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The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-30
AN ANNOYED WARMER.
An old Gentleman who Would Rather
 bs Screwed Up in . Wise.

An old Gentleman who Would Rather
 bs Screwed Up in . Wise.
 Mrs. Mulkittie, during recent absence of her husband, vent out into the country to spsnd . fsv days wisA tAe family o( old Oscar Blythe. The boy and the listle sisesr accompanied the metA4. Blythe declared that he was glad to sss them, and Mrx Blyshe, altAoagh brought up ia an @ous of ths vay place, ever welcomed her town friends. for she took . secret delight in the contemplation of bright ribbons and the new ahsurditiss suggess- d by the ditting goddess of fashioa.
 Young Muliittls found himseif in . paradise Of pleasure. Runaing aifer the moving machine, riding the lazy homes to water, and drinking the cool milk ia the " spnns-Aosse" were joys which he will long remember.
 One Sunday afternoon the family de- cided to attend church. The wagon would not acconmodate the entire party, and young Mulkitsie agreed to remain at home with the old man. The boy sat on the fence and watched the wagon until it faded from view, and then, with q sigh, he turned to Blythe and said
 "l wish l nader gone with the wagon. ?
 "There wa'nt room for you, littie feller.r
 But wish there nader been room aa' l nader gone"
 "You're a sort O double barrel wusher," said the old man.
 "Whaf's double barrel wishsz P
 "A boy that wishes two things at onct.r
 An CT baby that wishes for two things at once is . double lag wisher, ain't he?"
 ~ don't know," turning around, taking up piece of plow line, aad hanging it on the fence.
 @ Is that good dogr
 "Yes, mighty fine cooa dog"
 Is he cooa dog because he's black ?"
 "l dost know what you mean"
 "Coons arc black. aint they!"
 @No, they are sofssr gray
 Then what makes people call niggen cooasr
 CT didn't know tha. anybody called 'em cooos."
 They do in town. How old are you 9'
 "Sixty-oas."
 "Coin' on sixty-twoT'
 "Yes."
 "An' you'll get there afes awhile, won't you ?"
 If 1 live
 "But if you die you'll stop nigh, where you arc, want you ?"
 aI reckon O."
 The old ss.teman, wishing that hs had made room in the wagon for the boy, turned away and started oa an aimless wall, knovn in the county e santes." The boy followed him.
 @You say here, tttie maa, till come beck"
 @Whers are you goin'f'
 "Goin' to sss if the mules have hnocked down the fsnce.n
 "fT % with you."
 For . time they valksd aioag in silence. Finally the boy, picking up somsthing, asisd:
 @What is this ?"
 "A harrow too<h."
 It's made oueen iroa, aiat itl'
 4Yes.n
 HarcUy can't chev vifh their teeth. can theyT
 SOA, 10"
 "Wky can't they
 Bocanse-dad blame it, boy, TO oo hack to the housa"
 "I vaae9 Q with you."
 He followed the ed nan isso the woods. aIoeg tAs 6sld fssos. asd shea oa n exssnsive stroll, mainly issu.ded so 6ss ths bsy, but 6ssA aad eslivious so . ssnss ef vsarinas, h troessd aioag, ssvsr fning b ask qsssaisas. Whsa iAay BsanEnsd b the hosss the cd esnxje- naa aaid: "Pm esing ss ke deva sov - saks . asp." fhs bsy vsslA alse = dswn-Ae vould IT. e tAe iouase nons dhe ead nan's hod.
 @Dsst uak ss ne aew. fsr 1 vast ss sisspS
 @As' - eaat slssp f anybody saiiu ee yoa, eaa youF
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-30

