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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-24
The offspring of a biramous morrio ,

The offspring Of u bigamous marriage
contracted in Illinois, where it is void,
are held, In Leonard VS.. Braswell (Ky.),
90 L. r. A. 707, to be entitled to inherit
lands In Kentucky where the parents
live by virtue Of the Kentucky statute
lsgitimating the issue Of the marriage.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-24

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an A No.
! Asthma medicine.-W. R. Williams, An
tioch, ILL.,, April IL. 1894.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-24

disability is made ability to work from
The cure of Lumbago by st. Jacobs Oil.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-24

We notice that girls with steadies never
have fascinating girls come to visit them.--
Atchison Globe.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-24

In almost every case of marriage one Of
the parties in time looks the rabbit to the
others wolf.-Atchison Globe.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-24

Auctioneer-A man who cries because he
has to make an honest living.-Chicago
News,
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-24

Spinster-A woman who wouldn't marry
if she could and couldn't if she would
Chicago News.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-24

Disfgured from bruise? No; not
When st. Jacobs Oil cures it. No chance.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-07-28

him. But if we cannot send Our chill
dern round the world. we can at least
see that they are made familiar with
The habits of thought, not to say the
habits of work, of other countries. 1t
is from this point of view that che
learns to welcome with special interest
the arrival Of students IN our better
equipped scientific schools and colleges
from the other nations of the world.
The presence Of an accomplished young
gentleman from Germany or Italy or
Japan opens the eyes of the youngsters
who surround him in the classes Of such
institutions. They begin to learn, what
it is so hard to teach boys, the mysteri-
ous lesson which had been alluded to
above; they learn that Cranberry Cen
ter, although it is an important metrop-
oils to itself, is not so considered by the
rest of mankind.
As the United States senator said, it
will be great thing when the average
congressman can be taught what are the
resources cf Arizona, of the state of
Washington, of Maine and of Florida,
in an object lesson which shall fix itself
upon his memory as no misty cloud of
statistics will ever do. The college STU
dent or che college class which should
be trained rightly to understand the
place of che Argentine Republic. the
place of Japan, the place of Ceylon or
the place Of Hungary in the commerce
of the world, how much and how little
each of these countries has to do with
the balance of trade or with the course
of exchange, would be, as things go, an
exceptional class or an exceptional stu
dent in our institutions Of education.
The intelligent president of college
or the intelligent head of high school
ought to be on the lookout for every op-
portunity of which he can avail himself
to introduce such cosmopolitan habits
Of study into school OF college.
EDWARD E. HALE.
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..;s;No. 50 runs through from Charleston wa
Cvntral R. R., lesving Charleston a. m,
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Notice!

TNAE co-partnership existing bet" cen
Peterson 4 Cn,hoert mas ueen diesolved
by mutual consent. Ned Pe,ersos will coo-
tiaue the business at the same stand With
an experience of twenfy EIGHT years IL The
Cabinet Shop of Nr.J D Craig, be is well
qualified 10 conduct business Of tnis kind.
Cleaning and repairing furniture speciality.
Toe preparing and dressing Of dead bodies
for burial will be promptly aud carefully at
tended to.
Shop opposite .he Episcopal Church
NED PETERSON.
Mch II.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-07-28
A FARMER ON THE SINGLE TAX.

