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GB-On Wednesday last, train on IL
Long Island Railroad ran over carriag,
near Westbury Station, containing tv
ladies and a boy aged seven, and gi
aged fourteen, and all were killed or f
tally injured. The victims are suppose
to have belonged to a family named Cast
living in Twenty-fifth street, New Yorl
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Mrs. Smith Of Gainesville, Fla, '
sitting up with sick neighbor, was
through the head by an assassin and
stantly killed. The sick woman and
Smith were found dead the next morl
1t is supposed that Mrs. Smith was k
by mistake, as another women, Miss
had been shot at the same night. A n
man has been arrested.
The Van Buren press., 1872-12-03

A HEAVY CoNTRAor.-Lsst Fourth OF
July, young man in the employ OF =
Wholesale house in Dubuque, in oonver-
sation with his employer, was induced to
enter upon simple task, At what seemed
high salary He was offered $500 pei
annum, in addition to what he was thep
receiving, il he would merely carry from
any place on Main street to the river
shore, and throw into the Mississippi
the first week, one single shot, No. 8
the second week, two shot; the third
week, four shot; the fourth week, eight
shot; and so, doubling the number o.
shot each wcek--the young man who
took tho contract to find tho shet
Well. he entered upon his contract
The nrst month, a. will be noted above
his work was easy-simply to 60 to tas
river four times, carrying with him th'
sggre gate fifteen Ma shot The fftl
waek, he carried l6 shot, the 9th week
80, the 7lh week, 64; tho Sth week, l2S
the 9th week, 256 the 10Th week, 5l2
The llth week, 1924; tho 18th week, 2,
As; the 18th week. 1896. At this juno
turs, both from curiosity, and TO save The
/ labor Of counting the shot, which was
getting to be troublesome, he weighed
his 4, ,096 shot, and found that they bal
snced just j pounds He had now car.
ried and deposited something less than
three pounds of shot He Congratulated
himself that this was earning Sl25 very
easily.
The lith week he depostcd--stll
doubling tho amount-3 pounds; the
IJth week, pounds; the 10th week, II
pounds; the lIth week "a pounds; the
18th week, As pounds That brings him
to date This week, the 10Th Of his con.
tract, he must deposit 96 pounds, But
yesterday ho made a little calculation in
regard to the matter as follows.
He finds that next week, the Goth OF
his contract. he will have 10 deposit 1872
pounds; tho 2lst week, 3Sl pounds; the
22d week, TGS pounds the 23d week, L.
536 pounds; the oath week 3,072 pound,
something ovor } tons; the 25sh
week, 3 tons; the 26,h week, 6 tons
the 9th week, II tons the 2Sth week,
"a tons the 29th week. As tons; this
30th week, 96 tons; tho Slst week, 49,
tons the sd week, 3S4 tons; ths 33d
week, 76S tons; the 3ith week, l,53t
tons; the 35th week, 3,072 tons; the
36th week G,l44 tons; the 9Th week
12.22S tons; the 3Sth week, "a, 576 tons
the 39Lh week, 1882 tons; the 40tt
week. 9S,3 304 tons; the 4lst week, 1876.
COS tons; the 42d week. 393,2l6 tons
the ADD week, 7S6, 1872 tons; the 4itl
week, l, 1,572, ,Sji tons; the 10th week, 3,
li5,7S2 tons; the 46th week, 6,29l ,A5,
tons; the i7th week, l2,5S2,9l2 tons
the 4Sth week, 25,l65,S2i tons; the 49tl
week, 50.S2l GAS tons; the 50th week
\ l00.6i3 2o6 tons; the 51st week. pol,
42SG. 592 tons; the SD week, 402.573,ls.
tons.
The young man has thrown up hi
costrsct Dubuque TImts.
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CuoosIYG 4 PROFESSION. lady o
birth, and leader Of fashion-ays, and o
intellect too-had three sons. The fonc
mother, anxious to "teach the young
idea, gathered these precious nestlinS'
round her on the sofa one holiday, ano
explained that her fortune was small, anc
died with her, and that these three nobl'
bows of hers would have to undertake
noble work-in fact, they would have to
90 out into the world, as their father had
done, and win their way.
Yes, mamma, yes, cried the EARNEST
little fellows, fully comp'ehcndinS The
mothers PLAZA
Her eyes gIistcned as she listened 20
their willing goodness. Visions OF one
as general, another as a judge, he.hird
as bishop, swan before her.
"Well, my darlings, sue said, you
are good boys to be 50 willing to work
What would you like to be 2
The young voices, without psuse,
without moments hesitation, full OF
Claude Duval and Sylvanas Cobb, cried
ous, with ons accord:
Highwayman, mamma! !"
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gasget Of Sclssanngs.

