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The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08
Downright 1872 by Associated Literary
Press.)
By Belle Kanaris Maniates

downright, 1872, by Associated Literary
Press.)
When Mrs. Warburton and her
daughter Marie reached the little
western city where they were TO
change cars, and found that they had
missed connections, thus necessitaunS
spending the night in a strange place
they accepted the situation with a
tranquility that bespoke an extensive
acquaintance with the fate OF travel
ers
1t was 1880 o'clock when they regis
tered at the hotel. They had already
dIned on the train. and as 1t was too
early to go to bed. Marie proposed
the theater, as the clerk informed
them that there was good play
booked for that night.
What a child you are, Marie, "
laughed her mother. gazing fondly at
her daughter, Most girls that have
been out five years and have had sea
sons of grand opera and the best
drama would be bored at the prospect
Of provincial theater"
That is just why it won't bore me-
argued Marie; because it will really
be such a novelty. DO you know /
have never been in as small a city as
this? Sometimes / think" she con-
tinued wistfully, that people in the
towns have more interesting, init
mate sort Of life"
Her mother was too much engaged
In freshening up her toilet to follow
her daughters train Of philosophy so
Marie unused meditatively on life in
general and her own life In particular.
Beautiful in face and form, charm
ing and attractive in manner, she had
been courted and wooed but not won,
because there still fingered an ideal
lover IN the fancy of the young girl,
and the suitors in her train were all
Of the one society type.
IF ! could only meet a mana
mans mani" she thought. Il still
maintain my faith I'm the existence OF
such a man-someWhere, and that /
shall find him-somewhere It might
happen even in little provincial town
like this"
The lobby OF the little theater was
crowded, and as they stood awaiting
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08
Found Herd of Rare Seals

smaller lacks proboscIs, The short
proboscls, or trunk" has the nostrll
openings At the end, and cnn be OK
pandod and contracted at viii The
male elephant seal fights desperately
nv tho scars on their nccks and
brcNets bear evidence They have
formidable teeth and send forth gut
UrNl roArs which can be- heard At 4
considerable distance Unlike the fur
seal the elephant seal n wonderful
oil producing animal, having n deep
layer Of blubber six or eight inches
thick the oil Ia even superior to
whale oil
Fifty years ago elephant seals were
abundant but, owing 10 their whole
sale slaughter 20 obtain the valuable
oil for commercial purposes by tho
sonlora the species In now approaching
extinction Scientific American,
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08
MISDEEDS CONTINUE
Night Prowler Fires at Woman When
Discovered.

Western Newspaper Union News Seryic,
Little Rock.-Desplte the fact that
n man suspected Of being Jack the
Shooter Is confined in the state peni.
Tertiary for safekeeping, his opera.
tons apparently are continuing At
the residence Of Mrs, NJ, Spain, a man
entered the room occupied by Miss
May Nolan and fired two shots, Miss
Daisy Andrews was sleeping IN the
room with Miss Nolan, but neither
was hit by the bullets, Not more than
five minutes after he had fired the
two shots at the terrified women, +.
NJ pfeifer fired three shots at shad.
owy form discovered creeping along
In the shade Of q house, II is not
thought the prowelr was hit
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08
Elks Convention Ends.

Hot Springs.-With the election OF
officers for the ensuing year and the
selection Of Pine Bluff as the place
for holding the 1913 convention, the
fourth annual convention Of Arkansas
Elks was closed The following Off.
GERS were elected; President win
Steel, TeXarkana first vice president,
r. z. Wood, Mariana; second vice
president, J. c. Futrall Fayetteville;
secretary, Z. L. Hewlett Hot Springs
tre.elected) treasurer, j. NJ, Gibson,
Newport Cre.elected); executive com
mittee j. A, Ginnochio, Little Rock;
f. G. Stoyer, Jonesboro; W. b. Alex
aSder, Pine Bluff
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08
Law Class Graduated.

Little Rock,-The graduates Of the
law class of 1912, University Of Ark,
anasas, have received their diplomas,
at which time Miss Erie Chambers
was the first woman IN Arkansas to
graduate from a law school. Miss
Chambers is widely known in this
city, having formerly been teacher
in Fort Steele school. There was no
formal presentation OF diplomas TO
the graduates by Dean Carmichael
but the alumni Of the law department
held their annual banquet
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08
Mall Service Unsatisfactory

Nashville Railroad Commissioner
w, r. Mcknight was IN Nashville rc.
Gently In response TO petition that
had been filed with the commission,
asking for better mail and passenger
service on the Iron Mountain road. At
u meeting Of the citizens, A. H. Clark,
Mike Pope W. L. Perkins and Jim
LOtmcr were appointed IN u commit
tee to go further into the details Of
the wants OF the city and report to
the commission,
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08
Officers Arrest on Federal charge.

