The Nevada picayune., 1885-01-29
HUM ORGVS.
Linnings.
From the Afkansaw Traveller.

--f rom the AfkahsaW AFaNeIoF.
 q see they've hung cut the cold wave flag said man to an ac- auaiutance. "Yes, for you see the legislature has just met. Going to be cold day for the ssate.T
 The Helena (AaS) World has found a man whe declares his age to be one hundred and eighty years. The young fellow doubtless has been setting out tobacco plants and estimates his age " 'cerdin' to lis feeln's.
 "Why Caroline; are'nt you ashamed of yourself" exclaimed a mother, entering the parlor and addressing her daughter. "Iour poor father las only been dead three weeks, and here you are playing on the piano." He's been dead longer tip1u that, maw. He died on the second, you see he has been dead four weeks.n That's fact" said the mother. "Go ahead, ] declare my memory is failing me-"
 An old fellow from the swamps, upon reading that Governor Cle- ,elana had resigned, exclaimed Thar, I knowed it, l knowed they would skeer him outen 1t at last. Amt been 'lected morn a month, all now has ter gin up. Wall l reckin he was pestered mighty nigh outen his life. I onct nil a office an and I know how 1t is. Fust thing you know Tom Hendricks will pin up his head an qnit.'
 The following bill has been intro duced in the Arkansaw legislature: "A bill for an act entitled an act to protect certain people" "Be it enacted that from and after it's passage, all one-eycd people should be admitted into shows at half price," One gentleman from Hamfat county offered an amend nent to the effect that blind peo' ple should be admitted free, but objections being made, the. pro- posed amendment was lost, on the ground tha: blind people should stay at home.
 Once every two years the Arkan- saw preachers have chance oi entering into a political contest, The chaplaincies ofboth houses of the legislature are elective officers and sometimes the struggle for sue cess is attended by all the features of a vigorous campaign. "Look here" said the Rev. Bograngle, addressing a member of the house, "I want your vote. l ain't much of a hand at singin', but when 1t comes to prayin'-standin' right up an axin' the Lord to bless a legislatur, wy am etarnally thar. l can pray the socks often any of these other fellers."
 A southern writer says: "The Italian skies, how beautiful, how charming, how inspringW Poor weak, initiative fool! where can you find fairer skies than those of Americai The italian sky has fig. ured intensively in English litera. ture. which is we'll enough, for the average English sky is dull, but American writers simply make fools of themselves in following up the idea. "Our dull skies,' said a southern poet. Wonder if he ev- CT cradled tangled oats on hill side! Daring the summer season the Arkansaw sky is decidedly bright, too bright, in fact. The dawn comes with a great blush, and noon wears an intenseglare. Slowly the light is turned down in the evening, and when the blaze of day has been extinguished, purple fringe hangs everywhere. o, poet don't tell us of Italian skies, but go to the Mnbble-field where the partridge whirrs through silvery sheen and the crest of the humble. bee dazzles the eye.
 It takes pretty smart phrenolo-