The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-01-16
USEFUL QUESTIONS ANSWERED
IBnl Nye, in Boston Globe.I


 cause they did not contain stamps. Peo- pie who lie awake at night trying to think of difficult questions to ask those whose time is taken up. forgetting at the same time to enclose stamps for reply, should be rebuked. now take this method o: revenge in the following cases.-B NJ
 Caller.-Your calling cards should be modest as to sizs and neatly engraved with no extra flourish. Ifyou happen to be the widow of a militia colonel who was killed while sitting in the draught, it will not be necessary for you to put the full title, "Mrs. Colonel Ds Blanks" on your cards.
 In calling there are two important things to be considered: First, when to call, and, second, when to rise aud hang on the door handle. Some make one, third of the call before rising and then complete the call while airing the house and holding the door open, while others consider this low and vulgar, making at least one-fourth of the call in the hall and one half between the front door and the gate. Regarding the time at which to call little need be said The general rule, however, seems to be that on a pleasant afternoon, when other ladies are all out calling, IS good time to make large number of calls. Different authorities differ as to the proper time for ealing Some think you should not call before three or after five p. m, but if you have had any experience and had ordinary sense to start with you will know when to call as soon as you look at your hand.
 Amateur Prize Fighter The boxing glove is a large, upholstered buckskin mitten, with an abnorma al thumb and string by which 1t is attached to the wrist, SO that when you feed it to an adversary he cannot swallow it and choke himself. There are two kinds of gloves, VIZ: hard gloves and soft gloves. once fought with soft gloves to finish with a young man who was far my inferior intellectual ly, but he exceeded me in brute force aud knowledge of tho use of the gloves. He was not so tall, but he was wider than myself. Longitudinally he was my in. ferior, but lAti,udin ally he ou,stripped me. We did not fight a regular priz. light. twas just done for pleasure. But do not think we should abau don our selves entirely to pleasure. It is euerv .t- ing, and makes one eye swell up and turn blue.
 still think that young man ought to have a knowledge of the manly art of self-defense, and if could acquire su h a knowledge without getting into a fight about it would sareiy learn how to de- lend myself
 The boxing glove Is worn on the hand of one party aud on the gory nose of the other party as the game progresses. Sott gloves very rarely kill any one, unless they work down into the bronchial tu bes and shut of the respiration.
 Lecturer, New York C,ty.-You need aot worry SO much about your costume until you have written your lecture, and t would be good idea to test the pu blic little, 1t possible, before you do much printing. Your idea seems to DC that man should get fine Autograph 'f himself and a one hundred dollar suit ,t clothes and then write his lecture to fit he Autograph and the clothes. That is erroneous.
 You say that you have written a part ,t your lecture, but do not feel satisfied with it. in this you will no doubt fad many persons ~ho will agree with you.
 You could wear full dress suit of black with propriety. or Prince Albert coat. with your hand thrust into the bosom of |. once lectured on the subject of chronology in the southern portion ot Jsah, being at that time temporarily busted, but still hoping to tide over the full times by delivering lecture ou the ublect of Brains and How to De,ect rhelr Presence" was not supplied with a pdrenoloeical bust at that time, md as such thing IS almost iadispeus- Iole, l borro we'd a young man from Pro 'ost and induced him to act as bust for he evening. He did so with thrilling et- ect taking the entire gross receipts of he lecture course from my coat pocket while l was illustrating the effect of al- :oholic stimulants on the raw brain of an ldult in a state of health.
 You can remove spots of egg from your uli dress suit with ammonia and water lpplied by means of a common nail brush. You do not ask for this receipt, but iudg- ng from your style, hope that it may De of use to you.
 P, D. Q--rhe oyster of the Pacific coast Is the only thing that the Paci6c coast people do not brag over. This bi. valve IS small drab insect, with a strong desire to run largely to gizzrd. He is in his home life, and in stature about the height of a pressed pea- nut The oyster of the Pacific coast lives 10 great age, and never murmurs or re- pines. It is the party who eats him who fepiass. During the holidays great mum. oers ofthe oysters lose their lives alo, 2 he coast. They are tken used for fooo
 They are not good with oil. spe; k of this becaus. l tried it, and when l sc. lulre an important fact love to give others the benefit of that fact. Od is a Iood thing to pour on troubled waters, am told, but if you pour oil on trou ble6 oyster you will regret i. after you have eaten it. Those who may have sought to eat little neck clam with cod liver oil. will readily understand that such things do not assim,late.