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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-05-16
RUFUS SANDERS.
Two Homely Stories from tho
Forks of the Creek.
Old Misses Watson and Her Little steve''
-Jeems w. stagger Went a-Flshin
and Got Snake Bit-Essay
on Man,

White people, do yoy know what it
means and how it feels to be a
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-05-16

country b o ),
and the only
est boy on the
place at that?
If you don't
know, all the
preachers and
poets and phi
losophers and
politicians in
in the whole
disco V e L e d
world can't tell
Won. But | re-
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-05-16

Coach TO college athlete)-Your
muscles seem TO be labby and Your
whole system needs toning up. Areyou
drinking anything?
Athlete-Not drop.
"Thcn you must he smoking too
much"
"No. don't smoke az er."
"SudyinF?"
"Er-yer-a little"
You've rot TO stpp that Do you
want to lost the Camef" -'Tlt-Bits.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-05-16
A Sad and Funny Sight.

From the way in which Bunk Wealth
erford tells the news, it must of been a
sad and funny sight to see old man
Jeems w. Staggers sayin his prayers
for the first time down there in Murder
Creek swamp.
"When | come up to where | could
see Jeems w." says Bunk, "he was lay
in there on the ground fat of his back,
wavin his hands on high and gesturin
at a fast and furious lick. And to the
beat of my recollection, this is what
heard him say in loud voice:
"'Oh Lord, | reckon you don't know
me. But l am snake bit. Ny name is
Jcems w. Staggers. am the wild and
wicked son of old Parson Ebenezcr
Staggers, which l reckon you knowed
him. He was a preacher of the Word
accordin to the old school Baptists
and mighty good man. l am his
onlyest son, and snake bit at that.
Oh, Lord, have mercy on my lost and
ruint soul. Yours truly, Jeems w
Staggers.'
That was a day of terror and Of
trouble, and no doubt Jeems W..
thought his time had come. But by the
blessins of Him with whom a thou
sand years are as n watch in the night,
the old man still fingers yet little
while in the border land. The doctors
say he will recover and git well, and
l do hope he will. Sometimes it takes
Il heap to bring q man to his senses, but
it really looks to me like Jeems W..
Staggers has now come up to the forks
of the road.
For why? Well, the other day on my
return back home from a trip down in
the stump Hill country ] rid around by
there to see how Jeems w. was comm
on. In the general CONTEMPLATION which
followed, he went on to tell me how
thankful he ought 10 be, and how he
loved the name and recollections of his
good, old father.
And | never will feel plum
natural" he went on, lookn lovinl
down upon his snakebit leg. Il never
will feel plum natural and right, RUFF,
till l can git up from here and slip on
down to the lot and sing few stanzas
from that good and familiar cid song:
"'Amazin grecei how sweet the sound,
Which saved a wretch like me-"
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-05-16

Man, born of woman. is of few days
and sorry teeth, and full of fool notions.
But yesterday lie WIS too big for his
breeches. To-day he il email potatoes
aud few ia the hin, with the rous Sis
feet wide. To-morrow-the good Lord
knows what not.
Some people have sense, and gomc
people lave fits, HvFrs SANDERS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-08
ALDERMEN MEET.

Tie Board of Aldermen were in SEES
sion Monday night and TRANSACTED
much routine business
Four deaths for the month OF Deem
Der were reported by the cemetery
committee.
Chief Woodalls report showed that
in fines and costs there had been col
lected for the past month S219.
The Fire Department was compli-
mpntpd with a vote of thanks for the
efficient work rendered the past year.
T. Jordan Mangum's application was
before the board for license 10 sell
whisky on Mangum street. The mo-
ton was lost for want of a second.
The census report was read, show
ing the poulation of Durham TO De
1897 whites and 1872 colored.
Charges had been preferred against
Officer Scruggs for cNtorting money
from Stella Jones, a disreputablc wo-
man from Smoky Hollow. The evil
dence showed that Mr.. Scruggs, IN
company with Harvey Williams, n
white man of very unsavory reputa-
ton, went to Smoky Hollow armed
with warrant sworn out by said
Williams and issued by Squire G. A.
Barbee. The warrant was never serv-
ed, but Stella Jones was finally told
that unless she yanked up some money
She would be put in jail. Of course
this frightened her and after applica-
ton to several friends she succeeded
in borrowing So. She had one lone %
cents and the S2.25 was turned over to
the officer. The officer said this was
part Of the SIS she was to pay in com
promise Of the case. The charge
against her was for the larceny of $40
from Harvey Williams. Mr.. Scruggs
said the 81. 25 was paid to Justice Bar
bee and that he told him then and there
that the case had been compromised
for $5.-and that the other 1915 would
be paid that morning.
Squire Barbee was seen yesterday
morning and denied that Scruggs paid
him any money or even spoke 10 him
about n compromise; that Williams
came to him and said he was satisfied
he could not make a case and asked
to be allowed to withdraw the war
rant; that the warrant was withdrawn
and Williams paid him $ cost. A
question Of veracity is raised be-
tween Squire Barbee and Officer
Scruggs.
The Board Of Aldermen acquitted
Mr.. Scruggs OF any intentional wrong,
accepting his plea of ignorance. One
thing is certain, poor, unfortunate
Stella Jones has been wrongfuily de-
prived OF 1925 of her money. She
plainly told the board that not one
cent of it had ever been returned.
Ought She TO suffer because Of the ig-
porance Of city official?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-08
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.

