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The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-05
EXTENSIVE FEET.

eongressman ii.ll Siemmons tells oi pair of feet that must have been objeets of great regard Tn ,heir day. One day d par,y oi rnea. including Jackson. the man of big feet, we're preparing 10 attend po- litioAl barbecue. l, twas soon discovered ,ha, there was no say of conveying Jack. son. as all the vehicles were full
 ~l.es nae ride that mule over therel' asked Jackson.
 T here isn man in the ~orld ,hA, can ride Ina; animal Hen work to a buggy or blow bu, no man an stay on hIs baok@
 "i1l ny him anyway and the detef. mined man ,ns,ructcd several negroes ,o ea,ch the mule and hold him. The an,- nal plunged and kicked, bu, finally JAek. son ses ared seat n the saddle Every one expected to see him dsshed agalns' ,.e ground bu, the mule looked around sa~ the man's feet. and walked peace fally away lie though, he was between a pair of shafts
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-05
NOT THE LORDS ROUSE

Some ,lme ago. Blshop Nlnkwitt. a well known iree-thinkeI of Little Rock furnished lumber fo1 the ereetson of nc gro church somehow the brother neg. leeted to pay B4shop Minkwsu. and las, sunday the old man ~eni so the ehar,h. q place he rarely visssA. and took A seai among the ardent brethren. During the sermon. the minister sad: This rs the Lords house. and wc should all bs thankful ior the privilege of sit,ing m the house of the Lord. '
 eHoid on, exel.s med MinkwitI This IA mol ihe Lord's house This N my house. When yup pay me 1e, the mate ral oi ahifh this hoa>e IN constructed. you may call l' ,he Lords house. but un- iil you slo pay me. you must feirt 10 ,his .1s the house of Aink~as l, "A Aaid that ,he old man has secured a wri h, Whis he an by la~ compel the preache' ,o refer ;o the church IN the house oi Nink.l,1, and that he intends to he pres en, a, every meeting and see ,ha, the provisions of thc ~ri, are enforced
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-05

eii'e,al and calling the keeper ct the pTison he said:
 " sas. Ee; good >utt ei clothes for Whitney
 tll ush, >u. Everything shall be at tended ,o.
 The peos woman could scafeely speak for ION. Nhe uied ,o speak ot the long separation and of the ,rials she had un- dcfsone hu, her se.ec tailed her tier e,e> >hanc ~1th the lu>ter ni haprncs>
 The sAuiage aoppcsi \, the prison gate The woman could scarcely stand. \ ar, eon,an'ng d eofsin Asne from the yard. The ~ornan and her eondu,tor stood aslsie tn ie, II pasS.
 Nhe have you there z" asked the ofi,s Al
 ~oid Nhnney. su. answered the dr- yer He died las, nlght' The coftn was taken from the cart. NeN, day swo .ofiins aas taken Ia plantation below the city. They contalned old Whitney and hls ~iic
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-05
LITTLE ROCK. ARK. NOVEMBER 5, ,ssa.

Hush. tell YOU. Never mind, sir. Sit right there in ;ha, chair until get through here and I'll whip you until you have more respec, Tor sacred matters. II l can't teach you one way l will another Don, you move. sir. Soon as l correct this page I'll whip yoa, and Mr. Mul- ki,iie turned from the disconsola,e boy to his work Page after page was cor rcc,ed. and several hours mus, have passed. when the tpreAoher pu, aside hls liter-n labors.And arising for the ;irs, time since the ylolen, promise. bestowed at ten,ion on his son. Approaching the large cushioned chair. he found the boy asleep. The leather and knife lay on the floor One little foot was drawn up in the chair. the other, from which the shoe and stocking had been removed, hung over. He sat on one hand, and the other, from which the knife had dropped, rested on the arm of the chair. His head was bent forward, and his long lzshez. like the drawings of deiiczte pencil, streakcd down almost upon his cheeks. Mir. Mui- kittie stood for moment exzrding him. and then. kiting him in his arms, earned hlm into the bed room. When he had removed the clothes from the little. busy, lnquisl,.se body. and WAS bending over, placing him n bed. the boy tried 10 turn over. and n half indistine, voice. asked l;
 :" Ma. has pa whipped me vel,
 The Rev Mir. Mulkittle ben; over and kissed the up,urned face
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-05
HIS OBJECTIONS

