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The Osceola times., 1879-12-13
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draw up a marriage certificate between
Adam and Eve, keeping the items such
rs would suit the condition of our first
parents, that the clerk would copy 1t out
and detect nothing unusual in il.
The settlement was drawn up, and
handed TO the clerk to copy. When the
clerk was handing the clean draft back
to his master. the latter said 10 him.
Did you notice anything peculiar in that
settlcment?'
"No,,' answered the clerk, "but that it
seems very binding on the mans side"
One might 60 farther than this with
the ordinary proof-reader, and say that
he would read the proof of an indict-
ment for murder against himself with
as little emotion as he would the proof
Of the multiplication table.
Day after day he reads and reads, and
reads, seldom more than quarter Of an
hour at time the same matter. Now
il is the title page fora prayer book; then
then the advertisement Of a halter, then
half chapter of story for boys about
pirates, then q review OF a new transla-
ton of Plautus. then a portion of the
praycr-book, then a galley of "spicy"
paragraphs, then the advertisement OF q
new pill, followed by list of the diseases
ii is competent and anxious to cure.
During all his labors, he has for famil-
lar boy Of melancholy voice, and weak
and gentle manners, who "holds copy"
that is, reads out in dead level mono
tone the manuscript Of which the printed
slip is before the reader.
From this manuscript the crushed boy
never lifts his eyes. Whether 1t Ia
comic copy" or the account of an ex-
citing fight between pirates and Mid
shipman Jacks command, hat boys tonc
never varies. On straight he goes, get
ting no more excited over the appetizing
list of sweetmeats kept in the store than
over the host of diseases which the pill
Is able and anxious to stay.
This man and boy never weep, never
laugh, never smile at any matter coming
before them in the routine of their pro-
fession. Like police magistrates, they
are wholly unmoved by anything they
hear while on duty, but unlike police
magistrates, they have no audi
ences, and would gain nothing by affect
ing the virtue of sympathy when they
have IL not.
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13
The Dying Queen OF Naples.
London World

The ex-Queen of Naples lies In an al
most hopeless condition at Vienna. II
is considered by her physicians improb.
able that she will RI cover. Her Majesty
has long been know to suffer from con-
sumption, and with the present fall of
leaves her condition has assumed such
an alarming character as to leave no
hope whatever. The Count and Count
ess de Chambord have been telegraph.
ically summoned to her bed side. 1t is
no mystery that hers is the likeness at
tempted by NJ. Alphonse Daudct in his
novel just published with such consider
able success. "Les Rois en- Exil." She
bears in it the transparent pseuSonvm
of the Queen of Illyria. The work by
the way is very clever and interesting
one, and whilst avoiding the coarseness
and naughtiness of the Zola school, gives
a:graphic account of the realities of fast
life in the higher circles of cosmopoli-
tan society in Paris. Several "keys" to
the characters introduced in the book
are already current, as was the case with
the previous novel of the writer, "Le
Naboo," but it is perfectly obvious to the
initiated that the intention Of the writer
was by no means TO limit himself to the
portraiture of living models and that
the attempt at putting name to every
character in his book is somewhat hope
less. Some of thcm--the cx-Quecn Of
Naples under the title of the Queen Of
Illyria, Don Carlos as the Duke of Palma,
the Duchess o'Alencon as the Duchess
de Malines-are entirely taken from
life. But many othcrs-like the King of
Palermo, the infant, the agent Tom
Lewis, the broker Lemarey, and the de-
thronod Prince himself, on whose weak
ness and vice, rests the chief burden of
the drama-are purposely creatures of
fiction. with only feature here and
there borrowed from living model. NJ.
Daudet has thus happily eschewed the
danger of falling into libel or caricature,
as only his sympathetic characters are
recognizable, whilst the others, true and
masterfully drawn as they are, could
never be said to correspond exactly with
any historical figure.
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13
An EnalIsh Proof Reader.
London IIorner.

