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The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-12-01

Al an Arkansaw love feast an old man was asked why he joined the church. We'll he said. "l al'ers did have a hankcrin airter the goepil, but this fall t come on me powerful hard. lhad bad luck at the saw-mill, siN Q my shoa,s got drowned, my gray mare broke her ieg in the woods. an everything seemed 10 go wrong. tried everything. salve an axle grease. but nuthin' seemed 10 help my mistosiunes. l shifted from the democrat to the republican party, an then changed back again. an nuthin seemed to help me, so hnally tuck up iAe no,ien that ough,er line the church. The only thing in the way was that l didn't have lision. 50 l ,hongh, mighty hard over this. One day went down to Nhar thar was a .eamp-meetin' an drap- ped down on my knees. A ole feller with slick suit O clothes-an' came aroun' an axed me what wanted. an ,ole him that wanted ligion. He aAed me if was afeerd that my soul would go 10 torment, an said that torment wan, botherin' me, that things on the farm won't grow ter suit. 'Wall,' said he pray awhile Well, prayed awhile, all the time thinkin' bout the kalamities at home, till at last fougk-an' ready sort O feller come aroun' and says, ef yer wan,er do anything here, shout Wall, got up an shouted, an the next day lined the church, but femme tell yer, ef them stock ain'' improved I'm a goin' to ,ry some,hin' else"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-12-01
JOURNALISMS S.

The Chicago Snn. the great drovers journal is full of spice and interest. Il, is valuable publication.
 The New York Morning ionvnai can be properly termed the greatest news paper success known to the journalistic history of New York. The .noraias jan,Hai is just one year old, has attained a circulation of nearly ninety thousand, and is, as the Herald recently expressed 1t, evidently on the road to one hundred thousand. Some people may be sur prised a, this wonderful popularity won in the face of such opposition, but the fac, is, the -ho,ntnS iomnal actually fills a gap left open by the other great papers, Albert Pulitzer, editor. and Thomas B. Chrystal associate. arenewsparer men of broad experience and noted ability.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-12-01

DENNIS kEARNEY is organizing Ben Butler clubs in California. He declares that if Butler is not treated rightly by the national convention and is not allowed 10 dictate the labor blanks in the plat form, that he shall run as m independent peoples candidate. keamcy will keep on talking until another Chinaman chal- lenges him. Then he'll stop for while. The Chinese must go
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-12-01

@WoNbER if people, when they find fault with editorial or other newspaper articles. ever for one moment thiqk what d writer for tho public press has to con tend with ~ muses the Detroit C6af. Of course not. The man who glances at an article knows nothing of the thought nee css4ry to its production. He thinks, ,aeugh. tha, he could write better arti- f.e and only discovers his mistake when Lc attempts il and sees his matter releeted " the most ordinary journal.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-12-01

\ NEWSPAPER complains that although there are too many theatres in New York, yet more are being built This IS right, for every troupe must have start from New York theatre. As the troupes multiply, of course there must be theatres enough to supply the demand.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-12-01

Did you ever think what you would do If you had the Duke of Westminster income ~ Village pastor: No, bu, have sometimes wondered what he would do if he had mine. e."-Loa.ioa Batl!yk
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-12-01

\ MAssAC HrsET-rS man killed his son because the little fellow could no, trans ate a Latin sentence. The love for the dead languages in that state will yet re- suit seriously
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-12-01

"Why are you so distant" said q tramp to beefsteak in the res,auran, window as.ayo Hevsia.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-12-01
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Somley-.As long from now as possi-

