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The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-11

what iadissincf aim, % far as the puhaic good l. directly concerned. The pseacA- erx, on their part, are so expressed with their fervenf intentions 10 establish . mil lenium upon earth al once, that they lose no tune b inquire into the pTsc- teal effectiveness of their methods, while, On the contrary, journalists are 90 con- stAn,iy busy ~ith the usrk 0, eiighsening the pubiic-a mere incicent. by the way. in connection <isk their, struggle for bread and bureg-tkat t never oc- CUTS to them 10 have any aim beyond that of making the current issue of their paper the brig asess and best in the land. And they teach by the force ot indirect example. and not by tha, of direct pre- cep,; and one great advzntage the press has over the pulpit Is that is lessons are presented in . concrete form, as it were of every day events by sort of mental sys.em of kindergarten-and without any presense or desire of pointing moral. On the other hand the clergy deal ex- cinsiye.y with abstract vie~s of right and ~rong. and seek ;o bring men to real 'zing sense" of their sins by continually telling them of the great and ~ilful sick edness of their ways. Now. is IS my ob- servation, that if there is any one thing to which nature is eonstitu,lonally and radically opposed, i, is 10 being lectured. And herein lies the secret of the great in auenee of the press
 A lecturer might urge a room fnll of love-smis.en young folks by ,he hour 10 dissuade them from kissing, bu, 2 lighted lamp wculd do more to secure for the time DC ng the object of his effof,s than volumes of eloquent argcmen,. The press Is like .he lamp II beams upon the just ard the unjust alike, and ihro@s such e flood of the .. sunlight of public fly" slong the wsy o. the ,ransgres. or that is proverbial hardness IS aenderee ,enfold more sdamantine.
 
 l, is the very nature of the profession C: journalism rather than any SCI purpose on the part of those who follow i. IS :, calling that gives II iha: po~er ard edu- ,s'ie.ai influence which .s x14pp!oached 5y 4ny other of the so- called agencies of civilization. IL teaches the mss.er, as nothing else could teash them l. nut ,iplies their powers of observation and gives them thousand eyes ~uh ~h.oh 10 vieS events tha, would other sise 5e 10 them ss the dead and forgotten deeds of dead men. lt shows them the whole world in living panoEausa l, hurries them along through years Of human en- perience. !, quiokens ,her powers of perception and by the sheer fa, nj ifs rapid and usceasing onward anaft h com pels oe.eri,y of thought ,ha. btigt,eos the inteiiec, and raos osf ,ae rust ni ,e noranee and superstition. Its strength In rus. cause IS IS the strength a ar army of giants . b., or the side of r- justice and oppression, let us hope tha' it will ever be as Sainson shorn of his locks
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-11

wise the ssde h p,sasanG We eams eus aloag . ~ids bculevasl and sAcrslv turned iaso Grand backward. rha road- way is pe fext On oue side is sost q Kotsen row cn which . lew men on horses ambled along. The average American doesn't seem to take kindly to horsehack exescise. He icoks uncom. foTtshse and ashamed q himself. and evidently wishes he vas ia street car. 0n our lek appeared the wAite marble palace. snll unfinished. belonging sc Ms Wilbur F. Storey. the insane editor ol the Chicago 7isxt The russed ison sirders of the rooi were in place, and the whole building had the cold. cheer. less air ot an Amerscan ruin,. it has cost SSoo coo as it stands. and is . sort of gnos,iy white marble mascleam of a wonderful man Wise men build hosnes and then some fool comes along and hves m them.
 track oi heid and meadow ~i,h lake here and there. Beyond il were the buildings of the jockey club and the grand stand of the race course. The park, al least the principal part of it. seemed like bit of rural England set
 io~n by the big lake city. fne grea, unieneed helds, the notices told us, wese for eques'r,aas A person meets stylish ,urnouts and fas, horses in South park and comparatively ie~ ot the poorer people. As ~e came 10 the boulevsrds asasn the h .~,r masses claimed notice There IS lite s'se elephant made oi
 irle cactus plants. Big butterflies ot splendid colors are wrought out ln aowe,s Many of the ao~er beds are oi faneiiui shape and of every hue imag,n able The names ot the bouievards are printed on these seisef s~asds in flaming eoiors
 raking II all in all, Chicago is won. derful city, and in no particular does Is enterprise sho~ forth "a more advantage th .n Tn i;s series of unparalleled parks
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-11
back door Jnss as his a care ia tAe beat doos iaaussing fsr Ais Assls boy. = p ses yss.
A ws.'. Influence.
Texas sln.arl

