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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-21
THE NEW OIL FIELD.

Arkansas has long been known as state of undeveloped mineral wealth, but not until recently was it known that 1t Is likely to become the richest petroleum deposit in the union. A strong company has been formed, the object of which is to de- velop petroleum and natural gas in the counties of Scott and Polk, to sell oy lease lands for lots, wells or mining purposes, deal in oil, gas and mines, erect refineries, construct pipe lines and do every thing necessary to utilize and bring into market all material found on the property.
 Early in 1887 prospectors in the mountains of Scott county discovered a sand bearing rock at the top of the Black Fork mountains, so highly inn pregnated with petroleum that it's presence was detected by its strong petroleum odor, and, on throwing portions of the rock on fire, in few moments after the stone became hot, the oil would blaze up with bright fierce flame and continue until every particle of oil had been consumed, and leaving the stone a white sandstone. Pieces of the rock were submitted to the state geologist, Prof. Branner, and at once pronounced by him to be pe- troleum- bearing sandstone. On the strength of these facts number of the principal business men of the state, representing the banking, the mer- cantile, the press, the legal, the railway and other interests, associated themselves together to make careful and thorough examination of the oil territory, and obtain tine best possi- ble expert opinion, before organizing a stock company, the projectors being unwilling to lend their names to any scheme or speculation that did not, after careful and intelligent investiga- tion, have reasonable and fair pros- pect of returning to investors their principal, and large profit. To do this more than $4,00O have been ex- pended, and the oil field has been open to public examination, and the pro- ject to criticism for more than a year, with no known adverse opinion and an immense amount of outside specu- lative interest and excitement.
 A thorough investigation has been made by most thorough experts, and it is determined that this is to become the future locality of petroleum. Men who, years ago, predicted the success of the great Pennsylvania wells, are investing in this region. It foretells a complete change of petroleum fields throughout the United States.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-21
Literature at the North Pole.
New York Grap


 "What do we do with old papers? Send them to the Arctic ocean,"
 It was the proprietor of an outfit ting store on Pacific street, and he was answering the inquiry of San Fran cisco reporter as to what he wanted of 5000 pictorial and story papers, for which he had advertised in the Ec- aDainer.
 "To the Arctic ocean! And what do you do with them there?"
 "We send them up to the sailors on whaling vessels. About three hundred sailors, engaged through us, are up there over half the year, and to each one of these we send at least fifteen papers every season. They are glad to get most anything in the shape of a paper, but most of the men like maga- zines better than anything else."
 Do you depend entirely upon the answers to your advertisements for your stock of papers?"
 "No, we go to each one of the news papers in this city, both weekly and and daily, and get back numbers. And then we send to each of the sail- ors a few of the current issues of the city papers. These papers came here in answer to our advertisement, and he put his hand on the stack three feet high. Some of the numbers dated back eight or nine years. "Here is another stack of papers," and he pointed to heap of papers two feet tall, "that is ready to be assorted and Gone up in bundles, one for each ship"
 "Those letters, do they also goa" A long box full of yellow envelopes, each with a superscription to some- body on some whale ship, "Arctic Ocean," lay beside the papers.
 "Yes, we send each year one letter to each man. Of course they like to know what is going on here, and we write general account of matters of interest and personal gossip, and whatever we think the man would like to know"
 "You don't write & different indi- vidual letter to each man, do you?"
 "Oh, no. We bunch them as much as possible and make the same letters in duplicate do for several men. These letters are all ready to be sent up next week on the "Bear," but it will be about a month before the papers and letters are all fixed up and started of. The men exchange their papers and letters, so that what we send keeps the entire fleet in reading matter through the season."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-21
The South Moving Grandly.