Elder j. NJ. Wyatt preached in the
Primitive Baptist church yesterday At
4 o'clock.
The collection at Trinity church sun
day morning for the COmnock suffer
ers was $50 instead of SIS.
The $3.50 that was stolen from the
Express company at Roscboro, in
Sampson county, has been paid over
to the Durham Fertilizer Company.
+. Jordan Mangum's little child
died Monday night. The death was
quite sudden as tthe little one was
bright and cheerful during the day
Monday.
In response 10 she appeal Of Rev. h..
r. Tmnbull Sunday morning the MEM
bers of his congregation gave $62 for
the relief of the Cumnock sufferers.
Liberal giving.
The Golden Belt Hose Company was
i'm session Monday night and elected
officers for the ensuing year: Fore
man, NJ. f. McCown: Assistant Fore
man, J.. l.. Chamberlain; Treasurer, f.
T.. Bryan; Secretary, /. Oldham. The
Golden Belt is well Differed.
Seventeen law breakers were before
Mayor Peay yesterday morning. The
charge was for opening water cocks
and permitting the water to run to
prevent freezing. 1T was a new eX-
perencc to most of them doubtless.
The eases went off upon the payment
OF 81 fine each.
Upon investigation and considera-
ton the fire committee has decided to
accept the new hose wagon recently
purchased for the Golden Belt Hose
Company, provided a new set of wheels
are furnished in accordance with the
original contract Tt is a fine wagon,
but seems to be 'leetle" heavy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-08
DI gIEAM'S POPULATION.

The Board of alderman have just
had complete census Of Durham
taken. The showing is good one evi-
dencino a continual and very satisfac-
tory growth Notwithstanding the
CRY OF lard times and the stlingency
in the money market Durham's
growth has been gradual, constant
and steadfast. There is no boom but
a healthy growth that evidences Q
bright future The time has passed
when Durham was dependent upon
any one line of business for susie
nance. It's manufacturing enterprises
are numerous and varied and alone
are sufficient to give the town soil
ditv that will lead on to greater
achievements.
With the new year the leaf tobacco
trade has put on new life and yigor
and as the days go by its increasing
volume will awake new interestamong
the leading manufacturers which
only is necessary to make Dur
ham the leaf tobacco market OF the
South. !.
But to the census. Completed II
shows ii 500 and before the report
reached the Board OF Aldermen a nice
little girl baby made it's appearance
"A, the home OF Mr.. w. M. Morgan's.
The Board named her Rosa, put the
name on the list and now the popnla-
ton is 11,700.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-08
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The Board OF County commissioners
were in session again yesterday The
only matter of Importance outside OF
routine business was the apportlon-
ment of the school funds.The appor-
tionment made was $3.50 o scholar
which leaves fund to be divided up
among the small districts; It was
praceled out as follows: All districts
with less than 50 children to receive
$50. Districts with so and less than
60 to receive s165. Districts with GO
and less than 20 s175. Districts with
70 and less than so $3.50, or whatever
amount the $3.50 per scholar would
give. Thus it will be seen that the
smaller districts have been abundant
w provided for and there will be no
district in the county but what will pe
able to run six months school.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-08
PERSONALS.

