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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1878-04-09
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! The election of 1877 over, to congress will
all eyes turn to witness the course of political
events III America. Questions of vital inter-
est are pressing for settlement, and the dis
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Internal improvements, Civil -Servic Reform,
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an improved condition ofriver and railroad
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by whomsoever originated, aided or indorsed
giving TO the southern states a full and free
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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1878-04-09
CRAWFORD COUNTY,

Asks the attention of all who are seeking
homes, to the attractions offered in the
way Of fertile lands. to her facilities for
manufacturing, to her climate ussnrpass-
ed in hcalthfulness, and to the cheapuess
of all the necessaries of life.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1878-04-09

BELMONT in the eastern part of the
county. and MOUNTAINEERING in the
north western part, have post offices,
stores and mills.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1878-04-09
CEDARVIIIE.

Ten miles north of Van Buren,, on the
stage road TO Fayetteville, is a place of
considerable business. there being q
steam FIGURING Mill and wool cardng
machine in the vicinity.
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DIVERS STATION,

On the Fayetteville road, is IS miles
north of Van Buren,, and has steam
mill and cotton gin, and is good bust
ness point.
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ARKIOE,

I'm the western part of the county, is the
location of steam FIGURING Mill and
Cotton Gin aud two stores
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1878-04-09

Mrs. Partington says that che never
had the small pox. She was inoculated
yeass ago by an oculist.
A commercial advertisement for "a
man to travel" was answered by a
tramp. He SAID he was used to tho bust.
ness.
- The art of advertising is being brought
down TO decidedly fine point; and when
an agent sends you an inch Of advertise
ment 10 insert at your very lowest rates
AaAl accompanies it with six inch local
notice, which he wants put in for nothing
yon cant help but admire his acreage for
"cheek," and wish you had gun that
would shoot hundred miles, and kill the
the fellow you are thinking of without
sAktng aim. ans 9E4EB W@Gt
A person who was looking at house
The other day said Ne couldn't afford to
pay,spcl rent, "Weil, look at the neigh
torhood, replied the woman. "you can
borrow fiat-irons next door, coffee and
TEA across the street, -four and sugar on
the corner, and there's big pile Of wood
belonging to the schoolhousc right across
the alley n bsfast- -
!" ! found said young lady convert,
that my new bonnet with its ga ribbons
was dragging me down to hell So took
~ Oh and gave it to my sister"
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The Matrimonial Lottery.

A young stranger called on DR.. NC
one evening. while he was pastor in
New YORK city to engage his services in
the performance OF nuptial cere-
mony. *t'A 4Ra
al wish TO make bargain with you,
doctor" said the young man II think
the girl Il am to marry will make first.
rate wife. If You will wait year
= for your fee, and she turns out az |
think she will, III then give you fifty
Dollars.
: They agreed, tho young couple we're
lMarried, aud the incident passed from
the doctors mind At the end of year
at the same time IN the evening, the young
man called again. The doctor did NOT
recognise him at first.
Do not you remember the bargain
we made when you married me year
ago p
"Oh yes, replied the doctor. ...
ge1H.Kci,s said the young man, "sho IL
twice as goodas Thought she was, there's
one. hundred dollars for you"
Exactly the opposite Of this is the fol-
lowing g
A ciergymaA in one of the Hudson
river towns united a German couple it
marIages Whsh tho knotswas tied, thu
bridegroom said, Dominic, I've got M
monish. but l send you Won leetls pig.
g ltywas done, and the circumstances wa.
Aaforgotten by the clergyman, Two year,
atterward he met the German in auothe
town, for the first time since the marriag,
ceremony was performed,
Dominic" said the German, "yo,
remembers you married me, and l CAV,
you Won leetle pig?"
Yes"
swell, ifyou'll unmarry me, will Civ
yon tive leetle pigs " Editors Drawer il
Harper's magazine for April.
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Mrs. Darlington says that ohe never
had the small pox. She was inoculated
yeass ago by an oculist.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1878-04-09
ARKANSAS STATE GAZETTE
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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1878-04-09

