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The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-18
Ingersoll at the Tomb of Napoleon.

The following article was written by Robert G. Ingersoll after a visit to the tomb of Napoleon:
 "A little while ago l stood by the grave of the old NapoleOn-a mag nificent tomb of gilt and gold, fit almost for a deity dead-and gazed upon the sarcophagus of rare and nameleSs marble, where rest at last the ashes of that restless man. l leaned over the balustrade and thought about the career of the greatest soldier of the modern world. l saw him walking upon the banks of the Seine, cOntemplat- ing suicide. l saw him at ToulOn. I saw him putting down the mob in the streets of Paris. l saw him at the head of the army in Italy. I saw him crossing the bridge at Lodi with the tricolor in his hand. saw him in Egypt, in the shadow of the pyramids. 1 saw him con- quer the Alps and mingle the eagles of France with the eagles of the crags. 1 saw him at Marengo. at Ulm and at Austerlitz. I saw him in Russia when the infantry of the snow and the cavalry of the wind blast scattered his legions like winters Withered leaves. saw him in Leipzig in defeat and diSas- ter-driven by a million bayonets back upon Paris-clulched like a wild beast-banished to Elba. saw him escape and retake an en- pire by the force of his genius. I saw him upon the frightful field of Waterloo, where chance and fate combined to wreck the fortunes of their former king And | saw him at St. Helena. with his hands crossed behind him, gazing out up on the sad and solemn sea. I thought of the widows and orphans he had made. of the tears that had been shed for his glory and of the only woman who ever loved him pushed from his heart by the cold hand of ambition. And I said would rather have been a French peasant and worn wooden shoes; I would rather have lived in a hut, with a vine growing over the door and the grapes growing purple in the amorous kisses of the autumn sun: I would rather have been that poor peasant, with my wife by my side knitting as the day died out of the sky, with my children upon my knees and their arms about me; would rather have been this man and gone down to the tongueless si- lence of the dreamless dust than to have been that imperial persona tion of force and murder, known as NanOlenn the Great!
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-18
THE SCHOOL HOUSE IN THE
 LANE,

There are places we look back to, With a smile or with a tear, As we think of forms and faces Vanished now for many years. Oft my mind is made to wander Back to my childhood days again, When went with young companions To the school house in the lane. There I learned to read and cipher; Learned to solve my problems
 right; Learned to master every lesson, Learned to work with all my
 might. Learned also to love my teacher, And to reverence his good name {; Learned no place was near so pre-
 cious
 As the school house in the lane. Now and then my heart rejoices When I think of days of yOre- Of my young and brave companions. All of whom their burdens bore; Then | crave once more to meet
 them,
 And 10 play our faVorite games, As we did when we were children At the school house in the lane. Let me stroll once more barefooted Ger those warm and shining
 sands, As I did with young companions. Ere they fled tO foreign strands. Let us listen to the roll-call, And we'll answer 10 our name; Then once more we'll all be pres
 ent"
 At the school house in the lane.
 Polk County Poet.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-18
SENATOR CLARKE AT HOME
 AND Is MENDING FENCES
Senior SehatOr Believes He Has Fight of His Life on Hand, and Is
 Home Lining Up His Forces.

Little Rock, Sept. i5-U. s. Scua- tor James P. Clarke has returned from Washington for a few days to look after his political fences. He is indicating to his friends thu. he will make one of his character istcally hard fights for the re- nomination, and much interest att taches to it because of the fact that his will be the first direct election of a senator under the new federal law. For several years advisory primaries have been held in this state, meaning virtually the same thing, however. At this time 1t seems probable that Senator Clarke and Associate Justice w. F. Kirby will be the only candidates for the office, although two or three mem bers of the Congressional delegation persist in coming to the front as possibilities. It is probable that the campaign will open vigorously soon after January 1.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-18
The Country School Teacher.

