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The Osceola times., 1880-03-13
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT
10 THE
CONSTITUTION
A RK AN S A S

No Joint Resolution, proposing an Amend.
ment to the Constitution oi the state.
Resolved by the House Of Representation Of
the General Assembly OF the STATE of Arkansas
= majority OF all the members elected to each
House agreeing theretUi:
That the following Article shall be proposed a.
an amendment to the Constitution Of tie State
OF Arkansas, which when ogreed 10 by a major
iiy OF all t1c members elected to each House
aud adolted by n majority of the electors OF the
state voting ut the next general election for SEN
atpr, and Representative, shall become part
Of the said Constitution, namely
AsTIctE NX. The General assembly shall
have no power to ley any lax or make any ap-
proprial'on- 10 pay either the principal or IN
tcrcat or any part thereof of any Of the follow
ing bonds Of the state, tO-WIt: Bonds Issued
under IN act OF the General Assembly OF the
st'tc u hgkan as entitled An Act to provide
FOR the funding OF the public DC bt of the siatc'
approved April 6, \. ID 1853, and numbered
from four hd.dTcd and ninety-o oae t. eighteen
hundred and sixty inclusively, being tAe Fund
ing Bonds dcliyarei Ia r W. Caper, and
sometimes called ''liOitord Bonds > or bonds
known rs railroad aid bonds, issued under an
at the GeAerai d Assembly Of the State Cf ar
Kansas entitled AN Act 70 aid in the oOns,ruc
lion OF railroads approved July q, a. ID. 1853,
or bonds called 'LCyee Bonds being bonds
issued under an act OF the General Assembly Of
the state Of Arkansas eutititd An Act prOvid-
ing for the building and repairing thi uut.ic
leNccs OF tAe state and for other purp0.es' ap-
proved March lG. ! - 1869, and the supple
mental act thereto approved April y, 1859, aud
| the act entitled San Act to amend an act cDt-
lied 'An Act providing for the building and ie-
pairing ol the public levees OF this State ep-
| proved March %, \. d lsll, and any law pro-
/ yiding for any such tax or appropriation shai
/ be Lull and void.
(Took effect April 2, 1871
! The foregoing Is a true copy of the original
/ roll on file in my uiiice.
| Witness my official signature and seal o
| l,egl ohice th.s the 2nd day of February, \
! u. 1890.
(Signei) JACOB tRoLlCH,
| neNrnLArN Of NIAtc.
The Osceola times., 1880-03-13

John l.. Driver & Cos. drug
store is the headquarters for choice
cigars and chewing tobacco.
The Osceola times., 1880-03-13
Married.

SMITnyR-RHoDEs--On the 4th.
inst, at the Georgia Street Meth
odist church, Memphis, by Rev.
j. j.. Treadwel, Mr.. S. r. Smith
or to Miss r. s. Rhodes.
Long lite, success and happiness,
Temp; and may your journey on
the R(h)oads OF life be SmG mG)oo.ther
than falls to the lot of many, is the
sincere wish of tho TINES.
"A man under the influence of
liquor was found in front of Pettey
& Sons drug store, at late hour
Thursday night. during the storm,
IN al insensible condition. He was
taken into the Sheritfs Office and
by proper applications was restor.
cd consciousness. But for the time
ly discovery, the whiskey dealers
would have had another life to an.
swer for.
We had the pleasure of meet.
ing Mrs. J. Fassett in town this
week. 1t is worthy Of nete to add
that Mrs. Fassett has been living
within ten miles of Osceola for the
past thirty years, and yet this her
first visit to town. We insist that
you come oftener in the future,
madam, and as you become used to
our town airs, you will gradually y
realize the fact that our people are
possessed OF large hearted hospital.
ity. and are always glad TO welcome
their friends.
Another democratic votor ar
rived in town last Monday, and
took mp board aud lodging at Mr.,
VIM. McKinney's.
Since the above, still another ar
rived at The residence Of Mr.. John
u. Blackwood. As to what kind
OF a vote this young man will cast,
we are not prepared to say. If he
follows in the political footsteps OF
his sire, we shall look for HIM in
the ranks ofthe Young-Men's op.
position ad-valorcm.tax party. But
we'll not fall out with him on that
account. All dong we'll.
AT the do nothing meeting the
other night, young man who had
been beguiled into attending with
the view of taking part in the de-
liberations, suddenly becoming
aware of, and realizing tho class OF
5 characters with which the asse mbly
was lntcrspersed, bethought him Of
his umbrella, and exclaimed, where
in thunder is my umbrella! BY
George, that's all tho property
have that is subject to taxation p
The effect of this impromptu speech
was Iudicrous. A broad emile OF
complacent selfsatis!action spread
itself over that assembly of fifteen
which was a picture to look at, and
then business proceeded to close
sithout a jar.
The Osceola times., 1880-03-13

If you want Fresh and Pure
Drugs at close prices, go to Pettey's
Drug Store.
The Osceola times., 1880-03-13
0sccola Rain Drops.

