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Connecticut western news., 1883-02-14
In Judgment.

The late Gen. Chanzy was once ap- piled to by gentleman for assistance in discovering the whereabouts of his son, who had disappeared after the battle of Le Mans. Chanzy at once remembered that this young man and several others had been by his orders shot for running away at the moment of battle and calling out to their comrades: 'Nous sommes trahis p When this recollection flashed across the General, he hesitated for a moment whether he should say that he did not know what had been the fate of the young man, or tell the unhappy father the whole story. But the hesita- tion was only momentary, and he told him what had taken place. The father, though as pale as death, preserved his sang-froid and observed that. whatever his paternal feelings night be, he could not but feel that General Chanzy had done his duty. General Chanzy often referred to this as being the most terrible ordeal through which he had ever passed, and said that the figure of this unhappy father, sitting in judgment, as it were upon his son, like another Brutus, had haunted him day and night for weeks afterWard
Connecticut western news., 1883-02-14
A Horrible Scene.
afterward

The circus fire in Russia was horrible. The people were so closely packed that they could not move Some of the clowns coming into the ring shouted "fire;" the audience, thinking it part of the fun, laughed, but the shouting of the other performers undeceived them. Some flung themselves from the galleries. Parents attempted to save their children by throwing them down into the ring. Some, wearing the long coats of the Russian Jews, were entangled on spikes and remained hanging in the air. The whole building resounded with heart rending cries. For little while the children were safe in the center of the ring, but when the people began jump ing from the dress circle and galleries the children were trampled to death. A dozen horses, mad with terror, broke into the ring, trampling to death the peo- pie huddled there. In twenty minutes all was over. At the windows and exits some of the strongest forced the weaker back into the flames. The fire engine was delayed by falling through the ice and when it arrived the water in the tanks was found frozen.
Connecticut western news., 1883-02-14
A Passport.

It is related of Gustave Dore that many years ago, while on a tour in Switzerland, he happened to lose his passport. Arriving at Lucerne, he asked to be allowed to speak to the Mayor. to whom he gave his name.
 "You say that you are M. Gustave Dore," replied the Mayor, "and I be- heve you but" he added, producing 8 pencil and a piece of paper, you can easily prove it."
 Dore looked round him and perceived some women selling potatoes in the street. With few touches, he cleverly reproduced the homely Iscene, and, ap- pending his name to his sketch, pre- sented it to the Mayor.
 "Your passport is perfectly in order, D remarked the official, "but you must allow me to keep it as souvenir, and to offer you in return one in the ordinary i form.
Connecticut western news., 1883-02-14
More Than They Asked For.

The Wings of New York and Boston, wishing to show their appreciation of MT. Webster, contributed large sum to ena- ble him to purchase suitable residence at Washington and to live there during the negotiation with Lord Ashburton in good style. He selected house facing the northeastern corner of Lafayette Square, which had been built by Thomas Swann, who had been engaged in mer- cantile pursuits at Alexandria and at Washington, and whose son had been in recent years Governor of Maryland and Representative in Congress from Balti- more. Moving into this house, MT. Web ster lived in becoming style, entertaining nearly all of the Senators and many of the Representatives He was not able, however, to pay for the house, which fell into the hands of William w. Corcoran, the banker-benefactor of Washington, who has since resided there, although he has greatly enlarged and improved it.
 Soon after Mr. Webst had removed into his new house, Messrs. Moses H. Grinnell, Richard M Blatchford and Simeon Draper, of New York, were one day his guests at dinner. While finger ing at table over the raisins and Ma diera, Mr. Grinnel said: "I have 8 great favor to ask you, MT. Webster. !" ''You can ask no favor which will not be promptly granted" was the reply. ''Well," continued MT. Grinnell, "Mr. Washington Irving finds it necessary to have access to the Spanish archives in completing his life of Columbus, and will soon leave for Spain. As the consul late at Madrid is vacant, Blatchford, and myself, without MT. Irving's knowledge, have determined to ask you to appoint | him."
 MT. Webster, after quite pause, in quired: ''Do I understand you, Mr. Grinnell, as asking the appointment o1 Washington Irving as Consul to Madrid?' MT. Grinnell said they had determined to make the request, and he hoped tha, MT. Webster would grant it. Mir. Web ster listened attentively, then, straighten ing himself in his chair, said, in his deep bass voice: "Why not Minister Pleni potentiary to Spain, sir?" This wa more than the New Workers had though of asking for, and they did not say word. The sitting at table was pro longed for some little time, but no furthe allusion was made to it. The next da, the. appointment of MT. Irving as Envo. Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten
 tiary was announced. He went to Spail
 and remained there as Minister for sev eral years.
Connecticut western news., 1883-02-14
The Quartet of Red Heads.

