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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-08-03
msw~renx UNION.

Already . terrible railroad disas-
ter hes folh,wed the tslegraphsrs
skrika because the Western Union
company preferred to employ -
s,oompstent man at low wages
rather than an old hand at . de,ent
salary. Five lives we're sacrificed.
L 10 time th It the Government took
. hand IN the strike and established
. postal telegraph. The operators
ehuuld draw their lines closer and
closer and bring the monopoly to
it, knees. Al yet The strikers have
not ordered the railroad operators
. leave their Instruments. and
whom they do. which vii bs this
week, the public will begin to 70
alike what IN important factor in
The country an operator is. Al soon
- the railroad keys are shut down
the rail. DAD will realize where their
intsnsst lies and side with tho Oper-
ssors. The best possib solution
Of the matter il Government pos
tal telegraph which now works %
veil in many countries in Europe.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-08-03
PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES.

MINT OF UNITED STATES, CARSON, New.
SUPEKINrENT'S OFFICE. :
July sOth, Ss3.
sealed proposals will be received by
the undersigned until II O'Clock, noon,
Tuesd y. August 5th. lass.
for furnishing such supplies as may be
required from time to time, by the Mint
during the fiscal year ending June SOth,
1884, embracing acids and other chemi-
calls, wood, coal, charcoal. crucibies.
covers, stirrers. buck gloves, cotton
cloth. dry goods, metals and other nec-
essary supplies. schedules and blank
forms for proposals., with Information
az to the quantities Of each article that
" i'll probably be required, will be fur.
nished on application.
Proposals will be considered separate
Iy on each article, and upon com
parison Of the prices, and samples of
articles furnished and will be accepted
as to the whole or part, as may be
deemed for the Interest Of the Govern
ment, the right to reject any and all
proposals being reserved.
hcQul0ItlOuS WALL UC 108O0 Ou Su0 PsAA
ties whose bids may be accepted, nd
the articles must be furnished as re-
Quiled without delay.
Proposals to receive consideration.
must be accompanied by q sufficient
bond, with one or more sureties, and ny
samples. or such description Of the
articles % will clearly designate the
Lind and quality to be delivered.
Proposals should be addressed to the
undersigned, and enclosed wit b . copy
of this advertise mcnt in . sealed en-
velop endorsed, proposals for sup
plies y
The bids will be opened and registered
at the hour named in the presence Of
bidders and officers Of the Mint.
JAMES CRAWFORD,
Superintendent
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-08-03

Governor Butler of Masses chusetts
received BY express . few days ago
two small cresm-cclorod ow:s, each
Of which exhibits the peculiar OBJ
liquity u the eye that marks the
iass Of biz Exesllsncy. The box
va addressed s'0ovefpor =. T.
Batler, Boston. Mass. from N ex-
Confederate Of Ftederick, Ma.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-08-03

A valuable setting to . gold scarf pin.
Any one finding and returning the saIn e
to this Office will be suitably rewarded.
0i.lW
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-08-03


Il 10 we'll. when setting ont on .
railroad journey, to . ip two or
three grains Of faxseed into the
pocket. Then if you are 90 unfor.
tunate % to catch . cinder under
your eyelid, the pain NAV DO allay-
ID BY clipping . seed Of fax in after
Il. where it will swell in few mo-
nents. and give out it, peculiar
muc,laginous water, bathing the
eye. keeping down Inflammation
and swelling, and wrapping the
spark in it. cause it to slip ont
without further trouble.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-03-07
Playing Camel.

The fable relates that a camel asked
to be permitted to put his head under
shelter, and when his request was
granted he began to crowd his whole
body in at the door, and soon lad
entire possession. Salmi Morse is play
ing camel. He begins his performance
of the Passion Play with full-dress
rehearsal in which he keeps the most
prominent characters in the back
ground as much as possible, and he fol-
lows the rehearsal with a private per-
formance tonight to which the mayor
and other prominent people have been
invited. He hopes to secure verdict
that the play is not Objectionable, and
when once the camel gets possession
he will trample down all opposition,
with all the characters as it was
by peasants at Oberammergau. A
newspaper reporter speaks of the re-
hearsal the other evening as containing
nothing like blasphemy; but the obtuse
scribbler ought to be able to perceive
that any attempt at the dramatic rep
resentation of the character of Jesus
Christ upon the stage is blasphemous
in the estimation of Christian people.
Let Mayor Edison stand firm in his de-
termination to prevent the outrage.
As the Sun intimated some weeks ago.
there is reason to believe that the play
if licensed would fail for lack of pat
rons-the devout regarding it with
horror and the indifferent being un-
willing topay their money to see it
but it is best to have it known that
there is a limit, even in New York, as
to the outrageous dramatic perform
ances which will be tolerated. New
York paper.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-03-07
How Gambetta Lost an Eye.

