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4 LETTER fH9m havana sags G5sns
Weyier coming VIII mean business
The Increasing strength y tfe gubaHs
u certainly changing the situation 80
chat Weyier VIII hsgs 10 10 grsat things
II he Is 10 put down ths rebellion.
MARTA tslus far has done nothing.
All the time remaining 70 Weyier Is Less
tilsn tive months before the rainy
SEASON VIII come ia and unless the war
is over raen il Wiz quiet down for a
time. When That fever breeding sea
son comes the spsnisras viii BE- too
busy burying one another 70 fight
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AFfEn o. sis months search through
ancient and modern history the patent
0flce has issued BE- patent on bionmers
The man who gfts che official credit ~
insenfing tlis 'np ~ date article ~
wearing apparel is Thomas II Royce.
of Brooklyn ia the future The now
e1mnn viii have to pas Mr Royce n
ROYALTY un such neither garments
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gsiet Ti@s to the Gold AIniag DIstrie, st
Cripple CrseE, Colo.

The ,Frtsec-Santa Re route Is the most direc,
and quickest route TO all Colorado noi,,,s 81 I
hours ride TO Pueblo. . hours ride ta CoIo-odo
springsi S2 hours ride to Denver, "a hours IN
to Cripple Greek. "Oui9 iiue
c. T.. GeoDING, Ticket Agen.
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Var soren,s Dry Goods Firm

from tile Little Rock Democrat I0th
The Mckinney E.ea Dry Goods Com
psuy Ct Van Buren, has filed articles
u Incorporation with the Secretary Of
STATE The eorporators are J. W.
Mckinney. Mrs 2. Res, ! g. Orme
and + a Campbell The capital stock
il 80 600, u which 81 900 has been
n, bgcTifs.d
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Az Illinois eoHgiot recently pr
honed has submitted bfl n y 40 for
services rendered ~ gatekeepef ~ the
Chestsg Jll Prism for IS gssss
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Low Rates to TeIas Via Frisco Lin.

We have on sale tickets TO Houston c.,ro-
ton, san Diego, Austin. III Paso Txss ~. -
Deming. New Mexico, at very low rstes sor 1he tbs
FOUND ZIP. good for returning until MAJ ii 'ss
for iHrtbeT particulars call on or address ~
T.. GOODISG, Ticket Agent
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SINCE the election u United States
Senator's by popular vote il impossible
ander the constitution a. il stands
Arkansas il doing the next best thing by
making It conspicuous Issue before the
people Joint debates between Senator
Jones ard Governor Clarke have fairly
Begin. and ia many councies members
u the Legislature will be Instructed BY
legaiized primaries The contest
pF0nlises 10 become ~ interesting i'm
Arkansas ~ was the memorable contest
between Dou2iss and Lincoln in Illiaois
IN 1873 Republic
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Aft ~ The staie e0ngieis hsye finally
Dssen piased by the psnileDiiafy b5sfd
The State will work This year shout
10 N9 sores ~ land the largest amount
Every opefated by convict latg in the
State.
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Tho hriaaeYaNc Fanhfg fehfra fawuBfiee ~
rns f,57-i foHnfy krs 8 HcTsVy raiire . meet
ef fhe C0iirl N0nec H FHn sufen nD .stnfaa3
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Ssy oh sAeb b had fhe pfalaf} alsfnon ems
~ tfaB aes aiiy otaeF slsiness iefhie9 afsessafy
p ~ yYr 2mn
senosraue fouHfy cenfral tpiaaiiti',c
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fi0s A n sEVisH ~ Iesafkaha j.
~ iha race ~ 0ultefBaiorisl b6nms
M fegief has been prominently
mentioned rs pussible candidate for
slae time
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VIZ " EEGiHsa vino was the Demo
cratic nominee Tor vice president, IN
1880 oa the ticket with Gen Hancock
6ied IN Iadiansyolis last Friday ia his
1fth ysaR
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JUDGe sgMgGER. of the Muekogee
conrf has decided That Indians have NJ
more rizat D. carry pistols than whites
sBd rhss it Il violation II law for
elcher ~ Do sD
The Van Buren press., 1896-02-15

