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Sharp County record., 1904-06-17
HARDY.

The first peaches of the season
were on this market last Satur-
day.
Mrs. Dr.. Poindexter of Imboden
is visiting Mrs. G.. Y, Morgan, her
sister, at this place.
1t is reported that James Bow
man will probably return to this
place from Ravendcn.
Rev, j. r. Edwards of this
place has returned after an alb
sence of three weeks on minis
terial duties.
Matte Peabody has bought
from Walker Clayton the little
house on Spring Street, in front
of the church.
The Hardy Concert Band sery-
ed cream on Thursday and Fri
day nights and took in twenty
two or twenty three dollars.
Several persons from this place
took advantage of the low rates
and went to Memphis on the ex-
cursion on Sunday, the 18th.
A number of our young peo-
pie went to Liberty Hill, in Day.
idson township, on Sunday, the
18th, to enjoy Children's Day.
Newt Nelson, who was confined
in Jail here on a charge of assault
on Minnie Burrow, a Is or IA
year old daughter of Freeman
Burrow, escaped from the jail on
Monday night with the hand
cuffs on and has not been retaken
The Flyer, going east on the
Frisco, on Tuesday morning at
the mile board above Hardy had
the hind wheels on the tender de-
rallied, while running at high
rate of speed. Fortunately the
couplings held the train together
and there was nov much damage
done, aside from that to the track.
Sharp County record., 1904-06-17
Advice 10 Boys.
PHOENIX.

John l.. Sullivan, at his recent
Boston benefit, SAID to two school
boys who approached to shake his
hand:
"Boys, if you want to get on, do
your work. Work is the only
thing to make men happy and
successful.
Don't be like the lad who
worked so badly that when his
father wrote to the boss of the
concern asking where his son
slept, the answer sent back was:
"Your son sleeps in the shop in
the daytime, but we don't know
where he sleeps at night. "-Se-
leoted,
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N1TH7I|. .y'II11l Tt nIdC.
I1guFf -
usuuRau13

There will be Is days session Of the Armstrong School OF
Music held at the E. Church Evening shade commencing on
July and closing the evening of the 10th with concert TINS
school will be for the benefit all who want study the science OF
music. will be follows Ear Training and RudlmenS
morning; Harmony evening, For reference
the instructor write j. H. Hail. Principal OF the National Nor
NAL School Music Dayton Va. the Rue6ush kiefer Co..
will h OF the Armstrong School
Music the principal has had years experience in conduct
Vocal Schools Boks be used Chorus and Choir Crown
No. Clppng9rs Voice Book and Practical Har
mony and Composition by J. H. Hall.
All who attend this school will find board cheap We
hope meet Sunday school superintendent and class
leaders We will also ShOwaters New Rudmens for new be-
gnners Don't fail attend this school Music gift from God
man and highest Tuition follows
50 per scholar family tickets $3.50 Private Voice
Lessons 35 each. For further information address
Sharp County record., 1904-06-17
CENTER.

We are needing rain in this
section again.
S. P. Murphy has purchased a
new hack, and is now riding
some.
Marvin Thomas has discovered
a bee tree. He saved the bees, but
got no honey.
Fruit tree agents are as plenti-
full and pssky as candidates we're
before the primary.
Mrs, Hogan OF this place is
under treatment Of DR.. Watkins
of Evening Shade.
Jasper Hutchison, sheriff, has
been in these parts summoning
Jurors for the Northern District
circuit court.
Three head of cattle belonging
to w. G.. Birchfield were killed
lately by lightning, which struck
tree uuder which they Were
standing.
Crops are just ordinarily good.
Wheat is being harvested just
now, and is above an average in
yield, but the acreage is small.
Corn is being laid by, and some
are still planting small patches.
The Children's Day meeting at
Librtby Hill must have been a
great success as there were about
800 people present. The house
did not hold more than half the
people. The occasion was mark
ed by the best of order.
rhe railroad excitement has
about died out in these parts, but
we are still Of the opinion that
North Big Creek is the most
practical route from Hoxie to
Franklin. 1t is nearer and a bet
ter grade, and not so many short
curves, as Big Creek is almost
straight from King Mills to its
mouth on Strawberry. Just be-
low King Mills is Little Creek,
which comes in from the direction
of franklin, and is almost on
line between Hoxie and Franklin.
Sharp County record., 1904-06-17
Unusual Accident.

