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Sharp County record., 1910-08-12
The Singing Convention.

The Sharp County Singing
Convention, which met at Rings
Chapel August 5th and 9Th, was
by no means a failure, however
many difficulties confronted itfor
a part Of the time. The interest
shown by the community was
very marked. The decoration Of
the building and grounds, the
fine dinner spread on a table 100
feet long, which so bounteously
fed over thousand people, made
the affair success regardless OF
the rain and excessive heat on
Sunday afternoon.
Everything points encourag.
ingly that the great work will
still 60 forward in leaps and
bounds. We are planning now
for greater time at Fairview the
first Sunday in March, 1911.
The good people Of Fairview
will no doubt put forth the great
est effort to make the entertain :
ment good, Why not every
leader begin now to train his class
for that day?
Noah w. GILBERT,
Secretary,
Sharp County record., 1910-08-12
M 8 B l. E Y

The watermelon season is right
here, thank goodness.
Good crop prospects ought to
make our people happy and con-
tented. And they seem TO be.
J. A. Cra5tree was at Cord
Saturday and saw the ball game
between Cord and Shelbyville.
The Record continues to fur
nish its readers big vegetable"
yarns. OF course they are all
true.
A fine rain fell Saturday night
and Sunday and the crop out
look in this aection is very much
improved.
D. M. Lewallen and Y, b.
Baker made a trip to Cave City
and Hickory Valley Friday on
business.
We have all been good in
Scott township lately and not
many Of our people are attending
circuit court this term,
Mrs. Matte Garter and child
rem returned TO their home at
Sapulpa, Okla, Thursday Of last
week, after spending u month
here with relatives,
The Cord and Shelbyvillo
baseball mines played d game at
the former place Saturday and
those who were there say tho
game was very exciting and in.
teresting. The final score was G
to 5 In favor Of Cord.
TO A kATYplD.
Oh mystic katydid,
In the eedars hid,
think IL wrong
That in your song
You keep 1t hid
What Katy did.
Our day.dreams wander,
AT night we ponder,
Still you never toll
What you know 80 well,
Katy was not bad,
For your song Is glad,
But whate'or sho did,
You keep 1t hid,
And all night long
You sing your song,
| wish ! knew
Say, what did Katy doY
Sharp County record., 1910-08-12
The Meeting.

Rev. Fl. f. Vermillion, Baptist
evangelist, closed the meeting at
the Methodist church Wednes.
day night. Those who heard
him declare his sermons strong
and forceful and the minister
made many warm friends during
his stay here. There were five
conversions.
Sharp County record., 1910-08-12

Be sure and take q bottle OF
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Dlarrhooa Remedy with you
when starting on your trip this
summer. It cannot be obtained
on board the trains or steamers,
Changes Of waIor and climate
Sharp County record., 1910-08-12
Just For Fun.

AT Jonesboro recently, Ernest
Hasser, n negro boy, confessed
that he had bnrned box cars and
tried to wreck a train, just for
fun.
Sharp County record., 1910-08-12
R E E D

~
siting relatives near Portia last
EEK,
George Tompkins made bus
ess trip to Batesville one day
st week.
]. D. Stalnaker Of Jesup was a
70 isitor at the home Of NJ. E, But
r. one night last week.
Luther Spurlock of Portia has
zen visiting his brother, r. H.
purlock, the past week.
The little son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
~ S. Miller is very sick at this
kriting with typhoid fever.
Charley Heath and wife are
seioicing over the arrival of a
Brand new boy at their home.
Monroe Ballard and family of
Batesville are visiting relatives
Ii this part of the world this
Eeek.
D, D. Hines Informs US that
be has tomato in his garden
(which measures fifteen inches in
circumference.
N Will Smith, who lost his resi-
|3dence by fire some time ago, is
Rebuilding his home again on the
ssame foundation,
W. H. Ballard offers his pro-
kfessional services to the public
kwith a good pair OF mules and a
kbrand new mower.
Dee Johnson captured a catfish
|from Strawberry river the other
might which weighed AZ pounds
Land measured three and g half
|feet in length.
P. A. Goff, constable of Big
Greek township, arrested Marsh
al Hollins here Saturday upon
the charge of having been spec
ulating in whiskey.
r. j. Gay, the printer OF
Smithville, passed through this
section Saturday on his way to
Cave City and other towns and
trading points on business
Rev. James Hill will assist
Rev. e. W. James in the pro-
.racted meeting here this week,
Woe unto the young chickens
during the revival meeting seas
on.
w. r. Nelson and p. A. Golf
made a business trip to Memphis
last week. Alamander seems to
believe the people Of Memphis
are "behind with their freight
ing"
The Sparks and Webb sawmill
has been manufacturing lumber
of all kinds the past few days
We understand this mill has the
contract to cut the lumber for the
new bridge across Strawberry
river.
Tom Thompson says that as
long as the grass in his cotton
patch was mourning he could
manage it, but that whom 1t pro-
fessed and began to shake hands
across the row no was ready to
bid it good bye.
Some unknown person broke
into the store Of W. II. Nelson
one night last week and took
away fifty pounds of flour, four
pairs Of shoes, one pair OF pants,
aome candy and tho sum OF sew
en- cents in money.
W. Il. Stanfill and family have
been visiting relatives and
friends Ia the vicinity OF MaXville
and Cave City the past week and
are now spending a few days
with their daughter, Mrs, A. D.
Sharp County record., 1910-08-12

