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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-19
MEETINGS.
THERE WILL Re A MEETING O]

'HEHE Will BE A MEETING OF
l. the Virginia State Agricultural and No
chanica Life Members and Stockh0lderp fu
the rooms OF the Chamber of Commerce., on
o'clock. 70 hear the annual report Of the on
GERS for the past year aud the election Of on
GERS. A. X. yENABLE. JH.
1fele IL Secretary
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08
The Biting Tongue.

Sander attacks us from behind. The bite is rarely felt unless it is ma- lignant and persistent. Disease, too, often steals upon us through vital channel. The air we breathe affects the lungs-if it be malarious it enters the blood, if it change too quickly in the temperature it produces disease of the throat, etc. Whether Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Is taken to prevent or 10 remedy the various forms of dis ea,e produced by miasma, such as in- termittent fever, dumb ague, ague cake or bilious remittent, it is and ever has proved to be an effective and thorough remedy-one which does not only ameliorate the symptoms of the maladies of this type, but eradicates their cause. Dyspepsia, liver com- plaint, rheumatism, bladder and kid ney troubles are among the humanity affiicting troubles which it promptly relieves and ultimately removes.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08
THE LAZY MAN.
BY E. L. STANTON.

I'm the laziest man, reckon, that mortal Got moneyP Nary dollar wasn't built fer Fer graspin' an fer gripin' where the revenue
 is found; I'm what you call lazy 'un-jes' built fer
 lyin' roundi Contented? Mighty right am when sprin g winds whisper sweet, In the meadows where the daisies make car
 pet fer your feet; Where the nestin' birds are chirpin'; where
 the brook, in witchiD' play, Goes laughn' on, a- pushin' all the lilies out of
 his way, You'l find me almost any time a-lyin' st m y
 ease, With the Hull song O the locust and the drowsy
 drOne O bees Above me an around me; I'm poet in my
 way, An I'd rather hear the birds sing 'an to shoot
 'em any day "Jes laziness," they tell me, an reckon
 they are right; But the worlds so full O beauty, an you
 can't see much at nightl But different folks has different minds, nor
 drink from the same cup; When I'm talkin' to the lilies, they're a.
 plowin' of 'em up. My fields pasture for the cows, an though
 1t never pays, It's source O pleasure to me jes' ter see the
 creatures grazel The tinkle, tinkie O the bells is such pleasin'
 sound, But I'm lazy chap, you know, jes built fer
 lyin' round! -Erchange.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08
Harvest Excursions.

For the benefit of those who desire to take western trip and see the mag nifcent crop results in Dakota, Min nesora, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas, at comparatively small expense, the Chi cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail way Company will sell from Chicago, Mil waukee and other points on it's lines in Illinois, Wisconsin, Eastern Iowa and Minnesota, round trip Harvest Excursion tickets to points farther west, at one half of the regular rates. Tickets will be good for return pas- sage for thirty days from dates of sale which will be as follows: August 21st, September 11th and 25th, Octo- Der 9th and 2Sd. For further infor- nation, address A. V. H. Carpenter, General Passenger Agent, Milwaukee, Wis, or F. A. Miller, Assistant Gen. eral Passenger Agent, Chicago.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08
The Cow.
Small Girl, in Hartford Times.

A COW is an animal with four legs on the under side. The tail is longer than the legs, but it is not used to stand on. The COW kills flies with her tail. A COW has big ears that wriggles on hinges; 30 does her tail. The COW is bigger than the calf, but not so big as an elephant. She is made so small that she can go into the barn when nobody is looking. Some cows are black and some hook. A dog was hooked once. She tossed the dog that worried the cat that killed the rat. Black cows give white milk; 80 do other cows. Milkmen sell milk to buy their little girls dresses, which they put water in and chalk. Cows chew cuds and each finds its own chew. That is all there is about cows.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08

