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BN WILLIAM LEN RRYANT
rae Is the February sNy,
And brief the midday's sunny hours:
The wind-swept forest seems to sigh
For the sweet time of leaves and flowers
Yet has no month proudcr day,
Not even when the summer broods
Der meadows in their flesh array.
Or autumn tints the glowing woods.
For this chill season now again
Brings, IN its annual round, the morn
When greatest of the sons OF men,
Our glorious Washington was born.
Lo, where, beneath an icy shield,
Calmly the mighty Hudson flows!
BY snow-clad fell and frozen field
Broadening the lordly river goes.
lhe widest storm that sweeps through space
Ana rends the oak with sudden force,
Can raise no ripple on his face,
Or slacken his majestic course.
Thus, mid the wreck ofthrones, shall live
Unmarried, undimmed, our hero's fame;
Ana years succeeding years shall give
Increase Of honors to his name.
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There are three hundred and flfty-five
thousand strangers in Paris, besides the
resldent" "iOreign'population.
, 1878-07-18
Mr.. BRYANT'S LAST POEM,

Mr.. Bryant's literary life extended over
period ot Srventy-tour years. In 1904.
mt the age of ten, he printed his first poem
in Massachusetts country paper, and on
FEBRUARY y OF the present year he wrote
ms last poem rs a contribution to the
Washington Birthday number Ofthe .'Sun
day-Scliool Times, = OF Philadelphia. The
memory of Washington has never received
so worthy tribute from an American
poet as the six noble stanzas given below
TIE TWENTY-SECOND OF FEBRU AIRY
, 1878-07-18

A man behind the age should be fed on
catchnp.
, 1878-07-18
PUGET SOUND ARGUS
Port Townsend, Washington Territory.
A T. l. Il ~ I;IR,
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The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30
How the Count Was Fixed up by PO-
liticai Pirates to Give Flor
ida to Hayes.
NEW YORK. Anril &c.

A''+' ANisht - - ~ 49,
The Sun published long statement
from /. 5. Dennis, of Alachua County,
Florida, who was Chairman of the Re
publican Executive committee, and Pres
ident Of the Board of County Commits,
sioners, which shows how the returns
from Archer Precinct, OF that county,
were falsicd. After telling how he ap.
pointed two men Black and Vance, to
conduct the election there, he says the
night after the Presidential election all
the returns were brought to this house,
and EATER midnight Of that night, lnspec-
tor Black came to my house and reported
TO me that the result of the election AT
box No, for Presidential Electors was
As follows: For the Hayes Electors, $50;
for Tiden Electors, 1876 A little later,
Vance, clerk at said box No, 2, came
and made the same report. Subsequent
~ both Black and Vance came TO me and
said they had returns from Archer Pre-
cnct Box No. 2, signed in blank by the
Inspectors, and that they would make out
returus so as to meet the expectations Of
their own party. They retired TO "A pri-
vate room. where they remained two or
three hours, and then informed me that
they had added about 200 names TO the
poll LIST as having voted and had increas-
ed the republican vote to that extent, and
| afterwara learned that they had added
2l9 names to the poll list enterd the
room while they were employed there,
and saw them copying names from the
county registration list upon which those
who had actually voted at Archer Pre-.
cinct Box No. 2 were checked off and
new names were selected from the names
of Republican voters who had not alrea
dy voted in that precinct after completing
the returns. In this manner they filed
them With the ballot box With the County
Clerk
The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30
Dental Notice.
DIR. Il. M. WYATT, will be in
Van Buren, on the
Sixth day of May.
All desiring work in Dentistry,
will take due notice.
ROSTERS Dictatum.

Mr.. EDITOR "In the course of hui
man events" | am rushed into your
presence; whether by compulsion, or
congcnial with my own feelings, in my
own opinion is best known to myself. |
am classed among the beings that editors
use as captions for victory. | trust that
this year might be year Of business,
and that | might be often called upon to
proclaim the glad tidings. do not pro-
pose to dictate to an editor, or to the peo-
pie of Crawford county. We should
consider well their duty in the coming
campaign. AS I am before your sane
tum, now, will deal out facts as they
exist. My mission, here, is to crow
over victories. " Pro bono publico" is
my theme. | know you are for the pub
lie good. "United we stand, divided we
fall Aspirants for Office are many. l
fear better Judgment will be ignored,
and Independent candidates enter the
field. This, as matter of certainty,
would throw victory into the Radical
ranks. Ny voice will not echo from the
summit of this office, but my head will
bow in shame, and ask that my plumage
be pluckcd, and l cast neck and ears into
some briar thiclet, there to await the ar
rival of those defeated democrats who
would not submit their names to fair
county convention. | wish this year
to be a year noted for its democratic vic
tories, that my races voice might be vo-
ciferously heard from every county seat
in the State, and in connection with 9TH
er's elections may we proclaim re-elec-
ton of Gov. Miller.
b" DEMOCRATIC ROOSTER"
The above communication was fastened
around the neck of rooster, which some
horny handed farmer sent us last week.
The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30
A Tongue Amputated.

