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The Osceola times., 1882-10-28
Homemade Fertilizers.

j. B. killebrew Commissioner of Ag-
riculture for the State of Tennessee,
makes the following excellent sugges-
tons. Every farmer who will follow
them closely will find that while enrich
ing his land he will save himself many
dollars "A great many bones are wasted
on every farm that make valuable ma
nure, and are easily prepared for use.
Let a barrel be devoted to the bones,
and whenever bone is thrown into it
cover it up with unleached ashes. Let
the barrel stand in the weather, and in
a few months the bones will be so fria-
BILE they may be easily broken and con-
verted into an unadulterated bone dust,
better than can be bought in any Of the
agricultural stores. Or, if he cannot
wait this slow process, they are easily
burned and crushed. In making soap,
much fine phosphate of lime is thrown
out in the shape of half-eaten bones,
and in spent I've. Soap suds are also a
llUt duultlOn W llit VI
heaps. In these are found not only the
alkalies of soda and potash, but also
much nitrogenous matter in the shape of
grease All these assist in enriching
our heap. No farm yard is without the
best glano. 1t is true the guano of the
shops is from seabirds, whose food is fish,
but the guano of the chicken house is
exceedingly valuable and well worth
saving. Mixing it with soil or ashes
and sowing over garden plat, rather
thinly, for it is very rich, its effects are
seen to the row. However, the dung of
fowls and especially of pigeons, is best
applied in the form Of solution. 1t is
not so apt to burn up the plant in this
within reach that are worthless. Instead
of fdragging off dead horses or cows, as
an attraction for buzzards and dogs, cut
them up and let them add to the manure
heap. In this waya valuable addition
will be made"
The Osceola times., 1882-10-28

good taste. Cetewayo considers that il is
making an invidious distinction TO pick
out one woman and place her in po-
sition where she would be supposed TO
enjoy special privileges denied TO the
rest of her sex. Consequently, when he
was told of the large number of ladies,
said to be attractive, employed in the
ballet at the Alhambra, he desired his
cousin and intimate friend, Ungeonge-
wana, TO make an offer ofmarriage on his
behalf
The house in Melbury road, Kingston,
where the Zulus lodge was formerly oc-
cupied by an artist, who left behind him
a tapanned tin box full Of tubes of oil
color. Now, il happened one morning
lately that Umkosana, he who led the
Zulu army at Isandula, and Ungobogana,
the general in command at Rork's Drift,
came across the paint box, and with the
curiosity of their simple savage natures,
they opened it. Both braves had seen
the passengers on board the Arab eat
shrimp paste. That may have induced
them to squeeze some portions of flake
white, yellow ochre, and Indian red upon
slices of bread and butter, and to con-
sumo the same in the belief that they
were partaking of a particularly appetiz-
ing British breakfast delicacy.
The Osceola times., 1882-10-28

A new act relative TO the right of Eng
lish married women TO own property in
their individual names goes into effect
January | a., but, so far rs women's earnings
are concerned, makes no changes in the
law as il has stood for a dozen years. The
Pail Mall Gazette, remarking that the
right of married women to their earnings
is absolute, quotes the law of 1870, which
sets forth that married woman is enti-
tied to her wages 'in any employment,
occupation or trade in which she is en-
gagged, or which she carries on separately
from her husband, and also any money
or property so acquired BY her through
the exercise of any literary, artistic or
scientific skill, and all investments of
sucn wages, earnings, money or property"
The London paper believes that publicity
as widespread as possible should be given
to these facts, and also TO the matter of
law that no magistrates order is required
for the protection ofsuch property earned
by women. The new act extends other
property rights of women without affect
ing these.
The Osceola times., 1882-10-28
Remedy for Hollow Horn.

