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The Spectator., 1915-05-21
Epworth League

Subject, Study of Hymns.
 Scripture Lesson, Psalm 46, Howard Reynolds.
 Lords Prayer.
 Song.
 Scripture Passages that the hymn, How Firm a Founda- tion," is based On, Mrs. J. B. Carter
 Study of Hymn, "A Mighty Fortress,
 l, Rilla Bristow.
 2, Jay Wyres.
 Song, Gladys Deane.
 Ashamed of Jesus,' Charley Springfield. Sidnie May Thompson. Leader.
The Spectator., 1915-05-21
A Sensational Event In Ozark

Nothing short of sensational is the Gigantic Demonstration Sale that starts at the Fair Store tomorrow. MT. J. D. Vinson, known from coast to coast as the most daring of all Price Smash CTS, is here to personally conduct this Great Mercantile Movement. Read the big circulars and be sure to be on hand at the opening sale. Will start Saturday, May 22nd and close Saturday. June 5th. Don't miss it.
 adv
The Spectator., 1915-05-21
WATALULA.

Farmers are doing fine with their crops, and are diversifying. King Cotton will be forced to join the back numbers.
 Aunt Ann Mutt has gone to Rover to visit her son, Robert, and family.
 Minnie Hollis, who has been sick, is reported better.
 Henry Beck, who has rheuma- tism, is reported not any better, we are sorry to hear.
 The new shop that is being built for our merchant, T. l.. Dickerson. is nearing completion.
 May cherries are ripening fast so the long famine will soon be broken.
 Several new visitors at in our Sunday school. Welcome. Come every Sunday.
 There will be Children's Day at Watalula June 2Oth. Program will appear later.
 Decoration at Belt grave yard on the first Sunday in June. Pleasant Grove is invited. Com mittee will send in program.
The Spectator., 1915-05-21
BARNES

Weather fine for farming and farmers are getting along fine with their work.
 Mrs. Mary McMillan is still on the sick list, also Mrs. Beulah Childers. We hope for their speedy recovery.
 Quite a few of the people at Barnes attended church at Sul- phur Springs last Sunday.
 s. H. Bailey is off to Denning at this writing.
 We understand that F.. s. Turner and family intend to move back to his mountain place soon.
 w. H. Childers is making a crop with J. w. Plymale this season.
 w. J. Plymale and family took dinner with Mir. and Mrs. s. H. Bailey last Sunday.
 The death angel visited the home of Mir. and Mrs. Seaph Morgan and took away one of their children. But say. weep not, father and mother, for it has just gone to sleep to await the resurrection morn, then it will arise and go home.
 John Rogers was a visitor at s. L. Turner's Saturday night and Sunday.
 Geo. F.. Plymale, of Cecil made a trip to the mountain last Wed nesday to see his father, Hughey Plymale who is very, very poorly.
 Sunday school at North Liber. ty every Sunday at l 0O'clOck.
 The school election at North Liberty, district 90, was poorly attended, but there was a seven mill school tax voted and j. H. Plymale was reelected director.
 Mrs. Frank Quick is visiting her sister, Mrs. Mary McMillan who is very sick at this writing.
 c. k. Horton and family and also John Childers visited Mir. and Mrs. J. H. Plymale and family a part of the day Sunday.
 Boost for Arkansas, land of sunshine. health and prosperity.
 Reporter.
The Spectator., 1915-05-21
Methodist Church

Subject for the services at the Methodist Church Sunday morn- ing, 23rd: ''The Sinking of the Lusitania." The present world conditions, and have christians a right to fight; will be discussed under this head. The evening sermon will be The Transfigu- ration. "
 J. J. Galloway.
The Spectator., 1915-05-21
CARD OF THANKS

A word Of thanks to Our.nelgh- bors and friends in and around Marble Hill, for their patience and ever ready. help they ex- tended to us during the long sickness of our dear wife and mother. And while life's dark est hours are around our home that all fair minded and chris tian people will give us the best word and spiritual advice as the hill of time is a long road.
 Henry Harman and Children.
 John Davidson has purchased a new Ford five-passenger car.
The Spectator., 1915-05-21
Consolidating Routes

The star routes out of Ozark to Batson. and Ozark to Noun tain Top are to be shortened and made into one route. The change to take effect June 1st. Judge Stockton has the contract and Eldon Turner will be the snbcontractOr. The new route is thirty.six and one fourth miles long and is daily. This will be the longest route out of Ozark.
The Spectator., 1915-05-21
Portable Skating Rink

