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The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-31

II is predicted by politicians, whose . opinions only go for what they are worth whether they are worth anything or not, that ihe temperance inclination of the Democrats will cause Arkansaw to go Republican a, the next election. In truth, l; !s not quite natural for Demo- crat "a ;..ke the character of an abstainer. The AsSansaw Democrat has ever been q man ot sour mash. In the past, whea he arose and proclaimed his intention oi becoming temperate. no one believed him. ami as he k no; more truthful now than he WAS years ago. i; Is not likely that his present assertions of sobriety will have any weiE Eht.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-31

POOR old Mr. Tilden is still denying tha, he is li It is rather sad 10 think ,ha. a free American citizen Is no, allowed by his friends 10 enjoy an occasional illness. Just as soon as some pying correspond ent discovers tha, Mir. Tilden is ill. and teleeraphs the intelligence. the old man $ friends hurry to him and say Look here: this must be denied. You must stop this foolishness. Why. SIT. after awhile the people will begin to think that you are growing old and intirm" II am no; running for office. Mir. Tilden re- plies. and wha, difference does i, make if the country does discover tha, am old. 'S-h-e-e Don't say discover that l am old Say. suppose that am old 7" Nothing Is sadder of contemplation than a nervous. restless old age. For years Mir. Tilden's life has been a struggle be- tween the rights growing from age and political ambition. IL seems that when ever he is disposed to si, down and rest, ambition taps him on the shrunken shoulder aad says, Here Sam. young fellow, don't lei those chaps get away with you" The day cannot be far of when the report can no longer be denied that the old mans body is weak and his soul in need Of rest.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-31

SOME time ago railroad was com pleted to well-known seques,ered town of Arkansaw. and 1t is said that whenever train comes at night. all of the inhab- i.ants get out of bed and go to the rail- road, through fear tha, the looomotion will leave before they have chance to see it Several more railroads and sey- eral more years of experience may bring relief from such straining anxiety.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-31

THis. from .THE AkkANsAw TRAY ELEk: !" The gentlemen who a, first psedic,ed ,ha, this paper could not sue ceed are hereby relieved of any further apprehension THR TRAyEiER is an acknowledged success Upon that journals hrs, appearance 7he Ga-fhtt felt iha; the truth demanded the admis- sion that TIE ARKANsAw TRAvEtER came mo the world bearing the stamp of success. This truth IS now generally reeosn.1ed. and l, Is simply truth to add ,ha, THg TRAvELER is the mos, widely quoted of Ill :he humorous papers in the country. This is journalistic recosni- ton nf success whose signs are unm.s- ,aka5'e. -i:k:.s Ra { -astkn.
 The U istf't MS ihe d,s: paper to-wel- come IHf TRANLItR. and the first ta eNPfess ;. wori nj CT engagement. Ne are more than ricasel lo say ,ha, the t,a-.t'l5 prc!it..oas are verified by ou, articulation. The oomplin'en, from the rcneraa . .old statesman is highly ap- pFecia,ed
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-31

Average candidate No. sir, am not a candidate for reelection. There isn't any money in the office. and it's more trouble than it's worth. A man never gets paid for serving the pub lie. anyway. Somebody always finds fault. Never intend 10 run for office again, but, still. if the people want me. of course I'll serve. think ,ha, l can bea; anybody that has come ou, thus far Say. Ii you can say anything that will help me along. wish you would"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-31