A CLERKS Story =" When | used to
tend store at Altoon the, old man came
around one day. and says he: Boys
the on. wi,e ssiis tbs most between new
and Christmas gets vest pattern as q
present" Maybe we did not work fol
that vest pattern. tell yoa there wa,
some tall stories told in praise Of goods
about that time: but the talless talker,
and the one who had che most cheek OF
any Of us, was q certain Jonah Squlres,
who roomed with me He could talk q
dollar out Of n mans pocket when the
man onls intended TO spe1d sixpence
and the women Lord bless yoU-they
Just handed over their pocket books to
i'm sal let him lay ont what ho liket!
,r thom. Oas night Jonah woks me up
nth, By Joe. old fellow, il you think
.hat 'eres got cotton in it, I'll bring
down the sheep it was cut from, and
make him own his own wool. Twou'
wear out. either; wore pair Of pants of
,ha. stuff for Ave years. and they ara as
good now as when l first put them on
Take it at thirty cents, and I'll say you
don't owe me anything Eh-too dear ?
Well, call it twenty eight cents, What
dye say? All right. lisa bargain" /
could feel Ionsh's hand playing abont
the bed clothes for an instant, then rip f!
tear went something or another, and l
hid my head under the blankets, perfect
" convulscd with laughter, and perfectly
sure that Jonah had torn the bas. sheet
from top to bottom. When | awoke
next morning, found the back of my
night shirt split from the tail 10 the eel
lar band." !"
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Anecdotes of Chief Justice Marshall.

Judge Marshall $ simplicity OF charac
ter and absent mindedness have been the
theme Of number OF anecdotes. The
one best kne~n is about his puzzls ovsi
the buggy and the sapling Turning
aside Que day to avoid enc Of those aw
full mud holes which abound in Virginia
country roads, the axle Of his buggy On
eounterod a stout sapIing. The saplinl
was between the hub of the wheel and
the body Of the buggy. Too big to bond
down and too supple to break, this sap
ling seemed to the judge to be wholly
uneonqueraLe What to do he knew
not He got down out OF tho buggy the
better to apply his great intellect to the
+ knotiT subject, and to study it thorough
ly While ponderng vainly negro
man came along.
"Uacls," said the chief justice, 81
wish you would tell ms about this sap
ling. can't get over it, and | can't get
around it, and don't want to stay here
all day and miss court What do You
think had batter dol p
The negro could not repress broad
but silent grin. "Why, ole msrster, "
said he, - | spec de bes' thing you kin
do i, to bsok yo' buggy till you git clar
Nv de ssplin', den turn de hade head
nv yo' moss, and den you kin void lie
sapiin' and GO to cote slick as goose
grease.
Thank you--thank you kindly, un
Gle, should never have thought OF that
Ia, H. Nn, an n eIihertAr r
mind There's half dollar for you. J"
Ana the judge drove joyfully off.
Another sneodote, illustrating the same
simple. mindedness and easy good nature,
has, 30 far as | am aware, never been in
print 1t is this: When Judge Marshall
lived in Richmond, his opposite neigh
Dor was Col. Pickett father OF the Con
federats general George +. Pickett. Of
Gettysburg fame. Col Pickett was
man of wealth, lived well, and was not
content unless everything about his
household bore the marks good living,
His horscs were his pride, and were con
spicuous everywhere for their splendid
appearance, being as sleek, fat and high
spirited a. abundant food and excellent
grooming could make them. Judge
Marshall's horses, on the other hand,
were no,orionsly lean and unkopt. Ev-
crybody but the Judge had long remark
ed this At last it was brought to his
notice, with the suggestion that his car
riage driver neglected the horses. sold
much of their food and appropriated the
money to his own use, good deal Of it
going, no doubt, for liquor.
The Judge called him rp without de-
Law 4" Dick, what is the reason Colonel
Picket.s horses are in such splendid con
dition, and mine are almost skeletons |
am afraid you neglect them don't curry
them, and don't half feed them. y
Dick, not expecting the attack, was
fairly posed lie hemmed and hawed .
while till he could gather his negro wits
about him, and then said. Mars
John, look at you-is you fat p
"Nn," said the judge -"decidedly
not
"Well, look at ole miss" Mrs. Mar
shall " is she fat?"
No.
Den look at mc--is fst #"
No.
Den look at yo' hosses--is dsy fat p
No
New deu, You jss' look at Kunnle
Pickett IIs fat his ca'idgc-driver fat,
his horses fat. his dogs fat-all fat De
troof is, Mars John, fat run in de Pick
EFT family, and it don't run in our'n.
OATS all.
The Van Buren press., 1872-12-03

