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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-14
What is this Disease that H
 Coming Upon Us?

Like thief at night 1t steals in upon us unawares. The patients have pains about the chest and sides, and some. times in the back. They feel dull and sleepy; the mouth has bad taste, es. pecially in the morning. A sort of sticky slime collects about the teeth The appetite is poor. There is feel. ing like heavy load on the stomach sometimes faint, all-gone sensation at the pit of the stomach which food does not satisfy. The eyes are sunken the hands and feet become cold and clammy. After while cough sets in, at first dry, but after few months it is attended with a greenish- h-colored expectoration. The patient feels tired all the while, and sleep does not seem to afford any rest. After a time he becomes nervous, irritable and gloomy and has evil forebodings. There is giddiness, sort Of whirliDg sensation in the head when rising up suddenly The bowels become costive; the skin is dry and hot at times the blood be- comes thick and stagnant the whites of the eyes become tinged with vel low ; the urine is scanty and high-col. pred, depositing a sediment after There is frequently a spit ting up of the food, sometimes with sour taste and sometimes with sweet sh taste; this is frequently attended with palpitation of the heart; the vision becomes impaired,' with spots before the eyes there is a feeling of great prostration and weakness. All of these symptoms are in turn present. It is thought that nearly one-t third of 'ur population has this disease in ome of it's varied forms.
 It has been found that physicians lave mistaken the cause of this dis ase. Some have treated it for a liver others for kidney disease, tc., etc., but none of these kinds of reatment have been attended with uccess; for it is really constipation nd dyspepsia. It is also found that Shaker Extract of Roots, or Mother 'eigePs Curative Syrup, when prop rly prepared, will remove this dis ase in all it's stages. Care must be aken, however, to secure the genuine rticle.
 T WILL SELL BETTER THAN COTTON
 MT. John c. Hempinstall, of Chula- irmee, Cleburn Co.,, Ala, writes My wife has been so much benefited y Shaker Extract of Roots or Seigels Syrup that she says she would rather ,e without part of her food than without the medicine. It has done her nore good than the doctors and all 'ther medicines put together. l would idle twenty miles to get it into the lands of any sufferer if he can get ii n no other way. I believe it will oon sell in this state better than cot on."
 TESTIMONY FROM TEXAS.
 Mrs. 5. E. Barton, of Warner, Rip ey Co.,, Mo-, writes that she had been ong afflicted with dyspepsia and dis ase of the urinary organs, and was ured by Shaker Extract of Roots. Rev. J. J. McGuire, merchant, of the anne place, who sold Mrs. Barton the says he has sold it for four vears and never knew it to fail.
 SHE WAS ALMOST DEAD.
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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-14

Twelve months later, Greville Craige, strolling by one of the fash ionable seminaries of the east, read upon placard bearing list of names, "Dora Burnett, Graduate"
 He entered the building, and saw seated upon the dais in white gradu- atine gown, the girl whom he had first met among the small pointed spikelets of an onion patch. Before the evening was over, amid the mu- sic, laughter, lights and flowers, Gre vile had warmly clasped the young girls hand and begged permission to continue the acquaintance began far away upon the threshold of the Indian country.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-14
TESTIMONY FROM TEXAS.

ohE W AS ALMOSI DEAD.
 l was so low with dyspepsia that there was not physician to be found who could do anything with me. I had fiuttering of the heart and swim ming of the head. One day read your pamphlet called "Life Among the Shakers," " whish described my disease better than I could myself. I tried the Shaker Extract of Roots and kept on with it until to-day I rejoice in good health. Mrs. M. E. Tinsley. Bevier, Muhlenburg Co.,, Ky.
 For sale by all Druggists, or address the proprietor, A. J. White, Limited, 54 Warren St., New York.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17
NEGROES OF JAMAICA.
The Habits, Customs, superstitions an

