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A Jewish rabbi OF Chicago Is anxious 10
have a legal settlement OF the question, " Ia
Christianity a part ~ the common law Of this
country 7" lie las written a letter on the sub-
ject 10 the Albany Lac journal. lie asks Amer
lean jursts to investigate his question, to lot
Jewish citizens know how far the practical APP
pllcation Of legal Christianity may possibly 60,
and to take proper steps for the abolition Of tho
un-Ameiican principle u established Chris
tianity. But whatever any lawyer may have told
this Chicago rabbit his question is one which he
should not have been under the necessity OF
asking. lie should have known, as an intelli-
gent citizen, that the Christian religion forms
no part of the common law, or OF our legal sys-
TEN, any moro than II does OF our political legis-
lation or constitutional system. There are men
who desire the adoption Of an ecclesiastical
amendment to the Constitution making Chris
tanty the recognized religion Of the county.
But the mere fact that such an amendment
would dsfranchise more than lity thousand
Jewish citizens and voters who must refuse to
take the oath To support ana maintain II, is it.
self conclusive evidence that 1t could not be
adopted. The Jews are perfectly safe IN the en-
Joyuent OF all their rel .ious and political rights.
The GroonNillc DdUy Ncrs urges an inn
mediate rcconstruction If the State Executive
Commit, tee Of the Democratic party ia South
Carolina - the present IN, ant era ol that body
have fully committed thcmst Ives 30 the rouli-
ton policy Wh,,h has brought tie state TO It's
pres no condition # utter do gradutiul." From
ia a itWould IA that n poiuun Of the Dhtl
citI"na of tDAi unhappy State begin 70 under
aHul tnnt they owe their present almost hope
Jess e. llurn g. the 'oiiY aud ccNui.to oi BE- d.
er7, vho TO toad If talking alyaut ,se Of tDe dis.
feu lan- tlat hWc hrpA,n out IN thc * lulli IN
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S cps are to be taken Immediately 10
recruit "A brigade of Texans for duty on
Ii Rio Gsrnde The command will be
otlicered by United States army officers,
and equipped and paid BY the government.
The gentleman states that recruiting will
begin at once in the principal cities Of
the state. which will, of course, insure
the establishment of a recruiting office in
Dallas. This action on the part of the
government will be hailed with satisfac
ton by our people, as by this means, and
this only, can the wholesale ids of the
murderers and cut throats on our border
be effectually put an end to.
The Van Buren press., 1876-04-04
Card Of lion. Thomas Fletcher.
TO THE VOTERS Of ARKANSAS.

Having received many letters from
friends in different sections of the state,
soliciting me to become a candidate for
governor, and finding it impossible to re
spond directly to each one, l avail my
self of this method of making a general
reply to all,
After mature consideration, and learn
ing that my old friend, the present dis
tingushed incumbent, will uot be can.
didate for reelection, have concluded
to make the race, and accordingly an
nounee myself as candidate, sebject, of
course, to the action Of the next demo-
cratic. conservative convention.
take this occasion also to say that
have been led to this determination not
through any selfish desire on my part for
office, or from any undue estimate of my
own personal merits or abilities but
solely through desire to serve my friends
and willingness to respond to any de.
mand that may be made upon me to serve
the public.
| have no hope, wish or desire in life
that is not bound up with the honor and
prosperity of my state, and the happiness
and welfare Of my fellow citizens; and il
it should be their good pleasure to call
me to the high distinction and responsi.
bic position of chief magistrate of tho
state. need offer them no better pledge
of my administration of the Office than is
to be found in the record of my past life
which is open to the inspection Of all
and which | can proudly though honest
ly claim is without bio. or stain person
ally as well as nc.itically.
J have tie hoaor to be, with much re
sneat your obedient servant,
THOS FLETCHER.
Little Rock, March rs, 1876.
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A GREAT NATIONAL WORK.

