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The Osceola times., 1883-10-20
FASHION.
White is very much worn.

White is very much worn.
Shot silks and satins will rage in the
fall.
BY some fashionable people very lit
tie is worn.
Polonaises are much worn; so are
stockings BRAIDED in pearls.
Hats are worn far back on the head;
bonnets are tip-tilted forward.
Pulled sleeves, Queen Mary's style are
seen upon new dresses.
Waistcoats for women have been reviv-
ed and are worn under cutaway jackets.
The darts of the corsage are now made
short to give the figure an easy grace.
In low cut shoes and slippers dark
red is the prevailing color.
silk stockings are embroidered in
front with colored steel beads and silk
chenille.
The latest lace pins are in design Of
the Brooklyn bridge.
Large square neckerchiefs, folded in A
three cornered shape, are made of silk
muslin.
Belts are worn quite narrow. They
are fastened with snowy buckles of OK
died silver, cut steel, or stamped leath-
er.
The latest novelty in writing paper is
called photographic" and is quite ex-
pensive, being made in imitation of old
discolored parchment.
"Tel-el-Kebir" is new cloth for cos
tunes, resembling albatross cloth, only
very much thicker. /. comes in mono.
chrome patterns, and also in brocades,
some of which are very gorgeous.
One Of the most novel arrangements
for the neck is a plating of lace sewed
down one side of a narrow band, reach
ing from the throat to the bust with a
succession of loops of "baby" ribbon,
or rows of velvet down the other, form
ing heading.
The Osceola times., 1883-10-20
BIZ Nye's Hornets.


Last fall desired to add to my rare
collection large hornets nest. / had an
embalmed tarantula and her porcelain
lined nest, and | desired TO add to these
the gray and airy home of the hornet.
| procured one of large size after cold
weather and hung it in my cabinet by a
string. When warm weather came some
thing reminded me of it. think it was
a hornet. He logged my memory in
some way and called my attention to it.
Memory is not located where / thought
it was 1t seemed As though whenever
he touched me he awakened meInory
"a warm memory with a req place all
around it.
Then some more hornets came and
began to rake up old personalities. / re
member that one of them lit on my up
per lip. He thought it was rosebud.
When he went away it looked like glad
iolus bulb. | wrapped a wet sheet
around it to take out the warmth and re-
duce the swelling 80 that l could go
through the folding-doors and tell my
wife about it.
Hornets lit all over me and walked
around on my person. did not dare to
scrape them off because they are SO sem
sitive. You have to be very guarded in
your conduct toward hornet. ! re-
member once while was watching the
busy little hornet gathering honey and
June bugs from the bosom of rose,
years ago, stirred him up with club,
more as practical joke tfan anything
else, and he came and lit on my sunny
hair-that was when | wore my own
hair-and he walked around through my
cleaning tresses quite awhile, making
tracks as large as watermelon all over
my head. If he hadn't run out of tracks
my head would have looked like load
ofsummer squashes. | remember l had
to thump my head against the smoke
house in order to smash him, and / had
to comb him out with fine comb and
wear a waste paper basket two weeks
for hat.
Much has been said about the hornet,
but he has an odd, quaint way after all
that is forever new.
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A Ghost at u 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
derverseness, and the fellow was suing
earnestly when a 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 word of the
terror that drove him from her side.
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lift its head between the pebbles. B ed
of geraniums and hot house plants in
full bloom dot the lawns. The trees are
symmetrically trimmed. The barns are
clean and in thorough repair.
A pleasant picture of the daily life of
the now famous family was presented to
the eye of the reporter On the front
piazza in an easy rocking chair sat the
aged mother little grayer, perhaps, for
the experiences OF the two past years,
but looking very cool and comfortable
| in the twilight A little TO the east on
the broad piazza were the children seat
ed in knot whiting Irwin and Abra m
and the two little Rudolph boys. Around
the corner to the east was Miss Mollie,
sitting on a window-sill and toying with
the shutter of the blind. In the rear, on
the west side of the house, the family
horse and carriage stood, as if in readi-
ness to take some member of the family
for a moonlight drive.
Mrs. Garfield, Harry and James were
not visible, but are living on the farm,
having returned from Saratoga last week
Tuesday. Here the family now live
and will remain during the summer
There are twelve members in all, besides
the help. Mrs. Garfield, grandma, and
the five children; Mr.. Joseph Rudolph,
his father, wife and two children. Their
Mentor life is by no means tedious. The
village is decidedly pleasant one, the
family is provided with every comfort
and there is no one to modest or make
AFRAID. Occasionally trip is made to
Little Mountain in order to escape the
heat of day or two Last week the
Rudolph boys and some Of the Garfield
boys drove over to Kirkland and inspect
ed the Mormon Temple there. Frequent
trips are made down to Cleveland and
occasional trips to places even more dis
tant, but the family spend most Of their
time in Mentor
The youngsters, Abram and Irwin,
seem to enjoy themselves hugely.
There is stream of water called Rocks
creek Just west of the homestead, and
here in connect nwith some other boy S
of the neighborhood, they have built a
dam, thus causing the water to deepen
and makes a good place for swimming
Here they have some rare frolics. They
also 60 on occacional fishing expeditions
Altogether the Garfield home is de-
lightful place and its occupants expert
ence no lack of wholesome diversion, al
though living in such comparative retir
| rpant
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smooth in water.

