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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-02-19

On erediss 10. ~. He said Il lie did
not have money 70 pag eaa1 for what
he needed. and could not exchange
something lie raised On his farm for
the article. Nhy. he simply did with
out uniil be could pay cash. Ihls
rnan's wife helped HIM > great deal.
DID she work N The field? Not a. al;
bit sic worked al home-the house
raised chickens ana turkeys an made
lots OF splendid buttsr. and this good
wife used 3 great deal Of butter n
cooking. and sid lard. as tie lard
would keep sweet for long while, and
butter does not The sale Of some poul-
m occasionally bought many needed
81 lice for tAe home On this little
farE-- ts4s coed garden every spring,
and the wife took advantage Of the
vegetable supply and stored away
many jar OF delicious pickles and pre-.
serves made from tomatoes. green and
ripe. also sweet pickles and soaE, from
cabbage tomatoes. onions beets- GU
eumbens. etc. These people always
Lad plenty O. good things 10 eat and
tie io8d Was indeed Well prepared and
vas tempting to the palate and readily
digrsled-
Vow. shy can not others work as
these people do. save what they make
be economical. Industrious anu intelIi-
gent Then. above al things. keep out
Of debt Raise less cotton, and attend
strictly 70 business. and there vii be
less err Of hard times. AMI We viii all
DC "a more happy ard prosperous people
IN 1s9sI--Cor. Farm and Ranch, eade,
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HERE AND THERE.

The south, in 1897, raised a crop ct
10000 900 bales of cotton, about 2 O00,-
900 bales more than IS actually needed
for present use. There is tue secret of
low prices.
The temperature Of cellar is too
variable for seed potatoes and they
too soon dry out and become willed
A good way TO store them is in strong
apple or sugar barrels, buried in "a
suitable place.
The fact that more domestic ami
mails perish from cold in the mild eli
mate of the south than in the icy north,
constitutes terrible indictment of
southern farmers aud stock raisers. 1t
is evidently no fault of the country or
its weather, but the responsibility res Is
solely with man.
If there should be general fall
ing OUT among the great robber ma
tions of Europe, as now seems prob
able. the poorest American farmer
would be the one who has the most
cotton and the least amount of sub
sistence crops.
Women, as rule. are among our
most successful poultry raisers. This
is from the fact that they are by ma
ture born mothers, and possessed of
the needful qualities that enable them
to give the careful patient attention to
detail, which is the key to success in
this business.
The first cost of pure sire should
cut no figure in the plans of the
breeder aiming at highest and best re
turns; lac had better pay n liberal
price for him than TO allow a low grade
10 enter his herd as gift
To keep horses in health there is
nothing like late and early feeding.
The long night fast which is unnatu.
raj to the horse, who is a nocturnal
feeder, is bad, and the going immedi.
ately into hard work o. full stomach
is worse.
Some seem To think THAT sheep will
live on any kind OF pasture at any
time of the year and without any wa
Ter TO drink In order TO produce a
heavy growth Of wool. anG at the same
time to raise a lamb, sheep must have
special care.
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STOCK ON Tie FARM.
some Hints ia Regard to Buying and
Selling IaEm stock.

