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St. Landry democrat., 1883-06-16
s.THE LADY, OR THE T1GERa''
OR BOTH?

I'm a clever story by Frank I'll. Stockton,
entitled The Lady, or the Tiger" pub
hshed several months ago in the. Century
Magazine, the author left his hero in
a rather embarrassing position. He was
placed in front Of two doors, behind one
of which was tiger ready to devour him,
and behind the other maiden ready for
marriage. One of the doors he must open.
But the daughter of the King loves the youth,
and the question is whether her love will be
sufficiently strong to lead her to save the man
from the tiger and give him to her rival. The
lover looks for a signal, and the Princess,
raising her right hand, indicates that he shall
open the door on the right. He advances to
obey--there Mr.. Stockton leaves him. The
many solutions have been attempted. The
Wittiest and best of them all is by Major
Joseph Kirkland, of Chicago, and is pub
lished in a recent number of the Century, as
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1883-10-04
OLD CERRO GORDe's MEMORY
Correspondence Philadelphia Times.

correspondence Philadelphia Times.
Old Cerro Gordo Williams is the
handsomest man of his years in Ken.
lucky, not excepting General William
Preston, formerly Minister to Spain
and at the court of susceptible Isabella.
Williams is six feet two inches, with
grizzled-iron mustache and curled wig,
piercing gray eyes. the frame of giant,
and voice of fine melodious ring. He
is as vain as a peacock. While travel
ing in southern Russia, when young
man, be alighted at village where the
Emperor Nicholas was hourly expected.
Williams was taken for the Emperor.
It took the Russians an hour to get
over the mistake, but Williams has
never entirely recovered. He won his
title by gallantry before the walls of
Cerro Gordo, captain in Scott's army,
and be has maintained his fame for
prowess by many personal encounters
since, in all OF which he handled him
self WELL He affects the quality divine
to politicians-of an infallble memory
for names and faces, and is not above
the crudest arts of demagogue. One
evening at Stanford, while he was din
ing with some friends in an upper room
at the town hotel, one of his admirers
stumbled across Buck" Combs, who
had been bugler in Williams regiment
during the war. They had not met
since. Combs got his bugle and. ac-
companied by an immense crowd, went
down to serenade his old commander
with war melodies. Standing under
his window. he lifted up the old regi.
mental call to "boot and saddle" He
repeated it once and again.
TON, said old Williams to his host,
where is that stage starting to this
time of night, aud what is that driver
tootin' so d---n much about!"
"Why, Senator. explained his friend,
regretfully, that's Buck Combs, your
old bugler, serenading you. told 'em
you would remember him aud his bugle,
and they want speech
The old General stepped out of the
window ON the balcony, and, lifting his
voice as silence fell on the crowd, began
That bugle call, F" he said with a
choking voice; "that bugle call, my
friend, is like dead echo of memory.
If l had heard it in the untrodden
wilds of pathless wilderness, would
have known that old Buck Combs was
winding it's sweet notes Often has it
called the old commands to fields of
carnage and the thrill Of victory.
ICheers. There is but one buQler in
the world who could evoke these sweet
notes, and that is Buck Combs. of the
old -th Kentucky. [Cheers.I /
knew it the instant heard it,"
ICheers.l a.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1883-10-04

GA luxuriantly furnished private CLCi
ROOM, for the use of the winnemucca cinci
Club, with private entrance.
BELL l. BURNS.
winnemucca, April Il. If
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1883-10-04

ELLED BY NONE.
The Osceola times., 1883-07-28
Mr.. blaine and the Near Colt.

