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The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-04-07
NORTH AND SOUTH ROAD.
II is Claimed That Bonds for Con-
StruCtlOn Have Been Sold.
springfield tMol Republican

Springfield tMo,) Republican.
Some days ago the Republican
published the fact of the chartering
of the Little Rock & Northern rail
road by the secretary of state of
Arkansas The charter is for a con-
tinuous line from Little Rock to
Springfield, and has been filed in the
Office of the secretary of state OF
Missouri, to cover the Missouri part
of the line, thus avoiding the neces-
sity for two organizations, The
mere fact of taking out a charter
was not in itself important, as
other charters had been taken out in
the past. 1t seems, however, from
subsequent developments, that there
is more in the present movement
than there was in any OF its prede-
.cessors. The company is organized
with Mr.. Fisher as president, and
Andrew Johnson as viee-president.
The vice-president, in company with
Charles P. Coleman, of Philadelphia,
one of the heavy stockholders of the
company, is in the city and will re-
main several days for the plrpose of
organizing one or two engineer
corps and putting them in the field
from here south. Two corps under
the chief engineer of the company
are at work at the south end of the
line coming north. These engineers
are not making a preliminary sur
vey, but locating line Of road and
setting the grade stakes, so that
when their work lis done, contracts
for construction can be Immediately
let. In conversation with Repubi-
can representative Mr.. Johnson said
that the bonds of the road had
been placed, and he expected the
work of construction to begin
within three months from both ends
of the line. That they would build
at the rate of one mile a day and
meet and connect the two ends at
halfway point between here and
Little Rock.
While this isgoing forward Messrs.
Martin, Rosenfelt and Kenyon are
pushing their enterprise. Their en-
gineers are in the field and they have
made definite proposition to the
city. They demand the right of
way from the city to the west line
of Campbell township, thence south
to the Christian county line, and
also the right of way through the
city and terminal facilities. The
matter was submitted to the Com
mercial club and a committee APP
pointed which has the proposition
under consideration. Thus far the
Little Rock & Northern has asked
nothing, but probably will in
due time Out of all these projects,
some of them, perhaps all, will bear
fruit, 1t need hardly be said that
the city will welcome any and all OF
them with open arms.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-04-07

The mining interests of this county
continue to grow and work is being
pushed as fast as men and capital
can do it. We learn that the Cor
nell mines at Shelbyville, about
twenty miles from this city, has
about forty men at work taking out
as fine zinc ore as was ever placed on
the market; they now have one shaft
sunk and another on the way. After
the ore is taken from the ground it
is is run through crusher and hand
Jig, which takes out the dirt and
other substances and leaves nothing
but the zinc ore to be shipped. 1t is
now confidently expected that a rail-
road will be built to that place in a
short time, providing means for
transportation. The company that
is operating the mines are reported
to have plenty Of money to push the
business and that they will spend it
freely. In a few more months we
will doubtless be able to report large
shipments from this county.--Bates-
vile Guard.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-04-07
Some Consolation.
E. P. GUTHRIE

1t was Allen, in commenting on
the change in political faith of Pat
terson, of Tennessee, said:
1--WE can preach oyer his political
corpse the same sermon that my old
colored friend Uncle Ephraim Belts,
preached over the corpse of Whist
ling Bill, another darkey, who was
found dead near the railroad track
in the neighborhood where l was
raised. Uncle Ephriam said: My
breddern and sisters, we has met
here to-day to pay our last sad re-
spects to our departed brudder.
Some SEE he wuz a bad man. Whar
he's done gone we can't tell, but in
our grief we has one great consola-
ton, and dat is-we know he's
dead"
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-04-07

When a valuable ore is once discov-
cred the development of it into a
mine follows as a matter of course;
but without the discovery we can
have no mine. The business of all
the mining capitalists, experts, engi-
neers and mine promoters" is based
primarily upon the hard, practical
work of the men who face danger
and hardship in the wilds of the
mountains to find where nature has
hidden away her mineral treasures.
Hence wish to enter a plea that the
prospector shall be placed in the
front rank and his interests given
the consideration which their inn
portance warrants.-Chicago Min
ing Review and Meftailurgist.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-04-07
Organizing an Engineer Corps for Pro-
posed Little Rock Northern Survey.

