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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-11-10
THE LOST KISS.
BY JAMES wHITcoMB RILEY,

put by the half written poem,
While the pen idly traIled in my hand,
Writes on, Had words TO complete II,
Who'd read il, or whod underestimate
But the little bare feet on the stairway,
And the faint, smothered laugh in the hall,
And the eerie-low lisp on the silence,
Cry up to me over il ALL
So gather it up-where was broken
The tear faded thread of my theme,
Telling how, as one night sat writing,
A fairy broke in on my dream.
A little inquIsitIve fairy
My own little girl, with the gold
OF the sun in her hair, and the dewy
Blue eyes of the fairies of old.
Twas the dear little girl that scolded--
"For was it q moment like this"
said, "when she knew was busy,
To come romplng IN for a kiss2
Come rowdying up from her mother,
And clamoring there at my knee,
For one little kiss for my dolly,
And 'one little uzzer for mer"
God pity the heart that repealed her,
And the cold hand that turned her awayi
And take from the lips that denied her
This answerless prayer of to day!
Take, Lord, from my mam'ry forever
That pitiful sob of despair,
And the patter and trip of the little bare feet
And the one piercing cry on the stairl
put by the half written poem,
Writes on, Had I words to complete it,
Who'd read it or who'd underestimate
But the little bare feet on the stairway,
And the faint, smothered laugh in the hall
And the eerie-low lisp on the silence
Cry up to me over IL all. -E1chGn0e.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-11-10

w. w. Tillotson's musical farce
company, gig lag" opened a weeks
engagement at the Chicago opera
house Sunday, November e.. The play
has been meetisg with one of the
greatest successes Of the season In New
York. 1t is full Of novel situations,
and the music throughout Is sparkling
and worthy of comic opera. For sew
cral weeks zig Tag" has drawn TO
the Star theatre, New York city, the
greatest houses that have been known
since Henry Irving was there. The
NEUROLOGICAL ballet IL one of the main
and most beautiful features In the
production. The characters are at
tired in classic robes and glide through
the minuet, shaded by various and
beautiful lights. For this dance the
stage In draped with black portieres,
which form q striking background for
the white figures. The Turkish bal
let Is also departure from anything
yet seen In musical farce comedy.
Following Zig Zag"a ut the Chicago
Opera-house will begin the regular
fall season of the McCaull Opera com.
pany. Colonel McCaull will bring
his entire company, comprising the
same people that were here during this
last engagement, and will present for
the first time in Chicago 1.-THE Lady
or the Tiger" which was such phe-
nomcnal success In New York and
throughout the east. During the en-
gagements, which will last . number
Of weeks, all Of the most popular
operas I'm the McCanll repertoire will
be given.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-11-10


