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Osage Valley banner., 1880-05-20

"Now THEN" SAYS tramp No. to
No. 2 as they turned into Montoalm
street from Woodward avenue theother
day, "here Il the game, you walk down
the street and ring the bell Of some
house, when the lady answers you tell
her that you haven't had anything TO
eat for three days. If she says she don't
care tell her that you are desperate and
ready 10 commit any crime. II she
starts to slam the door ON You hold it
open with your foot and roll your eyes
aud look savage. III arrive Just about
then. and fItake you BY the neck.
slam YOU around aud pitch you out OF
the yard. Pm the lady's protector and
the hero of the hour, you see I'll be
very modest aud claw of, but I'll tell
her rm a stranger and need quarter
TO buy food She'll hand II over, anil
I'll Join YOU around the corner and di-
vide. Sect.
Magnifeentn replied No. 2. "You
ought 10 be in the United States SEN
ate! Wen, here Igo.'
He passed down the street and select
ed house, and the programme was
carefully followed out until he reached
the point where he said he was desper.
ate. AT that instant the hall door was
pulled wide open, and n six-foot hus-
band shot out with his right hand and
Knocked No. . clear Off the lower step.
No. was Just rushing in, and six-footor
thought he might as well kill two birds
with one stone, SO he gave him one on
the jaw, and when tired of walking
around ON their PROSTATE bodies he
flung them over the fence. The tramps
limped down TO the corner, looked at
each other in deep disgust and then
separated forever Detroit Free Press,
Osage Valley banner., 1880-05-20

THE new semi-oilicial Russian paper.
the Bereg, remhrking on the want of q
middle class in Russia, observes that
the III. 900, 900 members of the different
dissenting sects would form excellent
material for the creation of such class.
The Russian dissidents, it says, have
had their energies stimulated and their
intellects sharpened by the incesSant
obstacles with which they have had to
contend, and they are now to be found
in all departments of trade - as artisans,
farmers, stock brokers, merchants,
bankers, manufacturers and agents.
Their education, too, has been more
carefully attended 10 than that of most
other Russians; their family relations
are exemplary, although till recently
their marriages were not sanctioned by
law, and the necessity of acting together
for mutual self.defense has developed
in q considerable degree a feeling of
esprit de corps among them. Finally,
the dissidents are, with a few excep-
tions, To be reckoned among those citi-
zeus who from n political point of view
are most to be depended upon.
Osage Valley banner., 1880-05-20
/" chIoKr NE. cRANY GROWN

" CutCKY ME, chicl1y me, crany crowT''
A scnsclcss lltile jingle know,
y % u drifts along 81 or the dewy clover,
son ami sweets and over and over.
Sutt and Tow, then clearer ana clearer,
Ihrohbing along. nearer aud nearer:
Happy and Joyous the children ~,
htngiug their ChickY me. erany crowl'
y carries me buck q happy roveri
Again I've those sweet dsty over.
And Memory back each JOY conveys;
AEuin lhvr IN those happydaye
when youthful love our hearts WIS swelling,
Aud you, ms Prince, ne 'er tired OF tciing
Tho same Old story. So soft and lows
love you, Chipky me, crRny crOwr'
Warmly you ciaspcd INV little brown hand!
How happy wc roamot the kufnfnpr-lhnd.
Innuing oar lessons by wnyeidc stream,
Dancing along where butterCrps CLEAN.
Holding them up 90 our dinpicd chin.
tirie ing 1x,nr the prizes t0 Win.
~ you spelled me down. you whispered low,
" I'm sorrY. Chicky me, oraiiy crvw!''
The years have given us lessons now,
n rrandnr work for our hands 10 do,
That ruhess is IA the daisy-rhain
lnu WuNc FOR me IN the shady lane.
our heart, as ever. 4 brave and true
The gods and the Fntrs ave smiled on yOu:
NVt sometimes know, whom tho sam sinks low
You whisper, " thipky nae, crnny crOwiT
AIRS. u ". HeUcit, bi chicago Tialttuc.
Osage Valley banner., 1880-05-20
ProIlts q RaIIway SpecnIatIons.

