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The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25
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 There can be but little doubt, whatever may be thought of the theological pro- priety, that the Catholic reverence of the Virgin did more to elevate and purity the lite of woman and soften the manners of men than all the dogmas of ;he church. No longer the slave or the toy of man, no longer associated with ideas of degreda- tion and sensuality, women. under the ai- fractions of the beautiful ideal, rose into sphere of relf-respect and reverential homage that has never been seen before. Ioye was idealized. The charm of fe- male devotion and eonjugal fidelity was, for the first time, fully appreciated. In. fanticide, that had fourished under the influence of pagan goddesses, disap- peared. All that was best and Durest in European ari, literature, manners and domestic life for thousand years came from this lovely ideal, and the sweet vision has not wholly passed away. And yet there were thousands of Hebrew wives who embodied all the female virtues as fully in thelr character as Mary, the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus, who died in obscurity, and the hallowed charm of their influence was not felt beyond their own family circle, while eombiEa- ton of circumstances oonspired to take this one beautiful picture of Hebrew home from q \azarene cottage and place II in the worlds gallery of arts. Florence Nightingale, the daughter of an English gentleman, nursed as a tender plant in q home of wealth. finely cultured. possess ing all that would content the average girl. luxury, ease and dreamy idleness, whiting away the tlme with dainty trlfies. hearing that good nurses and efficient hospital service was needed in the Crimea. offered her services 10 the governmen, and was accepted. 'nder her manage ment the hospitals ot Scutan soon became models of cleanliness and order. Always bright, cheerful. tender and sympathizins with l kind word for every s!ck and wounded soldier. however rough and lonely she soon became the idol of inc army. Yet there were hundreds of noble. tender-hearted women who went 10 the Cnmean war, and were inst IS earnest, patient and selt-sacrihcing as Florence Nightingale, whose names are forgotten. Many of them were never mentioned n bulletins of the day. Hundreds of patriotic, self-denyins wonen followed our armies during the late civil strife. carrying sunshine. hope and the solace of religion to the sick, wounded and dying soldier, whose names are unknown: way side flowers along the burn; path of war. But lucky conjunction of circumstances made Florence Nightingale d type. an ideal of gentleness, patience. self-saeri- ice. love and sympathy that history will never let die.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25
Legal Intelligence.
Texas Siftings.

Not long since an Austin lawyer was appointed by the district judge to examine candidate for admission to the bar The young man was rather deficient in Blackstone and Greenleaf It looked very much as though he lacked the requisite preparation.
 Do you know what fraud is in the ju- dicial sense of the word!' inquired the examining attorney.
 "l don't-l hardly think do," was the stammering reply.
 "Well, fraud exists when man takes advantage of his superior knowledge to injure an ignorant person."
 "So, that's il, is it! Then if you take advantage of your superior knowledge o law to ask me questions can't answer owing 10 my ignorance, and, in conse- quenoe thereby, l am refused license, will be injured. and you will be guilty O fraud. Won, you, judge?'
 The lawyer was very thoughtful for ] few moments, and then added, reiiec lively:
 My young friend, perceive you hay, great natural qualifications for the bar and shall recommend that a large handsomely engrossed and richly en grayed license be granted you in spite oI your ignorance"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25
Means War in the Future.
Washington Cri;ic.


 No enc who knows anything abou, Mexico and the Mexicans doubts where the era of progress opened up in ,ha, country by American capital is leading to. The end of tha, era will be war That the Mexicans will be defeated is certain. Defeated in the field, the Mexicans will maintain constant guerrilla warfare. which will require large army of oc- cupa,on 10 resist and keep anything like peace. The character of the people is such that they are unit for self-gov- ernmen,. and il would be worse than l burlesque on free institutions for the United States 10 admit the Mexican states IS states in our government.
 That the MeXicans hate the Americans with deep. bitter and abiding hatred is known 10 alf who are acquainted with the Mexican people. Added to that ha- ,red is the vain glorious idea that they can whip the Americans. With these feelings actuatins one side and ! feeling of contempt for the people themselves and ef indifference ,o their nsh,s and welfare swaying the other, no gifi of prophecy gs needed to predict the lneyi,- able result.
 The recent attack en the AmerCIE consul Il Monterey Is distinctly an out growth of the feeling oi hatred the Mex icanSAhavc for us. This view of the affair is taken by the correspondent, of the Gal weston At.,S. who went ,o Monterey and inves,i gated the matter on the spot. The idea expressed by morning paper that ignorant and uneduca,ed Mexicans are the only ones who dislike the Americans is erroneous, and it's s;atemen, that the educated and intelligent are unpreludiced toward us is equally without foundation. And even if these latter loved us and were eager to welcome us into the mids, of them. they are in a woful minority and unable to control the country. Bu, there are only few, very few. of those who want us among them, and they only want us for what money they can make out of us, jus, as we are !" developing their country, not because we love them and want to serve them and do them good. but for the money we can make in the operation.
 This the true situation. stripped of the glamour of sentimentality and unbiased by selfinterest. The present means war in the future.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25
FOR THE WEST

