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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-03-27
Baltimore and Potomac r, r
TAKING EFFECT MARCH 81, 1886
ER0M CALVERT STATION

| FROM CALVERT STATION.
For Washington, 700, 1876 A. M, 80, and
5.35 P. M. daily, except Sunday, and $50, 500
SIS A. NJ, and 1925, Abs, $40 and 1882 P. NJ.
daily.
For Pope's Creek line, A. M. and Ais P. NJ.
daily, except Sunday.
For Annapolis, 1876, 9.O5 A. M, and 435 P.
NJ. daily, except Sunday, and 4.35 P. M. on Sun
day.
For Richmond and "the South, at $50 A. M.
daily, and 80 P. M. daily, except Sunday.
For the South, via Virginia Midland Railroad,
at SIS A. M. and 9.32 P. NJ, daily.
For Lynchburg, 5 20 A. NJ. daily, except Sunday.
R. R., $40 A. NJ, 80 P. NJ.
For C. & O. r. R. at 500 A. M. and $40 P. M.
daily, except Sunday.
For Gainesville, S.52 A. NJ, 303, 4.45, $40,
and Ills P. M. On Sunday, 1000 A. M, 2.4O,
| 500 and $50 P. NJ.
FROM UNION STATION.
For Washington, 4O5, $50, $50, 7.O5, 7.40 1925,
$50 A. NJ, 1870, 1912, 3O1, 3I5, AS, $40,
$50, $780, 9.42 P. NJ; Sunday, 4O5, $50 $50, 1925,
$50, A. M. 1890 AS, $50 and 9.42 P. M.
For Annapolis, 7.4O, 90 without change) A.
NJ. 1912 and 4.45 P. NJ. On Sunday, 4.45 P. M.
For Richmond and the South, 4.O5 and $50 A.
NJ. every day, and BIS P. NJ. week days.
For Virginia Midland Road, $50 A. NJ. and
9.42 P. NJ daily, and $50 A. M. daily except
Sunday.
Lynchburg. $50 A. NJ. daily, except Sunday.
For Charlottesville and points on G.. d 0. h. r.
at $50 A. NJ. and 315 P. M.
For points on Manassas Division, 1912 P. M.
For c. & 0. R. R., at $50 A. M. and 800 P. NJ.
Climited), 3.l5 P. NJ. daily, except Sunday.
For Gainesville at S.57 A. M, 1903, 450, 6.25
and 1l.2O P. NJ. On Sunday, 1905 A. NJ, 2.45, sos
and 1855 P. M.
FROM PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE STATION
For Washington, 6.55, 40, 7.44, 954 "A. NJ. 1886
3.20, 4.49, 5.45, 6.54 and 9.46 P. NJ. On
Sunday at 6.55, 9.54 A. NJ, 1885, 4.49, 6.54, 9.46
P. NJ.
For Annapolis, IA, 9.14 A. NJ. weekdays,
and 4.49 P. NJ. daily.
For Catonsville at 9O2 A. NJ, 3.13, 4.55, $50,
1l.25 P. NJ. On Sunday, 1910 A. M. $50, $40,
500 P. NJ.
LEAVE WASHINGTON FOR BALTIMORE.
At 6.35, 7.15, 900, 9.4O $50, HOO A NJ. 1905,
2.OO APO, 4.27, 4.4O 6.OO 40, 1000 and 112O P.
NJ. On Sunday, 900, $780, HOO A. NJ, 200, 4 20,
$780, 40, 1000 and 11.20 P. NJ.
LEAVE CATONSVILLE FOR BALTIMORE
At 757, $50 A. NJ. $40, 5.25, 7.1O P. NJ. On
Sunday, 900 A. NJ, 1.3O, 400, $50 P. NJ.
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Reading Notices.

