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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-21
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n IT OST Of my life-that IS, my working life
NJ has been passed as a railroad man; first as
telegraph operator and later as dispatcher
and have had like most railroad men, plenty
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14
WOMEN OF THE SOUTH.
A Story OF War Illustrating There Sacri'
flee And FOrtitudc.

One Of the hardest things to
understand about war, especially
by women, is tho fragrant dos-
truction of homes and tho neces-
saries Of life, Gen. Franz Siegel
was exiled from Germany
because Of his advocacy Of pop
ular government, lle was given
a high position in tho Union
Army in order to crafty the
German soldiers who had entered
the army in large numbers. Such
O man should be expected to
have manly and generous scnti-
ments, The following incident Of
his raid near Augusta shows how
brutal he was.
On u large plantation near
Augusta, Ark, in 1862, was an
old Southern homo, There were
200 negro slaves contentodly
working and tho land was in fine
state Of cultivation. But in the
roomy, comfortable old house
which tho blue-coats surrounded
was only an old woman and her
daughter.
"Don't seem to bo any men
'round9' questioned an officer,
"All gone TO fight the Yam
KEGS" answered tho woman
promptly.
Then u soldier came up to tho
Officer saying, "rhoro Is only u
small quantity Of meat in the
smoke house." When questioned
as TO whore the rest Of tho meat
was hidden, the woman refused
to tell. Threatened with the
burning Of her homo II she did
rot direct them to tho place Of
ooncealment, she still refused,
saying that over 200 people on
tho place were depending upon
her for food,
"But," said the officer, "whet
will you do9 You can save your
house by giving up tho moat'"
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14
W. WH.EdWdrdS.

"No," she replied, 81 cannot
let my people starve; as for the
house, there are plenty of logs in
the woods TO build another one."
A soldier led around q beautiful
horse and at once tho girl ran to
il and caught the bride, begging
them not TO take her pot. Fine
old furniture was broken and
thrown from the windows and
doors; great feather beds and
pillows were carried into the yard
and ripped open with knives,
But the woman sat under q troe
placidly knitting-deaf alike TO
threats and destruction.
"What are you knitting?' in
quircd ono.
"Socks for tho Confederate SOL
diers,"
GLOW many pairs havo you
madep"
$50 many that | can rib them,
turn tho heel and too thom in tho
dark"
GLOW many have you on
handp"
"Not q pair; sont them oil
away yesterday"
The negroes denied knowing
anything about whore the meat
was hidden, tho girl continued
pleading TO keop her horse, tho
old woman knitted In silence.
Finally the order to start tho fire
was given, Then tho officer said
each Of them might have one
thing saved for them out OF the
house, Tho mother eaid to give
her her sewing machine, ana IL
was set near her, the girl chose
her piano and II was brought out;
then the torch did the work, The
girl was allowed TO lead her horse
az she went TO stand beside her
mother. Thus tho enemy left
them to see tho destruction OF
their home, tho old woman knit
ting, the young woman standing
Quot, ono arm thrown over her
horso's neck, A picture Of wars
cruelty, and illustration Of
woman's sacrifice and fortitude.
Mrs Homer f, Sloan Of lnbos
den.
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14

State Capitol Contractor Geo.
Caldwell has been indicted
Ia arrested on the charge of
odling during the session of
! legislature of 1905. In the
! Of those who ought to be in
|ipes for boodling the names Of
those who furnished the Doodle
|ney ought to appear promi.
htly. That Caldwell is a cor
btionist there is no doubt, and
appears blacker to US than the
b he may have corrupted.
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14

benator Jeff Davis appeared
|ore the State Board Of Rail :
I'd Commissioners one day last
Pix and appealed for a lower
|essment rate for one Of the
roads Of the state. When on
hustings Senator Davis was
~ particular TO take all the
)dit of the increased railroad
|essments upon himself, but
|n we must remember that
hator Davis is in office for a
|iod Of six years now.
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14
Baptized In Jail.

