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The Osceola times., 1881-05-07
j. r. COURT.

The following shows pretty fair
amount Of business in the Justice
Of the Peace Court, for Monroe
Township, by Squire IAston:
No. o. persons fined from Nov.
1st. 1880, to May lst. 1881, CT.
Total amount of fines, sl,SGS,O
Number OF fines remitted, 2.
No. Of persons discharged, 81.
No. hsld for Circuit court, G..
No. appealed to Circuit court, 3.
Total No. of arrests. 90.
Mr.. J. N. Brinkle, an old citi.
zen OF Upton county, Tenn, hav-
ing heard that Arkansaw was all
under water" came over to see for
himself. lie went away disappoint-
ed because he didn't find enough
water 10 take a dug-out ride.
In all towns where q newspa.
per rs published, every business
man ought to advertise in it even il
1t is nothing moro than a card stat.
ing his name and the kind of bust,
ness be is engaged in. 1t helps to
sustain the paper, and let the peo
pie At a distance know that theil
town is full of business men. The
paper 6nds its way to thousands o.
places where handbills cannot
reach. A card in paper is trav
cling signboard, and can he seen b,
every reader. Think Of thes,
things, aud let your light shine
Ex,
stras Ser looking over the nd
Y ~ Golusnrs az ihe Tsxr
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Ladies very frequently complain offctlingdull
and lfrless, being Indifferent abolt entering
company, nave a peculiar aching u iie head,
their brain feels stupid and eyes have 10 their
brightness. Your stomach Is at fault one or
two doses of Bailey's saline Apericnt will re-
lieye YOU al once. 1t Is pleasant loamlns
lrlhk
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N(DTEaE.
10 yyllopl il May Contera,

Is hereby gwen that hereafter
! will not render professional SER
vices, unless the cash or its equiya-
lent is paid at lhe time The services
are rendered.
All persons who are indebted to
me are respectfully requested to
come forward and settle at once,
either by cash payment, note or
otherwise.
+. NJ. PETTEY, NJ. d.
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Come Up and Settle.

Parties indebted to the firm of
J. Il. Driver & Co., for Drugs and
Medicines, or to DR.. R. c. Prewi,t,
for Professional services, are mott
led that their accounts are ready
made out, and awaiting settlement.
i. L.. DRIVER & Co.
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). L. DRIVER Z Co

DO you Tayel2 Send 50 cents to the drug
store Tor II bottle of Bailcy's Saline Aperient
and when you become annoyed with symptom,
Of dyspepsia, sick headache, acid stomach,
heartburn, torpid bowels, inactive liver, sc.
II will relieve on at once, and will not be at
tended with any unpleasant effects. II is cool
ing eiier'escent beverage that everybody loves
To drink.
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All communications, or orders for
Surveying, establishing dividing
lines, or any business connected
with the Surveyors office will meet
prompt attention by addressing,
George BENTON, County Surveyor,
Osceola, Ark. II 25tf
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EsUssN EsS.
E.oss. ssrayed or stolen

one spanish Mare Male. cream ,ulored. nsd-
lS gear-narsod, medium .i1e. leit hind foot
turned slightly ont strsSel from the Hector
place, ON Penisco FayoH. Give information
10 Mess. Thomson a EdrmRion. at Osc-ola'
or 10 The owners on ihe Hector place. \ liberal
reward vii De paid by
CARUTuERs ~ FENNER
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would at once conclude that ii was
published at somc cross roads in
stead OF u town with tweriy-odd
business establishments
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Sheriffs Sale of Real Estate.

UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF TWO EXE-
cutioiis TO me directed by the Clerk of the n
cldt Court Ell Mississippi county, ia favor of
r JONES, Cuaidian c, al and against Charles
Bowen, I viii. in front OF the Court house door,
In Osceola, within legal hours, on
SATURDAY, MAY 2s1H 1881,
aell to the highest bidder, on credit of three
months the following described real estate sit
uate in said county, t0-wiJ:
South Half Noith East quarter, South Hall
Souia West quarter. and North West quaytcr OF
the South West quarter OF Section tD seven, IN
Township Oal twelve, North, Range tl0l ten.
East. containing 900 Two hundred acres, levied
w. B' uASkINs.
Osccola, Ark, May 4 1851. sheriff.
[Imter's fec. S6.50l
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Il. p. SEXTON.

