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Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-06

MI. FL. laughed at US and said V. !,
been dreaming, but we knew that
no dream and regretted that we had
told the little boy to wait until We !. :"
back; we bad not felt at liberty to ask L.
in without first asking permission, and -,
opportunity was lost, and Mr.. H
the kindness of his heart was as sorry
were.
Every year as the Christmas time recn,.
I find myself thinking of the little s~tranye,
wondering what his fate was, trying f.
imagine that after all some one befriendod
him and restored him to his father, and The
reunion of relatives and friends was ron.
dered doubly happy by the return Of The
lost one.
Perhaps he learned a good lesson from
his experience on that trip, and did NOT
yield to any temptation to stray off on his
journey home.
He may have lived to be a man and he
may be telling this same story to his chill.
dren tonight as they gather around his
knees, hoping that they may never have
any such experience in their lives.
Such is the story of my little wait, and as
the years go on, perhaps it will trouble me
no more, since I have related it to the
children.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-06
The e That Is Felt.

A tender child of summers three,
Seeking her little bed at night,
Paused on the dark stair timidly.
"Oh, Mother! Take my hand" said she,
"And the dark will all be light"
We older children grope our way
From dark behind to dark before;
And only when our hands we lay,
Dear Lord, in Thine, the night is day
And there is darkness nevermore.
Reach downward to the sunless days
Wherein our guides are blind as we,
And faith is small and hope delays;
Take Thou the hands of prayer we raise,
And let US feel the light of Thee
John G. Whittier in 81. Nicholas for Nov-
ember.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-06

During the winter of 1864, [ was
teaching in C, a little town in Ken
lucky. Those who can remember so far
back, will r%ecollect what a severe winter it
was. c. was situated on the bank of
the Ohio river. My room was on a cor
ner, so | had the full benefit of any and
every breeze which swept around my COR
ner; and sometimes the winds seemed to
whistle the tune of "O'er the Hills and
and far away" to an accompaniment of an
Eolian harp which | had placed on the sill
of one of the windows.
The Christmas-tide was approaching, and
my roommate, the music teacher, and l
were sitting costly near our cheerful fire of
Breckenridge" coal, enjoying its glow and
warmth, and chatting about scenes and in
cidents which had occurred at home, and as
young people will do, longing to be with
our loved ones again for the Christmas fes-
%tivities.
The mail packet whistled, rounded to
the levee, discharged her budget of mail,
then sped on her way up the river; we
heard it unconsciously noting it as only one
Of the usual midnight sounds, and went on
talking,
In a little while we heard the voice of a
child singing, a sound so unusual, that our
attention was attracted. We went to the
window to see who it could be at that hour
Of the night. We were familiar with the
voices of nearly every child in the town
and wondered that any should be abroad.
There was not light enough to distinguish
objects, but as the sound came nearer, we
knew it was the voice of a boy, and could
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-06
HOME LIFE.

Every woman should look "well to the
ways of her household and possess a
thorough understanding of all the details
which make up the minute of Housekeeping.
So that if the servants leave her to her own
resources, she can herself prepare a COM
Portable meal for the family, and not be
compelled to sit down in despair because
the cook has taken her departure. How
much unhappiness results from not being
competent to take the helm in such untOr-
seen cases. The science of housekeeping
is an art which has been sadly neglect
Mothers have trained their daughters to the
greatest perfection in almost every other
art, while this most useful and important
one no attention in many families. And
to-day daughters are filling homes without
the slightest knowledge of the most essen
tial element of making that home one Of
enjoyment and lasting happiness. Wholly
dependent upon servants, are they truly Ht-
ted for life's responsible dnties? Wealth.
uncertain; "Riches may take wings and D!
away" and leave us to our own devices
How important, then, that our daughters
should have a thorough education in Cue
culinary department, so that when theys 60
out to homes oftheir own, they can be IlS
presiding genius which controls all 'p'
wheels of action, and causes everything "
move on quietly and harmoniously J, regafu'
less of financial panics and the melting
away of fortunes.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-06

