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The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
COULD SCARCELY
 WALK AT ALL
For One And One Half Years. Confined To Bed Most of This
 Time. Suffered Intense Pain.

Sheffield, Ala.-"About four years ago." says Mrs. J. T. Stonecipher, of this town, "I got in very bad health became irregular, and I was pretty bad off for a year and a half had difficulty and pain in walking-could scarcely walk at all. I got awfully thin and was confined to my bed most of the time for 1h years--could scarcely ever do any work. suffered dreadfully, and I suffered intense pain in the right side.
 We had in attendance first Dr. -, of -, who pronounced my trou- ble. and he wanted me :o have an operation performed, but I could not bear the thought of submit ting to such thing. He gave me medicine which did me no good. I then had Dr. -, of -, who gave me medicine which gave me no perma- nent relief.
 My neighbors said how bad of I was and advised me to take Cardui. My husband was so worried about me that he went and called in Dr. -, of -, On his second call I told him had taken about bottle of Cardui, which had been improving me a great deal 4e said: Well, leave off my medicine and take the Cardui, it's good medicine.' After the use of the second bottle I was cured and the cure was permanent"
 Cardui should help you, too. Try 1t. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
MOTHER! LOOK AT
 CCHHlLD'S TONGUE
If cross, feverish, constipated, give California Syrup
 of Figs"

A laxative today saves a sick child tomorrow. Children simply will not take the time from play to empty their bowels, which become clogged up with waste, liver gets sluggish; stomach sour.
 Look at the tongue, mother If coat ed, or your child is listless, cross, fev- erish, breath bad, restless, doesn't eat heartily, full of cold or has sore throat or any other children's ailment. give a teaspoonful of California Syrup of Figs" then don't worry, because 1t is perfectly harmless, and in few hours all this constipation poison, sour bile and fermenting waste will gently move out of the bowels, and you have well, playful child again. A thor ough inside cleansing Is ofttimes all that is necessary. It should be the first treatment given in any sickness.
 Beware of counterfeit fig syrups. Ask at the store for a 50-cent bottle of California Syrup of Figs" which has full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
GAS, DYSPEPSIA
 AND INDIGESTION
"Pape's Diapepsin" settles sour, gassy stomachs in five
 minutes-Time 1t!

You don't want slow remedy when your stomach is bad-or an uncertain one--or a harmful one--your stomach is too valuable; you mustn't iniure it.
 Pape's Diapepsin Is noted for its speed in giving relief; it's harmless ness; its certain unfailing action in regulating sick, sour, gassy stomachs. It's 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 H.-Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
Ten Billions In coa,.

The Nenana coal fields, Alaska, will be tributary to the government rail- road now under construction from Seward to Fairbanks. Though the coal in this field is Ignite, and hence of low grade yet 1t has great value as a source of fuel and power for Fairbanks and other Yukon placer camps. The field is about sixty miles south of Fairbanks. It Is estimated by the United States geological survey, de- pertinent of the interior, that the Ne mana field contains some ten billion tons of Ignite. The Nenana coal field lies in what is known as the Bonni- field region, which also contains some gold placers that have been mined in small way for the last ten years. This district Is described in report entitled "The Bonnifleld Region, Alas ka" (bulletin 50D, which can be ob- tained on application to the director of the geological survey, Washington.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