Vim. Rough, who is organizing the
engineer corps that will go out with
in a day or two in the interest of the
Little Rock Northern railroad. the
line from this city that Philadelphia
capital proposes to build through
the zinc country, is one of the best
railroad civil engineers in the south
west. He has recently been engaged
in Old Mexico, and is back just in
the nick of time to handle this en-
terprise, position for which he was
recommended by Col. ]. II. Nc
earthly Mr. Rough is of the Morley
school of engineers-that is, he was
on the Cairo & Fulton { Iron Moun-
tain) construction, under Chief En-
gineer ]. H. Moreley, who died in
California a few years since. He
was associated with such engineers
as w. p. Homan, E. L. Dudley,
Gus" Knobel, Henry G. Fleming
and Mr.. Douglas, and the contract
ors of that day were Col. Mccarthy,
"Tuce' Johnson, Col. Vaudeville,
Geo. Bell and Others of the old
school. Mr., Rough is very efficient
in his profession, and as modest and
retiring as he is efficient, and that
there will be no unnecessary delays
under his management all who are
DESTROYS of quick work may be as
sured. Philadelphia money gave us
the Choctaw, and it would not be
surprising if the Northern comes to
us through the same source.-Arkan-
sas Democrat.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-04-07
True American Doctrine.

Senator Jones of Arkansas, chair
man of the Democratic National
Committee, took the true Demo-
cratic attitude toward the Philip
pine and Cuban questions in his re-
cent interview published in the sun
day Republic.
The senator rightfully claims that
President MeKinley's imperialist
policy is contrary to the American
constitution and to the spirit of our
government. He does not believe
that the American people will APP
prove policy so foreign to the best
American teaching. AS to the DEM
ocratie party's position, Senator
Jones reiterates its mistaken belief
that the right of government must
always depend on the consent of the
governed, and that it is opposed to
any measure to force other people to
submit to American authority. As
to the far distant Philippines, their
holding will involve an enormous ex-
penditure of money, the mainten-
ance of large standing army and
the continual menace of foreign
complication,
The Democratic party, Senator
Jones believes, will contend that the
Cubans have right to govern
themselves, that this government
withdraw its troops and make good
the pledge upon which the war with
Spain was based, a war undertaken
by the people of the United States,
without regard to party, as a war
of humanity. If, after we have
thus kept our promise to the Cuban
people. they should ask to be adj
mitted or annexed to the United
States the Democratic party, in COM
mon with all the American people,
would gladly welcome them and APP
prove the policy under which they
then voluntarily became American
citizens.
These views of the chair~~>u of
the Democratic N
are earnestly -rerefr1u TO the atten-
ton of the American people. They
express a very sound and loyal
Americanism. They are finely true
to the teachings of the great Amer
leans who founded this government.
They have far honester ring than
the arguments OF the imperialist
party, which urges foreign expan-
sion and the breaking of American
pledges for the sake of the almighty
dollar. They are just such views as
would have been advanced by the
American patriots of early days,
who knew, from bitter experience of
its grinding oppression, the evil of
imperialism and the unrighteousness
of foreign government by force.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-04-07

The Cane Spring mine is showing
a great deposit and bids fair to be-
come the banner property of North
Arkansas. On Wednesday John Till
airy placing one stick of dynamite
displaced boulder of carbonate and
Jack which conservative men esti-
mate its weight at Ia, 900 pounds
YeLviIle Banner.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-04-07
Five Thoughts.

