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The Osceola times., 1886-06-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE convention OF railway station
agents, in session Al indianapolis, propose
the organization OF a mutual guarantee
company.
DIsPArcHEs Of the 10th from Belfast de-
scribed the condition Of the people there
as state Of frenzy consequent upon the
recent disturbances. Large bodies Of SOL
diers and police were being rapidly con.
centrated in the city.
AFTER a conference at Springfield, ILL.,.
with attorneys, Jastic Harlan, OF the
United State, Supreme Court, ordered a
decree entered for the sale Of the Illinois
Midland railroad for not less than $780,
O00.
IN England female Orange lodges are
being formed to aid the Unionists in the
elections. The movement was started at
a meeting at Commodore Saunderson's
house, London, on the 9th.
lr was decided by the International
Typographical Union, in session at Pitts.
bureh, Pa, TO put the $4,000 presented by
Messrs. Childs and Drexel at interest as a
nucleus for building fund.
THE American Train Dispatchers' con-
vention at Chicago adjourned on the 10th
TO meet in Boston in 1887.
THY report Of the receivers OF Reming-
ton & Son at Utica, y. Y, shows assets.
sl,7l1,7SS; liabilities, sl,2i5,7 ,70S, an ap-
parent surplus Of s456,oso.
CHOLERA continues TO rage at Venice
with unabated virulence, an average Of
twenty new cases and ten deaths occurring
daily.
THE iron and steel workers and the
manufacturers are still in conference at
Pittsburgh, Pa, on the question Of wages.
THE political excitement in Pesih, Hun
gary, eliminated on the 10Th in serious
rioting. An attempt was made by the
rioters to blow up the works. The
mob was charged aud dispersed by troops.
Several persons were wounded aud many
were arrested.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, is threatened with a
church war among the Polish Catholics,
growing out Of the organization OF a Pol
ish military company without the priests
consent.
The Ogalalla Sioux at Fort Niubrara
are growing restless, and trouble is feared
from them.
On the iith seven Spendthrift colts were
sold by auction in New York, and brought
an average price OF Lass.
The master masons of Boston, at meet
ing on the llth, unanimously voted to re-
turn to the ten-hour system on the 14th.
DURING the week ended the llth the
total import Of dry goods at the port Of
New York were valued at si,7es ,O3l, and
the amount thrown on the market at
S1.572,0o4.
The British Government has place. the
districts terrorized by mobs in the province
Of Ulster under martial law.
Duane TIE ssven days ended the lith
~ bsslnsss fsilurss occurring throughout
~ ccnAy uunbsrsd for The United
otatss ~, and for Canada -, or tot Al
q - talsrss. - ooanarsd with fetal
e ~ 4As wesk pesyaoas.
The Osceola times., 1886-06-19
AT FOREST HILL.

The President and Mrs. Cleveland spend
Day studying the Beauties aud Pro-pec-
tive Improvements OF Their Suburban
Home.
WASHINGTON, June ll.-The President
aud Mrs. Cleveland drove out to Forest
Hill yesterday afternoon, and spent sew
ersl hours studying the beauties OF Mr..
Clevelaud's purchase. Mrs. Hoyt anc
the architect OF the contemplated i'm
proyements at the cottage had preceded
them, and when the latter reached the
spot they found all the plans and speci-
fcations spread out on the piazza for
their convenience. Mrs. Cleveland quick
ly left the details Of the Improvements to
her husband, and with Mrs. Hoyt made a
thorough exploration Of the surrounding
grounds.
Several persons recognized the Presi-
dents equipage from the Tennallytown
road, and attempted to obtain admittance
TO the grounds, but Policeman Meyers
was too vigilant, and promptly warned all
tresspassers to keep of the grounds.
Arrangements had been made for serving
dinner at the house, and 40 Here was no
necessity for returning - the White
House until late in the evening the stone
house was not deserted until some time
after sunset, the return trip being made
by way of the Rock Greek and Pierce
Mills road.
Few persons knew of the contemplated
trip, and there was neither bother nor
molestation by curiosity-seekers during
the drive.
Secretary Bayard, who was out for a
horseback ride, learned of the presence
of the President at the country-place soon
after he had passed, and he Immediately
cantered his horse back and paid his re-
spects to the party.
The Osceola times., 1886-06-19
FARM SCALES.
One of the Most Profitable Investments
that a Farmer Can Make.