A man with red hair entered 8 railroad car at the Union Depot in St. Joseph, Mo-, the other day and took his seat. A moment later another man with 8 fiery top-knot and vermilion whiskers came in and sat down beside him. They looked at each other, but said nothing until third traveller with scarlet crest appeared upon the scene. Then the youngest of the trio arose and remarked, to the general amusement, that he would do what he could to prevent confagra- tion in case of accident by riding in an- other car. He was on his way to the door when, amid roar of laughter that shook the windows, fourth passenger with head like beacon light famed into the aisle. Then the quartet sat down together and made so much fun frr the rest of the passengers that every my was sorry when one after another taey got out at their respective stations, each leaving the car perceptibly darker at his exit.
Connecticut western news., 1883-02-14
Local News a Speciality.
TERMS
UMS KIDS.
BY UaENE FIELD.

>lm was fsherman-up on the hill ~ Over the beach lived he an his wife In little house-you can see it still An their two fair boys; upon my life You never seen two hkelier kids,
 In spite O their antics an tricks an noise, Than them two boys! Jim would go out in his boat on the sea Jest as the rest on us fishermen did And when he come back at night thar'd be Up Go his knees in the surf each kid, A beck nin' and cheerin' to fisherman Jim He'd hear 'em, you bet, above the roar Of the waves on the shore. But one night Jim came sailin home, And the little kids weren't on the sands Jim kinder wondered they hadn't come, And trenholm took holt O his knees and
 hands; And he learnt the worst upon the hill
 In the little house, an he bowed his head ''The fever, !" they said Twas an awful time for fisherman Jim, With them darlin's dyin' afore his eyes They kept callin' an becknin' him, For they kind O wandered in mind-their
 cries were about the waves and fisherman Jim, An the little boat a-sailin' for shore Till they spoke no more. Well, hshermap Jim lived on and on, And his hair grew white and the wrinkles
 came, But h. never smiled, and his heart seemed
 gone,
 And he never was heard to speak the name Of the little kids who were buried there,
 Up on the hill, in sight O the sea,
 Under willer tree. One night they come and told me to haste To the house on the hill, for Jim was sick, And they said hadn't no time to waste, For his tide was ebbin' powerful quick, An he seemed to be wand'rin' an crazy hks An seein' sights he oughtn't to see-- An had called for me- And fisherman Jim sez he to me: s1t's my last, last cruise-you understand I'm a-sailin' 8 dark and dreadful sea, But of on the further shore, on the sand, Are the kids, who's a-beck nin' an caIlin' my
 name
 Jess as they did-ah, mate, you know In the long ago" Mo- sir; he wasn't afraid to die, For all that night he seemed to see His little boys of the years gone by, And to hear sweet voices forgot by me; An just as the mornin' sun came up They're holdin' me by the hands l' he
 cried
 An 50 he died.
Connecticut western news., 1883-02-14

STILL HoPEFUL.-Mr. Christian K. Ross will never allow time or disappoint- ed hope to weaken the chain of affection that binds him to his long-lost boy. Only few days ago he wrote to friend: 'I am still diligently making every effort to unravel the mystery connected with his continued absence. In our family the subject is often the theme of conver- sation. Charlie is often spoken of as living, and shall be until we know the contrary"
Connecticut western news., 1883-02-14
Valentine Poetry.

