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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13


to own the town. Its tracks run through
the main street, and outside OF them at the
east of the city it is almost impossible to
go to any place without travelling over the
rusting and rotting debris of cars, dredges
and Other machines which were brought
her at cost of millions and found to be
worthless. or were soon allowed to become
so. There is a part of the town known as
the French quarter This is on a neck OF
land which was built out to form break
water at the eastern mouth of the canal.
The most expensive houses were erected
here, the wood being brought from the
United States. Ferdinand de Lesseps had
one of the houses, which cost, it is said,
about 100000, and his son another almost
equally expensive. Soon after / landed
hired a carriage of a highway robber in
the shape Of a Jamaica coachman, and
drove out to see these houses. They have
never been occupied but for very short
periods and they are now dilapidated. The
road to them is through a beautiful grove
of palms, and the settlement itself is about
as near paradise in its beautiful green as
any place upon this earth. The sea washes
III on either side and a cool breeze almost
always blows.
The people here are one of the queer mix
lures that you sometimes find on the out
posts of civilization, where, for some rea-
son or other, money is to be made. The
wharf at which we landed made me think of
the docks OF New Orleans. Nine enths of
the people on it were mulattoes or negroes,
ald most of them spoke English with a
coclney accent. The other tenth were
Spaniards, who looked like Creoles. The
negroes were from the English island of
Jamaica. They have come here to work on
the canal, and seem to be about the only
people who can stand the miasmatic eli
mate. ] found lot of such people at a mar
ket stand on the beach and photographed
one of them as she was coming toward me
with a bunch of bananas on her head. Then
there are lot of Chinese here. They run
all sorts of stores act as money changers
and do, am told, the largest part of the
mercantile business of the isthmus.
Among the chief businesses of the 18TH
mus are those which have to do with the
cemeteries and hospitals. have been told
here again and again that / ought to visit
the hospitals and the great cemetery on
Monkey hill. Panama has fine hospitals
and cemeteries. and all along the line of
the railroad you will find, I am told, popu-
lous graveyards. have never seen Chi
nese cemetery before outside of China, but
the isthmus has them and the graves are
many. There have been too many Chinese
Deaths in fact, to allow the bones being
carried back to China Many Of the Amer
leans who are now employed on the rail-
read have been here for years, and some
of them say the climate agrees with them.
Nearly every oneNI have so far met, how
ever, tells me he has had siege of yellow
fever, and there is little doubt but that the
isthmus has score of Americans under
ground to every one who is now living
upon it. FRANK G. CARPENTER.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED.
LOndOn's "Lady Guides" for Visiting
Women and Children.
London Daily Mail.


There must be a good many. ladies who
must have, at one time or another, felt the
need OF some guide, philosopher and friend
of their own set in busy London.
Two years ago it occurred to a; certain
lady to supply these wants. She felt that
by so doing she would only be benefting
ing up new and fairly renaunerative
source OF employment for intelligent gentle
women in reduced circumstances. SO, .hav-
Ing obtained the patronage of distinguished
people, this lady Miss Edith Davis opened
q Lady Guide Bureau, in Cockspur street
Soon she found it necessary to remove to
and now that her movement has grown to
be big success she has betaken herself to
20 Haymarket, few doors from the theater
Of that name. The lady guides work of
course, consists chiefly of showing visitors
TO London over the buildings, sights. pic
ture galleries and exhibitions Of the me-
tropohs, and helping ladies in their shop
ping, but new and important feature is
the taking charge Of children and young
people. Thus. when the schools are break
ing up she may be required to meet schol-
ars at railway stations and escort or dis
patch them to their homes. Lady ks
daughter may be coming from school at
Margate, and may have TO be met at Char
ingcross, lunched put into train at Eus-
ton and her safe departure telegraphed
home, so that the carriage may be in wait
ing for the young traveller when she reaches
1t win sometimes happen that parents on
a short visit to London are at loss to
know what to do with the young folks
while they themselves are attending to
business matters, or fulfilling social engage
ments Their daughters cannot be left alone
at the hotel, and the only solution Of the
problem is the lady guide. She may escort
her young charges sightseeing, or bear
them pleasant companionseip by day or
evening, or she may have to al up couple
of hours with conversation lessons in for
eign languages, or she may be asked to
chaperone a young girl on bicycle spin.
Some guides are called upon to keep house
for ladies whose other occupations render
such assistance necessary. They viii attend
every morning. give the orders. and write
the menu for dinner. They will make ar
rangements for entertaining, decorate and
renovate houses, dismantle them, pack fur
niture and send 1t away TO be stored, and
prepare the HOUSES again for occupat.9n
TO fulflll these varied requirements ladies
must not only be intelligent. but special
knowledge is often necessary. and therefore
before engagement every lady guide has
to satisfy the bureau Of her competence by
passing a written examination IN her par
ticular department. The Topography 81 Ion
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13

