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The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-11-08

THE ARKANSl anything that faciliaakes scquaintance like confinement h . farm-hosss oa . rainy dayf Conssmplase the dash q water against the windows the dropping bushes in the yard; the great rockA down whose seams the water runs ike food of tears the despoiled roosssr, sanding on one foot-and then, turn to the fire that murmus like . drowsy cat ; to the old fashioned churn in the corner to the spinning-vheel, which from the semi gloom under the stairway, seems to throw up iss head like the picture of . unicorn the sound of knitting-needles, and-ah, the delighted snap of beautiful eyes, the smile of beautiful lips-is there n earthly situation more enjoyably mixed with the bright and the dreary, . hlend- ing of whose charm sel1es us, and makes us live one hour for each minute, yet never tire of times slow drag alongr
 By the way" said when we were all seated round the fire, yesterday while exploring valley on the other side of the river, found an old man sitting in front of cave, blowing flute. tried to engage him in conversation, but he looked 90 unkindly upon my attempt that 1 was compelled to withdraw without being any the wiser for having seen him. ?
 "He's been thar dozen year or more, ]" replied MT. Jeffries. Nobody knowd when he come or why he come. He never leaves the cave. When he ain't inside, he sets at the door an blows music outen . piece O fishin' pole. may not have . very good year fur music, but give me my choice, issenin' to a dyin' cali UT that ole feller, an blamed ef wouldn't tell the calf to go ahead"
 "Does he ever allow anyone to enter the cave?"
 "oh, yes. He's sorter curious, but if you don't pay no attention to him. its all right Anybody can go up an walk into the cave, which they tell me is a curious place. Lentie here has been in thar. lnever had much curiosity about the old teller. His music is enough for me-"
 "Whas hind of place is it inside2" I asked, turning to Len,ie.
 "very quaint," she replied, "every- thing you see suggests the peculiar char acter of the old man."
 "Oh, she's scholar" said the old man in admiration of his daughters readi- ness of expression. never had much money, an I've always had to work hard me an my wife, but we sent Lentie of to school, didn't we, Nancy?"
 "Yes, Redman," replied the wife, fumbling with her knitting to recover lost stitch.
 "Yes, we did, an the beauty O it is, Lentie aini ashamed O her old dad, nuther, air you Lentie"
 Pa, you ought to be slapped for ask ing such question, 2 she rejoined, bound ing to the old mans side and encircling his neck with her anna
 "Thar now," said he, Eve don't want DO 'specktickel Set down an tell our frien' about the cave"
 fiji vnu could tell would not be half SO interesting as a visit to the place. To- morrow we will go and see it."
 CHAPTER III.
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The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-11-08
A VENERABLE rRooLoDYrR.

VENERABLE TRooLoDYTE.
 While party of men were waiting. at lonely station, for night train, Captain Jed Moseley was induced to tell story. The station agent after placing signal lantern on the end of a cross-tie, had gone home. He had locked up the squaiid little shanty that served as a de- pot house, and the men who were waiting for the "down freight" had built fire in the woods near the track, and were sitting around it with as much patience as men could we'll exercise on such an occasion. The captain did DO, yield in ready response, for he was not in the best of spirits, but after urgent solicitation, he began, without knocking the ashes from his pipe or re-fillins it, as the story-teller known in literature nearly always ,.;.,. 1, but simply tossing an old briar-root pipe to the man from whom he had borrowed it. he related, so far as the writer's recoi- lection is unerring, the following
 Some time ago, while was in the in- teTnal revenue service. my health gave way to such an extent that was advised by physician to relinquish all labor and seek prolonged rest in the country. l had numerous invitations from friends living near the city, but accepted none, having decided to visit some place far removed from the active scenes of man. One day, after bidding the boys a hasty farewell, l mounted horse. and ss, out for the sylvan shades and rugged steeps of the Boston mountains, in Arkansaw. The weather was charming. The Octo- Der sun shone with the merest suggestion of summer warmth the air was refresh ing, the horizon purple with a soft haze, an 1 the woodland streams covered with leaves of all hues, sparkled in kaleida- scopic splendor. l made no inquiries; 1; asked not whithes a road would lead me, but pursued my incidental and unchosen way. The mountains found to be grand, as mountains generally are, but these, it seemed, had a peculiar topo- graphical physiognomy-earing their great rocks into the forms of odd faces, leaning and looking down into the valley below. Some of the faces were almost perfect, as though some great sculptor had revealed them with his chisel. Houses became scarce, and sometimes was compelled to pass the night under . rock. had brought with me reserve supply of food, and as the little valleys afforded abundant grass, neither myself nor my horse suffered.
 One afternoon, after traversing gar row path that wound around among the mountains and suddenly became SO steep that to pursue it farther seemed impossi- ble, l stopped and, allowing my horse to grase, l lay down on an ancient boulder that had evidently fallen from seme great height and sank to sleep. was awakened by music-a flute. sCan it be possible" l unused, that anyone away up here, is acquainted with the use of s4aa wE1noxs1osS1 inslfumSnf? Yss, it is
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-11-08
CHAPTER III.