Jonesboro Ell Osborne, constable
Of Black oak township, OF this county,
G, c, Fisher and oliver H. llurst were
brought TO this city by Deputy United
states Marshal Bennett, the former
being charged with delaying the
United states mall the latter With
aiding IN the ottcnec They were CIV.
on hearing before United states
commisaIoner minor N Marble and
held TO await The action Of the grand
jury In the eum Of $1,000 each, bond
being furnished,
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08
DISAGREE OVER BUILDING
Joint Plans Of County and City in
Danger Of Disruption.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Fort Smith.-This city does not
know whether it will build two court
houses or one or none at all, owing
to the attempt on the part of the city
council to dictate who shall and who
shall not serve on the county half of
the joint commission. The architects
plans were accepted first by the
county court, the building commits.
sion, and then by the city board Of
public affairs after they were submit.
ted to the city council for approval,
That body undertook to compel the
county Judge to name two commits
sioDers at the behest Of the council
which he declined to do, and the
council has refused to take any action
whatever on the proposed building.
Now County Judge Harp declares
the council will either act at once or
there will be no courthouse built by
the city and county Jointly, and he has
secured an option on a block Of land
centrally located, and proposes to
build a county courthouse without re-
gard to what the city may do,
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08
Postal Clerks Meet.

Pine Blurf.-The fourth annual con
yenuon Of the Arkansas branch OF
the National Association Of Postoffice
Clerks closed here with a banquet at
the Hotel jefferson, following an in,
tcresting business session and a mum.
Der Of social features Little Rock
was selected as the convention city
for 1913 Thirty.one delegates, repre-
senting 70 cities, were present
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08
PEANUTS PROVE
VALUABLE CROP
Last Census Shows Arkansas
Raised 10000 Bushels
in State.
YIELD WORTH Sl83, 900
Pears Also Another Valuable Crop TO
Raise-Sold for One Dollar
Bushel.
weslern Newspaper UnIon News servlce.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. - Arkansas produced
10000 bushels of peanuts, valued at
$1S3O0O, in 1909 as against 5000
bushels, valued at $4,000 in 1899, ac.
cording to a statement made public
by the census bureau. The l0,025
farms reporting in 1909 give an acre.
age of 1OO2j as against 5.223 acres
reported by 5,7i7 farms in 1899.
Another report shows that $4,000
bushels of pears, valued at $4,000,
were produced in Arkansas in 1903,
as compared with $4,000 bushels in
1899 Two hundred and twenty-five
thousand trees of bearing age and
$4,000 trees not bearing age are re-
ported
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08

Helena, Ark.-The Men and Religion
Forward Movement which has been
in session in this city, came to sue
cessful close with a final rally which
resulted in the formation Of various
committees organized for the promo.
ton of a more perfect system Of NOR
atty and espousal OF a movement for
Young Mems Christian Association.
Two definite plans for the betterment
Of the citizenship Of the community
were agreed upon-the requirement OF
a field worker for a Y. NJ. G, A. and the
organization Of a civic reform league.
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08
All Over Arkansas


Magnolia-The Columbia County
Fair Association has been organized,
with W. r. Cross as president and w.
II. Askew as secretary, and W. W.
Boyd, X. II. McLeldon, J. NJ. Witt,
J. G. Alexander and A. A. Reid as the
executive committee There will also
be committee OF Jnree from each
township in the county.
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08
Revolver Kills one.

