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The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-27
An Ideal Reform School

Let's get a vision, you and 1. in this grand old Arkansas, with our new governor, Doctor Brough, who stands for all that is best--a vision of an ideal re- form school--one that will teach our bad boys that the happiest condition in the world is to be good. Let's teach him an oc- cupation. Let's put him out in Gods great open, where he can be close to nature-where he can get the sun and the air that God meant us all to have. Let's teach him to plOw-dig work until the sweat stands out on his brow; work from ear ly morn till late at night-re- membering that work with a kind master never kills.
 This ideal reform school won't need cells--no iron bars no officers with club or gun "a high wall, if you will, but far away from the eyes of the boy. At the door of this great building let's have a winnowing process-send the first offends home for one more trial Let us not put in this ideal school a ghastly tumble of feeble-mind- ed. degenerate and half-witted ones; but let us have a special home for them. Then, after a few years of vocational train ing, let's send the boy out. not a degenerate, not hate-filled and full of despair, but with a clean, wholesome mind, know ing that some time in his child hood a mistake-a fearful mis- take-was made, but that now it has been righted and he is at last awake to his responsibili- ties and ready to start a new life.
 Lastly. let's put a man at the head of this wonder school who is a Christian-who will re- member that once upon a time he was boy. Let's give the misguided boy of Arkansas a square deal and our school will be so successful, so wonderful an experiment that other states will follow in cur lead, and all the world will at last learn that most bad boys can be made good.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-27

they were getting ready to farm just right. The weather has not been very favorable here for doing any out door work since we have been here. Had one snow about two inches deep, one sleet and some awfully cold weather, but today the sun is shining bright and looks almost like spring day.
 Now, MT. Editor, please don't let us miss single paper, if you can help it, for you know when you are away from home how anxious you are to get letter and the Spectator is just about the same as a letter from home, and perhaps when l am better acquainted 1 can write some thing more interesting. Sue cess to you and the Spectator.
 Mamie Childers.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-27

Robert Crocker left Monday for Washington D. c. ! Born to Mir. and Mrs. Hill Burns Friday. Jan uary, 26. fine eight paund girl.
 H. C. McIlroy shipped a car of hogs from here Saturday night to Kansas. City.
 MT and Mrs M. !B. Conatser and Will Hill are spending a week on their ranch near Gamer
 on, Oklahoma
 There will be a social in the Sunday School room at the Meth odish Church Tuesday evenin g Rev. w. J. LeRoy the pastor earnestly requested all the adult members and their friends to be present. g ct acquainted and enjoy the evening. You will be enter = tained.
 Gov. Brough signed the Bone Dry Bill" Wednesday night at lO:3O to the tune of How Dry Am I ;" sang by joyful party of banoueters. He used not less than twenty pens one for each letter in his name the pens were then given away as souveners. Aunt Harre Davis (colored) very nrrowly escaped burning to death at her home last Tues day she was making a fire when her outing night gown caught on fire. She was a alone and for one her age she showed a great pres ence of mind in putting it out.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-27
SCOPES AT "MACHlNE" IDEAL
Eminsnt Man Makes Plea fer individ. ualism as Preferable to Unisnisr
 and Cooperation.

Dr. Percival Lowell, the astrono- mer, who lectured here recently, eX- pressed the same scant respect for the machine" ideal of modern civi- lizstion as was expressed from the same platform few weeks before by Rabisdransth Tagore, the Bengali poet and philosopher.
 Everywhere on earth co-opera- ,tion is the order of the day; union- ism is in the air." said Doctor Low ell. "Now, unions are excellent in their way for routine work. But though they push the lower men up they pull the upper down.
 "And except for routine work what an unfortunate confession of individual incapsbility they make. To be willing to cooperate is to ad- nit that one can do better in con- junction with others than he can do alone. No grAt man ever co-operat- cd with another in the idea that made him great.
 "That the banding together should be held advisable is . sad comment on the Paucity in, genius of the ase. Wolves hunt in pedA the liea stslka
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-27
TOOK VOWS BETWEEN DANCE ;
California Couple, Attending Ball, Left 1t ts Get Married, and Returned
 to Merry Party.

