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sive shell, but pulled himself tV
gether and resumed his work." Piper
DANIEL LAIpLAw Of the Kings Own
Scottish Borderers at a critical mo-
ment at Loos leaped upon a trench
parapet and rallied and reused his
company with 'Blue Bonnets Over the
Border" and The Standard on the
Braes Of Mar" LAIDLAw was
wounded and his pipes were smashed,
but the Scots Jumped from their
trenches and carried the enemy's 20
sition. The pipes have been repaired
with silver mountings.
Major G. YATE Of the Second York.
shire Light Infantry was MORALLY
wounded and taken prisoner Mt lie
Cateau, but not until ne had led the
nineteen survivors Of his battalion Of
900 men in a charge. Only three were
on their feet at the end. HE was
Keen far ahead Of his men riding SIN
gle handed straight for the enemy's
standards" That was Major GEoHoE
WHEELER Of the Seventh Lancers at
Shaiba, M~csopotamia, n born leader
Of forlorn hopes. In this forlorn hope
he was killed.
Photographs Of not all the glorious
company Of Victoria Cross winners
have been taken, but from scores OF
pictures an impression Of characters
tics may be formed. There Is a quiet,
steadfast look about most of the faces;
seldom, II ever, a pose Of conscious
gallantry. They are the faces Of just
plain men who have the instinct Of
doing their best when It is most
needed and who could not leave Z.
comrade in the lurch. The animation
In some faces Is that Of men who take
danger gayly n aggressivcly. The
v. G. nan usually seems to be the
soul Of good nature. The bulldog type
Is hardly present at all. Bnggadocio
Is entirely absent. Some men do not
look the part at all. The deathless
YArE had n small chin. n keen. laugh
ing eye. hair parted In the middle.
and might have. been taken for a
frivolous society man. Private PORTS,
the Gallipcli life saver, has flaring
cars, a twisted mouth, n fiippant eye,
and looks absolutely unhcroic. The
antecedents Of some Of the v. c. win
ners did not promise much. Corporal
FULLER, who was mentioned in Sir
JOHN FRENcH's dispatches for conspic-
uous ~gallantry at Chivy, was gradu-
ated from a reformatory.
However ordinary. OF no account, or
obscure at home. whatever their orr
gin and repute. It is to he noted that
these British soldiers were ms famous
for doing things without orders. on
their own initiative, as for ~coolness
and bravery. The aristocrats who won
the coveted honor were expected to he
brave. Some Of them really Inherited
herOism.
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ticles are to be enjoyed. The tea room
in n form or another IL now
stretched from Washington Square to
Harlem. It's advantages as they are
set forth in its claim to public sup
port lie in its differences from the
restaurant Of commerce. The viands
Of the tea room are those Of the
home; avowedly Of the kind the head
Of the family used to make.
The generous support that these
amateur restaurants have received
shows that they IN filling a CASTRO.
nomic need. The principal secret Of
their success seems to lie in the en-.
ployment Of a blue ribbon Of some
kind or another, whose talents had
heretofore been devoted to the SER
vice Of a family rather than to a
public eating house. Whether she he
from Sweden or ireland or Virginia
her past services have been confined
to the kitchen of what may be called
for purposes Of more exact descrip-
ton "a private family" 1t is by pro-
viding what the chef has never been
able to give to his wider circle that
the home cook has made herself use.
ful in the community and established
an u%ndeniable vogue for the amateur
in a new field; for whatever her skill
may be in the art Of the home kitchen
she Is a dilettante in the professional
restaurant.
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A DAY.
Christmas Thoughts of q Faithful Mn.
nlclpal Worker.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-str J
am a city employee and l work al
Sundays and legal holidays. ] put in
eight hours daily and ffty-.lx hours In a
week. My "a are $3.50 a day since
1905. and in eleven years / have no,
received a single cent increase. That Is.
the Bureau OF Standards and the Boar
OF Estimate think all a man IS wor,N
Is s? or $3.50 a day during his life as a
city employee. and wa are as faithful
as horses until We break down.
The Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany will give messenger boys $50 TO-
Christmas: the STANDARD oil Company
has increased laborers' pay. but We ar,
used worse than Russians. Regard.ug
Sunday n legal holidays, We do no
get fifty-two Sundays and ten leGd
holidays or as much vacation time q,
the gan in the City Hall and Municlp1l
Building.
I suppose the Bureau OF Standard
Will say mock prayers on Christmas
for doing nothing for men earning from
$500 to $500 a ear Figure out $3.50
a day for 500 working days figure out
$3.50 a day for 3l3 working days fig
urs out $3.50 a day for 365 WORKING
days. Eleven, twelve or fourteen dan,
vacation Is what the man in oVcra, .
gets. Now n new pay system las Jls'
begun that makes my carfare So ccr'.
IA week. I have TO buy my wi az.
forms, rubber boots. rubber coat and ca.
and winter gloves all on $3.50 a day \
faithful old war horse l am.
At the last election more than o.0oo
voters wrote my name on the ballot
for President Of the Board Of Aide
men rs a protest to the City Hall gdu-
on account of the poor pay. whctl "
Tammany or the Republicans or 'ns
the poorly paid deserving lahore,
street cleaners, drivers and others WI
elect men to office who will give living
wages and do away with the hourly
pay system Of the so-called per dier>'
men. I will work my full eight hours
again this Christmas Day.
, How many more years am ! going 70
work for $3.50 day? nevcr #. ,
married. On such II salary ca -.
members Of the Board Of Estimate q
for years aud False n funllN' '.s
man IN overai,s has vat go, 4 ,'H' :
Every politician Knocks MS w"h' -
men. as I know from my Owl o." =
suce. WILLIAM VALE
NEW Yosx. December 50.
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How great a wal prize the Teuton's
Invasion Of Rumania yielded as q
holiday gift to Germany and Austria
remains a subject Of considerable
conjecture. The earlier reports from
Berlin were to the effect that by the
first Of the year there would be re-
turning to these countries q great
wealth of grain and oil. but an Off.
cial communication issued in London
says that the British Minister has
received q satisfactory report of the
destruction by the Rumanian Govern.
ment of most Of the oil wells and
r~efneries.
Importance Is attached to the oil
products and the refnerles because it
was from these that the Central
Powers had the greatest expectation
of finding q relief In Rumania to the
pressing needs at home. The most
productive wells we're In the Prahova
valley between Ploesci and the Pre-
deal pass, against which Gen. fall
KENHAYN directed his first attacks.
The yield of more than 1,5OO,OOO tons
in 1915 and the likelihood that this
could be Increased to the greater pro.
duction Of years preceding the war
presented to the invaders a great po-
tentlality Of wealth. Germany and
Austria had received about O8 per
cent. Of the export Of the refined
products of 1915. But as the Ru-
manian Government had treated pe,
troll, or gisnlcnc, as contraband only
three per cent. Of this derivatiye war
sent to these countries.
II was tue expectation of the inyad,
err to take over MI Of the gasoleue tina,
eso been stored and 70 rsopsn the 70
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DRY MONTANA.
Political Effect Of Unfsvofabls China
Ito Conditions.

