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Sharp County record., 1914-07-31

| have had reports this week
from farmers asking for informa-
ton on how to control the army
worm and the boil worm. To date
the reports have all come from the
river bottom section. The army
worm is a blue-greenish slender
worm with black spots and stripes
on his back. When moving he
bows up in the center. The damage
done Is most severe In the late sum
mer, but he is present nearly all
summer. There are several gener-
ations each year. That Is why 1t Is
necessary to kill the early genera.
tions now,
The Army worm Is controlled
with a Paris Green spray, Arsenate
of Lead powder may be used Mix
about one pound Of Paris Green
with one pound Of low grade -four;
this should spray one acre, Two
rows can be busted at one trip
by balancing two sacks across a
mules back
The cotton boil worm Is some
what darker than the army worm
and Is a common garden pest. This
Is the same worm that attacks the
ends Of the ears of corn as we'll as
the bolls Of cotton The same REM
edy for the army worm will control
the boil worm nov. However, re-
member that you can destroy them
II you will plow deep this fall.
The control Of these pests Is a
serious problem to some Of US now
and we should by all means break
land In the fall, not only for the
worms but the other pests and
the other good results that come
from fall plowins and growing viii
Sharp County record., 1914-07-31
The S. S. CONVENTION
Sharp County Sunday School
Convention Met
August 25-26.

The Sharp County Sunday School
Convention met in annual session
al the Methodist Church in this
place last Saturday morning and
remained in session for two days.
Rev. W. M. Lane presided and D.
W. Gilbert was appointed secretary.
Many subjects of much interest
! 70 Sunday School workers were ably
discussed. Some of these subjects
were:
The Sunday School as a Means
of Getting Young People Converted
and into the Church.
Health, Hygiene and Religion.
The Influence of the Sunday
School in the Home.
Why Young People should attend
X Sunday School. Bible Inspiration.
The Duty, Qualifications and Res
ponsibility of a Sunday School
Teacher Etc, etc.
One of the most excellent ad-
dresses delivered was that by Prof.
SMcVey of the Ash Flat High School,
STHow to Make The Sunday School
1kitractive to all Ages"
Afew of the subjects upon the
program we're not delivered on ac-
A9unt of the persons to whom they
,IWere assigned being absent.
Nh The following named Sunday
Schools we're represented: Layne,
leaunder, Cave City, Corinth, Ash
Flat, Belmont, and Evening Shade.
One of the features of the occas-
ION Mas the singing of the choir
Sharp County record., 1914-07-31
happenings Of Great Import

July "a, 1914, A, D-Williford
News allowed Its fourth annual
birthday, and Editor WATSON diseov.
ers some work to the newspaper
game, Ile also declares gasoline stove
to be greatest thing ever invented,
for the reason that II saves chopping
Of wood,
July 3l,-The greatest invention
of all ages occurred few years aeo
when evaporation process for man
ufaeture Of Ice was perfected by Mr.,
Ammonia.
Sharp County record., 1914-07-31
PERMITS TO MARRY
A List of the Names of Those
Recently Licensed
To Marry.

Following are the names of those
who have secured licenses to mar
ry during the past several days
from Clerk Simpson:
Cleo Carpenter, lizard county, age
%, Ada Finley, 20.
Shelby Finley, lizard county, "a,
Sallie Hamm, 18.
Marion Sargent, Layne, %, Emma
Lampert, II.
Almus Holt, King Mills, q, Allie
Arnold, King Mills, II.
Obie Duncan, %, Jessie Casey,
18.
S. L. Coleman, Cord, independence
county, 81, Matte Cole, Sidney, 20,
Fred D. Gay, Poughkeepsie, 10,
Maud Woodbridge, Cave City, 81.
John Lamar, Maxville, 21, Edna
Stovall, Evening Shade, 18.
M. A. Jones, Zion, lizard county,
28, Fina Branscum, Zion, 22.
Perry Baxter, Sidney, 81, Josie
Harrel, Charlotte, 20.
Sharp County record., 1914-07-31
A QUESTION

