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Sharp County record., 1916-12-15

to the Stone county line. 1t is pro-
posed to make good automobile
road over that route.
The first solid cotton train ever
run on the White River railroad
went south to Newport from Guion
last week. Owing to car shortage
cotton had been accommodating for
several weeks, and 1850 bales were
moved at one time from points be.
tween Guion and Newport.
The practice of speeding automo-
biles in Pocahontas should be stop
ped, according to the Star Herald of
that town. Several serious accidents
have been narrowly averted there
lately owing to reckless driving, and
the Star Herald asks the town
council to fix speed limit for the
town.
Walter Lucas, a young man whose
home is at Effineham, ILL.,, attempt
ed to commit suicide, in a restau-
rant at Newport one day last week
by pouring vial Of chloroform into
glass Of milk and drinking the
mixture. His life was saved by ply
sicians, and relatives came from
his home and took charge Of him.
In circuit court at West Plains.
Mo, last week j. L. Mckinney, a
real estate dealer Of lmbodeD, was
acquitted of a charge of embezzle-
ment, which grew out of trans
action concerning a land deal. When
the state had completed its evidence.
the court ruled that nc case had
been made and rebuked the prose.
cutting attorney for filing an indict-
ment on such a frivolous charge.
The school at Remmell, 10 miles
east Of Newport, of which Mrs. Edgar
Williams is principal, has a unique
plan for raising money to furnish
material for the school. Owing to
the high price Of eggs each child
brings a voluntary collection Of eggs
to school, These are sold at the
Remmell store. Dictionaries, IL
brary books and pictures are being
supplied with this money. Nearly
a hundred pupils are in attendance
and at one ees per pupil per week
a neat sum is being netted,
A news item from Biegers says;
This section Of Randolph county Is
just closing out one OF the most
prosperous seasons we have ever
experienced. A bumper crop Of
cotton was raised and this together
with the big price paid has enabled
the farmers to pay their debts, and
nearly all Of them have money left.
This Is true, not only OF the section
around Bieeers, but throughout the
entire Bay country. AS an evidence
of this prosperity nearly every farm
er, more especially the land owners,
have purchased automobiles this
fall"
At a special sale held at Walnut
Ridge a few days ago to sell q por-
ton OF the lands willed to the Odd
Fellows of the state by the late
A. W. Shirley fairly good prices
ruled. The Hoeood place, near
Alicia, Of 800 acres, sold TO J. W.
Moseley for $4,000. The Dempsey
place, Of 100 acres, wus sold to
Charles Jones for $605O. The Blue
House place, Of 230 acres, was also
bought by Charles Jones for $3.50.
Less than one-fourih Of these lands
are cleared. The Robins Ildce,
near Walnut Ridge, where the Old
Fellows expect to build an orphans
home, was retained by the coin
mittee,
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Sharp County record., 1916-12-15

Under the initiative and referen-
dun petitions are already being
circulated for constitutional
amendment to be voted upon at the
general election In 1918. I h e
amendment would increase the
number of members of the supreme
court of the state from five to seven,
and is fathered by the Arkansas
Bar Association. One great trouble
with Arkansas today is that too
many office. holders are being sup
ported, and it does not seem to
occur to those who make the laws
to abolish any useless places Two
additional members of the supreme
court may be needed; they may not.
Anyhow, we would be willing to
gamble a little, if we we're in that
business, that an amendment Great
ine the two new places will not
Gerry among the people of Arkan-
sas.
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The effect Of the great war now
being waged across the waters is
quite different over there and in
the United States. The war has
brought death, distress and ruin in
Europe, but it has brought forth a
large crop Of millionaires in this
country. 1t is estimated by con-
servative authority that the wealth
of 500 citizens of the United States
has passed the million mark since
the war began and opened colossal
market for arms and munitions.
These war millionaires" of course
are anxious for the war to cease.
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John Murphy, a brick layer of
New York City, was sent to the
workhouse for six months the other
day simply because, while in an in:
toxi,ated condition, he crawled into
stock pen and kissed a COW. The
New York judge evidently does not
consider that old saying about every
fellow to his own notion" part Of
his law.
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The wicked flee when no man
pursueth. The wicked cannot af-
ford to take a chance, says the
Sharp County record., 1916-12-15
No Premiums after
CHRISTMAS

