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The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-10
THE QUEEN OF PRUssiA's RIDE.

At the battle ot Icna, when the Ptussian -4rmy was routed, the queen, mounted on superb charger. reInolB-d on the he'd al ,caded by three or foar of her escort band of hu ss ar, seeing her. ru shed forward ai tGt' .Iliop sad with dra~r swords ciSperscd the httie group. and putrurd her sli The way ." W.imaf Had nSi ihc ho;sc Nhlrh her Maiesty rode pos ,-s s,d the flee Lacss of ,l' :. the qusrn would iafall,bly have been cSP- tured v
 Fair Queen, away, To the charger speak hadd oi huGs lrs thy capture seek. Oh, h,st, escape the, sr- riding 'his ~aY Speak peak to thy charger witho;t delay
 hey re nigh. Behold They come al break neck pace smile triumphant iilume' each face. Queen of thc Prussia now for . T.tc'.--
 To Wrtmar for safety -fN- She ,uraed. anI her sieed wi,h inrioas
 dash
 oscr the feid lik- the ligl,,nns'> aNh-
 Fle-i Away. like aa a-r3w from steel cross bow Over hill and d-c in The suns fierce glow, The Queen ant her cncmir> laundering go
 ca lo.. ,r'l Wei".tT i'lys -pc';. Ihc-rovai cDlrS~r Is swift and brave. And hs> rosa' r,ier itr ,tr''-, ,o save.
 b9t nps
 fi:.e e...>rril, ting, sIrrp and clear She turns and |, startled To see them Q nclr- Then s,5iis Spe'k, n her charger : ear
 Nad iN-s he bognds He l roe, He s,,eed> ~, to eB the sslng> of ,I~ wjnd. The.qd-rn'S pur,Ger> are lcfI behind,
 No more
 Sh. f.as> IL" e,eh trooper rr;,p h, rsin,. Stani- gp n h., stltrnp>, Srikrs spurs and
 StFa5ns
 fot q it=-.. t,.... II. ". her ,y~"d ,,i'' gam,
 Anu Wc5acf !, just before, Sale The tlat, .r nos fainter grows: She see n tn 1.s,aae her laboring foes. The gate oi ttc t,t'rt-, ,i,u4 open ~i!r To welcome ,h- German naron'- bride
 Sa dear.
 With ga.lop nd dash, in,o Wc,ma' she goes, And tt, ...tte, .' o}e'. on ''-g ,ne;. 's close. G5vc thsHks. ris- thanks >ls, l> stic wlth
 thas"
 Wbo hai he Ni,h cheer on cheer,
 -E .tAIRgc.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-10

The poorest granmarian who loves hQuor oan decline water in any language SatEyaay N,ghf.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-10

john Dacre lay asleep-it was the sleep of exhaustion rather than of repose. Presently he awoke suddenly. to ind a strange face by his bedside. and firm. capable hands dealing dexterously with the complicated bandages abou, his throat-nay. more. .roblng and search ngHthe terrible carbuncle there that was sapplng his very life away.
 .'Who are yoa*' he demanded. in a weak but angry voice.
 "Dr. krakenbein, of Dusseldorf" ans swered the other coolly.
 John Dacre's eyes opened wide. A !!::sshs.: !:sshs.: seemed se break e.'>= him sle-ly
 ''Dr. krakenbein!" he repeated slowly. The man my poor cousin always en-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-15

stood the man up against the wall OF the
Pioneer store and remarked: 81 want you
to understand that l consider you the
most infamous whelp | ever saw You
man who had just been licked, taking off
his coat. 81 think that after thrashipg
man you've no light to abuse him. /
can stand licking, but won't stand abuse
from any living man, no matter how much
he weighs. Now Pm going 70 lick you.'' He
was as good as his word, and started in with
the most business-like air imaginable and
knocked his late victor into the gutter. Ev
cry time he got up he knocked him down
with "Blast me, can't stand abuse" When
he got all through with the Girard man the
crowd thought It was a pile of rags and
mud. 'Now, look here, my FRIEND" said
the last victor, "next time you lick man
let we'll enough alone. Don't abuse him.
You handled yourself well enough while you
were licking me, but you overdid the
abuse.'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-15
The Crimean Sandp.t.
a Stop Put to the Insolent Puff That Came
Therefrom.
[All the Year Round l


