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The Osceola times., 1886-03-27

ORAL conversation is being held
between New York and Washington
City by means of an improved tele-
phone, equipped with the multiple
"a ansmitter. The distance bet xcen
the two cities is ,s,S miles. The in
ventor of this sPparstns, Mr.. w. &.
Trumbnii, feels confident that the
time is fast approaching when the
whole world will be connected by
electric telephone.
The Osceola times., 1886-03-27

WHILE an Indian was living asle sp
under a tall tree in the Eel River
region, "a large nut fell and struck
him on the head with such force that
he was killed" The growing of tall
trees bearing huge nuts should be
encouraged il the Inlian country,
aud the Government should pay the
red men TO sleep under them. 1t
might help TO solve the Indian prob
lem. -Nmristowu Herald.
The Osceola times., 1886-03-27
N,u TINT Mr. W = Uaves

Now that Mr. W. S. Ilaves has
opened the ball by announcing him
self through the columns of the
TINES, others seeking political pre-
ferment at the hands Of the " dear
people " should not hesitate to fol-
low his example, and come to the
front at once. Remember the an
cient legend Of the Early Bird"
A word to the wise.
The Osceola times., 1886-03-27

HELENA, (Ark.) sustained a S325,-
600 fire on the 22nd. inst, which is
covered by *2lO,OOO insurance. Al
most the entire business portion of
the city is in ashes. 1t is supposed to
have been the work of incendiarism.
The Osceola times., 1886-03-27

Crosby, the manager Of the Dime
Museum, in Memphis, furnished the
citizens of that curiosity loving city
the biggest sensation of the season
last Monday, by skipping for new
fields OF operation and leaving nu-
'nerous bills aggrega'ing several
hundred dollars, unpaid
The Osceola times., 1886-03-27

JusT at tins particular time, when
railroad strikes are all the talk, and
commerce crippled in consequence,
Osceola, without any railroad outlet
moves right along undisturbed by
the outside commotion.
The Osceola times., 1886-03-27

IT is time that the democrats of
Mississippi county were beginning
to take counsel of each other on the
subject of Primary election. We
must have concert of action If we
expect to win the victory at the
coming Fall election.
The Osceola times., 1886-03-27
Official Directory.

COUNTY OFFICERS:
County and Probate Judge-E Rcvcl
srrcuit and County Clerk Hugh X McNeigh.
shei in and Collector w. u. iiaskins.
county Examiner Leon Rousseau.
County Tressur r-James Listen
lounty Ioronrr-J NJ. Lawrence.
County a ssessor--J. X. Riggans
MONROE TOWNSHIP.
Ju.t,ee. of The Pease-A. j. Lynch, 81. {,
Tandy
Cunstsble-John Eddie
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
Msyor-John . BlnckwO III.
kecorder-M. Heinz.
AIdernen-Jamcs ListoL, Jas. NJ. fiamiltoh'
B Il Bacchus, W ID. Jones, a. B ticids
The Osceola times., 1886-03-27

Advertisers by the year viii cerestric'eo
to their legitimate business
srYearly advertisements may be changed "r
resst four times during the year free of charge
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SEA RATES.
eE- Foreign advertisements, sent through
tdyertising Agencies, must he paid Tor III ad-
vance, or q deposit made with some one "ho'h
we NAV designate.
sS-Marriages and deaths, not exceeding yen
Hner will be published Ms news, Tree oLchrree'
hnt obituaries. tributes Of respect. funeral not'
80 and invitations charged as advertisements
tv-Ali personal matter, letters or communi-
cations setting forth individual scheIhrs OF ln- :
tarrsts to be promoted, emanating from par'Y
or parties, organizations or societies. VIII D.
charged for as other advertisements
sv-In all legitimate demands OF the demo-
cratic or Conservative party, or oi the srra' ~
ter,sts of the general public upon our c"iumhs'
ne TINES will not fail Of lite duty
The Osceola times., 1886-03-27
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
FOR SHERIFF

We are authorized to announce the name Of
viii $. Hayes, US candidat. for sheriff and
Collector Of Mississippi County. AT the ensuing
September Election subject to the decision of
the County democratic Convention, or Primary
election.
The Osceola times., 1886-03-27

The Democratic; State Committee
will meet at Little Rock on the 3lst.
The Osceola times., 1886-03-27
IunpOrlanl.

when you visit ar leave New York, save
Baggage txpressage and Carrsge Hire and
slop at the Grand Union Hotel. opposite Grand
central Depot.
Elegant rooms fitted apata cost Of one mil
lion dollars, reduced to si.o0 aud upwards per
day European plan. Elevator. Restaurants
supplied with the best. Horse ears stage aud
elevated railroad TO all depots Families can
live better for less money ut the Grand Union
Hotel than at any other drst-class hotel in the
siy
The Osceola times., 1886-03-27
Masonic.