His father, who had no provision OF
the boys future celebrity, wanted to
secure him against military service by
keeping him an Italian. Immunity
from soldering was brought about ac-
cidentally. AS Gambetta was watch
ing knife-grinder operate on wheel,
the blade of the knife got detached
from the handle and flew into the
boys eye and blinded it. He was very
much petted in consequence, and the
mother was emboldened by her in
creased tenderness to insist upon Leon
being sent to the Petit Seminaire of
Montfaucon to receive classical edu-
cation. Her husband was an enemy
to higher instruction and thought the
communal school sufficient for boy
whose destiny it was to be provincial
grocer Century.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-03-07

There's an Amy that musters its legions
And marches to roll-call each day;
And happy and blest are the regions
Which lie in that army's bright way.
They troop over hillock and hollow,
They spring across brookiet and pool,
And gayly and cheerily follow
The summons wi ich bids them 10 school.
By thousands thearmy is numbered,
It's soldiers ure fresh as the morn;
Not one is by sorrow encountered,
Not one is by care overborne.
AT decimals sometimes they stumble,
And sometimes by verbs are perplexei;
And the proudest grows sadden and humbled
When question is passed to the next
But forgot at the brieiest vacation
Are problems and puzzles and prose
The grief of the stern conjugation,
That late was fountain of woes;
And the army goes back TO its duty
The hour that pay-time is done,
Respendent in love and in beauty,
Unmatched meath the light Of the sun.
They gather, this wonderful army,
In field and in grove and in street;
lheirvoices are music to charm me,
So ringing and eager and sweet.
Their cheeks are rs red as q cherry,
Their eyes are rs pure us the day,
And the sound OF their marching is merry,
Wherever they pass on their way.
There are people forever assigning
And saying the world is all wrong;
But somehow their doubts take to flying
AT sight of this wonderful throng.
The world may be clouded and weary,
Of trouble and toi! may be full,
But at least there is hope where the cherry
Dear children are going to school,
-.Nrs. .Maryare Z. Sangtel.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-03-07
WHOLE NO. 2l09.
Japan's Most Famous Artist.

One hundred and twenty-three years
ago-in the year just before the first
observed transit of Venus-there was
a looking-gla3s maker III yedo, who
was made happy by the information,
"It's boy" Neighbors and friends
rushed in to congratulate Mrs. Middle
island, the happy mother whose son
North-house ( (lIokusai) was to become
the most famous artist in Japan.
AS the boy grew up he was fond of
drawing, and always had pencil or
brush-pen in his hand. He made pic
lures of babies on their mothers backs,
of chubby children playing, of the own
erless wolfish dogs and bob-tailed cats
of Yedo. Nearly all the japanese
artists before North-house had painted
only lords and ladies of the court,
MOBILES costumes and gorgeous silk
dresses, and gold-lacquered vases and
palanquins belonging to the mikado.
Many of their subjects were Chinese,
but silken curtains and red temples
and pagodas, with abundance of gold
clouds in the picture to cover up the
plain, or common parts, were what one
saw on the most famous works of art.
But Hokusai was a man of the
people. He cared next to nothing
about Chinese heroes, or high lords of
the cOurt-eXcept to make fun of them
and so he struck out in new line.
lie pictured farmers and mechanics,
thatched cottages and shops and mar
kets, pack-horses and street dogs, and
everything in humble life. lie especi-
ally entered into the juvenile world
which is only as high as yard-stick-
and while his brother artists scared
into the mountains and clouds IIokusai
kept on the ground, with the result
that even the babies understood his
drawings, and dyers bought his books
for their patterns. To study some of
the dainty pictures dyed into a
Japanese lady's skirt, or to read
japanese fairy tale on brides robe,
is often to recognize Hokusai's pictures
reproduced in color.
IIokusai opened studio in Ycdo in
1910, and labored steadily until lS49-
about five years before Commodore
Perry entered the Bay of Yedo. His
chief books of pictures are his mangua,
or album of sketches. Occasionally he
made journeys, and the fruits of his
travel were his "Hundred Views of
Full Yama," besides many pictures of
natural scenery. His drawings are
more simply and less finished than ours,
but are much clearer than those of
most japanese draughtsmen, so that,
of them all, HokuSai is best understood
by foreigners.
Hokusai is Dead but thousands of
Japanese still chuckle over his carica-
lures and in American metal-work,
silverware, wallpaper, embroidery, and
a hundred forms of decorative art, the
strokes of his pencil are visible, with
a character all their own.- st.
Nicholas.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-03-07
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

