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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-04

HH LII E N Columbus discovered
Cuba in 1492 he landed on
~ the north coast of what is
w now Puerto Principe, and
historians assert that a town bearing
the name of that province was estab-
Hshed there as early as 1915. AT
that time pirates infested the sea and
were = terror to the inha bitants along
the coast They so harassed the early
settlers OF the Island that the latter
moved farther into the interior and
thus was founded the town of CANA
guey. Today it retains more of the
evidences and customs of the six
teenth century than any other city in
Cuba 1t has a population Of more
than fifty thousand people, many of
whose ideas and modes of living are
as primitive as they were three cen
the place is it's chief attraction to the
American. It's tiled, huted roofs, its
narrow stone pavements and its
crooked streets, which are literally
made UP of curves, all add to its
interest as well as indicate it's an
tiquity. Tradition has it that the
streets were built after this fashion
to fool the pirates who pursued the
settlers even to the interior. The
architecture Of old Spain predomi-
mates and the houses have been
painted in every conceivable color
One house, however, on the Carload
the Padre of Camaguey, is a travesty
on the harmony of colors-with bril-
liant red columns supported by a base
OF the most vivid green.
The streets present an interesting
picture. There are no street cars to
mar their antique curiousness, al
though one is not obliged to walk
for the dimfnutive victorias so COM
mon in the West Indies are plentiful
in Camaguey and one may ride for q
trifle. The Gale Republic is the prin-
cipaI business street, and it presents
an interesting appearance at all times.
''he old Spanish custom Of the clerks
Eating and sleeping in the shops
where they are employed is in vogue
acre, and even after the stores are
Iosed they sit within the barred win
lows talking, smoking and stunning
on guitars. There are plenty Of side
walk merchants as well, for the Cuban
woman rarely goes shopping and in
consequence of this the vendor must
come to her. The Cuban loves sweets
and dozens of boys carry trays of
stickey little cakes from house to
house, Offering their goods to the
women who peer through the barred
windows. At the noon hour boys can
be seen carrying food put up IN sec
tfonaI dinner pals which are swung
on a stick holding three or four. This
is the result of the servant problem,
as many people resort to having their
meals sent from the hotels rather
than bother with inefficient servants
The man who makes drinks from
sugar cane, too, is a familiar sight.
He uses a machine which he carries
on his back after the fashion Of the
American scissor grinder. This he
sets up at different points where the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-04
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six months not a single copy had been
sold was accounted among the great
bards of England.
Chesterton, who in one place calls
this work mo more than a sublime
detective story" calls it in another
'the great epic of the age"
The Future OF Browning.
Will Browning, despite his unde-
niable greatness, ever become popu-
lar? He did not desire popularity.
He declared that he had no intention
of writing poetry that would do in
stead of a cigar or a game of domi-
noes for an idle man. While he did
not set up deliberately to be the High
Priest of the Unintelligible, as Charles
Mackay called him, he has written a
few things of the oppressive obvious
ness of "Cleon and L" VIII the world
trouble to dig for the gold that lies
buried in the crusty soil?
The world is doing it. Although
he is the despair of transiators-the
most untranslatab1e of all poets-his
fame is spreading into other lands.
His creed: IT believe in God and truth
and love-" is enough to insure the
permanence of his philosophy when
the pagan music of Swinburne pals
and the bleak pessimism of Byron
repels- Pippa's song,
Gods in His heaven;
AIS well with the world.
has become a classic utterance of
faith. and even as he gave healing to
Elizabeth Barrett from his own store
of marvellous energy. 50 he can
strengthen and brace up a febrile and
feeble generation His centenary sees
no decline of his fame. The Browning
societies are no longer a fad. but an
institution.
Robert Barrett Browning, the son
of the two poets, himself a painter
and sculptor living in Italy. has told
a story of Browning's last days which
is recorded IN Lillian Writings book
on THE Brownings.'' While the poet
was reading aloud from the proofs
of his last volume the poem "Epi-
logue," he came to the words:
One who never turned his back but
marched breast forward,
Never doubted clouds would break,
Never dreamed, though right were worsted
wrong would triumph.
Held We fan to rise. are bafhed to hight
better.
Sleep to wake.
Here the poet paused and said: ut
almost seems like praising myself to
say this, yet 1t is true. the simple
truth. and SO shall not cancel it,
And the English race has endorsed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-04

