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Sharp County record., 1898-01-07

But for bread, whether
yeast-risen to be eaten cold,
or leavened with yeast pow
ders, soda, and to be eaten
hot from the oven, whole
wheat flour is far superior
to the finest, most cold,
clammy and indigestible
patent process four--more
comfortable to the palate,
more easily digested and
furnishing more strength Of
bone and muscle. Good
whole wheat bread has a
rich, nutty flavor wholly
lacking in the fine hours
from which the gluten and
mineral matter has been
carefully removed. There is
scarcely a county where
wheat for home use cannot
be grown and any farm or
hand mill is sufficient for the
grinding and a common wire
sieve is all the boiling re-
quired, 1t is a somewhat
singular fact that men will
carefully feed to their horses,
hogs and cattle the food best
calculated for the purpose of
comforting fat or muscular
strength, as the purpose in
hands requires, while they
and their families will eat
whatever suits their taste,
whether normal or perverted,
with never a thought about
its nutritive ratio or facility
Of digestion
Sharp County record., 1898-01-07

9aS 1cn. al Cards.
Sharp County record., 1898-01-07
Forty Years Ago.
(Exchange.)

| went to the circus, Tom;
| sat beneath the tent, and
saw the man from Borneo,
likewise a tatooed gert; |
heard the toothless lion
growl, while men in spang-
led clothes stepped fearless
ly into t h cir d ems and
whackad them on the nose.
| saw the sacred elephant
spout water through his
trunk, and the Salamander
swallo'F lead and other junk.
| heard the merry CLOVES
get Off some jokes l used to
know4when we were boys
together, Tom, some forty
years ago. The same old
horses waddled round the
same old kind of rings; the
same old comic vocalist
proved that he couldn't
sing; the same old hippo?ot-
anus was grunting in dis
gust, the same Old hump
backed Persian OK was paw
ing I'D the dust; and ladies
rode on horseback steeds to
music sad and low-the same
old girls we used to know
some forty years ago.
Sharp County record., 1898-01-07
Young Peoples Mission.

Young people have a
de6nate mission as young
people," writes Mrs, Lyman
Abbot, in her series of
Peaceful Valley Papers," I"
in the January Ladies Home
Journal. "They are not to
be so absorbed, even in pre-.
pairing for their future work
as to forget that they are to
be the joy.givers of the home
and Of the community. Just
as truly as the beauty of
tie butterhy's wings and
the colors of the flowers are
to gladden. the eye, and
the song of the bird is to
stir the heart, so young men
and maidens, in the beauty
and strength of their youth,
with their clear, happy
voices are to refresh the
spirits o f t h e careworr.
Young people have a dis.
tinct mission, not only to be
Sharp County record., 1898-01-07
Hiss aud Get Married.


The following is an ex,
tract from a serm on on
the subject of matrimony by
Rev. Sam Jones: ..
VI want you, my young
sinners, to kiss and get
married, and then devote
your time to morality and
money making. Then let
your home be provided with
such comforts and necessar.
les as piety, pots, kettles,
brushes, brooms, benevolence
bread, charity, hope, crack
ers, faith, -four, affection,
tf| ..|. III -
salt, sincerity, onions, in
tegrity, virtue, bacon and
wisdom. Have these things
always on hant. and happiness
will be with you. Don't
drink anything intoxicating,
eat moderately, go about
business after breakfast,
lounge a little after dinner,
chat after tea, kiss after a
quarrel, and ell the bliss
this earth can afford will be
yours till the grave closes
over you and your spirits are
borne to a higher and happier
world
Sharp County record., 1898-01-07
GOV. Taylor Talks

UOS. EalIOr laIhs
Gov. Taylor of Tennessee,
made the following state
ment while in Pine Bluff, for
the Graphic:
IF you 60 into any store
in Arkansas, the manutact-
ured goods there a re, many
of them made, from the raw
material of the south. 1t is
shipped out and manufacture
ed and shipped back to u.s..
We pay the railroads for
carrying both ways, we pay
the manufacturer a profit,
the middleman a profit, the
retailer a profit, That's
why the South does not
grow any richer.
Arkansas is the richest
State in resources | ever
saw. In her river bottoms
the finest pine in the world
grows side by side with the
white oak, the gum and the
hickory. 1t is the finest
timbered country on the face
of the green earth, and yet
you can buy the land for a
song.
What the South needs is
more capital. She needs
more money to operate with,
to build mills and factories.
She needs 100000, 900 sturdy,
progressive people from the
northwest and $l00,000 900.
Inen the South wnfstake her
proper place as a center OF
resources and wealth.
| believe the South must
come to be a manufacturing
country. Her wealth must
be created here, and then
kept at home. In the way
of manufacturing cott o n
goods, the South has been
wonderfully II ces S T Il J..
The big iron industry has
assumed immense proport-
ions. 1t needs only capital
to develop her resources to
make the south the welthiest
section of the United
States"
Sharp County record., 1898-01-07
4 Poser in Arithmetic

