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The Osceola times., 1884-10-18

effort, dragged at II. he heard the wounded
tree groan as II IN irs last agony; then came
q cracking and crashing and a thunderous
fall, In which the sound Of woman's scream
was drowned
When Father Claude, his fists torn BY the
rope, approached the fallen tree be uttered
q cry of amazement and horror The trunk
had fallen a. he had intended II should. up
on the head Of his victim. and crushed II out
OF all possibility Of beiraying the bullet
wound which had caused the woodman' 5
death; but IL had also fallen on the head Of
a woman who had thrown herself upon the
corpse and glued her lips 30 the dead man. 5
In yeritable kiss Of death.
A week later the story that wild man
was loose In the forest OF Chantilly added
20 the horror caused BY the discovery Of the
death Of Jules, the foresters sen, and Father
Clande's daughter, by an inexplicable acci-
dent A chase was organized, and the wild
man was run down and captured after fu-
rious battle, and only when he was pierced
with a score OF wounds. The wild man WAS
Father Claude, poacher and wolf-huDter. He
WAS raying mad, and he died of his wounds
without recovering his senses having In his
myings. betrayed his crime.
The Osceola times., 1884-10-18
Tricks in Expert shooting.

Exhibition shooting amt what il
pretends to be-" exclaimed a veteran
crack shot "Wben a man attends a
Tournament shoot with a shell-loader Oh
the ground who is known to be square
il is far different work than that indulg-
ed in by a man who goes before an au.
dience with his own gun, loaded by
himself, and the targets or traps his own
private property"
"You don't mean TO say that these
crack shots who give exhibitions OF
their skill are crooked, and don't do
square work." interrogated the scribe.
"Well, some of 'em are square enough
perhaps, but the majority are not, and |
know what l am talking about. Frank
Frayne, who used to shoot an apple off
the head of lady on the stage, until he
killed his sweetheart at Cincinnati few
years ago, was one of the square men.
He was good shot; and some of the
men who practice deception are good
shots, too, but they prefer to be on the
safe side"
Explain YOURSELF"
well take Buffalo Bill, for instance.
Bill can handle a gun in good shape
but in his Wild West shows he rides a
horse at full gallop and shoots glass balls
thrown up by m IN along the track. He
pretcnds TO do ii with rifle bail, but he
don't because he is afraid of missing too
many of them. The second day the show
was here he gave an exhibition of his
skill with rifle, but the balls had been
extracted from his cartridges and they
were filed with shot"
What other cases do you know OIL"
"Well, Bogardus has two small boys
who stand up and shoot al target.
When they strike the buli's-eye bell
rings. The bell manages to ring nearly
every time, and the people think those
boys are great shots. The secret of their
skill lies in the fact that the target il so
arranged that il the ball strikes a space
anywhere within six inches Of the CEN
ter IT causes the bell 10 ring. That
makes il very ordinary shooting. Capt.
Boeardus himself is square shooter, as
is his eldest son, Eugene, but they some
times resort 10 tricks, and the boy is by
far the finest shot of the two. Are there
any ether tricksp Well, | should think
50. 1t is like every other business; there
are tricks of the trade but it is best
not TO give them all away"
The Osceola times., 1884-10-18
Careful of Their Good Name.
Arkansaw Traveller.

In Ouiachita county, Arkansaw, there
are large number OF old Baptists,
known as "hardshells." They are pecu-
liar being honest, and on this account
much sport is made Of them. One OF
their articles of faith declares that every
man shall pay his debts.
Some time ago, a man who was not a
member Of the "hardshell" persuasion,
moved into the neighborhood. Being a
man of the world, about the first thing
he did was to put lock on his corn-crib.
The old Baptists hearing Of this became
indignant and sent committee to wait
on the offending man.
ave have hesrn with Tuch regret
said the chairman of the committee,
shat you have put lock on your corn.
crib"
"Of course, have" replied the man.
what do you take me for? Reckon
want To lose all my corn?'
mister, We don't know nothin' about
your faith, but We want you to under
stand that you are in an old Baptist
neighborhood."
THAT makes no difference. Corn is
corn and thieves are thieves. | have
lived in several communities and have
never found one yet that didn't have
thieves in it."
Mister. we wont allow no man to
| fling insinuatioDs at us. We come here
flst. You want invited, SO if you don't
take off that lock you shan't live here
The old fellow was deeply earnest and
pursuasively determined. The new COM
or, not caring to move away, agreed to
take off the lock. Several days after
wards, in an excited manner, he sought
the Chairman and said
"Confound your ugly picture
"Hold on, friend. Having never seed
my pictrr', you've got no right to call il
ugly"
We'll, confound you, then. took
that lock off my crib and last night some
body stole nearly all my corn"
II am sorry to hear that, mister, but il
is better for one man TO lose his corn
than for whole neighborhoed TO be
suspected. have plenty OF corn"
"Ycu are christian, SIR"
And will let you have as much al
you need"
BLESS your generous heart"
AT the market price"
The Osceola times., 1884-10-18

