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Sharp County record., 1916-09-08
Better Farming
By j. H. Miller, Director of the Col
lege of Agriculture.
Selecting Seed

One hundred farmers wanted! One
hundred farmers in every county in
Arkansas are wanted who will agree
to select seed corn from their fields
in September, selecting good ears
from good stalks, ears not over four
feet from the ground and ears hang
ing down rather than standing out;
from stalks of medium height,
neither too tall nor too short; stalks
with plenty Of blades and good
root system. If every farmer will
select three times as many bushels
of seed as he will probably need
for planting, hang up those ears In
a shed and then after month or
two remove the husks and sort
again aud put away for winter,
guarding against the weevil, there
will be ample seed supply for next
spring. Then 10 February these
ears should be sorted again, the
tips and butts removed, the ears
shelled and the corn graded. If
100 farmers in each county can be
found who will undertake this cam
paien for better seed corn, we can
increase our yield in 1917 80 per
cent from the same acreage Re-
member that September Is the
month for selecting seed corn and
remember that seed corn should
always be selected from the stand
ing stalks In September and not
from the crib In March.
Sharp County record., 1916-09-08
The County Agent

The campaign In progress fol
clovels and pastures and cover
crops furnishes many fine examples
as to value Of the county agricul-
tural agent, In one county, where
last year no crimson clover was
seeded, the county agent had In the
warehouse In his town last Satur-
day rs bushels Of crimson clover
seed and reports Of need Of as much
more, In another county, 5000
hogs have been vaeeinated In ten
months by the county agent, and
in an adjoining county without any
aeent 5000 hogs have died from
cholera In seven months, Thirteen
cars OF pure bred cattle, moetly
bulls, have been brought to Arkan.
sos since February, 1915, all Of
them In counties with county asri-
cultural agents, Not a car Of pure
bred cattle has been brought into
any county that ie without q county
agent The county agricultural
agent ls the only employe Of the
Sharp County record., 1916-09-08
THE ECOURTS

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-
tober. Northern District.
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.
Chancery Court Southern Dis.
trict--First Monday in May and
November. Northern District
Second Monday in March and
September.
Sharp County record., 1916-09-08

and the baby were soon to be sepa-
rated.
A cat belonging to Mrs. Jane
Greenleaf of Hugenot, New York,
has adopted three mice in the place
of her kittens, which died. The mice
were given to the cat in tn, belief
that she would kill them, but she
Immediately began to treat them
with the greatest kindness and at
tentiOn.
Arthur Harrison, rejected as an
applicant for service in the National
Guard Of Alabama at Admission be-
cause he was three pounds under
weight, left the room and appeared
few minutes later when he was
two pounds over weight. He said
he made the gain by eating bananas
and drinking water.
George Gruman of Cleveland,
Ohio, determined the other day to
cure himself of the drink habit and
swore out a warrant for his own
arrest. Il want to quit, and | want
the court to help me out" he said.
The judge accommodated him with
fine of $25 and ID sentence of 80
days in the workhouse.
Barton Kell of Cayton, Georgia.
awakened by noise at the door,
grabbed his revolver demanded
to know who was there, and receiv.
ing no response, fired, Upon further
investigation he found he had shot
and mortally wounded his wife, who
had become i'll in the night and had
gotten up to Oct some medicine.
William D, Bowers has filed a
suit in circuit court at Frederick
Maryland, seeking $25,000 DAMAGES
from his mother.in-law, Mrs. Mamie
Hoff, charging alienation of his
wife's affections. Bowers alleges
Mrs, Hoff is bringing pressure on
his wife of a few months to obtain
control of her estate valued al S3O,.
000
John Nallty has just celebrated
his 1O6th birthday at his home at
Woods6eld, Ohio. lie was born
within q stones throw of his present
place of residence and has never
resided elsewhere He attributes
his longevity to living the simple
life and abstainine from the use of
tobacco and alcoholic stimulants in
any form,
Sharp County record., 1916-09-08
OEEICIHL.
Congressional

Congressional
Member of Congress 2nd District
W. A. OLDFIELD.
judicial
Judge Of the 10Th Judicial Cir.
cult, j, B, Baker,
Pros Atty.-H, A. Northeutt,
Judge of the Chancery Court,
g. 7 Humphries.
senatorial,
Member State Senate, Second
plStrict-G' b. Ferguson.
County.
Representative, j, Nj. Street.
sheriff, H. Kirtley,
Clerk b, A. Boyce,
County Judge, W, n. Horn.
Treasurer, j. l., Gyngard.
Assessor, I. Il, MeCaleb.
Surveyor, j, P. Eason.
Sharp County record., 1916-09-08
UNIFORM PRICES SAVE MONEY
FOR WOMEN WHEN MARKETING
ss,~~ By MRS. JULIAN HEATH
Eoy,d.r and National Pr.nden of HouswiUes League
Bv MRS. JULIAN HEATH
Eou,d.r and National President of HouseuOues League

