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The Van Buren press., 1877-10-16
Not II It Was NY Boy.

Some years ago the late Horace Mann,
the eminent educator, delivered an ad-
dress at the opening of some reformatory
institution for boys, during which he
remarked that if only one boy was saved
from ruin it would pay for all the cost and
care and labor of establishing such an in
stitution as that. After the exercises
had closed, in private conversation gen
tlcman rallied Mr.. Mann upon his state
ment, and said to him:
"Did you not color that when you said
that all that expense and labor would be
repaid il it only saved one boy7"
Not il it was my boy" WAS the solemn
and convincing reply.
All! thcr ia q wonderful value about
"my boy" Other boys may ba rude and
rough: other boys may be reckless and
wild !, other boys may seem to require
more pains and labor than they ever will
repay; other boys may be left to drift un.
cared for to the ruin which is 40 near at
hand but "my boy"-it we're worth the
toll of a lifetime and the lavish wealth of
world to save him from temporal and
eternal ruin. We would go the world
around to save him from peril, and would
bles every hand that was stretched out to
give him help or welcome. And yet,
every poor, wandering, outcast, homeless
man is one whom some fond mother call
ed my boy Every lost woman sunken
in the depths of sin, was somebody's
daughter, in her days of childish inno-
cence. To-day, somebody's son is q
hungry outcast pressed to the very verge
OF crime and sin. To-day, somebody's
daughter is a weary, helpless wandcrcr,
driven by necessity in the paths that lead
to death. Shall we shrink from labor,
shall we hesitate ut cost when the work
before us ia the salvation Of a soul2 Not
If it is my boy; not If wo have the love
of Him who gave his life to Save the lost.
The Christian.
The Van Buren press., 1877-10-16
N. N. ("Brick") Pomeroy.

The esprit OF Arkansas' publishes
letter of the individual whose name
heads this article, copyrighted accord
ing to law, for future publication in book
form.) Brick Pomeroy, We believe,
recently made lecturing tour through
Arkansas, preaching W the doctrine Of
the greenback policy, and while be says
many good and truthful things Of Arkan-
sas, he manifests most lamentable igno-
rance Of the geography and history Of
the. State. Among the important cities
Of State, he places Fort Smith in Craw-
ford county. Pine Bluff, he says, Il -
small, but rather attractive city in yehbes-
son county. Z" Brick" We believe. was
never west of Little Rock, and must have
got hold Of some old map, TO have dis.
covered that Fort Smith was in Crawford
county. Pine Bluff is the third city 10
the State, If it is not the second In pop.
ulation. II !" Brick" does not know
more abou. the Greenback policy .
than he does Of Arkansas he had better
60 home and read up a while. Read
what he says of the ignorance Of the
people Of Arkansas
Speaking of Little Rock, this fellow
who has his letters copyrighted. for pub.
LEGATION in book form. says:
Little Rock. the State capital, 10 the
county seat of Pulaski county. II 10 cit.
uated on the Arkansas river, little more
than 800 miles from its mouth. The city
is located on high bluff, overlooking
the Arkansas river, and you will see the
muddy stream which plays at the foot Of
the bluff, and the rich bottom lands u.
tending toward the North. Little Rock
was founded in 1920, and is city with
quite trade and much Importance to tho
State, and one Of the most expensive cit.
les In the world In which to live. II holds
within its borders number OF old-fash.
toned slave autocrats aud aristocrats,
who were brought up to the belief that
they were too good to work, and that the
world and its inhabitants owed them
living. Instead Of setting examples OF
enterprise and being noted for progrcss,
they have held to line Of laziness in
striking contrast with the new order
Of things forcing steadily upon them.
They growl. grumble aud disappear, lea
wing Arkansas better off for their ali
scnce, journeying to and through tho
spirit world.
Brick pays the farmers Of Arkansas :
left-handed compliment, a. follows:
co Land ANU ,s xaSA hS SpSSa SHY e haa S9SeQD VII
liable by Northern men VINO have The
pluck, the intelligence and the patient
perseverance to accomplish what the or.
binary Arkansas farmer dare not attempt
because he has not the mind nor the ed
ucation to conceive. plan, and purchase
for his own improvements.
We think Mr.. Weber did not exam.
inc Bricks letter before he admitted it to
the columns OF the Spirit"
The Van Buren press., 1877-10-16
Bob Stewards Gratitude.