People who call the recent indus- trial growth of the south "a boom" are greatly mistaken-it is nothing of the kind; the south has no boom. She is moving along grandly, improv- ing in all respects and increasing in wealth. She takes no steps backward. No section on the habitable globe offers as many advantages to the home- seeker, and Dixieland will con- tinue to grow and prosper just in the same proportion as her advantages are brought to the attention of the world. Those who took the advice of this journal, away back in 1855, and came south have made money-some of them are growing rapidly rich. Di1ie has always depreciated "booms," but it has also always claimed the south is the garden spot of the American con- tinent, and has yet to be convinced to the contrary.-Dtrte.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-21
Some of the New Crop.
San Francisco Chronicle.

They were about to be engaged. They had drifted into it, don't you know. It kind of happened. He was lonely, and he kept going out of the house and making himself as agreeable as possible until he had to do some- thing. He hadn't asked her for any, thing in the way of keepsake. He had in the very early Platonic days, when he told her she was a kind of a sister to him, given her an account of his previous love affairs, that ia, some of them. The ending of them was all plausible and creditable to him, and of course she didn't ask the other girls. The stories would have been different.
 "Yes," he said, "I have only one souvenir, one little lock of hair. Miss - gave it to me-"
 "Let me see it."
 And he brought it up and showed it.
 "I cut it myself of her pale, white brow. She must have cared for me even when we quarreled, tor she let me keep it. She never asked it back. easily explained" said the young lady.
 "How?"
 "lt's my hair. The hairdresser kept my hair when she cut it off, and she told me afterwards she made a lovely front out of 1t and sold it to Miss -,"
 He was brave. He had presence oi mind.
 Dearest" ," he said, "I knew there was something magnetic about that lock of hair. will keep it for your sake."
 "No, let me give you a piece of the new crop"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-21
A Great Change,

The south is now presenting spec tacle the world never witnessed be- fore; a purely agricultural people turning their attention to manufac- turing industries, and that too, under very unfavorable conditions. Such a radical transition in the short space of a quarter of century is high trib- ute to the energy and recuperative power of our people, our genial cli- mate and boundless resources. It shows that the very highest degree of civilization, enlightenment and refine- ment is among the possibilities within the reach of the rising generation who are soon to occupy the sunny south- land.-.Southern Lumbeamdn.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-21
An old Story Retold.
New York Graphic.


 It all happened in this wise: Two citizens of Providence, R. l., fell into a most unseemly discussion on account of the lawless trespassiDgs of 8 pig owned by one of them. The aggrieved party possessed a very fine garden, in which it was his custom to spend his hours of leisure wedding, grating and transplanting the flowers and vegeta- bles in which he delighted. But often, as he entered his garden in the evening, his ears would be saluted with a grunt and a rustic, and the fat form ot his neighbor's pig might be seen making nasty flight from the garden, in which it had been placidly roofing all day.
 Repeated misdeeds on the part of the pig famed the smouldering fires of dissension into flames of open hos tility. At last the crisis came. The owner of the garden, rising unusually early one morning, discovered the pig contentedly munching the last of a fine bed of tulip bulbs. Flesh and blood could stand it no longer. Seiz- ing 8 pitchfork, which lay near at hand, the outraged gardener plunged it's sharp tines into the hapless pig, and bore the body, thus fatally im- paled, to the sty, where it met the gaze of its owner an hour or two later. Thereafter it was war to the knife be- tween the two neighbors.
 Now, what had all this to to with the war of 1872? asks the St. Nicholas. The answer is simple. The two neigh bors belonged to the political party known as the Federalists.
 Through ali the outrages that Great Britain inflicted upon the United States while seamen were being im- pressed, American vessels stopped on the high seas, and while every possi- ble indignity was being committed against the flag of the United States, the Federalists remained friendly to Great Britain, and contested every proposition for the declaration of war.
 But the Democratic party was eager for war, and as British oppression be- came more unbearable the strength of the Democrats increased.
 It so happened that the election dis trict in which the two neighbors lived had been about equally divided between Democrats and Federalists, but the latter party had always suc- ceeded in carving tine election. But in 1911 the owner of the garden was candidate for the legislature on the Federalist ticket; but now, with his mind filled with bitter recolections of his pig, he cast his ballot for the Dem- ocratic candidate. When the ballots were counted the Democrat was found to be elected by 8 majority of one.
 When the newly elected legislator took his seat his first duty was to vote for United States senator. He cast his vote for the candidate of the Dem- ocrats, who was also elected by a ma- jority of one. When this senator took his place in the United States senate he found the question of war with Great Britain pending, and after a long and bitter discussion it came to a vote. The Democrats voted for war and the Federalists against it. As a result of the voting war was de- clared-again by a majority of one vote.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-21
A Home of My Own.


