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The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-01

To forge ahead in this world a good education is necessary. No man can be successful forger if he canno, write PIila6fiphia Rf1oyd.
 A white rainbow, an extremely rare phenomenon, was witnessed at Cout.e- nay, France. on the morning of Noven- Der 18th last.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-01

SHARP politicians are trying to smooth away ex-senator Dorsey's causes of bitter recollection. Even the president wants to put his arm around the dis tinguished man of Arkansaw. Dorsey is man of remarkably good sense, neer fcrgets friend and knows his enemies. Turn loose the oreide canines of strife, gentleman.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-01

IT IS said that Ingersoll en,ertairs his friends with oafhs, but 1t should be re- nembered that his swearing amounts to nothing since he has no basis from which to draw profane deductions.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-01

 how"
 "l know it is" the neighbor replied. Now, fur instance, ies look at my Molly. Went of ter school, met editor thar an married him, but bless yer, he don't come 'roun' me. l sent him word that ef he was willin' ter work would gin him a show, but that as long as he flung away his time foelin' roun' newspaper, I wouldn't have nothin' to do with him, an l ain't nuther. kain't put up with laziness, I kain't. les think O able bodied man that ought ter split his two hundred rails day foolin' CT way his time with a newspaper. Does nothin', yer see, but set down in the shade an write. think all sioh men oughter be driy outen the country"
 One Sunday, when Sue had been home about a week. young man rode up to the house aud dismounted.
 He's powerful imperlite," said old man Bussey to Sarah, who stood near, "fur he mouter hollered hello, nohow." Sue ran to met the young man. She introduced him to her father as Mir Bowlingiy, the novelist. The old man did not receive him very graciously, but shook of enough of his reserve to begin conversation.
 "How's your crap?" he asked. "I have no crop" Mir. Bowlingly re- piled.
 What, didn't yer get it in soon nuff?'' "I am not engaged in farming opera tions."
 "What's yer business am novelist"
 "All we'll and good, but what do yer do fur livin'?''
 write books"
 Yer'd better go ter work. That's all l got to say on the subject"
 did not come to enter into dis cussion with you, old gentleman, but came to ask for the hand of your daughter
 Ask fur her hand, CT haw haw,n and ,he old man laughed boisterously What the deuce do you want with her han, fur she's never wuth her sal; in the hel. Here's Sal she's ham,
 What is he talkin' bout, pap?r "Maryin it pears ter me-
 "Wall, ef ,hars any marvin goin on l wan,er be counted 'mong the party, le, me tell yer
 Sister, NIT. Bowlingly has come ter ask fur me, net you
 "Wall.' with long drawl, "ef he's crazy huff ter want you, 1 don't want him that's one thing certain
 "Come, old gentleman" said the novelist, give me an answer
 "Oh, it's nu,hip' ter me- rejoined Mr. Bussey. She ain't no help ter me nor never wuz, so take her along. Joy go ! "ANh ySa oh PSdSC OChiu }Ci
 Several days afterwards old Bussey again met the neighbor whose daughter had married an editor
 Have yer heard the news:"
 Ain't heard breath. What is it ?' "Sue married this mornin'.
 "Yer don't tell me. Who did she marry?'
 Done wus than yer own gal did.' Married young doctor, reckin." "Guess agiH."
 Er preacher
 "keep CT comin'
 "A school teacher reckin.'
 "Once more.'
 Il gin it up.''
 "Wall, she married man what writes books.'
 "l never heard O the like. Writes books, eh ?"
 Vas, an ain't go, no crap"
 "'Co's' not. Ef he don't work, how can yer 'spect him ter have crap? Jest went 'liberately an flung herself away like my gal. Nerve got better hopes O Sallie, reckin''
 "Oh, yes, fur she's goin' ter Tom Pow CTS"
 "W'y he can split three hundred rails a day.
 "Cou'se he ken, an that ain't all. Ole Griffin says he's the handest man at a still house he ever seed. Wall. we've tried eddyca,ion an reckin it'll be zample ter the curmuni,y.'
 WOULD LET HER STARVE.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-01
How to Improve His Property.
Indianapolis Scissors. i

