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Sharp County record., 1907-11-08

At Harrisburg a few nights ago
a lawyer threw the stump of his
cigar into the waste basket in his
office and left the building. In
q few hours twelve thousand dol
las worth Of property had been
destroyed, There are lots Of
grown-up folks who need TO be
bored for the simples,
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08

charged, the bullet striking his
wife and killing her instantly, had
lust returned from a church SER
vice. His punishment is greater
bv far than that fixed by law for
pistol carriers, all Of which would
have been avoided if, when maxi
ing his toilet for the house of wor-
ship, he had left off the revolver
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08

A prominent lawyer Of Dallas,
Texas, is out in a card in which
he says that Senator Bailey of
that state is a liar, bribe- -taker
and a coward. AT the time Of
going TO press the prominent
lawyer Of Dallas is still alive, and
Bailey seems TO have swallowed
the dose whole.
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08

eff the Democratic party can
elect any man, why can it not
elect Bryan?" queries the Hardy
Herald. This question is en-
tirely too large for US, but it is a
matter of history that in the past
many of Americas greatest men,
in both the old parties, who as
pired to the Presidency, were
never elected, and some OF them
never nominated.
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08

Dan Lackey Of lizard county
has made announcement Of his
candidacy for Sheriff. Dan is at
present lizard county's represent
tative in the lower branch Of the
legislature, and few weeks ago
ran awhile for State Senator, 1t
is believed his mind is "sot" now,
and that his friends can depend
upon his latest announcement.
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08

Hon. NJ, j. Manning Of Monroe
county has announced his can.
didaey for Congress in some Of
the papers in the lower part of
the district, and at this time is
the only positive opponent with
whom "Bill" OldHeld has to con.
tend.
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08
Got Something Besides Pennies.

A few nights ago two small
boys of town entered Ussery e.
Co.'S store through a back win
dow and took about 125 pennies
from the cash drawer. They
received a sound thrashing at
the hands of their parents for
the work.-Salem Banner.
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08

Bishop Turner Of Georgia, u
|mewhat noted negro, says;
There is no more future in this
luntry for the negro than for Il
pg in Il den Of snakes" II this
|true, and we verify believe it
it is because the average
Pgro cares nothing about u
ture, The average negro has
either energy nor ambition, and
y future, for this reason, is liable
be pretty much like his past
pd present,
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08

Col. d. E. Barker of Drew coun-
ty has served seven terms in the
Arkansas Legislature in recent
years, and is a candidate again.
Most men after serving a term or
two in the legislature are SO little
thought Of they can scarcely get
enough votes to fill a vest pocket,
but Col. Barker seems to be a
shining exception to this rule.
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08

The saloon keepers Of Hot
prings held meeting recently,
(which it was decided to COM
N strictly with the law pro-
|biting the sale Of whiskey on
Qpday. This action was taken,
b declared, on account Of the
wing sentiment all over the
hntry in favor Of prohibition,
saloon keepers realizing that
Xdefying the law they are only
king it more probable that the
|oons will be driven out entire
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08

Ihis news item may be a little
|TeEnature, but it is Of interest.
tie taken from the Walnut
d6c Blade; "Hon. e. b.
l8drews, representative from
harp county, was a pleasant cal
&t the Blade office Monday in
P&pany with his old friend,
|D. Doyle, Of Duty township.
6r Andrews is quite shy about
66 matter, but his friends say he
vilIbe a candidate for the State
|enate four years hence, when
he political pendulum swings
|f6und to Sharp county again"
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08

" The Anti'saloon League OF
tennessee has given notice that
3 members will vote for u Re-
publican for Governor rather
Fnat for the recollection Of Cover
por Patterson, who ls not In
ympsthy with the prohibition
movement. The better way for
'he Anti.Saloon League would
pe to defeat Governor Patterson
the primaries with some good
PAN Senator Carmaek, for In.
taneo,
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08
NORT1I ARKANSAS

