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The Osceola times., 1880-02-28
The south.

PARIS, Texas, Is building slo,o school
house.
FRANKLIN county, Texas, Is oyerrun with
wild pigeons.
CHATTANOOGA is awakening 10 the import
ance Of good sewerage.
NEGROES are iocking in gangs to Tusca-
looea, Ala, TO see faith doctor.
A PARrYfrom New Orleans is about 10
start glass factory at Bay ST. Louis, Miss.
THEY have begun TO talk about organiz
ing State Board of Agriculture in Texas.
THERE Is only one drinking saloon in
Angelina county, Texas, and it Is poorly
patronized.
A NUMBER Of horses have died in the
neighborhood Of Scot,sboro, Ala. from eat
ing unsound corn.
One orange tree at Bay St. Louis, Miss,
produced crop of oranges which brought
the owner $50.
HEBREw circles in Macon, Ca, are in n
futter over prospective children's masquer-
ede party 10 take place this week.
DpRISo last week 4sl, $50 pounds Of loose
tobacco ofths growth of 1879 were sold at
the different warehouses In Richmond, Va.
The citizens of Macon, Ga, have sent 100
70 the Irish sufferers. Ii was mostly sent
70 Tuan. one of the most afflicted districts.
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28
Washington In Winter.

The Washington correspondent Of the
st. Louis Globe Hmocrdt writes: This
is prominently the winter ci,y of our
land. st. Augustine and those semi.
tropical cities WOO the genuinely Invalid,
but an astonishing lot Of people come
here for their health, so they raw, but
seemingly to run the round Of social and
political excitement. No other city has
so much winter sunshine, no other city
affords SO many diversions, aad IN no
other city do so many idlers congregate.
A restless, III hing business man from
Chicago came here to see the town lately.
After one days Sawdling about marble
buildings and sunny streets, he charac-
terized II as the Ci.y of loaftrs, since
every man carried cane and walked
lcasurely along, as If in no particular
hurry to get there. Ii is n life that one
easily falls into, and, after a few winters
here, it requires disciplining TO be con-
tent IN a quieter town and n colder eli
mate. In letter recently recently re.
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28
inhabitants of Great Britain 10000 Years
London Times.

London Times.
The man of the Cavernsp was the
subject of last nights London Institution
lecture. which was delivered in. the
theatre by Prof Boyd Dawkins, +. X. 5.
who fills the chair Of geology in Owens
College, Manchester. He said that,
while the river drift Ipen and the cave
men were living in Britain, the hills and
valleys in the south of England present
ed the same outlines as they did now.
Could we take our stand in those times
on Shooters Hill or on the Essex
Heights and look over the Thames
Valley in the direction OF London, we
should see a dense forest OF oak, ash and
Scotch tirc,and the course of the Thames
marked by lines Of willows and alders'
A few tim columns of smoke rising
over the tops of the trees would mark
the camping places Of primeyal man.
In the forests Wild boars, mammoths and
rhinnoceroses, wild horses, stays and
Irish elks would meet our eyes; and in
the summer time countless herds of BIZ
sons, like those now ranging over the
plains of Northwestern America, In
the winter were vast numbers of rein.
deer. and few musksheep. the most
Arctic of the mammalla in its habits.
In the rivers were otters and beavers,
and the explorer would be startled by
the snort of the hippopotamus in the
reaches Of the Thames near Brentford.
Beasts of prey also abounded, lions,
leopards, hyenas, grizzly bears, wolves
and foxes. If We penetrated to one OF
the camp-tires we should have seen the
river drift hunter chipping or using
some of those rude flint implements
which lie buried in the London gravels
along with the remains of the animals
which he hunted. The river-drifl man
| in the long course of ages was succeeded
by the man Of the caverns, like him q
hunter, living on the same animala and
more highly equipped for the battle OF
| lite. In the course Of time the cave man
! disappeared, the climate and geography
Of this country became almost what il
was now, the hunter stage of civilization
was superseded by that of the herdsman
| and the tiller of tie ground, snd the
manufacturer ofthc Neolithic Age down
the present time the progress Of man
| had been unbroken in Britain and in
| Euroge, and the present condition OF
| the European peoples was to be looked
upon as the result Of gradual series Of
changes by which civilization succeeded
civilization, and race succeeded race, "tht
old order yielding place unto the new,
because the new order was higher and
uobler,
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28