ssROugh ON Rats
Clears out rats mice, reaches, fes ants, bedbugs.
Heart Pains.
Palpitation, Dropsical Swellings, Dizziness, In
digestion, Headache, Sleeplessness cured by Wells
Health Remover.
'sROugh ON COrns.''
Ask for Wells Rough on COrns. 15c. Quick,
complete cure. Hard soft corns, warts, bunions.
s'Buchu-Paiba.''
Quick, complete cure, all Kidney, Bladder and
Urinary Diseases, Scalding, Irritation, Stone
Gravel, Catarrh of the Bladder 81, Druggists.
Bed Bugs, Flies.
Flies, reaches, ants, bed bugs rats mice, gophers
chipmunks, cleared out by Rough on Rats. 15c.
Thin People.
Wells Health Remover restores health and vigor,
cures Dyspepsia, Impotence, Sexual Debility. 81.
ssROugh on Pain.''
Cures cholera, collie, cramps, diarrhea, aches,
pains. sprains headache, neuralgia, rheumatism.
zoe. Rough on Pain Plasters, I5c.
Mothers.
Ifyou are failing, broken, worn out and nerv-
Gus use "Wells' Health Remover" 81. Druggists
Life Preserver.
If you are losing your grip on life, try "Wells'
Health Renewe-." Goes direct to weak spots.
esLtOugh on Piles.o
Cures Piles or Hemorrhoids, Itching, Protrudng,
Bleeding, Internal or other. Internal and Exter-
nal Remedy in each package. Sure cure, 5Oc.-
Druggists.
Pretty Women.
Ladies who would retain freshness and vivacity.
Don't fail to try "Wells' Health Remover"
ssROugh on Itch.''
Trough on Itch" cures humors, eruptions, ring
worm, letter, salt rheum, frosted feet chilblains
CROUCH ON Catarrh.''
Corrects offensive doors at once. Complete cure
of worst chronic cases, also unequaled as garge
for Diphtheria, Sore Throat, Foul Breath. SOC.
The Hope of the Nation.
Children, slow in development, puny, scrawny
and delicate, use "Wes' Health Remover"
Cafarrh of the Bladder.
Singing, irritation, Inflammation, all Kidney
and Urinary complaints cured by Buchu-Paiba. 81.
"Water Bugs, ROaches.''
Rough on Rats clears them out, also Beetles, Ants.
Feb.27-St
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Baltimore and ohio Railroad.
To tdEe eject Mag Sd, 1885.
LEAVE CAMDEN STATION

10 tdhe eUect may od, 1900.
LEAVE CAMDEN STATION.
For Chicago 900 A. NJ. and 9 90 P. M. daily.
For Cincinnati and St. Louis 2.30 and 900
P. M with through coaches and palace sleeping
cars to above points without change
For Pittsburg, Cleveland and Detroit at 900 A.
M. and 500 P. NJ, daily. 500 P. NJ. is a solid
train to Pittsburg with sleeping cars attached.
For Richmond and the South, 900 A. M. daily,
and 100 P. NJ, daily except Sunday.
For Washington on week days, $40, $50, 1920,
5000, 9.O5, and 5000 A. NJ, as minute train
l2l5, 2.3O* 800, $500, 1920, 500, $50, $500,
5000 and 11.00 ?. NJ. For Washington, on Sun
day, $780, 1920, 5000 9O5 A. M. ri 80, 2sO, 1920
500, $50, $500 5000 and HOO P. M Star indi-
Gates express trains.
For Annapolis, 7.2O A. NJ, 1915 P. M. and 42O
P. NJ. On Sunday 9.O5 A. M. and 500 P. NJ.
For Ellicott City 7.4O A. M, I.9O, 4.25, 545,
$50, Ills ?. NJ. On Sunday, $50 A. NJ, 5.45,
$50, Ills P. NJ.
For Way Stations, via Main Stem, 7.4O A. NJ,
1.3O, 4.25, 5.45, $50, Ills P. NJ. On Sunday,
$50 A. NJ. and 5.45, $50, Ills P. NJ.
For Frederick, 7.4O A. NJ, 1.3O, 425, 5.45 P.
NJ. On Sunday, $50 A. NJ, 545 P. NJ.
For stations on Shenandoah Valley R. R., 7.4O
A. NJ. daily.
For Virginia Midland R. R., and South via
Danville 900 A. M, daily and 900 P. M, daily.
900 A. NJ. and 420 P. NJ. for Charlottesville and
stations on Chesapeake and Ohio r. r. $40 A,
NJ. daily except Sunday for Lynchburg and Vir-
ginia Midland stations north of Lynchburg.
For Way Stations between Baltimore and Wash
ington, $40, $50, e.O5 A. M, 1915, 800, 500,
$50, 11.OO P. NJ. On Sunday, $50, 9.O5 A. M,
1.30, 500, $50, 11.00 P. M.
For points on Metropolitan Road, 7.2O A. M.
and 800 P. M. daily except Sunday, and 42O P.
M. daily.
For Lexington and points on Valley Road, 7.2O
A. NJ, daily except Sunday.
For Winchester and Hagerstown, via Main Line,
TAO A. NJ, 4.25 P. M, daily except Sunday.
For Hagerstown, via Washington, 720 A. NJ,
daily except Sunday, and APO P. M. daily.
For Curtis Bay and intermediate points, 100
and 1000 A. M. an 200 and $50 P. M. week
days. Sundays leave ZOO, els and HOO A. M.
LBS, 800 and sos P. NJ.
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Haaryland Central Railway.
Ia - . $50 !; ]. &; !.

