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The Osceola times., 1879-05-10
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PLAIN RUeKs --Ole cup OF yeast, one
cup OF wafer, one egg, little salt, a
large spoonful OF lard mix together
let them rice twice and bake.
CELERY SALT.-Save the root OF the
celery plant, dry and crate it, mixing it
with Que third as much salt. Keep il
In bottle well corked, and 1t is delicious
for soups, oysters, gravies or hsshes.
SUPERIOR SOFT GINGER BREAD
One cup OF sugar, one cup butter, one
cup New Orleans molssses, one cup sour
milk, four cups four, three eggs. two
teaspoonfuls (even) OF saleratus, dis.
solved 10 hot water.
DRor CAKE-Four aud q half tea
cups OF -four, two and half cups sugar,
one-halt cup butter, one cup of sweet
milk. i've eggs, three tablespoon fuls
baking powder, cream, butter and sugar ;
beat the eggs separately; bake in gem
pans.
LEMON MISCE Pies. Boil a lemon
about four hours, and chop 8. small add
one-half pound OF beef suet, one half
pound OF sugar, one.halt pound OF cur.
rants, one-hslf pound OF raisin., Ave
apples, nutmeg and lemon ptel; Che
lemon peel must not be put in before
you use it.
LEMON CEEAN.-1ake a pint Of thick
sweet cream aud put In II the yolks Of
tWo eRgs uoll beaten, four ounces OF fine
Grnk - ~ sisd Of o. hnon; boil
- - ~ 4 ta4 alacFt ccld; pu.
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A Baby In a Psnther's Jaws.
Yieka lCai. ] yourn,,.

Last Thursday evening. about dark,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Campbell and
Dick Mannon were sitting on the porch
of the Soda S1,ings hotel, at Soda
Springs, on the Sacramento river, while
Mr.. Csmpbell's little boy, aged about
three years, was across the road. about
fifty or sixty feet distant, amusing him.
self by cutting bushes with a little
hstchet Those on the porch were star.
tied and Mortified by observing a pan
ther spring upon the child, and at the
time supposed he was dangerously in
jured, which would have been the case,
no doubt, had not the child scresn e /
aud those on the porch shouted ex.
citedly, which prevented the panther
making deadly spripg, a. he was eyi.
IDENTIFY watching and fearing he parties
on the porch. As it WAS, the panther
seizsd tine child by the chin, one of the
tusks OF the upper jaw cutting hi ip,
snd one in the lower Jaw cutting bis
neck, while the paw of the beast struck
aud scratched him in the breast The
shouting snd rushing toward the child
by those on the porch caused the pan.
ther TO mako tracks up tn mountain
speedily, and after picking up the child
ard examining the wounds inflicted,
Msnnon returned 10 the house tor his
gun, and following 1t up the mountain,
soon dispatched the panther, . hungry,
lean looking custsmer, measuring Ave
feet ffoM tip u Zip.
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s,,mrIate the siusg,sh Kidneys.

In addition to its tonic and cathartic prop
critics, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters exercises
beneficial influence upon the kidneys and
bladder, when they are inactive, by stimulaN
ting them to renewed exertion, thus reopen
ing, as it were, sluice for the escape OF i'm
purities, whose regular channel of exit is the
organs OF urination. Among these are certain
abnormal and infammatory elements, pro
ductive of irreparable. injury to the system
il not entirely expelled. The kidneys and
bladder themselves are also benefited by
this stimulus, as their inactivity is usually .
preliminary to their disease and dforganiz4
ton. They also experience, in common will
other portions of the system, the potent in
vigorative effects OF the Bitters, which fur
thermore corrects dikordered conditions o
the stom ach, bowels aud liver.
The Osceola times., 1879-05-10
How a Browning Man Feels.


Captain Schwensen, who was tendeted
reception in New York Monday, in
honor Of his heroic conduct st the sink,
ing of the Pommersnia, told this incident
of his experience: ...F Is.
| hal already in my own mind made
up my account ] found the doctor
living on a bench on the quarter deck,
aud, shaking him, found that he was
dead - perhaps IRON excitement and
apoplexy. Thea l stumbled upon tie
second officer Fokkes,' ! cried, why
sre you here aud not in your boat 2
Captain he ans~ered, my boat is In
good command; the carpenters boat was
stove 10, 20 ] put him in mine, and /
didn', want TO cave my old captain
At that moment the rhip lurched we
we're standing 10 water; the bow pitched
down We said good bye TO one another.
And final blue light att, showing that
Zsrnow was faithful to The death, wss
the last thing l saw IS the ws.ef closed
over me.
"Do you want to know how man feels
when he Is being drowned ?" asked the
captain. al had a feeling that some
awful sea OF .mselstrom was swallowing
me down. Then came the sensation OF
being forced through the wat az if
had been discharged from cannon, and
when could hold my breath no longer
opened my mouth, and found was at
the surface with hJating things about
me. found board six feet long. and
counted the eve boats in the distapce,
aud could see them because they were
painted white. For an hour the tide
carried me rapidly toward the German
Ocean. Then | saw the light Of .
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why the Wedding Was Broken on.
Macon, Georgia, TeleerapI


