davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Sharp County record., 1888-03-29
IMMIGRATION MEETING.
ths PsonIs Of Sharp County:

To the People Of Sharp County:
In accordance with the proYisioLs made
By the State Bureau Of immigration for
Arkansas, and after due notice gwen, a
county Bureau of Immigration for Sharp
county was organized at Eveuing Shade
on the third day Of March, lsoS, and at
which meeting an executive committee
was appointed, charged with the duty Of
gathering all the statistics aud intOrms- g.
ton required Of our county as we'll as col
Letting Sharp counties prorats Of the mon
eY necessary TO be furnished the state Bu
resu in order that our county may be rep
resented through it's agency; that We may
be enabled to reap the benefits Of the imi-
gratiVe tide that is bring turned toxsrd
our state; and 60 accom- plish this end, that
the duties NAV not be barrhensome 10 a
few, and the honors of success may he dis
tributed to many. the committee hereby
calls g county Immigration mass-meetirg z
IN meet at the court house. in th- town Of
Evening Shade. on Monday the dsy Of
April, at o'clock, P NJ that the sulject
Of Immigration may be discussed and fu.-
ly considered, and the feelings and wish
es of the people of the county ascertsined
on the subject; of having the resources
aud advantages of our county advertised
to the world, to the end of inducing intel
ligent and industrious people from other
states TO come amongst us, buy our cheap
lands, invest their money and enterprise,
and help Us TO put Sharp county forward
to the front rank Of counties of the state,
from which position she can only be kept
by your Indifference, and failure 10 Co
operate with and hecnme members, To
make this work effective the committee
beg leave to urge iha: of your county Bu-
resu of ImmI:rltiin. NJ Ich d,pend. upon
your immediate and YIgor0u. action; and
if your county is TO be greatly benefited
by the grand immigration movement Of the
state it must be through your exertions
and assistance, and to you will belong the
honor and cred: of success While on the
other hand, upon you will rest the respon-
sibility of a failure. Come one, come all
who have the good and prosperity of
our county at heart, and lend Us your as
sistsnce in this grand work.
Respectfully submitted for your consid-
Grafton. F. NJ. NRsMITH,
G. W SHAVER,
CD. WILSON
Sub. Ex- Com.
Sharp County record., 1888-03-29
A REFORM SCHOOL NEEDED.

In the Arkansas penitcntiary there
are now fifteen boys under sixteen
years of age, and fifty under twenty:
AT least forty of this number should
be in a school of reform. If public
opinion is not sufficiently pronounced
to require the establishment of re-
formatory, the press of the state
ought to 60 to work to shape it. 1t
is not ten years since the work of
shaping q sound and healthy opinion
in favor of Iunatic asylum began.
But it did not take mauy years to
arouse the people to such a pitch of
interest that the Legislature was com
PEELED to recognize the popular de-
mand. 1t is a sad commentary upon
our civilization that we contine boys,
mere children, with hardened and de.
based criminals. Many of these
youthful offenders might be reclaim
cd and reformed if placed under prop
er influences. But under our present
penal system, reform, if not impossi-
Bile, is exceedingly improbable. There
ought to be change.-Ark. Demo-
crat.
Sharp County record., 1888-03-29
REPUBLICAN INCONSISTENCY.

"The republican party pledges IT.
self to correct the inequalities OF the
tariff and to reduce the surplus, not
by vicious and undiscriminating pro-
cess of horizontal reduction, but by
such methods as will relieve the tax
payer without injuring the laborer or
the great producing interests of the
country.-From the Republican Ma
tional platform, 1884.
A dispatch to the Little Rock Press
from Washington, D. c. dated 10th
March, says;
"The ways and means commltte
last night passed through the entire
tariff bill, the republicans voting par
agraph by paragraph against it, and
the democrats passing each one prac-
tically as prepared by the committee.
They then adjourned until Wednes-
day, when the chairman will proba-
bly, be ordered to report the bill to
the house"
Sharp County record., 1888-03-29

The idea of a few petty political
sore-heads in this or any other Sec
ton ofthe state presuming to dictate
to the democratic party, or to criti'
else its principles, and at the same
time claiming to represent the wishes
of the farmers-the bone and sinew
of our great nation-is contemplate
in the extreme, and direct insult to
the laboring classes. Their self
ish designs are APPARENT to the rattle
headed school.boy, and brand them
as frauds "a carrots fine.
Sharp County record., 1888-03-29

