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The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-09-14

The primary school build ing
is being painted inside and out
side, and the rooms papered.
New glass is being put in the
windows and everything made
ready for the opening of school.
Len Johnson, of near Cecil,
was in town Tuesday, and got a
couple of loads of lumber. Mr.
Johnson is doing some extensive
repair work at his farm place.
Mrs. G. c, Mccullough and
youngest child will leave Thurs
day, for Avant, Okla, to spend
a week with Mr.. Mccullough,
Misses Elizabeth and Ruth
Jennings expect to leave Friday
for Little Rock, where they will
teach in the public schools.
Mrs. j. M. Bill and little
daughter, Margaret, accompan-
led Mr.. Bill on his trip, as far as
Hartman, Monday.
j. w Boozman was called to
Shady Point, Okla, Sunday, on
account of the serious illness of
his mother.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-09-14
More Cases Filed

Some twenty-four additional
cases have been filed for the
September term of circuit court
One was a criminal case, and the
other twenty-three were civil
cases, eighteen of which the
Arkansas Denning Coal Com
pany was defendant, being ap-
pealed cases from a justice
court
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-09-14
CROSS ROADS
September 9, 1915.

September 9, 1915.
We are still having fine wealth
er.
There are several working at
the mines and hauling coal.
Mrs. Taberlin is visiting her
mother at White Oak this week.
The road hands are doing
some good work on the road
from Harmon's store to Ozark.
| think that you are just about
right, Brother Campbell, on the
road question. Just think back
when the roads were worked
altogether by free labor. We
had better roads then than we
have got now and saved the tax
we are paying now. Just
think, our tax is going up every
year and our reads ought to be
much better. ! hope to see good
roads.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-09-14
is CALLED OFF.
Fair Directors Decide to Follow
Example of Several Other
Counties

The directors of the Franklin
County Fair Association held a
meeting Friday and it was de-
cided not to hold a fair this coun-
ty this year.
Several reasons were advanced
for adopting this step, the most
important one being the fact
that the association is in debt
about $500, on account of the
failure of the Hot Springs and
Fort Smith fairs not paying the
premiums won last year.
Another factor in causing the
directors to reach the decision
that many other counties of the
state have, is the fact that the
work has been delayed too long
and there is hardly time to pro-
perly prepare tor fair.
To hold even blue ribbon
fair would cause something
like an expense of 5000 and the
directors thought it would be
best to save that amount and
next year start early and hold
a fair that would be a credit to
the county.
While the citizens of the coun-
ty will regret that the directors
have seen fit to postpone the
fair, yet we believe all will join
in making the fair of next year
one long to be rendered.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-09-14
School Meet

The committee on the school
meet has been informed there
will probably be no county fair
in October, so has decided to
hold the school meet Friday,
October Sth. Get your school
together and let's have good
day.
Ethel Garrett, Secretary.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-09-14

We are agents for the Arkan-
sas Laundry of Fort Smith. Re-
member us also for first class
cleaning and pressing. All
work called for and delivered.
r. l.. Hancock. Phone 15l.
adv.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-09-14

J. P. Clayton was transacting
legal business at Muskogee, the
firsteof the week.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-09-14

Garland Hamm, manager of
the Dyke Lumber Co., spent
Sunday with relatives at Mulber-
ry, helping his brother, J. w.
Hamm, celebrate his birthday.
Mrs. J. d. Benson's friends
are glad to know that she is inn
proving rapidly, and will probab-
ly be home Wednesday or Thurs
day.
Miss Clifford Mccullough left
Saturday for Tulsa, Okla,
to visit her sister, Mrs. Roy
Dryden.
c. B. Carter, of Fort Smith,
is visiting his sister, Mrs. DR..
Douglass, who is critically ill.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-09-14

School is still progressing fine.
But there are not as many at
tending as there should be.
Prayer meeting every Wednes-
day and Saturday nights at the
harbor, near Mr.. Hanshew's
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. James
have gone to Denning to visit
her brother, who is dangerously
i'll.
Mr. Wade and family and Mr..
Spencer and family, of this COM
munity, left last Saturday for
Oklahoma.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-02

