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The Van Buren press., 1875-09-21
40 Diplomas Awarded
FOR 1874.

From Quincy Daily Wing.
After-Not Of The 7pentieM annual En-
hsbition-RepieD Of the Vdrious De-
Pdrtments-Some Of The More
Not1ds Erhibitors.
Magic Fire Kndler--That invaluable article,
Smiths lnfallible Fire Kinder has been exhibit
ed at the fair in practical manner by the invent
or. Mr. X 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 kindling fires with
out the aid Of shavings or any of the helrs in or
dinary use. is safe, cheap, handy and economical
1t gives the greatest satisfaction to all who use il
ard is meeting with an extraordinary sale. Any
agent. male or female. with the comnionest tao,
and perseverance. is sure to make money with this
ready selling article II will pay any young man
or woman wanting employment.
The Morris, HI. Reiormer says A useful ar
ticle. The lnfallible Fire Kinder is the best
thing Of the kind we have seen :; 1t /. very cenven
lent and the thing long wanted to start quick fires
will last for a number Of years, is easily lighted
with match and blows out as aack as the Jerk
of sleeps tail 1t carried of the Blue Ribbon
at our county fair. What we have to saw /. lust
get one and you never will regret the purchase,
All it costs is ST 90.
The New Nort' west, Portland, Oregon, saws !:
Every housewife knows the Inconvenience arising
from wet wood and poorly burning free so every
one should know the advantages OF the Inialible
Fire Kinder, that is ready at all times for use that
will burn until the poorest wood or most obstinate
coal can be ignited.
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"KNowEp IT WAS COMM. "A drag
driven by an elegantly attircd lady, and
with a trim and neatly dressed colored
boy perched on the footman' seat be-
hind, was passing through the streets
yesterday when it was espied by an old
negro woman who had come from the
country to see the Exposition. Bress
de Lord. " she exclaimed, raising her
hands as she spoke Bress de Lord, l
never 'spected to see dat. Wonder what
dat cullud young gemmen pays dat young
white oman fur drivin' dat kerrldge? |
knowed it'd come, but never 'spected to
lib to see it. Dis nigga's ready to go
way now. "-Coarter-J Journal.
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The " Accidental" base ball club, Of Little
Rock says the Gazette. will be with us this
week, to show the Van Buren, " boys how to
play ball" The Van Buren Club will, with
out doubt, be pleased to see them. and give
them reception lifting the champion town
of the west"
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EF The steamship Nova Scotia, whic

