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Year: 1879

Representation A of Colman's Rural World was recently sent to Arkan- sas to see and report as to the lands in this State. He did notas we regret very much, come up the Ft- Smith road, and by emitting this trip he missed seeing the best part of the State. He passed over the Iron Mountain and Southern road, how ever and in the Rural of the 10th inst sums up his opinion os that DOT tion of the State which fell l under his observation on that route:

 The lands are all we'll wooded; 1; hence the emigrant unlike his tel low who goes to Kansas or the great CT part of Texas, has ready to hand an abundance of wood to build his house and make his fence, though the price he pays for them is no more than from $3 to $5 per acre, with good discount for cash; and what makes the Arkansas lands all the more desirable is, that the farmer cannot only raise all the va riety of crops that are raised north, but can add to the list the staple crops of cotton and rice, to which he may add many new fruits that find their home in that climate. Also, as the State IS we'll watered with many streams and rivers, the occupant of the land is not troubled with drouth that is often so distressing to the farmers Tn the adjoining States. Altogether Arkansas is favored State, over those of her neighbors, having nine months for harvest, which common cing in April with berries, ends ip Dec. with cotton, The soil and eli mate combine to reward the farmer more fully for labor expended than In most any other State. It being situated about midway between the colder north and the warm, sunny south and having railroad run ming directly north and south, the residents of the State have the option of the markets, that was taken advantage of by many of the fruit growers the past year dur ing the berry season-supplying the markets of the north with the first berries of the season, and the far south with the latter fruit, thereby resping the benefit of . high price for their produce through the entire season. 5
Year: 1879

We invite the attention of our readers to the offer of premiums made in another column, and we hope our terms are sufficiently plain

 and liberal to induce a lively com petition for the prizes offered. We have the goods on hand and would be pleased to have all who feel inter- ested call and see them. We offer these premiums merely as business transaction. We want our circula- tion extended and willing to make it pay our readers to aid us in the work. The paper is now nearing the close of its fifth year and we are very anxious to enlarge and other wise improve it. We run the DEM oCRAT just as any other sensible man runs any other legitimate bus mess. We make the paper just what the patronage conferred upon

 itjustiAes. We know that our pa
Year: 1879

The south does not depend on wheat, corn and cotton. She has raised this year six hundred million pounds of tobacco, which is twelve million more than she ever raised before.--Memphis Appeal.

 Arkansas can produce as fine to- bacco as any State. The best to- bacco in this town land our mer- chants keep good stocks of tobaccos IS Arkansas leaf, cured and mauu- fxctured in Arkansas. This part of the State, Arkansas valley, from Lit tie Rock to Ft. Smith, and the whole Northwestern part of the State IS well adapted to the production of to- bacco, and ought to make tobacco enough to supply all the demand for the weedwithout sending abroad for it. The Reynolds tobacco company have now removed their works to Van Buren and if we have any to bacco growers along this road who wish to grow the pIaut they will find no difficulty in disposing of it at a fair price to that company. Our far mers ought at least to make their own tobacco.
Year: 1879

Some correspondent writing from south Arkansas to the Daily Ga zette, over the signature of "True Democrat" has this to say of the progress Garland and the Green back cause are making in that sec ion of the State:

 In this letter, it will be impossi- ble to show to your readers the dis astrous manner in which Mir. Gar land has been driven from the stump in our county, which once delighted to honor him with any position he might ask of her psopse, but which now rspudiates him as bitterly as
Year: 1879

The contract has been let out for the building of the railroad be- tween Pine Bluff and Little Rock. Col. Zeb Ward has the job of gra. ding the road-bed This is a sure guarantee that it will be put through in double quick order. He will put 45o men to work at once, and it is confidently believed that the cars will be running between Pine Bluff and the Capital by July lst 1880.
Year: 1879

10 the E0lIOf OF the GlODe.


