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The Van Buren press., 1875-11-30

George Wood was up from the mill, Sun
day.
Call on George Maddox for country pro-
duce and general marketing. George sells at
lowest rates.
Austin Martin & Ward, will astonish the
natives in n few davs with new and elegant
ly decorated show case. Better give them a
call in looking about for Christmas.
- Coroner Tom Davis. was notified Sum
day morning. that a dead infant supposed to
be week born. was found dead in field
near the farm of William j. Neal. about four
miles from town. A coroner's jury was sum
moned, Justice Alexander, presiding. The
verdict Of the jury was, from the evidence,
that the child was Rachel Moseley's, II color
ed woman. living with Mr.. Maddox, on Mr..
Meals place Rachel was put under bond
to take her trial at the next circuit court.
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Snvnn women i'm Rufalo #,

Seven women in Buffalo, who started
out on crusade among the saloons. re-
pert no gain for the temperance cause.
!" We we're sont here by Jesus" the lead
er said to The first barkeeper encounter.
ed and he sn,iliDgly replied, 1.-The in.
PRODUCTION is satisfactory, make your
selves at home" In a:ether place, after
praying, they were invited t2 drink, and
when they declined, the proprietor said
+" If you drank more beer you'd have
more fat on your ribs" After that they
spied a young woman in German res.
taurant, and prayed for her in way that
was not complimentary. Her brother,
who had left her there while he did IN
errand, returned in time to hear her char.
acterized in the petitions; and he bcrated
the crusaders SO soundly that they went
home aggrieved.
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Fire KindlerS.

Now is the time, cold weather is coming on
10 purchase one of smiths celebrated fire.
klndlcrs. They ale safe, and will start your
nfe In ten minutes. This is what the Fay ette-
vie Sentinel says of it: I'VE know, by actu-
"eNperimcnt, that it is the greatest econo-
MIST OF fret and worry ever invented. There
ought to be one in every household. Secure
o"e before 1t is too late Price only 65 cents.
oec advertisement in our paper.
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Special Notice.
To Merchants and Shippers.

Tho steamer Klttie Hegler, J. b. ue0ler
master, aud s. G. Mcintyre In the Office. will
at once commence loading at Cincinnati for
the Arkansas river, and will leave there about
the 25th inst. The Hegler Is fully fitted up
for the cotton trade, having cabin guards re-
moved she can carry. with ease and safety.
from Cincinnati can now have an opportuni-
ty of getting them by through boat, whose
standing is second TO none. Address Kitty
Hegler,,her Captain, or clerk, Box 3O2 Cincin-
natl, Ohio, or call on
GEO, 4. WHITE.
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Drcss-Making.

we are requested to give notice to the la
u'cs OF Van Buren, that Mrs. SMALE has taken
Tue room lately occupied by Miss Ollie Phelps
a"n VIII give her a:tcntioH to DRESS MAKING
;" al Its branches. Mrs Smale is very well
.p'Aeh OF, and we are assured will give good
satisfaction.
The Van Buren press., 1875-11-30

Austin, Martin h Ward have the
argest and best assorted stock Of cook
ing and heating stoves to be found in
Van Buren, which they propose and
mean to sell at cost Call aud see us. We
mean what we say. 80
The Van Buren press., 1875-11-30

Attention is called to the advertisement
in our paper OF an auction sale of goods,
This is an opportunity for country merchants
and farmers to replenish and add to their
stocks. A. j. Ward, Trustee Of II. c. BoBards
& CO., will sell at auction the goods OF that
firm every Saturday until the stock is closed
out. and during the week by private sale at
low figures.
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New York City and Arkansas.
W. J. lARGEN & R. T. lARGEN,

REPRESENT
Messrs. Clark Bros. q Co., Hats, Caps, and
Furs. 32G, 32s, and $50 Broadway. n. Y.
Mess, w. A. Ransom L CO., Boots and Shoes
537 Broadway, New York.
MessLs. ANDERSON, STARR 4 Co., Clothing
Dealers, $50 Broadway, New York.
Messrs. MOORE, JENKINS & Co., Dealers In
Groceries.
Messrs l.. Straus & Son, Crockery. China
Glass, Lamps DC, A Warren st. n. Y.
W. J. Largin will spend most Of his time
in New York city, where he will be prepared
to fill all orders In every line; willie r. T
Largen will remain in the State for the pres
ent, exhibit our samples and forward orders
etc All first class merchants solicited. Sat
sfaction guaranteed, nov. 2otf
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An ElOnen,ent.