Stephens, June 18.-Mrs. Ruth
Poindexter, wife of Z. S. Poin-
dexter, a prominent and prosper
GUS farmer, who lives a few miles
south of here, was fatally burned
Saturday by the explosionof a jug
Of alcohol.
A jug of alcohol had been
brought to the house by a negro
and Mrs. Polndexter, in order to
put 1t out Of the way Of her child
ren, placed the jug in the stove in
the kitchen. In the evening she
built fire in the stove, forgetting
that the alcohol was there. Short
ly after building the fire she heard
a sizzling noise and opened the
stove door to investigate. AS she
did so the jug was exploded and
the alcohol ignited. The burning
fluid was spread all over Mrs.
Poindexter and she rushed into
the yard screaming. Before aid
arrived she was so badly burned
thatqow it is not thought she can
survive.
Sharp County record., 1904-06-17
THE RECORD.
BY CLAUDE L. COGER.
Democratic County Ticket.

Representative
f. b. ANDREWS.
County Judge
j. w. SMITH.
Circuit Clerk
G. D. RITCHIE.
Sheriff
G. II. MATHEW.
Assessor
W. 7. HORN.
Treasurer
E. L. DICKERsoN
Surveyor
G. N. SIMPSON.
Sharp County record., 1904-06-17
BROKE AN ARA.

Master Tom McCaleb, son of
Judge and Mrs. John B. Nc
Caleb, while riding a horse
Thursday morning, fell from the
animal, breaking his left arm.
Dr.. Watkins was summoned and
gave the wounded member the
necessary attention, after which
To n is resting well.
Sharp County record., 1904-06-17
G. C. Armstrong, Ash Flat.
ASH FLAT.

Everything is moving along
nicely at this place.
Sidney Stephens has moved to
his newly completed residence on
the east side of town,
Hon. T. I. Herrn and lady were
in our city a short while Sunday
while en- route to Hardy.
Marvin Stephens bought a nice
bunch Of calves last week from
iIr. Brewer of Cave City.
An infant of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Richie was buried at the Ash
Flat cemetery Sunday evening.
Ed Paden is now a full fledged
grocery drummer, and will take a
delight in taking orders in his
home county.
Several of our young people
attended Children's Day atLiber-
ty Hill last Sunday, and report
an enjoyable time.
Farmers are very busy in their
crops. Some are making ar
rangements for harvesting wheat,
which is reported as very good.
Prof. Hackett visited his home
in the northern part Of the county
few days, returning Monday.
He reports his wife much improv-
ed from q bilious attack.
L, d. Phillips and R. A, Wolf
have bought the Wolf gin and
mill at this place, and will add to
it some new and improved ma
chinery. They propose to be
ready for the fail ginning.
Walter Bates of Texas, who has
been visiting his uncle, Rufus
Wolfe Of this place, returned to
his home Monday. He made
many friends during his stay here,
and ali will be glad to see him
again.
The writer of this article was
granted the privilege of hearing
some very fine music by the
Evenining Shade Cornet> Band
over the telephone last Sunday.
We could catch every note, and
understand clearly what was be-
ing played.
Ash Flat will have q two days
picnic on or about July 10 and 16,
and a reunion of the Gray and
Blue. We intend to have the
Evening Shade band to play for
US on the occasion, and hope the
boys will hold themselves in read
mess for us. One of the biggest
times ever known in this section
is what we expect to have. Good
speakers will be on the program
each day,
PHoENIX.
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Newspaper Plant Burned.

The Backlog newspaper Of
flee, located at Maynard, Ran
dolph county, was completely
destroyed by fire Monday morn
ing about 3 o'clock. 1t was the
property Of w. T. Warren. Loss,
$500, fully covered by insurance,
Sharp County record., 1904-06-17

The Mammoth Spring Monitor
keeps its columns hot calling for
greens Its neighbor, the
Democrat, very pungently re-
marks that the Monitor might
try some of its copy. That
really is greens" a-plenty,
Sharp County record., 1904-06-17


