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The Osceola times., 1886-07-03

The production of the pile surface
from cotton was known in Spain as
early as the twelfth century, and sug-
gested to the Italians the subsequent
manufacture of silk velvets These
cotton stuffs were called fustian, and
included what is now known as cordu-
roy. though when in England wool was
employed in the same way instead OF
cotton that product was also called fus-
tan. Fustian in those early days was
worn only by the privileged classes.
Even the word corduroy signifies tho
kings cord. But with the introduction
of silk velvets the goods took lower
rank, and in time came to be regarded
as suitable only for the poorer people.
With late improvements, however, in
their manufacture, especially in colors
and patterns. there is a revived fashion
for this material for both mems and
women's wear and for chldren's suits.
Nelvets have also been in large demand
and velveteens have followed suit.
Among the prettiest and most desira-
bic of all the new goods have been the
fine light imported fabrics, with tufts or
bourette threads, used alone or in COM
bination, with plain material to match.
So popular are these goods that il is
difficult to supply the demand, and
what is here to-day is gone tomorrow,
as those find to their cost that like to
''sleep upon" decisions so important
as those relating to new gowns. SO de-
sirable are these new goods that not
even their price, though extravagantly
high for cotton fabrics, has deferred
buyers, except those whose shallow
purses are in perpetual conflict with
their cultivated tastes. Y. Herald.
The Osceola times., 1886-07-03
SWORD MAKING.
The Number Of Operations Required for
the Making of a Cavalry ssber.

The Number OF Operations Required for
the Making of a Cavalry ssber.
A short time ago a discussion arose
with regard to an order for cavalry
swords given out by the War Office to
a firm at Solingen, in Rhenish Prussia,
which has for centuries had reputa-
ton for its swords. With the view to
ascertain some particulars of the man
ufacture, a representative of The Iron
mO8Ger visited few days ago the works
of Weyersberg. Kirschbaum g. Co..
where every thing pertaining to blade
and its mounting. except the making of
the steel and the hardening and tenn
pering OF the blades is done under tho
direct supervision of the firm. The
works are divided into two sections. At
one section, situated at the west end of
the town. the blades are made and
ground, and at the other, situated at
the east end of the town, the mounting
and finishing work is done and the
scabbards made. In the rolling-shops
the steel is drawn out under Ryder
hammers. and under these hammers ii
can be effectively treated in two heat
ings. The firm have forty sets of rolls,
and each set is claimed to be capable
of turning out eight hundred blaaes per
dav. After the rolling comes the work
of hardening and tempering. This work
is done by men who work for them
selves at contract price in their own
shops. A visit to these little shops
shows that a clever hardener is a man
of exceptional skill. The tempering
can only be done in the best of light
an it is so trying TO the eyes that the
workmen can only be occupied with II
a few hours per day. After the harden
ing and tempering comes the grinding,
ali of which is done by hand. Two
kinds Of work are carried on-namely,
wet and dry grinding. and for the for
mer English stones are used, as the ma
tive stone is not sufficiently hard. When
the grinding is completed the blades are
returned to the hardensrs TO be reset.
as a cavalry sword generally loses from
three to four ounces in grinding. The
guards are first ground in large plates
and afterward blanked out in a press,
about one thousand per day being pro
duced. Independently of the produc-
ton of steel, the number of operations
required for the making of new Brit
ish cavalry sword is as follows: Manu-
facture of blade, 80; scabbard. 80; scab-
bard mouthpiece with sputcheon, 50;
lining fer scabbard, II; hand-stop, l6;
rivetIng. Z; scales, 4; drag for scabbard,
6; hoops. 4; guard. 81 leather grip, q;
mounting the complete sword, 10;
leather buffer, 2; total, l66.-London
Ironn1onger.
The Osceola times., 1886-07-03
Choosing Between Two Evils.

