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The Osceola times., 1880-12-11
a Rough Translation.
Galveston SeEE


A Young lady moving in the most ex-
altei -O,ial circles Of Galveston, after
much toll and practice at the piano,
learned to play With considerable dexter
its piece entitled Picnic Polka" Ii J.
something after the style Of the Battle
Of the Prague" in which the listener can
readily distinguish the roar of artillery,
the rattle If Inusketry, the shouts Of the
soldiers and the grOans Of the dying. In
the "Picnic Polka" the noise Of the wind
among the trees and the joyous carols OF
the bird are reproduced, the finale being
thunder shower. which disturb- the
sylvan reveler- II happens that coun-
try cousin j. in town just now, and the
young lady thought she would play the
piece 10 him and hear his comment. He
!. plain, -imple-minded youth and al
though not very bright il very apprecia-
tive. She told him what the piece was
ard then proceeded 10 give him the
"Picnic Polka The first notes are
rather slow and hesitating, the idea
sought o. be conveyed being the solemn
solitude Of the forest through which the
gentle zephyr signs. After she got
through with this preface she asked him
if he did not almost imagine himself in a
lodge in some vast wilderness He re-
piled that he thought all that slowness
meant the delay in getting off said he:
There IL always some darned fellow who
oversleeps himself and keeps everybody
else waiting"
She did not care 10 dispute the point
with the ignorant fellow, ~, to conceal
her emotions, She once more let herself
ont on the piano. The woods were filled
with music The mocking bird whistled
az if his throat would split, the cuckoo
filled the sylvan bowers with his repeat
ed cry. while ever and anon the mourn
ful cooling Of the dove interrupted the
matin song Of the lark.
There, now, / guess YOU know what
that sounds like" she said as she paused.
"You mean that 'tOotle, tootlc, tOotle,
chug, chug, chug" You just bet ! un-
derstand that Many is the time at a
picnic I've heard il from the mouth Of a
demijohn or the bunghole Of beer
keg"
Her first impulse was 10 hurl the piano
stool at him, but IL passed off, and once
more she went at the piano a. if it was
the young mans, and was insured for
double its value The thunder growled,
the lightning flashed from her eyes,
and the first heavy drops are heard upon
the leaves. She banged and mauled the
keys at fearful rate; peal after peal Of
deafening thunder perturbed the atmos-
phere, and re-echoed in still louder re-
verberations until it wound up in one
appalling clap as a grand finale. Then,
turning 10 the awe-struck youth, she
said
Il suppose you have heard something
like that beforeY"
"Yes, that's what the fellow with linen
pants on said when he sat down on the
custard pie"
The audience found himself alone, but
he picked up his hat and sauntered out
into the street. densely unconscious that
he had said anything out Of the way.
The Osceola times., 1880-12-11
Drying Potatses for Export.

A. various times during the past few
years papers IN different parts Of the
country have contained accounts Of ex-
f1r,nirnts, more uf less successful, in
dep,iccating sweet and common potatoes
10 they would keep for ycars and retain
all their qualities. In relation b. sweet
potatoes II has been claimed that the
dried article conld moi be- distinguished
from that which had never been sub.
icctcd 10 n process for removing the
moisture after both were cooked. ai lensi
there WIS no difference IN the taste. As
sweet potatoes are hard 10 keep In a
varying climate, there seemed 10 be great
advantages In "a process that would pre-
seryc them. Recently the project Of
preserving potatoes has been revived on
lhe Pacific const and dried potatoes are
now sent ~ Europe from San Francisco.
In. commenting on the new industry an
Eastern paper says drying potatoes No
rs 10 preserve them for several years, In
any climate, IN new industry that has
sprung up In California. The tubers,
which are dried and pressed by newly
devised machine, are said 10 retain 10 u
Rrest extent their natural taste and orig
inal freshness. The first shipment made
by . Fan Francisco merchant 10 Liver
pool brought 500 per ton over all cx-
ponses Of shipment. Only about twenty
tona were exported last year, but these
sold at the rate Of " per sack for green
upsa{eca, and the demand has become
much greater than the supply. Califor-
~ capitalists arc reported 10 be turning
1(r 6o1oa1loQ y " mattsrs and several
The Osceola times., 1880-12-11
Hair.