T. " Fleming ZIG Indiana avenue, viii satisfy
that yeayning for spring ap2arels among the men
this week, and has . most complete stock Of now
The Van Buren press., 1898-11-26
Wantad to Know.

Who did Dick Beans widow marry
and where is she livingf Dick Bean was
killed at Van Buren,, Ark. during the
civil war, by man named Dixon.
His widow. for whom inquiry is being
made. was q sister Of Jack Winfrey,
who was sheriff of Sebastian county In
1850. ROBERT BEAN
Forestburg, Tex.
The above is copied from the Fort
Smith Elevator. Dick Beans widow
Julia. married William Steward and is
now living at New Caney, Texas. Jack
winfrey was sheriff of Crawford not
Sebastian county, and Bean was killed
nv Ben McGee, not Dixon, in the build
inc now occupied by the Mo. Pacific
dispatchers offices, then occupied by a
saloon.
The Van Buren press., 1898-11-26


The old obstacles that used to prevent
the marriage of loving couples are out of
date. The blood thunder william 10 q
myth nowadays. The cruel father Is only
tradition Distance, absence and ship
wreck In these days of cheap safe and
swift transportation do not count The
new obstacle is a common sense one. II
is ill-health on one side or the other, and
sometimes on both.
Men nowadays hesitate to marry q WON
an, no matter how beautiful no matter how
attractive, or interesting, or witty, If she Is
a sufferer from ill-health. All men worth
having desire happy, healthy children.
Any woman who will, may ct herself for
the duties of wifehood and the exalted func-
ton of motherhood. DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription banishes all hindrance in the
nature of local ill-health. 1t gives health,
power and capacity to the delicate and i'm
portant organs concerned in wifehood and
maternity. It corrects all displacements,
allays Inflammation, heals liberation, stops
exhausting drains and soothes pain. It
prepares for natural, healthy motherhood.
1t makes maternity easy and safe and al
constitutionally strong and able to with
stand the usual ills Of babyhood. 1t is the
greatest of nerve tonics and restoratives.
Medicine dealers sell it and an honest
dealer will not urge substitute upon you.
After suffering untold tortures." writes Mrs
j. Ferguson. OF Box ~ Douglas Station, Selkirk
Co., Manitoba, ~ thank God found relief aud
cure in DR. Pierces Favorite Pi escription."
The profit side of life is health. The bal.
ance is written in the rich, red pure blood Of
health. DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure
constipation and make the blood rich and
pure. They never gripe. By druggists.
The Van Buren press., 1898-11-26
LOCAL and PERSONAL.

