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The Van Buren press., 1904-04-02

course no one who really knew me
would imagine for moment that |
accepted Tea because their dccropt uncle
Intended 10 make him his heir
"Of course, dear see You merely
wanted TO show the poor old fellow
that you had no prejudice against bis
money"
"lIow well you understand me.
when the wedding day was set made
all my plans for q brilliant affair
Everybody, save Ted and papa,
thought my idea splendid one"
"And what did they"
"Wclla=er=T Ted said hc had no OBJ.
lection to big church wedding II |
was willing that he appear by proxy"
"Oh, my goodnessl As II"
"lyc an idea somehow that he
thought that was funny didn't"
perhaps But your father did"
ION, papa was quite brutal llo said
no was perfectly willing II | could
get some one else TO pay the bills"
"Oh, how dreadful"
~ didn't worry much about papa,
dear lie and mamma have been mar.
ried 90 years, and she wanted the big
wedding
II see. nut you and Ted were not
married yet, so"
Exactly Well ! cried twice,
tainted once, and refused to speak 10
him for thee days before he yielded"
80 he did yIeld7'
"Why, Of course, had made up my
mind nut after the frat cry added
two more bridesmaids 10 my list after
the second, a malfoh of honor When |
recovered from the faint=well | dld
really almost faint YeU know, de-
tided to have y bunch Of Easter
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a Sure Enough Midget

So small that he can stand on sill,
yer dollar and leave ample room about
him Ia the 5.weeksold boy OF James
and Jennie Harding a coored couple
living in Greonyille, Pine Bluff sub.
urb, The child Is perfectly formed
and is the greatest curiosity ever seen
there. Both his hands expanded
would not cover silver half dollar
lie weighs pound and an ordinary
No, lamp chimney half fun Of wat.
Ur, would be sufficient pool to drown
him, The child is hardy rs any other
OF equal age, and is growing A dollar
bill will now wrap his head entirely
leaving ample room for the fold to be
pinned.
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He loved. Yet there was needful 10
the completeness Of His mission that
He Himself die as common humanity
dies and return Himself from the dead.
in order to afford uubreakable evidence
of His power over death and the grave.
1t was this first Easter day evidence
that caused Paul in his eloquent essay
upon Immortality to write Cefantly,
30 DEATH where is thy sting? o grave!
whore is thy victory" and then to add
gratefully and reverently, Thanks be
unto God, which giveth us the victory,
through our Lord Jesus Christ"
1t is meet and right, then, that East
er day shall be hailed with JOY by all
Christian peoples; that the people shall
uut on their gayest apparel; that flow
ers shall bedeck the chancels of the
churches, and that the grand organs
shall peal forth triumphant song.
Christ has risen" and there is His
promise that all they which are asleep
in Him shall arise from the dead 10
meet Him in glory that shall endure
forever and forever.
The mystery Of death is unsolvable;
that greater mystery of resurrection
from the dead is still farther from
mans knowledge, But unfathOmable
things sometimes are the sweetest and
most comfortable blessings men enjoy
in this life. Faith demands no proof
further than is contained in His words,
I'm my Fathers house are many man
sons; go to prepare place for you"
That where | am, there you may be
also"
Such faith this Is that filled the spirit
Of Job when he said, Il know that my
Redeemer liveth, and that He shall
stand at the latter day upon the earth"
Or, as Paul when he wrote: For we
know that if this earthly house of our
tabernacle were dissolved, we have
building of God, house not made with
hands, eternal in the heavens"
First among the great festival-holy
days of the church, it is also one Of
the Oldest. 1t is prominent, because
it Is the keystone of the arch of Chris
,ianity. Without it-Resurrection Gay
the gospels are lie, the writing Of
Paul a lie, and the life and death Of
Christ a mockery. St Paul boldly de-
cleares that preaching is vain ard
teaching is vain except it be based up
On Christs death and resurrection from
the dead.
WILLIAM ROsSER COBBE.
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RusscIiyiIic Lcycc Broke.

