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The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-02

Statement of Ownership, Manage
 ment Circulation, Etc, Required
 By the Act of Congress Os Aug
 ust 24, 1912.
 Of The Mena Weekly Star pub lished weekly at Mena, Arkansas, for October 1. 1916.
 State of Arkansas
 County of Polk
 Before me, a notary public in and for the State and county aforesaid personally appeared V. W. St. John, who being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the business manager if the Mena i Weekly Star and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the own ership, management and if a daily paper, the circulation) etc. of the aforsaid publication for the date shown in the above caption. re- quired by the Act of August q, 1912, embodied in section 443. Pos tai Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse of this form. to wit:
 1. That the names and addresses of the publisher. editor, managing edi- tor, and business managers are: Publisher, The Star Publishing Company; Editor and Managing Editor, V. w. St. John, Business Managers, V. w. St. John and E. w. St. John, all of Mena. Ark.
 2. That the owners are: Give names and addresses of individual owners, or, if a corporation. give it's name and the names and ad- dresses of stockholders owning or holding 1 per cent of the total and E. W. St. John, of Mena, Ark. and c. T. McMillan of Sapulpa, Ok
 ;. That the known bondholders, mortgages, and other security holders owning or holding i per cent or more of total amount of bonds. mortgages, of other secur- ities are; If there are none so state.l Mergenthaler Linotype Com pany, New York, N. Y.: Planters State Bank, Mena, Ark.; E. B. Cox. Mena. Ark.
 i. That the two paragraphs next above, giving the names of owners. stockholders, and security holders. If any. contain not only the list of stockholders and security holders as they appear upon the books of the company but also. in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of the company as trustee or in any other iiduciary relation. the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting. is gwen; also that the said two para graphs contain statements en- Draclng affiant's full knowledge and and belief as to the circumstances and conditions under which stock holders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of stock and securities in capacity the company as trustees, hold other than that of a bona fide owner; and that this affiant has no reason to believe that any other lperson, association. or corporation | has any interest direct or indirect in the said stock. bonds. or other securities than as so stated by him D.. That the average number of copies of each issue of this Duhli- eaton sold or distributed. through | the malls or otherwise to pajd 1 subscribers during the six months preceding the date shown above is 2,2O0 This information is reguired l from daily publications only
 | V. W, st. John, Business manager
 Sworn and subscribed hefora ma this 25th day of October. i9i6.
 1 sSeall M. A. Stratton. N. P.
 My commission expires Nav & 1919. 0'
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-02
Norway should Kick.

London, Oct 25.-The sinking by German submarines. of five more Norwegian steamships, valued at five million kroner. is reported by the Exchange Telegraph from Chritiania.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-02
". HOMER PIGG'S FINAl
 STATEMENT.
To the Voters of Polk CounfD:


 The campaign for County Superintendent is mn drawing to close When I first announced us " candidacy for a SECOND TERM, stated to tIs Is public that expected to make the race strctlv rs on my official record and, thoroughout the ents r campaign, have refrained from engaging in ns, sonalties and mud singing of any kind
 During the campaign, NOT ONE SINGLE AT TACK HAS BEEN MADE AGAINST MY OFFr CAL RECORD AND NOT ONESINGLE REASON HAS BEEN GIVEN why should not be re-electsd It is reasonable to believe that if there had been anything wrong with my record it would have leaked out during this campaign.
 The office of County Superintendent is one If the most important offices in the county and care should be exercised in selecting a man to fill ths position. EFFICIENCY SHOULD BE PLACFD ABOVE POLITICS. The County Superintendent should be elected because of his fitness and not he cause he affiliated with any particular political party He should be school man and not poli. tician.
 have given my entire time and best efforts to the duties of the office and have done everything within my power for the betterment of the schools of Polk County. 1 feel that experience has quail. fled me to do even better work during a second term than have done during the past two years
 assure the voters of all parties that am grateful for the loyal support given me two years ago. have endeavored to conduct the affairs of the office in such way that you would never regret having elected me to this important office fyou see fit to re-elect me to this position, assure you that will give you the same efficient service that have endeavored to give during the past two years.
 w. HOMER PIGG
 Candidate for County Superintendent
 SECOND TERM
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-02

