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In California. Thirtytwo and hall millions in one
year. and say 10 you, continue this unholy raid
one year more, and there will be widespread bank
ruptcy and ruin here. The strain is well nigh un-
bearabls The merchants in San Francisco in Sac
ramento and i'll all the cities of California, mer.
chants of unstanel regulations, men who have
fought the battle of life for 25 80 years in Cali
fornia, being crushed out Of existence. How
long is this going to continue Is not it alb out time
to put on the brakes? Is not it about time that
wise legislators and political economists should
pause and think little? IL seems to me that it is.
The sue is not what the gentleman from Solano
said it in his sTeech yesterday 1t is not ques-
ton OF the taxation of stocks The taxation Of stocks
has almost nothing to 90 with it. saw then, and
appeal TO you for confirmation of what say that
business failures the order of the day and have
been failures of prudent men failures Of men
who are economical in the management of their
business There is widespread
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importanee demands, 1t has been so discussed up
to this moment, and do not propose to treat it
with any degree of levity. The question we are
about to decide goes TO the very bedrock of our
State The other questions which have come be-
fore us, though seeming to be of great Importance
treat only of the surface. The right to tax is the
goes to the root and overturns every other tight.
Neither you nor | can hold possession of piece Of
property if the State under its right to tax, shall
demand it of us. Il might 20 to you and borrow
property but that mortgage you hold is held sub
ect to the prior right Of the State to the property
and the State step in and take the properly
away aliae from you and from me. say, then, that
the exercise of the right of assessment and taxa
tion ia the exercise of right where the hand is
cred by no velvet. 1t is the
The Osceola times., 1880-09-25
A New Musical Instrument.
London Globe

A novelty in organ grinding may not
strike many persons as very attractive
subject, or one that can very well ex-
cite satisfactory anticipations. A little
instrument has, however, lately made
its appearance in the streets of London
which may, perhaps, be thought worthy
of passing notice. A specimen exam
ined few days ago was small wind
instrument, mounted on perambulator
in the street, which had cost, the propri-
etor affirmed, CO los. 1t had fourteen
notes, and was played by turning a
handle, after the manner of an ordinary
barrel-organ. The popularity of the in
strument consisted in the manner IN
which the wind of the bellows was ad-
mitted to the reeds. The turning of the
handle worked the bellows, and at the
same time slowly wound through the
instrument strip of stout paper about
six feet long, and perforated with a
number OF holes. II was through these
perforated holes that the wind found its
way to the reeds, which were thus oper-
ated upon according to the position and
dimensions of the apertures. 1t is Oh
vious that with a sufficient number of
reeds and properly perforated strip of
paper music of any kind whatever NAV
be performed on such a contrivance by
anybody who can turn a handle. The
operator on the instrument alluded to
had seventy-two feet of paper, which
cost him, he said, from I'd foot, ac-
cording to the nature of the music. HIS
seventy-two feet afforded twelve tunes
and when he had ground them suffi-
ciently he could get twelve more simple
harmonies for l2s, his machine serving
for ever so great variety of them. OF
course it is but mechanical music after
all, and no musician will gay much for
the kind of thing. Every musician,
however, will admit that if the greater
part of domestic music were played with
mechanical precision it would be an in
finite improvement on present perform
ances, and those who are interested in
domestic music may possibly find in
this little novelty valuable auxiliary.
1t looks as though it may afford cheap
and simple means of supplying just that
instrumental aid TO vocal music which
in few households is well, and in many
very badly, gwen by the piano or har-
monium.
The Osceola times., 1880-09-25
Where Poverty PInches.

