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Sharp County record., 1917-09-14
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Sharp County Teachers Association To Be Held AT Even
ing Shade September %, 1917
Observation-Disclosures

Everything great Importance that accomplished comes through
careful and systematic planning and continued cooperation of those
interested the schools Sharp County ever put on better and
haher basis will through the united effort the part of the
teachers and directors the county We you'd like all teachers
especially Southern District present All school directors re-
ouesed to be that may discuss and advise with each other
oo the uniformity of books vaccination and compulsory
school law Teachers why not show that you are proud OF the county
which YOU teach by helping make this the greatest association
held In the county,
j W Taylor, County Examiner
Sharp County record., 1917-09-14
Edwards
Nero. 60.

We need, in order to do this, some
better laws and above all a higher
respect for our laws and more es-
pecially the laws of God, Let us
fad out if we do not know what
the laws are and obey tlEm, and
make Arkansas the garden spot of
the word,-England Courier,
Sharp County record., 1917-09-14
SHARP COUNTY HAS
NO HEAL TIL OFFICER
County Judge Says No I'm
mediate Prospect Of Hav-
ing Health Official.

In view of the fact that there is
just now some agitation in this
county over certain questions which
concern the public schools, | feel
it my duty to state that Sharp coun-
ty at present has no county health
officer, and that there is no immedi-
ate prospect Of such an official be-
ing named for this county,
W. T. Horn,
County Judge.
Sharp County record., 1917-09-14

The negro population OF Glover
Bend are preparing for a big picnic
September 20.
Randolph county gets the sum of
$l4,984 O4 from the state apportion-
ment for schools this year.
H. E. Odom of Middlebrook, Ran
dolph county, last week bought
three head of registered sheep, for
which he paid $110.
Parties in Stone county are circu-
lating petitions to have a survey
made for a proposed highway from
Mountain View to BatesviIle.
The Pocahontas Democrat says
an unusual amount of sickness is
reported in Pocahontas and the sur
rounding community, due mostly to
malaria.
Independence county has a school
population of 9,132 and will receive
a total of $19,359S4 from the ap-
portionment of the state school
funds this year.
Circuit court for Jackson county
convened at N ew port Monday.
For the term there are $50 crimi-
nal cases on the docket The civil
docket comprises As cases.
The ladies of Cushman gave an
ice cream supper a few nights ago
and raised the sum of $1255 which
was donated to the Independence
county fund for the soldier boys.
The Tuckerman correspondent
of the Newport Independent says
Ut looks now as il there will be
more winter cover crops sown thar
was ever known before in this sec
ton"
Judge G. 7, Humphries, who is
holding chancery court here this
week, authorizes US to state that he
will be a candidate to succeed him
self in the next election. n.-Pocahont-
as Star Herald.
Lilard Milburn, aged 80 years, a
Batesville negro who was working
with railroad section gang, suddeE-
ly dropped dead one day last week
while at work near Norfork. Heart
disease was the cause Of his death.
Unknown robbers entered the
postollice at Diaz one night last
week and secured the safe, carried
it about one hundred yards from
the building, blew open the door
with nitro.glycerin, securing between
$50 and $40 in cash.
j. NJ. Balch has announced in the
Newport Independent as a candidate
for county superintendent of schools
in Jackson county. He is the first
candidate to break into the news
papers of North Arkansas, subject
to the next primaries
Constable Bob Rice of HoXie de-
stroyed fifty gallons of whiskey on
the streets of that town one day
last week, The booze had been
captured in trunks and cases on a
train, and the owner Is not known
An immense crowd witnessed the
destruction of the fluid,
Uncle Feak" il0rdgraves, one Of
the oldest citizens Of TuckermaD,
came near losing his life one day
last week While attempting to
Sharp County record., 1917-09-14
An Unexplained Mystery