Some time ago prominent business
gentleman OF neighboring town be-
longing TO the Hebrew faith lost his wife.
Tae disconsolate husband resolved to
take unto himself another paitner. His
brother WAS in New York, and with due
care and diligence selected for the groom
lady whom he thought wouli b.
agreeable TO his brother. They were
personally strangers, but a family con.
nection existed. The courtship was
done by proxy, and the lady's consent
obtained. The wouldsbe bridegroom
wrote to the lady to come to Macon and
be married. S1e replied that she would
be here on the day appointed On Fri.
day evening she came, accompanied by
two relatives. Magistrate n. r Free
man was summoned to tie the knot.
The bride, as the ceremony was about to
be commenced, asked where her future
lord intended to reside. When told that
he lived in the country, she protested
and insisted that the man who elaine
her hand must live 10 city. She was
begged 10 consider the matter, and the
ceremony was deferred until Saturday
evening. When Saturday evening came
the bride still hesitated, and Just as she
was about TO consent, the groom refused
10 have the ceremony performed. The
gentleman Is iu middle life, and the
young lady is 10 the bloom of youth and
attractive. She will return to New
York and hewlll 80 back to his home,
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Paris Newspaper Men.

Partisan journalists, says British
journalist, are n peculiar race OF men
who write what they think, and when
they think little write nonsense. They
have no fear OF editors before their eyes,
for they make their dignity consist in
accepting no editorial retouahes what
ever to their articles. When French
man finds that he is getting too big
for his particular journal, and is making
its columns crack by the excessive exu.
bersnce oil the matter which he puts into
them, he starts of and founds new
daily paper of his own. He can always
find an accommodating capitalist ready
10 lend him money In return for the
social prestige which the proprietorsbip
of newspaper con.ers. The bargain
between the pail Is summarily this
You hand over the funds and will
supply talent you content yourself with
be ng the Snowman of our firm, and |
will do the hard hitting. Fer the rest,
your position as the owner OF our journal
will be grand one, for you will get play
orders for nothing and be abe to vent
your animus against any enemies you
may have in stinging little paragraphs
which will touch up for you" There
are sbout fortyefve daily newspapers in
Paris, and they have mostly been started
by brilliant but impecunious journalist.
who conclude some such treaty as tht
above with men of capitsl--mostly J
bankers, merchants or retired tradesmeh
II generslly happens, after time, thai
tho iourpalist and fuppcial nat ron nuar
rel then the newspaper is put up fol
sale, and the journalist, having become
rich in his turn, buys out the capitals,
aud devotes the remainder OF his literary
career TO abusing him. a .
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Asphyyiated.

A horrible affair lately occurred at
Lincoln, Neb., resulting in the death OF
two boys. The family of Rachel Broad
well, consisting OF herself and three
boys, aged II, 10, and II, slept in one
room in a residence. Before retiring
they built large fire in a soft-coal
stove, and shut the stove tightly. Gas,
escaping in the night, filed the room
with poison. Henry and James, the
eldest two sons, had their lungs so
charged with gas that they died, In
spite Of the exertions of the physicians
The youngest slept near crack in the
side Of the house, through which pure
air entered, and saved his life,
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steamer coming directly toward me, put
almost at the same time | was taken
with crsmps in the legs, snd thought ior
second lime that / must surely die.
Yet the steamer came nearer. shouted,
saw the steamer stop, saw a Ight 30
down the side, and heard the dip OF oars,
and the boatswsin saying, Don't strike
the man on the head Then a hSnd
grssped me and / tainted. The next
thing ] remember was seeing ball OF
light before me, surrounded by a DARK
rainbow, which kept growing brighter
Then prickly feeling beginning at my
feet went mp my whole body, my eyes
opened, and / found myself looking at
lamp burning on the City OF Amsterdam,
which carried ME into Rotterdam, where
| lay sick for three days"
The Osceola times., 1879-05-10
SOUTHERN Farm AND HOME.
,smeshing Ahsus Cotton