GoULp's winnings during the last
year are variously estimated, but on any
reckoning his capital has been rolling
up like a SNOWFALL The New York
Psblic says that n year ago he sold l00,-
900 shares of Union Pacific for about
81, 100000. Then he bought CON
trolling interest in Kansas Pacific,
which was at -, for about 5000, 900,
and in the next six months the stock
rose to 90, netting 81 900, 600. Wabash
was at Is when Could bought, men say,
two-thirds of the stock, and il rose later
to 62l. His profits on the consolidation
of the st. Louis Northern (Which he
bought at "a and saw rise to 47) and
Wabash are put ut Sl,S5o,o00. In all
by spending about 80, $50, 600 for stocks
Gould has netted $l1,000,000, if an
important he were TO 'sell out
Meanwhile he can borrow on his hold
ings two or three times the amount Of
his original capital. The question in
Wall Street now is how much Gould ex-
poets 20 make on his Central stock, of
which he has at least $500 shares.
Osage Valley banner., 1880-05-20
Something About Fans.

KAN ST was the first lady who carried
fan. She lived in ages which are
past, and for the most part forgotten,
and she was the daughter of a Chinese
Mandarin. Who ever saw Mandarin,
even on tea-chest, without his FAM
In China and Japan 10 this day every
one has fan; aud there are fans of all
sorts for everybody. The Japanese
waves his fan ut you when he meets
you, by way of greeting, and the beggar
who solicits for aims has the exceeding
ly small coin . made on purpose" for
charity presented To him on the tip of
the fan.
In ancient times, amongst the Greeks
and Romans, fans seem 10 have been
enormous; they were generally made of
feathers, and carried by slaves over the
heads of their masters and mistresses,
To protect them FROM the sun, or waved
about before them to stir the air.
Catherine dc Medicis carried the first
folding fan ever seen in France: and IN
the time of Louis the Fourteenth the
fan was gorgeous thing, often covered
with Jewels, and worth small fortune.
In England they We're the fashion in
the time of Henry the Eighth. All his
many wives carried them, and Doubt
less wept behind them A fan set in
diamonds was once given 10 Queen
Elizabeth upon New-Year's Day,
The Mexican feather fans which
Cortez had from Montezuma were
marvels Of beauty; and in Spain large
black fan Is the favorite. IL Is said that
the use of the fan Is as carefully taught
in that country as any other branch Of
education, and that by we'll known
code Of signals Spanish lady can carry
on long conversation with any one,
especially an admirer.
The Japanese criminal of rank is po-
litely executed by means of fan. On
being sentenced 70 death he Is present
ed with fan, which he must receive
with low bow, aud as he bows, prestol
the executioner draws his sword, and
cuts his head of. In fact, there Is a
fan for every occasion in Japan. Hqr-
per's Yoaag Peopic
Osage Valley banner., 1880-05-20
VOL. n.-NO. 20.
PERsoNAL ANp LITERARY.