Women marry for love, mcney
or a home, But It has always been
a mystery to me why men marry,
Luke MCLuke.
Sharp County record., 1917-09-14
NORTH ARKANSAS NEWS PARAGRAPHS

descend the back steps at his home
he missed a step and fell headlone
on brick wall He was painfully
bruised, and has been unable to
walk since.
Atty. John L. Bledsoe of Calico
Rock left last week for Little Rock
to 60 into training for the army, as
one of lizard county's quota of SOL
dlers. He passed the physical ex-
animation and did not ask exemp.
tion. He was recently elected to
represent lizard county in the COLI
Stitutional convention.
Chester Brown, a 12,year-old negro
boy of Walnut Ridge, was accident
ally killed one day last week.
Eugene Weir, a negro boy younger
than Brown, was handling a shotgun,
when the weapon was discharged,
the load striking Brown in the tem-
pie. Browns death was instantane-
ous, a hole as large as a hens egg
being torn in his head.
N. A. Adler, J. B. Fitzhueh, j. W.
Williamson and W. A. Rutherford
of Batesville went to Fort Worth,
Texas, last week, where they purch-
ased a lot of cattle, mixed cows and
heifers, with which they will stock
their farms. On account Of the un-
precedented drouth in Texas live
stock is being disposed of there at
a very low price.
The Albertha correspondent to
the Pocahontas Star Herald says:
From the number of guns (short
ones) we heard Friday night after
the literary, Uncle Sam has not got
all the ammunition in charge yet.
Now boys if you will ask your pa
about carrying your pop gun next
Friday night and take his advice
III bet my socks you don't hear as
many guns as you did last Friday"
Noah Vest, a youIig man of near
Calico Rock, was very seriously iE'
jured one day last week. He YVES
ridiu9 on the runninG-Sear Of a
wagon, when in some mannet a
rough stick flew up and one end
pierced the lower part of his abdo.
men, ranging upward, inflictinG a
wound that is considered very dan
Gerous, The stick entered the young
mans body to the depth of five
inches. He was a'one when the
accident happened and was helpless.
but was soon found by neighbors,
The three.year-old daughter of
Mr.. aid Mrs. Bunyan Smith of near
Guion is a young heroine, Recent
" when the family residence was
destroyed by fire Mr. and Mrs,
Smith were away from home, the
little Girl and her year'old sister
being alone in the house, The little
girl got the baby out-got one OF
It's dresses and put under her arm,
then got the baby out OF the yard,
latched the gate and ran quarter
of mile after It's mamma, When
asked why she thought of 6ettlIe
the baby cut before going after her
mamma she said '"l was afraid
some of the biz fire Goals would
fall on her aud burn her" She was
so small she could not carry tie
baby but dragged him out
Sharp County record., 1917-09-14

An unusual incident has occurred
In Oklahoma in connection with the
bone dry law, Governor Williams
Of that state has requested the at
torney general to conduct an inquiry
Into the alleged action of Cleveland
county officials in selzine a ship
ment of sacremental vine consien-
ed to O minister at Norman, The
Minister notified the governor that
the wine was seized and stored in
the courtroom and could not be re-
turned, since the judge of the coun-
tycourt had used 1t all up and re-
mained intoxicated while the sup.
ply lasted, That judge is shifty
man, and evidentally believes in
destroyiDg distilled spirits by con-
suming them,
Sharp County record., 1917-09-14
With good roads this section
would be the garden spot of the
world. Let's have good roads.

An exchange truthfully remarks
that a conservation of conversation
III congress would be a splendid
thing for this country.
Sharp County record., 1917-09-14

An opinion delivered last week
by S. P. Freling, attorney general OF
the state of Oklahoma, asserts that
both the constitutional prohibition
provision and the bone dsy law
passed by the legislature make the
use of wine even for sacramental
purposes illegal. That Is getting
real bone dry.
Sharp County record., 1917-09-14

Hon. Tom W. Campbell, assistant
attorney general Of Arkansas, was
q pleasant caller at News headquar-
ters Wednesday, Mr., Campbell in
forms us that il is not at all i'm
probable that he will be in the race
for congress in the next primary,
but says that it is most likely that
he will announce his candidacy at
the proper time,--Iloxie News
Tom Campbell has perfect right
to run for congress, and We 90 not
know any body who will try to pre-
vent his getting into the race again,
but it does look like a man ought to
know when he is licked,
Sharp County record., 1917-09-14

A scientist declares that the aver
aee man weighing $50 pounds has
approximateIy $500 feet of GAS in
his system, which is worth $3.50.
We verify believe at that rate some
men are worth at least SO.
Sharp County record., 1917-09-14

