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The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-24
SALVADOR WELL PEoPLEO.

The person who thinks of all Cen tral America as . jungle will be sur prised to learn that Salvador has more people to the square mile than any country in the world except Bel gium. The density of population is six times that of the United States. The people even crowd close up to the bases of the eleven dangerous volcanoes, some of them so active as to be called "infernillos, !" or '1ittle hells." There are other little hells" in Salvador, even worse than the volcanoes. One is 70 per cent of illegitimacy. One is lack of sanitation. One is the tremendous burden upon the women. - Dan Ward, in World Outlook.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-24
CLEVER IMITATION OF pEPYs
English Writer Said t. Have Made .
 tiit in velums sn the Style ef immortal oiarist

The "Pepys Diary" which has for the past two years been one of the most welcome features of Truth. is now published under the title "A Diary of the Great War: by Samuel Pepys, Jun" The angle of vision of the original is very cleverly imi- tated, and the junior Pepys has caught the knack of the elders pret- ty egoisms, his delight in irrespon- sible gossip, his little nsughtinesses, his little moralizings. It is g heredl- tary trait that this diarist should on one page chide shopkeepers for grasping at q war profit and on an other direct his agent to hold out for a higher price for certain ash trees, these "now fetching great prices for their use in making aeroplanes. We are not sure how many people (including some of the most unex- pected) are in the course of it sent to the Tower; and the story of the Zeppelin chickens Somewhere in the eastern counties), each with "a bald spot in shape exactly the shape of Zeppelin ship, or almost" will plainly be recognized in Berlin as a passage from one of those unexpur- gated editions which the Vossische Zeitung has been telling us about London Observer.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-24

w. w. Graves of Center Cross made the editor a visit Monday.
 J. H. Mackey has moved into the building he recently bought and remodeled, and has things neat and we'll arranged
 Mrs. Ruby Hopkins came up from Alix Monday and spent the day with Mrs. M. G. lobe.
 Rev. M. G. lobe was called to Hartman Tuesday to conduct a funeral service,
 John Watts of Altus made this office a pleasant call monday and showed us the sdecifications for a mechine for digging coal that he has just patent it will be a great benifit to coal miners and we hop ingJohn will reap the reward of his labors at an early date. when his mechine is put on mar ket.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-24
Renewed Testimoney

No one in Ozark who suffers backache, headaches. or distres- sing urinary ills can afford to ignore this Fort Smith mans twice-told story. It Is confirmed testimony that no Ozark resident can doubt.
 w. H. Mowrey, prop. of groc- cry store. 6O5 Garrison St., Fort. Smith. Ark. says. Il had a steady. nagging pain in the small of my back and irregular and too frequent passages of the Kidneys secretions. The trouble had bother me off and on for about seven years. Doans Kidney Pills cured me. !" Statement given June 29. 1908. )
 GONE FOR GOOD.
 Over five years later Mt. Now rey said: ''Doan.s Kidney Pills permanently cured me of all sign of kidney complaint"
 Price soc. at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mir. Mowrey has twice publicly recommended Foster -Milburn Co.,. Props. Buff falo, NY.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-24

spitting and hawking and evil odOr of the breath will not only cause misery to you, but will make your presence obnoxious to others. s. $. S., which has been the standard blood medicine for fifty years, win relieve your catarrh, because it will purify your blood and relieve it of tie e. cumulated poisons. s. s. s. contains no mineral or habit-forming drugs. s. s. s. Is on sale at all drue9ists and the advice of our medical department is at your disposal, free of charge. Swift Specific Co.,. 30R Swift Building. Atlanta, Ca.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-24
MYou Suffer From Catarrl1

don't make the fatal mistake of re- garding it as trifiing matter. Au- thorities agree that Catarrh is an in- lection of the blood. Consequently, sprays, salves and lotions can af- ford only temporary relief. because they do not reach the source of the disease,-the blood. When you depend on these temporary remedies alone your case is likely to grow steadily worse until it becomes chronic and possibly affects the lungs.
 But even if the infection does not 70 this far, the continuous dripping q mucous in the throat, the constant
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-24
AO Would Walt.