Somley-"As long from now as possi- ble.n
 Young Man" I'll call to morrow" Somley-" Well, say tomorrow night" !" Young Man" Will you be here?" Somley-" No"
 Young Man" Then why must call ?'' Somley-" Why, you fool, because I won't be here" Exit young man.. Somley-" Oh, why Is man so badly cons,i-
 tuted
 That boys with bills strike terror to
 his soul.
 There was q time when was free
 from this
 When cared nc Is cxccp, for
 aVhcs
 That took me in the stomach now
 and then,
 But never will fall before foe,
 I3u, to my lady love I'll s,raightway
 go."
 Miss Manox sits in her room. 4 knock at the door arouses her. Come in' The same young man who had visited the colonel enters.
 Miss Manox -" What doyou want - Young Man-"l have little bill agains, you. Three sixty" Miss Manox - There is evidently a mistake
 Young Man think the amount is correct, Miss"
 Miss Manox Oh, the amount may be all right, but think that you have made mistake in bringing the bill here now. l am to De married shortly. and then can pay you. Young Man =" All right, Miss (cxt.3 Miss ManoN-" Thanks to that heaven which
 high
 Bend above us in a plying
 glance" Colonel softly enters and aside mur- murs.
 Colonel" When sour fife and nine shall
 meet,
 I'll not he dnnned in every lane and
 ,trcct."
 NGTV. The Colonel and Miss Manox sit to- ge,her. The colonel looks up from piece tobacco which he is contemplating and says, Fair Miss Manox. l find tha, l cannot live withou, you, aside times are so hard
 Miss ManoN " And |. cannot live without you, aside am. so much in debt
 aomley " Then be my wife, arising and folding his arms around her. =. Let us send a, once for the preacher and license, aside for my creditors will soon begin tn press me-
 Miss ManoN We will. (asidel for am needing money The preacher IS sent for. The cere- mony is performed
 Somley Now. l can call you mine Miss ManoN And all have k thine
 A loud knock al the door. The young man enters. "Ah. have you both to- ge,her. My boss Instruc,s me to get that money.
 The colonel and his wife look at each other inquirinsly, and shake their heads. Then 1t dawns upon them that they have both been deceived. "Well. I'll be dad blamed the colonel says. His wife drops on chair without saying any thing. \ scene Is shifted and two months, by stretch of imagination, in i'll keeping with she regular drama, is sup posed to have elapsed. The colonel is on he street drunk. and his wife is try ing to gel d situt,ion in the working de- partment of the Legislature. Moral: Don't marry a colonel and an old maid for money
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-12-01

old Poin, Comfort Blue Foin,-P1ss
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-02-08
The Source OF Cold Weather.

Where does the cold weather come
from. Ii used to be thought that the
north pole was the cradle of it. and
that all the waves of low temperature
that send the mercury tumbling down
towards zero had their origin in that
quarter. But the signal service re-
ports show that this is not always
the case. 1t is not always as much
colder in the north than in the south
as the difference in latitude would
lead us to expect; neither DO points
along the same latitude, north or
south, exhibit the same temperature.
1t is said that at Elko, New. last Sat
urday the spirit thermometer indicat-
ed Sc below zero, while at st. Louis,
whose latitude is but little south that
of Elko, the temperature was only
zero. Saturday and Sunday the
weather was as cold in parts Of Tex
as as in st. Louis. and the coolest
weather in Missouri was in the south
western corner of the State. The
lowest temperature reported Sunday
was at Grand Forks and Bismark in
Dakota-5S below zero-although at
Fargo, in the same latitude, it was 20
degrees warmer, or less cold.
The cold weather cannot, there
fore, always come down from the
artic regions; it must come from that
region three miles above the earth
where, in all latitudes, it is perpet-
ually and exceedingly cold. even in
summer, as the experiments in bal
looming demonstrates. A few years
ago three ballonists who made an as
cent in France and entered this chill
ling region were frozen to death. How
the sunshine passes through this
bleak and dismal stratum of upper
air without warming it and heats the
earth is one of the questions that
science has not yet been able to an
swer, but it seems certain that it Is
from this stratum that we draw our
supplies of cold weather, through the
upward and downward and air move
ments indicated by the barometer
that are continually taking place.
The air on top of high mountains, is
wintry even in summer, and if a sig
nal service station were established
five miles above the north. in any lat
itude, the officer in charge would
probably be frozen into statue be-
fore he could complete his first days
record.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-02-08
Mr.. and Mrs. SpOopendyke.

