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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-20
Jo,,nny,s Inference

JOHNNY suppose papa didn't both
er his papa much asking questions.
Mamma-Why do you think SO,
Johnny?
Johnny-Well, his papa couldn't have
told him very much, Golfers
Weekly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-20

Or Three or Four.
Looking for number one,
Has, since the world begun,
Been thought the very proper thing to do.
But the widow in her weeds
The precept strangely heeds
For she's always looking out for number
two.
L. A. w. Bulletin.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-20

Maudie-Mamma, if 'ou die. would
'ou climb the golden stairs?"
Mammal suppose would, my dear.
Maudie-l wouldn't, mamma. I'd
take the elevator.-Truth.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-20
Not Particular.

Mistress Ito cook) = Your name,
Mary, and my daughters being the
same makes matters somewhat confus-
ing. Now how do you like. say. the
name of Bridget?
Cook-Sure, mum, it's not me that's
particular. I'm willing to call the
young lady anything you like. - Tit
Bits.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-20
Hoods
and
Only Hoods
Hoods Pills tssss e nv! !a. ss.y, I:


he Loved.
"You never loved me, john" sobbed
Mrs. Billus, Historically.
'Maria," exclaimed Mr.. Billus, earn
estly, you are mistaken. If you will
look back over the family expense ac-
count you will find that it cost us SGT so
for repairing rocking chairs during tho
first three years of our married life."-
Tammany Times.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-20
She Wore Bloemsrs

sacque-There goes Miss Smith on
her wheel.
cutaway-1 don't know her from
Adam.
sacques-You mean from Eve.
Cutaway-I mean from Adam
Brooklyn Life.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-20
Makes the
Weak Strong

"Mothcr was SO overcome
with that dreadful tired, stupid
feeling that she could scarcely
go about to perform her ordi-
nary duties, but after taking four
bottles Of Hoods Sarsaparilla
she is quite strong. She has .
good appetite and feels we'll"
MARY G. RoPP, Avoca, Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-20

Whichmakes rich, healthy blood,
and thus gives strength and clas- {
ITCHY to the muscles, vigor to
the brain and health and vitality
to every part Of the body.
Hoods Sarsaparilla positively
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-20

by the sultan, after he had agreed to
institute reforms urged by the repre-
sentatives of the six great European
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-20
That
Tired Feeling

Means danger. 1t is q serious
condition and will lead to disas-
trous results if it is not over
come at once. 1t is sure Sign
that the blood is impoverished
and impure. The best remedy is
The Van Buren press., 1895-12-14

The Thrash Lick Printing Company
of Fort Smith entered the list for the
State printing, contesting with the
Little Rock offices. They received two
contracts, one for printing the poll tax
receipts and one for printing the road
laws of the State. The first contract is
for four hundred thousand, the second
or about seven thousand.
In spite of the fact that so many hogs
died throughout the country during the
past summer there seems to be more
pork offered for sale this fall than here
tofore and the quality much better, due
no doubt to the large corn crop. Craw-
ford county should be able to raise all
the meat that it consumes and while
pork at present may not bring high
prices, good country cured bacon and
ham is always in demand, and 1t would
pay some of 5ur farmers to hold their
meat till spring
Another clew in regard to the lost
child, which was again destined to lead
to disappointment, caused considerable
excitement Monday. 1t was reported
that child answering the description
of the lost one had been found near
Chester, making its appearance there
about the time of the disappearance OF
Mr.. Hameister's child. Felix Houck
went up and brought the child down,
accompanied by its mother, Mrs.
Holmes, of Fort Smith, when it was
quickly proven not to be the missing
one.
DIED-At his residence in the East
End on the afternoon of the 9th inst. :,
Mr.. l.. E. Dill, aged 70 years and
9 months.
Mr.. Dill had been a sufferer for some
time, and during the past two weeks
had been very i'll, and, while his death
was unexpected it was none the less
a sad blow for those left to mourn. Mrs.
W. H. Ross, together with his wife
anu QUIET I6ldllNSoi uiu t'ii w tb"AO hi'
last moments pleasant. He leaves a
wife and two children, Mrs. w. d.
Ross, of Bentonville, and H. II. Dill,
of this city.
There are three dailies in Fort Smith
of which two-the Democrat and Times
employ union labor, while the News
Record is what is known as "Scab ="
or Rat sheet, refusing to pay fair
rate of wages. The Typo Union of that
city has issued circular in which it
sets forth its trouble with that paper
and winds up with this appeal
Therefore, we appeal to all labor
organizations and sympathizing friends
to aid us by patronizing only the print
ing offices and newspapers which employ
organized labor and carry the Union
Label. -
The Van Buren press., 1895-12-14
Jesse Jones Hangs.

