The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-10-17
Written for THE ARxAxsAw TRAvrLxR.
 NEW YORK LETTER
BY ALEX. R. SWEET.

l to the Detroit FIee Pyess for its chronic
 inadveI'ency in clipping items from other journals, and failing to properly credit them. This is a very common failing with more newspapers than one, but l
 believe the Detroit F'ee PyeeS is the big gest ant in the sugar bowl I'll tell you how l once cured that dog of sucking eggs" When Texas Sif1ings was first started somebody on the Detroit Free PreSs acquired the habit of clipping edi- torial matter from the paper and pub
 ished it leaded, and in precisely the same type as editorial matter in the Fyee Pyess. 1t was impossible for the public to dis hnguish which articles were original and which were copied. The conse equence was the articles rom Texas Swings went the rounds credited to the Detroit Eyfe P'ess' l suppose other apers were sim ilarly treated,
 As this sort of thing became mono,o- nous, thought perhaps little counter irritation might have beneficial effect so, with malice aiorethought and a large pair Of scissors, 1 clipped a number of editorial articles from the columns of the Free PreSS, and republished them in Texas Swings credi,irg them to such papers as the Burlington Hawkeye, Brooklyn Eagle, and an imaginary De- uolt paper called the Detroit Z1i6u1e. These articles from the Detroit Free Press went the rounds credited to other papers, wher5upon 1t dawned on the Free Press men that honesty was after ali the best policy, particularly when pco- pie keep sharp lockout on their own property. That occurred some years ago. suppose the Free Press has had a re- lapse, as see that Colonel Symonds," In recent issue of that paper, publishes as original with him an article I wrote in Texas Siflings three year. ago entitled " Pelon," which is the Mexican term for any trlne, such as piece of candy which the Mexican shopkeeper gives to every customer on his making a purchase.
 I've had to put up with a good deal of this sort of thing during the last twelve years that have been engaged in iour nalism but this is the only time that have talked out in meetin'."
 SORROW FOR JUMBO.
 TheVe is nothing of a very startling nature happening in New York now. Ot course, you read about the death of J Jumbo That was another sad blow to New York, l; is true. Jumbo was not born and raised in New York. Dsithe, was he descended from one of the old Dutch families that 6lst stole Manhattan island from the Indians, which perhaps accounts for his being SO large, for there IS nothing smaller mentally, morally, or physically than the little New York dude with long Dutch name. He comes nearer being a cypher without rin tn an any other minus quantity know of.
 But Jumbo was immense. He was almost as big as a church debt. He usually passed his winters here in New ork, so the people came to believe that hey lad sort of builders lien on him. hence when he ceased to travel through his vale of tears at fifty cents admission, New York felt that she had be.n '1lnd'ed. The only wonder is that no attempt was made to bury him in Gen. ral park.
 By the way, the number of suicides who eject Central park as good place to .ef nc of all their woes is rapidly on the increase. A German couple were found lead few days ago near the statue of he Pilgrim, having shot themselves with he same pistol. The woman was the Slfe of German editor in New Jersey, md in oLe of the many letters which were ound near the bodies, was one in which he referred to her husband as "that de- non with whom have the misfortune 10 'e married" Possibly he read his edi- orials to her.
 THE OBELISK.
 Speaking of Central park reminds me ha: @e New Workers have got another ause to weep. On a little elevation lands " Cleopara's Needle" the Egypt an obelisk, which was brought over rom Egypt few years ago. It is said 3 be ihe only upright thing connected i with the management of Ger tral park. According 10 the New Ycrk papers every . hing else connected with the manaee- nent of Central park is more or less rocked.
 This o6elisk is indeed curiosity. It 5 of blonde sort ot granite, and two of ( Is sidss are covered with signs and pic ( ures of birds that are suggestive of a hild's pr;rser For fhocA yvho c,,ro. l