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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-15
WON'T ALWAYS DO.

A conversation at the gin- house had turned upon the disposition of some men to persecute people who hap peDed to fall under their advantage when Jasper Nickelson, an old negro remarked:
 1Pussycution is sometimes sorter daDjus. One time dar wuz CT ole bull- fraug hoppin' Tong through de woods He wuz CT happy frsug, an tuck de worr putty much ez he found it. All st once CT sparrer-hawk flew down an lit on de fraug's back. Look yere, Ays dc frsug, 'whut you doin', mo- howl?
 .T want you ter tote me erwhiie, ays de hawk.
 2sOh, you oughtenter want me tes do dat, case you ken fly 'wsy up in dc ar, way up erbove de trees, while kain't do nuthi1 but hop on d. ground
 @TYss, knows all dat, Nr. Fraug but you has ter tote me erwhile, tess de ssms. De question ain't whut you
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-15
SHE KIN Kw.

Wife (to husband) --"There M a lady who has just stepped out for an evenings airing"
 Husbsnd-"No, she left home early this afternoon"
 Wiae-"How do you know7"
 Hnsband--"Bscaus she has jus. finished buttoning her gloves"
 Wife-"I don't undsrstand you"
 HusbaDd- Yes, you do. You know that . woman never begins to button her gloves until she stArts out, and that t requires several hours to com plete the performance"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-15
OUGHT TO READ HIM.

The editor of the Rockville Pio,c Poiat, while on a railway train, fell into conversation with E. gentleman of modest countenance. "I am glad" !" said the editor, to have found go sp- preciative listener. In these days Of uncouth hurry and boisterous chatter. ings of the implements of trade, there is but little contemplation given to the soft and purifying glow of intel lectual requirements. I do consider able riding on this roai-have pass, you know, despite any petty enact ments of congress-and It Is rare thing that l meet any one who draws from me my best expression. All though engaged in journalism, am essentially literary man, and revel in the great perfnmed pastures of poetry. Here is copy of my paper. Take 1, along with you"
 "Thank you," said the modest gen. tleman.
 "You will find much in 1t to inter. est you," the editor continued. "You will find blank verse poem which wrote. 1t was written hurriedly, but then 1t has the Shakespearean flavor Shakespeare is fine, tell you. If you haven't read him you ought to. Let me give you Hamlefs soliloquy. Let me see how 1t goes:
 gro Ss, CT zo: 90 bs. what question: Whether 'tis nobier in your mind | To suffer from the stings of misfortune or with bare bodkin stab ses Of trou bies. | To die or to sleep no more is the rub That makes towards of us all.
 And while we are asleep we might dream. That's different. walk easy. There comes mi | girl
 "1t has been some time since read it," the editor went on, "but my rec. itation will give you ( pretty fair idea of it. Yes, you ought to read Shakespeare, for 1t broadens the un. derstaDding. Now, there was Henr5 T., who made glorious speech to hil troops. This h it.:
 ".ones more unto the bsitch, dear friends. | During peace man ought l To keep quiet like blind tiger Eat when he hears the bugie | IL is time to summoD the blood 1 Before tine eonrt.'
 1ThAts what call gem, the editol continued. '1 tell you, sir, we cannot | get along without Shakespeare. Well going to get of here? Oh, simply going forward. Don't forget to read my poem"
 1Do you know who that man is?' aid man who sat near.
 ~Eo. Who is hc?"
 "He is doubtless the best Shakes pearean scholar in this country-Lsw. renee Barrett"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-15
TOO HARD FOR HIM.

