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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-30
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Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-09-12

The captain Of the steamer Polynesia.
having been caught in a cyclone, and his
vessel having sustained much damage from
phenomenally heavy seas, thought Of using
oil to keep down the sea, and applied it
with considerable success. He slung an
oil tank over the side of the ship, and
allowed it to leak. OF course the film Of
oil, spreading over the water all round the
vessel, would have a tendency to prevent
the waves from breaking within the circle
SO caused. The oil could not affect the
formation Of the gigantic waves whose i'm
pact threatened to crush in the steamers
deck, but it tended to make such waves
pass under and beyond the vessel, instead
Of breaking On her side or deck. The
Polynesia perhaps owed her safety mainly,
if not altogether, to this device.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-09-12

the aeetof white-winged yachts which aut-
ter along the boundary, where the Puritan
and Genesta are making their sail with d
swift wake Of foam behind them. All. the
sea! Is not the Whit Of a breeze alone
the green water something to delight in
is not the swift movement, the swell of the
waves, the soft fragrance, a thing to re-
member. Anda yacht race as the attend
ant fleet move to and fro, is there not an
ezhilarent sense Of living one has, that is
long to be remembered. How the excite.
ment must have eliminated last Tuesday
when the two yachts crossed bows and the
Puritan's sail was riddled. However. we
have had a summer at home, with
some pleasant social happenings, and
surely life is always what we make it, at
home or abroad, a healthful existence, or
a morbid and a gloomy n
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-09-12
Topics.

Oscar Wilde's son is called Cyril.
Levi P. Morton's wife has 81, 100000 of
her own.
Mary Anderson's brother is a newspaper
man in New York.
Sam Jones, the evangelist, has lost his
voice by incessant loud talking.
Hattie Green, the New York stock
spcculator is worth $40,000,OOO.
Edward Everett Hale eats five meals a
day and says everybody else should.
Ex-P President Arthur declined to shake
hands with a respectable colored man at
Newport the other day.
Miss St. Pierre, a Tennessee heiress, is
devoting her fortune to the elevation Of
the poor whites of the South.
George w. Childs has named his new
country home Wootton, but Wootton
earth he did that foris a mystery.
Judge Stowe, of Pittsburg, recently adj
dressed a prominent lawyer from the bench
as follows: "You have Lied to me, SIT"
There was no fight
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-09-12

.r.nized with Mr.. d. A. Brewer as
~ Daa.i5spt and Mr.. Howard Bunch as score
p's e, Although some Of the young gen
t ta,1, have been called to different parts
a ,'4 State by business, there are many
THOR, who will make Little Rock their
: i soon as the cotton season really
commences.
Among the gentlemen we learn that
lieut.. Harris will be stationed at the
arsenal, and as he is to come from the
Crescent City, he certainly should be fond
Of gaiety.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-09-12

We were shown this week a very artistic
niece Of work which has just been com
uleted by Mrs. W. G. Stevens. The de-
sion il for a r1ante1 lambreqtin. Upon
silk plush, three quarters Of a yard wide
and shaded from a seal brown to a pale
golden yellow, there was at one end a
graceful spray of crimson cactus, with
beautifully shaded leaves, done in arasene
embroidery, a golden spider web stretching
between two leaves. In the center were
single cactus flowers with their leaves,
while at the other end was a spray of be-
gonia, the beautiful pink flowers and the
shading of the leaves, a piece Of needle
painting rare to see. This piece of work
is to be given by Mrs. Stevens to Mrs. Ed
ward Coppie Mitchell of Philadelphia, a
sister of Mr.. Stevens.
There were many curious admirers who
stopped to examine this dainty piece of
embroidery as it hung in Miss MaxwelPs
window on Wednesday.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-09-12

Our young people who are at eastern
watering places this summer have a little
incidental pleasure that every summer does
not bring. The zest and interest that the
international yacht race affords is surely
an occurrence at once rare and agreeable
Doubtless our Arkansas ladies near New
York have ere this steamed down the hall
Dor and moved along Sandy Hook with
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-09-12