There was one Russian fellow who had a
sandpit all of his own, right in front of our
trenches never saw anybody SO persever-
ing as that man was. Early in the morning
he'd be popping away, and there he'd stay
until nightfall, taking his food with him in
the pit. He seemed to take real pleasure
In it, and as he was a very fine shot and new
er let us get much of chance at him, he was
not very popular character in the advance
trenches. Many good fellow he sent to glo-
ry. II got such a nuisance that we dropped
shells at him now and again, but he minded
them no more than if they had been so many
oranges. One day was down in the trench
es, when Col. Manor, one of the Forty
eighth--a splendid shot and great man for
sport-came along A party with sergeant
were at work, and just as the colonel came
up one of them dropped with a ball through
his head. s'Deuced good shot! Who fred
that9" says the colonel, putting on his eye
glass. MAN in the rife-pit to the left, sir,''
shot," says the colonel. s'He only showed
for a moment, and wouldn't have shown
then only that the edge of the trench is a bit
worn away. Does he often shoot like that?''
Terribly dangerous man," replied the SER
geant; kills more than all the guns in the
Redan.o s'Now, major" says the colonel,
turning to another officer who was with him,
whats the odds against my picking him
OFF," "In how long?" s'Within 10 min
utes." 1.-TWO to one in ponies I'll give you"
says the major. "Say three, and it's bar
gain" ''Three to one in ponies,' answered
the major, and the bet was made. He was a
great man for measuring his powder, was
the colonel, and always emptied out cart
ridge and then filled it up again according to
his taste. He took about half his time get
ting the sergeant's gun loaded to please him.
At last he got it right, and the glass screwed
well into his eye. ''Now, my lads" said he,
''just push poor Smith here up over the
trench. He's dead enough, and another
wound will make little difference to him.
The men began to hoist the body up, and
the colonel stood, maybe 20 yards off, peer
ing over the edge with eyes like a lynx. AS
soon as the top of Smiths shake appeared
we saw the barrel Of the gun come slowly
out of the sand pit, and when his poor dead
face looks over the edge, whizZ comes bull
let right through his forehead. The Rus
sian peeps out of the pit to see the effect of
his shot, and he never looks at anything
again until he sees the everlasting river. The
colonel fired with sort of a chuckle, and
the rifeman sprang up in the air and ran
matter of 10 or II PAGES toward us, and then
fell down on his face as dead as door-nail.
"Double or quits on the man in the pit to
the right" says the colonel, loading up his
gun again, but | think the major had
dropped money enough for one day over his
shooting, for he wouldn't hear of another
try By the way, the money was handed
over to Smiths widow, for he was free
handed gentleman, was the colonel.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-15
The Reduction Of Internal Revenue.

The new internal revenue law, made a
part of the revised tariff bill, abolishes GER
tain taxes, reduces others, and authorizes
the repayment of taxes already paid in some
cases. The text of these provisions has been
published, and the nature of the changes is
now pretty well understood by those having
most at stake. Let us see what some of the
results will be.
Section repeats the taxes on the capital
and deposits of banks, bankers and national
banking associations, "except such taxes as
are now due and payable" this repeal tax.
ing effect from the day of the passage of the
act The amounts of these taxes during the
past two years have been as follows:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-15
He Couldn,t Stand Abuse.
columbus (Ga.) Times.l

Yesterday afternoon man from Girard
came. into the Rankin house considerably
excited and Inquired if certain person was
stopping there. He explained that the man
chad done him dirt" and he was anxious to
lick him. Finding that the man had just
left the house, he rushed out after him, and
finding him on Fort street walked up to
him and announced that he had come all
the way from Girard to lick him, and, ac-
cordingly, he started in. In few minutes
he had BACKED both the mans eyes, walked
over him, and reduced him to general
wreck. When he had finished the job he
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-15

The real birthplace of the Declaration of
Independence was not the hall in which the
Continental Congress met, but the room in
which Jefferson wrote that document.
That room was in house at the southwest
corner Of Seventh and Market streets, Phil
adelphia, which has stood till this day, but
is now being demolished to give place to a
plebeian bank. Jefferson wrote from Mon
ticello to Philadelphia acquaintance in
1926: CAT the time of writing that instru-
ment, / lodged in the house of Mr.. Graft, a
new brick house, three stories high, of
which rented the second floor, consisting
of parlor and a bed room, ready furnished.
In that parlor I wrote habtually, and in it |
wrote this paper, particularly. So far I
state from written proofs in my possession"
There is thus no doubt of the place. While
the millionaires of the East are contributing
thousands of dollars for the erection of
modern monument to French vainglory and
American pride in New York harbor, one
would think they might give of their album
dance sufficient sum to preserve this an
Gent and sacred landmark.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-15

