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The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11
Reduce the Acreage.
From the Little Rock Gazette.

From the Little Rock Gazette.
President Lane, of the American Cot
ton Growers Protective Association,
has issued an address to the cotton
planters of the South that should be
carefully read by everyone who expects
to raise any cotton this year. 1t
contains advice that should be Needed,
the suggestions therein being all in the
interest of the planter. He advises a
reduction in acreage, and without much
argument, which, from the experience
of last year should be convincing, that
the Southern farmer would be more
greatly benefited by seven to seven
and a half million bale crop, selling at
10 to II cents, than ten million bale
crop, selling at to 8 cents. The
English have already spread the report
that the crop this year is to be an
immense one, that Texas alone will
raise over 1000, 900 bales. Mr. Lane
says this report originated among the
New Orleans bears to induce the
planters to sell the balance of the
present season S crop at present low
figures. The first announcement, how
ever, that Texas planters intended to
expand their cotton acreage was made
by the English press about three weeks
ago, the authority for the statement
being based, it was claimed, upon
information received direct from the
cotton centers of Texas. The planters
of Texas are less desirous of a large
crop than those of any other state.
They have taken the lead in advocating
reduction in acreage and are willing
to CO. operate with those of other states
in diminishing the yield. 1t is proposed
by Mr.. Lane that all persons interested
in protecting the value of cotton shall
meet in convention at Memphis on
Tuesday, January 21st, and agree to
some plan by which the crop of 1867
may be SO limited as to insure profitable
returns. BY concerted effort this can
be done, and every planter, merchant
and business man should endorse Mr..
Lane $ proposition and take a personal
interest in making the Memphis con
vention n success.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11

mother. like the 'Roman Matron. I"
proudly exclaim: These are my
jewels7' and did not their fortitude
and heroism rise to even supreme
heights? For they sent their offspring
brayely and Loyalty to battle for their
country. and with the Spartan
Mother deathless injunction
Return with your shield, or on it. =
1t is to the survivors of these illus
trious women and to their descendants.
to whom the General Commanding.
therefore, confidently intrusts this
important mission of assisting in this
holy undertaking.
The General Commanding appeals to
and urges these heroic women, survivors
of heroic age, and all the daughters
OF the South who take pride in the
history of such worthy and glorious
ancestors, TO Immediately, upon the
receipt of this order, organize societies
and elect presidents, secretaries,
treasurers and other officers, in every
city. town, hamlet and neighborhood in
the South, and to notify Colonel r. c.
Wood, general manager of the Con-
federate Memorial Association, No. A
Perdido street, New Orleans, La. so
that he can at once supply them with
subscription books and full instructions,
and respectfully requests that they will
commence without delay the collection
of funds for the erection Of this deposit
ory of the records of the valor of
Southern manhood and the heroism of
Southern womanhood, and continue
their efforts Systematically, making the
Memorial Festival Day, May /,
1896, the elimination of their efforts.
The money raised by each society and
in each locality must be deposited in
some good bank or other safe depository.
to the order of the United Confederate
Veterans for the use of the Confederate
Memorial Association, to remain until
called for by proper authority.
In the meantime, each society or
locality. where money is raised, will
report the amount collected to Colonel
r. c. Wood, general manager of the
Confederate Memorial Association, No.
a Perdido street, New Orleans, La. F.,
so that an idea can be formed of the
total amount thus secured.
The General Commanding requests
the old veterans composing the 721
United Confederate Veteran Camps of
this Association to render all the assist
ance possible to the ladies engaged in
this holy cause.
The General Commanding also
requests that every newspaper through
out the South and elsewhere, favorable
to this grand historic enterprise, will
publish this order, and with editorial
comment give it the widest publicity.
BY ordor of j. b. GORDON,
General Commanding.
GEO. MooRMAN,
Adj. Gen. and Chief of staff
lOFFIcIAL.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11
CHEAP METROPOLITAN PAPERS.

