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The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-02
taking ii away, saw that my fingers were covered with pore

taking it away, l saw that my fingers were covered with gore.
 ' am either shot or cut" l gasped, staggering back. My friend sprang to my assistance, looked at me, and said ::
 Great Lord. you are bleeding to death. Let me ease you down.
 'No,7 said, in deathly whisper, l have strength enough left to walk" Just then the bartender came around with a towel, and as he began to mop the blood from my ghastly wound, said:
 You must excuse me, sir, for didn't intend to do it. A fellow came in here just now and asked for drink of water. l did not wait on him as soon as he thought l ought, and when handed him the water, instead of drinking it," still mopping me, "he threw il in my face, and threw the catsup bottle at him, but hit vou.-
 The thick saw dust on the floor pre- vented my hearing the bottle when it fell. My coat pocket was full of the tomato gore, and-well, it was such a good joke that we drank and laughed and laughed and drank. and the more we laughed the more we drank, until we all were "shot
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-02

IRE other day an Englishman. after many delays. gained an audience with President Arthur. Il would no, have been so persistent he said. but l wanted 10 see you on business of striking importance. Shortly after arrived Tn this country, was induced to go into game of poker and was ieeced. l could not afford to lose the money, and I'd like to make national question of II, as poker, understand, IS naiiona, game" "All right said the president. 'I Ius, go into this room, please. and wal, few mo- ments until have time to give it my a,- ,ention. Nsu will md several members Of my cabinet in ,here' After awhile ,Le president sent for the man. He did no, come. Finally the president entered and found him playing poker with the cabinet. Minister Lowell was immediately in- formed. and there the matter stopped. l, IS not known what the resul, will be, but we must all admire the promptness with which our government takes hold of such affairs.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-02
SYM PATTY.

A tramp went to the residence of a well known citizen and asked for some thing 10 eat.
 Why don't you go to work :' asked the citizen.
 :" Because am tramp"
 ' But why are you a ,ramp:'
 Because won't work
 :" My friend said the citizen, your logic should find employmen, at the bar, therefore move away. shall give you nothing
 l did not expect to be refused" re- piled the tramp, for was told ,ha, you were once tramp and even walked into this town
 Very true" said the citizen. bu, I never tramped in the winter time. Come around next summer and I'll give you something to eat"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-02

A CoRREsPoNDENF of Toledo paper has been struck by Arkansaw poli,eness. This should cause no as,onishment. for as class. the Arkansaw people rank high among the most petite folks" of the world. Some time ago a gentleman came 10 Arkansaw for the purpose of writing up its crgdlties. One day while standing on the bank of small stream, native came along and asked 1: " Whut yer doin', podner, wa,chin a muss-rat No Got yer eve on a snake O suthin 1 reckin" - No, haven, Go on away. am trying to catch an idea and don't want ;o be bothered" Yer mout ke,oh few ish ef yer wus,er try rite hard, but don, berlieve you'll ketch any ideas, fur ter tell the truth, cap'n. don't believe you've go, the bal, suitable fur ketchin ideas" The writer was a very impulsise man. and quickly deciding that the scrawny fellow needed chastise- meni, he said: - If could ge, over there I'd thrash you. my lank fellow \ trou- ble bout that" replied the native. and rolling a log into the water. he helped the correspondent across, whipped him and conducted him safely 10 the other bank. Oh. yes. the people of this state are polite
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-02

GENERAL BES BUILER has given up ,he use of tobacco. When asked why, al his age, he desired to forego such a iiuNuIy. the o.a feiile~ replied Well, l have been using tobacco nearly all my life and have come to the conclusion that il IS inJuring my health. Aside from that, think il lessens my capacity fer work" The general is very ambitious fellow and will allow nothing to stand in the way of his advancement. We are hourly expecting to her that Tilden has given up cigarettes.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-02
INT ELLECTUAL.

