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The Van Buren press., 1901-01-12
Fate Of Old Paul Kruger.

From the Quincy Qll) Journal.
What pitiful sight it is to see old
Paul Kruger, in his 10th year, driven
from his home and country by the greed
and tyranny of England All his life
long Paul Kruger has been retreating
before the power of Great Britain, All
his life long he has been treking back
ward, and yet backward, into the wilds
of Africa. And now driven again from
his home and country, he is to cross the
ocean, to get from under the hard hand
of Britain,
1t seems to be the old man s purpose
to find some resting place for his re-
manning days where Britain cannot
come.
We wish that the old man would make
his home in America, for, though ht
would find no sympathy from our present
government, our people would meet him
with open arms-for they love the old
Lion of the Transvaal. Paul Kruger
has endeared himself to all real lovers
of liberty around the world, If Kruger
would he could find here peaceful
home for the remainder of his days.
But wherever he is, his heart will be In
Africa with the people he loves, and in
the land he tried to make free.
The history of his life-what q re-
proach it is to Great Britain Since
England first set foot upon South African
soil she has been driving the brave Dutch
to the wall, Her policy in South Africa
has been one of grab and merciless op
preston. She has wanted 1t all, and
with the Boer republics destroyed, she
has it all BY her greed and cruelty she
is erecting for herself another Ireland in
Africa. What a sad fate has befallen
these brave and liberty-loving Dutchmen
in South Africa
1t Is indeed pitiful tory-this history
of the Beers in Africa. Time and again
they have given mp their homes and gone
out into the wilderness, out among the
rocks and hills, to make other homes,
simply through their love of liberty
simply because they would not have
Britain for master. But 1t seems that
they can trek no longer II they are to
get from under the rule of Britain they
must do as the honelovlng people of
Ireland do, leave forever the land of
their birth-the land of their hearts
love.
We are anxious to know what old man
Kruger is going to do What place
he has made for himself in the heart of
the world And what place In history
The old man s days can not be many.
and his life must end In sorrow. In the
life to come, may the grand old man
find compensation for his heroic, though
futile, struggle here, and reward for
his disappointments. II exalted, titanic
virtues deserve felicity after life 8 fitful
fever passes, then Paul Kruger, the
priest aud prophet of the Boer republics,
will find II blissful rest in the land be.
yond the stars.
The Van Buren press., 1901-01-12
Important Decision.

Searcy county has Just won an
important suit in the federal court at
Batesville, Judge John II. Rogers sit
ting, involving n large amount Of
interest on old judgments against that
county, and incidentally touching the
validity Of an act OF the Arkansas
legislature Of 1898. The Marshall
Republican says Of the case:
'On January 28, 1891, Jerome Hill
recovered u judgment against Searcy
county for ~ 900. 10. AT the date Of
the Judgment under the law judgments
bore six per cent, interest. On March
el, 1898, the legislature Of Arkansas
passed law providing that all judg
lnents rendered, or TO be rendered :,
against any county should not bear
interest from and after the passage of
the act.
1.-THE owners Of this judgment, and
also ono for ser 900, claimed six per
cent interest, amounting on both iudg
ments to SEQ 900, and claimed the act
Of 1893 was unconstitutional and void
The county claimed that the act was
valid and that It abolished all interest
after its date, even on Judgments already
rendered
While the case tried was only the
small judgment, yet II settled the inter-
est on both Judgments. The case was
tried before Judge John H. Rogers of
the western district, who had changed
with Jacob Trieber, and Judge Rogers
being IN able jurist the decision carries
great weight and gives satisfaction tc
the bench and bar. The judgment
creditors were represented by Rose
Hemingway Il Rose Of Little Rock, and
the county by Albert Wellborn, of tn,
firm Of Wellborn q Henley Of Marshall
The Van Buren press., 1901-01-12
Mr.. Bryan's Future.
From the Batesyllle Guard.

from tHe ButcbVIllt 0uhTu.
Touching upon his political future, in
speech at recent banquet in his home
town of Lincoln, Neb. Mr.. Bryan did
not take occasion to say that he would
not again be willing to accept nom
ination for the presidency but the drift
of his remarks is clearly in that direc.
tion. While ones destiny is not
determined until one 8 life is closed, he
said in effect, it is probable his life
work will be to advocate rather than to
execute the political measures he be-
lieves necessary to the happiness and
prosperity of the people of this country
If political events are permitted to take
their natural course, as they should be
permitted to do, without any attempts
to interfere with or control them on the
part of the bolting elements of the
party If the Democratic factions can
be permitted to unite in harmonious and
unseliish accord, as they will do II left
to themselves il the rank and file may
take the future Of the party into their
own hands, as they ought to do, we do
not believe Mr.. Bryan would wish TO
be considered in connection with the
party next presidential nomination.
but the party will resent nothing so
quickly as an attempt on the part of the
boiling element to punish him for the
party s course in the past; and nothing
could so surely make him again n
presidential candidate rs that it is well
to understand whether the fighting is to
end, or go on, in considering the posi-
bilities Of Mr.. Bryan future.
The Van Buren press., 1901-01-12
Faith of the Beers.

