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The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18
FARMING SALT FROM THE SEA
Growing Valuable Industry ana
Method of Getting Vast QUAINT.
ties of saline Material.

The salt industry in the United
States has developed rapidly in the
last 20 years. Since 1880 the produc.
ton of this mineral has been trebled
Marshes along the coast at one time
thought to be valueless waste land,
are now proftably utilized by salt
farmers. In California, where this busi.
ness has become lucrative one, works
NAV be seen for miles extending along
the eastern part of Alameda county
from San Francisco bay through the
towns of Mount Eden and Haywards.
This country is vast low plain, in
some places being below the level o.
the sea. says an exchange.
In preparing for the production Of
salt the surface of the soil is brushed
off until hard clay is reached. The
top earth is then heaped into large
circular banks, forming ponds. Usu.
ally there are four of these brine pits
or reservoirs on each farm. At the
beginning of the dry season the salt
water from the bay is pumped or
forced into these reservoirs. The
pumps used at works nearest the bay
are like large cylinders in shape, with
one end planted in the water. The
other end, upon which is long spout,
extends over the brine pit. A piston
rod runs through the center, around
which winds a stiff wire screw, which
Is attached to the blades of wind
mill arrangement on the piston rod
about 10 or Is feet from the mouth Of
the cylinder. There are always good
winds over this section to keep the
screw in motion. The application of
smaller pumps and drainage schemes
enables operators to remove the brine
from one pond to another that it may
undergo the various processes of evap.
grafton.
To gather in the salt which has been
precipitated from the brine after sew.
eral processes of concentration and
publication a large, rough pillow is
used, drawn by double cable. Fine
machinery used for this purpose would
soon become damaged and useless, and
horses would, of course, make no head.
way in these vast salt beds. A me.
chanical breaking device is kept con-
stantly running through the brine
pans just before harvesting to prevent
too much crystallizing.
Though great pains may be taken TO
obviate overcrystallization, the brine
almost always forms into sheet COW
ering the entire pond, which will al
most support the weight of a man,
When the brine begins to crystalline
blowing is begun. The implement
throws the salt, which at this stage Is
ready for rough use, into windows.
Farmhands follow the pillow with SHOW
els to heap the salt into piles about
six feet high. In this way 1t is thor.
oughly drained for the last time. II
can undergo no other process Of puri-
fication except by artificial means, but
in some of the most progressive works
great brine pans are employed which
contain steampipes.
The steaming process extracts i'm.
pure elements having tendency TO
make the salt bitter. When the small
piles heaped up in windows have been
sufficiently drained, II is customary
to pile the salt in great pyramids, often
containing many tons. II is then ready
for shipment.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18
ANOTHER NATIONAL PARK.
Petition to HIVE Part Of the wichita
Mountains Set Apart for
u Preserve.

Oklahoma City, okla, May ia
strong movement is on foot TO have
the general land Office set aside part
of the Wichita mountains for ma
tional park, TO be ten miles square and
contain $4,000 acres. The Wichita
mountains are too rugged to be of val
ne for agricultural purposes, but nev-
ertheless possess scenic beauties such
as great canyons, sparkling streams,
towering peaks and delightful wood
ed parks, necessary for great park.
The acting commissioner of the gen.
eral land Office, in letter TO Clifton
George, secretary OF the Oklahoma
City Commercial club, which is push
ing the project, said that the first
thing that should be done would be
to have citizens Of Oklahoma petition
the commissioner at the earliest mo-
ment possible, so that the matter may
be brought before tho next congress.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18

Washington, May l5.-Assistant
Postmastcr-Genernl Bristow has up.
pointed Francisco Ferrer acting post.
master at Juana Diaz, Porto Rico, at
the request OF the sureties who are
held responsible for the bond OF the
alleged defaulting postmaster at that
place, Carlos JulIa.
The arrest OF julia and his assist.
ant, Ramon Julia, Is officially an.
nounced In n dispatch received at the
post Office department from the Porto
Rican officials, IL charges embezzle-
mcnt Of postal funds.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18

Willis Sitton. 4 desperate charao-
ter of st. Joe, Searcy county, who
killed a man named Elliott. on Buff
falo, last fall. was shot and killed by
a boy named John Allen, near Western
Grove, Boone county. last week. 1t
seems that Sitton and two companions
whose names are not known. went to
the home Of a widow. Mrs. Reeves.
about midnight and began abusing the
boy shamefully. He quietly secured a
pistol and opened fire on Sitton, who
was about to strike him over the head
with a large whisky bottle.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18
DeleRAtss Named.

