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The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-02-23

A ChaPlet of Criticism.
nj II. G L.

On the editorial staff of New York daily paper
is young man whose genius shines as brightly as
any constellation in that vaulted armament of
which he so glowingly writes.
Garrett 7. Serviss Is in a double sense the star
reporter Of the Sun. Readers of that journalistic
luminAry have long been delighted and instructed
by his familiar chats about the empy rean our
turnal wonder and worship. Although regarded
a most spacious writer con space" Mr.. Serviss Is
no padder. His Anglo Saxon is simple his descrip-
tions plain the unclouded sky and his subject
never unattractive or wearisome.
He is thirty eight years of age Sharon
Springs N. " was his birthplace; the eternal,
mysterious refugent heavens his boyhoods study
In 1872, he graduated from Cornell University and
twenty months later from Columbia College Law
School. Thus moderately well-appareled for the
rough and tumble of newspaper life, he became a
reporter for the Tribune Os74) and soon after
ward basked in the smiles of Charles Anderson
Dana, the amylaceous biographer of "hebetudin-
Gus cranks."
Very properly made night editor of the Ssm in
Is7s Mr.. Serviss began, and has, at intervals, con-
tinued Tin the Sunday issues of that metropolitan
journaD his interesting special articles astron-
omy
These contributions to the canopied sheen of SCI
ence naturally widened young authors moder-
ately won reputation.
Shrewd publishers very quickly discerned the
rare intellectual merit of Garrett P. Serviss.
First-class magazines, devoted to the populariz-
ing of human knowledge and investigation, bright
ened their pages with his quill wisdom.
The outcome is book. It's preface, dated at
Brooklyn, N. Y, September, 1888, tells why the
volume was printed and entitled Astronomy
With An Opera-Glass."
sent copy of this book to my genial friend,
the doctor. Like the child, whom Pope, of Twick-
enham, wrote rhymes about, nightly tickled was
my lord of Cosy Nook. He wrote me two letters
of thanks; from each of which readable paragraphs
are culled:
Your Christmas remembrance is one of several
happy surprised 1t Is, moreover, reasonable.
Watchers OF their focks by night, wise and inquis
tive shepherds, in the miraculous long ago. beheld
the light of promise blaze. shedding its dazzling
radiance the manger- cradle In Judeas glorifed
village To star gazing, cithout opera glass we
are indebted for more than love or hope 1t enkin-
died faith on the affairs reared by wistful man In
humble alteration of @ majesty revealed by heavens
wondrous moving lustre.
Mr.. Serviss 10 one of my numerous benefactors,
In his pr0prtd persona, unknown
Again thank him (and you, his introducer), for
pleasure and novelty
Thousands who are not blind, 60 stupidity
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-02-23
A BULLY's DEFEAT.

A western bully walked along the street.
Half drunk was ne. and men he chaEced TO meet
Showed signs Of fear: and cen a little child
That just had met a shaggy dog and smiled,
Grew pale n wiId-goose plum trees earliest bud.
And shrinking backward stepped into the mud
To LET the runhan pass. At last there came
Along n negro. old and bent and lame.
The old man did not stop Ia trembling fear.
cit outen my way. you old fooli Don't you hear?
wy you're the cussedest fool Of all your race"
The ruflan struck the negro In the face.
The old man raised his hands above his head
And muttering with his trembling lips that bed.
Said In a voice so gentle and so kind.
"Oh. mister, please excuse me. sab; Is blind"
Gene here, old fellow" the white gently said,
II a tear for every drop you've bled.
God knows. old man. didR't mean no harm.
Come 60 with me" lie took the negros arm.
You bet ter-day It's 'woolly Bhy's treat.
You need some new shoes on them tired feet.
An hear me now. ole podner. more than that
You've got ter have bran new coat an hat.
A man 10 hurt you'd have ter shed my gore
They crossed the street and went into store. q.
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-02-23
NOT FOR SPORT.

Grocer Ito clerk)-"What are you doing there,
Henry"
Henry-"I am picking the dead flies out of these
dried currants."
Grocer-"You just let 'em alone. Do you sup
pose that am running this business for fun? Do
you think that come down here early at morning
and toll al day just for the spirit of the thing7
You let those flies alone"
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-02-23
KNEW HIM.