Several beautiful plazas adorn the
city-big, open parks where the band
plays in the evening, and music and
church-godng form a large part of
Cuban life, and both of these are seen
and heard at their best in this strange
antiquated city. One of these large
plazas has been given the name of
Plaza Charles A. Dana in grateful
recognition of the services rendered
to the cause of Cuban independence
by the New York editor. The inhabi-
tants of Camasuey have always been
noted for their independence. and
when the Spanish Governor General
visited the city the public buildings
were decorated. but the story is told
Of how the residents closed their
doors and windows and ignored him
completely.
The Province of Puerto Principe is
the very heart of the grazing country
and the land about Camaguey is made
up of cattle farms. During the Span
ish regime this province furnished the
bulls for the rings all over Cuba,
and it is still the chief source of the
meat supply. The beef prepared there
and retailed by the Cubans is known
as ''tassajo' and is nothing more or
less than the jerked beef of the far
West, sailed and dried in the sun.
Not the least interesting point In
the town is the old Christie cemetery.
with it's ancient vaults Graves are
rented for a term of years in Cuba
usually for five years, but in CANA
guey many of the tombs are owned
in perpetuity and the marble vaults
have borne the same bodies for many
fd curious
studies with their queer old Spanish
inscriptions. The Potter's Field sec
ton is rather gruesome. made so from
the fact that a body Is only allowed
to remain in the grave two years. ana
after thai time the bones are scat
tered about to make room for some
other unfortunate. Portions OF skulls
and bones from all parts of the human
anatomy are to be found scattered
over the ground bleaching under the
hot glare of the tropical sun.
For many years Camaguey lacked
good hotel accommodations. but re-
Gently the old Spanish cavalry bar
racks at the edge of the town nave
been converted into a hosiery, ana
its appearance Is in keeping with the
other surroundings. There is sentry
box in the drawing room, the stones
which make up the paving OF inc
hallway show marks Of horses hoofs'
as for more than fifty years this door
way served as the entrance for the
troopers who fought under the Span
ish flag. The patio (open space around
which the barracks are built) Is filled
with tropical plants and there are
giant bamboo trees all about.
Blest with a delightful climate.
filled with the charm of antiquity. ans
as yet unspoiled by the tourist. tina
primitive city in the centre Of 'Ths
Pearl of the Antilles Is well worth
visiting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-04

HEN Robert browning ''Sor-
H dello" was published In 1s40,
~ Tennyson declared that he
" understood only the first line
of the poem-@Who will may hear
Sordello's story told''-and the last
1ine-'TWho would has heard Sor-
deNo's story told''-and that both
lines lied. This is the Browning joke
that in infinite carnations has been ex-
banded into a tradition. until there
are people who have never read a
line of his poems who complain of hts
obscurity. Now that the English
speaking world is on the eve Of cele-
brating Brovntng's centenary. for he
was born at Camberwell. in the south
of London. on May Z, 1S12-now it
seems to be time to let that old ira
dttion have a rest. Pass it on to
Ihsen or Maeterltnck. and let US admit
that Robert Browning is not essen
TALLY any more obscure than any other
writer who prefers to write about
things that the average man knows
nothing of. and employs a style that
is so clear to himself apparently to
require no Qualification to the average
man. Gilbert K. Chesterton recog-
nized this when he said that "Sordello"
was the greatest compliment ever paid
to the average man.
And the average man ought to re-
turn the compliment by taking little
trouble to learn what Browning has
to say to him The first step IS to
understand something of the poets
life. His grandfather and his father
were both clerks in the Bank of Eng
land; his mother was of mingled
Scotch and German extraction. These
facts explain a great deal-above all
1aiT al in
physics and the trick of the telegraphic
code in his writing. the two things
that have combined to get him the
reputation of obscurity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-04

HEN Robert Browning's "Sor-
dello" was published in 1s40,
Tennyson declared that he
understood only the first line
The Harrison times., 1912-07-27
Confirmation Notice.

