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The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-22

called of they were glad that they made the start.
 c. B, Connally of Rocky was in Mena Tuesday to distribute the new directories for the Rocky Telephone Company
 F E. Martin, formerly of Hatfield, but now located. in Ringing, Ok, was a business visitor in Mena dur ing the past few days.
 Bratcher Groves, who came from Shady Point, Ok, last Friday to attend the funeral of his cousin, Buster Wimberly, returned home on Monday night.
 Holder Hudgins has begun work as night clerk in the local express office, taking the place of Robert Arthur, who has been transferred to the day force.
 Loura c. Whittenberg made final proof of his homestead entry Tues day before Circuit Clerk w. l.. Par ker. Sim Leonard and R. A. Thomas came with him as witnesses.
 Mrs. Cora Thompson, sister of Mrs. J. A. Johnston, who had spent a week at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Johnston and with relatives in Montgomery county, left Tuesday morning for her home in Dallas, Tex.
 Ben Strauss last week added to his property interests on Dallas avenue by buying the acre of ground ad joining his residence property on the east The purchase was made from A. w. Furr thru the Ozark Land and Investment Company.
 Mrs. G. w. Shreve and son arrived Saturday from Savanna, H., with a view of locating in the vicinity of Mena They are temporarily located in one of the E. R. Ball cottages on Seventh street, and in the meantime are looking over suburban property to find suitable home.
 Rev. John D. Freeman of Ashdown, State Evangelist of the Baptist church, was in Mena Monday night in consultation with Rev. w. L. Smith concerning the work in the local church. Mir Freeman is planning for a Sunday School insti- ute to be held in Mena on Monday following the fourth Sunday in April.
 The Rev. Nj. c. Jackson, in charge of the work in the Potter circuit of the NJ. E. church, South. accompan- jed by Mrs. Jackson, spent Tuesday in Mena to do shopping and all on friends. MT. Jackson has for years been in the work about Stamps and Waldo, but with the beginning of this conference year he has been sta toned at Potter, having asked to be sent to higher altitude
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-22

and just recently he secured an ex- tension of ten days, so that he will Hot have to return until the first of April. During the last three years of his service, he had been stationed at radio station in Alaska, and when he goes back to the service he will be located in Eureka. Calf.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-22
Good Business in Eggs.

NJ. II. and T. A. Winton were in from Muse, Ok, Tuesday bringing in eggs and in turn taking out two loads of goods for the store. They brought in over 400 dozen of eggs which had been taken in at the store within week, and they state that the prospects are that from now on they will do even better business in poultry and eggs.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-22
Mrs. R. F. Hampton nead.

Mrs. K. F.. Hampton, daughter of J. s. Lawrence of Shady and sister of J. q. Lawrence of this city, died Thursday morning at o'clock, after a short illness with typhoid fever. MT. and Mrs. j. q. Lawrence went to Shady Wednesday and were at Mrs. Harnpton's bedside when she passed away.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-22
Younq Soldier on Furlouah.

George Parker. son of A. M. Park CT of Cove, sent Tuesday with Mena friends. Mir. Parker completed a four-year enlistment in the '. s. Navy on March 1, and had been granted a furlough of 39 days be- fore beginning his second enlistment
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-22
NEW AUTO AGENCY HERE.
C. C. Mills and ]. P. Cornell Will Sell Maxwells in Two Counties.

Another new business venture for Mena is the organization of the Mena Auto Company with C. c. Mills and J. ?. Cornell as the members of the company. They have secured the agency for this and Montgomery counties for the Maxwell automo- bile, and on his return from Texar- kama Tuesday Mr. Cornell brought in a five passenger Maxwell touring car to be used for demonstrating purposes. X car load of MaXwells have been ordered and will be here in due time. The company for the present will be located in the Jack son building at 320-22 DeQueen Street, which is already in shape for the automobile business In course of time. the company expects to se- cure the agency for other standard makes Of cars
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-22
Election of Delegates June 26.