That journal will publish no political aeWs.
 An Arikansaw lady, speaking of jour aey she oace made across the country, said: @One evening ve-my husband and I-reached the house of farmer, wheze we decided to remain over night. vsat oct into the kitchen where the women were preparing supper and was much surprised to see them skinning the chiekeas insesAd of picking them. You have . new way of dressing chickens said l. 'Taint new out here replied enc of the women, an ! reckon if you lived here you'd skin 'em. far they air % full of hcis that pickin' want do no good. Folks that don't mind tho ticks pick the chickens, but I've had the 'spep- sia aa' aist got stroag ssomsch nohow. l did not eat any of the chicken, and afser supper when 1 told my husband, he vaiksd oG alone into the woods- Shortly afterwards some one remarked, Who's that calh.' hog"
 No more preaching fer me-" said a young circuit rider, vho had started ous wish bright prospects and two pairs oi home-knit soci1 *l didn't mind pes- suading people to lead bsttsr live, bus the iact iA the walls were too thin where boardsd- could ue h my room and hear everything thzf vas said in the ad- joining room. didn't He this. dont like te be an eavss-droppsr. The other night l was lying in my room, not trying to lisssn, bat 1 couldn't help but hear. sThae's . fine pgsscAez,' said the old man. 'Coe . mouth like . seove door. Cot . devilisA sighs more appssise than religioa- Did you sse him make pass at thae shoats WoadG the hogs doa't squeal vhea hs comes around.' You ousAssnses talk aSozs hin tat way re- pGed the cd lady, fas hs's doin' the beus he ia. [ Aidnt Khs t thesgh ths vay he dpve iaAo thae bursr. Nov, hs o0sAnr knew how scace bzstez h. [ do bsliMe he ceulA ct two poasA af ose ssesin'. Did you mo- tcs ss-aighs vAaa h ese dewn to pxay2 Had his sys sa sAas haslnse el aiU n ths tina My seam, # tAaf's ths HDd af pssacAsu shsy arc gsiag se ssad sus vs1 . wsa spa tAe snaieAsnss cd = dsas vilA t. TAaf fsllsrs haaey an Ass sinA cd bsui1as thaf, he eaat psaacA. Ta1D En Ais nouaAis f.n q 4sGA- Hau s0w he . accn in eallin' nsn1nmn lGals hsnw hanAst ca1lin' hsR Evay aghe vs osassllsi b hG sncA somaxln un11 l dacidoA dhae - apsafns was . uiAs ase snnag fsx 1ns flllsviag . nsuk asA isulv r.il."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-30

I'm ss Aae dwdasd uann . anr bss aissass esllae aa1 . - aD1 . ! qsassw hs4 . lenie4
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-30
LrMNINos.

A Mississippi newspaper has for its motto, bound to nothing but the truth" That journal will publish no political
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-30
PLANTATION PHILOSOPHY.

It aint d. ma vhut reads d. mos dai thisln q mes. It aist d passoa whus eats de mes' daes q snuoeos'.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-30

wiAsue dsis' asysAiae tG dsszs t, de evl hab 0ninsd q na1s q bsiR vise. Dis b jsR bscass hs's gse G big hssd aa' . ns6 6A aist allas spsa- Itai6t sssss, AssGh, AaE hasps As ewis nsuf shs1 fur vAas hs = epsa | hs kais' - sesAisi. Ds ss1Qp Sae is hp' ain es accssse . ssnsa sngs. so0seAis' snsss vh0 t c speak
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-30

"why ds - rus = ehs puSA111ntss 6ck4F vas asised e . eaaAllo1e. sYes ass ssl . tneasaacs nas" st6s1 sAaG" saussl ths eas1iAa1A sl eass ssshing ass sAs ssneEasrs nsssnent asA saiy n ss ths pssh1bt11eo 0c1Ig bocsnso [ | = eAaoo.w
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-30

