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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07

yield 10000 volts. A choke coil and a Tesla coil
were used. The whole thing was connected up so
that by means of antennae current from the wire
network was sent to the network of s%prinkling pipes,
which, Of course, furnished proper connection with
the ground.
By the latter part of last July the system was in
readiness and the currents were tested. At that
time a pressure of $4,000 volts was obtained and the
frequency of the oscilatory currents was estimated
to be about thirty thousand cycles a second. Birds
alighting on the wires we're stunned and thrown
the ground, but none was killed.
The ground was planted to %radishes, lettuce, beets,
~cabbages, ~cucumbers, turnips, ~muskmelons, water
melons, tomatoes, parsnips, beans, peas, corn and
tobacco. All were planted in rows running east and
west, so that one-half of each row was electrified
and the other half was not.
AS a result it was found that practically all the
plants in the electrified area grew much more rap
idly than those out of it. In almost every case the
electrified vegetables were ripe two weeks earlier
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
STOP EATING MEAT JF
KIDNEYS OR BACK HURT
Take a Glass Of salts to Clean Kid
neys If Bladder Hothers YOU
Meat Forms Uric Acid.

Eating meat regularly eventually
produces kidney trouble in some form
or other, says a welI-knoBn authority.
because the uric acid in meat excites
the kidneys, they become overworked;
get sluggish; clog up and cause all
sorts of distress, particularly backache
and misery in the kidney region; rheu-
matte twinges, severe headaches, acid
stomach, constipation, torpid liver,
sleeplessness. bladder and urinary ir-
ritation.
The moment your back h1zhs OF kid
neys aren't acting right, or If bladder
bothers you, get about foeF snaces Of
Jad Salts from any good pharmacy;
take a tablespoonful in a glass Of
water before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon juice, COM
bined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to flush clogged kid
neys and stimulate them to normal
activity; also to neutralize the acids in
the urine SO it no longer irritates, thus
ending bladder disorders.
Jad Salts cannot injure anyone;
makes a delightful e~ffervescent lithia-
water drink which millions of men and
women take now and then to keep the
kidneys and urinary organs clean, thus
avoiding serious kidney disease.-Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07

make correct diagnoses and inrescriho H. 1890
treatment. ~o pAopeA
Aeotincatlon for plant growth has arrived. And
"hen tne canny American farmer learns that he
- ouDie . even treble the output of his fields
ny the use OF electricity, somebody will have to
ma a way for him to use electricity and moko .
good profit out Of his crops.
q lew weeks ago there was a convention of mao.
tlcal electricians in Philadelphia. Among M 80
dresses one virtually escaped the attention ~ ~
oops y reporters Yet Of all the addresses. none
was more pregnant ~ofhgreat possibilities
lt was really part of the report Of tbe cornoa
IONS committee Of, progress and was read nv tho
commlttee chairman, Martin Of New Yorl
an authority on things electrical. He ~ go
ana ngures to show that plants electrical1v trootos
grew much more rapidly than those growino 80
normal conditions. Why this was so. he did u4
assume to say He simply gave the results ~
experiments. u'' u
The work was started on Moraine farm IL !.
fertile Miami river valley, four miles south Of nv nav
ton, ONO. DIR. Herbert G, Dorsey, an expert M
charge or the experiments, which were fosterod
by the efforts of F. M. TAFT, a former president
OF the National Electric Light association.
IN preliminary tests, according to Martins re-
port, small plots were marked off for exposure
to different kinds Of identification. To insure
that the soil Of one plot was not better than thai
OF another, top earth was collected, mixed and
sifted and then was laid to the uniform dentb ~
seven inches over the entire area.
In the soil Of plot No. 1 was buried a wire
screen. Over the plot was a network Of wire
stretched about fifteen inches from the ground.
Connecting the network above the ground and
the screen below were several wire antennae
The screen was connected to one terminal Of a
Tesla coil and the network to the other. A trans
former stepped a 11Gvolt alternating current ND
to 5000 volts, charging a condenser Of tinfoil and
glass plates, which discharged through a primary
Of the coil. About one hundred and thirty watts
were operated for an hour each morning and
evening.
Plot No. 2 was illuminated by a 1OO-watt tung-
stem lamp with a ruby bulb. The light was
turned on for three hours daily, beginning at sun
down. Plot No. 8 was illuminated the same way.
except that q mercury vapor lamp was used. No.
4 had no artificial stimulation Of any kind. being
intended as a comparison between electrically
excited plant growth and that of natural condi-
tons.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
The FINISHING Touch,


