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LUCKY FOB CARUTHERS.

Malcolm nIcNeil1's VIII Construed.
4 decision vas given yesterday morning by
Judge Williams in the will case Of Malcolm
Caruthers VS.. John B. Crudup and others, q
bill fled to secure judicial construction of the
will Of the late Malcolm McNeill, which was
executed Nov. s, 1873. MIR. McNcilt died in
Christian County, Kentucky, in February, 1915,
leaving an estate valued at about 81 ,000, 600.
mostly real estate. The greater part OF 1t was
situated in the City OF Chicago, and before the
ire OF 1871 was improved. The testator by his
will provided that certain portions of the prop
crty rendered vacant by the fire should be I'M
proved again, and his provisions for this end
have created the ambiguity in his will which
it is sought now to have explained. His oulY
surviving heirs are one daughter and several
grandchildren. The complainant is one of the
grandchil loren, and he was remembered In the
will as follows: 81 give to my grandson, NAL
com Caruthers, son OF my daughter, Elizabeth
Caruthers, deceased subject, as all my property
is, to the payment Of my debts, d. and the
rebuilding Of houses on my now vacant lots in
the City If Chicago, :. the rents of the
following described property: Lots and 6, In
/ Block 116, School Section Addition to Chicago,
which houses had-before the great fire Of 1871
--op them street Nos 224, 226, and 22614
ttlafk sITccLt anu Q3s now on them three
stores, with dve-story house, spread over the
entire lot The said Malcolm Car
uthers to receive the. rents thereof until
he is 30 years old, should he live to that period
then he shall nave said lot and houses and said
lot in Tee simple title only thereafter subject to
its pro rata payment OF any debts against nv
estate, created either by me or my executors by
my directions: Should Malcolm Caruthcrs,
however, not live to the aye of 80 years, and
leaving no children. then and in that event this
rt1-o ia n he nm half 70
the children Of Thomas Henry McNeill, the
other half to the children Of my daughter Mar
tha Boddie,-Imean to their then living children.
Should, however, Malcolm Caruthers leave
child or children then living, mean living at
the time he should be 80 years old, then it goes
to bis child or children so living" The grand
son Malcolm vas 30 years old on the 1st OF May,
1878.
The Judge said the plain meaning OF the sec
ton in question Was that the grandson should
nave the rents only Of the Clark street property
above mentioned until he WAS 80 years old, nnd
should then have the fee simple title, subject
only to tile pro rata share Of such debts as had
up to that time been created against such prop
erty by the iestator or his executors by his d.
rections. II the executors could charge this
property with debt created after Malcolm be-
came 80 years old, they could charge it with
debts after he Was 70 years old or any other age.
and thus practically prevent his enjoyment qt bis
share of the estate. If such had been the In
tentiou Of the testator he should hare stated 1t
in clear and distinct language. The existence
Of the Zee in complainant was inconsistent with
the right Of the executors after such title had
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Wednesday, and q Thursday. The oldest pair
we're 81 and 81 respectively, ana they were from
outside the county, their aggregate aye being
twelve wears more than century. while the
tho ladies only one appears to have been di-
vorced, but those under age are eight, which Is
larger number than during any previous week.
Of the men only one is put down rs under age
The number living outside Of the State to whom
licenses were issued is an increase over former
weeks, but the County Treasury can stand it.
All told. the week has been prosperous one,
and tile future Is full Of healthful sigps.
, 1879-02-23

An examination OF the list shows that Friday
.7as the fayosite DAY for taking out licenses p3}
4nu that II we're gotten Monday, Is Tuesday, 20
, 1879-02-23

CHICAGO, Feb. elf the 'sfonerik" system
is adopted, won't it render some standard works
usclessa For instance, the Concordances to
Shakespeare, Milton, Tennyson, etc-2 II it took
Madam Cowden Clarke sixteen years to arrange
her Concordance, this would be rather rough.
Or are ''dramatics' ~ and poems to be spared
from the ''fonetilz fcend"? The tsystcm,' it
seems to me, is, in other words, the right of
every man, woman, and child to spell as hc she,
or it pleases. Am "korrektn! 4 LADY.
, 1879-02-23