pa - M - 81; 81 -
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Trains leave North Avenue Station as follows:
500 A. NJ. and 400 P. NJ, for Towson, Beair and
Delta.
90 A. NJ, for Towson and Belair.
10 Is A. NJ. and 2.15 P. NJ, for Towson and Loeb
Raven.
$50 P. NJ, for Towson and Belair.
Arrive at North Avenue Station at
$50 A. NJ. from Belair, $40 A. NJ. ard sos
P NJ. from Delta, 1l.45 A. NJ. and 3.4S P. M.
from Loeb Raven, 1.30 P. NJ. from Belair.
Daily except Sunday passenger coach will be
attached to the freight train leaving North Avenue
Station at $50 A. NJ. for Delta. Returning leave
Delta at 30 P. NJ, arrive at North Avenue Sta
ton at $50 P. NJ.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Leave North Avenue for Delta at 9.15 A. NJ,
and 800 P. NJ; and arrive at North Avenue from
Delta at $50 A. NJ, and $50 P. NJ.
All trains stop at all stations to receive and de-
liver passengers.
WILLIAM GILM0R, p...
SAMUEL SPENCER,
Feb. eff.
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EORD'S BAZAAR
T. 81 w. Baltirn o. Street.

Is now Offering special bargains in nearly every
department. They have reduced the regular SO. SO
hanging lamp to 50 90, and the regular $500 pol
ished brass hanging lamp, with prisms, to $2.75
and one still better with decorated shade, for 3d.
25. One very fine for $3.50, worth $500. We
sell the regular Sl.00 stand lamp, with finch
shade, for IS cents, and good l.5O lamp for
$1.O0 Electric stand lamps Sl25, $3.50, and ST.
Is. We have more than one hundred different
varieties of stand lamps, and bracket lamps, at
wholesale prices.
Silverware.-We have reduced our $3.50 Cas-
tors to Sl.00, and the $500 to $500; good $500
castor for $3.50. A set of good silver plated
knives, 95 cents. A set of good nckle- plated
teaspoons for % cents; and tablespoons for 80
cents; a set of Rogers & Bros teaspoons $l.00,
worth 81 so; set of Rogers tablespoons 81. 90,
worth $500; set Of Rogers Bros. triple
plated teaknives $3.50, worth S2.C0. A good, round
nickle clock SO cents good nickle alarm clock
Sl.25; a fine eight-day clock 1925. good
music box rs cents, worth Sl.50; a very fine four
tune music-box $1,000, worth $500. A set of
good knives and forks so cents; set of knives
and forks IS cents, worth $l.25; set of fine
knives and forks S1.00, worth Sl.75. Ladies
and gents satchels, all styles and sizes. Bird
cages and picture frames, all styles. Ornaments,
statues and vases. Jewelry, dolls, doll carriages
and wagons.
The greatest variety of fancy goods for wedding
presents, birthday gifts, &C.
Also useful and ornamental household goods OF
nearly every description.
Baby carriages in great variety.
Albums at half price, fancy glass ware and
glass shades, brackets, stand tables and thousands
of other articles, at the lowest prices.
FORD'S Bazaar,
81 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore.
Mch 13tJan1,'S
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-03-27
No Fork Business for Him.

