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The Osceola times., 1885-04-18
PETROLEUM..
It's Use on shlpboard and In Mines ~ Fuel
Increasing.

It's Use on Shipboard and In Mines rs Fuel
Increasing.
Petroleum is to all appearance des-
tined to effect changes in commerce
and industry. second only to those
wrought by steam itself Petroleum
waste is already being extensively used
for fuel on Russian railways; the steam.
ships on the Caspian use nothing else
1t is said that crude petroleum, after a
few days exposure to the air, may be
used for the same purpose with perfect
safety, and petroleum fuel can be de-
livered at Batum at twenty-six shillings
a ton. If the scheme for running pipes
from Paku to Batum be carried out, il
can be laid down for very much less.
But weight for weight, petroleum goes
nearly three times as far as coal, and
coal being worth at Batum from f2 to
f3 ton, it follows that 26s. worth OF
the liquid is equal to from Is to f9
worth of the solid fuel. The extinction
of our coal trade with Russia has be-
come a question of few months. Nor
is this all. Petroleum goes into far less
bulk than solid fuel, and can be handled
at far less cost. II ii could be used
by ocean-going steamers for long
voyages, the gain would be enormous.
BY storing the oil in the ballast tanks,
the space now occupied by coal could
be utilized for cargo; and as the fires
are fed automatically-the petroleum
being pulverized by jet of superheated
steam-the cost of stoking would be re-
duced to almost nothing. And this Is
no mere dream, but a present reality.
80 simple is the fuel to use, and SO re-
liable is the action OF the pulverizer, ,"
writes Mr. Marvin, "that the English
and Russian engineers, running the
steamers from Baku to the mouth Of
the Volga, told me that, having turned
on and adjusted the flame at starting
they concern themselves no more about
the fires until they reach their destina-
ton in couple of days time" Pc
troleum is, moreover, clean to use, and
makes no smoke.
Another and highly valuable pecu-
liarity of petroleum is its existence in
places remote from coal-measures, and
where coal for steam or any other pur-
pose is simply unattainable. There are
large deposits of it in Beluchistan, the
Punjab, and probably in other parts Of
India 1t ought also to be found in the
West Indies, in the Soufriere District Of
st. Vincent, the pitch-lske region od
Trinidad, and on the Northern coast Of
Venezuela. Enterprising capitalists in
want of outlets for their money could
not well embark in a more promising
adventure than quest for petroleum
springs. The new fuel is not likely to
supersede coal in England; but the
struggle for existence and the lowness
of freights may compel its adoption by
all steamers which make long voyages.
The resulting economy in our rapidly
lessing coal measures, though il might
not be viewed with satisfaction by the
owners of collieries, would be an ad-
vantage to the community, and in
definitely postpone that dearth of fuel
with which our industrial supremacy
has so long been threatened.-London
Spectator
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18
Marriage Promises in England.

Courtships in England are short and
engagements are long. No sooner is IL
understood that young man and a
young woman are in love than it is
given out that they are engaged. The
American custom of leaving young men
and women free TO associate together
and keep company with each other for
an indefinite length of time without de-
claring their intentions is almost un-
known in any country of Europe. 1t Is
not long after young man begins TO
show the daughter attentions before the
father gives intimation that he wishes
to know what it means, and either the
youth declares his intentions or is noti-
fled to "cut sticks" Whatever the ad-
yantages of the English view of this
matter may have, it has, at least, one
most obvious disadvantage, and that is
il leads to engagements upon too short
an acquaintance, and il makes OF the
engagement the courting time rather
than as a mere preparation for mar
riage. When once engaged the young
people are thrown together in the free
est fashion, and may be left to them
selves at all times and in all places al
most as though they were man and wife
In the general society OF America mar
riape is deemed the vitally important
event in life, but in English society the
engagement is looked upon as the most
important, and really is sort of first
stage in matrimony, OF the personal
uniting Of the lives only awaiting the
legal ceremony. london Letter TO Chs
ca0o Tribune,
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18
THE JUMPING MOUSE.
Not an Agricultural Pest by Any Manner
of Means.