In order to buy efficiently it is essential
that the buyer should know what she is buy,
ing She must be able to order by name and
thus be certain that she is getting the quality
she wants at the price she is willing to pay
Men buy cigars by name, they call for smoking
tobacco by name In this way they are certain
of getting the quality they want. Women
demand the same right to buy breakfast foods,
canned fruits, household utensils, hose, gloves
and the thousand and one articles bought and
used every day in the same intelligent manner.
We don't want to ask for "oatmeaP or
"four." We want to ask for the particular
brand that we have tested and found salts
Sharp County record., 1916-09-08
GEM HOTE
LODGES

f. & A. M.--Evenlns
Lodge No. las meets
night before the third '
and Saturday night Os','|
fret Sunday In each mO," "
G, L. Coger, w
j. R. MotcaH,sI
r. A. M.-Rural On'p'l
meets the third Saturd" \
In each month, "A
s. ?, Turnef' Ol
]. r, Mo'caIA n
|. o. o. F,--Evenl0g']
81 a
Lodge No, 300 meets N'''
night Of each week I'd
j, L. Atkinson ',1
e. L. DickersOn'' Y
REBEKAHS-Grac' ~,
No, 345 meets The s''V,' !. \
fourth Friday nign"
month. "A
"''' 3. A. Mo'''' Y
W, o, Evening n
Camp No. 9s7 meets LIAM
and fourth SATURDAY wy
each month. nl
o. 9, shaver n
r, L. piol s'ss''
Sharp County record., 1916-09-08
Directory
CHURCHES

CHRISTIAN-Services every
Sunday morning. No regular
pastor.
METHODIST-Preachin as
follows: Second Sunday in the
month, morning and night, the
third Sunday night, the fourth
Sunday morning. Rev, G. j..
Wade, Pastor.
SUNDAY SCHOOL-At the
Methodist church every Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock. Every.
body invited to attend, 0. G,
Shaver, Superintendent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-26
ROOKIE" STEIGLER
IN GRENADTER CLASS
17-Year-Old Member of Second
Regiment Would Have De-
lighted Frederick the Great
BY CARL l.. ZEISBERG
EpeninO Led0er Star Corrnanondent

HEADQUARTERS CAMP BRuX.
BAuGH, MT. GRETNA, Pa, June "a
me tallest man in Pennsylvania's division
OF the National Guard is Private Michael
Steig'er, of Company NJ. I'd Regiment, al.
tached to the 1st Brigade. of philadelphia
Private Steigler, who is IT years old Is
the boy-better call him a man, for be Is
ohe-who attracted attention some months
ago by eventually landing" a job He
had encountered difficulty, for, as he says
he was too light for heavy work and TOO
heavy for light work"
Mike" is a rookie and still wears his
civilian clothes. 1t is not this that makes
him so conspicuous, however The youth.
full giant, standing feet 0 inches towers
above the heads of the other members OF
his company, and when he salutes his arm
goes up like fail above the line OF COM
pany heads.
The much-prized job which Mike" gave
up to enlist in the I'd Regiment was with
the Baldwin Locomotive Works as assistant
machinist. Patriotism meant more to him
than money, so he gave up his position to
stand at attention, pitch tents, mount guard
and quietly accept the other duties required
of a soldier.
Private Steigler is modest, and therefore
he is not quoted He refuses to talk lsav'
ing it to his friends to say nice things
about him.
Mike" reads his Bible every day, ana
is not worrying about Mexican bullets
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WOMAN WANTS PIECE
OF CARRANZA WHISPERS
Only This and Nothing Less Will
Satisfy Captain Scoveps
Wife
By LISETTA NEUKOM
EueHing Ledger StdU Correspondent

