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The Osceola times., 1882-11-25
Boy Inventors.
Western Trade,

Some of the most important inventions
have been the work of mere boys. The
invention ofthe valve motion to the steam
engine was made by boy. Watts left
the engine in very incomplete condi-
ton, from the fact that he had no way to
open or close the valves, except by means
Of levers operated by the hand. He set
up large engine at one of the mines,
and a boy was hired to work these valve
levers; although this was not hard work,
yet it required his constant attention.
As he was working these levers, he
saw that parts Of the engine moved in
the right direction, and at the exact
time that he had to open or close the
valves. He procured strong cord and
made one end fast to the proper part Of
the engine, and the other end to the valve
lever; the boy had the satisfaction of see
ing the engine move on with perfect reg
ularitv of motion.
A short time after the foreman came
around and saw the boy playing marbles
at the door. Looking at the engine he
soon saw the ingenuity of the boy, and
also the advantages Of so great an inven-
ton. Mr.. Watts then carried out the
boys inventive genius in apractical form,
and made the steam engine a perfect au-
tomato working machine.
The power-loom il the invention Of a
farmer boy who had never seen or heard
of such a thing. He whitfield one out
with his jack-knife, and after he had got
it all done, he, with great enthusiasm,
showed it to his father, who at once
kicked it all to pieces, saying he would
have no boy about him that would spend
his time un such foolish things.
The boy gathered up the pieces and
laid them away. Soon after this his
father bound him out as an apprentice to
a blacksmith about twelve miles from
home. The boy was delighted at the idea
of learning trade, and he soon found
that his master was kind and took a live
ly interest in him.
He had made a loom of what was left
of the one his father had broken up,
which he showed to his master. The
blacksmith saw he had no common boy
as an apprentice, and that the invention
was a very valuable one.
He Immediately had a loom construct
ed under the supervision Of the boy; it
worked TO their perfect satisfaction, and
the blacksmith furnished the means 10
manufacture the looms, the boy to receive
one half the profits. In about a year the
blacksmith wrote to the boys father that
he should be at his home at a given time
and should bring with him wealthy
gentleman who was the inventor of the
celebrated power loom.
You may be able to judge of the as
tonishment at the old home when his son
was presented to him as the inventor,
who told him that his loom was the same
as shc model that he had kicked to pieces
but year before.
The Osceola times., 1882-11-25
The Home of washington's Mother.
Buffalo Courier,

1t will be borne in mind by most of the
readers of the Courier that George Wash
ington's mother resided in Fredericks-
burg during the revolution. She had
lived here for some years previously, and
continued to do so until her death. Her
old residence, situated in the westerly
part of the town, is yet standing and oc-
cupied, and is in rs good state of pres
ervation as the average dwellings of the
town. II is wooden building of two
stories, with one story wings projecting
from either gable and dormer windows
built on the roof. 1t stands at the corn.
er of a square, flush with the sidewalk,
with porch projecting nearly to the
curb. The entire building is about sew
enty-five feet long. The rear walls of
the wings are, curiously enough, con-
structed of brick, although the house is
framed.
The farm owned by the Washingtons
at that time lies on the opposite side OF
the river Just below the town, or at the
point where the First and Sixth corps,
under Smith and Reynolds, crossed the
river at the assault upon Fredericksburg
in 1862. 1t is said-and every reader
will remember hearing it during the days
of his boyhood-that Washington was
the only youth that ever succeeded in
throwing stone across the river sklrting
his fathers farm. l have only to say
after looking over the ground, that
George Washington or any other man
could not throw stone half way across
the stream at any point at which u
touches the Washington farm.
The Osceola times., 1882-11-25

Common rumor, Us handed down to
the present day represents the old lady
as not being especially amiable, little
imprudent in the choice and use of bev-
erages, and rather free with the rattan
among her servants, sometimes following
them out TO the street in her frantic ap-
plications of the lash. On the occasion
Of her sons victorious return to freder-
icksburg at the close of the war, and
when everybody else was ON the streets
in gala dress to welcome him, her own
heart was not sufficiently stirred to IN
duce her to leave her room, until he en-
tered the house, and sent a request that
she should come TO him. Eight years
had passed since they had met, and her
formal greeting was. 81 am glad TO see
you George. You have altered consider
ably" Historians write of this as a
simple exhibition Of praiseworthy firm
ness, under which.she concealed her real
emotions. Among the old records on file
in the clerks office here is the last will
and testament of the mother of the
Father of his Country" II is quite 4
remarkable instrument in several re-
spects, and have taken an exact copy,
the length of which precludes its intro
duction into this letter
The Osceola times., 1882-11-25

