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The Osceola times., 1888-12-29
He Was a Good Judge.

"My FRIEND" said the man who was
lighting cigar. to the proprietor Of the
store. "that clerk OF yours sold ten
cent cigar to the fellow who has just
gone out, and he took it from the same
box from which he sold me this fve-
center. He must be a poor judge OF
cigars"
John is all right" replied the pro-
prietor, quietly. HE is a good Judge.
He never makes a mistake-in a Gus.
toner. - Chicago Tribune.
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29
Smiling Gardens of Pionty

Where nature beams her brightcst-in the
extreme south, on our sister continent and
in the tropics Of the Caribbean Sea-are too
often the home of malaria, the vertical sun,
copious decaying vegetation and bad water,
also cooperating to breed virulent disor-
ders of the stomach, liver and bowels. II
is in such regions that Hostetter's Stomach
BItters gets in some Of its most beneficent
work
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

any friends laughed at the idea of a $500
bone mill, but since got one Of Wilson's,
advertised in this paper, the laugh is all on
my side. Every one that sees it has TO ac-
crack enough shells for $50 fowls inB min
utes; and the same amount will go five
times farther than if cracked with ham,
mer. There is no waste, and child can
crack them. Bones take little more
strength. 1t also cracks corn easily and
all
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29
Disease Of the Ksd.eys.

QuAKBR Gar, stokes Co.. N. O.. July Z ~
DEAR sIR:~Your Dr. Norse's Indsaa 1ese
pile have effected = most rcmarksbie s.rs: ~
disease had got so hrm grip upon her thet eho
could not wsfk step. bought . bog Of your llIIe
before she had taken ail Of one box she cou4 Wal<
about the house. To-day she is perfsctiy wen -
Yours. etc. l.. W. FBnousou.
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

CoSrENTMENT may be better than riches
but most people would say of hand that
they would prefer to have riches because
riches bring so much contentment.-JoW-
nal Of Education
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

A PROMPT Way of Easing Asthma. Use
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29
Get Only the nest.

WIEN the last one Of o quartet OF good
fellows determines to die, the thing Is .
four gone conclusion. ~ o. Picdvuao
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

Dox'T wait until you are sic before trying
Carter's Little Liver Pills, but get vial a
once. You can't take them without benefit
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

SOME one asks why watch always run'
faster in the "a cater than In church. ]
doesn't-that is oEa reason. -Jeu:iers
Weetlu
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

ALL ships have yards, though none o.
them ever have garden.
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

IF a man is in love with woman, le
him take her to see "Romeo and Juliet,
and II she laughs at the balcony scene HI
will abandon her straightwav IL he ha
any sense.
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

FoR Throat Diseases and Coughs use
BRowS's BRONCHIAL TRocHrs. Like all
real good things, they are initiated. Iht
genuine are sold only "a, bJrcs.
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

A PROMINENT band-the engagement
ring-Detron Free Press
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

BAsHruLNEss is often like the plating on
spoons-when it wears OF 1t shows the
brass
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

WHY should cooblers be eligible for med
ical diplomas' Because they are skille'
in the art Of heeliny.
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

"WEr wether," as the sheep said whel
1t fell into the creek
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

A NEEDY TRAMP-walking home for lacl
OF car-fare. Life.
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

A GIRL always wants fellow to tic
true lovers knot when she gets him oi
the string. Boston Ugsetto.
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

FIRST impressions are every thing, par
ticularly when one is collecting engrav
ing s.-Hdrper's Bdzdr.
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

"Baker's Norwegian Cod Liver OIL
pure. Recommended and prescribed By bcs
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

ALTHOUGH skilled workmanship may bt
required in the manufacture Of the higher
grades Of cigars, almost any cabbage head
can mako an ordinary cigar.
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

FLr-pAPER--a White Cap warning +
leave Time
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

EVERY cloul may have silver lining
but it never shines with the lustroas EMU
gence Of an old diagonal coat
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

HAasn purgative remedies ara fast giving
way to the gentle action and mild effects OF
Carter's Little Liver Pills. II you try them,
they Will certainly please you
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

DIAMOND dust--money paid for sell
taira.
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

"a REGULAR high nyer"-our American
eagle.
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

THE Chinese does not take his queue
from nature. Two thirds OF 1t is third
class silk.-Sdn Francisco Alta.
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