The only lasting greatness is the
greatness of goodness. Other great
ness may have it's shoe-lickings and
tread proud way to the grave, but
the end thereof is less to be desired
than the end of faithful horse. The
greatness ofgoodness IS not measured
by weight nor byyardstick but by the
way the opportunities ola life, small
and great, have been utilized for the
intelligent doing ofgood to Others.
This being SO, the royal ranks of the
great are a mixed company and the
small and despised Of the world right
often the highest ia tank.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-04-07

In neighboring town a salvation
army advertiser wrote on a bill
board. "What shall | do to be
saved?" A patent medicine man
came along the next day and wrote
underneath, Take Carriers Little
Pills" Shortly afterward the Sal
walton Army man noticed the sacri-
ligious work of the medicine man
and printed below, "And prepare to
meet thy God"
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-04-07
The Winner Railroad

The headquarters of the North
Central Railway are at present in
Buffalo. and force of men are en-
gagged on Hand Mountain. This
road will be rapidly completed and
will solve the only question that has
retarded Marion county's mineral
wealth, viz: transportation. Own
ers of property along this line should
show their appreciation Of this en-
terprise by preparing their ore for
shipment. The advantages to be
secured by the building of this road
are already manifest in Buffalo,
People are coming in daily to make
Investments in and around Buffalo,
The hotels are crowded and on every
hand activity prevails = KellVille
Banner.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-04-07

National greatness is, for those
who see and foresee, summed up in
two words-national goodness.
The strength of a nation that wants
to live as a power consists in hon
esty and purity; just as the strength
of a man consists, not in the things
he hears of in others, but what he
himself does. National greatness is
not mystery, 1t is made or mar
red by the individuals composing the
nation, Their share of intelligence,
their honesty of purpose, their self
forgetfulnesss in the presence of pub
lie duty, are the measure of their ma
ton. They are not over in the
next county. What are you doing
for your country?
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-04-07

Deeming the present session an in
appropriate time to secure rati6ea-
ton of the several reciprocity treat
les with colonies Of great Britain,
the administration has had the time
within which they may be ratified
extended one year.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-04-07

A face of perfect peace is difficult to
find. Our crowds are too eager for
gain, too hurried by social life, too
anxious about the morrow to have
time to prepare serene face for the
world to see. Yet how lovely such a
face when, here and there, we find it.
1t betokens the setting of money
gain down far below the gain Of
culture, it shows proper estimate
of what life is worth, it is proof in
itself of a belief that in this world
the happy way is to live wisely and
well and to let live.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-04-07

The Berryville Mining Company's
drill has gone through % feet of zinc
bearing rock up to date. The rock
is now showing lead instead. We
understand they are still determined
to 60 down the full 200 feet accord
ing to the original program.-Car-
roll Progress.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-04-07

In Madison county there are 81
candidates for six county offices, II
being for clerk.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-04-07

Mr.. c. c. Reid will succeed Hon.
w. L. Terry in congress having car
ried enough counties to insure his
nomination.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-04-07

The whole Of North Arkansas has
been struggling with grippe in epi-
denlic form.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-04-07
Advertising Rates.

One inch per year $500.
On Contract for Six months. 90 per cent
OF annual rate, and for 3 months 50 preent.
On contracts for to inches, 70 pf cent
off of annual rates. On contracts for 10
IL Inches 80 per cent off Of annual rates.
10 to IS inches 90 per cent on annual rates
Special position 20 per cent additional.
Locals 10 cents per line first Insertion,
cents second and ~ cents thereafter.
Marriage and Obituary notices. not TO
exceed six lines free. all over that amount
10 cents per line.
Professional cards SO per annum.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-04-07

The hair of a Fayetteville lady
measures as inches in length.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-04-07

Crawford county truck growers
will plant 500 acres of eantaloups.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-04-07

They who live to forty-6ve, when
the hey-day of life and desire is past,
without seeking and finding a def
mite way to spend the remainder OF
life are objects of pity. Unless we
discover by that time some great
working method in the universe and
settle on one for ourselves this hust-
ling, hurrying, huckstering family of
human beings will seem like witless,
aimless mob. With working meth
cd for our own lives, the feeling
creeps into the heart that there must
be many more like us and the world
not such an aimless affair after all.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-04-07

The deepest human love is oft
times the last to speak of itself, for
fear of being misunderstood, Right
ly too. The dashiug picture of a
galloping horse is shown on many a
wall. A photograph Of a galloping
horse looks unnatural, yet is the
truth, while the picture we approve
is lie. A love scene in a play has
to be like that horse, a picture of
love that all will recognize as they
think it ought to be. Yet never a
love scene has been played or written
that tells the truth of what human
love is and can do. That is locked
in the hearts of those who know,
and they tell it not for fear it be de-
nounced as unlike a play or book.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-01-25
CHESTNUT VALLEY.

