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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-17
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-17

Prof. j. +. Clark, OF the Brinkley
academy, is in the city.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-17

Editor J. a. Hamblett, of the Chris
tian Index, Jackson, Tenn, Is in the
city. %
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-17
DIES IN FRANCE.

Rev. G. A. Bell. of Chattanooga,
attending the institute.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-17

Rev. Hardin Smith, or Brownsville
is attending the conference. He has
seen nearly 50 years service as a pas
tor.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-17
ENROLL FOR 1919 IN
FRED CROSS"

for though VT are rejoicing over world
peace, there is still much misery and dis
tress to be endured and We must do our
part in giving relief.
All YOU need is a heart and a dollar.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-17

Rev. A. d. Hurt, y, D.. superlntend-
ent of missions Of the Baptist state
convention Of Tennessee, is ~ the city
attending the ministers institute,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-17

The Galedas Of the Metropolitan Sap
fist church will meet at the churcn
Wednesday afternoon at $3.50, All
members are expected to be present
World's cresset., 1918-01-24
Satan has The power.
TEXT.

And he said unto them Ye
are they which justify yourselves
before men; but God knoweth
your hearts: for that which Is
highly esteemed among men is
abomination in the sight OF God'1'
(St. Luke. 16-15.)
We have in our text a man.
Hesitation of the power of, Satan
in controlling man. The Kieser
gets cut in front of his soldiers
and jlstiies himself ny saying
God is with US, and leading our
soldiers on TO victory.
And by this iustities himself.
When God has said thou shall
not kill, and to Peter Christ said
put up Thy Sword. please read;
THEN said Jesus unto him,
Put up again tiny sword into his
place: for all they that take the
sword shall perish with the
sword lS;. Mat. 26 ,52)
BY this We learn tina. a man or
mn who take the sword and
goes rut to xiii his fsi'ow man is
not Justified, Neither would
America be justified if i! was not
that lha Kle~er has lnrc.i our
President, TO deferd the rights
anu libp! ties opened to all people
.t Philadelphia who 1--we The
eau. OF a universal Democracy.
To OF il nd the cause Of humanity
like as Muses. was called upon
to defend the same principals
for the .Isr4elites against jus.
such men as tie Kaiser is 10 day.
Who then loved 10 xii! as the
Kaiser does 20 day. S, We must
site you to our 4, xt. And say
to you tie man who takes up the
sword sban perish with the
sword for the man who esteems
himself so highly before men.
God knoweth his beart, for this
reason it is an abomination In
God. sight so we trust that
God may help cur President to
vl:tory overthe enemy.
World's cresset., 1918-01-24

insurance on the face Of the
earth Approximately 800. .000men
have already accepted ihe Gov
offer, applying for insurance Of
about two and three quarter
billions of dollars. The average
amount applied tor per man is
more than SO. 600, which is very
close to the $4,000 maximum
provided for BY the law,
This insurance total, greet as
it is, sEouia d be Only a beginning.
Every person in the military aud
naval forces Of the Nation owes
to Limself and 10 those he loves
to avail, himself Of the full.
insurance ofprotectiCn. Bat the
time in which be can do so ia
limited. Prompt action is inper.
ative.
Those who joined the service
before October is. 1917, must
apply for the insurance on or
before February II, 1918. After
that, it will he too late. The
automatice insurance which Is
provided until February II. 1918
is only partia, protection.
Parents. brothers. aud sisters,
who have a representative of
their family 10 the Army or
Navy should, for their own sake,
and for his, write to him at once
urging him. If he has no. already
done SO. to buy the Government
insurance. They should urge
him to buy tie full $4,000 and,
above all, to buy it now.
World's cresset., 1918-01-24

lam in receipt Of the follow
ing from G. G. Carson, .Direc
tor for Missouri; U. s, Public
Service Reserve. Department
of Labor: Jefferson City Mo,
Jan. 10. '1e To Euroilme Mt
Agents:
United States Public Service
Reserve.
A telegram from Washing
ton just received, reads: THE
Army asks US to secure volan,
teer inlistment before Feb. I,
by men Of military but not
draft age. in motor mechanics
regiment now organizing for
service in France connected!
With aviation and 1000 artisans
o. The following types;
Auto aud gas ngine, men, au q
and motor. truck drivers. black.
smith f0rgers, canyas workers,
cabinet makers, harness makers,
general mechanics, lathe hands,
milling aud planers' tuol makers.
house and sign PAINTERS. sheet
metal workers, acetyline weld.
ers, wheel wr'ghts. Oppurtun'
itles for promotion to non com
missioned officers best in
service, Men now engaged in
vital Industries or available for
sLipbulldipg should be discour.
World's cresset., 1918-01-24

