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The Osceola times., 1884-10-11
A Compliment to q Gun Club.
Texas SiftinRs

IeNas SiftlnKs.
Maj. Ryan has just returned to Austin,
from trip to San Antonio.
"Well, who did you see over in San
Antonio ?" asked Monroe Miller, on
meeting him.
Il saw quite number of people that
| knew"
"Did you see Dave Pulsifer p
"Yes, | saw Dave. He is getting rich,
making money hand over fist"
"You don't say so? What is he do
ing ?"
Ale has got the softest thing you ever
saw He has got pigeon rancho"
"A pigeon rancho Why, there can't
be much money in that"
But there is bonanza in it, the way
Dave manages. wanted to buy Q half
interest in it, but he wouldn't sell"
DO the people eat so many pigeons
over at San Antonio"
mo, they don't eat any more pigeons
over there than we do here in Austin,
but you see Dave has contract to fur
nish the San Antonio Gun Club with
pigeons. The Gun Club is practicing
every day, in order to get up match
with the Austin Gun Club
81 don't see how he can make so much
money at that"
you have never seen those San An
tonic marksmen shoot. They only hit
one pigeon in ten. Dave has those pig
cons trained 30 that as soon as they are
shot at and missed, they fly nome, and
next day, Dave sells them over again to
the Gun Club, and back they come again
all safe and sound. Dave hasn't got a
pigeon on his rancho tina, has not been
shot at forty times, and he has got more
pigeons now than when theSan Antonio
Gun Club began shoot at them"
The Osceola times., 1884-10-11
Dead Mans Gulch"
London Family Herald.

The following incident occurred during
the early days of the California gold
fields and is Characteristic of the state Of
things that existed among the diggers at
that time. A miner had died ina noun
tain digging, and, as he was much re-
spected, his acquaintances resolved to
TO give him square funeral" instead
of putting the body in usual way into
roughly made hole, and saying, by way
of funeral service, Thar goes another bull
ly boy UNDER" They sought the services
of a miner who bore the reputation of
having. at one time efhis career, been "a
powerful preacher in the states" And
tn n, far western fashion, they all knelt
down while the ext.mporized pastor de-
livered prodigiously long prayer.
The miners, tired Of this unaccustomed
opiate, to while away the time, began,
digger fashion, lingering the earth tnat
had been taken from the grave. Grad
ually looks were exchanged, whispering
commenced and increased, until it be-
came loud enough to attract the attention
of their parson He opened his eyes and
stared at the whispering miners. what
is it, boys?" Then as suddenly his eyes
lighted on spa killing scales of gold, he
shouted. "Gold! by jingo! And the
richest kind o. digginv The congregation
is dismissed" Instantly every nan be-
gan to prospect the new digging, the par
son not being the least active of the num-
Der. The body had to be buried else
where; but the memory of the incident
lived from the name gwen to the locality,
for Dead Mans Gulch" became one OF
the richest gold fields in ali California.
The Osceola times., 1884-10-11
whitcomb to his arms his bride; but she was

whitcomb to his arms his bride; but she was
In his arms now a corpse.
The history Of her life had been told too
suddenly-the blow was too hard-and she
fell under II as the delicate flower in the
rude blast
She had died with heart disease and the
two hearts that were so near being made one
so soon TO launch their frail bsrque on the
rough sea OF life were separated forever.
William Graves stood his trial like man
and in consideration Of having saved two in
cent men from the scaffold his sentence was
Imprisonment for life.
He received II with perfect indifference.
crushed him, was when he learned that
that scream came from the daughter Of his
dead sister and that his records had stabbed
her to the heart
The Osceola times., 1884-10-11
SUMMER FRIENDS.

In the heydsy OF my glory,
When the skies were bright and f.ir,
When no evil clouds seemed threatening,
And my heart had not care;
when my orchards bloomed In beauty,
And my harvest failed me not,
Then. ah, then. my friends were plenty
All rejoicing at my lot.
There were friends to praise and fistter.
There were friends to softly blame;
There were friends to tend and succor-
From the east and west they came:
There were friends TO share my bounty,
And my character defend.
There were friends TO beg and borrow,
There were friends without an end.
But one morning summer left me
OF her sweets was bereft;
All my roses had been scattered,
Only tborns, sharp thorns. were left.
Then II was looked about me
For the friends not false or few:
All! each darkened room WAS empty,
AL my friends had vanished. too.
The Osceola times., 1884-10-11
A Heavy weight.
Philadelphia Call.