st. Louis Republic: 1--WE await the
day when God will make known his
will, d" said Dom Paul Kruger, hoping
even now that his country may be saved
from subsection to alien rule. 1--WE rely
on his help more than on emperors and
princes.
This is an exceptional faith to be
manifested in these days of faith in the
strong hand. Unquestionably, it will
not alarm the powerful enemy OF
Kruger little people to learn that the
Almighty is now their sole reliance and
hope of deliverance. There need be no
additional troops sent to South Africa
owing to the belief Of the Beers
that God is on their side. To the minds
of such men rs lingo Joe Chamberlain
and Promoter Cecil Rhodes, bent on
possessing the riches of the Transvaal,
il does not seem that the Lord God OF
Hosts needs to be seriously considered
in world politics.
And yet it may be that the hard-fght-
ing and pious Dutchmen Of South Africa
are not doomed to subSugation and
national extinction at the hands of the
great and powerful United Kingdom Of
Great Britain and Ireland and Empire
Of India For more than year these
rude psalm singers have held their
tremendous antagonist back from COM
plete conquest. They are undaunted
still. and have but recently won a signal
victory on bloody field of battle.
Stranger things have happened than
would be the ultimate escape of the
Beers from the fate now menacing
them-and especially have they hap
pened in the cases of simple peoples who
put not their trust in princes, but in the
Lord God Almighty.
In the eyes of the ordinary man of to.
day it will be great good luck If the
Afrikanders of the Transvaal and the
Orange Free State retain their inde-
pendence in the end To the Beers
themselves, however, it will seem that
God intervened where even the world s
greatest Republic stood aloof from
them. ''Bow down, ye mighty ~ old
Dom Paul Kruger may yet sing: "Bow
down unto the Lord Jehovah. For he
remembers his people
The Van Buren press., 1901-01-12
n, C, Pernot Reelected.

In responce to a call by Chief Pernot
of the fire department the annual meet
ng of tn department for the election
of officers was held at the court house
Tuesday evening. The meeting was
poorly attended, there being % mem.
bers of Merchants hose company present
but for some reason not member OF
Ajax put in his appearance. AS there
were enough present, however, to
constitute quorum the business for
which the meeting was called was pro-
ceeded with and the following officers
for the ensuing year elected Chief, Fl.
G Pernot; Assistant Chief, Dan Hunt ;
Secretary, Edgar Covey; treasurer, Carl
Shibley.
Our people have entire confidence in
Chief Pernot and his re election to the
position will meet with their approval
He has served the city faithfully and
satisfactorily in that capacity for quite
a number of years,
The friction within the department is
to be regretted, as 1t has tendency to
hurt its efficiency, and we hope that
some means will be found of settling It,
The Van Buren press., 1901-01-12
The Twice.A-Week
Republic.

Every Monday and Thursday Il newspaper NJ
good as magazine-and better, for II contains
s,orl"ssis sent 10 cbe subserIber Of ,ho W xeos'
a.Wook Republic, which IL only VI n year.
The man who roads The "Twlco.a. Week" Re,
public knowH all about affairs political, domos.
Tic and foreign ovenhl IL posted about the
rhc woman who reads the Twice a.Wcck''
Republic gathQfs n BIT OF valuable Information
about household aiIaira aud late fashions and
finds recreation In the bright stories thn, cOnu
undot both tho headings Of fact aud fiction
other topics OF tapeclN ln,e'"s' " .as wii.
awake nhn aud w0man
The Van Buren press., 1901-01-12
Territory Game Laws.

The Indian agent ut Muecogee sent
the Indian police to Antler with these
Instructions. "You are directed to
proceed at once to Antlers for the
purpose of locating and arresting parties
whom you may find within the Choc,aw
Nation hunting and killing game for
purpose Of shipping to markets outside
the Territory, A great deal Of complain,
has been made from different parts of
the country, particularly at that place,
IN reference to parties who come to the
Nation to kill and slaughter game for
markets outside the Territory. You
are not authorized TO arrest and keep
parties under arrest should you find
them, but you are authorized when you
find such parties to place them under
arrest aud contiscate guns, traps, pelts
etc. that they may have In their poses.
sion for the purpose Of hunting this
game, You will take the names Of such
parties aud u lst of whatever you may
connscate and turn the same into this
office with yonr report.
The Van Buren press., 1901-01-12
An Adjourned Session.