MOUNT GRETNA, Pa, June 26.-Mrs.
Sylvester Scovel, of Pittsburgh wants a
piece of Carranza's whislSers for her locket.
That is the desire of her heart. That Is
the only souvenir she has asked for. Nothing
else will satisfy her Her husband Captain
Scovel of Company L, from Pittsburgh can
not bring her a thing from tho mines of
Mexico or the treasures from the country
south of the Rio Grande that will make her
happy except piece of Carranza's whiskers.
The request for the whiskers was her
last admoniton to her husband. She did
not say Write to me-" she did not say,
Take good care of yourself" but she did
say with all the enthusiasm of her youth,
Bring me piece of Carranza's whiskers."
She did not say that the whiskers should
be taken from the Mexican big chief after
his death But that seems to go without
saying, because the Pennsylvania National
Guardsmen, who have been talking over
the strange request of Mrs Scovel declare
that no one, American or Mexican, will
ever be able TO remove a cherished hair
from the bewhskered face of Carranza,
except over his dead body
MY wife told me IL get into Mexico
not to come home without that piece of
Carranza's whsker," said Captain Scovel
strange request. "She has her heart set
on that piece OF Carranza's physlognomy.
The last thing she said to me when 1
started for Mount Gretna mobilization
camp was Now don't forget that souvenir
for my loclIet' And you know, I always
mind my wife, so it is up to me TO get
that lock of hair"
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Mt. Gretna Chronicle

1t was midnight at Mt. Gretna and the
moon was out-lke a light is out.
Bloodcurdling sounds arose from the
tracks OF the Cornwall and Lebanon Rail.
way, which at this particular spot is
shrouded in gloom as it snakes through the
murk of "cut" fringed with millions of
bushes.
"Ar-r-rH" Uph! Oorp! Whis.s.sssw
said the sounds
John oliver, chief OF police of Mount
Gretna. pricked up his keen ears. He
trailed the sounds across the quartermaster
corps camp TO the cut" Then he waited
Intermingled with the Misses and means
came the steady tramp of feet 1t sounded
like a regiment composed OF porpoises, ele-
plants, hippopotami and seals. But Chief
of Police oliver was not alarmed. Grip
ping his baton more firmly, he parted the
bushes and descended to the track There
a strange sight met his eyes, long accus-
toned to the dark by peering through the
dark groves OF Mount Gretna.
Three men, bearing suitcases, handbags,
cameras and drawing board, halted
abruptly,
who goes there?" demanded Chief
Oliver.
I'VE amt going. We've stopped" came
the reply in a muffied tone from the first
of the trio. large villain wearing a black
shirt and two days growth of black beard
on his evil face.
But the second, recognizing an officer of
the law, answered apologetically, while the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-26

pennant, but keystone and tba
reveals the fact that the banner is a. sea
pennsylvania. The brand-new s,ams! al 2!
was made to conform with the mobilIza,i.ss
fAan adopted in 1912. ''on
company A, Engineer Battalion NJ c,.
ton, Captain Ray Fuller commanding ,,.,l,
is Justly proud of being the first r,i,,,a.nl W,sn
unit to pitch its tents In the nob,,,,n,iuy.y
lamp camp contains three recent benedicL0
l, nney are Second Lieutenant Bellamy. who
was married two weeks ago Private crn.. V
who led his bride to the altar a weel H ~
ana Private Worden, who was "snlcsS1
three months ago These are the ,boa.,
VINO VIII be the first to go TO the front !.
oulld bridges and roads, erect wire ent.s
clements and dig trenches. '"
In the reported death of Can,air -
; Morey, of the 10th Cavalry. in tho Nv.
tie or Carrizal, Mexico. many OF the on,oas.
III camp here found cause for profo,,nd ns.
sonal sorrow. General ONeiil of tha Peu ~.
Brigade and officers on his staff were lona
in their praise of Captain Morev when ts...
read of his death. He was well knor,u .s ~
pennsylvania militiamen having been AZ
instructor at this camp several years ayo
captain Morey was one of the, hest M,
hers in the SERVICE" said Major II n
Byers, of the Quartermaster Corps
Two girls, one wearing a pink surr.,
coat and the other a baby blue upper vor.
ment, have been the target of many "a
miring eyes since the camp began being
inhabited by the boys in khaki 'iThe na;,s
they're called. In exchange for smiIes ~.
soldier boys pose for their pictures, wbIcb
one of 'the pair" deftly snaps with cam
era. ~
Division headquarters is situated on ton
of Reservoir Hill, as 1t is called the highsst
unwooded point in camp. overlooking ths
sloping hills from near the Mount Gretna
railway station. The spot, which is The
site of General Grants camp during ms.
neuvers, was selected because IL is mora
easily accessible than the old division head.
quarters the site of which lies nearer ths
station. '
Another reason which prompted moving
the headquarters to the top of the hill is
visitors. Not as many inquistive ones will
be of stout enough heart to march to the
top of the eminence.
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BY LISETTA NEUKOM
EVENING LEDGER staff Correspondent,

