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The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-04-25
Drowsiness in the Daytime

unless caused by lack of sleep or from over-eating, is symptom of disease. II it be accompanied by general debility, headache, loss of appetite, coated tongue and sallow complexion, you may be sure that you are suffering from biliousness and consequen, derangemept of the stomach and bowels. Dr. Pierce's /" Pleasant Purgative Pellets are sure cure for all ailments of this nature. They cleanse and purify the blood and relieve thesdigestive organs.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-04-25

The southern editor who recently dis appeared has not been found, but 1t is re- ported that Florida alligator, recently killed. had in iss stomach seventeen $2o gold pieces.-PAfLadtipAis Call
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-04-25

A little boy in Saratoga not long ago came rushing in from outdoors crying be- cause he had been stung by a bee. Mamma" he sobbed, Pa just as lieves the bees'd walk on me. but don't like to have 'em sit down. ."-Ns70 OyIeaas PffaYHN<.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-04-25

@It is a We'll Known Fact! In the Diamond Dyes more coloring is given than in any known Dyes, and they give faster and more brilliant colors. Io.. at all druggists. They are a great success. Wells, Richardson & Co, Burlington, Vt
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-04-25

To encourage sleep, create an appetite, brace up the system, and to pursfy the blood, take the unfailipg Hunts fKidsey and LiveS] Remedy.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-04-25

General debility, female weakness, loss of physical power, Brights Disease, and nervous diseases, are speedily cured by Hunts Remedy.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-04-25

"Whst is the dollar of the dzddies ?" asks some cne. It is, briefly, what the duoes exist on.-Bo5koa Po,E
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-04-25

When all so-called remedies fail, Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy cures.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-04-25


 all the other mountaineers, and was, be side, a coarse, hard-natured man. The school-beu rang.
 "h's coming now, said John, as he got up and shut the book.
 You're powerful on 'rithmetic, Johnny mind that. Jest you keep up," eagerly whispered Lou, running along beside him The boys crowded into the hot little school-room, and the girls followed, ex cepting Lou, who hung back, and finally went to the woodpile again. She knes she should not be missed, and she could not bear to hear Johns examination.
 The poor little girl had but one friend in the world, her brother. She sat down her hands shaking as if in chill. "He'n fail--I know he'll fail !" she said, looking up to the sky and talking cut loud.
 "I can't stand iti Oh, Heavenly Fatherl canti"
 As with most southern children " Heavenly Father" was very real to Lou. Then she began to pray, fast and hard, to this far-away Friend in the sky to help John.
 "Oh, dear, only get him over the Latin. and them Vingians He'll man. age the arithmetic himself"
 She sat there an hoar or more, hear ing only a droning voice now and thea from the open window.
 At last there was hush. Uncle Job was going to give his decision. The little negroes crowded up .s the school house steps.
 Lou stood up and threw her calico sun bonnet eff her head. She did not know what she did. She was ssifiing with sudden, terrible heat. Her strained eyes were on the door.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-04-25

well-directed blo~ full upon the nose of his rival brother-edisor.
 Burrows was no coward, and he now seized his assailant by the throat and re- turned his compliment with interest.
 But score of bystanders rushed in to separate them.
 Fowlkes was pinned back to a tele- graph post, and Burrows hoisted upon the train, which instantly started, while the crowd at the station and the crowd on the train shouted defiance at each other.
 Then Burrows. with face swelled and dis6gured, got of the car before reach ing the station, and proceeded through a back lane to his residence. On coming in sight of his own house he was surprised to see the shutters closed, and little crowd collected in front of the office.
 Proceeding to the rear he was admit ted by Peters, with a ruesul visage, while at the same moment Mrs. Burrows ap- peared, pale and nervous
 sI-I did it for the best, Aristides," she hltered. "Bat the types were so wretched that could hardly tell one let ter from anotheri"
 "Tvpes2 What types3' inquired her husband, bewildered.
 And the whole matter was explained to him, coupled with the information that Mir. Flowers had left at daybreak with his valise, making no inquiry about bis months pay.
 Burrows went to front window and opened it.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-04-25