Helena, June 0,-George Nor.
ris, the negro who Is to be hanged
here next Friday for murder, was
baptized in jail this afternoon by
q negro Baptist preacher. The
ceremony was unique in that 1t
was one Of the few instances ro-
corded Of tho baptism being I'D.
ministered by sprinkllng, there
being no pool at the Jail,
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14

congressman S. Brundidge of
earcy says he will shortly make
hown his political intentions to
Is friends. 1t is believed by
|any that Mr.. Brundidge will
bt again be a candidate for
pngress, but that he will
|easure strength with United
hates Senator James ?. Clarke.
] case Mr.. Brundidge does not
|ek re-election to Congress
|ere will be plenty of material
gking for his place. Not every
hn can fill Brundidge's shoes,
ther.
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14

Two Greene county farmers are
engaged in a lawsuit over a dollar
shoat and the costs in the case
already amount to over $50.
-Four good lawyers are doing
their best to assist the court in
determining the correct owner
ship of the pig.
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14

Pveral newspapers Of the stale
engaged in a discussion
|ther or not newspapers should
Prtise patent medicines. Most
|ho newspapers of the state
~ patent medicine advertis-
but it is doubtful if the
|icine companies are paying
papers q decent price in any
u number of cases.
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14

Commenting upon the fact
that Owen r. Brown of Biggers
will probably make the race for
prosecuting. attorney in this
judicial circuit, the Batesville
News says Brown sis a mighty
safe young man for any posi-
ton"
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14

lays the Arkansas Gazette: /:
shington county has $4,000
|ch has been put in a Fayette-
} banis:s3er The depository
land will draw interest. How
|sh Of Washington county not
hllow some favored bank to
! out the county funds and
The interest in its own Golfers,
b many other counties do.
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14

The report comes from Houston,
Texas, that Mrs. l.. Killercrease
celebrated her 131st birthday
near that place Monday. And
she probably did, in the i'm
agination of some enterprising
newspaper reporter only.
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14

The Sunday law is becoming
so strict in this state that the
Newark Journa! man is worrying
for fear law will soon come in
force prohibiting man from
hugging the hired girl on Sum
day,
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14
Gov. Little Improving,

Greenwood, June 10,-Gover-
nor Little continues to improve,
and DR.. Pittman, the physician
in attendance, was more pleased
with his symptoms yesterday
than he has been since the sick
executives return from Corpus
Christi.
Governor Little rested well
yesterday, partook Of nourish.
ment and showed signs Of in
creased vitality. II is reported
that he IL gradually regaining his
strength,
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14

J Fort Smith several days ago
btor James II. Berry ex-
|sed indignation at the re.
that he had intimated that
you'd become a candidate for
brnor in case Governor Little
bld die. If he had such in
ion, he said tho discussion Of
this time would be indecent,
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14

For the first time in four years
cotton futures reached 13 cents
per pound on the New Orleans
cotton exchange Saturday,
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14

a rich thief should receive the
same consideration in our courts
as the poor one, says an cx-
change. But it has been often
observed that be doesn't.
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14

