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The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-04

now. that it was a fine proposition, and was the product of a brain that sought the welfare of Western Ar kansas.
 Then. at a later day, when Polk county sought with might and main. to secure the Agricultural school, finally located at Magnolia, Mir. ho- gan came to the front and did a strong mans part, working day and night. and with marked efficiency, in behalf of Mena and Polk county.
 summing it up, John ?. Logan is an energetic. forceful character; he is an optimist, with streak of weakness that allows him to over- reach himself and get in bad-as the past proves. But if he wants to be Secretary of the State Senate, and the State Senators want to put him in The Star is not going to kick. And it is safe to say he has the ability Co do the work and do it right. And that's not a bad re- commendation when all too often inefficient men get on the payroll of the taxpayers.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-04
Will Grow Many Cantaloupes.

w. K. Taylor came from Grannis Monday expecting to attend to some business in Mena, but on account of the semi-holiday found that he had to remain over for Tuesday. Mir. Taylor is making extensive prepara- tions for the coming eantaloupe crop, expecting to put out about 35 acres. He is planning to carry on some extensive experiments with new varieties, and among them will be the Honey Dew the new melon that has just recently been origin ated. However the large part of his acreage will be the old standby, the Rocky Ford.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-04
sEvIER COUNTY wANTs TO KNoW

The DeQueen Bee, like all good newspapers, has rejoiced over the fact that good roads are coming it's way-that Sevier county IS assured of a fine north and south highway in the near future.
 Then the Bee takes look about and finds things going well with Little River county, its adjoining neighbor on the south, with a like condition down to Texarkana. But on reversing it's telescope, it sees nothing doing in Polk county, and, having noted earlier progress and enthusiasm, and the selection of a committee to look after the work, rather shrewdly surmises that some one up here in the hills is "hiber- hating for the winter Then it makes a few remarks on what will happen to Polk county trade if it uol Wake up'
 0, we'll, read it. Here 1t is;
 Now that the north and south highway thru Sevier county Is assured, it will be interesting to see what our neighbors are doing. The good roads people in Little River county are wide awake to the situation, and viii probably have their road under construction by the time we do, and Texarkana can be relied up- on to fill the gap between Red River and that place. But to our north the good roads committee appears to be hibernating for the winter. at least we haven't heard
 a highway chirp from Polk
 county for several months. A movement for the highway was in full blast up there at the time the Sevier county highway was proposed, but has apparently been blown away by the breath of winter. However, Sevier
 county will reap a profit wheth-
 CT Polk county gets in line or not. If the highway stops at the
 Polk county line, the trade of the best agricultural section of which that county boasts, will naturally come to Gillham and DeQueen. But if Polk county joins the progressive procession, counties north of there will un-
 douhtedly follow example un-
 til we have a smooth highway on to Fort Smith and Kansas
 City. In either event Sevier
 county will be the gainer. In
 Sevier county we look for
 number of good east and west
 roads to connect with the high
 way before the close of 1917.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-04
Henry Stickleman Died at Howard.

Word reached Mena "Wednesday of the death of Henry Stickleman at hos home Tuesday near Howard Mir. Stickleman has been suffering with dropsy for a long time, and just recently his condition was ag- gravated by an attack of lagrippe. The remains will be brought to Mena on train No. 3 Thursday, and the funeral services will be held immediately after the arrival of the train. Mir. Stickleman was mem Der of the Odd Fellows and Rebek- ah lodges, and the members of both these orders are requested to meet at 3 o'clock Thursday after noon at the l. 0. 0. F. Hall to at tend the funeral in a body.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-04
RatI HabitS.

Those who breakfast at eight O. clock or later, lunch at twelve and have dinner at six are almost cer- tain to be troubled with indigestion They do not allow time for one meal Go digest before taking another. Not less than five hours should elapse between meals. If you are troubled with indigestion correct your habits and take Chamberlain's Tablets, and you may reasonably hope for a quick recovery. These tablets strengthen the stomach and enable 1t to perform it's functions naturally. Obtainable eVerywhere.-Advertise- meDt
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-04

day visitors at the home of Dink Winton, southwest of Rocky. MT. and Mrs. Curtis Patton spent Sunday at the home of Bert Lance J. c. Maggard of Smithville, Ok, was the guest of Curtis Patton Sun day night.
 L. A. Cummings and family of Hatfield, attended the funeral of the formers father, at Rocky last Wednesday and spent Thursday and Thursday night with Drew Davis and family at this place.
 Primrose.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-04
SHADY GROVE CREST.