There are a number of routes leading 10 the above mentioned section. but the direct and reliable route IS Via St. Louis and over the Missouri Pacific Railway. The two trains daily are run from the Grand Union Depot. St. Louis 10 Kansas CirY. Leaycng crth, Aieh- isoa, St. Joseph and Omaha.
 Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars of ihe very finest make are attached to all trains.
 A; Kansas Ciiy Union Depot. passengers for Kansas. Colorado. New Mexico and Cal- ifornia conaec, with express trains of al lines.
 Al A,chisor. connection is made with ex- press trains for Kansas and Nebraska points. Al Omaha. connection IS made with the Overland train for California.
 This line offers 10 parties en route 10 the West and Northwest, not only fast time and superior accommodations, but beautiful scenery, as X passes through the finest DOT ton of Missouri and Nebraska Send for illustrated maps, pamphlets, etc., of this line, which will be mailed free.
 F. CHANDLER. C. B. AMMAN. Gen1 Pass. Agt. Asst Gen1 Pass. ASt
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25
The Arkansaw Valley Route,
 tL. R., M K. t T. Ry1

Oscrs Q t':r asblie tae.,stses une,iaals. fer i,Is r lnSport1uon oi iFrisat 7nA Tasses Sc-s ,o anl from ali iasnis IA >oa,ha est Arkln- s9w. Ihrrugh hiiIs of lai.ng issue.. hv cea- tracing agents ], IL the pfinctpai eii,rs 1i the Cnste4 S;lies. l. Is thc sjs3ri .ine from Latte Rock io - southern po30ts M ike connections II Ark2nsaM Cf,v w.lh trt fnest steamers plying the MiSsisslq7 Ilver, m I; l.i,,ie Rock wIh T., iAc lines Tor ,he North. East an. N est. The e4uqmen, of this lin,. Is new anu elegant. The track has recent, been pat m tTs,-cllss or Ter. and passengers aill sni Il l most pleasant and speedy route 10 points in the crcat Cotton Rcli oi the Ar slnsaw and Mississippi valley. Large quan- iiiies Of the naeSi iarmlnc lands in the world. are for sale along this route. and no better location can be o;iefc. immigrants and home seekers. For further information. ratcs, maps. folders, etc, apriyto
 K. n. LEWIS.
 Gen. Freight \ Pass Agt. l. A. WOODSON.
 General Sap',, Little Rock. Ark
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25
BABY LOUISE.
MARGARET EYrixGE.

l m ID love with you, Baby Louise With yolr silkea hair and your soft blue eyes, And the dreamy wisdom thai in them lies, And the faint. sweet smile you brought from
 tie skies
 Gods sunshine, Baby Louise
 When you fold your hands. Baby Louise Your tanss. like a fairy's. so tiny and fair With pretty, innocent, satin like air Are yol trying 10 think Of some angel-taug
 prayer
 Yoa learned above. Baby Louisei ia. n love .s::;.a. you, Baby Louise, Why, yoa never raise your beautiful head Some day, little one, your cheek will grow
 red With flush of delight 10 hear the words
 said
 =; io,e yoi.n Baby Louis.
 Do you hear me, Baby Louisei | have sung yonr praises for nearly an hour. And your iashes keep dropping lower and
 lower And yoa ye gone 10 sleep like q weary flower. tng.aieiul Baby Louise
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25
Story of the Great Si5ions.
London World. |

Lon1oa N Nc!il.
 Miss Berry. says the writer. had great regard and admiration for Mrs Siddons in her public capacity chiefly. it IS to be presumed-for the only anecdote told of the great tragedian shows her in rather ! naive aspect. Miss Berry. telling of the sudden demise of French diplomat, mentioned that he died in his bureau. - Poor gentleman" said the actress, "how go, he therer' She apparently took bu- reau in its upholsterers sense as a sort of writing desk.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25
Not . Striker.