Notice is hereby given that A, ID,
Chaney, G, W, CLANCY, h, II, CLANCY,
J, S. CLANCY and G. d, CLANCY have
this day filed in the Chancery Court
Of Boone County, Arkansas, their pc.
tition praying to have their title con
firmed, quieted and established In and
to the following described lands IN
Boone County, Arkansas, to'witi
The southeast fractional quarter of
section five IS) In township twenty
one (2D north range Il9) west, lying
on the right bank Of White River and
containing lO4,07 acres more or lessi
the north half Of the northeast quar-.
ter Of section eight (s) In township
twenty'one I2N north range nineteen
(l9) west, containing so acres and the
northwest fractional quarter Of see
ton nine l9l township twenty'one (2l)
north range nineteen Il9) west and
being all that part Of said quarter sec
tion lying on the right bank Of White
River and containing Sll5 acres,
Now all persons who claim any IN
terests In said lands are hereby called
upon to appear Ia this court az It's
September Term, 1912, and show
cause why the title Of the petitioners
should not be quicied confirmed aud
established ~ prayed for
Given under my hand and the seal
Of said court this the 10Th day Of July,
1912, RoBf, I, D0psoN, Clerk,
The Harrison times., 1912-07-27
Confirmation Notice.

Notice is hereby given that 5. j..
Wilson has this day filed in the Chan
cery Court of Boone County, Arkan.
sas his petition praying the court to
confirm, quiet and establish his title
in and to the following described
lands in Boone County, Arkansas, to-
wit:
All that part of the southwest quar-
ter of the northwest quarter Of sec
ton % in township Is north range 20
west which lies west of Crooked
Creek, being ~ acres more or less;
the south half OF the north east quar-
ter of the northeast quarter of section
% in township l8 north range 20
west; and the southeast quarter Of
the northeast garter of section 29 in
township 10 north range 20 west, ex-
cept II acres on the south side thereof
sold to A. b. Stockton and being all
that part of said forty which lies
south of the cross fence between 5. j..
Wilson and A. B. Stockton; and which
II acres is described as follows:
Beginning at the southeast corner
of said forty, run north on section
lluG Df lOiS W NlNNhI NhNhNN hOi VI
43R degrees west4 rods and 8 links
on the north bank of creek, thence
south Oh degrees west 8 rods and
20 links, thence south So degrees west
3 rods and links, thence south 80 de-
grees west rod and 70 links, thence
south 20R degrees west rods and p
links, thence south o. degrees west
Il rods, thence north 68H degrees
west IS rods and l8 links, thence
north 1871 degrees west II rods and
20 links, thence south u degrees west
5 rods and links, thence south 80
degrees west l3 rods and links to
the west line of said forty, thence
south on said line % rods and 20 links
to the south west corner Of said forty,
thence east to the place Of beginning,
Now all persons who claim any in
terest in said lands are hereby called
upon to appear in said court at its
September Term, 1912, and show
cause why the petitioner should not
be confirmed, quieted and established
as prayed for.
Given under my hand and the seal
of said court this the 10Th day of July,
1912 RoBT. Y, DopSoN, Clerk,
The Harrison times., 1912-07-27
Thomas S. Walker Dies Sud-
denly.

Sunday afternoon about 4 o clock,
Thomas S. Walker died suddenly at
the home of his daughter, Mrs, Ivy
Mcmillan. Five O'Clock this after
noon was set as the hour for the
funeral services, after which the in
terment will take place at Rosedale
cemetery. Rev. Leroy Anderson will
conduct the services,
Deceased was apparently in his
usual health Sunday morning, but
after eating dinner complained OF
feeling bad and Of trouble with his
heart. About four O'Clock he was
stricken and died without being able
to utter word. He was Is years
of age, and a man Of strong charac'
ter such as form the bulwarks of ev-
cry Christian community He had
lived in Ada a comparatively short
time, but sufficient to win the friend
ship and good will Of all who knew
him. Ada (Ok) News,
The Harrison times., 1912-07-27
Things l. ools Good in Oklahoma.

