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The Jasper weekly courier., 1874-07-10
Railways without Switches.

Mr.. Charles Jordan. Newport, England.
proposes to stop one extensive source OF
railway accidents in what is certainly
thorough manner. He proposes 10 make
the up and down main lines without the
usual switches. turnouts and crossings.
the lines being continuous from end ~
end. and TO work such road by transferring
a train or trains at stations. or where shunt-
ing is necessary, or at functions with other
railways. from the main line 10 the adja-
cent siding. by lifting the train bodily
from one line to the other. The lifting
will only be an inch or two. and the hy-
draulic apparatus as now constructed will
make nothing of the weight. while as to
time. Mr.. jordan calculates that few
minutes will suffice to transfer a train
from one road to another without disturb
ing a single passenger. The time saved
in switching will be very great, and the
risk ofcollIsion reduced.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1874-07-10
A Life's Savings Cremated i'm a Cook
ing Stove.

The Topeka National Bank had de-
posit of novel kind yesterday. II con-
sisted of a charred mass of what had been
paper currency. but now past identiflca-
tion as such to the keenest eyed cashier.
Ii came in this way: a well-to-do farmer
in Iowa had sought TO change his residence
for one i'm Kansas. travelling in the usual
mode of frontier migration, with horses
and wagon. A few days since he was
overtaken upon the open prairie b. one OF
the terrific rain storms so common TO this
latitude and longitude that most kansans
need no particular description of them.
Their closely canvassed wagon. equal to
any expected emergency, was but little
more protection in this instance than
would be crockery crate in storm at
sea. The horses became frightened by the
terrors OF thunder. lightning, floods and
wind, and had To be detached from the
wagon-the family seeking protection by
holding on 10 the wagon. rather than by
seclusion within.
In the hurry and wildness of the scene
the man bethought him of his package of
money in his pocket, and thought Ii would
be spoiled by the water. He had been for
an hour as completely drenched from head
10 foot. and his boots as full and running
V''is a. bhVbNh paw iitttl btt'
river rather than the prairie. He took the
package of $500. a soaked mass, from
his pocket. and placed it in his stove oven.
unbeknown to the other members of his
family, and where he thought il would be
kept from further damage. But, alas. the
drear night being past. and he away i'm
pursuit of his horses, his wife and son
took. the stove from the wagon and pro-
ceeded to prepare breakfast. Upon his re-
turn IL was learned that they had prepared
a dish in the oven far more costly than sa-
worry. The $500, the earnings of a life
time of toll. were brought forth in a
handful Of ashes. The bank will send Il
10 Washington. where 1t will be subjected
10 as careful a scrutiny as possible. but as
the package was probably OF bills from
many banks. il does not seem possible to
identify many Of them. Topeka (Ransdsl
Comm O,;,redlh.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1874-07-10

The International Convention Of the Young
Mems Christian Association was held at Day.
ton, Ohio. commencing on the Path.
\ call for Peoples Party convention.
to be held at Jefferson City, No, on the ID
day OF September. has been issued. Dele
gate conventions arc TO be held at county
seats throughout the State on the second
Monday of August. The call is signed by
Geo. II. iiubbell. Robert McCulloch. }. :.
Duncan, W NJ Gates, !. p. McAfec, and T.
e. Hale. and Is dated Boonville. June %.
y b. Underwood. well known citizen OF
Wayerly. Ohio. who wa under indictment
The Jasper weekly courier., 1874-07-10

- A young lady named Fairbanks, re-
Gently from Vermont, a teacher in Beaver
Dam. Wis.,, school. committed suicide. She
was waiting for a team to take her TO ride.
and seeing IL drive by, she remarked that
she guessed they Were not going to stop
for her, and at once went to her room. took
a razor and cut her throat from ear 10 ear.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1874-07-10

"A st. Cloud boy, reposing confidence
In the temper Of a mule. a few days ago
hung on the animals tail for a ride. He
Is little cross-eyed yet, and takes his
Cruel on q case-knife.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1874-07-10
EAST.