A portable skating rink has been erected on the vacant lots in the rear of Wade's Monu- mental Works. Some of the residents of that neighborhood have strenuously objected. and yesterday had an injunction issued by Federal Judge Youth mans, of Ft. Smith. The case will come to trial tomorrow at Ft. Smith. The skating rink managers have paid the city licenses.
The Spectator., 1915-05-21
PLEASANT GROVE

Sunday. May 23rd, will be ob- served by the Pleasant Grove Sunday school and community. as Children's Day. An excell- ent program is being prepared for morning and afternoon. Bro. Partain has kindly consent ed to preach in the forenoon. Come and spend the day as din. ner will be served ''on the ground"
 Committee.
The Spectator., 1915-05-21

Dr. H. T. Pitts left Wednesday on his summer tour. The Doc tor has a steroscopic lecture on optics which he delivers at the various towns which he visits. We extend our good wishes, and hope he will have a profitable summer.
The Spectator., 1915-05-21

very dry. Have raised as good cotton as any man on the same kind of land, raised IA bales on l3 acres. This is about all can say about raising cotton. If your readers can get any benefit out of this article l will be thrice paid.
 Daniel Jeffers.
The Spectator., 1915-05-21
BERRYS CHAPEL

Program for decoration to be held at Berry's Chapel on the 5th Sunday in May; Opening address, w, R. James.
 Song.
 Prayer, E. M. Goodwin. Concert by Little Girls. Song.
 Recitation, Emily McMillan. Recitation, Ethel Johnson. Song.
 Recitation. Della Childers. Recitation, Myrtle James. Defamation, Charley Staton. Song.
 Talk, Eld. Wright. Song. Talk, Eld. J. H. McMillan. Decoration of graves. Committee to decorate un- known graves: Maggie Hill. Ethel JOnnson. Pearl Mcbride. Stella Childers.
 Benediction, Ed. J. H. Me- Milan.
 Cnmmiftaa
The Spectator., 1915-05-21
Another Demonstrator
 Come To Life.

Come To Life.
 Editor Spectator:-I want to give your readers a sketch on the preparation and cultivation of the soil. l have been tilling the soil for 68 years and it seems to me a man ought to learn some thing about farming in that length of time. First: turn your land in early fall, turning all trash under, and do not burn it off. Before planting harrow with heavy iron tooth harrow, then lay off rows 3 feet 9 inches each way if you check. Some one wants to know why l am so particular. We'll, I'll tell you. if you use a double shovel it won't blow out a row good any wider, will leave a streak of grass and weeds. Some OneJ else says l check my ground 8 feet and drop one grain. Yes, and every time you blow with double shovel you lose fourth of your time. Three feet is only wide enouth for three furrows. So the last time you go through your rear blow runs in the fur row it made the first through, besides, you get too many stalks per acre. If were to ask you how many stalks you have per acre how many of you could tell me without figuring it out. :? You have near forty.nine hun dred. enough for any river bot tom. When you plant corn you are apt to know about how many bushels it will produce. so leave no stalks for each bushel it is supposed to raise and don t allow any more to remain. You will think you are getting i0 very thin. but it is better to have it that way. Always plant and thin for a drouth and if you have it you will make twice as much as to have it thick, and if you don't you will make plenty of corn anyway. In farming l had 8 system of planting my corn as near the tenth of March as l could. For the last twenty years farmed, never planted too early but twice. l began blowing my corn the goth of April. the sec ond time, the fifth of May. and the third time, the fifth of June. l began laying it by by blowing it shalloWer and farther from it each time. The last corn l rais- ed on the farm where l lived thirty years. l hauled twenty five bushels to town. When un- loading it, l had five or seven sacks full on top of the wagon bed full. l weighed three hush- els and it only required 65 ears to weigh "A pounds. also took the premium four years at Ozark on the largest corn. the last time by l2 ears weighing 6 pounds. There were l3 samples the heav- jest corn of IF samples only weighed l3 pounds. mine weigh ing l9. so you see know some thing about raising corn. As to raising cotton. can't tell you much about it. All can say is, get good stand. keep weeds down. It depends largely on circumstances. If you have plenty of rain you should plant il different from the way when
The Spectator., 1915-05-21

II. l.. Barger and wife, of the south side passed thru here Wednesday enroute home from Cabin Creek. Mr. Barger has been very sick at Cabin Creek. but will no doubt improve ra- pidly now that he is home.
The Spectator., 1915-05-21
From H. K. Parker.

