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The Van Buren press., 1900-11-10

this conduct mean?" he flashed out
from between his fastened teeth.
Sponge could only gurgle: THE
battery-the battery--the battery!"
1.-THE battery?" cried Richie, in q
voice which sounded like pistol shots.
"Are you afraid of the guns you al
most took yesterday? Go back there,
you white livered towards! You
swine! You dogs! Curs Ours!
Ours! Go back there!"
Most of the men halted and
crouched under the flashing tongue Of
their maddened general. But one
man found desperate speech, and he
yelled: General, it is our own bat
terry that is firing on us!"
Many say that the generals face
frightened until it looked like mask.
The Kicking Twelfth retired to COM
Portable place, where they were only
under the fire of the Rostina artillery.
The men saw a staff officer riding
over the Instructions in manner
calculated to break his neck directly.
The Kickers were aggrieved, but
the heart of the old colonel was cut in
twain. He even babbled to his majors,
talking like a man who is about to
die of simple rage. "Did you hear
what he said to me? Did you hear
what he called us? Did you hear
what he called us?"
The majors searched their minds
for words to heal deep wound.
The Twelfth received orders to go
into camp upon the hill where they
had been insulted. Old Sponge looked
as If he were about to knock the aide
out of the saddle, but he saluted and
took the regiment back to the tenn
porary companionship of the Rostina
dead
Maj. Gen. Richie never apologizcd
to Col. Sponge. When you are a COM
handing officer you do not adopt the
custom of apologizing for the wrong
done to your subordinates. You ride
away; and they understand, and are
confident of the restitution to honor.
Richie never opened his stern young
lips to Sponge in reference to the
scene near the hill of the Rostina
dead, but in time there was q Gen.
eral Order No. 20, which spoke defn-
itely of the gallantry of his majesty's
Twelfth regiment of the line and its
colonel. In the end Sponge was given
high decoration because he had been
badly used by Richie on that day.
Richie knew that it is hard for men
to withstand the shrapnel of their
friends.
A few days later the Kickers,
marching in column on the road, came
upon their friend, the battery, halt
ed in field and they addressed the
battery, and the captain of the bat
terry blanched to the tips of his ears.
But the men Of the battery told the
Kickers to go to the devil--frankly,
freely, placidly, told the Kickers to
go to the devil.
And this story proves that it is
sometimes better to be a private
Black and White.
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GOV. jones' Proclamation,

Governor Jones has issued the fol-
lowing proclamation, at the suggestion
Of number of citizens:
Whereas, 1t appears that forestry
and tree culture in this state has had
no recognition of any kind by the state
government, and the Arkansas Fedora.
ton Of Women's Clubs, representing
the best and most progressive woman.
hood of the state, has requested me to
designate day to be devoted to such
work, and has suggested November 10
as such day;
"Now, therefore, l, Daniel w. Jones.
governor of the state of Arkansas, do
hereby designate the 18th day of No
vember Of each year as Arbor Day in
the state, and respectfully recommend
that the people of the state, where pos.
sible, devote said day to the planting
and cultivation of trees, both for the
purpose of identifying public and pri.
vate grounds, and to preserve the for.
ests for industrial purposes"
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ABOUT RESCUE GRASS.
Gulf states and as Far North
as North Carolina.