Daughter Ito mother)-"Mr. Billpot is so pecul-
lar"
Mother-"How so?"
"Why cannot understand half he says, his SEN
fences are 90 involved. wonder what his business
is2"
"You say his sentences are involved2"
ayes, terribly"
"wsll, suppose.he writes the reports Of CON-
mittees ct Washington"
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-02-23

through the days and years that come 20 M but
once; and they see nothing.
Such people should buy and closely read this
fascinating book, In whose one hundred and ffty
pages have found bevles Of beauty. II has mir
rored the sparkling and superb queens Of nights
dome-lit &mphitheatre more clearly than ever
Jaw them before. Following the excellent advice
Of Serviss Wizard inscructor), / now contrive to
have convenient and steady rest for my arms
when holding the opera-glass. As he says: "a
lazy back chair makes q capital observing seat
Wife and have each provided this snug comfort
and been every particular 10 get q sharp focus"
What trustworthy lbretto of the entire sky
high performance with Its frequent resplendent
transformation scenes Mr.. Serviss has compiled for
the uninitiated and eager who increase his audi
encesl
The scope of his volume IL truly remarkable.
Chapters, maps and index are 80 arranged that
hypercriticism stands diarmed. Our loudest home
growl, since the book arrived, Is because these
recent December and January evenings have been
unfavorable for practical lessons In uranography
There have been, however, three or four cloudless
nights, and, urged by astronomer Serviss we have
made the circuit of the sky, detecting with the
army field glass of my division hospital days) all
"the hosts that illumine the vernal heavens" They
have been "seen advancing from the and press
ing close upon the brighter squadrons of winter"
agree with Seryiss and famliarize his enthusiasm
at beholdng "the faces of old friends whom we are
glad to welcome"
To the cultured and apprecative the bold
unhagging determined seekers after truth, these
starry acquantances never become tiresome. "Their
interest for US" says poet-lecturer Serviss "is
fAthomless as the depths OF space in which they
shine. The man never yet lived whose mind could
comprehend the full meaning of the messages they
flash to us upon the wings of light. As we watch
them in their courses the true music OF the spheres
comes to earthly listeners, the chorus of creation
faint with misunderstanding the grandest of epcs
the Poem of the Universe; and the theme that runs
through ii all Is the reign of law"
So, again, dear l., must thank you for
Christmas gift that is joint kaleidoscope and
cornucopia of enjoyment May |, some time, have
the satisfaction of meeting the author of this
unique catalogue of sky gems. desire to heartily
thank him for writing q book that has greatly
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-02-23

load of hogs After he had sold them the pur-
chaser handed Andy q check on the bank for his
money, saying, he did 80 "You can get that
cashed now, or wait until you get home, Mr..
Arbuckle, If you do not care to take the risk Of
carrying the currency with you"
"Guess I'll st git the meney on It, IL it's all the
same to you, mister" replied old Andy, with
grin. Besides, l kinder want ter look 'roun'
little, an might need it."
Gall right" replied the stock dealer, "only it's
not safe to carry much money with you In Q large
city like Chicago"
eyes, 30 Pve heerd," assented Andy, "but I've
bin hustiin long fer darned near forty years,
an the Teller that gifts dollar frum me has mighty
near allus give me two fer Ii fore he got IT."
The dealer smiled and made no reply. He had
seen such men before.
Old Andy went to the bank, drew his money and
set out to the sights. He took a cable car into
the city and began his tour of inspecting Chicagos
many fine business buildings gazing in at the shop
windows, etc. He had just halted in front of the
Eden Musee, and staring at the wax figure Of o
tramp which stands at the entrance, when dap
per looking little fellow seized him by the hand
and exclaimed:
"Why, how you, Uncle Andy, and when did
you leave old Tipton?"
Uncle Andy looked at the fellow moment, and
then said "Kinder pears ter me I'd orter know
that mug o. yourn, but you've got it on me this
time, guess"
"You used to know Scott Hawkins, didn't your"
Thunder, yes you're not his son, RAfe, that run
away from home"
eyes, Pm Rafe Hawkins, and am mighty glad
to see you, Uncle Andy"
Som l, Rafe. How yer maxim it-layin' up any
dust these days?"
"Well, yes, little; and that reminds me l have
just drawn prize in lottery down the street hero
and was going to get the money on 1t when met
you. Come with me, and after get it we'll 60
out and see the town"
"Say, Rafey," said the old man he laid his hand
on the young fellows shoulder, "Im Hoosier, an
live down in the Upton county slashes. l know
my face looks like didn't know ernuf ter go In
out O. the wet, but I've got er pet caf down ter
home an ef l thought that brute hadn't more
gump than ter be taken in by your little game, I'D
trade it off for yaer dog and then shoot the dog.
Us Hoosiers Rafey, don't put style, but
we've got schools an read the papers an some
of us don't take the trouble ter talk well as we
know how, but we amt allus asleep when our eyes
is shet"
Before he had finished his little speech the conf
dence man, seeing his mistake, was attempting to
get away, but old Andy held him fast Just then
an officer happened along and he turned "Rafey"
over to him with short explanation of the mat
ter. The fellow who had tackled him was one of
the slickest confidence men in the west, and the
policeman knew him. he soon behind the bars
in q cell at the Central station.
That night the old fellow related the incident to
me and added by way of explanation: 81 was took
in once that coincidence game bout fifteen year
ago down in Cincinnaty, an its been tried on me
hundred times since, reckon but Pve allus kinder
got the best of it'd. X. PritchGrd.
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AN HEROIC COURSE.
me straits to Which Young Married
Man at Boston Was Put

