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How the Months Were Named.

In looking up the peculiar names given each of the twelve months of the year it becomes necessary for us to back to the old Romans, who have imposed upon us set of names equally as absurd as those of the Norsemen, the Scandinavians and Saxons applied to the days of the week.
 January is named from Janus. the God of Doors and Gates, because the month opens the year some say that he was two-faced god and could look back on the past year and forward to the coming.
 February is from febru0, to purify.
 March was originally the first month and was named for Mars, the God of War.
 April is from dperire, to open, be- cause the buds open in that month.
 May is from Maia, a goddess.
 June is from Juno, the patron of marriage, and is, therefore, the fav- orite month for weddings,
 July was named for Julius CHsar, and August from Augustus Cesar. Originally August had but thirty days and February twenty-nine in the common year and thirty in leap years. Augustus was jealous that Julius month should have more days than his own, therefore took one from February and added it to Au- gust,
 September, October, November and December are so called because they were, originally, the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth months of the year. The names are inappro- priate and rank misnomers as now applied. -- St. Louis Republic.
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Speech and Silence.

An old adage reads: "Speech is silver, but silence is golden"
 Like other general sayings, it is is not always applicable. There are times when speech is golden, and silence is shameful.
 For instance: When the vile tongue of slander assails the fair name of friend, to keep silent is base. When wrong or injustice is being done to the helpless and weak, to keep silent is cruel. When scof- fers sheer and skeptics laugh at our faith, to keep silent is cowardly.
 And yet there are times when silence Is golden.
 When anger arises, and bitter words rush from the overcharged heart to the lips, then indeed should the golden seal of silence be placed upon the tongue.
 And ah how golden is silence when we are tempted to ridicule the unfortunate; to be witty at the ex- pence of friend, or to be sarcastic in speaking of the faults of those who err through ignorance !- St. Louis Magazine.
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There is an admirable practice which some school teachers have of inviting their pupils to give an ac- count each day of important events mentioned in newspapers. When directed by judicious instructors, such exercises cannot fail to exert a powerful influence for good on youthful minds. What can be more fruitful than quarter of an hour each morning spent in this way
 Boston Advertiser.
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FORAKER'S LATEST LIE.
The Arrant Falsehood with Which
 He Tried to Deceive Farmers.

We quote from a report in the Commercial-Gazette of a speech by Governor Foraker:
 He then, with many homely and apt illustrations, demonstrated that the protective tariff increased the purchasing power of the farmer had caused hhm to get more for his productions nearly every manufactured article that he pur- chased is now cheaper than under free trade.
 What an utterly irreclaimable demagogue this man Foraker isl Many manufactured articles are now cheaper than they were when the high tariff policy was adopted Of course they are. Everybody knows this. And every intelligent man knows that the protective tariff has had no more to do with cheapening them than the gulf stream has had, The proof of this is at our hands. It amounts to demonstration. It con- sists in the fact that there is not single article in the whole range of commodities-not one-whether it is protected" or not, which has fallen in price in this country under pro- lection, unless there has been an equal or greater decline in England under free trade.' Governor For aker knows this fact. Every man of average intelligence knows it. Know ing this fact, Governor Foraker simply exhibits himself as lying demagogue when he tells the people that protection has cheapened the prices of manufactured commodities.
 He also knows, as everybody else knows who can read, that the farmer gets very much less for his products than he did in "free trade times.'
 The following table shows CD the average prices of the leading farm products in the New York market in 1860, the last year of the free trade epoch, and CD the quotations now current in the New York markets for the same products:
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S2,5OO Reward for a Lost Cat.

The equivalent in English money of S2. 5000 was once offered by an old lady in London for the return of a favorite cat which had straycd or been stolen. People called her a "crank," and perhaps she was. It is unfortunate that one of the gentler sex should ever gain this title, yet many do. It is, however, frequent ly not their fault. Often functional Arrangements will apparently change woman's entire nature. Don't blame such sufferers if they are cranky" but tell them to use Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, which is an infallible remedy for ''female weaknesses. It will soon restore them to their normal condition. It is warranted to give satisfaction in every case, or money paid for 1t will be refunded.
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BY A HAIRS BREADTH.

