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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-09-07
Frisco Line Excursions.

California points, Aug. 9Th to Goth, inclusive
and Sept I'd to l7th, inclusive.
Colorado, Utah, Minnesota and south Dakota
points. Dates in July, August and september.
Cleveland, Ohio, account Of G.. A. r. Encamp.
ment Sept sth TO llth, inclusive. Limit Sept.
18th, witha provision for extension Of limit
San Antonio Tex, account national meeting
German war veterans, Sept nth, 18th and 10Th
Limit Sept 25th, with provision for extension
10 Oct 3lst
Buffalo, N. Y. account OF Pan.Amercan tx.
position, all summer. Excursion tickets on sale
daily
Tickets on sale daily to all regular tourist
points, See the uuesrgned II you contemplate
a trip.
ST. J0nis Exposition. -Tlckets on sale each
Tuesday and Thursday during Exposition at
$500 for round trip. Limit s days
st. Louis Falr.-Tickets on sale Oct 9Th TO
18th, inclusive, at sl230 for the round trip.
Limit Oct ltth.
Minneapolis MINI. Account National Con-
vcntion Christian Church. Tickets on sale Oct
sth 9th and 10th. Limit for return, Oct 18th,
with provision for extension 10 Oct 81.
San Francisco Calit-Account general con.
vention Episcopal Church; on sale Sept 10Th 70
27th. inclusive. Limit for return Nov, 10Th.
lowed.
IT Worth, Texas Account National Conyen.
ton W G. T. u, on sale Nov. llth and l2ih.
Limit Nov 25th.
There are others Ask the agent about them.
The rates are very low and limits liberal
p. W. FURRY. Agent Frisco Line.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-09-07
Eat More Fruit.
From the North American Agrieulturist

From the North American Agricultural
If people ate more fruit they would
take less medicine and have much better
health. There is an old saying that
fruit is gold in the morning and lead at
night, says an exchange As u matter
Of fact 1t may be gold at both times,
but then II should be eaten on an
empty stomach and not as q desert,
when the appetite is satisfied and diges-
ton is already sufficiently taxed. Fruit
taken in the morning before the fast Of
the right has been broken Is very re.
freshing, and Is serves as a stimulus TO
the digestive organs, A ripe apple or
an orange may be taken at this time
with good effect, Fruit, to be really
good as an article Of food, should be
ripe, sound and in every way Of good
quality and, II possible, should be eaten
raw. Instead Of eating a plate Of ham
and eggs and bacon for breakfast, most
people would do far better II they took
some grapes, pears or apples-fresh
fruit az long rs 1t is TO be had, and after
that they will fall back on stewed
prunes, figs, etc. II only fruit Of some
sort formed an important item In their
breakfast, women would feel brighter
and stronger and would have far better
compilations than is the rule at present,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-09-07
BIG SURPRISE.
Hon. 7. H. Humphreys is q Candidate
for AttOrney.General.


From the Little Rock Democrat
Hon. T. Il. Humphreys of Fayette-
Vile, speaker of the last house of repre-
sentstives, was in the city Monday as
one Of the speakers at the Labor Day
demonstration at West End park. He
has sprung great political surprise on
the state by announcing his candidacy
for encouragement in opposition to
Col. Geo. W. Murphy. who is now
serving his first term. To Demo
crat" reporter he said;
"'Yes, am candidate. l am op.
posed to convict labor coming in con-
fict with free lebor. These ten-year
contracts set bad precedent. If a
board can make contract for ten
years it can as readily make one for so
or 100 years. If it is left to the peniten-
tiary board, as public agent. to fasten
these iniquitous contracts upon the
people, there would be no limit to it.
| am opposed to the principle and do not
believe the board has any right or
power to bind the state or subsequent
board beyond the expiration Of the
board, as all members go out at the end
of each two years. They are public
agents, and can not exceed their au-
thority, and in making many of these
contracts they have exceeded their
authority in many instances, which l
will show on the stump. There are
other matters which will talk about
on the stump concerning which do
not desire to make any statement at this
time. -
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-09-07

PROFESSOR JOHN c, SoHwAB, who oc.
cupies the chair OF Political economy at
Yale has written financial and indus.
trial history Of South during the war
between the states, entitled 1.-The Con-
federate States Of America. - The In
teresting fact brought ont Is that the
total Of specie possessed by the Confed-
crate states during the four years Of the
war did not exceed s57, 900 900, On the
Confederate side the sinews Of war were
not much In evidence during the mem.
orable struggle, No other people on
earth could have pu, up such a fight or
so little cash.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-09-07
The TWice.A.We elk
Republic.

