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Other Side of the Chinese Question.

From the Texas Farm and Ranch.
The present all-absorbing Chinese
question, like most questions, has two
sides, though the diverse may have
been concealed In religion, morals
aud political practice, the Chinese differ
widely from Europeans and Americans.
For many years we have been trying to
reconcile these differences, by intro
ducing our religion, our morals and our
commercial and political practices. We
send them our Bibles, our liquors, our
gambling devices, our opium and we are
now Introducing our cocaine, and with
these we have brought to their notice
and commended to their consideration
our commercial morals. The ignorance
of these heather Asiatics was truly
pathetic. During all the ages Of their
national existence--for they were civil
lied, had II religion literature and n
moral philosophy when our Saxon and
| Teutonic ancestors were savages
hut little above the beasts In intel
ligence-the Chinese had never learned
to beat creditors, evade taxes, or get
something for nothing.
The Chinese claim that they have re-
ceived from Europeans and Americans
nothing but harm, and they now desire
to sever intercourse with us. We ex-
! clude them from our shores and they
| reasonably conclude that to exclude us
from their country would eifectually
close the mouth Of our complaint. But
we claim the right to exclude them
from our shores, and also the right to
enter their country, do business with
them, teach them our religion and our
morals, and force them to swap their
honest teas and silk for our adulterated
drugs, fraudulent foods and shoddy
textiles. We have not only taught these
people our religion and our rascality by
precept, but by example. Is 1t any
wonder that they reciprocate by dis
eliminating against us. Have they not
enough provocation to justify their
hatred of the foreign devilsY Has not
their experience In this line been con.
tinuous since Great Britain forced them
to take British opium when they did not
want it2
II we would leave these people to
manage their own affairs In their own
way there would be no trouble with
them but they object to our religion,
our whisky, our opium and the sharp
practices Of our commercial pirates and
hence the present trouble The entire
episode Is one O" criminal aggression -
in the interest Of commercial greed, Of
which our missionaries seem TO be the
forerunners. Archdeacon Gray of Hong
Kong In bitter attack upon the Chinese
for refusing our religion, says, Not.
withstanding conditions so unfavorable
to civil and social virtues, the Chinese
are II courteous, orderly honest, In.
dustrious, sober and patriotic people -
Mr., Seward, the American consel at
Shanghai, charges the Chinese with
"unquestioned honesty, lean enduring
sense of right and wrong, - 1t Is motor.
ious and unquestioned that these national
traits prevail everywhere In China, ex
cept where our missionaries, gamblers
and merchants have taught them
Western civilization, - For all these
things II seems China Is doomed
Europe has looked upon her wealth and
coveted IT, and their heathenism be.
comes protext for as unholy u crusade
rs ever disgraced the earth
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Everything New This Season.

The biggest crowd for the space oc-
cupied ever assembled in Paris turned
ont last night to attend A. G.. Allen s
New Orleans Minstrels, who gave their
entertainment in tent stretched on
Grand avenue opposite the Avenue hotel,
There were fully three thousand persons
present, and the only reason that there
were not more was that they could not
be packed and jammed any tighter in
side the tent.
The ministries arrived in their special
car over the Texas & Pacific from Texar-
kama, where they played last Saturday
night to an immense crowd, and gave a
street parade at about 1890 0 clock.
The company is composed of real dark
les Their entertainments are in some
respects original and unique, being a
departure from the regular minstrelsy.
Most persons who patronize minstrel
shows prefer burnt cork artists because
they portray the old-time plantation
darkey to better advantage than the
black man himself. In the entertain
ment last night. however, the negro
character was portrayed faithfully by
the negroes themselves. The show was
quite up to date and that it was clean
and refined was attested by the fact that
it was attended by many of the most
prominent theater-goers in the city, all
of whom appeared to be pleased.
There Is a vast difference in the price
of admission charged by this company
than what is usually charged by minstrel
companies, nevertheless the show was
fully up to date. Paris Morning News,
paris, Tex. } September 10, 1899.
Will appear here Monday in their own
tent on East Main street, opposite the
Frisco freight depot.
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Circuit Court.
J. A. WILLIAMS,
Pres, Elk, Com