The premiums which we are giving to our
customers who trade certain amount with
us are going fast But don't be afraid of not
getting yours, for we have plenty of them
yet. ~&
However, we wish to announce that no
more Premiums will be given away after
Christmas Week
We desire to thank our many friends and
customers for their very liberal patronage
this fall, and to assure them that we shall
continue to offer good goods at honest prices.
Sharp County record., 1916-12-15

The wicked flee when no man
pursueth. The wicked cannot af-
ford to take a chance, says the
Arkans sas Gazette. But sometimes
the so.called righteous stand and
Get caught at 1t.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-24
"HIS PEN OR YOUR LIFE"

In days of old when college de- bates were more popular than they are today one of the perennial topics brought forth was this: Resolved, that the pen is mightier than the sword.
 ~ It is related that once after young orator had battled away for more than argument and had fairly succeeded in convincing the judges that the sword at that time was mightie1 than the pen, his adversary came to the front and ruined the whole show by Q ae1,ino a very simple question :-''Did you ever hear of anyone signing a check with a sword" whereupon the
New Britain herald., 1916-10-24
EAT BIG MEALS!
 NO INDIGESTION .f
 OR BAD STOMACH
Tapes Diapcpsin'' Makes. weak sto1nachs strong and
 healthy at once.
Instantly stops sOuTnesS, gases,
 heartburn, acidity,
 dyspepsia. .

There would not be a case of indi- gestion or dyspepsia here if readers who are subject to stomach troubles knew the tremendous antt-ferment and digestive virtue contained in Pape's Diapepsin. This harmless pre-e paration will digest a heavy meal without the slightest fuss or discOm- fort, and relieve the sourest, acid somach in five minutes, besides over coming all foul, nauseOus Odors from the breath.
 Ask your pharmacist to show you the formula plainly printed on each 5O-cent case of Pape's Diapepsin, then you will readily understand why this, promptly Overcomes indigestion and removes such symptoms as heartburn a feeling like a lump of lead in the stomach, belching of gas and eructa- tions of undigested food, water brash, acidity, nausea, headache, biliousness and many other bad symptoms; and, besides, you will not need laXatives to keep your stomach, liver and in testines clean and fresh. If your stomach is sour and full of gas or your food doesn't digest and your meals don't seem to fit, why not get a 5O-cent case from your druggist and make life worth living? Absolute relief from stomach misery and per feet digestion of anything you eat is sure to follow five minutes after, and besides, one case is sufficient to rid a whole family of such trouble.
 Surely, a harmless, inexpensive preparation like Diapepsin which will always either at daytime or during night, relieve your stomach misery and digest your meals, is about as handy and valuable a thing as you could have in the house.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-24
NOT DUE 10 SEX AL0WE
New Britain Women Have Learned the Cause of Many Mysterious
 Pains aud Aches.

Many women have come to know that sex isn't the reason for all back Gches, dizzy headaches and urinary disorders. Mel have these troubles too, and often they come from kidney weakness. To live simply, eat spar ingly, take better care of ones self and to use Doan's Kidney Pills, is bound to help bad kidneys get bet ter. There is no other remedy so well-recommended by New Britain people. Read this case:
 Mrs. J. A. McGrail, 423 Church St., New Britain. says: 'I have used Doan's Kidney Pills off and on for quite awhile whenever my back has ached or has felt weak. Ehis trouble seems to be brought on By continual standing and exertion. Mornings my Lack sometimes feels lame and stiff and when stoop over, the pain seems to catch me. Doan's Kidney Pills have never failed to relieve this trouble'
 Price Sec, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. J. A. McGrail had. Foster-MiI- burn Co.,, Props. Buffalo. N. Y.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-24
Getting Things Done.
(Collier's Weekly).

