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Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-04-12

AN EXTENDED POPULARITY. BROWNS
BRONCHIAL. TRoCHEs have been before the
publ. ..,~"- yaarS Far relieving Cuuy his
and Throat trOublol tiSy "a superior to
ali other articles. Sold only in bOLeS.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-04-12

A HEALTH hint: Don't call q very large,
strong, sinewy man q prevaricator. II
you are sure he is a prevaricator, hire
Boston GIOhe
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-04-12

A READY-MADE rejoinder: He" You
made n fool of me when l married you,
ma'am." She-"Lor! You always told Eie
YOU were a selr-made man !"-PuRch.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-04-12

John Mcmahon, of Red Bank, n.
j., drove into the ocean while drunk
and went to sleep. The tide Ii ted the
wagon box and drowned him.-NcWori
R4OtSic,.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-04-12

--Eesolutlon by the mines of "a ur
IL Alcne. LAX. Not 4 , hinaman shall
ever enter tie gyin~s un ess he
climbs a tree with one en- of lariat
over limb.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-04-12

thanks.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-04-12

LEAPYEAR gives women the privilcG of
whis linz when they want tn stop n horse
car. But unfortunately leap year does not
give her the ability to do 50.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-04-12

VERMONT man has hen thirty-nine
years old. Every time h. tells its age the
intelligent creature looks offended and
tries to cackle "eighteen."
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-04-12

HuHe's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Ti," h"et med c inc for couS III or sore throat.
Pixies toOthac che drops 80 r,jnute
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-04-12

REPLYING to a correspondent recent
". Mr.. Gladstone expressed the hope
that those specially interested in En-
glish Temperance work would ere
gard the reference to it in the Queens
speech from the throne rs an earnest of
the wish of Her Majesty Government
to take the matter in band"
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-04-12

A GEORGIA insurance agent is reported
to have committed suicide. This strange
freak will excite unusual surprise in tho
North. 1t is not the agent who commits
suicide here.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-04-12

A WESTERN reporter, in defining tho
burning of a sugar refinery, said the de-
vouring element licked up $4,000 barrels OF
Philadelphia CAL.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-04-12

"Buchu- -paiba." Quick, complete cure, all
annoying Kidney and Urinary Diseases, 81.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-04-12

TIE increasing sales of Piso's Cure at
tests its claim "a the best cough remedy.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-04-12

A sHRILL old lady in Memphis, whenever
she loses he scissors, rou,es The whole
family with "WEc:e's them shears ap-
peared to:"
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-04-12

al HAVE just re urned from tour
through Cork" as the cork-Screw re-
mark krd upon being removed from the
Sto
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-04-12

Rough on Coughs" l5c., at Druggists. Com
plete cure Coughs. H1arSenesS, Sore Throat.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-04-12

"Rough on Corns." 15c. Ask for It. Com
plete oure. hard OF soft corns. warts. Il unions.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-04-12

Isaac Iewcl, ,CovinGton ,Ky..savs: "ShnsIrf f1i
NcTrulc cured me OF Asthma an! Scrofula."
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-04-12

WHAT cannot be cured supports the
doctors,
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-04-12

WoMAS's chief beauty is her skin. Samaritan
Ncrutnc ensures that charm 10 all its patrons.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-04-12

"Mother Swans Worm Syrup" for few
erishness worms. .ccnst ipatic; ;..tasteleSS. 2oc
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-04-12

Skinny Men. "Wells' Health -;cnewer' re-
stores health and visor, cures Dyspepsia,Sl.
The bee., 1884-04-12
His Sons Advice.

!. l have been troubled for over twelve years
with a weakness of the kidneys aud bladder,
which the doctors said was diabetes. could
not at times stand up, and would have to
continually use the urinal both day and night
with intense pains in my back and sides
there was brick dust deposits in my water;
could not rest we'll or lie easily in bed in any
posture. l was at that time employed by the
Maine Central Railroad, and had to give I'D
work for time. Fearing that it would sooner
or later turn to that dreaded Bright's disease,
called In my son in lewiston, who is in the
drug business, and after consulting with him
az to my case, he advised me to use Hunts
! Remedy, as he knew of so many successful
cures that it had made in Lewiston and
y1cinity. at once commenced using it, and
began to improve. / h7d less pain in my
back and sides, my water was passed naturally
with less color and no pain, and after usin :
several bottles found that my pains we're all
gone and the weakness of the kidneys and
bladder were cured, and have TO trouble
with them now, and can attend to my bust
ness: and for one Of my years I am enjoying
good health, and thanks to Hunts Remedy
for 1t, and consider it'd duty and pleasure
10 recommend so good a medicine as Hunt g
Remedy, and l have taken pains to recon-
mend it to others in this vicinity.
You are at liberty to publish this acknowl-
edgment, hoping it may be the means Of
helping suffering humanity.
L. B. CLARK, Furniture Dealer,
Formerly with Maine Central Railroad.
Newport, Me-, May IL, 1883.
The bee., 1884-04-12
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC

EMILE CHARLOTTE LANGTRY is the real
name Of the Jersey Lily.
NINE. BERNHARDr has learned to play the
organ in view Of scene in " La Servante."
THE Grau English opera company will be
reorganized to play summer season in New
Orleans.
MR.. STETSoN, the manager, and Mr.. Good
win, the actor, have entered into copartner-
ship for next season.
HENRY IRVING, when at home, is said to
while away the hours equally between angling
for trout and studying Shakespeare.
MARY ANDERSON will make tour of Spain
before returning to the Lyceum theatre, Lon
don, for revival of Romeo and Juliet"
THE Eden Musee has been opened in New
York. 1t is permanent wax-fgure show
modelled after Madame Tussauds in London
LOUIS JAMES and Marie Wainwright go to
London with Barrett as his chief support.
Charles Hawthorne goes along as stage man.
ager.
Miss VAN ZANDT, the American prima
donna, who has long been favorite in Paris,
has signed an engagement to sing In the opera
comique in London.
MAUD BANKS, daughter of General n. P.
Banks, is studying for the stage. She has APP
peared rs public reader on several occasions
with considerable success.
HERR EMIL SCARIA, who is regarded by
many as the greatest living bass singer, will
make his first appearance in America at the
next Philharmonic concert in New York.
TOWARD the close of the performance in
tue Metropolitan opera-house, New York, a
few evenings ago, a gentleman arose in his
seat, faced one of the parterre boxes, and
said: "Will the ladies and gentlemen in that
box be kind enough to keep quiet, so that
those who desire to hear the opera may do so?'
A storm of applause swept over the house,
there was no further interruption of the per-
formance, and when the curtain had fallen
many persons waited to grasp the hand of the
man who had spoken out.
The bee., 1884-04-12
NEWSY GLEANINGS.

LAST wear the railroad track laid in the
Southern States extended Coz miles.
EIGHTEEN colored teachers are employed in
the Nashville, Tenn. public schools.
A CoLoRED baby show show, containing los
infants, has just been held in Chicago.
GEORGIA is said to have more Mormon
within its boundaries than any other Southern
State.
THE New York street railways kept 12,5
horses last year at a cost ofS2, 7l5,2l5, or
SIo7. .3S each
THE vital statistics of New Jersey for 1888
show 9, 166 marriages, %, ,4S0 births and q,
30 deaths.
OVER 150, 900 plants will be set out in Wash
ington this spring. an increase of fifty per
cent. over last year.
Two sacred birds known as the ibis, and
worshiped by the Nubians, of Africa, were
among the attractions at the bird snow in
Boston.
REAR ADMIRAL BALDWIN and PIP officers
and sailors of the American squadron in
European waters have started on a tour Of
Palestine.
SENATOR PENDLEToN. of Ohio. is to de-
liver the Grafton at the Mecklenburg celebra-
ton in Charlotte, \. c., on Tuesday, May 20,
and Speaker Carlisle is TO make brief ad-
dress.
GENERAL CLINTON B. FISK, speaking at
the dedication of the Park Avenue church, in
New York, said that the Methodists have 27,-
900 churches and are building 1000 year
right along.
PINK dinners" have now taken the place
OF ''blue teas in New York fashionable
circles. Everything in the room is pink, and
the favors include horn of plenty to which
tasty pink stTeamers are attached.
The bee., 1884-04-12
A Curious Needle.

The King of Prussia recently visited a
needle mandatory in his kingdom in
order to see what machinery, combined
with the human hand could produce. He
was shown a number of superfine needles,
thousands of which together did not
weigh half an ounce, and marveled how
objects could be pierced with an eye. But
he was to see that in this respect even
something still finer and more perfect
could be created The borer-that is the
working man whose business it is to bore
these eyes in these needles-askcd for a
hair from the monarch's head. 1t was
readily given and with smile. Hc
placed it at once under the boring ma
chine, made hole in it with the greatest
care furnished it with thread and then
handed the singular needle to the aston
ished king.
The bee., 1884-04-12
WashinPton.

