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The Newark journal., 1915-07-29
COMMUNITY COOPERATION

The winter months include the greater part of the school term, and it is during these months that the roads are at their worst. Children who have to wade two or three mile or more of mud to get to school are out of their classes a great deal of the time. The children suffer loss, the school suffers, and the community suffers.
 In the same way bad roads hinder the social and religious life of the community, for the grown-ups cannot attend so- cial and religious gatherings any more thanthe children can attend school when the roads are impossible. Again the community suffers.
 The attendance of the av- craze rural or village school, thereof, and the service ren- dered by it, can be materially increased if not doubled by the building of good roads. At  same time conditions for a healthful social and religious life and growth will be made more nearly ideal.
 How is it inyour community? Do your roads take you where you want to go, or do they keep youmud-bOund at home great part of the time?
 Road building is a communi- ty enterprise calling for coop eration, whether it be building a surfaced 365 day road or the regular dragging of we'll graded dirt road. The eommun- nity benefits and the communi- ty nut dot he work.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-29
FINE FARM FOR SALE

We have for sale, a tract of 450 acres of the finest land in Big Bottom, lying between White and Black rivers near Jacksonport and convenient of access to that place. Sixty acres of land in Cultivation, is the most fertile and produces more stuff than any land in Big Bottom. Fine cane pas ture of $50 acres under good new woven wire fence, and will support several hundred head of stock the year round. More than LOGO bearing pe- can trees on the place. About 400 acres of this place is sus- ceptitle of cultivation and when cleared and put in cul- tivation, which can be done at an expense of $f0 per acre, the land is easily worth $60 an acre. Can be bought now for SIS per acre.
 H. F. Hawthorne. Mgr.
 Newark, Arkansas
The Newark journal., 1915-07-29
BOY Is KILLED BY
 ELECTRIC CURRENT

Fort Smith, July 26.-Lee Elliott, aged 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Elliott was electro cuted last night by coming in contact with a live wire. The boy touched a guy wire that electric light wire 10 stuk pole. For a moment or two he hung suspended on the wire in midair and then dropped totne ground unconscious. A pulmo- tor was used in an unsuccessful attempt to save his life.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-29
SWAT HE ROOSTER;
 SAVE HE HEN EGGS
Experiment Poultry Expert Suggests Practical Method of Preserving Eggs During Hot Months of Sum mer Season.

Eggs get very cheap in the summer season and the producer is reluctant to dispose of his supply, knowing that the eggs are forced down in price at this time for storage The producers should and can enjoy the profit of their eggs The eggs are bought at low figure and placed in storage ana hsld for the raise of the market The producer can do the same thing.
 Water glass is safe method for storing eggs. To Is gallons of water that has been boiled and allowed to eool, add one gallon of water. sodium silieate and stir thoroughly Pour this solution in a receptical and keep in q eeol place A cellar or basement that 1s well ventilated is good
 Place the eggs in the solution as gathered. Do not allow the eggs to set around several days before plac ing them in the solution Fill the re- cepticles with eggs to within about two inches of the top, allowing for a good covering of the solution over the eggs
 The males should be separated from ihe females when the eggs are placed in storage. Fertile eggs will not keep in good condition like sterile egss Eggs that are sterile. gathered and packed pf0mptlt will keep in perfect condition for several months.
 Good recepticles are earthen jars, 90 pound lard cans or five gallon kero- sene cans with tops melted off. Any farmer oan use the method as describ- ed above with safety, but he must be very careful to pack a select article
 Eggs to be packed should be can. dled, unless known to be perfectly fresh and even then, candling is a good preeaution
 Il. E. Dvorachek, Poultryman,
 Arkansas Experiment Station.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-29
THE BITTER ROT IN APPLES
Spraying With Bordeaux Mixture Is
 Effective Cumulative Method.

