davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-04-20
Cheap Rates.

In July on account of Epworth
League convention rates to Denver,
Col, and return will be $500 from
ST. Paul, $26. As from here.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-04-20

During next April on account of
convention of Head Camp, Wood
men of the World, to Los Angeles,
CAL, and return, $685..
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-04-20

Work of Silk worms.
It requires 1900 silk works to pro.
duce one pound of silk.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-04-20

Next September on account of
National Encampment of G. A. r.,
fare will be $l7.75 from ST. Paul and
return.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-04-20
Free Schools in Haiti.
The Couch that TiCkles.

Haiti devotes almost one-sixth of
S revenues to free schools.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-04-20

For SALE - House and lot on
North Main street. Inquire of A.
v Lovely, the ice man.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-04-20

Cheap Rates TO Denver and Re-
turn.
On May 7,h, 9Th and 9th we will
sell round-trip tickets to Denver,
Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Col
at one regular fare plus $500 for
the round trip. Can 20 one route
and return by another.
w. S. DAVIS, Agent.
Sharp County record., 1905-12-01

the large and small shovel plows,
with cutting couitcrs in front of
the plow blade, which did good
work. The blacksmiths also
made our hoes, clevises, swingle-
tree and hame irons, and the
farmers usually made the wooden
part Of all their farming imple-
ments. The names, plow and
harrow handles were made from
the crooked root of a tree, while
harrow teeth were made Of seas
oned wood. We usually used a
paupau pole for hoe handles.
The one horse harrow was used a
great deal in the cultivation of
young corn and cotton. 1t ap-
peared to be an indispensable i'm
plement on the farm, and the hoe
was used in the cultivation Of
corn and cotton nearly as much
as the plows. Our horse collars
were made OF corn shucks, plat
ted ana sewed together in collar
shape, Backbands were usually
made of coffee sacks, or out of
the legs Of old jeans pants. The
| plow line was made from cotton
spun into thread, and then made
on the rope machine. Nearly
every farmer had his own rope
machine, 1t seems to me that in
those days we raised much more
corn, cotton, wheat and potatoes
to the acre of ground than now,
co.l t.~ o,,ll:-- I
Sharp County record., 1905-12-01
SAAED HIS LIFE.

j, w. Davenport, Wngo, Ky.
writes June IA, 1902. 81 want to
Nll you | believe Ballards's Snow
Llnlnent saved any life. ] was un-
der the treatment of two doctors.
and they told me one of my lungs
was gone and the other badly aflec.
ted. | also had lump on my side.
| DON'T think that could have
lived over two months longer. |
was induced by friend to try
BalIards IS Snow Llniment. The
first application gave me great res
lief; two fifty cent bottles cured me
sound and well. 1t is a wonderful
medicine and recommend is to suf,
fcrng humanity. Sold by w. a.
Edwards.
Sharp County record., 1905-12-01
iContinued from last week.

In the early days all OF the
farming implements and TOOLS
such as plows, coulters, grub
and cotton hoes, rakes, swingle-
trees, clevises, harrows, names,
horse collars, backbands, plow-
lines. axe and hoe handles, also
wagons, were made at home. l
knew some few farmers to make
rawhide tuggs for trace chains
The Cary plow was the only
turning plow we had for some
wears. 1t was made in two sizes,
the smaller size being for one
horse and the larger for oxen.
We did not put two horses to one
plow in those days, The Cary
plow was made with an ordinary
wooden plowstock, with a wood
mouldboard and wood bar, an
iron point bolted on the front or
lower end of the mouldboard,
and an iron grassrod through the
plowbeam and mouldboard.
These plows were used in break
ing old land, making cotton rid
ges, and laying by corn and cot
ton. Oxen were used almost en-
tirely in breaking ground, The
next tarning plow to come was
the Diamond wing plow, made by
our blacksmiths of slab iron or
steel. This plow took the place
of the old Cary turning plow, and
essahfs h b heittsIs tsse1 MoFbIet FbIetlorWy We bad
Sharp County record., 1905-12-01
Don't Whip Your Child.

