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The Mena weekly star., 1913-02-20
North America Third in Mountain
 Heights.

Since the discovery of Mount Me- Klnley in Alaska, North America has ranked third among the con- tinents in the matter of height of mountains. Asia has Mount Ever est of the Himalayas, 29,0O2 feet above sea level, and South America has Mount Aconcagua, of the An dean system, 23,080 feet in height North America comes next with Mount Mckinley, 2O,30O feet, and Africa is fourth, with Kibo Peak, 19,32O feet in height. Mont Blanc Europe's highest mountain, is 15,- 782 feet in height, which is higher by more than a thousand feet than any mountain in the United States exclusive of Alaska.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-02-20
WORTHENS Wonder (FmEAARRKE) HARE Workers
Inc Great Nerve and Rrain Ennd

A"C uhCdt NcfNc ana bfaln rood
 Highly recommended for Nervous Debility, Nervous Prostration. Pre- mature Decline, Drainage, Lost Vlgor, Reproductive Incapacitv, Paralysis and Paralytic Tendencies Decline of Strength, Premature Old Age, Loss of Ambition, Insomnia, Melancholy, Nervous Dyspepsia Kidney and Bladder Trouble and Constipation.
 These tablets vii ble found val uable in the treatment of the Various Debiitating Diseases of men and in the most extreme cases CT nervous prostration in women.
 GUARANTEEING will send six boxes of Worthen's Wonder Work CTS to you for $500, and guarantee them to give satisfaction or return the mOnye.
 Price Si.00 a box 6 boxes $500 Sent by mail on receipt of price.
 Distributed only by The Worthen Wonder Worker Co.
 Melrose-Boston. Mass. U. S. A.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-02-20

A gray or baldheaded man is con- sidered passe, and when he applies for a position in an enterprising concern he is turned down and a younger looking man secures the job. Mildredina Hair Remedy pre- vents hair falling, restores gray hair to it's natural color. Free mai sample 10 cents.
 Mildredina Speciality Co.,,
 Boston, Mass.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-02-20
Too HOSpitable.

One day an inspector of a New York tenement house found four families living in one room, chalk lines being drawn across in such a manner as to mark out a quarter for each family.
 How do you get along here?" inquired the inspector.
 Very well" was the reply. Only the man in the farthest corner keeps boarders. '-Everybody's Mag azine.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-02-20
The Test of Man.

What every man in the world is looking for is the sense of having the mastery over life. But tell you my boy, there is only one thing that really gives a man this coveted assurance. And that is this?" Our power to endure. That's it. You are safe only when you can stand anything that can happen to you Then, and then only, are you really safe. Endurance is the measure of man.-Arkansas City Democrat.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-02-20

Why look old when Mildredina Hair Remedy will restore your gray hair to it's natural color in a few days, destroy the dandruff germs, stop falling hair and give new life to the hair. Free mail sample 10 cents.
 Mildredina Speciality Co.,,
 Boston, Mass
The Mena weekly star., 1913-02-20

A child that has intestinal worms is handicapped in it's growth. A few doses of WHITES CREAM NERMIFUGE destroys and expcls worms; the child immediately i'm proves and thrives wonderfully Price 25c per bottle. Sold by Me Nerney Pharmacy.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-02-20

Mother-"Joe, why do you SUD- pose that old hen persists in lay ing in the coal bin?"
 Joe-"Why, mother, I think she has seen the sign, Now is the time to lay in your coal Life.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-02-20
Don't You Believe It.

Some day that chronic constipa- ton cannot be cured. Don't you be- lieve it. Chamberlain's Tablets have cured others-why not you? Give them a trial. They cost only a quarter. For sale by all dealers.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-02-20

To Trade-Have i80 acres, four
 miles from Noel, Mo; 5000 bear ing fruit trees, about t2 acres small fruit 40 acres rich valley blow bered si,4Oo; to trade for some thing smaller in or near Mena. What have you? J. L. Bristow, owner, Poteau, Ok.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-02-20

Free from grease, Mildredina Almond Cream Compound does not make hair grow. It is a most de- lightful remedy for chapped hands, face and lips, also for men after shaving. 25c and soc a bottle.
 Mildredina Speciality Co.,,
 Boston, Mass.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-02-20

