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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-01

the wife of Nick Higgins. She was
powerful bail pestercd about it. To
hear her tell tine news, ii took Joe
Bleyins and Lit Garyin's wife SIGH a
terrific long time to walk from home to
the church and vicery versary. She
had come over the same road, and she
would give her testimony on stack OF
Bibles as big as the meetin house that
it took them two mortal hours to walk
a mile and a half. She told the news
free and promiscus to the sisters, and
naturally of course il then leaked out
amongst the men folks. By the next
day it broke out in the general crowd
and was spreadin like prairie fire on
a windy day in March.
snow, in the name of free grace and
common sense, what was the use of
that? 1t was pure family question,
Rufus, and If Lit was willin, and Misses
Blevins was willin, | was more than
willin. But Misses higgins she lowed it
took 'em sich terrific l-o-n-g time
to go and come from church. But what
of that? The weather hit was meltin
hot, and they didn't have to burn the
wind and make q race track out of the
big road.
"Wlen meetin turned out the next
day Misses Garvin she had heard the
news and went pizen mad. She got
right out in the midst of the crowd, she
did. and helt up Misses Higgins and
pitched in and naturally het the air
sizzlin hot all around She would give
Misses Higgins to understand that she
was a lady, and she wanted everybody
to know for certain-oncst and forever
that she was lady, herself.
"And if your Aunt Nancy amt all
sorts of fool, Rufus, right along there
is where Misses Garvin dropped the jug
and split her molasses. If lady is a
lady | never could see no reason for her
to climb up on high fence and tell
everybody the news. People are more
than probable to know the truth in
regards to that without any loud talk
about it.
"But there they had it-Mises Gar
vim and Misses Huggins-up and down
and over and under-till they brung on
n pluperfect big scandalation in the
settlement, and all because they didn't
have no better sense than to turn their
tongues loose in regards TO things
which the general public didn't have a
blessed thing to do with.
"Finally at last, Rufus, you can take
out your little notebook and set You
down this: For the general run of
family trials and troubles and scandal
atoms fresh air and sunshine is mighty
sorry medicine, whilst graveyard silence
is a dead-shot cure ninety-nine times
in the hundred.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-01

The department Of agriculture, for
estry division, at Washington, has a
collection of rare trees and plants
only second to that belonging to
the famed Kew gardens, London. A re-
cent addition to this Neurological
museum is a "lace bark tree" from ia
maica. The inner bark of this queer
tree is composed of many layers of fine
and intricately woven fibers which in
terlocl with each other in all directions.
Caps. rutlles and even complete suits
of this curious vegetable lace have been
made. II bears washing with common
laundry soap and when bleached.in the
sun acquires a degree of whiteness sell
1om eNcelled by artificial laces made
of cotton. linen and silk. The intricate
web of this unique bark makes it com
pare fayorably to the aforementioned
productions for both beauty and dura-
bility. 1t is TO he sincerely hoped that
he agricultural department will see
1iat the Jamaica lace tree is introduced
uto the United Statcs.-N. y. sun.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-01
Preserved Cherries.

stem and seed the cherries, putting a
pound of sugar to pound Of fruit. Boil
the Juice and sugar to "A thick strip, put
in the cherries and cook until nearly
done. then take out the fruit and lay on
dishes. Boil the sirup gently, put Lack
the cherries when cool and let them
cook 2 little more. Take them out and
let them cool before covering with
sirup; put in glass jars and cover with
paper dipped in French brandy. The
stones should be taken out with gull
to preserve the shape OF the cherry
Good Housekeeping.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-01
Gold Ring in a Turtle shell

The assistant agent Mt the Adams r.S s
press Office in Washington, o., WINE a.
sisting in placing a salt sea 'ulI,
weighing $50 pounds in the fish POM ~
the Washington cemetery lately lounu
an old-fashioned gold ring with a D, Nv,
liant set just under The shell Oh W.
creature. 1t had evidently peeo.s
lodged under the shell while the 'uius
was in the sea. and no doubt was wv
property of some unfortunate tra't', a.
Some think it would be proiitapie ~
dissect the turtle for other Nalu"V''
iewels.-Chieago Chronicle.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-01
To Keen Rread Eresh.