 How to secure a home? How to become rich? are the questions that puzzle the minds of nearly all who have reached the years of responsi- bility.
 We want home of our own so that when the days labor for another is done, the many little improvements made at odd times, may not be made for another, but to beauty and better our own homes. The young married couple just starting in life are more content, far happier, when working for ever 30 humble cottage, than are those living in mansion owned by another. Many an industrious couple begin life on the farm, renting or working for share of the products, toiling, economizing, giving at the end of the year the larger share to one who lives the life of ease in the village or city, never lifting finger to do the hard work necessary to bring the har- vest of golden grain.
 How long do they live thus before they have saved enough to secure a farm they may call their own9 I ven- ture to say the best part of their lifs, and even then are obliged to pay such prices for land as to be heavily In debt, which slavery may endure to old age.
 Note the followers of Henry Georre. Why follow him2 Because of his theo- riesf Homes to be given to all b.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-21
Free Homes In Arkansaw.

The attention of every reader of this paperis called to the unprecedented opportunity offered to home seekers through the Hberality of number of public-spirited citizens of Arkansaw, who arc thus cooperating with THE ARxAHAw TRAvxLxR In promoting the interests of Arkansaw as we'll ss those of the subscribers to this jour- nal. Under tho heading "Two Thou sand Fruit Gardens Free,S will be found proposal from c. T. Walker, cashier of tho German National Bank, of Little Rock, to distribute twenty. seven fertils hrms, ranging from forty to one hundred and sixty acres in area, among Tm TRAvzLxR's new sub scribers who answer the advertise
 nent, while tho publishers ofIer e . lSoe gift one-Acre fruit garden to each and every ono of the Int two thpannd peFsons who become sub
 |bers within tho nsxt Sixty days.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-21
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT.

Washington county, this state, is reported as having shipped, this sea- son, 100000 dozen eggs, valued ct $150,00O.
 A rolling mill, to use up the thou sands of tons of scrap iron now in the state, is very much needed in this city.
 There is not 8 manufactory any, where in the state, that we know of, which is not making money, and there is room for many more.
 The crop reports from all parts of the state are very encouraging, and ii the season continues as favorable as it has been, Arkansas will harvest the most abundant crop she has known for years.
 There is a large demand for soap stone for various purposes in the arts. Arkansas has the only deposit in the Mississippi valley. It should be placed on the market, creating one more profitable industry.
 We are pleased to know that MT. White has commenced shipping roof ing slate from Saline county, this state, to St. Louis, and that the slate is found equal to the best from Penn sylvania and Vermont.
 Later on in the season we will give the amount of fruit and vegetables shipped on the St. Louis, Iron Noun tain X Southern railway and it's branches in Arkansas, to St. Louis and other northern points. To give our readers an idea of what we are do- ing in the way of fruit shipments we will state those of strawberries from two stations: Judsonia has shipped S,147 crates Beebe, 4,005 crates; both stations, 12,152 crates, averaging the shippers three dollars per crate, amounting to $36,456. This is for strawberries alone. Ii the shipment ot other fruits and early vegetables were added it would send the amount up to six figures. The above are but two stations on the above road, from twenty or more that are shipping fruit.-F0rest and Farm.
 Our winter wheat (we are speaking of our own farm) was harvested the last of May about the first of June we threshed it, took part to the mill and are now using the flour. The wheat was very good, weighing sixty-two pounds to the bushel. We now have on the same ground a crop of cow peas from which we expect this fall to har- vest from twenty to twenty-five bushels per acre. We mention this not because it is anything uncommon in the way of farming, or that others cannot do, but as thousands of north ern farmers are now looking to Ar kansas with the view of making it their future home, they are anxious to get all the information possible about what we produce and how we do it, Forest and Farm.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-21
Business Man-"What's the matter? l.