The Straits to Which q Young Married
Man at Boston Was Put.
| heard the other day an authentic
story OF something that happened here
in Boston, which recalls an incident in
one OF Balzac's novels and tends to sup
port the old saying about truth and fic-
ton. 1t seems that the wife of a young
man who has little house of his own
somewhere in the outlying districts, Lut
whose salary is very small. fell ill, and
was unable to leave her room for sew
eral months. The doctor, as often
happens, prescribed great many rem
edies. tonics and beverages. such as
Apolllnaris water and champagne,
which. being very expensive, were far
beyond the young husbands means.
What could be done? He was bound
that his wife should have everything
which the doctor ordered, and, his purse
having been emptied, he stole out one
evening with the parlor clock under his
arm and returned with a five-dollar bill.
A large easy-chair was expended two
udy . ldtcf lOT d lew DOUJlos Vi pOrU wine,
and, to cut the story short, by the time
the young woman was able to go down
stairs the rooms on the first floor had
been stripped of their contents to pay
the grocer and the apothecary.
1t must have been a bitter moment
for the poor young wife when she first
saw what havoc had been wrought in
her drawing-room, and I dare say that
for few minutes at least her good man
felt that he had been too clever by half.
1t must be acknowledged, however, that
he acted pretty wisely. Health is more
important than furniture. and in time
the household goods will be replaced.
The plan which this enterprising fell
low pursued was surely better than
helping himself out of his masters
cash-box, and perhaps it was preferable
to the ordinary course of running in
debt; certainly it was more original
Boston Post
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MILLIONS FOR CHARITY.
Ehe Enormous Requests of an italian
Duchesse to Various Charities.

Tho Enormous Requests of an italian
Duchesse to Various Charities.
The late Duchesse de Galliera was as
large-hearted and as open-handed as
the late Nine. Boucicault, though per-
haps less judicious in the use she made
OF one of the largest fortunes OF this
age. The late Duke of Galliera was
one OF the Continental railway kings
and a keen and venturesome specula-
tor. He died leaving personally in
France alone amounting to $55, 900, 600,
and in Italy over $15.000,0 600 The
Univers gives the following list OF her
well-known deeds of generosity: Two
thousand dollars year to the poor of
the Seventh Arondissement; $4,000
year to the poor of Paris; for the Brig
mole Galliera Museum, near the Troca-
delo, 81, 900, 600; for the creation of an
orphanage at Meudon, $2,S00,O0 for
the support of that institution, $2.000,-
COO; for the building of three working
class lodging-houses in Paris. $500, 900.
To deepen the port of Genoa she gave
81, 100000, to the present Pope $780,
900, to build two hospitals $780, 600.
Besides the above donations she gave
Genoa the palace called the Palazzo
Rosa. with its art furniture and pic
lures, comprising a collection of ances-
trail portraits by Rubens and Vandyke.
The gift Of palace and estate at b.
logna to the Due de Montpensier can
hardly be called charity. Her last
great benefactions were the founding OF
two asylums, one for 200 old men and
100 old women, and another for Chris
tian Brothers too old or broken down in
health to teach. 1t was at the opening
OF the former at which she caught cold,
which. degenerating into Inflammation
of the lungs, killed her. How she dis
posed of the remnant of her vast for
tune is not yet known. The Duchess
had an idea she was insulting the poor
to ask them to live in meanly-construct-
ed alms-houses She therefore created
palaces for them. Paris Letter.
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The Charge of the Ewes.

