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tears IN your eyes to stay. When your Cazed
senses IS, realize that ne has fairly departed you
can. like the ranks OF Tuscany ''scarce forbear
to cheer" But when he returns with wild ewes
TO announce that some other fellow has got his
overcoat with his list, his cards. and frirhtful
Climax his cigars, you feel that fate has avenged
you.
THE TACITURN CALLER.
But the slayer, with all his faults is at least n
talker for we all know no one would stay so
long to listen to any one else talk. He ia
rivalled, If not eclpsed, by the man who strictly
obeys the Biblical injunction and lets his COM
munication be yea. yea, and nay. nay, or words
to that effect. l don't know what notice fair
science took OF his humble birth, but melancholy
undoubtedly marked him for her own. He
stands stolidly with wooden immobility before
you, and says yes, he did go to the Presidents.
| no he didn't think 1t very brilliant: YES. he is
acquainted with all the other ladies In the room
when you have wild idea of Introducing him
TO some one else. You feel yourself perfectly
capable OF plunglng into a monologue on philos-
| suitable subjects for New Year day, so your
exhausted Imagination takes refuge in the
CLASSICS and you inquire If it was raining when
he came in3 He simply says yes, it was; and
the subject drops there, for you cannot ask him
II he thinks it will be raining when he goes out.
was punched black and blue not long ago in
church when the preacher remarked that we
should think more and talk less. but am con-
Vlhced that that was part Of the fOOlishness of
preaching
THE PONDEROUs STATESMAN.
After this stony and unresponsive dumbness
you welcome even the ponderous statesman,
who assumes for the occasion determined gay
ETY., which has rather an elephantne effect.
After his departure one Of our party remarked:
81 have seen Judge Y. through, now would
like cup Of beef tea"
You don't make remarks very much though
as rule, even In the momentary lulI when all Is
still, and you hear no sound save your own
dashing. so to speak; for portieres are thin. as
we were reminded by hearing one Of the first
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pavement. the first lightning rod, the first liter
AIRY magazine and the first academy or high
school. He was traced as skilled and Success
full printer. always producing good work and
publishing from 1923 to 1865 upwards of 400
distinct books and pamphlets, bearing the
Franklin imprint. Franklin as n Journalist was
next discussed; always the same clear. per-
suasive, and often fascinating writer marshal
ing all his powers to convince the reader The
pithy maXims of Poor Richard, and the keen
powers of Wit and irony SO often welded by
Franklin were referred TO as marking his dis
tlncti0n as moralist and humorist. His
crowning services to his country as legislator
statesman and diplomatst were fully charac-
teriZed, and after q eulogium upon his long
career OF twenty-five useful years abroad the
address closed as follows:
We may study him finally as q man and the
more we become familiar with his life. his per-
son and his writings. the more will our estimate
OF Benjamin Franklin rise. Born to poyertv
the youngest Of seventeen children, with less
than two years schooling this boy, who bepan
life with selling ballads in Boston streets. rose
by unwearied industry. shrewdness and ca
paclty. TO be a leader among men. whom two
worlds have delighted to honor. He never en-
Joyed the advantages of high school or a uni
versity, but he carried university in his head
and was made doctor OF laws by American and
European institutions of learning. After he
was II he taught himself Latin. French. Italian,
Spanish and German, gathered the largest and
BEST private library in America, was q lifelong
student and writer, well as an active man of
business and learned to speak French after he
was ~. The distinguishing elements of his
character were modesty, good humor. applica-
ton and unfaiing tact. These, Joined with a
iarge-mndedness which impressed all whom he
met, and his wholesome, cheerful nature. made
him that great master of the art of living whom
We ali recognize. Franklin's economy had in it
no element that was penurious or sordid. He
lived on bran bread and water as an apprentice.
SDppf 10 rn1
his London lodgings In early years cost him but
one shilling sixpence week. he lent money to
needy friends. You all remember his naive re-
lation Of how he was moved by the eloQuence
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proper plants little seen or grown, vet among
the most interesting and beautiful plants we
have. A fine bed or group of those to me is
much more interesting than the most beautiful
carpet bed The number of plants which come
under this head is very numerous, and in short
essay like this can only notice few leading
kinds:
Aren,one J1ponica and J. Aba are very valu-
able plants. They need slight protection dur
ing winter and In summer partial shade and
COOL moist situation. in which position they will
bloom profusely in September and up to winter
A. Penqsyluanica, Vuifolia, PulSatNd Sylrestr-is,
&c. are other fine kinds.
.4q1iegids (Columbines) flower in spring and
early summer They are plants of great beauty:
are not at all particular as to soil or position
The colors, yellow and orange, with some fine
blues and puppies. In the common species of
Coumbine there is quite variety of colors.
AsTERs,
Perennial asters are found wild all over the
United States; yet how little cultivated. Two or
three species may be seen In our gardens, not
often more. How different in Europe, where
large collections are grown, and where they
are highly priced for their great value I'm
identifying the dull autumnal months
need not say that they will grow in almost any
position and are admirably suited to the wild gar
den and shrubbery. n. Oblongi fotius, Formo-
sus, Afneuus, Noua-Angle. &C.. are fine species.
Ca,mpan,iIds or Bell -Flowe rs. There are no
flowers better known than the old ''Canter
bury Bells" with their large bells-some pure
white, others deep blue and purple @. Cdlycan-
Hena is nothing more than greatly improved
variety, and has the various shades OF color
common to the species. These plants are bien-
malls. In cultivating I have found it best to
sow the seed In September. As Coon as suffic-
GENTLY large transplant into the open border
They will flower finely the following season,
C. GranGifora, also known as Hdhlen5erqia
grasdiJFora, is one Of the best perennial plants
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-26
Ben Butlers Works.op.
from a Boston Letter.


