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The sun., 1916-11-12

automobile trafic. Finally We reached
a place. Just before the crossing Of the
Wyanokie River. where the local
topography did not coincide with IN"
garage mans description. We paused,
and at the onlx hab!tation in sight !
spied m ancient man who might have
passed for the oldest ~inhabl,ant. Him
| addressed. but he denied any knowl-
edge OF Blue Brook Mine.
Despa.ring Of adding TO store of
knowledge from this source we passed
on. And now we deserted the familiar
marks OF a trail on the fence bars. We
crossed the Wyanokie River and found
more trail marks. Pausing 10 get the
lay OF the land and adjust our course.
we observed that the old man was
lettering after us.
Whether he had expe rienccd a
change Of heart or an accession OF
knowledge in the brief interval since
We had left him he did not tell US ana
We never found out. He did tell us
that w. were looking for what people
called the Blue Mine. and ne confirmed
nj belief that we had found the way:
81 We resumed u hike.
over the fields and into the woods
We rent. along a well defined trail.
now marked 10y white paint on the
rocks n fences. now by hlazes on the
trees and by an occasional Cairn %
stones. Now We approached a valley
from which n blush gray mist ap-
pcarrd 10 arise. When we came nearer
thee was no mist; the effect wa
produced by the 'hicklr massed
branches Of dead and l~eafless trees.
Then on through the wood, and out
again upon a road which would have
been the despair of n chauffeur.
We made a detour to a shack with
the yer recurrent question upon our
! lips and were assured that W. couldn't
reach Blue Brook Mine IN an auto
mobile: and we had all the time fondly
imagined that We looked more like
mixers than motorists. Another three
quarters OF n mile. keeping o sharp
lookout for the trail marks, and We
entered the woods again and COM
menced the ascent OF the hillside.
Here the wilderness really began. or
and up We went until tho girl remarked
hat we must have covered consider
ably more than three miles without
having discovered Blue Brook Mine,
However,, the mine and the lodge were
merely incidents: We had zone in quest
Of the wilderness, and tho wilderness
was around us and tho spirit Of the
wilderness had entered u souls.
Presently we reached n parting Of
the ways and the familiar "A. NJ. C"
sign-for the benefit OF those who
The sun., 1916-11-12
WILDERNESS, IS NILE FROM CITY, FFERS
Wyanokie Plateau
of Ramapo Hills
Made Accessible
by Prof. Monroe
By ALBERT N

~ HE little girl looked up wistfully
and remarked: I'm hungry"
Then before ] had n chance to
inquire which OF several brands OF
candy she preferred she added: Hun
cry for the hills"
do you know what that means"
she asked. when you G the winds
calling to you from the mountain tops.
when you see the tall pine trees like
long. bony fingers reckoning to you
from the submits, when you hate the
eesshore and the plains. when you
want to get up nearer TO heaven? It's
a real hunger. just as real as when
you are hungry for food"
stop a moment for breath ! in
terpolated as she paused. THE rail-
roads have inconsidcrately arranged
their timetables so that you can't run
up to either the White Mountains or
the Adirondacks in the morning and
return the same evening. but out In
northern New Jersey. less h thirty
Ave miles from h town. In a pretty
good wilderness, a land OF lakes and
streams and hills n woods. just the
place to go gypsying."
when can we go?" she inquired
eagerly.
IT'S the very best season for walk
ing, let's 20 on Sunday" ] said.
And so It war arranged.
Time was. less than Ave years ago.
when you could get a very fair imita-
ton OF the wilderness in Palisades
Interstate Park. opposite Dyckman
street. Then the paths were steep and
rocky. with an occasional fallen tree
trunk over which to Chamber. Then
the owner of the small open motor
boat which constituted the ferry
charged from Is TO % cents to carry
you across. To-day there Is q smooth
broad path up to Alpine and down TO
Edgewater, and a fine road for motors
up the cliffs. To-day two fair sized
fe%rryboats ply over the route and the
fare Is only 5 cents. The crowds have
come and another chapter has been
added to the volume entitled "Our
Vanishing Wilderness"
But this other wilderness OF which
! had spoken I scarcely knew myself,
The sun., 1916-11-12