Marathon lndepenient.l
 "iou know Jones tha, lived here few years ago." said Gilpin to Witherspoon. "Yes"
 Well, hear he's quite successful operator"
 He is. eh! Did he jine the strike v "No. no. He's superintendent of a big New York factory, and he's jus, re- duced the wages ten per cent. and he announces he hopes to be able to show a dividend of % per cent. on the stock by the first of January. That's the kind of an operator he is.'
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25

4 woman in Pennsylvania eloped last week with the father of her husband. Probably she thought she could go father and not fare worse rse.-.Meyei.Ns- 7ravelev.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25

"There is doctor in Winconsin named Green $. Apple" The only "core" to this Apple must be an ambulance corps. -Noyrishosn Herald
The Delaware farmer., 1883-11-23
The Wide. Wide World.

LIMA. REPUBLIC or PRRU.-Senor A.
de La E. Delgado L. Z. D. and COun-
sellOr, Tribunal of Justice, Lima, Re
public of Peru, says; One single appli-
cation of ST. Jacobs Oil, cured me com
pletely of rheumatic pains in my left
arm. [ recommended it to two Of my
friends, the Mrs. Dona Juana Garcia,
widow, and Mr.. ID. Herman Decker, a
German gentleman. Madam Garcia was
relieved entirely by the pain-cure from
terrible neuralgia pains of ten months
standing. Mr.. Decker was cured of in
explicable pains by single application
of the cure. My brother used the great
remedy for a species of paralysis of the
arm. He was entirely relieved from his
ailment by one or two applications, after
having tried numberless other remedies
without effect.
The Delaware farmer., 1883-11-23
Betting in New Jersey.
Press.

In the City District Court decision
was given in a betting case to-day, in
which Peter Wilkes was plaintiff and
James Sampson defendant.
The action was brought to recover the
sum OF $50 deposited in the hands Of
Gabriel Megargee as stakeholder and
afterward paid over to the defendant as
money won on bet or wager that the
defendants horse could not trot a mile
IN 2:30. The defendant won, and the
money was paid over by Megargee to
Sampson. The suit was brought upon
the "Act to prevent gaming, revision
458," which declares betting Illegal.
The Court decided i'll favor of the plain
tiff, in accordance with the statute, the
Judge remarking that the law in ques-
tion was never intended to shield a per-
son who seeks to win anothers money,
and when he has failed and every chance
of his winning IS gone, seeks to recover
his own by the provisions of the act.
The Delaware farmer., 1883-11-23
THE LIME-KILN CLUB.
Prof. Gardner talks about Great Men and
What They Have not Done,

"De odder night, began the Presi-
dent as the club came to order, "de ole
man Birch cum ober to my cabin an
cried bekase he had not becum a great
and famous man. Dot sot me to finkin. F"
''Cicero was a great man, but can
not find it on record dat he eber took
any mo comfort dan Samuel Shin does.
Samuel has 'nuff to eat an drink am
war, an of an ebenin' he kin sot down
in snug co'ner an eat snow apples an
read de paper. He am harmless to de
community as he am. Make a great
man of him an he might invent a new
sort O. religun, or originate new theory
in pollytics, or do sunthin' or other to
upset de minds of half de people.
Demosthenes was a great man, but
I can't find dat a coal dealers collector
could put his hand on him when wanted,
as he kin on Giveadam Jones. You
can't find that his wife was a good cook,
or dat he had bathroom in his house,
or cupalo on his ban, or dat he relished
his dinner any better dan Brudder
Jones does, while he had de same
chilblains an headaches an Nightmares.
As Giveadam now Ibis an circulates
children kin play with him, wood-piles
in his nayborhood am safe, an mo- dan
one poo family am indebted to him fur
sh;llin' in money or a basket of 'taters.
Make him great philosopher an who
kin tell how many rows an riots an
broken heads could be laid to his door.
''Plato was great man, but can't
find dat he he was fed on pertickler fine
beef or mutton, or dat his tailor gin him
an extra fit, or dat he got a discount
when he bought ten pounds of sugar all
to once. When Waydown Bebee gifts
sot down in front of his cook-stove,
checker-board on his lap an painful of
popcorn at his right hand, wild five
pickaninnies rollin' ober each udder on
de foo, he am takin' heap mo- COM
fort dan Plato eber dreamed of. He has
no soarin' ambishun. He neither wants
to save the world or spite it. He makes
no predicIshuns fur people to worry
ober, an his theories neber jar de dishes
off de shelf. Make him a great man an
his comfort an happiness fly away, an
he sots himself up to teach an command
an becum eberybody's antagonist.
''De man who sighs to trade far
wages, a warm house an peaceful
b'arthstun fur de glory of Bonaparte am
a dolt.
'De man who sacrifices his clean,
humble cabin-his easy ole coat, his
co'n.cob pipe an his pitcher O. cider fur
de gab of an orator or de delushuns Of
a Philosopher trades his 'taters fur wind
fall apples. ."-DetroH Free Press.
The Delaware farmer., 1883-11-23
Household Hints and Helps.