Last Friday was quiet day in circuit
court and there were not many outsiders
in attendance, the day being taken up
In the trial Of equity cases,
Saturday the negro Ross, who was
charged with having removed mortgaged
property from the county, was placed on
trial, The complaining witness was the
Crawford County Bank to which the
property in question had been mort
gagged, A hard fight wassmade to con.
Wet, but the jury found him not guilty.
Ross will have u lifelong reminder Of
this trouble IN that his left leg had to be
amputated while he was lying in Jail
here, the result of having been wounded
by Constable Martin while trying 10 es'
cape from him In Chicot county after
having been placed under arrest,
AT the conclusion OF the Ross trial the
second trial of l., France for grand
larceny was begun, The first trial re-
suited In hung jury, A special venue
of forty talesmen had been secured from
which to select u jury and considerable
time was taken mp In selecting the needed
twelve, a night session was held TO
HllNH NHN NWNe, anu tlo ueoiiiB W"o
completed at o'clock, A verdict Of
guilty was brought in by the jury Mon
day morning and he was given sent
enoe of one year IN the pen, The case
of France as well ~ that OF Glen, the
other one OF the three indicted found
guilty, will be appealed by their attor'
neys 10 the supreme court,
"A new trial was granted by the Judge
In the case Of Robert Douglass for
damages for false Imprisonment against
IT, ), Marshal Stahl. There were two
trials Of this case ut this term of court
the first resulting In mistrial and the
second finding for the plaintiff
AT noon Monday the docket was
cleared and court adjourned for the
term after having been In session three
Wppka
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A carload of Joplin gravel was re
ceived by the city Wednesday and will
be used in filling depressions on Main
street. This in connection with the
sandstone macadam will prove splendid
binder. We hope the finances of the city
will allow its extended use.
There are four places on Main street
where peaches are being packed for
S hipmentand they appear regular hives
of industry. The peach business has
assumed proportions this week that were
not expected by even the best Informed
H. L. Fitzhugh, Park Crutcher and
Frank Warren were called to New
London, Mo-, Monday to testify to the
good character of w. w. Shrewsbury,
of this city, who is the principal witness
in the celebrated Jester murder trial in
progress there.
The local lodge Daughters of Rebekah
at their last meeting made donation of
S. to the Home and Hospital. The
Daughters appreciate the good work
done by this institution and felt that a
small financial assistance is the best way
of proving it.
A basket picnic is to be given at White
Water School House Saturday, August
II, for the benefit of the school. Hons.
Sam R Chew, Lee Neal and J. A. Peters
will deliver addresses on a variety of
subjects on the occasion.
The Iron Mountain railway is prepar-
ing to run special excursion train
from Van Buren, to Mount Nebo on
Saturday, August A, having made the
low rate of 50. IS for the round trip and
a return limit of ten days,
D. W. Snodgrass returned Thursday
from an overland trip through portion
of Washington county. Mr.. Snodgrass
expects to move with his family to
Prairie Grove where his son Clay, is en-
gagged in the bakery business.
When there is such unanimity re-
garding the prospects for good cotton and
corn crops there can be no mistake as
to the fact OF course there are always
some who complain, but these are the
farmers that would not raise a crop II
the weather was made to order.
A very necessary improvement has
been recently made to the street running
east near Capt. Jno, Stewards residence.
The branch which runs parallel to the
street had made very dangerous cut
in the. street there and not long ago
serious accident was averted there only
by what might be called miracle.
Neal Haggard, who, as stated last
week, Hau DetH dlresVeu lol VIC az
tempted assassination recently Of Arthur
Campbell at Cedarville, had his pre-
liminary examination before Justice
Fry Of Cedarville township last Tuesday
and WAS bound over to await the action
of the grand jury in the sum Of $500.
Van Buren, people owe it to their
reputation for progressiveness to take
part in the allegorical procession on the
occasion of the Fort Smith street fair
also in making display of the products
of the county at the fair. The move
ment for such representation should be
started at once,
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Loaf Both Foot.

Curt Perkins, u well known Van
Buren, negro boy had both feet crushed
by car wheels at Mulberry last Saturday.
He had beaten his way TO Mulberry
on a Mo. Pacific train and rain coming
up while he WAS there waiting TO steal
another ride, he crawled under a box
car on q side track and went to sleep.
His feet projected over one rail and a
train taking the side track pushed the
car along and the wheels ran over the
negro feet completely crushing them.
lila cries attracted the attention Of the
train crew and he was picked up by
them and sent 10 Van Buren, on tho next
train, whore no received the neces-
sary attention, amputation Of both feet
being found necessary, but was not re-
sorted 10 IA hc never recovered from the
shock and died that night
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT
To tho State Constitution,