seem to be quite mechanical and unin- telligent. In the newspapers of Janu- ary, 1920, there are accounts of an ex- traordinary man, who was known as "Memory- corner Thompson" This man, although he could hardly re- member anything he heard, could yet retain perfectly the names and de- scriptions of large collections of ob- jects that met his eye. He could take an inventory of the contents of a house from cellar to attic merely by surveying them, and could afterward write it out from memory. He could draw from recollection accurate plans of many London parishes and dis tricts, with every street, alley, public building, public house, etc., duly noted, down to the minutest topo- graphical details, such as pumps, trees, bow windows and posts, all correctly marked.
 Conspicuous instances of this me- chanical kind of memory are to be found among the famous mental call culators. Jedediah Buxton was ce- lebrity of this kind about the middle of the last century. He had but little education, and indeed was not able to write his own name. But in arithme- tic and in abstruse calculations his powers were wonderful. The follow ing is specimen of the problems which, when put to the test, he solved mentally in few minutes: Find how many cubical eighths of an inch there are in quadrangular mass measuring 23,145,7s9 yards long, 2,642,732 yards wide and 1856 yards thick. When in London in 1754, he was taken to sec Garrick as Richard IIL at Drury Lane. The play did not interest him, but he occupied himself in reckoning the number of words he heard and in counting the number of steps made by the dancers.
 The American boy, Zerah Colburn, who came to London in 1872, was singular phenomenon. He had no knowledge of the rules of arithmetic, and was quite unable to explain how he arrived at the answers to the prob- lems submitted to him. Mental power of this nature would seem to imply an unwholesome development of one part of the brain at the expense of the rest. The retentiveness of such mem- ory as Lord Macaulay's is greatly to be preferred to the abnormal mental activity of an animated calculating machine.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08
Two Lucky East-Siders.

If gold mine had been found on the east side of this city, it would not have created more excitement than 8 few days ago when two lucky men got $30,000 for $2. Yet, strange to say, these lucky men did strike gold mine, but neither of them realized that they had found gold for two weeks after ward, and then it was through the medium of the Nesos.
 The two lucky men are Charles En- erick, who keeps a neat little barber shop at 68 Columbia street, and his friend Joe Vansteenburgh, who has a tidy, well-stocked cigar store directly opposite at 69. They are both long tine residents of Columbia street.
 Their story is best told in the words of Joe Vansteenburgh, as he related it to the Nes0s reporter in his cigar store
 "Charlie and 1" he said, "have been buying tickets together right along since the first of January, and never won anything. On the 27th of last month, which was the anniversary of both of our births, he said he thought it would be lucky day to invest. So l concluded to invest 50 cents, Charlie investing $1.50, and secured one-t tenth part of Ticket No. 35, ,567.
 On the night of the 11th, the day after the drawing, Jeweler Henry Ros- enberg, who keeps the store next to me, saw list of the winning numbers in the News and showed it to Charlie, who sent for me, and when he told me we had struck the capital prize thought at first he was joking me. We left the ticket with MT. Rosenberg to keep in his safe over night. On the following morning we handed the ticket to the Adams Express Company for collection, and in less than 10 days we received the money o,OoO), less S90, collection charges, I received $7, 800 and Charlie $22,5O0. We are both going to put nearly all of it into brick and mortar as soon as we get chance, and after a two weeks trip through New York and Pennsylvania Charlie will open big shop down town, but l guess I'll remain here. You bet we'll continue to invest in The Louisiana State Lottery, and so will everybody around here" ."-Neso York (N. r Dasly Nesos, July 24.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08
To Nervous Men.

If you will send us your address, we will mail you our illustrated pam phlet explaining all about Dr. Dye's Celebrated Electro Voltaic Belt and appliances, and their charming effects upon the nervous debilitated system, and how they will quickly restore you to vigor, manhood and health. If you are thus afflicted, we will send you Belt and Appliances on trial.
 VoLTAIc BELT Co.,, Marshall, Mich.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08
Interesting to Travellers South.

The section of the south attracting by it's wonderful development and prosperity the attention of the whole world is traversed by the Queen & Crescent Route Cincinnati Southern and associate roads). Express trains the fastest in the south, leave Cincin- nati daily at 7:55 8. m. and 8 D. m. for Chattanooga, Birmingham, At lanta, Decatur, Gadsden, Tuskaloosa, etc. When going south do not fail to procure from your nearest agent tickets which read via Cincinnati and the Queen & Crescent Route. h. quiries promptly responded to by H. Collbran, general passenger agent, Cincinnati.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08
Chewing Gum Injurious.
Philadelphia Record.