Farm scales can not be classed with
labor-saving implements. neither do
they yield much of a direct income to
the farm, yet we hold that the general
farmer should not be without a set Of
good scales on his farm, capable Of
weighing with exactness, fiom a pound
up to four or six tons. Rightly appreci-
ated and used, they will prove a most
profitable investment.
One great and grave fault Of farmers
in the management Of their farms, Is
lack Of exactness about their work, and
knowing the exact results produced
Every thing is done by guess. He wants
to put in ten acres of corn and the field
is perhaps stepped of, but more likely
guessed l. at He plows by guess, and
instead of plowing eight inches deep, as
he intended, measurement shows II to
be only five. And so on all through the
season. When harvested. he 'reckons'
that he has five hundred bushels Of corn
from his ten acres, when an exact meas
urement would show that he had but
four hundred, and thus it goes, some
times oyer-estimating and sometimes
Understanding, the work is carried
on in a hap-hazard way, never knowing
just how much Of any crop is produced
feeding without knowing how much IS
needed daily, or for the season, or how
much feed is available, and finally often
selling by the lump to avoid paying
weighing fees and sometimes losing
enough in one sale to pay the cost oil Q
set of scales.
Every farm of one hundred and sixty
acres should be provided with good
set Of scales. These should be put ID
the barn if there is one, or where they
will be handy 10 use for stock ana 50
that loads of has and grain can ~
driven upon them. Having thus pro,
vided the scales they should be usea
and in a systematic way. There shouia
be weigh-book kept in the box anu
each weighing entered and dated anu
at intervals these be transferred TO REQ
ords to be kept a..
At no season of the year need 'no
scales be unused. In the spring "hen
the stock is turned out to pasture az
should be weighed, and as often as once 's
a month through the season. ny 'uis ns
means the owner knows just what nls
stock is doing. As the different crops
are harvested. weigh enough OF them"
know Just how much is raised. "ns.
winter feeding begins feed by welga.
and weigh the stock frequently so ~"
know what is being gained or lost :, =,
Knowing the weight of animals .'s, :"
are for sale the seller can tell wnen
sell and what offers to accept. Mahi
tricky stock buyer depends larger, .,sn an
profits on being better ''guesser ,n on.
the average farmer. and being N IN hs
ftant practice it is not strange tna' "'
I.-Coiman's Rural World.
The Osceola times., 1886-06-19
Dissected by Electricity.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, June ia most
singular, and at the same time horribly
painful accident, happened to man
named Reed in this city at eight O'Clock
last night. He was on his way up town,
and at the corner of Eleventh and Main
streets, observed the electric light wire
had been disconnected, and walked up to
receive a slight shock from the battery.
He grasped hold of the wire with both
hands and was instantly knocked in
sensible and had every particle Of flesh
torn from both hands and arms from his
fingers tips to the elbow.
The Osceola times., 1886-06-19
OUR NAVY.