HEADQUARTERS, CAMP BRUM-
BAUGH, MT. GRETNA Pa, June 20.
TAMP sanitation is under the personal
~ charge Of Major Crookston. of the Medi-
cal Corps, N. G. F., attached to the division
commanders staff.
That name spells efficiency in the minds
of his fellow officers for Major Crookston
has spent the last 1S months In the military
and prison camps in Europe. and arrived
fresh from the Continent to assume charge
of sanitation in the vast encampment lie
visited Siberia. England, Germany, Austria
Italy the Balkans--every warning nation In
Europe except France.
Conditions in the camps are very very
bad" said Major Crookston. "The climate In
Siberia is a bad feature; the types of men
initiate against cleanliness. and the hard
ships of the war In general constitute a
great handicap for sanitary living in the
camps"
Major Crookston's duties will be to SUI
perintend the disposition of sewage and
garbage and to oversee general cleanliness
in camp. Nature provided and man selected
an excellent site for a camp in the Mount
Gretna plateau, which is high and airy and
of an iron-tlnged gravel soil which dries
rapidly.
mo European camp here !" Is the slogan.
Major II. A. Arnold, of Ardmore, attached
to the call to arms, leaving important work
behind. Major Arnold was busily direct
ing the erection of the new home of the
Merton Title and Trust Company, of which
he is the vice president and Building Com
mttee chairman, when the summons came
He is n Spanish War veteran, having
been surgeon with the Pennsylvania Volun.
teer Cavalry in the Porto Rico eXpedi-
tion. After the war he Joined the 9th
Regiment, of which he was a member
until transferred to the division comman-
der's staff. He is a surgeon in the Medical
Corps, n. G. p.
Quite story is attached to the new
standard of the Pennsylvania troops which
fiutters in the breezes in front of division
headquarters on Reservoir Hill. 1t Is the
first time that the Pennsylvania militia has
served under n "Federaized" flag. they
themselves having been "Federal2ed" The
word pennsylvania" does not occur on the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-26

happy. either at the thought OF her husband
leaving, but her home instincts were 50
merged with her love OF country that She
said emphatically, Where the country's
honor is at stake let them go and defend
it,"
II shall certainly feel terribly lonesome .
said Mss Litchert, wife Of Second Lleuten-
ant John Litchert, 56l2 Cherry street. but
/ wouldn't have John be Stacker"
What are you going 10 do while your
husband Is awayY was the question asked
Airs. Litchert
Il shall occupy my time during my hus-
bands absence In sewing and keeping him
supplied with linen"
She then laid down a rule for Womenfolk
who want something 10 do 10 keep their
minds busy while the men are away:
II the mothers. wives and swsethearts
Of the boys who 80 70 Mexico do this in
stead of bemoaning the fact that their dear
ones have been taken away, they viii soon
come 10 the realization that they are up-
aoidiae the cause Of life, liberty aud inde-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-26
PREPAREDNESS WOMEN ACTIVE
York Road Division Will Give Exhibi-
tion at Oak Lane

The Old York Road Chapter OF the Penn
sylvania Woman's Division for National
Preparedness will hold an exhibition of
surgical supplies made by the members in
the oak Lane Free Library on Wednes-
day afternoon.
Addresses will be made by Mrs. George
William Corey. an associate OF Jane Ad-
dams at The Hague peace conference; Mrs
Anne Wallace Ladomus, State organizer.
and Lieutenant r. S. Keyser, of the United
States Marine Corps. Thursday afternoon a
card party will be held in the Marshall
School Hall Oak Lane, and the proceeds
used in purchasing material for surgical
supplies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-26
HOSPITAL CORPS

It's probably well that every officer of
field hospital and ambulance corps No. .,
of Philadelphia is doctor, because of the
first night they spent in camp. They Slept
out" and 1t rained Threatened with pneu-
monia, they stanchly resisted the tempta-
tion to order the privates out of their dog
tents. where the enlisted men slept COM
fortably while the doctors were awakened
outside by the drenching rain. The rest of
the night the officers spent in a baggage
coach nearby. Those who partoolt of the
open-air snooZe were MAJOR Elmer IL.
Keiser in command; Captain Eugene
Swayne Lieutenant Charles p. Brady, Lieu
tenant William l.. C. Spaeth, Lieutenant
Clarence J. Lewis, Lieutenant George Louis
Stephan, Captain George T. McGinnis, COM
mander of the ambulance company; Lieu
tenant Francis F. Borzell Lieutenant John
f. Lynch, Lieutenant Thomas +. Ross and
Lieutenant William f. Gerhart.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-26
PERSONAL NEWS AND NOTES ABOUT
SOLDIER LADDIES FROM PHILLY
Never Was Finer Looking Set of Men, Compliment Paid
First Brigade by Visitors to Encampment on
Fountain Head Field