The jumping mouse Zapus hudson
us) Is perhaps the most active animal
Of its size to be found in the world.
Its hind limbs are especially formed
for leaping and it progresses when
alarmed. by long and excessively rapid
bounds, at a pace with which few men
can keep up on rough ground. To
capture it in an open field Is almost
impossible, as it is soon out of sight
among the clods and weeds. This
species also walks and runs on all
fours, like the mice in general, when
not alarmed, and when alighting from
its leaps comes down on all feet at
once. 1t is a nocturnal animal, sell
dom leaving its burrow, except at
night. In summer its burrows are
short and shallow, but in the autumn
it digs a deep tunnel below the reach
of frost. in which to pass the winter
1t builds nest of grass in its sum-
mer tunnel, and here from two to
four young ones are born in MAY.
The young are frequently carried
for a short distance, alta ched to the
teats of the mother, when she
is suddenly alarmed. This mouse
lives more in cultivated telds and open
glades than in wild or wooded localities,
but is nowhere a common species. The
food of this animal consists mainly of
the seeds of grasses and weeds, and oc-
casionally of grain and nuts. 1t devours
the seeds of many species of trouble
some plants, and is a friend OF the
farmer, who can well spare it the few
kernels of grain which it sometimes car
ries away. 1t is fond of storing up its
food within its burrow, either to serve
as winter store or, as the animal prob
ably hibernates during the cold season,
as provision against time Of scarcity.
The jumping mouse is occasionally
turned up by the plow, but it gives no
opportunity for observing it, but in a
couple of seconds has bounded away out
of sight behind some heap of stones or
other hiding-place. This species has
the usual enemies of the wood-mice in
general, and makes dainty meal for
many hungry owl and weasel. 1t is
easily caught in box or wire traps, but
is useful little animal. and should not
be molested.
The jumping mouse is found through
out the United States north of Mary
land, and far up into the icy regions of
British America 1t is easy to recognize
from the following characters: Hind
legs greatly elongated, and adapted for
leaping; fore legs short; tail very long;
color dark reddish-brown above beneath
white length of head and body q
inches, of the tail Al inches. This genus
differs markedly from the Murldae
in having four molar teeth in each up
per jaw, and but three in each of the
lower Jaws The tibia and fibula (bones
of hind leg) are also firmly united, and
the skull presents some marked differ
ences from the murine Uranium. This
genus is allied to the Jerboas. some Of
which can cover a distance of FIVE yards
in single leap, although the animal
is hardly larger than big brown rat
Country Gentleman.
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18
AN HONEST MAN.
supposititious Integrity That Did Not Pan
Out Satisfactorily.

supposititious Integrity That Did Not Pan
Out satisfactorily.
Good morning. sir, good morning."
said well-appearing man, entering the
Welcome Call saloon, and addressing
the proprietor. "Sit down here a mo.
ment and let me refresh your memory.
Several years ago came in here and
got dollars worth of whisky on cred
it. Here is your money, SIR" handing
over dollar.
Il don't remember it."
That's all right. l got a quart OF
whisky and told you that l would pay
you the following day. That night re-
ceived dispatch stating that my father
was dangerously i'll. l hurried away,
having borrowed the money. When
got to New York, found that my
father was not so bad off that he did not
remember his interests, consequently l
was sent abroad. / remained away
several years, attending to the duties Of
a commission house, and only returned
few weeks ago. hope you will ex-
cuse me for not paying you sooner"
That's all right" said the saloon
keeper, "but really | don't remember
that you ever got anything OF me"
"Yes l did Put that dollar in your
pocket Nobody can say that l ever
failed to pay a debt that | owe. Some
times have money and sometimes l
haven't"
We'll" said the saloon-keeper, Il
am very much obliged to you"
Don't say word, my dear fellow
| could not sleep at night if thought
| owed anybody. Well, i must go.
Say, have you got any first-rate
brandyp'
"Got some of the best in the coun-
try"
whats it WORTH"
Eighteen dollars gallon"
That's cheap enough. Just put me
up a gallon, please | haven't any
money with me, but I'll pay you in a
day or two. am making my home
here now"
81 can't give it to you without the
money"
What! Didn't / pay You for the
other stun gotP'
That's all right You'll pay me
for the stuff you get now or you won't
get it."
.'See here didn't owe you dol
lar 1t was mistake. Give me my
money"
Never mind; I'll keep it. The time
I've wasted on you is worth about that
much. Good morning. "-Arkdnsaw
T'ruysIor
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18

