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The Van Buren press., 1897-10-30
Wise NIirfb.

There is a saying of Chamfort which
many serious-miuded people, under the
pressure of care and work, would dc
well TO lay to heart: The most thor
oughiy wasted of all days is that one in
which one has not laughed" Ii has oft
en- been said that only they who can
take life with profound seriousness can
be really humorous. for they alone
perceive those fundamental contrasts
which make humor possible, Mr.. Ford
has laid the country under lasting obi
cations by correcting the impression
that Washington never laughed. Deep
Is serious as he was by nature. and re-
tired and nou-communicatiye as be was
in large companies. no man could ap-
preciate and enjoy fun Of any good kind
more thoroughly than the great leader
when with his intimates. 10 IS true
Emerson hated to laugh. but his radiant
smile was better than laughter. Car
lvle. ON the contrary. was gi,c2 . earth
shaking lauehter-a Kind OF ttFscrser
t1urhter. not without u1de-tcnes %
u1tlos running through To- Liucoiu's
love Of stories. both iu the hearing ard
the telling. was q safety valve FOR one
whose tremendous burdens icl 1u a.
temperament deeply tiuEed with SAB
ness s-1rt5o0's
The Van Buren press., 1897-10-30
BE NOT DlSMAYED.

So live that when Death comes to thee. o
His hand upon thy door may not af-
fright;
That whether comes he in the starless
night,
Al dawn. or noon, grim fear shall not at
tend
Upon his kindly step: his touch Will be
Gods sign and seal to set thy spirit free
Speech hath he none. and yelled the face
he wears:
Yet known to all the silent, unseen guest,
And to each soul the import of the quest
He makes wherever life her fiame-toTch
bears.
Unheard he comes, for peace hath shod
his feet:
Thou'lt in his breast her Joys supernal
meet.
No beggar he; yet none may disallow
His attitude of waiting for the gift
He claims-and takes! To win the souls
last shrift
Shrink not, o friend. though ON thy fevered
HIS kiss falls chill; life's subtlest secret
knows
The corn of wheat beneath the winters
SHOWS.
What though the windows of the soul
grow dim
Within the shadow of the presence dreadF
Beneath the shade of Pisgahs height are
spread
Fair Canaan's plains. and Jordan's silver
rim
When fades the light Of earth TO dying
eyes
Gods Promised Land shall on their
sight arise.
And death viii guide to naeaas ard pastures
fair.
- living streams wssSs nesssaeSs feaa-
sSzaS tow
rrona e1s Gszss sArsass WAose raSEsc
waters s.
- heal - 1aszseS eseeGer p.zs1 AID ezTs.
CO sAs= wssA na&lAs ss asss 2 grzszs1.
SsseeSysS
wAss sss1 = IS ssrs1x sr4sr sAy A&G3
hath ia
N. Sas1sy-PeserS. = \. y. ossszssz.
The Van Buren press., 1897-10-30

h. earsfui "a elye the fullest Of fair and hoa.
orabie treatment, personally and legislauveg.
Texas has lust set a conspicuous eNainI'- ~, -
her determination 10 preserve her lhteSiitS -
tbs emphatic voting down Of propesiloh u, 10
repndiate au honest bonded Indebtedness "
sofna of her counties.
Referring TO the recent failure oil an
assault upon the railroads OF Georgia,
the Savannah News says;
me peeple do not desire to see the railroads
Of the state worried into bankruptcy anu
poverty. They would much prefer TO SEE
them prosperous their physical eohuAtlol 11
strong and the employees well pau ,. unu
cnntente5. In order that they may be heattHy
n Is absolutely necessary that they shall pc
psrn3ftted to charge reasonable rates for the
services rendered by them L has ately oeeh
very clearly shown that railroads cannon ue
hurt without the blow hurting working peopie
also bessie es merchants, small shop Keepers
truck growers and others. The feaas are
closely allied with the progress and prosperity
Of the state. These facts should not De Ioss
sight Of by the politician who hopes 10 reaeh
offlee upon an anti-rallroad platform;
These statements show the feeling on
both sides of the line However lar
from tenable grounds the northern
capitalists may be in their views, 1t is
well for the south to know them, ana
to discuss them soberly and thoroughly.
The motto of the American republic Is
onward and upward. The people OF
the south are imbued with desire to
advance with the age. If the men they
have entrusted with legislative power
have failed to discharge the trust in
proper manner it is their privilege and
duty to apply corrective remedies, and
they will not be slow to do so.
The Van Buren press., 1897-10-30
SMALL ECONOMIES.