Tie Centennial History of tie United
States. from The discovery Of the Amertcan
Continent to the close Of the Fha Geatu-
ry Of american Independence By James
u HcGabe, author Of 4 Manual Of
General Htstory,' "a" The Great republic"
etc etc
There has long been great and universal
lyfelt want of a History of the United States
suitable for general use. This want Is now
being supplied by The National Publishing
Co.. of St Louis, who have issued a handsome
volume. st,.iA' =. nuA~F centennial History of
the United States,' by James y. McCabe, a
well-known historical writer. This work
will, undoubtedly. take rank as the Standard
History of the United States. 1t is no dry
mass of detais.-no bombastiv effort to inflame
the national pride. but is a clear, vivid and
brilliant narrative of the events Of our history.
from the discovery of the American Continent
down to the present time 1t traces the evil
dences of that NY sterious race, the first occu-
pants of our country. and gives most inter-
esting account of the Indians of North Amer
lea, from the time of the coming of the white
men. The voyages of Columbus, the cxplor-
ations of the different nations OF Europe and
the final occupation and conquest Of the land
OF England, are told with graphic power.
Every step Of our colonial history is traced
with patient fidelity, and the sources of those
noble, and we trust, endearing institutions
which have made our country free and great,
are shown with remarkable clearness. The
causes of our great struggle for Independence
are told with a logical force and ability un-
surpassed in any work of the day. Then fol-
lows II clear and succinct account of the for
nation fthe Federal Constitution the estab-
lishment OF the Union; the course of affairs
until the breaking out Of the Second War with
England; and full and comprehensive ac-
count of that War and its results. The events
of our career from the close Of that contest to
the commencement Of the Civil War. follow
in their order. The history of the Civil War
is related with intense vigor, and with a strict
fidelity to truth. The author pleads the cause
of no party or section. He states facts, points
out the lessons which they teach. and appeal
ing to neither passion nor political feeling,
truststo the good sense ofhis countrymen to
sustain his views. The book contains an APP
pendix. giving an accent of the approaching
Centennial Exhibition.
1t is comprised in one large. handsome oc-
tavo volume of 925 pages. and contains 442
fine engravngs on steel and wood, OF histori
cal personages and scenes. This price is SO
low that all can afford to purchase u copy, and
each subscriber Is presented with superb
lithographic engraving OF the Centennial Ex-
hibtion Buildings and Grounds. 1t is sold
Nv subscription only. and the publishers want
ayents in every county.
The Van Buren press., 1876-04-04

THE LOST CAUSE"-A ma aynilicent pic.
ture Ia Is inches In size. beautiful In design
ana artistic In execution. 1t represents a
confederate soldier after the war returning to
ms home which he finds lonely and desolate.
IN 'front.' of the ruined cottage. telling a sad
taic OF the miseries ofwar, are two graves with
Inhe crosses. on one Of which some friendly
hanu mas hung a garland. To the right the
CAIN river aad the rising moon indicate peace
anu rest The stars, seen through the trees,
represent the Southern Cross. 1t Is a picture
mat VIII touch every Southern heart and
should find place in every southern home
one copy sent by mail mounted on roller
ana postpaid, on receipt of 25 cents, or three
Tor Tor % cents. Address John Burrow & Co,
nristoi' lenn. Agents wanted every where to
sell our cheap and popular pictures s.-S5 to
Nv per DAY easily made. No~money requir-
e" nntil pictures are sold. Send stamp for
catalogue and terms.
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- Five Hundred Uollars, -
There are only three lines but they al

There are only three lines but they are
worth reading:
Letters of administration were gram
ted to James l. Blair on the estate of
Francis z. Blair, Jr., deceased, valued at
$500"
To live ffty-four years and die worth
five hundred dollars, is not making the
most of ones pportunities-as times go
Francis z. Blair was evidently not the
man for the times, as times 20; that is, II
a man is to be measured by the money
which he makes out OF the times. He
ought to have been rich man very
wealthy man; and would have been If he
had followed suit with many other pub
lie men He had the opportunities, thou
sands of them, but he seems to have mis-.
sed them all or passed them by-for he
lived to be fifty four years old and died
worth five hundred dollars.
He was the brains. blood, bone, mus.
Gle, lite of the great political party in this
state for years. and when it was the su.
preme power in this city and county 1t
does not appear, however, that he ever
made any money by it, He was three
times a member of congress. and at the
beginning of the war was in such posi-.
ton AS chairman Of the military eomruit
tee of the house as to have commanded
the pick of contracts and us own selec.
ton of war slush u was singularly re
miss in making hay while the sun shone.
Then he w's made general, but there
wAs not racn money in being general
such as he was, for he was always pound
ing away at the fornt, getting .more
kicks than halfpenee He did not make
any money by being general. Some
generals did, but somehow he had not
the knack of it Then he went to the
United States senate. Here was another
golden opportunity, Some men have
been known to make handsome fortunes
by going to the senate; to go in poor,
in fact, and come out wealthy. 1t was
not Blair's way. While other public men
were building fortunes in their way. and
according to the way of the times, he nev
er appeared to care for money And so
he died After living fifty four years and
toiling, toling, toiling AS few men have
ever done, he died leaving five hundred
dollars.
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E1- The Boston Herald puts it in thi