A pitiiul story that comes from Massa-
that is far harder to endure than hunger
and cold, yet seldom thought OF by the
benevolent.
A mother carried the body of her
dead child from one town TO that in
which others of her offspring had been
buried, but not having money enough
to pay the expenses of interment the
remains lay at railway station for
more than a day. When, finally, ar
rangements for the burial had in some
way been made, the woman was penny
less, so the sole mourner placed the lit
tie coffin on her shoulder and started
alone TO bear 1t to its resting place. For
tunately kind-hearted hack driver
seeing the wretched mothers pvedica-
ment, came to her relief and enabled
her to make her sad journey with COM
fort at least; but the terror, the hope
lessness, the sense of desolation that the
poor creature must first have suffered
are beyond imagination. Starvation
would have been far easier to endure,
yet probably all these were prefaced by
hours of anguish at the bedside of the
dying darling to whom the poverty
stricken mother could give only love
and tears, neither of which had power
to elevate pain or save life. How many
similar cases our own city affords is
known only to Heaven. With all the
charitable organizations Of which we
are so proud there is yet such lack of
systematic visitation of the suffering
poor that tragedies more sorrowful than
the stage ever knew are constantly be-
ing enacted, all through poverty.
The Osceola times., 1880-09-25
TAKING THE CENSUS.
Asking Questions--where the Line IL
Drawn,


Detroit Free Press.
In a few days more the census man
will take his book under his arm and
start out to make his mark on the decade.
Under the new law they have legal
right TO ask about five hundred ques-
tlons, but there is such thing as CEN
sus man going too far. 1t is well enough
for defenceless families to know where
the line is drawn.
No census man has right to
dispute woman when she gives her age
Under the law he can elevate his eve
brows and exclaim: "Did you ever"
when female supposed to be As re-
right there. He may wonder to himself
where on earth all the grandmothers of
this country have suddenly slipped to-,
but he mustn't wonder to you.
No census man has a legal right to
ask woman if she is living with her
first, second or third husband, or
whether she quarrels more with the third
than the first. The law supposes every
family to be living in peace and har-
mony, and the United States govern
ment never takes any notice of family
row brought on by the hired girl being
kissed in the dark.
Under the law, no census-taker has
any right to ask wife how many eve-
nings in week her husband is out
after II o'clock or what is the subject OF
her remarks when he slips in at the side
| door This great and glorious govern
ment has always been conducted on the
principle that clubs, lodges and societies
were a part of its foundation.
The law does not specify that the CEN
sus man shall ask wife if she couldn't
have done better by waiting for second
offer. This information is supposed to
be cheerfully volunteered, and is marked
with big red "X" to signify the
officials belief that if she hadn't accepted
the offer she did she would have died
an old maid.
A baby with the measles counts just
as much in law as one galloping around
barefooted in the frontdoor yard. The
law requires the ceEsus-taker to remark
that your baby IS the handsomest one
in the ward. If he neglects to do so he
| should be called back.
| For the benefit of wives who do their
own housework and are ashamed u
have it known, blanks are furnished
with heading which reads: as ger
orally in the habit of keeping four ser.
wants, but has just given her help va.
cation"
The new law is also very generous in
another matter. The census taker may
legally inquire who lives next door, but
it is supposed that most women will
fill out and sign the following: Family
named blank; no style about 'em; he
wears shabby hat, and she never combs
her hair until 3 o'clock p. NJ. they have
a carriage, but l don't believe it's paid
for; they allow their children to throw
stones at our dog, and permit them tc
play on mouth organs; they say she has
diamonds, but don't believe 1t; lots ol
callers, but | presume they were there
to collect bills. To all of which ] sub
scribe myself" etc.
The Osceola times., 1880-09-25
Ole Bull.

Ole Bul, the celebrated Norwegian
violinist, was born at Bergen in 1910
lie was quite young when he studied
under Spohr and Cassel, and aiterward
went TO Paris to seek his fortune. Here
he was reduced to such distress that he
was on the point of committing suicide
when he was relieved by a lady of rank
Soon after he gave a concert, which fur.
nished him with the means OF visiting
Italy, where all his performances were
received with the greatest enthusiasm
Having met with the same brilliant sue
cess in Paris, London and the principal
capitals Of Europe, he set out about lS45
for America. lie purchased about 120,-
900 acres of land in Iowa, where he
founded a Swedish colony, to which he
gave the name of Oleona. For a time
the new settlement was favored by
bright prospects, but dissensions soon
crept in, pecuniary embarrassments fol.
lowed, and at length the project was
abandoned. In the United States he al
ways received the most enthusiastic re-
ceptions, and met with great success
financially. lie has spent considerable
of his time in this country, and has
made number of successful tours. He
married young lady of Madison, Wis.
some six or seven years ago.
The Osceola times., 1880-09-25
A Mexican Curiosity.
Sants Fe New Mexican.

