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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-18
Fatal Duets.

A noted duel occurred at Paris In the
winter of 1868 80, between Count Trepan.
CO, Neapolitan noblsman, and the Mar
gus de Pierrefonds. The Marquis had
presented to a young woman of the demi
monde vase of Cardenias of unique beauty
On the same evening he accompanied hel
TO a ball, which, by the way, was gwen by
the notorious Merope Barucci. While
dancing the lanciers with the girl, the Mar
quis noticed in the same set a handsome
youth. He wore cardenia in his button,
hole. He questioned his partner, aud was
satisfied that she had given the flower to the
Italian. He went straight to the Count
and tore the flower fIom his breast. A
! challenged followed. Pistols were select
ed. Twelve shots were exchanged, at a
distance of twenty feet, without result.
The Italian insisted on continuing the duel,
saying that he could not be an actor in a
farce. At the thirt zenith shot he received a
bullet in his heart, and expired. In his
testamentarv letter he entreated, in case he
should be killed, that the Marquis de Pierre
fonds would place upon his cold heart the
cardenia which had been the cause OF the
strife. Six months later Pierrefonds, who
was aid de-camp TO General rEspinasSe,
was entering village during The battle of
Magenta. The first shot from the neigh
boring houses struck him In the heart, max
ing a wound identical to that received by
the Italian Count. The dry ieaves of a
cardenial were found in an envelope above
the dead Marquis heart.
A bouquet of violets was the cause Of q
fatal duel. The young Count de Seignelay,
attache TO the French Legation at the
Hague, was visiting Brussels. The youth
full diplomat had been desperately in love
with Diane de Chanceray, beautiful wo-
MAJ. One evening, as the Count was wit
Messing a performance at the Theater de Ia
Monnaie, he saw her, covered with diamonds
and laces, in box with the Prince de
Klostercamp. The heart of the young
lover beat violently. all the souvenirs of
his former happiness flashed before him.
Diane grew paler than the lace she wore.
She leveled her opera glass at him, and
kept it fastened upon him for long time.
Then she tore a bouquet Of violets from
her bosom and began 10 kiss and bite them.
They gaZed at each other like Italian
lovers AS the performance was drawing
TO close she arose to depart. Seignelay
placed himself in the loyer at the foot Of
the marble staircase. He requested friend
who was acquainted with Prince KlOster.
camp to engage him in conversation for a
moment 80 as to give him an opportunity
TO exchange few words with the lady.
His friend Fervadyues did so. Diane af-
ter kissing the violets thrust them beneath
ha of hn
Prince, however, saw the action Next
morning two of his friends called on the
at ache with a challenge "A duel followed.
Swords were the weapons. Seignelay was
pierced through the heart after FIVE assaults.
and expired in the arms Of his friends, ut
tering the name of Diane. He was buried
in a cemetery near Brussels. Two years
later the witer visited the cemetery and
saw bouquet of fresh violets on the stone
that mfrked his grave.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-18
DEAR GRANDMOTHER.

Grandmother PAGES with stately tread
Forward and back through the quaint old
room,
Out Of the hrelight, dancing and red.
Into the gathering dusk aud gloom
Forward and back, In her silken dress
With its falling rufles OF frost-like lace
look OF the deepest tenderness
In the faded lines Of her fine old face.
Warm on her breast in his red night-gown
Like q scarlet lily the baby lies,
While softly the tired lids droop down
Over the little sleepy eyes.
Grandmother sings to him sweet and low,
And memories come with the cradle-song
OF the days when she sang it long ago,
When her life Was young and her heart was
strong.
Grandmother's children have left her now,
lie large old house is o Rhadowed place
Iut shirine tlt in the sunset glow
or ltr life, like O star, comes the baby's
1IU.
He GeR wi ere OF cid his father Jay;
tsftly pie eines him the eame sweet strain
Till the yCsrs rttIverir & sre sUtptav ay,
And the joy Of hfe's n ornine is Grs atRi
GrAndmother's gray head is tending low
Over the dear little downy one
The steps of her pathway are few to go
The baby's journey is Just begun.
Yet the rosy dawn OF his childish love
Brghtens the evening that else were dim
| And in after years from her home above
The light of her blessing will rest on him.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-18
Indians.