SheriH II. W. Finger has received official notice of the special election to be held June 26 for the election of delegates to the Constitutional Convention. to be held in Little Rock on November i9. Mr. Finger, how ever. will not issue his proclama- ton until within about ten days of the date of election.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-22

5000 Hens Wanted by Saturday night
 March 2l. Will pay i5e pound 6a-f2 If Dick Johnson
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-22
Go.ernor Rrouah Issues FdrI'on

GOsernHr NfcugIl iSsuFH taft'Uli'
 IaAie K, March i6.-@oyernQr C. T. lroueh granted ? pardon lo Bessie Te Sebastian county ueeeess who is serNngswo years on the state iarn fer erana iafeeiiy' Tho negroes would heye been dis charged within q faw days. but she made an ee0rt tO escape, ana py SO domg forfeited her good tme.
 Governor Broughs pardon just re- stores the time she lost thru her all temnt io leave before Lhe rlght tlme.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-22

Picture frames from the size of a dime to the size of box car at hli- tebrand's.--Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-22

Oliver Harrison and Robert Miller, the latter from the Waters commu- nifty. returned Tuesday evening from Kansas City, where they had been on the market with three carloads of hogs. They shipped out of Mena
 last Saturday night, and when they started were apprehensive that they might be held up on account of the strike, but when the strike was
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-22

Holder Hudgins has begun work as night clerk in the local express office, taking the place of Robert Arthur, who has been transferred to the day force.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-22

Bratcher Groves, who came from Shady Point,Ok., last Friday to attend the funeral of his cousin, Buster Wimberly, returned home on Monday nightgt
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-22

Loura c. Whittenberg made final proof of his homestead entry Tues day before Circuit Clerk w. L. Par ker. Sim Leonard and R. A. Thomas came with him as witnesses.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-22

F E. Martin, formerly of Hatfield, but now located. in Ringing, Ok, was a business visitor in Mena dur ing the past few days.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-22

Mrs. Cora Thompson, sister of Mrs. J. A. Johnston, who had spent a week at the home of Mir and Mrs. Johnston and with relatives in Montgomery county, left Tuesday morning for her home in Dallas, Tex.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-22

Miss Sarah Norris who was called to Mena last week or account of the death of her sister, Mrs J. w. lille, left Thursday for her home, Belle- fonte, Ark Miss Morris. like her sister, is living on a farm, which she is carrying on with the aid of another sister and niece J. A. Wilhite was appointed by the Pro- bate Court last week to administer the estate of Mrs. lille.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-22

Ben Strauss last week added to his property interests on Dallas avenue by buying the acre of ground ad joining his residence property on the east. The purchase was made from A. w. Furr thru the Ozark Land and Investment Company.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-13
Talk About
High Prices

WE NEVER LET you SUI
FER FOR THE GOOD THINGS
IN THE GROCERY LINE AND
WE SELL WHAT you WANT
AT LOWEST PRICES. ASK
US WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR
NEXT PURCHASE. YOU'LL
FEEL BETTER ABOUT 1T.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-13
MuSCOGEE SHERIFF
NABS BANK ROBBERS
Two Alabama Men Fail in Atterp. e
Rob Junction City, Ga, Sank And
Are Later Trapped.

Columbus, May 10.-Quick work on
the part of officers, with an automo-
bile ambush as a part Of their cam
paign, proved the undoing CT two al
legged bank robbers, a. A. Hill, of
Phenix City, Ala, and Y. r. Mann,
OF Girard, Ala, who were arrested this
morning at 1 o'clock a short distance
out of Columbus, charged with the
attempted robbery OF the Farmers and
Merchants bank at Junction City, Ga,
point thirty-six miles east Of Co
lumbuS
Last night at II o'clock, two white
men who had been loafing about June
ton City all day, held up w, E. Green,
Jr., cashier Of the Farmers and Mer-
chants bank, as he was leaving the
bank, forced him to throw the vault
door open and then bound and gagged
him. They were unable to force their
way into the safe, where there was
large sum in currency, and becom-
ing frightened from some cause, fled
the job, first carrying the cashier to
small knot OF woods near Junction
City, where they left him, still bound,
while they sped away in an automo
bile. The cashier managed TO free
himself and telephoned Sheriff Me
Daniel of Talbotton, who, suspected
that the men were coming toward
Columbus, telephoned the Muscogee
county authorities. Capt. James Pal
mer with squad OF county officers,
started out the TalbOtto nroad il an
automobile, and two or three miles
out drew their car across the road,
while they concealed themselves on
either side Of the road. Within a
short time a car, going at a high
speed, came in SIGHT. The driver slow
ed down and attempted to pass he
car in the road, but the officers spraug
out. jumped on The running board,
pistols in hand, and took charge Of
the automobile ana it's occupants.
When the men were searched, the Of
licers found on them the pocketbooh
Of Cashier Green Of Junction City, two
sets of false mustaches, false whis'
kers, two heavy pistols and a large
supply Of cartridges.
Hill and yann were carried to Tai
bottom, tie county seat of Talbot coun-
ty, in which Junction City is located.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-13

. 5Gi5c
n $780, $3.50 - 9z1aS go
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-13
COMPULSORY TRAINING
IN BIBB HIGH SCHOOLS
County Board Provides Military Brill
Fer All Boys ever 10.