Dc pGssos vbut nsbex hauod nobod, aist apt tsr Iub nobody. Wan vss~ aiat good ssr scaiA vid ses ssr qsssci thirue.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-09-13

ted citizen no matter where he roams.--
10 James q. Blaine. more
than to any other man,
In that Congress, are we indebted for the
incorporation Of that law In our statutes /.
This Is, to any rational man not blinded
by prejudice, evidence Of Mr.. Blaine's
active sympathy with the Irish people
In their struggle for Irish nationality,
and they have determined to give him a
practical proof in this election that they
duly appreciate his services.
These, however, are but mere side
issues, and would not be referred TO had
not Mr.. Shields and the Times raised
them In order to make political capital
out Of them. They have, however,
reckoned without their host, as
the ides OF November will make
clear. Mr.. Shields, In his eager
ness to make political capital,
unsorupulously and deliberately, over
his name In the public press, brands Mr..
Mr.. Patrick Ford as traitor, who from
mercenary motives supports the can
vas OF james G.. Blaine. This is the
first time that have ever heard a doubt
raised against that gentleman's honor
against which the foul breath OF SANDER
has never been breathed, until Mr..
Shields assumes the responsibility Of
doing so.
/ believe he Is alone In his opinion In
this matter, and that when the 4th OF
November comes around, the Irishmen
and the Irish-Americans Of this city will
remember 1t In making their selection
OF candidate for lone Of our best places
OF preferment' as suggested by mimi
mus" In the Times OF the 9th instant.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-09-13

A car of fresh green apples, which we
are selling at 50 per barrel. Going fast.
CALHOUN Il MEEK,
9-l1-tf Military plaza.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-09-13

The special attention of the ladies' Is
called to the fact that Mr.. Wolfson has
received large and most elegant as
sortment Of silks, OF every shade, and to
be sold at the low price Of 40 cents
yard. You are invited to call early as
these are elegant goods for the money,
sides, Mr.. Wolfson has large line Of
the latest novelties, and offered vt ex-
ttremely low prioes a-6-tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-09-13

just received at our yards, three car
loads of California red wood lumber, In
sizes l. ll,1l and inch. This lumber
side finishing. Ed. STEvEs Il Sons.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-09-13

Mrs. G. Morel, French fashionable
dress maker, just arrived. First class
work; cutting and fitting guaranteed.
% South Alamo street. 9-3-Gt
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-09-13

My stock Of paint. Cheap, good and re-
liable. Call at George W. Van Vorst's
lumber yard. S-l5-30t
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-09-13
Special Notices.


cord, at Il. Rettberg Il Co. PA Commerce
street.
Handmade Calf Congress Caters
for gentlemen at So pair. The best
article for tender feet, very good fitting
and durable at j. Joske & Sons Shoe
Department.
III. Klockenkemper is the only manu-
facturer Of gold and silver chains in the
city.
Every smoker should try "Little Joker"
Bots, Collie, Worms and Cramps are
EIGmT. No Most stocSma n should %9n BE- With N.
out 1t. AT Kalteyer's.
Call on your way home and get
drink OF soda with plain or fancy syrups,
unexcelled, cool and delightful, at
Rice Bros. Il Co.'s drug store, Soledad
block. s.2.Im
Croquet, Lawn Tennis, Hammocks
Mt cost, at Il. Rettberg Il Co. 2l Com
merce street.
-Pepsaline, lime juice, coffee, choco-
late, and all the fancy soda drinks to be
had only at Rice Bros. 4 Co.'s drug
store, Soledad block. s.2.lm
III. Klockenkemper, the jeweler, Is
still at No. Is Soledad street. S-3-tf
--Rlce Bros. q Co.. soledad block, sell
the finest soda water in town. Give II
trial and be Convinced. s-2-lm
IAN undisputed fact Is that J. Joske
4 Sons have the largest assortment of
linen and housefurnishing goods In
Western Texas. Nowhere can lady
find table covers, towels, napkins, ETC.,
In such variety. 6-6t
Embroidery materials Of all kinds, at
y. Retfberg a Co., PA Commerce street.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-09-13

