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WHO'S WHO IN THE WAR
Maxim.

Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim. tho In
ventor Of the Maxim automatic gun,
smokeiess powder, and other ma
chimes and explosives which are play
Ing an important part In the European
war, was born at Sangcrville, Maine,
seventy:tiye yeats ago today, Febru-
AIRY s, 1870. He was a coach builders
apprentice and worked In o foundry
before he began his career as an in.
Ventor. In 1861 he went TO England
and has since resided in that country.
where his inventive genius has been
recognized by the honor OF knight
hood, conferred upon him in 1901. His
first inventions were Of an electrical
nature. One day In Vienna he met an
American friend, who said to him:
Maxim, II you want to make your
everlasting fortune and pile up gold
by the ton, drop your electrical ma
chimes and invent a killing machine.
Think up something that will enable
these Europeans to cut eoch others
threats with greater facility-that's
what they want" Young Maxim fol-
lowed the advice Of his friend, and,
sOpGulnS q llltiG 6OlhptlOp III AVlA1pht
invented an automatic gun that load
ed and fired itself from the energy de.
rived from tho recoil. In test be-
fore British government officials he
fred 1893 rounds in half q minute, and,
so conclusive was the trial, he imme-
diately received large order from
the government. Lord Wolseley told
him hnweyer that ahis RIM would be
of little use unless he could invent
a smokeless powder, and he imme-
diately set to work on that problem.
At the same time his brother Hudson
Maxim, was working for the same
end In America; and both has claimed
to be the inventors of smokeless pow
der. Sir Hiram's latest invention is
said to be an incendiary bullet to be
fred from Maxim and other guns for
use against Zeppelins. Immediately
the bullet strikes the airship. 1t Is
said, 1t will set the gas on fire.
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StateEditors.
COUNTY, sALARY aILl.

The county salaries BILL which
passed the house OF delegates and is
now before the senate Is one OF the
most important measures that has
been submitted to the legislature,
and one which the Republican party
has been committed to. 1t should
pass the senate without quibbling or
delay. For the past fifteen years the
people, the taxpayers, have been
fighting for this corrective and Just
measure, limiting county officials
who have made fat pickings OF fees
and putting them on fair and reason
able salaries. II the bill was sub.
mitted to popular vote 1t would
carry 10 to 1, and The Intelligencer
warns the Republicans in the iegis-
lature of the bill Is defeated the PEG
pie of the State will not condone the
act.
The attempt to abolish the fec sys.
ten, of which the State gets no bene
fit, has been made time and time
again, but the opposition, consisting
of the Office holders, has succeeded "a
baking all efforts. The present bill
has the same character of opposition,
and these men are taking on a fear.
full responsibility in again attempting
to throw obstacles In the way OF its
passage, and the senate is solemnly
warned to pay no heed to protests
coming from this source.
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REPUBLICANS P0lED A LARGER
VOTE THAI. DEMOCRATIC PARTY

