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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1900-10-06

Cotton has been coming in lively this
week.
Harry SHIRLEY is going to Little Rock
today.
There have been several days Of regular
summer weather this week.
Newland Callahan was taking In the
sights in st. Louis this week.
Cotton has been selling at from 9. 80
to 8. so all during the past week
Considerable Alma and Mulberry
cotton is now being marketed here.
Wagon cotton sold on the streets here
amounted up to Thursday evening to
/ 100 bales.
Rev. Father Keefe returned Wednes-
day from an extended visit to relatives
at Rochester, N. Y.
With ballots at 1 cent each there
should be heavy vote cast on this the
closing day OF the carnival queen con.
test.
Jas. Broyles was found by officers last
Sunday with his mental faculties cloud
ed. He was placed under medical care
and at last reports was fast recovering
his sanity.
Through the kindness of j. L. Rea
the dinner for the float fund was given
in the room Of the Van Buren, Horti.
cultural Association last Saturday, q
better location than the one previously
selected.
Mr. Geo. TILES, the wide-awake In
surance man and manager Of the Fort
Smith opera spent Thursday In Van
Buren, renewing acquaintance with old
time Van Buren, friends. We acknowl.
edge pleasant call.
Blanche, the little hve-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Mostellar,
met with serious accident which re-.
suited In her left leg being broken, while
playing with number of other children
In lawn swing.
Is Van Buren, to take q back seat for
Ozark In the matter Of display ut the
Fort Smith street fairf We hope not i,
and yet 1t seems as though the people of
that little city are making much greater
efforts than we are.
There will be u card social given at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. p. d. Scott
next Wednesday night. An admission
fee Of 20 cents will be collected to be
used for the street fair float fund.
Clyde D Bryan and Miss Nellie Lamb
Of Lamar, Ark. were married at the
residence Of the brides parents al
Lamar Wednesday morning. The many
friends Of Mr.. O'Brysn are extending
him and his bride their hearty con
CALCULATIONS.
VIII. Ross saloon was entered Thurs.
day night through a rear window and
some whisky and about 81 so In small
change In the drawer taken. The evi.
dences are that two were concerned In
the burglary and the officers had two
parties under surveillance yesterday.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1900-10-06

Very low rNtos nro IN effect via tho Iron
Mountain Route ~ those charming resorts, cool
pleasant and among the heallhest place IN
Arkansas Excellent accommodations See local
Iron Mountain agcn, for tickets and further IN.
formation,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1900-10-06

MOUNT NERO, ARK, s9,40-Salc of tickets will
commence May 18th and last until October 81,
To SALT LAKE CITY AND 0GDEN, co., o.
Tickets on sale daily the year round, Anal return
limit ninety days from date OF sale See agent
and Joint agency fee. A. liAye, Agt
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1900-10-06

For the fall festivities nj Kansas city tho
Frisco line will seil excursion tickets 10 kaptM
City and return NJ rate or ono fare, 5000 TlckeW
on snlr September S,th 10 October dtb, VIII re-
turn limit q October sth 1900 Z W FutfY
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1900-10-06
Via Mo. pao,t,c,

Reduced ope way second class rates 10 Cali.
forniN points, Portlend Oregon, Seattle washing
ton and Intermediate points. Call AZ Iron
Mountain R'y Ticket once
HAys Art
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1900-10-06
Standing Of Contestants !:

Following is the list of the ladies SO
far nominated, together with the number
Of votes each has received:
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1900-10-06
Low Rates 10 Eureka.

From now until Nov, lst the usual snmm,m
Excursion rates 10 Eureka Springs VIII DO W
trip viii be s2b0 limited 10 Monday followlns
p W FURRY, Aat
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1900-10-06
Unclaimed Letters.

The following IL list OF letters In the Post.
ONCE at Van Buren,. Ark. remaining uncallep
for and advertised October 9, 1900.
Brandenbcrg, NJ II Dowrey Birdie
Bryce, AS Mcdonald, John
BROMLEY, Le0ra McCott0n, Jane
CAMILLE, Guy Standard, SB
Corn, q " Stevens. X
Deford, Ed fash, Jack
Foster, A Thomas. Evalino
LarkintOn, Margiret Mann VIM
Vancey. J D.
Parties calling for above will please say ad
vertised and give date. A fec OF one cent will
be charged on all advertised letters.
j. ". JARVIS. y. NJ.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1900-10-06
Apparent Certainty Of Republican De
feat In Kansas Grows.

