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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-11
sin sALrEu r,Nr's SUCCESSOR.

II Is snid that tho ony Englishman in
Kabul the capital OF Afshanstan, Is
the gentleman whose portrait is here
with presented. Mr.. Martin. manager OF
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90 o o 600 O Q 200
AUTHOR or QUALITY sTREEr.-

james Matthew Barrie. whose nor.
srait appears herewith, the author OF
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rnANkFoRr NOODLE. NOVELIST.

Mr. Frank Frankfort Moore. whose
portrait appears herewith. was born in
Llmerlck Ireland. Nav IS 1856. and has
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KING ALEXANDER or sEnvIA.

The young king OF servia seems 20
have no end Of troubles, but as they
are chiefly OF his own seeking no has
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TOPICS 0F TImEllNeSs.

Tire work Of preparation is rapidly
nestins. completion ,a
During the past SUMMER galveston
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In the loot brought out Of China the result OF the
of sIeen cloth was placed the picture wrought chiefly
feathers
most OF the made OF delicate OF the Chinese
blended
coIdng the best authorities
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ness OF movement or slowness OF com.
| prehension on the part OF an officer in
| trusted with critical move will with
| out fail kindle the fame. While abso-
lutely cool under fire. he is extremely
| quick In what one might describe as
recovering his game. and is very
clever in laying ont his plan of opera
tions and in modifying and altering It
according 10 the actual fortunes of the
day. He is most uncomfortable com
panion in action because II never seems
10 occur 70 him that IL bullet hits you
II generally hurts. and he is an adept
ar that most trying OF all movements
I'm hattle-riding back under fire as
steadily as riding up 10 a. II is ac-
snowledged on all sides that he has
frequently beaten the enemy AZ their
own game. on their own grounds and
outmaneuvered them on many occa-
sons. II was at Elandslaagte. however.
that he first shone conspicuously.
This is your funeral" said Sir George
White TO him on this occasion, and he
soon proved that he knew how TO run
IT, The Beers had reason TO rue their
letting him escape from Ladysmith not
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-11

not there" If in The morning he was
reported cutting a line OF railway as
ikely as not in the afternoon he would
be thirty miles or more away obstruct-
ing the Boer line OF communication
through an important mountain pass.
from the manner in which he be.
strides horse one would know that
Ffenchs first service Vas on shipboard
as midshipinan In The navy. for he re-.
semblcS nothing more, a correspondent
says. than fat hunched up Indian
squaw. Another has compared him to
General Grant on horseback, for he Is
not commanding figure on the quar-.
tor deck" OF his noble steed But he
sticks there and he gets there all the
same" His staff and his splendid corps
OF cavalry show the sort OF commando
he is, and that they believe i'm him
speaks volumes for his example, IL not
for his horsema nshp.
In his operations he recalls no Other
figure OF our civil war so conspicuouslv
as General Sheridan. That he is a horn
cavalry leader. says an admirinR
friend. "his achievements throughout
the war clearly demonstrate. vet his
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HE DE WET OF THE BRITISH ARMY

HE friends OF Major General
John Denton Pinkstone
French who is now in South
= Africa in command of the
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-05
Price Of Roses iu the wilderness.

VIM. A. White In Saturday Evening Post
The scenes that accompanied the
opening at Lawton we're duplicated in
miniature at the other two county seat
towns in the new country-Hobart and
Anadarko. There are now 80, 900 people
in the new country. There are proba.
bly, 4 900 passably good farms, but these
will not yield penny until next year.
These 80, 900 people must live for at
least year on accumulated savings.
OF course they cannot do this and there
will be weeding-out process. The fit-
test will survive. 1t is hardly likely
that next year crop will be successful.
Indeed, the first years crop In new
country is generality failure, because
the farmers apply methods of farming,
to the new soil, which they applied to
the soil and the climatic conditions Of
their homes. 1t was 80 in Kansas. II
was so In Oklahoma. It will be so In
the new country. Every new soil has
to be tested. The testing process costs
millions of dollars in money and hund.
reds of lives. Probably it costs az
much blood-the lives of wives and
children as we'll as the blood Of young
mer--to reclaim wilderness as 1t costs
in blood to conquer civilized people.
The law that governs the scheme Of
things is inexorable no man, no nation
gets something for nothing. Every
thing has its price. The 80, 900 ladies
, and gentlemen who are disporting them.
selves in the new country today imag
inc, perhaps, that they are not liable TO,
the price of their good fortune; but the
wilderness does not blossom as the rose
without fertilizer. Their lives will en-.
rich the soil. Their experience will
make others wiser. Those who SOW to.
day will not reap Of their sowing. The
pioneer seldom participates In the har.
vest which his valor makes possible.
This law is almost invariable. In other
years the desert shall blossom the
harvest shall be garnered. The En-.
glish-speaking race has let no land con-
quer it. Agricultural evolution the
evolution Of men, Of seeds, Of methods
overcomes the most desolate places I'M.
der the sun. And this new land Is fair.
But the purple Wichita mountoins, that
have seen Quivera pass and Coronado
looking for his seven cities Of Cibolo
that have seen the red men come and
go, and have watched the white mer
file along the Santa Fe trail-the purple
Wichita mountains smile In the morn.
Ing sun, and God only can know wheth'
err they smile in hope ortpity. But,
like the "blue Alsatian mountains,
"they watch and wait alway!'
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-05
McKinley's Fast Friend.