'' Let me see, said young lady grad uate 10 a highly intellectual friend, was 1t Pope who wrote the lliad, or was |, the lliad who wrote pope:'
 Neither" replied the intellectual friend. " IL was blind Homer who trans lated the lliad'
 Oh, yes. now 1 remember would give anything for your cleverness, but please tell me what is the Had anyway -
 Why it is poem telling all about an old fellow who lived in a tub of water. ''
 = l don't believe tha, a man could live in tub of water, do you?'
 Oh. no. but then we mus, not ques- tion ancient mythology
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-02

II is declared tna, reading paragraphs iniuTes the memory. The frolcsome skipping from one subject to another IS no, likely to strengthen the memory nor broaden the understanding, but there are many people who declare their lack of time to read long articles. The true par agraph, no, the pun. embodies a column, and is. within itself, thought, Para graphs that arc worth reading a, all should be read closely, for the writer, 10 produce them. is supposed to have done much reading.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-02

HE Arkansaw sheep is not charac- ter to admire. His physical develop ment has been neglected, and somehow he does no, seem 10 enjoy ,ha, eNuber- anoe of health and abundance of activity which oharacterizes his acquaintance. the goat. The Arkansaw sheep dresses plainly. yea. in d slovenly way. His clothes arc old and seedy. and are some times patched with material foreign 10 ihe texture of the original He IS of d melancholy turn of mind. and loves to finger on the bleak hillside where the cold winds Of December have undls- turbed sweep. He humps himself in the ierce blast. and shudders when the snow flakes fall on his bare places. He gets new suit of clothes once year, but his rough and uncou,h habits, his business among briars and cypress-knees, soil and rob them of their smooth finish and vir- gin whiteness. He never looks young and fresh, and his eyes are saddened and watey. When he dies a, the instance of fesh-loving man, his career of stub borness has just begun. He parts from his ragged jacket with reluctance. and blue marks stand ou, from his quivering flesh. An odor accompanies him into the pot, and comes out with him, finger ing in the neighborhood when he is brought 10 the table.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-02

THE Chicago 7tiegyam says that the editor of THE ARxASsAw TRAyELER IS forty-siN years old. Yes, if he lives hf- teen years longer he will be forty-six, but years must not stand in the way Of the 7eiegyam'5 enterprise. II i, were neces- sary, following up the line of ou,stripping contemporaries, the ZeItgyam would say that the man in question IS one hundred and forty-six
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-02

The surgeons of the medical colleges who countenance grave robbing. would De surprised If law was passed .ha, should give the body of every doctor who died 10 a medical college for dissection. Doctors claim that they should have bodies 10 use in their business. bu, they do not provide that their own bodies should be so used after death. Doctors who have no compunction of conscience at the robbing of graves. would be loud Tn their complaints if one of their own family should be resurected and treated shabbily. They think as much of the proprefies of life and death as any one. and they should not be SO careless of the feelings of others vho do zot ike 10 feei tha, respectable physicians countenance grave robbery. and tha; body is no, safe from moiesiafion unless |, IS placed in rlre and burglar proof safe. Doctors would be thought more of around med ical colleges. if they would show li,s,e sense and de as they would be done by.-PkaS's .>as.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-02
GO AHEAD.

A man whils in the act of jumping ln,o the r.veI was seized by policeman.
 Wha, are you dolng here /" demanded the offieer
 was IS; aoou; ,o commi; suicide "
 Excuse ne. sls, liberasins him. T thought you were skaiking around look ing for someth,ng 10 steal Go ahead. '"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-02

FRED DOUGLASS has married a white woman. and the chances are that he will now discover the inferiority of the colored tace
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-02

\ Georgia man left his wife because she threw boiling soap on him. The Georgians are sensitive Tn Arkansaw the husband would have paid no atten- ton 10 the little piece of waywArdness.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-02

Yes, or secure an election to the city council of town whose streets need
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-02
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
TO CONTRIBUTORS.

Manuscripts unaccompanied by stamps, will no, be returned We do not pay for matter unless II be specially ordered.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-02

l. Governor Hoadly. of Ohio, wishes 10 cure himself ot insomnia h. should secure position in the store of man who doesn | advertise. Natures sweet restorer would soon come 10 his relef-.Ne'e lo,k ue,st4g ilarnGi
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-28
Spicy Irish Matters.

