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The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-12
How to Sc a Guest,
Home IoagGs.


 Allmy hie l have been accustomed ;o grea, many guests. l: often pst.les me that some people. who n many respects were no: as agreeable as others. were so much easier and pleasanter :a entertain. ]; has only lately dawned epon nc that there Is d ia.en; IT 5eias entertained tGsi as n entertaining.
 If one and al, et as to2id ca,t.ya.e .his sit. Ne would have more aaG hcar;ieI IT, l4iS;iens. in watching ane .. he mos. successful oft,S.;oss leaned these simple rules.
 !. Be always ready ta7 e,eN;hias Ii you mus, fan in any orc particular, never .e; II be breakfast. When you agc la;e for thi> meal VOL .>eep ba the whole households plans for the cay.
 :. Always look interested. and. II pos si6le. say ei;en how agreeable you ;hink things !; is much eas.er ,o work for l frend's pleasure ii one thinks she realA IS getting i; and apprecia,iag inc trouble taken. Remembet ;ha, ot,en wha; K a grea, delight 10 you Is cNcessiyel, stapld and ;lresorne 10 your hostess. The showy building that to you is new and beautl- ful has been seen by her many times and has lost i,s charm. 1T you seem pleased then she feels paid for her trouble hu, fl you look IS II l; was an honor fnf you te even glance at anything. then she is dis gusted and disappointed. and goes out with much less rest the following day ,o show you the ae>t lion on her iis: Girls have grea, way of laughing at -,he beauA. When we stay with people we naturally chime in with .heir rIdIoule. Never do this. W~ ean abuse OUT own friends like pickpooke;s bu; le, anybody else suggest ;ha; they are m: perfection. then we are up IF arms.
 i. Ii any plan is proPosed always tS 10 find ou. wha, the hostess th.nk> before YOU enter in;o :. Ii n an> wN >he seems :o deinur. then le; |; drop lin- media,ely. however much you tnas want Ft. She has some reason tai her de,.>lon winch she mat not ate tn Stc he etiquette for instance. ot i,tferen; place IS so d!f,eren, that what n one :awn may be very harmless. in .no,he nay ae; De so well Re always assured tha' she de sire> you ,o do wha; YOU want. >he on her side s a> anNIou> ,a he considered to entertain well as YOU esn De ;o he wei entertained. soet.,ils c Ill van, te be as near the top of he ladder III every de- partment. as possible.
 If YOU follow these iea suggestions !, Mlll 70 Ia toward making you l charm ing guest a dehsh: 10 everybody you vlSit
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-12
A Ma,rimonia. Venture
R.tt.l Nr

The mos: intense amusemen; VAS efe- a,ed n Sheffield on Thursday m iesal and commer, ial eirele>. the iac; having leaked ou, ,ha, a local gcn;.elna an. exceed lngIy well known m public life. had sought the help of the Hat .tgoria. Ae;ss Tn hls desire to obtain d ~lfe. and had met with strange adventure III his 4ues,. In the new spaper mentioned widow a' runbridge Wclis with considerable per sonai attractions advertised ths; she ~As desirous of entering the marriage state and last Saturday the Sheffield gentle man. having seen the advertisement. vis- itcd the widow with view of offering her his hand and heart and shaung her fortunes But the course of true love did not run smoothly" for the eager lover on reaching the house. was confronted by the widows brother-in-lAw. who thrashed and kicked the sheffield sul;oI out of the fait ones home. Discounted. the de- Iected one returned 70 Hallamshire and wrote to lhe widow asking: Why your brother should have thought |, n; to in- suit me m the way he did Y The letter go, into the hands of the brother-in-law. who replied You ask for an explana- -tsen.-l-noA .,ixe II to yoG The lady in question was once lunatIo and onnned for seven years Tn an asylsm. took he, out of it. and. hearing she vas trying ,n get married through the .HapTw0nsat hs-z.8 came down to see if | were true 1 am thankful to say ] had the gre..' pleasure of kicking you ou, of her house and showing you Up before so raan, peo- ple
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-12
The Abor,elnes ef pako,a

