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Sharp County record., 1908-08-14
MA TTHE VS.

"A good rain, which was badly
needed, fell here last week.
Health is very good in this
section, with the exception Of bad
colds.
Miss Mona Spots ia teaching
at the Dotson school house and
has 33 pupils enrolled
Rev, Hill failed to fill his last
appointment at Lone Oak from
some cause unknown to us,
Misses Laura and Maud Spots
and Ada GoIf visited at the home
of Miss Mary Foley Sunday.
Mra, Will Bratchor and child.
rem of Hardy are hero this weo,
visiting relatives and friends.
John Long is working at the
old Jones mill site on the new
dam that is being put in there,
A union chiIdrens' day was
held at Pleasant Ridge Sunday.
Rev Story preached in the even
ing,
JAS PEBBLES and his sister,
Miss LOWE, recently visited their
sister, Mrs. Wesley Rogers. AZ
Cave City.
Coil Burrel, who is teaching Al
Lone Oak, was called home last
week on account Of the illness Of
his mother and brother.
Sharp County record., 1908-08-14
Application To Sell Lands

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned aa
guardian and curator of Fay and Goldia Modloy
minors, will apply by petition TO lhe Sharp Pro.
blto Court for the southern DRwict, at iu Sop
tembor term, l9OS Coron order 90 sell the follow.
ine lands and loJs Jo4wiG Beginning at an iron
stake on the north side OF Main street. 10 feet
east from the store house ehuilt by ia, q. A. Brown.
owned by G. W. Shavcr& Son, thence north GO
feet, thonco ooat TO the west line OF Cochran and
Jones' land 2S rcct moro or D,an' thence cant Of
south with aDd line OF Cochran aud lone1
and W. u. Cochran To- the north side Of Main
street, thence west 20 Jua Uss,aoHs corner ts,i
land being tbo .tat pass I. he lo. Evening Ghad.
according Do the ubJ uI .uu town And the lot
being uu the south ..u uJ Main ,t.ur 90 IN,
northwest corner of The John B M,Ca,br,aId,H,a
lot No 3 thence v,atNWdN with the line of
said .uoct uo the caar line 8l the Wo.sou ot No.
70 thence south with au,d line the soutbcurJ
corner thereof thence west with the uouth line ot
said lot Dp Che norhcnHt rDruorur the Nbarnothy
lot Nu Us, thence douth Do Tho nurthwett corner
Of thoj. u, MAY luJ No. sh thence paRt Id ~
roda to the woar line of the w. o. Stokes lot No.
s} and thonoo north ON tho aaid Stokea and Me-.
Caieh'H went lines To the phce of beginning. be.
mr tho north part of lot Mo. st In Evening
Shade according to the pMtor Wid town, belong.
mg to said mmom rortHc maintenance and cdu.
cutoo of aotd wiUorg and drrrcnycptmeut
Lille b. Medley
Guardian and Curator
Sharp County record., 1908-08-14
UNION

Mrs, W. NJ Edwards is very
sick.
A protracted meeting began
here last Saturday night.
J. R, Wilson is visiting reIa-
:ves and friends in Oklahoma.
Dock Miller says Lebanon is
the land of flowers and pretty
girls,
Miss Aurora Chrisenberry Of
Emery was here visiting this
week,
Fillmore Barnett and his sis
Sers of Emery were visiting here
lately.
The school at Union is pro.
crossing nicely. Prof. Van
Rodgers is principal.
The debating society meets
each second and fourth Saturday
nights and the literary society
each Friday night.
Will CrigIer's yellow mare died
lately from a choke. He de-
clares he had ridden this animal
more than two thousand miles to
and from school.
The little boys and girls of
Union have gone to courling so
much that the larger ones seem
to have stepped aside and given
them a clear field.
The writer had quite a tussle
with Gen. Green this summer be-
ing one horse short in his crop
for time, However, we came
out victorious, we are glad to
say.
"Grandma' Chrisenberry arr
rived home from Mil Creek, ILL.,. |
recently. Her sister, Mrs. Lizzie
Hindman, came back with her
for a visit among relatives and
friends.
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Nearly Stuos To Death.

