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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-08-19
STATISTICS OF IRELAND.
Points of Interesf in Connec ion with the
ifome Rule Movement.

ifome Rule Movement.
According to the census of 1881 the
population of Ireland was distributed
rs follows: Leinster, 1928. 9S9; Nun
star, 1881, 115; Ulster, 1.743,075; Con-
naught, S21.657. The proportion
per cent. of population in each
province engaged in or supported
by agriculture, according to the census
of 1881: Leinster, 50.9; Munster, g. :;
Ulster. 67.7; Connaught, S77; proper
ton for Ireland. SO. The value of
cereals and other crops were in 1885
the following: Leinster, sS.032. 030;
Munster, Ct, 651, 243; Ulster, Ell, 623,-
757; Connaught, f., 406. 903. OF cattle,
sheep and pigs: Leinster, ZIG. 938, S67:
Munster, E20, 949; Ulster, Flo, $751;
364; Connaught. f10,S57, 097; horses
for the four provinces, tll,950,2 10.
Proportion per cent. in 1881 in
each province of persons five
years old and upward who can
neither read nor write: Leinstcr, males.
1919; females. 20.6; total. POP. Nuns
ter, POL, 31.1, and 2S.5; Ulster, 1873,
211, and 20.3; Connaught, $50. 40.5,
and 37.9; total Ireland. 23S. 26.5. 2j.2.
Numbers of persons engaged in 1884
in principal occupations throughout
Ireland: Agriculture, .3,4l7,877 manu-
features, 69l. 500; trade and commerce,
72.245; professions, 19S,6Sl; domesticS,
426, ISL; no occupation, 36S,3j0. The
centerS of manufacturing interests are
Belfast. Dublin, Lin rick and Cork
Rateablc valuation in 1884 and income
tax ass -s'ments Of each provinces:
Leinstcr, s4,745.3l9 and e13,27 POP:
Munster. e3,419.9O8 and f7.9S0,0S6:
Ulster, "a. 327, 209 and E9, 952. 2S9: Con-
naught, fl,366.70j and 42.995, 43S.
Religions in 1881: Leinster, Roman
Catholics, 1.094, 62j; Protestant, 49,
1854; percentage of Roman Catholic.
S3.5; Munster. ,249.33f; Si,73l, 1913:
Ulster. 1873. 136; S99.509, AS; Con-
naught, 1885, 1854, 95.3. Pauper-
ism in 1884: Leinster, poor relief eX-
penditures, 1854. 1877; persons relieved.
153. $50; percentage of relieved. u;
Munster. 1923. 195, 1905. 1O.5; VI
ster, e17L,157, 70. 946, 46: Connaught,
f112.381, 4l,02i. 5. Agrar;an oFenses
in 1885: Lainster. 155; Munster, 568;
Ulster, 81; Coanaught, 153.-Londo'!
EJn1hi.
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THE GOLDEN ROSE.
The Solemn Ceremonies Connected With
Its Benediction by the Pope.

The Solemn Ceremonies Connected With
Its Benediction by the Pope.
The receipt by the Queen Regent OF
Spain of the Pope's golden rose has lei
a curious writer to put Is Jfher the fol
lowing particulars concerning the
fowe-: The first of these roses were
simple flowers of red enamel, repre-
Senting the natural color of the rose.
Later tho color of the rose was left
white, and large ruby was put in the
center, the reflection from which gave
the petals 4 red tint. Innocent Nj. had
4 golden rose made which weighed
over eight pounds. was. ornamentcd
with several sapphires, and represented
value of over 10000 francs. Alex
ander VII. ordered one rose at 5000
francs aad another at 1000 francs.
Lately the golden rose has been
worth over 10000 francs, and
has taken the form of a branch
with several flowers, natural rose,
which has been blessed bv the Pope,
forming the center. OF this kind is
the rose which the Queen Regent of
Spain has just received. Il is planted
in magnificent silver gilded vase,
which is splendid example of Roman
workmanship. The rose itself is said
TO be a symbol of the Creator; the
splendor and richness of the metal
represent the eternal light which sur
rounds the Divine, and the perfume
and spices. which are placed in the
vase by the Pope, symbolic the glory
and resurrection of Christ. The bene-
diction of the rose is a solemn cere-
mony. The Holy Father, in his sacred
robes, reads the formula of the bene-
diction from a book which is held by
Bishop. Two other Bishops holding
candies stand By his side. The high
dignitaries of the Papal Court sur
round the Pontiif. holding the in cense,
the holy water, the spices and other
perfumes. Another dignitary. kneel-
ing. presents the rose to the Pope, who
reads the prayers, blesses the incense.
the spices and the perfumes. which are
in tnrn presented to him by a Carsii
nal. After putting them into the vase
which holds the rose, the golden rose
is blessed, aud the ceremony ends
London Standard,
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RICHES.