To THE EDITOR OF The 6uN-Str: Mon
! tana has adopted prohibition. and II II
appropriately heralded a. tho biggest
dry territory on the continent"
Montana has 146.201 square miles OF
territory and Is a. big as New England,
New York, New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania combined. but Instead Of the so,-
100000 people living in this Eastern ter
ritory tho big dry state has about the
same population as the District OF CO.
lumbia. The people Of Montana have
plenty Of room. with . square mile for
every man and his wife who have no
children.
Montana has q reputation for dryncss
which will help the people to accept
prohibition. Tho greatest no OF the
late Senator Tom Carter while in pub
lie life was to convince the Senate that
II should aid in reducing the drynees
of Montana by appropriating SOM mill
ions Of money to irrigate the desert and
make It habitable for man. lie COM
planned that there was not enough water
in the State properly to mix tho whis-
key. Senator Carriers appeal was enec-
tive. but after Uncle Sam had spent
these millions for irrigation in Montana
tho Agricultural Department recon-
mended dry farming for that country.
So. with dry farming and not enough
water for highballs In Montana. pro-
hibition harmonizcs the Constitution
with the landscape and the forced hab-
It's Of tho majority Of the people. IL
the State had the population of its cor
responding territory in the East and
their habits. prohibition might cause
heart burnings on the one hand and
hope of a dry nation on the other. But
where only ono man and his wife In a
squar mile arc without tho accommoda-
ton OF n saloon. It is not sue a denial
Of personal rights en- masse by sumptu-
airy legislation as to arouse the sympa-
thy OF tho whole country.
II would require a thousand square
miles OF Montana TO support one saloon.
in an automobile. for a MONDAY glass
OF beer or a nightcap.
Prohibition must be a success In Mon
tana outside of the old mining town Of
Butte. which has less than 10000 popu-
lation. and the Butteitcs never did care
much about state laws. but wen their
way regardless Of constitutions and stat
utes The appropriateness OF prohibi-
ton in Montana Is that II compels the
people to conform to their natural sur
roundings.
Tom Carter, in his eloquent plea for
irrigation. complained that Montana was
so dry that the people had been COM
PEELED TO initiate the camel and learn to
live without drinking while at home.
Prohibition written into the Constitution
OF Montana, taken IN connection with
the conditions imposed by nature, pre-
scnts a beautiful symphony in dryness.
and that too after heroic efforts OF her
statesmen to make the State wet by
liberal appropriations from the Federal
Treasury.
II simply shows that the people of
Montana are not supcrmen, but ordinary
human beings. who in the end surrender
to the inevitable and go back 10 original
conditions and harmonic with the face
OF nature in the biggest dry territory
on the American continent. b.
WASHINGTON. d. G., December %.
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Hasty Pudding.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-SH. In
the discussion started by Henry Wat.
terson regretting that no poet had
worthily sung the praises of Indian
corn l have seen no mention OF a poem
called "Hasty Pudding" written by Joel
Barlow. n Of our former Ministers TO
France. GEORGE Il. NORRIS.
NEW YORK. December %.
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Furnishing santa Claus

