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Sharp County record., 1909-08-20
TEACHERS TO MEET.
Program For Meeting In Evening Shade
September 18th.

Following is the program for
the Sharp County Teachore' As-
sociation to be held at Evening
Shade Sept. 18, 1900:
Morning session 0 to II A. M,
Song by the association.
Invocation, O. G. Shaver.
Welcome address, Miss Annie
Wilson,
Response, Wesley Taylor.
Presidents address.
Preparation for Teaching, pa.
per by Miss Annie Harrell, Dis.
cussion by D, l., Ford.
What Is Practical Teaching?
paper by q. G. Shaver, Discus.
sion by s. e, Wells.
Campaign for Better Reading,
open discussion.
Afternoon session | to 4 p. M.
Vocal solo, Miss Ruth Herrn.
Teachers Reading Circle, Jas.
M. Simpson. Open discussion.
The first four chapters of
"Dinsmore's Teaching n District
School," by G, M. Grisham and
Noah Gilbert,
Poets Of the South-Poe,
Ilayno and Timrod, by George
Stroud; Lanier and Ryan by
Oscar Heath,
Quotations fro m Southern
Poets, by all tho teaohers pres
ont.
Wo believe tho above program
should be Of interest to the entire
teaching force Of Sharp county,
and we urge each teacher to join
with w In an effort 10 make the
coming meeting the most inter
esting and beat attended In the
history Of our association, All
the teachers arc requested TO be
present and be prepared TO take
a part.
Owing to the fact that moot oI
the High Schools begin after
this meeting, we doom IL usolos,
to try to have u meeting on Fri
day evening.
W. v Mevey.
j, M. Simpson.
Jeanio Johnston,
Sharp County record., 1909-08-20

tate Republican is falling
tsclf these days in do"
4 Gov, DonaBhoy, no
Because Of the fact that
lernor has on his state
commie9ion that stalwart
Nan II. l., Remmol, Take
from the capitol COM
and tho State Republi'
pld be making the woods
|th denunciations Of the
steal,' At any rate,
gernor is welcome to all
Bono flattery this repub-
|heot 10 now ehowering
In,
Sharp County record., 1909-08-20

The Newport Democrat warns
the men folks that when they
come to that town, get full of
booze and 60 over to "Honka-
tonk" and get into trouble their
names are not going to be kept
out of the paper. Wonder ii
Waterman won't assign himself
to "Honkatonk" as reporter?
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Debaters Can't Settle II.

Some self.appointed prophet
of New England predicts that
Christ will return TO earth during
the present year, Should Ho
visit lizard county during His
earthly sojourn we trust He will
explain beyond u question Of
doubt the proper mode of bap.
tism. Melbourne Times.
Sharp County record., 1909-08-20

|pislature of Georgia has
y law placing a tax on
ID if public sentiment in
lis similar to public SEN
h Arkansas we should
! not a man who voted
hill will ever see inside
blative halls again. II
who voted for this tax
With their lives from an
u public they will be
h politically and ostra"
In good society. 1t has
n been demonstrated III
|arts Of the country that
Bic will stand for most
evcont the. dog tay.
fkansas legislature once
Der from White county
\ a tax on dogs, and it is
/ that he mover saw his
home again. Tradition
|at his angry constituents
i'm Get out Of the state
a for his family.
Sharp County record., 1909-08-20

Editor Trevathdn Of the Salem
Banner is putting up handsome
stone office building--a good
sign that the Banner is prosper.
ing.
Sharp County record., 1909-08-20

George H. Trevathan, the pop
ular editor of the Batesvllle
Guard, is thinking OF entering
the race for railroad commits
sioner. Here's to George, and
every other newspaper man that
wants an office.
Sharp County record., 1909-08-20

\ W. Crockett, railroad
psioner from this district,
ices that he will not be q
Rte for recollection to this
He is thinking Of enter
race for state treasurer,
|rookett ie one OF tho best
fkansas politics has known
by years and does not
10 people bluster for SER
p many Of our present day
ben are forced to do on
Y of having nothing better
|k,
Sharp County record., 1909-08-20
lizard IL Ahead.