The father of Alexander II, Stephens
was Georgia schoolmaster, and, a.
will be seen by the following extract
from his sons account Of him, he be-
lieved in teaching some things not In
the textbooks. We dare say some Of
the older readers of the C,s.sspsAsaa
will be ready to wish that they could
have had such master. About once
q month, on q Friday evening, after
the spelling classes had got through
their tasks, he had an exercise Ia ccrc-
mony which the scholars called "lcarn-
ing manners.S
The exercise consisted of going
through the usual form of salutation
OF meeting an acquaintance, and In
Producing persons TO one another, with
other occasional variations. These
forms were taught during the week,
and the pupils proficiency was tested
on the occasions am speaking OF.
At the appointed hour ON the FRI
day evening, at given signal, books
were land aside ard recess of few
minutes given. Then ell would re-
assemble and take seats In opposite
rows, the boys ON one side and the
girls on the other. The boy at the
head OF the row would rise and walk
toward the center of the room, and
the girl at the head of her row would
rise and proceed toward tho same spot.
As they approached, the boy would
bow and the girl drop . courtesy, and
they would then pass on.
At other times they were taught to
stop, and exchange verbal ssiutatioDs,
and the usual formulas of polite In
quiry after which they retired. and
were followed by the next pair.
These exercises were varied by meet
ings In an imaginary parlor-the en-
trance, introduction, and reception OF
visitors, with practice In common
place chat" to use his own phrase,
suited to the supposed occasion. Then
came the ceremony of introductions,
The parties In this case would walk
from opposite aides of the room In
pairs, and upon meeting, after the AL
utations of the two agreed upon,
would commence making known to
each other the friends accompanying
them; the boy saying, ALLOW me,
Miss Mary, to present to you my
friend, Mr.. Smith. Mr.. Smith, Miss
Jones'" Whereupon, after Miss Mary
had spoken to Mr.. Smith, she would
In turn introduce her friends.
These exercises, trivial as the de-
scription may seem, were Of great use
to raw country boys and girls, remov-
ing their awkwardnessA and consequent
shyness and the painful sense of being
at disadvantage, or the dread of APP
pearing ridiculous. They were de-
lighted in by the scholars, especially
by the larger boys and girls, some of
whom were nearly or quite grown.
Frequently, when the weather was
fine, parents and neighbors would
come to the school house on these Fri
day evenings to witness the ceremonies.
When such visits were expected, the
girls would dress little more smartly
THAI usual, and the boys would fx
themselves up at the spring, washing,
combing and giving an ornamental adj
justment, popularity called a"roacb," TO
their hair; and the conversation, Of
surprising politeness and elegance, was
extremely amusing.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-11-10

The old lady who replied, when
asked how her liver was, "God bless
me, I never heard that there was such
. thing In the house." was noted Tor
her amiability. Prometheus, when
chained to . rock, might ~ well have
pretended to be happy, - the man
who IL chained to Q diseased liver.
For poor Promethsus there was no
escape, but by the use Of DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Purgative Pellets, the disa-
greeable feelings, irritable temper,
constipation, indigestion, dizziness and
sick headache, which are caused by .
diseased liver, promptly disappear.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-11-10

The Shortest and Quicksss Lac 10
DsuvcE
e. Ufu 81. Louis and the WAbash West
ern railway. Pullman buffet slespers
st. Louis to Kansas City, Denver and
Cheyenne without change. Only ons
change between st. Louis and San
Francisco or Portland. Train leaves
st. Louis 1t 6:35 p. m. All agents In
the United States sell tickets ola this
short route.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-11-10

Advice to Mothers.-Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup should always be used
for children teething. 1t soothes the
child, softens the gums, allays all pain,
cures wind collie and Il the best remedy
for diarrhea. Twenty Ave ctr. bottle.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-11-10

@Did. he have any organic troubie7''
"Yis. SORT. The hythin dagos
played 'Swate violefs' under the win
dy livery mornin,' am I believe they
hilped T. kill him."-Nes1 York
Eceaing Sun.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-11-10

A summer resort paper recently
stated that a "well-known" young
lady was present at n hop "ravish-
iDgly aturcd In Psyche knott
Phftddelrbhid Rec0rd.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-11-10
SCRATCHED % YEARS.
4 ScalJ, Itching Skin Disease. With Endless
Suffering Cured by CuiIeufa
Remedies.

