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The Van Buren press., 1876-08-15

A young gentleman who MoNedin
the best society Of San Antonio said the
other evening to young lady. The
foliage is much more exuberant this year
then usual" :" Yes," she answered,
thoughtfully, all them imported fruits
is cheaper then they used to was"
Let every unhappy married woman
in the land at once " adopt as per the
following advice ofthe Saturday Review
The happiest life of a woman is perhaps
attained when she adopts the Opinions Of
reasonably intelligent husband and con-
sccntiously thinks they are her own"
Did you ever, asks tho Cincinnati
Times, watch the noise4ess movments of
pretty girls lips AS her dress is trodden
+. upon. and marvel al the self command
which enables her to do the situation
Justice in 50 quiet mannerf A dozen
fonts OF type wouldn't furnish dastss
enough to represent tho remarks of she
'avaerge man under like Indictment
An lrishman complained to mis- ply.
sieian that he stuffed him so much with
drugs that he was sick long time after
he got we'll
He was an applicant for the position
of writing teacher in one of our public
schools. Th,y gave him copy book,
and asked him for specimen of what he
could do lie took up the pen. and in a
handwriting that looked like D flash of
lightning that had mistaken the direct
road, wrote rs follows: "Sorrer don't
kill folks as fast as green goosehurys.' .
-Ilymsn. the present representative
ia Congress- from The Second District at
North Carolina, and colored man, has
lust been oasted in the District Conven.
ton by tho nomination of C. H. Brogden
white. The Republican vote Of this dis
trict In 1874 was 20.l17 snd Of tiscse less
then 2.O0f we're white.
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MORAL AGRICTLTURE.-The Hartford
Courant says; "a clergyman in Hart
day, recently to get team. While wait
ing for it to be harnesscd, he pulled off
his coat and sat down in convenient
chair A doctor came for his horse, and
seeing the person in his shirt sleeves, re.
marked facetousyl: % You are the very
man want. should like 10 get yon to
help me about my haying.' The parson
said with twinkle in his eye: 4" can't
pitch, and | can't NOW; but perhaps !
can rake after you-I am just going to
attend funeral AT last accounts the
doctor was wondering whether the cler.
gyman was in any way related to Doug
las Jcfrold
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THE WEEKLY SUN.
1916. NEW YORK. II

EIGHTEEN hundred and seveuty-six is the Cen
Opposition House of Representatives, the first since
tne var S I ne m power az Washngtgn ana the
the United States All these events sure to be
Of great interest and Importance, especially the two
latter and all Of them, and everything connected
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expounded in THE SuN.
up the line of inquiry opened years ago by The Sun.
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The sun will contain complete, and accurate ac-
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| worthy information upon these absorbing topics.
The twenty third Presidential election, with the
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STATE OFFICERS.

AU. GARLAND. Governor.
b, b, BEAVERS. Secretary OF state.
WM. r.. MILLER. Auditor.
7. j. CnuRcnItL, Treasurer
S.P. Ilu6HEs. ey.General.
j. n SMIrHEE. Com. Of Public Lands.
j. r. EAKiN, Chancellor.
A. r. WITT, Clerk Pulaski Chaneery Court.
E.H ENatisH, Chief Justice.
w. H. HARRISON. DAVID WALKER, Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court.
Fifth Judicial District.
unties Of Pope, johnson, Franklin, Craw-
ford. Sebastian, Sarper, Yell
W. W. MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge.
J, p. BYERs, Prosecuting Attorney.
Crawford County Officers.
d. II. CRfEKMoRE, County Judge.
Ed. 4. Scorr County Clerk.
w. j. ALEXANDER. Assistant County Clerk
j. +. WINfREY, Sheriff.
I. W. DAVIS, Deputy Sheriff.
CHARLES RIBLING and w. l., TAYLOR, Notary
Publes.
JonN J. BuRRow aud NOSES LEMLEY Justices
of Van Buren, Township.
]. c, GRADY, Van Buren Township Constable
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The Van Buren press., 1876-08-15

Eb The Imperial Russian connections
of the Duke OF Edinburg lose no oppor
tuuity OF showing their Dissatisfaction
with the conduct of Queen Victoria and
her family to the Grand Duchess his
wife The Queen Ct Greece, Russian
princess, and first cousin Of the Ouch
ess of Edinburgh, has declined to accom-
pany her to Rngland on visit t. his sis
ter, the Princess of Wales She waits
tor him on the Continent, and will 60
with him to St Petersburg.
The Van Buren press., 1876-08-15
Ig- The other day man took hom

