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Sharp County record., 1912-08-30
MEASURES TO VOTE UPON

The Record every voter who reads this to vote
the laws submitted to the people and to be settled the SepIen
b election The list below briefly states the purpose of each
We hope our readers will thoroughly inform themselves these
measures and inform others Cut this list out Of the paper and
carry with YOU Take to the polls
Act No |; The Turner jacobson revenue measure
Act No q Provides for statewide prohibition
Act No g. Amends election laws Of the. state
Act No A. Creates educational committee and text book
mission provides for uniformity Of text books and for furnishing
same at actual cost Of production and delivery
Amendment No IT. The Grandfather Clause taking the ballot
from the negro
Amendment No IL Exemptng from taxation for period of
seven years all money invested In cotton factories in this state
within years following the adoption Of the amendment
Amendment No. 49, Provides that members Of the legislature
shall without pay they continue in session LONGER than
60 days and m extra session Is called members shall receive
$3 per day for Is days only,
Amendment No IA Provides for the recall Of elective officers
Amendment No 10 Authorizes cities Of 1000 population
to issue bonds for Improvement purposes
Thess acts anti constitutional amendments will be the ballot
by their number" For Act No |; Against Act No. /" etc
Sharp County record., 1912-08-30
LODGES

+, & A, M,--Evening Shade
Lodge No, ll3 meets Friday
night before the third Saturday
and Saturday night before the
fret Sunday in each month,
d, W, Wasson, W, NJ,
A, Il, Snow, See,
|, o, o, F,-Evening Shade
Lodge No, 200 meets Wednesday
night Of each week,
o, G, Shaver, n, G..
M, B. Stokes, Sec,
REBEKAHS-Graee L odge
No, 3l5 meets the second and
fourth Friday nights In each
month,
Miss Kate Moser, N, G.
Mrs, Myrtle Barnett SEQ.
W, o, W,-Evenlng Shade
Camp No 9s7 meetO the second
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16
He Tack Her 10 i came.

He Took Her TO Game.
Grace and Fred have had dread
full quarrel.
What's the trouble?"
He took her to a baseball game
the other day
"Oh, see, and he lost his temper
over the fool Questions she asked
him?
mo. | knew YOU would think that,
But in the fifth inning T'y Cobb tried
to steal second and the umpire called
him out
/ .tWell?'
Grace jumped up and called the
umpire robber, and Fred didn't
like it. He was safe by mile, she
said to him That blind man out
there is giving us the worst Of it,.
Then Fred suggested that inasmuch
as the umpire was, closer to the play
than they were he could see it better
and ought to know whether Ty made
the base or not That's where Grace
broke with Fred. She said any man
who was fool enough to think the
umpire was right when he decided
against the home team was too big
"a fool to make a good husband for
any girl, and she didn't want him
ever to speak to her again. De-
troit Free Press.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16

Women Born Liars. Says Authoress.
/ All women are natural born liars,
So says Nine Katherine Michaelis
THE Danish authoress whose book
1.-THE Dangerous Age" created such
a sensation in Europe and America
when7t appeared two years ago.
Nine Michaelis says it is out of the
question for women to tell the truth
because they learned prevarication
from their mothers, and SO on, all
the way back to Eve, who perhaps
Just growed" that way.
why" she says, women lie to
their husbands without the slightest
provocation about the simplest thing
which could easily be told honestly
and truthfully. They don't do it in
tentionally. It's Just bad habit. 7
Nine Michalis is indignant at the
widely published insinuation that
she is disciple and teacher of the
free love cult and declares she firm
~ believes in legal marriage as the
only safeguard or women, and the
only condition under which they may
find peace and happiness.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16
Mr.. Howard Cline and Miss .virgie

MT. iiO"oiu Niihc aHu MipS tlIBlt
Brown were united in tho holy bonde
of matrimony Wednesday evening al
NJ. l.. Cline's. There was a good
crowd there and they had an old
fashioned dance. Everybody enjoyed
themselves fine. The bridegroom
and bride will 60 to War Eagle,
where he has been working in the
mine They both are intelligent
and promise good citizens for the
county All the people wish them
great success. end happiness in their
future home.
Mr.. Dee and Mac. Cline who have
been working on buffalo are visit
ing parentssand relatives hereenow.
FAIkYDIDDkN.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16
Horsepen News.