Don't whip your child. You
do so simply because you are
bigger and stronger than he is.
Use moral persuasion and lay the
rod away. 1t is unnecessary. If
you will once have a photograph
made of yourself while in the act
of whipping your child, with your
face all inflamed with anger and
dark with passion and the child's
face pale with terror. and con-
vulsed with pain, with quivering
lips and fearful eyes, and after
the little innocent is laid away in
its grave you will take this picture
on a Sunday afternoon when all
the world is bright and beautiful
around you and steal to the
grave of your boy and gaze upon
this picture your will register
solemn VOW never TO whip
anoth er child .-Bentonville Dem
ocrat.
Sharp County record., 1905-12-01

ature dealing with the woods and fields,
and birds, has been published and read
ars than altogether in any so years be-
also to say that this literature has stimu-
nd for nature that otherwise would not
conditions in our cities as population
ed an opportunity for this welcome and
ncy to turn toward the country, toward
more artistic homes, is the most en-
tsing feature of American civilization,
es to and accclcrates this movement is
best publications in America. Its inAu-
good of the whole country,
Sharp County record., 1905-12-01


contributions literature they may be called SUCH have stimulated
of the problems discussed and the tendency the read
Ing of the busy to-day compared with the reading Of the busy
of 1897 broader including much greater extent information
ona subjects and questions which affect the political social and
meca future of the United States This is to be observed particularly
In the literature the clubs and in libraries public private and col
legiate.
extraordinary increase variety popular
readers from exclusive diet of newspapers substantial and
permanent reading That there have been and of cha
of wheat denies but tie frvoy has hurt
and for impetus toward the study international travel
society and politics. much credit be given the popular
priced and over abundant magazine of to-day.
War it said usually produces poets Prosperity produces
better living and better living produces desire for the beautiful and
artistic Two very important tendencies in the literature of to-day
those toward artistic development of the home and the culture Of the
individual and expression of the popular longing for the country
and study Compare American home to-day with
similar American home before the growth OF prosperity and
the Improvement easily explains why many ambitious and refined
people eager for literature which tells OF the home beautiful or
the country place pastoral
One of the distinguished foreign dpomats told me re-
Gently that the comparison between American home OF class
to-day with American home of similar class 1886 when he
first duty remarkable that the transformation almost
beweng 1t much that books responsible for this
beautiful and artistic surroundings and higher
culture but much that they hand hand and
Ger.
Sharp County record., 1905-12-01
TORTURE OF A PREACHER.

The story OF the torture OF ke''
0 D. Moore, pastor of the baptist
church, Of Harpersvli!e, N. y, VIII
interest you. He says; 81 'uif'red
agonle4, because OF a persistent
cough, resulting from the grip, |
had to sleep sitting up IN bed l
trre. many remedies, will ont reIIei'
until | took Dr.. Kings New Dis
covery tor Consumption Coughs and
Colds, which entirely cured my
cough, and saved me from Con@uml
ton" a grand cure for diseased
condiucns Of Throat and Lungs. Al
Shows Drug Store: price SOC ana
1000, guranleed. Trial bottle
free.
Sharp County record., 1905-12-01

A woman sometimes shuts
down on her husband, but never
shuts up.
Envy puts many a dead cat
under the parlor porch.
Sharp County record., 1905-12-01
THE BEST DOCTOR.

Rev. B. G. Horton, Sulpher
Springs Tex. writes, July 10th, 1902
"I have used IN my family Billiards.
Snow Llnlment and lIorehound
Syrup, and they have proved cer-
tainiy satisfactory. The linimenl
is the best we haye ever used for
headache and pains. The cough
syrup has been our doctor for the
last eight years. Sold by W. A.
Edwards.
Sharp County record., 1905-12-01
CTR Bnay Man ann mhat
ME TtkRa Rtzt tn Rran
By ROBERT B. ARMSTRONG,
Assistant Secretary the Unite ed States Treasury.

Since the United States after the war with Spain,
burst from its chrysals state and forsook isolation
Americans have had new interest in tales of travel
beyond the seas Stories of travel contemporary BIZ
ography and international history, fresh-made have
attracted busy men, Much OF this desire for more
important expressions on international questions and
subjects has been stimulated by the periodicals.
Most of the popular magazines have dealt more
or less seriously with the far east, the Philippines,
European problems, and the new relations of the
Sharp County record., 1905-12-01

The love for fine clothes can be
cultivated just like a flower bed
it is bad luck, however, to get
loo fond of toggery.
Sharp County record., 1905-12-01
CURE CHILLS AND FEVER.

