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The Osceola times., 1888-09-29
ESSAY ON BULLhEADs.
Description of . Sport That Has Peculiar
Charms for LsEy Men,. 49,

Description Cf . Sport That Has Peculiar
Charms for I-ssy Men,. 800.
Bullheads are born, not mnde. No
manufacturer would ever place on the
market such ridiculous combination
Of big and little tip, three horns and
no middle. They deserve no favor at
the hands Of credulOus public. They
have no respectability. They are in
tolerably indolent. They won't work
for living They just shove them
selves under the eel grass, gape their
mouths and wait and loaf. II a snail
crawls In, that is his i'll fortune. Tho
bullhead doesn't care much, anyhow.
II takes laziness TO catch bullheads.
Patience won't do it. The successful
bullheader Is slower than doctors
bill, and as undesirable. He is either
too lean TO stand up, or too fat to walk.
His stomach hollows 30 lar in toward
his spine that he can't tell the differ
ence between hunger and the BACK
ache. He INDUCES In plug tobacco.
He will sit all day ON the tip OF
decayed hemlock knot and fish. he
waits Happiness spreads a dreamy
mantle over him. as "a t.a
A bullhead bite is not an Impressive
event II Is not an emotional aisair. IL
feels like thump on the back. !tis
something like one jump out of dun
toothache. II is not 50 expressive,
however. Sometimes they don't bite
at all. They let the bait drop into
their mouth, IL it chooses. Mouth
closes. Bullhead rubs his stomach
on the mud and waits. Fisherman
waits, the bullhead waits longer. FISH
erman waits for the bob" to 20 under.
Bullhead waits for fisherman TO come
down and get him. Fisherman waite
for bullhead TO come up and see what
has become Of him. Finally he pulls
up his line 10 look at his worm. Line
sticks at the end. Bullhead is in no
hurry. Neither is the fisherman. More
pull. Still sticks. Lug, pull, slow,
lazy, always lazy; lazy at both ends.
THE thing comes up like dragging
the heel out Of the mud; suck-gurgle
--swash. There he has It. One little
bullhead with diminutive bull tail.
II is great sport. n Is so uniform. "
doesn't excite the feelings One al
ways knows what 70 cxpect-s bull
hoad sometime or other. a-t f-fa t'
Six bullheads are good days wors
for q practical fisherman. More than
that spoiis the rhythm. Theoretical
fellows have alleged that they have
taken more than that. They have
described their game as ''old lunksrs
They are ambitious creatures, In tine
spring-time Of life. They carried tbeii
bait In their hip p-pocket, corked. Ihey
are not credible witnesses. They o.
aggerate. t.r
Now. skin the catch. Straddle
plank BY lantern light. Skin, smoke
Gun 'skeeters," smell fshy. Sn
inches Of bullhead yield two and one
third inches Of skinned bull tail.
Fried aad served up hot they tasn
like swlmp1aaiaris burnt Into dscsye0
chip. -Asdk
The Osceola times., 1888-09-29
FULL or fUN.