Moving again, Ell? What's the mat
ter with your boarding-place this time9"
"Well, you know | told you about
the torture endured in the last placer"
"Yes. A family with twin boy-babies,
both teething."
"Yes. Well, / just got settled in a
new place in nice room right next to
the parlor, when the landlady moseyed
in grand piano, backed it right up
against my wall, aud gave all the
boarders the privilege of using it"
"Where are no gong now9"
"Back to the babies. "--Chicdgo Nevs,
The Osceola times., 1886-07-03
WHITE ANTS.
4 Farmers Buildings Attacked and De
stroyed By These Insects. ...


stroyed By These Insects. t.
lBioomington tIiil Disbatch.l
Prof. s. A. Forbes, StAe En.omologist,
was in this city to-day, returning from
Mount Palatine, Putnam County, where
he was summoned TO view tho work Of
damaging insects. He visited the farm Of
John Wilson, near Mount Palatine, and
found that his premises had been almost
completely destroyed by white ants, q
species very uncommon in America, but
very similar to the white ants Of India and
Africa. The insects first attacked an OUT
door cellar, working ON the unders
side of the roof and the inside Of
the walls. Their working Is confined
to the wood work, and they so
followed out the roof and sides Of
the collar tha. II collapsed, From the cell
lar they spread to the residence, and have
completely ruined a great part Of the
building. Here they worked through the
sills, in the studding, in the weather.
boarding, window and door castings and
the rafters and shingles. They also laid
hold OF the granary, which was built Of
hard wood, and so worked on the sills and
oak plank floor that the floor of its own
weight fell In. The cellar Is completely
ruined; a part Of the house will be liable
to be torn down, as will also the Rranary.
The loss entailed is several hundred dol.
lars. The professor advised that all the
wood affected be destroyed, and the re.
mainder saturated with gasoline. He
says that he has known ants to work In
rotten logs and in culverts and bridges,
but he never knew them TO attack build.
Ings. He says that the light is offensive
to them, and that their work is not easily
detected. He suggests that railroad men
should exercise great care that these ants
do not get in their bridges. Wilson's
premises are in the midst OF large
prairie. Prof. Forbes says the ants have
been there four or five years, but their
presence there he can not account for, un-
less they were conveyed from the woods
in a log that they were working. He says
they are very prolific and difficult 10 de-
stroy.
The Osceola times., 1886-07-03
A NAUGHTY CORONER.
His Professional Pride Moves Him to spurn
the Acquaintance of Live Men.

His Professional Pride Moves Him to spurn
the Acquaintance of Live Men.
"Come up to the hotel with me, "
said friend to the coroner of west
ern Dakota county, "there is a man
there that you would like to meet"
Where was he foundp"
whats that9'
"How long since he was discover.
sd?"
II don't understand YOU
"Why, you said there was party
would be pleased to meet, and | was
only trying to get at the particulars OF
his death
"You blamed fool, you, he isn't
dead"
Then must decline TO spend my
valuable time in running around TO see
him. replied the coroner, with dignity.
When your friend is found dead under
suspicious circumstances let me know
and I'll come and render verdict in
accordance with the facts in the case.
--Estelifne I'd. r. } Bell
The Osceola times., 1886-07-03
A ROGUE'S GALLERY.
pretty little cousin Kate

" pretty little cousin Kate
Failed down to me one morning:
h, JACK, come see my new boudolr
~ ith all its fresh adorning."
he stairs I cleared with bounding step
4 For ah!-the rogue she knew it
rd follow her wiener she called,
"A Aud Joy that might do il.
rhe room was like It's little queen,
a All bright and gay and chcertul;
"a set my loot within the door
u vow ] was half fearful.
She called nc "silly, bashful jack"
4 = was whenever near herr.
Aud led me all around the room
4 To sec its beauties clearer.
pf quaint conceits she many had
i In vase, fan-screen and banner,
"a spider on Il silver web
4 Was perched ia airy manner.
|emong the airlish fancIes there,
A long, long line Of pictures
Miss kstte's suitOrs-stuck by pins,
Adorned one nook as fixtures.
u scanned them DER. and Kate" / said.
~ miss your oh 'eiest victim
|sOf course you do" she said, "hecause
You see its here I've fixed him"
u turned to look; there stood the rogue
with hand her heart light pressing,
9hc Rrchest, tendcrcst little smile
Her rosy lips caressing.
Near her my tongue had oft seemed tied,
Bul loOseuud now, II let me
Say: kate | want my picture and
The fSume in which you We set me-"
rno said nor yes she said nor no.
So l took back my picture,
And, frame and all, within my home,
have II now fixture
annie v CUilibcftSon IN Detroit Ere, prsss.
The Osceola times., 1886-07-03
A Monster Lagie iri.s 10 Capture Calf
but Is Made "A Prisoner Instead.

