The Osceola times., 1881-07-02
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been named after Senator Zebulon Vance.
Mn. MrttIAs' portrait Of Lord Bescons-
field has been purchased by the late Lord
Of the Admiralty Tor $4,000.
THr Indian tea crop Of the season
which is now commencing is estimated
at from 100000 pounds to $4,000 900
pounds.
ELI PERKINS says Texas is the largest
State in the Union. Now, the State will
have to be surveyed all over again to as
certain if that is so.
THERE is no disgrace in being poor"
we are told, and we're bowling glad of it,
for there are enough other disadvantages
about it without that one.
MRs. VIRGINIA C. THOMPSON, Postmis-
tress Of Louisville, Ky, is daughter OF
Rev. Alexander Campbell, the fnunder
Of the Camp bellite Church in the United
States.
WAVE lengths of the sounds emitted
bv mans voice in ordinary converse
ticn are from eight to twelve feet, and
that OF a wonan's voice two to four feet
per second.
THREE things too much and three too
little are pernicious TO man: To speak
much and know little; to spend much
and have little; to presume much and be
worth little.
NJ. JAuEMANN proposes TO manufacture
an improved soap by dissolving twenty
eight parts of soda ash in 100 parts of
mola 8, and then stirring in 100 parts
Of oil ic acid.
fyou lose gold piece there is GER
tain har of ahapnas that m
find it again; but if You looose your char.
acter it is easier to build new one than
to recover the old one.
THE simplest ofsmall headstones marks
the grave Of William Penn in Bucking
hamshire, England. The only inscrip
ton it bears is civilian Penn. l7lS."
II is almost hidden in grass and wild
flowers.
A LOCK of hair said to have been cut
of the head of King Charles the First on
the day Of his execution, sold for five
guineas the other day at the sale o.
Charles Stuart relics at Nessrs. Fosters
in Pail Mall, London.
BELeruM promises to become the great
industrial teacher of Europe. Many
foreigners are now attend ng her schools
She has 80 technical schools, 81 indus
trial schools. and a higher commercial
school-all receiving funds annually from
the State.
lence"-whither the corpses of Pdrsees
at Bombay are taken Immediately after
death to be cevoured by yultures-wil
often wait and watch until every atom
Of the flesh of those they love has been
consumed by the birds.
LITTLE NELL mashed her finger in the
door the other day, and came up cryiL.
and holding it in her other hand. All al
once she stopped as if listening, then
looking up through her tears, exclaimed.
Mamma, there's little heart in my
finger; feel it frobbing"
THE Pekin duck is already favorably
known in this country, though said to b,
unknown outside Of China half dozei
years ago. In England this breed is said
to stand at the head Of the list, beinl
more prolific, arriving at maturity at AL
earlier age, ana being very hardy.
THE circuit court at Warsaw. Indiana
is hel in the basement Of the Methodist
Church, and is often mistaken for a class
meeting by those who drop in. But the
delusion is di-pelled on hearing the re
marks that follow the decision of case.
made by the party who has lost his suit
-PecEs Sun.
The latest news from Peking, with
reference to the Chinese loan lately talk
ed Of indicates a tendency to keep
everything as much as possible inChinese
hands Ii is not impossible that a small
loan will be arranged through foreign
aid, and that a large one will subse
qnently be attempted by the Chine ese
agency.
THE inhabitants of the rural districts
Of Ohio betray their New England origin
in many ways, but in no way 50 unmistak.
ably as in their tendency to exalt the
Importance ofliterdry culture. Two ladies
frem the vicinity Of Cleveland were re-
Gently discussing literature in the draw
ing room of a Washington hotel: First
lady-"Above all modern novelists ! al
mire George Eliot. Do you like HIM"
Second lady-"Do | like him? t',nk
be's just grand, massive, superb" First
lady--"So d. |. And which of his novels
is your favorite?" Second lady reflect
ing)-"Well, l think | prefer Daniel
veranda.' .'"-Saniy Hniiy, in Brooklyn
Eagle
liz was squirting tobacco juice all over
the sidewalk and tapping on a dry good
box with buck horn handled knife. and
finally he heaved deep sigh and said:
"No, gentleman, no. Them good old
times has gone forever. We shall never
see no such times agin." "How?" asked
one after long pause. "Watl. in lots O.
ways. In the fust place folks don't use
each other as they once did. leave it to
yon, stranger, if they do?" ''No, sir >
was the prompt reply otthe man who had
stopped to inquire his way to the depot.
'Tnirty years ago the more tobacco juice
you spit on mans boots the more he
loved Won, but if you squirt any more OF
the stuff in my direction I'll make your
back mp the sidewalk, old as you arer
-Detr0d Free Press.
THE business o. canning fruits and vege.
tables is increasing every year and is
likely to increase further. These crops
can be shipped by this means TO every
part Of the world. For instance, though
England cannot raise sweet corn, she can
enjoy the luxury, through canned corn
with any New Englander. Fruits which
she raises at great expense under glass
we can raise in the open air much cheap.
er. and by canning, supply the millions
who cannot raise them. 1t will be seen
that there are other products besides
pork, corn, beef, wheat, butter and cheese
which We can ship to foreign markets
and at better profits, because transporta.
ton OF goods in this form is cheaper than
the freight on more bulky products.
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