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Year: 1877

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


desire to call your attentions TO the sunerngs Of
class Of people who compose large part OF your
patrons. mean the ladies' who keep boarding houses
up through the middle best part OF our city good
many OF them ladies' who possessed aluence,
but who met with reverses. Their suffering very
great they have been paying war rents aud wages,
the price Of living Is nearly high ever and
the price OF board has down fully onc,hird II
you would send q reporter among them you can very
readily ascertain how they get along.


Now is the renting season for the next year, and n
you would be kind enough to show TO the readers Of
the HRRALp those ladies have TO with II
may induce the landlords to give them chance live
and take Of their children by reducing the
correspond with prices and times The fashionable
part OF the city Ii the most suffering, the
nigh and the falling off on board is great


I. 5. HENDRICKS.
Year: 1877

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALp:-


One day this week rode In a University place car


fro the starting point Seventeenth street, and
the only lady in the and stood the entire distance
Do you suppose any Of the gentlemen ~ who oc.
cupicd tho seats had either wie, mother, daughter
or sister? had been walking the entire day in behalf
OF one Of the city charities; receive no compensa-
lady and grandmother Respectfully, A. s.
Year: 1877

How completely the strike is over
and business resumed viii be under>
stood by reference to our column OF
new advertisements from Chicago,
which appears this morning for the
hrst time. A little rioting, it seems,
can not bulldoze the business men Of
that active city. They can get up a
big row there upon occasion. but they
can squelch ii with equal celebrity.
Year: 1877

THE Rev. J. K Street, editor of
Streets Weekly Ns.es, can WELD caus-
tic pen when aroused, notwithstanding
he is q well accredited ambassador Of
the gospel of peace. His reply to an
article in the Erasinsr is very caustic,
and does not exhibit the slightest trace
Of the turn-the-other-cheek doctrine
which the orthodox ministry preach to
others, but do not practice very extern
sively themselves
Year: 1877

THE resumption of business conse-
quent upon the return of the strikers
to work was very prompt, and few
days only will be necessary to put
things back where they We're when the
strike commenced This is most
happy termination OF what at one time
promised to be very ugly situation,
No far as trade is concerned. Texas has
suffered less than any of the states.
Year: 1877

Brsn almost ineeusable mishap our
northern mail was not sent to the de.
pot in time for the train We offer an
humble apology TO Our friends, at the
same time assuring them that the
thing will not occur again.
Year: 1877

GENERAL SHERMAN thinks we must
either be ruled by the bayonet or the
mob We have lately tasted the sweets
of mob rule, and General s. surely has
not forgotten how signally the bayonei
failed 10 give satisfaction as a ruling
principle in the south.
Year: 1877

The surest way for man to strike for his rights is to strike for piece of land. There are millions of acres of land yet in this country unim- proved, and if every unemployed man would go to work in earnest, it would not be many years before he would have a comfortable home, and could laugh at capitalists and mon- eyed corporations. Of course there would De difficulties in the way of the accomplishment of this. But what is there that is worth any thing that does not cost time, trouble and hard labor. When the haven is reached we can say "well done good and faithful servant" enter in and enjoy thy possessiens.-St. Louis Midland Farmer.

 There is naught but the plain, unvarnished truth in the above, There is no one who is so sure of a living, so independent, and so free from mental anxiety as the indus trious, prudent owner of nice little farm ;-and any one who owns land at all, may have a nice little farm if he will only try.