The treatment required for the disease
which produces the condition ofthe horns
known popularly as "hollow horn" is
as follows The most conspicuous symp-
tom is general low fever, with heat or
GOODNESS, or both alternating, of the ex-
tremities, chiefly of the horns and ears.
The membranes of the head are congest-
ed, infamed, and there is often a dis
charge from the nose The first treat
ment consists of a brisk cooling purpa-
tive, such as one pound of epson salts,
if the horns and ears are hot and the
muzzle dry if the horns are cold and the
nose is moist, quart of linceed-oil
should be given and turpentine should
be freely rubbed about the roots of the
horns and the ears. After the purgatiye,
in either case warm gruels of linseed or
bran should be given, with teaspoon.
ful of ginger, and the animal should be
well nursed. A tarry stick should be
stirred in the drinking water, or if it is
not readily taken in this way little tar
should be rubbed on the tongue every
day.-N. Y. Times.
The Osceola times., 1882-10-28

ready for the final "bite" at the crowd.
The twenty pair of sleeve buttons had
been sold for half a dollar, and | had
given back twenty silver dollars. THAT
fellows a darned fool" l heard all around
me, but replied to this by saying that
last week in Macon, i had given away
81 800, and that i was ready to do it
again.
The crowd was perfectly crazy to see
what came next. 1t was watch chains.
The chains ] was to sell at any price
from 81 so to any thing above that one
wanted to give. telling them the while
that the more they paid the better it
would be for them. hinted that watches
would come next and this let them off
like lot of madmen. The trick now
was to sell as many chains as possible at
SO 80. / had devil of lot of chains
and so | sent them out right and left
The dollars came rushing blindly at me
and | raked them in like chaff. Then /
got out of chains.
Previously | had prepared two big
red silk handkerchiefs exactly alike, and
as soon as the chains were all sold took
the money, and, in the presence of the
crowd, tied it all up together, and, after
making speech, proposed to throw the
bundle to the crowd for the best man to
take. While talking purposely dropped
the bundle into my little box by my side,
in which / had the other handkerchief.
In this one was $40 in silver and some
paper to make it stand out and look like
the one | had dropped. All this had
been arranged beforehand, of course.
With wAoop | swung the bag around
my head after STOPPING to pick il up
where ! first dropped it, and up it went
into the air. Great heavens you should
have seen the mob! / never saw any
thing like it. They fought like tigers
over the handkerchief while | took oc-
casion to leave the spot. | had also ar
ranged to bring the thing to climax
about the time the Albany train left, so
| was driven at once to the depot. was
Just $3.50 ahead. But | got very weak in
the knees while waiting at the depot /
was a little too soon, and about dozen
young men ran up, raising the very mis-
chief of a noise, which l thought was for
me, and it proved to be true. They saw
me, and came around me laughing and
knocking each other like crazy men. !
didn't know what on earth was the mat
ter until they finally told me it was the
best joke that had ever been played on
Brunswick, and, although they had been
victimized, they wanted to assure me il
was all right.
81 had sold the chains to nearly all the
best men in Brunswick, some of them
paying me as high as s. for them. was
satisfied to leave, and had my revenge
You may put it down for fact that any
average American crowd can be hum
bugged the same way every day in the
year."
The Osceola times., 1882-10-28
FACTS FOR FARMERS.
AND ITEMS OF INTEREST
TO TILLERs OF THE SOIL.
The Dairy Cow.
Professor s. A. Knapp.

"Many are the eulogies that have been
written upon the noble horse and saga
cious dog; but the COW, the most valua-
BILE friend to man of all the home ami
mails, is allowed to send her tributes to
the domestic kingdom without praise or
thanks. From whatever standpoint we
view her contributions to the food sup
ply Of man, she becomes an object of in
terest and value. Upon the purity and
superlative nutritive character of her
product frequently hangs life precious
to humanity. She furnishes food and
sauce to the poor mans board and a
more than royal luxury to the table of
wealth. Withdraw her product and the
culinary art has not the skill to make
viands for the table palatable. The dai-
ry COW is the product and necessity of
civilization. Her contribution to the
wealth of nations in milk, butter, cheese
and beef aggregates annually a tremen-
dous sum but this vast amount is but a
trine when compared with the contri-
buttons to the life, health and comfort
of man.
The horse belongs to the mans luxury
the dog to his weakness the pig to his
cash balances, but the COW to his home
necessities.
We pay the tribute of respect to the
COW while passing to speak of her in re-
lation to the dairy, where she must be
regarded as a machine to manufacture
the products of the farm into milk, and
the inquiry is for the machine of the
greatest power and capacity.
ltmay be well to define what is meant
by good COW. In general terms the
following are some of her characters
tics:
|. Nature has given her immense vi
tality, perfect and well-balanced organs,
and preserved her in the highest health
illness
2. Her digestive and assimilative or
gans are of the greatest capacity.
3. All food digested, above what is
required to maintain the animal in full
health and vigor, is converted into
milk.
4. The disposition, the size and sym
etery of the animal, the udder and the
labor of milking are of the most desira-
able kind.
5. As a part of financial considera-
ton, the animal, in style and color, is a
creature of beauty and possesses such
purity of blood as to be able to transmit
all her excellence. A just impression
of the COW as a machine is not conveyed
| by any general statements.
Let us explain the marvellous machine
The eyes are prominent and intellectual
but mild we can handle her with safety
The mouth is large and lips full, giving
notice that she likes to eat her head
is slim and clean, but not so long and
straight as to indicate obstinacy; her
horns are clear, slim and short, and
frequently look like heifer's horns her
neck is lean and ewe-shaped her chest
is spacious, but deep rather than wide
her stomach islargc and her loins strong
her skin is as yellow as golden butter
but is not underlined with tallow hei
legs are short, showing she has moi
squandcred surplus material for racing
Look at her magnificent udder it il
square, even quartered, well formed
covered with soft, long hair, and with
teats that are perpetual invitation to the
mixer the life-currents of the animal
are concentrated there.
The Osceola times., 1882-10-28
Held Down TO Die.
san Francisco Chronicle.