EF The steamship Nova Scotia, which
arrived at Baltimore on Thursday,
brought Fulev's bronze statue of Stone
wall Jackson, presented to the State OF
Virginia by the Hon. Beresford Hope
NJ F., and other English gentlemen
The statue cost $4,000, and will be
erected in the Capitol square at Rich.
mond, Va. neal the equestrian statue OF
Washington.
ry An Odd Fellows asylum is to be
built by the brethren of Jacksonville,
Fla, for the benefit of those in the order
who seek the State for their health.
Ey- Eugene" Gene, sit down on the
shelly shore, and hear the mighty ocean
roar Amelia" cant sit down, you
silly goose, because I'd burst my pin
back loose.
ES- A deputstion on behalf of the
American residents. both Catholic and
Protestant, ..ited Cardinal McCloskey
on the 10th inst, and presented him, as
a token Of their esteem, complete Car
dinal dress and mitre set with preci-
Gus stones, together With an address ex-
pressing their good wishes and venera-
tion.
Eg Six inch aliigators are worth City
cents apiece in New Orleans.
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weeE Merchants and shippers should take
d.i. het.ee. She Is regular packet and should
H. the eneo irage,nent Of planters as well
81; Ge1Ihants.
file editor eft'e Ozark Banner has taken
alarm. and is hurrring home.
The school board Of the Van Buren Dis
year. No funds is the reason.
capt. jerks Brown IS behind the counter
at n. F. CoraeiiR.' during his absence. The
esstaia is at home in alnest ANY business ca
pacity.
Wonder who is going to occupy the Kcl-
Ter building.
Our friend Mchibben is turning out first
class brooms.
by the putting chat VIC hear every night,
onr grist mills must be doing q good busi-
ness.
The sonorous echoing Of hammer and
0w, in different parts Of the tow, is an en-
couraging sign
Tile fact that Adams Co. arc going TO
introduce We )d-work machinery, il an evil
dcnce that there is life in the old town vet.
- Miss Fannie Ward returned from a two
months trip to ashington county Tuesday.
We care glad to see her looking in so good
health.
tY- From the Forrest City Times we learn
that the Rev. G. J, Nugent, of the Mississippi
Conference, has been elected Principal OF the
Helena District High School at Forrest City.
tE- 1t is a mistake that Capt. R. S. Yerkes
is connected with the Weekly Grange. Little
Rock.
Capt. W. b. Shoemaker, of Lees Greek, is
in town as one Of the Petit jnrymen.
Judge W. W. Mansfield came over from
the Fort Smith Court Sunday evening. lie is
stopping at Mrs. England's.
Pros. Attorney Bvers got home Sunday
afternoon.
- r. J. Brown has a saw Mill and Cotton
Gin for sale. Now is the time for a bargain.
A proposition is made to change the road
leading out of logtown. See notice Of appli-
cation to the County Court
-Sh crif Winfrcy has a very sick child
three years old.
- DR.. Brown thinks his baby is little bet
ter.
- Mr. J T. West sends to our table A fine
sample of peaches what is called October
English Peach
- Mrs. Fanny Russell sends tw % fine pump
kins, for which We return thanks.
-- Our young friend Fayctte Locke, Of AL
ma. returned from st, Louis Sunday morning
where he has been to purchase goods Tie
mcf NJ sc. Williams anu the father of Mr.
Riding at St. Louis, and they would leave
for Vsn Furen saturday. II so, thcr get here
thi. morning.
- We learn just before we 60 to press that
a colorcd man named Washington Johnson
was killed by his step son Tom tIungan. Fri
day night. about one mile from Capt, e, g.
Whiteside's place. johnson was beating his
wife. the mother of Hunigan. we believe was
the cause.
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DENTISTRY.

M, r. D. SEALS will be in Van Buren dur
!, r the week All wanting work thoroughly
'nd satisfactorily done should make early APP
,ucotion. Wheat taken at one dollar per
Iasbel for work.
viii be found at Mrs. England's.
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Arkansas Valley Stage and Ex-
press Company.
7 tell you what it is, fellows,
-Four rr-,Acc dat mak.,aes.
oil; he dakcs mein poh,
"a a.

SoiiiSf' -
Y tell you what it is, fellows. So
oa.,,o,., you're going too fast on thi. -,
from Van BuraYnoop must take more thiIpon their
duties. A decided improsGa1fe sfnoficed from the
start, now we have hnc teams Of four horses with
large and oommodous stages, and in week or two
fine Concord Coache. will be put on. This company
have made arrangements with the Southern Ex-
press Company" at Little Rock and will forward
without delay, all packages by that line. Our mer.
chants and all having Express should order
them sent through by this Stage Company
Their motto is Quick tim, and Low rates. -
TICKETS TO ALL PARTS.
The Agent in Van Buren will sell tickets to s..
Louis and Memphis Little Rock. 6c.
This company has also made arrangements with
Telegraph Company to receive and forward tcle-
gram from Ozark and also to take and send forward
kilograms to any point in the United States.
Colonel GEO. Z. WHITE, is tho compnny's Agent
in Van Buren, who will give any information that
may be desired.
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New York City and Arkansas.
W. J. LARGEN & R. 7. LARGEN,
REPRESENT

