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The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-17
The Memory of Faces
Ion.loIlen., mn

N q must ~aN tu hern Wlth thut Il larse proportion ot mauhiud as any grou portrait painter will testify. never Se,. faces actually at all Some are short sighted and see no definite edges te anvthing and consequently. though uncanseiausll rely for identification on cyIIrne" winch is not that If sight. and k frequently all wrong They see the type. but not thv tr,tc iacr and as 9 eoir- siderable portion ot maukind po-~c~S type faces. distinguished from other ut a like kind hy differences as mlnut" ns those of leaves the short sighted nr" constantly lmhl" to orror
 So are tn" Innttontiye They fail sometimes. after many interviews. to catch the expression ot th" face, cannot state, except m the vasued way the color of the cvc- or hair and will ml>dc scrIb" features perhaps rromIn"u, ira tur"e as If they were pnid to dnit They have never attended to the fac" nt all lut hay" been content wth n general impression, hnVc never observed with any true observation and are as lttle to -h.-t trusted in -th.lr accounts q. wGiucn believe most men ta l." when d"scrihIng women drr-- They will even coniu~" dark persons with light, and declare that long i..rr struck th"m ns a short one or h"~itato. as H witness did m n htramy case about the presence or ai- sencc of a nu~tach"
 Indeed II K probnhl" that barge see tIuu ni mankind cannot uh~crvr, for of all who land tor the iir-t ,lrn" in India or China Ht l.nst halt declare that all Indians or thincs" are practically alike Yet. though thinamen have certain broad points ut resemblance" m color. shape of hrow- and absence of hair. they ar" iu details a- different a- Europeans while Indians owing to thelr wide tiff f,rcnc" In color the use or dlsuse of hair on lip or chm. and the cxi-tene" among them of features du" t0 varieties oi orig itiu race. nr" more different than ii,- whit" men lnutt"ntIon is however, th" man chu." of error. and I- some times carried to extraordinary lcngths. We have known brothers unable to state the color of each others eyes, and fellow coliegians who could not rcinrr b"r whether acquhintanc"s ""r" th" tul~tafle or not
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-17
A Cheap Pair of Pictures.

For forty centA wc will mail poet paid to any addre--. the splendid color"d en- graving- the Arkansaw Traveller and
 The Turn of the Tnn" al-o, without extra charge th" original story of the
 Arkau,aw Traveller. as told by Colo mel Sandy Faulkner nnd the music oi the Arkan-aw Traveller arranged for thr piano The pictures are gotten uf n the highest -tyl" pf art and posses. ing such historical interest they -hould have place in every household Poe taRe stamps taken Adlres. Kcad 4 Ernham Little Rock. Ark
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-17
Hardest and SofteSt.
flv SNn iTant, iiS,1an, !

X hotel clerk in Arkau>aw has just furnished Ia the local papers an item under the familiar headline. " Murder and Attempted Suicide, bv shooting his iau>c tauSc luve "a fashionable >acicty ladN through the heart and himself through thu head His inten- tons wcre undoubtedly hopnrahl& for. h> thus aiming al the hardest portion oi B fashionable woman anatomy and tho S1itr>t part ot hi> own he evidently meant to give her chance for htc and to make >urc work of h,msolt Yet the first shot took rtl,N,t. Wh,lc thr >ccond did not and the hotel clerk stll lives Ia wonder at the perv,tslN el fate. and after the first flush nI d,~,ppo,nt meut no doubt ta feel that after all it k better Nu
 The Key West rer,urr ought to hold an ,u keN West over thceharrcd remains of that pretty town ifsa{. tss Nses
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-17
MY LITTLE BOY THAT DIED.
B, TIE ArrHoR OF JOHN nALIrAx. eExrLrNAx. :,

Look at his pretty face for just one minute. His braided frock and dainty buttoued shoes: His shut hand. the favorite plaything in it. Then tell me, mothers vast not hard to lose
 And miss him from my side
 Ny little boy that died? How many another boy. as dear and charming His fathers hope, his mothers oue delight Giqe through strange scknesSeS, all fear disarniug And lives a long. long life in parents sight
 Mine was so short q pride.
 And then-my poor boy died zee him rocking on his wooden charger. hear him pattering through the house all day watch his great blue eyes grow large and larger Listening to stories, whether grave or gay.
 Told at the bright treside,
 So dark now. since he died. But yet often think my boy is living As living my other children are. when good night kisses all round am giving. keep one for him, though he is so far.
 Can d mere grave divide
 Me from him-though he dieda So while come and plant il OCT with daisies. tNothing but childish daisies all year rouud{ Continually Gods hand the curtain raises. And can hear bis merry voices sound.
 And feel him at my side
 My little boy thnt died - Erli 1Hot.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-17
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The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-17

writer on Corea says From birth to her seventh year woman enjoys free dom; al seven years of age she is shut up. Wonder how it k doney It has al way, been found impossible 10 shut up a woman in thi. country --Boston Trqns- script
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-17

\ prison visitor opened A cell door at Aoyamen-tng th" other day and wAs 4eco-t.i ty th" lnnat" with
 Can yon ;iy" n" Presbyterian newspaper
 I'll e., you one, wa the reply but are you a Fre-'ly terian
 Well an-wcr'd the jail bird. m .ort of Presbyterian '--Ih,lDLIpA,a
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-17
Tennyson,s $ May Oueen.

