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The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-02-28

In Dayidson's Living Writers of tn, South specimen poems by Mir. Overall
 prefaced by biographical sketch, ar,
 given. Two poets have dedicated thei
 books of poems to him, and some of hi.
 own poems have found their way into
 several collections. He is erect anC
 vigorons and works with but little inter.
 mission, although among the oldest o journalists. His success in New York i.
 acknowledged. At the Press Club re.
 union he was selected to deliver a poem
 ~hich was a marked success. Henry
 Ward Beecher, Thurlow Weed, Wall
 Whitman, Du Challu Long, and other. participated on that occasion.
 When the confederate government re. sorted to conscription of persons who had been exempted from previous acts, bill was introduced in ;he senate 60 coascrii55e among others editors and publishers oi newspapers. It would undoubtedly have passed congress and been approved but for interference which never came to the ears of the members.
 The bill alarmed the journalists and two of them hurried to Richmond. These were MT. Flash, of the Macon (Ga) Messenger, and Paul, of the Chattanooga Rebel The Rf6eI was then on wheels, and under the editorship of Henry Watterson, now of the Louisville CoKyiey- Journal, who was then doing some brilliant writing.
 The visitors did not know how to 20 to work to defeat the conscription of editors and publishers. Meeting Mir. John w. Overall he piloted them to General Edward Sparrow, senator f,c.n Louisiana, whose entry through the gate of the park on his way to this committee room vas as regular as the appearance of old Kant with his umbrella and ser want on the public promenade of Kings bury. People could set their watches by General Sparrow. He was the most popular man in the senate, and as chair man of the military committee possessed the entire confidence of both the senate and house.
 We'll, General Sparrow was called upon at his house, and as Mir. Overall had his car as an intimate personal friend, ;ae matter was briefly dis:nssed over three sparkling glasses at the side board, and the promise obtained that as chairman of the military committee he would see to it that the obnoxious clause was reported against and killed.
 "A cock Sparrow :" cried Paul as he left the genial old senator, and saw the Rt6el roll around the land de6antly.
 The conscription of editors and pub fishers was dropped at the suggestion of General Sparrow, and thereafter no simi- ar measure was introduced to interfere with the freedom of the southern press.
 lfWatterson had been conscribed and 'ent as private to the field, he might lot now be living to fight Randall and lis high tariff policy. j
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-02-28

A man in eastern Arkansaw was ar rested on a charge of marrying girl who was engaged to some one else. @Your honor," said a lawyer, when the bridegroom had been arraigned, "this man has not violated the law, and there fore demand his release" "Want the gal engaged to John Jackson ?" "Yes
 sir.S aThen Bill Simons must be held T Under what las. sour honor ?" "Un- der the law of removin' mortgaged prop essy. Take him to jail Mir. Constable. ''
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-02-28

"Patsey, you stay here now. Aaeiand Br0ther Oacklehead are going t1 waa4 ever to Sister Raney's" The girl bit her lip very industriously bat she knew that opposition would be useless.
 Sister Catney," said the preacher you have been very kind to me"
 Claw. Brother Ducklehead, you talk like had done you some great favor Wy it seems to me that have kno~ed you always. Law me, how wush had met you when was gizl"
 "It is not too late Scr us to improve our acquaintance, sister. How long has your husband been dead?"
 "The poos, dear man, has been dead two years"
 "You have been very economical. have you not, sisser?"
 Law me, yes. never spend a cent if I can help it."
 Sister Catney-now don't be fright ened-you are the only woman I ever loved"
 She was not frightened.
 "As l said, am not compelled to preach. No, am we'll situated and could avoid the pulpit as a means of a living, but there is something which cannot avoid. cannot avoid loving you. Be my wife, Sister Catney."
 "Oh, how kind heaven is to me-" she replied. "To think that the very man what my silent soul has been yawnine after r''-she meant yearning-" all these here years should come along finally and ask me to be his wife. Oh, Brother Ducklehead, you make me powerful happy. Yes, we will marry right now. Brother Raney is justice of the peace, and has plenty of licenses on hand"
 They stopped in the road and kissed each other.
 When they returned, Miss Patsey was much edi6ed, turning the leaves of "What he Saw, or the Streak of Blue Smoke" The preacher sat down and smiled upon the young lady. This was encouraging. Her mother had gone into an adjoining room. "Patsey, suppose may call"
 "Oh, yes, sir p clasping her hands.
 "I think that we will become much attached to each other" "oh, yes, sir, for have been so highly edi6ed by your conversation"
 will be father to you" The old lady entered the room and said: Pat, this is your new father"
 Patsey sank back. She was not edi- fled. She looked reproachfully at her mother and wept silently.
 