titled ton one or more I'd ditional rep~
resentatiyes In congress under the APP
portionment made In {accordnnce with
the last census. but In which state no
new congressional district hns been
provided by law;
One delegate from each congress
sional district:
Anadditional delegate for each con
gressional district In which the vote
for any Republican elector In 1903,
or for the Republican nominee for
congress in 1914, shall have been not
less than seven thousand i've hun
dred t7,5o0);
Provided, However. That the total
number of delegates to which any
state Is entitled shall be chosen from
the state at large }if tho law Of tho
state in which the election occurs so
prescribes: and
Provided, Further, That In the case
OF any state electing all representa-
ttves in congress from the state at
large. such state shall be entitled 10
as many delegates, elected at large.
as though the state were divided into
separate congressional districts.
nate. to act in the absence OF the dele
gate, shall be chosen in the manner
prescribed in the call for the conyeri-
ton; provided. however, that ~ the
law OF any state prescribes the meth
cd OF choosing alternates they shall
be chosen In accordance with the por-
visions Of the law Of the state In
which the election occurs.
Alaska and the. District Of Column
bia shall each be entitled to two dele-
gates; Hawaii, Porto Rico and the
Philippine Islands shall each be en-.
titled to two delegates without the
right to vote. and all delegates and
alternates from the territories and tor
ritorial possessions shall be chosen In
the manner prescribed in the call for
the Convention.
The above basis of Representation,
however. shall not be made the basis
of the call for the National Convention
to be held in the year 1916, unless prior
to January I. 1916 Republican State
Conventions held under the laws OF
the States, or called by the Republican
State Committees Of the States, In
such number OF States as are entitled
to cast a majority Of the votes In the
present Electoral College, shall ratify
the action of this committeeli in respect
to determining this basis OF reresenta-
ton.
The new basis has been approved by
the States representing 900 electoral
votes, some twenty-five more than nec-
essary under the conditions OF the res
olution. The States that formally rat.
flied this plan, and the electoral votes
that they represent, are! as follows.
Arkansas o. California IL, Colorado @,
Connecticut. Idaho q, Illinois 20. lndi.
ana Is. Maine 8, Massachusetts is.
Michigan Is. Missouri Is, New Jersey
IA, New York %. North Carolina u.
Ohio "a, Oklahoma 10, Rhode Island s.
South Carolina 8, Tennessee ~, Yer
mont 4. Washington Z. West Virginia 8.
There were, In addition TO these.
several States switch were In favor OF
the plan, but which held no State Com
yention during 1914. 3. ~.
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CURIOUS FACTS.

Leghorn's speciality is manufacturing
candied fruits.
Uruguay has ordered fire brigades
for all principal cities.
Switzerland pays 100000 daily to
maintain neutrality.
E. S. Richardson, age so. OF Eliza
beth, N. J., wishes to dig In a local park
for pot OF gold he believes to be
buried there.
Argentina from Oct. 1. 1913, to June
80, 1914. shipped 351, 43o bales Of wool.
The United States took $4,000 bales.
In certain cities OF Russia street
whistling by civilians Is a penal of.
Tense. the privilege being reserved for
the police. They exercise It to send
signal blasts to each other.
Sweet potatoes may be said to be
the staple crop OF China. There is no
section which does not raise them, and
they are a substantial part OF the diet
OF o greater part OF the Chinese people.
In the last year. the revenue cutter
service saved 327 persons from death
or peril. took 2s4persons OF shipwreck.
ed vessels, destroyed 81 dereltcts and
saved other derelicts to the value Of
$4,000.
, Shamrock. a dog owned by a st.
Paul Mimi woman. has been lost
16 times in the last few months. and
each time has been found In some
strangers automobile. The dog Is i'm.
mod rately fond OF Joy riding.
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Mr.. capron and his wife struggled
yaliantly to teach their little daugh,
ter Firth to repeat the letter "a. /.
Try as they might. tho little girl re-
fused to pronounce. the first letter
OF the alphabet, and after several vain
efforts Mr.. Capron retired from thu
struggle discouraged. a.
Mrs. Capron called the child to
her, and in an affectionate manner
asked:
Edith dear, tell mother why you
won't learn to say "a"
We'll. mother" exclaimed Edith
tits because just as soon as | say'a
you and father will want me to say
b. "-Harper's Magazine.
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IropAYvs sIRTAoAY pARTY.f
Gov. Baldwin, rs Today, is Descendan.
Of a "SIaner." -.

