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The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
FAILED IN REAL POLITICS.
Pgeful "reminiscences of q Theatrl-
ca, Star Who Was the
Easy Victim.

Aau,yr Agbuckle. the successful star
Of the eastern company playing George
AIDES The County Chairman, began his
career first As a lawyer, then he was a
1 politician In the Theater Magazine an
pears this characteristic account OF the
demise ot these early ambitions written
by Mr.. ArAloa.e shortly attcrEe became
Al actJc.
As, ~ about the city notice signs
| Of 'At,oruey a. Law All me. wonder
IL they ar. young lawyers If so, my
heart zoe. out to them There they sit,
|N5mDani1u pieces to Dickens Micaw-
Der. eyer watching and waiting for some
! t6irg 10 turn up. Poor souls, They go
. ID their Offices and open their Invisible
| vJumuous mail and take their clients
lne at a time and fll their safe drawers
With fyas and ratainerS. on II is glorI-
gus, Three short weeks ago ! was one
0t them-sh,ngle swinging to the tune
/ Of Destitute and Raggity' by the rough
aephyrs Ot .egaI poverty, and 1t is pro-
| lassiDnal you know, to be legally poor.
/ But how different now, closed the lid
Of the casket that bore all that remains
Of the Lssa, Wreck and consigned the
remains ~ the fraternity that they
might Dr. buried with becoming profess
s.onal dignity-f,neral expenses to be
paid out Of fees due me, fees that never
came, II is great awakening from a
three years sleep, a young Rip Van
Wrinkle s.umbrr, Fight YOU lawyers,
over YOUR fees, Seize the farmers
,Ands. for fees, you know Take the
mule, and COWS. Sound forth your legal
arguments IN the courts Of justice, Look
you wise and renew your 3O 60 and 90
lay paper IN the bank Take ALL
QgiI-claim 20 you in fee simple for love
lad affection And, Oh you candidates
tor pouura. and judicial honors, ride
your ,uravuy horses and mules through
Red river bottoms dine with the dear
coIored voters, Kiss the sweet pretty
. little dirty child Of the dear voters, take
your mysterious grips to the speaking
ride a., u.ght take stock in every
/ church. nD,oraG and white school bar
becun, On. what bliss what felicity, to
. have a huge nDIorcd gentleman demand
/ A i've, ana suggest that II It is not forth
coming he Will surely turn his whole
/ following and district against you and
oh, what woe when you haven't the five
10 stay hi, cruel power, A last the day
has come Up early spreading tickets
broadcast Vote for MaClyn Arbucklo,
Justice Of the Peace Opponent looking
. Slyly at you and wondering about your
strength Visit polls. Your men (cOl-
oredl proclaim you elected without a
| doubt Want a quarter for their din
/ ners What's the news from Wagner
Hooms, Holmes Schoolhousc VII
/ MHs' Woods9 Conflicting accounts,
/ Sometimes ahead. sometimes behind
/ The sun sets and you little know that
/ your glory and responsibility sets with
/ II Polls close Niggers yell Cor every
| bodyD Returns slowly come in Hope
/ up, but votes down, Opponent gets full
/ You 80 10 bed, full Of expectations Get
/ up, fall down Defeated, You are a
member or the large and honorable body
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
Death Eeports Wanted.

In connection with the annual meet.
Ing OF Arkansas Division. L. G. v,
in Little Rock. ICtobor rs. the follow.
Ing general order has been issued:
The attention Of all camps of United
Confederate Veterans Of the Nkan-
sas division is hereby called 10 the
rule heretofore adopted Of furnish
ing a mortIarr report Of their re-
spcCtiyC camps to the annual state
convention. It is expected that each
camp. through its delegates. shall
send up To the convention To he held
in Little Rock. October Is, the follow
list Of all deaths Of members, which
have occurred during the past year,
and il no former report has been
made all previous deaths Of members,
together with their rank, company and
regiment in which military service
was rendered, and the state in which
thCy enlisted This order should be
carefully observed in order that a
record may be kept for historical pur-
poses.
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
Decision in homestead Case,

