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The Van Buren press., 1875-08-31
Blocher's Real Estate Agency.

Attention is directed to the fact of the re-
moyal of w d Blocher's Agency to the old
bank building, opposite the State House.
which makes him convenient to all branches
of the state department. lie has every iacil-
ity to give general satisfaction. and parties
desiring to purchase or donate forfeited lands
or to purchase any other lands of the State.
or who desire information of any kind in ref
ercnce to State or United states lands. should
address w ID. Blochcr. Little Rock. 4w
The Van Buren press., 1875-08-31

Important to Medical Students.
Tie Trustees of the Louisville Medical Col
lcge louisville, Ky.l have. in accordance
with the provisions OF their charter, estab-
lished Beneficiary System. whereby any
young man studying medicine and being un-
able to pay for his education. may receive a
Beneficiary Scholarship, which relieves him
of payment of the Professors fees. The pub
lie will be pleased to learn that this well
known College has abolished all fees for its
diplomas; the Faculty being thu. wholly un-
interested pecuniarly in the result Of all ex-
sminaiions for graduation. For particulars,
address Dean of Louisville Medical College,
l63 Second street Louisville, Ky. I'm.
The Van Buren press., 1875-08-31

tB DR.. w. Dctfebaugh of Dripping Spring.
sends us from his grapery, two bunchcs OF
Herbameat Grapes. the finest we have ever
seen. He says the IIerbamont are enormous
bearers and most excellent for wine. Mr..
Graf. who pays good deal attention to grapes
aud wine. thinks it makes better wine than
deal of attention to fruits. grapes. etc. as well
as his patients.
The Van Buren press., 1875-08-31

tF Mr. y. l.. Bourland of Ozark. now rep
rescnt!ng Bussey &c Co. General Commission
merchants of New Orleans, was with us last
week, presenting the advantages Of this old
and well known house to do business with,
Mr.. Bourluna is one of the correct young
business men of this State. and he will make
no representations. but what will be fully
verified by closer business connection with
the house he represents. See card III our pa
per and give Mr.. Bourland trial.
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TO PRE.EMPTOI,S.

Parties living upon uncontrmcd Swamp
Lands. having filed their declaratory state
ments and now wishing to perfect their III
ties. will do well to address JOHN INGRAM.
Real Estate Agent, Little Rock, Arkansas
While doing a land business lie possesses SUI
perior advantages for perfccting titles to all
classes of lands. None can do better than to
entrust their business to him. I'm.
The Van Buren press., 1875-08-31

A four year old boy. having passed
through severe squeezing process while
riding on a crowded car with his mother
expressed the relief he experienced when
several seats next to him were vacated
by exclniming, with leng drawn sigh
" Mamma, I'd rather sit loose.
The Van Buren press., 1875-08-31

'''N't'"'s -AsSefe~ " efV uFscNo DS-
partments-Some Of the More
Nctpbls Exhibitors.
Magic Fire kindler-That invaluable article
Smiths lnfAflible Fire Kinder, has been exhibit
cd at the fair in practical manner BY the invent
or, Mr., r. p. Smith. Of Dubuque, Iowa, and has
furnished one Of the most interesting and attrac.
tive exhibitions in fine arts hall This is an unique
and admirable invention for kindlipg frca with
out the aid Of shavings any of the helps in or.
dinary use, 10 safe, cheap. handy and economical
1t gives the greatest satisfaction to all who use Il
and is meeting with an extraordinary sale. Any
agent. male female, with the conmonest tact
aud perseverance. is sure TO make money with this
ready selling article. 1t will pny any young man
or woman wanting employment
The Morris, Ill, Reformer says: useful ar.
tic!e. The lnfallible Fire Kinder ia the best
thing Of the kind We have It is very con ven.
lent and the thing long wanted to start quick fires
will last for number Of years, is easily lighted
with match and blows out IA quick as the jerk
Of Sleeps tail. II carried off the Blue Ribbon
at our county fair What we have to say is Just
get one and you never will regret the purchase
All IL costs is 81 co.
The New Northwest, Portland, Oregon, says
Every housewife knows the Inconvenience arising
from wet wood aud poorly burning fires ST. every
one should know the advantages Of the lninllible
Fire Kinder that is ready at all times for use that
will burn until the poorest wood OF most obstinate
coal can be ignited.
The Van Buren press., 1875-08-31

