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The Osceola times., 1882-03-04
TIE FIERCE COYOTE.
A Preachers Graphic Illustration Of safety aud
Danger Tor the Impcnitcni.
lGalyeston News

That popular fallacy regarding the iero-
city Of the coyote exists was illustrated not
long since in the remarks made by preacher
from the North, in u sermon he preached
shortly after his arrival in the state. lie said:
"Dcar friends, mcthnks ! see two men
walking out on one of your bec-utilul prai-
rics. They enjoy the perfume Of the flowers,
the songs Of the innocent little birds, and
the calm, quiet beauty Of your GLORIOUS In
dian summer evenings. Communing to-
gcther, they walk along needless Of danger.
The sun SINKS to rest beyond the distant
horizon; the curtain of night gradually de-
scends ana closes out the light Of day; still
the two men walk lesurely along, feeling
safe and secure. But bark! What sound
is that in the distancef What blOod-curd-
ling howl makes them arrest their steps, 1t
j., dear friends-it il the cry of the wolves
on their track-the fierce and bioodthirsty
coyote in hot pursuit, ah, And what. think
you, do these two unfortunate men dOi one
of them, my beloved congregation, realizes
his danger, and running TO tree, climbs
up, by the aid of a convenient branch. out
of the reach of the cruel fangs of the relent-
| less beasts Of prey, He called unto his
companion and said unto him: 80, my bro
| thcr. reach out and take hold of this branch:
climb up here beside me and be saved" But
| the other said: NO, there is no danger; the
wolves are still long way Off have time
| enough Alas, dear hearers, while hc was
yet speaking the dreadful coyotes came
| upon him. and rcnding him limb from limb,
deyoured him, even in the twinkling of an
| eye. Thus II is, q, careless and needless
| sinners, that you tonight stand etc.
When the preacher concluded the services
| and was leaving the church he was accosted
| by old man Parker who has lived in Texas
since 1880, who said.
"Parsou the front end of your discourse
was grand and gloomy, and calculated 10
bun the unconverted sinner. You had q
full hand, and might have raked in all the
mOurners in the pot; but Lord bless your
soul, you played nine-spot when you chip
ped in with that coyote yarn"
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04
CHAPTER ".
TOOK.
"They took him, o, they took him
To the Island of Blackwelllb

''They took him, o, they took him
To the Island Of Blackwell'
Rupert placed the photograph in the hands
of q detective that afternoon. on the fol-
lowing day the detective entered the pho
tographic studio and suggested to Rupert;
"That thicf's took, and you're wanted at
the Tombs to identify the property"
Rupert went to the Tombs, and found
there the thief and ChristabeIs photograph.
After Rupert had made u complaint, the
Judge turned to the prisoner and asked:
"Well, sir, what have you to say?'
"The real truth il, Judge" said the fellow
picture taken. There was nobody there,
and | happened to see that photograph on
the table. thought it was a lithographic
advertisement of a freckle lotion, showing
the gal before she had used the remedy, and
that every fellow was at liberty to take one. -
The Judge looked at 1t, and evidently he
thought there was something in that eXpla-
nation.
"You had on that suit of Clothes" aeked
the Judge, "when you went in the studio -
"les, your honor" replied the prisoner.
"Then," said the Judge, while his face
lighted up, "your story il too thin. Every
man puts on his store clothes when he goes
to have his picture taken. Your dress il
too dirty and ragged for photograph.
Three monthsr'
They took him to Black Maria. and Black
Maria took him on his way to Blackwell's
Island.
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04
CHAPTER III.
a. 0HgH

"By the light of the sun, which tells no lying
tale,
His face was taken plain
Almost mechanically Rupert rose from his
seat, went to the camera, took out the plate,
and carried it into the inner room to wash
his own picture, as he supposed.
In the excitement of the moment, Rupert
thought he had sat in front Of the camera
before he had run to the fire. The idea was
probably induced by the fact that he found
the cloth, which he had placed on the front
of the camera, on the floor
Quite listlcssy Rupert looked at the plate
AS NE brought il into the outer room; but
his listlessnes~ was soon changed to aston
ishment.
The plate showed a face, n human face. a
male human face; but it bore no resem-
blancc to the physiognomy of Rupert
McRourke.
For a moment he was dazed; once more
he gazed upon the plate and remarked in a
hoar,e whisper: "The camera has taken the
picture of the thiefw
His remark was emphatically true. Evil
IDENTITY the thief had been attracted by Chris
tahel's picture. had sat down in the chair,
and had accidentally kicked the string that
was fastened to the cloth which covered the
camera.
There could be no doubt about his action
with regard to Christabel's picture; for the
photograph which the camera had taken of
the rascal represented him with a photo
graph in his band.
"Sce," said Rupert, show fortune plays
such rascals tricks. should have offered a
reward of one million dollars for the return
of Christabel's picture, if it had been neces-
sary; but now, by the aid of this photograph,
the astutest detective will find it difficult to
go astray."
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A TRAMP.
ARTHUR Lot In Puck ]

