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Sharp County record., 1908-02-07

knowing that he cannot carry
Scott township, and remember
ing that in his last campaign for
Office in this county he failed Ia
carry his homo township, | felt
perfectly safe in making him the
offer.
Any fair-minded man knows
that if Roe Street thought he
could get 80 per cent Of the votes
in my township he would take
me up, especially when offered
to pay all the expenses if | were
defeated.
Not all the people oil Scott
township are my friends; indeed,
some are my bitter political and
personal enemies, but my friends
outnumber them, and are as
golden hearted as ever went to
battle in the cause Of q nameless
but ambitious boy.
Never for ono minute have
feared that Mr., Street would de-
feat me, Why should /, when |
have never heard q man In Scott
or Big Creek townships, or Sharp
county for that matter, say that
he would be elected?
j. M. Street and myself have
been known by the people Of our
respective townships since our
boyhood, and we have been tho
best Of personal friends. Had he
not made such an unjust claim,
thereby creating an erroneous
impression about his own popu'
larity, ! would have never written
and paid for the publication Of
this letter,
Respectfully,
JAS. o. WATSON.
Sharp County record., 1908-02-07
Financial Freedom For Farmers.

The way Of financial salvation
for the farmers Of the south Is so
plain 1t Is astonishing they have
not long ago entered upon IL, A
little reasoning will convince
any Of them that IL is absolutely
necessary for each farmer to
make support for himself and
family at home and make cotton
a surplus crop. II this would be
done the cotton acreage would
bo reduced and tho smaller crop
would DO more profitable with no
meat and corn 10 buy, than O
large crop with these supplies TO
be furnised.
In no othor section of The world
do the farmers plant one crop to
the exclusion Of everything else,
or have to 90 off their farms for
articles Of necessity that can DO
produced at home, and there Is
no reason why our farmers
should go In debt for anything
they can produce, Farm and
Ranch.
Sharp County record., 1908-02-07
IN CHINA LAND.
Very Curious Customs And Manners That
Prevail Among The Chinese.
Success Magazine.)


China is the land Of paradox.
If it is an absolute, despotic mon
archy, it is also a very demo-
cratic country, with its self-made
men, its powerful public opinion,
and a Estates rights" question of
its own. 1t is one Of the most
corrupt Of nations; on the other
hand, the standard Of personal
and commercial honesty is prob
able higher in China than in any
other country in the World.
Woman, in China, is made to
serve; her status is SO low that it
would be a discourtesy even to
ask a man if he has a daughter;
vet the ablest ruler China has
had in many centuries is a
woman. 1t is a land where the
women wear socks and trousers,
and the men wear stockings and
robes; where a man shakes his
own hand, not yours; white, not
black, is a sign Of mourning;
where the compass points south,
not north; where books are read
backward, not forward; where
names and titles are put in re-
verse order, as in our directories
Theodore Roosevelt would be
Roosevelt Theodore in China,
Uncle Sam would be Sam Uncle;
where fractions are written up
side down, as 8-5, not 5-8; where
a bride walls bitterly as she is
carried to her wedding, and a
man laughs when he tells you of
his mothers death.
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CANDIDATES SPEAK.
Messrg. lle":n, A2Sey And Elm0ie Aa-
dress The People At POcahontas.

Hons. 7. |, Herrn, II. B. Maxey
and G. e. Elmore, three of the
candidates for prosecuting at
torney for the 10th judicial cir
cult, addressed q large crowd Of
Randolph county citizens at the
court house here on last Satur-
day afternoon. Each speaker
presented his claims in a forceful,
eloquent manner and the remarks
Of each were given strict atten-
ton by the audience. 1t was
noticeable throughout the entire
meeting that when either speak,
er referred to the strict enforce"
ment Of the laws regarding the
liquor traffic he was roundly ap-
plauded. Hon. O, II. Brown,
fourth aspirant to this important
position, was sick at,his home in
Biggers and could not be present,
to the sad disappointment Of his
friends. His candidacy was an
nounced in a few we'll chosen re-
marks by the chairman, Mr.,
Campbell. .--Pocahontas s tar
Herald.
Sharp County record., 1908-02-07

|peaking of the fact that
,ator Jeff Davis is to return to
,ansas and make a tour in the
'rest of the candidacy of W.
Kirby for Governor, the Wal
Ridge Blade, which paper
always supported Davis,
b: "Gov. Davis was practlc-
taken out of State politics
IN he was sent to the Senate
/ tho mission to do up Wall
let and the trusts. Gov
lis could do things which are
rely out of place for Senator
ris. to do"
Sharp County record., 1908-02-07