The stated comma nicatSns of Os'eola Lodge
NOT A a \. NJ. Will b" heid The satuf'
dxys ON or pcxt before each full neon Inc
urmbers are ordered TO attend promptly.
All Matter MasOns in govd standing are
candis.Iy Invited ts attend 49, =,
by order N u. Halle W. ~
BxS n. BAcCHUs, Secretary
The Osceola times., 1886-03-27

THERE is a hustle in the land.
Most women back up to it.-Na,ion-
al Weekly.
The Osceola times., 1886-03-27

IITIMmore monev than NJ anything else by
NM IN taking an agency for the best selling
UllNhook out. Bcgiuners succeed grandly.
None fail Tcrms free lIALLErr Book Co. :,
Portland Maine.
The Osceola times., 1886-03-27
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Notices under this head giving n as,e. occups.
ftoN, business or profession, and location. will
be charged 81 per annum.
The Osceola times., 1886-03-27
The OSCE0LA TIMES.
LEON ROUSSAN,
Editor and ProprietO o E

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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-08
A Good Reason.

am no constitutional lawyer, but
common sense teaches me that the
Dow liquor tax law is unconstitution-
al" said State Senator Eggers, one of
the Republicans who voted against
the measure in the Senate. ut was
because of my firm conviction of its
uncOnstitutionality, and not because
my sympathies lie in the direction of
free whisky, that voted against the
measure. What / deem to be its un-
constitutional feature lies right here
One section of the bill guarantees to
any person, upon the payment of $500,
the right TO sell spirituous and malt
liquors for one year. Another section,
which is, in effect, local option, gives
municipal councils the power to pro-
hibit the sale of whisky, wine and
beer. Now, | take it that these two
sections are utterly incompatible. For
instance, salOOnist pays $500 and is
guaranteed the right to carry on his
business for one year. 1t is nothing
more or less than a contract between
the State and a citizen of the State.
Now at its next meeting, the council
of the municipality in which the bu-
siness of the citizen who was a party
to that contract is located, may totally
annul that contract, by prohibiting
the further carrying on of the business.
While citizens must abide by the con-
tract that they enter into, shall the
State be allowed to break her faith and
her contracts at will? IfLhere Is any,
thing just, fair and equitable or consti-
tutional in this, 1 would like to have
somebody point il out to me-"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-08
Celery Cures Rh euma tism,

A German correspondent writes as
follows: have had a severe attack
of finffanmatory rheumatism, and was
heated ia Two days time by SOUP
made of the stalks and roots of celery,
therefore desire to make this simple
remedy known through the columns of
your valuable paper for the benefit of
all suffering from gOut or rheumatism
in any form. New discoyeries-or
what claim to be discoveries-of the
healing virtues of plants are continu-
ally being made. One of the latest ia
that celery is cure for rheumatism.
Indeed, it is asserted the disease is
impossible if the vegetable be cooked
and freely eaten. The fact that it is
always put upon the table raw pre-
vents its therapeutic powers from be-
ing known.
The celery should be cut into bits,
boiled in water until soft, and the wa
ter drained by the patient. Serve warm
with pieces of toasted bread, and the
painful element will soon yield. Such
Is the declaration of a physician who
has again and again tried the experi-
ment, and with uniform success. At
least two-thirds of the cases named
heart disease are ascribed to rheu-
matism and its agonising ally, pout.
Smallpox, so much dreaded, is not half
so destructive as rheumatism, which,
it is maintained by many physicians,
can be prevented by obeying natures
laws in diet. Here, in Germany, we
boil the roots and stalks, as the root is
the principal part of it, and afterward
eat it as salad, with oil and vinegar.
l received such immediate benefit that
am anxious to let all the rheumatic
sufferers know it.n
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-08
Dissipated Women on the Stage.