A FARMER ON THE SINGLE TAX.
am only Kansas farmer and not
used towriting for the papers, but I no.
ticed in one of your late numbers an ar
ticle by Clarence A. Miller advocating
that all taxes should bepaid by the OWL
ers of the land and that all money and
other personal property go free from
taxation. These men who wish to put
all the burden of taxation on the al
ready overburdened farmer are men, as
rule, who own no land and who know
nothing about farming. The farmer al
ready pays the great bulk of the taxes,
and if ali the money and houses and
machinery and factories and railways of
the rich are to go untaxed and the ad
ditional burden be laid upon the farmer,
then fer one want to leave this coun-
Try. Mr.. Miller's argument is that if
land were taxed SO heavily that the
owner could not pay the taxes he would
be obliged to sell part of it, and thus
there would be more farmers. If he or
any other of the single tax theorists
knew anything about the condition Of
the American farmer, he would know
that the great trouble now is that there
are already too many farmers IN the
United States. We are oyerproducing in
nearly every department Of the farm.
Wheat and corn are drugs lnthe market
and are selling fcr less than the cost OF
production. No farmer can today sell a
horse, or COW, or hog for anything
like the amount that the animal has
cost him. IF all the farmers in the Un-
ion would agree to raise just one-half OF
the wheat, corn, hogs, cattle and horses
they have raised in years past, they
would get some return for their work,
but at the present prices and at the
present rate of production the farmers,
who are now nearly bankrupt, must soon
20 to the wall.
The solution Of the present trouble Is
not in compelling the farmers to pay
the taxes of the millionaires and the
other rich men, nor to ask them to sub
NIT to taxation that will compel them
to sell part Of their farm at a low price
to some single tax theorist. Anarchists,
socialists, agitators and advocates of
new and unjust theories have, by their
threats of bloodshed, revolution and
appropriating the property Of others, so
frightened the owners Of capital that
many hundreds of millions Of dollars
are now lying idle in the banks all over
the United States. Had it not been for
these threats, much of this now idle
money would have been put into fac
tories that would today be giving em-
ployraent to the idle throngs that are
suffering from the lawless methods OF
these unprincipled men.
Let factories be built to make the ar
ticIes we now import in large quaint
ties. These would give work to the un-
employed, who would then be able to
buy the wheat, corn and bacon that the
farmers cannot now sell unless at ruin
Gus prices j. ". HENRY.
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NOTICE OF REGISTRATION.
TIE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
SUMTER COUNTY.

OFFICE OF
SUPERVISOR OF REGISTRATION,
SUMTER COUNTY.
SUMTER, S. c., May l, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that in accordance
with an Act of the General Assembly, the
hooks fer the registration Of all Legally quail
fed voters, and for the issuing Of transfers,
sc, will be open a the court house. between
the hours Of o'clock q. M, and O'Clock
D m.. on tie fret Monday of each month,
and for three successive days, until thirty
DAYS before the mex, general election.
Minors who shall become of age during that
period of thirty days. shall be entitled to
registration before the books are closed, If
otherwise qualified
IS. JAMES,
E. F. BURROWS,
J. 81. KNIGHT,
May 70. Supervisors Of Registration.
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Old People.
Old people who require medicine 10 regulate
the bowels an kidneys will find me :rue rem
edy in Electric B;tsers. This medicine does
not stimulate and contains no whiskey o. other
in,oxicaat but acts as tonic aad Alternative.
I, acts mildly en- the stomach and bowels. add
ing strength and giving zone TO me organs
thereby aiding nature in the performance OF
the functions. Electric Bitters is an excellent
appetizer a,d aids digestion. Ola People ind
i, exactly wha: they need. Price hffy cen'
and 81 per oct,Ie at Dr. j. T. w. DeLorme S
Drug Sore.
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sDaily. tDaily except Sunday.
No. IS runs through to Charleston, 8. c.,
via Central R. r., arriving Manning 10 p
m, Lanes 4s p m., Charleston 9 Is P. m
Trains on Conway Branch lsave Chad
borrn 10 20 a. M, arrive at Conway
way / 90 p. m., returning leave Conway at
245 p. m., we adjourn Is 2. M.
Jeave Chadoou n., arrive at Hub a;
6 20 p. m., retu leave Hub 8 30 q. n !.
arrive at Chadoourn S.l5 8. N. Daily e1-
oept Sunday
J. - KENLY, Cen! Manager.
T. u. EMERSON, TraSic Manager
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Land Surveying.

Mr.. H. D. NOISE, will give prompt at
ten,;ou TO calls for surveying and plating
land Can he found at his Office, next door
to Office of Lee and Noise, Sum ter, S. c.
Nov. 18.
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a good French accent and an easy way OF
speaking that language, was cause OF
real terror in well appointed school.
What shall we Go about his markso It
will not be fair to mark him. On the
same scale with the other boys. " AS II
the giving Of marks was the whole bust
ness of a schoolmaster.
Really. the arrival Of such::.a boy
might have been made a blessing to all
the other boys in school They would
have learned more French from him.
under any sensible handling of the
case, than they would nave learned
from any primer or reading book. Now
the opportunities for such. education in
pur country are endless. Fortunately
for as, there is hardly public school
IN cne of the larger cities in which the
ability Of some Of the children to speak
German, French or Italian might not
be utilized fer the conversational habits
OF the others. An American banker
who had gone through the whole course
Of our higher public education used to
say that when he went to Paris he
found that the French were SO stupid
that they did not understand their own
language. This was a good natured
nethcd Of criticising the training he
had received in that language. Now
cne boy from Paris, from Bordeaux or
Lyons, in the class in which he was.
would have given him just the haiti OF
listening to real French and the habit
Of initiating speaker cf real French,
which was what he had not had given
to him in the elaborate arrangements OF
school committees.
It is too much to ask, as the United
States senator asked, that all our school
children of the proper age may be sent
round the worl& 1t is a good thing for
those of them who are so sent when
they are between the ages of Is and
FIVE and twenty. They gain the advan-
tages which, under the old wander
iahr, the German apprentice, released
from his first training, received as he
saY men and cities which were new to
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-07-28