hOOl NOfub.
Many of the written remains of ancient
Egypt are religious. Many consist Of
hymns to the gods, and have pathos of
their own. Others are lists Of oblations
or spoils taken in war. These have no
more literary pretensions than an auc-
tioneer's catalogue or an inventory of
furniture. They give us, however, a very
vivid idea of Egyptian belongings. The
manifold productions and riches of an
cient Egypt were nowhere set forth III
more detail than in what is known as the
Great Harris Papyrus," which contains
divers of these summaries Ii was found
in a tomb, and measures lS3 feet long,
by l6S inches broad. Here we read of
the barge of cedar with riyets of gold
plated brass and cabins adorned with
precious stones; of houses with doors
and lintel5 of geld, surrounded by gar
dens planted with all kinds of fruits and
tanks for water fowl and fish Besides
these are granaries ofcorn and treasures
filed, or temples presented with a sur
prising amount of miscellaneous property,
paint, spirits of wine. honey, oil, linen
overcoats, embroidered caps, incense,
silver dishes and ladies, rings, onions,
wax, leather sandals, turquoises, perfumes,
images, necklaces, wine colored bed
clothes, etc. The most careful inventory
was made of the several items, and in
every case the exact amount of the ar
ticles in store appears to be set down.
For instance, in one place we find a
record of S25, $40 crystal beads; in an
other of 23,0OS pots of frankincense,
while one cedar rule" figures by itself.
Besides these dead or dry goods we have
astonishing lists of cattle and birds, es-
pecially pigeons, ducks and geese. Here
we are struck by evidence of much that
was eminently business-like and profalc
among the old Egyptians 1t is true that
their religion especially, at least so far as
the offerings made by the king repre-
sented the generosity of the people, was
marked by marvellous and abundant de-
votion; the adornments of the temples
not being brought to a focus in some in
ner shrine but shown in the Gaping of
sacred obelisks with solid gold, and the
covering of huge holy walls inside and
out with costly sculpture. But though
this indicates certain profuseness of
expenditure, nothing is more striking
than the minute economy and attention
to details exhibited in what may be call
ed the sacred rent rolls, summaries of
oblations and the like The chronicler
carefully distinguished between the
"ducks" and the 'ducklings" offered to
Ra, the sliced, salted and prepared fish,
the crowns, nosegays, chains and hand
fuls of flowers, and the exact amounts of
these several items are set down. In the
"Great Harris Papyrus," now in the
British museum, and translated in the
Records ofthe Past" there are many of
these entries, and in every case the
totals of goods in question are precisely
recorded. There are G. z, 1915, 800 nose
gays of vegetables-it does not say what
proportion of these were onions-as
against IL 900 nosegays of corn, and 3,4l0
of lotus Thus in these chronicles we
have evidence of both extreme profIsion
and precise economy, of the incest
reckoning and the most liberal abun-
| dance.
The Osceola times., 1882-11-25
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word | had forgotten IT." ~
a likely story. Now, sir, | want 10
Lpow al about this. Whose fan dld you
hreak9 And to what creature do you
nermit yourself to address such ian
mace ~ 'Graved on your heart Is the
scar, indeed you old fool p ,
aDonI be absurd, Guiana" interrupted
cl;hlv There was no fan, no woman,
no broken heart, no merry night. no
nothing. II was just a fancy OF liihe, W.
that's all. was struck by the Jingle y,
the words. "a broken fan, and th0ugnt
they would lend themselves readily 10
the refrain Of rondeau-such as II -; ;
You know toss off little bits OF verse.
I was Gaining ground. | concluded to
tato the aggressive: "Now don't you
think Won have made mountain out OF
a ,noIc-bill? Doesn't it strike YOU that
yon,ve been acting rather loolishlyT
Zulona answered, it seemed to me,
rather cross purposes: You were struck
by thdingle ofthe words a broken IAN 7
"Ycs."
"And you thought you'd toss Oft a ron
deau ?'
"Yes."
"And there was no fan?
"No."
"No broken heart"
no"
NO merry night?'
"No."
"And no woman
"NO"
I breathed more freely. was ont OF
the woods. Still there was & look IN the
Zulana's eye which made me uneasy
She spoke; :;
~ am sorry that YOU should have IN
volved yourself in such a network OF
falsehoods. Had you owned up at The
beginning | might have looked upon
it as some tritling thing and forgotten II
Now, the anxiety you display, youi
wealth of lies, the ardent nature OF these
Enes-all these things-conyince me
that il is much more serious than | had
supposed. | knew you were thoughtles'
andlfond of gayety, Guiana, but did moi
think"
Here her voice faltered, and reversing
the piece of paper she had read from
She handed it to me and hastily left the
room.
What were the words upon the Othel
side ON that cursed bit of paper that
should groan and then swear at my
idiocv? Few, but sicnifcant-it was lit
tie, plain. simple bill, and it ran thus;
SAN FRANciscO, Sept, mber &, lS'l.
Mr.. IULAsA. - ~
To ORFEVRE & co, DR..
Manufacturing jewelers.
To repairing Mother Ofpcarl Fas. ,..........'s p"
Received payment
ORrEvRE & Coz,
Thus tottered and fell to the ground
the colossal fabric of fiction | had 81
industriously reared. Woe, woe
Guiana has not spoken to me for sew
cral days. She'll come round atte
awhile. though. But when she does
hope she won't go through my pocket
any more. q,
One thing is certain must quit-well
quit writing verses on the back OF bllls
The Osceola times., 1882-11-25
FASHION NOTES.

