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The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30
EARLY MEETING ID
 TALK PEACE TERMS
GERMANY'S ANSWER TO PRESi- . DENT WILSON'S NOTE WAS
 TRANSMITTED TO GERARD.
SELECT A NEUTRAL COUNTRY
Task of Preventing Future Wars, the Official Statement Says, Can Be Be- gun Only After the End of the
 Present Stugse.

Berlin.-Germany and her allies Austria Hungary, Bulgaria and Tur- key-replied to the note of President Wilson in which he asked that the beligerent nations state the aims TOT which they were fighting The propos- al is made by the central powers that a conference of the delegates of all the belligerents be held immediately in a neutral city. The task of prevent ing future wars, the official statement says, can be begun only after the end of the present struggle.
 The text of Germany's answer to President Wilson's note was trans mitted to James w Gerard, the Amer ican ambassador
 The answer. which also contains the reply of Austria-Hungary. Bulgaria and Turkey. says;
 The high-minded suggestion made by the president of the United States of America in order to create ba- sis for the establishment of last ing peace has been received and con- sidered by the imperial government in the friendly spirit which was express ed in the presidents communication.
 "The president points out that which he has at heart and leaves open the choice of road.
 "To the imperial government an i'm mediate exchange of views seems to be the most appropriate road in order to reach the desired result.
 Ut begs, therefore, in the sense of the declaration made on December 12, which offered a hand for peace nego- tiations, to propose an immediate meeting of delegates of the belligerent states at neutral place.
 The imperial government is also of the opinion that the great work of pre- venting future wars can be begun only after the end of the present strug- gle of the nations.
 Tt will, when this moment shall have come, be ready with pleasure to collahorate entirely with the United States in this exalted task
 The answer of the central powers concludes with the usual diplomatic terms of politeness,
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30

s(trngnten you right up and make you faeei line and vigorous by morning tNant you to go back to the store ar{ }get your money. Dodson's L;ver Tone IS destroying the sale of calomel be.
 cause 1t is real liver medicine; entire.
 ly vegetable, therefore it cannot sali.
 vate or make you sick.
 l guarantee that one spoonful of ,Dodson's Liver Tone will put your slug. gish liver to work and clean your bow. els Of that sour bile and constipated waste which is clogging your system and making you feel miserable. guar. antee that a bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone will keep your entire family feel. ing line for months. Give it to your children. It is harmless: doesn't gripe and they like it's pleasant taste.-Adv.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30
Toads Barred From Mail.

Qn complaint of the postal authorities that soldiers along the Mexican border have been sending live insects, ami. mals and reptiles through the United States mails. General Funston has or- dered that postal Egdlati 35alsTcbsuict- ly oreerVe2oy the Guardsmen. The soldlf Sshave been mailing lizards. scoiTons, horned toads and other spec lmes of border life to 'the folks bat home."
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30
Make School the Center.

Washington.-Use of the country's schools for all branches of community work was urged by Miss Margaret Will son, the presidents daughter, before the annual convention of the American Civic Association. The school princi- pal. she said, should not be hampered by restriction to irksome school du. ties. but should have free hand for work along broader lines.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30
Population of the u. S. A.

Washington,-The population oi continental United States on January l, 1917. will be 102. 2.S26, ,309, and, with it's outlying possessions. 113,309. 2s6 the Census Bureau estimates, upon the increase as shown by the federal census of 1900 and 1910
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30
ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WEAK? Thousands of Men ard Women Have Kidney
 Trouble and Never Suspect It.

Nature warns you when the track ,f health is not clear. Kidney and bladsr troubles cause many annoying symptc,s and great inconvenience both day 1d night.
 Unhealthy kidneys may cause lumt go. rheumatism. catarrh of the bladder. pain or dull ache in the back, joints or nus. cles, at times have headache or ind as. tion, as time passes you may have al. low complexion, puffy or dark cir1es under the eyes, sometimes feel as thoeb you had heart trouble. may have pleiy of ambition but no strength, get wek and lose flesh.
 If such conditions are permitted continue, serious reSnAs may be expect ed; Kidney Trouble in its very wors form may steal upon you.
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The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30
Must Go To the Border.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-One hundr ad and thirty-five members of the Okla homa National Guard who failed to go with the Oklahoma Infantry to the bor. der must report at once, according to orders from Col. R. A. Brown of Fort Sam Houston. The government in. tends to prosecute them as deserters if they do not respond.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30
Liner in a Collision.

