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Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-07

! Have you ever been at the opera, fol-
owing with delighted attention, the
changing harmonies made by the must
clans in the orchestra, borne along by,
waves Of melody into reverles of pomp
and splendor ease and safety, passion
snd grief, until suddenly flute, violin,
conet and violoncello were hushed into
sudden silence? or prolonged in a wall of
V@or culver of anguish? And have
you noticed what usually follows it?-
some notes soft and low, penetrating
with sweetness, soothing to profound re-
PSe Its very much like this in life.
10 each OF us, come times of hurry
ana action, OF eager ambition, of public
Sl'nuSlaSm, OF smooth prosperity and
paced Selt-worship, of discordant conflict
gOfoodng contentment, when sudden
"o are confronted with death, treach-
sfy' dlsdain. calamity, absence or bod
Sullerlng and there is a pause.
'OnetlmeS SoundlesS-from the chill of
o''u OF CONSERVATION; sometimes
%A'u oy moan, which rises and falls
, 'rJ +" length dies away in the silence
,. u'SPalr' Death may have entered
"0'leS' gonetorth and left behind -
'a'' ,as Treachery may have dealt
.,.1 r''"Sln blow and felled us to the
5 ,sn ! wealth and comfort may have
b1s1 'uuuenly swept and left us para
1,r,o1 cherished friend may have de-
5,,r rg ana left a pang gripping at our
eIc.,nnl. the naughty head reared in
qov rppI'uSe may have been rudeIv dis
5 n"rsd and hurled into the DEPTHS of
have NY. the disgra,etuI wrangie NAV
d6e b.. 'loed BY the solemn sentence
eptnentr ~, me long vista of smiling con
gpreJ =, may, n have become suddenly OBJ
'bane-. :, ',s end by the black cloud of
ing .os onn5 Them 4 pause. 4 GATH
"uIf for 1 ro.;s' Of every faculty of the
REALIZATION ''I ga for resignation; for
Tor forgiveness ; for defiance
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-07

WIN questioning glance towards her
when about to sink into slumber, whis-
pers ''sleep my darling, lam here"
In every work in every understanding
there must be Nethod. Method in jde-
as proceedings and arrangement. In
woman S work this is especially needful
as It embraces such a heterogeneous
combination of duties. An accomplish
co housewife represents queen, prieSteSs,
prlme-mlnister, cabinet, subject and ser
want. Confusion is inevitable unless
these various demands are satisfied in 4
methodical way. The change ofseasons
forms a crisis in the affairs of her realm
o begin the season means to begin the
month: to begin the month means to be-
gin the week, and there is s'the first day
Of the week, . standing as the consecrat-
ed leader of all that follow. It comes as
fountain of strength and wisdom to all.
In the retreShment offered by it to soul
and body, lies the secret of a successful
method in all the transactions of life.
Longfellow has expressed the sentiment
in dialogue in the Spanish Student
thus:
There are too many week days for one Sun
day"
"rhen take the Sunday with youthro' the week,
And sweeten with it all the other days"
BY the unremitting and devom observ-
ance ofthis day, whether at church or at
home, skepticism is routed, faith is
strengthened, tangles are disengaged,
cares are regulated and leSsened, fretful
tempers are appeaSed, sloth is murdered,
and duties become pleasant employmentS
instead of goadS. These effects may in
a great measure be promoted by the wo-
men of the household In their position
of subordinates in society, women do
not always rise to their prerogatives as
associate rulers in the family. Ifrdlers,
then must they be eXemplars, for neither
advice nor reproof carries weight with
out example. Without method in their
lives, they do not invite confidence
without it, they cannot conscientiouSly
demand it.
The summer smuggler, the benevolent
creature who spends her vacation in
Connecticut western news., 1885-07-29
The Beauver Family.