There are not many valentine writers, and don't think that if you hunted them over you would find one dis tinguished name among them, or even one that you had ever heard of before, '' says 8 valentine manufacturer. "Most of nay original ones are written by a lady in Bangor, Me. She writes also for another house. Some of her relatives were in the business, and she possessed natural talents for it; 30 in that way she got into it, and, once in, keeps right along. The late A. J. Fisher, who was a leading publisher of valentines, used to write his own mostly. I don't know exactly what his best hold was, whether it was the purely comic, the vengefully satirical, or the gushingly sentimental. The lady in Bangor is best in the last line. It doesn't require really very powerful poetic genius to grind out valentine poetry. When you get an idea fit for verse you can sort of model it over few times. F'rinstance:
 !" As on the gold the diamond bright doth shine,
 So thou upon my heart doth glow, my
 Valentine.
 "And then again, by slight twist of the wrist, you get:
 |" As in the gold the ruby's gleam doth shine,
 So in my heart thy image sits, my Valentine. " Or, by slight wrench to the crank " Like the sparkling glow in the juice of the
 vine,
 Are thy eyes in my heart, my sweet Valentine
 "Same idea, you see; reels off just as yarn off ball. Lots of our valentine poetry we sort of pick up. Newspapers sometimes have poetical fancies in them that we happen to drop on, and occasionally we can chop out good chunk of heart throb and burning love where you'd hardly notice it, and where the poet who originally wrote it would himself be sort of surprised at the dis covery. Of course we might doctor it up 8 ittle-make it trump in 8 little better for our uses, you know-but we would keep the original idea fairly, nevertheless ,
 Another dealer in the most expensive sort of imported and handmade valen- tines said: "There is hardly any novelty in the imported lace-paper valentines. The same things that were good enough for us when we were young and spooney, if made over fresh, are good enough for those who are young and spooney now, and will be for their grandchildren when they begin to get soft about the heart fifty years from now. But for few years past there has been growing fancy for hand-painted valentines, some of which are very expensive, and for them there is some demand for original poetry. That is probably the trade that the poetess is striking for. Acrostics are popular in them. They are poorly paid for as rule, for they are not much in demand-the verses, mean. The hand-painted valentines are we'll paid for, you may be sure, and their manu- facture is conducted in quite private way. But the people who order them, as g general thing, grind out their own love-sick doggerel, and no matter how bad it is the girl who gets it will think it divine if diamond ring is part of the valentine, as it sometimes is. That poetess won't go to Europe next summer on the profits of her valentine writing, I'll bet. "-Nea0 York Saee
Connecticut western news., 1883-02-14
HADN'T HALF A CHANCE.

