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Sharp County record., 1904-05-27
Expensive Press Reports.

Few Of those who read the daily
cable grams from tie seat OF
war in the Orient take the time
to reflect upon how that news was
sent and what it costs the news
papers to obtain it. Each word
that reaches US from the faF East
ern waters will reach this coun-
try across 1900 miles Of the
oceans bed. The tiny electric
impetus put in motion by the key
Of the operator in far Nagasaki
will instantly plunge under the
Eastern sea and come TO land in
China, near Shanghai, 476 miles
away. Then that little throb will
work Southward round the China
coast to Hong Kong, 945 miles.
At Hong Kong (British) it will
dive under the China Sea to Sal
gon, in Anam (Frenchl 851
miles; from Saigon it will cross
the bed of the sea to Singapore
(British) 62G miles. Or it might
% by way OF Labuan, Borneo
(British), 1911 miles. Through
the Malacca Strait to Penang. 1913
miles, and then a great plunge
Westward through lRe wild Nj
cobars and under the tropic Ben
gal Sea, 1883 miles, 10 Madras.
At Madras it will take to the
land until it comes to Bombay.
Never resting, the brave little
spark will take to the water again,
traverse the broad Arabian Sea
to Alden, 1860 miles, thread its
way up the scorchlng Rod sea,
flying ever Westward to Alexan-
dra, 1854 miles. And from AL
exandra it will travel deep under
the balmy Mediterranean to NAL
ia ,out to Lisbon, and so to Lon
don, 3205-miles, and then across
the Atlantic. Every word forced
so laboriously through those 49,
900 miles OF solid wire VIII cUoc-
65 cents. This is the newly re-
duced rate for press messages at
which many thousands of words
will be sent. For private messa-
ges, the rate is three times.-St.
Paul Globe.
Sharp County record., 1904-05-27
Railroad Pays For Agents Mistake.

Senator NJ, P. Huddlcston Of
Paragould, who was in the city
yesterday, tells of an interesting
case which recently emerged
from the courts. The suit was
against the Iron Mountain Rail-
road and the plaintiff was high
ly respected young woman who
lives in Greene county. She is Of
the brunette type, dark COM
plexioned, and this circumstance
gave rise to the litigation. The
young woman was in the waiting
room for white people at the
Iron Mountain station in Knobel,
awaiting a train. The railroad
agent made the mistake Of think
ing chat she was a mulatto and
demanded that she 60 into the
negro waiting room. The young
women Indignantly refused to
comply with the demand and a
well known citizen who was pres
ent and who was acquainted with
her stood as her protector against
any futher insistence on the part
of the railroad agent.
The young woman brought
suit against the railroad for dam
ages by the wounding of her
feelings. In the Greene circuit
court she was given judgementin in
the sum of $3.50. The railroad
appealed to the supreme court
and that tribunal affirmed the
judgment, hence the railroad will
now have to pay for the mistake
by its agent. rhe young woman
has since married and still re-
sides in northeast Arkansas,
The litigation is so rare, the
basic incident being Of so infre-
quent occurrence, that the
course Of the proceedings in the
courts has been watched with
much interest in that section Of
the state, Little Rock Gazette.
Sharp County record., 1904-05-27
All We're Black Once.
Says Colored Bishop, and
Then the Niggers
Yelled.