Silt uO lllSJlJuJc.
 Attorney General Gives Title.
 After the filing of the petition yesterday by City Attorney Hale and Secretary Isgrig, Secretary of States Earle W. Hoges, at once sent communication to Attorney Gen eral W. L. Moose, requesting that he furnish a title to the amendment, as the law requires.
 The answer of the attorney gen. eral was that the amendment should be known as Constitutional Amenmdent No. fl, providing for the issuance of bonds by municipal corporations for certain purposes when authorized by a majority of the qualified electors of said mu- inequalities"
 This will be the title of the amendment, and will be the first in the list of amendments to be sub mitted to the voters of Arkansas in the general election that will be held in September, 1914.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-02-20
DALLAS ROAD-PALMER PLACE.

P. W. Craig, farmer, Dallas Road, Palmer Place, Mena Ark, says; '1 have taken a number of boxes of Deans Kidney Pills and I can recommend them as 1 know that they live up to representation. For years suffer- ed from a complication of diseases the chief one being trouble with my kidneys. have taken Doans Kidney Pills as a preventive and means of relieving the complaint and they have brought fine results. got Doan's Kidney Pills from the Davis Drug Co. and gave them my endorsement
The Mena weekly star., 1913-02-20
BOND AMENDMENT
 ASKED BY PETITION
Measure Will Be First Submitted to Voters of State at General Election in 1914-ObjectiOn-
 able Features Removed.

Little Rock, Feb. 13.-The first amendment to the constitution to be submitted to the voters of Ar kansas in the general election in September, 1914, being Amendment No. 14, was initiated yesterday. It Is an amendment authorizing mu- nicipalities to issue bonds for pub lie improvements.
 An amendment of this character was submitted to the voters of the state at the recent general elec- lion and received a majority of more than 23OOO for it's adoption, but the Supreme court held that only three amendments could be submitted at a general election and this one having been initiated after three others had been pro- posed, its adoption was declared in- lNaIid
The Mena weekly star., 1913-02-20
POLK COUNTY SCHOOLS
 AND AID FROM STATE.
Two Schools Receive Si,OOO and County Pays but $52S.9l-
 Other Figures.

The tabulated statement sent out by the Department of Public In- struction at Little Rock, gives some interesting data, that pertaining to Polk county being as follows: Cost to County for State
The Mena weekly star., 1913-02-20

Davis the Barber has not left town, but has moved to first door north of Nails book store.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-02-20

Hands rough and red? We'll why don't you use hildredina Al be soft and velvety. "The Cream of Creams" s5e and 50c a bottle.
 Mildredina Specially Co,
 Boston, Mass
The Mena weekly star., 1913-02-20
Is First to Be Submitted.

The amendment proposed IS the first to be submitted, and will take it's place as such upon the ticket to be voted in 1914.
 It's submission to the voters of Arkansas was authorized by the Ar kansas Association of City Officials which met ill Little Rock in Janu- ary, last. The petition to the sec retary of state was presented to that official yesterday by City At torney Harry c. Hale and Fred Is- grig, secretary to Mayor Charles E. Taylor, and contained i3,7t3 sigma lures of property owners in every county in the state.
 The petition needed only 13,Hf signatures, but it is still being cir culated, and MT. Isgrig said yester- day that within a few days the pe- tition will be supplemented with not less than 2,000 additional sigma lures. He said that 98 per cent of the persons throughout the state tC whom the petition was presented willingly signed.
 Objectionable Features Removed.
 The amendment initiated yester- day, it is said, removes all objec- tions to the one voted upon last year. The new amendment pro- vides that bonds may be issued by a vote of a municipality to the amount of ' per cent of the asses sed valuation of property. The 1 former amendment authorized the issuance of bonds to the amount Oi 10 per cent of the assessed valua- tion of real and personal property in a municipality.
 In the former amendment it wa: provided that the final binding oi the result of the vote on a bond is- sue should be determined by the mayor and board of public affairs or by a board appointed by the county court for the purpose. The present proposed amendment pro- vides that the result as declared shall not be final until 60 days aft CT such declaration, the object o1 which is to permit any court actioI lin the matter in any suit that op-
The Mena weekly star., 1913-02-20
RENE STREET