In the United States district court
AZ Little Rock, Judge Treber
rendered a decision as e. the
extent Of homestead exemptions
which can be claimed by bank.
rupts The point in question in the
case was whether a bankrupt could
claim as exempt a cottage which
stands together with the house ocCu.
pied by him and store operated by
him and the referee held that the
bankrupt had waived and abandoned
his homestead rights 10 the cottage
by permitting a tenant 10 take posses
sion Of It. The effect Of Judge Trie-
bers ruling is that baulruT; can
exempt all the land given him under
the constitution, together with all
buildings thereon, howeycr hey may
be utilized.
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
State TrtasurY Report

The report Of state Treasurer Tip
ton for the quarter ending September
30. shows a balance on hand Of S.
$50 9.Go3Sl. Of which Sl1GI9o5.f3 was
in cash. tho ramaindor in scrip. bonds
and GOV. Jones notes The various
balances Of funds were as follows:
General revenue. S5l2OO9 90: com
mon school S1&3,5G2S3; state capitol,
$34o.514&3, permanent school 81
972.9SG97 swamp land $i9U76.22;
internal Improvement SGSGG.3o, Con
fcdcratc pension. S5l,3G41G; sinking,
S1o5&l357; tax due counties, sll-
O2G72; tax due cities, s35S4 46; pcni-
tcntiary deposit S7193o; direct ra-
$I9g&; state school interest United
States currcncy SGi4S7, L. Of A. en-
d.wmcnt fund $2l9,55O; teachers
fund. Sl&0FI.
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
The Color of Unir.

From the color Of a mans hair may
be learned a good deal in regard to his
Intellectual ability says professor
who has for some months been closely
studying the subject School boys with
chestnut hair, he maintains are likely
to be more clever than any others. AMI
viii generally be found, at the head OF
the class, and in Ike manner girls with
fair hair are likely to be far more stud
ous and bright than girls with dark hair
In mathematics and rccIlations these
boys and girls, he asserts, especially cy.
eel On the other hand hc says thar
boys and girls with brown hair are
most likely TO attain distinction through
their individuality and style, and thai
those with red or auburn hair Go not
often excel In any respect
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
fsepCFT OF STATE LAND COM.
MISSIONER FOR TWO WEARS.
EVENTS Of 4 WEEK BSItFly CRalSIGltD
five Convicts pardoncd ty Governor
After Hearing Their Story While
They Were En- Route to the State
penitentiary.
MEETING CT Railroad Commission.

! The Arkansas railroad commission
st its regular meeting reduced the
rate on coal ou the Midland Valley
railroad from fiat rate Of $50 per
ton to the following Ten miles and
zndcr 90 cents per ton; ten TO thirty
miles, 60 cents per ton. over thirty
miles, - cents per ton IN the matter
Of an alleged oyorcharre on an cX-
press shipment from Little Rock to
Nashville Ark. the commission found
Tor the plaintiff and ordered the al
Geged oyorcharge refunded The quos-
ton of cotton seed rates was dis
missed as no one appeared TO push
The matter.
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
YOU ALL KNOW HIM.

