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The Osceola times., 1882-09-30
IN Energetic Race.
Chicago Tribune.

As an illustration of American enter
prise and energy in Europe we will call
the attention of our readers to what has
been accomplished by an American at
BellogarGe and the Perte du RhOne.
About an hour by rail from Geneva, the
Rhone, after having mingled its blue wa
tiers with the gray waters of the Arve. en-
tiers narrow, deep gorge. From the
railway, which follows the river, YOU can
hear the waters groan and roar in the
bed they have made for themselves.
Suddenly the stream disappears 10 reap
pear some hundreds Of yards further on
hence the name, Pertc du Rhon' nose
of the RhoneI The village where the
return occurs is called Bellegardo. q place
of Indifferent aspect, but promising to
become an industrial centre, and proba-
bly, large city. Strangely enough. the
transformation will be as much The out
growth of American ingenuity as the re-
suit of that freakish turn of the river
Rhone. An American tourist visited the
Perte du Rhone He, perhaps, Yankee
like, shrugged his shoulders at first. as he
thought of and compared the scene be-
fore him with his own glorious Niagara.
but when his quick wit ripened into
practical ideas, he began to solve a
mighty problem. Thoughtully he walk
ed back to Bellegarde, and, going straight
to the notary, said to him:
'Sir, your locality pleases me- L. any
of the land for sale? | am possessed
with the idea of building a sort of laun-
dry establishment on these beautiful
shores. Find me one or more choice
spots, and | viii purchase. DO you un-
derstand 2'
Perfectly" replied the notary.
And the American departed, promising
to return in weeks time.
Sure enough, week later the Yankee
entered the notary's office again, and
asked whether his. application had
brought favorable replies.
Yes" said the notary smilingly. and
laying his hand on large pile Of letters,
you have only TO make your selection of
sites, for here Is all the land of the vicin-
ity placed at your disposal, almost at your
own price, for the people about here are
only too glad to sell, and. as you see, have
eagerly grasped this, the first and only
opportunity they have had TO do so. /
tell you frankly these facts, that you NAV
be tempted TO make larger purchase
than imagined you thought of doing
when you first spoke of the matter to
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30
A BARREL OF DIAMONDS.
sparkling Baublss Worn by Almost All the
Women at Fashionable Resorts.
Saratoga letter to Baltimore sun.

Saratoga letter to Baltimore sun.
The query as to where all the dia-
monds in this country come from is a
very pertinent one. ! verify believe
that at Cape May, Long Branch, New
port and Saratoga have seen this sea
son enough diamonds to fill a barrel. II
is a rare exception 10 meet a woman
who has not diamonds somewhere ON
her person and the majority have them
distributed wherever it is possible to
find lodging place. ] would not be
surprised if the next move is TO bore
holes in their noses to stick them in.
The young lady at Long Branch who ex-
pressed so much disgust to me because
some man was indnleing profusely in
diamonds probably considers II IN en-
tire good taste for her own sex TO do the
same thing, but it is not most certainly
TO the extent to which many OF them
carry it.
At table Just opposite to me to-day
four dowaCers sat ut breakfast. Like
all dowagers nowadays, these ladies had
an excessive tendency 10 embonp1lnt,
and in addition they were all of extreme
| lv short stature. Each was dressed in
| white, with most elaborate and gaudy
trimmings, and each evidently was un-
dcrtaking to outshine the other i'll the
display of diamonds. Their earnings
were enormous, two of the sets being com
posed of clusters: diamond necklaces
/ hung around their necks with long pen
dants great diamond pins nestled on
their expansive bosoms and their fingers
were almost hidden with sparkling,
/ glittering rings. Had it been en- regle
/ to come into the room bareiooted ! make
no doubt they would have had diamond
rings on their toes. These four foolish
old women showed conscious pride i'll
their baubles, which were far more than
a kings ransom, yet they were only en-
hancing their own LONELINESS.
Al another table close to them sat a
Younger lady with her husband, who
had earrings, fingcr-rings bracelets,
brooches. pins. tiara and necklace, all
of diamonds. with two big diamond liz
ards fastened in her back hair. This
lady is said to be the possessor of more
costly diamonds than any other woman
in the United States. She wears them
constantly ON her person, because she is
afraid to trust them out of her sight.
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30
The Match Monopoly in France.
London Economist,