In connection with the above,
we would say, that the columns Of
a newspaper is a part, the largest
part, Of an editors stock in trade,
and is subject 10 disposal for con
sideratlon, (see rates on frs, col
umn on first page). Mr.. Rhodes
sent us the petition referred to with
orders to "publish, no matter what
it cost, I've got The money and I'll
pay you for H." On the some prln
ciple that be as well rs Mr.. Sexton
sell their whiskey man comes in
and says. Z" ! want quart Of your
best, il don't matter what it cost,
get il quick" The man may get
drunk, go home, beat his wife, fen
out the children, or murder some
lnotfending citizen, IT makes no diff
ference to the dealer. We printed
the petition, with the signatures OF
a goodly number OF highly respect
able and influential citizens of that
end of the county, as ordered, and
without comment; neither endors-
ing nor opposing it. The columns
of the Times are always open to
those who, peradventure, may feel
aggrieved at anything that might
be said in il. The Times is not
only conducted on the square, but
meets all on common level, where
one man has the same showing that
his neighbor has. We have no pat
ent method by which we can fathom
or discern the workings of the hu-
man mind, or penetrate the motives
which actuates individuals by simp-
~ glanclng over communication
sent US for publication as paid mat
ter. We are not posted as TO the
little ncighborhood jealousics and
quarrels, nor who, in tins matter,
is right, or who is wrong; but if we
can be of any service in bringing
about peace and reconciliation, just
count on US; bu, don't send to
"other columns" when YOU can
have your grievances Published at
home, in n home paper, with home
circulation, at cheaper rates than
you can elsewhere. Patronizc
homo institutions. To conclude
in justice TO Mr.. Sexton, and in all
seriousness, we would add our tes
timony TO the fact that Mr.. Sexton
has been engaged in Legitimate
business, is gentleman Of strictly
honest and upright business princi
pies, and whatever may be said by
his personal enemies in the heat o
passion, engcndered through parti
san feelings, should be accepted 70,
just what it's worth, and allowed
ample room TO cool down IN. Peo
; pie all over the world under
stand just how these ncighborhool
iusses are, and generally place tn,
right measure on On fheir importance
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Murphy meetings every Sun
day evening at3 O'Clock sharp. By
order o! the President,
n. G.. CARTWRlGuT, Sec'y.

Good morning. Alma, how is you- mother
to-day3- Oh, -be is impotiug rapidly, !
thank yoB. - she has been using tRgltsh Female
Buffers, and they gave her an appetite and
streua,h rghtawa, She says they s4it her case
exactly. Her palpltaiou has ceas,d. ANA all
pain subiidad.n
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TOO WELL HEELED.

Old Smokey, peripatetic preacher, well
known to California, is such an ardent be-
lever in the scripture, says the Carson (Mo.)
Appeal, that he is ready to bet on any propo'
sition laid down in the Bible. A few weeks
ago he visited the lake and stopped on Sun,
day at Glenbrook. Being nearly penniless,
he determined to give an exhortatlon, and,
getting the use of hall, called the sinners
together. His text was the marine episode,
in which Jonah was taken in by the whale.
"Now, my hearers, to the class of people
who never look beyond the surface of things
this looks like hard story to believe, but l
know it is so, every wcrd of it."
He saw an incredulous look on the face OF
few of the hard cases in the front row, and,
after pausing moment, continued:
"I'll bet any man in the crowd slOO coin
up that can prove every word of it. Does
anybody respond p
He thrust his hand down into his trousers
pocket and leaned forward. He went on
with his sermon, showing conclusively that
the whale did all that was claimed for it, and
then passed around the hat.
"He that giveth to the poor lendeth' to the
Lord" he said as it went down the row.
o. Lay up your treasures in heaven, where
neither moth nor rust corrupts, nor thieves
break in and steal," he remarked again, as
he saw the hat coming back. a.,
1t was handed to him empty, and he dis.
missed the audience with hasty benediction
After the service he met one of his hearers,
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T (Orlginal.l
GOD SLOW, BUT SURE.

