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The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-07-04
WOULD DROP IT.

An old negro who has never taken but little interest in public affairs, who during the stormy days remained quiet and un- obtrusive, called upon lawyer the other day.
 "Look heah, cap'n," said he. In s'archin' roun' 'mong yer books hab yer foun' any law fer CT nigger yit2"
 "Oh, yes, plenty of it."
 "Gos some fur me "Owing to your case"
 "Got CT good one."
 "Well, state it."
 I've been whipped, sah."
 "Who whipped you?"
 My step-son."
 "What tor2"
 "'Ca'se he could, reckon"
 "Well, what are the points2"
 "Dese is de pints, sah married de blackest nigger 'oman yer eber seed. She tole me dat she wuz CT mighty young pusson, but 1t turned out dat she wux uAhy yGoAS Vios
 "Couldn't you tell her age1"
 How wuz gwine ter tell it? Yer kain't no mo- tell de age O one O desc heah right black nigger wimmin den yer ken tell de age O CT black sheep. Wall, sah, wuz fooled till de udder day when her son come ter see us. Blamed scoun- rel is older den is. didn' like ter be fooled wid dat way, so thought I'd chunk him round CT little. Wall, sah, de feller acted like CT blame fool"
 "What did he do2"
 "Whut did he do? Wy, sah, he go, me down in de cornder O de fence an almos' mauled de life outen me, dats whut he done. yelled fur my wife an heah she come wid CT paddle whut she grabbed outen CT kittle O bilin' soap She pertended ter be hittin' at her son, but she hauled of an gin me CT lick tween de eyes dat ain't gwine ter fur git fore naixt chris'mus, sah."
 We'll, now, what do you propose to do?"
 jes wants ter knew ef yer hain's foun' some law dat will gin me de thor ity O pizinin' dat son."
 "No, you cannot do that without com hitting murder"
 But s'poze gifts somebody else ter gin him de pizen7"
 |" It would be just the same"
 "S'poze puts de pizen in CT bottle O whisky an leabs it whar he ken git it3" @Wont make any difference"
 doan peer ter hab no show, den " @Not in that way. Why don't you get goed chance, jump on him and whip him ?"
 "Oh, doan like ter do dat 'ca'se longs ter de church."
 @Well, if you prove that your wife has abused you, probably you can get . di- vorce from hex."
 @Uh, huh, boss, doan talk dat way. Wouldn' git CT 'vorce rum dat 'oman fur nothin' in de worl'. She iesches in too much ter eat, sah. Bes' 'oman dat way sber seed in my life. Oh, hen stan' ter be 'buzed but doan want my viddults stopped. Dis heah sorter skeers me, sah- B1ebe I'll drap dis thing right whar it is. Sortr dang'us tex fool roun' it nohow."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-07-04
VOL. '. NO. 6.
LIMNINGS.

When Sam Jones, the revivalist, was asked why he chewed tobacco, he re- piled: "To get the juice out" What unexpected wisdom. Now MT. Jones should explain why he wants the juice.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-07-04


 should explain why he wants the juice.
 Secretary Whitney is receiving designs for several new war ships. One man sends the plan ofa flying ship. The de- signer says that it can arise from the water like wild goose and fly out of the enemy's way. Mir. Whitney should ac- cept the design.
 Johnson is a lover of the truth. The other day, friend meeting him, said :: "Say, Johnson, that's cool hat you are wearing" "Yes, coolest hat ever saw. Tell you what's fact. first put this hat on one hot day last August. Ten minutes afterwards had to put on an overcoat- had a chill" "That so?" "Actual fact. I'll tell you another thing. Put on this hat one day in June and went out into the orchard. That night heavy frost killed the fruit" Yes, Johnson is lover of the truth.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-07-04

de wah, an it's CT mighty pleasant fack ter recolleck, too, sho's yer bornd it is, Didn' yer hab CT uncle libin' in Tennes- see ?"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-10
NAPOLEON The THIRD.
A Dreamer who Did Not Even Awake at
sedan.

