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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-28
To Nervous Men.

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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-28
REST CONFETTI AFTER ALL.
BY WILLIAM G. PARK.

Beyond the toll, the burdens of the day,
 Beyond the tempests and the storms or Hle' Far from the tumult of the weary way, Beyond the longing and the ceaseless striie' Ont 6f the darkness and the gloom of night, .,
 Beyond the hills where shadows never laA' And far beyond the range of mortal slght'
 Rest cometh after all
 After the fever and the restless pain,
 After the waiting and the weary years After the conflict and the loss and gain,
 Aftar inc sorrow and the useless tears; Far. far beyond the lofty heights of Fame; Beyond the hills where shadows never Iall' Beyond the fear of censure and Of blame'
 Ao'' -Boston Transcript
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-28

Burglars broke into the office of the district attorney in Jersey City few nights ago and carried off a cornet be- longing to his son. It is difficult to make the Jersey City people believe that the district attorney was not 8 particeps c'Smints in the robbery. If the truth were known, the front door of his office was accidentally" left unlocked. NosTistoscn Herald.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-28

Mistress (to applicanD -"Have you any followers?"
 Applicant-"Purty we'll, mum, fer a gur-rl phat's been landed but six months. ."- Harpey's Bazdr.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-28

She Country cousin) find it true, do you not, that one acquires . great deal of address by living in 8 large city2"
 He (absently)-"I don't know; de- pends something on the landlord. change mine quite frequently."-N Nesc Haren Nescs.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-28

Horsford's Acid Phosphate
 Makes Delicious Lemonade.
 A teaspoonful added to q glass. of hot or cold water, and sweatened to the taste, will be found refreshing and invigorating.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-28

"Say, Bob, do ye know why de folks call me Jim?"
 "Naw. Why?"
 "Cause dat's me name."-Judge.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-28

Are free from all crude and irritating matter. Concentrated medicine only l; very small; easy to take; no pain; no griping. Carter's Little Liver Pills.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-28

"Constant reader:" There are sev- eral large coin collectors in the United States. Jay Gould is probably the largest. PhiaadelpAia Call.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-28

Teacher (to class)-"In this stanza, what is meant by the line 'The shades of night were falling fast?'"
 Bright Scholar-"The people were pulling down the blinds. Puck.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-28

For delicacy, for purity, and for improvement of the complexion nothing equals Pozzoni's Powder.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-28

The ~ Monon route is tho shortest, speediest, safest and best between Louisville and Chicago.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-28

Talk is cheap, except where you hire a lawyer to do 1t for you.-Ar- cola Record.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-28

The cleansing, antiseptic and healing qualities of Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy are unequalled.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-28

candrsn csy ssr Pi,eA~'s cassoe,a.
 -A1s.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-27
The Persian on Horseback.

1t is strange that, although the Persians
are all horsemen, they do not know how to
ride, using the term in our sense They will
canter or gallop all day long without visible
discomfort but they will sit on their animals
like monkeys, with their knees drawn up and
with their reins clutched tight, and will fall
off on the slightest provocation. When
babies of 8, they are already in the saddle,
and they are in it all their lives; but they
never receive any instruction, never know
what good, steady trot is, and never learn
to keep firm on their horses back. And, like
them, the Persian horses never receive any
training. The gait they are easiest to ride
the gallop-is their natural one, and they will
only quit that for a brief spell in, order to
rest little. You cannot get trot out of a
Persian horse unless you devote years and
years of patient training to it. Then, again,
they are all hard mouthed, and most of them
shy at any unusual object or noise. For all
that they have good deal Of native intelli-
gence, and they are kind and affectionate.
Kickers and biters are very rare among
them. While in Arabia and Turkey mares
are universally ridden, in Persia it is the
stations alone that serve this purpose. Geld
ings are unknown.-Wof Won Schierbrand
in The Cosmopolitan.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-27