Mr.. Hancock, the young gentleman who
is causing such a gentle futter among the
TAR sex at present, and is seen every after
noon IN Immaculate attire, wearing a high
SILK hat and driving a pair of spirited grey
horses with one hand, while with the other
he emphasizes bis conversation to n of
TWO young ladies, (both very pretty, by the
Way Tor Mr. Hancock is a gentleman of
''''e)' This gentleman gave on Tuesday
l''nlng last a very elegant supper at the
Vap'tal Hotel. The guests present we're
Mrs, Rosa Grimes, Mrs. Amelia Rainev,
1TS Misses Block, Gaines, Mabel, Nora and
lIVLence Morgan, and Messrs. Hancock.
L,1 lSHDe and James Langford. After
.a,.' the hotel the gay party drove for
-, '',ne around the city, and we have
l' o0u1t that they had a good deal Of
m'0"'''lne' of their own, even if there
was no moonlight.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-09-12

eyes 8 . very cry beautiful article de pertu met our
at tbs . l s', Gays since. In making a call
oorns, ~ aeS1aenoe of Mr.. R. E. Douglas,
gIop pc. :, Fourteenth and Scott streets, we
Great va a. an easel standing near a window.
"'' our pleasure in finding as our
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-09-12

attention was attracted to It, a very rare
piece Of bronze work, which we will
describe. The easel was about six feet
high, the margins worked in gold bronze.
While IN clusters, and running in vines
along the ebony frame, there were green
and gold bronze leaves in rich reposse
work. Upon this rich and very elegant
easel there rested a panel of green and
gold bronze reposse, an owl larger than life,
sitting upon a bough Of green bronze, the
workmanship of which was raised and ele-
gantly executed. About the margin Of this
ebony panel there was a very wide and
heavy gold bronze ornamentation in con-
yolute and scroll work ; the easel and the
panel, which was about three feet high,
forming a whole Of work that was rare and
artistic in the extreme. This handsome
piece Of decorative work was lately pur-
chased by Mr.. Douglas in New York city,
and we are sure our lady friends will enjoy
as much as we did the new and very hand
some object.
Saturday morning there arrived in our
city the remains of Judge John Eakin,
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
of Arkansas. The casket was borne by a
%sorrowful cortege of gentlemen and placed
in the rooms of the supreme court where,
through the day, it lay in state, visited in
respectful remembrance by numerous
groups Of ladies and gentlemen. The
supreme court rooms were heavily and
richly draped, the columns festoned with
Grape, while over the bench, shrouded in
black, the arch bore the inscription, "The
laborer rests"
Judge Eakin expired Thursday night
September 3, after a brief illness, and
while visiting friends in Marshall, Mo.
The tidings of his death followed close
upon the knowledge of his illness, and deep
and sincere regret has been felt for his
loss by all. But a few months before his
~.
death Judge Eakin had followed his be-
loved wife to her tomb, and the most pro-
found sorrow had pervaded his life. He
rests now from all the pain, from all the
sadness that sooner or later comes to an
earthly existence. He was learned, he was
sincere, he was gentle and generous in his
Judgment Of others. The bar has lost a
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-25
HOME AND FARM.