Cold mutton may be transferred into
hash on toast with tomato sauce, seal.
loped mutton or macaroni timbale.
Cold roasted or boiled fowl can be
made into croquettes, salads and EN-.
tees. Tough ends of steak are good
when made into Hamburg steak. All
fat from meats can be clarified and
kept for frying. Doughnuts and frit-
ters are much better fried in drippings
than in lard.
Save every scrap of meat, for it is
meat which makes the monthly bills
mount up. Into the stock pot go tough
ends from rib roasts, fat ends from NUT
ton chops, bones from sirloin steaks
and from all fowl. The so-ealled in
ferior pieces make the best soups and
stews. Soup meat may be seasoned and
made into pressed meat for luncheon.
The broken pieces and crusts of bread
not fit for toast may be put into pan
and dried. not Drowned. in cool oven.
When thoroughly dry roll them on an
old breadboard. sift through coarse
sieve, put them into glass jar or tin
box and stand them aside for breading
croquettes, outlets or oysters. This will
save the purchase of cracker crumbs.
4 tablespoonful of stewed tomatoes
left from dinner will add to the roasted
beef gravy the next day; single raw
tomato may be peeled and put into
garniture for the cold meat. half cup
of peas may be added to the breakfast
omelet Water in which vegetables have
heen boiled should be saved for soups.
All cold mashed potatoes should be
saved for eroqueftes.
The Van Buren press., 1897-10-30
HAD NO EYES FOR THE BABY.
The Judge Was Devoted to Chess and
Thought of Nothing Else.


The late Judge Sheldon, Of Rockford
H., legal luminary and millionaire. was
a noted chess player. devoting his entire
evenings for many years 10 playing AT
the houses Of his friends. where the
-adies complained bitterly Of his de-
v1-Ioa 10 the game. TO their almost fetal
-eEaet One Of these was a charming
vo-zE mother who had known the
ze s-ez E=r childhood. Her father
vas a faVorirs partner Of the judge. and
t-z -~- spent tLsir sreliugs together
.- tie E1ze L1b-ary PLAYING chess In tie
szr-= uA -Es game Involves. and, -
--s.-ez--@ ar1 tseir-r1 q they ware.
--= F---r H1--z1 5E-ruiei upon th=uI.
ts-zru-zs5 razt rEs judge should sse
ard admire E=r beautiful baby.
-Is--- be q darling she asked. hold
l-r Ezu forward for her fathers bsch-
e-1r friend 20 admire
Absolute silence
Vow. iezr Judge sheldon. DO gus,
look at rry sweet boy Wby. he r. 1eT.
fecr little angel
The judge never lifted his head
4 think rhe precious looks just Eks
papa. don't you9~
THIS appeal moved him. He lifted his
ewes and looked a. the baby with q
blank stare. Then De turned again u
the chess table and said in his usue
commanding voice;
'Check''-Chicago Record.
The Van Buren press., 1897-10-30