THE search 20 fruitleaa,7 sishsA
the man as he looked in vain for pima.
apples on pine tree. --Peck's Sun.
God made you beautiful" said
little Elsa to her hve-year-old friend.
"but Mamma is going to make me
stylish"
The youngest soldier Of the late
war" is becoming SO very young tthat
it is pretty safe to say that he was a.
member OF the infantry.
A Refined Taste. Young Noble
.Jones-"Good morning. Miss De Stael
SELECTING diamondsP Oh do let me as.
sist you. assure you am perfect
epicure In diamonds. ."-Harpers Ba.
gar. ''--'s...- -.
Kentucky School -Teacher-"wul-i
lam, which do you consider the mos.
miserable Of animalsp" The camel.-
"Whyw Sometimes 1t has to 90
for weeks without drink. ."-Lincoln
journal.
There is always some body who
fails to enjoy even the most delightful
OF festivities. The gladstone clam
bake, for instance, 10 usually any
thing but pleasant to the clans.-
Journal of Education. q
You want to be careful Of that
umbrella" said an art dealer TO coun-
tryman who was indicating the fine
points of picture to his wife. "Ali
right, mister" responded the agricult.
urist, IL won't let go Of that umbr ell
till git back home. "-Utica Observer.
Magistrate TO prisoner)-"Is this
the first time that you have been be-
fore me, Uncle 'RastusP' Uncle 'Rss-
tus-"Yes, sab; but yo' poo ole father.
who was jege TO forty years. was
often up befo'. He, and me was old
fren's, yo' honor; deed we was" ~
Mr.. Isaacstein-'I sells you dot
coat. my frent for sayventeen tollar;
you take hum along" Customsr-"I
thought, Isaacstein, that you didn't 70
business Saturday. Isn't this your Sun
dayp" "Mr. Isaacstein Tin allow, rev.
erent tone Of voice)-"My frent to sell
a coat like dot for sayventeen tollar
vas not peesness, dot vas charity. "
Time. 'f a.t Ht.s 81
Old Man-"Do you think. young
man, that you can give my daughter
the luxuries she has been accustomed
toP" Young Mani am hopeful in
that direction, sir. The only sealskin
sacque and diamond ring she ever had
were presents from me, and were II
not for yours truly Delmonico's to-day
would be to her but q monumental
brown-stone pile."-N Y. San.
--"This won't go for two cents, said
a postal clerk in a country office, ne
turning to an old negro letter which
he had passed through the delivery
window "Whuts de matter wild it?'''
Too heavy "Jes' bout like ]
'spected. Dat letter was writ by my
son, an Itole him he wuz or wrihn'
too heaby ham, but he KEEP on or
bearin' down an er bearin' down on
his pen. I'll take it back. sab, an git
him TO write it via or pencil. "-Tera'
.SJtings. +AfE n--a
SHARPLY, what do you think OF
the young lady who sits opposite you
at the tablet" Miss Brightwit? Oh.
she seems to be a very pleasant sort Of
a girl" 'But hasn't she rather a tart
tongue7 Isn't she given to casting re-
flections'" Nothing more natural.
my boy, than that she should cast re-
fiections; she is such polished girl,
and such good looking-lass. "Trip.
The Osceola times., 1888-09-29
A Fund Of information.

Countryman Ito the celebrated Hin
doo Snake Charmer)-I s'pose you
know good deal bout snakes, Mister?
Hindoo Snake Charmer-Snakes. sir
have been the study of my eventful
life. know all about them. ats =.
Countryman-The hull businessp
Hindoo Snake Charmer--Yes, sir.
Countryman--Well, l wish you'd toll
a Teller where the body leaves of an
the tail begins. N y. Sun.
The Osceola times., 1888-09-29

Cultivation Of the corn land should
not cease until the crop Is harvested.
Then the land should 10 seeded and
plsatsd " rye.
The Osceola times., 1888-09-29
AGIsCELLANDoua.


RxroRrs from etosky, Mich, Mauoe-
Iona, Walton. Leroy. Traverse City,
Reed City, Big Rapids and Howard City,
on the 18th, stated that long looked tor
rains had come, and the forest fires were
dying out. NFNa AZ tA+
THE election OF officers Of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge Of Odd. Fellows, IN session
at Los Angeles, Cal, occurred on the 18th.
The officers were re- elected, except
Deputy Grandsire Underwood. OF Ken.
tucky. was made grandsire, and Chas. n
Busby, Of North Carolina, deputy.
A SYNDICATE composed of English and
German capitalists is trying TO secure
control OF all the brsweries In Philad u.
phia. There Is unlimited capital In the
scheme, and an effort will also be made
to secure brewerics IN Brooklyn, Balti.
more and Boston.
REcHNr rain-stornis caused unpreca.
dentcd rises In the small sire ans of New
Jersey. Bridges were washed away and
public roads damaged. & III Il
THE cotton operatives on strike Ia Bol.
ton, England, have accepted the masters
terms, and resumed work. rtt
THREg THOUSAND cases Of flannel we're
sold at auction In New York. on the ION,
the prices averaging from "a. to AK
cents per yard.
THE Ss,oc0,oo suit OF the Hooking Va /.
ley Railroad Company against Stevenson
Burke and his associate. ex.directors of
the company, has been decided in favor
OF defendants. Judge Burke will bring
suit against the company for heavy dam.
ages.
TIE International Literary aud Artistic
Congres in session at Venice, declared
that authors copyrights should include
the right of translation.
THE Grand National Curling Club As.
sociation OF America held its twenty.
second annual session, in New York, on
the 18th. The mex. citing will be at Al.
bany.
TWENTY deaths aud 1856 new eases
marked the 18th as the most terrible day
up TO that date OF the yellow fever plague
at Jacksonville, Fla
The Cherokee Strip Live Stock Asso-
citation after passing resolutions turning
over TO the Cherokee Council all the i'm !.
provements, fences, etc, ia the strip
leased by the association. adjourned its
session at Caldwell. Kas.. on the 10Th
On the goth Mayor Les of Denver, Col,
forwarded II $50 TO Jacksonville, Fla,
being the amount subscribed in that city
for the aid of the yellow fever sufferers.
DURING the late National encampment
the total number of q. A. r. tickets de.
posted at the Columbus joint ticket
agency for excursion privileges was 20,
wv. AT 81 Louis last year the number
was 1000.
THe Secretary OF tbs Treasury ren.
dered decision. on the 2)th, that jate
bagging expostsi as covering Of cotton
can not be re-imported fres OF duty. but
IS subject 70 dnty o! ~ cents psr
pound. unloss IL IS wa,hin; biyying, aud
'nly a. " W converted iato paper.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
Gorman's Minstre1s.
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Conlon Bros. & Co., still continue in giving their patrons great bargains
 J. A. Godfrey t& Co. to-day open fine line of Jackets.
 The Memphis Oriental Rug Go. Last week for bargains S2 East Main Street.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
CORNER STONE LAYING.
Rev Father Dfulcahy of this City Deliver