Tho statement of tho financial
condition Of lizard county, pub.
lshed by the clerk last week,
shows that county 10 be out Of
debt and to have a balance OF
S2, ,242,02 In the treasury.
Sharp County record., 1909-08-20
HARRY LOOSE.

k, Thaw, the gay New
Eho escaped the gallows
/ plea Of insanity after
|,,rdered Stanford White,
|oay one, over a charac-
boman, must remain IN
Inn, according to the de-
the court in which he
| attempted to prove his
I'VE are very sorry 1or
hid must here observe
| New York authorities
ifferent method of deal
the Thaw stripe of folks
lone we should use. so
|men like T h a W and
vho have more money
he'd instincts; who res-
;ue no more than the
who prefer an unlawful
prostitutes to a home
side-so long as men OF
acter confine their dead
d to one another, the
;he land should not feel
at good iddance OF
rubbish. OF course if
ese Things should kill a
punishment should be
certain.
Sharp County record., 1909-08-20

! Haskell Of Oklahoma ro-
70 honor a roquisition from
|vernor Of this state for u
low In tho now state, who
b n TO d In Arkansae for
B swindled some parties
money in u fake footraoe.
decides tho matter
|ying that the man who
bot his money on a fake
|ce should not complain IL
be-,
Sharp County record., 1909-08-20

ty, while a rich girl has to be
awfully homely to be ugly, and
that a poor man has to be awful
ly smart to be intelligent, while
rich man has to be almost a
blockhead to be ignorant.
Sharp County record., 1909-08-20

A good many men are being
spoken of as, probable candidates
for state and county offices jusS
now who will never get into the
real running. 1t was always
thus.
Sharp County record., 1909-08-20

Pooahontas Star Herald
close observer Of this old
and its ways. That paper
that a poor girl has to be
" good looking 10 DO prst.
Sharp County record., 1909-08-20

The Sun visits II states and
fools lots Of people by making
them believe it is published in a
live town, says the Salem Sun.
Now, did Salem feel that jar?
Sharp County record., 1909-08-20

Fulton county is about seven
teen thousand dollars in debt.
Poor old Fulton!
Sharp County record., 1909-08-20
DoRtb KRRansos

fruit. AS soon as the tomato
crop begins to ripen a little bet
ter the factory can be operated
six days in the week. .-Pocahon.
tas Star Herald.
An attempt was made to burn
the barn of j. w. Williamson at
Guion a few nights ago. The
night watchman at the stave mill
discovered the flames and eXtin-
guished them before much dam
age was done. A bottle of coal
oil was found near the premises
the following morning.
More than 5000 people were in
attendance at the Blue and Gray
reunion held at Mammoth Spring
last week. About $50 old SOL
diers were there Senator James
H. Berry, Harry Ponder, Cover
nor Donaghey and Governor
Haskell of Oklahoma were the
leading speakers on the occasion.
Aftor winning his suit for ST.
900 damages against A. E.
Brandon for the alienation OF
his wife's affections in the recent
term of the Randolph county cir
cult court at Pocahontas, Jos. G.
Wann secured a decree for di-
vorce from his former wife and
was recently married to Ada
Price.
Sheriff Surridge captured an
escaped convict, Bill Smith,
alias Bill Stevens, last week near
Walnut Ridge and placed him in
the penitentiary. When cap
tured Smith had with him a
regular arsenal Of guns and pis-
tolls, but was completely taken
unawares and had no chance to
put up q fight.
! II 10 estimated that 80 cars OF
watermelons will be shipped
from Portia this season. All the
melons are grown " thin a radius
Of 10 miles Of Portla. Tho ship
ments will exceed those OF any
previous years. Nearly all will
20 to ST. Louis and Kansas City.
The quality Of the melons this
year Is excellent, but not as large
as in former years.
A few nights ago a couple OF
ladies' in the north part Of town
suspicioned some boys intended
entering their melon patch. They
beat the boys there and captured
one Of them. II was TOO dark to
SOC who he was, but ono Of tho
women struck a match while the
other held tho boy by tho hair
with one hand and the cross OF
the suspenders with tho other.
They gave the youngster good
lecture and turned him loose.--
Salem Banner.
While trying q case before O
justice Of the peace at Mammoth
Spring one day last week, j. II.
Caldwell and l.. A. Brittian,
lawyers, engaged in u regular
rough and tumble fight. Brittian
was formerly deputy prosecuting
attorney Of Lonoke county,
where no brought suit against
several well known men, alleging
thoy took him into the woods,
gave him d whipping and ORDER
Cd him TO leave, owing TO his
having been active In prosecut.
Ing alleged violators Of the liquor
laws.
When married men from near
by towns come TO Newport go
over TO tho Red Light district,
get drunk and raise hell In gem
eral, are brought before the may
or and fined, they get some
friend here TO chase around to
Sharp County record., 1909-08-20

