The Osceola times., 1879-02-22

CusHiDn- VI hci SaItlasc5 hluueu Win
aromatic herbs, in imitation Of prsc.
tice prevalent among Oriental nations.
She lives in an atmosphere of constant
perfume.
The American house OF representa-
tives is renewed once in two years the
French chamber once in four years the
German reichstag, the Prussian diet and
Hungarian diet once in three years; the
Italian chamber once in fse years; while
in Great Britain the nominal period of
the elective house is seven years.
PERU, atswhose capital Senator Chris
tiancy will represent the United States
as minister, has a bonded debt of 5000,
900 000,; its gusno deposits, the princi.
pal source Of its wealth, are mortgsged
to British capitalists for $50 900 900,
and the government owes s6 0O0, 600 in
interest. Assets-an occasional earth
quake.
A RAILWAY locomotive lasts from
thirty-fve to forty years. Sometimes,
however, chance one may see half a
century of service For the first five or
six years locomotive needs no repairs,
providing il meets with no accidents
Then it will need new boiler tubes,
when, in another five years, the tires,
boleisnd engine boxeimust,be replaced
The locomotive is then good for another
score OF years, when the frames, axles
and some of the small points require
looking after. Then, like the traditional
Yankee iack.kniie it has a new blade
and new handle. 1t issn ACKNOWLEDGED
fact that American locomotives see more
service than those made in any other
country.
LIBERIA has proved no Utopia for
South Carolina emigrants. The corres>
pondent who wrote thar his Sunday
dinners consisted OF "roast monkey"
which was mighty dry eating without
lard" and that lard could not be
had for "love or money" has fellow.
sufferer in one Rufus Clark, who writes
back: can not make living here,
for there is nothing going on for living
in this country but lying, cheating and
stealing He wshe, to get back to
America, but has not the means to do it.
al thought" he writes, that | could
live in this country, but find that 10
man can live in this country. II you
will all and assist me to get away from
this country would be willing TO bind
myself and family to WORK for you on
your place, or in any way you want me
until you are satisfied OF your money"
SAN FRANCISCO is happy. A tree hiss
been discovered which finds nutriment
in It's thin and sterile soil, or in the sand,
where there is no soil of any kind, -four.
ishes through its psrching droughts,
springs back with triumphant recover
after all its branches have been held
streaming steadily eastward all day long,
and every day, before the still zephyrs
from the sea, and shakes rom its sharp
lanceolate leaves the gray alkaline dust
which collects in an unsightly coating
over all other vegetation. 1t is a gum
tree which is crowned with this cluster
of rare virtues even when beset with
the most trying Occidental conditions.
Not the particular gum tree celebrated
in song As the haunt of the disingenuous
opossum, but another eucalyptus re-
Gently domestcsted. And now the
young city proposes to plant decorate
herself with living green. Indeed, she
has already begun, and, although the ex-
pertinent is only three.years old, the To-
cal eiitbr asserts. VIGOROUSLY, There
are actually trees in San Franci,co."
The gum trees are growing. They will
arrest the malaria that walketh Nv mid
night, and shatter the force of the wind
that wasteth at MONDAY. They will
po"usi'y tho ivy nhu hisikhtc INC uuet-
plague, and stand as barricades-the pa
pers say so-sgainst the sweep OF devss,
tating fires. Unfortunately they will
cast a shade when the sun shines, and
sunshine is what every San Franciscan
wants to bathe in when he gets the
chance.
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The st. Louis Clinical Record pub.
fishes an account of somewhat singular
cure accomplished in the presence of a
medical class 10 that city. The subject
was a little girl Of eleven, who, being
precocious, was overworked at school
For eighteen months she had complained
of pains in various parts OF the body, and
for two or three days pri)r to the treat
ment had suffered from in,ense hes lachs
She was very nervous and impressible in
temperament. Sid the lecturer :
We propose to re ieve this little girl by
the application OF a metal. | shall use
this silver half dollsr, in the present in
stsntce, which | happen to have in my
pocket. She says the most intense pain
is in the center OF her forehead therefore
| shall place the coin on that part and