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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-05

nately determined. There would have
been row, and all to no purpose Fan
has had her own way since she cut her
first baby tooth, and there's nothing on
earth so independent as ~ well-to-do
young widow swinburne's found that
out"
''Ned, can't bear Swinburnc, but I'd
rather she'd marry him-as soon as it's
decent to marry anybody-than go out
there and fling herself in Randy Mer-
RAMS way again. Everybody knows
the story"
"Yes. Itwasrather public exhibition
of mitten-giving, I'll admit" says Parry,
rehectively, "and not two years ago,
either" he added. Then suddenly
Lot, what sort of fellow is Capt. Graf
ton ?"
"A very dignified, majestic parsonage
"a good deal older than she is, you
know, but she's devoted to him and he
to her, There's woman who doesn't
do as she pleases. let me tell you! Capt.
Grafton will have nononsense going on
under his nose, and I'll tell Fan that if
she thinks to resume her old Irritation
with Merriam, she'll have to blind Graf
ton first"
my love, you forget the compact.
You're not to tell Fan anything except
good-by. Yes-you may send our re-
CARDS to Merriam by her. He's par
ticularly nice fellow. if she did throw
him over for old McLane and his for
tune. And, Mrs. Parry, shouldn't be
surprised If our particularly pert and
pretty sister were taught very valu-
able lesson. Therefore do as 1 say, let
her go, Gail l mean let her go. And,
talking of going, suppose you drive me
home with you. Wen stop and see Fan
minute-and Swinburne."
And stop they do, finding the broker
magnate still there, though in evident
straits. Is it possible for man in love
to look pleased at the coming of Wis
itors in the midst of even a prolonged
tete-a-tete? Swinburne doesn't. He
looks infinitely distressed, and Parry
doesn't fail to remark it.
"Hullo, ,'Swinburne! Who'd "a thought
of seeing you here at this hour? Isup-
posed you never missed day like this
for drive, yet your team isn't at the
door,"
"No-er-I had business to discuss
with Mrs. McLane before her start for
the west-a journey which I had much
hoped to hear Mrs. Parry has dissuaded
her from taking"
"0h, bless you, mol" responds Parry,
cheerfully. "The doctor advises change
of scene and air, doesn't he, Fan? And
Sedgwick's the very place for both
There's no scenery within ten miles of
it, and there's more air than they know
what TO do with ten hours out of 10. 1t
blows blizzard there six times week,
doesn't it, FAM"
"Then I presume the residents of the
post must be unusually charming to
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-05

A DIrntn In md LnCIr

In the way of well-defined and con-
spicuous ups and downs, few lives have
surpassed that of Bartholemy. He had
many adventures after the desperate
affair in the Bay of Campeachy, but
they must all have turned out badly for
him, and consequently very fortunately
for divers and sundry Spanish vessels;
and during the rest of his life he bore
the reput[tion of an unfortunate pirate.
He was one of those men whose success
seemed to have depended entirely upon
his own eXertions, if there happened to
be the least chance of his doing any
thing, he generally did it. Spanish can
non, well-armed Spanish crews, mana
cles, Imprisonment, the dangers of the
ocean to a man who could not swim,
bloodhounds, alligators, wild beasts, aw-
fulforests impenetrable tocommon men
all were bravely met and trumphed
over by Bartholemy. Yet when it came
to ordinary good fortune, such as any
pirate might expect, Bartholemy the
Portuguese found that he had no chance
at all. But he was not a common pirate,
and was, therefore, obliged to be con-
tent with his uncommon career. He
eventually settled in the island of ia
maica, but nobody knows what became
Of him.-Frank r. Stockton, in St
Nicholas,
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Not So Wise.

Johnnie, aged six, recently attended
church and after listening attentively
to discourse on the parable of the
wise and foolish housebuilders said tc
his mother on the way home: 81 dom
think the man who built his house or
the rock was so very wise after all.
"And why not, Johnnie?" asked his
mother. Because" answered tn,
young observer, "he wouldn't have any
place for a cellar.'-Chicago Evening
News.
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The Main Tblnw.