Wolves have been seen near
Newark lately.
A Masonic lodge will be organ
lied at Calico Rock,
W. A. Webb, a Mountain View
merchant, died lately.
Alicia will celebrate the fourth
of July with a big barbecue.
A Knight Templar command
cry has been instituted at Cotter.
A telephone lice has been COM
pleted from Moorefield to Bates
vile.
The Blade says the blind tiger
has gone out of business at
Walnut Ridge.
The negro teachers Of Jackson
county held an institute at New
port last week.
A Peabody teachers institute
begins at Imboden June II, and
continues two weeks.
There are fourteen prisoners in
the county jail at Batesville, the
largest number in a long time.
At Batesville last week Ed
Kurtz was fined S100 for procur-
ing whiskey for another party.
One night last week at Walnut
Ridge the Odd Fellows gave the
initiatory degree to % candidates
The town council Of Melbourne
has voted tax of 2 1-2 mills fo1
the purpose of improving the
streets.
E. f. Smith, an old citizen OF
Melbourne, is in very feeble
health and not able to get off his
premises.
One day lately forty people al
over the age of sixty years were
in Maynard attending a Masonic
gathering.
Miss Bertha Gray Of Hickory
Valley has been chosen first as
sistant in the public school at
Mammoth Spring,
A Pocahontas paper says that
W. A. Jackson, present sheriff Of
Randolph county, may enter the
race for State Senator.
Tilden CriVenden, who lives on
farm near Tuckerman, killed
las rats one day last week while
moving a crib Of corn.
DR.. A, j. Casey, a prominent
citizen Of Batesville, died last
week, following an illness Of
only a few hours Of congestion,
Lon Tyler, an employe at a
sawmill at Calico Rock, was se-
verely injured last week by being
struck in the side by a scant-
ling,
In the Melbourne Times q
citizen Of lizard county says he is
willing TO engage few hundred
bushels Of 1907 corn at rs cents
per bushel.
S. h, Hinkle, a prominent
merchant Of Melbourne, who
passed his iiltieth birthday last
week, was born within five miles
Of his present residence,
Chanoery court was to have
convened at Melbourne Monday
Of last week, but, owing to high
waters, Judge llumphries was
prevented from holding the term,
A force Of 80 men Is employed
at lock 2 on White river repairing
the damage done there by the
recent high water, 1t is said
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14

One of our exchanges was
foolish enough to print the story
that Jeff Davis might resign his
seat in the United States Senate
and run for Governor.
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14

Hon, M. j, Manning Of Claren +.
don has announced that he wants
the seat now occupied by Hon,
S. Brundidge in Congress.
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14

Pc prospect for cotton in
pnsas is gloomy indeed, and
PANE poor conditions are said
fevail over most Of the cot
Pelt. But perhaps the short
will be worth more to the
ucers than o large crop
ID have been.
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14

The Pike county Jail is empty
now for tho first time in years,
1t is the exception if the Sharp
county Jail has an occupant.
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14
NORTH ARKANSAS

about 5000 yards of earth and
stcne between the lock wall and
the bank were washed out, doing
damage to the amount Of $4,000.
J. B. Simpson, living near
Smithyille, discovered copper
near the surface on his farm, and
believes that greater depth will
reveal this metal in paying guam
tites.
The Horn Bros, and the Hous.
er Bros, who live at Colfax,
Baxter county, are putting in
small canning factories on their
farms and will can tomatoes this
season,
L. 7. Andrews of Imboden,
government stock inspector for
Lawrence county, recently in
spected the LOO head of cattle
in lmboden township and found
no ticks.
The county judge Of Independ.
enoe county has issued an
order Withdrawing the premiums
heretofore paid by the county for
the acalps Of panther, wolves and
wild cats.
4. 10-year-old son Of ]. N.
Kerley left his home at Albertha,
Randolph county, one day re-
Gently to make his fortune out in
the world alone. He was over
hauled at Pocahontas and taken
home.
A man named Baxter, who was
injured some time ago while
working in a sawmill near Pit
mar, Randolph county, died last
week. Baxter fell against the
saw and a great cash was cut in
his head.
Sheriff Simmons Of Jacksop
county recently made a trip into
Missouri, in disguise, searching
for John Austin, who is charged
with the killing Of Eph Rutledge
near Newport recently. He failed
to get his man.
Some months ago A. Kilgore,
who lives near Calico Rock, lost
$3.50 in bills while cleaning out
his stable. Several days ago he
found the money in a manure
pile, and it was in such condition
that he sent tito Washington for
redemption,
Two ten-gallon kegs of whis-
key, said to have been shipped
to Newark by Tom Scott and
Newt Woods, who operate a
small distillery near Sulphur
Rock, were seized and destroyed
a few days ago and Scott and
Woods arrested.
Il. l.. Estes, young man near
Pocahontas, has been bound over
to the next Federal grand jury on
a charge Of using tho mails to
delraud, The young man got
into trouble by advertising fraud.
ulent money that couldn't "be
told from the real thing"
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14