aged. Enrolment in public SER
vice reserve unnecessary; simply
90 to nearest army recruiting
station and enlist. Immediate,
vigorous action. using all possi'
ble agencies ana publicity nee.
essary,
Will you please see that this
message is made known through
out your county and If you
wish additiona. copies Of this
letter will endeavor to supply
you !
II you can give US on Feb. 1st
the direct result Of the efforts Of
your Office in the NUN Der and
character of enlistmen.s ia re.
sponke to this request please do
SO.
The time is short Feo. 1st. is
near at hand.
Shipbuilding matters will be
taken up very soon.
Yours very truly,
w, B. HITCHCOCK.
Director for Wright County
y. 8. Public Service Reserve
Mansfield Mo.
World's cresset., 1918-01-24
When can Wa
Look for peaceP
TEXT

lex /
l have seen the wicked in
great power, and spreading him.
self liKe green bay trne.
Yet be passed away, and, 10,
be. was not: yea, l sought him,
but he could not be found. Ps.
37"-a5-36]
When the fulfillment OF our
Text comes to pass. then we
con look for peace. For God
says that the seed of the wicked
shall be cut off and the righteous
shall inherit the earth forever,
please read.
For & Lord loveth
judgment, hd forsaketh not bis
saints; they are preserved for
ever: but tie sesd OF the wicked
shall be cut d, t
Tbs righteous thali inherit the
earth aud dwell therein forever,
Ps. 57a2s-2e),
When this time comes, Lo it
will come then we will have
peace. for God says,
For brass l viii; bring gold,
and for ironI will bring silver.
and for wood brass and for
stones iron will also make Thy
officers. peace and thine cxactors
righteousness.
Violence shall no more be
heard in thy,Land wasting nor
destruction within thy borders
but thou shalt cal; thy walls
Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
TIE sDn ehanbe no --np,e thy
lieht IN s.y; .nei.ter for
World's cresset., 1918-01-24
Our Attitude toward
ensmy peoples.

I'VE do not wish in any way to
impair or rearrange the e'Austrian
Hungarian Empire. 1t is NO affair
of ours what THEY do With their
1owo life. .either industrially or
politically. We do not purpose
~or desire TO dictate to them in
any way. We only desire to see
that their affairs are left in their
own hands, in all matters, great
or small.
I'VE shall hope 10 secure for
the people of the Balkan PENN
sula and the Turkish Empire the
power and right to make their
own lives safe, their own fortune
secure against oppression or
injustice and from the dictation
of foreign courts or parties
And our attitude with regard
to Germany herself is Of like
kind. We intend no wrong agains
the German Empire. no interfer
ance: " jth her internsl affairs ,..
We are in fact fighting for her
peoples emancipation from fear
along with our own-lrom tte
fear as we'll as from the fact of
unjust attack by neighbors, or
rivals, or schemers alter world
empire. No cne is threatening
the existence OF independence Of
peaceful enterprise of the Ger
Empire" From the Presidents
Message OF Dee, A. < y
World's cresset., 1918-01-24

"Throngh the appointment by
DR.. F. H. Riley, chairmen of the
Wright county council OF defense
OF w. L. Hitchcock as enroll.
ment agent for the county
Mansfield becomes headquarters
for Wright county for the U, S,
Public Service Reserve the OBJ
ject of which is to mobilize labor
for the government, G. G. Carson
Of Jefferson City is director tor
the state.
World's cresset., 1918-01-24

MANSFIELD. WRIGHT co.
MO Jan. 2lst. 1918
To the News papers of
Wright County,
Please note the attached proof
Inviting your cooperation in
this matter will ask you to pub
lish same in this weeks issue
of your paper.
4 would be pleased to receive
a copy Of your paper, Thanking
you and trus ting :ha. this will
be mutual be nett, am.
Yours truly,
w. B. Hitchcock
Director U. S. Public Reserve
for Wright County, Mo.
World's cresset., 1918-01-24