ktNA&S &stta&A
 Same men would never be able sp pull through a, all d is were nos ius the sn- ceusagement given them hy their fAltAfu. sives. A notable instance of how much s man can accomplish, when he ss sus- ,asned and cheesed up by his ~,he. oc- cured not song ssnce in German vallaxe. He was a peasant. the strongest mAn physically ln the nesghhoshcod. and he vas very stoat ot II. A wesithy nesgh- bos had las, received load oi wood. which was drawn by t~c strong hossesS unI modern Sampson bs.a>sed sast he, by himself. could pull the load ~uaous ,urning han The cane, of he fuel rep iea ;as; 4 sAe reasan, could dsa~ the load of fuel 10 bis hause hc oea,d cati Il hts own
 The peas .n, accepted the nom,natiou, hasnessed himseli to the wagon. and ug- desscok so te, oh ~ish II. eai n ~as 70 90 The sagoa displayed sseAs Aps,ry. and refused to move. l, was so heav,I, loaded that il refused to go efi. Ae tugged. and pulled. and gfanted. bur al in van. His ehosn had 10 mose effect on the sagon than a republican spee h nigh, have on a Loa,s,ana audience. Hs was about te w,thd,aw from the canvass. when his ~lte pa, in An Appearance Sac vas infotmed oi the nature of the psaps- sition. and saw right of hos she coa,d save money. She immediately se,sed the ~k,p. and preS eeded to encourage her dear husband ~,,h !, "..e, us there, ,ou lazy brute" she remslked. fetching h,m clip that made hin, lamp. and removed a por,cn ot hls sh,s, and some ou,ele. rhis sheeted up the nGa. band ~ha made he gtea,ss, efsat, d h,s lite. and started eT ~i,h the loaded wagon, his devoted ~ife -alk,ns ey h.s side. and helping h,m along by an esea. sional paGsh ,n the skn.; fihs o. rii daes'ed kiek when he bes sme dls- eoura ged
 it s nSedless to add that thanks io the gentle m,nistt4tians ot tse wite. the family was provided ~i,h cheap htewoos, Al the comparatively u.h ng eos, as nes ~hip and hs,een cent bottle et afa,ea The snAn ~ao los, ,he ~ood en- ttu ifns. hassver A way exalted opaaiea oi lhs tu aaeuce ot ~osH-n
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-11
A Humorous Wri;sr.
St. Paul Herald.

St. Paul Herald
 Managing editor tn pex exporter {: 5ouills, l thought you xere humorous vriterr
 Squills-"i 1 pretend to be ST.
 Editor" You told me that you had been connected with some of the leading humorous journals os'the day
 Squilis--'i have sir"
 Editor-@ You sad your work had been widely copied
 Squills-'. So i, has, sir"
 Edi;os-" Well, sir, how is is that in your report of .he finding of a foot prin; tvensy-shr-e inches long and nine- teen inches wide. while digging a well in Cook county. Iil.. you didn't sugges, that ii was made by Chicago gi.l.
 Squills-" Wasn': .>ng enough by ten inches, sir
 Note 70 business manager: Raise Mir. SqIii.s ssges ninety collars week v Editor.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-11
A Seheming Editor
Ksn;uckf State Iourra..

Run around and see hog old Blow hard is now" said the editor 10 the office boy. We may get him yei for to-day's issue-
 Boy gets back
 "Weil, is he dead yet
 No; the doctor was there, and he sad he vas gittin' better
 ' dont believe word oi is- The old rascal never did hke our paper and he's holding cd to die until aftes ve issue, 90 the morning PaperSrviIl git the news first I'll ix hin. Inyuspend publicziion tor s.y tc1-< an6 ~s is' ~--f. ts,. .he o.c ssn-ef-4 sua."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-11

Nov, the chief difference, it appears 10 me, betveen the press and the pulpis in their distinctive spheres of public labor. is that one IS all aim and but little effort of any really efSe~siv~ e,--tc- ...e other is all sff r .ste criy general -=d ssae-
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-11

