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The Osceola times., 1884-08-09
TOOTHLESS TObDLERS.

Exper ence q weight Of wisdom brings,
Old birds are shy Of chat;
man wont wsken up his second child
Philadelphia Can.
There is nothing like the baby.
Chester Times.
Guess you never heard a foghorn.
Philadelphia Call.
If fresh air and exercise are whole
some young fathers should be healthy.
The man with fresh heir gets plenty
Of exercise. Philadelphia Call.
Patti is said to have once refused an
offer of marriage from Brigham Young.
He wanted her 10 sing his babies TO
sleep. Louisville Courier-Journal.
A man can't help but raise a storm
when he has TO rock crying baby, be-
cause IN the nature Of things he is a
sigh rocker. Cincinnati Merchant Trav-
eler.
Babies put out to die" is the head
ing of an article on baby farming.
MANY gro xn people feel put out to die.
what can be expected of babies? Gin
cinnaii Saturday Night.
There are over 5000 locomotives in
this country, and yet when a women
wants to take her baby out to give it fresh
air she has to push the coach herself in
stead of having ar engine in the house
10 harness il to. Philadelphia Chroni-
Gle.
The eminent DE-. Parvin affirns that
babies should not be allowed to sleep
with their mothers. This announce
ment will send shiver of consterna-
ton down the back OF pster familias.
Burlington Free Press
The Osceola times., 1884-08-09
A sREEN TREE On The TOP oF A HOUSE.
Its ssgninesnes In Colonial Times and

A carpenter was noticed on Staten Is
land on Saturday mailing a green pine
tree on the apex OF the roof OF a new
dwelling house. A large number Of u,en
with their sleeves rolled up we're stand
ing on the street below watching him.
The onlookers we're Fssons. carpenters
and laborers who had been employed on
the new building. When the tree was
firmly fixed in It's place the group below
cheered lastily and congratulated man
who stood with his coat on
why is that green tree placed there
on the top OF the house," bys,ander
asked of the man who had climbed ou,
on the high ridge and put it in place.
We'll, it's an old mans custom. as
understand it, he replied ~and seems to
have pleasant side to it. believe Il
came down from the old colonial isys
in New England. where it was customary
after q couple had married. for the neigh
bors to get together, have several good
sized deDijohns with rum and molAsses
in them, or equally capacious punch
bowls Then all would 20 TO work, make
a clearing, hew the loss, nail together
the four sides OF the house a. they lay
on the ground, raise them TO their plaoes
and put the roof on. After the ;hztch-
ing or -hingling was done. the neightors
would mai tree up there, as an indica-
ton ilat the new oocuranis Of the house
would thrive and prosper after the man
ner of the green bay tree. Then would
comc a jolly rOund Of merrymaking
among the sober old New Englanders who
would also contribute divers gifts to give
the voung married people a start in life
among the settlement'
"But times have changed sinoc then.
The demijohns + rum and molasses are
our Of date-also the gifts to the new oc-
cuyants What significance has the
green tree to the building or it, ocel-
pant?'
"Oh, I'll tell you how We figure it now
Every man who has worked on the pre-
mi-esj including the laborer who dug
the well, the man who carried the bricks
and mortar in the hod, the stODema-on
who laid tine foundation, and the car
peniers, bricklayers, lather>, iocksmiths.
and all, ave among those who we're IN
the street b. low when ! nailed the tree
up there. The man with the cot on
was the owne- We were WISHING him
luck just a. the, b-e'l to do. AMI also
lick tor all who may dwell inside. But
the -igr ificance oi ii now l. that ", ren-
orally get the tee there on : Ithrlsy al
IL O'Clock, and think that in return for
| our gooI wishes :iIe owner ought jn pal
up a keg Of beer and let us all of tor Lali
day to drink 20 his prosperity. lnsi'le
| the building you can see the keg 81
beer"
The Osceola times., 1884-08-09
GATHERED GOSSIP.