Chew Jackson's Best Swce
Navy Tobacco.
English peas, lettuce and tn
spring chickens are up.
Don't discard your overcoats
or take down your stoves.
Mite meeting at Capt. II. Nj
McVeigh's next Tuesday night. AL
come.
Memphis Appeal Of the 10th
reports all the upper streams rising
Look out for wettlng.
Mr.. Cartwright's Saddle and
Harness shop is completed, and he
is ready to receive work in his line.
Mrs. Monteville Marlin, OF San
dy Bayou, who has been an invalid
for q number of years, died last
week.
"A man, name unknown, was
found drowned in Clear Lake,
few days ago. He had been en-.
gagged in floating ont timber.
=" Ten dollars or nothing
Yes, that's your idea; you want to
enjoy al! the rights, liberties, ben.
efts, privileges and projections OF n
citizen, but are trying to sbirk the
dntios and responsibilities. That's
your position, ard you have correct.
ly defined 1t.
Capt. McVeigh returned from
Gayoso, Mo-. last Thursday morn.
ing, where he had gone to attend
court. He reports the temperance
cause booming in Gayoso. Even
Saloon keepers, he says, Who take
their regulars three times a day,
may be seen taking active parts in
oil temperance meetings.
Death has made sad havock
among the citizens in the lower end |
OF the county in the past two weeks.
Among those whom We are panied
10 mention as having recently died
are Mrs. J. Despair, Mr.. 4. P. Will
liams, Mr.. Ebenezer Starne., MIR. |
VIM. Barnes, and little child of
DIR. Joiner's all Of Frcnchman's
Bayou.
The Osceola times., 1880-03-13

G7O A WEEK. $i2 . day at home easily made
~ q Costly OutG free. Address rEUa 4 90.
Augusta Maine
The Osceola times., 1880-03-13

NE m QO0por day at home Samples worth
pO tU pAUS5 free. address STISsos n Co.
Portland, Maine. Il-2j-l
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JUST RECEIVED.

At Pettey's Drug Storc-The lar
gest and most complete stock Of
Drugs. Medicines &C., ever brought
to this market. Don't you forget it.
The Osceola times., 1880-03-13

acc week In your own town. Terms and S5
SUU OUTFIT free Address II EALLETr Co.
Portland MaIuc.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-15

1...1s NO acted 81
- hoIso TO Ok the time IL
- sort, and notify Mr.. DsLes,
the American people worJ still
AZ. of Louisiana, chairman of tho
MIC committee, moved that tho reE-
rsfsrrod 10 his committee, aud ar
that was tho proper committee TO
iond il. A somewhat similar roso-
/ bson reported 10 the house by that
}, and il WAS TO tho shame of tho
people that no action had been
: Il. He now held il in his band,
mission was granted, no would now
sssags. this being out of order. A
2trksn on reference and tho house
ia 10 "a, referred tho resolution to
i affairs committee.
OF states was then resumed.
0'Connor, OF South Carolina
the export tax on tobacco, sRuf
and also for tho construction Of II
across Charleston neck.
Gins, OF Indiana, offered tho follow
ton, which was unanimously
That tho sympathy of tho
heartily extended to
,ppy laboring classes of
- its efforts 10 effect n reform in
oppressive toRast system prevail
country.
We, Of Alabama. asked leave
resolution, rooiting that tho
srtain states regulate within
risdiction the exercise of
sral franchise. and that
lion, particularly in the statos of
| I'd, NassAchusetts, PennsylVania,
Virginia and Georgia, arc claimed
litions of tho electoral franohiso,
lng for the appointment of n Coca
1amias into tho matter relating |
exercise of tho electoral
in these states, so
; mo may DO violation of tho con-
%, of Massachusetts,, objected.
E@noll, OF Indiana, called up the
INT resolution.
4 said that, seeing no possibility
u termination of the pending do
'uld move that tbs house so into
IA the funding bill.
Isll stated that he proposed to
bate to-day.
gave notice that after to-day no
Al al /
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-15