Outwitting their friends, Ximena McGlashan, known as the Butter fly Farmerette" throughout the country because of her collection of butterflies, and Jack Howard, son of Cary Howard, a widely known Oakland attorney, stole out from . dance at night, were married, re- turned, and went on dancing with out telling their secret to anyone at the dance.
 They already had a marriage license, so when a motor car drew up in front of the Beta Theta Pi fra ternity house in Oakland during the dance, they had only to steal out, speed to the home of the brides sis ter, Miss Bliss McGlashan, kidnsp her and a friend, Miss Viola McGov- ern, speed on again to the home of Rev. K. c. Brooks, and be married.
 Both families knew of the engage ment, but no one was in the secret of the wedding except the brides sister, Mrs. Jackson Gregory, wife of magazine writer, to whose home the elopers went after the dance.
 The bride, a Stanford graduate,
 
 has made butterfly collections for commercial use since childhood, and is said to have one of the most com- plete private collections in the coun- try. She has written extensively on the subject. - Sacramento (Cal. ) Bee.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-27
Oklahoma Letter.
Cartersville. Okla.

Dear Editor: :-- Please allow a small space for a few ines from an Arkansas girl.
 We left Ozark on the 12th of this month at SIS a. m., arrived at Cartersville at 500 D. m. same day. Gainesville is a small place some two or three stores, P. O., grist mill and sev- eral dwelling houses, and as fine a school building as you see in most of places.
 We are all highly delighted with this place, which l think is an awfully pretty place to live. The state road and county road cross at the corner of our yard. Someone passing all the time, coming and going both ways. The ones that are coming are from Arkansas and the ones that are going are going to Ar kansas.
 We have fine neighbOrs out here. Most of them are from Arkansas. Our first neighbor is an old gentleman and lady by the name of Whitaker They came from Charleston. Ark, about 30 years ago. Our next neighbor is Mir. A. B. kennon, a brother e IT.. Kennon of Ozark. They arc fine people.
 We children started to school last Monday. Our teacher is lady by name of Thomas. She is good and kind and we all like her fine
 Well as to farming, cant say much, as girls are not sup posed to know much about farming. but as go to and from school l notice the men in most all the fields at work; some cut tink stalks and cleaning up their ground while others are blowing. Seems as though
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-27
alone. ."-Portlsnd Oregonian.
LINEN DUCK LEATHER.

Artificial leather from linen duck is one of numerous British products recently announced. The cloth is coated with varnish mixed with a little sicatiye and Venetian red, and several thicknesses are joined with an adhesive mixture. of wood- tar pitch, rubber dissolved iii benzol, Venetian red and cork powder. The sheets are compressed between pow erful rollers. The material is espe- cislly adapted for soles of shoes, but can replace leather for many other purposes.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-27
Penalty of Perfection.

gro be happy" said the curate. "a man should decide on one thing he would like to do well, and then perfect himself until he can do fl better'than anybody else" "Another story book virtue. doctor" said the old member. that doesn't work out. There Is Ivry. for example. the loneliest man in the club" And what about Ivryr He plays such good game of billiards that nobody will play with him. Judge.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-27
MIXED VOCABULARY.

"The hyphens have certainly caused q great deal of trouble this year"
 "Indeed they are; we are always sending to the plumber to keep ours from leaking"
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-27
SHE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.

"A Galahad-" he began.
 'Cut it out" interposed the young lady. Tt's bad form to talk about a gal you had"
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-27
ACCOUNTED FOR.

"Hoboes do not really live; they simply vegetate" "Of course. They're beats, you know"
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-27
MAKING SOMETHING.

"HOw's business, old man? Been making anything lately?'
 "Yes; an assignment" ."--Boston Evening Transcript.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-27
PROBABLY iN THE DARK ACES

"how many years ago did he hve"
 "Whow
 "The man who said that two could live as cheaply as one ?"-Detr0it Free Press.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-27
pooR PERFORMANCE.

Miss Sweet-She has q good ear for music.
 Maybe so, but she doesn't sing with her ear.'
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-27
Local and Personal

