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Sharp County record., 1919-04-25

ed within two miles Of his present
home for the past seventy-two
years.
W. H. Upton, a pioneer citizen of
Randolph county, died at home
near Maynard one day last week,
aged 80 years. He served through
out the war lr the Confederate
army, and at the close of the war
settled on a farm near Maynard,
where he resided continuously un-
til his death.
Otis Williams, well known
negro restaurant keeper Of Bates
lville. left for parts unknown last
Iweek, after learning that the grand
jury had probably indicted him for
selling whiskey and other offenses.
1t is alleged that Williams was the
financier for lot Of lesser lights,
who peddled out whiskey for him
on a small commission.
Marshals Oldham and Rice of
H0xie, secured two suitcases one
day last week that contained SO
pints Of whiskey, Ida Young. a
woman claiming to be from Hot
Springs. was arrested as the owner
Of the booze and fined 500 by the
mayor, Fred Kline, of St. Louis, on
his way to Little Rock, was also
fined 500 and held for the federal
authorities on a similar charge.
Some pretty pilferine and smoke
house breaking is said to be going
! on In this community and one tr
two corn cribs have been entered,
and 1t is quite probable the nest
grand jury will locate the culpritp.
The people of this place would not
be disappointed If those who are
SUSPECTED would take themselves of
to a neiehborhood In which they
would be more welcome. - Mel
bourne Times.
Last week Gov Broueh refused to
pardon W. D. Crawford, former SUI
erintendent OF the Odd Fellows
Home at Batesville, who was Lately
convicted Of assaultine young girls
In that institution and sentenced to
10 years In the penetentiary. Hi h
officials Of the Odd Fellows lodge in
the state protested to the eovernt r
AGAINST a pardon for Crawford
while those who were petitionil &
for the pardon said new evidente c
had been discovered which would
tend to prove Crawfords innocence,
W. B. Wolf, county farm demo- E
sttator Of Baxter county, hss III
completed a survey OF produdo
brought Into the county during Il c
past year which could be raised /
home. The shipment consists of
condensed milk, $3.50 gallons, lritl,
potatoes, 1875 bushelo, karo syrur,
$4,000 eallono, 100000 pounds tl
lard and meat, $1,000 pounds tl
-four, $25,00O worth Of tobacco and
100000 cane Of canned goods. Tie
total value Of thete goods Is approx
imately S354,00O, He urees the
these commodities he raised at home.
Sharp County record., 1919-04-25
NORTH ARKANSAS NEWS

Leland Bunch, county aericultur
al agent, is making up the fifth Co
operative shipment Of hogs from In
dependence county.
The Salem Banner believes the
two agricultural agents in Fultor
county are doing some very valu'
able work for the people.
Arch Brewer, who has been EN-.
ployed in the Batesville postoffice
for the past six years as clerk and
assistant postmaster, has resigned
Garland E. Land, superintendent
Of schools in Jackson county, an.
nounces thssl3the average wage o.
|teachs.S.ei that county outside the
towns is now $50 a month.
ST. Phillips, living near Bates
vile, marketed fine specimen Of
wool in that city last week. The
wool measured IL inches and was
produced from an ordinary breed
of sheep.
Charles Taylor, having become
worried about his mustache beating
him to his coffee every time, shaw
ed 'em off Sunday and now looks
as smooth as a politician feels be-
fore a primary,-Imboden Journal.
The steel corporation of the Unit
ed States has made contract with
manganese producers of the Bates
vile section for 10000 tons of high
GRADE ore to be delivered at the rate
of 1000 tons a month for five
months.
L. Dalton Of Pocahontas lost a
fine barn and about one thousand
bushels of corn by fire one night
last week. The barn was located
on his farm on Current river, and
there was no insurance on the
property
According to figures given out by
Secretary Glass of the treasury dt-
partment, Baxter county's quota OF
the coming Victory Loan will be
something like $4,000 and the
county will 60 "over the top" before
the word Is eiven,--Mountain Home
Citizen.
Several cars ventured out Sunday
to eet some Of the sunshine, but
when night came most OF theill
we're beinR ptied out Of a lnudhole'
Il seems that we need solne 600
roads In this vicinity.~-Sneeds COZ
respondent of the Newport lnde
pendent
Cluke Cannon, aged about Al
years and q well known ehataolel
about Batesville, committed suicide
several days ago by drowning
inlnpine into the Arkansas river at
Little Rock. lie Is said to have
been dissipatine heavily for come
time before ending hie HE
A. j, Lattine, a pioneer citizen Of
Black River township, Independence
county, was 81 yearS old one day
Iast week. lie 10 the father ol
sixteen children, thirteen Of whom
he raised to be grown, He has liv
Sharp County record., 1919-04-25
IT,