Nincennes, Ind, March 29,--The
Russellyile leyee broke Monday night
and 1000 acres are under water An
all night patrol is guarding the Bre-
voorts leyee south Of here, River is
81 feet and rising an inch an hour,
The indianapolis & Vincennos railroad
Les run no trains since Thursday
Eight miles Of track near Sanborn Is
washed away.
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FOUR WORKMEN KILLED.
Entail Explosion of Dynamite In n
Railroad runnei-six others
Were Injured.

Brownsville, Pa, March 29.-Cedar
Hill tunnel, on the Connellsyille Cen
trail railroad, two miles southeast Of
this place, was the scene, Sunday, Of
an explosion in which four workmen
were killed outright and six Others were
seriously injured. Three of the in
jured, it is feared, will die. The work-
men were all foreigners and went by
numbers instead Of names.
The tunnel is being constructed by
Kellar & Crossin, contractors
The explosion was caused by one Of
the workmen striking a charge of
dynamite with his pick,
The dead workmen were terribly
mangled
The injured were taken across the
country TO the UniOntOwn hospital.
The Van Buren press., 1904-04-02
WALTER BISHOP A SUICIDE
lie WINS, tntll Recently, private Sec
RETRY Of Manager Christensen OF
the wells Fargo Company,

Seattle. Wash, March 29-Waltcr
Bishop, recently private secretary for
$, A, Christensen, manager Of the
Wells-Furgo Express Co, IN the city
Of Mexico, and later In the omployo
Of the same company In some conf
dental capacity in the city Of Mexico,
committed suicide IN a roomlng house,
Saturday night, and his body was
found Sunday evening The man had
come here from Mckee lie has q
brother In Kansas City
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BRIEF MENTION.

Nd ltSlutuCt VI JdlHth NIONtI az
Hot Springs was destroyed by fire
Waile switching In the yards at
Warren, W. d. Cameron, was thrown
from the top Of car, which ran over
him. Death was instantaneous,
The annual report Of the insurance
department Of the state auditors Of
fee shows that the losses sustained By
surety companies in Arkansas the past
amounted to only $906.
r. c. Meriweather, late manager OF
the Postal Telegraph Company at Pine
Bluff, is reported short in his accounts
Mr.. Meriweather disappeared several
days ago.
A storm swept through Greene
county, destroying considerable prop
erty. At Greenylle three persons
were killed and several others were
injured.
Montgomery county farmers along
South Fork suffered heavy losses from
the recent overflow, and number will
be compelled to rebuild their fences
entirely,
After lingering for some time,
George Bough, who was shot by Ben
Grifrey at Fayetteville, died In great
agony from lockiaw, caused by his
wounds,
Joe Ehrlich, a citizen of TeXarkana,
dropped dead in the opera house at
Shreveport Mr. Ehrlich was quite
wealthy, and carried over 100000 life
insurance.
Near Tupelo a white man made an
unsuccessful attempt to assault Is.
year.old girl He was captured and
the officers had hard time to prevent
a lynching,
John Lotion, q young white man
stabbed and instantly killed George
Moore q negro, at Newport Moore
was armed with revolver and showed
Lotion from the sidewalk
V, c. Richardson was shot by or
hcer T. $. stephens at Newport.
When the officer attempted TO arrest
Richardson for disturbing the peace
he resisted and the shooting was done
in solidelenso.
Dave W Johnson, charged with the
killing of Tom Copeland, who was shot
and killed while serving as a messon.
ger during the eNprossman's strike sew.
oral months ago was acquitted by 4
jury at Toyarkana
Harold Barlow, son of a prominent
citizen Of Phillips county was shot
and killed at Trenton by Ira Know,
a merchant II is claimed Barlow
started to ride into Krows store on
horseback when the latter shot him
A violent wind and rain storm Wis
tied portions Of the northern part Of
the state March 90 At Ycllyillo and
Mountain Home the damage was
heavy, besides many farm settlements
In the path Of the storm suffered hcay
fly
On March 2G two more negroes were
put TO death IN Arkansas county and
the next day two more were killed,
This makes thirteen negroes allogcth.
or slain on account OF trouble started
with two white men, The negroes
were shot by officers while resisting
arrest
George McElrath, aged 3S, was IN
stantly killed at Fisks sawmill south
Of Hot Springs Several men were re-.
moving smokeslack when guy
rope broke and MoElrath was caught
under u falling pole His head was
crushed In horrible manner
A row over politics cost W NJ
Brown, merchant and planter Of
Critlondcn county his llfc and ], y.
Watts * charged with murder Brown
was The son Of a wealthy Memphis
banker and had been engaged In bus
lncss At Earle for several years, Ills
remains were Inferred NJ Mcmphla
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Petersburg, Ind March 29.-The
food situation in this county is APP
palling. White river, above here, is 10
miles wide in places, and 20 feet deep
in the channel Patoka river, which
flows through the countys center, Is
three miles wide for nearly forty
miles, Farms are under water, bridge
and fences are gone, the soil washed
away and much stock drowned The
loss now reaches $2jo0OO. The wheat
is ruined It Is feared there will be
two or more feet Of water, and will
quadruple the loss,
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Storm Damage in Washington County.

