The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-02-14
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\ hisa wssl knoaA sAcs sAax svasy error iM nawspApa. b taid 10 the door of the cnuapoeit0S, &&A Nhe hezies S eosnnAon hat thh UksnE4 msN mAaAe thfcuzh iHAor~ Anee. S6 widespseaa is' thls opfnsoS skas that indivtdual hes coshe ss 6eeAlleA sn IA splrst of isuAy tAat, e, sAeaniAg tAe h. eeeerelN Aeld i& AewsysH pioAAhly es- roneoua> TAaFe afA mamy seAaona Co he- AeFe sAak wtaA tAe eesAposltnf rilAhes A hiundsf ha dees sD as A l6kA All eoms. positoss aFa jokess, tASee ts Ao aoaSs about tAak fAe ssAs eAseeslaA e tAis kheesT ls sAAs the AlnAASss sAey usakA are sometimes unique and osiginai wAiie their ordinary lokes are a 7otd est . prosesoial tewea they wipe sAelf Aanas ea. A psssoa would naturally imagine that cosnpoaatue oa . Aewspapss would s0meeimes, by zAistAlee. pick up tew new puns and iokes iron tho copy that passes through hts hands, but sacA 10 not the case. A conpos,sev would sccsu so originate . joke, much iessto appropriate new one. rhefe is a lurking iuspres. sion that the choice wis cf the circus aud tho tninssfea show ss oskeu Fep'enished from the stuck of ,he eomposisor. Some. times conpesasos disappears. Ills friends gay that he has gone cn tramp, but there h svidencs to tho e6ect that he oaten secures . position as . clown or an end man as an exoshisAn. salary.
 There is certain printing ofice h this city where the compositors are moss than usnaliy ikisky and humorous. ny exeFcising great care and much ..erse- veraace they have succeeded h collect. ing together large number of jokes and witty sayings that have stood the wear aud tear of time, and gre stiil In their old age hale and hearty. A few samples will prove the truth of shis assertion.
 When . stranger walks through the room one competitor wili say to another
 johu, look as Blilas horse."
 Then all the competitors will look like wise and laugh. That all hands laugh is evidence that it b joke and that the oldest mau at ths eass eau scs ss!! !ss meaning is good proof that is was or,gin. ased many centuries ago and its signiA- canoe has become obsolete.
 lf the stranger has spark of curiosity about him he sill he struck by the display of vii and wili stop to hear mora. Aher awhile the youngest competitor will make remark whsn . halt dosen will cry out
 Washington Y
 This is supposed to be . sidesplitting Joke and to havs some reference to the father of his country, asd perhaps to the little Aatchet. Thea soms ons will rs' mask:
 "Did you hear about the shipwreck ?"
 "No, how was that 2 each man wall cry out la chorus.
 swhy. dog ~as run over by . street :. !" How dc you make sAIpwrsck os' ef
 "Why, k's bark lost, dout you sse r'
 Alter the vociferous laugh has sab sided silence will prevaii tor short time vhen voice wiil bs heard to says
 .rse got a frighsfai hard job"
 "What is shaff'
 Whssiiug West Virginia"
 "There's lots ot fan Taunton MAssa. chu eissn
 Another voice viii say, "i am hard as work Reading Pennsylvania
 Bat the noss difficult undesstandinR boys, is 'Mscon Georgia" will e me from different pasts of the room. Pres. ently the telegraph editor will come to the door with the oil market aod cry out
 Rish,r' viii soDs from 1. dcssn throats.
 These specimens arc enough to show the draft of convsrsation, which is pTac- ticaliy the sams from day to day.
 There is . wsli prsssrvsd legend ths, . tssbla and emAciatsd old joks once erspt slowly up the stairs to ( printng ofiice ard catered the ccmpoalng room
 "Who arc you T said the lorsw an.
 sI, sir," said the old joke, "am . weary vandssss. hsvs heard of your haven Sor nay kiad asd ] 'oag to bs tskss ip aud cared tog.S
 "Whsrs wsrs you last !" asked the com positoss, saspiciousiy.
 " Iass served h an almanac, where ] had been fog many ysars.'
 "You must be . young lslIow. We have 10 uss los you hssa." ,..1 ., y:: {. :s. ss gg s:: !: !ss sss e.. @ h the Ak"
 "That will do," thsy cried h chorus, !" come te ny arms" ssd thsy ali made . sush Or the old j6ks and nearly smoth- cred him with kissss asd cassssss- Then they placed him in the froas Eow ef thsis coiisetiea, whsss hs hss bssa h constant use evsS stses.
 consumpfien csssd.
 Aa old physiciaa, retired kom psaciios, having haA placed h his hands bv an Eaa ladia missionasy the fssmsia q . simple vegetable remedy Sos tAs spssdy and permanent cure of Consumptios, Bsoachisis, CatasTh, Asthma and al throat asd Lusg AAeceicaa, aiso . posi-