.h n n eot home just before dinner time. An she thought to herself. Gypsy will have a nice dinner-not just meal she has had to pick up as best she could. It will be real meal, and she will have her milk in a fine saucer have brought a cat home,' said Marian to her mother. I have named her Gypsy as she is poor little waif cat, quite homeless and friendless Right away Gypsy was given nice warm bowl of milk And then Ma rian's family sat down for their dIn- ner.
 Gypsy sat up on bookcase. May be she thinks she looks wise said Ma rian. And Gypsy blinked her eyes and purred as though to say, I am a wise cat. know have good home. And l have the sense to look happy
 While Marian and her family were eating Gypsy would look at them from time to time, but every time any of them turned to look at her, she would put her head to one side and look off into space.
 She seemed to be saying. Maybe I have been waif but I'm very proud And 1 will not appear to be a began "Se from that day on Gypsy always had some milk before Marian began her dinner and then while the family were eating Gypsy looked on from the top of the bookcase. She never begged for food, and she never an- noyed anyone while eating, for she was Gypsy cat with great deal of pride
 Now one day Gypsy was upon the bookcase when she moved her paw up to her face. She wanted to be sure it was quite clean for dinner, as she had always been taught by her Mother Cat to have clean face when she was eating.
 'She licked her paw and washed her face ever so carefully, and then when she got down to have her milk, she felt nice and neat.
 Each day her fur was becoming softer and slkier and she was really growing to be very handsome cat SHe Seelntu lO knOW It, lDD, lOT Silt grew very fussy about her appearance and took long time making herself neat and clean.
 But after she got up on the book case again, after having had her mill she moved her paw so suddenly tha one of the books fell down on th' floor with an awful crash and bang.
 
 "'Oh.' shrieked Marian.
 "'Dear me. what was thatr asked Marinn's mother.
 "'That was simply book dropped on the floor hy Miss Gypsy Cat sait her Daddy.
 Now Gypsy looked very mournfu and ashamed For dignitied, prouc cat to have done anything so stupid and awkward as to have knocked q book off the bookcase made Gypsy feel very badly.
 "She began to cry little and jumped down from the bookcase as though to say.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
100 Years Old

"The kidneys play most important part in causing premature old age and death--the more injurious the poisons passing thru the kidneys the sooner comes decay"-so says distinguished physician, who further advises all people who are past thirty to preserve the vitality of the kidneys and free the blood from poisonous elements, such as uric acid drink plenty of water-sweat some daily and take Anuric before meals.
 This Anuric is put up in tablet form, and can be obtained at almost any drug store. For that backache, lumbago, rheumatism, rusty" joints, swollen feet or hands, due to uric acid in the blood, Anuric quickly dissolves the uric acid sas hot water does sugar Discovered by Dr. Pierce of Buffalo, N. Y
 Prevent premature old age by simply sipping cup of hot water every morning before breakfast, taking little Anuris before meals and live to be a hundred.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
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The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
Four Miles a pay.

Tn Denver on a clear, glorious Jan uary day, about thirty-fve above zero, they will tell you it's much too rough to be out. In Minneapolis they would be wheeling all the babies up and down for the mild airl If you must have winter habits, have the right ones. AS a foundation there Is nothing better than four miles day in the open air, and take the weather as it comes. Your family, your work and your life insurance company will all appreciate the benefits derived, and your face will show the difference by next March 31."
 Golfers Weekly.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
FUR
 LIVER, BOWELS
[ sIck headache, bad breath, Sour Stomach and
 constipation.
Gef a 1O-cent box now.

Get q 10-cent box now.
 No odds how bad your liver, stomach ,r bowels; how much your head kchts. how miserable and uncomfort- zbla you are from constipation. indiges- ton. biliousness and sluggish bowels ---you always get the desired results with Cascarets.
 pon't let your stomach, liver and Eowe1s make you miserable. Take Gascarets tonight; put an end to the biliousness, dizziness, nerv- onsness. sick, sour, gassy stomach, 1ackache and all other distress; e<eanse your inside organs of all the 6iieS gases and constipated matter witch Is producing the misery.
 4 10-cent box means health, happi. x61e and clear head for months. No more days of gloom and distress i< you will take Cascaret now and (hen. All stores sell Cascarets. Don't foreet the children-their little in. sides need a cleansing. too Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
Apples.

