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The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01
Cnangc of county Seat.

By au order ut the Judge ofthc Coun-
~ Court, which we will publish, next
week, an election has been ordered the
first week in July, to decide whethert1
Court House shall be, built at Alma, an d
the county seat removed to that place.
We have been in favor OF an election
ever since the question has been agllatcd,
as the best aud most satisfactory man
ncr Of Getting this question. We do not
believe any very large number desire to
remove the county seat from Van Buren
to Alma The citizens of Van Buren,
should be awake to their interests Let s
have no division in this matter, but eve
ry one put his shoulder to the wheel.
We propose that q meeting be held soon,
and thorough organization had, that
every voter shall be able To cast his vote.
and do so intelligently
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01
NJ ARK TWAIN'S NEW BOOK,
THE ADVENTURES OF
TOM s. w Y T. r..

In announcing this volume, the publishers
have no hestancy in declaring it to be one OF
the most original, unique, piquant and enter
tanning OF all Mark Twain works. The ge-
nins requisite to render the written adven-
lures OF a boy overwhelmingly fascinating to
grown-up readers. is possessed but by few and
challenges the deepest admiration. That Mr..
Clemens has this. is evident from the burst of
enthusiastic praise with which the publica-
ton of Tom. Sawye or. in ENGLAND ha- s~~,.
received. No words have seemed too strong
to express the pleasure felt at this fresh e =
hibition of the authors powers exerted in Il
direction least expected. In entering the
new field here introduced, Mr.. Clemens by no
means abandonS his old style of writing. AS
Will be realized at once in the perusal of the
book. From beginning to end. the pages OF
" Tom sawyer are rrpIete with lively sal
lies, humorous ideas and scatuing hits. The
volume contains 300 pages, and $50 superb H.
lustratiohs. Andrew Scrimshcr is agent for
the publishers, and will call upon our citizens
during the week for their signatures.
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Is Yonr Iifa Worth rs Cents?

Sichhn-- prevails eve. where an! eve-
tyhody complains OF some disrase tGr-
ing their lie " ZEN -ic,. lh Object j, TO
get we'll now, lp say p.nlaiy that Ho per-
son in this world that is suffering with
Dyspepsia Liver Complaint and its eff.
fects, such as Indigestion, Costiyehess,
Sick Headache, Sour Stomach, Heart.
Burn, palpitalion of the heart, Depress-
ed Spirits, Biliousncss, etc, can take
GREEN 5 AUGUST FLOWER without getting
relief and cure If you doubt this, 90
to +. Wall, Druggist, and get a Sample
Bottle for 10 Genus, and try it. Regula,
size. rs cents. Two doses will relieve
YOU. II.
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01
FOREIGN
The Roumanian Parliament to Declare
War Against Turkey, To-Day.

LONDON, April pa correspondent,
at Vienna, says: Z" | am authorized to
state that Austria has no present inten.
ton Of occupying Bosnia. She might,
however, be induced to do so if the
Car, after successful campai gn, should
not adhere to his engagement to avoid
annexation
Another correspondent tclcgraphs
that Hungary is disposed to waive objec-
tons to the occupation of Bosnia by
Austria, provided that Servia be occupi.
ed simultaneously, in order to prevent
any Sclavonic rebellion which might
gather strength in South Hungary.
A strong reserve force is being assem-
bled at Kieff. Torpedoes are placed al
exposed points on the Baltic shores
The Roumana militia is being rapidly
mobilized.
1t is rumored that the Khedive will
send the Sultan 1000 men. The Turk
ish troops are reported occupying kal
atat
1t is expected that the Roumaniar
Parliament will
DECLARE WAR
against Turkey, to-day. Turkish yes
sells will be embargoed by Russia, from
the 1st of May. The Imperial mainites
to was read in all the churches of the
Russian Empire, and enthusiastically re
ceived.
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5,075
-N-ASSN-
A Card.