Mrs. C. Hicks, Rene and Honnett Sts, Mena, Ark, says: ''I can strongly recom- mend Doan's Kidney Pills, for as far as my experience with them has gone, it was very satisfactory. It did not take DOan's Kid ney Pills long to relieve me of kidney com plaint, and many of my friends and ac- quaintances have also had great benefit from them It was through their r+com- mendation that was first led to take Doan $ Kidney Pills. and now I endorse then myself"
The Mena weekly star., 1913-02-20
RIDGE AVENUE

Mrs E. W. Dean, 300 Ridge Ave, Mena, Ark, says: '1 am only too glad to endorse Doan's Kidney Pills for they have certainly benefit. ed me and others of my family. have used three or four boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills, would be hard to express how greatly have been helped. For many years was victim of kidney complaint and I had all sorts of trouble from my kidneys. Nothing except Doan's Kidney Pills helped me They regu. lated the passages of the kidney secretions and strengthened my back. I now consider myself cured '
The Mena weekly star., 1913-02-20
SEVENTH STREET

Samuel Badt, merchant, 606 Seventh St., Mena Ark, says: T have not changed my mind regarding Deans Kidney Pills since I publicly endorsed them some years ago, and never let an opportunity go by to advise their use My cure has been lasting
 The above was the substance of MT. BadtS conversation when he was inter- viewed on March 21, 1911. His former statement was as follows: "Doans Kidney Pills are certainly the best kidney medi- cine 1 ever used and many people to whom have recommended them consid- CT them an ideal preparation for weak kidneys. Deans Kidney Pills cured me of backache that had annoyed me for al most two years, and they also restored my kidneys to normal condition"
The Mena weekly star., 1913-02-20
Attorney General Gives Title.

ponents of the bond issue might de- sire to institute.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-02-20
CHURCH AVENUE

Mrs. Rev. J. c. Adams, 12l2 Church Ave Mena, Ark, says: 'I have used several boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills during the past year and they have practically cured me of kidney complaint for which suffered five years, These troubles came on ne m. expectedly and before l knew it, was in s grasp. 1 had terrible pains across my back and all the other annoyances that usually go with kidney complaint, As nothing helped me- was discouraged. year or so ago l began using Doans Kidney Pills and to my surdrise, l was helped right away. I have now taken sufficient quantity and know that they are beneficial remedy and can be relied upon to bring relief from trouble caused by the kidneys.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-08
Educational Matters In Horala

cided by the board of education that q
4 business corporation should be formed
| by the individual members of the board
/ of education and the members of the
city council and that this corporation
| should put up the necessary money
for the erection of the new building
! and that the city should lease the
| building at completion for school pur-
poses and should have the right to
purchase it at any time within twenty
years. This organization was perfe cted
by J. T. Hughes, H. A. Hughes, j. r.
| Shepherd, r. G. Hoover, S. H. Will
| liams, w. A. Mills. J. ]. Lamar, ]. N.
McCIung e CO., r. A. French, j. T.
Manning, G. F. Petrey, NJ. A. George,
Jr., and w. c. MCLAUGHLIN. Shortly
afterwards Mr.. Hoover sold his interest
to Prof. Doster. officers were elected
as follows: j. T. Hughes, president;
J. R. Shepherd, vice president; James
P Doster, secretary and treasurer.
These men with G. F. Petrey and w.
C. MCLAUGHLIN made up the board of
dir ectors.
Soon after this the contract for the
new building was let to L. E. Marley
& Company. Of Ozark. The building
was completed in time for the opening
of the 1912-1913 session Of school.
AS it now stands this building is
ore of the most modern and thor
oughly up-to-d date of the school build
ings in Alabama. The class rooms have
eastern or western exposure; are I'M
materially lighted; are equipped with
sanitary steel desks and non-refiecting
blackboards. The building is equipped
inside and out with sanitary drinking
fountains. The auditorium is on the
first floor and is seated with opera
chairs. The architectural lines of the
building are very pleasing indeed.
Plenty of playground room Is owned
by the school.
With all these things done for it it
would be a matter of passing wonder
If the school was not a success. The
session now closing has been one of
enrolment has gone beyond the three
hundred mark and the averages at
tendance has been more than two hun
dred. This is an excellen. record when
viewed in the light of the fact that
part of the population of the city is a
drifting population-peop.e who do not
stay in any one place long at a time.
Results of Good Work.
The class of nineteen hundred and
thirteen has nine members who are to
complete the high school course this
year. Several Of these are pupils who
entered the school in the first grade
Most of them will enter college at
the opening of the next session or will
be at work in the schools of the state
as teachers. The members of the class
are Winnie Shepherd, Marguerite Nc
Rae, Tommie Davis. Irene Parker,
Daisy Lauderda!e, Olive Wilson, Lila
Wall Birdie Hughes anf James MOI
The school is gradually working to
the object" as announced IN the an
nual publication: "The object Of the
school will be to give the pupils
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-08
CHURCHES At
FLORALA ARE
IN FINE SHAPE
THERE ARE FOUR CHURCH
BUILDINGS, AND EACH coNoRE-
SENTED.