Anu SO, my ueaf, observed Mrs.
Spoopendyke, as she and her hus-
band reached their room, and she
stepped before the glass to arrange
her crimps, land so, my dear, that
was the legislature, was it? Whoev-
er expected than should ever see a
a live legisiature5''
''You didn't think it was going to
be dead one, did you?" srowled
Mr.. Spoopendyke, who had just dis
covered a ripin the sleeve of his over
coat: ''you don't think l brought
you up here at an enormous sacri-
flee of comfort and cash to show you
stuffed Legislature, do you:''
''N-n-no," faltered Mrs. Spoopen-
dyke; 81 didn't think it was exactly
that. Only wanted to know what
it was about, that's ALL
| ''Well, it was about time YOU got
out, if that's all, )" retorted Mr.. Spoop-
endyke. ripping away at the hole in
his sleeve to see if the stitches were
strong on either side of the rent. sit
was about making laws, that's what
it was about
"But that's just the part 1 don't
understand" insisted Mrs. Spoopen-
ldyke. "A law is something about
being arrested, hut ! can't get il
through my head how they make
them
lyon got the law part right. rum
mated Mr.. Spoopendyke, "and I'm
not sure but what you've hit it pretty
close on the density of your head.
I'll tell you, my dear" he continued
gravely; ''you saw that place with
the rail around it and the man behind
it; well, that is the law machine,
They throw the legislature in at one
end and the law comes out of the
other. They used to hay second-'
hand laws and pour them into new
bottles. but they finally caught tie
combination and now they make their
; own stock. But you want to watch
it closely. None genuine without
signature on the label: stand in a
cool place: these laws are only for
specific crimes for any other crime
try our extra celebrated extra session
!, laws, for sale by all druggists. See
into il now: Begin to get a dim,
dawning netion that legislature is
not an aquarium: Think you would
know a legislature from a crick m
: lyour back, if you saw them coming
; down street arm in ARM
That's different from what SUP
u posed murmured Mrs. SpJopen-
u dyke. Il thought legislature was
a where they all got together and made
G up their minds whether the police did
p right or not
L "Did, did ye:" grinned Dir. Spoop-
endyke, between his teeth.
Is Anyway. am glad came"
e sighed Mrs. Spoopen'lyke, ''because
e / saw the Governor. and she pattetl
o down the front part of her dress.
u and twisted herself into a bow knot
to see if her pannier hing right for
II dinner.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-02-08

A country cousin In Cincinnati
hotel tackled plate Of soup with a
fork the other day and tried for some
time TO balance little Of the fluid on
his three-pronged trident. At last
he got Disguised, and grabbing a
spoon exclaimed: '.Dang it, they
said | must eat eyerythin' with fork,
but I'A not going to starve when I'm
paying two dollars for what can eat,
Won het." AMI he "went in
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-02-08
NNeMsiesi SheetS.n

The Mexico LEDGER, one of the
newsiest sheets that comes to our
table, gives in a column article, las,
week, the different classes of legisla-
tors who will vote for and against the
submission question. 1t is a well
written article and is to the point,
and we trust that it will have its effect
wherever it is read.-Clistoa Copats
RegiSer.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-02-08

''Sambo, me by" exclaimed Pat,
a roliicking Irishman, to a jolly dar-
key, '.tell US what makes your nose
so fat.'' Dunno, Mars Pat, !.
answered Sam ''hut spec it's to
keep me from pokin' itinto udder peo-
ple's business.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-02-08
A NEW SONG.

