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The Osceola times., 1883-11-03
Queer Suicides.

The wife of Rev. Mr.. vetter, of Ober.
lin, Ohio, committed suicide by holding
her face in eighteen inches of water. She
was 80 years old.
In an effort TO commit to memory the
entire Bible, Jarvis Fisher lost his reason
and took his life at the State asylum at
Harrisburg, Pa.
Frank Kuhn, a young man Of Erie
Pa, hanged himself because his brother
accidentally killed Allie Steiner, 0 wears
old by carelessly handling a revolver.
In a delirium through sunstroke,
Daniel b. Phillips of Boston, the evan
gelist, strangled himself on his knees. at
King Oak Hill, in North Weymouth.
Mass, an isolated spot.
The merest trifle caused Miss Ida Bus
sells, aged Is years, of Carter's Creek, Va.
to quarrel with her lover one evening
and after his departure she blew her
brains out with revolver.
Remorse at being an accomplice in n
murder for which he was arrested. but
cleared, caused c. L. Stroble, of lansing
Kansas to throw himself into a deep
well in which he was drowned.
The Osceola times., 1883-11-03
A Lineman's Confession.
New York sun.

An incident of the telegraph strike
well worthy of note is the remarkable
admission made in public speech by
Mr.. James Smith, the chief of the strik.
ing linemen.
AFTER we have sneaked on the roof.
Of private dwellings" says Mr.. Smith
"put fixtures up, driven spikes, stolen
rights of way, climbed walls and risked
our lives for the company, blufling the
property owners who attempt to inter
fere with us with some story or other
and all the time stealing for the company
they have now no better use for us than
to turn us over to the police"
This is pretty picture of the method,
adopted by the telegraph companies tc
secure points of support for their wires
on private property, and rights of way
where they have no right to go. We
have reason to believe that it is no ex
aggeration. The linemep are active and
shrewd in the interests of their employ
ers, and many q man in this city has
found his house or store used as a tele
graph post before he knew it, and hold
ing up any number of telegraph wires
from two to twenty.
An illustration is furnished by the ex-
perience Of John street landlord, who
was informed in the spring by one of the
tenants of his store that the roof of the
building had suddenly become leaky
The tenant added that good man tele-
graph men went up stairs through the
building every day, and that on one day
he had counted seventeen. The land
lord at once visited the roof, and to his
amazement he found that ii supported a
frame carrying twenty or thirty telegraph
wires, which had been placed there with
out his knowledge or consent, and that
the leak had been occasione6 by the
damage done to the roof in putting it mp.
Upon inquiry he succeeded in ascertain
ing that three corporations were respon-
sible for the injury, but each insisted that
he had no proof that the linemen of the
company were chargeable with any par.
ticular portion of the damage. All that
he could say in response was that the
three companies ought TO unite in COM
pensating him for his loss in consequence
of the leak, and apportion the damages
among themselves. This they declined
to do, however. Two of them paid one
third each, and the other paid nothing
nj all.
The Osceola times., 1883-11-03
Chemicals to Fight Fire.

The use of chemicals as an antidote to
fire is urged more strongly and seems t.
meet with more favor every day. The
latest application of the principle comes
in the form of a recommendation by a
Mr.. Schlumberger, that bottle of am
monia be placed in every barrel ofpetrole.
um. On ignition, from any cause, the
bottle would break, and the ammoniaca
vapors would at once extinguish the fire.
An italian savant, NJ. Pietro Santo, pro-
poses to apply the same method to
collieries liable to fire damp. Tanks
filed with ammonia and set in convent
ent places would, it is claimed, stop the
combustion, which could not subsist in
an ammoniacal atmosphere.
The Osceola times., 1883-11-03
A Ghost nj . Tryst.
American Recorder.

