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The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-21
A STRANGE ATTACHMENT.

'" Speaking O: strange attachments" said ! well knosn ArkAnsawrailxay COZ duc,or. = reminds rae of the Sranges, freak ot affection of which l think any record has been kept On one of the railways cen.reing a, Little Rock. there Is, short distance from the cly. a stretch of woods pasture abou; mile and q halt long. The land is as level az a floor. and is surrounded hy high fence. with deep cattle gaps where the road runs through. Ore day while we were rushing through the woods, a deer jumped uP and ran along close 10 the train until we reached the fence. when he turned and was soon lost to view. Next day when the train came along again. the deer me, Us a, the fence and
 ran along ia grea; glee until we reached the other side of the woods when he turned aside. My engineer became very
 much attached ,o hir,, and always 6lew
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-21
 HOW HE BEAT THE LAW

The o:fier day when Colonel Raihm ali visited the Si:y. hewa asked how he .Sed ;o live n pIohio.,on country "oa.
 caa stand I. very wei. now. he sad. :" ba; ,; nrs, l; ven, pretty ha,d wi,h me. Nou see. l arn ore ci those unfortunate men who must se, OF 4 spree occasioa- ally When l ~ent ou; 10 R.dse po,n; l dlin, have any whisky. depending. of course. on the reighborhooc no. knowin. ;ha, the temperance people had captured r. Well. a few days after sealed there took j notion ,hA, mus, have some thing 10 IrinS. went 10 drug store and asked for qaars ei whisky
 '''lou can; gel Il. sad the dra.sis,. . We are not allowed ie sell |; wltnou ! prescription.
 =. am doctor, iep.ed.
 ''l h iha: case we cannot sell |; 10 Yoa wi;hou; a eeEtin-a,e from the ooAn;y judge.
 '''I wen, to the the .o1ny ladse and told him ,ha, was coe;ot and ,Aa; l wanted some whisky.
 "', can do nothing for you unless you are county judge and entitled ,o-' ! - an county judge repaed. "'l say. ,ha, can GO you no good unless you are d county ludsec- In ,ha, case can help you. as yce arc entitled to complaint. Aoa Car
 state yoag case ,o the cirer.i Iafse xher
 he ceme= around and probably he ~.l
 gran: you tew drinks. ..An this was Geviiish strange hasi . ness ,o me. ba. as the law WAS ven scic. could no, help but respect IL would have gore to the nearest ci;y. hu
 the neares, city was more than hlnire< : miles away. consequently l could aei r, . wiser par, than 10 wai;. Finally th, . circuit judge came around l approache, ? him with numerous testimonials from ,h courts below. and he studied me care {, fully.
 | al see finally said the judge, rha, h: ] gentlemen oi lesser authority agree ,ha $ you need drink Q: whisky. Yoe pyo5
 ably dc no; know. sir, that in .Arksnsas
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-21
CHALLE ED.

l, seems that the oii dcekns sp.sa; E struggling 10 gain is once popular Pasi- non in he south. We resre; this >ey much, specially as we have become ,n- svolvea- SosDe tune aga this paper c.n- -ained aa article which a certain gentle man fsne;ed was inten1si as aa in5ai, Ii Is nst the aim oi this paper to insult people. and ~e mes, dseply deplore the miscoassracSoa which ,he gentleman placed upon .he articla The follo.ing $ pax Of the communication which has luss hen receved
 This will 5e handles you by a mutual frienA lcx know. doIbsless. why :, Is sent Several days ago in one of your areicaeS of pretended hnmor, you used my lame-said ,ha, was a jussce of the peace and held ne up to derision in the light of a ridiculous decision which you declAsed that had made. Now. s.r. cannot stand such an insult. an a Virgnian and am pros.i i,. Ny friend. 1 hope will succeed D making all neces- sasx arrangements.
 The receipt of saeh communication was a grea, surprise, for the use oi the geatlezaan's name vas purely accidental Ia fact we did 10, know ,ha, a man hear- ing such a name existed. We have a. tempted 10 apologize. but the inipe,uous gentleman will zcoep; of no apology. We are opposed 10 dueling from principle, but he mus, noi think we are afraid 70 fight. No. SIT, for there is no eowa-i in this office We are busy. bu, you shai. have all the blood you want. Simply be- cause you had seen aa article in this paper oondemning the hea,henish custom of dueling, you supposed ,ha, the editor would decline your challenge, and ,ha, you could publish him as coward bu, you have made mistake We are not afraid of you, for we have made arrange ments with General Chalmers. of Mis- sissippi, by which we think you will lose your scalp. General Chalmers IS anxious for fight go and see him. If he fail and you are not satishe6. we will, al- though at the time we may be busy and hcngry, make arrangements with Colonel Galloway to comple.e the contract Talk about bravery. ST you don, know the meaning of the term We write this with firm and sseadfas, hand. although ] sad smile casts lurii light over cur sarrowed oorntenance.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-21