Water is so scarce in New York that
even the watering ofstocks has erased.
Mexico is "that dread bourne from
Ssich no traveller returns II is over
run with bandits.
They have neither goats nor COW. in
Japan. How the milkmen explain their
presence there is not stated.
A Baltimore spinster has become in
sane over the death Of ber pet dog. She
should have stuck to parrots. They new
er die.
Thermometer IN New York in the
shade, 81 ditto at Bismarck, Dakota
Bismarck Tribune. 81 above or belox
zero in Dakota?
A Staten Island brick nlolder has been
left fortune in England. He will now,
il is thought. become perfect brick him
-elf.
A Philadclphis woman drank a pint
Of coal oil with suicidal intent. hut a.
she fJrgs to swallow a hghicd match
she still lives.
A number Of prominent New Workers
are sadly missed at the Newport dinner
parties this season. rhey are SKINNER
inc in Canada.
The Quipotos, Arizors, l,sal pres. is
trying TO boom that town a. "a Health
resert." The air is 80 dry there that
people recover from bulle, wounds very
quickly.
Al American lady married t. an lal-
ian Prince a year ago has already left
him. Some American girls are tpO proud
to travel around with tambourihe all
day.
A Troy lady dreamed that her baby
had fallen out OF the window. Suddenly
awakening she rushed to the window
and fell out herself Moral: Don't ge,
marr1ed.
A Milwaukee man has been sent To
the peDitentisry for three months mere
ly for stealing kiss from Young isdy.
As she was a Milwaukee girl bIs friends
think they can prove him insane.
An Ohio woman has committed sui
eide. She has been scolding her hus-
band FOR the past ten years for not get
ting appointed President or something
only to ind out at last that he j. as deaf
as post and never hearl word.
A Philadelphia girl wno has lived in
Europe since she was 4 child tshe is now
l9) wlllcieate 2 sensation at Long Branch.
where she will pass the summer, by the
extraordinary beauty OF her complexion.
She owes 1t all to the old rec;pe # sleep
Ing With piece OF raw beef on each
cheek. This she has done for eight
years, It Is said. If she keeps it up in
this country, especially during dog days,
We advise her to sleep in a refrigerator.
The Osceola times., 1884-08-09
How They 10 q, In Maine.
boston Globe

Squire Borge of Bangor is wealthy and
wishes hi friends to understand that he
lisa wonderful sportsman. Las, winter
he started up the country on a fishing
trip, where be met with poor success.
The first thing he did on returning TO
The city was to 20 to a market and buy
twenty trout. They were beauties, and
he told the salesman what he was going
to do and asked him where he should
say they were canght.
"Oh, tell them they we're taken from
Linus pond"
On Ais way home the squire called
and had the larges; one Photographed.
Underneath the picture be wrote:
One of the fifteen taken from Linus
Esq"
In two days he came back TO ,he mark.
etman and said:
Lookee here, where is Linus pond
anyhow! They asked me where it was
and ] told them il was up in the north
part of Hancock county. Then they got
map and wanted me 10 show il to them
anu Tor the life of me couldn't do it.
Just teal me where it is and III 90 home
and hx them. Confound their hearts,
III tell 'em where Linus pond is, and
give them enough of it,
Then the marketiaan led him gently
outside the shop and pointed to his
sign, 1t read: LINUS Pond. Fish, oysters
and game"
The Osceola times., 1884-08-09
IN roo Much OF uURRy.
what sn Angry "a her Would n-,. H.-ri
" H~ Had wateI.

"Oh. mamma. who DO yoH >ur;o>e |
saw in the TarIOr last night cri Il lnrle
Johnny Crims 'nback when the faniil,
had assembled FIR the morning meal
and the dom, site was bringing an .ie
coffe.
why, don't know, johnny who did
you seeY' said the maironly Mn. Grim
soDback in a cslrn-before-the- storm sort
of way
Bridget" exclaimed the boy. eyeing
the queen Of the rolling pin with eau.
tious eye.
well, what Of that. johnny" went
on his mother, arranging the crockery
In front Of her.
What Of thar" exclaimed the boy,
levelling his eve at his fathers electric
light why, she was in pas arm
Look here, you young ssmp, your
exclaimed the eDraged parent, shooting
fish-ball at his offspring, " no began to
seek the open air
When Johnny was brought in BY the
seat OF his trousers by the family watch
dog be explained that Bridget was in
Ia's armchair.
The Osceola times., 1884-08-09