PARIS, April 27.-The Matn, a newspaper
publishes the announcement that 'Number
One'' lyman is England. The Natn alleges
the party from whom its information is OBJ
tanned recently interviewed lyman in Lon
don, who stated that behind him was a force
before which England would one day trem-
BILE. "There are" said lyman, "men of
high position and social and in
tellectual distinction among the irwin cibles
and 1 defy the English government and its
hirelings.n The acting agent of the new
party, which aims to unite all patriotic Irish
men, says the party has already considerable
funds with which to begin a campaign with
Cruisers provided with ~torpedoes and revol-
wing guns will protect the crews. These yes
sells will be employed against the British
men-of-war in the various harbors.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-28
Sixth Ward Eipht.

At about ten O'Clock last evening a party
of brickmakers got quarrelsome over their
drinkin John Franket's saloon on the corner
of Caroline street and Hall avenue, in West
st. Paul, in which saloon business Franket
has a partner named j. II. Rheimans. The
final of the quarrel was the pitching upon
Robert Herrick by John and Gebhart Franket
and Chas. Myer- and giving him a terrible
clubbing. One side of the story is that in
getting away from his enemies Herrick rush
ed out doors and fell over an embankment,
dislocating his hip, while the other is that the
assaulters threw him Town the embaukment
into the creek. At any rate Herrick was so
badly wounded that he was taken by the
patrol wagon to the city hospital for repairs
by the surgeon and his assaulters were locked
up in the city hall to await the action of the
pOurt
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-28

at least with the last syllable of the frightful
word, we telegraphed him last night as fol-
lows:
To DR.. Bliss, Washington, D. c.:
ST. PAUL, April 27.-Please telegraph the
GLOBE Immediately any information you can rel
alive to the OCTOPUS" 1t attacks our people on
the neck and is in danger of making great raw
ages. Save no time in answering,
(signed), ST. PAUL GLOBE.
About midnight the following message was
received at the GLOBE Office:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 27.-It is difficult to
answer such an important question as you pro
pound without much research, involving visits to
leading hospitals. The disease is one of com
parative modern date, and derives its lame from
the fact that originally it was a discharge Of pus
in the month of October, and was by many ply
sicians supposed to be confined to that month.
My bulletins during the fatal sufferings of Presi-
dent Garfield in July and August, 1881, show
that pus is not confined to any specific month,
and in case of laudable pus it flows most freely
in the summer months. If it attacks
your people on the neck, 1 would recommend
that a glass tube be inserted in the 0s caLcis
and connected with a sewer, while the patient
should be kept standing erect, lest the laudable
pus should clog and burst the tube. 1t is not
dangerous if taken in its early stages, but if it is
allowed to run the result is uncertain. ~[Signed,
BLISS.
The late hour at which this learned mes
sage was received from DR.. Bliss prevents
further information being obtained for this
issue of the GLOBE. Fortunately the Repub-
lican state convention does not meet until
tomorrow, and by continuing our re-
searches We shall hope to be
able to fathom the Nervousness
OF Senator Sabin's offense. The kilograms
already received from Dublin and Washing
ton, as given above, unless they can be
promptly refuted by Senator Sabin's friends,
show that it will be very improper to send
him to the Republican National convention
as a representative of Minnesota. Though
feeling kindly towards the senator, the
GLOBE cannot forget its duty as a newspaper
and it proposes to probe the octopus to
the very bottom.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-28
REPUBLICAN POLITICS.
A Slight Difference of Opinion Be-
tween Two Organs.


