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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13
Two Kinds of Boys. Yankee Blade.

The plain, awkward boy always stands In great awe of tho handsome and graceful boy. The dapper, grace fll, trim, 1.-the youngster, who glidcs about among the admiring girls llke Apollo among the nine graces, who knows how to lift his hat with all the grace of a London dandy, and who twirls his cane like Beau Brummel, such one looks with sort of 10 fined horror upon the awkward boy, with much the same feeling bright American lad might look upon a young Hottentot.
 And the plain, studious, awkward boy looks upon his more graceful con- temporary with feeling very much akin to envy. The awkward boy Ia at home In the barn, but an emhar- rassed foreigner In the pAflor; he Is graceful enough In the shed, but put him In the drawing. room and he will fall over the chandelier, He is as frightened as a deer at bay at a party. If some good old lady speaks to him, he cannot find a half.dozen words out of tho 1l5,o00 in tho dictionary with which to answer her !; and if pretty girl speaks to him, those half-dosen take flight, and he stands as dumb as a sphinx, but immediately falls In love with her and nourishes a hopeless passion for the next ten days.
 The graceful boy has no such trouble. The old ladies whisper, "How polite and gentlemanly :" the young ladies are charmed; every body likes him socially; he Is intensely popular.
 But there is no reason that the awkward boys need be discouraged. Smart boys arc most always awkward. Shallow boys, as general rule, arc graceful.
 In few years, when the awkward boy is walking, or possibly riding, down to his place of business, he will be very liable to pass his graceful rival of an earlier date carrying his dinner- pail to his work. When he Is mayor, the graceful boy will come not half as gracefully as In the old time-And ask him for a chance to work on the streets. When the awk- ward boy goes to ooHsress-sna Awk- ward boys have . way of getting there,--his graceful chum may possl- bly aspire to become his private sccrc- tary, but 1t is probable that he will not even have arisen to such an estate as that. The awkward boys have a very graceful knack of rising In the ranks. Perhaps Is the youthful habit of stumbling about that enables them so often to stumble Into cur thirty eight gubernatorial chairs, or Into our White House.
 But this Is not written to glorify awkwardness. Awkwardness is per haps natural to the callownoss of thoughtful youth, bat a boy should get over 1t as he gets over the measles. Youthful awkwardncss projected into middle life sets as wrctohcdly As baby dresses on full-grown man.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13
The Hunters Paradise.

If you would hunt, fish or camp out, and enjoy any or ali of the va- rious pastimes incident to camp life, we are here to say, and to bring the in- disputable logic of experience to SUD- port our statement, that no region under the sun affords better facilities, more genuine sport "to the square inch," clearer sky or balmier atmos- phere, than northern Wisconsin and Michigan.
 Within few hours ride from Chi cago are virgin forests and streams, where the wary deer and speckled trout reign in almost uninterrupted supremacy, quiet and fearless in their own wooded haunts, unused to the in- vasions of man. The Chicago & North western railway, with it's varied rami- factions of main and branch lines, penetrates the sylvan depths of these 'forest homes," and carries the sports man in palace cars to within 6 few miles of trout streams that surpass the liveliest fancies of Isaak Walton, and hunting grounds whose actual reali- ties exceed the brightest visions of the most enthusiastic Nimrod. As an in- ducement to sportsmen to visit these regions, the Northwestern has made Foulai- trip eze:-ssc. retea fn the va- rious "hunting resorts," which will materially reduce the expense of the trip. If you want real, unadulterated sport, you can hardly go amiss by talk ing the Northwestern into the woods of Wisconsin or Michigan Full de- tails will be given on application to E. P. Wilson, General Passenger Agent, c. < N. W. By, Chicago.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13
Critically Considered.
Alex De Menil. in St. Louis Magazine

