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COMING ATTRACTIONS.

COLUMBIA THEATER.-Frank Daniels
will be at the Columbia next week in a
new role-that of the ruler Of Afghanistan,
in comic opera called "The Ameer" The
opera Is described as having all the marks
of success. But, for that matter so long
as Daniels is not tempted to stray from his
well-beaten path of comedy into more seri-
Gus lanes, it is doubtful if any production
he undertakes will be called a failure
Frank Daniels has humor all his own; he
initiates nobody; it is equally true that no.
body can initiate him He has a humor
which goes out to you across the footlights,
and makes you laugh, and laugh heartily.
whether you will or no. Daniels has ex-
pressed himself as being highly pleased
declares. has ever fitted him SO we'll He
found it brimful of suggestions. which he
has made use of to good advantage to him.
self, and that means to his audience. The
support Daniels management has provided
for him Is larger and is reported even bet
ter than that which gave him great assist
ance last year. Helen Redmond is his
prima donna, she Of the wondrous eyes and
the pure soprano voice. Kate TART, the
cOntralto, is in the company, as are Norma
kopp, the natty little soubrette; Geo. De-
vol, the tenor: VIII Danforth. bass: Owen
Westford and VIM. Corliss. The music of
the opera is by Victor Herbert, whose ex-
quisite melodies have made him admired
by every music lover in the land. Herbert
himself says that he has written nothing
which will prove SO popular as THE
Amer" The libretto is by Fred NJ Ran
ken and Kirke La Shelle They have laid
their scene in Afghanistan and have there
by afforded excellent change for scenic eff
feet. There will be only one matinee, and
that on Saturday.
NEW NATIONAL THEATER.-May
Irwin will be at the National Theater for
a week. commencing Monday in the COM
edy, Sister Mary which is new to this
city. Miss Irwin has long been an especial
favorite here. She has a new play by
successful author and good company in
support. May Irwin gives ali evenings en-
tertainment which is as distinct and as in
dividual as anything seen on the stage.
Those who go. to see her once always re-
turn. The new comedy has met with sue
cess SO far on Miss Irwin's tour and has
been voted to be unquestionably the best
production, from every point of view. She
has ever given. In a nutshell the story of
the play Is that Alicia Penn MAY Irwin
has written book, For Better or Worse .
with rather decided views on the relations
of husband and wife and the best methods
to procure perfect connubial felicity. The
play hinges on Alicia's efforts to conceal har
identity as the authe4 of the book from the
othsF dfematis personae and her futile At
tempts to live up to the teachings therein
set forth. 1t is ripe with Opportunities FOR
comedy bits. such as have made May Irwin
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Misjudged.
indianapolis FRI IS.

From the indianapolis Frsss
The lady-'Now. don't You buy drink
with that nickel"
The wanderer-"No, indeed, mum. thank
ye. mum. This will just about pay for me
new manicure set" -e
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Il shall make no apology for speaking
TO you thus at length" said Senator
Wordy.
We'll, why not?'' demanded one of the
opposition.-Philadeiph North American.
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This talk about being in the theatrical
profession for the sake of art may be all
right. but 1 doubt the sincerity of most Of
It," said Theodore Babcock, in the COM
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launched at the hackman with mock anger.
Sirrah.' he shouted, are your springs
made of butter?
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THE late eX-Secretary Dick Thompson,
with whom 1 studied law as a young man.
was famous smoker but he was excelled
in that respect by a Washington man OF
my young days-a well-knuwn jeweler here
named Seraphim Mast. who was IN business
with his brother. Cherubim MaSi Sera-
phlm scarcely took time to sleep. he was so
inDrdindtely addicted to the weed ard his
death Was at length attributable to exces-
SiSe nicotine. The man who could take The
husest drinks of raw liquor and yet stand
up under thenl-nOt alone stand up under
them, indeed. but emit Wit and knowledge
when, ! grieve to say, Dme of his auditors
were barely able TO catch his lneaning-was
no less q man than the famous etlitor and
seen PrentiSs toss off tumblerful after tllm-
bIerful OF the product of his native state
and the oftener he repeated the operation
the more entertaining he became Ii is sor-
rowfui to be compelled to acknowledge. the
lact that at the conclusion of some of these
bouts Prentiss' friends ami auditors wouI6
perforce be removed from the scene by
thelr men servants, and the brilliant Ken
tuckiah would ind himself addressing va
cancy. l think Daniel Webster.s drinkiny
has been somewhat Overdrawn. 7 saw hin,
as a boy every day for years and ONLY once.
dld ever observe him unde- the Influence
Then he was walking along y street he
tween hh and Sth-a splendid figure in
and brass buttons. He was dac,dedI,,
walking Virginia fence as We used 10
say In the old dayS-slightly alternating
but fully aware of his bearings. and he
reached his lodgings without trouble. /
heard Webster deliver his reply to Hayna
| have heard all of our great orators and
many of the famous ones abroad in nv
younger days. but none of Them Is to he
mentioned in the same breath with D2nie !
Webster for oratory.
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Too Much for One cnrr;nue