Fort SmIth,-Ruth Chastaln, aged
Z years, daughter Of Charles Chastain
OF Red oak, was shot and probably
fatally injured, and the same bullet
struck Frank Ncwcomb, aged years,
IN the right hand, permanently Grip,
plIng the boy, The Children were play
ing at the Ncwcomb home with a re.
yolycr They didn't know II was load.
ed The gun was discharged and the
bullet after striking the boy lodged
In lho girls abdomen.
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08

Fort Smith.-The body Of J, F..
Ship, who ended his life by shoot
ing himself on the campus Of the Uni.
versity of Arkansas at Fayetteville,
was sent to the home OF his daugter,
Miss Fannie Shipp Of Copperas Cove,
Texas. Ships wife has been located
at Dalark, Dallas county Ark Two
sons have been located in Bell county,
Texas, where Ship formerly resided.
In a letter telling why he killed him
self, Ship signed himself as "a
Strange Man From Texas and made
every effort to prevent his identift-
cation.
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08

Little Rock,--Associate Justice Hart
Of the Arkansas supreme court con
tnues to improve after being operat.
ed on for appedicits, II is now be-
lleyed that Judge Hart Will be able to
return to the bench IN time to hear
the arguments IN the famous suits in
yolying the "joker' clause to the int.
tIatiye and referendum amendment TO
the state constitution.
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08
Alleges Cruelty TO Son.

Little Rock-Mrs. Marian Roberts,
mother Of ]. A, Roberts, has filed suit
in the Pulaski circuit court against
County Convict Contractor f. n, Wei,
gel, for $4,000 damages, She alleges
in her complaint that Weigel caused
her son TO be beaten 10 death while
he was confined on the county convict
farm,
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08
Negro Given Lono Sentence.

Little Rock--Oyorr1lIng n motion
for new trial Judge II, j, Lea IN tho
first division OF circuit court sontonc.
ed Sam Williams, negro, SO years
old, TO q years in the ponltcntiary
on the verdict Of second degree muir.
der recently returned IN the jury trial,
Williams was charged with the muir,
der OF Jim Douglass, who was killed
on April l3 last on the j, r. AlcXOn'
der plantation near SCOTS station,
lie was indicted for first degree muir.
der.
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08
closino Exercises Held.

Arkadelphia, - The twentysocond
year OF Iondcrson.Browns school
term has closed Dr. Charles Mcfyirc
Bishop, president Of the Southwestern
University Of Georgetown. Texas, de-
lycrcd the baccalauroOto address
Ills subject was "Tho Art OF Finish
ing" Roy Allen a. ~, ~ the ia
Guilty representative, paid an oloqnonI
eulogy to David o, Dodd Miss Cloylt
Cathey represented the class with az
essay Unpaid Debts"
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08
Arrented for NInht RIdInn.

Ioncsboro Deputy sheriff Phillips
arrested As wcllknown farmers In the
western part Of CraIghcOd county to
answer TO the charge OF nghtrIdng,
II Ia alleged that they gave notice to
all the negro help Of John W. whip.
pie and j, Roldmon 10 leave quick
from those parts ana not como back,
otherwise they would suffer dire con
seQuoncos The negroes reported the
warning TO the farm owners and the
arrests followed,
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08
DeposItors Are Active,

Little Rock--Thc authorizing OF tho
committee to employ attorneys on n
contingent basis 20 assist the prose-
cutting attorney IN the prosecution OF
the directors Of the Night and Day
Bank and to bring suit, II deemed
practical, against the stockholders Of
the bank upon their unpaid stock sub
aorlptonA were the most prominent
actions taken nt the meeting Of the
depostors Of the deunc, Night and
Day Bank
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08

Fort Smith.-The Fort Smith and
Van Buren, Bridge Commission has
now been made a defendant TO the
$4,000 suit of Phil d. Scott of Van
Buren, who claims ownership to the
land on which the Crawford county
end Of the half million dollar free
bridge is located.
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08
city Raised 20 Second Class.

Governor Donaghey by proclamation,
yesterday declared the incorporated
town OF SprIngdale raised to city OF
the second class, This was following
the action OF the board OF municipal
interpretations, which investigated tho
report OF the olti2cns tnat the popula.
ton exceeded 1900, and declared tho
eity euRiblu to be raised TO u city OF
the second class, W, G., Ownsby IL
mayor Of springdale, and the populA.
ton 10 2,0lS.
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08

Gurdon.-Frank Edmonds, city mar,
shall here, was twice stabbed in the
leg by negro woman. His wounds
are not thought to be serious. The
marshal had gone to arrest the wom-
an, when she jumped out from behind
a door with a butcher knife. He
kicked at her, and she stabbed him
twice.
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08
Guard Companies Mustered Out.