ARTHUR Lot In Puck
/. My Ancestors.
My father kept bucket shop, but died
shortly after my birth. My mother was a
rag picker.
2. My Birth.
was born tired.
3. My Babyhood,
was rag fairy, and lived in a cellar.
4. NV Childhood.
was gutter-snipe.
b. Boyhood.
a uocA-r"' q youth
RiveI-thief.
7. OF Age.
Owing 10 some unpleasant familisrities
on the part of the police, ! started on my
twenty-first birthday TO tramp the New En-
gland states.
$. Young Manhood.
One year in jail for chicken stealing.
Three months tramping.
Six months in jail for drunkenness.
one month tramping.
Two years in Jail for stealing.
Two months tfamping.
six months in the hospital with broken
leg.
One year in Jail for passing counterfeit
money.
Three months tramping.
Three years in Jail for housebreaking.
8. Manhood.
Three months preparing to crack bank.
six years in jail for breaking bank.
Three months tramping.
Six months preparing counterfeit money
Three years in Jail for passing counterfeit
money.
10. Middle Age.
one month tramping.
Five years in Jail for burglary.
Six months tramping.
II. Old Age.
In Jail for lie for murder committed while
drunk
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04
MORMONISM.
Something About II by n Newspaper Man, from
New Orleans.

The agitation of public sentiment against
Mormonlsm eXcites an intelligent cores
pondent in NewOrleans to say that they have
never been annoyed much in that city at
contemplation of Mormon ungodliness, or
by the efforts of Mormon preachers TO make
proselytes among them. And he adds: "We
have inherited from the times of slavery n
Mormonism of our own-that is the cstab-
lishment of domestic relations between
white men and negro women without mar
ital sanction, which prevails to consider
able extent In n speech in the Legislature
some years ago, In opposition TO proposed
measure to regard continued cohabtation
as the equivalent Of marriage, the Hon. u.
+. Jones, now United States senator, stated
that there were 5000 cases in New Orleans
alone which would be affected by such an
enactment. This system has no religious
phase. but is extremely sensitive to outside
interference. There has been no effort made
To direct attention to pOlvgamy in Utah by
the press. The Rev. DIR. Palmer, Presby-
terian, has delivered powerful sermon on
the subject. The Rev. DR.. Hugh Miller
Thompson, Episcopalian, has also referred
to il in his sermons. but no action has been
taken by any religious denomination as yet.
The annual conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, just adjourned,
ignored the subject entirely, although one
preacher was court-martialcd for q specific
act of irregular population, and another for
vi sting u circus.'
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04
REMARKABLE VISION.
The Warning that sn Aveyslies Wood-out,er Re-
ceived, md WIS, Came Of u.

Mr.. Martin Delehautc, one of the regular
hand. at Rabslais's mill, Choupiquc, La,
the other night saw, not far from his house,
n man on = white horse, standing perfectly
still, and having his arm extended. lie
went to see who it was, when it vanished
into air. lie took this to be the foreboding
OF some evil TO occur either to himself or to
vision, and on the next day would not go
into the swamp to cut logs, as was his GUS
tom. ON the following day he was sent for,
and on finding nobody there he turned back
toward home. on his way back home he
met Tancrede Maycux going to the chop
ping, who requested him to go back with
him and chop some sawlogs. They accord
ingly went to the woods and went to work,
They cut one tree, which lodged, aud IN or
der TO get it to the ground they were obliged
to cut another tree across which IL had
lodged, which would produce the desired
effect. When the second tree was nearly
of he remarked to his companion that II
WAS about 10 O'Clock, and that he would
give the tree one more lick, which would
be the last one. lie did so, when the tree
twisted around, throwing him with his
head against bunch of roots the tree fall
ing on him, fraoturing his skull. Mr.. May
eux escaped by about one foot OF space.
At precisely 10 o'clock Il. IN, thirty-six
hours after Mr.. Delehautc saw the before
mentioned vision, Mr.. A. Y. Rabelais, seat
cd on n white horse, stopped at precisely
the same spot. and in the same attitude Mr..
Delehaute had seen the vision, and gave
Mrs Delehaute the information that her
husband was severely injured, and then
rode hastily away in search of doctor. The
physician arrived, but the unfortunate man
was beyond human aid, and died at sun
down OF the same day.
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

