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Sharp County record., 1898-01-21

Mr.. Reuben Smith, who
runs a meat market on Ridley
street, killed a COW last
week, and in the cows
stomach he found the follow
ing articles: Six shingle
nails, three horseshoe nails,
three barbed wire staples,
one brass medal on which
was stamped the picture of
Grover Cleveland. These
things follow in logical
sequence. First the stom-
ach gets use to shingle nails;
then comes the desire for
tougher diet and the stomach
has to be fed on barbed
wire staples. And then
comes the last stage of
stomach debaucheryrn. and
after eating barbed wire
constantly for five
or six months, the stomach
gets so it can even retain a
brass picture of Grover
Cleveland. But that is the
last stage. Few stomachs
go that far. Mr., Smith
did right in killing the
cow.-La Grange ga,
Graphic.
Sharp County record., 1898-01-21

that the "Hoss's eye is
sot" on Sharp county's seat
in the House Of Representa-
tiyes.
We are sorry to say one
of our neighbors, Tom
Watson, lost his home by
fire last week. Tom you
have our sympathy.
Miss Jennie Howard and
Mr.. J. B. PEBBLES were
visiting friends in Mathews
last Sunday. Call again
friends.
Since your scribe's last
visit, there has been quiet
a change in this part of the
country, Christmas is over
AID we have all settled down
to our knitting.
Well, Lebanon town ship
is still on a boom, and so is
.Tle Lebanon Literary Soci-
ely. Your correspondent
was puesent at the Saturday
night meeting meeting, and
quiet an interesting pro-
gram was rendered.
There has been within the
last few weeks several new
arrivals in our vacinity.
At Mr.. and Mrs. Cofman a
fine girl, Mr.. and Mrs. Justus
a fine girl, Mr.. and Mrs,
Perkin a big boy, Mr.. and
Mrs. Trofford a boy, Mr.,
and Mrs. Sanders a boy, Mr.,
and Mrs. Helm a boy, Mr..
and Mrs. Dotson a boy.
We will now close with
our best wishes for the
editor.
Sharp County record., 1898-01-21

A Thomas cat, rul5 IN G
upon his nine lives to save
him, allowed his tail to swell,
his spine to curve, and with
the banner cry of hell"
emanating from his jaws,
waded into a buzz saw IN
rapid motion. The cat was
never seen again, but the
boss sawyer, who always
stood with his mouth open
while at work, remarked to
his assistant that he could
taste fiddle strings and
sausage meat ir the air that
morning" "-Ex.
Sharp County record., 1898-01-21

and their talks are very en-
couraging. II seems to
Tighten our cares if we know
that others have borne them
before.
The literary society is
now under fair headway. 1t
is nov starting on its third
quarters work with new
officials. There seem to be
bright prospects for it in the
future. The society will
give an open session during
next mouth. A special pro-
gram is now prepared tor
that occasion.
More next week. .
Bill Arp.
Sharp County record., 1898-01-21
FOR COUNTY JUDGE.

COLLINS-The Record is authorized to an
nounco L, P. Collins, ofPiney Fork township a
candidate for the Office of County and PROBATE
Judge OF Sharp county, subject to the action Of
the Democratic party,
CHASE-We are authorized to announce
W. A, Chase, ofIlardy township, q candidate
for the Office oil County and Probate Judge, OF
Sharp county, subject to the action of the DEM
ocratic party.
MOBLEY-The Record is hereby authorized
to announce Calyin Mobey, of Scott township,
us candidate Tor County Judge of shurp
county, subject to the action of the democratic
party.
Sharp County record., 1898-01-21
FOR CLERK.