 So we say strike for piece of land, and if you want to know where to strike for it, we say come to Arkansas; take the Ft. Smith railroad and come up seventy i've miles west of Little Rock to Pope county. You will then be right in the heart of the best portion of the State, where you can get either rich river lands or fine creek and table lands. You can here find thousands of acres which can be bought cheap. And if you want lands on time, the L. R. & F. $. By, will sell them to you, for they have pany thousands of acres for sale, at from $2 to $7 per acre. And then you will not be going beyond the bounds of civil ized and refined life either, for here we have about the same kind of society that is to be found in Illi- nois, Indiana and Missouri. We have Churches, Schools, Oranges, Masons, Odd Fellows, &c., 6c. Come to Pope county and strike for a piece of good land,
Year: 1877

sum of fraudulent claims and allow the whole batch to be scaled down to n sum equal to their own just claims. That one thing is the fear that Arkansas will repudiatc an hon est debt. This we don't believe Ar kansas will do, and we think the Gazette and all our public men should say so, and tell our honest creditors that they shall be paid in full even if we have to fight the hold- CTS of fraudulent claims for the next one hundred years. If we can pay four or five millions of dollars on what we owe, we can pay it as we'll on our honest debts, as on dishonest ones; and when we get the honest ones paid what need we care how much others may claim from us on fraudulent evidences of indebtedness

 Let us first pay that which has no taint of fraud, and then if the hold CTS of what we believe to be fraudu lent claims can establish the validity or justice of their pretended claims, we will.tnln our attention to them and do all in our power for them. This it seems is the honorable course and the way to make our credit good.
Year: 1877

Our town and it's people are enjoy ing a period of unusual quiet just now, and you know Dover is some what celebrated as very quiet re- treat at all times. The warm wealth CT suppose, contributes in some degree to bring about this state of things, keeping folks close at home, or attending strictly to business. The heat has had it's effects, also, on the health of the people in thls town and vicinity. Not few have had at tacks of fever, but it is worthy of re- mark that sickness generally yields readily to the mildest remedies. h. deed, regard it as a striking eyi- dence of the healthfulness of this To- cality, that while many have been at tackled by chills and levers, all have been restored to health with so little difficulty. have lived in one coun- try, at least, in which an attack of fever was very dangerous thing, and long sickness and utter pros tration, ifnot death, was sure to fol low; but not so here.

 The trustees of Dover High School have secured the services of Prof. -- Browning, recently engaged in teaching in Johnson county, as the Principal of the School at Dover. Prof. B. IS young man of good edu cational attainments and of pleasing address. He has the confidence of the managers, and l am mistaken in the estimate of his character, if he does not win the favor of the commu- nity and by his energy conduct the school to his own profit and the gen eral good of the pupils and their pa rents and guardians.

 The Dover steam saw and grist mill, which lay idle a number of months, is at work again, andis turn ing out an excellent article of flour from this years wheat crop. With an abundance of corn and wheat and a good mill to turn the grain into flour and meal, the danger of bread riot is not imminent t,iis fall and winter. The mill is under the imme- diate management of Mr. Madbury, who is a thorough engineer and well calculated to run the machine sue cessfully. There is cotton gin at tached to the mill, where the cotton may be baled and made ready for the market as soon as it can be picked. Having the capacity to turn out -four and meal, gin cotton and saw lumber the Dover mill is quite an institution.

 The corn crop promises an i'm mense yield. So of cotton, unless it should grow too rank in consequence of too much rain.

 Silas R. Parker, late County Treas urer, died on Thursday night last, after brief illness. Funeral servi- ces were solemnized next day at his late residence, by Rev. Mr. Hicks, in presence of his sorowing relatives and many friends. Mir. Parker was a native of South Carolina, and was about fifty years of age. He had re- sided in Pope county probably twen- ty years, and among those who knew him in life he leaves behind a good name and unsullied reputation.