We have had for months past an
increasing number of inquiries about
Rescue grass and as matter of gen
eral information we give the follow.
ing information regarding this splen-
did winter grass from bulletin of
the department of agriculture:
1t Is adapted TO cultivation in the
gulf states and has been tried with
success as far north as North Caro-
lima. Its value is in its use for winter
pasture and hay, 1t has been tried
at several OF the experiment stations
in the south and spoken Of very ia
vorably. In eastern Texas II Is rather
common rs u volunteer crop and is
spoken Of very highly by some Of the
farmers. II grows best on rich,
loamy soil, and will do well in some
what shady locations. On light, poor
soil IL produces but a scanty growth,
and for pasture in such soil It is in
fcrior to rye. TO secure the most
satisfactory results, the land should
be well plowed and narrowed in, us
ing thirty TO forty ponds OF seed per
acre.
The seed Is rather expensive at
present, 1t Is sold by most OF the
larger dealers and Is quoted at from
20 TO 30 cents per pound, or $40 TO
500 per hundredweight. The seed
weighs about sixteen pounds per
bushcl. After having seeded n small
area, the grower may find II proilta-
BILE to grow his own seed, rather than
pay aS TO 30 cents per pound for It,
The seed should be sown In late Au.
gust or early September, no ny TO be
ready TO terminate M soon as the
| first fall rains come. In case of n dry
autumn, the crop will be late, but un-
| der favorable conditions heavy
stand will be produced, furnishing cx-
cellcnt pasture from December TO
April or May; or II II Is desired for
hay, one, or sometimes two, crops
may be secured.
Tho grass IL naturally an annual,
producing Its seed and then dying,
but II prevented FROM seeding by con
tlnuous cutting or pasturlng, II will
survive several years and produce
well; but M the grass dries up dur.
ing that period IL practically lost, Re-
suits giving the most general sotis'
faction In growing IL until spring and
then letting II rcsccd Itself After II
has mptured lta seed, land may be
plowed and sown, preferably TO COW
peas or japan clover, which should be
harvested In time to allow the rescue
grass TO start again with the first nu'
tumnal rains. Excellent volunteer
crops may be secured In this way for
several ycors.
lts nutrltlvo value IN high. Compnr'
Ing the chemical analysis OF the grass
with those OF rye and oat fodder, II Il
found that II contains n larger per
centnge Of protein and fat thar
either. 1ts nutritlvc ratio In lao, show
Ing II 10 DO q we'll balanced ration fol
st0ok.
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HERE AND THERE.

The pineapple crop of Florida Is
the largest in the history OF that
state. On the east coast alone the
crop will exceed a valuation of $780,
900.
"A greater number of horses Is
reared In Russia than In any other
country OF the world. The United
States ranks second, Argentina third,
and Austria Hungary fourth.
Within year. ending with the
month of September, there have been
shipped from New Orleans to the
British army In South Africa 42,l09
mules and 1s,d02 horses.
"A radical difference between hogs
and sheep IL that the former love to
lie down In mud and n sheep will
stand on its feet for month before
II will lie down In such n bed.
The evenness and much of the
value OF fleece depends largely up
on the condition OF the sheep. II n
sheep gets sick or out OF condition
the wool growing during that time
shows the effects ~ plainly ny tho
animal does,
THE stables, horse and cow lots,
and hog pens need cleaning up. This
should be done right AWAY and the
manure hauled out and spread on the
thinncst ground on the farm,or where
special crops demand IL most.
England buys 90 per cent. Of oil
The products which the American
farmer sends abroad. The United
Kingdom IL the best market for
American foodstuiYs, the British colo
MOS for our manufactured products.
1T viii be u surprise TO mnny pco-
pie TO learn that more than 100000
persons IRE engaged in the opurlon
industry In this country. That IL the
estimate made by Prof. o, i. How
ard, of the agricultural department,
The number of cut roscs sold nm
nually In the markets OF the United
| States IN estimated Mt l00,000000, val
ued Ut $O,0O0,000 i0oo00,000 eornn.
tons, valued at S4,0O0,0O0, ylolets 76.-
100000, valued nt $75O,0O0 chrysnn-
thcmums 5O,oOo,ooo, valued Mt $780,
000
None OF the recognized dairy or
beef breeds OF cattlc IRE OF Amcri'
can origin. but our people have taken
imported breeds and improved them
until their native land would hardly
kuo,x ihrm. In TIM mnttcr of hrecus
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A Mormon elder was given a warm
reception and taught a lesson by the
wife Of Benton county farmer The
preacher stopped all night at the farm
house and the next morning announced
to the lady that Jesus Christ had APP
peared unto him and commanded him
to take her unto himself as wife.
The lady was dumfounded for an in.
stant and then replied that the Lord
had appeared unto her and commanded
to take chair and beat him to deaf
with it, and 1t is said she came near
keeping the command, too.
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An Ola Resident Gone.

Aunt Violet Woods, colored, the old.
est resident Of Jefferson county, passed
away ut her home near New Gascony
lust week. She was known far and
wide for her wonderful information re.
garding early days In Arkansas. She
was servant In the household OF John
s. Conway, the first governor OF Ar
kansas after the state was admitted 70
the Union, Aunt" Violet celebrated
her Tooth birthday last March with u
dinner, and at the spread were just 100
relatives Of the deceased, She had %
grand children and over 10 great grand
children.
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ENGLAND TO TAKE A CENSUS.
An Arrangement by Which the
EN- ImeratOrs VIII Perform the
Entire Work In One Day.