HILL-We are authorized to announce II. D
Hill, OF Hardy township, rs candidate for the
office Of Clerk ofthe Circuit Court OF Sharp
county, subject to the action of the Democratic
primaries.
TO THE VOTERS OF SHARP COUNTY.
Fellow Citizens;
| take this method Of saying
TO you that am candidate for the Office of
Clerk OF the courts for Sharp county, subject TO
the action Of the democratic primary, if one be
held, and after thank ing you for favors hereto-
tore conferred, | will say to you that Rheuma-
tism has disabled me from riding horseback and
lwill not be able to make such canvass Ms I
would wish, but will see as many as | can
promise yon If elected, to do as haye ever
done, my whole duty undor the law as under
stand 1t. Most Of you know the manner in
Which conducted the Office heretofore, and to
those who do not know me personally, would
ask that they make inquiry concerning me, and
ifyou find mo worthy, will ever feel gratefu,
for your support.
Respectfully,
j, WANN.
Sharp County record., 1898-01-21
HARDY.

fttrulu.
X, w. Hall will make the
race for county judge.
School will begin again
Monday at the court house.
Thos. 'Reidenbaugh is
talking of going to Klondike
early in the spring,
An apple containing three
distinct cores and stems was
exhibited az this office Mon.
day by Howard Harmon.
A crazy (2) man came in
town Monday with a lot of
electric belts and corn cure
aid found quiet a number Of
his kind ready to buy his
goods,
Sunday morning about 9
O'Clock ]. D. Hills residence
was discovered to be on fire,
but 1t was eXtinguished be.
fore much damage was
done,
Sharp County record., 1898-01-21

Our young friend, Claude
Coger, is making the SHARP
COUNTY RECORD shine.
We congratulate you, Claude
and wish you a thousand
new subscribers for '98, and
that the crop of candidates
will be unusually productive.
Woodruff County Vidette.
Sharp County record., 1898-01-21

but their race is doomed.
His tribal government is no
more, The first Of this
month the United States
assumed entire control of
the affairs of the FIVE nations
with the exception Of their
unfinished business. Al
lotment of their land is in
evitable, why it is 50 | will
not undertake to explain
here. The only question to
be settled now is, how the
allotment can be made to
protect the Indian in his
rights. The Indian will
submit, but in doing so he
accepts a fate which is the
last death knell of the once
daring, boastful, cunning,
ruthless. selfdeuying, and
self devoted" people. Oc-
casionally we have seen an
Indian who possesses the
noble bearing and athletic
physique which has always
been distinguishing char
acterlstics of the race, but
we search in vain for those
elements which dominated
the Last of the Mohicans.
Upon these broad praries
and along the sparkling
streams can no doubt be
gathered material, which if
in the hands of a Fenimore
Cooper, would give to the
world another series of
stories equally as charming
as the Leather Stocking
Tails.
In my next, l promise to
give a more particular des-
cription of different sections.
No doubt that there are
many questions the readers
of the RECORD would like
to ask, and if possible, l.
would be pleased to write in
a way to answer them. /
find it, however, no, small
matter where every thing is
new, to enter upon details.
In conclusion l will say
this is great country and
if not annexed to Oklahoma
will be one of the most
desirable farming sections of
the Southwest.
P. H. Wilkerson.
Sharp County record., 1898-01-21
MATHE VS..

Mathews has added a new
store to her list. A. Julian
q Co.
w. N Arnold is getting
along nicely with his school
IN our district No., 43.
-, j. W. Buchanan and Tom
Vast NJ made a flying trip to
Walnut Ridge, on bushes,
last week.
Uncle Bill Murphy say.
Sharp County record., 1898-01-21

The RECORD is pleased
to acknowledge receipt of
st. Louis Republic Almanac,
which is, indeed, a veritable
encyclopedia for the year
1898. 1t contains 500 pages,
contains 10000 facts and
treats on 1000 topics oI
interest, is concise and com.
plete, and we'll worth its
price, twenty five cents,
Sharp County record., 1898-01-21
SIDNEY.

