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The Lambertville record., 1874-01-14

uoc.of ioi n's' ana ~ ms own cost purciaset
.ooo s''u 'oa''' % '1at Dy the blessing cf GOD
nope soon q recover my health, and theI
- W - -, 80 0A0o more
a.sef a''s'e moro conversation, Margaret
anu iier coosih Withdrew, leaving with Mrs
uisen so'''o money ior hcr present neccssi
'ies'
nas evening HerDert Lee offered his hand
- na'sa,e' na'iey' and to his surprise, nc
iess 'l'a'i ms uiscomnture' was rejected.
4 week ai'erwards Henry Ainsworti made
nls appcalance. he seemed unusually
'rousn'iui'
penny Ior your thoughts, said Marga-
~. sa'y.
ne iookeu at ner earnestly moment, and
.Non 'epneu, WIN 'hdeed tell you the sub
ane ea''elwa'aS' icis' know, an act OF pre-
Sunp''oh ior poor clerk to speak OF love
oi 'l''.lfiasc 70 = wea'tny heiress' butt cannot
Aoop :. ''oioe iouscl--i love you, Margaret,
WIN s'u.il anu sincerity. Do you pardon
me
sai' ni''rsarct promptly "for you
"a'o 's'u no.n'ns 'ha' requires 1t. And If
you ','ccu 'ninA me worthy OF taking, you
may nave me ana welcome.
10 near afight! was the delighted re-
p'y' HOW nave deserved su ch good for
tune
Listen, and will tell you. had resolv-
ed never to marry any one unless | was con-
vinced that he was charitable. Last week.
you received an anonymous letter recommen-
ding poor family to your charitable notice.
l find that you have visited them and relieved
their necessities. feel that can safely trust
my happiness in your hands. since Won have
SO nobly stood the test.n
"Truly," said Henry Ainsworth, as his ewes
lighted up with gratitude. acharity is its
own exceeding great reward.v
THE LocoMoTIoN OF SERpENTs.-We read
that the curse pronounced upon the serneut
was "upon thy belly thou shalt po. y and the
inference seems to be that. previous TO the
time, its mode of progression was not upon it's
belly. This would implv preat anatom;cal
change in the structure of the creature at the
time in question, a change which. SO far as we
are aware, is not proved by archaeological re.
search, and the expression is probably flo.
urative one, as observed by DIR. Buckland.
Serpcnts progress 10y the sfoldings and wind
ings they make on the ground" and the stiff
moyeable scales which cross the under portion
of the body but the windings are sideways
not vertical. The structure of the vertebra
Is such' that upward and downward undul'
''ohs are sfea''y resercteu' and many illnstr
.iohs' showing s''arp vertical curves OF u
oooy' are eAasssefatlohs. Most persons hay
seen SNAKES s'iae slowly ana silently witho'
any coheoftioh. lhey seem TO progress !
The Lambertville record., 1874-01-14
HARPER'S MAGAZINE.

s sUnquestionabiy the Jest Sustained trorIs of the
kisld In the sc0sLd."
The Van Buren press., 1874-03-24
A Mechanic

Tells an interesting story Of how he was
induced to take newspaper, and what
came Of it as follows:
Ten years ago lived in town in In
diana. On returning home one night
for am carpenter by trade-I saw .
little girl leave my door, and asked my
wife who she was. She said Mrs. Harris
had sent after their newspaper which my
wife had borrowed. As we sat down 10
tea my wife said to ne:
II wish you would subscribe for the
newspaper; it Is so much comfort to me
when you are away from home.
- would like to do so, said ], {" but
you knew owe payment on the house
and lot, 1t will be all can do to meet
it,"
She replied. n you take tl,is paper I
ssiil sew- for the tailor TO DaY fpr II
subscribed for the paper; II came IN
due time to the shop. While reading
one noon and looking over it saw an
advertisement Of the county commission.
ers to let bridge thatwas to be built. /
put in bid for the bridge and the job
was awarded to me, on which cleared
$4,000, which enabled me to pay for my
house and lot easily and for the news
paper If / had not subscribed for the
newspaper | should not have known
anything about The contract, and could
not have met my payment on the house
and lot. A mechanic never loses any
thing by taking paper.
The Van Buren press., 1874-03-24
Talking Back.

