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The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-06-07

THE president of John Hopkins uni- versity, in a paper contributed to the C<sfSry Aagazine, advises advanced students to devote much of their time to the study of English. English literature, he claims, is the greatest that the world has known, and the English language, being the language of that literature, is the greatest medium for the expression Of thought. With graduates of colleges, good English is rare. Their Latinized form of expression is uninteresting, not to say decidedly incorrect. To under stand the use of pure English, the gram mar of that language, instead of Latin text books must be studied. Latin aids . student, but does not give him per feet idea of English.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-06-07

MR. TILDEN's weakness is gaining strength. The majority of democrats be- keve that he is able to carry the party, that is, Watterson thinks so, and Waiter son is the majority of democrats.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-06-07

BIN BUTLER as the champion- of the greenback party is likely to work . severe reform in American politics All of Butlers measures are severe. He is 90 impressed with economy that long ago he decided that the employment of two eyes was an ocular extravagance, and consequently tuned off one of the burn- sns. During the campaign none of his ensmies can say anything to redect the iszid glare ofa dsrogasoy light on the brawny and bsistled chasacter of the old gssslsman. So0s" roosaez," ]" rsd-headed h Ais dsaiTs for prominence, may breathe sAs cd spooa scaadal but the grsen- eysd pazU can with ooe hand sweep such achazge from the cheek of the earth. It Aas ben said tAaf Batir thinks for him. sa4. A natural deductioa. A man vho dass ast d Ah own shinkins, does not GAink ak an
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-06-07

A man named Tucker who was recently hanged at Paris, Arkansaw, true to the murderer's instinct, Jeff few comforting words for his brethren in blood. The Lord is waiting for me. am going straight to heaven" were his last exclam- ations. No doubt that in that divine abode there has been great anxiety con- cerning Mir. Tucker.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-06-07

:" As things present. rather than things past, demand first attention" said he, suppose that should ask concerning your luck in catching ish.7
 3Of course. the past never interests q man" she replied. have caught twc knotiy-heads and one sun-6sh."
 "Oh. yes, the past sometimes interest, a man. Let me see your two knossj heads and one suu-6sh."
 There they are On the string. ses that your former physical rudeness, Mir Brown, has ripened into sarcasm. Ho~ long do you expect to remain here ?'
 An, l sec them. do not sec tha my former rudeness has ripened into sar. casm. l shall not long remain here"
 She looked at him inquirinsly, bu, could not repress a smile. Your news paper work has taught you condensation see. You are not, what Homer would term, wordy babbler, wast,ful of youl speech. am pleased to see you SC economical. Instead of writing on the subject of political, you should write on verbal economy"
 "You are an intelligent lady, Miss Zelia- By the way, have you read thai charming novel, Gengale
 have read it. By an unknown au- thor, believe ?"
 .Yes, and all my efforts to discoves the name of the author have been un- availing. When do you begin school againr
 < shall not teach any more. Ihave a small income now which will meet every requisition."
 "Left by a relativer
 @No, my own earning"
 @School teaching must be profitable ?'
 "No, quite the reverse. This will ex- plain.r
 @What a letter from Milton & Hobb, publishers? Great Cesar, girl! You the authoress of Clengale"
 "Yes, and 1 was determined that you should be the first one of my aoquaint- ances to learn the fact from me-"
 "Zelia, when went away in disgrace, you was the last person bade goodbye"
 And the last persoa of whom you made fun"
 My lips may have spoken in jest, but my heart spoke in earnest"
 But don't you know that from the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh P"
 "The lips often lie Mine did. Girl, l lov. you" and he took the 6shing-rod from her hands.
 "Have you loved me all these years p
 "Yes. And you Zelia!"
 !" have loved you all my life"
 You said that you despised me. Was it from the abundance of the heart the"
 She put her hand over his mouth, and said: Scripture should never return in vanquishment of the one who first quotes it. Somebody will see you kissing me. There "
 ..
 The old men knew that Bill and Zelia would marry each other. and declared: |: Ain't bit surprised. Always did banker after each other," and the old negroes declared: "Dats whut l'se been CT tellin' yer all de time. Knowd it erway back wander when da wuz bof chillun. Oh, yer kain' fool me, ease Pse been heAh too long,
 The sophomore would have attended the wedding, but the fact is he was in Detroit, having been taken thither and as punishment for robbing an old man of his pension.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-06-07
country.

