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Sharp County record., 1914-05-15

l. lhC oCtt pOotOlllCC, lLulu Couuly
has been discontinued.
Citizens of Salem are talking of
Incorporating the town.
W. X. Estes has been appointed
postmaster at Calico Rock.
Cleo Holt of Smithville lost his
barn and about 800 bushels of corn
by fire a few nights ago.
Fulton county republicans will
have candidates in the field for
sheriff and county judge this year,
A movement is on foot among
citizens of Salem to organize and
hold fair in Fulton county next
fall.
The pearling season has opened
at Calico Rock, and a large number
of people will soon be employed in
that industry.
Officials at POcahontas are max
ing a rigid enforcement of the law
against hogs running at large within
the town limits.
The grass in the court house
yard is fine and is being used as a
pasture by several town calves and
hogs, says the Salem Banner.
S. R. Hinkle, a we'll known citizen
of Melbourne suffered second
stroke of paralysis lately, but his
condition is improving again.
Mrs Dorotha Richardson has
been appointed postmaster at
Smithville to succeed T. L. Norris
who held the position for sever
years.
James Short and VIM. Maguffet
have secured the contract to carr!
the mail from Mammoth Spring t
Salem. They will receive $4.5(
per day.
M. u. McCabe, who owns ZOO
acres of land in Baxter, Stone an,
Searcy counties, is enclosing som
of his land with wire fence fifteeI
miles in length,
Grandall Ford, a young man EN-
ployed in a sawmill at Huron, Izart
county, had a hand badly cut by
circle saw one day lately. ON
finger was amputated.
The Farmers and Merchant
! Bank was organized at Mountain
Home last week and will open fo
business within the next six weeks
The bank has paid up capital Of
$4,000.
W. p. Kennedy, who lived in tht
vicinity Of lmboden, died very sud
dffey judicial convention and was
lied a hearing, Then | asked II
h the new chairman and the O
going chairman of the judicial
htral committee II either OF them n
,uld call the committee together e
+. the purpose of turning on the t
ut, that ! and the voters might f
k Justice and those accused vim
hated If they could be vindicated '
lint neither would act, claiming
jurisdiction,
Nov, gentlemen, ! have made no
,cusations, Your accusers are .
,ur neiehbors and the surround I
q circumstances l
Some three or four days after ] :
,ceived Mr. Bakers telegram | re-
eiyed through the mail three post
ards sent me by three brave and
cry courageous eentlemenCO OF
rankin, with insulting inscriptions
nd cartoons thereon, but the gen
Sharp County record., 1914-05-15
AnInVitatiOn
ITO YOU:

We want every lady in
this section to call and see
our splendid line of Dress
Goods, Hats, Art Squares,
Rugs, and many other lines
of special interest to them.
We shall be glad to see
you any time, and will take
pleasure in showing you
our stock.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-12
MispInccd Protest.

Quite naturally the Catholics do not
love Mr.. Nathan Considering his at
utudc toward the papal power. we do
not see how they could. But how his
coming here In such Il harmless ca
pactty can affect their welfare III tho
slightest. we are unable to understand.
IT is expected that every government
that responds to tho invitation of the
United states To take part In the cX-
position Will send II representative
man. Mr.. Nathan is such a man. lie
undoubtedly represents the new Italy
III political sense. He has been hon
orcd by the government and it's pco-
pie We hardly see what right the
President or the exposition managers
would have to object to him. To do
so would he offensive to the Italian
government, which. In any event. could
hardly be expected to send Il man OF
different relations to it. though very
likely II might have selected one who
had been less active In those move
ments that have been most objection
able 10 tho church,; BOSTON Transcript.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-12

Dr. Fucker in his address before the
medical college graduates last week
emphasized the great work that can
bc done for the enlightenment of hu-
mainly through the cooperation Of
physician and newspaper. What he
said was simple truth. That it is n
truth. the Importance and potential
benefits of which tho medical world is
beginning to perceive ana appreciate.
Is rendered all the palmer when Il
Journal like American Medicine re-
Dukes members of the profession who
hold that the prcss should be anathema
to tho physician. and that. no matter
how important to the public medical
news may he, IT fould always be
withheld from the newspapers and the
latter be left to get 1t If they choose
To do so from the pages OF the tech
meal publication IN which il is of
iiciaily presented to the profession.
The lamentable results which may en-
sue from this method of procedure are
indicated by American Medicines
statement that the great majority of
physicians first learn OF new discover
les in medicine from the lay press:
and as an illustration of how lament
able those results may be. the burial
Of Mcndcl's great discovery for thirty
four years following it's presentation
in Il technical publication is most
convincinply iluminating.--Cha
News and Courier.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-12
What Was News
Fifty Years Ago
From tho Richmond Dispatch. June ic. 1864.

