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AN HONEST STATESMAN.
He Was an Advocate of Simple Free
dom.

He Was an Advocate of Simple Free
dom.
Jules Simon, the celebrated French
statesman who died not long ago, will
ingly endured "plain living" that he
might indulge high thinking" Louis
Napoleon was anxious that Simon
should join the imperial party, but from
his chair at the Sorbonne he spoke
scathingly of the coup d'etat as an out
rage against liberty. His lectures were
suppressed in consequence, and the hon
est lecturer had TO begin the battle of
life over again, as he had no private for
tune. Every lecture-room in France
was closed TO him, and he was compelled
to find his audiences in Belgium.
He returned to France in 1861, TO es-
tablish number of model lodging
houses for working people, with money
that had been contributed for that pur-
pose. The emperor welcomed him back,
and approved the scheme; but limited to
him, through the medium of friend,
that any such houses must be opened
under the patronage of the emperor
To this NJ. Simon replied that he
would do no such thing: the money had
been raised without the emperor's aid,
and he did not propose to give credit
where it was not due. Thereupon the
emperor told the police to watch him as
dangerous man.
At the same time the emperor set NJ.
Simon's old friends, who had bowed to
the imperial yoke, to tempting him 10
cast in his lot with them. The empire
wanted a man of tact, sense and spirit
10 undertake the education department.
"a salary of 100000 a year." said one.
House rent free, patronage and per-
ouisites." insinuated another. 1.-THE
chance of doing good" put in a third
tempter. "And the friendship OF the
empresss who reads all your books and
admires Them said a fourth
NJ. Jules Simon was lodging on fifth
floor. The rooms were not large nor the
furniture sumptuous. lie retorted with
a quiet smile.
II attach little importance 20 forms.
/ am an advocate of sisuple freedom.
Bring me liberty in any form. with the
Orleans princes, with the republic. or
even with Napoleon, and am ready to
serve YOU. But / am not footman. and
misunderstanding you would give me un-
der a regime such as this would be
mental Office. and nothing more
Youth Companion
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-10-31
Corn Cultivation.

The contest ~ still on between the
old-fashioned AID the new-fashioned
cultivation Of coarse crops The old
fashioned SAYS: "You can't make me
believe that your new-fanEled weeders
and smoothing harrows can tel the
difference between corn plant and
weed. The new-fashion retorts:
Your dull hoe and soddY corn rows
drove the boys of the farm. L is
sort Of guerrilla warfare upon the out
posts Of the two systems. The sober
seeker after truth would like TO see
the real issues joined, for he IS ten
der, both of his back and Of his young
plants The impartial student Of the
question will find that the new-fan-
gled machine does not distinguish be-
tween species Of plants. but It does
have brutal respect for strength. and
will tear out the hair-like tendril Of
Unsupported weed. but will leave un-
harmed the deeper rooted corn or pO-
tato plant. Bat il will leave the weed
II once well established; therefore.
early and often is a bylaw of the
process. On the other hand. If the
smoothing harrow or weeder can
scrape along a piece of sod. fat stone
or an old corn stub. it appears TO en-
joy the distinction of a young corn
plant equally with the crow or chip
munk A clean surface in preparing
for the crop is, therefore, another
necessity of successful use of the new
corn culture. With these things in
mind the new method can be made
great improvement on the old BY any
farmer.-Cor. Orange Judd Farmer.
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THE LATE SHAFTS FAMILY
1t Was Very Large and Had Numerou.
Ramifcations.


The family of the late shah, Nussir.
ed-din, was a large one lie had three
legitimate or Akhdi wives and some
so eoncubines. Many o. these latter
were only wives in name. for a lady who
has once entered the royal anderun, OF
harem, only leaves it at death, o. when
the shah, as a special mark of favor,
gives her in marriage to a subject The
bride in this case generally proves a
mixed blessing. Each LADY has a house,
or at least a suite of apartments, in the
royal palace. The principal wife Of the
late shah was the Shuku-es--sntaneh
1.-THE glory of the empire the mother
of the present king, royal princess,
granddaughter of Faith All Shah The
second wife was the late kings own
aunt-a royal princess and ehildless.
The third wife is the former fayorite
ooneubine, the Anys-ed-dowlet, or
companion of the government She
was a miller's daughter. and as the
shah rode by she offered HIM some fruit
which he accepted; and next day the
miller's daughter entered the royal an.
derun, and she grew in favor until 10
years ago the shah made ner one OF his
four lawful wives. Three Of her broth
ers became chamberlains to the king;
the fourth preferred to pursue his old
vocation-that of a muleteer. The
Anys-ed-dowlet had the reputation oil
a llindhearted woman, and gave away
large sums in charity.
The Amin-i-Akdas. a kurdish slave,
is the aunt of the little boy who was
long known as the shah's Luck" The
zeal history of the 'Iuek' is that when
the king was on one Of his sporting ex-
reditions he, while sleeping in hunt
ing lodge of massive timbers, was
aroused by a child's cries. He wenton
to quiet the child, and as he left the
house it suddenly fell in heap of ruins,
The shah considered that the little child
had saved his life, and he chung to the
boy for several years as pet and play
fellow. -Fortnightly Review.
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HERE AND THERE.