ne Recent Drill at Pensscois Demon
,,-,,.. rh., We Have an Enacient Naval
Brixase; And When That i- said. Nearly
All Is Ssld-MAneusertng at >peeu
puteh Iugger Would Laugh At.
NEW YORK. June l2.-One OF the on
eers Of the Tennessee. in speaking oi the
recent naval drill at Pensacola, said TO Q
T,1buns reporter. zone thing was satis-
tsctorily demonstrated, and that was that
An efficient naval brigade is all that Is iei'
the navy that would be effective IN
modern warfare. The torpedo
experiueuts demonstrated conclu-
siyely that the Spar tnr-
pedoes, as at present used, are worse
than useless. We had a ten days en-
csmpment on shore and the brigade was
20 organized that each ship had COM
plete battalion Of rinemen and artillery
Should one or more ships be Withdrawn
the force would be weakened, but It's or
ganization would not be disturbed. In tne
drills and maneuyers on shore ana In
landing, the whole thing worked TO
charm, The soldiers and marines did
splendldly. We landed at Magnolia Bluf,
the landing party being maueuvered from
the Tennessee. The boats containing the
Administers and gatlings plunged ahead
rapidly until aground. The men then
iumped into the water and rushed
ashore. They deployed as skirnnshers
and advanced, firing so as to give
room on the beach for the landing ana
formation OF the main body In the rear.
The artillery, which had been nring over
the heads Of the skirnishers, ceased nr-
Ing as soon SIS the main body landed.
EVERYTHING worked beautifully. The
target practice and drills In camp were
also excellent. Captain Boyd eommand-
ed the brigade, with Lieutenant Gala
han as Adjuisnt. Then we had steam
tactics. They went of well enough,
but we had TO be awfully slow
about them, for we soon discovered that
six knots was too high speed for the
Yaniic. We had two days torpedo prac-
tice. In all the vessels the speed had %
be so much reduced when the torpedo
booms were lowered that in actual war
we would have been In a bad fix. Then
the fittings of the torpedo booms were
poor and the STYLE of the tOrpedOes far
from effective. There was especial
difficulty in operating the Spar torpe-
does from vessels ike the Tennessee.
In the torpedo attack on the feet by the
boats, the noise made by the steam
launches and pulling boats was SO
great that warning was given OF their
approach, and the ships had time TO get
their machine guns in operation, and the
whole thing was hzzle. The ships are
not provided with search lights or ef-
fectlve means of repelling proper tor
pedo attack. On the other hand, the
boats we have are OF no use as torpedo
boats. The whole result of the torpedo
drill was dishesrtening.
The Osceola times., 1886-06-19
THE BLUE RIBBON.
Francis Nurphy's Premium As a Temper
ance Apostle-A Bride-Elect the Heires.
of "A Millionaire Manufacturer.

Francis Nurphy's Premium As a Temper
snce Apostle-A Bride-Elect the Heiress
of a Millionaire Manufacturer.
PITTsBURG, Pa, June ll.-It is stated
on good authority that Francis Murphy,
the Temperance apostle, will soon take a
second wife in the person of handsome
and cultured lady Of New Castle, Penn.
sylvania. The acquaintance between the
two commenced about five years ago,
when Mr.. Murphy was conducting tenn
perance meetings in that part of the
State. The lady at that time was en-
gagged to be married to young ieweler,
and when Mr.. Murphy learned of this, he
withdrew and went to Europe. His
European tour ended at last, however,
and he again met his fate. The lady is
a daughter of a millionaire manufacturer,
and has enough railroad and other stocks
to leave each OF his three children hand
some fortune.
The lady's father, who Is one of the
hard, practical, commonsense men, did
not take kindly TO Mr.. Murphy, and made
him understand that his visits were un-
welcome. However, the blue rIDbon ad-
vocate continued to meet the fair one at
the house Of near relative. The engage
ment with the jeweler has been broken
of, the father has been 'placated and ar
rangements made for the wedding, which,
1t is understood, will take place the latter
part OF this month, and be on a scale of
great magnihcelce.
The Osceola times., 1886-06-19
A Terrible Lean.

