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Sharp County record., 1916-06-09

LEGISLATION in disregard of the spirit
of the constitution" and a constitu-
tional amendment that will effectu-
ally curb this evil is favored. 1t is
probably fact that three-fOurths
of the time of the legislature is TAX
en- up in the consideration of local
measures, many of which could be
attended to at home by the people
interested with much less expense
to the taxpayers in general. If the
amount of local legislation should
be diminished and that fact did not
shorten the session of the legisla-
ture, it would at least give the
members more time to study gen.
eral measures of Importance to the
entire state. And, judging from
the tangled condition of a number
of general acts, more study might
have been given to them most prof
itably.
The platform takes notice Of the
pardon evil and advises that a
board be established to pass upon
all applications for pardons. There
is a law on the statute books which
requires that all applications for
pardon must be published in
newspaper in the county where the
crime was committed, but several
past governors of the state have
given no more attention to this law
than if it were not on the books.
The pardon mill has been doing an
enormous business lately, and it
begins to seem that if something is
not done to stop the almost cease
less grind Of the mill the powers of
of courts and of jurors will soon
become in very large degree set
at naught.
1t is demanded in the platform
that the management OF the peni-
be divorced from politics,
and that plank would have been
stronger and better if it had asked
that every state institution be freed
from the influence of politics. The
creeping of politics into the man.
agement of our state institutions
and into the making of appoint
ments is absolutely certain to less
en- the efficiency of these institu-
tions. All appointments to official
positions ought to be made with
first regard to the fitness and quail
fication of the applicant, but places
are usually distributed as a reward
for political services rendered.
Sharp County record., 1916-06-09
THE PLATFORM

rho nlatform adopted by the
.,nocratic state convention, III
sion at Little Rock last week. is
splendid document, and very
earlv and concisely sets forth d
3smand for reforms that are mucn
E.eeded in this state
The abolition of useless olllceS
IA commissions is demanded 1t
fact that each session OF the
|l1pislature for years has added TO
{! tbe expenses of the state by the
creation of new offices, boards and
,rommissions, until today those on the
hates payroll would constitute a
considerable army. Many OF these
1olaces, it strikes the average cltl-
zen, are absolutely worthless, so Tar
"a the public good is concerned
The platform insists that the az
6reeate of all appropriations by the
deneral assembly shall not exceed
fbe income of the state" 1t has
lalways been a mystery to many
neople Just why the legislature
Would appropriate more money
Ian it had made provision to COL
let. Even the quorum courts OF
he state know better than that.
'fhey make appropriations that can
||e met by the rate Of taxation that
determined upon. II the legis-
|lhture does not do that, in order to
be sensibly consistent it ought to
raise the rate of taxation to take
care of the appropriations.
The strictest accountability of
oficers who handle public funds" is
|asked for. That is something this
Hate has not had in some years.
Nhen the last general assembly
made provision for an official in
yestieation of the books of certain
otate officials there was hurrying
bout in certain quarters and an
|DncoveriDe of public funds from
private hands that told the story of
|what is at least possible under the
Did loose method of caring for pub
\ 6c funds. The private individual
teeps up with his business and
knows where his money goes, if he
successful. The state will do
likewise, If it keeps the wolf from
HE door.
N The platform recognizes that leg.
|jslatures in the past decade have
1nduleed too much local and special
Sharp County record., 1916-06-09
A WORD FOR MOTHERS

Itisa grave mistake for mothers 10 neg
Ieet their aehes and palms and suffer In
sIlenee-thls only leads TO chronic siek"
ness and often ehoftehs life,
Ifyour work is firing II your nerves are
exetable; II you feel languid, weary or
depressed, you should know that Scott's
Emulsion overcomes Just such conditions.
Il possesses Ia concentrated form the
very elements to ihwgorate. the blood,
etfengthenth tissues, noufish the nerves
aud build strength.
Seott's 10 strengthening thousands of
mothers--end will help YOU. No slcohoi'
Scott Il powne. nloonaald, Nj.
Sharp County record., 1916-06-09
New woods
For Everybody


We take this means of
asking the public to come
in and inspect our line Of
general merchandise. We
are now showing some es-
pecially attractive spring
dress goods and hats for
our lady friends. In fact,
we have a complete, up
to-date stock o. f goods,
which we are selling at a
small margin of profit.
Sharp County record., 1916-06-09
SAM LAFFERTY AND
THE WATER M0CCAS|N
A Story OF 1849 Related For
Our Readers By An Old
Pioneer citizen.