A young fellow from the country,
whose manhood is wreck and whose
finances are more dilapidated, all from
dissipation, had won the affections of a
pretty country maiden and insisted on
meeting her against her stern fathers
will. A few nights ago they met and
were arranging an elopement. The spot
they had selected for their tryst was
near an old family burying-ground and
the hour was near midnight. They had
made no definite plan, owing to the girls
derveseness, and the fellow was suing
earnestly when groan was heard in
among the graves and white form rose
up and advanced toward the couple.
Neither of them could speak OF move.
The figure moved slowly forward, the
eyes seemingly blazing and the bones
clanking as 1t stepped. When within a
few feet of the lovers it spoke in a
scarcely articulate tone, telling the youth
to "Begone ~ as his object was to destroy
the girls happiness after getting her
money. The young fellow slid on his
knees, promising to leave if he was al
lowed. He was granted ten seconds to
get out Of sight, when the girl keeled
over in faint and the young man started
on a run for home. Then the old man
threw down a sheet on which some
phosphorus had been rubbed and some
bones he had picked up, took his girl in
to the house.
The young fellow has left the country
and the girl is quite as gentle as dove.
The old man is happy and gives his
daughter all the presents and attention
he can, but has never told his part in the
transaction, and she has never spoken
her lovers name nor said a word of the
terror that drove him from her side.
The Osceola times., 1883-11-03
smooth in water.


When tired of the usual salad dressing
try this: Rub an ounce Of butter and
nearly teaspoonful of -four together
till smooth, then put it in basin or
stew-pan on the top of the stove with
equal quantities of weak vinegar and
gravy stock-about half teacupful of
each should be allowed for the quantity
of butter mentioned. Do not let this
boil but let il simmer gently. When 1t
begins to thicken add the yolk OF one
egg. This is very nice With lettuce and
cold potato salad.
A handsome easel can be made ct
small expense. Have frame OF CON-
mon whitewood made, see that the pro-
portions are good then cover 1t entirely
with vel yet, plush or satin, or even vel
yeteen of good quality may be used.
An easel five feet high. will serve TO
hold quite aeood.sized picture and will
make ii a much more prominent picture
than if it were hung on the wall.
1t is not generally known that the
mint sauce will keep if bottled and be as
gcod or even better. than when freshly
gathered. OF course | do not mean that
II will keep indefinitely, but for a week
or ten days at least. This will be good
news to the family to whom it is not
alone the first swallow but the first mint
sauce which makes the summer.
If your lace bedspread and pillow Gov.
er are soiled, wash them and instead OF
bluing them, dip them in some very
weak cold coffee, and they will receive
from il a very delicate shade Of ecru
which is so popular for laces just now
Curtains and other articles of lace may
be treated in the same way.
When in suit on promissory note
| il is adiudged to be void because 1t had
been altered in a material part, the
| holder of the note can recover on the
original consideration paid for the note
without returning or offering to return
the note.
1t isa good thing to save some OF
the fat when cooking lamb. Use wha
YOU require for the gravy, and then save
the rest so that when you roast youi
next saddle of lamb you can lay little
lum D of fat on top of it when it is put il
the oven. Sprinkle salt and pepper
over it also.
If dried pumpkin is put soaking a
night in sweet milk it will be ready fo
use in the morning; if there are am
small humps left in it they can be rub
bed smooth with spoon.
To quiet the burning of ivy-poisonet
hands, wet them with hot lime-water
This will be efiicacious sometimes wheI
nothing else does any good.
The Osceola times., 1883-11-03
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

The perfection to which ho drying
and evaporating of fruit has rived NAV
well give the busy housewife pause.
The ordeal Of canning fruit which, in
addition to much other hard work. is so
dreaded, may to great extent be done
away with and supplies of dried fruit be
provided instead. Think of this and do
not shudder TO see the trees so full of
bloom; but one fact must be borne in
mind the dried fruit needs care, TO keen
il free from worms and then the prepar-
alton of ii for the table must have
thought. Some fruits needs to lie in
water all night, some is better if hot wa
ter is poured over il and il is stewed
quickly. The dried apricots which
make such rich and luscious sauce, gain
by this process. Use small quantity
of water, and sweeten the Juice so that
it will be almost thick with sugar.
Lemon cream which is nice for filling
of pie or for a layer cake, tarts, or in
place of sauce is madelin this way: The
quantity can be indefinitely increased.
hut the proportion should be the same;
one lemon with the rind grated and the
inner portion cut up fine with knife.
not in chopping bowl for much Of the
juice is wasted; one cup sugar, TWO thirds
cup water, ole halfcup butter, and three
eggs. lie. the lemon, sugar and butter
come to boil before adding the well
beaten eggs; when il thickens take from
the fire and let it cool before using. If
eggs are NO. plenty Use two e,o.s and a
tablespoonful Of commcn -four rubbed
The Osceola times., 1883-11-03
A Maidstone.
Brooklyn I ion