When tired of the usual salad dressing
try this: Rub an ounce Of butter and
nearly a 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 it simmer gently. When 1t
begins to thicken add the yolk OF one
egg. This is very nice with lettuce and
cold potato salad
handsome easel can be made at
small expense. Have a frame of COM
mon whitewood made, see that the pro-
portions are good then cover Il entirely
with vel vet, plush or satin, or even vel
yeteen of good quality may be used.
An easel five feet igh will serve to
hold quite q good.sized picture and will
make it much more prominent picture
than if it were hung on the wall.
II is not generally known that the
mint sauce will keep il bottled and be as
good or even better. than when freshly
Gathered. OF course do not mean that
It will keep indefinitely, but for 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.
Ifyour 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 adiudeed to be void because il had
been altered in 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 is good thing to save some Of
the fat when cooking lamb. Use wha
you require for the gravy, and then saw
the rest so that when you roast you
next saddle of lamb you can lay littl'
lump of fat on top of it when 1t is put il
the oven. Sprinkle salt and peppe
over it also.
If dried pumpkin is put soaking a
night in sweet milk it will be ready 70
use in the morning; if there are an
small Jumps left in it they can be rub
bed smooth with spoon.
To quiet the burning of ivy-poisone'
hands, wet them with hot lime-watel
This will be efiicacious sometimes whe
nothing else does any good.
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Atmospheric Influences.
Texas Sihings.

A convocation of commercial travellers
was assembled and gathered together on
the b reezy veranda Of the Beach Hotel
Galveston. An itinerant beggar, who
had once been wealthy and respected
citizen, but who had become impoverish-
ed by lack of deep water and his efforts
to counteract the atmospheric influences,
approached the group in a sidelong man.
ner, something after the manner of a
crab, and by display of the transitory
wit, which 50 delights drummers he
charmed the entire circle. The drinks
which he inhaled were numerous, and at
the expense of the drummers. Finally,
as he was about to withdraw from the
canvass, one of the drummers inquired,
Just as if he really had some doubts on
the subject:
"Don't you want ten cclts to get
drink with in the morning."
The tramp did not accept the nomina-
ton viva voce; but, after a pause, re
marked that he thought there was no
legal obstacle to the drummer making
that kind of an investment.
81 will advance you the money, if you
will promise not to spend it until to-
morrow morning, and then only for
drink"
As the Cotton Exchange was ,losed for
the day it was impossible TO use the
money in futures, so the tramp readily
promised to carry out the trust imposed
on him.
Here is your money"
The beggar, impecunious no longer,
took the money, and was about to convey
it to place of safety, when an idea seem
ed to strike him with considerable vie-
lence. He turned back.
81 say, gentlemen, l hope you under
stand | am man of my word
90, certainly"
81 have promised not to buy drink
with this money until tomorrow morn
ing
"That's the understanding"
"Just so but the Bible says never put
off till tomorrow that which you can do
to-day, and"
"You are not going back on your
word"
80, no but was just thinking that,
as capital is so insecure, the dread of my
Icing robbed in my sleep will keep me
awake all night. Now, if had another
drink right now, sort of night-cap, you
know, would sleep as sound as if had
no cash balance on my mind. tell you,
gentlemen men of wealth have their
troubles, as well as the poorer classes.
Before ! became the custodian of that
ten cents with which you have so gener-
ously endowed me, ! had no occasion to
resort to artificial means to produce
healthful slumber. My sleep was like
that of an infant, so calm"
90, pshaw Here's another dime to
get nightcap."
The proposition was accepted on the
spot, and the ten cents was utilized in
procuring an antidote against tie atmos-
pheric influences which are said to be
more deletorious just now than at any
previous epoch in the history of the
Island City.
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ALL SORTS.

