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The Osceola times., 1885-10-24
PROCRASTINATlON.

vorld-worn man, at fall of eve,
Said, "But year and ! shall rest,
A few more plans, n little gold,
Then on the mountains captured crest
Content shall come, joys nag shall wave. .
The years end found him in his grave.
.Abl" lisped the maid, in fashions whirl:
"a few short months of pleasures gay.
or merry eve, OF feasts enjoyed.
OF fashions hurry, night and day,
Then shall my soul for rest find room"
Time passed and found her in tomb.
The statesman, filled with busy care,
Said: II am weary of IL ALL
Some day shall in sweetest rest
These restless ones in peace recall"
He. too, deferred until too late,
And, fiercely wrestling. met his fate.
Nextmontb, next year, our souls we pledge
To nobler efforts, sweeter rest;
We hope TO lay aside our cares,
with peaceful musings 10 be blest;
Our minds enlarge, our grace increase,
Our vain ambitious striyings cease.
But death stands waiting, and his hand
Falls on MS even as we strive,
with selfish purpose in our hearts,
And selfish longings still alive.
Go. let that peace for which we pray,
Each hour and moment leave its sway,
Seek thou its presence every day.
j. Edgar Jones, IN Toledo BLADE.
The Osceola times., 1885-10-24
Keeping Bismarck Down.

The following true story relating to
Prince Bismarck's first meeting with
Dr. Schweninger will appear in the Ger
man Chandeliers autobiography. The
Doctor, who is the only man living who
can keep the Prince down." did not at
first PROPOSES his illustrious patient
very favorably. After he had been
asked whole string of questions as to
his symptoms, habits of life. diet. etc.,
the Prince lost his patience. and ex-
pressed himself dissatisfied with DR..
Schweninger's persistency, by saying,
abruptly; II think you have asked me
quite enough" The Doctor replied
Just as you please. Highness. II you
wish to be cured without being asked
questions, you had better consult a vet
srinary surgeon" Bismarck was at first
spcechless with Indignation at the brus-
queness of this retort. but recovered
himself in a moment. aud. after having
replied TO several more inlerrogatories,
contenicd himself with saying. at the
conclusion of the interview; II hope
sir. that will find your skill equal to
your impertiuencs. ."-Argoasl.
The Osceola times., 1885-10-24

The shamrock, which is the emblem
of Ireland is not known by its flower
but by its leaves it is a little trefoil. as
is clover, but is very rare in England
and not t'common in Ireland. Bentham,
in his "British Flora" says that OraiiS
acefocelia, or wood sorrel, is the original
shamrock; it has pale pink, almost
white, flower, which is said to be very
plentiful in woods in April. He also
states that purple Dutch clover f7ito-
leum repeasJ, which we all know so well.
is no. accepted as the shamrock. The
tradition runs .aat ST Patrick. when
preaching in Erin. gathered shamrock
and used it to illustrate the doctrine OF
the Holy Trinity. From this eircum-
stance the lreefoil has bee Jiu accepted
rs the national emblem Of the Emerald
Isle.
The Osceola times., 1885-10-24
Liz In the parl6 Sewcra

is possible, for short time, to the robust,
but the majority of refined persons would
prefer Immediate death to existence In
their reeking atmosphere. How much
more revolving to be in ones self a lfring
sesoer. But this is actually the case with
those IN whom the inactivity OF the liver
drives the refuse matter Of the body to
escape through the lungs, hgeAth, tho
pores, kidneys and bladder. 1t Is astSn'
ishing that life remains in such dwelling.
Dr. Pierce's "Golden Medical Discovery
restores normal purity to the system and
renews the whole being.
The Osceola times., 1885-10-24
Thrnw Away Trussea

and employ the radical, new method,
guaranteed 20 permanently cure the worst
cases of~upture. Send two letter stamps
for references, pamphlet and terms.
Worlds Dispcnsary Medical Association,
063 Main Street, Buffalo. N. Y.
The Osceola times., 1885-10-24

A BosTcN dealer boasts Of an oyster N
his possession eight-six years old. All,
there, stay there !-Bafdlo Express.
The Osceola times., 1885-10-24

GEORGE MARprN moves that Spain be
renamed and called Cholerado. Are you
ready for the question!-Boston Posi-
The Osceola times., 1885-10-24

THE man will make fortune who In.
vents mental corl.screw-one that will
enable a lawyer TO draw conclusion.
The Osceola times., 1885-10-24