A FEW days ago General Grant appeared
on the floor of the House. and was the re-
cipient of much attention from the members.
He had not yet recovered from the effects of
his recent painful fall in New York. Repre-
sentative Randall said: 'fRIr. Speaker, = e are
honored to-day by having as a visitor on this
floor General Grant. As an American | need
not introduce him TO you. / move the House
take recess of fifteen minutes ID
give members an opportunity to Ply
their respects to our visitor Mr.
Carlisle put the motion and it was car
ried unanimously. General Grant then rose
painfully TO his feet and assisted on either
side by Messrs. Carlisle and Randall, ho'bled
lahoriously down the middle aisle 10 the area
before the Speakers desk, where, leaning
upon his crutches, he shook hands with the
Representatives as they passed before him.
Mr.. Carlisle made the presentations. Nearly
every member was introduced.
The Senate postofFicc committee voted to
report favorably the Lill TO provide for pos
tai telegraph system, and the House commit
tee agreed to report uniayorab,y on The same
matter.
THE Indian appropriation hill has been
passed by tho House.
GOVERNOR MURRAY, of [ tab, appeared
before the Springer committee of investiga-
ton, ordered by the House and denied the
charges of irregularities while he was United
States marshal in Kentucky. He charged
his acctlserS with being men OF bad character
and in the pay Of the MoImoms
DIR. COLLINS, brother of jerome Collins,
meteorologist of the Jeanette expedition,
having charged that his brother had been III
treated by Commander DeLong, an investi-
gation was begun before a subcommittee OF
the House committee on naYal-affairA.
The bee., 1884-04-12
A QuadrilliOn.

What conception can we form of bill
lion? We may say that billion is a
million of millions, and can easily repre-
sent it thus: /, 200, 900, coo, 900. But how
entirely the mind is incapable of con-
ceiving such numbers. If a person were
able to count at the rate of 200 minute,
and to work without intermission twelve
hanrs a day, he would take to count a
billion, 0,,994A IA days, or 1895 years
319 days. A billion of billions-a quad
rillion-can easily be represented thus:
1000, 900, 900, 600, 900, 900, 900, 900; but to
count quadrillion at the rate of 200 in
the minute would require all the inhabi-
tants of the globe, supposing them to be
q thousand millions, to count necessarily
for 10, 025, ,S75 years, or more than 5000
times the period during which the human
race has supposed to be in existence
Troy Times
The bee., 1884-04-12
Foreign.

PRINCE ARTHUR's body was taken to Eng
land on the royal yacht Osborne.
EDMUND YATES, q prominent English
Journalist and editor of the London World,
has been sentenced to four months lmprlSon-
ment for libeling the Earl of Lonsiale. The
Judgment has been Tcspited pending an ap-
peal upon point of law.
FIRE in London destroyed about dozen
business houses, mostly publishing and book
binding establishments.
JOHN and George Stephenson were exc
cuted ut Regina, British America, for the
murder Of an old man named Johu Mccarthy.
A HoYG KONG dispatch SAYS that the French
will probably invade China from the northern
coast of Tonquin. and will hold Canton in sup
port of their claim for indemnity.
1T is proposed in Canada 10 notify farmers
of weather forecast by means OF discs on all
railroad stations and locomotive engines.
FIVE men were instantly killed and Others
injured by blasting accident at Port Arthur,
Manitoba.
AFTER a thorough discussion the British
cabinet decided against the proposition 10 eS-
tahlisli pTotectorate over Egypt.
PRINCE LEoPoLD's funeral took place in
Windsor castle in presence of Queen Victoria
md the other members of the royal family.
A second funeral service, celebrated later,
was attended only by the queen. her dead
sons wife and the dean Of Windsor.
THE steamship Daniel Steinmann, from
Antwerp, struck on a rock off Sainbro Light
while entering the har'bor OF Halifax, \. s.
She knocked hole in her bottom and sank
at once OF $50 passengers and crew only
nine were say ed, comprising the captain. five
sailors and three passengers. The ship is a
total loss and only her topmasts We're visible
above water.
HUNGARY's supreme tribunal h&s confirmed
the acquittal of all the Jews who We're charged
with numbering Esther SolomoSsy. 1t was
alleged that they killed her to obtain her blood
!, mix with Passover bread.
The bee., 1884-04-12