Robert f. Hurlbut, Private Secretary
Of Gov. Bishop, Of Ohio, has just had
his tongue amputated near the root The
chin was sawed in twain and the jaws
sprerd apart in order to take out the dis
eased tongue. This was performed in
comparatively short space Of time, and
the patient was comfortable and consci'
Gus in less than an hour. Next day Mr..
Hurlbut walked across the room, and
wrote his wants upon paper. He Is not
permitted to attempt to speak, and, OF
course, could not do so if he desired.
The physician thinks he will be able to
articulate audibly in the the course Of
time. Thus far the difficulty has been to
give him nourishment, which has boon
done by injection. Glass tubes have been
secured, and hereafter nourishment will
be given by that means until the soreness
in the mouth is somewhat subbed.
The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
LONDON. Anril %

LONDON. April 20
The illness of both Prince Bismark and
Prince Gortschakoa cannot fail to effect
unfavorably the negotiations for citing
OF congress on compromise basis. IL
is even stated that all efforts at mediation
have failed and that there is less hope of
a peaceable solution of the Eastern ques
ton than there was two weeks ago. A
Vienna correspondent telegraphs that
the feeling there is. that war between
England and Russia is inevitable, but
that Austria will maintain armed neu.
trality. Negotiations for the withdrawal
of Russian troops and the English fleet
from the vicinity of Constantinopie might
have been successful but for an uncxpec-
ted obstacle. 1t was found that Germa-
ny could guarantee that Russia would
respect the lines of demarkation until the
close 70 congress, and there was little
doubt that England would do so. But
it was found that should the congress
be unable to resume her present
military position, from the fact that 'Fnr-
key would have powerful army OF not
less than enc hundred thousand men
defending the approaches to CONSTANT
nople. No means could be devised for
guaranteeing that Turkey would allow
the Russians to reoccupy their present
lines, and therefore these negotiations
are temporarily. Ithas been simultan
eously necessary to arrange terms upon
which the congress should meet and to
settle the line Of demarkation in case of
the withdrawal of the troops and fleet
But since England insisted upon her
original demand for submission of the
whoe treaty of San Stefano, and since
Russia has shown no signs of yielding
on this point there is little reason to
hope for any agreement. Russia and
Roumania are also on the verge Of hos
tilties and there is severe fighting going
on in Roumelie between Russian troops
and a large body Of Turkish irregulars,
so that the situation is not very Pfomis--
ing for Russia. Even if the congress
should meet it does not insure the GER
tainty of a peaceful settlement and the
opinion is gaining ground that war be-
tween Russia and England cannot be
avoided, althoug many weeks may pass
before hostilties actually begin.
The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30
The Murphy Meetings.

Like the surface of the ripping rivulet,
when its placid waters have been troubled by
the contact of some object thrown into them.
and from tiny rippes have, by their enlarg-
ing circumference, reached across the breadth
of the entire stream, has it been with this
blue-ribbon movement. At first, the wave
was small, and scarcely discernible; now Its
snow peaked waters lave, with their beautiful
foamy bosom, the shores of our community.
From the little rock that, last Wednesday
night,was thrown out upon the sluggish tenn
peranee waters. there have been stirred in
to a happier life, waves of blessing that we
hope will overflow our entire community.
The indefatigable efforts of Mr.. Wilson have
been amply rewarded in the general assist
ance given him by our people. Up to Snn-
day night there had been ninety-one 81 gna-
lures, and as the meetings progress, there is
evident reason to believe that there will be a
good many mere. Mr.. Wilson wastes no
time in his addresses, in pouring out the vials
OF his wrath upon those who sell liquor; he
claims that fighting, by wholesale denuncia-
ton of those who deal in it. the liquor ques-
ton, is among the fanaticisms of the past
He takes the right view of the matter when
he declares that the only way to stop the
liquor-trafic. is to stop the drinking. Every
one who has been addicted to the habit. who
is persuaded to abandon it removes that much
custom from the dealer, and thereby detracts
from the amount of his sales, and, of course.
decreases the amount and profits of his bust
ness. We agree with him The fault of Che
seller is constituted by the foolishness of the
buyer No merchant will keep an article in
his store which he cannot sell. If the multi
tude of those who buy liquor can be induced
TO stop. then the dealer will stop also. If we
understand the aim of the society of which
Mr.. Wilson is the agent, it is to attempt, by
pacific measures. in striking at the fountain
head the drink habit. to stop, in a measure,
at least. the traffic in the liquids. We hope
that permanent good may result from his eff
forts in our community.
LATER.--Since writing the above, there
have been two meetngs--Sunday evening
and Mondaynght--and there have been for
ty-one signatures, making the whole num-
Der of pledges taken one hundred and thirty
two There will be meeting, to-night.
The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30
LIVER IS KING.