Virgil Wallin painted the school house on the inside last week. There will be a debate at this place next Saturday night. Every body invited
 Jesse Powell of Big Cedar, Ok, was at the Davis shingle mill after shingles this week.
 MT. and Mrs. David Imoe of Old Potter spent Saturday night with Mrs Imoe's mother, Mrs. NJ. l.. Hoo- yer, at this place.
 Papa's Girl.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-04
Emhezzlement Charned.

An action was begun Monday in the justice court of s. H. Smith in which T. J. Mcbride is charged with embezzlement by Phil T. Stevenson. The case has been set for hearing on next Saturday, and in the meantime Mir Mcbride was placed under a bond of $500 for his appearance. The action grows out of a saw mill business which the defendant has been running for the complaining witness.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-04
Startina Year We'll.

kelly-Stratton Co, report that the new year has started out for them with considerable real estate ac- tNity, the first deal of the year be- ing the sale of the Ed sutton prop erty on the southside to Mason Old ham of the Posey Hollow country. Another deal has been the renting of the residence at 502 Tenth street to c. C. Whipple.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-04
New Business RuiIdina

w. E, Watkins recently bought the two business lots adjoining the Planters State Bank on the south, and he is planning to erect busi- ness building on the same. The de- tails of the kind of building have not yet been worked out by Mir. Watkins, nor has he fully decided when he will begin work on the same.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-04
Pay-in-Advance Plan Right.

H. Hembree, formerly a well known Polk county man, now at Hepburn, Ok, writes as follows;
 Enclosed find Si25 for years subscription to The Star and the four magazines. I think your pay in-advance plan is right, and The Star is A No. l. 1 especially appre- ciate your correspondence page"
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-04

tion of one of the sound, substan- tial roads of the country, is doine much thru it's immigration and agri- cultural departments to develop and enrich the territory contiguous to ss lt,,ae
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-04
EnIInh a Sure Thinn.

l. B. Wixon. Farmers Mills, N. Y., has used Chamberlain's Tablets for years for disorders of the stomach and liver and says, "Chamberlain's Tablets are the best I have ever used Obtainable everywhere Advertisement.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-04
The Habit of Taking Cold.

With many people taking cold is a habit, but fortunately one that is easily broken. Take a cold sponge bath every morning when you first get out of bed-not ice cold, but a temperature of about 90 F. Also sleep with your window up. Do this and you will seldom take cold. When you do take cold take Cham berlain's Cough Remedy and get rid of it as quickly as possible 0btan- able everywhere.-Advertisement.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-04
FACTS FROM FREEDOM.

]. R. and J. c. Turner, Henry Chamblin, Drew Davis and John Cummings were in Mena on business last Saturday.
 Mr. and Mrs. F. Mckinney and baby were Saturday night and Sun
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-04

Universal military service is sim ply universal defense of the uni yersal home. And why, pray, should the few be expected to do the work of many, anyway? Make it universal.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-04

Paper may be awfully short but the amount circulated in Mena on January 1, 1917, in the form of bills Christmas and otherwise-does moi indicate it.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-04

I have for sale, Plymouth Rock eggs, and Indian Runner duck eggs. Per setting, 5Gc. Special bargain in Indian Runner drakes at 90 cents. See Mrs. J. M Taylor, Big Fork, Ark.
 Adv. wi-It-df-ft
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-04
If Taken nf 0nce-

For Sale Cheap-A good all-pur- pose horse, weight about i058 pounds. See C. w. Copelin. Adv. 2&2tf.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-04

If you cant buy enough coal to keep warm, try swinging an ax on your woodpile.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-04

The New Year may see the end Of the war, but probably it will be al the old end.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-04

It is easy to write 1917, when you happen to think of it.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-04