tfzs tenEe f'.t, | s sTufa..
 The indian hicfs were arr4yed seaeH- alll IF sGc.sk,n leggin, of ;heir owI. nan ufa ;ute They were fanged d; the sldes llt i; he bottom met theif beaded moe casins oi the s4ifle fnateral they were generally supplied ~ith Il xass,coa, or other garInen; which they Lad no, dis- daruec .o aeeept-ffeH.- -Sasuuei. over winch was thrown d searlei blaake, The.F heads were ara)ed III q shock oi feather, and plumes of he aIld 'u;kes
 from winch extended ;ail of he same ma;erIal ;ha, fell down ihen oaes. reach ing nearly to ,he ground ,heir neck, and wrists were oTnAmented wlih beads. .he claws. bills and laeky bones of blrds and animals. lueer rings oi pipe stone CT oi metal were m thelI ears, noses and upon ,heir fingers. and iheir cheeks. arm and hands were decorated ln Doll, arden fAsnlon. The pain, Is of their o~n pro- du ton. ob,ained D the sieeplng and ml<ing of certain roots and herbs ~Ith winch ,hey were familiar. Others of The male Indian were often similarly dressed but the chefs excelled n so-cailed splen- dor all the rest The men sere ei s,ai- var, athletic forms, cree, IF bearing. Te- seryed. no, altogether ili-looking. some of ;he sluaws were haggArd IT appear ,ance and pYemaiurel, old. ca1>ed by the 04rdens oi work and exposure ~h.eh .heii proud lord. nsaFiab.. mpose upon them
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-12
Two Young Men Who Wen, wes,
...,.,i,.. Hal.iH.


 They were two recently matched Har- ward graduates and had caugh, severe touch of the raRehe fever. They had made definite arrangements for making q million apiece. and returning n good order ai the end oi three years. Three weeks later 4 pair ot miserable objects erawled into an eastern hotel and were rescued during the bounce process ad- ministered by the porter and clerk by q new fiedged senior. who amidst the fut- tering tatters recognized the would be irriilienaires.
 Well. how aboa: the million
 Million be teNpurgatedl.
 Why did you come back
 Don't talk west co me the night we arrived. they put us m COW shed 10 sleep. We'll we didn't mind tha, so much bu, then the next morning we were bounced ou, of bed al and treated to gutta percha bread. fossil pork and mud and water ,ha, they called coffee then they put us fo work.
 Well. you must have enjoyed that. interrupted he of the box pleat jacket and cigarette the wild rush of the spirited mustang over the fioweH plains the 
 Wild rush of the fiowery jaokass," re- turned the leaner of the two scareerows "the work was curying mules. We cur ned mules before breakfast. egsEied mules till dinner. curried mules till supper. Had to go without the use of one eye at,e. second day. Mule switched his tall into il. See that bruise: Exhibiting large con,usionl Wind from mules hoot did that, If the boot had hi, me wouldn', he here
 But the pay vas high" taintly urged the eastern youth.
 Pay. They paid US seyen,y-fve cents q ,;ay. We aetted Us; s7.5o apiere and then h, oa; for home. ;o .:uw nld w!th the country. You ean make more money digging clans on Chelsea beach than you can m ,ha; blasted country. oh. aaa' :e ind some one taking up me Nest. t., ..
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-12

Grea, men se; the examples h :his world and he common herd follow n their wake Charles i. Dana go, mar red on i've dollars week. and thousands of young men have been annually follow ing his example eve- since E:lsanS- b0yf Brezkfa5t T16ke.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-12

In .he faH young nan .Aae.e .es nightly turn t7 thoughts of ho~ le ~.i. manage to s,zve off his tailor for another sis months and new upper benJ4m n. Neyi1SH Recoydey
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-12

e.nse f"ss s.4ore off sn.osia. ;e 4.4.s daes T inc dark Ie4 can ,e.i @he'E.'-: s3,-r f.,5e ;, l,gh:ed of ao; ;; yol Al s'e me smoke, te >ays sn. .f fe sTose,. ..e does..; .nos Il, and he cera4aiy isr.'' io , aTne for do,ng q ;hint @ten te l [, aware of | Bo5lon I,aa5e,Ipf
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-12

great deal of the glitter of ,he pfesen, day IS only orass.- Cam5y,dge Iy.1Hae
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-12