what shall we do to Santa Claus
This burglar of a fellow
Who breaks into our houses when
Tho Christmas moons are mellow
What shall he pay In judgment whsuA
without the slightest wsrning.
We bring the culprit into court
This early Christmas morningf
Since Santa only steals our hearts
Mad leaves behind for payment
Such dolls ami gam"s and books and toy
And lovely christmas raimept.
Why no, give seh,ence-we the court
OF little lads and misaes--
A fine OF nifty years OF love,
Paid by o~ufssivss-1n ktsseA
\Da G&Aon
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The First Church and the Plymouth
Church OF Milford. Conn. are divided
by a quarrel which began in 1897. and
have recently refused to compose their
old differences. The Land OF Steady
Habits deserves its title; certainly its
people are steadfast in their disputes.
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Representative EBENEzER ]. HILL Of
Connecticut believes the interests Of
the Republican party would be adj
vanced by consolidating the national
and the Congressional committees
and the selection OF new officers.
Under the present system the COM
mittees frequently interfere with each
other and their spheres OF activity
overlap. A contribution Of centraliza-
ton and simplicity might be an ad-
mirable Christmas gift to the party.
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Employees OF the court house at
Mincola are puzzled over the right nama
for "a white bird which has been seen
about the court house lawns for the
past few days. Some bird lovers think
II is a white robin others hold that n
white blackbird has been found.-Tho
Brooklyn Eagle.
1t is the dove Of peace. but nobody
can blame the Long Island naturalists
for not recognizing 1t.
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A Washington despatch informs us
that II railroad legislation is taken up
in Congress after the Christmas recess
both houses will work ten or twelve
hours n day. A fine example for the
guardians of our liberties to set!
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Biologists say human bones found in
Florida deposit are $4,000 years old
Newspaper headline.
Perhaps these early visitors in
fossiliferous Florida died Of disappolnt-
ment attending failure to discover the
Fountain of Perpetual Youth.
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are interesting as diplomats. 1T was
the best butter" but 1t shouldn't have
been put into the watch works with the
bread knife. Some crumbs got in"
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Welcome to the delegates to the
eighth annual convention Of the In
te~rcollegiate Socialist Society. who will
in town this week. We can imagine
no more innocently diverting way for
college boys to spend the holidays.
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Christmas tree for birds Is richly
hung.-Ncuspdpcr headline.
And how did the much discussed
sparrow family behave at the parry?
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Putting II Another Way.