Some forty places in our country, raneing from Ashtabula to St. Augus- tine are run by city managers. This means that our everlasting American nrohlem of municipal government IS now heinz tackled successfully by ca11ino into action one of the oldest of human traits: that joy of achieve noent that thrilled in Tubal Cam s heart when he hung up the first piece of good iron work, banked his forS- ing fire, and went home to get some thing to eat Running a city is not business in the baser sense of some how (anyhow) making money, but II is business in the better sense of get ting important things well done. The city manager has a free hand and a job of his own. He therefore can buy things cheaper, hire and keep more capable men, and help them turn out results The citizens Cor sharehold- ers) can see what he is accomplishing in the visible condition of the pubic property such as streets, sewers, parks, etc.; can check the accomplishment against the costs, as kept In accurate accounts and revealed in clear and brief reports Then they can back him up or get him fired as need is. The politicians cannot undermine the active civic power by dividing respon- sibility, creating independent offices and confused jurisdictions, but must either keep their hands off or else buck the task of firing the head of the town American common sense has asserted itself and the new meth cd will stick. (Wide-aWake citizens may apply for detailed Information to MT. O. F. Carr, City Manager, Niagara Falls N. Y, or to the Bureau of Mu nicipal Research, New York City,. As the years go by we will have plen- ty of cases of trained men starting as managers of tank villages and ris- ing to run big cities with pay and rec- ognition proportionate to their work. A lot of dynamic energy now being trained in our engineering schools will be turned directly into making our towns better places in which to, live. That is what towns are for!
New Britain herald., 1916-10-24
"DO IT NOW"

Sad to say, the response to the New Britain Charity Organizations ap- Peal for help has not been over en-
 husiastic. Nor has there been any |reat scurry toward lending a helping land to this most desirous of all |harities. Tn this city of some sixty housand souls there are those who |read the coming of the winter. It |1eans to them misery It means Fere will be no warmth, either of Iouse or clothing; it means there will Ie suffering. Tn the warm, delightful lays of the summer and early fall, the loverty stricken bear their lot with
 bme degree of resignation. When ald Boreas blows in from the north Ind there Is not sufficient clothing or &leI. life be-. mes miserable It is the &m and aspiration of the Charity Or 2anization to alleviate so far. as 1t N7n this condition. Those faithful Sorkers who devote their lives to this Cc1Ae'1hOO ! bales of humanity. They cannot &C., sbmplish much without the help of 1eir fellow citizens. And this help, Sp to the present, has been forthcom- g in meager quantity. It is the duty E every man and woman in this com unity who has the wherewithal to Snd a helping hand, to contribute to he Dollar Fund of the Charity Or SRnization. This should not be de- Erred nor neglected, for the oppor- 8 nifty does not present itself forever. Fife at best Is short, and the time to @elp our fellow beings is now, while &e have the chance. The office of the Few Britain Charity Organization is
 #1 West Main street, where the agent, Siss Elsie c. Osborne, will accept any
 Bntributions to the fund.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-24
Rebuilding a Battered Face.
(New York WOrld.)

Battling Nelson. late champion lightweight pUgilist, is reported to have engaged specialists to reconstruct his fare, battered in former prize-rinG contests. The cOntract-Or perhaps we should say the artic]es-requlres the beauty doctor to remodel the pugi- lists caulif1OWer ears, symmetr1Ze his disintegrated nose and shape up his lips, made pendulous by upper cuts.
 This facial reconstruction, it Is in tinoated. has been ordered with Q view to the Dugilist's re1narriaSe. But that is inconseuuential. Many of the great rakes Of history and some of the best husbands have been hOmelY men. In the case of most veteran prize-f1ghters there is more need to remove the raV- ages of time than the ear-marks CT their trade for these a little arnlca and a bit of surgeons plaster usuAlly suffice.
 The important thing is the prece- dent set by the pugilist. Why Shoulo not any man who is dissatisfied with his face have it improved and peauu- fed b,, the snrgeons art? That art has performed narvels of faclal res +oration in the war hospitals of Flu rope. Men with faces riddled by ehrapnel, with their features shot away. have been restored to a setn- bIance of themselves by the knife, ana the experience has brought plastic surgery to it's highest state of deVelop- ment Why should the art be allowed to languish after the war? There are unrealized possibilities in it's use Tn peace to make men beautiful, and the n1oi1ist deserves credit for setting the example.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-24