Chicago, May 21.-"God never.
made a white man, in the begin
ming all men were black, but in,
their wand9rings on the earth
many Of them have become.
bleached. And in their unnatur-'
al pallor many Of those bleached
men, all Of whom were made black
at the beginning, now look with.
contempt and indifference-often
with prejudice and hate-upon.
their brothers-the negroes, who
have retained the color that God
gave th EN-" "
Such was the declaration of the.
Rev. Il. NJ. Turner, senior bishop
of the African Methodist Episco-1
pal Church, in an address in QUINN
chapel before one of the sessionsl
of the church 8 annual conference.I
The church was packed with me-
groes who are leaders in the rel
ligious work of their rare and all
applauded almost wildly.
"Whac we negroes need is morsS
education" continued Bishop
Turner.
"We need not only the schools
now under the control Of oull
church, but we need proper in
struction impaired. We should,
write books Of our own, poems Of
our own, scientific treaties Of oui.
own, in harmony with our colo!
and with our race, And don
learn songs like "Wash me, and \
shall be winter than snow"
song thatI wouldnot tolerate suneI
in my presence.
81 do not want to be misunder-
stood, though, and will say to
the credit Of the white mani
whose race is at the same time
Che meanoss ever saw and thg
beat-Lh2t whenever our racd
tries to rise as a general rule hd
viii help US, ="
Sharp County record., 1904-05-27
Judge Mcaks Goes Fishing.

Judge Meeks, of Mammoth
Spring came down Monday week
fishing and was met here by Reese
Tavlor Sr,, but unfortunately the
boat was down the river 5 miles.
So Mr.. Taylor insisted Oh the
Judge to get on the mule with Mr..
Taylor on behind the judge, when
about half way across the old mule
begged down on a sand bar from
the excessive weight and the
Judge and Nr. Taylor had to get
off in water three feet deep and
pry out the ola mule which caused
the water to got muddy two miles
down the river. Still the judge
succeeded in getting TO shore and
caught a fine GIb. ce2 besides a
fine string of trout and salmon
Hope the trip will not deter the
judge from coming again. Parties
who witnessed the accident say
the judge and Mr.. Taylor asked a
blessing upon the old mule or Ian
guage that sounded Like a bless"
ing. Hardy Herald.
Sharp County record., 1904-05-27
"Visit" Your Felix's.

If your uncle has an aunt who
has a nephew whose wife has a
cousin that is married to an ord
friend of your wife's sister, whose
grandfather used to live in The
same town with an old school
mate Of yours, whose son-in-law
is now in ST. Louis, you should
at once renew the acquaintance
with view of saving hotel bills
while attending the worlds lair.
This can be worked successfully
in many instances,-MaynarG
Back Log.
Sharp County record., 1904-05-27
Fire Al Newark.

Newark, May 21.-This morn
ing at 2 o'clock the Goodwater
hotel at this place, conducted by
Mrs. A. l.. Barrett, was di8cov-
cred by the night Natchman to be
on fire, and before assistance ar
rived the flames were under such
headway that the building was
destroyed.
Sharp County record., 1904-05-27
EVENING SHADE, ARKANSAS.
Evening Shade 6 BatasTIIG
Hack Line

CARRIES PASSENGERS, BAGGAGE.
PACKAGES &. SMALL FREIGHT, ETC.
Makes three trips q week
do,l leaves SJ Evening Shade Mon.
OF each week. -''S
The z7atron.a=-a =-a o-r 49,, .
u Ollie Sol1e,ltoc5.
2, W. MosER, CorrelcTon
Sharp County record., 1904-05-27

A newspaper whose columns
overflow with advertisements Of
business men has more influence
in attracting attention and build
ing up a town than any agency
that can be employed. People
will 20 where there is business.
Capital and labor 60 where there
10 an enterprising community
No power on earth is so strong
to build up Q town as O paper
well pauonized, and its power
should be experimentation
Wanamaker.
Sharp County record., 1904-05-27

.bit,r.-T. C. Monroe.
r IG{e,neral.-G. ", MURPHY
~ C. Upton. - p
opmjssioner IN p If State Lands-F f.
4 oFonissioner " i Of Agriculture
Ia. BRADFoaD. .......,,
uperintendent Public lnstroct-oii
j. II. HNEMoN.
Congressional
|embcr of Congress 2Ad District,
IS. BRUNDIDGE JR.
Judicial,
adge of the 165h Judicial Cir
H. J. W. MEEK5.
los. Atty.~-P. H. CRENsHAW'
oUnly.
erresentative--H- B. HE'LL.
ounty Judge-CALyIN MoBLEY'
lerk-C. D. RITCHIE.
bpriff-JAsPER HUTCHs0N.
reasurer-E. l.. DICKERsoN.
ssessor-W. 7. HORN
,lryevor-G. n SIMPSON.
Sharp County record., 1904-05-27