The annual report Of the mercantile
agency Of Messrs. Dun, Barlow & Co,
brings into strong relief the improve
ment in business which has taken place
during last year. For the seven years
preceding 1879, the annual amount Of
liabilities Of bankrupt firms md corpora
tons varied from 1921 ,000 0o0o in 1872 to
1894 900, 900 in 1870, the annual average
being slss, 100000, For 1870 the amount
of liabilities was 9s,000,000, or but rs per
cent of the annual average Of the pre-.
coeding seven years, and AZ per cent. Of
the liabilities Of 1878. The percentage
Of failures and theaverage liability show
a & responding decrease, for while in
1878 one trader in every 6i failed, in 1879
only one in every los succumbed to
financial pressure, and while in 1878 the
average liability was s22 $50, in 1870 the
average was sl4,74l.
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28
General Foreign Notes.

The British and Portuguese troops are
united in the suppression of the slave trade
in the Mozambique channel.
The police have arrested two Americans
charged with stealing 5000 francs from an
officer of the Russian navy at Brussels.
Fifteen persons were found dead, from
hunger, recently, at Adrianople, Turkey.
In some cases pieces of wood were found in
the mouths of the corpses.
St Petersburg The Globe states that q
large force of Chinese troops has arrived on
the Kuldja frontier. Twenty Englishmen
are reported to be with the command.
The Golos urges that the time has come
for the beginning of complete reconciliation
with the Poles by placing them on TIE
same boting as Russian subjects.
John Bright, speaking at Birmingham,
reverted to the Irish question at length and
urged the government TO take energetic
action for the relief of the sufferers in Ire.
land.
"A newspaper in Constantinoplc printed
in English, has been suspended for criti-
cising the recent honols bestowed on Hafiz
Pasha, Minister OF Police, and the printing
office has been closed by the police, The
latter act Is in violation of the terms of the
capitulation, and the Porte will be called to
account Tor permitting it,
The London Times Cabul dispatch gives
the substance of scheme which the cor
respondent thinks will probably receive
consideration at London and Calcutta. If
the scheme l. carried out the British troops
will Immediately Withdraw to Jellalabad.
A proclamation will be issued stating that
yengencc for the massacre OF the British
embassy at Cabul being satisfied, the ermy
withdraws TO Jellaiabud, leaving the AT
ghans to live under such sovereign as they
may elect. Until such sovereign be firmly
established the queen forcgoes her right un-
der the treaty of Gundamuk to place an
envoy at Cabul, all communications with
the Cabul government being in the mean
time conducted by the queens special
agent.
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28

rHE Saturday Reriew says that no one
in England buys new books, because
Nude ia kes 1000 or 1900 copies Of 4
popular work and lets them out during
the period of an authors success. This
enterprising librarian began his work in
a diney street in Bloomsbury, near the
British Museum, about forty years ago,
and gradually crept up into prominence,
until some eighteen years ago he erected
vast warehouse commensurate with
bis trade. His carts, carrying to sub
scribers their food for the mind, scour
the town just az do those Of the grocer
and baker carrying food for the body,
and every country neighborhood has its
book club, witch gets box from Nude
once week,
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28

OsH hundred telephones have been or
dered by citizens Of Memphis, and the sys-
tenn may be considered as thoroughly or
ganizcd there now.
WORK has been commenced upon the
Augusta, Ca, Factory Cotton Warehouse,
recently destroyed by fire, and It will be re-
built in a very short time.
The stone-cuttes and other workmen
employed at the custom house in Memphis
have organized n society for the relief OF
sufferers in Ireland.
A BILL before the Senate OF Mississippi
provides for the severe punishment Of rail-
road employees or officials and Legislators
for giving or receiving free passes.
The steamer Charmer, with 9, 100 bales OF
cotton on board, was destroyed by fire, IF
teen miles above the mouth of Red River
Eight live. were lost-two chambermaids,
two cooks, two cabin boys, one fireman
and one deck hand. The boat and cargo
we're valued at $i30,000
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28

DIpruERrA appears by no means to be
modern disease. In fact, according to
an article which was published in the
Boston Journal Of Chemestry, diptheria
was known in Egypt more than two
thousand wears ago, extended through
that country and Asia Minor for about
five hundred years, and then found its
way into the south of Europe, where II
received its present name. In the year
1880 it appeared in Rome; in 1887 i,
ragged as an epidemic in Holland, enter.
ed Paris. 1876, and showed itself in Am.
erica in 1771. In 1918 and in 1885 it was
very prevalent in France, and about
1859 was epidemic in England, and II
the United States was terror for several
yparS
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28

