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Sharp County record., 1918-08-09

Mayer or any Roayd ~ COMMITTEES, Low
or hereafter provided BY Law. me sAns
as II provision had originally been
made fer such Commissioners. and said
tsx-pAysrH commissioners. together
with said Mayor or Board or Commit
tee. shall Jointly exercise supervision
ever the sale Of any bonds which may
be voted by the people at such election.
AID shall Jointly see to It that funds
thus provided are properly and eco
nomicAlly expended for the purpose
sDscihed in the issue Of bonds as voted
By the people. and to tnat end shall
jointly make all contracts for the eI-
psndtture OF the proceeds OF the sale
Of each issue Of bonds.
Said election shall be held at such
time as the city OF town council may
dntgnate by ordinance, which ordi-
nance shall spscihcally state the pur-
pess fer which the bonds or other In
tsrsst- bearing evidences Of indebtedness
are to be Issued, and II for more than
one purpose, provision shall be made
in said ordinance for balloting on each
separate purpose; which ordinance
shall also state the sum total Of the
issue, the dates Of maturity thereof,
and shall fix the date OF the election
so that II shall not occur earlier than
sixty (60) days after the passage Of
said ordinance. Said election shall be
hViu anu COnuuClNu, anu tnt NOtc thbic-
on canvassed, and the result thereof
declared, under the law and In the man
ner now or hereafter provided for mu-
nicipal elections, 80 far as the same
may be applicable. except as herein 9TH
erwise provided. Notice OF said elc"
tion shall be given by the Mayor by
Advertisements weekly for at least four
times. In some newspaper published m
said municipality, ana having bona
fide circulation therein; the last pub
lication to be not less than ten G0)
days prior to the date of said election.
Qualified electors Of said municipal
ity only shall have right to vote at
said elections. The result OF said cleo
tion shall be proclaimed and published
by the Mayor and the result as pro-
claimed shall be conclusive unless et-
tackled In the courts within thirty (30)
days after the date Of such proclama-
tion.
This amendment shall not repeal or
affect any law relating 70 the organ
ization OF Improvement districts.
This amendment shall be In force
upon its adoption. and shall not require
legislative action TO put II into force
and effect.
All the provisions Of this amendment
shall be treated as mandatory, and all
provisions OF the Constitution or
amendments thereto in conflict here
with are hereby repealed.
Each elcctor may vote for or against
the above amendment.
witness my official signature this
24th day OF July 1918.
[Seall TOM ]. TERRAL.
Secretary OF State.
Sharp County record., 1918-08-09
Take Care Of Cut and Shocked Corn
on Time.

Take Care Of Cut and Shocked Corr
on Time.
Under the warm, humid conditions
which prevail In the cotton belt, II
Is essential that corn which has been
cut and shocked be taken care oi
within a few weeks after II has been
shocked II allowed to remain ID the
open in the fall and winter there Is
big loss in dry matter and a de-
terioration In the quality Of the for
age The method OF handling the
corn fodder will vary according TO the
equipment on hand II shredder
is available the best plan is to shred
the fodder. Shredding is an advant-
age in many respects; the ears are
removed from the stocks, shredded
forage is easily handled either In the
stack, In the barn or IN the manure
and greater amount OF forage Is
eaten by live stock. II shredder Is
not available, the fodder may be
hauled In and stored under shelter
or II may be rieked, out In the open,
In long stacks and preferably topped
out with some finer hay which will
shed rain.
rusk Corn In the Field ana Avoid
Weevll.
All corn should be husked In the
field and the wagon box should be
40 divided that the badly infested
ears can be kept separated from the
sound ears A box should be attached
to the rear OF the wagon body TO rs'
ceieve ears selected for seed, In
collecting the seed ears In the field be
sure TO select those with tight husks
and we'll covered tips Corn Of this
kind II selected one season after an.
other will be practically woevil ~
sistant,
Sharp County record., 1918-08-09
CAVE CITY BRIEFS
A Few Items Of Interest From Good
Southern District Town.

