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Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27
Cave City.
Wheat prospects fine.
Health generally good.

Wheat prospects fine.
Health generally good.
Bethel Parsley of Calamine was
here Tuesday.
Our people think we have
plenty of fruit yet.
G. N. Horn will enumerate the
census of Cave township.
Allen Crownover of Sidney was
in town on business Saturday.
Retta Parsley of Smithville was
in town last Friday on business.
T. s. Ottinger and family visit
ed relatives at Sharp Saturday
and Sunday.
Misses Mary and Virgie Parsley
visited home folks a few days last
week and this.
Come on, We correspondents.
We would like to hear from all
the different parts of the county.
Jasper Hutchinson, A. j. Porter
and D. L. King have been shak-
ing hands rather heartily in our
township of late.
Isenhower g Johnson, through
the aid of T. S. Ottinger, gathered
and took away a nice 1rove of
sheep since our last writing.
The feelings Of our doctors and
stockmen are expressed by the
muscles Of the face. We suppose
everybody knows what is meant.
Stock men have all the cattle
they want until they can sell, and
the doctors would like more calls.
Miss Della Edgar died last
Monday morning, cause of death
supposed to have been heart
trouble. She was just in the
bloom Of life when the death
said she must 60,
We sympathize with tho mother
and other friends.
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27

our country recently and some
have located. VIM. Bilberry of
Lawrence county, Ark, has pur-
chased a nice home 3 miles from
Plainview and seems to be well
pleased with the country,
Cattle are still bringing a good
price. Year-old steers are selling
from $3.50 to 500 per head; COWS
and calves $3.50 to S35. Work
stock is in demand and bring
good prices.
The prospects for the plains
were never better both spiritually
and financially. The Baptists at
Plainview had 46 additions since
last May and number 1926 at pres
emit; have preaching and Sunday
school every Sunday and prayer
meeting every Thursday night.
The Lord is with the people of the
plains. We see his love mani
tested every day.
This country is strictly Demo
cratic and doesn't hold any pri-
mary elections.
Cotton and negroes are strang-
ers to this part of Texas. Mos
quitoes, grass, kaffer corn and
white faced calves are adaptedtt to
this climate. I
l will close with my best wishes
to the RECORD and the miring
boom of Sharp county.
W. S. Wassont
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27
Hardy.

Wild Bill Evans visited Hardy

Wild Bill Evans visited Hardy
Monday.
DR.. and Mrs. McGavic are
again located with us, and the
Doctor has resumed his practice
here.
James Werner has opened his
new store, and several other i'm
portant business changes are on
the tapis.
Wonderful jack salmon and
bass are being pulled out of the
river, and everybody has the
fishing mania.
Rev. E. P. Minton, Of the Bap-
fist church at Jonesboro, is hold
ing a series of meetings at the
union church at Hardy.
The first ripe box Of straw
berries was brought in Monday
April %, by W. M. Jordon, and
sold to |. j. Merideth, for consci-
entious distribution among the
guests of his hotel. Shipping
will begin about next Sunday.
W. A. and J. F. Brumitt have
returned home from Newburg
where they had been to visit theil
father whose leg was recently
broken at the ankle. The ole
gentleman was getting along
very we'll when they were there.
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27
FOR REPRESENTATIVE,

We are authorised to announce s L. Shaver
Of Scott township as candidate for repreSen-
tative, subject to the action of the democratic
party,
We are authorised to announce G, B. Ferguson
OF Richwoods township as candidate for rep.
sesentative, subject to. the action OF the demo-
cratic party,
The Records authorized to announce Will E.
Founders of Sullivan. township as a candidate
for representative. subject. to. the astiSn Of the
democratic party.
The Record Is authorized to announce Chas. G..
Carpenter of Highland township as candidate
tor representative, subject to the action OF the
democratic party.
The Record is authorized to announce A. j.
Porter of Highland township MS a candidate for
representative, subject to the action of tho
democratic party.
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27
Kings Mall.