Who knows but if the beautiful girl who died 90 young hal been blessed with Dr Pierce's Fayorlte Pre-crip- ton she might have reigncd on many another bright May-lay The Favorte Prescription is A certain cure for all those disorder, to which female. are I;.LVo
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-17

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The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-17

4 new novel i- called Bachelor . ParaiI-e bachelor paradisef Well 'that must be place where buttons grow on shirts Nen Fork jouraat
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-17

~t Lpui- girl, take the lead for beauty ~o does poz1oni- Complexion Powder For sale by ail druggist- and fancy good' dealers
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-17

You will not get left if you buy a bottle of Salvation Oil for your rheurna- tism 2j cents
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-17

Don't hawk and blow, and spit, but u-e Dr. Sage Catarrh Remedy
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-06-19

to q close and she had promised the az
dent snltor, who had been paying her
every honor in his power, for q year and
a hall, that when the time was up, she
would marry him on the following day.
II her former lover did not return The
day came, and the man didn't retnrn
from China. On that very day the we'd
dung bells were rung, and they were
Hardly had the marriage ceremony
been performed, when a shin came into
the bay from China, and on board was
her lover, who had left her three wears
ago to gain fortune for them both.re-
turned. Imagine if you can, her grief.
when she saw him. He came back.
abundantly rich, to claim her as bis
bride, and she had three DAYS before
married another. The blow nearly
cru he'd them both. Just six years wore
away and In the meantime the man mar
ried and went out west to live. In a
few years his wife died. He had not
heard one word from his old love for
many years and one day, merely from
curiosity, he addressed letter to her
brother, inquiring if she was alive, and,
If SO, where she resided. He received
a letter shortly after that she had been
widow several years and was living near
2 1rtland. The gentleman left for Port
land on the next train and in less than a
weeks time they were married and to-
day they are living happily together in
the suburbs of Portland,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-06-19

said he was satisfied The next occu-
pant of my chair was man whose face
was all wrinkles. When he left the shop
he was holding onto his face. I over
heard him tell another customer TO look
out and net get into my chair.
''Ihings went along smoothly for sew
eral DAYS, whenVan accident happened
Two men came into the shop. One was
a countryman. who said he had never
been shaved by a barber. His COM
panion told him if barber ever shaved
him once he would never shave himself
again. He consented, and took a seat
in my chair. 1 was doing good job,
when tive dogs became involved in dis
pute on the street. I turned my head,
and as did SO my customer uttered a
loud cry. Ihad cut off the end of his
nose. He declared that barber should
never shave him again, and left for sur
geon, who lived opposite.
"We don't have to do things as they
did in former times. Fifty years ago
men used to have their hair curled and
boards dyed, and barber had to know
how to dress lady's hair. Very few
BARRIERS could do this class of work now
adays."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-06-19
A Great Telegraphing Feat.

New Orleans Times-Democrat.
An Englishman after having shown
the operations of the pneumatic tube for
carrying parcels in New York said: II
have seen just one thing more wonder
full than that" said the visitor. II have
talked by cable from London to Calcutta
India, over 1000 miles of wire. Two
years ago 1 called upon Managing Di-
rector w. Andrews, of the Indo-Euro-
pean Telegraph company, at No. Is Old
Broad street, L, ndon. 1t was Sunday
evening, and the wires were not busy.
Mr.. Andrews called up Emden, a Ger
man town. Give me Odessa he wired.
in few seconds we got the signal from
the Russian seaport city, and asked for
Teheran, the capital of Persia. Call
Kurrachee,' said Andrews. In less than
half minute we were signaling that
India town. The signals came at the
rate of fifteen words minute. After
learning that the London Office was test
ing the long wires, Kurrachee gave us
Agra, and we ehatted pleasantly for a
few minutes with the operator on duty
there. In short time the operator
switched us on the cable to the Indian
capital Calcutta. At FIRST the operator
there could not believe he was talking to
London, and he asked in the Morse
language: us this really London, Eng
land?" It was a wonderful achievement.
Metallic communication between the cap
ital of the English nation and the seat Of
her government in India, 1000 miles
away as the bird flies"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-06-19