In the ante. bellum days, in the
forties, the boys in this part of the
country had but few pleasures or
recreations and but few opportuniti-
es in the way of amusement They
worked on the farm from Monday
morning until Saturday evening.
There were no Sunday schools or
prayer meetings and no preaching
to 90 to on Sunday except sermon
a month, and sometimes only one
sermon in two or three months
There was no preaching except
by the Methodists. The preaching
appointment here was in the bounds
of the Salem Mission, thirty miles
from here, and the preacher made
his headquarters at or near Salem.
His mission extended as far east as
this place, south to the Melbourne
settlement, west to Mountain Home,
and north to the Missouri line. The
preacher preached every day in the
week except Monday, and sometimes
he would fail to fill his appointment.
So the boy was left out. There we're
no newspapers, magazines or books
to read, except Webster's Blue Back
Speller, Pixies and Smiley's Arith-
metic, perhaps a school dictionary,
and maybe there was Bible in the
house. Webster's Blue Back Spell
er was an encyclopedia for the boys
and girls, and in most of the homes
it was the same for the whole FAM
lily.
On Sunday the boy had nothing
to do and no place to 60 and pass
off the time, unless lot of them
should meet somewhere and play
marbles or ball, or 60 to the bluff
on the creek and roll large rocks
from the bluff into the creek, or 60
to the creek and fish. Of course
boys then liked to be together on
Sunday, so a number of we boys set
a certain day in May, 1849, to meet
at Thompsons mill, now the Smith
roller mill, to make a fish drive down
Mill Creek. When tn is Sunday
morning came Jerry Thompson,
Matt Thompson, Newton Sloan Sam
Lsfferty, Hannibal Southworth, Vir-
eil Southworth, my brother, John
Shaver, myself, and our negro boy,
Jess, met at the appointed place,
armed and equipped with bows and
arrows, with tin spikes on one end OF
the arrow for the purpose OF killing
fish. The boy Of that day who did
not have a good cedar bow and ar
row was counted as being too lazy
to make them or to Get the timber
and have someone to make them
for him.
We found the mill dam in good
condition and not leaking much
water, There was very little water
lust below the dam, consequently
there we're no fish there, So we
started down the creek and did not
90 very far until we came up with
q school OF line Sunpercn ana they
did not 90 very far until they all
went under O shelving rock, out Of
our sight and out of danger OF being
killed. Our only chance to gel
them was to lay our bows and ar
rows aside, roll up our shirt sleev IS
run our hands under the rocks anc
take them out.
Sam Lailerty being GREAT bit
overerown, awkward, double-fisled
over-bearing fellow, as Ignorant as
a mule, and who, like we Other
boys, had never been anywhere ex'
Sharp County record., 1916-06-09