NOTICE IN hereby given that the following
Az Joint resolution, proposing an amendment
to the State Constitution, was passed. by the
General Assembly NJ ils regular session of 1890,
and that the same viii be submitted to Me
electors Of the State NJ the next general election
10 be held September ;, 1900, for adoption or re-
lection, VIA
PROPOSED AMENDMENT,
"rhe Hufe,les upon the Official bonds OF oil
State officers shall be residents Of and have
sufficient property within the state, not exempt
from sale under execution, attachment or other
process Of any court to make good their bonds,
and the sureties upon the official bonds OF oil
county officers shall reside within the counties
where such officers reside, and shall have
sufficient property therein not exempt from such
sale TO make good their bonds Provided, how
ever, that any surety bonding or guaranty
company, orgapiscd for tho purpose Of doing u
surety or bonding business, aud authorized TO
DO business ~ this State, may become surety on
the bonds OF all State, county, and municipal
officers under such regulations M may DO pre-.
scribed by law, Approved May + 1890"
Each olcctor may vote for or against above
amendment
Witness my onlcal signature and seal Of once,
this i2th day " February, 100, ~
ALEX q. HULL,
IsgALl Secretary Of g.ais,
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Trustees Sale Notice.

Whereas, George s. Richardson and Delllah
Richardson, his wife, by their certain deed OF
trust dated the LIST day Of January lsSs, and
recorded IN Volume IN" at page 49, of the
records Of Crawford county, State of Arkansas,
conveyed t0J NJ Weaver rs Trustee, the follow.
Ing described real property situated In the
county Of Crawford and State of Arkansas, TO.
Wit
The South half of the Northeast quarter, aud
the West half Of the Southeast quarter and the
Southeast quarter of the Southeast quarter
! of section Thirly.fonr $50, In Township Twelve
(l9 North, of Range Twenty.nino (29), West of
the 9th =, NJ, containing in all two hundred GOO
Which said deed of trust was made to secure
the payment of certain promssory note or
b md, In the sum Of four hundred dollars
900, with coupons attached for the semi-annual
interest thereon aud on January lat 1895, note
| In like amount with coupons attached for the
| semi annual interest thereon, was given In cx-
| tension thereof by the said George y Richard.
| son and Dolah Richardson, his wife,
And whereas, said principal note, together
with one interest coupon on said extension note
| or agreement has long since become due and
| sun remains unpaid
And whereas, It is provided In said deed OF
trust that Il J. NJ Weaver, the Trustee therein
named shall be absent from the State Of Arkan.
sas, or shall refuse to act as such Trustee, thcn
| II shall be competent and proper for the said j.
| NJ, Weaver or Che holder Of the said indebtness
or any part thereof 10 appoint and substitute
my olHVi p'frOH w. lIuNN''i w nfl III MS DlHN'
and stoad, who shall be vested with Ill the
rights, power and authority conferred upon the
original Trustee
Aud, whereas, the said J. NJ Weaver Ia absent
from tho State Of Arkansas and has resigned his
trust IN writing and now refuses TO further act
Ms such Trustee, and the owner and holder OF
the Indebtedness secured by said trust deed has
appointed me, the undersigned, with full power
| to act Ms Trustee hereunder,
Now, therefore, J. Lewis Bryan, will, nj the 70.
quest Of the legal owner and holder Of said note
extension agreement and coupon, md following
the terms Of said deed Of trust proceed TO sell
the above described roal estate, with oil .gp'
purlcnanocs thorount0 belonging ut public
vcndue, TO the highest and best bidder iof cash,
nt the front door Of the court house In the city OF
Van Buren, In the county of Crawford and State
OF Arkansas, on the
18th DAY OF AUGUST 1900
nj the hour Of 1880 O'Clock p. NJ, TO satisfy tho
| debt by said deed OF trust secured and the cost
and expenses Of executing this trust Said
| property TO be duly appraised before said sale
aud not 10 DO sold for less than twO.thlrds its
appraised value. Lewis BnyAE,
| Substitute Trustee,
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Democratic Tickle

