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The spectator., 1921-05-06
Tackey Party

A little nonsense now and then is
 So thought the grave and serious minded Seniors of the High School when the full 25 came to school Friday dressed in ''tacky' apparel. They were surely tr.ly "tacky" lot and all voted Miss Thelna Davidson and Mon. ta Nixon az the two tack!est repre- sentatives
 The first honor conferred On us we were allowed to conduct chapel exer. cises, which was very credib.y done. The first on our program was our ma tional anthem, Star Spangled Banner. which received the homage of hats re- moved by the boys and girls alike. Next was. that time.honOred classic. Twinkle Twinkle. Little Star, beauti- fully rendered by Miss Ola Thomp- lins. Next was a heart rendering q,artette, rendered ny Buck McClel- lan Ralph Littleton. Ben Ford and Burns Wakefield. accompanied on the piano by that Hatchless football play e:f Everett Phillips. Next. Riley's beautiful poem. Little Orphan Annie" was given by Miss Frances Johnston. Miss Ona Edgin sang "A Bow of Vel low Ribbon" We then had the treat O. the morning, piano solo by Prof. Edgar Shuler one of the Famous Five. Basketball Players Last Miss Mary Bartleson. in burle3que introduced the Honorable Faculty. represented by Frances Johnston. Lima Arp. Carve D. Davidson. Ralph Little;on and Paul Patterson.
 An ample dinner was spread on the lawn at l2 o'clock, to which the teach CTS were invited and showed their D. rreciation in the best way. by partak- ing. freely and heartily of the spread. Mr. Moore further showed his appre- citation of the Seniors by giving them q half holiday. uGich same drew l5 hearty "rahs" from thankful hearts In order that none should miss this great show. they Iromenaded to town at noon. Here. as is their nature, the boys. some, not all, basely deserted As another tribute to our dressed up condition, we were all passed into the ball game. in the afternoon. Like all celebrated people, we were snapshot ted and also like true celebrates. We gracefully posed for these
 One of Enl.
The spectator., 1921-05-06
Jethro Jottinss
Health good at this writing.

Health good at this writing.
 Miss Fife Osburn spent Satur- day and Sunday with Miss Beu- lah Davis.
 Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mullen and her mother, Mrs. F.. Wells. spent Sunday afternoon with Mir. and Mrs. Joe Rogers.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Brison and children spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. George Cowan and family.
 Johnny Standridye spent Sat urday night with Ernest White
 Mr. Fred Mullen and children returned home from the straw berry patch Saturday.
 Misses Jewel and Ella Osburn spent Sunday with Misses Mild red and Lucy White,
 Say, what do you know about it? We went fishing today and caught a buffalo. We shouted for joy until we saw it had no bin. for we thought We had caught Buffalo Bill.
 Miss Mable White came home Friday from Ozark. where she has been attending school. and returned to her school duties Monday.
 Miss Furn Yeager returned home Friday from Oklahoma, where she has been visiting her sister for two years or more.
 MT. and Mrs. l.. M. Gray spent Sunday with her father and mother, Mir. and Mrs. J. II. White.
 We are glad to hear that Mrs. w. Brooks has returned home from the hospital, where she had been operated on for appendicitis
 Fred White spent Saturday night with Noah White.
 Quite crowd of young folks from around here attended the baptiZing at Cass Sunday.
 Well, E. B. said he knew who we were. l am sure you do not, or was you talking about s. s. and E. L.? Well. l am sure you wasn't for no one knows who we are unless the editor has told. hG. editor? (Buii' don't know yor, he is tn hiking of someone he ran with, about twenty years younger than you old gray boards.
 Sp!ngle Shanks X Bow Legs.
The spectator., 1921-05-06

