The Osceola times., 1882-01-21
ARKANSAS
WAYS OF TIE WORLD.

UANt fttu -io VI A+iiN
canal navigation dnring the season just
closed
TWENTY FOUR countries of the world
use the word president" as the title for
their ruler or chief executive.
THERE are is converts In Barcelona,
Spain. There are also IA theaters. The
population of the place is but 100000.
A RECENT ruling of the Postofiice de
partment is that postage stamps with
piece torn of will not be received for
postage.
A FUND OF STA was raised in Harlord
10 buy pistol for the Rev. DR.. Gage,
because he had bravely fought mid
night burglar.
The Rifle association Of Great Britain
has appointed committee to arrange for
the reception, at Wimbledon, OF the
American team.
The tributaries Of the Missouri are be-
ing stocked with California salmon that
are expected to find their way 20 the
Gulf of Mexico and back again one of
these days.
WHEN does man become partly an
insect When he is beheaded.-Ihaa.
SIN. A man always becomes partly an
insect when heis beetle browed -Bdfop.
Or spider Legged -H X. u. Journal. lie
is rather in sect-uously inclined when he
joins the Millerites.-G G0urcnor Herald
WHEN an Indian baby is born the
'medic man" looks out of the door
and the first object he esees furnishes the
child's name If this rule were followed
in llackensack, most OF the children
would be called Dad Sidewalks" NO
gas-on-moonlight-nights," "Boy-with.s
cigarette" or "Stick-in-the' 'mud.-Hock'
ensdck Republican.
THE Russian War Office intends to
substitute long marches fro'p town 10
town for the annual maneuvers Of the
troops which have hitherto taken place.
The first trial Of the new rule will be on
the occasion of the coronation Of the
Emperor and Empress. The troops of
the Guard will then march from st
Petersburg TO Moscow. by the ordinary
roads, TO take part in the ceremony.
THE ex-E -Emprers Eugenie is said to be
fading and breaking down rapidly. Once
famed beauty, though not aged, she
already shows the heavy hand of time.
The 1.-THE and graceful figure is bent and
the glossy put-brown hair is faded
silvery white by grief and reverse Of for
tune. Her health is falling and she is q
mere wreck of the once glorious woman
who ruled the worlds fashion from the
Tuileries.
TIE Montreal .Sdr says in few years
the United States will have c big sur.
plus in the treasury and will be looking
out for an investment Then conc ofthc
first things they will do will be 10 cut o
ship canal from Sackett's harbor TO
Syracuse. and thus shorten the route
from Lake Erie TO New York by so or 30
miles. They will do this in self-defence
They see the Northwest opening and
they see that we will get nearly all the
business from that territory unless they
are up ard doing"
INNew York it has come to be that
scarcely a singer in church, thealet or
opera can obtain position butby buying
it. And the poor ones. that cannot put
money into the hands Off person who
holds the power TO place them, can look
in vain for an honest living. Organists
in churches have nearly all tho say as to
who shall and who shall not sing in the
choir, and the candidate thai can put the
largest sum of money into his hands is
g1noAns .kAat gets the chance nineteen
nesily discussing tN3 u - s<~weura.,
act 1t seems the robbers carcfu1Iy =
abstained from taking any of the orna-
ments or Jewelry in the tomb. The /
LAWYERS have decided that body-snatch- +
ing is not theft because nobody's prop
erty is taken. A corpse belongs TO
nobody. There is no property in 1t. 1t
is no more larceny to take it than to
take fish from river. The English
law makes body-snatching punishable
I MT hnUnNnr
In is not well for opulent B.stonians
To die in philadelphia Mr.. William f
Weld, who died in the latter city on the
the eth inst, left fortune of about
sol 900 600. When he left Boston t'
reside in Philadelphia he took with hln
all his personal prope rly, bonds, etc. a
soon as his agent in Boston heard ot IN
demise he started TO Philadelphia I
take possession of his safe. Fancy IN
disgust TO ascertain on his arrival thn
the city of Philadelphia had placed al
attachment on the safe and contents L
nav a succession tax of SoOO,OUO, being
per cent. on the whole estate.
THE increase in the number OF what,
is becoming noteworthy. Frequent
we hear OF the huge monsters gelung
the pathway of sailing vessels ana hrtaI
ing propellers or paddle wheels. For
this coal oil is responsible. 1t is
much easier to sink well than to tit OF
awhaler that sperm oil has been 7
placed by kerosene. 1t is so much le
extensive to make springs in shops ths
to harpoon whales that steel and cell
loid have taken the place Of whalebo'
long ago in umbrellas and corsets. Mea
while the sportive whales. 20 on ma
rying and replenishing the seas I'M
their numbcis are becoming iormi
able.