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care of it and saved it for some
other hungry folks. whom they
might meet. Certainly we know
that it was not wasted, for that
would not have been right. We
should never waste anything. Per.
haps you think that FISH and bread
made a poor picnic, but you, chill
dren, must know that the people. in
that day, liked fish and bread bet
ter than anything else, and / do not
believe they would have cared at
all for the nice sandwiches and cake
and ice cream which mothers today
give to their little boys and girls
when they go on a picnic party.
Dear little children, do you not
wish that Christ would come again
and feed the dear people who, we
are told, are so faint for need of
bread, and the dear little children
all over the world, who are said to
be so hungry and so unhappy and
so i'll clad-no shoes, no nice warm
sweaters and no one to put them in
soft little beds and hear their pray
e-s and kiss them goodnight? Christ
said, 10, l am with you Away"
and l believe he is here and we will
see him. when we are good and kind
and loving, and he will feed all the
world and clothe every one, his lit
tie children and his big children
and all the animals and birds and
fishes and he will make everything
so bright and so beautiful He said
he would come again and we must
believe it, because Christ is Truth.
One of his disciples said, and we
find this in the New Testament.
unto them that look for him shall
he appear the second time" So he
will come, because he promised, and
when we are good enough we shall
see him, and every one will be so
happy!
Is it not pitiful to see what naugh-
ty. selfish, greedy, ungrateful
thoughts have done to bring suffer-
ing to inocent little children? God
never took the earthly fathers and
left the little ones to suffer. War
did it, and war-thoughts are hate,
and envy, and fear, and selishness,
and these thoughts are evil, and
they make wars and cause the dear
children and all to suffer.
I used to try to commit to men,
ory the verses of THE Star Span
gled Banner" l did not like the
words, proud wars desolation." My
vivid imagination pictured "desola-
ton" The rockets red glare" dis
turbed me too, for l knew that some
dear father or brother would get
hurt or killed and mothers would
grieve for their dear boys, who
came home sick and wounded or
were killed by the bombs bursting
in air" so I did not sing any words,
until it came to
otis the star-spang1ed banner, o
long may it wave
Ger the land Of the free and the
home Of the brave"
and these words ] sang. I always
like to think of America as "the
land of the free and the home of
the brave" and the stars and stripes
are dearer to me than ever. They
have waved from my house every
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garden, radiant with marigolds.
bluehclls. asters. sunfowers and all
garden roses. Compared with these.
heavens golden streets had no at
traction for me. The harps also
failed to lure me. for the only harps
I ever had seen were played in the
streets by wandering musicians and
my imagination could not change
the picture. The pearly gates were
not to be compared to the wooden
gate that swung open and welcomed
me. as I went into my own home
sweet home" where were my dear
loving parents.
All this time their love for God
and their efforts to ohev His law
and to follow Christ made such an
impression on my child mind that
I loved my heavenly Father and was
ALWAYS praverful happy child. 7
believe have ALWAYS resisted q
separation from God. who is Life
and Love and nv source and sup
plv of being Although I never un-
derstood the Science or Principle
Of being, until Mrs. Eddy taught me
to love good and make all evil I'M
real, by understanding that all were
Gods children. She told me that
some day every one would STOP
thinking bad. wrong thoughts which
cause suffering, and would think
God-thouehts and let God (good)
thoughts govern them and give them
life and strength and every good
thing Some day every one will
know that God is our loving Father
Mother and that He loves and cares
for every one of His children. Christ
Jesus told US this and Mrs. Eddy
taught US to follow and obey his
teachings. They are all workable
when we admit that God is Mind
intelligence. eternal Life. Love and
Truth. and that God is the ONLY Gre
ator. So if we lust learn this and
begin to think God (good) thoughts.
think loving thoughts. think Of
every one as good and as Gods
child. and refuse to believe they are
not. we shall find ourselves under
Gods law and shalt be healthy and
happy. Gods law is Life and Love,
and in God there is no sin, sickness,
nor seeming death.
God feeds and clothes every child
Of His. just as He clothes the lilies.