That was very pretty story you published
Sunday about MARK Twain's Marr;age;' how
he WAS transformed from Bohemian bachelor
to a respectable Benedict; from the San Fran
cisco Gail. There is just enough truth in it to
leaven the lump of fiction, but suppose quite
as much as You usually find in such romantic
yarns. In the first place, the date is wrong.
The Quaker City made her famous voyage in
1867. Next, there was no old gentleman
named Langdon with us on the voyage The
late MIR. Langdon, of Elmira, N. Y, never saw
the Quaker City. He never saw Mark Twain
till after the voyage. His son, Charley Lang
don, not mere boy but grown young man,
was with us on the steamer and made the voy-
age. His sister, Miss Olivia l.. Langdon, did
not accompany US, for the very good reason
that he had sister. His father had an
adopted daughter, and. she being in Bermuda,
came on board the steamer on our return and
was with us for three days until we reached
New York


Simply this, and nothing more. Now see the
absurdity of what follows: ''The old gentle
man fought rather shy ION the steamer) of the
Washoe Bohemisn's society, but the young
Lady looked on him kindly and the light Of her
eyes purified his life.' They both did this at
distance Of from three to six thousand miles.
1t was q case of love at first sight, Probably
a Of second sight. Before the voyage
was over he asked MIR. Langdon for Olivia, and
the refusal be received chilled but did not dis
hearten him. He simply told the somewhat
indignant parent that be could wait, but he was
determined to marry his daughter" Nothing
could better illustrate Mark Twain's determined
character than his avowed purpose to marry
woman he had never met nor heard of.


The only thing that bothers me is how this
correspondence OF conversation was carried on.
Was it by submarine cable OF q premature
telephone?


When all parties finally met at Elmira
there was no fuss and feathers about it, no
tempest in teapot, no opposition, but a quiet,
unromantic, commonplace wedding, just as
when any ordinary man marries any young
lady be happens to take fancy to.


As the "Innocents Abroad has been widely
read in St. Paul, and several copies are in the
library for those who still wish to read them,
thought it would be well TO separate them from
ut least part of the twaddle about Mark
Twain, which, for twelve years past, has been
freely circulated about him.


ONE OF THE INNoCENTs.


st. Paul. Jan. 2f 1870
Year: 1879

sonal or mixed taken, used, injured or de-
stroyed by United States troops, or by or
through any officer, civil or
military, or. other person acting or pro-
Tossing to act under or by authority
of the United States or of their enemies, or
taken used, injured destroyed from any
other cause whatever during the existence of
the late instruction or rebellion against the
government of the United States, unless the
owner thereof, and in case of any corporation
or Its governing authority or management,
was daring all the time of such insurrection
OF repelllon loyal i'll fact tc the government of
the United States, and gave neither aid nnr en-
couragement to the enemy. No pension, bounty,
grant, pecuniafy indemnity or pecuniary ben
NJ, snail ever be given or provided by or under
authority of Congress or any State, for or on
account OF any military or other service per-
formed OF injury suffered in hostility to the
government of the United States
no pardon or amnesty, past or future, shall
have any effect to take any person, case or
claim out OF the purview OF this article
Year: 1879

At a late hour last night there came to police
headquarters young girl, petite in FORM and
fsshianably attired, giving her name as Minnie
Wheeler, but recently arrived from st. Louis
The story, as related by the girl, is an ex-
tremely sad one, and is q striking commentary
on the social depravity that makes an attempt
on the honor of defenceless woman possible.


A few days since there appeared
in a St. Louis paper an advertise
ment for competent young woman
to act as confidential companion and house.
keeper to middle-aged lady whose permanent
residence was located in this city.


Among other applicants for the position was
Miss Wheeler, whose engaging manners and
previous experience WAS supposed to have been
instrumental in securing the position, the un-
derstanding being that the twain were to leave
st. Louis in order to Immediately take up their
permanent abode at the residence of Mrs. Scott
in this city.


Arrangements were accordingly made for
their Immediate departure, which took place
on last Saturday. The train had proceeded
within short distance of Milwaukee when the
young girl first suspected the real motives of
her designing companion. The peculiar char
acter of the insinuations at first cautiously ad-
vanced, were for a short time regarded as
probable inherent eccentricities, but subse-
qnent developments led the girl to believe that
the true designs of her osvensible employer
were Of the most horrible character.


10 make e long story Short the girl ascer-
tanned that her companion was procuress, her
intention being to introduce the Innocent girl
into one of the dens of prostitution in this CITY,
The idea had sooner dawned upon the girl
than she indignantly Stunned further inter-
course with her companion, her sense of indig-
nation being so thoroughly aroused that scene
transpired which attracted the attention of all
the passengers on the train.