"You have very pretty govern ess for your little neice, Mrs Nane. !"
 Pretty Mrs. Nilcourt? Why, she has red hair .'
 ''Indeed. l did not observe. l thought she had sweet face. Only a moments glimpse, you know,' re- sponded Mrs Nilcourt, warned off dangerous ground.
 "Very good-looking, perhaps, if not quite underbred," observed Mrs. Vane, preceding her guest through the garden to the bed of new pansies to be exhibited. "She's Allan's fan cy. Found her somewhere in cot tage, crying over her dead mother, quite alone in the world. He must needs take her up, QuiXotic, you know-all the Elsingburgs are. There here are the beauties-king of the Blacks, believe MT. Wick calls them"
 Charming charming, indeed .'
 "Syren wore a knot of them in her corsage, at the levee in the city last night" remarked Mrs. Nane.
 An, Syren-yes. Lovely creat- ture You cannot deny that your daughter is beautiful, dear Mrs. Vane."
 "She is considered beautiful, l be- lieve," condescendingly.
 Certainly, certainly" sure now of being on right ground. "We seldom have the pleasure of meeting a young lady like Miss Vane."
 Mrs. Nilcourt was new to Wash ington society, and little afraid of Mrs. Nane, Senator Elsingburg' s aunt. Also most anxious to propi- tiate her.
 And your little niece is a charm ing child"
 "Angelique is a pet returned Mrs. Nane.
 Meanwhile, Syren, at window Of the breakfast room, shrugged her white shoulders, and wondered when that odious Mrs. Nilcourt was going. She had something of importance to communicate to her mamma.
 By-and-by Mrs. Nane came Tn.
 "Why are you not practlclng, my dearY' she asked.
 "Mamma, l have something to tell you; do shut the door, Allen is in love with Miss Fay !"
 "The governessi Preposterous!'
 But little pitchers have long ears, and children and fools speak the truth. Angel says he gave Cecile n hook on her birthday, last week and when she takes the children to walk Allen joins them in the park, and ooes sauntering along the streets
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DAVIS BUENA VISTA.
BY C. r. SMOOTH.

1t is Il furious battle day,
 The fame whereof shall live for aye,
 And Bucna Nistas field Is red
 With streaming blood. and filled with dead While rival banners wave on high, The meeting armies, eye to eye, Each others brave assaults oppose, And in the death strife fercey close! Fighting beneath their country's nag, O'Brien, Washington and Bragg, With deadly aim, their batt'ries play On Santa Anna's close array; And Shernan's guns, with flaming breath, Breathe forth their iron hail of death But still thy Soldiers, Mexico,
 Abide the contest. blow for blow Although our marshaled troops are few, still forward moves their line of blue, And every man is nerying well His heart and arm, the foe io fell But countless odds our ranks assai! Their countless odds at length prevail. And shattered sguadrons, forced to yield, At last are driven from the field. While leading on his men again, Wonder the gallant Yell Is slain; The battles smoke their glorious pail, There Clay, Mckee and Hardin, fall; And with them fall full many Braves, Whose bone. must sleep in nameless graves. But who have freely died to-day, The foes advancing course to stay! Great Rough-and- Ready, born to lead On stricken fields where thousands bleed, Now Is the hour for all thy skill. For all thy couragc-all thy will On come the foemen! Sword and lance, That through the direful struggle glance Musket and cannon-all combine, To rear ward bear our broken line! The well fought day is surely lost, And victory crowns tn opposing host, Unless some great, heroic soul, The tide of conflict back shall roll See. Davis comes, With lifted brand, Glttering in his strong right hand He bravely rides, like belted knight, Into the thickest of the fight; Rides for the center of the strife, Where dangers gather, death is rife Followed by Mississippi's sons, With fearless tread and blazing gun.i With shout ana whoop and wild hurrah, Resounding through the din of war, Into the battle.storm they dash, And mingle with its roar and crash The adversary legions reel, When that resistless charge they feel, And fly, defeated and undone, And Buena Nista's field Is won
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new kink or way of doing work that their seniors in the business have never thought of, and it is too often the case that, instead of being en- couragcd, they are laughed at and made fun of, simply because they have left the old ruts, and started out upon an independent track. -- Manufacturers Gazette.
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Hill, Fontoine < Co.,,
 COTTON AND WOOL Commission Merchants,
ll6 SovTH MAIN ST, 29b FRONT ST. St Louis, Mo. Memphis, Tenn Liberal Cash Advances Made on Con.
 signments.
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT CAMDEN, ARK, l
 September 26, 1889.

