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Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-03-28
Progressive Women.

Woman, lovely woman, established
the first daily paper in the world in
London in 1902. Members of the fair
sex have also filled the Office of bank
president with dignity and discretion.
The western states annually present for
respectful admiration the fragile, beau
tiful young girl who, unaidcd, save by
patient, bony mule, has planted and
cultivated a stupcndous area of land
and eventually harvested the crops with
celebrity and yigor. The woman of to-
day is ambitious She would invade
the sacred interior of the pilot house.
and, seizing the spokes with firm grasp,
guide the wayward Mississippi steam
boat in its tOrtuous path. She would
also be conductor ON the horse ears,
and yearns for Il similar position on
steam roads. 1t must be confessed
that for the last named occupation she
possesses advantages which should not
be ignored. She is not color blind,
while the male of the species is noto-
riously very much so.-NeU York Jour-
Rdi
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The Wages Of Labor in England and
America.

StatiStcians have pronounced the
United States TO be not only potential
ly, but actually, richer than the United
kngdom Counting the houses, fur
niturc, manufactures, railways, bullion,
lands, cattle, crops, investments, ANA
roads, it is estimated that there is Il
grand total in the United States of $40,
100000, 900. Great Britain is credited
with something less than 10000, OOO,-
600, or nearly $4,000, 900, 900 less
than the United States. The wealth
per inhabitant in Great Britain is csti-
mated at SLIGO, and in the United
States at 1896. With regard to the re-
muncration of labor, assuming the pro-
ducc of labor to be l0O in Great Brit
ain iity-siX parts 90 to the laborer,
twenty-one TO capital and twcnty-three
to government In France forty-one
parts 90 to labor, thirty-SiX TO capital
and twenty-three to government. In
the United States seventy-two parts go
to labor, twenty-three to capital and
live to govcrnment.-LORd Iron.
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How Mrs. Trollope Wrote u Novel.

Mrs. Trollope, the mother of An
thony Trollope, the novelist, never at
tempted to write Il book until after she
was nifty. After she had failed i'm her
romantic project to rebuild the fallen
fortunes of her household in America.
she wrote Il book on Americans. The
success of that brought her f4OO
twice, which lifted her household from
dire distress. She continued writing
until 1856 when she was scventy-six
years old, and had in that time pro-
duced ia volumes. During this time
her husband died lingeringly, and her
three daughters and one son died of
consumption.
While three of her household were
dying, the wife and mother, who
nursed them. had to keep her pen go
ing to keep shelter over their heads
and to pay the increasing expense of
sickness. Says Anthony: Il have
written many novels, but | doubt
whether / could write one when my
whole heart was by the bedside of Il
dying son. During the time when
her pen was most active her visible
occupation was that of nursing.
iicl power oI uINlulnS ncrSelf INTO TWO
parts, and keeping her intellect by it.
self, never saw cqualed. do not
think the writing of novel is the
most difficult task which man may
be called upon to do, but it is n task
that may be supposed to demand
spirit fairly at ease. The work of do
ing it with troubled spirit killed Sir
Walter Scott. My mother went
through it unscathed in strength. -
WOm0n'S journal
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house may say what it plcases; don't
care"
"lt is the right spirit" said Mr..
Buckle. 81 think it very fine, and |
shall be made so unuttcrably happy by
it, my dear"
They kissed each other in the twi-
light, and left the little room together
arm-in-arm.
cit was very sly of Elizabeth We ex-
pected more confidence" said the old
est sister to her friends shortly after.
but she has married well-a cele-
brated artist. exceedingly rich. pre-
sumo they all are. His name is Buckle"
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WHERE Is HAPPINESS?

Is 1t In stately halls where tread
The dainty slippered feet,
Or, where the royal feast is spread
Where pampered cOurtiers mcetl
Not there, not there.l
Is 1t in fashions gay domain \
Where flattered belle and beau
Present to view a gorgeous train
OF elegance and show!
Not there, not there.
Is 1t where sparkling wines are poured
Ard drank in mirthful toast
by those who gather round the board
Their wit and deeds to toast!
Not there not there
Oh is 1t then in gilded church
Whose steeples pierce the skies,
Where polished pastors make research
For all that's grand and wise!
Not there, not there.
oh tell me then, thou aged one,
Whose footsteps on the sands,
Point toward that shore, where all alone,
The mystic boatman stands,
Is 1t there, is it there!
Go, search the heart, whose greatest aim
Is pure and just TO all,
Who trusts in God and works for man
Though good or i'll befall
'Tis there, its there.
Mrs. " A. NonJort
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THE ONLY PUPIL.

