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The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04
Alleged Crook Arrested.

Upon information from Hot Springs
Lawrence Warner, known as "Har
mony KID was arrested at ST, Louis
on the charge of fleeing Hot Springs
pool rooms out of several thousand
dollars Warner is said to have
planned the scheme to send over the
wires the names Of certain horses as
winners whereby his confederates at
the Springs could get away with o
large amount of money.
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04
Life Policies Paid Las, Year,

In summary Of life insurance pay.
ments by states, table prepared by
the Insurance Press Of New York
shows .hat the amount Of claims pad
In Arkansas during 1903 was sl,201, 4.
$50 In Little Rock the payments were
S2l500, Payments Of $4,000 or
more were reported as follows Bank.
head, Richard J Williams, 10000;
Elizabeth, George r Blakey $4,000;
Grand Lake James s Peak, 10000;
Hot Springs, + II. Labelling 10000;
Ola, John NJ Harvey s2,CS2; Shon
ner, A. Il. Shofrner, $4,000.
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04
HIS TO MORROW.

"My tomorrow no would say
MY to.morruw.S on the way"
Even while hIs head was bowed
with the weight hffrot and care,
SIN be faced tho gloomy cloud
with brave, rNptrlHut Uir
Yet each cloud that, deep uud gray
swept ils arms across the sun,
Melting INTO yesterday
Gave place TO another one,
SIN contontodly he'd say.
my to-morrows on the way"
All hls days and an his years
Seemed made up Of bitter stuff
WINDS Of doubts ana fnins Of trars,
Suhshlno7 Never half enough,
Never any fIft of gold
showed within the somhof shade
OF his HE, but II grew cold
In the dark that bndr II fade,
SIN he sAldi "l'll have my day,
Ny tosm0UuW.B On the way"
His "to,morfoWw An We know
How his eyes sometimes would strain
Searching IN tho twilight pluw
After hours ot silent pain
We, Nho saw LW happy smile
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04
Plowman Finds Small Fortune,

While a young son Of John Smith,
a farmer living in Independence coun.
~, near Sulphur Rock, was plowing IN
an old field, the blade struck buried
iron box Upon rolling II out on the
ground he found the box locked with
an odfashIoned paddock This he
broke, and upon raising the Nd found
sg,S0o In silver and gold The coins
were all mlnted before the clyIl war
and the treasure was evidently buried
during that memorable struggle,
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04
Delegates to Be Royalty Entertained.


An elaborate programme for the en-.
tertainment of delegates to the demo
cratic state convention has been pre-,
pared by citizens of Hot Springs
Among other social features planned
is grand ball, to be given at the Ar.
lington on the night of the 14th. The
incoming delegates will be welcomed
by reception committee Of fifty, some
of whom will meet all trains at Ben.
ton, who will provide them with
printed information concerning the
city, hotels, headquarters, etc. The
only expense the delegates will incur
will be their hotel bills while in the
city,
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04
Office Building Burned.

A two.story brick building at Texar.
kama, located on Broad and state
streets, the property OF A, l.. Chic, was
destroyed by Are May 30 until re,
Gently the building was occupied by
the Kansas city Southern for Offices.
The building was Insured for $4,000,
and valued at s26,OOO, william
Sucky who conducted saloon In
one room OF the building sustained
n total loss on stock and nxWros, with
81 800 insurance,
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04
Debt Nearly Wiped Out.

Notice has been given that the board
OF trustees Of the Scottish Rite bodies
Of the valley Of Little Rock are pre-.
pared TO cancel $4,000 Of the s2l 900
OF outstanding bonds Issued for the
purpose Of erecting Albert pike con.
slstory at Little Rock, The Albert
Pike conslstory was completed in Sep.
tember 1902, the total bond issue be.
ing $4,000, or this amount $4,000
had been retired previous TO May 10,
md with the $4,000 called In later,
the balance left unpaid In only 5000
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04

when he closed his eyes nnd slghod.
MY duy's coming, after whlloi
MY tomorrow Then he died,
surely his "tOamorroN' daWnpd
Somewhere In the great beyond
w y n. In ChlenEu nnILN TrIhnnn
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04
Theory and Practice,

knlcktr Who ~ the lecturer who
made such an eloquent plea for the sIm-
pier Ife2
Bocker-That's Jones, he's trying to
make enough money to get an automo-
bile,-N, Y, Sun.
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04
Ennphi n rItchrd nniiir,

Portsmouth, y, June strikers
and Virginia negroes imported to hll
their places fought pitched battle ot
Roger Brown compa7y's plant at
Hanging Rock Monday night Several
hundred shote were exchanged, but no
one was wounded
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04
Hotel at Harrisburg Burned.

