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The Osceola times., 1880-10-02
a Revived Art of Conversation.

saturday Review
is there no great principle which can
be laid down as the basis of revived art
of conversation? We think there Is, and
we will proceed TO oevelop it with the
modesty that should ever grace the an
nouncement of new discovery, how
ever important And first of all, IT is
hopeless to cndsavor TO revive the past.
If conversation ever really tlourished,
and we almost doubt il, the conditions
which produced this vigorous growth
have passed away. What success it had
was certainly owing to he men of genius
who devoted theirli to IT. Nowadays
men of genius have other things to do.
There are never very many of them,
and they are not allowed to waste thei'
time. If talk is TO be revived at all, it
must be popuarized, like every thing
else, and brought within the capacity of
commonplace people. Now there is one
way by which even the stupidest of us
may make his utterances invariably in
teresting and often amusing, it is-here
comes the great discovery-by telling
the truth.
The reason that the conversation o
fools is SO barren is that it is never then
own; it il repetition of what they have
heard OF read last, and always spoilt in
the retelling. II they would only tell us
their own minds, their real thoughts
opinions, their likes and dislikes, their
principles and their weaknesses, we
should not be left in such hopeless ignor-
an-c of whittier the world is tending;
for, after all, the fools are the most i'm
portant class; the clever men may preach
and write and work, but with all their
effort they can only slightly divert the
course of the great solid block or ienor-
ance and prejudice that rolls on 90
steadily throughout the ages. II the
wise could emily understand the foolish
The Osceola times., 1880-10-02
The Oyster.

According to Frank Buckland, great
deal has to be said in physiological
view in favor of the oyster as an article
of food There is an average of about
two and half ounces of meat to every
II ounces of shell in each oyster, and its
constituents include much phosphate of
iron and ozmazonc, or creative matter
similar To essence OF meat, and also n
certain quantity of gelatine or mucllagi-
nous matter, and another material of
which phosphorus is the main ingredi-
ent 1t is the principal brain-giving
food that can be taken. and hence is so
largely used 10y those fond of literary
pursuits, and in this manner has become
an almost essential element of diet to
intellectual men. The annals OF the
University of Paris shadow forth that
when scholastic disputations were more
than unusually rife and boisterous the
students were in the habit of rehearsng
their debates over oyster suppers,
Louis VIII, who died in 1926, loved
oysters so well and thought SO much of
his cook for the savory manner IN which
he furnished them up for the royal tab
let, that he invested the chef de cuisine
with a patent of nobility and made him
a handsome annual allowance. The
members of the College of the Sorbonne
were invited by Louis Al to come once
every wear TO feast upon oysters, until
on one occasion distinguished theolo-
gian came to an untimely end by drown
ing in the River Seine after the sympo-
stun had concluded.
The Osceola times., 1880-10-02
lofiuence of Afghan Chiefs,

Many curious stories are told of the
influence exercised by the Afghan chief,
over their followers, among the most
striking of which is the following. A
young English subaltern attached to the
Kabul expedition Of lS4l-2 rescued an
Afghan pilgrim from some British
soldiers who were handling him roughly
The pilgrim warmly thanked his deliy-
erer, saying with emphasis that "an
Afghan never forgets good turn or a
bad one" Some months later, during
the fatal battle of the Kurk-Kabul Pass,
our hero saw one of the enemy point to
him repeatedly, and concluded himself
singled out for destruction. But to his
amazement, he remained unhurt amid
the hottest fire, while his men were
dropping around him like leaves, those
who had molested the pilgrim being the
first to fall. At length several Of the
enemy disarmed and dragged him down
by main force, checking those who
wished to kill him by declaring him I'M
der the protection of their chief. The
chief in question proved to be identical
with the rescued pilgrim-a disguise as
sumed to aid his designs against the
English-and the officer, having been
Hospitality entertained, was dismissed
without ransom.
The Osceola times., 1880-10-02
The Abolition of slavery In Brazil

