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Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-01-19
Notice for Publication.

No. II2y.
Land Office at Little Rock, Ark,
January 8, 1884. J
Notice in hereby given that the following :
named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make inal proof in support OF ms
claim, and that said proof will be made be-
fore the County Judge OF Saline County. at
Benton, Arkansas. on February !, 1854, VIZ
Amanda Noel, who made homestead entry
No. 1So1 and 12.Ss4 for the n r or ) r Ir
as originaD aud EqrS 4 Or as additional
section D. south, 10 west.
lie names the following witnesses 10
prove hi. continuous residence upon and
rultiv ut ion OF said land. viz: William GleEn,
.J3mes w Peeler, John RLney AMI Burton
Glenn all nt Saline county. Arkansas.
NJ. ". GIBBS. Register.
C.E. KELSEY, Receiver.
II
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-01-19
Notice for InILicOtiOH

No. IO3.
I.and Office at Little Rock, Ark, !
December IL, 1888.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
IN following named settler has
filed notice of his Intention to make
final proof In support of his claim
and that said proof will be made
before tho Register and Receiver of
the Land Office at Little Rock, Ark,
on January 2S, 1884. viz:
SaIlie Terry, widow Of Joseph Il.
Terry, deceased, who made Home,
stead Entry No. 95l3, for the w hf
S w quarter Section l, Il n, X IL
west.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon, and cultivation of said land,
viz: ID Gra> 3, f Laurence, b Thomp-
son, d Beaney, all of Pulaski county,
Arkansas.
NJ. w. GIBBS, Register.
c. f. KELSEY, Receiver
dec 22-5t
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-01-19
New Series.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

No. 1l19
Land Office at Little Rock. Ark, !
December "a, 1888.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has died notice Of his lnten-
ton to make final proof in support Of his
claim, and that said proof will be made be-
tore the County Judge of Saline County, at
B-ptou. Arkansas, on February 9. 1854, viz
Jsmxs ~ Russell, who made homestead
entry No. Is ,o53. act July Is, 1879, for the
west half northwest quarter section 10
township north, range 15 west.
he names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, ami
cultivation Of said land. viz: W. J. Calhoun
James Pierce, Green Hope and John Hope
all OF Benton. Arkansas.
Nj. w. GIBBS, Register.
G.. f. KELSEY, Receiver
January 12-5t
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-01-19

A telegram received Monday
frem st Louis announces the ap-
polntment of a receiver tor the. st
Louis and Texas railway.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-01-19
COAL. COAL, COAL.

Those in search of real good Coal,
that will give satisfaction, will GER
tainly fad such by leaving their
caslr orders at ID. T. BERR TS,
Coal Office, No. 10 Main Street,
where it will be delivered at the
shortest notice, with satisfaction
guaranteed.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-01-19

Bishop Turner and daughter
will 90 from Vicksburg to Allan
tn Ga. and rest . while.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-01-19
p A T r N + s .

F. \. Lehman, Solicitor of American and
Foreign Patents, Washington, ID. 4. All
business connected with Patents, whether
before the Patent Office the Courts,
promptly attended to. No charge made
unless patent is secured. Send tor cir
Cu:r. nov lG-6in
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-01-19
THE NETERANS' CALL.
BY EDWARD RENACD.

