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The Van Buren press., 1902-01-25
Fire at Helena.

Three hundred bales of cotton and
several cottages were destroyed by fire
at Helena on the 18th. The cotton
burned was on the platform of the
Helena Compress Company, and but
for the hard work of citizens and fire.
men the compress plant, city oil mill
and Planters compress and Reeves
Seward planning mill would have been
consumed The loss is placed at $2O,-
900.
The Van Buren press., 1902-01-25
Faith aud WOrlts.

One day last week n Berkeley a
dent In one of Prof. l.. Dupont Syl'
cosscs came into the recitation roc
~ late That the English teacher ma
n mild rcmonstrnncc at the cxtrcr
tordlncss Of the young man,
"i'roicssor,' replied the young 4
low In cScusIng himself, my wait
was slow' shall have no faith in
after lhls,H
"My dear fellow" said Sylc, "whl
you need Is not fnlth but works.
San Francisco Wave,
The Van Buren press., 1902-01-25
Robber Killed.

A white man entered the saloon Of
Stephen Rafaclli, at Texarkana, and
finding the proprietor alone pushed a
revolver In his face and ordered him
10 give up his money and watch or he
would kill him. Rafaelli without a
moments hesitation threw himself
upon the would-be robbcr, shouting
and yelling with all his might for
help. The robber dlsengaged himself
from the others grasp and ran, firing
nm Intellectual shot at Waterman Ray.
mer, who had been attracted to the
rccne by Rafocllis cries. Raymer
drew his pistol and gave chase to
the robbcr who fired another shot at
the Waterman, whereupon the latter
fired. shooting the robber through the
heart and killing him Instantly
The Van Buren press., 1902-01-25
SUICIDE BY SHOOTING.
william ~. Hoifmcistcr, Suprem,
Recorder OF the Legion OF Honor
u suicide NJ ~. Louis.

81. Louis. Jan. 22.--Willnm II, llof-
mcster, supreme recorder of the
Legion of Honor, committed suicide
at the Planters hotel, Tuesday morn.
ing, by shooting himself,
The suicide Is supposed to have
grown out of the troubles Of the Lc-
glon Of Honor which eliminated In
u free fight, ut the Holland building,
Monday night. A faction of the order
demanded to see the books, and they
were OPPOSED by nnother faction.
The Van Buren press., 1902-01-25
il0mriy Counsel,

Never forget that what IL good 4
one person may not be good for al
other And always use M goodly
share OF common sense In the d
clslon OF amy question conccrnIO
your health ns you would in any
the other problems OF your lIfe''
Ladies' Home journal.
The Van Buren press., 1902-01-25
Tvur of Ilelcu Could., /,

Miss Helen Gould passed through tho
state last week, and stopped for short
intervals at Little Rock and other
points along the Iron Mountain route.
An effort will be made to interest Miss
Gould In Y. NJ. G. A. work and build.
inEs at points alons tho Gould lines,
fhc already having contributed libor.
ally TO the 1oxarkana association.
The Van Buren press., 1902-01-25
Then lie Went,

Dorcn (ll p. MIA great lnaO',
things 40 without saylng, Miss GUY
ting
Muss Cutting (supprcsslng q ynw'y
'-fcsi but they ure less tlreson"
than things that say without gong
Chicago Daily News.
The Van Buren press., 1902-01-25
Dinner 10 Depcw ANA ur,uc,

New York. Jan, 30, DR.. W. Seward
Webb and Mrs Webb guyc dinner
of 20 covers Monday night nt their
residence In honor Of chaunoey NJ,
Depew and bis bride.
The Van Buren press., 1902-01-25
10 search For the Condor.

Victoria, II. G., jan 80, The cYuIs.
cr phocton viii put TO SEP, Wednes.
day, to search FOR the missing war.
ship Condor, of which no news hus
been received,
The Van Buren press., 1902-01-25
AlIercA oonnterfel,e,s CAptnrsN.

