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The Osceola times., 1879-11-15
SNAKE CHARMING.
How Rattiesnakes Capture singing Birds
Popular Science Monthly.


During the first week of their confne-
ment, his rattlesnakes disdained to
chase their game, and the stupidity Of
the bugs and'young birds made 1t easy
enough to collar them whenever they
were wanted; but one morning the ga
minis of the neigbborhood caught an old
blackbrd and sold il to the geological
druggist for two pieces of candy. The
blacksnakes were covered up with an
old apron TO prevent their interference,
and the vivoras, who had tasted for
twenty-four hours, rather than eat cock
roaches,got one more chance a. a square
meal. After fiuttering around in an ex-
cited way for while, the bird settled
down in corner, and the two snakes
prepared for action. They lowered their
heads, and without moving the tail end
of their bodies approached the bird by
q gradual extention of their coils; but he
was all suspicion and recommended his
fluttering before their cat like advance
had brought them within range.
Then the female rolled herself up in
the blackbird's corner and her mate
took post in the center of the room, but,
after readjusting their coils, neither
budged an inch; they bided their time.
Dashing his head against the windows
seemed TO tire the bird after while.
Presently he came down, but aligbted
in rather inaccessible place took wing
again, and alighting in his old corner
finally bundered into the watering-pot.
He hoped out with drenchcd wings,
and devoted few moments to the rear
rangemcnt of his toilet, needless or un-
conscious Of his proximity TO the female
partner of the hostile alliance. She
watched all his movements, and her tail
Quivered in curious way when she
saw him poke his head under his right
wing; the one turned toward the corner;
she seemed to know that he would re-
peat the same maneuyer on the left
wing side. lie did so, and she had him
directly Drawing herself up,shc poised
her neck like dart, braced herself by
contracting the rear coils, and let drive.
A loud scrcech, few feathers flying
and terrified bird darting through the
room like blind chicken-cause and
effect coinciding with shot-like sudden
ness. Instead of following him she re-
turned to her favorite nook, where she
was soon after followed by her mate.
The difficult part of the job was done.
Three or four times the bird managed
to take wing, staggered around in cir
Gle once or twice and then sat still. The
chemicals began TO operate. First its
legs and then its wings began to trem-
BILE; trying to stand upright, it put its
feet farther and farther apart; and finally
spread its wings, but TO no purpose; Il
convulsive tremor seized it, and with Il
gasp it fell over on ITS side; and only at
that moment did the snakes glide up TO
take possession of their prey, The same
experiment was tried with Il ground
squirrel and two half-grown chickens,
and always with an analogous result.
No animal liable to offer serious
resistance was captured outright by the
rattlesnakes, They managed to fetch
it bite and let it go, relying on the vi
rus 10 do the rest.
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15
The burmese Capital.

The Royal City of Gems, Mandalay,
the residence of King Theeban, is be-
coming more and more like a pande-
monium on earth. The streets are
thronged with multitudes on their way
to or from the gambling hells. Men are
selling their wives to buy tickets; fathers
their daughters to get money for an
other chance; bandsof robbers infest the
suburbs and outlying districts; all trade
is at an end. When the craze is gone
with the money, and His Majesty sends
around the tax collector TO replenish his
Golfers, there will be n scene Of riot in
the capital which will avenge and ex-
ceed the atrocities Of February. In the
provinces, rebellion stalks about un-
checked and apparently unheeded. The
whole kingdom is going to ruin.
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15
MARRIAGE ENGAGEMENT BROKEN.
Miss Roberts's Suitor's Behavior on Learn :
ing that she had False Teeth.

Elmira Dispatch n. Y. sun.
DR.. Preston, dentist, of Wayland,
made set Of teeth, three years ago, for
Miss Rosa Roberts, of Blood's. Last week
Miss Roberts went to Wayland on Wis
it. She was engaged to be married to a
resident of that place. While she was
there DR.. Preston called to see her, and
inquired how her teeth were lasting
She handed them to him and he put them
in his pocket, saying, you can have
these teeth when you pay me for them"
Miss Roberts was not able to pay for them
just then, and DR.. Preston carried them
away.
That night the man who promised to
make Miss Roberts his wife called to see
her, and she sent word down that she
could not see him that evening? He in
sisted upon an explanation, and Miss
Roberts's friends explained. The gen
tleman went away. Next day he wrote
to Miss Roberts that he did not know she
wore false teeth, and that he could not
marry a woman who wore them.
MissI Roberts fancies that she can re-
cover 5000 from DR.. Preston for the loss
of a husband and for annoyance growing
out Of his taking her teeth from her, and
moreover, that she can recover damages
from her la,c suitor in a breach of prom
ise suit, r
Some time ago DIR. Preston made a set
of teeth for the Rev. W. w. Holt, of
Blood's. The minister did not pay for
them when the bill was due. The dem
list called TO see him, and said that he
thought there was something wrong with
his teeth. Mr.. Holt handed his teeth To
DR.. Preston, who pocketed them and
walked away. The minister called on the
dentist next day and settled,
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15
Cost of "a kiss.
Post Dispatch.