 Elizabeth Davidson returned Tuesday from a visit to Ft. Smith.
 Geo. Human has been con- fined to his home this week. We expect to see him back at his store in a few days.
 Mrs. Hunt returned to her home in Tulsa, Wednesday night. Her mother, Mrs. Lucy. is reported improving.
 The Woman's Annual Mis- sionary Conference to be held in Van Buren. has been post poned two weeks-meeting the 27th instead of the 18th. The necessary speakers could not be obtained at the earlier date.
 Lost: In Ozark or between Ozark and the Amis farm, one salty razor and strop and hone combined. Finder please re- turn to the office of the Specta- tor or to N. w. Niblack. Mrs. w. w. Jennings and Miss Elizabeth left for Little Rock 1 Thursday. Miss Jennings will resume her school work, while Mrs. Jennings will spend the re- mainder of the winter in the city.
 J. T. Ford. from the South side, was in to see us yesterday Mir. Ford says the Gas X Oil Company that is operating in his secdion will begin driNing again soon. Mir. Ford has re- moved from his old place to his place near Cecil.
 Miss Lucinda Davidson has moved into the new brick store. The building is complete ana up-to-date. She will carry a full line of millinery, ladies and children ready made garments, q line of groceries. Here S wishing her success.
 Uncle Nat Curry, an old citi- zen of Franklin Co.,. died at PO- rum. Okla, and his remains reached ozark Wednesday night and were taken to the Dunkin graveyard Thursday for interment. He was a member of the Lonelm Masonic Lodge and that order had charge of the services. He leaves a wife and other relatives.
 | Mrs. J. F. Maxey very pleas antly entertained her Sunday ! School class Wednesday. after noon at her home. Delicious refreshments were served. It is fact that if everyone in OZ- ark took the interest in the Sunday School work that Mrs. MaXey does, there would not be so many vacant seats in any of the churches on Sunday morn ing.
 Roger Carter came from Little Rock Tuesday afternoon to visit home folks until Monday. Roger is making good as page in the House of Representive. He is a .son of G. C. Carter, Franklin, County's representative
 Jerome and Will Wilson mot ored up from their farms near Denning Wednesday and made this office pleasant visit, after transacting other businese in town.
 Roy Hancock has sold his clean ing and pressing business to Mabry Ford and will leave about the first of February for South Carolina and Georgia where he will travel for Buckley of Saint Louis handling a special line of shirts and underwear. The close confinement is not good for hir and he feels that a change will be beneficial to his health. Mrs. A. J. Nichols returned Tuesday evening from a month visit, with her daughter Mrs. J. R. Miller. and family of Ft. Smith. Her grand daughter, Miss Althea Miller, came home with her for weeks vacation. Miss. A lfhoa won hor vocot;on h,, Lo,,
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-27
State of Ohio. City of Toledo.

State of Ohio. City of Toledo.
 Lucas County. ss.
 Frank J. Cheney makes oath that ho is senior partner of the Arm of r. !. Cheney Co. doing business in the City Of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE. FRANK !. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my preaence. this Sth day of December, A. p. 1855. A. w 0LEAoON,
 foeAD Notary Public. Halrs Catarrh Medicine 10 taken h. terH:uy and acts through the Blood on tho 1ucouo 9urfAcos of the 0ystem. m for teetimontals. free.
 E !. CHENEY q CO, Toledo Q, Sold by all druggista, 7Sc.
 Hall's Family pills tor constipation
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-27

Break your Cold or LaGrippe with . few dosss of 660.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-27

RUB-MY-TIS -Antiseptic. Relieve Rheumatism, Sprains. Neuralgia. etc.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-27
Prices of Shoeing Horses and
 Mules.

$l % and Sl.23 for plain aud toed shoes up 10 and including No. 1. $l. B and $l. 50 for plain and toed shoes above N. 4
 F.. R. PROTHEROE.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-04-05
MOTHER! LOOK At
CH|LD'S TONGUE
II cross, feverlsh, constipated,
give california Syrup
Of Figs"

A laxative today saves 4 sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty their
bowels, which become clogged up with
waste, liver gets sluggish; stomach
sour.
Look at the tongue, mother! II coat.
ed, or your child In listless, cross, few.
erish. breath bad. restless, doesn't eat
heartily, full Of cold or has sore throat
or any other children's ailment, give q
teaspoonful Of California Syrup Of
Figs" then don't worry. because It 10
perfectly harmless, and In q few hours
all this constipation poison. sour bile
and fermenting waste will gently
move out Of the bowels, and you have
. well, playful child again. A thor.
ough "inside cleansing 10 ofttime4 all
that II necessary. It should b the
FIRST treatment given In any sickness.
Beware Of counterfeit DC syrups.
Ask at the store for 4 6O-cent bottle Of
"California Syrup Of Figs" which haa
full directions for babies. children q
all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-04-05
THROUGH The VALLEY
Only Temporarily Closed Are the
Gates Between Mortal and
Immortal Life.