lOiean IN. H. spesihi.I
Fl. c. Blakeslee's farm Is near this city.
A number of calves have been running
about in piece Of woods on the farm for
n week or SO past. One day last week f.
NJ johnson, a hired man on the farm,
heard great bleating by one Of the
calves. Hurrying to the woods from which
the noise came, he discovered that an
enormous eagle had swooped down on
the calf aud was trying TO carry II away.
The size of the calf made this an I'm.
possible task. But the eagle persisted
gamely in its efforts, In spite Of the pres-
ence OF the hired man. The latter ran
back TO the house and got a shotgun, and,
returning, fred a charge into the eagle,
which was still tearing at the calf with its
talons and beak. The shot broke one Of
the eagles wings, and the bird re-
linqushed its hold on the calf, and turned
on johnson. The cries of the calf, the res
port of the gun, and the shouts OF the
hired man brought others to the spot and
the great bird was captured alive after a
desperate struggle. 1t was imprisoned in
an outbuilding. This eagle Is one Of the
largest specimens ever captured, as IL
measures over nine and a half feet from
tip to tip Of its wings.
The Osceola times., 1886-07-03
A Solomonic Decision.

There was social gathering at the
Yerger mansion. The crowd was pretty
jolly. They were playing the game Of
forfeits with kisses as forfeits. The
question arose whether kissing was in
he nature of pleas re or work. An
old bachelor maintained that il was in
the nature of work. At last it was
decided to call UP Sam Johnsing, the
colored servant and have him decide
the question.
ais kissing pleasure or work, samP'
asked Mrs. Yerger.
al biecves bit must be pleasure, for
ef hit was work YOU all would be spcct-
in me to do hit for you, y responded tho
darksy.-Tsrss SVtinos. '
The Osceola times., 1886-07-03
Blinded Bv Tobacco.
1Iondon Tancet.l

Tobacco blindness Is becoming a com.
mon afiiiction. At present there are sey.
eral persons under treatment for 1t at one
London hospital. 1t first takes the form
of color blindness, the sufferers who have
smoked themselves into this condition be.
ing quite unable to distinguish the color Of
piece Of red cloth held up before them.
Sometimes the victim losses his eye-sight
altogether. Although smoking is TO a
large extent the cause Of this malady, aud
so gives 1t its name, heavy drinking is also
partly responsihla.
The Osceola times., 1886-07-03
Woman's Face.

"What furniture can give such finish 10
n room, as a tender woman's face ash.
George Elliott Not any, we are happy to
answer, provided the glow OF health
tempers the tender expression. The pale
anxious, bioodless face of the coDsumptive,
or the evident suferings OF the dyspeptc,
induce feelings of sorrow and grief on. gur
part and compel us 60 tell them OF Dr.
Pierce's Golden Med cal Discovery" the
sovereign remedy for consumption and
other diseases Of the respiratory system as
well as dyspepsia and other digestive
troubles. Sold. everywhere.
The Osceola times., 1886-07-03

An insane tramp invaded Tennes-
see farmhouse the other day and in
formed the mistress of the place that
he had Divine commission TO clean
house for her. And then he went to
work pulling furniture about and tear
ing up the pantry in the usual manner,
which seemed SO uninspired to the
farmers wife that she had the hired
man tie him up with . rope and take
him away 70 - fined
The Osceola times., 1886-07-03
NEW FABRICS.
Astonishing Increase In tho Demand fog
velvets and yeivetesns.

velvets and Veiveteons.
The large demand of late for fabrics
of pile surface, as velvet, velveteen.
plushes. corduroys, moleskins, ETC.,
gives emphasis to one of the greatest
deficiencies and desderata in American
textile industries. With the exception
of a few plushes for upholstery pur-
poses, which have lately been success
fully manufactured in the United States,
and certain kinds of carpets, which have
nearly driven out all importations Of
similat goods, Europe continues TO mo-
nopolize the production of velvety ar
ticles, the demand for which has in
creased rapidly in the past few years,
as will be seen by the following im-
portations, the figures for which prior
TO 1888 include bindings and ribbons, az
well as piece goods:
The Osceola times., 1886-07-03

A wELreKSows physician writes be has
long used Dromgoole's English Female BIT
ters in his practice, for diseases OF women
and attributes his success TO this wonder
full remedy for !em .le troubles
The Osceola times., 1886-07-03
Musr your kitchen fire be of dissipated
disposition because 1t goes out every night
Best Good, are Put In Smallest Parcel,

