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The Osceola times., 1883-05-19
A PHILADELPHIAN'S FALL.
Gray-Haircd George Harper Tells in a
Louisville Court the story OF His Life.

George Harper was arraigned in the
Circuit Court yesterday on two indict.
ments charging him with stealing as
many overoats.
When the name was called an old
man, with hair as white as snow. answer
ed and came forward. He acknowledged
taking the coats, hut begged the privilege
of making a statement which was grant
ed him. He presented quite a venerable
appearance as he arose to address the
jury. He is rather a fire-looking man.
fully six feet and stands very erect. To
the jury he said:
81 was born in Philadelphia. a little
over sixty-two years ago, of most re-
spectacle parentage. My father was a
prominent merchant there he was a
gentleman and have been a gentleman.
! was fairly educated and when lust
grown | taught school several years.
had an intimate friend-William A IL.
Newell-vho went from M district to
congress. Through his influence | was
appointed a messenger at the Capitol
and served in that capacity for two
terms, and was one of those who carried
John Quincy Adams from the room
when he fell dying upon the floor. After
| left there ! ran for a time as conductor
on 4 railroad and leaving that position,
| took another on the PENNSYLVANIA
Central. where | stayed for nine years.
| next took position in the Philadel-
phia Custom House, at one dollar a day,
continued in politics for thirteen years.
beginning on this salary of one dollar a
day and ending on salary Of one hun
dred dollars day. could not stand
success, never could, and / got away
with all the money made and lost my
position.
IL then teok position on the Phila-
delphia police force; was one of Mayor
The Osceola times., 1883-05-19
The Diamond Rattlesnake.
From the London Times


OF all the snake varieties of which we
have yet any knowledge the diamond
rattlesnake, as it is called seems to be
the most of deadly. 1t grows to length
Of six or seven feet, and is somewhat
thicker than a mans wrist. 1t is armed
with the whitest and sharpest of fangs.
nearly an inch in length, with cisterns Of
liquid poisn at their base. A terror to
man and beast, he turns aside from no
one, although he will not 90 out of his
way to attack any unless pressed by
hunger, A description of his move
ments, by a traveller has encountered
him, states that he moves quietly along,
his cleaning eyes seeming to emit a
greenish light, and to shine with as much
brilliancy as the jewels of a finished CO.
quette. Nothing seems to escape his
observation, and on the slightest move
ment near him he swings into his figh-
ing attitude, raising his upper jaw and
erecting his fangs, which in a state of
repose lie closely packed in the soft
muscles of his mouth. The snake is not
as ctive as the famous copperhead of North
America, nor so quick TO strike, but one
blow is almost fatal. His fangs are so
long that they penetrate deep into the
muscles and veins Of his victim, who has
little time for more than a single good
bye before closing his eyes forever. In
one instance the fangs were found to be
seven eighths,of an inch in length, and
though not thicker than a common
sewing needle they were perforated with a
hole through which the greenish yellow
liquid could be forced in considerable
quantities, and each ofthe sacs contained
about half teaspoonful of the most
terrible and deadly poisn.
The Osceola times., 1883-05-19
The Vanderbilt Household.
Gath

| hear that in the Vanderbilt house.
hold the sons, the daughters, the sons.
in-law and the daughters-in-law all stand
on the same foothold-respected, beloved
and given an equal chance by the fine
old knickerbocker who is so much rich.
er than any of them Williams fortune
Is at least S2O0,00O,00O. He has $50, ,OOO, 600
in government bonds. He told some of
his friends about four years ago that his
income was Sl0,0O0,0OO a wear. He has
never been beaten by any stock operator
and has made every one of them who
tackled him squeal. So would not be
surprised if he had an income of $50.
00o, GOO year, which is about equal To
the capital Of any of his competitors,
The Osceola times., 1883-05-19
A HEROINE OF TEL-EL-KEBIR.
A Decoration Suggested for the Dog tina
Led the Charge Of the Highlanders.
London Land and Water