this region il very good, and the sprina,
about and near Van Buren,, are accounted
the best In the country The water is cold
and sweet. These streams will all supply
mills; and the county grows excellent
wheat. The corn, cotton, cereals grasses. es-
peciallv blue-which takes hold OF the soil
and spreads rapidly and close Gas it ,lees, IN
deed in other parts of the valley )-clover and
fruits are ADJ grown here in great perfection
| and quantity To the acre. Fruits, especially
have been SO thoroughly tested and eulthat-
| ed by DIR. Il. Thnrston. near Van Buren,, that
| it Is now demonstrated that the Arkansas will
produce fruit equal to any other valley in the
world
| The Valley Of Lees Creek contains excel
lent land, both bottom and high lands; these
| last are, for the most part, broken, rough and
rocky. The Valley of Lees Creek, with its
tributaries, Is probably wider than that of
any other tributary running into the Arkan-
sas, on the north. within the State. but great
hills and high bluffs of the milestone grit
| sandstones everywhere intcrsect it; and vet
there are great bodies of fertile bottom and
uplands. and thousands OF homes awaiting
the immigrant and the advent of your road.
| As elsewhere and repeatedly remarked the
railroad lands pierce this valley from Little
Rock to For. Smith, and a general and swift
description of the county Is general and
swift description. OF them.
At Dripping Springs and vicinage, S. % 7.
10, X. 32. the shale Is very thick. and has an
oily and glistenng touch and look. Lime
stone IS found here In masses protruding
from the earth: a wide tract OF fertile land
surrounds It, Its nine miles northward from
| Van Buren,.
At Mrs Forts S. l.. T. l, II. 81. on Lees
Creek, coal is visible in its bed the thickness
of this coal Is untestea, and so is its quality.
Poaderous blocks. water worn. of carbonate
iron sre ahaadant; there Is some pine on the
/ hills which lsafty
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-17

It is our desire to make the Reviie,c
newspaper in the true sense of
the word, a chronicler of all that
partains to the growth and prosper
ity of Brown county. But in order
to succeed in our undertaking, it is
necessary that the citizens of the
several towns in which we have not
yet succeeded in obtaining a cores
pondent, take some little interest in
the doings of their respective local
tiles, and transmit the facts to us
for publication. We do not care for
any lengthy communications upon
subjects which do not interest any
one, but events occurring in
your respective communities, Such
communications would not on
" be Of great benefit to us, but the
correspondents would at the same
time bring their respective towns be-
fore the public, making known their
advantages and inducements. Send
us anything that you think would
be Of interest to our readers, and of
benefit to your Immediate localities.
Send us facts in any form and we
will work it into shape.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-17

The St. Paul Dispatch speaking of
the Congressional candidates in the
several districts has this to say in
regard to this district:
Sin the second district, Major
Straits friends seem confident of his
denomination without serious oppo-
sition. Hon, 7. S. Buckham will
doubtless be the choice Of the Rice
county delegation; Goodhue county
will support either Hon. J. A. That
cher or Sheriff Gambler; Hon. A. r..
Rice Of Kandayohi county can, if he
chooses, command some strength in
the convention, on grounds ofnation-
atty as we'll as ability.
As to the Democrats in the Sec
ond district Hon. Ara Barton by
common consent, has the inside track
although H. Kinds, Henry Peh-
Ter, c. H. Lienau, ]. T. Archibald,
S. T.. Campbell and one or two others
seem inclined to dispute it with him.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-17

The State immigration Board met
in st. Paul last week and adopted
the following resolution:
'Resolued, That the Secretary pre-
pare an article for publication in the
American Newspaper Union, briefly
showing Minnesota's resources;
also to prepare and publish a pam
phlet in size, to come under postage
Of one cent, showing the advantages
offered to immigrants, and also cor
tanning map Of the State; the pam.
phlet to be translated into the Ger
man and Scandinavian languages,
and published in pamphlet fo1m;
that short article be published in
the Chicago and Milwaukee German
papers; that the Secretary publish
three-inch advertisement in both
the foreign papers and the American
Newspaper Union, to stand thrt e
months, calling attention to the.
pamphlet, which shall be distribut-
ed free Of postage to all applicants. y
The fund to be used in the further.
ance of immigration is the $4,000
voted by the Legislature a few years
ago for the relief of grasshopper
sufferers but was never drawn.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-17