T.1t eTs-5UE Earu1 aEd Ls sister
Sal u-.ao,5-g E tas ruc- 5z vFh-eh rEs--
s1-1sr 1a5 Es5 Thsy zn always
fssl.sts ia r-eZ- l-5 E-u -EEg u-
fsre5 AZ z1sz- E-sssEse 1 -- >,-Z=
F1rTlrt sIsl1 1l-1-- TEs --EU --e@
llusT veEs Er-V1r z-I.-al --s1s-5-
-iGuH &C la1=- ID tr1.1a s-s-e-E 1l
-Iiis 1ss-r1s.l -iezr1- ------- l---r its--.--
-ts t1-i1zHA- Tts wEr= t,-TzrE e
1t.s hs.s l.- ut1tit -.s --Hs- 5s-5 1.--sz
fair7y 1- 1ts ssH.tsus xzt lccls=,s I'd.
uzlks ErUltalEE EaEs- ltuE1 20
sVr5lr fr1E Ire rlacz Hz-r EzEsl
ir1e-tlE az THE b.urrei crzrerg c--5.
the whole scene flashed c1 hin r-z-u-
lie could see his fathers face distorted
In death agony. and hear The whispered
words drop from his lips: He sprang
TO his feet, exclaiming hsrsh,y; ~Ou.
On" Then turning TO his startled SIS
ter. asked:
"Hettie. can't you think what father
would have said after on? See If you
can't put your head to work. This IS
the point at which we should have
started long ago"
After thinking. with knit brow. in
silence for a spell. he began: "On, on
top-On, on, on-On, upon the On top
Of the On. on what. sister? On the top
Of the what? We ought TO guess what
would come next. On. on" he looked
searchingly about the room-"on the
the clock" he cried, Springiug 10 his
feet as his eyes stared into the face Of
an old. silent cuckoo clock in the cor
ner. Its there. Hettie; don't you re-
member how father stared AZ the clock
when he was dying2 Yes, Wen find
some clew on the clock. ! have a pre-
sentiment that our disappointing quest
IS at an end" he continued. nervous
" mounting a chair. His sister stood
al his side, holding aloft the hieSering
candle. Harold was feeling in the dust
and oobwebs when the old clock gave
groan. the cuckoo came TO the door and
repeated its hollow note; there was 8
harsh sereeching. and the dilapidated
timepiece tumbied in a heap. There
was a shrek; the candle fell spluttcr-
ing 10 the floor. and the two ran Ike
guilty things from the room. Fbey
stood in the empty hail for a moment.
painting with fright and peeriug fur
lively into the dark, then fastened 30
their apartments
Morning was stealing gray aui shai-
oWy through the quiet Old building
when Harold stole down the stairway
70 where lay scattered the wreck 90 the
old clock He searched amid The debris.
and brought to light a bit Of yellow.
time-stained paper He brushed the
dust from u and read. in a cTamped
handwriting. the words. TO ny wife -
AZ last. There was 10 hurry uow
fiaroi5 vas perfectly elirr as he T-sted
Vie paper in sis'r iocEst- ara steSlIi -
. ihe stairway q cau tls sister. SIZE
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IL.

Years passed. and the miser's gold lay
secure in lis hiding place. They who
sought il continued hopeful. and with
the exception Of short intervals q rest
they had kept diligently az work
The farm during this time had been
ltit 10 take care OF itself and produce
~ hatever crop IL saw nj; consequently
Tire fertile acres were covered with a
Ggllse growth uf weeds and briars. The
stock had been sod OF. few AZ time.
until oniy small number OF broken
spirited horses remained with which 10
cultivate the patches necessity forced
them 20 tilL
As the years continued 70 slip away.
N-s- FarEis died soon Albert followed
her. a1d the two remaining children
were lcfr asone is the large 6ecaying
sousc Harold and his sister c61tlausd
o. work the patches about the house.
ald geAr affes ye1r mortgage a few
The Van Buren press., 1897-10-30
sulphur Rains,

Strange stories are sometimes told
Of the wonderful things that have fallen
in transforms. Occasionally it is frogs.
again it is splashes of blood, or some
mineral, such as sulphur. Frequently
there is foundation for these stories.
and investigation furnishes an explana-
ton of the phenomena. At Bordeaux
for many years, in April and MAY, So
called rains of sulphur" have been no.
ticed when the earth becomes spotted
with what seem to be patches of sui
phur brought down by the rain. This
phenomenon was recently the subject
Of a scientific investigation. and il was
shown that the supposed sulphur was
really the yellow pollen of a species OF
pine, large forests of which exist south
and southwest of Bordeaux. The rains
referred 10 occur at the time of the
Towering Of the pines. the pollen Of
which must be carried to great height
in the air.
The Van Buren press., 1897-10-30
No Chance for Tunnels.