There is no excuse nowadays for a
citizen failing to subscribe for a great
metropolitan newspaper in addition to
taking his own county paper. The
Twice a Week Republic of st.
Louis, which is credited with the
largest circulation of any weekly paper,
is only 81 year, and for this sum it
sends two papers a week, or 104 papers
year-less than one cent each. The
weekly contains the best and brightest
news condensed from the daily paper,
together with we'll assorted collection
of reading matter and useful inform
alton. A popular feature in its columns
next year will be the speeches of prom
inent men in the presidential campaign.
These will be given almost in full. A
reader of the Twice "a Week Re
public will always be abreast Of the
times, for no paper has greater news
gathering facilities.
The Daily and Sunday Republic can
now be had by mail for little more
than one cent and half day, or SO a
year, when paid in advance. Though
this paper has greatly reduced its price,
it has increased its valve twofold by
adding many valuable features.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11
Mr.. Cleyeland's Oversight.

From the Post Dispatch.
In discussing the sources of danger in
our present monetary system President
Cleveland mentions all except the
principal source, the weak keystone of
the financial arch.
He shows what menace to the gold
reserve greenbacks and treasury notes
are and how the endless chain keeps the
treasury stripped of gold and the bond
mill in motion. But le overlooks
altogether the fact that the prime cause
of this danger is the stupendous blunder
and crime of destroying one half our
redemption money and making it, with
the rest of our currency, a draft on the
gold remnant The single gold standard,
with its essential attachment, the fetch
of the gold reserve, is the real element
of danger which would be averted by
the admission of silver to the coinage on
an equality with gold.
Mr.. Cleveland also wholly overlooks
the dangers which would arise from his
scheme to protect the gold of the
government from draft for ordinary
commercial uses by turning over the
control of paper currency to the banks.
Because the gold is protected from raids
| it would not lose its function as the sole
money of final redemption and the
foundation of all credit. Its protection
of the fund in the government vaults,
therefore, would only make the creation
of bankers panics easy and would
render the periodic commercial panics
attendant on the gold standard more
disastrous, when the huge system of
corporation credit money topples and
collapses in the storm.
These dangers are inherent in any
monetary system in which credit money
is issued on the basis of one scarce
metal. The only safety lies in BIZ
metallism, when both gold and silver
make up a practically exhaustless stock
of hard money good at all times for
redemption purposes and flowing freely
where trade needs call them.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11
! LYNCH BLOCK: ALLEN o. co. CASH eaoelas !
Married..
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

HAMLETT-CARS ARSON-December 10,
1895, s. Edgar Hamlet to Miss Alice
l. Carson, Rev. Thos. Neil Wilson
of the Episcopal church of Roseburg
officiating.
The marriage ceremony was cele.
brated at the residence of the bride 8
parents at the farm of Hon. A. H.
Carson. Immediately after the cere.
mony was performed the happy couple
came to this city where thew purchased
tickets for an extended trip over the
Southern Pacific, first to San Francisco.
then to Los Angeles and other points In
southern California, after which they
will visit st. Louis, Chicago and Wash
lngton, d. c., when they will go to the
home of Mr.. Hamlet, at Stanton
Heights in Charlotte county, Va. Miss
Carson is the only daughter of Hon. A.
b. Carson, one of the foremost fruit
growers in Southern Oregon, and is one
of the popular young ladies in this com
munity. She was nominated on the
Republican ticket two years ago for the
ONCE OF county school superintendent
and received a handsome majority. She
being the first woman who ever received
an office at a popular election in
Josephine county. A host Of friends,
young and old, rejoice at the happy
event. but their JOY is saddened by the
thought that the young lady viii 90
away to reside at her distant home In
old Virginia. where Mr.. Hamlett owns
large plantation at Stanton Heights
The good wishes of this community 90
with Mr.. and Mrs, Hamlet, and every
body who has had the pleasure of their
acquaintance here wish them a happv
future. ff'
The above is from the Oregon
Observer Grant s Pass. Ore. }. Mr..
Carson, it will be remembered by many
of our older citizens, was resident of
Van Buren some sixteen years since
and his daughter just married was horn
in Van Buren. THE PRESS extends
congratulations, nus
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11
What Bad Roads Cost.