The Newark Journal is making
an attack upon the Arkansas Gaz-
cites practice of selling space in
its advertising columns to whiskey
dealers.
The question of whether a paper
is justified in running whiskey ad.
vertisine is debatable from a busi-
ness standpoint. When whiskey is
an evil anything that increases,
assists or allows its sale is indirect
ly responsible.
But, if we are to attack the pap.
er that rents liquor dealers space in
its columns, why not also assail the
men who rent them houses in which
to carry on the liquor business, CEN
sure the public that sells the sup
plies, and criticise the government
which legalizes the sin for money
1t is no more necessary for the
Gazette to have the proceeds from
whiskey advertising in order to ex-
ist than it is for the government
to have the revenue from whiskey
in order to continue to govern.
Several metropolitan papers in
the South have in the last few
years discontinued selling space to
whiskey dealers, and we do not
know of one that ceased publication
1t is universally understood that
a newspaper does not necessarily
endorse every advertisement that
is found in its columns, ct the same
time it is fast becoming the custom
among superior publications to do
no advertising for any concern, the
products of which can not be rec
commended and guaranteed by the
publishers.
The Journal stated that the Gaz-
cite declared the proceeds from liq-
uor ads were essential to the up
keep of the paper, The Gazette re-
piled that it had made no such
statement. t
If the proceeds from whiskey ad-
vertising is not necessary and the
editors of that paper do not endorse
the use of whiskey, why are the ads
run in the Gazette, asks the Journal.
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Weekly Letter of John FL. Page
Commissioner of Mines, Manufactures and Agriculture
Gives You Letter This Week Full
Of Help to the Farmer.

ter cover crops, Ionly mention
the fall p|owing because of its close
connection to the control of the crop
pests, Ii is our best remedy and
in addition is the best method for
preparation. | have a bulletin on
the cotton boil worm which | will
be glad to send you.
If 1t rains 1t will be necessary to
apply again the above remedies, and
remember that both Paris Green and
Arsenate Of Lead are deadly poisons,
lfthe wind Is blowing tie handker-
chief across your mouth, DO not a.
low stock to eat where poison has
been applied.
This fall prepare for great deal
of fall plowing, II does not matter
whether you have crop pests to
control or not, we have nc means of
knowing when they will reach our
farm, The greatest benefits will
result In having q winter cover
crop, and in having a better seed
bed next year and better soil
John II, PAGE,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
Sharp County record., 1914-07-31

Showing up the dark spots as
we'll as turnine-on-the-light will re-
suit if majority vote is polled for
Act No. 3.
Sharp County record., 1914-07-31

Talking about great inventions,
old man Vacuum did a good one
when he devised his cleaner, with
the aid of which boy can now
take a bath without the disagSec-
able use of soap and water.
Sharp County record., 1914-07-31

The crooked politician who profits
by graft is naturally opposed to Act
No. 3.
Sharp County record., 1914-07-31

Those who fear the light of day
are opposed to Act No. 3.
Sharp County record., 1914-07-31

The CRATER is against Act No. 3.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-11-05
STATE BORROWS MONEY.
To Cover Appropriations Made
by Extra Session.

The sinking fund commission has
made arrangements to borrow Sl1O,
S4S.52 to cover appropriations made
during the extraordinary session.
The money was borrowed of the Pal
metto National bank of Columbia
until February, at 6 per cent.
The notes were signed by S Car
ter, A w Jones, Neils Christensen
and G w Dick, members of the COM
mission. The Governor, a member
of the commission ,ex-officio, did not
attend the meeting.
George w Dick, chairman of the
ways and means committee of the
House, was elected chairman of the
sinking fund commission, to take
the place of Senator P L Hardin,
resigned.
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'CURRENT News NOTES
FROM SCRANTON TOWN.
LITTLE EVERY DAY SKETCHES
OF DAILY LIFE BRIEFLY
PORTRAYED.