 Miranda" said the preacher, one morning, several days after the happy marriage had taken place, "l suppose you are glad now that your husband had his life insured"
 "Oh, don't know. We shall not need the money for you are we'll fixed"
 "Not in worldly sense, sister-or wife, l mean. am not compelled to depend on the pulpit, it is true, for am a pretty good sort of shoemaker" "Well, am glad to hear that, for times are very hard. It's little more 'han l can do to pay the rent" | "Why, my dear madam, haven't you drawn on your insurance money?" "Oh, you see, my pore husband let the hing run out sometime before he died" The preacher sat down heavily. Miss Patsey looked in and smiled as though 'he were much edifed.
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"Does the world improye3" asks the Rev. Mir. Hall. Yes, the world improves. The mortality among politicians is in creasing.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-02-28

England, 1t Is said, brews more beer every year than Germany. Nov re know why it is called "the tight Hssle island. d.r-Rsv6.gtos Fres Pvess.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-02-28
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
TO CONTRIBUTORS.

Unde< DO circumstances AViA rejected man. mscripts be returoed. We do not Pay for snafter .aless it be specially ordered.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-02-28

On her beam ends-The sum- Lie.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-02-28
SAD CONFESSIONS

In a privately-pubished letter to the editor of this paper, Alex Sweet. of Zsxas Sif1isgs, says:
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-22
SOHOOL AND CHURCH.

-Semi-military discipline is to be in
troduced at Vassar College.-Pough-
keepsie Eagle.
Philadelphia has eighty Episcopal
churches, or one for every twelve
thousand people.
1t is said that the average age of
students entering western colleges is
higher than it formerly was.
The council of the University Col
lege of London have created a profes-
sorship of electrical engineering.
"A Baptist Church in Ocala, Florida,
has expelled all its members who have
signed petitions for liquor licenses
Chicago Times.
The Young Womcn's Christian As
sociation of New York will soon erect a
building five stories high. seventy-tive
by one hundred feet. at cost of $780,
000.-N. L. Tribune.
For mel to resolve to be of no re-
lgion till all are agreed in one is just
as wise and rational as if they should
determine not to 90 to dinner until all
the clocks in town struck twelve to-
gether.-DetrOH Post.
Since 1841 the Primitive Methodist
Church in England has grown in mem
berShip from Is, 967 to 1872, 3S4, and in
the same time, the ministry has in,
creased from 495 to 1,042. -ChriStian
at HOrk.
"A recent report states that of the
native Christians in the japanese
churches only one fourth are females,
This is owing to the restrictions that
have long operated against women. and
which are gradually being removed un,
der the influence of Christianity
In the Wesleyan places of worship
in London there are one hundred and
fifteen thousand sittings and one hun.
dred and fifteen ministers employed in
pastoral work. aud yet they 90 on es
tablishing missions there. At a recent
meeting it was resolved to raise two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars fol
that purpose, and forty thousand dol
lars were subscribed at the first meeting
While some of the leading journal,
in the larger cities make loud com
plants as to the cost of public schools
and charge inef1iciency upon the au
thOritieS, the Tribune, of Chicago
commends the school administration il
that city, and says that although the
Chicago schools cost over $4,000, 900 {
year. every parent believes they arC
cheap at the price.
The system carried out in Vienn;
for educating girls is certainly worthy
of notice. They are kept at their stud
les until they are fifteen years of age
They then go through course of teach,
ing in the pantry and the kitchen under
some member of the family, or some
times under trained cooks, for year OF
two years. Thus they learn to dc
everything themselves. and to know the
value of things long before they com
mence housekeeping on their own ac
count. and. though they may never be
required to cook dinner. they become
independent of cooks and servants.
Boston Journal.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-22
TEETH MUTILATIONS
How Malay Dentists Perform the Opera
tiun of Filing the Teeth.

