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ooh, for the LORDS sake, Eugenia,
don't bother any more with your dir
ty we'll, but go and begin to work on
that nasty pig. He's to be ratified,
you know, that is if it is a he. Who
ever heard Of presenting messy
young pig to decent women for guild
bazaar!" Thus spoke old Mrs. Lowe,
u sister with bird-of-prey nose and
an eagle eye, as she came hurrycan-
ing along.
t"Do tell me, Mrs. Lowe" cries Re-
becca, "who gave us that lovely pig.
It is the loveliest thing I ever saw,
and it ought to be made to bring at
least fifteen dollars"
I'D "Mr. Wilcher, Of Trenton, gave us
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lars--nothwithstanding that she had
lost more than half of her internal
viscera. ,.,~%. 8
"Gracious mercy, Mr.. Barron"
now exclaims, the Rebecca at the well,
"what am I to do7 All the little par
GELS are gone, at 10 cents apiece, and
still those foolish, gawky w. X. Y. z.
boys !clamoring for a pull. What upon
eatrh am 1 to do7" Now, Rebecca-
Miss Eugenia Pitkihs-was o. lovely
and very graceful girl, but her COS
tune would have made Isaac flee into
the, tall timber and never return. How
ever, she had realized six "plunks
from the bottom of the square goods
box which was her Abrahamic we'll.
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potato salad; and 50 on, and so on
And then it was urged that. as il
was SO near Christmas, and the bust.
ness men and clerks couldn't possibly
leave their work to run mile for q
soup-plate Of deadly oyster water
Mrs. Kate Cranston should operate
with oysters on the public square, in
the editorial room Of the Edgehill
Muck Rake, and send out smoky.
lukewarm, horrid stuff to the bust
ness men and clerks at their places.
You know she just mounts men IS
backs, and their fronts and their
flanks and never lets them go until
they give her the quarter. They tell
me she has been at work one hour and
that she has actually already taken in
six dollars. Lord! would hate to
taste those oysters cooked on that
filthy Muck Rake stove! And now
here it is 4 'clock and not wretch
ed mean woman has come. Well, it
doesn't matter much for if they come
finally no one else will. OF course no.
body is going to walk way over here
especially to an Episcopal thing, for
you know, Mr.. Barron, we are not on
ly few and poor, but very unpopular.
And oh, Mr.. Barron, I forgot to tell
you the worst of all 1t was decided
to request Prof. Bell to announce to
the pupils Of the w. X. Y. Z. that our
bazaar would take place on Friday
afternoon and night, and to urge
them to come and patronize us poor,
poverty-stricken, down-trodden Epis-
copalians. And he promised faithfully
to do SO, and to do all in his power to
help us, and to come himself and
bring his wife and his teachers and
his boarding pupils, and to let his
lady teachers play and sing and re-
cite for us in the evening. And what
do you think9 School is already out
and he actually didu't mention it to
the scholars. Mamma telephoned him
five minutes ago and he said .he had
forgotten it. Mamma abused him like
a plckpoc1et through the telephone,
but what does he care9 Oh, these mar
row, bigotted Baptists! But Lord have
mercy! Mamma is calling to me to
know if any butter or milk or crack
ers have come. And none are here.
Mercy, what diseraceful swash the
oysters will be-! Oh, Lord, I hope no.
body will come for we will be eter-
nally disgraced, and the Presbyter-
ians will sneer and say we were elect
ed to be damned.''
And so the pretty, slender young
woman ratified on until she literally
gasped for breath, and had perforce
to stop. Then the old gray possum
patted her lovingly on the shoulder,
and said: "Oh, never mind, honey, it
will all come right. I already see the
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chariots Of tile guild women coming,
lande with pepper and salt and
butter and milk and crackers and cake
and Christian love. And see, see, yon-
der come Prof. Bell and all his board
ing boys in their brass buttons. Run,
honey and get the butter and milk
and crackers stirred into the oyster
muck. And here comes out tall rec
tor and his little wife, and their young.
They will al--every man and woman
OF them-die upon the spot from the
effects of the deadly muck, but that
vii not matter at all. We have no
time to lose. While you and some Of
those old ugly talking women admins
ter the poison to the w. x. Y. Y. boys
and the rector and his young, l will
get down the rattle doll and begin to
get chances. And look, the crowd is
really increasing. There come those
two best and loveliest people in the
world, the Baptist preacher and his
wife. How kind and sympathetic the
Baptist always are! But there isn't
Presbyterian or a Methodist.'
And so saying the old poss,m
went briskly and took dc wn the rather
cheap daX doll from the mantel: and
as he did so steam of sawdust flow
ell steadily from the bowels of the doll.
She had evidently been operated on
for appendicitis, and the wound had
broke loose. The old possum took her
quickly and stealthily into dark cor
ner and pinned up the orifce with a
pin which he took from the under side
OF his coat lapel. Possums of this
class always carry pins thus.
And at this juncture Mrs. Kate
Cranston, who has wound up her oper-
ations in the editorial rooms of the
Muck Rake and repaired to the main
battlefield, rushcs upon the old pos
sum, and shaking him by the shoulder,
says to him III hoarse whisper nnd
with horrible emphasis: "This raf-
fling must be done in strict secrecy
from DR.. Bains, (the Baptist preach
cr) who says that he will leave the
house if there is any raffling. And
you know he has promised to read
from Uncle Remus for us how Brer
RABBIT sealed Brer Fox through the
Rabbit sealed Brer Fox through the
holes in the top of the box-and you
know great many are coming ex-
pressly to hera that. 7 am going now
to start the singing. ] had practiced
Oh, Milo Fernandez but I have con-
cluded to sing Il need Thee Every
Hour so that everybody can join
ill.," And Mrs. Cranston swished off,
and as she sang "I Need Thee Every
Hour' and "I Love to Tell the
Story,' the old possum, steathily,
made hay while the sun shone, and
caused the doll to bring twelve dol
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the pig. He is good, kind, generous
young man, but you know men never
know what's fitten to be given to
women-that is, Christian women.
And Mrs. Wilcher is no less kind and
generous. She gave us that great big
splendidlyiced cake, which later on is
to be voted to the so-called prettiest
young lady. Lord bless us, how often
it utterly misses the mark! And Mrs.
is right here with us, working
like horse. She is in that back room
yonder selling nasty lukewarm oyster
water right along. Heaven knows we
ought to be indicted. but then that
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Continued ON page six.)
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-11
Department
Saturdays SPECIAL.