Fire at Harrisburg destroyed the
Cook hotel operated by Mrs May,
May 81 There was no insurance on
the building, The adjoining build.
ing, owned by A. w. Sparks, and in
which was run pool room, was also
burned, The contents are supposed
to be covered by insurance. The
brick walls OF Harry Holmes and J.
J, Mardis' buildings, standing near
were damaged
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04
ue,. Joseph \. ou,,lnra bead,

Lowell. Mass, jmc Rev Joseph
n Gulllmd, once the foremost ohlolc
IN the country, died ~ the TowksbuFy
Noyato Tuesday from paralysIf For
II years ne was provincial for the
United state Province of OhlAter
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04
Grand puLe rrirdrich Wilhelm.

Berlin, June The death Is an
nouncod OF Grand Duke Friedrich VII.
helm Of Neutrality-suspicious. The
grand duke was born October H. 1919,
lie had been confined TO his bed for
many mohlhal
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04
Receiver IL Appointed.

Kansas city, Mo, lunc IA receIy-
er was appointed Tuesday for the
surety Trust Co. capital s5O,o0C, by
Judge Douglah, Of III, circuit court,
upon application Of a stNckholdef, who
alleged that the company had gone out
of business, The assets are not given.
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04
KILLED bN Negress

II l., wray, manager Of a livery sta
Bile at osceola, Mississippi county. was
struck while asleep and fatally wound.
ed, He recovered consciousness long
enough TO say that Annie Duggs, q
negress, assaulted him with u blum, In.
strument Wray came from Hum
boldt, Tenn.
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04
Flood Danger Past,

Topeka. Kas June The Kaw
river at this poiut and vest of here Io
falling rapidly and Al danger ~
further nood damage hes passed Aside
from shutting on the gns and stree!
ear traffic, North Topeka, IL again un.
der normal conditions
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04
wooaunrd'. sentence Alarmed.

Jefferson City, Mo- June THE SUI
~ eme court Tuesday affirmed the sen
tencc Of two years In the peni'entiary
nyed upon Grant Woodward for at
tempting 10 bribe a Jury IN the district
court az Kansas City In damage suit
against the street railway company
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04
The Delightful Shower,

HAS anybody ever given a shower Of
any kind for your"
mo, but I've been soaked for about
everybody else that I've ever been Intro-
duced 70. '--ChlcaHo Reenrd.llnrnld.
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04
Iienrtlesg.

The pupil=Now, ! want you 70 no
perfectly candid with me- Doyou think
my technique Is getting better7
The professof-pefhapsi but it's far
from conyalcseont W. yot-pppsh,
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04
Top.Aa's srmi.tsuteUu,nI,

Topeka, kas,, June Topeka wal
decorated in holiday attire, Monday, In
honor OF her semi.cehtennial and there
were great crowds here. Secretary OF
War Taft was the orator Of the day,
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04
10 uoi.c th. Maine,

Havana, June i-joeeph H. Wyckon,
" Havana, has returned from the Unit.
cd states having organized company,
he says, 10 raise the wreck VI The bat
tleehip Maine,
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04
w. u. Howell. uonorcd.

Lordon, June Oxford university
has decided 10 confer the degree Of doe.
tor Of letters on william Dean llowolls,
the American author.
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04

The barn on the plantation OF Joe
Coleman, one mile west Of Keo, was
destroyed by hre A grea, deal Of
grain was destroyed and seven mules
burned 10 death,
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04
Much ln,eres, Shown In the Work.

Much Interest Shown In the Work.
W r Long general secretary OF the
state Sunday School association, re.
ports that he has recently perfected
county organizations In Lawrence,
Clay and Greene counties, Mr. Long
reports increased interest In organized
Sunday School work throughout the
state,
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04
Old Merchant Deeamps.

An old merchant Of paragoud by
the name Of Bayless left home recent
ly, telling his wife that he never ex.
pectod 10 return He requested her
10 turn the keys Of the house over TO
II. \. Trice, the heaviest creditor and
10 assure all that he would ye, square
himself With oil 10 whom he IL In
dcbled
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04

Chas, Traugor, charged with robbing
the pos, once at Da,osyillt, and who
escaped from Jail May rs, was recap
tured nj Earnhart Trauger ls DO.
lloyed to be al expert burglar,
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04
MlIltla Organizations plsbanded.