Probably the oldest genius who ever
occupied apublic position in Missouri
was the late Robert NJ. Stewart He lived
in St. Joseph, where he rose in political
power. The first president Of the Hani,
bal and St. Joseph Railroad, he was call
ed its father. He was elected Governor
in 1857.
When Doniphan's expedition was or
ganizcd to go through New Mexico and
co operute with the main United States
army in lS47. Bob Stewart was a member
of company raised in Buchanan County.
Four days out his gun was accidentally
discharged, the contents entering one OF
his legs, shattering bone and disabling
him One If the, cnmn"~r Wilii:w
g ro~or, vac detailed 20 remain With
Stewart Grover watched over his friend
with the care of brother, and Stewart,
not then dreaming of his future distinc.
ton. said "Bill, old fellow, III pay back
some day. The time will come!
Ten years later Bill Grover, the friend
of Stewart, was arrested as participant
in political crime, tried, convicted to the
Penitentiary for ten years. Not long
after his conviction Stewart was nomina.
ted tor Governor He saw his friend just
before he was incarcerated, and said,
"Bill. the first thing l do after I'm in
augurated will be to pardon you out.
And I'm sure to be elected"
Bob was elected and inaugurated
True to his word and the native instincts
Of gratitude, he went to the Penitentiary
and inquired for Bill Grover. He was
not there. He was one Of detail called
out to dig well in Jefferson City, and
was then engaged in that work
Or the Governor posted to the well in
which Grover was at work. On reach
ing the place, he leaned over the wall and
cried out:
"Bill, are you there =
"Who's that? ?" asked voice from the
subterranean depths below.
"It'a me-Bob Stewart. Come up
out OF there, d-m you! I've pardoned
you"
In few moments Grover was hauled
up out of the well. Then was exhibited
the spectacle of the Governor of great
State walking through the streets Of the
capital arnl-n arm with stripe suited
convict. He took his old friend up to a
cloting store, rugged him out in new
suit and made him guest at the Cover
nor's mansion, afterward providing for
him q start in business st Louis
Times,
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Van Buren, Grange, L. ii.

WAN buren, GRANGE, No. 80, 7; IL. heT-
Y ular meetings first saturday of ea1 ,,
month at o'clock, 4. NJ, at lemlcy liai. !,
4 miles cast of Van Buren, Ark tatfohs III
GOOD standing are fraternally invited; VI
HENRY SHDLlY. W. NJ
VI II NEST Secretary,
The Van Buren press., 1877-10-16

To KEEP SWEET PoTAToEs Will.
liam II. Trigg. of this city is one Of the
few practical men of the country. He
has discovered a method by which sweet
potatoes can be kept the year round, and
be just as good as when taken from the
ground. The methods is very simple
and as follows:
When the potatoes are taken from the
ground transfer them to q box and place
them between layers of wheat chaff and
keep them in warm dry room. We
we're shown the other day sweet potato
kept by the Doctor in this way since last
year, and, to all appearances. it is juss
as fresh as when originally taken from
the ground. The discovery is certainly
valuable one to our farmers and gar
Diners. Try it-Boonvile Eagle. 81,
The Van Buren press., 1877-10-16

An old negro named Pete was very
much troubled about his sins. Perceiv'
ing him one day with very downcas'
look, his master asked him the cause
20, massa I'm SIGH great sinner r
"But, Pete" said his master, you are
foolish to take it SO much to heart. You
never see me troubled about my sins. -
II know de reason, massa," said Pete,
"when you go duck shooting and kill one
duck and wound another, don't you run
after the wounded duck p Yes, Pete, >
said the master wondering what wac
coming next. "Well, massa dat is de
way wild you and me; de debbil has got
you sure; but as he am not sure oh me
he chases dis chile all do time"
The Van Buren press., 1877-10-16

EF The following words of Thomas
Jefferson must sound queerly to Mr..
Hayes, while swinging round the circle +:
+" confess am not reconciled to the
idea of a chief magistrate parading him
self through the several states as an OBJ
ject of public gaze, and in quest of an
applause, which. to be valuable, should
be purely voluntary. l had rather &C
quire silent good will by faithful dis
charge of my duties, than owe express
ions of it to putting myself in the way
Of receiving them.'
The Van Buren press., 1877-10-16