The income of the Church of England
is put at s22 $4,000.
Voltaire's house Is used by the German
Bible Society as repository for Bibles.
S. II. Howard, colored man, who
died in Brooklyn the other day at the
age Of "a years left a fortune of nearly
10000.
Out Of respect for public opinion, Gov
ernor Hamilton, of Illinois, has ordered
that the military companies of that State
shall not parade on Sundays, except as
funeral escorts.
Minnesota, according to pamphlet
Just issued by the State board of imini-
grafton, has still vast tract of unex-
plored territory within her borders.
Lee Cbilde, a nephew Of Gen. Robert
z. Lee, has fallen heir to the estate of the
late Baroness de Triquety, whose niece
he married few years ago. Mr.. Childe
has been livingin Paris for several years.
In a replevin suit at stevensville,
Montana, relating to pair of reins
bought at auction for so cents, the un-
successful litieant paid in costs more
than $500. Over 100 witnesses we're ex-
amined.
Aaron Stevenson, of Green Hill, Ind,
was 96 years of age, and lived alone. As
he was preparing his dinner recently,
his halfwiIted brother, who is ~ years
old, stole in upon him, and with an axe
severed his head from. his body.
Two cattle dealers of Bay st. Louis,
named Odum and Borden, quarreled
under pine sapling during storm
Borden held up the knife TO strike his
opponent, but at that instant stroke OF
lightning killed them both.
The value of the poultry consumed in
the United States annually is estimated
at $500, ,000,0 600, or So to each inhabitant
The value of the eggs consumed is set at
S240,000,000, or $540,000,000 for poultry
and eggs together, or about SO per year
to each inhabitant. The number of eggs
consumed is estimated to be 5000, 900 900
OF lS0 eggs to each inbabitant, which
would allow one egg to each person
every other day.
Lourdes is being distanced as popu.
lar shrine by Carrayaggio. A correspon-
dent declares that "every day at noon a
vision of the Virgin Mary rises from a
dark recess behind pillar in the chapel
when the shrieks and screams of those
knocked down and trampled on by 9TH
ers desiring to see is appalling. Outside
the holy fountain stand groups of devo-
tees of every class and condition, who by
due course are lifted by friends into the
fountain. Ever since the Duke Of Nor
folk took his little blind boy to Lourdes
he has been pestered by letters begging
to take him to Carravaggio.'
The Osceola times., 1883-10-20
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

The perfection to which The driving
and evaporating of fruit has arrived 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 ofthis 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 keep
it free from worms and then the prepar-
alton of it 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 a 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 layer cake, tarts, or in
place of sauce is made!in this way: The
quantity can be indefinitely increased.
but the proportion should be the same
one lemon with the rind grated and the
inner portion cut up fine with knife.
not in a chopping bowl for much of the
juice is wasted; one cup sugar, two thirds
cup water, ole half cup 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 not plenty use two egys and q
tablespoonful Of common -four rubbed
The Osceola times., 1883-10-20
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 65 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 Mt
Harrisburg, Pa,
Frank Kuhn, young man of Erie
Pa, hanged himself because his brother
accidentally killed Allie Steiner. 8 wears
old by carelessly handling a revolver.
In a delirium through a 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 a
murder for which he was arrested. but
cleared, caused q. L. Stroble, of lansing
Kansas to throw himself into a deem
well in which he was drowned.
The Osceola times., 1883-10-20
CALLED HER JUMBO.
His Honor and Bijah.

