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The Van Buren press., 1898-06-11
Furniture from Factory to FiresIde.

Being the only extensive manufact-
urers of furniture in the world selling
direct from maker to user. we save our
customers the enormous expenses and
profits of the jobbers and retailers.
Send for catalogue A, showing our full
line of Household Furniture, at 30 to 80
per cent under retail value.
QUAKER VALLEY MI Co.
3f9 and 321 S. Canal st. Chicago.
The Van Buren press., 1898-06-11
LOCAL and PERSONAL.

Munyon s Homeopathic Remedies at
JOHN o KANE S DRUG STORE.
The assessor is in Cedarville town
ship today.
R. E. Brown spent sever al days this
week at st. Louis.
Mrs. E. J, Luck was visiting friends
at Altus this week.
Harry SHIRLEY visited Little Rock
friends first of the week.
The Van Buren press., 1898-06-11

Cases of wife beating are no unusual
ones in police circles, but in one of the
Little Rock police courts week ago a
woman was up charged with husband
beating The new woman is forg-
ing to the front.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Choinski left
Thursday for the East to spend the
summer mouths. They will stop two
weeks at st. Louis en- route, where
Mrs. G. will take treatment from an
eminent occulist.
The committe ought to devise some
means for getting out the entire vote of
the county and let it be understood that
an honest vote and free expression
from the people will decide the contest
in favor of the Democratic party,
Miss Lou Lincoln has resigned her
position as book keeper for J. NJ Har-
shaw a position she has been filling for
the past three years to the entire salts.
faction of her employer. w. E. Moore
has been engaged for the position.
Tom Ranhoff was to have been tried
by Justice Moore Monday for illegal
cohabitation, but he preferred to face
the bonds of wedlock to those of the
county Jail and as result Judge Moore
presided at wedding instead of a
trial
The Van Buren press., 1898-06-11

Mrs. s. H. Ogden left Monday to
spend the summer with relatives at
Marietta, l. T.
All the teachers of our public school
are attending the county normal now in
session at Alma.
H. T. Allen left Monday for st.
LOUIS ON business connected with
Allen Bro s. stores.
The Van Buren press., 1898-06-11
If You WANT.

to Buy, Sell, or Exchange Lands
or Town Property, give me num-
bers,. improvements and price,
cash or time. " you want to
purchase let me know what you
want. | will sell on reasonable
commission.
VIM. L. TAYLOR.
The Van Buren press., 1898-06-11

MISS Lands closed her dancing class
WIN an enjoyable hop at Murta opera
mouse Monday night.
During the absence of Perry Flowers,
' ~ Jones has been holding down his
S'' at Edmonds & Co.'S grocery.
p ~ L. Bernard has been visitor at
=. KANSAS City this week, his place being
"porarily filed by Jno. B. Ogden.
Mts. ii. d. Patton, a former resident
an Buren, arrived from Chicago
Rea. ' o L.
The Van Buren press., 1898-06-11
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature s1sss 'ss Of &NAZZzM

Mr.. IToR:-Please tell your readers
that the Quaker Valley Manufacturing
Company, 319 and 321 South Canal st.
Chicago. sell full line of high grade
household furniture direct from the
factory at 90 to 80 per cent. lower than
retail prices, and will send anyone a
copy of their catalogue free. 4s-17t
The Van Buren press., 1898-06-11

Trains 30 and 81 run daily except Sunday, bal
ance run daily.
pullman sleepers and reclining chair cars on
all through trains. Through tickets on sale to
all points.
II. HANgRY Tkt. Agt
The Van Buren press., 1898-06-11

Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic, fun of life, nerve and vigor, take NoTo.
BAG, the wonder worker, that makes weak men
strong All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free Address
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York
The Van Buren press., 1898-06-11

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c
II G. G. c. fail TO cure, druggists refund money.
The Van Buren press., 1898-06-11
Making Room.