Upon learning the true status of the affair
the indignation IF the passengerswas SO great
that Mrs. Scott reconsidered her intention of
coming to St. Paul, instead Of which she left
the train at Milwaukee, Miss Wheeler came
through to this city, relating her story to the
police authorities last evening as substantially
stated. Aid. Grace chanced to be present ut
the time, and at her own solicitation succeeded
in procuring for the stranger a respectable
boarding house
Year: 1879

They Indulge in a Big Game to Prevent a


"Globe'' Scoop.


While the Burke-Frank business was in pro-
gress before Judge Wilkin, yesterday, this bit
Of by-play happened. A GLOBE reporter with
Judge Wilkin if his opinion would be given in
writing.


Probably not,'' was answered.


In duty bound to anticipate probabilities"
the GLOBE man went to shorthand reporter in
attendance, and secured his services to secure
so important a decision in the event of it's
delivery. The duty Of Bill Kings twins il,
one to watch the GLOBE, while the other skir.
mishes around for ''itenls.'' The errand boy of
the twaln-in new suit of clothes, striped
and checked variety, he comes from Saltwater
and sticks to custom in dress-was on hand.
He observed the whispered colloquy. He
looked around eagerly for his fellow. He ID
made a big discovery, the GLOBE had got some
thing on EN-. He became red in the face
with anxiety for t'other to come The
youth was not equal to taking
in the double situation, the talk of the LAWYERS
in court, and the talk Of the GLOBE to the
court reporter.


After little the GLOBE squeezed out of the
court room. The zebra clothed youngster fair
ly bounced out of his chair and rushed over to
inquire about 'the SCOOP"


What did that there GLOBE man have to say
to you!'


Il can't tell you.''


"Oh, please Sir do''


just then some one, who had overheard the
conversation it was spoken as no secret, took
pity on the piteous pleading, and told.


Please sir, won't you give it to me, also.''


mo; how can ]? l have been engaged by
another. Take it to yourself. Would it be
honorable (as if he knew the meaning of the
Word) If you had engaged me, for me to carry it
over to the GLOBE


IF ask Mr.. Cornish for an order will you
do 1t then!'


The beastly ignorance of the youth made
the court reporter forget his piteous whining,
and he smiled at him. He was told that that
way wouldn't fetch 1.-THE court could order
1t, and IN no other way. at least by no under
handed way, could he obtain it.
just then 1.-THE tother" got into court, and
the boy advised with the old man. Together
they suddenly conceived the idea that they
must have a short hand man. as we'll as the
GLOBE,
Year: 1879

Small farms and diversified labor
sre the great needs Of the South.
Our section will become more thrifty
and prosperous as soon as the huge
plantations are divided into small
farms, owned and occupied by indus
trious laborers, who become more
substantial, law-abiding citizens as
soon as they become owners Of the
sOil.-[ Memphis Appeal.


Nothing truer than this was ever
said of the South. But the Appeal
should go farther and remind Its
readers that nothing but the most
absolute freedom for political belief
md social customs will ever induce
the emigration to the South of men
who make the industrious small farm
=rs which the South so much needs.
It does not matter whether these
small farmers are Democrats or not;
they will not go South until there is
freedom there. Nor viii the poor
whites in the South ever deveIope in
TO the class the Appeal desires, un-
oil there is a social revolution there
which Will trample down political
ostracism, and make schOoI-hoUses
IS plentiful as apple-jaek distilleries
before the war. II Toledo Blade.
Year: 1879

\ Every time you get a chance cusS
out the city government,
! Whenever you get in crowd,
abuse the merchants and swear they
are a thriftless set Of men with no
enterprise.


When you want bill of dry goods
or groceries send off for them.


When you want a buggy or wagon,
order that from some other place,
and break down your own manu-
factories.


When you want to build a house,
send off tor workmen and starve out
your own mechanics.