Mrs. Julia Wiles is having
a siege of the chllls.
Farmers are a little late
planting their crops
Still threatning rain,
though it doesn't rain much
Mrs. Nancy Underwood
has the finest garden veget-
ables yet.
Bonnie Spurlock and wife
lost their baby this week
from the effects of measles.
Quite a number of young
people attended singing at
Liberty Hill Sunday evening"
John Bristow, IT,, makes
the finest -four that has been
made for years at Kings
Mill.
Jessie Martin was over
from Hardy Sunday visiting
his many friends about
Kings Mill.
Jennie Holt will sing at
Liberty Hill the second Sun
day in May. Everybody in
vited to attend. ..
Our merchants at Kings
Mill are hustlers. Billy
King, Mr.. Murphy's sales
man, is all smiles.
Very few cases or measles
at present. Burton Jones
and Nellie Holt are the only
new cases reported.
The young people are talk
ing of organizing a prayer
meeting at Liberty Hill
We bid them Gods speed.
Charlie Heath is wei
pleased with his new home at
DR.. Spikes. That's right
Charlie, you have a good jot
and stay with it.
There has been twenty-five
persons left Kings Mil
neighborhood in the last two
years for Texas. Oh, how
we do miss them.
AUNT JANE.
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27

the drag. Only about six
church members are in at
tendance. What's the mat
teri Why not stick to the
bush or turn it loose? Come
out if you want a good Sun
day school.
]. L. Overton, who has
always been, and is yet, a
democratic true and tried,
and who has been postmaster
an6 assistant postmaster at
this place for ten years, was
honored with the place OF
census enumeration OF Rlch-
woods township, which fact
his many friends are proud
to learn.
JOE
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27
FOR SHERIFF,

We are authorized to announce NJ, u, Haney
of piney Fork township ss'a'cand'date for sher-
IN and collector of Sharp county, subject to the
action Of the democratic party.
We are authorized to announce a, II. Matheny
OF sullivan townshlp,as candidate for sheriff
and collector of Sharp county, ..subject.to the
action Of the democratic party,
We ore authorized to announce Ben N. Yates
Of Jackson township as candidate for sheriff
and collector Of Sharp county, subject to the
action of the democratic party.
We are authorized to announce Jasper Hut
Gibson OF Morgan township as candidate for
sheriff and collector OF Sharp county, subject to
the action Of the democratic party.
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27
DISGUISED AS MEN.

, A letter from a nurse in
a hospital at Cape Town cor.
roborates an unpleasant feat.
ure of the war. The writer
says the sanitary condition
forced a number of Beers to
be bathed in the river beside
the hospital. The Beers
themselves absolutely re.
fused to strip and when
forced to do so, it was found
they were women in mems
clothes, The writer adds:
Quite a number Of the dead
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27
For Attorney General
Sam H. Davidson,
of Evening Shade
ANNOUNCEMENTS,
FOR CONGRESS-.

We are authorized to announce Hon, p. D.
MoCulloch of Lee county as u candidate tor re-
election to Congress from the First district,
subject to the.action of the democratic party,
We are authorized to Announce Hon. Clay
Sloan of Lawrence county as candidate for
Congress from the First district, subject to the
action.of the democratic party.
We are authorized to announce Hon, F. g,
Taylor of Craighead county as ascanddate for
congress, subject to the action Of the democracy
of the First district,
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27

Phillips, Yell, Madison,
Carroll and Washington
counties last week gave ma
jorities for Davis. The La.
fayette county convention in.
structed for him, and the
Union county township con.
ventions were carried for
him.
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27
FOR SURVEYOR.

We are authorized 10 announce Geo, Parsley
A, oand date Tor surveyor, subec, TO the action
OF the democratic party
We are authorized TO announce r, r. Morton
of Union township ~ candidate for surveyor,
ubl, G, 10 the viii Of the democratic party,
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27
Ash Flat.

Rain, rain, rain, since our
last report.
Only one case of measles
here up to date.
The croquet set is here
and the game has surely
begun,
Garden sasses are fine.
Lettuce and onions are large
enough to Craze on.
Payne Jackson has bought
a new binder. 1t is a Cham
pion, and is to cost $l20. He
says it is all o. k.
r. e. Semple made a trip
to Hardy last week, together
with James Barnes and ].
Turner. They report no
fish.
Mr.. Arnold, the candidate
for surveyor, of Lebanon
township, was shaking hands
with the farmers here Fri
day,
n. V. Stephens and his
daughter, Matte, were Wis
iting at Mr.. and Mrs. J, c.
Hersperger on South Fork
Saturday.
A big boy at the residence
of Rev. !. D. Kelly, The
baby and mother are doing
well, and it is hoped that
Rev. Kelly will soon recover.
Hon. D. L. King of Hardy,
the next senator for this dis.
trict, was shaking hands
with the boys here a little
Sunday evening.
Hon. P. H, Wilkerson of
Evening Shade pass d
through town last Sunday on
his return home from Phillips
county, where he had been in
the interest of Sam H. Day.
idson.
There is another candi.
date in Richwoods township,
who, however, will con6ne
to the township.
Sam says he will fiji the office
Il elected, 10 the best of his
ability.
Our Sunday school is on
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK.