Speaking Of Mr.. Blaine's remarkable
memory, ex-senator Thurman is report
ed recently to have told the following
story. an lS76,' he said, Blaine came
to my town and made a speech. went
to hear him. While | was talking to
him at the place where he had spoken l
saw in the crowd an old farmer of wealth
and consequence, client of mihe, who
is stanch Republican. He was regard
ing with much interes, the great Repub-
lican leader, of whom. ne had heard so
much but never before had seen. |
beckoned for him to come up, and said !:
Mr.. Blaine, | want to present 10 you
Squire Brown Blaine was very cordial,
old friend perfectly delighted. Brown
was noted breeder Of horses. and that
day had driven into town behind a very
pretty pair of 4-year-olds. Blaine took a
look at the horses and said. Squire, have
you ever trained that near colt? He
would make good time if properly ham
died, think With few other words
he went away with me and saw no more
of MIR. Brown. In 1850 Blaine came to
Ohio and spoke again at my town. l
was on hand. When he had closed his
speech the people came up to speak to
him. Suddenly looking up, he saw
Squire Brown at a distance. The old man
was wondering if Blaine would remem-
Der him. Leaving the crowd about him,
Blaine walked straight to Brown and,
calling him by name, shook hands with
him cordially, and. after talking few
minutes, said: Squire Brown. did you
ever train that near colt you were driv-
ing four years ago when | met you |
have often thought of that colt, and be-
lieved he would have made a gooi trot-
ter il properly trained Now" said
Judge Thurman, 'it has been four years
since that circumstance occurred. Blaine
had had an immense number Of things
70 think of in that time, and vet he had
recalled the man and remembered with
on. difficulty precisely what had hap
pencil so long ago. To my mind it was
one of the most wonderful feats of men,
orv have ever known
The Osceola times., 1883-07-28
The Petaluma Delegation.
san r.sneisco Post.

The other evening during Lawrence
Barreit's performance in Francesca da
Rimini" at the California, just as the ira
gedian was tearing passion to very tat
ters in one of the storniest scenes of the
play, lankv-looking stranger arose from
his seat in one of the stage boxes. and
leaning forward with a wooden tray in
his hand, said: Mister Barrett, | am
'pinted by a committee of yer Petaluma
friends to present yel with this box of
the biggest strawberries ever raised on
this coast"
The thunderstruck actor gaxed at the
speaker for moment in dead silence
then. with terrible kick that scattered
the strawberries equally over the house,
he exclaimed:
"D-n you and your strawberries" y" and
the curtain came down with rush amid
the tornado of laughter that followed.
Ii required five usheres to remove the
infuriated delegate from the milk country
from the theatre. At two o'clock this
morning was still watching the stage
door armed with club, although Mr..
Barrett had long before been carried
round to his hotel concealed in the big
drum
The Osceola times., 1883-07-28
Mr.. Conkiing Tells q story.
New York Journal

During the hearing before Referee
Theodore W. Dwight in the Garrison
case yesterday written agreement was
adopted by the counsel for the purpose
Of avoiding the frequent objections that
have heretofore taken up most of the
time. and in illustration of the situation
ex-senator Conkling said:
Gentlemen, let me tell you story.
Two men were playing cards upon a
Mississippi steamboat. The one was an
elderly, the other was a much younger
man. \ lookeT-on finally called the
Younger man aside and said:
That fellows cheating you
20, guess not"
"Brit he is
Aren't YOU mistaken -
Mary mistake. saw him stock the
cards"
We'll. suppose YOU did. Wasn't it his
deal?
Everybody laughed as a matter Of
course. upon which the ex-senator re
marked: We will now resume the con-
sideration Of this understanding as be-
tween ourselves, for think | am quite
justified in calling this Legal Ecumen-
ical Council"
The Osceola times., 1883-07-28
He Remembered.

This anecdo,e Is told of the late Com
modore Vanderbilt: At Saratoga, on one
occasion. when sitting on the piazza of
hotel. a somewhat overdressed lady ap-
preached and claimed his acquaintance.
The Commodore rose and talked affably
with her. while his wife and daughter
snutfsd the air with soorn. "Father.
said the young lady. as the Commodore
resumed his seat. didn't You remem-
ber that vulgar Mrs B as the wo-
man who used TO sell poultry to Us az
homer Certainly" responded the old
gentleman promptly, ~and | remember
yoOr mother when she used 20 sell root
beer at 3 cents q glass over IN jersey,
when went up there from staten Is
land pe,idling oysters ont Of my boat.
yr,,,,n ss,rr,unding the family there was
no further arsempt at aristccrxtic airs on
the psrt of thr ladies during that se,s n.
The Osceola times., 1883-07-28
FASHION.