The Habits, Customs, SuPerstitiOns and
Social Standing.
They are lazy and accomplish little,
so that it is necessary to have a small
retinue of domestics in each household,
each undertaking only his own special
work AS they require small wages
and feed themselves, this makes less
difference in the expense than one
would imagine They can rarely be
trusted to work out of doors alone, as
they stop work as soon as the masters
back is turned In cutting down cane,
clearing "bush," planting coffee, or
gathering pimento, a party of men and
boys is put under the charge of a
''head-man," who keeps them together.
This is called tsdriving a gang" The
overseer on a plantation or sugar
estate is called ''busha." Most of
the negroes can read and write, and
they take their prayer-bOoks to church
and follow the service devoutly. The
service in many churches is choral,
and the effect of their falsetto voices
in chant or response is startling. Some
of the mulattoes and quadroOns are
well educated, having been sent to
England for the purpose. / heard a
mulatto preach at the cathedral at
Spanish Town, who wore the Oxford
hood over his English-cut surplice
and long black cassock; whose
sermon would have done credit
to a London divine. The negroes in
the hills are much less enlightened.
however, than their lowland brethren,
and are very credulous and supersti-
tious. They have a firm belief in
''duppeesn or ghosts, and repair pri-
vately to old .obi men" for ''charms"
and tricks of all sorts. ''Obeah
practice is a kind of witchcraft, still
secretly kept up, though forbidden by
law. It has been handed down through
many generations, and is said TO be
traceable to the Gold Coast slaves.
They have also singular burial Gus
toms, such as having a kind of a wake
for nine nights after the death of a
friend. A corpse in Jamaica is usually
buried within twelve hours after
death, and the grave is often dug and
the coffin made before death occurs.
Some times the negroes dispense with
coffin altogether, merely wrapping
the body in a sheet for burial. The
soil is so rocky that it is impossible to
dig the grave more than two or three
feet deep. They therefore build over
it a rounded erection of stone and
mortar to keep the collins from being
washed up in the rainy season. A
small square of slate, with name and
inscription. is put on the top. These
are whitewashcd about once a year.
Some times they are square, with a
fat slab on the top, such as we often
see in orr own old cemeteries.--Iate-
Tfog
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17
InveatIng FranIzIin.s MONEY.

In 1890 will end the term of one hum
dred wears during which the cities of Bos-
ton and Philadelphia have each enjoyed
the revenue from bequest of S., 900 made
by Benjamin Franklin. The money was
TO be loaned out to young married arti-
fcers, and the trust has been executed,
although the lapse of the century requires
a new disposition of the funds 1t is
significant that while in Boston the s., 900
has grown to nearly S32s,Oo0, in Phila-
deIPhia the s., 900 has become only $40, 600,
and that in both cases the amount is less
than Franklin estimated it should be.
But as the natural philosophers of Frank
Inns day generally fell short Of the sage
In ingenuity, so too the success sive boards
Of trustees have been far from equal to
him in business ability. 1t is interesting
TO note, however, that the two funds still
exist, and that part of the Boston reserve
goes in the purchase of a public rocrsa-
ton ground to be known Frank in
Povlr
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17
a Miraculous Escape.

A most exciting scene occurred the oeneI
day near Toulouse, France. The female
guard at alplace where the railroad crosses
a highway, hearing the express coming,
emerged from her house and saw her child,
three years old, struggling to get his knee
out from between the rails, which held il
tight. She ran to the child, but could not
get him away. A man coming along, she
left him TO pull the child out, and ran to
open the gate and give signs to the engi-
neer to stop the train. He saw her, and
Immediately slackened speed, but failed
to reverse the locomotive quick enough.
The man, being unable o get the little one
out, left the child upon the rails, when the
locomotive was within q few feet of him.
The cowcatcher seized the child, threw ii
about twenty feet forward, and it came to
the ground with nothing but q few con.
tusions
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17

Yankees pony seemed almost to fly,
but, for all that, he gained but little
on the rabbit that bounded along with
apparent ease. Then, Yankees lariat
was launched swiftly forward and the
rabbit was a prisoner.
AsSoOn as he had the furry animal
secured, the cowboy slipped the loop
and the released rabbit sped away as
if pursued by a demon.
Several miles had been traversed in
the swift chase, and, as Yankee slowly
walked his pony along the back track,
ne saw that he was almost out of sight
of the spot where they had killed the
antelope"
"Hellor' the cowboy cried, present
". "Thar's somebody movin' about
the spot. faint Injun come back.
It's a granger, / reckon. No, by
George, it's-yes-it's a galTn
"A leetle galr he added, a few
minutes later, as he spurred the pony
forward and advanced to the spot at
the top of the animals speed.
whats the racket yereP" he asked
as he refined the pony up with a sudden
jerk.
Yankee had little patience with
these grangers. Farmers had no
rights that cowboy was bound to re-
spect, he thought He forgot that his
father, away back among the New
/ England hills, was a farmer, one OF
the hated grangers.
/ Liz had thrown herself prone upon
the earth, and was sobbing as if her
heart, beneath the faded calico dress,
would burst with anguish.
"Pinkey's dead! Pinkey's deadp'
she cried, in a voice that ended in a
/ wall.
Yankee looked at the partly dis
membered carcass.
"If that thar's Pinkey, reckon yer
right ia 'lowin' she's dead, " he said.
Some NV the cowboys killed herr the
child cried AN they almost killed
me at the same time. My hearts
broke! My hearts brokel Hits 50
powerful long 20 wait uowl So longr
Her slender form shook with the
force OF her grief
Yankees hard face softened q tribe
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17
ITALIAN RRIGANps-
rlay O.. or lsar.. &c. ana Flngsr