WIN Cochran and Miles Johnson
two negroes OF wynne, Cross county
have been bound over to the federal
grand jury by United States Commits
sIoner Crum at Helena on charges Of
passing counterfeit money. II is be
llcved by government detectives tho 10
grocs were operating with an organ
tied gang Of eounterfoitegs.
The Van Buren press., 1902-01-25

Gov. Davis offers a reward OF 5000
for tho arrest and conviction Of Davis
Robinson. wanted In Scott county for
alleged assault to rape the wife Of n
farmer.
The Van Buren press., 1902-01-25

james Caldwell. a Garland county
farmer. was shot from ambush and
killed by All unknown party while
returning home from Hot Springs,
The Van Buren press., 1902-01-25

10. A. i.arkin, wanted at North Plato
Ncb., for nssault with Intent ia kill
voluntccrily surrendered TO thu chlN
Of police Of Van Duren.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-23

/ have sold Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for
years, and would rather be out of
coffee aud sugar than it. | sold
five bottles Of it yesterday to thresh-
ers that could 60 no farther and
they are at work again this morl-
ing.-H. R. PHELPS, Plymouth,
Oklahoma. AS will be seen by the
above the threshers were able to
keep on with their work without
losing a single days time. You
should keep a bottle of this Remedy
in your home. For sale by J. F.
Cook, Jr, Druggist.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-23
Sciatic Rheumatism Cured After Four
teen Years of Suffering.

81 have been afflicted with sciatic
rheumatism for fourteen years"
says Josh Edgar, of Germantown,
Cal. 81 was able to be around but
constantly suffered. | tried every
thing | could hear OF and at last
was told 10 Try Chamberlain's Pain
Balm, which l did and was imme-
diately relieved and in short time
cured, and l am happy to say it
has not since returned" Why not
use this liniment and get well? 1t
is for sale by J. F. Cook, Jr., Drug
gist.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-23
Reveals a Great Secret.

1t is often asked how such start
ling cures, that puzzle the hest
physicians, are effected by DR..
Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption. Here's the secret. 1t
cuts out the phelgm and germ-in-
fected mucus, and lets the life-giv-
ing oxygen enrich and vitalize the
blood. it heals the inhamed,
cough worn throat and lungs.
Hard colds and stubborn coughs
soon yield to DR.. Kings New Dis
covery, the most infallible remedy
for all Throat and Lung diseases
Guaranteed bottles SOC and $1,OO.
Trial bottles free at J. F. Cook. Jr,
Druggist.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-23
Like a Drowning Man.

"Five years ago a disease the doc
tors called dyspepsia took such
hold of me that could scarcely GO"
writes Geo. S. Marsh, well-known
attorney of Nocona, Tex. 81 took
quantities of pepsin and other med
icines but nothing helped me. AS
a drowning mans at a stiaw | grab
bed at Kodol. | felt an improve
ment at once and after few bottles
am sound and we'll" Kodol is the
only preparation which exactly re-
produces the natural digestive Jul
ces and consequently is the only
one which digests any good food
and cures any form of stomach
trouble.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-23

"A big jam of drift-wood lodged
against the K. V. bridge during the
recent rise of the Kootenai. Road
master Burdette succeeded in get
ting the jam broken Wednesday
and the drift aoated away, result
ing in no damage to the bridge.
The bali at Priest River will
occur tonight. 1t was found to be
impossible to change the date.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-23
Love and Lucre in Lemhi.

There is a shortage of $4,000 in
the treasury of Lemhi county and
thereby hangs tale of love and
lucre.
Mrs. Ada Merritt was a comedy
widow of about so summers. She
was editress of the Salmon City
Recorder and prominent in poll
tics. Two years ago she was elected
treasurer of the county.
One day there came to Salmon
one George w. Watson, represent
ing the Salt Lake Herald. George
was 80 and smooth, and the money
in the county treasury looked good
to him. He wooed the smart wi
dow, and not without success. He
soon found himself installed as
manager of the Recorder. The
plant was enlarged and the Re-
corder was published twice a-week
Watson whoopeG things up in great
shape. A few months ago it was
discovered that Watson and Mrs.
Merritt had been secretly married.
George seems to have secured the
com bination to the safe in the bar
gain. And then he took a long
trip-not to go into hiding but to
have high old time. In the mean
time Mrs. Watson announced the
discovery that $4,000 was missing
from the Treasury, and it's disap-
pearance is presumed to date from
about the time her husband left for
Washington on important business.
1t was "a condition, not theory"
that confronted the lady. She inn
mediately took steps to secure the
return of both husband and money.
Size has succeeded in getting the
husband, but the money is still in
visable. Watson was arrested ON
his wife's complaint, in Salt Lake,
and is now in Jail in Salmon, while
it is reported that the grand jury
has indicted both Watson and Mrs
Watson
The affair is the reigning sensa-
ton in Lemhi county.
Political circles are all shaken
up over the affair.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-23
Children's Day.

