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The Van Buren press., 1899-12-02
Dewey and the G0ssips.

The matter of social precedence at
Washington is agitating the gossips.
Authorities on official etiquette are
quoted as saying that the president S
wife is first. the vice president s wife
second, the wife of Sir Julian Paunce
fote third and the wife of Admiral
Dewey fourth.
The death of Mr.. Hobart advanced
Lady Pauncefote and makes Mrs.
Dewey third lady in the land. 1t
seems certain that the admiral am
bitious wife intends to take a plunge
into society with her hero. Evidence
of this is the fact that Dewey has al
ready taken steps TO become ve3try
man in st. Johns Episcopal Church.
st. John S is an open door to society,
and to be a vestryman makes one a
drum major at once. The first Sun
day Dewey was in Washington he
passed the plate at st. John S and will
substitute for absent vestrymen. He
will be put on regularly as soon as the
chance occurs.
Mrs. Dewey is now Catholic, but it
is rumored that she will rejOin the Epis-
copal church, and sit beside her hus
band in st. Johns. Mrs. Dewey has
at different times sworn allegiance to
three different denominations, She was
at first Presbyterian, then an Episco-
palian and became a Catholic during
her residence in Vienna, where she at
tended the cathedral through love Of
the music there She gradually grew
to love the ceremonious forms of the
church.
The next Dewey sensation will be the
marriage of young George. Gossip
has it that he is to live in the Dewey
home in Washington, while the admiral
is to live in Mrs. Dewey handsome
! home.
Mrs Dewey & mansion will be much
better for stately functions. Young
George is now dry goods salesman,
travelling for New York house. His
job is nothing extra, and gossip again
has it that "a plump government posi-
tion has already been lined out for him.
Besides her social aims it is said that
Mrs Dewey is determined to enter a
political campaign. So evident is this
! that ambuscades may be looked for
One has already been laid, but Dewey
smashed it.
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-02
Admiral Dewey.

The attack that is being made upon
Admiral Dewey seems to have originated
in the vicinity of the White House The
purpose of it is explained by John K.
Mclean. who says:
sAdiniral Dewey deeply regrets that
a purely personal act Of his prompted
bv the most natural and most human
impulses. should have been perverted
by certain hostile critics into an i'm
peachment Of his sense of gratitude.
THE criticisms against Admiral
Dewey have been inspired by certain
persons who, for web understood
reasons. have little love for the admiral.
1t is an insiGions attack upon Il rep
resentative American by hidden political
foes
Il believe that the fight which has
started so insidiously will soon become
open, and I have no doubt that the
American people. who ALWAYS love fair
play, will resent these unjust and
injurious attacks upon Admiral Dewey 5
character in way that will not be soon
forgotten by the men responsible for the
criticisms.
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-02
GEORGIA WIDOWS
RECIPE.
A

During visit to the army
camp in Savannah Gen. Joseph
Wheeler was entertained by
a party of Northern men at the
De Soto. When, in the good hu-
NOR of after dinner cigars, one
of the men said laughingly:
"How is it, General, that the
sleepy farms of the South produce
such whirlwind fighters in such
small packages I"
Well, gentlemen" said the
little general. pnffing at large
mans cigar, 81 believe III have
to give you the answer an old
cracker woman once gave me
when ] asked her a similar ques-
ton. Not many years ago | had
occasion to make a saddle jour
ney through the pine barrens OF
Georgia, where most everybody
is a cracker and mighty shiftless.
One day, however, / rode into a
little community that showed
such signs of thrift as to be quite
out of keeping with the general
character of the barrens, | do as
sure you gentlemen. | rode up
to a cabin where a gaunt old
woman stood in the doorway, and
asked her who owned these little
farms that were so well kept.
"'That farm on the left belongs
to my son Jabez,' said she, and
the next one to my boy Zalim,
and the next to my lad Jason,
and the next is my boy Potiphar's
place, and'-
"'Hold on, sister, said l. How
did you manage to raise such a
fine lot of boys way off here in
in the wo0dsP
"'Waal, stranger,' she an
swered, Il am a wildly woman,
and all had to raise 'em on was
prayer and hickory, but | raised
'em powerful frequent .W-Phila'
delphia Post.
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-02
GET AWAY FROM THE
CROWD.

