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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-03-23
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LESSON
LESSON FOR MARCH rs
JESUS THE WAY, TRUTH AND
LIFE.
(Review.)

tReVleW.D
SCRIPTURE LESSON-Read John IA:
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I am the way, the truth and the life, no
man cometh unto the father. but by me.
John Jag.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-21
caEEcEs CONTRIBUTION.

Greece appears to be on the point of
throwing an army of 100000 trained
men into the field to fight with the
allies against autocracy, according to
N. Salopoulos, Greek consul in Chi
cago.
"As understand the situation" said
Mr.. Salopoulos ''the crown prince was
Ipro-German and was not in sympathy
either with the cause of the allies or
with the sympathies of the Greek peo-
pie. One hundred thousand men are
now with Venizelos, the former pre-
mier, and it would not surprise me to
hear that the entire fighting force of
arms. We have half million men
who are well trained, as they have
been fighting against the Turks and
Bulgars for years. If equipment can
be supplied, they are eager to fight.
German influences and the con-
tinual propaganda from Berlin have
prevented the Greeks from taking part
but now, with the dethronement Of
King Constantine, such influences
appear to be at any end. For two
years the Greeks have wished to take
up arms against Germany. but have
.heeu prevented from doing so.
For a thousand years the Greeks
have worshiped liberty as a goddess.
Greece was the first nation to take a
stand for liberty, and now that the
United States has entered the war, the
people are more anxious than ever to
take part. Every liberal nation is in
arms against Germany and autocracy,
and Greece wishes to be with the
others who stand for the same stand
ards
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-21
THE LONDON MASSACRE.

Des Moines Capital: The German
airplanes have made another raid over
the city of London, dropping bombs,
killing ninety-seven people and wound
ing four hundred and thirty-seyen.
Many of those killed were women,
girls and babies. Some of the babies
had arms and legs torn off; others
were lacerated; some stunned and
others buried in the wreckage. This
vicious raid destroyed schoolhouse
with sixty-four little children from FIVE
to seven years of age in it. Ten OF
these little tots were killed and the
others injured. The story of this aw-
full crime ought to excite the American
people; ought to convince them that
this Prussian war would be dis
grace to the Sioux Indians. Such raids
have but one object, and that is fright
funess." 1t is in pursuance of an eff
fort to make England sick of the
war" In the meantime the American
people can put in their time wonder
ing how this republic could get along
at ,.eace with nation like the Imper-
ial German empire occupying Can
ada or Mexico. Notwithstanding these
butcheries, the college professors, edi-
tors and book writer's of Germany con-
tinue the claim that they are super
ior people," born to rule.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-21
GROW YOUR OWN MEAT.

There is still time to plant beans
and grow your own meat crop al
home. Beans are an eleventh hour
crop that need not be planted until
the middle of June. They are nutri
tious, cheaper than meat, contain
more protein value than meat, will
grow on comparatively poor soil and
any. amateur gardener can raise
them, say the truck crops men at Iowa
State College.
Because many seed companies now
have but limited supply of bean seed
lit is suggested that if the company
cannot furnish them, the grower buy
a few ordinary navy beans, the best
variety to grow, at the grocery, test
them between moist blotters and il
So to 80 per cent of them germinate
buy the seed there. Be sure that they
are navy beans, however.
Select soil not too rich but light and
sandy. Newly turned sod is good
Break the ground soon and keep well
narrowed to kill weeds. Plant to j
beans, in a hill. inches deep, hills
Ilz feet apart and rows "a to 80 in.
ches apart. About 2 quarts of beans
will plant ls acre. Cultivate with a
wheel hoe supplemented with a com.
mon hoe. Beans in Iowa average
about Is bushels per acre. About 2
bushels could therefore be expected
from Is acre.
If string beans are planted, String.
less Greenpod or Wardwell Wax are
good varieties to plant. Plant in rows
about 20 inches apart bean every 3
or inches in the row to in a hill
every II inches. Keep well cultivated.
Pound of Digestible Protein in 100
Pounds of Following Food Materials /.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-21

None of the zinc mines in the
Dubuque district of the Upper Missis
sippi Valley region were actively oper
ated in 1916, ana the output, IS tons
OF sphalerite concentrates and 20 tons
OF galena, is stated to have been de
rived from the treatment Of old dumps
and tailings. The estimated metal
content Of the ore shipped was IA
tons of lead, valued at $1,983, and 81
tons of recoverable zinc, valued at
$5,62S. Notwithstanding high prices
for metals, it is not probably that any
of the old mines will be worked in
1917.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-21
SAVE SUGAR IN JELLY