The cotter's wife stood at her casemen;
smH1l,f
And booked away 10 the distant hill
Where nv lady lived in naughty pride
In the Hall so grand and still.
INV lady," SIZE :nurmared. "can st at ease,
8 With never although of work or care;
40 clt ldren to tun Bile her hcaSe about.
All me, Il / could DC there
My lady stood at the window wide
And parted the folds of curtain lace.
And she looked far down TO the cotter's home
With q sweet, sad look on her face.
So suppose my station and wealth and case,
Ny ne ghbor down there env'es me;
Yet ] would give her them. every one,
II she'd give her children to me"
AS though some thought of tn s came 70 her,
The cotter's wife turned to the snowy bed
Where her children slept. so fair and sweet,
may, / N richer than she.' she said
j. X. LuIlttEa, iL ChicGgO AdUGncs.
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back her dsordered hair and ran TO
the gate. There he stood, his arms
| filled with flowers, which he loaded
npon her, while Colonel Porter
coachman, who had brought him home.
was almost staggering under the weight
of an immense basket. full of bloom
and fragrance, which he made haste to
deposit on the gar len walk.
Every thing is here sand Ralph.
gayiy-"the- geraniums. the day-lilies,
thc tea-rose bushes and the deubla vio-
lets. Roots, slips. cuttings, all YOU
wanted, you have them now. aad Ill
set them every one out for YOU
20, how beautiful! how beautifulr'
murmured Rhetta, very softly and
gently. She was wholly overcome by
this strange ending of her passionate
grief.
The coachman departed. leaving the
two lovers alone in the moonlit gar
den. Lovers they were, for Ralph
drew Rhetta close to his heart, while
he placed upon her finger the ring
that had waited hidden in his pocket.
You know what this means, darl-
ing?' ne said, fcr5ently. my way is
clear before me now. Colonel Porter
has given me chance in his own bust
ness. beyond any thing dared to hope.
You don't know how hard it has been
for M to wait till had right to ask
You to be my own little Rhetta always
-alwaySm
Happy Rhetta, The moon ought to
have laughed right out to see how her
face hal changed. it was SO full now
of smiles and bushes. Aunt Dorcas,
hurrying homn an hour later. eager to
explain how she had gone to sit awhile
with poor old Mrs. Davis. who had
sciatica. was taken a'laback by hearing
merry voices under the plum-tree. and
finding Ralph and Rhetta there al
work with trowels setting out roots and
tying up plants.
Rose Porter sent me all thesen eX-
claimed Rhetta, triumphantly-''a
this great basketful of lOvelineSs and
luxury, and We must set them every
one out tonight, because night is the
best time, and they will get the dew
For the land sakesr' calculated
Aunt Dorcas. Don't We want the
lantcrn?''
80, the moon is rs bright as day."
said Ralph. rs h paused to choose a
place for fine blue SALIVA.
well. wcllr' the old lady exclaimed:
and then. rs if she dimly cOmprehended
that something in the glamour ofyouth
and romance might make it Il thing to
be desired to dig in gardens at unusual
hours, she said no more, but went
quietly into the house.-MGry L. B.
Rrnnch IN HLrner'S BnzHr
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paca coat and dark trousers He wears
an old-fashioned standing collar. with
black stock, and altogether is a very
good type of the Indiana statesman of
the old school. He is close attendan.
on these closing days of the session,
and woe to the jobber who presumes
to launch his little scheme any of these
warm afternoons on the supposition
that the old man is asleep.-N Y. San.
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Mr. MatthnWS

Mr.. Matthews. the coiOred De m
ocrat whose nomination for Pred
Douglass place was rejected by the
Senate, says he was told that he would
be confirmed if he would promise not
to remove any of the present attaches
of the Office. but that refusing to COM
NIT himself on this point the Repub-
lican Senators voted unanimously
against him. 1t would be interesting
if Mr.. Matthews would give the names
of the persons who gave these assur-
ances TO him. We can hardly think a
dignified United States Senator would
descend to such petty dickering. bui
even Senators have been known TO do
some exceedingly petty things in pol
tics Chicago NelOs.
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~ All communications for this paper
Should De accompanied br the name or The
suthor; not necessarily for publication but
rs an evidence of good faith On the par: of
hle WT~Ser- v fJe only on one side OF the
L--sS-, BE particularly careful IN giving
name and daIes to have the letters AID fig
"sres plain and distinct.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-08-19