The old proverb is certainly true In the
case of DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative
Pellets" which are little, sugar-wrapped
parcels, scarcely larger than mustard seeds
containing as much cathartic power as is
done up in the biggest, most trepulsive-look'
ing pill. Unlike the big pills, however
they are mild and pleasant in their opera
tion-do not produce gripping pains, nor
render the bowels costive after using.
The Osceola times., 1886-07-03

FoR restoring faded and gray hair to lts
original color, use Halls Hair Remover.
Sufferers from malarial disorders will find
a specific in Ayers Ague Cure. Try 1t.
The Osceola times., 1886-07-03

DELICATE diseases OF either sex, however
induced, radically cured. Address, with I'd
cents in stamps for book, Worlds Dispen
sary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Osceola times., 1886-07-03

TALK Is cheap-except through tbs eels'
phone.-Nev Brunspiek Fredonia.
The Osceola times., 1886-07-03

PLEASE remember that GLESs's SUIPurl
Soar presents all the advantages Of Sui
phur Baths at cheap rate. HILL's HAZE
AND WHfsgHR DYE, Black or Brown, 5Oc.
The Osceola times., 1886-07-03

II afflicted with Sore Eyes use DIR. Isaas
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell 1t. &c.
The Osceola times., 1886-07-03

BACK PAr-Kicking a book agent out Of
your oflice.-MerchdAt Trdueier.
The Osceola times., 1886-07-03

Submarine divers of New York arr
paid as high as 9l25 q week. Wreck
receive 600 . month.
The Osceola times., 1886-07-03

TIVE skeleton man travels on his shape
Indianapolis Herald.
The Osceola times., 1886-07-03

THE best thing yet discovered for see
sickness is port
The Osceola times., 1886-07-03

A New YORK paper says the milk sold in
that city Ia n white lie.n
The Osceola times., 1886-07-03

"srcK to IT," as the ay-pspsr observed
10 the fly.
The Osceola times., 1886-07-03

Prso's Remedy for Catarrh Is agreeable
10 use. 1t IL not q liquid or snuff. Soc
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-30

Blaine ON Cleveland.

A New England congressman who is
very close to Ma. Blaine told q GORE.
spondsnt that g%entleman's personal
opinion of President Cleveland. Said
he: Mr.. Blaine told me when he made
his we'll known call on the president last
fall that he expected to fnd an entirely
different man from what the one he met.
He was not q man of broad intellect or
culture, as would be imagined from the
current reports. In fact ne gave the
impression of q stubborn, willful and
ignorant man, with no experience in
natlonal affairs whatever
These words from Mr.. Blaine have Just
como out, and already the gossips are at
work manufacturing what they can of it.
There is no doubt as to the truth of the
statement, for the gentleman who gave
it is we'll known as o warm personal
friend of the plumed knight, and he is
not q man who swerves from the truth.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-30
Cure For Pies.

Piles are frequently preceded by a sense
Of weight in the back, loins and lower part
Of the abdomen, causing the patient tc
suppose he has some affection of the kid
nays Or neighboring organs. At times,
symptoms of indigestion are preeent, Al
Aatulency, nneasiness of the stomach, etc,
AmeiBtlre, like precipitation, producing a
disagreeable itching, after getting warm is
q common attendant. Blind, bleeding
and itching Piles yield at once to the APP
plication Of Bosanko's Pile Remedy, which
acts directly upaa the parts affected,
absoI biDg the tumors, allaying the intense
itching, and effectipg q permanent cure.
aanko Medicine Co, Piqua, o. Sold by
Purdy b Brecht.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-30
Advice 10 motners.

Are You disturbed OF night and broken
Of your rest by a sick child suffering and
crying with pain Of QUITTING teeth? II 40,
send at once and get a bottle of Mrs
WLNsIOw's SooTHINa SYRUP foi Child.
rem Teething. is alue is I~ncalculable.
It will relieve the poor little sufferer
immediately. Depend upon it, mothers,
there is no mistake about it. vt cures
dysentery aud diarrhoa. regulates the
stomach and bowels, cures wind collie,
~softens the gums, reduces inflammation,
and gives tone and energy to the whole
system. Mrs. Winsl0,o's Soothing Syrup
for Children Ieetasny is pleasan to the
taste, and is the prescription of one OF
the Oldest nurses and and best female
physicians in the United States. and is
for sale by all druggists throughout the
world. Price % cents q bottle,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-30
RIack HIS OH strike.