Orders were issued by Adiutant Gen.
eral b. w. Green Of the Arkansas Ma
tional Guard for the mastering out OF
Company G, First Regiment, stationed
at McCrory 1t was stated that the
company had failed TO meet the re.
quirements placed upon the companies
Of the national guard.
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08
To Fluht White PLAQUE,

Pine Bluff through an increased
membership, with funds already IN
hand from the sale Of Red Cross
Christmas stamps, and with financial
aid from the county and cip, the JET
fcreon County AutiTuborculosls So
clsy hopes TO establish free clinic
and laboratory Ia this city within the
next few months Plans for The tom
porary hoHsal were outlined at q
meeting OF special committee from
the society
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08
Good Roads DELEGATES Appointed

Little Rock.-County Judge Asher
Of Pulaski county has appointed 100
delegates to represent Little Rock and
Pulaski county at the trtstate good
roads convention at Monte Ne, Ark
July 3.I The list includes many Of
the prominent business and profes.
sional men in Little Rock,
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08

Prcscott-Thc Nevada County r. r.,
d, Carriers Association held the rcgu'
lar annual meeting IN the now court
house here, President j. W, Hollo'
way was chairman All visitors were
made honorary members, Tho assocla.
ion agreed 10 tax the carriers In
Nevada county ST each, the fund to
be used for entertainments,
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08

Paragould.-At a meeting of the
board of directors of the Paragould
Board of Trade c. w Highfin, former
county clerk Of Greene county was
elected secretary The newly organ
.zed Board of Trade has a membership
Of 200 progressive citizens, and they
propose to put Paragould on the map
In big letters.
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08
Pulaski sheriff Advances Sis3,3s3.tt,

Little Rock, Up to date Norman A,
Boiler, sheriff and collector OF pulas,
HI county, has advanced to the various
funds tlS3,3S31l IN follows City OF
Little Rock general fund.- $4,000,
county general fund, Si3,Ol3s6. Ar.
yonta general fund, 10000, Little
Rock school district, 100000; Argon,
Ia school district $4,000; road district
no, I, s6,e0V l'vad district NO ., Sl25,
road district No, 7, $780, road district
No. 3, ta22j road district No, 1G, $40
road district 40, 70, 500.
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08

Delight. B. Dabbs sold to Or. n.
J. Slaughter is acres Of land for 3d.
900. About half of this tract is plant,
ed in liberia peaches The bumper
peach crop is helping to enhance land
values in Pike county. Lands that re.
Gently sold for IS and $40 per acre are
now selling for $50 and 500.
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08
Arkan.as Cotton Aereanc Reduced.

Little Notwithstanding TO fIgurca
compiled by Memphis paper ArI,an,
saB' eGtton acreage this year VIII he
reduced about ~ per cent This On,
Innate In not accurate, however. on
account OF the late planting season.
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08

Austin.-The strawberry season will
soon be over in this section. The crop
was much better than expected The
peach and apple crop is good, and a
great deal Of fruit will be shipped
soon.
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08

Little Rock,-A $500 fire loss was
sustained by the Hoffman Laborato.
ries Company, when one OF the other
extractors exploded, completely wreck.
ing generator and causing o property
losa NJ 5000
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08
SEWER Valuation sd,2l7,tl5.

Fort Smlth=The total valuation OF
taxable property IN SEWER county this
year Ia A2lIll5 which viii realize
n tax revenue Of Si0gA7l60,
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08

Jonesboro.-Chief OF Police D. c.
Martin and Patrolman Cox, under the
orders of the court, destroyed four
cases Of whiskey, which had been
seized by the officers.
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08

Ute makes but u bald attempt at
living"
"llow Ia that"
"llo In q hair specialist
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-08

The other way is the tsustto.lucG
way,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-06

