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The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-04-07
TRAGIC INSANITY.

For many years the people of Little
Rock have been acquainted with an
old negro. known as Ben Boyton.
He and his old wife came here
from Virginia. and bought a little cabin
situated in the suburbs OF the town. They
were honest and industrious, and were
never known to commi, an unworthy act.
The old man took no part in politics.
Every night, passing the cabin, you could
hear the old couple singing their curious
and characteristic songs. while cheerfully
they bent themselves to their work OF
bottoming chairs and making baskets.
Several days ago the wife died suddenly
The old man Immediately became in
sane. When the officers came for him.
he struggled desperately. and finally seiz-
ing butcher knife, Gu, his own throat
3" Step hgh, dar, men, my ole wife died ter
night
And Ger him t~iichng shivcrs seemed TO
creep.
:, Oar en- de bed She lies in dreamless s,eep.
But above lie 'arth her ole souls tuck It's
flight
= Go way" he cried, doan yer tie my hans
Who's crazy. lis yersef da,'s go, no mind
Go way say. doan treat man unkind
When breath from He'll his yer, Jaw 5 il fans
p" Doan yer hin, da, could help de fack
Dat my ole wife was gathered ter de dead:
Damn you. man, III mash YOUR ugly head
Look out. doan twis, me: dars pains in dis
ole back
What yer trying ter take mc way from
here,
Loose dis han. or man I'll take yer life
Dead or alive, damn ef leave nv wife
Stan back I'll ent vo' throat from year 10
year.
" An DER yer carcass like a wolf II sloat.
When ! hah torn from YOU yer worthless life
hy the God I've SO, butcher knife
And with sweep he Gu, his owl black throat
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-04-07
PAUL BOYTON.

The people OF Arkansaw rem mbef
with pie lsure Capt AIN Paul Boyton. He
appeared in OF. river Just at the time OF
l deadenins hull. The people had moth
ing 20 claim their immediate attention.
and the Captain furnished them with a
subject, Old-,imers along the river.
who never heard of him before, regarded
him as the Devil. On one occasion he
approached the bank and addressed a
NAN who sa; on A log. You talk like a
man. said the rative, and you may
be man; but blamed ii I'm willing to
take the chances. am the sheriff
Of this county. and IT'S my duty to see
that the people are protected. What's
your business. anyhow -
The Captain explained his business,
and the native continued: WHO pays
you for all ihis?" The Captain ex-
planned how he expected to reap ben
e6,.
That is pretty good story to tell the
millhands, bat its bad thing to tell me-
Podners no hhman could stay in the wa
ter like you do, and believe that you're
hired by the Devil. Use been wan,in' to
make myself solid with the people for
some time, and believe that if | shoot
you and take that black hide often you
and hang it on the courthouse fence, |
will be reelected" and he reached around
and took up his gun. Hold on ex-
claimed the Captain. I'm not Devfl.
belong to the church"
To the Baptist, reckon" replied the
native, for you take to water more nat'ral
than any man ever seed. But that's
neither here nor thar. The Devil has
al'ers tried to make people believe tina,
he's good church member. I'll tell you
what III do. III try one shx at you any
hos. II | kill you I'll believe tha, you
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-04-07
HOW HE SUCCEEDED.

Ill have to discharge you" said a
railroad official to a clerk, whose habi,
OF drunkenness incapacisa,ed him for
business. - have been watching you
for sometime, and | see that you do no,
drink enough tor a gentleman in your
position
The clerk looked at the ofncial for a
moment and replied: General, have
tried to do my duty, and have always
drunk when there was anything in sight.
II you won't discharge me, III try to do
better in the future. and to show tha, |
am never behind when duty calls, I'll go
and take something with you now" The
young man is now president of narrow
gauge railroad.
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-04-07