From the Boksrs Weekly.
Some men have such a knack for max
ing . hzzls OF everything they undertake
that q msy rtShtsnIly eaN then ssus-
eessfuo en1aueooc
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This day 40 years ago WASHINGTON
crossed the Delaware without the aid
OF an explanatory statement.
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How do the homecoming soldiers Of
Squadron A like our climate?
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The modern Jack Horner pulls out Q
bonus.
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rs THERE A ANT CLAUSE
The Christmas Classic ReprlnteA IN
Response 70 Numerous Reauests.

Tho subjoined letter IL taken from
among tho many Of similar import
which have come to us during the
past week. as Is usual at this season.
They show the undying interest of the
editorial article written by the late
Frank Pharcellus Church nearly
twenty years ago in reply to the
question Of little Virginia O'Hanlon.
At the same time we have been sup
plying copies Of the text to cores Of
newspapers and weekly and monthly
periodicals In various parts Of the
country. and TO persons desiring to
reproduce It for holiday circulation
among their friends. Perhaps no other
editorial article ever written has been
republished sc often or has been read
by so many millions Of people who
have come to regard II as one of the
loveliest utterances Of the Christmas
sentiment:
Sharp County record., 1916-03-10
]. P. Eas0n

In the proper column of this issue
of the Record appears the name
of j. P. Eason as candidate to
succeed himself as county surveyor.
Mr.. Eason is now serving his first
time in that position, and declares
that he has done as much work as
was ever done by any county sur
veyor in the same length of time.
So far as this paper knows he has
made a good officer.
He states that he is now a month
behind with his work and for that
reason may not have an opportuni-
ty to see as many voters as he
would like to see before the primar.
les, but that he will appreciate any
favors that may be extended in be.
half of his candidacy.
Sharp County record., 1916-03-10
The County Canvass
IOW w, OHWI DD
Pocahontas, Ark. March 9th.

The county candidates will begin
their public campaign next Tues
day, when the opening gun will be
fired at Pouehkeepsie.
So fer there has been but little
politica! excitement in this county,
and it has been the remark OF a
large number of citizens that there
has been less political talk afoat in
the air over the county generally
this year than was ever known b.
fore in a political season.
The candidates may be able to
stir things up somewhat, and then
again the people may have deter
mined that there is nothing in polit-
ical excitement and that they will
90 about their business OF selecting
officials more quietly than usual
So far as Is known generally the
campaign promises no sensations,
but you can never can tell about
that either, Somebody may touch
off a cannoa,
Sharp County record., 1916-03-10
SCHOOL CLOSING PROGRAM
Entertainment By Students At PoweIVs
Chapel Next Friday Night.

The following program will be
rendered on Friday night, March II,
by students of the school at Powell's
Chapel. Arthur Ward of Sidney
has had a fine school there, and
people of that community are look
ing forward to the rendition of this
program with much pleasure;
Song-Happy Welcome
Welcome Address-Maudie Ed
wards.
How She Got Ready-Bertha
Duncan.
Boys Riehts-Ernest Anderson
We are Soldiers--Five boys
Dialogue-.Trials of Teacher.
How the Twins Gave Thanks
Murtie Edwards.
Dialoeue-Jumbo jun.
Philip Barton, Engineer-Tiney
Runsick.
Now-Sidney Anderson,
Song, Red, White and Blue-Little
folks.
"Gettin" Information out of Pa
Joe Edwards.
A Monoloeue, Hey Rube--Millard
Powell,
Death Bed Of Arnold-Teddy
Anderson.
Seven Days of the Week-Seven
girls.
Dialoeue-Slim Jim and the
Hoodoo.
Rollo Learning to Dress-Marllon
Runsick.
Drill, The Witches,
Dialogue, Two Kinds Of Fun,
Busybody-Atrice Nichols,
Quartette,
Dialogue, Sack and Dorothy
Pantomime, My Faith Looks up
to Thee.
Dialogue, DarSey Wood Dealer.
Sharp County record., 1916-03-10
NEWS FROM CAVE CITY
Paragraphs OF Interest From One OF
Sharp County's Best Towns.