HE state of Arkansaw is in good cor- di,ion at present. The crop prospects are very fair and the people are generally cheerful. Occasionally you md man who makes i. his business to ssGss.s.e. but examine his crop and you are more likely to find weeds than cotton. There are no exciting political questions before the people. The adherents to the princi- pie of repudia,ing the state debs. once so full of patriotic, not ,o say violent, arguments, have retired and are breath ing easily. The men who declare that the bonds are legal and should be paid, are patiently awaiting attack. The republicans and democrats are on ex- cellens terms. They play poker ,ogethe, drink together and upon the whole seem to be enjoying themselves The eolored gentlemen are happy. Watermelon: have come and the catfish IS ripe.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-21

ELI PERKINS. who has recently .v.s::ed NIT. Tilden. declares ,ha: the old man can Jus, drag one foo, after the o:hes thu; one entire side IS paralyzed and that. when in the leas; he forge,s himself. his Jaw drops down and he shakes wi:h palsy. Mir. Perkins. rather than regard ing My. Ti.den's age and infrm,:ies with respect and sympathy, looks upon them as crimes. He declares ,ha. any one who disputes his sta,emen, simply lies. This Is rather remarkable language for Mr Perkins.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-21

WHrN the tant IS the only issue be- fore the country. we mus, acknowledge ,ha, our differences of opinion are indeed poorly founded. Of course, two .arties are essential to the heal,hful conduct oi any government. bu, the two parties mus, be parties of differen, principle. Never. in the history of this government. has there been so little difference as al present. Our nationally obnoxious in- stitu,ions have been abolished. and ROW. politics exis, only in personal choice Even the tariff question is not a. direct party issue. for both parties are spli; m regard to ii. This is good time for .he springing of some new idea In ;As mean time we awai, the appearance of Mir. Blaine's book
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-21

THE other day traia on d rai!.ead in Arkansa~ ran of, the track and happening so strike wagon road in ve,y good con dl''on il wen, ahead for quite distance. meeting farmer with a yoke of steers. 'Ge, ou,en the way the farmer yelled. " c,ei Ga, or banned if don, run over xsa. Isa as il,e engine touched the s,eers j. stopped and the old farmer getting ou, Q. ,he wagon said ' oh, br; il takes a team to shove Us O.; of the road. reckon you've all heara tell oi ole Satan Wall, he's my daddy-ln-l.w when :, comes to ,his business Whoa Ball. come here
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-21
WAR ON THE CLASSICS.