We are requested by Mr.. W. c. House
and Mrs NJ. E. House, whose son was
drowned, in Lees Creek, to thank the
citizens of Van Buren, and the neigh
bors and friends living in the vicinity,
for their assistance ard untring efforts
to recover the body of their boy. Their
hearts are too full to express the deep
gratitude that beats within; but hope
that kind Providence, who does not let
"sparrow fall without His knowledge" :"
will spare them, all, the sorrow and trial,
that they have passed through the past
two weeks.
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COMMERCIAL.
TUESDAY,, April -.

TUESDAY, April o.
Business, as is usual, at this season, is
very dull. Very little produce is brought
in.
Business very dull, except on Satur-
day, of the past week,
Wheat is wanted by the millers at Sl,-
10 to 81, 20 per bushel
Flour is scarce and in demand at SO, so.
Bacon, hog round, 4 to s.
Corn, 40 to 65.
Eggs, s.
Irish potatoes, G5 to Is.
Meal, 40.
Memphis, April 9.--Cotton lower, at
III.
St. Louis, April s Cotton II.
New Orleans, April Cotton dull,
at l1g
New York April Cotton III.
Scrips-State scrip is unsettled and
selling at 65 to 20 cts. Van Buren, town
55 to 60; Crawford county, 60 to 7(
cents
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NEW ARKANSAS FORM EOQK.
A Manual
For Justices. Noiaries. Clerks. County
and Pros ate Judges, sherlils, Noro'
ners and Constables.

Containing, in small srace, all The forms need.
I'D by eithcr-based urou Pixies Form BOOK. 70
comply with latc constitution and laws. hnA
of Dceds. Tills Agree gue. - aud many other in-
,truneuts of daily use. Acdirm l2nio in forc
about coo pp,, bound in law sheen. Puhli'ned
for the srtbor. JOHN NJ. HAaREIL, at the Go
yette office Little Rock,
Price 81. and postage il seal by mail. INC
rsaay for delivery early in May Ajdress all or
iers to W. r. WOODRUFF JR.. Little kcck'
and srrly early as the edition il limited
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Notice..

NOV THEREFORE, in compliance with
~ the aoove Order, and in pursuance OF
law, hereby give notice to all holders o
warrants or outstanding scrip of Crawford
County, Arkansas as aforesaid, to present said
warrants or outstanding scrip to the County
Court of said county at the Office Of the Clerk
of said county In the town Of Van Buren
Arkansas on
Monday the 23d day of July a. d. 1877.
for the purpose in said order setforth, or
thereafter be forever debarred from deriving
any benefits from their claims.
JOHN +. WINFREY,
Sheriff of Crawford County.
Van Buren,, Ark, April 10th, 1877
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nay~ The whole stock and trade of the
citizens Of Alma, that are trying to re-
move the county yseat to that place, is the
abuse and denuncatons of the business
men and citizens generally Of Van Bu-
ren. A long communication, in the last
Herald, signed " Granger" is a tissue OF
misrepresentation, cXaggerations, and
unjust insinuations, from beginning to
end. This Granger" it is understood,
is kept ahoat by borrowed capital from
the bcrated town of Van Buren,. And it
is very evident that a Granger who
will write such stuff as he does, must
have played himself out as effectually
with Changers as with the commercial
community he now so Justify vents his
spleen at.
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01

The Fayetteville Democrat says: Our
young friend, A. N Haight, of Van Bu-
rem, is in this city. jack came up to
attend the Cpd Fellows anniversary Gel.
.bratio and-well, we'll say nothing
about the latter
If Jack" is going to work in "double
team, out with it.
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01

Our friend Sam Harris, Of Darian.
ellie, was up to take his Van Buren, girl
on the Mulberry picnic excursion. He
likes Van Buren, Where the treasure
is, there will the heart be-" eh, Sam.
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Cheap--Cheap.

will for the next TWENTY-FIVE DAYS
make Pictures to suit the hard times:
Seven Gems 81.
One Large Ferrotype 4 nice Frame sl,5o
All kinds of Frames at reduced rates
old Pictures copied and enlarged to an'
size desired. This is no humbug Come
and see before it is too late.
Very Respectfully,
C. c. COOK, Photographer.
Van Buren,, April IL. In
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01
Little Rock and FIT, Smith Railway
Timetable.