In order to make room for our i'm
mense stock of furniture which we
recently we will sell:
The Van Buren press., 1898-06-11

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
lOc, e5c II c. c. G. fall, druggists refund money.
The Van Buren press., 1898-06-11

No-To- BAG Tor Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure. SOC, 81. All druggists.
The Van Buren press., 1898-06-11
I ills

results easily and thoroughly. sc. All drugss's'
pronared nv C. I. Hood s. Co, Lowell Mass
1ha o,lv pills to take with Hoods Sarsapariila'
The Van Buren press., 1898-06-11

Hood S Pills and Hoods sarsaparilla
far sale at JNo. O'KANE's DRUG STORE.
The Van Buren press., 1898-06-11

DR.. Pierces Favorite Prescription
for sale at JOHN o KANE S DRUG STORE.
The Van Buren press., 1898-06-11

cuu'ate Your Bowels with Cnscarets.
loo ssu ,vathartic, cure constipation forever.
''' u CO. fail, druggists rsfund money.
The Van Buren press., 1898-06-11

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartlc. Zoe or 25c.
II c. c. c. fall TO cure, druggists refund money.
The Van Buren press., 1898-06-11

eestion, bad taste, coaIeu
tongue. sick headache, in
somnia, etc. Hoods Pills
80 oonstinafiOn and all its
The Van Buren press., 1898-06-11

Experience Teaches the value of Hoods Sar-
saparilla 1t is constantly accomplishing won.
derful cures and people in all sections take it.
knowing it will do them good,
Hoods Pills cure all liver ills. Mailed for 25
cents by c. l. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. sos
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
PENSIONS FOR DAUGHTERS.
ANOTHER RAID UPON THE Ma
TlONAL TREASURY PLANNED,
A BIZ to Give 500 Month to Each Of
General Mead's Daughters. Once
Started. Where Would It End?

Started, Where Would It End?
The bills providing pensions of 500
month for each of General Meade's two
daughters has been held up in the SEN
ate for the reason no doubt that there is
a great cutlery against further increasing
the pension burden. Pensions are claim
ed for the daughters of General Meade
on the ground that he rendered great
service to the union cause at Gettysburg.
If, however, General Meade's daugh-
ters should be given pension of 500 a
month each would not a precedent be
made for giving pensions to daughters
of other Union officers who rendered
good service on that and other battle
fields? The daughters of even private
soldiers who did their duty faithfully
would have ground for making a claim
for pensions. They would not, of course,
ask for as large pension as has been
asked for the daughters of General
Meade, but they would have precedent
IOF asking LOT SOm6Lnlng.
The granting of pensions to General
Meade's daughters would be an en-
tering wedge opening the way for
rev class of pensioners. Let the giving
of pensions to daughters be once begun
and the pension burden would grow
far beyond its present proportions. 1t
would take the entire resources of the
government to pay pensions. Indeed, it
is doubted if the present revenue would
be sufficient for that purpose
This claim for pensions for General
Meade's daughters shows to what ex-
tent public sentiment in respect to pen
siOns has been demoralized Ten years
ago no one would have thought of Civ
ing pensions to to the children of per-
son who had rendered the country nota-
BILE services. Now, however, not only is
such a thing thought of, but bills are
actually pending in congress for that
purpose.
The time has come for cutting down
the pension roll, not for increasing it.
The national treasury cannot stand any
more such reckless pension legislation as
that which has saddled upon the people
a pension charge of S160 ,0O0,0 900 year,
Savannah News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
ROBERT MCNAUGHTON -,
Heaven.

For moment the clerk hesitated.
The little one took it for refusal to
accept the parcel because she had not
paid enough postage. Quickly the tiny
hands fu9bled at little purse where
two more pennies were in keeping.
These were on the window ledge in a
moment with the other two.
There's more pennies, sir" said the
little one. "Please take it now. l
haven't any more pennies"
"Why, my child" said the clerk,
who had babies of his own at home,
q"
ooh, please" broke in the little one.
Its for my little brother in heaven.
He died last week and perhaps he is so
strange in heaven that God has for
gotten to give him any Christmas
presents. And he'd be so disappoint-
ed"
Tears were in the clerks eyes By
this time-he was thinking Of the lit
tie disseminated one of his own at
home. Tears were IN the child's eyes,
too, and the little lip was quivering.
so, sir, it's all right" she insisted.
'This is my very own to give away;
Santa Claus brought it to me on
Christmas. My papa doesn't know
and my mamma doesn't know, They
cried on Christmas cause Robbie had
gone to live with the angels. But l
want to send something to Robbie all
myself"
The little one was crying. Her sobs
came fast and deep. Her poor little
heart was on the point of breaking.
"Robbie went away to God last
we elk - she sobbed. land little Elsie
has no one left to play With"
The clerk blew his nose very hard,
and then he explained that the mail
did not go where her little brother
was so happy with the angels. 1t
wasn't because she didn't have enough
pennies to pay for it; it was because
the steam cars couldn't go there. He
was as tender as he could be, and one
woman in black, who had come in the
line chat was kept standing there be-
cause of the little ones pleading began
to weep.
So the clerk handed back the pack
age to the child and she turned away
with tears of bitter disappointment in
her eyes.
"RobbIe will have no Christmas !"
she sObbed.
Just tnen the cover came off her
precious package. 1t held a little
white lamb, tied with pink ribbon.
"Gimme ten twos," ehIrped voice,
end the clerk turned back to the rou-
tine of his work.-New York World.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
THE FREE HORSE BOOK.
Congress Finds Another Way to Spend
the Public Money.

