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The Van Buren press., 1875-10-26

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We are pleased to notice the safe
arrival home of Mrs. George Austin, aft.
er good long summers visit to Canada
and and the New England States. Eve
rybody has missed her. but more partic.
ularly, " Uncle George" He is happy
enough now, and may his days be many.
State scrip is quoted, selling at Lit
tie Rock, at so to Sic
We were shown at D c. Williams,
fine specimen of home tanned leather.
1t was from the Yard of Mr. Abraham
Corder of this county, and said by judy
es to be an excellent article Workers
of leather should take look at it,
- Mrs Fannie Williams ard children,
come in from McAlister's Station, l. r.,
on Tuesday last, on a visit to her old
home. She is looking well and i, very
well pleased with the Indian Country
capt Jack will be in to spend Christ
mas and take them back.
- Advertising, or something else. has
compelled our old friend u c Williams
to issue orders to his Adjatant Shihley.
to at once add to his corps of assistants.
Not less than two would fill the hill and
keep up with the large increase in trade,
and Dick Bourand and Albert .Shibey
were duly installed. Two more correct
young men could not be found.
Wick Whitfield is on his head A
telegraph, Sunday morning, from Wis
eonsn, said ii was a boy Mother and
hey doing well
We heard of Capt Pat Morrison
| aud Capt II Haney. at the re union
of cebcii's brigade, at OiarAs,ilir, fast
Wednesday,.
- Mrs Ben. Decherd is showing out
her millinery at the rooms Of Miss Ollie
Phelps, on Main street
Dropped into Hayman & Sons grist
mill. the other day. Found the" old
man out, but everything was looking as
nice as new pin.
-" Richard is himself, again" and if
you are in want Of stove, or need one
put up, or any repairing is ready for you.
Drop in and see him, for
Il s. Roberts is his name,
Van Buren, is his station,
lie keeps first class hard ware store
Creates Decentralization.
Capt H. C RoBards went to Little
Rock and back, last week He brought
"SCoTrIE" with hin.
The black bottles from Orme's Gin,
the other day, look rather suspicious 1t
won't do, George.
Royal Red is what he called them
Mr.. Y. Neal left us a basket Of fine spec
imens Of apples as We have seen, which
he calls the Royal Red. He has all the
very low figures. BY giving your orders
in advance he will furnish you with 'ap-
Piles that are sound and free from brui-
seS.
- Our young friend, Dick Bourland,
arrived from Texas, Tuesday morning
He will now engage in business in Van
Buren, Glad to see him back.
- Another of Van Buren's very good
boysis getting back home Philip Scott
has returned from Little Rock, and come
to stay. and will at once enter into busi
ness And, we are also, glad 10 know
that he is but the forerunner Of all Of
his fathers family returning 10 their old
home to spend the balance of heir days.
Welcome home.
The Van Buren press., 1875-10-26

PRESERVED LEMON PEEL Make thick
sirup Of white sugar, chop tue lemon
peel fine, and boil in the sirup ten min
ates; put in glass tumblers and paste pa
per over. A teaspoonful Of this, makes
loaf Of cake or a dish of sauce nice.
The Van Buren press., 1875-10-26

Benjamin Franklin occasionally stun
bled upon the truth. He said :" The eyes
of other people are the eyes that rum US
If all hut myself were blind, should mel,
ther want fine house nor fine furniture
The Van Buren press., 1875-10-26
SWEEP, O .

II. G. Haney, the Fort Smith chimney
sweep, will lie in Van Burcn, to morrow
edncsday. Any orders left at this of
"er' ot with Capt b J Brown, will re
'e''e prompt attention.
The Van Buren press., 1875-10-26
New Furniture.