"So you are going to move out oi this neighborhood," said a white man. speaking to an old negro who had Just finished loading his household plum. der on q wagon.
 "Yas, sah; gwlne ter quit you"
 "Why sof"
 "Wan, bccaze do folks round ycre too hard fur me. Doan wAnter fetch my chillun up In no sloh CT ncighbor- hood. Man natter be mighty purtic. uler, sah, how he tetchcs up his chil- lun, care de bible Is mighty pinted on dat fack.n
 "In what respect are tho people heresbouts too hard for your"
 "W'y, sah, da's too brash."
 "How braah1"
 "Oh, wall, dA's cuis."
 "But how curiousi"
 "DoAn you lib herei"
 "Ycs."
 "Den you oughter know how da Is cuis"
 'sBut don't"
 "Wall, of you doan 1 kaln't hep 1t, dat's all"
 "Yes, but seeing that am ignorant, you might enlighten me. You must remember that l live hero and any charge which you bring against the neighborhood in general reflects rcla- lively upon me."
 "Wall, I'll say right now dat you ain't got nothin' ter do wid my lcavln', an I'll also say ergin dat deze yere folks Is too hard fur me-"
 Just thsn $ constable came np with wnrrnnt for the old negro's arrest. "Dar [" he exclaimed when the war rant HAA been read to him. "l tole you deze folks wuz too hard fur me. Now da come cuzin mo O stcalin'. Secin' dAr reckelsome ways jea nach- ully tole me da wuz goin' ter try ter git mo inter trouble. spize ter be projicked wid dis way. Who says 1 stold any thing?" "The warrant was sworn out by Colonel Jackson" the officer replied.
 "Au' he 'cuscs me O stealin' CT sct O harness7"
 "Yes."
 "Ah, hah, dat's list erbout like him. Wy, CT man kain't go 'round him widout gittin' inter trouble"
 "You would not get Into trouble if you were to behave yourself"
 "Does 'have myse'f. Longs ter de church, an all dat. Come 'cusin' me CT stealin' harness. l reckon he'll say dem's dc harness right dar" (point- ing.)
 "No doubt of It." the officer replied.
 "Wall, den, take dc ole harness, an let me go on erbout my bizness."
 "I'll take the harness, but you must come with me, too"
 "Whuts de use'n me goin' ef you's | got de harness7"
 "Come on, old man."
 "Wall, dis do beat dc worp. Gits CT set O harness fur nuthin', am den wants CT pol ole inDerccnt man flung inter de bargain. Oh, dat's whnt makes me say whut does. Dis neigh borhood Is too hard fur me-"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-15

Jobson-"What kind of an animal is that you've got there, Jepson2"
 Jepson-aA hedgehog. It is one of my wiSe's pcts."
 Job.-AStrange kind of . pet, l should ay. Why does she keep such thing e that about her7"
 Jcp.-aWeii, suPrcse t ss hecsnse he has 70 many hne points about him" !" --B0st0n Coa1jcy.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-15
HIS FRIEND FLANDERS.

When the hum in the court-room had settled into an occasional whisper, the judge asked the prisoner if he would like to make statement. The prisoner, slender man with hair holding a slight intention to curl, and with eyes large and willful, arose and made this statement:
 John Flanders and I were the best of friends, though we were not drawn toward each other by any common ties of vocation. In the early part of my life I turned to literature, not that I expected to realize fortune in such a pursuit, but because I could do nothing else. Flanders was a sort of general speculator. It seemed to me that every time he stepped out in the street he saw a dollar, chased it, overlook it, and put it in his pocket. My work was difficult and uncertain; and the pigeon-holes of my desk were often stuffed with rejected manuscripts. Gradually l discovered that could not write if knew that Flanders was in the same building in which I had room. At first regarded this feeling as ner- vous freak, and tried to put it aside, but then, finding that every literary thought had flown away from me, would discover that Flanders was in the building. One day when I heard his footsteps in the hall called him into my room. "Flanders," said I, "you know that have to make my living by literary work?"
 "Yes," he replied.
 "Well, but do you know that you contribute largely to my failure?"
 "No," he replied, "how can that be?"
 "It is in this way, Flanders can- not write while you are in this bui)d- ing. Just 30 soon as you step into the elevator down stairs, my ideas droop and my pen splutters."
 "I am sorry," he rejoined.
 "I know you are," said I, "for there is not in the world 8 more sympa- thetic man than you are"
 elf am so sympathetic, then why should disturb you SOP"
 "I don't know, Flanders, but you do disturb me. Now, have favor to ask of you."
 "It shall be granted"
 "It is this: please do Lot come into this building again."
 "I will stay away" he said.
 He did not come into the building again, and for time I wrote with ease, but one day my ideas flew away and my pen cut through the paper. I knew that Flanders was not in the building, but knew that he was in town. I strove to write, but this fact weighed upon me. Iwent out to look for Flanders. I found him in the open board of trade, busily engaged in driving bargain. drew him to one side.
 aFhnders," said l, "you have again put my ideas to flight"
 "How so?" he asked. "I have not been in your building since you re- quested me to keep away.
 T know that, but you are in Chi cago, and I have discovered that l
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-15