Here's for a Happy New Year, with hopes that it will not be limit ed to one.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-03-30

ing none from Dick, she shook her fin
ger reprovingly but affectionately at
the photograph; she then leaned back
in her chair to glance carelessly over
the paper.
Almost Immediately her eyes lighted
on the headlines announcing her sons
death, with hint Of suicide. The
shock Of the news almost killed the
mother; for she was old and Dick was
her only child and she knew only the
good side Of him. The evil that he
wrought in the world was mercifully
kept from her.
The maid, hearing her moan ran
out of the house and summoned the
doctor who was caring for her. He saw
that her disease was the incurable one
that mothers are often prey to. the
loss of their children. There was no
remedy for this in the doctors books
and the only help he could give was
to answer her one remaining wish that
her sons body should be brought home
to be buried in the family plot where
his father lay and where she hoped
soon to rest.
The doctor telegraphed the mothers
request to Freneau's partner, Frank
Mulry, who took steps at once to
comply.
Thus it was that Gloria was de-
priyed even Of the sad satisfaction Of
following her lover to the grave. Her
chief enemies were those who loved
her best, Stephen Royce and her own
father They would do everything
they could to thwart her. When she
learned of his mothers wishes her first
impulse was to go to Colorado herself,
but that impulse she quickly put aside ;
for her most important duty was to
find his murderer, and that search she
must start at once.
Pierpont Stafford felt deep resent
ment against the world for it's treat
ment of his children. He had won and
held a position of power in the finan-
cial world. He had made millions OF
dollars and he controlled more, vet
his son was married to a worthless
woman and his daughter mourned the
death of a blackguard.
He could not buy happiness for his
children and his own. success was
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-03-30
NEW DISEASE is ANNOUNCED
From the Strain Of Working Too Hard
Comes "Angina of Effort"
a Pain.

The rush Of modern life has pro-
duced new disease, greatly increasing
in extent and especially prevalent
among doctors, teachers, clergymen,
lawyers and other men of affairs, OBJ
serves the Philadelphia Bulletin.
DR.. Oliver S. Haines, who announced
the new ailment, calls it angina of
effort In plain English that means
a sudden shooting pain under your
breastbone because you're working too
hard.
If, at the age Of SO, you find. your
self unable to walk city block with
out pain, you probably have angina
of effort" It comes from having lived
too hard and sometimes from an 'an-
tagonistic attitude toward the prob
lens of life''
No happy go-lucky ever gets 1t.
Those who have been obsessed by love
of power, love of struggle, Or who
harbor exaggerated ideas Of their
! rights and privileges usually do.
Everybody who gets 'angina Of effort
dies sudden death, usually ascribed
to gastritis, according to DR.. Haines.
Deadly, corked up venom, brought
on by mental conflict with the prevail
ing ideas, becomes a toxin, he says,
which gives rise to a pain that radi-
ates into every part of the body. Neu-
ralgia, rheumatism and similar aches
may be symptoms of it.
You can best be cured by slowing
down. Dr. Haines thinks, and by n odi-
i flying the war spirit which, he says,
you carry into every day life. Il you
don't slow down, you're doomed. \
For certain temperaments Dr.
! Haires announced more specific rene
] dies The victim Of "Old Man Con
science" who worries over unimport-
ant details, and cannot sleep at night
because Of the passionate and harsh
way he has treated his family during
the day, ought to be given a potash
preparation.
For the emotional idealist who dis
solves readily into tears-"at the NOV
les, for instance, or the theater," DR.
Haines said-treatment by oxalic acid
is the cure. The prey of suicidal de-
sires is about hopeless in DIR. Haines
estimation, but he recommends aurum
for trial
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-03-30

but food was distasteful to her, and,
dropping into reverie again, she
seemed to see Freneau as she had so
often seen him, enter the room and
greet her.
Again the vision became almost
real; it was as if he put his arms
about her and embraced her, then her
eyes fell to her left hand, which their
engagement ring had adorned, and it's
nakednesS rebuked her. She seemed
to see the lock Of anguish and re-
proach on -Freneau's face as he took
account Of it's absence.
She put her hands before her face.
Pierpont3 looked UP anxiously, then
went to her side. She shivered with a
chill. I'm sorry, daddy, to spoil your
dinner. Please let me go to my room.
I'll pull myself together after a bit
It's just q fit Of nerves. No, don't
come with me; I'm all right. Finish
your dinner, dear; don't mind at all
I'll be all right
She dragged herself YEARLY away
from hinr>and on up to her own room
T She threw herself down upon the bee
moaning: They've even taken your
ring from me. O Dick, Dick, come
back and help me-
(TO BE CONTINUED
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-03-30