HENRY GLASS has just received by rail a
Jew and large lot of fashionable and common
hmiture, which .he has marked down to the
bwest tigares for cash. Give him call.
|h-Oct 10
The Van Buren press., 1875-10-26
Presbyterian, 20, So

A,ev !. C. KENNEDY, Pastor. Divine Ser
H. every Sabbath, except the Sd of each
onth. at II A. NJ. and 7P.M. Prayer meet
n W Wednesday evening at JPN.
The Van Buren press., 1875-10-26

A Detroit mother can t understand
how it is that her girls can play croquet
for half dav and not feel tired, and vet
il one Of them is rsked to wash the dish.
cs she reaches for the camphor bottle.
The Van Buren press., 1875-10-26
Agents Wanted to Sell
The Political, Personal and Property
Rights .; s;Citizen,

OF the United States-llow to exercise and
how to preserve them. BY Theophilus
Parsons, LII. D.
CONTAINING = commentary on the Federal and
" State Constitutions giving their history and ori-
gin and full explanation Of their principles Pur-
poses and provsions the powers and duties Of Pub
lie ofcers the rights OF the people, and the oblga-
tons incurred in every relation Of life also parlia
meutary rules for deiberatye bodies. and full diree-
as making Wills, Deeds, Mortgages, Leases, Notes.
Drafts, Contracts, ect. Law Library in single
volume II meets the wants of all classes and sellI
to everybody, . , 90
Sept 25-ml st. Louis, Mo.
The Van Buren press., 1875-10-26

= All job Work. cash on deiiv-
The Van Buren press., 1875-10-26

aPPoihNC' w tei Y ouS tbS o'JCNtS VI ahe
above report, consisting Of Henry Shb-
ley, NJ F. Locke, M, C. Lemley, II b
Hale, b f Massey. James c, Wright,
and E. G. Whitesides.
A B. Howell presented the following
resolution which was passed;
That the committee of seven, on facto
ry and store, have the power to regulate
the value OF shares, and all business per
tanning to setting on foot the store and
factory,
The following preamble. by NJ. F.
Locke, aud resolution from Prairie Grove
Grange, were presented and passed;
WHEREAS, The Congress OF the Uni
ted States did enact a law, at its list ses-
sion, which places the tobacco mannfac'
tories of the United States upon plane,
Independent, in good degree of all
competition. and which law bears with
great injustice, especially upon the agri
cultural interest OF tn" country, by refu
sing them the poor privilege of entering
the market and selling their produce, to-
baeco, to the highest bidder, but forces
the producer to sell to the manufactures,
alone, by imposing fine offve hundred
dollars upon any one who may buy or
SELL other than tobacco manufacturers
Therefore, resolved
ist That we ask congress to repeal
the law prohibiting the sale of tobacco,
eycent tn manufacturers
2nd. That we ask all subordinate gran.
ges to act on the resolution, and report
their action
Sd. That we ask Crawford county
grange to adopt these resolu.io,ns, and
instruct their delegates to the State
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-06-05
In the Detroit Police Court.

"He's regular" said Bijah, as
he brought out Richard Dolan,
"He say he can kick the top OF
your head off as slick as butter
milk running off the table, and
he's been Cussing and taking on
aWfully."
"You made those remarks, did
you?' asked the Court us he laid
aside his Seek mo further.
mo sir; never said word" re-
piled Richard.
Because, )" continued the Court,
"When q man want to lay for me,
and do kicking and so forth, he
need not hold back any on account
of my official position. Pm edg-
ing up to fifty, and | can't go out
nights with the boys and hook
melons any more, but Pm up to
business when the chip is knock
cd from my shoulder. The war
rant charges you with drunken
ness"
ITS a lie," exclaimed the pri-
soner.
That's all want to hear OF
tnat!' replied his Honor, lifting
MS SpectacIeS. II see by your
lace that you are a l0W-dOWn,
gooo, lor nothing loafer, and send
you up for three months"
Inc prisoner grasped the iron
ralling, but Bijah fastend his can't
hooks into the fellows neck hand
kerchlef, gave a half twist and
Richard Dolan followed along be.
hind, his face the color of "A horse
plum. The Old jauitor is regular
hook and ladder company i'm him.
self, and when he fasten5 to any-
thing it's got to come ifit isn't
chained.
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-06-05
French Version of thu Tilton-Beech.
e. Scandal.