him. and that Miss frankie could in
struct him what to do. The affable
young lady obligingly placed two pho
tographs Of Miss Folsom in an envelope
and handed them to the newspaper man,
who could hardly forbear giving a
whoop of Joy upon gaining possession of
the treasure. Needless to say, two news
papers simultaneously produced por-
traits of Miss Folsom, to the horror of
that amiable young woman and her &C
complished mother. Dan Lamont almost
tainted, and General Farnsworth is said
to have sworn terrible military oath
that he would slay the base traitor who
published the portrait. But he spared
him.
The portrait is the only authentic one
of Miss Folsom. It represents her sit
ting, side face, with hair cut in flowing
bangs and drawn up in the back high
upon the head and secured in a wavy
roll. She wears white linen collar of a
peculiar shape, turning over somewhat
at the back.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-06-19
LoAzs WITHOUT COLLATERAL.
An Apparently Generous Offer Which
Proves to be One Sided.

An Apparently Generous Offer Which
Proves to be One Sided.
During the past few weeks an unusu-
ally large number of letters passed
through the city mails marked "Confi-
dental" They came from the Office OF
a downtown lawyer and were addressed
to clerks in the custom house, the post
office, the various city departments, and
to the employees of banks, brokers and
mercantile houses, both large and small.
They contained printed circulars an
nouncing that the attorney represented
wealthy clients who were willing to loan
money on salaries without security. A
reporter for the Mail and Express was
the recipient of one of the documents
containing this remarkable offer. He
paid visit to the lawyer, who received
him with the suave inquiry:
'sWhat can have the pleasure of doing
for you to-day?"
Il have friend who can use 800 to
advantage, and I understand you are
looking for people of that kind"
"What security can he offer?'
"iour circular says no collateral is re-
CURED"
''He can't have 500; but if he is all
right he can have $50. We never loan
more to one person without security"
"WeL, I suppose he must be content
with $50"
''Now to business. What guaranty
can he give that he will pay the money!"
'He holds a responsible position in a
Broadway house and his fellow clerks
will vouch for his honesty"
"That will do; his employer p,ust in
dorse his order for the money"
The money-lender proved to be rather
closer in his dealings than his circular
indicated and many young clerks who
entered his establishment with rosy Wis
ions of gay summer suit left in low
spirits. Those who are unfortunate
enough to secure the Endorsement of
their employers can have $50 by signing
an order for SIS, payable in weekly in
stallments of So each. This style of
helping the needy is new in New York,
but has for years been regular business
in Washington and at large military
posts where salaries are paid monthly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-06-19
A Portland Romance.

The Lewiston Journal tells the fol-
lowing story of Portland woman:
When young girl, she fell desperately
in love with a poor fellow, who returned
her affection, but didn't have money
enough to pay the parson for marrying
them. After deal of consideration by
both of them it was decided that he
should start for China, to seek his for
tune, and that she should remain behind
and wait for his return. She made a
VOW that she would not marry for three
years, and if at the expiration OF that
time he had not returned she would be
at perfect liberty to act at her own pleas
ure about matrimony. Accordingly, the
lover boarded the first ship he could find
that was bound for China, and the lovers
parted. Six months passed and the girl
heard not a word from her lover.
A year went by and no letter: The
girl grew almost distracted, for she came
to the conclusion that he had either gone
back on her or was dead. A second year
went by, and nothing was heard from
him. At this time another gentleman
began paying his attentions to the lady,
and finally asked for her hand in mar
mage. The girl thought Of her VOW and
said no, not until the three years is past.
The second man urged her with all his
power to marry him. He offered her
wealth and every luxury money could
buy, but she was true to her VOW, and
said sne would not marry till the expira-
ton of the three years. Long before
this she had supposed her lover dead.
The end Of the third year was drawing
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-06-19
No Doubt Of His Capacity.
Chicago News.

Chicago News.
New York banker: I admit, young
man, that you have some capital, enough
to start small bank, but you have thus
far given no evidence of any business
capacity, and cannot let my daughter
marry man so obviously unable to
take care of himself.
Anxious Suitor: think you do me in
Justice, sir. If you remember, you adj
vised me to open savings bank in Chi
cago.
Il did"
"Well, after consideration I have de-
termined not to 60 there, but to locate
in Detroit"
"And why so, sir?"
"It is more neighborly to Canada"
"Take her, my son, and heaven bless
you"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-06-19
Learning to be q Barber.