brightness shall the moon give
light unto thee. but the Lord
shall be an: everlasting light
and thy God thy glory.
Thy Sun shalt no more 20
down: neither shall thy moon
withdraw itself: for the Lord
shall be thine Everlasting light.
and the days of thy mourning
sball be ended.
Thy people also shall be all
righteous: they shall inherit the
land for eyei, the branch OF my
planting: the work of my hands.
that I may be gloritied. "lIsa 60
-l7 2C) ~
When time comes all will be
peace, no violence to be heard in
the Land the ,otficers shall be
alli1'eaeethe people all righteous
ness, Peace then shall be in
every heart. I
,"Then. judgement shall dwell
in the Wilderness, and righteou.
sness remsh in the fruitful
field.
And. tde work oi righteous.
ness, stall be peace; and the
effect Of righteousness, quiet.
neskana assurance for ever,
And my people shall dwell in
q peaceable habitation, and in
cure dwellings, and in quiet rest
ing places;" Isa, ,32-16-17-le
| Wseu this scripture is fulfill
ed then peace will cover the
entire earth and no man will say
aught Of the things which be
posessor, but all things will he
held in common, and every man
will set under his vine and fig
! tree, and there will be no one tc
, moist Or make afraid, So we
cannLt have speace until those
scripturs are ali fulfilled. For
Satan must cease to be here or
earth. who cause all the divisions
even in The sacred house hold
And this must come to pass
befor be and his influence
will be destroyed. Please read
And the devil that deceived
them Was cast into the lake oil
fire ana birthstone. where the
beast and the false prophet are
and shall be tormented day and
night for ever and ever Rev.
20 - 10
This is the end of wickedness
and all uncleaaliness.
World's cresset., 1918-01-24

Yes Hon, Hitchcock we are
ready now and at all times to
assist our government and her
Officers. Ed.
World's cresset., 1918-01-24
MOUNTAIN GROVE MISSOURI.
r. F, D. NJ 8, Cau die Grove
REV, L. s. GARRETT, EDITOR
PUBLISHERS
N. G. Garrett & M. M. Bowers
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
AT THE CAUDLE GROVE.
AND

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matter Sept, 1st. 1915. at the
Post Office at Mountain Grove
Missouri, under the Ac, of Mar.
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World's cresset., 1918-01-24
Roll Of Honor,

Mrs. Clyde G. Webster,
Versailles Mo. r F. D. 4, $l.OO
ID. n. Freeman Alice Mo. 25cts.
World's cresset., 1918-01-24
SUBSCRIPTION,

'c''Year ,S1 90,
Six Months, 4. 80 cts,
Three Months. ...... .25
Tnvarlable in advance.
World's cresset., 1918-01-24
Soldier and Sailor
Insurance

To the man who has gone 70
the eolors the. United: States
.Government.. offers the safest. the
most ,sliberal ard .tbe -coea pes.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-10
she SUFFERED
five YEARS
Finally Restored to Health
by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Key West, Fla. =" For five years |
suffered from irregularities. with ter.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-10
Don't Let Soap
Spoil Your Hair

When you wash your hair, be careful
what you use. Most soaps and prepared
:shampoos contain too much alkali which
IS very injurious, as it dries the scalp
and makes the hair brittle.
Ihe'best thing to use is just plain mul.
sihed cocoanut oil, for this is pure and
entirely greaseless. It's very cheap, and
beats the most expensive soaps or any
thing else all to pieces. You can get
ny, at any drug store, and = few ounces
VIII last the whole family for months.
Simply moisten the hair with water
ana rub IT in, about teaspooniul is all
that IS required. 1t makes an abundance
OF rich, creamy lather. cleanses thor
oughly'; and rinses out easily. The hair
a 9 quickly and evenly, and is soft.
fresh looking, bright. fluffy, wayy and
easy 10 handle sBesides, il loosens and
takes out every particle Of dust, dir: and
dandruf. 800.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-10
Grand Ridge and Vincinity