The following were the receipts and ship
ments Of the leading articles Of produce in this
city during the twenty-four hours ending at Z
o'clock on Saturday morning. and for the cor
responding date twelve months ago:
, 1879-02-23
Lea-c. | Arr.7c

Prllnan Palace Dlnias-Cn aud Pullman 16-wheel
SleestnG Cars between Chicago and Omahe On
the Pacific Ex7ess.
CHICAGO, ALTON & ST. LOUIS, ARD CE1CAGQ
KANSAS CITY & DENVER SdORT LINES.
Union Depot West Side near Madtsou-st. bridge and
Twenty -third-s:- Ticket Office. 10 Randolpl,-sr.
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PHUN-NETICS.
Goes for Blackner'R Scalp.
m fh< E,7{fo,r sf Ttht T+rftrS1f

FOND Dc LAC, Wis, Feb. el-Will the editor OF
The CHICAGO TRIBUNE oblfge the subscriber by
inserting this letter-for reasons therein con-
taned-iu his columns, addressed to Y. Z.
Blackmer, one Of the leaders in the above
scheme!
s.Uude ct quo Catius? Non est mihi tempus
aVcnti ponere sigma noyis preceptis. s.''-HoR.
, 1879-02-23

|
MT. P G. Btackn1er-sR: nave not1cec
| your Enclosures respecting "SDeiilng helorm.
/ I cannot sec the consistency Of conacmh1ne at
| alphabet, used in so many languages, on tne
| plea that it is difficult for the young mind tc
| overcome. whilst proposing an addltlon o.
I x per cent of empirical, rheumatlc-lookina
| symbols to that same alphabet, WITH an aooltlon
| Of 50 per cent to the original dltacnlty'
I cannot see any great d1nefence Dc
| tween this new spelling scheme creme ana tlle
| thousaud-ana-one tollies With which
The world has been tormcnted, anu
| on which the grand common-sensc OF the COM
munity has looked With pity borne Win oa,
tience, and eventually seen ouf1cu VIII SGD o.
relief, aud q bali prophetlc inquiry OF, "nat
next3
1caanot see what Legislatures -farllament-
ary, Congresslonai, or otheE"1se- 20 4or tu:s
"Kefor1n." Men can't 9e Taught Latlu' OF
Greek, or Aztec BY act OF farllament, nor en-
Joined to any particular mode OF spelllng' IL
may be difficult to proscripo llmlt 70 1he va
carries to which thc aggregate orafn OF modefn
Legislature m1ght ASPIRE out Is scarceiy possl-
Bile they would stu!tiiy their proceedings by
adopting ttle NC" speulng III lael! pubic aoGu-
ments, tor no law therein contained coulo DC
enforced from being conveyed 70 the people IL a
language UNKNOWN 10 tnem. lou cannot en-
1orce change III 1he vetnacu4af ol any country,
nor Ill the alpnaoct wu'ea 9aS e neeu Tue neu!uh
OF record lor uae "1suon o. o,uoo years, aao IS
uo" lssuGo 4o1tu, ona!laous ~ aao Eaii " Au-
Vulnerable com oinat'ons,1 from iotuoo presses.
Nor can law prevent any one from adopting
TINS " reform" put, thcn: no one can oe mprall'
bound to uotaco CONGRATULATIONS IN mat charae-
ter;
Great stress Is laid by these .re1ormers" " on
the ''waste Of time and space, in type-setting,
ny supposed rcaundancc Of unnecessary let
ters." Let any popular newspaper attempt to
curtali tic language OF It's 1air proportions, anu
its proprle1ors would soon lind their subscrip-
tion-list becoming day By dag thinner and thih-
ner, and their advertisements looking out for
better furnished quarters. In mercantile point
OF vieG, there is no loss in the use Of these let
tcrs,-they fill up space which must be filed up,
and save the editor the extra ''copY'' which
otherwise would he needed. III an artistic point
OF view, they are highly necessary. because an
elaborate picture is more pleasing to the eye
than mere outline sketch.
sec BY one of your publications that hall
dozen Professors have been gathered into your
fold OF "reform." What their literary status
may be is not Of much consequences it is not
likely to be much improved, however, BY this as
ISOLATION.
The English-speaking population Of the world
numbers about 100, ,003,0O, chiefly gathered into
three great centres, the balance scattered all
over the earth. This number is daily increasing
from natural causes, by immigration from
foreign countries, and in the teaching OF foreign
schools OF the immigrants, the Germans and
Scandinayians readily acquire competent
, 1879-02-23