The Presbyterian Sunday School
is preparing to make Children's
Day an interesting event. This
day will be observed on the second
Sunday in June.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-23
The CLOSE of School.

The public of Ferry today closing
being held in the hall tonight Below will
ing program arranged by the teachers
During the the school has been charge of Prof W. T.
principals Miss Bertha Reeder department.
Miss Lizzie Ryan, primary department The have been
VanGasken Muhfed l. has been
The teachers service
any kind in the school,
The entertainment tonight $780, and pupils and
teachers should be encouraged by your presence:
New-York tribune., 1902-07-06

=
woman and fat In a moment another window
at the same level but farther from me, opened,
and leaned out just those alternate
figures come in and out of the toys that tell the
weather 1T is impossible" 4" said the man; we
have rooms"
Then they talked great deal together, while
| shouted, "Quid Wis? Non possible dormire
in la fOreSta! g trOppO fredO! Wis ne me aSStiS-
sinare? Noni de Lugano-e pin-non = possible
ritOrnare,' and forth.
They answered in strophc and antstrophe,
sometimes together in full chorus, and again in
semi-chorus. and with variations that il was I'M
possible. Then 4 light showed in the ChlukS or
their great door, the lock grated and II opened.
\ third person, tall youth, stood in tn" hall |
Went forward INTO the breach ana occupied thr
hall He hInked AT me above a ctNdI" ana
murmured, as a man apol"SlZnS, II Is not pos
sIhle.
Whatever have in common with ih'S" south
erntrS made me understand fhat / hal won ="
i smiled at him and nodded. Dee ais" smiled and
al once beckoned l." me. lie LED me upstairs and
showed ne "A charming bed In "a clean room.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-06
WALKING TO ROME.
THE SOPHISTICATED JOURNEY OF MP
HILAIRE BELLOC.

THE PATH TO ROME BY II. Benoc. 12mo p,
44S Longmans, Green & Co -'il0' PP'
The half French, half English Hilaire BelIoc
writer OF some talent and much industry,
meanders In this volume over the footpath wav
from Toul, in France. to the Eternal City. With
single pair of shoon with bag over his shoulder
and with an inexhaustbe store of literary all
fusion he starts upon his Journey in pursuance
OF VOW Ito go to Rome on Pilgrimage and see
all europe which the Christian Faith has
saved And said I viii start from the placa
where served in arms, for my sins; will walk
all the way and take advantage of no wheeled
thing; will sleep rough and cover thirty miles
a day; and will hear mass every morning: and
VIII be present at high mass in St. Peters on
the feast Of st. Peter and st. Paul" When he
had walked something under four hundred miles
the travellers will broke from the strain of ex-
hauston, exposure, rheumatic pains and insult
hcient and irregular food, and he spent his last
penny in short railway passage to Milan
New-York tribune., 1902-07-06

sheer mile below US both, a floor to that
prodlglous hollow lay the little lake.
This is an excellent specimen of Mr. BeIloc's
descriptive writing, and he gives US a good deal
or It, But he is less at home in discoursing on
Nature than when he talks about people-and
especially himself. Lying on the ground at
night on the road from Lugano, he woke chilled
to the bone.
l sat on the bank and gazed at the lake in
some despair. Certainly 1 could not sleep again
without covering cloth. and it was now past
midnight nor did l know Of any house whether
II l took the road, should find one in a mile or
in two or in five And, note you, | was utterly
exhausted. That enormous march from Faido
though ii had been wisely broken by the siesta
at BellinZOna. needed more than a few cold
hours under trees, and 1 thought of the three
poor francs in my pocket and of the thirty-eight
miles remaining to Milan. The stars were be-
yond the middle Of their slow turning and
watched them splendid and in order, for SYM
pathy, as l also regularly, but slowly and pain
fully, dragged myself along my appointed road
But in a very short time great tail, square
white house stood right the roadway and to
windows. Standing therefore beneath, l cried
at the top of my voice, "Hola! five or six times
woman put her head out of the window into
the fresh night and said, you cannot sleep
here; have no rooms" Then she remained
looking out of her window and ready to analyZe
the difficulties of the moment; a good natured
New-York tribune., 1902-07-06
1 READING M1N.
From The Speaker