Trains leave Van Buren for Little Rock, dali
II, Sundays excepted, at $3.50 a. m.
Trains arrive at Van Buren,, from Little
Rock at 6 :55 p. M daily, except Sundays.
Trains run by st. Louis time, which is 70
minutes faster than Van Buren time.
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srarr OF hrKANsAs,
County of CrnMfOr.d S.

| hereby certify that the above and forego-
ing is IA full and true copy taken from the re-
cords of the County Court of Crawford Coun-
ty, Arkansas, in the matter of the Iteg'strl-
tion and Classification of the warrants aud
scrips of said county.
Witness my hand and seal of said court.
this Goth day of April. 1877.
ED. \. SCOTT, Clerk.
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01

Obstinate minds must surrender anu
admit that the wonderful cures of Coughs
Colds, and Bronchitis is effected by DR.
J. ii MeLean's Cough and Lung Heal
ing Globules This new way, new prin
clpIe, producing gas, going direct to TIC
affected parts, is the only remedy Tria
boxes, % cts by mail, DR.. J. II Mclean
81, Chcs nut, ST Louis.
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01

EF Under the amendment to the
school law recently adopted by the leg
islature of Missouri, colored teachers are
to have fair play. 1t requires school
boards to give the preference to such
teachers for coored schools, and pro-
hibits the employment of a white teach
er fora colored school when competent
colored one can be had.
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01
Turkey.

turkey.
CoNsTANTINopLE, April 26.-The Sui.
tan has issued proclamation to the Of
ficers and men of the fleet, especially re-
commencing them to protect the Mus
sulmen population of the Crmean and
Circassan coasts, who were groaning
under the Russian yoke.
The newspapers report that an en-
gagemcnt has taken place on the Asiatic
frontier, near Arbidan, and that the Rus.
slams were compelled to fall back.
1t is expected that state of siege will
shortly be produced in Constantinople.
The following announcement is off
cial. Safvet Pasha has addressed the fol-
lowing dispatch to the Turkish Ambas-
sador at London The first engage
ment has just been fought at Tehurnk-
son, near Batoum. After some fighting,
the enemy was defeated and put to route
with loss of 800.
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01
Crawford Cotton Crop.

We are indebted to Charles T. Ward
for the following statement of the
amount of cotton raised and gnned in
this county, last seasen. Ten additional
bales should be added, that were burned
in A. M. Callahan e. Co.'S Mill Much
better showing than many anticipated.
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TCook at his Photograph Gal
lery, guarantees satisfaction IN all
cases.
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01
Take Notice +!
LITTLE ROCK Il TT. SMITH RAILWAY,
Office Of the Land Commissioner.
Little Rock, Ark, Oct. l, 1875.


Office Of the Land Commissioner.
Little Rock, Ark, Oct. !, 1875.
TO PURCHASERS OF RAILWAY
LANDS:
"AVING understood that the Assessors
III In the various Counties are now asscss-
ing the Lands donated to the Little Rock and
Fort Smith Railway. and some of the Coun.
ties having advertised a portion Of these
lands to be sold, and In some cases sold the
same for Taxes. | adopt this method Of an-
nouncing to all parties interested. that they
need have no anxiety OH the subject. Prop
er legal steps will be taken to test this qnes-
ton, the case carried to the Supreme Court OF
the United States and every effort made to
obtain decision from that tribunal before
the time allowed b, law for redemption
shall expire.
Should that Court decide adversely to the
claim of this Railway to Exemption Of Its
Lands from Taxation, then this Company
will redeem the land sold for taxes prior to
the sale of lands by the Company. 80 as to
give to the purchaser, clear and unincunb-
cred titles.
w. ID. SLACK,
oct lG 3m Land Commissioner.
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01

