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Sharp County record., 1908-01-03
FEARFUL DEMONSTRATIONS.
A Pennsylvania FOreCaster Predicts A
Bad Time During This Year.

Lee j. Spangler, a forecaster
Of York, Pa, predicts that 1908
is going to be a mighty hard
year, and, incidentally, says
that the end of the world will
occur during next December.
Of course we doubt if Mr..
Spangler knows anything about
what he is trying to impress upon
the people, nevertheless his
representations make tolerably
interesting reading. Here are
some Of his most direful pre-
dictions:
The end Of tho world, in the
end of the month Of December,
on a Sunday.
Nineteen Hundred and Eight
will be year Of trouble such as
never known before.
Nation shall rise against nation.
There shall be famines and
pestilences and earthquakes.
Rivers will dry up.
The fish Of the sea will die.
The sea will boil up with a
great noise.
Islands will pass away.
The city Of Boston will sink.
New York will coup in smoke.
People will flee to the noun"
tains.
The banks will keep on failing.
Roosevelt will get rid of all his
money.
The treasury will 90 dry.
People will carry their money
in their pockets and hide it in
their houses,
Families will steal from one
another. This is the gold that
is piled up for the last days.
This gold will rust in your
pockets. 1t will give you more
trouble than good.
Labor o7gGcicctione will come
under ono head and rule the
land,
This coming summer and fall
the elect, the saints, will be
gathered together.
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03
Jobs For The Girls.

Washington, Dec, 29,-Sonator
Davis OF Arkansas, tho rolormer
who has como TO Washington to
reorganize things, has started in,
beginning his work, like all good
rcformors, at homo. As u
minority Senator no has tho APP
poIntment Of a clerk and laborer.
He made one daughter the clerk
and another daughter the laborer'
The dutios Of q laborer are not
clearly set forth by statute,
but whatever they are, Senator
Davis has no doubt Of his daugh-
ter's ability TO draw tho salary
Thoro are six other children In
Senator Davis family, but tho
Congress that apporl'oned Offices
did not anticipate this
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03

A Kansas minister told his
congregation the other day that
a GOOD New Years resolution
would read something like this:
"Resolved, that I will spend one
half my time minding my own
business, and the other half in
letting other peoples business
alone" A whole lot Of people
might subscribe to that resolution
with profit,
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03

didates, and it has been a long
time indeed since the political
pot in this State was boiling so
slowly so near the primary
election. The voters have had
things of more Importance to con-
Germ them, and politicians have
evidently been in their thoughts
but little.
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03

rge W. Donaghey declares
he is not much when it
to making speeches, and
Tess he is entirely correct
the matter. However, 1t
pc said that he can concoct q
smooth campaign docu.
II he Is the author Of the
ID speech he is distributing
ghout tho country, and it
be said also that he 10
|ng the whole face Of Ar.
le with these documents.
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03
CHRISTMAS WEDDINGS.
Fewer Number OF Marriage Licenses
Issued Here Than Is Usual At
Christmas Time.

Deputy Clerk Justus issued
marriage licenses to only three
couples during holiday week,
the smallest number issued dur
ing Christmas time for many
years. They we're:
Bert Claxton and Miss Willie
Stroud of Polk.
A. L. Farris and Miss Ethel
Oldfield Of Myron.
w. E. Barnett and Miss Virgie
Barnes of Poughkeepsie.
L. r. Haggard and Miss Eula
Brown Of Batesville were mar
ried last week. The bride is a
daughter Of DR.. and Mrs. Henry
W. Brown, who for years lived
in Evening Shade. The couple
will live in Missouri, where Mr..
Haggard has mining interests.
Louis Slaven and Miss Minnie
W. Williams were married at
Paroquet during the holidays.
Mr.. Slaven is we'll known here,
this place being his former home.
j. N. Jaggers, who attended
the Evening S h a d o Normal
School q year or SO ago, was
married during Christmas to
Miss Ida Mccall of Imboden.
Mr.. Jaggers is teaching in jack
son county.
Arthur Pickens and M | s. 8
Emma Clark were married at
Black Rock last week. This
young couple has many friends
in Evening Shade.
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03

The Pine Bluff Commercial ex-
presses the opinion that Secre:-
tary of State O. G. Ludwig is as
"straight as a string" Most
everybody who know Ludwig
will tell you that he is just that
The exceptions will be those
politicians under whose thumbs
Ludwig refuses to be placed.
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03