H. S, Mitchell, a prominent
farmer living near Fayetteville,
while driving along a country
road one day last week ran into A
eumblebee nest, and while trying
to cut his horseJ loose from the
harness was stung an innumer.
able number Of times, lIe was
In a serious condition and phy.
sieIaus thought for q time he
would die,
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Seal }

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE STATE or ARKANSAS.
Notice is hereby given that the following joint
resolution proposing an amendment to the State
Constitution, was passed by the General Assemb-
y at is regular session Of 1907 and chat the same
will be submitted to the electors of the state at
the.next general election, to be held Monday
September H. 1908 for adoption or rejection.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT No, 10,
That Section ! Of Article Is Of the Constit-
ton Of the State Of Arkansas be amended so as to
read as follows:
Article l6 Section /. Neither the State nor
any city town or municipality in this State shall
ever loan It's credit for any purpose whateyer nor
shall any county, city town or municiph.. ever
issue any interest bearing evidences Of indebted
ness, except such bonds as may be authorized by
law to provide for the construction and mante-
nance Of public highways in counties, cities and
towns and the construction, purchase and main-
tenance .of public improvements Of q general
nature in cities and towns.
Provided. That bonds or evidences Of indebted
ness shall not be issued for an amount more than
ten per cent Of The assessed valuation Of all real
and personal property in city, town or county pro-
posing to -'ssue same
Such bonds shall not bear n greater rate Of in
tcrest than five per cent per annum, and in order
to provide for the payment Of such bonds and in-
terCst special tax not to exceed three mills on
the dollar in addition 10 the rate Of taxation, now
authorised, may be levied by said counties cities
and towns
And the Srta shlll naver Jmn any interest
bcnrng treasury warrants or scrip"
The above resolution was Alcd in the office of
Sccrotary Of State ON May %, 1907,
Each eector may vote for or against the above
amendment
Witness my official signature this.2llh day Of
FehwarNloS
O, G. LUDWIG,
Secretary, ofState
lScalD
Sharp County record., 1908-08-14
Arrested After Eleven Yenrs

A dispatch from Fayetteville,
under date Of Saturday says,
Eleven years ago Deputy Sheriff
I'D sharp arrested Emory seaton
on a minor charge and the pris.
oner escaped ten minutes Iat,r.
Today Deputy Sharp was intro. -.
dOced to seotoo aud he promptly
arrested him and took him to
Jail seoton had been out Of the
country for a long time, and a
majority Of people had forgotten
the incident OF his arrest years
ago,
Sharp County record., 1908-08-14
Congressional.
County

Representatives.. b, ANDREWS
County Judge-W, H. KELLEY.
Clerlt-ARTHUR SULLIVAN.
Sheriff-W, O. SMITH.
Treasurer-E. l.. DICKERSON.
Assessor--R. b. CLEAR,
SurveyOr-R. K. ARNOLD.
Sharp County record., 1908-08-14
TIE COURTS

Circuit Court, Northern Dis
5rict--Firs' Monday in January
and July. Southern District
Second Monday in February and
August.
County Court-Third Monday
in January, April, July and Oc-
5ober. No County Court in the
Northern District. v
Probate Court-Northern Dis
yrict-Third Monday in March,
June, September and December.
Southern Djstrict-Second Mon
day in March, June, September
and December.
Chancery Court Southern Dis
trict-First Monday in May and
November. Northern District
Second Monday in March and
September,
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l,cal
Sharp County record., 1908-08-14

Mrs W NJ, Edwards is very
sick.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION oy

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TIE CONSTITUTION oy
THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.
Notice is hereby given that the following Joint
resolution, proposing an amendment to the State
Constitution, was passed by the General AssemD-
y a5 its regular session OF 1897 and that the same
will be submitted 20 the electors OF the State 1T the
next general election to be held Monday, Scptem-
Der H. 1893 for adoption or rejection, viz:
PROPOSED AMENDMENT No. g.
Every male citizen of the United States or
male person who has declared his intention OF
becoming a citizen of the same, Of the age .f
tw2nty-oue years, who has re1ided in the &,a.v
twelve moaths, in the county six mohths, ana ia
the precinct town or ward one month, mex. pre-
aeding any election at which he may propose to
vote, except such persons a. may for the cJmmis-
sion of some felony be deprived Of the right to
vote by law passed by the General Assembly
and who shall exhibit poll tax receipt or other
evidence that he has paid his poll tax at the time
Of collecting taxes next preceding such election,
shall be allowed 20 vote at any election in the
State Of Arkansas Provided That persons who
make satisfactory proof that they have attained
the age Of tWenty-ona years since the time OF
assessing taxes next preceding said election and
possessed the other necessary qualifications shall
be permitted to vote, and provided further, that
the said tax receipt shall be marked by dated
stamp or written endorsement by the Judges of
election to whom it may be first presented as to
prevent the holder thereof from voting more than
once at any election"
The above resolution was filed in the office Of
the Secretary Of State on April 27, 1907
Each cIcctor may vote for or against the above
amendment
Witness my official signature this oath day OF
I February, 1868
o. c. LUDWIG.
Secretary Of State
Sharp County record., 1908-08-14
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Sharp County record., 1908-08-14