the Sermon.
 Rev J. A. Mulcahy of this city had the pleasure of preaching the sermon at the laying of the corner stone of the addition to the church of the Sacred Heart at New Haven, yesterday afternoon. Father Mulcahy was the former pastor of the church beginning the first steps to make it what it is to-day. Yesterdays ceremonies were conducted by Rt Rev Lawrence s. McMahon, bishop of the diocese, assisted by twenty six clergymen from various parts of the state. Father Mulcahy's text was, sThou art Peter and upon this rock l will build my church. y
 The reverend gentleman eloquently re- hearsed at length the history of the church from the time God built it and imposed upon Peter it's care, to the ninteenth cen tury; the prosecutions of the followers of the faith in the dark ages, and the jeal- ousies and prejudice shown against 1t ln later times. Its career was one of triumph throughout The church built upon the rock and entrusted to Peter was the one and the same church to-day, and how won derfully had it multiplied. Civilization and man in general, he said, without re- gard to his creed, and of whatever nation ality, had something to be thankful for in the progress of the church, and should even if it be in small measure, gratiied in the frequent occurrence of the services attending the laying of a corner stone and consecration of an edifice to the honor and glory of God. For we have the same end in view. It is the same God we serve and adore. The worship of that God by Protestant or Catholic, and the erection o1 temples in which to. honor and praise Him all tended to raise the standard of life in the moral and spiritual world, and was fol the particular wellbeing of all.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
TnoUr1NG IN CONNECTICUT.
As Seen by Truthful Sun Corrcs-
 ponGent.

To catch trout in this land you need a 12 foot ash rod as stiff as whalebone, 75 feet of oiled silk line on a reel that is stout enough to break stone with, pint of angle worms, and book full of double gutted hooks, the smells to be sufficiently
 tough to lasso grapevines and briers with and pull them up by the roots, if they are not too big. Then you must have livery team, and drive from ten to twenty-five miles into the wilderness, leaving town for the trip at about the hour the first robin sends forth his morning trill to the light ening east At the end of the journey the team is left with accommodating farmer, together with half a peck of oats, which the conscientious man complacently empties into the manager of his best COW at noon, while the visiting city horse makes out meal on hog hay instead, from the farmers mow. There are few Connec ticut farmers who do not believe that stable horses get too much grain, and that change of diet is good for their health.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
AMUSEMENTS. X
Held by the Enemy.

Held by the Enemy.
 An audience that filled nearly every seat in the opera house witnessed the produc- tlon of Held by the Enemy" Saturday evening. The company was very strong one and well balanced.
 tsTwo Old Cronies."
 From all accounts the Two Old Cronies, which will be to-night's attraction at the opera house, will make hit. Says the Nashville American of the piece: Two Old Cronies' was given at the Masonic i last night to an audience that completely filled every nook and corner of the theater There was more fun compressed into the two hours and three-quarters that the per. formance ran than has been seen or heard in any performance ever given here The matinee to-day and to-night's performance are the last ones of this company, ane those who miss seeing it will have cause for great regret
 Gorman's NIinstrels. | This from the Omaha World gives fai idea of the calibre of Germans minstrel' who play here Wednesday evening". Cor mans minstrels played to a full house las night at Boyd's. They ere rather abov' the average minstrel troupe and introduced many new and enjoyable innovations minstrelsy. The jokes were fresh ane crisp, the singing was good and the after piece full of comical situations. They vii close tonight.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
4 SUNDAY NIGHT ROW.
An Italian Shoemaker Badly Slashed
 With a Knife.