You have heard the saying, An ap- pie ,lay keeps the doctor away" but St. Ncholas tells us that many people must eat more than one a day. if one is to fudge from statistics. The fact Is that 49,00O.000 barrels of apples were grown in the United States in one year, ard the value of the fresh apples sent abroad in q single year was $7.353,537. Evidently this fruit is popular with boys and girls across the water. Probably. too, apples as good as ours cannot be raised there.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

troubled with cramps and feel like a different woman. 1 cannot praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound too highly and am recommend ing it to my friends who suffer as did. " Mrs. GEORGE R. NAYLoR, Box 72, Marysville, Pa.
 Young women who are troubled with painful or irregular periods, backache, headache, dragging-down sensations, fainting spells or indigestion should take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound; Thousands have been re- stored to health by this root and herb remedy.
 Write for free and helpful advice to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (con- fidentiaD, Lynn, Mass. Only women open and read such letters.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
DON'T PUT OFF.

If you are suffering from Dizziness. Headaches, Biliousness, Constipation or Sour Stomach, take one BONDS LIVER PILL at bedtime tonight. You will wake up well, without any un- pleasant "after effects" BONDS PILLS are sold on their genuine merit, and never fail to please those who use them for Malarial troubles. They are Small, Mild, Safe, Inexpensive. 25c All Druggists.-Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
Plays Many Pieces Without Stopping

Application for patent rights has been made for q photograph that is capable of playing several disk records in succession without requiring the at tention of an operator, says Popular Mechanics Magazine. The machine also will select special records and render them. or reproduce single one as many times as desired. Small reg ulating knobs permit an operator to emit, repeat or stop any particular se- lection. Furthermore, it is possible to set the machine to stop autemat- ically after playing any record.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
New York,s Rridaes.

Irrespective of the elevated railroad system comprising the Second, Third, Sixth and Ninth avenue lines, and the elevated portions of the Broadway and Lenox avenue sections of the subway, Kew York city has 42 bridges span ming the East and Harlem rivers, New town creek, and other waterways. These roads over rivers, including the Brooklyn, Manhattan, Delancey street and Greensboro spans, among the greatest in the world, represent, with the real estate requisite for their ap- proaches, an investment by the munich poiity of more than $135,000,0O0.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
Wonderful pIace.-

Otto Schmidt went to New York t, visit his son Hans. and Hans took hin to the Hotel Astor. Otto was amaze, at the magnifcence of the rooms an, the beauty of the furnishings. Ate they had made the rounds of the build ing, Hans snid: Father, would yoI like glass of beer before we go out? "Nein Gott !" Otto gasped. ''Hav they got saloon In here, too?"- Everybody's Magazine.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15


 The seraphlne was keyed musical instrument. now obsolete, which pre- ceded the harmonium.
 During a recent thunderstorm in Lansford. Pa, lightning struck a tele- phone pole three times.
 Seventy-ive per cent of the women employed in the German metal trades work ten hours or more a day.
 Harrison Walton. age seventy-four, of Philadelphia, has completed fifty years of service as a public school teacher.
 Silk manufacturers in Japan are now receiving, for the first time, or ders from the United States for silk neckwear.
 President Poincare of France has made a collection of photographs of English soldiers who have won the Victoria cross.
 In Ceylon the largest pearls are worth S2O0 to s250: in Europe and America they sell at more than three times this price.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
RadIatIno Love.

If you come into room on win ter's day, you do not need to see the stove or the radiator to know there is heat there. Every nerve in your body tells you that, before you have a chance to use your eyes. And there are some people you cannot approach without feeling the radiating warmth of sympathy and kindness. Fill the heart so full of love that 1t can be felt by all who come near you.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
Free Speech.

T never did care for rink skat- ing." You prefer the fresh air, I sup poser" Yes, and like to be able to get far enough away from the crowd so
 That l can say what is really in my
 mind when I fall down."
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
CARE FOR YOUR SKIN
lnd Keep 1t Clear by Daily Use of
 Cuticura--Trial Free.

x "A hot bath with Cuticura Soap fol-
 owed by gentle amounting with Cuti- eura Ointment clears the skin or scalp
 |n most cases of eczemas, rashes and
 Ifching of children and adults. Make cnticura your everyday toilet prepara-
 Hons and prevent such troubles. \ Free sample each by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura Dept. L.,
 Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

been picked up one night when she was all alone. and W h 6 n she plainly looked as if she had had no home for weeks and months. She certainly looked as If she had led a Gypsy's life
 wandering and homeless, and she seemed happy in- deed to be taken by little Marian to her nice warm house."
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
Very True.