j. 7. Harrell has been sufferer
from la grippe for several days.
Ernest Billingsley and wife are
the happy parents of a brand new
boy, their first born.
The Woodmen of the World had
an interesting meeting last Saturday
night, at which it took in one new
member.
c. E. Kirtley, a good citizen of the
Reeds Creek vicinity, and his family
were here Monday having dental
work done.
We are blessed with dentists this
week. DR.. l.. B. Price of Imboden
and DR.. Stockard of Ash Flat arc
both with us.
L. J. Miller, a very prosperous
farmer of near Sidney, was here
last Saturday visiting his daughter
Mrs. Chas. Hinson.
Elmer Phillips of Ash Flat gave
an exhibition with his moving pic
ture show here one night last week.
He went from here to Sidney.
Proctor Eason, our present coun,
ty surveyor, was here last Saturday
mixing and mingling with the good
people and presenting his claims
for a second term.
Jno. O. Lamar and Miss Deltha
Ford surprised their friends by get
ting married a few days ago, a fact
which we failed to mention last
week. Many friends wish them
every joy and success.
Rev. DR.. Selle of Little Rock
preached at the M. E. Church last
Sunday morning and night to at
tentive audiences. On Tuesday
night he delivered his very interest.
ing and instructive lecture entitled
Apples of Gold in Pictures o.
Silver"
Marvin Andrews, who taught thi;
winter at Wild Cat, is now student
in t h e Cave City High School
Among other new students to en-
ter school this week are Miss
Amanda Halliburton of TuckermaD
Charlie Mcleod of Emery an
ErnoSt McGinness of Grange.
Sharp County record., 1916-03-10

RESSMAN WHO VOTED FOR
THIS BILL and in trying to uphold
it as a law when its repeal is de-
manded BRANDS YOU AS HAV-
ING SOME SPECIAL INTEREST
IN SEEING THESE COTTON
GAMBLERS CONTINUE TO ROB
THE PEOPLE.
You say that the Farmers Union
of America favored that bill. That
certainly is news to the farmers of
the countryl When this bill was
under consideration c. S. Barrett,
President of the F armers' Union of
America, wrote to member OF
Congress as follows: The whole
situation looks punk" to me. |
shall not advocate the government
leealizing gambling and going in
partnership with it for part OF the
swill. You say it is a prohibitory
tax. Then why not make it higher?
| have no compromise to offer
You know about this letter. 1t is
part of the Congressional Record
page 12842. | leave it to the people
to judge why you so distort the
truth about this matter.
Now, Mr.. Oldfeld, do not ap-
prove of this method of presenting
our claims to the people. But you
have forced me to resort to the
publication of letters to reach you.
We ought to meet face to face be-
fore the people, and there let the
people know about these things. |
warn you that | am not losing a
minutes time IN presenting my
claims and exposing your record to
the voters of this district. If you
continue in this race and muster up
enough courage to come back TO the
district at any time between now
and the primary | shall expect to
be with you from the moment you
reach the district until the people
shall have decided by their ballots
that you are no longer worthy to be
their Congressman.
Yours truly,
TOM w. CAMPBELL.
Pocahontas, Ark. March 9th.
Sharp County record., 1916-03-10
He says he intends to complete the
new ground and have the place cul-
tivated this season.
MORE FROM HIGCINB0TT0M
Stands Pat And Anything Further Will
Be Told From The Stump.

Editor Record:-In regard to the
letter wrote you in last week S
paper, beg to say. that at the time
Mr.. Booth backed out on both of
our townships and said he would
leave it to his said to him You
want all of the strings" well"
Mr.. Booth said to me, You wrote
to Mr.. Kellett you would do that.
| said Yes, | did," and told Mr..
Booth | would still do so. You
will please state this in your paper
this week.
Mr.. Booth is anxious to have the
vote taken up now, but | have not
time TO spare, and it is a fact that
Mr.. Booth backed out from his own
proposition, and no doubt in my
mind he would back out again.
Not that | would be afraid of get
ting defeated in the good old town
ship of Jackson, Mr.. Booth, if there
is anything you want further we
will tell the people on the stump
about it.
Hardy Hieginbottom.
Sharp County record., 1916-03-10
Keep Your Bowels Regular

AS everyone knows, the bowels
are the sewerage system Of the
body, and II Is Of the greatest i'm
portance that they move once each
day. If your bowels become conSti-
pated, take a dose Of Chamberlain's Is
tablets just after supper and they
will correct the disorder Obtain
able everywhere,
Sharp County record., 1916-03-10
In Prairie County

Tom Campbell lost this county
by a small majority two years ago,
and we supported Mr.. Oldfeld then,
too but Mr.. Campbell will have an
overwhelming majority over Old
field in the primary to be held
March 29.--Des Arc Journal.