During a fire at an oil well in
BaCson, Texas, last Friday, a man
fell from a ladder into a mass Of
burning oil and timber and was
roasted to death.
Sharp County record., 1904-05-27

The democratic state conven-
ton Of South Carolina met last
week. The convention did nos
instruct for president but q ma
jorlty Of eighteen delegate5 to the
national convention ~re Parkcr
men
Sharp County record., 1904-05-27
rTH + COURTS

n ECircuit Court, Northern DE
rict-tirst Monday in January
Ind July. Southern District
Second Monday in February and
August.
| County Court-Third Monday
b January, April, July and Oc-
bber. No County Court in the
Northern District.
Probate Court-Northern Dis
hict-Third Monday in March,
Iune, September and December
Southern Disuict-Second Mon
lay in March, June, September
Ind December.
Sharp County record., 1904-05-27
S ETL.()(>>E |. Il

ShyIock was The man who
wanted a pound Of human
flesh. There are many
Shylocks now the GONZALES.
cent, the consumptive, the
sickly child, the pale young
woman, all want human flesh
and they can get it-take
SCOTS Emulsion.
SCOTS Emulsion is flesh
and blood, bone and muscle
Itfceds the nerves, strengthens
the digestive organs and they
feed the whole body.
For nearly thirty years
Scots Emulsion has been the
great giver Of human flesh,
We will send you a couple Of
ounces free.
SCOTT g. BOVINE, Chemists,
aO9-4iS Pearl street, New To1seo
sec. aud ss.oo all druggists.
Sharp County record., 1904-05-27
Otherwise Unn0tiC8d.

a lit Of laughing.
It now eoems more than prob
able that the republicans will not
nominate a candidate for COVER
nor in Missouri this year.
California has placed herself in
tue Hearst column, while Wiscon-
sir is against the newspaper mil
Iionaire.
W. R. Hearst declares he will
moi bolt the ticket no matter who
redeiyes the nomination for presi-
dent.
Catholic churches of the coun-
try, according to an order from
the pope, have excluded all fe-
male voices from the choirs.
Che widow Of Bill Myo, the ia
NOUS humorist and newspaper
maa, is conducting a boarding
hoasa at Alden, N. c.
at Philadelphia William Black,
10 years old, died from conyuI~
sion8y after smoking his first
cigar.
pr. Hall, a New York college
professor, declares that the
American people, as whole, are
mogaiIy degenerating.
Mrs. Trusslo of Des Moinea,
Iowa, became suddenly insane
and threw her 3-year-old infant
into the river.
Rev. Il. s. Doyle, q colored d.
vine Of Shreveport, La, declared
in Chicago a few nights ago that
"this is not a white mans coun-
try"
3ohn Alexander powie, tn e
Zion leader, says all newspaper
meh are bound to go to the devil
on .aoeount Of their Hiking for
. n lsQs5' drinking and lying.
William Hederam, 19years old,
of New York, shot and killed his
mother because she refused him
money with which to buy whis-
key.
N. G. Blanchard, the new gov
ernor Of Louisiana, issues notice
that all sheriffs who permit pFis-
oners in their charge to be lynched
will be held to strict account.
The veterans Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic Of New
Mexico will petition congress to
adopt Lincoln as the name Of the
state to be created out OF the ter
ritory.
a novel injunction has been is
sued by a circuit judge at New
Haven, Conn. e. H Hurd, a |
young man has been restrained T.
from seeing Mrs. Foy, aged SOL
years.
Through mistake on the real
estate exchange at New York j.
C, Davies, a broker, has made a 7.
fortune. He bought at auction |
for $S15 o block of miscellaneous
lots worth more than $4,000.
Judge Parker's campaign man
ayers now cialm that he Will be
nominated on the second ballot at
the st. Louis convention. They
figure that he will have nearly a
hundred more votes than neces-
sary to- nominate after the first
ballot
Attorneys for the heirs of Mrs.
Amelia Noquez, an eccentri3 old
widow, who died abou5 two weeks
ago at New Orleans, broke open
an old safe in her house and
found $4,000. The woman had
lived a very frugal life, and had
been boarding up this money for
Sharp County record., 1904-05-27

