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The Van Buren press., 1898-07-02
A MATTER OF PROGRESS.
here Is n Little story with "A moral
About the Folly of Bor-
rowing Land.

Ten years ago the man bought lot
away out" because it was cheap, and
with the aid of building and loan as
ISOLATION put up his modest house and
aid a line of boards through the mud
to an inhabited street. His friends Wis
ted him once year or so.
The man, in his wisdom, thought he
would be thus solitary and alone for
all time, and he liked it. He used all
The land about him for his gardens and
his pastures, and on the lots adjoining
his house be planted an orchard, first
writing to the nonresident owner for
permission.
As the years went by the houses went
up here and there on adjoining streets,
and one morning he was shocked TO see
a load of lumber coming down his own
street. 1t was piled up TWO blocks be-
low him, and soon house went up.
The next year two more houses were
built on the same street, in his cow
pasture Last year the street had few
lots and had been paved with asphalt,
but the lots next to his house were I'M
touched.
This spring the trees in his orchard
bloomed, and the man looked out Of
his window on the non-resident's adj
joining lot and saw the buds on his
vines and the flowers in his strawberry
bed, and was glad. He could hardly re-
alize that he did not own the land.
One day his wife came into his Office
very much excited, and told him Of the
strange actions of some men in his or
chard. The men had queer instru-
ments, through which they looked at
pointed poles, and they had driven
stakes right in the midst of their best
trees.
The man was awakened the next
morning by the sound of AK blows, and
the clapping of boards thrown one on
another. He rushed to the window.
Men were chopping down his cherished
trees. The famous winesap was down,
and the early Richmond cherry tree
was being attacked. A load of new lum-
Der was being piled on the corner of the
lot.
The man dressed and went out and
watched the loving care of ten years
being destroyed that new house with
green shingles on its sides might be
built in its place.
The only moral in this story, | sup
pose is: Plant your vine and fig tree
on your own land, that the Spectator
may not raze them.-N. Y. Sun.
The Van Buren press., 1898-07-02

fore. be to the interest of farmers In
every neighborhood to combine and
work the roads near them with their
own labor? We have seen this done
with excellent results. There are
many times when the fields are too
wet to work, and at such times farm
labor could not be employed more
proftably than in working the roads.
Under existing road laws in Georgia
and perhaps other states-there IS .
pretense Of working the roads twice a
year. But the roads can not be kept in
good condition by working at such
long intervals. A wash or mudhole
needs to be looked after as soon as it
begins to form. Very little labor is
required then to correct the trouble;
it is prominently case in which a
stitch in time saves nine. Properly
looked after and attended to in season,
very little labor WILDE needed to keep
roads in excellent condition.-Southern
Cultivator
The Van Buren press., 1898-07-02

Neighborhood clubs can be made
very valuable instruments Of improve
ment to farmers-more SO than larger
agricultural societies which hold for
NAL meetings and discuss general
questions The principal work of these
smaller clubs should be the visiting
and inspecting of each others farms,
and now whilst the crops are growing
aud being cultivated is the best time
to do this. Ia the first place, it is
quite a stimulus to a farmer to have
everything in good shape. In the
next place, a farmer living to
himself is apt to get in ruts, to become
a mere routinist; and he get new ideas
and sees new methods when visiting
other farms, for no two men have
equally the same ideas of methods.
The growing crops will indicate what
kind of manuring, what kind of culti-
walton is producing best results. More
over. such clubs promote social, friend
ly intercourse among neighbors, very
great desideration in our country life.
They should be formed in every neigh
borhood. -Southern Caltivator.
The Van Buren press., 1898-07-02
THE WAY TO TRIM HATS.
some Bits of Good Advice the
Woman Who Is Her Own
MiIIiner.