Gov. Davis has named the following
delegates to represent Arkansas at the
Southern Industrial Association, to be
held in Philadelphia June II to IA:
D. c. Bell. Fred Fox, j. B. Rutherford,
Pine Bluff, e. A. Darr, Atkins; J. c.
Yancey, Batesville; ]. b. Baker, Mel
bourne; John G. Lonsdale, Hot
Springs; c. M. Hervey, Hope; VIII
liam Buchanan, Stamps; Geo. W.
Chase, Rush; Geo. R. Locke, DeQueen;
Peter Gates, Eagle Mills; ]. A. Wood
son, w. r. Duley, Little Rock; ALI l.,
Williams, Fayetteville; Gen. J, G,
Tappan, Helena; AL Bertig, Para
gould; Judge Ross. Arkansas City;
w. Theo. Smith, Camden; G. A. Hayes,
Texarkana: T. H. Hoffman. Tom Ben
Garrett, Jos. M. Hill. Edgar e. Bry-
ant, Fort Smith; r. A. Dowdle, Nor
rilton; X. B. Wilson. Russellville;
Geo. r. Wood, Van Buren,.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18

Below is the general summary Of the
crop conditions for the week:
Decidedly low temperature prevailed
during the week. Scattered showers
occurred on the 10th and 18th. A gen.
eral rain fell throughout the state,
.drouth Of three weeks was broken and
much benefit to crops was derived
therefrom. Much Of the early corn
and cotton has been replanted. and
IN most sections they are coming up
~ fair stands. Corn and cotton are
A6lng worked out In many sections.
Cut worms are doing considerable dam
age In some localities. Wheat and
oats suffered materially owing to the
dry weather. but were greatly bene.
nted by the recent rains. Insects
are doing some injury to wheat In
some sections. Irish potatoes are do
ing well In many localities. while in
others the stands are poor and the
crop will be almost failure. Fruit
- generally doing well.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18
Increase In Contributions.

DR.. A. ]. Barton. corresponding Sec
rotary of the Baptist state mission
board says: For the Southern Bap-
fist convention year just closed, Ark
ansas has made gratifying gains in her
contributions to home and foreign
missions. To foreign missions she
gave $2,S9O.62, besides 5000 which came
Just little too late for the report.
Hence normally went above the $4,000
for which we were pulling and upon
which our hearts were set. or made q
gain of $500"
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18

Sheriff Stanley Edwards and Dep.
uty Anderson had an exciting time In
effecting the arrest Of a desperate
negro at Texarkana. The officers
went to the cabin Of John Moore. the
party wanted, and met with stubborn
resistance. Moore shot Anderson In
the shoulder with revolver and then
opened upon Edwards with Winches.
ter, woundlng him twice in the right
leg, The plucky sheriff returned
the fire and shot Moore. SCATTERING
the bone Of his left leg. Edwards
then broke down the door to the
negros room and placed him under
arrest.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18
HE DEFENDED HIS DIGNITY.
Not Up In French He Refused to Ne
Called Names by Any Chance
Acquaintance.

While he didn't look like n quar-
relsome man, the street car conductor
sized him up as one who'd kick pref
ty promptly over any shortage OF
change, and soon had reason to re-
oice that he had given the nickel
with the hole in It to the old man
by the door.
"Do you know foreign languagesw
asked the man MS he licked at his
skinned knuckles, relates the Chicago
Daily News.
Cant say that do"
"Do you know what mon ami
means?"
"Oh, yesl That's the French for
my friend"
"Ihe deuce II Is! Are you sure
of it?"
Dead sure. Did anyone mon ami
you?"
THAT'S just what fellow did back
there. He came up TO me and said:
Mon ami, can you tell me where JET.
ferson street is?' And hauled or
and plunked him in the eye in the
most beautiful manner"
"But why did you do thatP"
81 thought he meant to call me q
menagcric on wheels or some other
bad name, you know, and wanted
him to understand That wasn't to
be fooled with, So he meant my
friend did hep"
"For sure.
"Well, I'm sorry about II, and "
run across him agnin I'll hold out
my hand and say, shake, mon anil
Jefferson street right around here
somewhere, and II you'll put lecches
on that black eye and stick TO the
English language you'll be all right
In three or four days."
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18