IE- The other day man took home
G book containing several anecdotes.
showing the power of Imagination, and
after reading them to his wife he tender
ty said Now, Angelina, you may i'm
aginc that you hear me kissing Madali-
ma in the other room, and you see how
wicked it would be to accuse me Of such
a thing" Julius John, said she, in a
smooth voice. 4" if ever imagine such a
thing, you'll need doctor within twenty
minutes, and I'll send for him, no matter
what that book says
The Van Buren press., 1876-08-15

- The republicans are hugging bush
whacking" Mosby to their bosom and
shouting, Morrisey's support of Gov
ernor Tilden is injurious to the demo-
cratic ticket"
The Van Buren press., 1876-08-15
iron !!

from the Globe Rolling Mills, Cinn., bought
since the govt. manufacturing duty was re-
moved, which our customers and all hands can
have the benefit of, by calling early on
GEO. AUSTIN:
The Van Buren press., 1876-08-15

There are three women on the Massa-
chusetts State Central Prohibitory Com
mittee That will sweeten up the cam
paign little, it is presumed
The Van Buren press., 1876-08-15

If every man would only take the
advice he gives to other people he would
be happy.
The Van Buren press., 1876-08-15
IUST RECEIVED,I e.,
- 5 bbls. Julius ii. Smiths old reserve
"hiSkev,

warranted not to cut in the eye--not head
ache in hhds. Of tit is no sooner in your
belly than its on your back in pound of beet
and it carries "A bead like a necklace; for
sale by
GEORGE AUSTIN
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-11-27
Lets aud Hindrances.

"Lst Us have peace" "Lct nc
mao escape" let US have q fat
count" are recorded "a. pilhy utter.
ances Of President Grsnt. whilst they
arc the merelt platituis. How little
sincerity these expressions represent
may be arrived at oy recurring to che
fact that Grant followed up his "Le'
I'd have peace" by sending Sheridan
With the bayoue. to monance peace.
full people. to s,igmutizs them as
handful" and to sustain the usur.
ping ksllogg in the overthrow Of tho
State government Of louisiana. His
"i.et no guilty man cscAps wss
quickly succeeded by his putting Oh.
slaeles in the way oil effective prosecu-
ton Of officials aud others engaged in
unlawful aud corrupt practices, and
setting at liberty such US were con-
dcmued, in spite Of him. aad impris-
oueL for infractious of tho law. Aud
now. before the echoes Of his " Let
us have fair count" have died away.
be sends troops to strengthen the ras.
ca!ly inrlina,lons Of Radical ltetur Mug
Boards to fAlsify the returns! A pitt
full pretence VI q desire for a " Fair
Count !" Grant, JUDGED. deserves the
excavations Of decent pcOple.-Charles.
to,rn Pres.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-11-27
The Eastern War.

Looking at the aspect OF the E.s.
tern question frou any point we may,
it must be confessed that the Situation
i. critical. An armistice has been do.
clased aud conference Of tho repre-.
sonta,ives of.he great powers agreed
upon. Turkey has given her consent.
aud it would seem from all these pc ace.
iul indications that peace was measure.
ably assured. Yetit is no. 70 Be-.
fore the meeting Of tho conference
there must DO an understanding be-.
tween the parties to it in respect to the
points to be discussed, and there ave
elements a. work that may baffl, ii.
plumacy. One Of these is that Of re-
ligion. so.clllcd. which at this day i,
is difficult for people like our own tr
those Of the most OF Europe to com.
prrhend as source Of war. The 70.
|l.s;on Of Russia is that Of the Greek
Church. Scattered over the Turkish
EMPIRE 'aote aFo 'o'oVo'ooo wrecks VI
anu 10 'ha p. Hn,, %a, SUBJECT 10 turkey
mere are o,oov'Voo " ecalavonians
os'Ons'0s 10 Tue same ehur,n' aaa
al' OF "aom .ae "" cla'a' 'ne rien'
to protect IN the ,ree exercise OF sheif
se's'on ana against .he cruelty aae
exor'ion Of Iu'A'"a omeials VI Tue
same race aad speax'n 10 m'alao 's'ohs
Of tue same language inc oolaV pop
aIal'oa 81 11ssla symya.n'fe PROFOUND
" win Inc ociaS SUBJECTS Of turkey
most OF "nom IN naoit .ne provinces
20" 10 iIsa'tec1on. mere u mus
tue double mo''Ee OF race aaI te,,gion
WORKING IN Russia asains. Tue laFs'
'ae race na'.sa measuring 'ne Fe.'gI
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-11-27
Iioratlo Seymour on tho Situation