women eyed each other with con.
straint. Neither wished to speak first
OF Freneau. Gloria noted the haggard
mien of Lois with wonderment. Cast
ing about for something to say, she
fumbled with the books on the rack.
The picture Of Freneau fell out,
The blood pounded in Gloria's heart
aud spread quick flush over her face
as she picked it up. She turned it over
and read the inscription. She asked
bewilderedly: 'How did this come
here?'
Lois, controlling herself with diff
Guilty, tried to speak.
WAS it you, then, who stole it from
my room?" Gloria hurled the question
with set lips and glittering eyes.
With a desperate inspiration Lois
explained. Eyes, stole it. I was 60
ing to surprise you with it. And then
he died."
Gloria was touched, and believed as
tmpulsively as she had suspected.
Throwing her arms about Lois, she
embraced her. 'Thank you, dear: it
was wonderful of you to think of that.
You are so very thoughtful. I must
go now" She slipped into her coat
In spite Of the protests of Lois, and
left her. She took the photograph with
her, and Lois dared not protest.
i
Far away in a Colorado town lived
a woman who after all was most to be
affected by Richard Freneau's death.
for she had given him more than Clio
ria with her young girls heart or Lois
with her guilty love. She had given
him birth.
In a quaint, o1d-fashioned sitting
room the venerable, sweet woman was
sitting in rocking chair before the
fire. On her mantel were portraits of
Freneau as a child and as a man. She
put down her knitting and rose with
some difficulty. Clinging to the man
tel, she took down one of the photo
graphs and, turning it, read in the
beloved handwriting: 'To my darling
mother from her adoring son, Dick.'
She kissed the photograph and car
ried it back to her chair.
t An elderly maid brought in the morn
Ing paper and a few letters, which the
mother ran through eagerly. Find
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-03-30

,rh1icity at once. There would be head
lines in all the papers about you every
sov Gloria Stafford Involved in Ere
neau Mystery Secret Engagement of
ueiress Just Discovered; Gloria STAFF
cord Claims She Saw F'reneau MUIR
dored': The Beautiful Daughter Of
Pierpont Stafford"
she groaned. ooh, don't, father;
can't bear It,
Rrt Stafford continued inexorably:
"you could never leave the house nor
tho focused on you. The police would
swarm the house, demand all your pfi-
vate correspondence with Freneau. If
Won refused them anything they would
,se force and I should be powerless to
holm YOU. And what the police get the
renorters get Do you want your love
and YOUR sorrow given over to the gos-
sins? Now do YOU see why we cannot
cot the machine in motion? I have only
one desire, to protect your reputation.
r. Vol, want to protect Freneau's, you
will keep silence. Promise?"
Gloria was convinced, at least for
tho moment. She nodded her head in
obedience, kissed her fathers cheek,
Matted him absent-mindedly, and left
him. But once alone again she burned
with resentment at the plan to shield
the murderer of her lover. She re-
spected her fathers dread of publicity
and she shared his hatred Of publicity,
hut she would not relinquish her de-
mand for justice. She realized, how
ever. that she would have no help now
in her hunt for the murderer. But
this only strengthened her determina-
ton. Alone she would unravel the Sc
cret knot and bring the guilty to pun
1shment.
Meanwhile Lois, in her own passion
ate way, was suffering also, but her
suffering was tinged with a certain
amount of horrible satisfaction. Death,
instead Of Gloria, had taken Freneau
from her. Gloria could not claim one
smallest part of him from her now. He
had never cared one atom for Gloria !;
he had told her so. It was for financial
reasons alone that he had intended to
marry Gloria but she could not buy
him now. Freneau had been struck
down in his youth and strength by
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-03-30

tSioris shisered at the word .ghost."
.uul summoned smile to reassure him
Us nothing, dad. I'll be all right in
minute And raising her glass
again, she put it to her lips.
Inc butler at the serving table hand
ed the soup plates to the second man.
VINO conveyed them to Gloria's side.
Plerpont chatted jovially to entice
Gloria to cheerful mood. She tried
20 be gay with him, but her heart
would not respond. She tried to eat.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-03-30

