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The Van Buren press., 1903-01-17

Why Ia II that the county Judge OK.
poets the road oyerseer 10 put IN his
own team ut 81 90 per day when be II
compelled 10 Offer " 80 per day for
Outside teamsy The Judge must know
that no sane man will give the use OF
his team for any such SUN as 81 90 per
day and then have It driven by new
man every day or two hedles II he
expects good work donr on the roads he
must expect 10 pay u fair remuneration
Cor the service II The road oyerseer
has n good team he should be allowed n
fair remuneration for its use. Another
matter we wish 70 call attention TO ie
that the Judge has decided to require
.l,e service of all hands as formerly un-
Der the old road law for the full time
before touching the money raised by the
special tax, We do not believe this Ia
right aud we do not believe hands
should b. warned until II becomes
9eeeseary. IN, old law ueye was amy.
thing bat M Injustice ana " should be
done away with wherever possible,
Nothing viii DO more TO bring the new
law into disfepuie than ius, such
gg'lQp
The Van Buren press., 1903-01-17
C1tQrrk

Is q discharge from the mucous men,
hrane OF the nose, throat, stomach,
bowels ETC., when kept in state OF
Inflammation by an impure condition
OF the blood and q want OF tone in the
system.
Soothe the innamed membrane,
strengthen the weakened system, and
the discharge will stop-to do this
purify the blood.
~ was troubled with catarrh for years
and tried various remedies but found moth
ing that would cure me. | then resolved
10 try Hoods Ssrsaparila and took four
bottles which entirely cured me. l have
never been troubled with catarrh since.
AS blood purifier ! can find nothing else
equal 10 Hoods Sarsaparilla.' WILLIAM
SHERMAN, 1850 9TH St., Milwaukee, Wis.
Hoods CGryGpGri{ld
Cures catarrh radically and perma-
nen'ly-removes its cause and over
o-u,as I'll its effects,
The Van Buren press., 1903-01-17

The city Council of Pine Bluff has Just
discovered the Iron Mountain Railroad
owes the city Of Pine Bluff 900 cars
stone, and there is an important move
on foot to got the city streets macadam.
lied with this stone, Twenty years ago
when the Iron Mountain came through
Pine Bluff, the road agreed, rs part Of
its contract, to haul to that city ( 900
cars of stone free. This contract has
never been carried ont.
The Van Buren press., 1903-01-17

As was TO have been expected, Gov.
Davis makes his controversy with the
penitentiary board the main feature Of
his message to the Legislature and sug.
gests the placing of the appointment
or removal Of the superintendent of
the penitentiary into his hands by the
Legislature and in other ways placing
the management Of that institution un.
der his almost exclusive control. This
is is suggest on the legislature will do
we'll not to heed
The Van Buren press., 1903-01-17

Born our representatives cast their
vote for Hon. Jno l. Moore OF Phillips,
the successful candidate for speaker Of
the house, Mr., Bonds, the successful
candidate for sergeant-at.arms, was the
candidate Of Representative Crutcher,
Mr., Bonds halls from Logan,
The Van Buren press., 1903-01-17

and variety being obtainable at all
hours at most reasonable prices.
The equipment throughout is on
high plane and Is thoroughly in keeping
with the Midland s reputation rs the
leading road of that state.
The Van Buren press., 1903-01-17
Senator Jones not Going to Little Rock.

The Arkansas Democrat Wed.
nesday afternoon received the fol
lowing important telegram from
Senator James X. Jones:
Washington, ID. c., Jan. Is, 1908.
Editor Arkansas Democrat:
| am not coming to Little Rock.
Each member Of the general as
sembly should reflect the wishes
of his constituents aud | shall not
attempt to influence any Of them,
JAMES X. JONES.
The Van Buren press., 1903-01-17

A telegram under date of January 9th
says: The coal situation in Toledo has
reached a point whore a physician s
certificate is required by the local deal,
ers before they will sell even ton Of
coal, The certificate must show that
there IL Illness IN the home OF the
would.be purchaser and that the coal ia
necessary as n safeguard for the patient.
The Van Buren press., 1903-01-17

