The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1882-10-07
"a Federal soldier has applied tol

"a Federal soldier has applied for
q pension ut Washington for
broken leg got IN jumping the
bounty. Let him have it by oil
means for, rs the south has to pay
these pensions, it would prefer to
pay them to those who did all they
could to help us by running away
or "jumplng the bounty,"-lRlch'
mond State.
The story OF q drunken burglar
who blundered into his own house
and robbed himself of watch and
other yaluables IS now going the
rounds. He must be some relation
to tho beiuddled country editor who
Inadvertently got hold OF an old
copy OF tho patent inside OF his pa
per and published tho whole OF 1t
under the head of "fresh local
news"
A newly married Sacramento
woman who took a drink with a
a gambler she never met before,
and who, she SAID, drugged her and
carried her to San Fran cisco, where
no robbed her trunk and wardrobe
declared she wasn't afraid TO go
home, for her husband wouldn't
blame her for what couldn't be
helped but her eyes filled with
tears as she thought Of her lost
clothes, and she sobbed out. III
wouldn't care at all if it wasn't tol
the trunk y
IF congress means TO countenanee
this wholesale robbery by political
assessments department, to be quar-
,cnrGh ,ire 1uuubncbnmIttee Is an.
nounced as intending to erect in
Washington with Its ill.gottcn
gains, and when ii creates an office
foreign or domestic, let the act state
what percentage OF the salary will
be payable to the secretary of assess.
ments, that the price of Offices I'M
dor the government of the United
States may be distinctly known to
all buyers.-[ Harper's Weekly.
No man in Arkansas, for the
length of time before the people,
has gained favor 80 rapidly and
worthlly as Major G, r. Brccken.
ridge. AT every point and on ev-
cry occasion he has confidently and
permanently engrafted himself into
the hoarts of his coun'rymen. Just
think of it, Senator Garland has
hardly an equal in the United States
senate, and Major Breckenridge bids
fair to pcor tho great man from Ar
kansas. We feel cated over the
honor and good fortune that our
oanebrake state now ranks along.
side OF older md moro wealthy
states OF tho Uncontrolled Blade,
Mr.. Blaine looks on the Malone
coalition IN Virginia, the Filley.
Greenback fusion IN Missouri, the
Republican Endorsement of tho
Groenback tickets ins Texas and
South Carolina, and tho Chalmers,
Hubbell- Fort Pillow combination in
Mississippi with entire disiavor, and
confidently expects all such at
tempts to build up and strengthen
a political par!y-by tho abandon.
ment OF the principles which gave
it claim on the support of honest
Deople-to moot with disastrous
defcat.-[ Philadelphia Timos Ind.
Dem.
Colonel Hlgginson, the champion
OF female equality, docs not believe
in the old joke about the wifo's buy
ing Christmas present for her hus-
band and having the bill sent to
him to pay. Taking one family
with another he says, the wife
works as hard rs the husband, and
the money IS as much hers as his
He tells the old story IN this way !:
"This was a present TO me from my
wife," SAID rich man, showing an
ornament. "Bought with your
money" said a friend, jocosely,
"No" he said, tout OF her own
hard earnings. She kept house tor
a man OF your acquaintance !"
Mr., Henry Watorson, speaking
OF Mr.. Tllden's place in history,
says It will be tho figure of II man
OF virtues rs severe as his features !;
Of man who, IN Ga ago Of oonspir.
acy, refused 10 conspiro; OF man
who not only declined 10 gamble
tor the Presidency, but allowed 1t
to slip from his grasp rather than
peunrc himself by higgling for It or
rlsb tho peace of bis country by IL
resort TO public cutlery OF man, IN
short who, during a porlod OF bound.
oss lngrattudo and incossnnt cal
lmnyi has never uttered an impa.
.iont word OF a friend nor q spitoful
word OF an enemy Louisville