We advise the candidates to
take things easy until the ther-
mometer learns to behave.
Sharp County record., 1909-08-20

v
ing is being constructed at Cot
ter.
A Columbian Woodman camr
was recently organized al Calico
Rock.
Miss Effie Baker and DR.. Leor
Mooney of Mountain Home were
recently married.
Harry Darlington, aged about
Is years, died one day of last
week near Biggers.
Walnut Ridge will give big
picnic August 26. Popular
speakers will be present.
A fine horse belonging to S. A..
Rudiell of Batesville was stolen
several nights ago. The thief is
unknown.
The store Of Il. W. Anderson
at Jacksonport was entered one
night last week, but nothing Of
much value was stolen.
Six handsome residences are
nearing completion in Lawrence
county, four at Walnut Ridge
and two at Black Rock.
A Blue and Gray reunion was
held at Imboden Wednesday.
Several prominent men were
present and delivered addresses.
Uncle Eli Creason, an cid ex.
Confederate soldier, died few
days ago at his home in Ran
dolph county. He was 65 years
old.
A number OF valuable pearls
have been found recently in
Black river near Black Rock.
Some Of the pearls are valued at
$500.
For the first time in the history
Of Grubbs, Jackson county, a car
loaded with 500 bushels of wheat
has boen shipped to an outside
market.
The Anderson correspondent
to the Guion Banner says: Our
town should be Incorporated,
with a marshal, q four-foot billy
and two guns.
DR.. II. Il. Ruff Of Randolph
county, who last year made the
race for senator in this district,
will locate at Heber, whore ho
will establish q eanitarium.
Jerry Yoacum, o railroad en-
gineer who ran on tho White
River road, died at Newport one
day recently, after q long fitness
from a complication Of diseases.
The Salem Banner celebrated
the twenty seventh anniversary
Of it's establishment one day re-
Gently. The owners of tho paper
are constructing q stone office
building.
The contract for construction
Of the new school building at I'M
ooden has been lot. The build.
ing Is to DO n two-story brick,
42yG0 feet, and Ia to be ready for
occupancy by Nov. /,
Judge W. A. Cunningham oI
lmboden was thrown out of hie
buggy Tuesday while his horse
was running away. lilo was
badly bruised about the head ant
his upper lip was nearly torn off
$. +, Hartley's residence a'
Mammoth Spring, which wa
damaged In the storm Of severa
, weeks ago, was destroyed by fir'
, recently. 1'no house was being
, repaired aud no ono was living
! Ia II at the time Of tho fire.
! John Nuee was exhibiting {
twig Of fine peaches In towf
tuesday morning and left same
nI thia olfine. Said tWip or limD
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-25

talk they said they were Wesley
Cashdollar, Jr., aged 81 of Highland,
and George Harrison, aged 3d. They
had attempted to cross the river in a
fishing boat the night before. An icy
gale sprang up and drove their craft
into the foes from which they were
unable to extricate themselves. ...
1--WE stamped around and swung our
arms to keep warm" said Cashdollar.
THE wind bit right into us. And it
was lonely. The minutes seemed like
hours. We took turns lying down on
the bottom of the boat TO get little
shelter, but as there was sheet Of
ice on the bottcm of the boat that was
cold, too. 49, .t
THE stern board on the boat got
partly knocked out and We had to be
careful how we moved, else we stood
a chance Of the boat sinking. | tell
you we were happy fellows when we
saw the ferryboat. Capt. Smith want
ed to tow the boat out too when he
lifted us aboard, but we said darn the
boat. wen get that later. What we
want is TO get ashore"
The two women were not clothed for
a cold winters night. They wore derby
hats. light shoes and medium weight
overccats. They were badly frost bit
ten on the hands and feet, but will re-
cover.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-25
PENN COLLEGE