One day when the people were fol-
lowing Christ Jesus to hear his
teachings they became very hungry
and the disciples had only FIVE
loaves and two fishes with which to
satisfy their own hunger. Jesus told
them to call the people and ask
them to sit down on the grass and
five thousand hungry people obeyed.
It was big picnic, was it not. chill
dren? But Jesus knew that God
would feed these dear people, be-
cause they had been following him.
to learn how he healed the sick and
walked on the water, and Love Sup
piled enough food for these FIVE
thousand people. They ate all they
wanted, and I do not doubt that
they were very hungry; and yet
there were left twelve baskets full.
I never heard what they did with
the twelve baskets that were filled
with food. but probably they took
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after a while, that the organist
whom they discharged, was paid
5000 a year. and father, who was
a church official. was saving that
money for his church, for i'll ali
those four years they never paid
me anything Perhaps father was
teaching me the lesson of obedience
and unselhshness. He was an archi-
tect. and built and loved his church
editice, and, children. does it not
seem strange that years afterwards
Mrs. Eddy sent me to New York
city to preach and teach Christian
Science, and to heal the sick, and
that. with my students. built a
church edihce? When the big pipe
organ was brought into the church
to be set up, and the console was
on the floor and many workmen
were there, a man came up and
passed me brown paper, upon
which was written. Madam. will
you play Nearer My God for the
boys?" l told them l would if they
would sing it with me, which they
did. So l was the first one to play
the organ in the church over which
Mrs. Eddy gave me charge.
AS a child, l rebelled at the pray
err, IF I should die before I wake"
Today, dear children, you can go to
Sunderland with the prayer that
dear Mrs. Eddy has given to chill
dren of the twentieth century, and
which will never take you away
from your parents, but will teach
you that God is your Life and that
you cannot be separated from Life
and Love. You will learn that Cod
thoughts are life. This is Mrs. Ed
dy's prayer, which thousands of lit
tie ones offer to our loving Father
Mother God every night:
'Father-Mother God,
Loving me-
Guard me when l sleep;
Guide my little feet
Up to Thee"
There is another prayer, whose
author l do not know: ~.
"Now I lay me down to sleep:
know that God His child does keep.
know that God. my life. is nigh,
live in Him cannot die.
God is my health. can't be sick:
God is my strength. unfailing.
quick;
God is All: know no fear.
Since Life and Love. dear God. is
here"
My second Sunday School teacher
was shocked when I asked her, how
she knew that heaven was such a
lovely place. Had some one come back
and told her? She said in heaven
the streets were golden and the
gates were pearl and the men were
playing on harps. l asked if there
were any mothers in heaven and
little children, for l did not want
to go to a place where there were
no mothers and no little children
In my child mind used to picture
golden streets, and they seemed so
bright they dazzled me and made me
lonely. / compared them with the
streets that led up to dear Grand
mas house, where l used to linger
% pick the glossy pink thistles and
he wild roses, whose perfume I
drank in, till I opened the gate
which enclosed the old-fashioned
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children or big children very
unhappy, very ENJOYABLE, and
sometimes very sick. They
are naughty thoughts. which
God never made, and the little chill
dren of this century are learning to
think God (good) thoughts. They
are resisting thoughts which make
them sick or unhappy and which
make Others unhappy.
When I was a little girl, no one
knew that thoughts made people
we'll and happy, or sick and disa-
| greeable to themselves and every
one. Had my dear mother known
that her fear that some disease
called contagious was wrong
thought, she never would have
transferred her disease-thought to
me, her darling child. She would
never have touched me with that
naughty thought-fear-and l should
have been spared colds and chill
dren's diseases, and she would have
had, during those sick-thought days,
a happy, healthy little daughter, to
give her joy and reward her for her
tender mother-love. However, ]
survived my parents idolatry and
have learned how to think God
(good) thoughts to every one. and
how to refuse to think any but God
thoughts, life and love, to all. This
gives me-and gives every one who
obeys Gods law Of Life and Love-
health, happiness and love for all
and for everything which God made
It also gives the repelling power of
Love to fear, and Love chases away
naughty thoughts and protects lit
tie children and big children from
their influence.