In Swiss and German farmhouses
bread-making is done only once every
three weeks. and such thing as stale
bread is unknown. The bread is put
away in peculiar manner, which tends
to preserve its freshness. Sprinkle -four
freely into an empty fiour sack, and into
this pack the loayes, taking care 10 have
the top crusts of two loayes touching
When they have to lie bottom to bot
tom sprinkle -four between them. Tie
up the sack and harg it up in a dry,
airy place, where it can swing The day
before the loaf is wanted take it out,
brush off the flour and stand it in the
cellar over night. Treated in this man
ner. bread remains good for several
weeks.-N. Y. Mercury.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-01
Two Women in the Case.

Nov, that puts me in mind of the
roarin big eonfusionment which come
10 pass down in the old settlement last
week." Aunt Nancy went on, torectly.
"Big meetin was goin on over at old
ELAN church. There was two or three
new preachers on hand, and with two
sermonts every day-one in the mornin
and one at first candlelight. They had
"A great outpourin and blessed good
mectin.
Over there on the other side of the
creeks mile and half, or maybe
leetle better from the church-Joe Bley-
ms and Lit Garyin live ON joinin farms.
Their families are thick and neghborly
as you please, and they have got along
together smooth and pleasant like
white people ought to do. But one
night in durin of the meetin at old Elam
Misses Blevins she was ruther poorly TO
be out and one of the Garyin children
was sick abed of slow fever. Now,
Lit Garyin is a shoutin Methodist aud
never did blow in much time over at cid
Elan, where they stick to all over bap-
Nio-t ~ Aht ut anu ltbltI way any
how. Joe Blevins was goin to church
that night, and itwould seem like Misses
Garyin she was likewise also most crazy
10 turn ont and hear the gospel dis
pensed with by the new preachers.
so L suited all around for Misses Gar
win to 60 to church that night with Joe
Blev.ns. and she went with him. So
far all right. | couldn't see nothin
wrong about that. ! wouldn't say for
certain how much religion they have
got, but, at any rates. Joe Bleeins and
Misses Garvin nave both got their names
on the church books over at old Elan.
C0nsequeniially It was plum natural for
both OF them to want TO turn out TO
Ineetin. and ia it come handy and con
venient for them to go together. that
was al right. II j; suited them, aud
suited Lit Garvin ara suited Misses Blcv-
ms. 70 he certainly it ought to Of suited
other people
-lg' il would seem like il didn't suit
ever. cody. Il didn't suit Misses higgins,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-01
LIENS oF INTEREST.

The Salvation Army has property IN
the United States valued at S5,0oo.0oo.
a boy in Brunswick, Me, has two
artificial legs. and vet he is an expert BIZ
cycle rider.
A very rarely found bird, white
goose. was recently shot at Mathews
Island, Me.
Mrs. Mary Adair, a woman who never
had a headache, died recently at ST. Ig-
qnce. Mich.
II is said that a good railroad locomo-
tive will travel 100000 miles before 1t
Is worn out.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-01

shot" = til It raley looks to me
like everybody and everything on
The place, even to the cats ana
the dogs, was glad when Aunt
Nancy Newton come up from Panther
Creek and showed down at the appoint
ed time one day last week. lido believe
in my soul that Aunt Naney-whilst
she calls herself nothin more and
nothin less than everyday, she wom-
an"-would fight her weight in wild
cats in case of pushency. And yet
she has get the softest and most handi-
est way of any woman | have ever saw
to make you laugh and forget-to let
the sunshine in and shut the shadows
out and wipe the tears away.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-01
DO HORSES WEEP2
One Northumberland Case During the
Crimean WAR

one w ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ease DurinB tne
Crimean War.
On the advance of the heights of Al
ma a battery of artillery became eX-
posed TO fire of a concealed Russian
battery, and in the course of a few min
utes it was nearly destroyed, men and
horses killed and wounded, guns dis
mounted and limbers broken.
A solitary horse, which had appar-
emily escaped unhurt, was observed
standing with gaze fixed upon an OBJ
ject close behind him. This turned out
to be his late master, quite dead.
The poor animal. when trooper was
dispatched to recover him, was found
with copious tears flowing from his
eyes, and ii was only by main force
that he could be dragged away from
the spot and his unearthly cries to get
back to his master were heartrending.
Apropos of the intense love that cav
airy horses have for music, CORE
spondent of the Gazette writes that
when the Sixth dragons recently
changed their quarters mare belong
ing to one of the troopers was taken so
i'll as to be unable to proceed on the
journey the following morning. Two
days later another detachment of the
same regiment, accompanied by the
band, arrived. The sick mare was in
a loose box, but, hearing the martial
strains, kicked hole through the side
of her box, and, making her way
through the shop of tradesnlan, took
her place in the troop before she was
secured and brought back to the stable.
But the excitement had proved too
great, and the subsequent exhaustion
proved FATAL Horse Guards Gazette.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-01
Sense OF lterrinr.