EE The Boston Herald puts it in this
way: p" Take ten dollar greenback, and
see what promise is carried on its face
Then see if you can get it fulfilled, The
doubt deprecates it. Ifyou want to buy
ten real dollars you will find that you must
put with your ten-dollar grcenback an
other dollar, and part of another to make
up to the value. The ten dollar green
back should be worth ten dollars, but it
is not. Even if you take it to the gov
ernment that issued it, and endeavor to
pass it for its face at the custom, horse,
the clerks will turn up their noses at you,
They will refuse to take it at its market
value, and tell you they don't know any
such money 1t is Of no more conse.
quence or value than it would be irwin
slow made it himself.
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rgThis from the Helena world is We

rs true:
One of the most prominent colored
men in Arkansas, and a man high in Of
fee, remarked to us several days age
that he looked upon Arkansas as the best
state for the negro in The nnioD, for, said
he what is there in the world that we
ask for fairly, that we don't get We
stand in the same attitude before the law
as any other men and all that we have to
do to prosper is to deport ourselves law
fully This is all true, and no one can
say that the whites are not becoming their
closer f.iends as consequence. We
have agreed all along that it was neces
sary to prove to the colored man our
friendship for him before we could ex
pcct his aid and sympathy in full Now we
have control of affairs and the laws are
administered in the interests Of all the
people, the black observes this and grad
ually comes tn change-becomcs man
of his own way of thinking
The Van Buren press., 1876-04-04
Cultivation of Broom Corn.

Broe IN seed curn should be planted in
corn, on ground that has been thorough.
~ paiyeiized with the harrow. Corn
s.nt'b.e or clover sol is one Of the best
places tor crop of broom corn. Let
the rows be marked out three and half
feet apart, after which sprinkle the seed
in the marks AS evenly as may be pract-
cable by the hand. A better way is to
use common garden drill. Cover the
seed by passing a light one horse harrow
over the ground, going vice to the row
il the land is cloddy Do not cover the
seed too deep. After the spears are up
about two inches high, 60 over the rows
with large harrow. Do not be afraid
OF tearing up the young plants, as the
greatest mistake with most people con-
ssts in planting too thick, the stalks
should be three and four inches apart in
the row. Two and IL halt quarts of good
seed will be sufficient for one acre, II the
ground is in good order. By narrowing
the small weeds will be killed, and the
working ofthe soil will give the corr IL
start, after which the growing crop will
require the same cultivation as other
corn. When the stalks begin to shoot
out IN head, go over tue ticld, pendn
down all that are out, before the tops
get crooked. This operation will nave
t" he done several times After the seed
IS nearly ripe, commence cutting the
brush First cut the brush on two rows
ha,iy nh "a
the stalks. laying them crosswise on the
rows, SO AS to make a bed to keep the
brush from resting ON fha ground, Is,
the brush on the bed and let it remain
two or three days in the sun, after which
tie the brush up in bundles and secure in
round shocks, about twelve bundles to
gether One bed will hold the brush for
eignt or ten rows. Cover the shocks
with stalks tent fashion, making tight at
the top, but SO that the air can pass
through the bottom In this manner the
broom corn ought to stand three or four
weeks until thoroughly dry, then cart to
the barn and take off the seed, which may
be performed 10y using a common thresh-
ing machine; take off the top. and, if an
undershot, cross the band; have a boy
to hand you the brush, as much as you
can hold tightly in your hands at once,
holding the seed ends on the cylinder as
it revolves In this way ono man and
boy can clean several hundred pounds
per day. Much depends upon the kind
of soil in raising broom corn. Flat,
loamy lands or river bottoms will yield
the best crops. But paying crops Of
broom cor can be raised OH any good
corn land that will yield from 700 to l,
600 pounds and 40 bushels of seed to the
acre.
There are several varieties of broom
corn. The improved evergreen is much
more profitable, as the brush is worth al
most twice as much in the market, and
the yield of seed wilt be larger and bet.
ter than the crop Of the old red variety
Of broom corn - Practicut Farmer.
The Van Buren press., 1876-04-04
A Child Burned to Death.
LEES CREEK, Ark. April lst, 1875.