The following from Robert
Burdette, has been source of
help to some. | give it, thinking
perhaps some other young man
may get some good out of it:
" Get away from the crowd a
little while every day, my dear
boy. Stand to one side and let
the world run by, while you get
aquainted with yourself; find out
all you can about yourself. Ascer-
tain, from original sources, if you
are really the manner of man
people say you are; if you always
tell the square, perfect truth in
business deals; if your life is as
good aud upright at IL O'Clock as
it is at noon, if you are as good
a temperance man on fishing eX.
cursion as you are at a Sunday
school picnic if you are as good
a boy when you go in the city as
you are at home if, in short, you
are really the sort of man your
father hopes you are, and your
sweetheart believes you are.
Get on intimate terms with your
self, my boy, and believe me,
every time you come out of these
interviews you will be a stronger,
purer, better man. Don't forget
this. relemachus, and it will do
you good"
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-02
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION.
viii be Held at Fort Smith, Ark,
December Goth, 1899.
TIE NEW JERSEY ROAD IMPROVEMENT
LAWS.

TIE NEW JERSEY ROAD IMPROVEMENT
LAWS.
The road law now in force in New
Jersey furnishes probably the best Illus
tration of the effect of modern methods
as applied to the construction and main.
tenance of public highways.
Under this Law the abutting properly
paws ten per cent. of the cost OF con
straction, while the state pays one thlrd,
and the county the remainder. These
nroportiors would. Of course, vary In
different states, because of local con
ditions. but The principle of distributing
the expense is applicable to every state.
1t would be unjust to require the state
TO pay the entire expense.
The county, which furnishes nearly
ali the traffic passing over the road,
should contribute generous share ana
the abutting property, being enhanced
in value by the existence OF the road,
should bear fair proportion.
In fact the increased selling value OF
farm lands in New Jersey has so far ex-
ceeded the cost of the roads as to prove
source of unexpected profit to the
owners. while the easy and inexpensive
means of reaching the markets at all
seasons adds materially to the income
derived from farm products,
So universally popular is the law tnat
more petitions for new roads are hled
than can be granted promptly. and al
most the entire time of the highway
commissioner is occupied in hearing the
pleas of farmers who urge immediate
consideration of their claims. The New
Jersey law, because of the length of
time it has been in operation, offers the
best opportunity to those who desire to
acouaint themselves with the merits OF
the state aid system though the Higbee-
Armstrong law in New York, and the
Hamilton road law in Pennsylvania,
more recently enacted, are operating to
the entire satisfaction Of the citizens OF
those states.
The special object of holding Good
Roads Conventions is organization. The
farmers have never organized, hence
there is little system in road affairs.
Without organization there would be
no government, no political parties, no
railroads, no banks. no educational
institutions. In fact, organization Is
the first principle of success In all public
movements. Come to the convention
and help organize. System, economy
and the most progressive steps to have
improved roads can only come through
local organization.
At all conventions sample roads will
be constructed by modern improved
road machinery. Messrs. Anstin q
Western Manufacturing Co., Chicago,
are sending experts TO all conventions
with scrapers and rollers, who are giving
valuable instruction in road building
Messrs. o. S. Kelly Co., Springfield,
o., show the great value of rolling
streets and roads with the latest i'm
proved steam rollers.
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-02
Rabbi Eleiseher on presiden
Thanksgiving Proclamation.

Republic Special
BOSTON. Mass Nov 25.-"We as
religionists depreeate document, which
Joins church and state. and proelaims
the President high priest. He is not
entitled to the privilege of calling the
sople together in prayer. Itis cheaper
ing religion. and it is wrong to use such
"A document for extolling the achieves.
ments of a party.
This morning Rabbi Charles Fleiseher
thus attacked President Mckinley ;
Thanksgiving proclamation. Rabbi
Fleischer read the entire proclamation
before criticising it. He said:
president McKinley's attitude Is
nearly parallel to that of the bumptious
Emperor of Germany. as evidenced in
'Hoch der Kaiser. When the Presi-
dent allows himself to issue snch a
proclamation We. as religionists. must
protest. Let us pray today that our
chief executives do not think that God
is euiding them where personal and
selfish motives lead them.
1--WE are religionists. and we must
be sure that God is not deceived by pions
proclamations. It is an unrighteous.
IN American proclamation.
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-02
"COMPS.n

