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conquered the old style poorhouse
which in Chicago, as everywhere
else in the world, has spelled terror
to old age and sorrow for human
failures.
In place of Chicago's grim quar-.
tiers of distress a $2,000,O00 village
of hope is being built by Cook
county, surrounded by farms in
which paupers can work out their
salvation in the soil Old men and
women, unable to work, can trvel
down the last stage of lfe's jour
ney together and in peace.
At Oak Forest, 10 miles south
west of here, President William
/ Busso of the county commissioners
is putting his ideal of what a poor.
house should be into execution.
There will be no human wrecks
there long; everybody, for the first
time in their lives, perhaps, will
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-08

, make themselves successful. They
will become real men and women
because they will be made happy
and kept busy. There will be pleas
ant homes there. bright sleeping
rooms and household work fol
those who cannot do farming.
or course Mr.. Busse, when he
started cut to convince others that
his ideas about the poor of a great
city were right, ran into a lot OF
opposition. 1t was his plan that
the county build this Village OF
hope" and equip the farm. The
workers who formerly were pau
pers would support themselves anu
in time, from the surplus products
of the farm, repay the county for
the $2.O00.000 expense. 4
Some of the scoffers even went
so far as to say his plan was social
ism.
I'm republican" Busse an.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-08

missioner Busse, in speaking Of
this idea of his, husbands and
wives are housed in different
wards. They are kept apart at a
time when they need each other
most. This separation is a hard
ship which this new village will
)relieve."
FG Each inmate will have &c feet of
sloor space and S04 cubic feet of air
In his sleeping room. Each dormi-
tory has its separate recreation
rooms. There are broad, open
porches for fresh air in winter or
summer. There is an artificial lake,
farmhouses and barns for the stor-
age of crops and tools and a ceme-
terry.
Even old Joe Murphy, a gardener
who is training the vines and i'm
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-08

proving the grounds for next years
planting, is happy, although he is
bent with Rheumatism and past 20.
So is William Clark, who was once
classed as criminal Now he cuts
down the weeds around the site OF
the new park, for he has learned
the lesson of ,kindness-that he can
help himself by helping others like
him.
The old poorhouse Is passing In
Australia, Mr.. Busse says, there is
little poverty and few poorhouses.
In Cleveland, o., he declares, the
plan which he is putting into work
has proved a big success. There is
no more need for the poorhouse,
and friends of the poor here hope
that this new town of hope" VIII
| Danish the poorhouse forever.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-08
MRS. OLEARYS SON CLEARS FAIR NAME OF
THAT cow; DIDN'T START CHICAGO FIRE

CHICAGO, Dec, Mrs OI4earys of
. all histories of the Chicago fire.
. The historic animal that
conagration kicking of
kind She nice, gentle
. combustion of
This is the final word the subject
OIeay of the famous Mrs. OLeary a
sporting 1 he can prove his
. mothers guitless.
Olearys announcement that Cur would
thing called of
D. Leek a O'Ieary the
lamp mi
. for punches q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-08

The Humor of Investment
"How's that mine of yours com
ing along?"
They've struck new VEIN"
That's funny"
What makes you think so?"
"Oh, the mine Is such good
Joke that I'm sure it must have a
funny yeia."
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ONE TINY KEY OPENS
A BOX OF TROUBLE
Mrs. White and the locksmith had
told their stories Bussing was
honorably discharged.
Both Ways

, BOTH ways
Il assess you S25 for attempting
to speak to this young lady with
out an introduction, said the
Judge.
We'll, this is a fine how do YOU
do. said the prisoner. and, COM
ing to think of it, it is also a how
do-you-do fine
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Model Village to Cost ST.
100000 Will Take the
Helpless Poor Of Chicago
to It's Kindly Breast-Old
Married Pairs to Be No
Longer Separated.

Over the hill to the poorhouse, I'm
trudging my weary way
|, a woman of seventy, and only a
trifle gray
|, who am smart an clipper, for all
the years I've told,
AS many another woman that's
only half as old.
am ready an willin' an anxious
any day
To work for decent Twin, an pay
my honest way;
For i can earn my victuals, an
more, too, I'll be bound,
If anybody is willin' to only have
me round.
Over the hill to the poorhouse-I
can't quite make 1t clear,
Over the hill to the poorhouse-it
seems so horrid queer.
And when to John | married, sure
he was good and smart,
But he and all The neighbors would
own ! done my part;
For life was all before me, an I
was young an strong.
An | worked my best an smartest
in tryin' to get along.
And God'Il judge between US; but
will aPays pray
That you shall never suffer the
half ! do today.
CHICAGO. Dec. 3.-KindneSS has
Sharp County record., 1909-10-08
THE COUNTY FAIR.
Chance To Secure The Permanent Loca.
ton Al Evening Shade.