John Fremoy is nov a middle aged man, ranking high in his profession.
 He met Judge Peters abous year s.o, at his sisters house, for Lou married a planter in Virginia, and is happy wife and mother.
 "I have ofsen wondered, judge" he said, why you befriended me as you did. l certainly was dunce as far as Latin was concerned, and am not at all sure if am accurate about the Carlo vingian dynasty yet"
 Honesty is rarer quality than good scholarship, and more useful in the world, Fremoy."
 And another question. Is not that the ruby found, which you wear on your watch-chain7'
 "Yes."
 May look closely at tr
 The judge hesifa4ed, then laughed, and gave it to him.
 Why, it is only colored quartz P ex- claimed Fremoy.
 "Yes, but it is more valuable to me than any jewel, for 1t gave me an honest man for a friend"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-21

among inventors, to acknowledge
that he had not reached his intended
point. This disc harrow was the
original from which several others
were copied, but none of these have
proved even equal to the original in
vention. The objections. which can
not be avoided, are a ridging up OF
the centre, from the action of the
the discs working the surface soil from
each side of the harrow inwards, when
discs are placed in gangs on each side;
and an imperfect working of the sur
face because of the impossibility Of
covering it all between discs; and
moreover, to make a disc harrow
which would do the work perfectly
would bring the cost beyond the
reach of the farmers.
Led by a knowledge of what he, as
a farmer working four hundred acres
of land, needed, and taught by his
large experience in invenhng and
manufacturing harrows, Mr.. Nishwitz
again set his brain and hand to work,
and merely for his own use got up
the Acme Harrow an implement
which we'll deserves its name. derived
from latin word meaning the very
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-21
Unhappy Man.

Why persist in running your digestion by
eating wunholesome food; and keeping it
ruined by doing nothirg to restore it to USE
fulness and right action Some think that
dyspepsia is incurable. They are the ones
who have never taken Browns Iron Bitters.
This valuable family medicine makes short
work of the tormentor and soon enables the
digestive apparatus to do its work. Mr.. III.
E. Collins. of KeoE uk, Iowa, says, Il used
Browns Iron Bitters for dyspepsia and am
greatly improved"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-21

And really it was great advance, for
it got rid Of the teeth, which had been
a great obstacle for the two thousand
years in which the toothed harrows
had been in use, practically without
any improvement. This coulter har-
row pressed down and cut into the
soil, and the wings of the coulters
turned and scraped the surface to
some extent. 1t was an approach to
what harrow should, be but its i'm
rerfections soon caused it to be cast
aside. The coulters were f cast iron
a material wholly unfit for tool sub
iected to as much wear as a harrow
is; and as the edges of the coulters
necessarily made thin to enable them
to cut into the soil they wore out
very rapidly, and became too blunt
to do good service; and yet in this
imperfect condition they did much
better work than any other harrow
previously used. Still there were
insuperable objections to it. The
form of the coulters, as may be seen,
caused the soil to be pushed towards
the center of the harrow track, and
formed ridges, which were very OBJ
jcctionable, any way, but especially
when this harrow was used for cover
ing grain; and when it was attempt
ed to make the coulters of steel it
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-21