John Childers left yesterday for Tulsa. where he will visit his daughter hoping a change will benefit his hea tn Mrs. Childers came over with him and went back to her home South of the river yesterday.
 J. R. Davidson went to Ft. Smith Thursday and purchased asSteinway Grand piano for his daughter Carrie Dean. who will graduate from the High School at this place this month.
 Mrs. Hyden came up from C oal Hill today and visited be- tween trains with Mrs. Ellen Jennings.
 Mrs. Georgia Gibson went to Ft. Smith Thursday to visit her daughter.:Mrs. Whitney Johnson. and family,
 The Ozaak Band will give a concert every Saturday night, beginning May 2. in the court yard. Concert starts promptly at seven.
 Lee tuqua who has been with the coast Artillery Sth Go. at San Franicsco has completed his term of enlistment and arrived in Ozark, Thursday. He will re- main at home during the sum- mer.
 A. H. Treadway was declared bankrupt in the court in Fort Smith this week. The great slump in cotton caught him un- prepared, and his serious sickness for more than two months made it impossible for him to arrange his business. We regret to see this business which has had a continuous existence for fifty years. and especially when Mr. Ireadway is in such bad health.
 Ralph Floyd left today for Oklahoma City on important business.
 Mrs. k. Gene Bell left Friday for her home in Ok 'ahoma City after q weeks visit with Mir. and Mrs. $. fl. Bell.
 Carl Hardy and Fred Snow captured five wolf pups Wednes- day near Mountain Top and will bring them to Ozark and put them under the care of Monroe Treadwell.
 Mir. and Mrs. Chas. Irving and little daughter of Denning were visitors here today.
The spectator., 1921-05-06
Central News.

Health very good at present.
 Had quite a little rain last week.
 Everybody busy building fence. Miss Pearl Dickerson called on Miss Opal Vaught Saturday night nice time reported.
 Wonder if Opal and Pearl want to look in the we'll any more.
 Miss Martha Dickerson and Mr. Ralph Morris were married last Sunday at 9;30 a. m. at the home of the brides parents. We wish the m a long and happy life.
 MT. D. B. Hall has just finish ed a new dwelling house near this town where he will start his new saw mill soon.
 The ball team went to St. Pau Saturday: the scores were s to 20 in favor of the Cooler boys.
 Mrs. Arrie Dickerson visited her sisterinlaw, Mrs. Lloyd Miller at Cass Satur lay night and Sun day.
 Sunday School at this place every Sunday morning at l0:3O. Everybody come and let's ma ke 1t a grand success.
 Mr. and Mrs. F'roy Shas tid visited her mother near St. Paul Saturday night and sunday.
 Two Green Horns.
The spectator., 1921-05-06
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Ccred

hy local applications. Us they cannot reach thu diseaSed portion of the ear. There Is only oneNway to cure catarrhal deaf ress. and that 10 by Il constitutional remedy. Catarrhal Deafness Is caused lay in- famed condition ot tEr mucous lining of the r.ustachian Tube When thls tube is inilamCd you have rumbhng sauuI cnsed. Deafness is tho suit, Unless the infianma ton can he reduced und this tube restored to it's normal condition. hearing will he destroyed forever M"ny cascs of deafness arc caused hy Cat1rrh. which Is an inhamvd condition of tn" mucous sur faces. ualis tatdrrh Cure acts thru the blood on the IlucOus surfaces of the Ssys- tem
 We will give one Hundred Dollais for any cas" ot tatarfhai Deafness that cannot he cured hv iialrs CAturTh ,uIr cirenlsry tree Nll bruggsts 15V
 E 'ttaNLN TO Toledo n
The spectator., 1921-05-06
Shoes repaired promptly at G. A. Davis shoe shop.