Saturdays SPECIAL.
We have Killed 100 Yearling
Lambs, Especially for Saturdays
trade.
Legs of Lamb, per lb. ....11hc
Armour's Star Hams 90 to IL lbs.
Average) ...............1 IA q c
From 7 p. NJ. 10 8 P. NJ. we will
Sell Lamb Stew, Breasts of Lamb
and Shoulders, at per ID. PA
Our Elegant Line Of Fresh
Fruits and Vegetables, both Hot
House and Southern, await your
inspection from which to Select
your Sunday Dinner.
CoGrtney G GO:
18th and Douglas SITS.
Tel Douglas CAT
Private Exchange connects all DeptA
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-11

$50 MnHon Street, UmnhH1 Neb'
II. l. Ramacciotti. d. V. s., Deputy state
and City Veterinarian, Food Inspector,
Chief Surgeon. d. c. Scott, d. v. g., Hos
pital surgeon,
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
New Railroad to Searcy.

Another standard-guage railroad IS
to be built into the town Of Searcy,
thus giving il two lines. The new
road is the DOniphan, Kensett and
Searcy, which is being built by the
Ooniphan Lumber Company. The
road originates at Doniphan, town
that has been laid out by the lumber
company on Red River, about mile
and a half northwest Of Kensett. The
road is already in operation from Doni-
phan to Kensett, and will be built
from Kensett to Searcy, a distance Of
about five miles, making the entire
length of the Line about six and q
half miles.
The dump has already been thrown
up and work on the building Of the
line from Kensett to Searcy viii be
started within the next thirty days.
Terminals for the line at Searcy have
already been selected The company
has bought the rOadbed Of the tram
line that formerly ran from Searcy TO
West Point, and the railroad will be
laid along that route
H. r. Fitzpatrick Of Doniphan is gen
eral manager of the line.
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
VAST WEALTH OF THE SOUTH.
In Natural Resources That Section l;
Supreme.