Or man suddenly struck dumb 1t may
be said that his melancholy daze has come.
- Washington Hatchet.
The Osceola times., 1885-10-24

SCAN you tell me what smile Is, little
maidenD ayes, sir; It's the whisper Of Q
laugh. ."-Goiden Days.
The Osceola times., 1885-10-24

The best cough medicine Is Piso's Cure
for Consumption. Sold everywhere. 2oc.
The Osceola times., 1885-10-24

PiKE's TooTuACHE DROPS cure III ssiffute, ,25c
Glenn's sulphur Soap heals and beautifics 2se.
GERMAN Corn REMovrp kills Corns BunionS
The Osceola times., 1885-10-24

IL afflicted with Sore Eyes, use Dr.. ysaac
Thompson's Eye Water: Druggists sell II. 25c.
The Osceola times., 1885-10-24
/. rror ,aoo so fair os Gosh n sccncd no.

"Her face 80 fair, as flesh It scemed not,
But heavenly portrait OF bright angels hue,
Clear as tho sky. Mithont a. blame or blot,
Through goodly MIXTURE OF compiexions
due
And in her checks the vcrrleii red did show"
This is the poets description OF a woman
whose physical system was in perfectly
sound and healthy state, with every func-
iion acting properly, and is the .enviahle
condition of its fair patrons produced by
DIR. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription"
Any druggist.
The Osceola times., 1885-10-24
ScrofuIa Of Lungs.

Tam now 40 years old, and have suffered for the last
ffteew years with lung trouble. have spent thou
sands OF dosrs 20 arrest the march Of this dseasat
but temporary fai'ef was all that obtained vas
snft for any manual iairfor several years. Afriend
strJrrr recommended the use Of swifts SPECIFIC g.
benefited by its use IN some inng troublcs. resolved
totry A. The results are remarkable. NY cough has
ieft me- my strength hns returned. ard ye,xh siy
three years since stopped the use ~ sne meulsine
but have had no return Of Inc disease, nnc mere are
no psius weakness felt In my lungs. lry} 4. nss~
cat kind 1f work. l.'sS"Lf'
Montgomery Ala. June Is, 1898.
swift's specific Is entivly vegetable Treatise %
Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free.
Tnr swirT SPECIFIC Co.. psawcra Atlanta Ca or
ISL W. I'D Street, n. Y.
The Osceola times., 1885-10-24
Alumnq up.


for ell forms Of nasai
cstarrh where there Is
dryness Of tbs sir pas
sage with what 10 ccna
monty called "stunine
up" Ely'sCream Balm
giyesimmcdiate relief.
Ita benefit to me has
been priceless.-A. @
Cnxsf N. D.. Mil
wood, Kars
Being a sufferer from
chronic catarrh. and
having derived great
benefit from the use OF
Ely's Cream Balm ] can
highly recommend IT,
D. FRANKLIN Druggist
sIgourney. Iowa.
A nnrfIcir n npplied 4
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aowary. French way. He had received


iowery. French way. He had received
tho money from Aurelio, his wife.
Madame summoned TO the conclave, re.
ferred to her books and immediately in
formed them that she had taken the
bill from Miss Catherine Hartford, on
Thursday, February 8.
From Catherine Hartford And Mrs.
Apsell had solemnly declared that she
had herself paid it into Miss Hartford's
hands.
"Ill see this to the end" said Mr..
Anterior, COMPRISING his lips a little /;
and he called on Cathie Hartford.
Excuse me If I ask what may seem
some rather impertinent questions, J"
said he.
ASK what you please" said Cathie
all smiles.
aYou bought . dress hat last Tues
day?"
Certainly" said wondering Cathie.
"You paid for it with q twenty-dollar
BILL"
YES"
aWith this bilI!"
He held it up. Cathie colored scar.
let.
"And you received this bill from
Mrs: Apsell to be by you given to your
uncle in part payment of a sum Of in
terest due to him? I must beg for IN
answer"
Cattle began to cry.
IL meant no HARM" said she.
my quarters allowance is due next
week and---"
8TLo& rr:,1 4. n, ,.d Ar. A&L.
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TectOtalism,