Our thriving little town Of Alma, woke
up Wednesday morning with bit Of excite
ment aud gossip over the clopement of the
wife Of Brown Baker and IA man by the name
Of HouRh. Both men have teams and are
hauling goods to and from the railroad ut Al.
tus. Heugh pretended that his wagon want
ed repairing and got Baker off for the rail-
road Tuesday morning. and on Wednesday
morning early, Hough packed Backers wife
and Bakers plunder into his wagon and III
out for the Indian Country. The "boys an.
ticipate that Rome will howl" when thu
forsaken Brown gets back 10 his dcserte.
home. But such is life,
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John Brightis reported to have said
that girls are intellectually the equal of
boys 1t must be SO, for oft in child
hoods sunny hours, when 4 stragetic
movement is made for which somebody
has to take licking, it's the boys back
that aches, though tho girl puts up the
Job
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The women snffragists of New Ha
ven are wrestling with the question
"Who is the surperhuous woman" Ol
course we can't tell, but we know mum
ber of family men in town, each of whom
thinks he has married her.
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A CARD.
FAYETTEVILLE =ARKAnsAs.t
November 81. 1879.

= November 81. 1875.
EDITOR GAZETTE: Please correct the state
ment made by you. In yesterdays Gazette.
that Stark & Co.'S bank had suspended. 1t Is
not true. aud there need be no fears Of the
Arkansas Industrial University losing dol
lar. ID. ID. STARK,
Having copied the Gazette's extract, we
cheerfully give place to the above. The irm
of Stark & Co. has been dissolved. and Will
Jam McIlrov-the junior of the firm-assumes
all liabilities.
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New Furniture.

HENRY GLASS has just received by rail, a
new and large lot of fashionable and common
furniture, which he has marked down to the
lowest figures for cash, Give him a call
Inject, 70,
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w. II, Ii. Shlbley, representing the house
of d. c. Williams, left Sunday night ter St.
Louis, to make selections of new goods. The
admirable tasta of Mr.. Shlbley will guaran-
tee to the Ladies fine assortment to select
from, Look out for ID. Us." proclamation
next week.
The Van Buren press., 1875-11-30

"A baby came to family in Maine
last week, and bright fve-ycar- old
brother, pattiag it playfully under the
chin, inquired. Say, how was God when
you left p
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Presbyterian, 70. So

I G.. KENNEDY, Pastor. Divine Ser
. avery Sabbath. except the Sd of each
:, a. II NJ. and 7P.M. Prayer meet
wednesday evening at 7p.M.
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to meet again at Hinkle Hall, Van Buren
on the I'd Thursday, in October 1875,
at 10 o'elock'a IN
Attest: l.. G.. WHITE, G. r. S,
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RIVER NEWS.

,"e river has risen very little. Weather
'0'a and cloudy.
The Van Buren press., 1875-11-30

The several sums above named were,
on motion, allowed.
Moved by Mr. ShiSley, of Harmony.
that the G.. W. A. ID. be empowered and
required to appoint suitable persons of
the order to deliver addresses at the an
nual meeting in 1875. Carried.
The minutes we're then read and ap.
proved.
Prayer by the Grand Chaplain, and
the Grand Council closed in due form
The Van Buren press., 1875-11-30
CENTENNIAL LETTERS,

EDITED BY JOHN VANCE CHENEY.
A rare collection of Revolutionary Letters,
msinly from stores in the hands OF the descend
ants Of Col. Joseph Ward They are full of inter.
est and will be read with a rare relish in connec.
ton with the Centennial celebration OF the year.
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s,-.u job Work, cash on deIiv-
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EXECUTED With DISPATCH.

-
The Van Buren press., 1875-11-30
AMERICAN COLLEGES

Written respectively by their friends, will appear
during the year. The revived interest in college
life makes these papers especially timely and will
secure for them unusual attention.
The Van Buren press., 1875-11-30
Scribner's Monthly for 1876.