l have maidstone in my collection i
would like TO show yor. 1t is porous
like pumice stone, and yround to fiat
surfaces on three sidcs. 1t cures rattle
snake and mad-dop bites When you
want to use it you dip it in milk or tepid
water to open the pores. Then you scar
ify the wound to make it bleed and ap-
ply the stone. 1t sticks like leech for
perhaps an hour, absorbing the poison
TIL every pore is full, and then drops
off. You clean it by dipping it in milk
again, and keep on applying it until the
poison is under control, but in case Of
mad dog bite it must be applied within
the first five days, before the spasms set IN
because after that the blood is SO vi,iated
that the stone can't absorb the poison
quick enough TO save life. These mad
stones are not believed in up here, be-
cause people don't know anything about
them. Down South, where they are
known, they are greatly used.
The Osceola times., 1883-11-03
do not have fewer cases of gapes.

do not have fewer cases of gapes.
In dry weather the cucumber beds in
bearing should be watered.
Damages from late foods at Ontario,
Canada, half million dollars.
Thirteen per cent of the sheep in Ten
nessee were killed by dogs in June.
Petroleum has been found in large
quantities in northwest Wyoming.
Tobacco Is being successfully and pro-
fitably cultivated in many portions of
Arkansas.
About 100000 sheep have been driven
from Eastern Oregon into Montana this
season.
Baeping grapes has numerous advo-
Gates aiaong the best farmcis nni iru,i-
growers.
Creeping creeping where 40 lle i
seen,
A rare old plant is the ivy green
Iowa Republicans "favor the creation
by Congress Of a Department of Indus
try"
The orange trees all over Florida are
laden with mingled blossoms and fruit,
and present scenes Of dazzling beauty.
The crop reports from the eastern sec
ton of Canada are exceedingly fayora-
BILE. All crops give promise of an abun-
dant yield.
There is material falling off in the
number of hogs packed at the West as
compared with last year.
The ranchmen of western Texas are
lamenting the scarcity of water and the
parched condition of the grain.
The great cattle range of Wyoming,
under the military protection of Fort
Mckinney, is about 900 miles square.
Watermelon trains are now as COM
mon in Georgia, Tennessee and kentuc-
KY, as peach trains will soon be in Mary
land and New Jersey.
Do not forget that all kinds of stock
enjoy relish of salt and that it is bene-
fetal to them
Look out for the laive Of the peach
borer. In word, prevent egg-laying
during this month and next.
Returns from Nebraska, Iowa, Dakota
and Illinois are favorable to large crops
of corn and wheat.
The Osceola times., 1883-11-03
CAREY'S MURDERER.
Could "Paralyse" whole County.
Denver Tribune.

His Cousin Says that He IL Dandy and
Could "Paralyss" . whole County.
Denver Tribune.
"Phil" O'Donnell, who keeps a saloon
on Holiday street, opposite the Grant
smelter, is a first cousin of the man
O'Donnell who killed James Carey at
Port Elizabeth. "Phil" says that the
man who killed Carey was his cousin
"Pat." "'Paf was dandy" says "Phil."
"and with a club he could paralyze a
whole county. He was about forty years
of age, and the easiest man with his fist
that you ever saw"
"They say that the man who killed
Carey was q Captain Phelan Of Kansas
City" suggested the reporter.
that's just what / come to talk
about" said Mr.. o 'Donnell, as he unfold
ed morning paper and drew attention
10 paragraph which described the mur-
derer as closely resembling the above
mentioned citizen of that place, who, as
is stated, left about two months ago, os-
tensibly to look after a legacy of some
distant relative dying in Tpperary, Ire
land. "Phelan may have gone to Ire
land, but of one thing am positive, and
that Ia that he is not the man who kill
ed Carey. Pat has that honor. l
happen TO know that my cousin was in
some mischief about Q week after Carey
-oiagtifed against the prisoners in Dublin.
rV sister wrote me that he was away
i>e"s home half the time. and of late had
isit. away most mysterious. don't be-
,, he was alone in this thing. He
I'D the active support Of the Irish 80
y cieties, and many active in the recent
Irish tronbles in Dublin were constantly
with him before his disappearance about
the middle of June"
"What was Patrick's occupation
"He was for long time doing labor
ing work about Tpperary and afterward
went into business at Godsall, in the
county of Donegal. He had been in
America, and seven years ago became
naturalised. After getting his papers,
the same which were found in his trunk
at Cape Town, he returned home. While
in this country he lived in Baltimore
and Philadelphia, end was never as far
west as Pittsburgh. When left him in
Philadelphia he was driver on street.
car. II was not congenial, however, and
be resigned, and, going into politics in
the Twenty seventh ward, he made him
self 80 urefhl that Mayor Stokley of that
city put him on his force, and during the
close Of the Centennial exposition he did
duty on the grounds Is sergeant Of the
guard"
The Osceola times., 1883-11-03
Rural Brevities.

