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The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
Character and Temperament.

From the Little Rock Democrat
Judge Parker will need all the
press agents he can secure to
catch up with the valiant Teddy
in the matter ofpersonal adyertis-
ing aud even then he will be
several months behind with that
part Of his campaign work when
the season ends. Roosevelt is not
only a writer himself, but he has
on his staff some Of the ablest ad-
vance press agents that ever
volunteered for the sake of possi.
bic preference in political appoint
ments. James Creelman, the well.
known correspondent, who has
often devoted his pen TO the
personal accomplishments of the
hero of San Juan hill, now turns
his attention briefly 10 Judge
Parker and says of him in the
American Monthly Review
With the nomination Of this strong
brave, sober American has risen
by sheer force Of character, from the
obscure drudgery Of u farm boy 70 pre-.
side, ut the age Of forty.hve years over
the highest court In the great state of
New York the Democracy once more
takes its place NJ the advocate and
guarantor Of government according TO
the written constitution and written
laws as against the personal and radical
polio e' which inspire and control the
Republican party today. Al the root Of
Judge Parker = candidacy Is the conten-
tion that a just government exists only
for public purposes, and that the nse Of
public power for private ends-as In the
tariff laws not only violates the spirit
OF our institutions, but leads 30 favorit-
isn, corruption aud perilous disruption
Of the conditions which are necessary to
the equal development Of the moral
mental and material interests OF the
American people Judge Parker stands
for experience and precedent, as opposed
70 inspiration, He believes IN party re-
sponSbility for government In that
respect he IL unlike Cleveland and
Roosevelt, One must g0 10 the earlier
American presidents 10 find his like In
character aud temperament
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
Struck Gas nj Excelsior.

From the Fort Smith Times
j. p, Sullipger, Of 1900 North Tenth
street, who Is prospecting for coal at
Excelsior, on the Midland Valley, three
miles west OF Greenwood, strnck a
strong flow Of gas at depth Of "A feet
Saturday afternoon about four o clock
Mr.. Sullinger had struck gas several
days previously near the same place at Il
depth OF 200 feet, but the flow was not
near 30 strong rs the last one just be-
fore striking the gas the drill struck u
layer Of rock that proved so hard that
the drill with difficulty penetrated it.
II WAS about twelve inches thick and the
gas WAS Immediately underneath Il.
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13

Ina recent address to the voters
Gov, Davis scored the secretary
Of state and Encouragement for
their action IN insisting on the ap.
pointlnent of ilrsi.class, reputable
Democrats ~ county election com.
mIssioners. j. W. Crockett aud
Geo, W, Murphy can stand the
charge without hurt, Tor not IN
years has there been, taken I'M u
whole, n better body Of Democratic
election commissioners appointed,
They nre reputable men IN their
counties and the votes will be
east M counted, Democrats all
over the state will vote the Demo.
cratic ticket ,his fall, They could
not do otherwise IN the face OF
the opposition national platform,
Little Rock Democrat
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13

players of labor in the country are
the railroads, and no other indus
try is n better barometer of the
average wages. The railroads EN-
ploy all kinds of labor, skilled aud
unskilled, uaion aud uOu.uhlOn. la
90 other Industry are MS complete
and accurate statistics available.
Each railroad reports 10 The inter.
state commerce commission the
total wages paid during each year
aud the total number of workmen
on JRne Both of that year. The
average wage is, therefore, easily
ottaiAable. Why were no railroad
wages included in Mr.. Wright's
repOrl' The answer is apparent.
The last report of the interstate
commerce commission shows an
Increase of railroad wages of only
3 per cent, The railroads employ
more than 100000 men. Mr..
Wrights figures cover 1852.
Miners, one of the next largest
bodies OflabOrrrs, are also omitted.
Mr.. Wright's table does not show
that any one of the l76.S21 men
receiNed more wages in 1903 than
in 1902, or any other year. 1t only
claims TO SHOW the hourly wage
for these particular men has in
creased. IN other words, had d
mine raised the wages of its EN-
plOyes 10 per cent. and then shut
down One-half of the time, this
would have figured in Mr.. Wrights
table rs an increase in wages. 1t
would have been thus as easy TO
have selected a number of es'
tablishmeuts whose output, quality
of work aud number Of employees
WAS decreasing and show reduc'
ton instead of an increase in
wages. Then, too, by taking hour
ly wages Mr.. Wright would not
have to consider the 100000 men
now out of employment. BY care
fully selecting his establishments
he did not have TO consider the
5000 men whose wages, trade
journals tell us, were reduced il
1903 and 1904 from 10 TO 80 pei
cent. We shall appeal from Col.
Wright and his expert statistician'
to one who figures more skillfnllJ
than he-the housewife, with hel
market basket, who must make
her husbands scanty wage cover
the conctantly increasing cost o
the family's daily needs.
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
WOnld Control Price Of Cotton.