My dear mother was my first Sun
day School teacher. I used to COM
nit verses from the Bible and
learned the history of Jesus Won
derful power to heal the sick. But
thought Jesus was the Son of
God and that God gave him special
power to do this work Jesus said
to his early disciples, The works
that l do shall we do also, and great
er works than these shall we do F.:
! hut I never thought that I was also
iod's child and could do the same.
| u uHOSIStOOu anu ODcyCu the law
If God, as Christ j. us did. My
mother was shocked when I ques-
toned the prayer she taught me to
,ay before / went to sleep, which
an thus.
Now lay mo down to sleep:
pray the Lord my soul to keep.
II should die before I wake.
pray the Lord my soul to take"
I did not want to say this prayer
| because I did not want to die and
cave my dear parents, my horse and
,iano and organ and home. would
,ften tell my father, who desired
make me q musician, that other
title girls fathers and mothers did
1t keep them in the house on
right sunny days. practising on a
iano or an organ. But father was
I! lsistent, and when / was fourteen
ears old / played the organ in his
hurch. It was not great big pipe
ryan, children, but it was an old
ashioned Mason & Hamlin organ
With but seven or eight stops, which
played for four years. learned
The spectator., 1921-12-23

wasn't light enough to see very good, ran his blow between two stumps and broke it. Tut, tut. Billie, that is too early. Was it the stump, the blow or just his religion he broke? Ed.)
 Well sir, Editor, we heard the other day that Christmas was coming next Sunday and we do pray that Old Santa will come to see you and your wife, me and my wife. us four and no more. Amen. We wish our dear old editor of The Spectator and his office force a merry Christmas and happy New Year. and may he live long and be just as useful q servant in the future as he has been in the past, and for good ness sake, editor. help the Union.
 DICK.
 Say, Dick, those good wishes are mighty good in you. and if we see Old Santa pikin' around our fire place we'll tell him hustle over to your shack before all his sticks of striped candy are gone. As to helping the Union, you know the bible says, Tn union there is strength: if We don't hang to- gether, we'll hang separatly: and the Lord helps him that helps himself" And believe me. if the producer of the wealth of the country don't help himself to a just share of the wealth that he has ere eated from the soil by the wise use of God $ wonderful nat ural laws, such a man ought to be sent u a home for the feeble minded, and only through the united effort of the producer can he get even half of the value of
The spectator., 1921-12-23

Preston Bla lock Is at home for the holidays
 The Idol Dancer at the Vie tory Theatre Thursday and Fri day Dec. 29 and Both.
 Mrs. John Duncan of near Mulberry is a guest of her mother, Mrs L. ( Mckinney
 Mr. and Mrs. Buck Weaver are visiting Mr. and Mrs. David Bond at Mountain Top.
 A paid up subscription to this little old twice-a-Week Spectator would be very acceptable right now.
 To all of our readers an friends we extend our sincere wishes for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
 Don't fail to see Earth Bound' at Victory Theatre, Tuesday X Wednesday Dec. 2 and 28. We recomend it
 Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bell and young son arrived here Thursday from Oklahoma City to visit his parents through the holidays and attend Davidson and Bell we'd ding.
 Thos. Obar of Chilhcothe, Mo- arrived in Ozark Wednesday and went to his home at Meg to spend the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Wm Obar.
 Mir. and Mrs. Hawkins who moved from the John Johnson farm in the summer to Walter Maxey's farm in Crawford Go. are visiting here this week, Bud says he has his corn land broken and stalks cut for the next year s crop, which goes to prove that one former Franklin county farm CT is keeping up with the best
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question involving every business enterprise affected by agriculture. The farmers organization here stands for right to organlZe and opposed to the idea of a renter being depriVtd of his land b0cause he differs With his land lord iA some matter of opinion, or object 10 raying some straw boss" an enormous price for a span of mnleS for the sake of a one-vear's tenure on t irtv acre : of land fThe loc1ls Greenwood, Liberty, Alix and Coal Hill-have placed the matter of adjusting these questions in the hands of a joint committee which has come to he known as the Land Committee v
 This committee has authority only so long as it confines itself to the Memphis plan. that is, crop rent-one fourth of the cotton and one-third of the corn v land to be planted one-half to cotton and one. half feed crop.