70 do-his life Tor his country.
Mrs. Ed Lewis and three daughters
OF Stanford. Mont. are visiting her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs, n. PoundStone,
OF Burlington ave
j. VI. Core. prominent stockman OF
this village. met with what might have
been very serious accident last
Thursday evening Willie loading cat
tie at the stockyards, when an In.
furiated animal attacked Mr.. Core,
one horn going through the heshy
part OF his right leg. Assistance
came TO his rescue or Mr. Core prob
ably would have been fatally injured
However medical assistance was at
once o nthe scene and the wound.
which Decessi.ated. several stitches.
was taken care OF. While Mr. Core Is
getting along as well as can be ex-
'pected 1t will be some time before he
can use the Injured member. II is
very thankful matters were no worse
than they were
Mrs {. ID. Rowe has returned from
a winters sojourn at palatka, Flori.
da, and reports fine time.
Miss Angie Langley was village
caller Sunday afternoon.
Abe Harris, son OF Mr.. aud Mrs
John Harris. OF the East Side. Is ey.
pectlng q call 10 the oolors at any
time now. Abe registered when q
residen, OF Kansas. ,-,
Mrs. WIN. T. Smith, Mrs. Il. c.
Williams and the y, Misses Mildred
Ellsworth and Irene Porter attended
the card party at the Boat Club 10
Ottawa Saturday for The benefit os
the Red Cross.
Mrs. J. S. Lewis and daughter. Miss
Carrie, returned Saturday evening
from q short visit with their son and
brother Lieut.. DR.. Karl Lewis, OF
Chicago
Mrs, VI. u. Crawford spen. Friday
afternoon with Streator friends.
Rev, James Foster, rector OF s.,
Andrews church. is in Chicago this
week.
Miss Sarah Crawford was a recent
guest at the II NJ Flagler home, west
OF town.
Mrs, Martin Woodn is spending q
copse o, weeks In Seneca with rela.
Tive and friends.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-10

Send me Foley Kidney Pills. om
lady done up with rheumatism and
they are the only thing that help
me-. a. J. Walsh. sneffeis. Colo.
rheumatism Is stubborn a. Q mule
1T hangs on like q leech--wesrs out
your stronEth--worries you with pain
drugs on your vitsiity-depresse
your mind--afreols your health!
Don't let II hang on YOU Don't give
M TO II! Don't overlook Foley Kid
ney PILLS! For they work directly on
the kldneys--tone up and strengthen
item to the perfect action that keeps
uric acid out ~ tho blood. and clear
away the cause Ut rheumatism. lufu-
bsgo and stiff. swollen. sohing Joints.
3egin now. today. and soon you will
again be active and free from pain.
sir. Walsh winds up Ills letter 20 Va
= by saying: II consider Foley Kidney
Pills the best ] have ever used. and
have tried several different REM
edscs." Your drusgist sells them
For Gals BY ". o. Duncan.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-10

homework. am telling my friends
about it. - Mrs. j. NJ. CAMus, 726
Caroline St., Key West, Florida.
Many women at some period in their
life suffer from ailments peculiar to their
sex and which in most cases may be
readily relieved by this famous root and
herb medicine, Lydia Z. Pinkhsm's
Vegetable Compound, just as Mrs.
Camus found 1t helped her sitter suffer.
ing for years and trying everything else
in vain.
If you have any annoying symptoms
you fell to understand, write Lydia E.
Pinkhsm Medicine Co., Lynn. Mass.
The results Of their 40 years experience
ia advising women on this subject 10 ct
your service.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-10
uNCLA,M go LETTERS.

Following letters are unclaimed IN
the Ottawa post Office undef' date al
April 10, 1918:
Blanchard, Miss Geraldine
Re.vich, Bernice l..
Bounds. Anna Mae
Buck. Frank
Bales, Winfred
khrler, ,. :.at
E@terbnrg, Frank DuGoy
. IiaFris, Martin -....
lIargen, Elmer
Kennedy, A. Z.
O'D0nnell, Cecil
Smith. V. A.
Thomas, Mrs. Emm.
Werner. Miss Autie j..
-------s-------.--------4.
P0G QUICK RESULTS TRY THE
WANT ADS. IN THE FREE
THAnERJOCHNAI.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-10

May we not add this one?
Another Pest.
They go wild, simply wild over me.
As screech il in high treble c,
don't know the words at all
But manage just to baw!
The tall ones, 43
The small ones"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-10

They yell go hire a hall"
And keep singing 1t night and day
In a most George EN- Cohanish way
And the neighbors all declare.
They wish was over there
They go wild, simply wild over me
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-10

VTInie pans 8nu an
lawful weakness in
ing back. The doc
tor gave me diff.
erent medicines but
they dMIne no good.
A friend asked me to
try Lydia z. Pink
hams Vegetable
ICo mpound and l
found It TO be the
best medicine ! ever
| tried because it
made the we'll, and
! MN ran, IL s
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-10

Dwarf treos are suited TO small ssr.
osas. they occupy little space, are ca.
Dy cared Tor. bear sooner than stand.
ord binds. and they are ehsily shaped
TITO bushes aud. pyramids. or eau DO
used 10 espaller forms. trained on
bxldinss. fences Or trsillssa -,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-10
SHRAlP-NH