How can l improve my property, Riggs!" asked close-6sted Brown of contractor.
 By moving out of it," was the gruff reply.
 Well, Riggs. what kind of improve ments would you call .haf?"
 Alnsernal improvements" was the re ply.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-01

We do not desire NIT. Parks as a regu- lar contributor to this paper. At first his ignorant expressions of eowardice were amusing, bu; with this letter the volume closes The propriesors of this paper have not eaten a raw man in three days and banker for the tender flesh of a soft fool, br, are no, willing to stay the long irgs of morbid crave until NIT. Parks can
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12
Mr.. Dana's Little Hint.
From the Washington Capital

I learn that MIR. Dana's income from
that paper is not only princely, but that
it is exceeded only by that of Mr.. Ben
nett. When Mr.. Bennett took hold of
the Sun he made contract with the
trustees to edit the paper at salary of
SIG, 900 year. He had then some twen-
ty shares in the paper. Said he: ''Now
if tue profits Of the paper are large [
think I ought to have an interest ID
them outside of my salary, and I pro-
pose that all dividends above twenty
five per cent. shall be divided, and that.
1 have half" The stockholders to whom
a dividend of twenty five per cent seemed
not only very large, but very improba-
bic, said: "Why, of course, if we de-
declare any dividends over twenty-five
per cent. you shall have one half. J"
"Will you make contract to that ef-
feet for ten years?" said Mr.. Dana. The
stockholders agreed and the contracts
were made.
Within two years the paper paid over
fifty per cent. and for number of
years has not paid less than eighty. The
ten year contract expired a year or two
ago and it was renewed, with this change,
that Mr. Dana gets one half of all the
dividends over forty per cent. l hear
On the best authority that Mr.. Dana's
share last year, including his salary, was
s207 900.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12
The Longest Word.

Some weeks ago, says a local paper,
in answer to correspondent query,
Mr.. Walter Pyle, of Philadelphia, sub
nitted the word "disproportionable-
aess," as the longest in the English Ian
guage.
A Catasauqua lady then sent "honor-
Observation-Disclosures" alleging that
it occurs in Shakespeare, and hence is
The longest word. It doesn't appear in
Webster, needless to say, being merely
coined word, and SO has no claim to
oe considered word at all.
Another correspondent sends "dilat-
itudinarianism," ignoring the two i'm
portant considerations that it is not
found in the dictionary, and has but
nineteen letters,-two less than Mr.
Pyle's word.
A Kansas lady gives "incomprehensi-
bility," saying it cheats 'disproportion-
ableness' by one syllable" Still t! e
former contains but nineteen letters, as
in the previous case
Another suggestion is "infralaparian-
ISM, which has but seventeen letters.
No word has yet been found to equal
The one submitted by the Philadelphia
man.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12

A man brought suit in the United
States circuit court at PHILADELPHIA
against the American Watch company
OF Waltham Mass, on an improvement
in winding watches, which the
company put to use. Heswears that he
had submitted his invention to the com.
pany's inspection with the view of SELL
ling it. The company refused to pur-
chase. He discovered afterward, that
the company had adopted the improve
mont. He had made the fatal mistake
of not making his improvement patent
ed. The court, in dismissing his action,
ruled that there was no right of property
in an idea as an idea, and that it could
only be made property by letters patent.
The lesson Is that inventors must not
disclose valuable inventions before get
ting patents for the same.
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An American Princess.

Princess Poniatowski, formerly Miss
Maud Ely-Goddard, an American lady,
has arrived in New York with her hus-
band. The Princess is tall and very
handsome with large brown eyes and
wealth of golden hair. Her manner is
lignified and stately. She went abroad
two years ago with her parents, and
met Prince Poniatowski in Nice He
is member of one of Russia;s most no.
table families, and is an enthusiastic
sportsman. He is about IS years old,
not quite six feet tall, has nut brown
hair and fine blonde mustache. The
couple were married at the American
Episcopal Church in Paris on April 5
last. They do not intend to remain in
this country long. Their object in COM
ing here is merely to crafty desire of
the Prince o see the birthplace of his
bride.
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France in China.