Alex. De Menil, in St. Louis Magazine.
 "Uncle Toms Cabin" is a.remarka- ble book it certainly betrays-in many places-genius of an uncommon order. Still as a work of art 1t is decidedly 8 failure. It is without plot; bereft of all harmony of construction; violates rule after rule of composition; the language is often very faulty the lo- cal descriptions are scarcely more than passable. It contains virtually two stories; the adv entures of Georoe and Ehza; and those of Uncle TOm,' and these two stories keep mixing up, interlacing, and heaven knows what else, with each other in manner that causes one to lose all thread and con- nection. Mrs. Stowe has 6 good per- ception of the humorous, but if she has in any place been more intensely humorous than in her attempt to give the story the semblance of plot-by simply grouping her characters to- gether in the last chapters, we cer- tainly are not aware of it.
 The power which Mrs. Stowe has exhibited Of producing at will in the reader the strongest and intensest emotions, is remarkable. Pity, anger, commiseration,-even hatred, are var iously aroused. Few books printed have been able to produce 90 many, and so deep effects on the reader. Nor, as we have said before, is she de- ficient in a delicate sense of the humor- ous and ludicrous. She breaches "at" the reader too much and too often,- one wearies of her frequent homilies. Another great defect is that when she has reached a climax, she unfortun- ately is not aware that 1t is time to stop, but destroys her work by an explanatory question in the next lines. Furthermore she has introduced 6 multiplicity of characters and left them all incomplete.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13
Congressnsea's Salaries. Washington Letter.

Although three- fourths of the members of congress find 1t possible to live on the salaries they receive, there are some members of the house who actually manage to save as much as e3,O 3,O00 out of the &5 900 which they are paid for law making. These lucky ones come from the south, where election expenses are s mere bagatelle compared with the drain that is put upon the western and northern mem- bers who live in districts having plenty of towns. Congressional sala- ries are % small that many of the ablest men in tho present house are declining re-elections. Their business interests are suffering, and e6,000 a year is not enough inducement to TO. main in public life. A congressman's expenses arc all the time Increasing. This has been a year of unusual de- mands upon both sides. The sending out of campaign material has cost some of them thousands of dollars. The average member, DO matter how poor In purse, has sent out hundreds of dollars worth of tariff speeches. The people have an idea that these speeches do not cost the congressman any thing It is a mistake. Every speech ordered costs something. The printing and binding fs expensive, to say nothing of the clerk hire to direct the enyel- opes. A congressman has no time to do this work. He is compelled to n~n xe1n~x q ato-k Un fn s.<,k aflowa1 a clerk by law, as is the ease with the senators. The few congressmen who are known to be extremely close and who save money are odd specimens. They live in the cheapest way imsg- inable. They are never seen at place of amusement, seldom ride in the street cars, and they would drop dead if they were to be called upon to oc- casionally pay carriage hire. Ore of these miserly statesmen recently felt under great obligations to . we'll known New Yorker, and 90 he got up courage enough to ask the New Yorker to take lunch with him ct the house restaurant. The New Yorker is man of mems and is in the habit of spending money freely. At lunch tSs hos. sssA: "AY. -, what will you take to drink7" Champagne" 1" sid the New Yorker. The entertainer came near fainffng when he glanced at the wine card and saw that the brand of champagne called for was worth four dollars . bottle. This thrifty member of congress, e . rule, eats . piece of pie and drinks . glass Of milk for lunch, but it was observed that he didn't even indulge in pie and milk for nearly . month. He had to even up.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13
Held Bruin by a Hind Leg.
A Brockwayville, Pa, letter in the PittsburE 7iMes is a follows:

Pittsburg TAMes Is as follows:
 One of the most successful hunters in East Jefferson is Darius Hetrick, who lives at "Blowtown," . settle- ment at the headwaters of the North Fork, in Polk township, consisting of store, board mill and half dozen houses.
 Hetrick Is typical specimen of Jefferson county pioneer. He Is good tix feet high, and sinewy as black smith. He has no spare flesh. AL thoueh he has heard 1t thunder almost sixty years, he is still young enough to laugh at a days tramp over tho mountains, among which he lives. The old chap Is not content to hunt for bears and kill them outright. That sort of sport is too tame for him. He wants to cage everything, and he has numbered among his catches of live animals nearly every thing to be found on the Aileghany mountains. Hetrick Is a hunter from boyhood. He killed his first deer when eleven years old. An old partner who hunts with him is Tom Carnahan. On one occasion, two years ago, bear had been quite plenty around his settlement, and Mir. Hetrick hai followed one about the hills near his house short distance, and concluded 1t ought to boil in his pot. As he says himself 1; al got up in the morning and told my wife to make me some cakes to carry with me, for l had decided the bear should die that day"
 He hunted up his companion, Car nAhan, and they set forth. The track was fresh in the snow and was easily followed. The bear was soon over taken. It was snugly doEing under a big log. Hetrick saw 1t and fired his gun st 1t. The bullet walked 1t up, and 1t was in no friendly mood. Their dog ran up to give 1t battle, but the bear was not in humor to be wor. ried by dogs, 60 1t rolled over on its back, and with four feet in the air, 1t sent the dog out ia the snowdrifts the frst rouud. Then 1t crawled back under the log, and Hetrick, afraid his bear was about to escape him, having but an old single. .barreled rife dropped his gun and rushed for his meat. He grabbed the retrcating bear by the hind leg and pulled. He did not have to pull long, for the bear was willing to turn around to see who wanted him.
 The bear was no sooner out from under the log than Hetrick was In the condition of the dArkey who wanted somebody to help him let go of bear under slightly similar circumstances Carnahan stood by laughing at the two flying about, and ss he thought Hetrick was getting his hands full Carnahan pulled up his gun and fired at bruin. In his alarm he missed the animal entirely. The situation wa becoming decidedly uncomfortable when Carnahan, who had double barreled rife. shot the bear through the head.
 In telling of this affair, the old man thought they did s much greater act in selling the bear for twenty five dol lars than they did in their reckless at tempt to catch 1t alive by the hind i ieR
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13
consanptioa sussiy cus.s.

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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13
Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from prac- tice, having had placed in his hands by an East India missionary the form ula of simple vegetable remedy for the speedy and permanent cure of Consumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and all Throat and Lung Af- fections, also a positive and radical cure for Nervous Debility and all Ner- vous Complaints, after having tested its wonderful curative powers in thou sands of cases, has felt 1t his duty to make it known to his suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive and a desire to relieve human suffering, I will send free of charge, to all who desire it, this recipe, in German, French or English, with full directions for pre- pairing and using. Sent by mail by addressing with stamp, naming this paper, W. A. NOTES, 140 PoweyS Block, Rochester, ~. r.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13

Late Improvements in Printing Have greatly reduced the cost in books, and we now offer our readers the benefit of this reduction. Read our offer of the three Model Books in this issue, and don't fail to take ad- vantage of the wonderful bargains offered.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13

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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13

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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-13

An Irish philosopher says the best pumpkin pie is made of squash.- PHck.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-02
SAN ANTONIO, TExAs,W EDNESDAY, MAY 2. 1888.
The Adams-Martin Tragedy.

NEW ORLEANS, May IA. L. Martin,
the publisher Of the Mississippian, sends
the Pioayune an account OF the tragedy
at jackson yesterday. Martin was re-
turning to his office from his dinner at
about 2 o'clock, when he was met by
Gen. Adams and his friend, who were
proceeding towards Martins home. An
eye witness, Walter johnson, who was
standing near, states that Adams stopped
Martin and engaged him In con-
versation for about minute
when Adams drew his pistol and fired
knocking Martins hat of. Adams Sec
end shot brought Martin to his knees;
the latter experienced considerable diff
Guilty In drawing his pistol, but finally
succeeded, and he fired rapidly. The
third shot by Adams caused Martin to
fall flat on his back. After a few sec
onds, however, he partially rose,
and steadying himself on mis-
elbow, shot Adams directly through
the heart. killing him instantly. Martin
lived a few minutes only. Owing to the
fact that Martin is believed to have re-
ceived four shots, while only three
chambers OF Adams pistol were empty,
some suspicion attaches to Ned Parrish,
Adams hsfriend, and an investigation
will be held. Martin, though only %
years of age, stood at he head Of Mis-
sissippi journalism. Gen. Adams was
between 65 and 20 years of age. and was
one OF Mississippi's most distinguished
men,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-02
Democratic Convention.