Know Hes Not Pro-Gernan Cause
Ne Told Ne So.
iaere Is a man in our town
Who thinks he's wondraus wise.
lie tells n all his neighbors
pack Of Ilunnlsh lies.
ihat one abou; the Rel Gross
Ana all the Su4 they sell1a,s
On. that's a lie thtsHI tmnslsh guys
pm dearly love 10 toll. -- -
II one lone soldier dies in camp
lie makes thar one score.
And when ten men are killed in
France.
tic adds thousand more.
lie raves about the Germans
Ana their efficiency.
"bey helped us In our wars" ha cries
"pey helped 20 make IA free"
- 'NH rlsht, by GOtt, he b!3t;S
dot ve should call dem Huns
fou can't belief dot stun dey tel.
Dem English sons.of guns.
'ste says IL is 4 bloody crime
To send our boys o'er-spas.
'ney should be kept AZ homo. no
cries.
To lick dem japanese
HE wears a smile upon his face
y nag upon his coat.
And works like hell down in his heart
To grab the nations goat.
Ana there is Nothing we can do
To stop his work, | know.
That he is not pro-German
Why? Because he told me so.
contributor sends US this little
pome. After hearing the well known
over There melody FOR seven con-
secutiye times on neiehbors victro-
Ia during the course Of a single even.
Ing. We suppose that he lor she-may-
be its our old friend poetal lost their
reason and this Is the result
over There.
Over there. over there
Gee, wish that they were over there
The poor boobs that sing it, the rubes
that sing It,
1t chaSes US most everywhere
Over there. over there.
Stand away and give ME air.
I'm going over. yes going over
To some peaceful trench where won't
hear,
over there
May we not add this one?
Another Pest.
They go wild. simply wild over me.
As ! screech it in high treble c,
don't know the words at all
But manage just to baw!
The tall ones. a.
The small ones"
They yell go hire hail.
And keep singing it night and day,
In a most George EN- Cohanish way,
And the neighbors all declare.
They wish | was over there
They go wild, simply wild over me.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-10
CONTEST OFFERS AN
INTERESTING CHANCE
TOSTUDY CHARACTER
MANY PHASES oEvELOPe As
RACE SEARS AN eNo-S0ME
CONTESTANTS GET BIG RE-
SUITS IN TERRITORIES WORK
Ed sY OTHER CANDIDATES.

An Interesting phase OF The con-
test is the character study il affords.
It shows up the people who have
viii power and determination 10 sue
coed in life in 1 way that few other
tests could demonstrate. For exam.
pie. several candidates dropped back
early in the campaign declaring that
they had secured all the new sub
scriptions possible. Others went in
10 the same territory where the first
contestant had said there wasn't IA
other subscription 10 De secured and,
by Straightforward effort explain
ing the merits Of the Free Trader
journal as 4 home paper and showing
new readers Why the daily paper
should be regular visitor in their
home. secured as many and often
more new subscriptions than the first
visitor
What Nave You Done?
The Free Trader Journal Is a
paper devoted 10 the interest OF
every resident OF Ottawa and rural
community. II merits the support OF
every resident and so We suggest the
question, What have you done?"
Have you helped some candidate TO
win one OF the ten valuable prizes
that are being offered?
What Nave You Done
This Is question also that every
Sair minded candidate should ask
L...se.. y. uersef What have |
done today?" Have ] secured one
or wore snbscriptions? Have ! got
promises that will be turned into cash
b! soa.uruay?
The time has come when you must
conquer or fall by the wayslde and
20 down Ia defeat, II you do not &c;
subscriptions. This Is a battle OF
fame aud fortune. but 1t is measured.
nevertheless, BY the results that you
get day BY day. 4.
Chance to Match Power.
10 this great campaign many have
the chance to match their power
against that OF others ana to test the
real friendship Of their friends. In
this effort many are finding Jus,
what they can do under pressure and
are leraning their capacity as they
could not do in !. any other field Of
effort This is training course in
which strength and will are tested.
Get 70 Know Yourself
Many candidates in every district
are learning things about themselves
they never knew be fore, learning
too, how to do things with the right
spirit that always brings success, Just
as they will have 10 learn in all AT.
fairs Of life, learning to harness their
powers and to make them active,
learning the effectiveness of inten.
sive work.