Under the direction OF the govern.
ment board the registrar general and
his conductors are already preparing
for the census of the United Kingdom
on March 81 next AS it happens,
says a London paper, the date falls
on Sunday, and that day has been
chosen because most people are at
home then. The people OF Great
Britain-England, Scotland and Wales
will be counted simultaneously with
those of Ireland. In both cases the
arrangements are on identical lines,
except that Ireland will have a re.
ligious census and the rest OF tho
kingdom will not. Preparatory to the
census of ten years ago England and
Wales were parceled out into $4,000
districts, so that allowing for the
growth of the population the number
of districts next March via fall lit.
tie short OF 10000 Each district will
have an enumerator, his duty being
to distribute, collect and copy the
householders' schedules. In situations
and establishments holding more
than 100 inmates VIII be specially
enumerated In the majority OF cases
by the chlef resident officers APP
pointed about the middle OF February
this army OF enumerators Will be un.
der the immediate control Oh the local
registrars, these In turn being super
vised by superintendent registrars,
The enumerators VIII distribute the
householders' schedules during the
week prior to the census day and col
lect them on the Monday following
Within u reasonable period the re-
turns must be delivered by the
enumerators, so MS to be examined
and revised by the local registrars be-
fore being passed on to the superln'
tendent registrars, who In due course
transmit them to the census office,
Summary returns form the basis OF
preliminary report, which Is succeed.
ed by general report, ana both are
in process of time laid before the
houses OF parliament,
When the results OF the last census
became known the fact that the pop.
ulation of Enplnnd and Wales fell
The Van Buren press., 1900-11-10

The "grand prize" for cotton and
other fbers has been awarded to the
United States department of agri-
culture for its exhibit at the Paris
exposition, thus affording official con-
firmation of the general verdict which
pronounced it truly magnificent eX-
hibit. While the award has no Pc
cunary value, IL is especially crafty
ing to the statistican, who as cotton
expert to the United States commits
sion supervised the preparation OF
the exhibit, as affording him an OPP
portunity to offer his congratulations
to the numerous correspondents OF
the department who contributed to it
upon this gratifying recognition of
their efforts by the exposition au-
thorities. He gladly takes this occa-
sion TO thank them for their cordial
cooperation in making creditable
exhibit. It is probable that each in
dividual contributor to the exhibit
will be given certificate, stating
that his exhibit formed part of the
general exhibit, which means practic-
ally the same award to each producer
that the exhibit received as WHOLE
Crop Reporter.
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SONG OF THE WOOD THRUSH.


Ere the dew was the grass adjoining,
Ere the red sun burst into flame,
Out of the mist Of the morning,
The song of the wood thrush came.
On my ear soft as flute notes falling,
Musical, mellow and clear,
Came the voice of the sweet bird, calling:
I'm here! ! am here! am here!'
Singing tunefully as II to capture
All In me that remained of a boy,
The round hills hardened with rapture,
And the dark woods listened with JOY.
Singing clear. as II to awaken
The sleepers in covert and tree,
The ragged mist-curtains were shaken
By the ring of his melody.
On the paths not a footstep falling,
Not sound afar or anear,
Save the one voice piping and calliig:
I'm here! am here. am here!
Ere gems were the grasses adjoining,
While never a gossamer stirred,
Ere burst into music the morning
How perfect the song of the bird!
Nor ceased he his marvellous singing,
Nor fainter his piping became,
Iill the sun through the mist upsprlngfng,
Flashed on the hills like flame.
And then-recalling his childhood,
Like the notes of a clarion, clear,
Rang out from the heart of the wildwood:
I'm here! am here! l am here!'
Moses Taggert, In Springfield (Mass) Re-
publican.
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A FALLACY REFUT
The Idea that Agricultural College,
and Experiment stations are
Useless IL Erroneous.

