The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-11
A TIMELY ENTERPRISE.
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too have written Tor ihe rcforma- tion of the universe
 Al the sound of the vnice at lis elbow the editor turned around in his chair and s-w man with shaggy ha.r, and aose covered with Jumps and blossoms 10 such ar exien, that |, resembied a cluster oi ripe cranbcrries
 What do you wish : said the editor, after he had made careful suivs, af hls visitor
 Tie iestion embarrassed the stranger, ard he stroked his red-Iipe nose with arst one hand and then the other. as if I, gave him pain but finally he sighed, and replied
 ii came he,c, ST, to see if you would not insert an adverl. semen; for me 10 th c etf.c, that Boker k Blford have lusl started large barrel factory. arc ha, fortune awaits them only short dis; ance ahead "a fortune, by lingo. that will pAralyze the Indies, ard make men ;ake of their hats and say: How're you, Boker.
 Do you wan, 10 pay for the advt nise- men, ::
 No, 10, jus, yet replied the visitor, as he again rubbed his nose until it glowed like polished carbunc'e. q might say candidly that at presen, I'm not exactly prepa,ed to do so i: bu, will the day is not far distant when will" :"
 "T The principle of this paper" said the editor, ]" is no money, no puff
 Well, I'll tell you what I'll do. You know my name is Boker-senior partner of the firm of Boker X Buford-and I'll give you ten shares of stock in our barrel factory for an advertisement. Don't fsl- ter second because there Is a fortune ahead of you. fortune that will paraly ze the-bu; le, that pass. Our scheme is to commence making barrels al once. ip order to De ready fer the cholera when it gets here.r
 "Wha, has the cholera to do with barrels = inquired the editor. cnriously.
 Well, I'll tell you. When the cholera gets here and becomes epidemic, the barrels wiIl be in demand, for the reason that the disease turks abou, the street corners, as # were, and without warning pounces upon d man, slams his knees under his chin, cuils him up like a pret- rel, and scoots him 10 his res, beyond the grave. Tn death the victim is twisted around himself in such manner tina, the only way to bury him properly is to place him m barre. and head him up, just as It he were so many early spring potatoes. Experience has taught me that il is a tough job to get a man who died of cholera into coffin. unless you level him out with block and tackle and couple of jack-screws- You can understand from my few and pointed remarks that when the cholera gets here there is going to be boom in the barrel business that will make things walk around and howl. Aside from the ten shares of stock which you are at liberty to take, promise you that will u.ake half. .dozen barrels, and paint them blue, and send them up 10 your house, so they will be handy in case the cholera strikes some of the members of your family and flirts them to the golden sands across the dismal stream
 The next moment there was loud crash, and the barrel boomer was dropped down two flights of stairs; and when the dust had cleared away. and the editor had discarded from his right hand frag- ment of cloth belonging to the seat of the visitors trousers, he sat down and wrote an article on the cholera, in which be advised all good citizens the moment they saw . microbe to hit 1t with club.