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The Van Buren press., 1899-08-05
The Man.

Do you know that man over in the
field driving a pair of mulesY
Who is he and what is he doingH
He is farmer and is engaged in plow-
ing. He is the man who moves the
world. If he would go on strike and
refuse to raise crop for single year it
would produce more disastrous effect
than would result from universal
strike of all the brotherhoods of railroad
employees and trade unions combined.
He with his glittering share, furnishes
sustenance for all the brotherhoods and
everybody else, and if he should go
out for some real or imaginary wrong
he would paralyze the commerce OF the
world on sea and land. Every locomo-
tive would rust in its stall, the cars
would rot on the tracks. The song of
the spindle would be hushed and silent,
the goods of merchant would be moth
eaten on the shelves and even the gov
ernment would be powerless to inter
fere. That share, though bright, gilt
ters only when it is idle. 1t hides its
polish under a six inch layer of useful
ness. That man. though intelligent,
dresses in homespun and patiently tolls
on year by year. bearing the ills he can
not shun, and because ne does not strike
the world moves on and the people have
bread to eat.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-05
State Sovereignty Va, Government by
Injunction.

GOV. Jones proposes to test the ques-
tion of whether the state authorities
have the right to police the state or
whether. on the slightest pretext, the
Federal government can step in and
police the state, or portions thereof
under an injunction of a federal judge.
The governor has just made personal
examination of the strike situation in
Western Arkansas and during an
interview said:
II believe the question of the SOW
ereignty of the state has been attacked
and am going to do all in my power TO
prevent any eneroachment upon them
There are some very grave questions
now pending and the settlement is of
great Importance to the people.
II do not believe the jurisdiction of
the federal court extends over these
questions The object of an injunction
is to preserve the rights of property
pending litigation, but the injunction
as now issued by the Federal courts.
when carried to final analysis, amounts
to nothing more nor less than govern
ment by injunction don I believe in
that kind Of government
II believe the executive department
Of the state is able to control all matters
arising within the limits of the state
II parties violate the criminal laws of
the state they can be arrested and
punished. II they make threats they
can be made give bond for the preserva-
tion OF the peace or else kept in Jail
where they will be unable to do any
damage. | believe this strike is a state
affair, that the state is able 10 control
both it and all the questions arising from
IL. and that there should be no inter
ference with the state 5 rights. How
ever. as the matter is now in the Federal
court. I intend that the test shall be
made there. do not believe ia yiolat
ing an order of the court even though
believe the order wrong. The duty OF
every ritizen is TO obey the order bu;
fes' rs validity according to the forms
" Flaw
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-05
He Welcomes the Trusts.

+ A correspondent of The Age Of Steel
writes Among my valued acquaint-
ances here in the East is gentleman
who has the distinction Of being much.
sought and reliable public accountant.
He Is, in fact, one of the most expert in
the profession. I met him the other
day rushing down Broadway to catch
train. Busy Well I should say so, =
said he in reply to my salutation. Run
to death by trusts; can't begin to keep
up with calls; wish there were fourteen
days in each week. Whyf l get paid
$25 to $50 per day to 20 through the
books of concerns going into trusts, be.
cause the trusts won't buy a concern on
it's own representation of its condition,
and l am called in. My charges don t
cut any ice in the matter at all it is a
correct statement they want.
And this isn't the best part of 1t
either, for the capitalization of these
trusts represents fully so per cent of
water. The absolute cash value shown
by my reports is usually covered by the
preferred. guaranteed, dividend paying
bonds, and these bonds are taken by
those inside the trusts, and the stock
which is usually all water, is sold to the
dear public. Now it won t take long
for the public to get it's eye teeth cut,
and to wake up to the fact that they
have tackled the wrong end of the mule,
and that they need not even hope for
dividends. Then there will be some
high and lofty kicking and an account
ing will be demanded. and then will
be again called in. Oh / tell you these
trusts are a great thing. and catch
them both coming and going. But let
me tell you something, my dear boy Z.
sub rosa. you know-dont t buy any
stock in trust
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-05
A False Claim.