The Citizens Brick and Thing Com.
pany Of Jonesboro. filed articles Of
Incorporation with the secretary Of
state. The capital stock is $4,000.
al Of which has been subscribed, The
officers are: M. G. Townsley, presi.
dent; c. M. Lutterloh, vice president;
J., =. Jones, treasurer; A. W; Hall. sec,
rotary.
The Hammond Packing Company OF
Chicago. has filed articles Of incor.
poration with the secretary Of state
naming George G. Fleetwood, Of Lit.
Tie Rock as agent. The capital stock
is 100000. They have opened q
branch once at Little Rock.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18
THE WRECK OF THE coLUsA.
II Has Decn Found In n Cove Of
Reuniii sound, Queen Char.
l6tte Island,

Nahaimo, i. G., May i5.--The wreck
Of the American ship Colusa has been
found in rocky cove ut the south.
west side Of Reunill sound, Queen
Charlotte island. The ship was op.
porcntly stripped by the crew, and
was abandoned ut sea, No trace Of
camp fires or other signs of human
occupation could be found around tho
coye
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18

Harve Bruce was convicted In fed
ersl court at Little Rock on four counts
charging illicit distlllins and sen,
tunoed to Imprisonment at Leayen.
worth for three years and one day
Druoe has served heretofore at Leay
eaworth on tho same charge. He wal
tried In the state courts for being
implicated In the killing Of Deput,
uAitsd States Marshals Dodson ant
1ayler IN Pope county In 1897, ant
served . few months In the penItsn
oAxE =. .--.. NJ $500
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18
AN ECHO OF THE CRASH.
A Bankers Confidential Clerk Ar
rested Charged with Being
S2O,17O short.

New York, May BE. L. Chef
wood, confidential clerk for the last
IS years in the employ Of Brown
Bros, bankers, has been arrested.
Chetwood is charged by the firm with
being short in his accounts over $l2,.
000
Chetwood's total shortage is said
TO be $20,l70, He entered the firms
employ 20 years ago as messenger
and for the last six years he had been
receiving teller. He had the conf
dence of the firm to such an extent
that no bond was required from him,
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18
Prosecuting Attorney Indicted.

The Jefferson county grand jury re-
turned two indictments against Pros.
ecuting Attorney w. B. Sorrells, al
leging malfeasance in office. Sorrells
Is accused of accepting fees from Ger.
tain parties upon agreement not to
prosecute cases against them. One
justice Of the peace and constable
were also indicted on the charge of ex'
tortion.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18
A Shnrt.I.iyrd Iieynlt.

San Domingo, Santo Domingo, May
l5.-'rhe revolt In the provinces Of
Moc0 and L0vsga has proved failure.
The operations of government troops
led by Vice.presldent Vasques have
been successful, and the rebel leaders
have been made prisoners. The posi-
tion OF the government Is strong and
business IL improving,
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18
Policeman KIllsd.

Geo. Pickett . Pine Blur police.
man. was shot and instantly killed by
-0ov." Woolfork, colorod. Pickett,
With three other officers. was sent to
. negro quarter TO investigate sup
posed case Of smallpox. When they
halted In front Of the house where
TIE patient was thought to be, Wool
folk and his brother, thinking the
othcers were after them, opened fire
and Pickett was shot through the
heart.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18
Shielded Under DIFFICULTIES.

R. L. Mosbey blacksmith, hung
himself In the county jail at Powhatan
few days after he had killed his wife.
The cause of the shooting was Jealousy.
Mosbey was SO years old and three
children are left orphans. The cell
ing in the cell being low he tied his
legs akimbo so that his feet could not
touch the floor. He burned a rope
from his bed with matches to do the
fatal act.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18
IlputuI IfrHNkness,

she-so you're Just back from Paris.
What did you think of the French
girls2 Are they pretty?
He--Well, they've got the most soul
full black eyes and the biggest mus
inches OF any girls ] ever saw,--Phila-
dolphin Record,
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18
MRS. NATION GUILTY.
Expected 10 Disagree or Bring
In nm Acqulttal.

Topeka, Kas., May l5.--rhe jury in
the case OF Mrs. Carrie Nation, charged
with joint smashing, last evening re-
turned verdict OF guilty. The trial
was before the district court, and
sentence will be pronounced to-day,
II IL the general impression that she
will be released on the payment OF q
fine and costs.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18
Cut Rates.