Harvey Jordan, president Of the
cotton growers association, has
written a very strong letter to the
growers in North Carolina, urging
them to put their cotton in ware.
houses and to draw upon it when
needed also, not 10 market more
than n tenth of their crop at once,
lie says that by this means the
prices can be kept around ~ cents,
while if there IL no system, the
spectators, aided by mill men,
will keep the prices down around
5 cents, until the bulk of the crop
is marketed, The growers in North
Carolina met IN convention 1T
Raleigh, n, G, August .,
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commissioners Sale!

NOTICE is hereby given that under aud by
~ virtu. ofa decree rendered In the chancpry
court Of Crawford county, Arkansas on the 3lsl
then pending In said court between Mary A.
Gatlin, plalntin, and Joseph A. Dixon, ct AL,
defendants the undersigned Special Commits.
siOncr will on
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST l7th, 1904,
within the hours for Judicial sales, at the front
or Main street entrance IA the Court House In
the city OF Van Buren,, Ark offer for sale and
sell, NJ public 0utcry, " the highest bidder, on
credit OF three months, the purchaser to give
note with approved security and bearing
interest NJ 10 per cent per annum from date OF
sale until paid, the lands described In said de.
crco situated IN Crawford county, Arkansas,
tO.wit.
The southeast quarter tso ~ Of section four.
teen 90 township nine (g, north, range thirty
two (3g), west u, " MoORE, JR,
Special Commissioner
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WORLDS FAIR VISITORS.

The pavilion erected by the Frisco
Rock Island System at Main Entrance
of the World S Fair is surely place of
no little interest in fact 1t is one of the
many attractions.
Visitors to the Worlds Fair are
cordially invited to inspect the Frisco.
Rock Island System building. Here
will be found place of rest, courteous
attention, besides, there will be distri-
buted, free of cost, souvenirs and
descriptive literature of the Great
Southwest. The reader will undoubted-
ly, overlook very important attrac .
ton in case of failure to visit the Frisco
Rock Island System pavilion.
Remember. Main Entrance World $
Fair
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commissioners Sale

NOTICE IL hereby given that under and by
~ virtue of n decree rendered In the GhauCury
court OF Crawford County Arkansas, on the ith
day Of May, lWi In M action OF foreclosure
then pending IN said court between Al Slmcor,
plaintiff aud Euyvno Mcdonnell Cafolnc H.
liall and Peoples Bank, deiendeHs, the andrf
signed special Commissioner Viii on
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST i7lh, igi
within the hours for Judicial yaos, At tho front
of Main street entrance " the court house door.
IN the city 1t Van bunn Arkansas, otter Tor
sails, and sell NJ puhlic nnlcty lu the highest
bidder nn u credit NJ three months the pufohas
~ 10 give note with approved security aud bear
ihe Interest NJ 10 per cent per Annunl from date
0i sale uutil paid, The lands described N said
decree, situated N Crawford county Arkansas
t0sNit
The north halt IN w Of the horhea, quarter
tne VI NJ section fourteen (lil and the southeast
quarter tto ~ Of section eleven tll all IN town,
shir olpVvp 40, north range lhiIly lNl, scat
u " MooHl, In,
Special Commissioner,
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Lots Of Cash viii be Turned Loose

Muskogee, |. THE Indian
agent has announced that there
will be sufficient tOwnsite money
on hand to make payment of $40
per capita, in the ChOctaw and
Chickasaw nations. This payment
will be made just as soon rs the
necessary clerical work can be
done. The rolls will be made in
family groups, so far as possible,
beginning with the head of the
family, the wife, the children, etc.
In such cases the entire amount
due a family may be paid to the
head of the family, and he, being
the natural guardian, will not have
to make bond to turn the money
over to the other members Of the
family. The payment will be made
by checks drawn upon the assis'
tant treasurer ofthe United States.
These checks will be Cashed by
the local banks where the pay.
ments are to be made, and will af'
ford creditors and others the
finest opportunity in the world for
separating the Indian from his
cash. 1t is estimated that ChOc'
taw and Chickasaw families will
average five persons, making a
total of 5000 in cash for each
family. This will make times
prosperous in the south half of the
territory for u few mouths at least.
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
Bryan viii Work for Parker.