" had knova of the cUyIevHA RsnEDrEs
sss,a0 ls-e GaaassT a..iis,=i and "a im ass,ss
insnesd On my bead i, spss 90. issass ., az"
under my nails Tbs se.lr. would drop ~ u ms
without relief. one Thousand dollars would not
tempt "a have this diseaas over eNsla am
p?m m.i,. ~; :==; S:: = e :. ......s
ysa ~ s.e 'a . ~As ieprpss some nDk o,
niiss over one yea, snd b.if Sai no cure ~ss,
70 two OF thres doctors and no cure / eas1ot
have made my skin ~ clear and frer from sraias
cuInuk.. and tlrss s9,siss u cGTiassA Esso q
bad been here and satd you would have cnrsa pse
fDT spolp yOu would have has Tbs niossy 4 Iopk N
IKE shs RletaL.. ~ ycss book 4 rsgssis igesyrs
noT am - cisas amp person ever sas fhs.,sNt,
ioros Of habit ! rub my hands over my arms sii1
legs 70 sersteh opcs ~ swhis. but % no purpose,
u got " b. kind 81 sscoBd nstafs Il, me- thssk
you Thousand times. Anything mors tbas y0s
want " kn0w WRITE UPS " say oDs who fesds lhis
may "'''s 70 10" ana ~in 6 spsTs,la ,owx,xo
WATERBURY. W.. Jan. %. isd.
pi r.is.' &c .asTs ~. Issss, MaExsn Iashsg
hsssessI Bakers. Grocery aaa Washsrwomaas
F9pT hsgcs. y tss sGis sss e.i I nd sis ssz
cus 1 Is: &c srs 49, ss' &c ss,S Y Ext
an sngulssts skin b~sonB@r sstssneijy. aad Gu.
TtcgkA hsssoivsaT ubs new tsiesd PanHsg inter
SOLD evesywhsrs. Price, CvyICyaA, q esafs,
fSsyxs DsSs iss ossnsc1i b.. 2 ssses ~ sss
ssrsssz FOG "Yow 70 Care sktn psssAsss.s n
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-11-10

Talk about your cigarette smoking
Here's man over here In Connecticut
who has just died, that smoked over
two thousand behring's day. 7: ~as
his busiuesa- YOakeys GtGtesmGn.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-11-10

Are you going to Chicago via Gin
cinnsu or Louisville7 II 20, buy your
ticket by the 1Nonon" route. II 10
the daisy line between the Ohio river
cities and Chicago.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-11-10

Eastern people are discussing the
question. NWho n the greatest leading
novelist2D The correct answer II that
there isn't any.-Detroa Free Press.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-11-10

Women with pale, colorless faces,
who feel weak and discouraged, viii
receive both mental and bodily vigor
by using Carriers Little Liver Pills.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-11-10

chiIdssn csy for Psscbsr's cassoria.
s-A6u.
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NEWSY GLEANINGS.

THE Italian troops are building railways
in Abyssiria.
Iowa has 4SO butter creameries and 81
cheese factories.
The German Crown Prince is now able to
take solid food.
CANADA is preparing an extensive system
of coast defenseS.
THERE is no silver coin in Peru, and paper
money won't pass.
DIR. HANSEN, of Norway, has come to this
country to stuly leprosy.
THE surplus OF the wheat crop Of this
country last year was 10i, i,O0C,C Coz bushels.
KRUpp has received orders from Austria
for l5O Sit 60 guns, to cost 3,50o,OJO horins.
LITTLE josef Hoffman, musical pheaome-
non, has been received at the White House.
ToN2UIN advices say that eighteen French
soldiers were recently shot at one time for
deSertion.
DURING; January there we're 377 fires in
New York city, the largest monthly record
in its history.
ERNEST BROCK, thirteen years old, died
in Chicago, OF hydrophobia- he had oeen
bitten by dog.
ENORMOUS avalanches along the line OF the
Arlberg Railway, Austria, have resulted Id
serious loss Of life.
In 1878 the United States pensions
amounted to sa7 100000. This year $780, ,oOo,'
900 are asked for.
IT is reported that Russia and France are
about to conclude treaty Of lliance similar
to that between Austria and Germany.
IN one night, recently, sS7 persons werd
arrested in st. Petersburg, Russia, on sus
picion Of completely with Nihilist schemes.
An undertaken and grave-digger in Hun.
gary poo.el their issues anil poisoned off
fourteen people before their plan was discov-
cred.
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Washington.