Dreamer Who Did Not Even Awake at
sedan.
Napoleon III. lived in a perpetual
dream. He was born 10 dwell in
silence and solitude rather than in the
din and splendor Of the Tuilcries. /
have seen him ut the Elysce and at S.
Cloud seeking out tree, and not a
man. On many days he never awoke
at all; he was a somnambul st, aud sub
jcct to hllluc.nations. This is why
when people stood in his presence they
asked of themselves II he was still
tacrc. Often he appeared not to hear,
because he answered not. But on the
morrow he proved to you that he had
heard distinctly. lie thrust the Gun
from reality, even when the cup was
hot tingcd with bitterness. He loved
everything from afar, even womank nd
When he was at table he ate heartily
and drank toleribly. but without know
ing whether the cooking was good or
the wine OF genuine stock. When he
went 10 the BOis de Boulogne IL alwavs
seemed rs II he were there for the first
time, so few faces did he recognize. He
saluted with his laud, but not with his
M nd. Hence II was those about him
often said; What can he be thinking
of'' His political enemies wrote that
he only thought Of bctraying France.
On tho contrary. he only thought OF
making Franco great aud in,incible
lie desired that everybody should be rich
and that the fowl IN the spot
spoken Of by Henry ". should
be- chimera no more. For
the tyrant had q heart OF gold. The
dread Of reality. while Il raised him in
the cloud-land OF regerie. kept him
away from truth. Therefore II was
that after the celebrated Congress OF
Paris he committed none but capital
errors. Therefore IL was that, having
declared that the Empire was peace, he
waged war for tie sake OF Others He
fame cd himself still believer in the
the strength Of The Latin racCs when he
wished 10 have an Emperor crowned
in MEXICO. He did not perceive, so
blind was he, that while he stroye 10
govern the world Ne sacrificed France.
That eyerla ting dreamer, who did not
even awake nj sedan. was n sort uf
tNN"'NAtfA ANAAf HFANA WIN EUNNA AMNNl-
tions. lie partoOk OF Do Saint-Piere' !
loEgiDgs for perpetual peace. He
gathered Inspirations from all the re-
formers who planned the happiness ol
nations. lie retained in his soul the
generosity Of Quren Hlorten.e and OF
Josephine. his rl1iher and grandmother.
lie never retLsed aught except to him
eli. That man who had so many
lnemies was not his enemies enemy.
Two days after the coup d'etat be
thnhs OF the amnesty. He read "I.os
Chat ments" without faliering Ia hi,
admiration OF Victor Hugo He desired
tJvnrich l.amartine- dream. lie
forgayo the acts Of treachory of those
who surrounded him locause he
made allowance for a proportion Of eyil
While he wished that good should pic.
vail. People spoke OF his leadou eve
and even Of his stupidity. which was ~
ono tlme legendary, bat heseaih mask
Of impnssifenoss ho concealed the ire
thaf ponsnmed BIN. liz Was hardly
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-10

ever the man Of action on guard at the
gates OF tho Louvre as at the gates Of
Franco. As has been said he believed
in his star, in the superior government
OF things as Bossuet puts IL That man
who loved adventures and feared moth
ing bore not audacity on bis face. AT
first sight he was not thought capable
OF filling an important part He was
small, he walked badly, he did not
shine. nothing about him appeared on
dowcd with life, neither his hair. nor
his eyes, nor his mouth. Yet when
speech or a smile animated him you felt
That he was man. On horseback par
ticularly he broke his bonds and ac-
quired some majesty. At table, too,
he looked well. for he was all bust
When he donnod his uniform he had
somewhat the air Of conqueror No
one doubted his bravery. In that
strange life of his one scarcely detects
here and there his will, so much did he
waver between yes and no. Like a
painter impressed with the idea Of
grandeur and beauty, he aspired to ev-
crything But he stopped short at tho
sketch, not being gifted as are the mas.
ters of the world. Hence his person
ality, which he wished 10 be glorious,
will remain in halftint; history will only
devote to him pages wherein tho
shadows will cover the light t-HoUssaye.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-10
Small Bonnets.

Small close princesse bonnets make
up the bulk of the early importations
for autumn and winter; to alternate
with these arc opea brims slit across
the top, and the pointed brims that are
filed in with many rows Of pleated
lisse, or with thicker pleatings Of
doubled velvet. The coronet front, eX-
tending from ear to ear, is n feature
among the small bonnets that will be
welcomed by ladies with large faces, as
this rolled brim makes the small shapes
becoming to them. The pointed brim
bonnets for young ladies are similar to
those now worn, with the addition Of
strings Of velvet or plush ribbon to
make them warmer-looking. Crowns
Of all shapes are fitted neatly to the
head. whether worn over the high Golf
fures that are too soft to be hrge, or
with the low Catogan braids lhat do
not extend above the nape Of the neck.
thus leaving the crown Of the head It's
natural size. -HdTper's BaSdr.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-10
Afraid Of His Shadow.