TKg CatfoB anti prime Gzht biil was
a2ned ~ the President Friday and
now prime hZhtinZ is feiony ia all
territory over whieh the United States
has exclusive Jurisdiction
The Van Buren press., 1896-02-15

A LoRels paper says that William x
Vanderbilt engagement 10 sn Ehglish
I1achess will BE- snaSuaae4 so5n
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NE ara under obligations - Gem
missioner Vlncenheiier for . copy u Ehe
Proceedings 0f me American Cotton
Growers Protective Association
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he Frisco line has on sAle winter tours
EXCURSION tickets 20 all principal winter rese's
IN 'ss southeast For rates and pariicaif'
c. Z. GooDIss. Ticket Agent
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One Pare Rate 10 san Antopio. Tsss..

The 'Frisco line will .ell rouna trim .iekets !
SAn antonio. Tex. on Jan. N. p6 for slt =
seol iuf return until Jan. % rs. Ouly %
l--Asf 81 fsrs- 9 2 GooDING. Ageli
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TsF eenses a Mexico has been foln
plete4 qhe p3BHsfi5h Is ~ 5f2 057
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Notice.

ZONES wanted for orphan children az
follows
PheAr Evans age years
E0ra Evans age years
R0xle Evans age 5s4 months
Al orphans wanting homes VII apply
% J. Z ssTTH. County Judge
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THOMSON EBIsoy will make the
at9empt ~ photoUsyb the brain tGday
snd thousands wifh baited breath await
the result u bis experiment.. Fsyette
vile Daily.
What were they baited WITH
The Van Buren press., 1896-02-15

WnH0or desiring 10 take e hand IN
The senatorial contest in Afkansas We
must be permitted 10 say that Governor
Clsrkes amazing charge that Senator
Jones is % gold bug ~ heart g. so ridic
nlous that ~ man II good sense VIII
believe g. Memphis CYmmsraial
Appeal
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Iassaes4Ys - Z ea.saiasse fas kf=a=4sg u the
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Na Hre essghaYzeH Is annosHee r u HFSl aF
4 easisiiaats ior ReaSrder ~ fle eity u Fan
Bngvh ~ sitge8 ID fie a'-lioa o. he bsiio-
ffsfie garF
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NEW JERsEY bas been devastated this
week ~ ROa6s Railroad tracks
bridges and houses have been swept
away but the gcod roaAs II the state
stiB remain. the total lass foots ap
into ghs hundreds # thousands
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ABDlT 90 passenger ears are
handled every day At the - Louis
Union Station Their average length
is N feet so that If eoBgled together
they would form a train little more
than miles Dug
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The Worlds Fair Tests

showed no baking powder
SO pure or so great In ieav-
eni1g power as fhs Royal N
The Van Buren press., 1896-02-15

s LsrGlE RICK Ds8ocRsr special II
Tuesday says ''A white Baptist
preacher named - " HBnnycutf
living near @0rfilton. r. repaated H.
have killed ten months ola bale
yesterday ieesBse if Would not hash
crying lie has been arrested and
d0es nat bear gf,0d reputation
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lafiiss calling for above viii piss.s ....s
-lte - siFs dAis A fee of one eert' III ~
us char q on All advertised letters "l VIII
w. 7. EEsLAVb. Pm
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Unclaimed Ietfers

y he following is list Of letters in The Pos,
ell.s ,... "a - ven bqren Ark.. remaining unealled
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Aderson. Alloy Eemsfar IN
Arnold, Olive Tcss.,,,i
,,,.il,.isc t,,'.il. ~, NJ Letterman. John
.i Diilist I, vi,ie Miller " ;
49,, s mares MeEuiire, John
n ',ssl1 Aeill, Ida
1,s,.b aFIJ Nhlly, George
Edwards Willie psed' Eaa
e. 1,r.i. aGs'A kichardmond. Mollie
9..,.ti III t4 Richardson
Hogan. George sEo1.E.r1 -,
ifar,s- -in- -lmmous. Martha
HaulOek il H., ..sly ,osny
Hays II Ts,a s'N' samuel
Holadsg &C tr.-,t
Hall VI wr.e.
,e,ii.ss - les above VIII please srad
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eoocrs piils cure al liver Ills. snnstzpa-
.ou. 1iilousness. sick headaches indigestion. .zs-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-03
THE CITY MOONSHINER
Less Picturesque but More Sue
cessful Than the Mountaineer.
MANY ILLICIT STILLS IN BROOKLYN