The annual reports of the French
Match Company are very chary of de-
tails respecting the financial results OF
the monopoly, although they enter into
very minute and unnecessary particulars
of the manufacture of stock. All that
can be gathered from the report of 1881
is that the deficit in the profit and loss
account was reduced during the wear
from II ,631 ,377 francs to s6li,s $50 francs
The general result appears to be that
the consumption Of matches in France
during the year still amounted to only
26,000,0 100000. while the company, under
its contract with the State, has TO pav a
per CentaGe on a minimum quantity Of
i0,0000 100000. The Company has never
vet paid a dividend. and the prospect OF
the shareholders ever receiving one is
very remote
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30
The Night-Air superstition.
pr. oswald In Popular Science Monlhly.

pr. oswald In Popular Science Monthly.
Before we can hope to fight consump-
ton with any chance of success, we have
to get rid of the night-air superstition.
Like the dread of cold water, raw fruit,
etc. it is founded on mistrust Of our in
stincts. 1t is probably the most prolific
single cause Of impaired health, even
among the civilized nations of our en-
lightened age, though its absurdity rival.
the grossest delusiOns of the witchCralt
era. The subsection of holy reason to
hearsays could hardly 90 further.
Beware of the night-wind; be sure and
close your windows after dark y In 9th
er words. beware of Gods free air: be sure
and infect your lungs with the staqnant
aZotizcd and offensive atmosphere OF
your bedroom In other words, beware
of the rock-spring; stick to sewerage. Is
night-air injurious? Is there a single
tenable prctext for such an idea2 Since
the dav Of creation that air has been
breathed with impunity by millions OF
different animals-tender, delicate Great
ures, some of them-fawns, lambs and
young birds.
The moist air Of the tropical forest is
breathcd with impunity by our next
relatives the Anthropoid apes-the same
apes that soon perish with consumption
in the close though generally well-warm-
ed atmosphere of our Northern mcnag-
cries. Thousands of soldiers, hunters
and lumbermen sleep every night in
tents and open sheds without the least
injurious consequences; men in the last
stages of consumption have recovered 10y
adopting semi-savage mode of life, and
camping out doors in all but the storm
lest nights,
Is it the draught you fear, or the con-
trast of temperature? Blacksmiths and
railroad conductors seem 20 thrive under
such influences. Draught Have you
ever seen BOYS skating in the teeth OF
a snow-storm at the rate of fifteen miles
an hour? "They counteract the effect
OF the cold air by vigorous exercise" Is
there no other way of keeping warm
Does the north wind damage the fine
lady sitting motionless in her sleigh, or
the pilot and helmsman Of storm-tossed
vessel? 1t cannot be the inclemency OF
the open air. for even in sweltering Sum
mer nights the sweet south wind, blessed
bv all creatures that draw the breath of
human life, brings no relief 10 the victim
of Grophobia.
There is no doubt that families who
freed themselves from the curse of that
superstition can live out and out health
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30
usury in Washington.


A few days ago man was arrested in
this city for doing a brokerage business
without the necessary license His de-
fcnsc was that he was not in legal sense
a broker He loaned money to Govern
ment clerks, but was not a regular broker
or money lender. In the course of the
examination it came out that the usual
rate which this man charged his custom
ers was 10 per cent a month.
Another scandalous case Of usury has
Just been unearthed. 1t has long been
notorious that there exists class OF mon
cy lenders here who live on the impecu-
mostly of clerks. These persons advance
clerks their months salary, and charge
anywhere from ; to 10 per cent interest
per month for the accommodation A
negro broker has been found who Charg-
ed some of his victims as high as Is per
cent a month for advancing money.
The brokers defend themselves by
pleading as to the rick they run from
The liability of the clerks to sickness or
dismissal and the absence of any security
in case the debtor is dishonest They
also say that the clerk is anxious to get
the ready money even at these terms. In
spite Of these excuses the business is n
swndle, and it is alleged that sometimes
the broker works in collusion with ap-
pointing clerks. The poor clerk, with the
~hylock broker on the one hand, and the
Dick Turpin assessor on the other, has a
hard time of il.
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30