No news of interest comes from the
armies of Lee and Grant. No lighting
was indulgcd In yesterday. Grant does
not seem to be willing to risk another
attack on Lees well-intrenched lines,
and his future movements arc rather
uncertain. 1t Is believed. however, that
he will make for James River, and
after joining with or absorbing But
lcr'S forces, will make his next move
ment against Richmond on the south
side of the James.
Sheridan, with n cavalry force 5000
strong. started out on q raid In Spot
sylvana. Five miles from the court
house he was met and defeated by Cen
cral Wade Hampton. With his cavalry
force and his ten pieces of artillery
Sheridan made his way back to Grants
lines.
Among the killed I'm the fight a few
days ago near Petersburg were the fol-
lowing: Professor Staubly, OF the Pc
tcrSburg Female College; Wales Hurt
eighteen years of age. son of the late
Branch r. Hurt: John Il. Friend, cid
est son of the late William n. Friend:
William G. i3annlstcr, an officer of tho
Exchange Bank: George e. Jones'
prominent druggist; John Crowdcr
George II. Conway and William Dan
icls, young men Of Prince George
County.
The Augusta, Ga, papers announce
the death of j. II. Dowcll. the cfTici-
ent superintendent of the Southern
Telegraph Company In Richmond. on
the 18th ultimo. This Is or might he
a very sad affair but in view of the
fact that Mr.. Dowell still lives and Is
vigorously discharEing his many du-
ties. he can read the announcement Of
his death with something like Roman
fortitude.
Northern papers confirm the reports
already published in the Dispatch that
General John il. Morgan is again on
the warpath, and moving with sue
cess through kentucky.
Gold is selling rapidly in New York
at 1875 TO 1914.
Sergeant j. l.. Harrington. Company
Is. Eighteenth Virginia Regiment. was
painfully, but not dangerously wound
ell In the Cold lIarbor fight.
General Imboden. with such a force
rs could be gotten together hurried
iy. met the cavalry of the enemy as
they were advancing upon Waynes-
Doro. and after two hours stubborn
hghting Grove them back a distance of
eight miles,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-12
Justin Huntly Mccarthy Says,
1--WE Are Ready for Romance"

Stockholders, shoe clerks. shopgirls
tangoing millionaircsscS and women of
the streets are Soon to retire from the
pages of the popular novel Makers Of
ism. the living wage, fcmin!sm. and
tho rest of their ohsessions. and re-
member that lovo and war are prac-
ticablc themes And the reason is
that It's about time 1t happened.
Justin IIuntly Mccarthy Is the
bearer OF this good news. During n
flying visit to New York--hc came TO
tho United States TO sec his play
'Charlcmngne' produccd--he talked
about literary actions and reactions.
These things go In cycles." nc said.
Realism follows roman;lc'sm. roman
tictsm follows realism. For several
years The novelis;s have given us little
but realism. They have turned their
attention To what they call a cross
section OF life: they have vigorously
confined themselves 10 portray!ng the
people of this present age And they
have been fond OF preaching. especial
" OF preaching their favorite economic
theories.
But this cannot go on forever. I,
has gone on so long that the time for
a change IL here. Somewhere there Is
a master OF romance. n man who will
turn tho tide OF literature az Stevenson
turned 1t not so many years ago.
'1n his History OF NV Own Times
my father made a prophecy that was
accurately fulfilled. lie finished work
on that book when realistic or
naturalistlc movement was nj It's
height. Nevertheless. he said that
romanticism would soon come again
10 the fore. that the next great writer
would be Il ro,nanticist. Soon after
these words were printed, Rober; Louis
Stevenson was entertaining and charm
ing the world.
Once" said Mr.. Mccarthy, with n
reminiscent smile. 81 was literary ad-
wiser to -Augustin DAILY. lie never
took my advice. but was called his
literary adviser, anyway. Well, one
drama is dead. The public has no use
drama has been staged Then wrote
If Were Kins'-nnd It's running yet"
Did YOU write the play before you
wrote the novel;" was asked
Yes" said Mr.. Mccarthy, II wrote
1t as play made IT into a novel
later.
"Of course" he continued. "romanti-
cism. did not wholly die with the com
Ing of the rcalists. The spirit OF ro-
nance IS immortal, and there arc al
ways people who would rather read
Dumas than Flaubcrt. The new ro-
manticists viii find an eager audience
awaiting them"
You say the new ronanticis.s' VIII
they he different from the rornanticists
that We already know
Yes was the answer. 81 think that
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-12
Lees Army.