The Reauver family was bad one. There were tho old nian and Jim and Sdm, and Jefty. They were an awful hard set of heathens, and the old min ister had labored for long years to make some impression on them, but all in vain. They were steeped in their wickedness and ribald unbelief. One day the min ister was sent for in great haste from the Beauver house. He found Sam appar- ently at the point of death from a rattle snake bite, and full of terror and con triton and pehitence. He confessed his sins, and begged the pastor to intercede and pray for him. The good old man knelt down by the bed and prayed;
 Our Heavenly Father, we praise and thank Thee for this great manifestation of Thy goodness and wisdom. We thank Thee for what Thou hast done fol Sam. Thou movest in a mysterious way Thy wonders to perform, and ever through the venomous serpent of tn, fields hast Thou sent salvation to tn, soul of this poor sinner. Continue now O Lord, Thy good work. Send anothe snake to bite Jim and another to bit, Jerry, and send, we pray Thee, partic ularly big and pizen snake to bite tn
 old man, for Thou knoweSt, O Lord that nothing short of rattlesnakes vii ever fetch the Beauver family"
Connecticut western news., 1885-07-29
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ftDe crossest man In Alabama lives dar,h said the driver as we approached a wayside home, rear Selma, Ala, to ask pccommoda- tions for the night, At supper, cad sftet if, "mine hostn scowled at every one, found fault with everything earthly, and was wondering it he would not growl it the heay- enly halo didn't flt him, when incidental men tion being made of the comet of 1888, he said "I didn't like It's formi its tail should have been fan-shapodln
 But next morning, ho appeared half. offended at our offering pay for his hospital itvi My companion, however, made him ac- cept as present sample from his coSo of goods
 Six weeks later drew up at the same house. Ths planter stepped lithely from the porch, and greeted ms cordially. could scarcely believe that this cloar-compl mplexionod, bright-eyed, animated follow, aud the moroSe being of flow weeks back, were the same. He inquired after my companion of the former visit and regretted ho was not with me "Yes, ? said his wifo, I've arc both much indebted to hinin s,...,
 "HowF asked, fin surpriso
 "For this wonderful change in my husband. Your friend when leaving, handed him bot | tic of Warmers safe cure. Ho took 10, and two other bottles, and now n-- "Aud now,n he broke in, " from an ill-feoling, growing old bear, am healthy and SO chocr ful my wlfe declares sho has fallen in low | with me againr
 It has niade over again q thousand lovC matches, and keeps sweet the tsufpers 0t tho family circle everywhere. - Copurtghtdd, Used bs permission o| American Rura
Connecticut western news., 1885-07-29
Buffalo BIll's Fortune.

''I'm going to Europe next April" said Buffalo Bill, land the show goes along, to be gone two or three years. I've given up the stage entirely. We'll show in the Alexandria palace in London, in the Champs de Mars in Paris and also in Vienna, Berlin, Moscow and St. Pe- tersburg and hundreds ot smaller places. We shall go to Europe in a special steamer" Buffalo Bill is forty three years old. weighs 210 pounds, stands six feet three inches, and has never been sick in his life. He says he has the largest thoroughbred stock farm iu America at North Platte, Lincoln coun- ty, Neb. The ranch consists of eight thousand acres under one fence, and he claims the land is not wild government land, but paid for by him. He owns twelve dwellings in the town, and his own house is Western palace. Four weeks ago, while in Chicago, he bought forty one head of imported cattle of the Hereford and Poll Angus breeds, and paid on an average $461 apiece for them. They were shipped to his stock farm. He employs over one hundred men on his farm, and is worth $450, 900. He has been a member of the legislature, pro, bate judge, high sheriff and justice ci the peace. He says he is just in his prime, and feels like young buck every morning when he gets up, and that he can jump fence or ride horse with any man he ever saw.-Phit0delphi0 | TiD1es.
Connecticut western news., 1885-07-29
Trees Around the House.