The liver is the imperial organ of the
whole human system, as 1t controls the
life, health and happiness Of man. When
it is disturbed in its proper action, all
kinds of ailments are the natural result,
The digestion Of food, the movements of
the heart and blood, the action of the
brain and nervous system, are all imme
diatcly connected with the workings of
the liver, 1t has been successfully prov
ed that Green's August Flower is une
qualled in curing all persons afflicted with
Dyspepsia or Liver Complaint, and all
the numerous symptoms that result from
an unhealthy condition of the Liver and
stomach Sample bottles to try, 10 cent
Positively sold in all on the Western
Continent Three doses will prove that
it is just what you want, Ward t. Ogden
agents. tt
The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30
A Mistake Corrected.

While riding in Niagara street car, at
Buffalo, n T., said Mr.. A. to Mr.. Is, 3"
was mistaken the other day How y
said Mr. b. "You remember We were
talking Of DR.. Pierce and his 1nvalids'
and Tourists Hotel, and, questioned
the Doctors ability to cure catarrh or
consumption, and stated that friend had
used his medicines with but little OF
no relief. To satisfy you | wrote my
friend, and here is his reilly:
DECATUR, H., August 9th, 1877.
Friend A: In reply to yours, just re
ceived, asking what effect DR.. Piereo's
medicines had on me, l would say, three
years ago | expected to die with con
sumption. l had long suffered with
catarrh, my throat and lungs were badly
affected, and my system was rapidly
breaking down, l had tried many physi-
clans and remedies without benefit Hav-
ing seen good results follow the use
of DR. Pierce's Medicines, resolved to
give them thorough trial. In six
months time was entirely cured No
medicines stand higher, in my estimation,
than DR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis.
covery and DR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy
They not only saved my life, but have
me hearty and strong man
Very truly yours. 5. NJ. IRWIN.
The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30

A SENSIBLE DuTcuMAN i shall tell
you how twas. Iputs mine hand on
mine head, and derc was Won balm, Den
puts mine hand on my pody, add dere
vos ancder. Den puts mine hand in
mine pocket and dere vas noting. So
| jined nit do temperance. Now dere
is no more pain in my head, de pain in
nine pody vas all gone away. | puts
NINE hand in mine pocket und dere vas
twendy dollars. So l stay mid der tenn
nerance
The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30
rrThe Wabipeton. d. C. Post So,

GF The Warrington, ID. Z. Post says
Something decidedly remarkable is about
to be observed in Indiana politics. The
Democrats of the Hoosicr State have a
great deal depending on the complxion
of the next Legislature. Under the pre-
sent system of the gerrymandering they
may carry the State by amajority OF 20
600 and sill lose the Legislature. In or
der to secure it they will be compelled to
put forward their best men, and it is now
said that the Hon. T. A. Hendricks will
be entered as candidate for the Senate
from one of the close districts. From a
candidacy for the Vicc-Presidency to a
seat in the Legislature is big slide, but
Mr.. Hendricks is so thoroughly devoted
to his party that he will probably take
it. If he makes this sacrifice it will give
him AN increased hold upon the affections
of his party, and after all it may prove a
profitable Investment.
The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30