There is every reason 10 expect a bad year for bitter rot this year, and there is only one way to fight 1t. Prun- ing last winter would have helped. AL so spraying about June 20 would have aided But it Is now too late for either of these and should the dread ed bitter rot appear in your orchard it means either fight or quit.
 The way to light is to spray at once with homemade Bordeaux mixture. then, as soon as the orchard has been covered go over it again with the same mixture. Everything depends upon getting perfect coating of the mixture on the fruit early in the fight After the first double spraying, a sin. gle spraying with the same mixture after two weeks will be necessary. =Af ter this it will depend upon tho weather how much other spraying must be done
 The Bordeaux mixture is made Of bluestone, ten pounds, good fresh limo. ten pounds, water to make a hundred gallons. The mixture is made by a special method that cannot be ex. plained here for want of space. Full directions may be had by getting Bul letin IA and Circular 21, from the EX. pertinent Station at Fayetteville.
 ]. Lee Hewitt. Plant Pathologist,
 Arkansas Experiment Station.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-29
Ten Reasons For a SiIo.

l. The maximum of forage crops can be saved for livestock feeding purposes.
 ?. Forage crops in the form of si. lage are eaten without waste.
 3 The crop remains in form which is not only nutritious. but also succulent and therefore, palatable.
 4. The crop is stored in a convo- nient place and in compact form. About four times more dry matter in forage crops can be stored in a given space in the silo san by field curing and storing In the now
 5. Making silage out of forage crops is the most economical way to harvest them under all conditions.
 s. The abundance of favorable years can be stored to be utilized dur. ing years of scarcity.
 [. The silo makes abundant suceu lent forage possible the year round.
 8. The addition of silage to the ra- tion improves the whole ration.
 9. The cost of the ration is ma. terially reduced the feeding Of si. lage with all classes of livestock.
 10. The silo makes it possible Q keep livestock or every farm. This means diversified farming and the growing of forage crops which are tue surest crops.
 H. E. Dvorachek, Animal Husband
 man.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-29

 checked girl. No one can imagine the confidence l have in Dr. Miles Heart Remedy" A. R. CANON Worth Mo.
 The unbounded confidence MT. Canon has in Dr. Miles Heart Rem edy is shared by thousands of others who know its value from experience. Many heart disorders yield to treatment, if the treatment IS right. If you are bothered with short breath, fainting spells. swell ing of feet or ankles, pains about the heart and shoulder blades, pal pitation, weak and hungry spells, you should begin using Dr. Miles Heart Remedy at once Profit by the experience of others while you may.
 pr. Miles Heart Remedy is sold and guaranteed by all druggists.
 MILES MEDICAL Go.. Elkhsrt Ina.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-29

Trade with the merchants who advertise in The Journal.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-29
IF BACTERIA
 ON SOIL FERTILITY
Farmer May Do Mu-h ia Cccreas,-5 Cost of FertilIzee Bills By CoGsSrF ing Supply of Nitrogen.

The relation of scH Oacto"iology to soil fertility and the methods Of pre- serving this fertility by meas ut these bacteria is gradually becoa3. matter of study
 A number of the experiment ssa tions are becoming iEtccps,ed i1 tbs work and it is tino iaaood .'iat som thing was being done along this .iaa
 Expense to Farmer.
 Fifty millions of dollars is the annual fertilizer bill of America. farmers. Most Of this is paid bs r. mefs of twenty of the eastern t-z as commercial fertilizers are u5a1 bg very little, at present, in me m.dd west or western states. N.+ra@ae usually the element of p.aHt foe which is lacking, and this is also far more costly than any other ciemeea of plant foods. The supply of ava. able nitrogen fertilizer, namely sa dium nitrate is decreasing very rapi8 " while the demand is increasing. IL this way the fertilizer bill af American farmers Will in a few years be som thing enormous unless some neff m Hthod is developed
 The principle part played by ha5 teria in soil fertility is tho gathering of this much needed nitrogen and con. Ferting 1t into form available foz plant food.
 Factors Aiding Bacteria.
 Some of the factors which aid tEf bacteria in this wora are: the addf tion of manure which adds not O. plant food but large numbers of theae bacteria; the addition of lime 10 cor rect the aeidity in ac.d soils as thes bacteria cannot work Il an acid mo. dium; the proper stirring of the soi, which gives oxyge and .uIicien aeration, and lastly: the growing Of legume crops which is perhaps the greatest aid of any of the above men. toned factors in securing nitrogen for plant food
 Time For Results.
 The greatest difficulty encountered in this work is the fact that it takes two or three years and a series O. crops 10 show any marked improve nent in a soil. but it is to be hoped that 1t will reach a state of develop. ment where a soil will show a marked improvement in one year ard thus take the place Of the nitrosenous com mercial fertilizers
 (. L. McArthur, Bacteriologist.
 Arkansas Experiment Station.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-29
BATESVILLE CHAUTAUOUA