The old retriever, Juno, who earned
such undying fame by leading the gallant
Gordon High anders at Tel-el-Kebir, was
the admired of all observers the ether
day at Cairo when the regiment paraded
to receive the medals won by its mem
bers during the campaign.
Colonel Hamill, c. B., pointed out the
distinguished dog to General Sir Archi-
bald and Lady Alison, and we doubt not
that among the spectators there was a
general feeling Of regret when Juno had
to content herself with compliments and
caresscs, instead of receiving the honor.
able decoration She so thoroughly de-
served. Owing, too, to unavoidable cir
cumstances, she could not be included in
either of the Photographic groups Of the
regiment which were taken by command
of the Queen.
One Of these gave the portraits Of all
who distinguished themselves at Tel-el.
kebir, and the other was representative
of each rank in the gallant corps. There
was room for Juno in both; in the for.
mer by reason of her being the first
member OF the British force to rush
Arabi's Entertainments, and in the sec.
ond on account of her being the "regi.
mental dog" par excellence.
II will be a national shame and scan.
dal if Juno's likeness is handed down tc
posterity without something in it &c
show that the English people recognized
/ their debt of gratitude TO the noble dog
When we first described her galantry al
! Tel-el-Kebir we suggested that a silver
collar bearing suitable inscription
would form an appropriate decoration
and we now venture to repeat the pro
posal. The sentimentality which went
to such excesses in the case of Jumbo
might find much more deserving OBJ
! iect in Juno.
The Osceola times., 1883-05-19
He Pound Death.
Atlanta Constitution

Near Gaylesville, last Thursday morn
ing MIR. Burnsidew was buried alive by the
caving of hole fifty feet deep which he
dug in search of silver When the dirt
began to fall negro who was working
with him became alarmed and came out
burnside cursed him and discharged
him.. Soon after the two men who we're
drawing out the dirt called TO him TO get
INTO the bucket and come out rs the
sides were cracking. He told them to
wind away. They did so. thinking that
he was in the bucket, but had not brought
the bucket very high when the " cave 3"
came. They looked down and he was
not in sight. He was dug out that even
ing, dead, havingibeen covered about ten
feet.
The Osceola times., 1883-05-19
4 MAD DOG IN CHURCH.
The Preacher Cries s"kir It," and Pistol
Report, Startle the Congregation.

Charlotte Observer
The Presby terian congregation at
Davidson College had their nerves badly
unstrung last Sunday night. The people
had gathered in the PRESBYTERIAN chanel
TO attend divine service, which was being
conducted by DIR. lattimer There was a
large congregation present including
many ladies. DR.. Iattimer was lust
reading a chapter in the Bible when a
bowling, yclping canine burst into the
church right into the midst Of the terri.
fed congregation. The scene that
followed may be- IMAGINED. DIR. Iattimer
stopped in the middle Of sentence and
in second was viewing the scene from
his perch on top Of the pulpit, encourag-
ingly but somewhat excitedly calling
upon the congregation to"kill ii, Kill ii
The men and women stood on top OF
benches, and there was some pretty loud
The Osceola times., 1883-05-19

At twenty man is less lover of wo-
man than of women; he is more in love
with the sex than the individual, how
ever charming she may be.
The Osceola times., 1883-05-19
~,ne West are ranidIv adopt

~tre West are rapidly adopt
---scir methods and are following a
ehort way behind them. Murray Ship
ley, the most prominent Quaker preacher
in Cincinnati, was baptized six or sey en-
wears ago while travelling in Europe and
the new school Of Quaker preachers, led
by David Updegrati, a brother Of the
dead Congressman, advocate perfect
freedom Of belief in regard 20 the OBJ
servance of the ordinances Of baptism
and the Lord's Supper. The church,
from its inception, has been bitter op-
ponent of a salaried ministry, but evo-
lution is evident here also. Dr. Dougan
Clark, a man of great learning and
scholarly habits, is said 10 be drawing a
salary of 81 200 year as "psstor" Of a
Quaker church at Cleveland. His case
is said not 10 be an isolated one. The
revival system was introduced some
years ago and the annual growth of In
diana yearly meetings from this source
is estimated at more than a thousand
souls.
ADOPTING MODERN DREss.
There is very little pretence at plain
dress, as the term is understood, but the
fashions Of the day have taken such
strong hold on the young Quakens that
their dress is no longer a badge of their
faith. The old broad-rimmed hats and
scuttle-shaped silk bonnets are rarely
seen in the west. The plain speech is
also falling into disuse, but has not been
discarded. Music, once so abhorrent 10
the Friends, is gaining foothold among
them, and piano is considered a nee
cessary part of the parlor furniture in
the wealthier families. A few years ago
a member would have been expelled for
owning one. Hymns have been intro
duced in their meetings and are frequent
ly heard. They still profess TO be very
strict il. the matter of amusements and
regularly read their admonitions against
theater-going, dancing and other harm
hil diversions" but the most elegant
dancing parties given in Richmond this
winter have been at the home of young
Quaker, who has been honored with the
ckairmanship of important committees
in the yearly meeting Two members
of the society have been admitted to
priests orders in the Protestant Episco-
pal church in as many years. One of
them-Dr. Zacceus Test-being Quaker
preacher, who had been at the head of
one of their educational institutions He
is now assistant 10 DIR. Wakefield, rector
of st. Paul's parish.
With all the innovations and changes
that are going on the church is growing
and Is very active in its spiritual work.
The Osceola times., 1883-05-19