..s = ~ y ! "a
The locomotive engine might be
our national emblem; for Of 49,
S54 miles of rail track on the globe
at the close Of 1876, no fewer than
%, SOB were in The United States,
while all Europe contained but &c.
129. These, belt noted, are figures,
not Of American, but Of French sta
tistics. Next after our country came
Germany, with a total Of 1888
miles; then Great Britain, with 49,.
$50; France, 13, 800; Russia, 10, 12l;
Austria, 1O,768; India, 6 ,475. Italy,
4, 764; Canada, ,O96; Sweden and
Norway, 2,769;; Belgium, 2,l69:
Australasia, 1,748; Switzerland, l..
900: Turkey, 1,2O1; and Holland,
| 1, 114.-St. Paul Globe.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-17

G. w. Field, of Georgia, has been
elected doorkeeper of, the House.
Field is a graduate of West Point
and resigned his position in the Army
to go into the rebellion. He rose to
the rank Of Major General At the
close Of the war he entered the ser.
vice Of the Khedive OF Egypt and re-
turned to the United States only a
year ago. His disabilities were re-
moved in February last.
The Republicans supported Gen.
Shields for the position.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-17
NUMBER 16.

The river and harbor bill, as re-
ported to the House, directs that an
examination be made of the head
waters Of the Minnesota, st. Croix,
Chippewa and Wisconsin rivers, to
determine the practicability and cost
Of creating and maintaining reser-
voirs for regulating the volume of
water. And Senator Window, when
he comes to speak upon the improve
ment Of the Mississippi, will, it is
said, dwell particularly upon the i'm
portance of the reservoir system as
recommended by Major Farquahar.
st. Paul Dispatch.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-17
Another Texas Mail Robbery.

New ORLEANS, April 12.-The
Galveston (Texas) News special re-
ports another train robbery on tie
Texas Pacific railroad at Mesquite
Station, thirteen miles east Of Dallas,
at 10 o'clock last night. When the
train stopped at the depot, the en-
gineer and fireman were taken from
the engine, and placed under guard.
!; The express messenger, route agent
barricaded themselves in the car, but
the robbers saturated it with coal
and oil and set fire to it, and forced
them out. The express and mail
were then plundered. Conductor
Afford and two robbers were wound
ed. The plundering party numbered
fifteen or twenty. The passengers
were not molested. Pioneer Press.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-17

Although affairs in the East are
still in painful state of uncertain
ty, the latest dispatches speak a
little more hopeful that the.ditfculty
between the contending parties may
yet be settled at the Congress, which
is not wholly given up. A Times
st. Petersburg correspondent, tele-
graphing Sunday, says that the ef-
forts Of Germany may perhaps lead
to a preliminary conference, as the
British government is now believed
to be more friendly to such propos-
al. Warlike excitement is specially
intense in Moscow. The Agence
Russo says the London Standards
statement that Germany's efforts at
mediation have been well received at
London has produced a favorable
impression at St. Petersburg, where
the desire for an understanding is
real. The Porte in the mean time
is preparing for the worst, and is re-
moving valuable arms and amuni-
lions to Scutari, andtis considering
the question Of transferring the gov
eminent there, so as to avoid being
forced into an alliance by one of the
belligerents occupying Ccnstanti
nople in the event Of war. Orders
have been given to the Turkish COM
manders to resist any attempt to oc-
cupy Constantinople.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-17

The first Of the biennial sessions
Of the Minnesota Legislature will be
held next winter. At the general
election next fall members will be
chosen for the House and Senate
throughout, members Of the low
er house, and Senators repre-.
senting the odd numbered dist
riots, for the term Of two years, and
Senators representing even num-
bered districts for four years.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-17
Boss Tweed died in Ludlow street

