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The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29

America has been drawn into this great war. and,
 Whereas. Woodrow Wilson, Pres ident after consultation with his cabinet and prayerful consIderatiios'nI, adopted and approved the seiectlVe draft law, and.
 Whereas, We believe 1t to pc a war for Democracy and feilRlous freedom. therefore be 1t ~Resolyed. That we go on retoru as being loyal to our great Nalloh and leaders. Realizing that Ooa nas said for all Christians To De suDJeeo to inc powers that be. For they are ordained Of God. ID Whereas. Douglas Dover, J. D. Williams. Jr.. and Dofas Evans, WHO hv their confession and Dellel navy dpclared themselves believers lh God and his Supreme Rullng ana De coming members of the M. E, church South. al Hatfield ana needing the call of their country t9 nrotecf her rights and religion ana Fdoar Whiple in behalf oi his mothers faith and belief be ever in our prayers for blessings as Ion wonld deem necessary 10 give. lhat all Christians on entering tnls' ana al services hereafter silently send petition to God, the maker ana rtipr of all things, asking his love and nrotection of all who have ana will he called in defense of thelr country. That we as a Christian neonle shall ever be grateful for our braye young eountrymen and snall continually pray until Gods will IS brought on earth. and freedom ana frne religion is known everywhere. That copy of these resolutions be spread upon the records or the NJ. F. church sunday School, copy he senI ia each of the boys and a copv published in The Mena Weekly
 Miss Ola Littlepage,
 Miss Mary Williams,
 Mrs. Oza Butler
 Committed
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
MOUNTAIN FORK FoIBLEs.

Joe Smith is moving to the James Barber place.
 Bob Wilcoxen traded with Rocky merchants Saturday.
 The Rev. w. r. Furgeson preached at Shady Point Sunday.
 Lloyd Fields made a business triD Co Mena last night week.
 w. l.. Linam marketed two bales of cotton in Mena last week George Gordon of Oak Grove al $ tended singing at Mcbride Sunday. Misses Ola Maxwell and Netiie Garner attended singing at Mcbride Sunday.
 4 musical was given al the home of Mir. and Mrs w l.. Linam Satur- day night.
 s. 0. Robinson went to Mena on Thursday after supplies for his store He was accompanied by Miss Ella Forsyth and Miss Anna Gray w. G. Warden went to Mena last week and bought alba q of furni- ture for his home, and says he will soon be ready for Mrs. Warden te arrive from Milburn, Ok.
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The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
EGGER ECHOES.

Carl and Dale Wimberly of Opal visited over Sunday here.
 MT. and Mrs. Wilbern Philpot are moving back to Cherry Hill. John Thornton attended the litef- arv at Hillard Saturday night. Brother Kelly and family are spending this week near Dallas. Murphy Spears of Gerty, Ok, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Carrie Reins Mr. and Mrs. Tom Suit are mov- ing to their new home near Board Camp
 Miss Florence Borough spent Sat urday night with Mrs. Nora Cham bers near Tenfoot.
 Mir. and Mrs. ]. F. Egger and Mir and Mrs W. k. Egger were tfadine in Mena Wednesday,.
 Misses Lula Barton, Fannie Thornton, Annie and William Bar ton, all of this place spent Saturday nieht at Hillard
 Juanita
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
ROC SPRINGS BuBBLEs.

John Shorter's family is sick with measles.
 Lots of fever in our community. Problem for the County Health 0f- ficer.
 Carlos Calvin Matleson may lose the sight of an eye as a result of an accident.
 Fire that ragged for ten days in the dry woods, was checked by a good soaking rain Sunday. Many forest trees have been destroyed and damaged. More malicious mis- chief.
 Frank Jenkins will soon volunteer for the service of his country. He was too young for the selective draft and remained at his post on his fathers farm. where he accom- plished a rood part in the agricuI- tural nursuits. but now Frank thinks he hears his eountry's call.
 A Thankseiving turkey dinner is planned by the members of the 0uachita W0men's Commercial Club. This will be a closed meeting. but when the state surveyor comes
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
WAR IN THE BACKYARD.
How a Few Hens Will Help to Win
 the War for Freedom.