"Girls, if you would have plump and rosy cheeks, don't chew gum," are the opening words of lecture just is- sued by distinguished professor on the evils of chewing gum, a habit which just now has taken a strong hold on the girls of the land. The fashionable young lady considers a package of daintily arranged chewing gum as very necessary part of her wardrobe, and when the "in- the swim young man" wants to make his best girl present he gives her little sil- yer box more dainty even than the gum itself, and from this the miss is pleased to hand around her gum to her afternoon callers. A young lady and her tulu are inseparable. On the beach and in the bath it is with her, and even in the folds of her scant evening dress it may always be found. The gum habit has spread over the entire land, and the California girl uses it, as does also the New York belle, for Dame Fashion has decreed it.
 The gum comes in attractive pack ages, tied in delicate ribbons, and con- tained in each bundle of one dozen pieces is neat card setting forth the advantages of gum from a sanitary standpoint. It reads: "Dyspepsia, which is so prevalent in America, is caused solely by lack of saliva as- simulated with the food, due to the fact that Americans eat too much and too rapidly. The act of chewing gum stimulates the salivary glands and, by giving to the food taken it's proper quota of saliva, greatly aids digestion and positively prevents dyspepsia"
 The lecture published by the emil nent scientist quoted above-refutes the statements of the chewing gum maker, and asserts that this dainty morsel is a dangerous enemy to womankind, almost as great an evil as rum is to mankind. Fair maidens are turned into human wrecks, and irre- parable damage to the system is done by the constant use of chewing gum. Rosy cheeks are made hollow and sal low, and cute dimples are transformed into wrinkles, while deep lines are drawn around the once beautiful eyes. The lecturer says "The constant ex- ertion of the messetee muscle hardens it and removes the fatty substance which conduces to roundness. Not only is the fullness of the cheek de- stroyed but there is a great tendency to wrinkling of the skin, natural re- suit of the falling away of the parts beneath it." The doctor uses many other arguments equally convincing, and when they are placed before the ladies properly the demand for gum will be cut off very materially.
 The output of chewing gum is said to be very large. One New York house turns out daily in small pack ages of one dozen pieces 8 quantity that in bulk would make nearly three tons. This house makes the brand which meets with special favor in the eyes of society people. There are many smaller manufacturers, all To- cated in Boston, New York, and Phil adelphia and the entire daily produc- tion is between five and six tons.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08
Both For the Price of One.

We have made arrangements with the publishers by which we can fur nish the popular St. Louis Magaztne with THE ARKANsAw TRAvELER at the low price of two dollars and ten cents year for both publications. The price of THE TRAvELER alone is two dollars a year, and for only ten cents more you may procure both TRAvELER and Magazsae. Subscrip- tions, accompanied by two dollars and ten cents, must be sent to St. Louis Magazine, 21s N. Eighth st., St. Louis, Mo-, or, Read & Benham, Publishers of THE ARKANsAw TRAv- ELER, 2sS Dearborn St., Chicago, Ill.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08
Do Not Think for a Moment

that catarrh will in time wear out. The theory is false. Men try to be- lieve it because it would be pleasant if true, but it is not, as all know. Do not let an acute attack of cold in the head remain unsubdued. It is liable to develop into catarrh. You can rid yourself of the cold and avoid all chance of catarrh by using Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. If already afflicted rid yourself of this troublesome dis ease speedily by the same means. At all druggists.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08

IT WoN'T BAKE BREAD.-In other words, Hoods Sarsaparills will not do impossibilities. Its proprietors tell plainly what 1t has done, submit proofs from sources of unquestioned reliability, and ask you frankly if you are suffering from any disease or af- lection caused or promoted by impure blood or low state of the system, to try Hoods Sarsaparilla. The experi- ence of others is sufficient assurance that you will not be disappointed in the result.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08
IfI.it up by Fine Teeth

the plainest face becomes attractive. Although ordinary dentifrices prove intellectual to whiten and improve the health of the teeth, SOZODONT is adequate to the task and does it thor oughly, besides bAnishing from the breath an offensive smell. Teeth strengthened and purified by SOZO- DON'T are not only whiter, but chew better than others. As the teeth im- prove through it's use, eating becomes . delightful indulgence instead of 8 penalty.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08