Scroggie-Halloa, Spriggs, you're
looking spryl In luck, eh?
Spriggs-Luck! I'm the most for,
tunate man alive. My wealthy old un
Gle has shufiled off at last. My wife's
mother has left us in high dudgeor
because wouldn't say 1 was sorry;
and (confdentially) I've just managed
to palm off bad half-crown I've had
for weeks.-Tit-Bits.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-05
Making n Bad Thlng Worse.

Blunderly Cooking at female por
trait)-Great gracious! What hide
Gus face. Where did you find that sit
ter?
Artist (coldly)-That, sir, is a por
trait of my sister.
Blunderly-I beg your pardon. M,
mistake, I'm sure. After all, ought t,
have noticed the family resemblance
Tit-Bits.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-05
when Thcy Knew Him.

"There are plenty of women who would
be glad to get me" he said.
every likely" she replied, pointedly, "but
none of them would care to keep you after
she once had you"
He went outdoors to say what he wanted
to say after that thrust. He felt that he
couldn't do justice to it in the house.-Chi-
cago Post.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-05
unshnken Conndence

Tt's always pretty safe to judge a man by
the company he keeps"
"0h, don't know. There are exceptions
My Uncle Johns business makes it neces-
sary for him to associate with aldermen a
good deal, and still I'd trust him with every
dollar I've got in the world.-Chicago Even
ing News.
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BY Act of Congress.

Mr.. Johnson-I'se in favor OBJ de
Anglo-Saxon alliance eb'ry time!
Mr.. Black-G'w Yo' amt no An
glo-Saxon.
"Cou'se is! We's all Anglo-Saxons
sence de fifteent' 'mendment wuz
passed.-Puck.
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She Ead No ObjectIong,

Bridget Tin search Of situation, read
ing from papec)-Wanted, strong
willing Irish girl; no objections tG. new
arrival.
Faith, I think I'll apply for the place
for It's meself that loves the little dar
lints."-N. Y. Truth.
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Offcn nnd PersIstent.

"Who is that l see calling at youl
house so often, Sims?"
"The doctor, | suppose"
"No; it's smaller man than the doc
tor"
"Oh, that's the doctors collSctor."-
Detroit Free Press.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-05

His Answer.-Lttle Ikey-"Fader, vot
ish untoldt vealth?'" Old Swindlebaum-
"Dot vich der tax assessor dond't findt oudt
ahondt. mein sohn. ."-Puck.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-05

There are some people so afraid they will
be fooled that they refuse to believe the
truth,-Atchison Globe.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-05

ne came back ghost of the self that an
swered to President Lincoln's call for $780,
900 more"
To-day he is an alert, active man and tells
the story of his recovery as follows:
81 was a great sufferer from sciatica rheu-
matism almost from the time of my dis
charge from the army. Most of the time |
was untitled for manual labor of any kind,
and my spfferings were at all times intense.
At times / was bent almost double, and got
around only with the greatest difficulty.
Nothing seemed to give me permanent re-
lief until three years ago, when my atten-
ton was called to some Of the wonderful
cures effected by DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People. ! had not taken more than
half box when noticed an improvement
in my condition, and kept on improving
steadily: I took three boxes of the pills,
and at the end of that time was in better con-
dition than at any time since the close of my
army service. Since then have never been
bothered with rheumatism. DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People is the only rem.
edy that ever did me any good, and to them
! owe my restoration to comparative health.
They are grand remedy"
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-05

in tatters and rags,
broken in body but
of dauntless spirit,
swung into line for
the last grand re-
view" and then
quietly m a rched
away to begin life's
fray anew amid the
hills and valleys OF
the Keystone State.
Among the number
Asa Robinson came
back to the old home
in Mt. Sterling, H.,
back to the freside
that he had left at
the call to arms four
years previous. He
went away a happy,
healthy farmer boy
in the first flush Of
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A SOLDIERS ESCAPE.