What trees shall we plant and how place them2 is always a seasonable ques- tion. There are thousands of bleak, bare door-yards which ought to be sup piled with trees. A few directions may be helpful to the inexperienced. Do not plant too near the house. A tree to re- main permanently should not be less than thirty feet away. If shade is wanted soon, quick-growing trees, like the soft maple, may be planted closer, to be removed as soon as the more permanent trees are large enough to furnish shade. Avoid trees of soft wood, like the soft maple and box elder, as they are too liable to be broken by sleet or wind and rendered unsightly. If I were limited to three trees, I would choose the elm, hard maple, and ash the first for its 1.-the, spreading branches, graceful contour, and great size; the others for their toughness, gracefulness, and beautiful autumn foliage. Ever greens would plant only for protection from prevailing winds in groups or rows to the north and west, and one hundred feet or more distant from the house. If the grounds are large enough, quarter of an acre set apart for the planting of as large variety as possible of native trees will give good effect. l have growing on such plat hard and soft maple, catalpa, ash, elm, box elder hickory, dogwood, wild crab, pawpaw, persimmon, and tulip tree, and hope to add other varieties.
 The tune for tree planting is so short, and so many things crowd at this season, that unless you plan for it beforehand there is danger of this work being neglected. If your trees are to come from the forest, go out the first pleasant day and select them and stake out the places where they are to be planted. The stakes will be constant reminders of the work, and you will be less likely to forget it for driving them. Determine now that this year shall not pass with out making beginning in beautifying your home. WALDO F. BROWN.
Connecticut western news., 1885-07-29
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS

The timepiece carried by Louis XIV. of France was so small that it was set in one of that luxurious monarch's finger rings.
 Rev. D. Ward, editor of tho Ladepend- ent, thinks that the Garden of Eden was in southern Mesopotamia, which region he has just been visiting.
 Till the reign of William and Mary, Blackstone states, women, by the Eng fish common law, could receive sentence of death and be executed for the first offense in such crimes as larceny, bigamy and manslaughter.
 The honey bees cultivated in the Uni ted States are principally of the German and Italian varieties, though within the past five years many have been brought from Syria and Cyprus. The honey bee is not indigenous to America.
 There are in the human voice about nine perfect tones. Thus, IA direct mus. cles, alone or together, produce 16, 3S3; 30 indirect muscles produce 173, 741, 623, and all in cooperation produce the large total of 17,592, 185, 044, 415 different but clearly defined sounds.
 As mother, the Roman woman had originally no legal inheritance in the property of her minor children; a child desiring to marry need not obtain her consent; the children were not in the family of the mother but of the father; the mother had no power over them.
 Ia Nature gives an account of the dis covery of living toad enclosed in a solid mass of flint, which was found at a depth of sixty-five feet under ground. Years ago. M. Seguin experimented with toads, enclosing some in plaster; and after ten years had elapsed, the plaster being broken, the toads were found alive and in good condition.
 The mandraggorra, or mandrake, has had at times great share of folklore attributed to it, partly owing, probably, to the fancied resemblance of its root to the human figure, and the accidental cir cumstance of man being the first sylla- ble of the word. An inferior degree of animal life was assigned to it, and it was commonly supposed that, when torn from the ground, it uttered groans of so pernicious a character that the person who committed the violence either went mad or died.
 The usual belief is that the ''passion'' flower derived it's name because of the resemblance, or fancied resemblance, of the parts of the plant to the instruments of the Savior's ''passion" and crucifxion. Thus the three nails through the hands and feet on the cross are represented by the stigmas, five antlers represent the five wounds, the rays of glory, or Gas others sav) the crown of thorns are represented by the rays of the corona, the ten parts of the perianth represent ten of the apos. ties Peter, who denied the Savior, and Judas, his betrayer, being absent). The hands of the prosecutors arc supposed tc be indicated by the finger-like leaves oi the plant and the "scourges" in the ten l G-sIo
Connecticut western news., 1885-07-29
A KENTUCKY VENDETTA.
Small Difficulty with q Town Marshal In
 which Three Men were Killed.