Metropolitan Moonshiners Mostly Foreign
ers-Their Observation-Disclosures Conducted
on q Large Scale and Quite Profitable.
Said to BE Backed by Capitalists.
When enc hears of moonshiners and of
moonshine whisky, the words bring to
mind lofty mountains and secluded valleys
and lonely places where hidden distillors
carry on their work. Yet the revenue
officials say that the moonshining Of the
mountains is not SO great as is that of tho
cities, and that in New York and Brook
lyn more Illicit distilling has been carried
on than in any other parts of the United
States.
A quarter of n century ago there was a
great crusade against the distillers of
Brooklyn, but since then there has been
much difficulty in experimenting offenders.
This has resulted, doubtless from the fact
that many men were frightened from the
business and that those who remained in
it were doubly careful. For some time
past, however, there has been O vigorous
campaign carried on against the distillers
Of both New York and Brooklyn, and
numerous arrests have been made and nu-
merous stills seized.
In the south moonshiners are a pictur-
esque people, and their distiIIinG is pictur-
csque in its surroundings and operations.
The moonshiners of New York and Brook
Ign are decidedly the reverse, for they are
mostly foreigners of the unattractive class.
Many of them cannot even speak English,
but they AFRO cunning and watchful and
are difficult to trap.
Instead of the old fashioned stills and
worms used by earlier moonshincrs, and
universally used in the mountains, these
foreigners use improved apparatus that re-
duces the labor and waste to a minimum.
For raw material they take molasses OF
sugar.
The cost of distilled spirit to the maker
Is about Is cents gallon. Tho govern.
ment tax on spirit of this degree of proof
Is about $3.50 a gallon. The usual price
Mt which the city moonshiners sell it Is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-03
RAID1NG AN ILLICIT STILL IN BROOKLYN.

granted, as he confessed that Chaplin, be-
ing tho man who had attacked him
through the newspaper, was such a mali
cious liar that he could not give him fair
trial.
"You see, SIR" said Judge Murphy ex-
citedly addressing Mr.. Chaplin, az am
personally responsible for everything I
say, and if you have any manhood in you
you will take it up
Chapin's lawyer objected to the charac-
ter of the proceedings, whereupon tho
judge arose from his seat and announced
a ten minutes recess; then, descending
from the bench in threatening manner,
he approached Mr.. Chaplin and said:
Now, sir, I'm a private citizen and
personally responsible for everything ]
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-03