EDWIN BoorH is forty-seven years
old.
SENATOR EpMuND's daughter win
soon publish book. She Is an artist
rs well as a writer.
Mes. EMMA Bowers, Of Louisville,
gets the 500 prize for the Nashville
centennial prize poem.
GENERAL HANcocK weighs about as
much rs Judge Davis, but the avoirdu-
pois Is better distributed.
Mas HEPwoRrH DIxoS is 10 receive
from Queen Victoria q. grant OF $500 q
year from the Civil List in cOnsidera-
ton of her late husbands services to
literature.
APeoPUs Of the Charming centennial.
Sydney Smith once said at the close Of
q Sunday sermon: "Do not imagine
that this sermon is mine. can not do
such things. 1t is by an American, DIR.
Claiming"
LOUISE ALCorT's books have been
translated into German, French and
Dutch She is literally deluged with
begging letters for her autograph, none
of which she will ever answer She
once hal an idea of going on the stage,
being capital little actress, but she
abandoned the scheme.
Along deferred tribute to the mem
DRY of great journalist has been con-
summatcd by the erection of monu-
ment to the memory OF the late Joseph
Gales, over his grave in the Congress
sional Cemetery, Washington. ID. G.
The spot has remained unmarked, ex-
( cept by the contour of the sod, since his
| death in 1860.
Mr.. JAMES PAYN, the popular novel;
1 ist, has been the recipient of muniti-
cent testimonial as a recognition of his
/ literary merit. Mr. Wrigley, an opu-
/ lent paper manufacturer of Manchester,
| who died recently. leaving property 10
the amount OF E700,0O0, left to the
( wife of Mr.. Payn E2,0O0, and TO each
( of the novelist's seven daughters,
| Gl,000
| WHEN Talevrand died, in 1888, he left
l his Memoirs to NJ. de Bacourt, with in-
/ structions to publish them thirty years
! after his death, unless special circum-
/ stances should render "a longer delay
desirable. On the death of NJ. dc
/ Bacourt, in 1865, he bequeathed the Me-
moirs to NM Andral and Chatelain,
forbidding their publication till 1888.
( 1t is said that the reason for the fur
ther delay was certain references to Nj.
Theirs.
/ Mrs DIR. L. /. BULLOCK has large
I and valuable medical practice in Wyo-
ming, II. |. AT the death of her hus-
! band, DR. A. d. Bullock Qormerly edi-
J tor OF the Springfield Union and FalI
! River Dafiy RepSl she assumed at the
solicitation of the families in which he
had been practicing physician, the care
Of his patieuts. Her practice has wide
4 ly increased; her success has been far
beyond the ordinary. She has oontin-
ned constantly course of medical
study, and has won the esteem and gen
erous commendation OF the regular
members of the profession.
Osage Valley banner., 1880-05-20
A Desleeated Hat.

Ir is q great man who can turn mis-
fortune into gladness. Jones did this.
Placing his new hat very carefully on
the sofa, 1t goes without saying Mrs.
Hovyiwate utilized il for r cushion.
When she arose that hat looked like a
dried Goldfish In the last stages of con-
sumption. IL Jones had been an ordi-
nary mortal he would have used Ian
guage bordering on the profane. He
did not perhaps he was not able to
rise 10 the eminepce of the occasion.
He rushed home with that desiccated
hat. He cried out eagerly 10 Mrs. j. /:
"ltere. dear, how do you like itP
Thought l would give You a specimen
of my tasts once" With hands tLat
were glowing she seized IL, and, tripping
TO the mirror, fastened It on 10 her back
hair, aud exclaimed, with something
eyes: "Why, John! you're a perfect
jewel! It's just lovely! To think that
you have been hiding your light under
q bushel all these years. But alas for
human fIniltyl If Jones had only kept
his face straight his duplicity might
never have been discovered, and the
cloud that soon crowded upon his wife's
countenance might never have been.
As we have said, Jones was great
man, but he didn't stay great long
enough 10 be Of any use as an eXenplaI
20 husbands in general, ,BOSt0n Tran
script .E .s.
WoMEN resemble flowers. They shut
up when they sleep,
Osage Valley banner., 1880-05-20
Cause Of FatIgue In ReadIng.