Every Monday and Thursday a newspaper as
good Ms n inagayine-and better for II contains
the latest by telegraph m well ma Interesting
a.Weok' Republic, which IN only 81 u year
The man who reads the "TwIce.a. Week" Re.
public knows all about affairs political domcs.
tic and foreign events; IL posted about the
The woman who reads the "Twicc a. Week"
Republic gathers n bit OF valuable Information
about household affairs and late fashions and
finds recreation IN the bright stories that come
under both the headings Of fact and fiction,
other topics Of especial interest 70 the wide.
awake man and woman.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-09-07

IT is being freely predicted that no
more work will be done ON the new
state capitol, at least for some time to
come. On this subject the Little Rock
correspondent Of the Fort Smith News
Record says: 1.-THE report of the ex.
amining architect ito whom were sub.
init ted plans and specifications for the
new state capitol has not been received.
although the time has passed several
weeks when his report was promised
It Is generally believed that the report
will show that the structure cannot be
built for less than two million dollars,
double the limits fixed by the legisla-
ture. This will enable the board. of
which Governor Davis is chairman, to
prevent any more work being done on
the building during his administration.
All work has been suspended, after the
expenditure Of $50, COCOON the foundation,
since last May and there is little pros
pect Of u resumption, Ms Governor Davis
Is known to be opposed to the building
planned.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-09-07

TO settle a local dispute in which he
was engaged recently Col. Boles wrote
the department of geological survey at
Washington asking which is the highest
point in Arkansas. He received a re.
ply from II, G, Rizer. director general,
stating that the highest altitude in
Arkansas is Magazine mountain, the
maximum elevation of which is 2 800
feet. This point, Col. Boles says, is in
Logan county. Eureka Springs Times
Echo.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-09-07
A full attendance is desired.

The state pension board has COM
pleted the work of passing upon Con.
federate pension applications from the
IS counties in this state. About 1850
claims have been allowed, aggregating
$261 900. The amount available is be-
tween $49, 900 and $50, 900, so that only
80 per cent. can be paid to pensioners.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-09-07


TnB HARDY HERALD declares, with its
usual lack Of authority, that james
X. Jones IL the Democratic candidate
for the senate. - II would surprise
1.-THE Herald no doubt II James p,
Clarke, "a Democratic candidate,
should defeat James X. Jones, 1.-The -
Democratic candidate and one Of the
principal stockholders in the American
Cotton Co. Salem Banner-Nugget.
II would surprise 1.-The Herald very
much, 1t would also surprise but
greatly please the Republicans, 1.-THE
Herald" has stated that 1t believes
Clarke Is rs firmly opposed TO Wall
street domination s Is Jones. But
Jones is recognized by the country at
large as leader of Democracy, and
Clarke is not Therefore every indica'
tion OF home opposition to Jones is
hailed by the Republican press OF the
northeast with rs much Joy s that
shown by the Republicans at every
manifestation Of the McLaurin detection
In South Carolina. This is why Jones
IL ''the" Democratic candidate, while
Clarke IL only "a Democratic candi.
date. Moreover, Clarke may not turn
out TO be even "a" Democratic candi.
date. Six years ago Clarke took the
Republican side OF the tariff question,
and the people treated his candidacy IN
they did the Republican imperialistic
appeal OF Dan W, Jones last year. In
his campaign we hope Clarke will do
Glare himself y straight Kansas City
platform and Chicago platform Demo
crat. II so, Arkansa smasses will re-
spect and honor him but will still give
their votes "a Jones, with whom they
are thoroughly satisfied and who IL par.
ticnlarly unsatisfactory to Hannaites
the country over The Banner-Nug'
GET is distressed because Jones Il 4
stockholder 10 one of the round bale
companies, which IL not trust but is
not opposed to any actual trust. This
" characteristic Of the Clarke crowd.
They were all inmates Of the trust
larger at Little Rock last winter and
eucceeded Ia blocking the Legislation
promissd by the Democratic platform
Ard voted for by the people. Now they
howl trust at Senator Jones, who i
opposed by every trust magnate, organ
aud understrapper In the United States.
II II the same old game which II always
interrupted Hardy Herald
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-09-07
THE LITTLE Rock DEMOCRAT" says