From the Ratesville Guard.
Att Y Gen. Davis further discredits
himself if that were possible, by as
serting that the decision recently OBJ
tained by Att y Gen. Crow of Missouri
from the supreme court of that state
against the insurance pool at st. Joseph.
was just what he had sought in vain
from the supreme court of Arkansas.
There is as little basis for this assertion
as for that other remarkable statement
of his. that reliable insurance could be
had here at half the old rates-both
statements, in fact being without found.
alton.
The only decision Atty Gen. Davis
ever sought from the supreme court on
the anti trust law was one upholding
his contention that the law was appliea-
BILE to insurance companies doing busi-
ness in pool elsewhere than in Ark
ansas. This the supreme court declined
to give him, but in doing SO, made it as
clear as it is possible to be expressed in
the English language that, under the
law, no insurance could be written, nor
business done of any other kind whatso-
ever, in Arkansas on trust rates, whether
the trust formulating these rates for
Arkansas business was created inside
the state, or outside of it.
In Missouri Atty Gen. Crow did not
go before the supreme court asking a
decision against the insurance companies
on the ground that they were doing
business as members of trust in New
York, or somewhere else outside the
state. He alleged that they were doing
business as members of pool organized
at st. Joseph, within the state of
Missouri, and in violation of the law of
of that state. He proved his allegation
and he got his decision, which put the
companies under punishment and des-
troyed the pool.
Atty-Gen. Davis has not even attempt
ed any such proceeding in Arkansas.
1t is alleged that the insurance companies
are still doing business on agreed rates
within the state. AS Mr.. Davis has de-
elared his purpose not to further at.
tempt to enforce the law against any
pool or combination of any kind. and
has covered back into the treasury. un
used, what remained. after his "con
struction of the law had gone to grass
before the courts, of the appropriation
made by the legislature to pay the ex
penses of suits under this law. the in
suranee companies and all other bust
ness interests doubtless feel entirely safe
in renewing their pools and unlawful
combinations. Their only danger is
from the district attorneys and they
are restrained from action because the
expense of establishing the law in the
supreme court, which belongs properly
in this instance to the attorney general
and for which the legislature made an
ample appropriation. must now be paid
out of their own 1.-THE district attorneys J
pockets. or FROM the treasury of some
willing county. If the pools and trusts
flourish in Arkansas. it is because we
have not a competent attorneys general.
The courts and the law are alright.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-05
Our Gallant Leader.

The Grand Rapids Mich. Democrat.
has this to say of our matchless leader
Thousands of Democrats and In
who, three years ago, op-
posed Bryan as the representative of a
single idea, crude and, in their opinion,
wrongheaded, have learned to admire
the man for his sincerity, his boldness,
his capacity for discussing all issues
which come mp clearly, forcibly and al
ways from the standpoint of the broadest
and truest Democracy, and also his
peculiar felicity in avoiding entangling
alliances and errors in both actions and
speech. AS a candidate in the next
campaign William Jennings Bryan,
in his own personality, will be stronger
than any single plank in any platform
the National Democracy may adopt. 1t
is this fact which makes his renotnina-
tion appear inevitable. %
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-05
Beware of the Enemy.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
In 1896 "'The Enquirer was the out
spoken champion of free silver and its
peerless leader In that campaign its
efforts in behalf of the cause were of q
character known of all men. 1t com
batted with the full force of its energy
the enemy-that is. the gold standard
leaders, headed by William Mckinley.
and the more dangerous Chairman of
the National Republican Committee.
Mark Hanna.
The power of money and the influence
of the great trust corporations prevailed,
and William J. Bryan met a check.
He emerged, however, from defeat not
weaker, but indeed stronger. The
cause he chalnpioned and the flag he
carried could not be downed by any
temporary reverse. The cardinal
doctrine of the Chicago platform was
and is living burning issue. 1t can
not be displaced by any minor topic
until the sweep of victory gives EN-
phasis to its teachings and weaves its
doctrine into the fundamental law of
the land
These observations on the part of The
Enquirer are made to give warning
to the Democrats of the designs of the
enemy. The Republicans are now try
ing to create party division in Ohio
under false cry that there is IA faction
seeking to make Bryan follower rather
than leader This to Democrats should
be known as silly lie. Bryan still
leads, and his influence has not abated
one jot. The cause he advocates is a
living cause Under his magnificent
leadership The Enquirer knows
enough to know that if the Democrats
are not beguiled in the efforts of the
enemy to divide them. victory so signal
as to be emphatic awaits. 1t is the
time for all Democrats to get together.
The champion and the national candidate
is already in the van; flock under his
banner and victory is in sight.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-05