At 4n agricultural meeting the other day, JUS; as a farmer had concluded an of hog in the ne,ghborhood, old Ike arose and sad
 Gen 1emen don, bl<ve in cross,n' CT ohangin' de breed ob our hogs. De ole fashioned hog is plenty good ows de .Addess tune ob my life ,er fine hog. 1 wzA passsn s pen once an soed A hne hog. If he hadn', been A snr hog woaidenier paid no 'sens,on to him. Wall. xas 'reEed on acooan, ob dat fine hog ar son, ter de peniiensizry fur year. Don, bring no fine breed of hogs Inter this nsighborhood, case ef yer does, l can, keep ou,en de prison house"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-05
BROKE UP rAE SRANcE

A, scance the other aigh, the medium sand '' Here is commune alton irain lohn Kncome. He says tha, he ief, ,ac body two wears Ago. An,hcd, here know john bleeome z,
 T fe, kon l ought ,n. >ald an old Az kaHsawyef ~he had not been n..,.eel ~ He borrowed ten dollars from me about three sear> ago, and blamed II thls shaw shall go on nntl ,his th,ng k settled l. he hetc oap'n '
 .Ne>. sad the medium. suspieiou,,y regarding the quesiloner
 = If the bod, eh Wall. he'd leave anNbod, iha, he owed anything. Say. Ire you attending te h,s affairs
 No, l have nothing to ,io wi,h hun
 "oap'n believe you are aandin n ~'th hun. e.mme len dollars a, Fl bus, up the show
 Hold on. Biueso,nc. did l sa, | meant Hiseome."
 " blseome, why hang his old h,se. ls he here Nh, now would like to commune with hsm. He ows me hf,een dollass, and unless the bill s hxed up the show shaa't run. I'll iuss hold you responsible tapn fof you've u,ed "a he out ot II. shut down the ghos, businew Dtse away the sper~tn. fos I'm goin te run the machine. I'm sort of 4 spetet. ost myself. and with foerlah oi somr thsng winch bofe an agly resemblance Ia a pistol. he took possens,on of the slate while the medium mol eaf,ng io leave the body. took Il away si,h h,m
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-05
OUR NEW HEAD.

Hi:h this issue of ,he .ARK4NsAW TRAvEiER we present our readers ~;h new head. Now hold or. we know yoa are going 10 say that :he editor needs 4 neA heaG. and all tha: sor, of pleasantly. We know that + is your earnes; wish e e1claira. Needed !: oagk: 10 have had :, a; !rs;-" Such oSes as these nee, win hearty appreo!a;ion. ard ,fyoa-yog young fellow whe haze '&s: begun 10 swing yourself ard yoa old b@cs wto have swung too iong-wil send ;hen. II time for pub lieauon. they shall appear T a.. the h.iul sorgeusness of prin; a; forgy cents per line. The head 'ha; NC have been as.ns was altogether leo lish:-ho.G on. there. now. We know a. aboa, .igh; heads No jokes. ST. 60 ahead though. for f you make a mistake !: is an error of :he head and no: of the yen;r.eular organ The head which has heretofore graoed inc shoulders of this pious publication : d tr;Ee light, with e,chings instead ct pictures an6 with auenuaied continuance Of sausage among ihe ,e;;ers instead of shading. The first head was gotten up in St Louis. Alas. many man has found his frs; head n that town. Il arrived on the day before tha: preseribed by corporation law for our nrs, appear ance and had to be accepted. im- uedia,ely. we began a correspondence with gentlemen n New York. aad fnaliy agreed upon Messrs. Taylor N Meeker. of the metropolis. who furnished ,he head which we today presen. IF ;his strain i, may no, be ,haPPFops'A.e 70 sa> something of-tae -steeess-~aieh the ARXANsAw TRAvEIER has attained. |: is characteristic ofhaman nature 10 either boas. or lament; One mar bCags of his success another depiores his failure. II is with something like pride that we can take place or ,he oongra,ula,ory side The circulation of this paper $ larger than that of any other paper in Araansaw It's growth inside the state has more than met fon6ly cherished hopes and its reception abroad makes the rnen who handle ,he mails iii up their heads with a kind of whew- Every reading
 man in the state takes this paper, and it's visits 10 widows are by no means few and far between. lf Little Rock IS in the humor. she may congratulate herself upon the success of her humorous and literary journal
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-05
NOT EDUCATED
Why Professor Does Nos Write for the
 Editorial Columns