All the scholastic scaffolding falls as
a ruined edihce before one single word
Faith.
In the last day it will not be asked
what we did or what we believed, but
what we loved.
Trust that man in nothing who has
not conscience in everything.
Occasions do not make man frail,
but they show what he is.
We love in others what we lack our.
selves, and would be everything but
what we are.
TO tell men that they cannot help
themselves is to fling them into reck-
lessness and despair.
Education is the only interest wor~
thy the deep, controlling anxiety Of
the thoughtful man.
Don't wait for somebody else to go
ahead. Break your own path. Don't
put off to-day's work until tomorrow
in hope that it will be done for you.
Affectation in any part of our car
riage is lighting a candle to our defect,
and never fails to make us be taken
notice of, either as wanting sense or as
wanting sincerity.
Thinkers are as scarce as gold; but
he whose thought embraces all his SUBJ
ject, who pursues it uninterruptedly,
and is fearless of consequences, is di-
amond of enormous size.
Hate idleness, and curb all passions;
be true in all words and actions; un-
necessarily deliver not your opinion,
but when you do, let it be just, we'll
considered and plain.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-03-07
A Forgotten Promise.

There is a young conductor on a
line of street cars in Cincinnati who is
the hero of romantic episode. Atthe
time of the burning of the Brooklyn
theater, in which 50 many people were
burned to death, this young man was a
resident Of Brooklyn. He attended the
theater on the night of the fire, and
sat beside male companion in the
front row near the orchestra. AS it
will be remembered, the fire was dis
covered during the latter part of the
first act of the 1.-TWO Orphans" At the
time the flames made their appearance
behind the scenes one of the company
billed as Nellie Dell, but whose real
name was Kittie Meyers, young New
York girl, was doing song and dance
act. The fire burst out all over the
stage with incredible rapidity, and the
young man saw that this girl was in
peril. With spring he leaped across
the orchestra railing, clambered on the
stage and caught Miss Dell in his arms
and broke for the private box nearest
the street. After considerable difficulty
he succeeded in getting into the open
air with the girl clinging to his neck,
frightened almost to death. He had
saved her life, as most of those who
were on the stage when he went to her
rescue perished in the flames. Thus
began an acquaintance which soon
ripened into love, and finally they were
married. The father of the girl, who
was business man in New York
city, made the acquaintance of his
daughters deliverer, and, pleased with
his appearance, said: "You have
saved my daughters life, and you shall
have her for your wife," Nellie's heart
had been smitten by the good-loolling
fellow Che was poor timer at that
time), and union was soon effected.
The father said to him: "You shall
never want for anything" He must
have soon forgotten his promise, for
now his heroic son-in-law is manipula-
ting bell-punch for ~ day. Such
is life in great city,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-03-07