TOR forty years Mr.. and Mrs.
r Bowser have been squabblins
daily over every conceivable
subject, usually eliminating on Sunday
morning with threats OF the divorce
court. During all these years there
have been few things on the face OF
the earth that the vain loricus and
eruptive Bowser did not think ne could
improve upon IL given time to display
IS ss.!. and with long suffering pa
thence tne practical Mrs. BOwser has
been endeavoring TO persuade him that
the only genius he possessed was his
ability to start a rumpus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowser are still very
much alive and their creator. Charles
b. Lewis. or NJ. quad, as he ia IA
paper man. Mr.. Lewis also continues
to write OF the philosophic Brother
Gardner and the Lime Kiln Club.
Mr.. Lewis was a contemporary Of
bob Burdette. George W. Peck, Eugene
Field. Bill Nye, Eli Perkins, Artemus
Ward and Petroleum V. Nasty n he
IL the only survivor OF these humorists
OF a generation ago.
Tn not as clipper as I used to be-"
said Mr.. Lewis one afternoon yIast
week as he returned to his home In
Borough Park, Brooklyn, from a walk.
Rheumatism and bronchitis are wear
ing on the constitution.
Up to two years a did all my
own work on the typ writer. hut now
] have TO call on my granddaughter for
assistance. III be 80 years Old next
February and I'm afraid I'd cut a
sorry figure at skipping the rope"
But Mr.. Bowser wouldn't have any
trouble In performinP the feat" II was
suggested.
A bright smile lighted UP Mr..
Lewis's face and he chuckled softly.
"Bowser. the old fool: he would try
II anyway. But I like the old rascal
and ! think he's the pet OF all my
characters. Just because he's a plain,
everyday man with the common fail
ings Of humanity.
There's hardly one OF us who does
not believe that somewhere In our
makeup there are slurnbering posi-
bilit!es OF grestness-a great orator.
for instance, should the occasion call
for burning words m had We foreseen
h incident and prepared for IL; or a
great poet II something within us
would only break and allow Ms to give
TO the world an impassioned song OF
pent up thoughts n emotions. Poor
old Bowscr. he embodies all our dreams
, and Is made the goat. He is simply a
composite picture OF the common man
with secret longings for u~nobtainable
things.
I'm the forty years Of the Bowsers
career ] nave had thousands Of letters
them. The women invariably say
something like this: I am sure you
must know my husband or you could
never draw such a lifelike character.
A lawyer friend once took me tn task
for making Bowser attempt to learn tc
play the saxophOne after he was &C
years old, lie said no SAINT man would
do such a thing and hat ! made my.
self ridiculous. II was only "A short
time afterward that I learned from hi,
wife that the lawyer had long cher.
ished a secret ambition to become
musician and that their garnet was lit,
tered with IA dozen different kinds o.
musical Instruments.
my pen name? Well. I'm q printer
by trade-Or was-And learned tn
{business thoroughly cot - AishiOa1
The sun., 1916-11-12

will sit with n solemn face through
the best comedy evcr written. yet let a
slnpstlck actor appear on II variety
stage and bury n make believe hatctet
in h nude up skull of his partner
and that Celestial Will turn loose a
yell that viii raise your hair.
"A Philadelphia newspaper wrote
me- a few years ago and asked my
opinion of Americas greatest hunor-
list. replied that there was no such
thing AZ a greatest humorist, Every
humorist has his individual following
and what would please M set Of men
would be Of NO interest to another 49,"
Sharp County record., 1916-09-01
Local News

Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Hightower
are rejoicing over the arrival Of a
new daughter at their home.
I John Whitten has been confined
to his bed for several days, but is
getting better. He is suffering from
bilious fever.
County Treasurer j. L. Gyneard
and family returned Saturday from
Ash Flat, where they spent few
days at the fair.
L. H. Shaver, the grocer, was
kept at home several days lately
by an attack of bilious fever, but
is able to be out again.
Dr. W. O. Tibbles orders US to
change his address from Poueh-
keepsie to Monette, having moved
to the latter place lately.
S. L. Evans, a we'll known citi-
zen of Sidney, has accepted a posi-
ton at the store of John l.. Evans
in Batesville-Batesville Guard.
Mrs. A. W. Jerniean Of Little
Rock arrived in Evening Shade a
few days ago for visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. Shaver.
Lots Of water is being hauled
away from the old town spring in
barrels every day, again demonstra-
ting just what a fine friend this
spring Is to the town and commun-
ity,
W. N. Metcalf and family return.
ed home Sunday from Ash Flat
where they were the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs, Marvin Stephens a few
days, during which time they at
tended the fair.
j. II. Gawf, formerly Of this sec.
ton, now living at Coweta, Okla,
was a pleasant visitor at Record
headquarters one day this week.
He is visiting relatives and old
friends and looking after some bust.
ness matters in the Pouehkeepsie
vicinity.
Sharp County record., 1916-09-01
AFew Lines From Texas

Editor RecoFd::--l enclose a check
for So on subscription. We moved
on a new place last winter, and it
has taken about all the money |
could muster to make it habitable.
We have had the driest year in
the history of this country, accord
ing to old settlers. Only four III
ches of rain have fallen since the
9th of last December, nOtwitnstand-
ine which fact wheat has averaged
IL bushels per acre the county over
and kaffir and maize, where well
cultivated, will make fairly good
Yields. Wheat is selling at 81 40
per bushel, and one-half or two
thirds of the crop is in the hands Of
the farmer. This years crop is es-
timated at one million bushels in
this county, and nearly all the land
in cultivation is again being pre-
pared for wheat.
We are all very we'll now. Our
youngest boy was bitten by a rat
tlesnake about six weeks ago and
has not fully recovered yet, but is
improving.
We still like the Record better
than any paper we take, and only
regret that its work is not more
fully appreciated by the people
there. If the wanderlust should
ever come over you, steer your car
in this direction. | believe you
would decide to dig in" here and
leave the job Of preaching clean
politics and good roads to some one
else back there.
j. A. Line.
Ellen, Texas.
Sharp County record., 1916-09-01
CONFIRMATION NOTICE

In the chaneory Court Of the Southern District
Of Sharp County.
November Term, 1915.
Notice 10 hereby gvsn that u, L. Terry has
hled In this Office his petition 70 confirm The tI,s
10 the following described lands, situate In the
Southern District Of Sharp County, Arkansaa, 10.
Wit The West half Of the Northwest quarter n
Section 90 and the Northeast quarter Of the
Southeast quarter, and % acres described as
foows Beginning al the Northwest corner Of
Section 70 and running West As rods with the
Section Line thence South l6o rods, tbsnes
East Is rods to the Section Line. thence North
with the Section Line i6o rods TO the place Of be.
ginning, same being In Section 90. all the above
described lands being In Township 10 Nor IN
Range West, containing In all ls5 acres more or
less,
All persons claiming any interest In any ~
said lsnds or who are otherwise affected, a,s
warned 10 appear In this Court on or before the
lot day Of its November 1919, term and show eause
why the title To said lands should not be confirm.
Cd, auieted, and forever set AT rest
In testimony whereof, hereunto set INV hand
and ailis my seal ss Clerk Of the Circuit couft
and ES oneio clerk Of tho chancory Court of
Sharp County this the "a day Of August, 1919,
Y, A, Boyee Clerk,
ny Neil Sullivan, D, c,
r. NJ Piekehs, Atty for Petitioner
Sharp County record., 1916-09-01