The schools are beginning their work in Arkansas now. The uni versailles and colleges and big prep schools are opening with a flourish that echoes in the newspapers. This is good. But those of us who are for more schools and better schools and who talk the necessity of more money for schools in Arkansas should keep in mind always the schools whose openings are un- heralded and whose teachers are unknown but whose work is felt each day in the life of Arkansas. About this time of the year teach CTS are calling the children into the little schoolhouSes at the forks of the creek and are giving them those rudiments of education which form sound foundation for the school work that is to come to them later and which saves from darkness those pupils who will never attend college and who must content themselves with only year or two of school work before beginning the long, hard struggle for living.
 Let us eXalt our teachers. but let Us not fail to exalt the hard work ing, underpaid country teachers, as well as the university professor Arkansas Gazette.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-18
UNCLE SAM WILL PUB
 LISH FARM MAGAZINE

Washington, Sept. 1.-The Unit ed States government is going into the magazine publishing business for the benefit of the farmers. This is the announcement made by the Department of Agriculture, which adds that the first issue of the magazine will be out this month and that other issues will follow regularly at monthly intervals. The publication will be devoted prln- cipally to a detailed crop condition, nationally and by states.
 This information will be pre- pared in a purely popular way Assistant Secretary Galloway de clared, with a view to enabling the farmer to determine at glance just what plant crop and animal crop conditions are prevailing m his own state as compared with other states and the country at large, and important foreign pro- ducing areas
 It is the departments purpose to make the periodical, which will bear the title The Agricultural Outlook" a magazine of from IS to 20 pages. It will deal not alone with the production and condition of crops, but will instruct the farm CT as to marketing his wares.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-18
PAPER FOR OLD SOLDIERS.

No. |, Vol. i of the Arkansas Vet eran has been handed 10 the editor of The Star, This little paper is edited and published by and at the personal expense of c. P. Newton, now superintendent of the Confed- crate Soldiers Home near Little Rock, and contains data and senti- ment interesting to the old soldiers and those who have an interest in them, and its a mighty indifferent sort of man who does not. There are now in the home 93 old soldiers. A year ago the number was 86. The oldest is said to be 92 years of age. Mr. Newman expects the number to increase for several years. and that there will be need of the home for perhaps thirty years longer, by which time even the boy soldiers of the war will nearly all have passed away.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-18
DON'T ASK so VERY MUCH.

After all it is not so much that the people ask of their public ser wants. They want honesty, ef1icien- cy and as good work in caring for public affairs as a sensible man gives to his private business. With these things, with open and above board action and records, and com mon courtesy, an official can please all reasonable men and the one in a hundred or so that is unreason- able will not count.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-18
GIRL IN SOLDIERS UNIFORM
Florence LeSsher of Kansas City
 Rode Train on Mans Ticket.

Albuquerque, N. M., Sept. l5.- Wearing a soldiers khaki uniform and carrying his discharge papers. Miss Florence Lessher, whose home IS in Kansas City, was taken from a Santa Fe train here yesterday aft .ernoon because she was travelling on discharged soldiers ticket. The young women did not deny her sex. admitting that she had donned soldiers uniform, cut off her hair and started home on a sol diers ticket because she was ill and without funds. She had been given the ticket she said. by the soldier who had sympathized with her. The girls plight appealed to several charitable women of this city and she was enabled to resume her journey to Kansas City tonight.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-18
Fourteen Killed.

Helogland, North Sea, Sept N Fourteen of the crew of 2I peri4 last night when the L-I a dir.A airship of the German army u destroyed by a hurricane hcua in the dead are Captain NelI chief of the naval aIrShip seTyl' Captain Hanne, commander a | wrecked craft, and Baron yon No hahn. Seven bodies had been req cred up to doday.
 Doctors are trying to revive ll| of the men. The hurricane Vll destroyed the airship turned la| steady gale today, and it has fl impossible to locate the wTecA
 A hydro-aeroplane accompalY1 the dirigible had a marrow esq The aviator, Lieutenant lOns saw the storm approaching reached a haven Just III llle
 The airship was engaged n connoissanee work in conner with the torpedo boat maneuIs She was equipped for a % cruise, was on a full war l@ and observing the condlIl0s actual warfare. The airsnlp af a height of between i2OO iee 5000 feet. The cold atmo9 caused a heavy loss of gas a she was overloaded. the alrsnp already become unmalnH when the storm struck iron north.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-18
That Old GaU.