"One morning Mr. Lewis was watkins
sIpng Pennsy ivania avenue in the direction
OF the capitol. The streets were deep in
s''t mud. and he decided TO call a carriage
l. a boy. was not far away at the moment
IL was humorous to observe how the hack
men when they caught the Alabama giants
niger signal, looked upon him with dismav
whipped up their nags and droy.. an in M.
opposite direction Finally however. one nf
them drove over to where the great rriant
from Alabama was standing Perbans Tba
hackman's circumstances were sncb ,ba, ~,
Needed a fare badly 1t was a diIaniGatad
vehicle, and Lewis of Alabama regarded !,
T NJ OUT or the corners Of his eyes
The driver. who looked equally I,bi4,,s
descended from his seat and threw down
the step. Mr.. Lewis put his foot on the fist
stcp successfully, and then his whole weight
pore down upon the vehicle, which prornnf
y came down on the wheels d sorry wreck
MT Lewis stepped back 10 the curb and
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LAFAYETTE COLLEGE CLUB.-The
coming concert of the Lafayette College
Giee, Banjo and Mandolin Clubs at Rifles
Hall next Saturday evening, the 31st. has
commenced to create quite a talk among
the alumni and their friends. The clubs
combined number about thirty, and as a
musical organization ranks among the
leaders. fully sustaining the high reputa-
ton OF student associations of the college
1t has always been their ambition to turn
out the best, and it will be remembered
that the foot ball team last fall established
record second to no college or university
IN the country. and lost but one game and
That by only small score. The base ball
team expects to be equally successful this
spring. Naturally enough the same spirit
exists in the musical clubs, and the alumni
ana friends or the maroon and white can
depend on it that the coming concert will
be up to the Lafayette's standard The
clubs possess, perhaps more than any other
organization. individual members who are
capable and particularly well gifted In
F. Raymond Wood, violinist they have a
young performer who is far above the aver
age and never fails to score. In L. Reese
Alexander. GEORGETOWN boy, they have
an exponent of coon" songs who would do
credit to the best. In Bernard J. Myers,
with his scrub" quartet, they have
mimic that some of the professionals could
easily initiate to an advantage The pro-
gram has been carefully arranged to cater
to the taste of all, the most critical as wen
as those who delight in catchy and up-to-
udte iiuslc- Inc cOmDineQ clubs are under
the management of Robert G. Leetch son
or Mr. John Leetch of Georgetown. Tick
cts on sale at Guzman's, in Droop's.
THE TRUE SAPPHO.-In his poetic rev.
erie. which Mr.. Willis Arden is to give at
the Columbia Theater on Easter Monday
afternoon for the benefit of the National
Homeopathic Hospital. he desires If In he
understood that the subject is purely poet
fcal, and wholly divorced from any sne-
gestion Of the name of the .Sappho" re-
Gently applied to a certain unsayory STAGE
exhibition, and also that the lanp1aee Of
the story, far from being above the heads
of the masses. is SO simple that a chiIj MAY
readily understand it. His reverie en1bra ces
the romantic episodes in the life of one az
the most talented and famous women In
the worlds history-Sappho, the Immortal
poetess the bishopess of the poetic see; she
who was the sweetheart of Phaon, boatman
of Mitylene.
A remarkable people were the Lesbians,
and Sappho was their leader. She was the
daughter of Scamandroumus and Cleis, and
the sister of Charaxus. he who carried the
rich wines of Lesbos into Egypt where he
fell In love with and ransomed the beautiful
Egyptian slave, Rhodopis (Rosy Cheek.
whom great king. Psammitch. made his
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ON LIQUID AIR.-The lecture on 'I.iuuid
Air at the First Congregational Church
Monday evening is the concluding lecture
of the Y. NJ. c. A. course. The subject is
one of great popular interest at the present
time and a large house is expected Prof.
Peckham is a veteran lecturer upon scien-
tific topics, having been on the platform
for nearly thirty years. He gave the
first public popular lecture in America upon
liquid air with experimental demonstrations
OF its marvellous properties and remarka bic
possibilities. Last summer, at Ocean Grove
he appeared in the great auditorium before
an audience of 5000 people.
WHAT TO SEE IN FRANCE AND ENG
LAND.-"English Cathedral Towns" the
third of Miss Pitts Travel Talks :" which
was postponed from last Monday on ac-
count of her illness, will be given at the
lecture room of the Wimodaughsis l4aO
New York avenue, next Monday evening.
The subjects for the three remaining Mon
day evenings Of the course will be- respec-
lively, London" Paris and 'Old French
Cities"
THE HEATHER FIELD-Edward Mar
tyn's 1.-THE Heather Field" one of the most
successful productions of the Irish Literary
Theater Society of Dublin, will be the fifth
in the course Of modern PLAYS at the Ma
tional Theater where it will be given ON
the afternoon of Wednesday, ApriI Is The
play was one of the first fruits of the young
Irish renaissance movement in literature
of which so much has been written of late
That the play possesses distinct merit IS
attested by the fact that 1t has already
been translated into German. and is to be
produced this season in Berlin and Vienna
at two of the regular theatars.
GILBERT HUBBARDSThe man who is
the talk Of the hour among many is Gilbert
Hubbard. the editor of the Philistine and
author of a number of books that have sur
prised and pleased the literary world OF
Mr.. Hubbard it has been said he lis ini-
mitabe, unique, unapproachable. It is NOT
a lecture. but a feast. Those who have
heard him are enthusiastic. 1t isn't entirely
the lecture either. but the man and the
manner" Mr.. Hubbard's only washington
lecture will be given on Wednesday even
ing, March Is, at the Rifles Hall
SEAToN-THoMPSoN.- naturalist
author and lecturer Seaton-Thompson will
give two of his illustrated lectures Monday
and Tuesday afternoon at 4:15 at the Rifles
Hall, March 26 and q. Mr. Thompson's
first lecture will treat of the personality
of Wild Animals" his second wild AMI
mails Have Known" Mr.. Thompson's lee
lures have been attended by great gather
fngs of children. In Boston they eagerly
came to the entire series. Not that ali his
audience were young In years or small In
stature, but big and little they ali brourhf
the chiid's heart. the child.s love of a.
venture and story, and. most OF all, fond.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13
BRYAN GAINING EVERYWHERE.
New York and Indiana Practically
Conceded TO Democracy.