A colored waiter in an uptown hotel
overhcaring two men from the South
talking about one Of their neighbors
and his stingy and penurious habits,
spoke up:
"Sho. boss! Use 'quainted wild dat
man. kin tell you, gemmcn. he dc
jess squeeze a cent till um hollcrs-
yum. yum!"
why, what do You know about
him, YOU black rascal?' asked one Ol
the guests.
Yah! yah! Oh. / know um,'
chuckled the darkcy. "Why. boss. dat
ole chap he always walks down town
to save the cab fare. Yes, sab, and he
cross ober and walk down on de shady
sde.n
"Why. isn't that all rightP"
"Yahl yah! II am all right, boss,
on hot day. Dat ole man he do um
all de time. lie ncbbcr walk in do SUI
bccaz he's feared his shadow AK h'm
fur sumGn. Yahl yah!'-N i. Times
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-10
jim wE5sTER's HOPES.


Was Bound TO be Honest II lie Had TO steal
for It.
Jim Webster has been owing apromi-
nent citizen of Austin seven dollare for
some harness, these many months.
The white man lost patience at last, and
said to Jim;
"You have promised to pay me that
little bill half a dozen times, but you
never have done II yet. 1t looks to me
as Il you were trying to beat me out of
it,"
Don't say dat. boss. Use embar-
rassed less now, but Use homes. in
deed Is. Hits dat what's keepin' me
back "
"If you are honest you'll pay up"
Boss. wouldn't be 'spectod OBJ any
rcskality for all dc money in de State
ob Texas. Use 'spectin' to be 'lccted
treasurer oh dc Dark Risin' Sons ob
Liberty, and den de fust cash dat rolls
inter de treasury am yourn."
But suppose you are not elected
treasurer, what thenP'
'You shall hab your money all dc
same. Use gwintor ack squar wild ev-
srybody, and II any udder niggah am
'lected ter take charge OBJ dc lodge I'll
lay foah dat niggah dc cfust dark night,
and poun' him wild club till he shells
out. ef Use put in Jail foah hit. ldone
tole yer Use homes, but Use gwnter
prove hit ter yer, see ef | don't Isay,
boss?"
what is itp"
"Dar would be no doubt about my
bein' de mex treasurer ob de Dark
Ris n Sons OBJ Liberty, of---"
''If whatp"
"Ef had few dollars in cash to
lubricate dc kcrmitteo on crcdenshals. "
-Teras SVttngs.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-10

n0W , MONN ANN"NI
q In the comic opera Of "TLo Mikado1 his
imperial highnesa Baysi
ITO mako, 20 some extent
Each evil Liver
A running river
OF harmless merrlmont"
A nobler task than making OWL llvers
rivers Of harmless nerriment no person,
king or layman, CT old take upon himself.
The liver among tllr ancients was consid-
erod the source OF AL a mans evil impulses,
and the chances are ten 10 one to- day that
II ones liver is In an ugly condition OF dis
content, someone's head will bo mashed
before night
"How's your liverfv Is equivalent TO the
inquiry Aro you bear or an angel to-
dayf
Nine-tenths OF the "pure- -cussedness, -
the actions for divorce, tho curtain lect-
urcs, the family rows, not 10 speak Of MUIR
dors, crimes and other calamities are
prompted by the irritating effect of the In
nctivity OF the liver upon the brain. Foth-
ergill, the great specialist, says this, and
he knows. He also knows that TO prevent
such cstastrophies nothing equals Warm
er's safe cure renowned throughout the
world, as n maker Of
Each ovil Liver
A running river
OF harmless morrimont"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-10
YOU CAN NOT nus IT OUT.