Soutaehe embroidered suits are very
fashionable.
Lovely little opera bonncts are of white
swans down.
Oriental cloth is handsome fabric for
/ rich mantles.
Wide stripes are found among the new
wooden goods.
Many dainty garments are prepared
for the little ones.
The newest shade of yellow is dubbed
"fOur o'clock
Upright ruls of lace and net are pretty
on slender necks.
All variety Of trimming with a dull sur
face is in demand.
Cashmere turbans to match the dress
are worn by children.
Flowered satines are employed as lin
ings for dressy cloaks.
The little people will display a great
deal of red this season.
The iishwifes poke is quaint bonnet
for little girls wear
Ruches for the neck are again worn
high in Elizabethan style.
All the little folks are now equipped
with Tam O'Shanter caps.
Cose-ftting jackets of plain and fancy
plush are very stylish.
Alligator-s1in makes the most stylish
handbags and reticules.
Economical wraps which are stylish
and pretty are made of shawls.
Chenille occupies an important place
among the new trimmings.
The uncut velvet in white and blue
promises to become stylish again.
Black lace is now used as trimming
for colored as well as black silk.
Yards and yards of ribbon are seen on
new Partisan evening gowns.
New gowns are less clinging to the fig
ure than they have been for years.
The Turkish "fez" in porcelain blue
velvet on plush makes pretty hat.
An attractive costume has a bright
plaid skirt and an imperial blue jacket.
Black silk and satin dresses are heavily
embroidered in richly shaded colors.
Dark u1ed over-dresses in bright
colors are worn with plush and velvet
skirts.
The new seal-skin cloaks are very long,
and the most important feature is the
lining.
The dandelon will be a favorite flower
this season for the hair, c0rsage, and
dress.
Colored silk embroidery and hanging
requires trim Bretonls jackets of white
cloth.
The Brazil tiger lily is much sought
after by those who desire gorgeous cor
sage bouquets.
Lilac satin and deep violet velvet form
a handsome combination for an elegant
dinner toilet.
No fashionable dame is truly happy
unless she is the possessor of jewelled
collar-button.
Black velvet corsolets worn over white
cashmere or nuns yelling dresses are the
height of style.
The gypsy kerchiefs are knotted low on
the chest and fastened with large, old
fashioned brooch.
White muslin dresses with paniers or
scarfs of surah will be much worn by
young ladies this season.
Velvet and plush are the leading fab
rics of the season, and these figure large
ly both in wraps and suits.
The Osceola times., 1882-11-25
How the People Live In Switzerland
az. Ain Cincinnati Commercial.

"E A. in Cincinnati Commercial.
| said awhile ago that it was mystery
to me what the horses lived on in this
country. IL is far more of mystery
what the people live on. There are no
grain fields worth the name, and few
vegetable gardens. AS you pass the
little huts you will see a small bed of
carrots and few beets, not much else.
have only seen four pigs in all Switzer-
land, and only one flock of goats of anv
size. There is no manufacturing on a
large scale, and not much on small one.
In winter the poor people make lace,
embroidery, and do wood carving, which
adds a little TO their scanty store. But
from the looks of them it Is to be con-
cluded that they sell all the buttermilk,
cheese and eggs that they produce at
home, and live on black bread and their
vinegary wine. Nearly all the children
have seen have scrofulous, underfed
appearance, while none of the old people
look jolly and well nurtured. They look
as though they do not get enough good
food to keep their flesh firm. Girls with
young faces, and the bent, thin forms of
old women, passed our diligence all with
the monstrous baskets upon their backs.
The women, young and old, poor crea-
lures, put up their hands to hide their
goitres as We fitted by. 1t was painful
sight.
There are smiling green pastures in
the valleys, and on the lower mountain
slopes, but they make small oases in the
dreary waste. All the rest is rock and
snow. | wonder the Swiss do not rise
in body and emigrate to America.
The Osceola times., 1882-11-25
The Girl of the silver Dollar.