Mr.. Cleveland's general order to
the Federal office holders Is gwen at
the right time. and expressed in the
right way. There is no doubt that a
god many oflice-holders believe that
their official duties are the least oner-
Gus part of Their labors. For instance,
more than one-half the delegates 10
the last Republican State convention
held in Texas were Federal office-hold-
ers, and the other half were led by the
office-holders like flock of sheep. As
Mr.. Cleveland properly observes, Office
holders are the agents of the people
and not their masters. They have
no ordained right to run caucuseS aad
conventions, or pail the wires for those
who were instrumental in securing
their appointment. Congressman who
labored night and day with the Prasi-
dent and his Cabinet officers to secure
the appointment of their friends to Of
flee, with the expectation that when
the reelection season came around the
would do some fine work
for them. VIII no doubt be disappOiHt-
ed and displeased at the Presidents Or
der But public Office is public trust,
and public officers should not make
themselves offensive in pulling for this
or that candidate Revenue collectors,
customs collectors, postmasters. United
States attorneys and United States
marshals should be taught that the peO-
pie can elect their Congressman with
out any powerful assistance from them
.GdireSt0o NeaCs-
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-08-19
A DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT.

Another Instance in Which the Chief
Executive in the Cause of Honesty and
Justice, Uprootcd a Venerable Repub-
lican Custom.
Under Republican Administration
the habit grew of rushing bills through
by the hundreds during the last two or
three hours of a Congressional session.
Scores of bills which could not bear the
light of day were held back to those
last moments, when the rush was so
great as to prevent examination. Many
even of the appropriation bills were so
retarded that some of their clauses
might not meet with careful inspection.
In the last hours of the session the
President was brought down to the
capitol, and sat there signing bills as
fast as he could write, without any OPP
portunity for intelIigently considering
the measures which he was thus sup
posed to approve. Such was for a
quarter of n century the Republican
practice.
We have now, for the first time in
generation, a Democratic President,
and he has sufficient respect for his po-
sition to formally notify Congress that
his Executive approval will not be APP
pended to any bills in any such fashion.
He recognizes that the constitution
makes him part of the law-making
power. He does not propose to sign
any measure, whether an appropria-
ton bill or a private bill, until he has
had time to carefully examine it. and to
make up his mind upon its merits.
President Cleveland. this country
will stand by you to Il man in that po-
sition. The only kickerS will be the
hired lobby, the Congressional jobbers
and the beneticiaries of public steals.
Your friends pray most earnestly that
You will not bulge an inch from this
position. If necessary to sustain it,
you should smash every appropriation
bill that is left 1t requires heroic
treatment to cure such cancer as has
fastened, IN this respect, upon our Ma
ton. If it is necessary to kill every
one of the bills of the closing hours,
and to call an extra session of Congress
to pass necessary measures, in order to
establish this principle, the country
will sustain it.-CincinnaG Enquirer.
The Osceola times., 1886-10-16

At Madison, st Francis county,
last Tuesday morning, ashooting oc-
CURED, in which Roger Mallory, a
most excellent young man, and an
innocent party, lost his life. Our
"Swamp Angel" Mart Mitchell, and
a man living in St. Francis bottom
named Andrews, had a difficulty
some weeks ago, in which Mitchell
threatened Andrews life unless he
left the country. On last Tuesday
morning Mitchell went to Mallory's
Store in Madison and knocked on
the door for admittance. Roger
Mallory came and opened the door,
Just a. that moment, Andrews, whn
was in the old Court House yard,
only few steps away, fired both
barrels of a doubied-barrelled shot
gun loaded with buck-shot, at Mitch
ell. Three shot struck Mitchell in
the shoulder, injnring him slightly
and one went through Mallory, kill
ing him almost instantly. Andrews
is still at large, most probably IN the
swamps of the ST. Francis bottoln.-
Cross County Chronical.
The Osceola times., 1886-10-16