From the Democrat-Message, Mt. sterl-
ing, Ill.
When Richmond had fallen and the great
commanders had met beneath the historic
apple tree at Appomattox, the S3d Penn
sylvania Volunteers, prematurely aged, clad
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-28

swift one. Would not this Be Of value
to the Government in time Of war.
when - much depends On the rapidity
with which our vessels must b moved
from point TO pOint7''
Mr.. Cooley also said that the charges
through the canal would be less than
the wages paid the men on the vessel
and the coal consumed in trip around
Cape Horn.
n conclusion. Mr.. Cooley said /:
I'VE could create a naval station at
Lake Nicaragua second 70 none in the
world, and from which our vessel
could pass for the protection Of either
Of cur coats with rspidity unequaled.
The Spanish war and the journey Of the
Oregon will awaken the general public
TO the necessity Of having the canal as
nothing else could have done. Once
built. the canal, from a strategic or a
commercial point Of view, means that
our flag and cur shipping will enter
every port in the world. and We will be
the maritime power Of the Twentieth
Century.
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Can't Believe He Said IL

In a lengthy report of the farewell
given the Andrew Jackson Rifles of
Paris the Express of that city gives
the following as Judge Evans part Of
the entertainment: We are inclined TO
think the Express reporter must
hare had "a straw in his n. -
Judge Evans then made the comnarv
a farewell address, Astounding in w.,
OF announcement and good advice
Judge Evans said: THAT evan l.,
ancient times the flag Jeptha had led
the hosts to battle with a beautiful fac
to inspire them and that when Jentbs
had his arms torn away by shot ana
she'll, he raised the flag aloft with b;s
limbs and was still clinging to il wb n,o
he fell pierced by a dozen bavonats
He cited this instance to impress M,
them the value of being true Ia tba An
of their country that they mipbt n Log
serve it with honor, while Their Po
ers and sweethearts were ~ III,
pleading with their Savior co. 1 tIi
success in battle and safe retp,,, S.ioll
He said they should remambor. .is
and never let their banner trail !. s siils
honor or surrender it to n foa &c
come back with their flag or cow oIl
wrapt IN Its folds. He then bid .L.lN
God speed and presented 10 tha,,
beautiful bocquet Of flowers 'ne'i
from Mrs W. A. sively to ' the
shot and shell in Jeptha's time,
Ye gods and little fishes ., Noth;s
new under the sun, for sure
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-28
The Pencil Pushers.

Wednesday afternoon 5 Mo. Pacific
train deposited in our city as jolly lot
Of pencil pushers as ever took in
press excursion, together with their
wives. daughters or sweethearts.
Through the efforts Of some of our live
citizens they were met at the depot
when the train pulled in by the Queen
City band. which diseoursed sweet
music of welcome The car was taken
to the Union depot where they were to
take the cannonball for Eureka Springs;
No one being present to entertain the
gang aside from the band until
train time. Miss Fannie Scott took in
the situation at a glance and invited
them all to the spacious grounds OF the
Scott mansion overlooking the river of
which invitation they were not loath to
accept. especially the older members,
with many of whom Miss Scott was
personally acquainted, and in VIII ose
mind was still fresh the pleasant after
noon spent last year enroute to the
meeting. There they were entertained
until train time. On the train were
numerous members Of the Texas Press
Association and as it pulled ont they
were already getting acquainted, as
only pencil pushers can.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-28
HOLD FOR IsDRMsITT.
An Authority on International Law
Declares the Gnifed States Has
Right to the Philip
pine Islands.