THERE came a day when the lilies
were glad. They two had met and
their souls were one. It was q
high time for him, for he was loving
another better than himself. 1t was
q high time for her, for it was the
great day Of faith. They said the
one to the other: surely heaven is
bending low. This is more than life,"
The moonlight dreamt on the lilies, and
the world was young-so young.
Then came day when the lilies
trembled, and then were still. They
two went to the valley Of tenderness
and Of death. He stayed at the gate,
but she went In. And the lilies were
still. And 10, the gates swung wide and
she came back. Wrestling with the
enemy had made her pale talking with
God had made her white. In her soul
were things that never could be said,
and in her arms was Gods gift to her
and her gift to men. 1t was Won
drous high time for them, for they
were three. The twain were giving
themselves in order that another might
be. And they walked together through
the lilies, saying the one to the other:
Miracle Of miracles! That which
was perfect has been made more per-
feet. The other was happiness, but
this Is rapture" And the Niles were
glad-So glad.
Then came day when all the lilies
In the garden trembled. and then were
still--so still. The three wrestled in
the darkness. They three were swept
into the valley. They two fought and
prayed to have and to hold their own.
They two stood and waited and
watched. Then the two came back.
And the gates were closed. And the
lilies were still-yet still.
Then the two went away, hand In
hand, through the lilies. They were
lonely-sO lonely. The sun was gray,
and the heart of life was dead. But
they said, the one to the other: God
was good to send the little messenger,
even though the message was so soon
said. Let US be glad"
And 10, from the lilies came their
spirit child to walk with them. And
they shall have their own forever and
forever. There shall be no fear, and
their tears shall grow sweeter and
sweeter.-Henry NJ. Edmunds in In
dianapOlis News.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-04-05
'CASCARETS' FOR
LIVER, BOWELS
For sick headache, bad breath,
Sour Stomach and
constipation.
Get . 10cent box now.

No odds hcw bad your liver. stomach
or bowels; how much your head
aches how miserable and uncomfort.
able you are from constipation, indiRes.
ton. biliousness and sluggish bowels
you always get the desired results
with Cascarets.
Don't let your stomach, liver and
bowels make you miserable. Take
Cascarets tonight: put an end to the
headache. biliousness. dizziness, nerv.
BUSINESS. sick. sour. gassy stomach.
backache and all other distress:
cleanse your inside organs of all the
bile, gases and constipated matter
which is producing the misery.
A 1o-cent box means health, happi.
ness and a clear head for months.
No more days Of gloom and distress
II you will take Cascaret now and
then. All stores sell Cascarets. Don't
forget the children-their little In.
sides need cleansing. too. Adv.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-04-05
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

Few persons can be sick who use
Green's August Flower. It has been
used for all ailments that are caused
~ disordered stomach and inactive
liver, such Us sick headache, constipa-
ton, sour stomach, nervous indiges-
ton, fermentation Of food, palpitation
81 the heart from gases created in
he stomach, pains in the stomach, and
many other organic disturbances.
August Flower is a gentle laxative,
regulates digestion, both in the stom-
lch and intestines, cleans and sweet
Ems the stomach and whole alimentary
:anal, and stimulates the liver to Sc
:rete the bile and impurities from the
blood. Try it. Two doses will relieve
you. Used for fifty years in every
town and hamlet in the United States
and In all civilized countries.-Adv.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-04-05
South Dakota Druggists
Have High Opinion
# Swamp-Roos

l never hesitate to recommend your
preparation since I have heard the favor.
able remarks of the people who have test.
ed it and proved its value. am conf.
dent that it will do all that il claimed for
It as l have been selling it for the past
fifteen years and have not received q sin.
gle complaint.
Very truly yours,
r. L. SERR, Druggist.
Nov. 4, 1916. Belvidere. s. %.
Prove Whist Swaap-Root WIN Do For Yeu
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer L Co..
B BIZ n: x. for . sample size bot:
also receive . booklet Of valuable infor-
nation, telling about the kidneys and bad.
der. When writing, be sure and mention
this paper. Regular 6fty-cent and one
dollar si.e bottles for sale e IN drug
oto1Vs.-Adv.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-04-05
Glad TdinQS

