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Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Nev. County, Ark.) 1885-1???, 1892-03-31
Powell Clayton's Decoy Ducks.

1t appears that late in June the
Peoples party of Arkansas will as
scmble itself in State Convention
The L. L. proper comprises a few
dozen hungry politicians, whose de-
sire to hold office increases in inten-
sity with age, aud who, behind var
ious disguises, have for a long time
fought the Democratic party in a
feeble way as decoy ducks for Pow
ell Clayton, Although several move
ments have already been made, the
exact shape the opposition to De-
mocracy will assume this year car
only be eonjectured. There are ru-
mors of straight Republican and 3
straight Peoples Party State ticket.
Without the support of the Republi-
cans the Peoples movement will
amount to nothing. The former 5 sup
port Will renew the campaigns OF 1859
and 80. La 1888 Norwood x Go. lee
the decoy ducks, and Fizer & Co.
oticlated two years later. If there
should be two "straights" this year
we shall know that it has been decid-
ed to try to give the Republicans the
State by using the Peoples party tC
coax from the Democracy few
thousand men who have always voted
the Democratic ticket.
But no matter what the disguise
may be, the decoy ducks cannot de-
ceive anybody. 1t Is the same old
crowd-the same old ducks. Ark
ansas Gazette.
Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Nev. County, Ark.) 1885-1???, 1892-03-31

he does it willingly He never com
plains. He is always smiling and
happy. . SO spoke a man who is at
the head Of one of the largest whole
sale dry-goods houses in New York,
to me the other day, as he pointed
out clean, frank faced lad, whose
countenance beamed with honesty.
1t made me think again how much
boys have to do with carving ont
their own fortunes. No man cares
to employ boy who sour of temper
and surly in manner who is fretful,
querulous and complaining like
boy who goes at his work with a
determination to do it quickly and
well. Such one has great chance
to get on in the world. Get up in
the morning, boys, and make up
your mind to be gentle and agreeable
to everybody about you. Begin by
throwing your arms around your
dear mothers neck, and telling her
you loye her. 1t will brighten all
her day. And when you 90 to school,
or to work, let nothing disturb your
temper. Say a cheerful word to
everybody. Your classmates or CO.
laborers will like you all the better
for being kind and agreeable. A
cheerful nature is better than any
medicine. 1t is the tonic of life.
The cheerful man lives longer than
one who is soured and ugly of
speech. - Foster Coates, in Ladies'
Home Journal.
Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Nev. County, Ark.) 1885-1???, 1892-03-31

A lady who has the good fortune
to be friend of Or. Oliver Wendell
Holmes relates little anecdote of
the first time she asked a favor of
him as an author. She had Just
completed II book for children, and
DR.. Holmes kindly consented to read
the manuscript.
When it was returned to her after
his perusal, says the Youths Com
panion, she naturally looked it over
with eagerness and anxiety, in haste
to see what criticisms or corrections
her distinguished friend had made.
She turned page after page, but
found no erssure, mark nor marginal
note, until at length, nearly at the
end of the story, she came TO single
neatly pencilled line in DR.. Holmes
fine handwriting.
1t was placed against passage
upon which she had rather prided
herself, a vivid description of the
picnic feast of a group of children in
grove.
First reading the paragraph to see
if she herself could find anything a.
miss, she next read what he had
written. 1t was this.
Don't let those children eat pick
les. -
Much relieved to find it was the
doctor, not the author, who found
fault with her work, the lady at once
drew line through the offending
viands, and when the story of the
picnic appeared in print, pickles
were omitted from the bill OF fare.
Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Nev. County, Ark.) 1885-1???, 1892-03-31
Laughing in Church.