 MT. Parker leaves a wife but no children. SAxET
Year: 1877

ing, Notwithstanding the hot cli-
mate, and the hotter it is the better
they dance. The precocity of the
Australian youth, to be properly
understood and believed, can only
be fully appreciated by being an
eyewitness to- some of those very
extraordinary young creatures. l
have seen girl of ten years OF age
possess all the manner of an old
lady Of sixty; she would flirt with
three men at a time, and have a
ready answer for them when teasing
her; would move like an accom-
plished actress, manipulate grace
fully, playing whist, chess, and
other games, and talk about getting
married-this child, for such /


must call her, was a greater mental
giant than 0'Brien, with his moy-
ing mountain of flesh, and far more
entertaining than twenty Tom


Thumbs J. Shaw.
Year: 1877

The annual rain in New South
Wales is fifty inches. Twenty
inches have fallen in the short space,
of twenty-four hours. | have seen
the streets Of Sydney so inundated


with water after a heavy rain that
any individual anxious for a new
style of conveyance might make
his morning call upon his friends
in a boat, and cast anchor at the
front door. When / first landed at
Sydney | was much surprised to see
SO fine a town, but more astonished
and pleased In observing people so
we'll behaved, and altogether so
wonderfully altered for the better;
for the people who are known to
have migrated to that part Of the
world chiefly consist of a class who,
prior to their leaving the Britioh
Isles, were lucky if the sum total of
their corporal bodies were enoased
in any kind of clothing whatever;
and the garments worn by some OF
this class, from the number of orr
fees, small and great, to be seen in
them, might not inaptly be termed
the well-ventilated costume" 1t
is perfectly surprising how soon the
immigrants, after their landing, as
sumo not only a. better kind OF
dress, but also better style of man
ners, and this applies more or less
to all the colonies. In society the
native Australian (of course | mean
the whites, not the aborigines) is
most agreeable person; he possesses
a vivacity Of manner far more allieC


to the French than to ourselves


The conversation goes on; no um


and abs, or monosyllabic style


The women are extremely ga,


and lively, and very fond of dane
Year: 1877

is, in fact. the flower cup and the
unripe seed vessel. All these parts
may be distinctly shown, if a few
leaves are soaked short time in
hot water, when the leaves soften
and readily unroll. The smell Of
cloves is strong and aromatic, but
not unpleasant. Their taste is
pungent, acrid, and lasting. Both
the taste and smell depend upon
the quantity Of oil they contain.
Sometimes the oil is separated from
the cloves before they are sold, and
the oder aud taste in consequence
is much weakened by this proceed
ing.


The death of Field Marshal Sir
John Fitzgerald of the British
army, at the age of ninety-one, re-
calls the old scandals which used to
prevail in that organization about
eighty years ago. He was the son
of an Irish NJ. P, who had interest
sufficient to get him nominated an
ensign when he was only seven
years old, and by the time he was
eight he was a captain on half pay.
1t was not till seven years later that
he actually joined the army, and
within two years of joining it, when
only seventeen, he was a brevet-
major He saw some fighting in
Spain, but was made a prisoner by
the French, and afterward ex-
changed. He saw very little active
service subsequently, and it is diff
cult to understand how he contrived
to rise step by step until he attain.
ed the honor which is usually re.
served only for very distinguished
generals and for members Of the
royal family.
Year: 1877

suit finally terminates he is mulcted in
costs whether he wins or loses The as.
sumption of law is that the wife has no
money or property of her own, and the hus-
band must therefore at the very start fur
nish funds sufficient to enable his wife to
bring legal proceedings against him. 1t is
an open question whether the statute when
il allows wife to retain full power over the
property she had when single. with the priv
ilege of acquiring as much more she can,
ought not TO throw the cost Of divorce pro-
ceedings upon her In case they fail, il she
has the means of defraying them. 1t is
further worth inquiring whether married
woman should have the right to dispose abb
solutely of property of her own while her
husband is not permitted to ALLEVIATE a foot
OF his without her consent. At present the
disabilities seem all to be on the side of mar
ried men.
Year: 1877

That old and reliable Virginia paper, the
Richmond Dispatch, printed its New-Year's
edition on a sheet double its usual size. Civ
ing vast quantity of statistical information
in regard to the business, &c, of the city for
the past year. The Dispotch is a valuable
paper at all times, and one Of the most
thoroughly reliable in the South.
Year: 1877

The NEW YORK MILLINER AND DRESS
MAKER opens the new year with number
even better, if possible, than previous ones.
Its handsome colored fashion plate.s charm


ing, aud its varied contents full of interest.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, D.C.i July 49, 1917.