A Partisan, who has a some
what confused idea of the trial
wrote letter to Il French journal
III which the following passage
occurs: "MCns. Mouitong, Til
tong Beechare, have one gran d
cOntrovise! Mons. MoultOng, is re
paster of ze PleemO5h Shurch, dis.
covered by Columbus, Ohio. in
i776! Mons. MOultong is accuse of
taking ze improper libertee viz
re wife of TheadOre Beechare, who
is Madame Harriet Beechare
Stowe, ze mother Ov Uncle Tom,
ze blind pianish! Mons. Beechare
is accuse of impropare libertee viz
Nine. Tiltong, daughter of susan
b. Anthony, Z1 sister of Mark
Anthony, who has made love viz
Cleopatra! Mons. Tiltoug have
cause Ze separash0ng of Mons.
Beechare Vid his wife! She re-
zides in ze zecty Ov Brooklyn,
vlieS ne have moOv into Elijah eth, &,
New Jerzee! lie congregasshong
Ov ze PreemOZ Rock shurch will
not permit Mons. Moultong to
preech l0ngare in any more vr0m
Eat poolpet! ~ greatest exzite
ment hav prevail" F."
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-06-05
The Profits of Sheep Husbandry.
[ Bakerfield Southern California }

Bakerfield Southern California
In a list Of names Of the rich
men of Los Angeles we note that
OF r. S. Baker, who is rated at
s500,0OO. Mr.. Baker came to Kern
county fourteen years ago with "a
small flock Of sheep, and located
on the TETON Ranch which he
took in charge. Upon the settle
Inent of his partnership with
General Beale three years ago he
found himself the pOssessOr Of
thirty thousand sheep which he
had improved to d high grade
Their product in wool alone made
him a rich man, and with the
proceeds he purchased a large
Mexican land grant in Los An
geles county, paying $4,000. He
distributed his f1Ocks upon it and
ranked Immediately among the
Wealthiest men of Southern Cali
fornia. Last Fall he sold two
thirds Of his land to Senator Jones
for S250,000 and now takes the
lead in management, and owner
ship of the new harbOr of Santa
Monica twelve miles from Los
Angeles, and the railroad leading
from that place to Los Angeles
city. Many who have enjoyed
the courteous hospitality of the
TETON will remember the story
told by Mr.. Baker of his mi>for-
tunes in business at the North,
his purchase of 500 sheep with
money loaned him by friend,
his herding them himself and his
patient waiting for The great re-
suit he has now obtained.
His friends in Kern county re-
member him with sincere inter
est and rejoice in his success. {.
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-06-05
Aristocracy of Color.

In the winter Of 1S67-68, while
the writer was a resident of \ =
braska City, Nebraska, 4 young
man from Missouri prOieSSeO
negro hater"-Wn0 had taket
refuge in the youngest State
from the terrOrS of the bush
whdckers of his own, was parI
proprietor of one of the two livery
stables of which the town then
b0asted One cold winter even.
ing he Was approached by a squad
IOf ''CoiOred ciCiZenS," anu Was i'll
terogated as to the charge Tor q
four horse sleigh and driver for d
party who wanted to 60 10 q
dance some eight or ten miles
down the river. He did not re-
lioh the idea OF acting in the ca.
pacity OF driver for the "niggers"
himself, and. as he had no hand
with whom he could trust his
only available team, he endeav-
ored to bluff them off" by nam-
ing an eXhOrbitant sum, cash in
hand, as the answer to their
query, aud was not Il little non
pulsed by the prompt "All right,
Sab. Hab 'em ready at half past
seven. Here's you money"
His prejudiceS fairly overcome
by the pleasant tantillation OF the
''irredeemabie rags" in his hand,
he drove the party to their des-
tination, hitched and blanketed
his team, aud took his seat in the
house to await the "hour for re-
tiring"
The room was not large, but
the company was, and the roar.
ing cotton wood fire soon shot the
nlcrcury away up to the ninetieS,
while the perfume of the assem-
bled sous and daughters of Ham
grew stronger and stronger as the
sound Of the fiddle and the voice
Of the ''caller" aroused 10 increas-
ed aunimdtion the movements
OF each succeeding set" White
human nature could not stand il
any longer, and just as he had
finally determined to 60 out tU
the sleigh and roll himself up IN
his robes in self-defense, he Was
approached by the master of cere-
monies, and asked in very pom
pouS manner, "WOuid you hab
any objections to go out into. de
kitchen and set by de fire? De
ladies' O!jeckS to de smell o6 dc boss
on your close"
The alacrity with which he
complied Was only equaied by the
gusIO with which he told the jok e
on himself, always adding, "Ser-
we'd me right for driving de gem
mem, any Way"
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-06-05