. MlLIIoNAIREs while they live are look
ed upon by relatives and all people as
something wonderful, but after death
they lose interest to all except relatives,
whose interest in them then increases.
During the past week there has been a
meeting in this city ofthe Springer heirs,
whose ancestor left fortune, now valu-
ed at 500, 100000, and they have been
attempting 10 devise means to secure its
possession.--S. Louis Journal Of Com
merry
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28

TIE Earl of Baconsfeld's grandfather
was practical man, and having realized
a fortune in business, he retired TO a life
OF luxurious and elegant ease at Braden-
ham II ouse, Bucks. He was the friend
of Walpole, and a distinguished COM
pany often met at his house. He is said
to have had the greatest contempt for
the dreamy literary pursuits of his son
Isaac, who was the first to render Dis.
raeI famous. His grandson is said to
possess some of his characteristics.
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28
Three Generations of Girls.
Sumter (Ga.l Republican.

There is family living in Sumter
county, about six or seven miles from
Americus. in which II is said that nc
son has been born until recently for q
great many years. About month ago a
boy came to gladden. his happy parents
hearts, thus breaking the monotony Of q
girl generation, He bears a peculiar
and prominent position in the family,
being the first son, the first grandson
and the first great-grandson that has put
in an appearance for nearly century.
1t would seem that the name would be.
come nearly extinct in that time, but II
is very common, and is withheld at the
request of our informant, who had no
authority to make it public.
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28
An Expert on Artificial Diamonds.

Not very long ago it was claimed in
Europe that a process had been discov-
cred whereby diamonds could be manu-
iactured. Some of these diamonds were
submitted to Prot. Mackelyne Tor exper-
imental purposes, and he reported that
they were not diamonds at all, and Ma.
tlre contains an interesting letter from
him, giving the result Of his examination.
He says: "A few grains of the dust for
such the substance must be termed were
placed between plate oftopaz-a cleav-
age-face with its fine natural polish-and
a polished surface OF sapphire, and the
two surfaces were carefully worked over
each other with view to production Of
lines of abrasion from the particles be-
tween them, There was no abrasion.
Ultimately the particles became bruised
into powder. but without scratching
even the topaz. They are not diamond.
Secondly some particles more crystalline
in appearance than the rest were mount.
ed on a glass microscopic slide, and ex-
amined in the microscope with polarized
light. They acted each and all power.
fully in the manner of q blrefrngent
crystal. II seemed. even in one or two
Of them that when they lay on their
broadest surface lit can scarcely be called
a crystal suriace), principal section Of
the crystal was just slightly inclined to
a fiattish side of it in q manner that
suggested its not being a crystal of any
OF the orthosymmetrical systems. BE
that as it may, it is not a diamond.
Finally, took two of these microscopic
particles and exposed them to the in
tense heat of a table blow-pipe on bit
Of platinum foil. They resisted this at
tempt TO burn them. Then, FOR com
parison, they were placed in contact
with two little particles of diamond dust
exceeding them in size. and the expert
ment repeated. The result was that the
diamond particles glowed and disappear
ed, while the little particle from Glas-
gov was as obstinate and as unactei on
as before" Having satisfied himself
That the PARTICLES submitted were not
diamonds, Prof Mrskelyne experiment
cd to find out what they were, "IIeated
on platinum foil several times with am
monium floride, they became yisibly
more minute, and slight reddish white
incrustation was seen on the foil. AT
the suggestion of DR.. Flight, these little
particles were left for the night in by
drohuoric acid in platinum capsule.
This morning they have disappeared,
having become dissolved in the acid
l have. therefore, no hesitation in de-
claring Mr.. Mactcar's diamonds not
only not to be diamonds at all. but to
consist of some crys,alised silcate, pos
slbly one resembling an augte, though 1t
would be very rash to assert anything
beyond the fact that they consist Of
compound of silica, and possibly more
than one such compound. The problem
OF the permutarion of carbon from its or
dinary Opaque black condition into that
which 1t occurs in nature rs the limPid
crystal OF diamond is still unsolved. That
It will be solved no scientific mind can
doubt, though the conditions necessary
may prove to be very difficult to fulfill
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28
Newspaper Expenses.