From present indications there
is going to be a world Of Can
didates in this state during the
next campaign, and you can't
find a newspaper man that will
kick about it.
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14

The Beebe News was fourteen
years old last week, and Editor
Woods declares he is managing
to pay most of his debts,
dress decently and provide his
family with three meals a day.
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14

|on, W. A, Oldlield Of Bates
J, in a published interview
a Little Rock paper last
X, said that he would make
Face for Congress regardless
What other aspirants might
n the field, Oldfield has a
pix Of getting lots Of votes.
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14

% reports az to Governor
e's condition continue to be
uraging, and 1t is said now
his complete recovery Is
Rd for by physicians.
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14

n, Bryan has q complaint
inst Mr., Roosevelt, 81 find
croasingly difficult to make
partisan speech" says Mr.
Pm, "Whenever | make one,
Pc long President Roosevelt
the same things with much
p force and eloquence."
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14

Greenwood, June ll,-"There
Is apparently no change In
Governor LittIes condition." said
DR.. pittman tonight. "He rested
comfortably throughout the day,
although the heat has distressed
him somewhat The remarkable
rally since the governor returned
from Texas is permanent. He
has gained in weight and has
developed strength TO resist
reeurrent attacks of heart failure.
There IL every reason to hope for
complete recovery"
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14

Mr., Pindall can also pardon
some,
Sharp County record., 1907-06-14

'vSbo elee is gamsY
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-31

private initiative. The logic of the
wondrous evolution may be summed
up in the statement that, whereas the
communist wants no government at
all, the modern Socialist wants
gOvernment-and nothing else.
Small wonder, then, that bankers
tighten their pursestrings and that
the autonomous peoples are in
turmoil.
The United States have as yet felt
this feverish unrest in the vaguest
way. The duel with the corporations
is but an echo OF the strife which has
stirred Europe to the depths. The
rise OF the plutocracy among US mas
posed the problems which Marx
thought out, or thought he had
thought out, decades ago. The
principle OF private ownership has
been put to a tremendous test. The
old theories of taxation are strained
TO the breaking nOint, now. that huge
fortunes may be locked in strong
boxes, be yOnd the reach of the tax
gatherer. What is to be done with
the insists of u too intense indus
trialism? Is the Republic to pension
its soldiers and take no thought of its
artisans. disabled in the battles of
peace? Are there no larger duties
which society owes to its units? Is
salvation to be achieved by selling
in the cheapest market and buying in
the dearest? These are among the
riddles which keep the millions in a
ferment and which afflict financiers
with insomnia. To deprecate agita-
ton is idle, in such circumstances as
these. 1t is not within human power
to pluck an issue before it is ripe; nor
can all the conservative forces com
bined avert the trial of strength, when
the fateful hour strikes. We can not
pierce the cloud-curtain of the future,
but experience teaches that the reyOlu.
ton, if. it be permanent, will be slow
and that, in the retrospect, everybody
will wonder that it was SO long post.
poned. Certain it is that the time is
out of joint and that in the churches,
the parliments, the schools and even
in the markets there is a fierce yearn.
ing for the leadership of some prac.
teal mystic who shall reconcile the
claims of the purse with the rights OF
the conscience. Till such a leader
comes the nation will be at war,
though it set no squadron in the field.
nor find use for a single ship of its
feet.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-31
The Cane Crop.
Louisiana Planter.

Louisiana Planter.
Too much rain was again in
evidence during the early part
of the past week and the bad
condition of the plantation roads
was accumulated to the great ex-
pense and discomfort of the
planters who are still grinding.
Happily. however, the weather
since Monday has been fair and
cold, and everyone is now trying
their utmost to wind up the
crop. In a number of cases the
campaign has already been
finished and additional factories
are closing down every day. AL
together it has been an unfavor-
able grinding season, and at the
present writing the termination
of the little spell of good weather
vouchsafed US seems imminent,
the temperature having risen
considerably and cloudy skies
being again in evidence.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-31
The Noxious Little Fly.