The latest adyices from Rio Janelro
show that the perennial slavery question
had once more become a burning issue
in the Brazilian Parliament The Era,
lillian WIlberforcc, Senior Nabuco, lad
announced his intention TO bring o'ii
definitely abolishing slavery IN the ycSni
1890, at the same time withholding an
compensation to the holders OF African
born slaves whose age showed they o Daa
been surrcptitiOusly imported since iooI'
when the slave trade was prolhblleu'
The Minister of Agriculture, III rep'!,
admitted that slavery in Brazil coul1 nv
outlast the century, and stated that 'ie
government was earnestly engagG,i ~
furthering its abolition by the lndiiV.a
methods alreadyIn force, by the creauoa
of land bank and the encouragement
of European and Chinese laboreIs'
As is well known, beginning wa'
made in the direction OF ABOLITION so'
eral years ago by declaring the ireeuv" ,"
of all children born after certain us,,'
and considerable sums were apProInc
ated from the public treasury for DIVE
the liberty of certain classes OF slatNJ
The Emperor and the naost Distinguish t'o
statesmen of Brazil are known 70 .he be
heartily in favor of abolition WIN Iii
least practicable delay. But the ayJu AXE
ton OF slavery in Brazil, il it is 10 mS.
place peacefully and IN norme' rS wsry
ner, must encounter obstacles OF .sl,
grave character. Slavery exists li'JaS iaSres
out the whole empire, rnd the 1", non.
comprise nearly half of the to'al iir re
ulation. The whole systemoi prounuulisr
industry is bound up with the Pe. nm.
institution" and must inevltaol. s,r.
dergo severe crisis by its disappry prery
ance. Nevertheless, there IF ss Il
reason for philanthropists to relo.s .ssnti
the rapid growth Of anti-slayery ri ,bst
ment In Brazil and at the certaln's iry
abolition is now question OF
wears more or less,
The Osceola times., 1880-10-02
TO. AND TOMORROW.

IfFortune with smiling face.
Strcw roses on our way,
When shall We s,oop 10 pick them mp?
To-day my love to-dayi
But should She frown with face Of care
And talk Of coming sorrow,
When we shall grieve, II gricve we mustl
Tomorrow, love, tomorrow
Ifthose who've wronged us own their faults
And kindly pity prey,
When shall we listen and forgiven
To-day, nv love. today
hut II stern justice urge rebuke.
And warmth from men'ry borrow,
When shall we chide IL chide we must?
Tomorrow, love, tomorrow
The Osceola times., 1880-10-02
Ten Years Progress.
The London Times makes this state
ment of the progress of Great Britlin
and Ireland in the last ten years:

HE rested his hot brow upon mis- hand
and sighed, Three months ago she
vowed that she would never, never
marry me, and now she 10 suing me tor
breach OF promise"
The Osceola times., 1880-10-02

THE company in Florida that has been
experimenting with palmetto for making
pap9 bas met with such gratifying sue
- ~ 4 Win ssect about 20 paper
NalD5n so eenee, whsse palmetto trees
~ - GbuQlance end where the tFape-
ffnD 5s!s3ee ~ seod. =.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-03-11
LYING.

Not all If living lies
the swift ebb and flow that men cali
Some lives grow mightier from the touch of
And scale immortal skies.
Most truly do those live
Whose deeds above the clinging mists OF
Shine ike a star from cloudless heights sub
lime,
And such deep warnings give,
That the pulse throbs and thrills
To gain the submits whence the radlance
streams.
A nobler strain has echoed through our
And all our being fills.
We list with eager ears,
We trace the path which scales the mountain
steep.
Those men whose hopes and fears
Still pointed upward, where
Truths mountain stream CLEANS white be-
meath the sky;
They could not slake their thirst IN 1OuntS
that lie
Beneath that upper air.
For them there is no death;
immortal grew they in immortal quest,
And to their goal, a noble band abreast,
Strive on with bated breath.
Nav, living is not Life;
You can not win it in a selfish dream,
n sheltered wales beside lotus stream;
But in a ceaSeleSs strife
strife like his of yore
Who to save others dared the dragons fold!
And still the ravening wrong, though strong
and bold,
m. d. Witliams, in Youths Companion
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wish to add chat the comfort and use