Dear RECORD: AS we
have not been heard from
since Santa Claus was sc
kind to mention us in his
annual message, allow this
,hgle space, 1884, ,a.
1t is sincerely to be hoped
that the gods of the seasons
have agreed that spring
shall rule for a while now at
least.
The quiet Of our little
village is beginning to be dis
turbed by candidates, DR..
Tibble was shaking hands
with our citizens last week.
He, like most others feels
confident of success.
Sidney is still on the
advance. The continued
hum OF a saw tearing its way
through huge logs of oak,
may be heard early and late,
thanks to the enterprise of
Messrs McGee and Gardner
Our Sunday school is still
improving, 1t will not be
long till Sidney can boast
of the best Sunday school in
the county, if she cannot do
so now. The school will
easily survive the winter,
.andsblossom with the spring,
The Sidney High School
opeued up after the holidays
with several new students,
and, it seemed with a re.
doubled interest propelled by
good resolutions and firm
determinations. One Of the
tea chers was heard to say
that the work the past week
was more satisfactory than
that of any previous week.
A busy hum seems to pervade
all departments of work.
In fact the school might be
compared to a hive of work.
ing bees,
Messrs Tibble, Hiyoly
anH Simpson gave us en-.
couraging talks last week.
WE hope our friends will
continue to come to see rs
Their presence is appreciated
Sharp County record., 1898-01-21

A soldier was sentenced
for deserting to have his ear
cut off, After undergoing
the brutal ordeal he was
escorted out of the court.
yard to TIE tune of the
"Rogue's March " He then
turned and in mock dignity
thus addressedthe musicians;
"Gentlemen, | thank you,
but ! have no car for music, "
Sharp County record., 1898-01-21

Never judge a man by the
clothes he wears. The man
with a fringe around the
bottom of his trousers, di.
lapidated hat and worn out
shoes may be the editor of
your local paper, while the
man with the late.style neck
wear may simply be one of
the delinquent subscribers.
Sharp County record., 1898-01-21
Respectfully,
j, WANN.

The latest reports from
the Ft. Smith cyclone state
that forty seven lives were
lost and that the loss to
property amounts to one-half
million dollars.
Sharp County record., 1898-01-21
FOR REPRESENTATIVES,.

TIBBLE-We are authorized to announce
Representative of Sharp county IN the next
Legislature, subject to the action of the Demo-
cratic party
Sharp County record., 1898-01-21
FOR SHERIFF.

WIlKINS-We are authorized to announce
j. 7. Wilkins, of Hardy township, candidate
for the office of Sheriff md Collector of Sharp
county, subject to the .ction OF the democratic
party.
Sharp County record., 1898-01-21
Indian Territory Letter.
Nowata, Ind. Ter.

and seen a considerable por-
tion of the Creek and
Cherokee nations. TO one
who has been raised among
the hills of North Arkansas,
and enamorcd with the "e,cn
tenor of the way" OF her
people, this country presents
a great contrast. The land
is prairie principally, across
which a number of beautiful
streams treads their way,
which are finally lost in the
waters of the Arkansas.
These streams for some
distances on either side are
fringed with splendid oaks,
hickory, ash and many other
growths, well known in our
state. The prairie land is
usually very fine and will
grow fine wheat, oats and
corn, and that along the
streams is not surpassed by
the best river bottom | know
of in Arkansas. In the
Creek nation these bottom
lands, in addition to the
above named crops, grow
very fine cotton. | never
saw such cotton stalks any
where ir the cotton sections
of Arkansas as | saw in the
Creek nation on the Virdigris
river. | was told that these
bottom lands last year pro-
duced 1000 pounds of cotton
per acre. Very little of the
prairie land in this nation is
in cultivation, but it is
fenced and utalized for
grazing stock. l am told
that this is one of the finest
cattle countries on the con-
tinent. The native grass is
moved, and much of it is
shipped out besides large
numbers of cattle are
wintered on it. A large
portion of the prairie and
bottom land of the Cherokee
nation is in cultivation,
principally utalized in grow
ing wheat and corn.
In many respects | am
we'll pleased with this coun.
try, anc cannot help but
think it has a bright future
before it. Just now it is
the most attractive section in
the United States for the
and speculator,
and no doubt that a number
Of the farmers of Sharp
after reading the
above will be tempted to sci
sell out and seek their fortune
in this far famed land, but
let me advise you to be
careful. Every one who
comes here does not and can.
not make a success The
title to all this land is I'm.
and no one can tell
it will be, and in a
country like this energy and
brains is sure to be concen.
trated, hence It will be the
survival of the 6ttiest who
will stand the pressure.
One who spends from one
to six days in the week doing
The free press., 1898-04-14
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT
CUBA.