Considerable cotton has been
stored in the warehouse at Cush-
man.
A Christian church, with 16
members, has been organized at
HoXie.
One hundred carloads Of stave-
bolts are lying at Pfeilfer await
ing shipment.
Geo. w. Donaghey, candidate
for Governor, spoke at Mountain
Home last week.
j. E. Wilson Of Black Rock
picked ripe str awberries from his
patch last week.
A citizen Of Maynard has gone
$50 feet into the earth, and is
still without water.
Rev. Mcintosh, a noted Meth
odist evangelist, is engaged in a
meeting at Batesville.
1t is said that the Missiona ry
Baptist church has 1400 members
in independence county.
Bur csc divorce was granted
in the recent term of chancery
court at Mountain Home,
At Batesvile last week Orb
Hulsey was fined $40, under the
law which prohibits drunkenness
on trains.
The court house at Walnut
Ridge is being used as a school
building, until the completion of
the school house.
Ed Harris, a half-witted negro,
was found in an old field near
Newport last week, half starved
and almost naked,
VIM. Ford Of Hoxie has been
bound over to the Federal grand
jury on u charge Of selling whis-
key without LICENSE.
The lizard county Jail contains
a man named Hendricks, lie is
charged with running q blind
tiger at Calico Rock.
j. A. Hall, aged Is, and Miss
lIifie Dale, aged 10, Of Elm Store
were married in the court house
at Pocahontas last week.
Although Samuel Ragan has
lived at Powhatan he h ad not
been in Walnut Ridge in twenty
four years until last week.
Peter Herzig, living lear
Cushman, has one pear tree that
has borne thirteen crops and
brought him moro than $3.50 in
money.
Circuit Judge Fulkerson Of
Batesville Is holding court ut Do
Witt, having exchanged circuits
with Judge Landlord for u short
period.
W, j.. Smith, O farmer near
lloxio, recently sold forty head
Of beef cattle that had been fat
tened upon pumpkins and peas
principally,
Joe Girkins Of Amos, Baxter
county, ran u small cannery on
his farm this season. He put up
1900 cans Of tomatoes and 200
cans Of peaches,
The Melbourne Times declares
1t Is almost impossible to shake
hands In lizard county without
shaking the hand Of cand idate
for County Judge,
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08
An editor at indianapolis, Ind.

An editor at indianapolis, Ind,
addressed a letter to "Teddy
Bombastes Furioso, Executive
Mansion, Washington, and has
been arrested on the charge Of
sending libelous matter through
the mails. The fact that the
indianapolis editor has been ar
rested would lead one to believe
that his letter found its way to
the individual to whom it was
addressed.
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08
Result OF Reckless Riding.

While on his way homo from
town Sunday evening and going
at a pretty fast gait horse Hor-
ace lsenhour was riding fell and
was instantly killed. The young
man escaped with but little in
jury.-Salem Banner.
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08

Gov. Folk Of Missouri was
thirty'eight years old one day
last week. Yes, Folk Is old
enough TO be President Of tho
United States, and Is as large in
the immediate vicinity Of the
brainpan as the present possessor
Of that title at least.
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08

Donaghey, alleged candidate
for Governor, says he is not a
politician nor an orator, but just a
plain worker. Yes, and he is now
engaged in trying to work the
people.
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08
UNDERSTAND
THE SCRIPTURES.

~ is a recent utterance OF
Ia j. Bryan:
Hyou keep on putting into
1ce the Bible precepts that
e understand, you will be
q busy that you'll have no
b worry about what you
IA William j. Bryan, con-
"a by thousands as the
Sst thinker and statesman
y age, freely confesses that
4are mysteries in the blole'
4 this learned and really
man is confessing that
h are things in the Bible
\ he does not understand,
Viii find, occasionally, som e
tho declares that the W hole
His as clear to him as print
,e clear, and that he COM
Snds it thoroughly from
n to kiver." And, to be
1--WE would not dispute his
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08