One OF the numerous things upon
which Florela prides herself is her
morality. She has four churches, and
three regular neutrality-suspicious., the
members of the Church of Christ meet
ing in the Chautauqua Auditorium.
with regularly chosen leaders in
charge.
The Rev. Mr.. d. w. Haskew is
pastor Of the Methodist Church of
Florala, the Rev. Mr.. Thomas Chap
man having charge Of the Universalist
church, and the Rev. Mr.. j. N. Van
diver, the Baptist church, the Presby-
terial faith is also represented. the peo-
pie having a pretty little church for
their devotions. but. at present. there
is no resident Presbyterian minister.
The churches all have well-kept ap-
pearances, both Sunday and weekly
services are very we'll attended, and
a more orderly, upright, or spiritually
inclined class of citizens than these
Floralans would be hard to find.
Each church, Of course. has its vari-
Gus auxiliary societies, all of which
are in an exceptionally hourishing con-
dition.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-08

The educational system OF fTorala-
IKE the city itself. is comparatively
young. For years there was no in
sistent demand In this immediate Sec
system of schools. The existing de-
nlands were met by the three months
Wcrk offered by the rural schools under
the nominal control of the township
trustees. Under such conditions there
could be little real development. Grad
uaIy. however, as the community needs
grew, as the people came into the sec
ton In increasing numbers, and as the
demands Of society developed efforts
were made for the establishment OF a
the old township school. The citizens
here. as in almost every other part
or South Alabama, awakened to the
Tact that proper and adequate educa-
tlonal facilities must be offered If the
boys and girls of the community
reached the highest possible degree of
efficiency. With this awakening came
the establishment Of the city school
SYSTEM.
AS the city has grown and prospered
in the educational affairs. The board
of education has had the services dur
ing the existence of the city school sew
eral of the leading teachers of South
Alabama. Such names as Professors
K XII, Hannah. Rozier, together
v
teachers, means that hard, conscien-
tious, and efficient work has been done
towards planting the school on a firm
foundation and towards enabling the
school to meet the demands of the
community upon ii. The course of
study has been gradually extended
upwards from 4 rural, ungraded course
to the approved state course of study
embracing seven years elementary
work and four years of high school
work. This places the school on an
equal footing with the county high
schools as now being established in
every county of Alabama. The schoo.
has now reached the point of develop
rnent that entities it to q place on the
list Of approved southern high schools.
This enables the graduates of the
school to enter the Freshman class in
standard colleges without examination
There has probably never been a
time until this year that the school has
not been seriously handicapped by the
lack of an adequate building and the
proper facilities and equipment For
several years there has been felt the
need of a new building. In fact, the
school could develop no further with
out it. 1t had almost reached the point
that all school affairs involved the
question of a new building and a new
supply of equipment and teaching ap-
pGratus.
In 1911 the city council selected
James r. Shepherd, s.. IT. Williams. DR. |
w. r. Smith, J. T. Hughes, and r. G. |
Hoover as u.embers of the board of |
education and asked them to produce |
results. One of the first questions dis |
cussed by the new board of education |
Unknown fact that the city, owing to
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-08