w. T. Witten was looking after
some business at Evening Shade
one day lately.
L. S. Nichols, the machinist, is
at Williford this week doing some
repair work on the Yates cotton
gin.
W. B. MCGEE left the latter part
of last week for Newark for visit
with his daughter, Mrs. T. N. Rod
man.
Rev. A. McKelvey, pastor of the
M Z. Church South, is this week
engaged In series of meetings at
Cushman
Wheat threshing has been in
progress in this community for
several days. The crop is turning
out poorly,
Mrs. c. L. Wade and 7. A. La
man returned few days ago from
western Texas, where they paid
relatives a visit.
D. W. Puckett, a splendid citizen
Of Scott township, was here on
business matters a few days ago.
He has bought the Herman McLain
residence here
Mrs. j. W. Taylor and children
returned u few days ago from Sui
phur Rock, where they spent some
time with the parents of Mrs. Tay-
lor, S. p, CLANCY and wife.
The Methodist protracted meet
Ing came to close Friday night.
During the meeting there were sew
eral conversions and additions to
the church and a general revival
among the church people.
Mr. and Mrs Virgil Spurlock,
who have been managing the CEN
tral telephone Office for some time,
have given up the Office on az.
count Of poor health. Sebe Nichols
is now managing the telephone Of
fee
Sharp County record., 1918-08-09
LINES FROM JACKSONVILLE
Our Youthful Correspondent Sends
In A Splendid Letter.

Crops are looking fine in this
section of the county, but we are
beginning to need rain.
We are only a boy of 13 years,
but enjoy doing our hest for the
Record, which we like best of all
papers.
S. L. Shaver of y Shelbyville lately
sold the Smith boys 80 acres of
land for a good price. Mr.. Shaver
is the owner of a good deal of land
in this section.
Arthur Sullivan of Hardy was
here last week on business and met
many of his old friends, all Of
whom were glad to see him looking
hale and hearty.
H. S. Miller, living mile east of
this place, while driving some
calves out of his pasture a few
days ago, performed the unusual
feat OF killing d chicken hawk with
d stick.
W. R. Nelson and B. L. Norris
and some of their sons went on a
fishing trip Monday, returning the
next day They report having
caught at least as many fish as
they could eat.
Several days ago a team driven
by b. F. Porter became frightened
and ran away, throwing Mr.. Porter
from the vehicle in which he was
seated. He was badly bruised in
the fall, but is reported recovering
nicely now.
A few of our citizens attended
the picnic and patriotic exercises
at Shelbyville Thursday of last
week and report that they had a
very enjoyable time. Some from
here joined the Shelbyville Home
Guards while at the picnic We
are proud of the fact that we have
a nation of men who are loyal and
will stand squarely behind the GOV
eminent in these times of great
trouble.
Sharp County record., 1918-08-09
Get Ready

Now 10 the time that your hens
will noult or shed their feathers.
This process is rather slow and ma
ture should be assisted, q. A.
Thomas Poultry Remedy will help
your hens to moult, causing them to
ehcd earlier and be ready to lay
when esss are highest In the winter,
II this remedy does not make good,
we will, Barnett Drug Co., Even.
Inc Shade, N, v Hutcbison, Poueh
kcepsie, Patterson g. McGee, Cave
City,
Sharp County record., 1918-08-09
will Teach At Cushman

Fred M. Pickens of this place
has been employed as principal for
the next term of the public scheol
at Cushman, and he and his family
will leave for that place the latter
part of the month. MIR. Pickens is
a very capable instructor and will
do his full share toward a good
school for CUshman.
Sharp County record., 1918-08-09
WHAT CATARRR is

Science has shown thatnaSay easasth
often indicates a general weaknew o.
the body and local treatments In the
form Of snufs and vapors cnly irht ate
and do little II any good,
70 correct eatarrh you should truat
It's cause by enriehing your blood vi N
the oil-food In SCOTS Emulsion whit b
Is a medicinal food and a buildin T.
tonic, free from any harmful drug i.
II Is helping thousands, Try Il.
aeelt 4 sswnsl plsem iid,NL
Sharp County record., 1918-08-09
PARAGRAPHS FROM MAxvlllE
Continued Hot And Dry Weather Has
Done Damage To Crops.

