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The Osceola times., 1884-11-22
How they Vote In Germany.

A striking feature of the German num-
icipal system is its entire independence
ofnational politics. No issue but those
arising out Of municipal questions are
allowed to influence the city elections.
Every male inhabitaut "a years of age
has right to vote in municipal elections
provided that he has his own household
and is not dependent upon father or
mothei; that he has not received alms
from the public funds for twelve years;
that he has paid all municipal dues; that
he occupies a house, pursues trade with
two employees; that he pays an income
tax or class tax. Under one or another
of these five conditions all industrious
persons in the city are included That
all votes should count equally is regard
ed as unbusiness-llke. The arrangement
adopted TO meet this point of view is
this Voters are divided ipto three class
es, each of which elect one.third of the
city council To the first class are as.
signed so many Of the largest taxpayers
as pay onc.third of the taxes assessed; to
the second so many as in the aggregate
pay the secOn, third Of the taxes; TO the
third class belong all not included in the
first and second. Each of the three
three classes elect iorty-twO members of
the council, its influence upon questions
of finance being kept in strict equality
with its tax payment. The city council
of Berlin has long been conspicuous for
the educational and financial standing of
its members. Election to it is accounted
an honor, to which the abest men of the
city aspire
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22
Eire.PrOOf HOnes.

There is hardly any field of invention
which has been so little cultivated as the
American house. For instance, what a
disgrace it is to the mechanic in arts in
this country that every stick Of timbsr
in every house is not fire-proofed by a
cheap, practical process, the plant for
which should become the second thing
after saw-mill to be erected in every
new settlement For want of cheap
practical process for fiIe-proofng wood
slO0,0OO000 worth of property are des-
troyed every year in the United States.
The carpenters have hitherto opposed
such processes because the mineraliZed
wood is less easily finished with the
common tools. But large part OF all
the wood in house il used in the rough
and lhis objection need not apply to it.
For the finished wood LET the fire-prcof-
ing and steam Sc lsoning he done togeth-
er. after all the fuishin,- has been COM
pleted except the final fttnG. For the
| final smoothing il edge tools will not
work. let us have new tools, carrying
puinicestone or other abrading and pol
ishing material. Scientific American.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22
The pOwd der.Rag.

Among the passengers who got on one
of the elevated railroad trains at Four
teenth Street one afternoon last week,
says the New York World was a stylish
good-looking young lady, who had pro.
badly Oeen on a shopping expedition.
She was dressed TO high point, and seem
ed to look on her surrounding sisterhood
in humble attire with some disdain. 1t
was warm, and she famed herself most
diligentl,. She had that way offunning
herself right in the face, and throwing
her head little to one side, which you
have probably observed IN young ladies
who are not over.anxious to hide them
selves from the public gaze. She wa
the least bit stout, her face was flushed
and she changed her position so often
that one might have Supposed she long
ed to be at home 20 she could unlace a
tight corset and cool off
All of sudden she made a nervous
grab for her bag, and when she got it
open began to tumble about for two
thiugs-her pretty little white handker-
chief and her great big powder rag
That is, suppose so. The first was 10
serve as a perfumed shield for the other
She got the handkerchief, but the pow
der rag, neatly rolled up, fell out on the
floor, and a timid-looking but polite
Young man sitting Just opposite hasten
ed TO pick il up. He did not clutch it
full in the hand as a man ought to do
who venture arouno the uncertainties
of a powder ra~, hut caught it up by a
tao end that stuck out, and when he
lifted it. with the most gracious bow
and tip of the hat, toward the blushing
owner It unrolled, and, lol there was
in full view ola whole carload of peo-
ple the larger and easily recognizable
portion of very shapely silk stocking
leg. -,
Sne took it-yes, she took il with a
vengeance-and thrust it in her bag
like flash. 1t was a red stocking, but
il was not as red as the face ofthe young
man who had with such celebrity laid
himself at her feet, as it were. She
looked out of the car window on her
side. and when the train stopped at the
next station a cOntretemps and addition
al embarrassment occurred when they
both got up to &C out. They did really
ret out, and suppose got out oil each
others sight as soon as possible.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22
NOT QUITE. BUT NEAR ENOUGH.
How n Soldier Passed the sentinel With
"a Counterfeit Countersign.