JoPLIN, Mo, June l3.-J. II. Gross,
proprietor of the Weir City (Kas.) Glass.
works, jumped from a third-story win
dow of the Joplin Hotel about three
O'Clock yesterday morning. When found
he was unconscious, but soon regained
himself, and when questioned knew
nothing Of what happened. In falling he
struck several telphone wires, which, no
doubt, saved him from instant death.
Physicians are unable 10 predict the flnal
result, a. the most serious injuries are
internal, outside Of which be only re-
ceived Q slight wound on his arm. Mr..
Gross 10 one OF the most prominent men
10 THE section, and be- Z vile end child
The Osceola times., 1886-06-19
An Ancient Floper,

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. June ll.-There
Is intense excitement in Scott County
over the sensational elopement of ]. j.
Duncan, clerk and master in chancery,
with the wife of Jas. Foster, prominent
merchant. Duncan is one of the best.
known men in that section, and has held
the office of clerk and master for twenty
years. He is now seventy years of age,
and deserted wife and two daughters
and seven grandchildren. Mrs. Foster
left a husband and nine children, and, it
Is reported, took pile of money belong.
ing 10 her forsaken hubby.
The Osceola times., 1886-06-19
USEFUL AND suGoesr,v,

DO not forget that chano;n
Is often attended with excellent rs.ss 90
Remember that the manure o.
ton is the most important one const sas
ed with agriculture or horticulture
A lightning rod which does po
down into the ground far enongs
reach perpetual moisture is WORSE ~.
no rod at all.-N T. Telegram. '4n
The hens are paying rent on u,.
a wornout farm. They are calling na.
pie back from the factories to ,fp ~
serted farm houses.-Erchange.
Lard and sulphur, or any mi,r..
Of grease and sulphur, says Fanny Esn
in the Prairie Farmer, should neye, !
put on young chickens or turkeys.
1t will not be many wears u,,u
American breeders will be expor,na
draft horses for breeding purposes :
every part Of the world. They win
have a class to offer, too, that they pss5 ,sS
not be ashamed of.-7roy Times.
A farmer who has tried steamed ~.
SAYS it is the best of all grains for fat,en
ing hogs. In forty days he saws he csn
make hog as fat as may be desired IN
such food, while one that is thrifty can
be finished with about five or SIX bu.h.
els of the food. Western Rural.
When trees are transplanted FIN.
and rich earth ought to be got in amono
the roots so that there will be no ones
spaces left If the ground is dry "a lue
water is good to get the roots and eartb
to adhere, and then cover with dry
earth and press down compactly.-
Ciepeland Leader.
A correspondent of the Ohio Farms
recommends half a pint of commop
table salt for bloat in cattle. Put
round stick in the cows mouth, throw
the salt as far down the throat as yo
can, and she will swallow it. This
farmer SAYS he has cured several cases
Of clover-bloat in a short time in this
manner.
The Journal Of Decorative Art SAYS.
We have il on the testimony of relia.
ble man that buttermilk mixed with fine
sand and applied to new woodwork out.
side will stand for many years, and
| gives the most complete imitation o.
stone it is possible to get, and with
absolute preservation of the timber.
Nut cake: Two-thirds cup Of but
ter. two cups sugar, one cup swee
milk, three eggs, three cups flour, thre
teaspoons baking powder, one cup nuts
English walnuts are best; bake in shal
low tins about two inches thick; cut i
squares. frost, and put walnut mes
on each piece.-N &. Farmer.
Chicken Pstties: Chop very fin
the dry, poorest bits left from bake
chickens; season carefully with peppei
salt and little chopped celery. Make
light puil-paste, roll quarter OF a
inch thick. cut with a neatly shape
paste cutter; lay narrow strip of pas
all around; then put some of the mint
on the paste; cut another piece OF Il
same size and lay over. Boil fiftet
minutes. Boston Globe.
Apple Pie: Peel and quarter yol
apples; boil in a little water till almo
done. then add sugar and boil till sol
Remove and mash; line a pan with
under crust, fill with the stewed appl
and bake. Beat the whites of two eg
to stifffroth with one teaspoon powder
sugar. and flavor with few drops
extract of nutmeg; spread over top
pie and brown lightly.-The Caterer.
The Osceola times., 1886-06-19
A Whole Family Drowned.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., June IA family
named Armstrong, consisting of husband,
wife, two sons and one daughter, were
drowned the latter part of MAY In trlb-
utary Of Clark's Fork, of the Yellowstone.
The family were from Missouri, and set.
tied last fall In Little Mountain Valley, in
the locality above mentioned. A sudden
nood, caused BY the melting OF snow,
swept away the house and its inmates.
The body Of Mrs. Armstrong was found
twenty-five niles from the death scene
bv cowboys. -The remains Of Mr.. Arm
strong and his daughter were found iu
the valley, the former in : tree tor and
Tie latter In ~ high rocks.
The Osceola times., 1886-06-19
Counterfeiters Captured.