An Indana gir. ;rled 10 sl.i r4, T inc pan,D and he foden,ate mas so tighten eG tha; ' spr4ng in:o hef mouth and ,oek refuge ,n d hollo4 tooth. and .he e.t .ief. Hoosieress ne.er kne@ Nh4' be- pr4e oi z ,.N she removed a sectou of store teeth .o lean ,hef7. ~her he ..., made esl ,;5.
 Za.eIg ,eiiu,Gly xf1.sr.. sf,.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-08-25
Jackson and stewart.

An eye witness of the battle Of Cedar
Mountain describes the appearance of the
Confederate General Stonewsll jackson
on the day of the battle, August o. 1862
while the dead were being buried l saw
Tor the h:st time General Stonewan Jack.
son. He was standing IN an open field
quietly observing tue ambulance corps
performing their sad duties, with that
gray cavalier General Jeb Stuart by his
side. He was dressed i'm faded gray
suit, looking quite austere, as Stuart, with
his accustomed hilariiy, chatted merrily
OF fhe events which had so recently trans
pired approached TO Within few feet
of where they stood, To get II good look a,
the General whose fame had already be
come world wide. And during the half
hour / was near him never heard him
speak or saw him even smile. Stuart did
all the talking, while Jackson's eagle eye
was scanning the movements on the field
in cur front.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-08-25
Current Religious op,nion.

The camp Meetings are in progress.
We mean those meetings where Christian
people gather not chiefly for the purpose
OF rest and recreati on, but for direct and
earnest Christian labor. II must be con.
fessed that the sentiment concerning the
necessity for them, the proprietY of hold
ing them, the good they accomplish and
the methods of conducting them is some
what divided. One would discontinue
them entirely. Another would insist on
having them cor flaed to the six week
days. Another would have them contin-
Ne longer, but with closed gates and the
suspension Of public service from the
stand on Sunday. Another would so con.
duct them as to make Sunday the day for
the crowds ard the greatest efforts. If
they are TO be held at all, their conduct
should have respect to the general relipi-
Gus Interests If the region Immediately
affected by them. Hence, the question
OF open gates and Sunday service is an
Important one, involving other consider
atiOn3 than the direct a. fleDce Of the ser-
yices on the Sunday congregation or even
The general interest and power Of tie
whole meeting. An orderly congregation
OF 5000 in the grove listening 20 the
preaching Of The Gosplc is one thing but
all that Is incident % the assembling of
that congregation, ia a radius of ten or
Fifteen miles, is quite another thing. Our
own conviction is that the Sunday
camp meeting is productive Of evils
which outweigh the good they do. OH.
tfs who nave the responsibility Of their
management, think differently. II is not
our purpu-e co. hold any controversy over
ibis difference, but rather to plead f3I
that harmony Of ,GJu in the genera.
WORK Ut these meetings which is necessary
To- their bighcst ,illcicncy Enthusiasm
10 often prevented by tho reluctance with
winch assent is gwen; hut upoD th,
camp-grouud everything but The one WORK
ani thc one urpDsc Of she meeting shout,
BE- forgotten. Euncet effort should b
put forth iu harmony with the plan,
/ I'd pied. Differences Of opinion shour
| Tor the Time be fyTgpuep, aud with tuua
earnestncss all should labor for the bes
results. MAY The Divine blessing rest ~,
me camp meetings of The present season
-. NJ-ihcrD Christian Advocate.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-08-25
LincOlnfa Duel.

