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The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-07-18
4 oREAT DISCOVERY.

The science oi vaccination has, within the pas, tew years. made rapid advance ment A SpaniaTd recently discovered that the ravages of cholera can be greatly lessened by vaccination. This IS indeed an important glimpse into the almos. hidden mysteries of medical science, but |, is not likely to be SO great benst, to mankind as a discovery which, a lew weeks ago, was made by an American. This distinguished citizen discovered that vaccination will prevent lying. An ex- tract drawn from the bark oi tho GvoiI. sIkassbfoJk,df root we give the botan. teal name-w will reduce the most inoEdt- nate liar into a comparatively truthful man, The .Sri<H HHf 4 dssSrtfaH, in speak ing of this wonder tul discovery says; "it is thought by able thiskcts that this great process will tevolu,ionite Americ an poll. tics. lt will no, only prevent lying, but it will prevent theft A iew weeks ago the clipping man oi the Chicago 3bibSss was vaccinated. Ills friends anx,ously awaited the result A few days later they were thrilled. Out of stxty.four para graphs copied by h!m. only sis,y.ihIee were palmed of aA original. IL must be ad- m',ted, even by the mos. skep,IcAl oi per sous, tha; ;his is gsea. impFovemen, still our advice is tha, the clipper he given another trial. IL would be well ,o Hay him and then immerse him in a solution of the roo,.".
 The Chicago Rambisv. rather severe, declares tha, the Tribune man ough, to be fed on gruei made of the root, We do not concur in this. for as the roo, Is scarce, such was,eiulnes. nigh, work disaster. There should be enough to go around, and, few mouthfuls Of it would not hurt the Dstrsit Etss P,sJ5, A paper which seems to delight in clipping articles from THE AkKANsAw TRAvELEk and credit ing them to other papers Last week the E,ss P,sU had the toll Dwing, credited to as pure A humoTisi as svsT lived Joe! (. Harris
 De man ~hut kaint stan' prosperity puts me In mins O de peach tree dat brakes down lease it Is SO full O fruit.
 This originally appeared In THE AK ASsAw TRAVELLER and has been widely copied and credited to this paper. A h appeared among several paragraphs from Byron. Holland, Thacksray, Shakespeare, Seneca and other writers of- well, local reputation. ~e are Aattered, still we think that ihe Ers< P,ssJ man sh ould be vac- cina,ed. This is not a complaint, for many publications have the ssms fault, but we merely desire to show our apprs- cis.ion of a paper ,ha. is read wherever our language is spoken.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-07-18

him down with a spoon troll and be would DO, resent h. His ambition is zone. He Is a coward.
 Every man speaks of the weather. His base, ignoble brow itself speaks Of it. His shirt collar has ne moro self-com- mand than boiled cabbage, aud his linen coat looks as though It has been plckled.
 "Whew, It's hot 1" says he and no one disputes his word. Such a remark has often caused reliance to be placed tn the utterances of the bAscst liar. Summer is well enough in its place, and w,thou. ex- uemely hot weather the cotton crop would turn pale. but would it no. be bet ter to have little less cotton and have a iit,le more cool weather2 Man does not live by cottoa alone. Cotton and hemp have taken more lives than they have ever preser cd.
 Men who go away every summer are fortunate, and, II some of them were never to return, business would move forward jus, as briskly As if no grea, calamity had occurred. Oh. yes, the AIkAnsaw sum meT is delightful. So Is an oven.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-07-18
DELIGHTFUL.

For people whom oircumstances have blessed with the opportunity Of spending several months out of each year on the shore Of northern lake. the Arkansas v summer has DO terror; but the nan. and especially the fat man, who is compeiIe ] to remain in Arkansaw dur ing the months of Jay, AuguE and September, laughs drearily at the mention of an extreme heat which is said to exist in q world ly- ing far beyond the boundary line oi hope. The Arkansaw summer is awful, and it is a melancholy sigh, to see the land ageDt blow and mop his face w,sh 2 handkerchief. Only a short time ago a German immigrant, in closing trade with this man, asked:
 "How ish oer vedder of der summer imesT
 Delightful, sir delightful. The nights are always cool, % cool that the use of . blanket is necessary."
 The ether night, this agent after gasp ing for breath, came down out Of his room, sat in an alley where be hoped to catch draft of air. no matter how im- pure, and famed his reeking face.
 Oh, yes, the summess are delig htfal. The great bull frog, the pride oi the coun- try negro. roass loudly at morning. but when the mercury tips the thermometer hat, the frog hesmesically seals his caps- cious mouth and goes down into the soft mud uodesiyisg his home of hot slime. The 6ve-pouod bass, lssy ssd care-worn, forces his way into the shade of the rushes. Al such tines you might knock
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-07-18
THE OCCUPATION TAX.