Kenton, Ohio, has the temperance fc.
yer badly. Yet there 10 one very tough
ease that don't catch it, The women
have put in their very best licks, but the
grocery and liquor house of Dickson 4
White is founded upon $1,000 and
don't fail. The crusaders crowd the plsce
every day to the exclusion Of customers
who want to buy provisions In the regu-
lar course of their daily want, and James
NJ. White Of the firm, formerly . mem.
Der Of the State Legislature, endsavors
to entertain them. He knows all the ID.
dies who come to see him on the praying
and singing business, and they know
him perfectly we'll. The acquaintance ID
so mutual that they can't manage /" Old
Jim White -'as no fs called. he 10
good, solid citizen, and charitable man,
and they have reason to know 1t. He
never refused these same ladies anything
they wanted for tho poor, and they had
often drawn upon his stock and purse in
years past. But lately old Jim White
appeared to them to be very bad man
and curse to the community-he kept
liouors for sale. The ladies went to talk
To tue Oil udu auOut " uuV w tcSSNSu
them kindly. They prayed and sang and
he listened. Sometimes when the store
was full and there was lull in the ser.
vices, he talked back little. This 10
some OF his conversation 4" You two 10.
dies over there, dressed in silks and furs
your husbands violate the law every
day of their lives Yon live in hne
houses, dress in purple and fine en.but
every dollar on your backs and in your
houses is usury made by your husbands
out of the unfortunate debtors who come
within their grasp. And you, madame.
who made such nice prayer just now. u
it was not for the money your husband
made hcre running distillery during the
war, you would not have time to neglect
your household duties. Ladies, Jim
White never surrenders. What could
the ladies say2 Old Jim told the truth.
and he has new truths to tell them at
every visit. SO they fall, one atter
another. and the army is greatly .iimin-
ished The old man says there Is not
single woman throwing stones ut him
who does not live in n glass house, and
he means to keep store in Kenten.
The Van Buren press., 1874-03-24
POETRY.
Father is Dead.

We laid our father under the snow,
In the shady nook where the hcmlocks grow
We laid him away with prayers and tears,
To slumber on through the coming years.
As evening lowered the snow fakes fell,
And covered the new w-made grave so well
That at morn we said THE place is white
Where we laid our father yester-night'
His grave Is like beautiful bed
With pure white covers oyerspread;
And the hands that laid him down to rest
Were the hands of those that loved him best
The sun shines just as high to-day
AS though he had never passed away;
1t does not seem to lessen its glow
Because dear father is under the snow.
The little snow-brds fly about,
Out and in, and in out;
The waving branches overhead,
How can they know that father is dcadY
by and by, in the joyous Spring,
Over his grave the birds will sing;
And the little robins build their nest
just where father Is laid to rest.
ii may be oroag 10 moan anu fret
For him we never can forget;
And surely he would not have it 80
Who is lying uader the beautiful snow.
Christian Intelligencer.
The Van Buren press., 1874-03-24

How We ARE USIrED.-Littls daugh.
ter" wish the rivers would rise.
Father" Why, what have you to do
with the rivers risingf"
Little daughter" A great deal, father;
for then the bouts will run.
Father" And what have yon 10 Do
with the boats running. my child, eh"
Little daughter" They would bring
the cotton down, father.
Father--( Looking over spectacles y
" And what have you to do, darling,
with cotton bales p
Little daughter" Why, ifthe Gotten
was down you will be able to sell il, you
know, dear father, smlingly.
Father" Aud what then p
Little daughter" You would have
plenty Of money"
Father" Wells"
Little daughter Laying her hand on
his shoulder and looking up in his face)
=" Then you could pay mother that go
gold piece you borrowed from her, you
know father.
Father" Aud what then child p
Little daughter" Then mother could
pay Aunt Sarah the $40 she owes her.
Father" Aye, indeed; and what
thsAi"
Little daughter--And Aunt Sarah
would pay Sister Jane the 81 she prom
iscd to give her New Years, but didn't,
because she didn't have any cotton---sny
money, mean, father. 4"
Father" Well, aud what else r'-(Hs
lays down the newspaper and looks at
her cautiously, with a half smile.
Little daughter" Sister Jane would
pay Brother John his fifty cents back,
and he said when he got 1t be would give
me the half dime he owes me, and two
dimes to buy marbles; and that is what
want the river to rise for, and the big
boats to run! And owe nurse the
other dime, and must pay my debts!"
Pa looked at ma. There it is," he
said. 1--WE are all. big and little, like .
row Of bricks Touch one and away We
all go. even down to our little Carrie
here. She has, as child, as great an in.
terest in the rise of the river a. have.
We are all, old and young, waiting for
money to buy marbles.
A good lesson for debtor and creditor
too, and well enforced.-Nrw Oyisaas
Christian Adcocats.
The Van Buren press., 1874-03-24