Men are apt to conclude that because God
does not punish sin promptly, that he will not
punish it at all. We forget, therefore we con-
clude, that God forgets. Because God does
not strike US down with the sword of justice
the moment after we sin, we very foolishly
console ourselves that be will, in the tumult of
business, never think of our transgressions
again. Not only 50, but the long.sufering of
God has the direct tendency to make US reck-
lessly presumptuous. because sentence
against an evil work is not executed speedily
therefore, the heart of the sons Of men is
fully set in them to do evil" This is the
declaration of the Bible, and it is vindicated
by the observation and experience of US all.
We should, however, remember that though
a sinner do evil a hundred times with appa.
rent impunity, the day of reckoning will
come. Then God will settle with him. Then
he will be paid, interest and principal. God
never forgets. He is slow, but absolutely
sure. No man will ever be able to boast
that he cheated God.
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TOrlgina
ONE MARK OF A GENTLEMAN.

A heather poet says the gods are known
by their walk. Generally, well.bred man
can be distinguished from the common rabble
by his gait. We heard a man, who has had
many years experience as the keeper Of a
drinking saloon, say that he could distinguish
a man of refined manners from one that was
not, even when both were drunk. 1t is hard
to tell how it is, but it is nevertheless true,
that a gentleman drunk, is still gentleman.
He is polite, courteous and as decent as a
drunk man can be, even though he be in a
grog shop unable to walk.
Whether gentleman will always conduct
himself properly in a grog-shop or not, we
leave to others to decide; but one thing is
absolutely true, gentleman or lady always
conduct themselves properly in church.
Whenever you see man or woman treating
with marked contempt the worship of God,
or Gods house, or Gods people, you may set
it down that there is something rotten about
that man or woman. They lack something
that every man or woman ought to have.
They cannot succeed in any department Of
life. Their latter end will be dreadful fail.
ure. A gentleman is always above doing a
disrespectful thing in church. No matter
how poorly conducted may be the services Of
God's housa or how ahsnrd and even nm.
scriptural some of these services may be, he
is respectful. One mark, and in our land,
the mark of gentleman, is that he behaves
we'll in church.
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s9- A girl who lived with a lady in Edin-
burg surprised her mistress by giving her
warning. The lady inquired the cause, and
found it was sweet heart.
"And who is the lad ?" inquired the mis-
tress.
"Ob, he's a nice lad; lad that sits in the
kirk just fornenst me-"
care you sure he intends to marry your"
II dare say he does, men,"
"Have you had much of each others COM
pany yet ?"
Not yet"
"When did you last converse with him ?"
Deed, we hae nae conversed any yet"
"Then how should you suppose that he is
going to marry you?"
"Oh!' replied the simple girl, "he's a.
been lang lookin' at me, and l think he'll
soon be spakin'."
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UNsHIPPING THOMAS Cars RuDDER.-
Jack Larboard, disabled sailor, undertook
to cultivate and decorate his grand. mothers
flower garden in front of the old Mansion
House at Welfeet, England. The daisies,
and the dandelions and daffy downdillies
were springing up beautifully, to the great
delight of the crippled Aoriculturist. But,
an immense cat of the masculine gender COM
mitted depredations in the premises almost
nightly, scratching up the roots, tearing of
the stalks, &c. At length, embracing his op.
portunity, Jack, with sudden lunge of his
spade, nearly deprived the intruder of its en-.
tire caudle elongation, or in other words
sliced off his tail. "Wheres my cat p sharp
ly inquired its lady owner over the way, a
little while after the surgical operation had
been performed. "Ah, ha! said Jack,
"hell not trouble me any more. I caught
him this morning, unshipped his rudder, set
him off before the wind, and blow me if he'll
ever be able to steer his way back again"
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THE YORK MARBLE YARD.

YNHE undersigned would respectfully an
nounce to the public that his MARBLE
YARD, near the Railroad depot, is in full opera
ton, and that he is now we'll prepared to furnish
anything in his line of business at the LOWEST
CASH PRICES. Tombstones for children fur
nished for from $500 upward for adults from
$500 upward.
Ms- Monuments and Tomb Stones designed and
finished in the most elaborate style, and in point
of workmanship and material, equal to the work
of any establishment in the country.
Specimens always on hand, to an inspection OF
which those in want Of marble work are respect
fully invited.
Estimates and other information furnished on
Work delivered at any point on the Chester
and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, between
Chester and Dallas, at any place between
Rock Hill and Winnsboro, on the Charlotte, CO.
lumbia and Augusta Railroad, free Of charge for
transportation.
Thankful for the patronage heretofore bestowed
upon my establishment, my determination is to
merit a continuance Of the same.
F. HAPPERFIELD.
,January 1y
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&eading fur the Sabbath.
CONDUCTED RY
REV. ROBERT LATHAM.
(origInal ]
OUR HOPES.

