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Kissing VS.. Chastity.

We can all see. the improperly OF yer,
bal declarations Of passion in such ca
ses, and how much more unsafe any act
bearing snoh Interpretation. Wherever
m en- and women meet in friendly or bust
ness relations, one or both must be con
stantIy mindful Of the difference and dan
gsrs OF the sex--must guard looks,
words and actions, and in no moment of
over wrought sympathy can the stern
barriers Of decorum be broken down.
Before kissing Mr. Beeeher Mrs. Tilton
should have waited until he had taken
that powder, until it had done its work,
and the undertaken had the body ready
for burial Only in his coffin is it safe
for even ga section Of the day of judge
ment,' in the shape Of woman, to kiss
any one man in thousand. There seems
no room to doubt that she was perfect
~ upright woman but her childish act
shows the atmosphere in which these
men have been living-shows the uncon
scious steps by which they passed from
virtue to yice--and ought to awaken all
lovers Of virtue to a more careful guard
Of her outside defences. Chastity is not
the natural condition cf the race, but the
very opposite, and it can only be secured
by ages OF culture and constant vigilance.
II is something to be acquired and
through grace and watchful-
ness, and those why open doors through
which the enemy enters ard causes the
fall of others are responsible for their
negligence and mistaken confidence.
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and isn't it about time that Whitesides, with
a thousand bushels of corn in his crib, was
laying up. something in that direction?
Judge Creekmore is holding Probate
Court, this week.
Col. Ed. J. Brooks, it is said is 10 have the
place of John Vail United States Assistant
Revenue Collector.
The democrats elected their town ticket
at Fayetteville.
Attention is called to the advertisement
Of land for sale in our paper. Mark Wagon
err of Pleasant Hill, offers a very desirable
place for sale. 1t is near the track of the Lit
tie Rock and Fort Smith railway, and on what
is known as the wire-road to Little Rock.
There are few days felt to pay your tax.
cs in. The 10Th of April closes the books.
The collector can be found at his Office every
day in the courthouse.
The conservatives elect their mayor at
Pine Bluff
We had a regular March wind yester-
day.
Hard weather on farmers, but it will all
come right.
Maj. Sparks is still coniiEcd to his bed,
and is suffering very much.
Good many wagons passed through the
town during the week.
Give a little warm weather, and every
thing would : row with vim.
The Methodist society united with the
Frcsby tcIiins In the communion service, last
Sunday morning at the lattcr's church.
No Fort Smith Herald this week, for Van
Buren. What i, the matter?
The contractors have completed the
twenty mile contract. That brings the rail-
road within four miles Of Ozark. The Pres
ident of the road is now ut Little Rock. and
we hope he will complete arrangements for
! pushing the road right through to this point.
The Wallace boys" have partial free.
dom, and arc well pleased with the situa-
! ton.
The Gazette says that Capt JEFF. Baldwin
is out to grass on the village green"
Owing to the storm Mrs. Young did not
lecture at Fort Smith, Thursday night.
We learn, from the sheriff that there are
no indictments standing against the Wallace
boys for murder. But two or three indict-
mcnts tor other offences that are baiable
We understand that the colored girls, ape
ing the white girls, are sending fragrant bou.
quets to jim Paralee now in Jail, deprived
of his free-born rights by the high hand OF
the law.
Our local is indebted to Geo Austin. jr.
and AL Ward. for ride from Fort SIN it'll.
Sunday evening.
~" Our schools are doing finely. They
will close in about three months, till the close
of the hot season
tS-Wm. Whitfield received large stock of
goods by the steamer Maumclle last Wednes-
day,
TT Mr. Mooney is preparing to put up a