kNaANAANi AhANN VI
count resolution, and ut 5 o'clock
Nomination..
m, Dec. ll.-Tho president yes
he following nominations TO tho
r Stanton. of Illinois, to be
Al ut st. Petersburg; Wolfgang
Ohio, to DO consul at Bosrne;
ant SAmuol T.. Tillman, corps
TO DO professor ut West Point
:, miserslogy and geology.
Williaa :. Oskoy, Salem,
l. Phlsgsr. Piedmont, w. Va;
z Du.anku CaucaI N O..
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-15

lhbHt fPAitAHbhil - - ~ iAebl
ma, Ala; John NJ. Swishor jr.,
isii. Tex; John Richardson,
Miss.
aricafSn Races.
$. O., Doc. lI.-First race,
; dash. for two year olds. Hero,
won sssily by two lengths;
d; May Wilson. third. Time,
,, milo and half handicap
Minizsr won by two lengths;
md; Mark L., third; Red Fox,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-15

>, mile scramble for beaten
ran won; Lillian, second; war
4 Man, fourth; Beesway nth.
biiity NHbbcd.
li.-Baron do Fiedlsnd and
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-06-03
Care Needed In Canning Fruit.

Recently four members ofa BROOKLYN
family were taken violently sick after
eating canned cherries. The poisoning
was found to be due to salt of zinc
formed by the action of the free acid of
the fruit on the zinc screw cover of the
jar. In his report the chemist said /:
The presence OF zinc compound in the
syrup was unmistakabe, and it appearf d
in such abundance that some lack of
prccaution in preparing the fruit seemed
probable. learned, however, uoon in.
quiry that the preserving had been done
with scrupulous care by friend of IL C
family. Moreover, the contents of other
jars of the collection prepared at the
same time had been eaten without un-
pleasant results. AS the jars yet un
opened were placed at my disposal
through the politeness of Mr.. Gilbert
(whose family had been poisoned), Sc
lected one having zinc top with por-
celain lining. There was no indication
OF zinc in the contents of this jar. Ithen
poured about a fluid ounce OF the syrup
OF this jar into the cover of the first lar
and warmed it over a water bath for
three quarters of hour. The solution
then yielded promptly to the test of
zinc. The case is not without parallel.
but it is not sufficiently well-known to
the public that zinc yields so readily to
the action of fruit acids, and conse-
quently that the use of Zinc or galvan-
lied iron in the preparation or preserva-
tlon of canned fruits is not free from
danger
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-06-03
Objectionable Mail Matter.

The attempt to blow up the Spanish
consul at New York, by an Internal ma
chine sent through the mails, brings to
light the fact that missiles of various
kinds not unfrequently pass through the
postoffice. to the disturbance Of the
peace of mind if not the endangering of
the life of the clerks. A German once
sent box of lucifer matches to his
father in the old country, but luckily
they were discovered before going on
board ship. Otherwise steamer might
have been burned at sea and nobody
known the cause. The young man was
much surprised at the possible conse-
quences of an act which seemed to him
as harmless as possible. When patent
cigar-lighters were first invented, their
such lively times for the clerks that the
manufacturers had to be warned. One
day a stamper was interrupted in his
work by cracking noise and by the
letter bursting into flame. 1t was writ
ten by a sailor, who was in the habit of
carrying his stationery and his matches
in the same pocket, and some of them
accidentally got into the envelope. A
doting grandfather sent his grandson to
the country some percussion caps for
the celebration OF the national holiday.
The clerks in the New York postoffice,
however. had a Fourth of July all to
themselves in advance OF the regulBr
date when the stamp clerk reached out
grandfather's letter. The stamper came
very near losing his eye to make an
American holiday for the grandson; as
though the old gentleman, on being in
formed of the result of his effort to
please his offspring, offered to pay the
damages. A stamp clerk once had his
thumb torn off by the explosion of nitro
glycerine inserted in perforated cord
Some time before several diamonds in
serted in cork and smuggled into the
mails had been discovered by the clerk,
and it was believed, though never
proved, that the owner of the diamonds
prepared the nitro -glycerine package as
n testimonial of his feelings toward the
clerk whose zeal con6scated his Jewels.
" Few die and none resign" said JEFF
ferson of officeholders, but even he
would hardly deny that under such cir
cumstances they are liable to sudden re
moval. Detroit tree Press.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-06-03
A Mine of Palm OIL.