To its coal supply, more than twice
as great as the combined coal area
Of Great Britain, Germany and Penn
sylyinia; to its vast stores Of oil and
natural gas as supplementary sources
power Of water powers for utilization
Of power and heat and light the South
adds at least 100000 available horse
power Of water powers for utilization
for electrical transmission, also loF
power. heat and light. The develop
ment OF this vast water power potel'
tiality will eventually employ S25O'
900 900 to S300.O00,000 and be equal in
working capacity to 100000 men. 1t
will make possible construction Oh
thousands Of miles Of interurban cleo
tric roads. it will furnish cheap power
and light for mines and factories, and
create. as in Switzerland, the highest
forms of skilled mechanical work IN
the mountains Of the South, WheFe
climatic conditions are unsurpassed
by any other section Of the world. In
counting up the riches Of the South al
ways bear in mind its wealth Of ever
running streams, where nature iur'
nishes the power without price except
for the cost of development.-ManU
facturers' Record.
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
Met With Horrible Death.

A big ten-wheel engine on tne
Iron Mountain at Helena, while being
taken TO the round house, ran into an
omen switch and turned over. Herbert
Warden. the night hostler, was pin
ioned under the engine and died a
horrible death. On the engine were
Warden and his helper. When the en-
zine ran into the open switch, the
helper jumped and saved himself.
Warden remained with the engine and
fell under it. Bruised and with the
hot steam escaping on him, he beg
gad those about him to shoot him
and end his suferings. Jacks were
placed in position and while the men
were at work to release him Drs. INK
and RightOr administered morphine
to relieve his suferings, while buck
cts Of cold water were used to cool
The heat to which he was exposed.
Warden was finally rescued from his
position under the engine and con
veyed to his boarding house, where he
died shortly after
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
ARKANSAS
[STATE NEWS
Heavy Rains at Hot Springs.

The heaviest rain ever known fell
at hot Springs recently, and by rea
son Of the washing away Of bridges
and houses in the northern part OF
the city, the merchants along Central
avenue were damaged to the extent
Of at least S75,OOO.
Central avenue, which is the prinCi
pal thOrOughfare Of the city, was for
hours a seething river carrying fO--
sam and jetsam Of every description.
The water was waist deep and no one
attempted to cross the street except in
Z vehicle
Three houses on Water street We're
washed away, as was also the grand
stand at Wilmington park. At least
twenty bridges were swept down
stream and in the lower part Of the
city the lumber manufacturers lost
many thousands Of feet Of lumber All
cellars along Central avenue were
flooded to the depth of ten feet and
all goods stored there destroyed or
damaged.
There were no trains in or out Of
the city after the early morning trains
arrived on any road. The Rock Island
attempted to send its train out at .
O'Clock, but after proceeding about
five miles it was forced to return to
the city The Little Rock and Hot
Springs Western did not attempt to
send out trains, as the track was TN
der six feet of water for distance
Of six hundred yards a short distance
from the city. 1t will be impossible
for the railroad companies to learn
the extent Of their damage until the
water subsidies.
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
Lightning Struck TwIc.

DR.. J. G. Keith, formerly n, =,
Louis, who was struck by Hgb,,s
several years ago, went to Leasv,~
Col, for his health, and was agai, !,
by a bolt About IL years ggo h
doctor, while walking on the -
was struck by a thunder bolt Il
left side was partially paralyze5 y
went to Colorado for his health -
last spring while on the street ba :
again hit by lightning. This sA,.Y
bolt practically rendered Dr. ~
helpless as far as his left side is -,
cerned.
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
Cotton Receipts at Pine Bluff.

The cotton receipts in Pine Bluff
on January ! amounted to GG,352
bales, while on the first Of last year
S1,29S bales had been received, an ex-
cess Of 24,O54 bales in favor Of the
present season. With these figures
at hand it is estimated that the re-
ceipts at Pine Bluff this season will
be about $4,000 bales. Last season
the total receipts amount to only 5O,-
127 bales.
The recent action Of the officials Of
the Iron Mountain in giving assurances
that cotton would continue to be
shipped into Pine Bluff from points
south of McGehee and other compress
points. will result in much larger re
ceipts than would have occurred if the
order prohibiting this had not been re
scinded.
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
MADE THEM ALL LAUGH
Book Must Have Been Funny, but M
One Knew What Is Was.

