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The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
fINfIF TOWN HELPS
OLD AGE BECOMING TO BRICK
Tones Bleach Out and Grow Soft as Years Go By-House of This Ma
 terisi Should Be of Simple Design.

Brick houses grow old beautifully. Brick, if 1t is good in color and texture, lakes on age becomingly. Brick tones bleach out and grow soft as years go by, giving that happy effect of fitness so prevalent in nature. "Brand-new- ness" wears off quickly and a brick building soon sinks into harmony with the trees and flowers surrounding it.
 Brick is of every tone and hue, from light buff to purplish black. Some shades are beautiful and some are not, so the same discriminating taste must be displayed in selecting brick that is used in selecting any other house ma teriaI. In considering brick, remember, first, that there is no such thing as style" in architecture. That is to say, style In the sense that this type or that type is in style or out of style and ac- cordingly should not be used.
 Brick houses can be built of any shape or size, but patchwork deserves some consideration as to the former. Do not build your brick house the same shape you would frame house, for brick is a very different material from lumber. Generally speaking, brick houses should be of simple rec tangular form, with here and there plain bay window or wing. It is diff ficult to build patchwork when the out line of building is too complex, and for that reason the most practical de- signs for hriclx hnuSpS are somewhat simple in character.
 Patchwork is excellent when com bined with cement plaster. This is a favorite type of design in England where country houses are remarkably successful, and where the compost the beautiful landscape conditions.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
GAS, DYSPEPSIA
 AND INDIGESTION
"Pape's Diapepsin" settles sour, gaSSy StomaChs in five
 minuteS-Time itI

You don't want a slow remedy when your stomach is bad-or an uncertain one-or a harmful one-your stomach is too valuable; you mustn't injure it.
 Pape's Diapepsin is noted for it's speed in giving relief; it's harmless ness; it's certain unfailing action in regulating sick, sour, gassy stomachs. Its millions of cures in indigestion, dyspepsia, gastritis and other stomach trouble has made it famous the world over.
 Keep this perfect stomach doctor in your home-keep it handy-get a large fifty-cent case from any dealer and then if anyone should eat something which doesn't agree with them; if what they eat lays like lead. ferments and sours and forms gas; causes head ache, dizziness and nausea; eructa- tions of acid and undigested food remember as soon as Pape's Diapepsin comes in contact with the stomach all such distress vanishes. Its prompt ness, certainty and ease in overcoming the worst stomach disorders is reve- lation to those who try it.-Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

You're bilious! Your liver is slug gishl You feel lazy, dizzy and all knocked out. Your head is dull, your tongue is coated; breath bad; stomach sour and bowels constipated. But don't take salivating calomel. It makes you sick, you may lose days work.
 Calomel is mercury or quicksilver which causes necrosis of the bones. Calomel crashes into sour bile like dynamite, breaking it up. That's when you feel that awful nausea and cramp- ing.
 If you want to enjoy the incest, gen tlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever experienced just take a spoonful of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone. Your druggist or dealer sells you 5O-cent bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone under my personal money-back guarantee that each spoonful will clean your
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
BEST LOCATION FOR ORCHARD
Flowing and Cultivation Is Difficult on Hillsides or Tops-Northern
 Slope Favored.

While hillsides and hilltops are favorable sites for orchards of peach, plum, pear or apple, or indeed for any of the tree fruits, there are some ob- jections. It Is more difficult to blow and cultivate orchards on steep hill- sides, more difficult to spray, more difficult to handle the fruit when picked.
 The advantages of hillside or hill- top orchards are that they are less often injured by late spring frosts and the trees not liable to have wet feet, which is a fatal condition in any or chard.
 If the hillside has northern slope it will be an advantage. for the blos- sons will be retarded about ten days over trees grown on the eastern or southern slope.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
He Was overIonked

He was talking very loudly and boastfully in the railway carriage and compelling everyone to hear him whether they wanted to or not.
 Talking about Turkey" he bel lowed, why I've been to Constanti nople ten times at least. Funny thing now, the way the dogs are scaven gers there, and eat everything in the streets. Awfully dangerous to touch 'em, They eat up every scrap of rub bish."
 A young lady in the corner said thoughtfully, T really wonder you got home alive"
 And presently blessed silence reigned In that carriage.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
HIlssful Ignorance.