Uncle Sam now offers to town dweIers an opportunity to produce some of the meat needed by the Ma tion to win the war, says the De- partment of Agriculture. The pro- duction of the great bulk of the feed and foodstuffs and meat supplies IS an obligation of the farmer and for that reason town people, altho anx- ious to serve, have thought that only bv conservation and home gardening could they be a factor Tn the tood problem. But they can do more than that. They can be meat pro- ducers-thanks to the fact that poultry offers possibilities of quick CT and cheaper increase than any other form of meat food.
 Every family, in town and su- burbs of cities in every place where backyard space and general conditions permit it-should have at least enough hens to supply the family with eggs. That means about two hens.f for each member of the family-ten hens should be sui tlcient for a family of five.
 To the individual it may seem that the question of his having, or not having a few hens in his back yard is very remotely removed from the outcome of European battles. But if each backyard in this coun- try supplied the family with eggs, and if the farms of the land double their poultry production, as they are being asked by the Gov ernment to do, there will have been added, in the form of poultry and eggs. a vast amount of meat stuff to the total food resources of our Nation-and that means to the total food resources of the nations fight ing for the freedom of the world.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
Another Constitution Maker.

Special to The Star.
 Little Rock, Nov. % The pubh- cation of the statement that there are only four surviving members oi the Constitutional Convention of 1874, has brought to light the fact that Walter J. Cagle who repre- sented Stone county in that body. is still living. He has been a resident of Bartlett, Tex. for the last twen- ly years, and is now past ninety years of age. He is farmer anc stockman, and it is said has ac- cumuIated a fortune of half mil- lion dollars since he left Arkansas.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
CLAGETT CLIPPINGS.

J. M. Beck killed q beef Monday. Uncle Mark Hughes is suffering with erysipelas.
 Aunt Rachel Edwards of Alf was visiting here Monday night.
 Mir and Mrs D. G. Edwards and children were shopping at Mena on Friday
 Gaylon Lively and Joseph Stand rldge were business visitors q Nena last week.
 J. H. Edwards did some carpen- ter work for Henry Lawrence of the Ouachita last week.
 J. w. Standridge of the Swinde, states that he is sowing twenty-five acres of wheat this year
 Dr, Charles Sanford and Lester Mays of Board Camp were down Monday in the formers auto.
 Uncle Calvin Bates of Big Fork went to Black Springs saw mill Mo- Saturday. returning Sunday.
 Stanley Hoyle has bought forty acres of land from J. NJ. Beck, ad- joining his farm he purchase from G. L. Goodman.
 Wolves ara becoming very numer- ous in. this community since the motion for bounty on scalps was lost.
 Freeman Edwards, assistant post master at Ali, has been very sick for several days with something like measles.
 MT and Mrs Leonard CofTman and Johnnie MObley visited relatives in the Black Springs settlement Sat urday and Sunday.
 The Rates creek hunting club is to be reorganized soon with new of tlcers and under new bylaws, which will be drafted by a committee un- der the auspices of Tom Spake, for mer president All rules and reg ulations will conform to the game laws,
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The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29

]. T. Dempsey Of Mena spent Sun day night at the home of D. A. Dan-
 The B. Y. P. Us time of meeting has been changed to 3 o'clock iii tho afternoon.
 Bill Daniel and Elvin Williamson left Sunday night for Kansas to work in the oil fields.
 Mir. and Mrs. Church and son. Lindsey. arrived Friday from Wyo- ming to visit Mrs. Church's parents.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
WICKES WAVES.

Grace Stokes of Grannis visited Mrs John Kinder Saturday. Mrs. Comic Roberts from Oden, is visiting her parents, NIT. and Mrs D. A. smith
 Ben Mucklerath returned te Lou isiana after spending few days with his family.
 Mrs. Doyle Gossett returned to her home in Winnsboro, Tex. after visiting her parents here. Dr. P R. Watkins and Dr. T. R Young were called to see George Cook. but he was dead before they got there, He had returned from Camp Pike. where he was taken sick,
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The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
VANDERyOORT VERTTIES.

Jim Dixon was a passenger to Mena Thursday.
 Grover Ramsey of Horatio visited friends here last week.
 K. C. Beauchamn made a business trip to Mena on Monday
 Mrs R. l.. Bonner and daughter Miss Madge. went io Mena one day last week,
 Simn Watkins and family left lasl week for Phoenix, Ariz., where they will reside
 Miss Fife Sanders spent the lat ter part of the week with her aunt Mrs. Jesse Davis.
 Misses Etta and Mildred Towery come up from Horatio last week to visit their aunt. Mrs. Tom Merchant
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
LAssEN PEAK IS DYING.
Only Active Volcano in United States
 Now Seems Extinct.