On the track between South San Lean
dro and the High Street Station, Ala
media, half a mile on the San Leandro
side. is long trestle bridge over an es-
tuary of the bay. For over mile the
trcstle runs over marsh land, the tide
rising on each side of the embankment
Ever since the railroad has been built
there has been trouble keeping the rail-
road bed from sinking. A few weeks
ago the track at this point sunk for $50
feet and traffic was suspended for short
time. Last evening, as the through
freight train from Alameda, drawn by
engine No. 10, large aud heavy ma
chine, and six cars, arrived at this par
ticular point, the track sunk, apparently
more on one side than the other. The
engine was overturned and the cars piled
on top.
The fireman, Dan Driscoll, died hor-
rible death. When the engine turned
over he was held to the ground by an
iron bar across his breast, and one foot
was caught by another. He was fully
conscious the time of his death. He was
held fast and the tide was rising rapidly.
II was evident he would be drowned in
a short time. Six men were on hand
and laborcd to save him. They wrapped
sheets about his body and exerted their
combined strength to pull him from his
appalling position. He cried piteously
that they were killing him. They tried
again and again, but with the same re-
suit. A levee was built about his head
to keep down the rising tide. Buckets
were brought and by faithful bailing it
was attempted to keep the water from
reaching his head He was lying under
the cab and hole was cut through the
cab through which he could put his
head. They raised his head above the
water as much as possible.
He remained thus two hours, but at
last the levee broke, and the men who
were bailing out the water found that
they could do no more. They held his
head above the water, which rose slowly
about his body. The men found they
must make a final effort Then his head
was lowered and they all caught hold
and pulled desperately. II was in vain.
They could not move him. They raised
his head again. The water rose slowly
but surely. 1t reached his chin A friend
held his hand over the drowned mans
mouth. The water rose to his nostrils.
Nothing more could be done and he was
drowned.
The Osceola times., 1882-10-28
BELLE BOYD.
A Famous spy of the South n Common
FOrger.
Cincinnati Gazette.