that the dance might have ended in
f1sticuffs, but that Wyeth interviewed.
AT his whisper. the depossessed one
smiled, nodded and took up the con-
tested role. And thus it fell out that
Peggy finished the quadrille with such
grace and fire and spirit, onlookers for
got the era of her frock, the wrinkles
in her gloves-everything but that here
was sprite who danced like thistle
down.
Partners crowded about her. Wyeth
did not give way for them. Rather,
he stood a little back of her, saying
authoritatively to the applicant, go
to grass! Think I've raised Peggy to
let her waste herself on you lummoxes?
Wait! Until after supper! have to see
that she is properly fed. You didn't
know that / owned her? Neither did
until l saw her dancing. She had
got so grand and grown up-thought
my girl was clean lost. Now" A
laugh and nod emphasized the change
of attitude.
Peggy was properly fed-and shame
to relate, ate as well as she danced.
This though her heart was out-dancing
her feet, her whole world swimming in
q roSy-golden mist. She knew whereof
she ate-having had such a hand in
everything. Wyeth smiled craftily as he
followed her leadings in his choice of
things. He also had an appetite, truly
ulSgraceful for man who had sudden
ly found himself fathoms deep in love.
AS they strolled out on the lawn away
from the supper crowd, he patted Peg
gyS arm softly, saying in her ear Now
I don't mind you growing upI Not the
least. If you had not grown up you
wouldn't be able to cook such adorable
things
Indeed? Peggy interrupted with the
least lift of the eyebrows
He nodded, bent and kissed her. say
ing with a little tremor, IF you will be
very good-why! you may cook for me
all the rest of my life''
Dear me! I'll try to live up to the
privilege, Peggy said, pretending to
sigh.
Mrs. Helen Lane-Vere, after a look
In their faces, also sighed-but deeply
and without pretense.-(Copy 1912
by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-06

efforts to pick off the men in COM
mand of the Ottoman troops ard have
been remarkably successful.
For years, since Bulgaria has been
building up its army for just such an
ordeal as the one through which it is
now passing. experts have said that
the Bulgars made splendid soldiers and
that they were particularly good
marksmen. The preparation of the
Bulgarian nation for war against the
Turks has been largely directed along
the line of skill in shooting.
The results justify the opinion of
those military men who have argued
that craftsmanship is 20 per cent of
the soldier. They also remind Ameri
cans, and with no little satisfaction,
that the men Of this country have
always had great aptitude for sight
ing accurately along the level rifle
barrel and sending the bullet to its
mark.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-06
STRAIGHT SHOOTING.

Bulgarian and Turkish accounts
agree that there has been an extraor-
binary percentage of casualties among
officers of the Turkish army in the
fighting near Adrianople. From Con-
stantinorle comes reports that ir one
severe action fully so per cent of the
Turkish officers were killed or wound
ed.
This means straight shooting by the
Bulgarians. 1t reveals other things
also, notably the necessity perceived
by the suftan's officers OF steadying
and sustaining their men to the ut
most limit of their own resources, even
to sacrificing themselves freely in the
effort to hold their lines firm. But
chiefly it shows that the Bulgars.
knowing how lacking Turkish soldiers
are in intelligent initiative and ability
to take care of themselves when de-
prived OF officers have made special
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-06
GLOBE SIGHTS
az THE ATcHIsoN GLOBE.

Most political arguments are just asscr-
tons, accompanied by wise looks.
A man is also aging a little when he
would rather buy his walnuts than gather
them.
Neither does one need to have rheuma-
tism to find some excuse for kicking on
the weather.
One would think Mother had trouble
enough without worrying for fear the
children would be KIDNAPPED.
Why does high priced restaurant want
a patron to wait for his meal long enough
to lose his appetite?
town is becoming city when a man
living there feels he can consistently cara Y
a cane without being lame.
What has become of the old-fashioned
man who believed a cigar began to de-
teriorate as soon as there was a good de-
naCd for it?
Don't complain and complain and conf
plain against man, and then fail to ap
pear in police court complaining wit
n6 SIS after he has been arrested.
Il haven't learned a great deal with the
passing of the years, but no longer en-
terrain any fond desire to be severely in
juTed in football game.''-Rufe Hosklns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-06
QUAKER MT7DrTATToNs.

From the Philadelphia Record.1
A high-handed proceeding-Winning a
jackpot.
It's the man of many parts who some
times goes all to pieces.
The holy bonds of matrimony some
times merely indicate a merger.
Having raft of friends is the only thing
that keeps some people afloat.
Many a woman who otherwise has ex-
cellent sight can't see through her own
husband.
When a girl is as pretty as a picture it
may be because she does her own develop
ing.
He had kissed her hand. "Sir, your ac-
ton is entirely out of place." she COM
planned, petulantly.
When a musician takes a rest at the end
of bar he feels like putting his foot on
the brass rail-
Many a fellow boasts that he never
drinks alone, because he always waits for
somebody to ask him.
Blobbs-"Guzzler is rather shallow; don't
Won link SOP" Slobbs-'WelI it's mighty
hard to get him full.
Wigg-sShe looks like a woman with
history Wagg-"No, it's an encyclo-
paedia. happen to know she's book
agent.