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The Van Buren press., 1899-03-18
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Committee / Ezs b-o1ght CT thai Ehe
B-thIsaeu steel Company had taken Al
order from the Russian government ter
3 90 t0as # srmoE-plst7 Ct t1c 1rsi
quality q a rate of SO ton some
member of ths COMMITTEES had curiosity
enozgh - ask for AZ explanation at thls
er5er. he wznted % know Why IL
Bethlehem concern eOzld make sruor-
plate for Russia At go and eo1ld Bet
tnrn II out for Uncle sam for less tha1
$50 ton.
The explanation offered was that
the Russian order was taken with =
view Of introducing American zrnoE-
plate abroad and looking 70 fut1r5
business. The company. il i stated. J.
would lose 81. 600 on filing the srDor-
plate order Of the Gar Assuming
this statement 70 Be eorrecs, dos 7
account for the remarkable ef5rsnee
betwern $40 ton and s5J0f ] think
not an not much Of . nsthemsti
cian. but il seems 10 me that II the
Bethlehem company only lost 80. 600
on 900 tons Of srmor plate At $40 9
ton that it certainly co1ld not lose any
thing BIZ making armOr plate for the
United States for 800 a ton. Accord
ing 70 their own admission the Bethle-
hem people only lost trife over sl3 q
ton on their contract with the Russian
government. which would make the
net cost Of the manufacture Of srmOr-
plate about ESQ q ton. Congress has
fixed the price 10 be paid At 500 ton.
which leaves margin Of profit Of
about 81 ton.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-18
Bostick e. Son for Perfunery.

DR.. Benson informs us that accord
ing to recent advices from J. K. Jones.
Jr the condition of Senator Jones Is
more favorable and the family physi-
clans hope to be able to leave with him
for Atlantic City. n. j.. sometime
next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Edmondson ar
rived from st. Louis yesterday evening
they having passed south on the cannon
ball and spent the afternoon with Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Edmondson. Tom 6
many friends are extending him their
heartiest congratulations invoking for
them all the choicest blessings that
Heaven has in store. in which THE PRESS
sincerely joins them.
The quarantine was raised against
Fort Smith first of the week, excepting
negroes and tramps and the last portion
was suspended Wednesday. when i'm
mediately there was a large influx oi
this undesirable element. We believe
it mistake to allow these people tC
come here. While the disease may b,
stamped out in our neighboring city, i
still prevails in various portions of tn,
state and among the last named class
may be some from those very sections
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"EUd Dispositions
Are Early Shoun. J"

Iast 50 eoI IN tie blood
cones out i1 stape Of srof-
ra, pimpfes, ac, n children
and young people. Taken IN
time Il can be e-adicated by
using Eoods Sarszparlla.
In older people, tie aftermath
of irregular Lfpire shoUs D.
self IN Bilious conditions, 4
tezpy Head, foGl mouth,
a general BAD feeling.
It s the blood, the impure blood,
fr.ands, which Z the resl cause. Purify
that With Hoods sarsapariIla and
happiness VIII r-ign in yosr family.
esooo Po1son-@I Lived IN bed Of fire
tor yssrs owing 70 blood poisoning that fol-
Lowed sman pox- It broke out al over ny
body, itching intensely. Tried doctors and
sospital. In vain. tried Hoods ssrsspa-
rita Il helped kept AZ It and was en-
tfr.iy cured I could go On the bousetops
and shout about it." Ags. J. 7. WILLIAMS,
Czrboudale. Pa.
scrofula Sores Ny baby q. two
months had scrofula sores On cheek and
arm. Local applications and physicians
medicine did little or no good HOOD 9 eer-
sapariils cured him permanently. he Is
now four, with smooth fair skin Ma.
S. 8. Wko1g., Farmington. Del.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-18