to answer, it causes me to re- fleet over my bOyhoOd and young manhood days. It brings to mind many things that have long gone by, but are still fresh and dear to my memory. There are things of course that afford ed no pleasure while transpiring.
 but now as memory presents them to view, brings a thrill of satisfaction. As 1 hold before me mental picture of my boy hood days l almost yearn for just such times again; not of the strife of warfare when men were arrayed, neighbor against neigh bor and brother against brother.
 but just to be a boy again. It seems that the .breezes that rustled the leaves of the mighty forests and set in waves the fields of golden grain, were fresher then than now. The hillsides and valleys were strewn with flowersa that shed more abundantly the sweetest per- fumes. The grasses were just as green as now with more lux uriant growth. With the deer in droves roaming the forests as their branches swayed to and fro rustled by the breezes that were laden with fragrances of the sweetest flowers that grew upon this green footstool of Him that created it. As nature dis robed itself of it's mantles of green and donned it's coat of gold. and the air grew cool it was then we listened to the gobbler's s call as it rang out over the noun tain sides. With the wild hogs, o'possums, coons. squirrels and many other things. is it not enough to cause man to wish himself boy again? But three score years and ten or more, bring different things tO days of yore, with greed and style on every hand it spoils the boys as we'll as man. But then the boy clad in jeans, as he sat at his porridge of bacon and beans, envied not the other boys suits.
 for they all wore jeans and brass toed boots. The girls in home spun neat and clean. at church on Sunday could be seen. They all went along with pa and ma That's the way it used to be in Arkansas. But of cOuse as time goes by changes must come When we heard the bugle call to arms all was turned into tumult and confusion. Families were broken up, loved ones bid ding each other their last fare we'll, the pains and heart aches cannot be told. The now beau tiful town of Ozark, then a small village that heard the whistle of the steam boat in place of the great iron horse, was turned
 from joy into sadness. Will say in answer to the question, that the best 1 remember our flag was made. the at home of Lucy Ross, wife of George Ross who served as county clerk for sev- eral years. 1t was presented by her and others at the court house. It was construct ed by a Methodist preacher by the name of Webster. Our first color bearer. l think, was Ed Stanford. The first court house built in Ozark was a frame building. Before this court was held in Watkins woOdshop. Sim Mathes was the contractor that moved the re- mains or the Webster building that was burned in time of the war and built the one that stood until torn away ] for the present one. The first jail of Ozark was built of hewn
The Spectator., 1915-05-21

pose. More anou.
 H. K. Parker.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-27

We have learned that Frank Girls
void was night captain Of the police
force at Wichita, Kansas, and met MS
death while trying to arrest some
thieves who had broken into a shoe
store. He was called about midnight
to see what the trouble was at the
shoe store and he picked up two po-
Iicemen on the road, and when they
arrived at the store they found the
back door open Captain Griswold
took one OF the police in with him and
found men inside and when the cap
tain turned his light on, the thieves
opened fire on him and he was shot
through the lung twice and dropped
dead. His assistant was shot through
the right arm and was left to the
mercy Of the thieves, but he broke
out the front Of the store and escaped
The thieves escaped. They were
thought to be Mexicans.
We are glad to see the interest
shown by the Keokuk people in the
tire factory. That means something
when they all get together and pust
the business. The building OF city
is a great game and it takes money
and time to do it, but we think If the
people Of Keokuk will stand behind
the movement you will see something
doing. In union there is strength.
The finest strawberries we have
seen for years are now being daliv-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-27
Overnight Relief
For Constipation

When the bowels become clogsed
with mass OF poisonous stomach
waste. slick headache with all iss
attendant misery. belchins OF sour
stomach gases, bloat and general
discomfort are sure. to follow.
A mild, pleasant laxative-tonio
that will carry of the congested
mass without upsetting the ston-
ach or gripping the bowels, Is the
combination Of simple laxative
herbs with pepsin sold In drug
stores under the name of DR.. Cald-
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Just before retiring will afford
grateful relief next morning, with
out unpleasantness or discomfort.
Dr.. Caldwelps Syrup Pepsin Is
the ideal family remedy, especially
for the women and children and
old folks. A free trial bottle can
be obtained by writing to DR.. W.
B. Caldwell, 462 Washington st..
Monticello, Ils.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-27
Moose In Convention.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
MUSCATINE, IOWA May 27.-Un-
daunted by overcast skies and rain
storm that has already made inroads
into the official program, delegates
are still arriving for the annual state
convention OF the Iowa Loyal Order
of Moose which opened here yester-
day.
However, with the clearing away of
the clouds this afternoon, favorable
weather is promised for tonight when
q magnificent pageant is planned.
The election of officers will be held
late today Davenport is regarded as
the strongest delegate for the 1915
convention.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-27

