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The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-19
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r.. ,.ssicnase grief beside ,he dying bed me pas ssisnaie longing sor the vanished ,sssiona,e vearning for the glory fed ~ each we ask: Can life bear worse than thiSt'f ...-ans~er weary lips and lived iips, Yo violent sorrows soiace nature grants ,rar<e than the worlds supremest Agonies Are all it's empty sianks--i,s hopeless wants When vivid ligh,nings flame and ihunders crash.
 Whsn inc fierce winds lash the fierce sea 10 storm. v, see the beaeons ey the luird flash, The tossing spray-clouds giittefing rain bows form, a., ~hea below the sullrn drp of ran The waters sob along the hollow shore, .r;< hard 10 think the sun can shine again, The dull waves gleam 10 living light once more. When time saps slowly strength and hope away.
 And the black gulf ya~ns by the lonel, path. When toe dumb night creeps on the empty day.
 And the one clue of all is held by death. ]; ook not to faded joy or lingering love To wake the powers of youth and faith had gwen:
 Iii the great bar swings back and shows us-heasen.
 All fhf irsy RShg;
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-19
Topnoody.
Merchant Traveller.

Thursday evening. an hour after sup per. NIT. Topnoody stood with his feet wide apart m front of the fire and his hands behind him. looking a, his wife sitting near lamp sewing.
 My dear" he said did you know l had sworn of drinking and haven, tas:ed drop since the first day of the New Year"
 didn', know il exactly. Topnoody but l haven; smell the odor of cloves tor day or two. as usual."
 That's Il. my dear. have sworn of"
 When are you going out oi the dem oeratic party:
 No, a, all my dear There is an ele- ment of morality in that party which can harmonlte with thoroughly"
 " \ besgarly element, l should say ii you are part of It.
 ' You shouldn', speak so. my dear, fl your husband"
 On the knowledee gToaing ou, oi ,ha, fact. ropnoody. base my eonclu- sions.
 They are al base. my dear
 '' ioke. 4 you ~Iil. iopuoody. but I'll Del rollins pm you wlii not keep that resolution.
 Why no,. my dear =
 Bee ause the man that cant keep the palings nailed on the fence can, keep a resolution.
 That's go; nothing 10 do w,th fl. Certainly not. but you will see how near righ, Am m the course of week !"
 Why. my dear. l can do # easily The glorious spiri, of the New Year, with all i,s gracious promise, It's better impulses, us noblef resolves, makes me strong enough 10 do anything, anything, my dear
 Anything, Topnoody"
 Quite sure. my dear.
 Well, see fl you are strong enough to put some coal on tha, ire. and when you've got ,ha, done see If your remain ing strength s equal 70 the strain oi carrying those ashes out. There's too many in tha; ash pan 10 stay there all night.
 Topnoody found strength.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-19
Matthew Arnold and Culture.

Heary James, Tn Eng Illustrated Magazine ]
 The much abused name of culture rings rather false in our ears. and the fear of seeming pr,ggish checks il as II rises 10 our lips. The name matters little, however, for the idea ,s excellent. and ihe thing is s,ill better shall no, ge so far as to say of Mir Arnold that he invented Il but he made t more dehnue than Il had been before he yivihed and lighted Il up We like to-day to see principles and eonvotions embodied in per,ons, represented by certain literary or DO hi. al face. There arc so many abroad all appealing to us and pressing towards Us. that these salient incarnaiions help us to discriminate and save us muc h con fusion. l, is Mr Arnold. therefore, that we ih,nk of when we figure to ourselves the best kno~ledge of wha, is being done in the world. the bes, appreciation oi li, er2iufc and life. li is m Ameriea cSpe- s,ally that he wiii have had the resIsonsi- bIli,y ot appearing as the cultivated man ii IS m this eapa'iiy tha, he will have been aiientively listened to. The ourios- fly wiih regard to culture IS extreme ln that country II there is in some quarter a considerable uncertainty as to- what |, may consist of, there is everywhere d grea, wish ,o get hold of II, al leas, m triAI
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-19
The Eagle and the Game Fowls.
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 An American eagle. trapped ou one ot the islands opposite Santa Barbara. was sold to a game. fowl ianeie,, who put Il m his chicken park. Suddenly one of the fowls flew al the eagle and struck Il upon the wings. The eagle merely looked al, the little ehan,ieleeI with A eur,ous, ln- quis.nve glance. Then another game fowl struck hum n the breast, ~hile he hrs, h.i him on the neck. The eagle now opened his wings with a le,suTely swing and erected hls ehes, feathers. and hts eyes seemed to blaze Asaln enc ei the fowls rushed re,klessly al the eagle, gtasping .s bunch oi feathers in its attack Beto4e II ietoSeteG from is charge the eagle extended one ot it's ialons and seized the cock by the neck, and, wi,h a dexietous swing. lad II nut,ering and quiverng beneath ss leh ioo, The ses ond cock nos charged upon the huge stranger. whose wings were half opened and laHly rising and falling. As the cock struck Il was met with blow rom the eagles wing. and as Il fell was eaugh, m his ,alons and lad dy,ng upon the g.ennd. the v,otoi did no, appear 10 he excited, and after thus dlspos,ng of Its troublesome adversanes laf,ly stepped to one side and seemed to relapse into re- ae.,son, every once in d while looking down lndiiesently upon the dead fowls lying Al his feet.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-19
Nos Kxacs.ng.
Somervslle Journal.