dates for the purpose of listing the personal property
the county for the year 1904, towit:
North Union township, Armstrong, Thursday June g.
Upper North Township, Wirth Friday June TO-
Lower North township Goats, Saturday, June H.
Highland township, Highland, Monday, June 13. -
Davidson township, King Mills, Tuesday and Wed June IT.
Rchwoods township, Ash Flat Thursday June IT, ferg'I
Store, Friday June II. o
Lave Creek township, Camp Ground, Saturday June S
Morgan township, Center, Monday, June 20 u
Lebanon township, Higgnbottom stand, Tuesday, 0une
Dotson School House, Wednesday, June o.
Strawberry township Institute, Thursday June 23 M
Big Rock township, Poughkeepsie Friday June "a a' w
Psgah, Saturday. June 25 97 a
Big Creek township Caamne Monday and Tues June ~ os
Scott township Shelhyve Wednesday and Thursday 'u
80, Wild Cat School House, Friday, July l.
Cave township Cave City, Saturday, July e ,dov nj
Hardy township, Hardy, Tuesday, Wednesday, lhuf''''
day and Saturday, July5 8, 7, s, 8, t1
Washington township, Powels Chapel Monday Juy - en
Sullivan township Maxyille, Tuesday July ~ brcN'0
Wednesday, July 49, Sidney, Thursday, July a.
johnson township, st. Paul, Friday, July To- , 1uNa
Piney Fork township, Monday, Tuesday and WedneSu's
10, 90 and remain ten days
Don't forget the number of your School Dlslfi''
w, r. HORN, Assessor.
Sharp County record., 1904-06-17

The Record regrets its inability
to publish the full doings of the
state convention at Hot Springs.
When you want a daily paper
the worst you don't get it, is our
experience,
Sharp County record., 1904-06-17
NUETn -x.lRlkKESAS. s

at Newark.
/ Pocahontas will have a big
| barbecue July 4th.
Cotter will celebrate the 4th Of
July in grand style.
/ The Black Rock paper still re-
ports a few pearl finds.
At Tupelo $4,000 has been raised
with which to erect a new school
building.
The Rocket complains that
there is no justice of the peace
at Calico Rock.
DR.. W. j. Hatcher, a we'll
known physician of Imboden,
died last week.
Melon shipments are expected
to begin from Lawrence county
about July Goth.
The Black Rock fruit farm, it
is estimated, will this year produce
60 carloads Of peaches.
Three state convicts at, Cotter
secured citizens clothes and es-
capped from the guards.
1t has been made a violation of
/ the town laws of Melbourne to fire
a gun within the city limits.
Two horses and a colt belonging
to Calvin Hames of Violet Hill
were killed by lightning last week,
Recruiting officers have estab-
lished headquarters at Batesville.
and want to enlist men for army
service.
Eula Coxey, little girl at
Batesville, fell from the second
story window of the Earnheart
hotel and was seriously injured.
At the sale Of delinquent lands
in Independence county only one
tract went back to the state, the
balance being bought by individu-
ais.
A feature Of the base ball games
in Randolph county, as reported
in the papers, is each nine makes
between fifty and a thousand
runs.
Bud Gray Of lizard county has
been bound over to the federal
grand jury at Batesville on the
charge OF violating the U. S.
liquor law.
1t is said United States Senator
Latimer Of South Carolina will
address the people at the Annie
vile picnic July IA, on the SUBJ
ject Of good roads.
j. N. Craig of Stone county
sold over S100 worth of strawber-
ries, mostly at Calico Rock, this
season, from ground required to
raise a half bale of cotton.
Bill Cary's little one-year- old
daughter, living lear Mountain
Home, swallowed a pea, which
lodged in her wind pipe, and
which caused her death in a few
hours.
The baby show at Annieville is
always a drawing feature. 1t has
stimulated "baby culture" until,
it was said that Lawrence county
produces more fine babies in a
year than any county in the state.
In, ho1op Go1o+to
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GIVEN WELCOME
BY COUNTRYMEN
Mexican Colony Entertains
Senior Ramon Corral and
the Members of His Party
TO VISIT MARE ISLAND
Will Be the Guest of Adj
miral McCalla and Wife
at Naval Headquarters