More than l25 Of the students
Of the Greenwood public achoo
had measles during tine term ius|
Sharp County record., 1904-05-27

Specimens Of coal Of an excel
lent quality, found on Gather
mountain, IN Boone county, were
exhibited at Harrison last week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-10-28
AN EXCELLENT NEWSPAPER.

This is what The Rock County Herald
says of The Free Press:
The Mankato Daily Free Press issued
a thirty-two page paper on the 18th inst.
"a feat of journalistic enterprise made
possible by its splendid equipment and
the new perfecting press which the enter
prising proprietors of The Free Press
have recently installed in their estab-
lishment. Mankato has many things to
be proud of and much in the way of en-
terprise to merit commentator, but
as a matter of fact no Mankato institu-
tion is more creditable to the city than
it's leading daily newspaper, The Daily
Free Press, and in the matter of enter
prise it must be conceded that The Free
Press Printing company "leads all the
rest" No other town in the state eX-
cepting the Twin cities and Duluth, can
boast of printing plant that equals
or even approaches the equipment of
The Free Press, and no other town, with
the exceptions noted, can boast of daily
paper that in point of editorial ability
compare with The Daily Free Press. This
is proud distinction for Mankato and
one which the people of that beautiful
and prosperous city ought to appreciate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-10-28
PROVED A FAILURE.

Uncle Sam as a promoter of lottery
schemes is not bowling success. 1t is
claimed that that one he pulled off
in Bonsteel and other South Dakota
points has not met with the expectations
its promoters expected it would. When
Uncle Sam several months ago told the
boys and girls that he had 2,400 good
farms for the lucky ones, he aroused
the greatest interest. The Rosebud draw
ing was the greatest thing of the kind
ever seen. Because there was an oppor-
tunity granted to gamble, 100000 people,
men and women, old and young, from
all of the states and territories in the
Union, except half dozen, joined in the
rush. Over $53O,0OO was spent for the
privilege of registering S. per capita
in order to be in the drawing. This was
the price of the tickets. The drawing
came off in due time, and 2,400 lucky
ones drew the 2,400 first numbers, and
got the 2,4OO farms. The unlucky ones
were drawn in order, clear down through
the list, with the understanding that
when one of the elect decided that he
wouldn't take up his prize the one next
in order among the losers should have
his chance.
On the first drawing about 1900 of
the winners-almost half-failed to ap-
pear and take their farms. The others
were given their chances in order to
take the lands unclaimed, and about
200 of them did so. There are still
about 1000 farms unclaimed by any one
of the 100000 who originally bought
tickets in the lottery. These will be
thrown open in due time to homestead
entry, just as any other public lands
are opened. The failure of the drawing
as scheme for getting the lands settled
is now conceded. 1t was expected to
be an immense success. The lands were
advertised to be worth from $40 to $50
per acre, for agricultural purposes.
In addition the choicest quarters
were represented worth $4,000 to $751;
600 for townsites. Most of the speculat-
ors were gambling on the chance of a
townsite. When they failed of this they
withdrew in disgust. There were mil
lions of equally good lands to be had for
the taking but the instinct of gambling
caused people who had no real use for
lands to buy tickets in the big lottery
just because it was lottery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-10-28
AN OPINION OF ROOSEVELT.