snlpers or DrIc-a-prac gone by The best
hunting ground for such things, curiously
enough, has been overlooked almost entirely.
New York and Brooklyn, as things go in this
country, are ancient cities. There are low
browed Dutch homesteads within the limits
of the former city, and old houses on Second
avenue, in the Washington square region,
and on Fifth avenue itself, in New York,
which only need to yield up their treasures
to delight all the lovers of last century
carved oak, mirror front wardrobes, rare
spindle legged monstrosities and choice bits
of buhl ..
This young woman has begun a series Of
tours among the stately old mansions sunk to
second class boarding houses, or gone yet
further on the road to neglect and decay,
and when she finds relic of past grandeur
she rehabilitates it and introduces it to an
art lover or a curio lover, or a person ambi-
tious of the repute of an art or curio lover
with money. An old ebony cabinet, in
laid with mother OF pearl, an old dressing
table, with tray of Sevres let into the top,
an old chair covered with French lowered
satins of the early years of the century,
these are grand dukes in Punishment to be
restored to their lost estate. 1t is pleasant
business for young woman with some
knowledge, good eye and better Judgment,
and she makes it profitable. York Cor
Nashville American.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-27

ish. Being selfish they do as they please,
and their pleasure takes into account not at
all the comfort, the convenience, the enter
tainment of the ladies whose escorts they
are. As matter of fact, to eight women in
every ten the escort pays no more attention
than the coachman who drives her home
after the performance. The Hobbies Of these
theatres are filled at the end of each act by
smokers If you want to have real good,
solid fun, stand at the door and watch them.
Look at the dude as he puts, before he reaches
the lobby, cigarette in his mouth, and, lest
he should lose a moment, feels in his pocket
for match. See them as they stand with
their hands in their pockets, putting away at
these little things.
1t is an interesting study.
They are the fathers of the future; they
are the men upon whose broad shoulders the
destinies of the republic are to rest They
are the sons of the nation to whom, in her
hour of trouble, the country will turn and
lay her weary head upon their magnifcently
developed breasts.
Dear boys!-Joe Howard in Boston Globe.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-27
The Worlds Best Mutton.

The sweetest, tenderest, and most palatable
mutton in the world is that raised in Ireland.
The Irish sheep grow larger than ours, they
feed on better pastures, and their meat is
wholly free from that strong, "sheepy" taste
which makes ours so disagreeable to many
palates No American who has eaten the
mutton served in the Irish hotels will take
any other kind of meat while he stays there.
The English mutton, though better than
ours, is far inferior to the Irish. American
mutton is sold in the English, Irish and
Scotch markets, but it brings from three to
four pence less pound than the native pro-
ducts, and no one who can afford the latter
will take the former.-Boston Globe
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-27
An Emo OF rIummery.

The ancient Prussian custom Of holdi-s =
"Black Drawing room" after the monarch's
death has been honored in the breach on this
occasion. Formerly in Prussia, so soon as
the king was dead, all the ministers of the
crown, foreign ministers, and the court gen.
orally, repaired in full dress to the palace.
The first rooms they entered were brilliantly
lit up, but gradually, as they went through
the different apartments leading to the
throne room, the lighting became DINNER
and DINNER, till this last being reached it
was found in semi-darkness. Around the
throne were grouped a series of waxwork
figures, deeply yelled with black, represent
ing the chief members of the new court and
before these all the high dignitaries solemnly
passed, bowling themselves out backwards
The wisdom of dropping such grotesque
mummery is scarcely open to question:
London Life. -
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-27
A WASHINGTON cHIRoPoDIsT