Frank Robinson has been mar
ketine some fine watermelons lately
at good price.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Boles spent a
few days at Newark recently with
their son, Harrison Boles.
R. C. Smith and family of the
Balboa section were guests at the
home of J. T. Carpenter the first Of
the week.
B. F. johnson, C. S. Shirley and
J. F. Provence were looking after
business at Batesville the first part
of the week.
Rev. and Mrs. J. J. Jones return
ed the latter part of last week from
Batesville, where they spent some
time with relatives.
MIR. and Mrs. j. H. Mullins of
Sidney were visiting the latter's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Math-
eny, a few days ago.
Albert Watkins has new cistern
almost completed at his residence,
which will add to the convenience
and value of his place.
Mrs. C. B. Snow returned one
day last week from Swifton, where
she spent several days visiting the
family of her son, c. A. Snow.
Mrs. Nancy Mobley and children
OF Truman left for their home a
few days ago, after spending sever
al days with relatives and friends
in this section.
MIR. and Mrs. I. E. Pickens and
children attended the annual picnic
at Cross Timbers Saturday and
spent that night and Sunday with
relatives in that section.
Bartas and Hubert johnson left
a few days ago for Terral, Texas.
The former came out from Texas
last winter and spent the summer
here with the family OF his uncle,
Ben johnson.
j. B. Ballard returned the latter
part Of last week from Kansas and
Oklahoma, where he spent some
time. He declares that he never
knew what full days work was
until he hit the west.
j. N. Kent, who spent several
days with relatives in Texas, re-
turned home the first Of the week. |
He says if the world is as large ev.
cry other way as 1t is out about
Texas it is a eolly whopper.
We haven't kept a record Of the |
different parties who have carried
the mail on the Evening Shade
and Cave City route since July /,
but believe the carrier has changed |
regularly every three to five days
at least.
The past few days have been so
hot and the weather so dry that
crops In this section have been
considerably damaged. II such
weather we're to continue a few
days longer the late corn crops
would be almost a complete fail.
ure and the cotton crop will be Gu,
short.
Sharp County record., 1918-08-09
SHOCK THE CORN +.
STALK PROMPTLY
This 10 Very Important On upIands.
Where Forage Is Always Big One.
BY l.. W. Osborn, Assistant Agrono-
mist, Arkansas Experiment Station,
Fayetteville. Ark.

To get the most out Of the corn
crop the stalks In every cornfield
should be cut and shocked In the next
few weeks to prevent a shortage OF
forage for wintering live stock. This
Ia very important on the uplands
where the forage question Is always
big one. II certainly should
be dcne by those farmers who expect
to feed cattle this winter and do not
have silo capacity for their corn crop.
Cut at Right Time.
II the stalks are cut when tho
hu.ks are turning yellow and the ker.
nels are indented, practically no re-
duction In yield Of grain will result.
Even II cutting is done when the ker-
nels are not quite mature the value
OF saving the forage will doubtless
compensate for the slight reduction
In yield which occurs when cutting
is done at that stage, The conditions
OF extreme drouth wAich prevail In
many sections this year make the
forage question imperative. Corn
which ia being fred seriously by
drouth had best be cut early enough
to save the forage; otherwise the crop
may be an entire loss.
use Corn Binder II Possible.
The greatest laborsavlng imple.
ment for harvesting corn fodder is
the corn binder, With this implement
seven or eight acres may be cut In
day and its use is alnost indispens'
able when large fields OF corn are to
be harvested Small aereases may
be cut economically In the usual way
with the common corn knife. For
best results each shock OF corn should
be large enough to stand eree, In all
sorts OF weather A shock which Ia
too large Ia likely 10 twist and fall
and to result In moldns Of some Of
the immature ears In the center OF
the shock. A shock which IA too
snail exposes large part OF its for.
age 10 sun and rain, A shock rang.
Ing from four TO five feet IN basal
diameter is satisfactory, Begin the
shock by using Shocking horse"
which Ia a three legged pyramid ebou,
four feet high, two legs Of which arc
almost erect, the other being about
eight feet long, A shock may bo
started by tieing together the tops
OF four hills Of plants which are not
cut for support Great care must
be used In equali,Ins the bundles IN
each side OF the shock TO prevent
twisting and falling
Before completing the shock should
be tied with binder 'Wine about three
feet from the top The shoew shoul
first be drawn together using three.
quarter inch rope With a hook or
ring In the end 10 make clip knot,
About ten days or TWO weeks later
when the shock II dried out and tho
plants have settled together, ths
shocks should dkaln be lied In the
same way The corn should stand
W shocks about month before II Ia
dry enough for shreddlns,
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Sharp County record., 1918-08-09
Repair Shop Opened