Senator Henry Cabot Lodge gives his
opinion of President Roosevelt in the
following language:
''No man has lived the life of his time
so ample as he; no one has shown HUI
mainly in so many phases, no one has
wider sympathies or so many interests.
Theodore Roosevelt apprehends very
quickly. When he has thought sub
ject out thoroughly and knows what
he means to do, he acts promptly.
When, after full consideration, he has
made up his mind as to what is right,
he is unbending; but no man has been in
the White House for many years who is
so ready to take advice, who has made
up his mind more slowly, more deliber
ately, and after more consultation than
Mr.. Roosevelt.
eve of the United States like to think
of the typical American as brave man
and an honest man, very human, with no
vain pretense to infallibility. We would
have him simple in his home life, demo
cratic in his ways, with the highest edu
cation that the world can give, kind to
the weak, tender and loyal and true,
never quarrelsome, but never afraid to
fight, with strong, sane sense of hum
or, and with strain of adventure in the
blood, which we shall never cease to love
until those ancestors of ours who con-
quered a continent have drifted good
deal further into the past than is the
case today. These are the qualities which
all men admire and respect and which
thus combined we like to think pecu-
liarly American. AS enumerate them
l describe Theodore Roosevelt"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-10-28
CUT OUT THE WARTS.

There are men who resemble warts.
These pestiferous fellows are found in
every community. They infest neigh
borhoods. They are nuisances. They
run amuck, their Shiny tongues emit
ting poison in the shape of slanderous
stories about men whose garments they
are not fit to touch. Not content with
attacking men, they make women their
prey, and their foulness goes almost be-
yond the point of Endurance, yet the fact
that these things in human form are
made up of eXcresence, saves them from
the thrashings they so richly deserve.
These eruptions have been busy during
the present campaign, starting stories
which reflect upon the characters of the
candidates for governor. One of these
mattery composed fellows has circulat-
ed yarn about John A. Johnson, the
democratic candidate, that should not
be countenanced by republicans. The
Free Press is not supporting theFW
Free Press is not supporting the candi-
dacy of Mr.. Johnson, but this paper
does believe in fair play and decency in
politics. For this reason we take the
opportunity now to denounce the out
rageous work that the wart is guilty
of, and trust that when the proper time
comes it will be treated as it deserves
to be.
Warts have attempted to traduce Bob
Dunn, the republican candidate. 1t is
pleasing to note, however, that fair.
minded democrats do not uphold these
debasing and low-lived tractics.
1t is about time that the hideous
warts that have disfgured the body
polite so long be cut out.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-10-28
KERNs AND NE BR0N.
= 'oors w., slEssssl-F ssTss,sz.f
Judson and NicoIlet W,1H Soon be Con-
nected by Bridge.

y q -
Judson and Nicoilet wan Soon be Con-
A nected by Bridge.
Rev. Brown of Mapletan preached in
the Congregational church last Sunday
morning and evening. He may receive
a call to this charge.
John Belts has moved from the Burt
Burril places to his mothers farm and
will work that farm next year. Eek
land Bros. will move upon the Bur-
rill place this fall.
Charles Severance and E. E. Burnett
spent last Friday and Saturday at Swan
Lake hunting ducks.
Andrew Bergstein, who was injured in
the binder last ,summer, returned home
last week from the hospital, where he
had been confined for nine weeks. John
Peterson of Belgrade was around collect
ing funds to help pay his expenses. He
was meeting with good success for such
a worthy cause.
Captain j. A. Tidland and son, Will
liam, secured the contract for grading
the approach to the bridge on the JUDD
son side last week.
The bridge is progressing nicely. Some
of the steel piers are now in. They
have found good rock foundation.
The Hebron Threshing company, will
finish work this week if the weather
holds. good. The grain is turning out
well.
Mrs. L. 2. Torrey and daughter, Miss
Alice, of Wisconsin, are visiting with
B. E. brakes family Mrs. Torrey is
former resident of Hebron.
Miss Gertrude Drake is on the sick
list this week.
Some miscreants from Mankato were
out last Sunday hunting squirrels in
these woods, and then set fire in
0. X. DORIS pasture which did consid-
cradle damage. Such lawlessness ought
to be stopped.
T. Hodgson, who is a candidate for
county commissioner in the third dis
trict, Nicollet county, is receiving many
expressions Of good will from all over
the district and assurances of support
which is very gratifying to a candidate
Mrs. Abel Keene and Mrs. Louis Wet
eel have rented Mr.. Fuller's building in
Judson and are keeping boarders.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur McCarger are re.
joicing over the arrival of new girl
at their home last Saturday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-10-28
BIG STICK RUGAROo.

