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The Van Buren press., 1896-02-29
LOCAL and Personal.
Primary election today.

Primary election today.
Regular services at Methodist church
Sunday.
Do not fail to vote at the primary
today.
ROSES-A nice lot of healthy plants
Call on L. GRAFT.
Fred Collins returned to Conway
Monday
Mrs. B. c. Covey spent Sunday at
Fayetteville.
w. H. Ross came down from Benton
vile Saturday.
All Democratic voters should attend
todays city primary.
Howard Gregg has decided not to
enter the race for sheriff.
B. G. Covey came down from
Fayetteville Wednesday.
Geo. r. Michael was in Little Rock
4 first of the week on business.
The Crawford County Bank has a new
and neat sign on it's window.
Miss Grace Powe was visiting Miss
Abbie Bostick first of the week.
MAGNOLIAS. A full assortment of
nice plants. Call on l.. GRAFT.
Mr.. T. w. Davis has been making
considerable improvements at his
residence.
Messrs. Mace and Jones have pur-
chased the Grass Land Dairy from
P. d. Scott.
Mr.. w. H. H. Shibley attended the
Good Roads Convention at Little
Rock Tuesday.
See our New Patent Mop. 1t is a
daisy.
EDMoNDsoN & BRITT Gro. Co.
The acreage of potatoes being planted
in Crawford county this spring is some
thing immense.
An attempt will be made by the
cemetery committee to further extend
the iron fence.
Hon. Jos. M. Hill, of Fort Smith
candidate for chief justice, was in the
city Wednesday.
Several Van Burenites went to Fort
smith Saturday to see the performance
of Robert Downing.
Epworth League meeting each Sun
day evening at 9 O'Clock at the
Methodist Church.
tennis court has been fixed up in
the vacant lot opposite the residence of
Mr.. D, W. Moore.
sermon to young men at the G.. P.
Church next Sunday morning. Every
body cordially invited.
Bro. Higgs touches up the Ethridge
circular rather severely in last Sunday S
issue. Its beauty.
The Australian ballot will be used in
city primary today. The polling place
Will be at the city hall.
Capt Jno. Steward, DR.. Lucas and
Adds Bryan left Monday on few days
hunt on upper Lees Creek.
Walter Mann has improved his recent
purchase in the East End SO that it is
hardly recognizable any more.
See our line Of Pickles. Olives
thunder and Lightning.
EDMoNDsoN & BRITT GRO. Co.
The Van Buren press., 1896-02-29
EDITOR PRESS (:

EDITOR Press:
In view of the fact that our attention
has been called to the distressed con
dition of Armenia, and, whereas,
collections are being taken and
forwarded by our own countrymen in
all parts of the United States. And
since we deem it our duty to call the
attention of our citizens to this great
opportunity for doing good and dis
charging what may be their duty.
Therefore, instead of calling a mass
meeting 10 consider this matter would
simply suggest that the ministers of the
city be requested to call attention to
this matter on next Sunday at the
several churches and present this claim
to their congregation and take
collections or appoint special com
mittees for csnyassing the city or as
may be deemed best.
Respectfully,
BEN DEcHERD, Mayor.
The Van Buren press., 1896-02-29
If You WANT.

to Buy, Sell, or Exchange Lands
or Town Property, give me mum =
bers, improvements and price,
cash or time. II you want to
purchase let me know what you
want. will sell on reasonable
com mission.
VIM. L. TAYLOR.
The Van Buren press., 1896-02-29
THE VAN BUREN PRESS.
VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS,
RAILROAD TIME TABLES

Trains 93l, 232 233, 234, 2i3 and 244 will carry
passengers. ..,,,a.
No 23l. Arr $50 pm. Arr Cotfeyville $50 p. m
No 233. E" 240 am. Ft Smith $40 M
No 2I3 Z" 1925 am Stops at Van BUREN,.
GOING EAST.
No 9s2. Arr. Ills pm Arr. Little Rock sos pm
No 23i GAO am. " 100 p,m
No 9ii' Lv. 1888 am. " Coal Hill 3:0j m
Trains 23l, 49, 233 234 run daily.
Trains 243 and pa do not run on Sunday.
Through trains make a stop of minutes.
GREENWOOD BRANCH.
No 366. Arr. ll:25 IN. stops at Van Buren,
No 2U3.& Lv. $50 pm. Arr Greenwood 5:25 p. m
(%) Daily, except Sunday.
A. HAYS, Agent
The Van Buren press., 1896-02-29
EUREKA SPRINGS R'Y.