were tangled, and he realized the fact
that he had made such a name as
GROWER. that a sudden turn TO good
humor would destroy the cynical force OF
his former uiterances. He Stunned the
Tightening of single burden OF life. His
essay on Burns and even the cheering
sentiments thrown into his French Rev
oluuon.r wi,h unconscious effect, were
conuadicted by his groundless and cut
ting cynicisfns of after years Whenever,
by accident, he said anything pleasant.
he Immediately overshadowed il with an
expression of gloom.
The doctors are wrong when they say
that certain cases Of dyspepsia are only
Affections OF humor Of the stomach.
Why, sir, the stomach has no particular
functions OF humor. IL may go along in
It's organic way and digest the WORK I'M
posed upon it. bu, who ever heard s,om-
ach laugh: The stomach may grosl.
bu, /, canno, laugh. Any noise tina; Il
may make is noise OF distress This
being true, we ask why doctors should
say that a man has hlmor in his stom
aeh. The stomach is a serious depart
men; of the human constitution. II =
man eats anything that is easily digested.
you never see the stomach stand Up and
heave with exclam ATOMS Of conquest, bu:
If il happens to receive anything indises;-
i5le /, will growl for day. This IS no;
right. Ii is not An equal division; but
after all, the man who has good stom
aeh, is better, m Ore eongeaial. than the
man who cannot congratulate himself
upon such possession. A bad stomach
is a severe critic OF poetry. Il sees moth
ing sublime. IL wants facts. The head
may be poetic, the eyes romantic and me
body in general inclined toward fun, but
unless the stomach is willing. al other
flesh Is weak.
Even in business the dyspep;ic is an
uncongenial tradesm,n. What would 20
some one else seem pleasantly. appears
% hin as nervous bore. The brightest
phases of lite are in moment trans.
formed into the dulles, forms of existence.
He gets down to the arithmetic OF exist
enee. you make statement without
hsures, he will dispute it. He will say
that II is false teaching. A laugh IS
a mistake; sigh, reality. His appetite
is morbid, and before dinner he inhales
With pleasure the fumes from the dining
room. Blu, after dinner he curses the cook.
|; is not right for medical gentlemen to
mistake humor in the stomach for dys-
pepsia.
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-04-07

IL compliment OF the Honorable ldus
l.. Fielder, the young man who made a
broadspread reputation as a member Of
the Arkansaw legislature, the Atlanta STA,
says: :" \ few years ago. at the Univer-
sity of Georgia. there graduated brill
ian, young student, ldus L. Fielder. son
81 Honorable Herber, Fielder, of Cuth-
bert. ia. He became lawyer. and sew
eral years ago went TO Arkansaw. He is
noS member of the general assembly
OF that STATE, and when he saw that the
Senate of Georgia had defeated a bill
from the House 10 suppress the Police
Meas, the P1.i.e Ga-etIe and similar vile
Illustrated papers, he went to work to Sc
7ure the passage OF similar law in Ar
kanslw and succeeded in making il a
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-04-07

are a man, and if the ball glances III
know you are Devil and he legeled
the gun
My friend said Boyton, it's a
shame 70 kill ne now. I've jus, 60, a
supply of the bes, whisky you ever saw.
Here's bottle of the genuine stuff"
:" Now know you are a gentleman"
exclaimed the native. Come ashore
l. ain, often tina, | am fooled All"
he exclaimed. when he had lifted the bot
tie, glad to see you, and to show you.
that as little as you may think of this
country. there is one man here what
takes as naturally to whisky as you do 10
water"
The following, in regard to Boy,on.
clipped from the Washington Capital.
is full of interest:
Captain Paul Boyton, the Du Chaillau
of the moist portion of the globe. is now
in Belgium, sampling the rivers of that
country. His brother. NJ. P. Boy,on. was
arrested Tor being a too numerous Irish
asi,ator, and a, present languishes in one
of the British bastiles that decorate the
Fenian isle. Captain Boyton's friends say
that he has no sympathy with the dynam-
tie section of the revolutionis,s. or in fac,
with professional agita,ors of any kind.
IL is matter OF news to say that on his
return from his torpedo expedition to
Peru he was offered large sum to blow
up British merchantmen for the benefit
of old Ireland. but he indignantly re-
fused. This accounts for the continued
depredations of the English merchan,
marine on American commerce The
captain expects to return 10 New York in
few weeks, and make a trip through
that nightmare Of American scenery
the grand canyon of the Colorado river.
He will begin his voyage in the Grand
river. about one hundred miles
north of Leadville. thence floating
into the Colorado. and down TO the Gulf
OF California. There is small rumor
floating around loose on the April
zephyrs. tina, the gallan, Captain is to
marry an awfully pretty girl, soon after
he does the Colorado river feat.
During his absence the awfully pretty
girl will spend her spare m >mcn,s in
burning candles and offering up prayers
in his behalf
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-04-07
To Indra and Aeni.