Teacher-If I were to shoot at a tree with five birds on 1t and kill three how many would be left?
 Betty-Three.
 Teacher-No; two would he left.
 Betty-No, there wouldn't. The three shot would be left and the other two would have flied away.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
ACTRESS TELLS SECRET.

A-well known actress gives the follow ing recipe for gray hair: To half pint of water add i oz. Bay Rum, small box of Barbo Compound, and r oz. of glycerine. Any druggist can put this up or you can mix it at home at very little cost. Full directions for making and use come in each box of Barbo Compound. It will gradually darken streaked, faded gray hair. and make 1t soft and glossy. It will not color the scalp. is not sticky CT greasy. and does not rub off. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

Just tell Pussy we A Nice Bowl of don't mind, and to MIX show her that we
 don't, here's a nice chicken bone for her.
 "'But Daddy said Marian, of course Gypsy's paw Is part of her. but I meant that Gypsy didn't mean to knock off the book, and that her paw did it just by accident
 "'Oh. I see. said MarIan's Daddy,
 And then to show Gypsy they all knew 1t was just an accident and that they didn't for a moment think that she was anything else but a perfectly we'll hammered cat, they gave her some deli cacies to eat before she was told tc jump back to her bookcase seat. But Marian's Daddy never forgot her ex. cu-a for Pussy-that it was Gypsys naw and not Gypsy that knocked down tle book p
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

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The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
To Drive Out Malaria
 And Build Up The System

TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know what you are taking. as the formula is printed on every label showing it is Quinine and Iron in tasteless form The Quinine drives out malaria. the Iron builds up the system. so cents.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

would have to stay in bed several days
 every m on tn. 1
 tried all kinds of
 remedies and was
 treated by doctors,
 but my trouble con-
 tinued until one day
 I read about Lydia
 E. Pinkham's 8 Vege- table Compound and what it had done for others. 1 tried it and now I am never
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

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 me 1nedies ,os' inaptorn ofR|
 oios s'i ars |E nust El cOa,AE
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The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
A New Trade.

Skeets--I don't see you on the mes senger gang now, Skinny. Where are you workin'?
 Skinny--Oh. I've got good job with a dog fancier. When lady comes in and buys dog I teach her how tuh whistle.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

This worlds newest monarch is the king of Hedjaz, who rules over cer- tain holy cities and 100000 square miles of Arabian desert. As he has a war with Turkey on his hands. he looks like an up-to-date king.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
Gettlno Instructions.

My wife is learning to cook by correspondence course. She writes and asks how to mix biscuits. and they reply by return mail"
 What if the biscuits are in danger of burning after she gets them In the ovenf"
 ''Thsn she .telegraphs."
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
Must Be Profane.

Yeast-I see Massachusetts man has parrot which has a vocabulary of seventy-five words.
 Crimsonbeak-I didn't know there were that many swear words in exist ence.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

The per capita circulation of money in this country has reached SAILS. If it is to go much higher every Ameri- can may soon be imagining that he has S5 in his pocket.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
Crack Shot.

He's a crack shot" Never knew ke handled firearms !" Doesn't. He can send full shovel
 sof coal through the furnace door with out covering the floor. r."-Buffalo Ex- 'press.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
Bears the
A Fair FIoht.

Does your wife love her neigh bors?"
 No, but they conduct their warfare on a high and honorable plane"
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
pruo Store Episode.