Captive balloons will be utilized for
reconnoitering purposes by Sir Garnet
Wolseley in Egypt. The value of these
balloons as betraying the exact position
Of the enemy's forces is incalculable. BY
the aid of the telescope, the compass, a
range-fnder and telephone, communi-
cation can be made 20 an artillery officer
Immediately below the balloon as to the
position and distance of the enemy, 80
that, without actually seeing the latter
himself the occupan. of the balloon may
be the means of destroying him.
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30
NN EL0PlNG GIRLS JOKE.
a Sevcnteen-lear-OIdM Miss Plays ~ Clever
hut Heartiess Trick Upon Her Parents.

indianapolis News
An clopement occurred in the city
last evening which was planned in
very novel manner ThgIarties to the
somewhat sensational affair are Arthur
W. Robertson, son Of James T. Robert
son. president of the franklin Fire In
surance Company, and Miss Addic Will
son, the seventeen year-old daughter of
BENJAMIN A.. Wilson, the real estate
agent, who resides ut 333 North West
street. Tine girl yesterday afternoon,
visited quite n number OF friends and
invited them TO her home in the even
ing 10 take supper. She said she was
preparing a surprise for her father and
mother and desired in some way to
have them leave home long enough for
her TO complete the arrangements and
have all in readiness. In this dilemma
she was accommodated by young law
yer, who summoned her father away
from homo on a pretended business
transaction, while lady friend quickly
volunteered her services in having her
mother leave home TO make a call.
AI lhc appointed lllnc tnc gucsts De
gan to assemble, and the young lady's
parents also returned home. Instead Of
finding tempting meal awaiting them,
there was no one at home to receive
them, and the surprised instead of be-
ing happy one, was Of a very different
nature. II was soon discovered that the
young lady, in the absence of her par
ents, had packed her trunk and fled
with her lover, the young man named
above. The mother was almost crazed
with grief and the father became very
indignant over the afiair. The guests
We're dismissed, not, however, before the
elopement had leaked out, and after
ward a warrant was obtained for young
Robertson's arrest on charges of abduc-
tion and grand larency, the latter con-
sisting of the alleged theft of the trunk
and clothing. No trace Of the clipping
couple had been found at late hour
last night, and it was the opinion of the
officers that they were either concealed
in the city or had departed in a hack
for the purpose of catching late train
at one of the adjoining towns, The par
ties belong 10 highly respectable fami-
lies.
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30
\ Irathc in Iaraniulas.
Los Angeles Times

One of the curious developments Of
trade in Southern California is the traffic
in tarantulas and their nests. II is an
entirely new avenue of trade, and 10
Master Leo Fleishman seems TO belong
the discovery and development. He be-
gan short time since TO gather their
curious and ingeniously contriyed nests
for relic hunters and curiosity seekers.
and as the trade increased he began the
capture and preservation in a state of
nature of the tarautula itself, which he
does by injecting into the animal arsenic
in considerable quantities. This has the
effect of preserving the tarantula and de
stroying all its poison, and il may be
handled with perfect impunity after such
treatment In certain localities these
insects are quite numerous, and the in
dustrious hunter will sometimes capture
two dozen in a day, and these when
prepared and nicely mounted bring So
per dozen.
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30
A Secret Fortune and How the Doctor
Reached For IL.
san Francisco Cali.

\ Mrs Isabella Stewart, of Oakland.
California. who lived in abject poverty,
died not long since. He rent was paid
bv the Presbyterian church society, and
other expenses were met by charitable
persons. Clothing and food were given
her by neighbors. Ii was supposed that
she had about $500 left of the 81 300 given
her by her husband. She was not thought
to have any other effects. After her death
the room in which she had lived was
searched, and quantity of coin, amount
ing in all to S7,749 g. was found. Per-
sonal property of the value Of $50 was
also in the room. Claims against the
estate were soon filed. d. Morrison filed
a bill for Sl50 for meals and provisions
supplied from May /, 1880, to the date of
Mrs. Stewart's death. The second bill
was to j. NJ. Selfridge, NJ. d., in the fol-
lowing words and figures to wit: TO
medical services, including drugs and
medicines rendered and furnished said
deceased from May Z, 1880, and TO and
including May s 1882, the date of death
of deceased, being "a months at the rate
Of s275 per month"
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30

A Louisville saloon keeper sued 4 GUS
toner for drinks. The justice asked him
If he had kept an account He had
Would he bring it into COURT He would.
After a few minutes absence he lupged
in a door, on which was recorded in
chalk, the drinkers debt. Each long
mark meant l0-cent drink, and each
short mark scent drink. II was ad-
mitted as evidence.
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30
Success.