aSpecial Notices in the Local Columns Fire cents
a Line for first insertion, and fire cents per
line for each subsequent insertion. AL locals
run and charged for at ADORE rates until on
dered dtscontiaued
The Van Buren press., 1896-02-29

Col. M. L. DeMahler was in the city
Friday.
Mark H. Wagner, of Mulberry, was
in the city yesterday.
The brick work on the cold storage
building is going up rapidly.
Mrs. C. C. Cook was visiting at Fort
several days first of the week.
From the Fayetteville Daily we learn
that Mrs. Edmiston is critically i'll.
Mrs. Dr. o. NJ. Bourland visited
friends at Ozark latter part of last
week.
Lem East came up from Huntington
Thursday night on a short visit 10
relatives.
Mrs. Geo. w. Morgan returned to
Washington. ID. c.. yesterday after an
extended visit to her mother, Mrs. Ben
Decherd.
The Van Buren press., 1896-02-29
Quick Time to the Gold Mining District OF
Cripple Creek, Colo.

The 'Frisco-S Santa Fe route is the most direct
and quickest route to all Colorado points. %
hours ride to Pueblo. 90 hours ride to Colorado
Springs; 30 hours ride to Denver; "a hours ride
to Cripple Creek.
C. E. GeopING, Ticket Agent.
The Van Buren press., 1896-02-29

Turner, contrary to expectations,
bore up remarkably well under the try
ing ordeal until the cap was adjusted,
when he weakened.
On being brought cut of the Jail, with
Sheriff Wood and Chief Deputy Winfrey
alongside of him, he lifted his hat to the
crowd. On arrival on the gallows he
Joined in a song lead by Rev. A. H.
Williams. He then read from the
testament and made short talk, in
which the only coherent part was that
he was ready to go, and that he had been
unjustly convicted. He did not go
into particulars of the crime.
He then knelt and offered up prayer
in true negro style and after further
singing in which he joined and a sermon
by Rev. Williams, the straps and cap
were adjusted and he was launched into
eternity at II 43. His neck was broken,
and he barely moved after the drop.
The body was cut down at 1905 and
turned over to relatives for interment.
Turner slept well the night before the
execution and was perfectly composed.
The execution was very successful
one, everything going smoothly. Sheriff
Wood is to be commended for the salts
factory manner in which he performed
the disagreeable duty.
The Van Buren press., 1896-02-29

Bring your Job Work to the
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The Van Buren press., 1896-02-29


the evidence of
hundreds of liv-
ing witnesses to
the fact that, in x
ali it's earlyR
stages, consunip-~
ton is a curable
diseas Sc. N OF
every case, but a
iatge percentage
faseS, and we belle
fully oS per cenf.
cured by DR.. Piert
Golden Medical |
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We Do Job Printing.
The Van Buren press., 1896-02-29
TAKE STEPS

In time, if YOU are a suf-
ferer from that scourge
of humanity known as
consumption, and you
caa, ha c1ired 1NlaHe L.
The Van Buren press., 1896-02-29

Trains 81 and so run daily except Sunday, bal
ance run daily.
c. E. GooDISG, Tkt Agt.
The Van Buren press., 1896-02-29
Insure your Dwellings etc,
with G.. f. HARVEY.

