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Sharp County record., 1916-02-04
NO MORE USE FOR WATER
John Hall Was Saved By Water, But
Quits II Right There.

In Little Rock a few days ago
John Hall, the quaint editor of that
quaint newspaper, the Salem Sun,
got this off to a crowd of interested
listeners:
Some of you have never under
stood why the legislature, in mo-
ment of drunken frenzy, passed the
statewide prohibition bill. I'll tell
you. 1t was an act of revenge.
The legislators, disgruntled because
the saloon men, to whom they had
not been faithful, had cut off their
credit at the Leading bars, passed
the bill as move of revenge. |
am a Campbellite, believe in
salvation by water, But since
have been saved by water, | have
no further use for it. | won't wash
with it nor | won't drink il"
Sharp County record., 1916-02-04

Lead Hill, went to town last week
to do some trading. He took home
IS pairs of shoes, twice that num-
Der of pairs of hose, twice that num-
Der of suits of underwear, and vari-
ous other supplies. Mr.. Riddle is
less than so years of age, but he is
the father of 19 children, all of
whom live with him except one
daughter, who is married and lives
near her fathers farm, and one
baby, which died few weeks ago.
There is but one set of twins in the
family They are now about three
years old.
Sharp County record., 1916-02-04

an indigestion ragged uncurbed In tn
fashionable homes o. tn rich, but not
q dollar showed up In tn office,
One cold, bleak winters day, while
Elmer wus reollnn In his operatin'
chair studyin about IN lymphatlc O.
IN nose and tn naso pharynx, he
heard footsteps In III front Office
He opened tn door an ther stood his
father.ln.law, who said, graspin his
cane tightly This mornin' your wife
called AZ our home an We gave her
food an shelter She wore plnched
expression, q faded wrapper an many
new an strange lines In her face, What
I want & know Ia when do you expect
G git on a payin' basis7"
Elmer said he could not Ak any def
nlte date, 40 hia wfe'a father told him
he would gladly take hia daughter
back an give him aeme alienation
money II he'd promise & sit killed by
th cars or go way an never come
back Elmer, after a slight hesitation
promised an N next mornin IN oper
attn chair wuz Grated an shipped east,
an th Office blinds wug pulled down,
Once IN th' metropolis, Elmer rented
III twentieth story O. a skyscraper an
bought a frock coat an a allt hat. an
had Ear Eye, Noae an Throat paint.
ed on all o. IN hundred an forty
windows IN couple O years ar 40
when he could alp out o tn buildn'
fer an hour or two, he married a poor
girl an lived happily ever afterwards
A foller that'a In need monsat
friends Ia In need indeed
proteeted by the Adams Newspaper
ssFvleeil
Sharp County record., 1916-02-04
OEEICIEL

Congressional
Member Of Congress 2nd District
W, A, OLDFtELD,
judicial
Judge Of the 10th Judicial Cir.
cult, j, B, Baker,
Pros, Atty,-H, A, Northeutt,
Judge Of the Chaneery Court,
@, I Humphries.
Senatorial.
Member State Senate, Second
DisJriGt-G, B, Ferguson,
County.
Representative, i, NJ. Street.
Sheriff, ], II, kirtley,
Clerk, e, A. Boyee,
County Judge, W, T, Hcrn,
Treasurer, j, l., Gyngart,
Assessor, I. II, MeCaleb,
Surveyor, j 2, Eaaoh,
Sharp County record., 1916-02-04

MISUNDERSTANDING as
follows: Second Sunday in the
month, morning and night, the
third Sunday night, the fourth
Sunday morning. Rev, C, j,
Wade, Pastor,
SUNDAY SCHOOL-At the
Methodist church every Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock. Every.
body invited to attend. O. C,
shaver, Superintendent.
Sharp County record., 1916-02-04
Do You Find Fault With Everybody?