As the huge Gainsboro hats 90 out of
style they are replaced as tooflensiveness
in theatres by fans of gigantic size.
When one of these latest distractions is
unfurled it is as though the curtain had
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30
The steer and the Railway Train,
Rocky Mountain Truth. Teller.

\ Wyoming man saw a Texas steer
standing on the railroad track, and
knowing that the express train was due
tried to induce the beast 10 move. Sew
eral pieces of board thrown at the fero-
cious monster failed to move it, until at
last. rs the train rushed down the track
1T lightning speed, he seized the steer
by the tail and twisted it like ettowel.
Al this moment the train struck them
both and the result was stupendous. The
steer was found two days aflerward
browsing peacefully in corn-feld, with
two driving wheels hung on its horns.
No trace of either the man or engine has
been heard of since.
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30

Portions of the old elm which stood on
Boston Common have been placed as rel
les in Independence hail, Philadelphia.
They were presented by the board of Al
dermen of Boston, and consist of large
section of the tree and a polished veneer
of the wood, upon which is photograph
ed picture of the tree rs it stood before
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30

The Christian population of the Asiatic
shore oftbc Black sea are emigrating in
large numbers TO Greece. The move
ment is not viewed with approval by the
government, for the emigrants are in the
habit of leaving their taxes unpaid. An
order has, therefore, been issued forbid
ding any one to leave the country until
he has settled his accounts with the
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30

In England daring attempt has been
made to kidnap the son, aged seven, OF
the rector of Horfeld while playing in a
hayfield. A man who looked like gip-
ny covered his mouth with hay and drag
ged him to the hedge. where he had a
horse waiting. but the boy struggled so
violently that the fellow could not carry
him of, so he tied him to the fence with
a rope, and 80 tightly that the rope had
to be cut by the servants who were
hroqght 70 the rescue BY his screams.
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30

In the Alexandria Palace station, Lon
don, exactly over the place where loco
motives stop and belch forth their smoke,
sparrows have built their nests, The
station master recently distracted the
eggs in one of the nests and replaced them
by canaries' eggs, with the result that ca
naries have been hatched.
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30

Two Denver boys, having read about
kidnapping stole wealthy woman's pet
dog and wrote letter demanding S25 for
its return. If she did not leave the mon
cy in specified place they declared they
would send her every day an inch of the
precious brute's tail. Being caught they
proved to be Sunday school pupils OF
rood standing,
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30

WIN. McCarty committed suicide in Al
bany, N. Y, the other day, by taking ar
senic. He had been told by DIR, Swine
burne that he nad cancer in his stom.
ach, which made him very much depress-
ed i'm spirits
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30

The yenders of an electric cure-all in
England are making great display of an
extravagant testimonial signed, "George
Thornburgh, speaker of the house of rep
resentatiyes."
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30

Complaints are still heard in Butte
county, Cal, of poisoning from contact
with oleander 1t is very dangerous,
and though some consider it pretty, it
should not be tolerated.
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30

w. L. Fair, who pleaded guilty, at Al
bany, N. ", to the charge of obtaining
money by pretending that he was agent
for fashion magazine, was sentenced to
the penitentiary for eighteen months.
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30

The Rev. Noah Parks, colored, was
caught stealing corn at Winchester, Miss.
A mob hanged him, but wentaway before
he was dead, and his wife saved his life
BY cutting him down.
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30

A rattlesnake, six feet four inches long,
with thirteen rattlcs, was killed by Miss
Mary O'Brien of Portage, n. Y, a few
days ago. 1t lay coiled up in box in a
cow shed where she was milking.
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30
Battle CREEK. Mich. Ian. 81 ls7,

Battle CREEK, Mich, Jan. 81, 1879
GENuEMFN-llaving been afflicted for
a number Of years with indigestion and
general debility, by the advice of my doc.
tor used Hop Bitters, and must say they
afforded me almost instant relief | am
glad TO he able to testify in their behalf
THOS. q. KNOX.
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30
Rich Mems Sons i'm Colleges. d.
london Times.