DARWIN, the naturalist, once wrote of
shallow critics of foreign missions: ''They
forget, or will not remember, that human
sacrifices and the power of an idolatrous
priesthood; a system Of profigacy unparal-
leled in any other part of the world infanti-
eide, consequence of that system; bloody
wars, where the conquerors spared neither
women nor children-that all these have
been abolished; and that dishonesty, intem-
perance and RIGHTEOUSNESS have been great
ly reduced by the introduction of Christian
ity. In voyager'to forget these things is
base ingratitude; for should he chance to be
at the point of shipwreck on some unknown
coast, he will most devoutly pray that the
lesson of the missionary may have extended
thus far"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-15

THE alleged French Republic appears to be
very remarkable kind of an organization.
A few days ago it was busily engaged in
SURPRISING princes and barnacles of that
order on the body polite, and having in a
semi-disgraceful manner bungled through
that piece of work, it is now charging upon,
riding over, and crushing the people gener-
ally. Clearly the French Republic is not
one of those which are ''of the people, by
the people, and for the people, and conse
quently the inquiry rises, 'sWhat is it?''
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-15

If the prisoners in the jail at Naples, Ida
no, break out at all, they will have to go
through to the other side, as the structure
is hole 10 the ground in which the often
ders are placed with due notice that the
armed guard on duty viii put a bulle3
through the first head that shows itself at
the level of the earth.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-15

REFERRING to the Historical temper" of
the Adams family, the Dial relates that
some years ago Charles Sumner and Charles
Francis Adams met at the dinner table of a
mutual friend, then a member of Congress
and a well known business man of Massa-
chusetts. They had not been seated long
before they were engaged in discussion of
political question. The conversation which
at first was animated, soon became so VIC
lent as to move the host 70 interfere in the
interest of peace. Mr.. Sumner withdrew
from the table and house, while Mr.. Adams,
with head bent and figure indicating deiec-
ton, sat some moments in silence; then,
looking at his host, said, in tone of regret !:
1t is ever thus-when should most thor
oughly command my temper, lose control !;
but however bad it is with me, it is better
than with my father, and Infinitely better
than with my grandfather"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-15

In long article on Bismarck's diplomatic
correspondence, the London Times says
"Of all ambassadors Americans are prob
ably the best. With them diplomacy is a
profession, but not one that requires any
preliminary training and outfit beyond the
possession of an educated, open mind with
manners, if possible, in accordance) and a
seeing eye. Their idea of the representative
or honorable spy function is the true one, as
any one may convince himself by turning up
a volume of their Foreign Relations
Nothing is too small for them to make a
note of. Nothing escapes their observation,
and whatever they observe they report"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-15

Rector's wife Severely Tommy Robinson,
now is it you don't take off your hat when you
meet me?' Tommy-"Well, marin, if I take
off my hat to you, what be to do when I meet
the parson HIMSELF"
Did Richard III. exclaim "Give me another
horse, because he was tired of ths nightmare
he had been riding?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-15
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH Is.

We do not read anonymous letters ana communi-
cations. The name and address Of the writ are in
ali csses Indispensable not necessarily for uDlCa-
ton but as guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
saunicstions that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-15

REV. DR.. PEABODY of Cambridge recent
ly expressed the belief "that the only rem
edy for intemperance is to make drunken
ness the prime offense." lie further ex-
presses the opinion that the 'most efficien
legislation in behalf of temperance would be
subiecting intoxication in all cases to ig-
sominious punishment"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-15
S47.391.98S

Section further allows a drawback of the
tax on all unbroken factory packages of to-
bacco, snuff, cigars and cigarettes held by
manufacturers or dealers May 1, and gives
sixty days thereafter for the presentation of
claims, but no claim will be allowed for
smaller amount than $40. This provision is
new departure in our laws, and its opera
tion will be watched closely. No special
provision is made for the redemption of I'M
used check stamps after July 1, but it is I'M
derstood that they will be redeemed under
the existing law. This provides for the re-
payment of money received for any stamps
"for which the owner may have no use,' if
they are returned to the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue within three years after
their purchase. There may be delay of
year in the payment OF tobacco drawbacks.
by reason of the failure of the last Congress
TO make a specific appropriation for that
purpose.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-15