Major J. "A. Lucas, one Of the pioneer
citizens of jacksonville, ILL.,, and who vie
tied Chicago as early as 1898. says the
Chicago Journal, ia now on visit here,
having recently returned from Europe,
where he has lately resigned bis position
as United States Consul in Tunstall, En-
gland. Major Lucas is the only man now
living who was an eyewitness Of the al
legged duel between Mr.. Lincoln and Gen.
James Shields, across the Mississippi Riv-
er, at alton, in 1912. The details of that
now almost forgotten 'affalr Of honor"
are still present to his mind, although he
is rather reluctant to call il up ont OF the
past, where, as he says, II is as we'll il
should lie buried The idea Of Abraham
Lincoln going 10 the field armed with u
broadsword to fight duel, seems TO those
who knew him in his later days, so ia
consistent with his pacific character. that
many have doubted the authenticity Of
the story. But il verify did occur, says
Nj jor LucGs, who rode down TO the spot,
and was there when the affair was AMIGA q.
bly, adjusted.
The challenge of Shields arose out of u
quizzical newspaper article which was
written by the sister OF Mrs. Lincoln, who
welded peppery pen.
This gave such offence to Gen. Shields
that be went TO the editor and demanded
to know who the writer was. The editor
of the paper was in a quandAry, and meet
ing LincOln on the street, asked him what
he had better do. "Ob," said Lincoln,
''just tell Shields that 1t was me-" The
editor dld so, and Shields sent challenge
10 Lincoln, who had just gone to Taze.
well g unity to attend Il lawsuit.
Lincoln accepted the challenge, end the
weapons selected were broadswords,
which Uncle Abe knew well how to han
die, having been thoroughly drilled in the
use by Msjrr Duncan, a brother-in-law
of Major Lucas. The field selected for
the combat was near Alton, and thither
the combatants proceeded. But the af
fair got wind, and reached the cars of
Gen. Hardin, who Immediately started at
ter the party, reaching the scene just as
the preliminaries were being arranged
He interposed, saying, This is all non.
sence,' and succeeded in putting stop TO
the whole proceeding.
Major Lucas says he saddled a horse,
and got to the field about tue same time.
Then Lincoln was in dead earnest in
the matter 2"
"Oh, yes" said the Major, Lincoln
meant to fight. He was no coward, and
he would unquestionably have held his
own against his antagonist, for he was
power al man in those days, and was
quite well skilled IN the use of the broad
sword. lie said To me after the affair
was all over, 1 could have split him in
two"
Major Lucas possesses a great many
letters of Lincoln, written in free, off.
hand spirit, and full of humor and anec-
dote, which would be quite interesting TO
read now, only they ore of a private ma
ture, and the Major would not be induced
to give them publicity.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-08-25
/ P.rpIexinx English Nobieman.


L ,rd Dudley had trick Of rehearslDg
over To himself, in an undertone, the good
things be was about 70 deliver TO the COM
pary, so that the person who sat next to
him mad generally the advantage Of his
wit before any Of the rest OF the party.
A man not very remarkable for agreeable
mess once proposed TO walk from The
House OF Commons to the Travellers Club
with Lord Dudley, who, discussing the
proposal mentally Gas he thoughD with
himself, said audibly: 81 don't think L.
will bore me very much 10 let him walk
with me that distance" A happy speci-
men of bis wit was this retort TO German
lady, g; Vienna, who had somewhat rude
ly complained of the bad French spoken
by you English" in London. True
madam" be said, 1--WE have not enjoyed
the advantage of having had the French
twice in our capital" This recalls a re-
tort about ss good made by an Eoglish-
man to the Due de Broglie, when Ambas-
sador in England, who said, with equally
lax manners, that they were right in
thinking the Eoglish a nation Of shop
keepers. perhaps So" was the reply,
''just as we always thought you were u
nation OF soldiers"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-08-25
THE MINISTER on HORSEBACK.
soft with the Old love and on
Wlthta New.,s