Fort Smith Democrat the 7th.
Jesse Jones was hanged at 8 o clock
yesterday at Ozark in expiation of the
crime of numbering the Hibdon
brothers. The fight for a commutation
of the sentence ended Thursday when
Gov. Clarke gave as final his decision
to not interfere and Hon. Oscar L.
Miles, who has labored diligently to
secure clemency, returned to Van
Buren, with the consciousness of duty
well performed although the results
We're not what he desired.
The Governor final decision was
given at s P. M. Thursday after two
days confab with Attorney Miles, who
exhausted all his legal arguments and
persuasive eloquence in his efforts to
touch the executive heart and conscious
ness in behalf of Jones. The principal
argument that Mr.. Miles made was
that there was no proof of the death of
the two men, and Governor Clarke con-
SSNSN pAiob eiiAo w eo 3oOu DOluUs Ill
the burnt ruins of the house in which
the Hibdon brothers were supposed to
have been killed were found charred
human bones, also buckles for two hat
bands and two pair suspenders, also
buttons for two suits of clothes. Jones
latest claim was that he had nothing to
do with the murder but that one of the
boys murdered the other. He accounts
for his possession of the dead man S
property by saying that the murderer
gave the things to him to be disposed of
at Dardanelle while he slipped the
country.
But there was a very considerable
flaw in this claim of Jones in the fact
that it was at complete variance with
his first claim, which was that neither
man had been killed but both had gone
away.
The Van Buren press., 1895-12-14
Supreme Court Decisions.

The following Crawford county cases
were passed on by the Supreme Court
Saturday:
Little Rock and Fort Smith Ry. Co.
VS.. E. ID. Peirce, administrator, Craw
ford Circuit. Decree modified and
judgment affirmed for 81, 600 in favor
of next of kin.
Criminal Pruitt Turner VS.. The
State, Crawford Circuit. Affirmed
opinion by Battle. j.
Criminal. VIM. Shamblin VS.. The
State, Crawford Circuit. Submitted
The Van Buren press., 1895-12-14
Holiday Excursions TO the Southeast via
st. l.. & \. F. R'y.

The Frisco railway will sell tickets on Dec.
10th, 2lst aud I'D, 1895 to points in the South
for the round trip. limited TO continuous
passage in each direction, final return limit
30 days from date of sale. On Dec. 10th Train
No. twin have extra Chair Cars through to
Memphis and Birmingham via Nichols, Mo
without change, connecting with special
passenger train at Nichols for Southeast
Cannonball No. also makes connection with
this special train. For further particulars cal
on or address G.. L. GooDING. Agent.
The Van Buren press., 1895-12-14
LOCAL and Personal.

Oysters and Celery at j. E. JARVIS {.
Frank Jones spent Sunday at Alma.
Regular services at Methodist church
Sunday.
All of the best orders in Sachet
Powders at KERR's DRUG STORE.
Hon. O. L. Miles went down to Dyer
Tuesday.
R. E. Brown returned from Little
Rock Sunday night.
Our Christmas Goods open today.
JOHN O. KANE, Druggist
F. R. McKibben came down from
Wagner Wednesday.
Mrs. T. A. Baldwin leaves today for
Fort Grant, Ariz.
Jno. O'Kane has had a plategl ass
window put in his store.
We invite you to come and trade with
us. j. e. JARVIS.
Misses Eichenberger and Chase went
to Fort Smith Thursday.
Mr.. Chas. W. Jones, of Fort Smith,
was in the city Thursday.
Rev. o. L. HALEY, of Fort Smith,
was in the city Wednesday.
Holiday Goods at
JOHN O'KANE S Drug Store.
Capt. R. s. Hynes returned from
st. Louis Saturday night.
Sheriff Wood returned from Little
Rock Wednesday morning.
A large assortment of Bisque Novel
ties at HORSE SHOE DRUG STORE.
The Mo. Pacific yards have been
crowded with cars this week.
Joe Casebeere has opened grocery
next door to j. F. Mathews.
Candies, Nuts and all kinds of Fruits
at ALLEN & Co. S
Lem East was over from Huntington
Wednesday morning on business.
Mesdames ]. S. Dunhum and P. D.
Scott went to Fort Smith Tuesday.
Everything that goes into Fruit Cake
at the Star Grocery. j. Il. JARVIS.
Mrs. W. H. Ross returned to her
home at Bentonville Saturday night.
Hill McKenney came up from Argenta
Saturday night and returned Tuesday
Epworth League meeting each Friday
night at the Methodist church.
DR.. and Mrs. Hynes were over from
Fort Smith Tuesday, to see DR.. Dibrell.
Mrs. DR.. Bailey was over from Fort
Smith a short time Saturday afternoon.
Nothing but first class goods sold
ut J. E. JARVIS.
Mr.. Henry Shibley was one of Van
Buren, visitors at Fort Smith Wednes-
day.
II. L. Fitzhugh has been visiting
relatives in Woodruff county the past
week.
All kinds, of Fruits, Nuts-in fact,
everything for the holidays.
EDMoNDsoN 81 BRITT.
The foundry has been re ceiving some
improvements In the building line this
week
Miss Grace Ketcham was in the city
first of the week, guest of Miss Fannie
Merrill.
Editor Higgs was in Fort Smith
Monday afternoon on rather delicate
business.
See ALLEN & Co. in their new store
They are selling Christmas eatable'
Cheap.
The Van Buren press., 1895-12-14
If You Want...

