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The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
COTTON IS OPENING.
Expect to Make 2,500 Bales From
 Crop on State Farm This Year.

Little Rock, Aug. 6.-Cotton has begun to open on the state farm, according to Commissioner Brad sher, and in a week or so there will be enough open cotton to pick a bale. The cotton crop on the state farm is not only early, but is large, and this year comes in almost as soon as the short staple varieties. The commissioners expect to make 2.5O0 bales of cotton on the farm this year.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
QUICKEST AROUND WORLD
New York Newspaper Man Went
 Around in Thirty-Six Davs

New York, Aug. IA new worlds record in globe trotting was estabo i llshed last night with the arrivol ,' here of John Henry Mears, wbo o' representing an evening newspaner m tms city, made the circuit in tbo i9o tune of 35 days, 2i hours 95 min i1' utes and four-nfths of a second
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
MRS. HAYS RETURNS HOME

|, Little Rock, Aug. S.-Nrs. c "
 nays nays who has been visiting Gov
 nays nays since the Inauguration will l ,GaNe soon for her home in Camden an' C"oeIilor Con,iI, Hays will not move his ,.liy ,aIaiIy to Little Rock until cooI nIi Miealher' preferring Camden dnr 1oi r5 iIls the heated months. Governor Or Hays has two sons whom 'Jnelnor ho no lc5oo,I pg1os to place in the Little Rock scno2ls se, this fall, but until it is vuN timo Ior the opening of school bs 'r'liy r.i,, p,,I. pgrmit them to run wild oynr "ll,
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
Skin On Fire :?

Just the mild. simple wash, hee-sTa Known D.D.D. Prescription for E0Ae and the itch Is gone.
 A trial will prove 1t. ... ekir We have sold other remedies, TOT s trouble but none that we could Ii tee as we can the D.D.p. rerneea,9s' aoes the first regular size st.00 DO ',aiiill no not do exactly as we say, lt VI" cost yoE a cent
 DAVIS uF'fiE ftl
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
1.-THE STAR"

paper permitted publish the following lines by Joseph Brown who hopes they will be found possessed lout merit as verses
 Twinkle twinkle little star How wonder what you are Up above the world so high, Like diamond in the sky. Oh, how wonderful to know AS gaze from here below, Thou art but another world That the hand of God has hurled And by chance hast not been thrown But place that's all thine own Thou dost fill, as thou dost shine Like diamond from the mine. Little blossom all alone, Mid a field of flowers blown Thou art beautiful to See And as wonderful to me Full as great as is the star Up above the world so far For, though springng from the sod, Thou doSt voice the will of God. Little babe on mothers breast, In her arms so fondly pressed; An, more wonderful by far. Than the blossom or the star. Thou art sweeter than the flower Blooming through its fragrant hour, Greater than the star, and yea, Far more wonderful than they. For thou little blossom man, Art the Center of the Plan; Brighter than the star above, Fragrant thou with holy love.
 R J. B., Sr
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
County Superintendent

Hot weather saps the vital energy and makes the hardest workers feel lazy. To maintain strength and en- ergy, use Prickly Ash Bitters. It is the friend of industry. Jackson Drug Co.,. Gunnels Drug Co.,, special agents.-Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
me Mountain Top Home Nurson.

II you want reliable. climate tested trees. berries and planls Two got em. See or write me genor.i .1 i3, 3 rings. D p1gne n1 No' Adv-i3i-3 32-it 9ooill
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14

Look out for malaria. It is sea- sonable now. A few doses of Prickly Ash Bitters is a sure pre- ventive. Jackson Drug Co.,, Gum nels Drug Store, special agents.- Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14

Have you a picture you want en- larged or copied? If so see Hilte- brand the Photographer while you are attending the Mena Fair.-Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
For CaleDuu.