Under the State law OF Michigan
no duelist can cast a vote.
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29
If Ycu Are Sick

With Headache. Neuralgia, Ri umatsm Dyspcp-
sia, Biliousness, Blood Iiumors, Kidney Disease,
Constipation Female Troubles, Fever and Ague
sleepessness, Partial Paralysis, or Nervous Pros
tratiou, use Painc's Celery CompoaaS and bs
cured. In each of these the cause is mental or
physical oyc-work anxiety exposure or malaria,
the effect ofwhich is to weaken the nervous sys-
tenn, resulting in one of these diseases. Remove
the CAUSE with that great Nerve Tonic, and the
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

IL colors could talk many woman wou
be a walking Bcdlam -Hoiel Mad.
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

MEN can talk horse without having 1
bad cold.
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

LOVE in a cottage is not nearly so sui
as love in fiat.
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29
Rheumatism

According 10 recent Investigations Is caused by
excess Of Tactic acid In the blood. This acid attacks
tho nbrous tissues particularly In the joints. and
causes the local manifestations of the disease.
pains and aches In the back and shoulders, and In
the joints at the knees, ankles. hips and wrists.
Thousands OF people have found In Hoods sarsa-
parilla a positive and permanent cure fer rhcuma-
tsm. This medicine, BY Its purifying and vitalizng
action neutralzes the acdty Of the blood and also
builds up and strengthens the whole body.
Hoods SarsapariIIa
cold BY eli druggists. q; six forss Prepared only
BY c. l. HOOD co. Apothecarics. LoweilJ Mssa
100 Doses One Dollar
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29
Arter rs Yearp.
PRINCETON. Ind, Aus. "A. 1851

W. VI. COMFTOCK:
DEAR SIR;-For twenty-five years ] heve been
aff1icted with rheum matsm OF the bowels; gave NJ
all hopes OF recovery. was unable 70 stand upon
my feet at times and was compelled 20 sit and 90
house and said that he could cure me-" i asksd.
Iio.i he repIiss "By the use 81 u nr; ,. Hss.sss .s
trial and tho result Is that am entirely cured and
here use your pills and say that they would not b
"''A'1 CELIA JonxsoN.
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29
Worth their Weight in Gold
Cured OF Gravel.

Cured OF 0rave1.
CHAPAxoKE, N. c., July 20 I04L
SIR:-For years | have been affiicted With Rrnve1
ard after trying the best doctors In this locality
without receiving any benefit. tried DR.. Mersey
Indian Root Pills with the result that to-day
am n new man. completely cured. ! would not b.
without them; they are the best Pill I ever used.
Yours, etc, WM. JACKSON.
The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

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The Osceola times., 1888-12-29

1
OF generosity he added:
"Tll gin you half pint OBJ fine tun-
nip seed and I'm gwine ter cut big
watermillion fur you! Jest look at dat
fellar." rolling an enormous melon from
under the water shelf "Aint it whop-
perPn
Dandelion's heart gave an exultant
throb, but he thought to himself, "Ef
l 'mires dat million, he'll raise de
price," so he said, quietly.
"Yes, it's fine watermillion. but
lawdy, Grandad, you jest oughter see
de millions we gifts in Centreville. You
done heerd about 'em, ] reckonP" in
quiringly.
"Me? / don't nebber git no news
from town, 'cept folks passin by. But
pears ter me hecrd man say as how
de million crap failed in Centreville."
Dandelion laughed uneasily.
"You jest orter sec EN-" he said
"But, Grandad, has you made good
crap dis yearP'
"Come out and see 'em!" the old man
chuckled.
Dandelion hesitated.
"Well, I'll jest take look" he said.
81 must be gittin' home, fur dad he's
waitin fur de tunnip seed"
But when they reached the melon
patch, what sight it was! Dark
green, light green. striped yellow and
mottled melons, and some OF them
enormous. Dandelion's very soul burn
ed within him at the sight of these
treasures, but he strove to speak in
differently.
Use seen better, and Use seen wuss,''
he said. But, Grandad, wot fur you
plant all dem watermillions wen YOU
can't sell a onep You can't begin ter
eat EN-"
The old fellow laughed.
Oats jest wot does. sonny. Not
raw, but We bies dem down 10 sirop,
and kin tell you watcrmillion sirop is
a monst'ous fine sweetenin'."
Dandelion's spirits sank. Here was
hitch he had never contemplated. II
use was made OF tho melons, his chance
OF specializing on them were very
small. But he did not despair.
Reckon you got fifty ripe onesp' he
asked. engaged himself In rapid cal
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-25
Portuguese Minister Dead.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-Viscount Das
Nogueiras, minister from Portugal, died
at his residence, 1902 Ii street, this city,
at $50 o'clock this morning. He has
been minister to this country for the
past ten years.
He was we'll and most favorably
known in the official and social life Of
this capitol. He presented his creden-
tialS to the president Oct. s. 1878. Dur
ing the last few years, in the absence of
the Haytian envoy, he was on many oc-
casionS by seniority the dean
of the body. His wife and daugh-
ter are now absent in Europe. Two
sons of the deceased were with him at
the time of his death, which resulted
from blood poisoning after brief ILL
ness. The funeral has been arranged
for Thursday morning next and the re-
mains will be temporarily deposited in a
receiving vault to await future trans
pOrtation to Portugal for interment.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-25
The Prediction Growing That
Dakota Will Be Admitted
as a State.
Secretary Mccormack Work
ing Earnestly in Support
of the Measure.
Bills of Great Importance In
trodueed by Northwest
ern Members.
Bedlam Broke Loose at the
Republican Convention
in Was hington.
pecial TO the Globe