Up to last Friday 3OO bales OF
cotton had been marketed in
Newark this season. At the
same date last season the town
had bought 658 bales.
While telling timber near FL
mo last week, Charley King, a
young man, was struck in the
head by a falling limb. His
skull was crushed, but he will
live.
Dr.. II. r. McCarroll of Walnut
Ridge and Teeney Hager had an
alteration few days ago over
the settlement Of a bill. In the
scrap Hager bit one Of the doc.
tors fingers off.
W. S. Joliffe, who had been
pearling on Black river near
Alicia, on returning to his camp
one day last week found that the
whole thing, tent, fixtures and
all, had been stolen.
A few days ago while DR.. Swi-
cord OF Walnut Ridge was pull
ing patients tooth, the tooth
slipped from the forceps, striking
his glasses and filling one eye
with broken glass. The injury
is painful and serious.
W, p. Henderson, living six
miles from Batesville, lost his
barn and quantity Of feedstuff
by fire few nights ago. A
horse was badly burned before
he could be taken out Of the
building.
In Independence county a Pc
tition is being circulated asking
the Governor to pardon Will Dill
beck, who killed Will Weather
ford near Desha, about Christ
mas 1905, and who is serving
sentence Of q years in the peni-
tentiary for the crime.
Robert Cannon, a young man
raised at Batesville, was arrested
last week and taken to Morrilton
to answer to the charge Of OBJ
tanning money fraudulently. IL
is said that Cannon recently So
cured $50 on bogus check
from a party whom he met on
the train.
The Walnut Ridge Blade de-
clares that the people Of Hoxie
were very much elated that the
Supreme Court recently sustain
ed the verdict Of the jury giving
Frank Browning, who murdered
n. W. Midkiff Of Hoxie some
year or 80 ago, five and a half
years in the penitentiary.
A large crowd Of people gath.
cred at Lima, Randolph county,
recently and heard two sermons
from the same text, Elder Bryan
Of the Baptist faith and Elder
Fry Of the Christian church do
ing tho preaching. Members Of
each faith declared their cham
pion got the better Of the argu.
ment,
One night last week, while her
husband was away from home,
Mrs. Walter Smith Of Newport
heard some one Mt the barn and
went to tho door and ordered the
dog to catch tho intruder, at the
same timo firing her pistol in tho
air, In answer the prowler took
a couple OF ehots at the woman,
one bullet barely missing her,
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08

Up in the great state Of lizard
there are nine candidates for
County Judge. The man who
has large number of relatives,
and can corral them, is lucky at
last.
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08

Governor Vardaman Of Miss
issippi says Bryan and Roosevelt
will be the Presidential candi-
dates next year, and that Bryan
will win. We trust that Varda-
mans tip is straight goods.
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08

Jackson county continues to
have her murders, assaults and
robberies. We would not live in
Jackson county, even if the good
people down there would let US.
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08

A man at Detroit committed
suicide the other day on the ac-
count Of a persistent toothache.
Perhaps you have felt like do.
ing the same thing from the same
cause.
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08

noticed that during the
nv in the money market the
Id States treasury was
IXpt in depositing money in
New York banks to prevent
Mater panic, but that not a
|eent did the banks of the
Qth receive, that there might
NJ delay in moving the cotton
|o Wall Street stands closer
Ne United States government
does the South and the in
- s of the South, and Wall
|tet's interests will be protect
with money OF the United
lfss if the heavens fall or the
'1on rots.
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08
All For Jones.

One day last week the Nevada
o,t}nay o1eth ac5r'leGooJ5 issAed
three marriage licenses, each to a
man by the familiar name Of
Jones,
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08

More than three hundred elti-
Sens Of Fort Smith have signed q
petition urging County Judge
Falconer Of Sebastian county to
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08

The State Of Arkansas dis
tributed large sums Of money on
the first Of the month, says a
Little Rock paper, but darned if
any Of it came our way.
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08

1t is a violation Of the law to
sell rotten eggs in this State, and
we have bought some Of that
description lately.
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08

The cigarette goes out of Ar
kansas the first Of next year-at
least this is the schedule.
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08

Jesse Poor Of Lonoke county.
Rhose pistol fell from his pocket
|pyoral days ago and was dis.
Sharp County record., 1907-11-08

become a candidate for Governor.
BY all means, let Judge Falconer
jump in; the water is fine.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-15