More married couples would be
happier ii the husband were deaf
and the wife blind, saeely remarks
the married editor Of one of our
exchanges.
Sharp County record., 1919-04-25

The representative in the legisla.
<,,re from Marion county is a piano
inner by trade. A good many o.
fhe representatives are said to be
cIock fixers.
NJ 90
ID has been suggested that, since
~ hoe and the rake do not con
6Is,ne either oil or gasoline, they
8Hould be more generally used, es'
scially at this season Of the year.
90
We notice that Gov. LowdeD Of
JIipois has his picture in the papers
showing him milking COW. AS a
deDeral rule politicians should be
shown in the papers as they are
milking the treasury.
90
"A Fordyce man has a copy of a
rewspaper published in 1854, in
hich whiskey is quoted at 2S
hts a gallon. 1t ought to be an
Traction Of the law to preserve
HEh paper as that.
90
IA scientist makes the discovery
ID man is the only living animal
at sleeps on his back. There is
remarkable thing about
lam He is also the only animal
(At can lie standing up,
90
&fhe state Of Arkansas is on
Bib basis So is the man who
rrows two thousand dollars at
} bank to square up some old
DTS and pay cash for what he
Us. But-well, we know you
the point
90
The department Of agriculture
Inmates that it costs $36 SO a
br to support a dog. The same
khority says there is a profit Of
7.6O a year in sheep. We
hnot reconcile these figures with
fact that one sees so many
Is and so few sheep.
90
here is nothing at all strange in
fact that a large majority Of
newspapers of the state COM
hd Gov. Broueh for his action
Eetoing the bill for the repeal Of
publicity act. There are
bt many newspapers constituted
that they refuse to run when
Fe is danger Of being struck by a
sion.
90
fov. Broueh is said to have his
tical eye firmly fixed upon the
in the United States senate
" held by Vim. F. Kirby. In
It race Gov. BrOugh will not be
hnine against Potlicker Smith
y his woman record, and the
bple will have fairer opportun.
Of letting him know what they
INK about him.
90
The German foreign minister all
unces that the Germans are dis.
pointed in President Wilson, II
p very safely be taken for grant.
that the Germans are disat-
inted In America In general, and
tticularly In the ability Of this
|untry to raise anj equip an i'm.
iAnoa au.s... a. -
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The German foreign minister all
ounces that the Germans are dis.
pointed in President Wilson. II
D very safely be taken for grant.
that the Germans are disat-
|inted In America In general, and
ltticularly in the ability Of this
|untry to raise aud equip an i'm.
lense army quickly and In the
|owess of that army after it Is or.
|nized, America Is the crushing
to German military
lpirations.
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to see that things went to his liking;
for. the next dsAs. came home with
the announcem>-cEth that he had invit-
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ed his young law partner to the house
for dinner.
You've heard me speak Of White. |"
he said. You know, he's been with
me In business for two years, and
I've never yet got around to having
him meet my family. He's hustler.
all right; In fact, he's worked up un-
til he's been carrying on the burden
Of the firms practice. He worked
80 hard that he broke down last
spring, and he's only back in harness
this week, after long rest which
appears to have done him lots Of
good. He's the man for you Anne.
approve of him, and you will. too, II
you can forget this silly country ro-
nance, for he's an attractive young
chap"
Anne pouted in her room. but when
her father summoned her down to
meet Mr.. White she put on her best
smile and Strengthened her hair and
added few finishing touches Of pow
der to her face, then went to the re-
ception room. 1t was Just as well to
humor her father. she thought. 1t
would not do to treat his partner
shabbily.
When she descended the stairs she
saw slender. well-dressed, we'll
groomed young man talking to Mr..
Davis. They Immediately stopped
their conversation when she appeared
and introductions were in order.
The next noon, at luncheon, when
father inquired.
Well. Anne, how did you like Mr..
Winter"
She looked across the table with
happy smile and lifted her coffee
cup. After few sips she placed it
on the table and replied:
Fine father. He and / are en-
gagged. We're to be married next
month"
Mr.. Davis all but choked on piece
of meat. He was forced to swallow
half glass of water to prevent strau-
gulation.
Great heavens!" he calculated.
gasping. $50 soon? OF course, l
heartily approve, but it seems rather
sudden" Then he grinned, somewhat
mischievously. But what about this
country lover2'
Anne laughed.
well. you see. father, Mr.. White
happens to be the country lover. His
name was Harry Saunders down at
Alanson, and mine was Susie Smith.
You see, we each started out fooling
the other, but we really fell in love-"
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CASUALTY
LIST