Sonervslle Journal
 -one word," she sad, before we part" and her bEigh, eyes slowed in she mellow light cf the turned-down lamp. Are you sincere -
 "i am sincere" he replied. m tones whose trushfulness could not be doubted by any one. save the most confirmed pes. simiss.
 Then you cannot give me a palace by Lake Como P and she looked into his eyes as if she would read his inmcst soul.
 "i cannot. he answered.
 :" Nct even brown stone frcnt gr
 Nc.' There was a wonderful trm. uess. a doatycu-scrges-it-n nsss in the tone in which this momentcus snonosyl. fable was spoken.
 Nos even q cottage m the suburbs ["
 Net even that, darling" There was an anguish in his accents that indicated mind wholly given up to the gna~ing inrcads of a sharp.,cothed despair.
 :" What can you offer me then - she asked: "whsi can you offer me ss an in- centive to induce me to become your bride y''
 "A share m seven dollars a week. with prospect ot rise next spring" He sad this with all the deep eonvic- tien of man ~hc knows nus, hcw he stands
 II is sufficlent.r she said. with A ra- dlant smile ' l am yours. .Algernon. \ halt loat IS better than no bread"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-19
4 Correction.

I5 hke Esifs, / Ts< .4rksazz;s T,sstlt
 In your issue of the 5,h Of January, 1884, Is an article entitled " A War Mem ory,' m which there IS an error desire 10 conect- + states that Walter Scott was courf-mzrtialed on a charge of horse-steAling, while ID General D4n- dridge McRae's command, and shot r This is a mistake Scors never belonged 10 my command, nor was he, so far as 1 know. ever eourt-mznialed- The only tune remember 10 have seen Scott was when he vas brought under arrest by Captain ]. F. Barton, to my heAdquarters, upon the charge of robbery, then termed ;. yay-hzwkng.n was DO seriess to pun ish by cour-marsizi, so released him, with orders 10 report to the command he claimed to belong to. then stationed somewhere near the borders of Texas | zfserwards learned that be had disobeyed the orders had given him. but returned to the locality where Captain Barton had arrested him. and engaged in the same practices for which he had been arrested, and had been killed, but how, by whom, or under shat circumstances he vas <Iiied. never knew did not hear of his death untl long afer il occurred.
 DsSDsiis.r McRAE.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-19