An ordinance imposing an occupation tax has been passed by the city council of Little Rock. The action is too local in its character to be discussed in this paper, and we would not mention it at all were it not for the fact that thousands of travelling men throughout the country are likely to get caught This tax is aimed at the muscle and brain of the community. It csjoles the property owner and slaps the face of the laboring man. The banker is its pet the mechanic is its enemy. That il will drive many people from Little Rock, there is not a doubt. Ths: j. =ill prevent many people from coming hither, there can be no conjecture.
 This infamous tax strikes newspapers with blow tha. has the ring ofvengeance. The income of a newspaper does not represent the gains of the proprietors, but the income of newspapers are taxed in Little Rock. Why did not the council go one short step farther and levy a tax on school teachersI
 At one time the council agreed to com pei every business man to keep a special set of books, to be examined by the city collector. Shortly afterward it vas thought that this outrageous section should be stricken out. Well, yes, it does seem rather that way.
 THE ARK.NsAw TRAVELLER collects money from all parts of the United States and spends it in Little Rock but this is not enough. The council says: Look here, if you've got any money-don't sup pose you have-but if you have, send it around aud ~s'. take care .! i."
 The other day man went to the chief of police and said:
 "I have been robbed. Las, night a man entered my house and took every thing had, but 1 think that 1 could identify the roboer. He is member of the city council of Little Rock.n
 How do you know?"
 Because, when he had taken every cent in the house he demanded my books. T want to see,' he said, how much busi. ness you have been doing told him that my books were not in very good shape Very much vexed at my careless ness, he replied: Well, I'n be around again within a month or % and ! want to hnd those books in good conditioa. I eant afford to do business in . iooss vay.'"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-07-18
WAS DI8TUR BRD.

And old negro whoGc Taimcnt bore eVi- denees of a recent hand to hand encoun. ter called on the secretary of state.
 Well said the official, "what can | do for you ?"
 Yer kin hab CT mean man errested, dat's whut yer ken do."
 "rhis office has no police jurisdiction, |, old man"
 "Er haw, haw." laughed the old fellow, shaking his head, Ger haw, haw. JuIs. diction-er he, he. Wy, sah, yer puts me In mine O de fack dat l'se CT skullet an CT gennermAn. Now dat's de way ter talk ter CT pusson. 1 wueked fus et pus- son las yeah An' durin' de whole time he dida' say er word like dat didn' trea. me wid de right sort O 'spect, sah; ba. dat ain de bush in han dis mawnin' Dis am it Er while CT go CT man named Lige K'ng come ter my house, called me out On de commons an almos' whipped de life outen me-"
 rWell, we haven't anything to do with that"
 A" De debil yer aintl"
 "Of course not"
 "Aint dis heah de state 'ouse 1'
 "Yes."
 "Wail, doan lib in de state ?"
 "Oh. we'll" the secretary pleasantly re- piled. you ought not to grumble abou, whipping. A great many men are killed and think that you have gotten od sell"
 -O,. 1t ain't de whuppia' dA, 1 mines 60 much, sah
 "Whss is it. then r
 wy, de iernel scoundrel called me outen my house an den whupped me. De ~huppin' wuz all right, but whui make him want ies stub CT gennermap whut am at pra'r2 Doan de law O de lam say dat de 'ligious worshup mus'n' be 'ssurbedr"
 Yes"
 "WalI. den, dat pusson 'rupted me while wUz at worshup. Oh, i'ss able ter s'sn' de whuppin'. but when CT pusson comes es roun' an 'noys me when Fee 'munin' sid Peter sB' Paul sn' S.Iss an nssger Demus, w'y, |, h,pgs me all ou,en int. sab. bids yer good ms~ain,. sah."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-07-18
$ Wall den, honey. I'll do de bes' | ken.