William j. Bryan has been
appointed as a member Of the
United States Senate from
Florida to fill tho vacancy caused
by the recent death of Senator
Mallory. However, this is
William James Bryan, and he is
not related to the distinguished
Nebraskan.
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03

The records show that Arkan-
sas still has 2ll log school
houses, which causes the Arkan-
sas Gazette to remark that all the
Presidents OF, the United States
that may hail from this State
will doubtless be graduates Of
some Of these 21l buildings.
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03

Whether tho Republican ad-
ministration is responsible for
the panic or not, the Republican
party can take the blame, Time
about is always fair play, and
the Democratic party suffered on
account Of the panic under
Cleveland.
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03

A good number of Republican
statesmen would like to have the
nomination for President. Per-
haps also there are several states
men in the Democratic ranks
who would not refuse the nomi-
nation, but so far as the Demo-
Gratis are concerned, the matter
has been settled a long time.
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03

This is from Mr., Bryan's pa
per, the Commoner: "The
Boston Herald, lacking any
grounds for real criticism, says
that Senator Jeff Davis is an
amoosin' cuss.' The Herald
will find him instructive too, if it
can thaw out enough to listen to
what he says"
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03

A large number of former Ar
kansans are in the Oklahoma leg
islature. Fact of the business is,
Oklahoma is simply a kind of an
Arkansas No. 2 anyhow.
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03

The candidates for Governor
took u rest during tho holidays,
but have taken TO the hustings
again. The period between this
date and the primaries will be a
strenuous one for these gentle.
mon.
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03

An authority on such matters
estimates that there are now
one billion dollars being boarded
and kept out Of circulation in the
United States. We are not
boarding any Of it, If anybody
happens to ask you.
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03

10 newspapers are still talk
ebout that speech Senator
Davis delivered in tho United
fs Senate some time ago.
htor Davis always manages
eet himself talked about
'ugh the press, and had rather
criticised than praised. lie
Yes on criticism, and'prob.
gets his advertising cheaper
any other statesman In tho
htry,
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03

Who cares If jeff Davis did
break oil precedonts In the
Senate by making a speech be.
fore he had hardly gotten his
seat warmP We haven't heard Of
anybody kicking about IL.
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03

A large number Of country
papers in Arkansas, perhaps a
Of them, did not issue
during the holidays. The news
paper boys arc entitled to u littl o
rest The same as other folks.
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03

Only three days Of the new
year have passed. We hope your
good resolutions are on straight
yet.
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03

Nv law prohibiting tho
&garette papers in this
Dnt into effect the first
70 year, and also it is a
of this act to give away
varieties or cigarette pa"
Mis- is a good law, and
n to be strictly enforced
roper authorities, Medi-
orities agree that the
h habit 10 ruinous to the
ID mind Of those who con-
'and one eminent author
|ntly made the assertion
karcttes are doing more
to the rising generation
Dan whiskey. The mem
the Arkansas Sheriffs'
'tion, in annual meeting
; Rock recently, declared
re going to do all in their
. enforce the anti-cigar.
, and it is believed the
"colfin tack" will have q
ad to travel in this State
uture.
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03

TheE.T.ecord trusts that the
year 9O6,will prove a most pros
porous and happy one for all it's
readers.
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03
STREET.

uncement column
the name Of j. M.
seeks to represent
Iin the lower house
6eral assembly.
). Has offered himself
rs at the urgent
many friends in
1ons of the county,
in him material
Native of their best
6Iie law-making body
n Mr.. Street is a
6hrp county, having
+ N nEE'ig Creek township
napon which he now
W oWns. He received
x3ifof1 In the schools Of this
4nd since becoming large
us perform manual labor
b St ongaged in farming,
!. llin his earlier career
:, Ierm Of school. He is
engaged in farming,
!. 8f the most extensive,
one of the most
ners, in the Southern
the county,
19t has always taken a
Nest in politics and
0ohditions, has been a
olIR pemocrat, never Waver-
hie devotion and loyalty to
6Hocratic party and Dem o"
t4&ohings. He is a close
|&ItQI political affairs, a
Iron and positive con-
courageous in
sNup for the right in
tHi1g, II successful in his
Ik|0ns to represent this
n Ky y! the general assembly,
dtuents might rest as
Y in him they had a
who would make a
E4sor honesty, capability
ssness in the discharge
cations 70 the public.
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03