peian frescoaa. resemhIing kind ef pog. celain painting, for his modsl G1sfavs Courbef aftsinsd Arsas success in Auasins scenes and landscape1 but ke alleSwards became tAe chief expoaene q he cnarsess realisni, descendinS so the iowest deplAs of soeiesy for some of his thezne& Ccnr- bet uas violeat political agifatcr, snd he was the leader of the communists who, in May. 1871. pulled down the Column Nendome. erected by Napoleon to com memorate his victories over the Russians and Austrians in 1893. The fragments were preserved. however, and the colusnn re>e<ected. Courbet vas subsequently, imprisoned, and he died m 1878. His pictures, particularly his landscapes, are rapidly increasing in value.
 Jean Francois Miilef was highly sue cessful as a delIneasor of peasans-life. He showed parsiatisy for depicting the peasant at work rather than in his mo- menss of relaxation. From the general fly of peasant scenes tt is difficult to con- ceive that the peasant ever works. His life. as usually depicted, appears to be one continued round of festivity Millet died young, and, it is said. of starvation. To-day you are compelled to cover one of his paintings with gold pieces in order to buy it. Appreciation comes so late for some men of true genius.
 Jules Breton painted village scenes with an idealistic glow that invests them with peculiar charm and rustic life in different provinces of France has been admirably illustrated by hFion. lundt, LeleuN and Lereux Among d,stin- gu,shed modern landscape painters are Theodore Rousseau, Cabot. Dupse, Fran eois and Daubigny. Troyon is called the mos, successful animal painter, and second 10 him Rosa Bonheur. The latter has been dangerously Ill, but she IS now reported to be on the road to discovery.
 Of the more prominent artists of the present period shall have occasion ,o write in a future letter. There are several. successful Amenean artists now painting Tn Paris, one of the best known being Henry NosleT. of Cincinnati. He IS at present engaged on his second picture intended for the annual exhibition. lt IS an open air study Of much force, repre- senting village priest m the act Of de- scending the steep stone steps of a Ere ton country dwelling, after having admin istered the last saersm to dying pa rishioner within. He is preceded by two little eholr boys, whose rcd robes give a warm ,inge of color to the foreground and relieve ,he varied grays of the areh,- ,ec;ural details. Al the top of the steps young woman kneels, with her face tuned 10 the wall. The sadness of this picture IS entrusted by the brightness of It's companion, an admirably treated Bre- ton interior. A peasant woman has brought her clock for needed repairs to the village clookmaker, who peers into Its damaged interior with keen, sailsiled look. The owner of the clock. a young and blooming mairon, leans against the counter with her baby in her arms, while the elder children watch the proceedings with juvenile curiosity Mosler's work is appreciated and highly admired here m Paris
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-19
Got Him Bad.
Washington fis,sl.s,

The other morning as Mir. feeble~ii, ~ho hangs over desk m the treasury department, vas on his way to the hsral headquarters of the government, he stepped into an avenue bog juice mill fof h,s morning cocktail. The commodore oi the outfit took the opportunity of pre- sen,ing little bsll which had been hanging up" til II wanted 10 lay down bad.
 "Oh," sad Mir F., just consider |; paid. and II will De all the same as if i, val"
 A, rp. m. Mir r. ,eiephoned to ihe restaurant for iunoh Back came the consoling reply
 ass consider you've ate Il. and il will be just the same AS fl you actually had done 90.
 Mir. F. vent into committee of the whole to do the considering.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-19

an. and hereaAer l will give freely ,c anybody that comes. Great CesAr. wouldn't have such . sign pns up ior . tAoasasd dollars. h would ruin my basi- nns.
 Well, doat ever say anything again about charity. that you wcald be ashamed to sec in print, and the bad boy wens os, ~hissiing, The Dotle, on the Eye" - Pssk's .Sss.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-19
<. e.sa.srs As. : AesA..- "

As ezstssEs has : Ae>3:ss W..h- ington's Early Coarship.' Then Wash- ,ngton didn't eourt late, sh. Didnt 70 home at tvo o'clock and take his shoes of out on the porch 5os lear of valI;ng up the old man, when he les himseif iato the house with the latch ksy. No, George vent right straight home every night, when the ten o'clock coal ssains came .Hsyafkos IsAet<sdfnL
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-19
4 High Compliment.

~'A'tff HE @et ? tSNfN@s-f
 THg ApgsssAw TsAvEiss is steadily growing in popularity and increasing in circulation. f,s original matter bears the stamp of the highest excellence, and it's selections are made with care that de- notes an elevated standard of literary judgment. The edisos, MT. Opie Read. is brilliant writer, and contributor to many other journals besides his own.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-19


 Coeval with these great painters were other able masters who exeelled in iheIr own peculiar way, Decamps was unsur- passed as celorist of Oriental scenes. and very effective historical genre-pieces were produced by Robert Fieury. S,euben, Comte and Coignes. Towards the mid dle of ,he century Diaz excellei IT the art of depicting the female form, thus foreshadowing the taste of somewhat later period. The new era in French ar, inaugura;ed by the second empire, while II surpassed us predecessors in ease and mastery of manipulation. ye, al the same tune displayed its weak point by disre- garding the higher objects of painiing as branch of culture. Figures. nude and clothed, were painted with consumma.e skill and seusuous fidelity, but the souls by which they are animated were Of the shalio~est type. Compositions or a large scale were rarely attempted. mos, painters of ,ha, day prefcrrizg to execu,e small groups or single figures, in which perfection of form and effectiveness of coloring are the things aimed at. In Ina, era portrait painting reached its highes, success. the masters being Bonnzt. Ban- dry and Ricard. Meissonier is the mos, distinguished of the modem school. His pictures, often of small sire, are re markable for clearness and delicacy oi tone. Meissonier IS still actively al work af the age of 70, and his pictures com mand very extr1vagant price. From entin and Bida ransacked the eas, for quaintness and uncommonness of scenes
 and striking iandscapes- The portrayal of ancient costumes became a special province of painting in which Leon Ge- rome exceiled. Hamon chose the rom-
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-19