Jaudge Cady heard wonderful case
in his court to-day. 1t was that OF Il wo-
man bringing suit against man who
wrested kiss, one single little kiss,
from her lips against her own OBJ
stinate will few mornings ago. The
plaintiff in the case was Miss Emily
Otto, good-looking German servant
girl, and the defendant. Jean Z. Damn,
whose father conducts q dairy. The
scene of the episode was building No.
2224 Gravois road, where Miss Otto is
engaged AS domestic Damn lives
Just across the strees, and it all came
about in this wise.
For several months past the defend
ant has been paying minor attentions
TO the plaintiff. He arises early of q
morning, long before dawn, and it has
been his custom TO wake the latter by
hurting pebbles up against the window
of her room. On the night of the 10Th
of October they parted the best OF
friends, and she requested the defendant
TO awake her early on the following
morning. According TO his side of the
story she requested him TO climb into
her room if the pebbles failed to accom-
plish their purpose, drag her out of
bed and kiss her for his pains, and that
she would leave the window open in
furtherance Of the scheme. This part
Of the story she denies.
At any rate Monday morning came
and the defendant pitched the pebbles
up against the atlantis window. There
was no response from the room, and,
discovering the window ajar he clam
bered in. Then there was scene. The
young lady did not exactly scream, but
she fled from that room into an adjoin.
ing one, donned her daily habi!iments,
and went down into the kitchen. The
defendant felt aggrieved at the thought
of being cheated out Of the agreed upon
osculatory practice, and followed down
into the kitchen, where he put out the
light, caught the plaintiff in his strong
arms and, after fierce struggle that
alarmed the whole house, succeeded in
obtaining the promised kiss. Miss Otto
felt deeply insulted at the indignity, and
the publicity ii attained, and on the fol-
lowing Friday she visited the -Four
Courts and swore out warrent for
Damm's arrest under a charge of assault
and battery. The case came up for trial
to-day, and the defendant pleaded not
guilty. The testimony was heard and
Judge Cady was shocked. He adjusted
his glasses, bestowing withering look
upon the defendant, and said;
"Young man, you Otto be ashamed
Of yourself to serve Miss Otto in this
manner. II is all well and good for q
young man to kiss girl when she is
willing, but when she objects so siren
uously, and you still persist in battling
for a kiss, it changes the aspect Of the
case. l sentence you to pay fine OF S5C
and cost"
! Defendants counsel filed motion fol-
new trial.
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15
Down a Chute.
Truckee Republican


A chute is laid from the rivers brink
up the steep mountain TO the railroad,
and while we are telling it the monster
logs are rushing, laundering, flying leap
ing down the deceyity. They come
with the speed of a thunderbolt, and
somewhat of its roar, 4 track of fire
and smoke follows thom-fre struck by
their friction with the chute logs. They
descend the 100 feet perpendicular.
They strike the deep water OF the pond
with report that can be heard mile
distant.
Logs fred from cannon could scarce
ly have greater velocity than they have
at the foot of the chute. The average
velocity is over 100 feet in second
throughout the entire distance, and at
the instant they leap from the mouth
speed must be full 200 per second. A
sugar-pinc log sometimes weighs ten
tons. What a missile! How the water
is dashed in the air! Like Il grand plume
of diamonds and rainbows, the feathery-
spray is hurried INTO the air to the
height Of 100 feet. II forms the grand
est fountain ever behcld. How the
waters of the pond foam and seethe and
ash against the shore:
One log, having spent Its force by the
mad plunge into the deep waters, has
floated so as TO be at right angles with
the path OF the descending monster,
The mouth of the chute is perhaps tif-
teen feet above the surface of the water.
4 huge log hurled from the chute cleaves
the air and alights on the floating log.
You know how bullet glances, but can
you imagine saw-log glance? The end
strikes with a heavy shock, but glides
quickly past for short distance, then a
crash like reverberation of artillery,
the falling log springs $50 feet vertically
into the air. and with curve like a
rocket falls into the pond seventy yards
from the log il struck
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15
ooop.Nrour AND GOOD-MORSING.