about Will? Well, Pm afraid I've
tired you out, Prissy, and I'll stop fol
tonight and say good-by," said John.
And his heart gave a great throb OF
relief as he reflected that Priscilla had
shown no signs of relenting toward
Will.
She found a scrap Of paper on the
floor where John had been sitting. 1t
was an acrostic on her name.
''He does care for mel" she decided,
as she read the somewhat limping
lines that were transfgured by a
mighty love.
A few days later little Bonny
Ballard found her sister busily at
work, painting. She climbed into q
chair, and, for a moment, her mouth
became scarlet 80" of admiration as
she gazed, as if fascinated, at the
picture of girl in old-time costume,
with sweet, daring face and plentiful
waving hair, crowned by a would-be
demure little cap.
isn't she cute?" said Bonny, at
length. "What's her name?'
"Priscilla," answered her sister,
deepening the rose-tinge on the dimpled
cheek of the audacious little Puritan.
"Why, that's your name.' exclaimed
Bonny. SIS her other name Ballard,
too?"
mo; Mullins"
"How ugly." exclaimed the fastidi-
Gus Bonny, struggling her little
shoulders in disgust. "She ought to
get married and change it,"
"She did, she changed it to Alden"
"Was she nice?" pursued Bonny.
"She believed in woman's rights"
said Priscilla, with her pretty, dimpling
smile.
"Bonny shuddered. Her sisters
words brought up bitter memories of
Aunt Betsey and conhscated peanuts,
Aunt Betsey and interdicted pickles.
Aunt Betsey, who believed in
woman's rights, was mot nice;' con-
sequently, according to Bonny's logic,
Priscilla Mullins, who held the same
opinions, could not have been "nice"
either.
"But her picture is nice, if she
wasn't. May l have it," pleaded
Bonny, wisely distinguishing the sub
stance from the shadow.
"No, dear; it is for Mr.. Pardee," re.
turned her sister.
"Does he like girls who believe in
woman's rights?'
81 hope sO." exclaimed Priscilla, fer.
yently. "Otherwise, he won't like
mel" she added, under her breath, as
she put the finishing touches to the
rosy trail of arbutus-blossoms that en-
circled and blushed over the question,
"Why don't you speak for yourself,
John?"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-03-07

ELY'S CREAM
BALM I oHectually
clcanses the nasnaI
Passages of Catarr-
hal virus, causing
healthy secretions,
allays ysiuhamtionma,
protects the mem
brane from adli
t!onGl colds, COM
pletely heals the
cores and restores
the sense of taste
and smell. Bene.
fetal results are
realized by q few
applications. A
thorough treatment
will cure Catarrh.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-03-07

Hay Fever, &c. Unequaled for colds tn tie
head. Agreeable 10 use. Apply by tho little
finger iuto the nostri's. Will deliver by mail
SOC package postage stamps. Sold by
wholesale and retail druggists.
ELY'S CREAM BALM CO., Owego, N. Y,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-03-07

nHnm business now before the public You car
DEVlIs make money faster at work for us than at
nnAI anything else. Capital not required. We
Ml1H9 4 will start you. S12 a day and upward.
S~~e made at home by the Industrious. Men
women boys and girls wanted everywhere to work fol
u.s. Now Is the time You can devote your whole time "a
the work, or only your spare moments No other bust
ness will pay you nearly so well. willing 10 work
can fail 10 make enormous pay by engaging at once.
Costly Outfit and terms free. great opportunity fol
making money easily and honoraby. Address fRUE Co.
Augusta. Ne,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-03-07

Searching for secrets in the muzzle
of a gun is dangerous business.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-03-07
\ u y X

The door-bell assaulted the ears of
the Ballard family with the noisiest
"Ting-aling-lang, cling-aling-clang" to
which it had ever given utterance, on
the morning Of the fourteenth of Feb
ruary.
"Whoever in the world can it be-"
exclaimed Mrs. Ballard, peeping
between the parlor curtains. "Oh, it's
John Pardee.-and if John ever drank
a drop in his life, l should say that he
was drunk! His hat is on one of his
ears, and his overcoat is wrong-side
out. Something terrible must have
happened! Run and see what he
wants in such hurry, Prissy."
Priscilla went, very slowly, and
opened the door to John Pardee.
Priscilla, my darling, can it be
true began John.
THAT this is st. Valentines day?
Yes, / believe it is" said she demure-
ly, but with the least little wicked
sparkle in her topaz eyes.
Then, changing her manner sudden
ly, "Oh, John," she said, couldn't you
see that loved you?"
"What was it that you wanted,
John?" inquired Mrs. Ballard, coming
into the hall at this juncture.
"Priscillal' answered John, prompt
ly.
"'And then he looked down on me,
With q look that put n crown on me-"
Priscilla quoted, in confidence, to her
diary.
Will Thorndyke soon discovered
that Kitty Medford was very pretty,
and danced at Priscilla's wedding with
Il heart as light as his heels.
Bonny, too, was in her element on
this auspicious occasion, nuttering
about like pink-and-blue fairy, in
toxicated with honey-dew.
"John," she said, capturing her
brother-in-law under the wedding-bell
of smilax and white rosebuds, "do you
like that woman's-rights girl that
Priscilla sent you? Cause, if you
don't, you know, you might give it to
mel" she pleaded, looking at him with
coaxing eyes, that would do dangerous
work when their owner grew older.
But, sweet as the wide, sea-blue
eyes were, they couldn't wheedle away
Johns treasured valentine
Like that woman's-rights girl he
exclaimed. 81 should rather think |
did! On my calendar of saints, Saint
Priscilla Mullins divides the honor
with good Saint Valentine. No
Bonny-dearly as l love you, 1 can't
give you my valentine!"
And so the shadow of sweet Priscilla
Mullins sleeps perfumed sleep in a
satin case, and the substance OF sweet
Priscilla Pardee makes Johns rosy
dream-world roster reality.
The Osceola times., 1883-07-21