Vice President Ramon Corral of Mex
leo and his party were kept on the go
yesterday. The distinguished Mexicans
rose late and at noon the male mem
bers of the party were the guests of
Dr. George E. Gcodfellow. who is an
old friend of Senior Corral and General
Torres, at luncheon at the Bohemian
Club. While the luncheon was in pro-
gress the ladies of the Vice Presidential
party were enjoying a trip through
Chinatown, where they spent the great
err part of the afternoon.
Last evening the Mexican colony
gave their visiting countrymen a re-
ception at the home of one of their
number at 1888 Octavia street. To-day
the>Vice Presidents party will make a
trip to Mare Island, where it's members
will be the guests of Admiral and Mrs.
McCalla. The ladies of the party will
go direct to the island on the Govern
ment tug Slocum, while Vice President
Corral, General Torres and others of
the party, accompanied by United
States officials, will. on the torpedo
boat destroyer Preble. pay a visit to
the United States war vessels and the
Italian cruiser lying in the bay before
proceeding to the navy yard. The
party will return to this city in time
to accept the hospitality of the Family
Club, where they will partake of din
ner and be royalty entertained.
AS yet the visitors have not definitely
decided when they will start on their
homeward trip, but 1T is expected that
they will remain in San Francisco the
balance of the week. From here they
go to Ell Paso, stopping over fer few
hours at Los Angeles, where prepara-
lions for their reception are being
made.
At the request of member of the
Union League Club Deputy Registrar
Harry Zemansky at II o'clock Sunday
night left his bed and proceeding to
the rooms of the club there demon
strated the workings of the voting
machine to Senior Ramon Corral Vice
President of the Mexican republic.
The latter expressed himself as we'll
pleased with the machine.
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BENEFIT FOR ST. FRANCIS
PAROCHIAL RESIDENCE FUND
Clever Musicians and Comedians De-
light Large Audience With
Good SDeciaIties.

There was large attendance at the
musical and literary entertainment
given last night for the benefit of ST.
Francis Darochial residence fund in
Native Sons Hall. The programme
contained many excellent numbers, in
Guiding overture, vocal and instru-
mental solos, tarces and high class
humor by clever comedians.
Ted E. Box from the Orpheum en-
tertained with his eccentricities and
whistled and talked himself into the
good graces of the audience.
Miss Belle Williams. also from the Or
pheum, won admiration for her easy,
merry method of interpreting comic
songs. A number of young ladies'
Misses Katherine Rankin, Grace
Gould, Leonora Roland, Pauline Lord
and Emma Duden-made mirth in a
farce called THE Burglar"
Miss Eleanor Mangan sang sweetly
and Grennan and Minner did a
stunt William Altman did a clev-
err whistling act. Frank de Coss, Syl-
vester Mcdonald, Misses Josephine
Clare. Katherine Dougherty and An
ME Bellew did very good comedy in
farce entitled THE Obstinate Fam
ily." Miss Ethyl Grazer's French horn
solo was one of the brilliant features
of the evening.
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"PAUL KAUVAR"
IS A DRAMA
OF INTEREST

Paul Kauvar, venerable drama
from the pen of Steele Mackaye, proved
thriller" last night to the Central
first might audience. Herschel Mayall,
who has for long time pleased thea
ter goers of the city, celebrated his re-
turn to the Central after weeks Ill
ness by appearing in the title role, and
was the hit of the performance. He was
ably assisted by Ethel Clifton as Diane,
who gave q good portrayal of the emo
tional character.
Henry Simmer as Gouroc was suf-
ficiently detestable and heavy and won
the mingled applause and Kisses
usually accorded the we'll acted villain.
James Corrigan was droll as Aristides
and together with Edna Ellsmere who
was almost too pretty for the part. fur
nished the comedy. Julia Blanc as
Scarlotte had thankless part as a
woman of the people.
The staging of the play Is very good.
The tableaux of the guillotine, the bonn
bardment and burning of the city and
the sacking OF the royalist palace were
excellent in effect.
Next week. THE Worst Woman in
London"
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POISON
HARD TO TAKE
Edith Austin. a Beautiful
Young Girl, Seeks Death,
but Acid Is Too Painful

Tired of life at an age when all
should have looked bright to her, beau
tiful Edith Austin tried unsuccessfully
to end her life yesterday in Golden
Gate Park by taking carbolic acid.
There is no apparent reason why the
young woman should seek death. She
is more than ordinarily pretty and has
hosts of admirers.
But brooding over little fancied
grievances turned her mind to morbid
thought. Yesterday morning she
kissed her invalid mother good-by and
stole out into the park. She sought a
secluded spot in the shadow of some
oaks and meditated in girlish way on
the futility of existence.
She had with her bottle of carbolic
acid. Just to swallow that would end
all pain and sorrow, real or fancied,
she thought. 1t was verv easy to die
and very wearisome to live.
The girl looked at the vial, then sud-
denly raised it to her lips. With a
shrek of pain she dropped the bottle
and writhed in agony on the grass
The fiery stuff burned her pretty face
and blistered her red lips This real
pain was worse than all her fancied in
juries. She did not want to die.
Inc girl agonlzed cries attracted a
policeman, who summoned an ambu-
lance. She was taken to the Park
Emergency Hospital, where she was
treated by DR.. Hill The young woman
was in no danger, as she had not swal-
lowed any of the acid. Death was
harder than she thought
Edith Austin's people say that they
know of no reason why she should
have attempted suicide. They know of
no love affair. She lives at 1856 Ellis
street. Miss Austin's beauty caused an
Eastern magazine to use her picture
as poster in q recent issue
At the Park Hospital the girl said
she had been badly treated at home
From statement made by her people
il would seem that her wrongs were
fancied
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BATTLE AT CLOSE RANGE.