 There is no question of the steady determination of the farmers. About 400 are rep resented by the land committee. They are supported in their position by about S0% of the bankers, merchants and other business men. While viewed as a question of land rent this may be regarded as a simple business proposition to be settled by the andlord and his tenant, yet it involves the general welfare to such an extent and includes the renters right of tenure so in- timately that the organization feels content to rest the matter with public feeling assured that its sense of right will afford ample support to carry it on to success.
 Denning Local No. 3736, F. F.. and C. U, of A.
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his crops. There will be much misdirected efforts, the Union will do many things that it should not do, many of it's officers will turn out to be crooks, Jobs com forters will say, Curse the Un- ion and quit,' but all will not quit and let the grafters continue to take 69 cents out of every dol lar they produce. Some of the -blooded men of the country will keep fighting for their rights till they win. Our peasant an cestors, armed with pitchforks and scythe blades, fought the kings welI-armed soldiers and freed themselves from unjust laws in Europe years ago. Shall we, the sons of those brave sires. sit idly by and see the richly clad parasite take the food from the mouths of our hungry children. who have ssweated in the burn- ing summer sun to grow 1t. and their little bleeding fingers pulled it lock by lock from the sharp bols while their little thinly clad bodies shivered in the cold win ter winds? If you have such a neiehbor, shun him. for without doubt in his veins runs the cow ardly blood of the kings $ soldiers who ran from the pitchfor of our enraged fathers. Dammit, Dick, this is Christmas times and you have no right to get us riled, and you know we always get all het up when we think about the bitter wars the farmers have waged in the past and the hard fight ahead of them. not for favor or privileges. but simply justice. Editor.)
The spectator., 1921-12-23
Gravel Point

Hello, MT. Ed, we are still on the map yet but have been under the dust but here we come clean.
 Cool weather here of late nice for hog killing.
 Health is not so good at present in this neck of the woods, lots of colds seems to be the trouble.
 Charlie Buckner has moved to his house and he looks just like he had moved to town.
 Mir. and Mrs. s. B Acord and little son, Brick, and Mir. Leonard Acord visited relatives in South Ft. Smith from Friday night of last week until Monday of this week.
 E. W. Pippin and T. C. Parker were at the home of J. C. Kirby last Sunday evening.
 Mir. Sam Dewett went to Tom Burcham's last Sunday morning just 'spect Sam wanted a shave.
 Mir. Albert James has moved from the Bob Dean farm to the Alex Mckinney farm near the south east corner of Middle Township. We hope Mir. James will be pleased
 Willie Gates of Barham Town ship has moved near Cecil, hope he will be pleased with his new home.
 Mir. L. II Buckner was taken to a hospital at Ft. Smith last Sun day to be examined for some in- ternal trouble. He is in pit fable condition.
 Ohye of little faith, if man had religion before he went to the harves field he had it when he left it. The Christ of the Bible has promised to keep that which belongs to him, for he said in Mat 2S. IS. that all power was given unto him in Heaven and in earth so that knocks the Devil out with him Christ ) Then St John 8. IA. 15. Is. still shows his power. St. John 10. 27. 2S. %. makes it all stronger. Say. Mir. Kraut, there is more Paganism preached from the stand today than there is true Gospel and people are fixed to swallow it right down and swear it is the truth.