The proof-reader on great daily
journal il "a very different being from
the man associated with proofs in the
ordinary offices where the average week
ly paper is printed. On the dailies the
chief prooi-reader is generally man OF
education and often broken down
gentleman.
He is the son of house which has
come 10 grief, or he has constructed his
own grief for himself. Having received
a good grounding in a prammer school,
he has passed some time in respectable
college, or perhaps he is a graduate of
one of the universities. Any way he
has fair acquaintance with Latin, some
faint rcmInicenccs of Greek, and a
decent smattering of French. Besides
which, he is well supplied with general
information and has a tenacious memory
for names proper.
He also has quick eye for form. and
can detect turned or an from a
wrong font; can tell at one glance the
from the |, or perceive when the line is
too close or too white, or when patch
of type looks spotty; he must be ST.
premc master OF that art which has no
fixed laws-punctuation. 1t may safely
be asserted that no two writing men out
of a hundred would punctuate a column
Of morning paper identically. The
proof-reader of good daily journal
must be always able to punctuate SC
that the matter may be read intelligibly
and when an author tries to insist on
some unaccustomcd form of pointing
the reader must be ready to fall back or
the rules of the office, real or imaginary
to repress eccentricity.'' Pt
He must, of course, be perfect in spell
ing, or nearly so. His knowiedgc o.
grammer must be accurate, and he mus
have rs quick scent for doubtful or am
biguous grammer as any schoolmastef
Beyond grammer ms domain reaches
| He must have a moderate knowledge ol
style. chiefly with view'to perpicuity
He must never allow sentence de does
not understand TO pass him without
lquerying II.
The cry Of "fire" in the front, or Of
murder in the place he works in does
7 not attract his attention half SO much az
turned comma, or battered capital
letter. All the other men may run "a
the back or the front. he will not stir
/ There he sits, slowly following the pris.
ed lines on the long proof slip, now and
( then making hasty mark on the slip. !.
'Therr is a story told Of an attorney1
copying-clerk who was 10 subjected =
the mere art. rt.ofcopying any leEi form
that his master bet e&nend That ne WOulq
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13
One Of Bismark's Love Affairs.
London Globe.

Previous TO his marriage with Baron
ess Puttkammer, Prince Bismarck, on
whom his father in-law was rather 10th
to bestow his daughters hand, as he had
become acquainted with his future SON.
in-law's reckless pranks, was known for
his wild life, which gained for him the
sobriquent eccentric bismarck" Many
stories were atioat of his love affairs.
some of which did great honor TO him,
showing as they did, his chivalrous re-
gard for pure womenhood. One of these
accounts was lately recalled TO my mind
by the news of the Chancellor having
bestowed handsome present on the
daugh .er of a Tyrolese peasant girl,
whose acquaintance he had made in his
youthful rambles through the noun
tains. This country maiden, whose
father, a bigoted Catholic, was a wealthy
peasant, had so enchanted young Otto
Won Bismarck, then probably not dream
ing of the greatness in store for him,
that he seriously proposed for her hand,
an offer which was categorically refused
by the parent on account of his Protest
ant faith. He was sorely disappointed
at the rebuff, but tore himselfaway from
the object of his affection, who, few
years aflerward, was, against her wish,
forced to marry strict Catholic. She
settled at Salzburg, and died there after
giving birth to a daughter, in whose
welfare the Chancellor took a warm in
terest. On hearing of his protcge's en-
gagement and approaching wedding,
Prince Bismarck sent her his best wish
es, accompanied by valuable gin.
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13

TELEPHONES are dangerous convenien-
ces during storms, according the British
Medical Journal. A lady at Manchester,
Eng. was listening to message trans
mited by one of these instruments
when violent clap of thunder occurred
The listening ear became at once com
plc,ely numb and deaf The ladys
hearing had previously been perfect.
Several eminent physicians investigated
the case, through professional interest
in the phenomenon, and agreed that the
raticnt wss suffering from a conclusion
Of the auditory nerve caused by the
,hundcr-bolt. After some weeks the
effect passed away Since the injury
was evidently occasioned by the wave
of sound and not immediately by eiec-
tricity, it follows that applying a non
conducting communication to the ear
would not lessen the danger in such
cases. The only safe expedieent Is 70
avoid the telephone when the clouds are
hcliing their loud communion.
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13