A wholesome'an excellent pudding is
made of oatmeal. Mix the oatmeal with
a little cold water; then stir it in boil
ing milk, in the proportion Of three
tablespoonfuls of oatmeal to one quart
of milk; flavor, and let it cool in bowls
or moulds, which you have first wet with
cold water. Make a sauce to eat with
this of cream and sugar, or jelly sauce
made thus: To half a pint of boiling
water allow an ounce of sugar and two
heaping tablespoonfuls of Jelly; tea
spoonful of flour, corn starch, or sago
should be dissolved in a little cold water
and stirred in. Let this come to boil,
and it is ready for the table.
Nice bread-cake is made of two cups
of light bread dough, one and half
cups of sugar, half cup of butter, three
tablespoonfuls of sour milk, half tea
spoonful of soda, half a grated nutmeg,
q +easpoonfnl of cinnamon. a cup of
raisins chopped and with -four busted
over them. Stir all in but the raisins,
and put them in the last thing. 1t
should rise for half an hour and then be
baked in a moderate oven.
Flour may be Drowned for soup and
gravies as follows: Put III sauce pan
and set it over the fire; stir it every
moment, as it will be in danger of burn
ing. 1t must be kept in dry place
Save your empty baking-powder cans to
put it in. You cna brown a pint or so
at time.
GrandmOther's minute pudding was
made in this way: Let some sweet milk
come to a boil, then stir in flour which
you have salted; this, must be done very
briskly or it will be lumpy. Stir every
moment until the pudding is about like
mush. Serve while hot, with sugar and
cream; flavor the cream with nutmeg or
vanilla.
Barley water, so often recommended
for the sick, may be varied and made to
relish by adding stoned raisins to it.
Let it boil after putting the raisins in.
If figs are preferred, cut them in pieces
and put them in.
To clean carpets: Dampen some Indian
meal, mix salt with it, and sprinkle over
the carpet; sweep vigorously. Take a
small sharp-pointed stick to remove the
the salt and meal from cracks and cor
hers.
The Delaware farmer., 1883-11-23
Too Many Weeds.

Probably more than half of all the
weeds are first brought to our farms in
the grass seed. Suppose we are given
a bushel of clover or timothy seed con-
tanning only twenty seeds of ripple or
wild carrot or daisy how much better
to burn it than to SOW and go over the
fields time after time to pull out the
weeds: it would cost more than ten
times the price of the seed to get the
last of these plants out. 1t is far better
to refuse entirely those seeds with
"only a few weed seeds, - and to pay
round price for those entirely free from
them and then on seeding down land
we should SOW plenty of seed, so as to
have the surface fully occupied with the
desired crop.
As a means of cleaning foul land and
of keeping that already clean from be-
coming foul, there is no system with
greater advantages than fall following.
and it should be far more generally fol-
lowed than it now is. Sheep are also
great weed destroyers when green and
tender many varieties of weeds are
eagerly sought after and quickly eaten
by them, and no seed of any plant ever
grows after having passed the digestion
machinery of the sheep.
If we would clean out the weeds and
keep them out, we must maintain con-
slant fight, must go over all our farm at
least twice each year in search of any
stray plant that may be growing from
seed so generously donated by some
slovenly neighbor. Offer the boys a
bounty of so much for each weed-root |
found on the premises, and you will be
surprised how sharp their eyes will be-
come, and you will find it to pay in
more ways than one. 1t will not only
clean out the weeds, but it teaches them,
no matter how much in hurry, always
to pull a weed, and the habit fully ac
ouired will be worth much more than
the bounty will cost you. A good clean
farm is not only a source Of profit, but
of pleasure as we'll j. S. WOODWARD,
Niagara county, n. 7. =
The Delaware farmer., 1883-11-23
Lo.t Fnith h Phrslclnn..