Lee Puryear has been TO Raleigh
to see his father, who is quite sick.
Miss Eva Edwards, Of Weldon, is
spending a short time with the family
Of Mr.. X. L. Roach.
John Lipscomb and lrvian Day went
back to Oxford yesterday and will re-
sumo their studies in Horner's school.
Capt. ]. Il. Freeland rs off for
Texas" where ne will spend the year
in lite interest Of the Mallory Chcroot
Go.
Miss Euniee Markham, who spent
the holidays with her parents, has
gone back to Oxford Female Semi
nary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Kramer are in
View York for the purpose Of having
little Sam treated. 1t is to be hoped
that the little fellow viii find perma-
nent relief.
Mrs. i. M. Sharp. wife of Mr. r. NJ.
Sharp, superintendent of the Pearl
cotton mills, returned home Saturday
after an absence of several months
in Georgia, much to the delight of Mr..
Sharp.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-08
INSTALLATION CEREMONIES.

Golden Link lodge, No. ia, /. o. o. +.
held an interesting session Monday
night. 1t was their regular meeting
night and what added interest TO the
occasion was the installation of off
GERS as follows:
n. g. Ernest Remington.
Y. CT NJ. Sharp.
Chaplain-P T. Giddens
Treasurer-H. H. Markham.
+. s. +. w. Vaughan.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-08
WHY NOT YOU?

When thousands of people are taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla to overcome the
weakness and languor which are so
common at this season, why are you
not doing the same? When you know
that Hoods Sarsaparilla has power to
cure rhuematism, dyspepsia and all
diseases caused by impure blood, why
do you continue to suffer? Hoods
cures others, why not you?
Hoods Pills are prompt aud efficient.
25 cents.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-08
South seund

IUtIINt TtIIIy CNV'VI 9ItUUHN.
North Bound Connections
At Fayetteville with Atlantic 'uastLiue for
all points North ana East, at Sanford with
the Sec board Air Line no Greensboro with
the Southern Railway tOmUauv. nc walnut
Cove with the Norfolk y Western Railroad
for Winston salem.
South soun Connections
A tAalnut Cove with the Norfolk EtWes-
tern Railroad for Roam Ike and points North
and West, at Green sbOro with the Southern
Railway Company for Raleigh, Richmond
and all points North and East, at Pay tie
willie with the Atlantic Coast Line for all
points South. az Iax'On with the Seaboard
Air Line for Charlotte. Atlanta and All
points south and Southwest.
w. e. KYLE
Gen1 Pass. Agent.
". FRY, Gcn'l Manager.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-08
Notice IF Dissolution Of Co
partnership.

Notice is hereby given that }. 2. Hunter
and s. i. Hatch, heretofore trading aud
doing business at seuse n G, under the
name ana style Of Hunter n Hatch, have
this day dissolved copartnershtp, the said
s. II Hatch having sold his entire interest
in said business f0 said y r Hunter, who
will pay all bilIs due ~t Hunter =
Hatch, and all parties indebted 10 sad
Hunter Hatch VIII make paymens 10
said j. 4. Hunter.
This. the ist day Of January, 1895.
\. II. HATCH.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-08

The best is what you want when you
are in need of medicine. That is why
you should insist upon Hoods Sarsa-
parilla
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-08

PEACOCK chestnut edng foaled
Melville is
eman road horse United States absolutely every
lcular Price $500.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-08
OCCONEECHEE FARM.

c.,
breeding
public following bred all good individuals Of the
breeding fashionable
For sale by
OOCONEEOHEE FARM,
N. c..
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-08
Brood Mares.
OOCONEE0HEE FARM,
n,1rbouo NJ q