A car Of fresh green apples, which we
are selling at SO per barrel. Going fast.
CALHOUN a MEEK,
0-l1-tf Military plaza.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-09-13

Hotels, boarding houses and families
supplied with the best of Linen, Towels,
Table Covers, Bed Spreads and Window
Curtains, retail at wholesale prices, at
j. Joske q Sons
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-09-13

for rent at Mrs. McAllister's, 2O7 South
Alamo street.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-09-13

Carpenter and builder, 2l5 West Com
merce street, next Daily Express. Store
fitting speciality. All kinds of jobbinp
promptly attended to. s-2G-6n
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-09-13

Fine Stetson Hats
New shapes for this fall just received at
Get j. JosKE Il Sons.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-09-13

herewith announce to my friends and
The public generally, that have opened
new beer saloon, on the corner Of South
Alamo and Aroinngn streets. ] have
llhe shady garden attached. and solicit
the patronage " tho public.
(-o-tf joins Lnnsm.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-09-13

We have received large assortment
Of medium weight, fine quality, Jerseys
In black and colored at exceedingly low
prices, andAlso the latest styles in Hand
Bags and Satohels, Pocket Books and
Purses. Inspection invited by J. Joske
Il Sons.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-09-13
A Deal In Futures.

"Yes, my dear, you shall have a new
fall BONNET, a brocaded satin gown, a"
"Oh, George. what has happenedY"
"Nothing has happened, but every
thing is going to happen, my dear"
"Dear, dear, what is itY"
snow be calm, my dear, perfectly
calm. Not word to a soul about II. !
have bought 10000, 900 firecraokers."
"What do you mean?"
II mean that John Bear has contracted
to deliver to me next June 10000 600 fire.
crackers at this years prices"
"But--"
mo, of course, you're a woman; Of
course you don't see millions Of dollars
pouring into my pockets. You proba-
bly, don't even know that China Is at
war with France and will turn all her
fireoracker factories to making oartrid-
ges. presume you don't see the point
even now"
The progress of the campaign so far
shows that the Democracy is on the de-
fensive, and has been all the way
through. The Republican convention,
and Mr.. Blaine's letter said 1t was on
the tariff that the fight would be made.
and under the banner whose motto Is
"protection Of American manufactures
and American labor" and bravely and
fearlessly proclaimed this as the prin-
ciple upon which they would ask the
support Of the people. The Democracy
lodged this great question. 1t halted,
evaded, and In a manner straddled 1t,
and showed neither the wisdom nor
the courage to make the fight ON the
broad issue made. And as the days go
by the people see hoy pitiable, ridicu-
lous and inconsistent position the
grand old Democratic party occupies,
and how strenuously 1t has endeavored,
both by the letter OF Governor Cleve-
land and the utterances Of its press an
speakers. to evade any and all discus
sion OF the issue made by Mr.. Blaine
and the Republican party. 1t acted on
the defensive In the convention when II
nominated Mr.. Cleveland over all the
old time members of the party, and act
ed on the defensive when Mr.. Hen
bricks gravely discussed the propriety
Of change In the head and will act on
the defensive to the end Of the chapter.
r. ~
Charcoal.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-09-13

Inarcoai.
have a large lot of fine cedar char
coal for sale. l.. +. HOFFMAN,.
7-l9-tf No. 200 Alamo plaza.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-09-13

We are showing now the Duplex Cur
tains, something new and very good.
Inspection invited at j. JosKE Il SoNs.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-09-13

In sums Of $1,000 and upwards. Hi'toI
Il Young, POS West Houston street.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-09-13
Furniture.
Lace Curtains.

Bought, sold, stored or repaired at 40i
East Houston street. 7-lltf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-09-13

Is the place to select your jewelry, us
he carries an excellent stock of fine dia-
monds, watches and jcwelry. and will
sell at prices defying competition.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-09-13

SIN Undershirts.
Gentlemen DESTROYS 10 buy silk under
shirts cheap, can find bargains at
Get j. JosKE & Sons.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-09-13

0-1l-tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-09-13
CHEAP COLUMN.