"Wall den. honey. I'll do de bes' ken. De Lawd knows dat 'se anxious ter sec yer prospur in dis heah worl'."
 When the crop was gathered, Oglesby sold all of the produce but only gave the woman a few dollars, declaring that more back papers had come up. The widow went to town and complained of such unjust legislation. The fraud was soon explained, and a warrant was sworn out for the arrest of the administrator. When brought before court he said:
 "Dis am de las time dat am gwine ter hep CT pusson whut fms in stress. Come ter me an tole me dat she wanted me ter make CT crap fur her, but now she comes up heah an wants me punished fur doin' whut wuz right. Dis ain't no country fur CT nigger ter lib in nohow."
 "Law, judge" exclaimed the woman "dat man is de wu'st lyin' pusson dat l eber seed open his mouf."
 CS HSSCu Al uAt, Wiu vCt9 ICPiCo the administrator. |" Eve wuz de cause O Adam bein' turned outen de garden an now dis heah oman comes up heah an wants ter hurt my good name in de Ian O de law"
 "Old man," said the judge, "it is very clear that you are a rascal"
 Judge, yer doan' mean dat"
 Yes, do."
 "Oh. no, iedge, dat ain possible"
 ~Yes, it is possible, and more than that I'll show you what it is to cheat a widow. The sentence of this court is that you be compelled to restore the widows property"
 Good gracious, jedge."
 "And in addition, that you serve five months in the county jail"
 Good Lord, jedge. All right, ef yer wants ter rob CT pusson. Dis heah country is g oin' ter de dogs CT fas' CT CT bone da, yer filings outen de kitchen winder."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-07-18
DORsN'T TANKER.

A gentleman meeting the Hon. Robert Crindrod. asked how he liked the weather.
 Ho hits 'ot." Sir Robert replied. |" The hais 'as co little stir abou' ut tbas . man 'Aster fan imseAn
 Don't like this cooptry. do you7"
 Nav. blasss hits bloody ide Wy in hold Hingiaod you never git 'ot, but 'ess you feel like yoG were in . toven. Hi don't 'anker haiser this bloody HASkas- aawo
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-07-18
DRIVE ON, AZ.

several years ago, said man. m speaking of the peculiarities of the Ark ansa~ squa,ter, |" l was riding along near the boundary line of Arkansaw and Mis-. souri. when met wagon full of ehil- dren. Near the wagon man and woman slouched along.
 "Where are going p I asked.
 "Whoa.' called the man. The hsrses, two miserable looking anim als, stopped. "'Whut you sayr
 "'I asked where are you goingr "'No whar perticuler up in Missouri, reckon. Here, Bose you Dick Lindy, lie down thar
 Looking around, saw that we were surrounded by an army of dogs.
 "' Don't kno~ exactly where, ehr No, an don't kere much
 Where are you fromr
 ." Boone county, Arkausaw.'
 {" Couldn't you make living there ? Oh, yes.'
 "' Didn't like the countryT
 "' Liked it fust rate
 " Have good health ?
 |" Good as you ever seed
 "' Had enemies there, l suppose ? [" Not a one.'
 {" Politics probably didn't go your way
 Yes, politics ali right
 We'll, why did you leave3'
 "On account O the law
 What law2'
 "The law that erinds po' man into the face O the yea.h.'
 Taxes
 "Yes.'
 Wanted you to pay too much on your house, eh1
 "No. Drive on, Ab.'
 {" Held on a minute. want to know something aboutit. Did they tax your stockT
 "No. Drive on, Ab.'
 |" Just wait minute. 1 expect to live in tha, state myself
 "WalI, don't do 1t, stranger. had to come away from thar an leave ten as fine hogs as you ever seed
 {" My friend, l must say that do not understand you
 " K aint hep 1t. Drive on, Ab.' Say, tell me something about your oppression why you had 10 come away and leave your hogs
 !" don't like to talk abou, it, stranger "'Tell me anyway
 @'Wall, it is just this. They put tax on my dogs, as good dogs as a man ever seed. Says to Line we won't stand that an says she to me we won't, % aTly one mornin' we called up the dogs an dug out. Oh, wouldn't live in such a coun- try. Drive on, Ab."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-07-18
WANTED MORE.

At a negro baptizng in an Arkansaw bayou arather small preacher conducted a rather large brother down into the water but only partly succeeded in i'm mersing him.
 Look heah." said the large brother drawing himself up." is dis all de bap- tixin' whut I'se g~ine ter git ?"
 "Ain't dis ernuff" the preacher asked
 No. it ain't"
 Why so, sah p
 "'Case wid dis little de debil will git me sho'. I'se prowled erroun' too much to hab my sins washed erway by dis little dip"
 Come on. bruder yer's been baptized erpuf Ricolleck dat it am de fAith stead O de sater dat do de good"
 "Dat's all we'll ernuff, but I'se sorter skit.ish bout dat faith. Come, souse me under heah ergin."
 The preacher soused him under again. Arising, he began to shout with loud voice "Oh, I'se got de ole debil by de hons dis time Gwine up wander whar-" he suddenly stopped. The preacher asked the cause
 Oh, doan' say nothin'. Dar's CT white man ont wander vhut am ereoin' ter 'cuse me CT stealin' his coat. Deber seed him asose, ost jes' knows das he an CT gwine ter do dat fAck."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-07-18
SPLEEN DID,