! am prepared to mend all kinds
Of wares, mend and varnish chairs
and furniture, sharpen saws and
razors, etc, Shop on south side Of
Main street at Evening Shade.
Your work respectfully solicited,
G. N, Brtehtwell, Prop,
New-York tribune., 1918-09-10
Yanks Play ''Hookey" From War
Vacation to Get Into Battle

this could happen unless one had seen
how our fighting men may become
separated from their units in hard
battles.
"They go over the top together. but
after that anything may happen. When
units are withdrawn to make way for
the relief small forces often become
detached from their own companies.
While waiting for some Of their fell
lows the lure of battle will become so
strong that they rush back into action
with units that they have never seen
before.
81 recall particularly one case when
it was necessary to divide. company
that was scheduled to leave and de-
tail half of the men for reserve duty,
while the others went back to their
resting place The captain stated the
case briefly, and asked for volunteers.
Every man in the company volunteered" "
Wounded Show Great Grit
The men who were wounded in &C
ton, Mr.. Titus said, showed exactly
the same magnificent spirit as those
who refused to leave the fight When
they were able to walk at all they
managed to make their way to the
dressing stations unaided in order that
help might go more quickly to their
comrades lying on the battlefield.
81 saw one man with beth arms
dangling helpless from his Sides he
said. 81 know that only by supreme
nerve was he overcoming the pain he
suffered, and | heard him tell two
stretcher bearers not to mind him, but
to keep on and bring in man with
wounded legs"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-10
Thief Held for Army

Alfred Hamberg, twenty-five years
DID, Of 433 East 12Oth Street, yesterday
pleaded guilty before Judge Rosalsky
in the Court of General Sessions, to
a charge of having stolen several hun
dred dollars worth of silk. 1t was
Ramberg's second offence and he faced
long term in prison, having only
recently completed one-year SEN
tence for his first conviction.
Instead, however, he is now in the
Tombs and if it can be arranged Judge
Rosalsky intends that Ramberg shall
fight for the country, rather than be-
come public charge at this time.
''You belong in the army" said
Judge Rosalsky. "Therc is need of
fighting men nowadays and if the Gov
ernor will grant you a pardon i in
tend to try and have you inducted into
the service"
Ramberg declared he would welcome
the opportunity to get into the army
and showed his registration card
given him while he was an inmate at
Elmira Reform atory.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-10
,2G4 Draffees Sent
To Training Camps
BY SO Boards Here

A contingent of 2264 registrants sof
the first two enrollments were sent to
Southern training camps yesterday.
About one-half of the National Army
Candidates, scheduled for entrainment
last Friday. were granted an extension
until yesterday becailsa OF the Jewish
holidays.
Thirty-one boards sent 1,17o men
ever the Pennsylvania Railroad, the
men crossing to New Jersey on the
Cortland Street ferry. Automobiles
brought 1873 men from Richmond Hill.
They were attended by a delegation of
Red Cross nurses from the Union Con-
gregational Church of that section. A
unit Of thIrty-three men from Local
Board 81, 81 Est Broadway, walked.
Two women clerks of the board show
cred them with cigarettes and comfort
kits.
Seventeen local boards sent 607 men
over the Liberty Street ferry to the
Central Railroad of New Jersey.
The Bronx offered 4S7 stalwarts
from Boards 1 to II inclusive. Fare
New-York tribune., 1918-09-10
Pocket Bible Saves
Brooklyn Boy From
Fatal War Wound
Bullet Is Stopped by Testa-
ment Given Soldier by
His Mother
5 Officers Are Killed
Days Death List From France
Includes Names of Men
From This Vicinity

