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The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31
Hoods JarsdpdriNd
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the state. But perhaps he did not
mean that the men were motor.
iousIy unfaithful." To be unfaith.
full at all as he indicates would be
to place our people on q level
with the Romans under Nero or
even worse. Had foreigner come
into the state and made this as.
sertiOn it would have been repudi-
ated from thousands of humble
but honest tiresides. Can we do
less when tits the chief magistrate
of the state, man elected by
these same people TO the highest
Office within their gift'
No, let us say in thunder tones
that although some men are. vile
aud unworthy of the trust and
confidence of a good woman,
there are still honest fathers and
true husbands who stand upright
in the sight Of God and whose
very lives are a sufficient refuta,
ton of this base assertion.
And where are the ministers Of
the land when such an assertion
goes unchallenged from the pul.
pit! DO they not know that the
chief executive clothed with great
powers and a mighty influence is
the leader Of a following that is
within itself formidablef Whose
word will these followers accept,
that Of the governor who speaks
brazenly to the people or the
clergy who speaks cautiously in
their denialss
Surely we have reached a per.
iod in our history when the good
citizens aud those who profess to
believe in honesty and virtue
should make common issue in
preserving the integrity of their
religious institutions and the
sanctity Of their principles.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31

Mitchellf Does it make him hate all
that Is upright, manly, decent end gen.
tlemanly, and to pander to crime and
vice and sin in all forms. and to seek
associations among the degraded and
abandoned? II so, this disease is far
worse than cholera, yellow fever, small
pcx, leprosy or any known malady.
We have known men TO be afflicted for
years and finally die with what the
doctors called locomotor ataxia; but we
never knew one afflicted with moral
deprsvity rs the result of that affliction.
We think we have known such results
to follow the excessive use of red liquor,
and we have occasionally witnessed
some Of these symptoms in well
developed case of plain drunk. -
Locomotor ataxis That good, Pass
it around. 1t covers the case.
Locomotor ataxia. Bah Let the
people stamp 1t out.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31
The TOlsOn Benefit.
rom the Little Rock Democrat.

From the Little Rock Democrat.
The Capital will be crowded the first
three nights Of next week Oct. 28-2S, by
the ever-populsr Tolsou Stock company
who have been playing this week at
ElDorado, and come here TO fill some
open dates. The engagement will be a
benefit for Mrs. Tolson and Little Franz,
her son, and it will no doubt be most
liberal one. No one knew Chas TOlson
in Little Rock but TO admire him, and no
murder in some time has stirred mp 80
intense Indignation as that Of this popu-
lar actor manager His friends will now
rally to the aid Of those dependent upon
him and now bereft of his protecting
care, and will make the benefit worthy
the cause in which it is given, Manager
Montgomery will present some new bills
and all our old friends will be in the
cast-Mrs. Tolson, Miss Aubrey. Mr..
Irwin, Mr.. Ruff Mr.. and Mrs, Cooley.
Mr. Relia Miss Cisic and others, and
that they will draw capacity-testing
audiences is a foregone conclusion.
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To Mr.. Bryan's Credit

1t will interest the friends Of Mr.
Bryan, says the Little Rock Democrat,
to know that even the Iuter-Ocesn
comes to his relief in his position re-
lative to the Bennett will. 1t declares
the course of the prosecution In the
Bennett will contest toward William
J. Bryan is indefensible aud inexcus-
able.
Philo S. Bennett a wealthy tea mer-
chant of New York, was one of Mr..
Bryan s most devoted friend and most
enthusiastic supporters, He believed
in the man and his political principles.
In his will he directed his executors to
set apart $50 900 of his fortune for the
benefit of Mr., Bryan and his family.
No secret WAS made of Mr., Bennett &
decision to give Mr. Bryan $50, 900 The
gift was made in way that practically
forbade refusal to accept on Mr. Bryan s
part, He accepted it and when contest
was threatened he stated his position in
an open, manly fashion
With that frank statement before the
public, the information that Mr.. Bryan,
in standing by the will and in declining
to compromise, il influenced wholly by
sordd motives, is as offensive as the
| insinuation that he exerted improper
influence to secure the bequest.
The people OF the west do not like Mr..
Bryan E politics, They have repudiated
his leadership, But they will resent this
gratuitous reflection on his probity and
this slur upon his character and
motives.
II Mr.. Bennett intended TO give Mr.
Bryan $50 600 the executors Of the will
should see that Mr. Bryan gets the mon
ey AS Mr.. Bryan knows that Mr., Ben
nett intended to give his family the
money he is doing only his plain duty in
standing by the will The people would
think less Of him thar they do now If he
should retire from the contest under the
loose talk about mesmeric or telepathic
influence.
In the interest OF friendship as re
markable as It was credtable and in tht
interest Of common sense and fairness
Mr.. Bryan should maintain the position
he has taken.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31
Pass II Along.
From the Fort Smith Elevator.

