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The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-30

When the baby is suffering the double afiliction of hot weather and bowel disorders, the remedy needed is McGEE'S BABY ELIXIR Il re- duces the feyersh condition, cor rects the stomach and checks the looseness of the bowels. Price 25c and 50e per bottle. Sold by Jackson Drug and Furniture Co. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-30

Indications point to the most sue cessful school fair this year that has ever been held in the county. The schools are taking hold of the work with a determination to make the exhibits of school and club work a credit to the county The follow ing schools have already notified the county superintendent that they will he represented with all exhibit of school work. Acorn, Highland, Oliver, Old Potter, Pleasant Hill, Thurman, West Valley, Rocky, Cedar, Vandervoort, Cove, Ransom, Hatfield, Nunley, Bunch, Ozark and Shady. Now let us hear from others.
 The county superintendent is us- ing new score card this year for rating the teachers of the county A copy has been mailed to each teach CT in the county and it is hoped that every one will endeavor to raise his score as much as possible by the time your school is visited by the county superintendent. The stand ing of the various teachers will be published in this column as soon as the scoring has been completed.
 The attention of the school direc- tors and teachers is called to the fact that the new compulsory school law becomes effective September 1. Un- der the provisions of this law every child in the county between seven and fifteen years old, both inclusive, must attend school at least three fOurths of the session or sessions in the district in which the child lives. and must enter not later than two weeks after the opening of the school term. There are only three reasons for which a child may be excused from attending school: CD Children who are physically or men tally unable to perform school du- ties. (2) children who have com pleted the common school course; @ children whose services are re- quired to support a widowed moth CT.
 The law further provides that when 1t IS shown that a parent or guardian is unable to furnish the necessary school books. the direc- tors shall purchase said books and pay for nem out of the district funds.
 The law makes it the duty of the teacher to report monthly to the county superintendent the names of | the parents or guardians whose chil- dren are not attending school as pro- vided by law and it is the duty of the county superintendent to report said names to both the prosecuting attorney and the state superintend- ent of public instruction.
 Blank notices have been mailed to each school board in the county and these should be filled out and posted at least ten days before the opening of the fall terms of school, A copy of the law will be mailed to each school board as soon as a sup ply is received from the state de- partment of education
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-30

For Sale Good sawmill, newly fit
 ted, in good trim: ? miles of Mena; between three and four hundred thousand feet timber near. Other sets close by. Terms to right party. Address Box 285. Mena. a.-33 At.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-30

If you sit in a cool draft when you are heated and get stiff neck or lame back, you will be looking for something that will ease the pain. Fix your mind on BILLIARDS SNOW LINIMENT and don't be talked out of it, because it is the best pain relieving liniment you can get anywhere. Price 25c, 50c and Si.00 per bottle. Sold by Jackson Drug and Furniture Go. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-30
Upon them in amaze.

With energy he handed them This wisdom in a gob: "If all the folks were careful-then We wouldn't have no jobl'
 Quick and deyiIish music by the orchestra.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-30

YOU will find all the important news in THE STAR. Look it over.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-30
How To Determine If Your Soil
 Needs Lime.

The simplest method of determin- ing if soil needs lime is to test it with litmus paper Litmus paper can be secured at most drug stores. It comes in two colors-red and blue. The blus is used for the test Much of the litmus paper carried by drug gists is of an inferior quality and is not sufficiently sensitive for the test. That which is put up in small vials by Squibble and by Merck & Co. has been found to be satisfactory.
 To make the test in the field a time is selected after rain when the soil is moist ball of moist soil Is broken apart. a strip of the blue lit mus paper inserted. and the soil pressed together again. After five or ten minutes the paper is taken out and if 1t has turned pink the soil is acid. Tests should be made in sev- eral parts of a field that is being examined to eliminate errors. The litmus paper test is not absolutely re- liable even in the hands of trained workman and is sometimes mislead- ing when used by the inexperienced person. It is so simple and mex pensive. however, that every farmer should test his soil Then if there ia any doubt about it a sample may be sent to the Department of Agronomy of the Agricultural Experiment Sta ton at Fayetteville where it will be tested free of charge
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-30

For Sale-Peanut threshing out- fit. complete and almost new. Call or address F. R. Fried. R. r. D. No. ?, Mena, Ark.--Adv. 32 4t
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-30

And as the doughty firemen cussed The public's careless ways. The handsome six-foot fire chief
 looked
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-30
mn FIRE FIEND sAYs:

A handsome six-foot fire chief, He had a hundred men.
 He ran his iiremen to a fire And ran them home again.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-30

LEGAL BLANKS sOs PRINTING
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-27

ture after 1t had been stripped OF l;s
ar, treasures.
situated to the en- Il Of the Hotel dc
Vnle. the Church " st. Quentin SUI.
fers from The fact that it is lor was,
closely surrounded by numerous smaller
and unattractive buildings making IL
impossible to gain a comprehensive view
OF the structure. Unlike the cathedral
at Rheims, whose west facade was it's
chief glory, the Church of ST. Quentin
has no west facade. but terminates in
this direction with a tower and por-
tai Of Romanesque architecture. The
statues which formerly decorated the
portal have disappeared.
One OF the odd features of this great
structure. which il $40 feet long and
1870 feet high. Is its double transteps.
rarely found In Gothic churches.
THE choir of the church closely re-
sembled that Of the Rheims cathedral
and was quite deliberately decorated
with polychromic paintings. while in bas
relief ON the beautiful choir screen was
depicted the story Of the martyrdom of
81. Quentin.
1T took four centuries to complete
the ST Quentin cathedral and perhaps
four hours 20 destroy It. Work began
in lll4 and the choir was completed IN
1851. The nave was finished 600 years
later and the south portal in 1871.
"Stri!;ingiy beautiful features OF the
building We're tine seven a3sidal chapels
and the wonderful stained glass win
dows IN the principal transept
In the eleventh century crypt Wc-
bulk IN the thirteenth century, were
the tombs and stone sacrophagi Of 81.
Quentin ana his fellow martyrs, Victo.
ricus and Gentlanus. Until Caius Quin-
tlnus came To preach Christianity here
in the third century and suffered death
ai the hands of the prcfect. Recticus
NarUs. the town was known as Augusta
Narmanduorum
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-27
ANCIENT MOCNT ATHOs.
Monks Woo Peace at Door Of the
World Of War.

New York sun: over one secluded
broods the Tibetan calm which has en-.
vcloped il for more than "A thousand
years. II is the promontory OF Athos
the easternmost OF the three peninsulas
extending into the Aegean sea from
the coast of Macedonia like the gnarled
fingers of an aged priest whose hand
is raised in benedic;ion.
There. only forty miles from Salon
ika. the allied war base, dwells mon.
astic community of some 1000 souls
under republican form OF government
which has outlasted the Saracens. the
By bantines and bids fair TO survive the
Sublime Porte. Mount Athos, the glist.
ening pyramid Of marble in which the
forty.mile peninsula terminates. is Wis
iblc at sunset from the Plains Of Troy
across the sea and shimmers into view
from the slopes OF Mount Olympus.
When airplanes were circling above
the ruins of Helen's city and the remote
thunder of the super-dreadnought Queen
Elizabeth told of shells that spanned
the peninsula OF Gallipoli, the monks
behind their marble barrier intoned the
chants that were old when Columbus
embarked on his great adventure and
paced in brocaded and cloth-of-gold vest.
ments pavements which were grooved
by sandalled feet when the byzantine
empire iourished
Although the remote history OF the
colony meits into misty legend ii il
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-27

generally believed that she first reiig'
ious settlements on the peninsula were
made by refugees from the prosecutions
of the lconoclasts early In the eighth
century. The legends OF the monks at
tribute them 90 the axe of Constantine
In the third and fourth centuries. Ref
erence 10 the existence of the cluster OF
religious broiherhoods Is made In his
torical documents OF the month century
The claims OF the Monastery OF Laura
founded about the middle OF the tenth
century by ~. Athanasius, appear TO he
well founded and TO make II. for histor'
ical purposes. the most ancient OF the
monastcrlcs. There II reason "a believe
that Vatorethi II OF about .quai anti
duity. According 10 the monastic nc
counts OF Vatopcthi's founding. II II the
most vcnahle of all the twenty; hav'
Ing been established by Theodosius In
recognition of the providcntial rescue
OF his son from drowning ON the coast
near by. The most recent OF the monah'
teri.s Stnyronikiiu. was founded In
i5Ia
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-27
GET RID or ODD NAMES.
People Who Have Them Secure New
Ones Through Courts.