Judge Evans convened an adjourned
session of circuit court Saturday to pass
upon and try some cases that had come
up during the recess and sign the docket
for the last regular term.
Chas. Clem and l.. France. whose
cases had been reversed by the supreme
court during the recess, were at the
order of the court released from copfine-
ment and their cases nolle prosecuted.
The case of Ira Moore, recently ar
rested on a charge of grand larceny,
was heard before a special grand
Jury and true bill was found. He
plead guilty when arraigned before the
bar and sentenced to one year in the
in the peniteDtiary.
j. G. Byers, attorney for Love Ray
burn, in the Jail under sentence of muir.
der in the first degree, presented a bill
of exceptions, which was signed by the
Judge, and the case, 1t Is thought, will
be passed upon by the supreme court
before the time set for execution.
The Judge completed his labors that
afternoon and left Sunday for his home
at Bonneville.
The Van Buren press., 1901-01-12
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

Moorehead Ruttan has gone back to
Carthage, Mo.
The market for spinach Is reported
very poor at present.
Wednesdays rain amounted to I 1.22
inches In Van Buren,.
Hon. Randolph Comstock left yester-
day noon for Little Rock.
Mrs. 10 Curtis has been confined this
week by an attack of scarlet fever but
Is improving at last reports,
The weather so far ha sheen too warm
for hog killing and our planters have
been anxious for this cold snap.
Miss Leaning, one Of the teachers in
the public school, has been quite III this
week and her place has been filed by
Miss Lille McGee.
The usual number OF Largest hogs
In the state are now being killed.
What pity the over-grown human hog
cannot meet the same fate.
Fifteen hogs butchered by ]. N. Cor
zine, according to the Mulberry Lead
er, - weighed 4,1s4 pounds. Not so
bad for Arkansas porkers.
Bradley & Meek are having O new
building for a blacksmith shop erected
on the opposite side Of East Main street
from their former location.
An effort is being made by the mem.
bers of the Baptist church to secure the
services of a pastor and 1t is thought
Rev, Galloway Of Dallas, Tex, will
accept the call
The Van Buren press., 1901-01-12

IN his address at Chicago Tuesday
night Mr., Bryan said II am now v
private citizen with excellent prospects
Of remaining such, ] intend TO continue
actively In the discussion OF public
questions, and do not desire 20 be
embarrassed by being placed In the
attitude OF n candidate for any Office,
In selecting journalism as the best field
for usefulness, Am aware that | am
placing myself in n position where can
give more time to others than TO myself
but the field was chosen deliberately,
because | am more interested In the
PRONUNCIATION Of Democratic principles
,han am In enjoying any honors which
my c0untrymen can bestow
The Van Buren press., 1901-01-12
NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION.
LAND opyicE At pARpASrLLn An

LAND 0ppiCg At DARDAsrLIE AnR,, |
December 0, 1900,
Notice Ia hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of hls Intention
10 make Anal proof In support Of his claim, and
that said proof viii be madc before the County
Clerk OF Crawford County, NJ Van Buron,
Arkansas, on
JANUARY 10, 1901
viz Joseph II, Howell, Of Natural Dam, Ark
Homestead Entry No @32i, for the West half OF
the Northeast quarter and thc Northeast quarter
OF the N0rthwest quarter Section 10, Township
ii, North, Range ~ Wost
He names the following witnesses 10 prove hls
continuous residence upon aud cultivation OF
said land, via
Hen McCarty, James Freeman, James Bakcr
and steve Carringlon, Nll Of Natural Dam, Craw'
ford County, Arkansas
Josgrl II, bArfgsfieLD, Register,
The Van Buren press., 1901-01-12
The City Council.