Prof Berry led chapel last Monday
morning in an interesting talk on
Laws of Ancient People" l-r' s
The sophomores and seniors played
tie game Of basket ball Monday
evening. .E ..sa
The publishers of the Chronicle
are TO be commented on their excel
lent Lincoln Number"
Skating has been the best this year
on Penn pond that it has been fol
several years, and it has been an ex
ccllent place for the students to en-
JOY their hours of amusement.
Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. Rogers entertained
in most excellent way the "Three
Years" last Monday evening at theil
home on North Eighth street. 1t was
the first outing of this sort That the
class had enjoyed during this semes
ter, so 1t was real treat from start
to finish. The program for the even
ing sonsisted of games of various sort
followed by a musical program, which
was as follows:
Piano Solos by Miss Hiatt, Migs han
son and Miss Mcdonald.
Vocal Solos were next given by Chai-
rners Johnson, following this Miss
Perkins gave reading
The last in order was a bonnteful
two-course lunch, OF which the hearty
third years" partook With a greater
zeal than they did Of the events OF the
early part Of the evening With a
thorough completion OF me tasteful
lunch the class took It's way homeward
after expressing their appreciation to
Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers for their excel
lent evening In their home. Prof
Perkins acted as chaperoon.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-25
MOUSE RouTs OUT DETECTIVE
seanees of ST. Joseph, Mo-, sleuths
Now Held in Hallway.

st. Joseph, Mo.-A little gray mouse
Scared and bobtailed, is being sought
by the members of the police secret
service. In life the mouse committed
depredations in Inspector KelIey's
desk, and in death it threatens to run
him out of his own office.
All the sleuthing instincts of the de.
tectives have failed to locate the last
resting place of the mouse, and Kelley
and his men now hold their daily Sc.
ances out in the hall, while the janitor
prods around in the corners of the de.
tective's rooms with stick and a dis.
infectant spray.
Owing to the criminal instinct of the
mouse, Kelley had long Bonded his eff.
forts toward effecting its capture, even
to the extent of sitting with loaded
gun in hand, waiting for il to scamper
across the floor. The mouse had been
too shrewd, however, and escaped death
until old age interviewed. Now Kelley
is thinking OF offering a reward for
the remains
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-25
THE PRICE OF SUGAR.
Charges Made That Duty on Product
..s- ..,.... is Too High.

F. X. Underwood, of the Under.
wood Candy Co., is in receipt of a
circular prepared by f. c. Lowry, sec
rotary of the Wholesale Grocers
Committee" in which he says:
There are comparatively few peo-
pie in this country that realize the
full duty on sugar imported into this
country amounts TO practically 80 per
cent Of it's inbond value. Last year,
of the 3,185, 7S9 tons which we used,
2,2S4,791 tons were imported from
foreign markets, and 900,998 tons wer
produced in the domestic markets,
which includes the Domestic Beet and
Louisiana. BY this it will be seen
that a very large per centage of the
sugar which we consume, of necess-
ity has to be importd from foreign
countries. 81 &c., s
In view of this fact, the price of
all the sugar consumed by the United
States, wherther foreign or domestic,
is based on the inbond price of for
eign sugars, plus the duty, and the
cost of refining. BY this 1t will be
seen that so per cent tax means much
to the American people. In face it is
estimated that were the duty removed
graduated sugar could be sold to the
consumer, at &c per pound less than it
is now, which would mean a saving
on the amount which we now consume,
at least $142,323,7470O a year. This
would put US more in line with the
price of sugar I. o. b. Hamburg, and 1t
might also be mentioned that the
American Sugar Refining Company
has recently sold sugar, for export, at
nearly &c yer pound under e price
which they quoted to the domestic
trade.
In looking into the matter further.
1t Is astonishing to find that sugar is
taxed more as a luxury tnan as a ne
cessity. For instance, foreign auto
mobiles, coming into this country. are
only taxed As per cent, while the tax
ON sugar Is so per cent"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-25
DECISIONS HIT BIG CONCERNS
SUPREME COURT BARS EXPRESS
r 81 s'". COMPANY FRANKS. Y
New York csntrsl's 100000 Fine Up.
heId-Hammond Packing Com
pany Loses Suit.