often cause sudden attacks of
diarrhoea, and II IL best to be
prepared, Sold by Snow Drug
Co.
Sharp County record., 1910-08-12

This Office docs good job print
Ing,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-08-17
100000 FIRE IN
BOSTON BUSINESS CENTER
City Obliged to Call on NeIghnorin9
Towns for Aid-Fifty Homes
Burned.

Boston. = Famed by heavy south
west gale flames which caused loss
of nearly 100000 last night Tor
time seriously threatened the business
section of Boston.
The flames were first discovered IN
the lumber yard of Blacker and
Shepard and within few minutes had
spread until Dover and Albany streets
we're mass of flames.
A general alarm called all the flre
apparatus in the city to the scene ana
later a call for help was sent 10
Brookline, Cambridge and Somerv1lle
and all the available fire fighting ap-
paratus in those towns was rushed 10
the scene of the conf1agration.
Two lumber yards, fifty tenement
houses and the Dover street bridge
were in flames at one time. Tnree
pieces of fire apparatus were lost py
the department because of the rush OF
the flames. Several firemen and many
policemen had narrow escapes from
serious injury Many Of the tenement
house dwellers in the fire zone also
had narrow escapes from the rapidly
spreading flames. 49, 50 81
Hundreds of pounds Of dynamite
were used to blow up buildings on
both Dover and Albany streets to stop
the progress of the confiagratlon,
which was sweeping toward Washing
ton street and the great shopping and
business district when it was checked.
While this fire was in progress an
other which threatened to be nearly
as large ragged in the wholesale dis
trict in the heart of the city, in the
five-story stone building at Nos. $3.50
High street, occupied by the H. W.
Johns Manville company. The build
ing was completely destroyed. Loss
100000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-08-17
EIGHT HURT WHEN
AEROPL FALLS
Walter Brookins and Seven Spec
tators Severely Injured.
BIPLANE DIVES INTO CROWD
Presence of Mind of Aviator Probably
Saves Many Lives - Victim
Pinned Under Wrecked
Machine.

Asbury Park, N. j. Walter A.
Brookins, who holds the worlds al
titude aeroplane record, and seven
spectators were seriously injured at
the Interlaken field when Brookings,
in new type of Wright biplane, at
tempted to effect landing in high
wind, after making a sensational fight.
George Burnett, fourteen years old,
living at Spring Lake, N. j., was
pinned under the wreckage and is dy-
ing at the Long Branch hospital as
the result of a fractured skull, dislo-
Gated hip and internal injuries.
Brookns' Nose Broken.
Brookins, although pinned under the
heavy motor, escaped with broken
nose and Commissions about the head
and body. The accident might have
cost many lives, if 1t had not been
for Brookins' presence of mind. In
order to inaugurate Asbury Parks
aviation meet on schedule time, he
went up shortly after four o'clock in
a gusty wind blowing at the rate of
80 miles an hour. AS he was about
to descend with one of his spectacular
spiral turns he lost control of the
machine Being directly over the
grand stand the machine dived for
the panic-stricken crowd.
Aviator Saves Many Lives.
Realizing that the result would be
frightful if the craft fell on the spec
tators, caught like rats in trap,
Brookins managed to swing the ma
chine around at an angle still more
acute. But the aeroplane was too
close to the ground to make the
maneuver entirely successful. 1t
barely cleared the heads of the wildly
hysterical crowd, when 1t smashed
into the grand stand at the end of
the field. The groups of attaches
there were unable to escape over
high wire fence designed to keep out
the crowd. All Of them were pinned
under the wreckage.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-08-17
REVENUE UNDER TARIFF
LARGER BY S75,OO0,000
Treasury Figures Show Big Advance
Over 1907, Which Was
Banner Year.