EdHOr Times
| have just returned from Okla
homa, where | spent two months,
visiting my children and graodehild'
rem at Tulsa, Frederick and Hollis
ter | found them all well, hopeful
and fairly prosperous, Crops in all
parts that ! Travelled in were good,
And the effects Of last years drouth
are being rapidly overcome by a
good wheat and oat crop, already
saved, and corn, milomaize, and
Kanir corn nearly matured, Corn is
in the roasting ear state now
| think can largely reconcile the
conflicting reports about Oklahoma
For quite a distance into Oklahoma
il seems 60 be an extension of Ak
ansas, with hills steadily declining
in height and the valleys extending
in width until they disappear and
we pass out into q vast rich prairie
with a vast rich plain available for
cultivation, But coupled with the
Increase Of soil, fertility and smooth.
ness, | found u decrease of rainfall
that goes far toward cquali2ing this
country with that About 100 miles
out on this prairie found my child
rem living fairly prosperous in what
| think 10 be- about the finest eoun-
try ever saw and have Travelled
considerably from Tennessee to Ore
gon and Washington Wheat was
threshing out an average OF 20 bu-
shells per acre, and a man can handle
four acres there as easily as one acre
here, and he can do the same with
other crops, Peaches were being
shipped by ear loads from Tillmun
county plums were exceedingly
fine, but apples do not grow success,
fully there In gardening, onions,
turnips and field peas do well, but
many vegetables will not mature IN
chat part, {, {, JOHNSON
The Harrison times., 1912-07-27
Confirmation Notice.

Notice is hereby given that Oleua
Wech has this day filed in the Chan
Gerry Court of Boone County, Arkan.
sas, her petition to have her title con-
frmed, quieted and established in and
to the following described real estate
in Boone County, Arkansas, to'wit'
Lots l2N three (5), SIX lo), seven ~,
ten 10) aud 1l) in block twelve (l2) Of
Hopper's Addition to the town Of
Harrison, Arkansas,
Now all persons who claim any In
terest in said lots adverse to the said
Olena Welch are hereby called upon
to appear IN said court at its Septem'
Der Term, 1912, and show cause why
the title of the petitioner should not
be quietcd, confirmed and established
as prayed for,
Given under my hand and the seal
of said court this the 10Th day Of July,
1912, RoBT T, DopSoN, Clerk,
The Harrison times., 1912-07-27

VIZ were surprised this week to
see the name of our former towns
man, Sylvester {, Speer, on the re.
publican ticket at Springfield, Mo-,
as n candidate for representative of
the first district of that county at
the coming primary to be held Aug
ust 10th, For the past eight years
it is said that, Mr. Speer has been
OliliOting with the republicans and
his standing in his new home is
somewhat indicated by the follow.
ing from n recent issue Of the Spring.
field Leader "Mr, Specr was born in
Boone county, Ark 90 miles south
of Springfield, He embarked in the
mercantile business when 10 years
old and was in that work for q
years For 7 years he was in the
hotel business, Six years were ser.
we'd as u member Of the police and
constabulary forces Of Springfield
after which he established his pres
ent business, Mr. Specr is a believer
in the principles Of lrotcrnolism and
deyotes q deal Of attention to this
work, believing that the browning
glory Of mans achievements is in es.
tablishing a great common brother.
hood. He is a man who is earnest
and conscientious in his every act
and u man who is not afraid to do
what he believes to be an aid 20 lel,
lowman Support given him in the
primaries will be support for good
man and n man who will do ear.
ncslly what duty demands
The Harrison times., 1912-07-27
In Honor of Her 5th Birthday.

Miss Mary Sue Greene entertain
ed a number of her little friends
from three to six O'Clock Thursday
afternoon, in honor of her 9th birth
day. The guests amused themselves
with games and swings, Dainty re.
freshments were served, and each
little one was presented with a
small doll, as a souvenir of the oc-
casion. The young hostess received
many beautiful presents, which were
displayed on a flower decorated ta-
Bile in the dining room, At 6 o'clock
all took their departure, after thank
ing Miss Mary Sue and her mother,
Mrs. Frank X Greene, for a very
pleasant afternoon.
Those present were Mary Milum,
Ruth Petit, Marguerite Holt, Jane
Ruth, Dick, Fred, John, Frank and
Martha Greene, Thelma Czech, Liz
zie Lou Myers, Dorothy Rob Fellows,
Vera Barry, Genevieve Holt Norma
and Charles William Worthington,
Nina Holder, Hazel Holder, Dorothy
Speer, Jewel Fowler Ora Lee Fowler,
Lillian Kirby, Virginia and Helen
Larimer, Dolores Bentz, Helen Hines,
Josie Frank Glass, Ruth Swindler,
Lucille Walters, Marguerite Tyson,
Katherine Frew, George Crump, Os-
bourne Garvin, Jack McClary Err
nest Lopp, Geva Redus and frankie
and lmogene Williams, Of Tennessee.
The Harrison times., 1912-07-27
Hog Creek.
otis Wallace and wife, Of okla
.oma, are here visiting homelolks,

