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The Osceola times., 1884-09-20
osCEoLA ARKANSAS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1884

acter and reputation, that / will
agree to furnish, from parties who
are intimately acquainted with you,
all along your life, as grand wo-
manly character for you, as can be
furnished in our land and country.
You have had surroundings that try.
Your devotion to kindred have chal
lenged the admiration of all who
came in contact with you. | will
guarantee that when YOU are really
known that this vile attack will give
you strength in the hearts of all
good people. ! must say that i'm
mediately after answering your let
ter to me went to New York.
Yours very truly,
T. l.. Fox.
Ny wife sends her christian re-
CARDS to you. and remembers you in
great tenderness and kindness.
The Osceola times., 1884-09-20
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A combination has been effected
by the owners of the Cotton Seed
Oil Mills Of the entire Mississippi
valley, between St. Louis and New
Orleans, and in future will act in
unison. The executive board has
fixed the price to be paid for cotton
seed at AS per ton on the bank of
tic river until November 1st. This,
it is claimed, is one dollar per ton
more than was paid before the Mills
began fighting each other two years
ago. The planter will now know to
a certainty what he can realize for
his seed and can make his calcula-
tions accordingly.
The Osceola times., 1884-09-20

An infdel on a steamboat was ar
guing that when he died there would
be no more Of him than of his old
white horse, and turning to Mr..
Hamline, afterwards a bishop of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, he said,
"Can you prove otherwise, stranger?"
Mr.. Hamline replied; " If when your
old horse is reposing under the shade
on hot day, | should approach and
whisper in his ear arguments to
prove that he is immortal, would you
not deem me a fool!" The company
broke up in roar Of laughter. The
poor man was left to hide himself as
best he could. This was answering
a fool according to his folly.
The Osceola times., 1884-09-20

THE next House of Representa-
tivcs vii! be composed Of 80 demo-
Gratis, 10 republicans, | grccnbacker
and | Independent. The Senate
will be composed of thirty-two mem
bers, all democrats but two, Senator
Thane, of Dcsha, republican, and
Senator Norwood, of Nevada, Green
hacker.
The Osceola times., 1884-09-20

"a Kingston girl jumped twelve
feet in her sleep, recently. She
probably dreamed that some one
was proposing to her" Burlington
Free Press.
Who shall say that she had not
perfect right to receive proposal
in her sleep, if she had mind to-
Show us the man! But what we
would like to know is, what's the
full size of her sleep.
The Osceola times., 1884-09-20

JuDGE Archibald Wright, of Mem
phis, died at Ravonden Springs, Ark.
on the 18th. inst, and was buried in
Elmwood Cemetery, where his re-
mains were accompanied by the en-
tire bar of the city. Judge Wright
was man Of great ability and force
of character.
The Osceola times., 1884-09-20

TIE Congressional Convention
for this, the first district, met at
Joncsboro on the 9th, inst, and
nominated Col. Poindexter Dnnn by
acclamation for recollection to Con-
gress. Mississippi county was not
represented. Her delegation was at
home, suffering from an overdose Of
crow.
The Osceola times., 1884-09-20
Official Directory.

COUNTY OFFICERS:
c,,p,v and Probate Judges : scmmes.
County and CirCuit Clerk-Icn u bAtchuS'
sheriff and Coll,ctur-W. Il. iaskiEs.
County Examiner Leon l,tiHsseu'
t.ounty Treasur re + st0weii.
County survcyor-J II. Carathers'
.(ousty Coroner j NJ. Lawrence
Couniy Assessor. !. Rggans
MONROE TOW NSuIr.
Justices of The Peace James Llston, DR..
b. fsis.
Constsbls George Joyncr
MCNICIPAL OFFICERS
Mayor-Alex Goodrich.
kecorder-L. Rvns.an.
Aldermcn-J. W Price, Jas. M. Ham'lt'h'
4 C. Edrington, L A. Gurick, W Jones'.
The Osceola times., 1884-09-20
Tho. ontnrnr,slng ,Ir,,g

Tho enterprsing drug firm,
Prowitt & Howe, are well stocked
with Hill & Lockert's Iron Tonic
Syrup. This preparation has been
tested through fifteen years Of priv.
ate practice, and its well established
reputation Is growing steadily. That
it will give satisfaction is the only
guarantee against loss, for they agree
to return the money in each and every
case where il fails to cure chills,
when used faithfully according to
direction.
The Osceola times., 1884-09-20

A newspaper is living voice. 1t
is spirit walking on the face of the
earth. 1t continues to be the living
thought of persons separated from us
by space and time. Men pass away;
monuments crumble into ust-what
remains and survives is human
thought. The printer is the mateli-
alizer or preserver Of thought.
The Osceola times., 1884-09-20
CHURCH DIRECi i0RY.