ChicdgO HANDLER.
Miss cyathis Mushroom Nov, pa, d. 10
careful at dinner and don't mortify us before Mr..
Stuyvesant Sturtevant."
Mrs. M: eyes, Phineas, do mind your man
ners, and remember our instructions about ETH
quette."
Mr.. NJ: "Well, that's all right; you kin go
ahead and arrange things to suit yourself, but I'm
darned if I'll eat pie with a fork for anybody"
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Railroad Time Tables.
Northern Central RaII Way.
TAKING EFFECT NOV. Is, 1885.

TAkING EFFECT NOV. 10, 1885.
Trains leave Baltimore, city time, as follows
7.3O A. M.-Mail Train, daily, except Sunday,
for Williamsport, Lock Haven, Elmira, Watkins,
Rochester and Niagara Falls; also, connects for
Pittsburg and the West
1915 A. M.-Chicago Limited, daily, for Pitts
burg, Cincinnati and Chicago.
1915 A. M.-Fast Line, daily, for indianapolis
st. Louis and Cincinnati, and except Saturdays,
for Chicago and Detroit; also connects except Sun
days, for Lock Haven, Elmira and Watkins.
4.3O P. williamsburg Passenger, daily, excep
Sunday.
SIS P. M.-Chicago and Cincinnati Express,
daily, for Pittsburg, Cincinnati and Chicago, with
through seepers to Chicago; except Saturdays
for Toledo. Also connects for Cleveland and St.
Louis with through sleeper Pittsburg to Cleveland.
11.20 P. H.-Mail Express West, daily also
connects, except Saturdays, for Erie, Buffalo and
Niagara Falls.
Parkton Accommodation, 1915 A. M, $3.50,
and $50 P. M. daily, except Sunday. On Sun
day only, 900 A. NJ, 100 p. M.
Cockeysville Accom-, 600, 9 90 A. M, IL NJ,
2.3O, $50, 500, 1000 and 11.3O P. NJ. Sunday,
900 A. M, and 100 and 1000 P. NJ.
For Hanover and Gettysburg, 7.3O A. NJ.
For Green Spring Branch, $50 A. NJ, $40 and
$50 p, M.
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AT THE "OLD PLACE!"
URBAN'S RESTAURANT.
York Road, near Car Station, Towsontown.

Having disposed of the Smed- ALA
ley House my friends will now M
find me at my OLD PLACE, as - If6iaTif
above. As heretofore, will al -
ways keep on hand the finest brands of LIQUORS,
BRANDIES, &C.; also Brown Stout, Basis Ale,
Porter, and the choice brands of CHAMPAGNE,
CLARET, &c. The BEST BEER on draught and
in bottles, for family use. large stock of Cigars
of best brandy always on hand.
Ms~S Summer residents can always be supplied
at city prices.
Ng- Ample stabling and shedding and polite
hoster always in attendance.
LEWIS II. URBAN, Proprietor.
June 13,'S5y.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-05-01

II is cIained that novelist llowslls does more work than any other man in the country but th. newspapers have begun tD point out the fact that Mr. Howell. does not perform in day more than the amount Of work which is re- quiren of A newspaper reporter. It may also be added that the reporter must be A. iife-like as the novelist
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-05-01