SOME of the political blooms have subsided. Well, gentlemen, you must wait and try again. Remember that Romulus spent several days in the con- struction of his mud wall. A political 4 boom " is kind of mud wall, gentle
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-06-07

Col P. DoNAN is candidate for gov- efnor of D ksta- It would not be bad idea to elect tine colonel, for his wonder fnl spread-eagle speeches would adver- tise the commonwe alth ali over the <-..sntrv
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-06-07

BRICK" PoMERoY has become an avowed spiritualist. His writings have ever bespoken this belief, especially his Saturday Night" sketches. Mir. Pomeroy recently attended a "se- ance" in New York, whither he went by special invitation. The mysterious performance removed ali doubt which he may have previously entertained, and, in the language of the man more forcible than "lettered the gentleman threw up both hands and weakened" The public is not standing ia the expectation of long-held breath, waiting to hear THE TRAvELER's opinion of spiritualism, but it may not be out of place to briefly say that there is much in this curious doctrine-much for the medium who goes around and gathers the siller of the credulous.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-06-07

Said . wife to her literary husband "Your writings bore me" He replied. Please. do not complain, my dear. They bore me"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-06-07
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The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-06-07

Four prisoners have escaped from Sing Sing-over the guardian wall Pess Disfskkk.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-06-07
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The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-06-07

bout CT boy that wanted to go 10 Sunday school an bout some other boys drown din him cause he wanted to go an wouldn't go with them an fish r
 "Yes, my little man, have read it."
 "An' is it true"
 "Well, er-weli-7 He looked at the sophomore. !" That is, it contains very fine moral and, er-ihas is, while such a thing may never have happened, it is er-o
 "'Tittious fought" asked the boy.
 My dear children, see tha, you do not understand my meaning" said the superintendent. At some future time l will explain fully. We will now sing Bringing in the Sheaves,' after which you will be dismissed. Page eighty-four. B,Inging in the Sheaves.'
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-06-07

SuiSHco cuttut iutcnucu paying q ViSat 70 his old home.
 don't see why he wants to come back here and make fun of us all," she said. 6 He never did have any respect for his friends"
 When Brown came everyone was glad to see him. Old men, attracting the at tention of newcomers, would say:
 That boy: why, used to trot him on my knee when he was child," and the old negroes, who had received an indis- tinct idea that Brown had become great something, they knew not what, would say:
 "Toated dat chip on my back 'cross de stsbble-her many CT time. Allus did like de boy an bet right now dat ef wusser go up an say, Mir. Bill gin de ole man haffer dollar, please, sah,' he wour rush his han down in his britches an fetch hit ont. Oh, yer kain' tell me nuthin' 'bors dat white man, ease rse been here too long,"
 One afternoon, while Brown was ssroll- ing along little stream where he had often brought terror to neighbsring ducks and geese, he saw ishing-rod protrud- ing rom behind a cliff of rocks Ad- vancing he saw that the rod was held by fair hands, and then approaching he recognized Zelia Whitson. Their greet ings, though not enthusiastic, were cor dial
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-06-07

e>> Sk'O~ have found reason for believing that the activity of the sun, as indicated by the dark patches on it's disc, wazes and wanes in pretty regular period, and have con- cluded that eleven years may be taken as clese estimate of the time which must elapse between one season of greatest disturbance and the next. To accord with this theory, a season of greatest disturbaace-thas is, . sun-spot maximum-should have been reached in 1882 or early in 1883, but, instead, the day-god still continues to show increased enersy, and it even appears quite proba- ble that the maximum of spots has not yet arrived.
 Cholera Produced Ari6ciaIly.-Al- thongh much evidence vas obtained 10 show that the organisms found in the in- testines of cholera victims are the real cause of the malady, the German cholera commission, whose investigaioas in India have juA been completed, has failed to produce the disease by inoculating lower animals with the gems. It is nov a.- nounced, however, that this result ha. been accomplished by Dr. Vincent Rich- ards, . surgeon of Coalando, Bengal. Amer many experiments, he communica- ted to pig what appears to have beea genuine=cholerz, tke animal having died within three hours aiter the adminissra- of the cholesa-poisou.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-21
Bv R. T. Lucas & Co., Auetlonee