t Frederick T. COHdeTt in a recent in
terview gave ais views Of the disposition
Of the Philippines. as follows: The
United States has the right 10 either hold
the Philippines for indemnity or to keep
them altogether as part Of her territory
{ just as Germany took Alsace Lorraine
in the Franco Prussian war We may
keep possession Of them until hostilities
are ended and then their disposal viii Be
one Of the factors IN the making Of
peace.
we would Of course hare to respect
the vested rights Of other nations in the
islands. II they have any. These rights
would include coaling stations, liens or
mortgages on custom houses and claims
Of that nature. Spain cannot give US
any more than she owns.
If We can find sufficient indemnity
nearer home-for instance. in Cuba
we would possibly content ourselves
with holding the Philippines during
hostilities for use as military or naval
base. but If adequate indemnity could
not be procured in this hemisphere.
then we would hold Manila until Spain
paid mp. Some arrangement would be
made whereby We would keep posses
sion for certain number Of years while
Spain was paying the installments of
the indemnity. This is all matter
Of contract and agreement between
nations.
In regard to the selling or transfer
Of the islands to another power by the
United States, that could not be done
until we had a valid title to the islands,
which can only be obtained by treaty
Of peace with Spain. in which she cedes
the islands to us. Otherwise we would
be selling disputed title. and the
country that purchased it would have
70 reckon with Spain.
The Law Is the same among nations
in this respect as among private per
sons. This law was observed between
France and Austria in 1853. when
Piedmont was turned over by Austria
to France. and by France handed over
to King Victor Emanuel.
1.-The theory of modern times is that
a principally or province should not be
turned over to another nation without
the consent Of its people, and plebis
cite is usually held, as in the case of
Nice and Savoy.
"Once having secured title from
Spain, however, by treaty of peace,
there could be no legal international OBJ
lection to our disposing of the islands.
either by ceding or selling them to any
nation we chose. or by offering them
to the highest bidder, but such pro-
ceeding would cause jealousy and bad
feeling among the nations.
But this is not war of conquest,
and | do not think the United States
would resort to any such practice. But
we have legitimate claim against
Spain for the expenses of war and
Spain must pay the costs. When that
is done, the United States, believe,
will relinquish all claims to the Philip
pine Islands and return them to
Spain.
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NOTICE is hereby given that the following
~ named Guardians, Executors and Admins
traitors have filed their accounts of settle
ment with the several estates, hereinafter
named, during the May term, 1898, of the Probate
Court of Crawford County, Ark
All persons interested in the settlement of said
estates are hereby notified to file their excep-
tons thereto, If any they have on or before the
second day of the next August term. 1898. of
this Court, or they will be forever barred
excepting to the same or to any item thereof
Estate of Francis NJ Neal, decd. first account
current; j. Neal, administrator
Estate Of Wesley Henson decd, final settle
ment; 5. T. Jackson, executor
Estate Of j. A. Seaman, decd first and final
account Phil Themes. administrator
Estate of William and Millie James decd
amended final account current J. d. James, adj
ministrator
Estate of Miriam Watkins. decd first and
final account current; j Neal, administrator
Estate of Ruth Randolph, minor. first and
final account current; F. Kobel guardian
Given under my hand and Official seal this the
2lst day of May, 1898 WIZ
W, G. BosTICR
lshALI CLERK of Probate Court
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Commissioners Sale !

NOTICE is hereby given that under and by
~ virtue of decree rendered in the circuit
court of Crawford county Arkansas. on the 18th
day OF November. 1897 in an action then pending
in said court on the chancery side between
Jesse Turner, as guardian of Cornelius w. and
James W Larue, plaintiff and J. C. Larue and
Sarah NJ. Larue, defendants. the undersigned
Special Commissioner will on
WEDNESDAY. JUNE Is. 1898
within the hours for judicial sales, at the front
or Main street entrance to the Court House in
the City of Van Buren,, Ark, offer for sale, and
SELL at public outcry, to the highest bidder, on
credit of three months the purchaser to give
note with approved security and bearing inter
est at 10 per cent per annnm from date of sale
until paid, the lands described in said decree
to-Wit:
East half of the Southeast quarter and the
Southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of
section IL. Township IL, North. Range 80, West,
situate in Crawford county, Arkansas.
Said sale to be made in default of payment of
$685. with interest and costs adjudged against
said defendants, and declared to be first lien
upon said real estate.
w. Z. SADLER, Commissioner
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The st. Louis Republic says this of
Letter, the great wheat Spectator ::
THE retirement of Joe Letter from
the wheat pit is definitely announced.
1t is said that he is to desert puts and
call for rents and leases. Having
made his millions, he proposes taking a
long vacation in his new steel yacht,
and will take with him his confidential
adviser, Mr.. Geo. B. French, The
Letter cash wheat deal is certainly
without a parallel in the history of this
or any other country, Its vastness has
been matter of establishment to even
the veterans of the wheat pit, but the
most remarkable part of all was the
absence Of the usual gambling features.
From first to last its transactions were
plain buying and selling. Whether
these gigantic operations have done
good or harm to the wheat industry
would be hard to discover. At least
they have had the saving grace of being
fair and square.
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The patriotism of the army contrac
tor is already beginning to manifest it
self Several weeks ago the quarter
master general advertised for 4 1000
mules for the use of the army. These
advertisements were inserted in St.
Louis, Cincinnati and Kansas City
newspapers and proposals were received
from many bidders in each city.
Heretofore the prices of mules in these
cities ranged from $40 to 500 for the
finest breeds, but when the government
opened the bids it was discovered that
the price had increased from $3.50 to
$163. BY singular coincidence the
price in each of the three cities did not
vary in the least. The quartermaster
general, concluding that a systematic
effort was being made to rob the gov
eminent, very properly rejected all
the bids.
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ALL over the land sensational CORE
spondents and sensational newspapers
and stock jobbers and brokers are in
terested In sending and have bulletined
NIL kinds Of rumors-probable and i'm
probable. Some have basis Of truth
but the majority are unworthy Of
credence. They are disseminated for
the purpose of selling newspapers, for
stock jobbing purposes and to put
money In the pocket Of the inventor of
the story.
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The Urgent Need Of The Nicaragua
Canal.