The Raglan correspondent of the
Pocahoptas Democrat says; w. J.
Woodruff is having a round OF
chills" We have no idea how
many chills constitute round, but
we should dislike very much to try
to last through as many as three or
four rounds.
Sharp County record., 1917-09-14
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A Monticello man weighing sos
pounds was refused admittance to
the army. There is nothing strange
in that, however; for what is the
use of a soldier who would have to
be hauled to battle in a log wagon?
o.
A Chinese proverb reads: The
door of the law-c0urts is always
open, but if one only has right and
has no money, one must never en-
ter" There's whole world OF
sense to that proverb, with all due
respects to the law-courts of
course.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-02-24

'ctete. It's top is vice enough for a
rail and wagon road.
The Zulder Zee to be cut off by
this dixie wild build to cut off shall
low portions Of it separately, and
each in turn will be pumped dry by
the most powerful centrifugal
pumps The soil thus barred will
be very fertile. composed of the silt
of rivers that empty into it.
The Hollanders have been re-
claiming land from the sea in this
way for thousand years They
have saying. God made the sea,
but We made the land In 1852
they drained Harlem Lake and re-
claimed fifty thousand acres.
They have reclaimed one million
acres from the sea. lake ana river
since the sixteenth century, and all
OF Holland is one vast garden. The
land to be reclaimed by pumping
dry the Zuider Zee will form another
province of Holland, and support a
dense population. and add vastly to
the wealth of the country X. c.
Star.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-02-24
The Remedy

The remedy is very SIMPLE, and
is under the control OF the poultry
man. The first step is to have
chickens Matched early. So that the
pullets begin to Law when the hens
begin TO mott. This IS not difficult.
PulIets If The American breed begin
laying at about 7 months of age.
Leehorn pullets begin when about
6 months old North Of the ONO
River this means that all Matching
must he over by May | al the --latest
The best plan is to havethe chickens
coming at intervals DURING Murch
and April. The earliest PATCHED
bullets wlil, of course. begin to iay
first If any Of them u"-in to molt
their places will he token by TIE
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-02-24
Hatch CiicncnS carly

Did it ever occur to YOU thu,
nature requires her chilir.u to tahr
an annual vacation? she does. and
nowhere do DumHn beings puzzle
their brains over this fact more
tiIan when the hens begin their
yearly holiday This vacation is
technically called the ''mOltlng
season Il begins during the late
summer The hens stop laying
and change their suits VI feathers
for new ones Usual, they con
sumo three or tour months in the
process Most If u krnw this per
icctl} well, h., IRE a,t 10 overlook
he act INA. % very important fea-
tuty al the noting penOd is that
~ tuNmI stops We are unreaS-
uidhle and expect the hens To lay
oil Ine time When the hens take
tins vacation new land fresh eggs
are scarce and remain scarce until
the puItCtS hatCheh during the pre-
cedlne spring begin to lay.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-02-24

deuen en- 1L r.ns lor Matching
A. 'onG a ~. t.,r -, hatchSi
chickens We sII. 1--we l.te sltten3.
The poultry Keeper via Nlnts to
change IRON late Matching to early
Matching must therefore either get
broody hens from some one else
or use an Incubator. After he has
changed the ties" on his flock he
Will have no trouble. especially with
the American breeds.
Can 1t BE Done?
Every progressive poultry raiser
who has tried il. every agricultural
college and the Government. have
data showing that early hatchlnt
Will produce tall and winter LAYERS
In the Government flock during the
past winter the pullets Of the entire
flock averaged over ~ per cent IL
egg production. and suue pens made
80 per cent That means. IN plain
language that the egg production
for all the puiletS was one ege
daily for every five hens, and for
some pens one egg daily for every
three hens This. too, when fresh
eggs sold up to IS cents per dozen
in Washington This could not
have been done except by eaSy
Matching.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-02-24
hotbed Provides Early Vegetables