The publisher. invite attention to the following
list Of sonc Of the attractive articles secured for
Scribner's Monthly, for the coming year. In the
field of fiction. besides numerous novelties and
shorter stories, there will be
The Van Buren press., 1875-11-30

by EDWARD EVERETT HALE.
The scene Of this story is laid in the South west
era territory, now forming the States Of Lousian,
and Texas at the time Of Aaron Burr's treason
The characters lived in a section which was new
American, now French. and now Spanish, anl
this record Of their adventurous lives makes sto
ry Of intense and unAagging interest throughout
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-01-02

ChlorofOrm, one ounce: laudanum, one
ounce; tincturc Of assafp'ida, Once
mix, and give in Il pirt and ahalf or Il
quart Of thin syrup, well shaken to-
gether. This will destroy the bots
When the horse will eat or drink give
him cruel freely, and follow above dose
in few hours with Il brisk cat hartic ri
glaubcr salts; the object being to carry
off the DESTROYED grubs DR.. W A.
Love. of Albany, Ga, one of the first
veterinary surgeons in the country, who
was the first to use the above prcscrip-
ton, has found it to be Il ncver-tailing
remedy. Recent applications of it to
horses in the city, have also resulted in
a complete cure in each case
The nit or egg can easily be got rid
of by greasing the hair on the legs,
side and back of the shoulder. and then
rubbing it with a coarse cloth, or bv
sponging with hot water which loosens
their hold on the hair In this wav,
through little care, the bots are kept
away from horses, and the old saw YER
flied that ian ounce of prevention is
better than 4 pound of cure"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-01-02

movable combs, and what is gained by
them - What about Italians, are they
better ?" How do YOU tell one kind Of
cgg from another" - How do YOU tell
when they are going to swarm y" How
do YOU make artificial swarms, are they
as good ?" How do YOU extract, when
was it found out, how long have You
done it? - OF course these questions,
and others growing ont of them, could
not all be answered for want eff time
How to prevent getting stung. seemed
to be the main one The fear Of stings
seemed to operate more than all else
against beginning to keep bees After
it was explained that we work by quietly
using smoke, and avoiding harshncss,
and that we need not get stung, it was
announced that Mr.. Quinhy had hive
of LIVE bees on the fair ground, and
would illustrate the manner of handling
at such an hour the next day
lie attended, and went through with
many manipulations, such as taking out
the combs-without protection for face
or hands He exhibited every bee, and
sealed and unsealed honey; he then
found the qucen-which a great many
had never seen before, never daring to
| look SO close to SO many bees. The
quantity of honey necessary for Winter
was pointed out etc The combs We're
returned to the hive, and not a bee was
made angry, nor was any one Stung.
No smoke was applied further than to
show how easily it could be used in
case they had been angercd by an
unlucky jar, or a bee pinched little.
1t was claimed that any one, that could
operate carefully, and especially without
fear, would be equally successful. But
few besides those having some expert
cnce with bees vcntured to attend. Ga
this point we need different training.
We must disabuse the growing mind
of this awful fear 1t is the duty of
the agricultural press generally, and of
farmers who wish to save half of the
immense honey waste of the country,
to do something Change the teaching.
If a boy can be taught to risk his life
at the lannon's mouth, to accomplish
and bring about wished-for event, it
onght to be easy to learn him to brave
IL bee sting for the accomplishment Of
n great work
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-01-02
ABOUT PRESERVING MANURE.
From d" Walks and Talks" in tie 1meri
III lnric1Llflrist for December

From " Walks and Talks" in tie 1msri-
c,tn -iGricuiturist for December.
We should get our manure ready for
potatoes this Winter | have com
menced my pile already and it is fer
mentng nicely, and will keep on fer
mcntinS all Winter But it is not yet
too late to start heap. All there is
about it is simply to wheel the manure
into heap in some central position
and every day. or as often as the stables
and yards are cleaned out, wheel the
manure TO the heap and spread it ON
coP, instead of scattering it over large
surface
If the manure does not fermcnt, it is
probably because it is too poor The
droppings from the hen house, if scat
tered upon the heap and covered up,
will help it. When You kill pigs, save
the blood and pour it on the heap
Any animal matter will be good If
the heap is dry and cold the hot water,
hair, etc, YOU have left after scaldng
the pigs, can be poured on the heap to
advantage. In my case, the horse
stable is separate from the rest of the
buildings We throw the horse litter
into an empty stall, where it will keep
dry. Every week or so we put this
horse litter in a cart and draw it to the
pig-pens. Here it stays until it gets
saturated with the rich liquid from the
pigs, and is then wheeled to the heap
There is no difficulty about getting such
manure to fcrment Ii will he in prime
condition for potatoes in the Spring.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-01-02