The mother told her little son that he could bring home two little boys after kindergarten. She left three ap- ples for them to eat. Instead of bring ing home two little boys. her little son brought home six boys. The maid said :: Well, George. will have to cut the apples in halves now. because we have not enough for each child" Suddenly one of the children. who had eaten his fill of candy. said: "Well. don't give me a half, l am not hungry now. and tomorrow will come for whole one"
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-24
Local and Personal

Mrs, Edgar Huggins and child returned to their home in Vian, Okla, Sunday.
 Mrs. ". l.. Huggins was called to White Oak Sunday by the se- rIous illness of her mother, Mrs. &n. I4amm.
 Chas. McCarter came in Sun- day from McCurtain. Okla. to stay 8 few days while his arm, where he has been vaccinated, heals. He is visiting Judge Bar ham.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-24
ENGLISH IS OAo ENOUGH.

Why talk of the difficulty of pro- nouncing Polish. Austrian, Russian or Roumsnian names when ninety nine out of every one hundred can not pron -unce scores and scores of English imes. Just think of Ber- tie pronounced ss Bsrty, Dilwyn as Dillon, Belvoir as Beever, Feather stonehsugh as Festunhaw, Dalzell as Dee-el, Ruthven as Riven. And these are by no means the worst cases.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-24

E.. R. FkOT EkOE. 
 Walter O'Kane and Mrs. Ada Van Hooser were over from Paris Tuesday on business.
 Ed Warner came in from Blos- som, Texas, Sunday afternoon to attend his sister, Mrs, Can mons, funeral.
 The Annual Missionary Meet ing of the North Arkansas Con- ference convenes in Van Buren Feb. 13 to IF.
 Mir. and Mrs. James Anderson have moved to the Crocker farm two and a half miles northwest of town where they will farm.
 The free seed appropriation bill, giving SPAS, 900 in garden seed has just been passed by Congress. Plan your garden early.
 Mrs. w. c. Cornish and daugh. ter. Miss Mildred, came up from Little Rock Sunday and are the guests of her mother, Mrs. WA. Carter.
 Mir. and Mrs. Argus Nichols and children are occupying the Mrs. Horton cottage in the west part of town. while they are making arrangements to move to Oklahoma.
 Mrs. j. T Greer left Tuesday afternoon for Deming, New Mex, to see how Harold and Gene are behaving themselves. / Mrs. Georgia Gibson returned Saturday from Paris. Texas. where she visited her daughter. Mrs. George Knox and family.
 Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Anderson motored to Alma Saturday and Mir. and Mrs. Wildman went up O. the afternoon train Sunday and they came home in the ca that evening.
 Mir. and Mr. R. M. Wildman gave a six O clock dinner Monday Those present were Rev. and Mrs. LeRoy, Mir. and Mrs. Don nell. Dr. and Mrs. Black burn, Magyar Turner and Mrs. Turner, Mir. and Mrs. D. E. Anderson Edgar Anderson from Charles ton, C. H. Phillips of Morgan township, Wade Nichols of White Oak township and Judge Ford attended the Good Roads meeting in Little Rock last week. return. ing home Saturday.
 Mrs. Hunt of Tulsa, Okla. ar. rived Saturday night to attend her mother, Mrs. A. H. Lacey, who is critically i'll at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Rebecca Carter. Mrs. A. H. Tavlor, of Los Angeles, Calf. another daughter, arrived Sunday after noon. Mrs. Pernot of Van Buren is also with her mother.
 The latter part of last week was the testing time of the school or in other words it was examin- atio1 week and the middle of the term. Some will drop out and go to work on the farm. while othe-s will, perhaps, drop ou, because their grades are no, good and they know now that all the kingAs horses could no,
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-24
ih ThE SAME BOAT.

"WOe is me. She won't have me. My suit hes been rejected"
 "Mine, too. The laundry declines to take the responsibility of washing it any re."-Louisville Courier Journal.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-24
NEARLY 4 FAUX PAS.

"There we stood, the tiger and myself, in the thick of the jungle. face to face.."
 "Oh, major, how perfectly fright ful it must have been for both of you w-Passing Show.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-24
AND MORE SATISFACTORY.

The giving of aims without the singing of psalms is more religious than the singing of psalms without lt the giving of aims.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-24
Price Reduced

Showing prices are reduced see my list in the next issue. Call at my shop for prices in all lines.
 E. k. PROTHEROE.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-24
Prices Reduced

Showing prices are reduced see my list in next issue. Call at my shop for prices in all lines.
 F. R. PROTHEROE.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-24
rcR,Tlc COUNTS FOR LITTLE.

A critic is . man who is never heard from until after it is too late to prevent mischief that has been done.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-24

Wanted A girl for general housework in a family of two. raveilingman and wife, splendid position for the right party. Add. E. l.. Hinton.
 Conway. Ark.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-24
VERY MUCH so.