Ofail things that man possesses, women
alone take pleasure in being possessed.
The Osceola times., 1883-05-19

ADOPTING nnfnoDur ufHeDe.
n Msthodias tsll M that the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-02-09
Methodist Mining Matters.

New York, ;8.-Tha Herald in its
history ofthe IsSbellG Mining Company
and connection Of prominent Msthediiis
with it, excite great interest in Methodist
circles. Dr.. Newman in al interview, do
clArsd the facts were net all brought out.
l believe DR.. Fowler, Of the Christian
Advocate. made mSney cat of his coz
HsetioA with it. do net think be acted
the part eta square man in is. HsW
much stock he had, or in what shape he
had it, how much be paid for it, or how
much he got for it melody knows, DR..
Spencer ia not here It has been said hS
dare ret eone here. Icennot sxplsiE
!As circumstances, but some legal reasons
are assigned for the position be took il
pushing tbs stock. There are likely t.
be Interesting developments.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-02-09
The French.

Paris, S.-The re. ort of the committee
en- the expulsion bill, totally rejecting
the bill, was read in the senate to-day.
The report states that in the opinion OF
the committee there is no cause for the
republic to feel alarmed, and 10 resort to
the violent measures embraced in the
proposed law would be a step on g
dangerous path, and one contrary to the
ideas on which the republic is founded
RumorS, the report says, of conflicts OF
dissolution do not disturb the committee
which is steadfsstly republican. Urgency
was voted for the debate on the bill or
Saturday, and much excitement exists in
parIiame itary circles.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-02-09
Frozen 80 Us&sn.

Rawlins, Wye, ga coach which
lsft Pacific Springs, on ths 6wsstWAtsr
stage line, last week, WAS caught in the
storm Of Friday. The coach WA
abandoned, and the party started back
on foot TO the station. The driver, w
]. Stewart, was found frozen 10 death
1tAD ding in the snow, and ThOE Scott,
superintendent, w&s found standing up
in the snow, frozen so he could not move.
He will lose his hands and feet. A. v
CLARK, q passenger, is not yet found
They were out three days and nights
Another stage driver was badly frozen
He reports two foot of snow on the level
Cattle are starving. This stage line runi
from Green River, eh the Union Pacific
Railroad, TO Fort Washskie, Wyoming
through the South Pass of the Rocky
Mountains.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-02-09
A Vain Thing.

Boston, IA wild scheme for q mar
row guage railway from Boston to the
Pacific is being agitated by man who
comes here from Idaho. The Journal
says the map shows the route touches
the following points: Boston, Worcester,
Springfield, the Peaghkeepsie bridge,
Petersburg, Chicago, and then makes a
bee line for the Pacific Ocean. passing q
hundred miles north of the Union and
Central Pacific railroads.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-02-09
This.

Washington, SIN the star route
trial, the route from Vermillion to Sioux
Falls, being under consideration Alex
Miller, sub-contractcr, testified that the
mail sometimes consisted of postal card
and sometimes of two or three letters
1t might have averaged three letters
daily. 1t was not the labor of hauling
that postal card, but the time he had to
make that run his horses down.
Wilson-"They were little bit thin?'i
Answer: "YOu Bet" (Laug hter.)
BliSs-"Did you get thinf''
Answer: "Yss, cir, but I never had q
better appetite in my life" (Lsaghtsr.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-02-09
Impeu ding war.

New York, s.-Herald's St. Louis:
Unless all sigma fail thel 9 is going to be q
very bloody war between factions in the
Creek Nation. Your correspondent re-
ceived from 0hmulke, to-day, the fol.
lowing: l have it from head quarters
that battle will be fought in few days
if Spiehe does not come to terms, but l
have not sent detailed dispatch for fear
of trouble to myself.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-02-09
Western Kicks.