It must have been a very funDy
story, The type looked funny from
across the aisle Of the car, the pic
lures looked funny, and the young
lady who was reading it doubled I'd
in fits Of stifed laughter every few
minutes. The young man in the seat
with her could not help stealing a
glance at the pages Of the book which
was evidently so funny, but whose
over was carefully doubled back out
Jf sight, and soon he began to laugh
as he unblushingly followed the story
page after page, shaking with sup
pressed merriment.
the woman in the seat at right an
gles became interested and looked
over the girls shoulder Presently
her face broadened into a grin and
soon she was convulsiyely shaking
The man in the seat across smiled at
the scene. A boy a few seats down
the aisle grinned sympathetically A
darky still further down showed all
his white teeth. The contagion spread
until the car was nearly on the verge
of Mysteries, when the falr reader got
lp TO leave the train, yet no one but
the girl herself had any idea as to
what the book was.
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
State Teachers Association.

Superintendent Of Public instruction
J. J. Doyne is receiving letters from
teachers all over the State regarding
the next meeting Of the Arkansas
State Teachers Association, which
will be held in Little Rock December
2C-2S. A rate Of one fare, plus 80
cents has been secured on all roads
for this meeting, and the indications
ale that the next meeting viii be the
best in the history of the association.
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
Nearo Killed Near Paris

Charles Williams is under arrest for
the killing Of Louis Barnett. another
negro in McLeau's Bottom. near Paris.
1t is said that Williams was irving 10
kill another negro when Barnett took
the gun away from him and in strik-
ing him with The butt Of the weapon
one Of the barrels was discharged,
the contents entering his body.
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
POSTUM CEREAL CO., LTD.
Guarantee On Their Products

We warrant and guarantee tha'
all packages Of Postum Cereal, Grape,
Nuts and FHjah's Mamma hereafter sola
by any jobber or retailer, comply WIN
the provisions of the National Fure
Food Law, and are not and I-. snaI ~.
be adulterated or mis.branded Vilnln
the meaning Of said Act Of Congress
approved June 80, 1906, and enu'!eu'
An act for preventing the manuiaC
ture, sale or transportation Of adu!,~
terated or mis-branded or poisonous u
deleterious foods, drugs, medicines
liquors, and for regulating traffic there
IN for other purposes
Postum CEREAL Co., LTD.
c. w. PosT, Chairman
Battle Creek, Mich
Dec. y, 1906.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before m'
this 18th day of December 1906.
BENJAMIN T. REID,
Notary Public.
My commission expires July !, IsV''
Our goods are pure, they always
have been and always will be they arc
not mis-branded We have always
since the beginning Of our business
printed a truthful statement Oh u.
packages Of tho ingredients eontaiAeu
therein and we stand back o. e'e'
package.
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
Suit For Damages.

H. s. Cohn of Fort Smith has
through his attorney, filed suit in the
federal court at South McAlester, l. T,
against several federal officers to re,
cover S575O actual and $1,000 puni-
tive damages in each case for tres.
pass. He alleges that the officers en-.
tered his house and destroyed proper
ty Of the value Of s15I5O while search.
ing for whisEey. The property des-
trOyed, il is alleged, consisted Of sew
eral barrels Of Waukesha water.
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
Will Draft Own Bill.

The Travelling Mems Protective AS
sociatiOn, Arkansaw Travellers and
United Commercial Travellers, have
decided not to employ an attorney to
draft the bill to be Introduced in the
next Legislature asking a 2-cent pas
senger railroad rate in Arkansas. A
petition will be circulated through out
the state for the purpose Of securing
signatures asking the legislature to
pass the bill.
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
Kills Wife Without Cause.

Charles White, a negro shot and
killed his wife near Lonoke recently.
After walking three miles to borrow a
gun, he returned home and sat down
before the fire with his wife and an
other couple. After the other couple
had gone to an adjoining room White
went out, but soon returned. and seiZ-
ing his gun, without warning fired on
his wife, blowing The top Of her head
off
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
Refuses 70 Grant Licenses

County Judge o. II. Sumpter Of Gar.
iand county has refused 10 renew the
noenses Of number Of saloons and
declined TO grant certain new applica.
lions. This act was takcu at the re-
quest OF citizens who have complain
ed that the manner in which certain
saloons were conducted made then
aulsQucns.
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
Crushed Between Cars.

