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Sharp County record., 1898-11-18

Some time ago a man who
claimed perfection went to
Evangelist Moody and com.
miserated him on his low
level of Christian experience.
Mr.. Moody. in a kind manner
asked his caller if he never
sirned or did any wrong.
mo, | have not sinned for
years, neither have | done
anything that was wrong,
was the prompt reply.
well, I'm glad to know
it." said Mr.. Moody, "but
before l am convinced I would
like to ask your wife. "....
November Ladies' Home
Journal.
Sharp County record., 1898-11-18
MAN.

Man is one of the Creators
most peculiar creatures. He
is sometimes up in the garret
and again down in the cellar.
If he is addicted to drinking,
he is the richest when he is
the least. If he is engaged
in any laudable undertaking,
he wants the world to know
it and call him great with a
big G, but if he dlssipates
and keeps late hours he wants
to sneak in the back way.
His property is always bet,
ter than yours until you
swap with him. He often
familarizes himself more
with your business than with
his own. If his neighbor is
caught in a wrong he gloats
in proclaiming it from the
street corners and house
tops, but much prefers you
to keep silent about his
cussedness. He is the only
animal living that has two
gals, besides the one on his
liver he has one on his face.
One advantage he possesses
over other animal is, that he
can lie in more positions and
can get in more positions to
lie than all of them. Man
born of woman" IS like small
potatoes in Ireland.--no big
thing; but the trouble comes
in convincing him of that
fact.
Sharp County record., 1898-11-18
WITH EXCHANGES.

Few people realize the
rapid increase that is being
made by Mormonism in the
United States. That church
has it's missionaries all over
the country. Arkansas has
been invaded and in various
ways these agents are max.
ing converts. We under.
stand that Faulkner county
has more than one church Of
this faith within its limits. -
Conway Democrat.
Sharp County record., 1898-11-18
THANKSGIVING.

Gov, Dan w, Jones issued
his Thanksgiving proclama'
tion late Saturday evening,
as follows;
According to the custom
which prevailed IN this coun'
try for many years, | hereby
set apart and designate
Thursday, the 24rh day of
November, 1898, as a day OF
thanksgiving to Almighty
God, and especially ask the
people of this state to OBJ
serve it in such appropriate
manner as they may have
opportunity.
In testimony whereof /,
Daniel w. Jones, governor of
the state of Arkansas, have
hereunto set my hand and
caused the great seal Of the
state to be affixed at the city
of Little Rock, on this 18th
day of November, 1898.
DANIEL W. JONES,
Governor of Arkansas.
Sharp County record., 1898-11-18

The home merchant is the
man who helps to pay for the
street you walk on, who
helps to protect the house
you live in, who helps to pay
for the schools your children
go to, who helps to keep up
the church at which you
worship, whose name is on
every list for charity, whose
every interest is in helping
you and the town You live in,
lie cannot swindle you, be.
Sharp County record., 1898-11-18
SOME WANTS.

Wanted-A skillful den
tist to fill the teeth of a gale,
Wanted-A cook to pre-
pare dinner on a mountain
range.
Wanted... "A set of arti
fetal teeth for the mouth o1
the Mississippi.
Wanted.--.A crown for the
brow of a hill. ....
Wanted..--A well-6ttine
shoe for the foot of a noun
tain.
Wanted....Seven hundred
women to Scour the country
Wanted.-.-An energetic
barber to shave the face o1
the earth.
Wanted..-.A lady to wea,
the Cape of Good Hope
Wanted.-.-Loc for the
Florida Keys.
Wanted....A wise man tc
teach the Sci!ly Islands. ....
Anglo. American.
Sharp County record., 1898-11-18

Several Southern States
are having trouble with the
negro. In nine cases out of
ten when you hear of race
trouble you can safely put it
down that the whites are
partially responsible. TO
achieve political ends, they
place themselves on an equal
ity with the black, elevate
him to Office and then blame
the poor, ignorant negro be.
cause his head swells and he
aud his followers believe
they are entitled to the milk
and honey hitherto enjoyed
by the white man. The
party which teaches the ne.
gro that there is no socia,
distinction between the eau.
casian and Ethiopian is re.
sponsible for the gore which
has flowed so freely in the
past three weeks, There is
and will always be a dis
tinction between the two
races, and the sooner the
Sharp County record., 1898-11-18
A HEATED TINE.