From the Fort Smith Elevator.
Chancellor Bourland SAYS his friend
Governor Davis Is afflicted with loco
motor ataxia, and this accounts for his
saying and doing many foolish things
Wonder If the learned chancellor had
the same disease when he was talking
about standing on his head in the mud
II it would promote the governor 5
political fortunesH Wonder if Judge
Evans was afflicted with the same dis
ease when he wrote his recent card, at.
tempting to distinguish between what
he says Gov. Davis said about the man
hood Of Arkansas in his Ozark speech
and what Mr., Colburn says he said'
Governor Davis has never said anything
more foolish than these gentlemen said
on the occ ,sions referred to, but he has
said and done many things far more
disgusting and reprehensibe.
BY the way, does this locomotor
ataxia make man lie and swindleH ?
Does 1t make man squander his money
In gambling and drinking and then re.
fuse to pay his debts2 Does II make
him disregard his oath In the discharge
OF his public dutiesH Does It make him
appropriate the public funds to his per
sonal user Does II influence him to
pardon recklessly and indiscriminatey
convicted criminals for incest, murder
rape, burglary and all sorts Of crmes'
Does IT make man hypocrite, COW.
ard, q drunkard, blackguard, u gam.
bier, u libeller and slanderer Of other
men' Does II make him talk about his
wife and children and his pointer dogs
all In one breath, as though he did not
know whether 10 drown the pups or
stone the childrenH Does IL make him
suborn men TO make false aflidayits
against the character OF such men ~ ex.
Gov, j, p Eagle, and to offer to hire
men to whip such men ~ the late James
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31
Too Much Study.

A criticism frequently made Of the
public schools and which has found
some utterance here is forcibly voiced
by the Philadelphia North American
which says:
There is popular belief that the more
man eats the healthier and stronger
he is. 1t is not so popular as it once was,
and its popularity is steadily waning.
The human race is better off in conse-
quence. A much harder thing TO eradi-
cate is the opinion which prevails among
large number of public school teach
ers. in Philadelphia and elsewhere, that
the more you give child to study the
more he will know.
1t is quite as senseless as the food-and-
health theory. Both have done great
deal of harm. and since decentralization
of growing brain is more serious than
decentralization OF a mature body, the
overlooking of mind is that much
worse than the overlooking of "a stom-
ach.
In many public schools in this city the
quantity of study demanded would tax
the mental digestion of an adult. To the
average conscientious child it is source
of evil rath er than good. His mental
digestion is ruined by overfeeding. II
the child is abnormally bright he may
benefit mentally, but it will be at the
expense of his physical health. Too
much time is required for the mastery
OF the tasks set, In the ordinary pupil
nature resents this "cramming and
education becomes u farce.
Experts in child instruction, who view
the matter not alone from the standpoint
OF examination papers and class aver
ages, but also look to the ultimate pur-
pose of the mental training Of our boys
and girls, are united in protesting
against the practice of "stuffing. -
Witnesses sttesting by example the
correctness of their position are far too
numerous. Who does not know at least
one boy or girl who, having gone
through the mill, - has virtually
nothing to show for it beyond the rudi-
meutary knowledge gained before reach
ing the grades where the trouble really
beginsG
A startling example of what is re-
quired Of children in one West Phils-
delphia school has been brought to light
Puzzling problems and tasks requiring
time and application were given to child
rem under IA years old one afternoon TO
be brought ready for presentation the
next morning 1t is difficult to see how
the pupil who was earnestly desrous OF
keeping up with his class could have
done the work without giving up every
hour designated for recreation to it,
There can be 10 doubt that there is a
serious misapplication of effort abroad in
our public school system and the move
ment toward its remedy, while being
directed in the spirit Of utmost caution
should be carried forward vigorously
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31