Albert Moser came down from
Williford the latter part of last
week for a visit among relatives
and friends.
Sheriff j. H. Kirtley spent Mon
day at Sidney meeting his old
friends and looking after some
business.
Mrs. S. P Davidson and her littln
son and daughter are here from
Poplar Bluff, Mo-, visiting relatives
and friends
I DR.. H. W. Brown, formerly OF this
place, but who now lives in M is
souri,, is spending a few days with
his sister, Mrs. G. w. Moser.
DR.. Henry Hardister of Hot
Springs spent a few days in Even
ing Shade this week as the guest Of
his relatives, C. W. Shaver and
wife.
Miss Ollie Davidson returned to
her home at Hardy the first part of
the week, after having spent few
days as the guest of her sister, Mrs
Milton Stokes.
Mrs. C. D. Tibbles and children
came up from Smithville a few
days ago for a visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. e. Shaver,
and other relatives,
Atty. F. M. Pickens left Wednes-
day for Tuckerman, where he will
spend few days visiting his sister
Mrs. Walter Cole, who is confined
| to her bed by illness.
Sharp County record., 1916-09-01
No. Six.Sixty-SiX

This is a prescription prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHlttS L. FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
il taken then as tonic the Fever will not
return, 1t acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not eripe or sicken. 2sc
STRAYED-A small bay mare,
s years old, IA hands high, long,
thin tail, name reached, blaze face,
natural single foot gait. Liberal re.
ward for her recovery. T. |. Herrn,
Evening Shade.
Deputy Clerk Neil Sullivan issued
marriage licenses few days ago TO
Roy Felts and Miss Alma Conyers
Of the Sidney section and Thomas
Bruce of Sandtown and Miss Della
Casey Of near Sidney.
Thomas Bros, the mule buyers,
left here Wednesday with a good
bunch of mules, which they bought
in this territory, The bought four
mules at Evening Shade, twelve at
Sidney and six at Pouehkeepsie.
Sharp County record., 1916-09-01
Find Abandoned Auto
Ellen, Texas.

A five-passenger Ford automo-
bile, which is believed to have been
driven through Hardy Thursday Of
last week by four unidentified men,
was found Saturday by hunters at
a point seven miles east of Hardy
and taken into Williford. The auto
was in good condition, but the IL
cense tag had been torn off. The
engine Of the machine was num-
bered 233. Thursday night four
strange men boarded the midnight
train at Williford, and it is believed
they abandoned the auto and were
making their getaway,
Sharp County record., 1916-09-01
PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS

Following Is the program for the
Teachers Association for the South.
ern District Of Sharp county, to be
held at Evening Shade Saturday
September l6, 1916.
Devotional exercises, Rev. Wade,
Welcome address, o. C. Shaver
Short talks on School Manage,
ment, BLY, Horn, Henry Kinks, Miss
Katie Moser Miss Ora Meeks.
How ! Encourage Attendance,
Otto Cathey, Miss Mertie L. Smith.
Morals and Manners Of our Child
ren, F. M Pickens, Jas NJ. Simpson
Noon
The Greatest Needs Of the Rural
Schools and how to Secure Them,
discussion led by Ransom Davidson
and Miss Anna Harrell.
The Growth Of the Teacher, Sid.
ney Piekens
Has 1t Been Worth While to At.
tend this Association Open dis.
j, w. Taylor, Pres,
w, NJ, Lane, Sec
Sharp County record., 1916-09-01
NOTICE TO CONFIRM

Notice is hereby given thato w
August, 1916. Jasper ]. Hosssrdm|
his petition to the Chaneery Voar !
ern District Of Sharp County AM
that said court at its NovemM Z
It's decree confirm and quiet hS u
lowing described lands situate a1
Sharp and state Of Arkansas v"
The e Half Of the So Or Swe1
and NV Or of the So Or escpI
the NV corner of said NV GasI
Sc Or Of SW Or, all in section
North, Range 4 West, and 'mm
Section 20, Township 10 N0'@
containing in all 23S acres IL
Therefore, all persons who an
in and to said lands or any p'n~
by warned and called upon "
court within six weeks from 'a'
cause, u any there be, why w
petition should not be grantee
said petitioner In and to 'al' MI
a.
part thereof be In him forever w
ed and confirmed. lI
Given under my hand "a c'd,a y,
Court thin 22nd day Of August "
ByNdS
Sharp County record., 1916-09-01

