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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-12-19
The VAN buren, PRESS.
VAN buren,, ARKANSAS.
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.

Trains 281, 2s2, 233, 2s4, 2ls and IA will carry
passengers
No 2S1 Arr 2 30 p.m. Arr. Coffeyville $50 pm
No, 23S " 2:40 am. Ft Smith $40 am.
No 243. = 1925 ain. STOPS at Van Buren,.
GOING EAST.
No. 2a2. Arr lis pm. Arr. Little Rock sos pm
No 284 i" GAO am. " LOO pm,
No Oh Lv 1855 am. !" Coal Hill 3.O5 D. M
Trains 231 232 233, 234 run daily
Trains 2l3 and 244 do not run on Sunday.
Through trains make stop OF minutes.
GREENWOOD BRANCH.
No $780,. Arr 1t25 m. STOPS at Van Buren,.
No 2o3@ Lv. $50 pm. Arr. Greenwood 5:25 p. IN.
~ Daily, except sunday
A. HAYS. Agent
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Col. J. S. Renfroe was up from Alma
Monday.
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There is never day passes but what there
are a large number of passengers come into Van
Buren, over the different roads. and the same can
be said of departures, and yet the depot here
are more than in many of the towns of much
less Importance. Is there no way by watch we
can obtain decent depot 2-Venture.
More of what? Bro. Higgs. We
should say more of sardine boxes, with
sweating attachments in summer time,
than public railway stations.
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Although the weather would appear
to be almost ideal for fishing our
piscatorially inclined citizens report
very poor luck with rod and line.
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Safe breakers are also reported at
work at Sallisaw, but they must be of a
rather inexperienced kind as the safe
they blew open had been left unlocked 4,
but they did not find it out. The deed
occurred Sunday night and the scene
was Francis store. No money was
obtained the proprietor having removed
it the evening before.
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We will move on the first of January,
and if you want anything in the grocery
line for the holidays come to us. We
want to move as little as possible and
will make you low prices on everything,
ALLEN & Co.
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Hon. J. K. P. Douglass spent part
OF Monday and Wednesday in Van
Buren,.
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Messrs. T. E. Bradley and J. D.
Knowlton went up to Muscogee Tuesday
with a view to selecting building into
which to move their cigar factory.
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YOU WILL WANT THEM !:

1t seems somewhat strange that sc
few of our bieyclists are taking
advantage of this almost ideal weather
for riding.
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Business in the building line has been
reported very quiet for the past ten
DAYS
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-12-19

Hood s 1897 Calendars Free at
JNo. O. KANE S DRUG STORE.
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Just opened the largest stock of use
full and fancy Holiday Goods at the
Van Buren, Book Store. Don t purchase
until YOU have examined our stock.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-05-30
How to Treat the Baby.

Let the baby lie perfectly un-
dressed on a pillow, in perfectly
warm room and sprawl like a frog to
relieve his muscles and make them
grow. 1t is good tor tie development
of children to let them run about
warm nursery naked, half an hour
at a time, after they can walk. The
constraint that bands and tapes and
the weight of clothes are to-a baby's
pulpy form and butterfly strength
can hardly be understood by US
''grown-ups,' but they are quito
enough TO deform in frequent cases.
Carrying q child too much on one
arm will make it misshapen. Babies
ought to be held with the breast
against the mothers, and an arm at
the back, supporting the back of the
head by hand carefully, as it rests
against the shoulder. They should
lie on their stomachs great deal on
a pillow or across the knees, for
change of position and the ease CIV
en- by the warmth and pressure of
the little abdomen.
Babies limbs are made symmetri-
cal and vigorous by leisurely, tender
stroking. i; they will get bow
legged by dancing on their eager feet
too soon, there is no need to torture
them with surgical appliances and
steel boots. The surgery for
such cases is daily, hourly stroking
the legs with both hands, aud gently
moulding them into straightness.
Clever doctors discourage the use of
appliances for Strengthening young
children, preferring the gradual
traction of the mothers hands, which
will be all-sutiiclent.
The babies who have the best
chance, 1 really believe, are those
brought up in homely ways in the
warm and neat.living rooms, along
with the kittens and home plants and
singing of kettles, in the sunshine of
the mothers constant presence.
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A Plea For Confederate Home
COMMUNICATED