Herring, it has now been discovered
have wonderful electromagnetic
sense, by which they are able TO de.
teetwhen storm is approaching. They
also know which way it will blow, and
so can go out into deep water, or keep
in the shelter of the shore, as may suit
them best.-N. Y. Sun.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-01
RUFUS SANDERS


Mr.. Plaintalk-Have you travelled
much, Miss Elderly?
Miss Elderly-lndeed I have. Every
summer since my 10th year dear papa
has taken me of for a trip abroad.
rs that so? Wen, / don't suppose
that there IS any country that you have
not visited. "--Tcsas SITTER.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-01

The Farmer-lt's hotter to-day.
His Daughter-The thermometer says
not, pa.
The Farmer-Well. you kin go by the
thermometer If you wanter, bEt |
guess | know how l feel, shout any
machine 20 tell me. Truth.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-01
There WIN BE a Funeral Then.

She is so bright, and so newsy, and
SO fresh; and when she turns her
mouth loose in a runnin conversation
she can spit out more good sense to the
square mint than three or four COM
mon women. With only two eyes and
two ears, it is one of the most strangest
things in this green old world to me
how Aunt Nancy can keep the general
run of things for miles and miles
around, and pick up SO much news
"comin and a-goin," as she is so wont
10 say.
But that dear, delightful old soul
don't give out no news on her own hook,
only that which she has seen with her
own eyes. 1t meught be that she will
sometimes deal in secondhand news,
but in that case she takes particular
pains to tell You where she got the
goods, so you can pay your money and
take your choice.
1.-THE Lord knows I do raley love to
talk, Rufus" says Aunt Nancy to me
that night when we went out on the
back porch to take social family
smoke. And jest as long as ! can
keep my tallin machinery in good
iunnn order you are more than prob
able to hear from me oncst in awhile.
II it ever comes to pass that you
mought hear the news that Nancy
Newton has quit tallSin, you better sad
die your horse or hitch up your mules
and come on down to the Panther
Creek settlement. The funeral will
come off at the usual hour, with your
Aunt Nancy ridin feet foremost at the
head of the procession.
'llut in the main time ! never was nc
hand to so trapsin around through the
country tellln some tremendous big
news to bring on trouble and scandala-
ton amongst the neighbors. Some
folks won't have it that way-and you
maybe mought not think it, Rufus, on
the first flush--but there are more
good people than bad ones in this eoun'
try by a whole lot. And If | don't
know nothin but what is bad about a
man or woman it suits me mighty well
TO drap the subject and talk about the
weather and the crops. No doubts
bit tHClt dit iNN Stdlttl III iutll
women in this country which it would
be powerful hard for me to tell some
thin good about, but l don't have to
NEEDLE and mix myself up with none
SIGH. They didn't grow up on the same
side OF the fence with me nohow, and
we don't have to travel the same fork
Of the road. "
Il know you have lived a good long
whet and learnt a whole passle in your
day, RHfus, but If you don't know it
already, by the time you have lived as
long and looked upon as many sights
and scenes as your Aunt Nancy, you
will find ont that it don't pay to talk
outside OF the family touchin the things
that belong TO the family. You can
make a great big rucus out Of little
more than nothin if you only tell the
news and heat it hot and keep il goir
and GROWN. 1t mought be little
fresh cut, or it mought be a rale bad
old sore. but many time it would heal
over and the people in general would
forget it If you didn't keep on picllin
at it and foolin with it.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-01

A 200-pound woman in Kansas City
Wobbled on her bicycle, and a pedes-
trian tried to save her. Both fell, the
man underneath, and the mans leg was
broken
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-01
Intesf Xersinn.