Every chance you get make 1t a
point to let the people know your
city or town has the mcanest set OF
lawyers and doctors in the world.
! Always make it a point to abuse
your neighbors and let the people
know you have the most selfish and
lmeanest class Of citizens ofall places
on the top side of the globe.
Always borrow your county paper
and thereby cheat the publisher cut
Ioi a subscriptlon.-~Ex.
Year: 1879

AL llllSlS0i0 OAN''AS


table religious revival is said to have
been in progress near MaXville, this
county, for several days past Some
of the more sanguine (and perhaps
less lndustrious) OF those participat-
ing are said to proclaim the belief
that man can live without laborlng


that the "Giver of ali good" will
furnish him with clothes, bread,
meat and vegetables, or long credit
and without a mortgage, it he only
has sufficient faith and will serve
Him. There can be NJ objections
to any amount Of faith, but taken
single handed or alone we fear it
will not produce a giod crop OF
corn or cotton in this country.
Year: 1879

According to previous notlco,
there will be an election OF town
officers-mayor, recorder and five
aldermen-for the Incorporated
town of Evening Shade next Tues
day. We deem it proper and just to
state in connection with this that
we believe those who have served III
this capacity during the term now
about to expire have done so faithful
ly and impartially, and with a view to
maintaining peace and good order
in the town. Some of the ordinan-
ces passed and fines imposed may
appear little stringent and severe
to a few who have become practical
<ly amenablc thereto, but if they were
! to exchange positions with those for
whose protection these laws were
made and enforced, they would
lprobabIy take a very ditferent view
jof the matter. AS they are all good
men, and in view of their experience,
let us vote next Tuesday to re-clect
ithe entire force, h68 mayor to


recOrder.
Year: 1879

We NOTICE AGAIN that in the repor
Of the City Treasurer made last nigh
to the City Council, that there was nc
mention made Of that little cash box
containing $4,000, which Mr.. Guth-
rie said was in bank to the credit o.
the Board Of Education and now that
Mr.. Guthrie is said by the Democrats
to be elected City Treasurer, We sup
pose We shall never hear anything


more oft. We said at the time before
the election that it was q myth, only
used for elections-ring purposes, and
no one knew that we were telling the
truth better than Mr.. Guthrie did and
We have no doubt that he has q sincere
respect for paper that had the bold.
ness to face the question squarely and
tell the truth. So then the $40, 900
bubble has exploded.
Year: 1879

INSTEAD OF President Hayes being
dissatisfied with the nomination Of Mr..
Cornell as the Rspu blican candidate for
Governor Of New York, he ON Monday
last before starting on his western jour.
ney took occasion to repeat to member
of Congress his entire support Of the
ticket. He said that the Republican
party should unite shoulder to shoul-
der in uphclding its principles and that
those who are opposed to Mr.. Cornell
should forget those prsjudices in the
work for Republican success. He would
do this himself and hoped that every
man OF the party would remember
what was at stake, not what candidate
was up Cor election. He expected to
see New York give good account of
herself IN the approaching election.
The Congressman who is from New York
assured the President that from what
he knew and could observe he would
not be disappoin sl in the action of the
party, and that he would safely prom.
ise that the good account expected from


he Stata would be forthcomin
Year: 1879

was slsctsd and put inside ~ polls. He
did his work we'll. In ths wess dis
triot Third ward polls, different plan


had been agreed upon. Here no tax


receipts were to be asked for. Every


thing was to be taken that was


offered, the inspector inside being post


ed in regard to the meaning Of certain


winks and mods, beforehand agreed


upon, and in such . hurry was the n


spsotor Of this district to get such votes


into The ballot box that in one Or two


instances he had forgotten to ask the
names Of the persons voting and they


had to be called back again to give In


their names. Various expedients


were adopted at the various polls, but
all with the express determination Of
getting Democratic votes into the ballot


box and keeping Republican votes out.
For Republicans in many .,ases gen


uine tax receipt, sworn place Of per


manent residence, and being well
known as a constant voter was not
sufficient evidence to entitls them to a
vote, especially II the person applying
to vote happened to be Of a dark color,
while we'll known repeaters were allow
cd to vote in spite Of challenge or pro-
test. This was all done under show
or pretext OF respect for the law which
we have just quoted which makes the
inspectors the sole judges IS to whether
man is entitled to vote even
If he is willing to be qualified that
he has paid q tax and is . resident
Of the ward. This gives . discretion
only to be exercised by honest and up
right inspectors who have some little
regard for their sworn obligation to con-
duct the election in An honest man
ner. This discretionary power lodged
in the hands Of inspectors is wise and
proper il thsy happen to be honest men,
but in the hands Of men picked out for
their violent partisan feeling which
overrides every other consideration, it |
becomes the engine which turns the cleo. |
lions into hollow nookery Of outraged
Justice as was the case at the recent |
city election.
Year: 1879

THE PROPOSED MEETING OF THE MEN YEsTEI-


DAY-DrssArIsFAcTroN OF SOME OF THE CON-


TEsrANTs-No ACTION TAKEN.


