times.
at st. Petersburg, states that in prepar,
ing the famous Russian leather for book
binding, the hides to be tanned sre first
laid TO soak for three days snd nights in
solution of potash to which some quick.
lime has been added The potash used
is msde OF the tree called in Russia Him.
the elm it is not purified, 80 that it is
Of brown color and earthly appearance
--about twelve poods OF this, each pood
being equal to thirty-six English pounds,
and two pods OF lime for one hundred
skins. BY means OF their tongues, when
the causticity OF the alsali is found weak,
a longer solution Is allowed. When the
skins are taken out, they are ,aEen to
the river and left under water for = day
The Osceola times., 1879-05-03

three quartsrs of an hour. This prepa'
ration OF tapioca IL superior to any
other, 10 nourishing, and suitable fol
delicate children.
LEMON PIR.-First make your crust
and line your .dish; next take one Ia
blespoonful OF cornsstasch, wet with .
little cold water, pour on one tescupful
Of boiling water, and cook as for starch
ing clothes; set away TO cool. Crate
the rind of one lemon, souef ze the juice,
removing the seeds, and the pulp cut In
bits, the shell being worthless. Beat
the yolks of three eggs with one teacup
OF sugar; put your ingredients together,
adding . pinch OF salt, pour into your
dish and bake In Q moderately heated
oven. When nearly done, beat the
whites Of three eggs TO . froth and add
four tablespoonfuls Of powdered sugar
remove the pie, spread the frothing with
. knife, and set 10 the oven until nicely
Drowned.
BFEPsrKAK PUDDING. - Take two
pounds Of round steak, one teaspoonful
each Of summer wvory, celery salt, and
one small onion chopped very fine, a
sprig of parsley, salt, and white pepper.
Cut the steak into small pieces and place
q layer of It in buttered dish, the sides
Of which Jou have lined with paste.
Sprinkle over the steak some OF the
onion, celery salt, &C.; add another layer
of steak and seasoning until all Is used,
then pour over 1t a little water and
cover with paste. Place on the top OF it
q buttered paper, and stand 1t in basin
of boiling water, cover it tight, and let
II boil two hours and a half. To make
the paste, take one teacup and half OF
-four, q half teaspoon ul OF salt, and two
tablespoonfuls of roast beef drippings,
and wet 1t up with half teacupful OF
water.
SOUR BRATEN.-Iake eight pounds Of
rump, not too lean; dry the meat with
. cloth; mix q pint of vinegar with tie
same quantity of water; put the beef in
a deep earthenware pan, and pour the
vinegar and water over 1t; leave the
meat In the mixture for two hours, turn
ing 1t from time to time; take it out
and rub the meat with two tablespoon.
fulr of salt and tablespoonful Of pepper ;
cut in strips half pound of fat smoked
bacon; take baking pan and cover the
bottom with the strips Of bacon cut in
thin slices three large carrots. three
onions, . stick of celery, one bay Leaf,
twelve cloves, and crate small piece Of
lemon or orange peel; put the beef in
the pan on the strips; sprinkle the beef
with the cut vegetables add two large
tablespoontuls Of brown sugar; cover
the beef with what remains of the bacon I;
pour on the vinegar and water, and bake
slowly for four hous. As It evsporates
in baking, pour from time to time some
warm water iuto the pan, not pouring IT
on the beef. May be eaten hot or cold.
The tauce may be strained or not. Sour
braten, in some respects, Is the German
a Ia mode beef. 1t ID national dish, and
being less troublesome than a Ia mod,
beef, may be substituted for it.
The Osceola times., 1879-05-03
California

A California Colony is being formed at
Buffalo, New York, TO settle a tract OF ZOO
acres in California. Those wishing to know
all about it and California Colonies, can
learn by inclosing six cents in stamps to
California Colony, IA W. Swan street, buis
falo, New York, or to Wendell Easton, ~
Montgomery street, San Francisco, Cali
fornia,
The Osceola times., 1879-05-03

To all persons residing in paludsl dist
ricts, Dr.. F. Milhofts Anti Periodic or Fever
and Ague Tonic can not be too hig hly rec
commended. 1t has been for years specific
in malsrisl diseases, but now that the pro
prietors, Wheelock, Finlsy a Co., of New Or
should be preferred to any other proprietar!
medicine. All druggists keep it for sale.
The Osceola times., 1879-05-03

10 be Of permanent benefit medicine
must reach the source of the disease. The rea'
son why ScovilPs Blood and Liver Syrup is so
successful in overcoming scrofulous, syphii.
itic and eruptiye complaints is that it entirely
roots out those impurities which give rise to
them. The cause of the evil being thus re-
moved and the normal purity of the circula.
tion restored, the skin resumes its original
clesness and sores and pimrles disappear
Sold by all druggists.
The Osceola times., 1879-05-03
So,diers-PenSioners.

We put nsh an eight>page epaper-"1HE NATION
Al Tribune" b" d. voted to tie interests OF Pen
sio ners Soldiers snd Sailors aud their heirs also
co ntains int. sting fHmily reading.
Price so cts = year-speoial inducementst 20 clubs
A proper blank t. collect amount due under nev
ARREhgs or PENSION BILL, furnished gratu
sly to regular subscribers ouly and such claims
hled In Pension once without charge. JsnusU
number A. a specimen copy free. send for II. Gtl
EfFMON k'tO Warrington, u q. Lock boy =