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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-27

We are being confronted by trusts on every hand. In the winter we have coal trust to keep us warm. Tn the summer we have an ice trust to keep us cool. As we come into the world we are confronted by milk trust, and after we die there is coffin trust to follow us to our grave.-Trade Journal.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-27

The Central Labor union requests that all affiliated organizations pass suitable resolutions regarding the pass age of the eight hour bill and forward copies of the same to Senators Platt and HaWley at Washington, D. O., without delay.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-27

Owing to the holiday season but little is doing in local labor circles, many of the unions not holding their regular meetings during Christmas and New Years week. As consequence news in this line of a local nature is de cidedly scarce.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-27

That the Lines of the Southern New England Telephone Co. Reach Every Town in Connecti-
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-27

The wood rubbers of the city held 8 meeting on Wednesday evening and made arrangements for perfecting an organization. Their charter will prob ably be obtained from the Amalga- mated Wood Workers, and if so, many wood workers not eligible to member ship in the Carpenters union can be taken into the new organization
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-27

The New England Bartenders will meet in convention in New Haven on January IS and 19. It is expected that this will be one of the largest district conferences ever held. and about 300 delegates will probably be present. The committee of the New Haven union are making extensive preparations for the entertainment.
The Van Buren press., 1902-11-15
Morbid Crowd at the Hanging,

From the Fort Smith Times OF Nov. 7th.
A crowd OF about 800 left this city al
half past 0 this morning for Van Buren,
for the purpose of witnessing the hang.
ing of Hall Malone, the negro rapist.
There is an impression that the special
WAS run by the Missouri Pacific. but
that is a mistake Blonde Martin, the
ex-constable of Van Buren,, chartered
the train rs a speculation. Long before
the hour of departure the space about
the depot WAS packed with u conglom
crate crowd. There were present men
OF much prominence whom business
called to Van Buren,, but who. Of
course, denied that the public execution
mad anything to do with their going.
They regretted exceedingly that II
should be found necessary publicly to
execute anyone, but supposed the pub
licity would have a sautary effect upon
those inclined to the commission of the
crime. The man with short hair and
sea gait was well represented and WAS
loud In his recitation of the stirring TX.
periencee he had had with hangings in
the past, when he was member Of the
sheriff rs jury, WAS obliged to stand
close to the scaffold and sec the writhing
OF n dying body IN order that the law
should be observed In all detail. The
man who had never seen u hanging was
inquisitive, and chummed with the
man who had been more "lucky' and
thus had his imagination sharpened by
brilliant expectancy. A large portion
OF the crowd was composed of compar
alively young men who assumed II
carnival disposition and hppantly
talked about tho new face which
would either look up or down in tha
other world, When the train pulled
IN sight there was n wild rush for II,
though there WAS plenty of time, the
thought Of the crowd being focused
upon the imagined possibility that unless
they tumbled over each other they
would get left and miss the gruesolnt
spectacle.
The same observations regarding tn,
crowd that witnessed the execution
might have been made here. After all
Is the idea Of public execution goot
onef VIII II have the salutary effect 4
should haveY We fear not, and hop,
there will never DO need for another II
Crawford county
The Van Buren press., 1902-11-15

town only TO find that they had left
there. One OF them had said that they
were going to Wagner, and Simcoe
and IN officer went to that place TO In
tercept them. In the meantime Sheriff
Pitcock telephoned over to Gus Anthony
saying that one OF the men implicated
was horse jockey and as Corrotto had
been absent from the city and only 70.
turned yesterday he was taken into
custody no soon NJ seen. Sheriff pitcock
came over from Van Buren, this morn.
INK and took Corr0tto back with him.
Sheriff Pitcock said that the Van Buren,
officers had arrested man who an.
swered the description Of one OF the
men who were Ia Chester, aud that he
had 1857 on him, The money taken
was made up OF 300 bills and some SEQ
bills, The money seen IN the hands Of
the suspects vt Chester WAS Of the same
denominations. The police believe that
they have two Of the right parties.
VIM. Rowley the other man arrested :,
has been held for the grand jury since
the above. but Corrotto was released.
Rowley was captured ut Chester by the
constable, and claimed the money had
been given him by stranger TO keep
for him,
The Van Buren press., 1902-11-15
Ginned In Arkansas.