TuE domestic relations Of Gen. Daniel
+. Sickles have again become the theme
Of public scandl' through the elopement
of his daughter from Paris to London
with an American adycnturer named
Mccarthy. The circumstance will re-
call the Washington tragedy of twenty
years ago, when Sickles shot Key for de-
bauching his wife, bit afterwards con-
doned the ofIen-c of the latter and re-
stored her to her coniugal position, a
course of action which was about equally
condemned and applaudcd. Mrs. Sickles
lived but a short time after, and Gen. ).
was remarked in Spain while Minister
TO Madrid. Miss Sicklcs is twenty-six
wears Of age, and appears to have been
lorr enough abroad to become attached
to lhe customs of the country.
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13
Move, Dinner Decorations.
\ Y Sun


Last Friday evening christening an
ner was given at an uptown residence, 1,,
one feature OF which was mover. ~. II.
front of each one OF the twelve glos,ss g u, y,
table was a miniature model OF the lolI, 5,a
IN Grace Church with Lilliputlan craalS enS
at its base. The font was maze OF WI WI
covered with silk and delicately painted Isen
with all the symbols, tracery ana e.vn w.,
the DELEGATE gold lettering about M ,ne a,,,, a,a
Except a man be born OF water ahe' .ho
of the spirit, he cannot enter INTO ,,nnn ane
Kingdom of heaven"-that appears upp,, ,pn
the original. Natural flowers iiiled ~. .ne ne
fonts. On the front of each small ,l..or1 snkr,,
cradle. wrought in fanciful gold let,erS suraS
amid foliage and blossoms, sppsa,ssa LEU
Tie name Of the baby Ethel sand oarh sne
date of her birth. Attached 10 lai, ,.h
cradle was silken ribbon upo, wntb,, ,hn
was painted- the name OF one VI ..v
guests. Amer the dinner these prcu!
things were carried off by those ec.ots m =.
whom they were placed Us soucn'rs ~
the occasion. The cost OF eacn ~aE
stventy-hye aAllars.
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13

TuE committee appointed TO organize
a National Agricultural Society, requests
the cooperation Of every farmer and all
interested in agriculture throughout the
country. A convention will meet at the
Metropolitan Hotel, in the city of New
York, at 10 o'clock q. m, Wednesday,
December the 10th, and the attendance
cf all who can make it convenient t.
come is requested. Lectures will he de-
liycred on practical topics relating to ag-
riculture, by some Of the best authorities
in the country. A constitution and by
laws will be adopted, and officers elected
tor the management Of the society.
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13
The Oldest Newspapcr,

Prof. Morley states that there was no
such thing as a newspaper in ancient
times, the first germ of such production
being custom that prevailed at Venice
in the sixteenth century of reading aloud
in public place manuscript sheet of
news of general interest, prepared by
the authorities, the sum paid by such as
cared to hear the reading Of this docu-
ment being one gazetta Ia fractional coins
and hence the name gazette. The Lon
don Builder, however, points out that the
learned professor seems at the moment
TO have forgotten that not long after the
foundation of Rome the high priest was
directed to exhibit to the public at fire.
quent intervals the chronicle (Annalc,
Maximi) he was enjoined to keep. This
went on until the institution of the Act}
Populi Romania Diurna, TO which, under
Caesar. were added the Acta Senatus.
Under the Emperors, copies of the Off
cial gazette were sent to the provinces
and in Rome its contents were quickly
diffused by persons who made business
of disseminating news contained in it.
No copy has been preserved, but con-
temporary authors refer to it and occa-
sionally intcrpolate extracts, 1t appears
tohavc contained war news, accounts Of
gladiatoria contests, popular festivities,
/ personal gossip, and, in word. nearly
all that goes to makeup modern news.
paper. 1t. also published, probably foi
payment advertisements of auctions
births, deaths, marriages, etc. Thus
2,000 years ago there existed ap.exaci
prototype ofthe modernnewspaper. 1T
spirit "was extingpished in that 'frightful
epoch which for centuries saturated the
soil Of all countries with gore" and. j,
did not revive until the days of the print
ing press. =
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13