IN the oid Scottish inn We met,
A motley group frOrf overy land,
Hcholhr and artist peer and priest
And many traveller brown and tanned.
Al pilgrims waiting for an hour,
Chatting IN IDLE 90" ~sy, 1
And yet amid the ~ : talk
A lluH messa c.H 10 mo.
II happened thus. Arostlcss boy
Unto the dripping window went
Whose glass. SCARED with n thousand names
His mind 20 the same fancy bent
He sought and found a vacant spot
Aud took the diamond from his hand,
hut ere n lcttor had hecn formed
voice accustomed 70 command
Cried. "Philip. stop before you write,
Consider well what YOU re about"
"fathcr. why should hes tateF
"Bccauso you can not rub it out"
The words fell ON my Idle ear,
] said thcm DER and o'or again,
And asked myeelfi Oh who would choosa
Al thoy have written 20 romaini
Unto a loving mother oft
We all have sent, without doubt
Full many hard and careless word
:. Thnt now We mover can rub out;
For cruel words out deeper far
Than diamond on the wlndow-panc,
And Oft-rccHllcd In after years
They wound her DER aud o or again.
50 IN our daily work and life
We write and do and say the thing
We mover can undo nor stay
With any future sorrowlng.
We carve ourselves on beating hearts.
All then. how wise to pause and doubt,
To blend with love aud thought our words
Because VIC can not rub thcm outl
-Hdrpcr's Weekly.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-10
Mlnoral Waters.

Il Is remarkable how the taste for
natural aud artificial mineral waters
has grown in the last fifteen years.
Well-to-do people rarely drink plain
water. They have been led TO prefer
mineral or aerated drinks. II is ques-
tiOnable whether Il Is wise TO introduce
into the system the salts. sodas and
long list OF minerals whlCh are held in
solution in tlese naturally prepared
waters. Some OF them act powerfully
on various parts of tho system. News
comes that there Is a new water Dro.
pared IN Paris, that does not seem 70 be
open TO any Oh ect on. for IL Is simply
d stllled water charged with oxygen.
Nine-tcnihi Of the water used for drink
ing contains suLttanccs IN solution de-
leiorious 10 tSc human system. Never
theless diseases result from the use Of
ordinary water. II distilled. however.
and kept rom the air, the iiu'd thns OBJ.
IN ned Is innocuous. This, added to
oxygen, ought. on general principles.
10 be wholesome. hut those who can
not get ih gas would do well 10 dis
ID. OF at least boil. all the water they
drink; but no mineral water should bc
partaken OF unless undor the alyicc Of q
physic an. r. Dcaioresfs MoTAB.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-10
GREEK BRIoANos.
The system which j. Carried on On
Greco Turkish CountrIeI.

The system which j. Carried on On
Greco Turkish CountrieI
A pamphlet written By a Greek, a
cavalry Lieutenant gives some very
curious accounts Of the system Of brig
andage as It Is now carried on in tho
Ora co-Turkish boundaries The brig
and's code Of laws, as at present exist
ing, is strange mixture of barbaritJ
and chivalry. II contains several
clauses, some Of which run as follows;
IAN traitors TO be killed and exposed.
The rich 10 be captured. and not allowe |
to depart until they have paid ransom.
and sworn not 10 injure the brigands By
n relation OF their adventures TO the
authorities. All soldiers 10 be killed
The bearers Of the ransom 10 be 70.
spec ed aud small money 10 BE- given
them on their departure. All robbers
plotting with Government 10 bo Killed.
Should a captive escape, his keeper Is TO
be held responsible and expelled from
the band. Never. 10 steal the goatl
and sheep from the shepherd, but
to, pay for all taken. To offer
Rllts nt any monastery or hermit
age, by way OF expiatiOn for sin" IL
Is the shepherds who supply the brig
ands, and By Whose means they are so
well hid from the authorities They
supply them with bread, meat and
wine, and serve them as guides in
times OF danger, aud It Is their children
that are educated 10 be brigands and
who reinforce their ranks Imm %
precautions are taken by the robbers
against surprises, They always travel
BY night. proceeding in file throuIh the
open country, never through the mar.
row passes. for fear Of ambushes. The
smallest object, the iaintest sound
startles them, aud down they drop "a.
on their stomachs ill their conddedce Is
renewed. Before start ng oD amy OF
those journeys they alwaySy appoint a
rendezvous in case Of sepglaiion. Their
scouts 60 on In front. diving horses on
oxen. and habited o. droyers. Under
their shelter foDSws the main body.
peeping cautiously beneath the cattle 70
see II an enodly 10 approaching, and be.
hind como6 the vanguard. who, II any
thing v amiss, whistles like n night
bird, and the band dlsperseS -E1
ch0flge.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-10