Nora PattOn Bay n sb bsn r 8s Sire s a A r.d 9
1921 Bred to Baronet Price $500
KaoIo Wkoc foaed n Baron
NAo'" W." Dam, Irene 2nd DAM Erica Sire, Editor
2:25 IL Price $500
En+,, Chestnut Mare in Sire Albert W Dam Silica
""ay 2nd DAM daughter Of Nutwood Sire Agona
CIadvc Mare, Sire Aoanara DAM May Bee
Ui0uyo 1888, Dam of Wilkes Bee, Bcdt % Bow
Price $1,000
Cc4o,so Bay Mare oed ia 1899 Sire Princeton 21o 81 Dam
O"%""O Myrtela. End oam Cuyer, Sire Glenvew o
Acantara Price 5000
ckvlark Mare Sire Jay Bird Dam, Nynpa
Wilkes. Price $500
Vaehfi Mare, in Sire Pamlico DAM May
S00"1 Bee. Dam Sunshine Kentucky Bred
to Simmons Price $500
10 icIe Mare sre Norya DAM Intel 2nd
~o @'o'0 Dam, Innes, Sire, Madrid. Wilkes
Price 1900
consnIafou Chestnut Mare, n si Norfolk DAM
~N~N'~" Beck Collins. 2nd DAM Rebecca Sire WOODBURY.
hambetonlan Bred to Boronet, 211 H. Price $500
MannoIjo Mare oed in 1890 Sire Norfolk Dam Beck
"a9"o"o Collins and Rebca Sire Woodburn Handle
tonian Bred to Onward Price $500.
Trouble Bay Mare oaed 1884 Sire Bona Eide
a promising 0 fNoryal Price $500
Bred to Acanara Price $500
Stylish GentIsmans Driving HOrse--5 Years DID,
PEACOCK chestnut Gding, in Sire Medium
End Melville Chief
emaas road horse IN the United States He absolutely faueB
hcuar. $500
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-19
FoRTY-sBCoND DISTRICT.

Club No. 1.-The meeting was called to
order at B'nai Birth Hall promptly at
o'clock by Harry N. Gray, one of the
County Committeeman of the district.
Thomas Desmond was elected chairman
and William ]. Rightman secretary.
An enrolment committee consisting of
the following was appointed: Thomas J.
Barclay, John R. Rice, William Hudson,
]. Washbu-n and w. Fl. Mitchell
When the enrolment closed last evening
there were 100 names on the roll. The roll
will be open for signatures to-day at 302
O'Farren street. The meeting for perma-
nent organization will take place in B'nai
Birth Hall at the appointed time.
The meeting last evening was addressed
by Judge E. d. Sawyer, who reviewed the
subject OF finance in the United States
from 1910 until the present time. His ar
gument on the question was clear and con-
vincing. The Republicans present listened
to his speech with marked atten-
ton. He spoke of the tariff also, and ex-
posed the fallacies of free trade. The
speech was heartily applauded.
Club No. 2-The meeting to organize
Club No. 2 OF the Forty-second Assem- bly,
District was held at 1902 Hyde street, near
Pine. The mbled Republicans were
called to order by County Committeeman
John M. Chretien, who made a brief
speech counseling harmony and full en-
rollment or all Republicans. Ex-senator
w. o. Banks was elected chairman and L.
Henry was chosen as secretary. To con-
stitute the enrolment committee Fred
Conway, w. Emerson, D. McKartlard
John Geiles and T. A. Phelps were ap
pointed. The club roll was signed by LIE
Republican voters.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-19
FoRTY-PIFTH DISTRICT.

Only one club is appointed to the Forty
fifth Assembly District. The meeting to
enroll Republicans for the organization OF
this club was held at $50 California street,
near Kearny. County Committeeman
Harry w. Lewis and Thomas Chandler at
tended. Mr.. Lewis called the Republic
cans to order. A preliminary organiza-
ton was effected by selecting William Nc
Pherson, chairman; ]. ]. Green, vice.
president; Eugene Volente, secretary /;
and John j. Coffey, treasurer. An enroll
ment COMMITTEES was appointed consisting
of James Carr, Albert Florence, O. j.
Ward, Dennis Mccullough and Emile
Buzzeni. The roll was signed last night
by 2I7 Republicans.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-19
Cheap Products From India and the Argentine
Ruin the Farmers Of
America.

should be protected in the products it pro.
duces and in the market in which it sells
its surplus products. The latter is quite
as important as the former. If the farmer
cannot sell there is no incentive to produce
more than enough for his own wants; and
if be has no surplus, or cannot sell what
he has, he cannot buy clothing to keep out
the cold or the necessaries OF life upon
which he lives. It is the money from his
surplus products that enables him to live. J"
1t has been shown times without num-
Der that the Argentine and Indian W heats
seriously compete with American farmers
and it can readily be shown that the out
look for the future is worse. The lands in
India are as rich and fertile as our own.
How is it possible for our farmers to COM
pete with the Indian farmer in raising
wheat when the latter can hire all the
la Dor he requires at from to cents per
day without board, the laborer feeding
himself out of these wages? All the labor
saving machines we have and use do not
and cannot make up for this difference in
the price OF labor. In India you can hire
$50 men for day on the interest alone OF
the money you pay for your reaper here.
The farmers were protected under the
Mckinley bill better than ever before in
American history, but even then they
needed more protection. Why? Because
even the protection then offered was not
enough to prevent extensive imports.
During the year ending June 30, 1891, we
imported over 100000 worth of bread
stuffs,. 81, 1855 worth of eggs, 81, los, S91
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-19
Cheap Products