Stock of Goods, and we would adj
wise those attending Court, to 60
there and select something nice and
cheap for their Susan Jane.
Hon. Tom. Berry, Of Ozark was in atten-
dance on the Circuit Court, last week.
Joe Grady. formerly of Van Buren,, but
now of the Cherokee Nation, got picked up
in Fort Smith, last week. for shooting off
his mouth" as well as his pistol, and was
fined Sil.
Judge Turner OF Ozark, was up attend
ing court, last week.
The " pound-party," Wednesday night,
was a complete success.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. c. Williams and Miss
Rose got off this morning for New Orleans.
A pleasant trip to all.
An interesting letter from Hon. j. J..
Warren, giving a description of his trip to
the far-wcst. will appear in our next.
Mrs. Bessie Quesenberry, of Mulberry,
has been up on a short visit, the past week,
and returned home, Saturday, Miss Pink Dbl
rell accompanying her.
DIR. Strong, pastor of the Episcopal
Church. left on the train, this morning, for
Chicago.
The Bentonville Advance annou noes that
Col Thad. Reynolds, wife, and little ones
will move to Fort Smith to live.
April, after having behaved itself splen-
didly, has, for the last week, been somewhat
Marchy. The wind has blown violently, and
the atmosphere has been slightly frigid, and
| disagreeabe
The corn is growing finely, and looks
beautiful
The town has been pretty well populated
| during the week.
The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30

Berkeley Neal erecteth his new stable on
Morgan street.
The work on the Courthouse continu-
eth to progress.
Some of our lady-triends donncd their
summer habiliments, during the hot wealth
er, recently.
The rainy weather, during the last week
has seriously interfered with our friend
Drewrey's brick-making.
The Circuit Court and Grand Jury make
South Carolina" look lively.
The game is on the increase. Charlie
Drennen is on ,thc Grand Jury. Therefore
he hunteth not.
Ladies have you been to Nc.
KIBBEN'S Store, if not, dom
delay longer.
The. epeureans are now taking b Get
greens in theirs.
The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30
Raitt's New Meat Market.
Iscy nolds' Tobacco Company.

This Company, having been thorough
ly re-organized, and having added new
machinery, and made n complete over
hauling of the factory, are now manu-
featuring various grades of Tobacco, and
solicit the custom and patronage of tho
Arkansas river valley. d. G. WILLIAMS
of Van Buren,, is thoir authorized agent,
and stock may always be found at his
store. Il
The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30
Oranges and Sweet Lemon.

The San Francisco Alto Of the LIST inst.
says: "The sweet lemon, which has of
late made its first appearance in the San
Francisco market, so far as we have OBJ
served, is an interesting though not very
valuable to our sub-tropieal fruits. In
form, color and flavor it suggests cross
between the lemon and the orange, being
inferior to the latter, with which it is
brought into competition, in sweetness
and quantity Of juice. The dispute
among leading Los Angeles orchardists
about the policy Of grating the orange
has not resulted in any agreement, and
we think that under the circumstances
the multitude who want orange trees
should prefer the seeding as certainly
cheaper and possibly equally good The
orange is harder then the lemon, lcme
or sweet lemon, and probably the seed
of the Los Angeles orange is the best for
planting. The orange begins to ripper
in this state in December, but changes
very slowly, and, according to some au-
thorites, is not full ripe till April, so
that tho crop is available for marketing
in the late winter and the early spring,
at time when there is little other fruit
to compete with it. The thickness of its
skin and its keeping qualities fit it for
long shipments, so that it can be sent to
the Atlantic states with little loss"
The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30
~ Bottom Farms
Farms
FOR RENT,
SAM. MARTIN.
I 1g7S
Apply to

Van Buren,. Na rch |. 1878.

EySome idea of the immense siaugh-
ter OF buffalo on the staked plains OF
Texas may be arrived at from the fact
that 100000 pounds of buffalo hides were
recently shipped from Fort Worth to
Lervenworth, Kansas, which is the pro-
duct Of only a portion of the winters
slaughter on the plains.
The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30

Great and rare heart-ofierings are
found almost exclusively among women !;
nearly all the happiest and most blessed
moments of love are of their creating,
and so also in friendship, especially
whey it follows love.
The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30
Arkansas History.

We copy from the Little Rock Even
ing Democrat the following item of Ar
kansas History: The Governors, Terri
torial and State, are as follows
The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30
DECORATION SERVICES !
Thursday, May 9th, 1878.