The cotton planters of Palask
County, acting upon the plan sug
gested by the planters of Louisiana
and Mississippi, held a meeting, re
Gently, and adopted the following
resolutions, which it would be wei
for planters all over the state to pat
tern after:
Whereas, The owners and mana
gers of the Cotton Seed Oil mill,
have held a consultation among
themselves and resolved to pay s.
per ton for cotton seed under future
purchases, and
Whereas, Cotton seed is worth tt
the farmer more than such price AS 4
manure when returned to the field
from whence it was taken; and
Whereas, The present system o.
selling cotton seed, instead Of so re-
turning it to the field, is practical
robbery Of our cotton fields of theil
wealth; therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the cotton pro-
ducers and public ginncrs of Arkan'
sas, condemn the policy of selling oul
cotton seed at any price short of wha'
will replace their value to the lane
from whence it was taken; and will
not sell any except at such price az
will compensate US.
The Osceola times., 1886-10-16

Out OF "a criminal cases tried in
the Craighead Circuit Court, Hon
w. B. Edrington, Prosecuting At
torney, failed to convict but one
How is that for the record OF faith
full and efficient public servant The
people showed their appreciation OF
such services by the hondsome ma
jority they gave him III the last e'ec-
ttion.-[Cross County Chronicle
The TINES has always held the
idea that his greatest opposition
came from those who were not ex'
actly square on the criminal dockets'
of the several counties composing
the circuit.
The Osceola times., 1886-10-16

The special delivery service is now
a part of the duty Of all postmasters,
and the manager Of n country off ce
is under the same responsibility to
secure the prompt delivery of spe-
cial mail delivery mail within one
mile of his Office as the postmasters
in the larger cities have been here
tofore. The changes made in the spe-
cial delivery system went into effect
on the lst. Special delivery stamps
are OH sale at all Offices, and they,
under the improved system, insure
the immediate delivery of all malta.
BILE matter within certain limits and
at certain hours prescribed by law
The postmasters of cities where there
is free delivery are required tc
send out, by special messenger, i'm,
mediately on its receipt, if between
the hours of 7 a. m. and II p. m.
all mail bearing special delivery
stamp that is to be delivered inside
the carrier limits. The postmasters
OF offices where there is not free
delivery are required to send out in
the same way the special delivery
mail between the hours of a. m
and 9p. IN. to all points within a
mile of their offices.
The Osceola times., 1886-10-16
OSCEOLA ARKANSAS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16 1885,
THE EDITOR's FRIENDS.

The editors true friends are they
who patronize him AS literally as
they can-always cheerfully, realiz-
ing that they are getting value re-
ceived-and speak we'll of their
county paper, to the editors back as
we'll as to his face. The editor often
makes mistakes, SO does the candle
fly, and the rest Of humanity. He Of
ten ofends, but rarely intentional,
and he that ofends for the right is
in the right and will be sustained,
while he that has no enemies is worse
than notch on q stick, or a balky
mule on railroad crossing. The
editor has greater variety of friends
(0 than any other profession. He has
the true blue, yard wide, warranted
not to rip, ravel, or run down at the
heel friend, he that sticks to him in
adversely as we'll as prosperity. He
also has the advisory friend-him
that continually suggests how the
paper should be run, and is FIVE years
behind on subscription. And there
is the friend (D the Office bore, who
calls daily, yea hourly, lounges on
the table, yawns over the desk, talks
the editor sleepy, tries to read copy
over the compositor's shoulders, riles
the DEVIL occupies the chairs while
pay customers have to stand up; then
he stretches, yawns again and stalks
out ridisslsd by the boys, who wish
he would sAp& to some summer re-
sort aud never get back, Then don't
you know the fellow who roundly
abuses the paper, because the editor
exposed some of his rascaiity. The
ardent youth, with the gushing
rhyme The candidate with the two
column call. The good man with his
sack of apples. The fellow with a
free (pay locsD puff, "just to fill up
you know" God bless the young
..ady who strews the sanctnm with
smiles and sweet scented flowers.
The wood subscriber Who never
brings his wood. The fellow who
delights the editor with: sample my
best cigar sir!" The man with the
tallest cornstalk, a0d his ncighbor
viii, the biggest pumpkin. Him with
the largest beat, but Not so large as
the dead beat who beats the editor
out of his pay, then beats his snoot
for reasons best known to himself.
The editors friends are legion. The
true, patronizing, working friend is
the best, and the Office bore-is the
last of pca-time, gnat on buffalo's
back, a ship without rudder, bird
without plumage, man without mo-
desty. Oh, the pestering bore, the
worst pill in the box. -Bentonvillo
Journal.
The Osceola times., 1886-10-16
has been drifting helplessly at sea,
and finall y reached ST. Johns.