Notice is hereby giver that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the County Judge of Nevada county, Arkansas, a, Prescott. Ark, on November lith, lss' viz: Samuel II. Pittman, II. E s9Gi' for the WI NEi Sec 25, Tp. 10 SIR 23 w.
 flo names the following witnesses to proyc his continuous residence upon and cultivation of, said land, viz; John Ward, II, J. Buchanan, John NJ Bell and 0. N, Bilingsley, all of Prescott, Ark.
 w, K. RAMSEY,
 Register.
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arkets for the same products:

The comparison might be extended through the entire list of farm pro- ducts with the same result. And yet Foraker tells the Ohio farmer that 'the protective tariff has caused him to get more for his productions. ''
 Is it possible the Ohio farmer is so ignorant as to be deceived by such an arrant falsehood?- Indianapolis Sentinel.
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Warning Order.

Mary E. McGce, Plaintiff In Nevada
 Vs. [ Mrcuit Court Elisha NcGce, Defendant,
 The defendant, Elisha McGee. Is hereby warned to appear in this court within thirty. days and answer the complaint in equity of the plaintiff, Mary E; McGee' ,.e Witness my hand and seal this Sept. 8' 1889. JNO. E. PORTS, Clerk.
 Ky 0. R. MCDANIEL, ID. '.
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"The flowers that bloom in the Spring time,
 tra, h." "Found him sick in the bed with chills,
 pooh, ball." But Cheatham's Chill Tonic got him up on
 his feetlets," And he now daily sings while walking the
 streetlets." 1t undoubtedly cured his shakes, ha, Ina !' "For sale by J. 0. Howell"
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treacherous under the bed of golden leaves. They touched the island Bell Isle it was caIled-and Cecil i turned the boat.
 They were an eighth of a mile from the shore they had left, perhaps. Mrs. Nane stood on the green slope, in her white shawl, watching. Not another human figure was to be seen. East and west the water lay shining among its emerald slopes and over hanging trees; there was no sound but the merry voice of little Angel. Dear little Angel, it was so nearly her last good time
 The bright, dripping oars rose and fell.
 "Slower, she is rowing slower" murmured Mrs. Vane. "The boat is growing heavy.' And she meas ured the distance sharply with her narrowing eyes. "The child. but then, there IS my child, She shall not be baked by that puny thing"
 What a weight the boat has grown to those slender arms, It settled, swayed-the child saw Cecile's look of terror and screamed. For the tiny hole in the boats bottom had suddenly widened. The water came rushing in-engulfed them. The two fell into each others arms as the shallOp went down beneath their feet, suhmerging them in the gliding stream.
 Mrs. Nane on the bank stood still, and looked all about. She saw no one coming.
 The circles about those two float ing heads were growing larger
 Hark was that a shout?
 No.
 Yes Another. A horse galloped to the spot. A man--she saw the face of Allen Elsingburg-hung him self off, and almost simultaneously into the water. Then Mrs. Nane be- gan to scream:
 70, help. help! My dear Cecile and my darling niece are drowing. Oh, help, help, help!"
 A carriage whirled to the spot, and she shrieked more dismaly than ever In fact, she went into very genuine mysteries.
 For there was that in MT. Elsing- burg's face as he dashed past her, which made her tremble. She felt that he saw-understOOd,
 She saw the two half-drowned, dripping figures drawn out-then rushed away home and hid herself in her chamber.
 But she heard the hustle of the others coming home; of the master of the Magnolias giving orders; of the servants eager obedience. By and-by she heard Elsingburg's step on the stairs.
 He opened the door--spoke as to a disobedieni child:
 II want to speak to you.
 She came out.
 'I have no wish" he said, sternly, "that a would-be murderess should sleep beneath my roof tonight. Here are tickets for yourself and Syren. You will, if you please, take to-night's boat for the Lines"
 She answered not a word.
 So the enemy was overcome and banished. And as soon as Cecile Fay was convalescent from that ter rible whereby death had reached her within hair's breadth she became the happy wife of Senator Elsingburg; and to-day is both a happy woman and an admired queen of Washington society," By Esther S. Kenneth, in Chicago Ledger.
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To allay pains, subdue inllama- ton, heal foul sores and ulcers the most prompt and satisfactory results are obtained by using that old rclla- ble remedy, Dr. J. II. Mclean s Volcanic Oil Liniment.
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Fastidiousness is only another form of ignorance, and all men who know not where to look for truth, save in the narrow well of self, will find their own image at the bottom, and mistake it for what they are seckinU.
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Warning Order.