Norfolk Va.-The Merchants and Miners liner Powhatan, outward bound from Norfolk for Baltimore, with r passengers, was beached in 25 feet of water on Thimble Shoal. lower Chesapeake Bay. after colli, sion with an unidentified vessel. Wire. less reports said the passengers and crew. including several injured, had been transferred to other vessels.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30
Poison Gas Found in keIp.

In the 'hoaters" of kelp, or giant seaweed of the Pacific, Dr. Seth c. Langdon, instructor in chemistry at the University of Washington, has dis covered the poisonous gas carbon monoXide. The total gas content of these cells has from 3 to s12 per cent of the carbon monoxide.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30
Hottest and Coldest.

Washington. storm over the Mis- sissippi valley played havoc with tenn perature normals. While it was 34 below zero at Devils Lake, N. D., the temperature at Galveston. Tex. mount ed to 7S above, the highest interior reading on record.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30
Prevaleacy of Kidney Disease. Most people do not realize the alarm
SPECIAL NorE-You may obtain , .,,
Sinale BIessednesk.

A SchoolmistresS asked her class to explain the word 'bachelo1" and she was amused when little girl an swered: "A bachelor is n very happy man."
 Where did you learn that?" asked the schoolmistress.
 Father told me-"
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30
Looking Forward.

Hawkins-Congratulate me, old chap My mother-in-law is coming to sperd the winter with us.
 Baldwin-You seem to be real en- thusiastic about 1t.
 Hawkins-You bet your life I am. Why, man, she can cook.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30
Make School Bows Work.

London-A Reuter- dispatch from Copenhagen says that the government of Schleswig. Prussia, has proclaimed civil eonscription of schoolboys. They will be used particularly for railroad work and the loading and unloading of shortage
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30
Miuht Brush 'En Up.

"I am literally scouriiE the country for plays" remarked the theatrical manager.
 Why don't you scouI some of those you already haveT' suggested the dramatic critic-Town Topics.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30
TORNADO CUTS A
 FOyR MILE PATH
LOSS pF LIFE AND PROPERTY AS Y1T IS uNcERTAlN-TEN
 ARE KNOWN DEAD.
HOUSES ARE BLOWN AWAY
Considerable Alarm Is Felt Over Situ' ation at State Convict Farm at Tucker-Damage Greatest in Vii
 cinity of England and Carlisle.

Little Rock, Ark.-Several persons were killed in tornado that struck south central Arkansas. Four are re- ported killed at Keo and several are reported killed at the state convict farm at Tucker.
 Swarts, farmer living near England, and three negroes, one of whom lived two miles north of England, and two who lived two miles south. The Swarts home was picked up and carried about 100 yards Mrs. Swarts was probably fatally injured and an 1S-year-old daughter was badly hurt.
 The storm is said to have swept a path about four miles wide and 1t is reported that several fires broke out in the wreckage. Every physician in the little town of England has been called to the country to care for the injured.
 Considerable alarm is felt here over the situation at the state convict farm at Tucker. There are about 325 pris- oners at the farm and it is feared that if the. place was struck that some of the convicts might have escaped. Capt J. R Burkett, warden of the state penitentiary, left here with re- achievements for the guard at Tucker. Communication with the farm was cut off
 Three were killed and five injured near Carlisle, 2S miles east of Little Rock. The, dead are three little girls, Choice Padsett, aged 10; Allalee Pad gett. aged ', and. Frances Snow, aged g. MT and Mrs. Padgett, parents Of the Padgett girls, were injured when their home was wrecked and a son also was injured. Mrs w s. Snow and Mrs Harold Snow are the others injured. Several houses were blown down. Most of the dead are said to be negroes.
 Passengers arriving here on a Cot storm district describe scenes of de- struction. However, they had no au- thentic information on the number of lives lost.
 "We saw furniture in the tops of trees and many other evidences of destruction, said one passenger. Wires were blown down. trees up rooted and in some instances snapped off like straws, and the ground was covered with wreckage. Several times our train was forced to stop while the men of the crew cleared the track Near Haywood we saw a house on fire, it apparently having been struck by lightning There were terrific flashes of lightning and all the time rain was falling in torrents"
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30
Germany's Fifth War Loan.

