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PRIVATE DISPENsARY.
26l Kearny street, san Francisco, Cal.
ESTABLISHED FOR THE SPEEDY AND SCIENTIFIC CURE
or CHRONIC, NERVOUS AND SPECIAL DISEASES.
THE EXPERT SPECIALIST,
nR. ALLEN, AS Is WELL KNOWN, is a
~ regular graduated Physician, educated At
Bowdoin College and University, Michigan He has
devoted lifetime 10 the study of the treatmentand
| cure of diseases within his speciality.
YOUNG MEN
And MlDDLE-AGED MEN, who are suffering from
the effects of Youthful Indscretons kxcesses in
| maturer years, NERVOUS and PHYSICAL DEBILITY,
eyes, aversion to society, dependency pimples
the face, loss of energy and memory, frequency of
urinating, etc. Remember, that by combination
OF remedies OF great curative power the Do tor has
so arranged his treatment that it will not only afford
immediate relief but permanent cure.
NM HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE
(Havng been surgeon in charge of two leading hos
pitals) enables to treat all private troubles with
excellent results. l wish it distinctly understood
that do not claim to perform imposslbilties, to
have miraculous supernatural power. claim only
to be a skifu and successful Physician and Sur
geon, thoroughly informed in my speciality
DISEASES OF MAN.
All applying to me viii receive my honest opinion
OF their complaints-no experimenting. l will
guarantee positive in every I undertake,
or forfeit 81 ,ROo. Consultation in office or by let
ter RRBE and strictly private. Charges reasonable,
Thorough examination, including chemical and mi
croscopIal analysis Of urine and advice, IS. Call
address, DE ALEES,
26s Kearuy street. San Francisco, Cal. Office
hours, to daily, to evening. o204pu
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A NNUAL MEETING OF TIE STOCKHOLDERS
n of the Peoples Savings Bank will be held at
the Rank Office On ;.oNDAY EVENING, December
s, 1883. at 7:S0 o'clock. 49,
o9I-im VIM F. HUNTo ecretary.
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Or. G. 2. SALFlELO,
2IH KearnN SfreeI
AN FRANCISCO, c.

Consultation strictly confidential by letter or at
Office, FREE. For the convenience Of patients, and
in order to insure perfect secrecy, have adopted
private address, under which all packages for
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Exhausted Vitality, Premature Decline, and Loss
OF MANHOOD, in all IT'S complications,
and frOm whatever cause produced. 1t
Nerves, Brain, Muscles, Digestion, Reproductive
Organs, and Physical and Mental Faculties. 1t
stops any unnatural debiiitating drain upon the
sYstem preventing involuntary losses, facilitating
dreams, seminal losses with the urine, etc, so
destructive te mind and body. 1t is a sure
eliminator OF all KIDNEY AND BLADDER COM
PLANTS. 1t contains no injurious ingredients.
To those suffering from the evil effects
OF youthful tBdiscresi0Ds or excuses, n
speedy. thorough and permanent CURE
Is GUAKASTEEO. Price, So so per bottle,
or five bottles in case, with full directions and
advice, $50. Sent secure from observation to any
address upon receipt Of price, or c. o. d. To be
had only of
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I'D L III BEN ID K KS IL.

= - CENTS FOR A GOOD SQUARE MEAL,
% Sacramento Restaurant Nos. 3i7 and $40 x
street, between Third and Fourth (three blocks
from the Depot. Street Cars pass every five min
utes-ask the conductor where 10 stop. Ice Cream
and Cakes, Is cents Fine Dining Parlors for Fami.
Hes Open Day and Night.
jy13-tt ]. D. SMITH, Proprietor
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED
> up to NOVEMBER 10Th, at 2 P. NJ, at the OF
flee OF the Secretary Of the State Agricultural So
ciety for work to be done at Agricultural Park, as
follows Grading one mile Of new race track NOV
ing buildings and fence and erecting bulkhead and
stocksheds according to plans and specifications at
this office. certified check Of $3.50 to accompany
each bid guarantee that bidder will enter into a
contract and give bonds for the faithful performance
Of said work The Committee reserve the right re-
ject any or all bids.
n6-td TB CT EDWIN F: SMITH, Secretary
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Sufficient to show its merit viii be sent to anyone
applying by letter, stating his symptoms and age
Communications strictly confidential.
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THIS Gre AZ

hts reat
st rem gth hen Ing
II ernedy ana Nerve
IONIC is the legiti-
mate result of over
twenty years Of prac-
/ teal experience, and
! CURES WITH IN
] FAILING CERTAINTY
l Nervous and Physical
/ Debility, Seminal Weak
ness, Spermatorrhea,
/ Pros tutOrrb G n
u
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MEDICAL.
THE UNFORTUN ATB!
GIBBONS DISPENSARY,
s2s Kearny street, sam Francisco.