= he weather is warm and show cry
XII 90 at stand with six feet of water on
the bar.
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01

DayThe declaration of war by the
Russian Car was read simultaneously
on board of the three vessals forming the
Russian squadron in port at New York,
and received with loud huzzas of the of.
fcers and crews, followed by singing and
prayer for the success of the Muscovite
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01

IG-Business in New York Thursday
on the Produce Exchange is stated to be
much larger than any day for several
years. OF grain, 265,O00 bushels were
sold, In provisions, ZOO barrels of pork
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01

SPOTTED TAILS DAUGHTER. Spotted
Tail, who has rendered the government
such effective service in conducting peace
negotiations with the hostile Indians and
leading them back to the agencies, has
no reason to love the white man. He
had daughter who fell in love with o
young officer at Fort Laramie, but she
was deserted by him and eventually died
! of broken heart. Her influence over
| her father was so ovcrmastering that he
vowed on her death bed that he would
make peace with the whites. since it was
her wish, and would never again take up
arms against them. When the treaty
was made he asked to have the coffin con
tanning her remains brought into the
council in order that her spirit might
witness the fuliillment of the vow.
---~%~---
or all things in the world that are
"better late than never going to bed
certainly ranks first.
When the Breton mariner puts out t.
sea, his prayer is: Keep me, my God
my boat is so small. and thy ocean &C
wide" Does not this beautiful praye
truly express the condition of each OF US
Why Is n candle like tombstone
Because it is often set for "late hus
band"
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01

or all things in the world that are
"better late than never" going to bed
certainly ranks first.
Ellsworth American., 1877-07-19
How Far Will q Greenback Go?

Mr. Brown kept hoar'lcrs Around his
tahlc >at Mr Brown, Mrs Brown, Mrs.
Audrcw-, the village miiliner; Mr. Black
the baker: Mr.. Jordan. 4 carpenter. aud
Mr. Hadley. hour, feed and lumber
merchant.
Mr, Brown tooA out Of his pocket-hook
a tcn-dollar note aud handed II to Mrs.
Brown, saying:
Here my dear, are ten dollars toward
the twenty promised you"
Mr., Brown handed it 70 Mrs. Andrews.
the miliiner, saying
THAT paws for my new bonnet"
Mrs. Andrews said to Mr.. Jordan, as
she handed him the note:
That will pay tor your work on my
counter"
Mr.. Jordan handed it to Mr.. Hadley the
llour. feed and lumber merchant, request
Ing his lumber bill
Mr.. Hadly gave the note back to Mr..
Brown saving:
That pays ten dollars on board.
Mr.. Brown passed it TO his wife, with
the remark that that paid her twenty dol
lars he had promised. She in turn paid
il To Mr. Black to settle her bread and
pastry account. who handed it to Mr.. Had
ley. wishing credit Tor the amount on
his -four bill, he again returning ii to Mr.
Brown with the remark that il settled for
that months board. Nhereupon MI. Brown
put it back into his pocket-boo eXclaim
ing that he never thought q tendollar
bin would 90 % tar.
Thus "A trn-dnlar greenback was made
to pay ninety dollars Indebtedness inside
OF iive minutes. Who says greenbqck>
are worthless :-LaraHste Sentinel.
Ellsworth American., 1877-07-19
Our Aztec Predecessors.