The prices of pork and provisions
are now below any known record, and
the well-informed believe such prices
can not remain so long.
The building of silos is being so
simplified and eheapened that after
awhile every small farm can have one.
The staye silo seems to be long step
in this direction.
If people were more generally
given to keeping an account with the
COW and the pig and the orchard there
would soon come different order of
farming in many homes.
On account of the forced early ma
turity of the cotton crop this year it
will all be gathered and marketed un-
usually early in the season. There will
be very little left in the fields the mid
die of October.
The scientific hen may be no hap
pier than the ordinary barn yard fowl
but her owner is, for the scientific
hen, or the hen who is reared and kept
in scientific manner, pays better. and
that's what her owner wants.
Cotton picking is the order of the
day on all farms where the crop has
not been all gathered. Special care
should be taken to get the cotton out
in good condition. Don't depend on the
gin TO get all the trash and dirt out.
Have it picked clean, and kept clean
afterwards.
Any hen that don't lay in a salts
factory manner should be promptly
expelled, or placed in a quiet coop, fed
on corn and water for - days, and
then made ready and sacrificed on the
altar of Epicurius-the dinner table.
A hen that can lay and will not should
receive no more consideration than one
that cant
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THE WORLDS AGE
Scientific Research Keeps on r,..
Its Uneertaintv 'in

AL
It's Uncertainty.
Discoveries which must tbro,.
light upon the ancient history a. III ~
world and may indeed result in sa Ae
revolutionary theories rs regards s,
rnt'quity of mundane instihtions 'N
being made by the explorations IN a are
valley of the Euphrates. The most ' :"
cent excavations at the ruins ~ ~
primitive city of Nippur have sb, 'ue
that what was supposed to be the wbo,.
of Nippur was merely the latest ~
series of cities built one above the Oh
as the earlier towns were DESTROYED hs
the flight of centuries.
According to Rev. John P patou.
who was director of an earlier oyna
clifton to Nippur, and who is a stndan.
of the question, plates and cuneiform
inscriptions have been found which
leave no doubt that Nippur and mucb
of Babylonia were not only well neo,
pied but enjoyed decided ADVANTAGES =,
civilization at about 1900 B C. The writ,
ings are in semi-syllabic scriDt and
il is evident that before that form NJ roo
ord could have been invented many con.
turtles of progress must have preceded
At rough estimate, writing must baye
teen known and practieed in Babylonia
about 5000 B. C. At about the same fine
must have been built a true keystona
arch which was discovered in the ax.
cavations. But this is not all. II bs.
been shown that Nippur must have been
e city fully 1000 years pseyious-a city
of houses and temples, with an estab.
lished form of government and the arts
of making bricks and pottery and mold.
ing metals. How long a time was re.
CURED to attain this form of civilization
can only be conjectured, but the pres.
emit estimates place the origin of BABY.
lonian civilization at from 1000 10 even
az high as 10000 B. C. Nor are the ex.
cayations yet complete.
1t is possible that before the re,
searches have been brought to close
the world will discover traces of civ.
ilization long antedating the earliest
hitherto Chicago Record.
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ton, if necessary. to raise enough po-
tatoes. and cabbage. turnips, eeeis,
celery. tomatoes, etc. 20 supply ha4i
a dozen states like ours. and leave
large surplus TO ship elsewhere with
the permission Of the railway eomPS-
MES, CT eOnrsel. What we need IS
little more enterprise among our
farmers. They seem to Be afraid 70
try new methods; they are welded TO
customs that were old with their
grsndfathers. They are accustomed
TO raising large quantities Of corn ana
cotton under the impression that
nothing but cotton will bring money.
But while we are doing this the ener-
getic, hustling Yankees have gone to
Kansas and Colorado, ana fish for our
cotton money with hook baited with
Greedy potatoes, Manhattan cabbage
and Michigan celery, and re grab the
hook before il strikes the water.
That's the kind of suckers we are
Texas Farm and Ranch.
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"The small size of the screw, sSys
noted shipbuildor, sis not due 10 Wv
perception of any inventor Of its greu"'
effect MS compared with a larger o'D,
but pprely to accident. When ne
engaged in the machinery buslns9s
screws for steamers were made as lais'
as possible, it being the theory tha' w
greater the diameter the higher NV
speed. A vessel was sent to sea WIN
screw so large That II was deemed u.aI
to cast each blaue in two parts "nu
then weld them together. During
storm all three blades of the propelI'
broke at the welding, reducing w.
diameter by more than two-thirus' ~
the surprise OF the captain the 'esse
shot forward at a speed such as h"'
never been attained before. Eng
then experimental with small pr
pellers, and discovered that they VIZ
much more effective than the large oH.s'
Had it not been for that aecidep1 ,.J
might have gone on using large-p.,"'u .,.o
screws &c the present day. - hi''S'
Chronicle
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TIE OLD BARN DOOR.