Total for 1879 ..... :. .:... =, ITO, 1o4, II.
The above figures do not include the lumber
in the hands Of parties who arc not manutac-
turcrs Of the river district, nor is the product OIL
the mills located along the Wisconsin railroads
reckoned In this total of the supply OF the West
crn markets.
These figures show that the total supply Of
lumber for the country depending on Chicago
and the Mississippi Valley may reach about
3,s000o0,000 #. Probably the sellers will not
hesitate to say, Enough!
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 22.-CoTToN-Firn; uplands.
5%d; Orleans, sid; sales. 6.ooo bales; specula-
tlon and export, 500; American, 4.650.
BAcoN-Long clear, 26s Sd; short cut, 26s Sd.
TuRPESTlNE-22:2sG Cd.
LONDON, Feb. 22-5 .. m.-United States bonds
4Hs, 107al; 10-40s, 1044.
PENNSYLVANIA Central. 36h; Reading, 1875.
ancc to-day, Is. OoC
PARIS, Feb. 22.-Rentes. 111f 97Ac- =.
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SHIPMENTS.
RECEIPTS.

The following we're the receipts and shipments
OF breadstuffs and live stock at this point dur
ing the past week, and for the corresponding
Xaeks ending rs dated:
Sharp County record., 1879-12-04
FAULKNER.

The motto of the Arkansas Tray
eler, published at Conway, is,
"When you have to walk, start out
in time" The Traveller has SC far
deviated from its motto as not to
"start out in time" to reach Us this
week, so we have no further items
from that section for this issue.
GREENE.
Game Of all kinds is plentiful
A man was chased by a wild hog
near Gainesville recently, and was
compelled to take refuge up a tree.
The cotton crop in some por-
tions of Greene is but about half
gathered.---Four large business
houses have seen built and other
substantial improvements made IN
Gainesville during the past year.
The Corning Advocate warns its
readers to look out tor horse thieves
and "all parties lurking about seek
ing what they can kidnap," evident
ly believing they have such char
acters in their midst.----On the eve
ming of the 9th ult., five prisoners
confined in the Clay county Jail
made their escape, by removing an
iron bar from the window Of the
Jail. At last accounts they had not
been re. captured.---Ex-Judge Hol-
field, of Boydsville, while on a
spree recently, was shot and killed
by his son Rufus, who was consta-
bic. The Judge was once an es-
teemed member Of the Methodist
Protestant church, but had "faIlen
from grace"
The Mt. Home Quid Nunc, Mel
bourne Clipper, Lawrence County
Times and Randolph Sea!rol have
all "come up missing" this week.
What's the matter, brethren?
Sharp County record., 1879-12-04
Tnr Notice.

Twill meet the tax payers of Sharp cOun-
ty. Ark, ia their respective townships IN
said county, during the year 1880 at the
times and places below mentioned;
North township, at Alfred Kelletts, Mon
day, Jan. 5th; Union township, John Gar
ner's, Tuesday, Jan. 9Th; Jackson township
Clayton Place, Wednesday, Jan. nlh; Rich
woods township, Ash Flat, Thurs. & Frldd::,
Jan. Sth q 9th, Morgan township, McHalf-
fey's, SATURDAY., Jan. 10th; Lebanon town
ship, HopeweI Church, Monday, Jan, 18th;
strawberry township, Andy smiths, Tues
day, Jan. 18th; Big Greek township, Gala
mine, Wednesday, Jan. 14th: Scott town
ship, Shaver Place, Thursday and Friday.
Jan. 18th q 18th; Washington township,
McCord's, Saturday, Jan, nth; Cave town
ship, VIM. Stewards Monday, Jan 18th;
sullivan township, Joe Brickle,,s Tuesday
Jan. Goth; Johnson township, Klrk's store,
Wednesday, Jan. 21st; Plney Fork town
ship, Evening Shade. Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, Jan. 22d, 23d and 24th.
Respectfully, i: !. HUDDLESIO -.
Sheriff and Collector Sharp Co.
Nov. 29th, 1879.
Sharp County record., 1879-12-04
Cheap Homes! !