Established In 1854. for
!. the treatment OF Sexual
m and Seminal Diseases,
IN s'lch as Gonorrhes, elect,
mn Structures, Syphilis in all
SS& its forms, Seminal Weak
NJ ness, lmpotency, Skin
,lff Diseases, etc, permA-
NN nently cured orno charge
SS@ Seminal Weakness.
oBS# Seminal Emissions, the
kSSS$ consequence Of self abuse,
z.$>S.s This solitary vice or de-
NJ PRAYED sexual indulgence
,uth Of both sexes 70 an almost
'ducing with unerring certainty
of Morbid symptoms, unless
c medical measures, viz: Sallow
'Ots under the eyes, pain in the
ears, uoise like the rustling Of
chariots, uneasiuess about the
the limbs, confused vision,
IS of confidence, diffidence in
$, a dislike 10 form new &C
ton TO shun society, loss Of
es, pimples and vsrious1 rup-
:, fuIred tongue, fetid breath,
, night sweats, monomania and
D AT HOME.
re may be S-red at home by
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-06-09
REvEILLE.

The long green blades of the lilies,
 Are drawn from their sheath of mould; Nor yet are their cups uplified
 Of motr.ed and beaten gold The drowse of long sleep is upon them.
 Scarce yet hath their revei begun: Til drunken wth vintage and laughter,
 They reel meath thss midsummer sun Then thcv If, up their golden gobiets
 And garner the dew divine. White Beaded with sparkle and sweetness
 of stars. ike Sirrnizn wine. And they drink till the moon IS stranded,
 They auaff ,,i,l the night is done. And life IS alert with the flaming
 Red fire of the rising sun The rods of the jessamine twinkle
 No; vet with the light ot her stars The mink -,ufied queen Of the meadow
 Stands not by tic moss meadow bars, The poppv lies stili. IS old Egypt asleep,
 The dream-hlict fast bout her head, The hyacinth' $ fled from the garden;
 The violet mods wiih the dead pu, bark, lis the wind On the mountain.
 IT.. breath Of the south. ~arm and s~ce: u nine calls the Till from the founfaia,
 The san from the roo, with swift feet ant tark lis the rain that is hrmmias
 The song that IS sung by the sea r- ;fs wake Is the green grass Sprnging,
 Th. hi.d and the leaf or the tree. Ire footfal, xill Wakcn thc poppy. Her dream ifancmo.ial !s eeae l Hearts of bloom wake awake. be happy h ;.e y.;sd. the rain and the sun. -Escs.Nxe
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-06-09
The krkansaw Valley Route,
 fI-. R.. Nj. K. C T. R'y.l

pA~rs 70 'ss pnhiie tsriiii.e. oNeqass 4 faf the transportation Jf ire ght aud sss-n gers 10 sn< from aii 'eIu-s >r iti -rst %rk4tt- .sN Ilfoagh b..ss .! ad'ag ltsaea s, eSs,t tfaetisss 4senfk st A ih~ fflr .YAi estes of ih~ ? tet Slater is ss ,.r sAeff I&se ffesl I.it'i~ fse,k io s'f Asath~rn pesnta Mrk~t cenu,se'5r.ss af trkarfas CtY Af f'h ts< {. eest sea nsers pay3ag tae < .41.kAias., risef and st Iffie kC-k Nifh al J4e ilust 'of tt~ >affa- fast 4+9 A.s'. The ~qa'gfs"nf pt ttia 84nr Is D-& 41I -legsrt. ii.s track s4 recent f hssn Faf n hfs, et1s9 cfde. and .,ase as 70 All ssd f r14sfe' pleasant and sres 6s rt5z4fr 70 pos.ss 10 fh~ great CStfar isri; af ss~ A- sAnssx ass MlsslssfJps .ailes Lzfs- 4Han- i5isrs B toe tnrst fSfBzsg lands IA tsi. .A oFa8 sf< fer tsl. slsng lals ft.r4f.. as. n4 e;teT ieeat.su taa be cf.tesi zlstlal sFsats sfsf tsGs- stese,t or'u-T' er infsra.siipa rsies IT. " f5.s~fs sfe, aaF!f t9
 k 5 '.tts~
 Gan. resgs4i $ Fsss 4 s'. | 4 t.JOD~0s
 General sspt f.ssle X. es. Ass.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-06-09
"h., i: Did for an Old Lady.