The order of exercises, SO far as we have
been able to obtain them, is as follows. The
procession will be formed at the court house,
and proceed to the cemetery, headed by the
Brass band.
On arriving at the cemetery, the following
will be the programme;
Music, Brass Band.
Prayer Rev. j. RKennedy.
Poem, DR.. Strong.
Music. Brass Band.
Poem, Col. j A. Lockhart.
Decoration.
Music, Brass Band.
Benediction.
Persons are requested to send their floral
offerings to the court house. Below we give
the names of the boys and girls composing the
Decoration Committee:
Mollie Brown, Ella Mooney, Mollie O'kane,
Mary Edwards Mamie Lacey. Fanny Thorn
ason, Katie Miller Sophia Litt'ejohn, Sophia
Wallace Mollie Adams, Lille Kennedy. Ma
ME Love. Maude Smith, Lille Brown. Ben
Meta Collins Ollie Edwards, Ollie Rudy, Al
ice Ribling. Susie Roberts, Jennie Garrison,
Lizzie Williams, Maggie Murray, Mia Bour-
land, Zulu Ribling.
Obadiah Echol.. Ed. Dbrell, Philip Orme,
Charlie Brown, Philip Tobin. Thomas Rib
ling, Chas. Dickson. Gus Green, Charlie Tay
lor, Lee Wallace, Jesse Wood, Newland Cal
lahan, MaXcy Rudy.
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTs.-M Has
seltne Massey. Mrs. b. j. Brown, Mrs Alex.
Lacey, Mrs. Gran. Wilcox, Mrs. Callie Thomp-
son, Miss Ma,lde Clegg, and Messrs. Sam. Mar
tin and Charlie Ward.
The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30
PASSENGER AND EXPRESS

u Passenger and Express Train, leave for
Little Rock. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
daps, at 700 A. NJ. making close connections
NTH trains for st. Louis and Memphis.
X Trains arrive. Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, at 5-l5 Pm.
Trains run by st. Louis time. which is 20
minutes faster than Van Buren, time.
The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30
sH- All Job Work, cash on deliv-
fy.
Little Rock and FIT. Smith Railway
Timetable.

\ Freight and Passenger Trains leave Van
Buren for Little Rock, daily, Sundays except
ed. at 40 a. m.
Trains arrive at Van Buren,, from Little
Rock at 6-35 pm, daily, except Sundays.
The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30

like great number of physicians--a sign
of weakness and malady.
The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30

-Mrs. John High, of Fort Smith, has NOV
.ol tOher old stand on the Avenue. Her ho-
Is located near the river, and the railroad,
~ iirst-class in all its departments. To
use who have business in the courts the
avenue House is the place for them to
uarter'
The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30
THEY AL DO 1T.

Certainly all close, C sh buyers, go
to MckIBBEN'S for their Sum
mer Hats, Parasols, Fans and nice
white Dress Goods.
The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30

A new solution of the old problem of
squaring Il circle-Getting square meal
from round steak.
The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30
RIVER NEWS.

The River is falling slowly, with feet on
|hc 22d ~ bar.
ardiah Ssthf Manmee arrived Friday morning, and
!. of the, tul1 the same dav
\ -hougn,, re- p,., 49, -
ISIS, sndine Fletcher came up, Monday night, and
esdewn, tLis evening
lark
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-24
"WashbOard " Hale.
Milwaukee Sul.I

We see by the Jefferson county papers
that dashboard" Hale died in the poor
house recently. He was a character. For
thirty years he had lived in that vicinity on
q washboard, as may be said. He made a
few washboards, and he would take one
under his arm and go 10 Il farmhouse and
allow the wife to use it. II she bought it,
all right--and If not, it was all the same.
He would have dozen washboards scatter
ed around, and he was always the guest OF
the house, got his meals, moved his wash
board to another locality, and ate and drank
on the board. He always managed 10 arrive
Mt house about meal-time, and rs he had
all the news to tell he was welcome. II a
housewife had wood 10 split, cow to milk,
or the man had steers to break, hogs TO Kill,
or a wagon to grease, old Hale was ready to
help. At times when the good housewife
had not much in the house for dinner the
arrival OF dashboard Hale would cause a
cloud to rest upon her brow, but cheerful
word from him would soon diSpe 1t, and
we do not believe he ever went hungry Il
day in his life. lie was tramp. always on
the move, i'm summer with his coat over his
arm, and in winter bundled up and always
on the march. However hard up lie might
be, he could manage to get zinc enough for
a wasbboard. and any friendly carpenter
would allow him to do the woodwork in
his shop, and his stock being complete, he
was on the road. In all bis thirty years.
trave! about Jefferson county no one ever
heard him use, an unkind void, and he
never injured soul. Children would cbatf
him until he got an opportunity to be OF
assistance to them, after which they were
his friends. He would make kite for
them or draw them miles on sled for the
asking. He YVES great character, and will
be missed.