If farmer have scrub stock they had
better fatten it and sell it, and with the
proceeds buy improved stock. They
can't buy as much with the money as
they had before, but if they will keep
less, they will keep it better, and it will
bring better returns. 1t is just as wise
for farmer to stick to the ol6 bulltongue
pillow of fifty years ago, as to hold on to
scrub stock, on which there has been no
improvement for fifty years, The world
moves. There has been progress in
breeds as well as in implements and
machines, and it is in the part of wise
dom in farmers who fail to avail them
selves Of the great improvement that have
been made
Never since 1856, when Fremont was
their candidate, have the Radicals of the
North been more seriouly exercised than
they are at the present time. They are
not only asking outright: What will be
the future of the party 2 but they are con-
cerned to know whether the party is to
have any future Richmond Enquirer.
There was silence in the school. The
teacher had struck tbs bell calling atten-
ton, and every eye was bent upon her.
This was favorable opportunity for the
spread of information, and one of the
little boys perceiving it, raised his hand.
What is it, Johnyi' asked the teacher.
Tommy Miggs' fathers COW has got a
calf" shouted the excited yonngster, bis
face aglow with the intelligence. The
teacher wilted -Danaury News.
Master Jackey (inquringly) Why
don't baby eat buns, aunty Aunt
Singleton" Because she has no teeth,
dear. Master Jackey (audibly) "then
why can you lend her yours aunty 2"
You amt always using en-.
The Van Buren press., 1877-10-16
Crawford Lodge No. 6, 10 IF, Degre,
Temperance Reform.

HARMONY COUNCIL, No. 27. Temperance Re
| form meets ut Masonic Hail. on Tuesday eve
ing of each week, at T. o'clock.
Meiabers in good standing of our Order from other
ouneis are cordially invited 10 attend.
q. L. HARVEY, W. A. d.
e. c. THAyER, R. 5.
Van Buren,, Aug. 1873.
The Van Buren press., 1877-10-16

A countryman passing over the Pont
Neuf at Paris. an.l seeing, among heap
Of shops full Of merchandise. that OF q
banker in which there was nothing but .
nan sitting at a table with pen and ink,
had the curiosity to go in and and en-
quirc what it was he sold. "Asses
neads, replied the hanker. "rhey must
be in great request. said the seuntry,
"sinee you have on!j your owu leit.
There is but onc worse reception OF
complain. than 4 calm silence. apa that
is to requas: rs repetition
The Van Buren press., 1877-10-16

An insurance adjuster went to see
man whose house had been destroyed by
fire. Said Adjuster: Glow did this
thing happen p House owner. "Don't
know its mystery Adjuster: Well
know" House owner: Lets have
it that's Just what Id like to find out y
Adjuster :"It's friction House owner !:
'Friction-Friction What's thatl' AID
juster: "Why, friction is the result of
rubbing 81 900 policy on 5000 house
The Van Buren press., 1877-10-16
MI SCELLANY.
Debtor and Creditor.

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BISMARCK, D. T, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, lS77s.

circulation, drawing, upward and out of
the trunk to create leaves and growth the
entire sap leaving the tree to perish for
want Of fnutriment. No income but vast
expenditure produces rain. By elimina-
ting all the limbs and well formed buds,
experience has shown that the tree will
force just the number Of buds it needs
and develope enough leaves to use up
aAd assimilate all the sap the tree has or
can get with its limited quantity Of
mouths. It is true that if ali the roots
and mouths could be taken up and trans
planted properly, the top would need no
elnninAtion. This Is often the case with
saall trees; but:in the case Of large ones,
It Nouldreedse s.trse culture" entirely
too ozpsaiivs.
! Cottonv0j trees have Q large tap root
vbiahInned doNn into the earth for the
dsalls puspsso Of supporting it against
tleviolsaoo sf the wind and to obtain a
tuAoisnt qnantity of water for it's thirsty
nature. j dig 8 desp hole and fll it up
Asain viii comparatively loose earth be-
f0s planting to facilitate this downward
growth and % let enough water down
th.oua the loossaed earth to satisfy its
Thirst untl il finds enough to subsist on
permanently. This practice would pre-
vent the dropping and. dying Of many q
cottonwood and other trees possessing a
TAP root :, it,. z.s .s5a4 W.T..
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UePcst Ondce.

Tho Post Office.
The new post Office fixtures are now
in place and the new Office will on Mon.
day be open to the public. II is not
our purpose now to give On extended
notice Of the Office but TO eol1 attention
to the boxes and to box, rents. The
boxes costing about $500 ere put in at
the personal expense Of the postmsster
and the metallic front Of each leck box
costs $3.50 to 81, 90, the loss Of . key
will destroy the value Of these ffouts
and force the purchase Of . new one,
Therefore those receiving keys: will be
charged $3.50 in addition to the quar-
terly rent, but this sum will be return
ed whenever the keys are surrendered.
Those who now hold lock boxes are re-
quested to return the keys and arrange
for the!new boxes; those who ihave lost
their keys will be carged 81 ,25 and will
be entitled to the lock now in use.
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Advura2inGs

Advert tddnGs
We intended to publish the Bismarck
Directory, as prepared for ~ Weskly
TRIBUNE, in our last Tri-Wseklys but the
foreman did not understand It and Il vas
therefore omitted. It appears elsewhere.
Those who desire to make !changes are
requested to hand the editor copy The
Weekly circulates East Of Da1ota almost
entirely, while the entire ground in Da-
kota and Montana, and good portion OF
Minnesota is covered by the Tri-Weekly
edition.
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Daily Stages.