All must live and ought TO live w.u
hat how TO live best al the lea erner.L
is the work Of figures TO tell. Ne ms.
count the cost of ways and means al ..J
compare them. '"u
Many people use expensive articles n
food and dress when chear4r one vi ~
be in every way letter and more serv;'.'
able. '''0e'
Especially in regulating the table ex
penses IL there great want Of econo,...
A little useful information concrroin,
the qualities Of food. the amour, .ns
kind Of nutrition-matter they con,s,n
the wants Of the human system AMI ~
best way Of cooking, wO1ld oten ssre
fully one-third, and, in many instances
half the expense.
A wise economy IN table expenses 4.
favorable to health. and in tbi- w,n
saves time, drugs, expense aud doc,oris
bills, flesh, strength, and happiness
The Osceola times., 1884-10-18
A Regular Down. Es ster.
BOSTON Commercial Bulletin.

Some time ago, in New Hampshire
an old patriarch of ninety-five winters
gathered to his fathers and couple Of
temperance elders from Massachusetts,
city happenin to bear of the circum-
stance, and thinking il good opportun-
ity to pick up facts for venerable ex-
ample, waited upon his surviving rela-
tive, a bard-handed old farmer who was
found in his shirt-sleves leaaing over a
five rail fence thoughtfully chawing a
wheat straw"
1--WE called to ask yon some questions
about your grandfather. He must have
been remarkable man."
"Ya-as--iess so, he was very reglar
man.
"Ah, very temperate in his habits, l
suppose"
"Yas, he gently got up bout ave IN
The Osceola times., 1884-10-18
Kind Hearted.

Jones, Jr.: | see you have stopped 20
ing with Miss Naughty. Thought 1t
would be a match; but suppose she is
q miserable little flirt like all the rest.
Smith, Jr: She is very kind-hearted.
"She is?"
You remember what an insufferable
hot evening it was the last time | called
on herr"
"Yes; wanted You TO go with me that
evening TO the park"
"Well, told her had missed a ride
in the park for her sake, and she did all
she could TO make me forget the heat"
"Abp
"Yes; she was as cool az cucumber
the whole evening, and when | propos-
ed she actually made me shiver. Few
girls are so thoughtful in warm wealth
err
The Osceola times., 1884-10-18

there was a not that defes des rip.ion.
The next instant every monkey was sit.
ting In It's place = solemn and serious Al
If II had never moved. Only their eye-
winked and their ear twitche,l q
Ny wife threw them another biscuit,
and again the riot, and then another and
another and another. But at length We
bad gwen away all that we had to give,
and got up 10 20. The monkeys 81 once
rose, every monkey on the yeranda, and
advancing grzvely to the steps. walked
down them in solemn procession, old
and young together, and dispersed for
the days occupations.
The Osceola times., 1884-10-18
a Solid Home Virtue,

Economy is virtue which is needed
everywhere. No matt r if persons are
rich or have large incomes, they should
be economical. @.
To waste is wicked. There are better
ways to spend money and goods than to
waste them. 1t is the poorest use they
can be put to. .-.-
Many people would be economical il
they knew how. tits an art to practice
economy. To do it well one must know
the art. All can have 1t IL they will. II
= an arithmetical art. II Is the conclu.
MON Of numbers.
The Osceola times., 1884-10-18
bow Queen Anne Whitsned Her Hsnds.