Latest and most authentic advices
from New York and Indiana are to the
effect that the electoral votes OF these
states will be given to Bryan while
Illinois and Ohio are very likely to Join
in the landslide against Mckinley.
In Indiana the situation is well de-
fined by the Chicago Record Re
publican) which practically comedies the
state to Bryan aud Stevenson. Marked
change in the laboring centers, a bitter
antipathy to trusts, the Cuban postal
steals. and the Puerto Rican tariff
measures are said to have ,created II
political revolution in the Hoosier state
which has become stampede since the
great indianapolis convention of Demo
cratic clubs.
In New York the Democratic com
mittee makes the statement that Re-
publican defections are reported from
every portion of the state, and the Demo-
cratic committee has so far received the
names of over 80 900 Republicans who
It is claimed, will repudiate the present
policy Of their party and vote for Bryan
November o. The concessions to the
Democratic cause are greatest IN the
farming district of the state.
The Democratic campaign managers
are much pleased with the outlook and
every indication points to greater
Democratic victory in this state than
that registered in 1892
No less an observer than Lyman j.
Gage comedies Chicago to Mr.. Bryan.
Local Democratic leaders claim the city
by 80, 900 plurality. This will carry the
state of Illinois into the Bryan column
In Ohio the chances of Democratic
victory are no less favorable. 1t is
claimed that Cleveland will give Bryan
70 1000 plurality and that go per cent, of
the Jones vote of 1898 will be cast for
the Democratic electoral ticket.
Maryland, Kentucky, West Virginia
and Delaware are considered by the
national committee to be safe for the
Democrats.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13
commissioners Sale