From the Pine Bluff Commercial.
Col. s. W. Fordyce and his son, Mr..
John R. Fordyce, are prominent visit
ors In the city today, having come here
to attend a meeting of the stockholders
of the Pine Bluff Cotton Oil Co., In
which they are lagely interested.
Col. Fordyce was personal friend OF
the late president, Major Mckinley
He attended the funeral In Canton, and
no one was more grieved than he over
the sad tragedy. Col. Fordyce became
reminiscent In talking to small party
of gentlemen and told many interesting
personal experiences which occurred
when Major Mckinley was in the army.
Col. Fordyce and Major Mckinley were
In the same regiment. Col. Fordyce
said that then Mr.. Mckinley was the
most popular man In the regiment, he
was about the youngest and was made
u pet by all. He was generous and ever
ready to do favor or help compan
ion, apparently being always eager to
do his own work and help with the
work Of others. The colonel command
ing their regiment often remarked tc
Col. Fordyce, Keep your eye on the
major, he will be president yet -
Col. Fordyce says that even after hi,
ascension to the presidency Major Nc
Kinley never failed to write him per
sonal manuscript letter every Christ
mas. Whenever Col. Fordyce callet
upon the president they chatted infor
mally Of the days when they were com
rades, and the president asked about al
Of their companions.
Regarding what President McKinle,
did to unite the North and South, Col
Fordyce said Major Mckinley had Otter
said that he wanted TO live long enough
and be able to bring the sections to
gether. The thought was ever presen
with him and he never lost an oppor
tunity to perform an act with that ent
In view.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-05
A Very Strong Man.

The Commercial Appeal cores
pondent today learned from reliable
sources that Judge j. H. Evans of Lo'
gan county will be candidate for as
sociate justice of the supreme court be-
fore the coming Democratic primaries.
Judge Evans is judge of the fifteenth
circuit. composed of Logan, Franklin
and Crawford counties. He was chair
man of the last Democratic state con
vention and while serving In that posi-.
ton made a statewide reputation for
ability and firmness. 1t was Judge
Evans who refused to permit Delegate
Meyers to cast the vote Of Mississippi
county for McFarlane for auditor. be
cause the delegation had been instructed
for Capt Monroe. Judge Evans was
supporter Of Mr.. McFarlane and in de-
Gliding the point said, ''it may be par
liamentary, but ! know 1t Is not right
to cheat Capt Monroe out of the vote. -
Pine Bluff Commercial.
We can agree very readily with all
the nice things the Commercial |" says
of Judge Evans, but he has too strong
hold on the good citizens of this judicial
district for them to give him up at this
time on the uncertainty Of being nom.
mated as a candidate for associate JUS
tice Of the state supreme court. Judge
Evans is n young man full Of promise
for theifuture, and this district will re-
iuctantly give him up at this time.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-05
Not Sectional.