Cuba is 130 miles from Florida.
Its greatest length is 760 miles,
twice The length Of Mississippi.
It's area 10 40, 900 square miles-a
little larger than Ohio.
Its width varies from 25 TO l35
miles.
Its ports number 200 of which
Havana is chief.
A range Of mountains intersact
it length wise, In some places 5000
feet high.
here ia Q swamp in the southern
part 160 miles long.
1t has 260 rivers, only one of
which is navigsbie and that one,
the Csuto. is only navigatle for
go miles.
There sra many mineral gprings
some Of which ere warm and sul-
phurous.
Geld, silver, iron, copper, quick
silver end lead are the metals.
There Is but one recorded snow.
fall--thst of Christmas, 1856.
There are two seas0ns--the rainy
and the dry. The first extends
from May to November, the second
over the rest of the year. \
The free press., 1898-04-14
STAND BY THE FLAG.

Now that the crisis is near at
hand aud the people of the great
nation see the necessity o! promp'
action in defense OF the naiIor' S
honor, il behoOves every loyal
hearted citizen Of these UniItd
States to rise up and lend helping
hand in aveuging a wrong that has
been mallciou~lv thrust upon us.
Spain has Inflicted The first blow
by b:owlrg up our ship and taking
the lives of our gallant sean+n,
and while a gold-bought, peace at
any price president says wait, the
voice of the American people Is
heard to cay, 1--WE will not stand
it,"
Spain has not stopped at the
first blow, but has added insult to
injury by continuing a merciless
and inhuman war upon a defense-
less people right under our very
door steps. and hurting vile epi-
thets and rotten eggs at the repre-
sentatives of this proud nation
while on a peaceful mission in a
foreign Country, Instead of granting
them that courtesy and protection
provided by the international laws.
Our president has shown bis
weakness aud now. the American
people must show their strength
The people all over the country
are. Offering their services t" the
gSvernm. Mt, and we as the people
I OF town aud county should show
our patriotism by demonstration
stronger than mere talk.
The free press., 1898-04-14
TO EVADE ISSUES.

Says the Comm nwtalth: 1t has
been suggested Nv sumo enthu las
,ic partisan Of some good sound
money "democraI" chat a c0nv+n.
lion OF "tuaintss men" be called to
meet in jackson the latter part OF
this year for the pufp'se"f cons'd.
-uing the advisio,lity OF elimi"a'ing
national issues from the canvass
for state office-; and after these
"beesness mrn' shall have cOmsid.
cred The matter, they will name n
good man FIR governor aud say to
the rank and Fl g of democracy,
off YOU d"n't accept this ul'ima-
tum we will call together the hosts
of Palmer and Buekner, declare
war, and by armed intervention
force them to submit" OF course
this afor esaid enthusiast when be
speaks of "beesnessmen, he has
reference to the little banker and
note shaver ",o the imperious man
about town" who has money to
loan and who charges any where
between 10 and 1000 per cenF in-
terest for the use of his monty, to
the little lawyer who takes <dyan-
tage by reason of his fid9kiar. re
la,ions to his clie't-apds out the
condition of bis business and then
goes "oat" to myke arrangements
with some hidden shy lock who
charges straig't 10 per cent. on the
face of the note out who discounts
il 10 per cent. more "for advan-
cing THE little lawyer Of course
must have bis 2, S, or 10 per cent,
while The poor helpless lAboring
man and wealth producer pays oil
the bill and dare not complain, lest
the next time he would be denied
assistance altogether. When he
speaks of the "Reesness men" be
ignores altogether that class Of
people who till the soil develop
the mines, build great cities-and
in truth feed the world
Tie despisrs the hand that saves
bumaulty-the on'y American cit.
izen who has az mach genuine pat.
iotsm in bis soul as an alligator.
1t is astonishing that some men
will act that way-yet they will do
it-men who on other subjects and
about other things, are the clever
est, brightest and best of fellows,
The business men will meet in
Jackson pretty soon, and instead
of following the advice of Nur mis-.
guided enthusiasts, they themselves
being the real business men of the
realm, tn, y will announce an alto
gether different policy and probably
select another man for governor.
The free press., 1898-04-14
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
APRIL TERM.
All members present.