Cincinnati Gazette.
For months female alleged swindler,
who has baffled the combined intellect of
the new detective system at Fifth and
Chestnut streets, has been carrying on a
series of crooked operations in this city.
She has, however, at last been discovered,
though not by any ingenuity on the part
Of the police authorities. Some few
months ago an attractive lady visited a
grocery dealer, near Twentieth street and
Washington avenue. She ordered goods
to the amount of Sl1, and in payment
therefor rendered check for S25. The
grocery man, not thinking that such a
ladylike person would be guilty of dis
honesty, handed her, after keeping Sll
for the goods, Sl4. The goods were or
dered to be delivered at the house of one
of his best customers, and his astonish-
ment may well be imagined when, on
going there, the lady the house refused
to take the goods, as she had not ordered
them. 1t was then that the unwary
dealer discovered the theck to be worth
less. He traced the woman to the nor
thern part Of the city, and there discov-
cred that she was none than Belle Boyd
alias Mrs. Hardinge, alias Mrs. Hammond
the notorious rebel spy of the Shenan-
doah Valley. She has resided at No. 1916
North Twelfth street in this city for some
time Her husband, Col. Hammond OF
the rebel army, is employed by silk
company of Boston as travelling salesman
Another of the woman's victims is n
Watson, carrying on business as a pro-
vision merchant at the corner of Eleventh
and Norris streets. Hankle q Coleman,
at the corner of Camac and Norris streets,
have lcaim against the daring syp of S95.
The grocery man at the corner of Camac
and Diamond streets, mourns over an I'M
paid bill of $75.
The way in which her real name and
character were discovered was through
inquiry at the residence of a gentleman
to whom she always recommended her
her victims for reference. 1t was he who
informed the victimized merchant that
Mrs. Hammond" alias Belle Boyd"
was not to be trusted. She obtained two
pianos from manufacturers to satisfy her
musical taste. When the first monthly
installment fell due the collector called
every day for week but could not see
the mistress. At last he forced way into
the house and found that the pianos had
been pawned. One ofthem was recovered
in a pawnbroker's at a cost of $50 The
other one has not been found. How
many people this notorious woman has
victimized il is at present hard to esti-
mate. She was on Saturday arrested for
uttering a forged check on a pawnbroker
for goods she had pledged. She was after
ward released, the money being made
good by her friends. Further important
Developments are expected, should the
merchants victimized institute proceed
ings against her.
The Osceola times., 1882-10-28
MAUD MULLER.
EUGENE FIELD.

Miss Muller. 80 the gossips say.
tiirted in quite shameless way
But Maud with laugh pronounced II fudge
Yet we caught her wink al the ratty Judge.
Andth Judee-but we menii m this sub rose
Blushed up 10 the roots of his bllbous nose.
still he craned his neck, and in passing by
Gave a sinister look with his dexter eye.
Qnoth Maud 10 herself ss on he passed,
I've his royal nibs in tow at last
"My mother shall wear a seal, kin saoque;
NY IA swing out in his broadcloth black
my brother shall sip his whisky skins,
And my sister revel IN gay breast pins
oueth the Judge. as he auntered listless on,
"she's a rafting girl You bet I'm gone
NO doubt my last wife's ma win kick
And my heirs cut up the very Nick;
And tho I've known her short, short spell
You bet l'll have her In spite of'-well,
No matter his word-'twas short and stout,
The name of a place that's now played out,
According TO Beechor. Alack for ali,
The maid and the JUDGE ne'er welded at all
For he passed in his cheeks from too much gin
And the maid grew long and lank and thin
And exc As her chances glimnered away,
She ceased 10 fiirt, and began to pray.
God pity the maid and pity the Judge,
And these davs OF ftwaddle and bosh and fudge,
For Of all sad words from heart bereft
The saddest are these "You bet In left!
The Osceola times., 1882-10-28

About the time when the war in Egypt
came TO an end the London papers began
to discover that the dispatches from the
front were meager, inconsequential and
dry as dust. This became known to
every American rcadersome weeks earli-
er. The criticism which one London
journal, the Pail Mall Gazette, at last
ventured to indulge in is well worth re-
producing. Ii said "Some of the corre-
spondents with the army in Egypt might
surely give us some idea of how the work
is being done. Nobody has yet explained.
for instance, how the men and horses are
landed, how received, and how forwar-
ded TO the front No clear explanation
has vet been given as to the system of
supplies. II would be interesting 10 know
whether there are regular infantry out
posts, and if so, what system is found the
beat in the desert Then, we have not
been told how the cavalry horses were
fed at first. Egyptian tents were taken
and used by our men. No correspondent
describes them. In short, il seems as if
the constant use of the telegraphs were
about TO destroy military correspondence
and replace useful criticism by camp
gossip. Many Of the reports telegraphed
home are really not worth printing"
The Osceola times., 1882-10-28