What tidings OF reverent glad
ness are voiced by the bells
that ring
A summons to men to gather to-
day In the courts Of Christ,
the King!
We come to our dear Lords al
tar: what brightness greets
US there!
The gloom OF the winter has van.
ished and beauty 10 every
where.
O beautiful. beautiful lilies, what
truths you typify!
You seemed to die in the autumn,
and yet you did not die.
"Alleluia!" the choir IL chanting.
with Joyous. jubilant voice.
The Lord Ia risen. Is risanI Re-
5oice. rejoice, rejoice.~
He 10 risenw o glorious mes.
sage! He lives who once
was deadw
And hearts that were heavy with
sorrow hear and are COM
forted.
From the censor cups Of the lilies
rise scents of myrrh and
balm.
And the soul. like q lark. scars
upward. winged with the
Easter psalm.
And on the Easter morning. while
joyful voices sing,
You repeat to all the lesson Of
the miracle of spring.
From the tomb in which men laid
him the stone 10 rolled
away.
And 10! the Christ they sing Of
Is here in our midst today.
-Eben f. Rexford in the Chris
tan Herald.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-04-05
YES! LIFT A CORN
OFF WITHOUT PAIN!
Cincinnati man tells how to dry
up 4 corn or callus % Il lifts
Oft with fingers.

You corn-pestered men and women
need suffer no longer. Wear the shoes
that nearly killed you before, says this
Cincinnati authority, because q few
drops Of freezone applied directly on q
tender, aching corn or callus, stops
soreness at once and soon the corn or
hardened callus loosens so it can be
lifted off, root and all, without pain.
A small bottle Of freezone costs very
little at any drug store, but will posi-
lively take off every hard or soft corn
or callus. This should be tried, as it
Is inexpensive and is said not to irri-
tate the surrounding skin.
If your druggist hasn't any freesone
tell him to get small bottle for you
from his wholesale drug house-adv.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-04-05
HAD A CAPITAL OF $500
In Six Years He Was Well of

An Alberta farmer, who had Dor.
rowed from loan company, in re.
hitting to them the last payment on
his mortgage, decided to give them the
history Of his experience, on a Mani
toba farm. It was that Of many anoth-
er farmer. and for the benefit Of those
who contemplate change the liberty
10 taken Of reproducing 1t.
II will give you here a brief sum-
mary Of my experience since coming
here six years ago. I was a new hand
at farming. my trade being meat-cut-
ting and butchering. My capital was
$500, which was first payment on
my quarter section (16O acres). Most
OF my stock, harness. Implements, etc.
were bought at sales, all ION time"
necessarily. The buildings on the place
were about as good as nothing and had
either to be rebuilt or replaced entirely.
There were % acres broken. and very
badly farmed, bringing poor returns
the first year." After mentioning q
number Of mischances, he says: IN
spite OF all these drawbacks, l have
done well. consider my farm worth
$500 to $4,000. I have four head Of
horses, IL Of cattle. over 400 purebred
Bun Orpington chickens and 125 tur-
keys, besides implements. harness, ETC.,
to run my place. have a well ITO
feet deep with an inexhaustible supply
OF water. The well with pump cost
me $500. have built a SIPS chicken
house and put up nearly $50 worth Of
poultry fencing: have built root cellars
to hold over 5000 bushels of potatoes
and other vegetables. As to income, I
raise about ten acres Of garden and
roots annually which net from 5000 to
$1,000 total. I generally sell from
20 to 40 tons timothy hay which brings
from IS to ia per ton. My grain 10
most oil used on the farm except q
few hundred bushels sold to the neigh.
bors for seed. My four milk cows bring
IN from $50 to $50 each Counting calf).
Last year 80 hens laid coo dozen eggs
which averaged more than Is cents q
dozen Il always work for winter err
production). The surplus hens were
sold In spring. dressed at 81 each. Ny
turkeys average $3.50 each in fall. By
having vegetables to feed my young
cattle. the two-year-old steers bring
t76 each In spring. "-Advertisement
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-04-05
Significance Of Easter Water.

1t is said to be preventative
against illness for the whole year to
wash oneself in snow or rain water
fallen on Easter. In Saxony the peas
ants also bring their horses into the
water to ward of sickness from them.
The Easter water, however, has vir-
tue only when, while drawing 1t, tho
wind Is due east. So far is this car
ried in the northern parts Of Europe
that, when the spring Is backward,
and the Easter waters still ice.bound,
the pious folk break through the ice
In order to battle In the streams. Often
great numbers gather on the banks
and encourage the bathers with shouts
and cheers.