Hose Company No, organi zed Mon
day evening and elected W. Il, Starmer,
president; Walter Duggans, foreman,
aud Tom Lloyd, assistant foreman.
This completes the organization of the
department, which being composed Of
new material, may he expected 10 work
with II good deal OF enthusiasm and
harmony for awhile, After the novelty
wears on unless some means Ia found
for keeping ny interest It will again
become necessary TO reorganize the 4 g,
par,ment Az to the best mcaus Il
Keeping mp interest IN these organ2a
tions there IA n diversity Of opinions,
Last Tuesday Constable Smith accom-.
panied detective OF the iron Mountain
road to Rudy, where they placed under
arrest Geo, Davenport, n young man
living there, On charge Of being i'm.
picated IN Nhu recent robbery Of tho
railroad station At pluumorville II
appears another party under suspicion
wos arrested for the crime, and claimed
that young Davenport who had been
employed about lnc depot, assisted
him, Mr., Ddyenports parents are
among the best people Of Rudy, and W.
hope further investigation will prove
the charge against their son without
foundation
The Van Buren press., 1903-01-17

or the 9 096 miles Of new road built
In the United States during the year,
Arkansas is third IN the list, with 37l
miles, Oklahoma lends with $40 miles
and Texas Is second with 400,
The Van Buren press., 1903-01-17
Real Estate Sale.

In the District Court Of the United statcs
for the Western District Of Arkansas,
Fort Smith Division
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-27

girl over the way nearly died. and you
would have let her die II was u
shame. don't love Cornelia--but II
was u shame"
The letter was addressed to me.
Arentay
"Fiddlesticks! ron knew II was not
yours: You knew Il was Hyde's.
Where In Il now?"
She asked the question In her usual
dominant way, and Rem did not feel
able to resist IT, lie opened his pocket.
book and from a receptacle In Il. took
tho fateful letter. She seized and read
II, and then without "a word. or a mo
ments hesitation threw Il into the
fire.
Rem clustered apd fumed, and she
stood smiling denantly at him. you
are like all criminals" sne said. "you
must keep something to accuse your.
self with. love you too we'll to per.
init you 10 carry that bit of paper
about you. II has worked you harm
enough. What are you going 10 dor
II Miss Damer's refusal quite hnal?'
Quite. u was even scornful."
"PIenty Of nice girls Ia BostoS
Il cannot 80 back 10 Boston"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-27
Southern Strawberry Picking.

Norfolk. Va, men shipped north In
one day recently i2,2O0 crates Of
Strawberries, or about $4,000 quarts.
The season was ut It's hight last week,
and some Of the growers In the yicin.
ity had between 800 and 400 negro
pickers at work They begin at day.
break and earn from 81 To si.e5 day
In wages. The average yield this sea
son IL about $500 quarts to the acre.
The crop In that section Is about 20
per cent short, hut the berries are
better than usual, The negroes do
not pick the berries one mt time. but
grab handIuls A plantation owner
said that his workers from a distance
looked like II gigantic flock Of black.
hirls,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-27
General Grants suprsme Gouraae.

Gen. Grants courage was suprem,
No man could face danger with great
er composure. He did not seem To
know the meaing of peril when duty
called him To risk his life. At one
time ! saw the general escape death
by u very slight margin, We were
breaking camp at Spottsylvanla Court.
house. and under the fire of CDnfed.
crate battery. Al OF the headquarters
equipage had been removed except
camp stool, and ON this the general
was sitting, while the shells of the
enemy's guns shrieked over our heads.
A shelf passed just over the general,
not mising him, apparently. more than
few inches, and struck the ground
about thirty feet away. without show.
ing the slightest nervousness. he
called TO me to Get the she'll" say.
Ing: Let's see what kind of ammuni.
tion that battery is using I went
and picked up the shell. which was q
six'pound, spherical case. and the gen.
eral examined II as coolly 90 u there
was not an enemy's gun within hun
dred miles OF National Maya
xtne.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-27
Drummer Boy of Shiloh.

AN item In the Post, mentioning
the presence In the city Of Lieutenant
Colonel John l.. Glen OF the quarter.
master department, United States
army" said a veteran of the civil war,
brings In miad his first appearance
on the military stage as the Drum.
me- Hoy Of shiloh Al the age of ~
he was n drummer In the Twenty.Scc.
ond regiment. Michigan infantry. and
mis- extreme youthfulness, together
with his bravery under fire at the bat.
tic of Shiloh. Tennessee, interested n
number of officers, and nj the close
of the war he was educated under
their auspices and IA commission Ne.
cured for him In the regular army
"A fact that the general public long
ago lost sight Of for though the news
papers made frequen, mention Of II
thirty years ago, ] have not seen a
reference to II In many years.
During the battle u general OF brl.
gade saw the little fellow In the thick.
est Of the fight. and he called an aid.
See what that child is doing there
ON the firing line'-Clem was a little
fellow. even for his age - and send
him To the rear
THE order was obeycd, but Johnny
could not be kept at the rear. and he
was soon again In the thickest Of the
fight aud having abandoned his drum
and secured u m,isket. he was doing
his best with gun that weighed nj.
h. In.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-27
The FIaq Over Richmond.