Maccn, May f0.-Tho Gibb county
beard Of education this evening aGo.-
led the Wyoming plan Of military
training for the local high school, and
witllin'a short time all boys attending
high school who are over - years oi
age. will be required to take course
OF military training as part Of their
regular school work, The only stu
dents to be exempted will be those
who fail 10 pass a physical examina-
zion.
Guns and ammunition will be fur
nished by the government, the board
giving bond for the preservation OF
the equipment. There will be reSu-
lar drills and rife practice on the
range at Holton together with wall
scaling and ether tactics. Each boy
will be required to provide his own
uniform.
The meeting OF the board was mark
ed by a warm debate, but the plan was
adopted with only one vote being reg
istered against it,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-13

Remember ua with your next
grocery order.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-13

RaaEanEHRnaaMgnnng
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-13
MOTHER
BY Jennings Clarke.

BY Jennings Clarke.
Twas she, my friend who gave you
birth,
And brought you to this glorious
earth;
Upon her heart before tho hearth
She coocd and cnddlad you.
She wrapped you ia your long white
She brushed and kissed your fuzzy
crown,
and never c'gneG i Jay you down
Till drinl; had l2i@lod yea
IN night robe, kneelinG by her chair,
Her hand upon youg ellkGn l2 r,
Yea learned 10 lisp that first sweet
prayer
Re childhood known;
Now lay me down to sleep,
cray Thee Lord, my seal to keep"
Why should you hol1 thst soul SO
cheap.
When you are grown?
You toddled off to school enc day
ON have a Test," she tried to say,
Until the tears got in the way,
For ten times thrice.
She watched your coming at the door;
Imagine how her heart gets sore.
a,'Ss'& a. ssSA
You left your home in early years;
in with your clothes she packed her
tears;
You'd think, to see her sprinkling
tears,
Twas ironing day.
Ii CHI
How many, many times since then,
She's wished and wished you back
again
Back at your play.
# you would watch your steps today
As she did in your childish play,
You'd never go in paths astTay
Where vices lead!
Could you but feel the joy that came
To her, when first you lisper her name
You'd never cover it with shame
BY one misdeed.
Had her breast been one-half as cald
As yours to her, now she is old,
Your tale Of life were easy told,
And out OF mind.
You were not worth, cen at your best,
Cne-half you cost Of sad unrest;
Yet in the temple of her breast
You are enshrined.
No love like hers when all is said
She'd sell her shoes 10 buy your
bread,
And choke her hunger while you fed.
Would any other?
Forgive you ninety times and nine,
And for your sake her life resign
If there's a thing on earth divine,
'Tis your good mother.
Though much the human breast may
bear,
Some mothers have more than their
share
Of broken heart and whitened hair;
Can you deny it?
The greatest debt that you can owe
Is to that mother-you may go
And pay it with a kiss or So
Suppose you try it.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-13

Braender Castings have all race
track records beat. We have all prices
beat Is per cent off for cash from
April % to May 12 Watt & Holmes
Hardware Company. 6-3t
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-13

We need the $4,000 that we have in
our stock of Blackstone Castings. Is
per cent off, April rs to May II, Watt
&. Holmes Hardware Co. est
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-09-29
THE WooLLY LAMBS.

There were once two little boys who
each had woolly lamb to play with.
The boys were twins, SO of course
their woolly lambs were just alike too.
Let's have a race!" cried one
twin.
"Goody!" cried the other twin.
So they set their woolly lambs side
by side in the dooryard, stood back,
counted five and then shouted Coz
Away the woolly lambs raced till
they came to a little wire netting
around a flower bed. They were so
eager to win the race that neither of
them saw the netting. So into it both
the woolly lambs dashed, quite upset
ting themselves
'sOueh!" they both cried.
And when the twins caught up with
them they found both the woolly
lambs had torn hole in their heads
So they both had to have a bandage
over their eyes And that ended the
race till next day.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-09-29
FACTS ABOUT AFRICA.