The two wen! trudsing through the SNOW
Brave eyes aui locks of gray =
And one had lost an arm, know.
Ones lie. had gone astray.
One wore the tattercd army-b!ue,
Dark blue :Ee other wore.
Each had an old bronze medal too
In eighteen eighty-four.
Here at some mouse they tarricd long,
Hand-shahcs they gave Tor cards,
At some they glcd W IA the throng,
UB9oticcd afterwards;
And often, when the day grew dark
They iett 4 ''p. j. c.
AT English Hall, Gramercy Park,
Aud Butler, cold ltVc2.
But most beside the comrades hearth
They brake the bread of cheer,
Where children made mplodious mirih
From Christmas to New Year;
They brake lii. bread; they drank he wine
And spoke with bated breath
Of battles covenant divine
rhc sacrament Of death
''We'll right the Tarin ip our camp,
Fling in the scale u sword;
The boys come marching-tramp on tramp
In the armies of the Lord
Wen cut the Gordian kuot,'' said one.
''As it WIS cut of yOre:
Ay. with the sword Of sixty-one,
In eighteen eighty-tOur!
Some say the soldier-boy. are gone
Their faith is dark and dead;
But we. WE know they're 'marching on
From fields where heroes bled;
And though a m;g gbty legion sleeps
BY Hood, and field. and fen.
Each son his father. memory keeps
Who lives in him again.
"An awful army, white and wan,
1t stretches vast, and dim,
While sleeping soldier, living man,
Takes up the battle-hymn;
The sons still keep the gun, the glaiye,
The bayonet that THEY bore.
Who speaks from every grassy grave,
Te Eighteer-ei.h,y-fo
i.s 81 stand upon the Bridge of Signs
Thst span these twenty years;
/ see the past with rainy eyes,
And hear with weary ears;
But to the dead who patient lie
: And to the quick who wait
b bid them wa; ch the wiGtry sky
For God il at the gate
"The fierv cross tho Scot may send
To call the gathering clan,
And Ashur's sons the bow may bend
To rouse each sleeping man.
But One from camp fiie bright ard free
! A second PentecOst-
! Shall rise and sing the REVEILLE
I To rouse that slumberIng host!
$50 1, with heart that beats again
For faith and trust and truth,
Turn back once more from paths OF PAIN
To rosy dreams Of youth;
Aud bid the boys, whose vOileys rang
From rifles tried and true
To sing once more the songs they sang
And WELD the ballot too.
4 "There's a stately city by the lake
Whose tall spires cieave the air,
And one Of noblest mould and make
We found our martyr there;
Lo as q river bursts a dam,-
Eight hundred thousand more
We're coming, Father Abraham,
With ARTHUR to the fore
WAsHINGTOH, u. c., January l: 1884.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-01-19
SUBSCRIPTION HATES.

COPY, w"".l , 10 10
/" | month, -
D {. l-Oo
l / year, -Vo
invariably iii aivarce.
The names and addresses must ac
company any and all eommu'hca-
items, plainly wrIt'cn. All n'oney
letters must tc reg istercd. and posi-
Office orders drawn in favor "f ana
addressed tn
HENRY SIMKESs,
No. Tl9 Main Street,
I1ttie Rock. Il rk.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-01-19

rhis list will he continued and prObab
several months time required to publish {
the urm,s. In the meantime watch it,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-27
Painfully En- barraSsed.

A stranger who got into the Union
Depot yards yesterday while trying to
find the railroad ferry slip, would have
been run down by one of numerous
switch locomotives had not a man at
work in the flour sheds seized him and
pulled him off of the track The stran-
ger was greatly confused and shaken
up for a moment, but after he had tax
en- a seat on the platform and got his
breath he called out:
"My man, that was nobly done! /
expect you can make use of $4,000 in
cash?"
"Well, perhaps"
The stranger breathed heavily,
rubbed his arm, and after a minute
continues:
Yes, feel just like making you a
present of thousand dollars"
This was painful reduction from
his first observation, but it wasn't for
the four-roller to find fault. He
brushed away at the strangers hat to
get the dust off, and as he handed it
over he was informed:
Il think you would know where to
put 500 if you had it, eh?"
Il want nothing, sir. You were in
danger, and pulled you away"
''But l shall insist upon your accept
ING something. You certainly saved
my life, and l shouldn't begrudge
$25."
He got out his wallet, which was
crowded full of bills, and as he handed
them over he remarked:
Ten dollars would buy your wife
dress, and every time she wore it you
could think of me"
Yes, sir"
The bill came out but was quickly
replaced, and after minute spent in
some mental calculation the stranger
all at once handed out s. bill with
the observation:
Here, my man, go and get you a
new hat, and rest assured | shall ever
be grateful to you"
Then it was seen that the Iaborer was
painfully embarrassed. He shifted from
one leg to the other, looked up and
down the shed, and when asked the
trouble he replied:
please, sir, but hayn't you any
small change about you? l think a
quarter would be plenty of reward for
saving your life"
ga quarter! Well, considering the
railroad company pays you for the time
you were hauling me around, maybe
that's enough. Here it is, and hope
you will make good use of it. 1 guess
[ can get down to the slip all right
from here, but if you happen to save
my life again you can look for half a
dollar at least. "-Detrojt Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-27
Mr.. Emerson and the Reporter.