Before us is a short letter from .
Texas farmer, in which this express
zion occurs: "Of what use are expert
ment stations or agricultural coll
leges?" actual experience is worth
more than all the theories in exist
ence." There never was greater
truth than that of the great common
sense philosopher that Experience
teaches a dear school, This is not
all he said in this connection, but it
is sufficient for present purposes be-
cause it is fact. Very little is prov
en- in the practical affairs of life by
the actual experience of any single
person. On the contrary, all the alb
surdities of which ignorance is guilty
are the result of such experience. Ex-
perience taught the king of Bantam
that water could not be made solid
by lack of heat, and for contradicting
this conclusion his ambassador lost
his head. Experience taught the Pu-
ritans that woman with mole on
her left shoulder was witch, and
they burned her at the stake. 1t
taught the ancients to decide great
questions of state by examining the
entrails of ram, and even in these
days it teaches men to bleed horses
for "hooks," to bore holes for "hol-
low-horn" and to rowel with salt for
"hollcw-tail;" to wait week before
planting, because the phase of the
moon or the sign of the zodiac is not
Just right. Education is the acquisi-
ton of knowledge. A farmer is de-
grading his profession when he de-
MES the utility of agricultural knowl-
edge. An official government report
states that in all the states the agri-
cultural colleges and experiment sta
tions have revolutionized farming for
a considerable distance around these
institutions as centers. This is plan
ly shown in Texas, both in the vicini-
ty of college station and the Beeville
station. The same is shown in all the
states and territories. The wonder
full development of truck farming in
southwest Texas began after the Bee
vile station began its work, and has
continued until several thousands of
cars are required to carry their truck
to market, and every truck farmer in
that section attributes this to the
work and influence of the station.
And yet there are people who will
learn in no other school than that of
experience, and undoubtedly they
gain some knowledge there, but they
pay very dear price for it. Personal
experience teaches more fallacy than
fact.-Tcyas Farm and Ranch.
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BRIEF MENTION.

Amon Carpenter, farmer from the
indian Territory, was killed by high
wayman near Van Buren,.
Haskell Rightor, u furniture dealer
Of Helena, made an assignment for the
benefit OF his creditors.
The Epstein Crockery Company, one
OF the Oldest business firms in Little
Rock, made an assignment on the 9th
DeQueen is soon to have electric
Lights, the city council having granted
charter to eastern capitalists,
Several carloads OF mules, cattle and
hogs have been shipped from lmboden
this fall.
The is-year'old son OF Mr.. Kapple'
man, near Newberry, waskiled by the
accidental discharge OF u gun.
Chas. Morris, colored preacher was
fined $40 at Bald Knob for refusing 10
ride In the colored coach on IN Iron
Mountain train,
Ed, Poole died at his home at For
dyce on the 9th inst Poole was noted
for his clever ideas, and had realized 0
fortune out OF his numerous inven'
tions
The business men OF Little Rock are
making elaborate preparations TO en-
terrain visitors on the occasion OF the
cornerstone laying for the new state
capitol building on the 9Th.
Sophia Adams, IN aged colored WON
IN, while walking along the Cotton
Belt track In u suburb OF Pine Blum,
was run down by u train and killed
Willis Watts, colored, Of Hempstead
county, was accidentally shot ana
killed by his brother.
WIN Ayers, from Fort Smith, sui
cided In house OF III fame ut Little
Rock by swallowing cnrbolic acid,
The figures FIRST published gave the
town Of Fordycc $40 populations II
should have read l,7i0.
During tho season just closed there
was shipped from Rogers $50 car loads
Of apples, II In estimated that the
crop Melted the growers t8i,0
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VIII Pay Fifty Per Cent.

Judge Don A. Pardee, in the United
States circuit court at Atlanta, has
handed down an opinion on the report
of the special master, Robert c. Aston,
in the case of Mrs. M. c. Alexander and
others against the Southern Home
Building and Loan Association, OF Az
lanta, of which there are good many
stockholders in Arkansas, and fer
which receivers were appointed by
Judge Williams, On the basis Of the
masters estimate Of the fund which
will be collected, dividend of so per
cent can be made.
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FARMER AND PLANTER
THE SAVING OF SEED.
A Matter that Many Otherwise Good
Farmers Do Not Realize the
Importance Of.