allowing the state printing to be done by ou, tide printers This was not done with a view to cheapness, but with the sole aim of depriving Little Rock print CTS of the work and consequent remunera- ton.
 This all teaches the extreme demand for more schools. The school law IS good, but the law does not compel a man to educate his children. Education should be made compulsory. Any man who fails to send his children to school, should be deemed guilty of misde- meanor, and upon conviction, be kept away from the crossroads store for six consecutive weeks. This would bring him to that line which the marble-play- ing youth of the land denominate as "taw.' Take from him any of his crude pleasures, and he howls about American liberty; bu, he would see his children deprived of the greates, pleasures of re- fined existence.
 In a grea, degree the legislature re- fleets the sentiments and mental oultiva- tlon of constituency. If a member of legislature is somewhat below the par of intelligence. il Is because his constitu- ents are still further below the line of ac- quired intelligence. Alter all, say wha, you will, the people are to blame. The selection of a general assembly lies with the voters. If they are uneducated and are easily "gulled' by the pander- ing declarations of candidate, you may well conclude that the candidate has per nieious prejudices of his own, and that he will never fail to show his narrowness of mental training and his extreme selhshness.
 It is in behalf of more intelligent community that we say, so long, gen. tlemen." THE ARKANsAw TRAVELLER craves no favors, has no fears, and fears no influence, hence, we can speak from the abundance of the heart. We don't want any ef your state printing. We have printed none of your proceedings, and are most nearly your just critics. Individually you are good citizens; perhaps you can practice law and send negro to the penitentiary for stealing hog you can blow com mendable furrows and make pswpaw muzzles to keep the mules from eating the corn; you can go into the woods and listen 10 the "tink, tank, tink" of the cow-bell ; you can arrange calfs horn to serve in the place of the crook of a broken blow handle you can pu, a heavy yoke on an old horse to keep him from jumping into the field; you can give shoemaker two bushels of shelled corn in payment for half-soling your shoes; you can swap" horses at the church spring while the minister is preaching. but you cannot make laws for the good of a commonwealth. Good bye. SIT. Hope that your corn will " show up :" in a good stand and trust that the moles will not burrow under your plant beds, but good bye. Sincerely wish that the SON you lost las, fall may come up with an interesting family of shoats. and feel an interest in the probability tha, your seed oats have threshed out well over the rail. but good bye. When you come to town call around and tell Us how young Meekles was disappointed in no, marrying Miss Puzzle. Bring all the facts relating to the Oak Grove church scan dal.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-31
SCAFFOLD RELIGION.

A negro murderer who was hung in Little Rock the other day. like his bloody predecessors. declared ,ha, his soul was going to q place of blissful rest. His crime was cold-blooded murder, and his life previous to the sentence of the court was ever characterized by viciousness, buthe waved aside his past life, and threw himself upon a faith which he had hitherto despised. In justice 10 people whose lives have been upright and hon. orable it does not seem right to glorify the death of a murderer. II destroys much of the moral force of religion It { causes people 10 think that if divine clemency is so willingly bestowed in such extreme cases, moderate case of unre- generation IS safe and sure of salvation. So many murderers have gone to Heaven recently that good people are beginning to think favorably of the other place. Suppose that Judge Singleton, who never committed a wrong action, and who was leader in the church, should die, as he eventually shall, and should go to Heaven 10 enjoy the golden reward which his morality and honesty has gained for him would he not be surprised to see the men whom he had sentenced to be hung Thick-lip Jake, hung for murder, might approach, tap the distinguished gentle man on the. shoulder and say, " Hallo, Judge" "Who are you the Judge would naturally ask. Doan know me; why, boss. yersef sentenced me ter be hung. When I seed da, dar wan, no show for me. 'fessed ligion an here is. ! Da tell me dat yer had putty hard time gettin' here. Yer oughter been along wid me. come right on through widout any trouble. Dat man wha, l killed didn't 'pent ob his sins soon enough an da tell me da, ol. Satan Is. got him. He want sich bad man, only didn't like him case a oman thought more ob him than she did ob me. Dat made me mad, an put gun through de crack ob de house while he was ea,in' his supper an shot him. No. sah, he didn't hab time for pentence, an ob co'se de Debil got him. Bu, it want da, way wid me. As tells yer, soon's seed dat my time was comin. done some powerful prayin', an de fust thing knowed vas dat my sins had been forgiben.'
 | Don't you suppose that the Judge would feel very much disposed to turn away from the place: If he be just Judge, yes. Scaffold religion should not be taught. for its effect is not heafthfui ' It robs death of i,s terrors," says the re- ligionist. This may be very true. bu, why should the death, richly deserved by a murderer. be robbed of its terrors . The men who murdered Conductor john Cain, during a recent attempt to rob a train on the Little Rock & For Smith railway, though they have ever been des- fold and affirm that they are going to meet the reward of the just Is the di- vine law so loosely administered The execution of law in Arkansaw is bad enough, but when our law is enforced, do you think that the Divine Law-Giver will say: pardon you:" The society in place of such loose government, needs revision. In the language of the unre- generated sheep. bah.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-31

