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The Van Buren press., 1897-12-18

The Devlin Shoe company of Fort
Smith, one of the old established firms
of that city, made an assignment
Monday
R. j. Miller and Col. O. L. Miles
left Tuesday night on ten days bear
hunt in the wilds of the Kiamichi
mountains.
f. Ct. Kerr will have on display
during the coming holidays a stock of
Xmas goods equal to any he has had in
the past.
There is talk that the city will invest
in horses for the hose reels in the near
future. The council will decide at its
next meeting.
The river has risen several feet during
the past week. Before the rise it was
lower and clearer than it had been for
many years.
The Wiedemann Comedians have in
their band-so our musicians say-the
best slide trombone player ever heard
in Van Buren,.
! The incest stock of Gents and Ladies
Pocket Books and Card Cases, to be
found in the city, at Kerr Horse Shoe
Drug Store.
Miss Grace Newman entertained a
number of her friends at birthday
party at her home in the East End
Wednesday evening.
Miss Kate Welch, after an extended
visit here to here brother, Dispatcher
D. E. Welch, left Wednesday for her
home at Covington, Ky.
Nose Dixon was called to Fayette-
vile Sunday night by telegram an
nouncing the serious illness of a
relative. He returned Monday night.
Geo. Miller makes his own candies
| and you can rely on their being fresh
and pure. Purchase your holiday
supply lToH Hill.
Col. o. L. Miles returned Saturday
from a weeks stay at Clarksville,
where he had been representing the
railroad in number of damage suits.
Marion Morris, one of the boys
arrested for stealing junk from the Mo-
Pacific shops. was sent to Jail for petit
larceny by Justice Michael last Friday
Fort Smith officers Saturday arrested
three men charged with three separate
robberies committed the night before
near there. One of the victims recog
nized them.
Lemon Peel, Orange Peel. Citron,
Currants, Raisins, Figs, Oranges,
, Bananas, Dates, Etc.
Edmondson & Britt
The are light which the Frisco rail-
road company will put in in lieu of a
fagman at the head of Main street
has been ordered placed by the street
commissioner.
Try an ounce of Alfred Wright S
Violet Perfume at so cents, and com
pare it with what you have been paying
81 for, at John o Kane S Drug Store.
Considerable mistletoe is again being
shipped this year to northern and
eastern points for holiday decorations.
Mistletoe is much sought after in the
cities for that purpose.
The quality of the street lights has
been much improved since last week.
Mr.. Johnston will no doubt do all in his
power to live up to the contract entered
into between himself and the city.
The Van Buren press., 1897-12-18
THE VAN BUREN PRESS.
VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS,
RAILROAD TIME TABLES

MISSOURI PACIFIC.
Trains 2Sl. 232, 233. 234 24S and 244 will carry
passengers
GOING WEST
No 2sl. Arr. 2:45 pm. Arr. Coffeyville $50 D. m
No 233. .' $50 am. FIT Smith 400 a. IN.
No. 243. 11:25 am. STOPS at Van BUREN,.
GOING EAST
No 232. Arr. Ills pm. Arr. Little Rock 7:55 D. m.
No. 234. a 7;50 am. 2:l5 pm,
No 44. Lv. 1918 pm. =" Coal Hill 435 pm
Trains 28l 232. 23S, 234 run daily
Trains 243 and 244 do not run on Sunday.
Through trains make a stop of minutes
GREENWOOD BRANCH.
No. 3s6.' Arr 1125 a m. (Stops at Van Buren,
No 203.E Lv. ESQ pm Arr. Greenwood 300 D. M
~ Daily. except Sunday.
A. HAYS, Agent.
The Van Buren press., 1897-12-18
Everybody Saws So.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won
derful medical discovery OF the age. = cas-
aut aud refreshing to the taste. act gently
and positively on Kidneys. liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system. dispel colds,
cure headache, fever. hahiiuM constitution
and biliousness. Please buy aut Try u loX
Of g. {. G. to-day; IA, -. 80 cents Suli uua
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
The Van Buren press., 1897-12-18