Much waste of sugar and spoilage of
jellies can be avoided by using sim
pie alcohol test recommended by the
Bureau of Chemistry, United States
Department of Agriculture. To deter.
mine how much sugar should be used
with each kind of juice put spoon.
full of juice in glass and add to il
one spoonful of 95 per cent grain alco,
hol, mix by shaking the glass gently
Pour slowly from the glass, noting
how the pectin - the substance in
fruits which makes them jell-is pre-,
cipitated. If the pectin is precipitated
as one lump cup of sugar may be
used for each cup of juice; if in sew
eral Jumps the proportion of sugar
must be reduced to approximately
three-fourths the amount of the juice.
If the pectin is not in Jumps but is
merely precipitated, the sugar should
be one half or less of the amounts of
the juice. If the juice shows no pre-
cipitation under this test, it is insult
able for jelly making and must be
combined with apples or other juices
rich IN pectin.
The housewife will do well before
making the test, to taste the juice, as
fruits not as acid as good tart apples
probably will not make good jelly un.
less mixed with other fruits which are
acid
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-21
IOWA is FOURTH.

Iowa ranks fourth in the census of
registration held for conscription June
5 with 1913 or 1.3 higher than its quo,
ia.
The estimate of 10,298,000 males in
the United States within the register
ing ages does not make allowance for
those who are already in military and
naval service. Provost Marshal Gen.
Crowder, has expressed himself as
satisfied with the registration The
highest registration was in Illinois
with 104.7 per cent of the census esti-
mate. No comment has been made up
on the several states whose registra-
tion is from 20 to so per cent below
the census figures.
Illinois heads the list of registration
while Wisconsin mas 1916 for second
place. North Carolina furnished 1O3
and Iowa 1913. Connecticut has 1903
while the results in New York are
quite gratifying as 96.6 was reached
and the recruiting has been exception
ally heavy in that state.
Figures just compiled show that the
total number of alien inhabitants of
the United States of the nationalities
with which this country is at war. or
which are allied with Germany to be
1862 900 and constituting Al per cent
of the total number of inhabitants.
There are 2,349,OOO Germans, 1876
900 Austrians. $4,000 Turks and H.
600 Bulgarians. Up until 1910 the ma
iority of Germans were naturalized
but the Austrians and Hungarians did
rot seem so ready to amalgamate with
the Americans and become citizens.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-21
JUST ONE YEAR AGO
COMPANY II WAS CALLED TO
SERVICE JUNE 10, 1916.

One year ago yesterday, Company
H, Third Infantry, was called to the
colors, receiving orders to recruit to
full war strength and prepare for de-
parture, with service in Mexico in
view. The company was soon re-
cruited to full strength, the Oskaloosa
guard leading all other companies in
the Third Infantry in enlistments.
With the largest roster of any Third
Regiment company, the Oskaloosa
guard left Oskaloosa Sunday, June rs.
for. the mobilization camp at Camp
Dodge.
One month was spent at Camp
Dodge, and on July 81, the Third Reg
iment left to join the other Iowa mill
tary organizations at Brownsville,
, Texas.
Company H returned from Texas
early in February and was welcomed
home by Oskaloosa's citizens on Feb
ruary goth.
Orders to recruit the Oskaloosa Ma
tional Guard company to full war
strength were received on April 2,
1917. According to information
wired from Washington. d. c., the
Iowa National Guard will again be
called into service on July Is, 1917.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-21
NEW BAND HOME
WILL ALSO BE A COMPLETE
TOWN HALL.

The Oskaloosa city council has yot-
ed to finish the city hall building
that is, to complete the interior of
the large apartment on the third floor
over the fire department end of the
new municipal building. Money to
do this work is available and the
committee making investigation re-
ported to the council favoring the
finishing of the room as 1t could be
done without embarrassment or diff
GauIty. Moreover the committee re-
ported that work should be done sub
stantially and in keeping with the
finish of the other parts of the build
ing, that is, the work will be of a
permanent character
The matter was brought up when
the Iowa Brigade Band boys went in
search of new quarters for practice.
This room was sought out and half
promised but it was in an unfinished
state and could not be used. The
Commercial Club appealed to the
council members and committee
was appointed to investigate costs
and report An architect was put on
the job and opinion of experts sought.
Instead of doing as little as posi-
BILE to make the room habitable, the
council committee reports in favor
of doing the work fight" and finish
ing the room as it should be. While
primarily the room will be home for
oil nHn n
hall proper, place that can be used
by conventions and gatherings. 1t
is to be adequately lighted and heat
ed. All exposed brick work will be
plastered, windows finished and wood
work placed. A floor will be laid
and deadened to protect the dormitory
apartments below. A ladies' parlor
will be given space and provided
with lavatory, closet and other ac'
commodations. This to furnish con
venience for both band and for con
ventions or other gatherings that may
come to the room. Suitable entrance
will be considered and other details
given attention. .... ..-... ..
Messrs. Fansher, Peasley and Lew
is were appointed to superintend the
job.
The work will be done as soon as
possible Total cost will be in the
neighborhood of fourteen to fifteen
hundred dollars, including material
plumbing, new radiation, labor, etc
The cost will be paid from the city
hall fund which now has consider.
able amount on hand, more. than
enough to meet all calls. pay for the
new Improvement and still show a
balance.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-21

