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The Van Buren press., 1877-07-03
$500 Re ward.
Proclamation by the Govern''


W lEREAS. 1t has come to the knowlse9sI
W OF the Executive that GEubg
uREEN. (colorcd) Killed Allen Powell
the 4th of November, 1876, in the counV
Crawford. in this State, and that said eeV'
Green, (coloret) is still ut large: =
Now, therefore, |. A. II. GARLAND. Cow
or OF the State of Arkansas, by virtue a., y,
authority vested in me by the consl't''t
and laws of said State, do hereby offer = /
ward Of FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAh1o
the arrest and delN cry of said George u ut
(colored( to the Sheriff of Crawford cou"5
In testimony whereof | have "r
unto set my hand. ana '" In
L. s. the seal Of the State to We e, . 4
ed at Little Rock. on t ,s-f
18th day of Novemhcf' m
a. II. GARLANf
BY the Governor. ...
b. b. BEAVERS. Sec.'of State,
By q. W. stellar, Deputy.
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A German enlisted in the regular ar.
my was in the course of a few days put
on the picket duty, His instructions
were, when any one approached, to say,
"Who comes there z" three times, and
then shoot Before long he perceived
man approaching; he waited quietly till
the man came very near, and then he
suddenly brought his musket to his Shout
der and shouted: "Who comes here
dree dimes 7" Bang!
A wandering Yankee who had put mp
for the night at hotel ia a western Dor
der town, entering the bar room next
morning, found the landlord sweeping
up what ne supposed to be grapes Hh
said to him: "You have pretty large
grapes out here" "Grapes" said the
landlord "them eyes that was gouged
out last night
A skeleton of n cat walked into Ryan's
store at Hohokus. Ryan, seeing her,
hawled ont: mickey, didn't l tell yc a
month ago to fade that cat pound OF
mate day until We had her fat Z" "You
did; and I'm Just fading her pound =
HAS that cat ate a pound this morning p
es, sir" "Shure, think it's lie
you're telling Bring me that scales.
Now bring me that cat" The cat turn
ed the scales at exactly enc pound
There, didn't tell We she had eaten q
pound of mate this morning Y "All
right, my boy; there's yer pound OF
mae, but where's the cat Z
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"Small boys should not be allowed to
run at Target exclaimed man the
other day, as he picked his stove pipe
hat from the ground, and removed the
remains ofan nnsound apple from his
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DESCRIPTION.

DESCRIPTION. ,aqi
The said George Green tcoloredl = - n
90 or % years of age feet inches ilisSS al
weigh about $50 or loo pounds. Is OF -
yellow color, rather cast Gown eoui,'tirnL
has very thick lips, is inclined TO u,' Nh
excess, when last seen was Wcnnn" " ~
nnni Int hlaek lrnrk cont ConslN, ~ ".
The Van Buren press., 1877-07-03

tits said that when a female child is
born in Indiana, the unhappy father be
gins TO save money to buy piano.
The Van Buren press., 1877-07-03