'Ato uOAC money
After voting $4,000 to pay for per-
sonal campaign documents to be sent
OUT to their constituents in the form of
seeds, majority of the members of
the house of representatives Yesterday
voted to purchase 10000 copies of the
Horse Book, also for free distribution.
The purchasing of course is not to be
done with the money of the members
themselves, but with funds drawn ont
OF the public treasury. Just what the
Horse Book is we are not informed. It's
title does not indicate whether it is a
record of the performances of famous ra-
GERS or work which contains prescrip-
tions for the cure of CHAMBERS, blind
staggers, the stump-sucking habit, ring
bone and other ills which horse-fesh is
heir to.
The Horse Book, we hope, is an inter-
esting volume, but while congress is
providing literature foor free distribu-
ton it should not stop at $40, 900 copies
of this work. The horse must not be
favored over other domestic animals.
We ought to at least have Cow Guide.
Sheep Encyclopedia and Hog Calen.
dar. A work on the habits, peculiari-
lies, beauties and dangers of chickens,
turkeys, geese and guinea pigs would
probably prove popular.
1t is mot too late to amend the agri-
cultural appropriation bill so as to make
it more comprehensive md more help
full.
Up to date the amendment providing
for the free distribution of game chicken
eggs and Jersey heifers, which was Of
fered in the last congress when this sub
ject was up, has not appeared, but the
bill is by no means perfect yet Atlanta
Journal.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
BY i, S. MAIL TO HEAVEN,
A PRETTY AND PATHETIC STORY
FROM NEW YORK.
Little Elsie Wanted Stamps With Which TO
Send Christm as Pre- sent to BROTH
er. Who Had Died a Week
Before.

Two pennies dropped on the ledge
of the brass-barred window. The pos
tai clerk looked up. He was out of
sorts. Two holidays in succession had
been too much for him. A little gol-
den head appeared, just topping the
ledge.
"Well?" snapped the clerk.
He had just opened his window in
the postoffice yesterday morning, ana
eight hours of the hardest kind of
work were in sight. The little girl,
who had been first in line, hesitated a
moment. Then she plucked up cour-
age.
please, mister" she began, "I
want stamp for this to send to my
little brother"
In her hands she heldIup package
done up in brown paper and roughly
tied with bit of course Irvine. 1t was
almost falling apart in her tiny hands.
Sh.eheld it5up to the clerk, who took it
with the same grace that he had been
taking thousands of packages during
the holidays.
He looked at the address to see
whether it was foreign or domestic.
Then he looked back at the child.
There was queer look IN his eye that
had not been there before. Postoffice
clerks see many strange packages and
any quantity of them addressed to
"Santa Claus" But this one was not
for Santa Claus. 1t read:
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
CREATION OF COLONIES.
Virginia MAY Pass Law Authorizing JUS
tIces to Confer This Title.