Probate court was in session Monday.
Breezy Time at the opera house
tonight.
Don fail to attend the lecture Mon
day night.
Munyon's Homeopathic Remedies at
JOHN O'KANE s DRUG STORE.
The rainfall of Monday amounted to
1. 80 inches.
Robt l.. Rogers was up from Mul
berry Sunday.
Why is the currents on the arc lights
not turned on soonerY
BoaN-On Sunday night to Mr.. and
Mrs Dan Hunt a son.
Considerable work in the Frisco
yards has been done here this week.
E. s. Dickerson residence in Bald
win addition is nearing completion.
The Van Buren press., 1898-11-26
GA 0To n A.
s..nsA. hIhs Kind You Have lIxars Bought
'';;'" = ZM2zSZx

Miss Lille Stahl, of Fort Smith, was
the guest of Miss Leah Shibley several
days this week.
Rev g. A. Grammer returned Tues
uay from the Baptist state convention
at Little Rock.
marley Miller returned Monday to
wan after few days visit to relatives
in Van Buren,.
hdmondson & Britt had THE display
VI good things for Thanksgiving din
nsr Wednesday.
The Van Buren press., 1898-11-26
"A Breezy Time"

"A Breezy Time which has been a
laughable success for the past season,
and in which the managers, Fitz and
Webster, have achieved fame and for
tune. will be at Murta opera house to-
night. "A Breezy Time is a musical
farce comedy creation with an abund-
ance of fun and a paucity of serious
interest. In other words, its purpose
is to divert rather than to engross the
attention. 1t believes the general opin-
ion that farce comedy cannot have a
coherent plot. In point of fact, it has
a scheme Of interest that runs through.
ont the entire play and makes a very
good rack upon which to hang series
of speciality performance of high order
and enjoyable nature.
The musical comedy fairly scintillates
with mirth and merriment. has the
sweetest songs, jolliest jokes. and hap
piest hits. The novelties introduced
include the three legged sailor, lawn
tennis quintette, frolic Of frogs, the
rooster dance and grand cake walk by
the entire company.
The Van Buren press., 1898-11-26

Col 0. L. Miles was looking afte,
railroad business in the Sebastian cir.
cult court at Fort Smith this week.
Constable Martin now appears on the
szfeets 'diked' out in a regulation
uniform with brass buttons, etc etc
The Frisco must be doing an i'm
nense freight business, judging bv the
number OF trains passing through here.
3. e. PEBBLES left Monday for pauls
Valley, |. T., where, as stated las,
week, he has accepted lucrative posi-
ton.
Bailentine & Stockard received their
new hearse last week and their under
taking outfit is now complete in every
detail.
Inc nrst snow Of the season fell Mon
Gay and 1t was unusally early for this
section for any of the beautiful To
be seen.
There are some streets where II ia i'm .
peratively necessary to get better side.
Walks and where the owners are able to
construct them.
The Van Buren press., 1898-11-26
GA - TO RIA.
Beam the hIhe Kind You Have Alwys Bought
'''' &MZzNx

@n' Z. L. Nash arrived Saturday
run Ierarkana and will make her per
manent home here.
:, iioi' Peacher returned Sunday from
s''fkSVille, where he had been attend
''S The Presbytery. .-
a. L. Jarvis was visiting his brother,
IN at Huntington couple of days
Tue first of the week.
MISS Pearl Wilson, after an extended
''' 70 relatives here, returned Tuesday
W ner home at Rome, N. Y.
The Van Buren press., 1898-11-26
CA 9ToRIA.
sssn the hIb Kind You Have Alwars Bought
&Zzzm

mr. and Mrs. Fay Chew were the
sues" OF Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Chew a
'e" days the first of the week.
O " '" Jones was Van Buren, visitor
'u'''Ay and his friends, as they al
'' are were glad to see him.
4, wing to the illness of Pros. Atty.
an'neld, Ed H. Mathews has been
''e'enting the state this week.
nOo' Jordan E. Cravens spent few
hr' 'n tne city the first of the week on
'"'iness before the circuit court.
The Van Buren press., 1898-11-26