Ferry has enormously strengthened
his power in France by the overwhelm-
ing success of his struggle with China.
Everybody admits shat he has played
the game with great insight and SPLEEN
did courage. His complete success con-
firms the principle that success in Asia
belongs to the audacious. There are
many signs that if China had kept mp
bold front and risked war, the peasants
with the radicals would have put Ferry
out of Office. 1t is supposed that France
will soon do away with the native gov
eminent in AMMAN, and English papers
point out that the country of Siam with
its unwarlike people, it's splendid water
way, its vast resources and its entire
want of defensive power is temptinaly
rear and will probably soon attrac.
French appetites, -.
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Buddhism is speeding with great "a

Buddhism is speeding with great "a.
pidity among the more intelligent class
cs in Russia. The converts are now
counted by thousands every year. The
reason given for its spread is that it is
more easily understood than the chris
tian religion, and better adapted to the
wants of the people. At present the
Greek church is the only authorized
church of Russia, and the object of it's
priests seems to be to mystify rather
than enlighten the people. The teach
ings of the Buddha are simple, and are
easily comprehended by even those of
moderate intelligence. The car begins
to look upon the inroads of the new re-
ligion with distrust, but fears to forbid
it's introduction since so many of his
most faithful subjects have become we'd
ed to it. The fact has been apparent
for long time time that majority of
the better educated and more intelli-
gent Russians have retained a place in
the Greek church merely to propitate
their sovereign.
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Brio-arBrac IN. Washington.

Scattered through residences IN the
city are many wonderful relics md his
toric bits of bric-a- brac that could fur
nish forth most wonderful art loan
collection, if the owners could ever be
induced to part with them for that long
Colonel Jerome Bonapartes house u q
perfect museum of Bonaparte relics,
many of them art works of great value;
Mrs. Iturbide, The widow
of the sou of the Emperor Itt,ftsde OF,
Mexico, lives here in pretty residence
near the British Legation, and has some
wonderful pieces of Mexican sllves,
carving, needle work and pottery. Her
son, who is prominent society man
here, was adopted in his childhood by
Macmillan and the Empress Carlotta
as their heir, and lived with them dur
ing their brief reign in the halls
Of Chapultepec. Through this con-
nection with that unfortunate
monarch. the Iturbides have
many relics and souvenirs Of that last
emperor of Mexico. Mrs. Caroline Dali
of Boston. who has had q winter home
on Georgetown Heights for many years,
has her house crowded with curios-
bric-a- brac, antique furniture, relics and
art baubles from all parts of the world
On her tea-tatle she uses quaint old
silver teapot, with auted sides and ebo-
nv handles, that was made by Paul Re
we're, who was goldsmith by trade
In her drawing-room there is an exquis-
ite old mahogany chair, with carved
back representing Tyre with great
festoon of flowers depending from it,
and the seat is upholstered with a heavy
silyery brocade strewn with velvet roses
This chair was one of the set in the EN-
press Josephine's music room, and is
the Most beautiful and wonderfully
preserved piece. The wife of Commits
sioner Loring possesses relic of Napo-
leonic days in a piece of lace fiounce
that was ordered made ~ Napoleon for
the Empress Marie Louise.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12
An Unsolved Mystery of q 81, 900
Bill.
From the Boston Journal

A singular incident is mentioned in
connection with Conductor Mckinney,
who was recently killed upon the New
York and New Haven Railroad. He
was running on the owl train south, and
one night, very soon after the great
robbery at Northampton, Mass, pas
senger in the smoking car gave him in
payment of fare what he supposed was
500 bill. He took the bill and said
he would return the change when he
passed through the car again. After he
had gone into the baggage car he dis
covered that the denomination Of the
bill was 81 900. He at once returned
to the smoking car and going to the
man, as he supposed, who gave him the
bill began to explain the mistake, but
The passenger denied having giving him
any bill whatever. This puzzled him
and as he could find no owner he turred
The money over to the railroad company.
The railroad company deposited tie
money in Hartford bank, where it re-
NAMED for three or four years and was
then given to Mckinney.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12