The storm damage in the southwest.
ern part of Washington county a few
days ago was extensive Loddie
Stones nne.room brick residence was
wrecked The west gable was blown
off at the second floor, the north half
of the roof was torn away, and the
entire east end blown of The family
were playing finch in one of the east
rooms and had barely gotten out when
the walls collapsed Henry Ucker's
house near Reiffs chapel was partial.
ly destroyed Mrs. Ticker, who was
sick in bed was removed just before
the chimney fell right where her bod
had stood The barn and outhouses
wepa blown away Among the homes
that were injured or destroyed by the
wind were those of Rev. John Kelley
Jacob Cato, John Bowel and Henry
Mullins.
The Van Buren press., 1904-04-02

Washington, March 29.-Gen VIM.
Henry FIUhuah Payne, the famous
confederate Black Horse cavalry
leader, who has been failing for some
days, IL very low II Ia thought he
viii not survive.
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minister's sudden Drnth,

ST. Louis, March 29.-HRey, Charles
llcldcl, a Methodist minister Of War
rcnton, Mo, who came TO st. Louis
to conduct the quarterly services at
Salem German NJ r. crurch, died sud.
denly sunday as the result Of heart
trouble
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Eros, IA central rc,ns

Waco. Tex, March ga severe
frost was experienced In central Texas
last night Fears are felt for cotton
which had been planted early In an
effort TO head on the boil weeyl II
Ia also thought much garden truck was
injured,
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Warehouse Burned.

Fire at Aontlcello destroyed the
warehouse Of Harris Jaggers, be.
sides two small cabins Harris 4 jag,
gers loss on goods was about $1,000
aud loss OF building about $4,000
They carried $4,000 insurance ON stock,
but had none on building The FIRE
was evidently the work Of an incen.
diary.
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rnainccr's skull rractarcd.

st. Louis, March 2o.=Charlcs Lind
berg, an engineer on the Frisco, while
looking out Of the cab window Of hIa
engine, Sunday afternoon, was struck
by pier Of the Jefferson avenue bridge
and sustained q compound fracture Of
tho skull
The Van Buren press., 1904-04-02

Oklahoma city okla, March co
Fire, Monday damaged the stock Of
the T, T. Melon Dry Goods CO. TO the
extent Of $4,000, Fire Chief Kcssler
and two nrcmcn were badly burned,
but will recover
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Mrs, rimo,h, woodruff Dead,

New York March 2p=Nlrs Timothy
l., Woodruff, wife Of former Lieut..
Gov woodruff died Monday nIght At
her residence IN this city She had
been III from Dflehts disease Tor q
long time
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ArnnInlch GcnrrnI smncrIntrnhent.