The blizzard of Monday extended
away down into Texas. Here fall of
about SOC occurred In the space of eight
hours, the thermometer Monday morn
ing registering above e0e and at nine
o clock p. NJ. 20o. It reminded those
Of our citizens who formerly lived in the
North of real Northern Thanksgiving
weather, where icicles and cranberry
sauce always go together.
The Van Buren press., 1898-11-26


We wish to compliment the local edi
tor Of the THE Argus on the COM
prehensive write up Of the cornerstone
laying exercises appearing in that paper
the following morning.
Mrs Nettie Morrell, of Concord, N.
H., for many years resident of Van
Buren,, arrived in the city Thursday
and will remain during the winter as
the guest of Mrs. J. 8. Durham.
An investigation should be made of
the Kirby Robinson escape. Venture.
II Kirby" was absent twenty min
utes. as it is said, before the alarm was
given. there must be something rot
ton.
Miami Tribe. No. %, Order of Red
Men initiated number Of new men,
bers Monday night, and at the close of
the meeting entertained team of four
teen members, who had come over from
Fort Smith for the occasion. with a
sumptious repast at the Collins Hotel.
We acknowledge an invitation to attend
the banquet.
Will Hayman has the thanks of the
residents living on North Twelfth street
in having the sidewalk in front of the
Walter Mann property filled up with
cinders from the ice factory. Mr..
Hsymsn made one of the best street
commissioners Van Buren, has had and
doesen't propose to let the good work
rest now.
The first annual ball given by the
Woodmen circle Wednesday evening
was declared by all who had the good
fortune to attend it one Of the most
pleasant events in which they had ever
participated. The ladies went to great
pains to make the event one long to be
remembered and the compliments paid
them shows that they succeeded.
The performance of Side Tracked
at the opera house last Tuesday was
greeted by very small audience. In the
main it was very well presented, some
Of the specialties being exceptionally
good. The size of the audience goes to
prove that times are too hard for 75-
cent show to draw large house, unless
the company carries actors of national
reputation.
''He winked at her, and she
didn t wink at him, but instead took
aim and made centre shot with cocoa
nut. A Mrs. Ray. residing in River
side, and Lewis Whitehead were the
participants in what WASH { very mel
low drama in front Of Csstrignano s
fruit stand Saturday. Mrs. Ray did
not like 1t because, as she stated, White
head winked at her, and she rendered
him hors du combat by centre shot
with cocoanut. They explained there
troubles to ESQ. Ferguson.
We had hoped that the practice form
erly INDUCED in Of discharging fire
arms when there is an alarm of FIRE had
been stopped, but during several recent
alarms the practice seems to have been
revived, judging from the Wholesale
fusilade that occurred. What sense
there can be in firing of pistol in the
eastern part Of town when the FIRE is in
the western is mystery to us and is
liable to mislesd those who would be
valuable at the scene of the FIRE. Be-
sides it is dangerous to the general pub
lie.
The Van Buren press., 1898-11-26
THE VAN BUREN PRESS.
VAN BUREN,, ARKANSAS.
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
MISSOURI PACIFIC.

MISSOURI PAClflC.
Trains as1. 2s2, 2s8. 2s4 24S and 244 will carry
passengers oo,va wrsr
M os-. Arr. 2:45 pm. Arr. Coffeyville $50 pm.
no No. SSa Ssa' $40 am. FIT Smith 400 a m
No No. slS 9I 1i:25 am. STOPS at Van Buren,.
GOING EAST.
M 90 Arr. Ills pm. Arr. Little Rock 7:55 pm.
No e3l $50 AN. 2l5 pm.
70 ~ 5iI Lv. 12i5p.m. :. Coal Hill 435 pm.
W T,.ins al. 2si, 2se. 283, 2s4 run daily.
Trains 243 and 244 do not run on Sunday
Througb trains make a stop OF minutes
GREENWOOD BRANCH.
M as6 ART ll:25 IN. STOPS at Van Buren,
No 903s Lv l.50 pm. Arr. Greenwood 500 p. m
Is) Daily, except Sunday.
W D'' A. HAYS. Agent
FRISCO LINE" tsT. L. & s. F.)
GOING NORTH.
No 6 St Louis Limited $50 p. m.
No 10 Local Freight 5;35 q. m.
GOING SOUTH.
No ]. Mail 90 a. M
No S. Texas Limited lob a. m
No 49, Local Freight $50 p. m
Trains 30 and 40 run daily except Sunday. bal
snce run daily.
Pullman sleepers and reclining chair cars on
ali through trains. Through tickets on sale TO
all points.
r. w. FURRY. Tkt Agt.
The Van Buren press., 1898-11-26
Tho officers of the Fort Smith Com