Jim Kirkwood said he didn't need any rain now, that his corn did suf- fer for rain before it died, but he hasn't heard any complaining since it died.-Sulphur Springs Corre- spondent of the Dardanelle Demo- crat
 Jim may have lost his corn, but his way of telling it is far from original. That remark about the corn suffering before it died origi- hated in Egypt many centuries ago during a time of famine, and has been going the rounds since, prob ably having at some time been credited to every farmer in every township in every county in every state in every country subject to drouths.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-18
TRADING AWAY FROM HOME.

If it is true that most of the mail order houses in Chicago do not pay anything like they should in taxes on their property, it partly explains how it is they are able to some times undersell local merchants. Not unlikely the charge is true, for those firms are none too serupu- lous in their business dealings. as many a customer in rural districts has found out. Considering that the mail order houses cannot con- pete on equal terms with reliable local business men; considering also that they never contribute to any local enterprises or institutions as local business men do, and remem-
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-18
Il1bat d StIo Reans
 to the Corn Farmer

From Montgomery County Times.
 \ stalk of corn furnished the Montgomery Times from the Lee Huehbanks farm for exhibition purposes. deserves more than pass Inu mention. The stalk measured r feet long and two inches in dl- ameter at the base. It bore one ear of corn at a neigh of 10 feet from the roots. Curiosity prompted the editor of the Montgomery Times to find out the difference between the food value of this particular stalk or corn. as we use corn m our county. compared to its value II handled by a man who grew the corn for ensilage where silos are popular. The stalk was stripped Of all leaves. the leaves were then carefully weighed, and turned the scales at eight ounces. The cob was stripped of it's grain, which weighed one pound.
 We were told by Roy Steely, who carried this great stalk distance of four miles from the farm, that it represented the average crop of a four and one-half acre patch on bottom land. From Mr. Steely's as serlion we will make our deduc- lions. The hills of corn were two feet apart; between the rows the distance was set down at four feet, Taking one acre we find about 10,- i0O stalks growing.
 The corn stalk, after being strip ped weighed eight pounds and fine stripped corn cob one pound, which gives Us 93,600 pounds to the acre. All of this would make a better food product than the strip ped corn anl leaves collected for r0uehaee, if cut up at the right
 lime for enSilage purposes, not for getting the indispensable COW pea hay grown with the corn. All az ricultural experts have agreed that thc corn stalk. ifs leaves. grain and cow pea hay make a balanced ra- lion when used an enSilage. Accepi-
 ing this contention as correct, Yes taI Graves would harvest the grain from l0i00 corn stalks granted each stalk carried an ear and it's pound of grain This would give i0i00 pounds; add to this an av- craze of one-haIf pound of leaves gathered from each stalk, and our figures reach l5,60O pounds of avail able feed. By the silo process it will be seen that to the l5,600 pounds of available feed noted, our farmer friend could add 93600 pounds more equally as eood-if not botter-fodder which. without a si- To. is allowed to go to waste. In other words he could crop the same land for seven years granted Inc had the same wonderful growth -hororc he could get as much from his land as he would ect this one year by using a silo.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-18
KANSAS CITY STOCK u,n,',

Kansas City Stock Yard, < -Rains fell in Kansas, N,,a,p' Ssp' '| Oklahoma last week, puttno VI
 to the drought, and callle 'a here dropped off one-lbirl 'SSel advanced 9 to 60 cents ris| all grades with the single ey,,s'l s's,'| of heavy fed native slear,
 today are 23,0OO cattle ,n1 ''l' market is strong to i5 bis1o, :. the firm close of last Wool celpts of quarantine ca,f 'A' S are 60 carloads. LigbtweioJL, 'os| Texas and Louisiana steers l in Oklahoma, sell at S55o aas which prices are considon.5S M cents above ten days aro c V0 from Ft. Smith bring SIX ta v'lltl and fat Arkansas cows sS 'o si As All kinds of cattle are so,g g astonishing prices, as tbo 'u' I from the country is unabaia5 a killers find a ready outlet a fo, l.i quantities of meat. Texas ra..a ,o, ll sold here today to corn baIt tall a..l men at S1.90, and choice I feeders brought SS to SS30 M. ?. Christopher, Shreyenort aroused the envy of a or@. farmers from the drouth seclia. @ the stock yards here last wesg s!''a 7. ing of the advantages of l6o as a stock country. Among asI things he said: This year gs a good crop of oats. and tbon ~' on the very same land A rpo, COW peas that made two i'm, ! the acre. By actual expqrimss has been found that inc feed VI. Of a ton of COW peas equals fbs p bushels of corn Cattle rs,s, at Kansas City will be moderaS balance of the fall, as the dry U tions, which formerly conirb~ heavily in September and 0,d. are about done shipping. GoOd ' tle markets are, therefore, eyasI here all fall. Hogs are aucfn,I considerably, but are holdhg well, markets , to lj higher ln5 top SS.60. bulk of sales SS fo NJ Sheep and lambs declined fy last week. but have held sql since the middle of the week \ ceipls today li0oO lambs at N to SI35. feeding lambs around s E ewes at S3.50 to Si.
 J. A. RiCbat
 Market Corresponis1
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-18
COLLECTING REBATES.
Railroads Will Make Thousands by
 People Not Saving Receipts.