TOPEKA, Kas. September 30. Many
Populist and Democratic speakers came
to Topeka today from week y canvass
OF Kansas. John W Breidenthal candi
date for governor Colonel Il, 9. Little,
Jerry Simpson, Webb McNall, Senator
Harris aud others bring most enoourag.
Ing news,
All agreed that increased interest Il
manifested everywhere. AID thai lie
fusion forces enter upon the last Ave
weeks OF the campaign with assurance
Of victory for Bryan and the whole
ticket,
Reports are that the labor vote all
over thu State In turning 10 Bryan, and
this IL especially true Of railroad labor,
ers, Breidenthal, Harris and McNall
declare that they lind that the majority
Of changes are from Mckinley to Bryan,
and that Bryan 4 speeches are making
many converts.
As the right OF voting for a special
road tax WAS denied the people Of Craw
ford county by the election commission.
ers would II not be well TO invoke The
right Of petition IN this case. The
people, we feel certain, want better
roads and do not wish to wait another
two years for n chance 10 vote n Tux
We move that petitlone be circulated IN
ench township among the qualified
voters ana n test case made,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1900-10-06
Special Train Service to Fl. Smith
Fair Week.

Special Tram S6TVIC6 10 Tts oH1ItTI
Fair Week.
In order to accommodate Van Buren,
street fair visitors the Frisco line will
run the following special trains be.
ginning Tuesday October 18th until and
including Saturday October Goth:
Leave Van Buren,. ........ GAM.
Leave Van Buren,. ....... 7P.M.
Leave Fort Smith. ........ 5.30P. NJ.
Leave Fort Smith. ........ 10. BOP. M
Regular fare; no extra charge tickets
good on regular or special trains 25c
for round trip. Prompt service and
plenty Of room. P. W. FURRY, Agt.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1900-10-06
Rainfall for September.
McGee's Female Tonic and
Combined Treatment.

Something new. For weak, delicate
nection with Tonic. Price S1.00.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1900-10-06

Make Much Work. -

The little sparks" of bad Blood lurking
ir the system should be quenched eDah
Hoods Sa,saparila, americas great blood
pmifier. It purfies, eitaLses and enriches
the blood of both seres and all ages. Cures
scrofula. salt rfeun, dyspepsia catarrh.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1900-10-06

BrIug your Job Work TO the
psHgE Once.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-01-04

Cook county has a tree almost with
in the limits Of Chicago that Is trying
in a modest way to keep pace with the
city in growth. 1t rears its majestic
height in a field on the farm OF Charles
Kotz. two miles and a half west OF
Crosse Point.
1t is the biggest known tree in the
United States, the great sequoias OF
California alone being excepted. Three
feet from the ground its girth is Il
feet. The diameter is 13 feet inches
The height is 13o feet.
Yet this marvel, which hundreds OF
years ago may have been worshipped
by a savage race. has gone on year by
year producing its foliage and In the
order or nature casting it of, all un-
noticed by Chicago. About its only ad-
mirer has been the owner, Charles
Kotz. He guards it as iealously as he
does his own children.
Aside from the great height and girth
of the trunk is remarkable hollow
or room at its foot. This hollow is rs
feet in circumference. S1s feet in diam
eter and 20 feet in height. A natural
doorway feet high and 4 feet wide at
the broadest part. A horse and its
ider can easily pass through to the
interior Three horses can easily be
sheltered inside the mammoth trunk.
The hollow is big enough to permit a
dining table to be spread in its bounds,
and there is room enough to spare for
chairs about the table.
The height to the first limb is 20
feet. A man of average size must take
"A PAGES to complete the circuit Of the
big trunk.
A competent authority on forestry
has estimated that the tree. which, by
the way, is Of the cottonwood family.
S no less than 500 years old. In the
days of King John and Magma Charta
this tree was fourishing. When Co
lumbus discovered America it was as
large as its companions in the forest.
It is known that even half a century
ago it was as big and majestic as it is
to-day.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-01-04
THE WASHINGTON LETTER.

