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T Vol. l6.---No..2
An Extraordinary Sentence BY
Judge. 81

The following extarct il taken from
a sentence recently pronounced by Judge
Reading, Of Chicago upon the liquor
dealers who had violated the law BY sci.
ling it to minors. 1t will repay careful
persual;
"By the law you may sell Il to men
and women, if they will buy. Yon have
given your bond aud paid your licencs
to sell to them, and no one has right
to modest you in your business. NO
matter what the consequences may b, no
matter what poverty and restitution are
produced by selling according 70 the
law, you have paid your money Tor this
privilege, and you are licensed TO pursue
your calling. No matter what families
are distracted and rendered miserable;
no matter what wives are treated with
violence; what children starve or mourn
over the degradation OF a parent--yonr
business is l.galizcd. and no one may
int rfere with you for It. No matter
what mother may agonize over the losn
of a son, or sister blush at the shame OF
a brother, you have a right to disregard
them all and pursue your legal calling
you are licensed You may ft up your
lawful place of business 10 the most en-.
ticing and captivating form; you may
furnish it with the most costly and ele-
giant equipments for your own lawful
trade you may fill it With allurements Of
amusements you may use all arts to o.
lure visitors you may skillfully arrange
and expose to view your choicest wincs
and captivating beverages; you may in-
duce thirst by oil contrivanccs to pro-
duce raging appetite for drink, and
then you may supply that appetite to the
full because it is lawful, you have paid
for it-you have license. You may H.
low boys and children to frequent your
saloons, they may witness the apparent
satisfaction with which their seniors qnaff
the aparking glass, you may be school.
ing aud training them for the period OF
twenty one, when they can participate,
for this is lawful. You may hold the cup
to their lips, but you must not let them
drink-that is unlawful For, while you
have all those privileges for the money
you pay, this poor privilege q selling to
children Is denied you. Here parents
have to say Leave my son 70 me until
the law gives you right to destroy him.
Do not anticipate that terrible moment
whe,. can assert for him no further
rights Of protection. That will be soon
enough for me, for his sister. for his
mother, for his friends. for the communi-
ty. to see him take tie road to death.
Give him to MS in his childhood at least.
Let us have o few hours OF his youth
IN which we can enjoy his Innocence.
to repay us in some small degree for
the care and love wo have lavished upon
him.
"Tn,s Is something wfricti you who
now stand prisoner at the bar have not
paid for; this is not embraced in your
license. For this offense the court SEN
fences you to ten days in the county
Jail, and that you pay fine OF $50
and costs; and that you stand commit
ted until the fine and costs Of this prose-
ton are paid"
We have not heard from any source
such an arraignmcnt Of the license law -
this.
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Buffalo-Hunting as a Business.

A Texas newspaper says; "Grifln is
the rendezvous of the Texas buffal o.
hunters. Men who make it business
do not pursue the animal as do the sport
men. They use the needle gun with tel
escopic sights and the firing is done by
one or two men only. who usually kill a
drove of forty or fifty on one or two
acres of ground. AS soon as one is
killed, the whole drove, smelling the
blood, collect around the dead body,
snufliing and paving The hunter con
tinues TO shoot them until the last one
bites the dust AS long as the men are con
cealed, and the buffaloes do not get their
scent the game is not frightened"
1t always pays to be polite. AS the
steamboat Magenta was defending the
Hudson river last week, being crowded
with passengers, an old gentleman was
unable to find seat. A young man no.
ticing this gave the old gentleman his
chair and went forward. Two minutes
afterward the boiler blew up and the old
gentleman WAS killed, while the man who
had given up his seat escaped unhurt.
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"What did you give that blood mare
of yours the other day when she had the
bots = asked a Wall street broker OF a
friend from Long Island "A pint of
spirits of tnrpentine. Good morning"
"Mornng;' and they separated. Two
days after, the same parties met in the
street. "Say, look o here, gave my
mare pint of turpentine, and, by Jove it
killed her % $50 it did mine ~ was the
reply. GOOD morning" "Morning J"
and straightway they departed.
An experienced boy says he regards
hunger and the schoomaster' s rattan as
about the same thing, as they both make
him holler.
A little six year old Whitehall boy
was watching the sunbeams as they shot
through a window and danced diagonally
across the room.
Mamma said he, "what are those
streaks ?"
"Those my sou, she replied, "are sun
beams from heaven"
"Oh, know what they are for, NAM
ma sail the little fellow who had been
sliding down the beams in the barn loft
"thcy are what God slides the babies
down on, when he sends 'em down to
folks.
The yaincst men arc often the most
self dcprcciating.
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AnecdOte of Peter the Great.