Mrs. A. Did the contractor say how
long it would be before our new cottage
is finished.
Mr.. A. 1t won't be long. 1t is to be a
balloon frame, you know.
"A what?'
"A balloon frame"
mercy mel Why, what is to keep it
frotn sailing away in the first Storm"
"Don'. worry, it will be heavily weight
ed.'
Heavily weighted? Why, what withT'
"A mortgage"
The Osceola times., 1884-10-11
Diseases Of Fruit Trees.
Popular Science Monthly.

For the last hundred years or more,
under the influence of the peculiar
methods of cultivation which have been
employed by cur fruit-growers, various
diseases have appeared from time in sew
eral of our important fruits, and to such
an extent have some developed within
The Osceola times., 1884-10-11
Playing with Psises to Beau,iiy the rs'''

This morning about halfpast O'CLOCK
Mrs. Nettie Tan Eyck, died very sudden
ly at her mothers residence, in the Clunle
building. At the time mentioneda Phy.
sician was called i'm and found the iauy
suffering from the effects OF some oruei
which upon investigation he discovered
TO be arsenic. Her relatives informed
the medical man that the deceased mao
been in the habit of using the drug W
beautify her complexion. sacranie"''
Bee.
The Osceola times., 1884-10-11

Before censuring another person be Ger
tain that you comprehend all the circuln
stances, and that ne has not done the
best he could.
The Osceola times., 1884-10-11

The individual who lives until n,s
accumulated years have made him 'oS "a
ish has certainly reached green '''
age.
The Osceola times., 1884-10-11

The only person who has right to de-
nounce othels for errors and mistakes are
those who never made any themselves.
The Osceola times., 1884-10-11


There was shrill, piercing scream in the
gallery; some nervous female had given
away from excitement "In that room
where she died, found letter, the last
line she ever wrote. 1t disclosed the name
OF the man who had blasted her young life
and robbed me of the purest love / ever
knew Hewas unknown to me but In my
heart took an oath to avenge her and
from that moment my motto was ier tall
oajs, an eye for an eye and tooth for a
tooth. hunted him in every state ON the
continent. Year after year l kept at my
work when one day five years ago In this
town ! read the name OF the man had
shadowed so long. That is the man with
gray hairs leaning upon the table-Anthony
KEELING cannot be mistaken for through
those gray hairs and premature age that
face Is the same that was engraven in my
heart so long ago when first saw it wrap
ped in the letter that Dreathed his name.
II watched him, saw his lovefor that boy
the love had for his victim-and ] said
will take the son and leave the father to
suffer 5..il
when he left that morning in all the
vigor of his youth fell in on his track,
gaining rapidly on him when once in the
tlmbers. heard him shoot saw him put
had fallen, and oh, God il another m moment
his gun was in my hand. Another report
rang out and he lay dead before me. did
not go to him, for my aim had been uner-
ring. Two miles from there ! hid the evil
dence of my guilt between two logs and
Warrington cover of night | started for the
Gulf, where have since remained.
MY story Is ended. Take the guilty and
let the innocent 20 free. Ny name Is Wal
ter Graves" The greatest excitement pre-
vailed at the end OF this strange confession.
Poor Williams was released and was a free
man 10 the JOY of his family, and Wade was
remanded to jail and afterwards 10 prison
for the crime of which he had been found
guilty on the first Indictment
A WEDDING.
In the excitement below little sttention
was paid to that piercing scream that rang
fhFulvh fho wnfluvrr II ur.ok v-n<x~- anS
The Osceola times., 1884-10-11

In the excitement below little attention
was paid TO that piercing scream that rang
through the gallery. A week more and
Harry Hawkins would have held Edna
The Osceola times., 1884-10-11