Symptoms Of a Diseased Liver.
DAIh in the right side, under tie
edge of the ribs, increases Oh pres
sure; sometimes the paini in the left
side; the patient is rarely able to lie
on the left side sometimes TIE lain
is felt under the skoulder-blcdc, Crd
it frequently extends to the top Of
the shoulder, and is sometimes mis-.
taken for rheumatism N tho err.
The stomach is affected with loss Of
appetite and sickness; the bowels in
general are costive, sometimes alter
native witch lax; the he'd is troubled
with pain, accompanied with q auil,
heavy sensation IN the beck Telt,
There isgencra.ly considerable less
ofmemory accompanied wither.in-
ful sensation of having left uraCp
something which ought to have besn
done. A slight, dry cough is some
times an Guendant, The TaticN
complains ofweariness and eebiNV;
he is easily startled, his feet arc cold
or burr'ng, and he complains Of q
prickly sensation of tie sin hs
spirits sre low; and although lie is
satisfied that exercise wosld be bcns-
fetal to him, yet he c,n scarcely
summon up fortitudc enough to NY
it. In fact, he distrusts every rem
edy. Several OF the above symp-
toms attend the disease, i,ut ccees
have occurred where few Of them ex-
listed, vet examination Of the body,
after death, has shown the LIVER TO
have been extensively deranged.
AG UE AND FEVER.
DIR. {. M.LANE's IIyLR PilLs, j..
IN CASTS Or AcUE AND FEVER, when
taken with Quininc, arc productive
ofthe most happy results. No Better
cathartic can be used, preparatory
TO. or after taking Quinine We
would advise all who are sslicted
with this disease to give thcm
FAIR TRIAL.
For al Bilious arrangements, and
as simple purgativc, they are nm
equaled.
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
The genuine Dr.. {. MeLANE's
LIVER PITS are never sugar coated.
Every box has red wax seal on
the lid, with the impression DR..
MeLANE's LIVER Plus.
The genuine MsLANE's LIVER
Pills bear the signatures of c.
MfLANE and FILMING BRos. on the
wrappers. So fsa
ssg~ Insist on your druggist or
storekeeper giving YOU the genuine
Dr.. c. MeLANE's LIVER PIIIs, pre-
pared by Fleming Bros, Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Sold by all respectable druggists
and country storekeepers generally.
To these wishing to give Dr.. c. McLaxs'.
Liver PILis trial, We vii mstl post paid 10 any
rart Of The United State, box Of Pills for
twenty-five ocn;s.
FILMING EROS, rinsblrsh, IA.
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& ] UfE @g.5aH
TIME well-known and long. establ;sh,, :,
= i at Van Buren,, Arkansas, is now nv, I
charge of the subscriber. The pronro snue
ing recently put on large New Steamba.,S
with careful and experienced Ferrymen ~
confident that they can give universal sas as
to the travelling public, THAR aim will
nleetthe increasing demands of the la,.
grant travelto Texas. .
The st. Louis and Sherman. TeY..
Mails are carried ever this Ferry, which /. '
guarantee that it is the shortest as well !.
best route for travel Of all kinds.
This Ferry has the largest and best bou
river. and can cross 200 wagons and tenn
day and no detention Oh either bank need
pected. Enclosures for stock and sheds q,
elers are being built on both sides of the nv,
NJ pains will be spared to accommodate the ,
eshall strive to continue to make this III.
ular routs to and from Missouri and Teya.
N. Berry Accounts must be settled N
ly. No deviation from this rule.
WILL. EAkIN, Superintepa
Van Buren,, Feb a ,'73.
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J A rich bnt porsimonous old gentle.
man, on being taken to task for his un-
charitableness, said, True, don't give
much but if you only knew how it hurts
when ! give anything, you wouldn't
Ieort nr -
The Van Buren press., 1877-07-03

From boys composition on hens
Il cut my Uncle Williams hens neck
off with ha.cbet and it scared her to
The Van Buren press., 1877-07-03

When dee said married mar !.
II want TO 90 where there Is ns- now to
shoyeli" His wife said she ssuued
v-zttlJ
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am astonished, my dear young lady,
at your sentiments; you mske me start.
Well. | have been wanting you to start
tor the last hour.
The Van Buren press., 1877-07-03

A little fellow who wore striped stock
ings was ASKED Why he made barber pole
of his legs. His pert reply was; well
amt little shaver
Connecticut western news., 1877-07-20
Estimate of the Fighting Forces of Turkey
 and Russia.

In Turkey the army has been organ ized under regulations issued in 1871. Its ranks are entirely supplied from the Mohammedans, except in certain priv ileged districts, such as Albania and Bosnia which furnish special corps of their own. In the rest of Turkey every able bodied Mussulman of 20 years and upward is bound by law to serve in the standing army, but notwithstanding this law young Turk of the wealthier classes can always obtain exemption from the service. The period of service is nominally twelve years; that is, four in the Nazm or standing army, two in the Redif or reserve, and six in the militia, but practically the soldier re- mains in time of peace only three years under the colors, and is then sent on unlimited furlough. The number of recruits levied yearly is from 3O,0O0 to 0,0O0 men, about 20 per cent. of whom are supplied by European Turkey, and 80 per cent. by Asiatic Turkey. The total military forces of Turkey, exclu- sive of the "sedentary'' army formed of those who have served twelve years, is AS follows:
Connecticut western news., 1877-07-20
A South American Marvel.