Peter of Russia, or Peter the great.
as he is commonly called, was man OF
remarkable qualities of mind, and though
very arbitrary, was still kind and consid-
crate to those who deserved encourage
ment. One day ayoung recruit was
standing guard before the door of the
entrance to Peters private chambers in
the palace of st. Petersburg He bad
received orders to adult no one. AS he
was passing slowly up and down before
the door, Prince Mentchikoh, the favor
lite minister of the ear, approached, at
tempting to enter He was stopped by
the recruit The prince, who had the full
lest liberty of calling upon his master at
any time, sought to push the guard aside
and pass him, yet the young man would
not move, but ordered his highness to
| stand back.
"You foolv shouted the prince, "don't
you know me? p
The recruit smiled and said, Every
well, your highness, but my orders are
peremptory to let nobody pass.
The prince, exasperated at the low
fellows impudence, struck him blow in
the face with his riding whip.
"Strke away, your highncss,' said
the soldier, "but cannot let you go
in
Peter. in the room, hearing the noise
outside, opened the door and inquired
what itmeant, and the prince told him,
The czar was amused, but said nothing
at the time. In the evening however,
he sent for the prince and the soldier.
AS they both appeared, Peter gave his
own name to the soldier, saying:
"That man struck you in the morningt
now you must return the blow to tina
fellow with my STICK
The prince was amazed. "Your ma
jesty," he said, "ths common soldier is
to strike me"
81 make him a captain" said Peter.
'.But I'm an officer of your majesty's
household objected the prince.
Il make him colonel of my Life
Guards and an officer Of the household. !"
said Peter again.
"My rank your. majesty knows, is
that of general" again protested Ment-
chikotf
Then make him general, SO that
the beating you get may come from a
man OF your rank
The prince gota sound thrashing in
the presence Of the car, the recruit was
next day commissioned a general, with
the title of Count Orolnoff, and was the
founder of powerful family, whose de-
scendants are still high in the imperial
service of Russia
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During the past two years there have
been over $4,000 Immigrants from Cana
da to the United States. This includes all
classes of laboring men and their families
of these, in one year, there were over
5000 skilled mechanics, or about Is, 900
in two years
A little Elko girl surprised COM
pany of visitors by her knowledge of the
Creators works. At the dinner. table,
she exclaimed: God made al this big
world in just six days. God made me
and everybody else. He made mamma.
too, but forgot to put any hair on her
head and papa had to buy it for her."
When the mother got through inter.
viewing the young miss, after the com
pany had dispersed, the little one
wished she had been built like wash
boiler.
A physician. who had been annoyed
by numerous questions concerning the
condition of patient, was stopped
while on his busy rounds, by man with
the old question: Flows Nj 2" "Ill,"
replied the physician. "Does he keep
his bed Z" "Of course he does You
don't suppose he's fool enough to sell his
bed, because he's i'll do your
A Dutchman was about to make jour
ney to his fatherland, and wishing to say
'good by to friend, extended his hand
and said: "Vell, eff don't come back,
hullo.'
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Rev. S. Dunbar, of Affair, Ky, is n
constable, and whenever the services Of
his sanctuary are interrupted be closes
his Bible, marc les down from the pull.
pit, collars the disturber and leads him to
prison.
One was Baptist aud the other was .
Cengregationalist. The waiter asked
them what they'd order. "A little dip
ped toast" said the Baptist. "You may
give me toast, Also" said the Congrcga.
tionaist, very carefully. don't dip it,
sprinkle it with little butter"
"How to keep an umbrlle." is the title
of newspaper article. We know. Dig
hole sixten feet deep and buryit,
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Van Buren, Grange, p. III.