judges awarded the debate to the affirmative.
 That all happened away back in another era, when checks were placed over and above all other things with the possible exception of ready cash. With the war in Europe another value has been placed on the sword, and the pen needs debater to step for ward and ask few more questions so as to give it it's rightful place. In- deed, the champion of the pen seems to have been found. He is an editorial writer on the Detroit News, a paper of independent politics, who in calling attention to all the fun that has been had over note writing, says that ''President Wilson has had just two tools he could use-his pen with his brain behind it, or your life"
 That Is all the President had" contends this champion of the pen. "He could send notes, or he could send human lives. He had to use either the tools Of diplomacy, or ne had to use American fathers and brothers and sons--of whom you like ly would have been one.
 Now, aside from partisan prefer ences, which would you prefer a President to risk first-hts pen or your life? President Wilson tried his pen first. If the pen had failed through any weakness in it's handling, he would have had to fall back on the bodies of American men, offered as sacrifices on the altar of battle,
 But the notes did not fail, because they were not weak notes, and they were not written by weak man..
 The argument seems to be that when the pen is in the proper hand 1t is mightier than the sword. And 1t is mighty good thing to have it in the right hand.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-24
\ Psalm of life.

Tell me not in mOurnful mum bers,
 Life is but an empty dream! For the soul is dead that slumbers,
 And things are not what they seem Life IS real! Life Is earnest!
 And the grave Is not it's goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
 Was not spoken of the soul Not enjoyment and not sorrow.
 Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each tomorrow
 Find us farther than today Art is long and Time is f1eeting
 And our hearts, though stout and
 brave,
 Still, like muffled drums are hea+ire
 Funeral marches to the grave Tn the worlds broad field of battle.
 In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be q hero in the strife. Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant! Let the dead Past bury it's dead! Act-act in the living Present! Heart within, and God o'erhead! l Lives of great men all remind us ] We can make our lives sublfme And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing OCT lifes solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, 1 Seeing, shall take heart again. Let us, then, be up and doing, l With a heart for any fate; ] Still achieving, still pursuing, | Learn to labor and to wait 1 - Henry Wadsworth ongfellow
New Britain herald., 1916-10-24
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Views On all sides of timely questions aS discussed tD ex- changes that come to tho Herald Office
Going Up!
(New Haven Journal-Courier

(NeW Haven JOurnal-Courier).
 At least one effect in this country Of the war across the ocean is be- coming painfully evident The butch- CT, the baker, and-though we have not inquired, we doubt not--the can- dlesticl1 maker are all expecting such increased returns for the necessities of life that the problem of the dO- nestle com mmissary department has be- come somewhat alarming one. Be- ing the humble ultimate consumer, if it ever was privilege and joy, has ceased to be anything but daily shock Voiceless defenseless, the man of modest income has been obliged to sit by and observe the boosting of prices all along the line. Meats have jumped outrageously. Laying in the days supply of bread and milk has come to be a disturb Ing experience with the cents tackled on or about to be added. When the humblest restaurants of New York. the poor mans refuge, added on q nickel and charged fifteen cents for that important article of food ham and,' the epicure of limited income quite naturally rebelled When pie went from five to ten cents a cut, misery found haven in many 3 lover of the good things of life.
 While the small minority who are proht1ng by the war may not feel the sting of it, the as yet unchecked rise III the cost of living Is beginning to play havoc with a larger class whose incomes have not shown cor responding increases. And the worst or IL IS that the way out of the dilenl- ma does not yet appear. Exports Of meat and Hour to the warning nations Will presumably continue so long as the nations persist in their warning What immediate and ultimate effects the return of peace to Europe will nave upon this situation, is not as clear as we might wish it to be. The present fact that shortage of the things we need to sustain life is brins- Ing about an increasingly acute prob lem for the ultimate and generally hard pressed consumer disturbs The probability that relief will not come for some time yet does not tend to lessen the gloom. It has been well said that gigantic waste in one part of the world has to be distributed in some form to most other parts of !t When the present European str,1eel @ is over the economic results of it arc apt to prove doub1y convincing +o those who still have a stomach for, way.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-24
Keys and ThinrS