The great fault with most milliners
is that they weigh down their creations
with superintendent trimming and thus
make the hat topheavy in appearance
as we'll as in fact. True milliner's tai
ent makes itself manifest in the ability
to allow all the amplitude necessary for
the trimming and at the same time keep
In mind a distinct idea of proportion,
SO that the finished hat will look well
on the head. We would advise our read
ers when picking out hat to choose
one whose characteristic form is well
marked. This rule applies to all styles
of hats, no matter for what purpose
designed. 1t is a good rule, safe rule,
and has been tested by experience.
To get clear and striking outline is
not a business, but an art. Milliners
of real talent, while bowling in general
way TO the mandates of fashion, never
forget that a hat is made to be worn,
and that If it is not becoming and APP
propriate to the wearer ii might better
never have been made at all. The art
of trimming hats does not consist in
loading down the head with monde
script assortment of plumes, flowers,
laces and ribbons.
Let us not forget to mention also I'M
der the heading of hats that small
squares of trimming, very like tiny
handkerchiefs, of Grape, tulle and en-
broidered linen, are the proper things
this sason. Indeed, the entire hat is
often made of them. These new adorn-
ments, in many ways like small fichus,
are destined to replace the traditional
foulard, of which we have seen so much.
A hat fairly representative of the
style at present prevalent along the
Mediterranean is a sailor in shape and
is made of white Clipped straw. The
trimming consists of a garland of roses,
without stems or leaves, draped in a
singular manner about the crown. This
garland is intertwined with a volumi-
mouse band of white tulle, with black
thread pattern. The brim of the hat is
faced underneath with a double plait-
ing of white tulle.
Another hat in the same style is of
sewed Italian straw. The crown is cir
cled with succession of tufts and
knots of wide yellow ribbon, striped
with a fine black line. These knots are
fastened with tiny jet buckles.
Another form is the hood of Italian
straw, trimmed with a drapery of yell
low tulie, studded with knots of hello
trope.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Van Buren press., 1898-07-02

Make a plain cake with four ounces of
butter, one-half pound powdered sugar,
four eggs, half pint of milk, one pound
of the best flour and a teaspoonful and
a half of baking powder; beat the but
ter to a white cream, add the sugar, the
well-beaten yolks Of the eggs, the sifted
flour and the baking powder, and last
of all, stir lightly in the stiffly beaten
whites of the eggs; bake in small well.
buttered patty pans for about IS min
utes; when the little cakes are cold pour
some melted chocolate over half OF
them, and over the other half some
white icing; set them aside for a short
time TO harden and then coat the white
cakes with melted chocolate and the
dark ones with white icing. The result
is very delicious kind Of chocolate.
cream icing.-Boston Globe.
The Van Buren press., 1898-07-02

In working farm teams, either for
blowing, cultivation of the land, or
hauling heavy loads, there are at least
two prime requisites demanded for in
surfing satisfaction TO the driver and
the greatest amount of ease and com
fort TO the horse, says the Indiana
Farmer. First, they should be evenly
and in the second place the harness
and whifiletrees be so balanced and adj
justed TO the load that an even pull
will bear equally upon the weight to
be drawn. The average plowman is
liable TO overlook the Importance of
this equal adjustment system, and it is
not uncommon to see the end of the
doubletree 10 which the furrow
horse is hitehed several inches, often a
foot, lower than the other as the team
pulls the pillow along; this not only
adds labor and friction, but it throws
the running of the pillow out of balance,
making il harder for the plowms and
impossible for the best class OF work
to be performed. The whiifietrees, or.
as they are known to some, the double
trees, should be level when the pull is
on and not cooked up at one end, a
twist, as is too often the case. IL can
be obyiated by proper adjustment of
the harness and by using the larger
horse, If there is difference in size. in
the furrow; the lowering or raising of
the traces at the breeches and back
band, as the occasion requires, will do
it.-Dixie Farmer
The Van Buren press., 1898-07-02
BUYING ARMY OFFICES.
Britain Up to IS71-Prices
of Positions.

Last among the survivals in conflict
with the spirit of the age may be noted
promotion by purchase in the army
which retarded Indefinitely the adj
vancement of efficient officers and con-
spired to drop all the honors of the
service into the laps of wealthy indi
viduals of no special talent, who could
afford to pay for them, which only
came TO an end in 1871. Under the
system merit and fitness went for moth
ing, and so difficult was it for a man
without money to get on in the Brit
ish army that good officer without
the wherewithal to purchase company
might remain Lieutenant for 20 years,
10 be soured in all probability by seeing
brother officers of less standing raised
above him by the power of money again
and again, and even then only obtain
his captaincy by some unlooked-for
augmentation in the establishments
Strangely enough, in the navy brains
and hard work were given scope to
carve out advancement at the same time
that in the sister service promotion
had to be bought, and that at a price
frequently double the official value OF
the post.
While traffic in commissions was
largely affected by the district in which
the particular regiment was likely to
be quartered for some years ensuing,
the price was almost invariably 60 per
cent. or more above the nominal value
OF commissions as given in the army
list, which tariff in 1864 gave the price
OF commission as lieutenant colonel in
the Life guards or Horse guards at
1850, in the Foot guards at 1850,
and in cavalry and infantry of the line
1870; while a major in the two for
mer corps had to fork out $3.50 for
mas commission, in comparison with
5000 eXacted for the same position in
'he line regiments. Captaincies cost
$500 in the Life guards and Horse
guards, G2,050 in the Foot guards, and
l,SOo in the cavalry and infantry OF
the line, and lieutenancies might be
purchased for e1.7s5 in the Life
guards, l,6O0 in the Horse guards,
!, 40 ~ the Foot guards. aud the tritie
u 8 200 N the less considered cavalry
a'd .nfaniry Of the Gentleman's
Magazine.
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SAVED BY A PARABLE.
aoers Convinced That 1t Was Wiser
to Save Jameson and Send Him
Home Than to XIII Him.