A Sloan Springs Special to the
Little Rock Gazette says: Col.
VIM. j. Bryan addressed an audi.
ence of 5000 people ut the Chan.
tauqua here today At 3 pm. on the
subject of"Good Citizenship" He
was enthusiastically received. A
reception was rendered him by the
local lodge Of Knights Of Pythias.
In the course Of q conversation
Mr.. Bryan stated that after his
Chautauqua engagements were
ended, August 2Sth, he would
enter the campaign for the nation
al Democratic ticket.
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13

Improve Van Buren, Road to River.
From tho For, Smith Times,
Judge Beck stated on Wednesday that
the good roads spirit on the Van Buren
pike has not died, but, on the contrary
has taken on u new life, Wednesday
morning on his way In he secured
pledges to the amount OF $500 towards
the payment Of the deficit and he states
that the delinquents will be sued for the
amounts of their subscriptions, 1t Is the
intention TO continue the road improve.
ment TO the river, and for that purpose
committee called upon Judge falconer
on Wednesday and made satisfactory
arrangements with him, The committee
has already begun canvassing for sub
scriptions and Judge Beck says that the
conditions are just ripe enough 10 impe |
the people to contribute literally to u
fund TO be expended In completing the
macadam to the river to connect with
the ferry,
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ss.--First publication Aug 49, last Sept Il
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE AT DARDASFLLE ARA

LAND OFFICE At DARDANFLLE ARA I
August II, 1904 +
disqualification as per Com. letter &C. of July
60 1901
Notice is hereby given that the following.
named settler has flled notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the County
Clerk of Crawford County. at Van Buren,, Ark,
on
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER ~ 1904
viz;
Green II. Tidwell OF Natural Dam, Ark, II. f.
No 2ll9i for the sw { of the ne y and NV y
of the So 4, Sec. Il, Tp II, H., K. 32, W.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
said land. viz:
John Frye. Of Codarvile, Ark, Henry Man.
non, Of Natural Dam, Ark, Alex. Allen, OF
Natural Dam, Ark, Bishop Riddle OF Natural
Dam.
JosErH II. BATTgNFiELn, Rcgister
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
commissioners Sale !

NOTICE Is hereby given that under aud by
~ virtue Ofa decree rendered In the ChancerN
Court oi Crawford County, Arkansas on the
Blst day Of May, 1904 In M action OF foreclosure
then pending In said court between Sarah 4,
smith, plaintiff, and Henry Howell, ct al, dc.
rndants, the undersigned Special Commissioner
viii on
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST lilh. lpM,
within the hours for judicial sales, nj the front
or Main street entrance to the Court House In
the city Of Van Bufpn, Ark. offer cor snlu aud
sell NJ public onicry, to the highest bidder, on "
credit Of three months the purchaser 10 give
note with approved security and bearing
interest NJ ~ per cent per Hnnum from date Ui
sale uutil paid the lands described IN said
decree situated In Crawford county, Arkansas,
tusWil
The east half tc ~ NJ the southeast quarter
l,c " Of section twenty eight 2N township
nine ~, north, range thirty GM) west
u W MuuuG in,
Special Commissioner
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
A Million Glasses.

Joseph Miller, secretary Of the
Brewers Exchange, has made an
estimate Of the total amount Of
beer consumed by the Elks during
their recent reunion IN Cincinnati,
which IN interesting 10 brewers
throughout the country, Accord
ing lohIs estimate the total nmoun,
OF beer consumed IN the week Of
their Wait ia l,620 barrels. A bar.
rel contains 80 gallons, with 10
glnsscs to the gallon, making $40.
30 extra glasses drank, Brewers
are feeling good over the result
aud estimate that the yisitMg,Elks
len Cincinnati s0mcthlng like
Sl25,O00 better of.
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
Joint Canvass

The Democratic candidates have de-
eided on u Joint canvass, and will meet
the voters ut the time and places indi-
ested below;
Uniontown. Monday, Avg, 90
Natural Dam. Tuesday, Aug. 93.
Cove City, Wednesday, Ang. "a
Chester, Thursday, Aug 25.
Mauntainburg. Friday, Aug. s6.
Alma Saturday, Ang 81.
Rudy, Monday, Aag, 20.
Dean Spripgs, Tnesday, Aug, W.
Mulberry. "Wednesday, Aug, 81,
Dyer Thursday, Sept l.
Richlsnd, Friday, Sept 2
Van Burcn, Saturday, Sept, Q.
They also decided to attend all picnics
Aad public gatherings when invited, II
" IL possible for them to atteud
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
COurtship In Thibet.
w. c. jameson Reid In Angus, oe,ing)