Now comes ] f. Wood of Lee county
ne of Gienwood Park fame, and an
nounces as q candidate for governor.
Mr.. Wood says. II don t think there is
any probability of the people of Arkan' E
sas disgraoing themselves by electing
such a thing As JEFF Davis governor of
their state. JEFF, and many others.
will make similar remarks about jim.
Jim and jeff don seem to understand
that the people are not going to disgrace
themselves, therefore neither Jim nor
JEFF will be nominated for governor. -
Benton Democrat
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-05
The Bright Side.

Look ON the bright side. 1t is the
right side. The times may be hard but
it will make them no easier to wear II
gloomy and sad countenance. II is the
sunshine. and not the cloud, that makes
q flower. There is always that before
or around us which should cheer and
fill the heart with warmth. The sky is
blue ten times to where it is black once.
You have troubles, it may be. So have
other. None are free from them.
Perhaps it is as we'll that none should
be. They give sinew and tone to life
fortitude and courage to man. That
would be a dull sea, and the sailor
would never get skill, where there was
nothing to disturb the surface of the
ocean. 1t is the duty of everyone to
extract all the happiness and enjoyment
he can without and within him. and, 4,
above all, he should look on the bright
side of things. What though things do
look little darkf The lane will turn,
and the night will end in broad day, In
the long run the great balance rights
itself. What is i'll. becomes we'll
what is wrong, right. Men are not
made to hang down either their heads
or their lips, and those who do, only
show that they are departing from the
paths of true common sense and right
There is more virtue in one sunbeam
than in a whole hemisphere Of clouds
and gloom. Therefore, we repeat, look
on the bright side of things. Cultivate
what is warm and genial-not the cold
and repulsive, the dark and morose.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-05

AFTER eleven years of litigation the ap-
pelate court of New York has ordered a
new trial in the case of William IL i.
Townsend. who is suing the proprieters
of dyeing works because they polluted
a stream running through his property
in such way that his ducks, which
went into the stream white, came out
red, blue. green or otherwise colored,
according to the job the defendants
happened to have on hand.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-05

ONE of the largest shipments of agri.
cultural machinery in South America
ever made from the United States has
been arranged for. II will consist of
seventy seven car loads of harvesters.
and its destination ID the Argentine
Republic.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-05

COMMISSIONER WILSON of the Internal
Revenue, has issued circular prohibit
ing banks from affixing stamps to checks
nnstamped when presented and requir-
ing them to return the same to the
drawers. In his circular to collectors
the commissioner says: H'You are
directed to notify the banks that are
guilty of stamping unstamped checks
that If the practice is not Immediately
discontinued they will be reported to the
U. S. District Attorney for prosecu-
tion.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE AT HARRIsoN. ARK.
Tn,., nn tufn

June 2b 1889
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has flled notice OF bis intentioa
10 make tinsl proof In support Of his claim. and
that said proof will he made before the County
Judge or Clerk ofCrawiord County Ark at Van
Burcu, Arkansas, on
AUGUST z lS9a
viz George W rense Homestead Entry No
17ol2 for the Southhalf Northwest Northeast
Southwest aud Northeast Northwest section sg
Township l3 North Range % West
He names the following witnesses to prove he-
continuous residence upon and cultivate. ~
said lanG, via
John Pcnse W. 4. Peuse Charles estb,r-n
and samuel CartrigAt al of Wiuslov ArsarsD.
fOHS J. NORTHiNGT0S. KeEist-+
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE Al DARpASELLr, ARK,

July % 1899
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed 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 at Van Buren,,
Arkansas, on
SEPTEMBER Is, 1899,
viz: Harmon V. Meadors, of Chester Arkansas.
Homestead Entry No 2002l for the Southeast
quarter of Northeast quarter, Section s, Town.
ship II. North Range 80 West
He names the following witnesses 10 prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz;
wm. II. Blevins. Thomas Kimes. Jesse Blevins
and L. Lasey, ell OF Chester, Crawford County,
Arkansas
JOSEPH II. BATrENFlElp Registar
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-05