An important study has been made
Of this subject by DIR. laval, director
Of the Laboratory of Ophthalmology
of the Sorbonne, published in the
AnaalS q Oculisifqte. The fatigue
of the eyes which is so often
complained of by literary men he
believes due 10 a permanent tension of
accommodation; reading requires con-
slant. steady strain of the eyes, while
many other occupations demanding
close, do not need constant, sight. His
researches extend to the question of
great economical Importance; Given a
paper and a number of words TO print
upon it, what rule win secure the maxi
mum Of legibilityg The answer is !.
Other things being equal, the lcgibility
of a printed page does not depend on
the height Of the letters, but on their
breadth This fact is OF special impor-
tance in the preparation of school books,
and DIR. Javars suggestions should re-
oeive the attention Of publishers, type
founders and school boards.
Osage Valley banner., 1880-05-20

RALPH WALDO EMERSON sees but
few people nowadays, aud is engaged
in revising his papers for publication
after death,
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-03-18
THURSDfI. .Uarch IS. -SuppieDseut

The latest swindle perpetrated on farmers is the s'census taking A gentlemany fellow drives up with blanks for statistics of the farm - bushels of wheat, number Of cattle raised acres under cultivation. etc. Between the tables and the foot or page where the farmer signs lis name attesting the Statement, IS q blank space, whose existence s ac counted for atiorAing room for mis celaneous information. In month or more the farmer receives notice rom q neighboring bank that his note for $50 is due He knows nothing of the note, but M0vestiga tion shows that the census taker
 has filled the blank wi.h a promise to pay, which being HOW in the hands of an innocent holder, must be paid by the unlueky dupe. -Ex.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-03-18
\ Sale of Real Es-
 tate.
tate.

By virtue of m order ol the Probate Court of Pope O.. Ark. made at the Jauuary term. s7g. in Che matter ot he application of ! L. Shinn. Admr. de boHis non. oi the es,atc of B D. R. >h mn deceased and an additional order made at January team 1880 to scil real estate for ihe par lnent of debts. l. as such admins trator. @ill on
 FRIDSY. 3ath p>Y OF APRIL, Iss0. between 1 q. III. and o'clock. D. m. in front of l. l.. Shinn's Brick BIil ing, in the town of Russellville, in said county. sell Go the highest bidder. nj pGbiit auction. the follow iHg real estate, loeated in Pope caunty, to-wit: fhe north west quarter aud the west half of the northeast quarter and the north quarter of the south west quarter Of section one tli. and the east half Of the northeast quar- ter of section tp @, all in township ts), range twenty one GID. and the south west quarter of the southwest quarter of section twenty two (22) township elght G. range twenty-one.
 Also q posscssorr claim or righ VWbed bN said Gecedent, Shnu at, his death on what l. known as the ii,itan Reservation at the mouth of tho Illinois bayou in said rounty, the claim emll acng about forty acres Of bottom land now in cnltiv ati0n.
 The terms ur the sale will be: on six months credit, the purchaser giving his bond for the purchase mn:.ey with one or more sureties io be approved bY me, also retaining lien on the laud un il the purchase money k paio.
 j. l. SHINN. Adm'r
 de bonis u1n of D B. k. Shinn.
 We FuBD Attorney. Apr 1.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-03-18
Notice for publicatiOn.
LAND OFFICE AT DARDANELLE, ARi

LAND OFFICE AT DARDANELLE, ARK.,t
 Feb. 23d 1880. ! Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of he" intention to makeihnal proof in support of her claim, and secure final entry thereof after the expiration of thirty days from the date of this notice viz. Jacob ;. Wyiie, Homestead application No. 9iou, and will make proof before the Register and Receiver of the L s. Landolice at Dtrda- nelle, Ark. on the 18th day ofApril 1sS0 for the nwA nwA sec. 35, tp. !, n., r. 20 w., and names the following his witnesses, viz: ]. H. HarvilL. all of Russellville, Pope Co. Ark.
 aprl. T. NJ. GIBSON, Register.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-03-18
arning Order.
Notice for Publication.