| offer for sale the farms town lots and
other properly described below, tO-wit:
Residence lot of five acres in the west
part of Evening Shade, on Salem road;
good frame residence, cistern, stables, corn
crib, large garden, young apple aud peach
orchard; plenty Of timer for fuel. Price
moderate, terms easy.
Eighty acres Of land Z miles north of
Evening Shade, on the Ash Flat road; 80
acres Of good Iillable land; improvements
consist of the wall Of a log house, and raft
ers and shingles for same; good spring of
lasting water on the premises. More land
adjoining can be bought on reasonable
terms. viii sell low, TOR cash or stock.
A farm of 80 acres, miles north of Eve
ming Shade; 30 acres in cultivation, 80 uD-
der fence; one log dwelling, smokehOuse,
barn and stables; good spring near resi-
dence Over 100 apple and peach trees on
place. Also, 2 gOOu work horses, two
horse wagon, COWS, yearliDg calves, 81
sheep, 20 hogs, several plOws and other
farm implements. Viii sell the whole FOL
800, cash-about half its value.
A farm of 80 acres, Z miles southwest OF
Evening Shade. near La Crosse and jack
sOnpOrt road; 40 acres in cultivation; ID
acres timber, mostly Oak-gOOd tor FaliS.
Good family residence, with seven rooms;
smokehOuse, barn, stable, cribs, &cj two
wells, one of them convenient to residence;
good apple ana peach orchard on the place;
also an abundance of shrubbery. Good To-
cation for a physician. Price, SlOOO, one
half down, balance in two payments OF
$3.50 each, one and two years aIter date'
For further particulars, call on or address
J. w. Buckley, Evening Shade, Ark
Sharp County record., 1879-12-04
RedenlntiO1l Notices.

Redeemed, by B. Jones, Oct. 9th, 1879,
east part ne or sec 80, tp l6 north, range D
west, for $3.50.
Rel deemed, by Mary Williams, Oct. 3lst,
18;9 the sw of sw fri Or sec 6, and pit NV OF
NV ar sec 7, all in tp Il north, range west,
Redeemed, by Louis Francis, Nov. 10th,
1879 part Sc of sw or sec 8, and ne OF NV Or
sec II, tp 16 north, range q vest for S3'l2
Redeemed, by RObt. Hunter, Nov, %2d,
1919 the ne of sw qr sw OF sW qr' Sc Oh NY
qr W hf sw Sc or, sec ., and nj Sc qr sec o o.
9Iii in tn u north, range west, for S27.9I.
26-3 T. j. DAVIDSON, Clerk.
Sharp County record., 1879-12-04

From Mr.. J. ! Yoly Shaver, who
has iust returned 'om 'Jacksonport,
we learn of the f(.lQwing appoint
mentS by the distr5t conference:
H. T. Gregory, residing elder for
Batesville districti
Evening Shade ind Lacrosse sta
ton, NJ. B. Umste
Batesville statiofl, j. Z. Brown.
Batesville circut !, E. NJ, Baker,
Barren Fork ciIiuit, J. j. Alex
ander.
Melbourne circTt, s. l.. CohOrn.
Ash Flat circui@ Frank. R. Noe.
Augusta station J. ", Boswell'
Helena station, f. A. Garrison.
The next annual conference Will
be held at Helene
Sharp County record., 1879-12-04
W0rlliMQ ORDER.

In the Sharp circuit court-chanCery side.
J. R. Roberts, plaintiff, against Mary E..
Roberts, defendant.
The defendant, Mary 4. Roberts, is
warned to appear III this court within
thirty days, aud answer the complaint OF
the plaintiff, J. r. Roberts. Dec. 1st, 1879.
Ola T.J. DAVIDSON, Clerk.
Sharp County record., 1879-12-04
either Counties.
FULTON.