understood to be 81 n gallon. There is
thus very great profit for both buyer and
seller. There are many among the for
eign population who like to drink the
high proof spirits just rs they leave the
stills, without the mellowing Influence of
age. They merely add little essence,
and then drink the almost pure alcohol.
1t is shrewdly suspected by some of the
officials that there is organized capital be-
hind the present business Of moonshining
in the two cities. The men who are cap
turod are of just the type to make willing
and capable tools. That the apparatus is
always of the best; that the same lawyers
appear so commonly to defend the various
prisoners wherever they are captured, and
that the profits are such Us to tempt capt.
tai to go into the business are among the
reasons that have led the officials to this
conclusion.
These suspicious do not apply to the IL
licit distilling SO long and SO successfully
carried on by the five Brady brothers.
whose power has finally been broken and
whose leader the famous John Brady, was
recently lodged in Jail to await his trial
for moonshining. The Bridys have been
nloonshining ON their own account, and
not as cats paws for others.
The Brady still that was raided last
March, on briggs street in Brooklyn,
was, SO the officers say, the largest Illicit
still ever seized in the United States. 1t
had capacity of over four barrels of
spirits a day, and there were two mash
tubs, holding 1900 gallons Of mash each.
II was estimated that the cost Of construct
ing the outfit was not less than 81, 500.
The capacity Of an illicit still is very
rarely greater than 60 gallons a day.
A moonshiner who was raided not long
ago at Brighton Beach had unique way
of getting rid of great deal Of his prod
net. He lived in a good looking, lace cur
tanned house, and there was nothing to
draw especial attention to either 1t OF
himself. Frequently he was seen leaving
the house with n large satchel in his hand,
but that Of course caused no suspicion.
When, however, his house was raidcd and
found to contain an Illicit still, the satchel
was an interesting item among the things
| seized. for inside of it was fitted tin can
holding about eight gallons.
A dairyman of Maspeth, near Brooklyn,
| who had turned his attention to Disabling
| as a means Of making moro money than
he could with cows. was not satisfied with
| anything SO small as an eight gallon can.
| Sometimes, when he drove into Brooklyn
or New York. his wagon was loaded with
cans that held milk, while at other timel
l the cans contained spirits. When the goY,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-03
ADAM WAS A BIG MAN.
He May Have Been Sixty.flve Feet Tall NJ
the Age of Two Hundred and Seventy.


the Age of Two Hundred and Seventy.
At various times within tho last few
years assertions have been made by many
thinkers that Adam and the antediluvian
people were of extraordinary height, but
many other thinkers (whO never thought
much about the matter) have laughed at
the assertions and cried, 'Bosh" I, too,
am of the opinion that there was some
thing more about Adam that was extraor-
binary besides tho number of his years,
writes John T. Mason in the Chicago
imes-Herald. To prove the same by a
course of mathematical reasoning we will
take Noah, whose life was 30 years longer
than Adams, and who is quite as we'll
known for his generosity to the human
and animal races.
:. According to Genesis, Noah lived $50
years and then died. The average life of
man today is 20 years. 1t is well defined
rule in nature that animals, bipeds and
quadrupeds live about 81 times tho num-
Der of years required for their individual
maturity. Thus man in this century ma
lures in 90 and dies at the age of 40 years.
Dividing the age of Noah by 81, we find
that he reached his maturity in about 27G
years. The average man of today at ma
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-03

HERE Is ADAM IN HIS MATURITY.
turity measures abont 5 feet in height and
weighs about 1875 pounds. Five feet in go
years is equivalent to three inches in one
year.
Applying the Same rule to Noah's ma
turing years, we find thai at his maturity
he was 81 feet tall and weighed ], 1876
pounds. 1t stands to reason il Noah was
SO great in body that the originator Of the
race must have been equally large. Rock
oning backward, the line of descent Is
as follows. Noah, Lamech, Methuselah,
Enoch, Jared, Malralaleel, Cainan, Enos,
Seth and Adam, and there were giants in
those days The mere fact that Adam was
never born evidences that he was a gigan-
tic man. Everything that God created
during the formation ages was according
to o very high standard. Tho trees were
skyscrapers, and the animals were i'm
mense, and all other things were in pro-
portion. Why should Adam have been o
freak in this array Of colossal natureP
Another fact that is staring us in the
face is this: The human race will be ex-
tinct in $50 years if the decrease in mems
lives has been and will continue uniform.
In o few more than 5000 years the aver
ago age Of man has decreased from 900 to
20 years, at which rate the year 2345 A.
d. win dawn upon depopulated world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-03
OUT OF SEASON SEA SERPENT.
Said to Have Been Found Frozen on North
Car0linn's Coast.