some Hints la Regard to Buying and
Selling Pam stock.
Farmers are yearly becoming more
thoroughly convinced Of the impor-
lance OF feeding all fodder and coarse
grain upon the farm aud selling them
in the most concentrated form IN the
shape Of beef, pork and mutton. In
order 10 do this it is sometimes neees.
sary to purchase store cattle and hogs.
as IL is often impraetieable TO raise as
many as can be probably fed. Now.
in order to make this profitable in
yestlnent. one should always endeayor
to buy in as low a market as possible
and sell when prices are high.
But observation goes to show that
the majority Of farmers follow exactly
the opposite course Of action. During
the months of July and August Of the
past year live hogs were worth six
cents per pound at the Canadian pack
ing houses. Then there was great
demand for young pigs and shoats,
and nearly every farmer was anxious
to buy. while few were willing to
sell The sums paid for brood sows
and their filters were far in excess Of
their real value. ard several farmers
OF the writer's acquaintance bought up
large number, paying exorbitant
prices for them. Such farmers as we're
50 fortunate or far-seeing as to have a
goodlg number Of hogs fitted ready for
market made handsome profit upon
them. To-day live hogs have fallen to
four cents pound, and one might
start out and buy up carload of
young pigs in the course of day
shOnid The price of pork remain low,
those who bought up II supply of
young pigs during July and August
will be Obliged 10 sell them at a small
advance on the price paid, thus receig-
ing comparatively nothing for the food
consumed and the labor Of caring for
them.
Now thai hogs are low, the farmer
who has more grain to feed than stock
to consume it, would be wise in pur-
chasing number of thrifty shoats.
but few farmers appear to be taking
this view OF the case. The prices paid
} AOA anu cAOtC Edblit lulS ttlhJ
fall have been out OF ali proportion TO
the market for butchers and export
cattle. Feed of all kinds is very plcnti-
fGi here and farmers seem to have lost
all idea as TO what the future market
for cattle may be, IN their desire To
buy up youIg stock to feed it to.
Calves are selling at SIS To $50 per
head, and two-year-old store steers
bring almost as much as heavy export
cattle.
One farmer in this vicinity purchased
II head Of dairy COWS last spring, and
after selling their milk through the
summer TO a nearby cheese factory at
a good figure, sold the cows at auction
a short time ago, realizing s267 more
for them than the price paid in the
4 spring. No doubt it is sometimes good
] policy to purchase stock TO feed when
prices arc mparatively high if feed
is very plentiful, but the farmer who
makes success of his calling Is the
one who endeavors to buy in a low
market and sell when prices are at
their topinost notch.-E.lis f. Angus
\ tine in Eptomist.
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WIT AND WISDOM.

Your son is an actor. you say, Mr..
afaoinuis?. Faith he is And wba,
role does he play?' Rolls. is itq
Path. he rolls up the curtain" Tit.
Bits.
-Wallaee-"You are positiyely the
most impudent and greasiest beggar l
ever met" Wayworn Satson-"Wen,
that ort TO be worth nickel, anyhow
indianapolis Journal
The Butler-"Hand hevery night
at the hour of midnight the ghost hap.
pears. and groans and wrings its
hands. Tourist-"Ah, must have died
the cucumber season!"-Tt-Bits.
a Reyigion.-Rev. Saintly-"Ah.
well, the paths Of glory. you know.
lead but TO the grave" Rising Novelist
-4Nonsense. The paths Of glory lead
to the lecture platform. = Chicago
News.
-Tommy's Inference. = Teacher -
ayyhat do we learn from the story Of
samson?" Tommy with unpleasant
results still manifest)-"That it doesn't
Day TO have women folks cut fellers
| hair" Brooklyn Life.
-eWhat school of music does thepro.
lessor represent" inquired Mrs. Cum.
rox. 81 don't know" her husband an.
swered; but from the way it sounded
to me ! should say il was the kinder.
garten. Washington Star.
-Promoter-"You needn't be bit
afraid. The companF is perfectly
safe" The Lamb-"0h, I've no doubt
about the eompany's being safe enough.
l was thinking about the safety Of my
money."-Boston Transcript.
You say there is only one train a
day from this station ?" said the lady at
the ticket-ofice. Only one, madam
was the reply. rs the train on time?p
"No. it is about so minutes late.' Too
bad. want 10 get to Pokeyille the worst
way. well, this is the road you want
10 take.r-Yonkers Statesman.
Measuring Herr get 81 down.
hearted sometimes, doctor, that am
almost on the point of despairing of
being cured by medicines at all and
going to the faith healers." "Humbug.
nv dear madam! Transparent hum
bug. Here is something that viii do
you more good than all the faith doc
tors in the world can do YOU" And he
gave her a bread pill.-Chieago Trib-
| une.
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GREENROOM GOSSIP

May irwin will try a long engage
ment this season in Chicago.
Marie shotwell has resigned from
fanny Davenport's company.
olsa Nelhersole viii defer her re.
turn to America until next season.
me hanlon brothers will produce g
spectacular comedy next season.
hiu Mccoy will be featured in q
version OF The Pacific MALI which
", WI PROBABLY be given soon in Boston
herbert Waring and Nay Witty ar,
nov playing the principal roles III Sc.
Si'' service at the London AdeIpbi.
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ArtinciaiIy CoIored Flowers

Messrs. Broclbank and Darlington
have succeeded in imparting great
variety of beautiful hues and tints 10
various flowers by simply immersing
their cut stalks in aniline solutions.
With a microscope the colored water
can be watched flowing through the
vein tubes in the leaves, petals and
other parts of the flower. The proc
ess is quite different from that of chang
ing the color by adding a particular
chemical element to the soil. If the an
lime dyes are placed in the soil they
do not find their way through the roots.
The chief purpose of the artificial color
ing is TO produce brilliant effects for
table decoration. - Youths Compan-
ion,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-02-19
German Women in Trade.