The Record 10 authorized to announce II. b.
Hill of Piney Fork township as u candidate for
recollection as circuit clerk, subject to the
action OF the democratic party.
We are authorized to announce G. D. Richie
of Richwoods township as candidate for the
office of circuit clerk. subject. to the action of
he democratic party.
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27

The race for congress in
this district promises to be
very interesting, and each
candidate will likely be about
evenly divided in strength.
So far Sloan has carried
Jackson, Greene and St.
Francis counties, with IS
votes; McCulloch has carried
Phillips, with 6 votes, and
Taylor has carried Clay
with 7 votes.
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27
FOR STATE SENATOR.

We are authorized to announce Hon. Thos. I.
Herrn as candidate for the office of State
Senator from this, the Second senatorial dis
trct,
The Record Is authorized to announce Hon :.
d. L, King as a candidate for State Senator
from this, the Second district, subject to the
action of the democratic party,
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27

Capt. F, M. Hanley carried
Phillips county last Saturday
for railroad commissioner.
Hanley is a winner.
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27
DUE TO BAD VH'

~ ~ - "
Jeff Hunter, a Sal@|
err and a former COZ
shot and killed a mai
Chisholm in CardeiI
tom in Yell county@1
day. The trouble \
due to- politics but y
whisky. Hunter va w!
Grated by the cor yIl'.,',
Last September H ny
lnulCLeU anu N
office by Circuit I, J II,S|
Mitchell, but the eo w
to make a record W
moval and Hunter ~ y
assumed the auth0FlEHI
office. He will PlV",,
indicted for the aS''
OF authority.
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27
Sidney.
News scarce.

News scarce.
Health very good.
Refreshing showers occasion
ally.
"Uncle Billy" Wiles is on the
puny list this week.
Miss Lena Arm is visiting at
Morrilton few weeks.
Hon. W. E. Founders was in
home again Saturday and Sun.
day.
Miss Dee Wiles, of Evening
Shade, spent Saturday and Sun
day at home.
Dan Raglan will conduct the
Christian Endeavor exercises
Sunday evening, next.
The school board, we learn, is
making arrangements for secur-
ing instructors for another year.
Phillip Wiles, our accommo-
dating barber, is suffering with
a painful carbuncle on his hand.
Hon. A. j. Porter, of Highland
township, candidate for represent
tative, was rounding up" our
boys here last week.
What has gone wrong with our
Ash Flat reporter? My brother
come again. Don't play croquet
so much, but give us the news.
Whit Buchanan has just COM
pleted a nice fence around his
residence. Now that looks more
like a feeling Of enterprise was
prevailing our town.
Our boys had another nice
game of ball Saturday. They
will play the Bayou team next
Saturday again, on their ground
at Kinks Stand. With few
weeks practice our team will be
hard to beat.
Will Smith has been appointed
census enumeration for Sullivan
and Johnson townships. We are
indeed proud that this good luck
has fallen to Will, for no one
needed the work more than he
did. He is crippled so that he is
unable to do any other kind Of
labor.
The Beers, II seems, overlooked
a nice thing in etiquette when
they failed to fire shells loaded
with Easter lilies into Mafeking.
The whole world has not yet
ceased to admire their forethought
in sending Christmas shells load
ed with plum buildings into Lady
smith.
John Anglin, one Of our black
smiths, a few days since, while
shoeing q mule received a severe
kick on the nose, crushing and
splitting 1t badly. Mr. Auglin
said he saw a complete theater Of
the Boer war when the mule
punched him, and we feel sure
this is true for his face now looks
like O "busted" tomato,
More anon,
MEMO AND IGNORANCE,
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27

William S. Taylor, repub-
lican contestant governor of
Kentucky, has been indicted
for completely in the Goebel
assassination. Taylor has
fled to New York and has ap.
pealed to Gov. Roosevelt,
asking that any demand for
extradition be denied.
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27

1t is estimated that the
recent food has cost the
state of Mississippi alone
over So, 000,0
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.