Mr.. Rush and Emmett Scaggs, of
Buffalo, were guests of Mr.. Scott
Ellis Thursday.
Mr.. Lee Ellis made flying trip to
Williamson Wednesday on business
concerning the bridge.
Miss Mary Ellis was guest Of
Harrison Cline last "Wednesday
night
The Board of Education met ON
the head of Ben Creek Saturday.
The Gilbert High School closes
next Thursday. They are preparing
for good entertainment. The
school has made rapid progress this
year, with E. s. Hatheld as princi-
pal.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16

President Madero declares that he
will never resign; but his Congress
decides that it is necessary at least
to discuss peace with the revolution
lists. And the tenor of the days
news -susgests that the-C Congress May
be right.-New York Tribune.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16
Summer can
be enjoyed
with an
Insurance
Gasoline Stove
And SO SAFE!

II just love summer" says the
housewife, but how | dread the ter
ribly hot kitchenP
But you, needn't. Just put in an
Insurance" gasoline stove-the kind
we handle.
"What one Of those dangerous"
Listen, please. You're speaking of
the common, ordinary gasoline stove.
The Insurance" is absolutely safe.
It has patented, automatic devices to
prevent accidents. The most eau
tious person might forget to do the
right thing with gasoline stove, but
the Insurance" provides for that. 1t
valves are left open it closes them.
II never forgets. Being untiring
brass and iron its attention is never
distracted elsewhere.
If you'll call we'll gladly tell you
about it. That's what we are in the
business for.
The A. H. BEALL HARDWARE co.
WILLIAMSON, w. VA
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16

Daniel Carey, who claimed the
distinction of having fired the first
shot in the war between the states,
died at Dalton, Ga. Saturday. He
based his claim on the fusillade
aimed at the ship Star Of the West
on Morris island,l prior to the bonn
bardment of Fort Sumter.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16
Tall Claiming.

Chairman Mckinley claims that
Taft has 4s3 delegates to Roosevelt
,23T Chairman Dixon claims that
Roosevelt has 319 delegates to las
for Taft. Nearly 200 are to be elect
ed this week.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16
A Novelty.

History repeats 4tself, but a word
to-word battle between a president
and an ex-president does seem a
novelty, Washington Star.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16
NOTICE.


of the
spurious liquors
ale
30 1913 filed with
by at
of
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16

Given under my hand this, the day OF May
JAMES DAMRoN County Court
A.. A. GAUJOT Deputy.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-05-03
A Great Game for the Takers

A visit of circus to- a city generally
brings with it its quota of takers and
following the rule large number
were present yesterday following the
Sanger show. One of the numerous
fake schemes was being worked with a
very profitable result upon the farmers
who were in town to ct end the ci CTS
and number will no doubt find them
selves out to considerable extent in
the amount of coin.
The scheme was being worked by at
least four men ,when one Of then
stationed on the street would accost a
farmer and present him with a foun-
tain pen. This was only a bait and
the unsuspecting victim was allowed to
proceed only a short distance before
the stranger with an excellent line of
talk would submit proposition to
give him the article in connection VITA
several farm journals for a small SUBJ
scription fee. In more than half the
cases the victim under the impression
he was getting bargain would jump
at the bait.
. No doubt those who fell prev to the
oily tongued stranger will find them
selves out of their cash with nothing
to show for it but a cheap fountain per
and they will continue to wait for the
paper for which they subscribed.
The scheme was worked with much
success until the officers became aware
of the game and when the takers re-
ceived the tip that they were being
watched in their maneuvers. they ceas
ed to operate.
We are informed that one of the mer
who worked independent of the several
others, soliciting agent for a Loui;.
vile farm journal. who was here for
the purpose of securing subscription
was an authorized agent. but Others
who were performing in the same man
ner and pretending to represent Other
publishing houses, no doubt were IN
authorized and irresponsible persons
one IF them being well-known faker
of the worst type and who has been
following fairs and circuses with vari
GUS schemes Ito separate the peopl,
from their money for a good man!
years.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-05-03
Citizens Desire Foot Passage.