Little Rock, Sept. 13.-Desks and grips and old pocketbooks are being ransacked all over the state for rebate checks issued by railroads since the rate fight has been on. They are worth money now, but the railroads are ahead thousands of dollars by the failure of most people to preserve them.
 H. s. Spivey, R. c. Rudisill and Jefferson Alison have been appoint ed joint committee on the part of the Arkansaw Travellers, the U. c. T. and the T. P. A. to look after the collection of the rebates for the travelling men of the state, and they have employed Hoeppnee X Young to attend to the business.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-18
COURT ENJ0INS DOCTOR
 FROM EXAMINING CHILD.

Pine BluG, Scpl ll.-Iniunction proceedings were resortcd to today when County Judge C. NJ. Philpot, who also presidcs over the juvenile court directed medical examina- ton of Edith Leach, l3-year-old daughter of D. C. Leach, to ascer- tain the truth that the father was withholding the girl from necessary attention.
 Information charging that the girl was i'll and that her father per- sisted in treating her with Chris tan Science remedies. and citing hlm to appear before Judge Philpot to show cause why his daughter should not be given medical atten- ton, was filed yesterday by Miss Julia Houston, chief probation of ticer.
 At a hearing County Judge Phil pot held that he had jurisdiction and appointed Dr. w. H. Blanken- ship, county health officer. and pr W. T. Lowe, city health commis- sloner, 10 visit the girl and deter mIne whether she needs medical aid.
 In opposing this move of the court, the father applied for re- straining order in Chancery court. A hearing of the application for an injunction will be held at 8 o'clock Jhls afternoon, and in the meantime agreement has been reached which prevents the physicians from car Tylng out the courts instructions H. M. Beck of Ft. Smith. leader of me Christian Science sect, is ex- Pected here to assist Attorney A. H. Howell in defending Leach.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-18

A writer says: Civilization is back of President Wilson's Mexican policy.' Yes, civilization and sense. The time has passed when a great nation can be justified in sacrificing millions of hard-earned money and thousands of lives to go into another country and coerce a people in do- ing what they do not desire. or to protect the property of a few ad- Nenturers who have voluntarily taken a long chance to get rich in a foreign land. Civilization is on the gain.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-18
STOLE $1OO,OOO IN GEMS.
Chicago Millionaire's Home Was
 Robbed a Month Ago.

Chicago, Sept. li.-Jewels said to be valued at more than SlOOOOO were stolen from the home of a millionaire resident of Winnetka. a North Shore suburb, it was learned yesterday from private detectives who have been working on the case since the crime was committed a month ago. They admitted the ey- tent of the theft after their on- eratlons became known, but refused to dlVulge the name of the victim
 The detectives said that inc Whereabouts of the thieves are known and promised arrests later me robbery was not reported to the police of Winnetka.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-18
GOVERNOR PARDO\S 0NL asd sI
 ISSUES WARRANT FUN 'l

Little Rock, Sept. li.-dga] Hays Friday granted a pal@l Lee Quinn of Newport to H citizenship. He had served ,,r year term from Crawiora U for assault to kill. .~|
 Governor Hays issued a Na of arrest for w. \. PeaTGt' arrest at McGehee, upon Ilg sition of the governor oi lOuss' ,'s' He is charged with false p'''
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-18
NOW FOR FALL CROPS.