As the result Of the recent inspec
tlon OF the militia by Brig. Gen
Hayes and Capt, Bent regular army
officers assigned TO that duty by the
war department, FIVE companies of
state militia have been dsbanded
The companies disbanded were 10.
Gated at Fort Smith. Hot Springs,
Monticello, Bonneville and Blythe.
vile, and the band was stationed at
Monticello
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04

Bob Baker. D. well'kneSn young
man, lost bis y e q, Rogers 10 at
tempting to board a freight train. His
body was terribly mahgled,
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-04

The plant OF the Little Rock Hoop
company, located In the western part
Of the city, was destroyed by fire May
25. The loss is placed at $500.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-03
BRUIN WANTED TART
That Is Why Abe Shot the Chutes
 on Beasts Back.
AEarfha's Sweets Too Great an Attracr tiOn for Bear and Caused Two to
 Take nn Involuntary Ride.

A Rutland lumber dealer who has ex- tensive interests at Shrewsbury, Vt., engaged Hen Morse and Abe Jackson the other day to repair a log, chuts on Shrewsbury mountain.
 The men, both veteran choppers, found the chute two miles below the peak. and beginning at the bottom, worked up. The affair, a wooden trough, IS inches in diameter and Q quarter of a mile long, was intended to shoot the four foot logs from the base of a cliff over 8 rocky and uneven stretch to & point where they could be loaded on OK sleds. While it was built dozen years ago and never used, the choppers found 1t in good condition, and at noon had completed their work and sat down at the top to eat their dinner.
 The top of the chute rested on the edge of high rock, just back of which was the mouth of the Peterson bear cave, where, so the story goes, man named Peterson, caught in blizzard, once spent night with a black bear for companion. Between the entrance to the cavern and the chute was plat form of rock about five feet wide. 1t was covered with six inches of snow and the same amount was in the chute
 The men got to talking about the Pc. terson bear as they ate, and Hen de- clared that he was of the opinien that the yarn was a myth.
 Dunno" said Abe, refectively, 'b'ars was es thick in them days es they be now, an cal'late yell allow, Hen, they ha toJirahIe thick now ''
 tsWa-al, ,yas, seems 'ough they was," admitted Hen, selecting raspberry tart from his dessert menu at the bottom of his pail and viewing it with gastronomic satisfaction. "But they be all holed up fer tn winter now, anyway" He turned the tart around several times, nibbled at the edge and smacked his lips.
 He was munching in silent satisfaction and Abe was lighting his second pipe when they were startled by the sound of
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-03

 ton. This is a thing every man should have even if it be made of the plainest pine boards, for it is far preferable to bureau as receptacle for shirts, col lars, etc. The three shirt compart- ments may be used only for shirts of different kinds or one may be used for trousers or waistcoats, and one or two of the collar compartments may also be put to other purposes. The small drawers are most convenient for hand kerchiefs, neckties, hose, gloves, jew elry, etc, and the larger drawers may. be used for underclothes and pajamas. Such a piece of furniture standing on a simple chest of two or three large drawers does away entirely with the old fashioned bureau and is certainly. great improvement on. it. In addi- ton, however, one needs a dressing table with mirror for brushes. toilet water, shaving things, etc, and 1t Is we'll to have long mirror in stand- ing frame or in simple wood frame screwed to the wall or door. How" in Vogue.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-03
Cutie Easy.

'Now, guard said Mr. PiIkington, remember if havc this carriage all to myself for the whole journey you will receive half a crown from me-
 Very good" said the guard, and he locked the door and went to his van to think out how he would invest the half crown when he got it. All went well till they got to station about the mid dle of the journey. and then an iras- cible old gentleman. pulled at the door of Pilkington's carriage as if he were pulling for a prize in tug of war.
 Guard! Guardv' he roared. "Open this door! l know your tricks, and I won't countenance lem. I've got the right to travel in this carriage, and mean to do itv'
 ,, The guard hurried up, but, wonder of wonders, he whispered a few words to the irasclble gentleman, and that in dividual went quietly away to seek room elsewhere.
 How did you manage it?" Pilking. ton asked the guard at the end of the journey as he pressed the promised half crown into his hand. How did you manage to get that bad tempered chap to go away so quietly?"
 ''Oh, that was easy" replied the guard. T only just told i'm you were little bit. wrong in the cad, an e went orf like lightning. Tit Bits.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-03