from YOU fellows that astonished me-
continued the stranger. ,,or;os
"Perhaps you know few snake s'o''''
vour,clfj said one of the group. .
swell, do recollect curious oirTu" Ito ~
s,once connected with snakes. UP az
Malada last summer, ! saw rattiesnahe Ne
going along the road with thlrty BIZ
Young snakes in tow. uyrl.d n
Must have been a polly" remarkeu
bystander. .,,;,o but when
,be big snake saw me coming IL Iust
swalIowed those thirty-six young SNAKES
one after the other" u;.;,, in
az don't see anything surprising IN
that.r continued the Malada man. pu'
what struck me rs curious was that Wiz .,
I came to kill the snake about ,"o
minntes afterward, could not ma d
solitary Young snake inside the big one
after cutting it open. -p, ,hov
"Holy Moses, what whopper' 'ho'
exclaimed in admiration. ,,ou
"But STILL" responded the story .ei,el' ea,
az afterwards figured out what az nIs'
seemed almost inexplicable' lou Sc,
after the family began to reallhe iao
danger, eighteen of those young ohes
swallowed an equal number OF the etnels,
there is so many out of the way; tnen
nine of those remaining swallowed nine
of the rest. You see it's no trouble 70
explain these things, if you light up the
mystery of nature with the lamp OF reas
on and intelligence. They kept right on
di,oinishing the number in regular
arithmetic proportion, until there is but
one left" ,o. uo,
"What in the deuce became oil tia'
one?" queried one of the group.
"Oh, now you've got me; that's VIVA,
makes my story so remarkable, ana
not interrupt you with unreasonable
queries, and | think 1t very impohte '.
cross question me. How can a mar
make any show of snake story If hei
interrupted" ,-. A.,
Here he walked away, leaving the
commonplace liars ashamed of all Tie
snake stories thev had told.
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04
THE TRIUMPH OF SCIENCE.
Puck !
CHAPTER |.
TOOK.

"As she In charming attitude sat posed
He took her phiz -
'Twasin in the early morning-tide. From hei
parents apartments in the sixth story OF the
Frcnch.hat house in Avenue B. near Tenth
street, Christabel Mcshay slid down the
bannisters to the front door. She was as
beautiful as an ashman's dream. Solomon
in all his glory was not arrsyed like unto
her.
She wore all the store-clothes she owned,
and all she could borrow from her friends.
As her shoes were new, and the heels
therefore of the regulation height, she am
bled like a dyspeptic Thomas-cat to the third
Avenue.
There she embarked in her rail-chariot
when it came along, and was whirled, as
rapidly as the two gallant greys which drew
the chariot could go, down to Chatham
street.
There she descended from her chariot.
aided by the conductor, and daintily tripped
to the sidewalk
Once on the sidewalk, she gazed eagerly
around.
The place seemed to be filed with e-tsb-
lishments where you could get coat which
would lit you like de paper on dc wall. for
dollar and half; or dish Of pork and
beans for five cents; ora sleeping apartment
with a cup of coffee and n roll for ten cents
She was not, however, looking for such
Finally her eyes lighted up. In narrow
hallway she had discovered that for which
she was seeking.
There hung frame with a dozen like
nesses OF as many different people in il, and
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04
CHAPTER III.
TAKEN.
What shall | say to her
When she shall wakenP ?
Tell her the honest truth,
Tell her It's taken. ~


Tell her the honest truth,
Tell her it's taken. -
Christabel desired to take her photograph
with her. but Rupert explained that itmust
be washed and hung up to dry, and ironed,
ETC., before he could give it to her. After
some tender dalliance Christabel tripped
down the stairs and entered her Third Av'
enuo chariot once moie.
Rupert worked with the utmost vigor in
finishing up her picture; first, because he
feared hi- brother might return, and second
because it was labor of love.
And well he might love such, work, fol
never was fairer maiden portrayed in q
picture. Her lovely tresses cleaned like
the front Of brick house. Every freckle
on her charming face, even to the big one
which pushed the end of her nose skyward
appeared distinctly. Her little greyish eyes
lii up the picture magnificently. Her teeth
stood out from the covering of her lips, a'
though her mouth was wreathed in per
petual smile. Rupert kissed the picture as
he swore she was the fairest maiden.
As the elder McRourkc still remained al
Rockaway. Rupert determined to try to take
MS q VII a. ~ PiN''i
to his darling's. lie arranged the chair and
placed his charmer'> picture on a stand be
side the the chair, so that he might be taker
with his ewes upon Christabel's face.
Then came hi- difficulty. He put the
plate in the camera; but how was he to take
The cloth cover off of the camera when he
was properly posed:
He made very ingenious arrangement
by which he fastened n string to the clotl
and the string to his chair, so that, by I
movement Of his foot he could kick the
string and thus pull the cloth from the from
of the camera.
lie had arranged everything, and wa
about to take his seat, when be heard some
one cry "Firc,r Forgetful of the shop, h,
rushed down stairs and around the corner
lie was hardly three minutes, but alas! those
three minutes were three too many. WheI
he returned TO the Photographic studio, HI
found that Chrstabers photograph ha'
been taken. He threw himself INTO chat
and murmured in agonizing tones; "Wba
shall say to her? How shall | explain ii ?
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