iOtpeu TIoNlucS LaTty Vegetables
No plot of ground will yield
greater returns in health and
money than that devoted to the
garden. Not only will a good gar
den return profit of several times
its cost, but il will provide at min.
imum expense many of those
things the city family consider
lnXurles.
The most useful garden should
furnish continuous supply of de-
SIrahIp vegetables throughout the
S'aSou according Ia G. e. Carmen
ter Of the Missouri College Of Agri-
culture This will neceSsitate some
wy of starting early plants in a
protected place such as a horbed or
rp!1 frame There the condition
for growth may be closely cuntroIl-
ed and better care may cOnSe.
quently be taken Of the young
plants
Essentially, a hothed is a box
covered with glass and heated 10y
artificial means Ordinarily fresh
horse manure Is the most available
and best supply Of heat for this
purpose t. be found on the average
farm. After a hnthed is plant
ed, II needs TO be Carefully veutl-
faxed and watered to provide prop
er conditions Tor terminating the
seed, and il also needs to be care
fully watched on account Of the
danger of dampinG-oif. if it be-
comes too wet and is not ventilated
enough Also poor ventilation will
cause weak, splndinG plants. Before
removing plants from the h0tbed,
they must become accustomed to
the same conditions they will have
to meet in the field. This is called
hardening off" 1t is done by
withholding water aud increasing
the ventilation for about two weeks
until the covers may be left off the
bed entirely-al night as well as in
the day time. When the plants
will stand this treatment without
danger, they may safely be put in
the field.
In rransplanting care must be
used not to destroy any more of the
small roots than necessary, for the
plauGS take in water through them
and are very apt to wilt if any are
broken off Should the tops Of the
plants have too much leaf surface
and the roots be broken to con
siderable extent, it is necessary ia
remove part Of the leaves to reduce
the traT SEPARATION of water and pre-
vent whiting,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-02-24

Mrs j. W. Cough returned to
Lakenaa Thursday after a visit here
with relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-02-24


neling the English channel? The
practicability of such tunnel is
universally admitted. Nature SEEM
ed to have designed such a connec-
tion of England with the Continent
judging from the geological form
alton 1t is estimated that two such
tunnels. placed 63 feet apart. could
be constructed from Shakespeare
Cliff, near Dover. to Sangette. near
Calais, for $80.0OO.0OO. This is but
traction Of the cost Ol the Panama
Canal, which presented abnormal
engineering difficulties 1t would
pay in times Of peace. for it permits
the crossln. Of the channel within
40 minutes 1t would Obviate the
necessity Of loading and unloading
passengers and merchandise
There are circumstances that IN
dictate that the construction Of the
tunnel is being pushed There is
a station at each end and it is
known that enough construction
has been done to show feasibility
OF the project A great force of men
are working at Dover. under con-
ditiens OF remarkable secrecy. IL
is said that the German general
staff is so thoroughly convinced that
the work is under way that it is de.
Visine methods Of boring down
through the bottom Of the English
Channel, with the hope of being abe
60 destroy the upper wall of the
tunnel
The military advantage of such a
funnel cannot be ovrr">iImlt,n.
IL would permit the rushing If
troops from London To the battle !
front on the Summe without cost
of transport ami without danger
from mines ami submarines Tel
say nothing OF tine ard the Sayin-
of lives, the tunnel would pay lrrI
itself in the economy Of handling
supplies and in release ot wUrkneu
for service III the army. he de |
VelOpment of aerial warfare has
made complete ISOLATION impossible |
The old dread Of the French SeiZing
the English end ana rushing troop |
into England no longer obtains Il
has even gwen way to the hope
that the French might rush soldiers |
60 EnllaGd's relief Is case of actual
invasion COMMERCIAL ana military
considerations combine IN behalf OF
the tunnel 1t is not improbable
that it is being constructed 60 Globe
Democrat
While nearly every other nation
in Europe is wasting its substance
in war, through which it hopes tot
gain territory or commercial adyan,
tages. Holland is quietly moving To
add II million acres of fertile land
TO its area; not by force of arms,
not by conquest of weaker nation.
but by wrestling it from the sea. A
bill has been introduced in Dutch
Parliament for a plan for draining
the Zulder Zee and to appropriate
40 million dollars with which TO do
the first part of the work. The en-
tire project will cost 100 million
dollars aud take thIrty.three years
Of work.
Look at the map and you will see
the Zurder Zee as great arm of
the SEA protrudine into the very
heart Of the country 1t Is eighty
five miles long. ten to forty'flve
broad, has an area Of two thousand
square miles, and an average depth
of twelve feet The northern edge
OfthiS inland sea, near where II
opens to the German ocean, is only
nineteen miles across, and Wierln-
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-02-24