Its just as well, perhaps. that the world didn't know what militarism had up its sleeve for the last forty years. Where ignorance is bliss. you know"
 The speaker was Glenn Curtiss, the famous airplane builder. ue went on ::
 Its like lhe case Mrs. Rayke.
 Aren't you worried. n tfiend asked her, when you don't .now where your husband stays so late every nightT
 Not so much worried, probably Mrs. Rayke replied, as would be If did know 'r--Buffalo Express.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
tieIahta of Extr.u.a..

50 you think you love herr" smiled the cynical friend.
 T know l love herr' swore. the In. fatuated youth.
 Are you sure that you love her as much as you think you doY'
 Sny. I'm sure of more than thaf love her as much 'as she thinks do ',
 And. Of course, as one thing leads to another that height of affection stor, reminds us of the conversation he. tweea two fellows who were tnlIxInp about third fellow, who was bv way or b@ng a spendthrift. One fellow said: "Bill lives beyond his income. doesnst he?" ~'"
 Lives beyond his incomeY Why biil lives beyond the income ha yzss;,es he had th
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
For Protection of RrIdnes.

To prevent loss of metal due to the cutting action of locomotive blasts. as- bestos sheathing has been used by the Western and Atlantic railroad on its bridges The loss of metal is caused principally by the blast rather than by corrosion or effect of gas. h. stead of using brass bolts as first planned for all cases of exposed heads below the sheets. a satisfactory protection was obtained by using a one-third portland cement mortar and asbestos fiber. placed as hemispher- ical covering over bolt heads by using q cup-shaped form in a small block. The bolt protection has remained in- tact.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
ORCHARD GLEANINGS
TO ERADICATE PEAR PSYLLA
Spray Mixture of Nicotine and Soap Is Effeetive--AppIy Lire-sulphur
 in the Spring.
Ry P. J. PARRoTT, Entomoogist. New
 York Station)

Ry P. J. PARRoTT. EntomoIogist. New
 York station)
 Nicotine and soap are the best ma terials to use for this purpose. Use one pint nicotine and four pounds soap to 100 gallons of water. The soap helps to make it stick. Spray in No- vember or December after a spell of cold weather on a day when the tenn perature is rising and is about 40 de- grees or more. You will then kill many of the psylla which winter in the mature stage.
 In spring just before the blossom buds open at the end spray with win ter strength lime-sulphur, one to eight. By that time the eggs are deposited and are very susceptible to injury. Two applications year made in this way will hold the psylla in check.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
Tool for Cleft Crafts.

ed--in other words, the stock-should be cut squarely across with the saw. The knife edge of the grating tool is then placed across the stock and by tapping at the back of the tool with the mallet, the stock is split or cut to a depth of two to four inches. The thick, pointed wedge on the back of the grating tool is used to pry apart the cut after 1t is made. The scicn Is then sharpened, inserted and the edges of the cut are covered.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
"CASCARETS' FUR
 LIVER, BOWELS For sick headache, bad breath, Sour Stomach and
 constipation.
Get q 1o-cent box now.