70 the Editor OF, The Times Dispatch:
Sir. Heading the communication Of NO
; llowitzcr' In your issue Of recent date
J am impressed with the idea TINT vnur
correspondent carries still further Tho com
mon belief that General Lee had very
small number Of mon in his last Virginia
campaign. The returns OF General Leo nt
that time were follows:
Orange c. H.. Va. April o. 1864
Aggrcgatc present. SECS: present and alb
sent, 9S?i6.
Near Petersburg. Va. July 10, 1901.
Asgrssate present 6s.+44; aggregate pres
Petersburg. Va February -. 1865.
Aggregate present 7s.3D aggregate pres
ent and absent. lGp.ili
Tho Richmond Dispatch Of April 49, 1851.
states tina, Grant viii not greatly out ..
number Lee"
The Issue OF May 81. 1864. OF the same rspcr
says: Numbers OF armies about equal -
etc. OF June l. 1851: "Ali we have rot 10
do is 10 lie behind breastworks and shoot
.hem down"
The Richmond Whig Of March %. tss,.
rays: "our army was never better clothed
or IN better condition"
Respectfully submitted,
J.. *. GOULD
Bridgeport. Conn. June 10 1914
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-12

INC new romanticists will be dirrercnt
from tho old. They will have l.arnnd
something from tho rcalists: no i'm
nor'ant literary movement is withou.
ltS erect. The new roinanttclsts yvIu
DC less conventional than the old; they
VIII nave no use for such stock ryurca
AS the inpossihly wicked viilnIu and
me ihpossibly virtuous heroine OF the
"luer novelists. when they writc about
inc people OF the romantic ages thev
VIII not be afraid 10 show them az
they actually were. For the people OF
the days Of chivalry were not css.n
tally different from us: the soul OF
man does not change with The Dassinv
Of the years
80 the new romanticists Will orop
such conventions rs what VIC call
Wardour street language--,he Cad
looks and POUNDS type or rhetoric.
They Will apply. may say. the
methods OF realism TO tho objects OF
romance.
"ot course, this has been done nj
ready Fairy tales are good example.
OF what mean. They would be classcd
OF course. as sheer romance they are
imaginative creations. Yet the mc,hod.
OF sucn create tellcrs OF fairy tales as
Hans Christian Andersen and ,h
brotncrs Grimm arc realistic Thoir
stories are almost Photographic in their
attention TO common place detail Folk
lore is Imaginative. highly romantic.
and yet its methods are realistic"
What Will bring about this romantic
revival Mr. Mccarthy was asked.
Time. chiefly" he replied. Realism
has had Its day. and the world IS ready
Tor romance again. There Is some one
waiting now To tell the world a ro-
mantle tale, and when he does {, YOU
VIII ma host OF writer's follow,n1,
him. Literature follows the lines OF
least resistance
tut time is not the ONLY ca,sa .,
ms approaching renaissance Of roman
ucIsm The circumstances Of lIto 70
stranger and more fanciful to-day rhar
ever before, and only by an effort az
VIII do tho real!sts keep their eves
Oh trivial or sordid details. Great forces
are being unclaimed. forces ma,
irrrsistih!y appeal TO tho Imagination
9"4es Verne was Il romanticlst, and his
brilliant fancy could picture nothing
stranger than the rnarvcis that are To-
DAY parts of our llfe-thc swift and
enormous ocean steamers. tho w,-n-
less telegraph. tho ncroplane. Writer'S
cannot compel the world 10 listen In
their dry rccitals OF petty affairs v-h.n
Won0crs such as these are haDnen,,1
all about.
This would bc an especially su,,ahIa
year Tor tho romantic revival for In
1914 JUST 100 years ago. occurred nm
event OF The greatest Significance IA
literature In that year Sir Walter
Ico,ts WaVcrley' was published scott
'h'hh' created Dumas. and Dumas
created the later romantic novelist."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-12
Sol, Statesman.