The Record announces Hon. P. H. Crenshaw
OF Randolph county Us candidate for prose-
cutting attorney of the sixteenth circuit, subject
to the action Of the democratic party.
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27

The Journal says there
are IS cases of smallpox at
Jonesboro.
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27
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Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27
FOR COUNTY JUDGE,

We are authorized to announce Hon, JAMES
W, SMITH Of Sullivan township aa candidate for
recollection to the olco Of county Judge subject to
the action Of the democratic party,
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27

on the batte6elds hi!V
found to be women 'l'
disguised"
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.

The RECORD announces 7. j. Davidson as a
candidate for reelection to the Office Of Justice
of the Peace OF Piney Fork township, subject to
the action of the democratic party.
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27

The Record IS authorized to announce W. N.
ARNOLD of Lebanon township as Il candidate for
surveyor of Sharp county, subject TO the action
of the democratic party.
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27
I1cEIR1|
Wine ofcafl

strengthens and puHds N
system, and brings the suaa
over these pitfalls. It's d
been wonderful. It % cd
menstrual troubles, but ha|
recommended at this tzI
your druggist for the fsn'd
Cardui. $500 a bottle k
For advice Ia casesreqult1l
directions, address the w
visory Department" tn
nooga Medicine Co, @1
Tenn.
THOMAS j. COOPER Mss
says,-"My sister suffered iIoa "
painful menstruatlon and cTn
relieve her. Wine Of Cardul =
her, and also helped my nio'na
Change Of Life" -
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-04-27
The Time Com

to every elderly woman vt..
|portant functional chsngehIs
This Is called 1.-THE Chained
Theentire underyssl{
Dreadful diseases such gr|
consumption are often co.ay
this time.
The colored American., 1900-07-21
FREE BLOOD CURE.
An Offer Proving Faith to Suf'
fererS.

Ulcers, Cancers, Eating Sores, Pain
full Swellings, Effects of Blood Poison.
Persistent Eruptions, that refuse to
heal under ordinary treatment are
quickly cured by B. B. B. Botanic
BLOOD Balm), the most wonderful
Blood Purifier of the age. made esp pee
Tally to cure all terrible obstinate deep
seated Blood and SKIN troubles2Is your
blood thin2 Are you pale? All run
DOWN. Have you Eczema? Pimples?
Bio, ches and Bumps? Skin or Scalp
HumOrs? B0ils? Eruptions? Skin Itches
and Swollen? Aching Bones? Rheum-
atism? Scrofula? Catarrh? Then you
need B. B. B. botanic Blood Balm),
because 1t drains from the blood and
entire system all the pOisons and
numOrs which cause all ofthese troubles,
and the cause being removed, perm
anent cure follows. b 3 B. thorough
ly tested for thirty years, and thous-
ands cured after doctors and patent
medicines had failed. For sale by
druggists at 81 per large bottle, or 8
large bottles Gull treatmeDt) So To
prove our faith In B. B B. we will send
q Trial Bottle Free to sufferers, so they
may test remedy at our expense Ad-
dress Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga.
The colored American., 1900-07-21
Don't Read This /!

More than 500 letters were sent ont
from this Office last week. They were
all of the same nature and they treated
the same subject. A great many who
who will read this item received enc
of these letters. This notice Is a re-
minder and if.you have not sent in
what is due on the subscription. YOU
should send 1t at once. The Oolored
American Is brimful of news and those
who read it and appreciate it should
send along their subscriptions as soon
as they know ID to be due.
The colored American., 1900-07-21

