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The Osceola times., 1883-11-24
TWO GUINEAs.
scsne Of Unusual Interest ON the Grey
hound Of the Ocean.
New York World.


hound Of the Ocean.
New York World.
Four gentlemen were seated at table
in the smoking-room Of the steamer Al
aska, Of the Guion line, on her recent re-
markable trip across. The sea was run.
ming heavy, and the smoking-room stew.
ard found II q delicate matter to place a
glass and bottle before each of the four
gentlemen and to uncork the compli-
mentary ginger ale otherwise than on
bis head. The conversation turned on
the extraordinary good speed the steam.
er was making, and led to bet. In
covering" the wager cfs sovereign up
on trivial matter, one Of the four gen.
tlemen took from his purse a guinea of
the reign of William and Mary.
There are only two Of them in exist
ence," he said proudly, "and this piece
Is worth hundred ii mes its face value
Had the other, the collection of two
would be simply invaluable to numis-
matists"
He laid it on the table as he spoke,
and in moment after the coin had dis
appeared. Nobody saw il fall or glide of
the table. Nobody saw anyh,dY else
take IT, It's owner searched high and
low; his three companions and the stew
ard helped him. No other persons were
in the compar tment, and yet the coin
could not be found.
These four men had been strangers 10
each other when the voyage began.
They had been five days out, and were
rapidly nearing port. The owner of the
valuable coin was inoonsolable, suspic
ious ard profane by turns.
"I'll tell you what is the best thing to
do" said one of the party. "The coin is
not on the floor; II cannot have rolled
through the ceiling. Somebody here
must have it. Let all of us be search
ed"
All agreed but one gentleman, who
had hitherto seid nothing. He positive.
ly refused to suffer such an indignity.
When II was suggested TO him that where
all others agreed no single person ought
TO object, he simply declined, made his
bow, took his drink alone and left for his
stateroon.
The good ship Alaska ploughed on 10
her sixth day, and just after her com.
pleting II Fire Island was sighted. The
gentleman who had refused to be search.
cd had been put in coventry; the three
others who had sat at the table with him
unanimously suspected him.
But Just as the pilot came aboard the
Alaska the gentleman who had lost the
guinea found it sticking in the sole of hi.
boot where il he'd been wedeed eveI
since he had first displayed it. He wa,
overioyed at his discovery and anxious
to make amends for his unjust suspic
ions.
"But," said he 10 the gentleman VIII,
had refused 10 be searched. "why OF
earth did you not agree as we all did tt
such simple tsst? That would have set
tied the matter instantly"
"No, II wouldn't" answered the other
"Why not?"
Because (producidg his purse) ther
" the only other coin of the kind in tn,
world-same date, same color, worn tn,
samsl That is the reason refused to ~
searched, for nothing ON earth woul,
have made you believe this was not you
coin had ysu not been 30 lucky as to re
cover IT,"
As the Alaska steamed into port SC
cial glass removed all traces Of unpleas
antness.
The Osceola times., 1883-11-24
Alaska Muminies.
Inter Ocean.

Four Alaska mummies were brought
down from Alaska by the schooner Ko-
diak on her last trip. Three go TO Ber-
lin and one to the Smithsonian institu-
ton. The bodies are wonderfully pre-
served, even the skins in which they are
wrapped being intact. One mummy,
evidently that Of a woman, is now in
possession of the Alaska Fur company,
and is in a state of almost perfect pres
ervation. The mummies were secured
by A. Jacobson, who has been over two
years in the country collecting for the
Royal Museum of Berlin. He is of the
opinion that the mummies are at least
200 years old, all evidence obtainable
pointing to that fact.
The Esqumaux formerly preserved
the bodies of their dead shammans, or
medicine men, and those of their chiefs
and their wives and children in this
manner, After death the ysccra were
removed from the interior of the body
through the pelvis. aud the limbs being
pressed close to the body, the legs well
up under the chin, and dried and encased
IN skins and then placed in some cave OF
rock shelter which was free frJ IN water
or moisture. Here they remained for
hundreds OF years, and were reverenced
by the living To them were Offered
part of the results of their fishing and
hunting excursions, if they were sue
cessful, for they judged success to be due
to the spirits of those whose bodies were
preserved. The mummies Just brought
down are in wonderful state of preser-
vation, considering the rude means en-
ployed. In the case of one that has been
opened, the skin appears to remain intact
and the limbs are movable.
The Osceola times., 1883-11-24
IN THE OLD BARN.
G. y. GERRY.

