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The Van Buren press., 1873-07-22

eE Mr.. JouS n. Brown. one OF the wide
awake Young business men sfClarksyille, hss
been spending q few days in Van Buren, with
Uncle Jack. :"
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tg- We like good thing, find il where we
may. We find many good one in Ira Mel.
BARToxs Pine Blutl Republican.
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M r RI e D.
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR

WHEREAS, By an Act Of the General Assembly , % o.
this State approved on the l4th day oi July, a: u,
one thousand eight hundred and sixty eight. IL IS
made the duty OF the Governor to designate by pfyc
Igmation such newspapers in each ana every Ju-
dica Circuit County in the State as IN M luis
ment the publication. attachments, NONRESIDENT no
tees sales of lands by DEGREES execution, mortgage
deeds of trust and for taxes by sheTfs collectors,
clerks and all other officers, together with all othrr
advertisements required by law to be made ana pub
lished in newspaper shall be published,
Now. THEREFoRY, |. ELIsHA BAXTER, Goyernor oil
Of the State Of Arkansas in compliance with the pro
visions of said Act, and for the purpose therein IN
dicated do hereby issue this, my prociamalloh' ue
sigpating the Pass. a newspaper printed anu pu1-
lished at the Town of Van Buren, in this State, as
newspaper in which for the time being, al legal a.
ycrtisements required by law in and for the county
Of Crawford to be published in newspaper shsll DC
made. Such portions Of former orders or proclatnS
tons as are Ia conflict herewith are hereby revoked
In testimony Whereof, have hercunto
- set my hand, and caused the seal Of the
L State to be affixed, at the CITY OF Little
l-- Rock this 30th day of June, a. ID. 1878,
ELISHA BANTER, Governor.
By the Governor;
j. NJ. JOHNSON,
Secretary of state;
By Frank Strong, Deputy.
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lss- Gov. Baxter offers two hundred dollars
reward for the arrest Of ii. A. Timmons the
scrip raiser.
The Van Buren press., 1873-07-22

eE- New Flour 10 selling at Fayetteville
for $3.50 per hundred.
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.Gg- ChiefJustice Mcclure designates Gov.
Baxter as n" disgusted brute. a"
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VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE,

l.@-O I will sell the most desirable place
l in Crawford county, situated near
Flat Rock Bridge. belonging to i.
nh4 P.lmtage, better known as the
WILSON PLACE. 100 acres
70 cleared and in cultivation, Good Houses. Barns,
Orchard Well, &c. High. dry and healthy. Will
sell for part on time.
Apply between this and the hrst Of October ncxt
B, J, BROWN, Agent.
Van Buren,, July :, - 3n
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tH- Cholera has entirely disappeared from
Little Rock and none reported at Memphis
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Notice

NOTICE is hereby given, to all persons holding
~ Coupons Of the Bonds OF the County Of Crawford.
duo Nay lst, 1873. to present the for payment
to the County Treasurer, or before the first Mon
day in October, 1873,
NOTICE
L. also given that proposals will he received by the
Board Of Supervisors until the fret Monday in Octo-
ber 1875 for the sale to the County Of its outstand
ing Bonds 10 the amount of tho special County fund
then on hsnd. Said proposals 10 be directed to the
Clerk, and endorsed " Proposal To sell County
Bonds and signed by the parties holding said
in October said proposals will be opened in open
session Of the Board and Bonds purchased from the
lowest bidder to the amount Of the special County
fund then on hand.
BY order Of the Honorable Board Of Supervisors Of
Crawford County. JAS. A. L0CkHART,
July Is, ls72-td. County Clerk
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Notice.
Final Settlement.

I shall apply to the Crawford County Circuit Court
/ at the September term thereof next, for final
settlement in the matter of the estate of W. NJ.
STEERS, late Of Van Buren,, Ark. decoased
l.. {. WHITE,
Administrator said Estate.
Van Buren,, Ark, July II, 1873, iw
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PogTy PAGES.

T Pay US what yoN oss.
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COLLATERAL IKEIGHrS.