'VF ib,s ssale-Duroc Jersey Hogs. clio was, ,Dle to registry, best strain in Y " es'erh f Arkansas. John WvaH ID '
 ''' AuN. yi
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-08

Mrs. Lola NJ Blunt went to Boston
this morning to visit friends.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-08
8. F. Emerson is building a summer

8. F. Emerson Is building a summer
house.
Tracy Forsythe has moved to West
Athens.
w. E. Hackett went to Portland to-
day on business.
The High School baseball team
will go to Good Will next Saturday.
Mrs. Helen Wing is spending today
in Fairfield at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Ralph Jewell.
F. C. Dunlap has recently been
appointed agent for Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals by Gov. Haines.
The extra American Express car
for the summer was added to the
morning train this morning to Boston.
Mrs. Theodore Nelson of Portland
who has been visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Rollins for
two weeks returned home this MORN
ing.
II. N. Clark has erected a steel bill
board on the Brown property facing
the Municipal Building. This is a
vast improvement over the wooden
ones about town.
The farm buildings above Lake
wood, known as the Bittner place and
owned by Mrs Emma Dunton burned
yesterday The cause is not known.
They were unoccupied.
Word has been received here of the
death of Eugene Wheeler in Minnea-
polls. He was the son of Charles
Wheeler now of Orange, Mass, and
lived where George Tibbetts' home
is at Hinckley. He leaves a wife
and two children.
The Women's Relief Corps held its
regular meeting last Friday after
noon. The meeting was very lively
and interesting one. At the close
of the business a social hour was en-
joyed and refreshments were served
to the members of the Corps and their
guests. The Relief Corps and their
husbands, together with the Russell
Post have accepted an invitation to
be present at the next Grange meet
ing
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-08

Kitchen Girl Wanted: Skowhegan
House
Boats to Let 1T Lake George. In
quire of F. G. Dro5t, Canaan Road.
Large Sheep Wool Sponges for
Washing autos at Sampson G. Azores.
Genuine Panamas, 1898; best Sail
ors, CSC at Curtis.
Two row Corn Planter for sale
Good as new. E. N Merrill
Say,-Get quart OF Water Glass at
Sampson & Azores for 25c and pack
away few dozen of eggs while they
are cheap,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-08
|. S. PIERCE & CO.,
OXFORD BLOCK

whereas my wife. Clarinda Horne
has left my bed and board without just
or lawful cause, notice is hereby given
to all persons that | Will be responsible
account for her support or otherwise
L hereby give further notice that my
home is open for her to return to at
any time and that am ready and will
ing to support her therein to the best
of my ability and to treat her with
due kindness and affection.
3w19' NATHANIEL HORNE.
Dated this ffth day of May A. d. 1918
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-08

Piano and pano-player, for sale
Ordway.
Orrin Packard wants five good
painters and paper hangers, at once.
English Style Tea Biscuit, the daln-
test of foods. A product of Loose
Wiles Co., at F. E. Sawyer's.
Model II Buick, extra good condi-
ton, taken in exchange for an Ell
more, for sale at a bargain. c. H.
Smith Auto Co.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-08

iable girl and kitchen girl wanted
at Hotel Coburn.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-08

Mrs. Lola NJ. Blunt went to Boston
this morning to visit friends.
Mrs. Lois w. Patten went, this
morning, to Lexington, Mass, to visit
Mr.. and Mrs C. E. Sprague.
Rev George NJ. Barmer of Portland
will be the speaker before Russell
Post, G A r on Memorial Day.
Edward A. Parker, who is at the
Fairfield Sanitorium for treatment
was home for the day Wednesday. He
is greatly improved in health.
Rev II. G. McGlauf1in has been en-
gagged to deliver the memorial SER
mon before Russell Post, G. A. R..
May %, at the Methodist church.
Don Morrison assisted by Miss Mary
Emery of this place and Miss Effit
Pooler of Waterville, is to give con
cert May 10, at Congregation church
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-24

ernment meanta interest bearing
currency against Wall streets loan
rates. The Street did not care to cut
its own throat.
Then securities went up with a
bound, interest rates fell off and this
week Wall street win disburse two
hundred and eighty six millions in
dividends on stocks and bonds that
had been held up for two weeks for
the propose of destroying business
and frightening congress in the in
terest of monopoly.
The trick will not happen again
during President Wilson'ss-adminis-
tration at least. Probably it will
never be tried with this object lesson
before the people.
Presidents of this great nation, in
addition to the power which Mr.. Will
son has used, should have the power
to arrest and try under az charge of
treason the conspirators who were re-
spohsible for this attempt to injure
the industrial prosperity of the coun-
try. Men who eonspire to injnre the
welfare of a nation by financial in
trigue are as much traitors to the
country as if they had endeavored to
overthrow the established form of
government decreed by the majority.
Harlan (Iowa) Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-24
Much interest is being manifested