"Are the Graftleys receiving this year?"
 ,'You bet they are-all they can get"
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-24
PUAPosGLY Dl,no.

"I saw your wife and daughter the other day, but they didn't see me." "So they said."-Boston Tran. script.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-24
WHAT IT WAS.

"What kind of . model is your new automobile ?"
 "lt isn't any kind of model. Irs . horrible exsmpla"
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-24
Singing Convention.

The North Franklin Singing Convention will meet next Satur- day at White Oak and hold over Sunday.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-24

RUB-MY-TISM-Antiseptic,R Relieve Rheumatism, Sprains, Neuralgia. etc.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-24

script.
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-28

grinders when new reduce the mate
rial SO that about ofte ffttii III iiff eff It It will
pass a sieve with sixty mesheS to the
inch. The Pennsylvania Agricultural
college recommends that ground lime
stone be reduced to degree of fine
ness so that all will pass a sixty mesh
screen or twice as fine as many of the
products of local grinding plants. Then
as coarse ground limestone contains
only one-half its weight of oxide, or
true lime. you only have one-half Of
one-half or one quarter of the stuff,
shipped, hauled and spread, that
sweetens soil. In a rough estimate
the cheapest true lime or lime oxide
on the field gives the largest profit.
Don't be misled into believing that the
lowest cost lime product is always the
cheapest III the end from the stand
point of genuine service A good way
to figure out which is the most econOm-
ical form of lime TO use is to multiply
the cost of coarse ground limestone
or oyster shell offered at a low price
by four, when comparing it with the
cost of a burned lime. after you have
added freight. hauling and handling to
both. In doing this remember that our
agricultural experts generally advise
about twice as much ground limestone
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-28
POTATO SOIL.
Importance of Seed Sterilizing and Pro-
vidinq Potash Plant Food.

Importance of Seed Sterilizins and Pro-
viding Potash Plant Food.
In the preparation of the soil for po-
tato growing it should he understood
that a healthy potato in Il healthy soil
only grows generously when the soil is
sweet But great caution should be
used in lining potato ground IN view
of the fact that scah Infected seed de-
yelOpS scab faster than potatoes III
sweet soil. To overcome his and at the
same time to derive tic benefit from
the use OF lime iii proyidin" the nat
ural potash. 50 essential to a success
full potato crop, lime only moderately.
and be sure to kill the scab and little
potato fungus on the seed.
For this purpose mix one pint of
formaIin from the drug store with
thirty gallons of water. Hang the
seed potatoes in sack in the barrel
for two hours. then spread on clean
floor. washed with the same solution.
to dry before cutting. Where "stem
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-28
SOIL SWEETEN|Nc
Farming Methods Endangered by
Confusion of Instructions.
MEN OF EXPERIENCE MISLED.

Attention Of Teachers Is Focused on
Unprogressive Element, and Bulletins
Are Addressed Mainly to Them, Thus
Confusing Those Who Have Lined
Their Lands In Right Manner.
The wide spread of sour land and the
resulting limitation Of crops has alarm
ed agricultural teachers to push the
conservative and meet objections that
are in part local and often evasive.
The teachers having their troubles
with unprogressive farmers focus their
attention upon them. Thus they are
liable to make wholesale recommends
tions in the agricultural bulletins as if
such men comprise the sole public.
Unfortunately through this many who
have always lined their lands right
are made doubtful by such generaliza-
tions and the tone of authority in new
recommendations. PulveriZed lime
stone and oyster shell are useful forms
Of soil sweeteners when ground fine
enough. Outcrops Of the stone and
abandoned shell heaps occur in many
places. These should be developed and
local grinding encouraged if the opera
tion is practical and economical. For
lime is not merely useful; it is essen
tial to all land
But so anxious are the teachers to
start this utilization that nearly all
bulletins convey the impression that
these carbonate forms of lime are
cheap. This is not often the case
where freight rates are reasonable and
immediate results from lining are de-
sired. Consider that ordinary stone
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-28

The human body contains among 9th
Ler constituents about two pounds of
phosphorus. This phosphorus, if ex-
,tracted and put to another use, would
make up about 1000 packages of fric-
ton matches. Besides phosphorus the
human body contains q few ounces of
sodium and half an ounce of potas-
stun. The quantity Of the latter would
be sufficient for many experiments in
IA class in chemistry. In addition to
sodium and potassium there are few
grains of magnesium in the human
body, enough to make brilliant light
visible at a considerable distance.
Health experts declare that the pub
tIic health is menaced by the habit Of
,expectoration, as it aids in spreading
respiratory diseases. AS so much is
to be said against this practice on
every count and positively nothing for
1t. it is one of the mysteries Of the
age why it is so difficult of abolition
land why the ordinances against it
iare apparently so hard to enforce.
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-28