Amsterdam.-A Berlin dispatch says that complete statistics regarding the fifth war loan shows that the tota' was 10,69S, SS4, ,990 marks.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30

Pine Bluff, Ark.-A cyclone struck at several points in this and adjacent counties, according to reports receiv- cd here, but details are lacking be- cause virtually all wires are prostrar- cd to points north, east and west of here. The handsome farm home of J. H. Pilkington on the Dollarway Road, five miles from Pine Bluff. was razed. together with the silo and alf outbuild- ings., ,entailing a loss to Mfr Pil5ington of about $2O.0O0.
 Mrs Pilllington and her daughter Miss Bessie Pilkington were in the sitting room when the cyclone struck the building. When the roof fell upon them it rested upon a refrigerator thus almost miraculously saving them from injury.
 Cliff Pilkington was badly bruised Matilda Harper and Eliza Harper, zne- gro cooks on the place, who were in the kitchen, were badly hurt and. were brought to a hospital here.
 Arthur Williams. negro. in the serv- ants house, also was hurt The path of the cyclone when 1t reached the Pilkington place was about three fourths of mile wide and was nov ing from the southwest At McFad- den's Ferry negro named Ward Marshall is said to have been killed and boy seriously hurt, and it is also reported several other persons were killed and injured in that vii cinity.
 A house on the Bowden place is re- ported to have blown into the river with the loss of several lives, and there are reports, though unverified, of the killing<of one man and the in. turing of several other persons on the Hot Springs Road Except for a down. pour of rain and ominous clouds, there was no indications of storm in the city,
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30
What He Needs

Il can tell you how to make money.-
 That advice isn't necessary. What I'm looking for Is somebody who can tell me how to save the money make."
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30

STOP THOSE SHARP SHOOTING PAINS
 "Femenina" is the woraer worker for all female disorders, Price bI oo and SOC Adv.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30
Nobility To the Mar

London.-The new Almanach dc Gotha's list of nobility fallen in the war includes 25S counts, 567 barons and 1.465 lesser nobility.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30
The I'll

The Ouirine That Does Not Affect The He'd Because 4 its tonic and laxative effect Laxasiye Promo Qunlne can be taken by anyono Wifhoee causing navousness or ringing In the head. TheFe IS only one "Bromo Quinine." H w. 0nOVII signature is on each box. a5c.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30
A NEGLECTED COLD

Is often followed by pneumonia. Be- fore iti is too late take Laxative Quini. dine Thblets. Gives prompt relief in cases of Coughs, Colds. La Grippe and
 Price 25c.--Adv.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30
tt's StvIi.

How would il do b write play about this old beau?"
 Tt would he dand' idea"
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30

After many failures Italian army en- tineers have bored the first successful well in Tripoli.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30
A Sure Sian.

''Is he very rich?"
 "He aust be. He's kicking about sis taxes. "-Detroit Free Press. A~-
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30

A man may be in love without | quite insane enough to occuy| padded cell.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30
White House Celebration.

The White House will celebrate the holiday season after the manner of Virginia. President Wilson and his wife are both Virginia born. The fam flies of both will gather with them to do honor to the season. If the White House had big open flreplaces, as some people think 1t should have. and as it did have originally, the chimneys would roar with the cheer of the leap ing flames But the White House has been "dreadfully modernized" so far as its heating apparatus is concerned, and where once the great logs were piled on, now there is nothing but the fire of small wood, or 1t may be the flick ering flame of gas. Steam heat does what the sturdy old oak, maple and birch tried to do in the days from Buchanan's administration back to those of Madison.
 In the past everybody in Washing ton ate game during the holiday sea son, and during other seasons. too, for that matter, although the deer. the turkey and the canvasback figured more largely on the menus of the households during the days of holiday cheer than at any other time of the year.
 The markets of this city still are filled with game at Christmas time. but in the seasons when in the old days 1t was lawful to kill game the statutes now forbid shooting. It is well. per haps. for the country that this is so. because at the rate of the slaughter in former years the game could not have lasted much longer.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30