. low ceiling VIII keep them warm
and work put better in practice than
when theSBuilding is constructed with
more headroom Poultry do not need
a great amount OF cubic air space but
they do need frequent change OF air.
II was In New York state that the
lime floor was tried out, and Is still
in rse in just such poultry houses as
this. The whole ground space is Gov
cred with Stacked lime instead of con
crete. because lime is softer and wears
the claws less. at the same time sani
taiy conditions are just as good In
a weliregulated poultry house straw
is spread all over the door to a depth
OF several inches: sometimes foot
deep II straw is plentiful. It is raked
out every day and another layer OF
fresh straw is supplied. Every morn
ing about daylight feed OF grain is
scattered In the straw and the birds
dig to uncover their breakfast. thereby
getting their much needed exercise
to keep them in good laying condi-
ton.
~
and mice as well as concrete 1t Ia
easily kept clean and it is not much
harder than wooden floor. There il
very little or no grit in pure lime
Ii the hens want more egg-shell ma
terial than they can get out OF the
ground oyster shell hopper feeder,
they can dig up part of the floor and
eat it. They often prefer to do so,
1t makes chance from the oyster
shell. which is the common lime sup
ply used In the eastern states.
Every good poultry house has a con-
crete foundation wall extending all
the way around. Concrete is the only
satisfactory underpinning for poul-
try house for the reasons that 1t IL
permanent and 1t is d positive protec-
tion against rodents and vermin. Ex-
posed concrete. the wall above ground.
should be whitewashed to fill all the
little cracks and crevices. The whole
interior OF the house needs whitewash-
ing at least twice a year; once q
month is good rule. There are so
many different kinds OF poultry in
sects that IL ia absolutely necessary
to treat the inside Of the house with
either lime or crude oil to hold them
In check.
The plan of this poultry house pro-
vides two compartments about fifteen
feet square each. An expert poultry
man or woman will keep forty hens
In each compartment through the win
ter and keep them in good laying con
dition. 1t is considered the most prac-
tical and satisfactory way of housing
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-02

ings finally won out as being not only
the best, but the only plan whereby
the poultry house could be properly
ventilated in winter.
The scientific principles of this lit
tie poultry house are recognized as be-
ing the nearest approach to perfec-
tion of anything in the shape of a
poultry house.
The roof Is low at the back, some
of these poultry houses being not
more than tfsee feet hign at the north
side and about seven feet in front.
Cld-fashioned poultry houses were
built for the convenience of the atten-
dant Modern poultrymen have an
idea that a poultry house should be
built to accommodate the fowls and as
they are not especially high headed.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-02

be procured. Separate a pound of
mushrooms from the stems, chop the
stems fine and put them into a but
tered baking dish. Arrange the cups.
hollow side up over these. dust with
salt and pepper and place bit of but
ter In each. dredge with flour, add a
grating of nutmeg and pour on milk
to nearly cover and bake in a moder-
ate oven for twenty minutes. Serve
on buttered toast or as sauce for
broiled beefsteak.
Persian Rice.--Wash a cupful Of rice
and boil in sailed water till nearly
done. Cook a cupful and a half OF
raisins until they puff up in two table,
spoonfuls of minced. preserved ginger,
a half cupful OF butter and half cup
full of pecan meats, broken in bits. Add
the raisin mixture to the rice which
has been cooked until the water has
evaporated, stir and pour into but
tered baking dish to steam for half
hour. Serve with fried chicken and
gravy.
Mock crabs.--Melt fourth OF cup
ful OF butter, add half cupful OF
flour, three-fourths of teaspoonfuf OF
mustard, one-half teaspoonful OF salt.
fourth of teaspoonful of paprika.
one and half cupfuls of milk, can
of corn, one egg and three teaspoon
fuls of Worcestershire sauce. Beat the
egg slightly and mix all the ingre-
dents Pour into a buttered baking
dish, cover with buttered crumbs and
bake until well Drowned over the top.
Cracker omelet. - Separate the
whites and yolks of four eggs. beat
the whites until stiff, the yolks until
thick add three-fourths of a cupful OF
milk to the yolks and one tablespoon
full of melted butter; fold in the whites
and three-fourths of teaspoonful of
salt, and an eighth OF a teaspoonful OF
pepper and three tablespoonfuls of
not too fine cracker crumbs. Pour
into buttered dish and bake fifteen
minutes in a moderate oven.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-02