Mr.. Emerson was to read a paper
before a select company. When the
philosopher mounted the platform the
reporters were all ready at the tables
below to catch every word. Mr.. Emer-
son espied them, and prefaced his pa
per with the request that no report
should be made of his essay.
Every reporter save one put away
his paper and pencils. The one ex-
ception fell to work with apparently
more energy than if the sage had not
asked him to desist. Mr.. Emerson
glanced inquiringly at him several
times, and at length paused in his
discourse and said: In spite of my
request not to be reported, observe
one of the gentlemen at the press table
is making copious notes Of my paper"
Instantly every eye was turned upon
the offending scribe.
Rising from his seat and looking at
Mr.. Emerson, ne replied: No; Mr..
Emerson, i was not doing anything of
the kind. l was busy writing on a
private work OF my own" He was a
writer of serial stories as we'll &s a
news-gatherer for the daily press
Boston Traveller.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-27

/, either side, and the rich green bougbs
of lemon trees hung over the walls that
guarded them. A shower had inst
fallen and the air was sweetly scented.
We were approaching the ruins of a
famous church-that where the Sicilian
Vespers began. In 1882. in place of
all those orange gardens there was an
open esplanade. On Easter Tuesday
it was covered with people. Some
were going to church, others were
making merry on the green. The mas
sacre had long been Matching, but its
immediate outbreak was an accident.
French soldiers appeared among the
townspeople on the esplanade, and one
insulted young bride. Thus it was
that the long restrained fury broke
forth. The fight was cruel, blood flow
ed as on st. Bartholomew and the
well-armed French slaughtered the
islanders. But when it was all over
there was one Frenchman left alive in
Sicily and no more.
The SHADY avenue of our drive was
the "Via Del Vespri." 1t was not
straight. It bent and twisted and turned
like zigzlg lightning. At each angle
there was a sentry box. Standing there
was sentinel. If you stood there with
him you would glance back between
the stone walls over which the orange
boughs dropped, to the corner last
turned. There you saw another SOL
der WATCHING. Looking ahead to the
next bend you perceived still another,
and he too was watching. Wherever
you passed you knew that guardian
eyes were upon you. In all these
shadowy lanes nothing living stirred
but what the sentinels saw and watch
ed. A pair OF cayalrymen, brilliant in
white plumes, trotted down the lane;
they were scrutinized. Then trudged
by an old woman with a bundle of
sticks. Even she did not escape the
Vigilant gaze. | thought of the eye
that forever watches the Chinese pris-
oner. The count observed our quiet
surprise at the many guards.
This" said he, lis the national pre-
caution against brigandage in Sicily"
George +, Ornosby, IN Boston Courier.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-27
Frost Work.

No fairies left? You need not tell me so,
For in the night upon my window pane
Grew wondrous things that make me surely
know
The fairies are at tS.ir old tricks again.
Stand where the light strikes thro' the frost
ed glass,
And see Aladdin's palace rear its towers;
Look at the seed tuft1 on that bunch of grass,
The humming bird a0ove those lily flowers
What but fairy pencil could design
Those feathered fronts of dainty maiden
hair?
With every leaf so delicately fine
You almost see it tremble on the air.
Some nimb e fingered spirit of the ice
Has wrought his frolic will here, that is
plain:
And while I study out each quaint device,
wistful fancy gathers in my brain.
o wonder working spirit if I could
But learn of you the secret of tho snow
How frost is given by the breath CT God,
And where the hidden water courses flow.
And where begotten is the dew that strings
Her lovely pears upon the meaneSt weed,
And what sweet auimating il fluenCe brings
The biOss ON splendid from the trivial seed.
Could I but ride the south wind and the
north,
And fatht IN all the mysteries they hold,
See row the ght"ine, Gaping wildly forth,
And how the turbulent thunder is con-
trClcG-
/ would no more be fretted by the greed
And selfishness of men their puny spite,
Nor any worldly less or cross indeed,
My lifted soul could eYermCre alright
And wherefore now? The laughing fairy
seems
To mock at me the spangled window
through;
And ] laugh also waking from my dreams
TO take up daily loss and cross anew.
But with sense of things divinely planned,
That makes me sure / need not fear dis
deiu,
From One who holds the thunder in His
hand,
Yet stoops to trace the frost work on the
pane. Mary bradley.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-27
A Story Of Two Journalists.