 General Buffers office is at 5 pcmber- ton square. quiet fetrea, opentng out from me nose and bu,tic of fremont street.. IL was once d place .: resi.ence, and park siill occupies the centre oi he square. now gwen up Ia basiaess offices. Ii Is but short distance from the state house, on Beacon Hill. General Butler occupies SIX rooms on the nTst floor. four of which are gwen up 10 libraries ana 10 the young attorneys who help 10 )udue; his business. The large reeeption-toom + always tlllcd with people waiting iheir turn 10 see the lawyer or ms private sec fetary, whom they must pass Ills ca ents come from ali classes. and many d case Tor d poor iaborer is taken m that off 7 from which there Is no return and from which none IS asked. l. IS Genera Al Butler boast that from the hundreds of pension cases which he has pushed through he has never asked cent III the Way of a fee. His prvate office IS d model oi good taste \ TuTklsh carpet covers the floor the velvet plush uphoi- stery IS of the finest ard pieces of sta;u- ay add to the furnishing \ mode of hls famous .aeht Amerlea always catches inc eye of the visitor His business IS conducted Tn the most systematic man ner, necessity growing out of the num- Der of cases always on h md. He IS an early riser. although he frequently works uli lar into the night al his home m Low ell. An early tram io the city brings nim t0 his desk before mosi lawyers oi Boston have finished their morning papers. lie has an iron constitution aad the fatigue he can stand Is remarkable Tn d man of his age. During hls camp signs he has frequently argued case Tn the morning and made speeches in the afternoon and evening far m the interior. He always has something fresh 10 say He catches maps on the cars or Tn a carriage while belng driven from one town 10 another and comes up smiling the nex; morning as fresh as the flowers on the lapel of his coat. The abuse heaped upon him III every campaign does no, worry h,m and apparently has little effect upon the masses who flock about hin whenever he speaks.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-26
Greeks, they wrote in the Greek of the

Greeks, they wrote in the Greek of the day, so with the exception of PauD with out being rabbinical, they though; :n the rabbinical forms ot the day. Their scrip- ture exegesis $ substantially ;ha. which we find in the falmud wthe same meth ods and principles, and. to some extent, the same results In addition to this. they are affected in special manner by their Messianie belief, that IS, by the fact that for them as was not the case with he Jewish expounders of the scripture the Messiah had already appeared, anG his earthly career was known.
 :" Knowing the events oi the Christ's earlier Career, they could compare them with me old testament and find the an ;iciPaiioa ot them in the prophets. i. A.. those passages ;h4, IF any say recalled the experiences CT he words ef the Master would naturally be regard- cd as prophetic deiineations oi Hlm and His work. The current system of scrip lure interpretation favored such use cf the old testament material. There was no attempt 10 fix the historical sense 9f the hlole with precision. The deeper the reverence for the departed Lord and for the oivine word, the greater :he 31sposl- ton l. md Him everywhere. Aa}thing else would have been unnatural Tor that tlme and for those men
 " Interpretation IS as really d human and modern eence as astronomy or chemistry and ,o dem and af th- Hea testament uri,ers ,h II they >h Fl .ice the hlstorieal methods oi ouf ,4y is ;o wIsa 10 tear them from theIr surround inss. and strip them ot their human nat uEtlness.
 We must judge the ne~ te,:anea. writers by the sirie,est rules nf gt4nuii teal md historical exposition Nor can ~e pursue any other method @ih he scrp,lral citations of . Jesus linn sci. We may safely at pea! :o Hm and His teaching fot support y hen NC say that true Tesetcn ( ios ' x person and teaching IS not in oinpa;.tzc s.i.a the most thorough ana iHdep .ne -i.: .a- ses:is aiion of Ills words.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-26
THE ARKANSAW VALLEY ROUTE