A Chinaman died leaving
his property by will to his
three sons, as follows;
"To Fuen-h -huen, the old
est, one-half thereof; to
Nupin, the second son, one
thirf thereof, and to Ding
Dat,1 ,1nls- Youngest, one ninth
ther aof."
When The property was
inventoried it was found to
consist of nothing more nor
less than seventeen elephants,
and it puzzled these three
heirs how to divide the
property according to the
terms of the will without
chopping up seventeen ele'
plants, and thereby seriously
impairing their va III e.
Finally they applied to a
wise neighbor, Suenpurk,
for advice. Suenpunk had
an elephant of his own. He
drove it into the yard with
the seventeen and said:
Nov, we will suppose
that your father left these
eighteen elephants. Fuen-
huen, take your half and
depart.
So n-huen,took nine ele-.
plants and went his way,
, Now, Nupin," said the
wise man, take your third
and 60" .. ... i..
So Nupin took six eie-
plants and travelled,
"Now, Ding-bat," said
the wise man, take your
ninth and begone." ...
So Ding bat took two ele'
plants and vamoosed,
Then Suen'punk took his
own elephant and drove him
home again.
Query: Was the prop.
erty divided according to the
terms of the will?-Ex.
Sharp County record., 1898-01-07
News Items.

OskalOOsa, Iowa, closed Its
doors last week.
During the year just past
the farmers of Missouri
sold SO, 10000 worth of
fruit.
Alabama coal mine oper-
ators have advanced the
wages of miners ten cents
per ton.
Two mines at Louisville,
Colorado, have closed down
throwing 300 men out of
employment.
The Mammoth Spring
Roller Mills received six
car loads of wheat last week
says the Monitor.
Two counterfeiters were
arrested at Eureka Springs
on the 30th. of last month
on whom were found a lot
of spurious coin, dies,
moulds, etc.
A special census census of
the town Of Stuttgart shows
it to contain a population
of $3.50 inhabitants. 1t
has been incorporated as a
city of the second class.
Gov. Jonos has offered a
reward for the arrest and
delivery of Henry Webb,
who is charged with the
murder of Jas, Smith. in
St. Francis county in 1895.
The governor has par
done9 Chas. Kilgore and
Emmet Haynie, of Cleve-
lard county, who were con.
of petit larceny and
sentenced to pay a fine and
costs.
Fitzimmons has signi6ed
his willingness to fight Cor
bett again, as soon as Cor
bett will whip some body
else and demonstrate the
fact that he is in the same
class with him.
Tennessee has at least
two bright young men.
They are two from Benton,
who represented themselves
to be young ladies and re-
celved offers of marriage,
and lots Of presents through
the mails. However, they
are now under arrest for
obtaining goods under false
pretenses,
Sharp County record., 1898-01-07

Where wheat can be
grown no farmer should buy
-four, except for cakes and
pastry, and for such pur.
poses he should buy the best
in the market, says the
Texas Farm and Ranch.
Sharp County record., 1898-01-07
soFrIcrAL.

ID tN|II ~ = iSi hAt
man. First District-P. D. McCulloch
Iurianna, Lee County.
Second Dlst-A' j witt PoCahOntas
: tn Judicial Dist-JOhn B. McCaleb,
fade.
ysI6th. Dist B. MaXey, Mann
6.
!vSTY-RepresentatIve.-T. 1. Herrn.
Y. g, Murphy.'
ssper Justus,
1T. wilkins Hardy.
-Th0s III. McCaleb,
r-C.tW. Shaver. =
nliner--D d. Spurlock.
TIE CCyRTS,
ourt, N.plst-FirSt Monday in Jan.
NY. inS. Dlst-SccOnd Monday in
md August.
,ourt-lst Monday in January, Aprn,
court, HrDlst-2n ! Monday'in March,
emucr md Decrmbers
Sharp County record., 1898-01-07

themselves, but to make all
around ther' happier, and
first and principally in their
homes.
Sharp County record., 1898-01-07
sOCIBTIEs.