Presidenr Roosevelt, on the 14th Of
June last, while he was only Il vice
president, wrote n letter to Mr.. j. r.
Nutting Of Atlanta, Ga. according to
the Chattanooga "Times, in which
occurred the following sentiments:
II am extremity proud Of the fact
that one Of my uncles was an admiral
In the Confederate navy, and that an
other fred the last gun fired aboard the
Alabama. think the time has come
when we can all Of us be proud of the
valor shown on both sides In the civil
war. In my regiment I had more men
whose fathers fought In the Confederacy
than had men whose fathers fought
for the union.
The late lamented President McKin'
ley had tenderly and manfully begun
the work of complete reconciliation,
and President Roosevelt is going to fin
ish 1t. Every old johnny Reb'' will
drop tear Of joy to read such an ex-
preston coming from the president Of
tho United States, and at last feel that
his heritage In this great Union is just
NJ great and as permanent rs the
man who opposed him In the great civil
struggle. The war between the states
Is at last over and forever. 1t Is related
In recent dispatches that the president
had among his callers several Southern
senators and representatives and In the
course Of conversation he said
II am not going to be sectional
president. There is not n drop of sec
tional blood In my veins. Half of my
blood Is Southern. lived In the West
and was elected from the East, 80 that
] feel confident ! can represent the
whole country. When was governor
Of New York I was told I conld make
four appointments In the army. When
! sent In the names three Of the four
men were from the South md the other
was from New York, They were brave
men who deserved recognition for ser
yices IN the spanish war, and 1t didn :
matter TO me what states they were
from.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-05
Handicaps to Arkansas Cities as Stated
by Mayor OF Pine Bluff.

Mayor Douglas 9, Bell Of Pine Bluff,
In response to query addressed to him
Prof. Solomon Huebner Of the Univer.
sity OF Wisconsin, has written letter
Of unusual interest regarding the con.
stitution Of the state Of Arkansas.
Prof. Huebner is u student Of political
economy, and during the present sum.
mer he has been giving attention to the
matter Of municipal finances. In I'D.
dressing Mr.. Bell he asked the follow.
Ing questions;
az Do you regard the present hnan.
cial condition Of Pine Bluff as satisfac-
tory'
icy Is your city In need Of additional
sources Of revenue, and II 30, what
sources would you recommends
Mr., Bell 8 response follows;
Answering interrogatory No. 1,
will say that the present financial con-
dition Of this city Is not and cannot be-.
come satisfactory under the present
limited means Of raising revenue. or
all the states In the union Arkansas has
the lowest constitutional tax limit for
city purposes. rs we'll as the strictest
prohibitory laws against borrowing
money, issuance Of bonds and the other
forms Of interest. bearing contracts.
Under the laws Of this state scarcely
one-half Of the revenues necessary to
run u city government, even under the
most economical form Of management,
can be raised from direct tax on real
and personal property, five mills being
the maximum rate AZ fixed by the con-
stitution. The remainder or such part
IA Is possible, has to DO raised from
questionable sources, such ~ the levy.
Ing Of tribute against those who indulge
In social evils and the taxing Of certain
kinds Of business enterprises, which re.
quire police regulation and control.
1.-THE cities Of Arkansas are hampered
for revenue ind can never take front
rank In the galaxy OF American cities
no long Ms our present hidebound con.
stitution remains unchanged,
"As TO your second interrogatory,
will say that this aud all other cities of
Arkansas stand sadly In need OF more
revenue than Is possible to DO raised
under existing laws.
II would recommend that several
amendments DO made TO the constitution
OF the state, (a) An Increase In tax lin.
II for city purposes lb) The authority
for cities 10 issue bonds for permanent
public improvements, 10y The author.
Ivy for municipal ownership OF street
railways. water works. electric light
md gas plants, sewer systems, public
parks and toll bridges.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-05
Beautiful Letter Of Coincidence Penned
by 0ne.Legged ex.COnfc derate
TO Mrs. Mckinley.

From the Pine Bluff Commercial
Mr.. Ben II. Scull, a figure we'll known
on the streets of Pine Bluff, has penned
a beautiful letter Of coincidence to Mrs.
William Mckinley,
Among the food Of sympathetic mes
sages from the great of earth, 1t Is Ger.
tain that his will DO deeply appreciated
by the widow Of the late chief magistrate
Of the nation;
MRS, William Mckinley:
kind and Much Esteemed Lady
Permit me, an old, badly manned Con.
federate soldier Of the lost cause, to ex'
tend to you my deepest and heartfelt
sympathies In this dark hour OF your
sad bereavement. 1t Is your loss but
his gain. Prayers were offered for his
recovery from homes all over the
Sunny South, and many, many tears
were shed when the sad news came Of
his death, He made model president
and In all his actions he was guided by
the noblest impulses. He was q brave
and honorable enemy In war, and u
friend magnanimous In peace, In his
transactions with his fellow men he nd.
hered strictly to the golden rule, When
no made his famous tour through
Georgia his noble and beautiful remarks
made In regard to taking care Of our
Confederate cemeteries, where 80 many
Of our lamented dead are sleeping, won
the admiration and friendship Of his
former foes, for they knew that only
such expressions could have come from
a noble heart, and In him we had u
friend, May he rest In peace. May n
kind and merciful Providence give you
strength and fortitude TO bear up with
your heart-rending troubles and afllic.
lions that cruel fate has placed upon
you, and when your pilgrimage OF life
IL over and he calls you TO that better
land where all IL peace and happiness
may you DO reunited TO your dear be.
loved husband where there are no sad
separations, With my kindes and best
wishes, kind lady, ! remain, respectful
y yours, BEN II, SouLL, y
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-05
SATURDAY, OCTOBER %, 1901,