The Pioneer Press of Sunday gives the fol
lowing account of the Republican primary
meeting in the First precinct OF the First
ward Saturday night:
cat the First precinct of the First ward
the proceedings were fully as disgraeeful as
at the Democratic primaries on Thursday.
Democratic bummers and strikers, in the in
terest of Cummings, the saloon man nomi-
mated for alderman by the Democrats, took
possession of the polls, and repeating and
ballot-box stuffing were practiced with i'm
punity. 1t was a veritable revel of the roughs.
They staggered about, and blasphemed, and
bulldozeG, until a decent man fed the scene
in disgust. The capture OF a Republican
primary by the Democratic hummer element
was complete. After polling 113
votes the decent Republicans declined
to contest longer with the motley herd
and retired, leaving the fight to the Cum
ming's crowd. They stuffed the boxes with
457 printed ballots, and then stopped and adj
journed for drinks. During the two hours
that the polls were open, free whiskey was to
be had on demand from the Cummings fac
ton, and the bummers became hilarious and
insulting. H. B. Mills, a reputable citizen,
and a member of the Republican county
committee, made an effort to keep a tally
sheet of the ballots cast-the judges keeping
no such record-and he was seized by one OF
the Horans and forcibly elected from his po-
sition, a warning being given to others not
to attempt to keep a record. About one
hundred and fifty Swedes from the St. Thorn
as hotel-probably more than two-thirds OF
them voting iIlegally-were voted by the
Democratic managers of this disreputable
raid.
On the other hand the Minneapolis TriJ1cne
of Sunday gives this picture;
In contradistinction to the disgraceful pro-
ceedings Of the Democratic primary election
in the First precinct of the First ward on
Thursday, was the Republican primary held
by the Republicans at the same place last
evening from the hours of ) to Z. The firsI
was characterized by an exhibition of the
worst elements of the city, gathered within
this party, to cheat Col. Allen out of u re-
nomination for alderman, and the last by a
gathering of orderly and quiet gentlemen,
DESTROYS of securing a proper man to legis-
late for their local interest. If the difference
in the two tickets is as marked as the differ
ence in the means by which the candidates
have been nominated, the voter who has the
best interest of the city at heart will not hest
tate to cast his ballot for the gentleman
named yesterday, and who will be confirmed
by the Republican city convention on Tues
day.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-28

guineas to secure from Mrs. Howard for her
brother the position of Lord of the Bed
chamber.
Pitt himself owed his position in the cab
met to the purchased favor of the same If
regular lady.
Now in the young and green territory of
Dakota the same odd propensity of human
nature in politics is shown, viz, that OF brib-
ing and being bribed. But it is quite a
shock to the enthusiastic believers in the
purifying efficacy Of women in politics to
have this Cleveland-Ordway episode in the
promising territory of Dakota.
Still, as one swallow does not make sum-
mer, it does not follow that the ~inauspicious
and off color proceeding of one woman is
going to vitiate the whole movement in the
northwest.
OF course not.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-28

NEW PENSION BILLS.

The House of Representatives has passed q
bill charging the pension roll, and making
the way easier to be placed on the nations
list of benefciries. The pension business is
getting to be enlarged to enormous and in
deed dangerous proportions. The bill that
has just passed the House will open the way
to gigantic and unlimited frauds. At the
rate at which Congress is going On, the gov
ernment, itself, will soon be ~bankrupted,
and taxpayers burdened to an unreasonable
extent. The new bill adds millions of dol
lars to the pension payroll, in cases where
neither justice or eXpediency calls for
such eXpenditures-numerous pension
bills have been launched upon
congress, who care for nothing but their own
reelection. One of these pension bills pro-
poses to place OF the pension list all the sur.
vivors of the Mexican war, without regard to
their present needs or condition, and having
no reference to disabilities received in the
service. This is the character of much of the
extravagant crude legislation sought to be
inflicted on the country. 1t is really time to
cry a halt, and shut the doors of the treasury
to wholesale pillage, in the guise of beneyo-
lent, but actual ~demagogical benefactions.
No just man will object to granting an adj
equate pension to a soldier who has suffered
disability in war, bravely battling in his
country's defense. 1t is believed all such,
or nearly all such, are now on the pension
rolls, receiving a grateful country's benefac-
ton. No one grudges this largess to the
wounded, disabled or enfeebled soldier, who
periled his life and impaired his physical
power and ability to take care of himself, in
his country's service.
But the thousands who came out Of the war
unframed, with full power and capability of
taking care of themselves, need no pension,
and no man with unimpaired vigor for life's
labors, duties and responsibilities, will ask
for, or receive a pension if proffered. he
will have too much self respect and respect
for his government to do 1t.
These pension bills open wide doors for
frauds and speculations by dishonest pension
agents and spurious applicants to the great
damage of the overburdened and plundered
taX-paying population of the country. 1t is
time these selfish congressman, who intro
duce such specious bills, looking
only to their own reflections were shut down
upon, and it is time, too, that a compliant
congress, passing such bills, should be close
ly scrutinized by an outraged public for such
a dishonest and fraudul len depletion of the
National treasury.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-28
Another Deed of Violence.