The whole number of Indians in the
United States, except Alaska, is paced at
250, 864, though 1t is obvious that the emu
meration of the savage tribes is guess work
merely. The number of Indians who wear
citizens dress is given at 127, 458. In 1858
the number of Indians who occupied houses
was 8,646. In the decade this has been
increased to $1,000. The number of In
dian schools is 366, more than double the
number of ten years ago, and the pupils,
increasing in like proportion, number IL,
222. The amount spent on education is
given as 1858, 125. The number of In
dams who can read is given as Al 300. The
church membership includes 80, 900. Pas
toral and agricultural products have greatly
increased within the decade. For instance,
in 1868 the number of sheep owned wa
1893; in 1878, 594,574. The statistics
gre drawn cqlefy from the Indian Terri
tory, though they profess to cover the entire
Indian population.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-18
The Number or Plants.

In the Bible about 100 plants are alluded
to; Hippocrates mentioned 23S; Theo-
phrastus 500 and Phny 800. From this
time there was little addition until the
Renaissance. In the beginning Of the If
teenth century Gesner could only enumer-
ate 800 butat its close Bauhin described
6, 200. Tournefort in 1894 recognized TO-
156 species but Linneus, in the next CEN
tufy working more cautiously, defined only
1924. In the beginning of this century,
in 1906 PERSON described 25, 600 species,
comprising, however, numerous minute
fungi. In 1919 De Candolle estimated the
known species at $4,000. Loudon in 1889
gave S1,7S1 species; in 1s4e Professor
Lindley gave 90, Ss7, but in 1853 these had
Increased to %, 920. At present the known
species are estimated at 12A. Geo.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-18
Shaker D1etOtICs.

Their diet is simple but sufficient. Pork
is never eaten, and only part of the Shaker
people eat any meat at all. Many use no
food produced by animals denying them
selves even butter, milk and eggs. At
Mount Lebanon, and in some of the other
societies, two tables are set, the one with,
the other without meat. They consume
much fruit eating it at every meal and
they have it always fine and extensive
vegetable gardens and orchards. Father
Evans (the Shakers call him Elder Evans,
but we like father better), now about
seventy years old, and at the head of one
branch of the Shaker community at Leba-
non, has not eaten flesh for nearly forty
years, and he is hale and hearty, much
more 80 than most men of his age; YET
when he commer ced his vegetable diet he
was in declining state of health; as he tells
US, ga candidate for consumption.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-18

love with me without knowing whether l
had a halfpenny; In the second place, you
would be very likely have run away II you
had thought was rich;Rnd to know tell you
the truth, Master Hugh, had no idea of
letting you run away. There, Hugh,
there's the house; isn't it prcttyR"
''It's almost n palace" Hugh said in
dismay.
"Ycs; and there's papa at the door wait
ing to greet you. Now, look quite plea
SAINT and bright, Hugh, for, Of course,
want him to like you almost as much as |
do
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-18

THE greatest gain from sheep hus-
bandry rs in saying as much as possi-
BILE of labor and loss in management of
the flock, and much disappointment
and discouragement will follow early
lambing of ewes If comfortable quar-
ters and good care are waiting.
The Osceola times., 1880-01-03