A Richmond dispatch to the Balti-
more Sun says: The increase of the
governors staff from seven to elgh-
teen has stirred up demand for the
title of colonel. The initiation in the
number who hold this rank, so far
from satisfying the demand, has only
tended to increase it. 1t is published
that bill granting magistrates the
authority to confer the rank of colonel
will be introduced in the house by Mr..
Owens of Manchester. The measure,
which has already been drafted, pro-
yides that, inasmuCh as many worthy
gentlemen of this state find great diff
Guilty in satisfying their laudable de-
sire and ambition to become colonies,
therefore be it enacted by the general
| assembly of Virginia that any Vir-
glnia gentleman of good standing in
his city or county may apply to a JUS
tlceiOf che peace and, after taking the
oath required by law, and partic-
ularly the anti-deuling oath, and upon
the payment of a fee of one dollar,
such justice shall issue a warrant Gre
ating such applicant a colonel with full
rank for life" 1t is asserted that the
patron of this proposition thinks it
VIII not only increase the revenues of
the state, but will satisfy laudible de-
sire to attain rank now much sought
| after.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
A MILD JANUARY,
The spring-Like Weather Recalls Some
Old Proverbs.

The Spr1ngsLike Weather Recalls Some
Old Proverbs.
The alternate rain, sunshine and gen.
orally mild January which we have been
experiencing will, according to the
weatherwise, lead to snow, sleet and
billiards in the spTingtime, when the
flowers should be blooming and young
love blossoming. The Portuguese have
proverb that runs:
January blossoms fill no mans cell
lar"
and old English farmers say,
"If the grass grows in Janiveer
1t grows the worse fort all the year. {"
Some of the balmy days we have had
recently almost started the grass to
sprOuting, and if we would have much
of it the guileless sap would begin to run
up the trees, and the leaves would show
themselves only to be annihllated by a
biting frost the next day.
A Dutch proverb tells us that:
"If Janiveer calends be symmetry gay,
Twill be winterly weather till the CAL
ends of May"
While still another reads:
"March in Janiveer, Janiveer in March.
fear"
However, there are exceptions to the
rule, and in a note to Rays proverbs on
January it is stated that Gin the year
1867 the winter was so mild that the
pastures were very green in January,
yet was there scarcely ever known more
plentiful crop of hay than the summer
following Nashville American.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
Free Pills.

~ 9'Do your address to Il. E. Bucklen &
Of n. oI,eago' and get free sample box
vii D.' hlns's New Life Pills. A trial
nil. VonVlnce you of their merits. These
Ia,I, a, .c easy in action and are particu-
and s fnsouvein the cure of Constipation
livar 49,, neaoache' For Malaria and
,shab I'ouoLeS they have been proved in
perfec,,,, lhey are guar anteed to be
s stana' free from every deIeterious sinh.
do no. ~ 'no to be purely vegetable. Thew
giving , "eak e, by their action. but by
" ipy5io,oone to stomach and bowsls 800 oy
25c, pf So b the system. RepnlaS ' si1o
Co., ~ oox' Sold by Sale-DaSy ia"i n S,Ig
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.
AN Effort Made to Enter the Postoffice
at Shellman.

An Effort Made to Enter the PostOffice
at Shellman.
1t was discovered a few mornings ago
that burglars had attempted to force an
entrance into the postoffice the night be-
fore. Several holes had been bored
around the bar across the window, and
the augur and bit were left in the last
hole as if some passerby had frightened
them away. Three suspicious looking
persons we're seen lurking around the
night before, and it is thought they are
the guilty parties. BlOodhounds were
put on their track and followed them
into the swamp, but they were not capt
ured.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
NINE YEARS OLD.
The Remark OF New York's Mayor at Sight
of Bright Boy.
Journal

The Remark OF New York's Mayor at Sight
of Bright Boy.
The visit of a bright little nine-year-old
boy TO the mayors Office brought from
His Honor the heartfelt exclamation, 81
wish l were only nine years old. I'd be-
gin alloVer again"
Who does not wish the same thing?
Who would not like to "begin all over
again? Who would not give up the ac-
cumulations of lifetime, including the
scanty store of hard-earned wisdom, just
to be about nine years old and to have a
fresh start?
Mayor Van Wyck is not hard to please.
Bearer even than the dream of the phi
losopher's stone is the dream of the
fountain of youth long sought but never
found. The season of skating and snow
balling will give way to tops and mar
bles, and then to kite-fying and to swim
ming and baseball in summer and nutting
and football in autumn, until the revolv-
ing Iyear brings the snowballing and
skating around again to the nine-year-
old boy; but it never brings it back to
the old man, be he mayor or reformer
millionaire or beggar.
''It cometh not again, that golden
tip,o - Nau VOrIr World
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
MILLIONAIRE TRAMP DEAD.
James E. Berry Passes Away With $500 on
His Person.