Early next morning, when the shout ing sun, arose as though freshened by the rain, Lentie and l set out for the abode of the venerable troglodyte. The distance was not great, for we were not more than out of sight of the house until we could see the river. The old fellow must have been eating his breakfast, for we heard nothing of the flute until we had crossed the river in a canoe which we found under the willows. When we started up the bank, the old man ap- peared and began to blow a blast of solemn notes.
 "We want to look in the cave, said Lentie.
 "Well, you're looking in the cave," he replied.
 " But we want to go in."
 sOhp
 "Old gentleman" said I, "your life here must be dreary enough"
 "H it were not dreary enough" he re- joined. C I would seek some place more dreay."
 "of course you are bored by every one who chances to meet you, but would really like to know something concerning you. Why did you take up your habisa- ton in such placer"
 "Sir, is not the scenery beautiful r
 @Oh, yes" replied, 4but beautiful scenery alone does not supply the neces- sities of life"
 "you are persistent" said he, lingering the flute without putting the instrument to his lips "What is your business herer'
 have no business. 1 am here to seeA recreation from overwogk."
 "And, sm here," !" he replied, with igh, "to seek forgesfulnesa Disap- poinsment, young man."
 "Old gsnslemaa, l will attempt no further b discover the cause of your self- impossd sositude. Win you allow us to enter the caseF' :
 @Yea and l viii sSsompany you"
 lt was indeed . quaint place. TAe tavs vas not large, only containing two rooms. Thsse were eatered afsex pass ing through leag hall vay. The rock looss wsss carpeasd uish ths skias of wild bsases and the walls h places, were decorated with snake skins. The old
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-11-08

evidently flute. will look for tn musician"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-11-08

form proposed by Dr. Gustav Jaeger, of Stuttgart, is said to have been already approved and carried out by thousands
 of Germans. not . fev Rnsnans, and
 some Engiishmen. Dr. Jaeger contends that clothing made exclusively from wool,
 natural covering for animal bodies, is the safest and most healthfui Soe man. kind to veaz, ard he urges its use for all purpcsss ef men and women. Not only
 would he ezcinde every article made rom cotton CT other vegetable 6ber from the apparel in use by day, but he would also reject them from the beds on whicA ve sleep at night. He advocates eazmenss of such fosm that drasghb of cold air under them are prevented, vhile he doubly prosecs the throat and chest by m extn thickness of cloth, and kseps tho teee clean and dsy by the ne q booes of porous leaeher or lel1 and poeoas innes-soaes- The advantages of wool over vegetable 6hezs are claimed to bs vezy sreaA q the laster impede the circu- latica oa the air, fsfain the nozious emasafieas of the body, and ezpose tAe suxface of the shin to sudden change of tsmPesasuze, vAile wool is free flum sAose ohjscsiess.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03
T1E!Ll.EGRAPE!HEIC. 1E!Ll.
THE DOGS OF WAR
Let Loose at Last Between Briton
and Be1licose Arab.
Gen. Graham Meets the Enemy and
Osman Disma Fights Fiercely
hut Eruttlessly.--A Bad
Day For Mahdi.