Miss Elizabeth Hill was still pretty
little woman, with nice hair and tidy
little figure, when her father died.
One after the other her elder sisters
had married and left home; and Lizzie
kept house for her widowed father and
forgot the lapse of time.
The two old servants considered her
mere child, and she was always the
youngest at the rare family reunions.
Her father had advised. praised and
scolded her rs though she had been in
her teens to the last.
He was SO old when he went quietly
to sleep for the last time that people
had thought Elizabeth would be pre-
pared for her loss" but she was not.
and after the first great grief and the
shock of leaving the old home, when
the property was divided and the house
sold, she found that another change
had befallen her.
She was no longer Miss Lizzie, the
youngest daughter still at home. but
middle-aged spinster living in board
ing house.
Often when she had hurried up stairs
and shut the door of her room She had
thought to herself that she could not
endure this condition of things much
longer, but, after ALL she dreaded to
make a change.
She was exactly in the condition to
jump at anything which offered oc-
cupation and interest, when the post
man one day brought her circular,
gilt-edged and rose tinted, bearing
these words:
Mr.. Buckle respectfully desires to
make known to the public the fact that
he is about TO reopen his class in water
color painting, English school, next
Monday. Terms most reasonable
Early application desirable, as the
number of fpupils will be limited Studio
No. -, street.
1t was an attractive looking card,
and rs Miss Elizabeth read it an idea
came into her mind. Why should she
not take lessons in water-color paint
ing?
She would enjoy the work. She
could afford it, 1t would pass the time.
She could, perhaps, sketch from nature
next summer
A little thrill ran through her at this
thought. She got her bonnet and
mantilla, her paraSol and her gloves,
and, taking the card with her, hurried
to make application for place in the
class before it was too late, for it was
now Saturday afternoon.
She found the number easily. A
large building with many rooms, and
at the very top of the house four en-
gravcrs, lady designer on wood"
and Mr. Buckles name on a neat door
plate.
Miss Elizabeth, quite breathless by
this time, applied her knucklcs to the
panels, and after a little delay and
some creaking of boots on bare floor
the door opened and Il middle-aged gen
tleman with IA few gray hairs in his |
whiskers and a bald spot on his head |
appeared, with a palette on his thumb |
and brush in his hand, and bowling
politely, requested the lady to enter
'"Mr Buckley Elizabeth asked with |
an interrogatiVe infection.
The gentleman bowed again.
II received your card" said Miss
Elizabeth. Il think | should like to
join your class, if it is not full" |
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lighted to receive you Us u pupil"
He opened portfolio as he spoke
MY work, " he said; perhaps you't
like to look at it."
The portfolio was full of sketches in
water-color of English scenes, cottages
lanes, old women gathering faggots
ladies walking in old parks.
They were not great, but they were
very good. Miss Elizabeth was de.
| lighted
How kind of you to take class. .
she said, beaming "Such IN artist as
you are.
Mr.. Buckle bowed again. He evi.
IDENTITY preferred bowling to speaking.
m sure I've seen your pictures in
the Academy she said, "and admired
them"
Mr.. Buckle blushed violently and
bowed again.
How modest!' thought Miss Eliza
beth
She inquired his terms. They were
very reasonable. She paid it on the
spot, received little list of necessary
paper, colOrs, &C., and went away.
Sunday passed slowly, despite its
three episodes of church-going, she
awaited her first lesson with much i'm
patience.
AT last the hour came. She climbed
the stairs again, and entered the door
OF the room on which the name of
Buckle appeared. A long pine table
and SIX cane-bOttom chairs, an easel.
and some canvaSes and portfolios.
furnished he room. A South Ameri-
can hammock was twisted into II coil
and hung over some pegs. A blanket
portlere hung on a rod within the door.
But there was no one there but Mr..
Buckle.
"Am too early" Elizabeth asked.
glancing at her watch. Il see | am
the first.
"Oh no, indeed, " replied Mr.. Buckle.
'lt is the other pupils who are too
late. We won't wait for them"
He began his lesson at once, and
Miss Elizabeth was absorbed in her
work. An hour passed-two.
The lesson was over. No pupils had
arrived.
Ladies are seldom as prompt as YOU
are" said Mr.. Buckle. ANY time
Will do to begin; any time. They de-
lay. They procrastinate. It's a
pity
1T is surprising to me that they are
not more anxious to avail themselves
of such advantages, said Miss Eliz-
abeth, hardly able to tear herself away
from the contemplation of the blue
sky, with white clouds that had grown
under her brush. Il have had a de-
lightful lesson"
Again she waited with impatience.
Again she climbed up the long stairs.
Again there were no other pupils
present. Again none arrived.
But this time brown roof grew un-
der her brush and gray branches lay
against the sky.
The trunk of a tree was Indicated.
and the figure of child was carefully
sketched amongst the blossoms. as
yet outlined in the foreground.
Miss Elizabeth trembled with pride
and happiness.
you must find me very stupid, "
she said. But don't you think can
learn if | apply MYSELF"
Il am sure YOU will do WE'LL" said
Mr.. Buckle, more than well. You
have talent, madam-decided talent
for art. y
On her way home Miss Elizabeth
thought with rapture that perhaps Il
day might come when she should open
catalogue and see Sunset" or
"Reyerie, " or "Moonlight Hours" or
some such romantic title, among the
list of pictures, followed by the delight
ful words, ''by Miss Elizabeth Hill"
Thought chased away the scruplcs
that troubled her as to the proprety of
being the only scholar of single zen
tIemAM. and. lhnn. he MnS 81 nnntln-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-10-29