Hos quito wcIn,,ntoncd man but Oh,
II IA a sin
The way that he's addicted TO the vice
Of buttluR in
lie makes himself moro trouble ard
plague other fUIh us WEI
Tho sciap's RS brought him into It
would never do TO tell
Ilc mover minds bis business, has no time
TO attend
To that ana othor peoples. aud be wouldn't
slight u friend
Hos proof against suUhuIUg, lrs no
earthly use Go lry
To make him keen hH finger from tho
other fellow q rlo
Hes irving To- be helpful ,ou are conn.
dent VI that
llo thinks that hDs suggestions ave myari'
Nn'y Pat
Hell show you how 10 do things In the
way they should he done,
1lrN give Nnu hg opinions IN A'l things
beneath Tine sun
Nhofrvor people gather fur discussion,
though II be
or strictly private matters. you can never
make him Zee
By voice or tone or manner any earthly
reason why
lie shouldn't have nugof In their conn
dental pie,
Aod innocent about lu That's tie trouble,
don't you know
Your hints are always wasted, 20 one
hasn't any show
I've mentioned that hr never can quite
comprehend srub
\ Nick would be- too brutal and one cannot
use a yIuh.
hNi no Nuhruf hls poktg and Me pNi ms me-
We can,
utcouso We know there Irat, IA ~ harm
neuh tlt man,
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
GIFTS MADE TO THE NAVY
ValuNbl, Plate and Other Tributes 10
Ships by States and Municipali"
ties Aggregate Large Sums,

An inventory of riltg TO ships Of the
navy Just completed by the dcp0rm9n'
shows that these tributes afrrcga'D
$4,000 In value They have been pre-
seutcd by states aud municipalities after
which vessels hHy, been named and is
some cases individual silver service,
represent the greater part of the glfA
The armurtd cruiser Sew York head.
the list In the value N its gifts, tht
amount being Sl4t3H which represent
a silver service n library, n bell anD
other furnishings The cruiser Brook
lyn boasts " q silver tofylco prCsentot
by the people Of that borough and value,
AZ tS3Q7 The smallest elft II an eight
dollar phouoEfaph on the footc The
silver services ON somo ut the biz ship.
are valued ~ toloNs Cincinnati
81 500 Detroit $500, Indiana $3.50
Iowa, 5000, Helena s. 500, MIuncap0
liz, SGloo, Nashville tdlDd' Newport
81 500, san Francisco sIlSG, Texas
SlSi5, New Orleans t21Ooi llinoI,
$1,000 Albany ,sSN3. and A!ebama
90 3O3
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
How 20 Make German Pie.

4 delicious pie Of German orgln Is
gaining favor here, It Is made Of crust
raised over night as bread Is raised,
with the addition Of an egg worked into
II IN the morning SWcctencd to taste,
this crust q, rolled out about an inch
thick laid In pan and the edges
trimmed Peaches cut In slices are then
pressed Into the dough sprnkDcd with
sugar and grated lemon may be busted
over the fruit Apples may be- used IN
stead Of peaches and llkoWiso hucklc-
berries.
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
Railroad Granted lime.

An extension Of time for the CON
structiou of the Garland Western rail
road, which is 10 run from Hot Springs
to a point in Montgomery county, a
distance Of about fifty miles, has been
granted by the state board Of railway
incorporation 1t was explained by
Col S W. Fordyce. president Of the
road, that it was impossible to complete
the first five miles Of the line within
the time required by law. An cxton.
sion Of three years to complete the
first FIVE miles and six years to com.
plotc ten miles Of the road was
granted:
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
No Kinship,

Congressman James Ham .llOn LcVIs.
OF Chicago. Is the polIcst man In the
country When In Seattle one nigh,
ai'or making fiery speech he was com.
ing down the aisle bowIng right and lcr'.
when he discovered an elderly colorol
lady why good evening. nanny "
the colonel said
Ills speech hadn't pleased her so she
replied, Look heah, sab, Is not yo'
nanny you amt nothIn' but Jcs noon
whi'" trashy Womahs Home Com.
panioh.
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
OPENING OF FAUNIQUE BUILDING
Monument OF Wise and Successful Newspaper
Advertising

In his address to Publishers at the
Battle Creek banquet Mt Post hhehtu
the growth Of a modern commercia.
enterprise to the growth of an apple-tTte'
Good seed. plenty OF work and water
are needed but the tree will not DeA'
apples without sunshine.
The sunshine to the commercial plant
is publicity secured by advertising
1t is impossible even with the heaviest
advertising to make success unless the
article has merit of high order Merit
is the good tree and sunshine makes
the apples grow. \ good salesman
who knows how to talk with his pen can
present the logic, argument and sales
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
State Lands Sold.