kEEp THE FARM AND HOME TIDY-
Like other good things the following
good advice comes to the surface ocra-
Sionally and will bear repeating:
1t You get moment to spare, spruce
up put the gate on its hinges, put a
little paint on the picket fence You built
last wear; trim up the door yard make
it cosy and inviting. DO not say YOU
can find no time to attend to these
things. Tie fact is, You have no right
to he sloveE;v Y. 1t can DO Yea no good,
hut on the contrary, it will mar Your
peace, wound vour selt-respcct and i'm
pair your credit Then by all means.
spruce up little, at odd times, and at
even times too, for that matter 1t will
make YOU feel vastly better, and, NAV
be, trae proud of your pretty home
stead Your wife and children will lie
made happier for it: your neighbours
will be enriched, bcautifed and blessed
by it. And your farm will be worth
more money in the market and Of
greater value to YOU at homc. if Won
spruce mp little now and then.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-01-02

\ MODEL Hen FARM.-Of hen
farm near Marietta, Ga, the Atlanta
HERALD says: Mr.. Dauhcre keeps
his fowls in hocks Of fifty To these
fifty hens are added about four cocks.
To each flock Of fifty he gives one acre
of ground that is, he allows them the
run Of "nc-half acre this year and the
other half acre next year, cultivating
the unoccupied half acre every year
with some paving crop The farm,
with its eight hundred occupants, thus
occupies just sixteen acres Half Of
this is all the time under cultivation, so
that only eight acres are really dctract-
Ell from agricultural purposes. The
farm les pretty level and is beautiful
sight: its regular succession Of fences.
its alienation Of cultivated spots. its
scores Of shade aud fruit trees. liz hua.
dreds of growing chandeliers and cluck-
ing matronlv hens-make a picture
worth going a hundred miles to see.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-01-02
ABOUT BEES.
BY NJ. QUINBY.

At the discussion at the New York
Central Fair, at Utica, it was stated
that some bee-keepers had furnished
honey for market by the car load, the
question was asked, how was it obtain
ed2 The answer was by cultivating
bees Then came the question, What
is meant by cultivating bees ?" A par,
tial explanation gave rise to questions
innumerable, as what is an improved
hive" Why do you get more honey
than we used to-" "What do you
mean by raising queens ?" What by
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-01-02

BoTs.-We find the following in the
TURF, FIELD AND FARM, and believing
the suggestions for prevention, as well
as the remedy for this fatal enemy's at
tacks on horses, we insert it.
When the bots are troublesome and
are supposed to be injuring the animal,
the following will be very ctlicacious -
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-01-02

Containing from 81 pages of easy Giving to Clas
Ia 10 new Songs moderately diff sic and difficult
thoru>c- in rlc fcuit Piano Music Piano Pieces in
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We will send any of the above works. post paid
ccPt OF the marked price Catalogues containing from
10000 TO 10000 Musical Subjects application
Address. J. l.. PETERS
Dec !, ls14-+w 500 Broadway, Sew-York.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-01-02
AS. Il. McCJLLGTGEH,
Attorney at Law and Solicitor in ChanCery
ELi,T0N, MARYLAND

Careful attention given to the practice Of the profess
sion in all its branches.
pFFlCE-in the New BUILDING, Main street nearly
opposite the National Bank Of Eiktou.
may ~, ls.f-tc
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-01-02

II saw somewhere" said the Squire,
"a plan of making rich manure, by
putting plenty of straw in the stable
and not cleaning it out till the Spring. -
That is the plan they call s.all-feed-
ing " in England. The animal is put
in loose box and kept we'll Uttered,
lie moves about and kecps the bed level
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-01-02