THE conditions upon which the leases Of
the Yellowstone Park lots have been ar
ranged are singularly innocent-looking upon
the surface, but it is difficult to imagine
where the pro jectors Of the hotels expect to
reap sufficient profit on their outlay to JUS
TRY the total surrender of their property, ev-
en- by arbitration, at the end of ten years.
AS time rolls on we shall probably learn
that there is some sort of codicil to the
terms as now announced.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-15

THERE seems to be probability that
question of considerable interest to theatre
cal managers and the amusement
loving public is about to come up
as matter of discussion. The point at
issue is whether the sale of advance tickets
constitutes a contract, and therefore wheth-
er manager is bound to present an enter
tafnment in the face of an absolute loss.
On the one hand it may be argued that the
public merely suffer a disappointment
should performance be dropped or post
poned, while its presentation would entail
pecuniary damage on the manager, but on
the other hand it will hardly be admitted
that a manager is entitled to demand a pc
cuniary guarantee from his would-be pa
irons by the purchase of advance tickets
while he refrains from entering upon even
verbal pledge himself. Unless some definite
understanding is arrived at, we may expect
to hear that some INSCRIPTIONS party has
pocketed the proceeds of advance tickets to
pay for his preliminary expenses.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-15

Udd IOWe Laules Udd MernO Black
Plaid Silk Hermann Shirt Fronts COlOred Ribbons
Beaded Gimps, Dress Buttons
cts. f0rme rprice .
Shawls, pric
Sd
4 Inn
Filled Paisley Shawl middle
25 inch Black Beaded Velvet % cts.
Blue Mixed Knitting Cotton skein
Short WhalebOnes 10 dOzen
Black Alpaca Dress Braid 4 piece.
Peckham's Wool Yarn large Skeins % /"
oxford and Coventry Yarn ~ I-2 cts. skein
German Iron Yarn, double skeins % cts
s. single s. IL 1-2 cts.
$I.25 10 button length Laced Lined Gloves so cts.
LOO Black Dress Goods rs
IL 1-2 ct Printed FOuard Ca nbrics 10 !"
% ct. A Black Lasting Is
% ct. Henlstitched Handkerchiefs 12I-2cts.
$1.25 White Quilts $1OO
So 90 300 Rubber Circulars $685. $780, $500
$4,000 Embroidered Robes $500
Standard Prints cts.
Black ColOred Silks Satns Rhadames everything
stock at greatly reduced prices.
The will not ready for sale cannot
Tuesday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-15


The abolition of these taxes diminishe
the revenue, as it is apparent, by about SILL
100000 per annum. 1t is claimed in some
quarters that the remission dates back to
the last semi-annual bank statements, but
this will hardly hold, inasmuch as in the
case of the private banks, for instance, the
taxes, though paid semi-annually, are calcu-
however, has been called on to decide wheth-
er the exemption is retroactive or not.
II further appears from section that on
July "the stamp tax on bank checks,
drafts, orders and vouchers, and the tax on
matches, perfumery, medical preparations
and other articles" in a certain schedule in
the Revised Statutes will be thrown off.
The "other articles are cosmetics of every
kind, as well as perfumery, wax tapers, ci-
gar lights and playing cards. The receipts
last year under these heads were as follows !:
Bank checks. 455
Matches .............-- 3,2I2,26S
Patent medicines, cosmetics, perfumery
etc '.'.'....'-..'...'......... I,57S,o96
81 SOS, 1os
Here is further outright remission of
S7,5O0,00O year.
The second section reduces the special
taxes imposed on manufacturers and dealers
in tobacco and tobacco products, to take eff
feet May 1. All special taxes become due
in advance May of each year, SO that the
change of rate will apply to the next pay
ment. No one can tell to what extent these
reductions will affect the revenue. The new
rates are, in general, about half as high as.
those now in force.
The fourth section, which goes into oper-
alton May /, reduces the tax on manufac-
tured tobacco and snuff from 10 cents to s
cents per pound, on cigars from Sc to So per
thousand, on cigarettes weighing over three
pounds to the thousand the same amounts
and on lighter cigarettes from $1.75 to so
cents per thousand. This is reduction
of just one-half, save in the last item. Its
effect on the revenue is problematical; the
loss will certainly not be one-half The fol-
lowing table shows the amounts of revenue,
derived from the tobacco items last year:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-15
MARKED DOWN
To cost and less to close