Hon. FELIX CAMPBELL, of New York,
unrolled petition nearly half mile long
in the House. 1t contained nearly 80, 600
signatures, all collected in Brooklyn by MEN
who are 20 years old. The signers ask Con-
gress to appropriate 100000 to build
monument to Revolutionary prison ship mar
tyrs in Brooklyn.
Mr.. MUTsU MUNAMITsU has been appointed
japanese Minister to this country to succeed
Mr.. Kuki.
THE Commissioner of Agriculture at Wash
signment of choice silkworm eggs, which he
will distribute gratutously to all persons
who desire to raise silkworms.
THE House Committee on Contested Elec
tions has decided the McDuffie VS.. Davidson
contest from Alabama in favor of Davidson,
Democrat.
GENERAL SHERIDAN in an interview posi-
lively refuses to become candidate for the
Pres dency.
THE President has approved the Act au-
thorizing the Choctaw Coal and Railway
Company to construct AMI operate railway
through the Indian Territory; the Act au-
thorzing the construction of a bridge over
the Missouri River near Lexington, Mo-, and
the Act to enable the Assistant Secretary OF
the Interior to sign patents.
The President has nominated +. i. Pedrick,
Of Massachusetts, to be Collector Of Customs
at Marblehead, and Leonard b. Cornell, Of
New York. to be Receiver of Public Moneys
at Spokane Falls, in Washington Territory.
THE United States Supreme Court has ad-
journed until March 10. As a petition for
the rehearing of the Maxwell-Prele case
was pending, this action again postpones the
execution of Brooks, alias Maxwell, the muir
dsrer Of Preller at st. Louis
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Eoref3n.

AN explosion which occurred in the Kreuz-
graben coal mine, killed forty persons.
Thirty-six men were rescued.
SEVEN persons were killed by an avalanche
which blocked the st. Gothard Tunnel in the
Alps.
ENGLAND has seized the valuable Yuruari
gold mines in Venezuela, and is said to have
sent troops there to take possession. The
mines produced "a, ,000, 600 last year.
AFTER brilliant debate in the House OF
Commons. in which Mr. Gladstone, Mr.. Bal
four, Sir William Vernon Harcourt and Mr.
Goschen took part, Mr.. Parpell's Home Rule
amendment to the Queens address was lost
yeas 229, nays 3lT.
THE.Sultan of Morocco refused to recognize
the treaty rights OF the United States and
illegally arrested an American citizen at
Rabat. American men-of-war have been
summoned to Tangier to demand immediate
satisfaction.
INDIANS, rendered desperate by starvation,
are raiding and numbering s:ttlers in the
Lake La Beche region, Northwest Territory.
POSTMASTER FLEURY, Of Paso del Norte,
Mexico, has been arrested for stealing $3.50 ~
worth of diamonds from registered packages.
HEAVY snow storms have blockaded all
the railroads in England, France and Spain.
Soldiers are being employed to clean the
tracks.
KING JOHN, Of Abyssinia, has suffered
severe defeat at the hands Of the fanatical
dervishes
MUCH excitement prevailed in Berlin be-
cause of an unfavorable turn in the German
Crown Princes condition. The doctors were
puzzled and anxious.
A FAMILY of nine persons at Bakougunna,
Hungary, have been fatally poisoned by eat
ing the flesh of poisoned sheep which the
Burgomaster had left exposed as bait for
wolves
RoUMANIA has notified the Porte that Aus.
tria has given her assurance that Russian
vic alton of Roumanian territory would be
considered a movement against Austria and
would form cause for declaration Of hostil-
tiles.
THlRTY-sIx trains conveying Russian
troops to the frontier, have left Odessa for
Kischenef.
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THE LABOR WORLD.