"a young fellow has got to have con-
siderable nerve to make a success as a
barber" said tonsorial artist. II went
to learn the trade, and had been in the
shop about month, when I heard of a
man who wanted barber who had had
years experience. applied and got
the Job. The first occupant Of my chair
in my new place was an elderly gentle
man, who had beard like stubble. I
didn't know how to strop razor, but I
made the attempt, and suppose in doing
SO I took of what edge there was on the
blade. Ny customer WINGED a good deal,
but got through with him finally, and
in reply to question by the boss, he
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-06-19
Convict Labor In ENGLAND.

A writer in the Boston Herald tells OF
some OF the devises employed in England
to keep convicts employed:
1.-THE convicts were marched into
large yard and formed three sides of
square, standing about five feet apart
facing inward. Near one end of the line
was pyramid of 24-pound cannon balls.
In the center of the square stood the
officer or guard. When all was ready
he gave the word, 'One,' when every man
moved sideways, five feet to the right,
which brought the man at the had Of
the line opposite the pyramid of balls.
Two Every man stopped down with
out bending his knees, the first man tax
ing ball from the pile, the others going
though the motion till a ball reached
them. Three The men moved back
to their original places. Four They
stopped down and placed the balls upon
the ground, not being allowed to drop
it. And SO on the movement continued,
the orders quickened at the will of the
guard, till the balls were all conveyed
through the line, and piled up at the
other end. 1t required but few min
utes of these rapid movements to bring
every man into state of profuse per-
SEPARATION, showing that the labor was Of
the severest kind. A short time was al
10 we'd the men to rest, wlen they were
again called to order, Ind by the same
movement, the balls were returned to
their original place, and so on through
out the day these cannon balls were
passed forward and back, with no object
but to furnish labor for the men. In the
prisons established on the solitary or
separate plan, where the convicts work IN
their cells, they have what they call the
crank labor an iron cylinder or drum,
two feet long and eighteen to twenty
inches in diameter, resting upon legs. A
spindle or shaft is run through the drum
with crank on one end for turning it.
Attached to the spindle within the drum,
which was filed with sand, were fat
arms, making it necessary to use consid-
able force to turn it; dull heavy drag.
A dial attached to the machine register
ed the number of revolutions the convict
had made during the day. From 5000
to 10000 was the usual daily stint. Can
one imagine more terrible situation for
a human being to be placed in than to
be shut up alone in a cell ten feet square
and from morning until night compelled
to turn crank attached to such an in
fernal machine, with no results, nothing
accomplished, no object, no hope except
to complete his task for upon that de-
ponds bis supper of Cruel"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-06-19

were practicing on along the canal en-
bankment. He reached home at last, and
went to his room at once, thankful that
his father had not come home yet; the
crowns that seemed 80 heavy to him he
hid under his pillow.
Father ST snne had never been SO good
or SO jolly as that evening when he came
home. The news from the provinces was
good, and prospects looked more cheer
full. While he was eating supper the
old soldier kept looking up at his gun
that hung from a nail in the wall. and
said to his boy with a goodnatured
laugh:
"Hey, little man, how you would 60
for those Prussians If you were big
enough"
About eight o'clock they heard the
guns booming.
..That is at Aubervilliers. They are
fighting at the Bourget," said the old
fellow, who knew all the forts by heart.
Young Stenne grew very pale and went
up to bed, saying he felt tired; but he
could not get to sleep-and the guns
kept on booming. He fancied that he
could see the sharpshooters going out In
to the night, SO as to surprise the Prus-
slams, and falling into an ambush them
selves. He remembered the sergeant
who had smiled at him, and he fancied
he saw him stretched out in the snow,
and number of others with him. The
price of all this blood was just there be-
low his pillow-and he. the son OF M
Stenne. the son of a soldier All the
tears were choking him. In the next
room he heard his father walking up and
down, and then open the window. On
the square below they were beating to
arms; militia battalion was forming,
ready to start. It was really serious
battle; he could not keep back his sobs.
"What is the matter?" asked Father
Stenne, as he opened the door. The
child could not stand it any longer, he
jumped out of bed and threw himself at
his fathers feet; and as he did SO the
crowns rolled out on the floor.
"What is That's" asked the old man,
trembling all over. "Have you stolen?''
And without drawing breath young
Stenne told how he had gone to the
Prussians and what he lad done there;
as he talked Lis heart grew lighter; it
was relief to accuse himself. Father
Stenne listened and his brow kept grow
ing darker; when it was all told he laid
his face in his hands and wept.
"Father, father" the child began.
The old man thrust him aside without
a word, and picked up the money. us
it all here?" he asked.
Young Stenne nodded. The old fell
low then took down his gun and cart
ridge-box, and put the money into his
pocket.
Every WELL" he said, 81 am going to
give it back to them" And without
another word, without turning round
again, he went down and marched away
into the night with the militiamen who
were just starting. He never was seen
again.