Wellington college was started upon Il
twofold idea. 1t was to be a great educa-
tional Institution, worthy of the great
name given TO ii, and it was to be at the
same time a place at which the sons and
orphans of officers might be fitted for
their future career in life, whatever that
career might be-" at cost far below what
would be incurred at any other place
where like advantages could be obtained.
The mixture of classes at Wellington
college has not favored those economical
habits which would have been in strict
agreement with the original design of the
place, The sons Of rich parents have i'm
ported into the college their own stand
ard of expense. Tier less well-to-dO
school fellows have been tempted to vie
with them. or have been placed at a dis
advantage by comparison with them.
The commissioners appointed to inquire
into the practical working Of the institu-
tion think that a strict simplicity of liv-
ing should be the invariable rule at Wei
lington college, for the boys and for the
masters, too. To inculcate inexpensive
habits and steady self control is as inn
portant, the commissioners say, as to
teach classes and mathematics. We are
not sure that they do not somewhat over
estimate the extent to which expensive
habits have been encouraged or suffered
at Wellington college. The further qucS-
tion whether the expenses Of all the boys
should be more nearly the same is "A much
larger one and more open to controversy.
A public school, it may fairly be urged,
is little world in which the great out
side world should be shown in miniature.
The French "lycces,' with their strict
control of expenses of every kind, down
even TO dress, are perfect models of what
the commissioners propose for Yelling
ton college.
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30

A Boston man has sued the captain of
an excursion steamer that failed 20 start
on time.
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30
CURRENT EVENTS.

Mr.. Paul b. Chaillu is in the Catskil
mountains.
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30
years.

The oldest building in Detroit is about,
to disappear. 1t is the old Cass dwelling
and governors office, and was erected
in 1908.
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30

Professor Bell says his electric instru-
ment for finding leaden bullets in human
bodies has been perfected and used with
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30

The Chinese survivor of the lost Jean
nette, Long Ching, is running washee
shop in WASHINGTON.
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30

The sons of the Prince of Wales do not
grow fast
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30

Jim Currie, who murdered the actor
Ben Porter, now holes the office of city
Marshal at Commercial, n. NJ
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30

Miss Ida Lewis, now 40 years of age,
still keeps the Lime Rock light house
which has been under her charge twenty
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30
ACROSS THE SEA.
NOTES AND NEWS FROM THE OLD
WORLD CAREFULLY COMPLIED
FOR AMERICAN READERS.

London papers 10 August ~ have ar
rived. The Pail Mall Gazette and the
st. james Gazette were on that day en-
gagged in a sanguinary though not i'm
portant controversy over the question
whether the Gladstone administration
had become jingo.' The st. James,
which strongly admired iingoism in Lord
Beaconslield, was of the opinion that Mr..
Gladstone was pouring troops through
the Suez Canal a. Lord Bcaconsiield
poured them through the Afghan passes
to anticipate danger, which if the for
mer statesman were ia opposition he
would expcnd all the powers of his mind
in proving to be imaginary That jour
nal indeed congratulated its party on
its new convert for "Mr Gladstone has
cut himse { adrift from a vast amount
of false and impacticable doctrine, in
which he could never have more than
half believed, and feels that the princi-
pies he is now acting upon are those
which have been all along APP
proved by the country" The sting ofthis
attack is in the measure of truth which
lies in it. But the Pail Mall is not
driven from the defense of its master
when we turn to the doings of the
Government IN Egypt" il says "we are
confronted by policy which is in all re-
spects the antithesis Of iingoism. Not
even his most Incorporate assailant
would assert that Mr.. Gladstone has
drawn the sword merely from pride OF
strength, or that he has sought an occa-
sion to demonstrate the might of Eng
land" So there it is 1T is no more Il lingo
war than surgical operation is ban
dts stab" adds the ministerial organ
When English authorities are thus divi-
ded concerning the spirit of the war, il
is hopless for outsiders to-speculate con.
cerning il.
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30

Hank Monk, the stage driver imm r.
talized as the one who drove Greeley over
the mountains, is welding the whip in
Montana. He recently discomfted a
band of road agents by dashing through
their ranks in defiance Of their threats
and bullets.
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30

ier in the heart of great city than its
slaves on the airiest highlands of the
Southern Aphenines.
The Osceola times., 1882-09-30

some people in Paris are not . inteili.