to Buy, Sell, or Exchange Lands
or Town Property, give me mum .
bers, Improvements and price,
cash or time. If you want to
purchase let me know what you
want. | will sell on reasonable
commission.
VIM. L. TAYLOR.
The Van Buren press., 1895-12-14
THE VAN BUREN PRESS.
VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS,
RAILROAD TIME TABLES

Trains 2st 932 2ss8 2 228l 24s and 244 will carry
passengers. -
GOING WEST.
No. 2sl. Arr. 2:5O PIN. Arr. Coffeyville $50 pm.
No. 233. g 2:40 am. Ft Smith 3:2O m.
No. 243. ' lG25 am. (stops at Van Buren).
GOING EAST.
No. 49, Arr. Ills pm. Arr Little Rock sos p. m.
No. 234 GAO am :" 100 I'm,
No. 244. Lv. 1855 am. Coal Hill 3:05 pm.
Trains 23l 232, 233, 23i run daily
Trains 243 and 244 do not run ON Sunday.
Through trains make stop of s minutes.
GREENWOOD BRANCH
No. &c., ART 1l:25 N. Stops at Van Buren,.
No. 2O3.s Lv. ESQ pm Arr. Greenwood 5.25 D. m.
~ Daily, except Sunday.
A. HAYS. Agent
The Van Buren press., 1895-12-14
}. ), .Mt5RTA & co.
Undertakers and Funeral Directors.
Special Notice,

During our absence Mr.. Carl Schuppe
will have full control of the Office and
is authorized to make collections, con-
tracts, receipt, ETC., for the PRESS
OFFICE.
We solicit share of all work in our
line. j. S. DUNHAM.
The Van Buren press., 1895-12-14
Holiday ExcursioDs on IT. Louis a San Francisco
RAILWAY.

The'Friseo railway will sell holiday xcursion
tickets between all stations not exceeding 40
miles distant ut rate of Que and one third
standard fare for the round trip. No excursion
rate of less than so cents 10 be made. Tickets
sold on December 24th. 18th aud Slst 70 and
January T. &c. Limited for return until January
, 20. L. L. GooDiSG, Agent
The Van Buren press., 1895-12-14
CHNDIES! .s* CHNDIES !

All kinds of Candies-from the best
made to the cheapest. We will meet
anyone s price.
EDMoNDsoN g. BRITT.
The Van Buren press., 1895-12-14

Fresh Oysters and Celery.
Big supply for the holidays, at
EDMoNDsoN q BRITT S.
The Van Buren press., 1895-12-14
EQR PARTIES.

