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Sharp County record., 1911-05-05
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come on, Ash Flat,-We mis-
you.
This is the way the weather MAJ
rut it one day last week: Fair, but
tickle.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wiles are Wis
iting John McGee's family for a few
days this week.
A. B. Arm bought the Larson
property, southwest of the school,
building, Monday.
Rev. j. B. H. Gray is on a visit to
his old home, three miles east of
Cave City, this week.
Assessor Will Smith went to
Batesville Monday. He will begin
his official duties soon.
j. F. Parrish was at Evening
Shade one day this week looking
after some matters of business.
Shelby Mullins, who has been off
on an extended visit to West
Plains, NO., returned Monday after
noon.
Quite a number of our people are
planning to attend the reunion at
Little Rock about the middle of this
month.
Old father winter evidently made
some good friends in this section,
for he seems reluctant to take his
departure.
Will Smith, the tax assessor, is
making arrangements to begin his
annual tour of the county early in
next lllOIltn.
Many of our people, both young
and old, attended the singing at
Barren Fork Sunday and all report
an excellent time.
The usual large crowds were on
our streets Saturday, and the indi-
cations of prosperity were very
much in evidence.
The Sidney ball boys have pur-
chased new suits and are doing
some excellent scrub" work pre-
paratory to playing other teams
this season,
The writer has been convinced of
the fact that Claude Coger has a
heart in him as big as the next one
-too big for those things that
flourish only in narrow quarters.
Scientists long ago decided that
perpetual motion is physical i'm
possibility; but you know the pres
ent session Of the Arkansas legisla-
ture had not then begun to contin-
The commencement exercises of
the Sidney school will take place
Friday, the 5th inst, beginning at
7:30 p. m. Much enthusiasm is be-
ing manifested on the part of both
students and patrons.
j. A, Westmoreland is authority
for the statement that one of our
fellow townsmen became alarmed
at what he believed to be a cancer
Gus growth on his back, but which
subsequently proved to be merely a
local irritation.
j. p. Bone went to Batesville
Tuesday, taking with him a wagon
load of money coined by the hens
Of this community, and brought
back a load Of merchandise with
which to meet the brisk demand of
our sturdy producers,
Attention, young menl 1t Is re-
ported that some young men from a
nearby town drove into our COM
munity Sunday and took two of
our charming young ladies to Bar
rem Fork. Have a care lest you
may be forced to maintain a high
protective tariff In order to keep
ont foraidn oopopetitinn
Sharp County record., 1911-05-05
A s H F L A !

nOmlClle.
R. A. Wolf of Myron was visiting
relatives and friends here a few
days ago.
Buck Bristow of Evening Shade
was pulverizing around in this town
Saturday and Sunday
Our old friend W. B. Barnett re-
Gently had an attack of measles
but is up and going again.
Several young people from Frank.
lin were here Saturday night at
tending the play at the school build
ing.
j. M. Hareroves of Batesville
who owns property here, was in
town last week looking after bust
ness interests.
Quincy Wolf has been suffering
from severe sprain the last few
days, which he received while lift
ing a log at the sawmill.
Out on the farms the meadows
look very fine The prospects for
wheat and oats were never finer in
this section of the county
Mr. and Mrs. P. c. Cooper, former
residents of Ash Flat, now living at
Portia are paying relatives and
friends at the old home a visit.
District No. A couldn't do better,
as we look at the matter, than to
employ all the teachers now eneas-
ed in the school for another term.
W. E. Brawley, one of our good
citizens and successful merchants,
who has been on the puny list late
ly, is able to be at his store again.
James B. PEBBLES, an old bachelor
of Lebanon township, was in this
town Sunday. We very much
doubt if Jim remains a bachelor al
ways.
Col. Ransom Gulley was here one
day last week returning to his home
at Little Rock from lizard county,
where he had been visiting rela-
tives.
R. +. Semple, good farmer near
town, was in the city a few days
ago. He reports conditions out his
way very good, Notwithstanding the
wet weather
Mrs. Vaughan of Day, lizard
county, died last week from the in
firmities of old age. This lady is
said by our people who knew her to
be more than 100 years of age.
The continued rains Of late have
placed our farmers behind with
their work However, we are not
grumbling; we imagine all this
moisture will come in handy later
on.
\ The Odd Fellows celebrated We'd
nesday night of last week until
five o'clock in the morning, adjourn
ing at midnight for supper, Nine
new members were taken into the
order
No more booze trees have been
discovered in this region. If anoth-
er is found we will let all the cor.
resrondents know so that they may
pet all the sprouts they can carry
away,
A cornet band of sixteen pieces
pas been organized at this place
hnd instruments were ordered this
week, Sam Hoover, a well known
And proficient band man, will in.
truct the new organization.
D. H. Wallins, a respected old cit
zen Of Davidson township and the
ather of Mrs, j, B. Richie of this
lace, died Monday night of pneu'
Ponia' Mr.. Walline, who was q
Fry fine gentleman, was 70 years
age, a We eran Of the Con
deracy, and had the esteem of al
no knew him.
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The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-26
LEADING MAN HERE.
l.. o. jackson to Share Honors With
Harry North.