spair, on account Of our delinquent
subscribers, hope, Asat sentiment
which springs eternal in the buman
breast, got such powerful boosting
UP on the reception of the above
letter aud contents, that all doubts
and nisgivings a. to the future sue
cess of the Times vanished like dew
before the morning. sun. Can il be
possible 7 Have we been deceived
about lawyers :? Is is true that they
too have 2 consciepce? 1t must be
true! the proof is here. Then the
country u safe. If our appeal for
our rights could 10 effect a lawyer
AS to prick his conscience InsS re-
mltting, even u part of our dues,
in cash, 1--WE are wliiIng to take his
word about never making mistakes
although the queery what, ncver?
suggests itself, and taee his taffy for
the ballance), will it not drive
home like a dart launched from Gu
pid's little cross bow into the hearts
and consciences Of the yeomanry,
and cause them too to shed tears
OF repentance, and remit us some Of
their boarded shekels? Without the
possibility of a doubt 1t will and
no intelligent Arkansas jury would
or could decide against this PROPOSE.
tion. We will expect the mail bags
crammed with letters containing
rcmittances for a month 10 come.
Then we'll not need to buy q big
axe, nor a little one, for wife, and
We never expect to have to dunn
any more after this. Cash IN ad.
vance will obviate that necessity.
But see here, Lawyer Brown,
didn't y ou know that the Arkansas
press gang had standing contract
with the members of congress, for
II consideration, to give their pro.
ceedlrgs weight and importance, by
wrapping their newspaper in the
records? You see, they found out
that the only way TO get the peo'
pie to read them was to give it to
them, like paragoric to children, in
broken doses, and the easiest and
cheapest way ia distribute, was to
let the newspaper men send one
leaf yith e4ph copy of his paper.
EDITOR.
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DAN RICE.
Mr.. Moody Says the Noted
Snowman Has Not
Been Converted.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 26.-Mr. Moody,
the Evangelist, states ip an inter
view to-day that the conversion OF
Dan Rice, the Snowman, and The
announcement that he would speak
at his meetings have attracted great
attention throughout the country
and numerous letters from MINIS
ters and religious people have been
received here making inquiries re-
gardng the matter. While speak
ing in kindly terms of NJ. Rice,
Mr.. Moody says there is no founda-
ton for these reports. So far as
he knows Rice 10 not converted.
He has had but one conversation
with Rice, aud IN that be gave no
evidence of conversion whatever.
Rice has not been annopnced to
appear at his meetings, nor will he
be. Mr.. Moody added: In such
cases IT is not my habit to pvt xsen
forward at once, nor to Gull upon
them Immediately to preach, exhort
or lecture. 1t IS well to try them
awhile, and when their lite and acts
show the genuineness Of the change.
it is time to put them forward on
the platform.
The Osceola times., 1880-01-03
PARENTS READ THIS.

Nine.tenths Of all the sic*k css OF
childhoo1 IS caused by worms
Thousands of children die yearly
from worms in the stomach, tina,
could be saved by the timely use OF
PARKER'S SANTONINE WORM
LOZENGES. They have saved
thousands of children. They drive
out the worms without pain they
clense the stomach, and make the
little ones bloom and blossom o.
the rose. They are the fire-t and
best medicine ever made. Thous.
ands of parents all over the land
use nothing but PARkER'S Loz.
enges. Try them in preference to
anything else tor worms. Try
PARKER'S Lox,nges. Buy moth.
ing but PAPkERS. Give no 9th.
or Worm Medicine to children but
Parker's Lozenges. They me the
cheapest, best and safest. Sold by
J l.. Driver & Co., Druggists.
The Osceola times., 1880-01-03
Symptoms Of a Diseased Liver.

DAIN in the right side. under the
l edge Of the ribs. increases on pres.
sure sometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patieht is rarely able to lie
on the left side; sometimes tie pain
is felt under the shoulder blade. and
It frequently extends to the top OF the
shoulder, and is somatimes mistakoe
for rheumatism in the srIa. The slonS
ach is affected with loss a apyetite
and sickness: the bowels ~ general
are costive. sometimes alteryatiye with
lax; the head 70 troubled with pain.
accompanied with du4l. sAaSy seq,
sation in the back part. Tsese is gen.
orally considerable less qf memory,
accompanied wtA q psittS ses ssu0S
Of having left uGdonc somsthipg which
ought to have been done, 4 slight
dry cough is sometimes an attssdant,
Tks paticNt complains Of weariness
and debility, be Is easily stsIeed. his
feet are cold Or burning, aud he com.
plains Of a prickly sensation of the
skin. his spirits are low; AND although
he is satisfied that exercise would be
beneficial to him. yet he can scarcely
summon up fortitude enough to try it.
In fact. he distrusts every remedy.
Several Of the above symptoms attend
the disease. but cases have occurred
where few of them existed. yet cxam-
ination of the body. after death. has
shown the LIVER to have been cxtcn-
siyely dcranscd.
The Osceola times., 1880-01-03