HARTFORD, Conn, May 2.-The demo-
cratic convention was called to order at
IL this morning by Chairman M. F.
Dooley. VIM. f. Shields of Norwich,
was elected temporary chairman; COM
mittee on permanent organization re-
ported. Col. G. NJ. Joslyn OF Hartford,
for chairman. The convention then
proceeded to elect delegates, and the
following were chosen by acclamation,
at large, Alfred E, Burr, of Hartford,
James L. Piggot. of New Haven, Chas.
M, Allen, of Putnam, VIM. 81. Barnum.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-02
s, A. p. News,

The contract to build the Rockport
branch has been closed, as follows:
$4,000 in cash and construction of q
$4,000 hotel TO be completed for this
summers business. The line will be
pushed rapidly as possible, and engineers
began their survey of the line today.
The Austin people have agreed to &C.
cept Col. Lofts proposition to build the
Austin branch for $1,000 per mile. The
required amount for construction will be
100000 or 100000. A bridge over the
Colorado river, and the building
of depot building including the
one in Austin, ia in the bonus
asked for and to be given. The
committees over here yesterday from
the various towns have gone back now
to procure the cash and necessary right
of-way.
When Riverside park is finished the
road will put on trains to run every 30
minutes during fair week, eX-Gonfeder-
ate reunion or other occasions, and
make the round trip tickets at Is cents,
good over all lines of street cars in the
city.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-02
STATE NEWS.

The Colorado river rose 20 feet within
As hours.
1t is said that Baylor county will raise
20 600 bushels of wheat this year.
Roxton ia a flourishing little town on
the Santa Fe, IL miles from Paris.
During the month of March 1908 cars
OF lumber were shipped from Beaumont.
A project Is on foot to build a railroad
direct from Memphis, Tennessee, to Dali
las.
The town OF Gainesville is flooded and
the country round Pecos City resembles
lake.
Senator Reagan, of Texas, has drawn
a salary as law-maker or official Of
some kind for fifty years.
A bolt of lightning kills two fine
horses in the cavalry stables of K troop
In garrison, at Brownsville.
The Knights Templar excursion to
the City of Mexico has returned to Ell
PasO, and proceeded eastward.
Senate Postmaster Douglass has re-
signed and j. o. Wheeler, of Victoria,
has been appointed In his stead.
Senator Temple Houston OF MObeetie
will be a candidate for reelection to the
state senate from the Panhandle.
Gov. John C. Brown ia to be president
of the Texas and Pacific, and George
Gould will be first vice president.
Brentwood. Collinsyille, Joshua,
Athens, Childress and many other towns
report very heavy, and in some cases
damaging rains.
The son Of Mr.. G. A. MoCacken, near
Terrell was nearly killed by his horse
falling on him. few days ago, while
riding ont with some other boys.
The Rev. D. A. McRae, of San Angus
tine, and H. Wilson, of Crockett, have
been elected commissioners TO the Balti-
more general assembly of the Presby-
terry.
The knights of Honor holding their
annual meeting at Cleveland, o., this
| year. the Texas and Pacific has agreed
to sell round trip tickets on May and 5
| for $780,.
A freight train on the Texas Pacific
has been wrecked seven miles east Of
Cisco by running against yearling.
The engine and five cars were thrown
from the track.
The finale OF the series of robberies
and burglaries at Caldw well took place
Saturday night. There has been so
much OF this sort of business that the
citizens are talking of lynching.
Mrs. Hattie Green has at last agreed
to the reorganization of the Houston 81
Texas Central road, and has surrendered
her proxies for $l,250,000 mortgage
bonds to the reorganization committee.
Starr county has two claimants to
county judgeship, both assuming to be
legally elected; the community does NOT
| nsk H.
is in Quandary as to whose orders to
obey in delivering mail.
Bonhsm came near being the scene of
| a tragedy, when a drunken Chocta " In
dian started out of town with a whoop,
and was seized by Marshall Hamilton,
whereupon the Indlan struck him with
loaded quirt, and a struggle ensued,
which was stopped BY two other officers
arriving.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-02
Strikers Weaken.