Much interest is being manifested
by the farmers and general public in
the demonstration farms being install
ed at the suggestion of President B.
F. Bush, over the lines of the Missouri
Pacific Iron Mountain to aid the farm
ers in getting the best possible results
from the land. The demonstration
farm at Conway, Ark, which was in
very poor condition when the agricul-
tural department of the railroad took
it in charge, is making most impress
sive showing. Spring oats grown
there have been exceptionally fine.
The demonstration farm of the rail-
road company at Dermott, Ark, con
tains the best crop of corn in that sec
ton, and although corn on neighbor-
ing farms suffered from drought, the
crop on the demonstration farm
shows no damages, owing to proper
preparation of the seed bed. Oats at
the demonstration farm at Hope,
Ark, thrashed out an average of 70
bushel to the acre. Various crops
which have been planted on the farm
at Arcadia, Mo-, are being watched
with interest by resident farmers and
others. Mr., L. A. Markham, Com :
missioner of Agriculture of the Iron
Mountain portion of the System, says
that practically his entire territory
has been visited by good rains during
the past ten days and that conditions
are much improved. Corn that was
properly cultivated during the dry
period did not suffer any from
drought, but some of the other did
All other crops are in excellent oondi-
tion, and he reports that vast i'm
provement is visible among farmers
in cultivating SO as to conserve mois-
ture.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-24
Little Words.

A little word is but a sound, a sawed
off chunk of wind; we scatter little
words around from here to farthest
Ind. They are such inexpensive
things we don't economic, and so the
world we live in rings with foolish
words and wise. A little word costs
just a abreath, the shortest breath you
drew; yet it may wound some heart to
death-some heart that's good and
true. And may wreck some mans re-
nown, or strain a woman's fame and
bring bright castles tumbling down
into the muck of shame. Your little
words, like poisoned darts, may
crooked fly, or straight, and carry in
to loving hearts the venom dire OF
hate. Be not so lavish with the
breath that forms the words of woe,
the words that bear the chill of
death and lay true friendship low. A
word is but a slice of air that's
fashioned by your tongue; never let it
bring despair or grief to old or young.
But give to it the note Of love and il
will surely seem the symbol of the life
above, and of an angels dream
Walt Mason.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-24
There will be no Panic.

The panic which many people fear
ed, and others confidently predicted,
has come and gone. Or rather it at
tempted to come and scarcely got
started before it vanished like mist
before July sun. The method en-
ployed to block this refined species
of anarchy was very simple. It has
been in the hands Of every president
since the civil war but until President
Wilson took his seat there has not
been an executive with the courage
to use it.
. 1t began as 1t has before, with a
conspiracy to prevent tariff reduction
by inventing financial stringency as
the apparent result Of Industrial alarm
over tariff revision. 1t was the old
successful fight Of monopoly and
special privilege through Wall street
The heads of Wall street began call
ing in loans, gilt edged securities
were refused, interest rates went up
stocks were crushed down. Circulars
were sent to every bank in the coun-
try urging them to be prepared fol
the worst and to refuse loans unit
/ further notice. This game has work
ed before, like charm. Why did il
fail at this time?
Because President Wilson, Secretary
Bryan and Mr.. McAdoo, secretary O.
the treasury, had hurried con
| ferenceas soon as they we're informed
Of the trick, and Mr.. McAdoo was In.
structed to issue counter circulai
that the United States treasury undel
authority Of law would issue five hun
dred millions Of treasury notes, !
] necessary, to be distributed uniforml.
over the country, to relieve any strin
| gency that might be concocted BY un
scrupulous financiers.
Then the panic melted away likt
snow in blossom time. Why? Be
cause Wall street had found at last
man with the courage to be its maste
and to be president of all the peopl'
as we have read about.
4 Wall street had been beaten out 3
sight at its own game. The conspira
tors knew that the rank and file 0
citizenship had too much confldenc'
in the government to be lead an.
farther. The competition Of the gov
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-24
Teachers Examination.