Toledo, O., March 29--Robort VIII.
Jams formerly connected with ,he
burlington, Cedar Rapids \ Northern
railroad. was Monday appointed gen.
cral superintendent Of the Toledo, ST.
Louis 4 Western railroad tie sue
Goods ], IT, Frazier, resigned,
The Van Buren press., 1904-04-02

This Ia the fatality Of an early
spring II sets everybody In anticlpa.
tion and It awakens the spring poet
prematurely hut with background
Of food and angry rivers behind II
one would rather see things 30 slow
and the transition more gradual There
Ia no end to tho beauties OF spring TO
the poet There Ia hardly any end TO
the sufferings OF the nood.stricken
toiora In the valleys,
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Boy MYsterIousIY Disappears.

Lewis Johnson, aged TO- n student
a a Little Rock academy disappeared
ever week ago aud hls whereabouts
remain n mystery When the boy left
the academy he declared that he was
Going TO his home At Paris, Tex, but
Information from parIs N to 'hc II,
feet that he has not arrived there,
When he left Little Rock he wore a
check sack coat with black vest
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Nine,, Persons Killed.

Hamburg, March 2p.-Accordlng to
advlcea received here, there were 20
killed, including 80 white persons, In
the cyclone which caused ruin through
o9t the Island VI Reunion March u
and 90.
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Accidental, Death In noly lnud,

Hartford, Conn March Ca ca.
hcgrlm from Prof Lewis r. ration, Of
the Hartford Theological seminary,
announces the accidental death Of his
wife. with whom he wns travelling IN
the Holy Land, by Il fan from a horse
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Widen, hIilcd h, n woman,

Pueblo. Col, March 90 Killing a
wildcat weighing nearly 100 pounds
aud boIng nearly siX feet from tip to
tip, " a feat credited to Mrs H. j.,
Warden, " his city, with tive shots
from revolver,
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Paris Tex, March 20=S j SPOTS,
former cashier Of the First national
bank at Petty pleaded guilty Monday
IN the federal court TO the charge Of
emhcUlomout lie was sentenced to
Ave years imprisonment
The Van Buren press., 1904-04-02
Conditions Grave at nay city.

Bay City, Mich, March 29.-Flood
conditions Monday are very grave. The
ice in the river started out Monday
going as far north as the Belinda
street bridge. where it gorged, seri-
ously damaging the piers and threat
ening to sweep the bridge away Be-
low this point the river is filed with
ice and the bay is still covered, allow
irg no rcisl oG conditions IN the Sag
NAV river. The Easements along the
river front are filing and the fire en-
gines are cndeayoring TO keep the
newspaper press rooms clear A score
of blocks in the extreme south are I'M
der water.
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NnNlnrNlIlc. Ill, DcNcrtch.

Terre IIautc Ind, March 2S.-Tay-
lorHnc, with 1000 inhabitants, Is de-
serted, the houses standing in eight
feet of water The charitable organi-
cations are caring for the people
The Van Buren press., 1904-04-02
Va place Tor povir.

Adelaide, Australia March lin
consequence OF n speech insulting klng
Edward the government has refused
The use uf public buildings 10 john
Alexander Dewie,
The Van Buren press., 1904-04-02

Washington, March 20 The torpedo
boat notlla, commanded by Lieut.
Chandler, left Colombo, Monday for
Singapore, on Its way 10 Manila.
The Van Buren press., 1904-04-02

Ola Maid boafdcf--l declare never
saw such beautiful Easter eggs Tho
colorbg must have been done by real
artists,
he Crusly laehelor=The one Just
opened might have been painted by
one Of The cid masters,
The Van Buren press., 1904-04-02