OTIS Wallace and wife, Of OklN'
honta, are here visiting homclolks,
Renie Taylor who has been on the
sick list lately, Is better at this writ.
ing
Otis Holmes began school ot this
pldec ON the 10th, We wish him
sheeesa
Z v h. Taylor and wife and little
daughter visited at the home Of his
father last Saturday
Pumpkin vines are fine on Uarvc
Euox's place We think the pump.
kips will be rs fine Os the vines, y
Sunday school at this place is do.
ing well and prayer meeting better,
Five were converted last Sunday
night
The Harrison times., 1912-07-27
Marble in North Arkansas.

Mr., a, W, Bonner Of st, oe, Arko
and Mr. c, II, Garter, Of Carthage,
Mo, have just succeeded in getting
an audience with General Manager
Wise, who promises track facilities
into their marble property at st.
Zoe, They expect to have track in
and quarry machinery purchased
within ten days,
Their marble, as shown by sample
they had with them is themost beau.
ti(ul west Of the Mississippi river,
and they expect to find it difficult
to supply the demand for this stone,
Eureka Times
The Harrison times., 1912-07-27

Tux Auti.Soloon League, after
having advised the temperance pco
pie that It had abandoned the cam
paign for statewide prohibition
and that the best thing TO be don,
was 60 stand by the excellent loeaI
option laws Of the state, now
changes front again aud announces
that the fight N ON once more, since
the supreme court has decided that
only In case of the success OF the
statewide bill viii all our present
statutes on the subject be ahhulled
To the people Of the couptics where
local option already secures salts.
laetorv prohibition, all this myster.
ious maneuyering Ia tiresome, and
many Of our bes, temperance people
have decided to ,sie the advice of
the League In the dsst instance and
stand by the local option laws
The Harrison times., 1912-07-27
Execution Sale.

by virtue Of an execution In my
hands issued from Judgment In the
Boone Circuit Court wherein W, ",
Wallis Il plaintiff and II, N, Fuller
ton Ia defendant for t5l77 Interest
and cost, have levied upon and viii
sell at the south door Of the county
court house In Harrison, Boone coun.
~ Arkansas, between the hours OF 9
o'clock In the forenoon and J o'clock
Ia the afternoon on Saturday, the l7th
day Of August 1912, at public auction
60 the highest aud best bidder on
a credit Of three months, the purchaser
90 give bond aud good security for
the purchase money IA required by
law, the following described land sit
uated Ia Boone county Arkansas, to'
witt
The south half Of the norlheas,
fourth, and ono acre destflhcd as fol'
lowaI
beginning at the northwest corner
Of the southwest Y of the uurlhwrHl
4 ul section 10, run thence south %
yards, thence east nifty yards,
thence north siSty'seyen yards,
thence west so yards TO point of be'
ginning, all of said land being In sec.
tion II, township seventeen nor'h,
range 10 west, also ,he northeast pi
the southeast fourth oi said section
~, township aud range aforesaid tog
the satisfaction Of said execution, 'n'
tefest aud cost
This the 10th day Of july 1913
!, w, HEla,
sheriff Of boone county, AfN
The Harrison times., 1912-07-27

For the first time in many years
navigation has been resumed on
the White river in Missouri Six.
teen bargcs Of the Ozark Water and
Power Company, loaded with ma
tcfiul and machinery are being
towed between Bfansou and the site
Of the proposed dam aud hydro.
electric power plant Years ago be.
fore TNncy county had q railroad
freight came up White river by boat
with the advent of the railroad,
lfeighting up the river was aband.
ohed aud until recently no craft
larger than Il gasoline launch Vas
used
The Harrison times., 1912-07-27

II. CLAY KING, formerly Of Harri.
son, but for several years Of san An.
tonic, Texas, has been elected prrsi.
dent of the Mid.Continent Life In,
suranee Coz of Muskogee, Ok, MIR,
Kings many years of experience
with the oldest and best life insur'
ance companies will 6t him for ef
icctiye service with the newer com.
pany, which is already one of the
leaders in It's line of the middle west