Business Man-"Wh hats the matter? You look blue."
 Partner-"I expected to have some money left over this year to invest in real estate, but it's the same old story. I'll close the year without 6 cent"
 "What does that extravagant little wife of yours want this timer"
 aI don't know whether it's . new palace, barrel of diamonds or a cas- tie in Europe, but it's something mighty expensive. She hasn't said yet"
 "Eh7 Then how do you know she wants anything1"
 "When I went home last night she was alarming my stockings."-O Omaha World.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-21

those who have been fortunate or suc- cessful in life. Poor, misguided, de- luded followers, the time is not now, neither will it come to pass, when 8 home will be given to those who ask, by individuals who have toiled for them.
 Are seekers after homes in earnest? Would they accept them if offered? Let us see.
 Arkansas. I speak of this state be- cause I have been there, and am famil- far with it's soils, climate, productions. people, schools and churches, and, I must say, the most particular people, by exercising good judgment in select ing location, cannot fail in being we'll pleased.
 No more favored spot can be found for raising stock, fruits or grain, while the manufacturer may make large drafts on field and forest for supplies, and upon a people ready and willing to help put his factory in working order.
 So anxious is the state to secure good citizens, it offers to donate 160 acres of land to all who will improve the same, having 2,O0O,000 acres for this purpose. The government has 5,000,- 900 acres to be had on the homestead and pre-emption plan. Two railroad companies have 2,000,000 acres at from $2.50 to $5 per acre, giving the purchasers ten years to pay for the same. Improved lands sell from S5 to $10 and upwards; owing to the inn provements. Do you want home of your own2 If 30, there is no reason why you should not secure it when it is offered to you.
 One great advantage there is the es- cape from long, severe winters. Here is a problem for a farmer to solve.
 A farm of 160 acres here, at $50 per acre, $5,000 capital invested. He must make $500 interest, as the capital is worth that amount without labor. He has 50 head of stock, aud must feed them seven months.
 In Arkansas 100 acres improved land, $10 per acre, $1,0O0 capital; in- terest, $60. Fifty head of stock he feeds two months. How much stock can he purchase for the difference in cost of feed and interest?
 These are important facts to con- sider, as are also the facts that the mild climate and pure water arc most conducive to health than the sudden changes and severe winters of this blizzard land,
 I will take space to speak of the beauties of the landscape, with it's vast forests, broad rivers and fertile fields, or the flowers we prize SO highly and care for so tenderly in our homes, that grow there in such pro- fusion, in forest and field, loading the air with their fragrance, delighting the eye with their beauty, until it seems as though one wandered through some dreamland, or found some far of land that only existed in the imagin- ings of some nature-lover or poetic mind.- ". D. Beers, Watkins, ". '.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-21

Customer (to tired dressmaker)- "Anything new?"
 "No."
 "What, nothing at all new?"
 "No, not thing"
 "That's astonishing. Shall we have nothing new this season?"
 "My dear lady, there is nothing only what has been forgotten. ."-Nesc York Star.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-21
A New Book.

A pamphlet on the nature, causes and successful treatment of asthma, bronchitis, catarrh and consumption, by Dr. Robert Hunter, of 103 State street, Chicago, will be sent free to all persons afflicted on application as above.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-21

For full and complete information in regard to railroad lands in the state of Arkansas, write Hon. Thos. Essex or Hon. Thos. Nj. Gibson, Little Rock, Ark, and it will be furnished free.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-19