LITTLE Rns h FORT SMITH RAILWAY A<H LII if Rt'. k. Ni>>I>>IfEi4:iXEE &TEAA> RAILWAY l. tr Siricsi af best ruc for isht and ;,-s- --nftrs from t'tf4- Rock af'i svlfts Ia AFkaH-a- Va ArkAns.s ity tn New orleans and ali ,.s,!r-. south e1 tsst zEi via Van Karen io ali a.iu:s North and N csi.
 T-. liitle Rock < For, smifh Railway has ..- ssie l. ss,ts' acres of tte hest iAHt in ih. stat. >isr4ti Inducements offered ie snitmi.rau,S
 t-.r tniaFuat&na ss ta lands. .t.. atst,lr l.. HENKN Moau. ' M asf'r>fN
 ". .t1i MaHaz.r Lsfli tOamissfoI.r. ]. A. Wopb>p>. Trsfhe Mauaser
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-26
A Collection of Keys.
Bill Nye, in Cleveland Sun.

I'm getting 10 be quite connoisseur of hotel keys as get older. For len years l have been collecting these mementoes of travel and cording them away in my key cabinet. Some have square brass tags attached to them. others have round ones. Sull others affect the octagonal, the auied. the hexagonal, the scaloped. the plain. the polished, the dec oraied, the ehas,e. h - Etruscan, tic metropolitan, the rural. the cosmopolitan. the shlrTed, the tucked the biased, the high neekeo ard long sleeve or the decole;,e style of bra $ check
 ! have so far paid my ho:el bills. but have not returned ;hc keys To my room. Hotel proprie,ors wt!! please take notice and govern themselves ac- cordlnsiy. When my y,sile;o p.-a. sn, l city has become a se4utifa. memory only. all at once sit down ca sone;h .ng hard ard md that i; $ the key .e my .ornser loom al the hotei. Sitting flown on a key tag of corrugated 5rass IS tig as d buck ~nea; pancake wouiI f@rainG most ary one ef something o- other
 generally leave my saoth brush n my Iuon and irry of' ghe ,ev as kind ot involuntary swap SD t,-r as Inc hoft. proprietor Is concerned but co no; thi'.k that x is mutual 5cnefi; aaitieu- idtly. came, a>e tEe scy to hg;e! 5eo miles away. and s9 l-r .s tooth otaah $ concerned, I generally has pleasant associations 9Ei, for the owner. \ mar is fond oi ais nsG toothbrush. oct Ii takes years for hinl to .ove the to0,.-DIssh ct stranger
 There are good many associations attached to these keys. lke the tag. lhey point ,sas ,:vafa ;o lae roon4s ;o which tee Seys belong. .icre is a fat ono tha; led to .ezzn n number SSl-z i.. ;ae 9sr.4eosae ho;e!. !. w4s 4 eAec.:i. room wEeir he ee. aas ,ad n old man h4d asPh. sia:ec. himself with eas the pfcs.eus "eek. h,4 aesrr ne, tGe old man beiss- aa: ,aa, nitsg 4b,ut O clock |. iH.. h4d .re pleas4r1 Of nis acquaintance. He eezae n sac and reproac siai way, and showed ne how the post inorlein people lad dis6gured him. Oi course it ~as a ir,tle tough io be nutiiatec oy an inquest. oat that : no reason why ne should come back ,he,e and occupy ss room .ha; WAS pay .as fer so that could be alone lie showed me how he bie~ oa; tt- gas and told me how man could successfully blov down the muzzle of a sha.-san of |. szs ct. but both of these "e4pons had :. way oI 5iow- ing back.
 l have key ,ha; brings back 10 me the memory of room that l lived m two days al enc Line. co no mean that lived the tw. days at once. but that d, one periad oeenp pied tha; room. partially. for two days and two nights. II say partially occaeied i, because used ,o occupy |, days and share !; nights with others; that is. tried lo occupy II nights tried to get he cIrtk to threw off something because didn', have the exclusive use of the room He wouldn't thros of anything. lie even waa,ed To hght me because said .ha. the room was occupied before l go, i, anu after lei, 1t. Finally ! told hlm that |, he would throw a bed quill over his diamond, so l could see him. would nsht him with buckwht.; cakes al five hundred miles. took my position ,he mex, morning a, the place appointed bu: he dld not appear
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-26
A True Story.
Merchan, Traveller