IN toth
The Criminal Court had convened and
the same day that saw Wade arraigned and
convicted OF forgery found him and his
friend Williams indicted for murder, and as
there was TO be no delay In the trial the peo-
pie for miles around became wild with ex-
citement, and on the day set for the hearing
the court room was crowded with eager
spectators. The prisoners were brought in
closely guarded and placed In the fcon's box
IN view Of all. The jury was called chal-
ienged and sworn and took their places and
the usual preliminaries of the attorneys be-
Ing at an end the witnesses were called and
sworn. ...... .-r
Ii was evident from glance that the pris.
0ners had no friends in the vast crowd ex
cept In the members of their own families
that sat near them stralning eager ewes and
listening with beating hearts for the fall of
every word, and all were willing TO believe
that It would 20 hard with Wade as he had
JUST oeen tried and branded forger.
=, dawklns was Just called to the stand on
the part OF the State and gave his testimony
In accordance with the facts as related.
Burrows, the detective, was next called
and gave IN an authentic and concise state
ment Of his finding the gun, and asked To be
allowed TO produce 1t In court and 10 have
Anthony KEELING sworn. rl
The gun was bro ught In and laid upon the
table, wrapped up Just as he had fixed il on
the day that 1t was found.
The name OF Keeling was called, and as he
stepped out of the crowd and into The rail
ing, one could plainly see the mark that five
years OF anxiety and blighted hope had
wrought upon him. Being sworn the conn-
sci for the people interrogated him.
M. KEELING, was the gun your son used
bis own Or one that the borrowed for the
II was his own. I gave Il to him,
do yoQ think you would I've able 20 itlen-
IN = oflec - long Q timofe
1de dk.beyuad I'll q1estion, although the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-09-25
The Garden in September

Amply repays IN beauty all the labor
of the year. 1t is now, or should be,
in a most satisfactory condition,
everything glowing with beauty.
Dazzling cOlOrs are to be met in
spring and summer flowers buC the
richest colors come with the ripeness
of autumn, bringing with them notes
of warning that summer is ended, and
that frost, like the pole horse and its
rider, will soon make our gardens
desolate. These cool nights that sue
ceed our most lovely autumn days,
tenderly suggest to us that the rich
ness of the flower, and the gorgeous
coloring Of the leaf that gives garden,
field and wood such a magnificent APP
pearance, are but the signs of ripens
nag, and that, when ripe, the sickle
must do its work. The gar
den teaches us plainly that
another life must be commenced
in this, that while there is, in
reality, no death, that higher and
more beautiful lives result from the
preparations made in this, This life
principle is the same in all created
forms that are capable of development
aud repl oduction Therefore our gar
dens will be next year what we make
them this, as we must now make all
necessary preparations for the coming
year Each and every day in the year
is "new year" to some plant, as
there is not day but brings forth
some of the many forms of vegetable
life. The future of our gardens de-
ponds upon the unccasing care and
watchfulness Of today. Let Us then
commence our work now, with the
full assurance that sure reward awaits
our every effort.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-09-25
The Dominion Of Canada
Pittsburg Dispatch.


As it is generally known, the Do
minion of Canada comprises the seven
provinces of Quebec, Ontario, British
Columbia, Nova Scotia, Manitoba,
Brunswick and Prince Edwards Is
land, all having population of T.
500, 900. The mistaken idea prevails
in the United States that the execu-
tive authority is vested iii the Cover
nor General, This is not so. that
functionary simply exercising the
authority of the Queen, who is herself
the direct ruler. The salary of the
Governor General is $50, 1000 per year,
He has thirteen advisers, comprising
a cabinet, and known as the Queens
Privy Council of Canada. These men
receive salerics of 81, 900 per year, and
81, 900 extra for each Parliamentary
session, excepting the Premier who
receives $4,000 and the additional
81, 1000 per session. The total of the
salaries is S155, 900, which, compared
with the 100000 paid the President
and his Cabinet, has the flavor of ex-
travagance The departments are of
Justice, Of Finance, of Agriculture,
of State, of War, of Customs; of In
terior, OF Marine and Fisheries and of
the Post Office.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-09-25
ohm Who Never Sleeps.
Birmingham (Ctl Dispatch.