One afternoon few years ago, was
| sitting in my chambers in the Temple,
London, working at some papers. My
desk is between the fireplace and one of
the windows, the window being two or
three yards on the left side of my chair
and looking out into the Temple. Sud-
denly became aware that l was look
ing at the bottom window pane which
was about on level with my eyes, and
there L saw the figure of the head and
face Of my wife, in a reclining position,
with the eyes closed and the face quite
white and bloOdleSs, as if she were dead.
pulled myself together, and got up
and looked out of the window, where |
saw nothing but the houses opposite,
and / came to the conclusion that had
been drowsy and had fallen asleep. and
after taking few turns about the room
to rouse myself, | sat down to my work
again and thought no more about the
matter. | went home at my usual time
that evening and while my wife and |
were at dinner she told me that she had
lunched with friend who lived in
Gloucester Gardens and that she had
taken with her a little child, one of her
nleces, who was staying with us, but
during lunch or just after it, the child
had fall and slightly cut her face SO
that the blood came. After telling the
story my wife added that she was so
alarmed when she saw the blood on the
child's face that she had tainted. What
l had seen in the window then occur
red to my mind and | asked what time
1t was when this happened. She said,
as far as she remembered it must have
been few minutes after , o'clock.
This was the time. as nearly as l could
calculate, not having looked at my
watch. when L saw the figure III the
window pane. have only 10 add that
this is the only occasion on which |
have known my wife to have had a
fainting lit. She was in bad health at
the time and | did not mention to her
what had seen until a few days after
ward, when she had become stronger.
| mentioned the occurrence to several
of my friends at the time.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-10-29
The Clerk saw the Point.

On one of the excursion steamers run
ming out Of Detroit the other day. the
clerk found passenger who had neith-
er ticket or money. He began to be-
rate the man for dead beat telling him
he ought to be ashamed OF himself, etc. =,
but the strapped passenger held uP his
finger and SAID:
'Have | been among the passengers
and thrown out hints that the boilers
of this boat were rather old and liable
to explodeI"
Not that l know of"
'Have l been around predicting a
storm, and thus detracting from the
pleasure Of the trip"
"IIaven't heard Of your doing So.
"Have | slipped up to this one and
that one to slur your boat for being
slow, and have | said that you were
carrying at least ninety people more
than your license allows? Twice thus
far this boat has neglected to answer
the signals of vessels coming down.
Have | said l would make complaint
life preservers and found the compile
ment short? Have | Overhauled your
small boats and found that none of
them could be launched2"
80, l seel An old steamboat man
shakel" stammered the clerk. Excuse
me for not identifying YOU. Just make
yourself at home and ride as far as you
please. If you happen down stairs
come to the office and try some of my
cigars"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-10-29
No Good.