PETERsoN's Magazine for Janu-
ary is a brilliant number. 1t opens
with two very handsome steel en-
cravings. beautiful eolored fashion
plate, aud an elegant fancy-work
design printed in colors. The stor-
les are excellent. Edgar Fawcett,
Frank Lee Bendict, Howard Seely,
and other popular writers are among
the contributors to this number.
The newest styles of dress are fully
described and illustrated; many
pretty designs for needlewerk are
given, also useful and valuable
household Information. This ia
vorable periodical has long stood At
the head of magazines for ladies,
and, while carefully catering to their
tastes aud needs, lis wide range Of
attractions makes ils eagerly vel
coined BY every member ofthe house
hold. Now is a good time to sub
scribe or to get M club. Terms !:
$s.Oe per year, or TWO copies for
$3.50, three copies for $3.50, five
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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-19

TIM press, according to social
istic orator of Chicago, is "the
poisoner of public opiuion." Per-
haps he ia right. All medicines are
poisons, but administered in proper
doses they restore health to the dis
eascd physical constitution. The
press acts in this way on the body
polite. 1t administers poison when
and where it is needed, and regu
lates the political system in all its
several organisms. The press poi
sons anarohism and all kindred
evils. bat it fosters theories and
doctrines that are productive OF
good to the human rase. Lawless
men are ever ready to dsnounce the
press; those who observe the laws
and seek to improve the condition
of society are its staunchsst supper
tiers and most earnest defenders.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-19

GIRLS ON THE STREETS The
practice OF young girls walking
about the streets at night is greatly
to be deplored, but nearly every
town has it's quota OF lsssiss who,
by one pretext or another, deserve
their parents and spend many oven
ings upon the street when they
should be at home 1t is the plain
duty Of parents to know that their
daughters and sons, are in proper
places after dark, for the tempta-
tons that beset the young after
nightfall are numerous and fraught
with danger.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-19
BRIEF MENTION.

Mrs Bertha Diggle was placed on trial in
Clarion, Ia, for poisoning her husband, who
was a living skeleton. Mrs. Diggle was
Bertha L. Clear, q Philadelphia girl, who,
in 1884, married J. b. Garrison, dime
museum skeleton, and was afterwards di-
vorced from him.
A thief snatched $40 from Lawyer How
ard Emerson, in New York bank. and ran
away, but was captured after hot chase.
1t is said that a great strike of miners is
contemplated in the Pennsylvania anthracite
regions.
A copy of the Declaration Of Independence,
attested in 1929 by Charles Carroll, of Car
rollton, and the federal, state and municipal
officers of New York, was accidentally
brought to light.
The board of government Of the Scranton,
Pa, Diocesan union, which is prosecuting
the employees Of this Lehigh Valley railroad
who caused the Mud Run disaster, decided to
have the indictments prepared charging mis-
demeanor instead Of manslaughter rs first
intended.
An Allegheny City, Pa, woman was fined
$3.50 for selling a cent box of matches on
Sunday To detective Of the Law and Order
society.
Nelson Wickliffe and James W. Van
Wickle, boys, were drowned while playing
on the ice in tho Shrewsbury river, near Sea
Bright, N. j.
Get your Ckrsstmds Cakes. NHts. FrWits,
Candies, &e., at J. l. REUTHBRS West
street, near the depot.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-19

WICHITA, Kan, Dec. 1.-THE town of
Manchester was swept away by fire Sunday
night and the inhabitants Left penniless and
homeless. There has for some time been q
bitter fight between the town and county as
TO the location Of schoolhouse, and as the
fire was discovered in the school building it
Is believed tn have been the outgrowth Of this
fight The loss is not estimated
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-19

anature's own true laxative. 1t Ia the
Bost aasilF taken, and the most effective
remedy known 70 cleanse the System
whcH Bilious or Costive, 10 dispel Head
aches, Colds aud Fevers; to cure Habitu-
81 Constipation, Indigestion. Piles. etc
Manufactured only by the California Fig
Syrup Company. San Francisco, Califor-
faA. Forsa by. J. W. Hedges, City Drng
Nmrc
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-19
The whole Family killed.

Los ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 1o-The west
ern bound Santa Fe train, when near Santa
Anna station, struck buggy In which were
Joseph q. BARLEY, q native Of Pennsylvania,
his wife and two daughters All four were
instantly killed.