lAs VI III thC otI LoulS ITtSUhUeftdU,l
CHE hath put new song into my
mouth Psalms Xi:3.
Suggested by the death and burial O.
Katie Smith, aged IA years.
The winter moon shone Whitley round
The city On the hill,
And cast beside made mound
A shadow dark and chill.
From out that place, LOVE slowly crept
All passion-pale and faint,
Life's broken harp she wildly swept,
And sang her souls complaint.
All heavens blue dome gave back the knell
AS winter winds make moan,
Through leafiess boughs the echoes fell,
And died in hollows lone.
''Can forget the pain by day,
The feverish waste by night?
Remembering, can my spirit pray,
Believing God did right?''
Then HOPE made answer from the tombs
And stepped into the light,
Her brow was crownedwith orange blooms
Her form was robed in white.
Her face was earthward bent and pale,
Hers that was wont to smile,
Her voice was like the winds wild wall,
She took the harp erewhile.
The harp that Life and Love laid down,
And tuned it to her mood.
She sang Of airy visions flown,
OF blighted womanhood.
"We wanton played in summer hours,
This fair, sweet child and 1.
Nor rocked how in winter hours
She low with them would lie.
Oh! sweetest are the tales untold
By mortal tongue or pen,
Fairest the buds that ne'er unfold
To flowers that might have been"
Then rose phoenix from the dust,
(No shadow circled wraith)
| From out the ashes earth's trust,
The living form of FAITH.
Her head, halo circled round
And peace was in her eyes;
Her footsteps only touched the earth,
Her spirit touched the skies.
Her song was like the lark's glad note,
| Bursting beyond control;
She poured from out her songful throat
| The music of her soul.
'sOne more to swell the choir above
ca prisoned soul set free)
The anthem of redeemlng love
With heavens jubilee!
Oh. what are all the cries of earth,
The throes that Death must bound,
But travail at the souls new birth
Into the bright beyond,"
|Then Hope sang too with lifted eyes,
And Love in chorus sweet;
1t echoed from the vaulted skies
In harmony complete:
10 Holy God, Thy holy will
In earth and heaven be done"'
The music from the hill
| To dwellers in the town.
And hearts that walked, with sorrow stirre,
flushed in their grief forlorn,
Heard music like the shepherds heard
The night that Christ was born;
Song from the grave If that sweet child
No mortal soul might ken
Till they that slept, in slumber smiled,
whispering the souls amen.-
*"Causing the lips of those that a
asleep to speak. Cant. vile.
| ROoNyIIIE Mo Dec % 1880
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-02-08

DR.. W. d. Ii. Hunter, formerly
editor of this paper, has been elected
by the Indiana legislature a Director
of the State Prison. He has also been
elected President of the Democratic
Editorial Association of that State.
He is still a stauch democrat and ed.
itor of the Lawrenceburgh Register.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-02-08

The move to have a State Public
Printer is good one. The giving of
democratic party printing to papers
that daily try TO overthrow the rsrty
Is worse than suicide.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-02-08

Handsome is that handsome does. =
saith the proverl,. That's what makes
Mrs. Langtry so ''extweemly'' I,eass-
tifui.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-02-08
THE LEDGER.

pI-RLISHED EVERY THU URSDAY
R.M. WHITE. Editor and Proprietor.
AT $3.50 A EAR
ALWAYS IN ADVANCE.
oFFICE-LEDGER BUILDING, Northwest Corner
square, over tine Post Office.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-02-08

Clark Mills, the well-known sculp-
tor, died at Washington, aged 81
years.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-02-08

Ought elergymen kiss the bride, "
Is asked by an exchange. By no
means. That privilege should only
he allowed to editors as they possess
a certain system unknown to the
cloth which goes far toward-weil.
it's nobody's business bit the brides
and theirs.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-02-08