The report Of the state land com
missioner for the two years ending
September so, 1904, shows that 295,.
33Sl6 acres Of state lands were sold
during that time for slGj,9l099
There are sull iG7,OG9lG acres Of
state lands for sale divided as FOL.
ows: Forfeited lands, ijo4S04j
acres; swamp land. G,99399, internal
Improvement land 3,G7l1S, Saline
land, 3,7O727, Real Estate bank land
2,2lA&9; seminary snd. lSS,
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
Exhibit Car to Tour State.

The Missouri Pacific railway com
pany's exhibit car viii make a tour Of
the state and an exhibit will be made
of the horticultural and agricultural
resources Of Arkansas, which viii be
in charge Of lecturers, who win eN-
plain the best methods Of raising the
products shown Stops will be made
at every county seat on the line Of the
Iron Mountain
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15

o.. a. Battle Creek. Mich, among
the trees, flowers and green lawns is 4
most unique building devoted entirely
tJ Advertising 1t is occupied by the
Ggandju Advertising Agency Ltd,
which handles among other accounts,
the Advertising Of the Postum Cereal
Co Ltd. aggregaJing in round figures
one million dollars a year, perhaps the
largest appropriation of any one con-
Germ in the world. The furnishings Of
this grand structure are rich and COM
p.ere, dui all the appointments are
worthy their beautiful environment.
Prominent newspaper and magazine
publishers aad their special represent
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
Little Rock Selected.

The Arkansas Teachers Association
will hold its annual session in Little
Rock December 2S to 60 This wos
decided upon at a meeting Of the
state executive committee held in that
city October s, It was decided 10
invite a number o. the prominent cd.
ucators Of the nations to address the
association The committee outlined
a General program and selected the
subjects on which addresses will be
delivered but made no assignments.
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
Expert at Hot Springs,

A report has been submitted by Or.
b. HOLLYWOOD government expert
who was authorized by the secretary
Of the interior to examine into the
radio.actiyjty properties Of the waters
of the Hot Springs reservation, He
finds that the waters are all radio
active to a marked degree, that the
radioaCtivity is due to dissolved ra-
dium omaHating Ia gas) and not to
the presence Of salts or radum or
other radioactive solids, and that the
tufa deposited by the springs does not
contain apprcciablc quantities Of ra-
dium compounds.
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
prussians viii Settle Here.

Arrangements are making for the
immigration OF two hundred families
from Prussia to Arkansas A letter
was received by a Little Rock Ger
man paper asking for Information in
regard to the climate, soil and other
conditions in the stste, and stating
that two hundred families will come
20 Arkansas from Prussia i property
can he secured here tlat will prove
satisfactory. 1t is stated that the pro.
posed immigrants have money to pur-
chase farms and desire to secure good
gropCrty.
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
Investigating CHARGES.

A meeting Of the executive commit.
tee appointed to examine into certain
charges made against state Senator
Albert W Rison Of Perry county met
October s and examined a number Of
witnesses, among them a brother Of
the accused The evidence was to be
submitted to mass meeting Of Cit.
2ens to be held a week later.
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
Assaulted His etep.Dsuchter

Chas Hammond was convicted at
Morrilton Of crimina'ly assaulting his
elevcnNoarod step daughter near
P,umcryillc September q, The pen.
atty is death Hammond is q white
man and served in the Philippines IN
She Spansh.American war. where he
vas wounded At the time Of tho
crime Hammond narrowly escaped
lynching,
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
No, Guilty OF Murder charo.

John White, ben White and Fayettc
Dean were acquitted at Conway Of the
chafro Of killing David G, Harris a
few weeks previous near Mount Yer.
non, The trial lasted seven days and
was attended by large crowds The
murdorors Of Harris are still un.
Known.
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
Overdose Of Lauda-um.