Why is it that so many persons proprietary medi
oines, or patent medicines, they commonly
called? Is it because people lose faith in phyaic
There nnumerahs instances where cures have boon
h4 Senxils SarsanarTa or Biesd ana Liver
Syrup for all diseases OF the blood when they had been
given by their physicians. It is one OF tie ossa
remedies offered to the public, and as It is pre-
pared with the greatest care. specific for certain
Diseases it wonder that should be more eectua
than hastily written and carelessly prepared prssorp
tions made by incompetent physicians. Take Scovlrs
Blood Anh Liver Syrup for all disorders arising from
impure bleod. It is indorsed BY leading professional
men aa we'll as BY eminent physicians and others.
For SPECIAL RATES for advertising in this paper,
apply to the publisher of the paper u4I.
The Delaware farmer., 1883-11-23
"Gettin' Dad HOme."

The other day a man who was stag
gering drunk navigated up Michigan
avenue to Third street, and there flung
himself down on the ground for a sleep.
He had lain there about ten minutes
when boy about nine years old, his
bare feet red with cold, and his hair
showing through the crown Of his old
hat, came down the street as if in search,
and soon espied the drunkard The lad
shook him vigorously, and directly the
man to sat up, secured a brace for his
back, and growled out:
"'Whazzer want wiz me ?"
"It's Jimmy, dad-it's little Jim,
was the reply.
"Whoze lizzie Jimmy?"
"Why, dad, don't you know me I'm
your own boy. Ma sent me to bring
you home. Can you walk p
81 guess'er can, - mumbled the man,
and he tried to raise up. The boy gave
him all the aid possible, but he was not
half up when he lurched over and rolled
on his back.
"Oh, dad r walled the boy, breaking
down all of sudden, you are drunk.
eyes, I'm junk.
"I can't get you home, and the police
will put you in jail Oh, dad what |
made you?"
"Vhaz maze me ?" sleepily answered |
the man.
Say, dad, " continued the boy as he
bent over him, little Katie's awful
sick.
"zhas so? Well, I can't help zhas. "
Can't you go home ?"
"No. You shtay here while go'er
Sleep"
"Oh can't can'tP Everybody
Knows you're drunk, and everybody will
boot at me p
"Whaz ?' exclaimed the man, as he
.aised on his elbow.
" The boys are hooting at me now,
md the men across the road are laugh
ng! Oh dad, it's awful to git drunk
It's awful when you are ashamed to
ook any one in the face p
The boy leaned against the wall and
nd his face and cried. The drunkard
ubbed his eyes, braced to sitting
'osition, and by careful management
cached his feet.
Jimmy r
''Yes, dad !"
The Delaware farmer., 1883-11-23

'Shame-perfeck shame I'm 'er
brute, I am. I'm sorry, Jimmy, you
know I'm sorry"
eyes"
''I'm goin' home.
"I'll help you"
'No, shur; you go THAT way--I'll go
zhis; then er boys won't hoot at you.
Cum-go long"
The boy crossed to Fourth street, and
when he was too far away to be sus-
pected of relationship the father braced
up and started up the avenue mutter-
ing:
"I'm er brute, I am, an 1 orter be
kicked, I had, an if I drink any more I
hope er be shot, I do."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Delaware farmer., 1883-11-23
Walnut Leaf Hair Restorer.

It is entirely different from all others. 1t is
as clear as water, and as its name indicates is
perfect Vegetable Hair Restorer. twill imme-
diately free the head from all dandruff, restore
gray hair to its natural color, and produce new
growth where it has fallen off. Itdoes not in any
manner affect the health, which sulphur, sugar
of lead and nitrate of silver preparations have
done. 1t will change light or faded hair in few
days to beautiful glossy brown. Askyour drug
gist for it. Each bottle is warranted. SMITH,
KLINE q Co., Wholesale Agents, Philadelphia,
Pa, and O. N. CRITrENToN, New York.