One OF the most curious animals that
the Territory produces is the juachotote,
or, as it would perhaps be called by ZOO
logists, the salamander. The animal
abounds in New Mexico, is amphibous
and is generally found in wet places,
the beds of creeks or other such retreats.
The creature resembles the lizard
strongly, but with the legs and tail of
that animal has fish's body and head,
with tongue which popular super
stition supposes to be capable Of trans
formation at the will Of its owner into
a boaring instrument more penetrating
than steel gimlet, and which is used to
the great suffering of all wood near its
habitation. Two very long ear-lke APP
pendages are attached to the scaly head,
the whole animal presenting as repul-
sive an appearance as can well be inn
agined. The juacholote s about a foot
in length, but strange stories are told
Especially to tender feet of the juacho-
lotes down the Rio Grande. which grow
the size of an alligator, which undermine
the foundations Of houses with the
aforesaid gimlet tongue, and have been
known to catacomb mines in one night
during the absence of the workmen. az
il diamond drill had been at work
there. One of the most valuable ore
bodies was uncovered in Grant county
mine recently by the BORNE of a iuacho-
late that has ever been exposed in New
Mexico. Mr.. John Murphy, of santa Fe,
some time ago had a pet juacholate
which he trained to a high point OF intel
ligence, the animal following him about
like dog and making his meals entirely
from licquosice root and bark of CHINA
mon. On this diet he lived for over a
year, but finally died from the effects OF
curiosity and perhaps more directly in
digestion. Seeing bottle of arsenic on
on the shelf the helpless pet, while its
master was behind the prescription
counter, bored with its tongue hole in
the bottle and swallowed all of the con-
tents
The Osceola times., 1880-09-25
A DefunitiOn of SPACE.

The Rev. II. l.. Gear gives, in an arti-
Gle entitled "The Concept of Space"
published in the Cincinnati Baptist Re
weD, the following definition of space:
space is a real, objective, immaterial,
extended, continuous, infinite, immuta-
BILE, external and absolute whole OF
capacity to receive extended substance,
existing in true extension of infinite
length, infinite breadth and infinite
depth, which is ideally divisible in each
dimensions into finite wholes of locality,
Of all possible forms and sizes, possess
eng the relations OF similarity. differ
ince, ratio, direction. distance, contigui-
ty, and conjunctibility; and comprising
units of trne extension, surfaces. lines,
and points, each Of which Is infinitely
divisible; trine extension into surfaces,
surface into lines, lines into points, and
points into infinitesmal fractions OF
position, which compose the infnitude
of space, in number which is formed
by the involution Of relatively infinite
number to the seventh power"
The Osceola times., 1880-09-25
A Legacy to Ex-President Grant.
New York Tmas

The will Of the late Gerardus Boyce
was offered for probate before Surrogate
Calvin yesterday. After dividing his
real and personal property equally be-
tween his two daughters-Georgianna
b. Adrianee and Louise b. Stillwell-he
says: 81 leave 20 the Rev. ii. w. Bel
lows my silver shaving apparatus as a
momento OF esteem, and TO U. S. Grant,
ex-President of the United States, nv
large gold headed cane as a token Of nv
appreciation of his invaluable services
rendered my beloved country in her
struggle for honor, justice and integrity"
The will is dated January 8, 1873. The
executors are Louise y. Stilwell, BEN
jamin B. Sherman. Garrett +. Winans.
Of Bergen Point, and William f. Still
well, of Jersey City. Mr.. Boyce was a
member Of Tammany Hall, and used to
walk down town daily with the gold
headed cane he now leaves to General
Grant.
The Osceola times., 1880-09-25
THE LITTLE HOUSEWIFE.

