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Sharp County record., 1903-10-02


Visit Bray's barber shop for
a shave, haircut, singe, sham
poo or tonic.
Mrs. Charles Stokes visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. u.
Harrell, at Cave City a few days
this week.
John NJ. Rogers of Bengay, a
good friend to the Record, was a
business visitor to town the first
part of the week.
Milton Stokes left Monday
morning for Memphis where he
will purchase his fall and winter
supply of general merchandise.
Circuit court convened at
Melbourne last Monday. Law
yers Davidson, Herrn and Nc
Caleb of this place are in attend
ance.
County surveyor Gilbert N.
Simpson was down from Hardy
this week doing some surveying
in town. He says he is doing
quite a lot of work.
"A marriage license was is
sued by the clerk last Saturday
to j. W. Gill, aged 18 and Miss
Ella Seward, aged IS. Both
parties live near Ash Flat.
Prof. John A. Watkins orders
us to change his address from
Cave City to Cushman. The
Cushman School, of which Prof.
Watkins is principal, begins next
Monday.
Judge Carroll D. Wood ad-
dressed a crowd of about one
thousand people at Melbourne
last Monday. Reports from there
state that he made many friends
that day.
Albert Sheppard and family
of Ash Flat were here two days
this week visiting Mrs. Shep-
pard's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
D. Ritchie. Mr.. Sheppard is the
popular salesman in L. D. Phil
lips store at the Flat.
W. C. Holt Of Kings Mill
called at Record headquarters
last Saturday and contributed a
dollar to our depleted treasury,
for which his brother, Monroe
Holt of Springfield, Mo-, will re-
ceive the paper a year.
J. F. Wiles, one of Sidney's
deservedly popular young men,
writes US to send him the Reco ord
at Swifton for the next six months.
Frank is teaching in the Swifton
public school, and has but re-
Gently closed school in Craig
head county.
Sharp County record., 1903-10-02
Notice For Publication.
.Unltet States Land ONCE, }
iitle Rock. Ark SenteInber Y, 1903.

Llttle, KOCH, ATk. oSplelhDcl u, l"u''
Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions OF the act of COnIrc Of June s.
1878, cnlltled 'hn act for the sale Of timber
lands in the states Of California, Oregon, Ne.
yaia and Washington Territory" MS extended
TO all the Public Land States by act Of August T.
1892, william II. Price, of Evening Shade, coun-
ty of sharp state of Arkansas, has this day filed
in this Office his sworn statement No -, for
the pu chase Of the south halt lot ! southwest and
southwest southeast Of section NO. IN township
No, II nortn, range No west, and viii offer
proof to show that the Land sought IS more valu-
able tor its timber stone than for agricultural
purnoses, and to establish his claim TO said land
before the clerk of sharp county Arkansas, at
Evening Shade, Arkansas on Saturday, the 9Th
dav Of pecembe-, 1903
He names ae witnesses. w. II. Williams Of
Center, Arkansas, J. Nckels, X. X, Arnold and
George Rodgers all of Kings Mill, Arkansas.
ANY and all persons claiming adversely the
abovc-descrijcd lands arc requested to file their
claims in this Office on or before SAID 9th day of
december, 1903
II, ii. MYERS, Register,
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LGgaI Notice.

Nolice is hereby given that the county court Of
sharp county, Arkansas, will let out The poor
house, farm and paupers OF sald cn''hty ."
Wednesday, october the2I 1903, to such COM
pcreut person as will take ch2rge Of the same
reside therein, feed, clothe and furnish medicine
and the necessary medical Attendance to all per-
sons ,,laced therein for the smallest sum per
caplta; and such person shall be required TO
rive bond and good security, to be approved Dy
the county court, conditioned for iaithiul
compliance with his contract, which shall be
made payable to the county in II penalty double
the amount Of the bid. Sand house, farm ana
paupers Will be let out during the year ending
December 81, l9O4 Sealed bids viii be received
nntll u O'Clock noon Wednesday, october q,
1903. All bids must be accompanied by, bonds
as herein described, AS evidence Of goOd Ial'b
on the par. ofthe bidder, The court reserves
the rlght to reject any or all BIDS. All Dlus 10
be addressed to Calvin Mobley. Judge care OF
c. ID. Iiichie, Clerk, Evening shade, Ark.
CALVIN MoBLEY, JndSe
sharp Co., Arkansas.
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Bids Wanted.