Mamma" said a yoasg lady. "you mast read the new novel;
 "Is Ii goodi"
 "oh. splendid 1"
 !" How do you knowl
 " "Becauss it is % very unintsrsssinx. 1 know it wiIl be perfect sucrsss."
 Good pIot7"
 :" OA, sAasns a you, mamma. lt has no plot"
 :" ls t well written r"
 !" Mamma, hos you do talk. Well writ. ten. indeed. Why of course not"
 What does t tell about r"
 @oh, sothing, mamma. ses that you dos's knew ssy;A!sg sbou. modern lit. eTatuEe."
 "Ars the cosversatioss sprightly
 Thsse you go again, mamma"
 Well, Sor goodness sake what does 1t .eu7"
 -oh. IL tells how . yessg lady sa. down. She walked isto the room = ~siksd. misd yos-ssd put her hssd ea the back Of chsir. The chair vas sit- iisg eloss to the vail and she gently re- moved 1t to position ssas the centre of the room. She eat down, not hard, sos violently. bat easily. She want hun. No shriil cry rent the air. Just e she sat dows the gfoesr's wsgea stopped is front of the doos. On. k's spisndsdt
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-07-18
4 GOOD REASON.

Two men, sitting ,n a saloon, were watching . rather distinguished looking feliow
 ~WoDdeS who that man ls 2"
 ~I 6oo't kno~. bat see that he does not live in Little Rock1
 Why7'
 Bseaass the barsssdss has juss trusted him lor dsink.s
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-07-18

To a correspondent: No, the correct quotation is not "Perspii ation is the thief of time," though we admit that it might as we'll have been.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-07-18

The Wandering lev" ssvsr feusd better sdspsstion thaa is . recent earsoos which appeared h she /s4xS. It sspss- sssss ks'liy wasdssiag throaghoss Es- seps, sppsyssg ss doors thae sass locissd agsisst aim. It is oss ef tas bsse easscs,- tsrss sess psbiishsd ia this csssssy.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-07-18


 Any writer who in the least, no matter how delicately, draws an obscene con clusion, is not worthy of place in litera- ture. If literature is not art, it is noth- ing and in the field of true art, vulgarity has not place. Humor can be just as refined as pathos. When it ceases to be decent, it is not humor.
 The Little Rock occupation tax will alienate every commercial traveller who does business in Arkansaw. The tax, falling heavily upon manufacturers, will drive capit alists from the capital of the state. The city council is not wise. The eackling of flock of geese saved Rome ; the cackling of a flock of geese killed Little Rock.
 The 7H,Osgh Mail Maga<:.s, snx- iousiy expected, has arrived. It is pre- sented with neatness that at once at tracts attention, and perusal of its read ing matter shows that it is edited with great care and ability. Mir. F, E. Hud- dle, editor, is a rising writer and we'll es- inmates the abilities of others. He is a pains. taking editor and humorist of sharp sayings.
 Colonel Harvey Mashes was refused the postmas astership at Memphis. Colonel Mathes as an honest, able and fearless editor. has done much for the cause he so eonscientiously espouses, but of course MT. Cleveland was blind to the colonel's abilities. People throughout the country are becoming very tired of Cleveland's peculiar pigheadedness; not particularly because he does not make appointments fast enough, but because many of the ap- pointments he does make are highly ob- jectionable to the nation. Of course he does not care, and i1 this, we may say, exists his pigheadedness.
 The Mexican editors who called on General Grant may have thought that they were honoring the great man, but it seems that they did not know they were the cause of great weariness. An edisor-or any one else, but especially an editor-who would make speech to a dying man ought to be sentenced to a term of fifteen years in any Penitentiary which could be reached in the shortest time Of course the Mexican editors meant no harm, but knowing General Grants critical condition, they ought to have known that their formal though some what boisterous visit could not have resulted in anything but ill.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-07-18
VOL. '. NO. 8.
LIM NINGS.

The weather in Texas is so warm that people sit around fires to keep cool.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-07-18

Within the past few months, the glory of England has taken two backward steps. One was Gladstone's refusal to fight; the other was Gladstone's resigna- tion
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-07-18

Mamma" said a yoaag lady. you mast read the new novel;
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-05-30
",Srrp oRs ,sistrfos.

