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The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1878-12-21
RETRIBUTION;
BY JANE GRAY SEAVER.

"Blanche, darling, come here"
"Well, papa, dcar here l am" and
Ban che Everfeld wound her bare,
shapeIy arms lovingly around her in
valid fathers neck, and LAID her soft,
warm cheek against his cold, white
brow. "What is it, dearest papa
You seem troubled" and she pressed
her lips to his check and whispered {:
"Don't let anything Madam Grace can
say disturb you"
Maurice Everfeld drew his daugb-
ter closer to his breast, and held her
there for moment without speaking;
then he said, taking her lead between
his hands and raising it 80 as TO be
the better able to judge what effect
his words would have upon her:
"Blanche, darling, it ls rot on &C
count of my wife that I am sad now,
but on yours. listen r.
Blanche only dropped her head again
and nestled 1t the closer TO her faith
er's breast; for she we'll knew upon
what subject he would speak.
al am greatly distressed, my dar
/ ling" said the devoted parent, ITO sec
that your infatuation for Colonel Lei
chester is inoreasing, instead of dlmin
ishing, as had hoped 1T might"
"Papa, dearest" responded Blanche
az cannot sec why you nurse your an
tipathy against him as you do for
am sure he is perfect gentleman
with plenty of money, If that is OF any
account and then, papa, dearest" sh'
whispered, laying her cheek agains
the invald's, al know he loves M
devotedly."
Maurice Everfeld felt, rather thai
saw, the burning bushes which man
tied his daughters fair checks.
"Blanche am constrained to be
heve Colonel Colchester an adventur
err, and | believe, were it no
for your position in life, and th
fortune which no expects you 10 in
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1878-12-21
The New Church Organ

They've got bran new organ, Sue,
For all their fuss and search
They've done just as they said they'd do
And fetched it into church.
They're bound the erter shall be seen,
And on the preachers right
They've hoisted up their new machine,
In eYerybody's sight.
They've got ehorister and choir,
Agin nv voice and vote
For 1t never was my desire,
To praise the Lord by note.
I've been sister good and true,
For live an-thirty year;
I've done what seemed my part to do,
An prayed my duty clear;
I've sang the Hymns both slow and quick,
lust as the preacher read, -
And twice when Deacon Tubbs was sick
/ took the folk and led
And now their bold, new-fangled waya
Is coming all about;
And |, right in my latter days.
Am fairly crowded out
To-day the preacher, good old dear,
With tears all in his eyes,
Read II can read my title clear
o mansions IN the skies. -
| alaSs liked that blessed hymn
| suppose afays will;
1t some how gratihes my within
In good old 0rtOnglle
But when that choir got up to sing,
| couldn't catch word
They sung the most dog-gondest thing
\ body ever heard.
Some worldly chaps was standin' near;
And when seed them grin,
:" bid farewell to every fear"
And boldly waded in.
| thought I'd chase their tune along,
And tried with all my might
But though my voice is good and strong,
| couldn't steer it right;
W hen they was high, then l was low.
An also contrawise;
/ was too fast or they too slow,
To mansions in the skies"
An after every verse. you know,
They play II little tune;
didn't understand, an so
| started in too soon,
pitched it pretty middin' high,
fetched a lusty tone,
But oh, alas | found that
W MS slngn there alone
They laughed little am told:
But | had done my best,
And not wave of trouble rolled
Across my peaceful breast.
And sister Brown could but look
She sits right front me,
She never was no singin' book,
Nor never meant to be;
But then she III avs tried to do
The best she could, she said.
She understood the time right through,
An keep it with her head
But when she tried this mornin', oh,
had to laugh, or cough
1t KEEP her head a.bobbin 80,
II cen most came off
As one might well suppose;
He took one look at sister Brown,
An meekly scratched his nose,
He looked his ymr-booll thro' and thro'
An laid it on the seat,
And then pensive sigh he drew,
But looked completely beat;
An when they took another bout,
He didn't even rise,
But drawei his red band tanner out,
An wiped his weepin eyes"
I've been a sister good an true,
For tive-an-thirty year;
I've done what seemed my part to do,
An prayed my duty clear ;
But death will stop my voice know,
For he is on my track;
An some day to church will go,
An never more come back;
An when the folks get up to sing
Whate'r that time shall be-
do not want no patent thing
A-squeain' over me.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1878-12-21