are Fastening TO the front to destroy
agencies and obstacles that seek to
impede our growth, it is essential that
we double our constructive efforts at
home.
We can create and continue to build
while we fight and we ought to seize
upon this advantage as the greatest
opportunity created by the war.
Let both public and private useful
building construction proceed. Pro-
Iduction and handling of building ma
,terials and public and private con-
Istruction work are fundamental in
dustries of the country. ANY tendency
to suspend or postpone building pro-
jects is inconsistent with maintaining
our prosperity. The country is pros
porous. Building investors should not
hesitate to go ahead with their plans.
Railroads should spare no effort to
supply the building industry with the
Government, state, county and muni-
cipal authorities should encourage the
continuance of all kinds of building.
Road and street improvements in
particular should go on undated. Bad
roads and streets are factors of first
importance in the present high cost of
foodstuffs. Never before was the i'm
provement of highways so essential
The lumber, brick, cement, lime,
sand, gravel, stone and other building
materials Industries are hasic Neith-
er government regulations nor rail
road restrictions should be unneces-
sary imposed to interfere with them.
If any action is taken which results in
the prostration of so fundamentally
important industries, there is real
danger of surplus of unemployed la
Dor, surplus of railroad cars and a
crippling of business that will serious
ly embarrass the government in fl
nancing the war.
Let us build while we fight!
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-21
"pAp's OLD HAT"

Dads old hat? Well, yes, perhaps
'Tis rather out of fashion now
And not the style that younger chaps
Are pleased to wear, must allow.
And faded somewhat? Yes, that's true
with mingled brown and gray and blue
Perhaps some other colors, too;
And yet it still looks good, somehow
It's crown, or what was once a crown,
nl.battered by the knocks Of time
Goes in and out, and up and down,
Like tumble-bugs do when they climb.
And there's a worn place in 1t, too,
A tiny hole, just breaking through,
Where dads gray locks play peek-a-boo
For dad is past youths brown-haired
prime.
It's sweat-band crumpled long ago,
From contact with his moistened
brow;
And what was once handsome bow,
Seems weather-worn and tattered
now.
His finger marks have soiled the rim;
And wrinkled i sits dust-stained brim;
But dad--it's all the same to him,
And he goes smiling, anyhow.
Ancient Yes, ! quite agree;
Twas so when in kits was clad,
And yet that hat means more to me
Than every newest style and fad
In grand chapeau and silken tiles,
For when he puts it on and smiles,
/ know I'd wade through miles and
miles
OF grief, for good old, dear old dad.
Nal Rose, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-21
Warranty Deeds.

William L. Fellers and wife ct al
to Mary Lee, pit. SW Sec. 14-74-14--
Cons. $1,000.
James L. Myrick and wife to John
Heidelbaugh, whole fri block las
Scribner's add Eddyville and land in
Sec. 31-74-15-Cons $4,000.
Clarence Z. Hicks and wife to Ind.
Consolidated School District of
Barnes City, lot and pt. lot Z Riggs
& Hicks add Barnes City-Cons.
$400.
]. B. McCurdy and wife ct al to
B. W. Preston, lot VIM T. Smiths
add Oskaloosa-Cons. $1.00.
B. w. Preston, unmd. to ]. B. Nc.
Curdy ct al, lot Melones S ID of N
lot B of of Sc NV Sec. 18,75-15,
Cons 81.
Andrew Larson and wife to Charles
H. Larson, N ! NV Sec. 20, PIT. Sc NE
Sec. 22-75-14, Cons. 81.
w. t. Hall and wife to Smith Crafty
Lot Ill Blk OF O'NeiIIs Add Oskaloosa
Cons. $1.00.
Glaze & Haynes Co. to j. H. Carpen-
ter, Lots "a, 25, Greenwich Park Add
Oskaloosa, Cons. $500.
C. A. Davis G. Wife to Wm. F. Theil.
en-, Lots 2 Blk Loughridge & Cassi-
days Add Oskaloosa, $1,000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-21
BIC CREDIT IS DUE
IOWA WOMEN WILL ADD $4,000,
600 TO STATES RESOURCES.