Children s Wagons at Ingeberg s.
Editor Renfroe was up from Alma
Tuesday.
Dix Hamm was up from Mulberry
Monday.
Ingeberg is headquarters for Child
rem S Wagons and Buggies.
Geo. w Wagner WAS up from Null
berry Monday.
Gillian Yoes was visiting relatives at
I Alma during the week.
Frank Euper made a short visit to
Van Buren Wednesday.
Delicious oysters and celery, large
supply Edmondson e. Britt.
Rev. J. B. Stevenson made a short
visit to Ozark Tuesday.
G. T. Maddox s new cottage in the
East End is completed.
Tanning Miles visited Clarksville
Wednesday on business.
All sorts of Dolls, cheap, at John
O'Kane s Drug Store.
jeff Crockett was up from Denning
Sunday visiting his brother.
Judge Jno. H. Rogers was the guest
~
Foreign and domestic fruits for
Christmas at Geo. Miller's
j. T. Clark, the photographer, has
been on the sick list this week
Geo. R. Wood is reported quite i'll
with symptoms of pneumonia.
Miss Sallie Carr, of Springfield, Mo-,
is the guest of Mrs. j. NJ. Fox.
Photograph Albums. at all prices, at
John o Kane's Drug Store.
Tom Hicks has accepted the position
of night clerk at the Electric Cafe.
DR.. Jno. Shibley was up from Paris,
Ark, Thursday visiting relatives.
The latest novelties in Photo Frames
at Kerr's Horse Shoe Drug Store.
Engineer Constance has rented the
brewery residence in the East End.
Mrs. A. B. Shibley went to Little
Rock Saturday to visit her daughter.
Rev Doyle, of Little Rock, conducted
services at the Baptist church Sunday.
Fruits and candies for Christmas.
An immense stock at Geo. Miller s.
Mrs. Bette Houston, of Coal Hill, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Joe Brown.
Mrs. Ollie Laws returned Wednesday
from visit to relatives at Fort Smith.
Geo. Miller has an immense stock of
Homemade candies for the holidays.
Mayor Smith returned Saturday from
a weeks visit to his son at Antlers,
l. T.
B. C. Covey was looking after sewing
machine business at Clarksville this
week.
You should take look at the new
patent pan litter at Nicodemus & Sons
store.
l.. Graf will sell you wine for the
holidays at from rs cents to 81 90 per
gallon.
We are pleased to see E. G. Arke
bauer out again after a severe attack of
illness.
The payca on the Mo. Pacific
gladened the hearts of the railroad boys
Thursday.
Some of the wires of the Pan
Telephone company became crossed
with the electric light wires Wednesday
burning out a number of induction
coils in the central Office.
The Van Buren press., 1897-12-18
GIVE US AN ORDER when in need of Job Work.
If You Want....

to Buy, Sell, or Exchange Lands
or Town Property, give me num-
bers, improvements and price,
cash or time. II you want to
purchase let me know what you
want. | will sell on reasonable
mission.
VIM. L. TAYLOR.
The Van Buren press., 1897-12-18

Dout Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your life Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netic full OF life. nerve and vigor, take No-To'
Bac, the wonder worker. that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, soc or sl. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
The Van Buren press., 1897-12-18
LOCAL and Personal.

Special Notices in the Local Columns Fire cents
Line for first insertion, and fire cents per
line for each subsequent insertion. Al Locals
run and charged for at aboue rates until o.
dered discontinued.
The Van Buren press., 1897-12-18
Frisco Line to Kansas City.

Frisco line to Kansas City, two hours quick
est time. Leave Van Buren on cannonhsll ar
rive IN Kansas City next morning at o'clock.
No extra fares for reclining chairs
II. HANKEY. Ticket Agent
The Van Buren press., 1897-12-18

Epworth League meeting each Sun
day evening at $3.50 O'Clock at the
Methodist Church.
The Van Buren press., 1897-12-18

Golden Medical Discovery for sale at
JOHN O'KANE S DRUG STORE.
The Van Buren press., 1897-12-18

Trains 20 and 81 run daily except Sunday bal
ance run daily.
Pullman sleepers and reclining chair cars on
all through trains. Through tickets on sale to
all points.
For full information call upon or address
II. HANKEY. Tkt. Agt
The Van Buren press., 1897-12-18
Making Room.

In order to make room for our i'm
mense stock of furniture for the fall
and holiday trade we will sell
The Van Buren press., 1897-12-18

insomnia, nervousness, ana,
II not relieved, bilious fever
or blood poisoning. Hoods
Pills stimulate the stomach,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-08-13
His Superior.