A girl in kentucky struck hor Gro
quot partner on the head with NAL
let brain fever set in and the youn,
man nearly died. The grrl was KEEP
under arrest until his recovery, ant
when he got we'll she married HIM
And he's sorry he didn't die.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1878-12-21

The litdo daughter Of a leadin
physician in a certain country tow
presented the following as her fir;
school essay "Thcrc was littl
girl, and she was very sick they ser
for my papa, and she died yer
quick - Boston Advertiser.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1878-12-21

Mother wants you to let her talk,
your polonaiso pattern, and be so kint
as to fill this cup with yeast, and |
your clock right, and what time is il
and little meal in this pan, and won
you write down your receipt for ny,
mullins, and please not let your tur
keys roost on our fence any more
cause dad says he'll shoot EN-
New Haven Register
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ADVERTISING RATES.

All Local or business notices, except thos
calling attention to new advertisements, will Il
charged for at the rate Of ten cents per line, eac
insertion.
Professional Cards six dollars per annum.
N.lyearly advertisements collected quarterly
Marriagcand Obituary notices, not to cxeee
six lines, free, all over that amount, ten cent
por line.
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ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD

ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD
to the first man who will furnish me
with q job of the above named kind
so complicated that | cannot show
practically correct upon the draught
every Cut, Curve, Angle, Bevel and
Length required to construct the same.
! will also furnish at ST. Louis
prices,
STAIRS AND STAIR RAILlNGS,
of every description, ready to put up
either Pine, Walnut or Cherry.
FANCY BRACKETS
of various patterns, with fllets, etc,
to make the most complete job. Also,
Newell POSTS AND BALUSTERS
oftbc latest and most approved styles
and any size wanted, and suporintend
in person, the putting up OF the same
when requested.
After the first day of January, 1879
/ will furnish at ST. Louis prices,
DOORS, SASH, BLINDS,
and every kind of shop work in thu
carpenter line.
| respectfully invite all who may
have work of the above description t,
either correspond with Or call upor
me for prices and full information con
corning the same.
JOHN MILLER, Draughtsman,
Harrison, Boone Co., Ark
November Is. lS7S.-lS.H
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of every description, showing the
Lengths, Cuts, Curves, Angels and
Bowels of every piece separate, re-
ouired in the construction OF the
above named work, thereby enabling
any good carpenter to erect the same
by the aid of the draught.
Being a new beginner in this line
of business, and wishing to test my
skill, l will give
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-24

A special dispatch from Sheptschie, date d
AugustS, gives some particu ars OF the bst-
tie tina day, al ng the whole line from
Maglai to Sneptschie. The Turks were de.
fea ed. The loss OF the Austrians was City
killed and wounded. The Bosnian forces
Numbered about FIVE thousand, aud IN
cluded artillery and large rec OF Turkish
regulars, led by regular officers. Four hun.
dred OF the latter were captured. The
captive Turkish troops claim they were
compelled to fight by the insurrectionary
governmen OF Sersjero.
The official report OF The battle OF the
Sth inst. places the number OF insurgents nj
considerably over six thousand, with four
cannon amt a rocket bate v. The lightning
lasted eight hours, the insurgents obsti.
nately holding succession of strong posi-.
tions. The B"snians lost FIVE hundred killed
and Wounded and seven hundred prisoners.
Friday the Austrians advanced against the
strongly intrenched position OF Vranduk.
News received from insurgent sources
is To the effect that the opponents TO Aus.
trian occupation, consisting OF Bosnisns,
turkish troops, Aruauts, and Albanians,
number over one hundred thousand men
well armed. All strategic points on the
road To Serajevo are occupied aud i'm.
irene ed. Both insurgen and Austrians
are be ng reinforced daily........ A Vienna
dispatch says twelve thousand insurgents
are concentrated near the difficult pass of
Nranduk To oppose further advance OF Gen
Phillip0vitch. Prepara ion for a desperate
resistance To the Grand Duke OF Wurten.
berg is also being made at Djuljesero.
Advices from Bosnia represent that the
men of the Albanian contingent Turkish
army are join Dg the insurgents. ....... The
commander Of the Seventh Austrian army
division, in Bosnia, reports the town Of
Travize reoccuped by troops on Sunday
and communication with Bayalaka com
pletely restored.........In the engagements
AT IaTcarakaf and Jacize seven officers and
one hundred and sixty men were wounded
:........A Vienna official dispatch says the
insurgents are evacuating the defle Of
Nranduk ard retreating TO Serajevo. Ii
the news is correct there will be no OBJ.
stacle to june ion of the forces of Genera
Phillopovitch wi h those of the Grand
Duke of Wurtemburg, who are at Travanik
The decisive conflict will be at Serajevo,
which the Austrians hope to enter on the
18th inst.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-24
The Eclipse-'he Views OF the AstrOn-
Omers on the Results Obtained