the stuffing will not roll out as the
balls are cooked. Chop fine three
onions. put cupful of olive oil in
saucepan and fry the onion until
brown. Add a cupful of rice. some
chonped parsley and mint. salt. pep
per and tablespoonful OF currants:
mix well and stir until the rice is
brown. Take leaf, place in the left
hand, wrong side up, and put little
OF the prepared rice In it. Place some
of the coarse leaves of the vine In the
bottom of the saucepan, arrange the
balls, packing tightly together to keep
them firm, add little oil and enough
boiling water>to cover. cover with a
plate to keep them down. and cook I'M
til the rice is tender. Serve with
demon.
Russian SaIad.-The proportions for
this salad are pints of each of the in
gradients, but for small family this
is too much salad. SO the result will
be the same if equal parts of each are
used in any small quantity. A pint of
string beans. cut In pieces. little peas.
caulifiower, carrots, white turnips,
with French dressing. Cook the cauli-
flower and turnips together; the other
vegetables are also cooked until ten
der, then drained. cooled and served
with the dressing.
Banana Nut Salad.-Allow a banana
for each person and tablespoonful
of nuts for each banana. Peel the
skin from one side of the banana, lift
it out carefully. dip in salad dressing
and roll in the chopped nuts. Put a
tablespoonful of the salad dressing
in the skin before returning the ba-
on lettuce leaf on an individual
plate.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-02

Created for those whose needs de-
mand hats for the period between two
seasons are hats made for the warm,
bright days of early autumn, with an
eye to the frost that may overtake
them in the midst of their usefulness.
Here are three of them, in fashionable
black and white. They will solve the
problem of the woman who feels that
it is too late for the purchase of sum-
mer hat and altogether too early to
wear one belonging to wintertime-
She will find these just suited to
bridging over the interval between two
seasons
Very popular with the younger peo-
pie, small turbans are made in combi-
nations of black velvet with white
silk or satin and trimmed with fancy
feathers or wings The pretty exam
pie shown in the picture has coronet
Of velvet and crown of satin. White
wings, in the smart pose, on the
crown, are the only trimming used and
all that is needed.
One of the new wide and dropping
brimmed shapes may be made of silk
or velvet or of the two combined. 1t
reflects the fad for needlework in its
decoration. Parallel rows OF long
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-02
BEE CAUSES AUTO WRECK
AIights on Chauffeurs Neck, Then in
Lady's Lap and Then,
crash

A bee is responsible for the wreck
OF the handsome new touring car OF
George G. Sykes of Allentown, Pa.
Mrs. Sykes was returning home at
night from a tour down country, with
party Of ladies as guests, when the
bee lighted on the neck Of the chauf-
feur He brushed 1t off, and 1t landed
csl the lap of the lady in the front seat
beside him. She was afraid of the in
sect, and the driver, Charles Schultz.
gave it swipe. Through this act he
lost control of the wheel, and the car
collided with bridge abutment
All escaped injury but Mrs. Edward
Rule, who was cut BY broken glass.
and Schultz, who is in bed.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-02

poultry in the winter time in New
York state climate.
1t is customary to provide from
three to five square feet OF floor area
per fowl There are about 225 square
feet of floor surface in each room,
which divided by five gives rated
capacity Of As fowls in each compart-
ment 1t is the ambition of many poui-
try raisers to start in the fall with
about one hundred one-year-old hens
and pullets. The number very often
Is reduced to about eighty or ninety
before Christmas, so that the plan
works out about right for poultry
business of this size.
Old hens are not profitable. Two
years is about the limit of energetic
egg production. All two-year-old hens
should be marked with leg bands as
candidates for chicken salad
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-02