on the old barns scahold high,
With dreamy gaze on fragrant bed
watch the swallows come and 90
With twitterins notes about my head.
without, upon the half shut door,
The Phpbe sits in silent mood
ospecting for place to build
Her nest and rear her quiet brood.
The hens upon the seedy aoor,
Are scratching for the scattered grain
While chanticleer q challenge hears,
And answers back In deaiening strain.
Old Charley in the stall belew
Keeps grinding at the clover hay,
And tries with many an angry stamp
To drive the saucy flies away.
But harkl apleassnt sound hear
ofchildren coming down the lane-
And now they strive with flying feet
To see who first the barn will gain.
gush of laughter greeu my ears,
As up the ladder 1.-the and gay,
They come to seek for hidden eggs,
And frolic on the frangrant hay.
The little rogues are wild with joy.
At finding fathers hiding place,
And thus my pleasant day dream ends
With smothering kiss and fond embrace
The Osceola times., 1883-11-24
Health Hints.

The cool, damp evenings of the fall are
themselves. They cause the doctors to
travel early, h9 and late. All people,
aick - ysu should beware Of sitting out
49, eoI niGhthll without being well
The Osceola times., 1883-11-24

Mrs. Clark asks her husband, when he
scruples about money for new dress,
how many scruples he has when he
The Osceola times., 1883-11-24
How 10 Get sleep.

This is to many persons q matter of
high importance. Nervous persons, who
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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-15
EDITORIAL NOTES.

At the close of a dinner party in
Philadelphia not long ago, Signor
Salvini remarked to friend that a
certain lady among the guests was
one of the most intelligent women he
had met in America. "She is intelli-
gent" was the reply, "and she is a
good wife and mother, too" "Has
she children ?" exclaimed the tragedi-
an, in surprise. eyes six" at is
very strange" said he, after a mo-
ment's thought; "very strange. How
young and handsome woman has
time to be intelligent, with six chill
dren to look after, cannot under
stand"
The annual report of the Dominion
department of Indian affairs shows an
Indian population of little more
than 10000. Rather more than one
third are in Manitoba and the north
west, while Ontario and Quebec to-
gether have nearly $1,000. The Indians
about Fort Welsh are the most
troublesome. but the only chief in
that region who has no treaty with
the government promises to go on a
reservation in the spring with his 500
followers. More than 81 100000 was
spent the past year on the Indians of
the northwest. Agents report that
many tribes are gradually giving up
their heathenish rites, while there is
asteady advancement toward higher
degree of civilization.
Gov. Stephens, of Georgia, looked
very carefully after the wording of
Senator Colquitt's certificate of cleo
ton Why he took especial pains is
thus explained by the Augusta
Chronicle: Senator Edmunds, it will
be remembered, raised some objection
to Senator Barrow's certificate, which
he claimed failed to recite the fact
that an Intellectual ballot was taken
the first day separately in the senate
and house. 1t merely recited that in
joint convention, on certain day, the
Hon. Pope Barrow was elected, re-
ceiving such a number of votes,
which whas a majoritys Gov. Ste
phens made Senator Colquitt's certifi-
cate precise enough to meet any OBJ
lection or objector, even the critical
Edmunds.
When the Emperor Williams
brother died, the sudden cessation of
all court festivities had a seriously i'll
effect upon the health of his majesty,
as he requires constant pleasurable
excitement to counterfeit the strain of
state duties. The court doctors and
others were driven to their wits end
| find some amusement for him that
| would beln ACCORDANCE with etiquette.
At last they hit upon the idea OF
getting up a series of scientific lee
lures. The first discourse was by DR..
Werner Siemens, on the electric ele-
waited railroad, which he intends to
build in Berlin. The emperor and his
family attended, and showed great
interest in the lecture, and the end
aimed at BY the doctors was thus
fully reached.
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