The school at Salem is in a -four
| ishing condition.--Wi!d turkeys
| are numerous in the vicinity Of Sa-
| lem, and hunters are having fine
| sport capturing them.--The editor
of the Informer was presented with
a beet which walghed eight pounds.
INDEPENDENCE.
Two men named Coston and Ba-
ker were arrested and fined, one So
and the other so, for pilfering from
one of the stores in BatesviIle,
last week.-A lodge of Ladies and
Knights of Honor has been organ
lied at Batesvillo.---On Nov. 10Th
one James Pucket procured mar
riage license from the clerk of lnde-
pendence, but after further consid-
Grafton of the matter he concluded
| not to marry, and on the 22G return
ed the license tc%.k9 clerk with the
| explanato on that he had changed
his mind. The clerk received the
| document, and endorsed it according
to the facts in the caso.----Marrlage
licenses were issued last week tor
| Robt. r. Harrington and Charlotte
| Amis, Louis NJ. Metcalf and Harriet
West, J. II. Beasley and Lucretia
Moore, Geo. r. Case and Angie +.
White, Thos. Prater and Cynthia &.
Howell.
JACKSON.
F. Wynn has sold bis interest
in the Jacksonport Herald to I. I.
Ward, who has enlarged the paper
to seven columns, and with the as
sistance of N. W. ConnOly as local
editor, is giving his patrons a very
readable sheet.--The work OF
building the levoe around Jackson
port will shortly be commenc-
ed,----Mrs. NJ. E. Wainwright
died at her home in Jacksonport,
| Nov. 24th.---There were Y mem
bers in attendance at the district
con ference in Jacksonport last week,
Bishop Pierce was present and pre-
sided.
Thanksgiving was not observed
in Searcy.---A district. conference
of the colored NJ. Z. Church was
held in Soarcy last weok,----The
editor Of the searcy Record learns
Cfrom experience, we suppose that
the broom-stick and rolling-pin are
still woman's favorite weapons in
case of family jars.--Marriage Il
censes were issued for IS couples
during the month Of November.
WOODRUFF.
More new wagons have been sold
at Augusta this fallthan any season
since the .war--showing that the
farmers Of Woodruff are prosperlng.
Tho wife of a wealthy farmer
in Woodruff was driven from her
home some months since, by her
brutal husband, who then took unto
himself woman Of dow breeding
and worse practice" Recently wife
number one, taking club and the
law into her own hands, proceeded
to the abode of her successor, dur
ing the husbands absence, and
pounded the usurper almost to
| ially.
Sharp County record., 1879-12-04
iStTHV Notice.

Taken up as II stray, by James P King,
Of Washington township, Sharp county,
Ark, and posted, on the 18th DAY Of O9to- ,9io
of the peace, the following described AMI,
NAL, to-wit: One bay mare mule,, branded
with letter A on left shoulder; White spot
on right hind leg; two years Old Appraised
at S325O. T. j. DAVIDSON, Clerk.
Sharp County record., 1879-12-04
Church Directory.
EVENING SHADE.

ME- Chmch, .SOuth: Preaching first andhvd
SaJbatbs IN each month, Pydyer-meetiRg and
lecture eceIy Ucdnesday RidH. " b Lmstcad
p c.. Baptist Chmch: Preaching secoRd Sab
bath and SdtudGy night before, in each month";
Preaching fourth Sabbah in each MONTH "
b Baird, PASTOR. SABBATH School at VI Il
Church at 9 O'ciOck. " p MeKie, SHpt.
Sharp County record., 1879-12-04
Local News.