NIcKs FLORAL GUIDE FOR lS76.--The first
number of the Guide for the next year will be
ready by the first of December next. 1t will
be beautifully illustrated and printed. and we
think great improvement on the present
year. Published quarterly. Price, 25 cents
year. Free to all customers that order seed
to the amount of one dollar or more
The Van Buren press., 1875-08-31
FSr Thc Cleveland Plaindealer saws

rF Tho Cleveland Plaindealer SAYS
there is a division of sentiment in the
Democratic ranks on the money question.
lust as there is division in the ranks of
men of all sects and all parties on that
question hut there is no division oil
sentiment among the Democrats of Ohio
on the question of supporting the Demo
cratic ticket. On that point the Demo
Gratis arc united.
The Van Buren press., 1875-08-31

K Tile second game of bal! between the
Fort smith and Van Buren, Clubs, WAS play
ed in our town Friday afternoon, and was
very handsomely won by our club. We are
gratitied withe result, "and rs Sam Mcleod
say" =" like to see our boys Win, even if Its
humble peg and so do We
The Van Buren press., 1875-08-31

- Mr.. and Mrs. A. Wallace Ward and
young George Austin start for Virginia to-
day on the steamer Maumelle. They will
leave George at Kenmore University High
School, Amherst Court House, Va. for thor
ough course. George ia good, studious
young man. and we look to his making his
mark. Wallace and wife will be gone month
and in the time visit Cincinnati and st. Louis.
The Van Buren press., 1875-08-31

IF- The Rosa Miller Capt. woodburn new
boat for this river, left Memphis on the 2Gtil
with ! line trip. She Is expected to run in
the lower Arkansas river. We notice that
flat No steamboat,nan, Capt james Mich
OILS. is At the wheel, which Is guarantee that
there will be no delay from snags and bars.
The Van Buren press., 1875-08-31
District Conference and Camp
Meetings.

The Methodist Church South, will hold a
District Conference, commencing on the 1st
Of sep,ember, about miles above Ozark.
A camp meeting by the same church, will
be held in the vicinity Of Tapp's Spring, COM
mencing on the 2d Sabbath of Sept.
Also, camp meeting, by the same. on the 9th
Of September, some four or five miles out Of
Fort smith on the Greenwood road.
The Van Buren press., 1875-08-31

tE- A letter from AL. Ward. at Colorado
Springs dated 22d, says he is about to start
back home. lie comes by wagon. Mr.. CAL
lahan was at Denver City at that date. and
would return home bN rail.
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Presbyterian, 20. 81

pey J. G. KENNEDY, Pastor. Divine Ser
IL. avery Sabbath, except the Sd of each
.ontb, at II A. NJ. and 7r.M. Prayer meet
,g Wednesday evening at 7P.M.
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Re- The subject for discussion before
the next :" Sea shore club, is, Was
Noah justified in taking with him into
his ark the two parent mosquitoes 2
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Photograph

go to GANNAWAY'S PICTURE
'ALLERY when you want good Pho
'sfaphs. No. lao Garrison Avenue,
fort Smith. Arkansas. June 1T.
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BERKSHIRE PIGS FOR SALE 4!

~ NVASSERS wanted for two superb
~ AlN works of French art "LrrrLE
RuNAwAr AND HER PErs." and the pretty
pair. " TnE DINNER. AND THE NAP" These
pictures are worthy of place in costly homes
and inexpensive enough for the simplest
Selling rapidly. and take on sight. We guar
antee ready sales. good profits. and quick re-
turns. ANY active person who will! take hlod
can make a handsome income. Send for our
best terms at once.
j. B. FORD e Co,
l2w ia Elm ST., Cincinnati
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RIVER NEWS.

n, TUESDAY MORNING
' '''eris falling slowly, with 2is foet OF
W. r''er on the bars. Weather ce,ol and cloudy.
co.,. "A"melle arrived Monday morning, and
'''s'oo~n to-day.
The Van Buren press., 1875-08-31

tDr Baclhiters, OF all others. are the most
of creatures.
The Van Buren press., 1875-08-31

Efy A woman at Stamford, Conn, ad-
vertises second hand set Of false teeth
for sale.
The Van Buren press., 1875-08-31
40 Diplomas Awarded
FOR 1874

From Quincy Daily Wing.
Atter- Notes Of the Zwentieth Annual Er-
hibition-RevieV Of the Various De-
pdrtments-Some Of the More
Ncsvbls Exhibitors.
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rAm job Work. cash on deliv-
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Important to Medical Students.

Orders from physicians will receive prompt
and careful attention. Aug F--lm
The Van Buren press., 1875-08-31
In time of Peace prepare for War.