Good feeding is the secret of success
in sheep-husbandry.
Feed the corn crop, and cultivate often
and not deeply.
1t is not proper to expose stock because
it is summer. Good shelter is necessary
at all times.
A cultivator is an article that should
be allowed no rest by daylight Keep it
moving all the time.
In selecting animals it should be
borne in mind that those with small
chests do not fatten readily.
When turkeys are not two months old
they can successfully withstand the Sc
verest weather if dry. In wet weather
they should be confined in yard under
cover
Don't forget the salt remedy for chinch
bugs. Scatter it wherever they are in
growing crops. 1t will not cost much,
and it is said to be very good as pre-
ventive.
Small, yolkless eggs, sometimes OBJ
served in the case of fowls, denotes over
feeding. most likely and exclusive diet of
Indian corn, with little exercise and no
green food.
The soil has much to do in affecting
the shading and color of poultry, and 1t
! is point that is seldom taken into care
ful consideration, though its importance
is conceded by few.
Horses are social animals, particularly
so in the case of young horses. They
thrive best when in the society of Others;
| hence the advantage of pasturing several
in one field when practicable.
Pear blight has in several instances
been arrested in affected trees by syring-
| ing them with weak solution OF potash,
and in some cases il has proved q pre-
yentive when applied to the healthy
trees.
In selecting paints for ont of door
work. the light colors should be pre-
ferred in point of durability, though at
present fashion dictates the darker tints,
| The dark colors absorb the suns rays,
and occasion earlier decay of the mate
rial painted.
A New Jersey farmer reports that a
dressing of eight bushels per acre of
salt to land badly infested with white
grubs, enabled him to raise good crops
of corn foi three years past, which was
impossible previous to this application.
The Farmers Magazine gives the fol-
lowing hint on watering horses. If the
plan works well with travelling horse,
why not with the horse at the plow, or
reaper, or rake? We see no reason why
horse should not have his thirst
quenched more than three times a day.
Sheep are said to be the animals with
the golden hoof," they enrich where
they go, not only the master but the soil.
Sheep are the best manure MAKERS, the
hest weed destroyers, the best grubbers,
the most easily cared for, and require
the least cost for fencing and barns of all
the stock kept on the farm.
An abundant apple crop is assured in
this State, according to the Cutiyator
and the country gentleman, which says:
"During recent ride through u large
portion of the State we could not fail
to be struck with the enormous masses
of apple blossoms wherever there were
trees. The promise is Of great crop
and vast surplus. Many thousand
bushels will be wasted if the fruit ripens
as well as in other seasons, unless
efficient efforts are made 10 secure for
cign market, and to manufacture large
quantities at home into evaporatcd fruit
or into apple jelly or vinegar"
The Osceola times., 1882-10-28
Bismarck's Esthetic Tasicg.
Berlin Trgblatt.

Among the guests of Prince Bisma ok
at Narvin, last summer was the painter
Lenbach, of Munich, a lifelong friend
of the Chancellors. Frequently the con-
versation would turn upon the subject
of the fine arts. One evening thcy
talked on music. Prince Bismarck very
frankly owned that he and his children
lacked all musical feeling He had never
learned how to play the piano. Tor
short time he had taken lessons bat had
derived no profit from them. He bad
no ear for music and no taste in that Ji-
rection. But he liked TO hear some goo d
Italian hand-organ. He also was fond of
listening to an ACCORDION such as ~
sometimes played by young fellows ever
inps in the country. Opera-houscs and
concert halls were places unknown to
him. Even if inclined to visit them lie
had not the time. He had once heard
"Trovatore," but did not understand how
as young man as Maurice could be
Don Juan, Il scducer of female virtue.
Altogether he was no friend Of tenors,
but he took great delight in good farce
or a wholesome pun. II was owing to
this that he had once invited Tlelmef-
ding the comic actor to dinner.
The Princess is the only member Of
the family musically inclined She at
tended last year the Nibelung Tetralory,
in the Victoria Theater in Berlin. and
afterward asked the signer Scaria to din
ner Talking of his guests art, the
Prince with equal candor confessed that
he had too little schooling in il to be
judge. He listened to the members Of
his family who told him everything
about the National Gallery. lie looked
at every picture, but only in Photographic
reproduction. He had no time and was
new too old to cultivate any artistic
tastes
The Osceola times., 1882-10-28
LOVE AND TINE.

Love and Time one summers day
Sat and talked together;
Love took up his lutte to play,
And sang In golden weather;
"Life's fair and brimming cup,
sparkling. fresh and mellow
Quaff II gaily. drink II up,
Times a surly fellow y
Time looked up and gazed AT him,
Half contempt, half pity:
Calmly smiling, grave and grim,
Thus took up the ditty:
"All the world is growing gray.
Sere, and brown, and yellow,
You'll he older too, some day,
silly little fellow
"silly, silly though I be.
There's no need to Hout me,
Though the world may laugh at me,
II cannot do without me"