/ was strengthening then In North
west Texas, and had about five hundred
owes and lambs under NY care. The
day was warm, though the wind was
blowing strongly, and when noon APP
proach d the flock travelled but owly
toward the place where | wished them
to mako their midday camp. To urge
them on took my long bandana hand
kerchief and flicked the nearest to me
with il as | walked behind. As ! did so
the wind blew it strongly, and 1t sud
denly occurred to me to make sort of
FAC of it in order to see il it would
BRIGHTEN them. | took hold of two
corners and held it over her head so
that it might blow out to its full extent
Now. whether it was due to the glaring
color. or the strange attitude, or to the
snappipg of the outer edge OF the hand
/, erchief In the wind-and | think 1t
was this last can not say, but the
hindmost ewes suddenly stopped, turned
round. eyed me wildly. and then half a
dozen made desperate charge, struck
me on the legs threw me over and ned
precipitately as | fell 1t was a rever-
sal of experience too unexpected! lay
a while and looked at things, expecting
TO see the sun blue at the very least
and then | gathered myself together
SLOWLY. In all seriousness was never
40 taken aback in all my life, and was
almost prepared for ewes biting me-
-Cornhill Magazine.
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some SHORT SAWS.
rev with Unusnaliy Long Teeth rn.,
Have been Newly shxroepea

WIN Unusually Long Teeth tn,
nave bsen Newly shHrpened.
II love you for yourself alone - .s
.he olackblrd said when he swallowed
the gooseberry.
inns - the commonplace expression
Of false friends, who, while thew m ,,a
Inc utmost use OF us, even To ahnsa
profess the most unbounded adn,ra,,o,
OF and regard for us.
That's neither here nor tborap -.
the crow said when an egg fell out 81
her nest. Wv VI
how many Of us have to lament tho
spoiled lie, the wasted opportunity for
good, Inc lost time, the possibility that
was IN our life and went out Of it the
wreck Of this image God madel
III never do that again. ma tbo
monkey said when he fell from the ton
VI the mango tree and broke his bacl,
in the fall. sA
mere are many people who take
credit to themselves for abstention from
EVIL when they are not able to commit
'he eVii they renounce. The sick man
says; II tear myself away from the
world;" the poor man, II DENY mvself
the luxuries of life;" the old man al
ABSTAIN from the follies of youth" the
blind man, Il take no pleasure in riot.
GUS iivlng;" the deaf man, Il make n
point OF never listening to the whis-
pers OF scandal y
'oh, you swindler. you've a stone in
side you'll" as the wasp said when he
ate into the plum.
rev people are more virtuouslv in.
dignant that the cheat when he finds
himself outwitted.
"Ihis is thing that ought not to
pc permitted, as the fox said when he
found the henroost empty.
The assumption of virtue is common
70 mankind, but mono assume it SO
loudly as those who have the least
right to it. BY such people any short
coming on the part of others is made a
subject of complaint.
You've got a bee in your bonnet
as the hive said when the old lady came
to look at the honey.
While it is an inherent weakness OF
human nature to love to find fault with.
out reason. in none is that weakness so
fully developed as in those who are
most guilty OF little sins. "-Quiver.
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NAMES SOLID sTones


Aney Make the Great Buildings ana pr,a~
Haif the Country Over.
ns long as there are post-offices
custom houses, big bridges and the lie
70 ouiid,sthe State of Maine is sure r.
ooi'e IN Tor a generous share OF the
money expended in their construction
LOT there is enough granite down here
" puiio bridge to Ireland, and Il Ia of
,no very finest kind, too. Sections OF
.naihes geological makeup are dis
sliou'eo all over the country In the
lori a OF magnificent public and private
ounces and many mile OF metronol.
,tan pavement, as far west as St. Louis
= composed Of granite blocks from the
y ~ OF this State. Dix Island.
vinal Haven, Blue Hill, Mt. Waldo.
uouidsooro and Sullivan, on the east
ern coast, have long been famous for
,'eir quarries, and now Hollowell, on
Inc hennebec. is becoming great
pace for the knights Of the hammer
ana drill. Four hundred men are at
work there now, and business is BOOM
ing. Granite is being taken out for
the metropolitan Museum of Art ard
american Bank building. New York,
ana Tor the ten-story Bank of Com
merce building in Pittsburgh, Pa, and
tne contracts for monumental and tomb
work now on hand amount to 100000.
Inc shaft of the John Wentworth
monument In Chicago was quarried
ana cut at Hollowell and shipped last
week. The shaft is fifty-two feet long.
weighs sixty-five tons, and was shipped
70 chicago on two cars specially built
tor the purpose. Some very creditable
s:uipturing is done at Hollowell. a
large building being devoted specially
20 such work The sculptors are now
at work upon eighteen life-sized figures
Tor the Bible building in New York
City, and the last of the figures for the
plymouth monument has just been ex-
pressed. A life-sized plaster bust OF
the late Governor Bodwell has recently
been completed, and is pronounced a
work OF genuine art. 1t will be copied
In marble. and the reproduction placed
on exhibition in the State House this
winter. A big granite quarry is a
handy thing to have around town, for
the quarrymen get good wages, and
there are SO many of them that their
patronage brings joy to the hearts of
the shopkeepers. -Bangor (Me. J Letter.
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Separate Municipal Elections