Boss Tweed died in Ludlow street
jail New York, last Friday noon.
His last words to his attending ply.
sician were: 81 have tried to do good,
if have not had good luck. I'm not
afraid to die, | believe the guardian
angels will protect me- No mem
Der of his family was in his room
when he died. His wife, his sons
Richard and William M. Jr. were in
Europe where they had been for
some months. After the coroners
inquest the remains were removed to
the house Of his son in law, Mr..
Douglass.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-17

The gladstone days approach when
it will be fashionable to Finger at
the garden gate '''There's nothing
half so sweet in life as loves young
dream. Reuville Times.
There is project on foot in Red
Wing, for the formation Of a joint
stock company to engage in the man
ufacture Of glass in that city. The
sand, which exists in immense guam
titles in the vicinity, has been test
ed and found to possess all the neees-
s;lry qualities.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-17

The following preamble and reso-
lutions were adopted at caucus, of
Rep. Senators and Representatives,
held in Washington last week:
WHEREAS, The restoration of the Democratic par
ty to power would be great national calmity, to
avert which, all patriotic citizens should put forth
their best efforts and
WHEREAS, Nearly 10000 Republican officials
throughout the land. understand themselves to be
under orders from the President to abstain from
participation i'll some Of the necessary steps in this
great work, therefore,
RESOLVED, That the President be requested to
rescind his order forbiddng participation by Off
Gals the executive branch of the civil service in
meeting in caucus, conventions and committees
of a political character.
RESOLVED, That the secretary of this meeting
transmit copy OF this resolutions properly authen.
ticated, to the President.
On motion Of Senator Edmunds,
the resolutions were referred to the
committee, with power to confer
with the President on the subject.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-17

Work has been begun on the Red
wood Falls Railroad, and by next
week it will probably be pretty live
ly all along the route. A squad of
men were here, Tuesday night,
who have a sub contract and were
on their way to commence work.
We understand that the west twelve
miles have been let to Mr.. Larson of
St. Peter Redwood Gazette.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-17

The Telephone whose won
derful capacity has Of late excited
the curiosity and wonder Of this won
derful age of inventive genius is now
POSITIVELY asserted to have been dis
covered fifty years ago by an English
gentleman named Sir Charles Wheat
stone, F. R. S. The London Times
says, he employed it with and with
out electricity: His first application
Of the principle was to make a violon-
cello play on the ground floor Of his
house by conducting the vibrations
from the piano forte which was being
played in the uppermost story. The
next was to convey the sounds Of a
band Of music from the basement OF:
the Polytechnic institution into a
distant upper room, in which her ma
jesty the Queen was seated on the
occasion of her visit to that institu-
ton. The third was to convey Il e
tick of clock by electro magnetism
through some four miles of wire, at a
meeting of the Royal Society on the
|25th of November, 1910. It matters
but little who was the inventor un-
less he has obtained patent and
puts IN a claim for royalty again
those utilizing the discovery.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-17

The Illinois democratic convention
held last Thursday nominated r.
L. Rinkhite Of Stephenson county
for State Treasurer, and S. M. Ell
ter, the present incumbent, for Sup
erintendent of Public Instruction.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-17

From some Of our exchanges we
learn that great damage was done to
buildings, fences and standing limb
er by the wind storm which occurred
in Central Iowa on Tuesday and
Wednesday Of last week.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-17

The Governor of Iowa has vetoed
the compulsory education bill passed
by the legislature, but approved a
bill restoring capital punishment.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-17

Gen. M. D. Flower, Chief Clerk
Of the late House Of Representatives,
has been appointed Superintendent
OF the Bass Lake summer resort, near
St. Paul.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-17

The soldiers Orphans, Home at
Wmona, will be closed on the Sth Of
May, when a grand reunion will be
held of all former inmates.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-17

Pat Child Of the Waseca Radical
is making it lively for the boys
around Waseca.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-17

A new post office has been estab>
ished in Lyon county by the name
of Amiret, with j. Mitchell as post
master.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-17

The St. Paul Dispatch states that
one of SIX of the soldiers of the Rus
sian army has been killed or wound
ed.