rlNHE UNDERSIGNED as executor Of John K.
Masters, deceased, trustee in deed Of trust
from d. l.. and S. +. Blackjack, dated January
18th, 1856 and recorded in libcr Z, No. ), folio
lS9, will sell ut public auction in front Of the
Fairfax street entrance to tho Market building,
ut L. o'clock m, on SATURDAY, May ;, 1854,
the property conveyed by said deed, and bounded
and described rs follows, to wit: TENEMENT
AND LOT OF GROUND in the city Of AleSan-
dria Va: on the west side of Lee formerly Water
street between Duke and Prince streets, begin
ming ON the south side Of 81 ten feet alley, being
l1;1 feet more or less. IL the south of Prince
street thence south Water street 81 feet
inches DC the Same mora or less thence with
that line and parallel to Prince street l2o feet >
inches b,. tho same more less thence north Oh
that line parallel to Water street to the said alley
thence east on the said alley lob feet inches, be
the same more less, 10 the beginning.
Term; Of sale Onc-,hird cash aud the residue
in three equal payments ut SIX, twelve ara
eighteen months from day "a! sale; deferred pay
meuts to bear interest from day OF sale the
purchaser to give his bonds with approved sccnri-
" for the deferred payments, TO pay all costs OF
conveyancing and to have the privilege of antici-
pating the deferred payments; title to be retain
ed until the whole Of the purchase money is paid.
LEONARD MARBURY,
,p3-t Executor Of John X. Masters deed.
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N The CIRCUIT CoohA VI 'Ao wy ~ 1870
i andria.
John A. Marshall
The Farmers and Mechanics SAVINGS
Bank ct al
Tits further adiudged, ordered and dccrccd that
this cause be- and the same is hereby, referred 10
A w Armstrong, as Il special COMMISSIONED WIZ"
shall state and report to the court rs speedily as
can be done the following accounts:
First An inventory of the property r the "e-
PENDANT corporation which came into the r'''S. >
sion Of the said James H. Reid during us ''ce'E'
crship.
second An inventory Of the property turned
OVER and delivered by the said James ii. i'cIi i"
the said Leonard Marbury.
Third. A statement Of all Disbursements maue
H., said james H. Reid, as receiver. showing inc
character aud nature of each.
Fourth. a list Of the several Gcr"allnia ;'n'i
q, her creditors Of the defendant corporation anu
ti,,. amount due them respectively.
Fifth. an account Of the dlvid"h'ia wh''' ia =
bc,r mid 20 said creditors and by whom. when
s,,;,.mrnt shall show which dividend each credit
or mas received and also those which have been
declared and not received by sal! creditors.
Sixth A statement showing the credit" lns'
Andrew Jameson is entitled to Oh account OF MS
Indebtedness to the defendant corporation ny res
ca, nj any collections made by the SAID James -
Reid. receiver.
IL is further adiudged ordered AMI drcrced tna
said sneciai commissioner give n"lir" "i nv
time and place of executing TINS decree ahn :"
taking the accounts hereby directed ~ l'lio'i,N
tiou once u week for four successive weeks ~ ti'
ArryaSprIA GAZETTE. which is :. convenient
ucwspapcr and that such publication shall II
equivalent to personal service oil such notice oi
all PARTIES to this cause --ETtfact from me aec'r
Of 4 DriI SH, ISL.
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JUN ,. BEhOH, OICTh,
Francis /, Smith, u. q. ap1-w4w