pecial to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Voorhees, bill for the admission of
Montana TO the statehood is the first of a
series of such bills. which include Utah,
Dakota, Idaho, New Mexico and Wash
ington territories. Senator Voorhees,
believes that all those territories are
ready for admission and should be ad-
mitted. The delegation from Aberdeen
is working hard for admission as a
whole, and the gentlemen seem salts
fed with their progress thus far, al
though none of them make any
pretenSeS at self laudation. They are
modestly and effectively getting there.
Now Republican senators are already
pledged TO vote for admission as whole,
and il the Democrats in the senate are
As solid rs usual. the admission of Da-
kota rs a whole may be predicted with
confidence from this date. Secretary
Mccormack is earnestly working for the
measure. Those who have claimed that
he i a diviSiomSt and only half-hearted
in support of the measure, are mistaken.
He Is dead in earnest and getting there
Immediately and effectively.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-25
Il ROWLING MOB.
The Republican Convention of |
the District of Columbia Has a
Lively Time

The Republican Convention of
the District of Columbia Has a
Lively Time.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The District
Republican convention to elect delegates
to the national convention in Chicago
assembled at Wizards hall, in this CITY.
at 10 o'clock this morning. AS
most of the delegates were ne
grOes, and as there were contest
ing delegations present from nearly
all the precincts i'll the city, there was
every reason to expect the same tumult
and disorder which. prevailed at the
convention which was held for the same
purpose four years ago. In less than
half an hour the convention was little
more than bowling mob and the rival
factions were struggling fercelyIfor pos
session of the stage. Frederick Doug
lass, during a brief lull, made a short
speech connecting order and harmony.
but he had no sooner finished than Bed
lam broke loose again. Quarreling.
wrangling and shouting continued
until about O'Clock, at which time the
convention was no nearer organization
than when it assembled. The police.
who had been passive spectators of the
disOrderly proceedings, then took pos
session of the stage and cleared the hall.
Half an hour later all persons who could
show credentials as delegates were read
United one by one and the convention
resumed its session. Those of the del
egateS who belonged to what is known
as the Chase faction finally succeeded
in getting partial control of the conven-
ton and elected Judge S. A. Shella
barger and Fred A. Dyson as delegates.
with w. Calvin Chase and NJ. NJ. Hol-
land as alternateS. Their chairman
then declared the convention adjourned.
The Carson faction then took posses
sion of the hall and elected as delegates
Perry Carson and Andy Gleason, with
Daniel Cahill and Marcellus West as al
ternateS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-25
Unjust Discrimination,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The inter
state CONNIE rec commission to-day
betiau the hearing in what are known
as the carload lot eases. Simon Stern
opened the case on behalf of the COM
plainantS. He said that upon the Ell
actment of the Interstate commerce law,
a new system of classification was
adopted by some OF the railroads, in
Guiding the trunk lines, and in this
classification an unjust discrimina-
ton was made against small shippers of
some varieties of goods by placing less
than ear load quantities in higher
class than car loads. This discrimina-
ton was perhaps more noticeable in the
grocery staples than in any other class
of goods, and particularly as to sugar.
coffee, canned goods, molasseS and
pruneS. He did not complain so much of
the high rates charged OH the small
quantity as he did of the discrimination
between the two. If the rates are too
low in any case let them be raised to a
point where they will be remunerative,
but he did not claim that it is against
the policy of the public to increase the
advantages the large shipper naturally
possesses over the small one. This, he
charged, constituted unjust diScrimina-
ton under the interstate law.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-25
Hard on the CircuSeS.