own. They have outlived relatives and friends who would take care of them. and go to the home, where kind hearted strangers make the las, days
 of their lives as happy zs possl-
 sible, and they depend upon ~ha, they can get from people who have hearts, 10 pay the expenses. and ii is moi often ,ha, any person with A towards banking up the s.ofnac hs of the old people ~ho have been pioneers when the country was new. Many of these old people. whom you 'hnd faul, ~iih for being old and poor, were rich and re- spected ~hen you were poor and lgno-
 rant, and |, IS possible you may be closed out by your creditors some day and have to go io poor house, and then you can
 appellate l, when some other blasted skinfint refuses 10 contribute to your support. But you will no, be troubled
 any more by people calling for asd, for l
 shall have a sign painted and nailed up or the corner saying there fs DO use of any person m need Of aid to keep them from want and suffering calling on you, for you are down On poor people and con- sideT them dead beats, and that you will kick any person out doom who comes in
 asking for anything, and that you growl and grumbie more over giving away a pnickei than some people would in giving five doilasA wili 6x you so you can en- joy quiet life. Les me take that box cover and paint pot minute, please.
 So you doat,' said the greceryman, pale with shame and excitement. "You don't put up no sign What l said abou, giving to the poss vas said in a moment of passion, when had hot bor. but you have shown me what blasted old Sool
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-19

TO FhFkfBODs saaething aiet. afIa u' Sample only ift- teo fsaf E. A dt"ts c Nj. KDWS ssfrsnst#is tat'
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-13

DARTIES coming to New York can be ae-
L. lc0mmodatedi transdently or lSeInanently:
single rooms S. and SO, finest location in the
eihy2 satisfactory Arrangements made for
families Address j. STEPHENSON, l27
Madison Avenue, New York 'n 49,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-13

struck it hinge volumes Of water poured over
each bow and crushed the deck down beneath
its tremendous weight. Capt. eymes has TO
doubs but that the Quebec's cabin. 3 0ul q haze
been swept OF # the deck had Dol elFe1 Z = ~
but. as il was. the force Of theTFateri e<lA II Z
ell itself without doing any further datn age
Tbs ware vas noting torwara IN Fa1gnt
Inca nd was not capped with spray It WIS
not ca ueed by the wind as the y ater h11h Be-
f5rs and sffer il yrs q5tte smeo5h. Tbeonly
explanation offered is that il ygssa tidal wave.
.APAR5scdptehap oFafy gives fFona aflganee
sheets Of TIE memoirs aboufst0 see light OF
Henri Heine, an account OF q euriols episode
IN the life Of sefehen, the fiendss Hsiae's
child, the beautiful daughter Of public execu-
toner. One night number Of elderly strangers
assembled 81 -heE- 4a1hsBzs- hSAsey-esset fa1rSct
Themselves round astoue table IN q hEif circle.
They remained long, seated BY teEchllgnts
whispering together Then each In turf
emptied large goblet Of wine, and all shook
hands with effusiou Ihap--he4- eFaHafather
also an executioneF) recited something which
Sefchen, in her hiding place. -coald not catch,
while tears rolled down his cheeks. and the
ether executioHers began TO show like emo
ton. Then ali quilted their seats, dofhng the
red IN anfIes they had worn and wal ked two
up spade, dug deep trench. Then Sell
chen's grandfather who alone had not dotted
i5hs.maHtle,i approached. and drew from It's
folds long white packet This he carefully
placed 10 the trench, which he hastily covered
with earth Five years Later sefeben learae,l
WAS the sW ord, wi tn which her grandfather
had oHt al, the heads OF al00 con demned. BY
ancient custom, when this number had been
ref6Ehedthe instrument Was regarded as hav-
ipgga. sort of tsaersdness. and as q thing 70 be
put Mhoill aRaIl,f f-4rrneis5fJ n57.i 3Hi 1i
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-13

MONEY TO L0AN.-A place whero -,
w eSn obtain loan on personal propeftv
and those wishing 70 buy such articles she,sls
call on me-. Cash paid for old Gold, Silver 49,
mutlSte0 coin. gnleo private: busiVs.s- - 80
asssas,.r. Ss-s.. 1-sS1 sAlAs1A Broker y
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-13
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-13
Ahotbei. 1yOInan's victory.