The Poughkeepsie Eagle prints the
following communications:
The question. who first raised the
United States flag over Richmond In
April. 1862" Is not very important
one, In view of the peaceful occupa.
tiCn Of that city. but It's continued
agitation suggests that II ought To be
answered. The facts are undoubtcd.
ly correctly stated by Col. Krcut2cr.
con nanding the Ninciy.cighth New
York volunteers, In his interesting
history of that regiment.
Col. krcutZcr saws that his rcgi.
ment belonged to Devens' division,
and was the first regiment which On.
tered the City Of Richmond after it's
evacuation by the Confederate truops
on the 3d of April, 1865. To quote
his own language:
Arrived opposite the front cn-
Across the street the Capitol grounds
were filed with goods taken from the
burned district and the portico and
steps of the cdiiicc were dcnsely
packed with the homeless tenants. cx.
tremcly old, extremely young. sick
and iniirm.
"AdJt, Oakley, followed by a color
sergeant. pressed his way through the
GROVE and ascending the building,
first waved our rcgimcntal flag from
the roof of the Capitol of the South.
crn COnfcdcracy. Leaving the ser.
gcant with the flag. Oakley descend.
cd. An hour after Sergt. Hardy was
relieved by Lieut.. J. l.. dc Pcystrr of
Wcitzcl's staff; and De Pcyster. as.
sisted by Capt Iangdon. Weitzel's
chief of artillery. hoisted over the
building "A storm flag which had
waved over the St Charles hotel in
New Orleans during Gen. Buffers ad.
minintration.
de Peystcr was honored by Gov.
Fcnton with breyet lieutenant
colonelcy, but no member of the
Nlnety.eighth ever received from any
one a thank or the merest rccogni.
ton for the service. When DE Pcy-
ster raised his garrison flag over the
Capitol Of Virginia he displaced the
silkcn colors OF the Ninety.eighth. lie
may parade his honors and yaunt
over his services among his princely
friends and relatives. but In this par.
,icular an unpretending adjutant and
plain sergeant In the Ninety.eighth
were an hour ahead OF him on the
calendar Of time. II not on that Of his.
tory. EDWARD ELLSWORTH
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-27
European Courtries Maintain Costly
intelligence Departments.

Intelligence Departments.
MI ~" great nations require infor
nation about other countries which Is
not uh,ainahl, openly. For this rca.
son the Intelligence departments of
the rrca, military powers ON the con.
tn"nt are organized on a scale OF cost
ANA efficiency mdrCamed Ci In Eng.
land and America,
I'm Russia the secret police employ
II considerable number of agents. both
mon and women, who are resident In
Britain. Some ol these paid agents,
ur spies, are people we'll known in So.
ricty
The German system of secret ser.
vice is conducted un much more sci.
cntiiiC lincS. German knowledge of
the United Kingdom Is more complete
than that ui most Brituns.
Even cyCry picture ana work of art
ui any considerable value Is known to
the German general stan; while the
study of British typography, the mas
terry OI ordinance maps, the, knowledge
Of tho fords. smithies. obstacles. pop
ulntion and highruads form the sub.
icct Of examination by German Off
GERS who are told OF to the duty of
acquiring irll knowledge of the coun.
ties ol the United Kingdom.
The German agents In England
who are occupied in surveying the
land with view tn contingencies, are
generally Ia he found in couples In
the guise of tourists.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-27
Gen. Frank whea,on's Record.

Maj. Gen. Frank Wheaton, u. s. A.,
who died in Washington few days
ago. served in the army for iorty.two
years.
Deceased was horn in Providence
Il. l., In 1898 and was In his 7ist
year. He became cjvil engineer, took
part In the Mexican boundary sur.
vcys and. in 1865. was made lieuten
ant in the Third u. s. cavalry. The
generals fighting record was one
greatly TO his credit. He took To the
field against the Cheyenne Indians in
1857 and his opening fight was near
Fort kcarny, Neb.. where he acquit.
ted himself most pallantly. He took
part In the Utah expedition and. ON
the breaking out of the rebellion
proceeded to his native state and was
made lieutenant colonel of the I'd
Rhode Island volunteers "A month
later he was made colonel, and had
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-27
An Old Soldiers story.