Tells About the Various Presidents Who,
He Says, Have Sat in His Chair.
There is an old chiropodist in Washington
who has doctored the corns of all the great
men in the country for the last third of q
century. / asked him the other day how
many presidents had sat in his chair.
"Let me see," he answered. 81 believe
have had every one Of them since the time of
Buchanan. l came to Washington in his
administration, but had not much practice
then. People used to doctor their own corns.
Several times year l went to the White
House while Lincoln was there. Both he and
his wife had very troublesome feet While
was operating on Lincoln once he admitted a
delegation of clergymen, who had come to
see him about extending the work Of the
Christian commission in the army. They
were very much astonished when they were
shown into the room where he sat on a table
with his bare feet upon chair, and do not
know Of any other president who would have
received so dignifed delegation under SINH
lar circumstances, but his time was very val
liable, and he did not want TO keep them
waiting He told number of funny stories
about his experience with corns and bunions,
and very soon the doctors of divinity recov-
cred from their astonishment and began to
exchange views on the subject, Then they
sobered down and presented their case to Mr.,
Lincoln, who promised to issue the order
they wanted.
"At another time was with him when
Secretary Stanton came over from the war
department with the news Of a great vic
tory and the president was so pleased that
be jumped around the room with his bare
feet like a boy.
II never had MICH to do with johnson,
and never treated him but once that I re-
member of, when he came to the Office.
Grant had very good feet. They were quite
small for a man of his build, and he had lit
tie trouble with them. l do not remember
having treated him more than three or four
times while he was president, although after
he went out of Office he came down here on
several occasions He was visiting Gen.
Beale. believe it was after his trip around
the world
"Hayes sent for me only once, but Garfield
was a regular customer all the while he was
in congress, and after he became president
suppose have his name twenty or thirty
times on my books. He was always troubled
with corns. The day before he was assassin
ated, a colored man, in footmans livery,
came into my Office and asked if could treat
Gen. Garfield at once, as he was to leave
town the next day. had patient in the
chair, but he kindly consented to give way
for the president, who then came up, and was
here for half an hour. Arthur never had
any trouble with his feet-he always was
very careful about his shoes-but I was sent
for several times while he was president to
treat members Of his family or guesta"-
Washington Cor New York Tribune.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-27
Progress of Yucatau.

An out Of the way quarter of the world is
the Mexican state of Yucatan, to most trav-
elers, but it appears to have caught the spirit
of progress A recent traveller writes that
taxable property Of the state is now valued
at $685., 6s3 The public schools supported
by the state number 90e, and are attended by
upward of II, 900 pupils. Colleges are located
at Merida for the study Of law and medicir
and Valladolid has an institute, conser
tory Of music, and academies. The Do
service Of the country Is good, and telegr
and telephone offices are being rapidly m
plied.-Nsw Orleans Times Democrat
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-27
How One woman Makes Money.

A clever young woman is building up a
business of somewhat novel character in
New York and Brooklyn. Travelling agents
have long made good thing out of antique
furniture picked up on excursions in the
Wlds Of rural New Hampshire or Connect
cut, inducing farmers' wives TO ransack their
attics and bring out mirrors that only wanted
regrindiRg, or brass handled chests Of draw
ers in want Of nothing bat polish and var
nish to fetch round sums from modern wnr-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-27

pressure OF MS nand. anu looked into his
clear eyes, and heard his CHEEKY voice, you
would feel as do now when his name is men
tioEsd."
Lloyd pulled away at his cigar, and soon
convinced him that thoroughly understood
him. A night with Dickens is something to
be remembered with delight, and it is no
wonder that Lloyd felt proud Of his little ad-
venture. The Criterion.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-27
Japan's Largest Paper.

The largest and most influential newspaper
in Japan, The Nichi Nichi Shumbun, or
Daily Times, of Toxic, has circulation Of
10000 copies daily. Its columns are filed
almost entirely with short stories and politt
cal essays, with very little, if any, news mat
ter-New York World
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-27
Concerning the Nickel.

A correspondent of a southern newspaper
points out the fact that the nickel five cent
piece may be used as unit of measure in
calculating by the metric system. 1t is ex-
actly two centimeters in diameter and
weighs five grammes. Five of the coins
placed edge against edge give the exact
length of a decimeter-New York Evening
World
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-27
TERRIBLE FoREwARNINGs.