Deadwood Pioneer: A report reached
this city view days ago that an extra
ordinary rich strike had been made on
one of the oil CLAIMS near Sundance, but
nothing of a definite nature could be
asoertained from the parties who came
in from that vicinity. These parties dis.
claim any knowledge OF such a strike
except that they had heard something of
the kind before leaving, but of an in
definite nature and in an indirect way.
The fret news Ola clear nature comes
phatically that a flowing
we'll Of oil had been struck about twenty
miles west OF Sundance-one that bids
fair to equal the best OF those of the
Keystone state. It is o good deal of sat
isfaetion to those who have had SO much
faith in the oil fields of
Crook county and who have
backed their faith by
large expenditures OF money, time and
labor. Mr.. r. III. Evans, who has been
dong the representation work for the
Queen City company, on Oil creek, came
in last Monday, and reports that he has
"struck OIL For the first forty feet he
had dry drilling, but at that depth
struck plenty of water, which remained
the same until he bored the remaining
twenty feet. and as sixty feet was all the
contract called for they were preparing
to move their machinery but thought
they would run the sand pump q time OF
two, when suddenly q roaring. boiling
kind of noise Yves heard in the hole and
the water Immediately commenced
rising, and inside OF fifteen minutes the
hole was completely full of the pure
oil. The company will doubtless pur.
chase machinery, pumps, etc. and com
mence active opera tions.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-30
iHTiMlDATiNG WITNESSES.
Threatening Death to Informers on

Threatening Death to Informers on
tho Anarchists.
Chicago, June 24-An officer who is
thoroughly familiar with all that
has been done both by the police and
officers of the state in working up the
anarchist cases, and in preparing IN
dictments and evidence, says the man
Oppenheimer, who has occupied q cell
in the Chicago avenue station for the
past ski months, has not been held
either Without cause or contrary to his
own will. He seems to have been o
particularly noisy member of the snar.
chist order. and after reading reports
of the Heymarket riot On the morning
of May 9Th, actually started down
town with supply of
bombs for the avowed purpose of
blowing up the newspaper offices. For
some reason he changed his mind, and q
tho police. Once in the hands OF the
law, of which he had long been an avow-
ed enslny, he.began to think better of it,
and impaired valuable information, of
which his captofs made excellent use.
It was through him that the police got
trace of many OF the bomb factories, and
secured much, if not all, Of the evidence,
which will be used to prove a conspiracy
to destroy life and property, His infor-
nation was valuable as suggesting how
and where evidence could be obtained,
but not very useful as evidence itself. So
he has not been used as q witness, and
possibly will not be. One or two other
persons who were connected with an
archist societies before the bomb throw
ing, and who made themselves useful to
the police subsequently, have not been
kept in custody, and as o consequence
their services have been lost to the state.
One of these named Hermann, after.
his release upon promise to appear and
give evidence in the present trial, sub.
s%equently sent word to the states at
torney through the letter box Of the
Arbeiter Zsitung that he might Ego
To HI" he would not appear.
Still another has been threatened and an
noyed by friends of the prisoners until
he has sent word to States Attorney
Grinnell that he believes his life will be
in danger if he goes on the stand and
tells what he knows. These witnesses
are not the only ones who have been
threatened with bombs or with death in
various violent ways. Captain Schaach
has probably received more threats of
his kind than anybody else, and his
family are living in q state of constant
alarm. His wife's health is badly i'm
paired by constant excitement and fear.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-30
An answer Wanted.

Can any one bring us a case of Kidney
or Liver Complaint that Electric Bitters
will not speedily cure? We say they can
not. a, thousand of cases already perman-
emily cured and who are daily recommend
ing Electric Bitters. will prove. Brights
Disease, Diabetes, Wsuk7nack, or any nri.
nary complaint quickly cured. They puri-
fl the blood, regulate the bowels, and act
directly on the diseased parts. Every bot
tie guaranteed. For sale 1t SOC. a bottle
BY the Excelsior Drug Store of Furdy &
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-30
Bucklen,s Aru,aa save.

The best Salye in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheum. Fever
Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and pos
itiveiy cures Piles, or no pay required. It
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For Sale BY the Excelsior Drug Store of
Purdy q Brecht.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-30
Nervous Dcbilitated Men

You are allowed a free trsaEsef thirty
lays of the use Of DR.. Dyes celebrated
VoltaIc Belt with Electric Suspensory
Appliances, for the speedy relief and
permapent cure Of Nervous Debility,
loss Of VitaliSi and hiani God, and all
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No risk is incurred. Illustrated pam.
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