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The Osceola times., 1882-10-07
osCEoLA, ARKANSAS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER T. 1882.

Arkansas who can't tell whether they
come from brainy stock or not. If
McVeigh can't tell how it is with him
as to brainy stock, he stands in with
a heavy majority on that point.
The editor of this paper is aware
of the fact that he came of brainy
stock. Our grandfather was hila-
rious old French gentleman of i'm
mense brain and great wealth. The
Roussan family inherited his brains,
but the old gentleman made it point
to get away with his riches before he
handed in his checks, All of the
Roussan family agree that they would
have cheerfully compromised and
taken less brains and more of the old
mans money. Though brilliant, we
are poor. In evidence of the first
proposition, we point with pride tc
The Osceola Times, the best country
newspaper published in north-e
Arkansas, to the management and
editorship of which, we succeeded
Col. James B. Best, deceased, the
best financial manager, and most ac-
complished editor Mississippi county
ever had. For number Of years
we were known, and obtained prest-
ige from the fact that we were the
man who succeeded Best. The price
then for a copy of the Times was
$3.50 year. BY an economic sys-
TEN of management and superior bu-
siness qualifications, we have reduc-
ed the subscription price to 81 q
year in advance. In the line of jol
work, such as cards, posters, circulars
democratic-repcblican election tick
cts, to be circulated on eve of elec.
ton on the sly, &c, we are prepared
to compete with Memphis job Offices
Terms, cash. Patronage respect
fully solicited.
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Change OfMayOr and War
slial.

For the first time since July, the
Town Council met last Tuesday.
Owing to his election as prosecuting
attorney, His Honor, Mayor w. b.
Edrington, resigned his position, and
the Town Marshal, Mr.. II. NJ. Pope,
having lately moved out of the cor
poration, also resigned his marshall
ship. Two vacancies being thus Gre
ated at once, it was in order to fill
them. Who to select to fill the va
cancies thus made, seemed to puzzle
the boards no little, until the keen
eyes of the Recorder, who was try
ing to impale mosquito on the
point of his pen, detected the editor
of this paper crouching in a corner,
taking notes. The far-away look in
his eye suddenly changed to a merry
twinkle, and with a re-assuring smile
gradually spreading over his counte-
nance, he arose and addressed his
fellow boards in a handsome little
speech, which he concluded by plac-
ing us IN nomination for the Mayor
atty of Osceola. This great honor
with many bushes, we were forced
to decline, on the grounds of Il su-
perabundance OF gratuitous work al
ready on hand; besides, we had just
that very evening been honored with
the appointment, by the County
Court, as County Examiner, and that
we didn't think too many distinctions
was good for man who comes ofsuch
brainy stock as we do, during the
eickly season.-Danger Of brain fe-
yer, YOU know. This may not have
been the exact language Of our speech
declining the nomination, but that
was about the ideas running through
our mind while our mouth was shoot
ing off in an opposite direction. We
never could fire off our mouth the
way it was loaded no way. Mr.. n.
G. Cartwright and II. 5. Williams
were then put in nomination, and on
ballot being taken, the latter hav-
inu received three of the five votes
cast, was declared elected, and duly
sworn in to fll the uneNpired term.
Mr.. Charles Saylcs was then elected
Marshal, and his salary fixed at so
per month and perquiai,cs, This to
outsiders may seem as very parslmo-
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10 their legitimate business.
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s,s,-partics contracting for yearly advertise
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VIC may designate,
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lines will be published Hs news, Tree oi charge
hut obituaries, tributes of respect. tunefal nou-
ces and Invitations charged az advertisements
esy-AIi personal matter, letters or comm uni
cations setting forth individual schemes or IN
terrsts to be promoted, emauatmg rom party
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charged for as other advertisements
ss-m all legitimate demands OF the demo-
cratic or Conservative party, or Of the great III
terest- of the general public upon our columns,
the TIMES will not tail of its duty
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COilnan's Rural World.