We desire to warn our readers
against the seductive wiles of the
lottery ticket. 1t may be pleasant
to the eye, but to the taste it turns
to gall and worm-fence. 1t tolls not,
neither does it spin, but in the end
it bIteth like a snag-tooth and sting
eth like yellow jacket. For the
past six years we have wasted our
substance in riOtOus lottery tickets,
having invested four dollars therein,
each of which drew nothing in large
quantities. The capital prize, upon
which we have had designs, is coy,
uncertain and hard to get. 1t is too
transient illusory. We have travel
ed from Dan to Beerschooner one
way, and from Lickskillet to Tiwhop-
pity the other, and we have never
seen a man who had been struck by
the capital prize yet.-Cleburne Co.
Bulletin.
Sharp County record., 1888-03-29

The executive committee of the
State Bureau of immigration has
Just sent out phamphlet, entitled
aFacts Concerning Arkansas" While
the "editors" of the phamphlet could
have made several improvements In
the work by taking more time, and
the printers could have done better
job by using more care, we hope the
few facts set forth in Its pages Will
have a tendency to give home-seekers
a greater thirst for information con-
cerning the indescribable resources
of our grand state.
Sharp County record., 1888-03-29

There ought to be provision in
our state constitution, fixing the ten
ure of our officers, state, county and
municipal, at two, or at most three
terms, making the incumbent inelli-
gible to reelection thereafter. That
would be valuable reform.-Ark.
Democrat.
We will see by the result of the
state convention whether such law
would be popular with our people.
Sharp County record., 1888-03-29

What about that democratic sena,
torial convention in this (the 2d)
district ? If the democracy of Sharp,
Lawrence and Randolph aims to GO
into politics this year, it should GO
the "whole hog" or just get ready
to "khouque.,, Let US hear from the
Telephone and Free Press on this
important subject.
Sharp County record., 1888-03-29

While you are "counting noses"
as democrats in your townships, and
are enjoying political love feasts in
your enthusiastic mass-meetings, do
not fail to mention the fact that the
question whether Arkansas is to
have a new constitution, is to be
decided by the voters of the state at
the coming September election. The
present organic law of this state is
too fimsy for ourprogressive people,
and the work of submitting amend
,nents is too slow and expensive.
Sharp County record., 1888-03-29
This is the yay to talk it I;

If you are a democrat be one
Don't put your individual interests
above that of your party. If you
aspire to office, do so as a democrat
run as ademocrat, and accept the
issue as democrat. Stand by your
party and rely upon your party to
stand by you. Don't go off after
strange gods. Don't kick out OF the
harness. Don't desert the ranks and
fight as an "independent"-a pollt,
ical bushwhacker. If you do you
may expect every loyal democrat to
fight you as a worse enemy OF DEM
ocracy than an avowed republican,
Hot Springs News.
Sharp County record., 1888-03-29
THIS GOOD OLD sIAlAr ]

iHiS COOO OLD 81 R"pl
accompllshes for everybody exactly whsI
forit. One Of the reasons for the great N, :
the Mustang Linsnent Is found in is u
applicability. Everybody needs sucnaI
Tho Lumbcrmen needs IL in ease a,-
The Housewife needs it for genersr
The Canalcr needs IL for bis teaum % \
Tho Mechanic needs 1t always Oh
bench.
The Miner needs 10 IN ease OF enene-
The Pisneer needs it-ean't get aions
The Farmer needs it In bis house. q
and his stock yard
The SteG ElbOat man or the boar
It in liberal supply nAoat and ashore.
The Horse-fancier needs it-h
friend and safest reliance. re
The Stock-growor needs it-it WV II
thousands Of dollars and world OF trou~
The Railroad man needs u and W.
long as his life Is round Of accidenss
Tho Backwoodsnan needs It. ~
Ing like It as an aatidote for the dans.
limb and comfort which surround tne ~
The Merchant needs It about hl''~
his employees. Accidents will happen
these come the Mustang Liniment swss !
Keep Bottle In the House, 'D n
economy. ,,,r
Keep Bottle in the Factory. ~ n
use in case of accident saves pain and ~
Keep n Bottle Always in tue o q
ase when wanted.
Sharp County record., 1888-03-29

No, the RECORD does not sigh for
DR.. Swayne & Sons notice for "s2 a
year, gross" and the fellow who sent
out the proposition should be stood
on his head in an INK keg TIL our
devil sweeps out.
Sharp County record., 1888-03-29