All Spring Goods Ulster Cloths Felt
Skirts Cassimeres C0akng Gents Mruo Underwear Lace
Cotton Hosiery DOyies
Odd Napkins, Odd Towels Ladies' Odd Underwear
BrOcade Plaid Silk Hermann Shirt Fronts Ribbons
Beaded Gmps, Dress Buttons.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-15
C0MPLETE TREATMENT S.

single dose of sanafOrd's Radical Care in
stantly relieves the most violent Sneezlng or Head
discharges from the Nose and Eyes, prevents Rinc
ing Noises in the Head, cures Nervous Headache.
and subdues Chills and Fever. In Chronic Catarrh
it cleanses the nasal pass ges of foul mucus re-
stores the senses of SMELL taste, and hearing when
affected frees the head throat and bronchial tubes
stops the cough and arrests the progress of Catarrb
towards Consumption
One bottle Radical Cure, one box Catarrh Solvent
and Sandfords Inhaler, all in one package. of ali
druggists for 81. Ask for SANDFoRo's RADICAL
CURE. POTTER DRUG AND CHEM. Co., Boston.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-15
SUPPER.
StOckbridge Course!

Patrons of the course must call at Stockbridge's
Immediately if they wish to purchase Symphony
Orchestra Tickets and get the discount. Opera
tickets will not be exchanged after Saturday night.
Reserved seat checks must be shown in either case.
mar9 div
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-03

Among the strangers on the floor of the
House to-day was Mr. Dick Mitchell. one
of the republican members of the Mary
land legislature from Charles county. Mr..
Mitchell has many friends III Alexandria
Hundreds of people, among them representa-
tives every State in the Union.arc here seeking
the offices at the disposal of the new Congress,
and the new members have already learned that
seats are not exactly beds of roses. There arc at
least twenty applicants for every place. The oti-
GERS of the House who have these places at their
disposal will not make any changes Yet awhile
but Will meet in day or two and apportion
their patronage among the several States
Several members of the Virginia Legislature
arc in the city to-day, on their way to Richmond
Among them are Lieut.. Gov. Lewis ex-oilicit
president of the Virginia Senate. and Capt. David
Meade, member OF the House Of Delegates from
| Clarke COUNTY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-03
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The coalitionists in Norfolk have nomi-
mated William HI. Turner for the State Sen
ate.
The Daily Rcricw, OF Roanoke, will be
discontinued unless it receives better pat
ronage.
Petitions arc being rapidly signed in Nor
folk requesting the Legislature to repeal the
charter of that city.
Robert Strakcr. of Orange county, was re-
Gently killed in Florida by falling on cir
cular say. He was cut 10 pieces.
An attempt was made on Saturday near
Lynchhurg TO wreck the night train Of the
Virginia Midland By piing up number OF
stones in two or three places. Fortunately
the train was not thrown from the track
and no damage done This is the third at
tempt made ny these miscrcants near the
same place recently, anil has made the en-
.incerS very cautious and watchfnl at that
point.
Group prevails to some extent inWinches-
Ter aud vicinity and several deaths have oc-
Cured of children afflicted with it.
Captain Noah Fairbank, who commanded
the first steamboat on Virginia waters, died
at Fredericksburg, Saturday, at the age OF
~ years.
Rev. W. &. Woodbridge, who has been
serving the Presbyterian congregation OF
Warrcnton the past year as stated supply,
has declined Il formal call OF the church aud
accepted charge in Chicago.
Tie amount Of internal revenue received
in the Lynchbnrg district within the last few
weeks has fallen of nearly one-hall, the re-
ccipts for the last two weeks averaging but
little over $1,000 per week.
From the report Of the commissioner of
agriculture it appears that during the season
Just closed no less than seventy thousand
tons of fertilizers were sold in the State, the
value of which from analysis was - ,G57 800.
Forty five thousand tons of ammonlated
super phosphates, twelve thousand tons of
acid super phosphate and thirteen thousand
tons of bone, &c, were the representative
divisions as to the character of the matter
sold.
Intelligence, has reached Richmond from
Northampton county, of the drowning
of Four persons out of six who attempted to
cross creek between Duckington and Kcnd-
all Grove in Il small boat. They had been over
TO Duckington to visit sick friend, and re-
turning the boat capsizcd. Louisa Vaughan,
Bette Spady, John Bristoc and George
Dunton were drowned. The other two sue
cccdcd in reaching the bank OF the stream
and were saved.