l.. Q. Jackson, who will divide hon
ors with Harry North as the leading
man in North Bros stock company,
is in Topeka and will be ready to be-
gin rehearsals with the company Tues
day Mr.. Jackson is a young man, un-
married, good looks, plenty of them
of course. His hair has an inclination
to be red. He is rather tall and slen-
der, but with the admired broad
shoulders of the novel hero.
Mr.. Jackson is from Chicago. Here
he was an associate with Harry Min
turn, leading man with the North
Bros. here two years ago.
This summer he has been playing in
the vaudeville sketch, THE First Law
of Nature" Last season he took Rob
ert z. Hillard's place as Carl" in
Henry f. Dixey's company playing
THE Devil
That he filled the place of the fam
GUS actor satisfactorily alone is the
best of recommendations
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-26
HACK QUITS MAT WORK.
Gotch Leaves Tonight for Camp il
Chicago.

Humboldt, Ia. Aug. 26.-F'rank Gotch
Will have another secret session with
his trainers this afternoon which will
end his work here.
Tonight he will go to Chicago and on
Monday will resume his training at the
Chicago Athletic club.
Riverside camp was closed to the
public yesterday for the first time since
it was opened and Manager Klank
admitted this action was in conformity
with the plans laid down at the secret
conference on last Wednesday.
With only his trainers viewing his
work from now on. Gotch will out
line the campaign which he will pur-
sue when he meets the Russian on the
mat.
Chicago. Aug. 26.-George Hacken-
schmidt's trainers have decided that he
does not eed more than two more
hard sessions on the mat to prepare him
for his coming match with Frank
Gotch.
The big Russians condition is such
now that his trainers say prolonged
wrestling would do more harm thar
good.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-26
WANTED---A QUEEN
Karnival knights Open Contest
to Choose One.
She VIII Ride in State on a
Regal Throne.
BRING ON YOUR VOTE
The Choice Is to Be Made by
Ballot.
Contest Will Close Saturday
Night, Sept. 8.
BRING ON YOUR VOTE

Argument will wax warm in the next
two weeks as to who will be the queen
of the Karnival. The Karnival knights,
a thousand strong have decided tndt
thew must have q queen to ride IN
state in the great parade Friday even
ing September 15 and to preside over
the ball which will be given at the
Auditorium when the burlesQue cava1-
cade on Kansas avenue ceases to move;
The most popular girl in Topeka Will
he "ft." and she will be chosen by the
people in a newspaper contest Whcn
will cover a period of two weeks a
coupon is printed herewith when VIII
entitIe the holder to vote for the girl
who IN his estimation, is the pesl
.looker" and best liked maiden IN the
citv. These coupons will be printed
every day in the newspapers.
This is not contest when ellhel
Of the newspapers is promoting but
Jolly proposition which the harnlNa
Knights are carrying out themselves
and the newspapers have gladly agreet
40 assist and to give daily reports
as to the progress of this contest DlI
ferent lodges and organizations have al
ready entered their candidates ana
PROMISES to be a lively contest iron
start to finish. .s-,-,-
Saturday night. September 9. The cou
non which is published in this issue o
the state Journal may be nlled ou
with the name Of each subscriber s IA
Vorite and the coupon VIII SCI 'e a. q
entry blank for the candidate Wnlc
win register 500 votes free of charge
additional votes. however, must be ac
companied by the voting fee, accorG
ing tn the schedule published on IN
coupon.
The girl on whom the crown will b
placed will ride on throne In the mos
gorgeous feat in the parade and alon
side will be a body guard consistln
of a. picked company Of the braves
and most stalwart Of the Karnivs
knights
The KarnivaI parade is growing, an
al ToneLa will know that there
something doing when the maskel
start on the merrymaking ma. marc e,
Don't go down town If your nerves @ al
-oneitfve and noise sets them Oh edg
for there will be racket dispenslr
devices of all kinds and condition
from .'rube" bands down to tin horn
Tbree Of the former have alread
been engaged and three brass bane
iillewise-the Knights and Ladies
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-26