According to the Colonies and India
that portion of the west coast of Africa
" hich lies south of the river Volta furn-
ishes the principal supplies of palm oil.
Nearly 1000, 600 cwt. of this oil are an
nually exported to Great Britain, of the
value of $1,000, 600, its principal use be-
ing in the manufacture of soaps, per-
fumery, candles and similar articles.
Among the natives it is highly valued,
both for food (taking the place ofbutter),
for lighting and cooking purposes and for
amounting the head and body. The So
called oil, which is rather fatty SUBJ
stance resembling butter in appearance
is obtained from the several species of
palm, but especially from the one known
botanically as Elais guineensis," which
grows in abundance on the western coast
of Africa, and from which it takes it's
specific name.
So thickly do these trees grow, and so
regular and rapid are their supplies of
fruit, that in some localities where the
regular collection of the produce is not
practiced, the ground becomes covered
with a thick deposit OF the oily, fatty
matter produced by the ripe berries
Deposits of palm oil which may also be
called mines" of vegetable fat. exists
in some parts of the gold coast. and
which, if not in themselves worth work
ing, at least practically illustrate the
natural wealth of the country in such
productions, and indicate its undevei-
oped resources. These "mines would
probably not repay the cost of explora-
tion. as the palm oil is apt to become
rancid and yalueless for its general uses
after long exposure, though for such
purposes as candle-making these de-
posts might still be valuable.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-06-03
what Wa Think Mith.

Without phosphorus, no thought. So
declared a famous German physiological
chemist some years ago. That particu-
lar brain substance, which he supposed
to be essential to thought, has hereto
tore been known as protogen with phos.
phoric acid. Considering this name not
sufficiently clear and definite, another
German chemist has proposed for it the
following precise and significant CON-
bination of seventy-two letters. Oxae-
thyltrimethylammoniumoxydhydratel- =
ey eylopalmethyloglycerinphosphorsaure I.
IF mental arrangement is in any way
due to deficiency in the elements of this
highly complicated comr ound, or to any
snarling of It's multitudlnoas 90 st tu-
ents, the wonder is that anybody can
ever think straight. And what lot of
it that Geiman must have had in his
head when he contrived such name for
it. Scientific american.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-06-03
What They Knew Four Thousand Years

The Popular Science Monthly publishes
abstracts from the address of Caief
Justice DAILY before the New York
Geographical society, in which he says ;
From one of these books, compile d after
the manner of our modern encyclope-
dias, and the compilation OF which Is
shown to have been made more than
1900 years b. c., it has been ascertained,
what has long been supposed, that
Chaldea was the parent land of astron-
omy for it is found, from this COM
pilation and from other bricks, that the
Babylonians catalogued the stars, and
distinguished and named the constel-
lations; that they arranged the twelve
consultations that form our present
zodiac to show the course of the suns
path in the heavens; divided time into
weeks, months, and years; that they
divided the week, as we now have it,
into seven days, six being days of labor
and the seventh day of rest, to which
they gave q name from which we have
derived our word sabbath" and which
day, as a day of rest from all labor of
every kind, they observed as vigorously
as the jew or the Puritan. The motion
of the heavenly bodies and the pheno-
mena of the weather were noted down,
and a connection, as l have before
stated, detected, as M. de Perville claims
to have discovered, between the weather
and the changes of the moon. They in
vented the sun dial to mark the move
ments of the heavenly bodies, the water
clock to measure time, and they speak
in this work of the spots on the sun,
fact they could have known by the aid
of telescopes, which it is supposed they
possessed, from observations that they
have noted down Of the rising CT Venus
and the fact that Layard found crystal
lens in the ruins of Nineveh. These
" bricks" contain an account of the
Deluge, substantially the same as the
narrative in the Bible except that the
names are different. They disclose that
houses and land were then sold, leased,
and mortgaged, that money was loaned
at interest, and that the market gard
eners, to use an American phrase,
worked on shares" that the farmer,
when plowing with his oxen. beguiled
his labor with short and homely songs,
two of which have been found, and con-
meet this very remote civilization with
the usages of to-day.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-06-03
Parrot and Poodle,

A Cleveland lady has a parrot and a
poodle. When Poll shrieks Penny
barks. One afternoon the parrot sat on
her perch with all the dignity possible.
The dog was taking a nap in an ad Join
ing room. Suddenly, without a mo-
ment's notice, Poll let loose two or
three unearthly screeches. The dog
Immediately started toward the cage
at full run, barking as he went. After
he had scolded Poll he retured to the
outer room for another snooze. He had
scarcely. closed his eyes before Poll
shrieked again, more loudly than be-
fore. Up jumped the dog, and out he
went barking furiously. When he
reached the cage, Poll, who had stopped
her noise to give the dog chance, be-
gan to bark Just as loudly as her four
legged associate. Penny checked him
self off and gazed at the cage in holy
horror. Finally his tail dropped be-
tween his legs and he turned around and
left the spot. just as he was going out
OF the room Poll stopped barking, a so. I
of a pleased expression crept down h Ell
Jagged beak, and as the dog faded from
view she yelled after him, Goodbye,
Penny" and without further ado re-
sum ed her meditations upon her perch.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-06-03
Indian PastImes.