ing"
 !" Not going to school today
 His mother said nothing more. How could she send boy to school who had not had half breakfast, and who was out st elbows and knees and toes. But the father who, more sober than usual, lounged around the door, reused himself at tbA boys words.
 s' Not going to school, eh? How long since you came to be your own master If that's the way you appreciate your privileges, it's high time you lost them. Might as well stop school anyway; you don't learn anything"
 Reckon I could if had half a chance, said the boy, looking disconso- lately at his rags
 haven't another patch left to mend your clothes with" said his mother sadly.
 Oh, it isn't your fault; no one planes you, mother, " said Ralph quickly.
 !" suppose that means that I am to blame for everything that oughtn't to be. A boy of thirteen ought to be able to earn himself suit of clothes, to say nothing of his bread and butter"
 Lots of good it would do me to earn anything" muttered Ralph, sullenly. Usually he would not have dared to sav so much in his fathers presence. but this morning he hardly cared what he did or what might follow. Usually, too. he would have paid dearly for such a speech, but now MT. Allen only said:
 You're an impudent young rascal {, but seeing haven't done as we'll by you as might, I'll make bargain with you. Every cent you can earn you may have, but not 8 bit to eat nor a rag to wear, besides. Do you understand? Now be of, and see what you are worth"
 "All right" answered Ralph, picking up his ragged hat.
 You won't go out of town ?" said his mother anxiously, as he passed out.
 No, not without letting you know, , he answered from outside the gate, From simple force of habit, and without any definite purpose, he took the road leading to the school house, and found himself at the door just as the noisy troop were entering. Might as well gc m, too, he said to himself, and he did But his books remained unopened, anc when his class was called he sat still 1T hls seat His teacher was sure from his looks that he was sick or in trouble, anc Knowing something of his home life thought best to pay no attention at the time. At recess, however, she went and sat down beside him.
 " No lessons to-day, Ralph?' she asked pleasantly.
 ''Not coming to school any more."
 ''Why, how is that?"
 "Got to earn my own living"
 ''Oh, work is it; we'll, that's not bat excuse for leaving school. What ar you going to do ?''
 That's what I've got to find out Don't know yet
 "Then the first thing is, what can yo do P,
 "Not much of anything; never ha half chance to learn, and he looked CT viously at Louie Hatten, who was pass ing throuph the room-a boy of his ow age, well-dressed and well-fed, well-fu nished with all a schoolboy could asl Miss Lee followed the direction of h glance.
 "Why Ralph" she said, "I think yo have better chance than Louie for nal ing man of yourself "
 Don't see how that can be.
Connecticut western news., 1883-02-14

headed printers pate, tied the cat up by the tail in the hallway, had four fights with another boy, borrowed $2 from an occupant of the building, saying his n4oot.her was dead, collected his two days pay from the cashier, hit the janitor with 8 broomstick, pawned & coat belonging to a member of the editorial staff, wrenched the knobs off the doors, upset the ice-cocler, pied three galleys of type, and mashed his finger in the small press. On the third day note was received saying: ''Mi Mother do not want l to work in such dull place. She says Would make Good preacher. so DO l. mi finger is Better; gone fishin'. Yours Till Death do Yank us" THE DEAF LANDLORD.
 "Poker Bill" tells of boarding-house keeper who is afflicted with very con- venient degree of deafness. He hears only when it is for his advantage to do so, and is apt to misunderstood to his own interest. Bill gives the following in EUHuC6 O1 tlllb Pcl lNOASlOy.
 "When went to breakfast yesterday morning, went up to the counter and asked my landlord if anybody had called to ask for me.
 Says the landlord: It will be just thirty-five dollars at the end of this week.
 "Said I: Has there been man here to see me this mornings one-eyed man
 "sGlad you want to pay it now; lneed money very badly, says my landlord.
 "Then I yelled: Has anybody asked for me this morning 2
 "'No, don't want to sue you, but l shall expect the money next Monday, sure, says my landlord.
 "sAll right, I'll pay you, yelled l.
 "'You needn't yell in that way, I'm a little deaf, know, but can still hear thunder said my landlord.
 "Then comes in another boarder and says, Good morning
 "T'll see in minute, says the land lord: T believe it's only about fifteen dollars.
 "so it goes on. right along. I'm going to pay up next Monday" says Bill, "snd YOU bet I'll never stop with another deaf lsndlord-not if I know itP- VSrgtnto Csty (Nev.) Enterprise.
Connecticut western news., 1883-02-14

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The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25
A Suggestion.

The people generally, and advertiser, especially. should not fail 10 remembc. that THE AKKANSAw TRAVELLER, wh!!e il enjoys national reputation, has l lo- cal circulation much larger than that ot any paper published Tn Little Rock There are few reading families in the city or in any of the neighboring towns who do not receive THE ARKANsAw TRAv- ELER regularly. Ii is understood that the object of advertising is to make your name and business known in the com munity from which you wish to receive t:ade. To secure this result you should Advertise in that journal which has the largest circulation m that community. ThE ARNANSAw TRAvELER Is tha, Jeur- nal
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25
Little Rock < Fort Smith R'Y,