New York sun: Are you handicapped
by your name? Then change it. There
never was a time in the history OF the
world when more people were changing
or by the simpler method OF sending
out an announcement themselves that
hereafter they are to be known by the
new name OF their own selection
There are other reasons for changes
OF name. For instance. how can John
David Nutty sell insurance in New
York? When Nutty's forbcars lived the
English language had not degenerated
at least in connection with the meaning
OF that word. Nowadays such name
hurts business.
Is Plump proper name for man
who expects to graduate as a civil en-
gineer and begin business under his
own name? \ judge decided that it was
not Is James Pigg not a name that
would bring ridicule and humiliation to
Los Angeles ranchman: Think what
"A handicap a man who has a record for
quick payment of bills has To bear
W III lilf ltsiiuf -. NFiAdi lfN
Deadhead This name weighed 50 heaV-
ly on Louisiana citizen that he peti
toned the legislature 10 change it.
"How's Potash tod;,y?" ceases to bc a
joke when it is fired a, n man 'daiiy for
many weeks and months. Il took it =
a good Joke ut first" Louis Pearlmut,
ter of Waterbury, Conn. told the court,
but finally it got my goat; I'm tired
of being billboard for theatrical
show Montague Glass hero thus
brought humiliation to a Connecticut
man he had never heard OF.
People with queer names often get
associated in way which furnishes
the editorial paragraphers with mate
rial such a mixing up of names with
only one change OF name wa t'.at IN
volved in Miss Bertha Il. Fearngs mar
riage to John T.. Bold before Justice
Coward Of South Norwalk, Conn. with
Miss Anna Hugg as attendant.
why DO you object TO the name of
Limburger?" asked Judge Suefert Of
Hackensack. y. j.. Of Closter and y. j
Limburger.
Because we find the name i-jinbur-
ger is a constant annoyance to us, both
in business and social affairs was the
reply And so Limburgc- was changed
to something better.
Fuller Booz endured thirty Years of
ridicue on account Of his unfortunate
name, and although he could have
changed ii himself quite easily te ure-
ferred to ask the court to do i.
For odd names New York taxes the
prize. Almost every calling is repre-
sented among the names Of New York.
ers. besides every title. physical. men
tai or moral duality and every beast
and bird familiar TO man. Here are
some New York names: OUTLAW. Hogg.
Gosh, Dern. Jolly. Nutty. Looney. kid-
der Trout, Hurt, Fake, Grunt. Darnail.
Fun. Laffers krazsy. Guyer, Bunk,
Tough. Pain, Crook. Gee. Damn. Wit.
Mutt, Batty, Stringer, Fight, Brawl.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-27
SOIL WAS PROLIFIC.
After Being Heseneraied II Ercusht
Forth Many Weeds.

Atlantic: Those preachers IMAGINE q
vain thing who think We ever cease TO
SOW Wild oats mt least there n mupy q
late crop. as Thaekray saysi The ruth
is there are no oats but wild ones The
seed catalogues for lei7 are siv"rils-
ing "R,generated Swedish select tat"
but To read u seed catalogue you would
think that every seed and tuber, from
artlchoke "a zlnnia, had been to s"vi'
val sine. last summer and hit the
traii." Great revivalists are the seeds.
men. Their work. however, Is not per
manent. For they know. and We know.
that every degeneratcd Swedish sciert
oat In their bins II a backslld.r q, Aeart.
as Wild "a an. wild ass of thc wilder
ness that scorncth the cry INK of 'hc
driver. Tho range of the mountains "
his pastime-a and yours and Minc and
every improved" reg'ncratcd N'~"is of
the gardeners catalogue.
This spring I brought w. irpm ihe
garden frozen lump of earth. IN of
somc rogcucratcd improved soil hat
had been suhduing for years, hud sweet
oned with lime. had fed with nitrogen
aud potash. and planted with noihl1=
but improved. rugcncratctl, select seeds
from catalogues. | put this lump cf
soil In pot by south window ana
tendcrly planted more regcneia,"i So
lect seeds within It's breast-toma'o
seeds. the Jewel. EIrllana and Bon'y
Best. Then | looked that II should
bring forth within the pot, at the enO
of two weeks. pig weed chick weed.
smart weed, white weed. rag weed knot
weed. tumble weed, crab grass. old
witch grass, foxtan crass. sheep sorrel
and pu slane. besides some other unfa-
miliar things whose infant cotylcdona
seemed innocent enough. but whose
roots | knew were evil.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-27