THE terrors of Nihilism in Russia arc
oycrshadowed for the present by that OF
diphthcria. In Odessa, since last May,
over threc-fourths of the infant popula-
ton have fallen victims to the malady.
in several districts the disease has been
cgidcmic for the past two years without
Interruption. At one village over fifty
children died in two weeks, and in eleven
litlicts it prevailed with deadly yiru-
ien,e. Since Ilcrod slew the first born
of Egypt there has been nothing like
this wholesale slaughter of the inno-
cruts
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13

A BOX stall costing $4,000 has just
been finished in the stable Of Baron
Rothschild Of Vienna for his favorite
horse. The sable proper has marble
floors, cncaustic tiles painted by disting-
uished artists; rings, chains, and drain
traps of silver, and the walls are fres-
coed with hunting scenes. This build
ING cost $4,000.
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13

Two men started from Minneapolis on
the same train carrying conflicting deeds
to piece of land in Sioux Falls, and
each resolved to get his document re.
corded first. As they approached that
ity one Of them climbed upon the en-
,inc, slipped the coupling, loft the train
TO take care Of itself, and rushed on, Sc
curing a record of his title half an hour
in advance Of his rival, who had to wait
for another locomotive.
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13
r., Ma, who Never Smiles.

Governor Rice was asked to pardon lsa
ono O,Donell. of Milbury, from Charles
,aVer ONE y and a gentleman who recently vsl.
;,Od ioMI ,be State prison thus tells his story:
i,6.aa,Iemen.p Yea .,ie % said the warden, Il want
to bring before you enc Gr ;n 'mr nr;son, We
.markable cases we have IN pie pa,ro sm,les !,
callhim the man who never s nll'xo,,
and / wish before he comes 70 mar man of
snu h;s story. lie seems to be man az ,hs y.
naorcsthan m,o ordinary ability, enc o' '"s
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13

As old breast-plate of the style worn
by the Puriiians over 200 years ago was
lately found among lot Of old iron in
a shop at Lake Village, n. IL. 1t weighed
twenty-fve pounds.
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13

SWITZERLAND makes a handsome profit
out Of its mountain peaks and glaciers
Tourists put into the pockets of the
Swiss an aggregate of S45,OOO,00O during
thc past season.
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13

Some firm in Germany is attempting
to substitute paper for wood in the man
ufacture Of lead pencils. The paper is
stepped in an adhesive liquid, and rolled
rcrnd the core of lead TO the required
thickness, After the paper is dry it is
colored and it resembles, when finished.
an ordinary cedar oenc''
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13
Trscy's Trumpet.
81 IAuis Tfmea

Andrew Tracy, of Harrisburg, Pa, was
condemned to be hanged fo- the murder
of his consin and sweetheart, Mary
Riley. As soon as the death sentence
was pronounced he began to develop a
taste for literature and to call for book
after book to read. In addition to Dick
in's novels and the works of Darwin
and Huxley he devoured the entire ed
ition of the American Encyclopedia page
by page. He read the Bible from Gene
sis 10 Revelations, Scott from Waverly
to Ivanhoc, land Byron frbm Childe Har'
/ old 10 Don juan: All this a1dity for
leaz1iug was taken as the, manifestation
of an unusually strong mind, q .fact
which by no .. means extenuated tho
crime Of Tracy in, public estimation.
But the ether day II was discovered that
Tracy had written q poem, and irnmedi-
ately suspicion began 70 be aroused.
This act, h is thought, furnishes good
ground. for believing that the good man
is not 20 intellectual after 'all, and thai
there is d hereditary taint of lunacy lin
eerine about his brain. The day Of
execution has been nxed 'ior. DccenipsL,
4. btit a motion fora new trial =
newly discovered plea of insan
been filed, and, having read the
ve have no hesitation IN believ1
court will consider II as an ample
cation for deciding the motion faN
VIC hava no doubt this will be irf
xl,eu1j y poem saved a lie.
T 49, -<f<-<-x
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13