From the Sanskrit. Translated for THs
ARkANsAw TRAv1LEs, by RALPH L. Coop
RICH.
call hithsr. Indra and Agni, whose
praise We earnestly beseech, they the
greatest drinkers of Soma
., men, praise lndra and Agni at the
sacrhee: glorify them, and sing to them
hymns.
For the giorihca,ion of Mitra, we
call upon lndra and Agni. the drinkers
Of Soma to drink the hbarion.
We invoke the two who are mighty to
this prepared feast; Q, Indra and Agni
come hither.
o. lndra and Agni the mighty. the
lords OF the Heavenly abodes, ove1whelm
the evil spinss. and let the des,royers be
without posteTity.
BY this true offering be you vigiian,
II the station which gives you knowledge
o. Indra and Agrf, and grant US happi-
ness
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-04-07
HUMoR IN THE STOMACH

A physician alleges tina, humor in the
stomach is often mistaken for dyspepsia.
Ii is not often. though, that dyspepsia is
mistaken for humor. You may turp dys-
pepsia over dozen times. and you can
not md single pro,uberAnoe or indenta-
ton caused by humer The comical
expressions OF pain drawn on the face,
and particularly around the mouth Of a
dyspeptic. may afford amusement to roll
licking children who regard all grimaces
as the result Of Overlooking animal spirits,
but to the man who unconsciously Gre
a,es the sport, there is no, single CLEAN
Of fun in the performance. Dyspepsia,
let it be understood, should not be mis-
taken for humor in the stomach. Bulver
said that the stomach is the seat of men,
DRY. The recollections of a dy>peptc
stomach are indeed sour. As a rule. bad
digestion does not make a reputation
The growing OF Cariyle's digestive or
gans introduced him to the international
circle Of pessimis,s, Blu, If he had pos
sessed humor Of the stomach, instead OF
dyspepsia. his reputation would have
been brighter. Probably he would no,
have been considered SO profound. for a
groan has deeper sound than laugh
Carlyle INDUCED indigestion to such a
degree that when he Eel, as though he
could write normally. he would defer the
intellectual exercise until he felt worse.
He knew that his lines Of good nature
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-04-07
yusr before the Arkansaw lesisla.u

Jusr before the Arkansaw legislature
adjourned, DR.. McGavoek. the representa-
tive from Mississippi county. offered a
concurren; resolution. declaring the Med
ioal college 70 be fraud, and the prac-
tee of medicine in Arkansaw, humbug-
gerry, and recommending that the same
be abolished. Some time previous to
this, the Doctor had introduced bill for
better regulation OF the practice OF med
cine, and the members, through igno-
nance, voted against the measure. This
50 ineensed the Doctor that, in indignant
burlesque, he introduced the abolition
measure The resolution vas submitted,
and the intelligent gentlemen, not under
standing its ironical import. but thinking
that il was intended to impose some kind
Of hardship on the doctors, passed it by
a large vote The sarcastic Joke was
discovered Just before the resolution
reached the Senate. The sergeant-at-
arms was inst ucted to intercept the mes
sage, which he did in the hallway. II
die sergeant had been less active in the
discharge of his duty, the Senate would
have received the resolution, and passed
it. Talk abou, Arkansaw intelligence.
viii you,
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-04-07
THE TRUTH OF HISTORY.