BY mutual agreement Tie different dchominn'
lions will hold divine services IN the Union
church follows
METHODIST Rev. T. y. .'ames, brSt and
fourth sabb this Of each month, at cecilia
Second sabbath at MN Bayou ard klulot
Ihird Sabbath at sandy Bayou aud tar'on
Lake.
BArrisr-Rey. W. II Barksdale, of Memphis,
second sabbath IN each month.
PRssBYrKmAH- Rev. Mr. Cochran, oi Mem
phis, fourth Sunday in each month.
Am. Il Church Services. first surday IN
each month Rev W. A Lewis, Pastor.
The Osceola times., 1884-09-20

The King OF Al! The New I'M
proved, Light Running New Home.
The Simplest aud most Durable Ma
chine in the World; will last a Life
time; never out Of order; the Best
sott Of Attachments ever Invented
for Ruftling, Shirring, Plating, &C.,
accompanying each Machine. a
thing of beauty and JOY foryeor.
CHARLES GooDRICu, Agent.
8.Otf Osceola, Ark.
The Osceola times., 1884-09-20

The wise man is happy when he
gains his own appreciation, and the
fool when he recommends himself to
the applause Of those about him.
The Osceola times., 1884-09-20

Bishop &. F. Pierce of The NJ. K.
church south died at Augusta, Ga,
on the 3rd. inst. In his death the
church has sustained great loss.
The Osceola times., 1884-09-20

THE Democratic majority for
Hughes over Boles, for Governor, is
A,136.
The Osceola times., 1884-09-20
EEon. E'OiS9dextcr HDul21s.
RENoMINATED BY AccLAMATIoN IN
THE FIRST DISTRICT.
- A. L 1 ! L

THE FIRST DISTRICT.
Special to the Little Rock Gazette
JoNEsBoRo, ARK, Sept. 9,--The
congressional convention for this (the
First district convened here to- day.
E. +. Brown, of Craighead, was made
permanent Chairman, and L. l.. Oury
of St, Francis, secretary. Hon. p.
Dunn was reuomiuated for congress
by acclamation. Col. Dunn was in
troduced to the convention, and de-
liyered one Of the ablest addresses
of his life. He reviewed the admin
istration of the republican party, and
showed up all the corruptions Of that
party. The audience was held SPELL
bound for more than two hours by
his powerful eloquence.
The Osceola times., 1884-09-20
Presidential Electors.

Hot Springs furnished the mate
rial for $4,000 fire on the l4th.
The Osceola times., 1884-09-20

Mr.. J. J. Carr, of Bar6eld Point,
sat up all night in corn field to
kill bear. When he went next
morning to haul the animal home, he
found that he had shot a yearling calf.
The Osceola times., 1884-09-20
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Notices under this head. giving name. occupa-
lion. business or profession, and location, viii
be charged 80 per annum.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-05-10
A Secret Well Kept.