A rate war has been inaugurated by
the Fort Smith and Van Buren, Light
and Power Company and the Fort
Smith Traction, Light and Power Com.
pany. Last year each company
,harged for ceiling fan service 81 a
month, and fans could be obtained only
by purchase. The owners paid for all
repair and received service only to
midnight. The former company re.
Gently made a rate Of SO per month
for service until midnight. This was
met by the competing company, which
offered to rent fans and furnish power
all night at $3.50 per month and fur.
nish power to fan owners at 81 per
month. This was likewise met by
the company first to cut, and now offer
Is made to furnish free "buz" fans to
all business houses wired and using
Ave incandescent lights. There Is no
prospect OF compromise.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18
Missouri Lad missing.

]. F. July, lad about II years Of
age, from Springfield, Mo-, is missing
from his boarding house in Hot
Springs and It is feared he has fallen
into unfriendly hands. He was well
supplied with money. which he dis
played freely. He took two meals in
his boarding house and spent one night
there and has not been seen since.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18
Prof. Howell Elected President.

The board of trustees Of the South
west Virginia Baptist Female Institu-
ton of Bristol, Tenn, elected Prof. j.
f. Howell, of Arkansas, to the presi-
dency of the institute. This is one
Of the largest female schools in the en-
tire south. 1t was until few months
ago conducted by Prof. W. H. Thorp,
formerly of Little Rock. Prof. How
ell is at present Of the Mountain Home
College In this state.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18
superintendent. Doyn.. opinion.


In reply to a query from an Ark
Rnsas school teacher. Superintendent
Of Public Instruction Doyne has writ
ten the following: Section 1913 as
amended by act of 1895 reads as fol-
lows: ut shall be the duty of all the
teachers Of the public schools to attend
one institute annually, which shall be
held by the county examiner, after
having given twenty days notice of the
time and place Of the institute in the
same manner as Is now required by
law for quarterly examinations. You
will note from this that the county
examiner is required to hold at least
one institute annually. and that teach
ers are required to attend the same.
A law without penalty would be a
dead letter. l am. therefore, Of the
opinion that the county examiner
would be authorized to revoke the IL
eense Of any teacher who failed to
attend an institute Of which he had
due notice, unless the teacher is able
10 present satisfactory reason for fail
ure to attend. However. no license
should be revoked till the teacher
against whom such action is contem-
plated has been given due notice and
. chance given him to appear before
the examiner and show cause for fail
ure to meet the requirements Of the
law. In support of this view would
refer you to the opinion rendered by
the supreme court Of our state In the
case Of Hun vs.. Lee. found In the 6lst
Arkansas, page 494, where 1t is held
that the law (section 1913, Sandels &
Hills Digest), which provides that the
examiner may revoke teachers II.
cense for immortality, incompetency, or
other adequate causes leaves 1t to
the examiner to decide as to what shall
constitute adequate causes, and, unless
II can be shown to the satisfaction
Of the court that the examiner has
acted with malice toward the teacher,
his action shall be considered as taken
Ia good faith, and he shall not be liable
for damages In consequence thereof"
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18
lluMRMrLNM CrNnA,

Buda.pesth, May ib,-lt IL official.
~ announced that the Hungarian
wheat and rye crops are medium and
that barley is medium, except in the
northern mountainous districts. The
crops generally require mild weather
and rain.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18

Berlin, May IA dispatch TO The
Lokal Angciger from 81, Petersburg
says Maxim Gorkie, the author, and
Wengeroa, an editor, and the latter's
sister, have been arrested by the po'
lice, who are searching day anl nignt
for secret press used In printing rev.
omtionury proclamntions,
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18
Salaries Advanced.

The following changes In salaries
Of Arkansas postmasters have been
announced; Little Rock. $4,000 to
$4,000; Malvern, S1,1o0 70 $1,000;
Mariana, tl,4o0 to 1880; Nashville,
lil00 to $1,000; Prescott, Sl,400 to
$1,000; Stuttgart, 1890 to si400
Wynne, $1,000 TO $i,a00.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18
CUDAHY A DETERMINED MAN.
Is willing, ~ Necessary, to Double
the Reward for the Capture OF
HIS Sons Abductors.