Conc toa >ia:4on. h-- Dee. -'e. 'szs.
 t,sst> asti.rF q acoiie had ,eca u>iug Nos1 nftier> here ata ai;h ar.c,i 4 feet 4 iaa.v gf o>e; s'=s,1;> 'rft,. had aern sles ios i'.e s' 'ca'rats sac aa! aut been bic ,a '.s ef,,nd. s 'aoatts aru she ~as z.'les. Hef ,l. -peta.> ~ hs,sets-.s
 IT ef s.a.e.s s,as'as, e.~ =les. aa,i e T. a' H. H,'st ', 1-elsne z ea~ss es ss~f sss ;a sfes h., -o.i an sal sspy '..a Al t,ss,r :: t.o ,'.ss he' a~n l3e'a tn- a4t l. het eit' bas tr. h ayose. ss :ss tla. |. Z My eif~ and e..iitr-t also at,, a~txo,. great beuc'.i fram :he,rase
 W 2. MA.Mav :. A..l.,N [ c
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-06-09
ssssstsasss sssttsstssh
FOR THE. WEST

Here gfe stiaslHt Gf fas.s-s z lAHfs t8 n. atafe rferfEssitsl s. ct,ot terf 'Ne f st=f su,. r.ia .te -p fr 5s Nf1 >; f.oH.s anu over ite Nlss ari farfhe fniis.4Y. iaet@ tssEsis taIiA tfc mn iiail the Gfse'i ' 'a,,a is' ia.,i. V aata tpt. laa.,at Tiss i.t ss=sl < ftt .tfz sat >i 'as.'ilf and pfa hs
 i'4.-ss .,.tes ei-r;}ist sts o' t'e very h;et, a4as> src sifaeh-e 5 firasn.
 as Ea .Fs F, nioa iist-i sr. sets far 7 *as .s, C".sre .a. <,4 tirslta aaa Ca ,ternsa '-aaac,f .th es4ssess ua.ns of g.. isnes.
 At Ate son. 1outrf usn ls rn=..e vlth ], pre-, frs as iof ksaea. .aG Ssi.aa. ea ,.s.l..s Ai eu ha, cstunssii.va is made ~tth t'r ~ isw. v in fer eaifofnia
 las ti,s on.ts tn pA ti-t sn r..'.'s ta Si," VI est st Snfif.~t [. rtt aHi. isst f=Ftc and saf-.i{o accoiun..5 tirsno's bti f'zas tstt.i seraets. I fss+ses fseea.,h the 'nes, lz9f ton of Missouri saf &tistAska ~e-i faf iilf;sirgs { utafs. p.n bhltts. etc. a t.ts lsa~ esa E si.s f,e nar.f ea sfc-
 |. GHA$ffi.EF C Ef%%Ss Gf4Izs Az
 Lssi Gen isaas bg.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-06-09

Utica has . prayer wheei, acosrs.as To the C61srsier. By means Of ia prayer may be repeated five hundred ;isaes ID a
 minvfc. Such nacs.aes have long been m use ln China. but ..lis IS doubtless tne first christian employnen, of mech .r- ical device for rapid fraying. A prayer equal n quantity of xs 4.;er ;o hall of an average newspaper ccaamr can be ;hus rapidly multiplied. Ii ls aboa; a~s; n diameter, with silded Saokes. q b,..s. crank ia front of the hsib. 3hieh rests n an ornamental frame. and Tasi.d d periphery an embellished inscription .< the Lords prayer. Ai:hough the insentx turned !; little. ta iet ;he reporter see how it went, he sad that he xas no. really making II pray. for to Go that required certain devotional obseryanceS on the part of tine pe:ltioner.-A<..' Ks~k S1r.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-06-09

ters long may they r.c<r<r. for they have made rncsaev ~eii and us happv.s
 THk MOTHER. My mother says Hop Ratters ,s the oaly thing that ~tli keer her frosa her old and SC were attacks oi paralysis and heSdaehe.-Ep. usw<gv Sss.
 Luddingtcn. Mich. Feb. q lssc have sold Hop Rnsers tor tour years and there is no medicine that surrasscss them for bilious attacks. kidney complaints and maay diseases incid~n, to shis raalariai climat~.
 H | AtxNANOKK
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-06-09
4 Rica La.y's Experience.