New YORK, Jan. 24.-The difficulty
between the railroads and the large
travelling circuses in the matter of
transportation still continues with very
little probability, on the part of such a
big show as Barnum & Bailey's, of being
able to travel at all this year. After a
careful calculation of the expenses of
travelling their show by rail, Barnum &
Baily find it absolutely impossible to
use the railroads at the prices asked,
and find that Europe offers the cheaper
and better field under the existing cir
cumStanceS; so with the serious object
OF going to Europe and the continent,
where it is calculated the y can exhibit
Tor two years. they will dispatch agents
TO make all the preliminary arrange
mentS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-25
A Hat Factory Burne ed.

READING, Pa, Jan. 24.-The large
four-story hat factory in this city, oper-
ated by William II. Scott, was discov-
cred on fire early this morning. The
fire plugs in the vicinity of the factory
were found to be nearly all frozen and
the firemen had considerable trouble in
getting water on the fire. The upper
floors W ere completely burned out and
the machinery nearly all ruined. Mr..
Scott had large quantity of raw mate
rial and necessarily 5000 dozen finished
and unfinished hats in the factory. All
are total loss. His loss is about 800
600; partially insured. The building
and machinery was owned by E. S. AM
mon and his loss will foot up nearly
$50, 900; also partially covered by in
surance. The factory employed fifty
hands. The origin of the fire is I'M
known. but is supposed to be due to
spontaneous combustion in the drying
room,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-25
A SERPENT RAT-CATCHER.
He Lays for His Prey on the Roof
Of a Picking House


Two summers ago we observed one of
these small constructors in an unusual
situation. One-half of his body lay ex-
tended on the roof of packing house,
while the other half dropped through a
hole, and on the inside its bright eyes
watched the actions Of several rats
which leased it as monkeys are said to
do its bigger brethren. The snake
swayed slowly back and forth, and
twisted its body in graceful curves,
while the rats scurried around it on the
beams and gradually drew nearer. Sud-
denly there was quick swing, the long
body dropped downward till only the
OF agony, and the snake pulled a
rat from the rafter, and its body was
swinging back and forth, while the rat
bit and scratched vigorously, but vaiuly
Gradually fold after fold was wrapped
around the rodent, then there was alter
nately swelling and contraction of the
black belt, and the rat gasped and died,
says the Palatka News. For some
minutes the snake lay still as if to be
certain that life was extinct in it's
prey, and then began to crawl backward
through the hole till part of its body
again rested on the roof. Then the head
anu tHlOdG ullWIdppcu lIS6lI from the
body of the rat, a critical examination
was made. and by twist after twist the
prey was rolled back till there was room
for action. Then it caught the head of
the rat in its mouth and swallowed it
far enough to take a firm grasp, after
which the rat was released from the
coils. and the snake crept backward,
holding its pray in its jaws, and finished
1t at its leisure on the roof.
Hon. A. r. Barker, of Lockloosa, in
this county, few days ago saw large
horned owl strike as if for prey in
marsh near the road along which he
was riding. AS the bird did not rise i'm
mediately Mr.. Barker concluded it had
caught something too heavy for it to
rise, and walked over to see. On reach
ing the spot the owl was seen struggling
with extended wings OH the ground
nearly dead. Mr.. Barker killed him
with blow of his whip-stock, and then
saw that black snake was twisted
around his neck and had already choked
the bird nearly to death. The owl had
caught the snake near the head and
pierced it with his great hooked talons.
Evidently the snake had thrown the
rest of its body around the birds neck
in a deadly embrace, and but for Mr..
Barker'S intervention would have
quickly killed it. SO fierce was the
snake that it paid no heed TO the death
of its enemy, and Mr.. Barker killed
both and then carried the two, still
locked together. to his home, where they
were seen by many.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-25
Will Make Concessions,