San Francisco, Sat special meet
ing of the San Francisco Chamber of
Commerce, this afternoon, resolution
was adopted inslructiDg senators and
Of California to oppose
as detrimental to the interest of the state
the passage of the bill now pending in
Congress, respecting the proposed trans
fer of the revenue, marine and other
branches of the treasury service to the
navy department.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-02-09
OrueI Crime.

st. Louis. SIN q tenement house,
this morning, was found Henry DreeS, a
. German teAmster, who cut his Wife's
throat with razor and then his own.
Five little children slept in the room,
one in bed with the couple, One of the
children got up, took the baby out Of the
bloody bed in which its mother lay, into
his bed, changed its dress, and then
went to sleep. Cause jealousy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-02-09
UnaucOuntabIe.

New Ysrk. 8 -Kisrnan's Nesrs says Of
The Central Pacific: The break in this
stock 10 surprise to the street. There
10 nothing to justify it, as the property
has suffered NO reveraes. The stock is
largely concentrated, and IS Huntington,
Stanford and CrOcker are not engaged In
stock operations, the course Of the stock
does not affect them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-02-09
Egypt.

London. s.-The Times rays: Lord
Dufferin. who is in Egypt, representing
the British govern ment has drafted dis
patch enforcing the necessity for pro-
tecting the government Of Egypt against
external intrigue, and internal weaken.
ing until it is aba to stand alone. He
condemns alike the premature abandon
nent of responsibility anu annexation
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-02-09

FOR DYSPEPSIA and Liver
rompieint. you have printed
guarantee on every bottle of ShiloL's
Vitalizer. II never fails to cure.
Sold by z. c. NJ 1. Drug Store. (1s)
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-02-09
TEL.EGRAPH1C
MisapIIaneeus.

Cincinnati, ga tank exploded in
the fertilizer mandatory of Arnor,
Smith b o.. thi. morning, fatally in
juFing workman named August Dali.
The river Was 81 feet inches at 10
this morning, and rising three inches an
heur.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-02-09
Northward| Station. Southwark

A Freight Train leaves Ogden daily
for Butte at 9.05 am, giving daylight
ride through Cache Valley, and regular
freight train arrives daily OF Ogden q
l1L05 am. frsm Butte.
W. B. DODDRIDGE, Supt.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-27

A German, Baron Reichenback, has
occupied many years in studyingsthe
art of bed-making, or, rather, bed
placing, and maintains that improperly
placed beds will shorten q mans life
If mere magnet exercises an infiu-
ence on sensitive persons, the earth's
magnetism must certainly make itself
felt on the nervous life of man. In
whatever hemisphere you may be, al
ways sleep with yoSr feet to the equator
and let your body lie ''true as needle
to the pole"
The proper direction of the body is of
the utmost importance for the proper
circulation of the blood, and many dis
turbances in the organisms have been
cured by simply placing the bolster in
q different point of the compass from
that it had occupied. Let such as have
hitherto been in the habit of sleeping
with their heads where their feet ought
to be take to heart the example of the
late DR.. Elschwester, of Magdeburg,
who died recently at the age of one hum
dred years.
The most unhealthy position, we are
told, is when the body lies due east and
west Some observers assure us that to
sleep in such . posture is tantamount TO
committing suicide. and that diseases
are often aggravated by deviatlons from
the proper postures. World.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-27
History Of Gunpowder.