From the batesyille Guard.
From investigation made by the
department of agriculture at Washing
ton, it is estimated that the annual cost
of transportation of the farm products
from the farm to market or to shipping
points, in the United States, amounts
to $946, 414, 665. This estimate is based
upon returns from 200 counties show
ing the average length of haul to be
twelve miles; the average weight of
load for two horses, 2, ,O02 pounds, the
average cost per mile, 25 cents and $3
for the entire haul: and estimating the
farm products at 219 S2s, ,227 tons, and
estimating other articles carried over
the public roads. From other inform
alton in the department it is estimated
that, counting the loss of time in reach
ing markets, the enforced idleness and
the wear and tear to live stock and
hauling machinery caused by poor
roads, two thirds of the cost might be
saved by an improvement of the roads.
That would be an annul saving of 5000,
943, 10, sum that is surely worth the
saving. But this is only one of the
smallest gains to be realized from god
roads. The benefits are almost in
calculable, the pleasure, ease and safety
of travel, the enhancement of values,
etc, all must be considered.
1t is to be hoped that the enacting of
a better road law will be agitated in the
coming local campaign. Time must
assuredly have convinced the great body
of the voters that the present law is a
failure, that under it the roads we have
can hardly be kept passable, much less
improved and better ones built. Let
the candidates for the next Legislature
make known to the people their views
on the building of good roads. Let
them unbottle their eloquence on it, the
subject is worthy of tremendous effort.
The legislator who is instrumental in
giving the State good roads shall be
remembered in after time, he shall have
a monument more lasting than brass
and one that those who ride may see
there shall be many to rise up and call
him blessed, and the opportunities
presented by prize fights and bribery
investigations shall be by him in no
wise envied.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11
A Scheme to Bring the Weather
Service In Direct Contact With
the People.

From the Little Rock Democrat.
AS announced some time ago in The
Democrat, the United States weather
bureau and the postoffic department
have conspired to do good service by
the people, and to Mr.. F. P. Chaffee,
the director of the Georgia state weather
service, is due the credit for the
suggestion of the scheme. Commencing
at an early date postoffices in affixing
the receipt stamp on the back of the
envelops will at the same time stamp
the weather forecast there. The new
stamp will be rather larger than the
present receipt stamp. 1t will be square
and will read as follows;
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11

THE Venezuelan incident has almost
dropped out of sight in England and one
would think by the threatening aspect
if such thing did not occur period
ically-that England and Germany
would go cunning for one another in
short order. The cause for all this is
the invasion of the Transvaal in South
Africa by troops of the South African
Company-a chartered English organi
cation ON the plan of the British East
India Company. The British troops
were defeated by the Boers-the inhabit
ants of that repnblic-whereupon En-
peror William of Germany sent con
gratulatory telegram to the President of
the Transvaal. which the English con
slider an insult, and this tempest in a
teapot is the result. England $
grasping disposition seems to be getting
her it into hot water right along these
times.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11

In another column we publish COM
munication from the Confederate Mem
orial Association, calling on the United
Confederate Veterans and the ladies of
the South to assist them in raising
money to carry TO complexion the grand
project for the establishment of a Grand
Memorial Hall for Confederate Relics.
etc. inaugurated by that generous
friend of the survivors of the Lost
Cause Charles Broadway Rouss, at
the reunion at Houston. Tex. Van
Buren and Crawford County has many
survivors of the Lost Cause. who
will cheerfully contribute to the funds,
and her ladies will see that nothing is
left undone to raise subscription that
we need not be ashamed Of,
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11

associate JUSTICE PEcKHAM, the
latest acquisition to the Supreme Bench,
took his seat as member of the
highest court of the land Monday. The
initiatory ceremonies consisted in the
taking of the oath of Office and were
brief and simple. There was an
especially large attendance of attorneys
at the ceremony. Among others who
occupied seats inside the bar were the
Chinese Minister and two members of
his suite
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11

From late dispatches it appears that
the Cubans are about to achieve indie.
pendence. For the past week they have
been operating in the vicinity of
Havana the capital, which has been
fortified by the Spanish. The United
States will not hesitate much longer in
recognizing the belligerency of Cubans
Two resolutions authorizing such
recognition are now pending in Con.
gress.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11
VIII They Profit by the Lessoni
m the Washington, D. C., Post.