Yellow, gray and black are the favor.
ite colors in Jersey" gloves.
Handsome underlothes have never
been in such demand as at present.
Pinked out flounces Of silk are used as
a trimming for mantles, bonnets and
gowns.
Entire suits of Jersey cloth, with skirt
waist and short trowsers are for little
boys.
Bows and boquets are more frequently
worn nj the side Of the throat than in
front.
White Danish kid gloves embroider.
cd with lilies Of the valley, are worn by
bridesmaids.
Light morning muslins have dots OF
white ON black grounds or black dots on
white grounds.
The Chinese driving cloak with saboi
sleeves is the newest style in pongee and
mohair materials.
Closely woven colored silk mitts ar,
newer than those of the more open lace
patterns known as the Marguerite gloves
The most fashionable stockings are OF
black, strawberry or primrose, silk or
Isle, in monochrome.
Some of the newest brocaded gauzcs
have designs so rich and heavy as tc
closely resemble hand embroidery.
White straw bonnets and hats are not
considered in quite rs good style rs those
of the terra-cotta, amber bronze, straw
berry, olive, nuns gray, laurel green and
brown.
Fans are 10 be worn suspended from
the waist and en- suite with the costume,
They are made of figured satin foulard
or Chinese pongee and are mounted on
bamboo or colored wood.
White null morning dresses are made
with Maltese plat from the shoulder
and are trimmed across the front with ai.
ternate frills of lace and embroidery.
Gauze velours and gsuze brocade are
used for princess overdresses. Copper
tending sometimes towards red and
sometimes toward warm bronze is still
pre-eminent among colors.
htIlililE -bN nS ipI tilt uNti-c HTt tllsitlt
in Mother Hubbard style of pink, buff oil
blue percale with the yoke, round collar
and square cuff OF cream white Irish
point embroidery.
A handsome wrap for matron has q
foundation of black net covered with cut
beads. At the bottom are plaitings OF
Spanish lace. headed with cut bead orna-
ments. From beneath the bottom p,aitinc
falls a chenille fringe about II ipches
wide. A nbot of lace passes around the
neck and down each side.
Never have women dressedOith more
taste in the street than they do at present
1t is now considered execrable taste tC
wear anything but the plainest clothes,
and jewelry of any kind especially dia
monds, is considered vulgar. Although
this may be only fashion and shori
lived it is one Of the few good signs o.
the times. On all other occasions women
can dress with rs much brilliancy and
color and richness of display rs the
choose. In tact house dressing is nov
the reverse Of street dressing. Ii cannot
be too gorgeous.
The Osceola times., 1883-07-28
Female Eancies.

"Desdemona' didn't live long enough
To kiss ''othello' for his mother.
The engaged couple is not two souls
with but a single thought, as is generally
supposed. The thought about staying
single never occurs to thems
A sweetheart is called turtle dove,
so a coquette must be a mock turtle dove.
Where would the power of woman be
were ii not for the vanity Of men.-Marie
Eschenbach.
Society item: Mrs. Otto Karl Schultz
enhimmel gave q small German to her
husband
\ man Is known by the company he
keeps, bat a woman is known hy the
company her neighbor entertains.-
Boston Transcript.
Art Americana: Mrs. Malaprop-So
you're going 10 Paris to study art, are
you That will be nice. When YOU
come back YOU can take all our photo
graphs, can't YOU ?-Haryard LampOon.
Where is the girl of long ago." sings
Ioaquin Miller. We saw her the other
day Joaq. But she ism; = girl any more,
She had gray hair and wart on her
nose. had no teeth and wore specs.
A Young lady. on leaving concert re-
Gently, expressed her delight With the
excellent music and said that she was
particularly pleased with that piece
fnom the 18th Massachusetts" meaning
Mosart's Twelfth Mass"
Edith. "IIave you written all the in.
vitations 10 my party, mamma ?" Nam
ma. Yes Edith." Edith. But the best
Part will be when the aoceptions and de-
oeptiOns begin to come in, won't it,
mamma g'-Harvarl lampnon.
"My dear" said Rather at the tea-table,
hooking up from his evening paper, this
French-China trouble looks serious
Yes" answered Mrs. H., Bridget broke
the handle off the sugar-bowl to-day, but
didn't think you would notice it 50
soon"
At the dog show two married people
Quarreled in 4 low voice. Sec here
Adelaide. haven't YOU rot done treating
me like a dOs2' What, treat YOU like
4 dog Oh. no. They give the dogs gold
medals, and YOU don't merit even an
honorable mention.
When Brown failed to catch a Young
lady who slapped his hands at Copenha.
gen. Foss remarked that il was quite a
marine disaster. "A smack lost. YOU
know" he explained in answer TO the
/ inierrcgating glances leyeled at him
I from all sides.-BOston Transcript.
A Boston lady who has Just moved tC
the city WAS called upon by one Of her
neighbors the other day, who opened the
conversation by asking; How do YOU
Z like your new house ?" Not at all,
WAS the disoontentet answer. Il suffer
80 much from insomnia" Strange,
answered the neighbOr svmpathetically
and in 4 new house. too. You must cei
a Trap
You needn't take on so droadfGlly -
exclaimed one Of the Croup Of ladies
around the bride, whose husband had
Just been left at the last station he'll
cone or the next train Il suppose
So" Sohhcd the hereavCd one ;-in-indee,i
I know he-he will" Then what are
YOU crying abcut ." demanded the SYM
pSfhirer. You have only few hcurs
70 wait" ~I-yes. Ii know. but we
made such ftISs over e-cach other when
ne hrst c-came aboard tha; cv-every body
know sWe-wcse married. andthere won't
aTs-aHy yossnE mSn ask me ii-if this seat :
engaged -
The Osceola times., 1883-07-28
Two states.
Louisville Commercial.