improvising, telling his sad story, which
was this: lie and his father were on
their way to L, to spend the holidays
with relatives and friends from whom they
had long been separated; they looked for
ward with great pleasure to the reunion,
and had SO many plans to fill every moment
of their visit. But now he was lost, with
out money, friends or food, among strangers
in the night time, and no shelter from the
cold.
At one of the railway stations, he had,
with a boys restless impulse, stepped of
the car to see something at some distance
from the road, and becoming interested in
what was going on, forgot how far he was
from the cars, when the locomotive
whistled, he ran as fast as he could,
but the train moved on, carrying the father
unconsciously far away from his son, whom
he supposed would soon return to his seat
by his side.
The little fellow knew not what to do
nor where to 60. Some one kindly gave
him something to eat and told him that
the packet would soon come then he could
go on her up to L. and meet his father.
He was afraid to ask for a free passage on
the boat, SO he slipped through the crowd
and found a hiding place among the
freight on board the boat.
After the boat started he kept quietly
in his place for several hours, and was be-
ginning to feel safe and hopeful, when he
was discovered by some Of the men, who
reported him to the Captain. He was very
angry and spoke very roughly to the boy,
and at the next landing, which happened
to be c., put him off and told him to
take care of himself the best that he could,
for he would not have any small boys
struggled on his boat to get into mischief.
This was the sad story he gave us in
answer to our questioning, and with a sigh
he sat down on the door step. The poor
little fellow was so tired, and kept saying,
81 wish the daylight would come. Pm so
tired and sleepy"
We asked what his name was aud what
his age.
"Willie Graham, and I am twelve years
old" was his answer.
Miss T and l both had little
brothers near his age and of course our
~sympathies were fully aroused, so we went
down stairs to ask the Principal Of the
| ,,boc1 b, 49, H.. ILL I'll
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-07
THE TlLh or mn DU.

"yvhat do vc need uo-tr -houtsa Democratic paper
in ohio We'll. % looh, very much as u You h''"'d
vote, more than ANYTHING else
There arc uo cat,. rat, or mice in ir'd'Ii'' COL
Tosg has au easy way OF deciding on political minors
Whenever nc hcnrool ah.N ,,'ul" %" ON, '.o. ~ iI
the -tor, J, trlr, tails, tl,1 A'' ms saws roo
saves mc great @e or du. i'r.i"S ,sa ISisa'' ns
how o.i,u Iht b. right If Tie opinions OF nan the
proplc meet are any indication boston Transcript
Dr. Felix Fremont has written an article for the
IoarnoiF Heirne m which he gives tobacco smokers
r,,r GOOD adj lee which may be summarized NJ follows
CHAR smoker should Away, usc long holder and re-
new, il fr..u.uty Havana cigars are by far the least
bnrtful Dry chars contain less nicotine than damp
ones III, better t. smoke slowly than quickly cigar
cite smoking is Tie most Icrulcou' form oil SMOKING
while the smoking of pure dry tobacco irVl porous
nine frequently renewed. the nearest possible dP
proarh To Lvsieuic excellence
The narlc, social blow that has been struck vet at
the rhinr,e that the British Indians refuse To a,'2
iitr With them II looks Gloomy for pstiiIs ia bri'h
Columbia rtt-burs Dispatch
N, Iood,p Iioes recently stated With pouderou'
gravity that Ph.,tm,u rs defined Oy Matthew Arh'd
u,.d,uiuale, m Canadian towns. And IN, Toronto
v,y a,i.,ovlcI.iu. the fact says. The pniiisuHe
,,,.. DID,. of course HE'S lumptious dubious headed
,,,..r,l. conde-ccudu-; without am idea beyond his
bn.ur,,; living life wholly devoid of all care tor such
mind ,s Providence may have given him; wholly l1no-
rant nf am, pleasure, but those of the lust ot the eye ana
tnc Idle of life; m nnc am object OF hall amusement '''
half loathis 10 au intellectual being.
rr,.torIelt asks, What j, the salary OF the Irc>i-
fn.l my dear sir. tOn can't have ihr place lhtt' i'
, ,t,rli,rt. 'l, ly And we forgot 20 mont Ion
MAT while the salary ], oni} $4,000, 30 takes 0-'ooOO
more or less. TO get tnc situation Boston transcript
Acardida.c for member OF the Wisconsin legislature
H. f. Eonrr, @; Racine, announces that his platform IS
projections h-A license. GOOD drainage and the suppress
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-07