There is a striking contrast be-
tween the condition Of the disabled
veterans who wore the blue and
those who wore the gray. The one
cared for by the gratitude OF great
nation, the other dependent upon
the love of an impoverished people.
The supreme nobility of the South
ern women, those who sent fathers,
brothers, husbands. and lovers into
battle for truths sake, is yet watch
full OF the veteran whose step has be-
come feeble, and whose lot has fall
en- in hard places. AS the women of
the South reared stately monuments
of costly marble in the Confederate
Cemetery in Winchester, so the
Daughters of the Conlede.acy of
West Virginia are striving to build
home for the poor and disabled
veterans. The Daughters of the
Confederacy in Martinsburg and
Berkeley county are making great
arrangements to effect this result.
About June Sd they will organize a
grand rally, which will be held on
the lawn of Senator Faulknets beau
tiful and historic home, Boydville.
There will be dinner during the day,
and Fete Champetre at night. The
lawn will be dotted with tents. One
in which a play will be held, anoth-
er will contain museum of Coufed-
crate relics, at another beautiful
maidens will tell the fortunes of
anxious SWANS. Bands of music
and numerous lanterns will beautify
and enliven the scene. A magnifi.
cent supper will be served, and it is
anticipated that, as q gathering of
beauty and chivalry, the occasion
will be unsurpassed. Gallant and
faithful jefferson will send her quota
for the sake of the cause she loved
so well, and battle-scarred Winckes'
ter will come in force with the same
devotion which swelled her heart
when her streets resounded to the
tramp of armed men. There the old
generation will meet the new, and
the veterans will meet the sons and
daughters of the Confederacy-a
younger people in whose heart the
pride of heroic ancestry reigns SUI
preme-and together all will testify
by their contributions, their appre-
citation of the noble cause for which
the occasion is had. Every South
ern veteran of Berkeley and adjoin-
ing counties is expected, and many
will be there.
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DR.. Niles Nervine not only cures
all nervous disease, headache, blues,
nervous plostration, sleeplessness,
neuralgia, st. Vitus dance, fits and
Mysteries, but also builds up the
body. I am pleased to say that after
years of intense, suffering with nerv-
GUS disease, headache and prostration
I tried DR.. Miles Restorative Ner-
vine, and in two weeks gained eight
pounds in weight. I could not lie
down to sleep, but now sleep perfect
ly easy, and am still improving won
derfully. Cannot say enough for the
Nervine.-Mrs. l.. B. Willard, Dun
kirk. n. "" "One customer used
Nervine and gained fifteen pounds in
fiesh.-Brown and Mayberry, Cort-
land, N. Y" Trial bottle and ele-
giant book free at A. M. Gilbert's.
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Carelessness in girlhood causes
the greatest suffering and unhappl-
ness in after lite. Little irregularities
and weaknesses in girls should be
looked after promptly and treatment
given at once. DR. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription promotes regularity of
all feminine functions, makes strength
and builds up a sturdy health with
which to meet the trials to come.
The Favorite Prescription is not a
universal panacea. 1t is good for
but one thing. 1t is directed solely
at one set of organs.
DIR Pierce's Common Sense Medi-
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Specimen Gases.