OF all the dear courtesies that
are known in the business
world, the editorial "comp "
comes highest.
Different views naturally result
from different standpOints, but the
newspaper man who has paid Sl5
in ads. for a 50-cent ticket realiz-
es that the word "compliment-
ary," as a definition of the tran
saction. is a sad misnomer.
There is a general idea that it
does not cost the proprietor of a
publication anything to advertise.
The concern is in operation, and
the character of the matter adds
nothing to the expense.
Locomotives are run on that
same mercenary system; here the
canonball, all hitched up and 60
ing your way, comes Gathering
along and demands a dollar or
two for taking you a few miles
down the road, although your ac-
cOmmodation does not cost an ex-
ira nickel.
Sometimes a tactful acquaint-
ance remarks, "Of course you
will be out tonight-you get in
free, "-and your mind reverts
pleasantly to the 35-cent "comp"
which you have obtained for a
consideration that would ordiuar-
lily buy a COW.
Under these circumstances, the
imputa,ion that You would honor
any Stree" show with your pres
npro a.,as MOI hurt much
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-02
POINTS WORTH REM EN- BER-
ING.
Farmers Home Journal.

Farmers Home Journal
Sheep will "dress out" 4S to
"a per cent, 80 per cent. being a
fair average. In other words,
live animals weighing 80 pounds
should furnish about 45 pounds
of dressed mutton, tallow, etc.,
the remainder being pelt and of
fal. Good native cattle will
dress 81 to 60 per cent. of their
live weight in beef, the remainder
being hide, fat and offal generally.
Prime hogs cut into pork, hams,
shoulders and lard will dress out
73 to 75 per cent, or "A materially
larger proportion than sheep or
cattle. if eut into ribs instead of
barrel pork they will dress about
70 or ~ per cent. Hogs not in
prime condition Yield "A net per
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-02

The sheep is a natural german,
dizer and being frail animal
needs plenty of exercise. Don't
house your sheep too closely un-
der the impression that you are
doing them a kindness.
nregularity in stabling, feed
ing, watering and milking have
been the cause of many dairy fail
ures.
Red clover is one of the best
plants for orchards. 1t keeps
the ground loose and enriches aud
shades the ground.
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-02
WHEN YOU WEEP-AND
WHY.

Tears are the common legacy OF
every human being. and If yon
should he asked whence they
come aud where they go. you
weuld probably display a surpris-
ing amount of ignorance about a
very simple subject. A writer in
"The Evening Telegram enlight-
ems its readers as follows:
Our eyes are always wet with
tears, not only when we weep, but
always. Our eyeballs are sub
ieeted to a constant flow of the
lachrymal fluid, even when we are
asleep. aud were the stream to
cease only for au hour, misera able
indeed would be the lot of the
human creature.
At the outer corner of every
eve is what is called the lachry-
NAL gland, which nestles under the
overhanging bone of the forehead.
This organ secfetes the fluid
which flows over the eyeball to
the inner corner. and there it dis
appears through a little oritice,
whence it is in turn conducted
10 the nostril. That is why you
require so many extra handker-
chiefs when you have a cold.
Now comes the question, How
do the tears find their way TO the
nose I Examine your eye in the
mirror. aud yon will find a small
elevation upon the lower eyelid,
near the nose. Place your finger
upon the lower eyelid just below
this small elevation, so as TO turn
it outward. There you Will see a
small hole, like a pin prick, aud
there you have found the little
passage which conducts the tears
into the nostrils.
This little orifice, for various
causes, frequently becomes OBJ
stracted, IL which case you are
bound to weep necessarily uutil
relief is afforded you by the re-
moval of the obstruction.
The overflow of tears which fol-
lows some great grief is created
by the lachrymal gland under
pressure of mental emotion.
Why are tears salt? Literally,
our tears are distilled from the
very springs of our inmost vital
ity, for they are separated by mar
velous machinery and chemistry
from the arterial blood freshly
circulated from the heart and as
this contains about six or seven
parts in one thousand of saline
constituents, SO tears contain one
third per cent. of chloride of so.
dium, besides very small proper
tion of other salts, ninety eight
per cent. being water. The Office
of this alkaline fluid is to clear,
clean and moisten the cornea,
which, having no blood vessels,
would. of course, wither and dry
up without this moisture, and we
should become blind.
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-02
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE AT DAEDANELLE. ARK,
November u 1870