The German woman proclaims her
emancipation not only by going for
academic degrees in competition with
men, but by engaging in all sorts of
trades in like rivalry. 4 recent official
report shows that there are in Ger
many women employed as chimney
sweeps, as gunsmiths, lat as conner
smiths, $40 as farriers and nailers. 300
rs masons, as stone cutters and 2,OOoin
marble slate and stoEe qparries.-N.
Sun.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-02-19

-one who has reached the age of 40
has been living 14,6Oo days. or $50. 400
hours, or 2l,024,O0O minutes, or GEL
$4,000 seconds. If for just one of these
seconds God had forgotten him he
would have persisted. what is man.
That Thou art mindful of himP"
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LITTLE WOMEN.


A.. yes I see hsr noN
r. memory rlss.
vita smooth ard lozely brew
And sparkling eyes
a little wgnaa-
~ as'ef foHRet fhst face.
Egtgfneo. yei shy;
Her Hinsemeusss ARD grace
Please every eye
This little w9ms SIS.
Her ehaeks are soff ss down
o. tie sumner peach
Her eyes ard hair are brown.
Each matching each
This little wefuaa'H.
Ard as shafp Is her tongue
- 4 razor keen
Sic 5 witty ard young.
Isy ne means green
This iiltle wgman
Then she sings Ike . saint
4 coed one. ! meat
Such sweet songs and - quaint
- Ike an cd dean
This little woman.
Ehe'E funny and flY.
And up 10 such tricks:
You can tell b. her eye
She's planning 8 mix
This little wom2a.
She's q child ard STE slzt-
Al natural, toe
70 filings. 10 paint.
she knows fhaf saeL &C.
This little a0m4a
Euch little hearts As tseses
= Big g. iamst.
Always bring ~ 70 gsF kHeess
T5eg mod us a. Trey plsass--
These little Hcmez-
Little women are tas Eszra
Cf earthly happiness
II al the years 20 come
4fzg Hezgsn bless
Our little aguen.
!. Gearge Besi. e Good Housekeeping
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A yiIlninous scbemer.

why have you decided to let your
whiskers GROVE"
Il heard my wife's mother say. the
other day, that she couldn't see man
with whiskers eating without losing
her appetite."-Cleveland Leader.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-02-19

Good work has no wages. because n
y priceless; 1t is its own wage; only bad
work has wages; so "the wages of sin
Is death, but eternal life is the gift of
God."-Rev. Frank Crane.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-02-19

In judging another's honor we
Pi'en place valuation upon our own.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-02-19

A week later our hero reached
his destination and delivered his
credentials to the general in COM
mand. by whom the grade Of lieu
tenant was Immediately conferred
on him. At the conclusion IF the cam
paign he was promoted to the cap
taincy, and in 1871. after the final rout
Of the Commune, married his cousin
Louise In the following year, while
ON leave in Paris he came across his old
enemy, Bouchnrd. on the boulevard des
Iialieus
"IIow goes it with you?" asked the
latger, MS they slipped their absinihe
together
admirably" replied Castor. Here
am 1, "a captain at 20 chevalier of the
Legion of Honor. and the husband Of a
charming wife; and all this no thanks
10 you, 10y the way, Bouchard--aecause
/ saved my hair"-N. Y. Ledger.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-02-19

More than third Of the French crown
jewels have been bought by Americans /
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-07-09

For sale, or will exchange for first
class Nebraska farm, q number Of choice
residence lots in the city OF He nnibsl,
Mo. These lots are in the line OF future
improvement and are only about fifteen
minutes walk from the United States
post office and district court building;
the trade will be made on cash valua-
ton. For particulars write George d.
Clayton & Co., real estate dealers, Han
nibal, Mo.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-07-09

REDUCED RATES TO GRAND EN-
CAMPMENT MINING DISTRICT,
WYO.
The Uuion Pacific will sell tickets at
one fare for the round trip, plus $500,
from all points in Kansas, Nebraska,
Colorado and Utah to Rawlins, Wyo.
Dates on which tickets will be sold are
1st and 3rd Tuesdays in June, July.
Aug, Sept, Oct. and Nov. Stage line
daily except Sunday each way between
Rawlins and Grand Encampmeut.
For full information call on or address
e. B. SLossoN,
General Agent.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-07-09
NEW TOURIST CARLINE.
Weekly Personally Conducted E1cu
siOns to Portland, Ore. ria
BurInQtOn Route.