Cough in the morning, hurried or
difficuIt breathing, raising phlegm,
tightness in the chest, quickened
pulse, chilliness in the evening or
sweats at night, all or any of these
things are the first stages of consump-
ton. Acker's English Cough Remedy
will cure these fearful symptoms, and
is sold by RAGLAND & Co. (10l
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-27
Between the Acts

Men and women 60 TO the theatre 70 see q
play. The women sit through it all, the
men rise after each act, go out to drink or
smoke. Being men. they are naturally -.l-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-27

SO>No the Children. They are es-
SOESG pecially liable to sudden
Colds, Coughs, Group, WhOoping Cough,
etc. We guarantee Acker's English
Remedy q positive cure. 1t saves
hours Of anxious watching. Sold by
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-27

NX/OLFSON, L.
w Dealer in DRY GOODS, CLOTHING
Furniture, Notions etc. Cor. Aceauia street
and Main plaza, San Antonio, Texas.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-27

rR. G. w. PHILLIPS, Dentist.
- No. 266, West Commerce Street, over
Jesse Bells Jewelry Store.
All work guaranteed to be the best 6-2-lm
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-27

7HELPS, c. N.
I San Antonio. Mattress Factory, manufac-
Wholesale and retail.
Once and Factory No. 244 and 24S Austin st.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-27

DOLTON, JNO. H.
. Auctioneer and Commission Merchant
Houston street, next to the bridge. Consign-
ments solicited.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-27

x RTISTIC PRINTING
~ In all it's Branches,
At the LIGHT Job Office No e. Commerce ST.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-27

\ NTARTIC REFRIGERATOR co.
~ Dolorosa street, opp. Southern Hotel
Sells the best meat to be had in the city. De-
livery free Prices reasonable. 81 If
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-27

7 G. LUM,
-. First-class Carnage Painting corner
East Houston and Nacogdoches streets. Ref
erences: Carter Mutually, Bergstrom
Gray, and Wells. Fargo & Co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-27

= For everything needed in
LUMBER or BUILDING MATERIAL
Yards at the International Railroad depot.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-27
THEATRE,

wv
Finest and best Variety theatre in the south
Cor Laredo and W. Commerce street. Open
day and night. C. SHACKLETT, proprietor
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-27

7 ORENZEN, VIM.
l. Carriage Trimming done in first class
order, including repairing and buggy top
renovating, all at short notice and cheap. No
6l5 East Houston street, corner of Avenue
and Alamo Plaza. 5-22m
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-27

DOYLE, CHAS.
D Keeps the best writing material in the
market Call and examine at the book store.
No. e07 East Houston street. 5-4-6mo
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-27

7IEM, PAUL
L Blacksmith and Horse sheer,
Corner of Burleson and Walnut. streets.
Horse shooting and repairing done at shortest
notice. 59-lm
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-02-17
TWelfth.Night Custom.

A twelfth night custom still prevails
In Brittany which is worth mentioning,
for the little touch of the pathetic
which mingles with its absurdity. When
the twelith-night cake is cut a portion
of it is set apart for each living member
of the family whether present or not.
The slices designed for the absent ones
are carefully preserved and inspected
from time to time. Their condition is
believed to indicate the health of those
for whom they have been set apart. II
the cake is sound and keeps we'll, no
fears are entertained for the safety OF
the absent ones; but, if it decays, tho
gravest apprehensions are aroused.
Among peasantry generally ignorant
of reading and writing it may be judged
what Importance attaches to this odd
substitute for correspondence.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-02-17
ParadOxeS

ga man walks round pole on the top
Of which is monkey. As tho man
moves the monkey turns round on the
top of the pole so as still to keep face to
face with the man. Query; When the
man has gone round the pole, has he
gone round the monkey" The answer
which will occur ut first sight to most
persons Is that the man has not gone
round the monkey, since he has never
been behind it. The correct answer,
however, as decided by knowledge in
the pages of which this momentous
question has been arranged, is that the
man has gone round the monkey.
"a man who owes shilling proceeds
to pay it at the rate of sixpence the first
day, threepence the next day, three half
pence the next, three farthings the next
andso on-paying each day half the
amount he paid the day before. Sup
posing him to be furnished with coun-
tiers of small value so as to be able
readily to pay fractions of penny, how
long would it take him to pay that shil
lingT The answer is that he would
never pay it. 1t is true that he will pay
elevenpence farthing in four days. But
the remaining three farthings he can
never paw.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-02-17
The Old silver anonn.