VIRGINIA. In the Clerks Office of Fairfax
' Circuit Court, April Rules, 1884.
Andrew w. f. Carln and Ann L. a. Carlin, VS..
Louis Skidmorc and Elizabeth, his wife, Maria
Skidmore, Emily Skidmorc, Drusila Allen.
Salic Wimsatt Henrietta Walters, Chas. B..
Church and Matilda his wife, John Stephenson
and Margaret his wife, William Harris aud
Mary. his wife, Gwynn Harris and Susan, his
wife, George White and Adde, his wife, Matilda
Crump Daniel Crump, Edward Crump Ann
Eliza Dyer, Louis Crump. Emory Crump and
Susan. his wife, William II. +. Carlin and Mar
garct his wife and John f. T. Carlin and
Martha his wife, and parties unknown heirs of
tho said Amelia or Milly Skidmorc, deceased.
Memo The object of this suit is to obtain
decree for tho sale or PARTITION of a tract of land
in Fairfax county, Virginia, of which Amelia or
Milly Skidmorc died seized, containing sixteen
acres more or less, and distribution of proceeds
of sale f sod) among the heirs at law of the said
Amelia or Mlly Skidmore, deceased
Affidavit having been filed in this Office that of
the above named defendants, Salic Winlsatt,
Henrietta Walters Chas. i. Church and Matilda,
his wife, John Stephenson and Margaret, his wife
and William Harris and Mary, his wife, Gwynn
Harris and Susan. his wife, and George White and
Addie, his wife, Ann Eliza Dyer, and John E. +.
Carlin and Martha his wife, are non-residents of
the State Of Virginia, it is therefore ordered that
they appear here within one month after due pub
lication of this notice and do what is necessary
to protect their interest in this suit
Tcste: JOHN W. GRAHAM, Clerk.
Albert Stuart, p g. ap16-w4w
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DazKttR.
MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 81.

A RUSSIAN METEoRITE.-A report upon
n meteorite which fell at Grossiebenthal,
near Odessa in November, 1881: has just
bean furnished to the French Academy of
Sciences bv NJ. Daubree. About seven
O'Clock one morning a bright and serpentlne
trail of fire was seen passing over the town
l,y the inhabitants Of Odessa, and NJ. Prem
del, editor Of one of the Odessa papers, sur
missing that the phenomenon betollened
fall of meteorites, offered ii reward to any
-uerson who would bring him one. Three
DAYS afterwards gentleman OF Grosslieben-
thai brought him one which had been found
bv q peasant who was nearly frightened out
of his senses at its fall. 1t fell beside him
while at work in his field and buried itself
O.35 metre into the ground. The peasant
dug out the stone, but kept the occurrence a
secret from his neighbors for fear OF their
ridicule. The stone weighs eight kllo-
srammes and has rough polyhedric form.
NJ, PrenCel also learned that at the same
lime. ~ kilometres northeast Of Odessa, near
The most station Of Sitschawska, Il meteorlte
fell to the ground and wounded Il position.
IL was soon broken TO pieces and distributed
among the peasants, who preserved the
fragments as talismans. Moreover, at EllZ.
abethgrad, some 2G5 kilometres north north
east of Odessa, luminous trajectory was
seen slightly inclined to the horizon, and
travelling south southwest. The direction
of this meteor renders it probable that ii
was the same which passed over Odessa
In external characteristics the Grosslieben'
thai meteorite examined by NJ. Daubree re-
sembles the meteorite which fell at Luce
lSarthe) on Sept. 10, 176S, a type which /;
represented in the Paris Museum of Natura
History by ifty-four distinct falls, Of which
the products are Identical among them
selves
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OHIO AND WESTERN i; J..
III, III, s5 ct, rs.:s