sniff issuing from the darkness within the cave.
 "Gewhillikin!" ejaculated Hen. whirl- ing around as on pivot. <,~- | Abe had already turned toward the caves mouth and half risen. He was on one knee when his eyes became riv- eted on the moist black nose of a bear protruding out of the cave and 1eveled on the remains of the tart firmly grasped in the hand of the terrified Hen. For an instant there was tableau; then Bruin advanced step.
 Holy smoke!" gurgled Abe, 1eaping to his feet and moving steadily toward stunted spruce.
 Hen crouched, paraiyzed, like bird fascinated by snake. The bear ad- vanced a secoud step.
 Look out! Yell get et!" yelled Abe. as he dropped his pipe and dexterously swung up in the tree. "Durn it, drop th' tart: thet's what he's arter!"
 Hens eyes bulged from their sockets, his hair rose, and with the tart in his hand he backed toward the chute. The bear followed the receding tart with his eyes and nose and advanced a couple of 'eet. Hens eyes never left the bear for An instant. He was to scared to speak, but he kept on backing until he was in the trough. The next instant the bear had his forefeet on the edge and was crawling iu after the chopper. Just as he. did so the bear lost his sooting and slid, head first into the chute. Down between Hens spreading legs he went, toprling the man on his back, and away they both sped, gathering mo- mentuh as they flew onward
 Hang on!" shrieked AbS falling out sf the tree in his excitement. Hen hung on He had just sense nough left to bury both hands in the 1 Ong black hair a4d stick. A cloud of now marked the descent of the pair as | they made lightning passage. Hen yelling for felg and the bear growing rom fright. They struck hummook sr the bottom, bounced high in the air end. whirling in aerial somersaults, dis l appeared in a deep snowbank. Abe had got half way down to them Dy 8 circuitous course when the bear lug his way out and, still growing, dis appeared down the mountain. A little ater Hens white face appeared above he snow.
 l "Gosh!" he calculated as his compan- ! on extended him hand Say, did ye' lee bar, CT was dreamin'?" Then he observed the tart still grasped in his hand and took a consol- nH nibble
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-03
She Was Saving
 It For the Pigs
CERTAIN railroad officer driving

A CERTAIN railroad officer driving "A one day in a farming country
 suddenly recolIected his hoyish fondness for buttermilk. Evidently. however, it was not churning day in that locality, for he inquired at several houses without finding a housekeeper able to supply the, desired beverage. With each repeated failure his thirst increased. Nothing but buttermilk, he was convinced, would serve to allay that thirst, and buttermilk he intended to have if he were obliged to visit every farmhouse in that portion of the coun- try
 At last his zeal was rewarded. He found his buttermilk, but lost his ap- petite at the same time.
 ''Yes,i' said the farmers wife, pour ing out generous cupful of a pale green, lukewarm, uninyiting liquid, "I guess I can spare you little, but was saving it for the pig."-Lippin- cott's Magazine.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-03

Diplomacy" and playing it excellent1y, too; and, emboldened by his success, the embryo peer started a company of ing success, for year.
 He had now had ten years of roaming. and, thinking it was time to rest Nt- tie, he married, in 1890, charming wom- an, the daughter of an army officer. and settled down to nursery work again this time near Higham Ferrers, where he spent four years of hard work and happiness, and incidentally introduced to the world a new tomato known by his initials as the 1P. V.'' But fortune was not kind to him, and he secured an sel trading between London and Dub- lin.
 After eight months of this experience he exchanged to the City of Paris, and later bcame bedroom steward on a mail boat sailing to South America. During this last term of service MT. Vernon contracted yellow fever, and for some weeks lay betwixt life and death at Buenos Ayres.
 Another swift transition took this nomadic aristocrat back to England. on vessel plying between Barrow and the Isle of Man, post which, during the holiday season, was, perhaps, not so pleasant as it was lucrative.
 Then followed more agreeable spell ss principal steward on a holiday yacht, the Ceylon; and this paved the way to Lord Lyveden,s last enterprise, which was that of caterer to line of vessels belonging to General Steam Naviga- gation company. This was the work on which his lordship was engaged when news reached him that his uncle. the second lord, was dead, and that he was Baron Lyveden and owner Of several, thousand acres of land.
 This is but bare outline of Lord Lyveden's kaleidoscope life It's full story would fill volumes of thrilling in-. terest; for he tells countless stories of adventure and of hair-breadth escapex on sea and land, not the least start ling of which was when, his boat was upset in a heavy sea off North Carolina. and, after being rescued at the point of death, he was taken ashore just in time to experience one of the worst earthquakes that ever devastated that coast. .-
 The hero of this eventful life is to- day tall, handsome, resolute man of A6, with much of the breeziaess and unconventional charm of a sailor; and now that he is peer of the United Kingdom, he Is as absolutely free from affectation as during the many years when he made his countless loyal friends as plain Percy Vernon.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-03
HAS HAD ODD CAREER
Restless Rover Becomes Baron and
 Rich Land Owner. s
After Romantic Adventures i'm All Parts of the World Percy Vernon Falls Heir to Ancient Title
 and Estates. ..- .s.