2" Have yoG had much experience tn newspaper work asked the editor of a daily paper of the ex-professor who ap- piled for a situation as writer of rehned politics.
 .Oh. yes sir. oh, yes. have read ,~o volumes written by Professor o,son and have almos, comm,,,edto memory text book written by Professor Nixon. l;e- sides. l edited college magazine. ;. weekly publication which made reputa- ton for the institution.
 And you wan, a situation on a regu- lar newspaper, eh
 Yes" replied the professor.
 Do you understand Greek
 '' Yes, sir"
 Are you acquainted ~l,h Latin
 oh. yes.
 Have you eyer studied Hebre~: Yes, s,r for knowing ,ha, l was to be- come A Joumalis, have pad special ss- ,ention to languAges.
 Do you know anything abou, Arabic.' -ies. sir
 Understand Greek and Latin. you say
 -YeS, sir
 "Know all abou, Hebrew and Arabie.' -Yes, oh. yes.
 Do you understand ArkanSaw
 -Arkansaw
 .Yes. do you understand unrevised git up and yell Arkznsaw .
 T don, exactly know what you mean. sn.''
 Well. that's the language in which we spread our editorial selves, and fl you don, understand Il. you'll have b write for the porer unul you have completed your education.
 - Write for the porter
 -Yes Jus, throw your stuff in that basket there and he'll get II.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-05
PLANTATION PHILOSOPHY

f,o ss,est h eddy. as.s.s. t-.,sts e.,tt.,s, patch.
 would ruther man would teil me oonsolln hc den A dls,ufbin' truth
 ael'er 2eed shouiln niggef da, didn !, like fresh h"g meal. an uei,eI sSe.s one tat ~as too poor Ia Y, Il. somehow.
 !, may hab been de intention al fus, fur preas hess Co hsh a disregard ob money, bu, show me prear her ia, won, ehmb down offen sixtesn hand mule ter piok ap A niekel 'n de road. an I'll spll, yer A ihoasand f.aiis fur nnihin'
 De shanghlgh chicken minds me ob certain men dat ise seed He crows mighty loud an bfags around 'moag de hens an young eh.e keas, hu, when A game rooster comes around. hes got bus. iness on de uddst side ob de fense.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-05
TAP IT LIoHT

Your case s hopeiess" said an Arkzn saw physie tan ,o s patient. You arc dying nov and the bes, ,hing you can do is to prepare Cor death.
 Don't ser any chance for nae, then . = said the man m z weak yoler.
 No, ssr you are dysng
 '' ant you keep inc up ',ll my son gets backf'
 "I ~lil uy. but in cAse he does not gc' here if tune shs; must tell him z"
 % ou sec sad the dying man. sent ham to the sull houS wi,h Jug this morning II he don', gei back until afsef am gone, tell h,m ss tap the jug lighi for 1 don, know where ~e are going to g~' f filled Again.7
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-05
ALL BUT ONE.

-l raised seven boys, said an Arkan>a~ man "and all but one vas killed. Tom vas kllef by his uncie, Ned was stabbed by Ike. Ike was horned to death by COW. Jake vas blo~ed up, Ssm was killed by a wild hog. and Ma, was flung by horse and illled."
 -Wha, SAs your other sons nzmey'
 Lge, and he ~as as good a boy as eyer lived, and smart. That boy could write his name any~har, and he could read this big show prinsin'
 And so the, -eze al killed 5ss L:zs.-
 Yea said the old man with sorrow ful sigh.
 And what became of Ege.
 @Why, sr, the governor took fool no- uon and weaidn', pardon him and he ~zs hung"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-05
EXECUTIVE BUSINESS
The .Yalier" Man Who sang and
 Played.