We called her Matte. Early with the lark
Her merry voice gave greeting 10 the sun.
For peaIly dawn must grow ~ grewsome dark
Before her round OF duties should be done.
Her eager feet sped through the house all day.
Master and man watched for her little form,
Who ele could hold such firm and gentle
sway.
Or quell the rising Of each household stormY
Guest watched with guest the force Of that
sweet reign,
The soft untying OF each tangled knot.
None ever asked her care or love in vain,
Or felt himself neglected or forgot.
"what beauty had she'" We could not have
told
II one so fair had ever lived or been,
For loveliness of every form and mould,
We thought was worn by our own household
queen
Our lives were guided by her gentle power;
Through her right seemed to triumph over
wrong.
Her smile would brighten cen the darkest
hour;
Her sweet od-night' was our best even.
song.
The Osceola times., 1880-09-25
FOR THE LADIES.

JUsT now it is at the left side OF the
ne * that the bouquet is fixed.
The fashion of wearing flowers, either
natural or artificial, never goes out OF
date.
MANY very charming bows for the
neck are arranged with painted muslin
mixed with lace.
THE most fashionable parasols are OF
surah silk or satin, in any color pre-
ferred, or black or white and hand
painted.
SQUARE bows of gros grain ribbon,
made of three loops and one notched
end, drape the sides of taiieta silk over
skirts.
A BOA of orange blossoms encrcling
the neck and extending to the left side
of the belt is new ornament for
bride costume.
ENGLISH shopkeepers try to sell those
long, ugly mitts which have the EN-
broidery passing around the arm by call
ing them Queen Anne"
THREE ooRNERED pieces of India null
dotted with tiny specks Of black, blue OF
red, are worn in kerchief shape close
around the neck. They have wide
hem.
GREEK bands are worn in the hair
Grecan aprons are fashionable and the
Grecian style of hair-dressing is
adopted by the very few to whom it il
becoming.
STRAW lace is used to border curtains
in England. 1t is wicked to waste any
thing, but it would seem more scnsibl,
to throw straw lace into the fire than tc
employ it for any such purpose.
CsLoRED stockings arc much worn
both plain and with small patterns OF
embroidered corners near the ankle
Silk stockings for the evening are some
times embroidered with pearls.
The most fashionable colors in mil
linary are straw color, bran color, all th'
tussore shades, seal brown, Du-Barri'
rose, white, almond, biscuit, violet
he iotrope, the cashmere shades anC
| red,
The Osceola times., 1880-09-25
New MexicO.

New Mexico, as described by a lively
correspondent of the New York 7Tmes
is not the paradise that the writers OF
prospectuses of the Sombrero Il Chill
Railroad Company, or the Baby Mine
Gold and Silver Production Company.
allow it to be. "The wind is windeth
every day" says this homesick settler,
and sand and dust are necessarily swept
into your eyes and ears, poured down
your throat, and crammcd into every
pore of your skin. Housekeeping is a
misery on account of tn, aust. Women
from the States vacillate between a con-
dition of blank despair and one of wild,
hystcrical frenyy. Outdoor life is tor
ture. Men frantically and indiscrimi-
nately curse the wind, the sand, the fate
that brought them to New Mexico, and
everything in New Mexico, themselves
included" Sheep-raising is great in.
terest there, and flocks of sheep of from
1000 to 10000 head do not tend to keep
down the dust. Then New Mexico is so
poor in the quantity and quality of Its
waters that il is becoming question of
life or death how to get drink for the
multiplying flocks and herds, and agri-
culture will be practicable only with ir-
rigation.
The Osceola times., 1880-09-25