The example of Rev. DR.. Gage, who re-
Gently knocked down a burglar who was
pursuing his calling in the doctors house,
will. we fear, have a demoralizing effect up
on the clergy. Itmay nerve them Up to max
ing hits in their sermons which would have
n tendency TO keep their auditors awake,
and thus rob them of one of the chief pleas
ures of church-going. Boston Transcript.
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04
ONE of the wealthy and fashionabl

One Of the wealthy and fashionable
women of GAINESVILLE, O., ss.oDished a
large company of keno gamblers by
walking coolly into the room where
they were at play, accompanied by q
policeman. She was In quest ofa young
brother, who had become possessed of
an uncomfortable mania for gambling;
and she not only took him away, but
secured enough evidence to convict
The proprietos Of the place, which was
was closed.
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

Entertaining dialogue between Danbury
man and New Haven man. at the Bridge
port depot:
New Haven man-Any shooting up your
wayi
Danbury man-Lots it.
New Haven man leagerly)-Wlatd do they
shooty
Danbury man docking up at the clock)-
Guns, mostly. [Danbury News.
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04
A Tough Snake story.
Nashville World,

81 hate man who lies about sn9 kes."
said an old fellow who had been listen
ing for nearly an hour to snake stories
around the stove at the Goerland house.
Perhaps you mean that we are all
liars, said one Of the most loquacious Of
the spinners.
"Oh, no; haven't heard anything
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

JoHN LAwsHe, Of Ked Oak, Mich,
while in the country short distance
from that place, a few days since, was
attacked by several wolves. lie wss
carrying a basket of beefstsak at the
time, and, throwing it to the ground, he
succeeded in drawing their attention
to the fresh meat while he made good
his efcape
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

An outbreak Of smallpox at Point
Pleasant, New Jersey, is imputed to con-
tagion from some second hand school
books purchased in New York. The
fact that four members of the family
Of the man who bought the books are
down with the disease shows how viru.
lent may be an infection transported in
Ahia ,~au
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

Quoth Harry: "The United States
Pride Of the brave aud true
With murders, frauds, and other crimes,
What Is IL coming to?'
Quoth Ned. ''Now bear me witness, Hal =,
swear by all creation,
II smallpox doesn't lose Its grip,
Twill be yacclne-nation.
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

A CALIFORNIA man worth nearly a
half million dollars recently attended
the funeral Of his son. Just before the
coffin was lowered he unscrewed the
silvered handles, and, taking them
back to town, sold them to an under
takpr
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

AN old man broke through the ice at
Bay City, Mich, the other day. He had
his hands in his pants pockets when he
fell in, and as soon as the pockets were
wet, he couldn't get his hands out, but
he hung his chin on the edge of the ice,
and thus Kept afioat till somebody pulled
liz. <,.,A
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

GIVE a young man a chance" says late
writer. Yes. give him chance at = church
festival IN rattle for a blue-eyed doll. in a
poke bonnet, and "just too lovely for any
thing" Give him a chance-to go out and
kick himself full OF holes because he went
to the festival. Christian at Work.
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

A oNE-ARMED carpenter at work in
Bloomington, ILL.,, astonishes all behold
ers. With one hand only he drives
more nails than any other man on the
building,
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

TwENTY.sIx years ago man entered
q quarter section of land in Greene
county, Mimi, and he has Just sold it to
Minneapolis parties or$l0,0oO. 1t covers
rich coal deposits.
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

WHEN a Methodist ordination service
was recently held in Toxic, six young
Japs were ordained to the ministry. In
connection with their ministerial VOWS
they took a pledge to abstain from to-
bacco and saki, which is the Japanese
national intoxicating beverage.
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