at wasn't my fault, judge" tearfully
exclaimed Sarah Fenton, as she stood on
the mark.
"Well, it wasn't mine, either" replied
the court.
"You see, sir, | mixed some water and
ginger and lemon together, and drank it
for cholera preventive"
without any cholera within four thous-
and miles of you"
"Well, nobody knows how soon it may
come. Then | started down to see Mrs.
O'Reefer, on Brush street. | wanted 10
ask her whether to put twenty-four
fiounces on nv new dress or make the
skirt plain. On my way / was sun
struck"
"Poohp
Indeed | was, sir, and as | leaned
against the fence to ask myself whether
was dead or alive boy came along and
called me Jumbo"
whats that?"
"Upon my honor, sir, think it's some
kind of a bird, but won't bt sure. He
meant to make fun of me, anyhow"
"And you pulled his hair?
"Did /? Well, a person laboring under
sun-stroke ard cholera preventive is
not herself, you know"
"And you shouted and yelled and rails
ed crowd" :,
perhaps so, sir, though I'm naturally
modest and timid.'
"Mrs. Fenton / shall fine you five dol
lars"
ooh, Judge, don't do it,"
"But | must
"If you won't I'll never worry over the
cholera again.
"But you may be sun-struck, you see. :
"Oh, but | won't 90 out except or
cloudy days and then I'll tie wet sponge
on my head"
''The fine must stand. You look like
hard case"
"But, indeed, Pm not. I'm one of the
incest ladies in Detroit Jul re take $40
off the fine.
Cant do it. Pay the clerl and fal
back"
With many groans and laments sh'
complied, but as Biah led her % the doc
she clawed and scratched, a.'a hit ant
called out;
"If ever | meet you on the docks III
heave you into the river and throw club
at your bobbing bald head.'
The Osceola times., 1883-10-20
A Lineman's Confession.
New York Sun.

An incident of the telegraph strike
well worthy of note is the remarkable
admission made in a public speech by
Mr. James Smith, the chief of the strik-
ing linemen,
"After we have sneaked on the roofs
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 methods
adopted by the telegraph companies to
secure points of support for their wires
on private property, and rights of way
where they have no right to 90. 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 a man in this city has
LILO iioucc VI stoft usCt dS IL ttit-
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 a 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 il supported a
frame carrying twenty or thirty telegraph
wiree, which had been placed there with
out his knowledge or consent, and that
the leak had been occasionea 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
at all,
The Osceola times., 1883-10-20
A Maidstone.
Brooklyn ion

l have a maidstone in my collection
would like to show yoi. 1t is porous
like pumice stone, and Ground to fiat
surfaces on three sidcs. II cures rattle
snake and mad-dog bites. When you
want to use it you dip it in milk or tepld
water to open the pores. Then you scar
iiy the wound to make it bleed and ap-
ply the stone. 1t sticks like a leech for
perhaps an hour, absorbing the poison
till 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 80 vitiated
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., 1883-10-20
do not have fewer cases OF gapes.

do not have fewer cases OF gapcs.
In dry weather the cucumber beds in
bearing should be watered.
Damages from late floods 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.
Bagging grapes has numerous a1vo-
Gates allong the best farmers and fruit
growers.
Creeping creeping where 10 LIE Is
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 favora-
BILE. All crops give promise OF an abun-
dant yield.
There is a material falling off in the
number Of hogs packed at the West as
compared with last year.
The ranchmen of western Texas are
iamenting 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 Ian ve of the peach
borer. In a word, prevent egg-layine
during this month and next.
Returns from Nebraska, Iowa. Dakota
and Illinois are favorable to large crops
of corn and wheat.