t-ssel>4 sa o.rr Ear9p- and t.fie,fo~ eiga eoanfrs = s; s cosi of rsoas%nds of aol lars n s-efSk of health azg ie@ae i; met | retRrusd q seS@r4z.9 and | 4shearterec. and s-s restored to req yogiA.-. seaiti aad syssiss -lik .ess fhaa f~o totis~S oi Hop Rr- tr<x- l hope aecrs mxg pro<s s,y my ~rp~- rseE ce and siay r home.
 LkDT. a1custs. M-
 had been ssek and m.s<rz zibie so !eng caussrg my husband so much tro-bIc and ex pense. no one kno@.sg slzi alied gse fsas SO completely tssAezrrrne1 and discouraged that got bottle of Hop Bitt-rs and used fhefn unknoxn fo my family. sooz began ts improve and gained SC f4ss ,ha, my hss- band and faraiiy though; :; strange aad un- natural. but when told them what had helped ne, fbey said. -Hzr.zh for Hop Bis-
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-06-09

A number of Grow Indians started east on a railroad train through Montana. Their dogs followed until they reached tunnel. when the dogs went round while the train vent through. The train go, ou, before the dogs arrived. but they waited at the exit until all had s.arved but one. who weni home puzzled and dis appointed -.Sas EIasfi5fo PoSl.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-06-09
The Memphis i Little Rock Ky.

h s>spsisr aas ,e.3afls rssie j. -rs .f. tSo dai4tSss datss pssaeug~r irs ns the I rect 4af Fzsess.t 44.ts ~ 4lt 54et5ss f-fss So-fh- ~c.th~4st. 1.ase sa.As4el4 .s,f.s ei ! Ilf iie Fpek Aea H=mpl.t. iat.a.sf s4e..--.fs os Khi asrs. Oasy ass ct ags fsof. 1 j ?, z Rock 10 s~1 York. fs@ hoa,s qslok<f iAsn any sf.s-F rcs4fs. s,s<e4%. Acssesfnessss offered ic et.ssr4nfa.
 For iaicfnaiao1 .a regard io iasSs apply ia
 THOMAS f~>Fx
 .-snd Gossnss&ssa<f. LatsI~ Rock. The great through ssrsxh; iine bci~s~a Latte Rock ard E4Etesa clkses--Clacsaneii. Losissiiie. Iersps.fs, -se Tsroggs bi.ls of izfing 70 ali points. 6o- Esettic and foreign.
 Fos fail inform afioa, sf;h maps, schedsI<a. rates. e;c- apply 10
 D. C. ROBERTS,
 Gea Pass and Ticket ATs.
 P F. SHELBY.
 Receiver and General Manager.
 Little kocx. Ari.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-06-09
Honeat Ol! Tim.

f,n ham. \. II f4vt4., 5o.
 Gents Who. 1T yog atr ! das AnoN nut ivfi gr.st'-'us to yu1 to .noA that n thi> ~oT.a et aduste- atetl es- snas I,sst- .s one -anraoraG that pro md slees al r as..eF 1asss io r.o. ansi tAefs, EJef tt.tfs as1 ! bad ,. sasL' sho,s ci paIss 1hloh unuerVsi me ig suob sn ~sf-st t'ssr tks Ica.t eJ .t,-4.crf A 5GlG na..ie s.le s5a.cp iIke 4a Agsr Lat Ii ~ss iHzstsef. ig tf, lls3 A.uesz used one bottle mt 4it. na; see anv el.srare :. anothrf 4.s. % change ny G.rScs that ihev are uo- as steady as tscv ever gers iiuSsd B. iss' sotli s.E< .s io write. bat noA ,.A good ..ti h..ad ~riie. 'his. No1 you coui5nu, tp manuiat1 slf. honest -Ess. g.1sss. s1 .fs s As you do YOU ~-.i accumulate ST honest fprunr. and eon<er tlr grxa,est Ds-ssine on socf i.ilcs. fnsa taA; aAs esef coz terred Oh mankind TIn hrksu
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-06-09
Anna Nara K.ider. Wife of Tobias K
! -i-l.rl ll..r l-ur,- IalA II. ra-