The young man hesitated to believe
the statement of her little brother that
the young lady was not at home. He
repeated the question, at the same
time displaying a quarter. The boy
eyed it longingly and again replied in
the negative.
"But didn't she leave a message for
me?" asked the disappointed swain.
eyes," said the lad-and nothing
more.
AS one who ees a great light, the
young man tossed him the coin.
Now" he said, tout with the mes
sage"
"She said she's not gonna see you
any more and you're not to give me
any money."-Philadelphia Ledger.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07

northern focal point. Even the adj
ministration at Washington was
brought into the transportation mat
ter, and mails were sent from Palti-
more. Washington, Alexandria, Ha-
gersto n and Cumberland by the
Wheeling route, and actually arrived
at Pittsburgh by the western carrier"
In December, 1918. It was boosted in
the little Wheeling prints: Poor
Pittsburgh, your day Is over: the
sscptef Of influence and wealtl, Is TO
to us; the c~uHiherland road has
done The business, and clapters more
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07

of merchandise lying along our
shores Great pressure had been
brought to bear in favor Of turnpikes
which would better Baltimore, Cum.
'berland and Wheeling rather than
Pennsylvania towns, and Pittsburgh
was made a target for antagonism
which had southern feeling for some
thing Of Its Inspiration, one of the
bases Of Il being the long.standing dis
.pute in regard to the boundary be-
Virginia and Pennsylvania
Shichs at One lime hlmoatded III d min
iaturc war with Pittsburgh for ITS
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07

than those OUTSIDE the
zone.
The electrified end
Of the tobacco crop was
cut and it was found
that each plant weighed
1857 grams. 1t was two
weeks before the I'M
treated tobacco could
be cut and then it
weigh ed only 1882
grams to the plant.
Taking into considera-
ton that the most rapid
growth of the tobacco
plant is in its last two
weeks before ripening,
the e~xperimenters esti-
mated that the actual
increase in weight of
the plants in the cleo
trifed zone was 20 per
cent greater than that
in the unelectrifed
zone. If this could be
followed out on a grand
scale, it is apparent
that the effect of cleo
IRRIGATION on the an
-,,oI +ohacno output of
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
a New Course.

In a Philadelphia family recently
the engagement of a daughter was an
nounced. A friend calling was met at
the door by the colored maid, who In
nounced:
Nom; Miss Alice amt at home dis
aft'noon-she's gone down to de
class"
What class?" inquired the visitor.
"You know, Miss Alice is gwine to
be mated in de fall" explained the
maid, "an' she's takin' a cou'se in do
nestle silence Life.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
STICK TO IT
Until Coffee Hits You Hard.

1t is about as well to advise people
to stick to coffee until they get hit
hard enough SO that they will never
forget their experience.
A woman writes and her letter is
condensed to give the facts in a short
space:
Il was a coffee slave and stuck to it
like a topper to his cups notwithstand-
ing / frequently had severe attacks Of
sick headache; then | used more cof-
fee to relieve the headache, and this
was well enough until the coffee eff
feet wore off.
Finally attacks Of rheumatism be-
gan to appear, and ultimately the
whole nervous system began to break
down and / was fast becoming a
wreck.
After a time | was induced to quit
coffee and take up Postum. This was
half a year ago. The result has been
most satisfactory.
THE rheumatism is gone entirely,
v practically well and steady, d.
gestion almost perfect, never have any
more sick headaches and am gaining
steadily in weight and strength"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well
vile" in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms;
Regular Postum must be well
boiled. 15c and 25c packages.
instant Postum ~ Is a soluble pow
der, A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
In a cup Of hot water and with cream
and sugar, makes a delicious bever-
age Instantly. zoe and SOC tins.
The cost per cup Of both kinds is
bout the tame. ~
There's a Reason" for Postum
N4t NHWt IA -rold Nv Cr,nnro
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
Comparative Liberty.

do you believe the poets saying
that Stone walls do not a prison
make, nor iron bars a cage'?" asked
Mr.. Twobble.
Il don't know" said Mr.. Meekson,
thoughtfully, "but l dare say that
stone walls and prison bars seem
rather substantial things to a man
who has been hedged about for 20
years by the glances of a watchful
wife"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
Just the Bow He Wanted.