--FoR SALE--A New Home and
a Weed or Hartford Sewing Ma
chine. a bargain can be had by
caAing at this office.
The Osceola times., 1883-07-21
lconainnieaiei1
lComninnieaied.l
SANDY BAYou, July -, 1888.


SANDY BAYoU, July -, 1888.
EprroR OsCEoLA TINES - Sir:
Thinking that perhaps ii wousd in
terest some TO hear from this place,
] Thought ! would iot down \ few
items rom Sandy Bayou. We have
some of the best crops here that |
have seen anywhere; cotton looks
fine, snd corn beats anything / have
seen around. We had heavy ran
fall last Friday and Saturday, which
literally knocked the bottom out Of
the roads. Speaking of roads, they
have been trying to get our road
fixed from Ayres' Mil to this place,
and it seems that the citizens of this
ncighborhood have no energy to fix
roads, but seem rather to prefer pull
ing through the mud axle-tree deep
nine months in the year than to turn
ous aud put in few days ditching
the roads. Will some one start 4
movement tosards working and re-
pairing our trails? roads so-called.
Mr.. +. A. Coifman has Just dug
and sold 342 bushels of potatoes
from about | l-2 acre of land for
which he realized the snug little sum
of $3.50; and yet people claim that
nothing but cotton will pay.
Mr.. Coffman has commenced the
erection of another large brick kiln,
of 10000 capacity, which he will
sell at the lowest market price.
The Rev. DIR. James entertained
the people of the bayou to-day by
preaching searching sermon. After
services were over proposition was
nade 10 organize Sabbath School;
Squire Hart was elected superinten-
dent and Mrs. Taylor Treasurer; a
collection was then taken up and
three dollars was gathered for books,
and the money was turned over to
the Treasurer; the meeting was then
dismissed to meet next Sunday at 3
o'clock.
There is considerable improve
ment going on here, and Sandy Bay
on bids iair TO be the best farming
portion of this county.
x FARMER.
The Osceola times., 1883-07-21
Sewing Machine,
JUST PERFECTED.

The. largest Under Arm, the light
estand the Qaictest, the most layishly
decorated; the least vibration of any;
y galaxy of new patents.
SIMPLICITY SlMPLIFIED.
DURABILITY DETERMINED!
RELIABILITY REASSERTED.
Ball-bearing balance wheel; knife
edge srcadle-bearing; newest and
most elegant designs in stands and
wood works; positive take up; per
feet stitch.
IT'S WANTED BY EVERYBODY
Also, the Old Standard WEED
MACHINE, favorite of thousands,
and as good as ever before.
Both Machines manufactured by
the Weed S. NJ. Co., Hartford, Conn,
and for sale by G. II. BGIcKEY &
Bro, 0sceola, Ark.
The Osceola times., 1883-07-21
INonmnnicaLcl /
x FARMER.


EDIToR OscEoLA TIMES: | trust
any inkling of interest would be, at
all times, acceptable, and as Crtten-
den has no local organ to record her
happenings Or weeks doings, w
telephone you by our grape vine, of
the Fourth, at Gilmore Station-the
10th station on the Memphis, Spring
field & Kansas City Railway. Ber-
thune & Co., of this road, met with
an ovation, a la grand Arkansas style,
mine host, John Gilmore, the famous
crack rifle shot and bear hunter of
our wilds, gave banquet; his fatted
beef, swine and mutton were sacri-
feed. a rustic hop, to Memphis
music, tread the boards, and Miss
Lizinka Elliston Morris presented
pair of gilt antlers, to be given the
first Passenger Locomotive that
reao hes Gilmore" the name of the
new burg, with a bright future
ahead. We append the neat and
chaste effusion, accompanying the
Horns. 1t is the young Lady's first
effort, and was well received. This
pair of horns did not conflict with
our three-mile restrictions, and were
received, in behalf of the Railway,
by Mr.. Harry Cantrel, in an i'm
promptu, felicitous speech.
y y X,