The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-04
w. c. T. U. COLUMN
Bertha Kelly, Press Suppl Mrs. C. P. Michael, Pres.

workers, the Band of Mercy liter ature was used by Mrs. Marie Doyle,
 president of the Humane Society,
 as she had charge of the program on chat date. Everyone interested in Kindness and love, justice, mercy ana a Kingdom of righteousness, Wlu understand that every number on
 the program was good. There will be no more meetings of the W. C. T.. L., or Band of Mercy until the first week in January Time and place of meeting will be made known
 later. There is but one Band or
 Mercy in Polk county, but there should be branches ill every town ship or 36 square miles. We need organizers for this work, who will
 donate their time and energy, as we are without funds, financially speak ing, but we do not want cash to be counted equivalent to love, jus tice, mercy and purity. The finest gold cannot purchase righteousness, nor one of her good qualities, so let us consider the cash price, of time and labor out of thought and get to work building on principle or a
 settled or right rule of conduct, our element or principle before sin came to claim our souls and all creatures under our dominion. Do We think of these things and be sorry for the death of those dumb creatures under our care and guid- ance? Do we pray Our Father for His Kingdom, for daily bread and many other things to gratify our wants, then expect the best He has, and forget that, altho others claim possession of horses, cows, cats and other animals, fowls etc, that we are responsible for the treatment of these animals, in part? We should see that the golden rule, rule or law of love, justice and mer- cy. be enforced. We are informed
 by lady that lives not far from our house, that a man beat horse un- iii it fell, he beat 1t till 1t arose; it fell again: he beat it more. Please tell who this person Is, as the lady did not know his name, but the Humane Society is surely looking the matter up, and he will surely pay for his efforts to cause suffer ing to his servant with the load to pull If the offender reads this, let him beware, because sometimes We note that We suffer like for like in
 the flesh, if your life is spent for the flesh alone. Please ask the soci- ety for that Prayer of Your Horse" It will no doubt touch your sympa- thy until you will learn to love your
 horse. If you have no feeling for
 horse flesh, please sell it and buy car. Little boys, how many of you have seen our cards in Humane Lit- erature, of the man hitched to a buggy, dressed in summer clothing, with blind bride, check rein, bare
 head, no shoes, no blanket. The
 horse is in the buggy, overcOat, head
 wrap, lap robe and like a king in
 attire, he drives that man with
 heavy lash This is not the golden rule, but, Done unto man as he did
 unto me There has been much good accomplished by Polk county's Humane Society. There is to be more good done this year. as we are
 only few months old. On the first of November the report shows
 that l02.75i Bands of Mercy have been organized. i35 new bands were
 formed in September. D of these in Connecticut. B in Kentucky. , in Maine, , in North Carolina, } in Ohio, in New York and one in each of several other states. We are glad that Arkansas has state organization. and good laws to cover .all cruelty, whether to the helpless child or helpless animals. We want to say that to any one knowing the right way to treat cats, the society has several to offer Apply to Mrs. | Marie Doyle, president of the Hu- mane Society, or if anyone leaving | town has animals to be left with | out care, apply to our president It is best to take your pets along with | you. They will miss you if you | don't especially the dog, who never | forgets. We found this cat and it IS SO loving, and does many wonder ful things
 The Reggar Cat.
 Poor little beggar eat. hollow |