DIRECTOR MERRIAM Ia credited by the
Washington Star with saying that his
chief aim In taking the census OF 1900
will be 10 secure the best men available
for the work Of enumeration and analy.
sis. that he will observe the spirit of
the merit system In his appointments /:
that he will subordinate all this to the
considerations effecting the general
questions Of population. vital statistics
and the mechanical and agricultural
schedules. II Mr.. Merriam sticks TO
his promise be will succeed IN giving the
country complete and reliable array
Of figures. II he Is merely talking bun
combe and Intends 10 serve tue ends Of
the place hunters Of his party, he will
succeed In producing as great an abor.
fiuu as 'he l8s' ~erarr,
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-18

THE war department has undertaken
the compilation Of novel volume ~ pho.
tographic history Of the war with Spain.
1t has addressed circular letter 10 all
the officers In the service asking them
to contribute such prints. films or neg
stives as they may have In their posses
sion, promising TO return the articles in
good condition. IL further asks all
officers 10 report the names Of such per
sons as To their knowledge, carried
cameras In the regions Of active opera
tions, so that their aid may be sought
in compiling the volume. The desire
OF the department. as announced in the
circular. lis 10 produce in IA single vol
ume. every obtainable picture and pho
tograph bearing on this subject. - Due
credit will be given In the volume to all
contributors,
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-18
AssgmsLYxAS DAoosTT Of Bear Creek

AGsgmsLYMAS DAoogTT Of Bear Creek
Wisconsin has introduced joint reso
lution creating commission TO draft
necessary laws prohibiting all Wiscon
sin women from tight lacing. He pro
poses TO be chairman Of the commission
There Is q general clamor for places on
the commission, the exercise OF whose
fnnctions will naturally involve many
pleasing scientific and practical expert
ments. There are several thousand
styles Of corsets In the United States
and OF these Daggett says there are not
dozen that are not AZ deadly in their
embrace M the Maiden Of Nuremberg
IL is not Mr.. Daggett's purpose to do
away with corsets entirely.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-18
LESS than ten years ago Mr.. MeKin

LESS than ten years ago Mr.. McKin-
ley declared: fThe foreign market Ia
delusory, the poorest Of all markets.
because In the foreign market the profit
is divided between our own citizen and
the foreigner, while with the trade and
commerce among ourselves the profit Is
kept In our own family" Less than
10years ago Mr. Mckinley Was advocat-
Ing i6 TO silver less than year ago
he declared 'forcible annexation would
be criminal aggression less than FIVE
months Ago be WAS opposed TO taking
any more Of the Philippines than "a
coaling station or two" GRAND Rapids
Democrat.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-18

ROBERT NELL. of Independence
county. j. q. Wallace, Of Pope county
aud Henry w. Wells, Of Drew county
are the three selected by Gov. Jones 70
I'll the position Of railroad commission
ers under the act approved by the gov
ernor few days since creating rail-
road commission. The applicants num-
bered over three score, and there are
bound 10 be many disappointed ones.
but the governor could only appoint
three. and. we believe, these three will
not find their path a rosy one.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-18

The whole country Is becoming inter.
ested In the trial Of strength between
tie supreme court Of Ohio and the
Standard Oil Company. The matter
now presents the conundrum whether
the supreme court or the Standard IL
the ultimate authority In Ohio. We
see some criticisms Of Attorney General
MoDett for undertaking task In which
defeat WAS certain. But 1t IL the fact
II our great combinations Of corporate
capital have raised themselves entirely
above all law. IL il certainly best to
know 1t. -Pittsbnrg Dispatch.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-18

THE Russian contract for 30. 900 tons
Of steel rails has been given TO American
contractors for bid the disparity oi
which with the nearest European com.
petitor was equally amazing and graft.
flying. The difference In price between
the successful American bid and tbs
lowest European bid was 30 per cent.
And yet the American manufacturer
who can deliver steel rails In Russia
one-ffth cheaper than his European
competitor Ia protected against that
competitor at home by duty Of sl5 a
ton New York Times.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-18

WE were wont 70 denoupcs the pre-
vious e.billion dollar congress yet.
alas. what paYsimoni0us body that was
alongside the present billion and half
congress. We are expanding. and. like
the toad. some day well bust. If We
don stop.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-18