There is still doubt as to - or,v,.
nation OF our English word Easter some
thinking that We have il from the old
Saxon Eostre, whose feast dav was the
same, some taking it from yst, which
means storm, and would refer to the
usual stormy season of the equinox, and
some again from the word Oster. which
signiiles rising; and great deal of tho
Poetical character of the day, apart
from its religious reference, y 70 be
found in this last Specification. For the
true year, beginning with the vernal
equinox, that word rising signifies
both the resurrection of the Lord and
the resurrection also of all nature from
It's wlntry sleep of death; and this
recognition of the rising of nature
makes the celebration one in which
even they who deny its sacred character
otherwise can join without charge of
consistency.
1he world over. and whether kent by
pagan or Christian, the Easter season
has always been one Of joy and thanks.
giving. How can any one restrain
emotions of Joy and faith, or fail to feel
them, when the earth turns her redden.
ing cheek to the sun, and the powers of
light and warmth and growth gather
about her on the way, when the bud
starts on the stem. the birds dart to and
fro in the air, and the beams of the sun
are like Jacobs ladder, on which angels
60 up and down between earth and
heaven? Life seems to spring as freshly
and vigorously in the human frame,
too, as it does in the planet itself. per
haps because we are the creatures of
the planet; we feel capable of new and
ilne things, we remember resolves and
plans of old time, and fill them with
our renewed life, little while ago hay-
ing no heart for them, and now finding
them seem easy of performance as the
blowing of bubble; we, too, rise
with the rising year, and renew some
small fraction Of our youth each season.
In what better time could the day of
the resurrection be honored than that
in which all nature, animate and inani-
mate joins? There is nothing, it thus
seems, in the history of religious cere-
monial more beautifully appropriate
than the establishment of Easter in its
Vernal setting. As the tomb opens, all
the great forces of nature rise, too, from.
the darkness, and ascend to light and
fruition, and strong rejoicing fills the
hearts OF mankind, into which, whether
they would or no, enters as deep a re.
ligious gladness and gratitude that
what had seemed dead is alive again. In
some lands this joy is expressed by peo-
pie saluting each other with the glad
tidings; in that which now represents
the old Byzantine Empire they fell upon
one another's necks with public en-
braces; and in various other games,
ceremonials and peculiar charities OBJ
serve the day as evidences of the gen.
eral rejoicing; while in all lands chill
dren stain and boil their eggs, emblems
of resurrection which even the old Greek
acknowledged in using the sculptured
opposition of egg and dart, typifying life
and death, on his frieze. .--Harper's Ba-
gar
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18

ip which you are wallowing, on account Of
some of those diseases peculiar to you,
madame, and which have robbed you Of
the rosy hue of health, and made life a
burden to you, you eau easily get out Of.
DIR. Pierce's "Favorte Prescription" will
free you from all such troubles, and soon
recall the rose-tint of health TO your cheek,
and the elasticity TO your step. 1t is most
perfect specific for all the weaknesses and
Irregularities peculiar to your sex. 1t
cures liberation, displacements, "internal
fever" bearing down sensations, removes
the tendency to cancerous affections, and
corrects all unnatural discharges. By
druggists.
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18
For Weak Women.

MRS. LYDIA Z. PINKHAM: sAbout the
first Of September,1ssl, my wife was taken
with uterine hemorrhage. The best styp-
tics the physician could prescribe did not
check III and she got more and more en-
feebled. She was troubled with Prolapsus
Uteri, Leucorrhea, numbness Of the limbs,
sickness Of the stomach and loss Of appe-
tite. purchased trial bottle of your
Vegetable Compound. She said she could
discover salutary effect from the first dose.
Now she is comparatively free from the
Prolapsus, Stomach's sickness, &c. The
hemorrhage is very much better and is
less at the regular periods. Her appetite
is restored, and her general health and
strength are much improved. We feel that
we have been wonderfully benefited and
our hearts are drawn out in gratitude for
the same and in sympathy for other suf-
ferers. for whose sakes we allow our names
to be used"
T.. w. EATON Thurston N "
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18
THE PIANO.
How the Instrument should he Cared For,
and How OFTEN II should lie Tuned.

How the Instrument should he Cared For,
and How Often II should lie Tuned.
ANY hard substance, no matter how
srnall. dropped inside a piano, will
cause . rafting, jarring noise. 1t is
in every case desirable that an India
rubber or cloth cover should protect
the instrument from bruises and
scratches. The piano should not be
placed in a damp room or left open in
aft of cold air Dampness is its
most dangerous enemy, causing its
strings and tuning-pipes to rust, the
cloth used in the construction OF the keys
and action to swell, whereby the mech
anism will move sluggshIy or often
st ok together This occurs chiefly in
the summer season. and the best pianos
are necessarily affected by dampness,
the absorption being rapid. Extreme
heat being scarcely less injurious. the
piano should not be placed very near
an open fire or heated stove, nor over
nor close to the hOi-ar furnace. Moths
are very destructive to the cloth and
felt used in the piano, and May be kept
ou' VI ~ ny Piac NJ u iuihP VI canpnoi
wrapped in soft paper, in the inside OF
it. care being taken to renew 1t from
time to time. Many persons are un-
aware of the great Importance OF bav-
ing their pianos kept in order. and
tuned only by a competent tuner. A
new piano should be tuned at least once
every three or four months during the
first year. and at longer intervals after
ward. atlanta Constitution.
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18