\ scotchman who had been employed
nearly all his life in the building Of
railways in the Highlands of Scotland
went 10 the United States in his later
years and settled in a new section ON
the plains Of the far west, saws an ex-
change. Soon after his arrival project
came up in his new home for the con
struetion Of railway through the
district, and the Scotchman was applied
70 as man Of experience in such mar.
tiers.
"Hoot, mon!" said he, to the smokes.
man Of the scheme; "ye Gamma build a
railway across this country"
Why not. Mr. Ferguson ~
Why not?" he repeated. with an ,;r
o. etfeetually settling the whole mat.
ter why not? Ana dinna We see s'tI ,bs !,
country's as fiat as floor and vs re-
nav place whatever to run vour ti,nn,is III,
through st Louis Globe-Democr.,
-In the famous garden of olives a,
Jerusalem, there are eight nourishins
olive trees that are known to h. o,s,
Lpoo years ola. ~ V's'
The Van Buren press., 1897-10-30
Nnt Nr.r-,inrn Ha,.

Summer Boarder isliihlg ecstat--sl-
lvi-Ah. bowl love thc frasr-ree qt tls
uew-uor1 h1s.
Farmer FurrUs ld.sg-ste1- i-1l--
to-rz feLer. ffvcl can't tel the -4eE-
e-1c between cd fertilizer and rev
.Ear & wouldn't ant rol fo bug ia.ls-
.r- -rr eatr.a --E =. J1cI--
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4 Rad case.

MARKHAM is wreichedly
minded" 49, .s
What has he been doing no" ssd
"wept out TO dine yesterday q, =,
cpologized profusely at the eA' ,,rs:sde
dinner for the Poorness Of the r
--Tit-Bits.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-03-14
HER LIFE TRULY SAVED.
DR.. Miles Heart Cure Does 1t.

Mrs. Chas. La Point Well-known resident
of Denver, praises this wonderful remedy.
Her testimony should convince all as to the
worth of the New Heart Cure and Restora-
tive Nervine. Her letter dated Sept. 18th
1894. reads Us follows:
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-03-14

Short trains daily between Brunswick and
Everett, connecting with the New York and
Florida Limited" st Everett. Train leaves
Brunswick IL 10 p. M, arrives Everett 20 p.
m. Returning, leaves Everett 30 p. m, ar
rives Brunswick 2:l0 p.
Nos 10 and 14-"Cincinnad and Florida Linn
ited," solid vestibued train running between
Cincinnati and Jacksonville, Fla, via Chettar
nooga, Atlanta and Everett, consisting Of bag.
gage car, first and second class coaches and
drawing room sleeping cars. Pullman nleep-
ing cars between st. Louis and Jacksonville.
via Birmingham, Atlanta and Everett.
Pullman car connection with the St. Louis
sleeping car at Holly Springs for Kansas City.
Pullman sleeping cars between Atlanta and
Brunswick. This car Is placed In Union Pas.
senger Station at Atlanta for the reception OF
passengers at 90 p. M, and On reaching At
ianta from Brunswick at 4:80 II. m. 10 held In
Union Depot until 30 8. m. for the comfort OF
passengers.
Nos 3 and 10-Pullman drawing room sleep
ing cars between Atlanta and Cincinnati.
Nos. 8 and l6-Pullman 81 ,eping cars be-
tween Atlanta and Chattanooga.
Connections at Union Depot Atlanta for all
points north, east and west.
W. H. GREEN, J. M. CULP,
Genl Superintendent Traffic Manager,
Washington, D. @. Washin gton, d. q.
W. A. TURK s. H. HARDWICK,
CienI Pass. Agt. Asst. Gen'l Pas. Aga
Washington, D. Q. Atlant a.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-03-14