A most interesting account of the
manner in which the lives Of Jameson
and his men were spared after the sur
render to the Beers comes from the
Nieuws Van den Dag, Amsterdam:
The stern old Beers, when they had
Jameson and his fellow officers in their
hands, determined to execute the lead
ers of the band at daybreak. The meet
ing took place in President Kruger's
house, 20 being present, of whom the
great majority, wild with indigna ton
at the sudden inroad into their terri
tory, were for shooting the British Off
GERS at once.
President Kruger opposed this sum
mary plan, and used all his cloquence
and all his influence on behalf OF the
prisoners. For long time his efforts
were vain. 1t was four o'clock in the
morning, and the presidents opponents
were still for execution. The lives Of
the foreigners hung by thread.
At length Gen. Joubert, one of the few
who agreed with the president, had re-
course 10 the old-time Boer methods of
convincing his hearers. He made use of
a parable.
"Friends," he said, will you not lis.
ten to my voice once more? Suppose
that close to my farm lives bad neigh
Dor, who keeps fierce hounds in his
house, worrying my sheep exceedingly,
and also killing some. What, then,
would you have me do? Should l kill
the hounds to be free of this worry?
Truly my neighbor would say unto me-:
Thou hast killed my hounds, yet their
vaule is greater than the value of your
sheep. Pay thou mel Is it not better
that l should take the hounds, and, GO
ing into my neighbours house, say:
These are thine; now pay me for the
harm they have done.'
There was silence, and the general
continues: "We have caught the pack.
Is it not better to send them to the
British government with demands OF
repamtion lest the British government
send more hounds to worry us anew ?"
The old form of argument proved sue
cessful. The wisdom of mode ration be-
came apparent, and the council of war
| accepted the advice of their Chiefs
Literary Digest.
The Van Buren press., 1898-07-02
GAZED ON THE MIKAD0.
| The Grave But Unintentional Onense
| Committed by an American Girl
Travelling in Japan.

Numerous stories are told of the I'M
abashed behavior of free-born Ameri-
can girls in the presence of royalty.
Uncle Sans daughters calmly assume
that princes, kings and emperors are
never any better than-seldom as good
asher brothers in the land of the free,
and as she has no special reverence for
the men at home she fails to see why
those she meets abroad should be treat
ed any more deferentially. Miss Kate
Garrison, Buffalo girl, now travelling
| in the orient. writes home detailing as
follows a unique experience she had in
Japan:
To-day l went to see the temple Of
Kwannon. She is the goddess of mercy,
and by paying a few sen one is shown
her colossal statue. The guide book
says it is so feet high, made of wood,
giIded It is in a dark place and lighted
by candles. | had an amusing expert
enee. The temple is up on a side hill
overlooking the plain of Kamakura and
Is reached by many steps. rested fire.
quently on ascending, and then sat
down in little teahouse on top before
looking at the temple. / closed my eyes,
smelled my salts, etc. Suddenly l was
aroused by a policeman coming very
near me and glazing into my face. He
said: To-day, pritz.' | turned around
and saw gorgeously robed priest, fol-
lowed by an old man holding little
girl of about eight years by the hand.
| Several ladies followed. | looked, and
supposed the policeman meant | could
not visit the temple because of some
priests functions. Another policeman
came up and glared, and I had no idea
of doing any wrong The aforesaid
party descended the steps close by and
| naturally watched them, thinking,
what a delicate looking little girl and
what a fine looking old mani The
guard leading turned on reaching the
first landing and glared at me again.
'When | reached the hotel and told
about it the people nearly burst them
selves laughing over it. | had had the
effrontery to look upon royalty. That
was the cause Of the glares. Then my
|
down the steps, as l was higher than
they and looking down upon them. My
| ignorance of the language and customs
had carried me through. The two little
princesses are now in Kamakura, and if
they walk on the beach the whole place
is cleared. No common eye is allowed
to see. 1t is so with the whole family
Ii the crown prince has gone to look at
a river in the mountains the whole road
is shut off. The empress has no chill
dren, but the emperor has 10 other
wives, and these children are theirs
There is but one son, and several daugh-
tiers; all are very delicate. They are
taken away from the mother very soon
and brought up in different palaces
with noble ladies in waiting. The moth
ers are mot in it, So you can see what
an awful thing your American free
born childdid to-day."-Chicago Chron'
| icle
The Van Buren press., 1898-07-02
HUMOROUS.