Mrs. Gunter returned to Little Rock
Monday after few days visit to her
daughter, Mrs. j. r. Britain.
Evening star., 1896-10-15

to the Castle Yacht Club, and which be-
comes the winners property when he sue
ceeds ,ir. winning it twice, Niagara won
the trophy in 1895, and was beaten in the
race for it this year by Lord Dunraven's
Audrey. At the time there was much crit
icism caused by the fact that his lordship
allowed his yacht to compete for his own
gift, and the Yacht tRscfne association, at
its meeting Monday disqualified Audrey,
and. therefore, the challenge cup goes to
Mr.. Gould.
The published report of the decision,
however, says that Niagara was awarded
the race and the purse lowing to the irreg-
nss iasga entry Of AgdEey It TIE cha h
loving cup. two feet high.
In regard to 1897, Mr.. Gould says he has
no definite plans, adding,
Il shall leave Niagara at Southampton
until the spring, and shall possibly race in
FRANCE ard Germany. I regret there is no
boat in America with which Niagara could
make good match. I shall not build a
new boat for 1891"
Mr. Gould will sail for New York on
board the ST. Louis October ~ - -
Evening star., 1896-10-15
TRAVELS OF 4 DIAMOND.
Story of q Paris jewelers. Varied Ex-
-pertence With a Very Fi.c Stone,

pertence With "a Very FiEc stone
From the jewelers. Review.
Some years ago a Paris jeweler told a
story of one diamond which had passed
over his counter no less than eleven times,
1t was a beautiful stone of nearly four
carats, of perfect color and luster, but
easily identified by means of small
Feather in the tip of the lowest part.
He bought it from an East India dealer
and had 1t set in ring. 1t was sold to n
countess in 1869, just before the outbreak
of the Franco-Prussian war. The countess
died in few weeks. and the ring was
worn by her husband. He was killed in
the siege Of Paris, and a few days after
his death the ring was brought into the
store fer sale by common sc.tlier. He
was arres ed and the ring sent to the fam
lily of the dead count. Before the siege
ended they brought in the ring and sold 1t
to the dealer ir order to procure money
to buy food. Directly after the siege it
passed into the hands of an English tour
ist who visited the city to get a look q:
the ruin wrought by the communists and
year later back came the stone from
the Indian buyer Of the firm, who on be-
irg written to and desired to tell how he
got 1t, stated that 1t had been the propertv
of an English tourist hunter who was
killed by tiger and his friends sold the
nome.
The stone was reset and soon found pur-
chaser in a prominent member of the demi-
monde, who not long after was murdere d
in her room. Among the articles taken by
the murderer was the ring and the firm
began to wonder how soon 1t would turn
up. They had not long to wait, for all
their people had by this time learned about
the stone and were on the lockout for it.
After six months 1t was found In the show
case of jeweler in London, who had
bought it from a firm in Amsterdam It was
bought by the Paris agent and sent back
to be started afresh on its travels. 1t was
purchased again by a woman of the town,
who six weeks later was drawn out CT
the Seine with the gem on her finger, and
by a strange coincidence it was offered to
the firm that sold it by the police agents,
dered II to be sold. And SO 1t went from
hand to hand, attended with misfortune at
every charge and Usually bringing death
to the 'ipossessor. Laborers in the Col
conda rhires used to- say that when a stone
was baptized In blood when first taken
from the eagth 1t caused the shedding OF
blood wherever 1t went, and the story of
one such 'ilflonened gem goes far to con-
firm belief IN such a superstition.
Evening star., 1896-10-15
IMPROVED
Again Defeated by the Gallaudet Col
lege Eleven.
WORK OF TEE UNIVERSITY TEAMS
Indians Gave the Princetons Quite
a Scare.
"
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES n