of the clerical profession, if they
would get up a Sacred Drama
,ghere they could exhibit grandly
scenes where great ideas Of freedom
aud spiritual energy you'd be kin
died into living fires by an exhibi
ton that would give variety, secure
both mental and moral health and
be tbe noblest form of intellectual
recreation ever invented by man
All folly for clergymen to 20 back
into the mouldneS stupidity OF
monkish asceticism, but come for
ward, concentrate all natural heal
thy entertainments and not frown
on them or maaly attempt their
cxtirpation, give them moral pee
sonal support. II possible, might
exclude from stage all representa-
tons with improper elements, I'M
moral plots, etc.
It's PLAN that the modern stage
of whose deterioration and degra.
dasiou we have heard SO much, is
indebted partly to our clergy and
laymen for not performing nobly
its proper function, exhibiting
grandIy, and becoming practically
IA pulpit from which the most pro.
found moral truths could be taught
il q manner at once the most attract
i've and the most effective. we can
zee very plainly that nothing
around Us in this world is so holy
or so good but that 1t may be per,
verted to base pses. and rendered
the instrument OF contamination
and exclusion from the lamp o.
God's Saints.
Civil, domestic, educational and
even religious associations, have III
lines exerted amazing power in the
work Of degradation. Though IN
Tended and capacitated 10 be an en-
,ine OF good, everything is liable to
become leprous in these days un-
ess the clergy men is on the alert.
We all agree with our clergyman,
here is but one right way y get
money for churches, that Is AS the
Bible commands. respectfully.
Baptist.
The Osceola times., 1880-01-03
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS.

Notice is hereby gwen that will
be at the places and time indicated
below for the purpose of collecting
;he Taxes fer the year 1879;
West Big Lake Precinct, Friday
Janpary 9th,, at Kclmar's Gin.
East Big Lake Precini!, Sa,ur,
day January 10Th, at John Pcrry's
house.
Clear Lake Township, Tuesday
January 18Th, u, Carol Smiths.
Chickasuwba Township, Wednes-
day and Thursday, January l4lh.
and 10TH, at Tisscrand's store.
Canadian Township, Friday jan
uary l6th., at J. NJ. Shows store.
Swayne Tosnship, Saturday Jan
uary lFth., at J. J. Fasselrs house.
Carson Lake Township, Monday
January 10TH, at N. IL. Walters.
Scott Township, Wednesday Jan
uary 2lst., at Rhadcs' Store.
Pecan Township, Friday, Janua.
ry 23rd., ut X. Friends Store.
Golden Lake Precinct, Saturday
January oath, at Rhodes Store.
Troy Township, Monday January
26ih., at Nodena Store house
blttic River Township, Wednes.
day January 2Sth., at b. +. Jack.
sons house.
Monros Township, Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, February
ID. Sd. and 4th., at the Clerks office.
After WHICH time will be found
at my Office IN Qsceola until the
expiration of the time 6xed Ly law
for the collection of Taxes.
Taxpayers are requested to bring
last years receipts along with them,
also to soc that the hooks are mark.
ed PAID" The List of Delinquent
Tax Payers will be made out on
the 2ist. day of April ana turned
over to the OIepk. The penalty is
25 per cent.
W. B. HASKINS,
Sheriff and Collector.
The Osceola times., 1880-01-03