KNIGHTS PyTHIAs. Elk Lodge No. IS.
IN meets every Thursday at p. m. Castle in
Duilnig building, corner Of Commerce and
Alamo streets.
, 1884-08-26
SUNDAY
Boiled Down for the Convenience Of
Hasty Readers.

"--
Small pox is raging at CoOmassie,
Ashantee.
Henry George Bonn, whose classical
library is the delight of students. is dead
at London.
The Foo Chow arsenal was destroyed
after a three hours bombardment by Ad-
miral Courbet.
The survivors of the Greely party issue
u public card of thanks to their rescuers,
mentioning especially Post Assistant
Surgeons +. II. Green and II. II. Ames.
Memorial services over the remains of
DIR. Octave Pavy, of the Greedy expedi-
tioh, were held in Christ's Episcopal
church, st. Louis. There was a very
large attendance.
Memorial services, attended by immense
crowds, were held in the tabernacle, at
Salt Lake. in honor of the martyrs
from Tennessee, the bodies of whom ar.
rived three days ago.
Fennimore Clayton, 4 respectable farm
er, 30 years old, killed his 2-year-old son,
while suffering from the effect of delirium
tremens. He tried to kill his wife and
mother, but they saved themselves by
vigorously using a baseball bat. Clayton
was arrested.
The Ahdallah stables at Cynthiana-
Ky, were burned to the ground. A
score of fine race horses persisted. Among
them were Long Branch, Chestnut
Wilkes and jersey Lily. Different owners
had horses quartered in the stables. W..
H. Wilson places his loss at $4,000.
The total loss is estimated at 100000
mostly on horses.
, 1884-08-26
Queer JOt. from Georgia.

II ltalllbliA IAtHNs
Following are some OF the strange things
seen or heard of by the editor during a recent
visit into the mountains: A man who has
twelve living children, the oldest under Id
years, A man let a horse bite an apple
from his mouth and had his lips bitten of.
A natural spring of water that carried the
THERMOMETERS almost to the freezing point
A man in Gaddistown stuck a mail briar
in his wrist and died in three days from its
effects. Two children 50 exactly alike that
even their parents had TO mark them to tell
them apart. A young lady in Gaddistown
with hair nearly six feet in length. A
Dahlonega young man who has increased
over 100 pounds in weight in two years.
j. N. Gaddis told US Of a dog that banked
himself to death. A man VINO has often
walked from Atlanta TO Gaddistown, a dis
lance Of eighty-ive miles, from sun-up to
shutdown. A coachwhip snake that meas
ured nine feet four inches in length. Justice
is administered in Davis district under the
shade of IA giganti coax. The mounta 'naers are
very clever, but Will neither fesi nor shelter
revenue officers OF their sttce- An old man
who thought that Graut was still president Of
the United States and had never heard Of the
assassination Of Garfield. The houses in I'm
ion county are generally built of poplar lum-
Der. A man who has been wedded to three
sisters.
, 1884-08-26