j. S. DuNHAM;
DEAR SIR: IL write to inform you of an aw-
ful circumstance that occurred lin our neigh
borhood Thursday evening. John Maxey one
Of our near neighbors was out on his farm at
work burning logs. lie had several youngs-
ters cutting stalks, in the field and also had
little daughter six years old that went out
In the field with them. Mr.. Maxey had set
some log he ps on fire and had gone over to
an ajoining field to work, some hundred or
two yards off and left his little aughter over
In the field with the other children. She was
amusing herself by building play houses, near
one of the log heaps that was on fire, and by
some means her clothes caught fire and they
being principally cotton goods she was soon
enyeloped in hames. She started to run to
where her father was, screaming for help.
He heard her cries and started to relieve her.
but before he could get to her the heat had
got so severe the little sufferer fell to the
ground and commenced rolling over and over.
When her father reached her, her clothes were
nearly all burned oifof her, and what was not,
he manag d to get off as soon as possible. He
picked up the child in his arms and ran to the
house; when he reached it he was SO overcome
with grief and excitement that he tainted and
fell to the floor, AS soon as he recovere he
one mile, but the little sufferer was SO badly
buraed that medical aid could not do any
good. About one o'clock that nis sht the child
was relieved from its suferings by death.
Oh (! how painful it is to lose our friends; but
more especially under such trying and pain
full circumstances as this. The parents and
friends OF the deceased have the sympathies
of all their neghbors and friends in their sad
bereavement.
" {
The Van Buren press., 1876-04-04

A young man macii enamored OF wit.
~ Young lady attempted to put his arm
about her waist. when she remarked,
quietly = Don't you do it, there's pin
back there" or course there was.
Are you going after that sugar p
called Il mother to her boy, who was In
the Street. Am going after that su-
gar? drawled the youth in sauey and
impudent tone; but just then he happen
ed to see his father coming up behlnd him
ami he said very respectfully and loving
ly, " Why, of course am, mu--I dldn t
Know YOU needed il right nMaN.'
The Van Buren press., 1876-04-04
Arkansas Valley Stage and FIX
press Company.
-Four Horse Coaches.
Connects with Southern Express Co. At
Little Rock.


On the 1st of July tho new contractors the route
from Van Burcn to Little Rock. entered npoE their
duties decided improvement is noticed from the
start. now we have fine teams of four horses with
large and cammodious stages. and In week or two
fine Concord Coaches will be put on. This company
have made arran ngements with the Southern Ex-
press Company" at Little Rock and will forward
without delay all packages by that limo. Our mer-
chants -.a -i having Express should order
tnem sent through oy tnis Slasc vvn'p."..
Their motto il" Quick time and Lou rates. -
TICKETS TO ALL PARTS.
The Agent in Van Burcn will sell tickets to ST.
Louis and Memphis. Little Rock. &c.
This company has also made arrangements with
Telegraph Company to receive and forward tele-
gram from Ozark and also to take and send forward
kilograms to any point in the United States.
Colonel GEO. Il. WHITE, is the compAnys AGENT
in Van Buren,, who will give any information that
may be desired.
The Van Buren press., 1876-04-04

Bet half dollar | shall fall down
Bet half dollar shall fall y murmur
ed an old chap last evening, as loaded to
the muzzle with forty rod whiskcy, he
was feeling his way down Smith street.
"Bet half a doll" just here the old
boys heels few so high into the air that
his head and shoulders beat them back
to the ground. Rising to sitting pos
ture, be took up his hat, rubbed the back
of his head, and then said: "Won the
money, by thunder And its the first bet
I've won this winter
The Van Buren press., 1876-04-04

MALvINA MUGG REDtvIvus The theory
OF General Babcock and his counsel in
regard to that enveope containing $500,
said to have been mailed at St. Louis for
the general in Washington, took these
three shapes ia succession:
|. Joyce, 4" or any other man." never
sent any such enclosure
2 Babcock received the envelope, but
there was nothing in it, except piece of
blank paper.
g. The envelope, with the $500 in it,
addressed to General Bahcock was taken
out of one of the st. Lolls street letter
boxes, together with similar oue enclo-
sing $500 to Chief Clerk Avery, by the
letter carrier. McGill
All of which recalls the explanations
of Mrs. Malvina Mugg when the servant
Of her neighbor came to borrow Mrs,
Mugg's wash tub.
l. The hoops are entirely off and it
leaks badly
9. It's full of snds, and can't empty it
now.
g. I'd be glad, tell your missis, to let
her take it, but I've lent it to a neighbor.
4 The fact is, never had any tub.-I
washes in barrel.
These reasons of Mrs. Mugg would
have been eminentlv satisfactory to Judge
Dillon and his jury .-Haryord Times.
The Van Buren press., 1876-04-04
Fire Kindlers.