An old eolorcsi man. whose knee snWe each other as he walked. entered the eN- ecuiiNc chamber of,he state house and ap- preaching the governor. ,eak aft h.s ha, and offered II 10 the augus; uilcI oi redeemed swamp lands
 .' don; N an, your old hat. eNclauned the governor. What dn you mean :. Look ous don, spur, tobacco aiee ou ;he floor
 = Scufe me. >ah. seuse TIC l thought dat when 1aaa eames inier dis chamber ob gubermen, !, ,s pll,cness fur him ter take of his hat an offer i, ,et de ruler. ] didn', intend ter ein # ter yer sah. If has uamped on yer ugh,s an privilege, sah. by spi,,sn on dc f'o' ases yer pardon. l'se in de habit of spi,,in. sah. l'>e been spl,nn ebcr since ~as a chile"
 What IS youf basaness wi,h me "
 Wall. SIT, fore makes application | will souer hab ter splAin myscf Some tisne ago marued mighty likely yaller oman. had made tso hundred dollars an vas able ter take care ob 'strayagan, oman. Wall, bout week ago, yailer preacher. brudder Josh ve called him. come ter my house an' Was monssrous ansleas ter pray fur me an my wife. l vas glad he come. fur l was mighty tIrIn n my lgian an wanted somebody ter talk ~ld. Eben ime I'd % Ter de house, I'd ind hIm s.t,sn ihaf ssnan. one tune ! seed him ~id his arm roun my wife but he 3guntef ssng >s-eh 4 sser- hir1- wouldn't ehargc him no board fur he vas anons,rous help ter Us Wsd his prafs an songs. NJ ~iie got Ter singin All Yesterday. de prea her says ter me, says he. 20 inter de dose; all pray fur de : salvation ob dc hosts went Inter de closet an prayed. an prayed. Ar;er awhile wanted ter come out but found de door locked Iemme outer heah, brudder Josh. says. says L bu, de hrudder didn', make no responsemen,. Arer a while huued de doc, open. brddder Josh An my sife had dun tack all my money an run away
 Well. wha, have to do with II / asked the governor.
 De business l'se got ~ld you $ dls les come ou, Ter de insane asylum ~ld me an pick me out cell wha, yer own Jedgmen, tells yer IS de h,ten place fur de bigges, fool yersef eber seed
 Get out of here"
 Am, yer g~ine ~id me ts'
 Mosey. or I'll darken your ligh,.
 Il goes. bu, no, bccause l'se a feared ter stay. goes, an ~id de remembrance ob de wust man an mos, onzceommoda- tln' gubner l eber seed.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-05
OLD WHITNEY.
How Ills Wife Met Him aftsr years of
 Separation.

Ten years ago A man named Whitney was sentenced to the ArkanSa~ peniier- uAry ior killing a man. Ills wife, n com pilAnee with an earnest request made by him never visited the prison. '' She mus, never see me wearing these stnpes," he sad one day when asked why he would no, allow his wife to sec him. "I can bear great deal, but can, sand that ? The woman took charge of the farm and lived jn bught prospect of again being happy when her husband should serve out his time Several days ago eyidences ~ere accidentally discovered, proving oonclusiveiy that Whitney had committed the deed ID self dsfsnse. A lawyer wrote to Mn. Whitney. telling her to come to the city. thz, her husband would be re- stored to her.
 Whitney was al work on a railroad some distance from town when the e,1- denoes were discovered, buf dispatch ~as immediately sent to the mar who had charge ot the oonyicss, telling him to send Whitney to the city. Two days aftes he arrived has wife came. SAe ven; so the stase house, from vhirh place she was to be conducted in hack so the pr,sOn-
 -IT selephoae osf 70 the pesiientlasy asd ten the kseper so have your husband dressed up ready to reosive you, i. said an
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-05
SPLIT EM IN 4 DAY.