There are various preparations for
whitening the hands which can be used
without harm. Glycerine, vaseline, cold
cream or mutton tallow rubbed IN will do
much to soften them. The ch,oniclers
of Queen Anne's time had recipe which
is at least harmless. The white Of an
egg, with grain of alum dissolved in it,
was spread on the hands, and they were
then wrapped up in old linen over night,
and this treatment was guaranteed 10
make even soft and habby hands firm
and clsan-looking. Oatmeal and com
meal, both dry and moist, may be used
with good effect. The toughest and ug-
liest pair of hands may be made smooth
and soft. if not white, in one month if
the owner will but wash them well in
warm water every night and rub them
well with whichever of these simple pre-
parations suits her best and then encase
them in pair of loose gloves from which
the finger tips have been cut.
The Osceola times., 1884-10-18
MARRYING HIS OPPOSITE.
How the Professor Finally Became R,.o,
ciisd to his sons wife.
Arkansaw Trayeler

ciisd to his sons wife.
Arkansaw Traveller.
Humiliation has come to the fam;l,
OF Prof. Gansing, the celebrated pbvsio-
logist. Several days ago, John Gsnsino
a young man of promise, married a Chi.
nese woman. When the prof. ssor heard
of the disgraceful affair, he swore that
never again should the worthless fellow
find shelter under the paternal roof
Several days afterwards the son came
home, bringing his wife with brm. Tn.
observed, they en.ere the parlor
When the old gentleman entered. not
suspec'ing his sons return. he was shock.
ed by an avalanche of indignation.
"How dare you bring this woman to
nay housep' he exclaimed.
The young man was astonished
Father, l do not understand you.r
said he. 81 thought that you would
welcome my wife. She doesn't speak
very good English at present, but under
your teaching, she can soon overcome
the difficulties Of our uneven tongue
"Welcome your wife ~ stormei the
professor, welcome such thing as she
isw
Don't be violent in manner. Yine
Voc is a gentle creature and your gest.
ures might friehten her"
"How on earth can sou .ove such a
creature?" said the huniiated father.
"Oh, | don't love her"
Then why in thunder, sir, lid you
marry herr
"Old gentleman, there is no use in
cutting up. Respect for your teachings
caused me to marry her. In your lect.
ures, you say that man should marry
his opposite. Some time ago, began
reading accounts of Chinese customs,
and found that they were our opposites
in everything. | have followed your
advice.
! The professor groaned.
Besides that" continued the young
man, 'the parents of this girl died re.
Gently, leaving her the controlling stock
in the largest laundry of the country"
| The professors face frightened.
"She has considerable money on hand.
/ have none. In this respect, too, We
are oppos.tes."
The professor laughed.
'she has generously consented to pay
off the mortgage on our place.
The professor threw his arms around
the Young wife and kissed her muskmel.
on countenance. Releasing her, he
turned to his son and said:
81 am pleased with your choice. The
Chinese are not nearly so yellow as they
have been painted. should have mar.
ried this sort Of a girl-not too opposite
but just opposite enough tor AL practi-
cal purposes. Your mother. my son, is
my opposite. ! married her because
she was my opposite, and blast il, she
has been opposite me ever since. She
is always opposed 10 me. You have
done well. The Chinese who come 10
this country, hear, are not long.lived
| This fair creature may die soon. When
she does, marry another opposite"
The Osceola times., 1884-10-18
PHOTOGRAPHERS RUNNERS.
A Business Growing Out of the Competi
tion of Portrait Taking.


Don't let the reporters see me until af.
ter dinner" said distinguished foreigner
to the clerk of an uptown hotel the 9TH
er day after registering.
But how about the photographers"
the clerk inquired.
~ don't understand you," said the for
eigner.
well, you will very soon. The phot-
ographers are more numerous than the
reporters, and are quite as enterprlsng,
without always being as polite or as
pleasant to meet Therel be a score
here before long,
"Bless my SOUL" said the foreigner; /;
"then please refuse me to all who come
except the representatives of the princi.
pal newspaper
When the clerk was asked whether
what he had said about the photograph
ers were true, he replied tha, the persons
that he referred TO were not really phot-
ographers, but their agents. They call
themselves interviewers, and their bnsi-
ness is TO secure ahead of all competitors
sittings of notable persons. The rivalry
between photographers is il tense, so that
whereas two or three years ago only
very few establishments employed inter
viewers, there are now very few prosper
Gus photographers without them. A
candidate for the presidency or wee
presidency, q party campaign manaeer,a
titled or eminent foreigner, an Arctic
hero. an actor who makes hit, or any
person to whom the newspapers pay
much attention for any reason whatso-
ever-these are the ones the interviewers
go for. They offer, free Of charge, as
many portraits, and portraits in as many
positions as the person says he or she
would like to have, under ne condition,
which Is that no other photographer
shall be visited. ..
These interviewers get good wages,
and their employers profit largely from
their work. The portraits are sold 10
dealers all over the country and IN tns
cspits.s Of Europe. They are also soIa
to the publishers Of illustrated perlodl'
Gals, or are presented to the publishers
with the request that the photographers
name be published in case the portrait
is tised. The market has been extend
ed by those New York newspaper. cor
respondents who now make practice
sending out stereotyped picture plates as
illustrations of the subjects treated N
their letters. One dealer in this city las
recently issued catalogue OF the celeprl-
ties whose photographs they have on
hand. II is book of sixty pages, ana
there are between thirty and fifty names
on each page. Another dealer makesa
business to secure the newest photv'
graphs, and to keep on hand plates maae
by the pboto-engnving process ITO"
these portraits.
The Osceola times., 1884-10-18

