The Osceola times., 1881-05-07
WAYS OF THE WORLD.


wHrrrAKER's ear has been photograph
ed and placed in wing of the National
Museum.
CHURCH fairs and religious benefits will
be in order now that the regular theatri-
cal season Is about over.
ARE theatrical performances very seri-
ous? So many people. You know, 60 out
between the acts 10 smile.-Philadelphia
Sun.
FLORENCE PERCY, who wrote "Rock Me
to Sleep" is living with her third hus-
band, the two others having been sue
cessfdlly rocked.
BRroRE marriage she was dear and he
was her treasure; but afterward she be-
came dearer and he treasurer, and yet
they are not happy.
NJ. GAMBErrA recently said: "A dcta-
torship is an impossibility. France
would not stomach a dictator" "Ene h
somiraa," were his words.
PRINCE BIsMARK says that Emile lola
and other French novelists are RESPONSE
BILE for the running away of his son Her.
bert with another mans wife.
A CORRESPONDENT inquiries of The New
York Sun, AT what time does the new
bible 70 into effect?" The Sun is obliged
to reply that "nobody can tell.'
Two Indians in Alaska have by their
tribe been burned TO death at the stake
for stealing. Tho untutored savage does
mot take kindly to Americas finest art.
A CINCINNATI negro thought the man
he shot ct was unarmed, but knew better
ON receiving seven bullets, one after
another, In various parts OF his body.
ROUGHLY computed, about 100000 600
Of the worlds inhabitants speak Eng
lish; about 6O,0OO, 900 German; about 5O,-
100000 French, and about 100000 Span
ish.
OK its death bed the Cory Daily Press
exclaimed: "You might as well try to
drive railroad spike with tack-ham-
mer a. to run nonpareil newspaper in
= small plea town."
THE mayor of Cambridge, Mass, de-
clares that he would like to see 1t "live
New England town and something more
than literary city, suitable only for the
residence of few poets."
FRoM the tower of the New York 7ri-
L,sne down to the basement there are 1876
signs reading: Turn down the gas when
not In use" and yet no employe was ever
known to heed the injunction in the
slightest degree.
SAID little Edith to her doll, "There,
don't answer me back. You mustn't be
saucy, no matter how hateful l am. You
Strange what curious ideas children get
s~k - l. a..
A CAREFUL reading of the big adver-
tisements in English exchanges reveals
the fact that there are thirty-One great
est shows in the world" in this country
ct this time. This is too bad; there
ought to be at least one for every state.
In speaking of o newly-wedded pair,
gentleman said of the husband, "The
trouble with John is, he has no mind of
his own" "Oh, that will make no diff
ference; Sarah will always he ready 10
give him a piece of hersl" responded a
lady.
BRGNoLI says that he is not Emma
Abbott's of.night tenor, and that she
does not prefer Castle TO him. He is
angry with q Utica critic who said that
Ne ate garlic, and that he could not, as
Romeo, climb TO Juliet's balcony without
q derrick.
ANOTHER of the Blue Laws in ye olden
time was: "No one shall run on the
sabbath day, or walk in his garden, or
elsewhere, except reverentially to and
from meeting. No one shall travel, cook
victuals, make beds, sweep house, cut
hair or shave on the Sabbath day. No
woman shall kiss her child on the Sab
bath or fasting day.
THRV6llowing is said to be the method
Of the Maya tribes for crossing deep and
narrow streams too rapid for their feeble
powers of swimming: Taking large
stones in their hands, they waded in up
TO their necks, and throwing up their
legs and lowering their hands, the stones
carries them 10 the bottom, along which |
they crept on all.fours till they reached
the shadows on the osher side. The |
rough bottom afforded them sufficient
hold to Withstand the modified current
and resist fotation.
A CORRESPONDENT of the London Echo !
writes that matrimony, an expensive
luxury at all times, is rendered still more
70 in England by tax upon wedding
rings. The duty is seventeen shillings
IN ounce, and the revenue derived there
from is about 100000 per annum. The
fashion of wearing very thick wedding
rings has greatly increased the revenue
of late years, viz: from $4,000 to
100000. The correspondent adds: "For-
eigners may well laugh at our calling
ourselves a free trade nation. In no
other country in the world is a wedding
ring taxed"
EUROPEAN residents in China have re-
Gently founded several daily papers in
the vernacular, and it is said that their
circulation grows rapidly. They contain
leading articles, general and local news,
legal reports at great length, and in fact
nearly all the features of European
newspapers. Not long ago advertise
ments were unknown to Chinese jour.
nalism, but now they are published in
large numbers. 1t is thought that the
superstitious conservatism of the people
will not be able to stand long against the
information and ideas diflused by the
new press. s-
THE fact that the proprietors of Serb
ner's Monthly have resolved to change the
name of the magazine, the change to take
place in the next November issue, Is caus-
ing some discussion, and calling forth gra.
tuitous advice. The name decided upon
by the publishers and proprietors of the
magazine is the Ce'stury. This is objected
TO by critic because il means nothing
in particular, and is not in any manner
descriptive of New York publication.
1t seems that the magazine managers had
the title Manhattan under consideration,
but rejected il because there were so