All members present.
Repor, of w T Scott, sheriff,
received and recorded.
Ordered that R-ubln Pearson be
appointed ovtr>etr on Bowie road
from h p Smiths tu county line III
lieu of Le emuel Alexander removed
fr' m road.
Ordered that VIM Burks be re-
Quired 10 cal on W E Law aud get
two shovels anu one spade be.ong
ing 10 county.
Board proceeded 10 examine the
quarterly report Of J l. Strahan,
treasurer, cancelled warrants and
found S7103 Is in the treasury.
R-u"rt of II X Rouse, Sup,. ol
educa.iun, received and recorded.
Ordered that d G Rawles he EN-
ployrd to look after the sixteenth
section lands belonging to this
county whi h lies in Hancock
county, according to contract this
day entered into.
j N Shivers was ordered TO
bring suit on the sixtern section
note turned oyer to this county by
Marion county.
Ordered that the following Gums
be paid out u the general county
fund:
Paupers S so 90
n Batson express charges on
transcript Marion Co.,, 45
r Batson & Bro. fnOls.for road 3 SO
Chapman Turner & CO., sta.
tinnery II As
K II Garrett putting carpet 8 50
W I Scott feeding prl.ouers Is 60
CG Mayson copying aud IN.
dexing deed books 439 75
H K Rouse, Supt. of Educa-
ton, salary and postage "a 90
! Members and officers were allow.
ed their per diem and mileage.
The free press., 1898-04-14

We are IN receipt of il letter from
Judge N. @. Hill saying that he
will not be a cand date for con-
gress for reasons hat are justifi-
aole. He states that his 10y yalry to
his friends who elected MIN tn the
office he now holds aud who rebel
a,tbe idea of giving him up as
Chancell. r, and his duties to his
family with which q campaign
would necessarily conflict, causes
him to refrain from entering the
congressional race. While his
many friends In this section are
proud Of hun In his present position,
they feel somea hh disappointed
in not having chance 10 support
him for congress.
The free press., 1898-04-14

Editing a paper is a nice bust
ness. 1t We publish a joke people
say we are ra,tle-brained. Is we
publish original matter, they say
we dou't give them selections. If
we give them selections we are too
lazy to write. If we give man q
puff we are partial. five compli-
ment the ladies the men are jeal-
GUS. If we don't compliment the
ladiec we are publishing a paper
not fit TO make hustle of. II we
remain in our Office we are TOO
proud to mlngle with the com mon
breed. If we are on y6e streets
We are not attending TO business.
If We run with poor folks people
cay we are running in jim crow
society. II we run with rich folks
people Say we are stuck up. If we
wear old clothes business is dull.
If we wear good clothes, We never
pay for them. Now, what mu-t
we do? Some may cay we stole
this from an exchange--and We did,
and that exchange stole it from an.
other snd 90 on sd infinitum-At
O0sf
The free press., 1898-04-14

Ii sounds ridiculous to hear q
little gold bug here ip the South
clamoriDg for a single gold stand
ard and trying to identify his inter
esis with those Of Mark Hanna and
Wall Stree bondholders. TIE fact
that this New York crowd wants
single gold standard policy for
the promotion Of their interests
should be CONCLUSIVE proof within
itself, TO southern man of ordinary
intelligence, that We should adopt
different policy from theirs.
The free press., 1898-04-14
raEoouNIRY EDITOR