summer, n six in winter and alters took
a glass Of Jsnaky rum frst thing fore
his ehorea-
What: did he use stinulants7" ~.
Hey
Twas he addicted to alcoholic bever-
ages
~So he want an eddicaied man. but
he allers took little more Jamaky and
smoked a pips jes after breakfast-he
was q very reg!ar man, was gran'sir."
well. suppose little liquor might
have been required at his old age
-Yas. so gran'sir often said, and his
'leyen o'clock was a horn Of rum an mo-
lasses. tho he gently took a little clear
sperrit after it jes before settin' down ter
dinner"
What, and did not all this dram drink
ing affect bis health?"
"Lor' bless yer, no, but ! used to tell
him he oughten TO drink mug of cider
at dinner, but he said a pipe Of niger
head terbaccer arter dinner an his four
O'Clock grog an little gin an sugar
afore supper set him all right"
Great heavens. Why, thought you
said your grandfather was very regular
mani"
"Reg'lar, So he was, reg'lar as a clock
and when he'd had horn or two artel
supper, AMI was setten afore the fire
over nigbtcap of old Jamaky. smok'
ing his pipe, my gran'father-"
Hang your grandfather! The old
man must have been preserved in alco
hol and tobacco or he would never have
lived so long"
And the elders withdrew, satisfied
that they had neither a remarkable i'll
ustrstion nor frightful example to sui
their purpose.
The Osceola times., 1884-10-18
THE CHvNnsE PUZZLE.

o bring me Q m ap OF the seat OF war.
| hear the guns on the river Min.
want to zee where tine misailee tore
Through far Foochov with adevil's din.
Juss show me Keluns and sinen choo;
And where. o where is kin-te-ching.
Chow-choo, Chang-chow, and where Cha-oof
Is Hing-vha far from old Yen-pingi
] yearn to know OF Hie-chie-chln;
/ long TO zee the high San-ling;
However VII the French get in
To Kiang-si or view Toong-tingf
50. bring me a map Of the seat Of war.
Iwant TO learn while the fight 10 young;
And while sm looking for one name more,
III pray for the ladies Of great Quang-
tung.
The Osceola times., 1884-10-18
Monkeys at = Wedding Rr. .akfast.
Chicago Time


was married in India. | engaged fol
our honeymoon little house -si xteen
miles or 10 from any other habitation ol
white men-that stood on the stesI
white lifts Of the Nerbudda River, which
here flows through canon ofpure white
marble. Close beside our house was q
little hut, where a holy man lived in
charge Of an adjoining shrine, earning
money for himself and the shrine by pol.
ishing little pieces Of marble as meinen.
toes for visitors. II was a wonderful
place altogether, and, while my wife
went in TO change her dress. the servants
laid breakfast on the veranda overlook
ing the river. AT the clatter of the
plates there began to cor1e down from
the big tree that tovershadowedth the house,
and up the trees that grew IN ire ravins
behind il, from the house-roof itself
from everywhere, a multitude Of solemn
monkeys. They came up singly, and in
couples, and IN families, and took their
places without noise or fuss ON the We
randa, and sat there, like an audi ,nce
waiting for an entertainment to com
mence. And, when every thing was
ready, the breakfast all laid, the mollkeys
all seated, went in to call my wife.
Breakfast is ready, and they are all
waiting" said,
"Who are waidngY' she askedirf dis
may. 81 thought we were going TO he
alone, and was just coming cut in my
dressing gown"
"Never mind" said. "The people
about here are not very fashionably
dressed themselves. They wear pretty
much the same thing all the year round.'
And go my wife came out. Imagine.
then her astonishment. In the middle
of the veranda stood our breakfast table.
aud all tire rest Of the space. az well as
the failings and the steps, was covered
with an immense of monkeys,
as grave rs possible ahd asy h,o,ionless
and silent asit they were stuffed Only
Their eyes kept blinking and theirnnltle
round ears kept twitching. Laughing
hearIifyz-at which the monkeys only
looked all the grayef my wife sat down.
"Willthey eat anything aske she.
"Try them" ] said.
SO she picked uplAsbiscuit and threw
1t among the company. And the result
Three hundred monkeys jnnlpedsup in
the cir like one, and Just for one instant
- I. y. & II
The Osceola times., 1884-10-18
New York's Clever Detectives.
Philadelphja Call.