steamship Nebraskan, damaged by
an explosion off the Irish south coast
the night OF May %.
! It was taken as disclosing an un-
| certainty which promised to make
the incident an unsolvable mystery.
| If the ship was torpedoed by a
/ submarine, it was agreed that the at
! tack was an act of war. Officials ad-
mitted as much after examining
precedents.
The United States had addressed
sharp note to Germany. it was point
ed out. protesting against submarine
warfare and fatty warning the kais-
er that I'VE could not be expected TO
do less than to use all Of our pow
ers'' to protect Americans. If, with
this note before his government,
German submarine commander fired
torpedo at the Nebraskan 1t was
held that his act was one OF beHls-
erency. and direct assault upon the
honor of the United States.
It was considered, that, az yet.
however, there was no evidence that
this happened.
Green said frankly that he did not
know whether mine or q torpedo
damaged the vessel. He and his
men saw nothing. though for an hour
after the explosion, they noated In
their boats on the open sea about the
Nebraskan.
This was one Of the principal rea-
sons why officials were hopeful today
that, despite the British admiraity's
declaration, II was mine the Ameri-
can ship struck.
That the United States will do its
best to get at the real facts was evil
dent By the presidents direct or
der, the naval attache OF the Ameri-
can embassy in London, was in Liver
pool. He had Instructions to take
command Of the Nebraskan when It
arrived. have it locked and endeavor
to learn the explosions nature.
Washington officials admitted they
did not understand why the ship was
returned to Liverpool instead OF be-
Ing taken into Queenstown for re-
pairs. They suggested that. II bad
~ damaged. there was the possibility
it might sink on its way. in which
case It could never be learned how
the damage was done.
It was considered certain that no
action would be taken until the naval
attache made his complete report.
At the state department 1t was
stated that Ambassador Gerard had
not yet cabled from Berlin when the
German reply to President Wilson's
latest note might have been expected.
The German embassy understood the
note was completed but thought it
would not reach Washington until
early next week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-27
Hamilton Gate City
Hamilton, ILL.,, May rs.

cred by Paul Mayer They are very
fine berries and home grown.
Geo. Sherwood OF Keokuk was in
Hamilton on business yesterday.
o. NJ. Yates OF Peoria was a bust
ness caller yesterday.
The wind storms have been hard on
some Of our shade trees. There has
been several blown down.
c. H. Markley Of ST. Louis was a
business caller yesterday.
]. H. Morrison. the Plymouth Rock
chicken raiser, reports the sale Of
500 chickens this spring and has
two or three hundred more to sell
soon Mr.. Morrison has a fine bunch
of two hundred hens. The poultry IN
dustry is a growing business around
Hamilton. There are several large
chicken ranches near town.
Mrs Oliver Craig left for East st.
Louis this morning to visit her son
Frank Craig and family.
Miss Sarah Fitzpatrick has returned
from Quincy where she had a very
pleasant visit with relatives the past
week.
Geo. W. Griges of Galesburg was a
Hamilton business caller yesterday.
A. R. Crenz of Kellogg, Iowa, was
Hamilton visitor yesterday
c. Fl. Pearson OF Bloomington was
-'siness caller yesterday and to-
day. !.
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ITALY
ICON snued from pag, ~

wired the king. following the example
Of my great ancestor, assume 81.
preme command Of the Land and sea
forces Of italy with sure confidence
In the victory which your valor, self.
sacrifice and discipline will bring.
1.-THE enemy Is reasoned worthy OF
you. He is favored by advantageous
positions and scientific preparation
for this war. He will offer obstinate
resistance, but your Indomitabie dash
will defeat him.
'Yours 10 the glory Of hoisting the
trieoIor Of italy on that sacred soil
which nature herself placed az the
confines o. our country"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-27
OF LOCAL INTEREST
Some People We Know, and We VIII
Profit by Hearing About Them.