Smith I want to see him." is the order given
green soldier. "If you don't find him
there, try Company O."
There isn't any Company j. There isn't
any Company Q, either.
Two war grooms" are pining in Com
pany A, of the 2d Regiment for the Phila-
delphia girls they left behind. They are
Private Leon Keichline of 2342 North 31st
street, who was an employe of the Autocar
Company at Ardmore, and Sergeant Will
liam Ritter, an employe of the Baldwin
Locomotive Works.
The men of Company M are strong on
coffee. Through some mistake in getting
orders and acquisitions for food they had
nothing to do but chew tobacco and drink
coffee. They say they are not crazy"
about tobacco as a food, and showed their
preference for meat and other rations when
they came
The chief cook of Company I is Harry
Robinson, who has just reinlsted in the
National Guards, after four years in service
of the United States Cavalry. His home is
at 1928 Locust street.
Don't say beans to any one in Company
K If you want to come out of Camp Brum-
baugh alive Through an error in ordering
supplies poor X was slighted, and when it
came to eat one group of men--80 in num-
ber-had the magnificent repast of nine
cans of beans. while another group Jared a
little better, with five cans to IS men, This
all happened on Saturday. Things are all
Strengthened out now and the boys are get
ting the fat of the land"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-26
STRAY CAMP NOTES
CAUGHT UNDER CANVAS
Flags Everywhere; Also 1nstruc-
ton to Prevent Visitors From
Calling General Sergeant

MOUNT GRETNA. June 90. - Flags.
flags flags. There are flags everywhere
within radius of several miles of camp
American fags of course. Popcorn and
ice cream stands, shooting galleries, inns,
cottages, even wagons driven by stOlid
farmers. are adorned with the Stars and
Stripes in wonderful display of patriotism
that Is excited by the presence of more than
1900 troops that may be called to face
enemy bullets any day
Prospective visitors to Camp Brumbaugh
are advised that the way to distinguish
one officer from another is as follows :
Two stars on the shoulder, major general ;
one star, brigadier general; eagle, colonel
silver maple leaf, lieutenant colonel; gold
maple leaf, major; two bars, captain; one
bar, first lieutenant, and plain shoulder
straps second lieutenant. It's considered
quite as objectionable faux pas to call
a lieutenant a colonel as to call a general
Il major.
Sending post cards takes up most of the
time of the guardsmen on leave. Figuring
an average of three sweethearts to each
miIitiaman some $4,000 girls are receiving
daily mail from Mt Gretna. No wonder
the Cornwall and Lebanon Railway has
added extra trains and new postofce has
been established.
Strawberries are ripe-not the big hard
ones, which grow in gardens, but the tiny
little wild ones for which Pennsylvania
mountainous regions are noted, And the
soldiers many of them just out of the hot
factories of the big cities or the mines
of the coal regions, are revellng in the wild
strawberry patches around camp In some
cases the patches are right in the back
yard" of the tents. But these patches are
soon "rihed" and then the men have TO go
to distant grounds. The men go down on
their knees after the berries with the
exclamation, Hum, hum, did you ever
taste anything like that?"
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Mrs. Helen Supplee Thinks
Married Men Ought to Be
I Ordered Back From
Camps to Homes
Mrs. Mary Litschert Doesn't
Want a Stacker for a Hus-
+ band and Thinks Country.
Comes First

1.-TWO sisters. wives OF guardsmen in the
i same company of the list Regiment,
who started Saturday the first lap Of their
Journey for the Mexican border, hold con-
nicting opinions about sending married men
TO the front.
Both are intensely patriotic, but both
watched the parade on Friday with differ
snt emotions one wanted her husband TO
50 when the countrys honor was AT
stake" as she termed it; the other was
forced to see her husband go, although
she really didn't want him TO. because she
didn't feel the crisis was so acute as 70
forcs married men away from their fani-
Hes.
II wish President Wilson would order
fha married men back 90 their homes be-
sore they leave for Mexico sobbed one
lis. Helen Suplee, after she had said good
b to her husband, Sergeant Walter Su-
plee. of Company IL.
I dent see Why they are taking my hus-
baua away from me" said Mrs Suplee lateT
- Aar home. Bea7 Appletree street. HE
0sHKtdIly employed and satisfied with
ef Roehe. LIE. and we we're Just as happy
alad todayid be-
4hza his aaege mau's first duty lies in
= IS 1aauIa q hz home ana children
tIrs MaFy Litehert WASN'T