Perhaps after all, King Sol, riding
high III the brassy summer heavens
above Washington city, will prove
to be the best statesman of them all
Rumors from the capital are to the
effect that Congress. swcltering and
losing flesh, is now listening with
receptive ear 10 the talk of early
adjournment.
Which is we'll II we are 10 have
more legislation affecting business.
ii is just as we'll TO have it on the
statute books. that business men
may know whore they stand.
We have been a little doubtful of
the wisdom of the Presidents pro
gram for putting through laws OF
This nature, but If his judgment can
not be shaken, it is best that the
present uncertainty be ended ono
way or the other, and that Congress-
20 home and give us all a breathing
spell
TO this end the temperature prom
Uses TO lend its kindly aid. When
the congressional collar melts down
and the congressional fan sirnplv
adds intensity TO the humility. i, is
a tolerably safe assertion that heat
helcncuered statesmen Will swiftly
end themselves of mind TO be moro
reasonable and expeditions.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-12
Not SpftefuI.


Congressman Alexander w. Cro-
OF Texas. smiled when the convsrsa
tion turned 10 hasty marriages. lie
SAID he was reminded of the ,natr,
Inonial experiences of n party naned
RaStus. "'''co
one afternoon Rastus went IN ~.
poss or tho construction gang on which
he worked and asked him If ha cnnI',
nave on on the following day.
Yes IL tho matter is an import,,,
you going to dor' arc
MY wife hab Jes' diaa," an,w.ro,
the other. IAN to-morrer am de fu.
Two weeks later Rastus wen, >.
the boss with q request for anotbo.
day. Onco more he was asked if So
matter was an important one.
We'll, sab. 1t am jcs' dis wav. ho.. =.
explained Rastus. Use gagged ~ b.,
married, an. ter-morrer am do wedai,'.
day" "o'''h
What's that" exclaimed the won
dering boss why. it has ONLY hon,,
Two weeks since your wife died,"
Yes. sab. boss. yes, sah," was t,o
QUICK response of Rastus. but I ain.t
ono dat holds spite very long."-ph;ia
delphia Telegraph.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-12

The Third Congressional District
Of Virginia will elect representa-
tive in Congress next Tuesday. Thco-
retically. it is only a nomination one
Of the two candidates will receive on
that day, but, as a nomination Is
equivalent to election. those who do
not go TO the polls then will be de-
MED a voice in tho selection of tho
next Congressman. Those who are
qualified. but not registered, should
perform that duty to-day. DO not
put it off-do it to-day The cam
pCign has been quiet one, but it
is an important one. Registcri
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-12
Bull Moose psyclolnrr.

The New York Press is Il new OK
ponent of psychological influence on
business. We are not sure that IL
was not one of those 10 indulge in
puerile tests when President Wilson
remarked that much OF the business
depression OF the present is purely
psychological, hut If so It now re-
pudiates its former position and
makes amends. Ii believes In tho
psychological effect.
q few days ago The Times Dis
Patch called attention TO tho good
effects OF tho new currency system
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-12
Gagged! Never,

Discussing Mr.. Bryan's statement
that tho unlimited debate rule of the
Senate is "plutocracy's last strong
hold some of our exchanges are
shricking that the Senate never.
never shall be gagged, and arc de-
nouncing Mr.. Bryan In true. OLE
fashioned style
Their excitement is needless. The
Senate is not going to be gagged
It's love OF procrastination is too
strong 10 permit of any undue haste
on its part, and its loquacious habits
arc too firmly fixed to be shaken in
the least by any words or Mr.. Bry-
an There is a faint hope deem
down in the hearts OF some of us
that some time in the sweet by-and-
by the Senate will make some at
tempt to hold it's members TO the
subject under discussion and to bar
all speeches filling more than 500
pages OF the Congressional Record
But that tho Senate shall be gagged
why. tho very idea is ridiculous,
AS we'll seek TO devise means Of cur
ing the duck of its aquatic habits.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-12
The Losing I;ynInplc.

The graceful act of the heirs Of
historian Benson Losing in return
ing TO the State Of Virginia the valu-
able manuscripts stolen from the
state Library during the occupation
of Richmond by the Federal forces
in 1865 sets an example for j. p.
Morgan. The Losing heirs asked
only that the documents be identi-
: fled, and received indemnity only for
Sihe care Of them for fifty years. Mr.
Morgan, who has in his possession
The Martha Washington will, stolen
from Fairfax Courthouse during the
war is still haggling over their re-
turn. imposing conditions that can
not be accepted. The thanks OF the
State arc due the Losing heirs; the
state must fight Morgan.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-12
Voice of the PEOPLE
From n sailor In Vera Cruz.