The Democratic Congressional
mmittee for the Second dis
81, which held a meeting at
Nesville last week, ordered that
&candidate for Congress be
minated in a primary to be
Ia on March 25th, and provided
st the candidate receiving the
Fhest number Of votes should
Edeclared the nominee. Con-
htions in which nominations
made are quite a thing of tn Q
Bt in this State, and we are
ID Of it.
Sharp County record., 1908-02-07

Rev, J. L. Brown, who is
liking the race for Representa-. =.
d in independence county,
Pves notice on the people
|ough his home papers that if
|cted he will stay sober, but
b statement from Bro. Brown
b entirely unnecessary, and
|vouch for it that he will stay
)er If defeated also.
Sharp County record., 1908-02-07

Fho editor Of the Pocahontas
b Herald wants himself kicked
|for voting for James K, Jones
Preference to James p, Clarke,
There are those who believe
|said editor needs kicking for
(se political sins than the one
|ch seems to humiliate him
Sharp County record., 1908-02-07

Messrs. Henderson and Ruff,
two candidates for Senator
I'm Randolph, Lawrence, and
karp counties, seem to have
IA favorite positions in the
Ditical arena lately. These
htlemen will soon begin a tour
|sharp county, and we have no
!pbt our people will turn out in
Nee numbers to hear them.
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Three OF One Family Dead.
Respectfully
JAS. O. WATSON.

Camden, Feb, Id, b, Cross,
o prominent farmer living IL
miles south Of this city, lost three
Of bis children within four days
from pneumonia, The mother
and three other children are sick
with tho came disease.
Sharp County record., 1908-02-07
|C Waterman, editor of the
.,ort Democrat, affectionately

EC, Waterman, editor OF the
bort Democrat, affectionately
En by many as empty
hium Waterman" gravely
bunced last week that secre-
kof State O, C. Ludwig is a
nblican, and that he could
Il it. Having delivered him
\ Of this interesting bit OF
Heal misinformation it is de-
ed that the wheels in that
Hon of his makeup situated
lediately under the hat have
,istently refused to perform
/ accustomed labor, having
D the limit.
Sharp County record., 1908-02-07

be Pocahontas Star Herald
that running for Office Is
|of the principal industries
|ondolph county, and we arc
|ared to believe the statement
F taking a glance at the Star
Rld's announcement column.
Sharp County record., 1908-02-07

pe Piggott Banner says that
femedies prescribed by some
Ne gubernotorial candidates
he States ailments reminds
ri some of tho ponoceos put
tho market by the patent
dcine mon.
Sharp County record., 1908-02-07
NORTH ARKANSAS

is empty.
Stone county has seven can
didates for Sheriff.
Robert Engles, y good citizen
of Moorefeld, died recently.
1t is said there are over 500
rural telephones in use in lizard
county.
George Maus bought ten head
of mules at Barren Fork one day
last week.
The grand jury recently in
session at Powhatan returned Il
indictments.
The Elks Of Newport have re-
Gently completed a building at a
cost Of $4,000.
Twin boys were born to Mr..
and Mrs. j. b. Smith Of Mel
bourne last week.
At Imboden recently 80 new
members were initiated into the
Odd Fellows lodge.
The Progress says that many
people at Calico Rock are suf-
fering from lagrippe.
There are now $40 bales Of
cotton in the Farmers Union
warehouse at.Newport.
Randolph has the largest crop
of candidates Of, any county in
this section Of the State.
Lottie Green, a negro woman,
died suddenly on a train near
Newport a few days ago.
l.. D, Smith Of Tuckerman has
withdrawn from the race for
County Judge Of jackson county.
Every candidate who places
his name on the primary ticket
| in lizard county will be charged
S4.
A young boy named Dixon, an
inmate Of the /. O. O. f. Home
at Batesville, died lately Of pneu-
monia.
lizard county, through two
commissioners, is advertising for
bids for tho construction of two
bridges.
DR.. A. NJ. Nicks of Biggers
was licensed to. practice law by
the Circuit Court at Pocahontas
last week.
e. l.. Ussery, a merchant OF
Salem, lost his residence and
household effects by fire one day
last week,
The total value Of. the real and
personal property of lizard county
is S2,5S7,5l2, according to the
tax books.
Ira j. Matbeny Of BatesvilIe
has announced as q candidate
for Representative in lndepend-
ence county.
Friends Of W, A. Oldliold de-
clare that he will not lose 200
votes in Stone county in tho race
for Congress,
W. G. Seamens, prominent
young business man Of Poca'
hontas, died suddenly last week
Of pneumonia.
Geo. T, Wooda ono of Nam
moth Springs most prominent
business men, died u few days
ago Of lagrippe'
j. V. Riney Of Maynard eap'
turod u large wolf in u steel trap
several days ago. Tho animal
weighed 81 pounds
The editor OF the Melbourne
Times announced last week that
he had been struck by q disease
favoring dletemper'
The people Of smithvIlle be'
lleve they are going to get a
naii,,a1 and nrn nlrpndv "IOOk-
Sharp County record., 1908-02-07