The aim of golfers is, of course.
to go round the course with as few
strokes as possible, and the man with
the least strokes wins the game. A
player realized this once, and decided
to engage a caddy who would help
him.
"Caddie," he said to the boy who
came up to him, "can you count?"
Eyes, sir" said the boy.
Can you add up?"
Eyes, sir"
well, what's five and seven and
four?"
Twelve, sir"
Come along" said the golfer,
you'll do" And he engaged the boy
on the spot.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
CARE FOR YOUR HAIR
BY Frequent Shampoos With cuticura
Soap. Trial Free.

Precede shampoos by touches of
Cuticura Ointment if needed to spots
of dandruff, itching and irritation OF
the scalp. Nothing better for the com
plexion, hair, hands or skin than these
fragrant supercreamy emollients. Also
as preparations for the toilet,
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. Ky,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
,PITTsBuReH's YOUNG DAYS
December 8, 1878, 10 4 Date That is a
Factor In History Of Famous
CITY.

On December 3, 1878, and for sew
eral days preceding and succeeding
Pittsburgh was peculiarly agitated IN
regard to transportation BY river and
turupike. This might almost have
been written that our rivers ate 50
law that navigation Is very difficult
and there IS probably q milllcy Worth
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07

the farm machinery
will be run. He will
have to be up on the
chemistry Of electric
ity. He will have not
only to know the use
of violet rays in purify
ing the drinking water,
but will also have to
know whether ground
Wires are better for
beets, ruby lights for
radishes. mercury va
por for tobacco and
electric sprinkling for
something else.
He wilt have to he
something Of a plant
neurologist, too. When
the corn in the south
forty is getting
nerves" or when the
oats in the new ground
is becoming too SOM
nOlent. he will hnua
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
Roach,s Report,

Roach's Report,
The receipts of the office of the sec.
rotary of state uader the administra-
tfon of Cornelius Roachiin 1914 were
nearly 100000 in excess, of the most
prosperous year in the history Of the
department prior to Mr.. Roach's in.
cumbency.
The 1914 receipts were $4S5.5S7.62.
The receipts during the last four
years totaled $1,33O,997.0 The last
four years Of his predecessors term
showed total receipts Of $~751,118.49,
or an average OF, $~1S7,77s.62 a year.
The average during Mr.. Roach's term
is $~314,40462. III A8t5
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07

to similar effect; all Of which is as
a matter Of course immensely anus
ing in contemplating these anniver-
~saries, discussion piling on discussion
Of a thousand matters OF this kind.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
THEIR DEscENr.

Hampton-Dinwiddow told me his family is a
very old one. They were one of the first to
come across.
Rhodes-The grocer told me yesterday that
now they are the last to come across.-Judge.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07

OW that scientists have discovered
that high frequency electrical cur
rents are powerful stimulants both
of plant and animal life, the farm
hand of the future may have to be
a duly qualified electrical engineer
before he G get a job.
1t will not be enough for him to
know how to manipulate the mo
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
peIays NamIna eIalEs suaoesaor.

IT Is understood that the supreme
court win not take up the selection Of
a member Of the supreme court com
mission until after Commissioner
James =. Blair has been indpcted into
office 81 a member Of the bench.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
SUITS HERSELF.

my wife is always asking me what I would
like to eat"
That's kind of her"
"Oh, / don't know. When l tell her she says,
The ideai' and orders something else"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
No aoraffs for News Vendors.

Secretary Roach mas announced
that no charges will be entertained
against clerks charged with selling tn
formation to publishers. The infor-
nation is public property and IL pub
fishers want IT they can either ssend
for 1t or pay some person in a posi-
ton to send 1t for the trouble. There
can be no graft connected with such
an arrangement.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
counterfeitino Plant.

