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The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-24
WICKES WAVES.

Jerb Davis went to Mena Tuesday on business.
 w. II. Conger motored to Wicke, Tuesday from Ashdown.
 Mrs. Letha Hamby, who has beer very ill. is improving slowly.
 Dr GetZ. the vat inspector from DeQueen, was in our town Monday.
 \ fine rain has been enjoyed by everyone, and it was certainly need ed.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Banks of Mena were in Wickes Sunday and Mon day.
 C. H Jett, Jr. and Virgil Henry motored to Texarkana Wednesday on business.
 Mrs, Sealie Duckett attended a Sunday school convention at Van- dervoort Sunday.
 w. R. Bennington left Wednesday for Joplin Mo. where he intends to go into business.
 Mrs. w. NJ. Hedge left for a visit with her brother at Omaha. Nebr., for the next month.
 Mir. and Mrs. D. Marshall from Brookville, Mo, was in Wickes on business the past week.
 Dave England and family left for their home in Oklahoma. after visit ing the keykendall family.
 John Embry and wife of Ashdown visited the Henderson Sullivan fam ily Saturday and Sunday.
 & P Chandler of Dallas. Tex. has been here for the past week, work ing for the White Motor Truck Co.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-24
ALDER LEAVES.

How things do grow since the rain.
 J. l. Casey has moved to the Will Hams farm near Redwood.
 Born to Mir. and Mrs. D. w. Davis, Tuesday of last week, a girl.
 Mir and Mrs V. A. Roberts of Mena visited relatives here and at Opal the past week.
 The spoilers of the Opal spelling school are getting along towards the back of the Century Speller. Come 6fie. come aii.
 Since motor trucks are getting so popular, why will not some one venture to try them for farm. or chard and dairy.
 ]. T. Fountain received notifica- ton that his land patent was at Cam den last week. No one except a homesteader of recent wears can tell you the true price of U.. s. land
 This community was well repre- sented at the Decoration exercises at Lower Big Fork cemetery Sun day The indictment weather inter- fered somewhat with the program.
 Dr. H. R Getz. agent for the U. s.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-24
POTTER PICKUpS.

Mr. and Mrs, ]. w. Walker traded in Mena Tuesday.
 Dr. H. R. Getz of DeQueen was here Saturday on business.
 w. A. Butler and C. F. Hill went to Mena Tuesday on business.
 Mr. and Mrs. Dee Joplin and chil- dren came up Tuesday for a visit with relatives.
 Mir. and Mrs. Tut Harris and chil- dren and Mrs. Ruth Childers spent Sunday at Cove.
 ] H. Naler of Mena spent Thurs day night here with his daughter Mrs. w. M Chamblin.
 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Walker of Hatfield visited relatives here Sat urday night and Sunday
 D. T, Rowe, |. Rowe, Tut Harris Artie Littlepage. W. M. Chamblin and w. V Jackson went to Mena on business Tuesday.
 Mrs Marvin Goodwin and two sons, left Friday evening for Salli- saw. Ok. Co visit Mrs Goodwin's parents. Mir. and Mrs. Thornton.
 Mir and Mrs Ivan Hunsaker, Dave Lora and Mabel Hunsaker. Mir. and Mrs. w. M. Chamblin and children attended the services at Rocky on Sunday.
 Farmers of this community were very thankful for the rain that fell Sunday. One of them reports that he can almost see his corn and cot ton growing.
 As a result of the election here Saturday. William Owens. Oscar Nash. w. NJ. Chamblin and c. F. Hill were elected as directors and T. mill tax was voted
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-24
Six-MiIe Cemetery to Re Worked
 Dinner on the Ground.

The people of Hatfield have been a little neglectful of Six Mile ceme- tery for several years. But this year on May 80 Decoration Day they are preparing to make it up and throw in little extra by giving it a thoro cleanup and decoration.
 There is no better way of showing our respect for our departed rela- tiyes and friends than to keep clean cemeteries. And the men are re- quested to bring some useful tool along and be present on the above date at 2 80 a. m. and assist in mak- ing Hatfield's burial ground a place of pride and beauty. The ladies are preparing to bring dinners and the day promises to be an eyentful one.
 Everybody in all adjoining com munities and nearby towns. are al- so invited and are also requested to tell others As this cemetery IS an oiu one and there are hundreds of interested parties living near.
 All stores and the bank will close fer the occasion. All preparations
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-24
GRANNIs GRAINS.