Put a porous plaster on the chest and take a good cough syrup intern ally if you would treat severe ease of sore lungs properly. Get the dol- lar size BILLIARDS HOREH0UND SYRUP. With each bottle there is a free HERRICk'S RED PEPPER p0- R0US PLASTER for the chest. Sold hy Jackson Drug & Furniture Co. Ally
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-02

Stop ceughingl you rack the lungs and worry the body. BILLIARDS HOREH0UND SYRUP cheeks irrita- tion. heals the lungs and restores comfortable breathing Price 25c, 5)c and Si.00 per bottle. Sold by Jackson Drug & Furniture Co.--Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-02

Want a store in Mena. or city CT suburban acreage. or farms. Will exehance Groom residence, Ash land. Wis. hotel. Havelock. Iowa, i50-acre farm near Louisville. Kv on pike. or Florida grove al Hull Fla, or 70 acres near Floral City, and 72 acres suburban to Wau- chula, Fla. and other good pf0n- critics. Write Box 2E5. Mena. Ark. Adv. 256-2t l4-2L
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-02

Lost Farmers & Merchants money pouch. containing four pieces of currency. Liberal reward for re- turn to R. L. Floyd. Hartley. Ark. Adv. 255-3t 44-ft
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-02

Statement of Ownership, Manage
 ment, Circulation, Etc, Required
 By the Act of Congress 0s Aug
 ust 24, 1912. Of The Mena Weekly Star pub- lished weekly at Mena, Arkansas, for October 1, i9i6 State of Arkansas
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-09-29
War May Bring Social Fame
To SPANS Beautiful Queen

Should SPANS efforts to bring
about the holding at Madrid of the
peace conference which must follow
the cessation of hostilities be success
full, Queen Victoria Ena, one of the
youngest and most beautiful of Eu-
ropes royal women, will become the
most famous hostess In the world.
Many of the worlds most brilliant men
will assemble at the conference, and
the queens duty will be to entertain
these guests of Spain and their wives
on an extensive and royal scale. 1t
is said that the young queen, who is
yet In her twenties, would greatly well
come the call for such brilliant fetes
at the stately and somewhat formal
Castilian court, which In spite Of King
AlphonsO's democratic ways, still re-
mains the most ceremonious In Eu-
rope. The queen is fond of dress and
one of the most lavish customers of
the great Paris dressmakers, her dress
bills running up to more than $4,000
yearly.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-09-29
GRlFF RECALLS HOW TRICK
PEEVED VETERAN BATIEF
Senator'S Manager Maintains That
Tommy Tucker Was Maddest Man
He Ever Saw on Ball Field.

at has been my luck" says Clark
Griffith, ito see large number Of
peeved and angry people in this old
game Of baseball, particularly gentle
men against whom / have been lucky
enough to do some successful pitching.
81 still think, however, that the mad
dest man / ever did behold was that
grand old Monolith Of the old Boston
team-Mr. Thomas Tucker. The occa-
sion on which l beheld the fury Of this
famous warrior Is still green in my
memory, and can never forsake me.
"Old Tommy Tucker was pretty near
ly on his last legs so far as big league
baseball was concerned, and hits to
him were more precious than rubles
and diamonds when we bumped to-
gether one summer afternoon. 1t was
a big game, most important game,
and l really had to win 1t. loved
Tom Tucker very much, but loved
my salary more.
"The battle was a hot one, running
along on pretty even terms till near
the close, when we managed to get
couple on the bases and good old Uncle
Arson did the rest with one Of those
murderous hits that they don't make
now. the old man not being there to
soak them. That Boston bunch was
never whipped till the last man was
counted out and they went after me
strong In the death rally. First thing
knew they Ind the cushions p0pulous,
two down. and old Tom Tucker stand
Ing firmly ut the plate. | worked him.
into biting at two wide ones, then fed
him two more, which he refused to
reach after. 1t was coming down to
cases and no mistake.
''Just at this juncture l happened
to remember trick of indoor base
ball--the enormous upshoot which Is
put on an indoor bah by swinging 1t,
underhand, with the knuclIes upper
most and the ball rolling Off the palm.
It causes huge upshoot bull. but is
not practicable for outdoor ball be-
cause, at the greater pitching distance,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-09-29