wish to add that the comfort and use
fulness of her position depend largely
upon the sympathy and cooperation of
her husband. Some farmers, we are
sorry to say, treat their wives as though
they were beasts of burden, made to
bear children and do drudgery. In
deed, we have known those with when
the horse seemed to be first and the wife
second. Some souls are so cold, selfish
and penurious that to save few dollars
in the wages of hired help they are will
ing to let their wives break down in
health and to see their, children born
with feeble constitutions in consequence.
Ignorance, doubtless, in many cases,
may be pleaded in palliation of such
cruelty, but ignorance is sin which
God and man may have winked at in
the barbarous ages and portions OF the
world, but better things are expected OF
husbands in this enlightened country.
The original meaning of the word wife
is weaver, and farmer wife, though
not now compelled to throw the shuttle,
should be worker; but in her work
she should have the sympathy of her
husband, and it is his bounden duty to
see that her ambition does not lead her
to overwork. The unfeeling wretch
who, standing at the coffin Of his wife,
said, "I would rather have lost my best
cow" would very likely not have been
widower if he had been as careful Of
his wife as of his cow. He certainly did
not deserve another wife, though he is
said to have secured one in three
months. 3egB
If the position of a farmers wife in
wolves peculiar labors and responsible
ties, as intimated, then she is entitled
also to peculiar consideration on the
part of her husband. If she is emphat-
ically partner in his business, she
should be consulted in all business mat
tiers, and her advice treated with all
proper respect. The days have gone by
when woman has no rights in the con-
duct of business which a husband is
bound to respect. There is none SO
unselfsh, and at the same time so inter-
ested a counselor for any man as his
wife, and we are persuaded that those
business men are most successful who
confide their affairs to their wives and
ask their advice. If this is the case in
turing BUSH es@ ercantile and manufac-
not expected to be familiiasfP, KKo a are
is it true in farming, with which, In
some OF its branches at least, the wife
has much to do. When we find that a
young farmer has secured wife, and
treats her as partner in his business.
we feel far more confidence in his sue
cess than when he is. backed up bya rich
father or large capital, and we are con-
fident that many of the mistakes which
we have known farmers to make would
have been avoided if they had taken
their wives into their counsels. There
is no henpecking in this; it is the part
OF wisdom, and whatever is wisdom's
part is true manhood.-Aler. Hyde, In
N. Y. Times. 'e 8f@J a95 q, ~
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-03-11
Spiders that Kill Rkdl

Every body knows that spider sl!|
flies and other insects; but that 49,
them kill little birds may not Be y WI
orally known. A traveller ii br1al
us that he caught one Of them 2
very act, while going through I m
in the Amazons. The spider y! 4
hairy fellow, with a body tNo ilc1
long, and eight legs measuring
inches each, from end to eel
writer, describing the incident
was attracted by a movement q 81 a
monster on a tree trunk; Il Va Z
beneath a deep crevice in az p
across which was stretched : q
white web. The lower part d t5sss
was broken, and two small birds, hucast
were entangled in the pieces. u !
them was quite dead, and -
nearly SO. l drove away the mo- Z
and took the birds, but the secona "a
soon died. The fact Of species g
gale, to which genus this spider Dow
sallying forth at night, mounting
and sucking the eggs and young q 80 il.
ming birds, has been recorded nns ~
by Madam Merriam and Palisot ds 60
vols; but, in the absence OF sny ~
firmation, it has come to be discIe
From the way the fact has been g q,
it would appear that it had been ~
derived from the report Of NATIVES =
had not been witnessed by the na!i ss n.
The Mygales are quite common T.
some species make their CEN wv
stones, others form artisticsl tui,n Z
the earth, and some build their c. III
the thatch of houses. The nstyss
Them Aranhas carangueijeira., g -. y.
spiders. The hairs with which W
clothed come off when touched,
cause q peculiar and almost msoa ~.
irritation. The first speclmen 49,
killed and prepared was handler I ~ ss,s
;iously, and / suffered terribly e
lays afterward. think this = , i
ng to any poisonous quality res.1 - ~
he hairs, but to their being sno =,
lard and thus getting into q
,reases of the skin. Some N.Y. q
# immense size. One day
'hildren belonging to an lndlan X
With one of these monsters secuI.os ~
cord round its waist, BY wnloa ~
we're leading it about the house
7ould a dog" $3.50
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-03-11