S.H. Clifford, New Cassel. Wis.
was troubled with Neuralgia and
Rheumatism, his stomach was dis
ordered, his Liver was affected TO
an alarming degree, appetite fell
away, and he was terribly reduced
in flesh and strength. Three bottles
of Electric Bitters cured him.
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg,
ILL.,, bud a running sore on his leg OF
eight years. standing. Used three
bottles of Electric Bitters and seven
boxes of Bucklen s Arnica Salve. and
his leg is sound and well. John
Speaker, Catawba, O., had five large
Fever sores on his leg, doctors said
he was incprable. One bottle Elec.
trio Bitters and one box Bucklen's
Arnica Salve cured him entirely
Sold by L. G. Matthaei, Druggist.
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Because nobody asked them, and
SO whether they liked it or not,
they were obliged to join the ranks
of the old maids.
Because great wealth was theirs,
and they feared that every lover
loved their money-bags better than
themselves.
Becausethey putaway allthoughts
Of marriage in order to stay at home
and take care of an invalid mother,
or keep house for a widowed father.
@Because their suitors grew weary
of them, and rode away to seek
fairer and, maybe richer brides.
Because they quarreled with, and
spoke words of high disdain to their
best beloved and repentance did not
come till too late.
Because they made playthings of
mems hearts, and were utterly in
capable of approaching the love and
lifelong devotion which might have
been theirs.
Because their future husbands
died, and the Borrowing brides they
left behind could never love again.
Because they thought it better to
bear the known evils of single bless.
edness than try the unknown ones
of married life.
Because they were hard to please,
and refused wooer after wooer, till
their day was past and they found
themselves on the shelf.
Because their Jfances proved I'm.
worthy of their love, and, though
they dismissed them, would never
let the place that they hold in their
hearts forever be usurped.
Because the whispering tongues
that scan poison truth" made mis-
chief, which was not at any time ex-
planned away.
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M0LER AVENUE.

Mr.. A. NJ. Sprinkle continues ser.
ionsly i'll.
Mr.. N. Rimel las an addition to
his family.
Mrs. Richard and daughter, from
Brunswick, are visiting here
Mr.. Samuel Taylor is stricken
with paralysis, and is perfectly help
less.
One word OF honest praise for the
writing Of "W. G." in the INDEPEN-
DENT. They please me better than
any other gems that are found in its
columns.
Mrs. Levi Tabler and daughter
honored slot" with q visit. There
are chains OF gold linking our hearts
10 some dear friends-chains that
have never broken link--tried
hearts and true from whom (though
many times we may have deserved
rebuke-waspy, passionate, excen-
trio, over sensitive and too exactiDg
as we are) we have never received
anything but politeness, sympathy
and love.
Night, silent night-with the love-
Is crescent moon in spangled heay-
ems, and earth covered with verdure;
soft floating winds that rustic
through the dense foliage, pressing
fragrant odor from myriads of flow
ering cups, aud bringing it to your
grateful nostrils, while they fan your
heated brow and intoxicate you with
dreamy delight that lacks one charm
only to make it ecstatic. Could the
dulcet strains of the Silver Leaf Or
chestra fall upon your ear, wonder
full SIS the varied MARBLES of a lark,
soft as the cooling of dove, full and
strong and vigorous as the gallant
hearts Of its youthful members, then
you could ask no more for this glo-
rious night. But where is that Or
chestra? Are they married? Guess
not. They were too shy to be caught
in a matrimonial trap, cen though
it was set by a Leap Y ear belle and
hung all over with ribbons Of blue.
Has it disbanded Alas we fear it.
But what is this tramp, tramp OF a
we'll formed line Of moving figures,
heralded by the blare OF trumpet and
CLEAN of torch !? Our prayer is an
swered-it's music! Yes, and our
ears are alert. The leader is tall
boy with red hair, as fiery as the
light from his torch, and he is fol-
lowed by half the urchins on the hill,
three abreast, barc-footed, pants roll
ed to the knees, collars open, grimy
faces and hands well furnished with
horns, gourds, conch shells, tin
pans, hesdless tambourines, drums,
&c. What does it matter if their
tuned instruments make horrid dis
cord and are blood-curdling screams,
and you impulsively stick your
thumbs in your ears to shut out the
sounds I? And now you are armor-
ed for enjoyment, and your heart
keeps time to the light fall of bare
feet in the dusty road, and in self
forgetfulness you look and admire
these young West Virginians. How
loftily their heads are held--What
conscious pride, joy and love of free
dom swells each heaving breast. All,
sweet boyhood's days, free from all
care and pain, With happy play
mates-oh would we were boys again.
SO your heart finds music and poet
ry and harmony in seeming discord,
and as the boys move slowly away
you unstop your ears as the noise
recedes, and you murmur God bless
the boys, and especially these rag
ged, bare-footed, juvenile Moler ave-
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Favorite Songs.