'Nr>. en}oyed very nosc, tight, :" said a gentleman who had jusi returned from ,ae oycril owel districts of .Arkan- saw. " h skins dinner party, including myself entered the window of residence. We paddled around the parlor for some time, listening ;o the skilltu performance of young lady. who sa, in a canoe and played on a pmno. Alter while dinner was announced, and we padded ou; 10 the dining room. The walters paddled around Us. and. leaning back in my boat, caugh, sght of the cooking stove. on small raf;. Af.er dinner our hos, pro- posed fox chase and We all readily as- sented. Ne went sou, into a field. where the water WIS only eight fec; deep, and watched the dogs, padding around. traiiing q toN. Pretty soon we discove ed fox, in small boat. and immediately lively chase began. The hounds rowed with conmendabie yigor. and the fox bent himself 10 his work. The chase was very exciting. People came out in boats and watched the chase. and. upon the whole, never had such an enjoyable time"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-31

4 WELE-kNowN Ensi shmln says that Engia1y,, n becoming Amefieaatked, an3 ,ha, American humorou, plpers are do- ing the work. Tins Is d high compii- men. ,o ;he agricultural publications.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-31

TRAIN robblng IS to become capital offence ia Afkansaw. Hereafter when q man $ convicted of robbing railway ;rais. te nus, be hanged. This is right. 4 traia robbey IS no better than q mur- derer. and the sooner that he IS killed by the .aw. the better ii will be for the
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-31

Tit Arkansaw people may eongra;u- late themselves on one thing. The legis- la,ure adjourned without having injured the prospective railroads.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-31

Mrs. Marrowfa, had iust finished read ing an account of Michigan girl who had dropped dead upon receiving an of fer of marriage from young man, when Miltiades quietly asked Mother, don't you suppose he knew il would kill her:. -Byeckly1 Eagle. VI
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-31

II is an old saying that a rolling stone gathers no racss,- but how is it with a rolling mill ll:-Eiekmosd ksdftesd<af
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-31

Esfe,ei afft PessesEer af kiaie Rotk, 4,t.. .zi J<c0.i .i9J n.4i! makiey.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-06-28
Oh, MY SOUL.

The editor OF the eHingioaiaa sets oui
the proposition that he j. . wit, hut. be-
csuse oI the sad end of punsters aud funny
men he refrains from giving play 10 his
genius Ia citing notable instances OF the
sad taking of OF the bright authors OF
amusing sayings and rcporiee, he classes
the g Mic of Amcrca - AS among the hu-
morous productions Of the times. Heaven
save the mark. The man who would mis-
take that production for either wit, humor.
satire, sarcasm or burIesque must be the
embodiment Of irony or he ought To be trot-
ted OF 10 an iEsan" asylum by the first
train. As well allude 10 the shadows OF
the tomb, or the tear drops 81 strirr Ell.
grief as pleasantrie- Hear the uncon-
-cionable fiend:
Even she poet laureate of the Arkansas
valley, Hon. Marsh Murdoch. who wrote
the funniest poem in America, entitled
.Palingenesis,' we believe. il growing thin
fast and IL now. even at this writing.
only the spectre Of his once former srlr
He, even, cannot hope 80 live more Than
fifty or s,ychiy- tive years more. and To what
base uses he may he put in that time aad
what the manner OF his taking of. no man
can Tell -
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-06-28
WATER WORKS SYSTEMS.

The lliawaiha Uord in describing the
water works systems OF the different cities
Of Kansas winds up with:
wichita is putting in wooden pipes
probably 10 sell OUT
Wichita put in nine miles Of wooden
mains, OF from . to IL inches diameter csia.
city, with iron pipes FOR all supplies The
wooden mains are a. large A. The main, of
cities. They are turned from clear white
pine logs and banded with IRON every two
inches frosI end to end. From ~ many
hydranis six streams have been thrown 1T
once from IA inch lire n0Zzlcs, ninety TO
one hundred feet high. Where. Mr.
World, IL your system Ia this State which
can equal that. our works are duplicate
throughout. boilers. engines aud pumps.
with stand pipe $50 feet in length. one
engine il fired up night and day aud the
pressure is always on la ease o! any cX-
tensiye fires both engines can be set 10
work at thctr fullest capacity in very
short time. Ne don't know that wooden
mains are superior TO iron mains--the former
will not probably last ~ long as the latter,
but for the same money a much greater ga
paciiy j. had. rs Ia strength, during the
high pressure tests made here the iron
pipes and iron hydrants have only given
way
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-06-28
A NEW HEAD FOR ENGLAND.