pJrsmi5s Of rich warm nncs, while there arc feids of fowers all t4stefnlly arYayed with faring borders around dense chro- ma,ic masses doubt it there IS any thing hner in the world than the fo~er garden of Lincoln park. 4 winding lake stretches along the park and IS gem erally covered with boats; rustic bridges abound and you meet zn unexpected fountain here and there. Al the upper end IS flowing mineral well, where the Chitagoise fills himself up a, no expense al all-the ooly free drink there is ID the city.
 Returning 10 the city handed the csb- man his exact fare. and braeed up for the inevitable row. The ezbm an counted the cash, said "All right: 50 long, ard drove to his stand, leaving me cis- appointed man. FiYs, time in ny ex- perienoe that didn't have Tou xith 4 oaomzn ~hen gave him nis exzctfsre Although dressed in a sost of livery, the man impressed per.on with ,he fzc' ths; he was a fellow sovereign and a voter, and that perhaps his vote would turn ,he nex, election.
 Co' on the grip cars and took very long ride 10 South park. Where the grip cars come 70 an end miies from ihe city's center, there ts . handsome boulevard or rather two Of them with a garden oi rich flowers between them. A man rzns . series oL Lepea park carriage that leaves for South or Washington park every fen minutes the faie is thirty cents The drivers are soured men who aave mel disspDoinsmen,s in fife asd are not is- eiined to converse abous the be esusies or rola:s ,. .1'---ss along the road. Oder
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-11

as se gas-d st te. soi rosy cheeks ~nh sook as never e ,siog sonifalian fe .ax ' peeled ta smatk aonf h ca afe hsauuiul ss peach. ' Ase the, CT she aske,! tnaeees,iy. Ard he ~. on' and bought ,htee tof qu@sie4 hasfs sset
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-05-29

If we press the abdomen of the bee
or wasp, so as to cause the sting to
protrude, it is but natural to think
that the sharp, dark-colored mstru-
ment was the sting itself. This, how
ever, is not the case. The real sting
is a very slender instrument, nearly
transparent. keenly pointed, and
armed on one edge with a row Of
barbs.
So exactly does the sting resemble
the many barbed arrow of certain saw
age tribes that if the savages had pos
sessed microscopes, we should certain
ly have conjectured that they Dor
rowed the idea of the barb from the
insect. What we see with the I'M
aided eye IS simply the sheath of the
sting
Many savages poison their arrows
and spears, and here also have they
been anticipated by the insect. But
the sting Is infinitely superior to the
arrow poison. No poison that has
yet been made, not eyens the terrible
wourali, or curate as it is sometimes
called, can retain lis strength after
long exposure to air The upas pois-
on of Borneo, for example loses its
potency in two or three hours. But
the venom of the sting is never ex-
posed to the air at all 1t is secreted
by two long thread-like glands, not
nearly so thick as a human hair, and
is then received into a little bag at
the base of the sting.
When the insect uses its weapon it
contracts the abdomen, thereby fore
ing the sting out and COMPRISING the
venom bag, By the force of the
stroke which drives the sting into
the sting into the fee its base is press
ed against the venom bag and small
amount of the poison driven into the
wound. AS rule, if the bee or wasp
be allowed to remain quiet, it will
withdraw its sting, but as the
pain generally causes a sudden jerk,
the barbed weapon cannot be with
drawn, and the whole apparatus of
sting, poison-bag and glands is torn
out Of the insect. thereby causing It's
death. Good Words.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-05-29
THE CRUISE OF THE WHITE FISH.
a Vessel that blade the "Trip from Lake
Eric 60 NEW Work. IN l793.

II read the account in the Sun the
other day, said a well-known New
York yachtsman. "about the proposed
trip of Capt. Wood, of Hammond
sport, 10 be made IN his yacht from
the head Of Seneca lake to Florida,
via numerous rivers and lakes and the
Atlantic ocean. The trip will be a
novel one, but it is not the Grst one of
the kind ever attempted The late
President J. Edgar Thompson, of the
Pennsylvania railroad company, once
told mo OF trip made by his father,
John Thompson, from Lake Erie to
Philadelphia, that was rather more of
q novelty than the one proposed by
Capt Wood Mr.. Thompson was an
agent of the Holland Land company,
which had great interests i'm western
Pennsylvania and New York. While
IN the discharge of his duties in 1898,
Mr. Thompson was at Presque Isle,
now the city of Erie, Pa With one
assistant and only such tools as are
used in an engineering camp, he con
structed a schooner which he named
the White Fish. In that rude craft he
started from Presque Isle for Philadel-
phia. He sailed down Lake Erie into
Niagara river. With The help of six
OK teams he had his boat taken over
land around Niagara falls and placed
in the river below Entering Lake
Ontario, he sailed to where Oswego IS
now located Through a small stream
that led to Oneida lake he made his
way to that lake. Passing through it,
he had his vessel again taken by land,
this time to the Mohawk river Then
he sailed to the Hudson, down tho
Hudson to the Atlantic, thence to Del.
aware bay, and up the bay to Phla-
delphia The trip occupied three
weeks, and was made without an ac-
cident of Gny kind The little vessel
was taken from the water at Philadel-
phia and placed in independence
square, where it remained until il was
destroyed by time That was the first
time a vessel ever passed from Lake
Erie to New York. "
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-05-29
Queen Charlotte Islands.
rertland a. J NJ shsre.