A story is told of a young sopho-
more, the newly appointed editor of a
college paper in New England, who,
on his way home in vacation some
years ago, made the acquaintance of a
quiet gentleman on railroad train.
''Englishman, [ perceive" airily be-
gan our college boy. The stranger
bowed. 'FYou must find much to amuse
you in this country. We are so very
crude, so newn' said the sophomore,
who was an Anglo-maniac. There is
one thing, however, on which / fatter
myself we compare fayorably with
John Bull-our newspapers. The jour
nalists of this country rank high, sir
hight" Having received a civil reply,
he continued: 81 am myself an edi-
tor. Like to look at a copy of our pa
per?" pulling out a small sheet from
his pocket ''Now, you have no idea
nobody not in the profession can have
any idea-of the labor and mental
strain involved in that small sheet.
Keep it. There may be paragraph
or two in it that is worth considering,
even if it does come from this side of
the water" His companion changed
his place soon afterward, and the
amused conductor, who had overheard
the conversation, said to the young
man: do you know who that WASP"
No" 1t was Mr.. Walter, of the Lon
don Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-27
When Night w orkers Should Eat.

For night workers the best regimen
includes hearty breakfast when they
rise, which is generally from II to 3
o'clock; after this some moderate out
door exercise, which should be follow
ed by sh TT interval of rest and relax
alton; then a good dinner, partaken of
between and o'clock, at least an
hour before beginning work. If labor
is to continue until or 3 o'clock in
the morning light nutritious repast
should be eaten shortly after midnight,
in order to fortify the system for work
during the hours Immediately follow
ing, when the vital powers are most
enfeebled. When work is finished,
and before retiring, a simple lunch
should be taken, in the form of a cup
of good hot broth or beef tea, or glass
of light wine and couple of crackers;
this will generally insure sleep by
withdrawing the blood from the brain,
where it has been concentrated by
mental effort. In ordinary cases of
wakefulness after night work, not con-
firmed by habit, light meal of this
kind will usually prove to be remedy.
By attention to these details, and by
taking sufficient sleep, night workers
can preserve their health under ordi-
nary circumstances Corson IN
HarDer'S Bdzdr.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-27
FOLLY SHOTS.
Flashes from the Court, the Street,
and the Theatre.
An academic Joke:

An academic joke:
1t is the custom for all aspirants to n
seat in the French Academy to make a
visit to each one of the members TO So
licit their vote.
M. Pailleron. who has just been adj
mitted, was fulfilling this duty just pre-
vious to his election.
Calling upon M. Renan he was an
nounced by the servant The celebra-
ted critic went out to meet his visitor,
and after the usual salutes, M. Renan
said:
Take n chair
II beg your pardon, replied the au-
thor of lie Monde on Tons ennuie,"
''but 1T is an arm chair that have come
to ask you for"
DR.. X. has just lost one of his best
clients.
AS he had been friend of the family
for number of years the members of
1t insist upon his following his last pa
tent to the cemetery.
After all the orators have celebrated
the virtues of the dead man, the doe
tor leans over the grave and in voice
full of emotion murmurs:
There's no i'll will [ hoper'
"Ah! Monsieur Cadet, what times
we live in! The other day my grand
child said that was a reprobater"
Cadet in very cOnciliating tone:
'Well, you know there are no secrets
in families. -
At a grand dinner.
A very needless gentleman who talks
a great deal forgets that his neighbor,
a young lady, is prematurely large, and
cries out:
Il do not like large women"
The lady bites her lips; the gentle
man sees he has made a blunder, and
to repair it as gallantly as possible, he
adds:
"When they are young, madam
At the club:
Where are you going, Raoul?"
I'm going first to Monte-Carlo and
then to Naples"
MY dear boy, if you take my ad-
vice you will begin with Naples and
finish with Monte-Carlo; it is more pru-
dent"
Mile. Andree is three years old; she
is playing with her doll, and in her
talk with it she calls herself a lady.
''You alady?" says one of the friends
present, purposeIy to bother her.
Certainly | am lady. [ already
thrash my little one!"
A part of the Paris cabmen are Oh a
strike.
One of the raw replacers was over
heard yesterday making bargain with
a stout party.
Never mind the course or the hour, :"
said the new recruit, Il will take you
by the weight or not at all!'
''Why do you never pay your debts?"
asked X. of one of his acquaintance.
My dear boy, do all can for nv
creditors. Whenever there is new
lottery authorized | always buy few
tickets. You never know what may
happen. Translated from the French
by Boston Courier.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-27

"Ma, I'm now II. Mayn't I enter
society?" You will have to ask your
father, Lizzie" ''Oh. but he's so grum;
Tn afraid to-" Speak to him pref
tily, dear, and he VIII hear you. He's
in the sitting room" Lizzie summons
courage and goes to her father. PA,
dear, I'm now II. MayI enter society?'
'.What kind of society?" s.Whv. the
best society, of course. mo. Do YOU
suppose I'm going to have you make a
fool of yourself agoin' about here say
ing cav fur car, faw' fur for, and
such niger talk? No, never"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-27
Buying Out a HoteIkeeper.