in loose box and kept we'll Uttered.
lie moves about and keeps the bed level
and solid. But in a COW stable, where
the cows are tied up, you can not adopt
this plan. In large shed, or base
ment, where the animals run loose. the
plan is a good one-and nearly all our
farmers adopt it The only objection to
it is that the manure is not sufficiently
rotted for Spring crops John John
son adopts this plan, but he piles his
manure in the Spring and keeps it over
the Summer, to be used as a top-drcss-
ing on grass in the Fall The proper
management of manure depends greatly
on circumstances. The first point is to
save all the liquid The next is to keep
the animals clean and comfortable, and
the atmosphere of the stables pure.
The next is to ferment the manure a.
much as possible without loss. If this
can not be done to advantage, give it
up. 1t is only loss of time. 1t is
using the manure in the Fall instead of
the Spring; or using it in the green
state fer corn. The latter PLAZA is the
one generally adopted by the Deacon.
| do not like it. think, in my circum-
stances, my plan of fermenting the
manure all Winter in a heap, and turn
ing it if necessary towards Spring, is
better than blowing under this long.
strawv manure 1t gives me manure
in good condition for potatoes or man
gels But if the Deacon's plan is the
only one you can adopt, you may con
sole yourself with the reflection that
there is no loss from fermentation or
teaching. You get all the virtue there
is in it, but YOU will have to wait some
years before you get the full effect of
the manure.
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PRATT'S ASTRAL OIL,

som" musc-book 1t is something useful, and at the
same time delicate preSent-some ching which any
gentleman can give lady, and wAicI. no lady need
hesitate about accepting.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-01-02

MAxIMs THAT LEAD TO Success
J ohm johnson offers the following for
the consideration of every farmer who
would prove a success:
There is no great success in farming
without hard work, but it is the good
thinking that costs, not the plodding
alone. 1t is uphill business to go
against the common Judgment Of all
your neighbors, but if you are sure you
are right go ahead, no matter what
they say. The servant is not above
his master in industry. The former
must be able to lead the field and know
whether man is doing good work, and
the workman must know what day :
work is | said forty years ago that
would use plaster if it cost me $40 a
ton, but clover and plaster alone will
not keep up the fertility of grain farms
When | see man draining his farm
and carting out notable piles of well,
rotted manure, | consider him safe
He can borrow money to make improve
ments, and the sheriff will not often tie
up at his hitching post. When the
nudge demands an early harvest, or the
ground is SO rich that the straw falls, l
have almost saved crop Ey sowing
salt Farmers miss it in giving up the
old worm fence. 1t is the cheapest in
the end. | wire the stakes together and
keep the bottom rail up. 1t is awk,
ward looking, but | have sound rails
now that were not new forty years ago.
| have burned good rails in my time,
but | did not know as much then as
do now.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-29


A PLucKY BORA farmers boy was
crossing q field where q very wild and
ferocious bull was allowed TO roam at
large. When the boy had about reached
the middle Of tho field. ho suddenly saw
tho bull, with head lowered. rushing
f~uriously at him. Being accustomed to
managing cattle, ho was In no way dis
concerted. and ran to n tree near by and
commenced running around II with tho
bull after him; presently he caught the
bull by the tail and commenced belabor-
ing him with n stick. The bull. finding
that ''tail' wa turned. started Of at a
run; tho boy chung to him. but the faster
he ran the moro tho boy belnbored him.
until finally he commenced believing.
10" Says tho boy. increasing his blows,
"you may below. but I'd like to know
who started thisi"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-29
Nan Alfenso Mabhe,i.
inlun" Foot.race.

A large concourso OF people assembled
on Sunday evening. in the vicinity OF
Buel and Clark streets. to witness the
Indian foot.raco from the rear Of the
Corner Saloon to tho summit Of tho
mountain east Of town and return. Tho
race was q novel one; up the stocp side
OF the mountain. an elevation OF about
GOO feet above tho starting point and q
distance Of nearly thrco-quarters Of a
mile, over the greater portion OF which
passage il INSTRUCTED by loose rocks and
uagebrush. Four Indiana started in the
race. and pool selling was, for q time,
quite spirited. A start was. after some
delay, ut last effected and tho racers
started for the summit. The men kept
well together for n time, hut when the
sleeper part OF tho hill was encountered
tho distance widened and one OF
the contestants ''petcrcd ont before
half way up. The one wearing n white
shirt was last TO reach tho summit. and
had a stick in his hand. which ho used
to advantage in tho steep ascent. On
turning the stake no throw the stick
away and prepared for the descent. and
made Il lively for the other two n
Though ut first far In the rear, no soon
overlook them, for n Will, ran neck and
neck with the foremost. then throwing
himself loose on the homsstretch reached
the outcome far in advance Of his com.
petiton, making the race in six minutes
and fifteen seconds. tho samo time as