Chicago, May 81 Lyman E. Cooley,
the well known engineer, who spent
two months Of last winter on the route
o. the proposed Nicaraguan Canal, in
an interview says:
las a bluff, if nothing more, the
Niearaguan Canal in operation today
would be worth 800, 900, 900 to this
Government. Completed, it could
perpetually say to all nations that our
fleets, in moment of necessity, could
command the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans, as no other fleets in the world
would be able to do.
"In race for Manila we starting
at New York and Spain at Cadiz-we
with the Nicaraguan Canal could reach
the Philippines before any feet passing
through the Suez Canal could do so.
Mr.. Cooley has studied the journey
Of the battleship Oregon around South
America with extraordinary interest,
since, If the Nicaraguan Canal had been
completed, the Oregon might have
been with Sampson weeks ago, or, in
emergency, any part of our nayey could
be dispatched to the Pacific Coast, with
the saving of thousand of miles of
journey.
Suppose, at the least, - said Mr..
Cooney, THAT IL cost S54 900 900 to
construct this canal, or, at the most 4,
Sl33, 900, 900 what would that amount
TO in view of the fact that at the present
moment every city on the Pacific Coast
could be destroyed by hostile fleet
before any fleet of ours could even
round Cape Horn. When we could
reach the ruins of San Francisco the
enemy would be at Hawaii, and when
we were there they would be at Manila
or safely Mt home.
Leaving aside all question Of the value
TO us of the canal as powerful agency
for developing our commerce. look at
its construction from war point of
view.
THE Atlantic Coast will always be
the concentration point for the cream
of our navy, New York City, is IL, q
900 miles from San Francisco without
the Nicaraguan Canal-that is, via the
straights OF Magellan. steam vessels
leaving New York are over 10, coo miles
from San Francisco, and sailing vessels
via Cape Horn Is 600 miles away. The
canal would shorten one route 8. 28i
miles, and the other route 10, 753. A
man of war sailing 10 knots an hour
or $40 miles per day, would save in tn,
one instance a days. and in the Other
"a days time in other words, if Tn,
Oregon is at Barbados, SO days were
occupied by her in reaching that poini
from San Francisco via Cape Horn
! With the Nicaraguan Canal completed
a days would have been the time.
1.-The journey from san Francisco t,
New York could be made in Is days b,
slow vessel, and in or 10 days by
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-28

THE Democrats In the Senate are
right in demanding an inheritance tax
AS part Of the war revenue bill. Par
ties who fall heir 10 legacies are able to
bear the tax. and no doubt most of this
fortunate class would pay II cheerfully.
The writer Of this. were he to fall heir
20 any considerable amount. would be
willing TO pay fifty per centum of 1t as a
war tax. We would like for some of
our wealthy kinsman in the East to test
us on this assertion-not that we are
yearning for their demise. but that
Uncle Sam may have unlimited means
which to wallop Spain. FIT Smith
Times Sun.
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CHAIRMAN DNGLEY misrepresents the
revenue producing effect Of the legisla-
ton bearing his name. THE war has
come at an opportune time to enable
him TO hoodwink the people, says the
Philadelphia Ledger, an ably edited
Republican newspaper "by alleging
that extraordinary taxes must be col
lected solely because Of the war. This
Is not true. II there had been neither
war nor rumors Of war the revenue
would have been insufficient to meet
the ordinary expenses of the govern
inent. and this plain fact ought to be
acknowledged by Mr.. Dingley and by
congress. SO that the revenue law may
be intelligsntly amended to cover the
dedeielcy.