The Osceola times., 1880-11-13
WAYS OF THE WORLD
ARKANSAS

DID not fall into love. | rose int
love.-Buincr.
LIps outweighs all things il love lie
within it.-Gottts.
UNDER favorable conditions the chest
nut aud the oak will live 600 years
The bcccl, and ash live less than half a
long.
IRox Ia rolled SO thin at the Pittsburgh
(Pa.) iron mills that 10000 sheets ar
require to make a single inch in thick
nees.
pRor. erIvrsrRI finds that the SUNNI
of Mount Etna has been lowered abou
forty feet as 4 result OF rece II volcanic
activity.
ANorHER poet comes forward ant
saws: "And hear the hiss OF scorchins
kiss." Beats all what man can hear !
he is only mean enough to listen.
A WOMAN near Cairo dressed up as Q
man TO see how much bluff her old hus
band would take from n stranger. She
got forty-six bird.shot in various parts o.
her body.
ALPHoysE KARR once sent letter to 9
friend which contained only note Of
interrogation? The answer-0. The
meaning Of these notes were, "What is
there newt" an "Nothing." The brevity
of wit could not be carried much
further.
A FARMER near Eas!on, Mass, saw one
of his chickens struggling for breath and
apparently almost dead. Looking closer,
he found that green snake had wound
hat ,htnl ,t,fo ncnly a nd
tied itself into knot so that IL couldn't
get loose.
Lucy II. HOOPER writes from Paris
that virtue on the French stage means
alapaca gowns, cab TO drive in. and
onion SOUP in garret. Onion SOUP Is
nourishing, alpaca is serviceable, cabs
arc endurable. We are GLAD to know
that IN France virtue is not its sole tlf its
own) reward.
THK Japanese make a very curious and
handsome kind of copper by casting it
under water, the metal being highly
heated and water also being hot. The
result Is q beautiful rose c)lored tint,
which is not affected by exposure TO the
atmosphere.
SANDAL wood is the wood Of tree
which grows in Ceylon and on the coast
of Commanded. When the tree becomes
old the harder central weod acquires a
yellow color and great fragrance, while
the exterior wood remains white and
possesses no fragrance. 1t is yellow
wood only that is used IN manufacturing
boxes. etc.
SoME store loafers at Kingston, n. Y,
ko ntl k,.t tho
trance of colored man who wanted
somebody to give him five cents to lick
a red hot iron with his tongue. He ex-
planned that he had no money, and
wanted to get some to buy something to
cat with. The store-kcepcr heated
piece of iron red hot and held it up for
him, and he licked it three or four times
and actually seemed to like it, not ap-
pearing to be hurt in the least.
A LITTLE black -and.whi'e King Charles
was one day lying on the rug in the
drawing. room Of house IN Essex when
the master came in, having Just paid its
tax. He said: 81 bave just paid that
dogs tax" and, looking at it with very
severe expression, added, "and he's not
worth his tax" The little dog lmmedi-
ately got up, and with a crest-fallen adj
pearance, put its tail between its legs
and left the room. 1t was never seen
afterwards, nor was il ever heard of
again, although inquiries were made at
the time In every direction.
A CLERGYMAN past middle age, after
having united loving couple in the
holy bonds of matrimony, was asked by
some present at the marriage feast how
he, q bachilor, could constantly engage
in such ceremonies. The good mans
ans Eer was significant: I'm mans life
there are two periods when he is likely to
marry-one when he is young and has
no sense, the other when he is old and
lost his sense. He was glad to inform
them that he was past the one and had
not reached the other"
THERE was curious sort Of dinner at
London the other day, distinguished
electricians being the guests. In the
centre OF the table was covered dish,
alleged to contain "gymnotus," fresh
from r river of South America. The
chairman, instead of saying grace, spoke
10 the dish as if asking some one there
TO ask the usual blessing. Then a sol
emn but a distinct and pleasant voice
was heard apparently coming from tn,
dish repeating the favorite form. The
cover was then raised, and there was a
telephone, somebody at the other end
having performed the pious service.
Ak English lady who arrived in New
York a few days ago accompanied an
American friend into drug store. The
New York lady bought some face powder
and then turning to the soda fountain
asked her companion what she would like
to dink. She replied, Il suppose had
hetter try and get accustomed to youl
American drinks. III have gin-cock
tail, please." Now some people will b,
inclined TO laugh at this honest English
lady, but we will nc surprised If tn,
drug clerk didn't wonder why she didn't
wink her left eve twice and say sh,
would take strawberry and lemon. May.
be she didn't know the ropes.