proach to fundamental truth, argued from thclr
own confessions and by strictly scicntihc Ihe'h-
ods of reasoning that the beginnings OF mat'e''
of life and of moral consciousness implied III
inevitable necessity for creative impulses OF
surpenatural order. In like manner the Scieh-
fists Sunday AT Philadelphia will give chalac-
tcristic tokens of religious feeling.
Ten years have witnessed rel''fAnoi'
change both in the relations OF science 10 TUE
ion and of religion to science. me Tr'S'ucn'
of the British Association no longer NeHlulc9 w
assume. as was once done mt Belfast 'lat 'l''
n,imordjal atoms contain the promise ana .I!o
infancy of all created things. lie deems II Ills
drtv to contradict the hasty assumption lll'
scicuco is hostile to religion and to iebuk' the
nrctrnsions Of men of his school al Thought an"
habits of investigation. who are h"' c"h'eh'
with being modest uuth->cokc1s' bnt ann ~ Dc
iu,, niorhcis and thcologians. Srl'h'lH' I'au'I'
SOON to have brcpmc conscious oi lh'I own
limitations AMI are auyious 10 lua 'ou'non
,.,ound ,brrrnn they cen meet the most lbrrol
and h,ood u,indrd thinkers Ol the Christian
,,.,11 ia like manner the tone OF the pulpit
,o,,ord fine achievements of science In"
clonerd. The theory IT evolution no longer
REGARDED aa incompatible with revealed rclig
ion. n f. accented even by thoolonuns ns Ne
cordinp ia spirit With tlr Genesis l''l'o' 81 cue
alton. which h m orderly ANA progressive
scheme al development from lhc evening i" the
ru,niue. from darkness to light from lower L"
Li.hc. forms of lille and intelligence l"m ~
C,i,, to s,lucIior conditions ol existence win
IA. pro,ni-r even nl the daUnol human history
of, -,cnnd and spiritual Adam. II is couin
pcouslv conceded to hr nn hypothesis Nhl'h
diunilic, the Supreme Architect OF the universe
without ,,llartug from his wisdom ANA power.
Evolution. the pulpit argues, SIMPLY inlHl+H'' ~
u,u,r ul,lpll, and progressive series "l tll''l~
il ,Jors not dispense with the hIsl great rhUS'.
rho beginnings uf upltor ~ lie Hnd 80 m"iN
ne,u,, nrn still ~ br accounted loi "nIi ui ih'
intervention 81 initiate agencies outside what T.
finite Ia uutlot lilo 1ul maui
N,i ohl, b. the pulpit ',in,ins Ices imidih
IN a,.iin4 win the advanced theories ot sd.
rn,r. bat il b. also adopting abstract m'lh"da
ol reasoning which atc pn'b scientific lm
u.oh,.ian. vino J., nav ulh abreast with lh'
movement and tendencies at thr worlds Wis
dom. rclulr, scientific criticism toy the "nh
methods which il isNilltug to consider 'alid ami
comprtrnt. Iudull, Huxley and Darwin are
ouot,d AGAINST themselves; THEN reluctant att
mission, are made thc Ground al scientific de
dncfiou.. and b, processes Of reasoning appeal
n,. to scientific mind, on abstract principle,
and auat from theology or revealed religion
fine limitation, of what il finite ia q created UNI
verse are brought forward as demonstrating the
necessity for an infinite first cause. II is tins
effective use OF scientific arguments which L.
;.,,,..f;,,s ,i-of and courage 10 the mIulatId-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-07
WESiC 1ND TUE URINA,
MIR. nlxEY N ANEW RrRLEsorr