The business boom" has struck the
newspapers a backhanded blow. The
cot Of white paper has advanced 35 per
cent, and there have been advances in
all the other departments. The cost VI
publishing newspaper now is nearly n
third greater than il was six months ago
In s.. Louis all the papers except the
Pof- DisDatch have raised their prices
$500 per year, and the chances are that
if the cost or publication increases, or
even continues at the present rate, there
viii be general advance.
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28

ASIA is a terrible consumer of silver.
Every year millions Of dollars find their
way 10 the East, never to return TO the
civilized world. This Eastern demand
for silver seems to be on the increase, as
$4,000, 900 was thus swallowed up this
year, as against S39,OOO000 in 1873. What
becomes of all this bullion Is more
than the greatest political economist can
tall
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28

ccived bv friend from Charley Foster
the new Governor of Ohio, he says;
And what are you all doing down there
in Washirg gton? having some good
times l know. don't know what TO dc
with myself at home in the winter !
keep thinking that II is time to GO back.
This same feeling every member expert
ences when his term is out, and another,
not brother, is taking his place in the
marble halls of the Capitol"
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28
TIMELY TOPICS.

WITHIN about couple Of years nearly
the whole batch oc electrical theories as
established by the "old masters" in the
science are going to be upset. Publishers
should be negotiating for the rapid sale
of the present text books.
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28

A PEonHET is not without honor ex'
cept in his own country. Edison is
viewed by the French savents with un-
bounded confidence and their belief in
his ultimate ability TO safve every prob
lem relating to to the productions of q
cheap and simple electric light finds
frequent expression in the Parisian
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28

KSe ALFONSO is fond of sitting in his
study, where he receives visitors and
reads the papers. There is a bit of SEN
timent about him, for close TO his writing
table hangs a water-color drawing repre-
senting the small, simply furnished
aparfment in which his earliest lessons
were learned when child.
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28

GIVE the fowls variety-corn, wheat
oats, buckw wheat, cooked vegetables OF al
kinds, fruit, refuse OF the table, raw
cabbage in winner, grass of any tender
variety in summer.
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28

PREsIDrNr LINooLS's wliking stick
taken from his box at the theater on the
night of the assassination, has been re-
covered at Troy, New York.
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28

DEBATING societies are asking, Can the
Goat Reason?' He can, but he doesn't
want to. His time is worth too much.
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28
NEWS IN A NUT SHELL.
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK FROM ALL
OVER THE WORLD.

The Cream Of the Two Hemispheres Care
fully Condensed and C'sssifisd-An In
teresting budget of Personal and
Miscellaneous Information.
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28

Gro, AUGUSTUS sIA says "the young
men Of New York are an eminently
good-lookine race"
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28

Tar President has approved the act TO
authorize the importation of articles for ,,. e1-
hibition at the Miller's International Exhioi,
ton, to be held In Cincinnati in 1880, free Of
| duty.
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28
CREAM OF TIE MAILS.
Nuggets OF wit and Wisdom From ON,
Exchange.
rus prsaAL EArE or Tun

% TIiE DrssaL EArE or THRIE.
Q. there was young fellow VINO hsd
The Jim Jams so awfully bad,
That he fancied he tried
To commit suicide,
As the coroner found that he lad.
And another young man whose delight
Was to stay up two-thirds Of the nigh,
One morning retired
And as lightly expired
As "a two-dollar sky-rocket might
And there still was another young gent
Who never could save up cent,
Till he got IN his WORK
As an Ascending elefk
And nobody knows where he went
PASS THE BUTTEg GENTLY, MABEL.
Pass the butter gently, Mabel,
Shove II lightly through thcpif.
Ia the corner Of the dish, love.
You will find nut brown hair.
What fond mem'ries il awakens
OF the days ere we weIe wed,
When upon my good collar,
on was laid your little head.
Lovingly struked those iresses,
In the days gone by;
Now strike them every meal time
In the butter or the pie,
ENVOY
Pass the butter &c ntly, Mabel,
Stroke the tresses from its brow
fwill only Ria it5 forehead
Thank you, am butter now.
Chicago Tribune
sHr wore her brothers winter cap,
Her fathers ulster coat
She had her uncle's necktie on,
And met William goat.
No soouet had she winked at him
Twas quicker done than said,
He lifted her about ten feet.
And stood her on her head.
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28
EVENING SESSION.

Il was near O'Clock when the Speaker
called the House to order. There. was bu,
very small proportion Of members pres
ent, but the seats of the absentces were oc-
cupied with ladies, and the galleries were
closely packed with spectators. Ihe
Speaker directed the resolution OF the Hfh
of January last to be read, and stated that
in conformity with that resolution he had
now the honor and pleasure of introducing
Charles Stewart Parnell, of Ireland lciap-
ping of hands,, who came among them TO
speak of the dlstresses of his country.
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28

ALBANIA Claims. Mr.. Kirkwood from the
Committee on Pensions, reported adversely
on the bill granting an increase Of pension
TO the widow of Maj. Thornburgh, late Of
the United States army. Without trans
acting any important business the Senate
went into executive session and then nd.
journed.
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28
SHE wore her brothers winter CAP,
A WAY PAS 5ENGER.