Tucks % rHE CsSSISs IEsDE-Ae-
ooriinz 70 the Trade, : newspaper pub-
lished in the canning Interest q Baiti-
more. there are in thz; city ffy-~yen
firms thai del only in -eso,Dds,- or
doubtful goods. Ibese eoods are Oh
tanned fis-n jO1tsfal dealers - -s-ells,T
or cans that have the ends bslesd O1f
on aooonn; Of the ferneztz;iOn < their
oontenfs The ezr.s are taken TO con-
venient place and -reprsssed-T This
oonsisrs II fir-t punching hose in the
top Of the can, 10 let the gzs cut The
cans are then plzced in hos Ez'er and
heated, 20 exTsei the air and szees. and
then resezied. They are then labeled
with bogus Label and ssJId .. lOx prines
Comparatively. They are probably
mostly sold in large eiris- 10 the poorer
classes The only safety in buying can
ned goods Il in seeing ihz, the genuine
label Of reputable firm is On each can
A CrEL OF HarE-It wocld zpy~zf
that in Russia a. well a. in many osher
oanuies. lock Of hair Is considered =
signal pledge Of the tender passion
MdIe Alice, the kvoriie P1rssixn soress,
gi0ries in the Is~-=sion Of auburn rine-
lets- and vould n0s PAT With one Of
them for lez- than d1ehy. IrO R0--
sixn noblement tie Count de l. and
Baron NJ were both szitoTs foV the
l2iy's srniles, and bsh hzppened 20
have hair of the .<IBe golden hue a.
tia; of their duIein-z- Each tezzed
lock Of ber hair in exchange for q iock
Of HE ovn, 10 which the charming erez-
inrs readily sss~ntet; and, without
touching q single tuft Of her bead: man
zzed 10 efest an exchange of parcels, by
which each Gentleman rroeiy-i q eari
Ot his rivzfs ezTillzries- Tie Cant now
wear the Bsron's heir, Rext his bear
and the B3Jon sie-ps With the Couni's
szlp lock under his pillow.
The Osceola times., 1884-08-09
SHE WHO CAPTURES HEARS.

The It. Louis girls are 80 unkissab ble
that General Sherman is thinking Of
moving. Louisville Courier-Journal.
A girl may he attractive and strike a
nSn one way before marriage; but after
that event she generally strikes HIM in
an entirely different way. Yonkers
Statesman.
1t. Louis bellies have organized box
ing club. This will. in measure. ex-
plain the reason why two St Louis
grooms ran away on their wedding day.
Detroit Journal.
what constitutes noble girl?' The
good sense and affection that will cause
a girl to roll up her sleeves and help her
mother with the washing we reckon
about fills the bill. Kentucky State
Journal
There'll be 30 much pol teal excite
ment in the Fall that it will distract the
attention Of the young men, and the girl
who is wise will bring her lover To the
popping point as soon as possible. Phil
adeiphia Chronicle.
A Georgia girl is reported to have hair
that sweeps the floor" The nan who
marries her can therefore depend upon
being mangled with a rolline-pin instead
Of broomstick, as the latter will have
40 place in the household. Lowell Citi-
zen.
A Philadelphia girl graduate has car.
ried off the honors Tor her superior
knowledge ofdomestic economy. Phila-
a l. 4 A. a. - l.. II
honors. Philadelphia Press. And home
~ girls. Boston Post. Webster's first
definition Of homely is, Belonging to
home: domestic" Philadelphia Call
This only bears out our remark. They
don't lake well away from home, shethsr
they he domes'ics or not. Boston Post.
The Osceola times., 1884-08-09
1--WE
rxaxcESI-h uzssAv