Shoes repaired promptly at G. A. Davis shoe shop.
 Meal at the Altus Gin, made from best white corn $l.2O. If
 Mrs E. M. Coffee arrived from Oklahoma City Thursday and will spend some time with her daughter, Mrs Fuqua, and family at their country home at Oak Grove.
 Mir. and Mrs. Benan Hill and daughter Lillian have returned from Batesville where he had the management of the Odd Fellows orphans home. They will make their home in Ozark.
 The body of John Smith. sol dier boy, was buried in the New berry cemetery. last Saturday. He formerly lived in Crawford county and was killed in the Ar gonne forest in France. Alma Tribune.
 Mir. and Mrs. Mike Miller and Mrs. John Sax and little daugh- ter were visitors here from .llix Wednesday.
 Mr. and Mrs. A. N Hill and daughter. Miss Quita, went to Branch Thursday on business and pleasure.
 Eva Butts. Tom Ross and T. k. Harris have been appointed commissioners for the Altus- Rosevile road.
 County Treasurer Claude Mainard is south of the river this week.
 Mrs. Sam TompkinS and child ren went to Lonelm today to visit her brother. James Mcclellan, and fam fly.
The spectator., 1921-05-06
Enterprise
Crowded out last week.

Crowded out last week.
 Rain, rain and more rain. We had the largest rain Monday Mon- day that we have had this year.
 Little Cletus Lee has been on the sick list two or three days. but is better now.
 On last Saturday evening the people met and cleaned off the Liberty Hill graveyard. The decoration at this place will be on the second Sunday, in May.
 Most all the young folks around here attended the big singing at Ozark last Sunday and reported nice time.
 Mir. and Mrs. Mart Racer and and Mrs. Wheeless and children visited Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Willie of Ozark last Saturday and Sun- day and took in the singing.
 Misses Dessie Glover of Mar. ble Hill and Una Chandler spent Sunday evening with Miss Fernie Dake.
 Dr. w. R. Hunt of Clarksville was called to see Mir. George Dill lahunty, Saturday eve ming. who had some ribs broken. Don't ride so fast next time. Mr. D.. or you may break your neck instead of your ribs.
 J. T. Price has planted a patch of cotton Whats your hurry. Tom. why don't you wait till winter breaks?
 Mir. Will Jacobs has had his dwelling newly painted.
 The freeze of last week surely got the best of some of the Irish potatoes.
 DEW DROP.
The spectator., 1921-05-06

Mrs. Rayburn, who is employ ed by the Arkansas Public Health Association. has been examining the children of the grammar school this week re- turned to Little Rock today. She will come back Monday to com plete her work.
The spectator., 1921-05-06

J. C. Wakefield has returned from BentonviIle where he was called by illness of his mother. who is still very sick.
 Mrs. M. (. Cornett and little son Benton came Thursday from Tulsa. and will visit her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Fuqua.
The spectator., 1921-05-06
Mill Creek Nipples.

Coy Allen planted cotton this D. m., but Coy, have you the spirits you possessed this time last year?
 Editor, if you are fond of yellow corn, just come over, have fourteen acres of the blame stuff. (Is it shelled?-Ed.)
 The spuds are beginning 10 open their eyes since the freeze. (Which freezer
 Homer Erwin and wife motored to Fort Smith late Saturday eve.
 Miss Hassie Jameson spent the day with her chum, Miss Jessie Allen. last Sunday.
 Miss Florence Staten spent last Saturday night and Sunday with Miss Dora Barton, and Sam Jameson called very carly Sun day morning to consult Earl, but Earl is not very easily insultel.
 Mrs. Leona Jameson and Hub by Webb visited Harve Beshears and family recently.
 Lee Rainwater got his head peeled at the Busy Bee Saturday. and Lee wasn't hunting trouble either.
 Bluff StubbIefeld and brother. Fuzzy, still stop al the first and second houses. Every Sunday morning one can see two differ ent footprints, east bound. as regular as pig tracks.
 Mrs. Marion Beshears went shopping Saturday evening down Tn NeSld IOW0.
 Vesta is coming to the front with lightning speed. She has one four-room store. a four-room school house, gin, two mills. two churches, Hodge, lblacksmith shop, and butcher shop.
 J. M. Mantooth and wife were visiting relatives in these uik glngs recently. J M. informs us he got tired waiting on Harding and sold his cotton for Ste and not 40c, as rumored.
 Hurrahl for Etna 100 strong. Why not Swap goats with Oak Bend, then surely to goodness Jim Mantooth and son, Tommie, wont be afraid to tackle the crit ter.
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The spectator., 1921-05-06
W. 0. W. Meeting