trucks is in line with the progressive
ideas in this city
Social, moral and business life of the
Kansas capital city are such that par
ents are satisfied to send their young
people here to receive business and
technical training. Topeka can feel
justly proud of her denominationaI
colleges, her business training schools.
her musical conservatories and art
schools.
A home patronage" note: The city
comm iss1Oners recently let big job of
paving A Topeka paving flrm secured
the contract. They used Topeka labor
on the work. They used Topeka paw
ing brick and the bonds for the pave
ment were fioated with Topeka money.
A motor car dealer came to Topeka
recently to sell a certain line of cars.
The first thing he did-even before he
rented his location or placed an adver-
tisement in the newspapers-was to
take the elevator to the top of the
Commerce building and join the Com
mercial club. In one week he had
orders for more cars than he could de-
liver.
Building Permits.
The building permits issued within
the last week aggregate nearly $4,000
of which amount $4,000 will GO
! towards the erection of new homes.
The permits follow:
Mrs. c. c. Daniel. one and one
story dwelling. 1927 Clay street. $ 1000
Mrs. Patrick Walsh, two story
dwelling, 522 Tyler street. ........... 2,85O
Board Of Education, two story mod
ern addition to State street school
corner Lewis and State street. -. 20, oOC
Board of Education, two story mod
ern addition to Monroe school,. Is, 900
George W. Moffitt, one and one-half
story business building, 1146 West
street .............-.. .',............. LOO
Charles E. Robbins, addition to
business building, 1926 Seward ave. 500
Charles Z. Robbins, two story dwell
ing. 12s-ls1 Logan street -. 1,sO
William E. Gibb. two story dwelling,
s15 Brooks avenue .............e. >, 4OC
H. 5. Roger, two story dwelling, 425
Polk street ......................... 2,2OC
Miscellaneous ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 52i
Total I............... .$47,S 81
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-26

Security, the Modern Woodmen' and
the A. o. L. w. musical organizations
Man OF Mystery.
The parade viii be headed by
man OF mystery, the old original kar-
nival Knight. and he Will ride in
float so brilliant that the eyes OF the
onlOOkers will be fairly dazZled. In
speaking of mystery. as a matter of
fact the whole Karnival affair seems
to be enshrOuded in a veil of it. The
operations of members of executive
committee are being done on the q. t.
and here it might be mentioned that
a meeting of this secret body Will be
held sometime between now and Mon
day night for the purpose of appoint
ing committees and transactlng much
other important business.
But to go back to the parade Zen
floats have already been promised and
it is expected that this number viii
bo at least doubled by the time the
parade moves. Aside from these
floats there will be hundreds Of Sir
Knights dressed in ludicrous cos
tunes. marching in the procession.
It is rumored that prizes viii be or
fered for the best floats, the best take
offs on public officials, or the most
ridiculous make-ups. The committee
has already decided to offer a prize
Of a handsome diamond ring for the
best gown at the ball Friday night.
No Cars on Kansas Avenue.
Albert NJ. Patten manager Of the
street railway company has agreed
that during the time when the kar'
nival Knights are the whole thing
on the main thoroughfare of the city
the street cars will be diverted t
Jackson street.
| Kansas avenue will be rOped OF
from Fifth to Ninth street to provide
against vehicles blocking the street
and as the general chairman Of th'
Karnival Knights remarked no on
will be allowed within the enclosur
who does not wear a smile on his face
There will be no countre attraction
on this night-nothing doing at tn
state Fair grounds and consequently
the people who stay over for the Kar
nival and the circus the following da'
will be in the downtown district b.
the tens of thousands.
In the old days of KnighthOod j
Topeka, some of the merchants use
to do a good business in the way o
/ selling window and roof space 1t
q certainty that space will be at
premium on this occasion
. A meeting of all Karnival knight
! will be held at the Commercial clu
Monday evening to perfect arrange
r1p0te
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-26