The names of three Young New York
crs, officers with the American army in
france, appear in the days casualty
list among those killed in action. The
days list, too, brought to light proof
again of the fact that truth may very
easily equal fiction.
Corporal Theodore Dukeshire, of 563
, Eighth Street, Brooklyn, wrote his
mother that he is alive to-day due
solely to the presence in his vest pocket
Of small Bible she gave him the
day he sailed. The Boche bullet that
sped toward his heart struck the Bible
and only inflicted bruise on his chest
The officers were all first lieuten-
ants. They are Edwin Samuel Gard,
jr.. of 231 West Ninety-sixth Street:
Conrad Crawford, of 100 East Seven
tocnth Street; and James c. Andres. of
sol Ogden Avenue, The Bronx.
Lieutenant Gard was ssigncd to the
Headquarters troops of General Perish
Ing. July l, a call for volunteers among
the officers to go to the front was made
and Gard was among the first to step
w "hi VI iiC Ndo Atltcu III 1cJlOn
August 49,
Lieutenant Crawford, killed on Au-
gust |, was buried by his comrades on
the side of Hill 220, to aid in .captur-
ing which he gave up his life. lie was
graduate from the first Plattsbure
camp.
Lieutenant Andreas, twenty-five
years old, also graduated from the first
Plattsburg camp. He won many
medals as sharpshooter.
John G. Little, corporal. killed in ac-
ton, was twcnty-six years old and
lived with his parents at 1876 West
Nineteenth Street. He attended St.
Francis Xavier College. Corporal Lit
ties parents received a letter from
him, dated August 16, the day before
he was reported by the War Depart
ment to have been killed.
James w. Cudmore, private, was
killed in action August II. He lived at
514 Canal Street. A younger brother
is now in the National Army. Mrs
Cudmore received letter from her
son saying he was in good health and
New-York tribune., 1918-09-10
Air Problems aud Debarka-
s;on Questions Called
Him Abroad
Runor Pershing Is
To Step Out Denied
Corgas Going to Italy;
Ryan to Study Air
craft Needs
Srec,al Dispatch to The TribYnc)

WASHINGTON. Sept. Secretary
of War Baker and his party will re-
main in Europe only short time, it
WAS authoritatively announced to-day.
As soon as details affecting America s
mart in the Allied air programme are
eottled. the mission will return to
Washington. Important decisions rel
alive to the United States air service
will be reached in conferences in which
Secretary Baker. General Pershing and
lohn n. Ryan, Assistant Secretary in
charge Of Aircraft, will take part. The
,yact nature Of the questions involved
was not disclosed
Assistant Secretary Crowell denied
.ba. there was any thought of General
pershing being displaced as commander
IN chief of the American overseas
forces. as hinted at in one of Lord
Northcliffe's London papers Sunday.
Although intimating that the entire
personnel of Mr.. Bakers party would
return with him, Mr.. Crowell did not
say if the Secretary would accompany
Surgeon General Gorgas to the Italian
cities where American hospital and am
bulance forces are located That the
mission Will not remain in Europe any
longer than on the previous trip was
also indicated.
Mr. Ryan's stay in France will be de-
voted entirely to q general observation
of aircraft needs of the American
forces. While Mr.. Crowell pointed out
that Mr.. Ryans authority did not ex-
tend to the production of aircraft
abroad he said that foreign plants en-
gagged in air service production were
cooperating with the American govern
ment in speeding up production.
1t is assumed that the War Secretary
will accompany Brigadier General
Hines in his survey of the facilities be-
hind the American lines, as we'll as at
the ports Of debarkation. There is
Urgent necessity for greatly increasing
,hese facilities to care for the enlarged
military programme contemplated for
ne new year by the American govern
'rent, and General Illness attention
'rill be focused on the task of acquiring
intimate knowledge of these needs and
making arrangements to meet them.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-10

American soldiers just won't keep
out of the thick of the fighting. If
their own detachment doesn't fight
long enough to suit them the indomit-
able doughboys are not above slipping
away and fighting with British or
French relief units.
Vacation billets, with baseball and
unlimited sleep, have no charm for them
once they have caught whiff Of bat
tie smoke. George w. Titus, of Misha-
waka, Ind, who returned yesterday
from six months service with the
Young Mems Christian Association,
gave this testimony concerning the
spirit of Americas fighting men in
the course of his explanation as to
the delays in the compiling of casualty
lists. Frequently, he said, American
soldiers are killed in action several
days after they are supposed to have
left the front for a rest resort, and it
learn their fate. Mr. Titus continued: {:
Don't Want Vacations
"Our boys are so willing to give up
the rest and easy time which thew
have earned by hard work in the
trenches that very often they remain
at the front and go into action with
relief units, sometimes French or
British troops, days after they should
have been in leave camp recuperat-
ing for another tour of duty at the
front.
at is difficult to understand how