WE would like to be informed as to the
whereabouts of Fitzhugh Lee, late
consul general to Havana2 When he
was appointed major general of volun-
teers and sent to Cuba, the Journal
predicted that he would be shelved by
the crowd at Washington but we did
not expect that he would be hidden en-
tirely from the public gaze. But it
seems that he has been effectually
squelched. If anybody has heard of
him recently, they will confer favor
by telling us ''where he is at. -
Tupelo Miss. journal
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-05

In England there are now sixty-one
prisons, to be soon reduced by closing
five small ones-and each of these has
its prison society. working in perfect
harmony with the prison officials, and
caring for the prisoner from the time
he is first incarcerated until he is dis.
charged and then looking after him
until be shows that he is not only re-
formed. but self supporting. In this
way the phabitual criminal class is
being rapidly reduced and with it
the prisoners are growing fewer.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-05

ARRANGEMENTS have been completed
whereby band of forty Greek Indians
will be sent to Paris in 1900 to give ex-
hibitions of the game of toll "a sport
which combines the principles of golf
and shinny with the brutality of foot
ball. Only about 90 Indians are re-
quired to play the game, but as about
fifty exhibitions are to be given it will
be necessary to have score of substi-
tutes to take the places of those who may
be injured.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-05

SENATOR JAMES II. BERRY has accept
ed the invitation Of the Joe Johnston
and Sidney Johnston Camps, U. c. V.
to deliver the oration upon the occasion
of their third joint annual picnic aud
re union TO be held at Moorefield on the
10th Of August.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-05

A LETTER from Senator Jones dated
at Paris. July s0th, indicates he will
not start home until about the first Of
October, under the advice of his
physician.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-05
Tourist Sleeping Car Service to Texas and
California.

The Frisco Line has inaugurated a line of
Tourist Sleeping Cars to Texas and California
via Houston, San Antonio. Ell Paso and Los
Angeles to San Francisco. The car leaves Van
Buren, each Saturday on our Texas Limited
train No 5, at 1880 A. NJ. The rates for slee ping
accommodations In these cars are very low and
both first and second class tickets will be hon.
ored. The cars are clean and the service in
every respect is good. For further particulars
call on or address
T. W FURRY Art
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-05
Maxey's.

Elk GOVERNOR JOHN YOUNG BROWN.
of Kentucky, has announced himself a
candidate for governor against the
regular Democratic nominee. He will
be defeated, of course, and that will be
the end of his political career. The
man who bolts his party and is defeated
might as well go out of business. He is
looked upon forever afterwards with
kind of loathing. Probably Ex-Governor
Brown is a dead duck as the matter
stands, and is only seeking partial
resuscitation. In Arkansas men who
have held high offices as Democrats have
become enemies to the party when it
was no longer possible for them to feed
at the public crib. Brown, of Ken
lucky, no doubt. belongs to that class.
Such men are patriots when it is profit.
able to be such and partisans for what
there is in it, They want hog share
of every good thing and are ready to
sink the ship when they fail to get it t.
Little Rock Democrat.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-05

NJ. L. Boyd was called here from
joplin. No. Thursday by illness in his
family.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-05

Quite number of the citizens of Rudy
township have resolved that the negroes
in the Colony must not get it through
their heads that they can defy the law,
and perhaps murder the officers if they
attempt to arrest the law breakers, as
was threatened in recent anonymous
letter. or they will pay them an un,
welcome visit. Not nearly all the resi-
dents of the Colony are in favor of the
action of a certain gang. but this gang
is liable to get them into trouble,
Will Denton is in the city to engage
number of colored men for railroad
work on the Choctaw, Oklahoma q
Gulf Ry. There are lots of strapping
big negroes laying around town without
any visible means of support, and yet
we would be safe in wagering that not
one will take job. They should be
taken up for vagrancy and then hired
out for the benefit of the state, county,
or their relatives, where they have any,
And there are white men i'll the same
fix. This is what leads to result like
| Mayay's
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-05
Will Mathews is on the sick list.