Will no one explore Roraima, and bring us back the tidings which it has
 been waiting three thousand years to | give us? One of the greatest marvels and mysteries of the earth lies on the outskirts of one of our own colors-only not within British territory, because the frontier line has been bent in on that spot, on purpose, it would seem, to shut it out--and we leave the mys- tery unsolved, the marvel uncared for. The description of it, with an illustra- tive sketch, in MT. Harrington Browns "Canoe and Camp Life in British Guiana," Gone of the most fascinating books of travel the present writer has read for a long time), is thing to dream of by the hour. A great table of pink and white and red sandstone, s'inter- bedded with red shale," rises from a height of 5,100 feet above the level of the sea, 2,OO0 feet sheer into the sap phire tropical sky. A forest crowns it; | the largest waterfall in the world-only one, it would seem, out of several tunb bles' from it's summit, 2,0O0 feet at one leap, 5000 more on a slope of 45 degrees, down to the bottom of the val ley, broad enough to be seen thirty
 miles away. As far as can make out, only two parties of civilized explorers have touched the base of the table-Sir Robert Schoonbourg, many years ago, MT. Brown and companion in 1869 - each at different spots. Even the length of the mass has not been determined; :; MT. Brown says eight or twelve miles. And he cannot help speculating whether the remains of former crea- tion may not be found at the top. At any rate there is the forest on the sum- init. Of what trees is it composed They cannot well be the same as those at the base. At distance of l ,50O feet above the sea level-speaking at least from personal knowledge of one island the mango tree in the West Indies, which produces fruit in abundance be- low, ceases to bear. The change in vegetation must be far more decided
 where the difference is between 5000 and 1000 feet. Thus for millenpiums | GllLo o0AO L1C 0OOLA American continent must have had it's own distinct flora. What may be it's faunap Very few birds probably ascend to a height of 3 ,000 feet i'll the air, the vulture tribe excepted. Nearly the whole of its animated inhabitants are likely to be as distinct as it's planta. Is it peopled with human beings? Who can tell? Why notP The climate must be temperate, delicious. There is an
Connecticut western news., 1877-07-20
The Story of a Mummy.

For seventeen years the most curious object in the Museum of the Tennessee Historical Society has been the Egyp- tian mummy. It has very singular history. In 1860 Colonel Jeremiah George Harris was a purser on a United States man-of-war in the Egyptian waters. He went on shore, and was at once ushered into the august presence of the Khedive and his numerous house. hold. He was walking out one day with a member of the Khedive's staff, when the latter was set upon by ruffians. Col. Harris, who is a man of great strength, interposed,. and the roughs were vanquished. .........
 "What can do, "asked the Egyptian officer, 'sto show adequate appreciation of the services you have rendered me P"
 "Give me a mummy" laughingly suggested Col. Harris. ..'..
 "A mummy" ?" repeated the officer, holding his breath and pondering. "Did you not know, sir, that our laws prohibit the removal of mummies, uANOA pOloAGy OA uCoOlA DuO, never mind; your request shall be fulfilled. Just before your vessel leaves the har- bor boat will come along side. It will contain that for which you have asked. ,"
 Col. Harris had dismissed the subject from his mind, but just before the hour for the departure of the ship three natives were seen pulling toward the vessel. The boat contained a bundle directed to Col. Harris. This bundle was not opened until the arrival of the ship at Boston, when it was discovered that there were six mummies instead of one. They were unwrapped, and the best one forwarded to the Tennessee Historical Society of which Col. Harris was then and is still a member.
 When Professor Huxley was here he examined the mummy with great deal of interest, and said that he believed it to be the best preserved specimen either in America or in Europe.
Connecticut western news., 1877-07-20
Total of forces. s...............

TOCal or 1OrceS.. 4o9, ,S6O
 The best portion of this army of nearly 460, ,000 men is the artillery, which con- tains many young and intelligent off cers, and obtains the most efficient of the recruits. Every regiment of field artillery is provided with sixteen bat teries of six guns each; all the guns of the horse artillery are rifled Armstrong; but the mountain artillery has only small guns, of which whole battery produces less effect than single Arm strong. The fortress artillery consists of six regiments. Prior to the outbreak of war, the number of the Turkish troops in Bulgaria was estimated at 1l5,O00 infantry, 5000 artillery, and 2l6 guns. In addition to this force there are 5000 gunners in the fortresses at Varna, Shumila, Rustchuk, Silistria, Nikipoli, and Widen. The army in Bulgaria was distributed as follows: In Tultsha, 1000; Silistria, 1s,0O0; Rustchuk, 1O,- GOO; Tirnova, 5000; Nikopoli and Sis tova, 2,000; and in and around Widen, 55,OOO and 114 guns. Since consider able changes have occurred in the dIs- tribution of this force, several regiments having been sent dowE the Danube from Widden.
Connecticut western news., 1877-07-20