Also an undiv ,ded l-6 interest of in and to those
certain lots in the subdivision of what was
formerly the As acre tract in Brunswick, Ga.
ana designated upon plan of sad property
made by K. A. Penniman, civil engineer, and OF
record in the office of the celk of the superior
reference thereto being had, by the numbers 3
2 of A. s. s. g. 10, Is, 16 II, 49, %, 26 81, 30, l OF
30. 81, 80, 3d. 80, IS 49, 40; ID of 49, 90 81, 81 81
"a, So 81, IS, SO, 60. I'll, 81, 49, 81 u.s. 66 and g.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-03-14

Also an undivided l-3 interest in and to the
uneXpired term of Il asehold or estate for years
held under the mayor and council of Bruins
wick for a term not yet expired of, in and to
son and Gordon streets; numbers 81, 80, SO, 81
So IS, 81, IS, 80, 80, 1876 and 1877, I3@, l39, l4O all
lying between Cochran avenue and Amherst
street; Nos. 1877 l6l. 1853, l65. 1G7, between Cor
don and Lee sire ets Nos. 1863, III, 173, 175, III
auu 179, between Stonewall street and Cochran
avenue.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-03-14

| so an undivided 3 interest in and to the
! sout heastern IA of Old Town lot 406, per the
| Baldwin map of Brunswick.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-03-14

Also the whole of new town lot 1870, an I'M
divided 10 interest In the eastern 20 by IS feet
of New Town lot 4S7, as per the Baldwin plan
of Brunswick.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-03-14

Also an undivided , interest in and to Old
Town lots FOG. 207. and the southern 10 of 306,
as per the Baldwin map of Brunswick.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-03-14

Also an undivided l-2 interest in and to tn
containing Is bv 90 feet. being the property forl
erly enclos cd by he fence of Thomas F. Harl
son, which fronts said lot, and the two dwelil
houses situated thereon, and being part of VIII
ing on street, in said city, 80 feet, and boun
ed on the north by lands recently cldiwe cd
the Brunswick Co., east by lands of JohnsC
south by lands belonging to estate of James
Blame. west by d street, as per the Baldw
plan of said city.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-31

At 4Sc each-This lot will
contain ladies' umbrella skirts
with twelve-inch rufiie; UNI
breila drawers with lace and
embroidery trimming: hand
some embroidered night robes
with large sailor collars, that
are worth in the regular way
s1.0o each, choice at...........
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-31

navy. One of these is the increase in the
use of smokeless powder.
Heretofore this has been largely in the
experimental stage, and has not been used
for guns of greater than six-inch bore.
1t has all been manufactured by the gov
ernment. too, at the naval station near
Narragansett. Now the Duponts and other
private manufacturers are beginning to
make the smokeless powder, and its use will
shortly be extended to the larger guns.
The second important change that is ex-
pected to take place before long is the es-
tablishment of a great floating magazine
somewhere in New York harbor. For this
purpose 1t is probable that one of the old
wooden vessels will be remodeed and used,
supplantng the present mounting station at
Fort Wadsworth, which is occupying army
property and is cramped for room, and the
new scheme has other advantages besides
that of enlarged quarters. One Of these will
be the possibility of comparative isolation in
the center of business district and close
to naval station. The other will be the
great ease of loading the ammunition OIL the
vessels The wheels of the government
departments move with proverbial slowness,
but it is announced on reliable authority
that this plan is now under consideration,
and will probably be put into effect within
the next few months.
1t is interesting to discover among the
stocks Of powder of modern date and shape
some small black cubes and squares. This
Is the powder of the civil war, now obsolete,
but supply of 1t is still kept on hand in
view OF the possibility that II pushed to an
extremity the government might wish to
rehabilitate some of the old monitors and
in that case would need a stock of the old
fashioned powder "All things are posi-
ble," says the old proverb, and the wise
man keeps in view all possibilities" so the
wisdom of this course can scarcely be i'm
peached.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-31
C0NNUDJAIITIES,