W p, Campbell, Owen Grim.
NETT and 7, G, Rose have been
appointed election commission.
ers for lizard county, The latter
10 a republican,
Sharp County record., 1908-08-14
Chamherlain's $
C0LlC, CHOLERA AND
Diarrhea Remedy

AJow doaos of thlsromelywill
invariably cure au ordinary nc.
tack VI dlNwhea
u has been used IA nine eeI,
denies OF dy3eutery with perfect
BNerpla.
lt can always he denpndpd
unon even la tbN more severe
attacks of ermp collie and lAul,
era W1rhUN
u ia equally sHeteaaful for
summer diaWhea aud cholera
ihfahtnm I'm children aud ia the
means ofsAviugthp lives pt mary
children each ypar
When reduced WITH water and
sweetenod itN pleasant 10 ,a5e
Every mUn uf a lUHiIy should
Keep thH remedy in hia home
BurItuuw ltmay Ave ltfe
pRleF gjt. LARdr SIZE soc
Sharp County record., 1908-08-14

Sa,es agent for DR.. ChaS r. Simmons Farm on
the line Of the already located San Antonio u Rio
Graude Railroad, The opportunity of a lifetime
One Of the finest ranches that the world has ever
seen embracing 95 900 acres in the Garden Spot of
the World Atascosa County Texas Opportuni.
ties like this seldom occur and will probably never
occur again,
Opportunity Seldom Comes But Once
Two hundred and ten dollars, payable SO per month
buys two lots for home or business in town and
farm OF from lO.acre truck farm to a 6+0 acre farm
Mineral lands, farms improved and unmprovcd in
Arkansas for sale.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-19

yas ideal, and the special parlor car which was attached to the 10 o'clock express from New York was filled with graduates returning for a reunion.
 J. Pierpont Morgan. who is one or tho trustees of the school and who spent several years there as student was unable to be present. The presi- dent of the board of trustees Joseph w. Hartman of New York nephew ot F. H. Hartman. was unable to DC present at the anniversary exercises, hut was here 10 the class dance the night before
 Bishop Edwin s, Lines Of Newark formerly of this city, was one Of the most distinguished men present He graduated from Cheshire in the class of tseS and since then has never miss- cd an anniversary. This year he had double cause for coming for his son, Harold Stevens Lines, was a member of the graduating class
 Bishop Lines conducted the chapel service yesterday morning and follow ing thcse services came the graduating exercises. Tho salutatory was deliver cd hy Louis F. Klatte of Seymour and the valedlctory by sumner Tavlor of New York. John r swackhamer Jra of Niddlc,own. \. J., delivered the ora
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CALVIN K. KAzANJIAN, HISTORIAN
but urged that every effort would have some effect

but urged that every effort would have some effect.
 Col. James B. Coryell. '7s, senior col- onel of the sixth regiment of Philadel- pha. was back for the first time since his graduation and remarked upon the many changes. He said that he had ,alrys kopt closely in touch with the school affairs though he himself has been unable to return. He spoke of hie Iearly military training a Cheshire, and added that this SO attracted him that he had kept fl up ever since
 Ernest Tlagg of the class of '6s was one of those who came up from New York. Mr Flagg was architect of the Singer building and Is one of Cheshire'e well known graduates. He was class mate of Bishop Lines and yesterday af- ternoon they had an enjoyable class re- union.
 Bishop Lines son received the Ches- hire Boy prize offered by the treasur- CT. Herbert D. Lloyd. The prize was handsome bust Of Abraham Lincoln, The second and third prizes were given Louis F.. Rlattc and Sumner Taylor. Rev. John D. skilton. NJ, A., headmas- ter distributed the prizes which were;
 scltolarship, Form pri2es, given ny
 tho aohool: VI. form, Sumner Tayloc Y. form. Harry Eugene Dodge, " form
 Robert Loveioy Eostman III form
 Robert Duncan Hunter; II, form, How
 ard Frederick Baldwin; l. form, Fran
 cis William Randebrock; punctuality
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WORLD SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Convention in Session nt Louisville
 With 2.OOO Delegates,