0. C. Kirby made a visit with relatives at Texarkana last week.
 This part of Arkansas was treat ed to a fine rain Sunday and Mon gladden. the heart of the farmer.
 Mr. and Mrs. Leas returned on Tuesday morning. from their two weeks visit with their daughter at Sapulpa, OK.
 Dan McVey and son, Lewis, were home for Saturday night and Sun day. A number of our town boys went back with them. having got- ten work with Mir. McVey.
 day--regular root soaker, one to
 The strawberry shipping season is about over. and the strawberry growers are well pleased with the profits from their shipments.
 Rev. Daniels of Vandervoort is to be with the Grannis people from Friday until Sunday He will fill his regular appointment at the Bap- tist church Saturday night and Sun day morning at II o'clock
 A school election was held last Saturday. Those of the school board whose time was up, were w. K. Hungate and Dan McNey, and the ones elected to fill their places were Alex Coyle and Mir. LOoper. The ten mill tax carried in the Grannis dis trict.
 Tuesday, May 9. was H. A. Nor gan's 9ist birthday. X number of friends gave him a surprise in the way of a fine dinner, as well as some presents. Those present were Mir and Mrs. Blan. Mir. and Mrs. prickett and family and Mrs. Case beer and daughters, Mable and Stel- la. X very pleasant time was had.
 The members of the Cemetery as sociation will meet at the home of Mrs. Dell White Friday afternoon, May 9, All who possibly can, are requested to be present, as there is some important business to come up before the meeting. as well as ar ranging for the Memorial and De- coration services to be held this coming Sunday. May 27, at D. m.
 Grannis has declared war on the ticks, and is building the first line of trenches. Dr. GetZ of DeQueen came up on Tuesday to help the people of Grannis dig the big vat. That means destruction to the ticks in this vicinity. The public spirit ed business men got together last week and in a few hours secured about Si00 and plenty of work for the construction of the vat All the territory adjacent to Grannis is helping to make this end of the county free of ticks. Ozark raised the money some time ago and is building a vat now. The Holly Grove people have the material on the ground preparatory to work. We have decided that we are poor enough without feeding the ticks.
 M. E. D. M.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-24

church was packed Sunday, but on account of the rain and mud, part .of the Decoration program had to be omitted. Rev. Williams was at ms post at fl o'clock, and preached a wonderful sermon. all truth from the good old book.
 The recent rains seem to nave caused the creeks to become more attractive. as the boys and girls and ,ome of the older folks have been seen coming in with great strings of fish, which sure does look good. And as all the farmers seem to De up with their crops. and the good ladies-my you ought to see the gardens around here. But, as 1 was going to say, it's all right to have a little fun now and then, as II is sometimes relished by the best of
 Rocky Gent.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-24
VANDERvO0RT yERITIEs.

At the school election held Satur- day. Dan Nations and P. w. Taylor were elected directors and a 7-mill tax carried again, thus assuring ann pie funds and another good oppOr- tunity for the boys and girls to have the proper advantages i'll an edu- eational way.
 Our people have reason to feel proud of our record in furnishing soldiers and sailors for Uncle Sam, for our little town has already sent flNe young men. to she training camps.
 Seems as tho winter never will break, but in spite of the unfayor- able seasons the women are doing we'll in preparing for the tables later. as a view of the gardens show quite variety of vegetables almost, and indeed. some now are ready to appease the appetite of a hungry person.
 Our little town was thrown into mourning early Monday morning by the sudden death of our esteemed and valuable fellow-eitizen, w. T. Kelsey. who died at S:30 o'clock at his home. Deceased was horn in Indiana, May 9. 1852 and some seven or eight years ago he moved into this vicinity. later marrying Miss Lillie Lacy. who with an infant son. is left to mourn the loss. Mir. Kel- sey was the leader of the Arcadia singing class of this place and his loss is keenly felt by th entire com munity. He had been working in his garden only short time before. engaged in setting out plants. Flu neral services were conducted on Tuesday at 1 o'clock at the Meth odist church. of which the deceased was 8 member, by the pastor. Rev.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-24
ROCKY RUMBLEs.