Officers at the penitentiary un-
earthed q counterfeiting plant in the
cell Of William Brandon. Four molds
and dies fol. making spurious half
dollars were found. About 80. coins
were confiscated.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
BURGLAR Paroled.

Gov. Major paroled Jack Bingham,
sentenced for two years for burglary.
Bingham got so days Off his time for
meritorious work on the public high.
ways on good roads, day last Au-
gust.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
charity pay COLLECTIONS.

Money and checks in letters up to
date will bring the Missouri charity
day collections we'll up over the
$4,000 mark. The committee Is now
discussing plans for relief.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
HarrInuton Asks Freedom.

III Is stated that a. direct appeal will
be made to Gov. Major within the
next few days. to grant parole to w.
Seymour (Lord Darlington, who Is
serving a life sentence In the peniten-
tialy for the murder of James J. Me-
Cam in st. Louis county in 1904.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
on General PrInolpIes.

I'm afraid ! overdid my efforts to
be popular" said the member Of con.
gress.
"How?v
II voted In favor Of every kind Of.
appropriation and against every kind
OF tax that anybody proposed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
-AlIeaed SLAYER oauaht.

Gov. Major issued a. requisition on
the governor of Oklahoma for the re-
turn Of Harry Ball, charged with hav-
ing caused the death OF Mrs. Elva
Anderson in Clinton county by beat
Ing, bruising and biting her.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
Major III Make Addresa.

The board of directors Of the Mis-
souri, Grain Dealers association met
here to arrange the program for
the annual convention in st. Louis,
Jan. Is and 10. Gov. Major will make
an address.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
Stone for HIGH Honor.

Stone for High Honor.
The Christmas season political ru-
NOR is that William Jennings Bryan
is to retire SOC from the cabinet and
is to be succeeded as secretary of
state BY William Joel stone. tiG
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07

Houston to Speak at U. Of M.
ID. f. Houston, secretary Of agri-
culture, will make an address Jan. Is
at the University OF Missouri. 1t will
be farmers week.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07

tract seven copper wires were
stretched north and south, each
being 200 feet long and an inter
val Of 10 feet separating them.
The wires we're elevated suffi-
GENTLY for the soil to be plowed
with horses. The ends of the
wires were attached to insulators
on top of gas pipes set in con-
crete.
At the eastern edge of the
house the experimenters built a
small transformer house and in
rtnllod. - nnhirnrn mrhinh would
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
Interest in Bonds.

Numerous requests coming to yari-
Gus state departments from bankers
and other Investment companies for
lists Of bonds to be issued in the near
future and placed upon the market by
the various drainage, levee, school and
other districts being organized
throughout Missouri are construed as
an evidence that business conditions
are about settled after being democrat
lied by the European war, and that
once more financial institutions are
eager to invest.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07

tors and
transmits.
sion gear
by which
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
inheritance Taxes.

inheritance Taxes.
State Auditor Gordon during the
last four years has collected $780,
029.7S more collateral inheritance tax
than w. w. Wilder, his predecessor,
did during his four years in the Of
fee.
The collateral inheritance tax col
lections made by Gordon for four
ryaare ayd;nu noo Of 1O1A -. &I
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-08-10
School Reunion

The annual reunion of the
teachers and pupils of the White
Oak School will be held this year
on Friday August 18th.
This reunion has come to be
looked forward to with much
interest and is regarded by the
entire surrounding country as a
homecoming week. Below we
give the program:
PROGRAM
Called together at 10 O'Clock
by singing.
Welcome address, Jim Roach.
Response, Rev. Norman
Weaver.
Song, Quartet.
Paper, Mrs. Lee Kelley.
Memories Of Old School Days. !"
Song.
Selected Reading. Mrs. Creed
Hunter.
Talk. Eli Turner of Mena.
Five or ten minutes spent in
preparing spelling lesson, will
spell aloud in the old wa by
old pupils. All bring blue
backs. "
Address, Rev. Mark Butler, of
Okmulgee, Okla.
Song,
Memorial Service, conducted
by f. p. Nichols.
Song, by everybody and a
hand shake among the old pupils.
Dinner.
The afternoon will be spent in
amusements of different kinds,
such as Town Ball, " Bull
Pen. > Plenty of refreshments
on ground. Everybody come
and enjoy one more day on the
old school ground.
Mrs. Amanda Stanley,
Mrs. Rob LETTERS,
Carl Whltson,
Committee.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-08-10
Mrs. Copel Called