philadelphia Times street Whispers."l
This is a mite, literally "a widows mite"
said John w. Hazeltine, the ~antiquary, the
ether day. IAN those copper coins of Judea
were called mites until after the death OF
Christ, when they were called Leptons. This
one you see is Of the reign of Herod Ii, four
wears before the birth of Christ. The other
WAS struck when Claudius Felix was procura-
Tor Of the province during the reign of the
Emperor Nero. They are in "A poor state OF
preservation, as you perceive, and though OF
great antiquity are not worth more than 81
or So. Now, this coin IL a silver denarius and
shows the classic profile of Cau's Julius
Caesar, the noblest Roman Of them all. 1t Is
the only silver coin the Romans possessed.
Now and then we find a double denarius. Be
hind his head you see the crescent moon,
symbolizing the growth of power; on the re-
verse is Venus holding Nike and "A scepter-
victory and government. On this brass coin,
admirably well preserved, is the head of the
sensual and cowardly Nero. On the reverse
are the emperor and one Of his generals
h%aranguing three soldiers. 1t is of the
earliest period of his reign.
These are all cheap coins and by no means
rare. This, on the contrary, is seldom found,
except in great collections. 1t is a Macedon-
ian silver coin Of the reign of the great Alex
nnder, a tetradrachma, and has the head of
Hercules, hooded in the skin of the Numidian
lion. In the wreath on the reverse is a double
monogram and the eagle of Jupiter holding
the forked lightning in its claws. 1t is worth
$40.
"The most valuable coins are, of course,
the archaic ones of dates 900 or 700 years be-
fore Christ. On oiler coins than these the
Inscriptions are rarely legible. In that other
tray are u number of extremely valuable
Egerian and Ephesian coins that antedate
the birth Of the Savior many centuries. Here
is u very rare one Of Perscas, the last king of
Macedonia, who reigned l7S-lsS b. C. All
these coins are part of a collection to be sold
at auction in New York during the latter
part Of next month.
, 1884-08-26
POLITICAL EsTHETIcrsM.
Jeweiry That WIN be Worn W Peo-
pie In the Coming Campaign
M VII c..

4CNtATy IA viii NC NNolA ~ EGON
pie In the Canning Campaign.
New York Sun.l
There are some novelties this year in the
way OF campaign goods, +" said a Fulton street
dealer, Abut not enough 10 supply the de-
mand. Everybody wants something new"
d badges retain their popularityfT
YES, we have twenty-tlree different de-
signs, each Of which, Of course, has pictures
Of the candidates. They range in price from
l cent TO 10 cents apiece. They are mostly
made at Providence, r l.. You can form
some idea OF the magnitude OF the business
from the fact that one firm alone in that city
turns out over 400 gross daily, and has a con-
tract for 100000 photographs"
you say there lisa great demand for novel
ties What have you got that is newf'
well, probably the most novel idea yet is
"a torch which shoots a stream of fire into the
air. 1t consists OF three wicks fed from a
kerosene lamp. In the center OF these wicks
is Il tube projecting from the handle. At tho
end OF the barrel there is a receptacle filled
with "A chemical powder. This powder is
blown through the tube at will, and "a 1t
passes the flame Of the wicks II ignites and
appears in the air in the form OF a cornucopia
OF colored fire. Its height, of course, depends
upon the lung power OF the blower. Ten or
twelve feet nave been reached SO far, but it's
early in the campaign yet"
Another article continued the dealer,
Switch is likely 10 prove popular, is in the
shape Of a pendant for the watch chain. 1t
Is about the size Of an old-fashioned copper
cent. In the center the heads OF the candi
hates are stamped, one on either side, and
around the margin is a very complete calen
dar. IL gives the days OF the week, with the
dates. 1t can be adjusted TO each month OF
the year. The pictures in the center are
stamped from a die. They are excellent like
nesses.
"A toy watch, intended for patriotic boys,
promises n large sale. The case is like an
ordinary watch case. On opening it portraits
Of the candidates are discovered.
Another novelty is a lady's brooch 1t Is
g~old-plated on the rim and brass-plated in the
center, with pictures of the presidential aspi-
rants. They are about the size of a Little
Neck chm shell, and can be sold at so cents,
which will leave the Woodworking dealer u
small living profit"
AMY demand for plumesf'
The dealer smiled. 1.-THE American rooster, ~
he said, that has any tail feather in a month
will be II lucky bird. Blaine men want hel.
NETS, and Cleveland men the three-cornered
Continental style Of h~ead-gear.n
How is businessf'
simply enormous. The demand for cam
plign goods is unprecedented. Immense
quantities are being shipped to the south.
Everybody in the trade will reap Il rich
harvest"