q. W. Writ, Nacogdochee, Texas,
says ellis daughter had chiils and
fever for three years, he could not
find anything that would help her
till he used Herbine, His wife will
not keep house wlthont..lt and cam
not say too much for it." SOC. Sold
by W. A. Edwards.
Love is the only cure for self
ishness-but the remedy is not a
never failer,
Sharp County record., 1905-12-01

much more and longer tnan Is
done now. We did not think OF
laying by corn until it was silk
ing and tasseling, and would
plow and hoe cotton in August.
Old man Jerry Baker OF Inde-
pendence county was an itener-
ant blacksmith for this country.
He would 90 to all the blacksmith
shops in the country, which were
very few, and repair the farmers
tools and make what new tools
were wanted. He also made a
number of horse, COW and sheep
bells. He would make a lot oil
bells for my father every spring
We had a blacksmith shop, and
he would come once or twice
wear and do our blacksmith work.
We did not shoe our horses in
those days, except those used by
doctors, preachers and othcers'
Then the shoes and nails had to
be made by the blacksmith.
-
In those days we could not buy
water buckets, tim buckets, pans
or washtu5s at the stores. All OF
the water, milk and washing ves-
sells were made at home, or in the
settlement, almost exclusively of
cedar wood, by coopers OF the
country. There were some coop
ershops here, and they made ce-
dar washtubs, half size tubs, foot
tubs, cedar churns, water and
milk pals, piggins or noggins
and keelers. They also made
cedar kanakins, or lard stands,
to hold from six to twelve gal
Ions, and large gourds were
raised on the farm for lard ves-
sells also. These kanakins when
they became very greasy were
used, together with the large
gourds, for soap vessels. | have
seen these gourds that would
hold as much as a half bushel or
more. The women sometimes
had troughs in the smokehouse
in which to put soap. The cedar
pail, piggin and small gourds
were used for milk vessels at the
cow lot. Occasionally we could
get some earthen jars and pitch
ers for milk vessels. We knew
nothing about a tin bucket, tin
washpan or milk strainer. The
piggin or small gourd and cloth
was the milk strainer. The keller
made an excellent wash pan. 1t
would not rust or get full Of holes.
There was an abundance of fine
cedar timber on Strawberry and
Piney Fork for the coopers to
work into vessels.
Continued next week,
Sharp County record., 1905-12-01
NO OPIUM IN CHAMBERLAIN S COUGH
REMEDY.
REMEDY.

There Is not the least danger IN
giving ChamberIan's Cough
Remedy to small children as it con-
talns no opium or other harmful
drug. 1t has an established reputa>
lion of more than thirty years as
the most successful medicine IN use
for cold, Group and whoopins cough
Is always cures and is pleasant to
take, Children like it. Sold by all
druggists.
Sharp County record., 1905-12-01

Madness is a habit-buU it is
harder than boozin' or the stump
sucker habit to pull loose from.
Sharp County record., 1905-12-01

If you are lucky in business
don't 5rag-better be thankful
for it.
Sharp County record., 1905-12-01
: HISTORY.

ettlement of Evening Shade and
Y c. w. Shaver, Pioneer.
Sharp County record., 1905-12-01

Only the human wolf will seek
to gain by the misfortunes of
others.
Sharp County record., 1905-12-01

much more and longer than is
done now. We did not think OF
laying by corn until it was silk
ing and tasseling, and would
plow and hoe cotton in August.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-08

The merchants of greensboro put
up with apparently discriminating
and unjust freight rates for a good
many years until they decided ia
hold an investigation. Finally they
put the matter in the hands of the
state railroad commission. and the
railroad commission has been hold
ing sessions at greensboro hearing
both sides The merchants and 9th
ers testified to the rates, and the
difference in rates, and the railroad
was well represented by men to ex-
plain why there was a difference
Very often the shippers do not begin
to understand why rates are what
they are, and If these investigations
satisfy them as TO the fairness and
justice of the railroad rates. Il will
have done a great good, even II there
Is accomplished nothing In the way
of a change in the rates. Something
of the kind should be taken up by
the Commercial club of Paducah
The freight rates here are not alto
gether satisfactory, and although
there may be a good reason that
rates are as they are. this reason Is
not understood by shippers and mer-
chants who receive goods, and until
Il is understood, there will be more
or less complaint, Paduoah should
do as greensboro has done and at
least find out the why's and where
foros of an apparently unjust differ
ence in rates to and from Paducah,
and other places.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-08
REFTER C0rNTY K016s.