The scientific cultivation of the
broad and fertile acres of the Florala
section must be Floralas hope for its
future leadership among the cities Of
South Alabama.
In the last bulletin Of the Alabama
State Land Congress appears a story
ot how the Commercial Club of Hen
derson, Kentucky, woke up.
The club. prompted by the highest
motives, had gone earnestly to work
for the upbuilding of its city.
1t advertised the advantages of Hen
derson as a residential point and Of
cred opportunities for business men to
come to it without stint with most
generous hberality.
But all without avail
Henderson, it is true, continued it's
normal growth, but there were no
additions to it's manufactures, none of
the rapid increase in its business
operations and weekly payrolls which
the we'll organized Commercial! Club
had hoped for, and which its energies,
had they been directed Alright, would
have produced.
Then a young newspaper man from
Illinois, who came to edit a Henderson
newspaper, woke up the club.
He compelled it's members to realize
that the thing to do was to develop
the surrounding farm lands.
The club took up this new work.
There was less said about Hender-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-08
FACTORIES SURETOFOLLOW
SETTLEMENTO OF FARMLANDS

son; there was a great campaign in
augurated to get new settlers in the
country to trade with Henderson.
The result was magical.
Henderson commenced to grow as
never before, and to stride toward its
destination as one of the leading ag-
riculturaI centers in the Blue Grass
state.
Even so with Florala.
Let us get people in our neighbor-
hood.
Let us bend our chief efforts to
draw to our fertile fields farmers with
mind, money and muscle.
They will enrich the country and
their trade will bring riches to the
business men of Florala.
Factories will then spring up; for
there will be demand for the products
of factories.
Factories will also spring up TO uti-
lie the lavish products of a we'll set
tied section, the peer Of any other in
Alabama in point of fertility and CHI
matte advantages.
OF course, while this is doing, let all
come who will to our growing city;
and let us welcome them with generous
enthusiasm.
But, remember, the scientific Guilt
walton of the broad and fertile acres
Of the Fiorala section must be Florala's
hope for its future leadership among
the cities of South Alabama.
And in order to develop this scien-
tific cultivation among our farmers
we must have the help of experts in
farm demonstration work, and farmers
must be moved to take an interest
in such work.
In a letter to the Democrat, N +.
Thompson, president Of the Alabama
State Land Congress, well observes:
"If our newspapers, commercial or
and the farmers will only
get together for fsCm demonstration
work, Boys Corn Clubs and Girls Can.
ming Clubs. the question of how to
keep the boy on the farm" will be
solved, for the boy who is trained in
scientific agriculture will love it and be
more disposed to adopt II as a life call
ing than he will to follow the tickle
Goddess of Fortune to other fields
wherein he is a stranger. Let us have
a year of good, earnest work for Ala
bama. and the results will be all that
we can desire"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-08
CAN'T Discourage Thorn.

The IA ct that one out of every 200
OF the voters for Woodrow Wilson had
applied TO him for office reminded
Senator Bourne Of an office seeking
story.
There was once a president" said
Senator Bourne, who received, early
in his administration, n letter which
proved to him that there is no such
thing as discourag1ng an ofFiceseeker
This letter said:
Dear Mr.. President: I understand
you are going to take a month off to
destroy the big mountain OF letters
asking you for jobs. If everything else
is gone, would like the job Of de
stroying those letters. st. Louis
Democrat.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-08

the fact that bonds had just been is
works and sewerage system, was I'M
able to finance the proposition of
building. With unbounded faith in the
future of F'lorala, her schools, her
churches, and her people. and undaunt-
ed by the fact that the city itself was
unable to put up the money for the
building, the board began to make
plans for the erection of a new build
ing and for adding strength to the
school by employing more teachers and
by adding a new department of music
which was to be real part OF the
school work. These plans involved
practically doubling the annual cost
of the school, but offered a correspond
ing increase in the efficiency of it.
At the first meeting of the board in
June of that year, James p. Doster,
who was then serving as assistant in
physics in the University of Alabama
and who was graduate from the de-
partment of education of the univer-
sity. was selected as superintendent Of
the school He took charge of the
school early in August. The name of
the school was changed from the Flo
rala Public School to F'lorala City
School and a more extended course OF
study was adopted. 1t was agreed at
the time Mr.. Doster took charge that
plans for the new building should be
matured at once.
An Important Decision.
After long consideration 1t was de-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-08
Work Of Nno.asitu-

The other Sunday two small boys
were industriously digging IN a vacant
lot, when a man who was passing,
stopped to give them a lecture.
Don't you know that is a sin 20
dig on Sunday, unless II be a case or
necessity" asked the good man
Yes, sir" timidly replied one Of
the boys.
Then why don't you stop t?'
"'Cause this is a case OF necessity"
replied the little philosopher. "A Teller
can't Ash without bait"