There will be an important meeting of the White Oak lodge w. O.W. Saturday night, May z.
 Dues must all be paid by that time. John Bollinger, Clerk.
The spectator., 1921-05-06
Report of the Condition of
 BANK OF ALTUS Altus, Franklin County, Ark.

at the close of business April 2S,
 1921. RESOURCES: Loans and Discounts S97. .9l4 8, Loans onReal Estate 22.441. .0l Overdrafts, Secured and Unsecured l,737.3S U. s. Bonds lO.05O % Other Bonds and Securities, Including State Warrants, County and City Scrip l.637. .9S Banking House 1, 500. 0o Cash and Due from Reserve Banks 72,l4S3 g
 TOTAL s2lo 429. 56
 LIABILITIES: Capital Stock. Paid Up $25, 00O % Surplus Fund. Certified 5000. co Undivided Profits. Net 9,ll3.Ol Dividends Unpaid l25.o0 Individual Deposits in cluding Public Funds $l2s.Sl2. 75 Time Certificates
 of Deposit 10, 396.70 Cashiers Checks 1882. 10 Total Amount of All Glasses Deposits as shown Above $l7l.3I655 Net Deposits (after deducting amount on which more than per cent is paid as shown above Sl7l.3l6. .,5 Always verify and compare this TOTAL S2lO. .429 .a State of Arkansas s. County of Franklin We. J. N. Adams. President, and l.. F. Stephenson, Cashier. of the above named Bank. do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of our knowledge and belief.
 J. N. Adams. President.
 l.. y. Stephenson, Cashier.
 Attest:
 Geo. Raible.
 A. Ruergler.
 Directors. this 9th day of May. 1921. My Commission expires April IS. l925. Seal J. NJ. Rachels.
 Notary Public.
The spectator., 1921-05-06

Dr. Douglass has returned from a meeting of the State Med ical Board which met at Hot Sprin gs.
The spectator., 1921-05-06

G. A. Davis is at his place of business ready to do your shoe repair work.
 Big Boil RoWden cotton seed on sale at pl 90 per bushel. See ]. ]. Simmons, Altus. 293t
 Buy your Eagle Brand pencils, at The Spectator
 Farm Loans Long time Easy Payments. W. (. Conatser, Ozark. tf:lS
 Work guaranteed at Davis Shoe Shop.
 The Arkansas Press Associa- ton will hold their annual vaca ton m June at Hot Springs. with a side trip 10 "Glenwood, on the Caddo "
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-05-14
war. Enee, on Domestic Animals.

Even the cats and dogs OF Central
Europe have deeenerated MS result
Of the war. says Prof BallyanyI. direc-
tor of the veterinary school Of Buda-
pest, who Is investigating how the
habits Of domestic animals iinye been
influenced by that cause. Most Of the
town-bred cats In this part Of the
world refuse to drink milk because
II IL unknown to them, due 10 lack OF
milk during the war. the professor
asserts.
Both dogs and cnis are relapsing to
the savage ways of their uninmed ar
cestors." he says. "'The vagrancy of
dogs is startling. Pet dogs ciope from
fNart-broken mistresscs. joining packs
of many village dogs, where they live
In communist equality"
The same authority says that, be.
sides hydrophobla. nervous Diseases
are very frequent among animals.
am afraid domestic animals In eastern
Europe are dcgenernting and that the
stock must be rcplenlshcd from over
seas.--ExchaDge.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-05-14
Peanuts Gain in Popularity.