YSve e.16rez plAye1 b-<sse he 1osu-.
Focr r~rryy ls1s- a.t oc< sves- Eks1.
Ysve of then /, fao<c . iskful teys.-
nknk God for Ave TIE fxf,-r sase-
Tr~ rr<<os11s oye-i % hsossueus fair.
rs<y szie< ~ 1fe tcrooxn Epr1.E-tos Gays
ADc clzss rirr ru1nt rs~ cd ufn's cear--
Tsank God for Ave- se sofSly ssys.
On< sr the tr1zp<<s cal trs- Ell
A brave yozzs sSal.-s4s fs-.s-'s 31sS-.
Tcey lksd hi1 vita toe sO~ly ssns-
Tnxnk God ne whispered fer tse fo1r-
n vosc- of Storms .zs luB-a % rr-s
ADo<eer % the vll1 xr~~n te2.
~ fsrn~T .ffrz hts ~y-s 70 Hekve1--
TAM God he says: i Ski ezve iAree
rke nks6en vors her brf.ai wreath
Bot tkr-< s8o<z days. then ge1rte 1ek.t
krcearred y for q fA9eess crOwn:-
Two s<1L r~zarn- the fkfser saith
Ans.r ts~ ~r~viA<rirs sncvs
Ooe buried ijs< il icS-o-ouod ceft.
Teey tod tee fareer. and BE saSt.-
1sank God one Of the eve /. left.-
Tne A.<- uizein . csosster-t ee1
Cso<-f rs md eye. ana t-oved eis neSd-
And pAa>et 70 eo1je>z bliss: -Taank God
Tsere S1oe vere Eve. fhe fk-s-r sd
On esr1s. - ne@kly give tben AL
One gentle glrL four va1snf nen;
In HeAven- once mere he thanked hs God.
me acuih-
The Osceola times., 1884-08-09
PEPPERMINT ADVANCING.
One Of the E~saiis Of the Alarm A seat the
Cholera Epidemic In Europe.
Nev TOyk sun

Peppermint, has undoubtedly gone
up in price,- said Wholesale dealer in
that commodity. 1T is worth from ~
to 80 cents more pound than it WAS
month ago, which IS undoubte1' due to
the belief that il vii be needed in Eu-
rope on aeoount Of cholera. The old
crop il nearly exhausted, and is almost
all in the hands Of four or five persons,
and the nes will not reach US till about
the frss CT September. As soon as the
cholera appeard in Toulon there began
an active call for peppermint and most
other essential oils, which, in solution,
will be used by those who aie attacked
Peppermint is grpwn in low, marshy
districts, chiefly in the western part Of
the State and in Michigan. Wayne
county, y. Y, is the center where the
distilling is chiefly done. The entire
crop 81, perhaps, 5000 pounds, worth s.
a pound. An acre will grow from eight
to ifteen pounds. There are no large
farms entirely devoted to this product.
but il is cultivated in small quantities
by many farmers. 1t is used both as a
medicine and as fiavoring in oonfection-
eIy. When used for the former purpose
it is diluted with alcohol and water and
Is then known a. essence of peppermint.
Ii il sometimes adulterated with castor
oil and oil Of turpentine; but its most
common adulterant is oil of pennyroyal,
which is now worth only $50 pound.
Peppermint will stand g per cent. OF
this; but even in using only 10 per cent
there is decided pront to the dishonest
mixer. You cannot deceive the maker
Of confectionery. He must have his oil
pure. and gets II 80. AduIteration in this
form IL easy Of detection. In an unmix.
ed condition the oil is rot dangerous, bat
il very powerful"
The Osceola times., 1884-08-09
SHORTS.
A warm spell-H-o-t.
Il tba chnler1 cornipy9

A warm spell-H-o-t
Is the cholera coming
Hay fever is fashionable in London.
Arizona's drummer tax is 500 a
year.
The clerk Of the weather is getting
very heated
Iced tea saloons are increasing in New
Orleans.
A piece Of Court plaster Sentencing a
man for life.
1t is beginning to be very pleasant,
now, at the seaside.
Beaufort, :. G.. imposes on CONNER
cial visitors $40 week.
Memphis taxes all drummers $40 per
week or s25 per month.
The dearest girl on earth is the cne
that eats the most ice cream.
A Brooklyn base ball manufacturer
has hanged himself. 1t was high time.
The births in Spain during 1883 num-
bered $4,000 and the deaths 41s,0O0.
II is officially announced tina, ex-Em-
press Eugenie wears only black hose.
Melon brandy is the latest drink We
suppose liquor made from watermelon
il not intoxicating.
1t is said that Thackeray's mad wife is
still living, carefully watched over in the
house oil a friend.
A Burlington wife calls her husband
Powder and Bail, 'hecause he sometimes
comes home loaded.
A few crazy women in Paris are wear
ing straw hats with square corners. They
are anything but pretty.
Republican machinists consider the
conduct Of certain Of their late political
associates "revolting."
A literary lady Of Harlem says that
she likes q gentleman's arms because
they are members Of the press.
A Cuban editor has cowhided one of
The Osceola times., 1884-08-09
ssLL sPAxk-s sor.