Now that industry has become fash
ionable and everyone is knitting or
crocheting or doing some sort OF
needlework. the evidences Of the
"keep-busy" fad blossom out in all III
krections. The family. from baSy to
grandma, revels In pretty things in
the way OF dress accessories, and the
house is decked out with fine spe-
cimens of needlecraft.
Among the most successful of all
the articles knitted or crocheted. baby
bonnets, hats for little girls. and bou-
doir caps and hats for grown-ups tes-
tify to the adaptability of this kind Of
work to headwear. Baby bonnets,
either knitted or crocheted of silk,
have long been among the coveted
Injuries that each mother manages
somehow to secure. They are very
durable and very beautiful. Crocheted
headwear is somewhat expensive, and
one must either have the time and
knowledge of the work required, to
make it. or be prepared to pay the
price which elegant, handmade things
will bring
The small knitted hat of silk shown
In the picture is moderately priced at
four or five dollars. 1t is knitted of
heavy silk thread in cream color, and
consists of cap which covers the
crown OF the head, and frill Of lace,
knitted OF the same silk as che cap.
1t is finished with tassel made of the
silk.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-02

matoes, drain the pulp and add it to
cupful of chopped celery, fourth of
cupful of walnut meats or hickory
nuts are better, cupful of chopped
apples, and cupful of cooked peas,
a teaspoonful of salt, a touch of onion
Juice and thick salad dressing to
use as a garnish after the tomato
cups are filled with the mixture On
top of a teaspoonful of the dressing
place half a nut for garnish.
Cheese and peas with small
amount of dressing makes another
good combination, served on lettuce
leaves.
There is no more delicious soup
than pea soup, if it is well made. 1t
is prepared as all cream soups, using
rich milk, the vegetable cooked and
put through sieve, and butter and
flour used as binding Season well
with salt and paprika
Gypsy Stew.-Young carrots, new
potatoes, onions and peas, all cooked
together with a small piece of pork
Add milk and seasonings and serve as
side dish or vegetable.
Norwegian SaIad.-Take small ten
der carrots. spaghetti broken in small
pieces. also cooked. and a can of peas
or freshly cooked peas, well drained
When well chilled toss together with
any desired dressing. Serve on crisp
lettuce leaves
stuffng for Fowls.-Take cupful
of cruz BIS, fourth of cupful OF
butter, sage to season, salt, and pep
per, two-thirds of cupful of milk,
and half a cupful of sifted peas Mix
in the order given and use for force
meat
Baked potatoes stuffed with the sea-
soned potatoes and spoonful of sea-
soned peas in the center makes dish
which is not usual and will be sur
prise when served
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-02
About Glrdles.

Girdles which used to encircle mi
iady's dainty waist are not to be found
In that region this season They have
moved upward, most of them to give
the new high-waisted effect. From
this high position they are apt to wan
der In and out OF draperies, often
creeping under the full skirt to tie in
a part at the front or back of the
hem. One pretty girdle had three long
loops falling directly under each other,
and in the end of each loop was
caught a full-blows pink rose. An
other girdle of sulphur yellow was so
completely hidden by the chiffon over
waist that you could only guess at its
presence on the dress.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-02


orange peel candied, with nut meats.
figs and raisins there may be any num-
Der of attractive filings made for
cakes.
Caramel Nut Filings. Take two
cupfuls of light brown sugar, one cup
full Of milk, two tablespoonfuls of
butter and boil until it hairs. Remove
from the fire, add a tablespoonful of
cream, one-half cupful of chopped
nut meats, teaspoonful of vanilla.
Beat until thick enough to spread
Chocolate Filing.-Take two cupfuls
of light brown sugar. two squares of
chocolate, cupful of milk and half
teaspoonful of cream of tartar; cook
together until it forms ball when
dropped into cold water, add table
spoonful of butter, remove from the
fire and beat in a tablesp oonful of
cream, flavor with vanilla and beat un-
til thick enough to pour over the cake.
Nut FiIIing.-Take a pound of brown
sugar. half cupful of milk. one-half
cnpful of butter, and a pound of wal
nuts Put the sugar. butter and milk
into saucepan and boil until it makes
a soft ball in colo water. Take &om
the fire and add the nuts chopped fine.
reserving some whole ones to decorate
the top. Beat the filing five minutes
after taking from the fire, add a tea
spoonful of vanilla and spread
Fig Filline.-Cook together until
smooth half pound of chopped figs,
one cupful of sugar, one cupful OF wa
ter anc cook until thick. Add a tea
spoonful of vanilla and spread on the
cake. The figs will be more delicious
soaked in orange juise overnight.
Boiled frosting with chopped fruit
and nuts added makes most delicious
filing and one which may be varied
with different fruits and nuts.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-02