OBJECTION TUESDAY. NOVEMBER &, looI
For President,
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.
For Vice President
ADLAI Y. STEVENSON.
For Presidential Electors,
AtLargc--S NJ TAYLOR r. b. HoDGiss.
First Disirict--E, +. Morris.
Second Disrict-W S. GOODWIN.
Third District--I. ~ CARTER
Fourth District-A. V. CoVlsGroN
Filth District-J. y. TlLtMAN
sixth District. T. ROBINSON,
For Congress Fifth District.
HUGH A. DlNSMORE.
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For Governor
JEFFERSON DAVIS. of Pope,
For Secretary of State
JOHN W. CROCKETT. Of Arkansas,
For Attorney General
GEO. W. MURPHY, Of Pulaski.
For Treasurer
THOs. Il. LITTLE, of Sebastian,
For Auditor
T. C. MONROE of Columbia,
For Commissioner OF Lands
j. ". C0LQuITT, of Pulaski,
For Superintendent Of Public Instruction
J. j. DOYNE. OF bonoke,
FOR Commissioner of Mines
FRANK HILL. of Washington
For Associate Justice Supreme Court
CARROLL u. WOOD,
ror Railroad Commissioners
D. q, WALLACE Fourth and Fifth Dist
ARNER GAINES, Second and third DIST
p. NJ HANLEl, Fifth and SiNsh dat
FOR Prosecuting Attorney,
ROBT. l.. ROGERS.
For State senator
". ". COTTON,
Fer Representatives
RANDOLPH COMsToCB
BERKELEY NEAL.
For sheriff
JAMES plroocK.
For County Judge
A. 7 GROSS,
For Circuit Clerk,
W. p, SADLER,
For County Clerk.
ED GOCnRANE.
For Assessor,
W A. COLE,
Tor Treasurer,
7. h. swEARINGEN
For Surveyor
Us, sLAvEN.
For Coroner,
TlIOs. TREBLE
For Jusiice OF Peace, Van Buren, Township,
J. II, MILLER,
j. q. FERGUSON.
TlIOS. DAVIS,
NJ T. WEST
JOHN MORROW.
For Constable Van Buren, Township.
W. J. MARTIN
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Save CSC by Buyinc

McGee's 25c Chill Cure is purga.
tive; you need no other. Largest bot
tie for the money and Is guaranteed
TO cure or money refunded Ask your
druggist for McGee's 26c Chill Cure,
Tasteless,
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Worry low ralea are IN effect via tho Iron
Mountain Route 70 these charming resorts cool
pleasant aud, among the heallhiest place IN
Arkansas, Excellent aeeopiodatlonp Aee local
Iron Mountain agent for tickets aud further In.
formation,
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McGee's Female Tonic and
Combined Treatment.

Something new. For weak. delicate
women. A tablet for local use in con-
nection with Tonic. Price $l,00.
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Low Ratios 10 EurthA,

From now unll Nov. lst tho usual spmmo ~
Excursion ratios 10 Eureka Springs WIZ ov ~
Trip viii be sabO, limited to Monday lollowins
y, ", Funny, Agl
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MOUNT NEBo, AnK,, s5,t0-sGlc OF tickets will
commence May 10Th and last until october ~.
arApcy SPRINGS, Ann, es60--Dato OF sale May
18th 10 September 18TH Return limit October 0lst
TO DENVER, CoLonADO SPRINGS AND puEnLo
aS2b-Tioke,a on sale June lst W september 10Th
finnl return limit October 3lsL
10 SALT tAKE. ClTy AND OGDEN, co., 90
Tickets ON salo daily tho year round Anal return
limit ninety days from date Of sale, Hoe ngcnl
IN regard 10 stop over privileges Diverse routes
nnd Joint agency frr A, hays AIT
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The Crawford county peach crop Is
proving an immense thing this year. The
Van Buren, horticultural Association up
TO yesterday morning had shipped eight.
cars. About " like number of cars had
been shipped by the growers around
Smeltzer's switch and local express
shipments made up several cars more,
Most of the peaches are being shipped
East and the market is reported flatter'
ing, Arkansas peaches selling at better
prices than Georgia and Alabama
peaches In the same markets,
bocal buyers are paying from 35 to 80
cents bushel according 10 quality, The
quahty has rs n rule been good, though
there has been some inferior fruit offered
the past two days. There are four
packingjplaces on Main street, but by
far the largest amount is packed ut the
orchards, The Van Buren, Horticultural
Association had II force of about twenty
men and boys at work the past several
days making crates and they have been
mailing them up at the rate of about
| 500 TO | 800 day,
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The Peach Crop.

NINE, JANAUsCHE1, the actress, was
stricken with pnralysis at BROOKLYN.
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Unclaimed Letters.