The VALUE OF TIME.--When the Ro-
man Emperor said, - have lost day, "
he uttered a sadder truth than II he had
exclaimed, - have lost = kingdom :"
Napoleon said that the reason why he
beat the Aus.rians was that they did not
know the value OF five minutes. Az the
celebrated battle Of Rivols, the conflict
seemed on the point Of being decided
against MIN. He saw the critical state OF
affairs, and instantly took his resolution
He dispatched flag to the Austrian
headquarters with proposals for an ar.
mistice. Tho unwaIy Austrians fell into
snare; for = few minutes the thunder,
Of battle were hushed. Napoleon seized
tho precious moments, and while anus
ing the snamy with mock negotiations
re arranged his line Of battle, changed bin
front, aud in few minutes was ready 10
rsnounce the farce Of discussion for thu
stern arbitrament OF arms The splendiC
victory Of Rivola was the resuls. Th
great moral victories and defeats Of th'
world often turn on five minutes. Met
.,iter, time flies, and all the grea. inter
ests Of life are speeding on with the sur'
and silent tread Of destiny.
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Manhood How Lost, How Restored.

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cure himself choaply, priystsy, and radically.
Es- This Lecture should be in tho hands Of every
youth and every man in tho land.
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The Van Buren press., 1872-12-03

GZ- Bridget made a good point 81
Mrs. II. b. Stowe. The latter was invit,
ed TO dine. In the midst OF the day and
the dinner getting Bridget sent up werl
that she was going to Leave. MADAME
(hair in papsrs) hurried down. " Leave
Bridget" "Yes'm." "But YOU can''
mean it, Bridget" "Yes'm" Bn,
you know can't let you leave ma thus,
in the middle OF the forenoon, when yon
know | have special company invited to
dinner. "Yes'm, that's it. m; 'tsint
you, m, at all, IN; but / don't think !
can cook dinner for anybody that doas
respect Lord Byron
The Van Buren press., 1872-12-03

Ey- A strange story Of the fnlhllmen'
ofa dream comes from China: A Chi
nsse schoolboy, at Shanghai, told his
teacher that he had dreamed that his step
mother hal killed him and had hid his
remains in q jar under the flooring OF the
house. Shortly after this tho boy was
missed from school fer two or three
days, and the schoolmas.er, remsrab berins
the dream, rushed to ths house Of the
stspmothsr to inquire for the boy. Sub
ssqusnt Investigations brought about the
disea .xxyscf tho boys remains hidden
efcssa.'. he had dreamed, in jar un.
y,rn,,nurs su ng. The woman WAS brought
Ue ,sopn,ssq shlneso courts. tno lacts au-
thenticated, and she was executed
The Van Buren press., 1872-12-03

ET A sporting Quaker puts his beta
thus: Friend Edward, thee thinks thy
horse is faster than mimo / value my
opinion at hundred dollars. Nos, if
thee values thy opinion at the same rate.
We will put the monsy together, and ask
our horsos what they think OF it, and
leave the conclusion to them.
The Van Buren press., 1872-12-03
Proclamation by the Governor,

IN accordance with the provisions OF article HIIi
of the constitution of the state Of hrkansas. .otioa
publication is hereby made of the following proposed
constitutional amendments, passed ana approved
March 10. 1870:
Proposed anon DIN ments to the constitution, which
if adopted and ratified in tho manner prescribed by
article Kill shall thereafter be submitted for and
known as article VIII Of the constitution of the
State Of Arkansas. ,
"sEorroY l. The following class Of psrsons shall
not be permitted to register vote hold once t1s
State Persons who may have been convicted before
any court of this State or ofthe United, or OF any
ether state. of any crime punishable by law with
That any person disfranchised under this section
who may be pardonsd or his sentence commated
such pardon commutaton Of sentence shall remove
all disabilities imposed by this section paupsIs'
idiots and insane persons are evidently intended
to follow i'm diately after the word , penitentaI
~ and before provided, the y,, woId section
% SIC. g Every male person who has attained TO
the age Of twenty-one years, and who is citizen OF
the United States, who has legally declared his in
resided in this State six months, and in the county
in which he offered his vote ten days next preceding
the election, shal be deemed qualified eleetor and
entitled to vote if registered unless disqualified BY
some one of the clause. of section Of this article
SEC 3. In all elections by the people, the electors
shall vote by ballots The secrecy of the ballot shall
shall provide suitable laws for that purpose. On the
day Of election held by the people no elector shs
be subject to arrest on any civil process Ihe geherSl
assembly shall pass ADEQUATE awsto prevent tho sale
Of liquors on the day on which any cleo
ton by the people may be held
Approved March 10th, 1871.
In testimony whereof have hcreunto set
my hand and caused the seal Of the state
to be affixed. Done at Little Rock this
o. A. HADLEY,
Acting Governor.
j. NJ. John,on, Secretary Of State.
The Van Buren press., 1872-12-03