Washington. According to the
treasury departments figures the
Payne-Aldrich tariff law, during its
first year, has produced $75,0OO,OOO
more revenue than was ever collected
in any year in the history of the coun-
try save in 1907, which was the ban
ner year.
During the first full year, ended last
Saturday night, the total ordinary re-
ceipts, including customs, ordinary in
ternal revenue, corporation tax and
miscellaneous, aggregating $678,S50,-
S16, exceeded disbursements by $780,
214,029 These ordinary receipts were
larger by $15,000,000, approximately.
than during 1907. and the 1907 re-
ceipts exceeded those of any other
year of record by almost $6C,000,000.
Although there was deficit of $685.
734,955 In the ordinary operations OF
the government in the fiscal year end
ed June 80, 1909, there was surplus
of more than $20,000,000 in the year
which ended last Saturday, according
to the department.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-08-17
KNIGHTS DRILL, RAPER VICTOR.
indianapolis Commandery Carries off
First Honors at Chicago.

First HonorS at chicago.
Chicago. Raper commandery
No. I, of Indianapolis, captured
first honors in the competitive drill
open to all knights Templar COM
manderies outside of Cook county.
Hanselmann commandery, No. 16, of
Cincinnati, was awarded second prize.
and Oriental commandery, No. IS, OF
Kansas City, took third prize.
Raper's trophy is an immense silver
libation fountain with silver cups.
An international concordat between
Knights Templar organizations of
England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada
and the United States was formally
ratified and adopted by the grand COM
mandery of the United States at the
first real business meeting of the six
ty-first triennial conclave.
The agreement prescribes the juris-
diction of the bodies in different coun-
tries.
1t is agreed that no commandery or
other branch of the order in one coun-
try shall be organized in another
country which is in the alliance. Each
grand encampment, or grand priory,
as they are termed in other countries,
is given exclusive Jurisdiction in its
own country, and no other Templar
body may be organized or conducted
therein.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-08-17
CHOLERA DEATH RATE IS HIGH.
6,e44 Die of scourge In Russia Within
Week.

st. Petersburg.-Russia's scourge,
the cholera, continues to spread with
alarming rapidity, particularly in the
southern mining districts and in this
city, where the conditions are fast
approaching the proportions of the
great epidemic of 1908.
Figures furnished by the central
sanitary bureau show that in the week
from July 24-30 there were 1924
cases of cholera and 6,944 deaths.
A report from the United Mine Own
ers' association. covering 48 mines and
four foundries, gives 1870 cases and
1880 deaths. The extent of the panic
among the miners is shown by figures
furnished from Is mines, from which
$4,000 of the $4,000 employees have
fed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-08-17
LOBBY" SECRETS Barred.
indiana Land Deal Evidence SHOWS
McMurray to Have Operated
Telegram Campaign.

McAlester, Okla. - While J. r..
McMurray, described by Senator Gore
as the king pin of them all IN
tracts by which he and his associates
would be able to obtain ten per cent.
attorneys fees on the sale OF $3o,ooo,-
600 worth of land owned by the lnol-
ans, the Indians themselves were pc
ing urged to send kilograms to WASH
ington recommending the sale.
A few days before May 6, on when
date Senator Gore charged he was Of
fered a $4,000 or $4,000 bride to In
duce congress to approve the con-
tracts, McMurray telegraphed to Okla
homa: "Send not less than fifty let
tiers and kilograms and keep up the
work for week at different towns;
looks better here. We will win,
know"
This evidence was brought out IN
the investigation of the land deal be-
fore the congressional committee.
Senator Gore said he introduced 1t to
show the activity Of the LOBBY" at
Washington at the time the bride is
alleged to have been made.
References TO Vice-President Sher-
man and Senator Charles Curtis OF
Kansas were made in letter intro
duced by Senator Gore. It had been
explained by Congressman G.. F..
Creager that he and Richard Adams
had called upon President Taft and
that the president had announced his
disapproval of plan to reopen the
tribal rolls so that more claimants
might enter, and his approval OF set
Ting the Indian land question.
President Taft, it was said, wrote a
letter to that effect and declared his
willingness to have it given wide pub
licity. After the letter was made pub,
lie George Scott wrote to Mr.. Adams
at Washington: please say to the
president that his course is to be COM
mended He has placed himself on
record in his letter to you as against
the reopening of rolls and for set
tIement of our affairs. His office will
give prestige to our demands. With
Mr.. McMurray there to state our
claims, with Mr.. Curtis and Mr.. Sher7
man, who understand better than
others what we want, and with the
assistance Of the president, it begins
to look like we are coming into our
own
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-08-17
THE BEST OF LIS KIND