The heavy rains of the past ter
 days have brought smiles to every
 body that even coating of muC cannot hide It is not thought prob able that they will influence ma terially for either good or bad the cotton crop, which had been cut in half by the drouth. and the little late fruit was about past the period that it could be helped
 But things are just right for fall crops and for fall blowing and gen. eral preparation for another year. It is yet time to plant winter tur- nips and greens. and there's lots of time to get in rye, winter oats, wheat, alfalfa, vetch, and the vari- Ous cIovers and grasses.
 And, my. how they will sprout and grow this year! They will cover the ground in a few days, will stop the waste from washing lands and will supply feed for live stock poultry etc. during all the winter and early spring season.
 It is a grand opportunity for the farmers, one that does not come every year, and one that should not be lost by neglect
 It is not the common thing in this locality to have plenty of rain in the fall season. The records will show that the dryest month is us uaIIy October, with September and November close up. It does not often occur that this season is too dry to sprout the seed sown, but the seed sprouts slowly and the plant grows slowly and it is usually found more or less hard to do good blowing and to properly prepare the soil for planting. That is the one drawback that has to be faced by those who want winter pastures the dry season at the preparation period
 But this season is a grand eXcep- ton. This year it will not be risk ing much 10 depend upon having good pastures all through the win ter if the effort is put forth. That will mean much sowing in hay and grain. and there is no doubt but when spring comes there will be good market for all the surplus, as well as high prices for the cattle, hogs and poultry that have been cheaply fed through the winter something that cannot be so well done in the North.
 Polk county suffered from the drouth, of course. Its corn crop was cut down, it's cotton cut in half, and the summer pastures dried up. But it is said by men in position to know that our people had the best and biggest oat crop ever produced grew and saved more hay than ever before, fully as much corn as in any recent year, the cotton is selling at a high price. Then there are cowpeas, sweet po- tatoes, peanuts and hogs and chickens, cows and calves and plenty of feed for them.
 Not so bad, after all, especially in a country that can keep on growing things through nearly all the win ter months.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-18
STORMS WRECK BALLOONS
 AND l6 ARE EIIlH
Germany Is Having Bad Luck WI Dirigible Balloons in
 Storms.

LeipSic, SaNony, Sept ll.-I] soldiers were killed and aml Zeppelin dirigible balloon naNE| escaped destruction here today Il great German a.r>hip Z-2 Il Wrenched from 'he hands d 1 men and carried 1lol. by a gil gust of wind. The dirgibe E l in the air.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-18
Invite Them to Wena.

T have just read about six Ohio maidens who raised $20,000 for a by selling kisses at si a throw" said a Mena citizen this q would suggest that we invite the sextette to Mena and see if we cannot raise enough money to put us out of our water and light The stunt might do the work Sightseer.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-18
Little Rock Paper Not Sure.

Little Rock, Sept. i3.-There is still talk about the establishment of new daily paper here, but the Memphis Press man who has been interested in the project has re- signed as business manager, and the promoters are making no definite announcement of their plans.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-18
Tramp Fell Ernm Train

A typical Weary Willie who was stealing a ride fell from a north bound freight train near Howard friday night breaking his leg The tramp was considerably bruised bv me Tall and may lose the sight of ot;.ye. one eye. He was carried to Ft. olillln Tor treatment. Parties who saw the unfortunate man say he had lle appearance of having just step pea out from the pages of a comic supplement. He carried blankets ana TWO tomato cans with him.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-18
MIR. TAFT IS FIFTY-SN.
EN-President Receives Congratula-
 tons and Box of Goodies

New Haven, Sept. i5.-There are hundreds of letters of congratula- lions, floral tributes and other Sifts pouring m upon ex-President w Ii. Taft today in recognition of his 56th birthday. Among the things which MT. Taft prizes most is inc box of goodies" he received from
 Aunt Delia," who lives at Millbury Mass. y
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-18
BETTER THAN SPANKING

spanking will not cure children of wetting the 0 fauSe P It IS not habit but dangerous disease i strictly harmless remedy for this distressing dss5 ana to make known it's merits they will send 0N age securely wrapped and prepaid Absolutely Free e deS;ma ol The Star This remedy also cures lSa tbs to urjnate and inability to control urine Co I1e ngnt M or day in old or young The C. H. Rowan free medicine. Cure the afflicted members of your is 'ieh tell your neighbors and friends about this rs