From the Washington. D. c.. Post
The country will wait with great
anxiety to see to what. If any. extent
the cotton planters profit by the lesson
of this year. The crop Of 1S94-5 was in
round numbers, 9. 800, 900 bales. which
sold at fraction less than 8 cents a
pound, taking the average, thus bring
ing about $24 80 bale, on say, 1892, =
$50, 900 in all. The crop of 1856 is
now estimated at 6,375, 600 bales, but
the average price is TX cents, and the
total yield in money will be, at $37. 90
per bale, about s240, 900, 900. Thus the
cotton planters will have received some
$8, 900, 900 more for the small crop than
they received year ago for the big
crop, and they will have saved, besides
the expenses of cultivating, picking,
ginning. packing, shipping, &C., the
8, 900, 600 bales which they did not
make-something over $50 600, 900. 1t
would seem. therefore, that at the end
of this years operations the cotton
planters will be, say, $40, 200, 900 better
off in actual cash than they were the
year before, and, if it should turn out
that they have devoted the land and the
energy withdrawn from cotton to the
production of food and forage, their
gain will be simply enormous.
AS we say, the country will look with
great solicitude for the effect of this
object lesson on the mind of the
Southern cotton planter. Will he learn
from it the lesson of successful
agriculture, or will he misinterpret the
meaning of the result and return to the
errors and the calamities of the pasti
It is now evident to the outside world
that if the South will limit itself to a
crop of 5, 200, 900 or 8, 900, 900 bales of
cotton, it can securely count upon
remunerative price for its product,
whereas If it rejects the substance of
independence in order to snatch at the
shadow of an impossible prosperity it
will realize nothing but disaster. The
question is whether the Southern cotton
planters perceive this truth themselves,
or whether they must be taught still
further in the hard school of adversely.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11
A DECISION was rendered Monday by

A DECISION was rendered Monday by
Justice White in the U. S. Supreme
Court reversing for the second time the
decision of the Circuit Court for the
Western District of Arkansas in the
case OF Sam Hickory condemned to
death for murder. Justice White, in
his opinion, quoted literally from the
instructions given by Judge Parker,
who presided in the Arkansas court,
condemning in rather strong terms the
use by the Judge of language deuun.
ciatory of the prisoner.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11

Thus it will be seen that ON the back
of every letter taken from the postoffice
will be stamped the weather indications
for the following day. OF course, the
forecasts will be distributed to the post
offices by telegraph each day from the
weather bureau, and there appears to
be every reason why the innovation
will be of great practical benefit.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11

A LONDON dispatch of Jan. sth says
A movement is on foot among number
Of prominent Americans and Britons in
this city to bring about the formation of
a permanent court of arbitration to set
tie all disputes between the two nations,
as proposed by Justice Harlan in 1893.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11

GEO. TILES. ex general agent of the
Mutual Life Insurance Company fol
Arkansas has instituted suit for $47.
900, which amount he claims is due him
en the unexpired portion of his contract
with that company.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11

DR.. JAMES WEBB ROGERS. who, as
one of the chief promoters of the Pan
Electric Company, gained considerable
notoriety at the time of its investigation
by Congress, died Saturday at his
residence in Maryland.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11

TIE Mississippi legislature will elect
successor to Senator George this
month Notwithstanding his term does
not expire until 1897. There will be
five candidates for the position, George,
Money. Allen, Hooker and Lowery.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11

Col. JAS. P. NEAL, the oldest resi-
dent of Washington county, and founder
of Prairie Grove. died suddenly at his
home in Prairie Grove Tuesday night.
He was lieutenant under Col. Yell In
the Mexican war.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11

Gov. CLARKE has announced in a card
published in the Little Rock Gazette
that he will not again be candidate for
governor, but has entered the arena as
IA contestant for the seat held by Senator
Jones. Another victim.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11