Sealed bids will be received by tn" county
court for the scrapmg and painting fthe Hardy
bridge until II O'clock noon, Wednesday, Oc-
rober2l 1903 The bridge is TO be well scr@ped
and two coats of good bridge paint put On the
same. The conrt reserves the right TO rcJecl
any or all bids. All bids must be accompanied
bv "A bond for tho use of Sharp county, as an
evidence Of good faith on the art of the bidder.
September 4, 1903. CALvlN MomEY, JudSel
Sharp County record., 1903-10-02
E()E,EYSFId)NEYASbTA

Eesa,E,T TSHGaDNE gANDhAg
for chi.d-en; safs. sure. &c opiates
W. R. Buchanan, one Of our
Sidney friends, dropped in our
n sanctum for a few minutes We'd
4 nesday.
For pleasant phys'c take ChaT-
4 5prlaln's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
Easy to take. Pleasant in effect
4 For Sale by w. G. Snow, Druggist:
R. L. Landers came down
from Melbourne Tuesday on a
visit to his daughter Mrs. W. B.
4 Hamm, who has been ill for sew
eral weeks.
Sheriff Jasper Hutchinson was
here last Tuesday. He says there
promises to be a big time at Cen
ter the 10th when the governor
speaks there
William N. Shaver returned
Tuesday from a few days visit to
Newport. He informs us that he
will likely locate at that place in
the near future.
Evan Watkins of Sullivan
township will make bid for the
care of the county paupers. He
was in town Tuesday fixing up
his bond for that purpose.
The levying court assemblies
at this place next Monday. This
court is composed of the justices
of the peace and the county judge,
and is the county legislature.
DR.. F. W. Buercklin Of Ash
Flat was a visitor to Evening
Shade last Monday. We under
stand that he has sold his. proper
t. in Ash Flat, and is preparing
to remove to some other point.
DIR. w. E. Founders left q
few days ago for Memphis to
spend the winter in college. The
Record has heard that DR.. POun-
ders would locate here for the
practice of his profession upon
lis return.
Prof. T. D. Trett, Of the
Cave City High School, was a
pleasant caller at this office the
latter part Of last week. He is
well pleased with the prospects
for prosperous term of the il :
tuition Of which he is principa,.
w. B. Hays, presiding elder
of the Batesville district, NJ. E.
Church South, preached 1T the
Methodist church here last Fri
day night and again Sunday
night. Both sermons were heard
and enjoyed by large congrega-
tons.
j. S. Penter of Williford has
the Records thanks for some Of
the coin of the realm on subscrip-
ton. Mr.. Penter and family were
here Monday on their return
home from a visit of a few days
to relatives and friends few
miles west of this place.
The next term Of county
court covenes at Evening Shade
October 10. This is an important
term as at that time the road
overseers will be appointed, coun-
ty examiners will be named and
the county poor farm and paupers
will be let for the period of a year.
Sharp County record., 1903-10-02
Notice for Publication --l0947.
Land Onlce at Liite Rock, Ark. !

Land Office at Little Rock, Ark.
Sept u, 1903.
Notice IS hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice Of his intention to
make final proof in support Of mis- claim and
that said proof will be made before lbc lerk Of
sharp county. Ark, at Evening shade, Ark. on
Oct. "A, 1903 Wis
Christopher S. Mceker
II. y. No, 220A for lots No and Of north
west qvarter and lot No. 2 OF southwest quarter
and southwest quarter northeast quarter, Sec
ton Is. township Is, north rangeG west,
He names the following Witnesses 10 prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
said land viz:
S, Il. Ycager, John Baker and Jesse Warrick
Of Evening shade. Ark, and James Kettle Of
Sidney, Ark.
II. II. MrERs,
Register.
Sharp County record., 1903-10-02
Notice for Publication -lQ926.
Land once at Little Rock, Ark
Aug. 20, 1903,

Aug. 20, 1903, !
III office Is hereby given that the following
y named settler has filed notice OF his in
tontlon 10 make gnai proof in support of his
claim and that said proof will he made before
the Llerk Ol sharp county, Ark. ut tvening
shade, Ark ON oct 10, 1903, VIZ:
james r.. Hamilton
II h. No, 22iiS Tor the south half northwest
quarter. section IT., township rs, north range s
West.
lie names the following witnesses to prove
his conlinuou, residence upOA and cultivation
Of said land viz:
Edward Graddy, Joseph Williams Bud Met
calf, Pink Metcalf. all of Evening shade. Ark.
IL. II. NJ ERS, Register.
Sharp County record., 1903-10-02
Warning Order.
SHARP CIIANCERY COURT.
F. N. Cox, Plaintiff:

F. N. Cox, Plaintiff:
VS.
r Webster, 4. j.: Warning Order.
Hall and E. A. Gus
/ Jim, Defendants. -
The defendants, r. o. WcbstersA, J, Hall
ond +. A. GustlB are warned to appear in this
court within thirty days and apswer the com
pa int Of the plaintiff, z, Nj. Cox.
G. Il. RICHIE. Clerk.
BY Arthur sullivan, ID, G.
This Sept. 20, 1903
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-04-07
The Simplest Seed Tester.
Olney, Ill.