clean and invigorated In ono
month your Dandruf win be gone.
Pompeian HAIR Massage is
clear amber liquid. Not oily. Not
sticky. Very pleasant to use.
Greatest treatment for Dand-
ruff in the world" says ]. A. Y.
Chicago, Ill, "and / speak from
experience. My hair before ]
started using it had gone beyond
the ordinary stages of Dandruff
and was covered with scales which
embarrassed me greatly. I have
introduced Pompeian HAIR Mas-
sage to my friends"
Practically every user says
one bottle shows actual results
Get a Csc, Soc or 81 bottle at tn
stores and say the same.
Have your barber every now src
then apply a careful Pompeian
HAIR Massage. Used in over
10000 of the best barber shop
from Maine to California.
Made by the reliable makers o,
the famous Pompeian MASSAGE
Cream and Pompcian NIGHT
Cream. Adv. 81
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-27

"DandruH has made your
hair straggly. thin looking and
lifeless. Your coat collar is al
ways covered with ugly scales.
Stop your Dandruff now. You
can. Just look at my hair.
The Dandruf is entirely gone
and almost overnight Pcr,pcian
HAIR Massage made my har at
tractive."
The success of Pompeian HAIR
Massage is in it's name-"Mas-
sage" It is a treatment, not
merely a tonic. The massaging
(r,bbing) of the scalp wakes up
the roots OF the hair to new life.
This massaging also opens the
pores of the scalp to the wonder
fully stimulating liquids in Pom
peian HAIR Massage. Dandruf
goes. Your hair will become and
stay healthy, vigorous, attractive.
All that is needed is a little
massaging once or twice week.
One application shows results.
Your scsip immediately feel
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-27
WEAR PAPER UNIFORM

Popular Science Monthly: The cloth.
ing OF some German prisoners recently
taken by the British was of such pc
culiar appearance that the Englishmcn
decided to analyze il. The uniforms
the officers wore were found TO have
been made Of cloth woven from leather
fiber. while the enlisted men wore uni
forms made from paper fiber. The
fabrics resemble the regulation army
cloth used for uniforms.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-27
TOOK I CENT? RIES TO BUILD.
cnly -Four Hours 10 Destroy Collegiate
Church at 1T. Quentin.

While not Of such worldwide fame
as the Cathedral Of Rheims and al.
though II lacks the Spectacular historic
associations Of the great structure
which saw the elimination Of Joan OF
Arcs efforts. the Collegiate Church Of
St Quentin, SO recently ravaged by the
Germans. Is one Of the finest Gothic
structures in all France" says war
geography bulletin issued BY the Ma
tional Geographic Society concerning
the burning Of the ST. Quentin struc-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-27
TEXAs FiRMER n KILLED.

Temple. Texas, oct. 27.-iim Loucks.
a promincn, farmer residing near Eog-
ors. twelve miles south OF Temple, was
shot and died almost instantly from
the wounds received AT his home about
midnight "Wednesday night.
Tn. occurrence is cloaked In mys-
terry. one report from Rogers stating
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-27

beacon marks the parting of the ways
of ships bound In or out of Norfolk or
Newport News. or heading up the hay
ar off for the open sea. In short. II is
a point where the mariner must be cN'
tremeiy vigilant especially upon fosgy
or stormy nights.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-27
HE HAD NJ GROINDS.

Boston Transcript: Since Cholly
was run over by that auto his mind
has been a perfect blank"
why didn't he sue for damagcs?'
"He did but he couldn't prove that
he had been damaged any"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-27
fncurable III.

Baltimore American: SO you say you
no longer sleep OF nights2 Why don't
you consult a doctor?
IL would do no good. It's not insom-
MIA that keeps me awake. it's the baby,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-27

Manieuring for Ladies' and Gentlemen
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-07-09
MAMMA! DON'T YOU
See YOUR CHILD IS
SICK, C0NSTIPATED
Look at tongue! Move poisons from
liver and bowels at