me ,tIhI am eoinp to devote o, sell to Nou
 The following letter hn, hecu ~ont tn Nh SahhcrlN
 ptH SIR Eutla>o,l pIea-v tud ! cheek for two hunirrd dollars w. tecl eunphmeutrd That ,ou should neglect Nour crop and devote yourself Ia a~ F. tud,',,d n touyhinr ,atdeuer at rrncto~ itN ou maN wotk tor tune a~ a hu meu>t lut th, pertumed pasture "t ror~N k Nnur legitimate taprrmE ground How much stud, you must haN, tossed with the ptehtork al drterminat,ou upon vour tnInd No doubt that wtale buried iu .lohn lleu~le> LnNr nr Thr Snaket hammer Grdc N"u lost sight oi the world aud uo doubt Natr uolEhhor- often misto"k N"ur fr"at mental application for lann".s Ala~' neirhhor~ urath alwnN mi.mdf' man N,.- our subscriber Who -tatd all nlRht with You some tune ago ha~ spoken ta u~ Wtth regard Ia Nou tat ~ulserlhol- come around and chat with u~ whenever they havc th" ttm" |" ,rat" and We tnd them tu he very interesting especially Ia themselves
 au haNe begun great Wolk Nj ~ahherl, and ,hould ,ou.o>er mn short ot wrltlnR material let us adhl-, sou io use cheryapl on Il -huek matre-+ oa may ,c,td the malre>, fl t h o,v otr, to us should Nou grow ttr,vd ot writing winch Is net at all hkeh We wll reluctantly rrl,N~e eou itotn anS contract which you may hn1r made "ith
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-05-01
A GREAT PREACHER

In | recent sermon the Re, Mr Talmas,. said IL is more religion, ta laugh than to eroan Any one can groan but it takes David Paul or a modern heroine to laugh i'll the midst of persecution
 Mir Talmagr is right but the averag" preacher does not teach this doctrine. The groan is rrvcrcd, thc laugh k looked upon with sheer, Even the fresh laughter of children finds no favor with the pulpit nope Circuit riders, those who ridc mules and visit remote churches. rarely laugh When one does laugh you may know that something has occurred some time ago while man was riding along a mountain road, he came npon Il circuit rider who, lean ing against Il sapling wus-lnnghiHp uf- roariously
 What the natter
 The circuit rider wiped hi, "y"- and replied
 am a tlftuit Ilt"f, ant
 Ir-, l.u. - ,h" position of circuit rider so amu-ing2
 No, il k the first time have laughed for five years
 Well, what ticklcs you -o now
 Just while ago I got off my mule to rcarrange the saddle 90 it wouldn { hurt his back and-haw haw
 Well?
 took off the-tc he. he saddle of and just as went [" put il oh the mul" he he
 Well?
 Mule kicked at me and fell off the bluff and killed himself flaw. haw
 Thus the ic.. of reserve WA, broken and now. having followed up the cheer fulnts- which the timely death of the mule caused tn" preacher hold- high position in the church, and his sermons. which are lively attract large crowds In recent circular issued to circuit riders, the great preacher said
 My dear brethren 1t k necessary that you should laugh wa- q groancr for years and profted not by my self imposed grief IL would pay you all to save up the yarn socks and old clothe- which are annually given to you. sell them. buy q mule and shove him off fl bluff
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-05-01
PRICE, h CENTS.

back honarvd 6 pttntcd curular oi r,ly,uon hut ,ti, ranml to follow th- ,eunt man through h. bt,tar> ul,~ and hls uulitettp down. Nearly every. anc hueW rhe rtpstuteusnes~ ef | liter. arA hte
 letas da,, whether Aao want u, ta or mt return to- tho oti man who worked o, thg bo,o null F, honesty and elesc attention ta hus,as.- he. after a wh,le. owned thu null Two years passed H., had u,4 seen h, sons uaue 1,et'd tn th. t"rar> market fhc old man hrart ~ank within him II ,uuld sunk u"wl ltrre ,lso oue cten. my. whde thc father at lu tho library eoneratulattup hioeslt urou the fact that he wa- Wnth twenty thousand dol. lal-. the ~on tur.t n,ta th, t"sn,
 My dya iRlh,,'
 Nv ,"n
 rhc two mn ~6ook hands Warml, N hen the> hal sal dovn th. old man nole,d, aad llhrfl own the toue m,ll and ana rr.uN N,ll hoclrd m worth tw,d, theusaod dellar-
 Ihr tounf man t,s,s assumed bn oN pt,.s-ton ut d,-arp"iutm,m
 l. not that quit enough tos aun
 ol, Ns- hut wa nl haP,e that Aou hat rraspered
 Haven't |
 Nd much
 How hae s"ur hretnA eeutuue sut ee.d.d1
 srItud,dl attempted lho maPa anes but found no appreciation Then tr,rd nnathc, held
 ' Bat ] ha> eili ,,s,n ,o,u uaiuc
 Nn fnl have alepted a at,a At ,lam.
 th what [, that N hni work, have Sou written
 lat,. made many thoa-ands "l 'l"l Lars NJ, los. b Jl5,ns,- Slow Root Dan. and have written rh Mad poga 1"nth or the lto"n at the Convict
 Ih old man tan,od m las ,on B arms
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-05-01
 FUN AN SENTIMENT.
Wrote Specially for us. by sabbctly the South
 weAtetn HumotiA