The Sharp County Annual Fair
is soon to be permanently located
at some point In tho county, and
that point will be the place Offer
ing the best Inducements.
Evening Shade Is the logical
place for the location of this
Fair, Tho surroundings here
are most favorable for the sue.
cess Of the Fair, and It is be.
lieved this town can secure the
location with tho proper effort
upon tho part Of our citizens,
The Fair can be made q bio
thing for tho county, and a bic
thing for The town In which It Ia
located.
A meeting OF citizens will DO
hold at tho court house tonight.
Friday, for the purpose Of dis.
eussing the matter and uniting
In an effort TO get tho Fair.
Everybody is invited and urged
TO attend this meeting,
Let's show some interest and
enthusiasm for tho town by max.
ING u big effort TO havo this Fair
located here,
Sharp County record., 1909-10-08

W. P. Sims, formerly of Lave
Creek township, now at Cane Is.
land, Craighead county, RENTS
for a years reading of the Rec
ord.
James M. Simpson of Cave
City was a visitor to town Mon
day. He says his announcement
for clerk will be given to the pub
lie soon.
Attend the meeting at the
court house tonight, Friday ],
and assist in the effort to have
the county fair permanently To-.
Gated here.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Northcutt
and their little son returned to
Salem Saturday, after q visit of
several days with relatives and
friends here.
Marcus Bone, one of Gidney's
best young men, orders us to
send him the Record at Valpar.
also, Ind. He is attending a law
college there.
Don't forget that we have the
Leader and Perfection flours
again this season, and prices are
rig h t, Weaver-D -Dowdy Co.,,
Batesville, Ark.
Mrs. Alice Cochran returned
Monday from West, Plains, Mo-,
where she spent several days
visiting relatives and attending
to some business matters.
Our young friend j. O. Was
son of Mobley has not been writ
ing any for US lately, but he
explains that his right thumb
has been entertaining a felon of
late, and we excuse him.
Sharp County record., 1909-10-08

The Clark show, which gave
two exhibitions in town Friday,
brought an enormous crowd to
town. The show was far above
the average that usually visits
the country towns, and was well
patronized here.
John W. Bryant of franklin
was a visitor TO the city day or
two lately, Mr.. Bryant, who is
known all over North Arkansas,
is recovering from a very serious
illness. and all his friends were
glad to see him again.
The Records good friend John
Fl. Oyler of Richwoods township
was a much appreciated visitor
Monday. He had US to send the
paper a year to his son, who is
in the United States army and
stationed at Jefferson Barracks,
Mo,
G. H. Justus Of Poughkeepsie,
who was here this week as q
member OF the levying couE&.;
contemplates moving to this
place. The good school here is
attracting many citizens and all
who come will find a hearty vel.
come.
Three hundred young people
are now attending the Spring.
field Business College. A great
number Of these boys and girls
are working to pay their board
and room. Write for particulars
j. A. Taylor, the president, will
send a catalogue free.
The Rural telephone people,
west Of Evening Shade and Ash
Flat, have connected one Of their
lines at Ash Flat with the Sharp
County Telephone Cos SWITCH
board, giving tho subscriber Of
either system the privilege Of
talking TO subscribers on the
lines Of the other free.
While assisting in loading some
cotton on q wagon at the Pickens
gin, in Sullivan township, Tues.
day morning, John Il. Bray lost
his foothold and fell from the
wagon to the ground, striking
heavily upon his right shoulder.
He was hurt very painfully, and
will be laid up several days.
Sharp County record., 1909-10-08

The tick eradicators sprayed
cattle here again Wednesday.
Not as many head were sprayed
as two weeks ago because of the
fact that another station has
been established q few miles
west Of town.
Cotton has been selling here
this week for 13 cents a pound.
If the big crop and the big price
should both come at the same
time the farmers would reap a
rich harvest, but it doesn't hap.
pen that way.
For a clear head, a stout heart
and strong mind, DeWitt's Little
Early Risers, gentle, safe, easy
pleasant little pills. DeWitt's
Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is
unequalled for anything where n
salve is needed, and is especially
good for piles Sold by Snow
Drug Co.
Sharp County record., 1909-10-08
County Farmers Union.