Some of the leading men in the coun- try are sharply criticising the present col- legia;e system Of classical training to the detrimental exclusion of matters more be- ntting young men for the great battle of life. In some of our grea; institutions of learning. Latin and Creek. l: is declared. are held up 10 the studen, as the mos: iEnportan; branches of learning. and tha; withou; complete knowledge of these languages. the s:ujer, must no. expect victory; bu: with tha; complete knowl- edge, he can seize the business world by the scru:; of the neck and shake the gold dollars iror. i;s pockets. To the student. ;he presiden. of inc college Is the great es: man IF the world His intimate ac- 4uain:ance with P.a.e ard Andronicus anS Anoxago-as and Iirnl an,icus and Neiecs and Scepsis and EpebilloGsness marks hinn as ore of the worlds srea:es. heroes of leaning. The s.Eien: does Rot dream tha: :ae professor could no, successfully run a country newspaper. or ar;is,icAlly hack Of. bacon A. plantation supply store. He thinks ,ha: by hls own imitation Of the professor he will one day Dc grea: man. He will one day. but TO, the day following. The day ne grad ua;es ae will be great man. While he stands in the presence of bright faces and smiles. with bi!lowy TONS O: flowers every where. he thinks .ha, :he world has is eyes rve:ed on him. lie reads his laoorei essay or ;i,e Politics of Greece" and the E,erchan: ani lawyer and young ladies and the haek-ds.vef applaud The presiden; of the college compliments him. aai cor eseerds . snake his aaad- ah sa.s E hapgy moment. Th.s E ! ste4. v.c.ory. The Nasia $ a 1is feet EoW. Be zoe, hof.e aad speals 2. iev weeks preparatory . se.zat ,he ee-a:ry y :t.e shAEk. He has ..a.saed A.s e..~ca:.oa kaoWs a.. aao-. the aneien:s. md he .orss ,a po4l ou; h.s knowledge Y inc columns of -.ea. day newsPaPe:. The s:ea, paper. he a; oace discovers. .s edited T gale;.e.ed men. ard he wonders why inc per of ciasslc saaoo:aaess kAs 10. been eIn- pioyed. He wr.:es = the ei..pr of the pape: ani offers his sery.ce.. lie is SIT. prised tia: the letter Is TO: answered. Finally he goes 70 the city and applies in person. irobabiy :he pape. IS in need ofa reporter. and heis eaployei He sees 2 10, oi unedaca,ed fellows. who write very rapidly. and he looks on their work with disdaln. When h!s own mater IS sub- n'.::ei. he i, hoirited ;o ind iha: i: does no. cause | sensation. and Is ai!nos, caoSed win teseE:raen. wher he finds ;ha, j; hss been thrown as.ie. Heleayes he e;i 2. applies \; many places foi em- 2.oynen;. an: finally set;.es down as . Jerk n some o8se1-e ;es:a.ran:
 !@.' dees n: oefaN eve;y college ssaG- l.:e. b.: i; $ ,csy oi.ea ne i.:e c. ne young nan wh possessed of ID req Ab..!'y stands ia ne s.el: shaGon- of h.s
 3.,es- pyes.1er: anl worsaifs the afcien:s
 To man of ability. l uian who realizes :ha; he world today is buster. be:.er and stea;er than |: any pre- ed;ns time d classical educaison is greA: help. l: Is ! diamond SC, in the rirs of i!;ei4,rre-.t is a 5,;sh, lish, in the hall of knowled se: bu; ihe classics alone are cnmpara:,yely
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-21

AN in.elliseE, young lady writpto ,has paper. asking how she may learn the name of little book of poems which was presented 10 her in her oi,sidhoot. ~ l; E very strange sha; the name of suCa cherished voasne should escape me- she adds. :" bue II is snl more sngular that do no, e,e.. recall .he name of tAe aa;hoE. rem nez-soeT one or two lisrie poems. but nothing more. Whas couyse should pursue for gaining ,hs desa,sd information. have consulted me lead ins masazines. sending them lines frsn the poems. bu, aene of them have been Ao.e 10 tel me he name of the author. Now ~ha, course Woa!d you a>aise Ess 10 pursae:" loox search has ao dsub, been very intelligent, bu, i, Is eS.den. ,..a. you have 10; adop.ed thensh, plan
 Take one ot ,he poems. send l. so the editor oi college magazine and request nim 10 publish ;, as his own production. This will bring the desired information.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-21

IT $ tine for some other young lady Q take the place of the Beautiful and Accomplished. For years. now, the daily newspapers throughout the country have devoted space to Miss Beautiful and Accomplished. and i, Is no, r:gh, for journals that are supposed to be pub asaed for the good of the general public 10 give so much of their space to the same girl. As rule, Miss Beautiful and Accomplished is tall. thin young xo- man. with bad complexion and a nose :ha; eAci.es comment.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-21

HE average newspaper reader often declares that he Is in no way influenced by the opinions expressed n his f.voTt:e lournal ;ha, he .eiis Hha: the ed..e. ha. to say but tot'as his oua coac.4s.o::.. every ne~spapel reader is directly ia- aaeae,t. He takes ap the p4pe. ani reads ar ssticle so direc; in assamea:. 50 convincing in illustration. that. al,hoa sh he has never before though. of the suo- ,ect, he declares 7" By George ,ha: fellow agrees with me in ,hls thing. These are exactly my views"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-21