A light and toothsome cream oak,
is made of four cups of sifted flour
three cups of sugar, one cup of butter
one of cream, five eggs, one cup Of
English currantS and a small tea
spoonful of soda. This makes large
loaf, and requires an hour and a hall
to bake. 1t is good plan to line the
entire pan with paper, so that the
cake can be lifted out without break
ing.
When baking fish that is not. oily
it is an addition to the goodness of
the dinner to bake potatoes in the pan
with it. Peel the potatoes and cut
them in thick slices and serve them
on the platter with the fish. The
gavy that accompanies the fish should
in this case be sent to the table in the
gavy boat, and not be poured over
the fish. The potatoes, if perfectly
cooked, will be brown and Grip and
excellent.
Nice little tea-cakes, to be baked in
muffin rings, are made of one cup of
sugar, two eggs, one cup and half of
milk, one heaping teaspoonful of
baking powder, piece of butter the
size of an egg, and flour enough to
make a stiff batter. In this batter
stir pint bowlful of fruit-currants
are nice: fresh berries in their season,
and even canned ones, with the juice
drained off. Served while warm, and
they are dainty addition to the tea
table.
Here is something for dessert
which never fails to please the young
er members of the family. Make a
batter as if for waffies; to one pint of
milk allow two eggs and enough flour
to thicken; one teaspoonful of baking
powder should be stirred into
the flour. Fill sufficient num-
Der of teacups with this and fruit
in layers. Then set the cups in the
steamer and let the water boil under
meath it for full hour. Serve while
hot with sugar and cream. Any jam
is nice for this, or raw apples chopped
fine.
Oyster croquettes are delicious for
supper, and it is not much trouble to
make them. Chop the oysters and
measure them in bowl, then meas
ure an equal quantity of potatoes that
have been boiled and mashed very
fine; and as much butter as you can
afford to, or like; pepper and salt also
to suit your taste; moisten with a
little cream; then make this in rolls
or in cakes; dip in egg and fine
cracker crumbs and fry in lard. 1t is
necessary to have plenty of lard in the
kettle, almost as much as for fried
cakes; serve hot.
A cocoanut pudding, to be eaten
cold, is desirable dish, as it may be
made and be out of the way while the
heavy dishes of the dinner engage the
cooks attention, Take a medium
sized cocoanut, CRATE it, CRATE also six
milk crackers, place layer of the
crackers in the bottom of well
buttered pudding dish; then a layer
of cocoanut, and so on until the dish
is full; now beat six eggs until they
are light, the whites and yolks to-
gether; add quart of sweet milk and
sugar to your taste; stir well together
and pour over the crackers and cocoa
nut until it is all absorbed; sift sugar
on the top and bake for an hour. See
that the top is nicely Drowned before
taking from the oven.
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entire affair perfectly harmless. He
says he would rather see the Passion
Play" than enter one of our city
churches where theservices are mixed
with clownishness and buffoonery.
lt Is unnecessary to inform Mr.. Gal
lagher that two blacks do not make a
white, and while he is undoubtedly
sincere in his belief, he cannot con-
vince the majority of religious people
that the passion of the Saviour Is a nc
subject for dramatic representation.
1t is now almost certainty that
the Madison squire garden will be torn
down and a more pretentious struc-
ture be erected on the site. The new
building will occupy the whole
square, and will be similar in charac-
ter to the Palais Royal of Paris. The
lower or ground floor will be occu-
pied by stores, and a concert hall. a
a conservatory and a circus will form
the attractions of the new resort.
Mr.. Edward 5. Stokes, the slayer of
jim Fisk and proprietor of the Hoff-
man House, is the principal in the
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-15
The People OF Comal and Their Sem
atOr.
NEW BRAUNFELs, TEXAS,

