The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-03
VOL. ?. NO. II.
LIMNINGS.

The mounds of Arkansaw are filled eith cur,ous pottery, and the fac; that numerous jugs are found proves ,ha, the former inhabitants of this country were the first to start the prohibition move nent.
 The Arkansaw legislature, in it's wise Temperance provision, has decided ,ha, native wine may be sold. This IS a very wise piece of legislation. Native wine wiil make a man so much drunker than whisky can possibly do tha, its use is &economical.
 Dat boy healthy" said negro refer \ ring to his son. "l should say da, he is. < Why. boss, fore he was SIX years ole he q eat up all de rat pizen in de house an den amused hissef by f1ingng rocks a, a eircui, rider. Oh. yas, sah. dat's pow erful healthy chile
 '' Are you q member of the legislature. sir::s wis asked of q4.e; Askansaa man. No. l have come here to take a place n another departmen, of the state government and am waiting 10 be sworn in." Gierkship = "No have been sentenced to the penitent.ary.
 When do you expect to get sober :" asked wife of her husband. Well you see,' he replied. blamed il know. used to be pretty good in mathematics and could calculate an eclipse, but this whisky business floors me. If live long enough may be sob& somewhere in the neighborhood of the close of the mex, century,
 The Danville Advotake says that Ken lucky wants a legislature with brains. There mus; De some mistake in this state ment, for If Kentucky wanted a legisla- ,ure with brains, she would not have SC long deferred an effort to obtain q repre- sentative body with braiR addition. However, snch an acquisition may be an impossibility.
 There IS monument 10 the memory of one of our former citizens. said T gen tleinan pointing to a large building. Mus, have been an influential man .He was, sir, for when he died the work of erecting the building was immediately begun. An old shed used to occupy the site, and it is safe to say that if he had lived this grand edihce would nevs have been erected. A great man. sir. man of influence" This is the brief history of nearly all towns. Death is a grea, stone mason. "Old fogylsm" $ a bad architect.
 Arkansaw can now boas, of one of the finest insane asylums in the country. This state is entitled to an insane asylum. for insanity here develops luxurian,ly The other day gentleman approached the superintendent of the asylum and said: Doctor wrote to you some time ago, stating that wanted place in the asylum for my cray son. You needn', reserve the place, however" "Is your son improving!' asked the supenn,end- ent. "No, he's getting worse." Then why don't you send him to the asylum. '' :" Because, have just bough, newspa- per and l want him to edit it.
 
 Sterling Bond, the handsome young pre- scription clerk at Gris~old's, is from Little Rock, Arkansaw, where his papa" owns large wholesale and retail drug establish menf. Sterling is intimately acquainted ~ith Opie P. Read, editor of the ARKAssAw TRAy ELEn, published al that place, and describes ihe oddity of his appearance, wearing plow shoes and short jean pants, in a mos, laugha- kie =ey. 0rie <hould devote a pzrzgrap ph 10 ihe young druggist who is assailing his man ner of dress so far away from home.-Lal IeTas ". N opnie.
 This is whitening blow. The editor of this paper has ever been known as 3 man of ~ardrobial taste. He has been known to change shirts-well. as often as the owners came in and claimed them. It IS the social duty of every man to dress wei. The editor of THE ARKANsAw TRAyELEA recognize .that fact. and wha, other people nigh regard extravaganza of attire. he regards as an every day and altogether necessary affair It is 10 be hoped that this will explain aea,ness oi dress which the envioas public IS won, to regard as foppishness. Whenever you see an ARKAssAw TRAYELaR man poorly dressed. you may knos that the clothes of his friends are too small for him.