 Several merchan, travellers were hay ing an experience meeting the sub,tc. being their adventures on the road. Va. 1ous were the stories. and finally d S.. Louis man remarked
 Well, boys, ha1 lit.le ex>er;epce that beats them all was up on L. Ike Michigan, coming to Chicago by steamer. when whooping old storm came ID and ra'sed the dickens generally. We were close 10 shore, and he engines were do- ing wha, they could when. all a, once. the boiler heads blew GU. and irf: Us a; the mercy of the winds snd waves. The vessel began 10 plunge in toward ,he rocks. and everything was confusion. The captain was called. and when he 20, on deck and saw the danger we were n, he was the maddest man you ever saw. be. cause the first officer hadn't called him earlier. He tore around the deck. get tns hotter every minute and cufsing everybody and everything. and the danger got no better fast Finally the captain reached a white hcas. and every man on board felt iha: his t..ne had come. when, by miracle. ~e were saNed.r
 X miracle, What uas il? What was II cred the crowd of eager listeners.
 II was a miracle. boys. per.ec, miracle We just turned the nose on the hery captain. and raised steam enough so >e, Inc engines gong and carrv the vessel out 10 sea and safe.v. away from the deadly rocks of the wave-lashee shore'
 Box me up and send ne home" sroaned the man from Chicago. and no- body else spoke.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-26

When Bostonian takes walk into the country in he opening spring and hears an early bird sing. Sc harnes b. k 10 town and 10 a newspaper office 10 he.a.d the good news. Ne believe that the average Clnclnaa,ian Is not readily moved by bird song. l, takes ,hc cap, turc of a two-pound nsh CT . sigh, a, a sixtoo, black snake :o filI his soul with exci,emen, and send hlm dying home .i,h wonderful tale b te!i.- C,ne!nn1.: Comxfyti,si G.1-r.t
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-26
In the Nursery.

Ne~ York sunday Journal. Mamma, why co folks always ea; eggs on Easter Sun6av.'
 I'm sure don; know, child. Ask your father
 say. papa. can yog ;el =
 Yes. my boy. Ii IS a custom invented by married women
 Why. wha, for -
 So as 10 give ,heir husbands gentle hin, tha, it's high time 10 shell ost for Easter bonne.s and dresses"
 Little boy thinks the-e mus, be a ;oke somewhere. bu, fails to ind the lay of the land.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-26

A woman in De:roi, seeks a divorce because her husband yol;ed her 10 the plow with steer. Such an insul, to the weaker sex deserves a severe rebuke. |, is bad enough te he yeked ,o the plos with thA; noble an.'n.l the horse: hut g steer She is sure ;o Se, divoss e. Acr, ;Jla:sH N.r.l2. And she Gid.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-26

Last month Marched out so tha, April May have chance. don, June know :' said a member ot ;he Puns,ers' Club To an inotfensive stranger When the latter got through with the per peifa'or of the a,rooiiy the coroner held an inquest. Verdict. jussifable ho,ni- cide.-Resr Eoyk ioayaaI
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-26

4 rural citizen, while waiting for the evening train at the Concord Junction last night, observing the different calored switch lights. asked we'll known rail- road man if that red oil cost any more than the plain white--Nas&ss Zfkegraw.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-26

About the most ppnctiiiecs workr-l m we ever heard of WIS ;he carpenter n enc of eur new houses. ~ho mad his hammer raised 10 strike n.li just as the whistle blew for noon. arrested | IF its r1ic- course. quietly lad |; down and made dash for his dinner pail - 5ar- an<toH tyfe P,c<s
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-26

General Augur should command the army of the African BoerS. efo9s-HeA,- ifysff
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-26
TEXAS & ST. LOUIS RAILWAY

t.'coTToS BELT RoUTE.'1 he shortest route Ia all points iu Ar.ansxw Ani Texas The 9trr"i line io IBk. iiseasas. tf ff7- eiunAtl. Louisville. Washington PhiiadeithtS NV "rk. Ba iin"re and al points !n iie Sorth and East
 Pullman Palace sleeping ears on ali through traias fo >i. Louis noa pepoi. afro. Jone sboF,. lex Arkana l ylcr. t"rstcaI.. N aco and Nr..r. g.tr. For thrs ugh rates and ftl incarnation a1drrsS
 A.. (. SHELDON. Seuers, Passenger A.; -. h4l-t-i tteh Agt.- Si. Louis. Mo.
 Pine Hiur. Ark
 W, R NooDARp. Re. .iver and Gen'i Manax.r
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-26
FOR THE WEST