The following casualties are report
ed by the commanding general Of the
American Expeditionary Forces:
Killed in action 4; died in aero
plane accident /; died OF accident and
other cause s; died OF disease IL:
wounded severely 81; wounded (de.
gree undetermined 95; wounded
slightly 90; missing in action 10: to-
tai 27s.
Killed in Action.
Sergeant
Baker Bernard W. New Cambria,
Privates-
Bepepees, Nicholas, Athens, Greece.
kiIborn. George H., Mesa. Colo.
Larson, Herbert W., Menominee, Mich.
Wounded Severely.
Johnston, Albert Sidney. Union, w.
Va.
Wounded degree undetermined).
: Private
Sims, James H, Greenbrier Springs,
W. Va.
Wounded Slightly.
Sergeant
Smith James Clyde, Morgsntown, W.
Va.
Private
Lovery, Otto L. Mount Carbon, w.
Va.
Died from Accident and other Causes.
Privates-
Gillespie. Harry. Palmer. w. Va.
The following cabled corrections
are issued as an eppendix to the reg
ular casualty lists at the request OF
the several press associations:
Killed in Action, Previously Reported
Privates-
Kiger, Earl w, eloversgap, W. Va.
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Bob 70 Ordered an Eastern Hosp ltal Fate

hospitall
Daddy might fume-and write-and
long distance-and wire-but the or
der stood. So Daddy set about to get
Bob's discharge. It would take long
time, there would be considerable red
tape to unwind.
Now that Bob was east, my own
horizon enlarged and remembered
something else about the east.
The ex.kaiser's jewels, or part Of
them, had been sent over here In a
submarine, the summer before the
armistice was signed, and they had
been sunk somewhere off the Atlantic
coast. Somewhere" was not thou
sand miles from Bob's hospital!
"Chrys!" called out as my hus.
bands twin passed the office door one
afternoon. "Chrys! Let's go easti'
"All right. my deari Next week
say?" Chrys came in and spread q
letter on the desk before me. you
see-I'ye got to order my thouseau:'
glanced at the writing. l knew II
well. spoke before took thought:
mot that man, chrys! Neverl"
II knew you'd say oh never! New
er!' That's why.I haven't told you
before about my engagement to Ham
ilton Certeis, my DEAR said Chrys
She slipped into a big chair beside me
and lighted a cigaret. your own at.
fairs were so absorbing that there
wasn't time to argue about mine. But
now that your Bob has vanished from
your horizon for a while, assume
you'll notice that life continues to
move for the rest OF us. For me-it's
moving toward Spain!"
II hope not to a castle there" re-
marked knowing well that my voice
said far more than my words.
Chrys regarded me seriously
through cloud of cigaret smoke.
why such a chilling view Of
my matrimonial prospects," she ask.
ed.
81 can't-tell you, chrys," I STAN
mered. And of course couldn't de.
nounce Hamilton Certeis to her as a
spy and Bolshevik. Chrys would be
bound by Certeis' statement, made sc
often, that he was himself in the gov
eminent secret service. Nothing shori
or his arrest and conviction by the
authorities would alter her opinion oil
the man she had decided to marry.
Chrys was girl of decided convic.
tons, an excellent example of the pro
gressiye modern girl. What she knew
she knew-and It would be futile
for me to state my suspicious about
Certies' pro-German activities.
Neither could l dictate to the Sc
cret service men, or by hurrying thei,
operations. cause the immediate ar.
rest of Certeis, and prevent his mar
riage to Chrys.
In fact the slowness with which the
federal agents proceeded against Ger.
tets puzzled me. Sometimes j was al
most convinced that he was not spy
but rather, what he claimed to be, and
that as a secret service man he was
actually tracking and trucking the Boil.
sheviki.
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Hot Sun Coaxes
Out the Swimmers