A young Spanish physician, DR.
Ferron, of Tortosa, who was sent by
;he municipality to Tortosa, to study
the cholera plague at Marscilles, re-
ports. after investigation and careful
experiment, in favor of vaccination as
a remedy. He has obtained material
for eflicacious inoculat on, and he has,
with commendable courage. tried it
upon his own person and upon the per-
sons of friends. He has been rendered
a vote of thanks by the medical insti-
tute at Valencia. Next summer DIR.
Ferran. it is to be hoped, will be early
IN the field. Current.
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18
Painful Impressions.

A remarkable characteristic Of the
average newspaper reader Of tho day iS
the eagerness and avidity one seeks for
painful Impressions cause, by perusing
accounts OF human suffering. Is there
= railroad accident . steamboat disas-
ter, hanging, lynching, murder or
anything Of this nature vividly written
up and glowingly pictured In reporto-
rial descriptive style, 1t al once becomes
the most interesting item Of the paper.
Managers Of our large and most success
full metropolitan dailies pander to this
corrupt and morbid taste of their pa
trona A reporter win be dispatched .
hundred miles to gather the latest and
most minute details Of some licentious
rape or revolving murder, while the
deeds Of the good and the virtu0us are
never known outside narrow limit
Full many rose is born TO blush nnsccn
And waste it, fragrance on the desert
air."
All this Is evidence Of mental disease,
o truth that can not be contradictcd.
They that are clothed and In their right
mind 10th evil and recital Of evil ways;
with them 1t Is "peace on earth and
good will toward men" Heaven on
earth Is printed on their banner, while
"all their ways arc ways Of pleasant
ness and all their paths nre peace" Not
oil are conscious Of their mental Inn
pairment; 20 long have they suffered
from urinary, digestive and nervous dis
orders, that they consider their feelings
and Impressions natural and common to
even bealthful individuals But II all
such should regain perfect health and
strength of mind and body by using [ ?.
0UYsOTT's YELLOW DOCK AND 9ARSA.
PARlllA, they would experience o
change Of feeling that would DO most
gratifying and pleasurahla.
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18
A Young man went to farmers

A young man went to farmers
house a few miles from town to spend
the evening with the fathers charming
daughter. His horse was unhitched
and fastened securely in the stable.
The young man fingered long and late,
and left the presence of the young lady
with the remark that as soon as he
hitched up his horse he would return
and kiss her good night While getting
his horse the mother of the young lady
got up and drove her of TO bed. The
mother stood by the fire warming her
self, when in rushed the young pan and
in great haste kissed the old lady. He
soon found out his mistake when the
old lady made st him with the shovel
Mar;etia (0.i yeasaol
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18

The killing of G. NJ. Hodges, at
Cetulla, suggests the idea of change
in the treatment OF murder cases. Let
il be understood that when cne man
kills another the killer shall be shot
down on sight, and then hold the third
party to answer to the charge of the
first killing only and show justification
or take the consequences. If every
man knew that if he should kill an
other man, the justification of it
would be tried after his own death.
which must speedily follow the original
killing, the tendency would be to make
fewer reports of bloody decds.-San
Antonio (1er.) Express.
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18
A Great Horscman,

Mr.. J. II. Goldsmith, owner Of the Wal-
nut Grove stock farm, N. ", says of the
wonderful curctivc qualities of st. Jacobs
Oil, that having long used it for rheuma-
tism and on bis breeding farm for ailments
Of horses aud CO tile he cheerfully accords
this great pain-cure his preference, as the
best he ever used, in an experience Of
twenty years.
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18

YOUNG or middle-aged men suffering
from nervous debility, loss of memory, pre-
mature old age, as the result of bad habits,
should send three letter stamps for Illus
trated book offering sure means of cure.
Address Worlds Dispensary Medical AS
sociation, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18
Gaining in Popularity Daily.