'hu.
First New York Detective-"Here i.
an order to shadow young Grimes, the
banker. He has taken seven million
from the vaults"
Second New York Detective-dAnd
you want me to help you catch him,
suppose"
Eyes; ! hear that he has bought a
ticket for Quebec"
The train starts at midnight, don't
YES"
"All right then. We win begin watch
ing his house early next week"
The Osceola times., 1884-10-18
THE PASSING SHOW

The man OF worldly riches
Who rides along the street
Behind bis blooded horses.
And In a carriage neat.
May have some deep remsrses.
which. ike q canker's smart.
Have eaten up the sweetness
Once blooming In his heart
The woman dancing gaily
There in the ballroom Light.
With cheeks % plump and rosy.
And eyes 30 soft and bright,
May have pain within her,
Alfk0agh sbe's rsy with cheer.
which deep down in her bosom.
Has shed q silent tear.
The poor man with his shovel
IL digging ali the day;
He earns but little money,
And yet be whistles gay.
Deep In the poor mans bosom
A little voice does tell;
The toll of honest labor
Has made your conscience well"
The Osceola times., 1884-10-18

There are few souls who are so viger-
ously organized as to be able TO ms in
tain themselves in the calm of a strong
resolve; all honest consciences are cana.
bic OF the generosity Of day, but al
most all succumb the next morning an.
der the effort Of the sacrifice.
The Osceola times., 1884-10-18

His speech was entirely devoid OF
spirit sald The Bourbon, referring 70 a
Prob bition orators spouting. -
The records Of the War Department
show that there were i60,U6 dSsestsrs
from the army during the rebellion.
The elephant 4npcr9r only two inch.
es less IN stature etnamJumbo, has been
sold 10y auction in England for $500.
A good chestnut crop is assured, for
Connecticut at least. Chestnut trees do
not flourish North Of Massachusetts.
When a woman,' says Balzac, "is no
longer jealous of her husband the end is
come; she no longer loves him."
A dog in Georgia recently barked him.
self to death. Another device to draw
immigration TO the Southern States.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28

The republican party makes a
hypocritical appeal to the working,
men for their votes, because of their
policy to give the laborers better
wages, through protection to Ameri-
can manufacturers. The idea is a
fraud. For five years and more
wages have been lower than before
the adoption of the taxing policy as
a pretended means of making wages
higher. Nay, they are lower still il
we have regard to the use which
those who earn wages are compelled
to make of them, for they must en-
ploy them TO obtain sustenance. Let
such fallacies be exposed and then
surely the bread winners will not be
caught BY false pretenses. Vote the
democratic ticket,
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28

IT has been conclusiyely proven
that the Wheel ticket in Faulkner
county was put out at the instance
OF republicans and money furnished
by republicans to make the canvass.
1t will be remembered that Benja-
min and Chrisman tried to buy the
Grand Wheel, but failing in that the
$4,000 is used to defray expenses
of county campaigns. How much OF
that fund Is being used in Pope
county? Perhaps those who shave
headquarters in the saddle" and
work the colored vote of Lee and
Gala Rock townships could answer.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28


The monopoly manufacturers Of
this country pretend that they are
wonderfully sympathetic toward the
workingmen. The same fraudulent
claim is advanced by the republican
platform. 1t is shameful sham
Ship load after ship load of the pau
perized labor of Italy, Hungary, Ger
many and Belgium are landed on oul
shores under long contracts at starv-
alton wages to rob honest American
labor Of its sources OF income. De.
mand a Change and vote the @demo.
cratic ticket.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-28

TAKE the names of the gentlemen
on the straight democratic county
ticket and scrutinizc them one by
one, and they challenge the enthusi-
astic support Of the people regard
less of party. They are each and all
worthy sons who have stood by the
very best interests of Pope county
all their lives. Pope county will
honor herself, and assure an honest,
efficient, impartial administration IN
the county offices by electing the
ticket. You can't afford because you
are b. of +. to go back on such a
ticket. No one can afford TO cut off
his own nose TO spite his face.