-. mdICH ~, 1000.
The citizens of New Braunfels In
mass meeting assembled. regularly Or
gained by .electing as chairman
Adolph Gieecke. and as secretary
Mason Massey.
The purpose of the meeting being
declared to be discussion of the pro-
prlety of transferring the civil and
criminal jurisdiction of the county
court of Comal county to the district
court, Judge Kebig arose and read
petition signed by ITO of the leading
citizens of Comal county, to the hon
orable senate and house of represer
atlves, asking reconsideration of the
bill as passed, in 80 far as TO exclude
Comal county from the action of such
a law.
Hon. George Pfeuffer, senator Of
the twenty-fifth senatorial district,
was called upon to give his reasons
for moving to amend the bill so as to
include Comal county. He declined
to say anything until he had heard
from some of those present.
whereupon Judge Kebig arose
and addressed the assembly. He was
followed by Senator Pfeuffer. who
was again replied to by Judge Kebig.
MIR. n. Il. KGssler next addressed
the meeting, concluding by offering
the following.
''Be it resolved. That it is the opin-
ion of the citizens of this meeting
that the bill diminishing the jurisdic-
ton of the county court of Comal
county and transferring the same to
the district court should not be made
law; and
.'Be it further resolved, That we ask
the aid of our representatives and
state officers to prevent the same
finally becoming law"
Unanimously carried.
A similar resolution, as follows,
was introduced by Judge Kenig:
'Be it resolved, That we believe IL
to be the opinion Of the people of this
county that the jurisdiction of the
county court of Comal county should
not be diminished, and therefore re
quest our representative in the leg
islature to reconsider the bill as pass
Ell and exclude Comal county - :
Unanimously carried.
Motion to adjourn was carried.
AID. GIEECKE. Chairman.
MASON MASSEY, Secretary.
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A CRAZY sHoOTIsr.

PHILADELPHIA, March IL This
morning John S. Syren shot his
brothers wife, Lizzie Syren, in the
breast and then himself through the
temple. Syren, the husband of the
injured woman, keeps bakery, and
his brother John, who came from
Germany about year ago, and who
is believed to be demented, while the
baker was out serving bread. shot the
woman. John Morrow, a nelghb0f,
heard the quarrel and two pistol shots
and ran to the rear of the room and
found Mrs. Syren wounded. a strug-
gle ensued between them, during
which Morrow wrenched the pistol
from the Infatuated mans grasp,
when the latter fed to the yard and
drawing another pistol shot himself.
The doctor says both will die.
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New York News Items and Com.
ments, Compiled by Tramp.

Last week the new Christian home,
for incorporate women, was opened.
The Merchants hotel, on CORTLAND
street, erected in 1889, was sold this
week at auction for $4,000.
1t is gratifying to learn. on the
authority of a New York expert,
that an oyster with a green beard is
not unwholesome. The "green-eyed
monster" is the only one to steer clear
of.
Real estate in lower Broadway COM
mands good prices. This week a
building site of 124 feet front ON
Broadway, below Wall street, brought
100000. Your correspondent was
not the buyer.
Boss Kelly, the Tammany chief
tain, has developed quite talent as a
lecturer. His address upon the early
Irish Settlers in North and South
America" delivered at Baltimore on
Saturday evening, was received with
immense applause.
1t is announced that the Anchor
Line, with its usual enterprise, is
organizing new mail line to run
between Liverpool and New York.
This does not look as if the passenger
traffic between these ports was likely
to be lessened during the coming sea-
son.
st. Patrick's annual parade will be
attended this year with more than
average splendor. 1t is to be regretted
that Mr.. Foster and my Lord Sails
bury could not be present in New
York to witness it. 1t might show
them what contented Irishmen look
like.
Mr.. Beecher informed his audience
recently that he was petted as a boy,
and that he had long half golden hair,
which hung in curls, and was cut off
for the good of his soul. Perhaps Mr..
Beecher in his youth was what vulgar
persons would call good deal of a
boy masher. He is by no means dead
yet.
DIR. Newman on Sunday, the 4th,
preached most interesting discourse
upon 1.-THE Romans in Prophecy"
taking for his text Daniels vision Of
the fourth beast, dreadful and terri
BILE and strong exceedingly" He
traced in scholarly and attractive Ian
guage the rise and fall of the Roman
empire. Such sermon is not only
instructive, but full of suggestion in
a literary as well as religious point
of view.
The Rev. DIR. Dick, of Buffalo, in
his address on temperance, delivered
at the Masonic temple on the 4th, was
kind enough to say that he didn't
want to be hard on Noah, even
though the first thing that good man
did when he came ont of the ark was
to plant vineyard and get drunk
Much allowance ought to be made for
Noah; there were no temperance or
CARNATIONS In his time, and he was a
sort of political boss in his way. He
| had control of a whole ships cargo Of
| lower animals.
The Rev. Geo. w. Gallagher ha.
read the passion Play ard RQzel
upon its 6Eenery, and pronooacea the