Now is the time, cold weather is coming on
to purchase one Of smiths celebrated fire.
kirdlers. They are safe. and will start your
fire in ten minutes. This is what the Fay ette-
vile Sentinel says of it: I'VE know. by actu-
al experiment, that it is the greatest econo-
mist Of fret and worry ever invented. There
ought TO be one In every household. Secure
one before it is too late" Price only 65 cents
See advertisement in our paper.
The Van Buren press., 1876-04-04
RIVER NEWS.

apt Jtff Baldwin is to have charge of the
rue biul in this end of the river.
Inc hughes arrived Friday night and went
ooWn Saturday morning.
i'ie Era No. 0 arrived Saturday morning
early and went down same afternoon.
The Van Buren press., 1876-04-04
w.. B, s.

IN house on the outskirts of the town,
lives very interesting family, in which are
quite number of girls. A young friend of
ours, and, in fact, the best friend We ever
had, fell most desperately and deplorably in
love with one Of the girls; but, poor fellow.
and we can sympathise with him. the lady did
not reciproeate Not particle Iaunted. and
with no ardor abated. he made similar at
tack on the next one, with, poor fellow the
same distressing result Still his love for the
females of the family was undiminished. and
he continued to pay his .distresses" to each of
the other girls until the youngest was reach
ed She WAS a pretty little creature, and had
just enough of the coquette about to her tn
render her irresistibly charming. Our friend
was more devoted in his attentions and idoa-
trous in his affection u and for the last fc-
male of the family than he had ever been to
the proceeding ones. 1t had become u matter
Of mneh interest to atch the progress OF the
wholesale lover, some time since. 4 party of
friends hal assembled at the house for social
amusement. They haa songs in which the
choruses were sung by the entire company.
During these choruses. our young friend
took occasion to say soft things to his little
sweetheart. During one of these occasions.
he asked the little fairy a question which she
did not under stand, and said What?" And
just as the chorus closed, he askel in loud
voice: Don't you think | am II handsome
fellow?" just toerable, only" + piled the
roguish little chernb. This was followed by
unrolriaus ian rhtpr and or fripnI hgsIpnpI
away from the house with wonderful celefi-
ty and we think he has quit the courting bu
siness in that family. Local.
The Van Buren press., 1876-04-04

The season is already coming over the
hill when modest man who prefers the
quiet ofprivate life is so persstently i'm
portuncd by his " many friends from all
parts of the district that he is forced to
abandon home and friends to announce
bimsvlf a candidate for office.
The Van Buren press., 1876-04-04
STATE OFFICERS.

A. II. GARLAND. Governor.
B. b. BEAVERS, Secretary Of State.
WA. X. MILLER, Auditor.
T.J. CHUkcniIi, Treasurer.
:. Z. HUGHES, Attorney General.
j. N SMiTHEE, Com. of Public Lands.
j. II. EAKIN, Chancellor.
A. X. WITT, Clerk Pulaski Chancery Court.
Il. IL. ENGLISH, Chief Justice.
w. II. HARRISON. DAVID WALKER, Associate
Justices Of the Supreme Court.
Fifth Judicial District.
unttes Of Pope, Johnson, Franklin, Craw-
ford. Sebastian. Sarber, Yell.
w. w. MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge.
J. T. BYERs, Prosecuting Attorney.
Crawford County omcers.
ID. II. CREEKMoRE, County Judge.
ED. A. Scorr. County Clerk
W. j. ALEXANDER, Assistant County Clerk
j. +. WINfREY. sheriff.
L. W. DAVIS. Deputy Sheriff.
CHARLES RIBLING and w. l.. TAYLOR, Notary
Publics.
JOHN j. BuRRow and N USES LEMLEY Justices
OF Van Bnren Township.
]. G. GRADY, Van Buren, Township Constable