On February II and every Thursday
thereafter at Clio p. m. Pullman tourist
sleepers in charge Of our own excursion
conductor are scheduled to leave Lin
coin for Portland. via Denver. Leadville,
Salt Lake City. Ogden and Oregon
Short Line, passing through the grand
est scenery Of the Rockies and stopping
several hours at Salt Lake City to allow
q visit at many points Of interest there.
Berths. tickets and full information
may be obtained at B. & NJ. depot or
city ticket Office. corner Tenth andO
GEO. w. BoNNELL, q. P. & ia
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-07-09

Doctor-Do you think you could take
tablespoonful of whiskey every hour?
Patient-Td prefer q drink three
times day, if its all the same to you.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-07-09

She-I had three men at my feet last
night.
Her Sister-Is that all? There's Ger.
tainly room for lots more.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-07-09

Rounder-I am afraid my liver lie get
ting out Of order.
Sounder-What makes you think so?
Rounder-I was worrying about my
debts this morning.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-07-09

There's been another engagement"
said young Mr.. Dolley, who had been
reading the latest war news.
"Ob, dear, sighed Miss Frocks, Il wish
l could be in an engagement"
And in few minutes she was right in
one.-Harper's Bazaar.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-07-09

Hewitt-You can lead horse to drink,
but you can't make him drink.
Jewett-You're no horse.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-07-09

s>~S SoAJ AtSu PSoPtC AZ
town.
With that Mrs. Wow threw up her
hands again and said that she did not
think that the young doctors wife
would help him much with his practice,
and as for that, she had heard that he
drove out Of town two or three times q
day at lively rate and then came in
slowly again just to make people believe
that he had a practice.
One time the ladies' OF the woman'e
club OF Hunkydory got up a big mer-.
chants festival. All the town mer
chants and those Of the surrounding
towns represented their business at the
carnival. Young ladies were dressed in
fantastic garbs, some wore rouches Of
cookies, others had gowns Of corn husks
and some wore flowers and vegetables as
ornaments to their toilets. 1t was .
social event Of much magnitude. An
orchestra was imported for the occasion
and the strains Of popular airs glad
dened the ears Of the music-drouthy
people. And now it 80 happened that
after the girls bad told OF the respective
merits OF the different firms they repre-
sented in badly written verse, that the
floor was cleared and the orch stra un-
Willingly struck up dance tune. Now
dancing is considered by large contin.
gent of the me- mbers Of this club to be
the open road to the heated apartments
Of MI. Satan. So when some Of the
light-footed gentry began to gyrate over
the floor to the seductive strains Of a
wicked waltz, there resounded through
the room excited little explosions Of
horror and disapproval. All at once
maiden lady who belongs to the club
and is a pillar of the leading church
made dart for the orchestra and in a
moment the sound Of the dance died on
the air, for the music stopped like
politician does when some one says
beer. And three members Of the club
who think that dancing is horribly aw-
full, said that they would have no dane
ing. The music started up again and a
giddy couple took whirl in the middle
of the floor. One Of the aforesaid
women ran out, and as the young man
whirled past her. she caught him by the
coat tails. He did not stop wbirllng,
but the woman went on with him and
the spectators were delighted with the
novel sight of man With girl pressed
in his arms and woman hanging to his
flying coat tails. Eventually this un-
advertised part Of the program came to
a close amidst the applause Of the dane
ing part Of the audience. but to the
everlasting horror and dismay of the
non dancing contingent.
Then the three women took up their
positions near the orchestra and an
nounced that they would stay there all
night before they would allow dancing.
Grimly they sat there in the sweltering
heat. like death heads at q feast, and
there was no moro dancing that night
When the orchestra had gone they
marched out into the darkness with the
supreme consciousness that they had
kept few young people from a harm
less waltz to enhancing music.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-07-09

Commander B has invited me to
90 on his ship with him." said Mr.. Pat
terson to his wife.
"Oh. papa, il you 20 will you take me
with you a. your orderly. ?" pleaded Tom
mic who had been reading the papers.
"You don't know how to obey we'll
enough to be an orderly?' answered his
father.
Then take me a. your disorderly,"
added the little fellow, roguishly.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-07-09