'ii-t-- announcer " Otlldn > h4tlOl1st l.f
Following eIosely. on the heels of the,
order OfEthe Secretary Of the Treasury
granting, after considerable delay, a ship
tnastet's license TO Mrs. Capt. u iller, of
New Orleans, and the decree efaGourt of
Appeals No. 4 OF Philadelphia licensing
Mrs. ,KiIgoTe to plead and practice law.
comes another decision ,indayOf of wo-..
mans right 10 earn her living in voca-
sion or profession for which she appears
to he eminentlY fitted
,Theapplieatipn Of Miss Bessie White,
Of Louisville, to the State Board Of Phar-
macy for registration as an assistant
pharmacist, wis noted Some weeks ago.
Miss White is graduate. OF the College
of Pharmacy ofsthe University Of nj ch4l
gan. and took the highest Bohors) sof her
class. Her application. was refused by
| the Kentucky board osteRsibly, ON the
greund that she had not had three years
practical experiencein a drug store, az
| though men had been repeatedly admitted
upon presentation OF theit diplomas from
| recognized colleges OF pharmacy q
IA This decision being made in the city
which eiaims the distinction ofhaying the
only Female college of Pharmacy in the
world, pat the professional ladies and
] their friends on their metal nj 1851 W bite
was advised 20 apply TO the 0handery
/ Court for a writ Of mandamus to compel
/ the board to permit her TO register, which
she did. The case has been pending sew
/ eraI weeks, but a final hearing was had
I Monday, when the Chaneellqr made the
mamdamns absolute holding that the
action Of the board requiring three years
practical experience in addition togradu-
/ alton is unlawtuls 1resr ltTan ssE ...f-' tg
/ While the question as tostAe right OF q
| female to register did not appsar in the
I record, the laws Of the State making no
distinction as TO the sex Of pharrna-
cists, it was conceded that that was the
real ground OF objection to Miss Whites
registratiQn. Without any regard to the
silly claims OF the woman suffFagists, the
friends Of common sense anu common
| Justice all over the land will rejoice at
Miss Whites victory over the 1fossilifef4
I GUS star chamber of the ,idark and bloody
! greund.' siI 90" -f aral - -, i-.i d
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% FOR SaIrg
Rnnrniitn.

IsNUR SALE, a tract Of 90 acres Of land on
II the White BluG Read. four miles from the
city; Will be sold on reasonable terms. Apply
70 >. +. BROOKS, il35 Bay street.. ad5
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-13

ALGcHuA eouNrYtouRT HOUSE, AT GAINES
( z H ~ (, o- -.-.sg VILE, FLA,

ALAcHUA COUNTYCoURT HOUSE AT GAINRs-l
4 " Hai. "--7.i VILE, FLA,
= .aTA y i3s fie GAINESVILLE, May 20, lS841
oCEAf.ED proposals Will be received at the
10 County Clerks oliice in the city OF Gaines.
vile, Fla, until june 81, 1884, for furnishing
Of Rll material and labor required in the
erection, construction and completion of a
court house in the city of Gainesville for the
c0untypf Alachua, according to plans and
[ SPECIFICATIONS for the same by III. j. Campbell,
ARCHITECT and Civil Engineer, Of Palatka, la.
Plans and specifications can be seen in the
Clerk Office. An early date for completion
ofsaid building viii be one consideration for
the Board.
All proposals must be accompanied by
certified bond in the sum OF $4,000 that the
bidder or bidders will give good and satis-
factory bond, If awarded the contract. No
bids will be considered unless accompanied
by such bond. The contractor will be paid
in monthly estimates as the work progresses,
and in accordance with the statute laws of
the State Of Florida, chapter 1921. No. Q. sec
ton 2 Act of 1888. All bids must be in the
regular form Of proposals. The Board re-
serve the right to reject any and all bids.
All bids and communications should be adj
dressed to j. A. CARLISLE, Clerk Circuit
Court. Gainesville, Fla.
Bids must be Endorsed on their cover "Bids
for building court house for Alachua county,
Fla" j. a. CARLISLE,
Clerk Circuit Court and County Auditor.