No odds how bad your liver. stomach or bowels; how much your head aches, how miserable and uncomfort- able you are from constipation. indiges- tion. biliousness and sluggish bowels you always get the desired results with Cascsrets.
 Don't let your stomach. liver and bowels make you miserable. Take Cascarets tonight; put an end to the headache. biliousness, dizziness. nerv- ousness. sick, sour. gassy stomach. backache and all other distress; cleanse your inside organs of all the bile. gases and constipated matter which Is producing the misery.
 4 10-cent box means health, happi- ness and a clear head for months. No more days of gloom and distress if you will take a Cascaret now and then. All stores sell Cascarets. Don't forget the children-their little in- sides need cleansing. too Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
CALONEL IS MERCURY, II S|CKENSI
 STOP USING SAuVATING DR
Don't Lose Days Work If Your Liver Is Sluggish or Bo
 constipated lake "Dodson's Liver TOne"-lt,s Eina

sluggish liver better than s 4. nasty caiomel and that it wont you sick.
 Dodson's Liver Tone ia ra., Ii medicine. You'll know 1t ne,, ing because you will wake uu ,' fine. your liver will be workin, ' headache and dizziness gons stomach will be sweet and your rh. regular. You will feel like wo,,1 you'll be cheerful; full of yigo, ambition.
 Dodson's Liver Tone is s,,. vegetable, therefore harmless sns \. not salivate. Give 1t to your chlsI Millions of people are using Dos,. Liver Tone instead of dangeros, ! omel now. Your druggist will tsp ! that the sale of calomel is ,,J stopped entirely here.-Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
HOME VARIETIES OF FRUITS
One of Best Grab Apples Is Fiorenoe--- Sweet Russet ls Excellent fer
 Sweet Pickles.

Florence is one of the best crab apples for general use. Sweet Russet is fine for sweet pickles and to eat out of hand.
 Early Strawberry and Whitney also are good to eat out of hand. but not of much value for market. because they are rather soft.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
SKIM TORTURED BABIES
Sleep, Mothers Rest After Treatment
 With Cuticura-TriaI Free.

Send today for free samples of Cuti- quickly they relieve itching, burning skin troubles, and point to speedy heal ment of baby rashes, eczema and itch ings. Having cleared baby's skin keep 1t clear by using Cuticura exclusively.
 Free sample each by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l., Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
SETTING OUT A YOUNG TREE
Give Roots Plenty of Room, Cutting of Those Broken or Long,
 Top Soil Is Favored.

When setting out young tree be sure to give the roots plenty of space. Out of the broken roots and also the very long roots, making a smooth cut with a sharp knife.
 Use top soil around the roots, pack ing well, and leaving little loose soil over the surface to form a mulch.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
TOOLS FOR CLEFT GRAPHING
Trunk or Limb of Tree to Be Operated Upon Should Be Cut SquareIy
 Across With Saw.

The grafting tool here shown was especially devised for use in the pecan groves of the country. With it Is used sharp, fine-tooth saw, very sharp grafting knife and a short handled wooden mallet with the usual raffia and grating wax. In perform ing the operation of cleft grating. the trunk or limb of the tree to be graft
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
prainaoe Warns Sail

Heat IS the chief essential for plant growth, and one of the principal fac rors in making soil warm Is good drain. age. The surface soils of well-drained lands are almost invariably several de grees warmer than those of poorly drained lands. Drained soils also warm up faster after cold spells and much earlier in spring. It is certain that dynamiting heavy soils will pay.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

When a girl learns to wle'u ing pan as skillfully as she n,. l. a tennis racquet, It Is sign '. Is not going to be so very lous she will be standing at the nOa' at sunset waiting for him 10 p'"' beefsteak home.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

Womans' refining influence upon whatever she touches ,'.. v notice by the esteemed as'
 ments that no sooner had sn' '. \ to wear pajamas as a resu's '.ss than they began to spell 'e~ v
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

If a man wants to be sul, '., cured of the cussing hapi. ,' !, has gone two months wi''iV. s.s ing let him step barefooteo a.,,,rt sr of those little black collar Ds',, .ss, . Iaundries put in the shirts 7. .D'' . and then see what happsD'
 vocabulary. "
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
REMOVE ALL DEcAYING WOOD
Rubbish Harbors Disease and Insect Pests That Spread to Healthy
 Parts of Fruit Trees.