An Italian Shoemaker Badly Flashed
 With Knife.
 Nicholo Spero was badly cut with a knife in the hands of Rocco Errico, at their boarding house on Phoenix alley last night. Both men are shoemakers, Spero being employed by Charles Hurlburt and Errico by Lewis Raymond. They board with Spero's sister. The three had a keg of beer yesterday and spent the day getting outside of it. Late in the evening while seated at the table Errico remarked that he could make better shoes than any Italian in the state. Spero disagreed with him and after some words the men drew knives. Errico was the quickest and cut Spero on the back of the neck, on the arm and sey- eral times on the face. The woman threw herself between them and her cries at tracted some of the neighbors who separ- ated them. Errico left as soon as the TOW was over. No formal complaint has as yet been made to the police.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07

The paving of Bank streetwhich was com menced this morning, has so far serious ly interfered with the horse road and yester- day afternoon the cars on Bank street were run on 20 minutes time So far the South Main street line has been unimpeded but is likely that it they will be closed to- morrow Supt. Bradley says that in this | case he would run two cars on each side of | the obstruction.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
LIGHT AND AIRY.
Some Peculiar People.

There was young doctor of Skye, Whose patients seemed destined to die; But he. left them one day,
 To go fishing, they say, And they all got well, just for guy. There is an old man in Duluth, Who made up his mind in his youth, That he never would lie;
 Now he's longing to die, He's so tired of telling the truth. There is a young girl in Cohoes, As fair and as fresh as rose;
 But she ciphers in Greek,
 And she speaks Volapuk, And she'll die an old maid, suppose. There was a young man in Japan, Who wrote verses after this plan: But the populace rose,
 As you may suppose, And they wiped out that wretched young
 man.
 -Sonlerviie Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
A Bad Break.

Patent Medicine Man ito editor)--Yo You made a nice mess of that testimonial advertise ment.
 Editor-Hows
 Patent Medicine Man-John Smith wrote: 'sYour Live Forever Pellets are doing me a great deal of good. Send another box;' and told you to give it a prominent place.
 Editor-I did-imme diately preceding the death notices.
 Patent Medicine Man-Yes; and the first death notice on the list was that of John Smith.-Tid Bits
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
The Campaign Is Open.

II beg your pardon, sir, but can you tell mo how far it is to the Fitchburg depots'
 Really, sir-er-I hardly feel called upon at this time and in this place-er-to state positively, but-er'
 "Oh, assure you, sir, there is no political significance in my question"
 Take your first right and keep straight ahead-two minutes walk "-Bost-n Tran script.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
An Acrostic Oracle.

WHO is the man on whom the peoples eyes WlLL turn next fall? We only can surmise; BE sure wheeler the priceless prize shall gain. OUR country star of nations will remain: NEXT autumn when we're voting who shall ba PRESIDENT, when in every state we see THE party strife. let's keep from anger free. MAN never is but always to be blest- WHO is our next no doubt will be our best. IS 1t not grand nations choice to be, ELECTED by tho suffrage of the free9
 Boston Courier.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07

Excellent secondhand Upright Pianos. little used, B. Shoninger 6. Go. See adv.
 Auction sale Carpets, Friday and Satur day at Twining's, 123 to 127 So. Main st. ;, You look well in your Spring Suit, go to Spencer's and have your Picture taken.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07

Good bargains in Organs, good as new, easy terms B. ShoniDger & Go. Sc adv. See Rubey's adv, End page.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
New England Disenfectant to.

are now prepared to furnish all kinds of Deoderizer and Disenfectant and a sure preventative for Buffalo Bugs and Moth Wax and all kinds pertaining to the business; and furthermore our teams do all business between sunrise and sunset, and have control of all Disenfectants used in the Naugatuck Valley, Meriden, Dan
 bury and New Britain.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-07
Weather.

For Connecticut-Colder. followed by warmer, fair weather; fresh to brisk northwesterly winds.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-12-06
WARM WINTER UNDERWEAR.