The next regular examination will
be held in the public school building,
Ironton, Friday and Saturday, August
1st and I'd, 1918:
ORDER OF SUBJECTS FIRST DAY.
Geography, 500 A. N. to9:3O A. NJ.
Language, 900 A. M. to 1880 A, M.
Algebra, 10:0O A. M. to 11:3O Am.
Orthography, 1L00 Am. to 1890 p.
M.
Grammar, 1880 P. M. to 800 P. M.
Arithmetic, 230 P. M, to 400 P. M.
Literature, 2:30 p. M. to 500 P. M.
Reading, 4:3O to 600 P. M.
SECOND DAY.
Civil Government, 500 A. M. to $3.50
A. M.
y. s. History, to 1O;3O A. M.
Agriculture, 1000 to 1880 A. M.
Adv. Science, 11:OO A. M. to 1880 P,
M.
Physiology, 1:3OP M. to 800 P. M.
Pedagogy, 2:3oP. M. to 4:oOP. M.
Adv. History, $3.50 P. NJ. to 600 P. M
B. P. BURNHAM, Sup't.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-24

st. Louis, July 19,-On Monday,
July IA, the Missouri Pacific Iron
Mountain loaded $3.50 cars with
freight on its tracks, this being the
largest record of single days local
loading ever made by the company in
the month of July. The nearest ap-
proach was made on July 29th of last
year when 3,319 cars were loaded, just
261 cars short of the record made last
Monday. The day has never been
equaled during any of the summer
months June, July or August, in the
history of the road. 1t has never been
exceeded at any period except on five
days: December 6, 1911, with a local
loading of 3,5sS cars; September 8,
1912, with 1906; October 81, 1912, with
1897, and January 2, 1913, with 4OO2
cars. The last named date also in
cludes the January 1st figures.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-24
Cistern Filters do not Remove
Germs.

Cisterns thatare properly construct
ed and receive rain water from roofs
generally afford water of good sani-
tary quality, but If water of doubtful
quality is stored in cisterns the supply
is OF course not fit for domestic use.
Filters used in connection with els
terms are of value in making the wa
ter clear but are generally Of no value
in removing disease germs. Many
cisterns are divided into two parts by
a brick wall, the water being admitted
into one compartment and drawn
from the other. In such cisterns the
water passes through the brick and in
that way is improved in clearness and
color, but not generally in sanitary
quality. u. s. Geological Survey.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-24
A TEXAS WONDER.

The Texas Wonder cures kidneys
and bladder troubles, dissolyes gravel,
cures diabetes, weak and lame backs,
rheumatism, and all Irregularities of
the kidneys and bladder in both men
and women. Regulates bladder
troubles in children. If not sold by
your druggist, will be sent by mail or
receipt of $1.O0. One small bottle is
two m months' treatment, and seldom
fails to perfect cure. Send for testi-
monials. DR.. E. w. Hall, 1926 Olive
Street, st. Louis, Mo. Sold by drug
gist.-Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-24
Washington Correspondence.
BY CONGRESSMAN CLYDE H rAvBNNER.

BY CONGRESSMAN CLYDE H TAVBNNER.
WASHINGTON, July 20.-So silently
and insidiously that the great public
is as yet almost unaware of it's pres
ence, a. new trust is extending its
tentacles out over the country. 1t is
the mail order trust. Already it's
strangling grip is Tightening about
the million small town and country
merchants who are the backbone of
national prosperity.
The mail order trust has capitalized
women and child labor. thas capt.
talized prison labor. Ithas capitalized
misfortune. 1t has capitalized vice.
Tt has turned all these things into dol
lars-dollars which should have found
their way into the tills Of the country
merchant, instead Of flowing into the
trusts Wall Street hoard.
One mail order house recently in
creased it's capital stock from 100000
to $40, 900. A new 100000 mer-
ger Of mail order houses has been
: formed. Wall Street financiers, in
cluding the Morgan banking firm, has
had charge of both these financial
operations. Still another mail order
house, with 63 acres Of floor space,
made net profit Of $17,0o0,000 last
year.
1t is evident that the greedy eyesiof
the great mail order financiers are
turned upon the entire retail business.
1t is also plain that gigantic trust is
rapidly forming. The small retail
merchant is facing ruin. That the
grip of the octopus is already being
felt is shown by the population statis-
tics. Nearly 1000 small towns lost
population in the census of 1910.
1t is declared that something must
be done by immediate legislation, or
the parcel post will not be the COM
plete blessing it ought to be. 1t il
asserted the solution Of the problem
will be in the form Of a<heavy tax on
mail order business. This tax would
it is contended, tend to stop the ex-
pansion Of the mail business, and to re-
duce it's present formidable size. The
money thus collected would be spent
for road building or other local i'm.
provements in the districts which
contributed to the mail order houses.
Tbs small retail merchant 10 The
prop OF distributed prosperity, ant
the growth OF the mail order trust
serves no common good. Here is {
principle which works out: 'tIf yor
spend your money where you get 1t
you win be able to get it where yol
spend it.o
Through syste matte advertising
campaign, the mail order capitalist
have sought to poison the public min'
against the small merchant. Th
people have been told that there ar
too many merchants, and that thei
retail methods are wasteful and costly
But 4 would point out the other sid
OF the question.
The Chicago vice investigatio
showed that $4,000 women employe
Of mail order houses are existing o
starvation wages, many OF them beln
driven by proverty to lives Of shame
The mail order houses are the grea
distributors Of prison-made goodl
They are the exploiters Of misfortune
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-24
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the. ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed condi-
ton OF the mucous lining OF the Eusta-
chian Tube, When this tube Is infamed
you have rumbling sound or Imperfect
hearing, and when II Is entirely closed,
Deafness is the result, and unless the In
fiammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition.
hearing will be destroyed forever nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which Is nothing but an infiamed condi-
tion OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case OF
Deafness Caused by catarrh be cured b5
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F.J. CTfENEY, & 90 Toledo, Ohio
Sold by Druggists, T5c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-24
Get your Lawn Mowers ground
Tuesday and Friday Of each week at
MADIGAN's HARDWARE.
Minimum Rate Matter.