REPRESENT
Messrs. Clark Bros. & Co, Hats Caps and
Furs, 326, 32S, aud $3.50 Broadway. N. Y.
Mess, w. A. Ransom K Co.. Boots and Shoes
533 Broadway, New York.
Messrs, NJ. n. Rogers. PEEr & Co., Cloth
ing, dI6 Broadway, New York
Messrs. l.. Straus & Son, Grockery. China
Glass, LAMPS, Be-, Al 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; while X. T.
Largen will remain in the State tor the pres
ent, exhibit our samples and forward orders.
etc. All first class merchants solicited Sat
sfaction guaranteed nov. 20tf
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--Messrs. A. NJ Callahan & Co shipped the
first bale of cotton from this county, on the
Maunelle, Wednesday morning. The lint
was extraordinary good. and should bring
the top price of the market.
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Ar A Cosr OF 25 CENTS 4 PART.
Parts I, II and III are Just Published.
THE ART JOURNAL.

Complete in 10 monthly parts, lat 81 each. Re.
producing the best full-page illustrs.
tons from the earlier volumes
Of The Aldinc.
yrart will contain six superb plates
ying descriptive matter. and
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tion in price or artistic character.
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paper. and no pains will be spared
richest production Of press
in a narvelously short time,
world. wide reputation. ~
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I4r a Missouri divine left the Lords
vineyard to be a clown in a circus Ii
reasons were that three square meals a
day and $50 per week are better than
S400 per year, payable in dried apples,
hay and old clothes.
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Envelope No l. containing so beautiful en-
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A splendid assortment of SCRAP Books have
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Of many oft their most beautiful plates for rasse-
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The cuts are mounted on beautifully tinted
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,.o every Sabbath. except the Sd of each
9TH ut II A. NJ. and 7PM. Prayer meet
a. Wednesday evening at 7r.M.
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Public Schools.

1t seems the Board of school Directors mis-
calculated the capacity fthe Seminary to ac-
commodate all the white children in the dis
building for one Of the schools. There was
also a probability that two more teachers
would be required than they had estimated
for, which in all would make their expenses
some eight hundred dollars more than their
largest estimated income So, to avoid the
the district they concluded to leave the pub
lie schools closed until they can command
sufficient means to carry them on successfully
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RIVER NEWS.

n, luce our last, the riverrose eighteen inch
:, wa mas how gone down to its old stage,
:, '"p iect. Weather cool and cloudy.
A'nmellc due to-day.
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Important to Medical Students.

TIE Trustees Of the Louisville Medical Col
lege louisville, ky.l have, in accordance
with the provisions OF their charter, estab-
lished a 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
ofpayment of the Professors tees. The pub
lie will be pleased to learn that this well
known College has abolished all fees for its
diplomas; the Faculty being thus wholly un-
interested pecuniariy in the result of all ex-
aminations for graduation. For particulars,
address Dean of Louisville Medical College
G3 Second street, Louisville. Ky. I'm.
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van Buren
Steam Ferry.
-
U. ). Mail Stage Route--Quickes
and Best Crossing on the
Arkansas Rivel.