As general rule 100 pounds Of seed
cotton will yield SS1 per cent. of lint,
3sl per cent. OF hull, and sSl per cent.
OF kernel. In the growth OF the whole
plant, lint, seed, roots, burrs, leaves and
stems, in order to make bale o. 500
pounds of cotton, about the following
amount of mineral matter, says Pro.
lessor White, must be taken from the
soil: Paosphoric acid, so potash, 40 ;
lime, so so; msgnesis, IL so: sulphuric
acid, 81 %; oxide of iron, 97S; chic
rine, ~ "a: soda, 20.t3, and SILICA ls %
per cent To grow the greatest amount
of lint there must be strong and Wig
orous plant, with room to branch well
and good culture at the right season. In
other. wordb, In order to make plenty OF
oosoon We have TO grow a vigorous plant
to get It. The above elements furnished
to the crop at the growing period, make
q strong plant, and, 1t is said, will insure
q bale Of lint to the acre. The three
elements seemingly the most important
In the above, viz: phosphoric acid, lime
and potash, are required In large guam
titles, and II these are supplied the rest
may generally be left TO the natural re-
sources Of the soil. For cotton, then,
the farmer should spply fertilizers that
contain largely oi these. There are such
fertilizers M sde especially for cotton, and
for the home supply (it the farmer
could get enough Of them) bones and
ashes will fill the bill.
Every cotton planter ought to begin
long before the saon of planting to
manufacture Q compost especially for
this crop Make the foun iation OF the
compost heap by tumbling down several
loads OF rich mold from the woods, form
ing the pile in the shape OF basin to
catch the rain. and continue to throw
on all the bones, hair, old leather,
feathers, old mortar and platter, leached
ashes, and such like material that may
from time to time be gathered, having
a. hand mould to cover each addition to
the pile. When the bones are added, put
them in c,ntact with strong ashes, that
the latter may reduce them TO powder
Cotton reed, lime, burnt shells or mari
would be useful additions to the other
ingredients In this way the 'armer will
get very good cotton iertilizsr. When
the mercial article Is used. get such
% are said to consist of large amounts OF
bore and phosphates froa which the
plant may derive phosphoric acid, potash,
lime and ammonia - Rural Messenger.
The Osceola times., 1879-05-10

Safety, efficiency and reliability are the
three cardinal virtues of remedy, whether
in the bands ofa physician or in those of the
people large. For the cure Of all malarial
or miasmstic diseases, such as hills and Fe
yer, or Intermittent Fever, Dumb Chills and
Chronic Enlargement of the Spleen we have
such a remedy 10 DR.. f. Wilhofps AntiNPe
riodic or Fever aud Ague Tonic, the compo
sition of which has been published by it
proprietors. Wheelock, Finlsy 4 Co., Of New
Orleans, aud Is approved by the meeics
profession, and for sale by sll Druggists.
The Osceola times., 1879-05-10
celery a. . Care for ns.. m A.,.m.

New discoveries---or what claim to be
discoveries the healing virtues Of
plants are continually mskirg. One OF
the latest Is that celery is cure for
rheumatism indeed 1t is asserted that
the disease is i'm, o,sible If the vegetable
be cooked and freely eaten. The fact
that 1t is almost always put on the table
raw prevents Its therapeutic powers from
becoming known. The celery should be
cut into bits, boiled in water until soft,
and the water drank by the patient.
Put new milk. with a little -four and
nutmeg, into saucepan with the boiled
celery, serve 1t warm with pieces OF
toast, eat with potatoes and the painful
ailment will soon yield. Such Is the
declaration of physician who has again
and sgaih tried the experiment, and
with uniform success. He adds that
cold or damp never produces, but simply
develops, the disease, OF which acid blood
is the primary aud sustaining cause, and
that while the b'ood Is alkaline there can
be neither rheumatism nor gout. Eng
iish statistics show that In one year S76)
three thousand six hundred aud iorty
persons died Of rheumatism, and every
case, 1t Is aimed, might have been
cured or prevented by the adoption o.
the remedy mentioned. At least two
thirds Of the cases named heart disease
are ascrbed to rheu mstism and its an
tagonizing ally, gout. Smallpox, sc
much dreaded, is not halt 20 destructive
as rheumatism, which, 1t is maintained
by many physicians, can be prevented
by obeying natures laws in diet Blu
If you have incurred it, boiled celery i
pronounced unhe.itatingly to be a spe.
cifc.-l New York Times.
The Osceola times., 1879-05-10