Louisville. Ky, June ls.-The twelfth triennial convention of the h. ternational Sunday School association opened here to-day in the armory over 2,OOo accredited delegates were on the floor, and three times that number of spectators, many of them visitors from a distance, filled the galleries,
 The exercises were opened with a memorial service for the late Rev John D. Potts, formerly head Of the international lesson committee. The singing was led by choir Of loc voices. directed by the Rev. D. O Excell of Chicago.
 Acting-G Gov. W. H, Cox and Mayor James F. Grinstead welcomed tho delegates to the city, the response coming from Judge J. J. MacLaren o' ontario, Can, president of the Inter national association. No other ses sion was held to-day
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TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

Honolulu. Juno l3-secretary of the Interior Gafhold inspected a number of sugar plantations TesterdnN. During the trip the automobile broke down, and tho party had to walk a distance of seven miles,
 Saranac nm, x. Yo June lS.-Govern- or Charles l.. Hughes and his family will arrive at Upper Slranac Lake, In the AdlrondacEa, next week where he has engaged accommodation for the summer,
 Appleton, Wis, June lS,-By incor- poratlen of the Nekoosa Edwards Paper company of Wood county, Wis" with q capital of SG,00000O three companies the Nohoosa Paper company the John Edwards Manufacturing company ana the Port Edwards Fibre company, art merged,
 Toledo. o. June George c. Metz ger, one of the wealthieet men Of To- lelo, and president or the Broadway bank, which closed It's doors a few woeebs ago, has been indicted by tn, grand jury on counts charging hitf with enlbeazlement and misappropria ton of funds.
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itus, to Louis Eugene Klatte, Harold Stevens Lines John Franklyn SWaeN- hnmer, jr,, sumner Taylor
 After tho singing Of the CheSnlre school prize song, tho henodictlon was by Bishop Lines,
 At l;80 D. m the Alumni luncheon was served in the school dining hall, the Rev John Williams S6, M Az or Now York, presiding The, sneakers George C r. Williams, 7i the Rev Frederlck p, Buckley, the Rev, ], Fredcrlet sexton, 7p, Auron Y cheeyy. CTS, 72, Francis K acagrst esq, the Rev. John D. SRiton, NJ A. head mas ter, prefces9r Erl D, Woodbury M A., principal emeritus
 one ot lhe oldest living graduates of Cheshire was present at the eXercises yesterday, Thls person was Joseph F. Beach of Cheshire who graduated m the class of lS4l Another was \. N, Clark of BethHny who graduate In the class of 1872 4, E smith, Y, oii Cheshire, was there. " E. Brooks oi Waterbury 51, A. j, Doolittle, b6 ol Meridcn, were others who graduated from the school over fifty years ago
 In response to Invitations 10 the nn- nlversary exercises sent 10 all the liv' ing graduates many replies were re- oclvcd rogretting the inability of tht writers to come back for the reull' ion, Probably none was more inter estlng than that of Phillip Porter o
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-19

\ father, he said, should give his son the best possible education. Our par on.s have done much toward develop lrs the national resources. Our op- rortunity Is stlll further to develop ttem, in the way marked out by our ance stois.
 President Luther then spoke of the
 value of the private school in educa- ,iou He laid stress on the influence of Cheshire In the past and referred to the famous graduates of the school. The school had trained men always for large responsibilities and would continue to do the samc, He urged the graduates of tho school to seek to improve politics. Not in his life, nor in the life ot any one there, did he ex- pect tho needed reforms would be made
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-19

The orators of the evening were Jo- seph James Devine and Robert Bennett soferburg. The iatter's was on Our Natural Resources and during it young Mfr. soderburg made an earneat plea for the preservation Of the countrys min eral and wood supplies. He spoke In part as follows.
 The next resource demanding con alteration Is that of minerals. Our or iginal heritage of coal was estimated as two thousand billion tons, but lt Is feared a greater share will be gone n about two hundred years. Since 1870 the output of bituminous coal has doubled for every decade. The bltu- minous variety being more extensively used will probably be exhausted In one hundred years Tn the iron industry we lead the world; besides retaining an abundance for our own use, enough is always at to export 10 other coun-
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-19

must be sought X great step towards this was the conference of the govern ors held at Washington last May. There m ny imp rtaat questions were discuss. ed. addresses were given by some of our greatest leaders of men, and that conference may, prhaps, begin a he- ries of such conferences held for the welfare of the country
 Nr. Devne's oration was on tho topic, What the World owes to Luther Bur bank" II was q strong oratlon show ing a careful study of the subject.
 Tonight the graduation exercises will be held in the auditorium.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-19