Once more the foaming beaker was
passed around, and then the second
old man began his second anecdote.
Our company played one night in a
town eight miles distant from Daniel
sonville, Conn. 1t was in the Spring,
and the weather was beautiful. In the
morning, before the company started
for Danielsonville, two of the men, who
were great pedestrians, went to the
manager and asked his permission to
walk to the next town. The permis-
sion was granted, and the two fellows
ground off at the rate of four miles per
hour, arriving in Danielsonville little
while before the rest of the company
rolled in on the cars. Accommodation
for the entire party had been engaged
by the advance agent at the one hotel
of the place. The manager went to
the hotel and inquired what kind of
rooms were ready for his people.
81 don't know that we can give
you any, said the clerk, looking coolly
at the manager.
What do you mean? Didn't our
agent make arrangements with you?'-
'''1es, but I've changed my mind
since
Changed your mind! What for, I'd
like to know?
"'That's my affair
"And the clerk coolly turned his back
and walked away. The enraged and
mystified manager rushed out to seek
other accommodations. Of course, he
did not find any. But while out he
met the two men who had walked
down.
Didn't get any rooms, did you?'
asked one of them.
No; what's the matter here?'
"'Well, I'll tell you. Some kind
friend of the hotelkeeper telegraphed
him that the company was broke and
two Of them had to walk"
The hearers of the second old man
gave vent to various expressions of
disgust at this instance of Yankee
shrewdnesS.
What did the manager do?" asked
Plarximander.
"Well, I'll tell you" answered the
narrator. He had 81, 800 in small
bills done up in two rolls SO that they
looked as if they contained much more.
He went back to the hotel and called
for the proprietor That person ap-
preached in naughty manner and
coldly said, We'll, sir, what do you
wantP' The manager looked at him
from head to foot. Then he drew out
his rolls of money and, slamming them
down on the counter, asked in voice
of thunder:
"'What'll you take for your Internal
little shanty?'
The astounded landlord fell off
about two tons. Then he bowed very
low and, rubbing his hands together,
said: What can do for you to-day,
STRIP "-Theatric0E Renaissance N. Y
Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-27

Under Mississippi law d woman is
liable to Indictment for assault if she
strikes her husband; but the man is
not liable for assaUlting the woman If
he uses a switch no larger than his lit
tie finger in doing so. 1t is now pre-
posed to so amend the statutes as to
give the wife the same immunity that
her husband enjoys.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-27

mamma "a widow of considerable
personal attractions u want to tell
you something, Tommy. You saw that
gentleman talking to grandmamma III
the other room. Well, he's going to
be your new papa Mammals going
to marry him. Tommy (who reHol-
lects something of the life his old papa
used to lead) S'.D-d-does be know it
vet mammal"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-27

'.Let me see," said young lady
graduate to an intellectual friend, twas
It Pope who wrote the Iliad, or was it
the IIiad who wrote Pope?" Neither"
replied the intellectual friend. sit was
blind Homer who translated the Had. "
"Oh, yes, now [ remember. 1 would
give anything for your cleverness, but
please tell me, what is the Had, any
way?" ''Why, its poem telling all
about an old fellow who lived in a tub
of water" Il don't believe that man
could live in tub of water, do you?'
.Oh, no, but then we must not ques-
ton ancient mythology"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-27

A New York firm has engaged to
finish the decorations of MaXimilian's
palace in the city of Mexico, left unfin-
ished by the fight OF the ex-Emperor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-27

The ladies should always have con-
sideration paid them on account of
their sex, and it is no more than prop
er that leap year should have one extra
day, to give the girls all the time they
need to propose in.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-27

The Lewiston (Me.) Journal SAYS
that the present winter thus far has
been a phenomenally prosperous one
in Maine-there was never a better
season for numbering and getting out
the wood-pile, to say nothing of Il
inch clear ice for export and home con-
sumption.