cannot write if we are in the same town. Now, it really makes no diff ference to you where you are"
 "No," he replied.
 "You can make living anywhere" ;"
 "Yes."
 "Well, then, leave this city"
 "I will do so," said he. "I will go to New York"
 1 bade him an afectionate good bye and he left on the next eastern bound train. I returned to my work with g feeling of refreshment. My pen tripped over the paper with graceful airiness, and my thoughts, arrayed in gay apparel, sported joyously. Thus several weeks went by, but one day my pen stopped. l urged it, as farmer urges balky horse, but it refused to move forward. It was because Flanders was in this country. I wrote to him: "Flanders," ]" said l, "you must leave New York must leave the United States. can- not write if we are both under the same flag. have great piece of work to perform and know that you will not seek to deprive me of the fame which it's accomplishment will bring. Please leave this country"
 A few days later I received the fol- lowing reply: q leave to-day for London"
 Again I went to work with thrill of pleasure. The rose buds of thought opened with each passing breeze of in- spiration. A month passed. One day my pen fell. Instantly my thoughts flew to Flanders, and I sadly shook my head. could not write if Flan- ders and I lived in English-speaking countries. I wrote to him. He was still generous, for in his reply he said :: q appreciate your feelings. To-mor- row shall sail for Asia"
 Again I experienced the usual re- lief, and the rosebuds which had 90 long been covered with dust, opened with blooming freshness. Flanders wrote to me from Pekin. Then my pen fell again. I could not write if he and I were in the same world. re- piled to his letter: "Flanders," said I, scome home at once."
 waited two weary months. One night, just as had lighted my lamp and sat down to dream with De Quincy, Flanders showed open the door and entered the room. I threw my arms about him and pressed him to me for I loved him.
 "Are you glad to see me, Flanders?" I asked, showing him into an easy seat.
 "Delighted," he replied. "What ia it you would have me do?"
 "Nothing but sit where you are"
 He looked at me with affection. His eyes were soft and glowing. I reached into my desk and took out a sharp paper cutter, and, as Flanders was beaming upon me, stabbed him. He sprang to his feet and threw his arms about me, but 1 stabbed him again and again. He sank to the floor and sat down to my work. Oh, how my thoughts flew. With wings that were feathered with silvery down and tipped with gold, they scared higher and higher. l. X
 "Hold on," said the judge. "I would not have permitted this statement had l not from the first been interested ir its very curiousness. You are not charged with the murder of any one named Flanders. You found a little boy playing among the flowers in [ park and slew him."
 The prisoner pressed his hands to his head. aOh, ," he cried. If Flanders be not dead I cannot write. He would not deprive me of the fame" An officer Led him away.-Opte F Re0d.
 
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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-15

A stop wstSh-s suspended police mAns-.NeU Fork Morning Journal.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02
FORDSVILLE.