"The easiest part of good
resolution is the making" very
correctly remarks an exchange.
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03

Don't give away your cigarettes
or cigarette papers. The law
will get you if you do.
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03
NORTH ARKANSAS

Last week while under the in
fluence of liquor, Low Mckinney
of Moorefield stole two pair Of
pants from a store at Newark.
He was fined $40.
A correspondent to the Now
port Independent says that a
reign of drunkenness and disor-
der was INDUCED in at Tucker
man during the holidays.
Citizens of Mountain Home
have had made a survey for a
railroad from that place to the
White River line, and are hope
full OF securing the road.
Rev. James S. Best, who had
charge Of the Ash Flat circuit
last year, will engage in the pho
tographer's business at Dota, In
dependence county, it is said.
Cattle dealers and cattle rais-
ers Of Lawrence county will meet
at Walnut Ridge June 10 and be-
gin an effort to have that county
placed above the quarantine
line.
AT Newport last week George
Durham, who was on a spree,
was run over by a train. His
left arm was crushed off, and he
was otherwise injured. Death
shortly followed.
j. A. lancaster is candidate
for Sheriff Of Independence
county. Following the murder
Of Sheriff Morgan a few years
ago, he held this office a short
term by appointment.
Gov. Pindall has pardoned
Anthony Jones, a negro, con-
victed by q Justice Of the Peace
in Jackson county on the charge
of resisting an officer and given
term on the county farm.
At Melbourne q few days ago
q young man named Heasley ac-
cidentally cut a severe cash in
his head while chopping wood.
His ak caught in an overhanging
limb and glanced to his head.
The little daughter Of Jake
Hargraves and wife Of Mountain
Home was severely burned one
day last week. She was playing
too near the fire when her dress
took fire, but her life was saved
by prompt aid.
w. f. Cunningham Of Arkana,
Baxter county, was awakened
one night last week by a roaring
noise coming from his kitchen.
His residence was on fire, and
he awoke just in time to save it
from destruction.
Jesse Reynolds, a merchant of
Wideman, died last week A
few days before his death, the
Reynolds store building and con-
tents were destroyed by fire,
thought to have been tho work
of an incendiary.
One day last week Wilburn
and Frcd Phillips, negroes, en-
tered the store Of Handel Bros,
at Auvergne, armed with shot
guns, and threatened the lives Of
the store keeper and some Of the
bystanders. They were finally
9ubdued.
A petition is being circulated
in Jackson county asking the
Governor to pardon Newt ALL
white, young man who is sor'
wing q sentence in tho penlten-
tiary for completely in the mur-
der Of two women near Newport
three years ago, AllwhIto'B
father was lynohed for tho mur-
der,
One day lately Sam Huddles'
ton, q young man in Jail at
.l....lli. - 4, IL a... yf inaut
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03

Let the blunders you made in
1907 60 along with the old year.
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03
S. G. Dowell Of Walnut Ridge
is putting up a $4,000 barn.

AndreW Bullard or NeWport
was robbed Of S570 in st. Louis
lately.
The Farmers' Union has a
membership of 1900 in Baxter
oountyA1
HarrStMyers of Walnut Ridge
was badly bitten Christmas day
by a birS dog
]. 7 rBigham of Eight Mile,
Jacksois county, killed three
deer laGS week.
The Farmers Union ware
house ~ Newport contains 3l5
bales OF cotton.
Bert'Cannon of Desha cap
tured q 60.pound catfish from
White Ever recently.
Christmas was observed in q
very nMe, quiet manner in New
ark, sas s tho Journal.
Richard Hawley, substantial
farmernear Swifton, died a few
days ago Of pneumonia.
The plant Of the Gassville can.
ming factory is advertised for
sale under q deed Of trust.
Never were times in Mammoth
Spring more woolly than for the
past week, says the Democrat.
While scuffling with some COM
panions Bob Magness, a negro
at Batesville, fell and broke a
leg.
w. r. Surridge has two oppo-
nents in his race for q second
term as Sheriff Of Lawrence
county.
The Law and Order League Of
NewarK has elected new officers,
and will hold regular meetings
this y92I..
S. Az Stephens and Miss Dora
Turner were married in the
court Mouse at Walnut Ridge
last week.
The Talley Lumber Co. has
purchased the Batesville Lumber
Co., and the latter has gone out
Of business.
Burglars entered the Sloan
Wilson store at lmboden recent
ly and took away quite a guam
tity Of clothing.
John s. Gibson, for years q
leading citizen Of Hoxie, Is o
candidate for Representative in
Lawrence county.
n. A. Ellison and Miss Mag
gle Lackey Of Auvergne were
married in a grocery store at
Newport the other day.
DR.. j. M. Byrum, q former
citizen Of Sulphur Rock, has
been elected president Of the Ok
lahoma Medical Association.
The various Christian organi-
cations Of Batesville gave many
substantial Christmas gifts to the
deserving poor Of the ecommunity.
Hon, Emmett Jeffery of New
port has announced for q second
term as Prosecuting Attorney Of
the Third circuit, and has no OPP
position.
A farmer named Hill drove in
TO Bergen Lake, near Newport,
ono night lately and mistook the
route Of tho ford. Ills team was
drowned.
Fred Fields, u l6-yoar-old hey
Of Hoxie, got into trouble ot
Newport during Christmas by
stealing S3,67 from a cash draw
or In store,
The Guard is reporting some
petty thievery In Batesville,
One citizen has lost couple Of
fine turkeys, and another has
lost u gate post.
Sharp County record., 1908-01-03