els there left-handed barber in this
shop?" asked man as he walked into
a tonsOrial establishment.
"We have one, sir. Take a chair. T"
A reporter watched the strange Gus
toner as the left-handed knight of the
brush scraped his chin, but could not
discover anything different from the
manipulation of a rigbt-handed man,
but there was, just the same, and here
it is:
"You see." said the boss barber,
'when a man Is shaved all the time by
a right-handed barber the beard is
pushed over to the right, and when 1t
grows out 1t looks like lOp-sided map.
The left-handed barber counteracts this
tendency and the roots are directed in
the way they should go. A left handed
barber is a new wrinkle, but he Is a
good thing to have IN the house."
Yesterday two blaeksmiths were con-
versing in South Side saloon on the
relative abilities of two helpers.
''Jim is good enough man, but he
can't use his left hand"
'You see," said the speaker in re-
sponse to a query, 'blacksmith's help
ers have to stand on both sides of a
forge, and while one strikes right hand
ed the other hits with the left. If a
man can't hit straight with his left
hand he's no good.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-10-29
Healthy Hints for Women.

"Have you many sick people to look
out for, Doctorp" said New York
reporter to an uptown physician.
"Yes, indeed" was the reply; "plen-
ty of sick people all the time, most Of
them women, however"
"H0w do you explain it2"
well, women have a stronger INA
gination than men, and besides, they
are not SO careful. Here are some rules
which, if followed, will help women
very much.
Sleep In rooms so thoroughly ventila-
ted that the air will be as pure and
sweet as the outdoor atmosphere. If
women would increase the capacity of
their lungs and breathe air abundantly
charged with oxygen, four-fifths of
their ailments would be prevented But
who has the wisdom to convince them
OF this? When a mother thinks her
rosy nine year old daughter is deformed
and she must put her in stays to change
her "hOrrid" figure to one that is trim
and neat, what can we hope for the
daughter when she takes the RESPONSE
bility of her own garments? If could
w ehS uCeClltldIl
and disease of the human race it would
be TO convince women that lung power
more than anything else contributes to
health, longevity and power of endu
rance,
The dress and exercise that increase
ability to breathe with the diaphram
and abdominal muscles do more to pre-
vent and cure diseases of women, if not
all diseases. than all other possible pre-
ventatives and medicines.
Upon rising in the morning three or
four times week, take quick, Invigo-
rating sponge bath, accompanied by
friction from the hand, Turkish towel
or brush.
Follow this by a draft of cold or bot
water, the latter if there is dyspepsia.
If one has been accustomed to high
living, TO rich and greasy food cOmpo-
sed largely Of the carbonaceous starch,
sugar and fat, change TO simple diet
Will work wonders in short time.
The whole system will be relieved and
new life will be lived.
The habit once established for a diet
that furnishes nutriment demanded by
the system, one cannot be induced to
return to that which gorges, stimulates
and fattens, but does not nourish. The
real relish and gustatory pleasure found
in fruit and grain diet can never be
appreciated by those who indulge in
inconsistent mixtures of stimulants and
disease-prOducing elements.
We have only to look at the records
of such lives as Humboldt, Goethe and
Bryant to know what life of temper
ance and plain living will accomplish.
If there is no appetite wait for its
bidding; do not coax it by stimulants
and appetizers. Rest of the digestive
organs is often the best and surest cure
for many diseases.
Let the woman who is a sufferer from
hot tiusheS, dizziness, neuralgia, etc.,
give up strong tea and coffee, hot bread,
pork and rich pies and cake. Eat only
what the appetite demands, and until
the symptoms are relieved, partake Of
food not more than twice day and
possibly only once. In fasting, if the
stomach has feeling of goneness or
craving, drink cup of hot water, hCt
lemonade or thin cruel made from
wheat, barley or oats.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-10-29
Nioknames or Generals.