There are women on the stage, says
the Brooklyn Union, who drink like
men. There are also some who swear
like men. OF the swearing women it is
unnecessary to speak. One night the
leading lady, who no longer occupies
the position, appeared at theatre fam
ed for its fine audiences in such a state
that she could scarcely move across the
stage. The habitues of the cafe saw in
stantly that she had been drinking
brandy. When she opened her mouth
to speak the remainder of the audience
saw that she had been drinking some
thing. The fashionable gathering MUIR
INJURED. The actress knew that her
weakness was disclosed. She was a
strong woman physically, and she sum-
moned all her powers to throw off the in
fiuence that opposed her. People who
know her state that she never acted so
well as on that night Her acting de-
ceived her auditors. They were led by
it to disbelieve what they had seen, and
she retained her popularity. Some time
she will probably find herself in the
same position as MIR. Booth.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-08
Impurities I'm Metals.

In a recent lecture Mr.. W. C. Roberts
Austen, chemist of the British mint, re-
marked upon the wonderful effects often
produced upon metals by minute guam
titles of impurities. Slight impurities
in metallic copper would render ocean
telegraphy impossible, When purified,
tin loses its well-known ''cry," or noise
made when bent. A trace of arsenic
increases the fuidity of lead SO that it
will roll itself into small shot in sliding
Down an inclined plane. Standard
gold melts st about 1860 deg, but if a
fifth of one per cent of,silica be added
1t will soften in candle-fame A trace
of lead added to gold forms an alloy
much dreaded at the mint, the breaking
strain of the gold being reduced from
twenty tons to five. Some metals have
a remarkable power of taking up gases,
palladium being capable OF absorbing
900 times its volume of hydrogen
and giving it out again when heated.
A remarkable discovery is that an alloy
Of ofrhodium and lead will absorb nitrogen
and oxygen, and whenhheated give them
off with explosive violence as gun-cotton
does.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-08
A Marvellous COnjuror.

A Paris dispatch to the London TeIe-
graph says: The Figaro. the most pop
ular newspaper of the French metrop-
oils, invited a very select number of
notabilities last night to be present at
the first appearance in Paris of famous
conjuror and of singularly complete
Russian choral society. The name of
the ''illusionist," as he calls himself, is
Buatier de Kolta, and he is Hungarian
by birth. His tricks were all original,
and perfectly incomprehensible even to
the adopts assembled to criticise them.
will only attempt to describe one.
which thoroughly puzzled all present.
After spreading a newspaper on the
floor he placed a chair upon it, and
then asked a young lady to sit down.
He threw over her piece of silk, which
barely covered her from head to foot.
He then rapidly removed the drapery,
and the chair was empty. As soon as
the amazement of the spectators gave
them time to applaud. the young lady
walked on from the side and bowed her
acknowledgement. There certainly was
no trap in the floor. the chair was of
the ordinary kind, and the trick was
done in a strong light The lady, in
fact, disappeared before the very eyes of
the audience; but so quickly was the
trick done that no one present saw her
pscaDe
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-08
Great Curiosities in New York.

pretty women are the pest of my
life" A grizzled street car conductor
made this alarming confession to me
the other day. A look over the makeup
of the gentleman would never have led
to the suspicion that he was the victim
of the fair sex's prosecutions. Its this
way" said he. Just as soon as l get
pretty woman aboard this car begins
to fill up. Two pretty women will fill
a car anywhere from the, Battery to
can talk all they please about New
York men being rude to the ladies; but
it isn't so. Why, l fairly shudder when
| get near, the shopping district. 1t
doesn't make any diferepce if every
seat in,my CARTS 1empty' in will skip
some good-looking girl, and before get
two blocks further on crowd will be
standing up holding on to the straps be-
cause there is not room enough for
them all to sit down. / believe there is
a regiment of men on Broadway who
have no other programme than to climb
into cars were pretty women are. No,
they are not men who might be called
'mashers'; they don't staresanybody out
of countenance or show impudence of
any sort. 1t seems only their object to
get neara handsome woman without
ever intending or hoping 10 attract the
woman's attention. It's queer freak,
but every trip shows how sure it is to be
displayed. 1t would pay the street car
companies to hire good-looking women
folks to ride around-just as bait for
passengers, you see. Every car would
be loaded DOWN. Y Times.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-08
Facts.