Kansas City, Mo-, May 15.-Edward
A. Cudahy, Of Omaha, who is in the
city, is quoted as saying he will, II
necessary, double his reward of $685..
600 to seorre the capture of the kid.
noper of his son.
81 want the satisfaction Of having
the matter cleared up, as well us OF
seeing the guilty person punished"
said he. III necessary, ! will double
my reward"
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18

In speech at Charleston Franklin
county, few days ago, Senator JAS
X. Jones denounced the ship subsidy
bill and a big standing army and de.
clared that VIM. ]. Bryan was fairly
DR.. A. J. Barton, corresponding sec
elected president in 1896.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18

1t is reported by some of the union
miners at Jenny Lind that at recent
meeting Of that order the strike was
clared off and anumber put on their
work clothes Monday. The action Of
the meeting was only in obedience to
orders from headquarters.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18

The body Of Isaac Clark. OF Marian.
ma, was found near Helena floating In
st. Francis river by a fisherman. Clark
was aboard an excursion steamer sew.
eral days since and became Involved In
u quarrel with another negro and was
pushed overheard.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18
Jury In Kennedy Case secured,

New York, May lb,-rhe work Of
selecting jury for the third trial Of
DIR. Samuel j. Kennedy, accused Of
the murder Of Emillne Reynolds ut
the Grand hotel, was completed TO.
day.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18
Manitoba Halfway NH Ra,iocd,

Ottawa, Ont, May io.--The Mantle.
ba railway bill, ratlfylng the contract
between the Manitoba government
and the Canadian Northern railway,
has been ratified hy the house OF com.
mons,
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18
BIG FIRE IN BREST, WARSAW.
six Hundred ANA Fifty-Two Houses
burned, with Loss Given nj
over Five million Dollars.

ST, Petersburg, May l5,-Siy hun
dred md ffty-two houses, including
100 shops, bnve been destroyed by Are
II Brest, in the Province of Warsaw.
The loss liz given at 1900, 900 roubes.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18
sentepe cod Ia Hang

John II, Jarvis. who brutally muir.
dered his wife April ~ at their home
near Springdale, was adjudged guilty
Of murder In the FIRST degree by jury
last week, and sentenced to be hanged,
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18

Toledo, o., May it.-l'ormer presl.
dent Grover Cleveland, who Ii fishing
at Middle Bass, In having poorer luck
than usuol. Two other anglers ha -
made bigger catches.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18

The legislature abolished the office
Of pomologist at the state university
but Col. W. q. Vlnsonhaler, who has
four years contract, will not step
down and out II 10 reported, until
the contract expires.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18

Fronkfort.on.the.Main, May 15.--
Princess Frederick Charles Of Ilesse,
the youngest sister of Emperor Will
lam, has given birth TO twin sons,
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18

Washington, May it.--rhc secretary
OF the treasury bought, Tuesday,
three lots Of short four per cent.
bonds aggrcgating $4,000 ut 1897.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18
Iluie Half the world,

II IN n peculiar fact that the en-
peror Of China and the vlceroy Of In
dla, taken toget her, govern more than
huff the population u the world
\. Y. World.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18

Two mines are being worked In Yell
county, one at Whitley, running sls
In gold and 80 In silver to the ton, and
one at Steve, running 50 In gold and
90 In silver.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18

The First National Bank Of Wal
dron, Scott county, has been organized
with capital Of $4,000 The board
OF directors arei q. Cox. II. J. Hall
G. +. Rawlins. j. d. Benson, VIM,
Blair, Jim Johnson. L. 2. Fuller and
G, II. Bell.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18

J. M. whitley, q sawmIll man. was
killed at perryvllle May ~. lie was
soapIng the betting and was caught
under the betting and bis body badly
uansled.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18

Allen Collins, white, was shot and
seriously wounded by an unknown
negro at q gravel pit near Texarkana.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-18
arkansas STATE NEWS.
Fort Smiths Two Electric Power
Companies are Slashing Rates
Rates for Power and Lights.
NEWS OF the WEEK BRIEFLY STATED

ne Hamnspd Packing Company, Of Chi
csgo, Open Branch once In Little
Rock. The Jenny Lind Miners Re.
turn to Work.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-09-27
Cured of Chronic Diarrhoea after
Thirty Years of Suffering.

Il sufereds>fo thirty years with
diarrhoea and thought I was past
being cured" says John S. Halo
way, Of French Camp, Miss. 81
had spent so much time and money
and suffered SO much that I had
given up all hopes Of recovery. I
was SO feeble from the effects of
the diarrhoea that I could do no
kind of labor, could n~oteven travel,
but by accident I was permitted to
find a bottle of Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy, and after taking several
bottles / am entirely cured of that
trouble. I am so;pleased with the
result that [ am anxious that it be
in reach of all who suffer as I have.'
For sale at Greene's drug store.