THE LITTLE Rock DEMOCRAT says;
"As a result of the arrest on Thursday,
August 18th, Of ticket brokers' con.
Germ at st, Louis, charged with swind.
ling customer, gigantic railroad
ticket counterieiting schems was I'M.
covered. After the arrest Of the
brokers their Office WAS ransacked and
an immense number Of tickets and
passes found. II was almost impossible
10 place an estimate on the value OF the
tickets recovered, but II IL stated by
railroad authorities that $50 900 would
be u conservative figure. II IL believed
that many Of the tickets and passes
were forged, At Buffalo many Of the
ticket scalpers have already been lodged
In Jail on account Of fraudulent msnip.
ulstion and forgery Of railroad tickets,
These instances are 40 numerous the
public should take pains 10 see that
their tickets are purchased only at the
authorized offices Of transportation
lines, This avoids all complication and
trouble to the passenger and assures
him that railroad tickets purchased are
valid and will be honored as printed,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-09-07

EUGENE PARRISH announces In the
Jonesboro papers that he is a candidate
for congress, and that he will submit
his claims to the Democratic primaries
or any other method the party may
adopt for selecting its nominee. Mr.,
Parrish resides In Jonesboro, one Of the
counties comprising the first congress.
sional district, now represented by
Congressman P. d. Mccullough.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-09-07

The secretary Of the interior has re.
ceived reports from ex-Gov, Richards
Of the sale of town lots at the three
county seats in the newly opened re.
servation in Oklahoma, At Lawton 900
lots have been sold for $3.50, $40, AT
Anadarko 647 lots brought $3.50, 1855 and
at Hobart slO7, 1914 was paid for $50
lots. These prices are considered very
good.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-09-07

THE suggestion that the Virginia
building at the Worlds Fair shall be a
duplicate Of Jefferson s home at Monti.
cello is likely to be well received. II
would be we'll II other state buildings
were to be so constructed AS to com
memorate something that Is great In
state history, -Post.Dispatch.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-09-07

The governor has appointed Miss
Maggie Lindsey of Beatty, Benton
county, to the free scholarship in the
School of Industrial Art and Technical
Design, New York.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-09-07
WARNING ORDER.

In the Crawford Circuit Court
Elvira Zachary, plaintiff,
VS.
Eli Zachary Defendant
The defendant Eli Zachary. is warned to ap-
pear in this court within thirty days and answer
the complaint of the plaintiff. Elvira Zachary.
August q, 1901. W. p. SADLER, Clerk.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-09-07

CONSERVATIVE estimates Of the proba-
BILE yield of cotton in indian Territory
and Oklahoma will be about one.third
of a bale to the acre.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-09-07
Unclaimed Letters.

The following IL n list OF letters In the Pos,
once NJ Van Buren,, Ark., remaining uncalled
for aud advertised Sept 7, 1901,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-01
Sold AZ Last.

A travelling man who Is absent from
the city about sixty days on each trip
carried a pair Of shoes to a German
shoemaker to be half-soled before leav-
ing on a tour through the country
towns. The shoemaker was accustomed
to selling articles left with him for re-
pairs II not called for In thirty days.
The drummer stated to the shoemaker
he would be absent from the city for at
least sixty days, and would not leave
the shoes to be repaired unless he was
assured that they would not be sold.
The travellers trip was prolonged to
ninety days. When he returned he
went Immediately to the shoemaker
for his shoes.
The shoemaker's inability to distin
guish between have and half came near
resulting in his receiving thrashing.
"Have you sold my shOesT" asked
the drummer.
"Ya, l haf.soled Them" replied the
shoemaker.
"What In blazes did you do thai
fori" yelled the traveller.
"You told me for to do IT,"
And then the drummer engaged In {
bit of shocking profanity and threat
ened to clean up the ranch.-Memphl'
Scimitar
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-01
HOME OF THE KINDERGARTEN THE UNITED STATES.