This Is a purely local event.
II took place in Keokuk.
Not in some faraway place.
You are asked to Investigate IL.
Asked TO believe citizens word:
To confirm a citizens statement
Any article that Is endorsed at home
Is more worthy OF confidence
Than one you know nothing about.
Endorsed by unknown people.
Mrs. George Chambers. 1907 Main
St, Keokuk. says: "Doan's Kidney
Pills we're used In our family and
proved so beneficial that we feel JUS
tilted in recommending them. Our srp-
ply OF this remedy was procured from
Wilkinson & Co.'S Drug Store and 1t
proves effective in relieving lumbago
and kidney weakness, especially IN
children's cases Doan's Kidney Pills
strengthen the back and kidneys and
thu. bring about general improve
ment."
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney PiIls-the same that
MrE. Chambers recommends. Foster
Mnburn Co. Props. Buffalo. n. 7.
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FRANCE
tContinned from page ~

and SCARED wildly above the trenches.
inetlnetively the Germans In the
opposite trenches knew what this
thunderous chorus meant They did
not need to read the pIacards PRINTED
by the French during the night and
posted on top Of the trenches for Ger.
man perusaI at dawn. They shouted
back:
"Gctt strafe itaIy!" Then from the
German trenches came the strains OF
Idle wacht am Rhe'n' and shortly
afterward the rattle Of bullets. The
Germans were Kidding the French
piacards.
The French only laughed derisiveiy.
They printed new cards, reading
"your goose Is cooked" and planted
them amid a waving field Of italian
flags improvised-heaven knows how
along the ramparts.
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WAS 1T A MINE
OR A TORPEDO
CONTINUED from page -

Lusitania. 1t was reported, though
not officially confirmed, that the ad-
miralty wirelessed the Lusitania's
commander to look out for floating
mines planted by the Germans south
west of Fastnet. This was the
same region in which the Nebraskan
was struck, but number OF other
vessels have passed through the
same waters without disaster.
Captain Greene's Report.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-The state
department today received from Con-
sui General Skinner, London, the fol-
lowing:
Green, master Of American steam
er Nebraskan, in wireless to me via
Lands End, reports: 'Nebraskan pass
ed Fastnet rock Tuesday, 4:33 p. m.
from Liverpool, bound to Delaware
Breakwater in ballast.
"'At S:24 p. M, when the steamer
was 4S miles west half south from
Fastnet she experienced a violent
shock, followed instantly by terrific
explosion, bursting matches and throw
ing hatch beam, cargo derrick and
twisted iron into air and filling lower
hold forward completely with water.
"Crew took to boats Immediately.
After standing by perhaps hour, they
returned aboard and at 1880 p. N.
started for Liverpool.
About 1925 a M, met two yes
sells sent by British admiralty in an.
swer to wireless call and one has
been In attendance ever since
1T was dusk when explosion oc-
Cured.
"FIag ha,. been hauled down I'VE
minutes befo;'e.
Steamer, name painted both
sides ship in letters six feet tan.
Had no warning and saw moth
ing" gars, z@3sn;aas
A second message. to the depart.
ment from Ambassador Page, London,
said:
British admiralty report from
Queenstown the Nebraskan is now on
her way to Liverpool under her own
steam and is being escorted.
Am sending naval attache to Liv.
erpool to examine the ship, which
now appears to have been outward
bound from Liverpool to Delaware
B,eakwater at the time she was
struck"
A third cable from Consul Frost
Queenstown, said: American steam
er Nebraskan struck mine or torpe'
doed 10 p. M, OF 25th. 4s miles OH
Fastpet. Crew returned to vessel i'm.
mediately finding forehold full. Now
returning to Liverpool under own
steam. Admiralty patrol conveying. "
rBv John Edwin Nevin, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 27-"Had no
warning and saw nothing"
To administration officials. this
was the most significant sentence IN
the report, received today through
Consul General Skinner, London
from Captain Green. Of the American
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Grain Review.

Grain Review.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service-1
CHICAGO, May 27.-May wheat,
was sharply down today, while there
was much strength shown in the de-
ferred months due to strong cables
and considerable buying. AZ the open
ing May was down Y below close yes
terday, while July and September
we're up II and y. Later May re-
coded 514 from opening, with July and
September Off u and Is.
May corn was markedly lower to-
day. July and September were higher
on commission house buying. Prices
at opening were up n and Y above
yesterdays close for July and Sep
TENDER. May was inactive for several
hours.
There was little activity in oats.
Prices fluctuated nearly all day and
displayed generally lower trend.
Provisions we're inactive and higher.
Daily Range Of Prices.
CHICAGO. Ill. May IL
Open. High. Low. Close.