In valley fifteen miles long by seven
wide, on the west side OF the Animas Riv-
er, about thirty-tiye miles below the city
of that name in Southwestern Colorado,
are some of the finest and est-prcsetved
traces of an ancient race OF inhabitants TO
be found anywhere on this continent.
fhlsvalley has been Covered with build.
ings ofevery SIZE. whose style and also
contents prove the high culture OF those
by whom it was once densely populated.
The towns, fortifcatlOus, corrals, ditches,
pottery ware, drawings, non -interpretable
writings, etc, are shadows of arts Entire
is lost TO the now existing human race.
The Navajoc Indians say the place has
been in possession Of their furefathers
five old mems ages"-tiye hundred years
and these ruins were the same at the ear
lie>t date, beyond which they have no rec
ord Old roads lead in every direction.
Iumau ZONES, bones OF sheep, corncobs,
goods. rawhideS. and all colors and 'yarie-
ties OF pOttery-ware are found. The larg-
est two OF what would seem TO have been
torts, standing three hundred feet apart,
have four stories remaining; they were
evidently destroyed by fire; the timbers
being burned OF, allowed the caying IN Of
the roof, by which the rooms have been
completely protected. These rooms are
whitc-washed, in one. the impression on
a joist OF hand diped in whitewash, is As
plain as il it had only been made last week.
The walls OF the rooms are ornamcutel
with drawings and writings, the former
comprising men, beasts and reptiles. one
hail to the east, Is perfectly round, and is
twenty icet in diameter. The outer walls
are of small sandstone laid in adobe NOR
tar, aud four feet thick. About the second
stories have been balconies. But the most
curious fact Is that no sign Of an outer
door j. visible; the ingress must have
been from the roof. In the lower story
are port-noleS foot square, for defence.
All the building timber is cedar, which,
with the rock used. must have been
brought AZ least twenty miles. a ,he neigh
borhond j. 4 famous resort ipr health
seekers, the valley j. much trequcntcd by
parties. weary, aul yet never weary OF
exploring these mysterious ancient re-
pailiS.
Ellsworth American., 1877-07-19

beei
He has "a.
living here in =.
uneasy about him sIn~
the murder of "Wild Bill.
send US any information about him
be very thankful to you. This John M
Call is about - years old; has light hair,
inclined to curl, and one eye crossed.
cannot say abou. his height, as he was not
grown when he left here. Please write as
soon as convenient, as we are very anxious
to hear from you. Very respectfully,
MARY a. MCCALL.
1t was the same John Mccall who had
left home six years before, a boy still at
the growing age, who had turned gambler
and rufiian and had trodden the red path
of murder to the scafold
Mrs llickok or Mrs. Lake, as her friends
will more readily recognize her, leaves in
few days to visit her relatives in Cincin-
natl. Was not right In saying that there
WAS sufficiently singular romance inter
woven with her married life?
Ellsworth American., 1877-07-19

Ia the article, the late ex-senator Pratt
was dictatin. at the time OF his death. this
Incident in his own life Is related: 1t
was late in the fall OF 1885 that. having
collected for the different mercantile firms
in Cincinnati about $1,000, | was sent on
horseback by the Lawrenceburg road to
deliver 10 the several parties interested the
money so collected. A was passing the
branch bank, then recently established, on
the morning OF my departure, the cashier
hailed me and brought out some bundles
of bank bills folded up and slowed them
away in my saddle-bags, and handed me
letters to the banks TO whom the packages
were TO be delivered. He stunned me by
saving they amounted to $50, 600. There
was a moment, supreme and critical ope,
when the voice of the tempter penetrated
NV ear Ii was when reached the crown
OF those imperial hills that overlook the
Ohio River when approaching Lawrence
burg from the interior. This noble stream
was the great artery of commerce at that
day before railroad west OF Massachu-
setts had been built. What gay specta
Gle it presented, flashing in the bright sun
light, covered with fiatboats, with RATS,
with CAV painted steamers ascending and
descending. and transporting their passen-
gers ia brief time TO the Gulf of Mexico.
the gateway to all parts OF the world. |
had but TO sell my horse and go aboard one
of these with my treasure, and was abso-
lutely beyond the reach OF pursuit. There
were no telegraphs then flashing intelli-
gence BY an agency more subtle than
steam. and far out-running it; no extradi- !
tion treaties requiring foreign governments
to return the felon. The world was be-
fore me, and at the age of twonty-one. with
feeble ties connecting me with those left |
behind. l was in possession of fortune
for those early days. | recall the fact that |
this thought was a tenant of my mind for
a moment, and for moment only. Bless
Gnd. it found no hospital lodgment any
longer. And what think you, gentle reader
were the associate thoughts that came to
my rescue? Away, over rivers and noun |
tains, a thousand miles distant, In humble
farm house, on a bench, an aged mother
reading to her boy from the oracles of
Cod
Ellsworth American., 1877-07-19
1)ortrp.
Friend Brook.