Cinco, the cent straight uasan. Cigar
for sale br H. G. Osteen J. Co
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aDa:ly
IaeilJ except Saniag.
Trsios 8: aud 35 carr .droact 2. ..ii:i,s'
pal.ne Buffet Sleeping l;.:s p-."ee:, Ss.'
y orx III Nscoa 7a Aag,.s:s.
I. S. S.&Ea.Sug, S,: fS-.. soy,
Traffic Manager ASS ;4ea pass. e
J. T KENLY. Gen'; Manager
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-25
Broke In Two.

The wreck which occurred ON the
Frisco Thursday night about 9:3O near
its yards of this city, was known as
train 30 and was in charge of Conduc-
tor Havely, and Engineer Cowan. The
train was south bound and was made
up of Is loads and three empties.
In one of the cars which was wrecked
was valuable trotting mare, owned
by I. D. Craig, of Paris, Tex, and
her driver, A. J. Difenbach. When
the wreck occurred Mr.. Difenbach was
asleep on his cot and was thrown upon
the floor with his trunk and sulky falling
upon him, bruising him up some but
inilicting no serious injury. The horse
was thrown with sufficient force against
the end of the car that it was instantly
killed.
There WAS considerable amount of
goods strewed on the ground, such as
furniture, groceries. barrels of whiskey
etc, which was guarded by the rail
road men.
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-25

Miss Edith Ritter, who has been the
guest of Miss Eula Arkebauer for
several days, returned to her home at
Fort Smith Tuesday.
While IN the city Monday or Tuesday
don fail to take the ladies to Mrs
| 3. q. Watts Grand Opening of fall
and winter Millinery Goods.
Mrs. Mays, of New Orleans, daugh
ter of Capt. John Allen, arrived in the
city Sunday afternoon for an extended
visit to her parents.
Arthur Smith, son of Barber Smith
decided he had enough of home com
fort, and on Saturday night departed
for parts unknown.
Mrs. Montague, of Augusta, Ark.
mother of c. C. Montague, arrived in
the city Wednesday to visit her son
and grand children.
Monday and Tuesday from 10 o clock
u. N TO III p. III. Mrs. 5. G.. Watts
will give the grandest opening of Fall
and Winter Millinery ever before
displayed in Van Buren,.
Thurman Hunt left for st. Louis
Wednesday on business, but will not
forget to visit the exposition while
there.
Steve Lester, a former Crawford
county citizen, now residing in Okla
homa, is in the city visiting friends and
relatives.
Mrs. J. P Mullens returned from
st. Louis Sunday, where she had been
purchasing a large stock of fall and
winter millinery.
Mr.. B. Smith and wife returnd from
st. Louis Wednesday where they had
been visiting friends and seeing the
sights at the exposition.
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-25

In the circuit court Tuesday morn
ing, a suit was filed that when it comes
to trial will attract more than the usual
share of attention. The plaintiff in the
case is the estate of Maud Allen, de-
ceased, brought in behalf of the mother,
brother and sister of Maud Allen, and
is for $25, 900. This is sub divided as
TO complaints in the suits, but means
that for the killing of Maud Allen by
Mrs. Pagan Bourland, on the 22d day
of last April, the plaintiffs are entitled
10 that amount of money. 1t is
claimed that Maud had been in the
habit of sending home as much as 500
per month, and this fact is dwelt upon
in the complaint, and will be brought
forward in evidence at the trial. Mr..
Bourland seemed not to be in the least
perturbed by the situation, but de-
clared that he would not have to pay al
much as the bill demanded. The out
come of this trial will probably b,
be watched with interest. Smitl
| Times Democrat.
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-25