Some weeks since Obe Williams CcoD
broke into jail by means Of violating a
city ordinance, He was taken ont
decorated with n pot.hook to help make
our streetsa Joy forever TO the auto.
mobilist, But Doe didn like the task
ana broke OIL the hooks and left. Thurs.
day he returned, the resistlcss qualities
OF the street fair having acted unto him
~ u magnet unto piece Of steel, or A
piece OF limberger unto swarm OF
fiies The minions Of the law soon had
MIN IN their clutches and the mayor.
after adding another ten days "a his
sentence ordered new pot, hooks put ON
him that wouldn't break lie was
again taken out TO improve the
streets, but only short time did the
work suit him, and being n man Of
resources he twisted the hooks 80 that
they would not interfere with his
Iocomolion, He bid Uncle Bob good.
oye and sped yonder Uncle Bob, true
TO hs trust followed the eseapInp man
ana Tho last seen OF them they were
disappearing over the hill near Arke.
o0utr'Swi,h the former sadly In the
rear,
Several OF our citizen. win llReIy
nave chance to explain something
about poker playing to the grand Jury II
reports Nre true
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31
Saves Two From Death.

"Our little daughter had an almost
fatal attack of whooping cough and
bronchitis, writes Mrs. W. K. Hayi-
land, of Armonk, N Y, but, when
all other remedies failed we saved her
life with DR.. King New Discovery.
Our niece, who had Consumption in an
advanced stage, also used this wonder
full medicine and today she Is perfectly
we'll. Desperate throat and lung dis
eases yield to Dr. King g New Discovery
as to no other medicine on earth. In
fallible for Coughs and Colds SOC and
81 90 bottles guaranteed by F. G Kerr,
Trial bottle free.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31
First Publication Oct 8. '0S, Last Nov l. o
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

LAND OFFICE AT DARDANELLE Arkr}
Sept p, 1903 J
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his intention 70
maIe Snsi nrOof in support Of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the County
CLERK Of Crawford County at Van Buren,
Arkansas on
NOVEMBER Z. 1908.
viz George W. Bridges, of Armada Arkansas
Homestead Entry No G496, for the North 1aoi
theNortheast 4 and southeast& y and Northeast
\ Of Section % Township u, North, Range,
81 West, a..
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
said land, viz; ,
John Bradford. Dave Kimes, James Parr and
John Rivers, of Armada, Crawford county
Ark JOSEPH H. BATTENTIELD. Register
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Mo. Pacific Excursion.

Washington. D, c., s5325. New York Nv
ssl. IS Round trip tickets via Savannah a.
steamship, on sale every day. 'uu
Tickets 10 Asheville and Ho, Spring. N g.,
sale all year round, return limit six mon,t. Va
Mexico City and Monterey nine months lint,
Only one change Of cars between Fl su,n
and Colorado and California Local Kanss. ci,a
and Little Rock sleeper daily u"
Call at ticket office for full particulars
W, HYSR,
Iron Mountain T and P Isu,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31

Cotton seed is bringing sl5 90 per
ton,
Born On Wednesday October 28th
to Mr. aud Mrs. J. A. Barret son.
Miss lone Brown left Tuesday on nm
extended visit to friends at Denver,
Colo.
Miss Bertha Bryan has been visiting
friends at Fort Gibson and Muscogee
this week
Mrs. +, w Schaurte Of st. Louis is
visiting Mesdames Lewis Bryan and
S. A, Pernot,
Mrs G, g. Scott went to Little Rock
Monday for visit with her daughter,
Mrs James Lawson,
Andrew Orme, OF Italy Tex. arrived
here last Tuesday on a visit to relatives
In and around Van Buren.
Judge Gross couldn resist the
temptation 80 came down from Cedar.
vile Thursday to take In the carnival.
j. M Harshaw WAS here this week
visiting his family and intimated that
he would return to Van Buren perman,
emily within short time.
Mr., and Mira Poole after an extended
visit here to the families OF p W Furry
and Giles Lucas left Thursday for their
home at Hiattsvile Kas,
The marriage Of Mr., Ike Hess Of the
Boston Store and Miss Stella Wolf OF
Fort Smith will be celebrated at the
home OF the bride tomorrow evening.
Since the opening night o, the carnival
there has been but little ifany hoodlum.
ism on the streets, thanks TO the
repressiye measures adopted by the city
officials,
j, &, Murray, we understand, Ia
working to raise subscriptions for u
prospect hole to be drilled Ia or near
Van Buren, to see whether this county
Is undcrlaId with anything more than
common rock and dirt,
Cotton was selling yesterday at . 90.
No great quantity is being brought In
aud the prospects every day show
palmer that the crop will be very short.
Mosl OF our experienced farmers claim
tnal but few OF the top bolls will open
to produce n marketable grade Of
cotton,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31
Ann Is Old Enough TO Marry

Mr., Editor: send you solution
and answer TO the question How Old
is ANN" which you published in THE
PRESS last week.
| find other solutions which are cor.
rect, but that does not destroy the cor.
rectness OF this enclose
Let x u number Of years since Ann
was half OF Msrys age, Then
l2 plus X Ann y age now,
"a -- X a Mary's age when Mary was
IA old ~ Ann Is now,
l9 plus X a "a X as Mary age then
plus \ H l2 and Ann g age now
X a. WAS the same,
l2 plus X s. ls Ann age now.
"a - X " Is Mary q age when Ann was
10 years,
Ann Is Is years old
Franklin County Teacher.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31
Chancellor BOurland on Divorces.