November D. 1888
Notice is hereby given that the following
uamed settler has hled notice of his intention
TO make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the County
Clerk of Crawford County Ark, at Van Buren,
Arkansas, on
JANUARY g. 1900
viz. James NJ. Collins. of Stop Arkansas
Homestead entry. 1894 for the Southeast
quarter OF the Northeast quarter, Northwest
quarter of the Southeast quarter and North half
OF the Southwest quarter, Section l, Township
u, North Range 49, West
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of,
said land, viz:
Rufus Cuziek. W. Williams, James MeFarlin
OF Stop Arkansas, and Henry Mannon, OF
Natural Dam, Arkansas.
JOSEPH IL, BATrENFIELD Register.
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-02
Europe in Advance of Us.

It is calling to be compelled to admit
that the land whereon rOosts the glorious
bird of freedom, can learn anything
from the effete mouarchies of Europe,
but it is said that ''open confession is
good for the soul. and little research
will show that, in one respect, at least,
some parts of Europe are as far ahead
of us as we are in advance of the
Patagonians. 1t is sad commentary
on our boosted progressiveness and
business sagacity that it costs us three
times as much to haul one ton of our
crops one mile as it costs the European
farmer to perform the same work; but
it is true, and therein lies the burden of
the mud road tax which calls itself
economy.
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-02

THE Knights of Labor are after Nc
Kinley's scalp. The general assembly
of that organization at Boston recent
ly, after discussing the attitude of this
government toward labor in Cuba and
at Warder, Idaho, adopted this resolu-
ton; Resolved, That the general
assembly has ample evidence that Presi
dent Mckinley is aware of the conditions
in these places CUBA and Warder) and
has made no effort to redress the wrongs
or to correct them, although urged TO
do so by prominent labor leaders,
congressman and United States senators,
and we therefore must recognize William
Mckinley as the bitter enemy Of labor
and ask labor to use it's votes against
him and his associates.
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-02
THRIFT.

The following from the Balti-
more "Sun" is well worth repro
ducing:
The general rule to be followed
by all who would learn to be
thrifty is TO save something, how
ever small, from the pay of each
week or mouth. That means, in
the first place, the wholesome
principle of living within ones in
come, and in the second place a
gain in capital to be used in meet
ing reverses of fortune, or if these
be escaped, in building up a com
petence. The habit of saving,
however, is the important out
come of thrift. One need not be
stlngy or mean in order to be
thrifty. AS matter of fact,
thrifty people live quite as well
as their eXtravagant neighbors.
The only difference between them
is that the thrifty family avoids
waste by learning small economies,
while the extravagant family de-
vel0ps tastes beyond the means
for its qualification.
The thrifty family wants less
and gets what 1t wants, the ex-
travagant family is always discon-
tented. There is nothing more
important to the welfare and hap
piness OF the poor man than habits
of thrift, and they can easily be
acquired without much sacrifice If
ones tastes aud needs are to keep
expenditures within the income,
whatever that may be.
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-02
WHO SLEW THEM.

A Sunday school teacher, a
pretty mss. with swapping black
eyes and rosy cheeks. Was cate
ehizing her class. The boys aid
not know mnch. and she wished
to know just how much. so as to
enable her to lay her plans for
their future instruction, says the
Detroit Free Press"
Tommy speaking to a fat
Young rascal with a marked will
lingness TO learn anything good,
"who slew the Philistines
Dewey he IT sponded uncon-
cernedly. as though that were
something a babe ought to know.
Now, Tommy, You ought TO
know better than that. Tell me,
some one, who slew the PhiliS-
tinesl
"sampson." piped little treble
from the corner.
"Aw gwau. watsher givill' u.s.
growled the big DO in the far
aid. Sampson wasn't there at
ell. Schley did that trick"
Good cream rising can only be
attained by keeping the NH
sweet as long as possible and
skimmiug aff the cream risin4
While lht mix 5 sweet.
fle Lead aaa Zine Fields of Northern Arkansas
azz m5Ss 5asiiy reacd=.f via thf Phi 90 Lint.
AHaaus meats hsFe ben completed for dail.
stag service between 1hadWlck. Forsyth an
Lad HILL also between Eurs ka springs AMI
NeliyilIe. via BerFgyllle. Green Forest Harrison
and Powell These stage make Close connection
With through trains Of the Frisco Line an
aHard 3ausI comfortable aud convene means
IS reaching that isBpor5a g iaealts Dzser.ptlft
literature wIsh rsttS. time u trains aAa >tHge
connections Viii M IRA hsd upon p esuu
va aus rePFe,ea1afle= -. ftlsea Il ha or
III : >SspER- ae sr = s.sscsleE tL=#=i
-. Louis,
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-02
Heme.Seekers Excursion.