| Fl" One OF the most common defects II
the training of girls,'' writes mother
who has proved her right to be a coun.
selor in this important work, ssis thai
they are not brought up to live alone,
to stay at home in their own minds.
from babyhood they are watched, tend
ed, noticed, guarded, never let alone.
Even young infants are not so much as
permitted to think out the mysteries of
a door-knob; but are tossed up, their
little trains of thought interrupted, their
solitude continually invaded. Let a
little girl be left to herself hours of
every day, near to loving friends who
nave some other occupation than watch
ing and advising her, and she will invent
boundless resources and be never so
happy, Solitude is necessity to the
formation of character E1'sAl
There is food for reflection in these
words for all who have the care Of
children. The privilege of solitude is
not enjoyed by many children of either
sex In our towns and cities. If they
are not mingling in the exciting labors
or sports OF the crowded schools, they
are playing in the streets, or with their
mates in their own homes; some social
diversion fills up nearly all the leisure
hours OF every day; and when there are
no playmates at hand the mother must
give up her time to their amusement.
Too much company, too much watch
ing, too much effort to direct every
thought and action of the child, too lit
tie opportunity for the development Of
It's own NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. these
are reasons for the feebleness of MANY
characters. 18s&S gG
Indeed most of the Young people Of
our larger towns become wholly inca
pable OF spending any time by them
selves. The moment their companions
are out of sight and the efforts to direct
them have ceased, they are restless and
miserable. Nothing but an exciting
novel will reconcile them to existence.
This is largely due, no doubt, to the at. |
fractions of social sport which take hold |
70 strongly Of the natures of active
young people, but it is also the result in
part OF the too persistent watchfulness
IT parents in the child's earliest wears.
~ which the child is never left to itself
'r taught to prize the sweet delights of
This is one of the disadvantages which
ne children OF the cities are compelled
Q undergo. The country boys and
'lris have much time to themselves;
ND while their minds often lack the
lerfness that is produced by the brisk
oclal commerce of the cities, it is posi-
ne that they sometimes gain in vigor
nd power OF concentration more than
hey lose in nimbleness and wit. The
act is that the majority of the men and
'omen who are at the head of affairs in
ne Nation were trained in the country.
nd while their success is largely due to |
ne fact that they learned to work in
1elr youth, it is due in part, no doubt,
the fact that they had in their young
days good deal Of time to think
Food Company. 9sa - /!
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" Young man. said an orator i'm
presslvely, "do you want to go to a
drunkard's grave?'' "Wen," replied
the young man, with the careless grace
OF a man who isn't accustomed to refus-
ing, +" l don't care if L do. Whereabouts
Is your grave?'-Burlington Hawkeas.
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Do you remember what the Governor
OF Maine said to the Governor of Mainep
1T is long time between Inaugural
tons, "-HaUkeye.
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1T IS believed that cattle raising will
soon supersede cotton growing in some
portions of Georgia. =.
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farmer expects of a wife, will not, in the
retrospect, give more satisfaction than
one spent in the gay rounds of fashion,
able society? The question needs no
answer. The answer goes without saw
ing.
The position of the wife of a farmer il
not only one of usefulness, but it is also
very stable and independent. Farmers
seldom fail; we may say never. or
hardly ever, if they attend to their le-
gitlmate business. Certainly, the risks
OF agriculture are less than those of
other callings. The farmer NAV not
have the wealth and display the style of
the merchant and manufacturer. Int his
wife does not live in fear of panics and
Sheriff's visits. The soil ALWAYS re-
spends generously to generous culture.
and her cellar and pantry are never
empty. She is sure of comfortable
living, let trade be ever so much dis
turbed. If the grain and roots can not
De sold at a profit, they can be con-
sumed in the house and barn, and the
farm will be all the more productive for
such consumption. Such Independence
and freedom from risk are far more con-
ducive to happiness than all the wealth
with its corroding cares-which rail
road stocks bought and sold have ever
earned. If we had dozen daughters.
We should consider them more fortunate
I comfortably settled on farms than if
married. to rich Wall Street brokers.
While thus approaching the natural
advantages OF the wife of a farmer, we
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:" Yes, yes" interrupted Mr.. Sisted.
sagely; "we heard all about it, thouoh
it was kept so dark. 1t was Miss Helen.
bless You, the little yellow-haired Miss
Churchill. Sixteen years ago nearly 90
no harm in speaking of it now-and all
SO changed since! Well, she saw him
to say Good-by.'"
p" Yes, so this man told me; and that
they parted, she saying that. let her
people say or do what they might, she
would await his return in perfect trust
and patience"
"a pity he did not give his love to
The other sister," remarked Mr.. Sisted
: II all stories are to be Believed
Why?'
Because she was in love with him
always; and plain though she was, Miss
Jane was good, true woman, and has
never lifted her head or looked at an
'ther man since those sad days"
g Is that really trueP''
" No call to misdoubt it, sir: any ono
n the village will tell you the same
tory; and, as 1 said before. twas a
n.y. seeing as every thing has worked
ound right, that it was not on Miss
ane as he set his affections; for beino
Q plain, as you might say mayhap
mere would not have been such a great |
erection to his having her,,
Inc stranger made no reply, ap-
arently being lost in thought over
armer Stisted's last words. And he
)ntinued:
" He would not have been such a bad
atch IN those days, for her, at least;
I ne was fine, gallant-looking young
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06
MANN AND oRR REPRIEHED.