An irritable, fault-fnding disposi.
ton is often due to a disordered
stomach. A man with good diges-
ton is nearly always good natured
A great many have been perma-
nently benefited by Chamberlain's
Tablets after years Of suffering
These tablets strengthened h E
stomach and enable it to perform
its functions naturally. Obtainable
everywhere.
Sharp County record., 1916-02-04
NORTH ARKANSAS NEWS

Randolph county now has nine
candidates for assessor.
Seven candidates have announC-
ed for sheriff in Jackson county.
The recent session of the grand
jury at Pocahontas returned IS in
dictments,
N. D. Moon, aged 70 years, a
Confederate veteran, and pioneer
citizen and merchant of Swifton,
died last week.
The town of Cushman is now
without drug store, and citizens
there are advertising for a druggist
and promise him a good business.
W. H Hiehtower who lives three
miles west of Cushman, made the
good record last year of raising four
bales of cotton on three acres of
ground.
Forty-fye children, pupils in the
school at Dota, Independence coun-
ty, were vaccinated last week. as a
result of the appearance of small.
pox near there,
At Cord one night last week the
barn of Oliver Rider was destroyed
by fire of an unknown origin. The
loss included 1909 bushels of corn
and 1000 bales of hay
A few cases Of smallpox have
appeared at Newark lately but
proper methods have kept down a
spread Of the disease, Several
hundred Newark people have been
vlccinated in the past two
weeks,
One day lately while a freight
train was passing Tuckerman, a
large steel pipe rolled from a fiat
car, striking an unknown tramp,
who was walking beside the track,
breaking his neck and causing in
slant death
One day last week officials at
Newport made a raid on the tramps
and warrants that have been infest.
Ing that city lately, capturing forty
of all ages, colors and conditions
The whole lot was put aboard a
passing freight train and shipped
out Of town,
John YelVerton was shot and
killed at Tuckerman one day last
week by John Coffee, city marshal
at that place Yelverton had been
drinking It ia said, and when he re.
sisted arrest the marshal shot him
twice with a pistol Yelverton died
almost instantly
Miss Fannie Jones, 81 years Of
age, died suddenly one day last
week at her home at Swirton. She
Sharp County record., 1916-02-04
COULD YOU Do IT?
Here Is A Man Who Supports A Wife
And Seventeen Children.

John Riddle, a farmer living near
Sharp County record., 1916-02-04
The COURTS

Circuit Court, Northern Dis
trict-First Monday in January
and Second Monday in July,
southern District-Second Mon.
day in February and August.
County Court-Third Monday
in January, April, July and Oc-
Jober. Northern District.-4th
Monday in January, April, July
and October,
Probate Court-Northern Dis
trict-Third Monday in March,
June, September and December,
Southern District-Second Mon
day in March, June, September
and December.
Chanoery Court Southern Dis.
trict-First Monday in May and
November. Northern District
Second Monday in March and
September.
Sharp County record., 1916-02-04
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they can
not reach the diseased portion of
the ear There is only one way to
cure deafness, and that is by con-
stitutonal remedies Deafness is
caused by an innamed condition Of
the mucous lining Of the EustaChian
Tube, When this tube is innamed
you have a rumbling sound or i'm
perfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed, deafness IS the re-.
suit, and unless the inflammation
can be taken out and this tube re-.
stored to its normal condition, hear
ing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out Of ten are caused by
Catarrh which is nothing but an in.
Aamed condition Of tn e mucous
surfaces,
We will dive One Hundred Dollars
for any case Of Deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls CataTh Cure, Send for cir
culars, free
f j Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio,
Sold by DRUGGISTS, 75c,
Take Halls Family Pills for
congtiDation
Sharp County record., 1916-02-04
Another Candidate Quits

J. B. Higgins of Conway, candi-
date for secretary of state, has an
nOunced his withdrawal from the
race. He has been kept at home
by illness lately, and his action was
taken on account of having had to
lose time from the campaign.
Sharp County record., 1916-02-04
Directory
CHURCHES

CHRISTIAN-Services every
Sunday morning. No regular
pastor.
Sharp County record., 1916-02-04
LODGES