Miss Anna w. Williams is the name of
the lady whose profile is stamped upon
our Bland silver dollar Of tie United
States. When the clever young designer
Morgan, was brought to this country from
England in 1876 to make design for
new dollar he settled down in Philadel-
phia and looked about for model for
the head of goddess of Liberty, which
was TO be stamped on one side of the coin.
lie selected Miss Williams, who was at
this time living with her mother and
aunt at No. 1923 Spring Garden street.
The designer, before attempting to make
"A sketch. visited the Academy of Fine
Arts in Philadelphia and was for months
engaged in Studying American art in or
der TO be able 10 thoroughly Americanize
his work. He desired TO present az the
principal figure on the coin a representa-
tive head of the American female beauty.
Ills first idea was to make fanciful head
Of the goddess OF Liberty, but he finally
determined to take a. a model living
American girl, With this end in view
he with the aid of a friend in the city
who is an artist OF decided merit, sue
cecded in finding a lady whose profile
struck him as being exactly what he
wanted; but it was with considerable diff
ficulty that he persuaded her to sit for
him. Finally Miss Williams, who was
the lady he had selected, consented, al
though itdid not occur to her at the time
that she might become historically IA
nous. After four trying sittinas, Mr..
Morgan succeeded in making tracings
sufficient to proceed with his work. He
declared that the profile was the most
perfect he had ever seen, either in this
country or in England, and at once pro-
cceded TO sketch the head which now
appears on the face of all the Bland dol
lars. The identity Of the original of this
famous figure was kept profound secret
for two years.
The Osceola times., 1882-11-25

of The Princess in the Tower about it
which relieves 1t from absolute common
place"
This woman moves in the best society,
drives in stylish co ne, dresses well,
and, in the current phrase, goes every
where" yet there are probably few who
know about her cosy little kitchen and
her dry-slop basket. Verify "one-half
the world doesn't know how the other
half lives"
The Osceola times., 1882-11-25

Ex United States Treasurer Spinner is
called "a venerable fiirt'' because he re-
Gently wrote to the Woman's Labor
League: "When / went into the Treas
ury l began with six ladies, one of whom
is now feurth-ciass clerk at 81 800.
When left the Office there were 200 fair
clerks in it, and they now number thous-
ands in the various departments of the
Government. For this act l now have
the satisfaction of feeling that have not
lived entirely in vain."
The Osceola times., 1882-11-25

The will Of the late Edward Clark. of
the Singer Sewing-machine Company,
leaves $50, 1000 to Williams College; $40, 600
each to his agents, ,Bunyan & Meeker; $50
600 to two nephews, $250,000 to his
daughter-in-law and a like sum to each
of her four sons, and the remainder of his
property, estimated to be of the value of
$3o,OOo,ooe, to his son, Alfred Coming
Clark.
The Osceola times., 1882-11-25

The Rev. S. J. Stone, vicar of st. Paul's
Church, Haggerson, Eng, recently scaled
the spire of that editice and placed in po-
sition the final cross He was attired in
his clerical and academic garb. The
congregation in the street below, inclnd-
ing 700 children, sang "Ihe Churche is
One Foundation" and the vicar, having
from bis exalted position pronounced the
benediction, descended.
The Osceola times., 1882-11-25

A bill is before the Vermont Legisla-
ture prohibiting divorced person from
marrying within a year, and person
from whom divorce is obtained from
marrying within five years, or ever, if
the ground ofcomplaint is a crime, in
which case criminal prosecution must
follow the divorce proceedings
The Osceola times., 1882-11-25

October was the 20Sth anniversary of
the establishment of the tobacco monop-
oily in France. Jean Breton, the first
holder of the monopoly, fsrmed it forthe
sum of 100000 livres year.
The Osceola times., 1882-11-25

At Carlsruhe, in Germany, a usurer,
who was known as the vampire of
Biernheim," has just been sentenced to
eight years imprisonment, a fine of s2,-
600 and five years loss of civil rights,
for extorting 500 and two calves from
peasant in return for an original loan
of S.
The Osceola times., 1882-11-25

London Truth: "In the West Mr..
Bass friends have obtained splendid
sport in Glenquoich and Guny forests.
The wire fence recently erected on the
Lochearnhead march, at cost of near
ly 10000, has proved very effective in
keeping the deer within the Bass terri
tnryv
The Osceola times., 1882-11-25
AN AMATEUR POETS LUCK.
How Some Verses on "a Broken Fan
Caused Serious Domestic Troubles.
Argotlaut.

