The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-19

Arrow Rock. and i, IS declared tha, every young lady in the place has bow
 Feed me with your eyes" is the ,i,le of new song Rather light diet for man who works sixteen hours a day and amuses the baby the remainder of the time.
 4 London paper speaks of the homage American people are paying 10 Mrs. Langtry. Yes, the same kind of homage, the homage of curiosity. has been paid to representatives of London's Geological gardens as well as her theaters and draw sng rooms.
 Herbert Spencer thinks that :he aver age American works too fast and too long. Probably Mir. Spencer never hired the average American to chop load of wood and bring it up stairs. The average American may work too long but he does not work too fast.
 In some of the counties of Arkansaw and why not throughou, the entire coun- try we cannot tell. marriage licenses read as follows, for instance: George Bis keel vs. Caroline Hattlesnik. The law yers declare that such an arrangement saves trouble in that with a sligh; change the marriage Incense can be transformed into bill for divorce
 Nearly every newspaper in the world has tried to impress its readers of the value of advertising. The good growing ou, of such enterprise was never more aptly illustrated than by an Arkansaw Clergy man. Taking charge of a religious pa per he advertised .for limited number of subscribers and got 'em. Talk about the efficacy of printers ink.
 Ben Butler seems to claim the lion $ share of the recent democratic victory. and Bill Nye thinks that his success is all due to his constitution being able to stand up and wear out hitherto opposing fate. Nye is a great poltician-or in fact greater than any politician we know-and his lament over the republican defeat IS likely 10 depress the party. Oh, William, do no, discourage your fellowman. Do not draw the slide of the political lantern and bathe your brethren in gloom. Do no, shove them into the deepened twiligh, of despair.
 While colored man and his family were engaged in prayer. kettle of water fell over and scalded the old mans wife. The woman arose with " scuffiing" alao- r:ty and howied. The old man slowly arose, and casting on his wife contempt uous glance said: ~Ain't yer got no re- spect fur de Lawd? Ain, yer got no noah humiliation den ter holler when I'se handin' up petitions ?" Il doan mean ter insult de Lawd," yelled the woman. but when DO, ob bilin' water falls on me. i, doan make no difference et I'se gwine through de gate ob de New Druselem. I'se g~ine ter squawi does yer heah me-"
 The average Arkansaw editor rarely tails 10 consult the intellectual tastes of his readers. The other day the Slick Rock Msse<, weekly paper of we'll known ability and great political influence, ooatained the following Our wife, who has been our companion and assistant for years died day before yesterday, and we would give our numerous readers an in- teresting account of her life and public services, together with neat obituary notice expressive of osr grief. but as we have to condense and crowd in as much election news as possible this week, we must grapple business and dispense with pleasure until next week.
 A scientist, xho has just interviewed man who was hung and who remained in rhat condition until he had swung into insensibili:y. bu; who. of course, was res- cued. writes an article on The Delights Of Hanging He declares Tn effect. tha, the sensations of hanging are indiscriba- bly, pleasant and that if ii were no, for the name of the thing he would rather be hung than to go to sho~. This may be strictly true. but the scientis, may have this extreme pleasure all to himself so far as VIC are concerned. l, has been the misfortune of the writer to witness quite number of hangings, and he does no, remember that the victims acted as though they were enjoying themselves