THE report that the go. 900 900 ap-
preparation 10 bny the Philippine insur-
reetion was passed while senator Vest
was listening TO funny story may
not be true but undoubtedly the whole
world IL laughing at the story that We
have paid t20. 00O. 900 for an insurrec.
ton. Post Dispatch.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-18

ONE desirable change at least WAS
made In the pension laws by the Fifty
fifth congress. 1t was an amendment
approved March 3 providing that no
Of any pensioner who marries him after
the date Of the approval of the act.
There are now over 200, 900 widows
names on the pension rolls and half as
many more demanding enrolment as
pensioners.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-18

The st. Louis Republic asks the fol-
lowing pertinent question: 1t will cost
Uncle Sam %, 900, 900 cash to keep the
Cuban soldiers from turning bandits.
How much will it cost him to prevent
them from turning tramps after their
money is spent?
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-18

TEE Duke Of Wellington once hanged
an army contractor for supplying his
troops with impure food. But this was
long before the time when Alger and
efnbalmed beef came into historical
prominence,
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-18
Sheriff'S Sale Of School Land,

NoIlCE is hereby given that by virtue ot the
power vested in me by Section 7llq sandels
4 Hilrs digest will on the first day of the
County Court OF Craw ford County, which will
Monday, April 3, 1899.
oner for sale TO the highest bidder for cash. at
,hc Court house door, In the City of Van Buren,.
between the hours Of Y NJ. and p ". the fol .
lowing school lands situated in Crawford
county Arkansas viz:
The Northeast quarter Of the Southwest quar-
ter Of section Thirty t30, Township Twelve (l2l,
Range Twenty -ninet2y. West containing 40 acres
more or less.
J. II. BRASsos. Sheriff
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wIz defeienev e1pand1d % $50. :
90 COO. Il Is sighful look backward n
the big surplus that Grover Cleveland
turned over y Benjamin Harrison. says
the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-18

CEfxA insulted Italy. % Itsiy says.
aud now Humbert wants port ard :
larze slice of territory a. rspaFzti0n.
And 20 the disintizration of the great
empire Of the Orient goes On.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-18

THE st. Louis Republic thinks if the
fighting capacity of the Cuban army
were equal to its feeding capacity it
would be able to whip double its weight
in wildcats.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-18
Mother S
Friend

dread, suffering or gloomy foic'
bodings, to the hour when she
experiences the joy of Motherhood.
Its use insures safety to the lives
of both Mother and Child, and she
is found stronger after than before
confnement-in short, it makes
Childbirth natural and easy as
SO many have said. Do MT be
persuaded TO use anything but
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-18

The Utah legislature sdieurps with
ouf eIec4in1 senator This ! one more
argument ad1ed far The popular election
of senators. s.-lnaiznspolis Sentinel.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-18
M0THER!!::: :;::: :; :':; $:::':i !: !: ':;; 6

and about which such tender and
holy recollections cluster as that
of MOTHER she who watched
over our helpless infancy and guild
ed our first tottering step. Yet
the life of every Expectant Moth
er is beset with danger and all et-
fort should be made to avoid it.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-18
MOTHERS FRIEND

@My wife suffered more in ten min
utes with either Of her other two chill
dren than she did altogether with her
last, having previously used four bot
ties OF Mothers Friend IL 10 .
blessing To any one expecting to be-
come a MOTHER" says customer.
HENDERSON DALE, Carmi, Illinois
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so assists nature
in the change TAX
ing place that
the E xpe ectan mt
M o t h er is ena-
bled to look for
ward wit h ut
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OF Druggists at slOo or sent by express on receipt
Of prco. Write for took containing testimonials
and valuable Information for all hothers free
The Bradileld Regulator Co., Atlanta &c.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-18

Give US your order for Job Printing
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-18
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The age-herald., 1899-03-26
THE PARIS HAT
 OF EASTER
Some of the New and Charming
 Easter Conceptions.
THE PATRIOTIC GIRLS HAT
It is Sharply Colonial, Trimmed With Silk of a New Shade Called Sol dier Blue"-The New Shapes
 and the New Colors,