Mir. and Mrs. NJ. Shields of Mena attended the services here Sunday.
 The much needed rain came Sun day and Monday, bringing a broad smile to the farmers faces.
 Dr. Dave Connallv Luther Gum mings and family. Ray and Joe Og- den and others were un from Hat field Sunday to attend the Decora- tien. and visiting friends.
 Despite the unfavorablc day, the
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-24
WEST VALLEY NEWS.

Charlie Daniels attended Sunday school at West Valley Sunday. Earl pettigrew and Lizzie Stin- nett were married Sunday May i3. There will be a Decoration at tho Bulger cemetery Sunday. May 27 We had nice rain the first of the week. Both corn and oats need cd it.
 The fruit was cut short by so much cold weather, but what is left looks fine.
 Bill tother correspondence on page 4l
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-24
S5 REWARD TsS lisn Iias1pg is5Ss@s, ,e

the recovery of 3-year-old bay lilly, white spot in forehead. and one & year-old black mare mule with small wart in right ear. Notify c. W Mcdonald. Hatfield, Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-24

Tick Eradication department, has been supervising the construction of a dipping vat. and giving lectures on eradication. for the stock grow CTS of the East line, the past week.
 Careless Poet
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-24

A. s. Daniel, and Rev. w. B. Arnold of Hatfield. Burial was at the Tate lremnlerY
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-24
HATTIE,s HOTsTUPH.

are being looked after by J. c. Allen and Mrs. K. H Butler.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-24

tother correspondence on page 4)
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-24
HARTLEY HAPPENINGS.

Bridget.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-02
Ora, Exnsot..ian.

Great ExpectHtiena
4 mosquito neet may % sxpected "a
epns up b he scrstch.-waii Stree
&1Nnb4 ..s-.1l.-s-s:i-- ..A-A. 4
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-02
NO FAILURES
WITHOUT EFFORT
Every One Is a Step TO
Success.
INSTINCT AND EXPERIENCE.

Sometimes a Noble Failure Serves the
World as Faithfully as Distinguish
cd Suecsss-Lack Of Capital and
Pstronase-Fsrmers Frequently Fail.
He Who Makes No Effort Exempt.
Copyrighted. 1914. by Thomas ]. Sullivan.l
He only is exempt from failure who
makes no effort
In the lexicon of youth. which fate
reserves for a bright manhood. there
Is no such word as fail-it comes later
in life
There are so many reasons which
can logically and truthfully be ad-
vanced as causes contributing to the
numerous failures that will endeavor
to analyze only the principal ones-the
business failures.
every detection Of what Is false d.
reefs us to what is true; every trial ex-
hausts some tempting form of error.
Not only so. but scarcely any attempt
is entirely a failure; scarcely any the
DRY. the result Of steady thought, Is
altogether false. No tempting form Of
error Ia without some latent charm
derived from truth.
Failure ~, In a sense, the highway
to accomplishment. inasmuch as every
discovery Of what Ia false leads US to
seek earnestly after what Ia true. and
every fresh experience points out some
form of error which we shall afterward
carefully avoid.
In this article we have not the space
to treat of individual cases or their
many causes, but will deal altogether
with the commercial side OF the Ques-
tion-the business failures.
Perhaps the most general and COM
mon cause Is lack OF capital. Many
men venture into business with just
enough money to Swing" the enter
prise for a month. at the end Of which
time they expect the new business to
be self supporting. II seldom is, and
as the concern becomes financial
cripple the inevitable is sure to happen
failure.
Business Instinct Required.
1t may be said In passing that CON-
bined with the first form OF failure
there are two others, lack Of business
;-;;-::s.Ss -.S business experiences. Ai-a
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-02
RoyaIty's roIiIns Bell.

Great Tom. the chief bell Of st.
Paul's cathedral, London, England. is
only tolied on the death and the fu-
neral Of any Of the royal family, OF
the bishop OF London. the dean OF st.
Paul's. or the lord mayor.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-02
A Lost Range Of Mountains.