Messrs. ]. II. Scull & Bro, Pine Bluff,
Ark, say: We enclose herewith few
testimonials on Hughes Tonic. SO far as
our knowledge extends, it has given more
satisfaction than any other chill tonic we
have sold. The increase in our sales, both
wholesale and RETAIL is an indication that
1t is gaining in popularity daily. Prepared
by Il. A. Robinson a. Co., wi olesale drug
gists, Louisville, Ky. Sold at retail by
druggists generally.
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18
THE BABY OF THE FUTURE.
NURSE.

hE OAOV VT tHG ~ OHG.
NURSE.
How doth the little busy bee
Improve each shining hour,
And gather honey oil the day
From every opening flour!
BABY tcoldly)-
How does tho little bee do this1
why, by an impulse blind.
Cease, then, 20 praise good works OF such
An automatic kind.
NURSE.
Let dogs delight TO bark and bite,
For Heaven hath made them so.
Let bears and lions growl and night
For tbs their nature to.
BABY ironically
Indeed? A brutal nature, then,
Excuses brutal ways.
Unthinking girl you little know
The problems that you raise.
NURSE continuing
But children, you should never let
Your angry passions rise;
Your little hands were never made
To tear each other eyes.
BABY tcontemptuously)-
Not "made to teari" Well, what of that2
No more, at first, were claws.
All comes by adaptation, fool!
No need of Final Cause.
And If we use the hands to tear,
Just rs the nose TO smell,
Ere many ages have gone By
They II do IT very well.
NURSE.
Tom. Tom, the Pipers son,
Stole pig, and away he runl
BABY (reproachfully)-
Come, come! Away he "run!"
Grammar condemns what you've just
done"
Should we not read. "The Piper's man
Stole pig, and away he ram"
NURSE.
Hush-a-by, Baby,
On the tree-tOp,
When the wind blows
The cradle will rock.
When the bough breaks
The cradle will fall:
Down Will come baby,
Cradle and all,
BABY tslyly,.
This is a truth
So familiar, you see,
As hardly to need
Illustration in me.
NURSE.
Twinkle, twinkle, little start
How i wonder what you arel
BABY pitylngly)-
Do you really wonder, Jane9
And to me all seems so plainl
Go downstairs, my girl. and find
Books whcrewith TO improve your mind;
And II heavenly bodies then
Still remain beyond your ken,
You had better go and ax
Good Professor Parallax.
NURSE.
Bye, aby-bunting,
Fathers gone a-huntlng,
All to get a rabbits skin
To wrap the Baby-bunting in
BABY tsternly).
The cruel sport of hunting
To moral sense IL stunting;
And since papa's objection
To useful yivlsection
Conyicts him, as 1t seems to me,
Of signal inconsistency,
must with thanks decline the skin
For wrapping Baby-bunting in.
Puts Nurse to bed. Scene closest
London Punch.
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18

MR- JAMES BRUYr, Deputy Sheriff, Palti-
more, Md, writes: Suffered some time I;
deeply y-seated cough. Astonishing. Few
doses of Red Star Cough Cure cured me.
No harm to the system.
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18
Dangerous Casa.

Years ago r Vas attscfed asH vltS the ncss
Intense and deathiy pains in ;s M sssx 40
Extending to the end Of my toes snd
to my brainl
(which made me deliriousi
From agony.
at took three men to hold me On ny bed
at times!
"Thc Doctors tried In vain TO relieve ma
but to no purpose.
Morphine and other opJdtcsf
"IIad no effect!
"After two months was given up TO disl
"When my wife
heard neghbor tell what Hop Bitters had
done for her, she at once got and gave me
some. The first dose eased my brain and
seemed to go hunting through my system
for the pain.
The second dose eased mo 20 much that
month"; Besors had usod asr ave Bottles
was well and at work a. hard as any man
could, for over three weeks; but worked too
hara iDI akeS wtS Ike most scuts ana painful
rheumatism al through my system that ever
"I called the doctors again and after several
wec.-s, they left me q cripple on crutchcs for
life, as they said. met d friend and told him
my case, and he said Hop Bitters had cured him
and would cure me- poohed 1t him, but he
was 80 earnest was induced to use them again.
In less than four weeks threw away my
crutches and went TO work lightly and kept oC
using the bitters for f1ve weeks, until becamo
as well as any man living, and have been 80
for six years since.
1t has also cured my wife, who had been
sick for years; and has kept her and my
children, well and healthy with from two TO
three bottles per year. There Is no need to
be sick at all II these bitters arc used.
J. j. BERK, Ex-Supervisor.
"That poor invalid wifa
"Ssteri
"Motherl
cor daughterl
"Can be made the picture Of healthl
"with few bottles of Hop Bitteuii
sWtu you let them sufcrP