Mr.. Cleveland's fayorite song is
sThe Letter That Never Came
Senator Teller's favorite song is
"Silver Threads Without the Gold"
Mr.. Bayard cheerfully sings "The
Joys OF Home"
Comptroller Roberts is learning
"Put Ne OFF at Buffalo,"
Senator Hill is practicing "Darl-
ing, l Am Growing Old"
Governor Morton mour n full y
chants ''Why Did You Deceive Me,
My Lover"
Governor Brady merrily sings
"You Can't Play in My Back Yard
Ex-Governor Flower gayly war
bles 81 Am Waiting"
Charles M. Warner finds comfort
in the song "The Warrior Bold.'
Mayor McGuire's favorite song is
said to be II Have Travelled Many
a Rocky Road, and the Road is
Rocky STILL"
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Mr.. Gotham-Your sister took
the highest classical honors at col
lege, but you make no progress at
all in your studies.
Mr.. Gotham, Jr-You see, gov
enor the girls have nothing to do
but study. We fellows have too
much else to attend 10 chat we don't
get much time for books.-Texas
Sitter.
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From the FaderIand.


Der doctor covers up his mistakes
NIT earth.
Batience vas der best blaster for a
sore heart.
You don't can find der sunshj.le
mitout der shadow.
Neffer advise man to commit
suicide or to got married.
OF yer keeps yer U.out shut, yer
don't can swaller tie fly.
Always have 'oity fer der man vat
gets licked.
Der dollar vos worth a good dea-
ven yer can't borrow one.
OF yer dond want to fall down,
dond run in der dark.
Some men crawl in der shell and
SHAY dere.
Aman vot would swindle der news
poy would rob pank.
Dink apout dings slowly, und do
dem promptly.
Der man vat vas in a hurry goes
fishin' NIT an empty bond in.
Dig yer spade deep, vile der odder
TELLER vas asleep.
To-day vos wort more as two
dimes tomorrow.
A cat vot wears kid gloves, dond
cotch many leedle mice.
Love and reason dond sbeak nit
each odder as dey pass by.
Der sooner as you learn how TO
live you die bretty quick.
A schooner in der hand vas yort
dree in der key.
A man vat don't like music vas
apout as goot as der Indian sign nit
der frond of a cigar store.
Der garden vas much like der man
vat makes der garden.
Won goot headt vas wort all Of
dozen hands.
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Locomotives.

One hundred and nine thousand
locomotives are at present running
on the earth. Europe has $4,000.
America 10000, Asia $500, Aus.
tralia 5000 and Africa 100. In
Europe, Great Britain and Ireland
take premier position with 1000 en-
gines, Germany has $4,000, France
IL 900, Austria Hungary, the second
largest continental country, has s.
GOO.
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HI Goes Without Saying

that when you are suffering from
catarrh, you want relief right away.
What is the use then of experiment
ing with blood "cures" upon a dis
order resulting from climatic changes?
Use a local remedy, for local dis
ease. Use Ely's Cream Balm, which
relieves at once the attacks of ca.
tarrh aud cures chronic cases. so
cents at all druggists. This remedy
can be safely used by all without in
furious results. 1t contains no mer-
curry or injurious drugs of any kind.
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Doctor Pill Cat medical meeting)-
What's the matter with DR.. Physic
tonight ? He appears to be in a
terribly bad humor-nothing but
impatience, irrascibility, and slurs
every time the wonderful progress Of
medical science is mentioned.
Doctor Powder-He has had
rheumatism for six weeks, and all
his brother physicians who were
called in only made it worse-New
York Weekly.
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A Depraved Mule.