Henry Fitzpatrick. city detective Of
Hot Springs, attempted 10 commit
suicide by taking laudanum He
was uptown when he took the drug
but Immediately went 10 the city hall
and told Chief of Police league what
he had done. II was tut short
while before the drug began 20 take
effect. but hard work by physicians
saved the life Of the officer.
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15

of Defeated Candidates Meet success
ful candidate, Congratulate him. Knew
II all the time. Opponent gets full again.
Friends console tell you you are a..
right, only too young Help you to pre-
pare for the Salt river packet There
you are. Three long months canyassins,
starving, enduring. speaking, praying.
hoping and wayering, Money and office
gone. There you are, Where? Nou
don't know Yourself. Nobody else"
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15

man ability to thousands of customers at
one time through the columns Of the
newspaper, a strong contrast to the OLD
fashioned way of talking to one Gus
toner at time.
He spoke of the esteem Of the adyer-
tiser for a publisher that takes especial
interest in making the advertising an
nouncement attractive Advertisements
should contain truthful information OF
interest aud value to readers. The
Postum methods have made Battle
Creek famous all over the world ana
about doubled the population.
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
Indicted on Eleven CHARGES.

William Thompson, a white man.
was indicted at Little Rock on eleven
charges Of entering and rohplng resi-
donces All the robbcrios were com
mitted in the daytime and followed
one another in quick succession. The
Tobborics were among the most dar'
ing ever known in the city and baflod
the police for some time.
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
New Electric Line.

At Fort Smith there has been flied
for record in the office of the circuit
clerk deed Of trust TO the Central
Trust company Of Illinois for $1,000
OG0 to secure a recent bond issue Of
$1,000 .OOO made by the street railway
company It is the intention TO CN-
tend the electric railway line 70 Van
Buron / approaches to a contemplated
bridge can be secured.
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15

lIyas in large number from New York,
Chicago, and various parts Of the
country attended the formal opening OF
this building, and a banquet in the
evening a the Post Tavern as guests
d G.. " Post. Oct. ., 1901.
The publishers inspected the II or II
factory buildings Of this father Of the
prepared food industry with especia!
interest. for il has grown to It's pres
ant co,ossa, proportions in tribe less
than 9 years a marked example Of the
power Of good and continuous adYer-
Using Of articles Of pronounced merit
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
Plan to Consolidate Abandoned.

The proposition TO consolidate the
First and Second Presbyterian
churches at Little Rock, sell both
buildings and build a new edihCc IN
a central part Of the city has been
abandoned because Of the objections
Of members OF the Second church
Botn churches are now without pas.
tors. but during the winter both will
call separate pastors
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
Statistics as TO Teachers.

In Benton, Calhoun. Carroll CL.cot,
Crawford, Crittenden, Gross Dcsha,
Drew, Howard Lincoln. Perry Poin-
sctt. Polk, Saline and White counties
no teachers institutes were held dur
ing the past year according b s'atis-
tics received at the department Of ed
ucation. During the year -,vcu'yfye
Institutes for white teachers were
held, with a total attendaul, o. 2.Go0,
and the figures show that The total
number not attending was l-s0.
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
Church Has Woman Paste

Rev. Mrs. Alfalfa l.. J. Irwin Of
Pensacola, Fla, has assumed The du,
ties Of pastor Of the Uniycr.alist
church in Little Rock, and is The only
woman pastor IN the city She
preached her first sermons October
Q 10 large congregations. As yet the
congregation has no regular place ui
worship,
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
Manager Of Little Rock Ball Club.

Dale Gear, manager last season OF
The Kansas City team IN the Amcri.
can association, has been signed by
the Little Rock Baseball Association
70 manage that club next season, sue.
ceod,ng NJ j. Finn, who foos TO To.
lodo The board OF directors all
voted to issue the remaining $4,000
Of the capital stock Of the association,
the present stockholders to he given
trst call for the new stock.
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
State Receives oovernmen, Money.