and put his hand under the rock to
catch the fish. He soon felt some
thing pinching his finger, and
thinking something was wrong un,
der the rock, he jerked his hand
back quickly. When his hand came
out there was a mOccasin snake,
about two feet long, hanging to his
finger, and in jerking his hand back
so quickly the snakes fangs were
ran deeply in the finger. Sam was
scared badly, and the snake was
scared badly. Sam could not turn
the snake loose, and the snake
could not turn Sam loose. Sam
jumped, kicked, squalled and yelled,
and begged for help to turn the
snake loose. He kicked and splash
ed water on every boy in fifteen
feet of him, for he had an awfully
large foot. He threw his hands up
and down and around, so that the
snakes tail went into the air like a
boys whip cracker. Finally, after
tossing the snake about so much,
its fangs split Sans finger open,
and the snake fell into the water
and disappeared.
Sam thought that he was going
to die right then and there from
snake poison, but he washed the
blood from his finger and sucked
and squeezed all the blood out that
he could, and then struck b-line
for home. The other boys did not
know whether Sam would have
much trouble or not, but we rather
enjoyed his defeat in this case.
However, Sam only had sore fin
Ger for a short time. He never
welt fishing with the boys any
more. He soon left this part Of the
country, and | have never again
heard from Sam Lafferty.
Now, you boys and girls who read
this article, just think of the condi-
tions, the advantages and oppor-
tunities you enjoy now, then let
your minds 90 back in fancy to 65
and 70 years ago. Then we
had no schools, except from one
and a half to three months in
year, no church or church houses,
no prayer meeting, and no town to
60 to and pass away the time with
| friends. Ifa man and his family
wanted to visit neishborine fam
lily he would have to hitch a pair
of oxen to two-wheeled cart or a
two-wheeled wood truck that had a
box three by six feet for a wagon
bed. Then he would put some
quilts or blankets in the box for
seats, as we did not have any hay
in those days, and the wife and
children would Oct in the box while
the man would either walk or sit
on the tongue behind the oxen and
drive Thus they would make the
visit in splendid order. Some fam
lies would 60 visiting on horses.
The wife would ride on one horse
with o child in her lap and one be-
hind her, and the husband on anoth.
er horse with child In front and
one behind him. II there were any
more children on the place they
would walk or stay at home All
wore their homemade clothing.
The cotton was raised on the farm,
and the sheep that furnished the
WOOL was raised on the farm also.
This cotton and wool was carded,
spun and woven into cloth and the
garments cut and made at hom3
with the thimble, needle and the
women's fingers.
Bu' how Is It In the year 1887
Think of the advantages and oppor.
tnnities you have that the old tlm's
did not have 70 years ago ~
stead of fishing with n bow and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-25
Short Snatches From Everywhere

a bull mooser full of fatted calf makes an ire
sistible campaigner.-New York sun
After getting the short Of it "a wise man says
nothing hut proceeds to get even-ChicagO News.
Greece dropped one unpronouneeabIe premier and
picked UP pi-liue--lndiaua Times indianapolis.
A mans tendency 70 give advice is i'm inverse ratio
his ability to mind his own business-Chicag =
Record Herald =
The desire TO hate and tight is useless in the
days of law and order as our appendiX-lystc Work
aft Morris. I'D
The bravest Of the brave are those who continue
hats despite the decree o fashion
Hartford Comm Post
To protect his rights, a man one time was COM
PEELED to use a club. Now he calls a cop-Mystic
Worker Mt Morris, ILL
Comparatively few people remain in the self
tshed class after they once set acIuainted with
thenselves-New York Globe
We heard the crinoline woman was coming back.
nt.-91ilwaukee Journal
Villas attack upon Chihuahua may have been IN
tended merely set at any suspicion that he
actually dead--Rochester N " Democrat and
Chronicle
According reports. are be no freak
STYLES in mems clothes this year There will how
be the usual number Of freaks ia clothes
Detroit Free Press.
a girl leaped from a second story window of a
chop suey cafe Cleveland the other day Perhaps
she what the Chinese cook put into the chop suey
Albany IN y Argus.
A woman at Evansville is stopping all painted I
girls she meets the and wipng their
She viii be able TO do lot of good if she doesn't
out Of cloth-Muncie UndJ Press
4 Pennsyivan been fined 1928 for killing ten
robbins. which he made into pot pie and ate But
he's sOrry he didn't invest in a beefsteak dinner
about S25.-Albany N " Argus
A New Hampshire person says that Theodore
human thought IL SOUNDS awful. bur T. r. survived
il and the rest OF EN- ddnt-Detroit Free Press.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-25
Little Interviews

talk 10 some Indians tnat were out
there, he replied. Young man. / would
DO anything for YOU except take poison
gas ] took several poses Of him uu-
iii he finally asked. Have / changed
very much since You saw me last
During the speechma kine- - dog fight
broke in on the program for while
Finally. one Of the dogs decided that
discretion was the better part OF valor-
and began running down the street al
full tilt with the other dog in pursuit
Roosevelt paused for a moment and
said. There s0=s villa running after
Wilson.
Business has been very good with
US" said Henry W Williams, Of the
Zieger hotel '-I don't know the time
when I was so busy as during expOsi-
ton week I would like TO see IL held
every year.
Two big circuses are coming 10
town advertising strange animals from
the jungles as part Of their attrac-
tons. said Jack Dawson. city clerk
But If the use Of automobiles con-
Jiuues here at its present rate, they will
be showing a real. live horse in a few
years as one of the straugest Of crea-
lures II looks as If old Dobbin would
soon become extinct and OF value only
as a menagerie curiosity II isn't only
the passenger cars. from jitnes up 10
limOusines. that keeps US busy issuing
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-25
LETTERS To Ole HERALD
o.
~n be withheld II