That Ensland's most c,timable queen i,
nearing the close of her long and happy
reign there il no longer any doubt. The
government OF England j. not little
peiurbed. For what reason we cannot inn
agine. Victoria has been most excellent
woman, pure sovereign and a good mother.
but -be had ia do with the affair, of Eng
land very little a. compared 10 thousands
OF her so-called subjects She has been the
Ideal, not the real ruler. We venture the
opinion that England would be better Oh,
more prosperous, more self-susiaiuing aud
secure, 10y browning a marble figure head
a. the successor 10 Victoria. Than 10 crown
that roue, rake aad proHigatc, the Prince
OF Wales, and IL would be much cheaper
With France al on one side and America
upon the other. what folly Cor England'-
people 10 go ON supporting, bonorinS and
serving ideal ruler, al foreign Aesh and
blood when 4 homemade figure head would
answer every pUrDOSe
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-06-28
LOST IN TINE SANDS.
Sad Fate Of David PhIllips, Of Salsa.

SALIVA, June 22.-One OF those terrible
calamities that sometimes visits family ia
now recorded in the family Of Colonel WIN.
A. Phillips. On the 9Th of June, David
Phillips, a younger brother OF Colonel
Phillips, started for Washington territory,
by the Santa Fe route. By the time he
reached Yuma, on the California line. he
was quite III from the heat. but resolved to
continue his journey. The train arrived at
Volcano station, seventy miles west OF
Yuma at midnight of the 10th, where Mr..
Phillips, now delirious from the effect OF
the extremely hot weather, jumped from
the train and dashed out upon the barren
sandy desert, where not even a cactus
could grow. The train was delayed one
hour while the train men and passengers
searched for him, but owing to the dark
ness the search was a failure.
The next morning, Sunday, the section
men took up the search and tracked him
five miles, when the wind came up and in
less than a minute destroyed all trace of
the unfortunate wanderer. Under tele-
graphic instructions from Colonel Phillips
in Washington, and relations in this city,
hunting parties were organized in Cotton
to work east, and in Yuma TO work west,
undeIcharge OF James Phillips nephew
of the lost man.
The search was kept up until last Tues
day morning, in spite OF the predictions of
the plainsmen that it would be of no use,
as Mr.. Phillips had probably become ex-
hausted, fallen, and had been buried alive
in the sand, leaving no trace. The desert
at this place is full of white sand, level and
unbroken for miles until the gravel hills
are reached, and utterly barren. No water
Is TO be found in the direction the unfortu.
nate man took for more than hundred
miles, while east and west il was eighteen
miles to water tank.
Colonel Phillips arrived in Salina yester-
day, the sad news being kept from his
mother, now aged over eighty. until his ar
rival, leaving him to break the news to her.
David Phillips leaves a wife and five
children. the oldest child being n girl of
fourteen. He had intended to locate in
Washington territory and establish cattle
ranch. And he waited short time longer
he would have been accompanied by the
colonel, who is going to California, where
his wife at present resides for her health
On an unbroken sandy desert, without
even 4 hillOck TO mark his resting place.
now lies as good Il man as ever resided in
Kansas, beloved by all who knew him dur
ing his long residence here.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-06-28
OHIO DEMOCRACY.

The Ohio Democratic State Convention
has succeeded in assembling. having 4 tree
night, adopting meaningless platform. and
nominating as Democratic candidate for
governor, gentleman who spent the best
years of biz life in the Republican party. as
he was obliged 10 confess TO the conven-
ton. Who belonged TO the Republican
party wien TO belong TO the Democratic
party, was 10 be false 20 the principles of
human liberty. The nomination of a
standard-bearer who commenced his cam
raisn by reminding the Democratic party
OF IT, former meanneSs. does not seem
ausplcions.
Judge iloadley should on such an occa-
sion have adopted the fayorife Democrat.
maxim Let bygoHes be iygcnes." lie
should not have referred 10 the times when
be persecnted the faithful.
The people Of Ohio have their choice be-
i"ecH party which believes something
aud party that believes nothing. except
that il i hungry; and between a brave
Young man who stands by the principles
for which he fought, and an elderly law
yer who has gone back on the doctrines
and associates of the mos, honorable period
OF hi STANDARDIZATION CIdmDfOB.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-06-28
PREsBYTERIANs AND PROHIBITION.