Remember that on the First and Third Tues
day of each month you can buy Home-seekers
excursion ticket from Van Buren 10 all points in
Texas, Oklahoma. Arkansas, and to most all
points West OF the Missississippi river The rate
Is one fare plus 81 for the round trip children at
half fare) The limit is p days from date Of sale
For further information call on OF address
BE-. p w. FURRY,
Ticket Agent Frisco Line
Van Buren, Ark
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-02

Six weeks is long enough for a
COW to go dry. Some cows will
keep right on giving milk.
Top dress the garden with fine
manure, and if not we'll drained.
throwing up into ridges will faoil-
tate early work in the sprisg.
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-02

II every man would just do
what he thinks his neighbor ought
10 do what iollv old world this
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-02

.. "
Bankrupt
To the creditors of Joseph s Grammer, of Null
berry, in the County OF Crawford, aud District
aforesaid. Il bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the oath day of
November Al 1899, the said Joseph 5. Gram
mer was duly adjudicated Il bankrupt; and that
the first meeting of his creditors Will be held at
my Office, over the First National Bank in the
City of Fort Smith. Ark. on the
llth DAY OF DECEMBER, A D. 1899
at eleven clock in the forenoon at which time
the said creditors may attend, prove their
claims appoint Il trustee, examine the bankrupt
and transact such other business as may prop
erly come before said meeting
EDwABD b. PIERCE,
November 18th 1899. Referee III Bankruptcy.
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-02
JOB PRINTING Of St..iE sIl sIs.Si nins

ed Al the PRESS OFFICE. Neatly. promptly
spA a. iiviSg rates. ohce M stairs IN tho Wood
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-02
Notice Of First Meeting Of Creditors.

In the District Court of the United States
Tor the Western District of Arkansas.
Fort Smith Division, in Bankruptcy.
In the matter of
JOSEPH S. GRAMMER,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-10-24
BOTH LAWS ARE IN FORCE
THE HAWAIIAN AND AMERICAN
REGULATIONS.
With Respect to Chinese a Shuttle
Cock System is Here Maintained-It
is All Right, But Funny.

An anomaly in this anomalous poll
tical .ltuation is the application of laws
relating to Chinese. 1t is a fact that,
just at present United States laws
govern the arrival of Chinese and Ha-
waiian laws regulate their departure.
A merchant leaving receives a Hawai-
ian permit to return. Agent Browns
instructions force him to recognize this
permit. All other Chinese arriving at
this port must comply with United
States laws.
By the America Maru, 81 contract
Cinnamon sailed for their homes. Their
contracts with the plantations had eX-
pred and, under Hawaiian laws, they
had to leave. United States laws did
not intervene in any respect. But in
the cases of all Cinnamon who have re-
Gently arrived here the United States
laws stepped up and became immedi-
ately operative.
OF course the plan is better for Ha-
wall and works out most consistent
ly with United States exclusion laws.
At the same time it presents questions
| that diplomats, other than those of
| China, could work upon for months.
In plain English it is the adoption by
the Treasury department of one section
of the contract labor law of Hawaii to
| meet the eXigencies of the moment, and
hurting the same in the teeth of the
American treaty with China.
Agent Brown holds that contracts en-
| tered into prior to annexation, with
! respect to a return after three years
must hold now and that the Hawaiian
law in those respects takes precedence
At the same time Hawaiian law per-
mits Chinese who have served three
years to sign for three years more, in
which event they are not obliged to re-
! turn, and this is being done every day
| Taking the land proclamation of Pre-
! sident Mckinley as pointer" it might
! be that the planters have no right tC
resign these men and that as soon as
the Constitution is wrapped about Ha.
wall the Mongolian may be forced tC
return anyway to his home.