Argonaut.
Guiana had been down to Monterey
for few days. | will admit it frankly
while she was gone had been having a
time. 1t will further admit that when
she came back | said nothing whatever
about what kind OF a time had.
But the finger of fate was poised
about me Guiana found me out. And
this was the way:
=, / was engaged in skillmlly disposing
my locks over my marble cocoanut when
Guiana entered. As the malpunctuated
report said of Palmerston, "she entered
n her hand, a paper in her eye, a
glare"
saw that glare and shuddered.
81 should ike to know" she began, in
a somewhat high-keyed voice, 81 should
like to know what this means9"
Certainly, my dear" meekly replied,
"you shall-as soon as | know what it
is"
was not footing my horn very loudly
that morning. am an old bird, and
fully recognize the fact when the day is
cold
at is" she replied, rather it purports
to be"-here her voice became bitterly
sarcastic poem"
"Well, well, my dear, what if it is ?
And who wrote it?"
at is your handwriting" said Guiana,
"and it is very silly. | will read it."
And she did. 1t ran thus:
Broken fan oh. hapless wight!
Gaze on your work with soul contrite,
Think what clumsy lout you are
When thus fragile fan you mar
Hate yourself for your awkward plight.
Yet broken fans may be set Alright
Not so the hearts their owners smite.
Longer they bear the fatal scar
Than does the fan.
shall forget that merry night?
Shall forget those eyes so bright
Graved on my heart their memories are
Graved on my heart, too, il the scar
Would could mend 1t as might
broken fan y
She read it execrably. i couldn't helr
noticing that, despite my terror.
"Now, If you can explain to me what
this means" she began, icily--
"Why nothing at all, Guiana. How
can you be so absurd? 1t is just some
little poem l have seen somewhere and
copied-thatis is all"
"When you lie to me, sir" she said
cuttingly, ~ wish you would at least not
insult my intelligence by doing it SO
transparently. This was written by you
See-here you have changed thing to
Tout and then again ian-sticks reunite
TO fans may be set Alright"
WY, y-e-e-e-e-e-s, SO did, come t.
think Of it. / did write it. Upon my
The Osceola times., 1882-11-25

Forty-seven hats were found lately at
the home of Paris hat stealer, who
used to enter cafes hatless and leave
with the best that he could find. He
pleaded absence of mind, but went to
Jail for six months.
The Osceola times., 1882-11-25

The vicereeal party is expected to sail
from Victoria, c. b., on their homeward
voyage on the 30th inst. The Governor
will be rendered civic banquet previous
to his departure.
The Osceola times., 1882-11-25

The law in Boston forbids the sale of
liquor in any building within 400 feet of
a school on the same street. To cvade
this prohibition dealers whose bar-rooms
were on corners within the limits put
the entrances on the side street, and the
Police Commissioners granted them
licenses. But now the Supreme Court
decides that the plan will not do.
The Osceola times., 1882-11-25

New Zealand has had wonderful hop
crop this year. Soil and climate both
favor the production, and there are plenty
of colonists who understand the culture.
The Osceola times., 1882-11-25

Seth Green, the pisciculturist, will leave
Rochester next month for Florida. He
proposes TO follow the shad from their APP
pearance on that coast until they reach
New England.
The Osceola times., 1882-11-25

According to recently issued returns of
the agricultural buildings in Scotland,
there are 27s tenants who pay el,OOO
year and upward, II at over f1 800, 8 at
over $4,000, and at over $4,000.
The Osceola times., 1882-11-25

James r. Randall, the author of "My
Maryland" is an aspirant for the Con-
gressional seat left vacant by Alexander
III. Stenhens, Governor of Georgia.
The Osceola times., 1882-11-25

The church missionaries, VIM. F. John
and John Williams, and their wives, are
being tried at Sierra Leone, in Africa, for
the w;lfil murder of a native girl by fog
ging and other i'll treatment
The Osceola times., 1882-11-25

Herr Johann Strauss, the celebrated
composer of waltzes and operattas, is just
about to leave Vienna, to take up his per-
manent abode in Paris.
The Osceola times., 1882-11-25

Connecticut now has but one active gin
distillery.
The Osceola times., 1882-11-25

Mr.. Longfellow's Portland statue is to
be modelled from the portraits of his
youth.