April %, isss.-Our town is still OF
the mend-improvements are beins
made all the time.
Mr.. j. r. Walker has added much t,
the beauty of his residence on Walnu
Street by the addition of a varanda
Wilson a Walker are building new
store room on Main Street, where they
will open new drug store.
Mr.. Charlie Young, of Caneyville, wal
in the city Sunday and Monday.
Miss Edna Wilson, of Caneyville, il
visiting her grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs
F. NJ. Wilson.
Mr.. Barnes, of Beaver Dam, was in
town last week.
John Martin, travelling salesman fol
l.. Moses d Co. Louisville, paid our mer-
chants visit this week.
Reuben Wright has returned from an
extended visit to Frankfort and Bards.
town.
While Bill Allen and his brother, who
are engaged in making slaves about two
or three miles northeast Of this place,
were at work last Thursday in the tim
Der, Bills partner in attempting to cut a
limb from the top of tree, which they
had fallen made foul lick, the ax
CHANGING and striking Bill in the face
cutting cash two and a-half inches in
length, beginning ut the point Of the
right eye. DIR. McCarty was summoned
and dressed the wound, and the unfor-
tunate man is getting along rs well
as could be expected.
Hnrrah for Taylor. l.. +. G.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02
PERSONAL.

Persons ,cishing to haze notices Of friends ant
relatives under his head UW confer a ydror b
mailing or sendinp 10 his o6ice.l
Frank Chinn. Beda, was In to Sn saturday
Mrs Steele returned from Evansville sun.
day.
Gen. :. T.. Hin came down from Frankfort
sunday.
Capt :. X. Cox returned from Owensboro
Monday.
yesterday.
! Miss Ruth Duke, sunnydale, returned
home Monday.
/ Col. J. p. Barrett returned from RUSSELL
willie yesterday.
/ Theo. Bently, Rockport, is in the city, the
guest Of :. W. Anderson.
NJ. ID. l.. Bennett, Greenvilc, KY. was In
the city the first OF the week.
Miss Jennie Bergman Is in town. the
guest of Miss Bertha Gibson.
Miss Fena Render, Point Pleasant, has
been sick for the past week.
T.. o. Ross entertained several OF his school
boy friends at home sunday.
Louis Turner, Bu lord, Ky. and J. Is. Rowan
Abbie vile, Ky. were In town saturday.
Harrison Austin, Beaver Dam; q. W. Chap
man, Waller. were In the city yesterday.
Miss Ada Aull, sulphur Springs, is the
guest of her brother r. IL, Aull this week.
J. A. Barnes, Prentice; Ham Barnes Jr.,
Beaver Dam, called on MS one day last week.
II. Z. Hardwick, wife and child, Leitch-
field are the guests OF Mr.. y. w. Anderson.
DIR. Coleman attended the Mission Meeting
ut Cool Spring Church Saturday and sunday.
Joe Kahn, Cromwell, Ky. was mingling
among his friends In Hartford one day last
week.
Mrs. Charles Shreve, greensboro, KY, is
visiting her father, Ansel Wilson, Rosine,
KY, this week.
Mrs Ed Norman, sulphur Springs, was
In town few days last week, the guest Of
Mrs. David Morton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vega Hooker of the Goshen
neig borhood will visit relatives near Rice
dale Muhlenberg County Friday.
Messrs. Sam Morton aud J. W. Thompkins
greensboro Ky. were in the ci y the first OF
the week, the guests OF David Morton.
Mrs. Julia Davis, wife Of T. ID. Davis de-
ceased, moved to McHenry Saturday. She
will live with her daughter Mrs. John Mill
Ter
Mrs. Nancy Keown, DR.. N. g. MOthersheal J.,
Select, KY; Sam Barnard, Evansville; j. Y.
Cray, T. ID. Duke, sunny Dale, were in town
Monday.
ID. +. Tracy, G. NJ. Pendleton, II. Z. Tru-
man and VIM. Milligan left yesterday for
Louisville 10 attend the Republican State
Convention.
P.:W. Middleton representing J. NJ. Robin
son 4 Co., Louisville was IA. town last week.
Mr.. Middleton ranks among the best sales
meh on the road.
Prof. Jesse Rosson, who formerly lived In
the North Eastern part OF this county bu. re-
Gently nom Texas, gave us a very pleasant
call while In town Saturday last.
Dave johnson, and y. r. Mckinley, Pleas
ant Ridge; ID. Lee Barnes, Prentice; Mr..
Henry X. Ashby, Chas. White, sulphur
Springs, were In the city Saturday.
It will be gratifying to the many friends of
Miss Katie King 10 learn that she was not
burned rs bad as was first reported and is at
present recovering rapidly nom the effects
OF the burn.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02
Davies County.
messenger May. Ill