How n Soldier Passed the sentinel With
"a Counterfeit Countersign.
During the campaign of the First reei-
ment at Santa Rosa, the pickets found
considerable difficulty in preventing the
men absonting themselves without leave,
a circumstance for which the mint juleps
of the town bar rooms and the large con-
tingent of pretty Santa Rosa girls-small
blame TO thcm-were chiefly accounta.
bic.
One particularly sultry evening, while
the soniincls were pacing their beats
with their tongues fairly hanging out OF
their mouths with heat and wondering
whether the pirates in the mess tent
would drink every last drop of beer be-
fore the relief" came, one of the guards
observed a private approaching who was
staggering along under the combined
load of mucI conviyality and an enor-
nous watermelon under each arm.
"Who goes thereY
"Er-hic--er fren,' responded the
truant.
Advance, friend, and give the coun.
tersign."
"Ilaint got no hic -counterslgn," !"
anna ly replied the private; "bul Pll er
-hiC-giVe yer eT hic-wa meilin."
Pretty soon the officer Of the day came
round and said to the sentinel, who was
absorbed IN munching huge piece Of
watermelon stuck on the end OF his bay
onet.
Did Perkins pass YOU just nowi"
"Yes, sir"
Did he give. the countersign" inquir-
ed the lieutenant, taking bite himself
as the man presented arms.
"Well, no, SIR" said the sentinel, con-
fidentiallv; "the password was Cholera,
but he said Watermelon, so passed
him aud put the other halfin your tent"
Did, eh?" mused the officer. Hum !
watermelon, eh? Well, guess hat was
near enough" San Francisco Post.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22
The Camphor Trees.

Camphor laurel, native Of China,
Japan, Formosl and Cochin China. the
tree from which most of the camphor Of
commerce is obtained, has recently been
introduced into California. II grows to
considerable height, aud is valuable for
timber, the wood being light and dura-
bic, not liable TO injury from insects, aud
much in favor for carpenter and cabinet
work. Every part of the tree, and es-
pecially the flowers smell strongly Of
camphor. With respect to tbc growing
OF the champion tree in California it is
said that it is easily propagated from
seeds and cuttings, and does especially
well along the coast A tree at Sacra-
mento has attained height of thirty
leet. The cinnamon tree is another species
of laurel
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22
GLtANINGS.

Miss Lizzie Bradley. of White Cloud,
Kansas, succeeded In starving herself to
death IN fifty-two days.
Dr. w. +. Waugh attended a prolific
woman who bore seven children in the
space of thirty.two months, by having
twins twice and triplets once.
Mr.. Arthur Loos, eighteen years of
age, in the State of Iowa, is thirty-two
inches in height, weighs only thirty-three
pounds ami wears 63 hat
A hospital physician in Normandy be-
lieves that stone in the bladder is rare
affection there, anI attributes this TACT
TO the extremely free use of cider.
Moncure d. Conway, the London cor
respondent for American papers, says
Last wear, the lower classes alone, in
England, consumed over S40O,0OO,OOO IN
drink, while their families were without
proper food and clothing"
For troublesome cold in the head the
following suggestion may be good; Put
a teaspoonful of powdered camphor in
pitcher of boiling water and inhale
from the pitcher. Practice this for ten
minutes at time, and once an hour If
convenient
Liable Moigno, who recently died in
his eighty-first year, afforded one more
example of fact that we have frequent
ly noted, that steady brain work is al
/.
least compatible with and probably con,
ducive to long life. He was man OF
vast learning and voluminous writer
having published more than hundred
volumes on scientific subjects, and edited
magazines.
The difference between the effect O
brain work and worry on the mind car
be fairly compared to the difference be
tween the case with which the stomach
dsposes of dgestible food and the 9's
comfort which arises when indigestibl'
masses are put into it. Worry is a KING
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