Carefully avoid the use of rasping cathart.
les. They weaken the bowels and leave them
worse Of than before. Use instead that salu,
tory, noD-irritstinc aperientand anti-bihous
medicine, Dr.. Motifs Vegetable Liver Pills,
which will not only achieve the desired obs
ject, relaxation of the bowels, without caus.
ing pain or weakening them, but promote
digestion and ASSIMILATION and depurate the
blood. The pills are sold by oil druggists.
The Osceola times., 1879-05-10
The Cultivation 81 Roses.
"Rotes are her checks,
And n rosa her lina -

And rosa her lips"
The best way for ladies' to cultivate thi.
rare species of rosesis by studying and prac
ticng the rules of hygiene, as taught in the
Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser
only sl.t0. Address the author, R. V. Pierce
NJ. D., Grand Invalid,' Hotel, Buffalo, n. Y
II suffering from those painful weaknesses
incident TO the female organism, use DR.
Pierce's Favorte Prescription-a never
failing remedy for these complaints.
The Osceola times., 1879-05-10

Mason x Hamlin Cabinet Organs are Ger.
tainly the best of this class Of instruments in
the world, aud at the prices at which they are
sold, which are only n little higher than those
of very poor organs, they are also cheapest.
The Osceola times., 1879-05-10
MASON 4 HAMLIN CABINET ORGANS

penseasraiel bes by HIGHEST HoNoRs At ALI
WORLD : EAPosITIONs ron lMELVEYfkRS
yis: at PARIS, lesl; vienna, is7s; SANTIAGO ls55
PHfLADrIrHia, 1855; PARIS. ,s-e; aud GR.sp ssrp
lsH GOLD MrnaL, ISIS. Opis American Organ eve
awardrd highest honor atan, sucA. Solifo. easi
H@Astallme ats. flssr sf,a cstligs, and Ci oalar,
wtth pew ti - and prices. ssi.t flet Mason IlAu
I'm VaeAs Co.. BssTux nv ienk. Q. InicAe2
The Osceola times., 1879-05-10

For coughs, colds, and throat disolders,
use "Blown's Bronchial Troehes," having
proved their efficacy bya a test Of many year,.
% cts a box,
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Corn.


Indubitably the best working the corn
crop gsts IL that given before 1t is
planted. The better the condition Of
the land at the start, the easier the
after cultivation and the more profitable
the return. The crop demands ana de.
serves the best treatment, TIE hest land
and the best manures at your command.
1t is traly said of it that is is :" the
eheet anchor of American farming"
Large crops pay better, too, than small
ones, in comparison OF cost. Whila
corn is largely potash plsut, 1t requires
also .abundsnt supp plies OF almost all The
inorganic elements, combined In the food
of plants. Available mineral supplies
must, therefore, be present in some
abundance TO supply the phosphoric
acid, soda, lime and other ingredients
essential TO its complete growth and
maturity. Good barn yard manure and
rich composts are equally serviceable,
and the crop Is one taking grosser food
than the other more dainty cereals The
seed, the distance of planting, whether
in hills or drills, vary In each locality
heavier applications of fertilizing ma.
terials being rquired when close plant
ing is adopted. Drill culture isgrowing
in favor, the produc. being larger, and
the ease snd facility of working greatly
increased by the newly improved ma.
chimes for planting.
For manuring in the hill mixture OF
hve bushels-one of salt, one OF plaster,
and one OF fine bone-dust-is admirable
to give the plant a start.
The Osceola times., 1879-05-10

The Menielssohn Piano CO.. No. 81 Fast
l5tI street, n. y, sell Pianos at Factory
Prices. Write for catalogue.
The Osceola times., 1879-05-10
4 X your druggist OF t5rekecpsr tor 0smun's
iADIsrrt . Re mpdy. II Is the best

Smoke Pogue's Sitting Bull Durham Tobacco
The Osceola times., 1879-05-10

THE PIONEER TOBACCO COMPANY
New York. Boston. and Chicago.
The Osceola times., 1879-05-10

UBrw Jackson's Best Sweet Navy TObaccc.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-01
East. Carroll.