The best and cheapest place to, get
The best and cheapest place to get
The best and cheapest place to get
Drugs and Medicines
Drugs and Medicines.
Drugs and Medicines
IS AT
w. w. Ii ALLEY US,
w. W. Is A l. EY'S,
w. w BAILEY'S
Fort SMITH, ARK.
FoRT SMITH, ARK.
FoRT SMITH. ARK.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-09-23

til the Supreme Court decides it that
the Catholic schools may not be re-
ceived as public schools, with their
teachers and teachings, and thus be
paid for by the public funds This
is what they call a compromise,
and is simply an attempt at fraud.
But (2) how long will it take to
change the Constitution ifa victorious
party wishes to do it? By the six
teenth article of the Constitution
amendments may be proposed IN
three different ways. and if there is a
party majority strong enough, in two
wears different Constitution may be
in force. In this country the majority
may do as they please. The school
question was supposed to be entire
" settled. But we see it is not, and
since it is to he fought over now is q
good time. Let us settle it. The
danger is that the Roman Church
will govern the Democratic party, and
through that change our school pol
icy. For this, if for no other reason,
the Democratic ticket should be thor
oughly defeated. +. ID. Nj.
YAMoYDEN, Aug. 10, 1875.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-09-23
Cutting IL Dido.

This is a phrase older than most
people imagine. DO you call to
mind the story of Dido, Princess of
Tyre? Her husband, Aoerbas, priest
of Hercules, was murdered for his
wealth by the King Pygmalion,
brother to Dido. The widowed prin-
cess was enabled to escape from
Tyre, bearing with her the wealth of
her husband, and accompanied by a
number of disaffected mobiles. After
a variety of adventures they landed
upon the coast of Africa, where Dido
bargaiped with the natives for as
much land as she could inclose in a
bulls hide. Selecting Il large,
tough hide, she caused it to he cut
into the smallest possible threads,
with which she inclosed large tract
of country, on which the city of Car
thage soon began to rise. The ma
tives were bound by the letter of
their bargain, and allowed the cum
ming Queen to have her way; and af-
ter that, when any ono had played a
sharp trick, they said he had "cut a
Dido" That was almost three thou
sand years ago, and the saying has
come down to our day.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-09-23
NUMBER As
Effect of Imagination.

An aged and somewhat corpulent
farmer residing in a country town in
the State of Kentucky, while at work
recently IN field, killed q rattle
snake. Having occasion to retire to
the house shortly afterward, he put
on through mistake his sons vest.
The vests of the father and son were
made of the same material. The
weather being exceedingly warm, the
old gentleman did not attempt to but
ton his vest until he arrived at home
and had taken seat ''under his own
vine and lig tree" when to his as
tonishment he discovered that it was
much too small. Imagination did
its work rapidly, and it flashed across
his mind instantly that he had proba-
bly, been bitten imperceptibly by the
snake, and was much swollen by the
poison. This information he impart--
ed to the wife of his bosom, who, in
the confusion, dispatched messen-
gers for three physicians. The first
NJ. d., when he put in an appearance.
drenched his patient with pint of
lard oil. The second, of course, as
doctors were never known to agree,
poured down his throat an ounce of
the Juice extracted from the plan
tain leaf. while the third ordered
quart of whisky from a neighbOring
cross road store. Notwithstanding
all this relief O. the old man was in
great agony, and had magnitied n
slight pimple on his thumb, into a
swelling abrasion where the fangs Of
the venomous serpent had entered.
He grew worse rapidly, and began to
show the larger portion of the whites
Of his eyes. His wife and children
were inconsolable. Before the whis-
Ky arrived, however, the absent son
appeared on the scene of action,
wearing his fathers vest, which was
several sizes too large for him. The
mystery was easily explained. The
father, a very portly man, had put on
his sons vest. The patient was none
the worse for his fright, with the ex-
ception that the lard-oi and the plan
tain juice fingered in his stomach,
while the doctors drank the whisky.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-09-23
Children's Fears.