K. s. Mash Of Jonesboro, a conductor
on iocaI freight train on the Jones
Doro, Like City and Eastern Railroad
was KILLED recently at Nettleton. He
was making coupling Of two fiat
cars loaded with logs when the cars
came together and the logs caught
MIN and mashed his head. killing
him instantly.
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
Trouble AZ Dance

During the progress Of a dance s+
Iunet, a small place near Sheridan q
light ensued between Hack Harrington
and Fred Young, in which the latter
was cut in four places. and is now in
a very serious condition.
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
Gold Storage Prospects,

a large cold storage and ice plant
is likely 10 be built at Sprinrdale. It
Is stated that the financial end Of the
enterprise has already been arranged
FROM plans submitted it is estimated
Ihal The building and plant viii cost
II Lhe neighDorhoJd Of $4,000, the size
depending On the encouragement given
by the fruit growers.
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
Boy injured st tIot sprLnus.

Charles Prauter. q small newsbov.
was run down by q cab on Central
avenue in Hot Springs and seriously.
if not fatally injured. The boy was
crossing the street when he was struck
by the cab. One Of the horses stepped
Oh the boys chest, breaking his col
lar hone, badly cutting his head and
decorating his hand.
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
Senator But. Serving Sentence

Senator 7. 0. Butt Of Carroll couD.
~, has gone to the penitentiary 10
serve a two years sentence imposed
on him by a jury in the PerryyiIle
circuit court last August on a charge
II bribery.
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
To Work convicts on Public Roads

A petition is being circulated by
County Judge Willis Of Poinsett coun-
ty asking the legislature to enact q
law providing for the working of the
state convicts on the public roads
This petition is being signed by almost
everyone TO whom it is presented,
and it seems TO be the general opin-
ion Of the people Of this county that
this is the proper way to work the
roads
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
Work Progressing Rapidly.

The work on the extension Of the
Missouri and North Arkansas Rail
road from Leslie to Paragould is be
ing pushed by several hundred men
Railroad camps are being put in all
the way from Heber to Leslie, and
business is improving all along the
road
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
Youngest Pilot on River.

n. B. Price, Jr Of Stuttgart, who
has been granted a pilot license on
his first application, is said to be the
youngest pilot on the Mississippi
river. He was graded first class in
his certificate, a compliment rarely
bestowed on d new pilot.
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
Run Over BY Train.

w. w. Howell, a shotlighter in
Mine No G Of Midland, was run over
and killed by a train and mis- body
cut in two. There was nothing to
show how the accident occurred.
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
Domestic Difficulties Causes Shooting

John Harrelson Of Paragould was
shot recently by Calvin Stout, the re-
suit il is alleged Of domestic diff
Cultes. Hawelson was Shot as he was
passing Stouts house, but was only
slightly wounded The discovery of
letters which had passed between Ear
relson and Stouts wife is alleged to
have been the cause Of the shooting.
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
Former Secretary Of State q
Bankrupt.

A. c. Hull former secretary Of the
Security Fire Insurance Company.
now in the hands Of q receiver and
former secretary Of state has filed
a petition in bankruptcy in the United
States District Court. The liablities
and assets are set out in full. but the
total figures Of neither is recorded
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
Governors Son As Secretary.

Although Governor-elect John s.
Little has not made public his list Of
appointments, he has authorized the
statement that he will appoint his
son, Paul Little, as his private sec
retary. Paul Little was in charge Of
the Little Rock headquarters for his
father during the primary. He is the
oldest SOB Of the governor-eIect, and
is at present cashier Of the Bank Of
Sebastian County at Greenwood.
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
Struck Qulokeand al Van Buren.

After going down 45 feet the drill
Of the Lees Greek Company encoun.
tered bed Of Quicksand il was ne
cessury to suspend operations until q
casing eould be nlaoed In Lhe won.
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
New Postoffioe Building at Pine Bluff

The plans for the new $4,000 post
office building at Pine Bluff are being
prepared at Washington, and work
on the structure will begin not later
than March L. Bids for subcoutracts
will be advertised for within the next
few days. The appropriation for the
building was made by the last Con
gress. The building will be one Of
the best of its kind in the Southwest
when completed
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11
owns Ia Mater pIant.

The city Of Fayetteville now owns
the water plant there the purchase
price being $4,000,
Sharp County record., 1907-01-11

apples and one car Of peeIings and
cores. Commencing in June it ship
ped one car Of live poultry each week,
making a total Of 25 cars Of live poul-
try shipped this season. At the pres
eut time it is making daily shipments
Of from 500 to 1000 pounds Of dressed
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