The writer OF these paragraphs re-
members country church down on
the shores of Lake Erie where, one
hot midsummer day, small con
gregation sat and patiently accom-
panied the good preacher on his ce-
lestial explorations. In front of me
sat a man with long neck and flat
back. Up which a big grasshopper
was slow Y climbing. | amused my
self watching that hopper. He was
unusally large, with long, active legs
and | wanted to see that good broth
er jump when he reached the sensi-
tive territory of his neck, and, Co.
lumbus-like, touched a new shore.
But reckoned without my host
the grasshopper. He changed his
base and, taking sudden backward
leap. gave me lone on the nose,
and laughed out wickedly at my
own discontinue. OF course | was
III disgrace, and during the rest of
my stay had to dcport myself with u
gravity that was most unnatural.
But no one knew that the grasshop-
per was to blame, and not |. "a
Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Nev. County, Ark.) 1885-1???, 1892-03-31
SUN SHADOWS.

Ihere never was success so nobly gained,
Or victory SO free from earthly dross,
But, in the winning, some one had beer
paincd,
And some one suffered loss.
There never WAS SO wisely planned fete
Or testa throng with hearts on plcasur,
bent,
But some neglected one outside the gate
Ncpt tears Of discomfort
There never was bridal morning fair
With Hopes blue shcs and Loves un-
clouded sun
For two fond hearts, that did not bring de,
spair
To some sad other one.
II Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Nev. County, Ark.) 1885-1???, 1892-03-31
FOR sAtr--lN PRESCOTT.

FOR SAGE--lN PRESCOTT:
Pritchard Residence and acres on East
Main street
\ four room residence and two lots north
of the public school house.
The Clark place, newly repaired and put
in good condition; 40 by 41O feet; also
5 acres north of the Prescott Lumber Co.'S
planning mill, and on terms to suit purchaser
Half block just cast Of the Park fronting
the Hawkins property.
10 lots in Brad Scott and Warrcns addi-
ton on enstalments.
The Lindsey Stamps lot near the new
planer. Very desirable and cheap property.
The Nelson Proctor residence on East
Main street, 90 fl. front BY 300 #. with
good three-room residence.
N COUNTRY
The famous Biggs lands: 5000 acres for
sale in quarter or half quarter sections, oAs
mile from Prescott; 240 only four-fifths Of .
mile from the depot at Prescott.
so ocres fine hill and creek bottom land,
near Emmet, part of the McDougald land.
The Noteworthy place, 240 acres, one mile
north of Emmett
The old Mcmillan farm place, 240 acres,
near Glenvlle--very cheap.
200 acres at Bluff City, so acres in cultivA-
tion-a good well on the place.
loo acres nine miles northwest of town.
good tillablc sandy land.
~ acres two miles southeast Of town. vita
II good three room residence and thirty
acres in cultivation.
John Martin farm, 260 acres with good
house and barn, and 100 acres open land for
sale very cheap.
The Ben Stanley farm, 200 acres, two good
houses and 10 acres in high state OF cult
walton.
20 acres with good residence just east Of
corporation, near Rev, T. W. Hayes.
The old Powers farm east of town contain
ing 40 acres fine pasture laad.
$50 acres joining f. VI. Smyth's, ono mils
outh-east Of town.
Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Nev. County, Ark.) 1885-1???, 1892-03-31

The funniest thing | ever saw in
church" said a good brother, chap
pened to a good deacon when J. was
boy. The Old man used to sit
against wooden post near the pull
pit, and as his head was bald and
susceptible to the air, he would
throw his bandana handkerchief over
it. | was a boy then, and the deacon
himself Away excited my risibilities,
but on this occasion there was a
church mouse that ran down the post
until it touched the deacon's head
resting its front feet on the silk
handkerchief The old man would
feel the touch. imagine it was a fly,
and reach up to brush it off. At
last he gave the handkerchief Wig
orous pull and the mouse came off
with il, and the deacon gave a Jump
and sung out; Darn the crtteri'
gave big guffaw, and after the ser
vice my father told me he would
whip me on Monday. BY that time
however, had succeeded in showing
the deacon's sin as being of greater
enormity than mine, and escaped
with a parental lecture. "
Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Nev. County, Ark.) 1885-1???, 1892-03-31
HILL AT JACKSON, MISS.