The fellow, who asked for lock
Of his girls hair, was informed
that it ''cOsts money, hair does. ;"
Boston Post.
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-06-05

A TOUGH ONE.-The biggest
weather story comes from Dubu
que. A local paper represents Il
prominent pOulterer or that city
AS saying 1t was So cold last Thurs
day that the fresh-laid egg of his
partridge Cochin hen Isabella
lruze and burst 50 suddenly as to
throw her off the nest. She
weighed twelve pounds. Several
of his high bred hens We're killed
i'll this way.
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-06-05
THE YOUNG FOLKS.
The Barefoot Roy.

1hc naTcIOOt BOJs
BLESSINGS on thee. little man
BarefDUt boy with cheek of tan
With thy turned-up pantalO"ns,
Aud thy merry whistled tunes;
With the sunshine on thy face,
Through thy torn brim's jaunty grace
From my heart | give thee joy;
| was once barefoot boy,
O for bayhOod's painless play
Sleep that wehes in laughing day
Health that p. ;t+ fns DOCTOR rules;
Eaoui-i- Or earred IN schools
IEst, teus.s -rr young
t.r r = nest is hung;
Et-.. tess ',iies biuW;
Ef.a tH- .uea, o7iries grow,
Whpr. lae ssonnd J9. trails its vine;
Where Agra Ge's clusters shine -
Irr -zes-H bVoRs aHe .aaks,
ea.--e rs, all b. asks
liam, "a ...... with he. he waIks
Face 10 face w,5a ner .e talks.
Part and parcel oi her JOY,
Blessings on the barefoot boy.
O for boyhood's time of June,
Crowding years in one brief moon;
When all things heard or saW,
Ne, their master, waited for
| was rich in flowers and trees,
Hummiug birds and honey bees
Laughed the brook for my delight
Through the day and through the night;
Whispering at the garden wall.
Talked with ne from fall to tall.
Mine the sand trimmed pickerel-pond;
Mine the walnut slopes beyond;
Mine on bending orchard trees
Apples of Hesperides
Then, my festdl dainties spread.
Bowl of milk and wedge of bread,
Pewter spoon and bowl OF wood;
On the door-stOne gray dnd rude;
Ger me like a regal tent
Cloudy ribbed the sunset bent;
Purple curtain fringed with gold,
Looped in many wind swung foldi
| was monurch-pomp aud joy
Waited on the barefoot boy
Whittier.
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-06-05