Gold closed in New York. on the 30th at
III.
The Vermont Democrats have nominated
full State ticket, headed by w. H. Bing-
nam for Governor, and Henry Chase for Lieu
tenant-Governor.
Mr.. Dawes declines denomination for
Congress.
stone grist-mil, near Mount Sinai. Long
Island, was blown down on the 25th, killing
five persons and injuring two others.
The Rhode Island General Assembly has
adjourned until next January. without being
able to elect United States senator.
The stockholders of tho Atlantic and Great
Western Railroad Company have ratified the
agreement leasing that road to the Erie for
nine years from the first Of MAY. The prop
eriy Of the Atlantic and Great Western Com
pany is sold 10 the Erie Company, the actual
value Of the same 10 be credited to the for
mer company on account sf dues for labor
materials. etc, to be paid by the Erie Com
sany.
Mr.. Henry Ward Beecher refuses to say
anything at present in reference to the Tilton
letter. but SAYS that If the examiners Of his
Church should decide that Il would be well
for him to speak out, he will DO so without
hesitation. Mr.. Beecher presided at the reg
ular weekly prayer-meeting Of Plymouth
Church. held since the publication Of the
letter. but no allusion whatever was made
TO H.
A man named John r. Osborn was blown
10 atoms, near Parker's City, Pa. few days
ago, by the explosion OF one hundred pounds
of nitro-glycerine. which he was transport
ing in his wagon. The horse and wagon
wese also annihilated.
Following is the comparative cotton state
ment for the week ending June %:
ls74. ls7s
Net receipts for past week
all u. :. pOrts. ......... u, f2b ir ~.
Total receipts from sept
% date all Z. s. ports. s.7o2. .4oS s.4sl ,scs
Exports for past week
from all ports. ........... 1s,4gl "a ga5
Total exports from sept /
% date from all ports sl47y ATS Oss
stock now on hand AZ all
U. ;. pOrts. .....,...... 2ti, ,iiO 2D5, al
stock now on hand at all
Interior towns ....... 4l.O63 HGs
stock at Liverpool. .. 5000 ssl % 0
stock OF American anoat for
Great Britain. .......... l2S,n0 le1 600
The Van Buren press., 1874-03-03
DRAM DRINKING.
Mr.. Beecher Espouses the Cause Of the
Crusading Women.
New York World, Feb. 18th.


Mr. Beecher chose last evening, as the
subject Of his usual Friday evening talk,
the womcn's war on the whiskcy. sellcrs,
which is now going on with such vigor
ia the West He said
There isAcen in nature two modes Of
activity. One is the gradual, the mild,
the steadfast, and the other kind of
clilnacteric, intensive, with intcrmissions
SO we have gentle rains, and so at other
times we have mighty outbreaks and
storms and disturbances. Both Of them
are admirable. 1t would not be enough
perhaps to have mild and gentle iniiu.
cDccs all the time; there are things that
these do not reach and il certainly would
not be desirable to have kind of pro.
cessonal amount of storm around you
when you desire to purify the atmos
phere and so the ordinary mode ia ma
ture is what may be called tue quiet, even,
and gentle mode, and occasionally the
more impctuous and tempnstuous one,
There seems something like that in the
course Of human society. Beyond all
and moderate action Of men is that ap.
pointed to be the ordinary, and there can
he just as littIe question that a. times
communities wake up and mount into n
higher development Of feeltng-into
movements that are upon much grand
er scale aud that things are accomplish
ed in that way that are not accomplished
in any other We have a remarkable in
stance of this going on now in the West
in this extraordinary movement that is
taking place to suppress the drinking ss-
Establishments. ! 90 not know that the
history of the race has ever shown par.
alcl in the past to tins movement II
there is anything in the world that need
ed doing il was the taking down Of that
class of men that have perfect Liberty to
desolate the community by ungodly traf.
&c. If there is any one evil that cries
aloud in more fury and with more voice
to heaven for suppression than dram
drinking and selling OF drinks ! know
not what it is. Consider that there may
be other things that are worse, but they
are not so continuous and UNIVERSAL
This dram drinking, while it is peculiar.
~ delelerious to the individual. it is the
scourge Of the household it is the mur
rain plague OF the family, and il comes
with espec al weight on woman. us being
| least able to defend herself, and all the
suffering is concentrated on her Now,
then, this evil, Which has deiled lcgisla-
ton, when we have preached against il in
vain, have cgislated against it in vain, at
last in tho providence Of Col there has
arisen, no one can tell where or how, as
tho wind bowcth where it lis,eth, there
has arisen moral cyclene, a perfect
tempest of influence against it, There
are good many things, think, predis
posing In the first place it is one OF
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II IL n erg, rate agricultural papcr. The most tresh
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Itis an independent political paper, belonRihg.to
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ple and for the election of the best mon to ONCE IL
especay deyo,cs its energies to the exposure OF the
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II reports the fashions for the ladies' anu thesmar
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expression of self sufficient confidence
had left it
With the end of her parasol she was
idly and unconsciousy tracing name IN
the firm, white sand
Suddenly a mans shadow came be
tween her and the sun.
She looked up 1t was Laurence rs.
mond. She arose trembling. lie start
ed toward her impulsively, and then
halted
Ethel !"
"Mr Esmond. She made an attempt
at GOODNESS and self possession.
1t is true, then y
"What is true p Ethel asked, with
averted face.
"Tha, you are engaged to Menden
hall "
ut is true
"And you will bc his wifei'
81 have promised.
Ethel, / was wrong--I was mad ON
that night He spoke passionately'
outstretchiug his hands with involuntary
dramatic rsrvor.
"Forgivc me. You can never love
this man. You and he will be utterly
miserable. Recall the"
81 will hear no more on the subject.
The past is past ! have promised. re-
peat, to be Major Mendenhall's wife. "
You never loved me, Ethal Lynn,
he said. bitterly, walking away. lie
turned again as if for one last look, and
his eye caught the writing on the sand.
His own name was traced there,
Ethel he said, with new tone OF
Joy in his voice. "lou love me yet.
You made promise to me once. You
must be mine. -
II cannot, she sobbed. 'Oh, Lau-
renee, leave me leave me
Major Meudcnhall stepped from the
other side Of the boulder.
Strolling along the beach with the
words of the terrible telegrarhic message
on his mind the sound OF the voices had
attracted his attention. He had paused
for a moment and distinctly heard the
col.oquy between the lovers. The cloud
Of pcrplexjty vanished from his brow.
He rubbed his hands ccstatically. and
WIN DtuinlHU cNts aNi "hSSo W LshN'j
and took her hand.
Take her, Mr.. Esmond, he said,
smiling upon the amazed Laurence.
Take her. return her to you With
out her. life will be valueles5, but bow
to my fate. | cannot accept her hand
without her heart. She is yours.
Ethel put her hand on Laurence's arm.
The major viii not have me, you
see, she murmured, blushing. "Will
your
His looks answered her.
She's off my hands, anyhow nut
tered the major, in deyout thankiuness
" | ought to warn the youngster, though,
| say, Esmond, he whispered, =" / sup
pose you don't know that Cuisine & Co +,
have failed, and that Mr.. Lynn's money
is bound up in the firm
Il knew it yesterday" fcrcely re-
turned Laurence; and you have given
this angel up on that account, you mcr'
conarY SEQ
BLESS you-bless you, and be happy J
said the major, hastily moving away. He
was conveniently deaf AT times.
The Van Buren press., 1874-03-03
POE T RY.
From the st. Louis Republican.
I Love Thee and thou art but Clay.
BY MARGARET H. SLATER.