From The Speaker.
l am reminded Of a Scotch country gentle
man. now d"ad, who could never comfortably
his hand. He had library which would have
been worth a fortune to journalist an
acrostc solver. Every work OF reference. from
the National Dictionary Of Biography down
ward. WAS u bc found in il. He could never
bear To he Il year behind with his Burke or
bod and even his Crockfori was kept up To
date. although he u strict Presbyterian and
had few dealings with the Established Church
across the border. Every one of his books was
read.
His literary opinions were heterodox, but un-
abashcd. His prncilIcd scurn for the works of
Mir. George Meredith exceeded the bounds of
courtesy, his admiration for those OF Mr.. :. X.
Crockett left scarcely a page without
dcrlin"d passage. lie had written just what
ne thought of sir Walter Scott. and :. copy of
"PaTadiSe Lost was annotated as if il had
been issued the week before from McSSrS Con
stables press at Edinburgh. / had the curl
osity To take down from his shelves an early
experiment in fiction of my own. Its under
graduates human had been carefully weighed,
ana for the most part approved, but there We're
occasional rows OF notes Of exclamation i'm the
margin. and in one place "A marginal comment,
oh this is too muchi 80 At the end of the
book a sort OF index of marked pages with
few words OF explanation as To why they had
been marked. The whole represented an amount
of attention which a very careful reviewer
might give to the important book of the year,
and every other book in his library had been
similarly treated
New-York tribune., 1902-07-06

where more money awaited him. For the sake,
perhaps, of the picturesque situations to be
evolved he was but scantily provided with 1unds,
and pinched and suffered On his way any
vagabond of less pretension might 1t is hard
to feel interested convinced by these manu-
factured miseries, or to see how decent food or
an humble bed could have interfered with the
purpose and spirit of his pilgrimage or the ac-
curacy of his observations. There is, in truth,
a banal air Of Intention in all these pages, Of
one who says: Behold me and my cleVerness!
See me sparkle hear me jest and mock; and
deal with Nature beautifully; and glorify my
own endurance and brains, and so forth"
Clever the book undoubtedly is and agreeable
on first reading, il eXasperatngly long. But II
breathes too much sol histication and artfciaIity
TO really entangle III. affections Of the reader;
We cannot imagine him returning to II with zest.
We have spoken of its length-it is prodigious in
this respect, and yet sure that if Rome
had lain many leagues further away this un-
sparing author could have gone on discoursing
with unceasing copiousness and Iiyeliness.
Footsore he became early in the tramp, and
there is much hobbling in his tale not only from
this cause, but from the pains induced 10y sleep
ing occasionally in the open. Every foolish
thing which he could do in the way of shelter
less sleep insufficient clothing and unduly long
marches on empty stomach he dld, thereby
getting good copy. Fasting, he followed the
path over the high ridge Of the Brienzer Grat
instead of going round like a coward 10y Inter
laken."
My fasting and the rare, thin air Of the height
the chill and the dampness that had soaked my
thin clothes through and through, quite lowered
nv blood and left il piano, whimperng and ir-
resolute | shVered and demanded the sun.
Then l bethOught me Of the hunk Of bread
had stolen, and pulling it out Of my haversack
| began to MUNICH that ungrateful breakfast
1t was hard and stale, and gave me little sus
tenance; | still gaZed upwards into the uniform
meaningless light fog, looking for the ridge
Suddenly, with no warning TO prepare the
mind a faint but distinct wind blew upon me,
the mist rose in a wreath backward and up
ward and | was looking through clear i'm
nensity not at any ridge, but over an awful
gulf at great white fields of death. The Alps
were right upon me and before me, overwhelm-
ing and commanding empty downward distances
of air Between them and me was a narrow,
dreadful space of nothingness and silence. and
New-York tribune., 1902-07-06

evidently good fellow, traveller and as any,
now he was practically giving me the wine, he
would make it ninepence it was hardly worth
MS Whle 10 stretch out his hand for so little
money. so then pulled out 50 centimes in cop
pers' and said, "TuttO.' which means all"
Ihen he put the bottle before me, took the
money, and an immense clamor rose from all
those who had been watching the scene. and
they applauded it as a ratified bargain And
this is the way in which bargains were struck of
OLD time in these hills when your fathers and
mine lived and shivered in a cave, hunted wolves
and bargained with clubs only.
Mr.. Belloc's theological discussions are bore:
his literary divagations and poetic interudes are
as bad-some of them give unmistakabe i'm
preston Of not having been in any way evolved
during the journey-they smell of a smoky
lamp in a fusty study No part of the book
speaks of artless cheer and delight in Nature:
but, as we have indicated one may very we'll
read it once, and read it with enjoyment.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-06