There are number of routes leading 10 the aforementioned section. hut the direct and reliable route IS via Si. Louis and over the Missouri PacIac Railway. The two trains daily are run from the Grand Union Depot. NJ. Louis to Kansas City Leavenworth, Aieh- ison, St. Joseph and Omaha
 Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars of the vsry finest make are attached 10 all trans
 At Kansas City Union Depot, passengers for Kansas. Cclsrato. New Meaico and Cal ltornIa connect ~:th express trains of all lines.
 4, A:chison, oourecron is made with ex- press trains for Kansas alld Neoraska points N Omaha. connection IS made with the Overland train for California
 h.s line offers ,c parties en route 10 the West and Norttscs,. not only fast time and superior accommodations, but beautiful scenery, as II passes through the finest DOT ton ot Missouri asc Nebraska Send fer Illustrated rnars, pamphlets. etc, of ihis inc, which vi. be mailed free.
 F. CHANDLER, L. K AMMAN, CeUI Pass. Az.
 Asst Geal Pass. kgt
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-26
lnt Memphis ! Little Rock Ry.

Thss psrgia- and reliable -ou,-. with IS tS dolaie cafsy passenger trans is tI- l. Feet and quickest route ,e all points East. >oets' southeast Close connections at Iu- lie Rock and Menpfis. ru.iran sIeepcrs o1 alghi trains. Only one eha<ge from Li,tle Rock io New York. F,.e hours sricke- thar any other route. Special inducements offered l. efelerAnis
 to' s1i-s.s.siicn n regard 10 lands apply t..
 THOMAS ESSEX,
 Land Comrn.ssIo-2-. Little Rock. Tie sreai ,srogeh lrrish, lire between Little ROCK and kasl.en el,ies-C iaciaa.,l Loaissi.l- .. Men.-sis -;e. nro1sh et..s ef @iing 10 al pola,s. do- nesi'c and foreign
 For fnll information. ~ish mans. schedules, rates, etc. apply tc
 .. z. ROBERTS,
 Ge. F-ss and Ticket Agt
 Sfti.Ev
 Seceivrr -.g. General Msnaser.
 Lliti- Rock, Ark
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-23

FRIED SWEET POTATOES Sill.
sweet potatoes thin; have in ~ eoa
pan large tablespoon of butter ho lying
the potatoes in, sprinkle them wv; sPa
tablespoon of sugar and keen stu. .G !
until well cooked. Never use ne 1ra''''ss
salt in dressing sweet potato. sF'' "
BEEF CAKES. Chop some beef a..
rare, with little fat bacon or '' -" :
season with pepper, salt, and : T E,1
onion, mix well and form into s n''s
cakes. Fry them a light brown '1 ~
serve with good gravy made 81 80. aau
stock, thickened with Drowned 1onr p
POTATO OMELETTE. = Crate H..
mealy boiled potatoes, beat three o NV
and mix these with three tablesnoorssss,l.
of milk. Add salt, white peppcr 4 ~
any herb to flavor. Mince three onn =.
of ham or bacon in small dice. frv 49,
in the pan; add piece of butter mn, !.
the mixed potatoes and eggs stir an m
til set; then leave it to brown. Fo,
over and serve.
RICE PUDDING. Take one teaennfo,. !,
raw rice, one onion, on cup broth -.
cup milk, one egg, one cup chopped cola
meat, pepper and salt. Boil the RIA
with the onion in the broth. addino
water: when it is soft, remove the onion
add a raw custard made of the milk Goa
etc. Mix we'll with the meat; put int S'
CREASED mold, set in a pan of boiIjp,
water, and bake, covered, till firm Abopt
forty-6ve minutes should be enough.
APPLES FOR DESSERT. Boil rice very
soft and line with it we'll butcrei
pudding dish. Lay over it a layero
sliced apples, using an easily cooked
mildly tart variety. Add another aye
of rice and another of apples until ths
dish is full Add little water to keen
the rice from becoming too dry on ton
and bake until the apples are done. o.
pare some apples and remove the corr
without cutting the apple in two. Fin
and cover them with boiled rice. allowing
cupful uncooked rice for each half
dozen apples; tie in a cloth and boil
until the apples arc done. Eat with
cream and sugar. Another excellent dish
is made by filing pudding dish with
sliced apples, dredging occasionally with
flour as they are laid in the dish thea
season with sugar, cinnamon and afev
bits of butter, pouring in just water
enough to make them moist. but not
really juicy, when done. Cover the dish
and bake. When partly cool serve on
plates, adding two or three spoontus Of
cream for each person.