The simplest seed-tester, writes a
correspondent of The Progressive
Farmer, is one described by Nh. A.
J. Pieters of the Department of Ag-
riculture. 1t consists of two soup
plates and a piece of flannel. Thor
oughly wet the flannel and lay it over
the bottom of one of the plates.
Count out on it one hundred seeds
and lay over this another piece of
wet flannel. Turn the second plate,
a slightly smaller one, upside down
to act as a cover and to keep the
moisture in. Now simply keep the
machine warm-the warmth of an
ordinary living rOom-and prevent
cooling off at night, if possible. If
90 seed do not terminate, the quality
of the seed is below what it should
be; it is probably a mixture of new
seed and leftover seed of years past.
Notice should also be taken whether
the good seeds all sprout vigorously,
as seeds of low vitality will make
poor plants.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-04-07
Look to Your Apple Trees.
Editor of The Progressive Farmer:

Editor of The Progressive Farmer:
1t is again time to examine every
apple tree to see whether the bOrerS
are working. In fact, if we would
not lose a tree occasionally, we must
make a good many annual inSpee'
tions of the trunks near the ground
and if there are any traces OF brown
ish saw-dust on the surface OF te
ground or slight discolored dark
spots in the bark, it means gong
through the orchard with knife au
wire. There are two borerS, lnS
round-headed and the fat-heaoVa
but their habits in the main are Sl~
lar and the egg of the moths 'r
deposited along about the brS' a."
June. It is possibly not a BAD P'
ventive method to hill up the tree
seven or eight inches during No
when the earth is soft and it can -
moulded closely around the lrur
This will keep the moth from Iasn'
it's eggs at the actual juncture Oh -
trunk with the roots, which IS a :"
orite place and whence it IS pal'"r
larly difficult to dig out the OOi' !.
Then a little later, the hills Gan
pulled down.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-04-07

cutting we had ideal curing weather,
hot with fresh winds. We~~feared-to-
put it out to the public lest wet,
muggy weather might cause them to
heat and mould. In 1902 we deter
mined to test the matter, and found
a machine that could cut and bind
them in their greenest stage. The
weather was cloudy, with showers
every few days. We selected about
three acres of very heavy beans from
31A to 5 feet high, in full bloom
(their greenest stage). We cut them
in the afternoon, leaving them on
the ground to wilt and dry out a few
days before shocking. That night
a hard shower wet the bundles thor
oughly. They we're shocked the next
day as we would wheat.
A few days after they were shock
ed we had a down-pour. The dense
and immense foliage turned the wa
ter off like a ducks feathers, then
followed four weeks of cloudy and
showery weather, ideal to test the
question whether soy beans cut green
and tightly bound would cure out
into perfect animal feed. They
were six weeks, until perfectly cured
and dry, and when fed out not a
moulded bundle was found.
Two days before we cut the beans
we cut four acres of cowpeas. The
continued wet weather caused us to
lose the pea forage-it rotted. But
we got a fair crop of pea seed.
The superiority of the soy bean
over any other crop will be empha-
sized in our future farming by grow
ing soy beans alone for feed, pasture
and to pillow down.
ROBERT G.. NORRIS.
Olney, Ill.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-04-07

and farther apart, and the moistnro
cannot jump so far; the moistn,o
ascends until it strikes the harrouo5
portions and then stops. CONSEQUENT.
ly, during a drouth, by maxine .
"dust mulch" you conserve the mo;s,
ture in the soil, and this is the fnos+
system of Irrigation" a farmer DON
adopt.
This is the explanation of the rnIo
of shallow cultivation. By keepino
the soil firm, except for two inches IN
top, the moisture from below ascends
and is taken up by the roots of tho
growing crop. The secret of this
system of irrigation is not to ston
evaporation, but to keep the moistnra
from evaporating from the surface
of the soil. Let it evaporate through
the plant.
Level cultivation is an aid to con-
s~ervation of water in soil, as there
is less surface exposed than when the
field is riged. The old-fashioned
''bull tongue and single shovel cuI-
tivators gave way to the four-shovqI
sort, and many Of the best farmers
are now using still smaller shovels
hat leave fewer large clods, disturb
fewer roots and leave the surface
level and in a finely pulverized con-
dition.
There is no better rule for the
time of cultivating crops than that
of working after rain. Rain beats
the dust mulch into a cake or crust
whose particles are so close together
they allow the moisture to come
rapidly to the surface where it evapo-
rates. The best implement would be
one that broke up this crust, rolled
the pieces lightly and then scratched
the surface into dust again.
While we are on the subject Of soil
moisture we will give next week a
little talk on the different kinds of
soil and how each is affected by this
capillarity business.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-04-07