e members of Congress are
pussy sending out the annu.
tch of garden seeds TO an
Pus constituency, II you
pt received yours, raise
Sharp County record., 1908-02-07


that he will take all county scrip
at face value and pay the money
for it.
An unknown colored woman,
thought to have been from New
port, was struck by train and
killed at Walnut Ridge several
days ago.
The Democratic Central Com
mittee of Randolph county met a
few days ago and called a pri-
mary election for all officers on
March %,
The Register declares that
some thoughtless boys have re-
Gently, under cover of darkness,
been frightening the negroes Of
Melbourne.
Twin boys were born to Bert
Duren and wife Of Pleasant Hill
township, lizard county, lately.
They have another baby Is
months old,
An epidemic Of lagrippe and
pneumonia is sweeping over
Jackson county. There were
five deaths in one family at Oily
phant recently.
The residence Of George +.
Hogan at SaIado was burned to
the ground few nights ago. 1t
is estimated that the building
was worth $4,000.
H. B. Dallam, the bachelor
editor Of the Calico Rock Prog
ress, complains that the girls are
not sending any proposals his
way if this is leap year.
In the Circuit Court at Poca.
hontas last week W. A, Smith
was convicted on the charge OF
resisting an officer and given q
year in the penitentiary.
One night last week fire broke
out in the roller mill at Pocahon-
las and destroyed the building
and machinery. The loss is S12,-
900, with $4,000 insurance.
A Baxter county politician de-
clares that it is every mans duty
to get drunk at least once in or
der to find out how good the
Lord was when no made water.
Annie Cole, u negro woman,
was arrested at Batosvillo last
week and bound over to the
Federal grand jury oa q charge
of sending obscene IA ter
through the mails.
Gov. Pindal has offered u re-
ward Of 500 for tho arrest and
conviction Of W. II. Carouthers,
city marshal Of Newport, who
recently abscondod with $1,000
Of the city's funds.
II Is declared by many that
when Senator Jeff Davis reaches
Jackson county in his speech
making tour Of the State he will
throw his political harpoon into
John Keel, who Is a candidate
for tho State Senate.
In the Circuit Court at Pow
halan recently Charles Smith
was awarded $1,000 damages
against "Doc" Smith, Iie sued
for $4,000, alleging that the of"
fection5 Of his wife had been
aIienatcd by "Doo" Smith.
j. n. Roberts, well known
cItizon Of Calico Rock, has been
taken TO tho asylum for the in
sane for treatment Mr., Rob-
orts mind has boon wookonod
from III health It 10 said, but IL
ID believed he will recover under
5kilIful treatment
The Democratic Central Com
nittee Of Independence county
las provided that when an ell
,alor who Ia not able TO prepare
Sharp County record., 1908-02-07

BE Hudeins told the grand
Y 9ellvllle to enforce the
anti'oigarotte law, The
ought to be enforced every.
re.
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Should 1.-Two to 100 or 100 Years.