There seem to be no doubt that there
is finally rebellion among customers
against the cotton and wool underwear
which has 50 long offered us under the
name of merino. This underwear has
been one of the shams which people
have patiently endured, partly because
there was nothing better offered and
partly because Of the careless laundries,
who by native processes of her own,
uniformity and promptly shrunk all
wool goods past wearing limits. Manu-
faturers of the ribbed wool and wooden
silk or silk underwear, and of sanitary
underweac, make garments which are of
fine wool, are dainty to look at and COM
Portable to wear which are now fitting
to the figure by their elasticity. These
garments leave no heavy creases and
add no apparent size to the figure. The
choicest of these is the silk underwear,
which in good quality begins at about So
the vest. When more warmth is required,
silk and wool or pure wool are used.
The sanitary underwear, which Is i'm
ported, is made with fell seams and 8
not so comfortable for this reason 's
ribbed wool although the beautiful white
and natural colored stOckinet of which
IL Is made may be purchased by the yard
and made up at home by hand with
softer seam. As these seams come only
on the shoulder and in some other places
and not under the arms, they are not
seriously Objectionable to every one.
Very careful instructions are issued by
the manufacturers for the washing of
these all wool and silk goods, and if
these are followed this underwear will
come out of the laundress's hands unIn-
iured. While there are few people who
are so extreme as to insist on wooden
pocket hankerchiefs and wooden towels,
as some more of the fanatical advocates
of wool do, there are also few intelligent
people who do not believe that woOlen
or silk undergarnent is the most whole
some and comfortable clothing and that
they are not essential to health in winter
and summer. To be wholesome and
comfortable, this article should be
porous and elastic and it is exactly such
garments that the manufactures of the
new styles of underwear provide, and
for these reasons they have at once
become popular with sensible and fash
icnable Teople. g cd Housekeeping,
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-12-06
wAGESIN CHE SOTITu

Gerogia cotton pickers are paid forty
centsa day.
Jack, onvile cigarmakers make SlS
and upwards week.
Cedar loggeIs on the Florida gulf coast
usually command 81 a day.
Field hands in Mississippi receive $40
month and board.
Louisiana sugar planters pay their
men from $40 to $50 per month.
Mica Miners and ''trimmers' in North
Carolina average less than 81 day.
Girls employed to strip tobacco in Key
West factories earn from So to 50 p
week.
Some girls employed in the cotton
factories of Macon, Ga, earn as high as
50 per week.
Those who work on South Carolina
rice plantations, labor all the year for,
in many cases, less than 800.
The men who do the chipping" on
Georgia turpentine farms receive 81 per
day; clippers" get twenty five cents
more.
Florida orange growers are offering
50 per day for hands TO pick and pack
the fruit crop of the State, shipments of
which commenced the lst of November.
Farm hands are so very scarce in some
sections of Alabama, that women and
lit lie children have been compelled to
go to the fields to assist the farmers in
gathering their crops. And as high as
81 per hundred is being, in some cases,
paid cotton pickers.
The more than 300 hands in the employ
of the D.sston Drainage Company, on
their big dredges in the Everglades, and
engaged deepening the streams inter
secting Lake Okeechobee, are paid $50
land found" "And found" in plain
English, means, in this case, fed upon
the best the land and markets afford,
prepared in elegant style.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-12-06
WANTED TO PAY.

A Memphis merchant, upon meeting a
man in the street, asked him when he
was coming around and pay a bill
which he had been owing for some time.
In few days"
'Yes, bnt you have been saying that
for some time
If the money | am expecting gets
here in time will be around to m brow
The next day the man presented him
self. The merchant was delighted to
see him.
"Here is your money Oaking out a
rolD. would have paid you long be-
fore this but have been unfortunate, A
fellow down in Florida owed me some
money and | didn't receive it until TO-
day. Sent il in a registered letter.
Don't know how it got throu ght the
quarantine. Has been fumigated,
suppose"
"Take 1t away from here" the mer.
chant exclaimed.
But, my dear sir, it is all the m oney
| have. | owe you and want to pay
you"
Take that stuff out Of my house and
don't you come in here again till next
winter
But | might not have the money to
pay you with when cold weather comes. =
81 tell you to get right cut of this
house."
Gentlemen said the man, address.
ing several bystanders, you see offered
him his money. A man can only pay
when he has the cash, you know. Well,
I'll bid you good.by,"
He went out, threw down several
pieces of green paper. and wbistled 10 a
constant manner.-ArklnSds Traveller