Blaine: most heartily congratulate you on
your nomination. You will be elected.
tSignedl JOHN A. 1ddAN
Mr. Blaine sent the following dispatch to
Senator Logan:
am proud and honored by beit.s associated
with You in the national campaign.
[Signedl JAMES G.. BLAINE.
Washington, D. c., June 6.-HOn. J. G.. Blaine:
Accept congratulations and cordial support.
(6igned.l JAMES r. HAWIEY.
Among others sending congratulatory
speeches are Henry l. Dawes, Ben Harrison,
&urat Halstead and ex-Gov. Cornell
VICE PRESIDENT.
John A. Logan was named for Vice Presi-
dent and receiving 10 votes, his nomination
was made unanimous and the convention ad-
jgurned sine die.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12

A prominent religious paper openly
advocates the government of cities by
few men selected for that purpose
outside parties, i. e. State legislatures,
etc. Few people are aware Of the in.
sidious methods inculcated in various
quarters to break down government
OF the people, by the people and for the
people," Self government is virtually
pronounced failure, and hence juries
must be abolished and the right of suf-
TRACE taken away or very much re-
stricted. Freemen should remember
that eternal vigilance is the price of
libertv.'
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12

Congress has granted Mrs. De Long,
widow of the commander of the JEAN
nette expedition, pension of fifty dol
lars month. There are now about a
hundred women on the pension roll who
receive from thirty to four hundred
dollars per month. There are forty
three widows of general officers who re-
ceive $50 and thirty others who get $50
per month. The widow of Admiral
Farragut mas an annual pension of 49,
600, and the surviving widows of certain
presidents have each $1,000 o year.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12
According to those who are supposed

According to those who are supposed
to be best acquainted with Mrs. Lang
try's intentions, says a New York
journal, that lady will finally take up
her residence in London as soon as she
realizes an ample fortune on this side
of the Atlantic. She is credited with
picking up all sorts of choice and costly
knick-knacks for her London house,
which she has made up her mind shall
be one of the wonders of the metropolis.
Recently, in an old secondhand atore
up town, she saw grand old set of
French furniture of the First Empire
period, large couch, two arm-chairs,
and ten smaller, en- suite. The backs
were of mahogany, which had been kept
so we'll polished as to look like ebony,
with guilt mounts of very striking
character. Mrs Langtry became the
purchaser, and tho suit is to I've covered
with very old gold-colored Fren oh
brocade and then forwarded to Lond on.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12

COLI. .. P. Burnside of Freeport,
ILL.,, near relative of the late Senator
burnside of Rhode Island, is charged
with the embezzlement Of SAC, 900.
while dishursing officer of the Post
Office department Of Washington. It is
the old story of living beyond his means
having been foolishly extravagant while
receiving only small salary. To keep
up his expensive and imposing style in
society," he needed more money than he
earned legitimately and then robbed the
government. The state Of society at
Washington that leads to such offences
should be reformed. It is no credit to
any public officer or member of con-
gress to spend more than he earns.
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..IS2OI 2O7l $50 SO z
THE BALLOT BY CANDIDATES.
CONGRATULATIONS

CONGRATULATIONS
kilograms came rushing in upon Blaine
almost literally by armfulls Hundreds of
dispatches followed from all parts of the
country, from every state In the Union. Fol-
lowing are few of the most impressive:
Washington. June 6-Executive Mansion.
hon. James g. Blaine: As the candidate 0 the
Republican party, you will have my earnest and
cordial support. [Signed] CHESTER A.ARTHUR.
Mr.. Blsines reply was:
Hon. Chester A. Arthur. President of the Uni
ted States, Washington, d. c.: Accept my sin
core thanks for your cordial assurances.
lSi9ued.] JAMES G.. BLAINE.
Washington. p. O., June 6.7To Hon. J. G.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12
U. S. Grant, Jr., and the firm of

U. S. Grant, Jr., and the firm of
Grant & Ward are the chief stockhold-
ers Of the Belmont coal mines, which
are situated in Jackson county, Ala
bama. The mines have continued in
full operation since their failure until
last week, when work was stopped and
a notice was posted that they had shut
down on account of the failure of Grant
n Ward. Seven hundred hands are
thrown out of employment. The mines
are quite valuable. They were pur-
chasedby the Grants from Gen. John B,
Gordon,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12
A Philadelphia clergyman has take