O hsppiest hour Of all this weary life,
r1s.n hsnds and Kiss one kiss, for here we part;
0ood-night, sweet friends. goodnight
~ 40 some music tripping gay and light,
And flowers, whose breath Is OF the heavenly
fields;
Goodnight. swcc: friends, goodnight
One moment only. swim and all sublime.
And I, past every shade OF mortal sorrow,
Prom some fair hilltop Of the summer iand
Shall bid you good morrow.
Tender and true l cannot chose but he.
And OF how sweet OF Just awhispereu "Afh'
IN c,esn vour hand and smiling, kiss and say,
Good nieht---and then good morning.
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15
College Girls on q Strike.
whitby Canada, Saturday night.

One of the prominent FIXTURES in con-
nection with Demill's Ladies' College,
Oshawa, is the teaching of domestic
economy in its several branches. Here
toforc the fair pupils of the institution,
if they were not without their dislikes to
certain portions of their studies, never
permitted them TO take any aggressive
shape On Monday, however, they re-
solved, and, what is more, actcd-they
stopped short, and never more were
they going to wash the dishes necessary
to the successful running of that institu-
ton. 1t was an amusing scene, but ''it
was woman's nay" and even the learn
professors knew what that meant.
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15
TAT0OlNG A LEG.
A Cincinnati Drummer's Mad Freak.

HAGERsrowY, ISp, October 25.-A few
days since gentleman" came to town,
representing himselfas druggist drum
mer" from Cincinnati. He was of good
appearance and had Il geutlemanly ad-
dress and as q consequence he was not
long in establishing himself in the good
graces of our fast young ladies. Right
here let me say that we have some of the
fastest girls in Ilagerstown that there is
in all Indiana) Mr.. Druggist" fastened
on one of those characters mentioned,
and, playing the role Of a lover, in re-
markably short time completely won her
confidence. Rccently-very recently
while the twain were out together and
while the lady was under the influence
of wine, which "ye drummer" had per-
suaded her to take, the latter who is
somewhat of an artist in tattooing, got
the consent of the lady to ornament her
leg with his name. The name of the
gentleman we withhold-not out Of re-
spect for him, but the house he is doing
business for. Not only did the fellow
prick his name into the fair skin of the
lady, but he decorated the leg with n
number of vulgar caricatures, which
sometime in the future will undoubtedly
cause her unbounded shame and re-
morse. The limb is in rather critical
condition, owing to cold caught while the
operation was being performed, or from
poison infused in her blood by the colors
used, and it will be surprising if the dec
GRATED girl does not suffer weeks Of pain
before her leg is in dancing order again.
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15
The st. Louis Magazine.

The St. Louis Illustrated Magazine Is,
without doubt, the handsomest monthly
published for its price in the Union. 1t Is
brilliantly illustrated. The stories. poems,
and articles on timely subjects are all origi-
nal The book contains every month q
profuscly illustrated fashion article, and,
as whole, is household treasure. sample
copies sent free, on reception of two three
cent stamps, TO any post-oiilce. Address,
St. Louis Magazine, 720 Olive street, 81.
Louis, Mo. ..
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15

THERE are in New York over 800
Chinese lsundries, so groceries, 20 to-
bacco stores, 8 restaurants and variety
of other establishments. Eighty have
gone into domestic service. In Jersey
City there are three factories (including
a shirt factory, shoe factory and a cut
lery shop, which employ Chinese labor
alone. 1t is said that beer saloon has
been opened in Hoboken by two China
man. In Brooklyn there are about so
laundries, six cigar stores and one gro
Gerry.
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15
THE roval family of Denmark are now

The royal family of Denmark are now
gathered at Bernstorg Castle, with the
exception OF the young Duchess of Cum
berland, whose little daughter keeps her
at home. The future Queen of England
and the Empress Of Russia, with their
husbands and children, are together
again in their childhood's home, which,
though small and crowded, they have
preferred for their visit to any other Of
the royal residences.
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15