N. O. States.
The health authorities of New
York announce that the flies pro-
pagated along the river front of
that city are more dangerous
than those of the cleaner sections
of the metropolis. which is not
surprising when the fact. is con-
sidered that the former feed on
filth and it is necessary for a fly
to acquire the germs of disease
before it can transport them.
During the past summer expert
psychologists connected with
the New York Health Depart
ment set traps along the piers Of
the water front for the purpose
of examination. The results, or
parts of them, of these examina-
tions are set forth in a report of
the psychologists from which
the following is reproduced:
"This so-called HARMLESS insect
is one of the chief sources of in
lection, which in New York city
causes annually about $50 deaths
frrvn kurhoid fovor or1 about
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-31

also corresponds to the tempera-
ture curve. We are, therefore,
enormously inclined to view the
disease as due to hot weather.
While climatic conditions by re-
ducing the vitality favor the con
traction of the disease they are
not the real cause of it. TEN
perrature does not produce the
specific which invariably accom-
panies the disease. The activity
of the house fly is in proportion
to the temperature; and the time
at which it is most active and
most numerous corresponds eX-
actly with the time of the con.
traction of typhoid fever and
other Intestinal diseases"
Therefore we can all exclaim
with Josh Billings: Darn a fi,"
but it is well to remember when
Josh wrote his famous words he
had in mind only the annoyance
which the insects cause with
their ticklesome legs. 1t is
since the time of the quaint old
humorist that medical scientists
have discovered that the fly car.
ries the germs of typhoid and
other diseases, and that the
insect is fully as noxious as it is
irritating. Therefore the lesson
learned is that wherever filth
and flies abound there disease
will be found also.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-31
TlsE UNREST OF THE TIMES

TllE UNREST OF THE TIMES
The Tines Democrat of last
Sunday has an interesting edito.
riak ppon the unrest Of the times.
" reproduce the last part Of it,
which Is e follows:
3 the Australian commonweslths,
- Socialist schemes have been
wrought out with Incompatible i'd
6nsofy and daring and now Europe
$500 resolved TO make up for lost
Compulsory lifs-insurance, old
aGpensiops, fhs progressive income
nstionalixation Of land and
iniIar devices Tor the overthrow OF
established order begin to be COM
Dlaces With English politicians
49, ersndfs&hsrs believed in The
No. right Of the king and the in
lli1y. Of 10 pareon. Tho great
bsynud ~ wstsr have bean
noephpasd ~ mnnicfpal trading
knn1spd Or a11empts 70 90
mAkas1pben lstsO
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-31
Corrupt Political Methods Con
demned by Supreme Court
of Nevada.

The Supreme Court of Nevada in
the case of CASTOR VS. Drake IA Ne
vada, IT'S. (1S95) held that an agree
ment before an election to share the
salary and fees of an Office, in con-
sideration of the plaintiffs using his
influence to elect the defendant to such
Office, is void: and Leonard, Judge,
in deciding the case, said:
SIT is undoubtedly void, as con-
trary to public policy. 1t was in
terms a promise to use not only per-
sonal effort, but personal influence,
among the voters of Storey County to
secure defendants election. Its in
fiuence upon plaintiff was the same as
though defendant had promised to
give him a definite sum of money in
case of election. Success would bring
reward, while defeat would result, not
only in loss of coveted profits, but
time and labor as we'll. BY it plain
tid's love of gain was stimulated, and
a great temptation placed before him
to promote his own interest regardless
of public good. This arrangement
may have induced him to influence ten
men, or q hundred, to vote for de-
PENDANT in opposition to pre-conceived
r01itioo1 pr;po;p1oc on6 Hvo6 idooc nj
right and duty: and too, when they
have preferred his opponent as an in
cumbent of the Office. Such q contrac,
cannot be upheld. Its tendency was
to corrupt the people upon whose in
tegrity and intelligence the safety o.
the State and Nation depends-to lea6
voters to work for individual interes1
rather than the public welfare.-Adv'
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-31

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