They Cut on Ears, Toes and Fingers Of
Ca.sS5ves Held for Ransom.
IN ous Of the last KIDNAPPING cases which
took place in the kingdom Of Naples, when
the traveller held in bondage was a
wealthy English gentleman, the General
command ng the Italian forces offered to
send whole brigades OF infantry and
cavalry and whole batteries of artillery
against the bri lands if the relatives of the
kidnapped gentleman would only undertake
not to enter into negotiations with the
"Cattiva Gente, '.says London paper. The
contention Of the Italian General was
osteD sibly logical. He explained to
the Englishman's family that the
brigands would not dare to
harm hair of their relatives head, be-
cause if they ventured to do so the
tire division al command, horse, foot and
Dragons, would be down upon them and
utterly annihilate them. The family re-
piled quite as logically that if the ban
dts did not get the ransom the chances
We're in favor of their numbering the
English gentleman 'po1tr encOurdger les
autres," and that afterward they woul d
quietly dispense in the hope of evading
the pursuit of the Government troops.
Sometimes the brigands, when they had
got a wealthy prisoner into their
clutches, would, by their emissaries, send
to his family fragments of his corporeal
structure-one day, an ear; the
next, a toe; the third a finger;
the fourth, two front teeth,
carefully wrapped up as parcel, with a
polite warning that if the ransom were
not forthcoming the travellers eyes, and
then his legs, and ultimately his head,
would follow.
These barbarous processes for raising
the wind. however, were only resorted to
in cases when wealthy Italian farmers or
shopkeepers were the victims. The brig
ands knew fuIlweu the surest way of
conquering the penuriousness of the
prisoners family. They knew that they
would only ''part" when absolutely forced
to do so by ocular testimony of the treat
ment inflicted on their kinsman.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17

He dismounted, and. holding the
horse-hair bridle-rein in his hand, ad-
vanced to the side Of the PROSTATE
girl.
What's so long?" he asked, in a
voice that he intended to be soothing.
''Oh, I've waited so long, so longl"
sobbed the child incoherently. Now
hits all gone like puff Nv wind Oh,
wish 1 could die! I wish could
diet"
Yankee sat down on the turf beside
the child. 1t was surprising how soft
his usually harsh voice became.
There was a look of pity in his reok-
less face.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17

Then, as the song was done. they
whirled the ponies and dashed away
toward the distant camp as if demon
was pursuing them.
Boys" shouted Dock Walters,
presently, as they neared the camp, Il
don't ever want no more antelope.
Somehow, I've lost all taste for it,
me, tool" shouted the boys in
chorus. TON P. MORGAN.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17

In some places in China debtors who
are unable to meet the claims of their
creditors are punished with the loss of
sight. In the case which came under DR..
Morrison's observation it was the debtors
son who was the victim of this diabolical
custom. He was tied hands and feet, and
deprived wholly of the sight Of one eye,
while that of the other would have been
lost but for timely surgical aid. The of
tense was that the poor fellows father
owed the remorseless ShyIock forty taels,
or about fifty dollars.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17
Tbousaods OF CGIidren Starving,

Some days ago Vienna was startled by
a statement in the newspapers that there
are in the Viennese schools $500 starving
children, who remain without food from
morning till evening, having perhaps but
one miserable meal day. 1t now APP
pears that the statement is only too true,
and that great misery prevails among the
poorer classes of Vienna. The disclosure
has been promptly followed by generous
contributions to a fund to be started for
the purpose of providing dinners for poor
school children
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17
Cure for Rheumatism.

G. g. Treat, Of West Granville, Mass,
writes eff ALLcocK's Porous PLAsTERs:
For rheumatism, neuralgia, pain in the
side or back, coughs, colds, bruises and any
local weakness, they truly possess wonder
full curative qualities. have recommend
ed them to my neighbors with the happi-
est results, many of whom but for ALL
COCKS PLAsTERs would be in a crippled
condition at home. In every instance where
they have been faithfully and properly APP
piled the result has been wonderfully sat
isfactory.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17
oUR LITTLE MAN.

His head It Is bald,
And HIS face II Is red
And Q me, and O myi
Not a tooth IN his head
he looks wonderful wise,
And Jet no one has heard
This odd little man
Ever utter word.
Sometimes he will frown,
Sometimes chuclSle with gleeS
But what it's about
He never tells me.
His counsel he keeps;
But his wide-opened eyes
Say palmer than words
That he's trying 70 size
Up the world. And the way
That he draws down his face
Shows he more than suspects
It's q dangerous place.
Then he makes such a moutht
And o how he does cry
And kick, while think
He will certainly die,
TIL mamma comes in,
With Heavens own light
or love in her eyes,
And then baby's all right
" p. Sun.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17

INvALIDs, aged people, nursing mothers,
overworlzed, wearied out fathers, will find
Dr.. Sherman's Prickly Ash Bitters. Where
the liver or kidneys are affected, prompt
action is necessary to change the tide
toward health, ere the disease becomes
chronic-possibly incurable, and there is
nothing better to be found in the whole
range of mGteTtd medtcd. Sold everywhere.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17
A Desnera.to FIght.