The objects that excite the fears OF
children are often as curious and I'M
accountable as their secret intensity.
A lady told me once that a special
object of horror to her, when she
was child, were the colors of the
prism, a thing in itself so beautiful
that it is difficult to conceive how
any Imagination could be painfully
impressed by it; but her terror of
these magical colors was such that
she used to rush past the room, even
when the door was closed, where she
had seen them reflected from the
chandelier by the sunlight on the
wall. A bright, clever boy of nine,
by no means particularly nervous or
timid, told me once that the whole
story of Aladdin was frightful to
him; but he never was able to eX-
plain why it made the impression
upon him. A very curious instance
of strong nervous apprehension, not,
however, in any way connected with
supernatural terror, occurred to a
young girl about eight years old, the
daughter of friend of mine. The
mother, the gentlest and most rea-
sonably indnlgent of parents, sent
her up stairs for her watch, caution
ing her not to let it fall. The child,
by her own account, stood at the top
of the stairs with the watch in her
hand, till the conviction that she GER
tainlv should let it fall took such
dreadful and complete possession OF
her that she dashed it down, and
then came in a paroxysm of the most
distressing nervous excitement to
tell her mother what she had done.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-09-23
A Castor Oil Episode.
Detroit Free Press.l


She had had her mind made up for
two or three days that the boy needed
some castor oil, but she knew that
she must approach him gently. She
placed the bottle where he could see
it, and when he turned up his nose
she said:
ats just like honey, my darling"
He seemed to doubt her word, and
she continued:
IF you'll take some I'll let you go
to the circus"
"How much?" he cautiously in
quired.
''Oh, only a spoonful, just one
spoonful" she replied, as she un-
corked the bottle.
"And you'll give me some sugar
besidesy' he asked.
''Of course villa big lump"
He waited until she began pouring
from the bottle, then asked.
"And you'll give me ten cents,
tooy''
"Yes, of course" ;"
"And you'll buy me shoo-hy kite, ?"
he went on, seeing his advantage.
81 guess so."
mo kite-no ile," he said as he
drew back
"Well, I'll buy You the kite" she
replied, filling the spoon clear up.
"And a velocipede3"
"I'll think of it."
"You can't think no castor oil
down me- he exclaimed, looking
around for his hat.
"Here-I will, or I'll tease father
to, and l know he will. Come, now
swallow it down."
Sand you'll buy me a goat?"
''Yes."
"And ono hundred marbles"
"Yes. Now take it right down."
"And coach dog?"
81 can't promise that
"All right-nO dog no ileE'
swell, I'll ask your father"
"And you'll buy me a ponyY
"Oh, / couldn't>do that. Now he
a good boy and swallow itdown.
"Oh, yes, I'll swallow that sttrffl
WILL" he SAID as he clapped on his
hat. "You may fool some other boy
with circus ticket and n lump of
brown sugar, but it'll take hundred
dollar pony to trot that castor lie
down my throat!"
And he went out to see if the
neighbOr's oat had been canght in
the dead fall he set for her.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-09-23

AT the London dog show, this
year, the Rev. j. W. Meller's cham
pion mastiff, dog a little over seven
years old, that has won more than
thirty prises and cups, was valued by
his owner at $25, 900, and Mr.. A. S.
D. Fiya's Grandby, at $4,000. There
were several other dogs valued at
these high prices, and many more at
smaller, though by no means small,
sums. These prices were put on to
prevent people from asking If the
dogs were for sale.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-09-23

Mr.. PENDLEToN complains that
contraction is running the business
Of the country. The contraction
amounts to just this: In 1866 there
were outstanding in greenbacks and
national bank notes $64S, $4,000
July |, the amount outstanding was
727,640,6SS. The contraction is
in fact an addition of $7S. 754, ,5SS
while there haa heen an increase Of
oyer five hundred millions in dis
counts as compared with April, 1866.
This is the contraction" that ruins
the industry of the country and calls
for new issue of irredeemable pa
per! Mr.. Pendleton might as well
say that the country flooded with wa
ter is suffering from drought.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-09-23

THE salaries of the different mon
archs of Europe are given as follows
by German statistician: Alexan-
der H., SO, l52, 900, or $4,000 day,
Abdul Air, $3,O00,O00. or $4,000 a
day. Francis Joseph, $4,000, 900, or
$lO,O5O a day. Fred. William H.,
100000, or $S,21O a day. Victor
Emmanuel, $2,400,0O0, or $6,S40 a
day. Victoria, ~, 100000, or $6.270
a day. Leopold, $500, 900, or $l,643
a day. In addition to this salary,
each of these individuals is furnished
with a dozen or more first-class
houses to live in without any charge
of rent.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-09-23

"a REPunIATEn debt currency in
unlimited quantities" say the Ohio
Democrats. ga sound currency OF
coin or its equivalent" say the Maine
Democrats. "a tariff for revenue" ,"
say the Ohio Democrats. "a tariff
for revenue only" say the Maine
Democrats. And yet the Ohio and
Maine Democrats call themselves by
the same name, and profess to be-
long to the same political church.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-09-23
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
The Danger of the Day-Shail
the Public Schools be Pre-
served?