LOUISVILLE Commercial
The area of Ohio and Kentucky is
nearly the same,
One has as many natural advantages
as the other.
Ohio favors protecting and fostering
its manufactures.
Kentucky advoca zee trade and
plenty Of pistol pocket
The result is this:
Ohio has double Lc population of
Kentucky.
Ohio is dotted all over with thriving
manufacturing towns.
Kentucky is not so dotted.
Ohio has home market for its agricul-
tural products.
Kentucky has poor insignificant home
markets.
The farmers Of Ohio have grown rich.
The most Of the farmers in Kentucky
remain poor.
Agricultural laborers in Ohio last wear
received on an aveiage $24.S5 per month.
Agricultural laborers in Kentucky at
the same time only received $3.50 per
month.
Slleh is the contrast between State
winch iavors protection and state
which advocates free trade.
The Osceola times., 1883-07-28
The New Mode Of Vaccination.

The British Medical association has
lately had under notice nr. Moore's
new method OF vaccination His plan is
TO make with perfectly clean, sharp
Lancet five or six single scarifcations.
holding the lancet ~ pen is held. res-.
ing securely but gently on the arm II
the person operated on, which is held
with the LEFT hand Thus performed. the
operation is said 10 occupy Szsn,olv two
seconds. and when done lightly, but
sufficiently does not waken sleeping
infant nor cause waking child To
cry provided the attention he diverted
by gently s.rokiG< the arm, OF otherwise
enssSingthe attention. The lymph from
the arm Of another child, or pm served
IN tubes or on points, is then gently rub
bed with the fiat of the lancet or charged
points acrcss the little wounds, which
may be msde to cape by slight fraction
ON the adjacent skin. The result Of this
mode Il operating Is found to be one Of
more, usually two, separate veSicles, OF
an obloug compound one at the site Of
each pair ~ scratches. and one al the
sight Of the single scratch, or more if
six were made in all. or if they were
longer than usual. Ii is neither neees-
Slry nor desirable that the incisiors BE-
made at all deep
The Osceola times., 1883-07-28

the structure on Indian Mill creek in
1855. 1t was built for Z. B. Bcstwick.
He lived there alone with his wife for
nearly ten years, but when the esld ex-
element broke out in California he sold
the property 10 Louis Campu. Twenty
years ago Mrs. W. II. Mcconnell pur-
chased the property fors1 goo, and IT was
sold with the lot, comprising five acres,
TO George W. Gay, for $1,000. MIR. Ives
states that all the timbcrs are as sound
as when put in place forty-ive years ago,
and that the building would stand foi
many years vet. During the past few
days many personsh have visited the old
house, particularly TO get view from the
cupola and learn the truth ofa legend
that its walls are papered with hank
bills.
The room is about Ixl2 feet and is 10
feet high, and the walls are covered with
unsigned bank bills, engraved only on
one side, on paper which to-day would
not be considered good enough for WALL
paper, bearing these words;
State of Michigan: The Peoples bank
Of Grand River will pay - dollars
on demand to or bearer.
Grand Rapids, -, Is.
The Osceola times., 1883-07-28
Nsrrcw-Gsage speed.
Cleveland Herald