- e<s.< 1eaj by thzs hog.
M fhey c<-)~6 k1rn Al orDerf skunk-
Why hH heAr< 80 - soft - TAIs.
An' b< vru ca sck fuz q sy1nk.
he n<rer ro< ske<ry ne r,o~r boys
Wbe1 <Anx<r cssn bdTerin' rDun1-
Dpct you Efof how h. fAcktt-dfee rriz'.
Down tszx O. Fsrrsxk rDos11
he nneer-1 the rs-xrer thss dag.
u1k 1essr th< e-gz of ksake.
An 6ruPpst the ez1<x<r dad - BiI sntfh.
Wbo gEx knise< b. s<utserin' ysks
As' vbec h< ~ thar On thas hard cof.
Ase.s.z' VII fewer N pa4n-
Ne uEuD6 fA< nncke1 Ike any cd re<.
Ar never wuu heer1 % conplsin-
IN pe<<f furr~s bov BE ssckec that nigAi.
wsh Team Il his fever diun<-d eye<l
An tie dkafk varranf VII On s1s fsn<
A Saz<n - tbezD SIAN IN TIE kk5e<.
An - xsya VISA . wezk liraa~ voc~.
Daf- cat - y<T no more.
Bot vhez R1f - 70 heaven
Do ysr tAlnk teey D oS,er the 1or-s
The Osceola times., 1884-08-09
senator thurman. fish Story.

Once upon time when crowded about
bis Presidential aspirations, Mr.. Thur
man replied: Il really have no ambition
in that direction" A look Of incredulity
on every face was the only response.
The Judge took in these looks and relat-
ed little story:
"One summer was at the Oakland
House, Maryland. spending little vaca-
ton up in the cool mountain region.
The Osceola times., 1884-08-09
A BRAVE LITTLE BOY.
How Young Hero submitted To PaiHfui
Operation.
Columbus sun.

Columbus sun.
An instance vas related to W. TODAY
which well illustrates at once genuine
Spartan courage and deep af, ction.
about six weeks ago, little Belle Fergu.
son. the daughter Of the night watchman
at the Columbus q Rome depot, had both
legs terribly lacerated in the turn-table,
the skin being 30 far separated that her
physicians, Drs. Jordan and Ticknor,
told the family il would be impossible to
make the parts heal unless fresh bits Of
skin were grated on the ugly wounds.
As soon as this was known 70 Bellies
brother Reggy, a lad twelve years old,
he stepped up to the physicians and
promised to be on hand any time the
next day anil let them cut the necessary
skin IRON his arm. At the appointed
hour he met the engagement, barred bis
arms, and by means OF knife ard scissors
four pieces Of skin were taken from his
arm and transplanted TO his SISTERS
wounds. The skin is growing fine v.
Carlyle says one must have a brother m
order 70 know what il is 10 have a fiicld.
The Osceola times., 1884-08-09

viJe> that any persSn Who employs a
minor f,urrSen YEAR of zxe sts0 can r6<
rs,.f and write sgsll fu~f~ir frrsrn 50 10
80. and that any person vh0 employs
q minor over fourteen year a zxe vbo
can not read and write, providing such
minor has hesn for one rear . rsszde1t
of city or town wherein free evening
schools are maintained. shah forf~si iron
81 to 500 for every sseh ofense, 10 20
70 the benefit of the evening sckooas-
The Osceola times., 1884-08-09

lSSTHKk BIC DTaxoSD.-Aaosber
phenOminzl diamond E&s fallen to the
los of fortunate digger a, the Kimberly
mine, South Africa Iu weight is thre
hundred and two ozrzt., bot, unfortun-
stely, il does not possess that parity of
color, or rz.her absence Of color, which
is the frs. desiderxturn in a diamond
ls value is said TO be aboui three thou
and pounds; whereas the Ear smaller
Portor- -Rbosien gem, found in the same
mine about three year. ago, ~zs valued
by its owner at one hundred thousand
pounds- Bot the popular notion is tbz,
the value ola thing il xhst il will fetch,
and there are certainly very few person.
ia the world who would lock up such an
enormous sum for the dsubtful zdvzn-
,age Of possessing such thing.
The Osceola times., 1884-08-09