Nothing is more necessary, in all
important question, than to approach
statistics with the utmost possible
scepticism; and the statistics of the
teetotaler are the most utterly I'M
trustworthy of all that we have been
required, with any special care, to ex-
anime. 1t must not be forgotten that
temperance societies are a trade, al
most as lucrative to a large number
of persons as liquor selling; and that
paid lectures, converted diunkards,
writers of sensational teetotal novels,
and such like, are not to be regarded
as wholly exempt from human frailty.
AS to the use of alcohol, it must be re-
membered that it is scarcely possible
to meet with a perfectly healthy man,
woman or child. We live in an ex-
clusively artificial state of society.
The hard brain work, especially of a
large class of society is exceedingly
eXhausting, and interferes very seri-
ously with the ordinary processes of
nutrition, and the like. Excessive
| physical labor has the same or a SINH
lar effect.
We have not the smallest doubt
that if workingmen were to take a
moderate quantity of alcohol in a
highly diluted form, such as genuine
lager beer, about three times a day,
they would be very much healthier,
able to endure more work, and able
to live on a somewhat smaller quanti-
ty of more costly food. II our tenn
perance not acknowledgements would
devote themself to the useful task of
Furnishing all adulterators of alcoholic
liquors, they would be rendering a
real service to the working classes.
Unfortunately they generally suppose
that anything that makes II man
"drunk" is alcohol; and know nothing
whatever Of the difference, chemical
or physiological, between alcohol and
fusil oils. Our readers, when they
hear '.Dr. Carpenters" name quoted
as an authority on the teetotal side
must be careful to ascertain which Dr..
Carpenter is meant. The DR.. Carpen-
ter, we learn. has found it necessary
to abandon ''total abstinence" The
great advocate of teetotal nonsense IS
a DR.. Alfred Carpenter, an excessively
| difference Decentralization Literary
CnurChmdR.
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An Electrical Phenomenon.

Prof. Tyndall, in a recent lecture
on electricity, produced the clothes of
a mar who was taking refuge under a
tree when it was struck by lightning.
1t was a foolish thing, he observed, to
go under a tree during an electric
storm, unless a person stood some
distance from the trunk. In this par
ticular case, however, the mans clothes
were very wet, and, though they were
very much torn, they formed a sufi-
GENTLY good conductor for the light
ming, and he escaped with his life.
Had his raiment been dry he would
inevitably been killed. Producing the
mans boots, the lecturer pointed out
that the uppers were torn to pieces by
the electric fluid in its anxiety tc
reach the earth, but the sole, into the
construction of which iron largely
entered in the shape of hobnails, form.
ed good conducto- anu 1as not hurt
-Geuelan2 1erdid
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grains of q%uinine and got in place ten
grains of cinchonidia, he would have
in reality only eight grains of q%uinine,
which would fail to produce the desir-
ed result. With the other alkaloids
the percentage OF difference is much
greater.
Hospital quinine is also spoken of as
not being pure. 1t is said to be a COM
bination Of all the alkaloids, and has a
yellow tinge, where the pure article is
OF a fleecy whiteness. The lately dis
covered adulteration of quinine with
sugar Of milk caused many of
the druggists to open their eyes in as
constituent, as the difference in their
weight and appearance of the two is
so great as to be Immediately percep-
tible when placed on the scales. The
feeling. too, shows a vast difference,
the sugar being like a coarse flour,
while the q%uinine feels more like soft
cotton. Again, one is easily soluble,
while the other is soluble only in an
acid. Deliberate adulteration of this
kind is denounced as a crime.-NeW
York Telegram.
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The Invention of the Electric Tel
egraph.

1t is not yet fifty years since Prof.
Morse invented the electric telegraph,
and it is less than forty-one years since
the first line ever erected was opened
for business between Baltimore and
Washington. A lady who is now re-
siding in Missouri sends through the
Youths Companion an interesting
account of her first sight of the tel
egraph instrument when it was q scien-
tific novelty, and was not in use for the
actual Transmission of messages any
where. Now there is probably enough
telegraph line in useto girdle the earth
ut the equator forty times. This lady
writes: As 1 see the days news from
China, Egypt and Europe, in the morn
ing paper, l am reminded of a worm
strip of paper IN my desk which has
long been o valuable souvenir to me. 1t
recalls a bright, wintry morning, forty
years ago, when l was a student of the
Female Academy at Albany, N. Y, un-
der Prof. Alonzo Crittenden.
The young ladies had assembled for
the customary devotional exercises, and
were surprised to see q rude wooden
platform occupying the place of the
professors table. An odd-looking in
strument stood upon the bench, and be-
hind it sat a bright, restless little man
with curly black hair, whose presence
We instantly connected with that Of the
machine.
At the close of the exercises, Prof.
Crittenden stepped forward and said,
Young ladies, l have the pleasure to
exhibit to you an instrument which, if
it proves successful, will revolutlonize
many important interests of the world.
1t is called the Electric Telegraph, and
is intended to transmit messages instant
ly. The inventor, Prof. Morse, who is
here for the purpose of exhibiting the
instrument to the legislature, will now
kindly explain it's working to you"
How kind and patient he was, and
how much we enjoyed crowding around
at his request, and telling him our names
to be telegraphed from one end of the
bench to the other.
When he gave us the little slips con-
tanning them we thought them nice fol-
curiosities, but we little realized how
vast a power that pleasant little man had
prisoned in his invention.
Forty years is but a short time in the
history Of our busy nation, but it has
scattered that group of girls until
wonder if another Of these memorial slips
could be found, or if there is any othe,
person who recalls the episode.
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Chinese Gordon's Character.
From the New York Tribune.