The West Arkansas Con,
ference of the African Meth
0dist church has been in
session at Camden, When
the committee on temperance
made its report, several OF
the old brethren entered pro-
tests long and loud, The
committee found fault with
those who smoked cigars,
cigarettes, used tobacco in
any way and even went so
far as to find fault with the
"sistering' who mopped
snuff on one end of a peach
tree limb. The committee
declared that the preacher
who was guilty of using
cigars should be expelled
from the conference. They
said il was a filthy habit,
llYSil llla llAlNl-lN. -
Sharp County record., 1898-11-18

There are too many elect
ions anyway, The people
get tired and the result is as
shown in our last election
when such a light vote was
cast, So many elections are
a burden as we'll as an ex.
pense to the people.
Sharp County record., 1898-11-18
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

SAAAHAS W AoA SA>A>O IASi-D'
1t is stated that 1000 reg
ular soldiers have mutinied,
demanding their pay before
they embark for Spain,
Lieut.. H. G. Dresel com.
nlitted suicide at Baltimore.
The deed is due to the fact
that he had been ordered to
Manila.
Edward Beilstein was
found dead on the grave Of
his mother the other morn
ing. The mother was killed
by her daughter who then
killed herself. They were
wealthy Germans.
1t is said thai if the voice
of an elephant were as loud
iu proportion as that of a
Nightingale, his trumpeting
could be heard around the
world.
Two towns in Kansas
Lost Springs and Romano
have not an idle man or boy,
or an unoccupied house, or a
dog. Each town has a pop
ulation of about 200.
Sharp County record., 1898-11-18
And now the twelve Jurors

And now the twelve jurors
who are suing the Arkansas
Democrat for damages to the
amount of $120, 900 have Sc.
cured a change of venue to
Jefferson county. There
ought to be a compromise
effected. We are sure the
Democrat would give them
all fifteen cents apiece,
enough to get a drink around,
and we doubt If their char.
acter has been Gamaged that
amount,
Sharp County record., 1898-11-18

Jerry Simpson, the Kansas
statesman, having been de.
feated for a seat in congress
will retire to his cattle ranch
where he says he will remain
out OF politics. Jerry's name
name may never be on every
page of future history, but
it will 60 down to posterity
as the only man whose socks
~N""" had that necpliar odor,
Sharp County record., 1898-11-18

Newspaper reports say
that the Cubans are still
starving. They proved to
this government long age
that they had huge stomachs
and an aching void in the
same most all the time.
Sharp County record., 1898-11-18

The whites anG blacks
couldn't keep apart in North
Carolina on the day of the
election and as a result eight
negroes were killed and five
white men wounded,
Sharp County record., 1898-11-18
The Best Offer Ever Made by a Newspar
81 page every week ior $50 cents

The semweekly Republic the best general newspaper m
in the world containing all the in eight pages wice
and the Republic Model Magazine year for $780,
The Republic Sunday Magazine was the newspaper Success
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It contains more hgh-class pictures and cartoons than
attempted in any other publication More noted writers and
contribute the Republic Magazine than to any other
ication The magazine will be sold only in connection wifi
semi weekly Republic. Address all orders to
TMEREPUBLEC, st. Louis. NJ.
Sharp County record., 1898-11-18
r III E RECORD
BY CLAUDE l., C0GER,
A WIDE DIFFERENCE,

Governor Bradley OF old
Kentucky, SAYS:
Thursday, the gath day Of
November, next, is hereby set
apart as a day Of thanksgiving
and prayer"
This brief proclamation
made by the Kentucky gov
ernor is a mere cintilla when
compared to the lengthy
document sent out by presi-
dent Mckinley and called a
proclamation. The presi-
dent says few years in our
history have afforded such
cause for thanksgiving as
this. Bradley evidently for
got that the present year
was above an average in
things to be thankful for or
like a great many others
thought that the people of
the United States, as a ma.
tion were at low.water
mark, The president says
we have been blessed with
abundant harvests for which
we should DC thankful, but
Bradley left that out of his
edict. We have thought he
did so because he failed to
see any great benefit in ap
abundant harvest it the price
of things harvested was too
low to mention. Mr.. Nc
kipley is very absent minded,
or he would have called upon
US to give thanks for 4'ceut
cotton, etc. The president
desires the populace to be
thankful for the early ter.
mination of the war which
we were compelled to have
"for the sake of humanity"
and while he and his party
are claiming credit for it's
inauguration and speedy end,
he does net remember that
the people forced him to de.
clare war against Spain.
The Keutuckiau does not ad.
wise his people to offer up
thanks to the Almighty for
continued prosperity" while
republican combines have one
hand on the working mans
throat and the other In his
pocket,
Mckinley stretched the
blanket, so to speak, Gov.
Bradley didn't. The people
can see into the latter's proc.
lamation and will offer up
thanks for what they have
and no more. In the mean.
time the governor of the
Blue Grass state will beyond
doubt acknowledge himself
debtor in the fact that the
inlquitous stamp tax is no
higher and that bourbon is
still within easy reach Of
every true Kentuckian.
Sharp County record., 1898-11-18