The octillo bush grows in great pro-
fusion in Arizona. 1t is now reported
that, with the aid of certain newly de-
lvised machinery, it would produce
Ia gum superior to Mexican chicle, and
that the gum may be used in the man.
ufacture of vast number Of things
NOW manufactured from rubber, says
iChristian Science Monitor. An auto
mobile tire made Of octillo is said to
have stood q severe test. -Four hun
dred tons of octillo may be taken from
ian acre Of land on which also cattle
may be grazed, and the profit is esti-
mated as $1,000 an acre every FIVE
years. We do not know anything about
this. but there are certain indications
that might lead one to believe that peo-
pie will soon be using a lot Of octillo.
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-28
ELECTION
LIGHT AND WATER COMMISSION

Pursuant to the call of the Commissions
OF THE Town OF MIDDLETOwN, DEL.
An Annual Election of the Tax payers
of said Town will be held at the office
of D w Stevens, Justice of the Peace,
on South Broad ST., in Middletown, a.
foresaid,
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-28

rot is feared. rs We'll rs Scab. dis
selre tMn nllncrS If corrosive Subi-
mate in two gallons Of hot water
When dissolved pour into twelve gal
Ions of water in a barrel and hang the
sack Of potatoes in for one and one
half hours. Dry on clean floor,
wiped with the same solution, before
cutting. and do not forget you are
handling poison and must wash your
hands after using the liquid.
If potatoes are planted in a rotation
and do not follow the same crop if
the soil is well aerated by cultivation
and the seed disinfected, limited lining
the soil is without danger, and this will
supply the heavy potash needed.
Sunlight Necessary For a Garden.
No amount of fertilizer, watering
and cultivation will make up for the
absence Of sunlight in a garden. Home
gardeners before attempting for the
first time TO use back YARD or other
space should consider carefully how
many hours day any part of the yard
is in shadow from building. fences or
trees At least five hours Of sunlight
a day is necessary fol successful
garden. The more sunlight they get
the better it is for most vegetables.
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-28
"TEDDY" SCORES ONE!

EIRST blood for Teddy The U. S.
steamer Mongolia was attacked by
a German submarine in British waters
on April 10Th, the anniversary of the
battle of Lexington, and Captain Rice s
smart Yankee gunners smashed the
pirates periscope at 1000 yards off as
she was about to fire a torpedo. The
gun that did the job was christened
Teddy Roosevelt" after the bold
American first patriot and fighter
Hip, hip, hurrah, ''Sic semper," ETC.!
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-28

Is needed to do the work of burned
lime. and this means twice the freight
rate when the former material is used
Ground limestone and shell produced
in farming section at distance from
railroads may stand this test of cheap
ness. But many farmers near lines Of
transportation are being mised in this
connection by the recommendations IN
agricultural bulletins. The authorities
had no intention in writing them of
Changing good lining practices already
existing
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-28
ON MONDAY, MAY 7th, 1917
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTing

j. One member of the Board of Light
and Water Commission for five years.
At said election each taxpayer shall
have one vote for each and every dollar
and fractional part of dollar paid by
him. her or it respectively, as town tax
for the year next preceding said election
and all taxpayers shall have the right
to vote at such election, in person or by
proxy, duly signed and witnessed.
The polls will open at 2 P. NJ, and
close at 4 P Nj.
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-28
PROMISE IN PIGS.

! In the extraordinary and burden
some rise in prices last year pork and
other hog products behaved less out
trageously, from the point of view of
the consumer, than most Of the great
food staples. In some places, as in
New York city, the cost of pork was
Iactually less at the end of the year
than at its beginning. Since the new
year opened there has been more
tendency to lower prices in the mar
kets for hog products than in tie cost
of other meats. This is due, in the
main, to the high reproductive capacity
of swine and the short time required
to bring pigs to the stage where they
become available for consumption, says
Cleveland Leader. The wide range of
feeding possibilities in keeping hogs
also helps in time of serious crop de-
tficiencies. Large litters coming quick
j1y to maturity, or near enough fer the
use Of the packing housse, create re-
sources in swine which are lacking in
cattle and sheep. The experience of
other countries where the population
has become greater in proportion to
the area available for growing crops
and raising animals, indicates clearly
an increasingly larger proportion Of
swine and poultry and smaller pro-
portion of cattle and sheep in the
United States, from this time forward.
More sausage will be eaten and rela-
lively less steak. Bacon will hold its
own better than lamb chops.
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-28