He was "culpd tramp" and approach.
ed Captain Jase Phillips as the train
hauled up at Pewee. as you de capt'n
OBJ de kears?" Yes" replied Jase.
Don't want fo' to hire any deck hands,
does YEP" "No, Pm not running a
steamboat" "'Zactly Mout ! ride
straddle OBJ de cow1snatcher to de next
landin'-rse busted an long ways
from home" Get onl All aboardp
and the negro straddled the Cow
snatcher" Ed Gilligan pulled out the
throttle wide open, and the train had
not gone more than half mile before
the engine collid"d with a COW. NeRt
day, coming down, the negro limped up
to Jasc at the same depot and said: Boss,
| didn't ride far wild you on dat COW.
snatcher Kase de cow wanted TO ride
dar. too, and dar want room TO- bofe of
US, 80 we got of togedder in con field
TO to rest De next time ! rides wid
you III freeze to dc tail oh dc wagon
hits safer,"
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28
AnrsRAND's VENGEANCE.

Terrible vengeance ola husband whose
wife went of with u handsome man:
Dear SIR" he writes, please hand the
inclossd set ot false teen to my late
wife, and ask her to be 50 good as to re-
turn my fathers, which in the hurry Of
the moment she took by mistake"
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28
A GLASS EYE IN TROUBLE.

A woman in Kansas Pacific railroad
car sat facing man who, with one eye,
at least, seemed TO be staring fixedly at
her. She became indignant and SAID:
"Why do you look at me SO, sir?" lie
said that he was not aware of having
done so. but she insisted. Il beg your
pardon, Madam, but it's this eye, is It
not2 lifting bis finger to his left optic.
"Yes, sir, it's that eye" "Well, Madam,
that eye wont do you any h.frm. It's a
glass eye, Madam, only a glass eye. ]
hope you'll excuse it. But upon my
soul I'm not surprised that even a glass
eye should feel interested in so pretty
woman. The explanation and the com.
pliment combined to put the woman into
good humor.
The Osceola times., 1880-02-28
OUT OF THe DRAFT.

III you was a decent person." re.
marked a shrill female voice on the rail-
way, you would shdt down that win.
dow, and not expos, me to the drait,"
MADAM" was the reply, as the window
was softly lowered, 81 thought from your
face that you was over torty-iye, and
therefore out of the draft" And not.
withstanding the fact that this wretch
was on the train, the cars did not run
off the track or the locomotive burst its
boiler Providence Journal.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-09-23

- !, Tx u. \. Do 4. :. Z i.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-09-23

Maud S. the celebrated trotter went
5alnSt time to boat st. Julien er.
aordlnary record OF Gilt, at Chi
80 on Saturday last and succeeded
reducing that score by one half q
'0nd' trotting the mile .,ithout a.
lp In 2'lO1. She made the second
Hrter in 3Oi seconds or at a 2 o.
g. This IS the fastest mile and
test quarter mile on record.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-09-23
zyogIcya and sEniH-ssHeasSs'S.

ing directions for making rollers ant
clol. crnshcrs: Whether ROLLER b,
made Of wood 81 OF iron, the dluoo
Ter should not be less than twenty
nor more than forty inchor in or0oi
10 I've the most effective. Those gen.
erallv uael DC net exceed twenty inch.
es III diameter, this style being con
gi1erel the best for crushing ciod>
and pulyeri4ing the soil A cheap
plain aingls.@ection 'cs role: is 3D.
lectionabe, because when turning
around the team must slide one end
by main force. The sliding Of the
roller IN this way viii, on soft land,
throw up ridge which, when one j.
rolling young grass or grain, IS not
desirable. A roller having three
sections is liable to the same ohiec-
tion, though in much less degree,
while a four or moro section roller Is
uuoljcctionable or this score. It j.
for this reason that several sections
Of no more than one foot in length
are recommended.
In selecting timber Tor roller, take
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-09-23

J.faj)--- 4oNN., september 10Th.
-Hon. Lafayette S. Foster, former.
, PRESIDENT of the Senate and acting
ice President of the United States
cd here this morning after a brief
ness. He was a direct descendant
Miles Standish.