The Biou Opera House has been opened n,
TO term his 4" Big Bur esGus Cnmplnv." The corin.nv
~ nr r. IT. histio1o n'o1 t cpnre nod h ninrt.afr
ucur, T. D.xev mud oua-touth do1 mon an wor,o,
or loss known m come iion wfs millr fouta Elm
fotmrr y'ar. mr. ugh acoHcclt M rsolf amuI r. and
therefore lnsin much anything Pc ., be- ils
fed IN buro que ~ the mot rstlnvagiuf dc.rfntoe
soy inl OF the moot popular comic op'trttls ~ ihs
dnr nave hc nn - contrib iio NOT only thor mt.
but neo their cot.umcs . tns new nDocflon N
William uUt ~ rncct ~ thr eye a slightly
pn'cdoac.pc hn certainty prrtlr nl1 mo novelty "
tio lci mako, n loudly dy,ttnr
A. for tho plnY th.te is 40 ltto NJ 81 lrfH statily
worth ial Ing about Mr an doe' nm .r.n tlhaf,
done much else tan to hive hHt up a
loo4cly nftoniaod Skeleton for Mr. me
t0 clotIr with That nnusus tissue
which he seems d, hayrin incth1uliahl. ahH1ianre
llr appears inuhnf u lirut chorICf while Ipp0sel
hF thr uue who hive .ultuiflY uarnr'ri flr rer
trr.d ella steal dion tbnt Dee s si1. tdnn .fne
dramatic Villain In his med chnfic .s a displays
70 versatility such nn- his greatest admirers never
before fu. hr uu.4rss A aud hn ipcn4 h audience ION.
tsnd with lfugL 49, hI nah th three ni7 7hieh the
prrp occupies ln NJ. pres nialipn Throughout ~ hl
l-uuc j. vel sml well scr, HplI dirss u h D ar'e .
and ~ sirns tu hH the urnl U fa irlth inrras 81 A.
ns anrihiup - s hpI thii ~ Nta has 900 Wrson'.d
n MAJ bn wen uadi hlt mo nnHr 7rnifInl "AinnR'
rnd th3 aa the ui. tauDp suggest. th nUae s lhaar
tilii run ihuirI ht 10 ihutri Ai1irn eir. nr %
Flnuiurftr. strauss. pnnnhtth Mufq.t rHn Dove
iiaHsin. hh1 many uthp7i n" nieiu 70 - WHfhna ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-07

had taken TO mako her thin She now think. tbsr.
such ding getting too thin.
The ST. jd"css Gozeue wants TO know n Bri,a,--
rules the because Yankee boat entered a port.
mouth regatta the other day and came ont victor
not Of the candidates Is s0cksure OF eleotio, .
the last 10 enter the field. Mrs. Lock BY tho w.
II will now Do Ia order for The Bceg Post b. refer "a
her as Belye lockwood
Ten out ~ the seventeen persons who confined in
the South Bend Ind. Jail. sawed their way out Tbur.,
night Some ol them have been reoapturel. Ami set IN
the face Of these circumstances people pretend "a
doubt that life has been infused into tie Democratic
campaign IN Indiana. this week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-07
rHE NEW STlNDIED rHEIrEE.