one pretty woman has played Won false?
Seek another one-a Drettier onc.'
"ln vain, in vain," he groaned; "she
was the only woman in the world that
cared for; the handsomest woman in all
Paris, SIR"
40, bosh. / know Of a hundred hand
somer and more tender then she ever
could be. You may think in the first
moments of soreness that there are no
other women in the world. but in a
month from now you'll be prepared to
admit how silly it was to entertain such
a thought"
Ny eloquence seemed 80 convincing
and my position so sound tina. it was
pleasure TO me 10 listen to myself. /
went on:
"What good will it do you to hang
yourself? Tell me, if you can. what use
ful purpose will be subserved. Either
the woman has heart, or she has not.
If she has no heart"
"She has Monochrome"
"Of course she has none. Therefore
your death will only be agreeable to her
will only flatter her. 1t is a big ad-
vertisement for woman to have a man
kill himself on her account. What will
the public say, the boys? They'll say,
| "Charles was an ASA silly ass" Yes,
Charles, everybody will say you are a
silly ass, and everybody will be right in
saying so.
waxcd eloquent, in point of fac., for
some moments it had occurred to me
that was arguing my own case, plead
ing for my own lite. heaped fact upon
fact, added argument to argument, with
such earnestness and closeness of reas-
oning that my friend Charles at last fell
into my arms and cried. "You are right,
you are right; bid me do whatever you
would and VIII obey you"
"All right" said |, "lot us go and get
some break fast"
VII.
brought him back to the Golden
Lion. i was terribly hungry.
| The table at which we seated ourselves
was neatly set, and aided ones appetite
by its snowy linen, its glittering glass
ware, its golden-brown loaves, it's yellow
butter.
When thick and juicy steak with po-
tatoes had been served up to us, tapping
our poisoned nostrils in the elysium OF
its appetizing odors and stained our
knives with its vermeil essence, and we
had tasted the first glass of some re-
markably particular Bordeaux, we were
rapturously silent, bat our speaking eyes
said-nay, shouted. "Well. life isn't such
bad thing after ALL"
III l hadn't met you" said Charles,
reaching across the table to squeeze my
hand.
"If hadn't met YOU" | thought. as |
returned his cordial grasp.
1T was the most remarkable piece of
luck | ever heard Of" he continued: 81
don't suppose that human being goes
through that copse twice month";"
/ remained discreetly silent.
"But l say, you know" he went on, as
If sudden light had flashed upon him,
what were you doingin that lonely part
ofthe wood at that early hour of the
morning."
l could not help blushing guiltily.
you were going to hang yourself,
too"
81 was-upon the very same tree.
Here's the rope had in my pocket"
'The best joke ever heard Of" said
Charley, as we clinked our glasses.
The Osceola times., 1880-09-25

a heap of tresses, culled from varions
sources during his loye-making career
fnd forwarded them in bundle to his
deoeitful fair, inclosing note to the ei-
feet that he had really forgotten which
was hers, but she might select it from
those forwarded and return the rest at
her earliest convenience. This is con-
sidered stinging rebuff, and so it was
with a vengeance. The lady is now on
q visit to some country relatives.
The Osceola times., 1880-09-25
A Sensational story.

The Paris Ecenemem vouches Tor ule
authencity OF a most sensational stoIy
about young Moslem lady and the
Count of Chambord. =.
When the Count of Chambord Wa'
hardly twenty years old he sojournea ~ ~
Venice, where a well-known Neneuah
ladv, afterwards married to frenon
marquis, captured his youthful anec,
tions. One evening as the Count VIZ
on his way TO rendezvous he stuiilpHi.u \,
upon wounded man, WAC with ms u,
ing voice begged him to take chargc y,
his only child, daughter, and educatMS d.atS
her in the Mahomitan faith. re pv,J mJ
the Count where to find the chllu Tha Tho
the family papers, and expired i hut
young Prince accepted the charge, ~,
what was his amazement on exallin.ns
the papers to find that the dead il'aS
was shereef or direct descendant ,sa
the Prophet. and that the child was Wv o
daughter of the Venetian lady az, Isow
referred to. The Inference ne un .;op
from the papers was that the 'ene',I r ,Ie
lady had caused the murder oi the
father and meant TO rid herself l,oIv =, %
child. The Prince almost immeuia',hs ,hs
Quilted Venice without again seeills md md
lady. He sent the child to France .,orre rrs
had her put in a convent at Auas uis,ars
where she was educated by the 90 ,sav'
but in the Mahoinetan faith. on nt 10
ing the cloister the young rlri Nent Count
Frohsdorf and was treated by tue Int 1ont.
and Countess of Chambord as al a'or or,.
ed daughted. One Jay under the en-, en,'
pre- an ambush was set Tor tile eosned. med
then on a visit to France. He escapes ,sss
but the girl who was with nun took
wounded. A young physician @ and
charge of her, fell in love with nc' vears
finally married her. After many Sed,
of happy married life she has I,'i,b nGg this this
and the Bvenement publishes n, w,an har now S
truly strange story the name Of NJ neT Resrl. eau
widowed husband-Dr. Gerard Oh
vais.