The evangelization of Africa is no
small task, as a glance at the follow
ing facts concerning the Dark Con-
tinent will make clear. Many mission
aries and considerable money will be
required to get the Faith firmly
planted there, but the blacks, as a
rule, respond well to apostolic en-
deavor.
Nearly one-fourth of the earth's land
surface is comprised within the con-
tinent of Africa, and it is as far
around the coast of Africa as it is
around the world. Every eighth per-
son of the worlds population lives in
the Dark Continent The blacks
double their number every forty years,
and the whites every eighty years.
There are 843 languages and dialects
spoken among the blacks of Africa,
but only few of them written. One
area in Africa unoccupied by mis-
sionaries is three times the size of
New England, second would make
four states like New York, and
another is eighteen times the size of
Ohio. Throughout Africa there is one
missionary for every $4,000 infidels.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-09-29
ADOPTED SYSTEM OF THE NUNS.

In 1880, the English Government
adopted a system for the training of
pupil teachers, known as the centre
system" which had been originated
by the Notre Dame nuns. This fact
was acknowledged by Mr.. MundeHa,
then Vice President of the Education
Department, at public meeting held
in 1882, in these words: The origin
of this system belongs to the Roman
Catholics of this town. When ] was
called upon to make a change in the
Code of 1880-a change that would
admit of the concentrated instruction
Of pupil teaehers-the arguments that
were advanced to me in favor of it
were the great success that had at
tended the Catholic college in the
teaching of the female pupil teachers
and the amount of the percentage of
honors these teachers had carried
off, The London School Board
have adopted in imitation what was
first begun by the Catholics of this
town, then by the Liverpool School
Board, and finally by the Liverpool
Council of Education" This shows a
recognition accorded to excellence,
unobseryed by religious bigotry.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-09-29
APOSTLES, LIKE OTHER WORK.
ERS, NEED A VACATION.

The tropical climate of the Philip
pine Islands plays havoc with the con-
stitution of the European. Rev. DIR.
Nijsters, 3. F. NJ, Of Surigao, says
that in the nine years since his Order
has been in the field, the health of
several of the priests has been serious
~ undermined, and at the close of the
war it will be necessary for them to
take leave of absence if they would
not perish in the prime of life.
Existence has been a hand-to-
mouth affair for the missionaries.
They have had insufficient nourish-
ment. Far from the capital of the
province, it has been hard to get sup
plies, and often the expense had to be
counted. Therefore, the priests went
without. But the life of an apostle is
too valuable to be sacrificed, and if
peace ever dawns it will be good judg-
ment to give the sick ones a much
needed rest in Europe
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-09-29
WORK OF THE FRANclscANs IN
BRITISH EAST AFRICA.

The sons of st. Francis do a great
deal of active and successful apostolic
work. One branch, the Capuchin Fa-
theirs of Toulouse, France, have charge
of a fiourishing mission among the
Calais in British East Africa. The
Calais are thought to be descendants
of Gallo colony in Abyssinia. Very
primitive in their habits, they adore
one God Whom they call Waqua, a
name derived probably from the
Hebrew Jahye Their cult consists OF
frequent prayers, composed in rhyth.
mic strophes, and of sacrifices offered
in the shade of large trees.
They believe in the Immortality OF
the soul, in paradise, and in hell
fire. The upper classes, too frequently
of lax morals, are great impeachment
to the conversion of these people,
while the younger generation adapt
themselves quite easily to the prac.
tees and devotions of Christian life.
At present the Franciscan mission
among them numbers $4,000 Catholics
These are in care of twenty-seyen
Capuchin Fathers, nine secular priests
four religious of st. Gabriel, and
eighteen Franciscan Fathers. The mis-
sion numbers fifteen orphanages with
27O orphans, seventeen schools or col
leges with 600 pupils, and leper hos
pital with fifty inmates.
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ST. FRANCIS CHURCH, BRAINERD, MINI.