Between forty and fifty years ago an
Old log church stood on the South Com
mols in Allegheny City. 1t was then in
the open country. Adjoining and be-
10 lging to the church was a graveyard
fronting on the public road.
About daybreak one morning in lS4O
a farmer who was on his way to Pitts
burgh with load of dressed meat heard
so lnds issuing from the graveyard as if
so ne one was knocking box to pieces
with an axe. He climbed the fence and
stole along in the direction of the
scum Is. He had gone but 4 short dis
tance when he found man engaged in
robbing a grave. He had been so alb
sorbei in his work that he had not
heard the approach of his discoverer. and
lie was in the act of lifting the body
from the coffin when he heard the foot
ps Of the farmer. The grave was
that of n prominent young woman who
had been buried the day before.
The farmer was so filled with horror
and Indignation at the crime that before
the man could spring out he seized =
club that Law near and dealt the robber
powerful blow on the head. The man
fell into the grave and neither uttered
a sound nor moved after falling. The
farmer kecame alarmed. Dropping into
the grave himself. he raised the man 8
body. The grave robber was none other
than the sexton of the church. man
standing high in the community. He
was dead.
The farmer hurried back home, and,
telling his relatives of what had oc-
irred. he at once left the State. Only
fl .e persons ever knew the secret OF the
O .aveyard tragedy besides the living
D 'incipal. Who found the body of the
sexton dead in the grave was
not positively known by them,
but as it was given out by
his family that he died suddenly,
and no investigation was ever made.
they supposed that the body must have
been discovered by some one of the
family before its position was known
to any one else.
The sexton's family soon afterward
moved away. His slayer went to an
Ohio town, where he married and grew
into prominence and wealth. He died
last week. His secret was never di-
| sulecd, and even his wife and children
lived in ignorance of it. The secret at
| the time of his death was in the keep
ing of two persons alone. the other
three having died. One of these per-
sons is leading clergyman of Allie
gheny. The other is the writer's in
formant, a resident of the oil regions.
He says that the death of the principal
| in the graveyard tragedy has released
him from all pledge of secrecy. He re-
fuses to reveal the names. but ntfirms
that the story is true in every particu-
lar.-BradJord (Pa.J Cor. n. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-05-10
Must See the Chips Fly.

A man, unless he is mere drudge,
cannot work without seeing results
from his labor. His mind must be
gratiGed by the fact that he producing
something, or he will turn from his
work, even if he is paid for doing it,
with disgust.
Some years ago the tread-mill was
used in prisons. 1t was large. wide
wheel on which convicts stood and
turned it by moving their feet. The
wheel did nothing but turn, and this
barrenness of results 50 injuriously af-
fccted the health of the convicts that
the use of the wheel as 4 punishment
was abandoned. We recently met with
an anecdote that illustrates the point
we have made.
A young Yankee found himself. some
wears ago, in the interior of Pennsyl-
vauia without cent. He applied to a
wealthy Quaker for help.
II will furnish thee with work, and
pay thee for it, friend" replied the
Quaker; ..but it is not my custom TO
give aims to one able to labor, like
thee"
That's all 1 want" answered the
Yankee: .1'm willing TO work.
"What can thee d D, fr:end?'
Anything. 1 will do any sort OF
work to get little money"
"Well-there is a log yonder: and
there is an aN. Thee may pound on the
log with the head of the ax, and il thee
is diligent will pay thee dollar a
day."
The youth went to work. For few
minutes he pounded the log Justify.
Then he paused to take breath. Be-
ginning again, he pounded for half an
hour and stopped. Throwing down the
AK. he walked away, saying:
"I'll suffer before Ill cut wood with
out seeing the chips fly
He had mind which rebelled against
the body's working without results
Youths Companion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-05-10
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

--Rev. Thomas Harrison, the boy
preacher" claims to convert, on an
average, thirty-five people day.
Professor j. L. Smiths private col
lection of meteerites, the largest in the
world, have been bought by Harvard
College for $4,000.
Tho Ontario Legislature. by ma
jority vote, has declared in favor of ed
ucation of the sexes by passing motion
in favor of the admission of ladies to
University College, Toronto, :.
Mr.. Buxton, Chairman of the Lon
don School Board, states that, ''anoma-
lous as it may seem, the more vigor-
ously compulsion Is enforced against
absentees, the greater the tendency to
an irregular attendance" at school.
The first society of the African
Methodist Episcopal Zion Church of
North Carolina was organized in 1864.
There are now 500 societies, and 314
churches have been built. The MEM
bership has increased to about $4,000
and the ministers number 327.
Rev. DIR. Hopper. veteran mission.
ary in the East, thinks Edwin Arnold's
estimate of the total number of Budd-
hists in the world is too nigh by about
400, 900, 900. His own belief is that
there are not quite 73.000.0OO of them
all told, as against some 265,0OO,ooO
Confucianists.
The Chautauqua school of theol,
ogy, organized about a. year ago, Is
steadily growing. in spite of difficulties
incidental in the creation of an entirely
new undertaking. 1t already enrolls
forty-four students in Hebrew, 161 in
Greek, los in doctrinal theology, 126 is
practical theology. besides others in
minor department.
The Christian Intelligencer has re.
ceived a letter from Rev. James II.
Ballagh, of Yokohama, Japan, in which
he announces 1.-THE prospect. the Ger
tainty, with Gods blessing, of revival
of tenfold power and spiritual results
this year over the gracious reviving en-
loved last year." as the outcome OF the
observance of the Week of Prayer.
speaking of the church attendance
in New York, the author of the annual
report of the New York Missionary So
ciety SAYS: Below Fourteenth Street
there is a population of 1926. with
Ill Prote slant churches. Above Four
teenth Street there are 2S5 Protestant
churches. with population of 664, ,573.
1t is supposed that the Protestant popu-
lation Of the cityis from 500, ,OOOto 6OO,-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-05-10
Cremating q Great East Indian Re-
former.