Persistency lie the road to SUGGEST
The only known exception "a .h,s RUE
Is the case Of hen sitting on emma
egg.-Tit-Bits. ar.
I Remarkable Man.-Brown-,is
1onas o,nosed to the sensational news
papers?" Smith-"He's not ohiy y
nosed to them, but he doesn't res"
them.s-Puck.
He-'They can photograph the the voice
- ebe-"Goodness, hope III never
i've 70 see a picture of the things you
cav when your collar button drops oo"u
vour back Art in Dress
Avoid Imftations.-'Madam' 'hese
flowers will look well on your nat a.,,,, tney
are a perfect copy of nature ansr
don't want them; show me something
original. Chicago RECORD,
Ways and Means .,na tha.
YOU know that lovely slae I, -
was So very cheap? ". Il, I've diseoN !,
cred a plan for making Dom l1 , II.
Eyes; how's that?" by TAXI u d 10
fiat. st. Paul's. -. ~
81 asked the young woman III II. MD
me to remove her big hat so thatl 60
see the stage" ''Did she do it?' M.
she said that if she held her hat in hef
lap she couldn't see the stage herself.
N. o. Times-Democrat
Chicken Had an Alibi.-"Wont you
try the chicken soup, judge asked
Mrs. Small of her boarder. not noticing
that he had gone beyond the soup stage
in his dinner. 81 have tried it, madam"
replied the judge. 1.-THE chicken has
proved an abb" San Francisco Ex-
aminer
Weggiel"They tell me you served on
the Jury. How in the world did you
manage it? How did you know what
to do?" Bertie-"Didn't have to worry
at all, old man; blawsted nice chap
there told me exactly what to do and
gave me a flyer for doing it."-Collier's
Weekly.
No Comparison.-Naval Commander
ITO give you the information you
ask. young man, would be premature,
and might cost us two or three battle.
ships" Correspondent But, good
heavens, if l don't get that information
1t may cost me my job = Chicago
Tribune.
The Van Buren press., 1898-07-02
Why We Enrret Names.

Many persons are especially forgetful
with regard TO names-as of acquaint-
ances or some familiar object. DIR. Bias
tian, in discussing such effects recent
ly, quoted with approval this explana-
ton: The more concrete the idea the
more readily is the word used to des-
ignate it forgotten when the memory
fails. We easily represent persons and
things to ourselves without their names.
More abstract conceptions, on the con
trary, are attained only with the aid
Of words, which alone give them their
exact shape in our minds" Hence
verbs, adiectiyes, pronouns, adverbs
propositions and conjunctions are more
intimately related to thought than
nouns are. AID tsn be remembe' I'd
when nouns. or names, slip from TIE
mind.-N. y. Ledger.
The Van Buren press., 1898-07-02
\ CooI-BIooded Parent.

The sternness which characterized
the countenance of Mabel's father may
have been occasioned by the fact that
he had been reading war news over his
breakfast coffee, suggests the Washing
ton Star. As soon as she took her place
at the table, however, he laid aside his
paper and remarked:
Does that young man who comes
here so often do any work?"
II can't say. | believe-that is, ]
have been given to understandable he
has private income"
a private income? That's just about
as | estimated il. Thirteen dollars a
month. without the credit of being a
soldier."-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Van Buren press., 1898-07-02
Rape Plant for Sheep.

Sheep men in west Texas and in New
Mexico are now sowing rape seed to
provide green food for their hocks.
Experiments with this sort of food
heretofore made have proved entirely
satisfactory. 1t natures and is ready
for use in six or eight weeks, and will
provide several cuttings until frost APP
pears. 1t takes about five pounds to
the acre when sown broadcast, but
where drilled one-half that quantity
is ample Some west Texas farmers
think that in time the rape plant will
supplant the succulent alfalfa. This,
however, is not probable, as alfalfa is
of parental growth, and does not need
replanting when once stand has been
secured
The Van Buren press., 1898-07-02
RaIsing Mules.