EOR PARTIES.
Salted Almonds,
y Toasted Corn,
Toasted Peanuts,
Oranges, Bananas, Grapes, etc. at
EDMoNDsoN & BRITT s.
The Van Buren press., 1895-12-14
Unclaimed Letters

The following is a list OF letters in tha Post
Office at Van Buren,. Ark.. remaining uhcalleu
far and advertised Dec. IA, 1892
The Van Buren press., 1895-12-14

SANTA FE ROUTE (ST. L. & SF)
GOING NORTH.
No. 2. Express I:2o a. m.
No. 1. 1:50 p. m.
No s. st. Louis Limited SOS .. m.
No, g. Local Freight 800 p. IN.
GOING SOUTH.
No. !. Express l:2o a. m.
No. g. LILO p. m.
No. s. Texas Limited 1l:07 o. M
No. 81. Local Freight 1905 a. m.
Trains 81 and 80 run daily except Sunday, bal
snce run daily.
C. E. GooDING. Tkt Agt
EUREKA SPRINGS R'Y
Passenger, Mail and Express
Leave 8eligman $40 a. m.
Arrive at Eureka Springs 10:20a. m.
Leave Eureka Springs 1852 p. m.
Arrive at Seligman 5:42 p. m.
Freight and Accommodation
Leave Seligman 615 p. m.
Arrive at Eureka Springs 7:25 p m
Leave Eureka Springs 1888 a. m.
Arrive at Seligman s.53 a. m
f. NJ. RICHARDSON, Agent
POWELL CLAYTON. President and Manager.
The Van Buren press., 1895-12-14

Mrs. Hollis is still very i'll. Some
days she improves, but relapses always
follow. She was reported somewhat
better Friday morning.
The Van Buren press., 1895-12-14

parties calling for above VII pIease say al,
rartised and give date. A fee Of one cent Will
he aged on ali advertised letters.
pe NN W. T. ENGLAND, 7, NJ.
The Van Buren press., 1895-12-14

The man Dubois, who was tried
before the Circuit Court for shooting at
Tom Arnold at the ferry, was escorted
to the county farm last week. He has
one year in which to think about 1.-The
way of the transgressor. etc. ~
The Van Buren press., 1895-12-14

Allen & Co., have removed to the
store room recently vacated by T. L.
Beard and Jesmer & Day will occupy
the one vacated by them.
The Van Buren press., 1895-12-14

1t is unnecessary for anyone to ''look
around this year for Xmas presents
when H. G.. PERNoT has everything
suitable. .....=zzz5
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Rights of Man.

A United States district judge in
Arkansas instructed jury that every
where except within his own house the
law requires man to run away and do
his best to escape from an assailant be-
fore killing him. The judge further
said that when assaulted on his own
premises, but outside of his house, a
man must show his sense of danger by
efforts to escape before his plea that he
killed his assailant to save himself from
great bodily harm can be accepted
This instruction was handed down
from ancient times when weapons OF
assault consisted of knives, bludgeons,
swords, etc, which an active man had
some chance Of escaping. But it is not
applicable to these days of revolvers
and Winchesters, whose bullets no man
can dodge or outrun, and the United
States Supreme court has sent 1t to the
black letter lumber garnet. The man
sentenced to eight years Imprisonment
by the Arkansas judge obtained from
the Supreme court an order for new
instruction. This new instruction de-
clares that wherever man may be, if
ne has a right to be there and if he has
not himself provoked the assault, the
law iustifies him in standing his ground
and killing his assailant provided the
provable circumstances are such as to
satisfy jury that he had reasonable
grounds for believing and acted on the
belief that the killing was necessary
to protect himself from great bodily
harm.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-10-31

Widow of 1Frriereh Bulgarian Patriot
PolyXena Stambuloff, the widow of
the murdered Bulgarian patriot, is only
% years old, decided brunette, with
strong and finely-cut features. She was
born at Bucharest, where her father, a
wealthy business man, gave her an ex-
cellent education. She speaks a number
Of languages When Prince Ferdinand
first came to Bulgaria eight years ago
Stambuloff, who then was regent, went
to him at Sistowo. Bulgarian town on
the Danube; there and then he met his
wife to be. They have three children,
two boys and girl. The youngest
child, boy, was not baptized up to the
time of his fathers death and will now
receive the names Of Stephen Arsen, the
first fer his father, the second for the
son of Prince Alexander of Bulgaria.
Nine. Stambuloff will for a time retire
to Roumania, the country of her birth,
but will certainly return to Bulgaria
later on to fulfill the last wish of her
dying husband, VINO requested her to
educate his children as true Bulgarian
patriots. All statements to the con-
trary Notwithstanding, Stambuloff has
not left any fortune, but his widows
relatives are rich enough to provide for
her and the children properly.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-10-31
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
Our Great Colleges Were Not Sucn Vas
Institutions as They Are Now.