M. Edward Simpson spent last
Sunday and Monday with Mr..
and Mrs. H.B. Atkinson, at Mer-
cersburg.
Henry Aldridge is visiting his
family at Black Gap, Franklin
county.
Owing to the recent rain, Dunk
ard service last Sunday, was not
largely attended.
The protracted meeting at An
tioch, closed last Friday evening.
DR.. Garthwaite was called to
B. r. Simpsons last Saturday to
attend J. F. Aldridge, who has
been quite i'll. Mr.. Aldridge is
a contractor in the lumber busi-
ness in this county.
Napoleon Underwood left last
Thursday morning, for his home
at Mount Union, Franklin comfy.
There will be local institute
at Ditch Run school house, Friday
evening.
Miss Lula G. Simpson visited
Miss Clara Williams, of Hancock,
last Tuesday
E. A. Weaver, who was serious
ly hurt by a tree falling on. his
head, is somewhat improved.
Mr.. Weaver is an energetic young
man and has gained many friends
in this county.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-01-25
Danger of Being Too obI,r,ne,

The other evening. while attending a
lecture, Howard Tomklns observed, sit
ting three seats in front. man whom
he recognized as an intimate acquaint-
ance. Tomkins requested the person
who occupied the seat next to him to
lean forward and poke the other indi-
vidual with his, stick. The polite stran-
ger at once obligingly did So
When the disturbed person turned
his head little to find out the cause Of
the poke. Tomkins discovered his mis-
take-that he was not the person he
had taken him for
Fixing his attention steadfastly on
the lecturer and affecting complete un-
consciousness of the whole affair. Tom
kins left the obllglng man with the
stick 10 settle with the other for dis
turbance. There was. as may be readi-
ly imagined, ludicrous and embar-
RAISING scene. during the whole Of
which Tomklns evidenced the pro-
foundest possible interest in the lee
turp
AT last the man with the stick asked
In aggreved and indignant tones:
Didn't you tell me. sir to poke that
man with my stlck?''
81 certainly did" replied the una
Dashed Tomkins.
81 wanted to see If you would poke
him or not" was the audacious an
swer.-P Pearson's Weekly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-01-25
LAIDIG.

There is some sore throat in
our community.
Mrs. j. G. Lyon who has been
i'll with dizziness the past week is
able to move about some.
S. II. Hockensmith is i'll with
grip.
Sadie Hockensmith, of Cham
bersburg, is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Hockensmith,
of West Dublin.
Eta Laidig is home from Cham
bersburg visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Laidig, of
Laidig.
The roads have been in bad con-
dition the past week. Some
money might be saved the town
ship by keeping the drains open
so as not to wash the roads.
Ezekiel Hunter, a former resi-
dent of this township, but now of
Clearfeld county, spent a few
days week before last, with his
niece, Mrs. j. w. Laidig.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-01-25
BURNT CABINS.

Frank oliver is improving rap
idly, considering the seriousness
of his mishap.
DR.. Hudson, of Shade Gap, tar
ried with friends here, on Thurs
day night.
Mrs. Jennie Roach has return
ed from her visit to Tyrone.
Dwight Polk was in town on
Monday While here he called
on his sister, Miss Eta.
j. w. Miller and daughter at
tended the funeral of Miss Cora
Appleby, at Shade Gap, on Tues
day, as did also Mr.. and Mrs.
George Doran and daughters.
Eddie Matthias, son of Mrs.
Eva A. Matthias of our town, is
under the parental roof again for
a few days. Mr.. Matthias seems
TO think that his Colorado home
is the garden spot of the world.
Miss Alice Doran has recover
ed from u very heavy cold and Sc
we're hoarseness.
Frank Stitt and daughter
Maud, spent day, recently, in
our town.
Rev. Dobbin, of Spring Run,
and d. O. Shearer, Of the same
place, were visitors sent by Pres
bytery to visit the Burnt Cabins
church. They were here last
week. Bro. Dobbin preached
very finely on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings, but on Fri
day was taken i'll and could not
preach. Rev. G.. w. McIlnay OF
the M. E. church filled the pull
pit ON Friday evening.
Rev. j. S. Gordon will hold his
quarterly communion services
here on the coming Sabbath.
Preparatory services begin on
Thursday evening.
A. A. Minick and family, OF
Shade Gap, spent Sunday with
relatives in our town.
Preaching in the M. E. church
Sabbath evening at Z O'Clock. AL
are invited.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-01-25
The Cult of Dirt.