 A. J. Buckner and F. P. Buck, ner left last Tuesday night fol Ft. Smith to see their brother L. H. Buckner, who is in 5 serious condition.
 | w. M. Hamblin went to work so early the other morning, il
The spectator., 1921-12-23
You must see Earth Bound" at Victory Theatre
Knights of Pythlas Hold
 Annual Memorial Service

The Knights of Pythlas mem orial at the Methodist church Sunday night was one of the most impressive services ever held in Ozark and brought back memories of those who long ago have gone to their reward, and there are those who are left to revere and love them still. F. P. Nichols spoke fttingly of the deceased members of Lodge No. 22, from the time of organ ization in 1881. Paid a beauti- full tribute to the Charter mem bers. He was followed by Mr. Chas. Garland, representative of the Grand Lodge of Arkansas. His address was very fine from his we'll chosen subject Friend ship and Loyalty. The musical program was up to the usual high standard. Mem bers of the other denominations of the town assisted in the sing ing and Miss Sula Kate Benson presided at the organ. The following are the names of the deceased members:
 Corwin T Bill
 Dr J F Blackburn
 R E Eichenberger
 J J Eichenberger
 c D Eichenberger
 A L Eichenberger
 H C Carter
 C F Holden
 Steve B Felker
 M F Greer
 B L Jones
 w w Jennings CC Walker
 Ed H Mathes
 A M McLain
 Chas $ Mckinney
 Eugene Hail
 Geo G Nixon
 Frank Conatser
 w s O'kane
 Dallas Walker
 Robt Russell
 Seldon Huggins
 J R Williams
 J s Armstrong
 C C Colburn
 w J Glenn
 For Sale. My residence or River Street. Price $4,000
 JOE H. DOWDLE.
The spectator., 1921-12-23
The Land Rent Question

Probably every farmer in the South is familiar with the Mem. phis Plan which did so much to- ward sthe stability of business conditions last year. Farmers generally believe the plan is worth trying another year. Last year this section; Denning, AliX, Coal Hill vicinity, had to make a strong organized fight in order to get this plan in operation. This was due to the fact that such a large part of the land. mostly good river bottom, is held by non- resident owners who had been eNacting excessive cash rents. Naturally self interest prompted these land lords to hold fast to those terms and in the face of the opinion of bankers, merchants and farmers of the whole South refused to regard the general
 welfare as of any importance.
 The farmers here, however were sufficiently well organized to make their position command re- ispect and secured their lanG on the basis of third nd-fourth crop rent. fifty per cent cotton, balance Iof land to be planted to feed stuff. Had these lands been rented on the basis of so much cash rent I per acre as in recent years the 1 farmers would have been unable Iin view of the short cotton crop Ito meet any of their indebted ness other than to their land lords. ] Many are now refusing to contin- hue the arrangements of last year and seem determined to get rid Iof the renters who have been l farming their lands This is partly due to resentment over last years rentals and obviously largely due to a desire to destroy
 the Farmers organization. Ap- proXimateIy 100 per cent of these farmers are in the Farmers Un- ion and they seem steadfastly
 determined to stay in it. The
 organization asks that the old ] third Land fourth rent be continu-
 ed and insists that the present
 renters be continued on their
 lands unless just cause appears
 for their removal.
 Great numbers of renters have
 been informed that they were
 expected to give up their lands
 the first of the year, Others
 have been told rents were to be Fchanged, Land ,ords have insist
 ed in some instances that the
 renter pay cash for corn land and
 fourth of cotton. Some in-
 Slst on having as much as two
 thirds or three fourths of the land planted to cotton. Some
 propose a lump sum for a tract of land. None have agreed to the third and fourth plan. A considerable portion of the bot tom land is in smaller holdings of resident owners. Theset owners very generally accept the spirit of the Memphis plan and are ir accord with the Union. Three or four owners all nonresident, control lands titled by probably 250 or 300 farmers.
 The issue is with these mer and aside from the economic
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Earth Bound" is truly a masterpiece. Victory Theatre
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For Sale. - My residence on River Street. Price $4,0O0.
 JOE H. DOWDLE.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-04-05
naVeyOuaC Crippled Colon?

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plenty Of hot water and DR.. Pierce'a
Pleasant Pellets. Made of May-appla.
therefore harmless.
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For constipation, bilious attacks
or for sluggish or inactive liver.
Pleasant Pellets have no equal.
They keep ones system in perfect
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