I'VE fowls plenty of dust and coal
ashes as a bath, also lime, rubbish and
gravel, together With proper food such
as corn, wheat, oats. buckvheat, cooked
vegetables Of all kinds, and you will be
rewarded by profitable birds.
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13

The cast~stecl manpfactuIy at Essen,
Prussia, has existed since 1910. Il has
been conducted by its present owner,
Herr. Alfred Krupp, SINCE 1926. There
are in these works 1,648 furnaces, "
steam hammers, ~ trains Of rolls and
4,063 machine tools. The n6pbef OF
wor!unen employed amounted In 1877 TO
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13
W0MEN'S WAYS.
Woman's Opinion of Nan-womcn On
school Boards--A Street Episodc--
He suspected Her--The
Fashions.
A STREET EPISODE.

A STREET EPISODE.
lie was rtanding on the corner.
W the place where lOaicrs meet;
And he watched the drcssy damsels
As they wadod DER The street
From his mouth came inucndocs,
And his eyes were opened wide,
Ason tiptoc they came dancing
Der the muddy, sloppy tide.
When lady and her daughter,
Stepping carefully along,
Closely yelled from street inspection.
Heard the Shiny. ycnulnod tongue.
Then little veil was lifted,
And with shame his head was hung,
For his mother aud his sister
Thus had struck the speaker dumb,
Talayrap,
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13

A VARIETY of japanese persimmons
are grown in Florida that weigh nearly
a pound apiece and are delicious in
favor.
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13
VOLUME XI.
TIMELY TOPICS.

DR.. KAtLoU, Mayor-elect OF San
Francisco, has entirely recovered. and
will be installed on the lst day of Janu-
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13

Sort plaid silks are used for foldoe
fichus, laid in bias folds to wear with
plain black or sober tinted dresses.
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13

rnerssf Minnesota ~
e. ! n Ssi:s;s : g., -
The Osceola times., 1879-12-13

FASHIONS wHIMs,
RipnEp velvet is much worn.
SEALsKIs fringe is late novelty.
BRIDAL wreaths are in a diadem form.
PAINTED gauze bail dresses will be
worn.
The most popular bonnet is the Direc-
toire.
The long dolman is the cloak of the
season.
ENoLrsri walking jackets will be worn
again.
Trr umbrella" is. tho latest large
bonnet.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-23
sE IA GK.
OFFICE OF NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Friday evening. Angus %. 1919.
- NEM nRrEANs e.. E.rS-c.-rr1.r-sr,

Total this zeek @. ~ 5a1,37s 80 s45l,5l2 3
We quote exceptional paper Gls7 II cent, Al
do 7gs; second grade DO o; loans Of
eoIlateraLs 7g3; Al mortgage paper So;
second grade do d v cent per annura.
Mexican dollars are now quoted a. SEQ
=, and trade dollars a. 9og95. Halves and
quarters (Americant are quoted at 81 a5997 :.
Ias SALES Of foreign exchange were light
and rates are weak. Bank sterling rules at
-6g45f514a, and Dill Of ladllg and clear bills at
t731aalg4s0I.
FrsnchbiiIs are weak and quiet, We quote
bank francs -; commercial -a5.26zs.
New York sight i quoted at Il II cent pre-
MUM fof bank counter rate, commercial Is
quoted 4 Reent premium.
State Corl5as weak at 81 .@38.
Premium Binds closed at 24gzf5I.
Stocks are ffra.
MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES - Con-
soIidated Bonds ara quoted a. a0g32; Half
Paid City Coupons, 24125; State Warrants.
8og85I: LaEee Warrants, 72075; City Tine
l374 l5zf 1879. ag30 1876, l11zz3L, 1877,
Z254gz4a, 1873, zz5s@z3I.
SF0rKo
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-23
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
TRADE IT1Na. ETC