On Monday morning Sheriff Altekruse received
from Columbus the following copy OF a documents
duly signed and authenticated granting reprieve
to the two condemned youths, Mann and Ohr un.
I'll Jule 25th, the day fixed for sammelts execu
| tlon
In THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE
STATE OF OHIO:
Charles Foster Governor Of said State 10 The Sheriff
Of Stark County, Greeting;
Whereas, at the October term, 1879, OF the Court
Of Common Pleas Of Stark county, in said Stale,
one George Mann was convicted of the crime OF
murder in the hHt degree and sentenced by said
Court to the punishment OF death, to be Inflicted
between the hours of II o'clock a m, and o'clock
p M on the 7lh day of May, 1880, and
Whereas. for satisfactory reasons l have determ.
ined that the said sentence ought not to be exc
cuted at the time fixed by the Court,
Therefore, by virtue of the authority vested In
the Governor, BY the constitution and Statute o.
the State, do hereby direct that the execution
OF the sentence aforesaid be suspended until the
25th day Of June, 1880, on which day, between the
hours OF II a, m. aud p E, you will proceed to
execute said sentence In the manner prescribed
by law, unless otherwise lawfully directed.
In testimony whereof have hereunto subscrib.
ed my name and caused the great seal Of the
State Of Ohio to be affixed at Columbus the LIST
day Of May, 1880, and In the lOIlh year OF inde.
pendence Of the United states of America.
CHARLES FOSTER.
by the Governor.
MILTON BARNES,
Secretary Of State.
The document for Ohr is precisely similar, ex.
cept the name,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06
TILL TAPPING.

1t appears that gang of four experienced sneak
thieves and till tsppers paid this city visit on
Saturday last, and got their work in most sue.
cessfully. At Henry PierOs grocery store on
North Market street, while two Of the party at
tracted Mr.. Piero's attention in the grocery de
partment, the other two robbed the restaurant
drawer of a little over six dollars In changeo The
room occupied by Cyrus Allen, Of the Telephone
Exchange, in the third story of the Trump build.
ing, was entered the same afternoon and pock
etbook containing $50 stolen therefrom. While
one party engaged Mr., Bucher's attention, at his
new dry goods store, corner OF East Tuscarawas
and Cherry streets another party cleaned out his
money drawer, securing some $40, same after
noon,
In the evening, some Sl5 in money, besides val
liable jewelry, was stolen from the residence Of
Manias Rice, on East Tuscarswas street,
A little later In the evening two parties entered
the grocery stare Of Jacob schwengle, on North
Cherry street, while there was nobody in the store
but young son Of the proprietor aud just as he
was counting the money In the drawer they
seized him and secured the contents, some S2S,
Though suspicion rests upon certain parties, no
arrests have as yet been made.