Howland-1 understand Scorcher and
his wife have quarreled and separated
Davis-Yes: he percipitatsd affairs
by telling her she couldn't ride wheel
half so well as his mother did.-Phila-
delphia North American.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-01

of A m erican
people that you
can meet up
w ! I h one of
these plain old
fint-a d steel
wonen-with q
head as long as
a flour barrel
and as level as
a squash ="16
hand high, and
heavy as buck
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-01

Over 100000 tons of coal were mined
In Kansas last year, giving employ
ment at the mines to 1900 men and $50
boys.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-01

A nail-maliing machine produces as
many nails in a given time as were for
merry made by / ZOO men.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-01

Six weeks after you hear the first
katydid look for frost.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-01

The deepest basso was La I',Dl,ies
lie was of prodigious size, ana ~. ~. ors
was SO strong that on more 'i'''. ~
occasion it cracked the window r.
l. the room where he was praeVO'ue
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-01

The French government makes no
official examination Of the device for
which the patent is asked, and records
10 models.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-01
snowdrlft Cake.

Two cupfuls of powdered sugar, one
heaping eupful of prepared flour, ten
eggs the whites only, whipped stiff;
juice of one lemon and half the grated
peel; a little salt. Whip the eggs stiff,
beat in the sugar, lemon and salt. and
finally the flour. Stir in very lightly
ard quickly and bake at once in two
loayes. This is delicious when fresh
n. y. Ledger.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-01

Threads of shredded steel are u.s. 49,
Germany as a substitute for sand-pa ,ls
1t is said to do the work more qu' and
and uniformly than sandpapci
docs not clog.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-01
"SpREADIN THE NEWS"
That Plain Gid "Fomale Lady"
from Down On Panther Creek.
Our Aont Nancy Newton's TaIkin
Machinery in Good Runnin Order
~ ..rremendius Big Scandalation"
-aseein Things at Night"

lit is so monstrous seldom like and
rare in this present day and generation
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-01

Gas made from sawdust IS u.s. AZ
Illuminate the streets and houses ss
Deseronto, Canada The sawdus. -. a.
from the lumber mills in the nels"s
hood
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-01
WILL THE GRANDEST SOCIAL
EVENT OF THE WEEK TAKE
PLACE TONIGHT.
GREETING TO THE VETERANS
WILL BE EXTENDED BY THE La
DIES OF THE SANITY
CITY.
OTHER EVENTS SET FoR TODAY
How the Visitors Can Employ Their
Time This Afternoon and
Evening.

The great event of the week will be
the grand reception on Summit avenue
this evening by the women of the G.
A. r. committee. Mrs. Newport, as the
chairman of this committee has left
nothing undone to make this reception
one of unusual interest to the veterans
and many little details have been seen
to which show rare tact and excellent
management. The reception will be a
continuous one all along Summit ave-
nue. from the park to Western avenue
At the receiving platforms along the
avenue, the women of the committee
numbering over a thousand, will be
stationed to greet the veterans. The
reception committee will stand in line
at Summit park as follows: Gen. and
Mrs. Newport, Gen. and Mrs. Mason,
Ccmmander-in-Ch and Mrs. Walker
and staff and wives of staff: Depart
ment Commander and Mrs. McCardy
and staff and wives of staff; ex-Gov.
Alexander Ramsey, Gen. John r.
Brooke and Mrs. Brooke and staff and
wives OF staff; Mrs. John A. Logan,
Mayor and Mrs. Doran; the executive
qEmmittee of the citizens committee
ftld wives; Josiah King and Mrs King,
1nd 400 veterans and veterans wives,
kembers Of the committee.
Mrs. Furness, chairman of the recep-
ton committee, will have charge of
Platform No. 6, at Summit and West
ern avenues assisted by 100 wives and
daughters of veterans.
Mrs. N. p. Langford will have charge
of Platform No. 2, at the Women's
headquarters Here will be stationed
army nurses and members Of the COM
mittee to the number of 500. Here also
souvenir cards will be given to the vet
Grams.
Mrs. George R. Finch will be in
charge of Platform No. s. with 100 of
the women Of the committee.
At Platform No. 4, Mrs. George C.
Squires will be in charge with 100 of the
committee.
Mrs. Maurice Auerbach will be at
Platform No. 8, with 100 of the COM
mittee, women. The street decorations
and illumination will be a beautiful
feature Of the occasion and the at
tendance of several good band corps
will not detract from the enjoyment of
the evening"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-01
OVER THIRTY TODAY.
Reunions VIII Be Held in Various
Quarters.