tFrom Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, d. c., JAN. 1sT, 1900
Comic papers and few Senators
and Representatives who play instead
of working when Congress is in ses-
sion, are responsible for much public
misinfOrmation as to the life of the
average Senator or Representative.
Everybody in Washington who has
ever taken the trouble to ascertain the
facts, knows that many men i'm both
branches of Congress break down their
health and often die from the effect
of their hard work during Il session
! Of Congress. One who has been a
careful observer of Congressional life
said, speaking especially fthe illness
of Representative Boutele. of Maine,
Chairman of the House Naval Com
mittee,: "IIard work and conse-
quent irreglarity in eating and sleep
ing are responsible for the breaking
down of Mr. Buutelle's health, Just
as the same things caused the death
of Mr.. Dingley. Some of the mem
bers don't care a rap for the legisla-
tive duties; they have a good time
and pay no attention to Congress.
But the committee Chairman, the
floor leaders, and the legislative
wheelhorses, often sit mp all night GO
ing over documents and figures relat-
ing to contemplated legislation. They
get only few hours rest and then
tired, listless and irritable, they go
to the capital for a days work. At-
ter hours spent in mental activity in
committee rooms, they will in the
course of the afternoon, go into one
of the Capitol restaurants and eat a
heavy, indigestible meal. With that
that sort of thing going on daily for
months, it is surprising that there
are not more break downs among the
working members. Not one man in
a hundred can stand it for any length
of time"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-01-04

To the close observer who had been
present at many New Year recep-
tions, the most notable thing about
to-day's reception was the attitude
of the European members Of the Dip
lomatic Corps towards the President.
Instead of the perfunctory and super
ciliOus pOliteness with which these
men used to greet our Presidents,
which has made more than one
Americans blood boil with indigna-
ton and his foot ache with a desire
to kick somebody, these diplomats
tried to outdo each other in the cord
iality with which they greeted Pres
ident Mckinley, showing very plain
ly their desire to stand well with
him. There is meaning in this
changed attitude-a meaning that
makes a good Americans heart ex-
pand with pride. In formers days,
diplomatic representatives Of the
great European powers regarded the
u. $. as a second or third rate nation,
not worth cultivating; to-day they
recognize the L. $. as a world power
second to none, the goodwill of which
it is not only good policy to cultivate
but actually dangerous to lose. AS
a deep student Of politics and human
nature, President Mckinley is fully
aware of this change, and doubtless
proud of the part he played in bring
ing it about. More than once while
he listened to the expressions of good
wishers for himself and the nation,
by the diplomats, merry twinkle
was seen in his eyes by those who
were in n position to see, and it is
quite certain that he saw the humor
as well as the honor of thesitu-
alton, and that he enjoyed it.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-01-04
Auditors Notice.

Estate of
deceased of Pike County
The undersigned appointed Auditor to
make distribution Of the funds in hands of
j. II Van Etten, Trustee, ms shown by his
account aud make report to next Term.
with thtl'vidence taken before him" will at
meet the parties interested i'm said Estate
on Tuesday, the Both day Of January A. d,
1870 ut O'Clock. y. m. at his Office. corner
of Ann and Third streets, in the Borough
Of Milford Pa, when and where all part
les entitled to share in said funds, or who
are in any way interested therein are re-
quired to present and prove their claims
or be debarred forever from participatinI ,
in said funds, or coming in upon the same
HY II. BAKER,
Auditor
Milford, Pa, Dec 30, 1899
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-01-04

The yellow newspapers which had
heen arranging a war with England
because of the seizure of American
-four, consigned to South Africa, and
new Fenian invasion of Canada,
made the decision of the President
and his Cabinent to send more troops
to Alaska, to keep order and protect
the interests of the thousands OF
American gOld-seekers who will
flock there i'm the Spring, the basis
for a new batch of sensational stories
quite as ridiculous as those which
preceded them. If certain newspa-
pers are seriously taken by the out
side world as representing American
sentiment, we shall soon be known
as a nation of the most colossal liars
ON earth.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-01-04

For several years my early morning
walk lay through the first block OF
West Fifty-seventh street, New York,
where / used regularly to meet q milk
man delivering milk. He would take
from his wagon a rack containing sew
eral bottles and go from house to
house, while his old gray horse walked
sedately on alone, says Our Animal
Friends.
One morning as I was passing the
pair midway the block the man said
to his horse:
go on, Jim, and turn at No. T."
| watched with interest Jim did 20
on until exactly opposite No. Z. Then
he carefully turned and walked back to
mis- master or shall | say comrade?
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-01-04

The PRESS and Weekly Tribune
GIGS.
The Press and Tri- Weekly Tri.
bune $2.25.
We want everybody to have plen-
ty Of good reading matter and to
furnish it within their means. We
donO expect the PRESS to take the
place of metropolitan daily, or of
a good magazine, and so have ar
ranged for combinations which will
give you both at a price within the
means of any one with the least de-
sire for reading matter. Look over
our offers.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-01-04
The sultan. Gifts to Uncle Sam.