Walter Spear and Jasper White have
formed co-partnership for the pur'
chase and sale Of secondhand goods
They have opened In the Smets building
ut the head Of Main street.
Henry Meyer Is experiencing consid
cradle delay In having the .brickwork
on his new store building begun. II IL
hard to get mechanics as there appears
to be building boom all over the coun-
try.
j. M. Oathoute, Right Worshipful
Grand Lecturer OF the Masonic order in
Arkansas, conducted q lodge Of instruc-
ton at the lodge room Of No, Thurs
day evening.
The trademark Frisco System Is
replacing the old trademark Frisco
Line on the cars Of that company
The Frisco Is no longer one-line road
but is getting to be one Of the extensive
systems Of the Southwest.
The Messrs, Stanley who have q small
farm leased east Of town have been
making some heavy shipments Of wax
beans this week, In-as-much as beans
are selling at %. 90 per bushel at Dallas,
Texas, they are making u good thing
out Of II.
The new Mo, Pacific yard was block.
AIDED with cars the second day after
opening. This WAS caused by rushing
In all the cars which had been filing all
the sidings on both the east and west
ends. After this congested business has
once been disposed OF there 10 not likely
TO be any further trouble.
W. H. Ross and son Charley arrived
here Thursday from Rogers for the pur.
pose Of joining the hunting party which
left for Illinois river yesterday. Mr.
Ross many friends extended him very
cordial welcome and he expressed him.
self as greatly pleased to be once more
back In old Arkansaw.
The store-room Of Geo. n. Wood g.
Co. has been very tasteiuily decorated
by Mr.. Furry, their decorator. Late
arrivals Of goods for the fall and winter
trade are displayed In q manner very
pleasing 10 the eye. Mr.. Furry Is sec.
ond to none In Van Buren, AZ q
decorator.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-05

On the strength OF the government re
port cotton advanced % points from
Thursday to Friday. 1t was selling ri
TAO here yesterday.
Alvin Burns, after q several months
stay ut Bonanza, has returned and has
has accepted position IN salesman
with N. +. Cornelius.
We call the attention Of our readers
TO the fact that ed. Il. Briscoe Ia head.
quarters for the best brands Of -four
and able TO save you money, Don I
forget this when you are needing -four,
The total rainfall for the month OF
September amounted to 0,ss inch.
This Is the smallest monthly precipita.
ton since August 1909, when there was
only 0. Al inch.
Mrs. james Lawson and daughter,
Miss Nonnie, who Is convalescing from
u severe illness, IRE up from Little Rock
visiting Mrs. Lawson's mother, Mrs.
q. u. Scott.
Fire Thursday night destroyed Bob
Hamers gin at Alma, together with
forty.three bales Of cotton. The loss
will be quite a heavy one. ~ there WAS
but u, 900 insurance Oh ths building
md contepts,
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-05
Frisco Line Excursions.

Buffalo, N. Y. account OF Pan.American tx.
position all summer. Excursion tickets on sale
daily
Tickets on sale daily TO all regular tourist
points, See the unesrigned II you contemplate
a trip.
st. Louis Exposition. Tickets on sale each
Tuesday and Thursday during Exposition, at
$3.50 for round trip. Limit days
ST. Louis Fair.-Tickets on sale Oct 9Th 10
llth inclusive, at sl23 for the round trip
Limit Oct, 18th.
Minneapolis, MINI. Account National Con.
vention Christian Church Tickets on sale Oct.
sth, 9th and 10th. Limit for return, Oct 1911,
with provision for extension to Oct. 81.
IT. Worth, Texas-Account National Conyen.
ton W, C. r. o. on sas Nov. 18th AMI 18th.
Limit Nov. 25th.
There are others Ask the agent about them.
The rates are very low and limits liberal
J.. w. FURRY, Agent Frisco Line.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-05