Quarters.
The following reunions are scheduled for
today, at the places and hours given:
3 to 6. 40
Sixtyfourth sharpshooters
wilson's Corps. Illinois Cavalry
illinois light artillery Board of Trade bat
terry, Armory hail. 8 to s.
Ninetyeighth Illinois mounted infantry.
Armory hall, 8 to 6.
One Hundred and Twenty third Illinois
mounted infantry, Armory hall, 3 to 6.
Third Illinois cavalry, Armory hall to g.
Sixth Illinois cavalry Armory hall, to 6.
seventh Illinois cavalry, Armory hail. 9
Ninth Illinois cavalry. Armory hall. to 6.
to s. '''
Sixteenth Illinois cavalry, Armory hall, 8
First Illinois light artillery. Armory hall.
3 to 6.
Ohio
Second heavy artillery. Lincoln Club hall,
to A.
seventy-seventh V. V. infantry, Lincoln
Club hall. to g.
Wisconsin,
First light artillery. Court Room No. s.
~ to 2. -
Second light battery, Court Room No. g.,
2 to g. 70
Third light battery Court Room No : O
to u.
Cavalry association, council chamber. 3 to 6.
Flfth infantry, probate court room, 8 to g.
to 3.
Twenty ninth infantry. Court Room No, 6,
% Forty-fourth infantry. Court Room No. g.
Thirty-third infantry, Court Room No. g.,
First cavalry, Court Room No /, all day.
second cavalry. county commissioners
room. all day.
Third cavalry. Court Room No. 8. all day.
Fourth cavalry, Court Room No. 4, all day.
INnirteenf tn infantry. Unity church, 10 a. m.
Twenty-eighth infantry, Jury room next
Court Room No., A. 2 to L. 80
Room No. 4, to g..
Minnesota
Eleventh infantry, council chamber. 9 to 12
Eighth infantry, capitol, 10 a. m.
Illinois
First cavalry, park board room, ali day.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-01
ON THEIR OWN HOOK
WESTERN NAVAL VETERANS WILL
FORM A NEW ASSOCIA-
TION.
EAST LOSES ITS INTEREST.
PARADE OF THE SEA WARRIORS
TODAY, ESCORTED by THIRD
REGIMENT,
WILL START AT 10 O'CLOCK SHARP
Ex-Prfsoners of War and Other Pa
triotfc bodies VIII Join in
the Procession.

A meeting of Naval Veterans was
held at their headquarters, LA East
Sixth street, last evening, to arrange
for their parade this morning. The
naval veterans are working under
many discouraging circumstances at
this encampment. Their commander
in-chief was unable to attend, and
many of the Eastern members in sea-
port cities find the western trip of too
great distance
Ihey Will make fine showing, how
ever, and will muster 200 strong. AS
escort the Third regiment under com
mand of Gen. Mason, will march with
them, headed by their band Five hun
dred ex-prisoners of war will follow in
line, and next will come the organiza-
ton of the Regular ARMY and Navy
union, composed Of 800 men who have
been in the regular service. The Sons
of Veterans will bring w the rear, and
will muster the entire membership at
tending the encampment The follow
ing order was issued from headquar-
tiers yesterday afternoon concerning
this parade:
The parade Of the Third United States in
fantry, Naval Veterans, Ex-Prisoners of War
ana Sons OF Veterans will take place on Tues
day, Sept l, starting at 10 o'clock a. m Each
organization will be in position promptly at
9:45 ready to move, and will form as follows:
Third United States infantry on Laurel ave-
nue., west of Western avenue, right resting on
Western; Naval Veterans on Ashland avenue,
west OF Western avenue, right resting OH
western; Ex.Prisoners of War on Holly ave-
nue.. west Of Western avenue, right resting
on Western; Sons of Veterans on Portland
avenue, west Of Western avenue, right rest
ing on Western.
The line of march will be south on Western
avenue to Summit avenue east on Summit
avenue to Sixth street to Smith park
The troops will be reviewed by Gen. I. N
Walker, commander-in-chief, from the bal
cony Of the Ryan hotel, and attention of com
mand1ng officers is called to the necessity of
rendering the proper salutes at that place
Drums sounding three ruffles and colors
dropping.
After passing Smith park the Third United
states infantry will move to the left on Wa
couta; Naval Veterans to the right on Wa
couta street; Ex-Prisoners Of War to the left
on Wacouta street; Sons of Veterans to the
right on Wacouta street