A few weeks ago the EAGLE published
the fact that leading secular papers OF the
country considered that the Presbyterian
assembly had refused TO adopt prohibition
as the best means TO cure drunkenness.
Since that time there has been much dis
cussion of the matter. Rev. Herrck John
son now comes out in the Interior and
attempts an explanation, which we give
below:
Ny Dear Iater,or: Your otherwise ex-
cellent report OF the doiDgs OF the assembly
at Saratoga, is out of gear with the facts as
to the action on temperance. The report
of the standing committee led TO a some
what heated discussion, chiefly because, in
one OF its sections, it was confusing and
As it stood, it satisfied very few Of the adj
voeates Of either policy. In the progress of
the discussion, the following was offered
for action: Without attempting TO indi.
cate any distinct line Of policy to be pur-
sued in the effort to suppress intemperance,
Rssolred, That in view Of the evils wrought
by this scourage OF our race, this assembly
would hail with acclamatio of joy and
thanksgiving the utter determination of
the traffic in intoxicating liquor as a bev-
erage. by the power OF Christian conscience,
public opinion, and the strong arm Of civil
law" Your report says, "this was lost"
On the contrary, it was received with great
and prolonged applause, and the next
morning it was adopted with almost entire
unanimity. Other action was taken, reaf.
frming past deliverances, recognizing the
splendid spirit and purpose and work Of
the women in this direction, etc., but the |
above is the gist Of the whole matter, en- |
bodying the most decisive and sweeping
action ever taken by the general assembly. |
Your report represents me as Offering |
which was adopted, declaring |
4" against prohibition rs distinctive meas |
ure." The fact Is quite the contrary, rs tho |
above resolution shows. Hailing with joy l
the utter determination Of the liquor traffic |
by the strong arm Of the law is strange /
way Of " declaring against prohibitionw
Recognizing the power Of 'sChristion con-
science" and "public opinion" also, and
implicitly expressing the belief Of their in
agency, Is doing what the
great mass Of prohibitionists would not
hesitate most heartily to approve. /
HERRIcK JOHNSON.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-06-28
lNDISPUTABLE.

The editor Of the Kansas CHIT, who
keeps closes run of Kansas affairs, proba.
bly,, than almost any one, in his last issue
says:
+" IL is a fact that canno; be disputed, that
Southern Kansas is going ahead Of North
ern Kansas, in increase of wealth and pop.
ulation.''
Mr. Miller then goes on to cite and draw
parallels between the most fourisbipg
towns Of Southern Kansas ard Northern
kansas, and asks why it is. He thinks
that the country OF Northern Kansas is su.
perior TO ours. There j. where some Of
his trouble creeps in. The soil in Northern
Kansas may be as rich, but it IL not %
friable as the soil OF Southern Kansas. con.
sequently will not stand dry weather any,
where near as well. \ spell OF dry weather
that will bake and crack the heavy black
tenacious soil Of central and Northern Kan
sas viii not affect the soil of this section.
But that il not all. There i. more in the
people. The prosperity of towns depends
upon the prosperity Of the country. Gem
trai and Northern Kansas is occupied and
cultivated Icy farmers from the Missouri.
the Mississippi, the Wabash and other bot
toms. with sprinkling OF New Englanders
and Pennsylyanians.
This section was settled as is occupied by
Farmers who WAS raised on prairie farms,
principally in Illinois, and who came here
knowing all about prairie farming aud
whose successful example, was and is fol-
lowed by all others OF course they boom
and their trading towns boom accordingly.
IL takes at least generation of time for
baekWoods or Missouri bottom farmers TO
learn how 10 farm high prairie probably.
Besides the average Intelligence and enter
prise of the prairie farmers are incompar-
ably greater than that OF the other class
alluded TO, say nothing OF the character of
the newspapers which the farmer read. pat
rOnize and sustain.
Dear Brother SOL aosf tvp,Ly