NOTICE is hereby given that under and by
~ virtue of decree rendered in the circuit
court of Crawford county, Arkansas, on the 22d
day of June 1906, in an action then pending in
said court on the chancery side between W.
H. II. SHIRLEY, plaintiff, and H. Colgroye and
Ella Colgrove, defendants. the undersigned
Special Commissioner will on
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1900
within the hours for judicial sales, at the front
or Main street entrance to the Court House In
the City of Van Buren,, Ark, offer for sale and
sell, at public outcry, to the highest bidder on
credit Of three months the purchaser to give
note with approved security and bearing
interest at 10 per cent per annum from date of
sale until paid the lands described in said de-
cree, situated in Crawford county, Arkansas
to-wit:
The Northeast quarter of the Southwest
quarter OF Section ~ in Township 9, North
Range 30, West
Said sale to be made in default of payment of
S52437 with interest and costs adjudged against
said defendant A. II, Colgrove, and declared to
be a first lien upon said real estate.
W. p. SADLER Special Commissioner
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13
Bryan Quotes the President on the
Trust Question.

| DULUTH, Mimi Oct When Mr..
Bryan returned to his train this morning
from West Superior, Wis, where he
had spent the night, he found the train
quite deliberately decorated. There was
Il motto in large letters strung along ore
car. inscribed The Republic Forever
an Empire Never. -
The first speech of the day was de-
| livered from the veranda of the hotel in
West Superior. Mr.. Bryan began his
speech there few minutes before
o clock and he spoke for half an hour tC
large audience. His speech dealt es
pecially with the trust question, and he
made especial reference to a combination
of the -four interests.
Mr.. Bryan also referred to speech
made by President Mckinley in 1894 in
which the president attacked the Demo
cratic party Mr.. Bryan quoted the
following from that speech
They were the enemies of the trust
when they wanted the votes of the
people in 1892, and when they got the
power to deal blow at trusts according
to testimony of their own members, they
, became the willing tools of the most
gigantic trust of the country.
Remarking upon this quotation, Mr..
Bryan said
"Mr. Mckinley complains that the
Democrats did not destroy the trusts
when they had an opportunity, and when
he complained you must believe that he
was honest in his complaint. You cam
not accuse him of being Il hypocrite, and
yet Mr. Mckinley has been President
for three and half years, and during
the time more trusts have been organized
than in all the previous years.
Now, If you believe that Mr.. Nc
Kinley was honest when he condemned
the Democrats for not destroying the
trusts, how can You explain his policy
in doing the same thing He selected
an attorney general from New Jersey,
where most of the trusts have their
homes, and that attorney general draws
his salary for not interfering with the
trusts The attorney general of the
state of Nebraska, a Democrat, elected
on the fusion ticket, has brought more
suits in the state of Nebraska against
the trusts than the Republican attorney
general of the United States has brought
against the trusts of the United States.
Referring to the trusts Mr.. Bryan said
that there could be no good monopoly
in private hands He referred again to
Senator Hanna declaration that if the
trusts should prove dangerous the Re-
publican party would take care of them.
"What n consolation, he exclaimed
"to know that Mr.. Hanna has his arms
around you and will protect you from
the trusts. In this connection he re-
ferred to the situation in the Touring
mills In this vicinity saying: Go over to
West Superior and examine the -four
mills and those in your own city. They
have allowed the trusts to close mills,
Whenever a mill was closed under a
Democratic administration the Republi-
can said a low tariff did it, and appealed
to the people TO put up a high tariff and
yet whenever trust can close five or
six mills in one town, there is not a
Republican who has the courage to de-
nounce the trust that does 1t.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13
Onakers Offended.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 1,--Sixty
thousand Quakers Of Indians are about
10 stampede from the paths Of peace and
Join In q wild charge against the Rough
Rider hero Of San Juan and Victor, Col.
Somebody, perhaps u Democrat, has
sent every voter among them circular
containing this paragraph from one of
Gov, Roosevelt's books;
"a class OF professional non combat.
ants Ia N hurtful TO the real health and
growth OF u nation as Is u class Of fire
eaters, And IN the long run Il
Quaker may be quite rs undesirable a
Citizen as duellist. No man who is
not willing TO bear arms and fight for
his rights can give good reason why
he should be entitled to live In free
community
In order 10 corral the stampeding
Quakers, who have heretofore been Re.
publicans, W. ID. Edwards wrote Roose
velt, asking about that paragraph, The
governor replied that he would meet
him In South Beud and explain II.
Edwards wrote TO the governor again
saying that he preferred written
statement. This was sent TO Roosevelt
at South Bend. and, ~ II has not re-
turned. Edwards presumes Gov. Roose.
welt got II, although no reply has been
received.
Even the Prohibitionists have taken
advantage OF the situation and are send.
ing ont leaflets containing Roosevelt 4
paragraph and asking Quakers TO vote
iog Wvolley,
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13
Hanna and the Coal Trust.