ooAs AAoA ASs
The noun, hope, is thus defined by Web
ster: "A desire of some good, accompanied
with at least slight expectation of obtaining
it, or belief that it is obtainable." This
definition is as far as any from defects.
Amid all our troubles and dissppointments,
we are sustained and buoyed up by the hope
that something better is in the future, and
we have, at least, a feeble belief that good
will be enjoyed by US. We all groan beneath
the oppressive burden of misery which sin
has imposed upon US; but hope to be some
time released from this grinding pressure.
The miserable beggar, as he strolls from city
to city, and from house to house, soliciting,
by his tattered rags and woe.begone counte.
nance, cold morsel which will keep soul and
body together, has shadowy belief that
there is an obtainable better state of things
for him in the future. The past is all sad
but the future is not all gloom, else would
despair fix its fangs in every heart, and a
wall, never to he hushed, be uttered by every
human tongue.
By feeling which is akin to instinct, all
men hope to be saved in Heaven. Reason
and revelation declare, and personal expe'
rence demonstrates, that the past and present
of our earthly existence has been and is full
of trouble. Hope pictures bright future
and still we bear and toll and struggle. To-
morrow's sun, we hope, will shine more bright
ly, its cold bleak winds be lulled to rest, and
we will be permitted to repose and rejuvenate
our weary limbs at fountains of ease in groves
Of peace. Alas! each returning sun only
wakes us up from bed of disappointment tt
begin new day of care and toll. Thus We
trudge our weary way through life. How
dark, how gloomy, the final end of him whose
hopes are not in the Lamb of God There
is nothing sure but Heaven, and Heaven il
sure to none but those who believe in Jesu
Christ. The hopes of all others shall perish
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MILL MACHINERY.

WELLS BROTHERS respectfully inform the
w public chat they are prepared to contract
for the construction Of all kinds of MACHINE
RY AND FIXTURES for the operation of Saw
Mills and Corn and Wheat Mills. Their long
in giving assurance of satisfactory work, which
will be guaranteed in all cases, and at reasonable
prices. Would be pleased to hear from all par
ties contemplating the erection of mill or similar
machinery.
We are the owners of the exclusive right of
mode of dressing MILL STONES, by means OF
which we will guarantee Mill of not less than
twelve-horse power, which grinds twelve bush
els of grain per hour, to increase the production
to twenty four bushels per hour. Address us at
Yorkville, 8. G., or Whitaker's. s. C..
w g. WELLS J. w. WELLS.
M, R. WELLS I. G. WELLS.
March % l2 3m*
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A FlENDISH JOKE.

81 think" said well.known orchestral
leader, "the best joke ever played in this
town was on an ambitious amateur pianist
when Gottschalk was here. The amateurs
father was the owner of a. large hall, and he
offered the use of it to Gottschalk for his ben
eft. There was to be piece for eight pianos,
and the amateur was to play one Of the in.
struments. l was leader. | thought Cots.
chalk would have fit when l told him that
the amateur couldn't play three straight notes
of the piece.
"'He is sure to throw us all out said /,
'and ruin the performance
"Gottschalk swore like major, but twas
no good. The bills were out, and he couldn't
20 back on his programme, even If the gift
of the hall for the night was no consideration
to him. At last hit on an idea that fixed
the whole business. The amateur came down
to rehearsal, and we praised him up until
he thought he was to be the star of the night.
AS soon as he left we took the hammers out
of his piano and made it dumb as an oyster.
1 guessed he would never know the difference,
several pianos going at once"
The tuneful convention laughed
"And just as thought" said the leader,
hammering on the table with his glass, "that
amateur or bis friends never discovered the
trick"
"No ?"
"No, sir; he just sailed in and pounded on
that piano as if it was the worst enemy he ever
had. He was bound to show off among so
many good pianists, and hammered on his key.
board until the perspiration nearly blinded him.
Now and then I looked at him approvingly
to give him fresh courage, and every time
that I did he gave the piano lick that near.
ly made matchwood of it. His friends all
around threw bouquets at him till he looked
like wedding arch, and when twas all over
his fond parent fell on bis neck in the green
room and slipped check for $3.50 into his
hand. The old man didn't know whether
he was standing on his head or his heels,
he was so tickled"
Didn't he do fine," said he to me, "among
so many frst-class professionals too?'
81 never heard an amateur do so we'll in
public" said /, and what's more | meant it,
Ell? Don't you think 1 was ht?"-San
Francisco Chronicle.
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(Original.
DON'T CARE.