Paris, March 16-It threatens to be very gay Easter week as far as color Is concerned, for the new fabrics are of bright and beautiful hues. Among the pretty sounding colors are wedgewood blue, auto- mobile red, which is a dark shade, and pistaehio green, which is light Then there is castor gray, which is an old color made popular again. old yellow, which is decid- edly deep, almost orange, and pearl white which is the most popular shade of bluish white worn this year.
 The colors are combined with one an- other in plaids, or are used in striking color combinations such as Things, braiding and silk trimmings. You do not, however, see the contrasting sleeve nor the overskirt of different hue, the contrasting color being reserved more for the trimming of the rufties and the lining of the skirts.
 Just now the fancy turns toward the Easter hat which is very large this year, and very heavy. One is greatly impressed with the weight of the new hats for they flower trimmings until they quite over apparent, for most of the hat materials are very thin and light and a very large hat this year will only weigh as much as a small hat of other seasons.
 One of the prettest of the new hats is of fancy straw something the shape of an English walking hat. It rolls at each side
The age-herald., 1899-03-26
1.-THE MERCY OF THE WATERS.
Vsg...-nY LE oRAYoN--

"Dick, you hopeless idiot, you're not go- ing to Cedartown this evening?" afss
 "Yes; why not?' said Dick, giving a last tug to the saddle girth.
 "Why, man, it's been raining bys the bueketfuls for a week and isn't through yet; they say there hasn't been so much rain at this season in years. Yellow creek will be running over the sides of the can yon."
 Guess I can make the ford"
 "Youre more likely to make a funerall Why can't you wait until the supply wagon comes around by the new bridge? That pre- cious letter may not be there anyway; it had to be forwarded from Sageyille."g
 "Its due," answered Dick, as he exam- ined Bess' bridle land it's always on time. You don't expect me to wait an extra two days for the only consolation I've got in this wilderness, do you?'
 Beverly looked up from his seat on cracker box in front of his tent in the en- gneer's camp, and gave his friend com ically hopeless look.
 "You must be in love with that girl sure enough; a man couldn't be such a fool otherwisel'
 Dick forgot to thank him for the compli- ment, as he paused for moment, one foot in the stirrup and his hand on the pommel, but turning his head, looked into Beverly's eyes with his own steadfast blue ones.
 q do Bev,'' he said quietly, better than I love life-more than care for my hopes of heaven. Though I guess they're rather slim, anyway" he added lightly, dropping his seriousness, and swinging easily into the saddle. "So long; see you again by o'clock"
 TtII hAt, ready against your return. You'll come back drenched, if you're lucky enough not to do worse," growled Beverly.
 Dick made answer only by a light laugh,
The age-herald., 1899-03-26

and has a rounding crown. The hat dips front and back.
 Its trimming is rather unique, for 1t con- sists of thin embroidered grass linen of a tan hue over green silk. At each side, standing very high above the crown. there is a very large bunch of small, pale yellow cowslips, surrounded by green leaves. At the back stand loops of gray and green velvet. Under the right side of the crown there is a bunch of cowslips. This beauti- ful hat is worn with a dress of pistachio green cloth.
 The patriotic girl is to wear a military hat of colonial shape It turns up very sharply at each side until the sides are as tall as the trimming of the crown One of the popular shades of the military hat is soldier blue, which is very much like cadet blue, so near 1t that you can hardly tell the difference only that 1t is little brighter. The trimming for the military hat Is a mass of white silk put on around the crown in such a way that 1t completely fills the brim. This the m.lliners tell you is done by draping the silk over crinoline lining At the back of the hat there is loop of blue silk and the hat is given the necessary height by mass of stiff plumes standing at the side of the crown.
 This is a very easy hat to make at home only one must buy the best of materials.
 Paris women love to escape from the city to the suburbs, and they get out as early as they can to enjoy the spring air. One sees them in the city parks and at the little suburban resorts sitting out doors and en- loving the first breath of spring.
 The little hat tipped down In front and trimmed only with a big silk bow with double loops is the favorite hat for a windy walk as it can be pinned securely upon the
The age-herald., 1899-03-26