We submit the following facts for
the consideration of the voters of Ohio.
They are numbered and plainly stated.
and we will gladly detect any errors
our Republican friends may point out:
l. When the Democrats last came
into power they found a surplus of
about $500, 200 in the State Treasury,
taxes collected and held there idle.
2. They reduced the tax levy one
half million dellars to tighten taxes.
3. Sufficient money came in to meet
all expenses. ordinary and extraOrdi-
nary.
4. They met all expenditures out of
the revenues derived from taxation,
largely reduced the State debt and left
balance in the treasury.
5. This balance which Hoadly's
administration handed over to Fora
ker's was as large as it received from
Fosters, with the exception of certain
expenditures which could not be FORE
seen, such as expenses of floods, cy-
clones, riots, &C., the appropriations
for which were made almost unani-
mOusly, without regard to party lines,
and with no Republican opposition.
6. The local indebtedness created
by the first session of present Repub-
!ican Legislature will exceed that of
OoNAA oSooAOAo Va Ato DOAAOO1atAC p1CuO~
cessOr.
Z. The revenues for 1886 will be as
great as they were in 1885, but they
wilf5all nearly million dollars below
the total appropriations.
8. The appropriations this year
were more grossly eXtravagant than
ever before in the history of Ohio leg
islation, fact admitted by Chairman
Brown, of the Republican Finance
Committee.
9. The Republicans propose to make
the people pay for their extravagance
by an increase in taxation which will
all heaviest upon the agricultural IN
terests of the Countrywide farmers of
Ohio, who already pay more than their
just proportion of taxes for the support
of the government.
10. The State at the close of the first
| Republican session was bankrupt;
and TO tide over matters temporarily,
$500, 900 was bor owed, which must be
paid by the taxpayers of Ohio.
| IL. Taxes next year will be higher
than ever before
| II To the Republican Legislatures
FIRST term, by misrule and extrava-
gance, the present lamentable finan-
cial condition of the State is due
| Akron Times.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-08
Kentucky MOuntaineers.

When the railway was first opened
through this region young man estab-
lished a fruit store at one of the stations,
and as part of his stock laid in a bunch
of bananas. One day native noun
taineer entered, but everything else was
soon forgotten in an adhesive contem-
plation of the mighty aggregation Of
fruit Finally he turned away with ttiis
note: Blame me if them amt the
darnedest beans ever seenn
While here we had occasion to eX-
tend our acquaintance with native types.
Two young men came to a hotel, bring
ing bag of small, hard peaches to sell.
Slim, slab-sided. stomachless, and serene,
mild and melancholy. they might have
been lotos-eaters, onlythe suggestion of
poetry was wanting, and they had'prob-
ably never tasted any satisfying plant
whatsoever Their unutterable content
came not from opiates. but from their
souls. If they could sell their peaches,
they would be happy; if not, they would
be happy. What they could not sell,
| they could as well eat; aud since no
bargain was made on this occasion,
| they took chairs on the hotel veranda,
opened the bag. and fell to. One of us
tried to catchIthe mental attitude of the
Benjamin of his tnbe. while the other
STUDIED his bodily pose.
SIS that a good coon dog?"
"a mighty good coon tdog. Ihain't
never seen him whipped by varmint
yet"
"Are there many 'coons in this coun-
tryp"
Several 'coons."
"Is this good year for 'coons?"
"a mighty good year for 'coons. The
woods is full O. varmints."
l., ~ceens isi is bad q, !, as hog on corn, when
Are there many wild turkeys in this
country?"
| Several wild turkeys"
Have you ever caught many 'coons?"
I've cotched high as five 'coons out
O. one tree
Are there many foxes in this coun-
tryP"
Several foxes"
Whats s the best way to cook a 'coon?''
"Ketch him and parbile him. and
then put him in cold water and soak
him, and then put him in and bake him.
Are there many hounds in this coun-
try"
Several hounds"
Here, among other discoveries, was
a linguistic one-the use of several in
the sense of great many, probably an
innumerable multitude, as in the case OF
the 'coons.
1t appears that in part they are sprung
from the early hunters who came into
the mountains when game was abund-
ant sport unfailing, living cheap.
Among them now are still-hunters, who
know the haunts of bear and deer, need
ing no dogs They even now prefer
wild meat-even "possum" and coon
and ground-hog-to any other. In Bell
County spent the day in the house OF
an aged woman-eighty years old, in
fact-who wifs a lingering representa-
tive of nearly extinct type. She had
never been out of the neighborhood OF
her birth. knew the mountains like a
garden. had whipped men in single
handed encounter, brought down many
Il deer and wild turkey with her own
rifle, and now, infirm, had>but to sit in
her cabin-door and send her trained
dogs into the depths of the forests to
discover the wished-for game; a fiercel
woman never looked on.-James Lane
Allen, in Harper's Mag dzine.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-08
Tale of the Tiger ZOuave.