J. K. Foster, Plaintiff In Nevada
 vs. Circuit Court. Mary Foster, Defendant,
 The defendant, Mary Foster is warned to appear in this court within thirty days ana ahswcr the complaint of the plaintiff, J; IA; Fpster. JNO, E' FORT uctober ? 1882. Clerk,
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We heard of a man the other day who was said to be mean enough to steal a coat of paint. But he can't equal the party who tried to steal the dogs pants.- FIX.
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Warning Order,

Julia Hill, Plai4.dtt,
 Vs. Tn NcNhuN ,lTp"t j. II. Hill, Defendant, Court.
 The defendant ]. II. HI, is warned to ap,, pear in this court within thirty days. and answer the complaint of the plaintiff Julla Hill JNO, k. PORTS,
 September 25, 1889. Clerk.
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You can be cheerful and happy only when you are well. If you feel "out of sorts" take Dr. J. II. McLean's Sarsaparilla.
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If your digestion is out ofwhaek, if you need strcngthener or an appetizer, try Cheatham's Chill Tonic. 1t will bring you you out of the kinks. For sale by J. O. Howell
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]. R. FARRELL & CO.,, ~9> Blacksmiths 6 as Wagon Makers.
REPAIRING WOOD & IRON PROMPTLY DOM

Horseshoeing and Repairing Bugges A SPECIALITY. Enlarged shop Better Facilities, and more and better material than ever before. J. R. farrell will also do gum ming.
 We are also manufacturers and agents for the celebrated Lyons Combination Harrow ano Scraper, and will furnish them on de mand.
 ES- Shop next to Methodist church, os West Second street. We guarantee D work to give satisfaction
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GIN AND CREST MILL.

l have a frst-class new gin that will turn out as fine grade cotton as lint will make. Satisfaction guaranteed. Bring in your seed cotton. Also have good grst mill and will grind on Saturdays. Patronize home indus tries. l will please you if possible.
 J. T. MAYS.
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-:- J. T. MAYS -:- GENERAL |: STORE, Boughton, Arkansas,

Will keep an assortment of General Mer- chandse, and sell as low as anybody. No use to go to Prescott--save time and money by buying at this store. A trial will convince you.
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J. T. MOODY,
Wood & blacksmith Shop
 EMMET, ARK.

Will do all kinds of work in wood and iron manu facturing, needed in this seetiou also general re pairing. Horse shoeing a specially.
 B0~ We respectfully solicit public patronage. guaranteeing to do trstcass work, and give satis- faction.
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It is furious battle day, The fame whereof shall live for aye, And Bucna Nista's field Is red With streaming blood. and filled with dead
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-11-27
A DYING MANS HATRED.
He Foreives an Enony, But with q Cast
Iron Reservation.