A PRINCIPAL of Vassar College stepped
suddenly into one Of the recitation
rooms and said: "Tha: person who is
chewing gum will please step forward
and put it on the desk" The whole
school stepped forward with one accord,
toward the desk, while the teacher
slipped her quid beneath her tongue,
and said: "Leally, guls, am surpnscld."
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15
THE magnificent diamonds which wer,

THE magnificent diamonds which were
presented as bridal gift to the daughter
Of Gen. Sherman by the Khedive of
Egypt, are kept in the vault of the Unit
ed States Treasurer, and their casket is
sealed, so that the treasurcr's clerks
may not be put to the trouble Of display
ing them to visitors. The daughter,
Mrs, Fitch. lives in St. Louis. She has
three children, the oldest being boy of
four years.
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15
Want of Sleep.

The man who has a talent for sleep is
to be envied; for the means of peace
and rest are ever within his reach.
Many poor unfortunates lie awake half
the night and get up in the morning
weary, unrefreshed and dispirited,
wholly unfit, either in BODY or mind,
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15
CREAM OF THE MAILS.
Nuggets of wit and wisdom from our
Exchanges.
A PRErrY PoEM.

she sits beneath the garden thatch, reading that
work of Bunyaps;
september breezes gently waft the incense fro
the onions, t,t
Her father pulleth up the bulbs so charged win
incense rare,
A caterpillar steals march upon my lady
fair. -
-.SeuJenuiUe Press.
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15
Grocers and storekeepers

pay to cents pound extra for butter
made with Gilt-Edge Butter Maker. 1t in
creases the production TO 10 per cent: re-
duces labor of ehurning onc-halG sold by
druggists, grocers and general storekeepers
Send stamp for Hints to Butter Makers. ="
Address, Butter Improvement Co., Buffalo,
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15
Perpetual Motion Discovered in Georgia.
Gainesville tGal Eagle.

Mr.. Sharp s. Reynolds writes that he
has discovered perpetual motion. His
plain is to make wheel three feet in
diameter of steel or some other metal;
let it face three or four inches; let the
wheel have one heavy place in it, so
when you start it let the heavy side be
on the top side; let it 90; the weight of
it will bring it almost TO the top, have
the heavy part magnetized; have anoth-
wheel over it stationary; have it faced
with loadstone so that when this part
comes up it will lack little Of coming
over the top, the loadstone will draw it
over, then the weight will carry it cn.
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15
LOST HER VOICE.

The daughter OF an Arkansas gentle
man reached the age Of twenty-five
years without having beau, although
she tried hard to capture one. y month
ago she suddenly lost her voice, and now
dozen young men in the neighborhood
want TO marry her. (Ofcoursc this is a
libel on the sex. No man would marry
womdn who has lost her voice How
could she call him in the morning after
making the fire and getting the break
fast ready )-NorriStoUn Herdld
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15
THANKSGIVING TURKEY.

Man seems to have a belligerent feel
ing towards any object he beholds CIV
ing thanks. Why it will be but short
time when he win be ready TO knock the
stuffing out of a THANKSGIVING turkey
Whitehall Times.
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15
Gen. GRANT lunched under one of the

Gen. GRANT lunched under one of the
big trees in the Yosemite the other
day. The tree has borne his name since
the war. The nearest of the giants is
named "Andy Johnson" The guide
told Grant a story of Judge Jackson, of
Georgia, who few years ago visited the
trees. Having spread his cloth under
Gen. Grant, Judge jackson had put the
first morscl into his mouth, when some
one happened to mention the name of
the tree. The unreconstructed Judge at
once arose, took up his dishes, his cloth,
and his basked and moved over to Andy
Johnson in the shadow Of which he
dined.
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15

Count Won Moltkc has been superin-
tending the erection Of fortificatiohs along
the French boider. The marvellous growth
of military power Of France made the
work necessary.
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15
wHo's RUNNING THIS COUNTRY?

"Who," shrieks an exchange, "is run
ing this country" Now, don't get ex-
cited about it. Keep cool and preserve
your equanimity. We are running it.
We all do the work after office hours
and it doesn't cost the government Il
cent. We intend to keep the matter n
profound secret but when an editor
gets up on his hind legs and howis,
"Whos'e running this government" it
is time to speak out.-Norris'opH Her
rI1
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15
FOUND AT LAST.