The condition of the roads in Nc
Cracken county at present has again
called attention to the importance of
good roads. Not only do the almost
impossible roads keep many farm
ers at home who desire to come to
town. and who should come to town
to transact business, but bad roads
also prevent the county from getting
rural routes that would prove boons
to any section, and place even the
most isolated localities in close touch
with the city and civilization. Bad
roads may be the cause of McCrack-
EN- county losing rural route in
spectcd last week. The Ow9sboro
Inquirer says of good roads:
"There is a persistent cry for gov
ernment aid in the building of good
roads, and an effort in that direc-
tion has been made in the introduce
ton of the Brownlow bill and similar
measures in congress. There is no
question but that the government has
the same right TO build roads as to
improve interior water ways, a mat
ter which was threshed out eighty
years ago in the discussion of enter
nal improvements" but the right Is
not the question. The government
now has calls for all the money that
can be raised under present systems
of taxation and the bonded debt is
about as heavy as can well be borne.
Good roads must be built, but they
should be built by the communities
direct TO be benefited. 1t is true
that the good of good roads would
reflect itself on people who never use
a road and in fact never see road,
but the benefit would be so remote
and so indirect that It would not be
fair to charge them with the improve
ment. Again, governmental aid
means that the money would have to
be distributed among the states, and
III lnln ulSlIlDullOH IL WOulu inoSl
likely occur that the states getting
the most of it would have the least
use for it, and vice versa. 1t is true
that the Brownlow bill, which is the
best measure that has been worked
out, provides the money shall be dis
tributed to the states only in proper
ton to the amount they raise and dis
tribute themselves. This is the Rock
efeller plan of giving money to the
schools he helps. He fixes a large
sum which they must raise, when he
will contribute like sum. The
school strains its gizzard out to raise
the money, and Rockefeller comes
down with his share and gets all the
credit.
LET us have good roads. Let
Kentucky save some of the money
which she wastes and let the coun-
ties save some of the money they
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-08
A FAIR PROPOSITION.

Fiscal court is to be asked TO con
tribute $1,000 year towards tho
maintenance of the Commercial
club, and there Is every reason the
magistrates should give the request
careful consideration. This $1,000 II
secured, Is 10 be put to good use Il
will not be wasted, but will be spent
solely to further the interests of Pa
ducah and McCracken county. More
over, most of il will come from the
residents OF Paducah proper. About
eight million dollars worth OF the
property assessed by the county for
taxes is in the city of Paducah, and
the taxes paid on Il are paid by the
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-08

citizens of Paducah. This would
leave for the residents of the county
to pay. only small proportion of the
$1,000.
Another thing is that the county
makes no exemptions as an induce
ment to n mandatory to locate in IL.
while city does. When a new fac
tory locates the city gets no taxes on
1t for five years. but the county gets
its full quota.
The Commercial club has just adj
ded a new feature. II has appoint
ed a committee on agriculture, whose
duty it will be to get as many farm
ers as possible to come here and To-
cate in the county.
The location of more farmers will
not only mean larger population,
and greater prosperity, but will like
wise mean more taxes collected and
consequent reduction of the tax
rate, making 1t lighter on all
This $1,000 that fiscal court will
be asked to donate, however, will
nearly all come from the residents of
the city, and the request of the Com
merclal club Is certainly a fair, rea-
sonable one, and is entitled to courte-
Gus consideration.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-08

smithland is becoming wider
awake every day. She wants a COM
merclal club. a railroad, a railway
line and many other things. IL is to
be hoped the good people will get
them, as they seem TO be thoroughly
in earnest. The Smithland Demo-
crat says; "Why cant the enterprls-
ing citizens of Smithland organize a
commercial club To boom the town
and try to secure some, at least, of
tho many things that We need, among
which could be mentioned a -four
mill, a canning factory, a steam laun-
dry, an ice plant, water works, cleo
'ric lights, and last but not least an
electric car line from Paducah to
Marion, via. Smithland, The town
will never grow aud amount TO any
thing unless We do something to
make it grow. There should be
something here 10 give people en-
ployment, and TO induce people to To-
cate here. Dry goods, groceries and
drugs are necessities and should be
sold in all towQ1, but they do not
help 10 make a'-Uwn grow. We want
something for people to do. So.
let's have a commercial club and
boom the town
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-08
A MlLDER CT ! MATE
IN ARKANSAS, LOIJSIANA. TEXAS