1t was understood on Saturday that q meeting of
the contestants for the Ashley belt had been pro-
posed for Sunday. at the Glenham House.
corner of Third avenue and Twenty fourth street.
at two o'clock. and at that hour those interested
in Guyon, Merritt and Ennis at tho place
vestigaton it was found that the proposed meeting
was merely the suggestion of two or three of the
contestants who had failed to notify all entered for
the contest, and had likewise neglected to take
such steps as would make any action of the meeting
binding upon all the Neither the principals
In the match nor any OF the of the
men except those named putting in appear
ance, no meeting held and at hvo o'clock
are much dissatisfied with tho present standing of
affairs. claiming that while they have put up as
much stake money AS have Rowcll and Weston. and
thus equal partners In the matter. they have
had voice in any arrangements that have
been made, and arc not content with the
terms agreed upon by Weston for the
use of the garden. Until the result OF
precedence in the affair and tho expenses of the
garden to bo paid from tho proceeds OF the
match all the contestants should have had voice
i'm the making of the terms with the lessecs of the
place. Dissatisfied with the terms already made for
the garden the men present expressed themselves as
dcsirous Of entering protest with the trustees Of
the bet requesting that they be heard In the matter
But meeting was organized the matter merely
ended in a great deal OF lgumbling on the part OF
those present at the Glenham House,
Year: 1879

BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.


ATLANTA. Ca, Sept. Z, 1879.
An old German with a curious history committed
suicide here to-day. He came here In ls42 and took
lodging at a country house. He refused to give any
name. and was known Uncle Henry. He lived as
a hermit. never leaving his room. A day or two
since he said he seventytwo years DID, and that
he was getting too old to live. Friday he took an
old army musket and. resting it between his legs.
fred II into his face. He left absolutely nothing that
would solve the mystery OF his identity. and died
unknown. He was man OF culture and refinement.
Year: 1879




There is nothing in India that is so
constant a surprise as nature. Your
ewes are accustomed to your own flowers
the oak, the ash, the sycamore, the mod
est daisy, the wholesome, virtuous clover
that blossoms over meadow and valley.
You look in vain for the old forms that
were so pleasant to you in childhood
that were always friends when the world
grew dark and sorrows swept over your
young and trembling life. The trees'are
new. You have heard of them in poems,
in ghost stories, in Arabian tales, but in
India they are around you. Here is the
mango, a noble tree, that gives pleas
ant fruit, said to be among the atone
ments of an Indian residence, but which
we shall not see, leaving Hindostan be-
fore it ripens. Every one has been tell
ing us of the comforts we shall find in
the mango, and that, although we come
from the land of fruits, we shall sur
render our peach and pear and Newton
pippins to the mango. All we have seen
of it has been some candied mango, so
killed by the sugar that it might as well
have been pumpkin or melon rind, sent
to us by some of the Maharajahs. We
have also had it as a curry, but the
spices reduced it to such condition that
it might have passed for radish or celery.
As tree it is royal and green and rich.
Here we see the tamarind, under which
you are forbidden 10 pitch your tents be-
cause of the unwholesOme exhalations.
Here is the pipel and the japanese
acacia; the banana, with its hospitable
leaves; bamboos, the orange and the
lemon; cactus until you are weary OF
cactus; a very world of ferns, and the
rose in endless profusion. Animal life
has freedom that is unusual to our rapa-
cious accustomed as we are to look
upon everything that God has made as
something for man to kill. Here the re-
ligion of the natives, which throws over
all animal nature protection, has its in
fluence. AS you stroll over the walks OF
an Indian garden or look out upon an In
dian forest, you see animal life in all
forms. The monkey is more common
than squirrels at home, and over your
table as you gather about it the birds OF
prey assemble and circle around and
around until your meal is done and 1t
comes their turn to take your place.