Ch-a-nbcr hgrg. Ialy y-4S ;. iszs. 4.s is io lrifh p<e. .e sa0a that l. Anna Mara kfif.rf., ~..e oi ioi.as kricor, sIa no. past scfrntv-fouf years of age Ny health has h-eo s.ft bad lpr segsrA. yeSGs past sas rouh.-i ssA s~aknrss pad ro8gh. tys pepSt. great dr si.ftf and ct.nsiiEt ts sn of il.e bo~ets sas 50 misesa54r l could cal noiflrg. 1 heard af Hor Euiers and ~as r~ ssieec to ify ihrrg. haYe only used three nsiiIeS. and 1 ;-rl ~oncesfiii good. ~el and stroag assin- Nis h0ss-is are rsgnIAs my af,- vtiie good. and a5u.'a gone. thtna ], ny tait io iet ,nr people ~ho~ ho~ pad ] vas zn'- lsi inc taeGf1ine aAs done Tor me x, fr ~ Far af- tavgsse.srs ~tus t
 -is ~a= e28 iro.ai-G foE se~rS ~ .t = fn0ta psicsts. ffecss.s af.t ,ltr,; ;.irz On ss+s f-. As a.afsF snsosee ,tsr .at~ ..s4, 1i hrf. sa~ aea; Easy eo lars On is~ ta pa sac ;rfa D. ares. fiti nothing bat in , 4,los= s@-.fs ! adv q end of ~stae4ee V V- sto A.t as sin,Har -sp.rs@n.. ns! Bad leea e-sst ih Hop Hsiess. islaeef her fa t-e gr~ bottle aAs made her face as sfi.eszis. spt -A cAi.d's ss 1 gixea her sseia He.t.a tAG | se.sss alfs.@l, a u6lfae.~.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-02-16
Only Looked On.

The music and the patriotic speeches
were over with the day, but the boys gath
cred at evening around bright bonfire in
the street. laughing and chattering, add
ing fire, fuel and stirring it to a brighter
blazs. The cheerful Highland perhaps
the warmth also. for it was cool night
attracted one unIike the others Of the
group. A barefooted, ragged boy drew
rear and lowered on the outer edge of the
company for few minutes, but presently
made his way ! carer to the fire and stood
beside it in evident enjoyment.
Then the largest, toughest boy in the
crowd suddenly discovered him.
"HeIIo, Tattersl Where did you come
fromp"
The boy tried to draw back. but he was
too late.
Bare feet and such cap as that !
Well. you're too fine entirely. Don't you
know that kind of cap is better roastedp''
And qalck blow sent the faded head.
covering into tbs hre.
Its owner % .da q vain effort to recover
it.
''Tbat was mean. Jim," said one of the
boys, family. The others said nothing
and one or two laughed.
The forlorn stranger drew back. escaped
from the group and sat down on q door.
step at a little distance drawing his Tag
ged sleeve across his eyes to wipe away til,
tears Of anger and grief. A plying, indip
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-02-16
Mr.. TALMAGE's IDEA OF HEAVEN.

Mr.. TALMAGE's IDEA OF HEAVEN
II wish to-day could take heaven from
out of the list of intangibles and make IL
appear to you as it really is-the great fact
of history, the depot of the ages, the grand
paror of all God g universe, "sald Mr.. Tai
mage in the Brooklyn Tabernacle yester-
day at the opening of his morning sermon.
TIE description of heaven given in Revt-
Iation vii, verse and 10, he explained
represented heaven as great holiday.
1t IS impossible, he said, to come in con-
tact with anything beautiful in art or
religion without being profited and elevat-
ed by it. Much of his mental life he dated
from the time he first saw one OF the works
Of the old masters in Edinburg, Scotland
To the present moment he felt thrilled by
Jenny Lind g concert which he heard at
Castle Garden when he was boy. The
speaker did not feel like accepting DR.
Dix's idea, that the Inhabitants OF heaven
would spend their time in studying arlth-
metlc and the higher mathematics, but
preferred the statement that life there was
passed in singing flower songs, and water
songs, and sentimental songs, all to the
glory of Christ. If the kingdom of heaven
could be dissolved and the inhabitants
should vote on the form of government,
Christ would be unanimously elected presi-
dent of the universe.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-02-16
MAKING SHOT.-A shot tower is an