In the twilight. when Tm dreaming
Win IA head upon ny arm
! an back again. an urchins
On the eTer-cherisned farm.
And the object that enthralls me
With It's ne'er-forgotten lore.
And us shape. grotesque and homely,
l. the old barn door.
I can see Il swinging. swinging.
can hear its rasping noise.
For we never oiled the hinges.
re, q lot Of needless boys:
How We banged Il. how 1e slammed IL,
TIL We thought It's troubles o'erl
But a tough and stubborn fellow
Was the old barn door.
can see Its naiihesds rusty.
And It's homemade wooden latch,
Worn b. many years o. service
TIL at last Il wouldn't catch.
l remember how ne marked It
With our Jack-kniyes Ger and Ger,
I'll each inch o. space was covered.
On the old barn door.
In the lower left-hand corner
Is a name cut one day
When boyish heart vas beating
For a lass across the way.
Long age she left the homestead.
And know she thinks no more
OF the pretty name still standing
On the old barn door
Just above It 'mong the -afters
Once a swallow built / or nest;
l can see the royal purple
That adorned her little breast:
AMI the many little fedgiings.
I can hear them as Of gore,
As they filed the air with music
Round the old barn door.
From the pathways Of tie mornings
That ny feet IN boyhood trod
Comes sound akin TO music.
Or a songburst from the sod;
And / turn asiae to listen
For / love It more ano more,
Though It's nothing but the creaking
or the Old barn door.
It. c. HarbaGgh. in Ohio Farmenr.
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A SUICIDAL METHOD
That VIII Sap the Life Out of Amy AgrI-
cultural Community.


Potatoes, tomatoes, turnips, celery
and cabbage are being brought into
Texas from the west by the carload,
for which the hard-earned money of
the people is going out. For every two
car loads of these products, a car load
Of cotton bales must go out to balance
the account. 10 win require half the
cotton crop Of the state TO pay for the
vegetables and fruits brought into the
state that could be, and ought TO be.
raised here. But farmers tell US we
cant raise these products here and
have them ia season. II we believed
this to be true, that would settle the
matter as far as we are concerned; but
we don't believe it. We don't believe
there is any product Of the temperate
zone which we can not raise. and all the
staples in common use we can raise
cheaper than northern farmers. There
is enough rich land in the state Of
Texas Tia. eaa be put under irriga-
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-10-31

Janeway-Franklyn is absolutely in.
capable OF a lie under any eircum-
hooertson-O, l don't know about
Janeway-I do; I was present when
ne was undergoing medical exnmina-
uon for life insurance. and he answered
every question truthfully.--Up-to-Date.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-10-31
Mules and Their Disposition.

Small mules from broncho mares
are very apt TO kick at any chance,
while mules from our work mares and
those with draft blood seldom kick or
balk. Very few mules ever kick in the
harness. The Journal of Agriculture,
which makes the foregoing statement,
also says: A mule seldom gets hurt
on a wire. While they are very quick
to see weak place in fence and will
get out where horse would not try.
they are careful not to get cut. The
usual way to break mule Is to throw
a rope over his head and tie him to
something solid until he gives mp,
when good, strong harness is put on
him, and he is hitched by the side of
a strong, well-broken mule or horse,
and both hltched to a wagon and driven
into large field or meadow and kept
on the run until the young mule will
quit cutting capers, mind the bit and
drive up. After the first round there
is little trouble. A two-year-old mule
will do large amount Of work. 1t is
very hard to overcome a mule. If his
collar fits, he will do all that he should.
but will take care not to do more. -
Farmers Review
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A TRANSITION IN CIVILIZATION.
The Railway as an Educational Institu-
ton.