Stock ranges ten 10 twelve months
In the year, two and three crops grow
in a season. Now is the time To look
up a location while the land is cheap
On February 7th and 2lst and
March 9TH and 2lst, Cotton Belt
Route will sell round trim home-seek-
ers' tickets from 81. Louis, Thebes,
Cairo and Memphis to points in
above named states at rate OF sl5, or
one fare plus 81, where il makes less
than SIS.
One way colonist tickets, Febru-
airy 2lst and March 2lst at half fare.
plus 81.
Write for map, time table and ASK
about rates TO any point.
l., q. sCHAEFER, n. r.. A,
Cotton Belt Route, Cincinnati, o.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-08
1t Will Only
Cost One Cent.

to buy postal card and send to The New
York Tribune Farmer, New-York City, for
free specimen copy.
The New York Tribune Farmer is Ma
tional illustrated Agricultural Weekly for
Farmers and their families and EVERY
issue contains matter instructive and enter
tanning to EVERY member of the family.
The price Is but sI.oo per year, but If you like
it you can secure it. with THE SUN at bar
gain. Both papers one year only $I.7S.
Send your order and money to THE SUN,
Paducah, KY.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-08

washington, ID. C., March a.
Theodore Roosevelt was today trans
formed from president by chance in
to president by choice; from presi-
dent through an assassin's bullet in
TO president through the ballots of
the people.
Under the shadow of the gray
domed capitol, gazing into the placid
marble features OF Greenough's stat
ne of the first president, the Goth
president OF the United States swore
faithfully to execute the laws and to
preserve protect and defend the
constitution.
Once before he had taken this
solemn obligation; then, at the
death-bed of his martyred predeces-
scr, surrounded by a small company
of tear-dimmcd friends and coun-
ssellors; today, in the presence of a
cheering host of fifty thousand peo-
pie. Then he had ridden many lonely
miles over storm-swept mountain
roads to reach the tragic scene of his
elevation: today he was escorted
along the nations grandest avenue
from the White House to the home
Cf congress between two denselv
packed lines of his countrymcn gath
cred from every quarter TO cheer
him and wish him Godspccd In the
coming four years. Then he had said
with choking voice ct shall be my
aim to continue absolutely unbroken
the policies of President Mckinley
for the peace. prosperity, and honor
OF our beloved country" Today ne
left it for his fellow citizens. who
had honored him with a greater ma
jcri,y than ever before given, to
judge whether or not he had redeem
ed that pledge.
When he entered the White House
the youngest president in his coun-
try's history. besides the vast re-
sponsibilitics of his Office, he receiv-
ed as heritage McKinley's dearest
ambition TO become more and more
with the years ire president of all
the people. To-day there were repre-
scented in the throngs that had jour
neyed hither to greet President
Roosevelt men from the north,
south, east, and west, and from dis
tant Islands of the seas; from the
Philippines, from Porto Rico. from
lIawaii-from every land whore
floats the emblem of the republic. In
the great parade there rode COVER
nors of states. both north and south.
Filipinos, who had fought under the
nag of Aguinaldo today carried the
arms of Uncle Sam and stepped
proudly beneath the Stars and
Stripes. Blankoted Indians from The
yirile plains ylel with silk-hatted
gentry from the effete East in
sounding the praise of this cowboy
author-soldier-statesman. The presi-
dents old ranchor friends, with la
riat and chapareios and why bron-
chos. made strange contrast to the
backed, pouter-chested young
men from the national military
schools. Rough Riders from San
Juan hin, volunteers from Santiago,
tackles from Manila hay shared the
plaudits OF the multitude with mod
est everyday soldiers, for whom The
title. Regular is distinction quite
enough, Political clubs from East
and West, militiamen from North
and South, blue-olad veterans of the
sixties, heroes of the Spanish-Ameri-
can war, miners from Pennsylvania,
the entire legislature of the state of
Tennessee, the presidents neighbors
from Oyster Bay-all contributed 10
the national character of the splen-
did pageant. Who shall say that for
today at least Theodore Roosevelt
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-08

waste and let the people of Dayiess
county especially vote bonds for
building roads, 100000 worth of
them, and build the roads they want.
The gods help those who help them
selves"