"I am usually rated as a clever perform.
err" modestly remarked the well,known
prestidigtator. 'The press and publlG &C.
cord me gratifyingly hgh standing. ana my
work as being skillful beyond that ofmy com:
petitors; have always regarded myself as 9
being past master in the art and science OF
legerdemain But yesterday met gentle.
man who is SO clearly my superior that now
struggling with the rudiments Of my pro-
fession. I can cause a small Towering plant
or shrub to grow from the seed in few mo-
ments in full view of the astonished audi
ence, but the man of whom l am speaking
has created an enormous family tree, hun
dreds of years old, in few hours. "-N. T.
World
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-08-13

risk; and then Riggs broke out and
told him that, come what might, he'd
simply got to 60 to town, and Murphy
with him. He would explain when they
got out of camp, but there wasn't a
minute to lose; and Murphy went along,
"iust to keep him out of trouble" Gus
in the darkness stranger Joined them,
gave Riggs some low-toned orders, but
refused to let him have another drink.
They were stealing along the road to-
gether, trying to dodge the Pickering
freight, when it suddenly t1ared up
and must have betrayed them. for mo-
ment later they heard Burns shouting
after them. Then the stranger slept
the fence into the Walton place; Riggs
darted away and ran like streak, so
he followed Riggs.
When at safe distance from camp
Riggs slowed up and told what he had
agreed to do. At Cohen's store was a
box containing some expensive wine
and cordials which had been prescribed
for Mrs. Walton two weeks before by
their old family physician and ordered
sent from New Orleans. It was one OF
the sad cases common in the south in
those hard times. Miss Walton, who
wrote the order without her mothers
knowledge, had no money to send, and
the firm had none to lose. She explained
that the wine was needed at once, and
the money would be at hand in the
course of ten days. The wine was sent,
care of Cohen & Co., with instructions
to collect first; and not until this night
had there been money enough to pay for
it. Now "a gentleman" whom Riggs
knew well, had brought them help;
but he himself could not go to Tugaloo
because of certain past events with
which he was intimately connected, and
none of the Walton servants dared go,
because of the tremendous stories in cir
culation concerning the events of the
day. The gentleman had come long
distance at big risk to see the lady,
Riggs declared, and must get away that
night.
In this dilemma Riggs was called on
for help. His chivalric nature was
aroused-presumably; or possibly 1.-The
tiger had tasted blood" and needed more.
Riggs had got the gentleman's last
drink, and the money ft'r more was now
in his hands. But the gentleman had
stipulated that a reliable man must go
with him to fetch the precious packet
in case Riggs "got full" and Murphy
was the man. 1--WE got the box, sorr,
an Riggs his bottle of liquor, an come
back all right, an we stole in there as
we were bid, an raised the cellar door.
an carried down the box to the fut Of
thin slippery steps meself, for Riggs
was gettin' noisy-lilSe. An thin we
stole away, niver disturbin' anybody,
SOFT, only dom the poor Teddy a kind
ness. as we were towld. We didn't see
or hear anybody. 1t was afther it all
the throublc came"
There was pathos in Murphy's de-
scription of the "throuble." Their task
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-08-13

accomplished, Murphy sought to get
Riggs to his tent, but the man had
drunk Just enough to be rabid for more.
and in the struggle the bottle fell with
the gill or two remaining and was
smashed. This was indeed a catas-
trophe. Riggs had that fearful craze
for alcohol which is satiated only when
the victim !apses into drunken stupor.
Murphy got him to the tent and to bed
and thought he had him safe, but awoke
later to find him gone-gone for more
liquor; but where? None was to be
had in camp, unless he broke into the
captains medical stores, which, Muir
ply argued, he wouldn't dare attempt
with the lieutenant lying there along
sido. All of sudden it flashed over him
that his wretched "bunky," after hav
ing faithfully acquitted himself of his
trust before the fatal whisky-loggingo of
his moral sense, bad now stolen off in
the darkness to rob the very household
for whose sake, or that of the bribing
liquor, he had braved punishment.
Riggs had gone back for that wine.
The Irish soldier had his faults, God
knows, but desertion of his fellow, even
in face of torture, is not one OF them.
Murphy stole away, hoping it was not
too late to 'ccapture Riggs, and came
upon him, just as hs feared, tugging at
something at the foot of those dark
and slippery steps. Then came strug-
gle that, after at last he had borne his
fiercely battling comrade up into the
night, left Murphy breathless and eN-
hausted and then came the rain Of
blows that toppled him, crashing, into
The ruin of the hot-bed.
'She came upon me that sudden and
furious-like, sorr. I couldn't explain;
an it was tr;-in' to pacificate her was,
backin' of, an niver see the hot-bed be-
hind ME for the hot batin' ] was get
tin afront. An thin whin she had me
down on the fiat of me back, an grasp
in at thin glass works, poor Riggs,
niver KNOWN what he was dom, sorr,
only to help me, grappled with the ould
lady for the purpose of expostulatin,
an thin that raygur wencb run screech-
IN into the louise. an the young lady /
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-08-13
head towards some Invisible ptses