One of the best Agricultural pa
pers that visits our Office is Colman's
Rural World. 1t is devoted to the
interests of the Farmer, Stock Bree-
der and Fruit Grower; and ought to
be patronized by every one owning
an acre of land. 1t is 4S column
weekly paper and ispublished at the
low price of Sl,00 per year. 1t will
be sent the balance of this year for
% cts. Address, NORMAN j. Col
MAN, Publisher, st. Louis, Mo.
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G. F. HEDRICK, NJ. D.
Physician & Surgeon,

Olice-With DIR. Dunavant, rear
of Gay & Wynne's Drug Store.
AH Professional Calls Day or Night
promptly attended TO. o.,
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Steamers Of THIS line leave Mem his
ENhMI IlNenAN AND fMInAl

For cairo, Louis,illc and Cincinnati,
tat C,ucuu-ti win ltaliruIds ant
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WHEN prominent question
comes up for agitation and discussion,
like the building of a Court House,
or other internal improvement, it is
astonishing what diversity of opin-
ions can be elected and given ex-
preston to, by the self-constituted
guardians Of the county scrip crib,
Especially is this the case with those
who are opposed to the issuance OF
county scrip, on the ground that it
will food the county with scrip. 1t
seems an easy task for them to ex-
plain the process by which the year
ly ) mill tax is absorbed by the cur
rent expense of running the county,
but when informed that the revenue
outside of this ) mill appropriation,
in the way of fines and forfeitures,
license, &c, is equal to the tax, and
then ask them why the old or out
standing indebted is not reduced and
remains the same, evasive answers
are given, and no attempt is made
towards explaining as to what be-
comes of this amount of revenue, or
to what uses it is applied. The
Courthouse question, Oh tie Other
hand, is one that all can glibly de-
scant upon. Let but the subject Of
building "a Courthouse be mention
ed in a crowd, land the less interest
the crowd has in the prosperity and
welfare of the county, the botter)
straightway a suu-burst Of cloquence
will food, thrill and entrance the
entire crowd. They know all about
it. A Courthouse is a prominent
institution, even in imagination; and
everybody knows how it should be
built, and how the money should be
raised to pay for it's building, anC
run it after it is built; oh, yes, that.
all plain and simple, and we all like
to be called upon for our views up.
on that subject; but the leaks whicf
dribble away three or four thousand
dollars a year, revenue derived from
sources other than the ) mill tax, j.
matter of little consequence. II
reminds one of the man who stopped
the bung-hole Of Lis cider barre
and failed to replace the hoop:
which had bursted at the bottom.
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nious recompense for services of this
nature, but itmust be borne in mind
that the marshal's duties, since the
three mile law went in force, consists
simply in lighting the lamps of dark
nights and putting them out in the
morning, and dragging dead cats and
dogs to the river. Dragging drunken
men to Jail never enters into the
Marshal's calculations now.
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Professionals.
DR.. w. D, JONES.
Physician and 0bstetriCian.

srrcrALrlFs: Diseases OF Women and Chil
Grcn.
Onlce, in CIssell house, opposite Liston o
store, OSCEOLAs ARK. l2-lO-ly
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For far-seeing, sagacious insight,
and the ability to look ahead and
Judge of probabilities, commend us
to Jake Frolich. He sends papers,
pictorial and plain, to defeated can
didates. Brother Jake, your papers
struck a chord, as we happen to
know, in the human mind, which still
vibrates, and will go laundering
down the ages. The recipient is
only human.
The Osceola times., 1882-10-07

THE article descriptive of visit
to Mount Vernon, which appeared
in our issue of the 10Th. ult., is going
the rounds of the press, headed can
Arkansas Lady's visit to the Tomb
Of Washington" The lady is not
an Arkansian. The mistake is a
very natural one, we will admit, as it
is well known that few ladies outside
of Arkansas possess literary culture
or talent. Once in while we do
find a lady, however, who was neith-
er here before the war, nor since,
who can manage to tell i'll good En-
glish what she has seen. The lady
who favored us with that graphic
description, resides in thc City OF
Baltimore. If the Baltimore ladies
will determine to work hard, and
study the best Arkansas models,
they may yet attain the proud posi-
ton occupied by their Arkansas sis
ters in the Cancbrake republic ol
letters.
The Osceola times., 1882-10-07