MAKING SHOT.-A shot tower is an i'm
msnse brick structure. $50 feet high. re-
8 milling a lighthouse more than any
thing else. Visitors are conducted Up Il
spiral staircase inside. to the top, where a
tine view is obtained for miles about, but
The view down the inside is not so pleas
ant. The opening where the shot de-
sends becomes narrower and narrower,
until nothing is seen at the bottom but
darkness. At the top of the tower are the
furnaces for smelling. From these, lead is
poured into pans, set in the tower, with
perforated sheet iron bottoms. The mel
Ted lead comes through these holes and
enlarges on the other side, forming into
globules before it falls down to the well
beneath holding several feet of water. The
large shot drop the whole height of the
tower to the bottom, but the smaller sizes
only about half as far. One peculiar thing
is, that small shot generally expand in
falling, and the largest sizes contract
Very great care is necessary in mixing the
metal as it would run through the holes
and drop in strings If not of the proper
proportions, and no shot could b. m ade at
all.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-02-16

ROTHsCHILD'sS TART.-R ,thsch lid was
the third son of banker at frankfort.
''There was not" he said, ''room enough
for US all in the city. l dealt in English
goods. One great trader came there who
had the market all to himself he was
quite the great man, ard did Us favor il
he sold us the goods. Some how offend
ed him, and he refused to show US his
patterns. This was on Tuesday. l said
to my father, ~ will go to England" l
could speak nothing bnt German. On
Thursday started. The nearer got to
England the cheaper goods were. AS soon
as got to Manchester laid out all my
money, things were so cheap. and made
good profit. l soon found that there we're
three profits on the raw material, the dye
ing and the manufacturing. said to the
manufacturers Il will supply you with
the material and dye. and you supply me
with the manufactured goods So got
three profits instead of one and l could
sell goods cheaper than anybody. In q
short time Increased my twenty thousand
pounds to more than one hundred thou
sand pounds.
success all turned on one maxim.
| said. Can do what another man can. 50 l
am a match for the man witt the patterns,
and all the rest of them. Another advan-
tage had-I was an off hand man made
bargain at once. When I settled 10
| London theEast India Company had $500,
600 OF gold to sell. l knew the Duke of
Wellington must have it for the pay of
his army in the Peninsula. had bought
great many of his bills at discount.
The government sent to me and said they
must have it. WHEN ttey got it they
didn't know how to get it to Portugal. ]
undertook all that, and sent it through
France, and that was the best business |
.ver did,"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-02-16
How 'Innocen,s Abroad was writrsn

A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press, describing his associates in WASH
ington boarding house in 1865 go says
And there was Mark Twain in little
back room. with a sheet-iron stove, "A dirty.
tnusty carpet of the cheapest desciip ion
q bed, and two or three com mon chairs.
The little dun stove was full of ashes.
running over on the zinc sheet; the bed
seemed to be unmade for week, the slops
had not been carried out for fortnight,
the room was foul with tobacco smoke, the
IA NOT, dirty enough to begin with, was lit
tered with newspapers. from which Twain
had cut his letters. Then there we're hun
dreds of pieces of torn manuscripts which
had been written and then rejected by the
author. A dozen pipes we're about the
mattel. on the writing table, on the chairs
every where that room could be found I.
And there YVES tobacco, and TOD ,cco every
where. One thing, there we're no flies. The
smoke killed them. a, d am now surpris-
cd the smoke did not kill me too. Twain
would not let servant come into his room
He would strip down his suspendars this
coat and vest, Of course, being off and
walk back and forward in slippers in his
little room and swear and smoke the whole
day long. Of course. at times he would
work, and when he did work it was like a
steam engine at full head l do believe
that if Clemens had not been under con-
tract to write for the Hartford firm his
'Innocents Abroad he never would have
done it.
"Of course, at that time, we never
thought that Twain's book would amount
to anything. and probably he did not think
it would either. but he was writing for the
money his naked MS, would bring from
his Hartford publishers. Hs needed that
money, and 80 he wrote. He is glad that
he did write now, for that "Innocenrs
Abroad, :" written in that little back room
III Indiana Avenue. in Washington, has
been the making of the fame and fortune
of Mark Twain. Whether lie smokes the
same sinking oil pipes; whether he wears
the same soiled undershirts; whether he
heats his room with the old uncleaned
stove; whether he sweals at his own or
other peoples servants whether he mopes
and snarls and whaes-well, don't care.
He is rich and aristocratice. He has edi-
ted paper IN Buffalo and another IN
Hartford. He failed in both. Editing is
not his forte. Mining is not his forte.
Humor is his forte, but will you excuse me
if say that coarse humor should be no.
body's forte -