sylvania or in a cotton mill in
South Carolina or in New England
would be enough to convince the
average reader of the horror of II
all, could he or she experience that
10 minutes.
The health and lives of thousands
of children are sacrificed yearly tc
the greed of constituencies employ.
ers.
Not only are wages and living
standards for adults reduced BY
child labor, but the country is rob.
bed Of its coming generation.
1t is robbed of it's strong men ant
sturdy women.
The children are robbed Of theil
| childhood and are old before they
reach their majority.
| Many of them are worked out ant
| unable to labor when they ought tt
be in their prime, and they end b,
becoming Migrants.
These are all matters which will
be confirmed and set forth in of
fetal form by the work of the in.
vestigators this summer and fall.
Congress will be compelled mex
winter to look this problem in the
face, and it is my judgment thai
| the people of the United States
| will insist upen prompt and cor
rest solution
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the number of children under Is
years of age who work is much
larger than the official figures give
He says:
1T would, think, be quite within
the mark to say that the number of
child workers under Is is at least
2,25O,000. And it must be remem-
bered that some of these children
are S, and years of age, and that
they are working In coal mines, fac
tories and in sweatshops."
These are some of the figures
which the special inquiry authorized
by congress will correct. But nc
story told merely by figures can
give any idea of the conditions or OF
the need for remedial legislation.
1t is hard to tell the story of g
child from 8 to 10 years of age who
works in a mill 10 hours at G
stretch.
1t is hard to give any idea OF
what it means for a child to stand
on his or her feet for 10 hours with
out rest.
1t is almost impossible without
photographs or the testimony OF
eyewitnesses to give any idea OF
what the conditions are in which
very young children are forced to
work these long hours.
Ten minutes in the place where a
breaker boy sorts hard coal in Penn
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-15

. man or woman who has Investigate ed
, thiA question who does not know
, that only a part of the children so
| employed were returned by the CEN
sus enumerators.
Take l state at random and see
how the census figures appear under
| investigation. The enumeration of
1900 gives Maryland as having some
thing over 5000 children at work
| The census bulletins of 1905 show
, $3.50 children under 16 years at
work in Maryland, of whom 1866
were employed in Baltimore. But
in 1906 the Maryland law was
amended requiring children under 16
to secure permits testifying to ply
steal and educational requirements
After the law had been in force
about 5 months, more than 1000
permits had been granted and some
1900 refused. So we see that in the
state of Maryland the 1900 census
was 100 per cent wrong.
Take another instance, drawn
from North Carolina. The census
bulletin of 1905 gives the number
of males in cotton mills in North
, Carolina as 1921. The labor COM
missioner of North Carolina reports
44,222 operatives, which would
make 52,025 for the mills in the
same ratio.
So census figures purporting to
give the total of children employed
in southern cotton mills, as for ex-
ample, in the states of North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Alabama and
Georgia, show about 10000 so en-
ployed But those who have inves-
tigated conditions on the ground and
who have not been willing to take
the returns offered them by manu-
facturers who are interested in sup
pressing some of the truth, report
that the lowest possible estimate, OK
Guiding every possible fraction of
children who are questionable as to
age, makes the number at least Co.,
600.
So it seems that the census, bad
as it is--terrible as it ISIS totally
inaccurate Anybody who has studied
, the question knows why it is mac
curate. False certificates, which are
! universal; the hiding of children
when the factory inspector comes
the reliance of census enumerators
upon reports OF interested parties
, all these naturally acted to give on
ly fraction of the terrible truth.
| The conservative testimony of
men and women who have given
years of investigation to this sub
Ject is that there are today in this
country not less than 100000 chill
dren at work, of whom more than
100000 are employed in factories,
mines and sweatshops.
One of the best authorities, Mr..
Spargo, says he is convinced that
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-15

The government authorities,
through the commissioner of labor,
are about to begin an inquiry into
child and woman labor conditions in
the United States, as provided for
by an act of congress passed last
winter. ! am informed that the in
restigation has been planned on a
thorough and comprehensive scale,
and l have every reason to believe
that the results will justify the
hopes of President Roosevelt and
myself-which are that the ground
work will be laid for legislation next
winter which will put an end to this
disease which is eating into our
social system.
AS to the main facts of this evil
there is no question. l stated them
in my public address in the senate
last winter and they never have
been successfully contradicted. What
] said at that time was supported in
every material statement by affida
Wits which were made a part of the
official records. But it has seemed
best to some members of congress
to have an official inquiry and to lay
before the next congress an official
report which shall include details and
accurate statistics gathered by the
government itself.
/ am glad that this work is 60
ing to be done, and l am sure that
II will be well done under the super
vision of Prof Neil, commissioner of
labor, and the men and women
chosen by the president to assist
him
One reason for this official inquiry
was found in the inaccuracy of sta
tistics gathered by the census bu-
reau-statistics which, however, are
bad enough in themselves. For in
stance, the census of 1900 shows
that there are not far from 1000, 900
children in the United States under
the age of 16 years working at gain
full occupations, and that of these
nearly 100000 are employed in in
dustries other than agricultural
1t is no purpose of my proposed
legislation to strike at the employ
ment of children engaged in agricul-
ture. l do not for a moment pretend
that working children on the farm is
bad for them. / think il is the uni
rersal experience that where chill
dren are employed within their
strength and in the open air there
can be no better experience for them.
What we are trying to reach is
child slavery in mines, factories and
the sweatshops.
The census does not show how
many children under Is years of age
are engaged in this form Of slavery.
1t would be bad enough If we could
believe that the number was limited
to the 100000 who appear in the
census figures; but there is not a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-15
BRIEF CITY NEWS