Is always advertised, in TACT It only pays
to advertise good things. When you see
an article advertised in this paper year
after year you can be absolutely certain,
that there is merit to it because the con-
tinued sale of any article depends upon
merit and to keep on advertising one
must keep on selling. All good things
have imitators, but limitations are not ad-
vertised. They have no reputation to sus-
tain, they never expect to have any per-
manent sale and your dealer would never
sell them if he studied your interests.
Sixteen years ago Aliens Foot-Ease, the
antiseptic Powder for the feet, was first
sold, and through newspaper advertising
and through people telling each other
what a good thing 1t was for tired and
aching feet 1t has now a permanent sale,
and nearly 200 so-called foot powders
have been put on the market with the
hope of profting by the reputation which
has been built up for Aliens Foot-Ease.
When you ask for an article advertised
in these papers see that you get it. Avoid
substituted
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-08-17
History Cleared Up.

The third grade was having his
tory" Forty youngsters were ma
king guesses about the life and char
acter of the Father of His Country,
when the teacher propounded ques-
ton that stumped them all.
why did Washington cross the
Delaware?"
Why, indeed? Not a child could
think of anything but the answer to-
the famous chicken problem: ITO get
on the other SIDE" and, of course,
that wouldn't do. Then little Annie's
hand shot into the air. Little Annie
crosses the Delaware every summer"
herself, hence the bright idea.
well, Annie?"
Because he wanted to get to Allan
tic City."-Philadelph Times.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-08-17
LOU BILLINGS is SPEEDY.
Daughter of Lou Dillon Goes Exhibi'
ton Mile In 2:1234.

Cleveland, o. The second day
of the North Randall Grand cir
cult meet was featured by mile in
2:12% by Lou Billings, three-year-old
daughter of John A. McKerron, 2:04h
and Lou Dillon, 1851; Country jays
half mile in 1:01A in the second heat
of the 1903 trot and the battle of Fuzz
Johnson, driven by F. G. Jones of
Memphis and Dora, the Winans Eng
lish mare, for the 2:15 trot. The last
race alone required extra heats, Fuzz
Johnson winning the third and fourth,
the last under wraps in downpour of
rain. Josie Mac won the first, Dora
the second.
Earl Jr., $50 to $50 favorite, toyed
with his field in the 2:10 pace.
In the 2:14 pace. Ed Geers drove
the Able, $50 to $25 favorite, to vic
tory In three straight heats, the fast
est in 2:04.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-08-17

People can live in temperature,
which feels from ten to twenty degrees
cooler than their neighoors enjoy, by
regulating the diet.
The plan is to avoid meat entirely for
breakfast; use a goodly allowance of
fruit, either fresh or cooked. Then fol-
low with saucer containing about four
heaping teaspoonfuls of Grape Nuts.
treated with little rich cream Add to
this about two slices of crisp toast with
a meager amount of butter, and one
cup of well-made Postum.
By this selection of food the bodily
energy is preserved, while the hot, car
bonaceous foods have been left out.
The result is very marked difference
in the temperature of the body, and
to this comfortable condition is added
the certainty of ease and perfect diges-
tionp for the food being partially pre-
digested is quickly assimilated by the
digestive machinery.
Experience and experiment In food,
and Its application to the human body
has brought out these facts. They
can be made use Of and add materially
to the comfort of the user.
Read the little book, THE Road to
Wellville." in pkEs. There's Reason"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-08-17

A California girl, fined SIS for rae
ing her automobile against a steam
locomotive, told the magistrate that
the fun was worth the price. That is
the trouble with the speed maniacs.
The fun is more important to them
than the safety of the public highway
and the fine that may be thrown in.
The only way to stop it is to impose
a penalty that is weightier to them
than the excitement of railroad speed
on an open road.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-08-17
FISH lMPERlLs THREE LIVES.
Launch Narrowly Escapes Niagara
When Sturgeon Leaps Aboard.