It is nov NAV, 1885. It will soon
DC February 1880 II is none too
soon 10 organize actively for reform
From the other Islands We have unmis-
taxable evidences tha, planters the
chief sufferers arc chahng under the
disagreement ,ha, gives them roads
almost a. bad as many pf tho con
stables, and conNahlcs little worse
than most OF tho roads From ono
locality comes complaint that a local
nudge is an unmlStakahle lepct from
another that constable and Judge are
too lazy TO arrest and commit the un
mlStakahlc lepctS who parade past their
own doors One district wants tho
road taxes Il willingly pays spcn, where
they ate collected, Anothot district
wishes to work cut Us road taxes with
It's own men and teams Another
locality wants landing Another
place desires public school Every
district ON the island has grievances
and most have needs that call Tor
legislative inquiry and legislative aid.
1t is obvious that Claus Sprcckcls
and W NJ Gibson are for the same
bad government that has obtained
during the past three years 1t is
equally obvious that a better govern.
mcnt can he obtained in only one way
-by organization The gentlemen
who do believe tha, public money is
neither ludiciously nor economically
spent can correct existing evils il they
will by organizing, deyising. acting.
Time must be given money mus, be
spent. thought must be had. |, may
be done, II It n done, earnestly, uni,edly
and unselhshly
The task of planning this campaign
is by no means an easy one. The
sooner it is begun the better We.
who have no votes, may have ideas or
money and votes, ideas and money
are necessary 10 carry a reform election.
The Imposition is already in the field.
Mr. Spreckels' Advertiser has been
nursed into new life and is deceiving
the teeble-minded by show OF vigor
and a hnSsy assumption of indepen-
denoe Liquor licenses have been
forced upon protesting districts, and
tools OF the monopoly and the govern
ment are to run them. Money is
being and will be spent to prolong the
official lives OF Gibson, Neumann,
Guliok, kapena and Walker Money
mus, be spent to protect the people
from further spoliation.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-05-30
SlLk CULTURE.
Letter FrosN Mtss Rossifev.

LeNsb ESopS S4tsS AoSsNebs
Miss Nellie Lincoln Rossiter, the enthusias.
TIC apostle Of silk culture in the United States,
who has done so much and is doing SO much
for the industry in that country. writes to the
Honolulu Bulletin a. follows:
With an abundaat supply Of the mulberry
land il would not be amiss to have hedges OF
Usage orange gtowing around the farms aud
gardens, as an early food a. well as an add.
tional food, when the mulberry is no, in suffi.
Glen, quantity, two, and even three crops Of
silk per year, might be raised in your climate.
Mr.. Marques is certainly well meaning in his
remarks. thoagh somewhat in error, as well as
discouraging, He Is evidently sercullurist.
and would be most valuable aid to beginners,
Il he will not commence with being prejudiced
in any way.
As regards the trees, Mr.. Marques !. wrong
in stating that "the leaves Of mulberry tree
eanno, be depended on in less than from 9 to
10 years growth claim, what is we'll
known here. that ",he leaves Of any Of the
varieties Of the mulberry viii produce salable
silk in their third and fourth years" He |,
right in saying that "ihe young trees will be
injured by dtsSd,ss them Of their leaves. =
This Wholesale stripping would injare ''old
trees" ard should never be practised.
Il is not suppossd that the silk.raiser Ia,
trees to supply the 'exae, amount OF quantity
Of leaves to furnish certain quantity Of silk.
thss compelling him 10 injure the trees by com.
pe,sly stripping vi the leaves. .bal, ,ih4i the ,sees
ere sufficient in number to take OF enough
foliage to feed the worms raised. aud yet not
eaase IN injury 10 them. And here Is where
tss Orgy essnss hedges come In play. whsss
o. shas ~ nalbssy IL seares.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-05-30
BISHOP 81 CO.'S
9arE
THE UNDERSIGNED WILL RECEIVE
MONEY Al rHEiE SAVINGS
BANK UPON THE FOL.
LOWING TERMS

On OF Five Hundred Dollar, OF under. from
per,on they will pay interest at the rate OF Ave per
cent per annum from date Of receipt, oil that
shall have remained deposi, three months, have
been deposit three months at the time Of making up
the yearly accounts. No interest will he computed on
fractions Of dollars or for fractions of a month.
No interest will be allowed money Withdrawn
within three months from date of deposit
Thirty days notice must be given at the Bank OF an
intention to withdraw any money; and the Deposiors
Pass'book must be produced at the same time.
No money will be paid esecp, upon tho Daft of the
Deposition, accompanied by the proper Pas-book.
On the frs, day OF September Of each year. the
accounts will be made up and interest all that
shall have remained deposit three months or more
and unpaid, will be credited to the depo.lors, and
from that date form par, Of the principal
Sums Of more than Three Hundred Dollar will he
received, subject to special agreement.
The Bank will be open every day in the week except
Sundys and Holidays
s46-s5s BISHOP q co.