was directly protected. There was duty
of 80 cents bushel on barley; buckwheat,
Is cents; corn and oats, Is cents; wheat, 25
cents; hops, 10 cents per pound; butter
and cheese, cents per pound; hay, 81 per
ton; straw, 80 per cent; eggs, cents per
dozen; broom corn, IS per ton; peas and
beans, 40 cents per bushel; apples, fresh.
25 cents per bushel; apples. dried, cents
per pound; bacon and hams, 5 cents per
pound; beef, mutton and pork, cents per
pound; poultry. live, 3 cents per pound /;
poultry, dressed, 5 cents per pound /;
horses, worth over $3.50, 30 per cent
all other horses and mules, $50 per head I;
cattle, yearlings, 81 per head; cattle. over
year, $40 per head; hogs, 81 so per head /;
sheep, yearlings, IS cents per head; over a
year old, 81 80 per head; milk, scents per
gallon; onions, 40 cents per bushel; pota-
toes, Is cents per bushel; other egetables,
25 cents per bushel; tobacco, stemmed,
50 70 per pound; unstemmed, 81 per pound f;
fax, hacKled, $67 20 per ton; hemp,
hacked. $50 per ton; wool, from IL to SO
cents per pound, according to quality.
In spite of Bryan's theatrical play that
the tariff is for the rich alone, a glance
will show that the Mckinley tariff so
strongly protected the farmer that it
might almost have been called farmers
bills
Senator Dudley wisely expressed the
truth when he said: Agriculture should
be protected, and there is no country in
the world where it stands more in need of
protection than in the United States. 1t
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-19
TWENTY.N NINTH DISTRICT.

Not .less than 800 Republican voters of
the Twenty-ninth District were on hand
at Irish-American Hall when Fred Hoge-
man, one of the county committeeman
of that district, asked for order and named
the temporary officers. AS soon as the
enrolling committee announced itself
ready for business there was scramble
by the horny-handed toilers who make up
the voting strength of this section to get
their names on the clubs roll. This rush
continued undated until the roll was
closed for the night, and many had to de-
fer this duty until tonight. The organi-
cation of the club is as follows:
Chairman, w. E. Mavhew; secretary,
Charles Craig; enrolling committee
James Dhue, Henry Quigg, D. ]. Crowley,
William Connors. NJ. Shaugnessy.
Before adjournment was taken 257 names
had been placed on the roll.
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worth of meats and dairy products,
$7,876, 374 worth of vegetables and 81, 1853
worth OF live animals.
Senator Dudley we'll inquired when
discussing the question two years ago:
why is 1t necessary to import any agri-
cultural products into this country tn at
our farmers can produce hereP The
farmer requires more protection and not
less. With the farming industry, as with
the manufacturing industry. our people
have to contend with the cheap labor OF
other countries, and each of these great
industries requires to be protected from
this cheap labor. 1t has come to this:
We must either lower our wages to the
standard of European labor, which we
cannot and never will consent to do, or
else we must protect 1t. There IS no inter-
mediate course or halfway measure that
will meet the difficulty. 1t is the wages
we pay our people that marks the differ
ence between the condition of our laboring
people and those of Europe; that gives to
the one many of the Injuries OF life, while
the other does not even have all the neces-
saries; enables the one to live. while the
other almost starves."
continuing in the same unanswerable
line OF argument the Senator said:
The farmer requires market in which
TO sell his surplus products. He builds
the house in which he lives and buys the
clothes he wears, as well as his furniture
and the implements he uses on his farm,
out OF his surplus products. Hence his
market should be secure; in other words,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-19
Japanese Trade Prom oted.

MEXICO CITY. MEXICO. Aug. 1s.-S.
Tomiako, member of the Japanese COM
mission which is at present sojourning in
this country studying the possibilities and
conditions for the establishment of closer
trade relations, coupled with a mammoth
colonization scheme, took his departure
yesterday morning for San Antonio, Tex.
His stay in the Lone Star State will COM
prise protracted visit to the principal
cotton producing districts, with the object
of studying the subjecr relative to it's Gull
tiyation in Japan. Mr.. Tomiako will
thereafter proceed to St. Louis and Chi
cago. where important business engage
ments await his arrival in both cities.