lar there has been but little
.osIasm among tho people
politics and political can.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1908-10-09
THE LORD LovErH A CHEERFUL G1vER.

The appeal help the poor" never before in the
history of Northwest to have been heard by so
many persons who have the to help the poor as
in the past few days Tag Day in
Charity Call Seattle which nothing less than
Being Heard adirect appeal for the poor, was re-
spended to with rush last Saturday
and result those having charge of the proceeds re-
port collection of something $12 000 which seems
almost miraculous. The day almost became holiday
and those who sold tags and those who bought them
seem to have each gotten equal amount of pleasure
out of it. President L. H. Gray of the Associate Char
tiles of the city, proposes to have Tag Day every
year for the next five years and by this further
hopes to make the charity organization sefsustainng
The State Conference of Charities, which has been
in session the most of the week in Seattle elected Gov
Albert E. Mead president of the organization for the
ensuing year. Gov. Mead has taken active inter-
est in this organization from time to me and as re-
suit he placed at it's head 1t meets next year in
Tacoma.
The Doras Charity Club, which is composed of the
Afro-American of Seattle, has just closed its
first year of existence and it has done good work 1t
has raised, by entertainments and membership fees,
something over $500, the most of which has been eX-
pended on needy children and donations to other charity
organizations. Mrs L. A. Graves. thorough business
women has been elected it's president for the ensu-
ing year. and it has very high hopes for the future
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1908-10-09

All of these are good men in their way and had they
been declared the regular nominees they would carry
tho state by some 3d. 600 plurality but they INTO
the contest with their eyes open they rsked battle and
lost and if now the courts do for them what the voters
refused to do then they need not be surprised to that
extent the voters repudiate what the courts do There
is not shadow of doubt but that the Republican
party will split in twain if the above defeated cand-
dates are declared the nominees by the supreme court
In case of split Sam Cosgrove will as surely win
the governorship all his opponents as ne lives to
make the race He certainly will get every rst choce
vote he got in the primaries and he will get the entire
Mead vote. which would be a plurality all. Mr.
Hav it is believed would equally strong and the
best that Mr. Coon can get out of this contest in case
he is successful is divided Republican party Better
to try to remedy the defects of the law when the egs
lature meets rather than pursue this course.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1908-10-09

THEO. ROOSEVELT and part of the night. Bryan
in his pamiest days of 1896 drew larger crowds in
the West than did Mr.. Taft his recent triumphant
tour and every indication points to him carrying all OF
those states by as great majority as did Roosevelt
himself. If this be true, and who doubt it, Mr.
Bryan is already lost there is absolutely no political
sentiment for him in the North and East There is no
sentiment for Bryan in the state of Washington, and if
the Republicans do not stay at home under the delu-
sion their votes are not needed, Taft will sweep the
state by than 900 plurality The latest presi-
dental campaign dope is that Theodore Roosevelt will
make six set speeches for Taft, and in doing SO will
the continent cosingin San Francisco The num-
Ger of rear end platform speeches he will make from his
car is not mentioned but they undoubtedly will be
many That's the best news yet, and it is
truly hoped that Teddy will do just has been rum
ored that he will do and if he does Taft will carry
every state north of Mason and Dixon line and
o. two below the line
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1908-10-09