Monday night was regular meeting
Of the city council and there WAS anoth
er change IN the makeup Of the board OF
aldermen d. w. Moore, Jr, resigned
owing to his removal to the third ward d,
and In his place r. l.. Berdard was
elected
Accounts amounting to 81, 075. 95 were
allowed, the principal part of which
II $40, went to pay for hydrant rental
Scrip amounting to $ji5, 80 was Cancelled
and burned, Aldermen Hayman, Shib'
ley and Bernard were appointed .
committee to investigate the feasibility
Of removing the fire bell to the top o.
the Citizens Bank building and vii
report at the next meeting.
The Van Buren press., 1901-01-12

AS usual the legislature IL called on
by some of the state papers nearly
always the same ones-to "pass the
necessary appropriation bills and nd.
journ' II tho legislature should do
this these same papers would set mp a
great howl There is some work tina,
the legislature must look after besides
the appropriation bills, though only toe
often the time that should be taken ur
with necessary measures IL spent IN the
introduction and consideration OF frivo-
lous bills, In regard to this the
legislature which meets Monday will bt
no exception TO former ones.
The Van Buren press., 1901-01-12

THE U. s, supreme court Monday
decided the case Of the Liverpool, Lon
don and Globe Insurance Company vs..
Kearney & Wise, involving the valid
ity OF n clause In fire insurance policy
requiring the insured 10 keep m inven
tory Of his effects and holding the policy
void II this were not done. Kearney q
Wise were hardware dealers In Ard.
more, I. T., and lost their inventory
The circuit court Of appeals for the
eighth circuit decided that this occur
renee did not invalidate the policy, and
the supreme court affirmed this opinion
The Van Buren press., 1901-01-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE AT DARDAsRLLr ARK
DpCpmbpr X 1000

LAND OFFICE AT DARDAsHLLr ARK /
December T. 1900,
Notice is hereby given that tho following.
named settler has Alod notice Of his intention Ia
mako 6nNl proof IN support OF his cleim, and
that said proof will bo made before the County
Clork Of Crawford County, at Van Buren, ARK,
on
JANUARY 20, 1901
viz. John II, league Of Chester, Ark, Home.
stead Entry No. 20l5S, for the West half Of thu
Southeast quarter. Southeast quarter of tho
Southwest quarter and southwest quarter OF tht
Northeast quartz. Section ~ Township II
North, Range ~ West
IIo names tho following witnesses TO prove hi,
continuous residence upon and cultivation o.
said land, ylsi
George ", Atwell, OF Chester Ark, Jamc'
Fields OF Monnteinburg, Ark, Henry Awel
and plummer Pixley, OF Chester, Ark,
Josspu II. BArrxspfELD, Register.
The Van Buren press., 1901-01-12
Tho Farmers Are In the Saddle.

From the Little Rock Gazette,
For the first time In years the cotton
farmer within reach OF roundlap bale
plant finds himself independent of
congresses and bagging and the men
who have grown rich ont OF the monop.
oily they have enjoyed Of covering and
coinpressing his cotton, Besides eunb-
ling him to sell his cotton in roundap
bales Mt u premium which. after paying
the ballng charge, leaves him u hand
some profit, the competition aroused by
the presence Of u round bile plant com
pels square bale buyers TO advance their
limits How much Of the higher price
paid last fall was due 70 thia competition
patrons Of roundlap plants know,
The Van Buren press., 1901-01-12

TnE following from recent issue of
the Little Rock Democrat will lind echo
IN nearly every county of the state,
There are few county seala where Two
3ustices cannot attend TO MI necessary
cases Tho Helena World falees the
question Of low fines imposed by justices
Of the peace. The Arkansas Demo.
crat' IL inclined to the opinion that
abuses In this regard are caused by the
existenee OF too many active justices oi
the peace IN cities aud towns, Men
who have no other means Of u livelihood
must necessarily seek the business and
tue result II n rivalry between the pri,
mHry courts. n we nre ~ discontinue
this system Of bargain counter justice
where ths coats ARE frequently IN excess
u the hnNA VIZ must cnt down the mum.
,wr ~ juSt,crs of the peace and thus
n.w are better ulru. ~
The Van Buren press., 1901-01-12