NUBAR PAcHA, the Egyptian prime minis
ter, resigned his Office on account of disagree
ments with English officials, and also because
of Englands indefinite policy in regard to
Egypt.
IT is reported that there has been an agra
rian rising at oofa, Russia. Many conflicts
have taken place, in which several gendarmes
were killed or wounded.
PREMIER GLADSTONE made powerful
speech in the British house of commons in sup
port Of the franchise bill. He defended the
extension of the franchise in Ireland as an act
Of right and justice.
CAMBRIDGE easily defeated Oxford in the
annual eight-oared boat-race on the Thames.
Since the establishment of these college
races Oxford has won twenty-five times and
Cambridge eighteen times.
A REVOLT has broken out in Mexico, all
the merchants in the republic closing their
stores and protesting against the the enforce
ment of an obnoxious stamp act. President
Gonzales insisted upon the collection of the
tax at all hazards.
The bee., 1884-04-12
South and West.

GENERAL AGUERO, with twenty armed
men, secretly left Key West, Fla, at mid
night and embarked on a schooner destined
1t is believed, for Cuba on a fiibustering ex-
pedition. The revenue cutter Dix started in
pursuit Of the party.
AT Chicago cash wheat was quoted at 1874
within six and a half cents of the lowest zig
ure ever quoted in that city
ABOUT thirteen lives .vere lost by the burn
ing of the steamer Rebecca Everingham, on
the Chattahoochee river, near Florence, Ala.
The lire broke out at 4 A. NJ, and the steamer
was Immediately headed for shore. Before
thc shore could be reached the steamer was
completely wrapped in flames.
THE largest and most influential meeting of
cotton manufacturers ever held in the South,
has just taken place at Atlanta. A large
number of mills were represented by dele
gates, and a resolution was passed to curtail
the production of yarn and cloth for the
present. Steps were also taken to form a
Southern manufacturers association.
HENRY Rose, a negro weighing 200 pounds
was hanged at Osceola, Ark. for the murder
of another colored man, prominent member
of his race.
FOREST fires have destroyed a large number
of houses, barns and outbuildings in five
counties of South Carolina and six or seven
counties of North Carolina Vast forests have
also been been swept away, many plantations
ruined and hundreds Of families rendered
homeless
An explosion of a tug-boat's boiler on Lake
Erie, opposite Kermillion, Ohio resulted in the
death of three men and injuries to three 9th
ers.
MRS. EMILY D. MCLEAN, living near Dan
vile, Va, was bitten by small dog about two
months ago, and the other day She died in
great agony Of hydrophobia.
JOSEPH MEDILL, Of the Chicago Tribune
made an argument before the Senate COM
mittee on postofices and post roads in favor
of the reduction of the present pound rates
of postage on newspapers issued from the
Office of publication.
DAVID KELLAR pilot of the steamer Sciota,
which collided with the John LomaS at Mingo,
Ohio, on the night of July 4, 1882, has been
sentenced by the Federal court at Parkersburg,
w. Va, to two years Imprisonment and to
pay fine of $500 for manslaughter. The col
lision resulted in the loss of seventy lives.
CLEvELAYD's municipal election resulted
in Republican victory by about 5000 ma
jority
The bee., 1884-04-12
The Governments Gold Fish.

A Washington letter to the Philadel-
phia Record says: On the western front
of the capitol, on the second terrace, is
a small oval pond fenced with high, thick
ratings. In it is little water, a good
deal of ice, and dozen or two small
sized gold fish. am told that it costs
the government $50 apiece per annum to
keep those fish. Of course, they have to
be fed, cared for and taken out of the
pond when it freezes solid, and boarded
around until it thaws again; but the
main expense, I am told, grows out of
the attempts which have been made to
block the little game of stalwart catfish
which comes up the big drain-pipe from
the Potomac, half mile off, and eats up
the spawn of the gold fish. 1t has been
the custom to drain the pond and make
a raid upon him three or four times a
year. In each case, of course, he has
quietly gone down the drain to his native
river
The bee., 1884-04-12
Clearing Into the Dust.