when the burden he carries is so heavy that
another straw. in the shape Of an egible manu-
script, is likely to make him break down. None
the less, we sympathZe with the hero Of the fol-
lowing story. He is very young, but he is begin
ming 10 get accepted, and some months ago he
was delighted to receive letter from well
known editor inviting him to cali He did so.
and was asked To send in stories and sketches.
In the course Of few weeks he sent in several.
and one Of them printed.
Then there was silence, and he went and
the editor and asked If he might have his MSS
back II they were not going To be used. 1t was
quite a friendly Interview. and the editor was in
ms most genial mood when he said: My dear
fellow | Will do my best To find them. The fact
lS haN" three large brown paper bags II home
and take manuscripts back with me and put
them INTO those against the time when | shall
have leisure to read them. They are all fun.
and don't even remember into which of them
put yours. This happened months ago. and
thr HttI- sketches. probably quite salahIe stiI
dwell in The brown paper bags.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-06
4 WRITER AND AN EDITOR.

SOME vIcIssITUDEs OF MANUSCRIPT
From The London Morning Post.
Writers who send unsolicited contributions TO
magazines give more trouble than they are
aware Of, and it is not to be wondered at that
they are sometimes treated with scant courtesy.
An editor is human and there moments
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-04
world,s Visible Supply.

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 3.-Secretary Hes ter's statement of the worlds visible supply of cotton made up from special cable and telegraphic advices compares the figures of this week with last week. last year and the year before. It shows an increase for the week just closed of I7I454 bales. against an increase of t77.473 last year and an increase of 259, ,e97 the year before.
 The total visible is ,e3e. I2l, against. L.. 766 667 last week. l,e4e 72e last year, and l., 658 PAS year before last: of this the total of American cotton is ,496, l2. against L.. 3Io,667 last week, l,l94,72e last year and ,246, 246 year before last and of all other kinds, including EgyGt Rrazil India; ass e5c 6co last year and 4l2,o 900 year before last
 The total worlds visible supply of cotton shows an increase compared with last week of I7I .454 bales, an increase compared with last year of 288, 3e2 and an increase com pared with year before last of 27e. 875.
 Of the worlds visible supply, of cotton as above there is now afoat and hald in Great Britain and Continental Europe 70 oG@ 9so 900 900 before last; in Egypt. S7 900, against 56, 900 last year and 42,ooo year o before last; in 2os 900 year before last and and dno in the United and 769O OO year before last.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-04
Liverpool Cotton Statistics.
Daily Cotton Market.

NEW oRLEANs-Tone, steady; sales, 24oo: ordinary, 7%; good ordinary. 75s; low mid ding 8 3l6; middling, 9l2; good middling. 8 -Ie; mildlng fair, g; receipts, e,92o;
 GALVESTON Tone, steady; middling, sl2; gross receipts, IA, ,39s. sales, 800; stock loi,- 627
 NORFOLK-Tone steady; middlng e-le; gross receipts, 3,563; sales. 462' stock 7- 9l4
 gross receipts, 3, 59; stock. 2,4e5.
 BOSTON-rone. quiet; mddling. S7s; net receipts 22; gross, 7,522
 gross receipts 3 oIs stock. 23. 446
 PHILApELPHIA-Tone steady, middling, g 3-l6. gross receip pts, 25o; stock, 5 22o. gross s1 receipts receipts s.ai3; sales, 44e stock, "a 57l.
 CHARLESTON-Tone. steady; middling, SI4 4; gross receipts. 24ol, sales. 400; stock. l9,- 9o4 ,,,,,---. a,,..-
 ST LOUIS-Tone. quiet; middling, a'a; gross receipts .S55; stock, 7.S92 net receipts, 10; gross. 2es; sales z to: stock. 2e9I7; exports to the continent 2'+4s; to France, 250. .. to Great Britain, 23, 595; to FIance' 2oo' to the continent Io6o7; stock s1l Sis
 Consolidated-Net receipts S9o:S Is; exPor5s sa6s to Great Britain, loS, 469; to France' 4+'(+o' to the continent, I5lIQ2,