house for some one.
The Wallace boys were Mt church and
Sunday school last Sunday.
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One of our Van Buren, girls was next to
match, in Fort Smith, last week
Col Gran. Wilcox is acting A A. G, for
General W. B, Armstcad.
Hon. James Gregg our worthy rcpresen-
tuti"c, called on us yesterday. He was on
his way over to his bottom farm.
Wheat and oats look fine all through the
county.
We are indebted to Hon. Senator Dorsey
for bound volume Of the Congressional Globe
&c, for which we return thanks.
The Fayetteville Democrat says that
Col. j. r. Pcttigrew of this city was elect
ed special judge at the present session OF
court In Benton county, to try cases in which
Judge Pittman was inter, stcd as counsel"
-Sacramcntal services at the Presbyterian
church Sunday morning. Large congre ga
| tion in attendance.
--" But spring would be but gloomy wealth
cr, were there nothing else but SPRING sings
the poet, and the present spell Of frigidity
is but the saying literally practiced. Sunday
night was pretty cold, but the wind blowing
there was no frost.
The Democratic city ticket at Little
Rock was elected entire, with the exception
of two aldermen in one ward.
Mr.. J. II. Converse. of Boston, Mass,
President of the Little Rock and Fort Smith
railway company was to be at Little Rock
yesterday.
Mr.. W. p. Dcnckla Of New York city, is
at Little Rock,
The Gazette. of Saturday, says "Thc
Little Rock Republican will suspend its dai.
| ly edition after to-day. for some months to
come. 50 we are Informed by It's publisher.
| For the five hundrcdth time a sense of lone
| liness steals ever the old lady Thus they
! fali one by one. Tire carly birds who are out
! before the worm.
! ID. C. Williams and Dr. Brown have dis
continued the vile practice ofchewing tobac-
co. Look ont for a fall in the price of the
weed,
Our new mayor +. VI. Neal, has rece ivcd
his commission, and is now prepared TO deal
ont cyen-handed justice to all violators OF
the town ordinances.
Between two and three o'clock, Saturday
evening the ferry-boat b okc some Of her
machinery and blew down the river some
considerable distance. 1t was nearly three
hours before she got back to the ng She
had a Wagon and team aboard.
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sI- lInklc Bros and J. VI Wood & Son are
painting and repairing their stores. The
spirit of improvement i abroad all over the
town. Wcare gritihcd to see such manifcs-
tations of thrift. We suppose 1t Is all owing
to the railroad coming mp this side of the riv-
cr-eh, Brother Whcelcr--and to the rule of
the G-a.r.land governmcnt-oh Brother
Sparks?
tg- Il. NJ johnson was elected Mayor of
Fort Smith.
iT- F. VI. Neal has been elected Mayor
of Van Buren,.
.s~ The thermometer, Thursday night, said
that eight degrees more would have treated
us to first freeze.
,g- Our" wooden nutmeg" men were hap
py, Thursday,
~ Col W. B, Sutton has purchased Maj
Lanigan's stock Of goods at Fort Smith, and
will continue the business at the old stand
We call the attention Of our city author
tiles to the card OF Traveller" in another
column
-"rcn nights in bar-room' is to be the
next play attempted by the temperate coun-
ell of this place.
Had to make fire in our Office Thursday
morning.
The New Orleans and Arkansas river
packet Clarksyille, Capt Jones, arrived last
Wednesday, Capts Ed, Houston and Nose
Mckee were In charge of the wheel.
The Clarksyilc brought sweet and Irish
potatoes and sugar and ssir, which were of.
fercd far sale.
The steamer Maumellc arrived Thursday
morning from New Orleans, with large
freight.
.-Rcv. Mr., McManus will hold divine SER
Hvice at the Episcopal Church. next sunday
amcrnirr. -
tS- Vegetation is doing finely, and every
thing looks very promising.
sS- 1t rained very hard Wednesday night
and Thursday morning.
t:S- We noticed the lilacs are blooming
beautifully.
sB- The city election passed OF very peace
ably.
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Ordnance.

An ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING TUE OFFICE OF
Town MARSHAL FOR THE Town or VAN
BUREN ARKANSAS:
BE IL Ordained By The Mayor and aldermen
of the Torn Of Vdn Buren. Arkansas That
there shall be established an officer of the cor
poration styled and known rs a Town Mar
shal. who shall held his office for the term
and perform The duties prescribed by the
General incorporation Laws Of the State Of
Arkansas governing and regulating munich
pal corporations.
This ordinance to be In force from and after
its passage.
CllAS. F. HARVEY, Mayor.
J.. III. SoUrHMtYD, Recorder.
April ). 4. D. lS15.
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Crawford County Agricultural and Me-
chanlcal Association.

We desire to call the attention Of the
stockholders in the above Association.
A decree Of foreclosure and order of sale
of the fair grounds was rendered at the
March term of our circuit court in favor
OF Joseph Winters on a debt of 800, in
tercst and costs, and said grounds and
enclosure which cost us about $1,000 will
sell for this debt if not paid before July.
There are other claims against the asso
ciation on which suit will be instituted
soon. The stockholders should remem-
Der that under the law each and every
one Of them is bound to twice the amount
Of their stock and upon suit and judg-
mcnt execution will run against each and
every one of them. Now had we not
better get together levy and pay call
equal to the debts now against the asso
citation and save the property and further
costs, or we will lose the fair grounds
and have to pay these other debts besides,
We hope . meeting will be called soon.
The last meeting was on such bad day
there was no attendance. Let each stock
holder interest himself in this matter, be-
cause YOU are individually Interested
these debts UW hare 10 be paia whether
the fair grounds sell for enough or not.
B.
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MUSIC ! MUSIC

We are requested by Prof DcCourcy to- an
nounce that he will spend a few days in Van
Buren, soon, for the purpose oftuninG pianos
with our local The Professor would get up
scmi-wcekly class for instruction on the or
gan and piano. Terms according to number
pupils, Persons desiring to enter such n
class. will please send their names to this Of
flee. 1t is needless for us to say anything in
commcndaton Of Professor DeCourcy's mu-
steal capacities. is enough to say that he
will put in an appearance as soon as a sufli-
ciert number Of pupils are enrolled.
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Alexander Graham.
Mr. J. 5. DUNHAM:

MRJ 5. DUNHAM:
DEARSIR: In a late issue of your paper,
you alluded truthfully and appropriately to
the accidental death of Alexander Graham,
of Lees Creek township. Mr.. Graham was
born in Scotland, Il. IT, 1904, and consequent
ly was seventy years Of age. He emigrated
to this state in 1889, and had been citizen Of
the county for 81 years. He leaves wife and
two grown children to mourn his loss. Al
thou gh born in foreign land he was not the
less loved and respected by the citizens Of
Crawford county, many of whom had high
regard for the old man, and will reflect OF his
untimely fate. with regret Although the
weather was very inclement, the Masonic fra
ternity turned out and buried him with all
the imposing ceremonies of that ancient and
honorable order. and may truly add:
by foreign hands his dying eyes were closed.
BY foreign hands his rigid limbs composed,
BY foreign hands his humble grave adorned,
BY strangers hOnored, and by strangers mOu rned.
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Ordinance.
An ORpiSA>CE REGULATING THE WHARrAGr

An ORDNANCE REGULATING THE WHARFAGE
FUND:
BE Ordained by the Mayor and Ailermea oi
ne Hcorpordted Torn of VGn Buren. arkansas.
That all wharfage collected he and the same
snail be kept separate and apart from the gem
cral funds OF the Incorporation and that the
same shall be expended for the purpose Of
Keeping the wharf Of the town In repair.
This ordinance to be in force from and after
It's passage.
ClIAS +. F.HARNEI, Mayor.
L. III. SoUrRNAYD, Recorder.
April j, 1875.
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Col. J. ). DUNHAM:

Col. J. ). DUNHAM:
SIR: Horrible to rclate! four more hand
some boQuets were sent, to-day. BY the ladies'
to the Wallace boys. As you seem to be hard
up for news items, we send this, hoping 1t
may make an interesting item for your oery
interesting paper.
"INMoDEsr MAIDENS.'
VAN BUREN, April 7th, 1873.
1t was such an easy matter TO ascertain VINO
the "immodcst maidcns' were that sent the
bouquets referred to above, we could not re-
strain ourselves the pleasure. We have none
but the kindcSt feelings for the young girls
who allowed their overhowing sympathies to
carry them beyond the limits OF modesty and
discretion. Young ladies, ofall Others should
be careful how they allow themselves to be
placed in positions OF any Kind that might
lead to modification and embarrassment.
NoTE-The editor is the author and respon-
sible for anything that has appeared touching
the Wallace case. We say this. As some are
inclined to blame the local"
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Ns- The Evening Shade Democrat gets
or this good satire:
Farmers, don't plant any corn this
year. you desire the welfare Of the
eastern capitalists, plant cotton all over
the State that it may be sold chcaply. II
YOU should raise enough corn to do you,
YOU would have to keep your money in
the country. and you know money is the
root Of all evil Plant cotton-oceans
of cetton-and in the course Of two or
three years you can have the satisfaction
Of starving your families TO death.
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EF From the St. Louis Republican
we learn that it was a mistake of ours in
stating, a short time since, that Col B
T. DuVal had been appointed Assistant
District Attorney for the Western Dis
trict of Arkansas The prosecutions are
all in the hands Of Mr. Clayton, the Dis
trict Attorney
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~ Beecher is now on the stand, Civ.
ing his version Of the scandal. He con.
tradicts directly Tilton and Moulton's $
statements. Somebody has lied most
drcadfullv.
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ET An exchange declares, says, the
Louisville Journal, that there are 9S,
900 Republicans in Virginia who ache TO
have Butler back in Congress" Well,
let the rascals ache. And let them ache,
too, until it may be said, in the words OF
the heinspired writer, "the pains Of hell
gat hold upon them"
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kF The beauty Of strikes is admi-
rably illustrated in Massachusetts, where
the closing OF six mills takes 100000
wages, each month, from the workmcn,
while the hands which are still employed,
have still to pay the onerous Union
assessment to support their striking
brethren in idlencss.
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ET- A man named Foy, charged with
murder in Monroe county, Indiana, three
years ago, was arrested at Atkin station,
on the Fort Smith railroad. lle was
taker 70 Indiana for tIial.
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ET Our next general election will oc-
cur on the first Monday in September,
1875, ut which time all State, County and
Township officers, and members of Con-
grcss will be elected
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EF A Methodist minister preaching
in Protestant Episcopal pulpit, and n
collection Of 81 l,000 for the benefit Of
deserving brother ministers, were among
the incidents OF the late session Of the
Baltimore Conference OF NJ. f Church
Sunth
The Van Buren press., 1875-04-13

~" An editorial In the Fort Smith In de-
pendent says that Sebastian county produ-
ces dnnuaHy 1900 bales of cotton" Whew
"Look ahca, old mani" what's the matter
with youY Don't you kao'r that Sebastian
county Rerer raised onc-h half that amount Of
cotton in one year? You have tirst-rate
county-goo1 enough wit hout making snch
eXtrayagant assertions Is your authority
"rcliable,' thi, time, Judge?
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EF From Major John ID Adams, who
has recently met the stockholders, we
learn that there is no doubt Of the early
completion Of the Railroad to Van Buren.
He prophesies brilliant future for our
town
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EEJohn Mitchell's death has brought
sorrow to the house Of his brother'in-
law, John Martin, NJ. p. for Meath. who
took the catastrophe so to heart that he
tvo Ia dcsd
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Executors Notice.