c
SUMMER Ak2A NGEMENT.
TWO TRAINS DAILY ,EACEPT SUNDAY BE.
TWEEN ALEXANDRIA AND ROUND HILL.
Leave Washington at . 25 4. III. and 20 p nlt
and Alexandria ct 8 30 y. III. and 4 ~ p m Pasa
Leesburg, going westward, at IL 80 4. M. and
35 p. m, and arrivc 1t Round Hill ~ Il Il d.
m. aud ! 20 p. II. Leave Round Hill At d ~ a..
M. and 4 20 p. IL. Pass Lccsbu-g, going east
ward, st 10 Il. n. and 5 o5 p. m. aud arrive g:
Alexandria 1T s 22 n. IL. and I 10 p. ni., snd st
Washington 1T S so n. III. and I 25 p. II.
SUNDAY TRAIN leaves Round Hill 521 a. M,
arrive at alexandria 500 and Washington $50.
Leave Washington s 05 p. H., Alexandria S:15
p. pas i.eesburg, going eastward, 6:15 a. m;
westward 1881 p. II.
~" Passengers from Washington will take tho
Wash; Ohio and West'n. cars at the Baltimore and
Potonlac Railroad station at 9:25 IL. and 4:25 p.
H. and 60 through In Round Hill without chang O
~
The OBJ 4. H. train from Alexandria and 12:2l
pm train FROM l:uund Hill conurc! ut Round Hill
with Daily Line Of Coaches for Snickersvilc, Ber'
ryvilc"id Winchester: also with Line Of Coaches.
which leave Lecsburg ,l:tily for Aldie and Middle
burg.
Ro;E trains, Westward r:akG close connections
!. Vienna, with Sisseu's Liuo of Stages for Fairfax
Court House.
One thousand mile communication tickets, bear
ing iwo names 500: ono Thousand milo tickets,
bearing a. .ha names Of Il fl;uiy or members Of Il
firm, $50.
Alexandria. April 10, 1894
ap1S SIN BROPHY. Supt.
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MAGNIFICENT EQUIPMENT.

In effect November IS. 1883.
Trains leave Washington, from station, corner OF
Sixth and Il streets, as follows:
For Pittsburg and the West, Chicago Limited
Express of Palace Sleeping Cars at $40 q. M,
daily; Fast Line, 9:4Oa M. daily, with Sleeping
Cars from Harrisburg to Cincinnati. Western
Express TAO p M, daily, with Palace Cars to
Pittsburg Also connects. daily, for Chicago,
via Columbus and G. st. J.. & +. H. r., with
Sleeping Car PittSburg to Chicago. Mail En-
press, 1000 p. H., daily, for Pittsburg and
the West, with Palace Sleeping Car Washington
TO Chicago.
BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.
For Erie Canandaigua, Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara
1OOOp. m. daily, except Saturday, with Palace
Cars Washington to Rochester and Washington
to Buffalo Trains leaving Washington Satur-
day night will not run beyond Remove.
For Williamsport Lock Haven and EIniia, at
$40 q. m, daily, except Sunday.
For New York and the East, 915 and 1850 a. M,
400, 1000 and 11:15p.m. Limited Express Of
Pullman Parlor Cars, $40 a. m. daily, except
Sunday.
For Boston without change, LAO p. H. every
weekday. On Sunday, 400 p m.
For Brooklyn, N. Y, all through trains connect at
afording direct transfer to Fulton street, avoid
ing double ferriago across New York City.
For Philadelphia, S:15 and 1850 g.. M, LAO,
400, 1000 and 11:15 p. m. On Sunday, 400,
1000 and 11:15 p. NJ. Limited Express, $40
a. M, daily, except Sunday.
For Baltimore $50, SID, $40, 1000 and 1880
a. M, and lao, 400, 4:25 4:4O, $50, 7:4O,
1000, and Ills p. NJ On Sunday, $40 and
1850 q. m, and 400, $50, TAO, 1000 and
Ills p. III.
For Pope's Creek Limo, $50 a. m, and Ado p. m
daily except Sunday.
For Annapolis 6:50 n. m. and 4:40 p. H. daily,
except Sunday.
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAILWAY
AND ALEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON RAILROAD.
For Alexandria, 6:35, 7:2O, 9:25, 11:05 and 11:35
a. m, 2O5, 4:25 5OO 625 SOB and 1875
m. On Sunday at 6:35, 9:25. and 11:O5 a. M,
and sos p. IN.
For Richmond and the South, 6:35 and 11:O5 a.
NJ, daily, and 500 p. m, daily, except Sunday,
Trains leave Alexandria for Washington, Cos,
s:O5, 1910 and 1920 T. ~; LOO, 3:05, 3:22,
$40, 7:O5 and 1O:4O p. ~, and 1910 mid
night. On Sunday at sos and 1910 a. M;
7:O5 and 1O:4O p. m.
Tickets aud information at the Office, Northeast
corner of 18th street and Penna. Avenue, and at
the station where orders be left for the check
ing Of baggage to destination from hotels and
residences. ]. Z. WOOD, G. P. A.
CHAS. E. PUGH, q. M.