The immense railroad system of the
country Is very largely development
of the past 35 years. We rarely, per-
haps, think of an express train as an
educational institution, but it carries
teachers to the schools, preachers to
the pulpits, lecturers to the platform.
books from the publishers and news
papers and magazines to the people. In
deed, an express train rnnning at 40
miles an hour is sort of peoples col
lege on wheels, distributing literature
and living teachers and Frightening the
world with information. Associate with
II the United States mail, the telegraph
lines, the telephone and the Atlantic
cable, and in every town we have the
facilities for liberal education in these
last days. whether that town is located
Immediately on the line of some railroad
or removed from it 25 or 50 or so miles.
Everybody may have knowledge. be-
cause it is brought within easy reach.
SO that no man need grow up in ig-
norance, but may be equipped with
practical information for his vocation in
life.
Our social structure has been greatly
changed. The laboring man who in his
little shoe shop, tin shop, blacksmith
shop or tailor shop, in the small town
OF IS years ago, when he worked alone
snd lived alone save as he was brought
into personal contact with his Gus
toners, sees this condition of things
entirely changed, so that now the me
chanie rarely sees his customer, and is
rarely if ever, brought INTO personal
contact with him. He learns special
y in trade and he is united with the
.abor organization, and that is a part
OF the federation of labor, and he acts
with great bodies of men on the social
side of his vocation or business.-Har-
Ney i. Biddle, in Chau.auouan
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Not Used to Electric L,vhts

One of our American line steamers
landed its passengers in New York the
other day after dusk Among them was
. son Of Ireland, who,after hearty greet
ings from his friends, started TO walk
Up one of the great thoroughfares to see
The great city of New York. His friends
lost no opportunity to point out the
wonders of the metropolitan city. and
IN short time they had the poor fell
low simply dazed with admiration and
wonder, and willing TO believe ANYTHING
they told him. Suddenly he cauobt
sight OF a street arc light on its mole
and pulling up short, he Crashed the
arms OF his friends nearest him and
exclaimed: Faith, it's wonders and
wonders shure; if my eyes don't de-
cave me yez have the moon stuck ON =
stick heyant there"
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-10-31

Civic virtue is a good text FOR , ~,
preacher always, but p better it .,l ~.
every citizen to guard in his da''y '"'
William Mckinley.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-12
COURT CALENDARS.

Supreme Court. Special Term for motcrs before Gay
nor J-Ex partc business az 10 a. IN. Motion calendar
called at 1890 a.
supreme Court. Trial Term. Part l. Clement J.; Part H.
Osborne Fart III. Van WICK j.; Part ~ Keogh j.
No lStE Healey agt. Brooklyn Heights Railroad; No.
Zoo Kennedy at. Robin: No 1908 Mccullough agt.
Fechtman: No 1.4s9is Brown agi. Barse. No i4i7
Roche Concy No. Gl3 Rogers agt. New-Y York and
Brooklyn bridge No. 2AlG Icgeman Reformed Prot
sstant Dutch Church No 242o. Foley agt. Brooklyn
Raiiroad; No !5la. I'M. infant ast Brocklyn Heights
Railroad: No lp47. McNaushton ag Brooklyn Heights
Railroad: No 4s Shaw agt. Atlantic Avenue Railroad;
No. 224s. King agt ''SewYor Morning Journal; No
400 Drew agt. city OF Brooklyn; Nos lG32 and iOJ3
Marks agt Knowles: No 2G9. Beckers agt. Fcdergrcen
Brooklyn Heights Railroad: No 54s H.nsioh. Infant,
Taintor; No. 4.Il1. Mather Rider No $40
Van Alst asi brooklyn Heights Railroad No 1881 Vel
lov Pine Company agt Bucki No 1894 Stevenson infant
eg, Brooklyn Heights Railroad; No. Is5 Choate ag,
No l.923. Sllwe, agt. Boyer ct all No. 5054 Corrado
infant agt. Brooklyn city and Newtown Railroad High
cst number reached on regular call 2,CaO.
Susrogates COurt-Before George H. Abbott SURROGATE
The wills = John Joseph Redmond Christopher schaut
james \. Edwards. David Taylor Joanna NJ Gargan'
Aneah Rice. Abraham Aukwright. John IT. Tl.so, Henry
Schroeder. tathsrine H. Montgomery. william Matthew'S
Joseph knetier Maurice Fitzgersd. Elizabeth Hidden
brand, Mary ID. jackson. John w Rumph Anton
Schwarz. James c. Chapman and George Hlnmelste.n.
Contested calendar ut 1890 No. % VIII joseph Del
County Court-C.vL Chlenda--iiurd Mos. 40, Mary
G. Gardiner agt Nassau Electric Railroad Company: No
4oi. William j. HUI aet. Robert bay,h: No isJ Benjs-
mia Abr ance agt. The Brooklyn Dial Company No sol
WiIliar1 nown agt Joseph Glorer: NO .OT Minnie j.
Thoip psca 1gt Adoi2h sussman No BIS Adeaiie MI
son as' Alnso D. Gserer. No 122. James Mac Arthur
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-12
SUNDAY-SCHOOL CHILDREN REHE4RSE.