LONDON, March 2-The war Office has Just
received an official dispatch from Lieut. Gen.
Stephenson, commander in-chief of the
British forces in Egypt, announcing the
victory of Gen. Graham over the rebels
under Osman Digina The loss Of the British
troops was twenty-four killed and 143
wouhde1. Baker Pasha was slightly wounded
by a splinter from a rebelsh
TRINKITAT, March Gen. Graham's
forces marched a mile beyond Fort Baker.
The rebels were constantly skirmishing with
the advance guard, awaiting the morning,
but suddenly large force of Tebels. con
cealed among the scrub on sandy knoll,
opened heavy fire on the British troops,
who had bivouacked OF the field, thoroughly
drenched by tropical rain. Gen. Graham
immediately ordered the troops to form all
ob,ong square, which had hardly been done
when the rebels advanced under heavy fire
which did little damage, but before reaching
within pistol range of the British line wheeled
about and retired Gen Graham immedi
ately ordered an advance on the
rebel position Oh the knobs. The
rebels then gave battle and fought
with tremendous bravery but were beater
on ali SitleS, CEe ilIlHs Vi Tue DrltlSn Troop!
telling fearfully on the enemy. The rebels
stubhornly contested every inch Of groanC
and frightful slaughter elsuei, the batt!l
being very similar to that Of Ulundi and tn,
British victory as complete as that affair
The battle lasted all day, the rebels retreat
ing in disorder, and leaving 1000 men killed
and wounGed on the field, the British losing
only ten killed and forty wounded.
Gen. Graham forces bivouacked during tht
night at Teb. He has taken large amoun
of baggage captured by the rebels from th'
! expedition under Baker PaSha, together viii
four Krupp guns, and large number o
small arms. 1t is Gen. Graham's intention
| to march on Tokar, when it IS expected tina
! fighting will be renewed, as the fortification
in that vicinity viii enable the rebels t.
| offer a determined resistance. The enem,
| showed great courage during thefight Whel
the British troops moved upon their position
they refused to rIn and fought to the death
until finally compelled to give way t,
| superior military discipline of the Britisl
| troops, whose accurate firing rapidly dimin
! ished their numbers
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03
Powers & weightmann,s Insurance

PHILADELPHIA, March a. The total
amount of insurance on Powers & Weight
mann's Chemical works, burned THURSDAY
night, is $3.50, ,0Oe
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03
The Coming Motor.

CHICAGO, March 2.-The Tribune publishes
the details of an enterprise which may pos
sibly create complete revolution in the in.
dustrial sciences. 1t is believed that motor
superior to steam has at last been discovered
Any way, capitalists have deposited 5000
COO ON the strength of this idea
and the history of the extraordinary
affair is published for the first time. Tbs
connection of the name Of Dr. Galusha An.
derson, OF the Chicago university, with the
new discovery is sufficient to qua rantee the
public against any cheap fraud of the keely
order. 1t is claimed that by the new inven-
tion power can be generated at one-fourth the
cost Of steam. The new force is vapor of bi-
sulphide of carbon, and the inventor of the
means of applying it is Mr.. w. S. Colwell
formerly of PittshurC
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03

CHICAGO, March "A telegram from Hot
Springs, Ark, signed by the postmaster, the
superintendent of the Hot Springs reserva-
ton and some thirty visitors from various
parts of the United States, including Hon.
E. B. Washburne, of Illinois, denies
the existence of any such lawless state
of civic affairs as reported in dis
patches from Hot Springs Of February 81.
Those dispatches stated that the town was
controlled by committee of fourteen that
law was practically suspended, and that
drunken rowdies paraded the streets. The
telegram of denial says: This place is as
quiet as any in the country and good order
prevails
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03
Goods at Your o wn Prices.

M. Henry Regensburgcr's stock was
sold yesterday at Sheriff's sale, Mr.. II
Burgowcr, being the purchaser. He also
bought from the assignee the balance of
the stock of goods. Mr.. Burgower is now
ready to offer to the public his well as
sorted stock of underwear, caps, gloves,
mittens, hats, shirts, trunks, and valises.
This stock must and will be sold at the
shortest possible time. Avail Yourself OF
this opportunity and call early.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03
taocd gcke on the Freshmen.