When the steamer Sonoma, two days
out from Australia, picked up radio
messages from Eitveise, Germany,
a new record for distance in wire
less telegraphy was established. Eleven
thousand FIVE hundred miles Is very
nearly "half the convex Of the globe"
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-28
HOTEL
Channel
ILLINOIS AND PACIFIC AVE.
ATLANTIC CITY

Is situated in the heart of the most
fashionable part of Atlantic City, CEN
teraly located midway between all sta
tions. Hotel has a beach front view,
all outside rooms. hotel of 81 shine and
one of the coolest hotels in sum-
mer in the city. The hotel has
undergone extensive repairs and
the latest fire escapes put in most
all the sleeping rooms. Hotel is
best Of service. Will open Saturday
Rates, American, $500 per day
up, $1,000 per week up; European,
75c per day up. Have all trunks
and grips checked to hotel office
to assure prompt delivery of baggage.
.!itney l0c from any station to the hotel,
don't pay more Booklets free.
A. c. CHANNELL,
Is Season Owner and Prop.
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-28

For this reason it is bad practice to
put plants of low habit between tall
growing plants which will shade them
for the greater part of the day. AS a
rule, foliage crops such as lettuce,
spinach and kale do fairly well in par
tial shade. but even these must have
sunshine two or three hours day. In
laying out the garden. therefore, use
shadier parts for such plants and re-
serve the sunny spaces for those which
must have plenty of sunlight to grow
and fruit properly.
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-28

The American woman is blamed for
bordering her household supplies by
telephone and failing to count the
cost. But the Boston Transcript tells
of e woman who visited lawyer and
Uniformed him that she wanted a d.
vorce from her husband. whereupon he
asked "What are your charges? to
which she prudently replied, II won't
no 30 Tar as that till you tell me what
are yours"
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-28
EXTRACT FRON THE LAWS:

EXTRACT FRON THE LAWS:
No person shall be eligible as mem
Der of the Board of Light and Water
Commission unless he be a aqualified vot
er of said Town of Middletown and a
majority of the members of the said
Board of Light and Water Commission
shall have paid town tax of ten or
more dollars during the year preceding
said election.
W. S. LETHERBURY, Pres.
W. N. DONOVAN, Sec.
Middletown, Del, April 11th, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-29
THE CAST
By Ralph Block

II George AIDE Is as sensitive as most
people from Indiana il may be hoped
he doesn't go 70 the Longacre Theatre
during its present occupancy. Mr..
AIDES THE College Widow" began q
visit at the Longacre Theatre last
night, and though the several and
various persons involved have given it
q good coat of paint, the havoc of thir-
teen years is not easily mended and
there are several places where the
wind whistles through. If, however,
Mr.. AIDE is able to forget his own feel
ings-and especially if Mr.. AIDE has an
ear for music and responds easily TO
the rhythm of the dance-he might
spend a few hours at the Longacrs
Theatre 70 have capital time Of it.
Just why Messrs. Bolton. Wodehouss
and Kern picked out The College
Widow" as the basis for a musical COM
edy 70 be called Leave 1t to Jane" is
not hard TO answer College boys and
college girls make ideal chorus ma
terial, and every situation for a song
about the moon, girls, football, etc,
appears ready to the expert hand. But
even in musical comedy fashions
change a great deal in thirteen years,
end all the sprightly melody Of Jerome
Kern and the by no means ungainly
humor Of Guy Bolton and P. G. Wode-
house do not lessen the burden the
years have piled upon "The College
Widow" As a result the first fifteen
minutes of the first act are more like
an autopsy than revival.
Indeed, il isn't until the plot itself is
pretty we'll out Of the way that things
begin to liven up and Leave II to Jane"
takes on the appearance Of being en-
dowed with life. From thereon the
going is fairly easy, getting better as
the evening progresses and more of
Mount Kern's music is disclosed, and
ending quite as satisfactorily as any
one might expect. Most of this Is due
to Oscar Shaw, who carries a good deal
Of the plot on his shoulders; Ann Orr,
Edith Hallor, pretty and a pleasant col