Rnsfpess during the week ii cotton circles
ss t,aen Oh iiEaitcI scale. The tone of the
arket Eas been strong, with aa upward ten
eney. consequent upon the baekHardnsss ~
e receipts and the light supplies AZ All he
tlantsc ports. The advance during the week
mounts to about 15c per pound.
Yesterday the transactions iR cotton were
ID, showing m Improvement oEer the pre-
oas day, the sales amounting to 145 bales.
Al New York the market for spots was firm
ith SAILS 81 997 bales, and a1a bales delivered
contracts. Futures showed al advance u
ON r 10 IS points. The stock OF cotton %
and in New York + 81, 357 bales.
Spots were firm at Liverpool, with saias Of
b0o bales 800 American, Of which l1y0 ba5as
Esye taken for export and speculation ~
res opened Of 1-32c lover, az offered by
ayers, but recovered and closed firmer.
For the week ending yesterday the 5ales
/ cotton at Liverpool amounted to $1,000
ales, against 5000 bales FIR the same time
est year. The stock now Oh fand ia that
ty is 427,000 bales, against 5t5, fa bales a.
he same date last year. Or tat5 25t,J0
kles are American, against ft1 100 bales last
EAR.
The receipts Of cotton 81 I'll kinds at Liv-
kpeol thus far have been 2632,010 bales,
kainst 2 882, 900 bales at tle same date last
bar. The amount 1t cotton afioat of All
nds ia 1860 bales, against $4,000 bales
BIT year,
The receipts at all ports Of the United
ates foot up (, f3G, gs9 bales, against i,235 l5g
lies at the same time last year. The net re-
ipts ut New Orleans are 1.f73,a59 bales,
katnst 1,371 ,GJ8 last year.
THE stock Of cotton at New Orleans now
mprisas 4056 bales, against 11G3 bales last
bar at the same date.
Lat the sugar sheds there IS q marked i'm
tovenent Ia the feeling in prices for sugar.
he market, though not quotaoiy higher, is
trong and in favor Of holders.
[The transactions In moIasses have been
knited, Notwithstanding which prices are
teady.
ghe grain market IS amply supplied with
he limited demand stocks have been accafnu- /
ting and prices are easy.
There was very little -four sold yesterday. |
[e heard Of some inquiry for export grades, /
bt the local deal did not cover 100 barrels. II +
jrt this was attributable to the weather, /
bich WAS unfavorable to saupling -four.
bring the past week prices hava fallen of /
put 1211sc per barrel, but are quiet and
badly at the decline. Tie receipts for the
lex were q, 217 barrels, against 30 barrels
t week. Corn meal has also declined, IN
fresh arrivals during the week amounting
6I9O barrels.
Provisions were quiet yesterday. During
week prices varied but little, the trading
ng light and mostly On orders. The re-
pts from the West for the past seven days
Fe been as follows: Pork 1893 barrels,
'binst Is barrels the previous week; packed
katsIbacon and dry salt-423 casks and
q boxes, against ia casks and 436 boxes the
ok before; lard. GAO tierces and 81 kegs
Rinst i tierces and ~ kegs the previous
ek, hams, 500 tierces, against 32G tierces
Y week; bulk meats, 6s,772 pounds, against
ti50 pounds last week.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-23

tate Consols closed weak yesterday at 81 !
against 3s1s33IE4 % Thursday, with sales
bnly 5000. Premium Bonds showed a lit
more activity, closing at "a G2tt1t5, against
kg2411&a on the previous day, with sales Of
200. At New York Louisiana Consols
fned at 3711zz and closed at 81 4G33l :, with
Eea af 80 EGa