The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-05-16

m Cettain parts or Germany the peas antry consider it good luck to meet q. pig. It isn't considered good luck in this coun. try, that is, if it is in a car and you wan, a seat.
 Noah was the original poker-player We are told that he had pair of every thing in the pack, and it is recorded that he heaved ace high as he hauled in the gang plank.
 Now that the Gaekwar of Barcda has come prominently before the public in the foreign dispatches, the Ahkoond of Swat will have to take back seat. We are sorry for Swat, but 1t looks as though he would have to go.
 1t has become the custom to speak of a capable newspaper man as "practi. cal journalist to distinguish him from the rest of the world. All other people are theoretical journalists, and believe they could run a paper, if given chance, just as easy as slipping on banana peel.
 THE EXCHANGE PEND sIFTED.
 There is an ancient oriental legend to the effect that once upon a time modest looking dromedary stuck his head into the sanctum of a daily newspaper ard re. quested to be allowed to glance over the exchanges. The accommodating and gentlema anly editor said, Certainly, with pleasure" and the result was that in short time the dromedary was pol ishing the sacred editorial tripod and had both hoofs on the table, going through the exchanges. When the editor inti- mated that he felt cramped, the drome- diary replied humorously, that perhaps the editor would feel more untrammeled if he were on the outside.
 The moral of this simple little legend is that the proper time to sit down on the exchange 6end is at the opening of the campaign, or else he will be as hard to remove from position as firmly estab- lished mother-in-law.
 It is fact that nobody outside of a newspaper office can understand or ap. preciate the staying qualities of an ex- change iend. Those who begin the per formance with an overture to the effect that they know newspaper men are al- ways busy, hence they will stay but a moment, are the ones that resemble a French clock, they never go. The ex- change 6end is always a brilliant con- versationalist. Different editors have different campaign plans. Some editors hang up big signs in front of their desks, such as, Go Hire Hall and Tell us all About It." Others have picture of a deaths head and the legend under meath, "This Man Was Talked to Death" An exchange 6end will read over these admonitions, laugh and say, "You have hit 'em of to a T."
 Ifthe editor has only one chair. the 6end will sit down on the editors desk or even on the editor himself.
 Other people dread the power of the press. Not so the exchange 6end. He has the audacity of the flea that takes his breakfast of the lions lip. He never realizes his danger.
 There was once a Texas newspaper man who ran short of material to write up and who thought it would be a joke ta en- courage an exchange 6end, just to see how far he would go, and then write it up So when the exchange fend walked in, the sitter did not go, as usual, and get Webster's Unabridged" and im- pressively lay it on the exchanges along with four or five paper weights, to keep the papers from blowing away by the breeze that was not blowing. On the contrary, he told the fend to help him self The 6end began to look sassy right of. You could see his cheek harden. He removed his hat, coat, vest, cravat and boots, as if he was going in swim- ming. Then he went to the editorial coat that was hanging on the rack and hunted for cigar. In doing so he came across several letters and postal cards. He was considerate enough to read them, holding the borrowed cigar in his mouth all the time. It vas evident that the ex change 6end did not require much en- so the sitter determined to give him little sarcasm.
 If there is anything you want that you don't see, just ask for it." said the sitter.
 The fend took puff of the cigar and said:
 cpd poor cigar. Where did they give them to you2 want to steer clear of that place. By the way, there are N~-. V~~A AA~S .-~~A ..~..