One of the most peculiar characters
IN. Connecticut is John Mathcr, of
Spring street. Ansonia, better known
here as John Who Never Sleeps John
is an Irishman, who iS making for
himself a little fortune at 81 SO per
day, by working thirteen hours IN the
factory. Thither he goes every day,
rain or shine, and he is never i'll Of
the remaining eleven hours he devotes
seven to labor and four 10 sleep. This
perpetual living without sleep causes
a great deal of annoyance to his neigh
bors, and 10 every body within rniIe
OF him who wishes TO sleep he is at
work. He now owns three double
houses and two fine building lots. For
years he has been cleaning the lots of
stone, working wholly by night. He
has done his blasting with giant
powder by torchlight, and at all hours
except near midnight can be heard
the sounds Of his hammef and drill.
He does not put fire TO his fuse before
4 o'clock in the morning, when off 90
three or four tremendous blasts, the
shock of which sends half the fathers
and mothers OF Ansonis out of bed
upon the floor like the recent
slaughter Of fish by the bursting of
torpedo at Beauford Point.
Mr.. Mather is thin, Eervous, and is
supple as a Rocky Mountain goat.
He is only 40, but looks aged because
of his devotion to money getting. He
has never made but one losing specu
latior. A few years ago he sank
well in the rear of one of his houses
through seventeen feet of solid rock
without help, and carried the stone
up on his back. most of the work be-
ing done with the aid of the lantern.
A week after 1t had been finished it
was hopelessly ruined, so that he had
to fill it up, He had with the aid of
his wife started a small grocery store.
A barrel of kerosene oil which was
left outside and some yards distant
from the well, leaked, and its contents
finally worked through the lodges
into the water.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-09-25
4 Black Snake Kills a Coz.

Near Carson, Nevada, COW was
noticed charging furiously at a thick
ct. An investigation showed that the
animal was fighting big black snake
and trying to stamp it to death with
her fore feet, The thicket was an
isolated clump of sagebrush and the
snake did not seem disposed to leave
it and trust its life in the open coun
try. Finally the cow lowered her
head and attempted to impale the
snake on her horns. In an instant the
snake sprang on to the cows head
and rapidly coiled itself about her
horns. The COW stood dazed for an
instant, and then set off on a run, oc
caSionally kneeling to rub her head
against the ground, but she was I'M
able to rid herself Of her enemy. She
again sought the sagebrush and tried
to brush the incubus off, but the
snake only coiled itself the tighter
and refused to be dislodged
The COW seemed finally to realize
that all her efforts were useless, and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-09-25
Health AInhahet.

The Ladies' Sanitary Association of
London gives the following simple
rules for health:
Garments should never be made
tight.
Homes should be healthy, airy and
light.
Children, if healthy, are active, not
still.
Eat slowly, and always chew your
food well.
Freshez the air ia the house where
you dwell.
Better be without shoes than sit
with wet feet.
AS soon as you are up shake blank
cts and sheets.
Damp beds and damp clothes will
both make you ILL.,
If you wish to be well, as no doubt
you do, just open the windows before
you go out.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-09-25
The Human Hair.
San Francisco Chronicle.

When the human hair is pulled
from the head it may be observed that
the end which was implal ted in the
scalp is larger than the hair itself.
This is the bulb or root from which
the hair grows. A hair is, in fact, a
delicate tube, round IN straighthaired
persons and fattened in the curly
haired. 1t is the fiatness Of the hair
which makes it curl. Women have
coarser hair than men. The average
pumber of hairs on the head is 100,
O0O. This calculation is based upon
the ascertained fact that square inch
of the mead of a person who has an
average head Of hair contains by &C
tual count /, 900 hairs approximately
In early days the Kings of France US.
ed to pluck a single hair from the
head and bestow it upon one of their
attendants as token of favor The
hair grows from eight 20 ten inches a
year. It has been found that it grows
faster IN the day time that at night,
and faster in Summer than ia Winter.
Light and sun evidently have an in
fuence on the growth of the hair, as
on vegetable products.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-09-25

uttering a terrible below, set off at a
full gallop. TIE hands made an
effort to follow her, and turn her
back, but IN her frantic fight she
outstripped the horses, and, when
cornered, would charge everything
in sight. Occasionally the snake
would half untwist itself, and its
head would play before the cows
ey es. On these occasions the animal
would below with terror. and some
times go backward so yards to escape.
Finally the poor brute dropped from
sheer exhaustion, and painted out her
life. The snake was Immediately dis
patched, and was black snake FIVE
feet long.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-09-25
A Quick Poison