LAND OFFICE AT DARDANELLE, ARK.,i
 Feb. 23, 1880. Notice Is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and secure final entry thereof at the expiration of thirty davs from the date of this notice, VI. Charles W. Henry Homestead application No. 9i6l, and that he will make said proof on Mon day the 18th day Of April, 1880, at Dardanelle, Ark, before he Register and Receiver, for the s5s neA SEC, z7, tp. 7 h., r. 20 W, and names the following as his witnesses, viz: J. r. Faulkner, r. J. Harvill. l., C. Cr0well and Hm. Faulkner all of Russellvillc fc>e County, Ark.
 apr1. T. NJ. GIBSON, Rcgisi sl.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-03-18

It is not strange that Gen. Grant cares nothing tor the unwritten law against third term in the Presi,.en CD. When Gen. Grant was Prrsi- dent he had little respect for even the written law. That is why he is cal.ea the strong man:
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-03-18

Before G. W. Bcrryman, ]. P Illinois Town
 ship, Pope County, Ark. T. A. Faulkner, Plth,
 against Warning Order Carrol McJune, Dei't The Defenoaat Carol Mct tune Is warned to appear in this court within thirty days and an swer the complaint of the plaintiff T. A. Faulk ner. March i5, 1881. aprs.t G. W. BERRYMAN. ]. P
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-03-18

NOTICE is hereby given that application IN will be made at the next (April term of the County Court of Pope County for a County road running on a section line from k. C. Der ryman's to Potts station. Also for discontin- uing road No. 1, in said towhship. Mar III, 80.
 Signed, W. N. FALLS, J. F. OATES,
 and others.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-03-18

for the purpose of eleeting one Mayor, one Re- corder one Treasurer, one Marshal and five Aldermen, to serve for the ensuing year.
 Given under my hand this 4th day of March, iSS0 S. N. EVANS, Mayor
 B. F. JoBE, Recorder.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-03-18
Election Proclamation.

There will be an election held in the lncorpo rated Town of Russellville, Arkansas,
 On Tuesday, April 9th, 1880,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-07-29
Gen eral Grant.

From the Galena Gazette, which
presumably speaks understandingly
and with authority we clip the fol-
loving:
1t is altogether likely that Gen.
Grant will return to Galena before
many days, settle up his affairs here
and 60 to New York, where a posi-
ton is open fer his acceptance
That be will not locate permanently
in Galena may be depended upon,
unless he should decide not to enter
business, of which there is no likell-
hood. Two weeks before the Uen-
srel left this city he was rendered
tie Presidency Of the American
branch Of the De Lesseps Canal
,Comnapy at q salary of $4,000 a
war. This he refesed, and in his
letter of reply exhibited that charac-
teristic of honesty which IS his up
permost trait. He said, among other
things, that the enterprise wouid
not prove TO be financial success
within the lives of those now inter-
ested in the scheme, and that he
could not lend his name TO an under
taking in which his friends and
thousands of others were likely to
embark and receive no returns from
If they do not entirely lose their in
vestments. The General also stated
that he was inclined to favor the
plan proposed by admiral Ammen,
but that he was not exactly satisfied
as to its practioability in financial
point of view.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-07-29

As GOOD sewing machine as can
he found in the market 70" sale at
this Office, at 3 price that Will aston
i-A The "oldest inbahitant."
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-07-29

FLORENCE Knitting silk can be
had at Mrs CampbelI's. From this
article can be made the most neat
and useful wear.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-07-29

EuLHAIRN's Infant costs only
iva cents, and is sure to provide
more comfort than any other infant
in town.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-02
DOMESTIC.

THE CARNATION As WINTER
BL0oNER. - Carnations for winter.
blooming should be allowed to remain
In the open ground throu8 hout the sum-
mer. The tops should be kept pinched
back. when they show disposition TO
run up and bloom, and this will make
the plants bushy and vigorous. and in
sure an abundance Of buds in the win.
ter. Early In autumn remove to the
conservatory or house, bedding the
plants on the bench or In pots, IN earth
about six or eight inches deep, which
should be composed Of good garden
soil and well-rotted manure from the
COW stable. II inclined to be stiff, use
little sharp sand. The coil should be
thoroughly mixed, and the drainage
good, for the carnation is more liable
to suffer from too much water than too
little. Keep sharp lookout for the
wire worm, which is one Of the worst
enemies carnation growers have to
contend with. Light and heat are
essential, and the thermometer should
indicate at least 80 degrees during the
day, and not less than 45 degrees at
night. Ventilate when possible, and
water occasionally with some LIQUID
fertilizer. 1t these directions are fol-
lowed there will be no reason to COM
plain Of the carnatIon as a winter
bloomer; for it is really one of the
most valuable or >rist flowers, and
always priced rty, delicacy and
fragrance by tn purchase out
flowers for wini ration.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-02
The Hermit or Outer Heron.