rrrro SHADK LODGE No. l43, f. q
4 holds regular communications on
saturdy before lst sunday IN each
lth. h 5. BAUM '" III
.lf. sec'y.
,gurxa sHADE CHAPTER, No. II, o
meets at Masonic Hall lst Thurs
m each month, at O'Clock p. m.
hrs, KATEHUDDLESIl NJ w. M
LIE AuLr, Sec'tY,
rRAL CHAPrER No. SO, R. A. NJ.
A regular convOcatiOns at Masonic
| in Evening Shade, the Sd Saturday
ach month. n r. "a
davidson. See.
1,rarAr LODGE, No. 90, I. o. Q
r noldp regular meetings every al
ternate friday night:
l.. r. MEDLEY, N &.
;olIIns. sec'y' -,A
HjNZ><>>< EVENING SHADE LODGE
lxW4{k~ No. 249O, X. of Fl
Es s3l{<E meets first Tues
WlgIf Nday nights in every
;i5i - month.
lSl9({SS W. CARRoL SHAVER, D
Il'r CD. Wilson L.
The Press., 1898-01-20
HOW TO FIND OUT.

Fill bottle or common glass with urine and let it stand twenty-four hours |; a sediment or settling indicates an un- healthy condition of the kidneys. When urine stains linen it is evidence of kidney trouble. Too frequent desire to urinate. or pain in the back, is also convincing proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of order.
 WHAT TO DO.
 There is comfort in the knowledge SO often expressed. that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great k idney remedy. fulfils every wish relieving pain iD the back. kidneys, liver. bladder and every part of the urinary passages. It corrects inabil- ity to hold urine and scalding pain in passing it, or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to get up many times during the night to urinate. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp Root is soon r-alized. It stands the highest for it's wonderful cures of the most distressing cases. If you need a medicine you should have the best. Sold by druggists, price fifty cents and one dollar. You may have a sample bot tie and pamphlet both sent free by mail. Mention The Press and send your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co.,, Bingha ampton. N. |. The proprietors of this paper guar antee the genuineness of this offer.
The Press., 1898-01-20
OnnOse1 tn ThirLepn.

l was buying parlur car seat for th
 Atlantic City express when ni'>' rye
 a lady Just ahead ot me at the wlutiu>> regarding her ticket With d trout I,h "A
 presslon 'l won take that she >AId passing 1t back to the tlckrt seller I won have a char numbered I: The man smiled amlably and taking the ticket. rubbed of the one. mailing il number 5 No that won do sald the woman "IOu must give me a new ticket " But the chan Is uumter s.
 explained the man That makes nc difference. she replled firmly | won { take a ticket that Is numbered l3 or that has been number IS And she wouldn What would Mir Lang say to snrh surerstItlon as thls' -Crltlc
The Press., 1898-01-20
GARIsH BOOK BINDINGS.
They Are ID Bad Taste and Are Dis1iked
 by Bookworm and Scholar.


 by Bookworm and Scholar.
 Books have right to he, first of all, books, not purveyors of whimsies in color and design. As matters are at this moment three-quarters of the new books look more like some strange en- tree at feast than like everyday edi- bles. You take up one, and it has the air of a curious ragout; there are un- known fragments of design floating in 8 sauce of queer elemental color. The next one has an air as honest as apple sauce at first glance; 'tis pale greenish thing, but presently you see that the trail of a serpent is over all its border. And who can hope for content from 0 dish thus garnished?
 Again a book. and this one burns bright red and yellow, like a pudding on fire with cognac, which is all very we'll for pudding. Another has a cover which looks like resisting beefsteak pounded by the stern hand of fate in a boarding house; another reminds you irresistibly of coffee wherein chickory has too much inserted it's diluting aid and cream is missing But, first and last, the new books are ever more prone to resemble small plots of deceptive stage verdure than honest, simple souled books. It is impossible to help doubt ing the value of the literary pasturage to be found in such inclosures. Fortu- nately ono is sometimes most joyously deceived Authors have little "say" concerning the garb of their volumes, and often-good luck to them-they rise superior to the mechanical makers of books and rejoice the souls of their readers in spite of the bindings.
 And it must be repeated that in t'1e present bizarre and excessive fancies in binding there is seed of abounding hope for the future. Publishers are groping for something; few of them know what. But they will learn, and the world will be made glad by genuine revival ill the lovely old half forgotten craft of bookbinding. In that happy coming day there will be great honor for the men who lead the taste of this country to- ward better things in bookbinding, sim. pier and saner and more sincere. -Bos- ton Transcript.
The Press., 1898-01-20
QUESTION OF LUCK.
A Citation That C1inched the Other Sic
 of the Argument.