81 Why, Uncle Dewli.,lo, how dew
you dew? Come in and rest little
while. dew! How does Hannah dew,
and what is she dswing? Dow toll us all
the news! Come. now sit up to the ia
ble and dew as we dew! Help yourself,
and dew talk some, and dew not make
me dew all the talking, FOR shan't dew
It. Now dew, dew say something, dew ~
The Van Buren press., 1872-12-03

rz- One Of the saddest sights in this
season Of the year, is = Young man who
has waited ontside tho church OF an even.
ing until he 10 chilled through, only to
sea his girl walk o6 with some rascal
who has been inside oil the time tossting
his sinful shins at the etove.
The Van Buren press., 1872-12-03

cS- Time wears slippers OF list and
his tread is noissless. The days coma
softly dawning emo after another; they
creep in at the windows; their fresh
morning air is grateful to the lips that
part to it; their music is sweet to the
ears that listen to it; until, before we
know 1t, = whole life Of days has posses
sion OF the citadel, and time has taken
Us for its own
The Van Buren press., 1872-12-03
j. NJ. John,on, Secretary Of State.
ChRSOl'S STABLE.
Van Buren City
SALE, FEED AND LIVERY STABLE,
In the rear of Bostck g. Co.'S.

TNHE undersigned takes this opportunity
to announce to the citizens of Van Blu
ren and vicinity, and the travelling public
generally. that he Is now prepared to fully
supply the great need of first class LIVE
RY STA BILE at his establishment, first door
in rear of BoStick & Co.'S
Carriage. and Buggics new and commodi-
Gus, with fine double or single teams. on hire
by the day or journey at reasonable prices.
A fine stock Of Saddle Horses constantly
on hand
DRAWING. Special attention given to
the hauling OF goods to and from the boats,
and draying of all kinds.
tE- We are adding new Stock and Carri
ages, and shall spare no pains to give satisfac
tion in quality and price.
Terms cash and rates reasonable.
A. II. CARSON.
Van Buren,, May Ito
The Van Buren press., 1872-12-03

~ John Newton, ono evening at =
party mentioned that young girl had
died. "And how did she die " asked q
young lady. "You have forgotten to
70 ask > Ear more important question. /"
(" Why, cir, what can be more important
Than how one dies ?" "Yes." said he.
~ y far more important how one livss.' y
Ard - Il IL; il one lives we'll. God will
take earn that he dies we'll
The Van Buren press., 1872-12-03

just Received
AS BAGS Prime Rio Coffee.
~ 10 Barrels Sugar House MDlases,
10 half-bbls. +"
20 kegs
20 kegs Horse and Mule Shoes,
80 kegs Absorbed Nails.
2 bbs. Lubrcating Oh,
90 kegs Eng. Soda-Direct importation
80 bags Cotton Yarn.
80 caddies Virginia Tobacco.
A large lot of School Books OF all kinds.
r be sold VERY LOW to the Trade or at Re-
tail, by
NJ. LYNCH.
The Van Buren press., 1872-12-03

l. well rs - full assortment of Goods usual.
ly kept in general store. Call and see for
yourselves. All goods sold very cheap for
cash or country produce. at
uly c. T. UARvEY's.
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just Received.

on Bsxes John s. Dunham's Celebrated XXX
~ Crackers, including Soda, Buttor. Picnic And
Eoston Crackers. Crackneil Biscuit, Graham, W Wafsi
hAcaroni, Snap and tiinsr- pisrnit.
The Van Buren press., 1872-12-03
lust RECEIVED.
- fine selected let Of assorted
IRON :.

from the Globe Rolling Mills, Clnn., bought
since the govt. manufacturing duty was re-
moved. which our customers and all hands can
have the benefit of, by calling early on
GEO. AUSTIN.
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