P. D Scott is having new ferry
boat built. The engine has been taken
from the old boat and it is being pulled
over by cable at present.
We can console ourselves we are not
seeing the worst of the grip epidemic.
indianapolis physicians estimate the
number of cases there alone between
80, 900 and 70, 900.
Persons who suffer from indigestion
can not expect to live long, because they
cannot eat the food required to nourlsh
the body and the products of the undi-
gested food they do eat poison the blood.
It is important to cure indigestion as
soon as possible, and the best method OF
doing this is to use the preparation
known as Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. 1t
digests what you eat and restores all the
digestive organs to perfect health.
h. c. JOHNSON.
The covert attack on Ajax hose
company bv 1.-THE Venture was un-
called for. When it comes to hard work
and full attendance at fires Ajax can
always be depended on.
Carl Brodie is back from st. Louis,
where he purchased an opening stock
for his new saddlery establishment. He
will open for business in few days
next to Geo. R. Wood & Co. 8 dry
goods store.
The hospital board held meeting at
the residence of w II. Fl. Shibley Thurs
day evening at which matters concern
ing the finances of the institution were
discussed. The board decided to con-
tinue the hospital, if possible, with the
reduced income caused by half of the
county donation being cut off.
The Gainesville, Tex. papers chroni-
Gle the death on last Sunday at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Jerre Washing
ton, of Mrs. Susan Fl. Ogden. The
remains were inferred at Marietta, l. 7.
Mrs. Ogden was the wife of the late
Judge ]. B. Ogden of this city and
wi9hin couple Of years past made her
home here.
This season there Is a large death rate
among children from Group and lung
troubles. Prompt action will save the
little ones from these terrible diseases.
We know Of nothing 30 certain to give
instant relief rs One Minute Cough
Cure. 1t also can be relied upon in
grippe and all throat and lung troubles
Of adults. Pleasant to take.
H.C. JOHNSON.
Tax payers should take notice that
land sold for taxes must, under an act
of the last legislature, be redeemed
within two years from the date Of sale
or they will be barred. Thus land sold
last June must be redeemed before June
1902 A list of the delinquent lands Of
the past two years is posted up ir each
precinct in the county.
A duck which had faithfully stuck to
business during the summer and laid
several dozen OF large fawn. .colored
eggs complained that she was not
appreciated. See that hen over there, -
said the duck "she hash laid as many
eggs as / have nor as big, but she has
books written about her and verses
composed in her honor, while nobody il
saying word about me. - 1.-THE trou-
BILE with you Is, said wise rooster
that was standing near "that you don t
tell the public what you have done You
lay an egg and waddle off without say
ing a word, while that sister of mine
never lays one without letting everybody
In the neighborhood know it, If you
want to cut any Ice In this community
you must learn TO advertise. '-Ex.
The Van Buren press., 1901-01-12

STATE 0loLooIsr IonN G, BRANNER =
report on the zinc and lead regions Of
north Arkansas has at last been issued
In book form. Publication OF this report
was delayed tor some years because
certain parts were missing supposed to
have been abstracted by some one who
hoped TO profit by the knowledge II
contained. Subsequently Mr.. Branner
was induced to supply the missing parts
and finally the Legislature was induced
70 make nn appropriation for public
alton The report IL OF great value tc
those who would understand the min
eral resources OF north Arkansas w,
have no doubt that its publication vii
hasten the development OF that section
Of the state.
The Van Buren press., 1901-01-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE DARpASrLLr, ARK,,l

December 20, 1900, !
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has 6led notice Of his intention
TO make final proof In support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the County
Clerk Of Crawford County at Van Buren,, Ark
ansas, on -
FEBRUARY 0, 1901,
via. Albert W, Bailey of Graphic, Ark, Home.
stead Entry No. 20 i83 for tho Southeast quarter
OF the Southeast quarter, Sec 81, Township H.
North, Range ~ West
lie names the following witnesses TO prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
said land, viz
W. NJ. Sherman WIN. Creckmore NJ. Baker
and Vim. Peters, all Of Graphic Arkansas
JOSEPH II. BhTTESrigLD. Register.
The Van Buren press., 1901-01-12

The following is paragraph from
Governor Pingree's message, read on
his retirement from Office II makethe
prediction that unless those In charge,
and in whose hands legislation is re.
posed, do not change the present system
OF inequality, in less than quarter Of
Of u century there will DO bloody
revolution in this great country Of
ours
The Van Buren press., 1901-01-12

ANTI.QUAY REPUBLICANS charge that
the Democrats who are for Quay sold
out for $50 900. 1t would be interesting
TO know what amount the 1872 Republic
ans cost the distinguished pennsylvan
ian Unless the five Democrats were
high priced men the Office is liable tc
cost him more than he can get out Of IL,
even IL the trusts and combines put W
literally Little Rock Democrat.
The Van Buren press., 1901-01-12

TIE state capitol commission has
elected Eugene B. Jett as secretary tc
succeed o, G. Ludwig, resigned. Mr..
Ludwig succeeds Mr.. Jett as deputy
secretary of state, upon the installation
Of Hon. j. W. Crockett Mr.. Jett has
not retired from the race for secretary
Of the senate.
The Van Buren press., 1901-01-12

AN appropriation for the enlargement
Of the state insane asylum will be ont
Of the things coming up before the
legislature at its present session, Tn,
Sheriff's Association OF the state, IL
session ut Little Rock recently, urged
the enlargement Of the asylum for the
insane. The jails of the state contain
many unfortunates who ought to bt
cared for In the asylum.