BY MARGARET II, SLATER.
NAV not, must not tell thee here,
How dear thou art-how vainly dear:
dare not-oh. can but say,
love thee, and thou art but clay
love thee; meath thy hand alone,
Throbs the slow pulses of my own;
Alas, thy smile is Heaven, may
must not love thee, thou art clay
Dust, dust thou art ald earth-l know
should not, should not love thee SO,
What tho thine eyes are stars-away,
They shall not thrill nr, they are clay.
What though to hold thee near is bliss;
The sweet deusion of thy Kiss
More precious ar than life-nay nay,
TWILL not love thee, thou art clay
And yet--and yct-I cannot free
Ny heart, my soul, from thought or the'
Draw near, oh love; draw near, pray;
lore thee, though thou art but clay
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NOW FOR a BARGAIN
SAW MILL FOR SALE.

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" No. SAW MILL. which the owner
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/. O. O. Il.

CRAWFORD LODGE, No. 6, of ODD FEhLoWs,
| meets every Friday, at clock, Z. NJ, at their
Hall over GEORGE AusriNs store
WIN. BOWLlN, n. g.
J. W CARY, Sec.
The Van Buren press., 1874-03-03
Pianos Tuned.

DR0F. BRUUN wishes to inform the citizens of
l. Van Buren, and Fort Smith that he is prepared
I" Tune Pianos, Organs, &c. on short notice Also,
will give lessons in Music Brass String lnsru-
cnts and on the Piano.
win furnish Music for Parties, Balls, &c. on short
notice.
Address by letter or in person and prompt attention
will be given jan s'72,
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FIR AT E R NAL.
MASONIC.

The regular communications Of VAN By,
Rry LoDGr. No. 6, +. a. MAsoNs are held
the Saturday on. or next preceding each tull
moon. at +. NJ. in their Hall at Van Buren,.
Members of the Fraternity in good standing
are respectfully invited to meet withus.
J. G. KENNEDY, W. NJ.
w WARD. Secretary.
The Van Buren press., 1874-03-03
BIBLE DEPOSITORY. s.'