LEXINGTON, July 20, 1885.-A terrible tragedy occurred at Stepstone, Ky., about forty miles east of here, on the Chesapeke and Ohio Rail- way. It was the usual culminstion of an old grudge between some parties, and will prob ably develop into another feud and another Kentucky war. John Smith, who resides near Stepstone, came to the station and met Perry Oakley, the town Marshal.
 Smith was disposed to be quarrelsome, and carried his hand in his breast pocket Oakley warned him to dcsist and to take his hand from his pocket. Smith failed to comply, and Oakley, drawing his pistol fired, the bullet taking effect instantly killing Smith. Newton Osborne, friend of Smiths, came up and 8 rapid fusilade ensued between Oakley and Os- berne, the former coming out unscathed. The latter was shot in the stomach, dying thirty minutes later. Henry Smith, brother of John, next interfered and tried to down the plucky Marshal, who, firing his pistol, shot Henry Smith in the head and stomach, and he, too, fell corpse.
 A panic ensued, every one in the vicinity leaving for the woods. Oakley rapidly loaded up his pistol, and as he did so Dick Mcguire, another friend of the Smiths, bastened uI with double barrel shotgun loaded with buckshot and before Oakley could fire emptied the contents of his gun. Oakley fell to the ground bleeding from four wounds, but, after examination, his wounds were found not to be as serious as first thought. Terror reigns everywhere, and friends of both parties are arming for the strife. Tomorrow may bring forth fresh tragedy, and repetition of tht murderous scenes ct Morehead may be ex- pscted.
Connecticut western news., 1885-07-29

THE LoBsTER.-A lobster used to be meal for an old-fashioned family, when family was equal to a modern board Ing house. The lobster of to-day is a puny creature, and he threatens in an other generation to diminish to the size of a spider, and there will then be no dispute as to whether he shak De classi- fed with the insects.
Connecticut western news., 1885-07-29

ral Grant, only few days before he died, wrote to him requesting him to do so, and the family have already asked him. to con duet ths ceremonies. He will deliver funeral discourse. The train conveying the remains will leave the mountain at 1 p. m, and will be drawn by the same engine that brought the General up here. It will ar rive at Saratoga at 2 o'clock, taking an hour for the run that is usually made in forty minutes. The casket will be put into the hearse at the road crossing just beyond the depot, and will be driven to the Delaware and Hudson depot, where it will be put on spe- cial train, which will leave Saratoga at 21S and will arrive in Albany at Al. The body will then be taken to the Capitol, where 1t will lie in state until nearly noon on Mednes- day, August 5. The funeral train for New York leaves at just t2 o'clock, and arrives in the city at 4JS. Then the body will be taken to the City Hall where it will lie in state until Saturday, August 8; when the intermcnt will take plhce In Central Park. Dr. Newman will oohduct the burial service, on this occa- sion. The three sons of the General will re- main over in Albany with the remains, but the rest of the family will go directly to New York on Tuesday, August 1. While in the city they will stay either at the Park Avenue or the Buckingham Hotel, probably the former.
 As soon as the funeral is over the family will return to Mount McGregor, where most of them will remain until October. This is at the urgent invitation of Mir. Drexel, backed by the advice of Dr. Newman and other friends. It is felt that 1t will be better for the health of all the family, with the additional advantage of absolute quiet. Dr. Douglas Will also re- main here with his family for the summer. In October the Grant family will return to the Sixty-sixth street house. Mrs. Sartoris will probably return to this country to live with them.
 THE LAST RESTING PLACE.
 1t has been settled that the remains of Gen. Grant shall be buried in Central Park, New York city. The Mayor and Board of Alder men have rendered this park, and 1t is also settled that the remains of Mrs. Grant can, ai her death, lA beside those of her husband. The Mayor of New York city appointed . committee of 100 leading citizens to take the necessary steps toward erecting monument to the memory of Gen. G. ant.
Connecticut western news., 1885-07-29
A Sad Doath.