From the Fort Smith Times.
Chancellor Bourland has strongly
intimated that he is going to raise the
standard Of divorce testimony fully 100
per cent He says!that he has no desire
to be sensational but all over the country
the divorce proceedings are entirely too
lax for the proper maintenance OF the
marital relations. He is of the opinion
that If 1t were harder to secure divorces
there would be fewer hasty marriages
Divorces always affect the children who
are obliged to 90 through life deprived
somewhat Of parental care and control
and they should be protected in that re
spect Divorces he thinks, are entirely
too readily obtained to insure care in the
selection Of mates and high regard for
the solemnity Of the marriage contract,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31
Confessions Of O Priest.

Rev,J S. Cox of Wake, Ark writes,
For l2 years suffered from Yellow
Jaundice. consulted number of
physicians and tried all sorts of medi-
cines, but | got no relief Then |
began the use of Electric Bitters and
feel that | am now cured of disease
that had me in its grasp for twelve
years. If you want reliable medi-
cine for Liver and Kidney trouble,
stomach disorder or general debility
get Electric Bitters. It's guaranteed by
r. G.. Kerr. Only 900.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31

New service to Little Rock and Memphi, Vi,
Frisco and Rock Island System, twice a d.,
Train leaving Van Buren, at 7:4O a. In. rescbs,
Little Rock at 1885 ?. m, and carries through
Pullman sleeper which sets out at Little Rost
and can be occupied until morning 1t reacbe,
Memphis at s a. IN. connecting with all morning
trains on diyerging railways Return service
is equally as good. Give II a trial and be con.
WINGED.
HoMESEERERs Excursions 10 Indian And
Oklahoma Territories and Texas-Ihe Frisco
system will continue the sale Of these tickets On
first and third Tuesdays In each month 10 m
points In sbaye.named territory where the one
way rate Is 500 or more. Rate Il one iars Did,
81 90 for round trip. Limit. q days
ColOnst tickets are on sale again to the "A,
west and northwest at greatly reduced rate,
One way rates TO san Francisco, Calf and point,
in California, New Mexico, and Arizona inter.
mediate are Sl7.5 One way rates TO Portland
Tacoma, Seattle Wash, etc, S3l 40 spokan,
$3.50, Other points In the northwest in proper
tiOn. These tickets are to be on sale daily from
September 18th TO November 80 1868 via The
Frisco system,
y, w FURRY, Agent Frisco Line.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31

ELECTIONS will be held In eleven states
Tuesday, Nov g. Full state tickets are
to be voted for in Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Maryland Ohio, Kentuckey
Iowa and Mississippi, while in New
York, Pennsylvania, Nebraska and
Colorado u justice Of the upper courts,
regents OF the state university, or
minor state officials are to be chosen,
Municipal officials are to be selected in
Greater New York, San Francisco and
Salt Lake.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31
NEW SLEEPING CAR SERVICE,
Through Buffet Cars on Iron Mountain
Route between Little Rock
and New Orleans.

The Iron Mountain Route has extended
its sleeping car services between New
Orleans and Monroe, La, TO Little
Rock, so that through Pullman Buffet
Sleeping Cars are now operated between
Little Rock and New Orleans daily
These cars leave Little Rock at 900
a. IN. arriving at New Orleans AT 80
q. IN. the next day and returning leave
New Orleans at 6 AS p, m, arriving at
Little Rock at 7:45 p. IN. next day.
Direct connections are made ut Little
Rock with trains to and from st Louis.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31
Broke Into His House.

S LeQuinn of Cavendish, Vt, was
robbed Of his customary health by IN
yasion Of Chronic Constipation, When
Dr.. King New Life Pills broke into
his house, his trouble was arrested and
now he - entirely cured They re
guaranteed to cure, csc at +. g..
Kerr y Drug Store
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31

SECRETARY MooDY announced tina, tho
appearance IN public of the United
states Marine Bard at functions OF "A
natioo0l character shall not be prohibit.
ed, The American Federation Of Music.
ians seeks to boycott the band,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31
A Love Letter

Would not interest you If you re looking
for guaranteed Salve for Sores, Burns
or Piles, Otto Dodd, Of Ponder, Mo,
writes! II suffered with an ugly sore
for year, but box Of Bucklen 3
Arnica Salve cured me. IT. the best
Salve on earth, - 2jc at f. G., Kerr 5
Drug Store
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31
JUST NV TIME.