bar, or rear bar, provided with coul-
| ters which turn and mix the soil and
when used after seeding cover the
seed perfectly to an even depth; No.
I3. being the second Improvement was
provided with the same bars but hav-
ing double rows of coulters, which
are placed SO as to work in opposite
directions and mix and mellow the
soil still more thoroughly; and No.
6, (See adv) being the latest improv-
ed ACME, having the bars made
of wrought iron. and indeed the
whole implement is almost completely
made of wrought iron and steel, and
also having the double rows of curvy
ed coulters which work the fresh
soil in Opposite directions and in the
most thoroughly effective manner.
The implement is now perfect har-
row, clod crusher, leveler, and pulv-
erizer. as the inventor, aided by the
best and most thoroug ghly appointed
mandatory, can make it after hay-
ing spent several years in almost
constant work upon it. Having used
it constantly since the first form of
it was made, and having experienced
then the usefulness OF it in varied
farm work, for preparing the soil for
crops, for improving meadows with.
out blowing; for pulverizingamanure.
and spreading it evenly upon grass
lands; and having watched it's sue
cessive improvements and tested
these in the field, can confidently
say this harrow is precisely what a
harrow should be; ane the ACME or
top point of all the efforts which have
been made during the whole history
of the harrow, to reach perfect i'm.
plement.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-21

was found that the cost was wholly
too great. and finally this imple ment
was cast on one side. After this, or
about the same time, Mr.. Nishwitz'
who has succeeded hy his scientific
skill and mechanical genius, in max
ing harrows what they should be.
brought out his revolving disc harrow
(See Fig. l0) This had steel spind-
les furnished with revolving sharp
edged steel discs, which were not on
" placed at an angle with the line of
draft. but at'an angle vertically, thus
exerting turning pressure np.on
the soil, and throwing it up in ridges;
stirring it and pulverizing it without
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-21

these straight toothed harrows, SO
the spring toothed ones, oblige the
farmer to lift them frequently to dis
engage the gathered weeds and man
ure, which are left in punches, with a
good deal of the seed raked up with
them and wasted, and not only do
the work very badly but makeit very
much more laborious. And if the
old toothed harrows jerked and dash
ed about as they struck hard places
and tore up sods and large clods,
these spring harrows did all this
and much, more. because of their
springincss, and in their uneven
working necessarily they leave much
of the work undone ; and what they
do is done imperfectly.
In tho effort to make q harrow that
would do its work as it should be
done, the Shares Coulter Harrow was
invented. in 1857. (See Fig. 81 The
writer procured one of these, being
convinced that it was an improve
ment upon the old kind of harrow.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-21

lie row or coulters, because if these
were placed close enough to cut the
whole surface. they would be SO close
as to clog. The coulters can be re-
moved and sharpened and drawn out,
and can be replaced when worn out
at small cost.
1t is also seen that it is most ief-
fcctual clod crusher and leveler );
and potato or corn ground that has
been hiled or ridged can he leveled
and smoothed perfectly, The prog
ress made in perfecting this imple-
ment may he seen by comparing the
illustrations. No. l(Fig. II being
the first harroY made, having the
crushing and leveling bar provided
with cutting spurs which break and
loosen the ground and the coulter
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-21
prohibit the
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top and highest point. because it is
really what it claims to be. a harrow
that serves the purpose for which har
rows are used in the very best possi-
BILE manner. 1t was, as we see, the
growth of years of study of the scien.
tiic principles upon which a perfect
harrow should be constructed, the
mechanical knowledge of the right
form for doing particular work, and
of the right material for combining
lightness and strength. The success
of the Acme Harrow thus designed
and made ny Mr.. Nishwitz was such
that instead of making only two or
three for his own use, his invention
was the basis of a manufacture which
hes spread this harrow over the whole
continent of North America, and has
been of inestimahle benefit to farmers
in easing this labor and making it
greatly more productive. This har
row is really all that harrow should
be. 1t pulverizes the soil as deeply
as the seed and the growing crop re.
uu re it; it turns and mixes it so that
the plowed ground is made of even
quality in every part. not particle
of the surface is left unwOrked; it.
rides over plowed sod, presses it
down and compacts it firmly, and
covers it with fine mellow soil for if
the farmer will only turn the stones
into the furrows as he plows, it will
leave a smooth mellow surface over
them without disturbing any of them.
1t works over manure that has been
plowed in and mixes the soil with it
without tearing it out.and leaving it
upon the surface; weedy stubble
plowed in is left covered where it
quickly rots and makes plant food.
1t does excellent work upon corn
stubble loosening the surface and
leve!ing the ridges and thus fits it
for fall grain without plowing and
upon light soils this is great advan-
tage. A large farmer who yearly
spread hundreds of loads of manure
upon grass lands, uses the Acme to
break the manure up fine and work
it into the grass and down to the
roots. 1t works equally we'll upon
light sandy soils and upon heavy
hard clay which it breaks up and
mellows; crushing the clods and lev
cling the surface and leaving it in
the very best condition.
From an examination ofthe engrav-
ings it will be seen that the coulters
are in double rows; and that the i'm
plement thus cuts every inch of the
surface without clogging; a work
which could not be done with sing
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-21
Dug o.