One of the brightest Virginia
women in this city has fund Of an
ecdotes illustrative Of life among the
Old Dominion darkies that is not
surpassed by Thomas Nelson Page
himself. She vas telling the other
night of young mule that had been
shipped on freight train 70 farm
er in Fauquler county. A tag had
been tied securely around his neck
with rope, with shipping directions
thereon, but in the course of his
journey the mules hunger and nat
ural depravity had tempted him TO
chew up both tag and rope. This
gave the darkey brakeman great con-
Germ. He hurried to the caboose and
saw the conductor. "Msrs George"
he cried, "fo' Gawd sake, whar yo'
spect to put off dat colt 'E done eat
up whar he gwine. IN. Y. Press.
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A cynical humor had caught the
philosopher when his youngest son
inquired
"Did you ever read Aseop's Fa'
bles ?"
eyes"
fittings are very different now
from what they were when Aesop
was alive"
"Very."
"He couldn't get birds and other
animals to talk now could he 7"
"No, my boy. The only thing
outside of the human race that talks
now is money. AS it is generally
too busy looking after its own at.
fairs to give much good advice. -
Detroit Free Press.
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IL you feel weak
and all worn out take
BROWN $ IRON BITYERs
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The BEST is what the People
Y buy the most of. That,s why
Hoods Sarsaparilla has the largest
sale OF ALL MEDICINES.
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What is

Castera DE-. Samuel Pitchers prescription Infants
and Children 1t contains neither Opium, 1IorpAae
other Narcotic substance It is harmless substitute
for Parcgoric, Drops Soothing Syrups and Castor Oil.
It Pleasant. guarantee is thirty years by
Millions Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and al1ays
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cures Darrhoca and Wind Collie. Castoria relieves
teething troubles, constipation and fatulency
Castora assmilates the food, regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Casa
toria is the ChildrenS Panaceathe Fother's Friend
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Eand Measure.
Z 92-10O inches, l link.
100 links. | chain.

7 92-10O inches, link.
100 links, l chain.
chain is 66 feet or rods.
100 square rods is l acre or 20S
feet, 81 inches square is l acre.
43;560 square feet is one acre.
4,S4O square yards is acre.
SO chains make l mile.
800 rods make l mile.
l,76O yards make mile.
$3.50 feet make mile.
4 miles square contains 1850
acres.
5 acres of land measures 466 feeti
ST inches square.
10 acres of lard measures 600 feet
square.
80 acres of land measures 933 feet,
AZ inches square.
25 acres of land measures 1866
square.
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BIotches
And Pinlples

va ~
softens the impeding matter, PEN
etrates the pores and draws the
poison out. All the time it is sooth,
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It has cured innumerable stub
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itch and salt rheum. 1t will cure
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so cents. Druggists.
FOSTER MEDICINE CO.,
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FOSTERS GERMAN ARMY AND NAVY
CATARRH CURE cures catarrh, lay fever.
cold In the head and all Inflammation Of the
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"Let's take little turn said the
worm.
"You're always springing that old
gag y said the toad scornfully. 81
have something brighter than that
in my head.'
Bethinking himself of the legend
airy jewel, the worm turned in 81
lence.-New York Press.
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tie indiscretion in eating, he may be able to
do uothing at all. He isn't capable Of con
tinuous and vigorous effort Ills bodily dis
comfort affects his mind Even when he.
knows just what is the matter, he ueglects
the simplest precautions and the simple
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dyspepsia starts with constipation, and CON
sfipation can be cured. Constipation Is the
cause of nine -teuths of all human sick.
ness. Some of Its symptoms are sick and
bilious headache, dizziness, sour stomach,
loss Of appetite, foul breath, windy belch-
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