A motormsn Ia Chicago ran his cs
onto the approach Of an open bridge but
stopped II with tho fender actually over.
hanging the gulf below, He wouldn't
want to repeat the sxpsr!msnt bscauss
the chances are that he'd never again
have the same good fortune.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31

n SEDIMENT or set.
tling gindicatesan
unhealthy con.
dition OF the Kid.
neysi If 1t stains
your linen 1t is
evidence OF kid.
ney trouble too
frequent desire
TO pass II or rpain
In the back ia
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31

CHANCELLOR BRAsnEAn Of the West,
ern University OF Pennsylvania aays
there Is now one OF the largest apo,s
upon the sun which has appeared IN
years he says II indicates severe solar
storms
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31

WHETHER Davis said It or not, Ozark
is getting u whole lot Of free adyerts-
ing. Ozark Enterprise,
But what does the Enterprise say that
jeff said7
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31
Rheumatism

Is a rack on which you need not suffer
long.
1t depends on an acid condition of
the blood, which affects the muscles
and joints, causes inflammation and
pain, and results from defective diges-
ton and a torpid action of the liver,
kidneys and skin.
Sciatica, lumbago and stiff neck are
forms of it,
Hoods Sarsaparilla has cured me OF
rbeun. ,ism. was so l could not lift any
thing and my knees were so stiff | could
hardly get up or down stairs. Since taking
three bottles OF Hoods Sarsaparilla / have
never 'elt a symptom Of rheumatism, and
! gladly recommend Hoods for this dis
ease Mrs. HATTIE TURNER, Bolivar, Mo.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31

CHARLES JACOBSON, who IL Governor
Davis private secretary, was indicted
by the United States grand jury Tues
day on charge ot violating the federal
statutes Ia mailing postal card upon
which was written certain epithets,
terms and language Of a libelous, sour,
rilous aud defamatory character - The
postal card which figures IN the case
was addressed and mailed to WickliGe
tirny, Of the Fort Smith NewsRecord,
who had sent TO jacobson mHrked
copy ot that paper coutaininRa crl,icsm
Of Governor Davis, The olrenHe with
which jacobson IA charged Ia defined In
the federal net Of sept 30, 1883, page
09l, volum | supplement, The penalty
for violation IL \ ine not to exceed s5,'
600, or Imprisonment not 10 exceed five
yenrs, or DDth, IN the discretion of the
court
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31

slight symptoms OF indigestion grow 10
disease OF the stomach, involving the
other organs Of digestion and nutrition.
Indigestion and other forms OF stom.
aeh "uouble" are perfectly and per.
inanently cured by the use OF Or, Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery, It strength.
ems the whole body by enabling the per.
fec, digestion and assimilation of food,
$4,000 FORFEIT will be paid by the
World'B DispeHsary Medical Association,
pfopnetofs, buffalo, N w. II they cannot
show the original signature Of The indl.
vidual volunteering the testimonial below,
and also of the writer's OF every testi-
monial among the thousands which they
are constantly publishing, thus proving
their genuineness
VI have been suffering for about eigh, years"
writes Mrs, H. Pierce ofMulspripgs KY "ilaya
had several doctors 10 treat me some for female
weakness and olhcfH Iof stomach trouble but
I was hardly able 10 work aud you advised me
wha, 10 do, took niue bottles Ave OF Golden
Medical Discovery fput Of favotI,o rfeSfip.
ion' also two walls of the Pellets Dt fietee's
medicines will do all that you claim for them
Nliryc would have been IN Ioy grave " | had
no, taken them"
Dr. pietes's Medical Adviser II sent /fss
on receipt ~ stamps 10 par expense of
mailing oHip Send al onc'eent stamps for
the book 10 paper covers, OF u stamps for
the cloth bound volume, Address Df, X. v,
Pierce Buffalo, N, Y,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect L.
How To Hlnd Out

Fill n bottle or common glass with y0gF
water and let 1t stand twenty.fouf hours /;
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31

once In q
while some one
who has travel.
ed to the very
e dge of the
danger line Of
stomach dis.
ease stops just
In time TO save
his health, But
the majority Of
people goacross
the line, and