The Van Buren press., 1899-05-13

Death has again invaded the home Of
W. H. Peters snatching from the fond
embrace of its parents their little FIVE
month old child. Their aff1iction is
such that sympathy cannot heal the
wounds made by the cruel hand of
death.
Outside of most complete stock of
drugs, patent medicines, paints, warm
ishes, window glass, ETC., we always
carry a nice line of spectacles. pocket
knives, razors, pocket books, paper and
envelopes, perfumes, hair brushes,
tooth brushes, and many articles neces-
sary to your comfort, which we sell at
reasonable prices. Call and see us, we
will much appreciate it.
Respectfully,
JOHN o KANE s DRUG STORE.
The revival meeting is being continued
and in spite of the disagreeable weather
good congregations attend each service.
Many have been reached through the
able efforts of Bros. Goddard and
Stevenson and the good results will
last long after the meetings close.
T. II. W. Mcdowell until recently
editing Populist paper at Anthony,
Kas. will begin the publication shortly
at Magazine Ark, of paper. We are
informed by a personal friend that Mr.
Mcdowell is a gentleman in every way
worthy Of all the patronage the people
of Magazine can extend him.
On P. D. Scott's farm east of town
one girl Monday picked 50. 6S worth -1s4
quarts-of berries and the number who
made $2 90 and over was considerable
Yet. with not enough pickers and this
chance to make money there were men
and boys laying around doing nothing
and tramps begging for hand outs.
The Tenth U. s. Cavalry has been
ordered to Santiago. Lieut.. s. D.
Rockenbach, an officer in that regiment.
accompanied by his wife, nee Emma
Baldwin. sailed for that point from
Galveston last week. Col. T. A. Bald
win was also under orders to leave for
the Holguin district in Cuba last Thurs
day.
Last reports received at the head.
quarters of both Horticultural Societies
state that good sound berries are in de-
mand in the markets and bringing from
~. so to % so a case while water soak
ed berries are bringing only from SOC to
81 so per crate and slow sale at that. and
the trouble is all our berries, while
looking fine. are water soaked.
The strawberry editor OF the Fort
Smith Times had dream the other
night and as a result the next morning
there appeared the statement that
growers along the Arkansas Central had
loaded 1 ,592 crates of berries in one
car. Now. as 800 crates is the capacity
Of refrigerator car, the said s. E.
must have gotten quarts and crates
mixed.
An exchange furnishes the following
story which points very clear moral:
"Said local merchant the other day:
Have you noticed the fine advertise
ment l have ON the fence out west Of
town. No. replied the customer.
but if you will send the fence around
to my house some day l will read it over
and see what you are dealing in. Fact
is, m reading newspapers and dom
get. much time to study fenceology. -
Perhaps the rain of Wednesday and
the cool weather following was not an
unmixed evil, as a continuation we be-
lieve, Of the two previous days record
breaking shipments of berries would
have flooded the markets and caused
loss to the shippers. For season such
as we have had this and last year our
crop is too large for the nearby markets,
to which it must be sent, as the soften.
ing caused by rains does not allow the
more distant shipments.
Many of the people living in the low
lands moved out the first of the week,
fearing repetition. of the rise of last
May, and for a time the outlook was
quite serious, as the river had passed
the danger point. We believe that the
Arkansas will go on another rampage
owing to the almost unprecedented
snowfall at the headwaters Of the river
the past winter and which generally is
melted rapidly by the warm rains which
occur there in June.