When the question of railroads hrss came up i-sssss .Es A:ss=.== les.sl=snse old David Dodd. vealshy planter ot Saiine county afose and said
 ST. S1s.ksz, s:s sa favor of thai bali aaA zsa going to ieg for that raiiread. and so show bow msch in earnest an. m subscsihs ten thousand rails myseif. l caa ssrn ny niggess out an spais 'sm ia 'a asy."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-05
NO CHOICE OF SIDES

An ArkAnsz~ politician was approached by a man ~ho sad
 Colonel. please give me a nickel, wani io eroas the nyef.
 Haven't you got nscksl f'
 No, su.'
 won't gfse you one. A man whg hasn't 2 nirkei Is lus, as sell of on thss side sf the siper as the other Now. fl yoa had money enough to establish yourself in busan<ss afser crossing. I'd give you niekel. Al II is, yoo'd better stay here
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-05
.asA'T ginHT

-i understand that Coloo<i Ciocus shot your son." sad q man to an Arkznsxw planter.
 "Yes, sir. shcs hsm dswp. Tom vas ssck when the coioaei shot him 1 vouldn't have minded t h Ton had been fseling vel. k aist rgks ts bothss . sick man, nohow."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-05
JENNINGS.

George Peck. of the Milwaukee .S1r .s an economist. In letter to friend he says that he has been out hunting ''dux. . Pex one of the ~bux-"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-05

l. is said tha, the banks of Newfound- land are giving away. l, is no, the rule for banks to give anything away and the hberality of the Newfoundland banks IS creating great surprise.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-05

Il do wish you would come home ear Ter said woman to her husband. Il am afraid 10 stay alone always mag inc tha, there's somebody in the hous, b1. when you come know there amt
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-05

TH1 ATiansaw insane asyium is near. ing completion. Come ous ard see ux
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-05

New York, declares a local paper. IS getting hotter and hotter every year. and a minister of that city declares ths: uie metropolis is moving closer and closer to hell every day. The two statements may be regarded in the Ugh, Of coinci- denee.
 Why do you want divorce from your wife Y vas asked of an old negro -You should no,, want divorce. You have been living with your wife too long. -Yes- boss he replied. -b bus dzi's de reason l wants ii rse been hbin' wid her too long.
 -'I xill have my revenge< cred the Hon Edwin Cowies, of the Cleveland Leax<y. when he learned that Ohio had zone democratic Il will be avenged. and he blew his nose violently and lezv- ing the party of gentlemen with whom he had been talking, he hurried to the office and discharged the dsy editor.
 Dr. Burton of the Richmond Basox says thz, he would have been present a, our recent State Fair and played the -rurn of the tune- in front of the ARKASsAw TRAvElxR log cabin had he not been afraid of making . EuyiniA breakdown oft. Tie truth is the Doctor vas afraid that he nigAt tap" the old time jug and give us the Virginia "ree.-
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-05

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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-03-08
A CannibaI In New York.

New York State has a seven DAYS
wonder in tue person of a cannibal
banned Oscar Beckwith. He is lock
ed 10 the Hudson Jail to await trial
for the killing of s. A. Vandercook,
an old Columbia county wood chop.
per. The pieces of his victim were
found in an old hut, until recently
occupied by the murderer. The
head, an arm and a part of q leg
were found in Beckwith's stove.
The bowels were in q basket, while
tue lungs and liver had been care.
fully packed away. On some of he
remains salt is said TO have been
found, AZ il they were being pre-.
served for the winter supply. Beck.
with was caught only after vigor.
Gus search and after desperate
fight. He has for wears been her.
init, and has long been suspected of
having a liking for human flesh.
Stories are current that other hu.
man beings who have been seen in
the vicinity of the Beckwith hut
have suddenly disappeared.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-03-08
THE GUARDIAN.
TINE CHICAGO BELLE.