Every general of prominence has a
nickname bestowed upon him by his
troops. Some of these names were of a
sarcastic nature, but usually they in
dicated the confidence of the men in
their leaders or their admiration for
them. General Grant was commonly
known over the watch-fireS in the army
of the Potomac as ''Old United States, ,
from the initials of his name, but some
times he was called ''Old Three Stars, "
that number indicating his rank as lieu
tenant-general. Mcclellan was endear-
ed to his army as Little Mae" Meade
who wore spectacles, was delighted to
learn that the soldiers had named him
"FOur-eyed George" for he knew it
was not intended as a reproach. Burn
sides, the colonel of the First Rhode
regiment, rose to the dignity of 'RhOdy'
when he became general. Hooker
never liked the sObriquet of Fighting
Joe" though he always lived up to it
during his career in the field. Pope
was saddled with the title of ''Saldle-
ba. John" IN memory of his famous
order about headquarters being on
horseback. His men used to say that
their headquarters moved pretty rapid
ly at times. SIgel. the German gener-
al, was known in the other corps as
''Dutchy." Hancock won the brevet
of "Superb" from remark made by
General Meade at Gettysburg, when
the second corps repulsed Longstreet's
men.
Humphrey, being distinguished en-
gineer, was invariably styled "Old
Mathematics. The Pennsylvania re-
serves used to call Crawford Physics
he being a surgeon at the beginning of
his military career, Logan, with hls
long black HAIR and dark complexion,
was BLACK Jack" with his men. Sher-
idan, the cavalry leader, was Little
Phil" and Sherman's troops spoke of
him as "Old TecumSeh." The ster-
ling nature and steadfast purpose of
Thomas earned for him the significant
and familiar name of "Old Reliable" ."
Alexander Mcdowell McCook, like
Hooker, was called Fighting McCOok.'
The New York city regiments in the
Fifth corps changed Sykes to 'Sgksey.'
Halleck was derisively nicknamed 'Old
Brains, and ROsecrans had his name
shortened to ''Rosey." Lew Wallace
was Louisa" to the soldiers under his
command; he was a great favorite for
his fighting qualities, and the soldiers
adopted that appropriate name for want
of better. Kearney, who left an arm
in Mexico, was invariably known in the
ranks as ''One-armed Phil.n Butler
was styled ''COckeye," for obvious rea-
sons. Fitzpatrick was nlckAamed 'kill,'
while Custer WAS called "Ringlets'' on
account of his long Glowing curls; and
so the catalogue might be prolonged
indefinitely.
Among the confederates familiar
nicknames were not so common as with
the federals. The soldiers of the army
of Northern Virginia usually spoke Of
General Lee as bob Lee" Little Ma
hone was best known az "Skin and
Bone" Early was called "Bad Old
Man, and Jackson viii 1--we in history
as "Stonewall,"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-10-29
She Brsveiy Held the Fort.

The other day Bismarck gentleman
was coming up from Standing Rock
and stopped to see man whs lived
near the Cannon Ball river. In response
to the knock on the door he heard a
shrill, sharp ''Come inl'' and upon en-.
tering found a sharp-faced angular wo.
man sitting in the room under an open
scuttlehole leading into the loft above,
with shotgun on her knee.
SIS the gentleman of the house inp''
he asked.
Yes, SIT; he air."
''Can see him a moment?"
"NO sir; you can't see a hide nor hair
of 'im!"
"Why can't 1, madame? L would like
to speak to him ON business"
''If you was a-dying and Jim war the
only doctor In Dakoty you couldn't sOt
an eye on him till he gives in an talks
decent. At dinner while ago he told
me to pass i'm the apple soss, an L toll
him it wasn't sOss but sass; an he said
he knowed better, it was soss, an / toll
him that when he took a notion that
a apple sass'd feel sOOthin' to his stom-
ach to say so, an he said he'd have that
soss or die. Then tol' him I'd defend
that sass with my life, an made break
for the shotgun, an he made break
up through the scuttle inter the loft.
When his senses come to him an he
gives in that sass is sass, he kin cum
down; but if he makes a break afore
that, on goes the top of his head. Thar
sets the sass, stranger, end thar's Jim
up in the loft, an that's the way the
matter stands just now, an reckon
you'd better mosey along an not get
mixed into the rowl''
AS the gentleman moved away he
heard her voice saying: ''Jim, when
you get tired o. yer foOlin' an want
this sass, jest squeal Outp' And gruff
voice from the darksome garnet respond
ed: "SoSSl'