FROM the New 1ork Tribune.
Charles Chaillie Long, ex-chief Of
staff, says in regard to Maj. Gen. Cor
don: "Twenty-six days on board
steamer gave me exceptional insight in
to Gordon's character. DIR. Schwein-
furth, his most intimate friend, has
said of him: AT times he is conde-
sccnding, affable and cordial, again lie
storms at everybody, is rough, crusty
and unapproa chable. His plans are
changed even during their execution,
and his actions only proceedin a straight
line when carried along by his enthusi-
siasm.' In his quiet humor there is
soft. engaging magnetism about him
which greatly attracts, but when he is
low as he terms it, one must staud
from under. A popularity of his tenn
per may be seen in the spasmodie
efforts to express himself when ex.
cited. He applies to most any language
the system OF pigeon English usei in
China. It is laconic, and an economic
er of pronouns and time as well. In
the short intervals OF my stay in camp,
going to and fro from expeditions, ]
nad occasion TO remark q singular haDlt
adopted, he said, in China. When ]
wish to be alone [ placed a Ratchet and
a flag at my door, During the interval
of this c~loister spell 1 respected his
wishes and never allowed him to be
disturbed. Once only, when an attack
on the camp was about to be made,
found him seated at u table upon which
was an open Bible, and near by bottles
Of cognac and sherry; for it must not
be supposed that Gordon's piety for.
bids him the use OF spirituous liquors.
nor does he make any snch pretense.
agree with him that their use, within
reason, is q decidedprophylactic against
the deadly jungle fever. Certainly it
has proven so in our case, for of the
original members of the expedition
Gordon and myself are the only surviv.
Drr ~
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And He Kissed Her.

A fashionable society girl married a
man who lived il a country town, and
as she really loved her husband she
wanted to do all she could to please
him. One day she told him she was
going to make some nice homemade
cider for him, and when he came home
she had about two bushels of little hard
apples piled up in the kitchen.
why, Maude," he exclaimed when
he saw them, what have you got there ?"
aApples, darling" she replied with a
smiling face.
where did you get them?n
Bought them, of course, love-"
aBut what did you get such hard ones
.for?"
Didn't You say you wanted me to
make you some homemade cider? ?" she
];asked with the trace Of a quiver in her
voice.
yes, dear, but these are not good CT.
der apples"
"Whv-why" she hesitated-ayou
said You liked hard cider, and, Of course,
had to have hard apples to make it
with, didn't II"
The husband kissed the wife and new.
or said 3 word. Young husbands are
not like old ones.
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Succeeded Too Well.
San Francisco Chronicle.

San francisco Chronicle.
Now" said the bride, "Henry, I
want you to understand distinctly that
I do not wish to be taken for a bride.
/ am going to behave exactly as if 1
were an old married woman. So, dear
est, do not think me cold and ~nnloving
if | treat you very practically when
there is anybody by"
II don't believe I can pass for an old
married man. I am so fond of yon that
/ am bound to show it. / am sure to
give the snap away"
mo, yon mustn't. It's easy enough.
And / insist that you behave just like
all old married men do. Do you hear?1
well. darling, I'LL try, but know !
will not succeed" ~
The first evening Of their arrival the
bride retired to their chamber and the
groom fell in with a poker party,
with whom he sat PLAYING cards until
4 o'clock in the morning. His wife
spent the weary hours weeping. At
last he turned up and met his grief
stricken bride with the hilarious ques-
ton:
"Weil amt I doing the old married
man like a daisy?"
She never referred to the subject
again, and everybody knew after that
that they had Just been married.
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A Little Girrs Company Manners.