OF dyspepsia of the mind. As some one
has said, 1t is to the brain what restau.
rant pie is to the stomach.
One Of our exchanges reports case in
which scarlet fever broke out among the
children of a farmers family soon aller
the receipt Of q letter from a family that
had lost child by scarlet fever-the
circumstances thus pointing pretty plain
~ TO the transmission of the disease by
letter, which Is not, 10y the way, a new
thlns; but the fact is sufficiently rare and
important 10 be worthy of note.
Lancet says Great power Of mind i'm
plies great weakness under certain con-
dltions. The marvel is not that great
minds so often become deraneed, but
that they so often escape arrangement.
Sleeplessness means not only unrest but
starvation OF the brain. Physiological
recuperatlon and rest the same thing.
sleep Is SIMPLY physiological rest. Ii is
curious to note how a sleepless patient
Will set TO work With all the calmness
OF intelligent sanity to commit suicide"
The first pepsin was made by hermit
In Chautauqua county, NY, in 1858. He
was generally spoken ofas Cray Owen"
and when he died he left samples of his
pepsin with directions for use, to which
he added "My advice is to eat light
suppers. This is got up under prayer
and will do good, / believe. Eben
Owen" This is one more instance of
valuable discovery emanatinp from a
man outside of the regular medical pro-
fession, and whether he means that the
advice to cat light suppers, or the pepsin
was got up under prayer" there seems
TO be at least some evidence of the eff
cacy OF prayer In the experience OF
Crazy Owen"
The Augusta Chronicle relates how
citizen hunled up health officer to in
vestlgate his premises which he felt sure
were pervaded with sewer gas. The
health officer had not proceeded far in
his investigations before he found bar
rel half full of melon rinds, apple par
ings, bread crumbs, ea-leaves, etc. The
citizen thought al that WAS ali" there
was no usa in "fooling around" any
more. He said, We can get along with
that but We are awful nervous on the
question Of sewer gas" One would sup
pose it would be hardly necessary to r.
mind any intelligent person that the
fumes arising from such mixed torment
ing material would be just as fatal to
the health of the family as sewer gas.
In fact they are sewer gas or its equiva-
lent DIR Foote's Health Monthlv
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

Frozen Facts is pdrely American
expression, and one, too, of recent origin.
1t has the merit Of attracting attention,
and also seems to bear conviction of
truthfulness on its f'cr. We make room
in our issue OF to-day, for fact of this
character. A correspondent, Henry
Whiting, L q, of Boston, Mass, says
"Dr. r V. PIERCE Golden Medical Dis
covery' has cured my son Of lever-sore
of two years standing. Please accept
our gratitude" We leheye 1t to be
fact, whether frozen or otherwise, that
America needs more men like Mr.. Whit
ing; men who act, men who investigate
truths, and seize opportunities.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22
Wonderful Efficacy."

Some people are slow in telling what
good things have been done for them
but Mr.. John 4. DAILY. of Gillisonville, S
c., says he takes great pleasure in testi'
flying to the wonderful efficacy of Browns
Iron Bitters in dyspepsia, fever and
ague, and general debility of the system
tie has personally experienced the most
satisfactory results from the use of thi,
valuable medicine. Make memoran.
dunn ofthis, all ye whose systems are
run down. Browns Iron Bitters will
cure you.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22
Tall Oaks from Little Acorn. Grow.

Great and good results often spring
from small deeds and 20 fatal diseases
come of a seemingly trifllng neglect
Colds neglected often lead TO serious
catarrhal troubles. lftbis is your case
lose no time in becoming acquainted
with DIR. Sages Ca.anh Remedy. Its
healing virtues will surprise You. 1t is
simple, efficacious, speedy, sure. Dull
heavy headache, obstruction of the mas
al passa,e, discharges from the nose
into the throat ar. symptoms Of this hor-
iible complaint.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

We think we can cure a bad case OF
Bsckache quicker with one of Carter's
Smart Weed and Belladonna Backache
Plasters, than by any other application,
and after the Backache is cured, you
can still wear the plaster without dis
comfort for two or three weeks or longer.
This combination of Smart Weed and
Belladonna is a great hit, and it is hard
to find any pain or ache that will no.
Weld TO it. Price 25 cents. Sold by all
Druggists eyeryWhere.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22
CROUCH ON CORNs.v isc Ask for ID. oompi.s.
cure, hard or so.t corns. warts. bunons.
Tho,,nsop q

Thompson, Ga.
Or. J. Brad1eld: Dear sir-Your Female
Regulator has been a success IN my hands
As adruEgist have sold II for several years,
ana as IL becomes known IL increases in pOpu-
lar ~, until now | regard II as a standard
remedy. ] have also used IL in my practice as
physician, and always with the most crafty.
ing success. Yours truly,
WIN. BARTON. Druggist and Physician.
Treatise on the Health and Happiness Of
Woman mai ed free.
Bradfied Regulator Co..
Rox IS Atlanta, Ca
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22
THE SHIP CONES IN.