A road when built would not only obtain
the carrying trade OF the counties referred 70,
but In addition would secure the ireighliEg
of Boone, Madison, Franklin, lin part, Sar-
bcr, Pike iiemp,tead. lin part, and half Of
the Indian country lying between the NJ, X.
j I, road and the Western border of Arkan-
.as. which would not exceed the trade W the
counties through, which it would run.
The Van Buren press., 1873-07-22

Coal abounds in Washington, Crawford
Sebastian, scott and Polk ceunties. to an ex-
tent hardly realized by even the citizens Of
tho counties in which it is found Veins Of
coal varying from four and a halt to seven
feet thick arr Of themselves guarantees that
freight will not lacking. The finest OF this
coal /, foundtn Sebastian. sample ofwhich
is Oh exhition in front Of the Independent
Office In this city.
The Van Buren press., 1873-07-22

The coal ia ofa semi l-bituminous nature, and
is considered 10y our citizens az economical at
from 20 30 30 cents per bushel when the best
wood oan be procured AZ S3 per cord. 1t is
much harder than the Pittshurg or Illinois
coal does not contain so much gas. bat a
greater per ccntage of HXcd carbon, which
makes it exceedingly desirable for manufac-
turing purposes and family iacl.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-25
Disease RecOils

From the system that has been invigorated and
regulated by course Of that most benefcent q,
all vegetable elixirs, Hostetter's Stomach Bitter
Such at least Is the inference we are compelled tn
draw from the testimony of thousands OF persona
residing in unhealthy districts, who attribute tbei,
escape from the epidemic and other complaints
which prevail there in the spring and autumn SOLE
y to the Of this great protective and preventive
medicine. Many western and southern farmers and
planters, invariably as they and plant in the
spring and reap and gather in the fall administer
it at those seasons to their families and employees
and take it themselves from twice to three jmes a
day. The demand for it in the fever and ague dis
tricts bordering on the Mississippi, Ohio and Ar
kansas rivers Is immense; and wherever the natu.
raj conditions such as to generate intermittent
or remittent fevers it is held in the highest esteem
both as an antidote to the atmospheric virus which
provokes them, and a swift and certain remedy
for those distressing forms Of disease 1t almost
unnecessary to say that this renowned tonic and
renovator is now generally accepted standard
specific for indigestion, biliousness, nervous dis.
temper, rheumatism, physical weakness and men.
tai dependency, not only by the public at large,
but by all unprejudiced medical men, The vast
popularity Of the Btters has OF course led to many
counterfeits and limitations against which the
community are requested to be on their guard
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-25
General News Summary.
Washington News.

The bond for SIS 500, 900, the amount Of the
Geneva award. is held by the Secretary OF
State in that Department, and Is not placed for
safc-keeping In the Treasury. The bond Is
made payable to the order Of the Secretary OF
Of State. This bond Is for the largest amount
OF money ever issued by any government In
single transaction. Photographs OF the bond
and the certificate OF deposit were completed
at the Treasury Department on the nth, and
copies sent to the President and each member
Of the Cabinet.
In a letter TO the Washington Chronicle OF
the 18th General Sherman offers evidence TO
show that the burning Of Columbia, y. c.,
was caused by Confederate soldiers.
post-oifice authorities In Washington have
been Informed by the Government OF Germany
that newspaper taxes are no longer collected
from persons in the Kingdom Of Prussia to
whom they may be addressed, on newspapers
printed In the German language in the United
States.
President Grant has appointed Alexander X
Shipherd Governor OF the District OF Colum-
bia, vice Henry ID. Cooke, resigned.
Washington dispatch OF the 18th says
that president johnson Is In that city to
take part In the controversy now going on In
relation to the trial and execution OF Mrs.
Surratt.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-25
TRY IT.-A Tonic and Alternative medi-

Try IT.-A Tonic and Alternative medi-
cine, the invigorating and regulating
properties of which actually lengthen life,
and add to the VRpacity for its enjoyment,
is within the reach Of every member of
the community. No invalid who has had
recourse to DIR. WALKERS VINEGAR BIT
TIERS will hesitate to concede to it these
invaluable qualities. 1t is stomachic
and corrective of unrivaled efficacy, yet
being free from alcohol, it is not an en-
cttdnt. Its ambitious operation is more
direct, speedy, and certain than that of
any of the dangerous mineral salivants,
and as an aperient, it gently removes any
distractions that may have accumulated
in the lower intestine, without producing
either irritation or pain. In fact, its won
derful remedial effects are unnccompdnted
by any drawback. OF all medicines, it is
the most harmless and salubrious. As an
appetizer, it is far ahead of any of the
alcoholic nostrums that momentarily
stimulate the palate; while as means of
renovating weak and torpid stomach, it
stands alone among modernremedies s
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-25
Thirty Year, Experience Of an Old
NQFHe.