THE BLLssED. Blessed arc they that
are blind for they see no ghost.
Blessed are they that are deaf; for they
meyer lend money, nor listen to tedious
stories
Blessed are they that are afraid OF
thunder for they shall hesitate about
getting married, and keep away from
the political meetings.
Blessed are they that are lean for there
is n chance to grow fat.
Blessed are they that are ignorant
for they are happier in thinking that they
know everything.
Blessed is he that is ugly in form and
features; for the girls will never molest
him.
Blessed is she that would get married
but can't; for the sonsolations Of the
gospel are hers
Blessed are the orphan children; for
they have no mothers to spank them.
Blessed are they that expect nothing
for they shall not be disappointed.
Blessed are they that do not advertise
for they shall rarely be troubled with Gus
toners.
The Van Buren press., 1874-03-24
THE SUN.
Weekly, Semi eckly, and Daily.


V,IIE WEEKLY sun is too widely known to require
| any extended recommendation put the reas2ns
crs, and which will we hope, give II many thousands
more. are briefly as iollowsi
II is frst-rate newspaper. All the news OF the
tant at full length when of moment, and always pre-
sented in a clear, Ineligible, and interesting man
ner
Itis Grstrate family paper, full of entertaining
ing nothing that can offend the most delicate ana
scrupulous taste. 80,
Its a first rate story paper. The best tales aud
rOmanues of current literature are carefully seleceu
and legibly printed ~ Its pages 90, .
It's frst-rate agricultural paper, The most fresh
and instructive articles on agricultural topics regu-
larly appear in this department.
1t is an independent political paper belonging 70
no party nd wearing collar. IL nights for prlncl
pie and for the election of the best men to oihce. 1t
especially doyotes its energies to the exposure OF the
country and threaten to undermine republican IN,
stituons altogether II has no iear oil kna'es' anu
asks iavors from their supporters
1t reports the fashions Tor the ladies ana the mar
kets for the men, especially the chttle mhrkeu' 10
which il pays particular attention. -
Finally, il is the cheapest paper publshed. One
dollar year will secure it for anv subscriber. ~
not necessary to get up club in order to have liE
WEEKLY sun at this rate. Any one who sends
single dollar will get the paper for year.
We have no travelling agents.
THE WEEKLY Y SUN.-Eight pages ffty.six col
umns Only 81 GOA year. No discounts from ithis
"THE SEMI WEEKLY SUN.-same. size as the
Daily sun, $500 year. discount oi2O per cent
To fE filE BlFLT GTf SGTA large fourpagc newspaper
of twenty eight columns. Daily circulation oyer
100 900. All the for cents. Subscription price
''''' " FiiE sun. New York City.
The Van Buren press., 1874-03-24
rs-" Shall we burn or bury ?" Is

rs-" Shall we burn or bury p Is
one Of the revolutionary questions now
agi,a,ing the public. For our part, we
are not in favor of going back on the old
plan 1t was good enough for our faith
ers, and it will suit us rs well. The fact
is. we expect to die some time. and pre-
fer to be laid away in the shady recesses
Of q sepu'chre. with the screws in the
caskct loose, and, in case OF termination,
to be able to kick the lid Off, rather than
to be thrown into the furnace Of loco.
motive aud have no chance OF escaping
the smoke stack Louisville
Courier Journoi
The Van Buren press., 1874-03-24

To BEAUriFY TIE TEETH. Dissolve
two ounces of borax in three pints of
boiling water; and before it is cold add
one teaspoonful Of the spirits of cam
phor, and bottle for use. A tablespoon
ful Of this mixture, with an equal amount
Of tcpid water, and applied daily with a
soft brush. preserves and beautliies the
teeth, cxtirpates tartarous adhesion, ar
rests decay, induces healthy action OF
the gums. and makes the teeth pcarly
white
The Van Buren press., 1874-03-24
TERMS.