Tbou ha.tenest down between the hill. ia
The secret scarcely lisping Of thy beautiful
abode
Among The pines and moses of yonder shad-
owy height.
Where thou dost sparkle mo song. and MI
the woods with light.
The travellers crossing the rude bridge, dear
From ihy stAid movement through the fields
thy mountain loNeliness;
Thou wanderest among weeds aud grain IN
commonplace disguise.
Most happE 10 eFade Inc glance OF undiscerh-
lhS eyes
But | have hearl thee whispering, call me by
For that am to thee; come up 10 my remot-
'-t nook,
AMI will give thee freedom Of the hospitshie
hills.
And pour my freshness through thy life, from
clouds ana springs anu ms.
O happy soul, thy song i, sweet upon the
The tree bend over thee. in league TO stsv thy
d"wnWard Tide;
The wid aTbuius. flushed with haste, trails
close 10 make ArpcaI
For bfirf delay and after her the wot-eyed ,io-
lri- >i"7l.
hut not the white wakc-rObiu.. nor the wood
Nor any summer flower whose roots from thee
rriTt>hment drink.
Can need thee with my need, Friend Brook
sad never any bird
Can triil such gratitude to thee A. my heart
chants unhcard.
Ellsworth American., 1877-07-19
Meaning of the word Either"

The legal meaning OF the word "either'
was gravely argued in an English Court of
Chancery not long ago. A certain testa-
tor left property, the disposition Of which
was affected by the 'de.th of either of
two persons One lawyer insisted that
"either" meant~Sth; antf-in support of his
view he quoted Richardson, Webster,
Chaucer, Dryden. Southey, the story of
the CrIctixion, and passage from Rev
elation. The judge suggested that there
was an old song In The Beggar's Opera
which took the other view: How happy
could be with either, were t'other dear
charmer away" In prououlcing judge
ment, the court ruled that either meant
one of two, aud did not mean "both." 1t
might have that meaning occasionally in
poetry but never in a Court OF Chancery.
The mistake which the lawyer argued for
has Millions autority in addition to those
which we quoted:
Before the gates there sat
on either side formidable shape
where il evidently means on each OF the
two sides. Byron seems to notice that the
word does not signify both and yet
falls into rs great a blunder when he uses
the word each in the sense of opposite:
a palace and aprison on each side =
meaning, palace on one side and pris-
On on the other.-NatioHaL Repository
Ellsworth American., 1877-07-19
lTIN G
TENT,
!, BLOCK.
MAINE.

while ti,> MAINE.
nocent and ~,
Who would suspecs
thing erosser than the u
But those beautiful waving n
call them. have use besides lookinsr
They have to provide for large. oper.
mouth. which Is hidden down deep among
them-so hidden that one can scarcely fhd
it. Well do they perform their duty, for
the instant foolish little fish touches one
of the rosy tips he is struck with poison as
fatal to him as lightning. He Immediately
becomes numb, and in moment stops
struggling, and then the other arms wrap
themselves around him, and he is drawn
into the huge. greedy mouth, and is seen
no more. Then the lovely arms unclose
and wave again In the water Catholic
Standard.
Ellsworth American., 1877-07-19

-BowDOIN COLLEGE has a famous gal
lery of paintings of rare beauty and value.
1t was formed by Gov. Bowdoin during
his residence in Europe, and numbers
many fine pictures, among them a splen.
did portrait of Vandyhe, for which $50. 900
have been offered. There are also three or.
iginals by Rubens, one of which, st. Sim
con, was an object of admiration in Lon
don during the last century IL is the identi
cal picture referred to by Sir Joshua Rey-
nolds in his lectures before the Royal
Acadmemy as being one OF the finest SAM
piles of the great Flemish painter.