A Citation That Clinched the Other Side
 of the Argument.
 ''I hate to hear people gay there's nc such thing as luck" remarked the mel. ancholy Mr. Dolittle.
 'I don't see why," his wife rejoined.
 "Because it isn't true,'' he returned with asperity. "A man can go on try. ing and trying and never get along, and some other person will go ahead and tumble into good things without making any effort whatever.
 "Hiram, no great man has succeeded without hard work"
 ''That's the kind of talk you always hear. But nine times out of ten it is all owing to the opportunity that presented itself. Fortune just seems to lie in wait to kidnap some men. Look at Sir Isaac Newton. His name is handed down from generation to generation. And why? Simply because he was sitting under tree, and an apple happened tc drop on him. You can't pretend that a man is in a position to claim superior merit simply because, through no &C., tion or preference of his own, he gets hit in the head with an apple, can you?''
 "No, Hiram.
 "Then don't tell me about there not being any such thing as luck"
 ''It seems to me that you ve chosen a poor example in support of your argu- meEt. The case of Isaac Newton goes to show that the difference is in the people. If it had been some men that l know of instead of Newton, the first thing they would have done after the apple fell would have been to go into the house and moan for the arnica bot tie; then they would have spent two or three hours of precious time talking about their bad luck. w Washington Star
The Press., 1898-01-20
Clocks With Nerves.

There is one disadvantage about very tall buildings which is being noticed by the occupants It is perhaps small disadvantage, but still is worth consid- ering, as it involves some annoyance to those who have not made provision for it.
 The trouble referred to is the stop. ping of pendulum clocks by the vibra- tion of the buildings. Many pendulum clock that has kept accurate time for years i'll old fashioned low structures has refused to run at all when moved into some one of the new tall steel framed buildings in the lower part ot the city. On the lower floors of the buildings the clocks run fairly well, but when higher up in the buildings they become more whimsical and on the tor floors will not run at all.-New York Times
The Press., 1898-01-20

At the democratic caucus held at the town house, on Wednesday evening the following delegates were chosen to rep resent the east parish of Stafford, in the several conventions: State, Chas. Fox and Richard s. Beebe; senatorial, D. F. Hewlett and A. D. Cady; probatorial, NJ. B. Harvey and E. E. Butterfield.
 At the annual communication of Warren Lodge, No. 50, F. and A. NJ, South Coventry, held on Wednesday evening, January 9th, 1868. the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: George w. Capron, w. M. John c. Bogue, J. w. Captain E. P. Packer, treasurer, Albert NJ. Comstock, secretary H. F. Barrows, s. D.. Wm. B. Hawkins, J. D.; Ambrose Reynolds, Tyler; Rev. $. S.. Cumminings chaplain; D. H. Hunting ton, Marshal; Solomon Barber, William Bradbury, Stewards.
 BIRTHs.-At Union, Mashapaug, Jan. 1st, 1868, daughter to GeorgeA. Leland, 2nd, a son to Eli Mcdonald.
 At Wilmington, Jan. 20th, 1868, daugh, ter to Leander Fisk.
The Press., 1898-01-20
He Responded.

The late archbishop of Canterbury had a favorHe dog named Watch. Once, as he lay on the mat at the open door of the chapel, the arch bishop read impress. lively this sentence of the Scripture lesson, "What I say unto you I say unto you all-watch. " The dog sprana up, came forward and lay down before the reading desk at his masters feet. One nearer at least needed the lesson and responded. -Congregationalist.
 London and Liverpool are both at the loval ~f +l7o ec.
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and soda-water bottling tanks in the Ma tional Association had been let loose the water b-gan to effervesce and sparkle, and presently great bubble of air burst and all was over. The word was given to hoist away and the ill-fated box was brought to view again.
 On9 of the heavy oak timbers was dri v- on into itself and splintered to matchwood. The inch-thick plate glass was almost pull verized. MT. Harper says that according to the ropes the machine was down 200 feet, but the gauge showed a pressure of nine- ty-nine pounds, which if it registered cor rectly indicated depth of 22S feet. But on basis of 900 feet the pressure that crushed this seemingly invulnerable phos- phor-bronz structure was 86.8 pounds per square inch or, 353 ,924 pounds to each side of six feet square. The total pressure therefore, was 2, ,723, ,54S pounds, or 1 1861, 7 tons.
 It seems incredible that with the extra ordinary strength of the bell it should be so crushed. With a contrivance that would withstand the pressure of deep wat er it was MT. Schons intention to use it in locating wrecks and afterward, by the use of the telephone, to direct the work of wreckers on the surface, either in grap- bling for cargo or in placing lighter chains about the hulls of vessels.
 In the ordinary diving dress divers seldom work in more than 100 feet of water, at which depth the pressure is 43.4 pounds per square inch. It has been claimed that diver attempted to descend to the wreck of the Elbe, the Atlantic steamer that lies | in the English channel in 240 feet of wat CT. He was brought up almost unconscious | from TO feet where the pressure was 73. 7S per square inch, a pressure that few car
 experience and live.
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CONSUMPTION POSITIVELY CURED.-Mr. R. B. Greeve, merchant, of Chilhowie, Va. , certifies that he had consumption, was giv- en up to die, sought all medical treatment that money could procure, tried all cough remedies he could hear of, but got no re- lief; spent many nights sitting up in a chair was induced to try Dr. Kings New Discovery, and was cured by the use of two bottles. For past three years has been attending to business, and says Dr. Kings New Discovery is the grandest remedy ever made, as it has done so much for him and also for others in his community. Dr. Kings New Discovery is guaranteed for Coughs, Colds and Con- sumption. It don't fail. Trial bottle free at E. K. Taft's Drug Store. 5
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A REVELATION FOR WEAK WoMEN.- Weak, nervous women who suff-r from female complaints, irregularities, dis charges, backache, etc., get no sympathy because they look we'll" No one but physician knows what they suff-r, and no one but great specialist in female dis eases like Dr. Greene, 35 West 14th St., New York City, the most successful physician in curing these complaints, has the knowledge, skill and remedies which never fail to cure. Women should know that Dr. Greene can be consulted by mail free. Write the Doctor. You can thus get his opinion and advice in regard to your case free. Write now-it may re- suit in your cure.
The Press., 1898-01-20
A Snrinting Match.