Mules can be raised eheaply and
proftably in the cotton states. The
mule is a very hardy animal, with
stands heat well, and thriyes on COM
paratively rough, coarse food. This
last popularity he inherits from his
sire, the ass With bermuda pastures
for summer, rye and barley
fields for autumn and spring,
and corn forage for winter, the
young mule is well provided
for. Little grain will be needed in adj
dition, to raise fine mules, and when
raised, the farmer has hardy, accli-
mated animal, ready for service when
three years old If the present war
lasts long large number of mules
will be worn ont or killed--hence adj
ditional reason for pushing this par
ticular industry at this time. The
price of mules is likely to rule higher
for some years to come.-Dixie Farmer.
The Van Buren press., 1898-07-02

A gentleman who went out with Stan
ley to Africa took with him number Of
bird cages, in which he hoped to bring
back some specimens of the rarer birds
of the interior Owing TO the death Of
his carriers, he was obliged to throw
away the bird cages with a number Of
other articles. These were seized by the
natives in great glee, though they did
not know what 10 do with them; but
they eventually decided that the small
circular cages were kind of head gear,
and, knocking off the bottom, the chiefs
strutted about in them with evident
pride. One chief, thinking himself
more wise than the others, and having
seen the white men eat at table out OF
dishes, thought they were receptacles
for food, and took his meals from one,
tremendously opening and shutting
the door between each mouthful.-
Washington Star.
The Van Buren press., 1898-07-02
Glover Sod Best.

When the farmer learns that clover
sod is the best sod after which to plant
any grain crop, he will begin to sow
clover and to care for it as it should be
cared for. 1t has often no chance The
ground is too poor, or after the grain
is cut it is allowed to grow up in weeds,
or is killed by the tramping of the
stock, and is altogether a sickly stand
which the winter settles over. In such
circumstances do men begin to doubt
as to the ACCESSIBILITY of sowing clover.
-Earmers Homo Lnnrnal
The Van Buren press., 1898-07-02

Ants in the soil can be destroyed by
means of bisulphide of carbon. Make
hole about six inches deep with a
round dibble, or bar, and into it pour a
tablespoonful of the liquid, and imme-
diately close up the hole with soil. The
liquid is very volatile, and will per-
meate the soil in every direction and
destroy all animal life, and not
injure vegetation. 1t is very in
aammable and must be carefully kept
away from fire. Ants can often be
driven away by sprinkling about their
haunts ashes saturated with coal oil.
They can be trapped and killed by
placing sweet oil where they can have
access to it, as they are very fond of
it, but it has the effect to close their
spiracles, and thus kills by asphyxia. -
Vick's Magazine
The Van Buren press., 1898-07-02
SPANISH PUNCTILIO.
An Amusing Phase of CastiIian Char
ncter Exhibited by High OFF,
Gals in a Cabinet Crisis.

The cabinet crisis which took place in
Spain in 1883 exhibits an amusing phase
of Spanish character. The ministerial
crisis had existed almost a year, when
the resignation of the cabinet took place
as the result of trivial question of mil
itary etiquette. The queen had left
Madrid for an excursion to Valencia,
which the minister of justice insisted
on her making, according to the pub
lished arrangement, lest the POSTPONE.
ment should be construed as a sign Of
fear of the Zorillist republicans. who
had convoked a mass meeting in the
same city. The 1ufanta Isabel, who
was left to represent her, decided IN
take journey also, and informed Con
Martinez Campos that her sister. the
Infanta Eulalia, would give out the
military watehword. The military gov.
ernor of Madrid replied that the mar.
ried infanta was not legally competent
to perform that office, and that II Wa
impossible, according to military rules
for him to receive the parole from her
husband, Prince Antonio, due de Mont.
pensier' who was only captain in rank
The minister of war, who was NOT o.,
good terms with the captain general
sent brusque telegram. orderipo bin,
to receive the password from Princes
Eulalia, whereupon Gen. Campos ~.
fered his resignation. All attemnts -
accommodate the quarrel failed and ~
majority of the cabinet sided v,;sh
the captain general, Gen. Cassola ana
,ne ministers who had supported his
view resigned their portfolios Senor
sagasta handed in the resignation ~ ~
me entire cabinet TO the queen regent
out subsequently, upon the latter,s :.
quest formed new ministrv.-Cbic.,r.o
Times-Herald. Nnicago