MRS. wIYsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP is the prescrip-
ton Of of the best Female Physicians and Nurses
In the United States and has been used for thirty
years with neverfaing safety and success by mill.
ions Of mothers and children from the feeble infant
of week old to the adult. 1t corrects acdity OF
the stomach, relieves wind collie, regulates the bow
els and gives rest health, and comfort to mother and
child. We believe 1t to be the Best and Sures Rene
dy in the World In all cases of DYSENTERY and
DIARRHGA IN CHILDREN, whether 1t arises from
Teethng or from any other cause. Full directions
for using will accompany each bottle. None Genuine
unless the facsimile Of CURTIS & PERKINS is on
the outside wrapper.
SOLD by ALL MEDICINE DEALERS.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-25

PERRY DAVIS PAIN-KILLER.-This unpar-
alleled preparation is receiving more testi-
mcrials of its wonderful efficacy in removing
pains, than any other medicine ever offered TO
the public. And these testimonials come from
persons of every degree Of intelligence, and
every rank Of life. Physicians Of the first re-
spectability, and perfectly conversant with the
nature of diseases and remedies, recommend
this as one of the most efectual in their line
of preparations for the cure of Cholera,
Cholera Morbus and kindred bowel troubles
now so common among the people.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-25

The Railway and Warehouse Commissioners
Of Illinois sometime since issued circular, In
which they assumed that for business pur-
poses intersecting lines Of :oad form con-
tinuous line. In reply to a certain query by
the Superintendent of the Rockford, Rock
Island Il st. Louis Railroad, as to whether
each road can bill goods to point Of intersec-
ton, and confne its receipts and liability to
the same point, the Commissioners answer that
the goods must be receipted for to the desti-
nation. They can be billed to the point of in.
tersection, but the bill must also state the rate
to the destination.
A Convention Of General Freight Agents at
Cleveland, Ohio, has adopted the following
basis for the government Of the future ad-
vancement Of rates on eastern bound fourth
class freights TO New York: From Cleveland,
Ohio, 35c.; Dayton, Ohio, Acc; Cincinnati,
Ohio, Fort Wayne, Ind, indianapolis, Ind,
and Logansport, Ind, 45c.; Columbus, Ohio,
4Oc; Toledo, Ohio, 37c.; Chicago, ILL.,, Terre
Hautc, Ind, Lafayette, Ind, Decatur, ILL.,,
Hannibal, NO., Bloomington, ILL.,, &c.; Peoria,
ILL.,, Quincy, ILL.,, Rock Island, ILL.,, Burling.
ton, Iowa, st. Louis, NO., Davenport, Iowa,
6Oc.; East st. Louis, ILL.,, 57c. Des Moines,
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-25

Admiral is there, and promised the Govern
ment tina, he will prevent the insurgent neet
from bombarding the town. There was
serious riot on the 10th In Eeija, provoked by
In,ransigentes. Many persons were killed
and injured The municipal election In Maia-
gs on the 10Th was attended with disorder and
bloodshed There was fighting at several OF
the polling places, and rioting continued late
into the night
Mr.. starnes, the English traveller, reached
Paris from Central Africa on the nth. He
reports that he met DIR. Livingstone on the LIST
Of July, at which time he was In perfect
health.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-25
The Household Panacea and Family
Imminent

Is the best remedy in the world for the following
complaints. viz: Cramps in the Limbs and Stomach,
Pain in the Stomach, Bowels or Side, rheumatism in
all its forms, Bilious Collie, Neuralgia, Cholera Dysen
tery, Colds Flesh Wounds Burns Sore Throat, Spinal
Complaints, 6prains and Bruises, Chils and Fever.
For Int ernal and External use.
Its operation is not only to relieve the patient but
entirely remove the of the complaint. 1t pene
trates and pervades the whole system, restoring
healthy action to all Its parts, and Quckening the
blood.
THE HOUSEHOLD PANAcRA IL Purely Vegetable and
All.Healing.
Prepared by
CURTIS & BROWN,
No. 215 Fulton street, New York.
For sale by all Druggists.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-25

Our Readers should be careful TO notice tina.
Proctor d CANDLES STAMP is upon the ba,.
of the NOTIFIED GERMAN SOAP, as all oood
articles are initiated, and this Soap being 90
popular, other manufacturers have copied their
stamp.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-25

From no other cause than having worms in the stom-
ach.
BROWNS vERMIFUGE COMFITS
will destroy Worms without injury to the child, being
perfectly WHITE, and free from all cooring other
injurious ingredients usually used in worm prepare
tons.
CURTIS q BROWN, Proprietors,
No. 2l5 Fulton street, New York.
Sold by Druggists and Chemists, and Dealers In
Medicines, at TWENTY-FIVE CENTS Box.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-25

ONE Of the most beautiful and poppIo,
songs Of the day is the song and chorus en.
titled Maudie More" by Aileen Percy. Pun.
lished K. A. Samuels, Boston Send thir,.
cents for it, it is well worth it.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-25
The South.