Mr.. /. III. Axton is in a very serious con.
dition with inflammatOry rheumatism
Capt. Tom Jones, United States con.
sui at Funchal, Madeira Islands, has ar.
rived at Louisville, on leave of absence.
He will probably be in Greensboro in a
few days.
Judge Andy Dryer and Bud Num-
had fight mt Louis Caters saloon yes
terday afternoon. The Judges ermine
was badly soiled and the Judicial per-
son received numerous and divers
knoc ks, kicks, blows, thumps, prods
and punches, to his utter discontinue,
and at the end of the second round the
battle was declared for Bud. There
were no arrests.
John Vowells came to the city yes
terday all bruised and battered up and
swore out writ for the arrest of EnOch
Cleary and Sam Williams He stated
that they came to his home and carried
him away by force. After getting him
out they whipped him numerically and
then pounded him over the head with
sticks.
Vowells said the only cause for griev-
ance the parties had was that he mar
ried Cleary's sister, and finding it i'm
possible to live with her sent her home.
This was long time ago, and he had
never molested her or her people since.
There was one other man along whom
Vowells could not identify, and no war
rant was issued for him.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02
Commencement.

The r. L. G. and Adelphian Literary
Societies have secured Hon. +. +.
Mckay of Bardstown, to address them
on Thursday nightJune7. Mr.. Mckay
lisa highly talented speaker, man of
great intelligence and oratorical pow
ers, and will give our people an elegant
and finished address. DIR. Brewer az
has been announced, will address the
graduating classes on Friday night
On Wednesday night, June an Art
Levee will be given in the College Chap
es; on which occasion the chapel will be
decorated with the work of the art
class. The occasion will be made more
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02

enjoyable by an address ON Ancient and
Modern Art. A gentleman of culture
and taste has been written to but IA re-
ply has not yet been received. On
Thursday and Friday class orations and
other exercises will he conducted in the
College Chapel, and it decorated as on
Wednesday night. Music will be fur
nished on all occasions day and night,
and the coming commencement promis-
es to be an eminently successful one.
Since DIR. Alexander was secured for
five years as President, more stability
has been given the college, and its rank
as an educational institution is among
the first
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02
County Court Notes.

The following persons have been re
leased from the payment of state tax
on the following amounts, viz:
n. Y. Rains, 5000 s. NJ Wilson
Si.775. V. p. Wilson, $345. Bud Sharp
5000. Emma Welch, 5000. Bette Wal
lace, $780, W. A. Fielden, $500.
The following persons have been ap
pointed road surveyors, viz:
j. r. Hines vice l.. f. Hooker. Franz
Myers vice Alfred Allen.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
j. H. Johnston to w. b. Johnston
100 acres love, &c.
j. Il. Wallace, &C., to ID. l.. Smith
-$125.
T. A. Stewart, &C., to o. b. Chapman
65 acres, 81 ZOO.
Mary Weinsheimer, &c., to Alder
Armendt--S70O.
j. NJ. Williams, &c., to J. ID. Viii
liams, As acres, love, &c.
r. Wimp, &C., to G. w. Riley, 12'
acres, 81, $50
Sarah +. Mcdaniel to Ben Johnson
lot $45.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02
Resolutions of the M. E. Church.