With the number Of republicans
there are in this congressional dis
trict, we ought by all means have a
man out against Congressman Dunn,
the democratic candidate for con-
gress. We think it best for the par
ty, although we may not elect our
man.-Manon Headlight.
As republican organ, the Head
light ought to keep better posted:
Sweet, Of St. Francis, a democratic
mugwump, is candidate, while Nick
of this county, a dyed-ln- the wool
republican, is also u candidate, al
though be hasn't been able to raise
enough money to announce himself
through the press.
The Osceola times., 1886-10-16
WErTlNG LEAD PENCILS.

The act of putting a lead pencil
to the tongue to wet it just before
writing is one of the ed'lities for
which it is hard to give any reason,
unless it began in the days when
pencils were poorer than now, and
was continued by example to the
next generation. A lead pencil
should never be wet. IL hardcns
the lead, and ruins the pencil. This
fact is known to newspaper men and
stenogrsphers. But nearly every
one else does wet a pencil befors
using il.
The Osceola times., 1886-10-16

A man who has been looking up
the record OF northern New York,
including the big woods, has been
unable to find a single instance
where panther, the terror of the
woods, has attacked a man, while
almost every deer hunter, who has
hunted much in the woods. can tell
of serious encounters with deer,
which are considered the most tinid
of all the denizcns of the forest.
The Osceola times., 1886-10-16

SENTENCE was passed by Judge
Garry, on the OH, inst. upon
the Chicago Anarchist, aud Decem-
ber the 3rd., fixed as the day for
their EXECUTOR. The whole people
will rejoice at this vindica'ion OF
American law.
The Osceola times., 1886-10-16

We congratulate the Osceola
Times on the splendid democratic
victory in Mississippi county, re-
suit largely due to its zeal and abil-
ity for the cause. The Times made
brilliant and aggressive fight, which
should ever endear it to the dcmoc-
racy of Mississippi county and one
which most gracefully commends it
to the democratic press OF the state
-[Paragould Press.
With hat in hand, and face suffus-
ed with bushes, we bow our ac-
Acknowledgement to Bro. Taylor.
The Osceola times., 1886-10-16

A FULL stock OF material, in Chi
cago, for the creation of sensations
and fev.r-heat excitements, is kept
g constantly on hand" " as the peanut
vendors advertisement says. The
strike among the pork packers, num-
bering l6, 900, who refuse to return
to work on the 10 hour a day sys-
TEN, and the running away of Ma
than Nceld, who embczzled a big
wad of money and skipped for the
land of the Canucks, is the latest
sensation of that aitro-dynainlte
breeding city.
The Osceola times., 1886-10-16

The Steamship Anchoria, with
700 persons on board, left Glasgow,
ON the 18th, Of September, bound
for New York. Nothing was heard
from her up to the 10Th, ofOctober,
and fears we're entertained that she
was lost. kilograms from St. Johns
n. f., dated the llrh., tell the story
of her misfortunes. On the fourth
dsv out, she encountered a strong
gale, when the shaft Of the propeller
: 1as broken; sincc which tine she
The Osceola times., 1886-10-16

THos. J. Hicks, editor of the For
rest City Times, sold out to Ed. l..
Vadalin and +. Lanlvoight, who
will run that excellent paper in the
future; Col. Hicks will devote his
entire encrgies to his other paper,
the Lonoke Democrat.
The Osceola times., 1886-10-16

THE citizens Of Charleston, now
that the shakes are over, and the
wants Of the sufferers have been sup
piled, announce that further contri-
buttons are unnecessary.
The Osceola times., 1886-10-16
Official Directory.

COUNTY OFFICERS:
co,ntv and Probate Judge-E Revel.
C,ycuit and County Clcrk-Hugh acNeign'
Shs'iG nd collector w. b. Haskins.
tounty Examiner Leon sonsssn'
r,ounty Tryssur flames I.iston
Co~ntv suryryor- Thomas II. Musgrave.
County Coroner y. N. Lawrence.
Losnty Assessor--J. X. Riggans
MONROE TOW NsHtr.
Sv.,,ees of the Peace-A. J. Lsnch, NJ. u
Tandy
Constable John Eddie
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
Mayor--John o Blackws)d.
Rccorder-M. Heinz.
A,aern,n-Jamr. Listor, Jas. NJ. Hamilton,
u II Bacchus, W ID. Jones, a. Is. feia'