A report issued by the census bureau
places the quantity Of the present crop
OF cotton which had been ginned up TO
the 18th Of OF October at ., 025, S72 CON-
mercial bales, which Ia estimated to DO
little more than 80 per cent. OF the
entire crop, These figures were col.
lected by the agents Of the bureau, and
20, 3li ginneries are represented by the
returns,
The following figures represent the
amount ginned In each state by bales;
Alabama, 5S3 5S3 Arkansas, 800, q.
S00 Florida, 90, no; Georgia, 008, 049
Indian Territory, 2l0, 0i0; Kentucky,
2Si Louisiana, 1909. 40s Mississippi,
$50, 1870 Missouri, Ia, 003; North Caro-
lima, 1903 ,02O; Oklahoma, "a, 900 South
Carolina, col ,48i ; Tennessee, l2t 1870
Texas, 1887 707; Virginia. 8, 025.
The Van Buren press., 1902-11-15

A Reunion of the Stevenon Family.
I Through the courtesy of Mr.. George
r. Wood we are enabled this week to
present An interesting account OF the
reunion of the Stevenson family held
last Sunday:
AS previously announced. the de-
scendants of the late Esquire Jas. q.
Stevenson held a family reunion at the
old Stevenson homestead on Sunday,
Nov. 9th
Esquire Jas. G. Stevenson was born
In the state Of South Carolina in 1905,
and at the age of 10 years, having re-
ceiyed corporal punishment for some
trivial offense at the hands OF an irate
stepfather, he ran away from home,
working his way westward.
He found his way to Cape Girardeau,
Mo. and at that place. at the age Of
IA, he married Jane Watkins, then IL
years old. Soon after he and his wife
travelled on pack mules to northeastern
Arkansas, where they remained until
1887 when they came to Crawford
county and settled on what is now
known as the Sam Stevenson place.
Esq. Stevenson died in 1865 and his
wife in 1888. His oldest daughter, Mary
A. Stevenson married Myrum West,
and became the mother of children,
Al grandchildren. 81 great grandchil-
dren; Sam Stevenson was the father OF
children, 81 grandchildren, Is great
grandchildren John A. Stevenson had
children, and II grandchildren Gray
Stevenson had children; Cam Steven
son had Q children, grandchildren, l
great grandchild Sallie Stevenson Mrs.
Avis Smith) is the mother OF ! child
rem, 81 grandchildren, 3 great grand
children; Rosie (Stevenson) Campbell
had children, s grandchildren maxi
ing 38 grand. III great grand SO great,
great grandchildren or a total OF 1908,
all Of whom are now living. OF his
own children there are now living Sam
Stevenson, aged n; John A. Stevenson,
aged "a; Mrs. Sallie Smith, "a; Cam
Stevenson, GO, and Mrs. Rosie Camp
bell. aged SO,
The spot selected for the reunion was
near the old Wash place on the
banks of Flat Rock. Several friends Of
the family were present. Mr.. Avis
Smith, in very fitting and appropriate
manner, delivered the address of well
come. In addition to the hearty well
come extended by him, he drifted into
q characteristic reminiscent mood high
ly entertaining
Mr.. John @. West, one of the
grandchildren. delivered biographical,
historical and statistical address appro-
pirate to the occasion and full Of infor-
nation interesting to the family and
others.
Mr.. Geo. r. Wood, who was born In
that neighborhood, and among those
people, was present, by invitation, and
made a talk, which seemed to be en-.
joyed by the crowd. Short talks were
also made by M. T West and others.
About 2 o clock eating time WAS an
nounced, and royal dinner was spread
upon the ground, to which everyone
was invited and to which ample justice
was done.
Many amusing and pathetic stories
were recalled by Sam, John and Cam
Stevenson and Avis Smith.
The Van Buren press., 1902-11-15
Unlortown High School News.

The Uniontown High School Is now
In progress, having good attendance
and under the care OF good instructors,
Prof. T, y. WATSON, b, +. Webb. and
Miss Fannie Morton, we think we will
have ono OF the best terms Of school we
have ever had at this place.
The Wood Telephone Co. has put In
several new phones this week.
Mr. j. =. Ewin WAS prevented from
makeing his usual trip yesterday by
sickness In his family,
Mr. g, d, Lemon Is now standing an
examination for county certificate undor
Prof, Wasson rs no intends to tench
school this winter.
His teacher and many friends here
wish him mntch success M n teacher
Before closeing we wish 10 invite every
one that wishes 10 attend school To
come TO Uniontown, ~ we have good
societies and ! am sure you would feel
NJ homo here
(The puers.)
The Van Buren press., 1902-11-15