Mind To start Something. a great Mass
Meeting was called. true get together
Meeting. and great Jubilee was
planned
As the Plans progressed and the
whole People entered with Test into the
Spirit Of the Affair. the Enthusiasm in
creased by Leaps and bounds The
News reached every Town and Hamlet
OF the great Valley and the Interest
spread until the whole Country seemed
imbued with Anticipation Of the great
Celebration.
The People OF the City. in the mean
time prepared q Program OF Amuse-
ments. great Parades. and everything
that the People would enjoy IS whole
People. Sectional Feelings were 10 be
laid aside. social Distinctions were to
have no Part in the great Jubilee
There were TO be several Days Of good
Fellowship OF Pleasure
The Days came. and because the good
People Of the City meant every Word
In the hearty Invitations TO their
Neighbors in the Country. because these
Invitations rang true. the People came.
Hospitality and good Fellowship
reIsned supreme
like an Hour OF Courtship. great
Friendships sprans up, close Associa-
lions OF later Years were started
When the Association met after the
Celebration II was unanimously decided
20 make the ASsQciatiOn Permanent.
That was many Years ago. The City
has grown TO be q great City. Her
Fame is known from Coast 10 Coast
md still each succeeding year the great
Days are celebrated the Guests return
for their good times and leave Business
and Care behind
Moral--Go Thou and Do Likewise
Claiborne Adams.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-25

IF you paid any attention TO the In
ternational Farm congress reports
4 and papers last week You got con-
firmation in them Of everything The
Fl Paso- Herald has been advocating
for farmers Of the southwest for sew
eral years past
Plant your crops so as TO catch
the rain. raise what you can,
though the season be short and
then feed ii 70 cattle or hogs and
sell these FOR your profit or eat
them for your food
The Herald has been ding longing
this at the farmers for many years and
every speaker before the congress
brought the point home most Of them
with great emphasis
The point is that forage can be grown
in the dryesr seasons. and generally
in the dryest spots This forage usu-
ally is not worth much in cash but If
put Up for cattle feed. especially as
ensilage, IL VIII fatten hogs and cattle
and these viii sell for regular money
or furnish real food for regular
family.
II Is possible. by watching the sea
sons. 70 grow forage crops on almost
any land in the vicinity OF Fl PaSo.
even if IL is necessary 10 follow the
practice Of the Noqui Indians Of Arr
iona and plant the grains in balls Of
1uoistened clay These clay balls
sprout the grain and start the plant
growing in June the rains come m
July and the plant already on it,
way. grows rapidly TO maturity and
the producing stage. This is hardly
necessary. however. as rile summer
season here Is Of sufficient length after
the rains begin. 10 enable the corn OF
grain 10 come up and grow 10 maturity
before the frost kills it.
r. Branagh- who for many years
experimental in scientific soil culture
for the Mexican government hit upon
q scheme Of planting his corn. beans
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-25

may be attended by extraordinary dan
gers
There is a sign giving power TO spell
binders 90 every sort whether they
preach politics or religion Uranus
makes deception easy. the seers declare
Love affairs have a bad direction and
should be avoided The uncOveriuS of
scandals in which persons of prOmi-
hence are involved is predicted
a new move for peace - indicated
next month. but IL viii make little i'm
preston and the representations con-
corning the war indicate a winter more
terrible than either that has preceded it.
The recall or illness Of an ambassa-
dor. who viii be succeeded by a new
lppointee. is fOretold-
The west and southwest have the
promise Of prosperity during the win
ter. but extraordinary storms will
cause loss OF property.
Persons whose birthdate IL is have
rather an unfortunate augury for the
year Money and health may cause
anxiety
Children born on this day are likely
TO be- clever and original in mind and
unusually industrious. They may have
many vicissitudes in life.-Copyrigh
1916. 10y the Mcclure Newspaper Syndi-
cate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-25