Hon. Horatio Seymour, Of Neu
York, being asked by newspaper in
teryieuer as to tue result Of the pre-
sent controversy, answered: al
think il will b. settled by general &C
quiescence 10 the election Of Mr. Til
deu. The Republicans caauot afford
to become responsible for missouri
10 any Of the Southern States, They
can afford to 60 out Of power. but they
would DO utterly ruined iflhey should
sccept power throu b fraud. II part
Of tue vote Of Louisiana we're TO b.
thrown out in order to make Gov
Hayes President. aud he should as
sumo the office under such circumstau
ccs. he would be known every where
as Kellogg.Hayes. From tho day Of
bis Inauguration the people would mis-
trust him. Tho better class Of mon
10 the Republican party would con.
denim tho policy Of the leaders, The
party would loose its strength in ev.
cry locality, and tho government would
fail to command the respect Ct citizen.
generally. On tho other hand. if lhe
Republicans gracefully submit to what
is clearly the will Of tho majority OIL
the people. they will be in good po'
sitiun to rccupsra,e their strength ;
they will continue to control the Sen.
ato for two years at lcaa. they will
have most powerful minority in the
House Of Representatives.; they will
DO relieved from oil further necessity
Of protecting or defending bad meu 10
tue South. and they will be free 10
select new leaders, un.ramnclrd ty
the bonds which power always impo,.
es. ! am confident lhat the rank aud
fle o: the party takes this view Of the
situation. | was talking with tive
Republicans yesterday. neigLbors Of
mine, and | simply explained to them
thAt Mr.. Tildeu bad very large M.
jority Of the popular vote, aud With.
out moments hesitation they said {:
Then he ought. by all means, to be
President" The exact working Of
the electoral system is not very geuer-
ally understood, but every American
understands. tho doctrine Of fair play"
10 conclusion Gov. Seymour asserted
his belief that the Republican mana.
gers would b. forced to retire FROM
their prsseu, uutenablc position in re.
gard to tue Presidency. "lf th4y do
nut" he added, their party will surely
suffer auuililatiVn."
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-11-27
ASCRAP FROM HISTORY,
A Ring organs opinion OF Kellogg.

Tho New York Times, which, on
the strength Of partisan dispatches
from New Orleans. uubucked by fig.
ures. claims tho election Of Hayes,
bus nothing to say now in condsmua.
lion Of Kellogg aud his gang. That
JOURNAL. however. on Sept. III, 1874,
used the following iOrcible language
about Kellogg: " The goyeruniru. ol
villain PIT Kellogg in Louisiana il,
ope which we have never been able to
defend. Durelrs decision. which aid .
cd 10 establishing it was AZ outrage.
The conIuc. Of the returning board
fthc same that now holds in its actual
possession all ballots for state ald fed.
oral officials cast at tue late election
which declared i. elected was dlshou.
est Tho taxation since 1872 has
been arbitrary and oppressive. Lcsis.
lalion has in hundreds Of cases BEEN
shameful farce. Districts have been
represented by men who never saw
tIien. The small revenue CLEANED
FROM the impoverished people has been
diverted to improper uses"
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-11-27
Political Notes.

wouLp Wheeler like to &c counted
in by tho machinery which he de-
nouuced as fraudulent no later than
eighteen months agol
GRANT is about the only man in the
csrutry who earnestly desires "n,uss"
about the Presidency. He wants to be
Savior
"lIoE. n. L. SrEARus Florida
must bs made Republican. Troops
and money will DO furnished.
u CHANDLER"
Such 10 the infamous dispatch which
Zach Chandler is said to Layc sent to
The oarpe..bag Governor Of Florida.
Can intsuy 60 further p Wheeling
Re9istr.
Sous Of our nervous Republic. n e.
ch ,nges effect to have fears that the
Democracy will not DO willing to ac-
guiescc 10 the result Us asccrta:ned b.
fair count. VOL. We have some
times though in our reckless moments,
TINT the country had had convincing
proof Of the Democracy's willingness
to "acquissco." TO "acquissce Vi is
about ali wo have had to do Tor the
last sixteen years. The trouble is.
that tho Republieans do not like 10
drop into our old vocation, and set up
for themselves ia tho acquiesciug ous
mess -CAarlest0a Courier
VIZ had rather see Tilden Pres.
dent than Hayes counted 10 BY fraud
and what 10 more. We believe llayC.
would too -Norwich BIleiin Re.
puWican
A number Of the most prominent Re.
publicans Of this city have expressed
to US the same view. aud all honest
men who care to maintain tbe iuteg.
ri,y Of our institutions. must feel tho
same wsy. Yet the editors Of such pa.
p "a as the hteliigencer. ara eugsgsd
10 efforts to stie up tu,uult. They
propose to rule BY lead aud blood. i!
they cannot in any other way
Wheeling Register.
TnE better sense Of the Republican
purity 10 asserting itself. The Chicago
Tribune denouucss the Louisiana out.
rage 10 advance. and scouts the notion
that the people Of tho North will sub
nit to the election Of q President BY
tho throwing out Of votes that were le.
gaIly cast. or by the counting Of votes
that were not cast or offered to be cast.
The Springfield ifcpu1icaa Insists that
the vote cast shall decide it; not tue
vote which might have been cast. or
which some think ought to havo been
cpst. Both those great papers supper.
ted Mr.. Hayes, but they do net pro.
pose to sacrifice Principle for tho sake
Of their candidates. We wish wc could
say as much for tho rest Of the Repub'
licln press.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-11-27
Reasons Enough.