NAN buren, GRANGE, .3s, P.ofH. Reg
ular meetings, first Saturday of each
month at o'clock, A. NJ, at Lemley's Hall,
miles east of Van Buren,. Ark. Patrons in
good standing are fraternally invited.
HENRY SHIBLEY, W. NJ
", 7 W EST, Secretary.
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M ACHINIST
AID ..t
Machine Agents,
CITY WHARF


VAN buren,, Arkansas
/. For |. f. Greenwald's Steam Engines,
Boilers and Mill Machinery ofevery descrip-
zion. Cincinnati, Ohio.
" Also, for James Bradford & Co.'S Mill Stone
Mandatory, and Mill Furnishcrs, Cinn.,O.
81 REFER
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MOORE, PyArr AZ Son, FIGURING Mills Boonsboro
J.hEs M,LRcoAT, FIGURING Mills, BiIlingsly,
W. II. RHEA Rheasvlle.
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Van Buren,.
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Sea n Co., NJ. lynch. George Austin &C Powell
John Austin. White i llapleyt
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FRAT Err NAL.
MASONIC.
loyal Arch NGason6

yIyIIE regular Con vacations of VAN buren, CHAPTER
l. No. 8, X. A. M. are held at Masonic Hall, on
Monday Evening after Saturday or before the full
moon. Visiting Companions in good standing are
res pectfully invited to attend
J, c. KENNEDY. II. P.
W. III. II, SHELLEY, Secretary, decltf
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SHE GOT THE WARRANT.

Scene in the West side police court /:
Woman with baby in her arms comes
in for "disardrily warrant agin her ole
man." Barrister O'Malley makes out
the paper, she touches the handle of the
pen and the barrister makes her Y. The
trio, the barrister, mother and child, go
before the judge with the paper.
The cOurt-Did you make that mark =?
calling the attention of the woman to
the X.
She lifted the child few inches higher
and said in a keen voice that sounded
like thin clap of thunder:
mo, sir, niver"
The court-DO you know the contents
of that paperg
Another jump of the kid, and again
the keen voice:
mo, sir, niver knewd what it was,
shure''
The court threw the paper on the table
impatiently. The barrister stroked his
beard and said to his client, "D'ye ex.
pect to gain a case by lynn at the start !
What dye maine by goin' back on yer
mark, anyway? Ye amt got the sinse
of yer BARN chile. Ye'd orter be ar
rested for an ignOramus" Then picking
up the paper he shook 1t in her face.
''Didn' We say the ole man lickt yep
'"Yis."
Didn't yer tech the boulder of the
pin, and made a mark, thusg Didn't yer ~
'Yis, oh yis."
well, thin, why didn't We tell it to the
coort in the first place ~
cause, We see, please yer reverence,
didn't know IL was the same side of the
story was to tell the cOOrt, yer honor
She got the warrant,
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there was no such thorougfare in the
city, and was flooded" again.
Gradually, however, the thought Oc-
CURED to me, on the basis of reversal
and Opposites adopted by the sender of
the message, why should not fire"
mean water" its direct reverse?
dashed down the stairs, and hailing a
cab Qfor did not forget that it was Sat
urday, and that evening was the appoint
ed time for the meeting of the two burg
lars, if such they wereO l soon had
reached Water street.
Vacant Number 127 was an empty
lot!
paused, disappointed, and dismissed
the vehicle, again having recourse to the
puzzled enigmaI So near the solution,
and yet doomed to be banked at the
last, and
A sudden inspiration of renewed ener-
gy, and had forgot the last link in the
chain of evidence! There had been re-
versal in the order of numbers from to
10, as in the letters of the alphabet, and
1877 meant 1904
looked at my watch; 3 O'Clock. /
went to the nearest local telegraph Office,
and sent the following dispatch TO chief
of police:
"Send TO this Office three efficient men
in citizens Clothes"
signed my name, lit a cigar, and
awaited the arrivA of evening and my
companion officefH
1t was dark when we reached the place
for the meeting appointed by the two
men. 1t was vile groggery, kept by
woman, and resort for the very lowest
sort of ruffians. had put ON a felt hat
and pair of false whiskers, and enter
ed the bar room, having first placed my
men in advantageous positions on the
outside
Within half hour there entered an
old woman, yelled, bearing some bulky
object under her cloak. She made a
sign to the woman behind the bar, and
went into the next room. l caught sight
of her feet as she passed through the
door; they were encased not in shoes
but in mans boots. / went quietly to
the bar, and made a sign to the woman.
rs Larry in there?' / inquired in Il
loud voice, pointing to the other apart
ment
She looked at me sharply, and then re-
piled in the affirmative.
keep anybody that comes out"
said, Significantly. I'VE are going to
divide the swag."
And / opened the door.
There was no one in the first room,
but in the second by a table, on which
lay large tin box, was my game-Lar-
~, the burglar, and tall, spare form in
female attire, with veil thrown back, and
terrified face, and foOtman, Edward.
You can drop on that little dodge,
gentlemen" / said, quietly whipping
out a brace of revolvers. "The house is
surrounded, and any resistance will only
make it worse for you. Larry, open that
door"
He unbolted the rear door under the
silent persuasive elOquence of my revol-
yer, and three officers entered.
Need l tell the rest? Edward, the
fOOtman, had admitted his accOmplice
into the house and had chlorofOrmed his
employer. He had kept the booty hid
den in his room, not daring to go out to
communicate with his pal, except as has
been seen, for fear he was watched.
The property had not been disturbed
but justice was cheated, for both the
men escaped before conviction, and were
never heard of again. As for me, quietly
handed five thousond dollars to the de
partment, resigned, engaged in business
and married Edna.-KeOkuk COnstitu-
ton
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II LICKED HIM"