The Sharp County Union will
be held at Highland on Friday
and Saturday before the third
Sunday, the 10Th and 10th Of Oc.
tober. AS there are matters Of
great Importance to the Union
and the people in general to be
considered at this meeting, 1t is
earnestly desired that all share-
holders and full delegation be
present.
G. W. Moser, Co. Pres.
Sharp County record., 1909-10-08

the fever ticks has killed some VI
the cattle as well, and that some
COWS have gone dry Immediately
after being sprayed. Nothing
like this has occurred in this
community, but spraying is Kill
ing the ticks in this section rlght
along.
The court house vault, in which
all the important records OF the
county are kept, is being MADE
fireprcof, a precaution needed a
long time. A fireproof door IS
being placed in the north en-
trance to the vault, and the
wooden door at the south en-
trance has been removed and the
opening closed with stone.
The attendance at the Evening
Shade High School increases
with every week. AS good work
is being done in this school as in
+ any in this part of the state, ana
sboth patrons and pupils recog'
nize this fact. There is no doubt
Z of the success of the term, and
this paper predicts the largest
enrolment in the history of the
town as soon as the public term
"opens.
1t developed this week that
three members Of the levylng
} court are thinking of making the
race for county judge. They are
f. J. Doss of Big Creek town
ship, J. W. Buchanan Of Leba-
non township and j. F. Howell
of Lave Creek. j. ID. Paden OF
King Mills, who was here Mon
day, talks of making the race
for Judge, as does G. B. Snow OF
MaXville.
Sheriff Smith left his team of
horses, hitched to his buggy,
standing in front of his resi-
dence Sunday morning for a few
minutes, and as a result has some
repairs to make on his vehicle
and harness. The animals ran
away, going a lively gait for
about half a mile, and but for
the fact that they broke away
from the buggy after running
only a short distance the damage
SSlwould have been much greater.
Judge Kelley advertises in this
paper that he will let the county
poor farm and paupers for the
year 1910 at the next term Of the
county court. He will receive
bids for the care Of all the pau
rers together and bids for the
keeping OF the males and females
by separate contractors. 1t is
remembered that the last grand
jury recommended that the male
and female paupers be kept by
different contractors.
Most women are troubled with
Kidney complaint, and you know
very many serious and even fatal
} diseases result from these neg
lected Kidney troubles, II you
will take DeWitt's Kidney and
Bladder Pills as directed, you
may be confident Of good re-
suits. Try them and see how
really good they are. Beware Of
limitations, pills that are intended
to deceive YOU BE sure you get
DeWitt's. Sold by Snow Drug
Co.
Sharp County record., 1909-10-08
FOR SHERIFF

The Record is authorized to announce w. N.
Arnold of Lebanon township a Candida for
Sheriff and Collector subject to the action of the
democratic party.
The Record is authorized to announce w. Il.
Horn of Cave township candidate for Sheriff
and Collector. subject to the action Of the demo-
cratic party.
Sharp County record., 1909-10-08
Women Suffer Agonle'
from Diseased Kidneys,
And Most Women Do This Not knowing y
Real Cause Of their Condition

Thoso poor, suffering women
nave been led TO believe that their
misery OF mind and body Ia entire.
y due to "ills of their SEX" Usually
tne kidneys and bladder aro ro.
tponsiblo-0r largely 40. And in
suoh cases, the Kidneys and blad.
oer are tho organs, that need and
must have attention.
Thoso torturlng, oneryatlng aIck
noaooehos, dragging pains In back,
Eroln and limbs, bloellng and swoll.
ing OF tho oxtrowitios, oxiromo
nervousnoss or hyhtorla, llatleaa.
noSs and constant tired worn.out
,,eeilhg.efe almost certain symp.
,qhls OF disordefed and diaeaaed
@iaheys bladder and liver,
n,DeWitts Kidney and bladder
fills nave, In thousands of cases.
peen demonstrated as remarkably
voneioial IN oil such conditions OF
,a ,olna'e organism offordIng the
benefit WIN Po' '''"e"'
r,,,t A. an an illustration of what thoao
ln,s VIII 40, Mr. p. M, Drsy Of
N,o,um,p1,ue, ,o.., Ua, writes that shc wna
,neery III with kidney trouble, and
,ha .ha. bhe 10 now well-nnd that
'"sso 'p@, pllls afe what cured her,
.,., s,ney are very pleasant to take
sn snu eah IN no case, produce nny
uole'eflols effects upon tho avatom
"os pyropy, alcoholic, iiQuId prcp.
Sharp County record., 1909-10-08
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR COUNTY JUDGE

The Record is authorized to announce Arthur
Sullivan of Hardy township candidate for
County Judge. subject to the action Of the demo
cratic party
Sharp County record., 1909-10-08
LOCAL NEWS.
= ANN~NN~~ANN~>~N~s