Tbs Republican papers arc engaged
10 most elaborate attempts TO prove
that South Carolina, Florida and Loui.
siana have no "reasons" to DO Dem.
ocrati., that they are naturally Repub-
lican. Let US see. 10 South Carplua
tho actual and ad justsd debt 10 1865
wa, Sl3.0Ss. 9Gl; 10 1871 i. was
S22.4s9,6l4; increase, $0,44l, $50.
IL 1850 the property valuation amuuu-
ted to $3.50. 00O. 700; III 1870.
Sl70, voc, 100; decrease Of IL per
,sut. Tax levy 10 1870 was $500. 900
n 1878. $2,7OU.OoO; incrcusO, 5UO
per cent. III 1850 tho legislative ex
pcnses were $40, 900; in 1873,
S29l 900; Increase. nearly 100 per cou.
In Florida. iu 1865. tho actual aud.
adjusted debt was Sl,SO7,0l7; in
1870, S!6,55G,012; increase,
Sl5.ls5.455
Ia Louis ana the actual and adjusted
deb. &. the close Of the war was
SlS.S57 900; 10 1872. S4l. 1861, 473;
Increase. SIS. 5O5.474.
No reasons" for being Democrat.
10 Reasons enough, say we
There are the fruits Of Republican
Goyeruu,eu, iu the South. Does any
zane man doubt TINT these three States
have voted tbs Democratic ticket?
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-11-27
LOUISIANA.
The Returning Board.

II there has been any rsisrcprc.
and calumuy" about the
returning board Of Louisiana. Messrs.
Willaim A. Wheeler, George i. lloar
and Charles Foster. Republican Con-
greSsmcr, William Walter Phelps.
independent, and Clarksou N Potter.
Democrat, are the men Who are res.
pou,ible for it. They after full iuges-
tigaton. pronounced judgment against
the board and the integrity Of it's acts.
It is discredi.cd 10 advance by the
highest Of Republican authority, and
il there has been any mischief douo the
men named have done it. A return
ing hoard that did in 1874 what these
distinguished gen.lsmen said this re
turning board did has no claims to tht
respect aud confidence Of the country
There is no safety for i, bu. accept th'
local returns just as they urc sent it
to it; or. il they rejec, any, only sucs
as respectable representatives Of bo,t
parties examining into the facts vii
say they ought to reject, VI itself,
we repeat, thu board has no stand b.'
fore the public, aud has no RICH. tt
any A Presidency ob,uiacd through
their acts may we'll be disputed By eli
ther party. The country ought no
to acquiesce. aud we do no. believ,
will acquiesce. in any judgemen. 0
this board. that is not viudicated BY
its honesty and wisdom approved b,
witnesses Of both patties.-Sprin9
fell RenuMicnu.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-11-27

GRANT has pardOncd Avery and
Mckee. A few mo.ths ago, "let no
guilty man escape was the language
Of the President but as soon rs tho
election is oFer lis commences turning
those men loose upon the country.
What iasinceri,y!
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-11-27
Like q Monkey on a Hand organ

While Grant is busy marching The
troops about 10 defiance Of the consti'
tuition, and lack Chandler is ssadi ne
cipher telegram, to Stearne,. Caam.
bcrlaiu and Kellogg, Rutherford b
Hayes, fully awa.c Of nil rasoality that
is being wrought in lis name, sits 81.
lett and speaks no word Of manliuess.
honor Or dignity, showing BY his 81
lenca that be is ready to accept the re-
suits Of the frauds, and to DO carried
along like monkey on hand Orgar
Whichever way ZaCk Chandler desires
-Baltimore Gazette.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-11-27

MEMBERS Of tho Southern Claim,
Commission declare that J. Madison
Wells. President Of the Louisiana Re.
turning Board. is perjurer not to be
believed under oath. Phil Sheridan
pronouncos him 4 political trickster
and q dishones, msu. lle is 4 Ct 10.
s,runlent for tho villsiny which lack
Chandler aud bis fellow coaspirators
seek to perpetrate.-H het'ing Etgis.
lrp