head towards some invisible presenee
in the hall beyond; and that sett'eo 'n'
matter in Lambert's mind.
"Ye-assum," and slowly now the yer
,ow-brown face returned to hght.
.M;s, Esther amt very well, sub, an
she savs-er rather-Mis' Walton SENDS
her compliments to the gentleman anu
heps he'll 'scuse her. Dey don't neeo
nn}fin," she continued, in her own IN
terpretation of messages telegrapneo
from the dark interior: "1e-assuh'
Mis-, Walton rested very well, consider.
in. ans all right to-day, but she don !
want muffin, subj"
II had hoped to be able to see Mls'
Walton, if she were we'll enough OF csc
Miss w lton," said Lambert, firmly, IN
tending that his words should be their
own interpreter at the court "l'n'n'
"There are matters of importance on
which desire to speak"
Again, Elinor, mute and 1rresolute'
turned to her unseen mentor 1Wle
was evidently moment OF conference
Then the girl was suddenly sweptas'oe,
the door was thrown wide open ana
there. while other and younger forms
seemed to scurry away from both slght
and hearing, there with gray sna".
thrown over her shoulders, calm ana
identified. her silvery hair hutterlng
about her temples, and the lines OF
care seeming even deeper in the sao'
crear-cut facl, stood Mrs, Walton. leai.-
ine on the stout cane which had dealt
such trenchant blows the night before.
With voice that trembled just u ne
despite her effort at control, she slowly
spoke:
"You mean to be courteous, sir, IN
your inquiry, and for this l beg to
thank you-to renew my thanks 1or
your prompt service of last n ght' But
now may say, once for all, that we
need, and can accept, no further as
s1stance; and, if you are sincere IN your
desire to be courteous, you will not
again seek to enter my door,"
Lambert flushed to his very brows.
ut is a more important matter than
YOU have perhaps thought, Mrs. Walton,
that has made me ask to see you. One
of the men who broke in here last
night"
II know what you would say" she
promptly, firmly interposed, again up
lifting, with that almost imperious ges-
ture, the fragile white hand. II am
framing a letter to be delivered to your
commander upon his return Tonight
upon his RETURN" she quickly corrected
herself. ut will cover the case so far
as we are concerned. Meantime ( beg
to be excused from further allusion to
it," And the stately inclination with
which she accompanied the words was
unquestionably dismissal.
ITO BE Continued
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-08-13
SUICIDE IN A DREAM.
Thought He Was Cutting His Throsf-
Awoke and Found He Was.

Do YOU dream when you sleep?
If YOU do there is no absolute certain
ty that you will not awake some night
to find yourself committing suicide.
The thing has been done. The recent
records of the North London police
court have chronicle of \ case which
probably cannot be duplicated in any
police court record in the world.
There is a man named William H.
man, 25 years old, packing
maker, "of Florence road, Hornsey.'
William had been drinking and went
home to sleep off the effects of his po-
tations. In the middle of the night
his father was awakened by the cry:
"Fathcr! Father!" The old mem
rushed into his sons room, and found
William diligently cutting his throat
with razor.
In the court young Illman offered an
explanation which was interesting. Il
did not intend to commit suicide at al"
he said. II had been drinking very
freely, and I suppose 1t excited ray
nerves.
''In the midst of my sleep dreamed
that was cutting my throat. 1t seemed
to me that [ was very tough and did
not cut easily. I kept saving away.
however. and by and by I awoke to find
that in fact, I was killing myself as
rapidly as possible. "A man is not re-
sponsible for what he does in his sleep
had no more intention of taking my
own life than your honor has, and when
I awoke and discovered that was 60
ing it, I called my father to come and
stop me-"
The Judge said that 1llman was the
most remarkable man who had ever
come before him and gave him some
saluta1y advice on the evils of the drink
| habit.-N. Y. Journal
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-08-13
Hints to Hunters.

n oct cood results in any Kind Of Shoot
ING. Uniform, reliable ammunition is abso-
iutfeelv necessary. Experience has taught
the most successful hunters that It pays w.: to
chester Repeating Arms Co., New Haven,
Ct, as it is unequallcd for accuracy, reliable"
;tv' uniformity and strong shooting quail.
t t;ss Winchester ammunition can be bought
everywhere as it is il great demand all over
the world. Like Winchester guns, it is the
standard of the world. 1t costs no more
than inferior makes and it is a thousand
times better. Send for large illustrated
catalogue free.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-08-13
~. different, You Know.