Lin them up tenderiy,
Handle with care;
Fashioned so slenderly,
A beautiful pair!
Look ut those number twelves,
A sight In themselves
Made from two OK hides, the truth must
tell;
Made for young girl, Chicago belle.
How were her fathers feetf
How were her mothers,
How were her sisters fcci'
How were her brother'si
What had this ma ider done
That she should merit in
Was IL u judgment,
Or dad she inherit III
Aiast for the rarity Of Christian charity.
Scarcer than pearls
And o it is pitiful to see whole city full
or bis-footed girls.
Look at tue maideu's shoes,
Look at the shoe-laces
Laees ike eiothcs-lnes
Pass through the holes;
And the droves Of horned cattle, in passing
around,
Look at her brosans, then paw up the
ground,
Believing all the while, knowing full we'll
The leather required for Chtrago belle.
Idyl by Henry Wattcrson.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-03-08
From This TO That.

ave don't know much about it,
OF course says the editor of the
Burlington IIawkeye. "bnt we
should think after a man has been
secretary OF the treasury for three
or four years, and had occasionally
dumped sjO.0OO,OOO' into Wall
street TO relieve the market, and
had called in S20,0OO,O 900 skies at
one time, and bought ~. 000, 600 of
bonds every week, and disbursed
~ 100000 one week and $4,000.
600 the next, We should think it
would gravel him awiully to 90 back
into his law Office when the adj
mlnistration changed, and make ont
an abstract of a farm away out in
Bnckshaw county and sell it for an
old woman down in kickapoo town.
ship to an old fellow ont i'll Wank
indaw settlement, and only get II
fee OF So, and have TO wait four
months for that, aud then have Ia
take IA sOrrcl colt for it. Pertains
the ex.sccretaries OF the treasury
don't mind it much, but we Just say
we don't like 20 get used TO it,
B"ii"g'on HdWkcyc.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-03-08
How CheapIy One Can Live.

Bread, after all, is the cheu,cs,
diet one can live on, and also the
best. A story is told that shows just
how cheap q man can tive, when y,
gets down to "musb," fguralircI,
and literally speaking. Col. Filz
gibbon was, many years ago, colo
NAL agent ut Loudon for the Cana
dian government and was wholly
dependent upon remittances from
Canada tor his support. On one oc
casiOn these remiitances failed To
arrive, and he was obliged to write
to bis Canadian friends to know the
reason of the delay. Meanwhile
lie had Just one sovereign to live
upon. He found that he could live
upon sixPence per day or about I21
cents of our money-four penny.
wOrths of bread, one pennywollh
OF milk, and one pcnnyworth of
sugar. He made pudding OF some
Of the bread and sugar, which scrv.
ed for breakfast, dinner and supper,
the milk being reserved for the last
meal. When his remltances ar.
rived, about thirty.three days after.
ward, he had five shilIings remain
ing OF his sovereign, and he liked
his frugal diet so well that he kept
it up for over two years, possibly
longer. Twelve cents day is Ger
taiuly small amount to expend for
food; but u man in Minnesota wor.
ried through whole year OH SO.
He lived on "Johnny cake"
We know of a theological student
in an Ohio college who, sustained
by grace, rice and corn bread, lived
thirteen weeks on -; but there
were several good apple orchards
near tue college and the farmers
kept no dogs. 1t is not the neccs.
sites of life that cost much, but the
luxuries; antl it is with the majority
of mankind rs it was with tue
lrenchman who said that if he had
the fuxuries OF life he could dis.
pense with the necessities.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-03-08
Glass Fifty Years in a Lady's Foot.
New Haven Journal

"A Welsh lady named Frederick.
Tor many years resident of An.
sonia. and for over forty of America.
had the misfortune when child of
ten or twelve to step upon some
glass, by which the sole of one of
her feet was filled with the broken
pieces, which, however. were. ms
was supposed at the time, all ex.
tracted. "A few weeks since she he.
gan TO have. a soreness in the foot
and it increased until it was found
necessary to consult a physician-
Dr. 8. X. Baker, who, upon press.
ing the finger upon certain place.
toond a hard spot which was very
seunble to the touch. An incision
was made and a piece of glass over