1T IL not often that n man commits
suicide ON the field of battle said
Col. Prentiss lngraham. author. tray.
cler, dramatist, aud soldier In seven
wars. either voluntarily or involun'
tarily, but II happens sometimes, and
that Il did happen once when ] was
a party to Il saved my life. My first
experience as a Confederate soldier
was under Van Dorm. In Missouri, and
some OF the small battles we had In
the Southwest were about as nasty
lighting as u soldier ever has 10 do. !
belonged To company Of scouts. and
early one morning we were surprised
by "a squadron Of Federal cavalry that
we thought was on the otner side of
stream we were supposed 10 be
guarding, I think we had about sew.
enty.nve men In our company. and
there were just about that many Van.
KEGS. They came down on us with O
rush. and while most OF our msn got
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-27
L4N1EZ12E
TILES

to horse and went at them hot and
heavy. a dozen or so Of us missed our
mounts, and we formed into a little
platoon, and faced the foe. We had
muskets, the old.fashioned sort. with
hammers. and when the fight got real
warm we had to scatter somewhat
Pretty sooon I found myself hand to
hand, or rather msket to sabre. with
a Yankee ON horse tina. looked to
me az big as n haystack.
He came at me cutting and slash.
shoot him, for I had my old muzzle
loader ready for business. but he was
so close on mo that had to use my
gun as guard and could not get II
into firing position. tried hard
enough to get II where could shoot.
hut he was doing all he could to pre.
vent such result. and the best I
could do was to punch viciously at
him with my bayonct when | wasn't
holding the gun up to ward of his
sabre. lie had the advantage and saw
that he had. and he came at me with
wild rush. This time I would have
gone down beneath his blows certain.
for they fairly raincd down on my
gun barrel. but In some providcntial
way--for me. at least-for Il must
have been Providence he struck the
hammer of my musket with his sword
blade, and the gun went of with an
explosion that threw II out Of my
hands and sent the entire charge
square into the cavalryman's face. We
went down together. both covered
with blood-his blood. But only one
Of ns got mp again."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-27
Found a Friend.

Valley City. n. Dali, .iuly 27th.--
Mrs. Matilda NJ. Boucher Of this place
tells how she found a friend In tho
following words:
For years I suffered with dizzI.
ness in my head and could get moth.
Ing to cure me TIL about two years
ago, when | was advised to take
Dodd's Kidney Pills. These pills
cured me before | had used the whole
OF the first box, and ! haven't been
troubled since.
I'm January Of this year | had ar
attack of Sciatica that made mo.
almost helpless and remembering
how much Dodd's Kidney Pills had
done for me before, | sent and got
some and began To take them at once
In three weeks was we'll. and not
trace Of the Sclatlca left. and have.
been well ever since.
"Dodd's Kidney Pills have certain
ly been of great benefit to me. ! have
found them a friend In time or sick
ness and ! will always recommend
them to every one suffering with the
troubles that bothered me-"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-27

his troops in Virginia early In MAY.
81 that they took part In the opening
engagement ot the war at Bull Run.
Thereafter the command was with
the Army of the Potomac In all its
desperate engagements. In 1862 the
commander was made brigadicr gen
cral and directed division of the
Sixth corps TT Gettysburg and In the
campaign IN the Shenandoah valley
In 1864. and was actively engaged In
The manouvCrs preceding the surron-
der uf Lee In 1865 M Appomattox.
For pallantry AT the battles of Ope.
guam, Fishers hin aud Middletown.
Va. he was made major general and
further honors came To him for
bravery In the battles Of the Wilder.
ness. Cedar Creek and Petersburg.
For his chivalric conduct IN these en-.
gagements the state ol Rhode Island
presented him with sword In 1866
The civil war over, he was made lieu.
tenant colonel of the 3gth u. =. In.
fantry and made colonel of the Soc.
ond L. 5. infantry In 1874. Later he
was made brigadicr and major gener.
AL held commands In Dakota. Mn
tana and Nebraska, and took part In
many severe encounters with tho In.
dians on the plains. Since 1897 he
had been on the retired list and had
made his home In Washington.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-27
BARRYMORE NOT ON SHOW.
Famous Actors Cutting Rebuke to
Group OF Club Men.