fsiding harrows, (Sce Fig. g. harrows
with guiding handles, all OF these
were brought out, but the great OBJ
lection. the teeth, still renamed and
no device of changing the form was
able to get over This fundamental
difficulty. The English farmers had
chain harrows made and some were
imported. and tried here, but these
were not satisfactory; they dressed
the sol in fine smooth surface, but
under this the ground was even worse
than before. All the hard clods were
left undismrbed and unbroken; all
the roughness of the plowing, the
open spaces, everything that was
wrong and unfit for lie seed and the
Young plants, all were left as the
plow left them, only the outward sur
face was made smooth and fine, just
as a rough uncultiyated dirty tramp
dressed in velvet cloak would ap-
pear; ou,wardly all right, but
all wrong under the sur
face. So that the chain har-
rows were even worse than the spike
tooth harrows. More recently we
have had what are known as Spring
tooth harrows, brought out as
a substitute for the spike tootn har.
rows. (see Fig. ~ but these have still
all the Objectionable points of the
tooth harrows made much worse by
the elastic curved teeth. For these
points are precisely the same in prin'
ciple as the spike teeth; they scratch
the surface. bring up all the stones
draw over again the sods which nave
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About HarroWs.
What they Were. What they
Are, and What they
Should Be.
Bv HENRY STEWART.
continued from last ,ceek. }

Continued from last tree6.)
Inventors and manufacturers OF
new implements were liberally pat
ronized and as harrows were confess
edly very unsatisfactory, many new
devices were brought out. But by
strange oversight, the weak point OF
the harrow was still missed. The
shape was changed !; frames that
were triangular, square, oblong and
romboidal, and that were made to be
drawn by various points of them !;
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been turned down.
tear up the rub
'bish which the far
mer wants TO keep
under the surface
where it will rot
and make fcrtiliz-
ing matter, pull up
the manure and
drag it in punches
where it must be
left here and there,
tormenting and
disappointing the
farmer still more
than the old fash
iOned tooth harrow.
For just as with
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tearing up
sods or
manure or
b nging
up s'ones
or clod S.
This was
a 50 still
nearer ap-
proach TO
what a
Ii a r r Ow
should be.
but the in
/ n ventOr
a practi
cal farmer
saw the
d e f e cts
and had
the cour.
age. rare
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-05-09
Newspapers of Today.
II. M. MCCONNELL

People generally, and even those
who may be termed steady readers
and close observers, have but faint
conception Of the magnitude and in
fluence the press Of this country has
attained. From careful eXamina-
ton Of the advance pages of the 1885
edition of the American Newspaper
Directory, issued May lst, by Geo.
p. Rowell & Co.. of New York, it APP
pears that there are IA, l47 newspapers
and periodicals published in the
United States and Canada; of these
the United States has 1878, an aver
age of one paper for every 1867 per-
sons. In 1884 the total number of
newspapers was less by 1913 than at
present, and while the gain this year
is not so marked az in some previous
years, it is still considerable. Kansas
shows the greatest increase, the num-
Der being IS, while Illinois follows
with a gain Of II. 1t is curious to no.
tice that New York, the scene of SO
much political activity during the
last campaign, should have only
about one-third as many new papers
as the State Of Pennsylvania. AS an
index to the comparative growth and
prosperity of different sections of the
country, Especially the Territories,
the number ofnew papers forms an
interesting study, and may well oc-
cupy the attention of the curious.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-05-09
The Blues.