read paper of your own.
Blank mortgages and warranty
deeds for sale at this office.
Green apples have sold as high
as $1.5O per bushel here during the
past few days.
Mr.. E. F. Smith will remove
his family to town this week, and
will shortly resume business in his
tobacco factory.
You will find fresh supply of cocoa
nuts. candies, raisins, nuts, canned goods,
cheese, crackers, &C., by calling at the
postofice.
We learn that Mr. J. r. Metcalf
is procuring lumber with which to
build a new residence in the south
part Of town.
The new dwellings of MesSrs.
Z. Y. HuddleSton, j. P. Jones and
Sam IL. Davidson are nearing com
pletion, and when finished will each
be an ornament to the town.
A note received from Prof. +.
H. Parham, this week, states that
the Arkansas state teachers asso-
citation will be held at Helena on
the 29th, Both and 3lst inst, and
that free entertainment will be
provided for teachers who attend.
The following marriage licenses
were issued since our last: 7. W,
Boyd and A. A. Hall, Fredrick
Wright and Samantha Roberts,
Henry Kunkel, jry and Mary
Schales, Jas. l., Barnett and Nancy
A. Maeks.
AS will be seen By notice in
another column, Sheriff Huddleston
will commence his xcollecting
tour of the county on the 9th of
January. Owing to the abundant
crops raised this season, and the
liberal prices offered for the same,
it is expected that the farmers will
be well prepared to meet their
assessments, and that there will be
but few delinquents.
The following is list Of letters
received and not called for, during
the past week, at the Evening Shade
postofice:
VIC Adams, Elijah Battles, WE Carter,
LIP Cox, w Ford, D Y Hardister9 W
Jones 2, Henry Kunkel, P P Moody, F K
Marlin, c H Mcdonald, w B Parish, Joseph
Phillips, Douglas Peppers, Geo Qualls, 5
Rav. A W Rush, W Roberts, Jno Sanders,
G w Wagley, James Wagley, W 4 White,
Thos Wood, Daniel Yeager.
Postal cards-RebeCCa Atkinson, Sam
Carr. S A Fore 2, j F FinkIey, David Har-
dister, H T John, S King 2, G W Kirtley,
III Mullins, NJ Nesmith.
We learn that gentleman from
BatesviIIe has recently discovered a
rich lead of some description near
Ash Flat, in this county, and, assist
ed by Mr.. Alex, Pharis, OF this
place, will proceed to sink couple
of shafts shortly. The main lead
is SAID to be of easy access, lying
but a few inches from the surface.
There is, no doubt, an abundance OF
mineral in this section, and all that
we need is capital and energy to
develop it. We wish the gentlemen
success.
Sharp County record., 1879-12-04
Wnrllinl ORDER.

In Justices court of Sullivan township
Sharp county, Arkansas, .c n
j. A. Barnett, plaintiff, against Z. NJ
Luty, defend ndant-COmplaint at law.
The defendant, G. NJ. Luty, is warned TO
sweI the complaint Of the plaintiff j. A.
Barnett. This Nov. 11tt, 1879.
1s4 JAS. T. HARRELL, j. I.
Sharp County record., 1879-12-04
SSCi 8.
EVENING SHADE,

Rural chapter. No 50, R. d. ~, meets third
SATURDAY in each month. hreniRg Sdde
Lodge, No 148, Il. f. d. H. w.. meets Saturday
night before the first Sabb0h in each month";.
BereGr LOdge, No 90, /. o. 0. f., meets briday
Hight8 semi-mORhly.
Sharp County record., 1879-12-04
Lost.

In Evening Shade, Oct. Sd, 1879, light
brindle Shepherd dog, about IA months old.
| will pay s. to any person who will return
said dog to me. at Violet Hill, Ark, or VIII
give liberal reward for information OF its
whereabouts. T. 5. Montgomery.
Sharp County record., 1879-12-04
FG5T WaT71inQ!

Any person caught cutting timber on the
north half Of section lG, township 16 north,
range 6 west, III Sharp c0unty,will be pros
ecuted to the full extent Of the law.
j. S, MEDLEY
Sharp County record., 1879-12-04
" i ed

In Evening Shade, Dec. lst, infant
daughter Of W. G. and Mollie Shaver,
aged four months.
Sharp County record., 1879-12-04
SneCial Notice.

Good wagon harness from S. to Sl4. and
halter brides. II inch leather $3.50. Other
things in proportion. ROBERT GRAY.
Sharp County record., 1879-12-04
EVENING SHADE.
Court Directory
SHARP COUNTY.

Circuit. Second Mopday in Febwd,y and
Auga8t. ., county: First Monday in JaHHatA
4ApiH, July and OCTOBER. Probate: First
Uopday IN FebrHmB Nay, AaJuSt and No
renber
Sharp County record., 1879-12-04
Official Directory.
DISTRICT AND CIRCUIT.

Congressman, toWH district. IT " Gmtcr
State Senator, second disrict. B JMdknS
Circuit Jadge, third circuit ...... n II PoweH
Prosecuting 4Hg hid cV.... Chqrie8 conn