Miss lone Harshaw is visiting Fort
Smith friends.
Miss Ollie Neal is reported quite i'll
with an attack of malarial fever.
Mrs. ]. L. Rea left Thursday on
visit to her daughter at Newport, Ark.
H. L. Fitzhugh has been having
regular rounds with the chills this
week.
Mrs. DR.. Hynes was over from Fort
Smith a portion of the week visiting
relatives.
w. P. Sadler this week moved to his
recent purchase, the DR.. Lucas resi-
dence, in Murta Addition.
Yes, this is warm enough for us.
Don't ask questions, as we don t wish
to get in perspiration answering them.
We wish to thank our good friend
Daniel Michall for mess of new crop
sweet potatoes. They were certainly
nice.
To Mr.. Jno. McRaven we are indebted
for valued favors in connection with
getting a verbatim report of Maxey s
statement.
Ed. Cheany has been holding a pro-
tracted meeting at Oak Grove this week
and it is reported that unusual Interest
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-05

Hotel, which when completed will be
quite an improvement.
A man named Allen met with fatal
accident Wednesday while engaged in
digging a we'll near Uniontown. He
asked that a heavy drill be lowered to
him, which in some manner slipped,
striking him on the skull and penetrating
his brain.
J. F. Sugrue, who has been one of
the force of dispatchers at this point for
number of years has been promoted to
the position of chief dispatcher at
Merronge, La. and left Thursday for
that point. Mr. s. and his family have
made numerous friends during their
stay of several years in our city, who
will are sorrow to see them depart.
Oscar Johnson (col. n habitual VIC
lator of the law, was Jailed Thursday
for carrying q pistol and will board at
the expense of the tax payers for about
70 DAYS. We have before stated so and
agree with The Argus that in such cases
a law allowing strap to be well applied
would be of much more effect A mere
jail sentence has no terrors for such as
Johnson.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-10-19
SHOT IN ARM.

OF course it is too early to
shoot birds, so G. Colbert and
George Howe were shooting
rabbits Tuesday afternoon.
They flushed covey of rabbits
in a fallen tree top and Mr..
Howe took a wing, we mean a
running shot and filled the arm
of his friend Colbert full Of
shot. The gentlemen were only
about 30 feet apart. DIR. Geo.
l.. Turner extracted some of
the shot.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-10-19

The Money-crats want an al
lance between England and
America. The people in Amer,
lea do not want any alliance
with any country.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-10-19

Americas new territory was
not added for the benefit Of the
American working men, but for
the purpose of making money
for the favored few.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-10-19

All money that is necessary
to carry on business in the
United States should be issued
by the government.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-10-19

When national banks have
the power to issue money they
have the power to oppre-7 the
masses.
All American citizens (out'
side of the Mckinley crowd
svmpathize with the Beers.
Republics in al parts Of the
world should take in their
signs when John Bull OF Uncle
Sam pass by.
Keeplt before the people that
the great issue before the
American people is BimetalIi7m,
----.---------------------.--
The American flag must not
wave over s.ryery and polyg.
amy.
stand up r the ...2.' Doc
,r,uc,
FAr .... .4 ..... .. H.im-
iua! , ...-..a.
Ills reports. ... Senator
Proctor Of Vermont and Me-
Nnley are at q L.. ..a.. ,."'1
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-10-19

J. Fred Bush and Master
Willie are expected in tie city
to day. Mr.. Bush has been in
at Alta Iona, Texas,
tor several months. His many
frieAds will be glad to see him
to day and regret that his wife
did not accompany him.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-10-19

Theodore Sullivan and wife,
Of Palmyra, were the guests of
relatives in the city the first of
the week. Dora is making a
record Of being one Of the lead
ing business men Of the City OF
Flowers.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-10-19

Mesdames W. Il. Wilson and
Mary Norman took their Sun
day School classes to the Nolen
Woods Saturday for q hickory
uutting picnic.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-10-19

Mrs. NJ. w, Laughlin attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. f. D.
Heller, her mother, in Quincy,
yesterday. Mrs. Heller died at
the age Of 81 years, Monday
night.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-10-19

The first commercial result of
the English-Tr war, is
to send up the prices of dia
monds. Well. that is the only
increase in prices that will not
iniure the editor of a country
neWspaper.