How Malay Dentists Perform the Opera
tiun of Filing the Teeth.
The practice of filing the teeth is still
in vogue among the Mohammedan Ma
laws. The individual may choose. ac-
cording to his fancy. among three
things-that of simply rubbing away
the front surface of the tooth; that of
filing away the dies so as to leave the
fir ont of the tooth standing out in Il tri-
angular relief; and sharpening of the
tooth-fOr all of which styles conSdcr
able variety in patterns exists. As ali
the MOhammedan islanders set much
store on having their teeth properly
Improved. the tOOth-fler is an i'm
pOrtant parsonage among them. His
outfit includes hammer, I bracing-
stone or anvil. chisels. files and saws.
The person to be operated upon pre-
pares his teeth for the purpose By chew
ing raw rice or tumeric, and, prOStrat-
ing himself on the ground, lays his
head blindfolded, upon the operating
bench. The operator demOnStratively
rep .ats an unintelligible incarnation
phrase. and. wedging the subject 5
mouth open, performs his work. The
filing done. the teeth are blackened.
and the pain is quieted with cocoanut-
water in which an iron. inserted red-hct,
has been standing for several davs. Fol-
some time after the operation the pa
tient must avoid eating things unpleaS-
ant to sore teeth. As a recOmpeISe he
has come into full credit in society and
may msry. The legendary origin OF
the custom is a miraculous escape Mo-
hammed is said to have once had from
the pursuit of redOubtable antagonist.
After having eluded his pursuer by
being overshadowed by swarm of bees.
he was nearly Overtaken again. and hid
in dry well. Some of the pursuing party
thought he might be in the well. and
threw stones into it. He was looking
up at the time, and the stones Knocked
out four of his upper teeth. The fashion
of filing down the teeth is, however.
probably older than Mohammedanism
NJ. f. L. Hamv has made 4 study of the
perfOrations of the teeth by the abO-
rigines of Central America and 1ucatan
which are mentioned by various authors.
MOta Padilla saws the Indians cut their
teeth down to sharp points and bored
holes in them, which they filled with a
black cement A statuette dug up at
Teiar has the upper front teeth thus
bored with cylindrical holes; and
fragment of an upper jaw dug up at
Campeachy during the French Occupa-
ton shows the real teeth marked with
precisely similar perfOrations. The
holes appear to have been filled after
ward with bluiSh-green stones. The
operation of boring these holes can
hardly have been practiced on living
persons. and the evidence indicates that
it was done after death. No similar
mutilat.ons are known to be practiced
now anywhere. - Popular Science
MOHtiLU
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BRAVING THE INDIANS.
How a Georgia Pioneer Rescued a Fai
Maiden From Her Indian Captors.

How a Georgia Pioneer Rescued a FaiI
Maiden From Her Indian CaptOrs.
One of the first men to locate in
Franklin County was William Settlers,
a brawny blacksmith, who lived in the
neighborhood of Black Greek, and for
a time on the place where DR.. j. w.
Sewell now resides. He, together with
others, was captured by the Indians
once, but being blacksmith he did not
share the fate of most prisoners. They
kept him in captivity for long time,
and it was his business to shoe their
ponies and repair their guns, tOma-
hawks, etc. He finally made his es-
cape when most of the braves of the
tribe were out on the warpath. Some
time after his escape a young lady in
the neighborhOOd was captured bv the
Indians. Settlers, being enamored of
the young lady. started in immediate
pursuit with his rifle and his dog as his
only companions, and hovered around
the camp at night, but found no oppor-
tunity of rescuing the fair prisoner ua-
til the seventh night. The Indians. be-
lieving themselves free from pursuit,
left their captive in care of two warriors
and went to meet other members of the
tribe. Settlers approached as near the
camp as he could with safety. got the
two Indians in line with his heavy rifle.
and sent an ounce ball through their
bodies. killing them instantly. He un-
tied the fainting girl. put her upon his
horse. selected fleet pony from among
the herd belonging to the Indians. and
reached home with his fair charge in
safety.
1t is said that the course of true love
never did run smooth, and the adage
proved true in Settlers case The girl
whom he had rendered such signal
service and for whom he had dared so
much turned her back upon him and
refused to accept him as her husband
He had better luck in subsequent vCSI
ings and married q charming woman
some years after the above occurrence.
He left this country for the Southwest
about eighty-five years ago. and moth
ing of his after-life is known.-GaiHes-
riIIe (GG.J Register.
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THE POOR POLES.
An Afflicted People who Are Prosecuted
by Prussia and Russia.