Our Great Colleges Were Not Sucn Vast
Institutions as They Are Now.
Dartmouth College consisted of a
wooden building $50 feet long, 90 feet
wide and 36 feet high.
At Dartmouth English grammar AMI
arithmetic were textbooks in the soph-
omore year.
Princeton, the greatest Presbyterian
college, was a huge stone edifice, its
faculty consisting of a president. vice
president, one professor, two master of
languages and seventy students
Harvard University had four brick
buildings; the faculty consisted of a
president and six professors. and in its
halls thronged $50 to 100 students.
Yale boosted of one brick building
and a chapel with a steeple 125 feet
highv' The faculty was a president, a
professor of divinity and three tutors.
The greatest Episcopal college in the
United States was William and Mary's.
1t was under royal and state patronage,
and was, therefore, more substantially
favored than most of our American
schools At this time, 1t is said in q
curious old state report, the college was
a building of three stories, like a
brick kiln" and had thirty gentlemen
students.
The students lodged In dormitories
ate at the commons and were salts
fed with what we would consider
prison diet Breakfast, a small can OF
coffee biscuit, about an ounce Of but
ter. Dinner, one pound of meat. two
potatoes and some vegetables. Sup
per, bread and milk The only un.
limited supply furnished was cider
which was passed III a can from mouth
10 mouth The days were spoken Of as
boz. day, roast day. stew day, etc.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-10-31
SHOOTING AT A BALLOON.

Exchange: The use of the balloon
for dispatch carrying and for military
reconnaissance is likely to play great
part III the next war. Its only draw
back is the fact that its huge size
makes it splendid target and the
equally damaging fact that, being
chiefly a collapsible gas-bag. a shot
hole in any part of its great bulk
brings IL down For this reason a
good deal of uncertainty has existed
in the minds OF military men as to the
usefulness of the balloon in campaign
ing
Recent experiments in Austria,
however, are calculated to give great
comfort to the aeronauts and to show
that the objection just mentioned is
not so great as might at first be sup
posed. These experiments had for
their object the determination of how
easy it would be to hit a balloon in
the air To make task of the mark
men as light as possible captive bal
looms were used; that is, the balloons
We're tethered to the ground by ropes.
In one case such a balloon. at a
height of 4,265 feet, or more than
three quarters of mile, was fired at
from a distance of AGO yards two
and half miles, and was struck nine
times without being brought down.
Another time captive balloon 1925
feet high was attacked from distance
of $500 yards. or more than three
miles. and was not brought down I'm
til after the fifty sixth round. In this
case heavy gale made the balloon
plunge and rendered aim very diff
cult
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-10-31
INVENTIONS BY WOMEN.
everything from Barrel Attachments TO
IafaT CarrilCps

everything from Barrel Attachments 70
EaBv Carriages.
The patent Office at Washington was
established in 1890, and the first patent
Issued to a woman was in 1909, to Mary
kies, for a method u weaving straw
gith silk or thread. Six years later
1ne was issued to Mary Brush for
corset. II was not until 1928 that more
han one patent a year was ISSUE 10
women In 1862 only fourteen patents
we're issued to women, mat being the
largest in any year up to that time.
The war, however, developed the in
ventive genius of women and the an
lual number of patents issued to them
increased rapidly. Many of them were
for inventions for either fighting or
nursing devices. The annual issue In
creased steadily year by year. In 1917
L was 50, in 1880 over 80, in 1890 over
200, and in 1893 over 300. From 1919
20 1883 women's inventions averaged
30 year, from 1888 to 1892, 230 year,
and since 1892, 2S0 year. A recently
published pamphlet gives classi1lca-
that wearing APPAREL leads the list with
100 different patents in thirty months.
Then come cooking utensils with lOO
inventions, furniture with So, heating
or washing or cleaning apparatus with
40-odd each, sewing and spinning de-
vices and building apparatus with
about 80 each, educational and medical
apparatus, toys and trunks, about ~
each. Other articles in which women
have tried their inventive faculties are
baby carriages, barrel and bicycle at
tachments, printing and bottling ap-
paratus, boxes and baskets, clocks,
flowers, horseshoes, motors, musical In
struments, plumbing and preserving de-
vices, screens, stationery, theatrical ap-
paratus, toilet articles, and typewriter
attachments. Few Of the patents is
sued to women were for entirely new
creations. Excluding those especially
concerning women's work, nearly all
the other patents were for attachments
to some previously existing device.