A pIa committed deliberate suicide at
Ottumway, Iowa, a few days ago by walk
ing directly in front of a moving train
and laying its neck carefully across ore
rail, so that the wheels severed the head
from the body.
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

A soN of the late Senator Wagner of
New York, was nearly killed in trying
to catch an outgoing train at Schenecta-
dy. He caught the rail of car and was
dragged forty yards before he could pull
himself upon the platform.
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

THE latest craze among the young mas
culine idiots in Massachusetts, is for the
collection Of hair pins from young ladies.
These are stitched into albums and
marked with the names of the former
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

A YOUTH at Portland, Maine. made
5000 on a land speculation. This sue
cess turncd his head and he has been
sent to an insane asylum, absorbed in
fancied negotiations for all the towns in
the state.
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

TaR pew in st. Johns church, at
Washington, formerly occupied by Mad
ison, and since then by generations OF
presidents, has been taken possession Of
by Mr.. Arthur,
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

In London, England, alone, property
Ia the amount Of s., 900 ,oOo, 600 is now in
sured, and in the whole kingdom the
risks taken amount TO as much as $685.
OOO 900 O0O.
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

BUFFALO grass has already sprung up
in some of the western counties OF Kan
sas, and cattle will soon be treated to
spring feed.
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

TEN barrels of apples were handed out
in the streets OF Cleveland the other day.
On each apple was stenciled the adver-
tisement ofa show.
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

UrrcA, N. Y, claims to have the small
lest death rate of any city of 10000 in
habitants and over in the United States
III IS per thousand last year.
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

A GRADUATE Of Dartmouth College, OF
the class of '33, is one of the twelve
apostles of the Mormon Church in Utah.
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

A CoLoRADo youth Of 10 made sue
cessful elopement last week, with the
girl who was already engaged to his
older brother.
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

McCooK county, Dakota, has thirty
school districts organized, with good
buildings ia all except four or five.
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

A BABY in Mason county, ILL.,, eighteen
months old, was vaccinated on both
arms, and the virus taking, killed it.
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

The total stealings in Newark, N. j.,
by public officials within the last six
months aggregate $5,0oo00o.
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04
NOTES OF THE DAY.

The treaty between Peru and Bolivia
leaves the latter country without sea-
board,
The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

TIE present crop of oranges in Florida
is said to be the largest ever known in
that State,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-05-13
IYON COUNTY TIMES.
oeelclaL PAPER OF LYON COUNTY
prbl,sbed everv Saturday morning, bV
.JoHN M. CAMPBELL.
TERMS:
County Auditor and Treasurer's
Report.

c,TATEMENT OF rnE COUNTY AUDI.
- tor and Treasurer of Lyon County, Neva-
da, to the County Commissioners OF said
cannty. for the quarter ending March 3lst
A. d 1882.
oI1H Isa5 4''...,,... Sls,627 II
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-05-13

&RRa week In your own town. S5 out
CpVOht free No risk. Everythi ag new
evdna pnsl not required. We will furnish you
d;eaNa,hg Many are making fortunes. La
msf. ms make az much as men, and boys aud girls
ma se great pay Reader, If you want bust
g., gue you work, write for particulars to Ii.
4AllErr Co., Portland. Maine.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-05-13
VIRGINIA DAYTON & SUTRO
STAGE LINE.

TONC0RD coaches are run from Sutro to
OVirginis, by way of Dayton, Silver City
and Gold Hill, returning the same day.
stages leave Sutro ON the morning trip at
7 90 &. m.. Dayton about 80 q. IN silver
City about 8 go a. m and Virginia about 800
a. m, Returning, leave Virginia at 10 90 a. m.
reach Silver City at l045 a. m. Dayton at
IL 80 a. IN and arrive in Sutro at II m,
On the afternoon trip leave Sutro at p. m
Dayton at 80 p. m, Silver City at , p. m,
arriving in Virginia about a, m. Returning
leave Virginia at 80 p. M, Silver City Sl5
p. m, Dayton at p, M, arriving at Sutro at
$50 p. IN.
F A r Z S.
From Sutro to virginia. .............,....N 70
From Dayton to Virginia. ...... ...... l 90
From Dayton to Silver City............. so
From Silver City to Virginia. a............ 90
From Silver City TO Gold Hill ....,..... so
From Gold Hill to Virginia. .,........ 25
Parcels carried at nominal rates.
Tickets. good until used sold at either end
of the line.
Virginia Office at Cresby's. opposite the
International Hotel.
GEORGE BARTON
Proprietor.