HARVARD professors condemn the
administration plan of locating the
Venezuelan boundary line. The
majority of the commission are
graduates of Yale.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11

The Great Southwest says that at
Cape Girardeau, Mo-, fifty movers
wagons cross the river every day from
Illinois, most of them bound for
Arkansas. The immigration move
ment is booming in this part of the
country.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11

AT meeting of the State Board of
School Commissioners Thursday it was
decided, if possible, to invest some of
the State school money in government
bonds of the new issue just advertised.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11

PRIZE FIGHTS are of almost daily oe
currence in different part of the country.
Public virtue seems satisfied with stop.
ping those only in which the champions
are involved. Batesville Guard.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11

A CALL for popular loan for sfOO,
OOO,O in gold has been advertised bv
Secretary Carlisle, The bonds are TO
be per cent. 30 year coin bonds in
denominations of $50 and upwards.
Anyone can send in bids for them, hut
only gold will be accepted in payment.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11

Ex- PRESIDENT HARRISON is refurnish-
ing and improving his home and his
friends believe that that the report that
he is to be married is true.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11

Hon. w. L. Terry Congressman
from the Little Rock district has an
nounced himself as candidate for
re election.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The regular annual meeting of the
Stockholders of the Van Buren Water
Company, for the purpose of electing a
Board of Directors for said Company
for the ensuing year, and for transact
ing such other business as may come
legally before said meeting, will be held
at the office of said Company in Van
Buren,. Arkansas, on Thursday, the 9th
day of February, 1896, between the
hours of o clock, A. M. and o clock
P. M. RoBT S. HYNEs,
Secretary of the Van Buren, Water Co.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11

BRAZIL proposes to call an American
international conference to ratify the
Monroe doctrine.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11

1T Is said that Governor Mckinley
looks upon the House tariff bill as a
vindication, and feels very grateful to
Mr.. Reed for his earnest support of the
measure.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11

ISABEL BELL has been admitted TO the
press galleries at Washington. She is
the only woman now enjoying that
that privilege,
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11

The Government leaves everything in
the hands of the Venezuelan COM
mission. 1t will remain neutral in
everything pertaining to the investiga-
tion. The commission may go and
come whenever it pleases. All the
Government asks is that the commission
shall locate the true divisional line
between Venezuela and British Guiana
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11

BY proclamation of the President
Utah was on Saturday admitted as one
of the states of the Union.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11

THE officers of the new state Of Utah
were installed Tuesday.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11
Unclaimed Letters.

The following is a list of letters In the Post
office at Van Buren,. Ark remaining uncalled
FOR and advertised Jan. IL, 1896.
Anderson, Matte Mackenticar, Ffey
Anderson, W r Murray Bette
Burrow, The Morgan, Cora
Boliey, Mollie Miller
Beler William Morgan, AN
brewer, Martin, A z l6
Brown, RG Niley John
Cordell, Grace nellie, Mrs
Gamble, Ora Nelson, Fannie
Davis, Mrs Roberts j II
Dining Amer Snyder, Maria
cabins, Bob Stevenson, Maggie
Fiper Frank Smith Lee
James Bell Taylor, X w
Johnson. Amanda Turner Wad
Jamer Emma Wilkens
zones White, Henry
killgore, Call Williams
Kennedy, John Warren, Henry
koontz, West Mamie
Lemaster, RG Vumer Huldah
Lalors, Etter lobum, Emmer
Parties calling for above will please say ad
yertised and give date A fee of one cent will
be charged on all advertised letters
W. T. ENGLAND. p. NJ.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

For announcements of candidates for
Office. not exceeding one inch in space
the following fees will be charged.
payable invaribly in advance. Positively
no deviation from this rule:
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-11

All announcements will be published
up to the primaries or election.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-06-11

This has been a very sue
cessful season in this de-
partment. Seems as though
we had bought the right
kinds by the way they go.
Our stock is very large yet.
We. have about anything,
you want now.
p. S.-See our window
of Gents fine Shoes we are
selling at $500.
They are worth nearly
double the price.