IS per danum IN 0dodnte, wiM OIL
Chr0Daos Free.
For 80 cents extra the chromos will be sent
mounted. vanished and PREPAID by mail.
The Aldine will, hereafter be obtaiuable only
by subscription. There will be no reduced or
club rate cash for subscription must be sent to
the publishers direct or handed te the local can
vasscr without responsibility to the publishers,
except in eases where the certificate is given bear
ing the facsimile signature of James Sutton d Co.
CANVASSERS WANTED.
Any person wishing to act permanently as a 10.
cal canvasser will receive full aud prompt inlor-
nation by applying to
JAMES SUTTON CO., Publishers.
noy'13 IS Maiden Lane, N Y
The Van Buren press., 1874-03-24

Special notices double the above rates. Edi-
toria notices 20 cents per line for the first and
10 cents for each additional insertion. All
trnnsient advertisements cash in advance
Marriage and obituary notices not to exceed
Klines free, over five 20 cents per line.
Cards or communications of personal
.haracter. il admissible atall. double the usual
stes and strictly in advance.
Announcing candidates for Congress or
tate offices, $500. County officers $1,000.
Editorial notices. % cents per line
Il early advertisements paid quarterly. In
dyance Legal and transient advertisements
BE paid for when left at the Office.
All Job Work. to be paid for on delivery.
~ d iress ali letters and communications 20
It'd J.S DUNHAM Editor and Proprietor.
The Van Buren press., 1874-03-24

the place! The old eurmudgeon! had
a great mind to pitch him iute the hand
cart, and run him TO the"
"Well," +" said Peter, IL | had been in
your place SHOULD have taken up with
the Offer"
Mark mentioned the name of the same
individual again.
"Whv, y resumed Peter, I've been
doing the work of butchers boy for
whole week.
Mark was incrcdulous, but his com
panion convinced him, and then they
separated one going home happy and
coDteuted, and the other going away
from home TO find some sort OF excite
ment in which to drown his misery.
One day Peter had basket Of provls-
ions to carry to Mr.. W., his former
employer. lie sook the load upon his
arm, and Just as he Was entering the yard
out.
& "Ah, Stanwood, is this Your asked
his old employer, kindly,
Yes sir
"W hat are you up to now =
"Tm butchers boy, sir,
"A whatY"
You see I've brought provisions FOR
you, sir Pm regular butchers boy. !"
"And how long have you been at
work thus =
"This is the tenth day"
"But don't it come hard
Nothing comes hard as long rs II Is
honest, and will furnish my family with
bread
"And how much can you make day
at thisp'
Sometimes over dollar, and some
times not over fifty cents +"
"Wel, look here, Stanwood, there
have been not less than dozen OF my
old hands hanging round my counting
room for fortnight, waiting for work,
they are stout, able men, and yet they lie
still because have no work for them
Last Saturday took pity on Leeds, and
offered him the job of doing my hand
carling told him that l would give
him dollar aud quarter day; but he
turned up his nose and asked me not to
insult him And yet he owned that his
family were suffering But do you come
tomorrow morning, and you shall have
something to do, if 1t is only to hold
your bench honor you for your man
~ independence. -
Peter grasped the old mans hand with
a joyous, grateful GRIP. and blessed him
fervently.
That night he gave Mr. Snow notice
that he must quit, and OH the following
morning he went TO the blndery For
two days he had little to do but on the
third day heavy job came in, and Peter
Stanwood had steady work. lie was
happy-more happy than ever, for he
had learned two things; fret, what a no.
ble wife he had aud second--how much
resource for good he held within his own
energies
Our simple picture has two points to
its moral. One is--no man can be low.
cred by any kind of honest labor. The
sccond-wnile you are enjoying the fruits
of the present, forget not to provide for
the future for no man is so secure but
that the day may come when he will
want the squanderings Of the past
The Van Buren press., 1874-03-24

To DRIVE AWAY RATS E. W. Plat
says Take the common herb pepper
ment, scatter Vt in their paths and places
of resort, and no old rat or young rat
will brook the insult. but leave in dis.
gust. have tried it for eight years at
least, with perfect success.
The Van Buren press., 1874-03-24

The VALUE OF MIRTu --Mirth is Gods
medicine. Everybody ought to bathe in
it. Grim care, anxiety, moroseness, all
this rust of life ought to be secured Off
by the oil Of mirth 1t Is better than
emery. Every man ought To rub himself
with it A man without mirth is like
wagon without springs, in which every
one is caused dsagreeably to Jolt, by
every pebble over which it runs.
The Van Buren press., 1874-03-24
NOW FOR a BARGAIN
SAW MILL FOR SALE.