month being luclder than another,
swapping their fingers at hearsay
handed down from goodness knows
where, go right ahead with the wedding
| quite as soon as the obstacle which
prevented 1t can be removed.
1t is not always grave and warrant
able reasons which have STAYED off
the happiness of the waiting pair.
Some reasons are as amusing as they
are unique. One bridegroom-to-b be
lost the wedding ring which he had
been carrying In his vest pocket. The
bride-to-be refused substitute be-
cause she had heard It would be disas-
trous to her future peace. Several
months slipped by ere it was discov-
cred in far corner of the vest, whith-
er 1t had slipped through an unnoticed,
tiny hole in that unfortunate pocket.
His fancee was so angered at his
seeming carelessness that she broke
the engagement at once. She would
not take the contract to keep his pock-
cts In good condition when he could be
so careless of them.
Another case: A village clerk, hear
ing his sweetheart had accepted his
rival, agreeing to wed him providing
the marriage could take place In June
the last of which was but three days
of-hastily packed his grip, closing
the Office which contained all the doc
uments necessary for the license
locked carefully in his safe, thereby
preventing the distracted rival from
complying with the conditions during
the town clerks weeks vacation. This
strategy won the clerk the girl who
could not help admiring his cool impus
dence and daring to outwit his adver-
sary. The clever young man succeed
ed in convincing her that July or Au-
gust was really just as delightful and
quite as lucky for a marriage month
as June.
What's the difference as to what
month you marry in as long as you
wed the one you love?
Copyright. 1850
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-09-29
Good Cheer, Order, Beauty
Prevailed in Home Of the
Southern Woman Long Ago

In her social progresses she rode In
velvet-lined coach drawn by four or
six horses-not one too many for the
mud holes to be pulled through in
those brave times, writes Octavia FOL
llcoffer Bond In Southern Woman. Her
negro coachman, In cloth coat and
brass buttons, who could be trusted
to drive her q hundred miles In safe
ty, skillfully handled the lines, while
. llveried footnen swung jauntily to
the carriage straps behind, ready to
spring to the ground, open the door
and let down the folding steps at the
will Of the mistress. AS TO her whole
some life at home, Thomas Nelson
Page has covered the case in assert
ing that "the system of living in the
South made the domestic virtues as
common as light and air." House
wlfely thrift and executive ability of
high order made the home of the
Southern woman who was true to the
type an Eden for all who partook of
her hospitality. Good cheer, order and
beauty prevailed from the entrance
hall, impressive with its array of an
cestral portraits, to the clean and am
pie kitchen and servants quarters.
The well-filled smokehouse, the poul-
try yard astir with fowls, the pantry
supply of jelly, pickle, cordial,
bounce" and preserves, the cellar
stocked with the choicest vintages of
the old world, and the garden growing
with every herb, vegetable and flower
known to the new, were results of the
industry Of the lady bountiful of We
olden time. And, withal, the Swept
and garnlshed" guest rooms, as rarely
uncccupled as vacuums occur in ma
ture, were dainty with lavender scent
ed linens, waxed floors and polished
mahogany.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-09-29
MAN MUST LABOR AND Love HIS Y
WORK TO BE HEALTHY AND HAPPY

BY DR. SAMUEL Of Health Of Pennsylvania
Man intended labor the Advise Creator Our mental and
physical makeup such that occupation essential to continued we'll
being.
From the hunter the fisherman and the rude grcurs has
evolved complicated civilization There thousands Of occupations
today place of the few primitive ones but still the majority of these
center about the fulfilling the primary necessities feeding and clothing
mankind.
has become impossible for the aore work under the conditions
which originally obtained Besides the fields and forests have min
mill and mart
Man has progressed mentally remarkable degree but cannot
say that Of his physical Development However, his requirements
much the those of Sunlight fresh
pure and physical exercise absolutely essential to the mane
of health.
If the conditions under which and labor do not make
this possible they detrimental the individual and to society
large for upon the health of its people depends the ultimate future of
any nation machinery entirely replace the Of labor
To be healthy and happy, one must love his work
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-09-29
Wise and Otherwise.

