The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-04
JENNINGS.

Telling lie to sustain the truth is quite as bad as telling the truth to sus- tain lie.
 Some men by lying, make reputation for uuthfulness; others by truthfulness make reputation for lying.
 The critics say tha, Mrs. Lang,ry is improving in her acting. Of course she is Improvement is her only possi- bility.
 "A Silent Woman" is the name of a novel just produced in England. The originality of the heroine will no doubt insure the success of the book.
 American humor," says Ouida, "is the smile on the face of a corpse" Well, now, Ouida, the humor that would tickle dead man must be irresistible. If you were to sec corpse laughing wouldn', you think that something hu- morous had occurred:
 \ great English writer says There is no political alchemy by which you can get golden conduct out of leaden in- stinets." No, there is no such alchemy, but unfortunately in this country there is a political alchemy by which we get much " tin conduct out of brass.
 Herber, Spenoer's great essay. Man vs. The State, is not report of a criminal prosecution. It isn't anything, partieu- larly, and the lover of intense reading matter will be disappointed to find that it does not conclude with a verdict or even with the judges charge to the jury.
 Learhed father to his son |: Aristotle and Plato were not friends after the former arose to distinction, and although Aristotle was student under Plato, yet he set up school of philosophy of his own, establishing the peripatetio class. Nov, sir, what did Aristotle do after he set up the schools' Refused to support the ticket" replied the son.
 Gracious me-" exclaimed a father whose son had just returned home. "When you left us you were a robust man now yos are a mere skeleton. What have you been doing? What's the cause of this great changer" "Over- work" the young mar replied. "Over- work. why what kind of work have you been doing p "l read one of Henry James stories."
 Mir. Clapney, the humorist, goes to a minstrel show, and with indignation hears the brilliau, end man getting of his own jokes. He is not inconsolable, and has just decided that the minstrel has paid him compliment, when he hears lady whisper: "There sits that stupid fellow, Qapney. He's straining his ears to steal that end mans jokes. That's the way such fellows i'll up their papers"
 Humor is disease, sir" said an old political editor, after having written what he thought to be humorous ac- count of his trip to the country. @Yes, sir, it is peculiar disease" "Ah,r said his subordinate to whom the sketch had been( submitted, @Iet me congratulate you.' "For writing such humorous sketch ?" -No, for being in such good health-your freedom from disease"
 ExPeEence-begging pardon of oer- tain old-time gentleman for what might seem a profane difference of opinion-is not always the best teacher. The man who experiences at morning terrible head ache, is not always taught to discard further association with that vessel of conviviality, the flowing bowl He knows that continued association will result in more headache, but the lesson thus taught is soon forgotten. Crea, teachers should % impress an idea upon the mind of student that time would have pretty hard work in efacing it, but the teach ings Of experience wear oG with day. Aflez all, though, experience is an etec- tive teacher. It has taught many a man that he cansot be elected to office. In this it has dooe . great work. If ex- Pezience had some way of sending out advance proot sheets, its domain of usefulness would be greatly enlarged. It hasnt, though. Jt holds a minor in fzuot of maa, th-, he may see the ob- jecss behind him. It does not throw . siean in front.