Jones Talking about tobacco, I
know man who did not live three
years after be began using it,"
Smith-"Great st. Nicotine! you
don't say so?"
Jones-'It's the solemn truth. L
knew him we'll"
Smith Throwing away his cigar
mercy! How old was he when he
commenced the use of the poisonous
weed?"
Jones'" Ninety one. . PhjIadeZ-
phia Call
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-09-25

A sea-serpent was seen in the mouth
of the Niagara river at Yorktown the
other day, by Daniel McKinn, of Lock
port. It appeared to be fifty feet
long, with eyes four inches in diamet-
or, surrounded by bright red rings,
and with tusks and two horns. Others
also saw it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-09-25

The Chinese city Of Foo Chow,
made interesting by French capture,
is surrounded by wall thirty feet
high and twelve wide at the top The
streets are narrow and filthy, but
from a distance, in consequence of
trees and hills, the place is pictures
que. The inhabitants excel IN the
manufacture of ornaments from ma
tive soapstone. The climate is hot and
enervating.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-09-25

The Russian has sought
thus far in vain, to bring about the
general use of coal instead of wood, in
that country, in order to save the for
ests. As though no such thing as a
good stove or heater were known, a
prize has been offered for the best APP
paratus for utilizing coal in Govern
ment Offices.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-09-25

Where are your kids?" society
man asked, looking at the bare hands
of a poor but deserving editor at a
Vanderbilt party. cat home in bed, :"
was the indignant reply. do you
suppose I'd bring my children to a
party like this?'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-09-25
At Yonkers.

Comely coachman,
On the box,
Air distingue,
Curly locks,
Papa's daughter,
Rich and gay
Loves the coachman-
Runs away.
Ma will murmur,
Pa will swear;
Coachman's happy
Girl don't care
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-09-25

WaIla Walla, W. T., can boast of
two Cinnamon who are entitled to
vote, Shoo Fly and An9 ~ johnson.
Goth re born in .Et,t CITY, and born
citizens.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-09-25

The month of August this year was
a very unsatisfactory one to the
owners of lake vessel property.
Freight rates ruled lower by lake than
ever before in that month. The
movement of grain was not SO very
small as the rates of freight would
seem to indicate, the receipts at Buf-
falo standing at 10, O62, 900 bushels to
11.716, 900 IN 1888. but the foreign
demand was light and shippers were
Indifferent about moving their pro
perry.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-09-25

One Of the most remarkable collec-
tioes of mineral springs is Catoosa
Springs, in North Georgia. There are
fifty-two springs, nearl5 all different
in character, within tbs space of two
acre-plat
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-05-24
THE LAND OF THE SKY
Will be ThrOnged with more Visitors
This Sumner than Ever Before.

ON The WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
RAILROAD, May 22-The charming descrip
ton written several years ago by ''Chris-
tian Reid about the "Land of the Sky"
was the first advertisement of proper
and effective kind that this whole region
OF summer resorts ever had. Since then
it has not had another one half SO good
This book reached people who had
money, who go away from the Northern
cities to spend the summer and whose
coming here is made certain by such
trustworthy and attractive knowledge of
the land
And just these last few years have we
begun to reap the benefits of that infor-
nation scattered in such profitable di-
rections. Every recent year the num-
Der of resorts has increased, the num-
Der of places of comfort and entertain
ment at every resort has been increas-
ed; and yet every year every one has
done better
The increase of visitors has steadily
continued, and this year the number will
go far beyond any preceding year. From
the very heart of the mountains all the
way down along the line of summer stop
pingplaces, the preparation for visitors
is both more extensive and more luxu-
rious. And they are coming by the
thousands. Every summer hence more
and more this region will be one of the
best places on the continent to meet peo-
pie from every State and from every
country. In very few weeks / shall be
able to make definite reports of the in
coming streams at all the stopping points.
You may be sure that the name of the
corners will be legion.