Washington dispatch Of the 18th says
Colonel Robb, one Of the ext Commissioners to
inquire into the depredations committed on
persons and property Of American citizens on
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-25

MISSIONARIES and others sojourning in for
eign lands should not fail to take with them
good supply OK Johnson's Anodgne Lininert
1t is the most reliable medicine for ali mr.
poses there is In the world.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-25

MAKE IT A POINT when In Chicago to visit
the extensive furniture house of Colby 81
Wirts, 292 and 294 State street Their stock
Is worth examining, and no one should buy
without first getting their prices. They self
goods OF their own manufacture and shin TO
Gil parts OF the country without extra charge
for packing. Remember the number.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-25

CONTAGIOUS diseases, such as horse all.
giander, &c, may be prevented by the use OF
oneraddns Cavalry Condition POWDERS. Per
sons travelling with horses should take NOTE
of this. Ao'S
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-25

THE BEST THING FOR HARNESS is the ceIe.
brated Frank Miller's Harness Oil.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-25
Vinegar that Will Keep Pickle

Prussing's White Wine Vinegar. Warranted
Pure, and to preserve pickles. Ask your gro
Ger for it, and take no other.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-25
No. 215 Fulton street, New z
For sale by all Druggists.

BEST AND OLDEST FAMILY MEDIcINE.-Santord's
Lirer InUigordtor-a purely Vegetable Cdtdrtic and
IOnic-for Dyspepsia, Constipation, Debility, Sick
Headache, Bilious Attacks and all arrangements OF
Liver, Stomach and Bowels. ASK your Druggist for
1t. Bet0dTe Of mutations.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-25

HABITUAL OR TEMPORARY CosTIvENEss may be
gotten rid Of, and with it great source OF serious
disease permanently removed, by using judicious-
ly DIR. Jayne's Sanative Pills.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-13

One picture we should like to place
before every mah or boy who hope to
lie tnnoblei by manhood that uf the
Captain OF the Viyginius, on tho day
when he was shot al Santiago. Il does
not import whether We, the spectators,
wish Cuba bouud or free whether this
man Fry was spaniard or American,
Catholic or Protestant, right or wrong IN
biz errand. The facts remaiu that he
believed il right that sustained by this
belief aud by his faith ia his religion, We
was, when captured, tried and shot In
ode day, able 10 meet death In fashion
that proved the man the stronger Of the
two. senor Alfafo grovels In the dust al
the feet of Burfiel, ewing out that he IL
suddenly called with horror at this
fratrcidal war !" he offers 10 abjure the
Cuban cause, to turn traitor, to barter
his secrets for his life, aud we are tempted
10 forgive his coward &C. So sudden was
the grip of death on his throat, II Is no
wonder that the manhood of the wretch
fed affrighted. But Fry, In the breai b.
less pause between his mock tilal and
murder, sits down to pen letter 10 Nj
captors, sin favor Of the crew Of the
Firg1nus, and mitigation OF lhuir seu-
ltuNtt WHICH, III llh CuNIHkI anu NA4Al-
ness, is untqualtd by any fiery orslion OF
Roman warrior before listening senates.
The claim OF each Of the crew to mercy
are ret forth not even the poor idiot ser
want forgotten but not a word Of sup
pliration for himself. Gote the weight
of bis appeal, .ho moderation Of ii. H.
sets Forth the effect OF tue murder In
Cuba in this country there 10 no threat
no ragt, nothing bat The quiet force OF
argumtuts why these his companion,
should uot suffer with him. sp.ul3rds.
the world is rot so fOli Of people who
prefer honor 20 llie Save him." moan
/ my Bosa. "My blood ought to be snG
cicnt.n And the strange touch oi path0s
Of the close, when IN the midst Of bis
dienifcd farewell to the Senors who con
demned him, remembering tho little ones
at home, he asks them to bid their wive'
and children pray for him. We protv-i
that we know no more heroic heufe 10
history than this poor captain uf the
| Fiyghtius IN his poverty and commonplac'
work, brought lace to face with etetnity
We would give to our children 10 lnftlel
thought TO refresh them on Thanksgiving
Day than that with which he passed Ou
of sight, with his hand held out TO nell
his brothers aud welcoming Geath witt
proud humility as ga beneat Of co.,
n. Y. TribWue.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-13
Anrn.,rnctire Now ToY.