ho ioho"'hS u 'ai = VI PchaIOl
David b. Hills speech, as delivered
at Jackson, Mississippi, recently:
And now what is the condition of
our whole land and people! SUBJ
init to the candid judgment of our
fellow countrymen, and ask the
judges of our courts, the lawyers of
our bars, the statesmen of our legis-
latures, ! ask all competent persons
to test in detail the truth of my asser
ton. | submit to your candid judg-
ment that every trouble. every dis
turbance that exists, every disaster
that impends and every danger that
is feared at this time throughout our
whole land, not merely in some parts
of it, is the direct and obvious con-
sequence of Republican legislation
in disregard of the spirit of the letter
of our Constitution. | specify for
brevity now only two great items of
present and intoerable disturbances
though many others might be named
which are marked by egregious viola
ton of the letter and the spirit of the
Constitution. Not for one hour dur
ing the last thirty years have the
Democratic party possessed, nor
does it how possess the power to APP
peal or amend these and other laws,
the fount and origin of every present
disturbance to the general peace and
prosperity. A little while the Demo-
cratic party had the Senate a little
while the Executive for longer
periods the House of Representatives,
but not for one moment during thir-
ty years has it had all three. SO
that all these evil-prodacing laws
have been absolutely beyond our
reach and went on operating and will
90 on operating now just as if the
overwhelming Democratic majority
of the House of Representatives were
a Republican majority. Every dis
order in our finance, every injustice
in our taxation, is not on V the con-
sequence, direct and obvious, of Re-
publican legislation, but of legisla-
ton so plainl Y outside the Constitu-
ton, so plainly dsregardful of its
inhibitions or else of its limitations
that not one statesmen of any party
prior to 1860 ever dreamed of advo-
eating such transgressions. That is
not all nor the worst. Three years
ago the Democratic party experienc-
ed disastrous overthrow and lost
the House Of Representatives which
till then 1t had controlled for many
years. For two years our country
was once again abandoned to the Re-
publican designs. What did they do
with their unhindered power? Did
they repeal one of those unconstitu-
tional laws for which they had been
pleading the false excuse of war, its
burdens, its necessities? -? Let our
worse than-war tariff taxation reply.
Let the disorders of our currency
make answer. No; No; they first
created more power in their own
hands and then doubted its prosttu-
ton. Applause.
Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Nev. County, Ark.) 1885-1???, 1892-03-31
RECONCILED.