omaha. a member of the class of 'sl; In his letter he rives an account or olu Cheshire, and of class In which John Henry Babcock the headmaster, was samuel Hart. now of Middletown, were sitting side by side, and hoping that the professor would fall asleep when the news of Bull Run came and D'' Babcock left for New Haven. pr. Bao,, cock. says Mf. Porter, is still living anu is now located in South Dakota, Botn hope some time to return to Cneshlre for q reunion.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-19

given hv the school, John Franklyn Swackhamer, jr, neatness given by Joseph w, Hartman, esq., so. Edward Dodge, iro and John Stuart HalladaS; English composition prize, given by ]. Borden Hartman, esq. and F P. Dunne esq, Louis Eugene Klatte; com position, Honesty Is the Best Policy" given by Rudolph c Faber esq., so, and John A Ordway, esq., s0 Harold Stevens Lines. John Franklyn Swack- hamer jr, Cheshire song, given by Herbert D. Lloyd, esq, 72, John Frank l%n swackhamer, jr; greatest improve ment in mathematics, given by William C. Demorest esq., 75, Sumner Taylor greatest improvement in Latin, given by William c, Demorest esq.,, 75 Co., lumbus Delano Ames highest scholar ship in all studies given by Charles F Mitchell, esq., 73 Robert Loveioy East man greatest improvement during the year given by Burton Mansfield, esq. Arthur Barber; Hartman athletic prize, given by Joseph W Hartman, esq, SO, Christopher LySton Morgan Cheshire Boy" given by Herbert D Lloyd esq, '72, first prize, given by Rudolph c, Fa-
 Der, Esq S0 and John A, Ordway, esq, so. second. Louis Eugene Klatte; third,
 Sumner Taylor
 Diplomas were awarded by Professor
 Fri D. Woodbury M. A, principal emer-
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ton. The exercises were held on the historic campus, and the weather was such as to show Cheshire to it's best advantage
 President Tlavel $, Luther of Trin- ity college made most finished ad- dress upon the subject of education. He omnhasizod the value of service and self sacrifice. He used many original and convincing illustrations which pro- foundly impressed his hearers with the great value of broad thorough train ing. He decred the idea that educa- ton which was good enough for the father is good enough Cor tho son, and said that this idea had prevented ad- vance in many ways for several years,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-19

history of the institution, were grad uatcd from Holy Cross college to- day, the commencement exercises be- ing held under a great canopy on Commencement Terrace. The diplom- as were presented to the graduates by Governor Guild. Honorary degrees were conferred as follows:
 Doctors of laws, the Rev. Daniel H. O'Neill of Worcester, and Judge John J. McDonough of Fall Rver; Masters of adts--Hngh F. Cook, Newark, N. J.; Michael J. Geaney, Holyoke; Mat thew R. McCann, jr.. Worcester; Raoull H. Beaudreau, Marlboro, and George E. Morris, North Adams.
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portanoe that they be conserved. They are the sources Of our prosperity; we must think of the future; the heirs who will strive 70 make our country great CT and wealthler than it has ever heen
 It Is aD undenled truth that there Is no other territory under one govern ment In the world with sv much pro ductive .ower as the United states, In order to conserve our resources, the CO., operation of every state in the Unioa
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-19
ARCHITECT FLAGG HERE.

Ernest F'lagg of New York, the well known architect, and his wife are stopping at the New Haven house Mir. and Mrs. Flagg came up from New York by automobile and drove to Cheshire school where Mir. Flagg attended the anniversary exercises yesterday. Mir Flagg was A student at Cheshire graduating in 1863
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-19
FoRAKER NOW FOR TAFT
Defeated senator Ready to Do His
 Part in Electing Secretary.

Washington, June l8.-Until the con vention uade a nomination every re- publican had alright to have his choice, said Senator Foraker tonight after hearing of the nomination of Secretary Taft for the presidency but 1t is no longer question of men but question of party In this way Secretary Taft becomes my candidate for the presiden- cy, and while under all the circum- stances, l can probably do but little
 yet I shall do all l can to help elect him. Republicans will now quit con- tending among themselves and turn all their guns on the common enemy.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-19

tries. stll, Mr. Carnegie, In speaking to the governors, assembled at ths White Hause ln Nay l3, gave ont tho statomost that our original supply of Iron will be gone In about thirty-three years,
 Our minernl resources cannot be re- pewed. but th; resources of water. Ian and forest can bo, m 1t Is of great im-
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-19
BASEMENT STORE.
Will Be Made to House at
 30 Hill Street

Building Inspector Austin has granted permit to Michael D, Felipe of so Hill street, 10 alter the present basement of his house into q store and to remove the supports of the present basement in house at 'S0 Hill street The alterations will be of brick and wood,