After midnight IN Saturday Officer Stotz
heard a noise in Power Cronn's saloon on
Park avenue and entering to see what was
up found therein a young man named Muir
ply, about nineteen years old, who had a
club and who was pretending to be a police
man. He ordered Murphy out, the place
was shut up and shortly after while the officer
was on his beat he heard the cry
of murder. Following the sound he
came upon Murphy lying on the walk bleed
ing from wounds infiictedupon the head and
insensible. He was picked up and carried
to his fathers residence, who is a gardener
on University avenue. At a late hour last
night no report had been made of the occur
renee at the city hall.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-28
PROBABLY DEAD.
The Signal Service Observer at the
Pixies Peak Station.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, April 27.-Con-
siderable anxiety is felt here as to the fate of
Signal Observer Ramsey, who has been on
Pixies Peak station seven weeks. George
Beekhaus, his companion, reached here
three weeks ago, more dead than alive,
after twenty-four hours in SNOW drifts 20 to
80 feet deep. AT that time his provisions
were running low, consisting of eight
pounds of rice, twenty pounds OF dried ap-
pies, two cans of condensed milk, eighty
pounds of flower, which was almost useless,
as there was nothing to raise with, and a
couple of pounds of salt fish. Several inef-
fectual attempts have been made to release
him, the depth of n preventing reaching
him. Another attempt will be made on
Wednesday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-28
A Sad Case of Insanity.

BUFFALO, April 2J.-John W. Brayley. of
Evanston, H., who arrived in this city a few
days ago, was arrested for an attempt at sui
eide. Brayley showed evident signs Of lu-
macy, and gradually growing worse, has
been taken to the state insane asylum, q
he said, some weeks ago he left his home,
having been refused the consent of the par
ents Of a young lady of Evanston TO wed
her. His uncle purchased him 4 ticket to
Philadelphia, where he had friends, hoping 10
cure him Of his iufatuation. While being
taken to the asylum, he piteously moaned,
sob, where is she!" The physicians con-
slider his case incurable.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-28
A HORRIBLE AFFAIR.
Murder of An Aged Iowan By His
Relatives.

DEs MONIES, Iowa, April 27.-Informa-
ton was received here of the brutal murder
of Hiram Jefferson, near Audubon, in this
state. Jefferson, a harmless old farmer Of
DO years, and his wife lived on a hay farm.
On Saturday night four men entered their
bedroom, dragged them from bed, pulled the
old mans hair and whiskers out By the roots,
wrapped his shirt about his head, dragged
him naked to a tree i'll the yard and hanged
him to the limb Of a tree, and then rode
away. Mrs. Jefferson came to the door and
tried to alarm the neirbbors. the
nearest OF whom were about 400
yards away, but the murdcrers stoned
her with threats of hanging her also. There
is no clue to the perpetrators, as it was too
dark for Mrs. Jefferson to recognize them.
There are strong suspicious that some of his
family are mixed up in the murder. His
daughters husband, John SmYthe, q hard
character, is freely charged with the crime.
It is also supposed that the Old mans own
son, Cicero, was one of the party who did the
hanging. The family IS not a bright one,
and the son is said to be almost foolish and
just such a man as could be persuaded to 90
such Il deed. The whole country is aroused,
and if the men are caught there will proba-
bly, be another hanging without trial.
Dies MONIES, Iowa, April 27.-The follow
ing are additional particulars Of the Jeiler-
son murder. The old man had two s~ons-in-
law, Smythe and Wilson, and an unmarried
daughter. \ short time ago Smythe accused
the old man of unnatural intimacy with the
unmarried daughter, and the son Cicero went
to live with Smythe. When the murderers
reached the bedside of the old couple, the
old man said; ''What are YOU doing here,
Cicero.'' and Mrs. Jefferson said: s'No, it's
Smythe." As soon as she dared the old
woman went to q neighbours and gave the
alarm. The %neighbors seemed afraid. how
ever, and nobody reached the spot till after
daylight, when the body of the old man was
found swinging naked from a tree. with his
toes touching the ground. y coroner's jury
returned a verdict Of murder committed by
Cicero Jefferson and Smythc. The sheriff
has arrested young Jefferson. Smythc and
Wilson, the other s~on-in-laW. There is much
excitement and Indignation, and threats of
lVnching.