Mr.. Hanna says 'there is not trust
In the United States.
Mr.. Hanna is frightened by strike
In the great coal fields. -.
or course, since Mr.. Hanna has said
II, and since Mr.. Hanna Is nm honorable
man, there Is in existence no such thing
~ q coal trust.
But:
Mr.. Hanna wants the strike In the
coal fields ended. He Is afraid that the
sight OF hundreds of thousands OF men
out Of work and getting shot now and
then In the full dinner pail may have
y discouraging effect on Mckinley s
chances,
What does Mr.. Hanna doY
Does he 20 to the coal fields and see
che alleged separate, "free and indie
pendent mine ownersY Not at all.
Mr.. Hanna calls on j. Pierpont
Morgan.
Morgan was alleged to be the head Of
the coal trust,
That trust does not exist, says Hanna,
But Hanna calls on Morgan, and Morgan
says:
',All right, Hanna, don I worry about
the strike II you think II Is going 10
hurt the party 80 much, wei have II
called off,
There are no trusts, You sec, but In
case you want orders given to the
"owners' Of mines, don I call on those
owners.-call on the head of the trust
that does not exist.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13
The Book Reception.

The second annual Book Reception OF
the Woman Literary Club of Van
Buren, Thursday night drew to the
hospitable home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Bryan fully 1875 invited guests beside
the regular members of the club.
The Bryan home was handsomely
decorated with the club s colors for the
occasion and nothing was left undOne
by the hostess and her assistants tc
make the occasion one long to be re-
membered by those who had the pleasure
to be the guests of this organization that
evening.
Each guest was requested to wear
picture of their favorite author and q
quotation from his or her works and
they showed the diversity of tastes in
literature of those attending, nearly
every author of prominence in the Eng
fish language have his following:
Refreshments, music and social con-
verse made up the evening s program.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13
Confederate Camp Organized.

There has been for some time past n
desire expressed by number of the old
ey.Confederntes residing IN and around
Van Buren for the formation OF camp
of United Confederate Veterans, The
talk finally eliminated saturday IN n
meeting ut the office Of Justice y, W,
Davis ut which camp was organized
with charter membership Of 81. Tit
camp will DO known AZ j, T. Stunri
Camp, U. q. ", and will be Differed
az follows.
Captain, A. r. witte, First Lieuten.
ant, NJ, 7, West; Adjutant, r, w.
Davis, Chaplain, j, O., Ferguson
Bugler, W. 7, England,
Az soon ~ the charter arrives regular
meetings will be arranged for and other
details perfected. Tho camp starts oui
under favorable auspices and we hope
10 200 II become one Of the strongest In
state.