"URd Got Right Ply Dose, Ply ShInLs.'
'Now, Mrs. Roosmyer," said his hon
or, "what do you want a warrant for?''
For my hOosband, so much l know
whats he's been dOing?"
81 licked him."
"YOu licked himr'
II licked him. Und l got right py
dose"
"HOw do you make that out ?"
wen / told you, then you find out. l
fix his dinner so he go Ply his work. Then
he catch his hand pehint und say he got
pain in his pack. So he lie down on
the lounge und grOan like he vas very
pad. Ven he feels peter it vOs too late
to go Ply his work, so he say he go init
the greek und catch some fish. He don'd
gOOme pack before it vas nighd, und all
the fish vat he got vas a miserable leedle
pullhead what you cOuln'd ground; put
he smell like some peer parcels more ash
dwendy dimes. Und den he say:
What for supper ain'd readyy'
II tell him you schplit some of dose
firewoOd und dalk NIT you. Then he
catch by his arm und schream:
"Oh! got the rOOmaticksr
$50 you can'd schplit some wood ?"
say;
''Nein. Oh! oh! dose roomaticks
dose roOmaticksr' he kept on Crying.
Then 1 vas madden as you dink. Und
/ say:
"Ven you dold me you got a balm in
your pack, 1 say noting. Und ouf you
got DOODLE up on accound you got some
of dose roOmaticks, say it vas all right
Put, by golly, Ouf you got dose balm il
the pack und dot roomatics vot don'C
GONE only ven you got some work to do
then l lick you on sighd."
Very well, if you licked him wha
do you want warrant fOry'
ION accound he shall be locked QUO
the way so put smearcase on my Owl
brod, by shinks! VOt you drinks s''-Buf
falO Star
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CLIPPINGS.