Batesville, July 27.-Elabo- rate preparations are being made for the annual chautau- qua which will be held Aug ust 26-31. An extensive pro- gram will be rendered. The Vawter-Keith Chautaqua Com pany of Dallas, Tex, will stage the program.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-29
BLACKSMITH KILLS SELF

Stuttgart, July 26.-Amos Mitchell, 45, blacksmith at De- Witt, committed suicide last night by shooting himself with d rifle. He placed the muzzle against his ight ear and pulled the trigger. He is survived by his wife and two children.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-29

There will be a three days Socialist picnic at Newport. August 9, 10 and II. Lots of entertainment and speaking. Mrs. Kate O'Hare of the Ma tional Ripsaw will lecture the 11th at II o'clock. (Adv0
The Newark journal., 1915-07-29

bed near a window so she could get her brea tn. One doctor said, Poor child. she is likely to fall dead any time. A friend told me Dr. Miles Heart Remedy had cured her father, SO l tried 1t and she began to i'm prove She took a great many bot ties. but she is spared to me to- day n fat rosy
The Newark journal., 1915-07-29
OUR NATIONAL WEALTH

The census bureau at Wash ington has just published a comparative statement show ing how We stand as to our holdings as a nation. and these figures are compared with cth- CTS of the most importantcoun- tries of the world. The show ing is interesting:
 United States $187,739,000 .O00 Great Britian 85.000, ,00O, ,O00 Germany 80,000,000,O0O France ...... 50,000,000,O0 Russia =.=.... 10000, 100000 Austria Hungary25, ,000,000,OO0 Italy ..... 20 0,000,000,00'O
 Our wealth exceeds that of Great Britian and Germany combined. It is more thantwice that of France and Russia com bined. The aggregate wealth of France, Russia, Austria-Hun- gary and Italy falls many mill lions below ours. Great Britian, country of financialresources which bulk larger in popular imagination and whose money sinews are mainly responsible for the ententes ability to car ny on the European war is shown to have wealth not quite half that of the United States. Germany and Austria Hungary sriving determinedly against four of the greatest powers enumerated in the ta- .bular statement, have combin- ed wealth of $8OO,000,O00 less than that possessed by this, the giant of all nations.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-29
RESIDENCE FOR SALE

Good six room frame resi- dence, with hall, two porches good we'll of water, smoke house and barn. Convenient to business part of town. Will sell cheap. Newark Real Es- tate Company.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-03
Stood clutchine the Seat.

window stood row of exquisite white
lilies. His mother had turned from
his stricken father to regard them, and
over her face had come that tender,
confident smile the little lad had so
loved. Consider the lilies" she had
told the man, they toll not, neither
do they spin, yet Solomon in all his
glory was not arrayed like one of
these" And his father had taken her
into his arms with a great sob, while
the little lad had looked on, under.
standing only that his mother had
somehow helped his father over a
great crisis.
And now in the crisis of his own
life, when temptation had mastered
church and 10! the voice of his mother
babe him consider the lilies" Whence
had it come? From the heart of an
Easter lily? Or had it come into the
house of God with him with a ray OF
moonlight? Or, was the voice in his
brain alone-born of memories? He
could not tell, and it did not matter
" AiSh Nv hou iaiu away tNtuly
years ago he had not laid away the
influence that had been hers all
through his young life, her faith in
him, her smile, nor the memory of a
certain day when he had been gradu,
ated from college and had promised
her that he would seek first the king.
dom of God and his righteousness
through all the days that he should
live. And he had kept his promise
until tonight, whel the greed of gold
became the dominating motive of his
life; tonight, when the thirst for lux.
ury had conquered him.
The cashier stood clutching the seat
Of the pew in front of him, his eyes
fixed on the lily-banked altar. Then
he squared his shoulders even as he
had seen his father do in that long.
gone year. And when the first soft
flush of Easter day crept across the
eastern sky the money was safe in the
bank again. For the cashier kept faith
with his mother.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-03