The Danger Oh Tie IIty-Shstii
the Public Schools be Pre-
served?
If there was anything considered
absolutely certain in the politics or
society of Ohio, it was that the pub
lie schools were permanent institu-
ton, and, in the words of most people,
the glory of the State. Is that sys-
tenn of public education certain any
longer, or is it not threatened by
ideas, and schemes, and political al
liances? That an immense majority
of the people would maintain them,
if left to themselves, there is no
doubt, But on the other hand, there
is no fact more certain than that
great bodies of men are more in
fiuenced by their party and their
Church than they are by their own
judgments. In this case the public
school is threatened by both those
influences. The Roman Catholic
Church is utterly opposed to the free
public schools, is thoroughly disci-
plined, and has large body of voters.
The organs of this Church-such as
the Catholic Telegraph, and, we be-
lieve, all the Roman papers-say to
the Democratic party, eve have a
great body of voters, and they can
control the Democratic party. You
must aid our institutions. You
must divide the school money
with rs. You must make grants to
our charities and churches. If You
do not, we will defeat the Democratic
party. If you do, we will cast our
vote solid for you. We are your
main support, and you know it" 1t
must be admitted, and by candid
men, that this is severe threat and
hard to resist. The democratic par
ty did not resist-they did what the
Roman Catholic priests asked. Are
you indignant and deny that, my
Democratic friend? Well, then, /
ask you to deny or admit these facts
in New York and Ohio: The largest
cathedral in this country is building
in New York. The lot on which it
is building, worth near a million OF
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-09-23

The city of Paris at present pos
sesses $4,000 trees, besides those in
the squares and court-yards of pub
lie establishments to the number of
5000 and the cemeteries nearly H.
600. Before the war the plantations
of the public promenades gave an
aggregate of 102,154; but during
the siege, when the winter was so
rigorous, 1854 were cut down.
Since then a.a0O have been planted.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-09-23

You can't get an old shoemaker to
blunder. The other day when a
weighty woman sailed into a Detroit
shoe store and selected pair of No.
As, and sat down to have them tried
on, the shoemaker saw that she want
ed rs. But he didn't tell her so, and
start her out of the shop on gallOp.
He smiled and softly said: "Madam,
all the aristocratic ladies are now
wearing shoes. three sizes too large
for their feet, in order to have cool
extremities, and of course you want
to follow the styleY' She smiled in
reply to his smile, and replied: "fo9
are in position to know best, and
leave everything to your Judgment
When she won't out she said she new
er had such an easy fitting shoe on
in her whole life.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-09-23
Iron Bricks,

This is the name given to the
bricks which are now manufactured in
Germany in considerable quantities,
from slack of smelling furnaces.
According to the process devised for
this purpose, known rs the Hartmann
operation, and which differs from
ANYTHING of the kind heretofore de-
scribed, the high furnaces are prOvi-
ded with a continual flow for the Stag,
which runs through narrow gutter,
formed in the sand, into shallow
pit, through which small stream of
water is kept running. By this chill
ling process, the Stag assumes the
form of fine gravel. An endless
chain at once lifts the Stag out of the
pit and loads it upon cars. By grind
inc this material fine in Il cement mill,
it is formed into an. excellent sharp
building sand; the great bulk of it,
however, is used, without further re-
ducing it's grain, for making bricks.
In the Hartmann operation, the
alag sand is mixed with one-half of
its mortar in trough, in which
three shafts provided with long
blades revolve. 1t is then shOveled
into the brick machines, each Of
which turns out about twenty y-five
bricks a minute. These are piled up
in the open air for drying, and are
ready for use after about six weeks.
They continue to harden on oNpo-
sure to the air, and are said to pos
sess even greater strength than Ordi-
nary burnt bricks. They arc exten-
sively used for all kinds of buildings,
their light gray color producing a
very agreeable effect, and the rough
ness pertaining to their surface fit
ting them particularly well for taking
and returning a coat of.mortar.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-09-23

PERRYsBuRG IN. Y. Journal: The
consistency of the Democratic party
in Ohio is about the consistency OF
soft soap. They have nominated for
Governor, William Allen the Ancient,
a hard money contractionist, on a
..paper imitation PLATFORM" and for
Lieutenant-G Governor, Sam F. Cary,
a temperance lecturer and Son of
Temperance, on whisky platform.
Which are to be fooled-the eandi-
dates or the people?