suing from some lake on the summit
 Have we there group of unknown I brothers, cut off from the rest of theil kindP yA
 ! The summit, MT. Brown says, is in. accessible, except by means of balloons
 Well, that is a question to be settled on the spot between an engineer and first rate "Alpine." (What is the satisfac- tion of standing on the ice ridge of the
 Matterhorn, or crossing the lava waters of the Vatna Jokull, compared to what would be the sensation of reaching that mysterious aerial forest, and gazing plumb down over the sea of tropical limits of which are absolutely beyond guessing?) But put it that balloon is required, surely it would be worth while for one of our scientific societies to organize a balloon expedition for the purpose. No one can tell what problems in natural science might not be elucidated by the exploration. We have here an area of limited extent, | within which the secular variation of species by natural selection, if any, must have gone on undisturbed, with only limited number of conceivable exceptions, since, at least, the very be- ginning of the present age in the world s life. Can there be a fairer field for the testing of those theories which are oc- cupying mems minds SO much in our dayP And if there be human creatures on Roraima, what new data must their language, their condition, contribute for the study of philologists, anthropol- ogists, sociologists? One more wonder rema ms to be told. MT. Brown speaks of the other moun- tains in the same district which are of the same description as Roraima-tables of sandstone risingupstraightin in theblue -one larger than Roraima itself. But he has not seen them, nor do they ap- pear on his map. It is only because of their existence, and because, for aught that appears, they may be equally in- accessible with Roraima, that one does not venture to call Roraima the greatest marvel and mystery of the earth. If there be thus in existence three living fragments of an age before our own, in- stead of one, that is only the greater reason why we should lose no time in wrestling it's secret from the one which lies, so to speak, at our door. But if, on exploration, Roraima proves to be that which one dreams it may, a question may arise whether it would not be worthy of modern civilization to secure its preservation, or the preservation of all the three mountains in question, by international treaty, in their primeval condition. If only the vegetation of the tertiary age subsists on those weird summits, it's trees have a right not to have their trunks defaced with civilized "posters." nor their feet strewn with the remains of civilized picnics-bot- tled-beer bottles and sardine tins.
Connecticut western news., 1877-07-20
The Russian Artillery.

Thus far,sin this present war, the Russians have shown that in the artil- lery arm of their service they have no superiors in the world. They have, as is well known, the best engineering schools in Europe. They have, like wise, the very best cannon, not even excepting that of England. Their suc- cesses during the pending campaign have been principally confined to artil- lery advantages. Turkey will have to employ some of the artillery practice of England if she expects to make any headway against the terrible guns of her enemy.
Connecticut western news., 1877-07-20
Irish Wakes.

We object to the ''wake scene" in "The Shaughraum," because it is not consistent. It is false note in a fine melody. If Mir. Boucicault had ever listened to the cdoine in the country, with its mournful modulations and im- pressive vail, he would not have made the Mourner ragged old hag, with dress in tatters, hair and red kerchiet pulled over her face, pipe in mouth and jug in hand. Such q presence would be considered dishonor to the corpse in the poorest hut. It would have been as easy to make the scene picturesque as repulsive. Let the mourner be robed in deep blue Munster mantle, or in the scarlet Connaught cloak, with the hood, in either case drawn over her dishevelled locks. Then you will have a weird and wild presence, but pie turesque one, A 'wake" is not the ludicrous thing some people fancy, who hear only of the occasional scandals committed in its name in great cities amongst disreputable class. It is an ancient and q sacred custom practiced by the Greeks, and preserved by the Celts from old time.-Dublia Irish,Ran.
Connecticut western news., 1877-07-20
tEF tts ssAit 4if - s+l LOVE AND DEATH. i

Now, who can take from us what we have We that have looked into each others eyes Though lowering night should blacken all
 the skies, -. ....--.... .7 The day is ours, and what the day has shown. What we have seen and been, hath this not
 grown FEa.l .-.I H..# .... r.t
 Part of our very selves? We, made love-
 wise, 't.
 What power shall slay our steadfast memo
 D. ries, =-1- e-aa. .-.ss fs. M.. ~ And who shall take from us what is our own So, when a shade of the last parting fell,
 This thought gave peace, as one deep com
 fort hath, A ea Ha- = Who, thirsting, drinks cool waters from a
 we'll
 But. sudden, saw that spirit without breath, That body bodiless, that invisible
 . Maker of visible woe; Hooked on Death! We know not where they tarry who have died The gate wherein they entered is made fast: No living mortal hath seen one who passed Hither from out that darkness deep and wide. We build on Faith and some less bold have cried, egt Ii Behold the butterfly 1.-the seed that's cast ' Vain hopes that fall like flowers before the
 blast .-..'.... What man can look on Death unterrihed? . Who love can never die! They are part Of all that lives beneath the summer sky; With the worlds living soul their souls are
 one; Nor shall they in wide nature be undone ' And lost in the general life. Each separate .VssH heart ,f. .el ..'., E.. Shall live, and find it's own, and never die. h. sY ease.s -Scri6ner's Monthly.
Connecticut western news., 1877-07-20