Scranton. November 3:-At $50
o. m. last Wednesday, at the Metho'
dist parsonage, a marriage of much
interest to the host of friends of the
ntracting parties was solemnized,
when Miss Cora Cook became the
BRIDE of Mr. Tillman Thomas, both
of the st John section. Rev } B
Prosser performed the ceremony.
A number of their friends were
present, who wished them long and
happy welded life.
Messrs R B Cannon, C E Graham,
Make Matthews and Messrs Drew
Allan and Sam T Kirby attended the
meeting of the Southeast District
Baptist association at Georgetown
last week as delegates from Scranton
and New Zion churches. respectively.
Last Tuesday night an interesting
meeting of the Junior Order council
was held. Reports showed the Coun-
Gil to be in excellent shape. Now
that the busy season is past, a larger
attendance is hoped for.
The Scranton Literary society has
been organized in the graded school
here, with the following officers:
Tillman Mathews, president; bessie
Graham, vice president; jamie Wall
secretary; Archie Wall, critic. A
meeting is held every Friday after
noon. The query for debate last
Friday was: Resolved, That Educa-
ton Is More Important Than Mon
ey,' The affirmative won.
Fish stories may come and go, but
now comes real dope" and not sto.
ries. Mr. j L F Parrott-and others,
too believes that he has grown the
real grown sweet potato. 1t is
just a medium(?)sized yam" Of the
Cuban red" variety, weighing only
ii! pounds. Mr. Parrott has others
weighing 8 and 10 pounds. His
friends have prevailed on him to
have the grown" yam on exhibition
at the county fair. Mr. R Mac
Cooper also has some really near
grown potatoes of the same variety.
But these large potatoes grow so
fast and large, until in their hurry to
outgroW each other they burst and
split. The smaller yam" is more
easily cooked and some prefer them
for table use to the large ones. One
farmer says finis"to these grown"
vans. If some one has larger
potato, give it, or an account of it,
(the potato preferred to corre-
spondent and he will get it in the
papers.
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Rev j B Prosser preached an in

Rev j B Prosser preached an in
teresting and instructive sermon
here Sunday, his subject being, JUS
tifcation by Faith. In a simple but
mastery manner, he, explained to
an attentive audience the truths
contained therein.
On October 25, Chief of Police
H E Holley of Savannah, Georgia.
came here in answer to message
that his man was detained here by
the town authorities, Australia"
Fraser, alias Charlie Brown. Now,
Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia or
Charlie Brown" was wanted for
the murder of a negro woman about
August 4 in Savannah, but had en-
igrated" to a farmers home a
few miles from here, where he was
doing time for his board only. He
said he had been home once since
he left after the murder. But he
wrote to his father for money and
Policeman Ward here had a circular
letter describing the big island of
Australia, so when he called for his
mail the postmaster notified the
police, and in a short time Charlie
Brown, as he was known at his
boarding-place, was arrested and
placed in the guard house here. He
admitted stabbing the woman, but
said he did so in self defence as she
attempted to draw a razor on him.
The negro seemed to think he would
not be punished severely,as the wom-
an was dangerous character. He
had already lain in a hospital as a
result of the blow of pick-aXe de-
livered by the dusky Amazon while
defending his mother when the two
women were fighting. Chief Holley
asked the man why he did not prose-
cute the woman, to which he replied:
Because mama did not want it
done" The man said he stabbed
the woman when both were board
ing a street car.
Mr. R Mac Cooper was summoned
to the bedside of his mother at
Mayesville Sunday, but when he ar
rived the death angel had already
visited the sick chamber. His mother
died at $50 Sunday morning. She
was a Christian woman and was pos
sessed of remarkable constitution,
being in the SSth year of her age.
Until eleven months ago she was
able to be about, when a paralytic
stroke rendered her bedfast. In
terment was made Monday. Mr.
Cooper's friends sympathize with
him deeply in his sore hour of be-
reavement.
Miss Hettie Willoughby, a stu
dent at Coker College, spent the
weekend here with her parents.
Her aunt, Mrs - Massey of Phila-
dclphia, is spending some time here
with her brother, Mr. W J Willough-
by, and his family, | NJ u.
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OIanta observations.

Olanta, November 3:-The people
of this community are about through
their harvesting, and there are some
proud souls, too, among them being
Mr. S M White, who has just finished
gathering his potatoes. He made
about 10 bushels. He is not grieving
over hard times so long as 'possum
and potatoes last.
Miss Kizzie Jordan started her
first school Monday at the Way-Side
school house. Those who know her
talent think she will make a fine
teacher.
Master Leo McElveen, young
gentleman of Olanta, was the guest
of Mr. S NJ White Monday night.
Several boys of this community
are preparing to gather in their
intended ones in the near future.
Quite a number of hogs in this
vicinity are dying of cholera.
We are sorry the writer of the
white Oak Chips" has been Ill and
hope that he has recovered.
Your scribe will try to do better
next time. LITTLE BUD.
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CONVENTION
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
AT GEORGETOWN A NOTABLE
EVENT--PROCEEDINGS IN
DETAIL.