HN
Ladies Coat Suits at Weaver
Dowdy Co., Batesville, Ark, $40
to S15.
Fred D. Woods closed a term
of school at Love, lizard county,
Friday.
Brown Shoes are the best
shoes. Sold here by Collins &
Stokes.
w. E. Davidson, an old citizen
of Love, was in the city We'd
nesday.
The merry candidates will be-
gin to get a hustle on now that
the ball is started.
Lee Street Of Calamine was in
to see US Friday. He came up
to see the elephant.
DR.. G. E. Craig left Thursday
for Batesville for visit with rel
atives and old friends.
Ladies Suits, Long Cloaks and
Childrens' Cloaks at Weaver"
Dowdy Co., Bateaville, Ark.
A shoe for men that's guaran-
teed to wear for 8 months at
Weaver Dowdy Co., Batesville.
A. p. Metcalf, who lives few
miles below town, sold a load of
nice apples in town few days
ago.
George l.. Ware, former cit.
izen Of this county, orders US to
send him the Record at Thermal,
Cal.
Mrs. w. II. Tompkins Of Walt
er, Okla, came in last week for
a visit with relatives and friends
here.
Luke Vat tes, a prosperous
young teacher and farmer Of
Morgan township, was here Sat-
urday.
Miss Gertie Marlin Of Checo-
tab, Okla, is visiting relatives
and friends in and noar Evening
Shade.
George W. Parsley and family
are spending the week at Smith
vile visiting among relatives and
friends.
Lum McGinnis was here from
the state Of Big Creek Monday
and Tuesday, He Is a candidate
for sheriff.
w. r. Campbell and his two
daughters OF Poughkeepsie were
very pleasant callers at this Of
flee Friday.
Grover Davidson, fireman on
the Iron Mountain railroad out Of
Little Rock, sends us o subsorip-
ton dollar BILL
A marriage license was issued
a few days ago to L. A. Couch
and Miss Dollie Jackson of.Rich-
woods township.
Luther Norris Of Poughkeepsie
and Frank Sharp Of Love were
among the new students to enter
school here Monday,
DR.. A. W. Jernigan loft Friday
for ~, Louis, whore he will
spend a week taking o special
course in hospital work,
Elder W. M. Duren, the Bap.
tist minister Of Zion, delivered
two good sermons at the Meth
odist church here Sunday,
Clerk Arthur Sullivan was In
his Office here during the session
OF the levying court, returning TO
Hardy Tuesday afternoon.
You will be convinced we can
cave you money when you see
our goods and prices, Weaver.
Dowdy Co.,, Ratesville, Ark.
Sharp County record., 1909-10-08

SOLD by SNOW DRUG CO.,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-05-08

lowed by other cIergymen and cdu-
Gators. The singers wilt be gath
cred from "Musical Woodstock and
the hills Of Pomlret.
The tree is the gilt of Clyde and
Paul Totman, and will be planted
by them Mrs Estelle G, Perkins
will dedicate the tree
At the close of the exercises the
grandnephews Of Hosea Doton will
serve light refreshments Walter +
Perkins will have charge Of the
meeting,
If Monday the 10th is stormy, the
exercises will be postponed to the
first pleasant day.
ABBA DoToN CHAMBERLIN,
Librarian.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-05-08
High Compliment for Judge
Abbott.

The Albuquerque, n NJ, Morning
Journal of April % says of Judge
Ira A. Abbott, a Vermonter, native
of Barnard, who passed his early life
in Pomfret:
In IA brief paragraph yesterday, re-
ferring to the confirmation by the
senate of Judge Abbott's nomination
to be his own successor as Judge OF
this district, we inadvertently failed
to mention the fact that some weeks
before his appointment by President
Taft, Attorney General Bonaparte,
bv direction of President Roosevelt,
teIegraphcd Judge Abbott, asking
him to accept the United States
iudgeship for China, with headquar-
ters at Shanghai, which is recEoned
one Of the most important foreign
posts at the disposal of the presl-
dent, and one that carries much
larger salary than a New Mexico
iudgeship. This was compliment
to Judge Abbott's ability, and his
high standing in the estimation OF
the national administration which he
has good reason to be proud Of, while
the fact that he preferred to remain
in his present position is compIl-
ment to New Mexico which our peo-
pie will not fail to appreciate.
From the Santa Fe New Mexican,
April l, 1909:
1t is a tribute to the high standing
Of Judge Ira A Abbott, just reap
pointed by President Taft to the
bench of the territorial supreme
court that he had been offered the
federal judgeship at Shanghai,
China, in which Judge Witty
achieved notoriety if not fame. 1t is
one Of the most important foreign
posts, and it betckens the interest
and love of Judge Abbott for New
Mexico that caused him to decline
the important honor for a judgeshiI
in New Mexico, which even if O
equal rank, offers opportunity at the
most only for solid service rather
than for brilliant achievements.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-05-08
THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE
Woodstock, Vermont.
Printed Saturday Morning
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
WOODSTOCK NEWS.