You've come, have you?" sale
my motherin-law, in a deep voice
as she stood on the threshold, griml,
surveying me with eyes that shonC
like hard, greenish-blue gooseberries
behind her spectacles.
1t was rather a curious complica.
ton. My mother-in-law had not the
least idea who | was. | had cheer
fully intended to take her by sur
prise; but now that the eventful mo-
ment had arrived, my courage, like
that of Bob Acres, as jefferson
shows him, was oozing out at the
ends of my fingers.
My name is Richard Dalton. |
was then just twenty-one, with a face
that was not absolutely ugly, sub
lime audacity and pockets not partic-
ularly well lined, and | had just dis
tinguished myself by running away
with a pretty girl from boarding
school
But, Dick, E" she had remonstrat-
ed, we've nothing to live on
Don't be goose, darling" had
been my reply. What do people
need to live on: All the wants of
this world, more or less, are facti-
tious. A crust of bread and a glass
of water three times day, and now
and then a suit of clothes we must
be poor indeed, if we can't manage
to compass that.
Nettie had looked admiringly upon
me, and aequiesced in my argument.
We had taken board at Che Angel
Hill hotel, and began our honey
moon royalty. At the end of a
month, mine host had became a lit
~, -,
Wv ''' '0' '''''''N -" '''O '''JN0' VI ms
o','' al" ->e'''e 'i'o'ue' "''' WHY"
a letter to her, signifying that she
wanted nothing whatever to do with
US we 'l"o n'""e our ." Il oeo' sue
signiied, and now we might lie on
IT,
On' ''cN' o''cU ->'''''' wasp
ing hcF ''ah"S' " "'' "'e We ~
40;
Hanged if | know - was my
rather blank response But don't
cry, darling III 60 and see her my
self,
~ ou' Dick
Il, myself
"She II have nothing 10 say 10
you.
"She cant help herself
"She'll turn you out OF DOORS
"We'll see about that.
but DICK you doh Nho" you
can't have any idea-ho~ terrible
she Is signed Ne''le'
"Saint George conquered the ora
gon' my love- "'''''e"' '"''' '''
Iy, land | mean to conquer your
mother 30 pack my ValiSe' thefe ;
a darling, and III be OH before 'he
landlord comes back from Boston
But DIcN' II nc lr"oo'eSo'i''
what can | say to nm; appeared
poor little frightened Netlle'
TEL him I've gone ont OF town.
and shall be back IN a few days
said /, confidently.
But "hen "ai>e" ieSo'"'''9 W
to my mother-in-law's door she
greeted me as Il ! '''" oeo" eNPoo'
ed for the last week or So
"You'ye come, have you; was
Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Nev. County, Ark.) 1885-1???, 1892-03-31

| don't miss Jemima Stiles one bit.
If only Nettie could have stayed
single till she met such a man as
this. -
/ | smiled to myself as | laid out
the kindlings for the breakfast fire.
My accomplishments as Jack of-all
trades" had never done me much
good before. But now they were
certainly winning me some credit in
the world.
At the end of the third day she
had told me the whole story of her
daughters runaway match with "a
good-for-nothing young city chap.
On the fourth day she had consulted
with me as to whether 1t was better
to put the forty-acre lot into oats or
rye, and | had won her heart by
taking to pieces the old hall-clock,
which had not gone for ten years,
and restoring it to running order
once again.
On the evening of the same day
Nettle arrived, all blushlng and
trembling.
"Oh, Dick" said she, lis she very
angry
My dear" said l, "she hasn't
any idea who am
But, Dick"
mo butts, my darling" said l,
cheerfully. Let US be julius Cae-
sar over again. We come, we see,
we conquer. "
And | dragged my unwilling little
wife into the back room, where my
mother-in-law lay on sofa, nursing
her ankle.
Mrs. Martin jumped up, spite of
the wounded ankle.
Here's my wife, ma am said |,
land hope she'll give satisfaction. :"
"Nettie,' she cried, in blank
amazement
"Oh, mother, mothcr," falte.ed
Nettie, throwing both hands around
the old lady's neck, please forgive
me this time, and I'll never, never
elope again.
please, ma am, we'll be good, :"
added |.
And my mother-in-aw relented on
the spot. How could she do other
wise:
"Henrietta, said she, "you, we
been a naughty girl-there's no
denying that. But your husband
seems handy man about the house,
and l'm tired of living here alone
SO take off your things and 90 to
work getting supper. As for you,
Richard"
Yes, ma am, know" said l.
I've been playing double part
and deceived you all along, But l
wanted YOU to like me-and you
know" added, "all is fair in loye
and war !"
We'll, do like you-a little, -"
admitted my mother-in-law. Ana
now that have seen YOU, Dick, l
don't so much wonder at the way
Nettie behaved"
After that she never scolded us
any more. And | honestly believe
that this is the only case on record in
which a mother-in-law was conquered
IN so brief a campaign. Nettie says
she doesn't know how | did it. In
fact don't quite know, myself. -
Amy Randolph, in n. Y Ledger.
Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Nev. County, Ark.) 1885-1???, 1892-03-31
JOHN II. ARNOLD,
LAWYER

LAWYER,
f4faarg and Real Estate Hgsnt,
(ofIiee at Court House.)
PRESCOTT. ARK.
Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Nev. County, Ark.) 1885-1???, 1892-03-31
Good Qualities.