I1 Philadelphia recently. at a corpners induest oven the body of 8 child the jury returned verdict that death was caused by the administration of patent cough syrup, containing morphia. Dr. Sam'l K. Cox, of Washington, states that not one cough medicine in ten IS free from this objection. After careful analyses and practical tests he endorses Red Star Cough Cure as being purely vegetable, absolutely free from opiates, poisons and narcotics. He regards 1t as most happy and valuable discovery.
Connecticut western news., 1885-07-29

THE MISSION OF A MIGHTY REMEDY.- Do you know, sick reader, what VINE GAR BrTTERs is doing for thousands ol invalids like yourselfl We will tell you. It is purifying their diseased blood, strengthening their weakened organs, regulating the disordered functions oi their bodies, and bringing every part oi their systems into harmony with the lawI of health,
Connecticut western news., 1885-07-29
ARnssian Denial.

It is semi-oficially denied at St. Petersburg that Zulfcar Pass has been occupied by Rus sian troops. General Komaroff made slight movements of troops to prevent 8 surprise by an Afghan attack. He has been ordered to hold the positions to enable him to occupy the defiles if necessary. The government is firmly determined to do nothing that may compro- mise the pending negotiations with England
Connecticut western news., 1885-07-29
m. poor Tl,,l. one.-

We often sec children with rod eruptions on face and hands, rough, scaly skin, and often sores on the head These things indicate a growing period, children have need of pure blood by which to build up strong and healthy bodies If Dr. Pierce's eGolden Medical Dis covefy" is given, the blood is purged of its bad elements, and the child's development will be healthy, and as it should be. Scrofulous affections, rickets, fever sores, hip joint dis ease, or other grave maladies and suffering, are sure to result from neglect and lack of proper attention to such cases.
Connecticut western news., 1885-07-29

FoR DYSPEPSIA, indigestion, depression Of spir its and general debility in their various forms also as preventive against fever and ague an( other intermittent levers, the "Ferro-Phos phora ted Elixer of Calisaya," made by CAswel Hazard O., New York, and sold by all drug glsts, isthe best tonic; and for patients recover Ing from fever or other sickness 1t has no equal
Connecticut western news., 1885-07-29

NEW YORK MARKET. The Wholesale New York market quotations shoWi
 e1.3S@&1.45 per busheL
 BUTTER - New York sold at l9@20o for choice in pails and 14@1So. common to good Western Creamery sold ct 16@i6c-s and the common Western ct 10@l2o-
 oHEEsE--Factory fGncy .7@s1<oi do fair Eoos@onotstiona ranged from l2o. for or dinAry, to 14o for New York. Now JerseY FLOUR % n-superhne. sa25@sae5, Western. e4.0O@s5.75; extra New York. e490c9$6.00 HAY-No. 1, 906995; No. g. 750DS5oi straw, D0t095c. for No. 1, and 50965 for oat. Hors-New York. 10@1lo. Eastern. s@loci PoRE = Prime. siLOO @ si25Oi dressed WHEAT |s Spring No. 2, 94@qsc., Mu- waukee, No. 2 91@93o amboH e-@ e@; white, -c. .@S1.0L
 OoRN-Ungraded Western Mixed. 49@54ci Steamer Mixed. 52@5So in elevator. 54o deliyeredi No. 2, --@5iAc in elevator. - @551<o., delivered White southern, eSo de- RrE-state. 72@74o.
 PHILADELPHIA MARKET FIouR-Stats family. $4- l09S435; rye four S3.b6@$365; wheat State - gl.06ci amber. co Oioorn. yellow, 6416oI mixed statei bS1So
 Refined. 7&ct crude 61d WooI-State and Western IT, 329 35oI !, 30@32c. medium, -@-ci coarses 70
 BOSTON MARKET FLOUR From SS S25@Sa5O for low and medium. to e4 250$4.50 for choice Minn9sots. Corn. 546D57c. for mixed and yellow.
 BUTTER - Common. 0c @1le Vermont dAiry, 15916c. choice creamdry lS9leo CHKEsE-7@T11c
 BEANs-$I. 50@S1.b ba
 HAY-Choice, e2l@S22.
 CATTLE MkRKEra
 BUFTAIo - Cattle, good quality, - -; hogs fair to good, &460@$L76i bcsk eA76
 EAST LmEnTx. PEN.-Best cattle. tS.75s e4.75; medium to good, &-@$-; common to fair. S-0s-; Hogs, Workers, s4.500 s470 PhladelphiaA. s460QS4.7o Bheep sA00@&4.60 30
Connecticut western news., 1885-07-29