Dead or decaying wood of any fruit plant should be removed as soon as it is noticed, it matters not what the season may be.
 Such wood harbors' disease and in- sect pests that will spread to healthy parts of the tree and to neighboring trees.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
The Hint Sufficient.

"Pa, why do you Insist on my sing ing when Mir Rimley calls?'
 "Well, I don't like the fellow. and yet I hate to come right out and tell him to go."
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
nest FaIi AnpIe.

The Wealthy Is one of the most wide iy known and profitable of the fall app pies. It is money-maker. even in apple districts.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

All kinds of people are reduIfea make a world. including those Y grow wildly enthusiastic over q iM mile dog race.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

We have a notion that men who are happily married want to look mar ried.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

Somebody has figured out tns' a ', received a dollar a minute 70, ' years he'd be as rich as John D " feller. The reason John D, IS @ as he is is that he never was'~ . of his time figuring out fool p"f lions like that.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
A Slap at Her compIexIsn

~ NFoV Ht TFNF WI
 "Is it true that Mrs. Dubwale Mrs. Twobble are no longer on v ing termsT"
 "Yes. I fear the breach VIII be healed"
 What did they fall out aboul'
 "They met on the street one Mrs. Dubwaite said to Mrs, T7as My dear, how do I lookY Mrs ' ble kissed her effusively and sala dear, you are a work of art ! mingham Age-Herald.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

There are 7,0S0,314 telephOns the United States, and still f Su times is hard to find one that "busy."
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

The cynical spinster's definition of marriage is simply an opportunity for a girl to throw herself away on some man.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

An eastern professor advocates iF families among the wealthy. He ns be making bid for popularity ana the poor.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

Somebody suggests governne ownership of hens. A lot Of egul hen will lay when she once gsn politics.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

Teacher-What did Esau do sb his pottage?
 Pupil-He made a mess of It
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

Utopia evidently is a place vAs they indulge in large amount Of a versation on q wide variety of Ea jects.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

If husband is all right his wife never classifies him as an average man.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
Mow pown under.orowth.

Apples color and mature better. es- pecially on the lower limbs. if the growth under the trees is moved down.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

The skin of the whale Is split into four thicknesses, and each thickness makes stout and substantial leather.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These
 Eafv an0ta

NRty spots.
 There's no longer the slightest need of feeling ashamed of your freckies, as the prescription othine double strength - Is Simply get ounce of othine-doubie strength-from your druggist. and apply little of 1t night and morning and you should soon see that the worst frecklea have begun to disappear. while the lighter ones have vanished entirely. It. is seldom that more than one ounce is needed to com pletely clear the skin and gain a beautiful clear complexion.
 Be sure to ask for the double strength othine. this is sold under guarantee of money back if 1t fails to remove freckies- Adv,
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

Every now and then young man who is in love complains because we don't capltulate to ukelele music.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

With crude oil at S3 q barrel there Is going to be very little to pour on any troubled waters.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
The LlkeIIest one.

"Whom shall we send to write UT this bear story?"
 Why not send cub reporter?"
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

Philadelphia last year broke money-making record. 1t was da however, in the United States rl there.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

If life hands you a lemon adjust your rose-colored glasses and start to sell Ing pink lemonade.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

Be just and conslderate in your treatment of your stomach, but don't forget you have a soul.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
Quite True

Bad temper it its own punlshns but that does not appease its yican|
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

Eat slowly and you will eat less" That's true in most boarding houses. anyway.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

A new ciothesline. if boiled for short time, will become tougher, will last longer and will not tangle.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

At lying down and rolling over Greece Is the most expert neutral.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

There Is an eastern santarium whose patients are cured by absolute silence. That's better than divorce, anyway.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

Most particular women use Red Cross Ball Blue. American made. Sure to please. At all good grocers. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

Good and sufficient reasons should be found before exposing the contents of boys pocket.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

The tipping" evil does not reach its full seriousness until 1t is a case of q tip on the market.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

Sympathy is not adequate recom- pense for being an underdog.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

If we can all learn to eat for 9 cents a day if will leave us a whole lot more money for the movies.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

little salt rubbed on earthenware pudding dishes will take away brown spots.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

Anyway. the automobile is making this a nation of citizens trained and accustomed to mechanlsms.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

Even a well-preserved woman may have an acid disposition.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
Strictly Literal.