The Gallaudet eleven proved too heavy
for the Eastern High School in the football
game at Kendall Green yesterday after
noon between these two teams, and the
score at the close of the second half was
Is to in their favor. The Eastern team
made a much better showing against the
mutes than they did in their first game,
and better than the Central High School
team did, as the latter were defeated Il to
D. when the boys at Kendall Green were
without the services of Left End Price,
and this will allow some slight line TO be
had on the respective strength OF the two
schools.
During the first half the contest was
pretty even, the Gallaudets securing
tC uch-down and goal, and the ball being
sent back and forth most of the time The
kalf ended with it rather too near the
mutes' goal for comfort, but the call OF
time prevented the High School boys from
following up the advantage. Price, who is
now playing left end for the Gallaudets.
distinguished himself by his fine tackiinS
and running, while Rosson and "ornstatt,
the half backs, also showed good speed
The Gallaudets added twelve more to
their score in the second Ealf, and the bali
came into the possession of the Capitol
Hill boys but once. The heavy weight OF
the GallauGet eleven told in the rushes, ami
work as hard as they might, the EdsteruS
could rot keep back the II shes made and
the openings forced for the fleet backs.
For the Eastern team Kelly probably put
up the best game. His tackling was fine,
and he showed good head work throughout
81 ell, S. Maupin and Me.gs also put up
good game, but individual efforts We're un-
availing against the concentrated strength
of their opponents.
\ large gathering was in attendance to
see the game, many of whom We're High
School girls and good plays were literally
applauded. The teams lined UP as follows:
Evening star., 1896-10-15

Some Interesting Stories Showing
Thnt LIe PrObn bly, Does.


From n. New York Sun
- IL, 49,. aor
Inc old lced 'ha' pailo'9 uiu NV
stand what they said seems 10 nave peeh
exploded by stories of instances where the
birds b,ve mood nbrasas exactly adapted to
" " 49, -. - ,
TIE circumstances. lhefe' is-'he 9t'iS VI
parrot whose feathers FAD beeh slhsed pe-
fore it was rescued from a burning build
inp The narrot said.
...r,t ! = ho+-
ma. was "
A sailor sold taking parrot 10 d
preacher. 1t talked sailor talk in way
that distressed its owner, who consulted
r.,o,a a,,a no.. .o,a ,b.+ III. NAV IN hreak
i't '''u pa,,. - .,,.oan,.,,, ,,,, -
tne blrd OF the hanit oi s"e,i ils was ~
thrash II souhIiy. me I'M a5nins Mas uuns
administered. !" men me pliu soi lis long ue
untWistea us nIS' remark was
nat was n, or "a CStlo'a'';, nc .,.o,
A bird that had heeh huns out III Tree
was forgotten "hth 'h1r,lei ,, hiioMe.
came up ana urentneu II, i ne ne o',u 80 Sit
silent ioI a "i'i'e' Ut IN, .e an hep' ann.
faster ana faster. me piiu peSdh "
Evening star., 1896-10-15
l.. 4. w. CRO"TIc.
The Membership of the League Has
Reacl,ed 10000.

The membership of the League of Amer-
can Wheelmen is now T0,0OO; 81 100 names
have been added to the roll during the
last fourteen months, which is 1861 more
than the league had gained in fourteen
years previous to this time. Secretary Bas-
sett's report shows that the membership
has increased G52 during the last week, an
increase of 19S over the corresponding week
of last year. Following is the admission
by states: Arkansas, =; Colorado, l; Con-
necticut, =; Delaware, 1: District of Collm-
bia, 1; Illinois, 4; Indiana, .; Kansas, );
Louisiana, u; Maine, l; Maryland, 1; Mass
achusetts, 10; Michigan, 80; Missouri, 10;
Nebraska, 26; New Hampshire, 2; New
York, 90; North Carolina, IL Oregon, g.;
Pennsylvania, lis: Rhode Island, u; South
ern California, l; Tennessee, l3; Texas, A:
Virginia, 6; Washington, 20; Wisconsin, / !;
New Jersey, IL; Ohio, 10.
Evening star., 1896-10-15

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.

From the FhliaGelphia Inquirer.
A lady, leading a skye terrier by a chain
entered the ladies' c2bin of Clio lcester
ferry boat h, ether day. The d 3g Crawlei
under the seat and Went to sleer. Present
ly a stou: man, carrying a market basket.
took the vacant place beside her and stow
ed his basket under the sent. So,n after
the boat started the woman began 10 wrig-
gle. She shock out her skirts, ard in an
audible whisper said: Don't be rude. FL
DO" Presently she turned pale. and. jerk
ing the chain. cried: Lie down. Fido. Be
nave yourself sir" A moment later she
jumped up with Shrek and beg IN to eX-
ecute a war dance, striking At her skirts
the Willie. The stout citizen stared at her
i'll amazement, and then an ida struck
him. Reaching nder the seat for his
bs ssket he looked Inside it, and ,han great
light of intelligence came over Rim. M adj
am" said he, without moving an eyelash,
when you are through with ny lobster.
VIII you kindly return ii - me?' The jaws
of the lobster were wrenched arart before
the lady lad recoN cred from her faint.
Evening star., 1896-10-15