attended to the parish during these
years, but the presence of Father
Buh and his active zeal for religion
were the main factors in the building
up of the parish. After Father Buh's
retirement from this scene of his Ia
bors in 1880 the following priests sue
ceeded him here: The Reverend
Fathers C. A. Richard, E. P. Schneider,
c. A. Gunkel, c. V. Gamache, P. B,
Teutenberg, T. A. yaudry, F. Watry.
T. F.. Gleason, E. ]. Lawlor, D. w.
Lynch, ]. ]. O'Mahoney The parish
was named st. Francis by Father Teu-
tenberg, who was an expatriated Fran
ciscan Father from Germany. The old
church and reetory, which stood
toward the west end of town, was de-
stroyed by fire in the year 1890, and
the new location for a church was Sc
lected by the Rev. E. J. Lawlor. I'm
der this pastors care the foundation
OF the present structure was laid, and
after his retirement to the parish of
Hinckley, in 1892, his successor, the
present pastor of st. James Church.
West Duluth, Rev. d. w. Lynch. the
present church was completed, and
the parish put in such a sound inan-
cial condition that at the advent of
the present pastor, Rev. J. ]. OMa-
honey, there was not a single penny
of Indebtedness on the parish. St.
Francis parochial school was erected
by Rev. ]. ]. O'Mahoney shortly after
his arrival in the parish, August, 1906.
1t was opened in the fall of 1908, and
has been very successful from the
start. There has been an average at
tendance of about $50 pupils yearly,
and under the wise guidance of the
present Sister Directress, Sister Eus-
telle, 0. s. B., the institution is pro-
crossing by leaps and bounds. The
population of the parish at the pres
ent time is about 1000 souls and with
the introduction of new industries into
the city it is sure to increase numer-
ically and also sniritnalIv.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-09-29
THE cHILDREN'S HOUR.
THE cANoN's MISTAKE.

Canon Anger was very fond of
children, and set out one night to at
tend party given by children for
children he says in his Reminis.
cences.
Don't announce me-" he said to
the servant.
Leaving his coat and hat down.
stairs, he quietly opened the draw
ing room door where the buzz OF
voices announced the presence OF
company. Dropping ON his hands and
knees he entered, making strange
noises distinctly resembling the neigh
ing of a horse. Aware of a dead 81
lence, he looked up, and found the
guests assembled for an o'clock din.
ner regarding him with disgust not
unmixed with alarm.
The children's party was held next
door.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-09-29
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.

OF thirty-six years standing, the
First National bank is the city's fore
most financial institution, and is
ready and liberal source of accommo-
datlon to our people and surrounding
territory and strong support to the
commercial life of Brainerd, as well
as dependable aid to the upbuilding
OF the city in general. The First Ma
tional bank was established in 1881
and is located at 602-6O4 Front street.
The institution has a capital of $780,
600 and a surplus of $4,000, and is
composed of some of the most sub
stantial and highly esteemed citizens
OF Brainerd, its president being Mr..
G. ID. La Bar; f. A Farrar, vice presi-
dent, and r. B. Wilmington, cashier.
Here may always be found the most
courteous treatment and efficient serv-
ice to all desiring a reliable bank
with which to deal and in all respects
is a safe, sound and most progress
i've institution. This bank solicits
your business and pays 8 per cent
interest on time and savings deposits.
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WHAT THOSE, WHO KNEW, SAID.

Rev. DR.. S. Parkes Cadman Cat
East Orange, n. j., March 10, 1870:
II wish their Cthe Catholics9 loyal
ty was our loyalty A Roman Catho-
lie boy is taught to obey, but ! am
sorry to say that our Protestant boys
are not. A finer group than the 259
Roman Catholics, who We're In our
regiment, was never gathered.
The late Senator Hoar- TN speech
made at the Massachusetts Repub-
Ican State Convention in Boston,
October 20, 1900:
4 believe that if every Protestant
were to be stricken by lightning
stroke, our brethren of the Cath
Ole faith would still carry on the Re
public in the spirit Of true and lib
eral freedom. ! believe if every man
of native birth within our borders
were to die this day, the men Of for
eign birth who have come here to
seek homes and liberty under the
shadow of the Republic would carry
on the Republic in Gods appointed
way"
The Duke of Cornwall and York
(Heir TO the British throne, during
his tour of Canada, sixteen years ago,
visited Laval University at Quebec,
and in a brief address on that oeca-
sion, said)
IF the crown has faithfully and
honorably fulfilled its engagement to
protect and respect your faith, the