The officers of the Fort Smith Com
r,ercisl League are "hustlers with a
h;o "H'' and they will make Fort
smith good town, but we feel that
their effort to invade Van Buren, terri
,orv will prove fruitless. even with free
.hou tickets thrown In.
The Van Buren press., 1898-11-26

Another furniture store is spoken Of
Uncle Ed Scott is improving nicely.
Rich Lloyd was over from Fort Smith
Tuesday.
Mr.. Dickson 8 condition remains
about the same.
Congressman Dinsmore was in the
city Wednesday and Thursday.
Miss Jessie Wooten left Wednesday
to spend Thanksgiving at home.
The platform at the Frisco freight
depot has been abbreviated at both ends.
M. W. brewery has been confined to
his room this week with quite serious
spell of sickness.
Jack Wagner has purchased . hall
interest in the Mulberry Leader from
Henry Ramsden.
John Woolum came down Thursday
morning to help dismember the family
Thanksgiving turkey.
Miss Clara Emo returned home Thurs
day after visit of several months with
relatives in Connecticut.
Col. Ed Somers spent couple days
in the city this week in the interest OF
the Kansas City Fruit Express.
Strange, the Fort Smith papers have
not discovered any new railroads head
ing for the future great this week.
Mrs. Julia Wilcox returned Wednss
day from a visit to friends at Ozark and
is again the guest Of Mrs. S. A. Pernot.
Mrs. ]. A. Ferguson and Miss Angie
Garsides, of Fayetteville. were guests
of Mrs. Jess Wood several days this
week.
The prospect for new Frisco depot
are less Hattering as the company is re-
building the platform surrounding the
old one.
Mrs. Clem Boles of Fayetteville at
tended the monument exercises Thurs
day and was the guest of Mrs. Jessie
HALEY while here.
Mrs. Jos. M. Hill of Fort Smith was
in the city Thursday, guest Of Miss
Fannie Scott, and attended the corner
stone laying exercises.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Edmondson are
expected home on the cannonball today
and Mr.. Edmondson s many friends are
preparing to give them warm well
come.
Judge Evans adjourned court over
Thursday afternoon so that all the court
attendants could take part in the laying
of the cornerstone of the Confederate
monument.
The remains of Capt. Clark. of Mis-
souri,, were disinterred last Saturday and
placed directly under the center of the
foundation for the Confederate monu-
ment in accordance with the wishes OF
his brother, who is large contributor
to the monument fund.
Mrs. Josie Wood. at her popular
clearinghouse on Broadway has 25-
pound turkey fattening for a dinner she
contemplates giving Mr. T. W Edmond
son and bride on their return home.
Already there is a general scramble
among the boarders to get seats at the
head o. tho table.
The Van Buren press., 1898-11-26

Snscial Notices in the Local Columns Five cents
Line for first insertion, and y6re cents per
line for each subsequent insertion. An locals
run and charged for at aboce rates until on
dered discontinu ued.
The Van Buren press., 1898-11-26

Commits sioner of Agriculture Frank
Hill spent few hours in the city Mon
day.
II you have not already done so don t
fail to buy your ticket for the Peck lee
ture today.
JEFF Crockett came up from Denning
Saturday on few days visit to relatives
and friends.
The Van Buren press., 1898-11-26
reserved Seat Sale.