LAKE PROVIDENCE. September %, 1879.
In accordance with call OF the Democratic
executive committee, meeting was held IN
the town Of Providence Ter the purpose ~
naming delegates to the State Democratic
convention, to be holden at Baton Rouge on
the sixth Of October. 1870.
On motion II. w. Williams was called TO the
chair and ID. CsJenkips appointed secretary.
Upon motion r. ]. Delony, Capt. r. w VII.
lams and Field +. Montgomery were selected
as delegates to represent this parish In the
State Democratic convention.
Upon motion Of +. Y. Montgomery, duly
put and carried ny vote, II is declared that y.
party Of ills parish for Secretary Of State:
H. ]. Delouy, Esd, presented the following
resolution, which was unanimously adopted:
Be ii resolved That the delegates from this
parish to the State convention be sent free
and unnstructed as to how they shall cast
their votes In said convention, except as to
the Secretary of State, and after eusting their
first vote for our choice, y: n. st. Taylor, fpr
that office, they shall then be free to act as In
their judgment may be deemed to the pesL
interests Of our party.
The following preamble and resolution was
then offered and adopted:
Whereas, by reason of the prevalence OF the
epidemic last year the Democratic vote TOW
State Treasurer does not represent the full
strength OF the Democratic party OF this
parish; and
Whereas, the vote Tor Gov Nichols does
| represent such; therefore be 1t
Rcsolped, That the vote for Coy. Nichols u
the fret, second third aud fourth wards of
the late parish 81 Carroll. now composing
the parish OF East Carroll, is the only fair
and proper one upon which to tx the basis
representation Of this parish Ia the Baton
Rouge convention, and under which we are
entitled to two Votes In said convention, and
our delegates are instructed to insist upon the
same.
| Reaolped, That a meeting be held In the
| town Or Providence on Tuesday, the four
tenth day OF October next, for the purpose
OF reconstructing the parish executive cont
| mittee and organizing The Democratic party
| OF this parish Tor the approaching campaign.
It was then moved aud adopted that q copy
of these proceedings be sent to the Carroll
Cbnsercatiee and the New Orleans DEMOCRAT
be published, and the meeting adjourned.
R. w. WILLIAMS, Chairman.
ID. g. JENKINS, Secretary.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-01
Fifth Ward of Terrebonne.
CANAL BEIANaER, September ~.


A large mass meeting OF the inhabitants
parish III Tarrebonne, was called to order by
Mr. Hy. 4. Toll, who IN q brief speech, ex-
plained the action OF the parish committee
and the object Of the meeting, reminding
them of their duty to their party, to their
friends and to themselves, and that they
should appreciate the stability Of their noble
leaderaeG. Montegut, Esq, who Ia tho tried
and true friend of the people.
On motion of Mr.. nj. WooIf duly seconded.
Mr.. E v. Martin was elected president
On motion of Mr.. A. Guidryr duly seconded,
Mr. Hy. T.. Toll was elected secretary.
On motion Of Mr.. ,. ID. Hatard, duly sec
onded 1t was unanimously
2esolued, That we, the Democratic electors
OF the firth ward. In mass meeting assembled,
dUalereby sanction and approve the action
taken by the executive committee OF the par
ish of Terrehonne "a. Montegut, Esq. chair
man.) La their appointment or the delegation
to attend the Baton Rouge convention, and we
further declare that the fifth ward indorse the
Hon. Il, A/Wiltz MS our first choice for Gov
ernor, and the Hon. j. Ell. Acklen for Congress
for the Third Congressional District.
On motion OF Mr.. a. Curry, duly sec
onded--
Resolued, That copy Of the proceedings Of
this meeting be sent to the Houma Courier
and New Orleans DEMOCRAT.
Mr.. IA. j.. Basele, In few appropriate re-
marks. addressed the meeting, thanking them
for tho L, solution they had passed approving
the action ct the executive committee, OF which
he was d member.
On motion OF Mr.. r. Blanchard, duly sec
onded. the meeting adlon " 3D. pres,dsnt
HY. Il. Toll, Secretary.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-01
Franklin,
WNNsBoRouaH, September 81. 1875

WNNsBoRoUdH, September 81. 1879.
AIT q mass meeting OF the Democratic voters
or the parish Of Franklin, convened In Winns-
borough September 81, 1879. the following
resolutions were adopted.
Resotued 1. That we hereby indorse and rec
ommend for the nomination OF Governor
Fred. n. Ogden, a citizen worthy OF the sup
port OF the Democracy nf this State, believing
him to possess all the qualifications, ETC.
necessary TO fill the high position Of CHIEF
Executive OF the State with honor, etc.
.. That we recommend and indOrse Col u.
II. Bowden as a candidate for Lieutenant
Governor, believing him to possess all the
qualifications and ability to fill said position
with honor to himself and credit 10 the
State.
3, That we hereby recommend Il. Al. Lusher
as Superintendent of Public Education.
4. That we hereby recommend and Indorse
20 our first choice for State Senator Twenty
third District Hon. Duncan Buie, and hereby
instruct our delegates to vote for him IN said
convention.
:, That the delegates to the State oonvel-