The horse stable should be for the
horses alone. and not for the cattle,
hogs and sheep.-Prairie Farmer.
1t is said that cows will become
fond of beanstalks and eat them in
preference to good hay.
On large farm it is rarely neces-
sary or best to confine fowls in sum.
mer. If given free range they will do
as much good in destroying insects as
they can do of MISUNDERSTANDING.
The best stock water is that Of liv-
ing springs. the next, that of running
streams. Fully equal to these. save in
the exception of hardness, is the water
of wells. free from surface drainage.
The worst water is that of slack
streams. and especially stagnant ponds.
Chicago Times.
Where the cream from the milk of
several cows is churned together. the
cream-pot should have its contents
stirred every time fresh batch of
cream is poured in. This will cause the
cream to ripen evenly and more and
better butter will be obtained.
Journal.
Mouse holes in walls and closets
should be filled with lime. afterward
plastered over with plaster of Paris.
mixed with water. 1t is good plan
to keep paper of the latter in every
house, as it is useful in filling cracks,
and. in fact, comes in in many other
ways into household economy.-1oiedo
Blade.
Flannel which has become yellow
L. h., vxvt, FOR acS hy
the use of q solution of twenty-four
ounces of Marseilles soap in fifty
| pounds of soft water, to which is added
two-thirds of an ounce of spirit of aqua
ammonia and the whole thoroughly
mixed. Immerse the flannel, stir
around well, then rinse in pure water.
Chicago Current.
| If farmer wants to apply last
ing manure let him use coarsely crushed
bones. 1t will not, however. be nearly
so effective on the first crop. and as the
finer division by dissolving in oil of
vitrol helps the land for two or three
years, it will be generally preferred.
The nimble sixpence is as much better
than the slow shilling in manures as in
anything.-N. Y. Herald.
Soft molasses gingerbread: One
and one-haf cups of molasses. one cup
OF beef shortening or butter. or half OF
each, two cups OF sour milk, one-half
cup of brown sugar and two teaspoons
of saleratus Have ready in pan two
or three cups of flour. with sugar. lit
tie ginger and cinnamon. and when you
have boiled up the molasses. butter
and shortening pour it upon the in
gradients in the pan and stir well.
Then add the sour milk and salaratus
and flour enough TO make 1T as thick
as a cup cake. Beat thoroughly.-Iht
Household.
| IA horseman says there ID q vast
deal too much oiling of harness. Thai
is an operation which ought seldom to
be done. When any harness has beer
used and comes in sweaty, it should be
rubbed off with soft, most sponge
well filled with CASTLE soap. White
CASTLE is preferable. The deposit Of
sweat and dust upon the parts where
that accumulates, should first be moist.
ened with water and removed with q
hone, horn or wooden blade.-7roy
| Times.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-25
Helplsss Upon . rriendless Seal

Who, In taking passage in great trans.
Atlantic steamer, does not feel thrill of
exultation over her magnificent power.
Against her the Storm King may hurl his
elemental forces, nor pierce her armor, nor
stop her onward course.
But let me describe a scene when, ono
morning in mid ocean, there came an
alarm from the pilot houSe followed by a
cry: "The ships rudder is lostw From
the confident expression, CONSERVATION
came to every face. The wheelman being
helpless to direct her course, the vessel
was at the mercy Of wind and wave.
The captain had been negligent-th
hangings Of the rudder were allowed to
wear weak, and suddenly it had dropped
deep into the seal
Strong in intellect, In physical vigor, in
energy and in ambition, man confronts,
undaunted, gigantic tasks and commands
applause for his magnificent achievements.
But, all unexpectedly, an alarm comes
the rudder Of his constitution is gone. He
has been careless of its preservation; mem
tai strain, nervous excitement, irregular
habits, over work, have destroyed the ac-
ton of his kidneys and liver. This would
not occur were Warmers safe cure used to
maintain vigor. And event. now it may re-
store vitality to those organs and give
back to the man that which will lead him
to the haven Of his ambition.-Ihe Traueler.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-25
He Was q Kansan.

Tho West is the pest country in the
United States for . farmer. All man
has to do is to give nature little -
s;stance."
But don't you have fearful storms
out theree''
"Yea sometimes, specially hail
storms. But that only goes to prove
the truth of what I'm tellin' you.
Hailstorms arc part OF nature an
thew heip : man Il he only knows how
to take advantage of EN- Why. last
fali : big hailstOrm came along over
nv place, an I'll be darned 4 It didn't
shuck out sixty acres Of corn for me as
slick = s whistle. All ! had to do WAS
TO drive wagon through and pick up
thA corn
.sWondefful.
.sWonderful! I should say go And
lat vnsn't I'll Of Il Them big hall
e1ones hrr;e1 themselvcs two feet nm
~ ~ Ground, and / marked where :
~ a ,e8 1ell. This summer We had
SM - - - could ~ and some e
IN - ~ digging up theo heus
sfsses In;e11e Hgeh
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-25
NARROW LEAF DOCK.
An Undesirable Weed, Which Ought to BE
Eradicated.