More than 2,00OO0O acres In this
country were planted with peanuts
last year. The demand for them Is
Increasing by leaps and bounds. They
are one of the most nutritious foods
known TO man. one pound OF them
(shelled) containing nearly half
mound of fat and n quarter of pound
OF protein. both high grade and rend-
tly digesiible. For running the body
machine they are three times ms eiii-
cicpt MS an equal weight of beef and
five oImcs as efficient MS an equal
weight OF eggs.
Peanuts yield. n sweet, wholesome
cooking oil. a bushel Of them in the
shell Will produce gallon of oil.
Many lard substitutes now said and
popular are peanut oil converted into
a solid fat.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-05-14
FORTUNE AWAITS LUCKY ONES
Prospecting for Radium in Hsdasas-
car Is Latest Lure Held Out to
the Enterprisino.

The exciting days Of prospecting In
Cripple Creek or Alaska may lie over,
but anyone who is looking for expert
cnce and is willing TO suffer few dis
comforts for the chance OF gaining a
fortune can do 50 In Madagascar, ac-
ccrdisg TO Secretary LnCroix NJ the
French Academy OF Science. who has
completed an exhaustive study of
Misunderstanding deposits there.
81. LaCrolx says mat millions prob
ably are there awaiting to reward the
patient scarchers who are able 10 start
out with the proYeriial shoe string as
Gar rs finances are concerned. but II Is
recommended that intending pros
peciOrs take along fSw camera dry
plates. developing outfits and. II pos
slblc. gold leaf eiecfroscopc, al
though the latter is DOT absolutely es-
sentlal.
The principal radioactive mineral In
Madagascar IL known -as bctaphitc
and u brownish-blnck In color with
Irregular rasiuin content. But even II
only one miIllgram Is obtained from
each ton Of mineral examined. II will
mean 200 francs 10 the prospcctor.
while certain deposits are so rich ms
10 assay as high as lj.G0O francs a
ton.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-05-14
Mixture of Races in France.

The mixture of races that have con
stituted the French people of today
has determined the principal physical
characteristics of our people. Thus
It has been found, writes the Paris
correspondent of the Journal of the
American Medical Association, that
the average height for men is 1G5
en-. q feet inches).
The observations Indicate that S5.1O
per cent Of the French people have
chestnut hair. The blends arc next
in order, forming only 1892 per cent
of the population. Pure black hair
IS found in 1.S3 per cent-that is.
slightly more frequently than red hair.
which altogether was found In only
or per cent of cases.
Pure black hair, so rare in France
Is the rule in certain Mediterranean
countries flor instance. in definite re-
gions of SPAIN. Very light blends
form the majority of the population Of
northern Europe.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-05-14
UNMARRIED BY PLoW's TOUCH
Telling Plains a Scene Of Great Beauty
Before the Advent Of the
AgricuIturist.

Seventy years ago :. Inlians were
Indians, and the plains were the plains
indeed
Those plains stretched out in limit
less rolling swclls of prairie until they
met the blue sky that on every hand
bent down to touch them. In spring
brightly green, and spangled with wild
flowers. by midsummer this prairie
had grown sere and yellow. Clumps
Of dark-cTeen cottonwoois marked the
courses Ct the infrequent streams
for most of the year the only note of
color in The landscape. except the bril-
liant sky. on the wide, level river
bottoms. sheltered by the enclosing
hills, the Indians pitched their conical
skin lodges and lived their simple
lives. II the camp We're large the
lodges stood in wide circle, but II
only few families were together. they
were scattered along the stream.
In the spring and early summer the
rivers. swollen by the melting SHOWS.
were often deep and rapid, hut "A little
later they shrank TO few narrow
trickles running over bed of sand
and sometimes the wafer sank wholly
out OF sicht.-Georce Bird Grinnell.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-05-14
NO WONDER THEY LAUGHED
Small Mistake in Copying the
Street Name.