disorders of the digestion. When the
digestion is bad the blood becomes i'm
pure, and is imperfectly supplied with
the food elements that build up new
and healthy tissues, and tear down,
and carry away those that are inert and
half-dead The nerves are not rebuilt
from day to day with new, vigorous,
active fibers. Every organ, tissue, mus
Gle and nerve in the body is half famished
for healthy nutriment. Almost any dis
ease in the category of human ills may be
the result of this condition. Most fire.
quently it is the most deadly of disorders
consumption. Sometimes it is some
other wasting disease. Again, it may be
scrofula or some skin disease.
There is a sure preventive and remedy
for these conditions and maladies 1t is
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
1t corrects all disorders of the digestion.
1t restores the lost or failing appetite and
invigorates the liver 1t fills the arteries
with the pure, rich, red blood of health.
1t builds new, firm flesh, healthy, active
nerve fbers, and strong elastic muscles.
1t cures oS per cent. of all cases of con-
sumption, and wasting diseases 1t cures
nervous prostration. Druggists sell it.
The man who is too lazy or negectful to take
an occasional dose of medicine TO ward off the
evil effects of constipation deserves to die. And
he will surely get his deserts for constipation is
the first cause of much sickness. DIR. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets cure constipation. They never
gripe. One little Pellet" is gentle laxative,
and two a mild cathartic All good druggists
sell them. No other pills are as good.
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-25
CASToRIA.
TIE fac n
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Claim Agent Spalding, for, the Frisco
was in the city Wednesday on his way
to Ozark where he goes in the interest
of the company.
Our public school opened MoIday
with larger number of pupils in at
tendance than was ever before enrolled
the first day
The scare of diphtheria which our
people had for few days is about
passed, as our physicians assure US that
there is no danger of it spreading.
You should not miss this golden op-
portunity to visit Mrs. S. G. Watt S
grand opening of Millinery Goods from
10 o. clock a IN. to 10 p. m. Monday
and Tuesday.
Messrs Chas, Drennen, Tim Ross
Fred Britt and w. H. Hayman left
Wednesday for week hunting and
fishing trip on the Illinois river.
The case of the City VS. Stoker, where
in the city sued for a scavenger bill of
25 cents, which was before Squire
Moore Monday, was decided in favor of
the city.
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-25

Matt Hofstetter, the young man who
was thrown from his horse last week
has greatly improved and has been re-
moved to his home.
Frank Marshall, a fireman on the
Missouri Pacific, left Tuesday for New
Jersey, N. j.. to accompany his family
home who have been visiting friends
and relatives there for several months.
There does not seem much doubt that
Leo Bennett, of Muscogee, has been
appointed U. s. marshal to succeed s.
NJ. Rutherford This leaves f. R.
McKibben and Joe Knowlton out in the
cold.
There was considerable excitement
out near Long Bell Wednesday after
noon caused by the appearance of a
mad dog, which after several hours
chase was shot and killed by Will
Biggerstaff.
The Ladies of Van Buren, and sur
rounding country are invited to visit
and examine the largest stock of
millinery ever brought to this city,
which will be displayed at Mrs. s..
C. Watts Grand Opening, Monday
and Tuesday from 10 o clock a. m. to
1Op. m.
The different churches which have
been assisting in the big revival have
announced their regular work again,
and now the prayer meeting, choir
meeting, Sunday School and the regular
services Sunday will be as usual.
W. N. Edison has accepted posi-
ton with the Electric Light Co., a
Van Buren and will move his family tC
that place, We regret to loose Mr.
and Mrs. Edison and family from oul
community, but wish them happiness
and prosperity in their new home. -
Mulberry Leader.
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-25