ITHACA, \. Y, March 2-The sophomore.
Of Cornell university succeeded in perpetra5-
ing one Of the best jokes on the freshmen
class that is on record in the annals Of col
lege life The 'S7 men had made great
preparations for a class supper which
was to come off, and had engaged
man by the name Of Tcall,
from Rochester, to furnish the eeatabies The
'S6 men boarded train for Johannesburg in
the afternoon, ANTICIPATED the caterer, and
having secured a hall in that place made
quick dispatch of the supper intended for the
freshmen. Probably a more chagrined and
discomfted set OF students can be hardly con
ceived of than the class of 1857 of Cornell
university.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03
The Cincinnati .Rur.era,

CINCINNATI March I'm the Taylor in
quest, DR., W. w. Seeley, dean of the faculty
Of the Ohio Medical college, testified that
there is no law that requires it, and it is a
very rare thing for the professors to so into
the dissecting room The demonstrator Of
anatomy attends to providing material The
deeds of Allen and ingalls,, the ghouls, were
revolving to human instincts.
A most horrible story is related by the
children Of Pat O'Donnel!, who lived next to
the colored grave yards. Five or six years
ago they saw Ingalls,, the night after he had
buried his own child-a girl "A years old-go
to the grave and dig up the body and haul it
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03
BEFORE THE HIGHEST COURT
TenncSsee's DefaIlting state Treas
urer Dies at His EsOma.

NASHVILLE, March 2-Ccl Marshall T.
Polk, the defaulting state treasurer, diel at
his home in East Nashville Of paralysis
of the heart. Last summer he was
sentenced by the criminal court 10 twenty
years imprisonment and to pay @4S5, 900, the
amount he had embezzlel. He got out on
a heavy bond, and the case was appealed to
the Supreme court When callei last We'd
neSday it was continued until next Tues lay
because Polk was too i'll to attend
Chief Justice Dedaerich said the case must
be tried Tuesday. Polk was very anxiauS to
live because he hal just iaade Il contract 10
sell a Mexican mine, which he hoaGa; ith
the embszzled money, for $1,000, @59, with
which he expected the state to take tho stain
as far as possible from his name. His uncle
was President James X. Polk
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03
Suinc for DAMAGES.

UNIoNTowN, Pa, March 2-Suits have
been entered against the Counellsville Iron
and Coal company by five of the widows
whose husbands were killed by the recent ex-
plosion in the West Leisenring shaft. The
damages are laid at $4,000 in each case.
PrrTsBURG, March William H. johnson
has entered suit against the Western Union
Telegraph company to recover S23, 900 Cor in
juries sustained by being knocked eff car
by the defendants wires while in pursuit of
his duties as brakeman on the P;ttsburg g.
Western railroad.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03

Kemp's Balsam for the throat and lungs.
1t is curing more cases of coughs. colds
asthma, bronchitis, Group, and all throat
and lung troubles, than any other med
icine. The proprietor has authorized O.
Grotjan to refund your money if, after
taking three fourths of a bottle, relief i:
not obtained Price 50 cents and 81.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03

of El Mahdi is now freely pred cted.
On all sides the orinoH is freely
expressed that the eovernru mt should
recenqucr the whole of SoI Ian before making
terms with the rebels Dynamite i,iGts, not
withstanding the fact that the police
found an internal machine at Ludga;e street
railway station, have very little attention
paid them, the public being entirely en-
crossed with the brilliant victory of the
forces under Gen. Graham.
The Esuss of Eoagfe.IOw.
LONDON, March ., 2,-Thomas Brooks memo
rial bust of Longfellow has been unveiled. 1t
Is plaeea in a conspicuous angle of the Poets
Corner, between the basts Of Claucer and
Dryden. in Westminster Abbey. 1t bears
the following inscription, left by Dean Stan
ley: This bust is placed among the memo
rials OF Englands poets by English admirers
of an American post" A large number of
prominent persons was present at the cere-
monies Earl Granville unveiled the
bust, and touchingly alluded to
the many noble qualities of
Americas great poet and the high esteem
in which he was held by the psople of Great
Britain. Minister Lowell accepted the bust
in the name Of the American people, and said
that Longfellow was by nature holy man.
The ground in which he was buried was con.
secrated by his good works. That no unclear
spirits dare enter its sacred precincts He
concluded his address by thanking the Eng
lish people for the honor conferred upOr
Americas favorite poet.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03

New YORK, March 2.-One million and
twenty-seyen thousand dollars in gold and
el73, 600 in silver were shipped to Europe by
the steamer Adriatic.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03
More Dynamite Found.