A READER WHO HAS been sick some
months from nervous breakdown
writes that she is about to leave for
a small sanitarium in the mountains
as soon as a suitable nurse is found
for companion. and wants directions
for making herself over into beau
tiful woman during her period of re-
tirement. She enclosed a photo
graph, which showed a thin, tired
FACE, and asked what she might do
to make herself over again"
Dear Mrs. J. c.. | think with rest
you will be an extremely cookbook
ing woman. and 1 am answering you
here in the column, so that other
women may use the treatment too. if
they have the leisure.
First, 1 would cut my hair short
and let it grow in again. It is thin
and gray, due to the strain Of your
illness; it needs to grow again from
the very beginning. When you re-
turn home. it will have grown quite
long again. Cut it of short, and
give it a good hair tonic and a vigor-
Gus massage every night. / think
the gray hairs viii disappear then.
The rest you principally need you
viii get where you are going, and
the mountain air will make you
over. Your nurse viii massage your
whole body each day and you will
be given exercises that viii timber
the muscles and train your figure to
young and slender lines. and will
give you back the elastic step Of
youth.
A daily massage with q fine cold
cream will nourish your skin, keep
ing it clear and fine. This will do
much to eradicate those wrinkles:
the complete rest will probably take
away many more. The brittleness Of
the finger nails is the result of poor
blood; as you recover. with daily
care, your nails will grow in smooth
and well shaped again You will
need a blood tonic; this also viii
make your skin clear and Will help
I'll out the hollows in your cheeks.
Massage. with cold cream OF olive
oil or cocoa butter, will round out
the fiattened bust again. II the
place provides q swimming tank,
learn to swim, that also will develop
the bust.
YOur diet will be looked after. so
you need not worry about YOUR COM
plexion, and you will have every
facility for the identifying daily
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-25
Ships, But Not For Us

It is announced by the department OF commerce that
for the first in history merchant shpbuildng IN
American shipyards almost equals that in British yards
Reports show that October there were All steel
merchant vessels. with tonnage of 1454 no. building
in American yards while in British there 439, with
tonnage of 154O 49, according to Lloyds register.
During September, American Shipyards made cor
tracts for At steel vessels and finished 49, The regret
table feature of that these vessels do not repre-
sent an important acquisition to the American merchant
marine Figures Of the department Of commerce show
that about half of the vessels being built American
wards are for Norwegian owners while relatively few
are for American On the other hand, most Of
the vessels building British shipyaTds for British
owners This IS for the that few neutTals
now sending their orders to British shpyards
the British yards willing to accept extensive orders from
other countries Construction of British ships IS keeping
them busy.
Thus while our shipbuilders are busy bees and
earning large profits the number Of merchant ships to
fly the American flag is increasing at the rate
Americans would like
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-25
HOROSCOPE.
October Is. 1919.

Thursday. October &c. 1915
STROLOGERS read this as an IN
a usually unfortunate day. Jupi-
L n ter, Saturn. Uranus and Neptune
are all in eviF place.
The new moon on this date occurs
when the middle Of cancer is rising and
presages a period Of exciting events.
Particularly significant is It where
public finances are concerned and vast
national expenditures viii cause anx-
iety.
The luua,iou is particularly threat
ening to the finances Of England Jupi-
ter. in Aries. however. promises that
powerful friends viii arise. Great
troubles on the sea are presaged and
the loss of many ships Is probable.
The signs promise prosperity for
places Of amusement IN Great Britain
and Canada.
The passage OF Mars through Sagit-
tarius next month viii probably disturb
Spain and Hungary
For this DAY in the United States
danger from speculation is probable
and the collapse Of certain stocks may
cause heavy losses.
The sea is exceedingly threatening
under this sway and all ocean voyages
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-25

Here is a Judge who deserves reelection. He is
Henry D. Ross chief justice of the supreme court OF
Arizona He deserves it not only because of his legal
qualifications and his record the state supreme
bench but also for his conception Of his duty Asked
why he was not campaigning, justice Ross said; MY
time Is not my own. II belongs TO the people l am
their and long their business demands my
attention cannot and do my duty, take II myself and
use for any other purpose There are cases pending
in the supreme court waiting for argument and sub
mission It is important to private hugants and
the public that these cases taken up and decided than
that should be running around the state, shaking
hands and making political speeches in the interest OF
nv reelection" Other incumbents in office asked
10 read the foregoing lines with prayerfu confederation