F, & A. M.--Evening Sh,
Lodge No, LAB meets FrS|
night before the third satari
and Saturday night before
first Sunday in each month
G, L. Coger, W. NJ
j. r. Metcalf, sG
r, A, M,-Rural Chapter
meets the third Saturday nIH
IN each month,
j, r. Metcali, sc|
I. Q. o. F.-Evenlng sA1
Lodge No, 200 meets Wedns"|
night Of each week,
W, 7, Gray, u
+, L, Dlekersoa, se'|
REBEkAHs-Graee L od1
No, 3l5 meets the second Y
fourth Friday nights 10 y
month.
Mrs, Myrtle BOrnett, Nv
II, A, Moser, se'|
w. o, W,-.Evenlng s''
Camp No, 9S7 meets the s''I
and fourth Saturday nish@
each month,
o, G, shaver, &C
l., L, DlekeFaen, Ule'
Sharp County record., 1916-02-04

Members Of the Christian church
at HOXie are making an effort to
erect a church building.
The Washington times., 1916-09-19

twenty girls who have the interest to
form a permanent "bee." Dol. ->-----.. .-."..s
In a row Of quaint little white cot
tAges at Rye, which date back 10 Rev
olutionary times, some twenty wom-
en- and girls are earning their living
making the same Kinds of quilts and
coverlets their great-grandmother
used to make.
As this Is the twentieth century,
they have put a few modern touches
to the industry. the most noted OF
which are their rigid eight-hour law
and a regulation earning wage.
The Washington times., 1916-09-19

@HE work OF lawn repair, lik" that
Of making n new lawn, declare
specialists of the United States
%" Department OF agriculture. Is
best performed In early September In
the lreRions sunth of New England and
north Of the Potomac and Ohio rivers.
To improve an old lawn that has run
down Us. often. more difficult than TO
make new one. but II reasonably good
turf exists. IL can be bettered materially
by resceding and fertilizing.
II the lawn Is patchy, the small areas
should be scratched with a steel rake,
Creased with loan or compost, and the
seed sown on this. II large areas of
the lawn have a thin covering Of turf
II will be advantageous to use disk
eeeder. After seeding. a second dressing
of loan or compost should be applied
AID the areas rolled lightly.
In New England and the other States
OF the northern tier, similar procedure
should be adopted in renewing the lawn.
hut the work should he done In spring,
Care should be taken In watering and
MOVING all new paintings of lawn grass
not to disturb the young plants.
Careful attention IL necessary II an
established lawn II to be kept In good
The Washington times., 1916-09-19
People.

am sorry for them all
Whose ceaseless footsteps rise and fall
Along earth's highway endlessly.
The people In the world with me:
Who have dreams. and yet must take
The gifts life has for men awake.
Who bufid their lives each day anew
on hopes they know shall ndt come true.
Who walk the world till sleep. and then
At dawn must walk the world again.
Who ask Gods favor. Knowing still
He does not break his ciiFrBeiess will
For any faulty changing cry
or men he makes to live and die.
I am sorry for them ALL
SO sorry! Until recall
How life's adventure swings afar
Above tomorrow like a star.
And how our dreams paint golden
bright
Gray working-day and resting night,
And all the love each man who lives
May buy for merely love he gives
And how II comforts us to pray
Whether God hears or turns away,
And how to work, and sleep. and wake
Ia good for the mere doing's sake:
TIL. whether life seem gay or sad,
am so glad for men-so glad!
Margaret widdemer. In the Bellman.
The Washington times., 1916-09-19
Turkish Women.