opening They are hinged to swing
back and button up against the cell
ing. In extreme cold weather, some
of these glazed sash are made to close
part Of the curtain front opening. but
the weather is never cold enough in
New York state to close the opening
entirely.
Other systems OF ventilation were
tried and discarded one after another.
but experiments by using only thin
cotton cloth over the window open
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-02

stitches made of heavy white silk
adorn the crown, and single row fin
ishes the brim-edge. A band Of velvet
ribbon confines the crown, and but
terfiy of white crystal beads suggests
a bit of frost painting. This is beau
tiful and unusual development OF the
picture hat.
Suited to the matron as well as to
the younger woman, the sailor hat of
white corduroy and satin, faced with
black velvet, is of the sort that may
be worn anywhere. The upper brim
and top crown are of corduroy, and
the side crown is covered with satin
laid in folds Odd, new ornaments of
beads and curving ribs of feathers, or
"feelers.' as they are called, are ap-
piled to the crown.
JULIA BoTToMLEY.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-02
Is Simplest for Practical Use In
der All Conditions of Climate
and Weather.
Present Design Has Proved Its Worth
oy Fifteen Years Of Trials Two
Family Apartment Building With
Lime Floor and Concrete
UnderpInning.
BY WILLIAM A. RApFoRc.

Mr. William A. Radford viii answer
questions and give advice FREE vi
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building work on the farm. for
the readers of this paper. On account OF
his wide experience as Editor Author and
Manufacturer. he IL. without doubt, the
Address all inquiries to William A. Rad
ford, No. 1897 PsAirie avenue. Chicago,
ILL.,. and only incfsse two-cent stamp for
reply.
The simplest form of practical
poultry mouse is built on the shed
roof plan. 1t faces the south and has
windows rather high up in front to ad-
NIT sunshine clear back to the roosts.
The design shown in the perspec-
tive and floor plan was worked out by
the president of the Poultry associa-
tion of New York state some twelve
or fifteen years ago. He wanted a
poultry house sixteen feet from front
to back. He was particular to have
the ends and back of the building
made alright by the use OF building
paper or felt roofing and matched CELL
ing inside of good quality put on with
thick paint in the groove. He did not
care much about the outside OF the
building, SO long as the material was
good and well put together. but the
inside occupied his attention uatil he
got practical house that gave uni
versal satisfaction.
Along with the shed roof design and
scratching shed practice came the So
called curtain front. The size OF the
curtain front area must be regulated
to suit the climate Usually the front
sash are hung from the top OF the
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-02

Fascinating boudoir caps are made
by crocheting heavy silk thread in an
open design. They are shaped like
the caps made for infants. and fin.
ished with crocheted shell or seal
lops sSout the edge. Ribbon is run
in them about the face and across the
back. It fits the cap to the head and
decorates it at the same time.
Crochesed hats are made of silk
fiber, chenille, or wool, and are very
smart for motor wear, for travelling,
and for the street. Fine wire is used
in shaping them, and they are made
by professional workwomen who un.
derstand how to conceal the wire in
the crocheted stitches.
JULIA BoTToMLEY.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-02

4 garden is lovesome thing. God wot
Rose plot
Fringed pool.
Fern'd grot
The veriest school
OF peace: and yet the fool
Contends that God is not
Not God in gardens. when the eve is
cool?
Nay. but I have a sign:
Tis very sure God walks In mine.
Thomas Edward Brown.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-02
PrickIY Pear as Fodder.

a recent contribution to the old
question of using prickly pear (Opun-
tia) as food for cattle takes the
form of bulletin of the department
Of agriculture of Bombay. The author
describes experiments at the govern
ment dairy at Kirdee. In which six bull
locks were fed with mixture of 100
parts of prickly pear to s parts of cot
tonseed at the rate Of Y pounds per
1000 pounds OF live weight per day
during six months. The spines. which
form the well-known danger In feed
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-02
Baby,s Everyday Dresses.

To make everyday dresses for baby.
purchase white washable crepe. Make
the little garments plain. with a
sleeve that goes to the neck. Few
seams are required and but one but
tonhole. Time and labor are saved
in laundering. too. as no ironing is
needed.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-02
On the safe Side.

Gi-lie-I've been reading Harold,
that kissing is hygienically unsafe. and
think of the number of times you have
kissed me,
Harold oh, well, there's safety in
numbers, you Knoxville.