And now comes Z. E. Squires of
the Arkansas Advertising Agency
and wants So worth of space in the
RECORD, if we sell it that high. He
gets it.
Sharp County record., 1888-03-29

Hon. Morrison R. Waite, Chief
Justice of the Supreme court of the
United States, died at his home in
Washington on the 2Sd.
Sharp County record., 1888-03-29

The gubernatorial canvass opened
last week in Little Rock. There are
five aspirants for executive honors,
Sharp County record., 1888-03-29

two people can 1--we as cheaply as one. can
always find loving, trusting heart among
the opposite sex willing to try the expert
ment with him. Since our last report the
clerk has issued the necessary documents
to the following couples:
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-09-08
w. c. T. u. Notes.
BY MRS. 7. A. DUNLAP.

Reports from all parts of the state
give evidence that the women of the
W. G. T. U. have been earnestly at
the work of helping in every way the
cause of the home, urging all men to
vote against license,
Mrs. Hart is in the southern part
of the state organizing new unions
and visiting and encouraging old ones.
Her work this summer in the sparsely
settled and often malarious parts of
the state by reports is being very
successful. Surely such self-sacri-
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-09-08

A specially made of Bridal Trous-
seaus. Satisfaction guaranteed. Out
of town. orders receive prompt att
tentlon,
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-09-08

icing labors Will IN the emo be VIC
torious.
Mrs. Chace has just returned from
the northwest, and gives good ac-
counts from some places. At Van
Buren, the prayer meeting from 8
a. m. to 4 p. m. was well attended,
while noble men worked at the polls
(going from the meeting), some OF
them with such earnestHess that
Tuesday morning it was conceded
the county if not the town had
prohibition. Other places prayer
meetings were held and the weary
workers strengthened. Mrs. Chace
will be found at headquarters for a
few weeks and will be glad to see
her friends.
The police court was the center of
attraction yesterday at 4 p. M, one
Jacobson, saloonkeeper of this city,
having been arrested on election day
for passing indecent literature to la
dies who were at the polls working
for no license. The trial was set for
Tuesday at 4 p. m. The women
were in attendance, as some of
their number would be called as wit
nesses. The case was postponed until
Thursday. Thursday the women had
increased their number to about
twenty-five, who proposed to go there
as often as necessary. Jacobson
pleaded guilty Though he said he was
not guilty., the court fined him ten
dollars and informed him that women
had as much right to be present at
polling places as he or any other per-
son, Col. Terry, the prosecuting at
torney, said however much we might
differ in regard to the propriety of
ladies being at these places, gentle
men, and especially southern gentle
men, would treat them with respect.
The ladies had the support of the
best citizens. The Union voted
thanks to the court for courteous
treatment.
The following is from a circular by
j. Ellen Foster: 'The repeal of all
internal revenue laws concerning the
manufacture and sale of alcoholic
liquors is desired by temperance peo-
pile on moral and economic grounds /;
it is demanded by citizens from con-
siderations of public policy. Tenn
perance people believe: |. A traffic
which is thoroughly bad in character
and results ought not to be recog-
nized by this great government as
among its established industries. 2.
State legislation and enforcement
restrictive and prohibitory-in the in
terest of temperance and good morals
lis damaged by the tax supervision
of the government. 3. The price of
drinks to the consumer is not materi-
ally or continuously affected by the
tax. 4. The consumption of drinks
by the masses for whom legislation is
sought, is not essentially influenced
by the price of drinks. Citizens be-
lieve: 1. The system of internal
revenue taxation is a most extraor-
binary exercise of the derived powers
of the general government, justified
only by great financial necessity. 2.
TO continue such system after the
I 4 4 I.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-09-08