Leader of Street Band Oooking into the sky with extreme disgust and speaking in stentorian voice)-"Half an hours playing and only thirteen cents! We will try one of Wagner's grand compositions Shower of sil- yer coin from neighboring windows and fifty voices in agonized entreaty, "Move on !"- Chicago Tribune.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08

Advice to Methers. Windows Soothing Syrup should always be used for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie and is the best remedy for diarrhea. Twenty five cts. a bottle.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08

Old MT. Bently-"I see that Har- rison's health ain't very good; he's working too hard" Old Mrs. Bently-"Yes, should think he would have 'nough to do att teIdin' to perlitical matters, 'thout pre- chin to them awful sinners on Wall street. The Epoch.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08

Citizen (to peanut seller)-"I sup pose, Garibaldi, that the big police man on the corner prevents the boys from annoying you?"
 Garibaldi-"Si Signor; too bigga policeman eata too mucha peanut. ."- Nesc Fork Sam.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08

The woman whose husband secured pass to the seashore now takes her revenge on the neighbor who got 8 seal-skin sacque last winter.-Mer- chant Troceler.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08

A city boarder in the country awoke at five a. m. and heard the hired man running a lawn mower. Thinking he was still at home, he nudged his wife and said: "There's that girl next door practicing her singing lessons again.-Norristoaca Herald.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08

Passengers who once try the "Mo- non" route, which is the model line from Cincinnati and Louisville to Chicago, never name it but to praise it.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08

"How this yacht is laboring, Jack 1"
 "I should think she would labor, considering how long she has been on a tack. Bostoa Budget.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08

Things even up pretty well, alter all. Men throw banana skins on the sidewalk, and then the banana skins throw men on the sidewalk. Burlsag- ton Free Pyess.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08

For beauty, for comfort, for im- provement of the complexion, use only Pozzoni's Powder; there is nothing equal to it.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08

Wintersmith's Tonic Syrup for chills and Fever is certain cure and pleas ant to take. See testimonial in this paper.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08

As any book of etiquette will in- form you, 1t is quite impossible for . gentleman to be welded without tie. A band, however, is not insisted on.-- NesC Hacen Nescs.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08

The Monon route is the shortest speediest, safest and best between Louisville and Chicago.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08

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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08

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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08
NO ONE NEED SUFFER

from the terrible effects of cough . deepse cold. My remedy will relieve sorest lungs in one hour. Win stop phthisic, that most distressing of coughs. instantly. Gives immediate relief n worst eases of creup. Contains alcohol or opiates of any kind For this reason, 1t can't be made to Dc kept for long periods. sell the recipe. You buy 1t once only, and always have it. Ingredients may bs obtained in any town or village and not expen- sive. Every enc shsuld have thisinvAluabie coueh and cold cure in the house. Buying this recipe gives you not only the best but the cheapest medicine in the world. Price, with full directions, t1.00. By perM:ss;en. I refer to publishers of this paper.
 Address E. F. RANDOLPH,
 399 DearAorH Street. CHICAGO. ILN.-
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08

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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08

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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08

Mnll1al MORPHINE HABIT CURED UTI1lM at h0ine no pain or inconvenience. Book
 'S" free Meeker Medicine Co, Chicago, ILL
Bent County register., 1888-10-20
Take the Best Pepper.