A writer in the North China Herald
on the history of gunpowder in China,
asserts that this explosive was known
in the seventh century of our era. The
alchemists of the Han dynasty, and sub
seauently in the fourth and following
centuries. worked with saltpeter and
sulphur, as well as cinnabar, red oxide
of lead and other common compounds.
But in the seventh century we find gun
powder used to make cracking sound,
and to afford an agreeable sight to the
court of Sui Yang-ti, the Emperor of
that time. The earliest exhibition of
fireworks mentioned in Chinese history
belong to that date. The substances
used in the composition of gunpowdei
are all native to China, and the writer
appears to prove conclusively that the
Arabs derived the art of fire-work-mak-
ing, as well as gunpowder, from the
Chinese. The discovery once made,
the Chinese alchemists, owing to the
badness of their hypothesis and the
futility of their aims, were slow at
improvement. But the doctors of
the Arab colonies in China carried
to Bagdad the germs of the Chi
nese discoveries, and there they
were elaborated into new forms.
In short, in many arts and
sciences the Arabs learned from China,
and, assisted by HISTORIANS, Jews and
Greeks, improved on what they learned.
In course of years. cannon, match-locks
and shells for use in sieges were brought
to China from Mohammedan countries.
There are faint traces in the eleventh
century of rude fire arms; in the twelfth
and thirteenth centuries the records OF
their use in the Chinese wars become
frequent and distinct. The Golden
Tartars, in their wars with South China
in the twelfth century used cannon,
which they called ''heaven-shakine
thunder" In an iron tube was placed
powder, which was '.set fire to, and
would burn down half square Ii OF
houses and pierce a coat of mail made
of iron rings" 1t is expressly stated
that Genghis Khan. the Mongol con-
queror, used cannon in his wars. Kublai
Khan also used these weapons at a siege
celebrated in Chinese history-that Of
Siang-yang. Hearing, it is said. the
sound of the explosion, which shook the
sky, and seeing that the balls entered
seven feet into the earth, the Chinese
defenders of the city capitulated. 1t is
clear that China owed its knowledge OF
artillery to the Mohammedans. In the
fourteenth century commenced the
European intercourse with China, which
then abandoned the Arabs, and took the
Portuguese as teachers in the construc
ton of weapons of warfare.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-27
African Bees.

keep two apiaries at considerable
distance from each other, to one Of
which my gardener, a cOlored Malay,
attends, and the other a Katir laborer
At first they were generally stung when
passing too nearthe entrance ofthe hive.
but now they pass and repass with inn
punity. They work with the bees more
frequently than 1 do, and yet when
either of them assists me in his Owr
apiary he receives more stings than !
do. This ascribe 10 the gardener US
ing snuff in his mouth very freely, and
to the Katir's very pronounced odor.
To test the recognition of the bees ]
once requested the Malay and kafir to
change clothes with each other and
wear thick wells over their heads and
faces. They did so, and assisted me
first in the apiaries to which they were
respectively in the habit of. attending,
with the result that they received no
stings, but when either began to work
with the bees in the apiary he usually
dis not attend to he was so stung about
the hands that he had to beat hasty
retreat, while remained uninjured, al
though not yelled. The two men
are almost of the same size and build,
so that if the bees had any power
of general recognition they would
probably Gas some of the other servants
did) have mistaken the one for the
other. l can, therefore, only account
for the conduct of the bees by the I'M
pleasant, and to them strange, odor.
At my request the gardener discontinued
the use of snuff in his mouth for some
time, and during that time he was not
stung more than l was while working
with bees; but if the Kafir stands before
the entrance of an unaecustomed hive
he is remorselessly stung. may add
that Cape bees are very much more
vicious than European ones seem to be,
and that, if not skillfully handled, they
will numerically sting their most
familiar friends. On one occasion n
bunch of carrots was left near the gar
dener's apiary, which so enraged the
bees that they stung him and every one
else they came across, and very nearly
stung a cow to death at distance OF
about hundred yards from the apiary,
and on another occasion horse, still
wet with sweat, trespassed too near
hive, with the result that the whole
apiary was in an uproar, and some OF
my children and servants were stung,
the chief victim being q Malay girl who
used to apply quantities of scented
pomatum to her hair, and who was Sc
verely sturg on the head.-Nature-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-27
AN EKENING DREAM

My sainted fair one, dreaming here tonight
! seem to see your sober sanity face
shine in my room here, filed with shade and
light.
see your rosy lips: and all the grace
Of dark-brown halr and earnest eyes, half
bright
And half demure, shines for little
space. :.
AS one who lies a-drcaming in a space
of soft green woods, filled with the wind
And hath no wonder when the moons fair
grace
Shines in upon his dreams and makes them
I do not think It strange to see your face
Shine out amidst the shadows dark and
light;
For love flies farther than the lonely light
That flies through all the wingiess ways Of
space,
And love flies far beyond the wind and night,
And far beyond the dark seas, wherein
grace
Is not: nor doth day make them bright;
Love sees beyond them all-the loving face.
Bweet angel mine. Is all the fair days grace
That maketh all things full of golden light
Worth the still time, that cometh for q space
When all the earnest stars are soft and
bright
And love looks up and sees the loving face,
And knoweth not il it be day or night?
Interior.