A great range OF mountains once ex-
tended from the eastern end Of Lake
Superior southwest to beyond the Mis-
souri, river. In places they were q
mile high. Weather and volcanic ac-
ton wore them down. the sea covered
them and today they are prairie.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-02
Mathar knaNx I'm.

ApplicsRt-"You see. mum. beln's as
'ow HI ave been a-takin' keer Of chill
dren all me life. Hi knows Just 'ow to
handle EN-" Mrs. OF de House with
a smile)-'T anticipate then. that you
will have a bowling success with mine.
Mary"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-02
Poison for RabbIts.

Poisoning by means OF phosphor-
ised grain is said to DO an effective
means Of checking the Increase Of
rabbits In certain parts OF the British
colonies.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-02
THE PRINCESS AND REX THEATER
sImplIeIty and Wisdom.

To maintain oneself on this earth
Is not a hardship but pastime. II ODE
viii live simply and wisely.-Thorea
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-02

Business Instinct Required.
1t may be said In passing that CON-
bined with the first form Of failure
there are two others, lack Of business
;-::..:..Sss ..s1 business experiences. Ai.a
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-02
The DlatinctIon.

snow that, sir. is very good cigar.
one that you needn't be afraid to otfer
anybody" '-rhat's all right. as far as
Il goes. but I want one that can
smoke mysslf."--Judge.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-02
Easily ExpIaInsd.

-How do you account for his fall
urer' HE proceeded on the theory
that people had to buy goods at his
store. Detroit Free Press.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-02

rhs road to ruin Is kept In good TO
pair &C the expense Of those who travel
over it, 0Incinnakt TlmssStsr.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-02

these three are frequently augment
ed by another equally dangerous U
business, and that Is engaging In
business of which you have no knowl
eye or experience in. No man can hope
to succeed In any line of business
where his principal qualifications are
assets and ignorance.
But without question the most pro.
nounced cause of business failure In
any line or in any community Is that
Of lack Of patronage. No business con.
Germ. professional man, church or
school can long endure without patron
age. Heavens eternal wisdom has de-
creed that man should ever stand In
need Of man.
The beautiful must ever rest In the
arms of the sublime. The gentle need
the strong to sustain them, as much as
rock flowers need rocks to grow on or
the ivy the rugged wall which 1t en-
braces. Patronage Is the sustenance of
business, and without It failure follows
Just as surely as death follows the rock
flower and the ivy when their support
Is withdrawn.
Farmers Frequently Fail.
Listed among the business men who
frequently fail Is the farmer, the
greatest producer Of us all. He fails
for the same reason as do some Of
our other business men-because Of
ignorance. Many Of these men have
been born and reared as farmers and
imagine that Is all the qualification
necessary to follow that vocation. It
is not Technical education, constant
study Of conditions elsewhere and Q
full realization Of the necessity Of
fertilization Of his farm constitute
the drst principles Of the successful
farmer.
Few farmers have not been Obliged
to avail themselves Of the local mer
chants willingness to extend credit
and now that the local merchant IA
facing a graver calamity and a greater
pest than ever a farmer was Obliged
to meet in the retail catalogue houses
methods Of doing business would It
not be right and fair for the farmer
and every resident OF the community
to rally to the aid Of the man who
rallied to their aid In days gone By
with a willingness only equaled by
his confidence In his customer and his
loyalty to his community
When a farmer fails the whole COM
munity suffers, and the man who must
bear the brunt of the burden Is the
local merchant His capital Is invest
ed and his hope OF return rests with
the farmers ability to produce II
blight. drought. a cyclone or pest
bugs destroy the crops the merchant
must mako the best OF it and carry"
the farmer for another season or until
he has good crop.
Loyalty is the greatest virtue that
man is endowed with. and the prac-
dee Of 1t now by residents OF small
cities and towns In favor OF the local
whose business Is endanger-
ID by the retail catalogue trusts would
be a display OF generosity manifested
only by men and communities where
the practice Of the Golden Rule obtains.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-25
Learning to Live.