"TN o TELL me all about your we'd
J ding cried the friend from
w. a distant city.
I'm tell you all about it," said tie
bride, but"
DO! | remember you always said
you meant to marry man who could
give you at least everything you
wanted, and also that your wedding
should be the SWEETEST affair the town
had ever known, and, as your husband
has, doubtless, already discovered, you
are a girl OF your word,'
Il believe ! did say something
Of the kind Wen, you see, It was
this way; Both Ted and his cousin,
Arthur wanted to marry me, and Of
The Van Buren press., 1904-04-02

The minister Of agriculture IN Prussia
reports the practical extinction OF the
foot ana mouth disease IN that country,
The Van Buren press., 1904-04-02

The Christian Womons Board of
Missions Of the Christian church viii
meet In Little Rock MAY q,
The Van Buren press., 1904-04-02
saeilnn Enrnmhn Mnrdnrea

A section foreman on the Choctaw
by the name Of Oliver Peterson. was
murdered while alone in his cabin in
Crittenden county by a negro named
Brandon, Il Ia claimed the negro
dressed IN the dead mans clothes,
nn,erod The kitchen and after prcpaf,
tog and eating neal, departed
Members OF pe,ersons section gang
discovered the body and captured the
murderer after fierce battle.
The Van Buren press., 1904-04-02

Es'sherlr Cant OF ponsett county
wa Killed by the explosion OF saw.
nlll boiler at Harrison.
The Van Buren press., 1904-04-02
AN
EASTER WEDDING
A COMEDY WITH A MORAL

I'M o TELL me all about your we'd
| J ding" cried the friend from
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WILL KNOCK SOME
Attorney General Will Soon Start an
Action Against the Coal
Combine,

Washington, May 30.-Attorney Gen
.ral Knox will probably begin proceed
.ngs against the coal trust not later
han June 20. On that date, IL present
plans are adhered to, the department
IF justice will file a bill in the United
states circuit court at Philadelphia
against the coal carrying railroads,
.harging them with violation of the
antitrust law. The railroads will be
Notified and the court will set the time
'or the hearing.
The attorney generals plans are
BASED upon the anticipated result of the
hearing by the interstate
commission on charges against the coal
rust, which was resumed In New ork
Tuesday.
Roads have been ordered to submit
IS evidence their contracts and agree
nents with the Temple Iron Co., and
.hese same contracts will be made the
oasis Of the attorney generals action.
The character of the contracts is
Known to the attorney general, and he
las beer able to go ahead with the
oreparation of his case with full knOwl-
edge of the revelations likely to be
made before the interstate commission.
Mr.. Knox has given his personal at
IGNITION to the presentation or the case,
and It is now virtually completed.
His only reason for delaying proceed
ngs at all Is that he wishes to permit
he interstate commission to conclude
is investigation before he begins suit
On behalf OF the government.
It is expected at the department Of
Justice thai no hearing of the case
will be had before fall, and then that
he matter will be carried to the SUI
| creme court OF the United States. This
may delay a final settlement of the
case for more than q year.
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Cure for Rackache.

Randolph, Neb., May 30.-Cedar Co.
has seldom heard of a more wonderful
case than that Of Mrs. Lucy Nicolis,
Of this place. For a long time MIS-
Nicolls suffered with very severe pains
In the back and almost instantly these
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and everything, but nothing had helped
her till she used Dodd's Kidney Pills.
She says:
.'Dodd's Kidney Pills did me so
much good l can't tell, 1t was 80 won
derful. My back hurt me all the time
I doctored and tried everything, but
did not feel any better. l thought my
life was short on earth, but now l feel
like a new person. l used a box or
Dodd's Kidney Pills, and l do not feel
the slightest ache or pain. can turn
and twist any way without feeling IT.
and | feel so proud Of 1t l cannot hard
" express my gratitude to Dodd's Kid
new Pills for what they rave done for
me"
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