WYE are authorized to offer for sale a
" No SAW MILL. which the owner
having no use for at the present time will dis
pose nf very low, 1t Is IN good order. ready
fer use. For further information apply at
tbs OFFICE. If
Oct. q, 1873.
The Van Buren press., 1874-03-24
j. A. NJ ciLvAlCH,
Sadd|er and Harness Maker,

MAIN STREET, VAN BuRES, ARK,
DEALER IN
SADDLES. Brides. Wagon and Buggy
- Harness ofevery description.
REPAIRING and other work in his line
done " ith neatness and dispatch All orders
filed.
GIVE HIM a CALL.
Oct l.'73-3m.
The Van Buren press., 1874-03-24
FRAT NAL.
MASONIC.

gThe regular communications of VAN BY,
srN LoDGE, No. 6, +. A. MAsoNs are held
Inc Saturday on, or next preceding each fuii
ICON. at 7 p. NJ. in their Hall at Van Buren,.
Tcmbers of the Fraternity in good standing
sSe respectfully invited to meet withus.
# J.C. KENNEDY, W. NJ.
IA " WARD, Secretary.
The Van Buren press., 1874-03-24
BIBLE DEPOSITORY.

A LARGE supply Of Family and Pocket Bibles and
n Testamcnts. ARE constantly kept for sale at the
Depository OF the Crawford County Bible Society. at
The Van Buren press., 1874-03-24

ET A young lady in Vermont 10 six
feet seven inches high, and she ism I stuck
up either.
The Van Buren press., 1874-03-24
VAN BUREN, ARK, MARCH 24, 1874.
Prospectus for 1874 Seventh Year.
THE ALOINE,

An Illustrated Monthly Jouraoi, unrrsaliy admitted
to be the Handsomes Periodical IN the
World. A Reprcseatdtire and
Champion Of Amerieda
Tosfe.
The Van Buren press., 1874-03-24
Van Buren Encampment.

~ AN RUREN ENCAMPMENT, No. II, 10. o. f.
meets on the Second and Fourth Mondays OF
In month, at Odd Fellows Hall, Van Buren.
Dhcer.-J. A. LocKHART, C.P., j.; =. htHNhpf :
on RLEs RIBLING, }. W. u, c,pv Glib
Narch 1854 j. W. Nahi' 'e'''e'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-09-17

AN ACT OF JUsTICE.-Doubtlng Castle
was sad stumbling block in the path of
Bunyan's Christian, though it couldn't
bar his way to Truth. We can sympa-
thize with the Pilgrim, for Doubt always
besets us when we are asked to believe
anything particularly extraordinary
Consequently, when we heard, some
eighteen months ago, that physician in
California had compounded from the
juices and extracts of certain herbs found
there a medicine that cured almost every
variety of blood disease, we were incred.
ulous. Since then we have had opportu-
mites of testing the accuracy of the re-
port, and are free to admit that our
doubts have vanished. Seeing what we
have seen, knowing what we know, it is
impossible for us to question the reme-
dial properties of DR.. WALKERS VINE
GAR BITTERs. That this famous vegeta-
BILE Tonic, Alternative and Antiseptic is a
specific for Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint,
Chronic Constipation, Fever and Ague,
Bilious Intermittents, Scrofulous Taint
in the Blood, Incipient Consumption
Local and General Debility, Rheuma.
tism, Sick Headache and Diseases of the
Kidneys seems to be matter beyond
the pale of controversy tired fact IN
medical history The statements OF
friends in whose vcracity and intelli-
gence we have full confidence, corrobo
rated by our own personal observation,
compel US to admit the surprising merits
OF the preparation.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-09-17
view which met the eye of Mr. Snyder as

view which met the eye of Mr.. Snyder as
he went up was fine one, embracing as
it did Cape May and Omaha and Con-
ssantinople and Baltimore and the Sand
ich Islands, and when he got enough of
drinking in the scenery he came down in
the river apparently with the intention
of exploring the bottom. When he was
tished out he was glad to learn not only
that the Judges chimney was thoroughly
clean, but that it would need about four
carloads of bricks to repair damages
After this the Judge will clean his flues
with brush fastened to clothes prop.
MAJ Adeler
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-09-17

The Rice Divorce S1it for fraud In age Il
causing great excitement in Boston. 1t should warn
young men not to marry in haste Rice ia but 2 hi
bride 81 He swears that she made him believe she
was but his own age, by using Magnolia Balm upor
her face, neck and hands, Poor youth! He probably
found her elbows weren't quite so soft and pretty
Ought Hagan to be indicted? We know of many si.u
liar cases. This Balm gives most wonderful pearlJ
and natural complexion, to which don't object We
like pretty women. To finish the picture they should
use Lyons Kathairon upon the hair. With pearly
chin rosy cheeks, and soft luxurious resses they be
come irresistible.