Beautiful, clear white clothes dcll the laundress who uses Red Crpss Blue All grocers. Adv.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30

Many blouses are made to wear out side the skirt.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30

ing increase and remarkable prevaleney of kidney disease. While kidney dis orders are among the most common dis eases that prevail. they are almost the last recognized by patients. ,Vho nsua1y content themseives uiih doetoyiag fhe e6eetS, while the original disease may constantly undermine the system.
 If you feel that your kidneys are the cause of your sickness or run down con- dition, try taking Dr. KilmeS's Swamp Root, the famous kidney, liver and bhd der remedy, because as soon as your kid. neys improve, they will help the other organs to health.
 If you are already convinced that Swamp Root is what you need. you can purchase the regular fifty-cent and one
 ollar size bottles at all drug stores. | An't make any mistake but remember
 tn name, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root,
 an, the address, Binghamton, N. Y., which l you will find on every bottle.
 mple ,ize bottle of Swamp-Root by enclosing on, \ |. This gives you the opportunity dicine, They will also send you book of the tousands of grateful letters received Swann- Root to be just the remedy needed e valu and success of Swamp-Root are SO send tr a sample size bottle Address Dr. vritingbe sure and mention this paper
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30
Which

Which7 'ls your wife q sound sleeperT' Do you refer to intensity or au, dibility?"
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30

Gen. w. A. Hardy of OklaAoma is one hundred and two years ol
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30

Dresses are effectively trimmed With bead embroidery.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30

DEATH LURkS IN A WEAK HEART, 50 on first symptoms use "Renovine" and be cured. Delay and pay the awful penalty. "Renovine" is the hearts remedy. Price $1.00 and 50c.-Adv.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30

California orchards are piped fo,S purpose of conveying spraying so4 to the trees.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-30

tenance of the national parks of the country, to improve the civic life of the people in every way possible, and to provide the means of better and a higher living. All kinds of national, state and municipal associations send delegates to this meeting. The associ- ation maintains an office in Washing ton and from this city carries on 6 campaign throughout the year in be- half of the subjects in which 1t is in- tpreSted
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-04-08

Should be given the best tralninr to
prepare them for success in business.
Highest Courses. Best Facilities. Per
sona1 Instr uction. Free Emplovmen<
Department. Complete College Hank.
College Store and Wholesale Oflicea.
No Misrepresentation to secure atu-
dente. Through the suc ess Of ite
:*OOO former etudentos ooule College
10 recognized everyvhefe a. = Vi1e
Awake. Practical. Popular ana WORTH
ecAee1. 0Do. SOULS = o0N0.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-04-08
(Advertis

The rice millers and rice grow
ers of Crowley are on the right
track. They are going to adver-
tise rice in a practical way in or.
der to increase consumption
thereof. They have employed a
man who knows how to prepare
rice for the table to 90 forth and
demonstrate in a number Of
cities. Assuming that the right
kind Of publicity will be given
to this undertaking, there is good
reason to believe that the result
aimed at will be obtained. Rice
has not received the considera-
ton due it, because its qualities
and food value have never been
pl esented in the proper light to
the public. Nor have the cooks
Of the country ever taken the
trouble to learn how to dish it up
in proper fashion. 1t suits them
best to have the much adver-
tised mysteries which are called
breakfast foods called for, be-
cause no skill in preparing them
is required. The cream and SUI
gar and fruit needed to disguise
these foods and render them
palatable are self-prepared as it
We're. No kitchen mechanic need
tamper with and spoil them. 1t
IS different with rice, however.
It must be cooked by one who
knows how. Very few present
day cooks know how to prepare
food of any kind, to say nothing
2 out rice. hence the prejudice
they entertain against rice. If
the Crowley people succeed in re-
forming the methods which pre-
vail in most hotel and restau1 ant
kitchens, as they proceed with
the task of creating a universal
demand for properly cooked rice,
no honof will be too great for
them.-Crowley Signal. |
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-04-08