That the residents of East Paris de-
sire a more desirable foot passage
than that furnished by the bridge SPAN
ming Stoner creek was shown y the pc
Triton presented to the Bourbon Fiscal
Court at its meeting yesterday, when
permission wa asked to construct foot
bridge on the south side of the bridge
for the use of pedestrians, the ex-
pense to be borne by the property own
err. ot that section of the city. County
Attorney George Batterton and Judge
Denis Dundon were appointed by the
court as committee to investigate and
empowering them to.act.
| The initiative in the matter was
taken by Mr.. B. II. Renick of the Paris
Milling Co., whose property is To-
Gated in East Paris. also Mr.. M. J.
Murphy, who resides in that section.
The question arises as to whether the
bridge is the property of the city or
county, and the Investigation Of the
committee appointed by the court will
be along the lines.of the condition of
the bridge to withstand the extra
weight with which the bridge would
be necessarily burdened.
Judge Denis Dundon presided at the
meeting of the court yesterday with
+. r. Thomason., r.. H. Burris, j. j.
Redmon, B. F. Stipp, o. B. Lloyd. &C.
K. Redmon and John H. shropshire,
the newly appointed magistrate from
the ClintonvilIe precinct present. The
court by unanimous vote passed
resolution of respect upon the death of
Mr.. j. 7. Barlow, who since 1875 until
the time OF his death was member of
that body.
The report of Road Supervisor e. F.
Redmon was Submitted to the court
and being accepted was ordered of
record. The sum of 81, 498 Oe. was
ordered paid for turnpike repairs, and
accounts to the amount of $646. % were
allowed and ordered paid A sum of
81, 900 was appropriated for the use of
the turnpike supervisor for the month
Of Ma
The court appointed Jos. Goldman to
the position of weigher for the county
rock crusher and H. S. Rednion was
appointed as weigher for the crusher
of Woods e Cain. Court adjourned
after disposlng of BUSINESS of less i'm
poftant nature.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-05-03
Many Attend Circus.

Sanger's circus exhibited in this city
yesterday afternoon and night and the
two performances were we'll patroniz-
ed. A large crowd assembled Oh the
streets at noon to witness the street
parade. The performance seemed to
give general satisfaction.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-05-03
We're Proud of our $40 Suits.

They are the talk of Paris, and We
like to talk about them too. Come tc
us for your Spring suit.
j. w. DAVIS & CO.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-05-03
Seed Corn.

We have limited quantity Of choice
white seed corn. Call phone IA.
3-3t CHAS. S. BRENT & BRO.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-05-03
MATRIMONIAL.
WITHERE-REFFETT.

MIR. Joseph Refett and Miss Sallie
Withers, both of this county, were
married Wednesday afternoon at 2 &c
O'Clock, at the residence of the officiat-
ing minister. Elder J. T. Sharrard.
They were accompanied by the groom s
mother, MRS. Lou Reffett.
OVERWHELMINGLY.
Miss Alic, Boughner and Mr..
Samuel Kennedy. both of this city.
were united in, marriage Wednesday
evening at z o'clock at the Baptisi
church. Rev. E. M. Lightfoot officiat
ing. The bride is most ts.imablf
young woman, while the groom. who i
we'll known carpenter has large
circle of friends who will join In wish.
ing ne land his wife happy married
life,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11
Mnfher,s Only Chance.

John, the twelveyear-old son of a
widely known corporation lawyer of
Kansas City whose public life often
brings his picture in the daily press,
caused his father much amusement
and pride when he returned home from
school the other night. Running to
his father the boy pointed to picture
of himself printed in the daily paper.
PA, guess l can get my picture
in the paper, too" the boy proudly
said. 81 won the first prize in the
school debate"
The boys mother came up and
laughingly said: We'll, do not think
that is fair. Your papa has his pic
ture in the paper so many times, and
here you begin. What can do to get
my picture published?"
The boy pondered a moment and
then said: well, mama, l guess you
will have to start taking patent medi-
cine. You can get your picture in
the paper then"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11
Slot Literature In Germany.