Ayue. Malaria.
REGULATORY and an Disease.
y caused by De-
rangement of Liver, Bowels and Kidneys.
SYMPTOMS OF A DISEASED LIVER,
bad Breath Pain in the Side, sometimes the
pain is felt under the Shoulder mistaken for
Rheumatism; general loss Of appetite Bowels
generally eoshve, sometimes alternating with lax
the head is troubled with pain, is dull and heavy,
with considerable loss Of memory, ACCOMPANIED
with painful sensation ofleaving undone something
which ought to have been DONE a slight, dry cough
and flushed face is sometimes an attendant. often
mistaken for consumption; the patient complains
OF weariness and debility; nervous easiiy Startled
ieet cold or burning, sometimes prckly sensation
OF the SKIN exists; spirits are low and despondent,
ana although satisfied that exercise would be bene.
hciai, yet one can hardly summon up fortitude to
Try n-in fact, distr,ists every remedy Several
OF the above symptoms attend the disease bu, cases
have occurred when but few Of them existed, vet
examination after death has shown the Liver 10
have been extensively deranged.
1t should be used by all persons, old and
young, whenever any of the above
symptoms appear.
Persons Travelling or Living in Un.
healfhy Localities, by taking dose occasion.
ally to keep the Liver in healthy action will avoid
all Malaria, Bilious attacks. Dirriness, Nau-
sea, Dro~siness, Depression Of Spirits, etc II
viii invgorate like glass Of wine, but is NO in.
tOxicating beverage.
II You have eaten ANYTHING hard NJ
digestion, or feel heavy after meals. or sleep-
less at night. take dose and you will be relieved
Time and Doctors Bills will be saved
by always keeping the Regulator
In the Housei
For. whatever the ailment may be, a thorouehlv
safe purgattve, alternative and tonic can
never be out OF place. The remedy is harmless
and does not interfere with business or
pleasure.
IT IS PURELY VEGETABLE.
ana mas all the power and efficacy Of Calomel or
Qunne, without any Of the injurious after effects.
Governors Testimony.
simmons Liver Regulator has been in use in nv
family for some time, and ! am satisfied il is
vauapie addition to the medical science
J. GILL SHORTER, Governor Of Ala.
Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, Of Ga,
says: Have derived some benefit from the use Of
simmons Liver Regulator. and wish to give il a
further triad. -
Ihe only Thing that never fails to
neneSe.-i nave used many remedies for Dys-
Pepsia, Liver Affection and Debility. bu, never
Save found anything to benefit me to the exten,
simmons Liver Regulator has ] sent from Min.
nesota to Georgia for it, and would send further for
such medicine, and would advise all who arc sim
iiariy affected to give it trial as it seems the only
thing that never fails to relieve. '
r. NJ. JANRRy, Minneapolis, MINI.
Dr. !: ". Mason says: From actual ex-
Perence IN the use of Simmons Liver Regulator in
my, practice have been and am sa,,sfed to use
ahd prescribe it as purgative medicine
BsST fake only the Genuine, which ALWAYS
has on the Wrapper the red z Trade-Mark
anu signature OF j. H. ZEILIN & CO.
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-01-19
CONNECTIONS.

A.. With the South Carolina Railroad from
Charleston.
With Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad from Wilmington and oil points North
thereof.
With Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Rail-
road from Charlotte and all points North thereof
b. with Asheville and Spartanburg Railroad
for points in Western North Carolina
T.. With A. and G. Div, X. and d. X. R.. from
oil points South and West.
ID. With A. and L. Div, r. and D. r. r. from
Atlanta and eyond.
L. With A. and C. Div, r. and ID. r. r. from
oil points South and West.
+. With South Carolina Rail- Dad for Char
lesion.
With Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad for Wilmington and the North
With Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Rail-
road for Charlotte and the North
u. With Ashcville and Spartanburg Rail-
road from Hendersonville.
II. With A. and c. Div, II. and ID. r. R..
from Charlotte and beyond.
Standard Time used is Washington, D. c..
Which is fifteen minutes faster than Columbia.
1. NJ. r. TALCOTT, General manager.
j. w. FRY, Superintendent.
NJ. SLAUGHTER, General Passenger Agent.
ID. CARDwELL, Asst General Passenger Act.
April Is IA IF
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FROM A BALL Room TO A FIRE-The
Abbeville Press and Banner of "Wednesday
sys, in describing the burning Of Barker's
wagon shops in that town on the night of
the 9th ultimo: "When the alarm of fire
was given the young people of the town
were participating in the pleasures of a
german at Judge McGowan's, only short
way of. The party came down en- masse,
leaving only the Judge to keep house
The ladies stood under the big Oak Tree
while'thcir escorts worked like Trojans to
prevent the spread of the flames, and it is
due to their exertions, and to the generous
aid of a number of colored men, that other
and greater damage was not done. Never
in the history of fires Gid better dressed
set of fremen appear at burning building,
nor did iremen ever work with more dar.
ing and energy. The gentlemen from the
party were there in spkc-tail coats, and
other fine and fashionable party attire
They seemed to forget their clothing, and
pulled down walls, carried water from tho
wells and up ladders, as if they were mem
bcrs of hook and ladder company. A
stranger standing off looking on, said to us
that he had never seen the 'bloods' Of
town work as we'll at fire as they did on
that occasion"