VINHE well known and long establishes
Ferry ut Van Bnren. Arkansas, is now
under the charge of the subscriber. ThePfo.
pfietors having recently put on large New
Steamboat. and sith careful and experienced
Ferrymen, they feel confident that they cab
give universal satisfaction to the travelling
public. Their aim will be to meet th In.
creasng demands of the large emigrant tray
el to Texas.
The st Louis. aud Sherman. Texas. U. s..
Mails are carried over this Ferry, which 10
good guarantee that 1t is the shortest A. we'll
as the hest route for travel of all kinds.
This Ferry has the largest and best boat on
the river, and can cross 300 wagons and teams
per day. and no retention on either bank need
be expected. Enclosures for stock and sheds
for travellers are being built on both sides Of
the river. and no pains will he spared to ac-
commodate the public. We shall strive to
continue to make this the popular route to
and from Missouri and Texas.
N, B.-Ferry accounts must be settled
M0nthty-No deridfion from this rule.
II. G, RO BARDs, Proprietor.
Van Buren. Feb. 4, rs. u
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MIR, D e. Williams has secured rooms at
Philadelphia. for the centennial exhibition,
next Year, for himself wife and daughter.
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M. Lynch is now ready to receive cotton
at his gin Satisfaction to his customers" is
his motto.
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INHIS splendid enterprise Ia not only well aus
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stantly developed and improved. 1t to-day stand@u-
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Unselfsh Friend chrome presented to every
subscriber, isa decided hit and will If possible,
add to the popularity which this work has gained.
The Art Union feature also promises great and
bencfcent results, In arouaing public interest in
the fine arts. Circulars and full information ON
application.
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R:e- Any letters for Mike Howe? in.
quired an individual at post office win
dow. No letters for anybody's COW, was
the rcply.
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INV l,iII,' except Monday, .a} Tam Up IN
as,sy ia,erp, from Fort smith and
fsIss, fs,s.n daily except Monday, 70 8 m
!, ,om The Narrowsevery Moday' II IL IN
oaioe open from An to g Pm. On Sunday and
oIir oIdays from $ to loAM
LIZZIE LOCKIART, NJ
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Part. ], II, III and Nv are now ready.
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Each part will contain an elegant fronts piece.
engraved on steel for the London Art
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never before offered at less than five times the
amount.
These plates have been the attraction Of
THE LONDON ART JOURNAL.
Each part will contain 26 quarto pages. in clud-
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superb title page, richly illuminated in red
and gold, will be given with the first part. and
the printing of the entire work will be worthy
OF the " The Aldine Press which
is guarantee OF something beautiful and yalua-
BILE.
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The Clarksvtlle will be here during til c
veek Merchants and shippers should take
dit betce. she Is regular packetand should
h Ito enlargement of planters as well
as 14e1lhants
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-04-08
AUCTIONEER.
To the Public:

% LIIC = uUIIC.
The undersigned is prepared 10 attend ana cry sales
in any part Of Grant county. Charge. reasonable
and satisfaction guaranteed on All sales.
JOSEPH MORRISON,
AIMS Fennimore Center.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-04-08
HOW STRANGE aud HOW TRUE!
MONOPOLY IN THE BOOK
BUSINESS BURSTED.
No Middle Man-Honest John on One
Side, All-Spicer on the Other.

The public ia cordially invited to call and
examine my new stock of SCHOOL BOOhs, POChEI
BOOKS. ALBUMS and STATIONERY. in all its
branches together with we'll selected lot OF Toys
10 please the little ones all of whom are invited TO
in and sit down on three legged stool, aud
take broken piece Of stick candy and break II IN
many pieces, regardless Of damages, and dl-
vide IL all around for everybody knows love little
children and even if yOu do not buy anything, you
will not be driven out Of the house with broom
stick. And now, trust the people of Lancaster and
surrounding country will confer liberal share OF
their patronage upon John in order to keep him from
going back to his old business OF saloon keepIug'
which he should hate 8 muchly. L shall sell cheap
for cash ouly, and viii not ask you 70 help pay Ter
debts incur by selling at enormous prices, and get
my money when can. This Is no advertising dodge,
but really want to sell these goods to get money
enough 10 start bank. shall endeavor to keep on
hand a full line of Fancy and Family Groceries,
Tobacco and Cigars. Lemons, Oranges and Confec-
tiouery in all varieties. Bnmmers have haolt OF
showing bills into my face, and see no objection 10
passing them around therefore, Saturday paymasters
together with those that will pay when they come in
again requested to keep at respectable distance
Lunch heretofore, though unavoidable circum-
stances have placed second or even third 10 rank
restaurant keeper, but there is nobody TO blame
but NV humble self for not keeping up with the
times BY advertising quails rabbits frogs ducks ana
grasshoppers dish Of oysters that are atened
by process peculiar to our climate, or, perhaps
owing to that great leveer Time shall keep man
utacturing Ice Cream that will even lift Philadelphia
out Of it's boots. And now that am no lCnger a
vender Of the ardent, trust that those sweet httie
ladies will no longer object to calling at my house
and being waited upon in the most exquisite French
style Admission free but on leaving. well then, ach
Gott And now you will wonder how it is that can
keep all these things aud selling them 50 cheap,
aud still keep with the world. will be plain
and tell YOU drought big pile of noney to this
place to commence with. If l recollect right, had
much as four dollars; so you can easily see why
! held out long. Crusaders can point to me with
pride a. an example that their efforts have not been
vain. There is joy in heaven and angels are look.
ing down shedding tears a repenent old sinner
like j. BEG.
B.-I have hand q lot OF nice little baskets,
Vuii cen 90 hand Ia pNrr MT
you should happen to forget it, You need not bring
them back j. y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-04-08
He Knew What he Wanted.