Fall work soon in order. Ready?
Java fears q rice famine this year.
Have you drill for fall seeding?
Give the boys holiday after harvest.
Boys, help the girls about gardening.
Not too late for thorough cultivation.
Don't let up on the thistles, bushes, etc.
Good for hoed crops-stirring the soil.
Are your plans matured for fall work?
An unequal hay crop all over Iowa.
Now secure good grain for fall sowing.
Making any permanent improve
ments?
Make a note about planting shade
trees.
Do you really keep record of expen-
ses.
What progress in keeping farm jour
nal?
Cut and kill bushes in hot weather
Now.
Arizona has 100000 acres grazing
land.
New Zealand reports very plentiful
harvests.
n. .B.-poor fences don't protect good
crops.
Promised seed time and harvest" !"
after all.
A barrel Of -four weighs 1876 pounds;
pork 200.
Reapers in the valley Of the Uncom-
pahre, C,l.
It is early-cut clover that makes the
best second crop.
Deep, rich soils and top dressing are
the remedies for drought.
Sow supply of roots for winter il this
has not already been done.
A l00-pound Connecticut hog was late
y killed By sunstroke.
: XIn pRurpocfesse vesJ hvorab!e for
M - 60 = Lsufllana-
~ - - = yes'
The Osceola times., 1883-11-03
Architectural Fictions.
London Athenae um.

Viollet-le-Duc opposed those professors
of the fine arts who see in Greek tenn
Piles the traditions of wooden construc-
ton, and he demonstrated the truth of
his statement with curious felicity and
acumen. Temples are logically con-
structed according to the System Of the
INTEL" and not mockeries of the wood in
stone. "That such limitations have oc-
Cured among the Hindoos, that they
have influenced the architecture of the
Assyrians and the inhabitants of Asia
Minor, is impossible; but to suppose it
among the Western Greeks is to misun-
derstand their genius altogether He
compares the timber theory of the orig
in Of Greek architecture with the equally
preposterous notion which attributes the
architecture of our Gothic churches to
the forest avenues of Gaul and Germany
"Both are fctions, well adapted to amuse
the fancy of dreamers, but very hurtful,
or at least useless when we are called
upon to explain the derivations Of an art
to those whose vocation it is to practice
it
The Osceola times., 1883-11-03

Mrs. Summerbreeze's new girl was told
to watch the turnover for few minutes
when the lady returned the turnover
was burned to a crisp, and the girl re.
marked: sure, I've watched ii mum; I;
but il hasn't turned over yet.'--The
judge.
The Osceola times., 1883-11-03

Ayoung man who wants to be an cdi-
tor and who has doubtless been infu.
enced by humorous writers who ridicuie
classical education, writes: Il wanter be
er newspaper man. amt never went
to college an don't kaow nuthin. What
Il tho chancea Of sittin'a 4 place 2" Good.
-Arkauarw Traveller.
The Osceola times., 1883-11-03

Tomato soup with beef stock instead
of milk is very appetizing to one quar-.
of stock allow one pint and a half OF
stewed tomatoes which you have sweet
tened and salted to your taste add ali
onion sliced, which may be removed be-
fore serving the soup. Let the soup
simmer gently and not boil hard.
The Osceola times., 1883-11-03

When the world has decided that the
less said the better, it always proceeds
directly to say everything in the utter
most abundance that 1t can possibly
think of.
The Osceola times., 1883-11-03
THE GARFIELD HOME.
How the Late Presidents Family spend
the summer at Mentor.
Cleveland Herald.