| like what John Wesley said to a
man when their carriages met on the
road The ruflian knowing Mr.. Wesley
and disliking him, did not turn out, bat
kept In the middle OF the road. Mr..
Wesley gave the man all the road, him
self riding in the ditch. Az they passed
each other the ruiiian said; II never
turn out for fools' Mr., Wesley said f.
II always dol' like the reproof
which Chinaman IN San Francisco
gave M American. The American
pushed him of the sidewalk and he fell
In the mud, The Chinaman, on rising
began to brush of the mud, and said to
the Americans ''You Christian me
heuihen-good byel'' A stranger on
tered u church IN ono OF the cities and
was allowed 20 stand awhile, although
there wue plsnty Of room, No one offered
him n seat, The stranger after a while.
asked one of the brethren, "What
church is THAR Tho answer was
Christ + church, sir. - us he inf''
asked the stranger. The officer OF the
church understood what he meant, and
gave him seat. We want moro conr.
iWy IN our churches, our places Ut busi.
moss ana IN our homes, ANONYMOUS.
The Van Buren press., 1902-11-15
Hoods CGrsGpdriUl
COUNTIES TO ASSIST.
Commissioner Of Agriculture Bradford
Desires to Make New Exhibits
Mt the Capitol.

From the Little Rock Democrat
Commissioner of Agriculture Fl. 7.
Bradford proposes to enter upon cam
paign Of house-cleaning at the agricul-
tural bureau and secure AN entirely new
exhibit. 1t is his purpose to make the
Office and the exhibits az attractive as
possible, SO that they will represent the
resources Of the state in a manner that
will be a credit to Arkansas. To this
end he is asking the assistance OF the
county judges of the state and has ad-
dressed the following letter to each one :
II wish to add to and increase the
exhibits of the resources of the state in
this department as early as possible,
and to assist me In doing this | write to
ask you to give me the name and ad.
dress of the owner or operator of each
mine or manufacturing plant of any
kind that is being operated In your
county, and also the name and address
OF two or three progressive farmers or
fruit growers ard l will be glad for you
to ask your county papers to say that
want for exhibition choice sample Of
the output of each mine and manufsc.
turing plant, and also Of each product
of the farm and orchard, the sender
giving his name and location of his
mine and manufacturing plant, or farm
or orchard, the kind of mineral,
manufactured article or produce Of
farm or orchard sent, the output of the
mine or manufacturing plant, or amount
grown per acre of product Of farm or
orchard. Samples to be sent by ex.
press; charges to be paid by this office.
II make this request of you because
| know that the interests of your county
are very largely in your hands and /
hope to have your cooperation In en-
deavoring to advertise her resources
liam anxious to make a success Of
this department of the state, and II the
people will stand by Inc and cooperate
with me | will make it Of inestimable
value to the state.
Thanking you for whatever assist.
ance you may render me, l am, " etc.
The Van Buren press., 1902-11-15
Lost His Roll.

Last Thursday week Ed, Kaufman,
living at Mountainburg, hauled seven
bales Of cotton to Alma,a part Of which
belonged to AL. Simcoe. He sold his
cotton at Alma for $500 and boarded the
train for Fort Smith He had been
drinking before leaving Alma and be.
fore reaching Fort Smith had had sew.
eral fights, When he reached Fort
Smith the conductor wanted to have
him arrested but MS the alterations
had occurred while the train was IN the
Territory the officers refused to do so.
But Kaufman had still great thirst
and soon got himself locked up. Then
he realized that his money was gone,
and intilnated that he thought the fight
had been started by someone who knew
he had the money for the purpose of
robbing him.
Mondays Fort Smith "Times'' has
the following regarding the arrest at
Fort Smith of one Of the men suspected
of being implicated in the robbing of
Kaufman;
Sunday, Officers Gus Anthony, Andy
Carr and Sid johnson arrested Frank
Corrotto, the jockey WHO'S suspected OF
being one Of the gang who robbed Ed.
Kaufman, the MOUNTAINEERING farmer,
OF 1856 ut Alma one day last week. II
seems that the men, of whom there were
three, went right on through to Chester,
where they were seen to tear up some
papers which proved to be receipts be.
longing to Kaufman. OF the money
stolen 5000 belonged to AL. Simcoe, and
as soon rs he learned Of the presence of
tho men Ia Chester he went to that
The Van Buren press., 1902-11-15
Territory on.