Deciding, Cal, Nov. 20.-Lassen Peak, in recent years the only active volcano in the United States, is dy- ing, according to three men who have just made the ascent of the mountain. It's caldron, that for three years elected steam, boulders and hot mud, is turning into a cav ern of ice, they said. One may now walk with safety thru the main chambers of the crater.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
BOARD CAMP NEWS.

Gibh Ellison and family of Cor inne, Ok. are visiting relatives here.
 Mr and Mrs. Bud Martin and baby. of Potter. came last Friday to visit Mrs Martins parents, Mr. and Mrs Ira McCown.
 Miss Mildred McCown of Cove and cousin. John McCown. and two neDhews from Oklahoma. came Fri day to visit relatives.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
Attended, WedlIinn of Son.

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Badt left Mon- day afternoon for Little Rock, where at 10 o'clock Tuesday they attended the marriage of their son, Jesse, tC Miss Sibyl Lyons. Mir. and Mrs Badt expect to return to Mena or Wednesday, but the bridal couple will make a trip to Hot Springs anC then return to Mena the latter parI of this week They will make theiI home with MT, and Mrs Sam Badt.
 w. D. Durham's Sale, household goods, farm implements. Dallas Thursday. Dec. 6-Adv. l9 Il.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29

Wanted-Man and wife to keep
 house. care for stock and make crop: also man with force to work i0a land. Write C. l.. Russell. Smith vile, Ok. l8-it
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
For sale-s5A. farm. BOA. in cult

For Sale-S5A. farm. BOA. in eulti-
 vation; remainder in timber; i5A. in river bottom; good orchard: new dwelling, and large barn. Located 1 mile east of Acorn. See of write Mrs Ole Thorson. R. F. D. No. 3, Mena, Ark.-2 3t 47 2t.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
TWO-MILE TMITTERs.

Early Riser
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-05

fasts. dinners and suppers. on each
day of tho meeting in order. there will
be round-table discussions OF meat
substitutes. fruits and milk. and a
Home Demonstration Club Confer.
once" conducted by Miss Edith Rob.
crts. home economist Of the extension
division. Because of the critical food
situation throughout the world. ana
the further fact that, with so many
mon away at war. tho burden Of man
aging tho farms is likely to fall. to a
certain extent, on the women. II is
most important that the women OF
virginia should become moro familiar
with farm management and farm
methods. They can acquire this knowl-
edge In no better way than by at
tending this meeting of tho State
FARMERS Institute. hearing lectures ON
THESE and kindred subjects. and wit.
Messing demonstrations that show tho
why. as well as tho how"
Tickets may be bought from any
point In Virginia to Blacksburg ut re-
duced rates and three daily trains
each way on branch limo make close
connections with the main line Of
the Norfolk and Western at Christians.
purg. Automobile parties from all Sec
lions OF the State are coming to tho
meeting. some OF tho parties inc,ud.
ing as many as a hundred people. and
arrangements will be made to mart
and care for tho visitors cars whiIn
tney are here. All communicative
as TO accommodations and request.
Tor Information should be addressed
TO the Director Of the Extension nj:
vision, Blacksburg. Va.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-05