A Philadelphia clergyman has taken
( cps to swear out a warrant for Bob
IL 3ersolls arrest for blasphemy. He
has found an old statute, which was 70.
enacted, however, no longer ago than
1860, which provides that any person
who shall willfully, premeditatedly
and despitefully blaspheme shall, on
conviction thereof, be fined not exceed
ing 500 and Imprisonment not exceed
ing three MONTHS" and he thinks there
would be no trouble in getting Inger-
soil into jail. It is said that Mr.. Inper-
soil left Philadelphia in a hurry on
learning that he was in danger of incar.
ceration. The old statute was reenact-
ed by mistake, and prosecutions under
1t are generally regarded as persecution.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12
When, in the morning, after hard

When, in the morning, after hard
nights sleep, one sits down to refresh
himself with a cup of "choice old Gov
eminent Java" of the male berry kind,
it is useless for him to vex his soul with
the thought that lead, copper, arsenic,
chrome yellow, Silesian blue, yellow
ochre, burnt amber, Venetian red and
French chalk have been employed to
improve the complexion of luxury. He
rnight as we'll follow for the remainder
of his life the forty day example of the
illustrious Tanner, as attempt to abstain
from articles of food apd drink that are
not under suspicion6f being adulter-.
ated.
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1v1Nuo 01oSIoX.

Chairman Henderson called the convention
and the vast audience to order at $3.50 p. m.
After little unimportant motions, the Pres
ident said: The secretary will now call the
roll Of states, and when the name of state
having . candidate to present is called, the par
ty selected to make the presentation will come
forward and speak The secretary then pro-
ceeded to call the roll of states. calling Alaba-
ma, Arkansas, California, Colorado, and Con-
Mr. Brandagee Of Connecticut arose, and took
the stand.
Mr.. Brandagee personally il reduced and
handsomer edition Of ex- Gov John s. Pills
bury. When midway in hia speech be named
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12
FOURTH DAY.
THE BAIIOTINS REGINS

BALLOI1NT BEG1NS.
The Chair-Gentlemen of the convention:
There is now nothing in order except to call
the roll for the nomination of a candidate
for the presidency
Mr. Turner of A1abama--Mr. President, is
that the call of the roll fur balloting?
The Chair-F0r ball0ting, tie nomination
of the candidates.
The secretary then proceeded to cali the
roll of states for the nomination of a candi-
date for the presidency. After the announce
ment of the first vote by the secretary, the
chair said "A ballot for candidate for the
presidency having been had without secur-
ing nomination, according to the rules the
The secretary will call the roll" This for
mula was repeated until the fourth and last
ballot had been taken The ballots were as
follows:
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12

In 1876 the total expenditure in Great
Britain for beer, wine and spirits
amounted to the astounding sum Of $780,
100000. Since that terrible maximum
was reached the annual sum has been ir-
regularly, but, on the whole, steadely cut
down, until last year the reduction
amounted to over q hundred million
,7O11oro
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12

The Scientific American is clearly of
the opinion that electric light wires
should be buried, because when above
ground they are dangerous to life and
property. This comedies with the pop
ular conclusion. It has been demon
strated scores Of times that death and
destruction travel on these wires.
Whatever the cost of putting them there,
the only place for these streaks of light
ming is under ground.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12

The New York Commercial Bulletin
is usually very temperate in the use of
language, but in an article upon Elm
ancial Wreckers," it INDUCES in terms
indicative of the deepest indignation.
Speaking of Wall street stock brokers
who "bear' the market by illegitimate
means, it calls them "brigands, petro-
leum fiends and dynamite destruction
ists," and it calls upon the Stock Ex-
change to interfere or accept response
bility for the disgrace.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12

In the days of Andrew Jackson hard
ly public man possessed the luxury of
private secretary, to say nothing of q
shorthand amanuensis. Now there is
scarce man in public life Of any prom
nance who has not photographic Sec
rotary accompanying him on all occa-
sions. Every senator has private Sec
rotary, paid from the public funds, and
on attempt was made, that failed, to
give every representative secretary at
the expense of the people.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12

Summer has come ut last with
probability of hot weather, which is an
absolute requirement for maturing all
sorts of crops. The cool spring neces-
states the forcing process and people
must be willing to endure it for the sake
of material gains.