TIE citizens of Louisville are ,esy aas- i5us n regard D ffesdea. AF;haFs y.s5; t. the grea, exposition. The pFes. aea: of lAte has become very nuzh aiFa.d ai bofes, and the l-o=ise.lle people declare taa, f he vii come. .he bes: m..l;ary company in the state shal engage | h.s defense. The presiden; should not th,Ek too much of boTes. for after the neS; elee- ton he will be safe.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-21
he whistle jus. before entering the

thc Whtstie luSl oGIoIe entering the woods. The old engine, too, seemed to have an affection for the animal, and wosld seem to chuckle when the deer was at its side
 One day we were delayed by an accident to freight train. and did not reach the woods until aher night fall. The engineer blew his whistle. 4 light dashed in the woods, aad. sir, hope never to tell the truth again if tha, deer wasn't there carrying a lantern or h!s horns. l won't pretend to explain how he got the lantern. am giving you the facts and you can draw your own de- duc,ions. When we passed he tossed the lantern aside. one of the boys told me-and mind you don't vouch for it's tru,h-tha, the lantern fell from ish; train and that the deer took is up and kep, l, on a stump until our train came along.
 :. How do you suppose the deer lighted the lantern :" asked one of inc company
 1t may have been already lit bu; If II wasn' | its no lookou. of mine for l am only giving the facts as they occurred. leaving all speculation to you. Some time after this we were rushing along. nearing the deer's woods, when we saw the animal standing on the track waving a red flag. We stopped and discovered that an immense tree had blown across the track Well. sir. when we chopped the log out. that deer pu, his horns agains, i, and helped us roll |, away
 Where do you suppose he go, the red iias :" asked an incredulous listener.
 :" won; attempt ;o explain anything l an giving you the facts. and of course yoa can do yolr own figuring for can- eius.ons bl. one of he boys sad ,ha; ne :ook U an old wh;e Tag iaa. he ioaad or the ground and r459ed ]: n 5e1 oi red clay
 "@a4s 5ea..4 at n. 47--.s.f:l aai..,
 That's wha, l.n gong . :eH yoa. One day. a5oat six months aga. sse a.- uyed d; he wooGs as usual The Gee. met us and leaped along side of ..s. The engine. feeling pretty galy ;ha: morning anyhow. seemed 10 psanee a.ong ihe track. Jus; as we got a5og; ha.i way through the weeds. an immigrant iooke,i ou, the window. ana yelling. look ], .ha, ar deer, sna,chei up 3 double bar rel gun and fred load of ouek-sho, into he poor thing We stopped and wen, over to where the deer lay on inc green sward in the lass agonies of death. He held ou, his tongue and shook hands with all the tran men. bu: when he saw the imnis grant. whom we dragged 70 the ,po;. he frownesi darkly. folded up his tongue and pu, is back into his mouth. The inmlsran, WAS nervous fel.c~, and vas much exc.;e! He ben; ove! the ieeE a. though Q se; forgiveness. when he animal. b.ave and reven get. n lea,h. raisei up and brought him -rafk across ,he head with stick-like fore e. and laid hir, .sw. The deer and he Izlmigran, are 5uriei near each ';her. and oGr engine. which has nsrer ecoyrred from the depressing e:fe-- of he tragedy. always Eoans when i; goes trough he deer's woods.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-21

"oF course you are no, expected to tell do~nrigh, lie" said the managing ed- flor to new reporter. Lying is out of place in any business. and should warn you never 10 he ,ha, is as long as yoe can find enough truth to answer yogr purposes. When there Is no ruth. Ee yus, enough to supply inc amopn: of truth ;ha, you should have"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-21

THE country Is pretty well filled with young ladies who chew gum. and for years the newspapers have been attempt ing reform. Young men, who eanno; long remain idle. are taking rp ;he dis gus;ins practice. The repor: ,ha; one of them was hanged in Georgia. las: week. will be read with in,eres, all over the country
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-21

" Do you know what I'd do fl was you:. asked Farmer FuTow of his wife. who had beer giving him an old fashion cd lecture for trying to fiir, with their ne~ summer boarder. Then. without waiting for the mad lir,ie woman 10 reply. he caugh. hold ot her chin and excisiuaed :. If l was you I'd gi, out paien, on ,his for perpetshul motion ."'-Afy Ir.z Cef.ssss~gf-k
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-21

IT $ said that lagersoll has increased n flesh during the star route ,r;al. Sand ing 8 long without exercise was nc doeb. he cause.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-21

E-ft,es ai fst PsstgEtt at k:.r.s Ra.t. .4,k. q, Jec1rd eIlo or1;! r.asr
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-21
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:

Any par, of the United States or Cana da, One Year, postage paid, S7.oo Other Countries, One Year. postage paid 800 Postmasters, or others. sending hSe or more yearly subscriptions 10 the ARkANsAw TRAVELLER, may retain a5 pc. cent. ei sub scriptlon price as commission. Requests of subscribers 10 Lave theiT pa pers mailed 10 a new address 10 secure atien- ton must mention formsr as sel. 4s pfesen; address.
 Send money by P. O. order. or registered etter Address.
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-12
Destruction of the Buffalo.
St Lsuis Republican.