man named Dollar was married to a
Miss Nichol out in Oklahoma the other day.
Governor Leedy OF Kansas has just turned
loose penitentiary convict who has eleven
wives. Serves the fellow right.
A citizen of Harlem N. Y, has secured
verdict of $4,000 against another citizen
OF Harlem for alternating his wifes affec-
tions
Speaking Of the Texan who has sixteen un-
divorced wives, contemporary asks: What
shall be done with this fellow" Why not
condemn him TO live with the lot?
A romantic New Jersey maiden was caught
In the act OF clipping and was punished by
her mother with an old fashioned spanking.
1t was entirely fitting that this maternal
may, nay" was administered at town
called Pauline.
An international marriage is announced to
take place at Nashville, Tenn, whers
Hon Archibald Majoribanks, brother OF Lady
Aberdeen will be married to Miss Brown,
granddaughter OF the late Governor Neil 8.
Brown. minister TO Russia under President
Buchanan.
J. E. Conklln OF Grove, N. Y. was married
at Laporte, Ind, on the 2fth 10 Mrs. Sarah
r. Bennett Of Beatrice, Mich. Conklin Is
8S years OF age, while his wife is S6. Tho
marriage OF the couple furnished an interest
ing sequel to early love and marriage.
Mrs. Bennett was Conklin's first wife, their
marriage having taken place when they were
aged 22 and 20 years respectively. After liy-
ing together for two years they were d.
vorced and both We're married again. Conk-
Inns first wife's husband and Conklin's sec
ond wife each passed away. The aged Wild
over and widow learned OF each others
whereabouts by chance, correspondence re-
suited and Conlln came from New York to
claim the bride OF his first marriage for his
third @sfe. afier lapse OF si&ty-four yearA
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-31
PASSING OF THE WILD WEST.

New York Truth.
No more the wild fire fiercely leaps
Across the tracileSS plains,
The Eastern Pie Belt wider creepS
And holds its sodden gains.
Through wilds, where once in saltcd mines
Delvcd tenderfeet elate,
The hobo waits by two-track lines
To catch the eastbound freight.
The unshod mustang, 1.-the and thin,
That bore the savage chief
Is corralled, slaughtered, put in tin
And sold as canned corn beef.
Now in the haunts OF buffalo
The traction engine raves;
All kinds of garden sass they grow
Above old 1njun graves.
Tho horse thief of another day.
Who, unhung, Piled his trade,
Now swipes, and scorches swift away,
The bikes of highest grade.
Tho rough saloons. where not TO drink
Invoked the bullets whiZz,
Are marbled drug stores where the wink
Precedes the soda fizz.
No more the "prairle schooners" drift
Across the alkali,
For now the horseess carriage swift
Goes whishing, swishing by.
No old tar bucket at its stern,
or yallcr dorg is seen,
Instead, IL motors cogwheel5 turn,
Mid smells of gasoline.
All, brave, wild west, that we in youth
To romance used to link,
Alas, tits truth, you're now, in sooth,
Completely on the dlnk!
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-31

much the same as that Of the better known
kinds, the chief difference being, as noted,
its treatment under the chemists hands. 1t
is rolled in the same way, but in the press
room its treatment is changed and it is
shaped into the hexagonal blocks before de-
scribed instead of minute grains. After the
glazing and shaping process Is over the
powder is taken away to the packing
room and here the really interesting part
in the career of the government powder
begins. The siX-sided blocks are packed
into fiat wooden cases, lined with tin. Where
the sides fit on a small. slightly raised band
of rubber runs about the edge of the case,
making it practically air and water tight
when it is closed These cases are shipped
off to one Of the powder stations say the
one among the Dover mountains. Where it
is possible to do so the powder is usually
shipped by boat, but to reach the Dover
magazine requires part of the journey to
be made by rail. The line that carries the
powder up among the hills is curious
little railroad, which has grades as steep
almost as those of country highway which
carries little except government freight and