The Queen Charlotte Islands, the
extreme northwestern lands of the
Province Of British Columbia, are
situated il the Pacific Occan, between
81 deg. 55 min. and 81 deg. / 5 min.
north latitude, and 13l deg. min.
and 1873 deg min. west longitude,
about 600 miles northwest of Victoria.
They are three ia number-Provost,
MoreSby and Graham altogether
about 1876 miles IN length, Graham
Island, the largest, being 50 miles IN
width. Although in common with
the whole Northwest Pacific Coast
region dense forests and rugged
mountains cover the greater portion
Of their surface, they are reported 90
contain considerable tracts Of arabic
land, well adapted to stock raising
and agriculture, also deposits Of coal
and other minerals and waters TEEN
ing with cod, halibut and other ex-
cellent fish. Their sole inhabitants
down to the present time, with the ex-
ception Of the agents OF the Hudson's
Bay Company and recently Of the
Skidegate Oil Manufacturing Com
panv. are the Hydah tribe of Indians,
now numbering about 800 souls
Among the Indians Of the Pacific
Coast they are distinguished for their
fine physique, intelligence, mechanl-
cal skill, enterprise and thrift. Owing
to their insulated position though
mariners, traders, prospectors, and
missionaries have skirted the shores
Of these islands-they are at the
present time practically unexplored
and unknown. But the advancing
tide Of emigration is now setting far
up the north coast and will soon in
wade the home of the Hydahs. The
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-05-29
Alnska Not nR Iceherg.

Portland lOrl West Shore
The climate of Alaska, or such por-
tion of it as will ever be of much con
sequence, is far from being rs arctic
as is popularity supposed or the lati-
tude would suggest. The Japan cur
rent, the kUrO ,Sijco, tho great river
of warm water flowing nOrthward
from the coast OF Japan, is divided
by the Aleutian Islands. A portion is
detected through Behring's Straits
IA fact which accounts for the absence
Of floating icebergs at a latitude
where the Atlantic is dotted with them
while the main stream IS diverted to
the east and reaches our coast near
the head of Queen Charlotte Islands
Here il is again divided one branch
flowing south to give as the magniii-
cent climate we enjoy, and the other
sweeping around the Alaskan coast
northward and westward TO modify
the arctic severity of the temperature.
observations at Sitka for thirteen
years show thot the mean temperature
ranged from 49, to As degrees, and
the winter mean from III to 3S4 de
grees. In January, 1880, the Their
mometCr indicated Z degrees below
zero, and the native Russians asserted
that for fifty years it had never been
so cold as il had been below zero but
four times within that period. Dur
ing many winters cattle have been
able to obtain food continually, and
roses have been gathered from out
door gardens at Christmas time. This,
of course, only applies TO the islands
along the coast and the adjacent
mainland. In the interior, beyond
the wall of mountains that oppose the
passage inland of warm ocean winds,
Old Boreas holds undisputed sway.
Snow seldom fails at Sitka to depth
Of six inches, aud generally dssap-
pears quickly before the melting rains.
The atmosphere throughout the year
is extremely humid, the rainfall much
exceeding that which won for Gregg n
the title of 'Webfoot. - To this is
due the luxuriant growth of native
grasses and the dense forests that
fringe the coast and cover the mum
berless islands.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-05-29
Breaking II Gently.
Philadelphia can.