 Tn, 'fop i- thr uuti,.t thing ever -ecn Itl. iog. air .po,ted nu his head |. green lie st. oii l,1 all b"lu~s nt night For tn him n- uniurc m 1 r,,kon i,- all right think that th. frog l- good t1 eat For we all must nkno" ledge thai ht- meat {.
 miRhiy sweet
 nlwal- oat him N ith great hral "i 1'e' but I'll tell you Ahat. n fact ain nc,"t fo,'ri
 much meat pn his itcasi lie cats hngs au hle. but he de, ent bread Al wbon te df4ns. hc ,a>e NeH, hef' -i" tho
 hntr "Gen fouf hcad lt |. sad tnnt n frog attain, great ax, Ru, d"nt b,ir.'r he d live l"ug if you ea- {"
 p'it hjia ina oss'
 Dogwnod an catnip don't g", along together for there amt no iriend-hip twixt cat- an dog
 am mighty fond ol music, but | think that the fiddle i. the bD-- thing to play on A fddlc js heap quicker an little more dcyiIi.h than banjo bad foller workiu for me named Joe an a- h" wa- musician sail. You Il better go au ioin the banjo Sr"1 Next
 A joke may make man laugh bat A onion i- -ure to make him cry \ hig red onion i- -pfnctlmc- stronger than A steer ra-- Il round The ~0rid !. r"gpd fbe s.-s ,. deep. An when dpp' h.el like A"fk inY de4n m
 gn |" sle"i
 Why l. shcel barrow like a one, ieggei man h"cau.c II onls make. one track
 \ toast to my reader. Epos an gen0s All -ixtcen bet" cen us sn Dayy chas"d the Mohawk
 Now Mr Edi,or. the hurnorist add. think you'll find the enclosed all right 1 hay- worked on # day and night for mighty nigh a week an you must understand tha, man time i- worth A good deal in this part of the country don [ care how many things you ye got on hand want you to th rou them a-ide an attend to me for a- tell you expect 10 do heap of writin for my heal i- full of literary matter an now that the magazine. have not treated
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-05-01
A LETTING MAR

mnn whose clothes were "ld hut whose 'sPr's.,nn 'a. frank ~ent into !, rertnnrnrt- -t+t.it.---i,.y -ti4a-prn prlclm sad
 have no money mister and am eeN hnnyrs Now -u 1 van, [" bet yon one doIlt tiDt i toi give m a meal i vii i.", .as' '.il'," """ ~""L from to-day
 don't know tou. -n,d thc propri" tor bui II pp you oner lu.l lpt luck
 Inc man nte heartily und wlthdrrw ofo week later be entered iho r"atau rant ani -aid
 Well In here
 Sol see liasr y"i come lo pay me7
 No ha,e come ,o fell yo,l that l haze loot the hct
 Well then you o~e me dollar in .t"ad oi hli, cent.
 Tee
 Bat whore iny uono}
 Well in regard [" tIa, ! nnut to bet }pu two dollar,
 Nam" the bet
 Bet you two dollar, that never pay you You V" lpsi ao nc" haud me over two loilars
 Ther" doe- n"t "Hist any proof pf tha f,ct that the mou"y wns paid
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-05-01
SYMPATHY.