"Sit down. will you please, and wait
a moment till mother comes?" said a
little girl to two ladies who came to
see her mother.
"And will you give mo g glass of
water, Martha?" asked one of the
ladies'; ~ am very thirsty"
with pleasure" answered Martha,
and she presently came back with two
goblets of water, on a small waiter,
which she passed to both ladies.
"Oh! thank you," said the other
lady; "you are very thoughtful"
You are quite welcome" said
Martha, very sweetly.
When Martha went out of the room
one of the ladies' said; '.This little girl
is n of the loveliest children l ever
met. How sweet and obliging her
manners are!"
Let us go into the next room and
see. Martha took the water back into
the dlningroom.
''Me drink! me drink" cried little
Bobbie, catching hold of his little sis
ter's dress and screwing up his rosy
lips.
Get out, Bob!" cried Martha. &c
to Bridget"
"Don't speak so to your little broth.
er," SAID Bridget.
"It's none of your business what ]
say" cried Martha, tossing back he1
head.
"Martha!" That is grandmother
calling from the top of the stairs.
"What!' screamed Martha back.
"Please come here, DEAR" said
grandma.
81 don't want to-" muttered Mar.
tina.
She, however, dragged herself up.
stairs. Unwilling feet. you know, find
it hard to climb.
Martha" said grandma, evil you
try to find my specsp 1 am pretty sure
l left them in the dining-room."
mo you didn't" cried Martha in a
cross, contradictory tone; '.you always
lose them up here;'' and she rum
mayed round the chamber, tunbling
things " like the north wind.
mo matter" said the dear old
lady, seeing she would have much to
do to put things to rights again; "nc
matter, Martha; they will come to
hand;' and she quietly put down the
news paper for by and by. Martha left
her and went down stairs with a pout.
Oh, dear! where are Martha's civil,
obliging manners? Why, those are hel
company She puts them on
in the parlor and puts them off wher
she leaves the parlor. She wears then
before visitors, and hangs them uI
when they are gone. You see, she has
ne at home; she is cross anC
disobliging and rude and selfish. She
forgets that home is the first place tt
be polite in-in the kitchen as well a.
in the parlor. There is no spot in thu
house where good can be dis
pensed with.-Early Deus.
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Impure Ouinine.

The action taken by the sanitary au-
thorities in regard to the adulteration
of drugs and other ingredients used by
pharmacists in the compromising of
medicines is meeting with very gen
eral and hearty approval among the
members of that semi-professional
branch of business. Honest, square
dealing druggists have watched with
intense interest the developments of
the past few weeks, and have become
thoroughly aroused to the necessity of
establishing such regulations as will
secure to the public purity in drugs
and medicines. and to the doctor the
satisfaction OF knowing that his pre-
scriptions are prepared precisely as or
dered by him.
The adulteration of drugs or the use
of inferior articles is universally adj
mitted to be injurious alike to the ply
s;cian and the patient. The former
fails to realize the effect desired by the
use of his prescription, and the latter
continues to suffer because by the
adulteration the strength of the medi-
cine is reduced and the doses taken
are insufficient to give the intended re-
tleI' lIle pnl sician IS Pu1H'oo' AAe
knows there is something wrong, but
can not account for it, and thus often
times valuable time is lost and the life
OF a patient endangered.
Qninine. the most active preparation
OF Peruvian bark, is just nov the prin'
cipal subject OF investigation by Pot
Waller, chemist of the board of health,
This drug has several alkaloids. none
of which are SO direct in effect, and al.
arc much cheaper than the pure qui'
nine. These alkaloids are sulphate OF
cinchonidia, sulphate Of c nchona, and
sulphate of quinidia. These inferior
forms of quinine. it is claimed by many
druggists, are substituted by unscrup
ulous druggists where a%uinine is pre-
scribed, and with very bad effect, be
! cause if a patient was ordered ter
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. -a|.- H.
came at the sound of q bell to be fed;
geese, swans and other waterfowl-all
forming the most magnificent artificial
park / have ever seen.
We returned to St. Petersburg by
boat, obtaining a fine view of the great
work then in progress, of making a har-
Dor at Cronstadt, whose shipping was
barely visible in the distance. Reach
ing the city toward dusk, we arranged
at once to leave for Liverpool via Berlin
and Paris. At each of these points we
rested for a few days, receiving kindly
tokens of interest on every hand; and
finally setting sail from Liverpool on
the steamer Parthia we arrived at New
York on the 18th of September, 1882,
three years and six months from the
time l left the Atlantic seaboard to
join at San Francisco the luckless
Jeanette; and one year from the day
when our three boats were separated in
that fatal gale.