It was during controversy over the value
of a bicycle. ,,.,
Young woman, when the proper use OF
bicycle is almost imperative, and I'm sure
that mine is one of them"
Nonsense" returned the elder woman:
view of dealer in bicycles, but that is all.
Now if you want exercise" !,
"But don't mamma" interrupted the
young woman, hastily. ut isn't exercise
that I need, but recreation, and there's NO
recreation in doing the housework-no at
all.'-Chicago Post.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-08-13
THE LARGEST SINGLE ORDER FOE,
CREAM SEPARATORS EVER GIVEN
Noted Iowa Creamery Operator Or.
ders Five Hundred at One Time.


w. I. Moody, Iowa's greatest creamery
onerator. estimates that it costs an averaca
# 10 cts. per 100 lbs. to haul milk to cream.
ery and haul the skim milk away again.
He is going to save all this by placing with
his patrons Dairy .Separators, and have
Wagons call for the cream.
In this way the farmer will get the full ad.
vantage of the Separator and creamery sys.
TENS, will have the warm fresh skim milk
pense of carting his milk to creamery.
Before ordering these 500 Separators, val.
ued at over $4,000, the merits of all the
different Dairy Separators! on the market
teal tests were made by Mr.. Moody
It was finally decided that the Sharpes
Separators, made at West Chester, Pa,
we're the most desirable and best made ma.
chimes, and though costing little more
money, it was thought they were we'll worth
the difference asked, and the order was
piven to that company.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-08-13

"There are great many laws on the stat
ute books which don't seem to command
much attention." remarked the political
protege. "Young man." replied Senator
Sorghum, "you are looking in the wrong
place Some of those laws may not amount
to much in statute books. But they have.
made heap of difference in bank books
WASHINGTON Star
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-08-13
HOme-Seekers, Look!

The Grand Prairie of Administering on
both sides of the Little Rock & Memphis R.
r., and extending along it's tracks for miles
offers special Inducements to home-seeL-
ers. The best pasturage, the richest cereal
lands and finest farming country in the New
South. This Vast Tract of Land now
thrown open to settlers. Come and buy
while you have the chance to make your
own selection For any information, call
on, or address, Rudolph Fink, General Man.
Gen. Frt. & Tkt Agt., Little Rock, Ark
Little Rock & Memphis Railroad.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-08-13
A LULLABY.

The oight winds sway the apple trees,
And on the garden wall
The clematis has closed it's leaves,
The evening shadows fall.
watch your winsome baby grace.
And draw you close to me.
And gaze and gaze into your face;
I love you so, my wee.
A mother bird sings on her nest,
cannot sing to thee,
Though my dumb heart within my breas
IL filled with melody.
Oh, could speak what's In my heart.
Half how I love you. dear,
How your soft, little lips would part.
Your eyes would glow to hear.
Would that my little one could stay.
All! the days when you are grown
And I shall sit in the doorway
With empty arms alone.
Edith Stow. in Good Housekeeping.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-08-13

The Mead Cycle Company, Chicago, is
the original house to sell reliable bicycles at
low prices direct to the rider. They have
built up large business by their honorable
dealings and have won the confidence Of
their customers. They ask the public to be-
lieve that the house which leads and con-
trolls the best source of supply is the best
house to do business with.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-08-13
Real Warm Weather Rest and Com
fort.

There is a powder to be shaken into the
shoes called Aliens Foot-Ease, invented by
Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. ~, which
druggists and shoe dealers say is the best
thing they have ever sold to cure swollen,
burning, sore and tender or aching feet.
Some dealers claim that it makes tight or
new shoes feel easy. It certainly will cure
corns and bunions and relieve instantly
sweating, hot or smarting feet. 1t costs only
a quarter, and the inventor will send sam
pie free to any address.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-08-13
Use Gentleness.

Be gentle in stimulating the kidneys,
otherwise you will excite and weaken them
The happiest results follow the use of Hos
letters Stomach Bitters to overcome renal
inactivity. Avoid the unmedicated, fiery
stimulants of commerce. The kidneys have
a delicate membrane easily irritated, and
upon this the action of such excitants is
pernicious Malarial complaints, indiges-
ton, rheumatism, neuralgia and biliousness
Bitters.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-08-13
The Appropriate Place.

"You ought to be ashamed of yourself"
said the Judge to the gentleman who had
been caught picking pockets at funeral
'Have you no sense of decency"
Eyes, Judge; but you know people in a
place like that arc so easily touched. In
dianapols Journal.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-08-13

There are 100000 words in the English
language, and most of them were used Oh
Sunday by a woman who discovered after
coming out of church that her new hat wa,
, adorned with tag on which was written:
Reduced to 6 shillings III pence" -Tit-
Ritc
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-08-13

I have found Piso's Cure for Consumption
al an unfailing medicine;-F r. Letz, 1905