When a rosy looking girl hacks up to
a stranger at a country dance and asks
him to whack that mosquito which is
gnawing her between the shoulders, it is
no time to read up on Chesterfield.-De-
troit Free Press.
1t is very noticeable fact that the
man who hasn't been inside of a church
since he was boy is the one who howls
the loudest because an overworked
preacher goes away on a two weeks va
cation in August.
Who, SIR said Milwaukee reporter
to a Milwaukee statesman, would be the
best man in Wisconsin to send to the
United States Senate? BY - SIR re-
piled the statesman, Il would be, but the
- fools won't do it,
Over in Massachusetts they cook
meals for tramps, and trim the plates
with parsley. After the meal they take
the guests over the garden and cram
their pockets with fruit. The walking
between here and Massachusetts was
never in better Ondition.-Danbury
News.
Four boys, while whistling Grand.
Fathers Clock, and Whoa Emma a few
days ago, were killed by lightning
! This is a falsehood but is it sin to lie
for a good wholesome purpose? (All OF
this paragraph outside of the parenthe-
sis should be read TO the boys. Morris
town Herald.
One of the most difficult problems to
a mind of analytical tendencies is tO
comprehend the magnitude of a prompt
ing cause strong enough TO induce a col
Ored man to commit suicide right in the
middle of the watermelon season. The
first case of the kind ever recorded oc
Cured in Alabama last week.
| If newspapers tell the truth-and they
always dO-Miss Anna Dickinson is
writing six tragedies, fifteen comedies
four farces, and seven society dramas
all of which are to be brought out in
Philadelphia early in the fall. She
would have written more, but her health
has been rather poor of late.-Norris
town Herald.
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DEERArnINa rHE BASE on ENa1..N

DEFRAUpING THE BANK OF ENGLAND.
There is a story of an old gentleman,
white haired and apparently very re
spectacle, who not long ago walked up
to one of the paying cashiers desks in
the Bank of England, took chair, mop
ped his forehead, put his umbrella on
another chair, and complained of the
heat. He then asked the clerk for a
check and begged him to be so good as
to fill it up-e20 was enough, he said.
He then signed it, and in reply to the
question, "HOw he would have il ~ he
answered, "In gold'' The twenty sover-
eigns were paid over TO him. He put
on his hat, buttoned up his coat, and
wishing the cashisr very good after
noon, walked slowly out. The check
was signed, Blower" On examination
fof the signature book it was found that
no such man had an account there. The
cashier had been in the bank twenty
five years. Blower" has not yet been
seen
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BENNY AND DENNY.-Benny Butler
and Denny Kearney have interviewed
each other and to the following effect:
Kearney.-Bin, are We a murderin
thafe o. the wurruld, or are We apolitical
dhrayman?
Butler-Denny, lay my hand upon
the heart of the great Essex statesman
and affirm that / have been compelled
TO haul more heavy loads in politics
than anybody. am trucker.
K-Bin, dye behave in banks?
B.-NOt any, Dennis, save the one tha
holds my very small savings The peo
pie are making money out of banks here
and we must stop it.
WhOop, the hell-bound villains
let me at 'emi
B.-I want to be Governor
Enter Mrs. Kearney.l
Denny, dear, did you see anything o.
the soup ladieg
BUTLER promptly rising)-Madame
If you suspect the great Essex Statesman
you may search him.
Alter quiet is restored Denny anC
Benny unite in a carnival, singing:
s-Oh that viii be joyful,
When draymen work no more.''
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A lad in Boston, rather small for his
years, worked in an Office as errand boy
for four gentlemen who do business
there. One day the gentlemen were
chatting him for being so small, and
said to him:
"You will never amount to much; you
never can do much business; You are too
small" The little fellow looked at him.
SWELL" said he small as am, can
do something which none of you four
men can do"
"Ahi what is that ~ said they.
II can keep from swearing" said the
little fellow There were some bushes
on four manly faces, and there seemed
TO be very little anxiety for further In
formation on that point.-BOston Paper.
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To RENovATE GILT WoRK.-The fol.
lowing wash win renovate gilt frames
Take sufficient -four of sulphur TO give a
golden tinge to about a pint and 3 half
of water, and in this boil four or five
bruised onions, or garlic; strain of the
liquid and with II, when cold, wash with
a.soh brush any guiding which requires
restoring
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A little i've year old daughter of one
OF our prominent business men, in offer
ing up her evening prayer recently, ut
tered the following: God bless mann
ma, bless papa, and make him buy me a
dog-a great big one, that'n whip the
devil out of ali of them.-Bradforti