SOME unknown friend sends us a
copy of the Memphis Ledger with a
marked complimentary notice of DIR.
Felix Grundy McGavock, with a
marginal request, in blue, to "please
copy" Here it is;
At the late State election in Ar
kansas DIR. Felix Grundy MoGavock
was chosen as a representative from
Mississippi county, by vote of near
" two to one, over Hon. II. NJ. Me-
Weigh, IA former member Of the leg
islature. The Doctor is a substan-
tial citizen, has large landed prop
erty, and is gentleman of superior
education and intelligence. The
people showed their appreciation of
worthy man in his election. He
will be the equal Of any member ON
the floor, and acquit himself and his
constituents with high credit. DIR.
McGayock is a Tcnnessecan, and
comes Of "A talented and honorable
family-whose brainy qualities and
good name he comes by fairly"
To have beat McVcigh two to one,
McGavock ought to have got 98S
votes, but he only got 793 to Nc
Weighs 4Si, just 165 less than two
to one, But two years ago, McVeigh
beat McGavock 0ver hoo 10 me, and
that too on fair test at the ballot
box. Then, McVeigh got 700 to
McGavock's 1873. This time, though
ruled out of the race by so-called
arbitration, and the voters duly noti-
fed that the board had decided in
favor of McGavoek, McVeigh even
then received 4S4 carrying
Chickasawba, Hickman, Carson Lake
Golden Lake and this, Monroe town
ship, McVcigh's Home, and the home
of the FIVE men who had ruled him
off the track. Such disgusting CON
duct on the part of these townships,
and the rest of the voters who made
up the 4S4, actually caused the in
definite postponemcnt Of McVeigh's
political funcral-the political doc
tors deciding that he was not dead
enough to bury, and would beyond a
doubt, get well and be as good as
new. Whether McVeigh comes OF
brainy stock or not, we cant say.
We know that he is poor, and got his
education mainly in a printing Office,
and from thence went to the cdito-
rial staff of a large daily paper, and
from thence into a law Office. We
once asked him about his forofathers,
and received for answer these lines,
which ne assured us were the last
dying words of Shakespeare;
IN amt clothes, nor blood, nor fine estate
But It is eit-up-a and -git thai make men great
From which we concluded that he
was making his way through this
,olo of tears ON his own brains, and
not ON the brains Of any of his pro-
renitors. It is really astonishing to
! find how many people there are N
The Osceola times., 1882-10-07
Experience il,e EEcs, Guide

The reason why women every
where use Parker's Ginger Tonic is,
because they have learned by expo-
rience--the best guide--that this ex-
cellont medicine overcomes despon-
dency, periodical headache, indiges-
ton, pain in the back and kidneys,
and other troubles Of the sex.-Home
Journal. do.
The Osceola times., 1882-10-07
CHURCH DIRECl DRY,

BY mutual agreement the different depomina-
tions will hold divine services IN the Union
church as follows:
METHODIST Rev r. W Woodley, first and
fifth Sabbaths of each month
BAPrI-T-Rey. W. II Barksdale, Of memphis
second sabbath in each month.
CuRrsrIAS-Rcy. Mr.. Jones, third Sabbath IN
each month.
The fourth Sunday no appointment
The Osceola times., 1882-10-07
VOLUME XIV.
The OSCEOLA TIMES.
LEON ROUSSAN,
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LEGAL NOTICES .

One dollar per square Of one inch runnint
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subsequent insertion.
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Faded Go.ors Restored.

Faded or gray hair gradually re-
covers its youthful color and lustrc
by the use of Parkcr's Hair Balsam,
an elegant dressing, admired for its
purity and rich perfume. d o.
The Osceola times., 1882-10-07

THE steamer Robert E Lee, the
pride Of the Lower Mississippi, was
burnt to the waters edge a few days
since, and twcnty-one lives lost.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-11-02
The Effects Of nccriain Tenure.

There j. q phase of the government
service IN the department "a Washing.
ton aud elsewhere which the public
scldom gets = glimpse Of, but which Is
worth the careful consideration OF all
thoughtful citizens. Under the Ircscnt
civil service, with It, uncertain tenure,
the great majority OF the clerks are
liable to lose their places at the end Of
a few years, either so the demand OF a
partisan boss or because Of a change in
partisan supremacy. The salafles OF the
Incumbents, after being assessed by the
various partisan committee. do not al
low of anything more than a comfort.
able living and leave nothing for &C
Cumulaton for declining years. The
clerk. however, gives the best years of
his life frequently 20 this service and
becomes totally untitled for anything
else when he loses his place, which he
is almost certain to do sooner or later.
In view OF these facts the wonder
naturally j. why anybody with brains
and capAbility enough to take care Of
himself should ever seek service in the
government employ. The true answer
il probably to bc found IN the fact that
many enter the service without proper
knowledge Of these conditions. They
learn by bitter experience when IT is too
late TO remedy the matter. The evils
arising from this condition Of tho ser.
vice are twofold. The heat and most
capable men who exercise reasonable
amount Of foresight IN regard TO their
own future are deferred from entering
the government employment and thus
the government u deprived Of their
services, and class Of paupers and
toadies are engendercd. who will lend
themselves to the most dIsgraceful par
tisan service, not because they want to
do IL, but because they do not know
what else TO do TO get living. Wash.
ington ia full Of these people. who, II
they should lose their places by the de.
mand of an uuprincipled boss or by a
political revolution, would not know
where TO lay their heads.
The only remedy for these evils is a
complete and radical reform Of the
civil service. Let there be fixed ten.
ure Of Office, with a chance for promo
tion for merit and for no other reason
Then compel the plundering harpics Of
the Hubbell Malone stripe to keep
their hands off the salaries of the in.
curnbent, so that prudent man may
have a chance to lay by something for
old age. The result will be "a much bet.
ter service to the government and q
class OF self respecting, self sustaining
employees, instead Of the horde of polti
cal paupers that now swarm in the
various departments .-Plila. Times
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H.Gmcrnor Hcndrick', Condition.