NEW STRAITsvnLE, o.. June l2.-Fot
the past five or six months counterfeit
silver coin has been passing freely In and
around this neighborhood. Some days
ago citizen notified United States
Marshall Robert Bell, ut Columbus, and
Bell, with two detectives, came here last
night to investigate. They made a raid
on rendezvous about three miles from
here, In q dreary place, at ten O'Clock this
morning, taking the counterfesters un.
swares. All OF their molds, dlet plaster.
chemicals, tools and about one hundred
dollars OF manufactured articl.s wers
captured. The prisoners were taken 10
Columbus.
The Osceola times., 1886-06-19
A Calcimine Recipe.

--htV
For plain white, use one pound WIZ. a',
glue and twenty pounds Englisn N' !,
ing. Dissolve the glue by BOILING =
about three pints Of water p'ssVh The
the whiting in hot water, makm tbs
consistency OF thick batter. then ,',.olys saa M
glue and one cup Of soft soap. pissvr srg
piece of alum the size Of hen : ~ n.
add, and mix the whole thoroughn,s;ck
ting it cool before using. II TOO mil
10 spread nicely, add more water, "a
i spreads easily. For blue W." nn ~
five cents worth of Prussian o'uo -
to this . little Venetian rcd TOT ~
For peach blow. use red u wnne ~
The above quantity viii covSsl ~
ceilings sixteen feet square w''a ~
ooatA-Qpr. Prsine <6oee
The Osceola times., 1886-06-19
Grateful Journalists.

WASHINGTON, June l2.-The Washing
ton journalists who went to Watkins
Glen as the guests of the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad, on Wednesday last, returned
last evening greatly pleased with their
trip. At meeting of Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington journalists
held at watkins Glen Thursday night,
resolutions were adopted, expressing the
appreciation of the guests of the road
and thanking Colonel J. X. Woods,
Messrs. G. W. Boyd and R. A. Park and
other Pennsylvania railroad officials who
contributed to their endowment.
The Osceola times., 1886-06-19
TH, Scottish Llberal federation ha. w.

TEE Scottish Liberal federation has Vs.
sned = manifesto TO the Liberal electors Of
Scotland. urging them TO support in the
coming elections none but Giadsione can
didates-
THx mob composing the Belfast rioters
is said TO have been made up Of the lowest
seum Of the city, whose chief object was
robbery.
AT midnight Of the ilth the telegraph
operator at Sandy Hook rep'sied that .
severe shock Of earthquake was felt ai that
place which LASTED a minute or two, oaus-
ing the tower to shake ssnsibly and the
windows to rattle. The operator at Quar-
antine, Staten Island. also reported that
be heard and felt the shock.
The Acting Secretary Of the Treasury
has instructed the collector OF customs at
New York 10 grant free entry to lo7 plaster
casts of ancient sculptures which are ex-
pected to arrive at New York in short
time for exhibition a; the Industrial Ex-
hibition at Minneapolis
LARGE sums of money are reported as
being sent from Boston art other Ameri-
can cities 70 aid the secessionist move
ment in Nova Scotia.
OS the 18th the steamer 81. Joseph, from
Liverpool, arrived AZ St Johns. Newfound.
land, having on board the crew Of the
schooner Mary. Queen Of the Seas, lost in
mid-ocean on May 5.
DURING a riot in Sligo on the night OF
the 18th several houses were wrecked.
CHAMBERS has made its appearance
among horses at Newark, y. j., and vicin-
ity.
The receptions a. the White House will
be held this week regardless Of the suliry
weather.
IT is expected that the Bulgarian AS
sembly will shortly proclaim the unios
with Roumelia.
A AsEErIsG Of fully eight thousand eiti-
zens was held at Melbourne, Australia, on
the 18th, at which the defeat Of Glad.
stones Irish measures was deplored.
TEE Navy Department is gathering in.
formation regarding the utility Of msr-
chant vessels for war purposes.
EvIDEScE against moOnlighters in
Glare, Limerick and Kerry. Ireland. has
been received through an informer. and
several arrests are pending.
The Osceola times., 1886-06-19
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