Turkish woman are to be counted
among the most industrious on earth.
They do q vast amount OF work. They
make carpets, screens for doors. work
bags, horse clothing and blankets. A
Turkish girl makes all the hbltka or
tent carpets and other household reauis-
ties before she is married. II she gets
married without completing the task 1t
e. expected that she will. by her own
labor. refund the money which her
parents have given ner as a dowry.
This usually, consists OF a hundred sheep
and a certain amount OF money. which
the bridegroom pays to the. parents or
thu bride. He also treats his friends to
q succession or horse races and other
sports. An important part is 10 dec
crate q camel with the handsomest
trappings, which are sent to the Prideis
tent. On this she goes forth to receive
congratulations OF relatives and friends.
II II on this she Is carried away by
the female relatives OF the bridegroom.
she and her attendants feiRn to resist
tn act by throwing raw oats Rt the
other women.-Answers.
The Washington times., 1916-09-19
Movie Actresses
and Their Hair.

Did It ever occur to you that ever
movie actress you have seen has lovei
hair. while the most ponular count the
curls as tr,ir chief beauty? In IA
(this Is a secret. many are leadir
ladies' just because OF their attractiS
locks. Inquiry among them discfoses
the fact that thev bring out all the
natural beauty OF their hair by careful
shampooing. not with any soap or
makeshift, but with a simple mixture
which they make for themseles by put
ting a teaspoonful OF canthrox (Which
they get from the druggiso In a cur
OF hot water and applying this instsrA
OF soap. After it's use their hair a. [
ra pldiy. and with uniform color. ny
drum. excess oil. and dirt are dissolved
and entirely disappear. The hair IL 20
fluffy that II looks much heavier than
II IL. Its lustre ard softness Is delight
full, while the stimulated scalp gains
the health which insures hair growth
Advt,
The Washington times., 1916-09-19
Tubercular Injection
ase Is One Of Earliest Of
Baby'S Grave Perils
By DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRsHBERG.

of the children. Soon she, too, died 90
this disregarded ccourge. They then no
longer professed TO deny that she had
y. The horses were gone and the stable
door was locked too late.
The bacilli of tuberculosis gain en-
trance into the human tissuee IN all too
mary easy ways. The toDsils. nose.
throat. lungs, skin. glands. bones. stom-
Through tho nose these germs easily
reach the meninges or BLANKETS OF the
brain and spinal cord. In children this
~ frequent gateway. Only the throat
s sinn lungs Sy,,, are equal avenues q inys-
aust the bacilli may enter the alimcn-
tary canal The tendency for the lymph
channels TO absorb them 10 shown IN
, na. tunercuinus glands or "waxen kerr
Surely, In the light Of these facts, II
u amazing. indeed, to find any sufferer
from tuberculosis still so callous 10 their
own welfare and 80 selnshfy regardless
OF tne health OF others AZ TO remain In
dusty, dirty. smoke-laden and eloudsd
city atmosphere. Those who have these
coughs and other signs Of tubercuiioais
may struggle along a few years in vii
ages ana cities. but their lives are usu-
much and soon die. MeanwhiIe. tSev
have spread tuberculosis to hundreds ~
innocent children and adults.
whereas, had they avoided city me-
and medicines; and had taken TO The
mountains and woods. the dry country
air and the bright sunlight, with 4 iib.
erai supply OF fatty foods, they urob-
ably now would be well and hearty md
perhaps live beyond three score and ten.
In addition they would have the happi.
ness and compensation Of not havins
bhghted the lives OF those they loved
tact A WIZ
Copyright. 1919, Newspaper reatur. s.-v,..,
The Washington times., 1916-09-19
Famous Anecdotes

xoHN HANCOCK. In the act OF Sign
ing the Declaration Of Independence.
j remarked that they must all hang
together.
I'VE must all hang together" said
Franklin, "or we shall al hang sepa-
rately!"
BE easy" said rich merchant to a
fault finding son-in-law, who was per-
petually Fostering him with complaints
OF his wife's shortcomings. "as her be-
havior is so intolerable. will alter my
will and cut her OF with a shilling" The
old man heard no more OF his daughters
failings.
One OF the carriers OF a long forgotten
New York newspaper. the Advocate, hav-
ing become indlsposed. his son took his
place, but not knowing the subscribers
he was to supply he took for his guide q
dog which had usually attended his
father The animal trotted on ahead OF
the boy and stopped at every door where
the paper was seen to be left, without
making single omission or mistakes
my dear, you must pray TO God Ia
bless your grandmamma. and that she
may live to be very old said mother
to her little daughter.
"Ah. mamma" said the child, "she Il
very old already, I Will rather pray thai
she may become young:
Copyright, 1879,
The Washington times., 1916-09-19
THE TINES DAILY MAGAZINE PAG
The History of
Razors
T>HE man OF modern times shiver-
ingly trying to shave himself as ne