Mrs. Wicks-Why is old china % va
liable?
Mrs. Ricks-On account Of its rarity.
Mrs. Wicks-But don't see why it
should be 90 very rare!
Mrs. Ricks-Well, with my experience
Of servants, must confess that q piece
OF china that lasts month il q wonder
to me.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-07-09
JOTTNGS
IBY WILLIAM REED DUNRoY.l

not far from Nebraska. 1t nestles among
largo farms where the corn grows tall
and the hedges are green and ae level as
pantry shelf. Tall trees grow round
about the town and make it shady and
cool. The streets Of the village are wide
and clean, the houses that line them are
old fashioned, painted white, and green
blinds make them look as il dressed spic
and span for Sunday school.
There are only about five hundred
souls all told in this village and in con-
seoueuce everyone knows everybody
else like a book, and family history is
public property. Should stranger
make his advent into the little town his
presence is like large stone dropped
into the middle of small mud puddle,
and the surface Of the public puddle is
serried with wavelets ever growing
wider and wider. Every failing ard
foible Of every member Of the communi,
ty is as we'll known as the figures on the
dial Of clock and the chief topic OF con-
versation of the inhabitants is the per-
sonal conduct of those not present at
the meeting in question. The women Of
this little town would shudder in horror
il anyone accused them OF gossiping. yet
thew repeat the salacious details OF the
latest bit Of scandal with the delight OF
people who are shut in from the outer
and wider " orld. II one in the village
goes wrong everyone else seems to take
a great delight in the matter. and the
first one to find it out is the most
sought after for little time. Not the
least Of the accomplishments OF the
inhabitants is the faculty they have OF
putting two and two together and arriv-
inc at conclusions. There seems to be
bit Of the Sherlock Holmes blood in their
veins and the way they get at the inner
motives Of every mans actions is terrify-
ing to stranger.
Recently young physician made his
appearance on the streets OF dunkydory.
He was q dapper little fellow and soon
had bis shingle hanging on the promi'
men. street. Every day he walked along
the women peeked at him from behind
the lace curtains and sized him up. The
excitement Of his presence had hardly
abated when the whole town was thrown
into tremor Of nervousness by the an.
nouncement that Tom White had said
that the doctor had eaid that his wife
vas coming the last Of the week. BY
night the news was spread all over town
and every one was conjecturing as TO
what sort OF woman she would be. how
she would look. where the couple would
live and many other matters OF interest.
At last she came. She was an outspok-
On woman, southerner. and a perfect
lady. But, alas, she incurred the con-
demnation Of the dear female inhabi-
tants Of the town before she had been
in Hunkydory a month.
Mre. Sholand told Mrs. Wow, tina!
the doctors wife had tried to get her
two weeks washing done for thirfy-five
cents! Mrs. Wow threw up her hands
and shouted "You don't mean it? A
two weeks washing for thirty-five
cents? Impossible!' But Mrs. Sho-
land retorted, "Yes, ms'am know that
is fact, for Mrs. Moon told me 80, and
Mrs. Smith told my sister that che went
to Mrs. Johns and tried to get her to do
it for the same price. Mrs. Johns told
her that she did rot do thirty five cent
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-07-09

The COURIER for sale at all newsstands
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-05-12
WHEAT TOO FRAcT1ous.
Abilene's Board Of Trade" Takes q
Rest.

AbVUV
The following appeared in the'Kan-
sas City Star last evening:
The W. A. Michaels Commission
company made an assignment late
this afternoon. This is the biggest
bucket shop in the West, II not in the
whole country, with a great number
Of branch offices all through the West.
The advance in grain markets evi-
dently has been too much for them.
The failure was a great surprise to
the spectators here, as the concern
was supposed to be very strong one
and many Of the grain men have
placed hedges against cash grain with
Michaels. Michaels reported his
books "long" on wheat when the mar
ket closed Saturday night. That is
to say, he had less wheat sold to
traders than they had sold to him.
Inc Michaels company has been
running the Abilene aboard Of trade''
since last July. This has been one Of
number Of branches on leased
wire, each with an operator and a big
blackboard whereby the quotations Of
grain and stock were recorded. 1t
has today received quotations but no
trades were taken. The managers
are negotiating with another com.
pany and will probably resume bust.
ness.