Penny in the slot literature is the
latest thing in Germany. A firm OF
publishers at Leipsic has patented an
automatic machine which gives Q
choice of a dozen small paper GOV
cred volumes which are displayed be
hind glass. On strip of paper across
each volume Is printed brief de
scription Of the book, and a coin in
the slot does the rest. These auto
matte machines are to be placed in no
tel Hobbies, waiting rooms. theater foy
ers and other public places. The hope
is expressed that as the books offered
are carefully selected and by first-class
authors the venture may have a bene
fetal educative effect upon the masses
and thus counterfeit the influence oil
the cheap and trashy literature with
which the country is flooded.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11
BRIDES OF HAWAIIAN JAPS
They Are Usually Selected In Japan
by the Parents OF the
Gnooms.

mo more orientals of the laborine
class are coming to Hawaii, and q
good many of our white citizens who
cultivate sugar estates are sorry that
the faithful Chinese are barred under
the law" said w. P. Harcourt, sugar
planter OF the island of Kauai, one OF
the Hawaiian group. "They are our
best workers, and before the exclusion
policy was applied we could count Oh
a certain regular influx of brawny
Mongolians to toll in the cane fields
THE Chinese now IN Hawaii have
been there for many years and most
of them are getting to be old men.
Not many of the Chinese have wives
but in former days not few of them
became the husbands of the native
Kanaka women. 1t was a good cross
was this half-breed progeny. and SO
likewise the offspring of the japanese
and~native women. In recent times
however, the Japs have been In the
habit of sending back to their own
land for wives. In most cases l think
the self-elected bridegrooms get their
parents back in the flowery kingdom
to pick out wives for them
THE matter Is finally arranged
through the Japanese consul, the man
In the case putting up money for the
passage Of his intended spouse. The
hour that she lands must also be the
wedding hour, for the authorities will
not allow the fair ones to remain I'M
less claimed and formally mated &C
cording to some civil or religious
ceremony that both parties consider
binding
Every now and then a wireless
message comes to my plantation
which tells one of my young Japanese
hired men that he may expect on the
arrival of the next ship at Honolulu
the girl who has been picked out as
his wife. do not think that in many
cases the principals have ever laid
eyes on each other On the receipt OF
the message the man gets permission
to go to claim his wife, and pretty
soon the pair are domesticated on the
estate, and my understanding Is they
get on as happily as II they had
known each other from infancy and
been welded in the conventional way
of the Caucasfans.
mot long ago a ship from Yoke
hama arrived with forty or fifty SO
called picture brides. Every one Of
them had been chosen through photo
graphs forwarded to Hawaii some
time in advance of the arrival of the
originals. Occasionally there Is pa
thetic case, as when not long ago 6
very pretty young Japanese maid was
forced to take the next ship returning
to her old home. Inspection showed
that she had trachoma, and the rigid
rule that ordered her deportation
could not be waived. "-Baltimore
American.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11
Champ Enllghtens the House.


Speaker Champ Clark startled the
house during the consideration of the
conference report on the Sherwood
service pension bill by saying from the
chair:
II have 1t, ali unde, that President
Taft will sign this bill If We get 1t to
him today"
The bill was agreed to and hurried
to the White House. Then friends
crowded around Mr.. Clark.
what does ALLEY unde'. mean?" de-
manded Representative Victor Muir.
dock. 81 know some Latin. but
never heard Of that before"
Eyes, it's Latin" announced Mr..
Clark. at means outside of the rec
ord l learned In a roundabout way
that President Taft is going to leave
the city this afternoon and that he
was waiting to sign this bill. If he
does not 400 or 500 aged soldiers might
die before he is back"
at means grapevine in Ozark Ian
guage," some one suggested.
Exactly" said the speaker.
Then the gathering fell into a dis
cusSon of Latin quotations, and the
speaker demonstrated that he knew
more about Horace, Cato and Virgil
than all the rest.-Washington Core
spondence Boston Transcript.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11
Resolutions of Respect

Whereas it has been the will of our
Heavenly Father to take from our or
der, our beloved sister and associate.
Elisabeth Atwood, we deeply feel our
loss and in view of the still heavier
loss sustained by those who were near
est to her. therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the members
of New Portland Grange, No. 112,
mourn for one who was in every way
worthy of our respect and regard.
Resolved That we extend our
heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved
ones and commend them to that inf
mite love that never fails.
Resolved, That our charter be drap-
ed for 80 days and a copy of these
resolutions spread upon the records
of the Grange, and one sent to the
Independent-Repo for publication.
Mrs. Fred Jackson,
Mrs. w. H. Strickland,
Mrs. A. T. Young.
There was a grief in this world
Where our Savior was born.
There Is grief in this world today,
There is grief, 1t is true there is grief
for you,
For loved one has passed away
Yes. Elisabeth, has gone to that better
land,
To meet loved ones gone before,
And there is love we will meet her
above
On that bright and happy shore.
So how can we mourn for loved ones
gone,
When away from this earth they have
passed,
Our grief cannot stay, hope will drive
1t away,
And with joy Wen meet loved ones
at last
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11
Hardness of a Diamond,