gallopng away, his ponys feet scarcely making a sound on the soft brown mud or the western prairie.
 Dick Hardy was pleasant figure to look on with his stalwart shoulders and the, careless brown curls clustering over his broad forehead. His lips seemed ever to be waiting for a chance to laugh, but there was an obstinate firmness in the square set of his chin and jaw. He was having ms prentice experience in practical engineer ing with a party laying out railroad across the prairie; and, as he had phrased it, his "only consolation in the wilderness was the weekly letters he got from his sweetheart, far away toward the Atlantic coast.
 Dick rode on in high spirits in spite of the heavy gray masses or clouds sllil orHl- ing sluggishly overhead.
 Presently glancing toward the range or mountains bounding the plain at one cage, he observed huge black cloud flying along the crest below the hazy gray drift. AS ne looked it seemed to suddenly burst open and let down a solid white sheet of water on the mountain sides.
 .PheWl' whistled Dick, I'm glad that's ten miles away. Beyerlys prophecy would have fulfllment if that had caught me. In a few minutes he reached the banks or the brawly little creek, now swelled to twice its usual size by the unusual rains, and carefully inspected the ford. Bess | stretched out her neck and sniffed uneaSily 1 at the flood of muddy waves racing along | between the bluff banks to plunge, boiling | angrily, thro' the little canyon to the south. | Dick sat quietly looking at it's ugly wa | ters for moment then his mouth set
 grimly, and he gathered up the reins. He patted Bess' outstretched neck.
 "Come, Bess," he said, encouragingly.
 The brave little mare responded to the word, and stepped cautiously into the wa
 ter A moment later she was swimming steadily across, heading diagonally against the current to make the opposite side of the ford. but prickng up her ears nervously at A sound like the wind in the forest that came from up the stream. They had al- most reached the bank in safety when the sound increased rapidly to a roar, and wall of water like a tidal-wave rushed down between the banks of the creek,
The age-herald., 1899-03-26

the chair, her arms about her cousins neck; don't worry about Dick. was fond of Dick, but guess I never really loved him. You see, dear, Dick and played together when we were babies, and it seemed natural for us to grow up to be sweet hearts. When Dick first met you he seem- ed to be much more interested in you than in me, and did not feel at all hurt, think ing that if it was you he preferred, dearest, I would be quite content. So I was really surprised when he told me just before he went away that he was going to make his fortune for my sake, and come back to claim mo some time in the golden fu- ture.'"
 There was curious mingling of express sion in the clear depths of Hilda's gray eyes as she listened, as if she saw rift of joy in clouds of pain.
 "Now I am truly in love-" Rosa went on, laying her dark head against her cousins lighter tresses. You'll see, Dick will get over his fancy very easily. He is such a happy-go-lucky, good-humored fellow, 1t won't trouble him long. Dick won't mind.
 The morning sun rose in sky of marvel blue depths, flecked by lazily drifting white clouds, and its light sparkled on the dripping grass growing rankly over the long undulations of the prairie. It glinted from the tiny crests of the waves on the creek that slipped out of the canyon, gurg- ling as if in a sort of shamefaced glee at the havoc 1t had wrought overnight. It fell in all it's white brilliance on a figure that lay silently where the walls of the canyon gave way to a shelving, pebbly bank-a fig- ure that lay with white upturned face and tangled brown curls clinging close to its temples, one outstretched hand still clinching a broken bridle-rein. Far above, seemingly close to the white clouds, black speck circled, now dipping little, now rising, but always sailing in slow circles above the silent figure below. The wind, whistling gaily across the prairie, paused to play with the clustering curls, but find ing them wet and heavy, fled shuddering away over the rain-soaked hillocks. A prairie dog took heart of grace and peeped with bright eyes from his earthen door, way, sniffed a moment. then slid back quickly. And still the black speck circled slowly overhead. But the set, white face gave no sign. Dick didn't mind.