A'BUsY season is expected in the iron man
featuring industry. =
New York K. of L. Assemblies contributed
$15, 600 toward the coal strike. a5
Bradstreet's reports 5957 strikers In the
United States from February to date. 3 #5
THE carpenters report gain in Schenec-
tady, N. Y, of nife hours day and fun
pay. =
NEW plate glass works will be started In
Butler, Penn, which will be the finest in the
country. ,.... t:5 II. Il 4
. The Lucinda furnace at Norristown, PENN.
has just received q consi ignment Of 2, ,cS0 tons
of iron ore from Africa. ys .,-
CANADIAN cigar-makers average "a per
week They are required to pay for gas out
Of that sum whether they use it or not. &
A LOW estimate puts the number Of per-.
ment furnished by electricity at 5000, 600
In England there is a society conducted by
ladies for the promoting Of long service
among servants Valuable prizes are given.
A DISCUSSION on the relative merits OF
English and American metal workers took
place at Brooklyn under the auspices Of the
Machinists' Union. r.,--. q -
The Philadelphia & Reading Railroad con-
ductors are signing petition which Is to ~
sent to Congress protesting against the pro.
posed licensing Of conductors. -
THE weavers of Fall River, Mass. have
organized an assembly district from the
Knights of Labor. They will hereafter con-
duct their own affairs after the manner OF the
Spinners' Union. ., ,.S
A LARGE stove manufacturer in Albany,
N. Y, has secured the consent OF his work
men to retain ten per cent. OF their wages
,pfG fho M fQrf6ltR6
the firm in event Of strike. ss -
The Massachusetts, Labor Commissioners
are watching the employment OF children
with extreme care. The public school system
has suffered by factory industry, and 1t is
now proposed to correct this evil.
A THOUSAND women recently met In the
public hall at Dudley, England, to discuss
the affairs Of the "Needlework Guild" The
Countess of Dudley presided. The report
shows that in three counties, OF which Biz
mingham is.the centre, 5000 garments were
made last year. ....1 -
THE letter carriers are greatly pleased by
reports from committee OF the National
Letter Carriers Association at Washington,
that Congress will soon pass the bill making
eight hours days labor for all postmen and
postoffice employees.
The manufacture Of orange wine Is becom-
ing an established industry in Florida. The
factory at Clay Springs has just closed it's
season, having made 1000 barrels. For this
quantity l,500, 900 oranges were pressed The
price paid for oranges delivered at the fac
tory was SIS per 1000.
A SAN FRANCISCO paper says that there are
not less than &c, 900 men out Of employment /.
in that t-city at present, with the prospect that
the number win be considerably increased.
The demand for female help is greater than
the supply, but every branch OF male labor
ID filed to oVerfowinQ.
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LATER NEWS.

AT the annual dog SHOW in New York J., ,153
CANNES of all sizes and breeds competed for
prizes:
MANY of the ice-filled rivers in New Eng
land have overfowed their banks, causing
great damage.
GEORGE n CoRL1ss, Of Providence, R. l.,
famou. as the builder Of the great engine for
the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, is
dead.
GRAFT, BENNETT & Co., iron founders of
Pittsburgh, Penn, have failed, with liabili-
ties g., zoo, 600 and assets about $500, 600.
Town MARSHAL FITZGERALD attempted to
quell mob Of striking miners at Carbon,
Ind, when he was attacked with knives. To
defend himself he fired at the crowd killing
John Yasagieo, an Austrian.
JOHN McCELvY, a desperado, was shot
dead at Corrigan, Texas, by the Sheriff OF
Houston County. He had just escaped from
Jail after killing two men and woman.
With his last breath he boasted Of having
killed nine persons.
WHILE game of baseball was in progress
between SUuUeIlUS dU Itlo chattanooga N1ShL'J
University, J. c. Soddy, a student spec
tator, took exception to ruling, when the
umpire killed him with baseball bat.
THE House Judiciary Committee ordered
favorable report on the bill to render eligible
for military service persons whoserved under
the Confederate Government.
The collections of interval revenue for the
first seven months of the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1888, aggregated 1901 ,332, an in
crease of s., So, ,524 over the collections dur
ing the corresponding period Of the last fiscal
year.
The Democratic National Committee has
selected July Sd as the time for holding the
Presidential convention.
THE firm of Fratelli & Moroci, contractors,
Rome, Italy, have failed, with liabilities OF
$9,65o,o0o.
A SLIGHT earthquake shock has been felt
throughout Algiers, North Africa.
LENGUE ROMERO. the famous Cuban ban
dit has been killed.
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THE FISHERIES TREATY.
Its Terms Made Public-Synopsis OF
It's Provisions. r