| ETTERS testamcntarv having been issued
IL to the undersigned on the 10th day of
February. 1875. on the Estate OF Hiram Bro
die deceased all persons having claims
against said Estate are hcreb, notified to pre-
sent the same, properly authenticated to the
undersigned within one year from the date of
said letters or they may be prccluded from
any benefit in said Estate. and if such claims
are not presented within two years they shall
be forever barred.
All persons knowing themselves to be In.
debted to said Etate. by note or otherwise are
the same.
JOHN 5. BRoDIE.
W. II. ". SHIRLEY.
Executors Est Hiram Brodc, decd
Van Buren,. Ark. March l. '7l-lw
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ES- The Arkansas Conference of the
NJ + Church South. has 1852 white
members an increase of S33 for the last
year
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Grr AT THE Borrow, Get at .he root
Of things, The gold mines of the Scrip.
lures are not in the top soil you must
open the shaft; the precious diamonds Of
experience are not picked up in the road
way; their secret places are far down
Get down into the vitality, the soidtv,
the vcracity, the divinity Of the word of
God, and seek to possess all the inward
work Of the blessed Spirit.
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ET The warm spring weather has
blossomed Col. George White out in
bran spang new suit lie is looking so
nice
The Van Buren press., 1875-04-13

81 The Connecticut election, on the
9Th inst resulted in a democratic vic.
tory,
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Nick'S Floral Guide
For 1875.

PUBLISHED quartcrly-January number
l. Just issued, and contains over 100 pages.
800 Engravlngs. descriptions or more than
800 of our best FLowERs AND VEGETABLES.
with Directions for Culture Colorcd Plate.
etc. The most useful and elegant work OF the
kind In the world Only - cents for the year.
Published in English and German.
Address, JAMES VICk, Rochester, ". y.
The Van Buren press., 1875-04-13

The best way to get rich is to liv,
on your father in.law.
The Van Buren press., 1875-04-13

Rg' Probate Court, Judge Creekmorc
presiding, is in session this week.
The Van Buren press., 1875-04-13

How sharper than scrpent's thanks
is a toothlcss child
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Farm for Sale.
d.

A MOST desirable tract of land under cul-
"A tivaton in and around the town of Plea
SAINT Hill. 100 acres, number one fences
good dwellings and outbuldings, fine water
and desirable location for Hotel on the wire
road For sale low. Apply to
MARK WAGNER, SR.
L easant Hill, Ark. April l3. In
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For Rent.

HOUSES to Rent.
i Lands to Rent and Lease
fol the year 1873.
3 Rooms suitable for offices, convenient
Court House and Main Street. Apply ~ @ oG'
to I.C. RoBARDs
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VNIIE undersigned wishes to give notice
l. that he has returned to his rome In Van
Buren, and Is now ready to contract for any
and all work in his line, from building a
house to the smallest job.
BUILDING OF CISTERNS AND
CHIMNEYS,
Laying and Repairing Sidewalks.
Job Work of all Descriptions :
big or small, will receive prompt attention in
all parts of the county.
VIII furnish material If desired.
Prices 10 .SaH the Times, and Work
guaranteed 10 gre Satisfaction
With many thanks for past favors we re-
specially ask You to give rs n call
NJ. w. BREWERY.
Van Buren,, Dec. 3. tt
, 1875-07-12
Th1 Colorado beote and othsr vcrpu that In
fost cropp At this Season haso made but sllght
ravaRos.

fAT9Rce.
Hath wadhan1s, Of Chicago, and his brother
Carlton, Of this city, havo Rone on \ visit 10
shsis old home In CohnectleuA EhsrA they dsslsn
spending snvcra! wpola.
Judge stanifol1, on whom tho Lsporto BAR hnd
good joke aons weeks ago for bin RdiourrinY
Court to come loRs and look after his corn-
planting. Ia sornettmos subject to singular tor
Rptfuinenn ss times, and many good story IL
week II tno good % t,e Loaf. Tie Judge had sat
iogs supplementary to execution" according to
calne tho Judge w4s nowhere tu be found Tho
lawyers and rar:lea waited until night vllou tho
Judge turned up. He had beet, out 10 bis corn-
zelda watching tho corn grow, and hosing II.
Al the foundry Ut tho Iron works yestoriay 3
dcr1usn did Zig days work In molding, and bc-
cAtns warm. dnring shs time drinking oxcessivo-
y OK cold water. Abnut s o'clock bo took sp-
othnr heavy draught, and auon after dIoI, IL Ia
beloved, from his excessive drinking.
THE g1RExEN.
Sncc the aremen's tournament II Lapo1te laat
Monday, company OF that village and another
OF Kalamazoo think that they ought To t,avo done
better, Asld can upon auot1lar occasion do batter
they arc nov talking %bous thpis abilities and
tho money they can put Up. Our boys aay that
It thsy only moan business and will put un i pay-
ing stake shey can b. accommodated without sny
delaE. Several companies lsro arc keeping up
thcit practice, making winning runs aud coup
lungs over ANY record tma, aud test BY tho COM
paaics ustao4 woan pn4ophtslly proyo anc-
sftad Amir ~
, 1875-07-12
INDIANA.
EQuT(f {|Efp.