The Galveston News says: The
country Publisher no less than
his city brother will have to
charge an adequate price and col
1ect it if he lasts through the
changes the world has inaugurat-
ed. With print papers of all sorts,
with inks and types and all the
hundred and one essentials Of a
printing business increasing in
price from month to month, al
most day to day, the old-fashioned
eaSy-gOing methods Of the coun-
try print shop will have to be
abandoned if the printer is to
s,ryive. The delinquent sub
scriber was for long more of a
Joke than a serious menance to the
publishers solvency but he is a
Joke no longer. Any newspal er,
small or great, which shall con-
tinue through these days of the
high cost of printing to supply
Tom. Dick and Harry with free
reading matter will bump into
bankruptcy unless he discovers
some plan whereby he can com
pei the godl patrons to REIN
lrrse him for what he loses on
the bad ones. Many a publisher
is today gradually wasting his
capital by wearing out his print
ing machinery and materials
without setting aside funds for
renewal, or making the renewals,
as he goes along-and paying for
them. The day Of the cheap news
paper is past. 1t costs a lot of
money to produce even the most
rnrretentious little weekly and
hat publisher who gives his pap
RS away in order to maintain
"circulation and prestige" is
headed for the poorhouse.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-04-08
This from the Nacogdoches s

This from the Nacogdoches Sen.
tinel: " A promoter is working
east Texas, organizing the towns
into development companies and
collecting a fee with which it is
proposed to advertise the partic-
ular section in a certain bureau
and in motion picture slides in the
east. Scch advertising profits
only the promoter. and the town
that invests in it throws it's mon
ey away. A list Of prospective
buyers can be obtained from the
railroads at any time. to whic h
individual advertising, which
would Be far more effective. can
he sent direct. or space can be
contracted for advertising in
groups of papers. wherever de-
sired. at a very low rate. y The
money that has been thrown away
on worthless advertising and
other schemes by the people Of
Texas wcr.ld have built IA rail-
road from the Red river to the
gulf. Supposedly good business
men who cocld not in any eircum-
~."nces be induced to invest a dol
lar in local industrial enterprises
seem to have mania for handing
money tN every smooth tongued
itnerant "promoter' who ap-
rroaches them. no matter how
transparently fakey" his scheme
may be. It seems impossible for
them to realize that the best way
to- advertise town is with pro-
ducts turned out by local facto+
ries and that the most profitable
use they could make of their
loose change would be to drop 1t
into q fund to be used in helping
along struggling local indus
tries, or contribute it with view
Of making up capital for new ones
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-04-08
FACTS ON MEXICO.

Here are a few pertinent facts
IN Mexico:
The country has population
of a pproximately fifteen million,
and an area of about seven hun
dred and sixty-tive thousand
square miles, more than three
times as large as Germany.
Nineteen per cent of its people
are white. being for the most part
of Spanish origin; thirty eight
per cent are Indian. and forty
three per cent are mixed blood
Mestizcs. they are called.
The coA.ntry's political prob
lens have been due largely to the
illiteracy, the inef1iclency and the
long oppression of its masses.
Whether it's masses are capable of
self government or will be cap
able within the present or the sue
ceeding generation is a serious
question.
Mexico is fabeled to have hee1l
ruled in the long ago by super
lor race known as the Aztecs.
Professor Frederick Starr. of the
University of Chicago, who is an
authority on the subject, dee clares
that they were only one among
he scores Of warning tribes whom
Corte found when he marched in
land from Vera Cruz in the six
teenth century. The Aztecs, he
says, chad an interesting culture
which placed them at the upper
level Of barbarism, but no high
er." They had a system Of pic
ture,writing and We're skilled in
the use Of copper, gold and sill
YER. but they did not know the
use of iron. Their one domestic
animal. a little dog, was fattened
for food. Apparently, the native
Mexican of tradition was no more
romantic than his present-day
descendant t.-Atlanta journal