From 'Le Figaro" of Paris bv 7vav of the cultured New York "Eveninr Post,' we get a French observation to the effect that the real meaning of many words depend upon the age of their nearer or user. The clinch ing proof is furnished by the word "key.''
 open things with.
 At fifty: A contrivance used to shut things with.
 Isn't that one of the wiSest and saddest truths of life? At twenty everyone We meet may be a friend, every new change is an opportunity every new day is a chance to see and know and go ahead. In later years we must hook on to our tried friends with grip of steel. as old PolOnius told his son. for every newcomer may be an enemy. We must dig ourselves in against the evil possibilities of change and provide ourselves with bombproofs of property and Nosition in which we can take refuge from the ceaseless bOmbardment of the days. This distinction is observable in every field of human activity. Business suf- fers because too many lOckcrs-up are at the head of corporations which should be enterprises but are not. The mental earmark of these fellows is fear and their gloomy forebodings are an editorial staple of the financial papers. The United States is always in crisis, and a man walking seems to them always on the point of falling down. All governmental circles are full of these semiCentenarians to whom the law is a preventive, legis- lation a barbed-wire fence, and the executive a censor. Once in a while q Roosevelt or a Tom Johnson will energize the whole tribe with the electricity of leadership and we will get some glimpse of the things that the power of a people might be turned to achieve. Blessed is he who can get the wisdom of fifty while keep ing the heart of twenty, and for tunate is the community that follows s,1ch leaders. In heaven we'll all be twenty-mea what do you do with yoAr keys?
New Britain herald., 1916-10-24

act as their consciences, spurred on by domestic thoughts, shall dictate.
 The aforementioned voters, the great gathering of Independent Amer jeans, are the ones who will decide the outcome of the November elections. These are the men who cannot be whipped into line by either of the two great parties, who cannot be stamped by the Republicans as Re- publicans or by the Democrats as Democrats. They are the men who, when the presidential years roll around, vote for the man and the best for the good interests of the country. This year there are more of these voters than ever before. They have silently sat by and listened to the orators, and the debators They have seen all the issues dragged forth and have heard all that could be said one way or another. They have heard the prO-G6rnlanS ana the pfO-All1cS, the Democrats and the Republicans And they have said to themselves, There is entirely too much foreign influence being brought to bear in this cam paign. The domestic problems of the United States are of no concern to European Countries, and it is up to US, the Independent voters of Ameri- ca, to see that America is considered first, last and all the time. There fore, we will say nothing, but cast our votes on this side that stands for all those things that are American, the side that caters to no foreign clique or clan" Just which side this is will be shown conclusively on November 8, the morning after the night of the first Tuesday after the first Monday.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-24
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a local disease, greatly in- Nuenced by constitutional conditions, and in order to cure it you must tarrh Cure is taken internally and acts thru the blood on the mucous sur. faces of the system. Halls Catarrh Cure was prescribed by one of the best is composed of some of the best tonics known, combined with some of the best blood purifiers. The perfect com bination of the ingredients in Halls Catarrh Cure is what produces such wonderful results in catarrhal condi- tions. Send for testimonials, free.
 F. J. CHENEY & CO.,. Props, Toledo, O.
 All Druggists, 75c.
 Halls Family Pills for constipation.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-24

also adds to the April-like aspect of the world. The angles of sunshine and shadow on Westminster street are identical with those of last spring.
 As October is thus the analogue of April, so November Is the analogue or March. Next month the northwest winds will scatter white clouds across the sky exactly after the March fash lon. The fields and woods, stripped of their green, will wear their bare and brown March look. And, If we shall find that December and Febru- ary have many moods in common. Thus the months range themselves ln an interesting relationship on either side of midWinter.