Cleveland Herald.
The large, airy house is in splendid
condition and the entire place is kept
up as we'll as any suburban home on the
Western Reserve. The spacious lawns
in from, and at the sides of the house
are velvety gieen and are kept cropped.
The drives aud walks are beautifully
graveicd and not spear of grass dares
The Osceola times., 1883-11-03

The musician, like the cook, makes his
bread out Of his do.-Boston Tram
script.
The Osceola times., 1883-11-03

culturslly.
The Osceola times., 1883-11-03

Don't go yachting to the China Sea or
Ne ssyre rs'''sS Malay FOR y5a--Ssw York
The Osceola times., 1883-11-03
THE SEA KING.

From out his castle on the sand
He led his tawney bearded band
In stormy bark from land 70 land.
The red dawn was his goodly sign:
He set his face 10 slees and brine.
And quaned the blat Ike rudy wine.
And often fel, the swiriing gale
Beat. like some giant thresher's fail,
Upon his battered coat Of mail.
or sacked. st times, some windy town.
And nom the pastures. parched and brown,
He drove the scurrying cattle down;
And k.ssed the maids. and stole the bell
From Oh the church below the fell,
And drowned the priest within the well.
And be had seen. on ffosty nights.
Strange, whirlins forms and elm sights.
In twilight land, BY Northern Lights.
Or, sailing on BY windless shoAi.
Had heard, By night, the song Of troll
within some caven-haunted knoll.
on iceland. too, the sudden rush
OF watsn fAllins. in hush
He heard the ice-nelds grind and crush.
His PROV the sheeuy south seas Glove;
warm, spiced winds nom lemon grove
And heated thickes round him drove
The ssorm-blsst was his deity;
His lover was the fitful sea;
The wailing winds his melody.
By rocky scaur and beachy head
He followed where his fancy led.
And down the briny waters ned;
And left the psopled town behind.
And gave his days and nights to ind
The Century.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-02
Edison Going 70 Push His work.

NEW YORK, August lit has been
reported that Thomas A. Edison, the
electrician and inventor, had decided TO
give up lnventlng, Mr.. Edison was found
Ut his Office, No. s. Fifth avenue, tn esday
evening. When asked II the report was
true he said that he had decided to take
rest for time, but that he has no intention
Of abandoning his work permanently. II
concluded" he added, "that my system
OF Lighting, should II have been perfected,
should be promoted, and that could take
hold and push the system better than any
one else. II is so complicated that do
not feel like trusting II TO new aud untried
hands, because science and dollars are so
mnch mixed up in 1t. After the right TO
introduce the light has been bought by out
side p,rties take a contract TO erect build-
lngs, open mains, ETC., and after thirty
days turn the establishment over 10 the To-
cal company for such money as has been
agreed upon. want TO put the light In
six places like Utica every month from now
on. want to accomplish what set out to
10, namely, demonstrate the utility OF SUBJ
divided electric light by means ofincandes-
cent lamps and replace gas. 1t Is proving
| Just AZ | expected. Ii will take year or
more vet 10 complete the work OF perfecting
the entiEe system. After that Is done
shall resume inventing, but Just whal
shall invent am unable to say. 1t will be
in the same line VI business ! am pursuing
! have heretofore found lot OF things
dare not touch In experimenting / find a
| good many things never looked for.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-02
Investigating strikes.

NEW YORK, August IA portion OF
the United States Senate Committee on
Education and Labor will meet at this city
to-day TO arrange for the immediate re-
sumption Of its inquiry into the relations
between capital and labor. The members
OF the committee whe will be present at
the meeting are Senator II. w. Blair, OF
New Hampshire, chairman; Senator Aid
rich OF Rhode Island, Senator George, OF
Mississippi, Senator Pugh, Of Alabama and
Senator Call, OF Florida. In addition to
the general questions Of labor, capital and
wages, the committee is authorized TO in
vcstisate the subject Of labor strikes 1.-THE
causes thereof and the agencies producing
the same, and to report what legislation
should be adopted to modify or remove
such cause, and to provide against their
continuance or recurrence. - II is expected
that the committee will bold frequent SEES
sions in the postoffice building In this city
for the purpose Of hearing such testimony
as may relate to the question stated. At
tention will be given to the present strike
Of telegraph operators, and an attempt will
be made to obtain full testimony from
both parties to the controversy. Senator
Blair said that 1t was the desire OF the com.
mittee to obtain as much information as
possible from the Western Union Tele.
graph company relative to Its condition, Its
management and its relations to its en-
ployes. Operators, linemen, clerks and
all other employees Of telegraph companies
will be at liberty to make as complete
statements Of their grievances as they may
care to.