eouestrianism; football on horseback;
a thrilling incident, an attack on the
old Deadwood stage coach; drill by
Devlin's Zouaves; United States cav
airy drill; cowbody stunts, and stunts
BY the Russian Cossacks; vivid re-
production of the battle of Summit
Springs. etc
with the far east is vision of the
Orient, with Russian dances Austria
nan boomerang throwers, Arabian
horsemen in action, etc. One of the
features of the exhibitions is field
contest between Fred Garner, cham
pion all around jumper Of the world,
two horses and a dog.
Two performances will be given
afternoon at 2, evening at s.
There will be no street parade
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-26
BUFFALO BILLS FAREWELL.
His Appearance This Year His Last
in Public.

Buffalo Bills Wild west combined
with PaWnee Bills great far east,
the greatest organization of the kind
in the world, comes to Topeka, Sat
urday, Sept. 3rd.
1t will be the last opportunity to
see Col. W. F. Cody, better known as
Buffalo Bill'' in the saddle. for the
famous scout, Indian fighter. guide,
trapper, huntsman and dead shot is
going into retirement
The Two Bits combined eXhibl-
tions comprises an aggregation of In
dams from a number of tribes, COW
boys Mexican vacqueros, Cingalese,
DahOmeans. scouts. guides, veteran
troopers of the United States cavalry
and artillery. Russian Cossacks, Aus
tralian bushmen, Arabians, Japanese,
Beers from the South African veldt
and a group of real cowgirls fresh
from the wild and woody west, form
| ing the most magnificent gathering OF
equestrian experts ever assembled IN
the world and numbering more than
five hundred.
More than six hundred head OF
stock are utilized in the arenIc enter
| tainment, including herd OF eie-
! plants, and Uerd of buffalo. In the
grand review OF the opening nui1pe+
/ of the exhibitions, the Occldeht
meets the Orient. in gorgeous pagean-
try. pomp and procession
The wild west and the far east JON
in a brilliant display of costume ano
/ color. typifying the tribes and types OF
both sides of the globe. The redraen
Of two hemispheres ride side by side
and many nations contribute man and
beast to a triumphal march OF the
chronological congress.
The far west features include Col
Cody. himself, riding a thoroughbred
Arab bian. and giving a shooting exhi-
bition in which he displays his Won
derful craftsmanship. The use OF the
lariat is illustrated in a variety OF
wavs; there will be cowboy amuse
ments; a Virginia reel on horseback
grand military tournaments; the pom!
express rider, demonstrating hov
mails were carried across the contin
ent in the early days before the rail
roads; exhibitions of trap shooting
bv Johnny Baker, the great American
marksman; exhibitions of high schoo
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-26
GOES INTO RETIREMENT.
President Taft VIII Receive No Callers
for Two Weeks.

Beverly. Mass, Aug. 26-The presi-
dent decided today to deny himself to
all callers for two weeks. beginning
Monday He viii keep close to the
Myopia golf course and his automobile.
Tomorrow he will speak to the Essex
County Republican club at Hamilton,
Mass. the home of Congressman A P.
Gardner. Probably that engagement
will be the only one kept by the pres
ident until he leaves for Syracuse, n.
Y. and the west on September 16. The
president will celebrate his fifty fourth
birthday on September 15 the day be-
fore he starts out on his second swing
around the circle.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-01
Life Rings on a Mountain.

An extraordinary example of the
way in which a mountain may afford
on a small scale an image of the
earth's climates, arranged in success
lively higher circles, has been found in
the San Francisco peaks.
These ancient volcanoes rise out Of
a plateau having a near elevation of
1000 feet above sea level. The peaks
are encircled with zones Of vegeta-
ton, which run almost like contour
lines around them.
Between $500 and $500 feet the
yellow pine is the dominant tree.
From $500 to 10000 feet the Douglas
fir, the silver fir the cork fir, and the
aspen share the available ground. Be
tween 10000 and 1880 feet the En-
gelmann spruce and thc fox-tail pine
AXE possession, and ascent to the
tree limit.-Scienti1c American.
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1T PAYS TO READ THE BIBLE
Dave Leahy Tells How IL Enabled
Him to Issue His Paper One
Week..