A new use has been found for many a
Youths head-piece, the utility of which
had heretofore been questionable. 1t Is
discovered that such young mems heads
are primarily intended to keep the neck
tie from slipping of.-McGregor Ne'rs.
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15
TWO HALVES.

A story in an exchange is entitled In
Two Halves" Will the author kindly
inform a suffering public, bllndly crop
ing about in the misty avenues of lgnor,
ance, in how many more halves il would
have been possible tohavc had the story?
-S1Ip,1 SuObeO,D
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15
n,,,.,,.,,,vs Mrs. D. Mag!
THE AUTOGRAPH.

II seems incredible, but It is true Una. isn ""
velous invention will enable any Ieis.es tol
minutes time and nj cost OF ten oe,n.,i,ins1
tiny or more fac-simile copies OF on ss,rns Nd,
ns Circulars, Letters, Price Iists 11Slisof
Mnuifcsts, Specifications, Notices, b..;stnal
or any other documents from one or orlel1l i,n ID
For description and price list address D'
skinner, 2l9 Chestnut ST., 81. LOUIS
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15
A BLOODY DUEL,

Two women at Union, Tenn, had a
duel in regular man style. They both
fred at the word; and one hit boy who
was climbing over the fence with q wa
termelon, and the other hit calf in the
field Both having drawn blood, they
acknowledged that they had received
satisfaction -Pecks MlWdukee Sun.
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15
TUNNELS ARE BoRrs.

The train had Just emerged from a
tunnel, and a vinegar-flced maiden OF
thirty summers remarked to her com
panion, "runnels are such bores!" which
nobody can deny. But young lady of
about eighteen, who sat in a seat imme-
diately in front Of the ancient party, adj
iusted her hat, brushed her frizzes back,
and said to the perfumed young man be-
side her, Il think tunnels are awfully
nicer-NorriStoir Herald.
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15

A little Cincinnati boy, four years old,
taken into the.country for the first time,
was astonished at everything, particu-
larly at finding blackberries tiled onto
sticks out doors," as he expressed it. In
pasture he saw cows reclining in the
shade chewing their cuds. After obscrv-
ing them for time he said he would
like 10 be COW, "and have nothing to
do but lay around under the trees and
chew gumr-.SdhTddy Night
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15

When a young man comes slipping
around the corner toward the preachers
house with an able bodied young woman
close behind him, and asks in a hesitatt-
ing ashamed-of.himself sort of way II
the parsons in, it isn't necessary to write
column article to explain what the
young man wants with the minister
SubenuHe Herald.
The Osceola times., 1879-11-15
THAT DowSwARD PLUNGE.

Did you ever notice the downward
plunge of young lady's jaw when she
gives utterance TO one of the "ands
that serves as convenient resting-places
in her speech while awaiting the brains
catching up with the tongue?-Boston
Jco,l scripf
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-25

The Richmond Why's abuse OF Cover
nor Holiday makes about as much impress
sion upon the minds OF the good people oil
this State as would a pop.gun playing upon
the walls OF Gibraltar. The mud it throws
only soils the hands which dabbIc in it. His
character is too pure aud high TO be reached
by it.-LeeSJu1y WaShingtonian.
The Wing claims to have supported Gene
raj Beale far Congress in this district last
fail. Heaven save General Beae and the
Conservative party Of the district in future
from all such support rs they received from
the Wig in that canvass. -Iidelrater Inde1.
In Cincinnati they have 4 Groccrs' EX-
change. to which unpaid bills arc sent, and
where they arc sold after being advertised
as follows:
For sale, bils-at Groccrs' Exchange,
northwest corner OF Main and Canal
against Cora \. Baldwin alias Livingston,
$50 George street, $15.SS: \. ]. Tull>, at
torney, 116 Livingston street, S2.44; Jesse
Z. Lingcnfclter. policeman, 1863 west Ninth
street, S22.31; Rev. Lewis French, attor-
ney. otlice.room No. "a, Pixies, Opera build
ing, residence 537 west Court street, S31 e I,
$5.S7, and Sl.S5, &C., &c.
The Saturday Rerielc says that it is not
alone the senteel fashionable daughters OF
clearinghouse keepers. but lady novelistS as
we'll, who say ''Detwccn you and l. \
hit at Miss Braddon's "NiNcn."
A daughter OF the late John c. Breckn-
ridge was married last week.