The happiest man In the world In all
probability, IL the progressive farmer
He labors enough TO insure health, sees
his broad acres blossom year after year
into fruition Of n bountiful yield and
has the respect and good will Of his
nelshbors. lie Is more independent
than any monarch on the throne In the
wide world. He sleeps sounder and
more peaceful IN one night than does
the car of Russia amid his gold. And
this condition will continue. under the
stimulus Of the friendship Of neighbors,
when MI the powerful rulers shall have
been gathered TO their fathers. Blessed
be the farmers. liz IL the man we look
TO through good and evil, In sickness
and In health IN storm and drouth. Ne
IL the mudsill Of our whole fabric. -
Houston Post.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-05
A Welcome Visitor,

Geo. r. Wood, the we'll known and
popular business man and cotton expert
Of Van Buren,, was q welcome visitor to
the Board yesterday, the guest Of Ziba
Bennitt. He reports prosperity every
where and notes quite large quantity
Of Indian Territory cotton already re.
ceived by wagon at Van Buren,. Little
Rock Democrat.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-05
Commissioners Sale

NOTICE is hereby given that under and by
~ virtue of decree rendered In the Circuit
Court OF Crawford County, Arkansas, on the
oath day of June, 1901 in an action then pending
in said court on the chancery side, between The
Union Central Life Insurance Company and lie.
London trustee, plaintiffs, and Jas. Stevenson,
Elizabeth Stevenson, his wife, and others, de.
PENDANTS, the undersigned special commissioner
will on
SATURDAY, OCTOBER g. 1901,
within the hours for judicial sales, at the front
or Main street entrance to the Court House In
the City Of Van Buren,, Ark, offer for sale and
SELL at public cutlery, to the highest bidder, on
credit Of three months, the purchaser to give
note with approved security and bearing
interest at 10 per cent per annnm from date Of
sale until paid, the lands described In said
Decree situated in Crawford county, Arkansas.
t0.wit
The East half OF the Southeast quarter Of
Section Five (5). and the Northeast quarter
of the Northeast quarter of Section Eight(9
all In Township Nine C) North, Range
Thirty.one (3D West.
Said sale to be made in default Of payment Of
$4,000 with interest and costs adjudged. against
said defendant James Stevenson, and declared
to be a first lien upon said real estate.
W. r. SADLER Special Commissioner.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-05
We TrOM Not.
From tho Eureka Springs Flashlight

From tho Eureka Springs Flashight
II runs into the realms Of the wonder.
ful how n well.meaning, elearhesded
even.balanced. Administering we'll
wisher Of the nation can require even
the tenth part Of a second In which to
make up his mind which man--Jones or
Charlotte vote for for the United States
senate. The people have tried Senator
Jones and know exactly what no 10.
The only objection TO him, having the
slightest semblance Of being valid, ia
that has sucked the public teat long
enough. We object to one man holding
Office forever. but II " worse than folly
to depose him until his superior has
been found The senate chamber OF
the national congress IL a place that
calls for our best men, and Senator
Jones. while occupying q seat there,
has taken rank with the brightest,
brainiest men from other states, The
warinest admirer Of ex.dov, Clarke will
not deny this.
Senator Jones Is not only shrewd.
far-seeing, deep-thinking statesman, but
he IL ma upright, honest. honorable gem
tlelnen. having the good OF his country,
his state and Ms constituents ut heart.
Withul he IL Au energetic indefatigable
worker. always on the alert and never
fIrIng wbou words or actions arc
needed.
We don't believe ox.uov Clarke could
ever pick up the lines where Senator
Jones would drop them, but II he could
II would be cucessary for him 10 20
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-05
Fair Week Excursions

Special train service between Van
Buren, and Fort Smith during street
fair week. On Oct. 14th to 18th inclu-
sive the Frisco will put on the following
special passenger trains:
Leave Van Buren, $3.50 A. NJ.
=" 700 p. M.
I" Fort Smith $3.50 I"
q" " HOO :"
Fare for round trip, % cents.
p. W. FURRY, Agent.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-05

wANTED-sEvERAL PERSONS OF CHAR.
acter and good reputation in each state Zone In
this county requiredl to represent and advertise
old, established, wealthy business house of sol.
Id financial standing. Salary SIS weekly with
expenses additional, all payable in cash each
Wednesday direct from head offices, Horse and
carriage furnished when necessary. References
Enclose elf.addressed, stamped envelope. Man
ager, 3l6 Caxt0n Building, Chicago.