New York and New Jersey men have
secured n charter for the Indian Terri
tory illuminating company TO sink oil
and gas wells IN the Osnge Indian rcser,
Walton Tho capital stock is placed At
", 900, 900 and the principal place Of
business IL Newark, N, j. The incor.
atore are John /, Billings, Tracey =.
Buckingham. Evan j Dudley Thornton
Parker and Kenneth X. McLaren.
The Van Buren press., 1902-11-15

INVITATIONS IRE out 10 the wedding OF
Miss Ruth Dickinson, daughter OF Mr.
aud Mrs e., W, Dickinson Of Little
Rock, and Elliott Rosson Berry, which
will take place Thursday evening
November Goth, IN the First NJ. u,
church, South IL that city, The groom
IL n son Of United States Senator James
II Berry aud ~ his private secretary
The yonng couple will spend the winter
IN Washington,
The Van Buren press., 1902-11-15
Frisco Line Excursions.

Tho Frisco System win soil excursion tickets
on tho following dates
Oklahoma Territories aud TOyns-lhc Frisco
system VIII continue tho snlo Of these tickets ON
ilrst and third Tuesdays IN each month 10 nil
points IN abOycnnmod territory where the one
WY fac WV or more, Rnte IL one faro plus
T. W. Funny, Agent Frisco Line
The Van Buren press., 1902-11-15

A camp of the Modern Woodmen Of
Michigan will have to pay S25 900 for
having INDUCED IN lot Of senseless
horse-play while initiating candidate
The man received injuries from which
he died and tla widow has recovered
Judgment against the cHmp 10 thpl OK.
tPnt The men VINO permitted the oamp
20 be tlue dirpiaccd khould be punished
severely Whennver the members OF
mly lodge lower lh,ineelvss 10 that level
they ehould BE- expelled aud dealt with
- ihes dsrrrye -'liltls kocs Demo.
pyni,
The Van Buren press., 1902-11-15
Jumped on a Ten Penny Nall

The little daughter Of Mr., j. \
Powell jumped on M inverted rake
made Of ten penny nails, and thrust one
nail entirely through her foot ana .
second one half way through, Chsm'
borluin \ Pain Balm was promptly w,
plod and five minutes later the pam nnu
disappeared aud no more suffering N WdI
experienced. Ia three dnys inc c Elm
was wearing her shoe M usual ann WY,
Absolutely no discomfort Mr. iowGn"
IN well known merchant OF Forklanu,
VA, Pain Balm Ia IN antiseplic gnu
heals such injuries without matnfa''pp W,
and IN one.third the time required w
The uaunl treatment For sale by JOHN
KANE, Y u, KERR, Druggists
The Van Buren press., 1902-11-15

LYNcHIN0s seldom occur when the
sheriff or officer having the prisoner In
control Is determined to prevent such
violence. Little Rock Democrat,
Sheriff pitcock Of Crawford Ia promi
npnt evidence OF that fact.
The Van Buren press., 1902-11-15

The organization OF n humane society
IN Van Buren, Is talked OF and we hope
10 see one established here, for Il Ia
something needed In every town In the
land.
The Van Buren press., 1902-11-15
Unclaimed Letters.

The following Ia n list OF letters IN tho Pos.
ONCE NJ Van Bpren, ARR, remaining umCalled
Tor aud advertised Nov. II, 1907
The Van Buren press., 1902-11-15
1pinging Noises

In the ears (how disagreeable they are!)
become chronic and cause much UNI
easiness and even temporary distraction.
They are signs of catarrl other signs
are droppings in the throat, nasal
sounds OF the voice, impaired taste,
smell and hearing.
Caiarrh is constitutional disease,
originating in impure blood, and re-
quires a constitutional remedy.
II suffered from catarrh in the head and
loss of appetite and sleep. My blood was
thin and I felt bad all over most OF the
time / decided to try Hoods Sarsaparilla
and now have no symptoms OF catarrh,
have good appetite, and sleep well.
heartily recommend Hoods Sarsaparilla TO
all my friends" Il. LONG, California juno
ton, Iowa.
Hoods gGrsGpdrilld
Cures catarrh OF the nose, throat,
bowels &C., removes all its effects, and
builds up the whole system.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-09-11
OPERATORS ARE VERY HOPEFUL
CONFIDENCE THAT MEN WILL
GRADUALLY GO BACK Is
STRENGTHENED.
OUTPUT OF COAL INCREASING
PREPARATIONS FOR RESUMP.
TON AT DIFFERENT MINES
CONTINUE.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. THE out
put of yesterday in the anthracite re-
giop is estimated to have been about
1850 tons, being increased over that
of Thursday by the addition to the
or eratiOns of the Bellevue washery of
the Delaware, Lackawanna & West
eTn company, which started yesterday
morning.
There are also several small wash
cries which supply local trade. The
confidence Of the operators in the be-
lief that the strikers will gradually re-
turn To work is being strengthened by
the action of the men since the pub
lication of President Baer's letter,
there being a noticeable indication of
a desire to go back TO work. Many of
the operators believe that if the men
could act freely, without fear of being
called nOn-unionists, or of interference
with themselves or families, most OF
them would return to work.
The fact that the strike relief fund
Is not being received as rapidly nor
In as large amounts as the men would
like ii, is causing assertions.
Merchants Make a Kick.
At Nanticoke the merchants de-
clined TO NIL any more orders untll
payment was made. This brought the
locals To time, and yesterday pay
ment was made. The union officers,
despite this. continue to state that a
large amount of relief money is being
received, and that all the strikers are
satisfied.
Preparations for resumption at diff
ferent mines continue. The Erie COM
pany yesterday continued bringing
back it's mules from the farms and
they are now being taken down the
mines and are ready for work
The failure of the strike in the Po-
cahontas district is also having an eff
feet on the strikers here, and the ope-
rators report that the prospect is most
encouraging for an increase in the
operating force and general resump-
ton of work.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-09-11
BALLOON ARTIST HURT.
Lands on the Roof Of House and
Rolls to the Ground.