lSpItNsr.us Ind. Drfoheg gO-Lx.
Governor Thomas 4. Hendricks has
been confined go biz room for several
days past with what was surpused to
ne neuralgia or rheumaii.m ~ the right
foot, hut crytIToias has since dcyolored.
aud lis condition BE- such ~ to excite
alarming apprcbensious. as symptoms
of ganEieno have sur" male their ap
poar.nco. Doc ors ilavsn. Thomson and
Lockridre are IN daily Attendance. and
admit symptoms are such that do no,
yield really TO medical treatment. il
seems to Ice an hereditary disease. which
caused the death Of his father and
grandfather
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-11-02
4 Campaign Of False Pretences.

The Stalwart machine Of Pennsylya.
mia has been travelling over q rocky and
perilous road, indeed, during the past
year. II got a severe shaking up in the
campaign of last fall, and had narrow
escape from very serious disaster. But
its troubles we're only beginning. and
the polls were hardly closed in Novem.
Der, 1881, before the bosses rs on every
hand active and determined prepare.
tions for the great battle of 1882. True
to their instincts and practice. they re.
solved upon a campaign OF false petences
and upon that line they and their
henchmen and organs have been work
ing ever since, with disregard OF truth,
fact and decency that at times has been
amazing.
Tho Hrst movement in this pro,
gramme OF deceit and fraud was led by
Mr.. Quay In person. when he iDveigled
some Of the Independent Republican
leaders into the famous Continental
conference, and made solemn promises
OF reform which never we're meant to be
kept. The same snare was set again at.the
time Of the Harrisburg Republican con
vention, baited with Davies and Rawle
and an absuTdly transparent scheme "a
put Wolfe on the hook too, followed BY
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-11-02

a brazen effort 10 palm oRaga rcuuine
copy of the Continental platform an
emasculatcd imitation Of the same.
Even the resolutions adopted. however.
were openly JccrCd by the honest but
Ihdlscfeet and undisciplined delegate.
ana the INK on the paper was scarcely
hry before they were contemporary dis.
regarded by The special representative
! ol the managers. the chairman "! the
state committee.
The candidate for governor immcIj.
ately took up his part IN thi- wellsiud.
| ied plan to deceive and bctray the prr.
| pie. In carefully prepared speech Of
acceptance be took high moral erourd
AZ patriot, freeman, IctuTmcr and de.
tender OF the people, following tAi. up.
/ a hitlc later, with another speech al
! larrlrburg, which wasa Etrtngr rgiy.
/ turc Of gIarIug Hrcprcscu tatlpn, fool.
/ ish cgDuam md political tuuii.fy.
| General Beaver then took 90 the rDad
/ IN earnest, but played "A double part
wherever II wcr" possible 30 10 do. lie
| attended Grand Army Ic unions. county
/ fairs, religious auuIvcfeaTlef. yI-Itcd
schools and pubiic Institutions. oil wllh
| the sol" purpose Of making votes. but
. pretending othoraIar. 4 great part Of
/ General Beavers campaign work has
/ been OF this character, aud the fact il
! dl-Crcdtublc ia the extreme. In his
. p"crArs the caudlIale Of tH" iu- ~
/ has been true 10 iLclr original dc-ign.
/ he hos SPOKEN nearly one uuudg,d II
/ times and never vet sguarciy and hon
. c.uy met the living and yr'al I--uc- OF
O. I... e.. g.. . a. g.. I
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-11-02
We Won't Say Aucl.