One of the most distinguished of the
many eminent descendants of the
signersof. the declaration OF independ.
ence Is Simeon Eben Baldwin, who re.
tired last month from the office OF Gov.
eronr OF Connecticut. Judge Baldwin
as he is usually called because OF his
long service, on the supreme bench OF
the Nutmeg State, was born In New
Haven Just three-quarters Of a ceneury
ago today. February 5. 1870. He was
the son OF Roger Sherman Baldwin.
The latter was named after his famous
ancestor, Roger Sherman, who was one
OF the committee of FIVE appointed to
draw up the declaration of independ.
ence, and who signed that historic
document. Roger Sherman was ma.
tive of Connecticut and worked his
way as a cobbler in his youth, spend.
ing his evenings in reading law. He
attained fame In the practice OF the
legal profession, and became as John
Adams wrote. zone OF the soundest and
strongest pillars of the revolution. .
The many famous descendants of Rog.
er Sherman include. besides Judge
Baldwin, Senator George F. Hoar, Max.
well Everett, the Connecticut jurist;
Senator Everett, Congressman Boutell
OF Illinois, Judge f. B. Whitney, attor.
ney-general in Cleveland's cabinet;
Judge e. II. Hoar, Encouragement IN.
der Grant, and numerous others. Judge
Baldwin was candidate for United
States senator from Connecticut in
the election last November, but was
defeated. He is staunch Democrat,
and has long been prominent In the
eounsels Of his party. The future jur.
list and statesman graduated from Yale
about half century ago. having also
studied law at Harvard, and was admit.
ted to the bar. In 1859 he became an
instructor Of law at Yale, and has ever
since been connected with the famous
university Of his native city. Judge
Baldwin has long been prominent in
religious work as well as in politics
and law. A few years ago he made q
remarkable prediction that in the years
to come all the Protestant denomina.
tions would become united, an d might
possibly become allied with the Roman
Catholic Church, thus making one
church of the whole Christian body.
During his two terms us Governor
Judge Baldwin advocated the popular
election of United States senator's and
of presidents of the United States and
other measures for the extension OF
popular government.
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BestStories
Looked That way.

Lord Mersey. head Of the Empress
OF Ireland storstad investigation
board, said to New York reporter
The other day.
Much is still left to be desired
but ships are safer than they used
to be-"
With a smile, the veteran iurtst
I'VE no longer hear OF shippers
Offering such excuses for slow pass
ages as the one offered by the skip
per of the collier who said:
We'll. gentlemen, no wonde,
we're late: We pumped the Who'll.
Atlantic three times through tina,
ship coming cross.r-Washingtor
Star.
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TOOK PROBATION.

The legislature seems to be warm.
ing up but there Is scarcely a chance
that the Democrats therein will de.
liver any knockout blows. The PEG.
pie took even more than necessary
precaution against that at the No.
vember election.-Telegram.
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No Use for Him.

The handsome young minister al,
ways stationed himself at the church
door after the services In oruer u
greet his pensioners as they filed
out.
One Sabbath morning along came
a raw Swedish maid, stranger, SO,
with his usual cordially, the minis.
ter grasped her hand and said:
Il cm very glad to see you here this
morning. viii you not tell me your
name and address, SO that ! may call
orlfyou soon?"
The maid looked him stolldlys in the
eye and, Withdrawing her hand, re.
piled:
81 tank you, but l got one steady
fella already; he comes twice week,
and tank he no like you to come =
-Harper's Magazine.
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Victor and vlotIm.

Madam. said the man in the
street car, ~ know ought to get up
and give you my seat, but urfortun.
ately I've recently Joined the Sit Still
Club"
That's all right sir" replied the
woman: "And you must excuse me
for staring at you so hard: / am a
member of the Stand and Stare Club
She proved herself SO active and
conscientious member that the man
began TO feel uncomfortable under
her gaze. Finally he rose and said:
Take my seat, madam; guess I'll
resign from my club and join yours.
Boston Transcript.
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WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN THE SOUTH.

WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN THE SOUTH.
When the Woman Suffragists only q
few weeks ago failed to induce the
House to adopt their resolution to
and approved methods Of fighting out
constitution of the United States, they
refused to be reconciled to the theory
that the Suffrage quetion was one with
which States solely should deal In
their individual capacity. In their dis
appointment they even professed to
doubt honesty of some OF the advocates
OF that obtrusive principle.
Being Obliged to fall back on the old
and approved methods of fighting out
the issue State by State, the SuiTra-
glsts now have the opportunity to prof.
1t by the unwelcome advice offered
them at Washington. Even the South
is relenting and shows strange signs of
abandoning its traditional attitude Of
hostility to their cause.
Within few days the Texas Leg
islature has received committee re-
ports In favor OF Woman.Suifrage
amendment to the State Constitution;
the Tennessee Legislature has passed a
resolution for State vote on the ques.
ton Of equal suffrage; the Arkansas
State Senate has taken similar favora-
BILE action; the same matter. has been
laid before both branches OF the
Rhode Island Legislature by leaders
of the majority, and the New Jersey
Assembly votes unanimously the same
way. l@5
In the face Of such notable progress
Tho women who returned empty.hand-
cd from their campaign to capture
Washington have reason to forget their
recent grievance and be thankful for
the new turn OF eYents.-N. Y. World.
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which in future centuries adopted a
republican form of government. After
the restoration San Marine remained
undisturbed by Its powerful neighbors
and even Napoleon respected it's in
dependence,
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Current Comment.
LEApINe lNro lTRoueLE.

Look before you leap" is time.
tested adage. But the! national admin
istration Is not to be restrained by any
such contentious saying. Rather It Is
part and parcel OF 1.-THE New Free.
dom" to leap without looking.
The Wilson. Underwood tariff was
such a leap-not leap in the dark,
but in spite of the danger signals set
against free trade, In contemptuous
disregard of the effects Of the last pre-.
cedlng antl.protectiye tariff that bore
the name of another Wilson. TWAS a
leap that brought prostration Of indus.
try. hard times, unemployment. And
yet Mr. Wilson has not set up that
"gibbet higher than Haman's."
Now there is to be another. leap with
out looking. The country is authors
tatlyely informed that the administra.
ton proposes to refuse resolutely to
look. 1t is Just going to shut its eyes
and tumble. 1t knws not where.
THE government does not intend
to he drawn into any discussion" Us
TO the consequence of its pct ship pur.
chase bill until the bill has been en-
acted into law" In other words. it's
time enough to appraisc trouble when
the trouble is started. The only bus
mess OF the administration now is to
leap into the maze Of the difficulties
insured by the ship purchase bill, to
deliver surely the death blow calcu-
lated to annihilate American ship.
building-and then 1t will be time
enough to look at the serious question
of foreign OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
News.
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.lnsLiterary9 Realism:

where have you been my dear2-
TO my literary club
And what did you discuss at your
literary club q.
Shakespeare and circular skirts,
Emerson and perpendicular plumes,
Browning and military collars. / think
that's alI'-LouisyilIe courier.Journai.
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Springfield Union: Mr.. Taft's advice
to lawyers to accept political office
when offered was hardly necessary.
Tho number of instances in which an
attractive office has been refused is SO
small as to furnish little occasion for
anxiety on that score.
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Neutrality Is a good thing-as long
IS II floats.
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Good evening, Mexicol What is
the name OF today's. president?
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Just Smiles.

Pleasant Surroundings Impossible.
DR.. Coren--=You will find your dys.
pepsia greatly alieviated. Mr.. Peck by
cheerful and agreeable conversation at
your meals.
Mr.. Peck-That's good advice, doc,
but my income will not permit me to
eat away from home.-Terra Haute Ex.,
prefs y ~, - -.
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SO THE WORLD GOES.

This poem was written In Decem-
Der, 1862. by Col. Jcnn A. Joyce 81
the Gait House, Louisville, KY, a
the request Of George D. Prentice)
Tough and the world laughs with you;
Weep, and You weep alone;
For this brave old earth must borrow
its mirth,
It has troubles enough OF its own;
Sing, and the hills viii answer;
Sigh! It Is lost on the air;
The echoes bound to O. Joyful sound,
But shrink from yoicing care.
Rejoice, and men will seek you;
Grieye, and they turn and go:
They want full measure OF all your
pleasure.
But they do not want your woe.
Be glad, and your friends are many;
Be sad, and you lose them all;
There are none to decline your
nectared wine,
But alone you must drink life's gall.
Feast, and your halls are crowded;
Fast, and the world goes by;
Succeed and give, and 1t helps you
live,
But no man can help you die.
There is room in the halls of pleasure
With long and lordly train.
And one by one we must all file on
Through the narrow aisles OF pain.
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Now Just why does conceited
man Invariably walk alone?
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A wise man talks OF others. Tho
fool babbles Of himself.
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A stitch in time prevents a rip
and confusion.
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fmpressIons