The May meeting OF the Brooklyn Sunday -schoo
Union was held In the Hanson Place Methodist
Episcopal Church last night. In the absence OF s.
NJ. Giddings. the president Of the union Russell W
Mckee. the vice-pres!dent. was In the chair The
Rev. DR. George Il. Sirobridge. pastor Of the En-
bury Memorial NJ. f. Church. spoke Brain
Work in the Sunday-Schoo." The hymns for the
slxty-seventh anniversary TO be held on June g.
rohearsel by about three hundred Sunday
school children. The hymns are az follows: Keep
Step With Jesus" Hold Up the Cross" THE Uni
versal King" The Triumph Song" Gods Free
Mercy" and Marching In His Name" The singing
under the direction OF Miss I,ibbie EgInton
II the day set for the parade should prove stormy
the exercises will be he'd By the schools In their
place
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-12
REGISTER Harlan RETURNS.
HE WENT TO WASHINGTON. HIS FRIENDS
SAY. FOR SUPPLY OF ALLISON
ENTHISIASM.

Register Granville W. Harraan was IN MS OF
Zee IN the Hall Of Records yesterday. having re-
turned from his trip to Washington on ouh-
day. The Registers friends said trat ne hau
made the Journey TO the National capital III
order 10 get a new supply Of Allison enthus!-
asm. .lr. Hartman since his election as d.
Lor,s delegate. has been placed In the douotlu,
column. He has for years been close persoii,ai
friend of Senator Allison and he mas secret,s
cherished the hope that the tide might turn IA
the East ard carry few votes TOWARD iV , -,
He confesses that he is in a cuandary anu ." a.,
he has not yet been able to decide WI Ithei ns
will caet his vote for his personal IRENE 20
whether he will recognize the prepondera'iHh I
Mckinley sentiment in his district ana vote io'
the Ohio man. , ,,oo,s,or IJar-
When In Washington last weel: Register mar la
man saw Joseph H. Manley, Of Maine, ana hau
luncheon with senator Ason n,s He hut brings
SarL tho conviction that II Mckinley is beaten
Allison will be the winner He Suggests cr 't the
II the opposition cares to con,o,ne tourmjdabie
MAN who would be McKinleys most loi hiiuaDie
foe Allison must be chosen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-12
MRS. DTTMiS Used NO FRAUD.
THE SUIT OF HER BROTHER IN LAW TO SET
ASIDE CERTAIN TRANSFERS DECIDED


THE SUIT OF HER BfsOIHrsE IN LAW ~ OIL
ASIDE CERTAIN TRANSFERS DECIDED
AGAINST HIM.
Justice Clement. Of the Supreme Court. gave juds-
nent fer the defendant yesterday In the suit OF Eas
H. Dltmas and others against Abigail V. Dtmas
to set aside certain transfers OF claims upon the
property OF Henry c. Dltmas. the brother or the
plaintiff made by the plaintiff 10 the defendant.
Henry c. Dtmas died. on August g. 1893. and his
property all to 10 TO the defendant In the ac-
ton who was his wife She had been married TO
Hcary Diimas November 20 1871. and II had al
ways been supposed that she was his lawful wife
bu, II turned time after his death that
foi mer Mrs. DItmas had obtained decree OF a.
vorcc from her husband In 1865 In which he for
bjdGen to Iemarry. The former wife threatened
suit 10 recover tho estate and the plaintiff says he
signed q release CT all claims when he might have
against his brothers estate the representations
OF the defendant that It would prevent the suit The
plaintiff alleged that when he conveyed his interest
IN rs brothers estate 10 the defendant he under
stood that II small. and he also thought that
she the rghtfui wife OF his brother. He
brought an acton later TO SET aside the transfer
In giving judgment for the defendant. Justice Glenn
ent finds tina; the plaintiff knew what nc doing
when ne signed the release. No fraud shown
on the part Of the defendant.