In two weeks the most important o.
the Republican State Conventions
that of Ohio-will be held. Almost
inevitably the whole question, Of ap-
proving the course Of Mr.. Hayes will
come up, and will produce excited dis
cussion. Ben Wade, it is said, will be
a candidate for President of the Con
vention, but l think it more likely
those opposed to the administration
will select as candidate some one
who has been more circumspect in his
opposition. Then, too, what may hap
pen in other State Conventions to be
held before August 1st, may possibly
prevent an open rupture for a time in
Mr.. Hayes own State.


The interest felt among military
men in the existing Indian war is
greater, / believe, even than in that in
which Custer lost his life. This may
be partly due to the fact that General
Howard is in command. The General
is not popular in the army This may
or may not be his fault, but it is a fact
known to all who meet army officers
here. They would all prefer that some
one else should command the troops,
and the General will have to exhibit
all the courage, vigilance and skill he
possesses to prevent the designation Of
a new commander.


There is a revival of interest in the
speakership question, as schemes of
friends of Mr.. Hayes are discovered,
or are supposed to be discovered. Ger
tainly good old Mr.. Banks was at one
time quite carried away with the idea
that the office would fall to his lot.
But that was months ago, and theplan
is apparently as dead as Julius Cesar,
a third term, or the mound builders.
What particular Republican will have
the administration support is not
known, nor is it important. There
can be no election Of a Republican to
the office without the most shameless
buying and selling Of politicians that
ever disgraced the country-such as
would at once sink the buyers and the
bought beyond the hope of resurrec-
ton. Those Southern Democrats who
are counted on to help along the evil
work, will not dare, even if they de-
sire, to sell themselves. The very
milestones they passed on their return
from the capitol to their homes would
cry out against them.


Tt seems to be understood that Hon.
John Lynch's daily paper will be
issued early in August. It will be an
administration paper, with all that the
name can ever imply. There is just a
possibility. that it will live a year or
so, but that involves the spending of
great deal of money.


Secretary McCrary, who expected
the Republicans of Iowa to fall into
line at the mere fact that he had start
ed for that State, has Just returned.
He says the Republicans Of the West
are nearly all supporters Of the admin
istration. In this, of course, he is in
direct conflict with the newspapers,
conventions and prominent men, but
thisdoes not seem to disturb him. Mr.
McCrary is a very honest man as the
world goes, but if he repeats such
stories as this about Western Repub-
licans, he will soon become known as
the Ananias of the nineteenth century. /
Why oannot the man tell the truth |
Year: 1877

HAVING been unable to attend the
convention Of the Peach Growers, in
the Hall, last Friday, we have printed
the report Of the proceedings as given
in the Gazette, which many Of the
growers pronounce the best and fairest
that was made.
Year: 1877

The board of directors of the Western
Union telegraph company have been
anxiously considering the questions raised
by the recent demand upon the
company by the United States House
of Representatives for certain dispatches
that have been sent over the Western
Unions wires. The executive committee
of the board had meeting at which the
question was thoroughly discussed, and
It WAS resolved that all officers and em-
ployees of the company should be i'll
structed that they were not the custodlans
of the dispatches received for transmits
sion over the wires, and that they were
not empowered to take action regarding
their disposal. This duty and RESPONSE
bility the executive committee took upon
itself. The president and board OF dlrec-
tors were notified by the executive COM
mittee OF this resolution, and meeting
of the board was called.