Very few farmers appreciate the
Importance of selecting and saving
their own seed for next years plant
ing. They do not realize how much
depends upon this. Often two men
on adjoining farms do about the same
amount of work and plant about the
same number of acres, and one will
gather very much larger crops than
the other, simply because he used
better seed. We have in mind fran
er who sowed largely of wheat one
year ago. His land was much the
same quality. He prepared it all
alike. He spent as much upon one
acre as another. But he sowed about
one third in one variety of wheat,
and the two-thirds in another. The
seed upon the smaller acreage were
better. The result was that he made
as much upon one-third as upon the
two-thirds. But the cost was only
one-half as much. So that the profits
were more than double.
If he had used the best seed upon
all his crop he would now be about
five hundred dollars off. That means
that he had lost five hundred dollars
by using an inferior seed.
But even his inferior seed had been
saved with care and well sowed, and
that part of his crop was much bet
ter than many of his neighbors. If
all the community had sowed the bet
ter variety of seed, the resulting crop
would have brought many thousands
of dollars into that community for
this single crop.
This is only one instance. There
are thousands more like it all over
the country.
The same truth applies to every
crop we try to grow. The best seed
are the cheapest seed, and the best
farming can never be done with sorry
seed. Get the very best, and then save
your own seed with the very best care
you can give them.
You can make no worse mistake
than planting inferior seed because
they are cheaper.
Again we have long wondered why
our farmers are so careless about
taking care of their seed. Why they
continue from year to year to buy
seed.
Every farmer could and should
save his own oat seed But we see
millions of bushels of oat seed bought
by farmers every year. We can all
save our Irish potato seed. But this
is large and increasing trade
throughout the south.
Many actually believe that Irish
potatoes grown north will make bet
ter crops than those we grow here.
This is great mistake. Try it and
you will soon be convinced. They
really become acclimated and make
larger and better crops than shipped
seed. OF course it is some trouble
to save good seed and protect them
from rats and weevil and damp, but
we can learn to do these things, and
we will get large pay for doing so.
1t is not near so much trouble work.
ing hard all the year and making a
short crop and borrowing money to
buy more seed with, or mortgaging
the crop or farm too, or both, to
grow another crop on.
Your success or failure as farmer
may depend upon the seed you plant,
Think of this and begin to act upon
it.-Southern Cultivator.
The Van Buren press., 1900-11-10
Tough Character Killed.

Lew Henson, a noted character OF
Yell county, was murdered by some
party unknown near dravclly Hin, In
the southern part Of the county. Hen.
son IN sald TO have been bad man,
who was feared by tho law abiding elc'
ment Shortly before his death no IA
said TO have forced d young man, nj
the muszle oia gun, TO get on his Nil.
fours and eat grass like n horse, jus,
because he had petty grudge ngainst
him, Henson had served u term In the
pcnltentlary,
The Van Buren press., 1900-11-10

The sixth session of the Epworth
League Convention, Fort Smith dis.
trict, Arkansas conference, M. E.
Church, South, in session at Rogers,
elected the following officers and ad.
journed to meet at Bentonville in July
1901: President, Miss Lora Hall; first
vice president, Frank Harrison; second
vice president, Miss Dora Selvy; third
vice president, Mr. Miller; fourth vice
president, Rev. Whitman; secretary.
Miss Steele; junior league superintend.
ent, Miss Edith Cogswell; executive
committee, Mrs. Frank Burnham, Fred
Bartell and 0. " Lyon; committee On
program, pastor at Bentonville, Dr.
Mason, of Sloan Springs, and c. II.
Cotsworth, of Bentonville.
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Colbert,s Sentence Com m tsd.

The death sentence of Charles Col
bert, who was to have been hanged at
Greenwood November o, was committed
TO life Imprisonment in the state peni.
Tertiary Colbert was convicted OF the
killing Of Pete Hughes at Hartford.
One Of the most persistent efforts ever
put forth was made by Colberts sister
and his attorneys TO save his life, II be.
ing asserted by them that he was con.
vcted wrongfully.
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Injunction Asked For.

The Little Rock g. Hot Springs West.
ern Railroad last week filed suit In
federal court at Little Rock, praying
for perpetual injunction against the
state railroad commission enforcing all
freight and express tariffs promulgated
by the said commission since IL came
into existence. The complaint alleges
that the commission has exceeded It's
authority under the federal constitu-
ton.
The Van Buren press., 1900-11-10
Got Twenty.One Years.

Bruce Robinson, negro, who muir
dered Virginia Brown at Helena last
summer, was sentenced TO imprison.
ment for 81 years. He killed the won.
an Tor the purpose of robbery. He had
trial but the jury failed to agree, lie
then withdrew his plea OF not guilty
and plead guilty to murder in the sec.
ond degree. The presiding judge i'm.
posed the heaviest penalty for murder
In the second degree, which is twenty.
one years.
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No Law Covering Iu,s case.

A newspaper correspondent NJ 10,
Springs, who II Is claimed, has been
guilty OF sending out false and damag.
Ing matter, from that city, was arrest.
cd, Az there IL no law covering such
cases the man was released, but 70.
ceived n strong hint TO leave town.