nature of a short course In agricultu-
raj instruction and the farmers will,
| have an opportunity to got the infor-
| nation they desire on any farm prob
lem. and to learn by lecture and DEM
| onstration the why and how OF the pro-
duction OF all food and feed crops suit
able to their respective sections At
10 o'clock Wednesday morning Presi.
dent J. ID. Eggleston. of tho v. p. l..
will deliver the address OF welcome
and some of those on the three days
program and tho subjects they viii.
discuss are:
Walter Il. Hathaway, president Of the
State Farmers Institute; DIR. Carl
Vrooman. assistant secretary OF agri-
| culture, whose address VIII be one Of
the features OF the first mornings scs-
sion: Hon. q. w. >Koiner, DR.. a. w.
Drinkard. Jr. director Of the Virginia
| experiment station; Dean II. L. Price.
OF the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
college OF agriculture; Governor
Henry c. Stuart DIR. Ennion G.. Will
liams, State Health Department. and
Miss Agnes Randolph. secretary OF the
Virginia Antituberculosis Society
Jesse NJ. Jones. director OF exten.
sion work. will speak on state and
| County Agricultural Councils OF
Safety" b. C. Moomaw. Jr., will make
| an address on Marketing Farm Pro-
duce." Miss Ella G. AGnew State agent
In homo demonstration work. Will talk
! on Conservation OF Food Products"
r.. G. Nathan. of Fredericksburg. will
tell about Results OF Community Co
Operation" and DIT. I. w. Hill. spe-
cialist in Boys Clubs. United States
Department OF Agriculture, VIII have
as his subject. How to Use Boys anu
Girls in Food Production and Conser-
ration."
The afternoon OF Thursday will be
devoted to q symposium on beef, led by
]. r. Hutcheson. assistant director OF
extension division work. and one on
dairy cattle, led by Joseph A. Turner.
OF Hollins. Thursday night there will
on behalf Of the National Security
League. by Dr. Henry Louis Smith.
president Of Washington and Lee Uni
rersity. md one on The Better Com
munity." by DR.. c. r. TItlow. director
Of the extension division. University Of
West Virginia A feature Of Friday
morning will be an address on THE
Federal Farm Loan Association" by j.
B. Finley. secretary Federal Farm Loan
Bank. Baltimore. Md.
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS
MADE FOR THE FAItMERETTEs
Special features OF interest to the
women have been arranged. and 1t is
earnestly hoped that every woman who
possibly can VIII arrange to come and
avail herself OF the opportunity to
meet with other interested women In
the discussion OF home problems. which
are looming SO large these days. Plans
have been made to have food conser-
walton stressed. and demonstrations
VII tic given in the art OF preparing
foods and working out we'll balanced
ration for the family. Rooms at the
college will be furnished free. and
the charge for three meals at the din
Ing hall will be sl.25. but visitors must
bring their bed linen. toilet articles
etc. IL they expect to stay In the dor
mitories, the college does not furnish
these.
Mrs. Edith Lawrence. Of ST. Louis,
will give demonstrations of break
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-05
FARMERS CONFERENCE;
ST. PAUL NORMAL SCHOOL
Ex-Governor Mann Addresses Negro
Cultivators of Soil Of Brunswick
and Adjoining Counties.
IMMENSE TURNOUT OF FARMERS
DR.. Patton on Objects of Present
War-President Russell Reviews
Negroes Farming Operations-Co-
Operation With the Whites.

LAWRENCEVILLE. VA, August A.
Tho thirteenth annual session of tho
st. Paul Farmers Conference, an en-
terprise OF st. Paul Normal and Indus
trial School for Negroes. held here
during two days last week. was a
splendid success from every point Of
view. The attendance Of colored farm
ers and farmeresses, although inter-
fered with by.throatening weather and
high water in various parts OF the
county. totaled over 1900. An out
door meeting had been arranged and
could not be used tho first day on
account OF the rain. The chapel. though
a large structure. was unable to hold
the throns. The crowd filled the aislcs
and every available space. and over
flowed into the entrance ways. 1t was
known that on tho first day Ex-Gov-
ernor William Hodges Mann was to
address the gathering. The audience
came from all parts OF Brunswick
County and from Mecklenburg, Green's
WILLIE and Luncnburg. The former
Governor received an ovation when he
arose TO speak after an introduction
by President Russell. OF the school.
who referred at some length to his
distinguished services to the State. The
audience rose en- masse to receive the
speaker. and II was some minutes be-
fore the cheering subsidized sufficient
ly to enable him to begin.
PREPAREDNESS
PROVES ENTERTAINING THEME
After some complimentary remarks
based on what he had heard and read
about the progress OF the negroes Of
Brunswick and what he had seen him
self since being in their midst and
of the great good that ST. Paul Nor
NAL School was doing as an uplift
agency. which he said was second to
none in the country. he got down to
his main topic-"Agricultural Prepar-
edness." He said that he had been
sent to them by the Virginia Coun-
Gil Of Defense. The Governor stressed
the Importance of improving the soil
and increasing its productivity. He
showed that with proper methods of
cultivation the resources Of the State
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-05
VIRGINIA FARMERS TO
HOLD GREAT INSTITUTE
Meeting to BE Held at Polytechnic
Institute, at Blacksburg, That
All Farmers Should Visit.
MOST INTERESTING PROGRAM
Reason Why There Should BE IN
Overfiowing Attendance - Women
as Much Interested as the Men.
All Arrangements Completed.