Then out OF the stiffness a sound
was made. 1t was the sound of a
voice-the voice of his mother
Consider the lilies" it pleaded soft.
ly.
The cashier sprang to his feet and
looked about him wildly There was
no one in the big lily-laden church ex.
cept himself-himself-a the voice.
Consider the lilies" came the ad-
vice to him once more.
The voice was unmistakable. AL.
though his mother had been dead 10,
these twenty years, he could never
forget the gentleness of her voice. But
that was not all. The admonition had
a familiar ring which was not of the
voice alone, nor yet of some long-for-
gotten reading. The words were
borne in upon his senses now as in
that long-ago yester-year, when, as a
little lad he had sat in the living
room of his home listening to his
fathers heartbroken confession to his
mother that he had failed in business.
1t was Easter then as now. On the
broad easement of the low French
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-03
WHEN PREPARING EGGS
MUCH CARE SHOULD BE GIVEN
TO THEIR COOKING.
Digestibility Is Affected by Tempera-
ture of Water in Which They
Are BoiIed-Proper Method
of Making OmeIet.

While it would seem that anyone
can cook so simple food as an egg
satisfactorily, no other food is so af-
fected by different cooking methods
and particularly by degrees of tenn
perature. The albumen or egg white,
is greatly changed by heat, and the
way the heat is applied. If it is
gently warmed, coagulation, or hard.
ening, does not at once take place,
although the substance may be per-
fectly cooked. But if plunged at once
into boiling water or liquid the albu-
men becomes tough and far less de-
sirable as food element. 1t is, there.
fore, much better to cook eggs by
some other method than direct boil
ing; steaming poaching or "coddling"
keeps the albumen soft while cook
ing. For dishes requiring hard.
boiled" eggs, it is best to let them
simmer for about twenty minutes, so
that the white will be solid. yet ten.
der, and the yolk dry and mealy, Fry,
ing, or coating the egg directly with
fat, also hardens the albumen and
makes it less digestible. 1t is far
better to put the eggs in a buttered
dish and "shirr' or bake them in the
oven. The secret of successful dishes
like the omelet, which is made so well
abroad. lies all in the temperature OF
the pan, the fat and the quickness
and skill with which it is handled
before allowed to become tough OF
stringy.
Eggs contain no starchy qualities.
This teaches us to build up our egg
menus with starches such as potatoes,
rice, macaroni. Eggs also need to be
served with fat, which does not mean
frying in fat, but a sauce or dressing
containing butter or other oil
An error common to housewives IL
to relegate the uss of eggs chiefly to
cakes and buildings, adding these to
an already heavy meat meal. Since
eggs are the equivalent of meat, ii
we use them generously in a pudding
we do not then need meat in our first
course. Similarity, it is unwise die.
tetics to serve a heavy, rich cake as
the last course of dinner beginning
with a fatty meat like lamb, which
already has given us muscle and fat
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-03

Scald one pint of milk; when luke.
warm, add one teaspoonful of salt and
one-half cake of compressed yeast, dis.
solved in one-quarter cupful of luke.
warm water. Sift in enough flour to
make thin batter and let rise over
night. In the morning add one cupful
of thick sour milk, one tablespoonful
of melted butter, two eggs beaten sep.
arately and one teaspoonful of soda
sifted with one cupfui of flour. Add
enough more flour to make smooth,
thin batter. let stand one-half hour,
then add one heaping tablespoonful of
grated pineapple for each cupful OF
butter. Bake in a soapstone griddle
and serve with sweetened pineapple
juice.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-03
Plain Paper Best.