LARGE supply of Family and Pocket Bibles and
n Tostnmcnts are constantly kept for sale at the
Depository of the Crawford County lible Society at
the store Of CHAS. y. HARVEY, opposite the Court
The Van Buren press., 1874-03-03
Knights Of Pythias.

JVANlIoE LODGE, No. 9. X. ofP; meet every
| WkoNEsDAY evening, at their Castle Hall, over
George Austins store. ,.,,,ov - ~
JoHs j. CLARK, X. Off. As april s,i3.
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Prospectus for l874-Seventh Year.
THE AlDlNE,

An Illustrated Monthly Journal. anirersolv admitted
to Be the Handsomest Periodical an the
World. A Representative and
Champion Of american
Taste.
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j. A. McslVAICH,
Sadd|er and Harness Maker,

MAIN STREET, VAN BuREN, ARK,
DEALER IN
CADDLES. Brides. Wagon and Buggy
- Harness ofevery description.
REPAIRING and other work In his line
done with neatncss and dispatch. All orders
promptly filed.
GIVE HIM A CALL.
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Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-22
AmbrOsial Cocktails
The REASON WHY.

The question is daily asked by thousands Of
our citizens, why it is the 1 y L Bitters have
achieved such popularity with the public, and
have such an immense sale:' The reason is
because they are an old and well established
article, and are made from the most choice
herbs and roots the many who have tried them,
testify to their beneficial qualities, and have no
hesitation in recommending them to their
afflicted friends. =.
They are acknowledged to be the best tonic
and recuperator known; they build up the sys-
tenn, and impart strength to the weak and ex-
hausted and are endorsed and recommended by
our most eminent Physicians las per certificates
en- each bottle. To those afflicted with the
Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Loss of Appetite, as
a blood purifier they surpass all other SO called
tonics which have lately been placed in the
market
No family should be without them. Sold
everywhere.
II. EPSTEIN & CO.,
Sole Proprietors, SIS Front ST.,
mch12-3m San Francisco.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-22
uyHE ABOVE SALOON HAS BEEN

NNHE ABOVE SALOON HAS BEEN
retitted in the most elegant style, and for
comfort and the quality of its stock has 10 su-
perior in the State. The choicest Of Wines and
LIQUORS and the best brands OF Cigars always
on hand. The renowned
AmbrOsial Cocktails
Are still dispensed at this establishment.
Lager Beer of the best quality always to be
found at the Bar. Every attention paid to
patrons. Order and civility viii be the rule at
the International.
desire call from my old friends, whom
will Away be happy to make welcome,
spI4-tf B. PENDOLA.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-22
FREIGHT TRAINS

FREIGHT TRAINS
Leave Virginia City DAILY at 545 a. NJ. 7.45 a.
NJ, 9:i5 H., IL 40 p. H., 40 p. H., 5:i5 p. Ii.
and 5:i5 p. nj.
Leave Carson City DAILY at .. M, 8 a. M,
10a. M, IL m, p. H., p. ~, and p. m.
At Virginia City, Gold Hill and Carson Office
Through Tickets can be obtained to San Fran
cisco, Ogden AID intermediate points on the G
?. L. r.
Through Tickets can be procured at the Com
pany's office, Virginia for Chicago, Kansas City
and ST. Louis.
H. M. YERINGTON,
General Superintendent.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-03

I his soda. his cakes and pies, his chairs,
| his tables, his clerks and walters
services These all are his property, to be
used aud enjoyed by him as his interest,
principles, views, feelings and convic
tions Of duty may suggest, or the wishes,
ideas and tastes Of his customers may re
quire. But it is the individual members OF
society that need, use and pay for his soda.
cakes and pies, and his accommodations !;
and if there be any right to them against
his will, it is private right and not pub
lie one, and if being denied the enjoyment
thereof is wrong, it is a private instead of
public wrong.
Hence we see that the legislation under
property which he values so much that ne
objects to and resists the taking OF 1t, and
gives it to another who values 1t sufficiently
to claim and contend for it. Nag. more
the courts, ipsO fdcfO, are shut against the
wrOnged party, 50 that he cannot be heard:
while if he defend himself and property
against the trespass, he is subject to pr
vate suit for damages to private right.
And this brings me to the next point,
which l will consider, with Others, in the
next paper, viz That this legislation de-
prives a person OF property Gas well as
liberty without due process OF law, IN vlo-
latiOn of an institute of Freedom-sacred
above all her prescripts-found in all bills
of rights, State Constitutions and i'll that
most solemn Of all treaties, the Consttu-
ton of the United States.
Respectfully, b. j. SAGE.