Roosevelt rode roughly tn
to the New York governor
ship. He's a ''wah hoss"
that accounts for it.
Sharp County record., 1898-11-18

cause you are at his dor
take vengeance II be
disposed to do you VIZ
He cannot Therefore af
to treat you any way
right. He is bound to |
form his whole duty BY
and you should perform y
by him. There is n0t''
lar IN your pocket that
are called on to spedO
what he ought to haN
Your duty to your''I
your town impels ya|
stand by the home 'h'f'1
and if you do not y0a"
a good citizen. He "I
better by you than ''! |
else can, because it Sp
interest to do it. oap
the home merchant .
will stand by you aaD
--Owensboro (Ky)b
Sharp County record., 1898-11-18

Mrs. Mabala Dew
Bloomington, Ill., ;, !.
mother was with b~
the siege of BoOnesOe'' '''
whose aunt was 'p u
white child born u y,
lucky, has just en'F's ,tN
the second century w..
and is unusually ac''',
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-05-05

water A. 4 l.-,,v expense The Cape
government provides an apparatus for
-.e Use 81 ne farming community anl
drilling operations are IN progress IL
u,ariy all iar-> ot ne country. 1t is
generally l-.iicy,>l that there i abuut-
ane,. u water NJ i depth Of from hfry
% hundred feet hUl tie finds are few
and weak. Unlike Australia there are
10 >uAterraUrIn rivers - TAP. The
hope ~ the farmer lies in me con>er-
Walton Of the rainfall. which. If not
stored in daia>. quickly runs of INFO
Tie SHUTS" AMI ">rrll.t>." and leaves
rle narcAerl earth ouc little refreshed.
II many places lie drinking supplies
Regularly fall short and the farmers
are reduced % tile thick. Opaque con-
tents u dam. In che remocer Dis
rr.ctS the Beers experience this ACUTE
t. \ Boer recently called II an En-
-l.>hnan'> hou>e while on a Journey
aud asked Tor drink. The English
man hai good supply and gave him
sparkling drau-lt. Tie pulchmau was
greatly surprised and in his kitchen
",Aar" expressed himself highly de-
,i-hted with such 4 sweet drink. a>
he observed, * had neither taste nor
SMELL"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-05-05

IS your cotiin.-Rory of the Hind
men who issued the posters N
prl>oned for their otTenses, h
country was placarded as dar,d
ing their imprisonment as befn
a copy Of one of these posts,
scarce as hens teeth, and, TIA,
a hit artistic, they are treasr,
poster collectors as if they Wa,
ed N letters of gold after a Id
some master draughtsman.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-05-05
WHERE WATER is SCARCE.
4 Disastrous Drouth Is Devastating
South Africa.

4 most disastrous drought Is devAs-
tating South Africa, the worst known
for many generations. Stock IS perish
ing IN such vast numbers that farmers
are being rulned wholesale. The illus
trat:on shows the process Of boring for
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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-05-05

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-27
RIOT IN THE CHURCH.
One brother Said Hs Was looking for = Fight
and He Found II.