u
washed. What with a reputation
abroad for train robberies, and vari-
GUS kinds of frontier recklessness too
numerous to mention, the recent bal
lot box pilfering adds another design
to the so-called Z" escutcheon which
occupies SO much and such prominent
space, there is little room left for the
Immigration society and respecta-
bility.
Capital Lodge, No. rs, Ancient
Order of United Workmen, held very
enjoyable meeting last Tuesday night,
it being the first anniversary of the
organization of this lodge. Prof.
Shinn recited an original poem, which
was quite humorous. Refreshments
were served by Mr.. Rossner. Mr.. j.
B. Suffer then delivered fine speech
upon the objects of the order, which
was quite interesting, and enjoyed by
those present. After singing by
Messrs. Longley, Belts, Allis, Beau
champ, Myhuger and saxton. The
members retired to their homes well
pleased with the evenings pleasures.
The regular monthly meeting of
the board of forty managers for the
Woman's Exchange met on Thursday
at the Y. M. G. A. rooms. There
was not much business transacted.
The president, Mrs. r. A. Edgerton,
is expected home this week, so they
decided to have an adjourned meet
ing next week, when they hope quite
a number of absentees will have re-
turned. The sales for the month of
August were: Loaves of bread, $40;
rolls, "a dozen; sales from bread and
rolls, $500. Cakes, 159; small
cakes, 2 dozen; cakes, $161. Jelly,
| dozen glasses; preserves, 10
quarts; preserves, $500. Plain
and fancy sewing, $22.S5. Total
amount of sales, $276.SO. Paid con-
signors, $249.10.
In memoriam of Mrs. John L. Cox,
of Fredonia, Kansas.
All, we know that thou art sleeping,
Free from earthly care and woes,
And thy loved ones lonely weeping,
win not wake thee from repose.
Though they know the tie is riven,
Loosed on earth the "slyer chord"
Though the golden bowl Is broken"
They are trusting in the Lord.
And in this their darkest hour,
Sweet the message they have heard,
He has said: "Death has no power
Over those who keep My word"
When lifes pilgrimage is ended,
When the parting hour has come,
Angel voices swcetly blended,
Join in singing "welcome home"
They pass through painless fields of light
Most glorious to behold,
Through gates of glstening pearl so bright,
Ger streets of shining gold
To that fair land which knows no night,
Needs not the silvery moon,
Nor sun by day, the Lamb its light,
And sweet its joys unknown.
Thus free from sorrow, free from pain,
On the celestial shore 80
They meet, they mingle once again W
With friends long gone before. y,
They gather round the great white throne,
The ransomed and the blest, ~,
They sing: "The glory Thine alone"
In that fair land of rest
"All glory to the King of Heaven,
The Lamb for sinners slain a
Life, life eternal He has given" ~
Oh, list the sweet refrain
ellis life for us He freely gave,
We meet on Edens shore,
Thou hast no victory, oh grave,
We meet to part no more"
W. O. r H. Notac
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-09-08
focal GIeaniinss.


Mrs. Rose Gaines has returned
from a pleasant trip to Minnesota
Wisconsin and other points on the
lakes.
Mrs. W. p. Holman is still very
i'll, but her friends report her CON
dition slightly improved the past tive
or three days.
Mr.. Il. J. Young and family have
returned from their trip to the Boston
mountains, where they spent six
weeks very pleasantly.
Thursday was the Jewish New
Year. All the business houses con-
Quoted by them were closed and the
services at the synagogue largely
attended.
Mrs. M. W. Pabodie is visiting at
Minneapolis and St. Paul. She will
return to Little Rock the last week
in this month, and open her dress
making establishment the 1st of
October.
Cards are out for the wedding of
Mr.. +. B. Tanner Hollenberg and
Miss Jean Cravens, of GAINESVILLE,
Ark, to occur Tuesday evening, Sep
TENDER II, at the Methodist church
in that place.
The Orphans Home committee of
ladies had meeting at that place
Tuesday morning. Seven members
were in attendance, and announce
the home in prosperous condition,
domestically and financially.
Col. +. L. Guenther and family,
Hon. J. p. Eagle and wife, Mr.. Geo.
Lescher and family, Judge W. f.
Hill and daughter, with others, left
yesterday afternoon for Columbus,
Ohio, to attend the G. A. r.
Among the five hundred graduates
who passed through the golden gate
at Chautauqua this year, were five
ladies of Little Rock-Mrs. M. G.
Marshall, Mrs. II. p. Edmonson,
Mrs. E. Longley, Mrs. John Fletcher
and Miss Matte Blakeney.
The Arkansas Toothpick, another
new paper, made its appearance last
week. The editor, Mr.. Robert j.
Brown, who also owns and edits the
Arkansas Life, is man Of indefatiga-
BILE energy, and under his Jealous and
efficient management the Toothpick
will without doubt maintain its place
among other papers of q humorous
and literary nature. The CHRONICLE
bids it welcome. There's room at
the top.
Some of the members of the Little
Rock press, as, well as many of the
virtuous politicians, are so incensed
over the robbing of the ballot boxes
they can hardly live minute. There
is no Indignation like suppressed,
virtuous, righteous Indignation. No
body suspects anybody, and so, of
course, nobody arrests anybody. Re-
markable condition of affairs from q
feminine standpoint. But women are
not supposed to know.
TO close out their white goods
stock the F. p. Gray Dry Goods Go.
makes step in the right direction.
They will offer Monday morning rem
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-01-12