AS a result of canning demonstra'
tions throughout Iowa,-suCh as are
being held in Mahaska county this
week you can credit Iowa housewives
with a $1O,000,00o deposit in the ma.
tional bank of food preservation.
Through their efforts Iowa will enter
the winter with a capital of 100000
quarts of canned food stuffs or enough
to feed an army of 100000 for more
than a year. Sixteen million quarts,
practically half of this, represents an
increase over what Iowa normally
cans, due to the state wide canning,
drying and preserving campaign of
the agricultural extension department
at Iowa State College.
One of the best Judgment of the de.
Eartment which is in close touch
with the situation and the county
school superintendent who recently
met at Ames, it is estimated that Iowa
normally cans 25,000,00O quarts of
foodstuffs each year. This year, as
a result of the canning campaign in
addition to the enrolment of canning
club members which in few days
will have reached 10000, at least 150,-
000 persons will be reached through
the canning demonstrations being held
in every Iowa community. Records
show that club members will can $50
quarts apiece or 100000 quarts;
those attending demonstrations will
can at the lowest estimate 100 quarts
apiece or 15,0O0,OO0 quarts, this esti-
mated low enough take account of
those attending demonstrations who
would have normally canned a few
quarts anyway. Thus a total of 49,
100000 quarts will be canned in Iowa
this year in excess of normal Added
to the normal 25,O00,000 quarts, Iowa
will can total of 41,500,O00 quarts.
This conservatively valued at 25c a
quart will be worth $1O,0O0.O00
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-21
T REMONT JOINS
THE RED CROSS
FINE MEETING DEVELOPS 1o4
CHARTER MEMBERS.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs LOYAL
oskaloosa Lodge Donates $50-Miss
LleweIIyn Will Give Benefit For
the cause--Meeting at River
side Wednesday Evening.

Red Cross week in Mahaska county
got a splendid start last night in a
| great meeting held at Fremont, Al
auxiliary was organized after the
meeting with 104 of the loyal people
of Fremont enrolled as charter mem
bers. e. ]. Heisel took out a life
membership, and George Agerman
paid up for five years, so the receipts
of the evening were S126.
About twenty auto loads went from
Oskaloosa, including the Iowa Brig
ade Band who played several selec'
tions before the meeting began.
A splendid audience greeted the or
ganizers from Oskaloosa and w. c.
Wharton, mayor of Fremont, was
chairman. After invocation by Rev
Wilson and song by the audience
Rev. Malone Of the United Presbyter'
ian church gave an inspiring address
on the present war and our duties to
our country during the great con
fiict. In part he said:
Some people think patriotism is a
dead issue, but we find at time like
this, when the future looks dark, the
same liberty-loving people with the
same liberty-loving blood flowing
through their veins as flowed through
our fathers. Warfare is not going to
be won in the trenches, but on the
farms, in the factories and in the
homes. Thousands of dollars were
he i,yiI in, L
ing supplies for the soldiers, because
there was no SYSTEM but under Red
Cross supervision every bit of work
will be done or certain purpose
Thousands died on the battle field in
the Civil war because means were in
adequate to care for the wounded
but with our wonderful Red Cross or
ganization the wounded will be cared
or Immediately and life and limb will
be saved thereby"
Mrs. Neville, wife of Rev. Neville
who was in South Africa during the
Boer war, told the story of the sol
dier's life in her unique and interest
ing way In her talk she told what
she knew by actual experience the
boys like in army camp. Mrs Neville
told how necessary were the bandages
that were given the soldiers witt
which to bind their wounds until helI
came. An earnest plea was made tC
the mothers, wives and sisters to put
forth every effort to get these things
in readiness for the time Of need.
Rev. McFerran and Jas. A. Dewitt
gave very instructive talks on the
Red Cross organizations, what they
are doing and what they expect to dc
during the present conflict.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-21
FREMONT IS LOYAL
BOOSTS RED CROSS AND ARMY
Y. M. C. A. TOO.