Governor You've been running ahead of your allowance. Jack.
 Jacb-I know it, dad. I've been hop ing for long time that the allowance : would strengthen up enough to overtaks me. Household Worda
The Press., 1898-01-20

GLAD TIDINGs.-The specific for Dys- pepsia, Liver Complaint, Rheumatism Cos tiveness. General Debility etc., is Bacons' Celery King for the Nerves. This great herbal tonic stimulates the digestive or gans, regulates the Liver and restores the system to vigorous health and energies. Sample free. Large packages soc and 25c. Sold only by E. K. Taft, Stafford Springs W. P. Fuller, Somers, Odell & Jones, StaffordYille.
The Press., 1898-01-20
ANClER'S 7%ETROt.EUM @ EmOGOlON Hypophosphitss.

It will speedily correct all these diff culties. The oil especially exerts its soothing and healing power on the lining membrane of the throat and lungs. What is more, it nourishes the body and gives it strength to throw off disease. It contains ingredients that Nature craves to help her restore wasted flesh and tissue, and it is far superior to cod-.iver oil because, being already partially digested, it can be retained by the weakest stomach. The hypophosphites also give valuable aid: They keep the nerves active and vigorous. One bottle is often sufficient to cure a chronic cough.
 Sold ly all druggists. BOG. and Sloo.
 Angler Chemical Co.,, Allston District. Bostoa.
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ARE YOUh BRAID

of weak lungsi Have you pains in your chest? Are you little short of breath? Are your bowels disar- ranged? Do you sometimes have night sweat? Is there tendency to weak lungs in your family! Then take our advice and take -
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THIRTY YEARS AGO.
Jan. 24, 1868.

items of local interest taken from the columns of The Press, thirty years ago.l
The Press., 1898-01-20
Kindred Occupations.

"What is your maw doin?" asked ths severe old lady, as they met on the street corner.
 "Maw's home makin a quilt" said the giddy girl with the picture hat.
 "Oh, she isl She's home makin 8 quilt and you are out maxim a spread Cincinnati Enquirer
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had the rheumatism so badly that could not get my hand to my head. tiled the doctors medicine without the least benefit. At last thought of Cham beIlain's Pain Balm; the first bottle re- lieved all of the pain, and one-half of the second bottle effected a completr cure.- w. J. HOLLAND, Holland. Va. Chamber lain's Pain Balm is equally good for sprains, swellings and lameness, as well as burns, cuts and bruises" For sale at the drug stores of E. K. Taft, Stafford Springs, ,and G. L. Philips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1898-01-20

The greatest Of all luxuries in central Africa is salt. To say that a man eats salt with his victuals is the same as saying that he is a rich man. Mungo Park says, "The long continued use of vegetable food creates so painful long ing for salt that no words can sufficient ly describe it ''
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Great Editor-You have your theory, of course, as to how newspapers should be conducted?
 Applicant (fresh from college)-Not the slightest, sir.
 Great Editor (amazed)-Is it possi blei My dear sir. you can have your pick of any department in this offce-that is, if you have not already arranged with g museum Buffalo Times.