Tue Clemment Attachment, as a
new invention Is called, which
makes it possible to spin the cotton
into yarn on the very farm on which
il is raised, Is pronounced by ex.
perts to be q success. Now, all we
need is little yankee vim and per.
severance to produce = complete
q revolution IN the financial condl.
ton OF the South.
The Osceola times., 1880-01-03
The people Of Arkansas have this

The people Of Arkansas have this
year raised at teast one bale of cot
ION TO each man, woman and child
of her population. This in addi.
tion to an immense crop OF corn,
oats, wheat, rye, tobacco, etc. Ar
kansas and her productions are be-
ginning to claim some attention
from the outside world.-L. X.
Democrat.
The Osceola times., 1880-01-03
EGV kaie, (heap!

A No. Farm, situated within
three m'ies ot Blythe's Gin. Chick
asawba, containing 240 acres of
land, lou nt il ma high state OF cul.
tivation u gapd orchard, good com.
for,uble dwelling and four tene,
ment buildings, and three good
wells Of pure water. For particu.
lars and terms apply 10, or address
ID. MATTHEWS,
Oscco!s, Ark.
June q, 1879. 6.2lu.
The Osceola times., 1880-01-03
WASHINGTON.LETTER
WASHINGTON, d. g. Dee. 10th. 1877.

WASHINGTON, d. q. Dec. 10Th. 1879
Visionary men, like Secretary
Schnr~, are the very last IN the
world to deal with the innumcrn.
BILE and ever recurring disputes with
tribes of Indians. This mornings
dispatches show how complete is
the failure TO make terms with the
Utes. Under direction Of Secrcta.
~ Sc,urx -neary-A month has been
spent in waiting Tor guilty Ules to
come in and give themselves up for
punishment. They haye not come
aud war rs now considered lminent.
There will be = disposition among
the friends of Schurz, now that the
worst has come, to put blame upon
his subordinate, tie Commissioners
of Indian Affairs, and this all the
more surely because that oaipe is
just now charged with serious Of.
lenses in other line OF duty, but if
there is any one fact apparent to u
Washingtonlan, it is that Secretary
Schurz has devoted himself to this
Indian question, even to the neglect
"sgrry other RgreRE of his depart
ment. The failure OF the Ute mat.
ter is the signal failure of Secretary
Schurz.
Secretary Sherman is advised by
gerry intelligent fDanqier to urge
upon Congress the issue OF a three
and one half per cent. bond, II three
sixty-five bond, and tour per cent
bond. II, having these on hand,
the Secretary fails to sell the frs,
nj par, he can try the next, and if
he fails aith ihat, be iab use the
four per cents. This idea VIII be
presented to Congress in the form
of q bill as soon as II re-assembles.
The amount OF five and six per cent
bonds to be redeemed in 1880 and
1881, and to be provided for now Is
about ssOO,OOO,OOO.
Those who have feared further
violence in Maine, on account OF
recent political events, may dismiss
their fears. Chg wish OF all demo-
Gratis is to preserve the peace, as is
shown by all that has occurred, and
but few republicans Of standing
have counselled violence.
Mr.. Word will bring his famous
tariff measure to the attention oi
Congress again, If he can. don'l
think 1t can be done, however, u
view of the opiniaI expressed by
Congress against such measures.
Mr.. Bayard will also endeavor tc
get his measure repeating the lega
tender quality af greenbacks actec
npon. This subject is the Senator
pet hobby, and he stands almos
alone in advocating it. He intro
buced IT, and l.as managed il thu
far without asking the advice of hi,
friends, in regard to its wisdom %
effect ut this iiiae, and am almas
certain that when the mattes comet
pp tor vote, ii il ever does, that hi
friends will vote agains, it.
NENo.
AtAs l. a
The Osceola times., 1880-01-03
LITTLE Rock, DEC. u. 1879,