Observation-Disclosures aar each h9if oug :.
- rents Newspapers per each 4 ouaoe,
6 cents
Chiu9-I."tters rer p4ch half ounce. 70
rnnts Newspapers. per each. , cents.
Belgium LETTERS PER each half 0unce
: cents NewsPap rs, 1T each { ounces
1 cents
Rrrmuda-L"tters. per each half ouhee
10 cents. Newspapers, per each. Z
cents.
Brazil-L"tters, DER each half ounce. Il
cents Newsoap .rs. per each. = csnts
Central A'perica-Latters per each hall
onnce. 10 cents. Nswspa Jers, per eacE
2 ounces. = cents
Cuba-Lntters. per each half ounae, IC
cents. Newspapers. pr eIch. : cents
Denmark-L"tters, per each half onncs
cents. Newspapers, per each, cents.
France-Lett1 >per each npe third o
an ounce. 10 cents. Newsp ipers, PEI
each, = Cents.
German States-L~st-rs, pr each hal
ouhce, Z cents Newspapers, psr eacI
/ Onnce. cents
United Kingdom of Grant Britain and IteI
land-L-tters, par each htlf nuIes, sI1
cents. Newspapers. pr ounces, threj
cents.
Greece-LAttrrs, per each half ounee|
10 cents. Newspapers, per eIch fouI
ounces, nine cents.
Italy-Letters per each half ounce. te4
cents. Newspapers, per elch foar ouleeI
4 cents
Jamaica pr each half auacd
III cents. Newspapers, per each, tyI
cents.
japan Letters, per each half ounce, te
cents. Newsp lptrs, per esoh, Cents.
MexicO-L- L-tterS. per each half Oune I
I0 cents. Newspapers, PER ,c.I, cent
SWitZerland-- per eaca ha
ounce, 10 cents. Newspapers, Pc. eac II
ounces, cents.
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-06-05
JOB PRINTING:

Legal Blanks. Briefs, Bill-Heads, Letter
Hpads, Circulars, Labels. Cards, Program
mes, etc, printed in every style, with neat
ness and dispatch.
v Currency taken AT PAR when pay
ments are made in advance.
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-06-05

All over the country the women
are shrieking for more rights.
while in Chicago the other dav
Mrs. Ferris took her old man nv
the throat and fl ,pped him into
a clothes-pr4os because he told the
hired girl she was better looking
thdn his wife.
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-06-05
TOWN OFFICERS
RATES OF POSTAGE
DOME ESTIC,

Letters, TO all parts of the Unite
States, 2 cents each half oHpcs nr fraction
Letters, drop or local. cant each hal
ounce or fraction.
Miscellaneous mail matter (linted to 1
lbs:) cents each , ounces or fraction.
Books (limited to lbs. = cents each :
ounces or fraction.
Newspapers. seeds. etc (see Iist in Pos
Office) limited to 4 lbs, | cent each
ounces or fraction.
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-06-05
MISCELLANY Y.

The fellow, who asked for lock
Of his girls hair, was informed
that it "costs money, hair does. "
Boston Post.
Four hundred million dollars
worth of wine, liquor and beer
goes down the throats Of the
American people every year.
At the end of an Indiana mar
riage ceremony recently The bride
al Yanced gracefully to the clergy.
mau and requested him TO an
nOunce the hymn, "thio is The way
long have sought" "
"Iulius, why didn't YOU oblOng
your stay at the Springs?" ''Kase,
! Nr. Snow, dey charge TOO much "
How So, Juiius?'' "Why, de
landlord charge dis colored in
dividual wild stealing de spoons.
A Dubuque printer received the
following note from his girl: "May
| git yanked out of bed at mid
mite every mite by cusS like
Theydore TiltOn, an carried up
a million pare of stares, iff ever |
sese to love you, Jim "
School inspector to urchin-
Nov, Johnny, how many can
you count?" J0hnny-"One, two,
three, four, five, six seven, eight,
nine. ten,n nSpectOr-"GOOd,
Johnny; go on" Johupy (after a
moments thoughO--"Jack Queen
King Ace.
A young lady in Indiana got up
at midnight, foddered the cows,
split some wood, and got the wa
ter on to wash before She awoke.
That's the kind of a woman for a
man to marry. She'd go out some
night and hoe two acres of pOta-
toes.
The Detroit Tribune, has moved
into a bran new stone Office, and
prints picture of man going up
stairs two steps at time to whip
the editor, and q woman coming
down street with Il piece of poetry
for him to print.
~ say landlord" said Yankee,
that's a dirty towel for man to
wipe on" Landlord, with look
of amazement, replied, Nv ell, sir,
you're mighty particular. Sixty
or seventy of my boarders have
wiped on that towel this morning,
and you are the first one to find
fault"
He WAS TF-ERE.-A lady was
telling a friend from the country
of a very grand party she had
given recently. 1--WE had two
generals, one judge, a popular
author and play writer" "Yes,"
chimed in her wicked son, ."and
there was a deputy-sheriff, too,
who said he wanted to see dad,
and they went out before supper
aud dad hasn't got home yet"
An elopement in Millbury,
Mass, had no novel feature, but
it called attention to strangely
complicated family, The wife
who elOped was tWenty-one years
Old, having been married seven.
The husbands two sons by Il pre-
viOus wife are married to his re-
creant Wife's two older sisters, and |
her brother is the husband of her
husbands daughter.
Mrs. NJ. A. Johnson, editres5 of |
the AgitdtOT, temperance paper
in JetferSonville, Ind, was sued |
for libel by one Fisher, for calling
his WhiSkey shop murder-mill /
She proved her statement true, !
and the jury were out but q few |
minutes when they returned with |
q verdict Of acquiftaL Therefore |
we have a jury deciding that sa-
looms are murdGr-miiis.
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-06-05