The annual convention of the
Southeast Baptist association, which
assembled in the Presbyterian church
Thursday, concluded its labors yes
terday morning and adjourned to
meet next year at Scranton. The as
sociation is made up of the churches
in Georgetown and Williamsburg
and a part of Florence counties.
At the morning session organiza-
ton was perfected by the election of
Rev H B Jones as moderator, Mr. K
B Cannon of Scranton as clerk, and
Mr. B T Brockinton of Kingstree, as
treasurer.
Following the election several re-
ports were read and discussed, as
follows: On State Missions s-Discus-
sion by DR. w T Derieux, of the
State Mission board, who made a
nowerful address on the work, Its
success and it's needs. 1t was report
ed that the association had raised
this wear 81, 100, which was all that
was asked of it. In this connection
it may be stated thatYthe association
showed clean sheet for all mission
) work. The report on education was
then discussed by Rev Howard Lee
Jones, the silver-tongued orator, who
,is president of Coker college, and
: DIR Jones probably never made a
per or more convincing speech.
In the afternoon the report on
:, tamnerance was discussed strongly
by MIR R B Cannon and others. The
report on Women's Work, an able
paper written by Mrs f G Carpen-
ter, was read. This has been charac-
tterized as one Of the best reports
ever heard by the association. The
report on Aged Ministers was dis
cussed by Messrs J W Truluck, + 2
Easterling and B K Truluck.
At the night session the annual
sermon was preached by Rev E ?
Easterling--a mastery effort. Fol
Sowing the sermon the report on
3 sundav-schoo,s was discussed by Rev
s TT Watt, whose theme was Our
sunday-school Problems and How to
Solve Them"
Friday morning Home Missions"
was the subject discussed by DR. W
Hangston, of the Home Mission
hoard, Atlanta, Ga, and Foreign
Missions" was discussed by DR. j A
Brown of Kingsbury. The remain
der of the session was taken up with
minor reports and discussions.
4 There was a large attendance
4 throughout the meeting and interest
Assas always keen. One new chufcn
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was added during the year, Mt Oil
vet, in the Pennyroyal district of
Georgetown. At the meeting at
Scranton the annual sermon will be
preached by Rev H B Jones, of this
citv-Ge0rqetOwN Times.
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S14.l5 Richmond, Va,and return,
via The Atlantic Coast Line, the
Standard Railroad of the South,
Southern Medical Convention. Tick
cts on sale November 6-7-S, limited
to reach original starting point prior
to midnight of November p, 1914.
w j CRAIG, L Z WHITE,
Pas Tfc Mgr, Gen Pas Agt.
Wilmington, n c.
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Some men were born asleep and
forgot to wake up.
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RAINSBORO.
January s, 1914.

January b, 1914.
Miss Ethel Fettro, who has been
spending a few weeks at the home of
g. G. Garman, left Saturday for her
home in Chicago.
Mrs. Ruth Browning spent part of
last week with friends at Bainbridge.
A daughter was born to Oliver Hoop
and wife last Tuesday night.
Miss Mary s. Cameron was the
guest Of her sister, Mrs. Guy wilkin,
at Marshall, last week, returning
home Sunday.
Master Thomas Badgley, who has
been confined to his home for several
weeks with sprained ankle, is able
to be out again
Our public schools reopen this morn.
Ing after ten days vacation.
The W. G. T. U. will hold their reg
ular meeting on Tuesday afternoon of
next week at the home of Mrs. Thos.
Spargur.
DR.. Q. r. Eylar was off duty part of
last week on account of sickness.
Misses Josie Spargur and Grace
Glenn, of Columbus, who have been
visiting home folks dnring the holi-
days, have returned to their respec-
tive duties.
The M. e. Sunday School at this
place has an unusual record for the
past year, fifty pupils having never
missed service In that time.
Miss Clara Pulse will entertain the
Ladies' Aid Society on Thursday af-
ternoon.
George Free and family spent Sum-
day at the home Of his brother near
Bainbridge.
Miss Grace Watts was sick last
week.
Pearl Seaman and Miss Agnes Eli
son, of. Greenfield, we're united in
marriage at the M. e. Parsonage here
last Tuesday afternoon by Rev. w.
E. Shriver, who is cousin of the
groom.
The M. e. Sunday School has reor-
ganized and elected the following Of
ticers Superintendent, A. G. Cam
eron; Assistant Superintendent,
Percy Knedler Secretary, Kathryn
Harrington Assistant Secretary,
Herbert Glenn; Organists, Grace
Coleman and Josie Spargur Libra
rians, Leone Shriver and Blanch Nc
Nary.
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sergeant. Back of him was Coroner
Goldberger. whom ! had met in two
previous cases, while the third counte-
nance. looking at me with a quizzical
smile was that of Jim Godfrey, the
Records star reporter. The fourth
man was a policeman in uniform. who
at a word from Simmonds took his
station at the door.
What is it?" asked Godfrey.
Just suicide, think" and l un-
locked the door into the room where
the dead man lay.
Simmonds, Goldberger and Godfrey
stepped inside. followed and closed
the door.
Nothing has been dlsturbed."I said.
mo one has touched the body"
Simmonds nodded and glanced in
quiringly about the room. but God
frey's eyes. noticed. were on the face
of the dead man. Goldberger dropped
to his knees beside the body. looked
into the eyes end touched his fingers
to the left wrist. Then he stood erect
again and looked down at the body.
and as followed his gaze noted Its
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-01-08
CHAPTER |.
The First Tragedy.