The ceremony of cremating the re-
mains of the late Babu keshub Chunder
Sen, the great Brahmo leader, has
taken place.
About 1890 a. m. Babu Keshub
Chunder Sen expired at his residence at
Lily Cottage, and Immediately after his
wood bedStead, which was covered with
marigolds, jessamine and roses. The
corpse was dressed in white silk dhoti.
and at intervals some of the disciples OF
the Brahmo leader sprinkled rosewater
on it and placed garlands Of flowers all
over. At noon the bier was removed
to the new chapel. adjoining Lily Cot
tage, which was being erected for the
late Babu Keshub Chunder's SEN S
private devotions, and at $50 p. IN. a
photographer came and photographed
the remains which were then lying an
object of touching regard to hundreds
of the Brahmo leaders, disciples,
friends and admirers. Shortly after
this the male mourners and visitors
were requested to leave the chapel to
allow of the entrance of number OF
the female relatives and followers Oi
the deceased, who then entered and
gave vent to their feelings of grief and
sorrow at the death of their beloved
leadet.
1.-The bier. with the remains, was then
carried in procession along the roads
from the chapel to Nimtoolah Ghaut,
followed by thousands and thousands oi
natives of all castes and creeds, and by
very numerous gathering Of leading
European gentlemen in Calcutta. A
Nimtoolah Ghaut the body was, with
Brshmo rites, placed on the funera
pyre, which was composed entirely o.
sandal wood. After cremation thu
ashes were collected and placed in ar
urn, which will be deposited in the de
ceased minister's private chapel. The
procession wa. headed by a disciple
who bore in his hands banner
bearing on it the words, "New Dis
pensation."
As the procession reached the ol,
Brahmo Mandir in Colootollah, th'
body was put down and hymn
chanted. GLORY be to the man who ha,
got a pure heart;" and the same cere
mony was repeated when the procession
passed the Sadhyaram Somaj Mandir
the chant being repeated at intervals
till the burning ghaut was reached. N
better proof could be found Of the re
spect and esteem in which the lat
Brahmo leader was held than in tn
thousands who followed the remains t,
witness the cremation ceremony and il
the thousands who visited Lily Cottage
in Circular Road, to see the last of tn
remains of the great Brahmo leader
among whom was his son-in-law, tn
Maharaja of Kuch Behar, and othe
most prominent natives in Calcutta
Calcutta Erglishnan.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-05-10
COVINGTON, ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La, MAY 10, 1884,
iect the prettiest wave that ever struck

feet the prettiest wave that ever struck
the shoals for me my eyes, sir.'
1t was hard to recognize the baby in
its pink slip and coral ornaments. but
harder to recognize the basket, for it
was one mass of flowers and, tied with
rose pink ribbons, looked as gay as a
peacock.
There was only one thing that came
near marring the perfect enjoyment of
the occasion. 1t was when the min
lister. pale. slight intellectual looking
young man, stepped forward to begin
the ceremony in which the wave" was
to have Christian name, and Captain
Wcatherby called out:
"Ship ahoy!
The good man stopped and looked
perpleXed.
"Stow the prayers, parson," said the
Captain; short services on this ship, il
you please"
The minister smiled and the cere-
mony proceeded. and all the prayers
and remarks of the occasion were con-
densed by the celebrant into a single
quotations:
"When my father and mother for
sake me, then the Lord will take me
up" Hrs ~ l. Rayne, in Detroi.
Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-05-10
The Man Who Knew Wards Place.