A tremendous throng was in attendance
at the game at Princeton. n. J.. yesterday
between Princeton and the Indians from
the Carlisle Indian School, among the spec
tstors being several of the distinguished
foreign professors who are lectur.ng at
Princeton. Coach Waters. Captain Wright
irgton and Guard Shaw of the Harvard
team were the side lines studying
Princetons play.
The Tigers received q tremendous shock
early in the game, and the critics said it
vas ell over for them, for the red men
not only scored in the first three minutes
of play, but they completely outplayed the
Tigers throughout the first half, and kept
them from tasting anything in the nature
of a touchdown. In the second, however.
the Tigers rolled up y, and kept the In
dianS from scoring.
On the kickoff by Captain Pierce Prince
ton began rushing the leather straight up
the field. and it looked easy for the Tigers.
First Barnard, then Kelly plunged into
the lire of the wild men. till the pigskin
rested On the five-yard line, and Barnard
took it for another rush, and. as every one
expected, a touchdown. Put a tumble
knocked out calculations and turned the
tide. Princeton rooters never smiled again
during the first half. Miller. the 1.-THE end
rush of the Indian aggregation. grabbed
the leather and with war-whoop that
threw every frail maiden on the grand
stand into Mysteries, was away like the
ten goal. 1t was such a run as one sees
only once in a decaIt. recalling Suffers
famous sprint with Charlie Brewer last
year and Lamars great run back in the
sos. No Princeton player was near the
runner. and away he went with clear
field. Church gave chase, but the race was
too unequal. A sprint of 105 yards and
touchdown at the tape were placed to the
credit of the Stockridge boy, and Captain
Pierce kicked an easy goal. This seemed
to take tie heart otl(lof the Tigers. Dur
ing the entire first half they never reganed
it, and the Indians repeatedly dashed
through the Tiger line for good gains, and
on defense were just as effective. Finally
the Princeton backs took a heroic brace
and rushed the ball up the field to the five
yard line again, and the rooters were
hilarious. But the savages metaphoricalIy
took the bit in their teeth and stood like a
stone wall. The Tigers strained every
muscle for the needed five yards. but the
pigsKin went to the Indians on downs.
With the most audacious display of nerve
they began rushing it out of danger. and
the Tiger line repeatedly gave way before
their fierce attacks. Several times the
Tigers We're completely winded but the
Indians were as fresh and hungry for the
fray as when the game began. Their dis
play of great physical endurance was mar
velous. Down the field they rushed the
leather. tearing up the Princeton line al
most at will. and had not Cayon tumble d
second touchdown seemed inevitable A
| lohg kick placed the leather out Of danger.
and the half closed with the ball in Prince
| tors possession on the Indians thirty
yard line.
Evening star., 1896-10-15
An InxtnntnneOus Portrait.

From Comic Cuts.
"I am tired to death! declared Mrs
Younghusband, as she reached home from
town the other evening.
Whats the matter?" asked her husband
Been having baby's portrait taken. They
have way of taking them instantaneous
ly now. you know.
How long were you at it?'
Three hours and half"
Evening star., 1896-10-15
Mr. Hayward. Time. two halves of twenty
mil
Yale and williams.