Francis Murphy intends to begin his temperance work in New York next fall. .-.
Connecticut western news., 1877-07-20

Reader, these things happened many years ago. All the landmarks about the farm have long since passed away :; but there is still large, flat stone by the roadside, as one rides out from the town of Randolph, and I never gaze upon it without recollecting how inti- mately my destiny aud that old rock are cOnnerted
Connecticut western news., 1877-07-20
The two celled hearts Beating with one full stroke
 's. TsFo sN

"Do you know, Ralph, that sitting here amid the glad influence which your presence and the gracious heart Of nature breathes upon me, the present seems linked to the happy past, and all the dark period between us like a for gotten dream" -# +"-"'.5-
 And here we leave them to walk home with silent responsive hearts through the star gemmed twilight.
Connecticut western news., 1877-07-20

'Queen rose of the rosebud of garden of girls
 Come thither, the dancers are done. In gloss of satin and glimmer of pearls,
 Queen lily and rose in one.", N
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-14
Application for a Patent
TO THE
UNCLE SAM CONSOLIDATED
MINE.
NO. $40.
u. s. LAND Orprcr.

FURyxA, New, n ov en- Der 10, ISL.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ +. j. schneider and w. q. Harrington.
whose postofice address is Eur ka. Nevsda-
have this day filed their application 100 y
patent for fifteen hundred 1850, linear feet
Of the Uncle sam Consolidated mine or vein.
bearing silver, With surface ground 100 feet
in width. outside Of the walls Of the lode. sit
uate, lying and being la Eureka Mining Di:-
trict. county of Eureka and ) ate Ct Nevada.
and known and desixnat d by the field Totes
and official plat on file in this Office As Lot
Number $50.
The exterior boundaries of Lot No. lso be-
ing as fellows. to wit:
Variation 49,, deg. east.
Commencing at a post marked No. l, u. s.
survey No. l3O. whence the flagstaff in tho
town Of Eureka bears N IA deg. H., 1..5sS
feet; Ruby Hill No. | bears ~. % deg. 7 min
", ls.l5l feet: ant tho [ ncIe Sam shaft bears
n, 4 deg. 3 min. W. 80 feet; thence. running
LIST course ~. ~ deg. W., 100 feet. to post No.
l, u. s. survey No. ~ Ham burg ode. 100 seet.
to post No. 4 Of raid survey No. ~, 600 Get. ~
post marked No. 2 U. ). Survey. No l3D;
thence, End course ~. "A deg . min. W.. l.Us5
100: themes. Sd ccur.e g., s. deg. n, la feet
to post marked No. a, u. >. survey No. 10.
This post sta mas on the western boundary VI
u. > survey No 81, Helena Mortimer loda
Thence. 4tb coarse 3, : deg. T.. ., BIG feet to
same bel y pos, No. 5 Of sad survey No. ~:
thence, 5th course NJ. 81 deg. T., 100 feet fel
post marked No. q, u. 3. survey No. $50. and
post No. 2 Of said survey No. 90: thence Oh
course :. IS deg. r., 20 feet 10 Iost marked
No. I. u. 5. SUI vey MOL o: and thence. 7ih
course g., "a deg. . min. h.. LOSS feet to post
No. !. tbs place OF beginning. containing II
and 2s-l00 acres.
This claim is bounded on the south by the
Han blrg mine.
The location Of this mine is duly recorded
in tho Recorders office of Eureka Mining
District. on page ls4. in Book +. Of said Dis
trict Mining Records.
Any and all persons claimink adversely
any por:ion OF said Uncle sam Consolidated
mine or said mining ground, as herein
before describe d, are required to file their
adverse claim with tNe Register Of the
United States Jani 0fics at Eureka. in tho
State Of Nevada. turios tho sixty dsu
barred by virtue Of tho provisions OF tho
statute. ID. Is. In hegisfsr.
Eureka, Nov. 10, 1877. r20-od