There IL one case on record in which a
mans hair changed three times. One
lady il still living who, at the age Of 20,
has a suit Of hair without gray strand
in it. A gentleman, aged ia, had the
color Of his hair naturally restored a short
time before his death. Another, at his
10th year, had a full suit of hair return
TO his head. Another, named Nazarello,
of Vienna, in IVA had full suit of hair
and second set of natural teeth. Work
ers in cabalt mines have blue and work
ers in copper mines green hair. In some
countries parents paint the children's
hair vermilion. Albinos have hair near
ly white, and almost like threads Of spun
glass.
The Osceola times., 1880-12-11
The Deep Water Question.
Galveston Journal.

Where everybody agrees on the i'm
portance and feasibility of any move
ment demanded by the existence of pub
lie necessity, it is generally conceded
among thinking men as an indication of
the maturity of those preliminary meas
ures that are indispensable to the COM
mencement of the work. For years the
idea has been in process Of incubation
among the profound intellects Of the city
that Galveston stood in need of some-
thing to send its growth and develop
ment along towards the ultimatum Of
The Osceola times., 1880-12-11
Three Political Meetings.
John swinton's Travels.


The three political meetings at whicn
] was present in Paris-two OF them D"
Sunday-edified me in many ways
| was struck by the genuine inters,
which citizens of all sorts take in poll'ic"
questions and action.
| was struck, also, by the elevated cha,,
acter of the arguments and language 'nas
were addressed to the audiences-'nosJI
of workingmen as well as of students anu
of the general body of citizens. l
Great principles, current policies ai,u
special measures were discussed IN way
that showed the speakers confidence ,.a ln
the intelligence Of their hearers ana .,'e
hearers justified this confidence py 10 .hs
way in which they appreciated wv
speeches. -, ,o.
II was evident to me that the Pr
litical education and mental grown A.
the Parisian masses were very iar ~
vaneed.
The Osceola times., 1880-12-11

MAYOR HARRISON of Chicago has aai ~
arduously striving to get the mnni'ihh, Ihhe
assembly of that city to proporlio.,h ~ u ar
licenses of vehicles to the width oi h;,s ui.m
tires, but that very wise means OF 1nJe ~ he
care of the streets doesn't seem " ~
any more acceptable.
The Osceola times., 1880-01-17
Queen OF Beauty.
n. Y. sunday News.


AT meeting of the Photographic sec
ton of the American Institute lately,
Mr. Oscar q. Mason, official photograph
er to Bellevue Hospital Medical College,
exhibited magic-lantem pictures of n
very mysterious young lady. In explain
alton he said that there exists in that
city a very private and select coterie, or
organization which may be called the
Artistic Medical Club. II consists of
thirteen or fourteen members, each one
Of whom j. physician. A specially
with them is the study of the human
form in its most perfect development.
and to get the best attainable living
model has been a leading ambition with
them. One of their number bethoueht
himself of young lady having an
admirably proportioned figure, and
mentioned the fact To his colleagues; but
how to get her 10 sit for an artist in
the various positions required seemed
for a time to be an unsurmountable diff
Guilty.
She belongs to the very best society,
and her feelings as well as those of her
family would naturally revolt Mt any
proposition to that effect The medical
gentleman thought that by a little tncsso
he could Get over the difficulty. lie was
the family physician, and as such had
exceptional privileges accorded him. lie
made certain measurements, comprising
the young lady's height, size of waist,
and found them all to approach remark
ably close to the ideal standard of cor.
rectness. The greatest deviation from
that standard did no. exceed the six
teenth part of an inch. The young lady
never wore corsets, tight shoes or any
other crimping articles that 90 to con
stitute fashionable lady's make up, and
was in consequence the embodiment o.
health and as well as model of grace
and symmetry.
The physician who undertook to get
pictures of this charming person took al
opportunity to broach the subject to hei
parents, explained TO them that it was il
the interest of art, and that the whole
would be done with the utmost delicacy
possible. They mentioned the MATTER
to their daughter, who refused at hrst II
listen to the proposition, But af,ci
several months of negotiations between
her parents and the physician. she yield
ed consent on certain conditions, some
of which were the following: that the
artist who took" her should never SCI
her face SO us to be able afterward TO re
cognise her; that he should only be &C
The Osceola times., 1880-01-17
A Texas Cave.
san Antonio Express

A number Of gentlemen made an effort
a few days ago to find cave located on
the hillside about three-fourths of mile
above san Pedro Springs. But little is
known by our citizens regarding this
sublerrancan cavern. A small opening,
It continues downward and in different
directions TO great depth. During the
year 1874, having been told that q great
amount of money had been deposited in
this cave, Fred Bader, Andrew Bonnet,
and others resolved to enter the cave
and explore it. as well as test the truth
of the report Upward of one thousand
feet of rope were obtained, and Messrs.
Bonnet and Bader descended az far as il
would allow them. Three different
rooms were found The first room was
calculated TO be about thirty feet below
the surface, and was about lSx40 feet in
size 1t was with great difficulty that the
third room was reached and when the
rope was all used stream of rushing
water was struck. Mr.. Bader states
that he waded in the stream until the
water came almost to his armpits. II
was very swifl, and the dashing of the
water over rocks and down declines
created a roar that was constant and al
most deafening. Another expedition Is
being gotten up TO explere this cave. II
is only about half hours walk from
san Pedro Springs.
The Osceola times., 1880-01-17
Errors Of Type and Telegraph.