\ New York paper say. that Jay Gould is generous to hi- enemies This may be but he has never baen generous to those who served him men who have risked their lives to save hi- prop erty. The other morning, while Gould and party cf friends were eating break fast, one of the company, while looking over paper, said
 Mr Gould l sec that fellow while defending round-house against -triker- in Texas was shot ye-terday
 Kill him; Gould asked
 Yes instantly.
 Humph, the striker must have been a good shot Pass me the maple -yrup
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-05-01
A CASKET OF GEMS.
Sahhctly, the Magazine Writer, FavotS
 Us with Shipment of Pearls

Nr George Sahhcrly ot whom thls ra pr has frequently spoken a cultivated gentleman Nho has attempted to sell h,> literary matte, to the ,naeannc, bat who met with disappointment at every turn now makes an appeal tu th,s journal
 ps> FoHN, Ark April. l>>G T fif 3sf,f,s al It. ttaif.te rntttie
 l reckon Nnu have hearu ot me tot a man who takes >our paper h> the Year stand all night at my house short tune ago an morn likely he has told you something about Iar sad hc hkcd Nnur paper cause Il had some oi the biggest fool things in 1t he ever seen all That some ot them was putty telernbl" funny an right amusiu Now want to make arrangements with N"u to fur nl~h say about ou,Nt third ot all the htei ary matter you want could ncht enough so you wouldn't have te till up Nith clipping, from other papers | nm q mighty apt hand with pen an ife -h, lows that if was a~ rood NItl, n hoe a~ am with a ben could mako Il garden full of weeds book mighty ~ick in the course of 2 day II YOU nced r teammcndatlon, m regard ta mN moral -tandin eau furnish them am -" Der man < bar oi whisky nn Il siN gallon kap al hon, made peach brandy lasted ms family tho best pat ot last livcar. which thlnk i> dom tu~t rnt.' for the cati~'. 1i trinl,eTahce fol =itainust bc taken into consideration that thcr" ar, siN of u~ m the family o~"a lt ii, money II i- true. an to tell you the truth want to dap uN hand Iuta the great an ~hnin ~ca oi literature an snatch out enough gems ,o pay "n my lehts After this l won have to writo only when 1 want money enough [" takc little trip to som" watcrin place
 Enclosed >ou will iind n lot of fnnnl thing read them to my wllc an she told me that they would make Il dog set down an laugh reckon they would fur glt ttt.kl..el- -.asa4A- time read them over
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-05-01
A LITERARY SUCCESS.

don carr. so int a. 1 am con ccrued -,td Il soung man fresh from collcr, undressing his father care not for myself hut for You That tuu have lost your fprlun i. indeed ,oriou- hut
 ir, bat Eltn.rt what will Houdo' Tn" young man smiled shall go into literature
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 Indeed
 That s N hat
 And Inc" ,"u rropos' |" proh' ny your Pr,5u accomplishment "b
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 dotlat know what [ shnll do my son may onRhRo my~"lf tp friend nf mlnc who operate. n bon, mll
 oh don say that you shock me
 Tha, mas bo the wtse parent re piled but l warrant yon that a, the end of two year. shall have more nonry than y"ll hny,
 What m yI,.w of all my literary n,. cennplishm"nt-'
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 dc not lik' tn strive agnin-t All hDnprcd father bat 1 feel constrained to gp you one time
 All right Are you gornp ro writ" ior th" magazines
 Tee sir
 We'll here ate twenty dollar, tho half of hat money porse-. Co aud Al the end of t"o years come back
 Farewell dear father
 ~o long
 The young man witi, aYnl flll oi confidence strD1e away He knr~ th4t his keen literary srk le V ouid rcap rich harvest When he had wandered rnahy miles away when hr rh"d 4 town tD which plle" he had told ihe maya. zine people to mi'ire-- the letter con taining check for him h" tremulously sought the po.t,iiice Yes, there mas a ps.ckag" for b,m What large check they mus, have sent Ala~ npon opening th" envelope j." found hls manuscrpt Nitl, printed circular tell ing him that hi, contribution might r',.snss great merit, but that Il ~as not available Ebert did not despair He had A stout heart He thought of his father who crushed th" bones Of old horses, and perhaps the bones of old men, and bowed over table. he wrote from memory one of hi. other e.says. paper which the professor of Jimyaloot College said wa. the finest thing he had ever seen This wonderful essay came