The state treasurer has received a
check from the United states govern.
mcnt for s+ti939, representing ; per
cen, of the sales Of public lands In Ar.
kansas during the year This pay.
Dont is made annually under the pro.
visions OF an act Of congress approved
June 49, 1896,
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
Sheriff M,roney's Successor Appointed

Dr. j. II Mclean Of star city has
been appointed by the governor as
circuit clerk Of Lincoln county 10
serve the fun term, beginning october
81 20 which Sheriff Moronoy, who
died recently had been elected. No
one ha' as yet been appointed TO MI
The iow weeks vacancy In the sheriffs
offcc,
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
Accidental Death o' Boy.

Nat Bailey aged - years was ac.
cidcn,aly Killed near Fayetteville
whilo squirrel hunting He was n
son Of j Il. Bailey OF Rogers The
boy was hunting with several friends
and had ,rood squirrel lie placed
his gun against tree and when Il
was accidentally knocked down the
charge entered his chest and death
resulted,
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
Wealthy Man Fined for Contempt.

Ed Hagli0, a wealthy citizen Of Fort
Smith, was fined s25 10y Chancellor
Bourland for contcm', Of court Hag.
in was receiver for a building asso.
citation, II is allcgct that he placed
lot in the hands of a real estate
agent to be sold az slU0 above the
price al which it was held, that
amount to be divided with him lie
says il was all a j0se.
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
Arbitration Committee Appointed.

Col. j. A. Woodson president of
the state board Of trade has appo.nt-
ed a standing committee ca i1tCrna.
tional arbitration, in response 10 a
request from Secretary Il G. Philips
Of the Mohonk conference at Mo
Lonk Lake y. Y The committee is
as follows Judge L. NJ Rose Little
Rock; Judge James F Read Fort
Smith; Judge John W Elliott Pine
Bluff; Judge John I Moore Helena;
Hon. Sam q. Seyitr, Camden
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
Officers Of Salvation Army.

Lieut. Col }, Il Margotts Of New
York, young peoples national sccrc.
tary In the United states for the Sal.
walton Army, held three meetings in
Little Rock October 9. all of which
were largely attended, The object
of his visit was TO establish juycn.
lie department Of the army In Little
Rock
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
Injunction Tor the lren Mountain.

Chancellor Hart at Little Rock
granted an injunction against the sec.
retary of state to the Iron Mountain
railroad, restraining him from certi.
flying out the assessments made upon
lis property by the state railway as.
scssmcnt board The suits were hlod
upon the sustaining by Federal Judge
Trlchcr of the demurrer Of the state
to the injunction petition there, that
that court had no jurisdiction,
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
Strike az Little Rock.

Failure Of employers at Little Rock
to sign new agreement providing
that work should be given only TO
union men has caused a strike among
the members Of the Painters, Paper.
hangers and Decorators union Of that
city, An the members Of the union
have boca called out,
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
Negroes Pro,es, Against Segregation.

The consolidated white river asso.
citation, the largest negro Baptist as.
sociation in the state, in twontyscy.
cnth annual session at Cotton Plant,
adopted a resolution appealing to the
white people Of the state to avert
the threatened segregation Of the
school taxes"
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15

Ouachlta College at Arkadelphia
opened last week with what is said to
be the brightest prospects Of any year
In It's history The enrolment on the
opening day was $50, and II is ox.
pcctod that the number OF students
will reach Ave hundred before the
year is over.
The Van Buren press., 1904-10-15
George NayIor Has paraIytio Stroke.

George Naylor editor Of the Arkan-
Sas Democrat, and a former member
of the legislature, was stricken with
paralysis at his home in Little ROCk,
October II, and for a short while was
in a critical condition His entire
right side was paralyzeG from the
head down, and he lost the power Of
speech 'or several days His physi.
elan said that, while he would rccov.
or, it would be absolutely necessary
Tor him TO take a prolonged rest from
his editorial duties.