Lately some one attempted to say that
critics asserted Rubenstein was not q
correct player. The printers corrected
the slur by making il that he was mot
cornet player" which is probably true.
Another, essaying to describe a certain
parsonage as ''the great | am OF local
matters, found that he was instead "the
great 0 a. ma dreadful change, II
somewhat vague. According to veraci-
Gus western paper, one editor was horri-
fed by finding "the death Of an angle
worm heading an obituary instead OF
the dccorous death of an aged woman" !"
The Trth-.Seekr had Its name set up
1trfie-!Sseker, recently. Once a paragraph
beginning Miss Dickinson tmeaning
the eloquent Anna appeared with the
auspicious start of the ''disbursion,"
which naturally made the snhseqnent
remarks somewhat confused. But the
telegraph makes as amusing blunders a
the type. A sentence Of Lord Canar-
von's essay on sermons at recent An
clican diocesan conference was thus dis
Matched: '''fhe worst-isaid cs,rste " ex-
pected to preach twice on Sunday WIN
the responsiveness of a journey-man
tailor, an. the eloquencc of barrow" !"
For '.journeyman tailor" read Jeremy
Taylor," and initial BARROW" VIII .
capital letter. and I'll y rtobt. <s
The Osceola times., 1880-01-17
What English soldiers Eat.
\ Y Nail

II will be interesting TO our army men
to learn the details just published of the
rations given the British soldier in the
field. A pound of bread, pound OF
fresh meat, half pound of -four, and,
at the discretion of the commanding
officer and medical staff, pint OF porter
or half piIl of spirits, for the daily ra-
tion. As it is not ALWAYS practicable to
obtain bread, fresh meat or fresh veget-
ables, three-quarters of a pound Of buis-
cult, flour or rice to be considered equi-
yalent to the ration of bread, a pound of
salt meat or three-quarters of a pound
of preserved meat may he substituted
for the fresh meat ration, and two ounces
of preserved vegetable, one ounce OF
compressed vegetables or quarter of a
pound Of onions or leeks may take the
place of the fresh vegetables.
The Osceola times., 1880-01-17
More praf, Horses Needed.
Bowling Green IntelllecDcer

Why is it? A few words will tell.
From the commencement of the appli-
cation of steam as a motive power, a new
commercial era began, which has changed
all things, Railroads have superseded
the stage-coach and diligence, and grad
ually thrown ont Of employ vast nm
Der of small horses. The breeders of
these were forced to find markets in
other directions. The enlarged facilities
for rapid. safe and cheap transportation
has swelled commerce to an extent
never dreamed Of under the old order of
things. and opened hundred new chan
nels for the use of the heavy, muscular
and active horses. In the great cities,
railroad centers, factories foundries, mills
machine shops, quarries, and the lumber
woods, thousands are now annually pur-
chased than were needed years ago.
The American farmers are also begin
ming to find deep tillage and more syss-
tematic aud economical method ofcuIti-
vation necessary in which larger class
of horses are indispensable. Thus on ev-
cry hand we see the plane of usefulness
OF the large strong work horse extending,
while that of the smaller family is year
| ly becoming narrower.
The Osceola times., 1880-01-17
NUMBER 20.

Of the housekeeper, with an air Of atten-
tion To the service, that was highly edi-
flying At the final "Amen" she went
friskly about her business. But in an
evil day there came Il kitten that was
deemed superfrolIs, and sentence of
death passed upon it, The head of the
family undertook the execution of the
sentence, and, unknown to him, the cat
was witness to the scene. From that
day the cat refused to attend the morn
ing service, and cannot now be induced
10 listen to the PRAYERS of one who had
SO shocked her sensibilities. She faith.
fully performs all other duties as before,
and sociably purrs for the family on all
secular occasions, but seems To say, let
my religious hours alone"
The Osceola times., 1880-01-17
What Instinct VIII do.
Portland Me Transcript.