ifavers.ug iLr h"aitl4lcst portion of the statc oi Afkasstw from iiitie kock to fort >nlth. < distance ot Ies miies. through | bel; oi country unsurpassed hy any section iu ,hr soiithwesi for beauty oi scenery fertility ot soli and wealth ot mineral resources presents extraordinary Inducements alike 10 the tour ist and pleasure seekers in pursuit ol health Aafi recreation, To the agS c,iliurisi in search ai productive lands reaoV to yield comren- suT4tc remuneration for his industry and 10 the capitalist looking around for profitable investments. The magnificent scenery oi the mountain. valley and river along ,his route arcse ertinc itself to the eye of the traveller as ae speeds along his way. relieves ihr teiiufi ol ordinary lonrneying, and the schedule oi dains has been arranged that passengers nay have the advantage oi Il daylight run 10 take m the attractions and special features of the road
 The lands offered fer sale by the Little Rock and Fort smith Railway al cheap rates and on easy terms et payment cannot be eN cslled anywhere in the production of cotton. tobacco, the cereals and fruits. This $ cvi- !cnecd ny the unprecedented amount sold both 10 individuals and 10 colonis,s of every nationality. the number of thriving YiaatA= tons under cuiti. ation and ihe general ra;.l development oi the country throughout IL icnsth oi ,fr road.
 Towns and cities have sprung Ip. ls !, 5y magic. concwrrcntly With the completion or the road and the sale oi the oonlf any $ lands. " 'ileh promise n the near future 10 become inporttn, industrial center, and invite ttc e1pstllist. thr commercial i.an and drummer 10 yl>ii these points for mercantile lntcrcourse Ind general b'.siness.
 \ i'sil hne oi tickets 10 all points north south, eas, and west. and baggage checked to destination .
 Round irip Land Seekers tickets a, greatly res.ucet. rates are on sale Il ill the princi- pa ticket offices Tn the tnte,! States These tickets are good To return Tor ;o !ays. thus a'iordlns prospectors an opportunity ,o 20 and see for themselves.
 The undersigned Will take pleasure in rs-- spending fa.ly 10 any inqaiFtts foI ctA.,c.. attenuation IS outlined in this ad vert sci,reai
 l. EASTMAN. r. ]. BENNErr.
 Gen. Sup't. ten. rass Ag'i
 w. n. SLACK. Land Comnsiss ssioner.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25
headed wives cone into he spfe f6s minu.e and tell you they wanted you to send carriages around to the houseE at

 minu.e and tell yDa they vsnssd ysuF to send carriages around to the houseE at three o'clock so they could go for a dEve : or how would you like 10 have hired girl come rushing in and tell you 10 send up six hundred doctors, because six hun- dred ofyour wives had been taken with cholera morbus: Or"
 70, don't mention it." said the gro- cery man, with a shudder. T wouldn | take Solomon's place. and be the natural protector of thousand wives if anybody would give me the earth. Think of get ting up in cold winter morning and building thousand fires. Think of two thousand pair of hands in fellows hair Boy, you have shown me that Solomon needed guardian over him. He didn | have sense"
 "Yes,' says the boy, :" and think Of two thousand feet, each one as cold as a brick of chocolate ice cream. \ man would wan, back as big as the fence to fair ground. Bu, don't want to har- row up your feelings. must go and put some arnica on pa. He has got home, and says he has been 10 summer resort on a vacation. and he $ all covered with blotches. He says i, is mosquito bites. but ma thinks he has been shot full of bird shot by some watermelon farmer. Ma hasn't got any sympathy for pa be- cause he dldn', take her along, but if she had been there she would have been filled with bird shot. too. Eat you musn't de tain me. Between pa and the baby | have got all can attend 10. The baby is tee,hing, and ma makes me put nls fingers in the baby,s mouth to help it cut teeth. Ina, Is humilia,ing position foi boy is big as am. Say. how many babies do you figure :ha; Solomon had ;o buy rubber toothing rinss for, in all his glory
 And the boy vert out leaving the gro- eery man rejecting on what famil, Solomon must have had. and how he needed to be the wisesl man 10 get along without a circus, afternoon and evening
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25
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The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25
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