An Afflicted People who Are Prosecuted
by Prussia and Russia.
For some time past the European
press has been occupying itself with the
banishment of hundreds of Russian
subjects from East Prussia and of Ger
mans from the Polish provinces of Rus
sia- The process is carried on with the
most complete good understanding OF
the rulers of both countries. but natur-
ally arouses great excitement among
the foreign populations of each. A let
ter from Warsaw. for instance, relates
how the native workingmen of Girar-
dow, near Warsaw, wrathful at the ex-
pulsion of Poles from Germany, deter
mined to avenge themselves by expell.
ing the Germans from Girardow. so
taking the matter into their own handI
and anticipating the action of the Rus.
sian Government. Accordingly tha
Polish factory hands assembled on Sat.
urdav night to begin their work. thera
being great numbers of Germans in
Poland, as in all industrial districts in
Russia. The agreement among thu
Polish workingmen having been kept
secret, the police supposed that thl
crowds meant a strike. called out tho
military, and only succeed in effecting
dispersion when it grew dark and they
had arrested a number of the leaders.
The object of the demonstration became
known only when these leaders wero
examined. 1t is a curious wrong of
fate that the Polish workingmen
are busy in helping the Govern
ment, which they loathe, to accomplish
its object, while they punish men OF
their own class who have no more to do
han themselves with the expulsion of
Poles from Prussia. But their action is
easily explained when one reflects how
unintelligcnt the working class is in
Russia and how far from appreciating
that everything which arouses the
national hatred of workingmen is
strongly in the interest of their rulers.
What the Russian and German
rulers are aiming ut, however, is not SO
clear, inasmuch as they publish from
time to time. half officially. reasons
which contradict each other fatty. At
first the PruSSian eXpulSiOnS were eX
pldlUeu Us DelnS complimentary UO Dis
marck's social reform. on the theory
that the home labor market must be
protected for the home laborer. Later
it was urged that the Germanizing OF
the Polish provinces of Germany was
delayed by the influx of Polish working
men; but if this be the real reason it is
police logic of the worst sort, for no
conceivable agitation is capable OF
arousng such wrath and hatred as the
expulsion of multtudeS of men,
women and children. Looked at from
the outside the whole seems to be purely
in the interests of the Russian despot-
ism, for Russia is bent upon maintain
inc its barbarous condition and is only
consistent in driving out foreigners OF
progressive tendencies as ruthleSSly rs
it banishes its own subjects; but it
means, on the other hand. to get its
own emigrated subjects into lis own
grasp again. The narrow-minded cum
ming which chara the Russian
policy finds fitting expression on the
Prussian- Russian frontier. r.-Zurich Cor.
PbiiuIcipHiu Times.
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The Public School of the Future.

II all the suggest ons made about
popular education are adopted the daily
curriculum of the public school of 1900
will Be about as follows: One hour sew
ing. one hour washing and ironing. one
hour cooking. one hour tsble-setting
and other branches of housekeeping.
one hour music, one hour dancing. one
hour painting, one hour modelling and
sculpture, one hour reading, one hour
writing. one hour arithmetic. one hour
bookkeeping. one hour industrial educa-
tion, one hour civil government. one
hour each on geography. algebra, trigo
nomet-y, Latin. Greek, French. German
botany. astronomy, tariff and free trade.
farming and the weather. If the scholar
of 1900 has any time to spare probably
some enthusiast will suggest the study
of electricity. aerial navigation and the
nebulsr hypothesis. Don't crowd ths
children.-Nor,eich Bulletin.
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RECOLLECTIONS BESIDE ONE
AT REST