Weare very busy getting in our heavy
stock Of Mems and Boys wear IN cloth.
ing. boots 4 shoes for fall and winter.
just step IN and take look at the
largest and most ATTRACTIVE stock OF bus
ness and dress suits, overccats, ever
brought into this county. Their splcn
dor. style, quality and quantity wi!l AZ
tonish you. you will say that there is no
man in the world who has a better taste
in selecting goods and the low prices will
make you feel all bunky. sure.
Boston Clothing House cheapest and
hest place on Earth for clothing, boots
& shoes. just opened in Reynolds
block, opposite Brockerhof House and
two doors below Reynolds Bank Behe
fonte. Pa.
r, $. We also call your kind atten.
ton to our Ladies & Misses gum coats
at the Boston Clothing House.
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Deeeney IN Politics.


Harrisburg Telegraph, siAivart Rep
Il is the right of the public to know
ell about the competency and honesty
Of every man who aspires 10 q public
trust, and 10 canvass we'll his especial
qualifications for the particular Office
for which he is named but this should
not, In decency, descend TO slander and
abtpe Of an honorable gentleman's :
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-11-02
The Outlook in California and Massachu.
sets,

General RosecrsBs reports to the
Democratic National Committee that
California will he Democratic hy about
10000 majority and that five Of the TX
ConEressmen will tc Democratic.
Ex-senator R0utncIl. who has recent.
ly returned from Massachusetts,, is re-.
ported TO have said that there would be
q close fght in that State. The report
was industriously circulated in Boston
during President Arlbur's visit there
that be was friendly TO General Buffers
candidacy. This story the president
denies with emphasis. lie SAYS he is rs
strongly in favor OF republican COVER
nor in Massachusetts a. in New York
The report may have arisen from the
fact that Messrs. Arthur and Butler are
warm personal friends Of long standing
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-11-02

WALTEE ". FRANKLS. Esg., informs us
that he received Dispatch from Mr.
Farquhar, Of York, "A Republican,
requesting him TO advise the
ErmiHcr that the story 1t published
from a Plttsburg paper, that the Demo.
cratic candidate for lieutenant governor
had been intoxicated at meetings ~
Western Penusy iyauip, was untrue,
Mr.. Fnrquhar having been 80 informed
by reliable parties IN Wayncshofo, Bed
ford and Unioutown, where the scene of
the story WAS laid Mr.. Farquhar add
ed that he had known Mr. Black for
twenty years aud knew hl- nabIt- to be
a. good a man a. Democrat could bee
made. The ErImHrr failed TO publish
this contradiction. IL has al-o failed to
PRINT the numerous contradictions %
finds IN IT. western exchange such o.
the following from the Nsynesburr
NsuUyv We appeal 10 every decent
man who attended the meeting ia the
court room on Tuesday night. to Fay
whether there is one word Of truth lu
that statement. II D. as bald ani
naked, from beginning 10 end, a. every
honest man who was IT"scut ai the
meeting will testify. We were with
Mr., Black before biz speech AMI after ..s
close, and feel safe ~ sayIug hc bad not
been drinking q drop
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private character. A campaign of mere.
ly personal abuse should not be de.
scended to by leading newspapers Of
either party, because by doing so it puts
il out OF the question TO induce high
minded, sensitive men TO allow their
names to be used as candidates, for fear
the iloodgates of groundIess abuse and
personalities may be opened upon them.
la this light the 76iegr0ph regrets the
uncalled for attacks recently made, by
irresponsible correspondents of some
of the papers Of the state, on Mr.
Chauncey +. Black, the Democratic
| candidate for lieutenant governor.
While the Isicgraph will use all possible
means to prevent the election OF Mr.
Black that journal conducted on hon.
orable, high.toned principles can, 1t Will
do so because Mr.. Black aud his col.
leagues are Democrats, and the Ie',grIph
sincerely believes that the Interests Of
the great state OF Pennsylvania should
| not be entrusted To Democratic officials.
| Personal abuse of candidates ls not ar-
gument, based on principle, and TO win
great campaign ike the one now
| going on, it should be run on principles,
and these principles should be the su-
prcmacy OF kepubllcaui-m a. cuunciu.
ted 10y the Republican party. Personal
abuse OF candidatec should not take
precedence OF the prInclPler