Peter Seims, of the Northwestern
Stage and Transportation Company is
in the city. Mr.. Seims says the stock
IS now being distributed for daily ser
vice on the Black Hills route (which will
begin next Thursday. Though passen.
gers as well as express matter have
been taken care of and forwarded
promptly, constantly increasing brsi-
ness renders a daily necessary. The
stages commence running on the cat
of, which saves fifteen miles, on their
next trip.
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Mr.. j. d. Hanson, of the Pioneer
Press left for the Black Hills this morn
ing. Mr.. Hanson is . ready writer and
his descriptive letters of his trip, Hills
scenery and mining incidents, etc., will
be interesting reading.-St Paul Dis
patch. i=az1..55Ess#
Mr. Hanson is still in the city and is
writing up Bismarck for the. Pioneer
Press. He leaves tomorrow for Dead
wood.
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HABITS WIN Gins

sHabits will cling to person, remark
ed the old man.
eyes" continued his companion, ssyou
remember that Plunkett boy, who would
never play anything but spullaway when
we were children in school together
sCertainly, remember him well, re-
piled the first party; "what has ever be-
come Of him.
ssOh, he grew up to become dentist"
calmry replied the other; sshe's IN the
spull-away' business yet
And the first old man nodded as he re-
peated the words:
eyes, habits will cling to person."-
Chicag0 7os,naZ.
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If you are in any trouble or qusn-
dary, tell your wife-that IS, nyou
have one-all about it at once. Ten to
one her inventioniwil solve your difficult
ties sooner than sll your logic. The
Wit Of wemsn has been praised, but
their instincts are quicker and keener
than her reason. Counsel with your
wife, OF your mother, OK sister, and be
assured light viii flash upon your dark
ness. Women are too commonly sd
Judged verdsnt in Ill but pufely womsn-
II affairs. No philosophical student Of
the sex thus judges them Their Intu-
itions OF insights aEe the most subtle,
and If they cannot see cat in the meal,
there Is no cat there. Iadvise . man
to keep none Of his sffairs . secret from
his wife. Many . home has been hap
PLY saved, and many.a fortune retriev-
ed, by mans confidence In his wife
Woman ls far more . seer and 3 pToph-
ct than . man II she be given = Ar
chance. As . general rule, wives con-
fide the minutest of their plans and
thoughts to their husbands. Why not
reciprocste, Il but for the pleasure of
meeting confidence with conddence2 1
am certain no man succeeds so well IN
the world as he who, taking partner
for life, makes her partner Of his pur-
poses and hopes. What is wrong of
his impulse or judgment, she will check
and set right with her almost unIver-
sally right instincts. And what she
most Graves and most deserves IS con-
fdence without which love is never free
from shadow.
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Black Hills Frefeht

; J.K. P. Miller, of Miller & AcPher-
son, Deadwood, is in the city. The
firm of which Mr.. Miller is the head
will ship not less than five hundred tons
of merchandise this summer. They
were among the earliest shippers to the
Black Hills via Bismarck and have never
been sorry that they cast their fortunes
with US. This spring their goods were
in and sold before Ft. Pierre was heard
from.
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The st. Paul Branch Clothing House
will cash their final settlements
without extra charges except the origi-
nAIexpense to get the returns. We
would Also. call theirs.ttention 70 dur
large and we'll assorted stock in Cloth
ing, Gents furnishing goods, Hats, and
Caps, assuring them that our; prices
will compare with any eastern house,
When you are in the city do not fail to
give . call and convince yourself of
what the st. Paul Branch Clothing
House can do for you. 3-3w
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ne Memou of Home.