Washington, Feb. 24.-That the in.
terstate commerce law prohibiting the
issuance of passes to employees on the
railroads is applicable to the granting
of express franks was held yesterday
by the supreme court of the United
States in the case of the American
Express Company against the United
States. The case originated in Chi
cago. ..-... .-.-l5 --,.. .- o.. ..s
The case came to the supreme court
on an appeal from the decision of
Judge Kohlsaat, sitting in the United
States circuit court for the northern
district of Illinois, in which the COM
pany was enjoined from issuing franks
to its own officers or employees or to
the officers and employees. of other
express or railroad companies, or their
families, 1t was contended on behalf
of the company that the word frank
is not synonymous with the word
pass" and that gratuitous transpor,
tation is not commerce because II
lacks the idea of traffic, Judge Kohl
saat overruled these pIeadings and to.
days decision sustained that ruling.
The verdict OF the United States
circuit court for the southern district
of New York imposing fine of $685.
900 upon the New York Central Rail
road Company on the charge Of grant
ing rebates to the American Sugar
Company was yesterday affirmed by
the supreme court. bn- ~ ~.
The supreme court yesterday decid,
ed the case of the Cumberland Tele,
phone Co. VS.. The Railroad Commits.
sion of Louisiana, involving the right
of the commission to reduce the com,
pany's long-distance rates, favorably
to the state. Decision was by Justice
Peckham. ...y..-- 90
Deciding the case OF the Hammond
Packing Company of Chicago vs.. the
state of Arkansas favorably to the
state, the supreme court yesterday up,
held the constitutionality Of the anti
trust law Of Arkansas The company
was fined $4,000 in the Arkansas state
courts for failing to observe the law
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-25
Two MEN ADRIFT ALL
NIGHT IN OPEN BOAT
FINALLY RESCUED FROM ICE JAM
IN WHICH THEY ARE CAUGHT
ON HUDSON RIVER.

Poughkeepsie, N. 1.-TWO men who
were adrift in an open boat which was
caught in an ice foe on the Hudson
river were rescued the other morning
by the crew of the ferryboat Brinker-
hofi. The men had been exposed to
icy gales for eight hours and were
half dead from cold and exposure.
Capt. Tat Smith was at the Brink
erhoff's wheel, when he saw the boat
with the two men. He ran the boat
over TO the foe One of the half
frozen men shouted as the ferryboat
approached: Captain, for Gods sake
pull us in quick we're near dead"
After the rescue was effected and
the men had thawed out sufficiently to
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-25
Many Jurymen excused.

Sixteen members Of the petit jury
panel were excused by Judge Will
cockson In the district court yesterday
for the term. The excuses ohered
were varied, as usual Practically ali
were farmers, some OF whom had
farms to care for without any help
Others were sick or had sick ones al
home to take care OF and some had
important business transactions which
compelled their time and attention
Several asked TO be excused on &C.
count OF the annual school election
on March sth.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-25
PublIo ana Prlxate putlsa,

Generally we are under the impress
sion that a mans duties are public,
and a woman's private. But this is
not altogether so. A man has per
sonal work or duty relating to HIS own
home, and a public work or duty
which is the expansion Of the other
relating to the state. So woman
has a personal work and duty relating
to her own home, and a public work
and duty which is also the expansion
OF that John Ruskin.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-25

Everything seemed to be quiet in
Ottumwa yesterday morning when
Deputy Sherlff Perry Black passed
through on his way home from Mt
Pleasant, where he had gone with 3
patient TO the state hospital He left
the city about six O'CLOCK In the morn
Ing. however. and did not have a good
opportunity 70 known the feelings 81
the people.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-25
NINETy-SEVEN ADDED
Many Memb rs Taken Into Church
During Lat Quarter.

The second Quarterly Conference
was held at the Central Methodist
church Monday evening. Dr. Stafford,
of Grinnell, presided. The reports for
the last quarters work were very en-
.couraging, and the members of the
Conference feel gratifed over the
showing made. DR.. Allen reported 81
new members received during the
quarter, Ga Of these being probation
|ers. In the last five months, 131 new
members have been added to the roll.
Superintendent w. j. Howell reported
"a membership OF 500 for the Sunday
school, and 40 conversions in the
school during the past three months.
President II. c. Snyder or the Epworth
League reported 145 members, 50 of
whom have been added during the
quarter. The attendance at the devo-
tional services OF the League now
runs from $50 to 100 every Sunday ev-
.ening. Mrs. Anna Russell reported
progress for the Ladies' Aid Society,
which now has membership of 20.
Treasurer w. H. Shaw made a report
which shows the finances of the
church to be in excellent condition.
All in all, the past quarter has been
one OF the best in the history OF the
society. and District Superintendent
Stafford expressed himself as being
highly pleased over the condition OF
the church.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-25
Americans Meet KING Edward.

London, Feb. 24.-King Edwards
first levee of the season at st, James
palace yesterday was we'll attended
among those present being the majority
of the members of the cabinet and the
diplomatic corps. The American am
bassador, Whitelaw Reid, was in the
diplomatic group and presented to his
majesty William Rockefeller, Jr.,
James Stillman Of New York, L.. H
Mccormick, an American resident OF
London, and Lieutenant Commander
Chester Wells ". 8. NJ