1t has been remarked that the funniest
object in the world is hen, because it
is SO perfectly unconscious. 1t is not
often that an intelligent human being
vies with the hen in this particular, but
the gentleman of whom the following
story is told evidently made an effort in
that direction:
"Before beginning the second psalm
for the day, Glasgow clergyman reached
down into his pocket, and took pinch
of snuff. Even yet he cannot understand
what there was in the first verse of the
psalm to make the congregation laugh
when he read: My soul cleaveth to the
dust"
The bee., 1884-04-12
A DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO.
Fatal Effects of a Terrific Storm South
and West.

Another tornado has swept with death
dealing force through several States South
and West. At Oakville, Ind, out of thirty
houses all but three were DESTROYED. -Four
persons were killed. James Sanders, two
miles west of Oakville, was also killed. Fifty
persons were wounded. The path of thestorm
was about a quarter of a mile wide and every
thing in its track was destroyed
Near Huntsville, Ala, the house of a family
named White was blown away. Mrs White
and her mother-inlaw were killed. A baby
was carried several miles and deposited in
the woods, where it was found the next morn
ing alive. A man named Glover had both
shoulders broken, and other persons sustained
injuries more or less serious.
Near Chattanooga, Tenn, two members Of
Colonel Tattum's family were killed, and sew
eral other lives were also reported lost
Near Joysville, Ohio twelve barns were
destroyed, four horses were killed, and three
persons were badly hurt. At Mechanicsville,
Ohio, many trees We're blown down and sew
eral buildings We're unroofed and upturned
The storm came from the Northwest
From UTbana, Ohio, it is reported that the
storm did the greatest damage in the vicinity
of Mutual and BowlersYille the track being
a third of a mile wide. The destruction of
timber was heavy. Large trees were torn
from the ground by the roots. No lives were
reported lost
AT Columbus, S. c., the heavy iron roof of
the western wing of the State house was
blown off, and other damage to property in
and near the city was done. The hurricane
wrecked q large brick depot of the South
Carolina railroad at Camden, S. c., and Nc
Dowell's store and several other buildings in
that town.
Much damage was done 10 property and
several persons Were injured by a furious
storm in Pittsburg, Penn, and vicinity.
Petrolia, Penn, suffered heavily. At Home
stead, Penn, a frame house in course o.. .erec-
ton was demolished, and six men who were
at work on the building were injured, one of
them seriously. A carpenters shop adjoining
was crushed by the falling timbers, and five
men who We're in the shop narrowly escaped
A house was also wrecked, but nobody was
hurt The damage amounts to several thou
sand dollars
The bee., 1884-04-12
What Won a Soldiers Suit.

A small but distinguished company of
lawyers sat in the Supreme Court room,
Boston, recently, talking over old times.
Among them was Colonel Charles s..
Spencer. who told the following story.
al was retained, 2" he said, ''by an ex-
soldier of the war to sue for the recovery
of one thousand eight hundred dollars
which he had loaned to friend. The
late Edwin JAMES was counsel for the de-
fendant. James cross-examined the
plaintiff in his usual forcible way.
-'tYou loaned him one thousand eight
hundred dollars?" Mr.. James asked.
Il did, sir.
cit was your own moneys"
cit was, sir"
'When did you lend him the money!"
Gin July, 1866"
"Where did you get that money sir2''
II earned it, sir"
seYou earned it, eh2 When did you
earn itl'
During the war, sir" he said, in a
very humble tone.
''You earned it during the war7 Pray
what was your occupation during the
war; Mr. James inquired.
Fighting, sir,n the man replied mod
estly.
"Oh, fghtipgn Mr.. James said, some
what taken down.
81 smiled triumphantly. James was
half mad Well, we went to the jury;
and l, of course, had the last TO say.
sailed away up to glory. spoke of the
war, of the lives and treasure which it
cost us, Of the awful battles which de-
cided the fate Of the Union, of the self
denial and bravery of our men,, who left
home. and wife, and children, ard father,
and mother and everything tina. was dear
to them, and went forth to fight for fire
sides and freedom and the salvation of
the nation. pointed to the plaintiff as
the sort of man who had fought our
battles and saved the flag. worked up
and got verdict for the full
amount, AS we were quitting the court
room, james said
spencer, your war speech gained you
the verdict. If you hadn't discovered
through my cross-examination that the
man had fought in the war, you would
have been beaten"
''My friend" replied, eff you had
only asked the man which side he fought
on, you might be going home with aver
dict. My client was confederate"