Inc euildu-b ntlt Shh
On the seventh day of the month of
Schawwal, in the year 1854 OF the He
gira-which is the Arabian way of
writing Dec. rs, 183s-the Sultan Of
Oman, whose name was Ssyyid Saood,
Bin Sultan Bin Ahmed. addressed a
gracious letter to His Excellepcy,
Martin Van Buren,, President of'the
United States OF North America" in
which he informed the President that
he had sent him by the royal ship Sui
tanee few trifies as token OF friend
ship and good feeling. These trifes
consisted OF two Arabian horses and
their groom. one bottle OF altar OF
roses, two pieces Of gold, fve demi-
Johns OF rose water, one Persian car
pet, one gold ornament with silk tas-
sci, four camel's hair shawls, one gold
mounted sword, two large pearls, a
string of 150 pearls, one gold plate, one
bottle OF diamonds, one gold snuff box
studded with precious stones, and one
box of mixed pearls and diamonds.
Under the Constitution, the Presi
dent is prohibited from accepting a
personal gift from any foreign State
or power, and as the sultAn's gifts had
arrived in New York and the COM
mander of the Sultanee would not
leave the country without presenting
his masters offerings, an smbarrass-
ing complication was the outcome.
The matter was finally referred to
Congress, and after three months of
correspondence, red tape, diplomacy,
and legislation the Sultan's Christmas
presents were finally accepted; and
then the President was put to the
trouble of selling the horses the
shawls, and the rose water, while IN
Gle Sam was given the further trouble
of finding suitable place 10 store the
remaining gifts and WAS aftOrward put
to great expense in capturing the thief
who carried of the entire collection in
bag and was only caught after a long
chase.-The Ladies Home Journal.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-01-04
Auditors Notice.

.Iacoi, EiI,vo,oor In the Orphans Court
decoasSS Of the County OF Pike.
The undersigned appointed Auditor to
make distribution of the funds in hands
OF Philip Ellwanger, Executor as shown
by his third count and make report TO
next Term" will attend TO the duties of
his appointment and meet the parties in
terestcd in said estate, on Monday the Goth
day of January, A. ID. 1900, at 2 O'Clock y
NJ OF his office, corner Of Ann and Third
streets, in the Borough of Milford, PA
when and where all parties entitled to
share in said funds, OF who are in anyway
interested therein, arc required to present
and prove their claims, or be debnrred
forever from participating in said funds.
or coming in upon the same
HY Y. BAKER,
Auditor
Milford Pa Dec. 3Oth, 1899 3w
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-01-04
Executors S Notice.

Letters Of administration with the will
annexed upon the estHte Of Julia Ann Van
Gordon, late of Lehman township, deceas-
ed have been granted to the undersigned
All persons having claims against snid rs
tate will present them and those indebted
thereto will please make immediate pRy-
ment to
MOSES w. VAN GORDEN,
Egypt Mills, Pa. Executor
sept. IS 1899.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-01-04

The gold which is going to Europe
need not worry the calamity cIiers
at all, Itis going there because il
commands higher rate of interest
there than can be obtained for it
here, and not for the purpose of
debt-paying. So long as the trade
balance is in the neighborhood OF
forty million dollars monthly in
favor of this country, it will not be
necessary to export gold to Europe
for debt-paying purposes.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-01-04

President McKinley's New Year
levee was one of the most brilliant
ever held in the White House. II
began promptly at eleven O'Clock a.
M, with the reception of the Cabin
ct and the Diplomatic corps, followed
by the Justices of the U. S. Supreme
Court, the judges of the U. S. Court
Of Claims, the Court of Appeals, the
Supreme Court of the District of Co
lumbia. Ex-members of the Cabinet
ex-Ministers of the U. S., Senators
and Representatives, the Commits
sioners and Judicial officers Of the
Navy, officers of the Marine corps,
officers of the District of Columbia
Militia, prominent bureau officials OF
Executive Departments, the veter-
ans Of the Mexican war, the Grand
Army Of the Republic, the Loyal Le-
gion, the Union Veteran League, the
Spanish war veterans, the Oldest In
habitants Association of the District
ofColumbia, and the general public.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-01-04
That Throbbing Headache