The real bohemian does not wish
To bc put on show for the delectation
of persons who do not understand
him. There Is IA story told of Maui
rico barrymore which illustrates this
point. Entering the famous bohemian
club In New York one night, he found
u lot Of commercial men In full pos
session, They greeted Barry" ef-
fusively. He had hardly got himself
fairly sat" when one of them slap
ped him on the back and said "Bar.
ry, speak us piece" Then n chorus
said: Yes. get funny, old man; cut
up. We've all heard that you were a
great entertainer" Barry glared
around Tor "A moment and then said.
quietly: "I'll do a handspring for
you, gentlemen, but | cant speak n
piece" Their he reached through the
silence aud picked his hat on the
hook. That was the last time ho
entered the club.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-27
Irust.

Trust.
] know not II or dark or bright
Shnli he my lot.
IL that wherein my hopes delight
Ho best or not.
~ mny lac mine to drag for ycarp
Tolls heavy chain.
or day and night my need be ,enru
ON bed Of pain.
Kind faces may surround my hearth
With smiles aud glrc
or ! mny dwell alone. ana mrth
"" strange to mo.
My bark ls waited Ia the strand
By breath Divine.
And 90 The helm there rcstS hand
other than mine.
one. who hns known In storms to sail.
] have on board
AboNc the raging of the gale
! hear my Lord
Iic holds me wh,u III" hllows smitc.
I shall not fall
VI sharp. IT'S rhort: IL long It's light
lie tompcis all
Safe To- the lnud. sufc ~ the land.
The end II this:
Aud then 90 with him haud IN hand
Far into blIss
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-27
ST. 'MARY'S ACADEMY.
Axs- n -

We call the attention of our readers 10
the advertisement OF st. Mary's Academy,
which appears In another column Of this
paper. We do not need to cxpatiate upon
the scholastic advantages OF st. Mary for
the catalogue OF the school shows the scope
VI work included In its curriculum, which
isof the highest standard, aud IL carried ont
faithfully In this class rooms. We simply
emphasize the spirit Of earnest devotion
which makes every teacher ut 81. Mary's
Loyalty strive 10 develop each young girl
and most intelligent womnnhood. Every
advantage Of equipment In the class rooms,
Laboratories and study rooms, every carr In
the matter Of food and clothing, mud ex-
ceptlonhl excellence OF classic condi itIons-
elI these Features are found % b. Mary'r.
gbtaind by ths eQnaserstion of dsvessA
lives 70 educational Chtistlan Wogk. n =
o1et favorod Nv the Lad
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-27
A Fearful JboIuht.

Intelligence that young woman has
chased Sir Thomas Upton into a cor
nor and kissed him several times will
excite the haunting dread that the cup
litter may yet be seen prowling around
the country emulating the oscuiatory
performances Of Richmond Pearson
Hobson. II was the same kind Of ga
periencc that started that hero on his
devastating career.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-27

Scientists say death In IN iced tea,
and advise that water nj a tempera.
ture of about 65 degrees IL the only
thing TO drink In hot weather. How
about those icc-cold springs we used
to dip Il from when we were boys?
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-27
UNIQUE Spirit Of Loyalty.

II Is not all war in the Industrial
world. Here are 5000 employees Of
the United States Express Company
volunteering to furnish pieces Of skin
for the benefit OF Assistant General
Superintendent Fredericks. who was
scalded In a train wreck. There Is
stili something left Of the old human
relations between captains and pri-
Yates OF industry.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-27
BARRIERS Necessary,

According TO Dublin scientist
who has spent considerable time IN
making the necessary calculations. a
mans beard grows on an average
about three mllllmetres n week. A.
this rate II would increase about sin.
teen centimetres every year. ana
thus. at the age Of clghty.four. a man
who had never shaved would he
equipped with beard about twenty
seven feet In length.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-27

In . girl as modest as she looks? I,
II the question which has driven many
IN old bachelor to strong drink, and
then remained M much az an insolublc
mystery as II was when Adam first
came face TO face with II and passed
Il up. TO posterity,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-27

The automobile Is no longer to he
ciasseQ N $50 English, You know"
John Bull having decided 10 forbid ex.
hibitions OF speed on the public high.
ways, as he prefers to have his sub.
jscts MANNED In foreign wars Instead
Of mangIsd for fun at home.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-27
Between Friends.

luthor-TTrth. you know. lies a, the
Bottom Of well.
Critic--If II lies at the bottom Of an
inkwell you'll never disturb II with
your pen.
Author--Quite right. always use
n typewriter.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-27

The sooner q man understands
after he gets married that his rela.
tionship To his house In the same AZ II
cashiers to his business firm. the
greater success he will be as n good
husband.