OTTAWA, Can, Jan. 24.-It is semi
officially stated here that the home gov
eminent have urged the dominion cabi-
net to make such concessions on the
fishery question as will bring about a
settlement. 1t is plainly intimated that
whilst the demands of Canada are adj
mitted to be of Importance they must
not be allowed to prejudice the larger
international interests involved. There
are indications of yielding disposition
on the part of the Canadian government
under the unusual pressure from Down
ing street and the absolute certainty
that the Canadian terms would in any
case be refused by the American con-
gress. In official quarters last night the
reports from Washington that the nego-
tiati0nS have broken down are denied.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-25
A Sleep That Ends in Death.

A singular and Invariably fatal MALI
ady, called lethargus, is reported to be
peculiar to negroes in certain districts
Oh the western coast of Africa. The
patient, usually male adult, is seized,
without any premonitory symptoms, with
sensation of drOwsiness, which CON-
tinues rapidly to increase, in spite of all
efforts to throw it Off, until he Sinks into
profound and seemingly natural sleep.
and which continues about twenty-one
days, when death takes place. Trough
out the course of the disease the pa
tient preserves quiet and peaceful
countenance. may be easily aroused for
short time, will take nourishment. and
generally answer few questions i'm a
perfectly rational manner. The pulse,
respiration and temperature remain
normal throughout, the pupil is neither
dilated nor contracted to any noticeable
extent, and the weddings are compare
lively regular; in fact, with the excep-
ton of the abnormal tendency to sleep,
nothing exists to denote disease. Many
careful p0St-mortem examinations have
been made by competent men, but
nothing of an abnormal character has
been found, while every remedy that
could possibly be CT any avail has been
used without any apparent beneficial
effect.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-25
QUEER MRS. LEYES.

A Female Hermit Who Has Locked
Herself Up in Expectation Of a
Revelation. Ysy
For nearly eight years, says Los
Angeles letter, house on the site of
the new city hall has been occupied by
Mrs. Jennie Leyes, a female hermit,
who styles herself Christian Spirit
ualist. The house belongs to NJ L..
| Wicks, who receives $40 month from
| its lone inmate, who regularly hands
| him the money through broken blinds
An order of the city council directing
| WickS to remove the house at once has
! attracted attention. b.
About dozen years ago Mr.. and Mrs.
LeyeS first put i'll an appearance in Los
Angeles. They came from the East,
| and as near as can be learned, Mr..
Leyes was in the last stages of con-
sumption. They were both earnest
Spiritualists, and soon after their ar
| rival here they became acquainted with
all the SpiritualiStS in the city. After
the couple had lived here four OF five
years Leyes died. The next morning
the widow seemed remarkably cheerful
to her wondering friends. She said
that her husband had appeared to
her during the night and had made
questioned she said that he had come to
her bedside and told her that she must
shut herself up in the room in which he
died, and neither leave it nor see any
one for eight years. He told her that at
the end OF that time she would be given
second sight, and would be able to ma
terialiZe in broad daylight in any room
or even out in the street.
Mrs. LeyeS believed that what her
husband told her or what she had
dreamed would actually occur, so she
went into the room and has not been
out of it since. She has been fed and
waited OH through blind door by an
old lady, who has stood guard over her
for seven years. So far as can be
learned, no one has caught sight of her
during all these years, and what bust
ness she has had to transact has been
through the blind door. Several
attempts have been made to get her
out Of the room, but all have failed. I'll
few years ago gentleman who took a
deep interest in the mater applied to the
court for writ of habeas corpus, but
when the judge learned his object, and
was told that the woman was confined
at her own pleasure, he refused to issue
the warrant, and the woman has not
been disturbed until now. Her time is
almost up, and Spiritualists are now
watching with great anxiety for the out
come of her long hermitage. The house
will have to be moved very soon, and
believers in her peculiar religion are
puzzled to know what the effect of NOV
ing the house to another site will be.
The woman is quite old, but those who
are allowed to talk to her through the
door say she is in perfect health