Niagara Falls, N. Y. = A 150-pound
sturgeon nearly sent a party of three
in motor boat over the falls Tues
day night Opposite La Sale, two
miles above the falls, the fish
leaped for the searchlight in the boat,
missed it, struck and seriously in
jured Nellie Johnson, and then thresh-
ing about in the boat, disabled the
engine
The sturgeon was finally subdued
being swept rapidly towards the
cataract. George Allen, hearing cries
of distress, sped out in launch and
towed the party ashore.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-08-17

The little submarine boat Salmon,
built for the United States navy,
seems to have shown beyond a doubt
that she is seaworthy. She made a
trip from Quincy, Mass, to Bermuda,
over a course where rough weather and
heavy waves are frequently encoun-
tered, and went through a rather try
ing experience. But she stood the test
and has demonstrated that craft Of
this kind may be operated effectively
on the surface of the water as well as
below. Her exploit adds another to
the list of American submarines.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-08-17
His Soft Answer.

And this is the sort of excuse you.
put up for coming home two hours
late for dinner and in such condl-
tion-that you and that disreputaDle'
Augustus Jones were out hunting
mushrooms, you wretch? And Where''
pray, are the mushrooms?
"Eere gay are,m' dear, in m yes
pocket: and vile gay ain so many OF
'em. m dear, we had lots OF fun-
Gus an I-huntin' en-" ~
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-08-17

Americans are winning in fields
where intellectual ability counts, as
well as in more materialistic lines.
The Royal Academy of Science of
Prussia has conferred on a young man
who formerly was student at Colum-
bia university, New York, the LIB
nitz gold medal, very notable dts
tinction, and awarded only to those
showing high scholarship. The win
ner is the first American to whom
the prize has been given.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-08-17
Seeking Comfort.

>Tve got long way to go and I'M
not used to travel" said the applicant
at the railway ticket office. Il want
to be Just as comfortable as can,
regardless of expense"
"Parlor carr"
mo. I don't care for parlor fix
ms"
"sleeper?" .7@ ~ -; >. . -
mo. / want to stay awake an
watch the scenery"
"Then what do you want?"
well, if it wouldn't be too much
trouble, 1 wish you'd put me up IN
one of these refrigerator cars I've
read so much about"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-08-17
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER FINED So.
Oil King, Through EmpIoye, Pleads
Guilty to Speeding Auto.

Cleveland, o. John D. Rookie
Teller, charged with speeding an
automobile. pleaded guilty and was
fined five dollars and costs, amounting
to three dollars"
Thus reads the records of the court
of Squire Dean of South Euclid vii
lage. Mr.. Rockefeller did not appear
in court but sent his superintendent
instead. The latter admitted his mas
ter's guilt and handed over eight dol
lars, but as the warrant was issued
for John D. Rockefeller himself, JUS
tice Dean made the entry as given
above.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-08-17
Wire Franks Called In

New York-Following the revoca-
ton of railroad passes which the in
terstate commerce law abolished sew
eral years ago, the telegraph compa-
MES announce that the telegraph
ranking privilege is soon to be with
drawn from those who have used it.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-08-17
NOSE COUNT TOTAL DUE OCT. is.
Census Figures for United States Ex-
pected to Show 10000, 900.

Washington.-The people of the
United States will learn their true
number, as revealed by the official
count of the thirteenth census, about
October Is. 1t is generally believed
the number will be about 90,000,Oo0
This BELIEF is based on the fact that
an increase slightly in excess of the
$4,000, 900 increase during the previous
decade would bring the population in
1910 to the 90.0O0,0OO mark
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-08-17
INDIcT is ALLEGED LYNcHERs.
Newark TO- Jury Return Bills charg-
ing First Degree Murder.


Newark, O.-The special grand jury
called to consider the lynching of
Dry" Detective Carl Etherington on
July s last reported indictments
against Is alleged members of the
mob for first degree murder.
In a speech made by Assistant At
torney General Miller he stated the
list contains the names of all that can
be made known at this time. Others
against whom indictments may be re-
turned will not be made known until
the parties are caught.
The lynching was the elimination
of the attempt of the Anti-Saloon
league of Ohio to secure evidence
against alleged saloonkeepers in
Newark who were declared to be sell
ing beer and liquor in defiance of the
state laws.