The Osceola times., 1888-10-20
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

An Upson County, Ca, preacher
r,arried one hundred and eleven cou-
nles and received less than five dollars
in wedding fees. One hundred and ten
paid him nothing.
A Philadelphia dancing master,
who has Just returned from an extend
ed trip abroad, says that everywhere
on the continent OF Europe Americans
are considered the best dancers In the
world.
The old-time, delicate soap-buoble
watch crystals have gone out oil date
for ordinary watches, and the intro
duction of thick crystals is driving
out the hunting-case in favor OF open
faced watches.
The pug dog as pet had an inter-
esting origin. He was first imported
from China and Japan and came into
fashion in the reign of William III. IL
is stated that the King believed his
life TO have been saved by dog OF
this breed awakening him TO his dam
GER when "A murderous attack was
about TO be made on the Prince.
A fakir in the West is advertising
a recipe which will tell you how to
make your horse an artist When you
forward him a dollar, not necessarily
for publication. but as an evidence OF
good faith, you receive by return mail
a neatly printed card bearing the
words: "Give your horse drawing ex-
ercises and he will get there. Ia Ia. "
A burglar who stole meerschaum
pipe in Chicago returned 1t to the
owner with a polite note begging him
70 color il artistically and leave it
where it would be handy to get at.
professional duties" added the gem
tlemanly burglar, prevent me from
giving proper attention to the color
ing OF this pipe, and think can trust
you to do the work we'll"
A shop exhibits card, warning
every body against unscrupulous per-
sons "who infringe our title to deceive
the public" The shopman does not
quite say what he means, any more
than the proprietor of an eating-house
near the docks, on the door of which
may be read the following announce
ment, conveying fearful intelligence TO
the gallant tars who frequent the
port: Sailors vitals cooked here"
A man near Fayetteville, Tenn,
built fire one cool morning lately,
and in little while saw a pair Of big
black feet drop down the chimney.
A little search revealed colored
neighbor OF bad reputation stuck fast
in it, and upon being released said that,
owing the householder ten cents, he
had come to pay it, and finding doors
and windows fast, chose this mode OF
entrance; but as his shoes and axe
were left outside, his tale was not
credited and he was sent off to Jail.
"A Chicago gentleman of wealth
and eccentricity has four fine children,
the eldest ten years old, and he has
named them One, Two, Three and
Four. His explanation of this curious
nomenclature is that he had so Otter
seen the great dissatisfaction of chill.
dren with names bestowed upon then
that he resolved to simply number hit
offspring until they were twelve years
old and then let them select their owl
names. The children are pleased witt
the idea, and are great students o.
names.
-Sealskins when worn by the seals
themselves are very different in ap
pearance from those which have beer
| fabricated into ladies' cloaks. The fun
is not visible. but it is concealed by d
coat of stiif overhair, dull. gray-browr
and grizzled. The overhair has TO be
removed by long, laborious process
and this work, according TO the
thoroughness with which it is done,
largely determines the value OF the
skin. Skins from two to four years old
weigh from five and one-half TO twelve
pounds.
Tobacco blindness, it is said, is be.
coming common affliction At pres
ent there are several persons under
treatment for IL at one London hos
pital. 1t first takes the form of color
blindness, the sufferers, who have
smoked themselves into this condition,
being quite unable to distinguish the
color of piece of red cloth held up
before them. Sometimes the victim
loses his eyesight altogether. To-
bacco, being narcotic, naturally be-
numbs the nerves. When the nerves
are thus benumbed people do not see
as distinctly, and this effectiveness OF
vision tends to increase and become
permanent.