We would not mar a pretty story Al
the expense of practical good, even If alb
solute truth required il: but we do not
think that Christianity itself should be
allowed to sand indebted to a lie. or its
ministers and special aevotees allowed to
pervert the truth Of history in its defense.
Indeed, we do not feel that the morality
of Jesus Christ. which is all there is of
the practical part of the Christian relig-
ION, calls for or requires any such de-
tense.
We find, in a sermon of Professor
Swing. as published in the Inter OCEAN,
the following assumption:
:. No advance in mental power or SCI
ence will even add to the statement tina,
two and two make four. Thought is a,
an end in that direction. No astronomy
will ever appear tina, viii be able to dis
cover that the earth has two moons. or
does net turn upon an axis nor move in an
orbit. In some directions progress is thus
at an end. In morals, these boundaries
were reached by the unequaled mind Of
Jesus Christ. There can be no more
perfect expression of human duty than
that in the golden rule, and there can be
no higher formula of piety than that thou
shall love God with all your mind and
SOUL
Upon which We plant a, least one dis
tinot dissent. viz: That Confucius. and
no, Christ, was the author Of the golden
rule. Il was the unequaled mind of
the Chinese morals, which formulated
this paramount rule Of human action.
and who said. when asked mans greatest
duty TO his fellow: Do not unto others
as you would not have them do unto
you. All the originality in the express
sion, as accredited TO Christ. is only to
reverse the order of expression some
what. withou, any change of or addition
to its moral force and duty.
As to whether love Of man or love of
God is OF the more practical and binding
value in the human economy. We shall
not venture to ask or controvert. any
more than will We assume or presume 10
discuss or raise the proposition as TO how
long il will take science TO satisfactorily
solve the statement that three makes
one That is proposition or assump-
ton that belongs by privilege to the
pulpit. and must stand unquestioned
Three into one three times. and one re-
mains plus three. less one. a seemingly
queer reckoning, but We suppose i, co.,
rect: BIT, when admitted. thought is az
an end in tha; direction" and reason and
common sense also.
w lAsPER 81 ACkrJRN.
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-04-07

The Honorable Edwin Cowles. editor
OF the Cleveland keaifr. has gone TO San
Francisco. |, is thought that his business
there is TO use his influence to effec, the
discharge Of Catholic scrvan, girl from
the h GU sehold Of friend. Another re-
port. however, grants TO the distinguished
journalist an aim which causes the en-
ployment Of more nere-that he has
gone to raise a Chinese army for the pur-
pose Of sighting the Pope.
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-04-07

HENRY WARp BEEeHER says" don,
believe in denouncing all men who sell
liquor as scoundrels" Mr.. Beecher is
wrong. Any man who sells liquor as a
scoundrel should be denounced. A man
should no, be allowed to sell anything as
a sounded. All seoundrels should be
arrested. In this State, any man W no
sells liquor openly within three miles of
a church or school house, is arrested, but
ii he sells il as scoundrel. the law does
no; take hold OF him.
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-04-07

To those who contemplate imm;gra,-
ing to Arkansaw. bu, who hesitate on az
count of educational advantages. let u
say that the school system OF this State IS
in excellent working order. l, has not. il
IS true, been in working order long
enough to effect the present empznnel-
ing Of juries, but at the present rate of
school book spread il will not be mary
years until the influence Of schools can
be seen even in the legislature.
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-04-07

RELIGIOUS belief has undergone such
a change within the past few years thai,
DR. Talmase is now the only true great
supporter Of the old fashioned He'll
Beecher and rockingham have become
skeptical on the birthstone lake belief.
and have publicly repudia,ed the Devils
sllphurous workshop. but DR.. Talmage
still declares that there is a literal and
individual Devil. and that he has Jaw
like farm-yard gate, and a tongue like a
blaze from rslling-mill chimney. This
great divine-not the Devil but Tai
mage-still possesses such power of
internal illustration. that he causes chill
dren to shrek and tremble He has the
facts and dimensions of He'll down TO
such a readiness of expression that he
can give his audience a tabulated state
ment when called Upon. DIR. Talmage
is a wonderful preacher. and greA,
man, but it is time that he should loin
the other ministers and allow the people
to rest
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-04-07
THE GuILELESS LYDIA