some lend, but he was hers, hers in
death as he had been in life Neither
Gloria nor her own husband, David
could ever take him from her now
Lois went to her dressing table, took
from a locked drawer her open bag,
and drew from it the silver-framed
Photograph Of Freneau that she had
stolen from Gloria.> Staring at it long
1ngly, she kissed it, then, pausing with
anxious jealousy, lifted it from it's
frame and read the inscription on the
back:
''To Gloria, my only love, with all
my heart. Dick"
Lois recoiled from the words as If
they struck her in the face. Then, turn
Ing the photograph toward her again,
she gaZed at it searchingly. Suddenly
she smote it with her clenched fist and
threw it from her. But at once, with
swift revulsion of feeling, she knelt
and clasped it to her bosom again,
bursting into dry sobs and misery.
She was interrupted by q knock at
the door and the warning voice of her
maid: Miss Stafford is calling, mad
am
Lois was startled. She rose and
slipped the photograph between two
volumes in book rack on table and
called to her maid: AShow Miss Stat
ford up here"
flushing to her dressing table, she
hastily ran a powder puff over her
lace and brushed back her hair.
When she turned it was to confront
Gloria clad in heavy mourning. For a
moment the sight of the Grape stung
Lois to jealous frenzy; next she deter
mined to make some excuse to wear
plack herself. She felt that she had
better right to mourning than Gloria
had.
Advancing, she kissed Gloria's cool
cheek, mumbling: "How are you, dear
10 You think you ought to be out on
such a cold day."
On, yes" answered Gloria 1fstless1y
1 thought drive. would do me good
l just dropped in on you for a mo
ment"
futting up her furs, Gloria wan
uered aimlessly about the room, Their
sahk into chair by the table. The
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-03-30
Sure Remedy.

"Ah, dearest" sighed the young man
who had just broken into. the silly
class, my heart is burning with love
for you"
us that so ~ exclaimed the practical
maid. s'Wait a minute and I'll get
you little soda. Grandma says that's
the only thing for heartburn"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-03-30

hind each chair. Seating themselves,
pierpont took up his cocktail glass and
lifted it to drink to Gloria, who picked
I'D her own glass with faraway look.
Suddenly, it was as if Freneau stood
beside her. She imagined he was put
ting his cheek close to hers to sip
from the same brinl. So wildly did
she feel his presence that she gave o
startled gasp and put down her glass.
Her father half rose: .What is it,
honey? You look as pale as ghost
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-14
LAST OF ENLlSTING
MEN LEAVE FOR CAMPS

The last group of enlisted men
who will go from the city. left
Thursday afternoon for Indianapo-
lis for final examination and for
warding to their various camps. 1t
was at first supposed that men
might enlist up until late Thursday
afternoon, but according 10 infor-
nation which Sergt Hearn received
during the day, all men were re-
Quired 20 be in Indianapolis at not
later than II o'clock Thursday
night Many who called during the
afternoon were necessarily refused
because they could not comply with
the ruling.
Those leaving Thursday were
Charles McKim. Elkhart; Herman
Berger. Bremen; Russell Koenig.
Bremen, and Amiel Loop. Misha-
waka. Sergt. Hearn will leave this
morning for headquarters at In
dianapolis During his stay here the
enlistments We're greatly increased.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-14
SPLENDID PROGRAM TO
BE GIVEN BY SINGER

Much interest is felt in the com
ing Of Madam Gererva tombstone
Bishop. oratorio soprano Of Chicago,
who viii appear in a song recital
at the First Methodist church this
evening. MADAM. Bishop will De as
sisted by the chorus choir Of so
voices under the direction Of Miss
Hazel Harris, and by Miss Celia
Soper. Chicago pianist; Miss Harris,
soprano. and Mrs. @. b. Williams,
organist. The program 10 be given
is as follows.
occasional DeKoven, chorus;
Atia. "O Don Fatale." Verdi, Kew,
in Lilac-Time." CNa minade, Nine.
Bishop, "POlonaise," Paderewski
Miss SOper; Summertime" Ward
stephens, The Gift" Brown, Ec-
stacy. Rummel, Miss Harris.
War" Rogers. I'm the Moon
light" Halle. Chinese Prayer
Song" Garnett. Waltz "LaBoheme. d"
Puccini Nine Bishop; II Presca-
tori" Babussi. Nine. Bishop and
Miss Harris; Have You News Of
My Boy Jack" Kipling, "Chanson
Espagnole." Chaminade. To an An
gCi." Bishop Lullaby" Kreisler
Nine. Bishop. Seek Ye the Lord, d"
Robarts. chorus with obligato by
Nine. Bishop.