Thomas ID. Davis died at his home in
Hartford, April 81, 1888 after a short
but painful illness. He was consistent
member of the church, regular and
faithful worker of the Sunday School,
and an earnest teacher. Therefore be il
RESOLVED, That in the death of Thos
ID. Davis, the Sunday School has lost
member; who was regular in
his attendance, faithful in his discharge
of the duties of his high calling and
Jealous in advancing the interest of the
school, and "a man in whom there was
no guile"
RESOLVED, That we tender to his be-
reaved and sorrOwing family, our truest
sympathy and commend them to the
watchful care of Him, "Who doeth all
things we'll"
RESOLVED, That q copy of these reso-
lutions be spread upon the record OF
the school.
MAGGIE +. CAMPBELL,
FANNIE BERRY, Co,
j. s. GLENN, N''"'
b. ID. RINGO.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02
Election Notice.

BY virtue of an order of court this day
made, | hereby make known that on
Monday, 9Th day of August, 1883, resu-
lar August election, poll will be open
ell at each voting precinct in Ohio
county for the purpose of electing a
Hendrie. II. p. Hooker, Sheriff.
May I, 1888. IL 3t
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02

We take pleasure in calling the atten
ton of our readers to the law card of J.
$. II. Wedding which appears inthis is
sue, Mr. Wedding is brother of q. C.
Wedding deceased, whose legal abili
ty was never questioned. Mr.. We'd
ding was granted license at the last
term of the Ohio Circuit Court, and by
industry and close attention to business
has worked up II good practice. The
HERALD predicts for the young gentle
man bright future.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02

Payne Taught, Cromwell, was arrest.
ed here last fall and the charge of as.
saulting a woman in Ark, was plac
ed opposite his name, hut for the lack
of proof he was discharged. We are re.
liably informed that the prosecuting at.
torney at POcahontas has written to the
authorities here entirely indicating the
character and showing the innocence OF
Mr. Taught. Knowing Mr.. Taught as
we do, we are truly glad to know that he
was not guilty as charged.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02
ARNOLD. KY.

Mr. Virgil Evans, and esteemed citi-
zen, of Butler county, died April s5th of
pneumonia. Mr.. Evans was soldier in
the late war, and incurred disabilities
while in the services, from which he was
partially disabled. He had applied for
a pension, and his claim was respected
and then reopened and was pending Mt
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02

Last Sunday Mr.. Rousseau Newcomb
of near Horton was returning home
from visit to relatives across the creek,
with his wife and two children in the
wagon with him. When near Mr.. Will
LEAFS, just above town, the wagon ran
over rough place in the road and Mrs.
Newcomb who was sitting in chair
with her child in her arms, was thrown
out, the fall breaking both bones of one
of her ankles. She was taken to Mr..
Lea's and Dr. J. Il. Miller was summon
ed to attend the wound She is suffer
ing intensely though her condition is
not thought to he dangerous.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02

the time of his DEATH Now it will be a
nice point for the pension officials to de-
eide whether his widow and orphan
children are entitled to pension or not.
Mr.. John H. Leach has little boy
who is very low of pneumonia.
Mr.. j. Holloway and Mr.. b. F. Nor
ris are engaged in the tan bark trade;
have number of hands employed.
H. TACITURN.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-05-02

We have been informed that the cele-
brated gray mule" visited Hamilton
and McHenry mines on last Sunday
with his usual "brOwn jug" with him.
To say everything was painted red would
only partially express it. What has be-
come of the authorities of this common
wealth, We should like to know? We
are constrained to say that Hunter Wood
owes it to the good citizens of Ohio and
Mclean counties to look after this man
WOosley, better known as the gray mule.
WoOsley has been arrested and fined by
the local authorities but rs soon as
liberated, he resumed his work of deal
ing out whisky promiscuously. What
will you do Mr.. Wood?