pT>HE man OF modern times shiver-
ingly trying to shave himself rs ne
stands before the mirror In the
early hours Of q bitter winter morning
may find some comfort In tho reflection
that he is graphing with task which
has taxed the patience Of man for sew
ersl centuries, In all ages men have
set high value on the razor as an ad-
junct TO health and cleanliness.
France, by archaeologists as recently
az 1850 would indicate that prehistoric
man used razors clipped out Of pieces
OF flint. The flint razor may we'll have
razor sa Sody scrntehep the first Geco ord
OF which II found In the Book OF Job.
! Thence the use OF the razor deve1-
oped among the Egyptians In the days
or the Pharaohs.
extended to the Greeks with whom the
beard had been hitherto held In vener-
alton. and In this connection we And
Ctesippus In 600 b. G. lecturing the
hide their manhood behind q growth OF
hair.
Rome. always In the vanguard OF
every social reform Of those days, was
the next to follow the example Of
shaving, the custom. even 300 years he
fore the Christian era, becoming gem
eral among men Of rank and wealth.
Scipio Africanusy himself set the fash
ipn, to be followed by every soldier In
his army. 30
Just when shaving became common
IN Europe II a matter OF considerable
doubt. In modern times Europeans
have left fashion TO. determine tliis
question, as indeed II has that Of every
thing else connected with mankind's
appearance In France. for example
from the age OF Louis Xiii and Louis
XIV. Both these kings had come 10
the throne as beardless children. their
countries being too polite to allow them
selves any luxury which the sovereign
Thus the well-trimmed boards be-
loved OF Henry III. and Henry OF
Navarro gradually fell out OF grace
the smooth chin becoming the sign
mark OF man OF. distinction. From
to the common people. to be taken
up in England in the time of James
II and William III. so that the
eighteenth century In both countries
presents an unbroken monotony OF
While the Egyptians and Romans
used rasors of flint and bronze. the
men OF the middle ages depended
largely upon the cumbrous and slow
process of trimming the skim" to
quote Pepys. with pumice stone. II
was only in the early part OF the
razor, cumbrous hat-bladed AFFAIR
with a heavy wooden handle, came
into general. use.
1t remained for American Invention
to revoiutionire the character OF the
ing weapon Of ofden times gradually
evolve the finely tempered, honed
blade which we use today.
The Washington times., 1916-09-19
No1U Is Time to Repair Your Lawn
Reeng and F viii Do Much Toward Renewing Even An Old Rundown
Turf Pathy Should Be ak Disk Seeded and Later Given Careful Attention