Four hundred million dollars
worth of wine, liquor and beer
goes down the throatS Of the
American people every year.
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-06-05

An exchange says, "We'll ride
two miles to see two brothers un-
der twelve years of age go to bed
without having a dis
pute about something.
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-06-05
aE.L-.-.LE-.LNG.

One square. each insertion - u.
Each subsequent insertion p
Contracts by the year or quarter at re-
eHced rntes.
A square consists of ten lines of this
size type.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-12

On Saturday last the Republicans 81
Washington had a jolliication over the
recent elections and serenaded Gen. Grant
and his .tidus debates, Boss shepherd
though what they saw in the results OF
those elections to be jolly over we are at
a loss to imagine. But then, you know,
the RAIDS always get their good news first.
However, the President, so much pleased
with his oratorical effort at Des Moines
made his appearance and delivered an
other one of his very witty speeches-that
is if brevity is the soul of with which
he expressed two opinions las is opinions.
First that ''the ragbaby is suppressed,
and second that it was evident the Repub-
lican party was to govern this country tor
four years more at least. Now we sin
cerely hope 1.-The ragbaby is suppressed,
but we insist upon it that it is most un-
seemly, indecent and impudent for the Re
publican party to be rejoicing over the
death of its own illegitimate offspring and
claiming plaudits for having smothered
it. The people are not to be deluded by
the noise made at the wake of this misbe-
gotten child from inquiring into the crime
of its paternity. But this is in keeping
with all the pretences of the Republican
party. They appoint rascals to office and
after they have grown rich upon public
plumber and the Nation is scandalized by
the publicity Of their crimes. they are
turned out and the party claims great ere
dit to itself for Furnishing fraud. Thus
they beget the rag baby-then fouily
murder it, and now claim credit for it.
1t is too thin. the people are not quite so
pullible.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-12
Perhaps Mr.. Wallis

a good cause. Perhaps Mr.. Wallis
known cynicism made people think he
cared for nothing but himself, whilst
Wilkins was known to be fond of peach
ESQ fond of them that il might be said
of him that he prefers them even to his
paternal ancestor, for
"If q man who peaches cries
Cries not when his father dies,
Would he not rather have peaches than his
father?"
Thas it was the people preferred peach
es to Wallis. At all of which Mr.. Wallis
must be much gratiied, especially when
he refiecrs. that Mr.. Gwynn, his opponent,
leads ourticket, and Col. Woolford, whom
he attempted to annihilate by a torrent
of invective, comes next, whilst he, the
gifted, and above all, the decent Wallis,
is the tail of the procession of which that
strutting turkey-gobler Morrison Harris
is the head, and Wilkins, the unpretend-
ing peachite, is the body. But it is none of
Gus funeral.