LONDON, March "A black bag made of
American cloth has been found in the cloak
room of the Ludgate Hill station, containing
forty-fve packages Of dynamite and por-
ton of an American alarm clock
The bag was deposited on Monday. 1t con-
tanned thirty or forty cakes Of whitish- yellow
powder. Each packet was enclosed in paper
and AL packed around a small alarm clock, to
which pistol was attached. so arranged that
when the clock ran down it would fire the
contents of the pistol among the packets.
The police are in possession of evidence that
one of the valises seized in London was de-
posted in the railroad depot at South
ampton by two passengers from New Yorl;
who landed at that port. The statement is
published that the French government has
given its assurances that it will assist in the
discovery Of men engaged i'll the dynamite
business, and that all vessels hereafter ar
irving at French ports from America will be
thoroughly seal ched
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03
The News in London.

LONDON, March News of Gen. Gra-
hams victory over the rebel forces under
Osman Digma in the Soudan caused immense
enthusiasm. The complete subjugation
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03
Sale of z NeMhnaners

PHILADELPHIA, March 2.-The Atlantic
City IN. j. Review has been sold for IS, ,O0C
to Alfred Heston and John G. Sheive, A. L.
English, the founder of the paper, retiring.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03
'aaine Greenback Convention.

PORTLAND, Ne, March 2.-The Straight
Greenback state convention has been called
to meet at Augusta on April 80, to select
delegates to the national convention
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-10-12

FOR DYSPEPSIA and Liver Com
plant, you have a printed guarantee
on every bottle OF Shiloh's Vitahzer. 1t
never fails to cure. For sale at \. Y
Smith 81 Co. g Drug Store. (l5)
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-10-12

Connects with Utah Central train leaving
! Salt Lake at 40 an.
| I Connects with Utah Central train srriv-
| ing at Salt Lake at go PIN.
/ I Stop only upon signal.
| w. W. RITTER,
mar Il Supt.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-10-12
CLEANS. BETTER,
Two Hundred Per Cent. Greater


OF
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-05-15
Gray Hair at Washington.

A jaded, worn-out. anxious look app
pears on nine out of every ten counte-
nances you meet. Why it is l do not
know. Perhaps the life here has some
thing to do With it. Many OF the wom-
en-the ma o. itye of fhem-are away
from home and family Many of them
have no-homesa- or living in.a-board-
ing-house or hotel is not living at home,
and it may abe this lack of home life
that shows itself in their face. People
here get old before their time. and mo-
tably so those people connected with
the Government employ Suamocies,
alt ough dying with hunger. lost his
appetite when, with most bounteoUE
table before him. he saw Just over b s
head, hanging &by a hair. sharp.
two-edged sword. Young women. old
1adi, S. dependent on their situations for
their bread, can not live peacefully NOR
sleep soundly when they, know that the
next movement of the Government ca
price may turnl them from its employ.
1t IS this uncertainty of Office tenure
which makes young ladies. of twenty
puts the anxious look into, their ewes
and s.lvers the black hair twenty years
before its tine. There are more young
amen and women in Washington with
gray hair than5any city Ihave ever Wis
tied. This is a fact always noted by OBJ
servant strangers. Faces fresh and
blooming are crowned by. locks Of sill
yer. and the grav-haired people of
Washington are the finest looking Of it
population.-Cor. Vest Shore.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-05-15

George came running into the house
one day, lsobbing as though his heart
would break
why, Georgy!'' exclaimed his
mamma, starting mp in ALA m '.what-
ever is the matter??" [Note-She sa d,
t'sshat is the mattera'' but she would
have said whatever had she known
that her words would be seen in print. I
''ihaye done q naughty, mean thing"
cried George. his tears breaking out
A's There, DEAF, DOM cry. 1sn it all
to nanma." like. -.
Thus urged, the little fellow told his
story. with sdowncast eyes and with
many mighty sob.s n
u He had found q pocket book with ever
and ever so much money in it. 1t had
name in it which showed him that it
belonged to Mr.. soulless. The rich mer-
chant, who lived five miles out of town.
George had walked out to- Mr.. Soul
less's place and found the owner in a
state bordering on distraction. He had
lost his pocket-book, with nearly q
thousand dollars in it. Said George
when l gave him the pocket book
first but after counting the money and
finding that none was mis- ing he said
was an honest boy, and handed inca five
cent piece. telling me to keep that for
my honestly ~ 4rS
g lind oh, mamma! continued George,
NJ can help thinking what a mean lit
tie honesty Ismast have when rs only
wor. b a nickel. "-Boston Transcript.