Yesterday was one of those hot sum-
mer days that so inspires the swim
mer that he Just can't help huntin' for
his last years swimmin' suit and start
in for the river. And from the num-
Der of. boys who were seen yesterday
afternoon and morning making their
way to the river with their swimming
suits under their arms the days surely
must have been a popular one at all of
the bathing beaches along the river.
For the past few weeks the Y. NJ.
G. "A. pool has been about the most
popular place IN town especially for
younger hpys whose mothers do not al
low them to go TO the rover for their
swimming.
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Z eapn4khdea 100 = e

We had come TO the verge Of a
miracle, and Miss Miller had ruined II.
She knew Of the experiment, and its
Importance, and yet deliberately, she
had blocked my chance to snap Bob's
mental gears into place. From sheer
jealousy OF me she had hurt Bobi But
l loved him 30 that would have sur.
rendered him, even TO her, for the
sake OF restoring him to normal ex-
istence!
OF course Bob had to help her walk
back to the house. It was a long slow
trip. A storm was coming up. The
magic of the moonlight died away.
trailed along behind. Miss Miller
leaned closely, IL not heavily, upon
Bob and ragged inwardly. Bob helped
her UP stairs to her room, he half car
ried her, while looked on.
went up to Chrys' room and told
hcr all about it, and cried for my own
comfort. And Chrys was tempestuous
because, as she said:
Its always the weak who rule the
strongl She's sham and we have
brains to see 1t, and yet, because we're
ladies', we simply can't go and tell
her we see through her camouflagei'
my father used to say that the
curse of our school code is that the
truthful let the liars impose upon
them" walled. Its true-this pro
proves it, for me-" walled.
"See Germany" was Chrys' COM
ment. "And now what?"
,"Mark time. guess" said 1.
And hoI % g. IL, 4.
cause Bob relapsed into mental con-
fusion, but he was so quiet that he
seemed only dull. 1t was depressing
as IL the smart flare.up of memory
had exhausted him.
Miss Miller remained in her room
nursing her sick ankle. She band
aged 1t herself. She insisted, because
she had the trained nurses method.
She did not require either doctor or
| an attendant.
She wrote out the reports of Bob's
case herself and sent them off to the
army doctors. Formerly had typed
them for her, in my capacity Of secre-
tary to Mr.. Lorimer.
Miss Miller had not returned to her
orbit. Bob had scarcely regained a
AAbbiO tOhS, Nitu ll6ulnlIle lIOn q GlSdE
sky paralyzed the household.
A wire from headquarters ordered
Bob to report at once!
Chrys and agreed It was in con-
sequence of the reports that gentle
! Katherine had made, perhaps In &C.
cordance with changes she herself
had suggested. But of course, we
couldn't be positive.
Bob reported-and everybody went
down to the train to see him off
except me-who hadn't any excuse for
going!
Life isn't real, What actually
happens is much moro tragic than fic.
tion," typed off as pictured the fam
lily at the station-and (Bob's wife left
atihome.
And the next wire told us that Bob
had been transferred to an eastern
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well dismiss him and send him back
to laboring with the oars again. On
the way she got to musing and decided
1t would be agreat lark to carry on
little filtration with her new &C.
quaintance.
She started by introducing herself,
and in return he told her that his
name was Harry Saunders. She in
vited him to spend the night at the
Culbertson cottage, and after some
slight hesitation he accepted.
So it came about that the breaker
o., mems hearts in the big city set
out to break one in the country. But
she got fooled. Before the evening
was through Anne Davis had fallen
in love for the first time in her life.
Stuff and nonsense!" roared Urlah
Davis. DO you mean to tell me you
have picked out farmer for hus-
band? tell You you're insane. You're
stark, raying mad. Look at your op-
portunities here in Detroit"
It's no disgrace to live in small
town. Anne told him. The summer
season was over and she was home az
ter a three weeks love affair that
started out frivolously and developed
into very serious case.
Well, won't have 1t, that's ALL.
her father insisted. You aren't go
ing to disgrace the family like that.
A girl OF your beauty can pick off n
man OF money without any trouble"
Anne bit her lip savagely and stamp
ed foot.
81 don't want man OF money. 7
want Harry, and I'm going to have
him or I'll die an old maid with-with
broken heart" She left the room
sobbing, and went and climbed into
her bed, where, bolstered by several
pillows, she wrote a "good-by,, for.
ever" letter to Alanaon.
Mr.. Davis evidently was determined
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Stop Itching EczsulaI q