The Piutes of this section not having
any cares OF business to worry them.
generally manage to kill time by loafine
around the street corners. The dry
slum pond of the Standard mill pro.
vides accommodations for divertise-
ments for squaws other than that of
taking care OF papooses. Every day
Indians OF both sexes congregate at the
slum pond and witness a game of the
squaws-a game similar to that OF
shiny" Eight squaws participate
in the game-four on side. The male
champions arrange themselves on the
ground near the home bases, and after
the squaws divest themselves of shoes
and stockings the game commences.
Each squaw is provided with bough
of a tree about five feet long. and one OF
the squaws throwing a piece of raw
hide in the air the players endeavor
with their sticks to send it to their own
base. An inning, as it may be called,
sometimes lasts fifteen minutes. When
either side wins, the males, champion
ing the victors, jump and shout till the
earth quakes. The sport gives the
participants an opportunity to show
their heetness of foot; the piece of raw
hide is thrown twenty yards, and be-
fore it touches the ground sixteen pair
of feet are around it. The side that
wins three innings first is considered
the winning side, and what money the
game is played for is divided equally b' :
tween the players.-Rodte (Cat.) Nea0s.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-06-03

Vegetine put up in this form comes within
the reach Of all. By making the medicine
yourself you can, from q 500. package con.
tanning the barks, roots and herbs, make two
bottles Of the liquid vegetine. Thousand.
will gladly avail themselves OF this oppor.
tunity, who have the conveniences to make
the medicine. Full directions in every pack
age.
vegetine in powder form is sold by all
druggists and general stores. If you cannot
buy it OF them, enclose fity cents in postage
stamps for one package, or one dollar for two
packages, and will send it by return mail.
H. r. Stevens. Boston, Mass.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-06-03
FOB rHE FAIR SEX.
Walden ara we.th,reoeh.

anu w vo1shAVhSVO>
MAIDEN.
Oh, went hercoct, on the village sriie,
With your golden feathers all on ire,
Tell me, what can you see from your perch
Above there over the tower OF the church,
wEATHERoooK.
can see the roofs, and the streets below,
And the people moving to and fro;
And beyond, without either roof or street,
The great salt sea and the nsherman's fleet.
can see ship come sailing in
Beyond the headlands and harbor oil Lynn,
And young man standing on the deck
With silken kerchiet round his neck
Now he is pressing It to his lips,
And now he is kissing his finger tips;
And now he is lifting and waving his hand
And blowing the kisses toward the land!
MAIDEN.
Oh that is the ship from over the sea
That is bringing my lover back to mo.
Bringing my lover, so fond and true,
Who doe, not chance with the wind, like Won
wEATHERCoCK.
Ii [ change with all the winus that blow,
1t is only because they made me so;
And people would think it wondrous strange
II !, weathercock, shoul5 not change!
Oh, pretty maiden, 80 flne and fair,
With your dreamy eyes and your golden hair
When you and your lover meet to-day,
You will thank me for looking some Other
way.
II. w. LonQfeiiou, in Youths Compan n ion
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-06-03
Summer Bonnets.

Bonnets covered with fruits or with
foliage are introduced to rival the Go " wer
bonnets of last year. Those covered
with red currants seem to meet with
most favor, and are edged with white
lace. Branches of currants are also
seen on black lace bonnets and on the
favorite rough straws. One of the
prettiest fashions for trimming the
gypsy bonnets worn by very young
ladies is that of lining them with white
dotted muslin gathered full inside the
brim. White Surah silk surrounds the
crown, and is tied in a large bow on
top, which is held by gold-he AIDED
toilet pin with tiny Venetian chain.
Plaitings of white crepe lisse also trim
gypsy hats.-Bazar.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-06-03

After many years. experience and in
tercourse with our fellow men, we have
reached the conclusion that the only
men who know how to conduct a news
paper successfully to the public salts
faction are those gifted beings who
never do it. They always devote their
talents and learning to making shoes,
or selling boards or fish, or laying brick
or building postholes, or some other
literary ursuit,-Burlington Hasokeye,