w. c. jameson Reid In August Oeiingl
The traveller cannot fail TO be
strack by the hardness and misery
of the Thibetan wOmau's lot
Among some of the tribes, wives
are secured by the simple method
Of making forsging expedition
on some weaker tribe and seizing
rs many women as may be desired.
This practice, however boldly
undertaken, is likely to mean the
loss of several lives, and is adopt.
ed only IN cases of the direst
necessity. The following method
is more generally employed: When
q warrior, surfeited with glory, de-
sires a wife, he waits upon the
father Ofthe girl who has attracted
his eye and makes an offer OF
marriage. The father, after weigh
ing the matter carefully-fOr a re-
fusal is liable to provoke a long
and disastrous feud-names a
price which he thinks consistent
with the charms and general use,
fulness OF his daughter. Then en-
sues a scene Of the shrewdest
bargaining. The wishes or inclin
alton of the woman are never con
suited, but the bargaining goes on
for days, and even weeks, unit! g
final settlement has been arrived
at. The preliminary bartering hav
ing been completed, on the day
appointed for the wedding the
woman is placed either in the up
per limbs of tree, while hei
male relatives remain on the lower
branches, armed with thorn.stickt
or in the back part of bel
fathers hut, while the relatives
guard the entrance in simllal
manner. The suitOr rides up OF
a horse, arrayed in wedding inery
and announces his intention OF
seizing his bride. In fact this il
lOve.making of the most strenuOu!
kind. requiring ardOr and courage
of the most ardent sort on thu
part of the suitor, for In order t,
reach his bride he is compelled L
run tho gauntlet of the male rela
tives, who beat him numerically
If he ia able to elude his oppon
ents aud braves their chastise
ment, on touching the foot of tn,
girl he is welcomed into the famil.
and complimented on the ardor o
his passion. Should he fail, b
finds himself in the awk ward pre-
dicament Of being both Wifeles
and out of the presents he ha
made during the preliminar,
negotiations.
Although parent may hav
sold woman to one man, it doe
not prevent his redisp0sing of he
to any suitor who may come after
and who ia looked upon AZ legit
mate a husband as the first one
All the husbands contribute t
the wife's support.
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
CAMPAIGN DODGE.
Increase In Wages Mas Not Kept Pace
With Increase In Cost Of Living
Railroads and Mines
OyerjoOked,

Washington. August 9.--Chair'
man Cowherd Of the Democratic
campaign committee has issued n
statement in refutation of recently
published tables from the bureau of
labor, relative 10 the increase IN
xages and the cost Of LIVING. Mr.,
Cowhsrd's conclusion are as fol.
lows:
IN the bulletin on cost Of living
aud wages recently issued by the
bureau of statistics. the methods
adopted are as remarkable rs the
conclusions reached. Wholesale
prices have always been the stan.
dard by which the rise or fall Of
the cost of living has been COM.
pu,ed. Had Col. Wright followed
the customary course Of using
wholesale prices he would have
been confronted with the excellent
fables issued by Dun aud Brad.
street. both recognized commercial
authorities. Dun's table Of prices
shows that from July, 1897, the
low p0inl, 10 March. 1904, the
highest point. cost Of living in'
creased i3 per cent. The most
skillful iuggler could not show
such rise IN wages. Party neces'
sites, therefore, would not permit
Mr.. Wright to nse this table, and
he dared not refute II.
He adopts the sinking, uncertain
aud unknown standard Of retail
prices. Wholesale prices are fixed
aud stable, the same IN every com.
munIty. with cost of freigh, added,
There Is neither stability nor uni
formlty Ia retail prices. Cof,ec
sells IN the same city for from 10
10 ~ cents, tea from 20 cents 10
sl,5O, best creamery butter from
Is to 80 ccnts u pound, A bright
field agent, SOLICITING his stores
aud localities. could hnd evidence
IN retail prices 10 support any
theory. This was the way IN which
the cost of ltsing WAS reduced
The methods employed to raise
wages were equally IN question
able, Every one knows that the
greatest increase Ia wages ia 10 be
found IN those Industries where
nniOD labor IN siroDgesi mud where
the strength Of the nnoU bss been
developed nnrins he period nader
investigation. These conditions
ap peculiarly applicable 10 the
building trades. Ont Of 3,i20
establishments selected by ME
WrIgh, for comparison, l,loo, or
NOre than one third, Nre IN the
bnilding trades, Oflhe remainder,
l.ls6 erc Ikewiac Ia the UnplolerL
el ,nduslrIea, The greatest em,
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13