An Undesirable Weed, Which Ought to BE
Eradicated.
This is an undesirable weed that finds
its way into many moving fields. and
thus scatters its seed wherever the ma
nure of the barn is spread. When this
plant once gets a good foothold on q
farm. it is no easy matter to get I'd OF
it. The land may be plowed and cul-
tiyated two or even three years. and
then somehow when it is agan la d
down to grass. dock roots W Il be al
most the first thing to appear; the
seeds Law in the ground waiting fa-
vorable opportun ty, are brought from
some other port. on of the farm, or quite
likely may be sown with the grass
seed. and introduced in this way. as
are many other undesirable plants.
How to get good grass seed free from
sorrel, dock. wild carrot and host of
other weed seeds is one of the important
questions of the day. The time seems to
be approaching when every farmer who
expects to keep his farm free from unde-
sirable plants will have to grow his
own grass seed; even then he will have
to fight at least seven years battle
to get rid of weeds already introduced
on his farm; but the moment he is able
to stop the introduction of any more.
it is only question of time, with clean
culture. when he will be able to con-
quer. When the farmer is determined
to getr'd of the uns Chilly dock in his
moving fields he must make up b Q
mind to get rid of it at the same time
all over his farm, for it is useless to
try to get r.d of it in one field while it is
perfecting its seeds on all other parts
of the farm. To do this re9u res time
and patience, but as the dock Is plaat
that runs up quite high before it seeds.
it is readily seen even at stance. es-
pee ally if it is perm tied to stand I'M
| til it is in full blossoms at tbs stage oi
its growth its stalk is strong enough
to pull the whole plant up. including
| the entire root. This is rather hard
| work. but q good strong man will pull
mp large number in day. As this
is the end of them. we are inclined to
think it is the best way to get rid o.
this plant.
When it is decided to do this there
should be no half way about it, but
the whole farm should be cleared. oil
the labor will be lost; to simply pull
the plants from single field and
leave the rest of the farm untouched
would be of very little use. for the
| seed would blow from the othel
fields so that in two years the plants
would be just as plenty rs before AM
of them were pulled up.
Farmers should always be on tn
watch for undesirable weeds that 81
often find the way into the NOW nj
fields; if taken when they frs
appear it is not SO difficult to conque
them. but If neglected until they has.
rpened their seed il is much more diff
cult to root them out II farmer
when they sow down . field to gras
| would pull out all of the undes rabl
plants before they have time to periec
Their seed, il would save much labor j
after wears in keeping their farm /
god condition--Aassacbsssc Plow9l
| saGah
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-25
A St. Louis gentleman has inv

"A st. Louis gentleman has invent
ed a device which will. in double
sense, gladden. the ears of the deaf in
the land. 1t consists of a contrlvance
which can be located in the handle
of q cane. umbrella or fan. and which,
when placed in the ear of deaf per-
SON, will cause him or her to hear any
sound that is audible to the ear of q
person who is not afflicted with deaf
ness The device which produces the
effects is tube about six inches long,
placed in the hollow of q cane or fan.
In the tube is q cone-shaped electrical
coil. beginning ct q small battery at
the lower end of the tube and terminal
ing at the upper end. The vibration OF
the cell causes multiple alton OF any
sound or noise passing into the tube
through small opening in the side OF
the cane or fan. 1t is simply . multi
plication- of sound by electricity and
the projection of a steady current OF
electricity against the weakened or
paralyzed tissues of the car. The in
yention is the result of man who has
been himself almost completely deal
for several years.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-25

selection & the animals occupied
some time. When at last the troupe
was completed he began breaking
them to his business, task which re-
CURED great patience and an abso-
lutte insight into the nature of the
beast. Weeks passed, james Rob-
inson. who had in the meantime been
the butt of ridicule, was forgotten.
Nightly he was turning flip-fops in
sawdust with pack of mountebanks,
some of whom did not know that
among their number was the best rider
in the world. About the time that the
menials about the circus began to whis-
per that they guessed that ''blarsted
Yankee" could ride little bit after
all. Robinson called on the manager.
81 wish" he said, ''that you would bill
me to appear next Monday night.
would like to try to redeem my reputa-
ton. If / don't succeed I'll pack up
and 90 home" With more than q
misgiving the posters were pasted up
over London's dead walls. Again
there was an unusual throng to have
their sneer at the presumptuous fellow.
whom everybody thought had long be-
fore gone back. But the dashing
American made them laugh on the
| other side of their mouths. The dis
play of equestrianism which he gave
threw the house into an ecstasy OF de-
light. The way he vaulted on and of
the backs Of the flying steeds electro
fled the frigid hearts before him. Re
call after recall made him famous in
London town. The newspapers rang
with his praise and spoke of his prev.
Gus failure as a remarkable rcminis
cence. The Ashley people were GLAD
enough to renew the original contrac
to retain the American rider. who re
turned home two years later. with s
European reputation and fifty thou
sand dollars to boot.-Syracuse Stand
ard.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-25