During the war, while l was on
leave Of absence in Paris, relates re-
turned soldier. decided TO take a
walk alone. | thought II advisable TO
copy down the name O! the street in
which | WIS staying. so / wrote down
some words printed on the sidewalk.
When | was ready to return 1 found
That / could not locate the street
where my hotel was. SO 1 approached
a woman. showed her what had writ
ten In m; book. and tried to learn
from her where the place was. She
laughed and said something in French.
which. Of course. did not. under
stand and passed on. \ number of
times | did the same thing, and. every
one | stopped laughed. and passed on
until man said in. English, What Is
II you wanii"
Delighted to find that had ,liscov-
cred one person who spoke English, !
said, THAT is the name of the street
where | am staying. and | am lost.
VIII you please direct me-"
you haven't written down n street
mime" said the man, 'but post no
bills"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-05-14
CALLED DIRECT GIFT OF GOD
Arabs Have Pretty Legend Concerning
the Origin Of Their Famous Breed
Of Horses

Abd-El.Kader. man Of rare intel
ligence. descendant Of MahOrnet and
valiant leader of the Algerian tribes
against the French for - years, wrote
a book; on the Arab horse. 4 French
general once questioned him regard
Ing the origin of that splendid breed
and received the following reply. says
Our Dumb Animals:
"know. then, that among ms II Is
admitted that God created the horse
out Of the winds and He created Adam
out of the dust This cunnot be dis
puted. Many prophets have proclaimed
that when God wonld create the horse
He said to the south wind: i viii
bring forth out Of thee u creature; be
thou. therefore, condensed
"Then came the angel Gabriel. and.
taking handful Of the matter. pre-
scented 1t to God. who formed there
with brown bay horse and said: 4
name thee Horse and create thee
Arab and give thee bay color.
attach blessing TO the forclock which
falls between thine eyes; thou shalt
he lord Of NIL the animals. Thou shalt
fly without wings. md from thy back
shall proceed riches Then marked
He him with star on the forehead
the sign OF glory and blessing"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-05-14
WANTED TO KNOW TOO MUCH
voune Fina-ci.r Forget That Banks
Relations VIII Its Clients Must
Be Confidential.

Ranks and bankers give much tine
and attention 10 the training of thsiF
apprentices. The head OF biz down
town Institution was once giving lee
ture on the work OF the paying teller
and. az Homer occasionally nodded
this man felt justified in Iapsing, to-
ward the end of his talk, into an In
formal narrative OF some Of his early
experiences He told of the natural
reluctance of bank to refuse TO cash
check for one entitled TO the money
who might not be fully or regularly
identified and Of various ways In
which an experienced teller satisfies
himself OF an applicants good faith.
Once a charming young woman pre-
sented small check at my window.
said the speaker 'She was transpar-
in the bank nor any letters or other
papers with her. l asked her If she
had y handkerchief or some article of
jcveiry marked with her name or mi
'ials After moments deep thought
her face frightened and she asked:
"'Would an initiated garter buckle
do:"
In the tumult that followed a bud
ding financier near the back Of the
room raised his voice to ask, In tone
cf detached scientific inquiry:
"Did she get the money!
young man." answered the great
one. 81 have TO remind you that
I,yi-'s raIa.inp- vritb Itc cjiautS are
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-05-14
Queer Drugs Once in u,e.

Alchemy and medicine. as 1t was
practiced in the early part of the Eff
teenth century, had many strange be
liefs. Anon. them was that roasted
mouse would cure cannon hall wounds
If IL was bodnd tightly 10 the fracture
and old blood could be- made young
again by TRANSMISSION. Every starbeam
was thought TO be n thread of light
that ran directly 10 the head of some
living man, and his fate was deter
mined by Its action. 1t was also be-
licved that rock crystal was ice that
had been buried thousand years,
and that gold was once lead, that after
being buried 200 years changed TO red
arsenic and 200 years after that was
changed TO tin and then TO silver and
last TO gold.
A favorite treatment for govt was n
ten of daisy petals and cures were
many. although the real secret was in
the fact the physicians put the patient
on diet and rest cure went With
the flowers.