his companions he ~
apt TO bc n wcakling,
aud 10 be conscious
Of the fact
A great many
mothers have tes,I.
fed to the wonderful
curing and strength
ening power of Dr.
pieree's Golden Med.
zeal Discovery All
strength comes from
food after \ has been
perfectly digested d
and assi,nilatcd ny
curing diseases Of the
stomach and other
organ. Of digestion
and nutrition, oGolds
Ell Medical Diseov.
cry" enables the per.
feet noufisliinent Of
the body which Ia
thus built up N the
only way a body can
4. lu,lt ,,n lao fool
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13

There Il no alcohol IN discovery"
and /, entirely free from opium, cocaine,
and all other narcotics,
"pf r,fcc, medicine has dous wonders ~
my two sous, writes My NJ ii1f,ict ~ ntm'
sis, o,wepo Co.. n v "boh had sciofOls
NY eldest soU was taken two ~ 'hfs, yeats svo
With htmof'hhgt nom N, lungs ', ,iophltd
HIN f,,s opeta yeaf, hs iook ~ retcss Golden
Medical Discovery and has ped had one IN o'et
a veal, VI, vUnnsef ton had n foldldus softs eh
hD ar,A had Two ianeed, bui has ha had any
since he commenced 10 take youi medieine'
~, piefee's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, IN paper eoycf sen, per on re-
ce,pt Of ~ one,e,nt stamps 10 pay ts'
pensc of mailing oRip For cloth bind
ing end II stamps, Address d. r. "
Pierce, Dullalo, n, X,
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13

Carrie Nation was twice knocked
down by those whom she had Of
Tended IN Kentucky towns last
week, Once she persisted IN
striking n cigarette from young
mans mouth aud was knocked
down for her paiUs, and while she
was beraling u saloon'kecper he
nj, her with \ char, II IN aaid iha,
the saloon snasher will have few
remarks 10 make ~ the future
concerning the pallantry of Ken,
luckianpin general, She will shake
the dutt Of the "Blue Gn,ss' slatc o
from her feet aud give II u wide
berth w The future,
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13

The complete process Of irriga.
ton, as practiced In California, is
exhibited IN the California section
of the palace of horticulture,
Miniature irrigation canals, issuing
from canyons and tunnels In the
foothills, carry water to gardens,
orange groves and flower beds,
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13

The Democratic campaign com.
mittee, M announced by Chairman
Cowherd Of the congressional
committee, contains the names Of
Hugh a. Dinsmorc ~ member Of
the committee from Arkansas.
Senator Berry In one Of the senate
members Of that committee.
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13

The Arkansas association OF the
deaf mntes, which met IN Fort
Smith three years ngo, will be held
this year IN Little Rock on nc,
count Of It's central location, |, IN
thought there will be nj least 200
delegates In attendance, and the
deaf mute school, their alma mater,
will I've thrown open to them for
the occasion,
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
Many Hours Saved by New Service
on the Frisco.

OH tnp FTIsPO'
The Frisco System IL now operating u
through passenger train between Hope
Ark, and sherman, Tex via Ashdown
Hugo, Durant, Mead junction and
DenisOn
The west bound train leaves Hope ut
sIO5 "A, N, AUhdown at O}29 am, mr..
rives ut Hugo 1908 y IN, connecting
with the fast limited train which
reaches ~, Louis At 1'lO and Kansas
CITY ut 1,l0 next morning, II also con.
meets At this point with train Tor Paris,
Texas, The new train then leaves Hugo
NJ 8,85 y, mr after arrival OF the iNs'
train FROM ~ Louis reaches Durnnt NJ
$3.50 pm, Denis0n ~ 7 pm and
aud sherman at ! go y N,
The east bound train leaves sherman
at 0 10 0A,m, Denison NJ y 10 n N, Du'
rant Mt lOi52 n. m, arrives ut Hugo y,
N connecting with limited train for
St Louis aud Kansas city and with
train for Paris Texas, leaves Hugo at
$3.50 y, m, after arrival Of fast train
from 81 Louis, arrives ut Ashd0wD
7iOi y N Hope NJ 1928 y NJ, by this
service passengers living adjacent to
this line VI the Frisco are saved many
hours iims In travelling 10 points IN MI
directions, Full particulars m TO rates,
etc, eheerfully furnished by the near
eat Frisco Aken, or
H. W, Price, Div, Passenger Ag'
Joplin, Missouri,