You can't learn to live. All you can
do is to keep on learning to live. That
Is because at each particular age we
must live in different way on account
Of the new conditions in which we find
our constitutions. A young baby, hav-
ing mastered all the intricacies Of
nursing bottle and rubber nipple, may
thrive and be happy, but that only
proves that it has learned to live with
respect to that particular period of its
existence. AS it continues year after
year in the school Of life it will have
to change it's diet many times.
Never at any time would it be prop
er to hand you diploma certifying
that you have learned how to live.
You graduate from the school of life
only at the grave, and then the only
thing that can be safely asserted is
that you have learned how to die
Life
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-25
PAPER For Shoes.

For shoes what will come after
leather? Cloth Of suitable kinds may
be used, and rubber or similar ma
terial may enter into the product, but
manufacturers seem to look most hope
fully upon paper as the basic SUBJ
stance. Paper leather Of attractive
appearance, adapted for many pur-
poses as well as the natural leather,
is, In fact, said to be satisfactorily
made already. In German process
paper Of long fiber Is converted into
pulp, suitably colored, made flexible
with glycerin and nondrying oils and
waterproof with shellac solution, CIV
en- the grain of morocco Or other
leather by pressing in a matrix and
finished with lacquer. The matrix is
formed by taking an impression Of the
natural leather In shellac.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-25
WESLEY FROST is RELIEVED
Health Impaired, Queenstown Consul
Will Get Washington Position.

WASHINGTON = Wesley Frost,
American consul at Queenstown,
whose official duties have brought him
much in the public eye through his
reports of submarine distinctions, is
to be relieved
In recognition of the strain under
which Mr.. Frost has worked for near
ly three years, Secretary Lansing has
decided to bring him to Washington
where he probably will be assigned to
work in the state department His
successor will be either Charles NJ
Hathaway Jr., now at Hull or Homer
M. Byington, at Leeds, it is believed
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-25
Muscle Soreness Relieved.

Unusual work, bending and lifting or
strenuous exercise is strain on the
muscles, they become sore and stiff,
you are crippled and in pain. Sloan 5
Liniment brings you quick relief, easy
to apply, it penetrates without rubbing
and drives out the soreness. A clear
liquid, cleaner than mussy plasters or
ointments, it does not stain the skin or
clog the pores. Always have a bottle
handy for the pains, aches of rheuma-
tism, govt, lumbago, grippe, bruises,
stiffness, backache and all external
pain. At your druggist, 25c. 3
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-25
NEGRO is BURNED AT STAKE
Victim Said to Have Confessed AS
sauItng and Beheading White Girl.

MEMPHIS, TENN. = Ell Per
sons, negro, confessed murderer of
Antoinette Rappal several weeks ago,
was burned to death near the scene
of the crime. A mob estimated at from
1000 to 5000 saw the death of the ne
gro.
In preparation for burning the body
was soaked in oil and afterward sus-
pende in midair from the limb of a
nearby tree A torch was then ap-
piled and the body burned f1ercely un-
til the scorched flesh of the negro fell
to the ground. Persons is said to have
repeated his confession that he killed
the child and implicated two other ne
groes Members of the mob immediate
~ set out in pursuit of them. One of
them, mute, was caught, but will
not be executed until the other negro
is captured.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-25
Worms Handicap Your Child.

Worms drain the strength and vital
ity of children, making them dull and
listless. Their power to resist more
and interest in play is lacking. Kicka-
remedy in candy tablet form that chill
dren like to take. It kills and removes
the worms and lets your children grow
strong and healthy like other children.
Don't let your child be dragged down
by worms. Full directions on the box.
At all druggists, 25c. 3
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-05-25
Don't Let Your Cough Hang On.

A cough that racks and weakens is
dangerous, it undermines your health
and thrives on neglect. Relieve it at
once with DIR. Kings New Discovery.
This soothing balsam remedy heals the
throat, loosens the phlegm, its antisep-
tic properties kill the germ and the cold
is quickly broken up. Children and
grown-ups alike find Dr. Kings New
Discovery pleasant to take as well as
effective. Have bottle handy in your
medicine chest for grippe, Group and
all bronchial affections. At druggists,
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