II like that boy. He is always
cheerful He is never cross or surly,
no matter what ask him to do.
And when | tell him to do anything
Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Nev. County, Ark.) 1885-1???, 1892-03-31

Another view OF it-lIupker-''I
wish | had courage enough to pro-
pose to Sue and end my misery
Spatts-"Ihat might not end it,"
Hunkcr-" How's that!" Spatts-
"She might accept you. - Judge.
Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Nev. County, Ark.) 1885-1???, 1892-03-31

Her mother--''l saw him kiss you,
| am terribly shocked. | did not
suppose he would dare TO do such a
thing. Herself-"Nor |. In fact
| bet him he didn't dare. - Brook
lvn Life.
Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-07-21
SHEPHERD, FOUkE 6 CO..
LAID E5SY
OUR STOCK OF
OXFORD TIES
Is now complete, G. D. E. and E. g. Lasts.
We sell the James Means SO Shoe the Best esrh.

The writer attended the Democratic
State Convention at Little Rock June
IA, and in speaking Of the wonderful
prosperity and rapid growth of that
city, the gentleman with whom he was
talking said: eyes, Little Rock is inn
proving rapidly. To-day over 400
new buildings are in course of con-
struction, embracing number of brick
blocks, and property continues to adj
vance in value. This prosperity began
year or two ago when we put down
thorough system of sewerage over
the city and began to pave the streets.
This was done by the owners Of real
estate under the improvement district
plan, and since these districts were es-
tablished the city has advanced stead
lily and rapidly" We simply mention
this as pointer to the real estate own
ers of Texarkana.
Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-07-21

In our issue Of yesterday we pub
lished communication from Mayor
Arnold about sewerage, which, we
trust, was read by every real estate
owner in the district in which sewer
age is proposed. 1t is q matter di-
rectcd to them, for they are more in
terested than others. 1t will devolye
upon them to pay for the work, and
to them the greatest benefits from
sewerage will go Sewerage
is Of great importance to Texarkana,
and a good system would largely ia
crease the value Of real estate, and we
believe that it viii be a most excel
lent investment for real estate owners.
On next Monday practical engineer,
who has constructed systems Of sew
erage at Little Rock, Hot Springs and
other places in Arkansas, VIII be here,
and furnish estimates Of costs, &c,
We trust that when he comes, our
people geuera'y, and those in the pro-
posed sewerage district especially,
win interview him.
Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-07-21
Do You want a RabY

Photo taken, free of charge? If so,
take baby to the Popular East Side
Studio, where they will make you
those Incompatible arlsto finished
photos, absolutely free, during the
18th, 18th, goth, Dist and 22nd Of Jul
ly Every mother receiving an ele-
giant souvenir. This offer does not
apply to children over one year old.
Studio over TeXarkana hardware
Company Store, 204 L. Broad Street,
SHREvEs & MOOD,
The Leading Photographers.
Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-07-21