James Berry, the millionaire tramp,
has died at the New Richmond hotel,
Paducah, KY, after a two weeks con
fnement to his room. He went there a
month ago, amusing himself on the way
down on the boat by pitching dollars to
the deck hands, giving a ten dollar bill
to the one picking up the largest number
of coins. He stepped off at the wharf
platform by accident one night shortly
after arriving there and broke his leg in
two places, and this injury caused his
death. He inherited a fortune, which
brought in about $73 day, from rela-
tive in New York last year. Since that
time he had been living in princely style
at the best hotels in the largest cities.
He had tramped around the world and
had letters from many foreign poten-
tates. Berry was great admirer of w
j. Bryan, the late candidate for the pres
idency, and when he married went to
Salem, H., Bryan's birthplace, to have
the nuptial knot tied
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
NEGRO HAD FIRST CHOICE,
Aud in Consequence Is Still Hewing Wood
and Drawing Water.

Aud in Consequence Is Still Hewing Wood
and Drawing Water
A philosopher came to town yesterday
in the guIse of a plain, black cornfield
negro from the Huguenin plantation
Saunterlng down Cotton avenue, star
ing here and there, his eyes fell upon
great pile of plowstocks in front of
Harper's supply store.
Leaning against a telephone post
he looked the pile of plows over medi-
tatiyely. A policeman stood near,
carelessly twirhng his club.
Boss" said the negro, lazily adj,
dressing the bluecoat, "daU big pile err
plows minds me of the story in the BIZ
BILE when the Lord handed down the
two bags to the human race. One was
big bag and the other a little one,
and white man and niger ruined
to git 'em.''
"Where did you find that in the
Bible?' asked the officer curiously.
ooh, hits dar SUM mus. The niger
got dar fust and, nlgger like, grabbed
the biggest bag while the white man
tuck the little one. The big bag was
full OF plowstocks and hoe5, while the
little bag had writin pens in it, and
ever since dat time the niger has
been holding the pillow and the white
man the pen, "-Americus Recorder.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
BnckIen,s ArnIca salye.

The best Salve in the world for Burns,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe-
yer sores, letter, Chapped ands, Chill
blain's, Corns andall Skin Erlptions
and positively cures piles or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction or money refuned.
Price rs cents per box. For sale by
Sale Davis Drug 20.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26

A silver half dollar viii pay for a bot
tie Of nr. Tichenor's Antiseptic. Ii,
after fair trial,you are not satisfied with
your Investment, the proprierors will
refund your half dollar. a clean liquid,
pleasant odor and as dressing for
Wounds, Burns, Nail Punctures, Barbed
Wire Cuts, etc, it simply has no equal.
For sale by Farrar & Harris.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
Successful PHYSICIANS.

We hearth y recommend DR.. Hatha-
way & Co., of 224 So. lioad St., Allan
ia, Ca, as being perfectly reliable and
remarkably successful in the treatm ent
of chronic diseases of men and women.
They cure where Others fail. Our read
ers, if in need of medical help, should
certainly write these eminent doctors,
and they will receive free and expert
opinion of your case by return mail with
ont cost this certainly is the right way
to do bu "iness. They guarantee their
cures. Write hem today.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
Of years.

Mrs. Mary Bird, Harrisburg, Pa, says;
"My child is worth millions to me; yet |
would have lost her by Group had | not
invested twenty-five cents in a bottle
of One Minute Cough Cure" 1t cures
coughs, colds and all throat and lung
troubles.
SALE-DAvIs DRUG Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26

Mrs. Stark, Pleasant Ridge, o.. says.
"After two doctors gave up my bow to
die | saved him from Group BY using
One Minute Cough Cure" 1t is the
quickest and most certain remedy for
coughs, colds and all throat and lung
troubles. SALE-DAvTs nRUG Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
EX-PRESIDENT HARRISON COMING

He Is Announced to Attend the Meeting
of the Georgia Bar Association.
1t is announced that ex- President Har-
rison will attend the meeting of the
Georgia Bar Association, which will be
held in June, and will read paper.
Among the more interesting subjects
which the lawyers will discuss will be
the question of empowering municipal
tiles to relieve new manufacturing es'
Establishments from taxation for period
Of years.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26

SALE-DAvIs DRUG Co.