Mrs. Bette Copel died at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Emily
Young, Thursday, after a short
illness.
Mrs. Copel had been a member
of the Primitive Baptist Church
for thirty years and was wo-
man Of splendid character and a
devout christian. She will be
sadly missed by her large circle
of friends.
Funeral services were conduct
ed by Ed. w. A. Barham Fri
day evening, interment being
made in the Morgan Hill Gene
terry.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-08-10
Ozark, Franklin County, Ark.
Published Every Tuesday and Friday.
To Our Patrons

With this issue The Spectator
has a new editor and publisher,
Mr.. A. B. Avery, of Wilburton,
Okla.
Mr.. Avery has leased the plant
and will move his family here,
and devote his entire attention
to the paper. He is an eXpe-
rienced newspaper man and we
are sure will give the readers an
excellent paper.
In retiring, we wish to thank
our patrons for their loyalty to
the paper, and ask a continuance
of their support for our sue
cessor. We will remain in Ozark
and are still interested in the
welfare of the paper, town and
county, and will appreciate any
favors you will extend to Mr..
Avery.
K. H. BurroW
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-08-10
DR.. w. II. kennon
Dentist.
Office over Arkansas Valley Bank.
Commissioner S Sale

Notice is hereby given, that in per
suance of the authority and directions
contained in the discretal order of the
Chancery Court of Franklin County
made and entered on the 18th day Of
July A. ID. 1915 in certain cause
(No. 333). wherein Frank Titus was
plaintiff and Madison ID. LESLEY ct al.
defendants, the: undersigned. rs COM
missioner of said court. will offer for
sale at public vendue To the highest
bidder, at the north door of the county
court house, in which said court is held,
in the county of Franklin within the
hours prescribed by law for judicial
sales. on Saturday the 4th day of Sep
TENDER A. ID. 1915. the following de-
sribed real estate, towit: The NE IA
of Section l, and the Mp of the
NWl.4 of Sec. /, and the SEl-4 Of
the NWl-4 of Sec. /, and the n l-2 of
the Sc Ia of Sec. /, and the SEA- of
the Sc IA, Sec. |. and the N l-2 of
the SWl-4 of Sec /. and the SWl-4 of
the SWul-4 OF Sec. l. all in township
II, N. Range 70. West, in Frank lin
county, Ozark District. Arkansas.
Terms of Sale: On credit of three
months, the purchaser being required
to execute bond AS required by law
and the order and decree of said court
in said cause, with approved security,
bearing interest at the rate of ten per
cent per annum from date of aale until
paid. and u lien being retained on the
premises sold to secure the payment of
the purchase money.
Given under my hand this 10th day
of August, A. ID. 1915.
M. V. WATERFIELD,
Commissioner in Chancery.
Aug. l0-l7-24.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-08-10
TEN-DOLLAR BUGS

The manufacturers . of Ross
Dead Quick Spray" will pay
ten dollars apiece for bed bugs,
ants, feas, mites, reaches and
certain other insects it will not
kill. This Spray is so clean that
you can apply it thruout the
home without soiling or injuring
bed linen, carpets, etc. 1t kills
and keeps away mosquitoes.
Sold in Ozark by all druggists.
advt
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-08-10
To The Public

In assuming control of The
Spectator, it is not our intention
to change the policy of the paper,
neither will we make any mater
ial changes in the publication
Immediately.
1t is our intention and desire
to give to the citizens of Ozark
and Franklin County paper
that will be a credit. In order
to do this we must have the sup
port of all, consequently we re-
spectfully solicit your coopera-
ton. The Spectators telephone
number is lucky" 13-use it
often, whether it is to tell us of
a bit of news or commanding us
to call for some printing
Believing in peace, justice
and right, we are Democratic
and will continue the present
policy of The Spectator in that
respect.
Come in and let us get ac-
quainted. Wen treat you right
if you will give US but half a
show.