The best way to keep thoroughly
posted on all matters of human inter-
est is TO take frst,class daily paper,
which Is honest aud Just in it's opin-
ion, truthful and thorough III its. pre-
sentation of news, and faithfully de-
voted to the best interests of the Sec
tion in which it is published.
Such paper is The DENVER Re-
PUBLICAN. III everything that goes
to make daily Journal of the high
est class, it stands supreme among
the newspapers of the west, and
everything that the application of
brains and money can do to make
each Issue better than the last will
be done in the future as in the past.
With the best platform ever pre-.
sented to the American people by
any political party, and ticket that
must command the respect and con.
fidence of all fairmlnded citizens, it
will be our pleasant duty during the
campaign to carry the gospel of Re-
publicanism to every home in which
the progress and prosperity of this
country Is desired In The protection
of American industries and the per-
petuation of Republican institutions
to aid las in this great and good
work.
1t is OF vital importance to the west
that the policy of encouragement to
labor and capital, which has been
the ruling spirit of Republican rule.
and the main cause of the Nations
growth in moral and material great.
ness during the last quarter of CEN
tury, saould be continued for an in
definite period to come, and that re-
suit can be most successfully achiev-
ed through the agency of patriotic
press. i aa
The DENVER RErUBLIoAN has,
and will have, nothing to do with
factional or personal differences of
opinion within the Republican party.
1t has no spitcs to crafty and no old
scores to settle. 1t will strenuously
endeavor at all times to promote the
spirit of harmony and to improve
the chances Of party victory. 1t will
stand mp for the rights of the people
against the aggressions of corpora
tons and classes, and 1t will at all
times be prepared to express its hon.
estopinions in fair and unmistakable
language on all questions affecting
the public welfare. Address
RRruBLlcAN PuB. Co.,
DENVER, Colo.
Bent County register., 1888-10-20
How Biz.

(The following pointed parody, compose
r. Nj. Brown, II Marion wOrkinRman
)ing the rounds:)
"How big is Grover Cleveland, pa,
That people call him great?
And when they so do they mean
His intellect or weightT'
"Well, now, my boy ii him you knew,
know you'd surely find,
That Grover Cleveland's only great
In his majestic mind"
"But what great actions did he do
10 cleans the land from ills?"
HE writes n free trade message, boy
And vetoes pension bills;
Ana when we strcw the pretty flowers
On those who whipped the grey,
He takes his little fishing pole
And fishes all the day."
Vow, pa. did Grover Cleveland go
To war the foe to shootY'
NO, son, he bravely stayed at home
And sent a substitute"
Bnt did the substitute get killed
Who wore for him the blue?''
mo, no, lie died II pauper, boy,
And Grover knew il, too."
"I heard you say last Sunday, pa,
To one ar .ied Jimmy Dunn,
That you would east vote this fall
For brave Ben Harrison,
And Jimmy, with IA whoop, sayB he,
Enough I'm Democrat,
And niver voted nothin' else,
I'll take your hand on that
Say pa, is the bandana flag
An anarchist ensign?
Tell me. what means the crimson rag
They've raised along the line"
what does 1t mean? No mortal knows,
At least not one has said;
No more conundrums If you please;
Shut up and go to bed.''
Bent County register., 1888-10-20

Let it be remembered that every
competing foreign article sold in this
country takes the place of a domestic
made article which might have been
sold. Just SO much more foreign
goods as are sold to our people, Just
so much less domestic goods can be
sold. If domestic goods cannot be
sold, they will not be made. If not
made, employment in their manufact.
ure must stop. idleness ensue, and
with 1t privation and distress. 1t is
not enough for the theorist to say
that men thus thrown ont of employ
ment can take hold of something
else. Other lines of business are
now as full as manufactures. Crowd
ing agriculture with men elsewhere
thrown out will inevitably depress
that industry. Thousands who are
now buyers of products will be un-
able to pay, and will either raise
what they need or go without.
Wages will go down under the di-
minished demand for the products of
farm and factory, hard times will
reign supreme, and the Free Traders
millennium will draw nigh. Then,
and not till then, can goods be pro-
duced as cheaply here as in Europe,
for labor under such conditions can
be procured ON equal terms here and
abroad.
Bent County register., 1888-10-20

General Harrison has struck manly
blows for Protection, American wa
ges, and American homes. He has
steadily gained in the esteem and
confidence of the American people.
And we think he will be the next
President.
Bent County register., 1888-10-20

When Candidate Tom Patterson
gets through explaining his connec-
with the coal combine in this city he
may be induced to give little inside
history of that trust. 1t would be
interesting for workiogmen to know
to whom to lay the responsibility for
the increased price of coal.-Dcnyer
Graphic.