Is there natural law which gov
erns longevity in man or animal?
There is scientific law, which regu-
lates and governs the normal round
OF human life The law was discov-
cred by Button, demonstrated by vi
chat and made an exact science By
Flourans. While the law has been
frequently assailed It has never been
overthrown, nor disturbed in tt
force. Animals increase in the di-
rection of growth, bulk and virility:
the duration of the time of growth
determines the duration of life.
The law may be briefly stated thus:
An anima, grows as long as the bones
ere not uniteL in their epiphysis The
duration of life is five times that of
this growth. In man this growth
ends at twenty; the bones are then
united with their epiphysis, and the
normal duration of life would be
five times this, or one hundred. The
growth of the camel ends at eight
according to the duration OF life It
should be forty. The growth of the
life should be twenty-five. The cpl
physis Of the bones OF the OK ends at
four; his round OF life should be
twenty. Tho Hon. singularly enough.
has the same duration OF growth,
and the same normal life as the OK.
The dog reaches the end of growth st
two and the round Of life is ten; so
that It is seen that the human life
unless cut short by accident or dis
csee, ends its round at from ninety
to one hundred years; and that.
whether man be q negro. a Chi
nese, European, an American. or
whether he be savage or civilized;
Lether he be a dweller OF the city.
or in the country; that the veritable
round does not depend upon race.
climate, food. or other conditions.
Mr.. Flourans. who Is perhaps the
highest authority and who has stud
led It more In scientific details, Is OF
the opinion that -very man has the
power to NIL this round, II he does
not violate the natura. law"
Vichat makes the round OF life six
times that OF growth, instead OF
five times. which would make the
round OF life In man one hundred and
twenty years. Other writer's are OF
the opinion that the round should he
extended to one hundred and fifty
years, notably DR.. Compton, who go
ing over similar ground. claims that
this age has been occasionally reach
ed in human life in various countries
during the last two centuries.
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The parish church Of Ross, Here
lordshire, possesses some singular
ecclesiastical ornaments" in two
fine elm trees flourishing one on each
side of the pew where once sat the
famous Man of Ross" John Kyrle.
They are fablel locally to have
sprung up as token of Divine wrath
against a profane rector OF Ross who
had cut down some trees which Kyrle
had planted In the churchyard.
Trees in or on churches are no:
uncommon. At Kempsey, In the ad-
Joining county of Worcester, large
horse chestnut tree has grown In the
chancel from the tomb of Sir Ed
mund Wylde, who died. about 1929.
On the tower Of Fishtoft Church near
Boston grows q lusty beech. and a
similar tree may be seen on the
tower of Culmstock In Devonshire.
Apart from intrinsic beauty the par
ish church Of Crick. in Northampton
shire, Is or was recently rsmsrka ole
for two trees growing out OF the
masonry about nifty feet from the
ground.-From the London Daily
Newa
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10 Durn more tnan twice as nIuCu -
coho! as stated by improper adjust
ments, and still have the engine
working in an apparently satisfactory
way. The range of excess gasoline
which might be burned without inter-
fering seriously with the working OF
the engine was not 30 great. being n
little less than twice as much as the
minimum.
There 10 on the American market
. cla~ OF engines having a vaporizer
which forms part OF the cylinder head
and 'yhich is heated by the explosions
taking place inside the exploding
chamber. One OF these is shown in
Fig. /. On the figure, A Is the vap-
orizer proper. Under It is seen
lamp OBJ. the burner an dvaporizer
being surrounded by casing Cd.
This vaporizer is boltej to the cylin-
der head (E), and contains on its In
ner head lip projecting into the ex-
ploding chamber. A little pump in
jects small stream of oil at every
stroke and drops It on this lip from
tue pipS " iHlS up Is very UOL
from previous explosions and from
the lamp. which Is turned off when
the engine Begins work. The com.
preston stroke forces the air in the
cylinder over the lip and through the
neck into the vaporizer bulb, thus
mixing moro or less completely the
vapor which forms on the lip with
the air that IS forced over the lip into
the bulb. Such hot-bulb vaporizers
ac this will work with practically all
OF the fuels-crude oils, gasoline,
kerosene, and alcohol-with proper
adjustments of the pump and of the
temperature of the receiving bulb.
Another vaporizer of a similar or
der, but designed especially for alco-
hol, illustrated In Fig g Is known as
the Brouhot, a French type. En-
haust gas enters at the bottom as
shown by the arrow and lettering on
the cut, and rises through the iron
chamber. which is corrugated to in
crease the surface. Alcohol is ad-
mitted near the bottom of these ribs,
and flows upward on the side oppo-
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Clock Run BY HauIum.

A radium clock. which will keep
time indefinitely, has been constructed
by Harrison Martindale Of England.
The principle of this apparatus Is
simplicity itself. the registration of
time being made in two-minute beats.
while Weaver. the operator at the
Louisville its function is to exhibit the
dissipation Of negatively-charged al
pha and beta rays by radium.
The clock comprises small tube,
in which is placed minute quantity
of radium supported by a quartz rod.
To the lower end OF the tube, which
is colored violet by the action Of the
radium, an clectroscope formed OF
two long leaves or strips of silver Is
attached.
A charge of electricity I'm which
there are no beta rays Is transmitted
through the activity Of the radium in
to the leaves, and the latter thereby
expand until they touch the sides OF
the vessel, connected to earth by
wires, which instantly conduct the
electric charge, and the leaves fail
together.
This simple operation is repeated liz
cessantly every two minutes until the
radium is exhausted, which in this
instance it is computed will occupy
10000 years-Scientiflc American.
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ne is a r,uman Crazy Quilt.