been said in America relative to kin
dergartens, nor had any attempt been
made In the East to put FrOebel's the
cries into practice. 1t was ten years
later that Elizabeth Peabody, after flu
gitive efforts through correspondence
with Froebel, went to Europe, studied
Froebels own kindergarten, and after
ward returned to Boston to put his
theories and methods into practice. All
this, however, was after the establish
ment of the Columbus school. Miss
Peabody Is said to have visited Miss
Frankenberg at the Lutheran home
and to have obtained from her many of
Froebers ideas.
Miss Frankenberg remained at the
Germantown home until 1882, when
she died of old age. Her tomb Is in
St. Nicholas cemetery adjoining the
home.
Not only Is Columbus the cradle Of
the first practical kindergarten work in
the United States, but 1t Is also the
site Of the first training school for kin
dergarten teachers in the State OF Ohio.
The house where this first OHIO train
ing school was conducted still stands
In good preservation.
From this little training school went
the Misses Eddy, who established one
Of the first klndergartens IN Chicago
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-01
Art In EtfyclOpc.Nlaking.

The envelope, as We have II now, Is
a modern invention The old custom,
before the cheaper postage system was
introduced, was to close by means Of
sealing wax or waters the sheet Of pa
per the letter was written on. With q
cheaper postage aud the development
Of the postal system the world over, to-
gether with the rule preparing postage.
came the idea of making more con.
venient covering for letters. An i'm.
mense industry very soon sprang up.
The skill.Of the inventor was turned to
the making Of machinery which would
cheaply and rapidly manufacture en-.
vOlopes of all kinds, sizes, shapes and
cost. combining slight cost with neat
ness and strength Of covers. The wa
fer and sealing wax became In a few
years articles which few used, and then
chiefly formal and public or legal docu-
ments, but the people ceased to use
them altogether. This branch of manu-
facture is now carried on extensively
In the West, as well as In the East, In
large factories and paper mills, and
the trade of the United States Is in.
creasing with the extension OF the pos
tai system and the enterprise Of Dm-
mercial travellers to an extent almost
incalculable.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-01

Of small value and large bulk and
weight. the scent nickel piece and the
copper 1.cent piece being considered
ample TO meet the wants Of the people
Of the West. Bank people and treas.
ury officials have very lively concep-
ton Of the bother there Is In handling
the present l!cent pieces, the larger In.
stitutions getting hundreds Of pounds
Of them sometimes on hand. The
weight as well as bulk cuts quite a
figure In these cases, and the addition
OF another intermediate between the
5.cent piece and the cent piece would.
1t Is believed, but i'd to this trouble.
Vault room for storage purposes and
draying facilities would have to be pro-
vided In proportion.
The old Scent silver piece which was
coined several years ago did not meet
with popular favor, ana 1t was found
impossible to keep It In circulation.
The sub.treasury people fear that the
attempt to put out new one WIN be
but a repetition of this experience.
In the West and Southwest the 1.cent
piece was slower In coming into favor
than In the East, and the coinage Of the
new piece IL supposed to be to meet a
demand which the 5.cent piece Is too
large 1for and the 1.cent toe small.
This would indicate II 1t Is correct that
the Western people are relinquishing
their old idea that nothing less than 8
cents was worth counting In business
transaction.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-01

without books. OF the underlying prin.
ciple Of the kindergarten German citi.
Gems, no less than American, had little
conception.
Old citizens Of Columbus recall Miss
Frankenberg as an accomplished WON
an Of force and determination. In man
ner she was much Of an aristocrat, and
invariably wore lace cap tied under
the chin, while her sbapely hands were
always covered with black lace mitts.
To exc out livelihood even In those
frugal times she was forced to do lace
work and other similar handlwork, In
which she was skilled. In her sIxtieth
year she was disabled by fall on the
Ice. From Columbus she went TO
GAINESVILLE and subsequently to the
Lutheran orphanags at Germantown,
Pa. In that institution she found a
home, and in 1865 introduced there the
kindergarten system which prevails to
this day.
Beyond few articles on Froebel in
an educational journal nothing had
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-01