A carpenter runs his plane over a
piece of wood and out come the pretty
cudly shavings. Now, II plane is
made with diamond blade instead of
a steel blade, and the blade is set just
right. the plane when run over glass
will turn out fine. thin shavings, some
thing like those made by a plane on
wood. This gives some idea of the
wonderful hardness of a diamond, yet
there Is something harder than q dia-
mond; 1t is another diamond or even
the same diamond, for diamond may
be extra hard in one part and not 30
hard in another part.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11
SOLON

Mrs. Augustus Wilmington and sons,
Charles and James and maid, OF Bos-
ton, came last week to spend the sum-
mer at their summer home on the
hill.
Ed. Tuscan has purchased the
Brown place by the river.
Mrs. s. f. Greene got thrown from
the carriage while riding, last Sun
day, p. m, but sustained no serious
injuries.
Mrs. F. A. Coolidge's Sunday school
class held a picnic and lunch at her
home, Wednesday p. m.
The remains of William Ray of Po-
land were brought to town last week
for interment in Evergreen cemetery.
They were accompanied by his chill
dren, Sherwin Ray and Miss Jennie
Ray of North Adams, Mass, Walter
Ray of Worcester and Florence of Po-
land.
Fred Adams has the ell to his new
house up and boarded.
Miss Louise Palmer, daughter of our
local milkman of Embden, met with
a painful accident last week while
riding bicycle, caught her foot in
the wheel cutting her foot badly and
severing one of the heel cords, the
foot is put in cast and doing we'll
Mrs e. M. Bassett and Mr.. and Mrs
Belts of North Adams, Mass, who
have been the guests of Mrs. Lydia
Rowell and other relatives in town,
left here Tuesday for Oldtown.
There are quite a number of cases
of measles in town. Mrs. Fred Ad
ans and daughter, Bernice and Mar
jorie Goodrich, Arthur Hunnewell,
Lelice Chase, Mrs. Spofford and son,
Claire, are all sick with them.
DR.. Brown of Bingham was in town,
Sunday p. m.
The Ladies Home Circle meets
Thursday p. M, with Mrs. Geo. Dodge.
Mrs. Nellie Smith spent number
of days last week with her cousin,
Mrs. Gates in Arson.
Mrs. Elmer Kaulbach is visiting
friends in Brighton.
During the shower, Saturday p. m,
the lightning struck the barn of John
Mahoney, killing their driving horse
and burning the barn. There was
seven or eight tons of hay also burn
ed
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. P. Pollard enter
tanned party of friends over the
Fourth.
Mrs. Day and two daughters, Thel-
ma and Doris of Corinna, who have
been spending the past week with her
daughter, Mrs. Elmer Winning, return
ed home Sunday. Mr.. Day came for
them with an auto.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11
Horace Drawn.

Horace Drawn, aged rs years died
about noon Tuesday at his home in
the south part of the town, having al
ways resided in that vicinity. He
was a farmer by occupation and is
survived by widow, Mrs. Mary
Brooks Drawn. His health had been
falling for about two years.
Funeral services are to be held
this afternoon at his late home. j. w
Packard will officiate and the remains
will be inferred in Larone cemetery
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11
Again Attempts to Establish Himself

The attempt of a North Dakota
claimant to establish himself as Dam
iel Blake Russell, son and heir 10
half of the 100000 estate of the late
Daniel Russell Of Melrose, was re-
sumed, Monday, before Gilbert A. A.
Pevey, master. The North Dakota
man requested that the hearing be
postponed until July Is, EXPLAINS
that his chief counsel would be I'M
able to reach this city before that
date. After considerable argument
it was decided to place the matter be-
fore Judge Braley in the supreme
court in Boston.
The claimant failed two years 80
to establish his claim after a trial
lasting nearly seven months.