The board fully ratified the action OF
the committee, and then considered fur
ther the question of the best mode OF
avoiding similar complication In the
future. The rule heretofore in force has
been to destroy all dispatches after a
given time, rs the vast accumulation OF
paper would render their preservation
impracticable even if desirable, but the
originals have been retained until the
current accounts were settled, as being
the only vouchers in the checking system
of receipts The time during which the
dispatches were preserved was formerly
two years, but lately it has been reduced
to six months. The board instructed the
executive committee to destroy the origl
nails in future as soon MS possible after
their transmission.


1t is authoritatively said that the com;
pany will even have messages destroyeu
on the day after their TRANSMISSION II thai
is necessary to securing privacy
Year: 1877

1t WAS noticed when the present ses-
sion of the United States Congress begun
that the sale of liquors Mt the House res
taurant, which used to be furtive busi-
ness. was conducted without any attempt
at conccalment, the bottles being plainly
in sight and the liquors being drank
without disguise or deception. On in
uuiry it turns out that the caterer exam
med the manual of Congress and found
that the restriction on his selling liquor
was contained in the nineteenth joint
rule, as follows:


"No spirituous ormaltliquors or wines
shall be offered for sale Or kept within
the Capitol in any room or building con
nected Herewith, or on the public
grounds adjacent thereto.


As the joint rules were no longer in il,
force the caterer inferred his right to sell
liquor, and hence the change above re-
fcrred to. An invitation to drink is now
worded as an invitation to ego down and
suspend the nineteenth joint rule.
Year: 1877

A Baltimore policeman found afamiiy
in an awful plight. Every member had
been stricken with scarlet fever, and
three children had died, mot Of the
disease, but of starvation. There was
not morsel of food in the garret, and
every available article OF furniture or
clothing had long been pawned. The
wife was abed, unconscious, and the hus-
band had stretched himself on the floor
to die. This case has melted an organ
lied effort to s,1ccer the destitute persons
of that city. ~
Year: 1877

A case fell under our observation
few DAYS ago wherein certain parties con-
tracted debt of $40, and from time &c
time the interest was added until the
amount was s2O9.52. Then a mortgage
of sixty acres of land was given to secure
payment. A few days ago the debtors
made sale of forty acres at s30O, anc
paid off the debt, which then amounted
to 1894. 66 which had grown from the
original one of $40. The party VINO helo
the mortgage was rather miserly IN hls
way, and the parties owing the debt may
certainly be thankful that they escapee
with even small part OF their former
home
Year: 1877

Henry Ward Beecher, in the course Of
a Friday night talk, said: 81 have had
moods where 7 would have given the
world to have been able to have gone
into the pulpit and stated, not what [
thought, but what I felt. There are
feelings that cannot be expressed IN
words. When man says to his chosen
maiden: Il love You, do yon suppose
he tells the whole story? 1t is n story
that cannot be told. 1t is infinite, bound
less, supreme; n stream forever flowing
and never flowing away. And there is a
state in those that have gone to the
height of divine life which is wordless.
1t cannot be told"
Year: 1877

Wells, Anderson Cassanave and
Ksuner, the Louisiana boarders, have
written letter to the New York Her
aid, complaining of their treatment.
They seem to think that it makes great
difference that they we're arrested on
information instead of an indictment.
They urge that they have not had fair
play. because they must wait for nine
ty days until the court meets, before
they can vindicate themselves. There
is nothing in their letter-not even an
Ingenious plea--touching the main
injury. They we're not over nice
about robbing the people OF Louisiana
Of their votes, and so long as they be
justly dealt with the country will not
ask any special consideration for
them. On with the dance. Let fraud
be punished. "'.u poi .sa
Year: 1877

In a short time Schmidt made an oh
scene remark to Mrs. Kramer that
maddened Kramer who picked up the
hatchet and sunk its blade full into
Schmidt's head, right over the temple.
crushing in the skull. He struck him
two other blows on the head cutting
him terribly. and then he hit him a
terribly blow with the pole of the wea-
pom full in the mouth splitting his
lips and knocking out number of his
teeth.