In speaking OF the eclipse DIR. Draper
said: The results which are obtained
were entirely unexpected. 1t has always
been supposed that the corona was
principally composed of an ignited gas,
which was characterized in the spectrum
by line known as one thousand four
hundred and seventy-four, or, as il is
sometimes called, the green line, because
OF being in the green portion of the
spectrum. The observations of this
eclipse upset the theory. Up to the
present time there has been considerable
doubt expressed as to whether there was
any continuous spectrum derived from
reflection from the sun 1t has also
been regarded as dOu rtful whether the
Fraunhafer lines, which arc seen in the
suns spectrum, could also be seen i'm the
spectrum of the corona. This point is
now settled by the photographs which
succeeded in taking, as we'll as by the
eye observations.
My photographing arrangements were
so constructed that if the corona con-
sisted of ignited gas the spectrum photo
graph would consist of one or more
rings On the other hand, if the light
OF the corona was cOntiI nous, that is de-
rived solely by reflection from the sun, Il
spectrum photograph would consist Of a
band of light without any rings. was
very much surprised TO find that the
spectrum photograph which | took was
continuous nd without rings, \
y / do not regard this most marked
change In the corona as pretending any
change in the condition of either climate
or crops.
Professor Lockyer, of England, does
not agree with DIR. Draper, and some Of
his deductions are little startling. He
said: :" 1t is a remarkable thing that
after all our pas study of eclipses this
last one should have exhibited phe-
nomena the least anticipated. 1t isolates
the matter that gives Us the continuous
spectrum from the other known gaseous
constituents. The present eclipse has
accomplished, if nothing Use. the excel
lent result of intensifying our knowl-
edge concerning the running down of
the solar energy. Wi h the reduction of
the number of S OTIS or prominences for
the last four years, the terrestrial
magnetism has been less energetic than
1t had been for the preceding forty
years. This would evidently account
for it, as well as for the eat famines i'm
India and China which took place forty
four " ars ago"
The sun is the great prime mover of
earth. Every cloud, every tide, every
air current depends upon it. Its present
quiet condition indicates great heat on
earth. When in a state of activity the
sun throws out an atmosphere which
.erves as shield to the earth, protect
ing 1t from abnormal influences of the
sun The absence of the green lines
shows a great reduction in the tempera-
ture of the sun and such a marked
change in the sun should produce cor
responding change on the earth. A
continuation of this changing of the
suns condition must inevitably be fol-
lowed by serious results and radical
climatic variations.
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Paul Jones and Lord Selkirk.