Parties calling for above will please say ad,
vertised aud give date. A fee of one cent will
be charged on all advertised letters.
j, l.. JARVIS, J. NJ.
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Public Speaking.
Candidates for the various Offices of
Crawford county will address the people
IL a u L. l.. A.
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OBJECTION, MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 3, l9O0)
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W. G. BosTicK, Chm,
Dem, Co Cen Com.
j. L, WooTES, Sccy
NJ. II, sNrLrzrR Chm.
Rep, Co Cen, Com
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WINDSOR COUNTY.
READING,

The Reading Free Library has been pre-
sented with the Universal Dictionary fine
~ bound in vols by Mrs A. w Cod
dard and Mrs. j. Bruce Payne of Granny,
i. O.. and F.. H. Clark Esq of Windsor;
Vermont in the Civil War" in Q vols.
has been given by Mr. Fred Pierce; IL
numbers of the Cosmopolitan by Miss Lot
tie Gould of Amsden and IA numbers of
Arthurs Home Magazine by Mrs. Par
menter. The Gilbert A. Davis library
building was opened on April LIST, 1899
During the year ending April 1st 1900 So
books have been presented and 36 books
added by subscription, making a total of
1871 books in the library besides several
hundred government records. 212e books
have been loaned during the year ending
April LIST. 1900 being an increase of 952 over
the previous library year.-Mrs. LuCian
Parker and Mrs. Nellie Morse have re-
turned from Burlington where they have
been for medical treatment.-Miss Edna
trandall is in Claremont. y. H., where she
has obtained employment-Mrs. McWain
and Miss Madeline of Plymouth have been
visiting at DR. f. C. Morgan's.-Mrs Nor
gan of Ludlow is visiting her son, DR.. T..
{. Morgan.-Mr. and Mrs Daniel Hufnail
go TO windsor this week where they have
OBTAINED employment.--Rev. f. II Goldth-
waite is in Cuttingsvile this week being
called there to attend the wedding of his
friend, Miss Russel.-Rev. f. II. Goldth-
waite preached a very appropriate and
helpful Easter sermon from the words:
1T is Finished" One member was re-
ceived into the church and the communion
service was held. Special music was
rendered at the afternoon service, in con-
nection with exercises in keeping with
the day by the Pastor
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BENSON.

At the republican caucus held Saturday
the following delegates We're elected to at
tend both the state and county conVen-
lions. The delegates are Powers men,
delegates. A. j. Dickinson, j. n. Aiken,
I. NJ. King; alternates, DR.. j. p Newton,
George Deyette, ID. L. Belden; town COM
mittee for two years. a. j. Dickinson, j.
II. Aiken, f. w. Kellogg.-E. A. Gibbs has
accepted position with the Howe Scale
works at Rutland.-Dr II. j. Stevens and
wife have moved into their house in the
NillaGc.-Dr George Westbrook Of Brook
lNn y. Y, was called here last week on
business connected with his profession.-
MISS Fanny Ladd is here for the summer
ana Will make her home with her brother.
There Will be Easter services in the
Methodist Episcopal church the 22d inst
Rev. G. Il. Cady left Tuesday for Troy
where he will attend Troy conference. 1t
is expected that Mr. Cady, who has serv-
ed a successful pasiorate of one year.
VIII be returned-The dog Dewey" own
ed by Cy Belden was run over Saturday
by a wagon loaded with hay and killed.
Claude Ward has accepted a position
with L. S. Howe of Rutland.
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CHELSEA.

Elgin D. Barnes who has been landlord
of Orange County Hotel for 10 years past
sold this wel-knOwn hosiery last Mon
day to Charles f. Dickinson, possession to
be given next weck.-At the republican
town caucus held last Saturday afternoon
the following were elected delegates to
the State convention at Burlington: Hale
* Darling Curtis 5, Emery, Elgin ID.
Barnes. To the district convention at
Montpelier April nth: Orcott Bixby, wal
ter s. Goss and George y. Tracy.-MIs.
Nellie l.. Hardy, aged 80 years, the wife
of George II. Hardy, "A west hill farmer,
died last Saturday, the funeral occurring
Tuesday afternoon, Rev, w. f.. Allen Of
the Methodist Episcopal church ofiiciat-
ing.-Mrs, Nancy Copeland, who has spent
the winter with her son, Osman Il. Cope
land, of Randolph, returned home last
Friday.-r,aster services were held at the
congregational church on Sunday fore
noon, a boy choir being one of the at
fractions. A committee of the Christian
Endeavor society provided abundant and
very attractive floral decorati ons.-Hy
Cabot, one of the substantial men of the
village celebrated his 94Ih birthday April
Ileth.--Mrs. and Mrs. 4. w. Allen were
called to Randolph Sunday by the sudden
death of her mother Mrs Ransom Slack.
Ernest A. Corwin went TO Boston last
Friday.-The Ladies' Reading Circle was
held with Mrs. Ernest A. Corwin on Mon