He Foreivos an Enomy, But with q Cast
Iron Reservation.
An old mana wealthy property owner
lay dying, says the New York Ledger, and
when he knew that the last hour was at
hand he sent for the minister, feeling that
he could not die as Christian man ought to
die without clergyman at his side, and a
recognition on his part Of Divine things.
During his long and busy life he had paid
but little attention to spiritual things, and
he was dependent upon the minister for in
formation touching his religious duty in this
solemn hour.
The clergyman sat down by his bedside
and entered into the subject freely and
heartily. By and by came the subject of
forgiveness of enemies.
"With the spirit of enmity in your own
bosom-with a disposition to foster an un-
forgiving feeling toward any of your fel-
lows-you can not hope for the forgiveness
Of your Heavenly Father"
Now it so happened that there was one
mana certain Richard Roper-between
whom and the dying man there had been an
enmity that was almost deadly; all arising
from quarrel about a piece Of land-a val
liable mill-property-which third party
had slipped in and purchased while they
were quarreling with one another about it,
The old man finally came down to forgiv-
ing every body saving this one man. But
that would not do. The minister could not
suffer it to go so. That one man must be
| forgiven, or all the old mans repentance
would 20 for nauRht.
The dying man pondered long and deeply.
At length he looked up-first upon the min
| lister and then upon his eldest son, "chip
| Of the old block" who stood by the bedside.
"Well," he said, slowly, and with much
effort, "I'll forgive Rick Roper. But
| here he turned dartlng, eager glance upon
his son, and spoke vehemently-"David,i il
you forgive him I'll haunt you from my
| Rravei'
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-11-27
Thin Iron sheets.

Iron Is rolled so thin at the Pittsburgh
iron mills that 1900 sheets are required to
make single inch in thickness. Light
shines through one Of these sheets as readf
" as it does through creased tissue ''aper.
An Unjustifable Expense.
Judge Walton, of the Maine Supreme
Court, was one day at work in his Office,
drawing up an opinion in knotty and inn
portant case, when a brother lawyer
walked in. The visitor was q man for
whom the judge entertained pretty de-
cided dislike. "Well, Brother Light
weight he said, curtly, '.what can do for
you this morningF' ''Oh. nothing" an
swered the caller; II merely dropped in for
a few minutes" A disaGreeable silence
ensued. Then the judge looked up and
asked: "Brother Lightweight, why donit
you get married." Because l can't AZ
ford it. How much do you suppose it costs
me to live now?n The Judge declared that
he could not guess. '.Wen, it costs me all
OF six thousand ollars year Just for nv
own living" Dear dearl said the Judge.
in tone OF establishment; ''why, Light.
weight, | wouldn't pay it. 1t ism. Worth Il y,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-11-27
HAsh-HoUsE INCIDENT.
A Desire for White Meat Makes Trouble
a n Harlan

A Desire for White Meat Makes Trouble
at q Harlem Table.
There was chicken for dinner at Har-
lem boarding house, says the New York
World, and, instead of being satisfied to
take any Of il that was offered, there was
general request all around the board for
white meat" Several .boarders sent back
their plates to have their piece of dark
meat exchanged for white. The landlady
was herself master of ceremonies in the
kitchen that day. She stood this racket as
long as possible, and then burst into the
dining-room like cyclone fresh and furi-
Gus from the West Glaring at the board
ers, she exclaimed:
'See here, you loafers, what do you
mean by all sending out for white meat!
Do You imagine a chicken is made Of white
meatf Couldn't eat a nice piece of the
dark meat, supposes Oh, mol you have
been eating nothing but white meat all
your lives, and that's the reason you are
all white-ieered, reckon.n
She seemed to swell up as her awful In.
dignation grew upon her, and, moving closer
to the table, she swayed above 1t like q giant
oak In a storm. This time she fairly
screamed;
"Confound your impudent carcasses. pll
have you know that am not so particular
about color. Take the color of your money.
for instance. I'd like to see some of it and
I'D take it most mighty darn quick. be II
red, white, blue or speckled. Now. Pm
goln' TO send that chicken back here and
any OF you dudes that don't ike the dark
meat can take II out to kalsominer and
get 1t Hhitewashed."
Gentlemen," said one Of the -boarders,
when the lady had retired to the kitchen,
I'VE have trodden on the tail Of a atempest.
For enc prefer dark meat on my plate to
having 1t distributed around under my
eyes,
And the rest Of the boarders did, too