toMriEuSG THE BUILDING IMPROVED CoNsrEtc'
1IoN-roLGCY
The building of the Standard Theatre goes
r3 d forward. The Ihl.k brick wall between the stage
and the auditorium winch Supplemented L-trinr. u
strenuous la, SIS on, Is already mp lhl' VII 20
supp. meuted BY an iron curtain. GIN inn'u
had pn iron curtain, at one time. IN on' q"
Tie theatres After putting 10 up aud down few times
for the dhcaon Of admirng friends, II finally leN
mp. Then il became rusty and when u
wa, needed ten men aud boy could not
persuade II to move Al the STANDARD Theatr', It Will
confront the gathering audience and when the overture
beg us il Will Dee rolled mp ont Of sight, revealing D. no
WY UNIQUE hauqng,on whose design and mauufictir'
Syphcr * Co.. are just now beslowing much time ana
at n,ion. ter the performance th' iron curtain vi"
DE lowered and Wi remain down except at those times
when the stage Back Of thu prO.ceniuln, the
stage Of he new house will have the width Of one
hundred feet 1t vii be forty deep AMI ninety feet high
Mr. Dun he young manager, mten IS to utilize this I'M
common roomlucss by developing The Spcctacu erecs
IN his operas The Trip to Africa" his opening atiric-
ton with such scene, IN il az The Rising Of the Ne'
Wi lend itself readily 10 his mode Of treatment
Mr Dun said yesterday tnlt he expected thai The
Tupto Africa" ana Mll0ckei's "Ga'plronc,' done IA
hc ,tye in which he VIII do them. viii ru the eDir'
season out lar c company has been engaged Tor ihs
cp,erpre the contracts. in The majority OF cases. mua'
ing The players for three yeas. Nowa, the conductor
a,r year az the ITALIA. VIII ,ccupy similar position u
the new house. lie mas Nl M ms summer .i iui.,
hl, cot from SupUe and Ml.Ocktr such tals 1870
lug " bee IMP To Africa AMI GaSpaonc - VIII ""
tr ute To Zee completeness, % tie Ter enhances "a
SO far the hou,, Itself couccruei th' >h P.sf
own dom ever, thing possible q make ~ - "a
most handsome m the cty. Tie decoration, WI ia e,
emphatic plrturc from the sombrc q { thA nv lew
used in raj bull. mas erected during tf P'a.r,I
wears The interior Will b finish no ght 'uu n.ra
clors more keepiu- with tnc spirit &C e.. ,tre
The front Will ue given up m rely { u 20 ths
tutrttce There Will be 10 tore u 'i,.. 4
bul ing ln order 10 make M Tor tH. e.. ,ri,.
| income involved in IN" abandonment &" tI' ma
nal plan, the owner, VIII pa, tW' m. Ia ~ er n
entrance, lacr. as.n- thc!cby ths imposing ca a I'll
IN. 'front.' he exterior Will pr baby Tee 'u .. .,r.
los cont INFLATED mprOy cmeHts IN the lniie 'iosrty
rugudmge. II Is repOrle that thc owner az me Plok
.outh ~ the theatre, cNteud = 10 Ihrt,-h -,, er
presently o. pul H. wn the buildings Wnch no" 4.
| The ground aid T. erect a handsome storc io' w"
/ known uru.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-07

nlrgary the Government IL in paying for lts foreign
mail service For the Hsca year ending June 30, 1sS3
81 72GOO1 IL paid into the United states Treasury
by this service. For the carrying OF these mails the
Government paid ouy 1921 II 10 American ships
The ships line got 1857 90 each trip for carrying
mails We have to pay for the carth-", ransporta-
ton aud delivery OF the mails AZ seven ports Sone
times prompt delivery involves the expense OF Se'm
launch always OF a special boat. There are usually
sixty bags to be delivered WcRctualy Spend more ID
delivering the mails than We get for carrying the"'
Heretofore we have Obliged to carry them whether
wanted TO or not but alter. April lS-' we '' ~
able 10 make % contract for them. ana NOT 'o op3e" "
take thcu unless wc got fair compcnsa'ion Coh''"'
the insufficient amount paid 10y the Government o."
American ships for carrying the foreign mails WIN the
fact that II paid IN Of what II received Tor man
service last year in Kentucky Sl3j,sl6 49, IN Hl''our
YiO5Ie0 H. IN ohio 9GooOO) and Ia Texas 4'lo'-
Us 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-07