1t is expected that the public
playground for children under Is
years of age will be open next
Monday. Gymnastic equipment is
being installed for the boys, and
lighter games and diversions for
the girls.
Will H. Adams, deputy state
food and dairy inspector, will leave
for Ellensburg tomorrow on an Of
fetal visit. He will then go to
Sunnyside, thence to North Yakima
and finish the inspection he started
few weeks ago.
In heavy marching order the
Third battalion left Fort Wright
this morning for rs mile practice
march into the country, with Cap
tain Butts in command. The
battalion will be gone several
days.
Electric lights went out all Over
town at 4 o'clock yesterday from
the breaking of the circuit at the
corner of Riverside av. and Howard
st. Officials of the Washington
Water Power Co. are unable to &C.
count for the accident.
Funeral services for the late
James T. Merritt will be held at
the home of his brother, Seabury
Merritt, 1927 Sixth av., tomorrow
morning. Mr. Merritt died Sun
DAY morning. He was a member
of the Odd Fellows, Knights of
PythiaS and ElkS.
The man who dropped dead on
Riverside av. last week and was be-
lieved to be James Leach, of
Tomah, Wis, has been positively
identified as George Leach of
Sparta, Wis. Burial arrangements
await instructions from the rela-
tives who live in Sparta.
The Second and Fourth Presby-
terrain churches. Central Baptist
and United Brethren churches,
have combined for union services
during the summer. The pastors
will preach in turn. Last nights
services at Central church were
addressed by Rev. S. M. Ware.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-15
UptoDate Olympia
Pressing Club

To the Public of Spokane and
Vicinity-I thank you for your kind
patronage of me, stranger in the
city. l have hired the best help
for dyeing, pressing and repairing
and hope that my work will at all
times give satisfaction. My prices
are the lowest ana my workman
ship is the best l guarantee ev-
cry stitch Of my work to be per-
feet. My prices are 800 per
month for suits and 2 pairs OF
pants pressed and spots taken out.
Seam rips and buttons sewed
free. Suits dyed, steamed, press
ed and cleaned, also ladies' gar
ments dyed, pressed, cleaned and
repaired on short notice. Yours
respectfully, A. M. Warner, Prop,
AZ Riverside, corner of Browne
Phone 1884
To the Merchants Of Spokane,
Gentlemen came here a stranger
to establish a business with the in
tention of making a success along
business lines. l do not ask any
merchant to present me with a bill
of goods or sell the same to me on
6 months dating. l can show that
l have always met my obligations
promptly both by merchants here
and on the coast.
But here l have been condemned
by my own race Of people from
Front and Main avs, but these
same people that condemn me
never knew me till the sorry day
met them. 1t Is their nature to
condemn their own people, and I
hope that l shall never have any
more dealings with them.
l have the money to meet my OBJ
legations, but shall return the
compliment to the knockers" in a
gentlemanly way.
My stock of clothing, gents fur
nishing goods and merchant tailor
ing supplies is arriving and I am
now open here for business. Work
will be accepted at any hour or on
any day and gotten out promptly to
accommodate you. l am a citizen
of the United States and wish to
become citizen Of the city of
Spokane. Yours respectfully,
A. N. WARNER, Prop.
UP-To.DATE OLYMPIA PRESS.
ING CLUB
AZ Riverside, corner Of Browne
Phone 1884
VIII soon open an up-to-date
clothing store. Watch for it.