Paul Jones was a native of Kirkcud-
bright. Having been prosecuted for
some Otlense, he fed from home, and be-
ing an active seaman, obtained the COM
mand of privateer in the American
service. As he knew we'll about the
parts of his native town, he executed
one of his first enterprises at this place.
Early one morning he stood in the bay,
with colors flying like a British fri
gate, and sent his boat on shore near
Lord Selkirk's house, well manned, with
an officer, who had orders to behave as
IT he commanded a pressgang. The
scheme took effect. All the men about
the house and grounds Immediately dis
appeared.
When all was clear, the officer with
his party surrounded the house and in
CURED for Lord Selkirk. He was not at
home; Lady SelkiTk was then inquired
for, and made her appearance. The off
Ger behaved very civilly, but told her
plainly that his erraDd was TO carry of
the family service OF plate. She as
sured him that he had b, en- misin-
formed, and that Lord Selkirk had no
service of plate. With great pr, sence of
mind, she then called for the butler's
inventory, and convinced him on the
spot of his mistake. At the same time
she ordered wine. The officer drank her
health politely; and laying his hand.
on what plate he met with, went of
without committing any wanton mis-
chief.
Soon after the ships left the bay
Jones informed Lord Selkirk by a letter
that avowed indeed the intention OF
carrying his lordsbip off, but with de.
sign merely to ct cartel established
through the means Of such n p isoner
AS TO taking the plate, he said he TO.
tally disapproved o it.; his crew forced
him TO 10, being determined to have a
little plumber for the risk they had run.
both in Kirkcudbright bay and in at,
tempting the night before to burn the
shipping at Whitehaven.
To this apology Jones added a prom.
lee TO restore the plate. which, ON the
peace seven years after the depreciation.
was punciually performed. II was put
into the hands Of Lord Selkirks banker
IN London; and not the least article
was missing. his restitution has the
appearance Of generosity; bot IL il
probable Jones might feel for his pro.
iessiOna character, which he found
would suffer under the infamy Of such a
piiiering transaction.
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brakeman aud the express messenger were
within and were instantly covered by
the revo yers of the two men who had not
spoken. The Spokesman OF the party was a
man over six feet high, aud would weigh
over two hundred pounds. He paid IS,
pecial attention 20 the conductor. No re.
sistance was attempted, and had there been
any would have been no doubt useless
The robbers were alert and determined and
held every advantage.
A this point fourth robber entered, and
he so carried a cooked revolver This
man at once entered upon his part OF the
game. He fell upon his knees before the
safe, which was open, and with rapid aud
dexterous movements selected such as he
thought TO be valuable packages. The
leader then commanded the conductor
TO stop the train. The train was
stopped. The robbers backed out the door
and said u the conductor: "Now 90
ahead" and as il started the men disap
peared in the darkness enriched by the ad.
ven ure In the sum Of over Il We thousand
dollars, nearly all of which was destined TO
the Missouri Valley Bank, OF Kansas City.
Not word was spoken except by the
large man, an his words were few but very
emphatic. They wore no masks, and evi.
nenty understood their business. The
whole business occupied less than i've min
utes, an the occu ants OF the smoking car
who saw the meeting OF he robbers and the
conductor, thought them To be ,ramps, and
that the train was stopped 10 put them of.
NO attempt WAS made To rob the conductor
but he managed TO throw his pocketbook
out OF the window, and IL was found the
next morning.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-24
Peculiar People.

a modest reporter.
Circusmen who are polite.
The barber who never talks.
A gambler without a mustache.
The man who never lost an umbrella.
Women who don't have receipts for
burns.
Husbands who carry coal without
grumbling.
Printers who don't look their lines
ahead for fat"
A man tn I can tell who a cross-eyed
girl is wins ing at
bald.headed man who don't believe
in hair restoratiyes.
Boys who would rather go 10 Sunday
school than swim.
The woman who can't step gracefully
over muddy crossing.
The man who can say deppo, for de-
pot, without embarrassment.
The man who couldn't pick one of the
three cards-if he wanted 10.
The man who doesn't want 10 be seen
walking arm-in-arm with Senator.
Little men who don't think they
make up in quality what they lack in
quantity.
A hotel clerk who dosen't realize the
awful majestic" dignity of his posi-
ton.
The young man who isn't conscious of
added sweetness derived from button
hole bouquet.
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Daring Raul Dad Rohherr.