Carmclo Valley is the gem of the noble land
scape incloscd by the wide-spreadlng horns of
Monterey Bay, and even when the weary phi
grims first arrived there when the scene owed
no grace of cultivation to human industry, 1T
must have brcahcd forth n spirit OF rcposc ana
peaco and calm felicity. And there, near the
bright sweet waters of the CarmclO River the
nrdyns settled down and built San CARLOS
Church and the monastery and gathered
pbont them the simple, indocnt natives OF the
land and taught them the new religion ana
drilled and disciplined them until they became
capable of doing some light work and were oi
help 10 the fathers IN their secular laborS. Ana
once in many months y shin would come from
Spain or Mexico and the swarthy sailors would
.tragrlc up to the Mission Church and pay their
dcvotions, then 80 in quest of acuardlcn'c ana
fan.
And 80 the DAVIS. which on the shores of the
BAY of Monterey always pass drcamily' as
if ihc soft tapping Of the gentle surf set the
lc,noir ol life there, rolled slowly aud prncc-
fully on. aud Father Junipcro Sierra pictured to
himself u populous region dominated 10y
the Cross. and wealthy missions making
ma crclc.mNicd network over the nnd'
and the Indians civilized ond educated
ont Of thcir happy lnnrlor and Nom
lcrc,. no longer un obscure i'hing Nll"rr
svrilrd ~ dimensions worthy ol il7 name, me
metropolis of the Pacific toa.t In ihc lnlnr's
of time Father Juuipcru Sierra pnssrd nVnN ANA
his remains wore scnlrd mp IN the old church.
and for ucariy century the cA1rl place oi hts
sepuluic was unknown. For the fathers uiii-
led both the walls aud the lour of the church
for burial purposes aud either they pWposcly
omitted to Indicate the resting place 81 thor
bate head. nr IN the course of time. which played
havoc with the church. the memorial nsclip-
ton was oditcatod limo. too, clncrd many
oihr, lhinea. II brought about tho aoculnbn-
liou ri Tie missions. when The foundations oI
lhr uopd rhriz vrr biohon no aud 'It Ia
.itu,iinn ol thr Indians was stopped. hnr lirttr
and uu7rupuloua ted republicans nom M''i'"
p,tI,d ihr property at the church among ih"W'
aud ~ hp missionary Nulh ot juniper" f'ii'
was nudnur, pom the hrnl- at lhiI 7"ir h'lll'
lion il htou4ht the -rctt gold excitement ANA
thr lanh,c ilupriou, and tnrn ullrr 70 ril"d
ol turbulence whose rchor, drlttcd down oven
into The sill CMmclo Valley, behold, lhc land
belonged mo- more to spain, no more to MrAico'
bat to thc United States.
The indians fell back into their old habits.
They oouid live under the NpaniHIdS, bat not
under the Americans. The fierce energy OF thc
latter pulllcd and frightened tIcm and merely
looking on 10 il seemed TO di-sipotc the feeble
native loik. The priests were scattered aIoo'
and the mission and church fell into decay. ana
at lcncth became merely show places where
the California youth cambcrcd amid ruins, bent
D.. a. tlI,.iV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-07
"MlY BLoSSoNo FoE ENGLINR.

Manager Howard p. Taylor, one OF the c"un,
ant of Nav Blossom" and author OF "'SP'' 4,
that lac concluded arrangements Tor the pi'" -,
May Blossom IN England sad he' -,
been offered certain royalty by prs'n' Tor ~!
TO is production They Won Il Willingly asSNi''' ~ n
an RISKS 81 an uluncto on from those no" pi"'" ~.
They preferred To- get my consent, stating lh' NJ "a
heyed had the best tue. heard only fw DAYS a.
where Bcla,c, borrowed" tn title ~ NAV ~ md
DADDY Cox, If sam Francisco, an olt Nh' , and IN
author OF several sketches, H. II sever u year My
his trunk OF manner pts was comedy tii' that u
blossom" Brisco icl heir Ia that uhl";' a,f frOg
where he so. he ut!a No, Zee dl not tdNr ' i,d 10
thar comedy only the name also uh g. "in BE
BE sscoin plod lcius luy dt tnt NSPNhy 1 I'D
lLd. How dd .e Get tAr nnnlsrU'. VI a. coass
they refused H."