T can't sell you whisky without doctors prescription"
 "Then why do you advertise pickling matcrlals?" demanded the irate custo- mer
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

Short skirts are to blame. say shoe manufacturers, for the leather short. age. Among those who refuse to wor. " are the owners of the short skirts.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
ON FIRST SYMPTOMS

use "RenoyIne" and be cured. Do not wait until the heart organ Is beyond repair. 'Renovine" is the heart and nerve tonic. Price 50c and S1.00.-Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

A true artist talks considerably about art for arts sake, but what gives him that joyous feeling is an order to paint the portrait of rich stout lady.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
DON'T sNIEEIE

Yor can rid yourself of that cold in the head by taking Laxative Quinidine Tablets. Price 25c. Also used in cases of La Grippe and for severe headaches. Remember that.-AdV
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
Probably Not.

Will the smoke inspector please ex- plain why so much of the soft coal soot settles on the white-haired dog?
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

Nearly every father of marriage home to be used as courthouse.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

" am not nt 10 have such a high seat. 1 am a stupid cat, that's what I am.'
 But NJ aria n took Gypsy in her arms, and said,
 l" You didn't do that. Gypsy, your paw did it.
 "'Well.' laughed Marian's Daddy, that's n funny thing to say. Isn't Pussy's paw a part of Pussy ? Just tell Pussy we
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

The Ouinine That Does Not Affect The Head Because of its tcnic and laxative effect, Laxatlve Bromo Quinine be taken by anyone without causing nervousness ar singing in the bead There signature iE on each box. 26c-
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

Lots of men who have an aim in life lack ammunition.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

According to the geological survey, the coal output of 1916 was the big gest ever, but that doesn't explain why the prices should also be.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
IMITATION IS slNcEREsT ELATTERY

but like counterfeit money the imita- ton has not the worth of the original. Insist on La Creole" Hair Dressing it's the original. Darkens your hair in the natural way, but contains no dye Price $1.00.--Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

About the only way man can fool woman is to make her believe she's fooling him when she's not.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

To keep clean and healthy take Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regulate liver, bowels and stomach.-Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

South African mines are experiment. ing with a dust-laying preparation which has molasses as it's base.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

There Is movement under way to make Mammoth cave national park.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

BREAD WITHOUT SALT IS TASTELEss
 A medicine chest without Magic Ar nica Eminent is useless. Best of all liniments for sprains. swellings bruises, rheumatism and neuralgia. Three sizes, 25c, Soc and $1.00.-Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

There is no place in the economy of nature for the nonprogressive.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
No. Record

He-Are wheat cakes healthy? Mel never heard one complain of being sick-Record.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

Strangely enough, despite the short age of paper. bankers obstinately re- fuse to accept many of the notes of hand which are generously proffered.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

Millions of particular women now use and recommend Red Cross Ball Blue. All grocers Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

Russia has more blind people than the rest of the world, two to one.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
A HINT ro WISE WOMEN.

Don't suffer torture when all female troubles will vanish in thin air after using "Femenina. Price SOC and I.oo-Ady.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

What you wish to be, that you are. Johann Paul Richter
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
ADDY'SEVENING HEAIR TALEE) bNkRY GRAHAM BONNER
GYPSY. THE CAT.

Gypsy was cat" said Daddy, ''who lad been so named because she had
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

New York city entertained 643 con- ventions in 1918.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
"ROUGR on ATS"BBHsa sasss. Esss mlss lss .as ss E
W. N. u, LITTLE ROCK. NO. s-.tsl7.
THE REFLECTIONS OF A MARRIED

which are 1l1J.-NV the seat of her trouble. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip- tion regulates and promotes all the proper functions of womanhood, enriches tho blood, dispels aches and pains, melan- choly and nervousness, brings refresh ing sleep, and restores health and strength. It cures those disorders and Arrangements incident to womanhood.
 A well known agent which can be procured at all drug stores is Pleasant Pellets" made up of the May-apple, the dried juice of the leaves of aloes and the root of ialap. First put out by Dr. Pierce nearly fifty years ago. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15
AWFUL
 CRAMPS
Suggestions that may save
 Much Suffering

Marysville, Pa.-"For twelve years I suffered with terrible cramps. I