The following Is from 9 sermon for
honseekeepers, delivered By the Rev.
De Witt Ta1msge, Of New York: III
sOps Of the most affecting reminis-
cences 1shave Of my mother Is my re-
membfance Of her as housekeeper. /
remember. very well when I used to
come 1ompiag in from play, hungry, and
calling for something to eat, how she
would cone in, the beads of prespiration
standing along the line Of her gray hairs,
and resting her brow in her wrinkled
hand would say: s.Well, I'm too tired to
eat Two OF three nights ago, in an e1-
press train, I shot past that old home
stead, and IS I was looking out upon it
through the window, somebody slapped
me upon the shoulder and said, We'll,
De Witt, lsee you are looking out upon
the scenes Of your boyhood. It was
one Of smy.ol schoolmates. fOh, yes, I
said, q was locking at the place where
ny mother lived and died. At that
moment the whole picture rose in my
mind Of the home Of my childhood.
Everything, ! think, came crowding back
upon me IN that moment, and ], saw the
house and all about it and in it, as plain
| II as If ! had left it yesterday. There
Mas the table, and our family grouped
labopt il. At, one end sat my father,
with smile upon his face. He always
wore smile; he died with an 86 years
smile upon his ips, mot smile Of man
ition; bot fof Christian courage and Chris
tan hope. AT the other end Of the table
lsat "a brave berienant, hard-workng,
lHef Christian, housekeepe-my mother.
0Sn .o1aud she hae. ont eo.onnd. a resting.
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A large amount of much needed side
walk is being constructed, and the third
street property holders are following
the example set by those who filed the
hole near the corner Of Main and 4tb
by filing near Sd and Meigs.
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DER8ONAI..

.:ssfs-- 1ERSONAI.
1n Jo01h Fsnns'l returned from The Black Hills
b. IL ~ Sags. a.z
Major ". :. Hughes, India. Asns n Standing
1ock, hin he city.
Harry Kmness = not JET Of for Missouri bus Is
sgaan IN Tie eey frsm Fort oteYenson.
Oapt. James n. Ncdarsy, Of tho Benton, having
recovered hon his recent Illness, b again ss his
posL
NJ. wntse. Special sseos Of sAsP. o. Department,
Eas b the cky yesterday. In connection with Black
Hills man service.
bsny Il: I. Ja1 fronbIey, and 2. ,. Dillingham;.
s. Psul, srs h he city.
Dan Oabls hss returned from ths Blsek Hnls. He
ays fhs Crook City psople are not without hope that
the county sess viii Jet b located st thas point
AnoaG 0sss sc5ousnins IN the city vs notice n.
B. Musds, 81. Psul, q. W. White, Chicago, ".
g. Con1sas ~ Bsutons snd 4. G. Mclean, 81.
1Hssv O. Adh, Dspssy q. 5. 1srIhal, came IN
fFGm De1dvsed By lat asge Bringing Collins, The
Jens1eovD ballet boz seu6SF, and 70 stopping With
his son Dea3. Q. A., Of this city,;
[fAeeD ~ sre bsoked for to-meFroW's Desdwood
Na1e 1So ~ fo1l0We J! H. Hanson, Jud 1a4our,
L. Whdeaiit, Geo b. KhkYs&Eiek, Urban GuttfnG,
H. ", 1llos, P.y. Moran, and J. I. Bredenbeck
|. Col. NA and hi genslsmsnly clerk "Dsasoa''
epeE . MIR esil 1cels y, lsase for 1srt Bu:
sn1 tofyartfnS. -. -, -.
\ sIoSst Bsssn asa j. r. aaiIsfLsr came II from
Desdwooa ~ thsl1aA aags. Ne. Brown SeyS theEl
kylby o. bsld h Tie Ems, Eieh 4sszts snd places
dlGgingl- -p16aty q timber, . good psztng country,
and sSundsos 81 T1eh faznfDG land
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Those who want photographs sho
call before the gallery is removed, Ger
tainly within the next two weeks.


It will be seen that Wales spent the
afternoon with Gen. Grant yesterday,
evidently arranging for his trip to the
Big Horn. Williams, of the Minne-ha-
ha, says he has put in big stock Of
Milwaukee Beer (Phillip Best'D and is
prepared for Wales Or any other lover
Of good thing when he comes.
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Lock Boxes,

Persons who are particular as to. who
receives their mail and yet who desire
to send others for it occasionally should
take lock box. Three keys go with
each box. The new postofice will be
opened to the public on Monday.
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i The cracksman whoentered NcLean's
is probably in limbo, and 1t may console
him to know that there Is precious
little chance to escape severe punish
meut when caught on criminal charges
at Bismarck. s..-s. &
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Col. Corbln was relieved from duty at
the white house because it Is the purpose
Of the President to employ civiliens only
in his household. Major Snimn will be
relieved in Z few days, | ~: .
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Remember the St. Paul Branch Cloth
ing House is not selling out but is 60
ing to build up large trade, and to
succeed in our undertaking, we are sell
ling goods at the lowest living prices.
Our motto is Live and let live. 2-3w
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At the st. Paul Branch Clothing
House you can find the largest and best
assortment of white vests, Alpaca and
summer goods ever shown in this mar
ket. Come and see them. 3-3w