A plain paper or one with quiet self.
tone pattern is the only kind that
makes successful background for pic.
lures. The soft neutral tone of car.
fridge paper is splendid setting for
ornaments and pictures, while soft
brown is safe choice of paper for the
average room. as against it almost any
picture, be it oil painting, water color,
portrait. etching or photograph, ap.
pears to advantage. Gray is also a
good restful color. A happy and popu.
lar combination is the gray wall GOV.
ering with white woodwork. 1t is an
admirable idea for the city apartment,
where there is>none too much light.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-03

from every nook and corner they
cleaned white in the dim chancel
lights. They were like a prayer-a
mothers prayer for her children
pure, and clean, and white. Their deli
cate fragrance was pleasant to his
senses, but above all else it was their
Wilderness which riveted his thought
He could not get away from it.
Suddenly he buried his face in his
hands to shut the lilies away from his
sight, while he went over the argu-
ment he had used to himself when he
had taken the money from the safe.
But, strangely, in the midst of his
effort at justification. the wilderness
and purity of the Easter lilies surged
through his brain.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-03
MISS The VISION
OF The VALLEY
Too Many Are Late in Seeing the
Way Out From Darkness to
the Light That Is Tri-
umphant.

A CAMPING party from the East
IA stepped from belated train late
one August afternoon at the station
of bleak little frontier town at the
edge of the Black Hills, and looked
anxiously at the shadows already lying
long across the one street.
We'll, here's one day lost" grum-
bled member of the party. 1T will
he night before everything is loaded
and ready, and we can't start off in the
dark"
Why not?" asked the guide.
Couldn't find the way"
Il know the way" returned the
guide simply. Well start at eight"
Night was swallowing the last dregs
of daylight when eight o'clock came,
and apprehension was lined into every
face as the party climbed into the
wagon and plunged into the dark
mouth of the canyon, which opened
abruptly into the town. The road
Rugged the canyon wall on one side !;
on the other rushed a noisy little
mountain brook, its chatter softening
gradually into quiet murmur as the
leaving it far behind In the depths
below.
Dense darkness separated the trav-
elers each from each. Stones dislodged
by the scrambling hoofs of the horses
slid down into the canyon, measuring
the narrow margin between safety and
destruction. Hand gripped hand, and
breath came short.
Its like the valley of the shadow
OF DEATH" voice shuddered out into
the darkness.
The guide, directing his team in
front, sensed an unspoken fear.
Just look up he called hearten
ingly over his shoulder.
A wedge of brilliant star-strewn sky
seemed swung into the abyss, forcing
the canyon walls apart and stretching
luminous canopy from crag to crag
The radiance transformed the valley
in the uplook, into vision of glory.
Up and up wound the road, nearer and
nearer. to that overwhelming arch OF
star-shot brightness, till the travellers
at last stood safe upon The shining
Interest, the dark hours of trembling
bewilderment over and joy beyond.
They looked back silently, as far as
the starlight revealed it, over the road
up which they had come.
Il wouldn't have missed it for the
world one of the party finally broke
the spell. 1T would have been trag
edy to lose an experience like that
And in that brief sentence she un
consciously summed up the one real
tragedy of life-to miss the vision OF
the valley. The valley itself is not q
tragedy to thinking people For while
men can still Just look up" and look
ing, realize that ahead lie fairer lands
to which they are surely bound, they
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-03
AnucI CakeIets.

Sift together several times one-halt
cupful of fine graduated sugar, one.
half cupful of pastry flour, one-halt
level teaspoonful cream tartar, beat
whites of four eggs till stiff and dry,
then gradually mix in the sugar and
flour. Flavor with one-half teaspoonful
of almond, rose or vanilla, drop with
teaspoon on pans covered with but
tered paper an inch or two apart;
sprinkle with sugar, white or pink,
and bake in a moderate oven ten OF
hfteen minutes; will make two dozen
The Colorado statesman., 1915-04-03
Ginqer Cream.

Beat the yolks of three eggs, add one
pint of milk, two tablespoonful sirul
from preserved ginger and one cupful
sugar. Cook all together until thick
Strain, add one tablespoonful gelatin
that has been dissolved in a little cold
milk, the whites of three eggs beaten
stiff and beat all together until it be-
gins to thicken, then add four ounces
preserved ginger cut in very small
pieces. Put in mold to cool and
serve with whipped cream.