BLACkSBURG, VA. August 4.-Au-
gust Is. 16 and II are the dates and
the State Agricultural College at
| Blacksburg is the place for tho annual
| meeting of the State Farmers Insti-
tute. Arrangements are now about
completed for this meeting and it is
very likely that not less than 1000
farmers and farm women will be pres
cnt. a few of the many reasons why
every man and woman in the State who
is interested In any way in agricultu-
raj pursuits should attend may be
given here.
No one is ever too old to learn. and
every day. on every farm. some new
problem arises, or some emergency that
must be met. Experts Will be VI. IN,
program TO tell why one way is better
than another in handling live stock,
seeding grain. grass. clover and al
falfa lining and fertilzing the, soil,
obtaining farm loan. preparing a
meal and conserving food. and after
the farmer or housewife has heard
these lectures. asked questions, and
taken part in the discussion that Will
follow. they will certainly possess a
fund of valuable Information.
GET POSTED ON STATES
WORK For AGRICULTURE
The meeting this year is held at
the State College of Agriculture and
dlIoToS every one attending an OppOr
tunlty to visit It, the State experiment
station. the grounds and buildings OF
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. and
the central office OF the extension di-
vision. four component parts OF one
Of Nirginias great educational plants
The expense to be incurred whiiL
attending the convention Will be very
small and the railroads have granted
flat rate OF cents a mile each way
The college dormitories have been
thoroughly cleaned and the rooms,
with mattresses and cots. will be free,
and will be quite comfortable to those
who bring sheets, pillows. towels and
necessary toilet articles. IL the wealth
er should be cool. arrangements have
been made for heating the dormito.
ries. The dining hall will be open and
meals will be served TO visitors for
sl.25 per day.
\ few beds will be available for Wis
itors in private homes at 30 cents per
night. but as there will not be SUI
ticicnt number OF these beds for all
everyone is urged to bring their
sheets. etc, with them.
This years meeting will be in the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-05

| could take care of 100000 popula-
ton instead of 100000; that of the
25,oo0.000 acres of cultiyablo land In
cultivation. 100000 acres being idleI
Ho made an appeal for tho cultiva tion
OF our idle lands. The Importance and
tho great work of tho farm demonstra-
ton service was referred to, and espe-
cially DIR. EGEleston's help in develop
ing 1t. The work was begun with
fourtecn;I there were now sixty-four
demonstrators at work. He also laid
special stress upon how worn-out soils
could be improved; telling what had
been accomplished in Nottoway by Mr..
Sandy and others. including his own
experience, which convinced him that
there was no such thing as worn-o out
soils, Is in most cases only intelligent
cultivation was needed to. make them
fertile. Ie closed by expressing his
qualification at the good relations OF
the races in the county. as evidenced
by tho set of resolutions read in
hearing arranging for n plan Of CO.
operation between the white and col
ored people in holding a county fair.
The next address was in the after
noon. by Rev. r. w. Patton. D. d..
general agent Of the American Church
Institute for Negroes. DR.. Patton's
eloquent address was devoted to show
ing how the great war was contest
for tho supremacy of democracy. and
how the negro was in partnership with
the white man in this world contest
of democracy against autocracy. It
was most eloquent plea for the Gull
tivation Of the principles of real citi-
zenship by the negro. and the i'm
portance OF his doing his duty as an
American citizen in the crisis confront
ing the nation.
The address of President Russell
which followed. was, as usual. re-
sumo Of progress by the colored peo-
pie during the year, and review OF
conditions. In merely material prog
ress the county was moro than holding
Its own. having nearly $4,000 acres of
land to it's credit. with a realty Of
S732.41s, and personal property Of
s233.037, a total of s9e5.456. In school
progress the county stood third in en-
rollment and first in amount Of money
raised to extend school terms. The
address emphasized the Importance of
a more regular school attendance. in
creased payment Of capitation and in
creased school enrolment
The conference adopted unanimously
a resolution to accept the proposition
OF the Brunswick County Fair Associa-
ton to cooperate with them in hold
Ing n fair to the end that only one
fair be held for both white and coll
ored hereafter, instead of two as here
tofore. The second day was woman's
day. Registration cards were dis
tributed and a large number of women
registered. Reports and routine mat
ters concluded the most successful
session in the history Of the confer
encc