Of the coin to detect Its value by the
sense Of feeling. Some such safeguard
is considered necessary, for the reason
that 1t Is 10 be about the size and
weight of the present nickel Scent
piece. The size of the center hole in
the proposed coin will be large enough
to make 1t merely ring Of metal, this
hole being about One-half of the diam
eter of the coin. 1t will prevent one
of the difficulties which handlers of
small silver coins We're troubled with
when the metal money began to circu-
late after the era of paper money. The
small coins, which got into the hands
Of children, and some classes In the re-
mote districts, We're treated as curlosi
ties and great prizes. 10 secure thell
safe keeping a fayOrite method was tc
punch q hole In them and tie them on
string. This destroyed the circula
ton value of the coins, and dealers who
subsequently took them In had to stand
the loss, a fixed scale being finally ar
ranged for deduction for punched
dimes, nickels, or other pieces. The
new piece can be strung without injur
| ing 1t.
1t Is the general opinion OF Govern
ment officials that there Is no crying
need for an additional subsidiary COLI
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-01
INDIANS As WATERS.
IL Does Not DO to Quarrel When Bucl
IL Servant.

IL Does Not DO to Quarrel When Buck
IL Servant.
"Apropos of Indians as walters" said
the social travelling man, II dare say
the students from Indian colleges will
do first-rate, but have in mind a time
when 1t was tried in Nebraska in a
small town OH the Missouri bottoms,
and In way that was not altogether
satisfactory to the guests who were
waited on"
| Were you one of tbemY asked the
representative Of piano house.
mo, but was ut the little river tav.
ern where 1t was tried. The girl wait.
ers had all left for new big hotel that
was to be opened in the next town, and
the landlord had to do the waiting him.
self, and then he thought Of the In.
dams at the reservation and went and
hired four Of them. They didn't get
around until breakfast was over the
next day-an Indian doesn't have any
idea Of time--and there was only one
man who hadn't eaten. He was a
drummer for a New York clothing
house, and the biggest growler in six.
teen counties.
"'You take his order, JIM said the
landlord to the man he had been drill.
Ing. Put this bill Of fare under his
nose. give him glass of ice water, and
may the Lord have mercy on your
SOUL
| Indians are not as slow as they
seem, and this was one Of the wicked.
est bucks on the reservation. He man.
aged to get the order all right and car.
ried 1t in and served 1t, and then, towel
on arm, he stood Mt the back Of the
guests chair, as he had been instructed
to do. But the drummer was ugly and
swore big round Of oaths that he
would have no Indian In his.
AT that the grim statue at his back
whipped out savage dirk from his
store accoutrements and, holding It
over the head Of the grumbling guest,
he said, with consistent Indian brevity,
accentuated by . Choctaw swear word:
You eat
"And eat he did, flesh and fowl, not
daring to move muscle, while the arm
Of fate held the murderous knife with
In an inch Of his visage. And It was
not until he had eaten everything In
sight that his dilemma was discovered
and he was rescued In a state verging
on collapse.
"That particular guest was never
again heard to complain, but the trial
Of Indians as walters ended then and
there, their methods being quite too
original, or aboriginal, for practical mp.
plicatlon."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-01
Vast Acquisition that
Gave q New EN-.
pire to the United
States.

theory was that the purchase would In.
volve an expenditure Of about 100000
The proposition to buy clear through to
the Pacifc-all of the holdings Of France
at the much larger figure, came from
Napoleon.
The Louisiana purchase was larger In
area than Great Britain, France, Spain,
Germany, Portugal and Italy thrown into
one. Out Of It have been carved entire,
Arkansas, Missouri. Iowa, Nebraska,
North and South Dakota and Indian Ter.
ritory; nearly all Of Louisiana, Oklahoma,
Kansas, Wyoming and Montana; about
twO.thipds Of Minnesota and ione.third Of
Colorado. In 1900 the population within
It's limits exceeded twice that Of the Unit
ed States at the time Of the purchase
To-day 1t Is the greatest mineral. grax
ing, timber and corn and wheat region Il
the United States. The value Of the az
ricultural products Of the territory 10
one year would pay the. original cost on
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-01
Rough on the Bride.

At n small country church newly
married couple We're just receiving
some advice from the elderly vicar as
to how they We're to conduct them
selves and so.always live happily.
"You must never both get cross at
once; 1t Is the husbands duty to pro.
tect his wife whenever an occasion
arises. and a wife must love, honor and
obey her husband, and follow him
wherever he goes"
But, sir" pleaded the young
bride.
II haven't yet finished" remarked
the clergyman, annoyed at the inter
ruptiOn. "She must"
but, please, SIR Tin DESPERATION
"can't you alter that last part? My
husband is going to be a p0stman"