"Dirt is a giant hard to fight in beau
tiful Ireland. The woman who had
never heard of 'washln live wan Is,
| think. equaled by another who came
to me lately about her sore leg.
"'They tell me, doctor, darlint, that
washin might scotch the heat out Of I'll
But wouldn't adventure to do 1t with
out askin your advice. Not for the
worlds. I'm an ould woman now, doc
tor, dear, an n drop of water has never
gone near my body
81 advised a goodly supply of aque-
GUS fluid. preceded by thorough APP
pllcation of alkali and potash in the
form of soap. and the old woman hob
bed off quite satisfied with my scien-
tlhc words.
''In Sallyboggin for years certain
old woman levied n weekly tribute on
charitably disposed folk. All at once
'nevvy' from America turned up,
called on her patrons and after
thanking them for their kindness car
ried off his mothers sister to end her
days in comfort. But the widow Hool-
igan-pronounced 'Hooll'han'-did not
lay her bones across the water She
soon reappeared. 4 couldn't stop In it.
mlsthress. dear she explained to a
lady Me sisters sons good bhoy,
but, between ourselves, they would ha'
washed me to DEATH "-Nineteenth
Century.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-01-25
Quevtions ana Answers.

school Inspector well known for
his weight was trying to extract the
word flesh" from class. His efforts
had failed. but, taking hold of his fat
cheek between his thumb and forefin-
ger, he pulled 1t out and asked:
whats this?"
The unhesltating answer came
promptly. Pork. sir"
The same Inspector was once giving
an object lesson on an umbrella. To IL
lustrate his subject he took his own
silk umbrella, which happened to have
a small hole in it,
"What Is this. boys?'
IAN umbrella, sir"
"And what is thlsT
"The stick sir"
"And these?"
"'rhe ribs. sir"
with what Is II covered?"
Silence
Surely you know. What kind of an
umbrella would you call III"
"An old 'un, slr."-Good Words.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-01-25

Shakers Dried Corn at Robinson's S
grocery.
California Peaches at &C. Bender $
for 10 cents a pound.
The potato crop the past season
was the largest since '96, but rye fell
of over Is million bushels.
Go to G.. G. Bender's for Parkes
Best Coffee, % cents pound.
Read not much at time, but medi-
tate as much as your time and capa-
city and disposition will give you
leave, ever remembering that little
reading and much thinking, little
speaking and much hearing, is the
best way to become wise.
II. H. Minnich, who has been living
on the Russell farm on the turnpike at
the foot of Sideling Hill, will remove
to Everett in o week or two. Mr..
Minnich last week lost very valuable
horse, the result of a kick.
Don't forget the Colonial Supper
given by the Young Ladies Missionary
Society at Mary Pittman's Thursday
evening. You can get your supper at
any time after five O'Clock as long as
there is anything left to eat.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-01-25
COvALT.

News is scarce this rainy
weather.
The meeting at Antioch closed
Friday night.
Miss Sharpe, of Whips Cove,
visited her uncle, Amos Sharpe,
of Tim ber Ridge, Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Brewer visited the
families of VIM. Sigel and Rachel
Peck, last week.
j. H. Covalt and son were in
Hancock last Friday repairing
the telephone line.
Needmore is going to get a
new store. We wish the enter
prise success. Needmore is be-
coming quite u business centre.
There will be debate at AL
pine Thursday night Feb. 1st.
Mr.. Hatfield is making quite
an improvement around his new
home.