Its Terms Made PubIic-Synopsis OF
It's Provisions.
The treaty signed recently by the American
and British Commissioners concerning the
fisheries question have been made public, to-
gether with the message Of the President and
the text Of the temporary agreement pend
ing action Of the contracting parties, pro,
posed by the British Commissioners and ac-
cepted by those Of the United States. The
President in his message transmitting the
treaty to the Senate for acceptance or rejec--
tion, says: "The treaty meets my approval
because believe that it supplies q satisfac-
tory, practical, and final adjustment, upon 8
basis honorable and just to both parties, OF
the difficult and ve1ed question to which 1t
relates" - -... y.
The first eight articles of the treaty pro-
vide joint commission, two members TO be
named by each Government, to delimit the
British waters, bays, harbors, etc, of the
coasts of Canada and Newfoundland within
which the United States renounced by the
treaty Of 1918 the liberty to take, dry, or cure
fish. The rule Of delimitation involves, as the
President says, the abandonment Of 1.-THE
headland theory Of imaginary lines
Certain named bays are specified within
which the right of fishing Is not
Cl6lmeQ DY Uu6 OutUc0 CboUSos &Atot
provision, the President says, "gives salts
faction to the inhabitants Of the shores
without subtracting materially from the
value or convenience Of the fishery rights Of
Americans" Free access to the Strait OF
Canso is secured for the first time by the 9th
article Of the treaty. Articles Z. to XIV.
relate to the privileges Of American fishing
vessels in Canadian ports. These arc to be
practically the same as thoss OF vessels other
than fishers, except with the regard to the
purchase of bait which Is prohibited. Fish
ing vessels are required to have certificates
which are to be furnished free Of charge on
application.
nature of a conditional agreement. 1t pro.
vides that whenever the United States shall
remove the duty from fish oil, whale OF, seal
oil, and fish Of all kinds Except fish pre-
served in oil,) being the product Of Canadian
fisheries, together with the duty on the ordi-
nary coverings and packages, then American
fishermen will be accorded free the right OF
purchasing provision, bait ice, seine5, and
all other supplies and outfits, of trans ship
ment of their catch, and Of shipping OF crews.
Pending the ratification Of the treaty for a
term Of not more than two years these liber-
ties may I've obtained by the payment OF dues
Of $1.50 per ton per year. i, ....a. -
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THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eastern and Middle States

FIRE in On important business section or
Providence, r. l., destroyed numerous bust
ness houses and stocks valued at S5O0,O
The old Washington Hotel, the Aldrich
House, the Bijou Hotel, the Shattuck House
and the Freeman House were all burned and
their guests rescued with difficulty.
JOHN GIBLIN, a counterfeiter, attempted
to pass spurious bill upon Mr.. Goetz, a New
York baker, and fight took place between
them, Giblin drawing q revolver. Mrs.
GoetZ came to the rescue of her husband.
when the counterfeiter shot her dead and
seriously wounded the baker.
DURING the burning of Henry Tenbroeck's
furniture factory at New Brunswick, N. j.,
wall fell and buried five tiremen in the
ruins. Two were fatally injured.
PRESIDENT CoRRIN, of the Reading road,
has sent s20,00 to the striking miners relief
committee to alleviate the distress of those
suffering.
AN attempt was made III East Greenwich,
r. l., to murder two active Prohibitionists
by poisoning a we'll and attempting to blow
up house with dynamite.
The strike of the Reading Company's coal
miners is estimated to have cost employers
and employees s3,6OO,O00
The Fowler Manufacturing Conlpany's
building, on West Twenty-third street, New
York City, was burned and other property
seriously damaged. Loss about $3.50, 1000.
The Theatre Comique, Hoboken, N. j.,
was burned. One man perished in the flames,
another being fatally injured.
GEORGE WILLIAMS, aged so years, an in
mate of the Old Peoples Home, of Hartford,
Conn. committed suicide by cutting hin
throat.