..Sav, Sambo, do you know where
Wards place is in the South End?"
'.Golly, massa, bet yer life Sambo
know dat"
.All right. Take this horse there.
ami here's fifty cents for your troubles"
AMI the speaker, suiting the action to
the word. threw the silver piece to the
happy African.
This conversation took place at one
of the periodical sales of worn-out
horses at the Metropolitan horse-car
stables.
The first speaker was South End
grocer by the name of Ward. who had
purchased one of the animals for sale
for the sum of forty-cight dollars. in
tending to use him in his store team.
The second and last scene of the
comedy occurred at the same place
nt arly three hours after. The grocer
had gone to his place of business, but.
not finding either darky or horse, re-
turned to the stables in high dudgeon to
get track Of his property, if possible.
The negro approached.
Here. you black rascal, what have
YOU done with my horsc?'
took, i'm over yander, maSsa."
"Over where9"
sDown whar yer tole me, Gen'l.
Golly, waited mos fo' hours, den told
de gen'man mus start fo' de stable. He
say, Dots all right, Sambo. Here
de dollar an den he dun knock i'm in
dc head
KNOCK W. but the truth of the
whole matter flashed upon the irate
grocer's mind, and he never finished
the sentence. His forty-eight-dollai
horse had gone to Wards boneyard in.
stead of to its right destination. and
had been knocked in the head as the
first step toward being converted into
various mercantile articles at the island
Without word the unfortunate man
started for his store. while Sambo
watching his retreating form, was heard
to mutter:
"Gollv! Seems like dar wus mis-
take somewhat! '-Boston Gio5c.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-05-10
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.
A Louisville lady has sued TO

A Louisville lady has sued for di-
vorce, asserting that her husband
has not done any work for fourteen
wears. There are some women who
want. man to be on the jump all the
time.-C0urier Journal.
Gold thimbles were among the
..costlv favors' distributed in a german
the other evening. as if any fashionable
Young woman of the period ever has
occasion to use such . thing. As well
rive them q broom or q sewing ma
chine, says Mrs. Parvenu.-Brookly"
Eagle.
A Morgantown (N. C.) boy, who
recently had a quarrel with his sweet
heart, sent her the following touching
valentine: "My dearest and sweetest
Amanda, I've been, not goose, but n
gander. Your heart never harden, but
grant me your pardon, I'm sorry !
histed your dander."
A Duluth woman kicked . man on
the shin and jabbed out his eye with an
umbrella simply because he kissed her.
And vet he thought it was very funny.
If she had rammed the umbrella down
his throat and opened it inside of him
he might have been tickled to death.
Icras Sittings.
1t is no wonder that so many peo-
ple are color blind in this country, when
some of the new colors are designated as
.sburned cream, baked pears, crushed
raspberry, scorched banana, speckled
green gage and terra Gotta" Elephants
breath, monkeys smile, and canary
birds gasp, will probably be added in
the spring.-San francisco Evening
Post.
Miss Edith (aged six)-Mamma,
thev say the Gibbses have come into .
whole lot of money. Ella Stanford says
thew are real common and vulgar, but
I think we had better be very nice to
them, a. there are two boys in tho
family about my age, and when grow
up something might come OF it, you
know-1he Judge.
Who knows? Some day, after il
gets to a more perfect stage OF evoiu-
ton and development, the loliipop man
NAV grow lead in His head, ana the
world can utilize its dudes for lead pen
ellis. As there is nothing in the DUDE
head now, there is plenty OF room Ior
the lead, and hence this theory Is AL
the more plausible. Time will tell
VIllian,spor. Breakfast Table.
| General Jackson wrote dollsr with
a b;r ID and God with . little g. There
are : few million people still living in
the United States who do the same
thing every day. But not in print; oh,
no. brethren, not in print They ~
yery careful to have the capitals
PROPERLY and respectfully placed in
print. but in business they use . little
nonpareil 2, while the ID is . four-line
pica eothic.-Burlington Hawkeye.
Will Always Remember
We met as the bell Of the old church re
We met in the meadow, not far from fhs
Nv limbs. how they shook. and my heart. how
And ~ Oh, how suffered! How great was n,
~rrs aaee aso, but I'll always remember
Her breath, sweet and baimy as hay In IN
IN never forget that dark night in Decemhei
How went Der the fence with the hefp OF
OoW1
@ ~. r. Morning Jssrnol