Never mind how often yo8 have tiled
and failed, you q n burning, itching
&c. eeSetSa quickly ~ alplg ping zemo fur.
large bottle, 81 e0 HEALING begins the
moment zsp1is arRled. In a short
time usuaiiy every tfaee Of eczema
tetter, pnapIes, rlsh{ blaclheads and
similar Skil disc sesl WI 81 removed.
For clearipg tie skin md making e
vigorously healthy, AlStays use Zeriio.
tne penetrating, aasiseptic liquid. Il
stiot greasy and does NOT stain. When
others fail It 10 the on4 dependable
treatment for siintro1bles Of al kinda,
Thai ". ResS Co, Cleveland. o.
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THE DAILY
SHORT STORY.
When Father Decides.
syR. Ray Baker.

(copyright 1918. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
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Itching, Scratching, Skin Diseases
That BurA like Flames Of Fire

I ydptions. THIS onderfHl remedy
lsywithout an equal as blood pl1r-,
ifer, being probably the Oldest
blood medicine on yhe market. Il
has been sold by druggists for fifty
years. Get bottle tpday and be-
gin treatment that VIII get results.
You are invited to write to-day
for complete and full advice;as 10
the treatment of your own case.
Address, Chiefs Medical Adviser,
Swift Specific Co, Dept, 81. At
|lantai Ga
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NNUNTUuTENmUfjiu pains and pains in
w my back. I could
not get around TO do
Y my work phd had to
h sit DOWN and rest
H oftendutipg theday.
\ WI saw ydh E. Pink
Ill ham, We Fetal Bile
II II Slll CoffpouAd adver-
lltiIE IlII tissd In the papers
Hill IIIl and READ tho taSlk
ny " monials so Thought
! woul ~ Il. Now
q ann eai thier than
eyer was in my lfe, and tan Recommend
tito any women who ,suffets as did"
Mrs. EL1ztBETH NAY, HE'D. No. ],
CofamhiasPa
The reason lydia E. Pihkham's vege-
table COMPOUND is so successful in over
coming womap's ills II because It con-
tails the tonic, Atrengt hening properties
of good old fashioned roots and herbs,
width act on the female organism.
Women from all pArts. Of the country
are dcntihually test flying its strength
eninE curative inf dence, and the letters
which we are constantly publishing from
women in every section Of this country
prove beyond question the merit OF this
famous root and herb medicine.
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Newspaper syndicate.
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one oI the inna oHants, anne de-
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Here Il . Sensiblt TreatAent
That Gete PROMPT ResuItSf 4

Eczema and simiias skin tras 8
come from ~ disoSdersd inn IA
condition Of the . Hood, and icy
can only be cured ~ giving The
blood a thorough cleansing, and
removing 'frontit all traces Of I'm.
This Is why S. SIS. has, beer
used soSsuceessfully Sin ihundtedl
Of cases efs Eczema and other Skin
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Died from Wounds Received IN Ac.
sion. Previously Reported Died.
Privates-
Chambers. william E. Ottawa, W.
Returned to Duty, Previously Report
ed Missing In Action.
Privates-
Smith, stanley. west Huntington, W.