People of Fremont and vicinity are
surely doing themselves proud in
their work for the country and the
boys in the service. Following the
splendid showing made in the Red
Cross movement at Fremont last
night, Mr.. A. p. Norton of the Ga
zette was in Oskaloosa today, COM
ing to deliver to Secretary Kramer
of the Y. M. c. A., check for $329.50.
This represents the donations of FIRE.
mont and the east half of Cedar
township to the Army Y. M. c. A..
fund Mr.. Norton says the commit
tee secured subscriptions of from so
cents to $40 for the Y. M. G. A. work.
from 1872 different subscribers. If
every part of the county does as well
for the Red Cross and the Army Y.
NJ. c. A. as Fremont has done, our
county will have goon reason to re-
tain her old name of Proud Ma
haska." sg -,1
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-21
SAVE THE LOW LAND
PROPER SEEDS AVAILABLE FOR
FLOODED DISTRICTS.

l. N. Taylor, food commissioner for
the Sixth district, is in receipt of a
list of seed supply places direct from
the agricultural> department, and
those desiring information should see
him.
For the relief of those desiring
quick results he states that the fol-
lowing varieties of corn for late plant
ing can be obtained of Northrup,
King & Company at Minneapolis,
Mimi:
Northwestern Dent, Longfellow
Dent, Early Murdoch, and Dakota
Grown Yellow Dent.
Also cane and millet seed at the
same place.
The above are suitable for planting
on land that has been overflowed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-21
Chain letters Tabooed.

. The Oskaloosa Chapter of the
American Red Cross, at the sug-
gestion Of the national headquarters,
calls the attention of the general pub
lie to an anonymous series of chain
letters going about the country.
Numerous endless chain" letters
have been brought to the attention of
the Red Cross, many of them for
causes worthy in themselves but con-
Quoted by unrecognized individuals.
Nothing of this sort has ever been
authorized by the Red Cross, and all
methods of raising money by this
means are without the countenance of
counsel of the national headquarters
of the Red Cross.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-21
AMANA GIVES UP LIQUOR.

Leaders Of the Amana society, uni
que community association of Iowa
county, have decided to do away en-
tirely with the manufacture and use
OF linuor in these communities.
They have dropped the destruction
OF 10000 gallons of wine now in stock
and will manufacture no more. Manu-
facture of wine for use in the commun.
fly is custom OF more than fifty
years existence.
The decision Of the leaders was
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-21
LET'S BUILD AS WE FIGHT.

Americans have a habit of quitting
work and crowding around when an
accident occurs. The case in point is
the worlds accident in Europe.
We are in danger OF losing OUR
heads and stopping work while the
conflict is on. This would be seri-
GUS happening but. happily, every
American can help TO prevent 1t with
out adding to the noise and confusion
OF going TO war
The only thing necessary is to go
quietly on in attending to our own
business.
While our naval and military forces
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-21
What Red Cross Will Do.

American troops, under General
Pershing, will soon be on the firing
line in France. They deserve Amer
ica's best.
The Government will see that moth
ing is lacking, in equipment and ma
terial, to make them efficient fighting
men.
The American Red Cross must see
that nothing is lacking to keep them
healthy, happy and efficient soldiers.
For this the Red Cross must have:
/. Hospital and medical equipment
to supplement that of the Army Med
ical Department equal to any emer-
gency. Equipment to care for 1,000,-
900 men ought to be provided at once.
2. Recreation and rest facilities
behind the firing line. Americans on
leave, unlike the British and French,
cannot return to their homes. Club
rooms. sports supplies. books and 9TH
er means of recreation must be sent
from America.
3. Personal comfort kits and small
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-21
Fine Gift From <. of P.

Oskaloosa's Chapter of the Ameri-
can Red Cross Society received do.
nation of $50 from the Oskaloosa
Lodge No. So, Knights of Pythias, to-
day. At the regular lodge meeting
held in the Elks club room last even
ing, the Oskaloosa Pythians voted
unanimously to give the local Red
Cross workers $50, the sum to be TAX.
en- from the lodge treasury. The
check was presented to the chairman
of the Red Cross chapter this morn
ing. During the business session of
the lodge arrangements for the Pyth-
ian memorial services were complet.
ed. The program will be announced
in few days.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-21
Episcopal Church.

In response to the call from Bishop
Morrison to the Iowa Episcopal
churches. for aid for the destitute
people of Europe, a collection was
taken at st. James church on Sunday,
and $13.71 was contributed. The Red
Cross Campaign was emphasized by
Rev. Arthur M. Lewis, and all urged
to do their bit this week. A beautiful
solo by Miss Francis O'Brien, of Phil
adelphia, was a feature of the morn
ing services.