rT ELLO!'' ! said as l took down
the receiver of my desk
ILL phone in answer to the call.
is that You. Lester?" ask
ed Philip Vantine's voice.
Yes. So you're back again.
Got in yesterday Can you come
up to the house and lunch with me to-
dayY
"I'll be glad to- ! said and meant
1t, for ! liked Philip Vantine.
''I'll look for you, then, about 30"
And that is how II happened that an
hour later was walking over toward
Washington square, just above which.
On the avenue. the old Vantine man
sion stood. II was almost the last sur
vival of the old regime. for the tide Of
business had long since overfowed
from the neighboring streets into the
avenue.
Philip Vantine had been born in the
house where he still lived and declared
that he would die there He had no
one but himself to please in the matter,
since he was unmarried and lived
alone, and he mitigated the increasing
roar and dust of the ueighborhood by
long absences abroad.
Vantine was about fifty years af age,
the possessOr of comfortable fortune.
something of connoisseur in art mat
ters, a collector of old furniture. His
reasons for remaining single in no way
concerned his lawyers. position
which our firm had held for many
years, and the active work OF which
had come gradually into my hands.
He came forward to meet me, and
we shook hands heartily.
Its plain TO see that the trip did
you good" said
Yes" he agreed: II never felt more
fit. But come along; we can talk at
table There's a little difficulty want
you to untangle for me-"
l followed him upstairs to his study.
where table laid for two had been
placed near low window
II had lunch served up here" Van
tine explained. as we sat down. :'be-
cause this is the only really pleasant
room left in the house"
He paused and glanced about the
room. Every piece of furniture In it
was the work of master
Il suppose you found some new
things while you were away?" said.
'Yes-and it's that ! wanted to talk
TO you about. brought back six or
eight pieces. ri show them to you
presently. They are all pretty good.
and one is thing of beauty. It's
more than that-it's an absolutely
unique work OF art. Only. unfortu-
nately, 1t isn't mine"
"It isn't yoursT
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PROLOGUE.

If a literary miner. were to dp-
praise this story he would say
of it:
1T pans OUT a big percentage
of thrills.
There's pay dirt" in this nys-
terry story for every lover of an
exciting tale and an interesting
plot. 1t is one of the master
pieces of its author, who is rec
ognized leader in the field of the
detective story.
Round a beautifully inlaid cab
met dating from the days of
Louis XIV which stands in a
Fifth apenue mansion weaves a
story of plot and counferplof,
mystery, suspense and surprise.
Jim Godfrey, shrewdest of re-
porters, and the detective bu-
redus of New York and Paris are
trying to unraveI The intricately
entangled clews. And the read
er, too, will go along with them,
breafhless and absorbed, getting
now hint, again coming up
against blank wall, until, like
them, he comes to the amazing
explanation. And the one who
BATTLES reporters, detectives and
readers is Crochard, the invinci-
bic, a creation in detective fic-
lion.