MIR. and Mrs. Alfred Palmer re-
turned to Quincy Thursday after a
visit at the home of S. H. Baynum.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-02-24

Car of Corn ou rrark saturday
and Monday Srr Green K TooIel
Elevator CO
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-02-24

later one, aud 4 steady supply of
eggs will be more certain.
The Difficulty
rhr difficulty H. he VA If the
prncucil application OF his matter
i that 50 may poultry keeper are
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-15
Chief BENDER
HOLDS RECORD
Former Athletic Twirler
Has Established Enviable
Row of Victories.

What probably is a major league
record, at least for the 1917 season.
was hung up by Charles Albert
(Chief) Bender. the "a year old Indian
pitcher Of the Phillies.
His appearance as relief pitcher in
the eighth inning OF a recent game
MADE it the fifth in seven playing
days. a week, in which he partIci-
pated.
Bender's iron act started when he
5lanked the Cubs with one hit. 6 TO O..
He pitched the last two innings Of the
second game OF a double header with
Cincinnati. and on August IS won in
the regulation nine innings from the
Reds by 8 to l.
August IS the veteran Indian
worked the last two innings OF the
game won from st. Louis. BY getting
into the box score for an inning the
chief made it four consecutive con-
tests in which he has participated in
as many playing days.
SENDER has won five straight con-
quests, for which he has collected
500 extra. as his contract stipulates
that he is 10 be paid $50 for each tri-
lmph- Bender's bonuses would total
Iar above $3.50 II he had had any luck
IN lhe three games in which he
v orked as relief pitcher. Victory o.
ceIeat IN these contests went TO an
other Phil pitcher.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-15

GUN MARK5NiN
Famous Band Leader Is an
Ardent Trapshooter and
Spends Time at Traps.

Many are the tales told among trap
shooters about members Of the clan
and their doings. Two Of the stories
that have gone the rounds OF the trap
fraternity are given here:
John Philip Sousa, the bandmaster,
and Fred Gilbert, the professional
trapshot, are friends OF long stand
ing. Sousa, al a dinner given in Gil
bert's honor. told Of his first meeting
with Fritz" and the proposal that
Gilbert teach Sousa how TO shoot clay
pigeons. in return for which inst-uc-
ton Sousa was TO teach Gilbert the
most approved way to play a bass
drum.
As the music master told it. Fritz
had confided his great ambition TO
become the bass drummer Of the Sill
yer Cornet band Of Spirit Lake, Iowa,
his home town, while. on the other
hand, Sousa told Gilbert that since he.
was known among trapshooters as a
musician he was DESTROYS Of making
a reputation among musicians as a
trapshooter-
The terms were accepted By both
and instruction began However. ac-
cordlng TO Sousa, while Gilbert quick
ly mastered the boom, boom beats on
the drum, he had never succeeded in
progressing 10 the bumpety. boom
boom stage. and the s c. B. Of Spirit
Lake still needs a bass drummer.
SOusa's high scores at the traps pay
tribute TO the great musician as
pupil and Fritz Gilbert as an in
structOr.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-15

UBURN, y. Y, Sept. l5--The
"A minor leagues this year have
= \ experienced the toughest sled
ding they have seen for a period OF
20 years at least
The declaration Of war and the
PRONUNCIATION OF the drafting for the
army have almost completely occu-
pied the attention Of the public. es-
pecially I'm the smaller cities.
The loyal minor leaguers stood the
strain as long as they possibly could
When they reached the breaking
point they confidently looked to the
National board. which is the minor
league governing body. for relief and
existed before for so years In all,
some II leagues applied for relief
from the burden. after making great
financial sacrifices
After due consideration the
beard directed n ruling which
has brought about peace of mind
among minor league club own
erH to n great extent. for through
this ruling territory and the title
70 players has been protested
The board felt that a crisis en-
tirely beyond the control Of any hu-
man being existed. that the situation
was not OF the making of the club
owners. due TO eLtravagant opera
tons or any other cause. and that
the request Of the several leagues
had a genuine basis. All were more
than eager 10 preserve their OrEani-
zations. and the board. as the father