He is the pck hr>- of ever
commun,'y, the prnmot.r ~ every
laudahle en,' rprise, the wo'st un-
dprpaid laborrr IN the vineyard.
Courting his space as his eau tai,
he gives more 10 charity, his means
considered. than ary ether memb-r
of snc,ety. He is u power IN poiis
tics, n pillar of the church a leader
In the crusade 'or better morsls.
Hs is preemiuently the friend Of
humanity.
Line upon line, paragraph upon
paragraph. day b., day. he Is en-
balm,pg in cold type the facts from
which he Herod'ius, the Iacitu',
The S,emondi. or the Macau'ay o!
the tutuie will write the history OF
our times. He JOY ou-ly a nouhces
ur advent INTO this world. bri-fly
records our nprisi"gs and our
wnsittirgs, aud sorrow fully
chronicles our exit from this vale
Oi teare,
A. u creator of beauty, he d"ub-
le discounts , me. Aver. who u.
dertakes 10 incre .se Il minine pull
chritude only in particular inst"n-
ces; hut the country editor. in the
exc, cise Of plenary rower, impat-
italy bpautifies all women whore
names appear in his la er. By q
touch OF his magiri,n's wand he
converts paste into diamonds
spar king on beau'y's neck, and
with a skill of which ancient and
am b,iinus alchem'sts Only dreamed,
aud with p0l't-ness which Chester.
field might have 4nvied, lie trs
rnutps brass trink-ts into -w' lrA
of purest geld. when they appear
az ornaments Of the family Of his
subscriber.
d. is the greatest and most in
geni, us of maauf ,cture r., for while
other manufar'urers produce only
perishable stuff, he manufactures
immOr, statrsmrn out Of raw.
snm4rimrs very raw mat erial. In
thi- lAudahlr industry no Oinglev
bill can protect him, and be must
re:essitate work ~ comprt'tinn
with the pauper manufacturers Of
Europe. He Is
TOour virtues very kind
Aud to our faults h little blind.
We are all more or less. generally
more, hi. tandIwOrk; and it does
not h-come the creature TO ininre
the business Of his creator. With
out his ingenious, generous and
ENTHUSIASTIC lab"rs most "f ua
would never have been here; and
when be tres Of Us. we will retire
to private lie, amid rural scenes
propi,inus for secret mpditations
ara silent prayer. Working night
and day during the campa gn, often
without money aud without pricr.
when the el, ction is over, the vic.
toly won and the loaves aud fishes,
now vulgariy called ''pie" are to
be distributed, by some strange
lapse of the human memory, he is
generally Observation-Disclosures from
speech made by Hon. Champion
Clark OF Missouri. in Congress.
The free press., 1898-04-14
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE..

Nhereas, letters of admlnlstra
ton on the estate of H. F. DR.
ling deceased were granted to the
undersigned, Oh the 4th day Of
January 1898. Notice IL hereby
gwen to all parties having claims
against the said estate, or agsi"st
the estate of the firm of j. Dar-
ling h Son. OF xhich firm, the said
H. f. Darling was surviving part
ner, to have the same duly proba-
ted and registered in the flee of
the Chanc-ry Clerk of Pear RIVER
county, within one \ ear f,um this
date, otherwise lh-v vi ! be barred.
February 25tb, 1898.
N. BATSON,
Administ, atOr
The free press., 1898-04-14
Announcements.
FOR CONGRESS.

To THE VOTERS OF THE SIXTH
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRI.T-Be-
lirving that an investigation Of my
record in Congress will show that
l have discharged nv duty, faith
fully, actively and efficiently; that
/ have kept all promises and bro
ken no party pledges, therefore
feel encouraged to again solicit the
support of my constituency and
hereby announce my candidacy for
re election, subject to the action OF
the Democratic party OF the Sixth
District of Mississippi.
Very respectfully,
W. f. LOVE.