Would quickly leave you, if YOU
used DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
Thousands of sufferers have proved
their matchless merit for Sick and
Nervous Headaches. They make
pure blood and strong nerves and
build up your health. Easy to take.
Try them. Only 25 cents. Money
back if not cured. Sold by G o.
Armstrong, druggist.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-01-04

No better barometer of business
can be found than the railroads,
those great transporters of the pro-
ducts of industry and labor. The
gross earnings of all roads in the
United States reporting to Dun's
Review for the first half of Decem-
ber showed a gain of 10.1 per cent.
over last year and 21.3 per cent.
over the prosperous year 1892.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-01-04

NOTlCE-All hunting, fishing or other
trcspassing on the promises of the under
signed, in Dingman Township. on Ray
mondskill and Dwarfskin Greeks, is for
binden under penalty of the law.
CHAS. !. BOILEAU,
Dingman Twp, N. BOILEAU,
May II, 1898 JOSEPH + BOuEAU.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-01-04
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.

1t offers SUPERIOR educational ad-
vantages.
HEALTHFUL and PICTURESQUE LO-
CATION in the resort region of the
State.
BUILDNGs new and modern.
STUDENTS Room furnished with
BRUSSELS CARPETS No other school
provides such luxurions home com
forts.
THE BEST BOARDING. The Most
reasonable rates. The First Nor
NAL in the State 70 introduce Plain
and fancy sewing,
COLLEGE PREPARATORY, MUSIC
and ELoCUTIONARY DEPARTMENTS.
Writeat once for a catalogue, free.
Winter term opens Jan y 2, 1899.
Address, GEo. p. BIBLE, AN,
Principal.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-01-04

The Populist party has suffered a
material loss in the withdrawal of
such leaders as Kyle, Stewart, Jones
and many others, who are now an
nouncing their determination to
abandon that party, whose manage
ment has degenerated into support
of principles dangerous to the Repub-
lie. Senator Kyle voices this senti-
ment when he says that the So
cialistic tendencies of the third party
people, coupled with the prosper
ity which is being enjoyed by the
farmers Of the country, have sounded
the death knell of this movement.
Commenting upon the fact that at a
a Populist meeting in his own State
the American flag was twice torn
down and the red flag of socialism
raised in its stead, he says: ''I am
in favor Of American institutions and
would rather take the Republican
party with all in 1t that is distasteful
TO me than be allied with those who
have no respect for on. flag and want
10 tear down our Government"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-01-04

TRESPASS NOTICE. Notice Is hereby
Il given that trespassing on the premises
Of the undersigned, situated in Dmgman
township, Tor any purpose whatever is
strictly forbidden, and an offenders will be
promptly prosecuted. IRA b. CASE
Oct. "a. 1895
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-01-04
Legal Advertising.

Administrator and Executors
notices 300
Auditors notices 400
Divorce notices 300
Sherif's sales, Orphans court sales,
County Treasurer's sales, County state
ment and election proclamation charged
by the square.
n. Van Etten, PUBLISHER,
Milford, Pike County, Pa
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-01-04

Watss-I see Tesla now claims he
can telegraph clear around the worlC
without wires.
Potts-Clear around the world?
should think it would be cheaper t.
just telegraph across the room.-Wash.
ington Star.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-01-04

Small wonder that the Bryanites
find it difficult to convince the
American people of the hard times
when all the mints of the country
are running night and day to coin
money for paying American work.
men who are working overtime to
supply the demand for every pro-
duct of the land.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-01-04

The 900 veteran employees of the
Pennsylvania Railroad who were
retired January 1st on pensions,
doubtless believe that great combi-
nations of capital are not all bad.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-01-04

The car famine, about which
Democrats have had so much quiet
concern, has now extended to the
coasts, Exporters in the Pacific
cities of the United States say they
cannot get ships enough to handle
the business offered.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-01-04

The calamityites are jubilant
over the Missouri train robbery
which yielded the robbers only $3.50.
One or two other lines of business
are not quite up to the usual mark.