The Modern Trend.
Then she doesn't think that two
can live as icheaply as lonel,,
mo, her idea Is that two ought to
live as Sexpensiyely as five or six. -
Pittsburgh Post. !! &. s I.
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To sen Your Automobfle

Insert Your I'D In The West virginian
Want Columns. They bring results
quickly. One cent n word.
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these days. All you have to do Is
to find o bushel OF wheat and make
the exchange.

Some Of the important people In
The United States who are worrying!
about the deficit in acknowledgements
will soon have 10 pay their income,
tax, and then they win feel differently
about New York World.
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Faith in your husband viii save
him many explanations.
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Irresistible Temptation.
Sou with the glossy hat OF silk s
Unto my warning bark
Don't tempt the boys in SNOWFALL time
With such a shining mark.
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esix:cent Bread Any Day Now
Bringing the poor into the grinding
along with the wheat.
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II the truth Is commendablc
but ten results In q black aye.
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An exchange says that scandal tc
0 woman IS news, and ito a man /,
Is gossip True. and to both It Ii
the quintessence Of life.
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You can easily gauge q young mans
character by ascertatning what he
does In his Idle hourB.
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i ia easy to own an automobile
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anxiety on that score.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-24
THANKS TO MISS EDNA

Editor The Pulaskian:
 The school feels very grateful to Miss Edna Jones for the in- terest she takes in the school and it's work. Especially in the study of English for she has cheerfully given the use of some very valuable books which we surely appreciate. We regret that her new home is some dis tance from the schoolhouse as we shall miss her frequent vis- its, but we are truly glad that the school and neighborhood can still claim her. Geyer Spring Reader.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-24
And in the Wards of Little Rock, Pu- laski Heights and Argenta From

ii A. M. to P. M. Firt Ward, at Treadway's Store, Twenty-third and Arch streets, Mon- day, January 31, 1916.
 Second Ward, at Hoffman's Store, Ninth and Rock streets, Tuesday, Feb ruary 1.
 Third Ward, Fifteenth and Chester streets, Wednesday, February 2. Fourth Ward, at Alleys Store, cor ner Tenth and Marshall streets, Thurs day, February 3.
 Fifth Ward, corner Markham and Cross streets, Friday, February 4. Sixth Ward, at County Court House, Saturday, February D.
 Seventh Ward, 518 East Second street, Monday, February 7. Eighth Ward, Engine House, West Twelfth street, Tuesday, February $. CITY OF PULASKI HEIGHTS. Fird Ward, Prospect Avenue and Oak street, Wednesday, February 9. Second Ward, West Prospect Ave nue and Locust street, Thursday, Feb ruary 10.
 Third Ward, Prospect Avenue and Elm street, Friday, February Il. Fourth Ward, Forest Park, Satur- day, February 12.
 CITY OF ARGENTA. First Ward, at No. Engine House, Monday, February A.
 Second Ward, at Office of Arkmo Lumber Company, Tuesday, February Is.
 Third Ward, at Ellingwood's Store, Wednesday February 16.
 Fourth Ward, at Cassinell1's Store, Thursday, February IT,
 Fifth Ward, at Lees Store, Friday, February IS.
 And from February 19, 1916, to April 10, 1916, at Collectors Office, County Court House, corner Second and Spring.
 w. G. HUTTON, Sheriff and Ex-Officio Collector, Pu- laski County, Arkansas.
 November 15, 1915.