Regarding the unwarranted democrat
lord" it is interesting to note how the
interparliamentary union views the pres
ident. The union is composed of some of
the leading parliamentarians of Europe,
who visited this country in the interest
of international arbitration and peace.
The visitors were entertained at lunch
con by the National Civic Federation of
New York, recently. Here is what
Thomas Tough, an Irish member of the
union, in proposing toast to the presi-
dent of the United States, said, as re-
ported by The New York World, news
paper that has been picturing Mr.. Roose-
welt as a veritable god of war:
1--WE who are visitors here, after a
few days regard him as a ruler of one
of the mightiest powers on the earth,
who has taken a more distinct step in
the interest of peace than perhaps any
other power has taken. He is not only
a great ruler himself, but is worthy
representative of great line of rulers
who have done much for the liberties of
mankind"
w. Randall Cremer, noted member
of the British parliament, also praised
the president. The sovereigns of Eu-
rope, he declared, were ready to listen
to "peace propositions" always with a
''but." He then said:
'Not SO, your young president; no
but, but, but, with him in any of his
utterances. He talked in a clear, manly
tone, straight from the shoulder-noble
words-and we all rejoice in his state
ment of Saturday and in his assurance
that the great United States will sign
what we failed eighteen years to get"
Others spoke in the same strain, Civ
ing nonpartisan testimony that President
Roosevelt has done more to aid the uni
versal peace movement than any other
president.
The "big stick" bugaboo is not worry
ing anybody but those democrats who
are foolish enough to think they can
beguile the voters by mutilating the
presidents speeches and twisting their
meaning into the opposite of what he
said. Democracy has never yet been
able to conduct an honest campaign.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-10-28
JOHN M'G0FF DISAPPEARS.
Guckeen Man Leaves Wife and Family
Rather Suddenly.
From TuesdaV's Dailv

Guckeen Man Leaves Wife and Family
Rather Suddenly.
From Tuesdays Daily.
The relatives and friends of John
McGoff of Guckeen are greatly worried
over his strange and inexplicable disap-
pearance. Last Wednesday he left his
home and went to the Garrison place
where he stayed over night and did not
appear unrational to any extent. He
explained that he had been in trouble
with his neighbor, Mr.. Mccormick, and
that he had given him terrible pound
ing. On Thursday morning, he said he
had to 60 to Fairmont and pay his fine,
friends in Fairmont would help him out.
He started off and is known to have
walked to this city. His story of trou-
BILE with Mr.. Mccormick is purely fic-
ton and no explanation can be given of
his disappearance other than that he
must have become mentally unbalanced
and wandered away. Nothing has been
seen or heard of him since last Thurs
day.
McGoff is a man aged about forty
years, is of light complexion and weighs
in the neighborhood of 1855 pounds. When
he left he wore light colored hat and
a dark rubber coat. Any information
regarding the missing man will be glad
ly received by Mr.. McGoff's father-in-
law, Thomas Collins, Guckeen, MINI.
McGof has wife and children and
all are greatly distressed at his disap-
pearance. 1t is hoped that he will turn
LIN safe and sound.=Eairmont Sentinel