When the war broke out the masses
of the people ON both sides Of the Poto-
mac knew very little about each other,
says the Atlanta Constitution. They did
not travel, mix, and mingle. The stay
at-home southerner took a partisan and
sectional view of the north; and the
stay-at-home northerner took Il partisan
and sectional view of the south.
We believed that the typical north
erner was tall, hatchet-faced. blue-eyed.
and light-haired. 1t took long time to
convince us that the north was mainly
made up of brunettes, while the south
was the home of the blondes.
When the Louisiana Tiger Zouaves
came through here about the first year
of the war they were critically examin-
ed. One of our citizens picked out a
chunky, swarthy. black-haired zouave,
and remarked to a crowd:
There is specimen of the pure
southern type. There is no mistaking
it anywhere. Such man could not be
born under northern skies. lie is eth
er creole of Louisiana, a Spaniard.
Frenchman, or Greek. l will settle the
matter right now"
Walking up to the soldier he opened
conversation With MIN, ana nnally
asked him to name the state of his
birth.
Well" said the zouave. hesitatingly,
81 don't know that it makes any differ
ence, but it may surprise you little. 1
was born in the state of Maine"
There was a painful pause in the con-
versation for a moment, and then oul
Atlanta man asked:
We'll, how in the blazes do you hap.
pen to belong to this crowd?"
..Oh, that's all right" was the an
swer. You see I'm a sailor. was
paid off in New Orleans about month
before the war opened. frolicked
around until my money was all gone
and when came to my senses the troub
le had commenced. Well, wanted tC
see some fun. and as these boys were
good fellows / joined them"
The disappointed citizen could not re
sist the temptation to fire parting shot
Perhaps" said he, you did no
much care which flag you fought un
derP"
Me? H-n, nor was the prompt re
sponse.
1t is needless to say that this zouave
who looked so tvpically southern, wa:
forthwith dropped like hot potato.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-08
The Modern Lady's Man.

The modern lady's man, says a writer
in the Brooklyn Eagle. is radically diff
ferent from the old-timer. Not very
long ago the term lady's man suggested
a gushing sort of a'chap, who dressed
foppishly, displayed tendency to sport
sky-blue neckties and affect effeminate
manners, squeezed his feet into small
boots, and Went to a vast amount of
pains to render himself Objectionable to
other men. He chatted about dancing,
was full of small-talk, loved to carry a
fan or u bouquet, bowed peTpetually,
daintily, and on the slightest provoca-
ton, and was altogether Il useful sort of
a fellow to have around luncheon, sew
ing and commerce parties. Occasional
ly he had violent lrival in l&dy's
man of the Maj Bagstock type, who was
as masculine, dashing, and abrupt as
the other was the reverse of it all One
military type now, however, and the
gusherS among the male sex are not
popular. Lady's men have changed
amaz ngly-their manners are subdued,
dignitied, and exclusive, they seldom
dance, their brows are heavy, and they
only smile after due deliberation and
Win haSh AO5oAo ANi OhOcI
The most solemn, earnest, and appar-
emily abstracted man of my acquaint-
ance is tremendous masher whose
sway is acknowledged from one end of
New York to the other He wears
loose-fitting clothes of an inconspicuous
pattern and cut, makes no pretensions
to foppery, and is not particularly
handsome. He is exceedingly careful
of the small courtesies of life, his bill
with florists averages $500 month, he
is continually making inexpensive but
interesting presents. and he is the soul
of discretion. Everywhere he goes he is
besieged, but his sallow face never
lights up and he pursues the business of
subduing the feminine heart with the
analytical care. determination, and skill
of a chemist conducting a series of dan
gerous and importan: experiments.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-08
How Women Sit.

There are few who can or do sit down
squarely and honestly. They either sit
on foot or wriggle themselves several
degrees out of that position usually as
sumed by a man of weight and purpose
DHmb-bells can give man strong lum-
bar muscles, and sand-bag can create
a posture which means strength and
erectness; but what can be done that the
female body can be taught the straight
sit down? Shalkshe be unbustled and
clad. hike the ,Gresks; in straight folds
and unprotrdd.ag- effects in gownysend
gearP In the5 days when .::tie-baeks"
ragged it was then impossible mot to sit
sideways. but "tie-backs' no more exist
to show the length of limb and cause
the blush to arise. Why can't women
initiate the men they see in the cars, sit
ting straight, staring straight, never
moving limb or muscle, immersed in an
almost Buddhistic Indifference, a per-
feet picture of solid sitter? Some
conundrums are asked but never solved.
Is this Philadelphia NeWs.