aLmong the stories of the British peer age are many chapters as romantic as any you will find in fiction, but it is doubtful whether any one of them all is as crowded with strange experiences and vicissitudes as that which gives the life story of the third and present Lord Lyveden.
 AS Courtenay Percy Vernon, son of country rector, he failed to pass his examination for the army. But he took his fate boldly into his hauds and en- listed as a private in the royal artillery. T put my pride in my pocket he says, "and shared and thoroughly enjoyed the lot of the Tommy, whoTn found to be splendid fellow in all ways and a thorough. gentleman at heart"
 But there was a restless rowing strain in Mfr. Vernon's blood, and after eight months of soldering we find him on the London stage, playing utility part at the Haymarket theater. From this mod est staNt he had risen within two years to the dignified position of second lead,' when he abandoned the footlights and made his way to America
 Landing at New York with but few pounds in his pocket, he served for a time as waiter in 8 Bowery restaurant, enlarging his acquaintance with hu- manity and thankfully Roeketing his tips; and then he suddenly transported himself to North Carolina, where he tempted Fortune as nurseryman.
 A little later he wearied of the life of nurseryman, and engaged himself as steward on a vessel running between North Carolina and New York, making in this, as in all his other callings, hosts of friends by his geniality and entire absence of side" But again, after two years of life aboard ship, his love of the stage reasserted itself and he spent some adventurous months travelling through this country with company. From America he returned to England. and we find him playing the leading part in
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-03
CUTTING UP 4 BET
Points That Should Be of Value to
 the Home Butcher.
How Ka Can Be Done to the Best Ad- vautage How the Different
 Sections Should Re -,.- Cooked.

always cut across the grain of the meat. Following this principle will result in uniform pieces and the joints will be more easily carved after cooking.
 Beef should not be cut until the muscles have set firmly. When they are in the proper condition divide the halves into hind and fore quarters, from to T, between the twelfth and thirteenth ribs (FIg. D. This leaves one rib in the hind quarter Lay the hind quarter on the block or table with the inside up Remove the kidney and suet. Cut off the flank as indicated by the line N to P in the Illustration Turn the quarter
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-03
Watch for Friday Nighf,S Adv.
A MANS CLOTHES.
Their Good Care and Some New ADs
 plfauces For the Same


 pliances For the Same.
 In the first place, never grudge tha few moments it takes to put things away properly and in their right places whenever they are taken off. A little neglect now and then may not be noticeable, but continued habit of carelessness will surely ruin the most correctly cut clothes and soon become apparent in every article of apparel Hats quickly lose their shape and ac~ quire rusty look; suits and overcoats begin to fold and wrinkle where they should not; trousers bag at the kneess neckties become -soileds and creased; shoes turn up at the foes and crack across the bend of the foot-in short. everything loses its neatness and freshness, so that, although the ward robe be of the best, there is an utter absence of well groomed appearance.
 There are any number of kinds of hat boxes, and 1t does not matter great ly what the style as long as a man has an individual box for each hat and al- ways keeps the hat therein when not actually in use. The ordinary paste board boxes hats are delivered in will answer the purpose, except for travel ing, if one does not wish to spend money for leather cases. When taken off, a few turns with a soft brush or piece of felt will remove all dust, and when kept scrupulously clean the hat. whether it be silk, a derby or soft felt, will last much longer and look better to the end than if neglected Silk hats should always be stood on the crown, opera hats should never be put away in crushed shape, and der bies should not be allowed to rest on the points of the brirn.
 A wardrobe appliance of much value is the cabinet shown in the illustra-