Every Farmer aud Stock breeder should
send Ono Dollar 10 the Rural Home Co., OF
Rochester, N. Y, for years subscription
to THE AMERICAN RURAL HOME, aud re.
ceive Free copy Of The Farmers and
tockhreeders' Guide, n new aud reliable
work just issued. The book contains over
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IL Is by no means n cheap-JOhn affair, but
a valuable compilation OF the writings or
Youatt, Mills, Skinner and Clater, aud 10
the most reliable and comprehensive work
ever issued on the subject The diseases OF
oxen, sheep, swine and horses, with the
causes, symptoms and treatment are given
with such simple directions that every
farmer may become his own cattle doctor.
10 treats OF the anatomy Of all domestic
animals and practically deals with the use
OF Oxen, breed of Sheep and Stable man
agement, Any one after consulting its
pages can select a carriage, wagon or sad :
die horse and be a good judge Of cattle. IL
Is invaluable 70 every one who has to do
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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-10
BarthoIdrs Statue OF "LIberty EnIIghten-
Ing tho World'

viii bo a reminder Of personal liborty for
ages TO come. On Just a. sure a founda-
eovsryD been placed, and IL will stand
through the cycles Of lime as q monument
10 the physical emancipation Of thousands,
who by its use have been relieved from
consumption. consumptive night-sweats,
bronchitis, coughs, splitting OF blood, weak
lungs, and other throat and lung affections.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-10

"THAr Miss Jones is nice looking girl,
isn't shei"
eyes, and she'd be the belle OF the town
II Il wasn't for one thing"
"What's thatp'
"She has catarrh so bad Il is unpleasant
10 be near her. She has tried dozen
things and nothing helps her. / am sorry,
for like her, but that doesn't make 10 any
less aisagreoable for one b be around ber.h
Now II sho had used DIR. Sage's Catarrh
the kind said, for It will cure catarrh every
time.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-10

The fence OF the future, to last n
lifetime, will be trees and wire. The
trees set at proper distances, will serve
for posts. for shade and for ornament
-NeW Orleans PiddyuHc.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-10

Crack race-horses have their meat
aud drink more carefully attended TO
while travelling than royal personages.
The English ruaner ''Paraday." on his
late tripto Paris. had bis own particu-
lar brand Of water carried over with
him IN cases llke monarch's private
champagne,
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-10

"As Old Maids Paradise" Is the title Of
. new novel. Il Is supposed 10 be located
at No Mans Land.-NorristOlo Herald.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-10

"PAPA, why do the little pigs get so
much milk" "Because we want them to
make hogs Of themselves"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-10

''No, sIR," no said 10 the Captain. 81
am not sessick, bu. | am disgnstsd with
the motion OF the vessel."-M T. Maid
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-10

"wHY Is II that noarly all mems heads
are roundP Because 50 few Of them are
square.--EraHsUGie argus.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-10

William y. Cody. ''liu0alo Bill. Z"
Is forty-three years old and las fort
nno thai WIN probably reach tho 9bOV,
100 standard q chicago Hefala
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-10

THERE Is horse In Harlem so balky
that he won't draw his own breath.-N.
u. Nelcs.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-10

PINES TooTHACHE DRoPs curein ! minutore5
Gienns sulphur Soap heals and boautinos. &c.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-10

WHEN a woman wants TO make a com =
plete change Of front she leaves OF her
bangs. burlington Free Press.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-10

MAJOR GENERAL PLUME Is the com-
mander OF the New Jersey soldiers. 10 is
very appropriate TO have q plume at the
head.-7erds SiniRgs.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-10

Nervous debility, premature
decline OF power In either sex, speedily
aud permanently cured. Large book. three
letter stamps. Consultation free. Worlds
Dispensary Medical Ass'on, Bdfalo, n. Y.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-10

AZ SECOND the notion" said the smallest
hard on the watch.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-10

THE small boy steals away from school
20 ego n fishin,n lie hates his book aud
baits his hook.-Boston Transcript