A first-ratc cat story has come to our
notice from an entirely authentic source.
The scene is laid in the village of Var
mouth. An aged gentleman and his
housekeeper constitute the family, and
the good old cat finds the lines are fallen
to her in pleasant places. Family pray
ers are the rule each evening in this
household, and the cat fell into the habit
Of regular and punctual attendance. No
other Of the caresthat provcrbially crowd
a eats life were ever allowed to inter
fere with this religious duty. At the
signal for prayers she would even leave
mouse baf caught, or givea doomed
bird q longer lease Of existence, end
dccorously compuse herself In the lap
The Osceola times., 1880-01-17

companied by one other gentleman who
should be physician and member of
the club, and that she should be accom-
panied by two lady friends.
On the stipulated conditions, she al
lowed herself to be photographed in
various attitudes, her face alone being
concealed by heavy veil or drapery,
and the artist to this day does not know
who she il.
The Osceola times., 1880-01-17
Mrs. Gov. sprague's Divorce.
n. y. World.

Mrs. Sprague oas authorized her attor-
ney t. draw up papers for a divorce from
Gov. Sprague. 1t is said that she in
tends to push the case TO the courts as
speedily as possible. She has made ar
rangements 10 leave Edgewood. and is
fitting up house in the city on Con-
necticut avenue,
The Osceola times., 1880-01-17
!, ARKANSAS, SATURDAY, JANUARY H. 1880.

And she lifted her lips to be kissed,
and Whispered "Ies,' just as Lumley
Warner, witt, muttered curse, crept
away from beside the window, like
another serpent creeping away from Par
alse
The Osceola times., 1880-01-17
LOVES PLANTS.

| sii me by the window side.
And gaze into the quiet night.
Made mellow by the moonbeams light
ieel the zephyrs from the lea
Csrcss me through the window wide
And as they fit,
so soft and Tree,
Dear George, Ill
And think Of thee.
/ casl my longing, tcarin eyes
On yVnder iowery, stArlii mead
Where fathers mules repose and feed
Upon the verdure of the lea;
| hear their wild and plaintiye sighs-
And as each sigh
is borne 10 me,
Enwrapt sit j
And think Of thee
kansas City Times.
The Osceola times., 1880-01-17

TIE swinging gait is good for the man
who walks fast. The swinging gate is
also good for the young chap who fingers
and talks to his love by moonlight. The
swinging club in the hands Of the old
man is not 30 healthy.
The Osceola times., 1880-01-17
CREAM W THE MAILS.
Naggets of Wit and Wisdom From Our
Exchange.

20, the snow,
The Bee-Ncw-tifnl Snow
IL Made Last Night 20 Jolly, YOn Know.
BclGung The Trans and Grounding the Wires
As BliAardng over the Land il Fires
Oh, Give Ms n Chance with big, big Hoe
Al the eon-uta-'inn who Wrote
'BeauiinIl snow
Fargo ID T. Arens
lhe Rhine is frozen over.
The skating's very nhe nIoa
And the people cruss at Bingen.
sweet Bingen on the .a''"''
--Rome sentinel.
Lives Of great men nll remind us
For some things they care not rush.
Iut 10 this fact they cant blind us.
Each Que wants his own tooth brush.
The Osceola times., 1880-01-17

eyes, 81 can not comprehend how that
lady preferred any one to your
And perfect storm of passionate pain
swept darkly oyer his face, just one little
second, before he replied;
There's no accounting Tor things, Is
there? Come, my sweet little .Gancee,
let's open the play with drive along
the csplanade behind my beautiful span
of bays"
The Osceola times., 1880-01-17

Observing little brothers remark be-
fore room full Of company: 81 know
what makes that red mark on Mary's
nose. II was the rim of John Parker's
hat" And there are girls who believe
that little brothers never go to heaven.
.ln1retnN Razqnr
The Osceola times., 1880-01-17

A shirt has two arms, just as a panta-
looms have two legs; yet one is called a
pair, and the other is only one. Isn't il
time to let up on astronomy and pay
more attention 10 the everyday trifles
that vex the clearest mind tnkaoua
ri
The Osceola times., 1880-01-17
A GREAT IMPROVEMENT.

One of the rules of German New
Orleans fair is that visitors may be al
lowed TO spend their money or not. as
they please. This ia great improve
ment on fairs where a visitor is knocked
down and robbed as soon as he entered
the door Inidenfifrd.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-02
THE UPPER MIssIsCO VALLEY.