Wanted; Laborers tor quarry
work, drillers, shovelers, sledeers
leaders, drivers. Apply at quarry
WillitOrd.
Sharp County record., 1916-09-01
From D. D. SpurIock

Editor Record Enclosed find 81
for another years subscription to
the Record. | am very much in
terested in that road building queS-
ton, and believe that you people
are about to hit upon the right
plan. One of the worst troubles in
that country, as we'll as elsewhere
in road building, is that the work is
not directed by skillful and exper-
fenced road builders. Neither is it
likely to be except under some such
plan as is made possible by the
Alexander law.
D. D. SpurlOck.
Spurlock, Texas.
Sharp County record., 1916-09-01
PROBATE COURT N

Notice Is hereby given 'n''| '..l
administrators and guardian, ',,Sl N
rent at the June Term lV'N "r
Probate Court for the Sou'nes, ~,
Element with their respective y n y,
D. NJ. Vance, guardian ""
minor. Annual settlement n'.,,,d
Margaret Sharp, admIn''I,'"s. II'.',.
Norris, deceased Final '''s ',,.s1
All parties interested ID "u ".J0l
estates must come forward ,.s W.
said accounts, II any 'hty ., ', ,,,al
third day Of the next ''l"" INA
will be forever barred 'r0" ""
counts or any Item thereof ID
Sharp County record., 1916-09-01
INDEPENDENCE COUNTY COURT
ADJOURNED Term, APRIL 1916
In the Matter Of Calling in for Reg
istration the Outstanding County
Warrants Of independence County:

Whereas, II appearing TO the Court expedient
in order to ascertain the actual financial condi'
tion Of Independence County that all the outstand-
ing warrants drawn on the County Treasurer OF
said County should be called In and registered as
provided by Section It's Of Kirby's Digest OF the
laws Of Arkansas, II Is considered ordered and ad-
judged that all persons owning or holding lnde-
pcndence County scrip or warrants issued prior
10 the 18th day Of May. 1916. are hereby required
10 present the same TO the County Court at its
regular October Term, 1916 on or before l2 o'clock
noon Of the second day Of October, 1916, for the
purpose Of having the same registered and num-
bered.
II ia further ordered that all legal warrants
presented on above date shall be endorsed on the
back. Registered and numbered" :" with the date
thereof and signed by the County Clerk, who will
keep a record in a book provided for that purpose
Of all warrants 30 presented.
And II Is further ordered that all persons who
shall hold any warrants Of said County and neg
leet or refuse to present the same forrcgistraton
as above set out at said October Term, 1916. Of
this Court az required In thia order heroinbeiore
set out, shall thereafter be forever dobarfed, M
provided by Section III Of kirby's Digest from
receiving or deriving any benefit from their claims.
The Clerk Of this Court is hereby directed TO
furnish TO the Sheriff Of this County certified
copy Of this order calling In tho,,.warants within
10 days after adjournment Of this Court and Il IL
further ordered that the Sheriff shall give due
and legal notice Of said order az prescribed by
law, and make full and complete report Of his pro-
ceedngs TO the Court on or before its first day
Of Ia October Term 1915.
STATE OF ARKANSAS.
COUNTY OF INDEPENDENCE,
LED r. Hooper, Clerk OF the County Court In and
for said County and State aforeoad do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing Ia n true
and perfect and complete copy Of an order Of the
Independence County Court made on the 18th
day OF May lol6 and now appearing Of record In
Vol ~, at pages lsO.isl, Of the County Court
Sharp County record., 1916-09-01
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature s1ass sss Of IH2zzM