Strictly Literal. Maria. is your husband vacillat' ingy" No, m, he's whitewashing."
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

The only drawback to the end of war is that the open season for poet iaureates will immediately follow.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

To clean enamelware rub well with dry salt and rinse in cold water, then wipe dry with piece of cloth.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

Up to date nobody has started a sub scription paper for a foundling hos pital for Wall street war babies.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

Perhaps the riot that Berlin Fsph ns having occurred in Moscow same kind that Paris reports as z ing occurred in Berlin.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

Dr. Pierce's Pellets are best for liver, bowels and stomach. One little Pellet for c laxative-three for cathartic.--Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
What counts MIth Fruit.

It's not the production of fruit that counts. It's what you dn with it after it is produced.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

For practical illustration of econ omy watch small boy when he has occasion to use soap.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

To cut new bread try using knife which has been dipped in very hot water.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

Speaking of lost arts, that of walk ing threatens to become one.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
Plain Reasor

Why do they try new plays on tn, dog7"
 ITO get 'em licked Into shape"
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
When Your Eyes Need Care Try Murine Eye Remedy

Druggists or mail. Write for Free Rye Book
 MURINE EYE REMEDY CO.,. CHICAGO
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

DEATH LuRks IN A WEAK HEART 50 on nrst symptoms use "Renovine' and be cured. Delay and pay the awful penalty. "Renovine" is the hearts remedy. Price $100 and 50c.--Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

You miss getting many good fl by failing to ask for them.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

America has e6,6s2 post offices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
Draft Men Arriuing at Camp Pike Are
 Put fo Work at Once
By c. T. DAVIS

Camp Pike, Little Rock, Ark. Sep tember S.--(Special.)- With the men of the national army drilling in the streets, arriving on every train, re- ceiving their equipment, the purpose for which the s50oo,ooo plant was built here, for which 200o officers were trained at Fort Roots during the summer. and for which the American army now has more general officers than at any other time of it's history, becomes apparent.
 Today there are 1000 men at Camp Pike, who will compose in part one of the next American expeditionary forces overseas, but out of the first few it Is easy to construct the gigantic organization which will be here this time next month. As yet the men have, not been uniformed, and may not be until the quarantine period of 10 days Is past
 PRECAUTIONS TAKEN
 Notwithstanding the apparent good health of the first arrivals. every pre- caution is being taken to prevent a possible spread of disease. When the men first reach Camp Pike they are examined carefully for trachoma and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09

Camp Mills. l.. l., September S-(Spe- .c,al1ZIpsnection of equipment and quar- ters. part of the regular weekly pro- eramme. was the order in the regiments Of the .Rainbow division this after noon and the men had respite from the intensive drilling to which they have been subjected since arriving here The rain of last night left pools of watersin some of the low places in the company streets but inside the conical tents the men were high and dry and did not know it had been raining until they were reused at revielle this morning Some of the sleeping quarters are some what damp, however, but 'ponchos folded around the blankets pretty eff fectively kept out the moisture,
 Since special passes are necessary for the men to be absent from retreat most of the men spent the time after inspec- ton kicking footballs, playing volley- hall and other outdoor games. waiting until the time was up when they could leave camp. The men of the One Hun dred and Sivty-fifth infantry Gold Fight ing sixty-ninth'D were paid off yesterday and few of them have had a chance to get out and spend any of their salary.
 Pay day for the Alabama regiment is expected on Monday and the boys from the south are eager to get 1t and have . look at New York city before they start for "over there"
 Mineola, N. Y. September 8 Maj.- Gen. w, A Mann, coinfnanding the Ma