How fresh in my mind are the days Of my
sickness,
when tossed me in pain, all fevered and
The burning, the nausea, the sinking and weak
ness,
And even the old spoon that my medicine
bore.
The old silver spoon, the family spoon,
The sck-chamber spoon that my medicine
bore.
bow 10th were my fever-parched lips to re-
ceive 1t,
How nauseous the stuff that It bore to my
tongue,
And the pain at my inwards, oh, naught could
relieve IL,
Though tears Of disgust from my eyebaIls It
wrung.
The old silver spoon, the medicine spoon.
How awful the stuff that it left on my
tongue.
Such Is the effect Of rauseous, gripping medi-
icines which make the sick-room a memory OF
horror DIR. Pierc IS Pleasant Purgative Pc =
lets, on the contrary, are small, sugar-coated,
easy to take, purely vegetable and perfectly
effective. p cents Il vial.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-02-17
CORRHN's REPLY.
An Absolute Refusal 10 Consider the
HaiIrOaders' Strike.

1t is learned from a trustworthy source
that the note sent by the general executive
board to President Corbin at Philadelphia,
asking if there was any way by which the
existing troubles between the company and
its men could be satisfactorily settled, had
been received aud answered by that
official. Although the members Of
the board dsclaim any knowledge of
a reply having been sent to them, and the
Reading officials positively refuse to talk on
the subject, it is said that the reply, while
courteous in its nature, contained an abso-
lutte refusal to consider the strike of the rail
readers, but said that if the miners were will
ing to return to work. any grievances they
had would receive fair and impartial con
sideration at the company's hands, and if
there was anything to arbitrate, such course
would be adopted after the resumption of
work
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-02-17
"Don't Marry HIM.,

she r. such q tickle, inconstant fellow, you
will never be happy with him." said Esther's
friends when they learned OF her engagement
to young man who bore The reputation Of be-
ing a fiirt. Esther, however, knew that her
TO take the risk. In nine cases out OF ten IL
would have proved mistake; but Esther was
an uncommon girl and TO every ones surprise
Fred made model husband. How was III
Q great deal Of tact Then she enjoyed perfect
health and was always 80 sweet, neat and
wholesome that Fred found his own home
most pleasant, and his own wife more agreea-
bic than any other being. As the year passed
and he saw other women Of Esther's age grow
sickly, faded and querulous, he realized more
Good health was half the secret Of Esther's
success. She retained her vital ty and good
looks, because she warded off feminine weak
nesses and ailments by the use Of DR.. Pierces
tavOrite Presentation.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-02-17
A PLEAS SAINT
REMEDIAL HOME.
FULL STAFF OF
EXPERIENCED PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS.
Many CHRONIC DISEASES Sue.
cessfu1ly Treated without a
Personal Consultation.

WE obtain our knowledge of the patients dis
" ease by the application, to the practice of
medicine, of well-established principles of modern
science. The most ample resources for treating
lingering or chronic diseases, and the greatest
skill, are thus placed within the easy reach of
invalids however distant they may reside. Write
and describe your symptoms, inclosng ten cents
in stamps, and complete treatise, on your par
tiouar disease, will be sent you, with our opin-
ion as to its nature and durability.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-02-17

The fisheries of Nova Scotia will show a
slight falling Off during the past season. They
yielded S8,3S0,O0O, against SS,4l5, 36l in 1856.
The average for the past ten years has been
S7,30o,OOO The value of the catch is; Cod
Az SSo mackere 81 06d aS CUo iii I0p sTeg
900; salmon, S166'006: halibut, Sis, OO0;squid
and other bait fish, S3lS,0OO alewives, S14,-
00O cells, $4,000; smelts, $27, 600; trout, sl0,'
600: shad. $4,000.