An experimental trip has been made
on the Denver and Rio Granie to aseer-
tain whether rate Of speed can h. Oh
tanned on 4 narrow-ganse railroad to cor.
respond with that On hrosd gauges. A
theory has been held that ouly very
moderate speed Gould with safety he
made over nsrrOw-sause roSis, and il is
fact that trains on such rnads are cen-
orally slower. Twenty miles an hour Is
considered good rare for the narrow
sanCe, while tha, would be slow for the
hroad-carce. But on the trial tim men
toned on the Denver hne, forty-Six miles
were male in fifty-nine minutes. and the
tfrst half Of the di lance was run at the
rate Of nearly mile a rainrse. Althourh
this proves the ability 10 attain rate Of
speed on such rosds much faster t4sn
that usually run, OF cnarSe cne TRIP .isfp-
onstrafes nothing about The crulrs-a.;.s
safety Of such a rate q goin-.
The Osceola times., 1883-07-28

The Ross family sorrow still lives in a
home on Walnut lane, Germantown.
The ninth anniversary Of the disappear
ance of little Charlie Ross has just been
pasSed in that stricken home by Mr..
and Mrs. Ross and sixteen-year-old
boy-Challie's brother-who sat on
the porch all day looking for their los,
one and dreaming Of his return. Mr.
Ross spends all his leisure time answer
inc letters and following up clevs. Al
thougs all efforts TO trace the hoy have
been fruitless. his zeal l. unahated.
Every year he gets piles of letters about
lost children. and this correspondence in
dicates that many other families must he
suffering like his. The Roses have a
deep-seated belief that Charlie will "
turn to them sometime, and De made
known 10 them ss their lost child. They
regularly observe the anniversary Of the
abduction and sat on the porch and wait
and hope.
The Osceola times., 1883-07-28
\ Georgia womAn's Nerve

A Spaldine county lady living in the
vicinity Of Double Cabins went out one
morning recently to gather flowers, and
while bending over bush, her hand
came in contact with large moceasin
snake which lay ooiled up under the
leaves. Simultaneous was the discovery y
and before she could remove her band
the snake ran up the sleeve Of her dress
and protruded its head from small
rent in the garment Just below the
shoulder. Quick as thought she grasped
il BY the neck and held it securely until
she could summon her husband TO her
aid. who soon dispatched the reptile.
The Osceola times., 1883-07-28
some characteristics of Grant.
Boston Traveller.


Grant loaned me money when had
sickness in my family, and when went
to pay it back to him he looked up ovel
his paper and said: Never mind 1t now
when you get $4,000 year and house
rent, I'll take it," Grant was very par
ticular about his orders. If one Of u.
disobeyei, he was sure 10 lose his situa-
ton in a hurry. And then again he was
very particular about Mrs. Grants or
ders. Ii wouldn't do to argue any of hel
orders with the General. He simply
wouldn't listen. but would say in that
quiet way Of his, while his square-cui
Jaw would look even more determined
than ever: Il wish you TO understand
that Mrs. Grants wish is my wish.
shall not discuss the matter. See that
her orders are carried out" And yet the
General was no; a henpeoked husband
by any means.
The Osceola times., 1883-07-28
The Joke on steward.
Osiensbarz Journal.

Gen. Il. W. Judson tells a good story.
Ii was a case in the United States Dis
trict Court at Albany a good many yeaus
ago. A patent right suit was on before
judge Nelson. VIM. Ii. steward WAS
counsel on one side. In summing mp he
occupied a whole day. Peter Cagger
cam~ in while he was talking. and after
listening an hour, turned 10 learned
lawyer and inquired; What the devil
i Steward talking about - The counsel
on tine other side made long speech.
and the judge charged After the jury
had heen out about two hours they csme
into the court, aad the foreman said /:
The Osceola times., 1883-07-28
THE srRINkLEK.

sprinkle, sprinkle, wstercart,
How wonder whs, thou art
Never can ind you nigh
whan the dust Is deep and dry,
When the clolded sun is set,
And the streets with rain are wet,
Then you wing your little night'
sprinkle. sprinkle. len and right,
When the crossings sunday clssn'
Full Of weii-ircSsed folks are seen,
Men. amid their shrieks and oaths,
How you sprinkle all their clothes.
And when brigh, my boots are ".hined"
And my hand. In kids confined,
Rsstling down the thirsty street,
How you soak my hands and feet
some day when this deed is done,
l will draw my uusly gun,
Then we'll wonder what thou art,
Buekshot sprinkled water cart
burlington Hswkey,