AUGUSTA, Ga, Feb. 81. When the congre.
CATION OF the Methodist Episcopal Church as
semblcd the other day, Presiding Elder Cooper
pended for thrcc months. and the congregation
was asked to sing while the collection WAS
tai en-. Mr.. Wells. who had always been one
of the collectors. took his plate as usual and
went down his aisle. Some of the pGwholdcrs
who stood by the Presiding Elder turned their
backs on brother Wells and some spoke in any
but brotherly words. Wells. however. perse.
yered and returned his plate to the liable. Tho
Presiding Elder then announced that confer
enco was closed.
This was the signal for the dissentcrs TO get
up. Marcus Horton and others demanded to
know by what right and for what purpose ho
closed Friday, The only answer. vouclsated
WAS n command To sit down" However, tho
majority ruled and there was no conference.
When this was over the people were much
stirred up. They were like u powder magazine
on board an American man.of-war-an acct
dent would make them explode. ,
Then George Andrews went 10 the pulpit and
exclaimed: II came TO whip somebody or be
popular In the church, having been expelled
about three years, ago; 50 when no mount
ed the altar and raised Il stick over lie
head of Horton there was u general row. Hor-
ton wa hit on the b ;g,d and Andrew, received
Charles Andrews, and two sisters, Fanny and
Lulu Andrews, came to his rescue and "a gen
eral melee cnsued. Women took part. chairs
were broken. movable articles upset, and when
Wild disorder prevailed. < wagon load Of the
principals-judged principally by the, number
OF wounds in sight wa sent 10 40 barracks.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-27
BRADT'S HEALING HANDKERCHIEF.
A Knnsas City OmcInl Pursued by q Souvenir
OF schlntter.


of schlntter.
KANSAS CITY. Feb. 24.-when Schlatter. tho
healer, was in Kansas City he distributed hand
kerchicfs on which his picture was stamped 1t
was supposed that they contained curative
properties.
Hugh G. Brady. assistant prosecuting attor-
pey of this city, found ono of these handkcr.
chiefs In his coat n few days ago. 1t not only
had the Schlatter picture In one corner, but be-
meath it was Attorney Brady's name in unwash-
able ink. He charged 1t up as a mistake Of the
laundry.
Ono night Mr.. Brady fell on a sidewalk, dis.
located an ankle, and made arrangements to sue
tho city for $4,000 damages. He bought
crutches and had appeared on them several
times. On one occasion he went to breakfast
hurriedly. When he reached his place he was
asked where his crutches were. He had for
gotten them. He was well. His damage suit
vanished. Still he denied the handkerchief.
and was sure it had nothing TO do with his cure.
After that" he said. in telling his expert
encc, II tried to get rid OF the rag. One day I
pulled 1T from my pocket on the street and
threw it away. A pretty little schoolgirl picked
IL UP and came running after me.
"'Here. mister; you dropped your handker-
Il didn't want to hurt tho child's feelings. SO
/ took it and thanked her.
"A couple OF weeks later l went into a res
tRurnnt and ordered Il bccfsteak with mush-
rooms. Just as 1 was finishing my repast | no.
ticcd with horror what l took TO be u toadstool,
and ! still think it was u toadstool. / actually
believe l ate toadstools that day in lieu Of
mushrooms. ! was frightened. rushed
across the street 10 a drug store, ordered an
emetic, drank it, and sat down 20 await the re.
su Is. Five minutes passed and | felt no physical
discomfort. l doubled the dose. Ten minutes
slipped away. Aside from my anxiety ! never
felt better in. my life. But ] was scared. Cold
perspiration began to start from me-. | reached
FOR a handkerchief 10 wipe my brow, and there
was the picture of Schlatler staring INC In the
face. ] dropped the thing and rushed from the
store. but the druggist called me back and
handed II TO ne.
II might relate other incidents similar to
these, but | think I've said enough. For the
last two years I've been II perfect picture Of
health. I've Ind agents of secret societies So
Letting me to join their orders, for no other
reason than that they thought ] was u good life
insurance risk. I've had to do chores about The
house while tho other members OF the family
played off sick. I've had towel, I've been
subjected to all sorts and all kinds of incon-
venicnCcs which a man of moderately fragile
aspect Is usually able to avoid"
Just then the ianitor came in to tidy up the
room. Before dumping the waste basket he
pluckea out the handkerchief and tossed 1t
upon Mr.. lirady's desk.
Mustn't, be, SO careless with your clothes
with IA hard winter before you" he said.
Thanks" said Mr.. Brady.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-27
GOLD SEEKERS WARMED.
They Ara Told That the Output and W eaIth Of
the KIondiko Have Boon Greatly Exaggerated