|
LEON RopssAN, ESQ. Dear Sir
Just w y fellow is feeling easy some
of you coniounded Editors mus
give him dig underline short ribs
To my utter astonishment, see ~
your..Paper, "we intend to cut of
all delinquent subscribers on Jan
l,l," and, wanted-l00Q casb pay.
ing subscribers, none others need
apply Now this is all wrong.
n" such notices shogH appear,
When man is engaged in public
enterprise he should not Isk for
money. What right has an editor
or his family 70 eat! Buckle yous
belt tighter und tighter until you
get 80 thin that you'll blow away
where none ofyour delinquent sub.
scribers will ever hear of you.
This wQyld be better than to shpck
the moral conscience of the dclin-
quents with such cold unfeelipg no.
ticcs as the above. | know what
you will say that paper, INK &c. &c.
cost NANCY. | havs heard that
there are, in this world, unieeling
wretchcs, who demand money from
printers for such things, but we can
hardly believe It. | am rather in.
chned to think slch stones AS that
ink, paper &e, cost money are mere
ly white lies gotten up for elec-
tioncering purposes" or, to speak
without figures, gotten up by edi
tors as an excuse for dunning such
as |. But il there Is truth in such
tales, are there no axes, or plOws,
or tress in Mississippi county, Is
there no cord wood to cut-no land
to cuitiva,ey Can you not work for
the money to pay for such things !
Now | hear you say again, How
am | to Dny the axe?" Good gra.
cious can it be possible that after
living so long in Osceola your busi.
uess men wont trust you tor q cop.
pie of axes, particularly when you
only want one big one, Ga little one
will 40 for yonr wiie). If this be
so, go where you are not known
and buy your axe and let your sub.
scribers read in peace.
Now, OF course, you know wha,
all tins means. am one of your
delinquents, perhaps the only one
Your remarks are personal, very
personal. | don't know how long
you have been sending me your
paper without money and withou,
price, but ] guess about two years
1t am wrong about this, it will dc
you no good to say 40, for I never
correct mistakes. In fact | nevel
make any. But ! can't stand to b.
dunned so | send you enclose,
three dollars to pay for two year
past and one year 10 come; aud
only 9sk one favor. No, Pm goin.
to ask two: lst. II am your onl,
delinquent. neyt time, dpn'' go fol
mo IN your paper. bat write me
private postal card. End. Don
wrap your paper in cpngressiona
records. The wrapper perneate
the pantunls and makes then
hsavy. {oars Rcsignedly,
B. u. BRowH.
A al n
The Osceola times., 1880-01-03

Miss JAcoUELINs THORNTON, a To-
dy residing near AeFaphis, has just
completed novel by the title OF
t" Di Cal oy," published by Apple.
ton & Co, New York, which the
Memphis Appeal commcnds in
glowing terms.
The Osceola times., 1880-01-03
Notice.,

Wm u, Hasewpmi, Ei,ss J, IIlh, Louis,
Walton and Money q. With are her,tpy notih~l
that tho ua.. -ignrd John ". fonsiii-, susan
b. Barnes and Narci-sa W Hnzelwood, heirs
ut law, OF John J Hardwood. Decreased, " III
sppiy to the Probate Court OF Mississippi Coun-
", Arkan1-, at the next iAnuary term thereof,
i.,T their several disiributiyr shares in aud tu
the estate Of tn. said John j II I.Iwos,d, dee II.
JOHN ". W.fO\NILLk,
spSANE BARNES,
NAHClssA ". .HAZELwOOD.
November t2th., 1879
hlwckwoo~i 4 Maihcs, Au'ys. ll-i5-a
PriEter's fee, s1.G
The Osceola times., 1880-01-03
AGUE AND FEVER.

DR.. c. McLANE's LIVER PILLS. IN
CASES OF AGUE AND FEVER. whep
taken with Quinine. are productive Of
the most happy results. No better
cathatic can be used. preparatory to.
or after taking Quinine, We would
advise all who are afflicted with this
disease to give them a FAIR TRIAL.
For all bilious arrangements. and
as simple purgativc. they are un-
equaled.