Without venturing to decide which
plan is the more desirable, we think
there is no longer any doubt in any i'm
partial mind as to the need of the pro-
posed separation. There can be no i'm
provement in our municipal govern
ment, no relief from the extravagant
and oftentimes corrupt expenditures
which make life in our cities so enor-
mously expensive. until we bring the
mass OF voters to the comprehension OF
two points: First, that it Is playing into
tho hands of the men who make their
living out of politics to allow National
and State political considerations to
enter into the choice OF municipal ot1i-
GERS; secondly. that the burden OF taxa
ton is not borne by the rich alone, but
largely by the poor. The voters must
think when they are deciding how they
will vote, not as to what the effect OF
their ballot will be on candidate for
Governor or President, but upon mu-
nicipal taxation, schools, police, paw
ing. lighting. STRENGTHENING, sewerage,
docks. Century.
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tisa calamity Of the dircst kind to feel thai
ones physical energies are falling in the prime
Of life-to feel more neryeless, more dispirited
weaker every day. Yet this Is the unhappy lot
Of hundreds who surround u.s. source Of re.
newed strength which science approves, in be-
half of which mnltitudes Of the cebflitated
have and are every day testtfying, and which,
IN countless instances, has built up constitu.
lions Slapped by weakness and infrmity and
long unbeneftted by other means, surely com
mends itself TO all who need a tonic. Hosfet-
ter's Stomach Bitters is such medicine-pure,
botanic, soothing to the nerves, pr motive OF
digestion and fertilizer of the blood. Dys-
pepsfa and nervousness first a cause, the
part when q. course OF the bitters Ia tried. Ali
forms OF malarial disease rheumatism, kidney
and bladder trouble, constipation and bilious
ness are annihilated by this standard family
medicine.
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An old physician, retired from practice. hay-
Ing had placed in his hands by an East India
missionary the formula of a simple vegetable
Consumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma,
and all Throat and Lung Affections also = posi-,
uye and radical cure for Nervous Debility and
all Nervous Complaints, after having tested its
wonderful curative powers in thousands OF
eases, has felt It his duty to make It known to
MS suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive
and desire to relieve human suffering, / will
send free of charge to all who desire It, this re-
cipe, III German, French or English, with full
directions for preparing and using. Sent by
paper, v. A. MOVES, Il9 Powers Block, Roches
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hcir only Medicine Chest.
William W. B. Miller, Deerlodge, Mon.
tana. writes:
have been using BRANDRETH's PILLS
ior the last thirteen years, and though l
have hsd nine children, have never had
doctor III the house. except three times
when we had an epidemic of scarlet fever.
which we soon hanished by a vigorous
use OF BRANDRErH's PILLS. have used
them Tor myself two or three a night for
month, for liver complaint, dyspepsia,
and constipation. In diArrhcea, cramps,
WIND collie, indigestion ono or two BRAN.
DkETH PILLS fixed the children at once.
A box OF pills is all the medicine chest we
require In the house. We use them for
rheumatism. colds. catarrn, billiousness
and impure blood. They never have failed
70 cure all the above complaints in a very
few days."
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1t is faith in something and enthusi-
asm for something that make a NE
'-orth looking at.
The evening of ageis largely con-
ditioned upon the nights OF youth
Washington Post
Good looks should not DO aesplseo'
There have been few heroes with turn
ND noses and bow legs
There is in effect no virtue proper
ly so-ca led. without victory over our
selves; and that which costs nothing is
worth nothing.