Said to Have Been Found Frozen on North
Carolina's Coast.
A sea serpent that shows up in midwin-
ter is sure to come to some bad end, and
the fate Of a monster ophidian that re-
Gently invaded the waters of the North
Carolina coast off Currituck should servo
as warning to unreasonable sea serpents
of the future 1t was found frozen stiff on
the beach by two Norfolk business men
out duck hunting.
Tho carcass was incrusted with ice, and
from the tip Of nose to tip Of tail was no
less than SO feet long. To make sure Of
the snakes length they paced it off several
times. The monster was about rs thick
around as a beer keg, except the neck part,
which vas no larger than an ordinary
mans leg, though at least a yard long.
The head was frightfully hideous. The
wide open jaws revealed two long rows Of
teeth Of razorlike sharpness. The hugo
tongue was swollen and coated with ice.
The eyes were shut and had fallen into tho
head, leaving holes large enough to put in
each socket q good sized apple.
The most hideous thing about the head,
which was feet long, was the beard, or
rather what looked like beard. The
beard was in reality nothing but q lot
of feelers and suckers. They were about
2 feet long and stuck out in all directions
like the quilts of porcupine.
Whether the death of tho marine mon
ster was caused by a passing ship, the ex-
trcme GOODNESS of the water or some Of the
"bait" thrown overheard by the Cleveland
party when on their recent shooting expe-
dition must remain forever an impenetra-
BILE mystery.
When the discoveries of the serpent got
back to Norfolk, they told their amazing
story to their friends, who, knowing them
to DO men of business standing and unim.
peachable character, could not doubt their
word. OF course not.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-03
A BELLIGERENT JUDGE.
He Gets Fighting Mad Mt the Trial Of an
Unfriendly Newspaper Man.

A scene was recently enacted in the
court of criminal correction at St. Louis
which was as ususual as it was sensational
and is still discussed in excited tones in
Chaplin, city editor of The Post Dispatch,
was arraigned for criminal libel before
Judge David Murphy. The defendant ap-
piled for q change of venue alleging that
Judge Murphy was prejudiced because of
the attacks which had been made upon
him by the paper.
Finally Judge Murphy lost his temper
and announced vehemently that the petit
ton for a change of venue would be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-03
Uneasy Rests the Headsm.u,s Head.

NJ. Dcibler, the public executioner Of
France, is said to be very uneasy at the
idea of having to go to Corsica for the ex-
ecution of a bandit, Ignace Bonelli, who
has been condemned to death by the Cor
sican .assize court. The Gaulois states
that the reason for this uneasiness dates
back from the time of q former visit to the
island. On this occasion the famous Roc
chini was to be guillOtined. After trou-
blesome voyage N. Deibler arrived at his
destination. But, in addition to his re-
ception being particularly cold, he was in
danger Of being shot. Many precautions
had to be taken by the authorities to pre-.
vent the accompliccs Of the condemned
man from shooting II. Deiblcr from the
windows Of houses looking on to the place
where the guili0tine was erected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-03
eminent seized his plant, he lost his cows

eminent seized his plant, he lost his COWS
and cans.
Forfeiture os all property used in con-
nection with ills.it distilling is one of the
dreaded consequences Of conviction.
A recent raid in Prince street, Brook
lyn, was due to neither q spy nor q detect
i've, but came about in q most peculiar
manner. \ young man, looking for a
house to rent, was given the key to 1i9
Prince street. There is double house
there, 149 being one half and III the 9TH
er. BY mistake he tried the lock of 147,
and as the key opened it he went in
There was no furniture in the building,
but down in the rear room of the basement
he saw something else. This was q very
peculiar arrangement of fireplace, boiler,
barrels and pans-an arrangement that
made him think at once that he had found
a still, although he had never before seen
one.
He said nothing to the house renting
agent, but instead reported to the author
tiles. Next morning party of officers
went there, expecting to find deserted
still and prepared to tear it out. Their
astoEishment can be imagined when they
found that overnight four men and one
woman had moved in, and that the still
was in operation. A good fire was going.
The mash was just beginning to get hot,
and the men were terribly chagrined ut
being captured in the very outset of their
work.
Tho most brilliant period Of northern
moonshining was over 20 years ago, when
Brooklyn contained a large number of
stills, which turned out an immense
amount of spirits. But tho moonshining
was brilliantly checked. The location OF
4 large number of stills was learned by
means of q spy, and ono morning before
daybreak troops were landed from Gov
ernors island and marched in dctach-
ments to the various points, and general
| capture and seizure were the result.