g. II. Tweedell, young man Of
Northport, Wash. who was scalded
at the smelter several months ago, is
beyond danger and rapidly recover
ing. but his body is spectacle. Near
ly three hundred skin patches, one to
three inches. in length, were grated
on his body.
Mr.. Tweedell was caught In lime
bin and subjected to scaldiug steam
for twenty-five minutes. The skin
grated on his body was given largely
by his fellow workmen and his broth.
er Walter
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Der and downward In the helical
groove to the bottom. so that the top
OF the helix will be the hottest part
Alcohol enters the bottom OF the op-
posite helix. flows upward and vap-
orizes somewber~ IN is upward
course discharging into the air cur
rent at the hot top OF the helix as
snperheated alcohol vapor. This
vaporised is. therefore. of the boiling
type. but the boiling takes place on
the surface Of the &,cuid which is at
the pressure in. the suction pipe and
tho rate OF boiling is regulated by
hand by admitting more or less ex-
haust gases to the vaporizing helix.
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Columbia & M0ntour EI. Ry.
TIME TABLE IN EEEECT
June 1904, and unit, +urthtr lice

Carsleave Bloom for Espy, Almedia, Lime
Ridge, Berwick and intermediate points as
follows;
A. VI. $500, $40, 6:2o, 700, 7:4o, 8;2o,
600, 9;4o, Io:2o, II;oo, II:4o.
?. NJ. I2:2o, 100, I:4o, 2. 20, $500, 5;4o,
4:ao, $500, $40, 6'2o, 7;ooJ7 40, . 40, 900,
*(9:4o) 1870 s(II:oo)
Leaving depart from Berwick one houi
from time as given above, commencing a.
6:oo a. m.
Leave Bloom for Cataw.ssa A. M. 5:3t.
6;1s, t7:oo, $500, $500, tio;oo, tI1;oo,
T2:oo.
N Pm. 100, ta;oo, 600. 100, $500, o;oo,
II 800, 800, 900, Io:2o, "(1l'oo)
Cars returning depart from Catawissa 20
minrtestrom time as given above.
First car leaves Market Squarefor. Berwick
on Sundays at 700 a. m.
First car,for Cntawissa Sundays 700 g.. m.
First car from Berwick for Bloom Sundays
leaves at $500 a. m.
First car leaves Catawissa Sundays at
7 80 a. m.
TFrom Power House.
saturday night only.
tP. X. Il. Connection.
WM. TERwILLIGER,
Superintendent.
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1tewart's Way,

Alexander r. Stuart was the first
merchant prince" To-day we have
kny number Of merchant princes.
wen kings. and II Stewart were alive
be would nnd very lively competi.
ton. But he had some rules that
might be copied by the merchants
who have in some directions fol-
lowed him. One OF his rules was
this: Never praise an article; ask
the customer what Is desired and II
you have II offer It without comment; {;
name the price: n the customer is
not pleased allow him or her to de-
part and make no comment: the ar
tiele must stand on its own merits.
It is the customers privilege to buy
or to decline to buy"
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India, Valuable Coal Fsesds.

India. the land OF mystery. Is nap
IDLY coming to the front In various
fields of industry. The indian en-
pire possesses no fewer than lb coal
field while iron Is worked on an ex-
tensi scale in no fewer than three
districts, two OF which are situated IN
tna immediate vicinity Of Calcutta.
Nor are oil fields wanting: II more
gagged In this industry in the province
o. Bengal and Assam. while tobacco
cultivation "a another valuable asset
~ wall az tn Madras
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State of Ohio, City of Toledo, ! .
Lucas County. eS


Frank J. Cheney makes oath
that he is senior partner of the firm
OF F. J. Cheney & Co., doing busi-
ness in the City of Toledo, County
and State aforesaid, and that said
hrm will pay the sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by the use of Halls
Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscrib-
ed in my presence, this 9th day of
December, A. d. 1886.
(SEAL.) A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Send for testimonials free.
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO..
Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
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Eloomsbuig & Sullivan
Railroad.
NORTHWARD.

Taking Effect Feb'y rst, 1905, 1905 a. m.
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Horses Slaurhtcrrd for rond.

Over 10000 horses are annually
slaughtered in Paris for food. Tho
carcass Of an average horse yields
about $50 pounds of meat.
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site to that headed by the exhaust
gases. The regulating valve is at
tachsd toSpermit some exhaust gases
to pass around the heating chamber
and so vary its temperature. but the
regulation must be done by hand.
Vapor rising from the surface OF the
alcohol in the top OF the chamber
meets air. which passes first through
the regulating valve Intended for the
adjustment OF proportions. The cor
rugations are such as to form a screw
thread OF helix passage. and the ex-
hamst entering FIRST at the bottom.
Uasses directly To the ton OF the cham