For years we have waited.
In hope and IN glee.
Watching the billows,
Scanning the sea,
For our ship on the ocean,
Laden with gold,
To come and enrich us.
The tale is soon told;
No longer we are waiting,
For sorrows our cup;
The ship has come in,
Butts bottom-side up.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22
AUTUMN TINS,

Mary. like all other Walkers, pants for
fame. Chicago Sun.
An eloping coachman's apology
was driven to it." Warsaw Wasp.
The mau who paints the town red at
night feels blue IN the morning. Hatch
ct.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

When you visit or leave New York City. viz
Central depot, save Baggage Expressago anc
50 Carriage Hire, aud stop at the Grand Unior
uot.l, opposite said depot. Six hundred ele
g.n. rooms lifted up al cost of one milioT
dollars; 81 and upwards per day. European
plan Elevator. Restaurant supplied with
the Dest Horse cars, stages and elevated
railroad to all depots. Families can live better
for less money at the Grand Union Hotel than
ct any other hrst-class hotel in the city
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22
School girls hats are smaller than those
worn by their older sist rs in society.

n NAhD.-io all VINO are suffering from err
rors and indiscretions OF youth, nervous weak.
ness, early decay, loss Of manhood, &C.. | viii
send recipe that will cure you, FltEE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
by a missionary in south America. Send self
addressed envelope 20 REV. JOSEPH t. lNMAH
S1fson D.. Ne7p Ioyk
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

For Dysyepsis, Indigestion, Depression o,
Spirits and General Dsbiity N their various
iorms; Also AZ a preventive against Fever and
Ague, ana other Intermittent Fcvers, the "Ferro-
Phosphorated Elixir of Calisaya," made by
Caswell. Hazard & Co., New Nork, and sold by Al
Druggists, is the best tonic; and for patients fe
covering nom Fever or sther sickness. 1t has I
equal.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

DIR. wINCHELLS TEETHiNG SYRUP is
Just the medicine for mothers to have In the
house for the children. Ii will cure coughs
colds, sore throat, and regu alto the bowels
Do not tal to give IL trial; You will he pleased
with its charming effect. Sold by ali druggists
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

At certain seasons OF tne year nearly every
person suffers to IA greater or less extent from
impurity of the blood, biliousness, &c, &c
This should be remediod as soon as discover
Cd, otherwise serious results may follow
Shermans "PRICKLY ASH DiTTERs," will ef
fectuay remove all taint of disease and re-
store you 10 heath.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

PURIFY TIE BLOOD with Elerts Daylight
Liver Pills. They act directly on the Liver
stomach and Bowels, being mild ana cleansing.
but never gripping or painful.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

SAVE YOUR HARNESS by oiing with
Uncle Sans Harness OIL, which will make II
soft and piable. This is the best oil ever mado
Tor leather. Sold by all harness makers.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

Hat and bonnet crowns grow taller,
larger, and more conical as the season
advances
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22
Earn.rsapd stockmeu.

The only remedy that readily cures Calls
Cuts and Wounds on horses and cattle, and al
ways brings the hair in its original color, is
Veterinary Carboisalve.
In SOC and slO0 cans, at druggists or by mail
J. W. COLE q Co, Black River Falls
Wis
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

WHEN HORSES AND CATTLE are spirit.
less, scraggy and feeble, they need treatment
with Un3lf sam 3 Condition Powder. IL puri-
hes the blood, improves the appetite, cures
COLDS and DISrEMPERS, invigorates the sys-
TEN, ano Will keep the animal In healthy,
handsome condition.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

Square, fiat, and low shapes are pre-
f rred for new tea, breakfast and coffee
sets, whether of silver, porcelain, or
delft.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

Gold. silver, and steel threads are COM
bined admirably with silk and wool in
new embroidery, bralds, and cords.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

In and 10 acre tracts. Low Price. Long
Terms to settlers or non residents. Address
for particulars, w. Il. PABOR Fruita, Colo.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

STOP THAT TERRIBLE COUGH.- Every
case OF consumption commences ytth'a cough,
occasioned by having taken COLI, Nnie h II al
lowed to run its course will soon work its way
into the air passages and then to the lungs, II
not checked by some such valuable cough
remedy as EILERr ; EXTRACTOFTARA AND
WILD CHERRY, which Is unrvalled for all
diseases OF the throat and lungs. Save dan
gerous spells Of sickness and expensive doc
tors bills by taking this valuable medicine in
season. Ask your druggist for it.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

A good menny people cum ont erhead
in de race OBJ life kase dey steal sumhud-
dy else's crutche.. Arkansaw Traveller.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22
Fruit and Garden Lands In Colorado.