Fifteen years ago the net forest reve- nue of British India was $250, 900. Now it is $2,000, 900. Forest culture has brought about the change.
Connecticut western news., 1885-07-29

OFFICER examining recruit: ''Why dc we salute superior officers l'' Recruit 'In order to keep cut of the guard house.n
Connecticut western news., 1885-07-29

The taint of scrofula in tho blood should be got i'd Of or sorlous consequences may res''lt Cousrmp- ton is undoubtedly scrofula of tho lungs, and n It's early stages may bc cured by purifying tho blood and building up tho system. For this Hoods Bar saparIa is unequallod It also euros scrofuiA when n appcars in tho form of running soroa, boils, punches ln the mock, catarrh, or in any other ner. whnoit punAcs. Hoods sarssparlla also via talIxca and onrichcs tie blood
 -Ihave boon taking Hoods sarsaparilia for about three months. Boforc that timo my blood was in a terrible condition. After using it for about one month my appetite bottor and general health greatly improved Fore medicine as good as Hoods sar.apar1uA too much cannot be eAid."-L l.. LIN- sHr, Duabco House, Putnam, O.
 n hsvo bOon troubled with scrofua forthrco yoarS. having running sores on ny loe. After taking ono bottle of Hoods Barsaparila am getting well raps idly. ELBEL. South Bond, Ind
 Hoods 6arsapaTiIIa Sold bY An Dru@Sists. eii sK for eS Made only by U. n HOOD 4 oo., Apotbooarss. Lowell, masl.
 100 Doses One Dollar
Connecticut western news., 1885-07-29

When you visit or leave New York city, save baggage expressage and $9 carriage hire, and stop at the Grand Union Hotel, opposite Grand Central depot
 600 elegant rooms, fitted up at cost of one million dollars, e1 and upward per day. Euro. pesn plan. Elevator. Restaurant supplied with the best Horpe cars, stages and elevated rAil- road to all depots. Families can live better for less money at tho Grand Union Hotel than at any other hrst-olAss hotel in the oity
Connecticut western news., 1885-07-29

ENGLAND has a cruiser, the Mercuty, that can steam over 2i miles m hour
Connecticut western news., 1885-07-29

"What lovely complexion, !" we often hear persons say. "I wonder what she does for ltGn In every case the purity and real lowell ness of the complexion depends upon the blood. Those who have sallow, blotchy faces may make their skin smooth and healthy by taking enough of Dr. Perce's ''Goldon Medical Discovery to drive out the humors lurking in the system.
Connecticut western news., 1885-07-29
aslriko ,he Iron whIle It Q hol. 2

HUNTS tIxIdncy and Iiverl REMEDY quickly Induces the Livor Co healthy action, remov- ing Inc oausos that ptoiuco Bilious headaehes byh- pcpsla, Sour stomach, Costivencaa, Piles, &c.
Connecticut western news., 1885-07-29

TIE Sunday collections in SpurBeon'I Ereat congregation in London average S945.
Connecticut western news., 1885-07-29

I'M having a rattling time, !" said the cur with can tied to his tail.