Souther Cultivator and Dixie Farmer.
Almost every one, as The CULTIvA-
TOR must have seen, at times feels de.
pressed and gloomy without knowing
any reason for it. Superstition lays it
at the door of Presentiment and if
some dire calamity befalls, she says 81
knew it." Well | can not, so will not
try to clear away the cobwebs of super
stition by vain arguments. l shall
only give a few rules for avoiding the
"Blues."
Now often we throw up our idle
hands and with a yawn say 30 how
lonesome l amp All! if our hands
were fuller of the affairs of life our
hearts would have less time for lone
illness, our works would keep us CONS
pany. A brisk walk in the open air
will ward off ennui, stir up our blood,
brace our nerves and by making our
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-05-09
SOUTHERN SATURDAY. MAYg 1885

On Saturday morning, by solemn
and appropriate services, Rev. F. l..
Leeper was formally installed as
Evangelist of the Presbytery.
After an examination of unusual
thoroughness, Mr.. j. r.. Howerton,
an A, M. Of the University and a
graduate Of the theological seminary
at Columbia, S. c., was licensed to
preach the gospel. He is a young
man of great promise and expects at
an early day to become an evangelist
to the negroes of the South. A class
mate of his, Mr.. Geo. Thompson, an
other licentiate of the Presbytery, eX-
poets soon to 60 as a missionary to
Brazil.
To note all that was done by Pres
bytery would monopolize too much
of your space, and so / forbear.
GAINESVILLE is a prosperous, busy
little city, its people kind and hospit-
able, and accordingly the members Of
Presbytery were entertained right
royalty.
Monday morning we reluctantly
babe adieu to our friends and began
the homeward journey. Many re-
turned on the train, but goodly
number got on board the "Cherry"
that had kindly waited for us at the
wharf. Here we found all that we
could ask, a good table, sweet music
and pleasant company. The entire
day was spent upon the river, but |
never enjoyed a daymore. The time
was variously spent in enjoying the
rich scenery from our point Of privil-
eye, the pilot house, or in chatting in
friendly circles in the cabin, or in
watching the walloons and wild ducks
sporting in the water, or in listening
to the strains of sweet music from the
piano, harp and violin. Last but not
least, we enjoyed the pleasure of con-
versing with an unusually bright and
intelligent young lady from Clarks-
vile, who with true aesthetic taste,
would ever and anon call our atten-
ton to the browning cliffs on which
eager Nature seeks to imprint a
SMILE" Long after the moon had
arisen upon the world and scattered
its silvery rays upon the waters, we
reached. Nashville, having made "a
journey of 1870 miles and enjoyed five
good, full meals, with every neces-
sary accommodation, for the small
sum of $3.50.
Tuesday morning was spent in com.
pany with DIR. Dudley, and other
friends, in visiting the places Of inter.
est about the city, and in the after.
noon enjoyed reunion with "the
girl left behind me-" at Franklin
Yours fraternally,
T. M. MCCONNELL.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-05-09
About Widows.

San Francisco Chronicle.
l have vague idea that a widow,
to be natural, should always be
plump. I can't give my reason for
it. l have long had "a conviction that
grief over a departed husband is fat
tening. 1 know that stage widows
are always wan and pale and faint at
the sight of any relic Of the deceased.
But that is a dramatic license and
only in comedies where true love
and devotion are made funny, not to
say ridiculous, do they make widows
plump. She has nothing to worry
about. She is the heroine of one
great battle, with a weakened world
before her to conquer. l like widows.
1t always seems to me that a widow
is a woman who has got the best of a
man. He may have been a good
deal of Il man, or very littleOf q man,
but she's got the best of him.