To tho Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir.--l enlisted In the United States Navy
on June i. 1918. and now tha ,nt,lc-
snip New Jersey. Ny home Is In Hamlet
va. There Is n Richmond boy with us hts
name being Herbert Carter and his ad-
dress. believe 267 Pine Street.
We left tor the Southern drill grounds
on April ., 1874. and when about half
through our target practice received Il meg
sage on April II. from Admiral Badger or
derin@ us "a come al once 10 Hampton
our way '" Mexico wo made twelve Knots
an hour unit! April % We were then 81,
miles from Vera cruz on receiving a
message from Admiral Fletcher telling OF
Inc capture of Vera Cruz and ordering us
T." make all speed, Increased our epeed
TO nineteen knots hour and entered IN a
Aifbor at O'Clock on the morning OF April
We mad our guns and ammunition
me street In front Of the terminal building
when had been capturcd on the previous
d"N' and after short rest marched out 10
IN" 'front.' of the Military Academy
In" MEXICAN soldiers were stationed in this
academy and In buildings nearby They
opened fire upon from ali sides and for
some time No had n hard fight. The chester
those who were not killed fed TO tnll timber
The condition o! Mexico ia very bad
u has given the United States lot OF
trouble and has cost money. but we cannot
afford to declare on Mexico She Is
such n weak nation. and most OF her moo
pie arc hnlfstarved. Tho United Sto,ns
iieht!ns with Mexico would ne like man
lighting Il baby. DOUGLAS 1,IfISJ,
L. :. $. New Jersey. June 3. 1914
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-12
Vindication and victory.

F., y vindication OF the national hon
or and another victory for Wood
row Wilson,
That is what is meant by the
I passage by the Senate yesterday OF
the bill repeating the tolls exemp-
ton clause of the Panama Canal
act Those who oppose subsidies to
| shipping on principle; those who
hate more strongly a subsidy in dis
guised form and everything else saw
oring ofS false pretense, and, above
all, those who believe passionatcly
in keeping tho pledged word of the
nation. will rejoice at this final de-
feat of the friends OF the shipping
monopoly and tho enemies of the
honor of their country.
The one flaw in the measure. MS
passed, was the Simmons Norris
amendment. Careful study of this
compromise fails to disclose to us
any meaning in it, 1t does not af
firm our right to exempt American
vessels from paying tolls; IT does
not repudiate the -Pauncefote
treaty; it does not admit even that
the Presidents Interpretation and
that of the majority OF the country
is mistaken Interpretation. Had
1t done any of these things. IL
would, and should, have been de-
featcd. But, it docs take the finer
quality from the act of repeal. II
prevents consciousness OF support in
that 'ungrudging measure" asked
by President Wilson.
However. the vicious clause has
been repealed. the word OF the ma
ton has been kept the shipping
monopoly has been foiled in It's last
attempt 10 secure special privilege
bribery in years gone by could not
get the fingers OF the greedy cor
porations into the public treasury:
open battle proved equally futile.
Now subterfuge has failed.
TO tho men who led this fight
successfully and TO the great Amer
lean who initiated IT at time when
personal and party considerations
counsclod silence and inaction. thc
American people will pay honor so
long as they honor courage and
square dealing OF those who on
posed the sentiment of the country
in his instance little need be said
Some Of them were honest, though
mistaken. The voters NAV he
counted upon to take care of the
others.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-12
Two Feet and Allow.

You would not wonder that I bavo
forsaken playwriting," said Hoo,n
Harrington. in indianapolis, elf vo,,
knew how hard it is to-day, to make n
success
Musical comedies. like Tho Girl
FROM faris' arc what the public wants
rather than serious plays"
Mr.. Harrington, smiling, concludod.
"A young man who has seen ~
nrst performance OF The Girl From
Paris from front row seat said ,a
he left the theatre with n friend -, ~
the deafening encorcs of the linoar
Ing audience:
am not surprised that tho r,a,
Is so well received. ] knew il wnnil,
bo success before the curtain had
Eono up two feet "--Exchange.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-12
One Refugees Opinion.

The publication at length in The
Times-Dispatch yesterday morning
of bitter attack on Wilson'S Meyi-
can policy by refugee is not to be
construed as an Endorsement or even
as an expression of sympathy with
the sentiments expressed. On the
contrary, The Tines Dispatch dis
SCENTS strongly from nearly every
opinion of the Nirginian who has
just returned from Mexico. and he
lieves that the vast majority of tho
people of the country not only re-
JectS absolutely his line of reason
ing. but rescnts highly his charac-
terization OF Wilson and BRYAN as
hypocrites and their actions as cow
ardly. As 10 the charge of colored
press accounts of Mexican condi-
tons, those accounts are probably
as near the truth as can be secured.
Certainly varying as they are. they
are far moro consistent than the
rambling stories brought by.. rciu,
gees. - :. =