We see from the Progressive Far
mer that there SENS to be a revival
of Alliances, especially in some east
ern counties. This is a step in the
right direction. There is more for
the farmer to gain by wise organiza-
ton than anybody else. His occupa-
ton is broader and his subjects more
varied than those of any other pro-
fession. We sincerely wish them
well in their efforts to better their
condition. When the farmer is
prosperous, then we are all pros
perous.-Raleigh Times.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-04-07
EASY SCIENCE FOR ARMER
III. How Water Runs Uphill.

Farmer by permission.l
The farmer who understands the
way in which moisture acts IN the
soil has a tremendous advantage
over the one who is unacqualnted
with this popularity. We all know
that the great law of the universe
;s the mutual attraction of bodies,
called "gravitation." Gravltatlon
causes the raindrops to fall to the
earth and the rivers to flow to the
sea, but there is another. law which
to a certain extent opposes that OF
gravitation, and under it's operation
water really runs uphill. This law
is named Capillary attraction
"capillus" meaning a hair, and is
Familiarity illustrated by the way in
which oil runs up a lampwick, the
wick being composed of "hairy",
threads.
If you will insert a small glass tube
in a glass of water you will see a
slight rim or elevation on the sur
face of the water where it touches the
inside of the tube. This is because
the solid particles of the tube have
a greater attraction for that portion
of it's contents than has the body
of water in the tube. If you drop
a lump of sugar in a spoonful of
coffee you can see the brown liquid
rise rapidly until it has soaked the
whole lump.
1t is this soaking up" quality that
enables water in the soil to come to
the surface from great depths, and it
means hat every little particle of
soil has an affinity or attraction for
moisture and as soon as a part of a
grain of sand gets wet the moisture
surrounds it and then extends to the
next grain and so on. The film of
water developing every grain of soil
or thread of lamp-wick "jumps"
from one particle to another and the
farther apart these particles are the
longer and more difficult the jump.
When earth is packed closely the
spaces between the particles allow
the moisture to climb up just as the
oil climbs up a wick. You've seen
a boy climb up between two posts by
placing a foot against each. This
is not exactly the way water climbs
up between grains of soil, but it is
a close illustration. The closer you
pack the particles of earth, the easier
the water Jumps from n particle
to another. Of course you could
condense a substance so that all the
air spaces we're driven out, and it
then loses its porosity. If you will
put two humps of soaf sugar, one on
top of the other, in a spoonful of
coffee, you will observe the lower
rapidly absorb the liquid, but the
soaking is very slow in the upper,
although to the unaided eye the CON
tact seems very close. The liquid
has difficulty in jumping across the
space between the the two jumps.
If you roll a field you increase it's
capIltarity by pressing the nartic1oC
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-04-07
The Comparative Value of Cow Peas
and Soy Beans.
Editor of The Progressive Farmer:

season of experiences with rich re-
suits. He has contended that when
better known the soy bean would be,
as a farm and feed crop, second only
to corn. Events in 1902 bring the
matter right to the door of dairy
men, feeders, breeders and farmers.
All kinds of ordinary hay and fod-
ders can be perfectly cured and
housed. The farm bears evidence that
curing cowpea hay is a difficult prob
lem, too often a total failure.
In ten years experience more
than one-third of the time we have
either lost all or a large part of our
pea hay. Our best seasons we have
lost a large part of the best of it
the leaves. If rained on after they
are cut, the leaves, stems and vines
turn black, the leaves shatter off, we
get into the barn a lot of stringy stuff
with a hempen fiber so tough stock
cannot masticate it, and have a big
waste. The quality of the feed is
seriously injured.
For hogging off, for pasture, or to
pillow under we regard the cowpea a
wonderful crop.
In this correspondence we have
given tables from the bulletins of the
Department of Agriculture, of Wash
ington, D. c., showing hat as a
means of taking nitrogen from the
air and fixing it in the soil, the soy
bean stands first, clover second and
cowpeas third. We have also shown
from the letter of Mr.. James Bell
wood, of Virginia, that he has thrash
ed "over one hundred bushels of soy
beans from one acre of rich James
River bottom land" No man in Vir-
ginia has higher standing or char
acter than Capt. Bellwood. We
copied from these bulletins that an
alysis shows that one bushel of soy
beans has a feeding value equivalent
to more than three bushels of corn.
Then q don't say it, but the United
States says) this one acre of beans,
was worth more than 800 bushels of
corn for feeding purposes.
We have also given tables showing
that corn fodder and soy bean hay,
equal parts, make a perfectly 'bal-
anced ration"
The difficulty of getting seed that
would grow, and harvesting soy
beans, have kept them in the back
ground. With our better knowledge
both are overcome.
The soy bean is so rich in nitrogen
that if thrashed and put in bulk with
the least moisture in the seeds they
will heat enough to injure the germ.
That part of the crop the farmer
wants for seed he should let stand
until the leaves fall off, then cut,
shock and let stand until the seed is
dry, thrash and put in sacks edo not
bulk) and store in a dry place. Thus
treated every seed will grow. The
idea is to thoroughly eliminate all
- moisture. A common separator
thrashes them as easily as oats.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-04-07