AS thou art lying there,
Thy face so full of peace and wondrous fair,
Thy white lids frozen in a downward sweep,
1T seems thou dost but sleep!
The shadow of a smile
Lies on thy face so sweet, so free from guile,
Full of such blest content. il plain doth tell
That with thee all is well
passions slightest trace
Mars not the beauty of thy still, white face.
No more thy spirits feelings, Joys or woes
That mirror may disclose.
In wonder ask now.
Can it have been the glory of this brow
Has e'er been darkened by an envious frown,
Or anger lowering down?
Can it have been that high
And wide has flashed this closely curtained
eyer
That radient smiles accompanying words
loVe-breathed
These marble lips have wreathed?
No power of love or hate
Could now disturb one jot thy calm estate;
Thy enemy or love couldst now come nigh,
Nor cause thee frown nor sigh.
o. where. o heart of stone,
Hath all thV warm aud tender feelings flown?
Where are the memories of earthly years?
Thy power of JOY and tears?
10, thou art stript of ALL
knowledge and love and life beyond recall.
Ghy partner, weary of earth, hath fed with
these,
leaving thee naught but peace
Beyond the farthest skies
The soul that was thy earthly partner flies,
AS radiant, high, and full of life and glow
AS thou art still, white and low.
She bears with her the powers
That cursed and veXed thee in thy mortal
hours;
But with them now, such knowledge hath
been given,
She maketh her a Heaven.
For thee peace. deep, profound,
Doth and wilt e'er involve thee round and
round,
And the faint smile on thy mute mouth doth
tell
That II is well is well.
Helen KrOchke, in Cleveland Leader
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ENGLISH JEWGLRY.
The Sensation Caused by the Most I'M
portant Ruby in the World.

The Sensation Caused by the Most I'M
portant Ruby in the World.
The jewelry in the south central gal
lery of the Inventions Exhibition come
in for lions share of admiration.
Human nature must be almost inhuman
that withstands the temptation of look
ing upon the costly objects exhibited
without some inclination to covet.
There are very precious stones indeed
displayed by the two latest exhibitors.
The Goldsmith and Silversmiths' Com
pany. of Regent Street. have the best
position in the shape of a corner allot-
ment. Here it is shown how diamonds
and pearls are set. and the labor-saving
operations of perfect little machine,
worked by electricity in the splitting
and drilling of pearls. are more inter-
estng The attendants inform YOU that
the company drills millions of pearls
every year and that the machine per-
forms the work of twenty men. What
too. shall be said of the single stone
diamond necklet valued at Is. 900 or
the three-row necklace of large pearls
worth $4,000. and a cat's-eye and dia-
mond pendant to be purchased for
half that amount? All the goods, of
course, are not rated at this high figure,
though after them the commoner goods
will probably have lost much of their
glitter. There is, for instance, among
the exhibits a fine gold lace brooch. set
with pearls. largely sold as u souvenir.
which represents only 4 few shillingS.
though to the casual observer its artistic
qualities may not be inferior to the
jewelry of hundred times its value
Bond Street is represented by Hancocks
& Co.. and at this stand the lady visitor
may take her choice in fancy, if not in
reality. of such trifies as q thirtv-two
carat brill ant-a Cane stone of superb
luster-ticketed f4.500; very dark
cat's-eye and diamond, FL 200: row of
pearls with ruby snap. $4,000 and a
remarkable ruby and diamond necklace
and earring $500. 1t took four wears
to match the rus;es. the difficulty being
to get so many of the orthodox pigeons
blood hue. and it was from Burmah
that they eventually came. The sensa-
ton exhibit is ruby. one inch long.
three-quarters of an inch wide, and
we; Ching twenty-four carats. As regards
color. size and brilliancy this is said to
be the most important ruby in the
world. and it is supposed to have been
hidden away for many years among the
treasuers of an Indian palace.-Lon-
don Netos.