The night train going South on the Kansas
~ y, 81 Joseph and Council Bluffs Rail.
Woy was boarded by four men 90 Winthrop
Junction, on August 10, about one o'ci tx
m the morning, aud the express was robbed
by thsm IT 1856 AZ this point the train
side tracks Tor the up.train 70 pass Alter
siXnaliny be engineer - 10 a cad, the Con.
OuctOr started from the baggage.car 10 col.
lect fares, aud rs be stepped on the plato N
was confronted by The Ipuzzles If Three re-.
VOivers. No time for retreat or r, asotIop
was given him by the owners Of the revoi.
v ~.
90 Hold mp your handsW was the immedjafe
greet ny WhiCn he received frO A.. the one Iu
advance gwen INTO bgrsh bus low voice.
anu accompanied ny IN aggressive forward
movement 90, winch snOweu thcy intended o.
permit no tuhug. The conductor, whose
name was Brown, saw that RESISTANCE was
useless, aud complied with the demand.
next command Vas equal brief and
equally % the point: " lurn around now.
open the dOOrW Al Is time e Other
t"V men bad remained perfect silent. The
leader aiOoe directed the movements OF ali.
The conductor opened the door, entered the
car, and the party followed bin inside, The
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senger coaches, and by the time Il had
reached the bottom of the embaD kment Il
was ut for little except kindling wood
Ihir cen persons were killed utright or
died soon after being taken from the wreck.
Two more died in the afternoon, and two or
three others will probably not recover. The
list of wounded will probably exceed forty,
and az some who were slightly injured went
on west early in the morning, the exact
number can not be determined.
The responsibility Of The accident Is
placed upon the officers Of the freight
tram, which should have waited at Alex.
andria road for the passenger.
or the occupants Of the Cincinnati postal
car, all Sere xii ed but one, T. l.. MORGAN,
OF Cincinnati, who escaped with n fracture
OF the right leg aud a sprain Of the left.
Frank ID. Graham, head clerk, was killed.
lie was one "f the most popular men on the
road, and WAS married only about a wear
ago, receiving many valuable presents. The
other two killed In this car were w. X.
,ohns"n, Cincinnati, aud Augustus An.
drews, local agent of Clarksbury, w. Va.
The bodies were taken charge of by the
other postal agents, and will be shipped To
their irie Dis. The others recognized were /:
Mrs. Cullen, OF Bridgeport, Conn. Bern
hard Miller, of Germany, on whose person
vas found $40 in natl nal bank notes 1;
John Currey, County Down, Ireland; Fred.
cross, Mannheim, Germany; Patrick
cannon, ireland; John Dugan, en-.
glneer oi the passenger train.
The other bodies were N rec gnized
They were neatly coflined, and buried
at Steubenville. The 70 lowing is n list of
the wounded: X. X. orwell, Uhricks.
vile, right leg smashed; Margaret Brandon,
las Bridgeport, Ct, eye put out, right
limh aud side bad injured; Samuel Sem.
pie, Philadelphia, head badly cut, and chest
crushed; Mrs. Mccormick, Glasgow, Scot.
land, face cut and back injured Mrs
Jane BOwerine, same place, scalp wound !;
wo children, Jessie and Robert, hurt; Mrs.
Mary Haley, New Rochelle, n. Y, died
she was going To join her husband in Cali.
iOrnia; Geo. Thomas, Washington, right
leg broken; Edward Downing Allegheny
hip dislocated and head cut Mrs. +. Owens
Bridgeport CT, with two children all
slightly injured; Mrs. Maria Cullen, same
place, leg broken and back injured; James
her husband, foot mashed and ankle
sprained; daughter Fanny, urt internally;
Evan OLSON, New York, hart internally;
Mary Mcdonald, London, England nurt in.
ternally; Mr.. Phillips, Tippecanoe, Har.
rlson County, Ohio, conclusion OF the
brain; w. II. Houston, indianapolis, postal
clerk, cut slightly in the head George L.
Weist, Cambridge City, Indiana, postal
clerk, and j. &. Matthews, postal clerk
bruises and possibly internal injuries
Charles Mccain, in charge of the wrecking
tr i'm, was seriously injured by portion of
the deb is falling on him while removing
the debris.
There were also a number of slight
wou"ds. Engl sh, Irish, Scotch, German.
Danish, Swedish and American national,
lite were represented, and considerable
difficulty experienced in finding inter.
prefers TO ascertain the wants of some of the
sufferers.
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One Of the most terrible railroad acct.
dents that ever occurred In this State. and
the worst that ever took place on the road,
happened ur miles vest Of Steubenville.
ONO, August z, on the Pttsburg, Cincinnati
q 50 Louis Railway.
he stli0e ding west, due al Steubeu-
Yiile shortly sitter Que o'cl.ck a M, vas tour
minutes behind time, and while running az
ilRhlninR speed, nd p beyond MiDgO Sta
ton, suddenly collided with the 6yst section
oi freight train No. ~, coming east The
shock was 80 terrible IS ~ awaken persons
sleeping iu their homes three.quarters r a
mile ay ana The grOaus Of the victims
under the debris in the darkness wgs
SIMPLY heartrending Both engines were
completely demOlist ed, me Of the frag.
meuts falling into the creek. fifty yards dis.
tant. The two postal cars we're hurled yer
The banE, me them badly br ken add
turned upside q, wn, and the other remain.
ing pretty nearly intact
An emigrant car was The first Of the pss-