Special Correspondence ar ras Chicago 7r.bua&.
8oUrn BEND. Ind, July D.-lh this 4ine Of
wonderful growth Of vegetation there 10 much
fos eongratulaAon. Tho poor and the hearty
eaters WILL u thera be no intervention other
than 10 now kpowa, ba abba to supply
thansslvos With posatoea for anlll 6gura-say,
In this section, for as cepts per ttlshel Farmers
seau to fear that they will be Kq plenty ~ to bo
nearly uuBslablo. Said Eli Wade, well.knpwu
farmer and atock-raiaer OF Torre -Coupea p9airie,
" Tho Early Rosa posatoea are bTg ~ my list
now, and Just lota Of thsn,." and any cue that
kuows. Wads's fat can 4&ally caujscsuss ttat
such potasoes ass large enough for say mAz4st.
cahbsasa covss more kxouau u this sscslon sAsa
aver known tefose md they aFs growing rapid
". a pFoeainsqt farmer ,ssid today that hs did
not bfllsye that sals could b. bad for than, Md
.ha4 thsy would tayA 10 b. I'D ID ~ COWS.
, 1875-07-12
kANkAKEE.
TOO NHQN HAIk.


6ptefal corrfspondtneA Of Tht CAieapp 1rtbYh1
KANgAKEg. ILL.,, july 9.-To saw that We haYa
had too much rafn of l.te doea not nacaaai,ato
~ nraraa',is;.. ~ ~ aa,a 10y y. sssessssp
~ !. r''o4ute'le way WV 5na4'n ~ ~ aa!ea@'
turlHt' glance ~ taa Weeda III onaR own hum-
bio saaiah-had and the hrimmIng cissorp gndar
lis kitchen, and tho pools OF yater about tha
strata ataonatino in t},a at, 10 art,lcan, N {,.-
~ ~ "nsai,,a,an tr'sa 49, ,'n.aa ~ ~ ~
NY tug CONCLUSION 9ae As9 aRa re pafVesF y
A. AAhut 4n4 pleasant T0ptler IL 4 necessary
oopditlop for It,
AprnuAs.o souBova.
IT. ~. .ss,. ,oo, aAAoro, {
III KAnkakoe this Veek. Qn Sunday lsst tWe Of
the City Fathers were uncoremonioualy handlsd
by tle son Of another Oitv Father whom tho two
former atternnted n sr,ast nh.ir n,,.sioarn IVY
,n,.s ,.ont % ,'t" .,a-...'s ''. -. asa Pa5Aoeuo
m'eo went lato mourning. and tue son of Ills
father went into tho Police Court. Tbs father Of
the son thinkB it not . disgrace to wear tho
pame Of Adam Fun.. Int aatoama n mi NJ,
,,ass. .aIt t'..A wv sss'ou4s " nos Ha
aouos 1nas n's progeny aaou'a poana an Alder
man' and 70 pound two .Aldesmen,-oh thnt Ia
too" Muohl 8martln8 under this condislon of
a1alzs. AID. Bunk ohargea AID. lruiho--ons Of
the assaulted Fathazs-with having tho Btrees