(Fredericktown Democrat-News.)
Some weeks ago the Democrat
News published a notice, taken from
a Carrollton newspaper, in regard to
light companies charging a minimum
rate when no service had been rem
dered. The supreme court held such
charge illegal, but it seems the public
service commission Of Missouri, holds
this decision only applies to a single
case. The following from the chair
man Of the commission explains the
matter:
Hon. G. B. Cook, Fredericktown,
Missouri:
Replying to your favor of the Sth
inst, will say that the public service
commission has not yet made ruling
on the right of electric, gas and water
companies to minimum service fee
where no service has been used dur
| ing the month for which the fee is
charged. That question will likely be
passed upon by the commission with
| in the course OF the next few months.
The Wisconsin commission has held
that such fee could be charged, if
reasonable, and only made large
enough to pay for the service of en-
ployes to read meters, etc. / think
other commissioner in other states
have held reasonable fee for such a
service of employees to read meters
etc. think other commissioners in
other states have held reasonable fee
for such service allowable. The
Isupreme court in recent case passed
upon the facts of o single case fol
Carrollton, Missouri, but the opinion
is not one which would apply to the
general rule of collecting minimum
fee. Yours very respectfully,
/ JOHN M. ATKINSON,
Chairman.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-24
For Sale or Lease

The Baird homestead, ! newly re-
paired, on College street, Arcadia.
Ten room dwelling, three room cot
tage, barn, carriage and chicken house,
shade and fruit trees with three acres
productive land. A. W. POWELL,
Chemical Building, st. Louis, Mo,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-24
PROBATE DOCKET.

Term Docket Of the Probate Court, Iron
County, Mo.-Augast Term, A. D.
1913.
Monday, August Izth.
VIM. P. Lewis, administrator OF the estate
OF Omay Abrams, deceased. Final.
w. j, Lee, administrators OF the estate OF
Marcella Lee, deceased.
" b. Reagan, administrator OF the estate
OF d. f. Reagan. deceased.
Paul P Rosentreter, guardian and curator
OF the estates Of Ella Estell Leonard, George
Dewey Leonard. Rnd Paul Thomas Leonard,
minors.
Tuesday, August 18th.
g. s. Russell, administrator OF the estate
Lemuel A. Lloyd, deceased
Mary T. Smith, guardian and curator Of
the estate of Joseph D. Smith, a minor.
W.U Gay, guardian OF the person and
curator OF the estate OF George Warden
Miles, a minor.
W. p. White, guardian and cueator OF the
o, W, ROOP,
Judge Of Probate and ex-0nicio Clerk.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-24
Notice.

We would be interested in hearing
from our customers inlregard TO day
service; also parties contemplating
the use OF motors.
Iron County Electric Light and
Power Go. O.E. MEYERS sup't,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-24
Notice.

We are badly in need of all our emp
ty cases and bottles. If you have
any please return at once or call
phone, 115 and we will call. Please
give immediate attention and greatly
oblige. A.V. BoTTLING Co.,
Arcadia, Mo.