The Journal of the franklin Iustitute,
for November, has On article by tfot.
Dolbear, describing a new philosophical
toy, called The OpeidOseope, whlehis thus
described Take Il tube OF any ma
terial, from one 10 two inches in uiame-
ter, and anywhere from two inches 10 a
foot or more in length. Over one end
paste piece Of tissue paper, or thin
piece of rubber, or gold btaters' skin. In
the centie of the membr the, With drop
Of muciage, flsten bit Of lookug-glass
not more than an eighth ofan inch tqture,
with the rejecting side outward.
When dry take It to the sunshine and
with tha open end Of the tube a. the
mouth, hold the other end so that the
beam OF reflected light will fall upon the
white wall or a sheet Of paper held In the
hand. Now speak, or sing, or toot In II,
The regular movement of the beam OF
light with the persistence OF vision pre-
stnts very beautiful ard regular patterns
that differ for each different prch aud
intensity, but are quite uniform for giving
conditions.
Ifa tune like Aud Lang Syue is footed
slowly In II, care being taken 10 give TIT
sounds the same intensity, a series o
curves will appear, one for each sount
aud alike for a given sound, whether
reached by ascension or descension, 81
that II would be possible to indicate tn
tune by the curves In other words, II i
I a true phOnautograph."
The Toy Ia simple enough but IRON
SIMPLE contrivances important philoso
/ phlcal discoveries have oftenIimcs ha'
their origin.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-13

In Halifax, there has been living for
some time past, in the custody of near
relatives, a woman who, while unques-
tiOuahly insane, Is as uvo Sedly self.cog-
infant of Ter afiielion as though il were
the commonest physical indisplsition.
Her general unreasonable demeanor and
frequent wild acts she herself attributes
to luuacy; and while thus confessiug her
conscious dementia she Is importuuate for
the medical treatment to deliver her from
1t. Some days ago she escaped from her
guardians. The circumstances Of her IT.
covery are thus described by the Halifax
| Chronicle:
"A young man, while walking IN the
| PoWer Woods, observed a woman'e shawl
| lying about tAirty yards from the Tower
road. He looked around 90 see If the
owner was near, and on C. '1ser iuspectio.
discovered a woman lyln. on the ground
under some bushes. AS h0 approached
her she partly arose and said, am
era w. He at once judged that she was
the Insane woman VINO had been reported
missing, and he endeavorei 10 induce her
to 70 into the city with him. She said
shs would not 20 with him, but she
Sould like 10 see a doctor, whose name
>he gave. Upon her promising that she
would remain there the young mao came
10 the city to summon the doctor, who
| unfortunately could not at that moment
/ be found. a message was sent TO the
@oman's relatives, and the meanwhile the
| discoverer with two others returned to the
woods with cab. One Of the putty triet
TO pass himself as the doctor for whom
! the woman had asked, but she was tol
shrewd to be 50 deceived. While they were
eGdeavOring 10 persuade her - accompany
them, one Of her relatives arrived, when
she az once recognized and consented TO -
with them. She was placed in a cab ant
driven home" And yet this woman
who had tue capacity Of mental delibera
tlon to name accurately her own diseas
aud invoke tie conventional cdrativi
agency, and WAS "too shfewd" to be de
ceived by a feigued personality or resis
the rational summons Of relative, hal
been wandering for nine days In th
woods in beating storm, as mad as an
inmate Of Brdlam. It usually regard,
as the weakest of mas eshil pleas for a
arrairned criminal TO say Of his Grim
has ne was mad" wheu he CONF lite
it; yet, should TIC mad wom OF Sprln
Garden commit "A murder and make tba
plea for It, how could the liter.
ruth of the assertion be Cainssid lie
case, 20 far as it can be Judged from tn
given particulars, Gems 0 be one of d'
raugemeut in cerebral spring Of though
g aud scion that, while obvious in It's dill
order to her general mental system, car
, no. be controlled by toe latter. 1h
evidence Of specific physical disease, iC
which there can bs no moral sccount,
bIity, is is plain as II can be, and, II th
French theory is true, should atora bas
for an exact diagnosis.