the ideal of the average explOiteT ofthis
vexed problem but he places character
first. The Learned doctor is not very
far from being right.
Rev. w. L. Taylor, successor to VIM.
w. Browne as president OF the True Re-
formers Is demonstrating bis ability as
a worthy financial leader. Under his
administration he has made purchases
amounting to s19, ,s75; and improve.
ments as follow So, 600 to the general
Office at Richmond, $4,000 at Ports
mouth. Va, and additions TO the Hotel
Reformer at Richmond adding twenty
two extra rooms at cost of over So 600
making this the finest hotel owned and
operated by the raC 9 in this country.
A further summary shows al increase
in the cash balance OF over one hundred
per cent. above that Of last year.
Rev. Joshua II. Jones, D. D., a na-
tive OF South Carolina, graduate of
Claflin University OF the theological de-
partment of Wilberforce some time
studied at Harvard and Yale Universi.
ties has been unanimously elected pres
ident Of WiiberfOrce. Rev Jones has
been foT eight years a member of the
Columbus Ohio school board, Is man
of commanding perso oal presence, Is
nearly six feet in height, weighs two
hundred and fifty pounds and is a mod
el Of dignity and geniality.
Now that the cities of Rome and
Augusta, Ga. have enacted ordinances
restricting the Negroes TO two or three
last back seats of the street railway ears
and the Negro prefers to walk, the
whites are complaining. The Christian
Index registers the popular will thus:
by every consideration of justice
and self respect the Negroes OF Georgia
are justified iD walking rather than be-
ing forced to ride on the rear seats OF
cars that are public conveyances for
every body,
j. Thomas Heard, one of the Georgia
colony makes a very liberal offer to his
nome town (Athens) for an organiza.
lion to establish night school and IL
brary for the colored citizens Of that
place. The scheme is go novel as vel
as commendable that more then q pass
ing notice Of 1t is deserved. He pur.
poses an association for the purpos'
consisting Of the customary officers bu
that no one shall be considered an ap.
plicant for the office Of president, vic,
president, secretary, and treasurer, anC
board of directors unless he or sh,
agrees to give 500, s75, $50, aud 81;
respectively. Since Mr.. Heard him
self offers to give 800 it ia certain b,
will be the first presiding officer. This
offer is open for six months.
The colored American., 1900-07-21

for Europe.
Matt Lewis is N sking a vigorous ef-
fort to give the people of Newport News
q wide awake daily.
Rev J NJ. Townsend has been made
the travelling representative OF the Mis-
sionary Department of the a. NJ. f.
Church.
Bishop Abram Grant has selected In
dianapolis as his place Of residence for
the next four years and the Heosiers
are rejeiced accordingly.
Dr.. Daniel II. Williams Of Chicago,
has been added to the taenity Of the
Meharry Medical school at Nashville,
Tenn. He will give each year course
of lectures on Operative Surgery.
Booker T. TEashington's call to or
eanize a National Negro Business
League at Boston, Aug. 23d & Gath has
the unanim ous approval of the colored
press as a most timely step.
The death of Rev. Alexander Ellis,
d. d, one of the leading Baptist cler-
Ovmen Of this country occurred couple
of weeks ago at Savannah, Ca, shortly
after that Of his opponent, Rev. e. K.
Love.
Prof. Hugh O'Cook of this city, and
Miss Daisy l.. Jackson of Lynchburg,
we'll known in our city, were quietly
married at Normal, Ala, last week.
Mr.. Cook is Cue of the faculty at the
Normal A. & NJ. College of which Prof.
w. u. Councill is Principal.
The separate street car business has
reached Louisiana The Southwestern
Christian Advocate (NewOFleans) says
"Thers are hundreds of Negroes in this
cItv who will not ride under such cir
cumstances and they have begun al
ready to organize for the purpose o
controlling the masses.
In an interview with Mr.. J. W
Cromwell, published ia the Star o.
Zion, Mai. John r. Lynch says: g
have BEEN in every province In the Is
land of Cuba; have kept my eyes anC
ears open. / have enough material fol
four or more lectures, for one could no
contain it ail,-such as the climate, th'
people. their habits, their customs anC
their laws and political future.
Gov. Wm. Fl. Johnson whom Bru6'
Grit dubs "The Sage of Maiden Lane
takes exceptions to that statement IN
the new we'll known sermon OF Rev. D
Rrandape entitled, "Is the Negro
man that said 1t was impossible for th'
Negro to secure respectable home II
Albauy?n The Governor says that theN
can buy property or rent houses In an.
quarter of the city. The age is bounC
90 be heard from.
The Indianapolis Freeman, referring
to the plank in the Republican Cobven
zion respecting the suppression OF tn
Negro vote in the South ssys; "L
great convention has uttered its dictnn
against these wrongs thus disabusinl
the minds of skeptical Negroes, aDC
eonfounding misunderstanding whit
men who have been asserting that tn
party means TO abandon the Negro
Othello's occupation gave.
Rev. ]. w. E. Bowen OF Gammol
Seminary who enjoys the rare distinct
ion of having besa~bslloted for Bisho1
In two General Conferences Of the NJ. E
Church. takes a radical departure q hi
The colored American., 1900-07-21
NOTICE!
REYNOLDS & REYNOLDS,
1910 U STREET, N. y

1910 y STREET, N. w.
The only colored architects in the
city, since the death of C.. 8. T. Brent
Architects for churches and chapels
anywhere in the United States.