An Irish laborer was recently
killed ON the railroad, and one Of
his fellow worSmen was deputed to
break the news to his wife
Break it gently to her, Dennis,
poor sowl, he was instructed. Lead
her up to it by degrees, and not be too
sudden like.
as this Mrs. McFadden2' asked
Dennis, who was frightened at the
task before him, of the woman who
opened the deor
at is Plat do ye wantg
SIS Mr. McFadden in
"IIe is not. lie is beyant on the
railroad, working for 80 cents a
day"
TITS foine day, Mrs. McFadden
Wound We moind given me a taste Of
water. Thank We, bad cess to the
stuff. ItI foine day, Mrs, McFad-
den"
eyes, it's foine day. Plat would
ye be afther doing wild Misther Nc
Fadden2'
II wast TO say him on some pri-
vate business. Wull he be home this
av'nin' do we think"
Gle wull
"Misther McFadden is a very decent
mon and shure he has a foine lookin'
wolfe. Yer of Orish DESCENT, av
coorse."
"Yis; me grandfather was an
O'Kourke and me father was the best
mon that iver left Oreland.
81 think DIN wait for Misther Nc
Fadden, | want to speak to him at
wanct when he comes home
Poor crather, communed Dennis,
as he seated himself. "Oim the mon
to break the news gintly to her, but
it's hard wurrk. There they come
come now with all that Is left Of poor
Misther Mci'adden Oh say, Mrs. Nc
Fadden, exclaimed Dennis, they're
bringin' yer husband to yer. A train
ran over him and killed him.
And with the tears standing in his
eyes. Dennis said, "Byes, / broke the
news gently, poor sowl "
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-05-29
RECIPES.

RHUBARB PIES Don't peel the skin
from your rhubarb. Make one pie
with the peeGng on and another with
out and you will discover the super
iority of the flavor.
HARD GINGERBREAD Two pounds
flour, one half pound butter, one pint
molasses, one-fourth pounds sugar, one
ounce ginger, one-half teaspoontul
cream tartar.
NUNNERRY PUDDING. - One-half
pound of raisins chopped, one pound
of suet, four tablespoonfulS moist su.
gar, four tablespoonfuls flour and four
eggs.
STEAMED PUDDING. - One cup of
molasses, half cup If chopped raiSins
one cup of suet, one cup of sour milk
(omit cream tartar, two eggs, tea
spoonful Of soda, two teaspoonfuls
cream tartar; spice and salt to taste,
-four to make thick batter; steam
three or four hours. Cream of tartar
omitted when sour milk is used.
To PRESERVE EGGS. A woman liv-
ing on a ranch in the Washoe valley.
Nevada, reports a novel method of
preserving eggs for winter use. Dur
ing the summer she breaks the eggs,
pours the contents into bottles, which
are tightly corked and sealed, when
they are placed in the cellar neck
down. She claims the contents of the
bottles came out as fresh as when put
in.
A mixture is excellent for removing
grease spots and stains from carpets
and clothing made of two ounces OF
ammonia, two ounces of white CASTLE
soap, one ounce of glycerine, one
ounce of ether, cut the soap fine, dis
solve in one pint of water over the
fire; add two quarts of water This
should be mixed with water in the
proportion of teacupful to one ordi
nary sized pail of water. Mix thor
oughly, and wash soiled garments in
it. For removing spots use sponge
or clean flannel cloth, and with a dry
cloth rdb as dry as possible. Woolen
goods may be made to look bright anC
fresh by being sponged with this.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-05-29
Potatoes as Food .
Popular Science Monthly


AS regards the nutrltlye value OF
the potato, it is well to understand
that the common notion concerning
its cheapness as an article of food is q
fallacy. Taking DR.. Edwards Smiths
figures, 760 grains of carbon and q
grains of nitrogen are combined III
one pound of potatoes; q pounds of
potatoes are required TO supply the
amount Of carbon contained in one
pound of bread and 81 pounds Of
potatoes arc necessary for supplying
the nitrogen of one pound of bread
With bread ats half pence per pound,
potatoes should cost less than ] half
penny per pound, in order to be as
cheap as bread for the hard working
man, who requires and abundance OF
heterogeneous food. Ny own observa-
lions in Ireland have fully convinced
me Of the wisdom of VIM. Cobbett's
denunciation of the potato as a staple
article of food. The bulk that has to
be eaten. and is eaten, in order TO
sustain life. converts the potatofeed
ers into a more astimulatlng machine
during a large part of the day, and
renders him unfit for any kind OF vlg-
orous mental or bodily labor. If l
were the autocra.ic Gar of reliant,
nv first step toward the Regeneration
of the Irish people would be the N
PRODUCTION, acclimatlslng ana dissem
ination of the Colorado beetle, IN or
der TO produce a complete and per.
manent potato famine. The effect OF
potato-feeding may be studied by
watching the work of potats-fed
Irish mower or reaper who comes
across TO work on an English farm
where the harvest men are fed IN
the farmhouse, and where beer IS not
excessive. The improvement OF his
working powers after two or three
weeks Of English feeding IS compar
able to that of horse when fed upon
corn, beans and hay, after feeding Tor
a year on grass only.