The new bridges which the Missouri
Pacific intends putting in between Van
Buren, and Coffeyville this winter are
from the Bencord Bridge Co., Ben
cord, Va, and are among the best
bridges made for railroad purposes.
NJ. w. Drewrey, of this city, on Sun
day last received the sad intelligence Of
the death of his youngest brother, who
died at his home in Princess Ann coun-
ty, Va, Sept. IL.
Mr. Clio Harper, of the Little Rock
Democrat, was in the city Thursday on
his way to Harrison and while here was
the guest of Miss Fannie Scott. We
regret we were not at home when he
called.
The series of FIVE games of ball which
were to have been played between the
Van Buren and Fort Smith baseball
teams for the championship cup Thurs
day did not materialize, as the Fort
Smith boys backed by their managers
refused to play the deciding game, and
the umpire announced the game to
in favor of Van Buren,. The champion
ship cup which was donated by ID. j.
Young. of Fort Smith, even after the
game was forfeited to Van Buren. re-
fused TO give it up and the cup remains
where ii was intended.
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-25
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
TIE TAO N
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The laundry is now in charge of
Henry Sanford who, having give up
his trip to Texas has decided to remain
here and manage the laundry business
for George Michael, who has rented
the outfit.
Mr.. Samuel Southall, of Rome, N.
Y, is in the city visiting his daughter,
Mrs. John Wilson. Mrs. Southall
has been spending the summer here
while her husband was making tour
through Europe.
Chas. Arkebauer left Sunday after
noon for st. Louis, where he goes to
enter the Missouri Medical College.
Charley is one of Van Buren, s in
dustrious young men and his many
friends here wish for him great sue
cess.
Jesse Wood representing the Kelley
Goodfellow Shoe Co., came in Monday
for few days visit with his family II
this city. Jesse reports trade better
this fall than expected and hopes tC
greatly increase his sales over the pas
year.
C. E. Gooding, who for severa
months was ticket agent for the Frisco
at this place. now of Pittsburg, Kan.
passed through the city Wednesday en-
route to Ozark, where he had beer
summoned as witness in damag'
suit against the Frisco railroad.
The Valley House which has recent,
been remodelled inside and out nov
has an appearance which adds to th'
looks of our city. 1t will soon be oc
cupied by r. J. Tallman who intend
making it first class, and it will b
known hereafter as the Missouri
Pacific Hotel.
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-25
CAsTORIA.
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The management of st. Philomena s
Academy in this city are we'll pleased
with the patronage they are receiving
and find at the end of the first week
that they have larger enrolment than
expected, and have made an order for
an extra lot of desks which on their
arrival will be placed in order and
then they will be better able to accom-
modate those attending.
C. Schuppe, of the Van Buren, Ark.
PRESS. and his friend, NJ. L. Weaver
book keeper for the Citizens Bank
same city, stopped a short time in our
city Tuesday afternoon whilst en- route
to Kansas. They were on a two week
bike outing through the Territory anC
the grasshopper state. We acknowl'
edge a pleasant call from craftsman
schuppe during their stay in our city -
Cherokee Air. Nowsta, |. t.
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-25

A floating rumor, says the Fort Smith
Times Democrat, reached the city
Wednesday regarding an appointment
that was said to have been made of the
successor of Morton Rutherford as U.
S. marshal of the northern district Of
the Indian Territory. Persons coming
down on the K. & A. V. from the
Indian country had heard the report
but in no case could any of them state
positively that such was really the case.
1t was said to be generally believed in
the Territory towns where the only
surprise manifested lay in the fact that
Bennett instead of Joe Knowiton had
received the plum. Knowlton is an old
railroad man and for many years was
passenger conductor on the Missouri
Pacific. He has been slated for the
place for months past. OF late, how
ever. the opinion has gained ground
that President Mckinley would permit
the present incumbent to retain the
Office TO the full term of four years.
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-25

l.. Garrison, who has been foreman
at the Times Office for some months,
has accepted a position with the Fort
Smith Sun, and left for that city Mon
day.
Mrs. Fay Chew and son, of Little
Rock, who have been spending the
summer at Eureka Springs, are in the
city guests of Hon. S. R. Chew
family.
DR.. A. S. Ruthraff, who was called
to Nowata, |. 7. last week to the bed
side of his daughter, Mrs. Mott, re-
tnrned Sunday and reports his daugh-
ter much better.
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-25

Come early and see the grand display
OF Millinery Goods at Mrs. S. G. Watts
Monday and Tuesday.
Capt. Jas. 7. Stuart, who for the past
three months has been sojourning at
Winslow returned home Monday
Mesdames Rankin and McNealy, OF
Alma, were guests of Mrs. W. G.
Bostick the first of the week.
Miss Josie o Brien after week spent
in our city visiting friends, returned to
her home at Fort Smith Monday.
Don fail to visit Mrs. S. c. Watts
Grand Opening of fall and winter
Millinery Monday and Tuesday.
Geo. T. Maddox is canvassing the
towns on the X. & A. V. in the in
terest of his book.
Mrs. Gordan Stamps who was re-
ported as being very sick Sunday, Is
we are glad to state much improved.