May came in with snow, rain and
other things not called for by the
calendar. Sundays weather was no
improvement and was even less like
summer, furious snow squall being
the feature of the afternoons pro-
gram, Monday was somewhat mlIder,
and Tuesday was still more cheerful
with some sunshine and less wind.
Any resident of Woodstock seeing
the need of special work on the
streets of the village may receive the
cooperation of the Woodstock I'm
provement Society by applying TO
the chairman of the special street
committee, Miss Bertha S. Knapp.
St. Albans Messenger: COL John
II. Mimms has received a copy Of
Vandyke's portrait of Sir John
Mimms, comptroller of the admiralty
in England in the reign of Charles
II. The original was much desired
by Pierpont Morgan of New York,
who offered large sum for it to the
owner, the Earl of Clarendon, with
whom Col. Mimms has had CORE
spondence in regard to obtaining a
copy. His lordship, in response mad
made and presented to Colonel
Mimms two Photographic copies Of
the famous portrait.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-05-08
Rival Accomplishments.

A new 10y had moved into the
ncighborhood. He was sitting on
the line fence that separated his
particular back yard from the yard
pertaining to the next door neigh
Dor and was proceeding to cultivate
the acquaintance of the next door
neighbor's boy.
"Pve gone through grammar
school," he said. 81 can do every
sum in the mental arithmetic, and
] always got hundred mark in my
history and geography"
"Wcll," responded the other boy,
thrusting out his lower jaw, 81 can
move my ears, and you can't
Youths Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-05-08
SOUTH POMFRET.
ABBOTT LIBRARY NOTES.

The Pomfret boys scattered
abroad" are planning to raise SUN
Of money this summer, to be known
as the " Hosea Doton Fund, and in
coming years the interest on this
fund is to be used annually to help
meet the running expenses OF the
library.
As a prelude to this work we have
thought it best to plant an elm ON
our lawn this spring, and hav" set
apart Monday afternoon, May 10, at
> o'clock, for that purpose.
The little tree will be enclosed by
4 protecting fence, bearing small
tablet
The Hosea Doton Elm
1909 1909
Rev. II. L. Garfield will make tho
principal address, and will be tol
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-05-08
ROOFING

WHEN buying any article, a man naturally
wants to get the best possible value for his
money
If he's buying roofing, he wants the best roof
ing value offered.
But how to get it is the question that natur-
ally arises.
Difficult? No, it's easy. Just as easy as the
prOverbial rolling off log.
FIRST-Beware of the so-calIed cheap
roofngs. A low-priced roofing always means
ow-grade roofing which will prove many times
more costly to you in the end, than if you paid
a reasonable price for your roofing material.
SECOND-Don't buy a roofing with reputa-
ton to be made Buy one that has already
made reputation and proved by years of test
that it's a good material.
THIRD-Weigh well what the roofing man tells
you. Remember he's out to sell.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-05-08
Jordan Found Guilty.

A verdict of guilty of murder in
the first degree was returned Tues
day by the jury in the case of Ches-
ter S. Jordan, charged with killing
his wife IIonora, at Somerville, Sept.
| last. The jury reported shortly
after 1890 o'clock in the afternoon,
having been ont over nineteen hours.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-05-08
Indicted for Murder.

William Darragh, the chauffeur
who ON March 2G ram down and Kill
ed l&-ycar old Ingvamd IrimbIc,
SON of prominent attorney of Cow
ington, Ky. has been indicted by
the grand jury Of New York for
murder in the first degree, Dar-
ragh spccdcd away after running
Young TrcmbIo down and fled tc
Texas, where, after several weeks
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-05-08
The Stakeholder.

81 like the place." said Mr.. New
lived, "but the railroad fare is pref
by high"
"But surely" replied his bride,
'the railroad company will fix that
for YOU when they know"
"Whcn they know what?"
"That you're the man who
bought that share of their stock"
Philadelphia Press,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-05-08

Felix MrGcttrirk, formerly of St.
Albans. announces his candidancy
in the Boston papers for the Office Of
district attorney the coming fall.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-05-08

he was arrested by detectives from
New York and brought back to face
trial.