CHICAGO, May at is reported this
morning that the great strike on the
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy rail-
road has been declared off. Statement
is made that at a meeting Of the leaders
here yesterday, 1t was decided the strike
was lost, and that the general
grievance committee should be con-
vened without delay, to formally make
such declaration. Before Chief Arthur
left for Cleveland last night, he was
asked about the reports, but he declined
to talk about them.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-02

Emperor's Wound Cause of Fever.
BERLIN, May 2.-The emperor's fever
increased last evening, his expectora-
ton was more copious. and his cough
worse. He also suffered from headache;
an attempt was made to relieve him by
inserting a new canula. During yes
terday he was languid and had
little appetite. 1t is doubtful whether
he will be able to 60 to the Elbe pro-
vinces. The emperOr's relatives have
shattered the hopes that were enter
tanned of permanent improvement, but
there is no cause for immediate uneasi-
ness. During the last "a hours, several
portions of the tissue have come away
from the emperor's throat. The fever
was due to Inflammation In the imme-
diate vicinity of the wound through
which the canula passes. The doctors
are hopeful that the symptoms have
have passed off. They have ordered
that tent be erected in the park for
the emperor's use in fine weather.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-02

The committee of cattlemen appoint
ed from Victoria and Dewitt counties,
this state, to visit New Orleans in the
interests of the Southwest Texas Stock
association, for the purpose Of securing
better transportation and terms for
handling cattle in the Crescent City.
have returned, having accomplished
their work. By the new arrangements
for weighing, the committee estimate a
gain to the Texas grower of $500 per
car, and about $500 per car gain by the
new contracts with the commission
men. This gain of Sl1,00 per car is so
much clear profit to the Texas cattle
men and shows what can be accomplish
ed by little concert of action and wise
organization. The Southwest Texas
Stock association, which has just re-
ceived this concession, was only organ
lied last February, and for a first fruit
Of its labors, this result is certainly en-.
couraging.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-02
SADDLE THE RIGHT HORSE.

The New Orleans Times-Democrat Is
a stalwart democratic sheet, but 1t is q
thorn in the side of the free trade wing
of the party. 1t has no faith in the gos-
pei of democracy as expounded from
Growers free trade pulpit by Parson
Mills and keeps itself fully posted of all
that concerns the progress and prospects
OF Mills bill IN its passage through con-
gress. A recent special to that journal
from Washington represents James W..
Frank, of Philadelphia, as saying:
"We have hopes of being able to de-
feat the Mills' bill in the house and are
certain that 1t can never pass the senate,
1t Is useless to argue that the fight is be-
tween tariff reduction and high tariff;
it is between protection and free trade,
and 1t is useless to disguise it. Every
speech made on the Mills bill is either a
free trade or a protection speech. |
have been working for protection for
thirty years, and have been down here
every year for thirteen years, and 1t is
my honest conviction that this is the
last fight. If the Mills bill is carried and
the campaign next fall hinges on it, the
country may prepare to readjust itself
for free trade. Ii 1t is defeated the issue
may be abandoned once for all-the
country will be irrevocably committed
to protection"
This the Times Democrat prints with
ont any adverse comment. 1t is merely
in line with the protection views OF that
journal. What the democratic leaders
do not like is to have these protection
doctrines from the lips of democratic
teachers published broadcast through
out the country. Let the Texas republi-
cans make it their business to preach
this democratic heresy. upon the au-
thority of democratic teachers. Let the
teaching be general and thorough, and
the common sense of the democratic
voter can be appealed to when it comes
to making up the issue at the polls. In
dootrinate him with protection princi-
pies from democratic lips and he will not
vote free trade without a spasm Of dis
gust, and thousands will not vote it at
all.