Lands on the Roof Of House and
Rolls to the Ground.
st. Paul, Sept. z. - Earl Wagner,
who has been making the balloon as.
tensions at the fair since Jacob Hoff-
man was injured by fall of 400 feet
Wednesday evening. was slightly in
jured yesterday afternoon. He cut
loose from the balloon in good shape,
and made a very pretty drop. AS he
neared the ground he saw that he was
going to land on a farm house and
feared that he would be injured He
tried to avert the danger by jumping
from his parachute while 1t was still
about thirty feet from the ground He
misjudged his jump and landed on
one corner of the house and then
rolled off to the ground. He was badly
scratched about the legs and arms
and received severe bruise on the
body His injuries did not incapaci-
tate him for work and he made the
ascension as usual in the evening.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-09-11

rience. Hundreds of dollars went to the
doctor and the druggist. was simply
a walking medicine chest and phys
ical wreck. My sister residing in Ohio
wrote me that she had been cured Of
womb trouble by using Lydia IL.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and advised me TO try 1T.
then discontinued all other med icines
and gave your Vegetable Compound
thorough trial. Within four weeks
nearly all pain had left me; rarely
had headaches, and my nerves We're In
q much better condition, and ! was
cured in three months, and this avoided
a terrible surgical operation."- MRS.
EcKIs STEVENSON, $50 So. State St.,
Salt Lake City, Utah.--s6ooo forfeit "
shove testimonial Is rot genuine
Remember eyery woman Is
cordially invited to write TO Mrs.
Pinkham If there is anything
about her symptoms she does not
understand. Mrs. Pinkham's
address is Lynn, Mass.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-09-11
Death Of Famous elephant.

Advices from Tours, France, give
an account of the death cf the gi-
gantic elephant Fritz, which be-
longed to Barnum's show, which re-
Gently visited that place. The cir.
Gus, which had given a two days
performance in Tours, was making
it's final parade through the streets.
When the Place Nicolas-Pruneau was
reached Fritz, with a mighty effort,
freed himself from his chains, rose
on his hind legs. trumpeting loudly,
and causing panic ameng The crowd.
Fortunately two keepers managed to
entangle his feet with ropes, but this
only increased the animals fury, and
he struggled violently, swapping two
large trees. After some exciting mo-
ments he was brought to the ground
and securely bound. The authorities
were notified OF the occurrence, and
a picket of infantry was sent to stop
all traffic on the place. The circus
proprietors eventually decided that
Fritz should be killed. Cables, pull.
leys and windlasses were brought and
the huge brute was strangled. The
body has been offered to the Tours
Museum.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-09-11
MINNEAPOLIS DOES WELL.
Turns Out Good Crowd to the Fair
Despite unpromising Weather.

Turns Out Good Crowd to the Fair
Despite Unpromising Weather.
st. Paul, Sept. Minneapolis had
an inning at the fair yesterday. Like
ST. Paul day. the weather was un-
promising at the outset, but when the
rift in the clouds came there was a
general rush for the cars. During the
latter hours of the morning the street
railway company called into service
every available car to handle the rush.
The strangers who were in town TO
see the fair were evenly divided be-
tween the two cities. Although prepar-
atoms had been made at the gates to
handle a big crowd, the unpromising
weather in the early morning encour-
aged the belief that the day would be
light and the gatemen were hardly
prepared for the crowd that came. In
spite of this the people were handled
nicely and there was no complaint
made. The streets of the fair grounds
we're packed from noon until late at
night. The attendance is estimated at
about 10000.