have read stories printed in American no !
pers Of how the wounded OF the japanese and
the Russians had been cruelty put 10 deatn
when found on the battlefeIds but an fnves
figation OF these reports will show thar IN =
great majority Of cases tho wouTfaed fen with
many bullets in their bodies-a fact which
was rnisconstrued an indication that their
opponents fired into their bodies when the en-
ragements were over. The truth IS that the
fphtfng has been at such close range thar fire.
ouentiy men fall wounded by a dozen bullets
ana in one instance of which / was a wiz
ness a Jananese officer fell pierced by TWENTY
Four shots He had unfortunately got in front
Of a Calling gun
While Lieutenant Fortescue de-
cIined to tell just how close he had
got to the stronger Notifications of
Port Arthur with the Japanese army
he did say that when he left the army
on September 29 the latter's big guns
were dropping shells on the Russian
feet in the harbor, which would sug-
gest that he had got within about
5000 wards of the Russian forces.
Prior to leaving Japan the young lieu
tenant was rendered the badge of the
Order of the Rising Sun, which he
was compelled to decline, owing to
the regulations of the American army.
He hopes to obtain permission when
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BETWEEN TWO FIRES.

Lieutenant Fortescue distinguished
himself with, Lieutenant Count Wolff
skell, military attache of the German
army. during one of the heavy engage
ments before Port Arthur by getting
between the two armies and ia king IA
number of photographs of the troops
in the midst of battle. He also pre-
pared map of the engagement in
which he was assisted by Captain Sir
Alexander Bannerman of the British
Royal Engineers. Just before his de-
parture from the front the Japanese
officials requested him to give no
publicity TO the photographs. explain
ing that it was Japan's intentions not
10 give out for publication any of the
more important details of the engage
ments around Port Arthur until
later date.
The Japanese Government has not
yet issued these statements and in con-
sequence Lieutenant ortescue is bound
by pledge to keep his photographs
from the public gaze. The work of
taking these pictures and the prelim-
mary preparation of his map con-
sumed the greater part of twenty-four
hours. during which he and the Ger
man attache were constantly in dan
ger from the missiles flying between
the two armies.
Asked when he thought Port Ar
thur would probably fall, the lieuten-
ant smiled significantly as he replied
We'll. General Stoessel Will have
something to say about that"
Apparently" suggested the inter-
viewer your presence with the Jap
anese army did not warp your judg-
ment Of the Russians" Fortescue re-
piled:
No. it did not Both armies are fighting
CALAMITY ana most fairly. Americans should
not place too much credence in the reports
they have received concerning brutalities prac-
they are not true Dumdum bullets arc not
being used nor have the Russians enhanced
the strength of their defenses with barbed
wire. The wire they are using is the Main
material The best of care is being taken Of
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DOAN'S PILLS.
COMMON PROPERTY
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Francisco People May Profit by
Local Experience.
DoAN,s PILLS.

Grateful people will talk,
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For sale by all dealers. Price 5oc.
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo, n. Y,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name. Doan's, and
take no substitute.
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The Chutes.

There is plenty of novelty in the
programme at the Chutes this week
and all of the new acts made hits at
both performances yesterday. Frank
Stafford, clever whistler and mimic.
and Marie Stone, pleasing soprano,
were well received in "A Hunters
Came" Mile. Ventura proved a grace
full and timber limbed danseuse and
the three FORESTS gave a finished ac-
roDatic performance. John ]. Fields
Jr- and Carrie b. Whalen gave
sketch of New York life, entitled The
Bowery Sweethearts," Emile Chevrial.
an accomplished trick and comedy vio-
linist, extracted extraordinary music
from his chosen instrument and Ma
bel Lamson. the popular contraIto,
was warmly applauded for her illus
trated songs. The biograph showed.
among other interesting moving pic
lures. The Counts Personal" one of
the most amusing series of incidents
ever depicted by a projecting machine
The amateurs promise many surprises
for Thursday night.