The -OiL-spor There IL a remark
able place in the Gulf Of Mexico known
N the -oil-spot" II extends abou, two
milcs along the shore, and perhape
three quarters Of a mile seawarj. In a
storm il appearance IL very wonderful.
All round are angry boiling waters, toss-
ing the foam high in the air, while with
in this inelosure III perfect calm. In
fine weather there il nothing to distin-
guish the place; but in gale the waves
become thick and If a reddish hue.
Mud taken from the sJ,o, has all the
cleansing qualities Of soap. and is used
10 scrub the decks Of vessels. Scientific
men are puzzled TO know what makes
the "oil-spot"
The Osceola times., 1884-08-09

1LdIrERAcY IN MAssAcHusErrs.-M
sachusetts is becoming somewhat alarm.
ed At the growth Of illiteracy, as she may
well be. The Last census showed that
there were in the State 1886 persons
above the age Of ten who could not read,
bsine SO per cent Of all persons above
that see, proportion which ia exceeded
BY no other Eastern State except Rhode
laland, The Last legislature passed .
~ uhjch y hoped will tsnd to check
- - IT, psgsen1aGs. Il pro
The Osceola times., 1884-08-09

Some months ago a firm at Epernay
offered prizes for the best five poems on
champagne. The subject seems to have
inspired large number of votaries of
eminent seeing that no fewer than
500 poems were SAINT in to the jury.
The Osceola times., 1884-08-09
ssxE INSTRUCTIVE ITEMS
Cssie<ss< - sk~ Ds.sss sf s~r n.sy
HeoA<ss-

H&o1<ss-
PLEAsaSr FoKms oy GKEEuSs.-ln q
rer>xf address. describing q journey
shro1xh Southeastern Russia, Mr.
G~c<< Eess=s sssS tie s-.~eles ia ss.s;
REGION mus always be prepared TO i'm
sovix n~v and sppoprxte saluis.
ton To illnstrsse. In the morning a
mountsineer xreets another vith, 'Nzs
yonr morning he bright TO which the
pronr< rejoinder is. And may a sunny
day never pa~ you by A guess b.
veioomo with, Nay your coming bring
joy,' and the guest replies, Nay a ble@
ing ress on your house r, one about
70 tny~i, the appropriate greeting h
Nay God make straight your rad, 10
one returning from . jslrney, 'May
health and strcngfh come back With
rz'v But, notwithstanding their
courtesy, the Caucasian Isountsineers
are very p1znsssoos. snd resors to their
daeeers very prvmp<iy 20 settle personal
di6erenoes- This alscrify 10 fgnt, how.
ever, IL by no means uncommon in other
rscea, among whom forms Of excessive
ourtezy prevail.
The Osceola times., 1884-08-09

CuLrIvATIox OF PEARIs.-The cultiya-
tion of pearls is carried on extensively
in saxony and ether parts Of Germany.
During the middle ages the venetians
controlled the business. In 1881 the
EIector of saxony appointed Moritz
schmirler, first pearl hunter" He was
succeeded, on his death, by his son, and
the business has continued in the fam.
lily to the present day, under the super.
intendency of the Forestry Department,
which has also to do with the waters
Of the region. The pearl hunting is
carried one in the Spring, and az soon
an the water Is warm enough 10 wade
IN for hours continuously. The mussels
are examined by means of an instru.
ment, by which the shells can be open.
ed enough to see what is within them
without hurting the mollusks. II they
contain well-deyeloped pearls. they are
sacrificed; II not, they are returned 70
the beds and not disturbed again tor
four or i've years.
The Osceola times., 1884-08-09

CAS'T TALK, But CAS- SISG.--M Vul.
pin, the Paris doctsr, had Iatient some
time ago who was afflicted with that form
Of aphasis in which speaking is impo--
ible though the individual Is able to sing
without difficulty. The doctor utilized
the singing power by teaching this pa
tient and those who followed him to
sing whatever they wished TO say, with.
out confning themselves to the words OF
the air. AZ consequence. the hospital
has becoming musical with the notes
Of opera bouffe and the Marseillaise in
which the patients ask for everything
they desire.