The most direct road to infamy and shame,
is Don't Care" The young man who
don't care'' what people say or think about
him, is in fair way to reach the point in
human degradation where man is lower than
a brute. Whoever has no respect for the
opinion of others, has no respect for himself
So long as young man has decent regard
for the sentiments of those who are older than
himself, he is not hopelessly lost to society,"
no matter how great his errors of youth But
the young man who "don't care" who sees
him drunk, nor before whom he swears, has
lost all moral restraint and will soon reach
the point when neither God nor man will
care anything for him.
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INTER, OATES & CO.'S,
February "a
THE PUBLIC ROADS.

VIvHE citizens of York county are informed that
L for the purpose of looking more closely after
Commissioners, at their last meeting, decided to
take upon themselves a reasonable share of this
duty, and to that end each Commissioner has as
signed to him portion Of the county from which
reports of the condition of the public roads may
be made. Complaints of the condition of the
public roads Of the different townships should be
hereafter made as follows:
Bethel, Ebenezer and Fort Mill townships, to J..
M. Jackson.
Bethesda, Rullocl's Creek and Catawba town.
ships, to A. F. Lindsay.
Broad River, Kings Mountain and Cherokee
townships, to J. B. Allison.
By order of the Board.
March 10 10 If
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pg- 1t was in the smoking room of an At.
lsntic steamer that a worthy Teuton was
talking about weather forecast.
Look here" said he, 81 dell you vat it is.
You peter don't take no schtock in dem
weather predictions. Dose beoble don't know
nodding Dey can't dell no better as I can.
"But my dear sir" said person present,
"they foretold the storm which we have just
encountered"
"Vell, dat ish TO-" said the Teuton, con-
templatively, "but dell you vat it is. Dat
shtorm would have come yust de same if it
had not been predicted"
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ESTATE, JANE BARBER, DECEASED.

To all uald singular the Creditors Of sad estate:
VOU, and each of you, are hereby notified that
i you are required to establish your demamas ge1s
day of May next, at 10 A. M, before the under
signed Special Referee appointed by the Court
of Common Pleas for York county, in the con-
soldated actions Of Erwin d Steele, Adm rs,
as. John Barber ct aL" and ~. Newman McEl.
wee u.s. Jos. F. Wallace, Admir-" or be debarred
from payment out of the assets of said estate to
be marshaled in said actions in the said Court.
April II, 1881. JNO. ). aEMfH ILL., lLL,
ADrl Ii 10 DI
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sar A sensible writer, who knows how it is,
says: "How often it is the "wet spell' and
the "dry spell'' get the credit Of bringing
about short crops; when the "lazy spell" and
the "extravagant spell" had as much to do
with the short crop as the weather had. Ap-
ply the remedy this year. Begin to econo
mise-but don't begin by stopping your pa.
per and feeding your preacher on "husks."
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Bae Uncle Bill Tidd was drover from Yer
mont. Being exposed to all kinds of wealth
er, his complexion suffered somewhat; but at
the best be was none of the whitest. Stop
ping at a public house, man of notoriously
bad character thought, as Uncle Bill came in,
he could make him the butt of joke, and as
the black face of the weather-beaten man ap-
peared at the door he exclaimed, "Mercy on
US, how dark it grows!'' Uncle Bill, survey
ing him from head to foot, coolly replied /;
Eyes, sir; your character and my complex
ion are enough to darken any room"
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earn HIS SALT when we say of a
shiftless fellow that he does not learn his
SALT" we unconsciously allude to an ancient
custom among the Romans. Among them
man was said to be in the possession Of a sal
ary who had his salarium, his allowance of
saltmoney, or of salt, wherewth to SAVIOR the
food by which he lived. Thus "salary" comes
from ''salt," and in this view of the word
how many are there who do not "earn their
salt"