The total valuation for the county is
but triAe short of six millions of dollars
on real and little more than million
and half on personal property. The
increase in personal property in the coun-
ty during the year was only $161 ,269,
and on improvements SGT, $40, nearly all
of which is credited to st. Cloud, while
the total tax levy increased from $146,-
21s to $169,31s, or nearly ten per cent.
upon the increased valuation. In other
words the taxes are growing much faster
than the valuation, increasing the rate.
1t will be observed by an examination of
these figures that the relation of assessed
valuation of real-estate to personal prop
erty in the county at large is about three
to one, but there are wide discrepancies in
the several localities In Ashley it is
about nine to one, in St. Cloud city about
three to one, in Sank Centre village less
than two to one, while in Melrose the
personal exceeds the real. These discre-
pancies cannot be charged to difference of
conditions only in part, but indicate
that the assessors, in the discharge of
their duties, proceed upon different theo
ries as to values. One is impressed with
land values, another with the values of
chattels and yet both may Demonstrations
in their thankless tasks. But the fact still
remains, that no such discrepancies ought
to exist-how to prevent or provide
against them is one of the problems of
local government.
The total number of acres exclusive of
town lots, is $755, 400, and the average
value $3.50.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-01-12
U. NJ. ToBEY, P. M.
The Queen Seriously Ill.

This does not refer to the Queen of England,
but to the Queen of a household in a Lincoln,
Neb., who rules by common consent. I'm
March last. when only six menths old, our baby
was taken down with what the doctors
called "bronchitis"(an ordinary cold) and was
very sick for two weeks. She seemed to be
filled deep in the chest with phlegm, which we
were unable to loosen! she could not lie down
at all, but had to be held upright, else 1t caused
her to cough severely. The physician did not
give her any relief, although the prescriptions
were changed every day and sometimes twice a
day. This treatment was continued about ten
days and we finally determined to try bottle
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. We obtained
a bottle and after giving few doses she was
relieved, breathing easier, and throwing off the
phlegm and getting to sleep, getting well in a
few days, and we believe VIC owe her life to the
use of Chamberlaln's Cough Remedy. Our old.
est giri is subject to Group and has had several
severe attacks, but the Cough Remedy has
brought her out all right with but two good
doses, and we would not so over night without
a bottle In the house. We have great faith in
it." Signed, Wilbur E. Wells, Lulie L. Wells,
1s31 G street, LINCOLN, Nebraska. Sold by N
M. Freeman, Melrose and G. Nelson & Co. Of
OsakiS
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-01-12

SCHOOL NoTEs.-Annie Morris, Julie
Smith, Matthison Cleveland, Mamie
Roony, entered the ninth grade on Mon
day.
Some visitors made the high school a
call on Wednesday forenoon.
If any one wishes to know how to
spell "swampy", he can ask that level
headed genius who is politically prohi-
bitionist, and if word is said against
the third-party platform, his ire is raised
and eloquence flows forth of the purest
quality, as water from the town pump.
Some of the scholars who wish to dis
play their ingenuity in some good way,
have been making portraits of each other
and it is useless to say that the artificial
work far surpasses the original in gran
deur.
The second term of the present school
year commenced on Monday last; altho'
Superintendent Hamilton is absent,
things are progressing as well as could
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-01-12
Coal.

Consumers of coal should commence
now to give the matter of their winters
supply careful consideration. We shall
keep in stock a supply of coal for our
customers, of all kinds, and our coal is
guaranteed to be the best in the market.
We purchase from the Northwestern Fuel
Co., largest dealers in the west, and with
their facilities for doing business, they
certainly would not put an inferior arti-
ele on the market. This company has
occupied the field for years, and purchas..
ing in immense quantities, they can and
do give their customers the benefit OF
every discount possible.
We guarantee to furnish our customers
with The best coal at the very lowest
prices, and on the strength of such guar
antee we respectfully solicit your trade.
How BRos. & Co.