He came into the Office OF a West
End undertaken yesterday, with o
look of great care on his honest face.
His eyes were heavy and slightly
bloodshot, telling of nightly vigis
and loss of sleep. His hair was un-
kempt and shaggy. The soft heart
ed man of cofflns looked upon his
visitor with gaze full of pity and
thankfulness-pity for the customers
loss aud thankfuiness for his patron
age. lie was so young to be bur
dened with the loss of a dear one by
death.
The manufacturer Of burial cases
NODDED silent assent and condoling
recognition (; the young man from
the country said "How dye du p
Then ensued painful silence broken
at length by the man of grave bnsi-
ness:
"Can do anything for you to-day,
sir 2"
"Wall | reokin' SO, stranger 70
Another silence. Once more the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-04-08
Grange vs.. Monopoly.

EDITORS WESTERN RURAL One
Of the first and foremost objects Of
the Order of Patrons of Huabandry,
we believe, was to resist the en-
croachment of monopolie7 on the
rights ct the people, and we believe
the subordinate Oranges have labor
ed earnestly and faithfully for the
contamination Of this aud other Ieo
ultimate objects, and now we are
led to inquire How we'll are they
succeeding in their work ? 1t be-
gins 20 look to us as though we
we've building up gigantic monopo-
" in the institution called the
National Grange:
The National Gfaage is virtually
the Patrons congress, so far as laws,
rules and regulations governing the
subordinate Oranges are concerned
l. is supposed to be composed Of
Masters of the several State Oranges,
with favored few, IF course, that
never were Masters of State Grangt s
but are allowed q seat 10 order to
help reduce the pile by drawing
mileage, ETC. Every Grange ii the
United States, at the time Of it's
organization, pays to the National
Grange the triflng sum of SIS for
little tin box containing few small
books (rituals), etc, the actual cost
Of which is perhaps So or 81 Count
10000 Oranges at $15 each, and
then count ten cents each annually
for every Patron in the United
S ato~, which are thu State dues to
the National Grange, and you have
some idea Of he amount ct money
that has gone into the National pile.
! have already shown how many
control this pils-say thirty-fve, or
perhaps forty, al honest meu, OF
course Obey are Patrons). How is
this for monopoly? Brother Grang
ers, we said the National was cur
congress. Let us see how they leg
isIato for us L. has lon b en-
known by every intelligent Patron
that the fees charged subordinate
Oranges were extortionate, and ac-
cumuated funds far exceeding all
reasonable expenses, consequently
we have asked the National to amend
the constitution - as TO reduco these
feee. Did they do /? Not mucbl
They believe in fat treasures How
is monopoly now? At the last meet
ing Of the National they reported
about $50, 600 in the treasury. W,H,
did you hoar that they appropriated
$50 900 for the relief the gaasshop-
pers sufferers in Kansas, Nebraska,
etc? No, nor did |, either Every
Grange in those States, in more
prosperous times, had paid that SIS
TO to the National Grange, to
help swell the treasury. | wonder
if the Changers out there don't feel
an abiding faith in our great head
center should think they would
sell the last cow Co keep up dues.
| wonder if we haunt maize more
middle men than we have killed?
How much are we raging State and
National Grange officers as salaries,
and how much TO the clerks they
hire to do what they are paid for do
ing themselves Got huff Grange
in yourn? Tell US, some Of you.
please? GRANGER.