An aged farmer of East Sullivan, Me-,
annoyed by the deprsdations of a bear,
set a spring gun for him. When he visited
the gun he found the bear there, badly
wounded. The old man tried to kill it
with an axe, but the bear knocked him
down, and was in a fair way to kill him,
when a neighbor arrived with gun and
killed the bear.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17

The foundation Of health may be deeply
laid il the constipated, the bilious, the de-
biIitated will but infuse conjOlnt vigor and
regularity into the system with Hostetter's
it has fulfilled its mission of furnishing
strength to the feeble and health to the
sick. ChIlls and fever, rheumatism, nerv-
Gus and kidney troubles succumb to it.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17

Indians make just as good angels
as anybody else" says friend and
defender of the red man. Most of the
people on the frontier. We think, ara
perfectly willing that they should,
SonaerpiEls Journal.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17

You can't always judge Of the quality of
a city's inhabitants by the sample menu
itsends over the country Ptttsblv0h CIlror-
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17

FREE! A 8-foot French Glass, Oval
Front, Nickle or Cherry Cigar Case, MER.
CHANTS ONLY. r. W .TANsILL & Co., Chicago
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17

IT is natural enough that the brewers and
their employees should get at lager head6-
Duluth pdra0raIher
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17

Look SHARP! When your skin breaks
out in pimples use Gienn's Sulphur Soap.
HIPS Halr Dye, Black or Brown, SOC.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17

WHY is wise man like pinq Because
Fe has got good head, and comes to a
Doint.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17

meath the Jack
oaks scanty shade
was a queer little
figure. Her tanned
face was literally
besprinkled with
freckles of a decided
brown. She had
thrown aside the
hat, which, at some
earlier stage of its
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17

A THING that is lightly passed over is the
fence surrounding watermelon patch
Puck
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17

Ii afflicted with Sore Eyes use DIR. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it.25c.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17

TEA and coffee are well termed 'luxuries
of the grocer kind
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17
Southern University,

GREENSBORO, ALABAMA
REV. A. s. ANDREWS $. ID. D.. IL d. President
An Institution of highest grade INSTRUCTION thor.
Ough. Location heAlthful. Enrolment, 22b. W hole
annual expense need not excoRd Sl50-Sl60. The
next session opens September 10 1888. For Catas
lOgua address l.. NJ. PETERSON, SECRETARY
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17
RETHLEHEM ACADEMY,

HOLLY SPRINGS, mISSISSlPPi-
This Institution is conducted by the Sisters OF
Charity from Nazareth KY. Beautifully sltuateSn,
convenient to the railroad and hve minutes walk
from the depot. bethlehem is open for the reeep-
ton of pupils at any time OF the EeaT FoF paFIlcu-
lars apply to the SDPEAAOAEbSs
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17
EDUCATIONAL.
HOPKINSWLLE HIGH SCHOOL

The sixteenth scholastic year OF this limited,
Monday, Aug. @7th, 1Sss. Instruction is
given in English, Latin, Greek, German, HirheT
Mathematics and bookkeeping. Thorough teach
ing and strict discipline charact erie this school.
Terms for session Of 40 weeks: Tuition, SEQ. O0s
Tuition and Board, sees. Boarding pupils -,
required to board with the principal For further
formation address j. o. FERRFLL, Hopkinsvie, Ky.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17
n. C, Female Institute,

JACKSON, TENNESSEE.
The A4th year begins Sept, 3, 1883, Large Buildings
of brick on 5-acre lot Location healthy and beau
tifuI. Thorough course in all branches, and hrst-
class teachers. $50 graduates. improvements every
year. Come and see, or sond for Catalogues
a W. 81 ON Ezsg&, ID AD=
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17
LIZ
Her Experience With the Cowboys
and What Game Of 1t.
Written for this Paper.l

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The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17
The Memphis Ex-

FRANKLIN COLLEGE, New Athens. o. Boarding
room and books Si.75 per wk. W-A.W tlliams' Pres
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17

UNSURPASSED DISPLAY.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17
- IS 6 .9e MILITARY AGgnEIMf

Union COLLEGEof Law, Chicago. Fan Term ne
gins Sept 10 For circular add. II Booth, Chicago
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17

RATES FR0W ALL P0a@TSe
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17
THE MARKETS.

NEW YORK, August II, 1888.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17
9EAUNToNT

For handsome ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE or the
best equipped preparatory school for Young
men and boys in the South, address TAUNTON