Next Saturday has been fixed
upon as a day to do some necessary
work at the Evening Shade GENE.
terry. Everybody invited to be
present and take something to
work with. Religious exercises will
be conducted and dinner will be
spread on the ground.
Edwards & Sons have a new
warehouse under construction at
the rear Of their store, and the
structure will be completed In two
weeks The building used by the
company for the past few years as
a warehouse has been torn away
and the Dowdy building is being
constructed on that site.-Bates.
vile Guard
The gospel meeting that had been
In progress at the court house for
ten days, closed Sunday night.
There were fourteen additions TO
the Christian congregation here,
seven Of whom we're by confession
of faith, Sunday afternoon about
SO people from here attended the
baptisine at Black Rock. Ed. Lacy
Holt Of Sharp county did the
preaching, assisted by Ed. McDan-
iels of Hoxie, Walnut Ridge Times
Dispatch,
Sharp County record., 1916-09-01
Holiness Camp Meeting

The Holiness camp meeting at
Calamine will commence Septem-
Der lSt and cad September 10Th
The meetings will be conducted by
Revs, A, f Daniels and Joseph N
Speaker, evaneelists, Everybody
Is invited to come and tent with us.
j, D. Sullivan, Sec.
Sharp County record., 1916-09-01
NOTICE FOR REPUBLICATION
Department OF The Interior.
U, s, Land ONCE at Little Rock, Ark,
August Sth 1916,

Notice Is hereby given that Julia L. Ellis of
Evening Shade, Ark who on May 9th 1918,
made Homestead Entry No, 096i2 for SW SIC,
9Th Principal Meridian, has filed notice Of inten.
tion TO make Three Year Proof to cStabsh
claim TO the land above described before u. A,
Boyee Circuit Court Clerk, at Evening Shade,
Ark, on the 20 day Of September, 1915.
Claimant names az witnesses A. s. Hester,
J. M. Mitchell, M. +. Kinney, J, W. shanks, all
Of Evening Shade, Ark.
Jno. W. Allen, Register.
Sharp County record., 1916-09-01
Spurlock, Texas.

NOTICE-The man that took the
little girls doll at Ash Flat last Fri
day will please return it to the
store where he got the sack to put
it in, or to this Office, and we will
not expose his name. Nora David
son, Evening Shade.
Sharp County record., 1916-09-01

of the County Court Record Of ahI1
In testimony whereof, ! have ArsI
hand and affixed the seal Of ny =
City Of Batesville. Ark, this thAi
1916, A. D.
(Seal.) EDkT
Sharp County record., 1916-09-01

Willitord.
RUBnNlYuTESuN uN
Will .lre Rheumatism, Ncl.
raleia, Headaches, Cramps, Collie
SprainS, Bruises, Cuts, Burns, Old
Sores, letter. Ring. Worm, Ec.
zema, etc. Antiseptic Arodync,
used internally or externally. Csc
Elder F. M. Eldridee Of Layhe
began a series Of meetings at the
Christian church here Wednesday
night Of last week, and services
have been announced until next
Sunday night. Elder Eldridee is
delivering his sermons with his
usual force and earnestness, and is
being heard by large congregations
each night.
The Monticellonian., 1916-06-29
A. Il l.. N. OFFICES GO TO
MONROE.

1t has been announced that l..
B. Ferguson, formly of the Y. S,
Il F., has been appointed gener-
al manager of the A. IL l.. NJ. to
succeed j. M. Parker resigned
@. V. Allan will retain the of
flee of auditor and assume the
duties of assistant secretary and
treasurer Louis Cater will be
chief clerk in the general mana
gers office; and w j. Meehan,
trainmaster.
The general offices will all be
removed to Monroe the first of
July. 1t is said that this change
is made for the convenience of
President Z. Ford, whose office
is in New Orleans.
A work train and crew be-
gan on the reconstruction work
on the "north end" Wednesday.
Engineers have been surveying
making estimates on this con-
tract for several weeks.
A private car was in Crossett
Sunday and Monday carrying l..
B. Ferguson, w. V. Harvey, of
Vickburg, superintendent of the
A. d v, Mr.. Dabney of New
Orleans, f. A. c. Ferguson, of
Shreveport, trainmaster, of the
V. S. Il F., d. Miles, ichief clerk,
and X. Kaliski, watch Inspector,
of the V. S. q p, both OF Mon
roe.-Crossett Observer.