we came down TO coulter IiGrOn'
one bright afternoon when the sea was
gracious and the "Stormy Petrel' cut
the waves like bird Of life. We found
close to the western shore an old brown
house and Il barn, surrounded by old
lobster pots, screens, docoyg, nottIngs,
old boats and lumber. We could not
run into the cove, but Il blast from the
horn brought tho hermit to tho door.
"Will you como ont for usY" "Yes;"
and wo watched him In his clumsy,
dirty boat III he rowed with peculiar
turn of tho oars, and smoking IN old
pipe-a bronZed and wouther-benton
face, his unkcmpt hair surmountod by a
battered tarpaulin, bare ana brnwny
chest, and his unOOuth clothing such
as only lonely, ccccntrl" man could
scare together. Buta pleasant eye and
a kindly voice ard the unconscious
ways OF better days rcdcnmed the
superficial look. Wo remember him as
n prosperous business man in Boston
four or ilyc years ago, who had seen
much Of litc and cOciety. But mlsfor-
tunes did not come sinSly; wife, ,fnmily
and fortune went together. Discour-
aged and dlsplensnd with men, false
hood and cupidity, he bctook himself
to this solitary isle with only the com
panionshlp Of tho restless, moaning sen
and tho comfort Of wintry winds aud
summer skies. caro- you lonely or
sick?" we asked. "No, why should
boz" "But we should die Of despair
to live hko this," wo said. "Well,
should blame you If you wished TO live
30. But Pm not ready to die yet.
When II mans seen all he wants OF
this world he don't want to die !" 1t
Is usually tho reverse. Tho island con-
tains over 100 acres, mostly woll-wood-
ed and barricaled by u rocky shore.
Here Is his thrifty garden, his two
large geese, his hens and fields OF lls-
clous raspborrios. Hero no dries his
fish, going occasionally to Boothbay to
sell his fish, Holsters and game. Here
he has learned how to "sutfer and be
strong" through years OF solt-eontrol,
of fortltude and resignation, through
sorrow and tho uses OF advorsity. "Wc
loarn through suffering what wo teach
In song" says Mrs. Howe. Tho pathos
and patience of this mans lite were
not lost upon us.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-02
g.. d, -.

AT a lato hour recently, tho police
found boy about 10 yeurs old sitting
on the stops Of tho City Hull, Detroit,
and when ho had beon stirred up he
explained:
"My names Johnny Stewart, and |
1.-Two near Grass Lake. Tho folks went
homo last night and loft mo on tho Fair
grounds Without u cent. That's lust
tho sort OF man dad IL. If wo don'l
keep tight to his heols all tho time hen
leave us In strange town dcadbroko." :"
"And now what will you dor"
"I'll make tho old ma II sick"
"HOw?"
"Never you mind. I'vo got a plan
laid to fix him for going back on me-"
He walked down to tho Central
Station and slopJ in an armchair the
rest OF tho night. At an early hour In
tho morning he walked into tho Amer
loan Express office and asked:
"Do you run to Grass LakoP"
"Yes."
'Thon ship mo thoro 9. o. d."
After fow inquiries ho was ncccptc<l
and duly tagged, and tho wagons wont
down no was among the parcels to bo
carefully handled. TO an inquirer Mt
the depot he answered.
"Dad Ia counted tho sharpest man In
our county on a horse trade, but |
guess he isn't a great ways ahead of
me On this transaction !"