Misery loves company-and she usu
ally has plenty Of 1t.
Too much of the noise in this world
tries to pass itself off as music.
It's better to be wrong at the right
time than right at the wrong time.
Any man who can catch a flea In
the dark can hoe his own row in poll
tics.
There is no hope for the man who
acts the hypocrite even when he is
alone.
A woman who is has-been beauty
is as fussy as man who has lost his
hair.
Many a mans love for his club is
due to the fact that his wife never
gives her tongue a rest.
Give a man his choice of making
friends or money and he'll not hest
tate more than second.
Few men have will power enough to
do the things they don't want to do
and don't have to, but should do.
Books are desirable companions
when they bore you 1t Is an easy mat
ter to shut them up without giving
offense.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-09-29

being the largest of all the European
countries.
The state of California has ample
quarters for seven European countries,
but its population is only little over
100000, whereas little Roumania
alone harbors just about 100000 In
habitants.
Austria-Hungary fits rather tightly
across the shoulders in Texas, which
has a scattered population Of nearly
100000, whereas Austria-Hungary
has more than 100000 of people ac-
commodated within It's boundaries.
More striking, however, is corpulent
Idaho with It's 325,000 inhabitants living
in an area sufficient to quarter 10000
600 of Europeans living in four large
countries. Then there are Montana
and North Dakota with their 100000
people enjoying enough room for Spain
and Portugal's 25,000,000.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-09-29
Uses of Paper.

The uses of paper are extending
very rapidly. Bags made of spun pa
per are growing Swedish product,
and American manufacturers are be-
ginning to produce them. Coffee bags
are made Of single strand, open weave,
with a sheet of paper pulp inside.
Onion bags are being offered. Several
firms are engaged in making some very
attractive furniture or water-proofeti
paper reeds woven over wooden and
rattan frames. The Swedes are maxi
ing three-stranded spun-paper rope
for general use that is well spoken of.
Paper horse blankets sound queer, but
they are being made Fireproof fab
RIGS sound still more odd, but they are
making them nevertheless on paper
basis. The Japanese, who are the most
expert Of all in the utilization of pa
per, are making aviator's suits of oiled
paper that are very light and resistant
to cold.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-09-29
Things You May Not Know.

The starfish has no nose, but the
whole of its underside is endowed with
n sense of smell.
Specimens of almost every precious
mineral have been found in Spltz-
bergen, but there are no signs, accord
Ing to biologists, that precious min
erals exist Ia paying quantities.
Mexico has 10000 miles of railway,
rs 1900 miles long from northwest to
southeast and its width varies from
A4O TO $50 miles. Its seacoast on the
Gulf of Mexico Is 1,400 miles long.
Roller skating In England is said to
date back to 1890.
The atmosphere of Zululand is so
clear that 1t is said objects can be seen
by starlight at a distance of seven
miles
Naturaiists have estimated that a
single crow can destroy about 100000
insects in one year.
At five years camels are fit to
work; but their strength begins to de-
cline at twenty-five years, although
they usually live to be forty.
KOrea's sacred mountain, Kongo-San
or Diamond mountain, as 1t is more
commonly called, carries, it is claimed,
1900 granite peaks, rugged and gro
&esque in form and almost impossible
OF being scaled.
In Switzerland the goat is placed
ahead of all other animals. If boy
1Dlagues a goat he can be fined and
sent 20 prison. If person meets a
goat on a path and drives him aside
i4ae can be arrested. If goat enters
the yard of person not his owner,
.1nd Is hit with q club or stone, the
spersoa guilty of the offense must pay
n fine.
There is n cat, owned by the keeper
OF the Platte Fougere lighthouse, on
tie Island Of Guernsey, which, when
lever 1t wishes to enter its masters
dwelling, rings an electric bell. This
mas been made possible by the con-
&iruction, near the bottom of a door,
of a shelf which actuates a switch
when a slight weight is placed upon
.Sf. Thus. when the cat jumps to this
small ledge the circuit is closed.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-09-29
Nu.a. ht4tnea
When a Child Is Noisy It's
a Sign That 1t Is Healthy