IL the Senate on the -ih bill creating thu
ONCE OF Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury
was laid over. 4 resolution calling for in
formation eoncerning the amount and statu,
OF bonded whisky in the country was adopt
ed. Tne bill passed creating a yeiios fever
investigating commission......ln In the House
Mr.. Kelly male speecn on NJ. motion 10
eKpun -e Mr. Wneeier's speech and In defense
OF Edwin NJ stanton. lie read ienEtny
letter written by stanton detailing bis rela-
tions with Mcclellan and defending his acts.
several members resented Mr.. keilsy's
charge that a conspiracy existed, and dis
cussion was cut short by the refe ence OF hr.
keiiey's motion TO the committee on rules.
The legislative. Executive and JUDICIAL Ap.
preparation hiIi was then taken up and con
sidered In committee Of the whole.
IL the Senate on the s;h after some routine
business, the calendar was taken mp and
number Of bills passed, among them one TO
legalize the Incorporation Of National
trades unions also number OF
private relief bills ;.,...ll the
House the Legislative, Judicial aud fNecu.
tive appropriations BIZ was takeu up IN
committee OF the whole and debated, the
pension office coming In for large share
OF the attention OF members during the en-.
tire day.
IL the senate on the 10th, after routine
business, Mr.. Beck's bill, prohibiting mem
bers OF Congress accepting employment
from railroad companies. passed. Tne Ag-
ricultural Appropriation bill was then take n
up. and, after considerable debate, passed.
A bill to increase the navy Was intro
duced The senate refused to consider
the bill providing Tor open executive svs-
sions and the Northern Pacific Land For
TEXTURE bill was taken up......ln the House,
after passage at " ords between two Ten
nessee members. committee reports were re-
ceiyed. The Hou Sc then went into commit
tee OF the whole on the Legislative Appro-
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bill were considered.
TBE Postnaster-G General has established
the free delivery system at Bradford, la.
In the senate on the 18th, after some minor
matters were disposed Of the No.thern
Pacific Forfeiture hiil was taken up and q >.
cussed at length Mr. spooner doiiy.
cred an eulugy on the late Rep es"n-
tattve Rankin, uf Wisconsin,. L. the
House, the senate bill legalzing the incor-
poraiion OF the National trades unions
passed. The Legislative Appropriation bin
MS then discussed IN cnmmittee Of the
whole during the entire day aud night ses-
sioIt-
IN the senate on the leth, after lengthy
speech by Mr. Whitihorne on the proposed
Congress OF American nations, the Army
Appropriation bill was passed, also
several bills of minor impOrtanc- .
The Northern Pacific Forfeiture bili
was made unfinished husiuess......ln the
House, alter the reception OF a lew commit
tee reports, discussion was resume on I G
legislative Judicial ami Executive Appro-
priations bill, and was continued all day.
The Osceola times., 1886-06-19
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

On the 9th the works Of the North
American Glass Company at Hochelage.
Quebec, were destroyed by fire. Loss,
$l5o 900; partially insured.
On the sth John Anderson and James
Barrett, miners, were killed by falling
piece Of timber while descending the shaft
of the Ashland mine at Hurley, Wis.
vSoLsHf volcanic eruptions, accom- :
panisd By - earthquake shock, have re-
ouno1y besa sxperisocsd ct Tsrawera,
U6e9lnoo e Wairoa. Nov Zealand. The
1 llo GciE1y Geu1Boys1, an1 hnadrsds
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