smoothness. A number of measures
were passed, the most important OF
which was a bill increasing the pay OF
life-saving service men. The bill
granting an American register to the
steamship China was defeated. The
Commerce Commute was authorized
to investigate the Reading combine.
The Interstate Commerce Commit
tee to-day reported to the Senate a bill
requiring the use Of automatic coup
lers on cars and power brakes in loco
motives engaged in interstate traffic.
The companies are to be given suffi-
cient time in which to make the
changes. Mr.. Blount, Of Georgia; to-
day reported to the House the bill III
troduced by Mr.. Curtis, authorizing
the President to close the st. Mary's
Falls Canal to all Canadian vessels, or
levy tax of from so to SIS a ton on
them, if it is shown that American
vessels are Disseminated against i'll
passing through Canadian canals, and
in the imposition Of duties.
PrrrsBURG, PA, July 20;-The sec
ond skirmish in the legal battle be-
tween the Carnegie Steel Company
and the strikers was begun this morn
ing before Judge Magee, when the
application for the release Of Burgess,
John McLuckie, of Homestead, was
called up. There was large crowd
present, made up Of Homestead peo-
AT $50 Brennan formally presented a
petition for the release Of Mr.. Nc
Luckie, and his case opened. After
listening to all the testimoney and adj
dresses, Judge Magee fixed the amount
of Burgess and McLuckie's bail at
$4,000.
HOMESTEAD, PA, July 20-Except
for women cursing the militia, Home
stead is death-like quiet this morning
and throughout the night. "May God
remember you for coming here and
help taking bread from the moeths Of
children" shrieked one Amazon at
Col. Green, the officer in command
nearest the Carnegie property and
close to the strikers headquarters.
Experiences Of this sort, while not
merritorious, are not relished by the
soldiers, and they are not slow to at
tribute outbursts Of bitterness to the
growing dependency in the strikers
ranks. Some even have based broad
predictions on such disagreeable Incl
dents that the breakup the strike has
already begun.
Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-07-21
KELS0'S BANK.
1t is More Solid Thanethe Day When
1t Closed
Little Rock and st. Louis Capital
lists Express Confidence in the
Maguo!lan Flnancier.
KELS0'S BANK.

Mr.. j. G. KelsO, whose private bank
at Magnolia was closed by attachment
last Saturday, and who is President OF
the Gate City National Bank, at Tex
arkana, Ark, will arrive home to-
morrow. Since last January Mr.
IIelso has been quite ill, and few
days previous to his departure fol
Blue Lick Springs, Ind, he arranged
his business, as he thought, in salts
factory manner. He owed no one
anything that he could not meet on
demand, if the obligation had been
presented him, and, if anything, he
is more able to cancel his indebtedness
to-day than he was before he left Mag
nolia. AS soon as his embarrassment
became known in this city and at st.
Louis, there was a consultation by
wire and otherwise between those
who are familiar with the banker and
his methods of conducting his bust
ness, and without exception, all agreed
that The closing of his bank was I'M
warranted, and profers Of assistance,
which will not be needed, were offer
ed him in both cities. From reliable
sources it is learned that the closing
of his house was due to local jealous
les, and not from any inability of Mr..
Kelso to meet his indebtedness. The
Little Rock banks, without single
exception, express the greatest conf
dence in Mr.. Kelso, and without So
licitation are ready and willing on The
shortest notice to see him safely
through his present apparent tinan-
cial distress. His st. Louis CORES
pondents, which include two Of the
largert banks in Missouri, have mott
fed their correspondents here that
Mr.. Kelso is solvent beyond any
doubt, this statement being Endorsed
by the commercial agencies, and if
financial assistance is needed, prompt
and favorable response will come from
his business associates, and. from the
tenor Of their offer, there is no limit
placed upon the amount they are will
ing to place at his command. There
have been fewer bank failures
in Arkansas than any State in the I'm
ion, and the surprise the closing of
the Magnolia bank created in Little
Rock was as great in the East as it
was in this city. For many years the
financial institutions Of the State have
borne an enyiabIe reputation for con-
servatism, and whenever a failure oc-
ours it always results from cause as
inevitable as the laws Of grayitation.
There have been only two bank fail
ures in the State Of Arkansas since
1874 The closing of Kelso's bank at
Magnolia is not failure, as viii be
shown within the next few days. All
the evidence thus far obtained clear
ly demonstrates that commercial
blunder has been made at Magnolia,
which only requires a few days to cor
rect. Mr.. Kelso is one Of the safest
fnanclers in the State, and is SO regard
ed by men of means who would see
him through any trouble, if any eX-
isted,-Little Rock Gazette, July 81.