Accounts from the far West COM
PLAIN OF the scarcity Of the buffalo
The wanton destruction Of this noble
animal, so persistently carried on aiter
the Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific
railroads we're built, has caused Tho
vast herds that once browsed on The
rich central plains between the tbirtv.
second and forty sixth parallels 10
disappear; the greater part Of them
nave been killed, and the remnant
have lied TO the British territory for
the safety they cannot have on onr
soil. Many oil the Indians who once
belonged to our territory have taken
up their abode north Of the British
boundary, and the buffalo have
followed them thither. A few
struggling animals are to be epcoun
tered in Montana, but the vast herd.
once to be met with are broken
up. Even the business Of sbinnins
their oarcasses to Chicago, ST. Lonis
and Eastern cities has come to an end
because. the scarcity Of the animals
makes It no longer profitable, M
computation, we believe, was eve,
made OF the number Of buffalo on tbs
plains at the time when they abounded
and before II became the fashion ~
slaughter them for their hides ana
kill a hundred OF them in an hour lor
the entertainment Of visiting British
and other foreign grandees; but there
could not have been fewer buffalo on
the great ranges than there are cattl,
in Texas. II tho Apaohes were Z
make an Eruption in Texas and xiii
all the cattle in 4 Che State, L
would be considered an enormous ca.
lamity and yet we have inflicted just
such q calamity on ourselves 10 che
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-12

The Telegraph solamnly says: ut
is almost needless to observe that We
thoroughly agree with the Dean Of
Bangor in his objection to inordinate
tea drinking. But excess In coffee
drinking is quite as misehievous
French medical specialists recognize a
distinct dyspeptic aud blood poisoning
mAlady caused by 'labus du cafe, and
Henri Murger the gifted author Of La
Vie De Boheme, with other Of his
friends, members Of the 'Societe des
Buyeurs d'Eau, had to enter 4 hospital
TO undergo treatment for the coffee
disease. The excessive consumption
Of Aerated waters is, it is notorious,
dangerous TO the action of the heart;
chocolate is open to a host Of objec-
lions; and who shall say that pure
water-supposing il for the sake OF ar
gument, to be pure under any cirum
stanees-swilled, morning, noon and
night" wopld not be found in the
long run injurious to the human con-
stitution2n
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-12
CONsUmPIION.
Important TO the Public as we'll
AS the Medical Profession.

Halls Journal Of Health, referring
to Consumption, makes the following
important statement:
Consumption usually begins with
slight, dry cough in the morning
then on going to bed, getting more and
more frequent, with more and more
phlegn, increasing debility, thinness
Of flesh, shortness Of breath, and quick
ness Of pulse. In fatal cases its aver.
age course is about two years; hence
the importance Of arresting the dis.
ease at as early stage as possible, and
the sooner rational means are employ.
ed for this purpose the greater the
chance OF success. The disease is
owing to an irritation commencing in
the throat and extending to the lungs,
so that their action is interferedl with.
and the blood does not receive sufi
cient oxygen to purify it. The most
marked sign Of lung disease is emacia.
ton; and the most positive indication
OF returning health is increase in
weight"
So speaks Halls journal Of Health,
and we may add that in desperate
cases, and, in fact, in all cases Of Con
sumption, or troubles Of the throat
and lungs, immediate relief may be
obtained and a permanent cure effect,
ed by the use OF DR.. VIM. Halls Bal.
sam for the Lungs, medicine known
for more than thirty,fve years as az
unfaililg remedy for coughs, colds
bronchitis AID all pulmonary aud pee.
toral diseases. That the worst cases
Of Consumption have been cured hy
the use OF Halls Bll.am has be at,
tested to by the thousands who hay,
used it, or have been c1gnizant Of its
wonderful remedial efficacy.