condition. Most lawns need an occa-
sionaI application Of some good fertil-
!zer regardless OF the kind OF soil on
which they exist. Thoroughly rotted
stable manure Is excellent for this pur-
pose. Another good dressing IL mix
sod and leaf mold and siftcd before us
ing
II II desirable that the material be
applied In such condition that there
| U.s. nothing 70 rake off. soarse huius
or hlnnus dressing should never be used,
as the grass Is almost invariably killed
I'm small patches oeneuth the humps. The
humus dressings should he applied In
the autumn or winter and again in the
spring.
Bone meal is one Of the best CONNER
cial fertilizers for the lawn. When
used II should be applied IL tho late
winter or early spring a. rate Of ten
TO fifteen pounds TO the thousand square
feet,
Should Clip Frequently. - ~
Even after a lawn Is established on
heavy clay. IL is not too late to tighten
the soil by sand applications. Sharp
| clean sand free from silt Is best and
| should be applied to a depth OF orc
eighth OF an inch or more over the turf
Will produce n lasting and decidedly
beneficial effect.
Lawns are benefited by frequent clip
ping. During ,the>Japid-srowing sea-
son mowings twice a week are not too
frequent. II usually makes- little differ
ence whether the clipped grass Is re.
moved or allowed to remain on the
lawn. Ii is coming to be considered the
best practice to remove II, however. 1t
Is neither necessary nor advisable to
roth lawns during the summer.
Lawns should be we'll watered during
dry periods and should be soaked
thoroughly twice or three times n week
rather than lightly sprinkled at more
frequent intervals. Late afternoon or
evening is the best time for watering
on bright hot days. - OH
How to Fight Weeds.
Weeds are troublesome In all lawns
throughout the growing, season. but par
ticularly so from the latter part of
June until frost. Pulling or cutting
these plant pests from the turf IL the
most satisfact way OF Kidding n lawn
| of them. The control OF trailing weeds
and undesirable grasses can best be ac-
| complished by raking prior TO moving.
the intruders thus being raised 80 that
the mower blades will clip them. The
The Washington times., 1916-09-19
Answers to Health
Questions

c. H. S.EPIease advise me how 70
remove pimpie scars. What can be
done for red blotches on my face7
Such scars very often disappear
gradually. as time elapses. by them
selves. Massaging them with oils OF
various kinds. perfumed oils and cocoa
butter viii help. II II is a large scar
n thin skin graft may cure IL. but
as rule scars gradually shrivei and
disappear.
face. but wash with cold water and
cleanse with good peroxide cream.
Apply ammoniated mercury ointment
to the blotches. Pay strict attention.
to the diet and avoid sweet. fatt,
foods.
W. H.-Please tell me what I ca
do to stop my hair from falling OF
and remove dandruff. Every morni,
] wake with a disagreeable taste in n
mouth. l think i sleep with my mouI
open. What do you advise?
Alopecia or falling hair is fro,
many causes. A large number
cases come from fevers. colds, a
Illnesses that are not permaner
Consequently. remedies sometifn,
achieve an undeserved reputation, be-
cause the hair comes back by Itself.
A. little of the following may be an
piled to the scalp:
Quininc. ! dram: piIocarpine, ~
Erains' salicylic acid. 10 grains:
lanolin. "a ounce; petrolatum. u
ounce.
sulphur is an avowed remedy for
dandrun, l dram of II with 10 grains
each OF resorctn, salicylic acid and
suiphate OF aulnine to an ounce OF
does much good.
:. The best thing to do Is to have
the nose and throat examined. and n
necessary the tonsils and adenoids re-
moved. Also have the turbinate bones
OF the nose compressed so as to allow
more air space in the nose and d.
away with mouth breathing. N
teeth should be examined and an,
stomach disorder searched for.
The Washington times., 1916-09-19

use OF chemical sprays on lawn weeds
has not given very satisfac Glory results.
on the whole. the weed problem can
best DO solved by making the conditions
as favorable as possible for the turf
grasses and maintaining a strict watch
at ell times to remove troublesome
wees as they appear. A grass seed
mixture rich In red fescue will grow
betteS In shady places probably than
other mixtures, BY thorough watering
ara the liberal use Of fertilizers and
lime, however. the cvil effects OF shade
on the growti. OF all lawn grasses
largely can be overcome in many cases.
The Washington times., 1916-09-19
Choice.

Lalage has eyes OF blue,
James are gray. -
Lalage's will look you through
James will stray.
Lalage has repartee,
Jane Is dumb,
Lalage Is full of glee-
Jane is glum.
Lalage can dance and sing;
Jane-not she.
Lalage to you would cling
Jane would fee.
Lalage has grace and ease;
Jane-not so;
Lalage delights to tease
Jane? Oh. no.
Lalage's a fleur de lis;
Jane Is plain.
q don't like that Lalage-
! like JaneO
Cleveland Plain Dealer.