who was forced to leave Memphis, Tenn to save his
life for daring to be Republican of all men should be
the last to take such inconsistent step in politics.
He fled to Oklahoma where he soon forced to con-
front a similar condition he had left in Memphis,
and chatting for absolute freedom he pulled up root and
branch and moved to the state of Washington locating
in Seattle. He has fretted, foamed and fumed ever
since he has been here to be Big Politician but made
little headway which is doubtless responsible for him
turning Democratic to lick the foul hand that has smoe
him the hardest Mr.. Norris and few others of his
kind may bow WOW for Bryan much as they please,
but the rank and file of the Afro-Americans will sup
port William Howard Taft for president of the United
States who stands for all men, up whether red white,
black or yellow.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1908-10-09

Club and become its president, refused at its annual
election last Sunday to reeect him to the presidency
for the ensuing year. he receiving only two votes of the
large number cast. It did however, elect I. Iseral
Walker, president who is of the leading spirits
among the AfroAmercans of the county, and who for
the past twenty years has been high up in the councils
of the Republican party of this section. Mr.. Walker
may feel most of the Afro-Americans that many of
the Republicans have not done much they could
have for the black man, but he hope in the Dem
ocratc party that loses opportunity the
dsfranchisement knife Afro Americans until today
the black is eliminated from the voting booths in
every Southern state is the object of the members
of the Forum to do those things that will build up in
stead of tear down the black man. hence they are
against Organism and Democracy.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1908-10-09
A COUNTRY OF GREAT RESOURCES.

The United States annually producas more corn
than all other countries of the world combined 927,-
600, 900 out of E, 888 600 900 bushels.
The United States annually produces
Uncle Sans more wheat than any other country
Great Crops in the word-634 OOO 900 out of g.
600 bushels
The United States annually exports wheat
flour than all the other countries of the world combined
-15 600, 900 out of &c, 900 O00 900 bushels.
The United States annually exports more wheat,
including wheat flour, than any other country in the
world-146 900 900 out of GAG, 0O0 600, 900 bushels
The United States annually produces more oats than
any other country in the word-745 0000 900 out of g.
582, 000 900 bushels.
The United States is the third largest annual pro-
ducer of barley in the world 153 900 900 bushels only
7OOO 900 bushels less than Germany, with Russia lead
ing.
The United States annually produces more cotton
than all the other countries of the word13 600 900 out
of TO- 1000 bales and also exports cotton than
does all the rest of the word9 OOO 900 out of OOO
900 bales.
The United States annually exports more cotton
seed oil than all the other countries of the world
bined-42, OOO 900 out of 81 900, OOO 900 gallons.
The United States annually produces more tobacco
than any other country in the word690 000 OO0O out
of 2,2O1, 900, 10000 pounds
The United States annually produces more faxseed
than any other country in the world OOO 900 out of
ST. 900, 900 bushels.
The United Ststes annually produces more hops
than other country in the word57 OO0 900 out of
211, ,0O0 900 pounds.
The United States annually exports more oilcake
and olcake meal than any other country in the world
2, O63 900, 900 out of 4913, 900 900 pounds
The Uni4ed States annually exports rosin than
all the other countries of the world7 0O0 900 out of
846, OOO 900 pounds.
The United States annually exports more spirits of
turpentne than all the other countries of the world
16 900, 900 out of a. 900, 900 gallons.
The United States has more dairy cows, 22 244 446
than any other country in the world; horses 3d.
nnulo a 57
and except British India more cattle, 73 246, ,573
Among our other great crops may be mentioned:
Potatoes bushels 308, ,O38 600
Hay value $743, 000 900
Rice, pounds 529, 400, 900
Beets, ton 3,767 8H
Beet sugar manufactured, lbs. 927, ,256, ,430
Cane sugar, long tons -. 1,542,954
and vegetables $75 900
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1908-10-09
NORRIS POLITICAL INCONSISTENCY.

The hope Of electing VIII
liam Jennings Bryan, the
Democratic nominee for presi-
dent of the United states, has
prompted Ishom F. Norris, a
we'll known Afro-American of
Seattle, to form a Bryan Club
among some of his brethren
in Seattle, of which he was
elected president, and to fur
ther offer his services to the
Democratic national commit