Impertinence is interesting un'D
grows up.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-09-11
BRIDPoRT.

Mrs. John Sunderland is GONZALES
cent.
Ernest Lee visited friends in town
recently
j. w. Pratt has been quite ill with
rheumatism.
Ernest Lee, of Iowa, was at G. L..
Payne's Sunday.
William Eells, of Cornwall, was in
town this week.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. George
Sellers September s.
Miss Drake. of Bristol, recently visited
Miss Harriet Wheeler.
Miss Gurrena Wheeler has been in
dulging in vacation.
Harry Hamilton, of Chaplin, H., is at
his fathers, w. L. Hamilton's.
Carl Benson, of Schenectady, n. Y,
spent Sunday at J II. Fletcher's.
Harry Hamilton, of Springfield, Ill.
is at home, after an absence of five
years.
Eli and Zetta MacMurtry, of New
Haven, were guests at ID. f.. Rlce's re-
Gently.
Mrs. V. NJ. Benedict is spending few
weeks with her mother, Mrs. F. A. Will
liams.
Mrs. NJ. S. Carr has returned from
Orange, Mass, where she has been visit
ing relatives and friends.
c.. Barbour. carrier on route No. 3,
has completed his first year of service.
He has not lost day during the time.
Mrs. George Bruce died suddenly Fri
day at her home on East street after a
few hours illness The funeral was held
Sunday afternoon, Rev. w. N. Bacon
officiating She leaves a husband and
daughter, beside many friends to mourn
her loss.
The many friends of Rev. w. n.
Bacon will be pleased to learn that he
has recovered from his recent illness and
will hold services as usual next Sunday.
Last week was the first time in AZ years
that he has not been able to conduct
services Sunday in his church.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-09-11
LEICESTER JUNCTION.

Miss Grace Sparks has gone to New
Haven to begin her school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Roberts, of Wal
lingford, are guests at a. A, Briggs
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Farnham, of
Shoreham, We're at O. A. Briggs Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. c. Huntley and
friends went to Bread Loaf Inn Labor
Day.
Mrs. Cynthia Parkhurst, of Ripon,
Wis, is visiting her sister, Mrs, George
Swinington
Miss Annie Wilson, who is bookkeeper
for the Champlain Manufacturing Co.,
spent Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at
home.
The Brown family, of Brooklyn, who
have summer home here, returned
Tuesday to Brooklyn, also the Brooklyn
people who have been boarding at Julius
Alden's.
Henry Mosman, Jr., of Boston, who
has been spending few days with his
parents, returned to Boston Tuesday
with his wife and children, who have
been with his parents for several
weeks
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-09-11
GRANVILLE.

Nellie NJ. Hayes is attending school in
Rochester.
Mrs. A. H. Ford has been spending a
few days in Warren this week.
A. A. Briggs returned home from
Burlington Saturday where he has been
for medical treatment
Mrs. E. n. Hemenway was in Ran
dolph and Bethel Monday.
Mrs. Mabel Burke returned to her
home in Mendon Sunday.
Mrs. James Derby is spending a few
days in Randolph this week.
Mrs. Margaret Riley is visiting her
daughter in Calais for a few weeks.
A party of five from Rochester took
dinner at the Central house Thursday.
Leda and Martin Briggs are attending
school at Goddard Seminary in Barre.
Curtis Davis and family of Boston are
visiting her father, Austin Swain this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. p Briggs of Barre are
spending a week with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs, E. F. Briggs.