When the child is quiet there is
something wrong with it. 1t is sick
or doing something which 1t ought not
to do. Noise and motion are normal
activities Of child, anything else is
abnormal. The "blessed little fellow"
who hangs around his mothers apron
strings all the time and doesn't speak
unless spoken to, or who doesn't romp
and play with the other children and
make all manner of noises, is not
right. 1t needs attention, says the
Dayton News.
Children commit a lot of nuisance.
They provoke all of us by running
over the lawn and breaking down the
flowers and making so much noise we
cannot hear ourselves think. 1t is an
noying to have bunch of them yell
ing and shouting about our doors.
They get in the way with their roller
skates and disturb us when they ride
their bicycles upon the sidewalks. But
what are we going to do about 1t?
1t Is natural, and we must either sup
press the children, to their detriment
and to the detriment of the human
race, or grin and bear it, while regu-
latlng them as best we may. The child
is problem every minute of the day,
1t Is true, but we can't carry on the
world If we curb them until they grow
up into abnormalties. Besides, the
cultivation Of patience and concilla-
ton upon our part will tend to sweet
en- the environments for everybody.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-09-29
To Vacclnate for Mumps.

That 1t may be possible to make a
serum that shall confer immunity to
humps seems likely as a result of ex-
perlments at the Rockefeller institute
by Doctor Wollstein on cats. She in
oculated them with the saliva of per-
sons having humps and found that
they contracted the disease. She at
tenuated the infectious material with
the serum of cats that had recovered
and found a distinctly slighter reac-
ton, and reinoculation of animals that
had recovered produced but little ef-
feet.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-09-29
Tortoise Shell

Now that tortoise shell has
once more come into public favor
it is well to know a way in which
to clean and polish 1t. When tor
tolse shell loses its luster from
wear the polished surface may
be restored to its original con-
dltion by carefully rubbing 1t
with powdered rottenstone and
oil. The rottenstone should be
very carefully sifted through the
finest muslin. When all scratches
on the surface of the tortoise
shell are thus removed, a brill
liant polish may be given 1t by
applying gentle friction with a
piece Of soft leather to which
some jewelers. rouge has been
applied.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-09-29
Clark Griffith.

the ball would lose all Its speed long
before 1t reached the platter.
Il decided to throw that ball just as
a desperate experiment, and threw 1t.
The globule sauntered along, way low,
below Toms kneeline, and he stood
scof!ing at 1t. Then, just as the ball
came parallel with him, it leaped and
wliirled over the plate, while the UNI
pire yelled Strike threep
"Old Tom Tucker laid down his bat
and started toward me, with evidence
OF much excitement on his face, but
was already on my way, and was go
ing fast. That night he came to the
hotel looking for me and publicly an
nounced that, he intended to STAY me
on sight, but / wasn't In and he never
got his hands upon me-"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-09-29
There's Room in Western
United States for People
OF All European Countries

The United States can swallow all
Of Europe-area, population and all.
The entire combined computed area Gf
the foreign countries and the area of
the western United States is very near
ly the same, says Popular Science
Monthly. The discrepancy is $1,000
square miles on Europe's side. At the
same time, however, Russia in Europe
would spread over the whole western
part of our country, crowding 1t to the
doors with it's 100000 Of people,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-09-29
Your Stomach.

Consider the stomach.
What lot 1t has to dol
How the poor stomach is imposed
onl
OF course, 1t can rebel, and does
do so.
But why subject it and yourself to
this indignity?
The sorrows of the stomach should
startle the world.
Great care should be taken Of the
stomach and what 1t Is given.
Rest before eating If you are tired ;
cut out superfuous starches and
sweets.
A good rule is to stop eating while
you are still little hungry; to eat
slowly and to rest for a time after
eating.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-09-29
Good Eating for the Family.

Celery root is not well enough APP
Dreciated- 1t may be put into the Gel.
lar with the other root vegetables and
az covered with dampened sand, will
keep all winter. To prepare it the
simplest method is to cook it until
slender, remove all Of the outside Jumps
and unslghtly spots, cut in dice and
serve in n white sauce. To make an
other more elaborate but very pretty
dish, cook the roots cool and trim
them, scoop out the inside and fill with
chopped celery and cooked beets
nixed with mayonnalse. Serve one root
TO each person. The inside portion
may be served finely chopped with
French dressing on lettuce day or
two later.