reserved seats for the lecture of Gov.
erhor Geo. W. Peck at Murta's opera
mousse Nov. es, now on sale at Kerr's
orug store. Reserved seats. rs cents.
general admission, so ceuts.
The Van Buren press., 1898-11-26

Senator Berry was the guest of DR..
and Mrs. o. NJ. Bourland while In the
city this week.
Under the supervision Of George 7.
Maddox the corps Of volunteers, who
answered the published call, made
decided improvement in the appearance
of the cemetery, Yet there is great
deal more work to be done and the en-
ployment of regular sexton is aluoss
6 necessity.
The Van Buren press., 1898-11-26

Oysters and Celery.
Edmondson & Britt are handling the
best grade of OYSTERS this winter. at
20c q pint.
The Van Buren press., 1898-11-26

Fruits and Confeotlons
VI all kinds. California Grapes. etc
ETC., at Edmondson & Britt g.
The Van Buren press., 1898-11-26

Insure Yourself against the ATTACK of to,,or.
pneumonia and other serious and prostratin .
saparilla now -Aoou our
The Van Buren press., 1898-11-26

Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for sale at
JOHN o KANE DRUG STORE.
The Van Buren press., 1898-11-26
M aking Room.

In order to make room for our i'm
mense stock of furniture which we
purchased recently we will sell:
The Van Buren press., 1898-11-26

hooa, Pills are the tavorite family cathartic
Easy to take, easy to operate. iS S95
The Van Buren press., 1898-11-26
CURE GOLD IN one DAY,

Take Laxative Bromo Quiuine Tablets. A
druggists refund money il 1t fails to cure. 25
The genuine has l.. B. @. on each tablet
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-03-25

n large number of vessels in readiness for
impressment by the national Government
ON receipt of orders from the President,
Big tugs and little yachts are now being
considered with a view to forming a tor
pedo boat %tiotilla, each being manned with
a torpedo tube and two or three six-pound-
ers. 1t is proposed to utilize n large num-
Der of heavy towing ocean-going tugs US
improved rams, and assign them exclu-
sivcly for harbor defense purposes.
The information so far received by the
department shows that $50 vessels of oil
types available for impressment are at
the service of the Government, including q
large number on the lakes, which would
not under any circumstances be used I'M
less it was developed that the Eastern
ports failed to present the requisite num-
Der. OF these forty-three are on the list
of auxiliary cruisers, or ships which are
engaged in coastwise and foreign trade,
and capable of high speed and great
steaming radius. These would be man
ned with guns manufactured ut the Wash
ington gun factory and sent to join the
flying %squadrons or to harrass the n e
mics commerce..
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-03-25

steel is too hard, it will shatter on the
face of the plate against which it is fired.
If too soft, it will ''mush," in either case
failing in it's purpose. Every step in the
process is under the direct supervision of
Il skilled Government officer, and when
the projectiles are turned out one from
each lot is selected for test firing. Upon
the quality Of this the acceptance of the
whole pile depends. Thus, while all posi-
bic speed is being made in getting out
these messengers of destruction and death,
there is also the strictest regard paid to
accuracy and efficiency.
The work of making guns at Newark
is just as intricate and important as that
of manufac curing projectiles at Reading.
Tons of metal are melted in the great fur
naces and this when at the proper degree
of heat and purity is let off into the great
casting pot.
The gun comes out in the rough, and the
worthless portions are broken off md the
manner in which these stand the tests is
the standard upon which the quality of
the metal in the entire gun is Judged. At
first the gun is cast in a solid piece. Then
it is bored with machinery adjusted with
the accuracy of the movement of a watch.
Six weeks is the shortest time in which a
modern gun can be made, but this is when
everything goes along satisfactorily.
Oftcner than otherwise this result can
only be obtained through much trying
and expenditure of time. The work of
making the guns, to II not thoroughly