ST contend it pays to read the BIZ
ble," said Dave Leahy, secretary to
Governor Stubs of Kansas. 1T IS
good for the morals of every man and
woman-and it is a great literature.
Also, it pays in other ways.
"A good many years ago 1 was run
ming a paper in a small town in the
southern part of the state. My partner
was a young fellow who knew about
the business and mechanical ends Of
the plant 1 was the editor. 1t was
tough going. One day we got to a place
where we had, to have ten dollars to
get some paper out of the express Of
flee or We could not issue our palla-
dunn of the liberties of the people
thereabout. l had no ten. My part
ner had no ten. There wasn't a dime
between us. However, that was his
lookout. / was writing a powerful ed
itorial article and 1 wanted to use a
quotation from the Bible. 1 looked
around the Office for one. There was
none. So I yelled out to my part
mel to go and buy a Bible at the book
store near by. He told me he couldn't
buy a sandwich-much less a Bible.
"'Well,' l said, I've got to AVE a
Bible SO + can round out this gen of
English prose 1 am composing. Go
out and rustic for one.'
HE started out; and while brows-
ing around, trying to borrow one. he
remembered his mother had given him
a nice new Bible when he left home.
He g%alloped up to his boarding place.
found the Bible and brought it back
to the Office.
las l vas running through the
leaves to find the verse l wanted,
what do you think 1 found? A ten
dollar bill his mother had put there
when he left home! That was just
enough to take our white paper out
of the express Office; and the peO-
pie were thus providentially not de-
prived of their weekly message Of
cheer, instruction, admonition and adj
vice-which would have been disas-
trous, for that was a whale of an ed
ttorial!"-Saturday Evening Post.
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war, the supreme commander or h
Turkish armies, the Saviour of Con-
stantinople" and the man who has
frequently been said to be the real
dictator of the present regime in
Turkey.
Really, Gen. Shevket is practically
subordinate to n of his own aids
and associates. He is not in the in
ner circle Of the committee of Union
and Progress, although a genuine
Young Turk. 1t is perhaps an incon-
siderate way of putting the s. but
l am credibly informed that he is
only a sort of puppet in the hands
Of stronger men. However, he looks
the part of a popular idol. Tall,
bearded, with small black eyes that
flash, he is a veritable Beau Brummel.
He could readily be a cruel man and
a dictator if be had the power, else
1 misread physiognomy. While we
talked he twirled his nose glasses by
the handle, or rolled them on his fin
gers, or twiddled his nose-the right
side of which bears a large VAGINA
ton mark. Frequently he tilted aside
his green astrachan fez and scratched
his iron-gray hair.
He is a charming gentleman to
meet, and he speaks with an apparent
Openness that would disarm an un-
sceptical interviewer. He told me in
all earnestness and apparent sincerity
that there was absolutely nothing in
the rumored agreement between Rou-
mania and Turkey, although l had
other more trustworthy information,
which history has since confirmed,
hat b deal had been made. He
speaks with the greatest optimism
concerning the future of the new
regime. The financial event in
creased by thirty-three million francs
during the first year and, because OF
better methods of collection, a still
greater increase will probably be
made during the present e The
situation throughout the provinces,
he said, has very much improved, the
turbulent Albanians have been paci.
may remark that one who saw the
arms the government took in, says
that they are only fit for a museum,
and that the rifles and revolvers
which can really do business are still
within reach of the warlike Albanians.
Shevket Pasha says he thinks the AL
banians will be a valuable asset to
and he spoke most magnanimously
Of their defeat by the Turkish army
sent against them. He said they lack
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-01
Voiced His

The large proportion of voluntary
American exiles belongs to the fair
Sex, but many Of them insist on their
husbands accompanying them, and
these matrimonial martyrs, who come
under the heading of the genus hen
pecked," would greatly prefer to live
in America. In this connection an
American consul told a story which
gives a picture of the hen-pecked hus-
band. 1t was a Fourth Of July gath
ering in a large hotel n h cham
payne had passed around when the
consul, ADDRESSING Mr.. A, who had
been nine years in Switzerland with
his wife without returning to Amer
lea, said: you must be delighted
with your stay abroad, as you have
remained SO long"
Delighted be damned" replied Mr..
A, looking defiantly at his wife across
the table. Il would rather live in
hell"
The words were uttered in a loud
voice and with feeling, and the gen
eral silence was broken by the speak
er's wife, who, smiling sweetly, said:
my husband is slightly eXaggerating
the warmth of the place, but you
must know we come from Pittsburg."
Laughter saved the situation.