Yale played Williams at the Yale field
yesterday afternoon and won by the score
of 22-O. The smallest crowd of the year
was in attendance, as the sky was heavily
overcast and the rain threatened to fall
every minute As it was there was light
drizzle during. the second half Of the game,
but the ground remained firm end hard
throughout and afforded good: foothold
for the players.
Harvard defeated Williams ten days ago
by the small score of GO, but the difference
between her score and that made by Yale
yesterday can hardly be. taken as a cri
terion of the relative strength of the two
teams, for Williams has had three CT her
best players injured since the game with
Harvard The loss of Dibble at half back
was especially keenly felt by the Williams
men. who cor sidered him at least the equal
of Draper. who played last year.
The playing was closer than the score
would indicate. Williams put up a much
harder and snappfer game than Yale
and her team work was more finished
The men all ran hard and fast, repeated
ly gaining their five yards from Yale.
The Yale team have not walked up since
the game with Brown a week ago, and
their slow work yesterday gave the op-
ponents the start in nearly every Play.
The game consisted of two halves OF
twenty minutes each, and Yale scored two
touchdowns in each half.
LN<l. t.
Evening star., 1896-10-15

The owners of the barkentine Thomas J.
Stewart. bound from Weehawken to Bos-
ton, have given the vessel up for lost. The
Stewart left New York September s.
Evening star., 1896-10-15

The two, three. four and five-mile worlds
records fell before the onslaught of little
Jimmie Michael, the Welshman, yesterday
at Chicago. This is remarkable in that the
lad made a clean sweep. His finish was by
but two-fifths of a second over the time
made by Tom Linton, the foreigner. At the
two miles his time was 335. which broke
the figures of 3.5S SO, made by Johnson
October 8. At the three miles his time
was 30 10, which broke the former record,
5:s, Four miles in I.25 lowered it from
7254 4-5, and five miles in 9.1T 10 as against
9.17 So, and in his own American record
time established last Saturday of go in
three trials the little fellow has pulled tre
American record from 9.51 to the present
worlds record figures. He would have
made much better time yesterday had be
known the finish, but wing to the yelling
of crowd of 5000 people he could not
understand the orders. Johnson made sue
cessful attempts at the mile and half-mile
figures yesterday, but his pace-making
went wrong.
Howard Gould's Yachting Plans.
Howard Gould did rot receive until yes
terday the reply Of the Yacht Racing As
sociation to his protest against the inspec-
ton of his yacht Niagara without his
knowledge or consent To a representative
of the Associated Press Mr.. Gould said:
II shall simply acknowledge the receipt
of the letter. L have stated my case, and
am quite prepared to leave the matter to
the Judgment of impartial sportsmen in
both countries In regard to the criticisms
that l continued racing after the visit, 1
would point out that 1 was waiting until
the matter had been referred to and ap-
proved by the councils of the Yacht Rae
ing Association. This, 1 expected, would be
done Immediately, but it turned out to be
the end of August before the council in
dorsed the committee. The latter was ap-
pointed In the middle of Nav and could
have had every chance to examine the
Niagara before the racing season began"
Mir. Gould takes back with him the ehal-
leEge cup which Lord Dunraven presented
Evening star., 1896-10-15

Phone II.
Doesn't take more than
trial to convince anybody OF the
surprising excellence OF cleo
tricity as light and power.
Clean, staple and reliable and
cheapest in the long run. Phone
us about it. =
e. S ELECTRIC LIGHTING Co,
213 18th st Phone ~. se3O- pod
Evening star., 1896-10-15
DRISCOLL'S GOOD WORK.
1t Was xthe Feature of the Playing 1
-.--,-f- the Tennis Tournament.

IT Was xthe Feature OF the Playing In
-.--'-e- the Tennis ToHrnament.
The SECOND days play Of the District
championship tennis tournament was play
ed yesterday with a small attendance. the
weather, having a bad effect. The feature
Of the day was the playing of Driscoll of
GeotSetown University, who is in excellent
condition and managed to easily defeat
Geoghegin. This afternoon Driscon and
Goodfell1w meet. and good play. is look
ed fer. y 81,
The finals in the singles, doubles and con-
ISOLATION, will be played tomorrow, and Sat
urday the winner of the final in singles will
play Champion Davidson. The other games
yesterday resulted as follows: Clarence
Wilson heat w. p. Metcalf two straight
sets, 60 and TO Geoghegan beat j. S.
Davidson. 81 ard 6-2. GoCdfellow beat {.
Wilson, &C. 90 and 6-3