The SpnngdAle (Ark.) E<ilov /aekef
has become interested in our "a, friend.
Mrs. Pnkham, and thus discourages
competition
Lynn. Mass. the home of our friend
Lydia E. Hnkham. has sprung a rival on
the fair Lydia, Mrs. Dinsmore. Dinny
can't begin TO compare with the gentle
Pnky in beauty and fascinating manners
Perhaps this is the work of the wicked
creditors who tried to fleece the guileless
lydia
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-04-07

ThiL AHKASsAw TRAVELLER is irrever-
ent enough TO speak OF the Sunday school
as i" a ca;cchism station" Boston Folio.
Don't remember such a designa-
lion. bu; seriously speaking. is ii no, a
station OF ini,ia,oy religious life, and is
il not characterized by the catechism I:
This is only stated to show that the
ARkANSAw TRAyELER always speaks the
truth. II i, were no, for an adherence TO
The truth this paper might long ago
have been adopted as political organ.
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-04-07

THE Rev. DR.. Dix, whs recently de-
olared tina, women we're only intended TO
cook becf-steak and nurse children, has
dropped back into obscurity, even
quicker than his most desout friends
could have wished.
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-04-07

lhalned Lightning is the title OF a
volume of humorous sketches, written by
Ike Pnilkins Nv. A. Bowen). and pub
lished from time to time in the Austin
Statesman. The book is attractively il
Illustrated md reple,e with genuine h"mor.
The price is twenty-five cents.
Colonel Bob Crockett, editor of/the
De Wit ARK Cleaner, who for Several
months has been seriously i'll, has so far
recovered as to be able to again assume
the discharge OF his editorial duties. He
is writer of fine ability. and the entire
press OF the State welcomes his return TO
.healtD-
Or. John d. Woods. who made an EN-
viable reputation as the editor of the
Glasgow tNy) Times. has purchased AZ
interest in the Bowling Green (Ky.)
Ga-etat. of which Journal he will take
editorial charge. He is a newspaper
man of ine ability. and is one Of the
mos; popular and humorous writers in
the Ss6,h.
T The narrative tina, has been running
in Ttras ,Syhnss. since las, May. emit
tied, Through Texas on a Mexican
Mustang" and written by Sweet & Knox.
editors of that paper, is being published
in book form by the eminent publishing
house Of ). 5. Scranton & Co., Hartford.
Conn. II will be book of over six hun
dred pages. illustrated with two hundred
original illustrations, designed by several
of the most prominent artists in this ooun-
Try. II will be sold only by subscription,
and will be ready for delivery in May
The K<ilow JACKET has come. burning
from Springdale, Arkansaw. The paper
is published and edited by H. c. Warner,
the well known newspaper man. who es-
tablished the Carlisle Prairie Fzewey
some time ago. and who vas a, one time.
happily not twice, the oyster can man
on the Seo,tville (ky1 Argus The
yellow /afkes bears evidences Of liberal
patronage, and is edited With that direct
ness which always speaks Of a skillful and
" old time hand. lust here it may be
necessary 10 remark, lest committee be
appointed to investigate, that in reference
TO the Prairie Elopey. established
must be literally construed. The paper
did not live long for the reason that its
high church ideas did not very fayorably
strike the people of a low Nairie country.
If it had been a better paper it would no,
have lived SO long, and if it had been
worse il would have lived longer. The
lines Of the Ytilew /atk<f seem to have
fallen in pleasant place, and its success
Is by no means uncertain.
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-04-07
JOURNALISTS.

The Modern Agf. for April, is an ex-
cellent number. Such a magazine. so
high in tone and literary in matter, cannot
fail to prove a success.
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-04-07

THE Mississippi river is falling very
rapidly. which. 10 the coio.ed troops who
Tough, nobly, IS severe disappoint-
meni.
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-04-07

A. J. Fleming. formerly of the ST.
Joseph E7ey .hondav, but lauerly of
Grip. is now connected with the ST,
Joseph Gazette. He will make reputa-
ton for the paper
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-04-07

PRESIDENT ARTHUR is going to Flor
ida. where The bland and open smile OF
the alligator awaits him.
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-04-07

Eutsre3 AZ the PoftsHet AZ Lialt Reek, Ayk.
g secori ci.JJ sz1fi saffey.
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