Reference has been made to the great
inconvenience the early settlers of this
section suffered from the want of mills
where they might obtain lumber for
building purposes, and flour and meal
for food. This difficulty was partially
overcome quite early, by the erection of
a few mills-one or more in each town
and at later times there has been no
want of either saw or grist mills. At
present the manufacture of lumber has
become one of our leading industries, and
there are large number Of mills in ac-
tive operation.
In 1906 Col. Ebenezer Crafts of
Craftsbury built saw mill on the Mis-
sisco in Lowell, and grist mill was put
up near the natural bridge" in the
same town by Abel Curtis. These mills
accommodated the citizens of that local
lty for nearly twenty years. Cobb &
Kellum built another grist mill in Low
ell in 1881 which was burned in 1887.
w. S. Flint built one on the same site
in 1888, which was also burned. It is
said that of all the houses erected in
Westfeld previous to 1903. not one of
them had single sawed board in them.
Z
, The walls were made of logs; the floors
of split logs, hewn little to make them
even; the roofs were covered with long
shingles or bark. and the only apartments
were one large room below and very
low chamber above. A large fireplace
occupied nearly the entire end of the
house. In 1903 some of the proprietors of
Westfeld made grant of land to Mr.
Taft of Montague, Mass, on condition
of he would build saw mill on the lot.
The tract of land lay between the Silas
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-02

CONSUMPTION CURED.-An old ply
stefan. retired from practice, having had
placed in his hands by an East India
missionary the formula of a simple vege-
table remedy for the speedy and perma-
nent cure for consumption, bronchitis.
catarrh, asthma, and all throat and lung
affections, also positive and radical
cure for nervous debility and all nervous
complaints, after having tested its Won
derful curative powers in thousands of
cases, has felt it his duty to make it
known to his suffering fellows. Actuated
by this motive and desire to relieve
human suffering, | will send free of
charge to all who desire it, this recipe.
in German. French, or English, with
full directions for preparing and using.
Sent by mail by addressing with stamp,
naming this paper. w. w. Sherar, l49
Powers Block. Rochester, N. Y. oil
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-02
FARM FOR SALE.

The farm belonging TO the estate of the late Horace
Childs This farm situated in the south part OF the
town of Cratsbury the Branch Road. about l-2
miles from Wolcott depot. 1t contains 100 acres Of
good land Good bulldngs; unfailing supply of
running water at the house and barn; good sugar
orchard about 800 tubs sugar house. pans heater and
new arch-800 trees may be tapped. large quantity
of good timber. This farm will keep twelve more
COWS and team.
ALSO What is known as the Henry Mills place, on
the Branch Road consisting of small house and barn
and four acres ofland.
ALSO, What is known as the John Sanborn place
on the River Road In Albany. good house finished
from top to bottom small barn; running water at
the door, of land This property will be sold
VERY cheap. TERMs:-Enough down to make it Sc
cure, a reasonable time will be given the balance.
s. A. SMITH, Administrator.
Craftsbury, VT, Jan. 23, 1880. OF
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-02
sEWELL sTURTEvANT's ESTATE.
Application for License.
STATE OF VERMONT, or,..n. district. :.

In Probate Court, held at Irasburgh, in and for
said District the Goth day of JAM, A. d. 1880.
Willard W. Miles, Executor of the last will and tes-
lament of Sewell Stuatevant late of Craftsbury, in
said District deceased, makes application for license
to sell all of the real estate of said deceased in said
Craftsbury, described follows. to wit: All and the
land and premises deedee to said deceased by
An1asa P. button, administrator on the estate of
Chauncey Ketchum, and by Lorinda Ketchum March
3D. A. D. $780,. Also all the land and premises decided
said deceased by James W. Simpson March Cd. A. D.
1870. Also all the land and premises in Plainfeld in
the County of Washington and State of Vermont deed
eG to deceased by Nathan Skinner, June 10th, A. d.
1875; also all other land and real estate in the State
of Vermont of which said deceased died seized and
possessed and representing that sale of the aforesaid
real estate is necessary to raise money to pay the
debts due from said deceased estate and the expenses
OF administration thereon.
Whereupon it ordered by said Court that said APP
pcaon be referred to a session thereof to be held at
L. II. Thompsons office in Irasburgh, the l4th day
Of February A. D. $780, for hearing and decision there
And it is frrther ordered that notice hereof be
given to all persons interested by publication of the
same three weeks successfully in the Orleans County
Monitor newspaper published at Barton previous to
said time appointed for hearing that they may appear
at said time and place and show cause. if any they
may have why said license should not be granted.
By the Court-Attest.
L. H. THOMPSON, Judge.
A true copy of Record-Attest,
o6 L. H. THOMPSON, Judge.