Look at tongue! Move poisons from
liver and bowels at
once
Mother! Your child isn't naturally
cross ard peevish. See if tongue is
coated; this is sure sign its little
stomach, liver and bowels need a
cleansing at once.
When listless, pale, feverish, full of
cold, breath bad, throao sore, doesn't
eat, sleep or act naturally, has stom-
ach-ache, diarrhoea, remember, a gen
tie liver and bowel cleansing should
always be the first treatment given.
Nothing equals california Syrup
Of Figs fer children's ills; give a
teaspoonful, and in few hours all
the foul waste, sour bile and ferment-
ing food which is clogged in the
bowels passes out Of the system,
and you have a well and playful
child again. All children love this
harmless, delicious fruit laxative .
and it never fails to effect a good
inside" cleansing. Directions for
babies, children Of all ages and grown
ups are plainly on the bottle.
Keep it handy in your home. A
little given today saves a sick child
tomorrow, but get the genuine Ask
your druggist for a 50-cent bottle of
"California Syrup Of Figs" then look
and see that it is made by the cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co..
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-07-09

Trips of the Lumberton boosters
over the county Thursday and Friday
were well worth while and should be
productive of good. Quite num-
Der of Lumberton men have better
general idea of the county now than
they have had, and folks in the Sec
tions visited ought to know now that
Lumberton is interested in them to
the extent that it intends to see
to it that they receive the best of
treatment when they visit this town.
Some of Lumberton's business men
who are strenuously busy six days
in the week, took time from their
business and devoted two days to this
boosting work for the town; and it
was not altogether selfish work. Such
work would be worse than useless un-
less the business men Of the town
we're prepared to prove the: claims
made; and they are prepared to prove
them. 1t is up to the folks in the
rural sections to put the town to the
test. .'e. .s -
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-07-09

Tnere Is more Catarrh in this section
OF the country than all other diseases
put together. and for years it was sup
posed TO be incurable. Doctors pre-
scribed local remedies, and by constant.
~ railing to cure with local treatment.
pronounced 1t .ncurable. Catarrh is a
iocal disease. greatly Influenced by con-
s sututional conditions and therefore re-
Catarrh Cure. manufactured by r
Stneney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio, is a consti-
tutionai remedy, is taken Internally
ama acts thru the Blood on the Mucous
surfaces or the System. One Hundred
Dollars reward Is offered for anv case
mat Halls Catarrh Cure fails to- cure
pend Tor circulars. and testimonials.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. Ohio
Sold by druggists. 75c.
aWs Family Pills for constipation,
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-07-09

The Robesonian is. publishing today
500 of the names of those who regis
tered in Robson for military service
June 5, giving the serial number Of
each name according to the lists sent
in to Provost Marshal General Grow,
der by the county's exemption boards.
In two issues Immediately following
registration day The Robesonian pub
Ished the names of the more than
1000 who registered in Robeson-The
Robesonian is the only paper in the
county that published these names :
the entire list. covering two solid
pages of the paper. Publishing the
names as We have started to pub
1ish them now, giving the number
and address, of each one, would take
at least four solid pages of type
We had the names published in the
paper today set in type under what
may have been Misrepresentation
and We may not publish the balance
of the names. Having published then
once we hardly see, now, the advis.
ability of publishing them again
This explanation is given in orde1
that there may be no misunderstood
ing about it. if we abandon the ide:
of publishing the names again. W.
may continue publishing the name
and go through the entire list again
but if We do not we hope no one will
be disappointed. 1t is quite a ia,
upon a paper to publish such a lis
one time without remuneration, lie
alone twice.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-07-09

Lilly Ward Of Clarkton were mar
ried at the home of the brides moth
er, Mrs. Mary ]. Ward, last We'd
nesday afternoon at o'clock. Only
a few invited guests and relatives
were present.
Mr.. Jacob Duncan suffered stroke
of paralysis Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Lawrence Buie and sister, Miss
Irene, Of Harmony, spent Wednesday
at Mr.. F. K McNeill's.
Messrs. Will and Roy Lewis and
Miss Inez Lewis spent Tuesday night
at Tolarsville with Mr.. Willis moth
err. Mrs. Neill Lewis, who is very
sick.
Some of the young folks enjoyed a
picnic at the pond Wednesday after
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-07-09
Mexico May Break With Germany

Mexico May Break With Germany
An Ell Paso, Texas dispatch of the
9Th states that since the pro-Ally
campaign in Mexico was first start
ed by Ell universal in Mexico City,
the sentiment favoring the Allies has
reached northern Mexico and. dur
ing the past 80 days, we'll defined
movement favoring an open break
with Germany and the alignment of
Mexico on the side of the Allies has
developed. This has been in spite of
The pro-German sentiments publish
ed daily in Chihuahua City and other
papers believed to be subsidized by
the Germans in the north.