hney Y hoto thht outpus N oT
the Kiondiko Have Boon Greatly Exaggerated.
OTTAWA. Feb. 23.-Mr. Edward J. Livernash,
who was, until recently. assistant managing
editor Of the San Francisco Examiner. Is here
as one OF q Klondike deputation of three. Mr..
Livernash went to the Klondike as q newspaper
man and o financial agent, and was in Dawson
City all last summer and fall. While there no
was appointed a member of the deputation,
which 10 now in Ottawa to wait upon the Domin-
ion Government for the purpose Of laying before
them the true situation as regards the mines,
and to press for the most favorable treatment
in the matter Of mining regulations, &c. In tho
course of an interview Mr.. Livernash said:
THE output and probable wealth Of the Klon-
dixie have been greatly exaggerated. 1t is safe
to say that up to the beginning of summer work
last year, all the Klondike and Indian mining
divisions had not yielded moro than 50. 500. 900.
/ have devoted much time to probing for the
figures of the output of the various claims, and
have to leave q considerable margin for possibly
hidden gold sacks to bring the total to that
mark. Last year the total was well within
ST 500. 600. The winter work for tho season
1898 will not yield more than So. 900, 900, l
estimate. considering tho district claim by
claim. in the light of what has been done and
figures stimated by any person in the Klon-
dixie, whose knowledge and carefulness entitle
MS 6btllDAto 10 COnblucTaIlUn, are SlO,OOO,UUO,
as follows: Bonanza Creek. 81. 600, 900; FL
Dorado Creek, . 900, 900; Hunker Creek, $500
900; small creeks and side-hill claims, $780,
900; Bear. Dominion. Stephen. and other creeks.
81, 600. 900.
1.-THE klondike district, taken as a whole.
does not compare favorably for richness with
the plaoers OF California or Australia; What
prophecy. Colors may be found In the water
courses OF a vast region extending along the
Alaskan coast from below Juneau to the rivers
emptying into the Arctic and along the Yukon.
and iIa head VVAIara hnth in Cannnu and Alaska.
but richness is not even Indicated by that sign.
as any prospector well knows, and the truth
compels one TO say that nearly all that desoIate
land toward which 80 many eyes arc longlngly
turned, Is in our day practically unknown, no
matter how readily a few men are prattling
about gold belts and the like.
More than one. half OF the men who went to
tho Klondike last year must be- put down az
fa~iluresm,they are poorer than when they. went
there. The summer will find many q fellow
along the Yukon who will be at his wits end to
know how to get home again. You ask me to
say something concerning mining regulations
ofthe Yukon district. That I must decline to
do. for tho reason that ! happen to be one Of the
Commissioners sent by the men Of the klondike
liberal policy. ! should not care TO speak OF
these matters through the, press-at least not
until NV miABiOn Ia at an 6nu.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-27

Register and letters Of inquiry. 1 received offers
from Other, periodicals for poems and short
book out Of them !" p"S Ny letters MsTif in reply Stains
that L had never written a poem or q short
story were taken as evidence of my humor and
country Began snay re fGi ting M Siiidda; 's econfounded
stuff In the register credited to me. Nov
erary Club OF Cairo made me a life member tho
news was printed as an honor to a distinguished
American soldier and writer. ] was INVITED to
tons and assertions that I was not O, writer
only made me the more interesting to the pub.
Of genius and a lot OF o.her things. which l did
not have. A missionary who returned TO this
S%onF o Tas 'n thinFs Se s on ih th atey tRo mcd Hnn
Egyptian men Of learning who knew English
were very appreciative OF American humor.
Adams Of the army. That missionary believed
that he was doing me q good turn. / wrote
that I got was q short note in which he said
that he never forgot a friend and that he felt
the money for his fare dinner. 1t got so
that my most intimate friends looked at me
with suspicion. They wouldn't belieye my de.
pure crankincss. This state Of affairs %contin.
ued for two years. until Billy Midgely had the
grace to catch a fever and die He, Of It; His last
known writer
! received q letter which he had written on his
deathbed. in which no accused me OF not hay.
ing. the soul Of a lobster and credited himself
with having won fame for me. The contribu-
tions to the Cairo Register, signed Col: Tom
Adams ceased. of course, and during the follow
Ing year inquiries were occasionally made for
me in the papers. ! was attending strictly to
duty. and in IA short time my reputation was
forgotten. except'by my intimate friends. who
would not forgive mo my dcnials. Cairo re-
members me, however, and to this day l receive
the notices OF the Sphinx Club. which are sent
to me at Washington and from there forwarded
by tho War Department. Occasionally tho
Register prints a lament that it does not receive
any more of my communications. never can
live down that reputation. and. %perhans. on tho
whole, IL was ono of the most successful prac-
tical jokes ever executed. Billy MidgeIy is
dead. but | am confident that sometime in the
hereafter I will meet him. and if | do Ill fit
him out with a fine ready-mado reputation as an
Indian scalper that he will find difficult to live
up to or my name is not Tom Adams"