A pastor who has had the iron enter
his soul, writes Ia eeliglous paper with
an elroest pen ami he puts IL thus;
Oct me say few plain words about
the fearful practice cur churches have
fallen into OF calling lninisteis. 1esrying
of them after a shor. time. and either
driving them of or forcing them 20 suffer
lingering torture untii they are ready TO
resign. Things have come to such a pass
al To be absolutely unendursble. In our
Presbytery, with the execution of minis
ters ,ly installed, there is, believe, not
one but is thus harrsssed. II would make
your heart ache To hear the sad revela
tions that are made at each of our stated
meetings. Our churches are continually
rolling out their ministers and calling
new once, whose only superiority lies in
the fact that they are new men. We
have no peace, no security, no feeling OF
stability in our pastorates, and our people
break their installation promises of both
spiritual and temporal support, till we are
almost crazy.
Bishop Perry. of the diocese OF Iowa.
says the same evil exists in his commun-
ion; that the average length of the pas
torate does not exceed two years that
the people weary of their rectors and
drive them off 10 call others in their pla-.
,ces no better than the men who left; and
he adds that unless the abuse were check
ed II was so oppressive as TO warrant the
most ubic exposure.
This evil, OF continually throwing
men out Of their pastorate, with all the
misery and indignily that attach to the
process, simply because they are lot
great men or because they cannot preach
as well as some of their brethren, is 80
universal that il ought to be taken hold
of.
sin the last seven years have seen ten
ministers go, every one Of them in sor-
row, every one of them driven out, and
tor no other reason than that some OF the
people ~eaIied little of them, or were
not quite satisfied with their pulpit eff
fortsj' their acknowledged piety, devo-
tion and pastoral fidelity. together with
all installation promisee' thrown to the
winds. The scenes l have witnessed In
my study when some of these brethren
have come 10 me for sympathy or to re
count their sufferings, would surpass be-
lief. Time and again have seen an hon
orable psstor,-one with his wife,-in
tears at the outrage they had endured at
the hands of their Churches-Churches
that chose to look for their prosperity to
the little wave of excitement that follows
the coming of the new minister"
Who can add word to such a state
ment and appeal? Brethren of the
, Churches Of every name, the prosperity
OF Zion, the salvation of your children,
and the best interests of society for time
and eternity, are involved in this subject.
The relation of pastor and people ought
10 be eacred. A faithful pastor is u good
gift OF God. And whom God hath ioized
together, let not man put asunder.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-08-25
motber-In-Law Instead vie

a secret marriage at Atlantic City has
created some excitement recently. A
young man had been constant visitor a,
a cottage where resided pleasing widow
ADD her pretty daughter. He at first di-
vided his attentions on both, but of late
the mothers Jealousy was aroused by the
daughter becoming the favorite, and he
was forbidden the house. On Sunday
evening he boldly visited the house and
the mother exercised her tongue quite
freely. He bore it very meekly until she
mad got through, and then calmly an
nounced that she was already his mother
in-la1.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-08-25
Nervous

The msment there is danger of impair
ment of the mind from excessive nervous
exhaustion, or where there exists fore.
bodiugs of evil, desire for solitude,
stunning and avoiding company, vertigo
and nervous debility, or when insanity
has already taken place, Peruns and Man
alin should be implicitly relied on. But it
is never well to wait SO long before treat
ment is commenced. The early symp-
toms are loss of strength, sofIness Of the
muscles, dim or weak sight, peculiar ex-
preston of the face and eyes, coated
tongue, with impaired digestion or in
others, certain powers only are Lost, while
they are otherwise enjoying comparatively
good health. In all these Peruna and
Manalin should at once be taken.
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Doctors DisaRyec.

Asa reporter fer 'he PiUsburg Cun-
mercial Gszetto sat yesterday a9eruoonJ
in q chamber ~ 80. 81 Federal street.
Allegheny, listening 10 n terrible tale yi
suffering g 10 Ieli from the lips ofc gem.
be little lady, Mrs. Milo Ingram the
daughter Of Capt Hugh McKcINev. nt
This city. 10 seemed almost TOO mucn to
believe, if the cN ideuce Lad not been
close ~ hand co. sub-tantiatc evpry word
u WIS hut another oyidcure n tho ,uI-
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fecIy. continued on page -. mI i- a.
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4 Minister'S Gratitude.

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ATrnYnIer,s Sfnrr.

After spending months at Watering
places and consulting the best phsici-
aus without benefit, ! returned home dis
heaTtened and expected 10 die. V friend
urged a trial OF ParkeTs Ginger Tonic.
Three hotties and careful bet have
brought me excellent health and spirits.
and | hope my experience may benefit
similar suffers. -yincinai lady, See
ether column.