The number of women who handle
the reins has greatly increased in New
York There are . dozen or more
women in New York who drive every
day and who handle their horses with
consummate skill. They are the wives
Of millionaires, and nearly al of them
drive small carts or gigs. The buggy
is quite tabooed. Il is curious how
much they resemble one another.
They sit erect square-shouldered and
alert with their heads well up in the
a;r and their elbows 1T their sides
Occasionally another woman Is With
thsn, but sever : nan-N r Heret%
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-25
a PEERLESS RIDER.

How He Demonstrated the Superiority OF
American Horsemanshfp.
james Robinson was probably the
king Of the trade. Joseph Wheelock,
the actor, who was the boon COM
panion Of the rider, once told me the
incidents in the career of his friend
during visit he paid to England about
fifteen years ago. Robinson had been
engaged at a salary of $1,000 week
to ride in Astley's Royal Amphitheater
in London. For weeks before he ar
rived he was heralded as the greatest
bareback equestrian of the age. To
amuse himself he took over with him .
team of American trotting horses and
= light buggy. but neglected to bring
such horses as he would need to ride.
This oversight rather astonished the
English managers. who thought their
contract of course included thefurnish-
ing of horses. Robinson made ightof
the matter, and said ne would break
the animals to his king in the fort
night intervening between his arrival
and the date of his debut There was
nothing left for the managers to do
but to swallow their disappointment
and provide him with horses These he
rehearsed day after day At the circus
With skill and assiduity, but to find at
Last that they were beasts far inferior
"a intelligence to the Kentucky thor
ourhbreds with which he was ac-
sustomed to deal. The night of the
nR1t appearance Of the American cham
hv~{y yHnA
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-25
The Morning Dress.

Il Is said that lady's standing in socie-
ty can easily be determined by her dress
at the breakfast-table; an expensive,
snowy costume indicating that the wearer
has not yet learned the proprieties. But
no one need be afraid Of being called
1shoddy" il her loneliness Is as apparent
by daylight as at the hops Perfect beau.
ty is never the attendant Of disease; above
all, of those diseases peculiar to women,
and which find q ready cure in DR.. Pierce's
"Favorite Prescription" Price reduced
to one dollar. By druggists.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-25
an other earthlv iIIs

ABOVE all other earthly Ills,
] hate the big, old fashioned pills;
BY slow degrees they downward wend,
And often pause. or upward tend;
With such discomfort are they fraught,
Their good effects amount to naught.
Now, DIR. Pierce prepares q pill
That Just exactly fills the bill
A Pellet, rather, that is all
A Pleasant Purgative. and small:
Just try them as you feel their need,
You'll Ind that speak truth, indeed
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-25

DIR. j. r. Irwin says that one of
the best and most pleasant things that
can be used to relieve toothache is
chewing cinnamon bark. 1t destoys
the sensibility OF the nerves and sus-
ponds the pain Immediately. Il the
bark is of good quality.-M r Times.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-25

"TrxE works wonders" said q young
man Of twenty seven when he returned
home and found his elder sister only
eighteen.-Chicogo Tribune.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-25
THE ELECTRIC AUROPHONE.

An Aid and Permanent Benefit to the
Hearing.
The mild electrical treatment OF the au-
rophone has cured many of deafness whom
nothing else could tenefit. Send name
and address, with stamp, to Electric Au-
rophoue Company. No. 420 N. Third St,
ST. Louis. No., for circular and explana-
ton
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-25

"THIs Is my golden wedding" remarked
An impecunious man when he married q
woman worth 500, 900.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-25

PIXIES ToorHACHE DROPS cure in minute sc.
Glenn's Sulphur Soap heals and beautifies. &c.
GERMAN Conn REMOVER kills Corns Bunions.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-25

IT Ii not hard fer . man to mind his own
business, but it Is the monotony which he
can't stand.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-25

WHEN two girls meet they kiss. When
two men meet they don't. This shows
plainly who want kissing the most.-Chi-
eago Times.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-25

THE Hartford Journal says there is poe
try in vegetables. This is tough news for
vsgetarians.-BaTdlo Express.