Folks dat hab gold watches am alus
lookin' up de time
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

For relieving Throat Troubles aud Coughs.
''Brotca's Bronchial Troches'' have world.
wide reputation. Sold only in boxes. Price
25 cts.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

RHEUMATISM ,';EURALGIA ,sPRAINsa and
BRUISES are permanently relieved by Uncl
SANS Nerve an Bone Lniment Sold by al.
druggists.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

six serge is the fashionable stuff fo
children's fall dresses.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

Las yeah'- silks and satins may make
do linin' fur dis veah's coffin.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22
CaTbolines

Sorrow anc gloom the soul may meet,
Yet love wrinVs triumph fro n defeat;
And the coarsest hair can still be fine
BY using Magic Carboline.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

CROUCH RATS" Clears on, rats. mice, nies
roAcbss, bed-bugs. ants, vermin, ehipmunks. lSe.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

De worl' am mos too big to 20 into one
pocket book.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

Satin is the favorite material for even.
ing dress.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

Heaps oh folks lame demselves fur
lite by fillir' out ob dar nahur's apple
roo
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

II all so-called remedies have failed,
DIR. Sace's Ca arih Remedy cures.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

Corduroy and ribbed materials Of all
sorts ar in favor.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

II afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell II. %
cents.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

DR.. JAQUES' GERMAN WORM CAKES
never fail to destroy worms and remove them
from the system.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

"ROUGu ON ITCH. cures humor.. erupton,.
riEgwofn, tetter, salt Ihsun frosted fest. ehib.ps
The Osceola times., 1884-11-22

Embroidery appears on every kind ol
fabric and all sorts of garments.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-07
Unusually Polite.

Nothing tends more to make the sit.
ua,ion agreeable than to be surrounded
with polite attention. This character
istic is most prominent with the pas
senger train attendants of the Wabash
railroad, and has probably contributed
more than any other one feature to-
ward establishing the popularity of
this line. Then the accommodations
are the very best, and the through-car
system simply perfection. Leaving
st. Louis in the morning, after the ar.
rival Of all trains from the South, n
palace sleeper runs through to New
York, over the New York Central rail.
road, without change, and there is an
elegant parlor ear and free-chair ear
for Chicago. In the evening there is
the only through sleeper to Boston,
another one to New York, and the two
elegant sleepers and fire-chair car for
Chicago. Dining and buffet cars fur
nish the finest meals and lunches. The
business men and tourists will not for
get these facts when going North and
East this season.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-07
"The Pierson.v Ell Paso,

is situated go feet from the Union de-
pot OF the $. Z. II. r., T. & p. II. r..
and G., III. & S, A. II, r., and is con-
nected with the depot by wide plat
form for the transfer of passengers and
their baggage. The house il fitted up
with all the modern improvements and
furnished with Il view to the comfort
of its guests. All rooms are connected
with the Office by electric bells, and
the house is connected with all parts
of the city by telephone. Street ears
run from the house every fifteen min
utes to the Mexican Central railroad
depot, In Old MeXico,-fare 10 cents
A gentlemanly porter in uniform will
be in attendance at all trains TO escor
passengers to the house. Western
Union telegraph Office, barber shol
and baths in the house, and the hes
kept hotel In Texas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-07
AT SOUTHWEST CITY.
The Murder for Which James Dicke'
Was Arrested and Taken to
Missouri.

The readers of THE GAZETTE will
remember that about two weeks ago
man named Dickey was arrested al
the ice factory, where he had been
working for two years past, and taken
from his sick wife TO Missouri
bv Detective Wise. No particulars OF
the murder for which he was wanted
could be obtained then. The follow
ING. referring to the matter, is taken
from the Neosho Mo- Times
Mcdonald county is now In posses
sion of another murderer, which
makes four that she now has on hand.
In 1878 j. y. Manning, James Dlckey
and others got on tear at SouthwesV
CITY and endeavored to tnke the
town, in which effort they were very
successful. They rode furiously
through the streets, fired oil their
pistols, yelled like Comanchess
and painted the town red' on general
principles. Not being able TO discover
any body that wanted to fight, they
stirred up ruction among themselves
in which Dlckey shot and killed Man.
ming. He rode Off and in short time,
although 500 reward was offered for
his arrest, all trace of him was lost. A
few weeks ago the officers of Mcdonald
received II letter from Mr.. w.
Il. Wise detective of Fort Worth, Tex,
asking If Dickey was wanted and stat
ing that he was living In that city and
had been for four years. After some
it was settled that Mr..
Wise's man filled the bill ard requisi-
lion on the governor of Texas for the
murderer was sent TO Mr.. Wise, and
asst Tuesday evening he got here with
lis prisoner, who will now have to
ACE the law he has so long evaded.