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New Britain herald., 1918-03-01
Hopes Women Will
 Adopt This Habit
 As We'll As Men
Glass of hot water each morn ing helps us look and feel
 clean, sweet, fresh.

TH&ppy, bright, alert-yigorous and Hacious-a good clear skin; nat al, rosy complexion and freedom srn illness are nssured onay by han, healthy blood. If only every brnan and likewise every man could slize the wonders of the morning buld take place.
 3Instead of the thousands of sickly. men, women and &rls with pasty or muddy complex *ns: instead of the multitudes of 8erve wrecks," run-doWns, brain ] Sgs'' and pessimists we should see a &rile. optimistic throng of rosy locked people everywhere.
 An inside bath is had by drinking &ch morning before breakfast, a &ass of real hot water with a tea &oonful of limestone phosphate in il wash from the stomach, liver, kid 8ys and ten yards of bowels the pre- #pus days indigestible waste, soui lamentations and poisons, thus eansing, sweetening and freshenine e entire alimentary canal before &ttting more food into the stomach. ] Those subject to sick headache, bill 8usness, nasty breath, rheumatism Ids; and particularly those who
 bye a pallid, salloW complexion and #ho are constipated very often, are # #ged to obtain a quarter pound of
 nestone phosphate at the drug sto-c
 Inch will cost but a trifle but is
 mcient to demonstrate the quicB
 10 remarkable change in both healtl
 ad appearance sawaiting those who
 actlce internal sanitation. We mus
 HlemDer that inside cleanliness i.
 tore important than outside, be
 euse the skin does not absorb i'm
 ir1tles to contaminatc the blood
 nile the pores in thc thirty feet O
 owals do.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-01

Native eggs, 55c. Russell Bros a.dVt.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-01

but Fatty had passed Charlie on the way to Los Angeles.
 With Chaplin came Ali Reeves, the English music hall comedian Who managed Charlie across the water. They found Buster Keaton, however, entertaining some vaudeville friends from the Orpheum. Father and Mother Keaton being present, Charlie and Buster posed for their pictures just for old time vaudeville memories.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-01

We eta ble Compound the credit" Mrs. JOSEPHINE KIMBLE, 935 West Race St., Portland, Ind.
 Thousands of American women give this famous root and herb remedy the credit for health restored as did Mrs. Kimble.
 For helpful suggestions in regard to such ailments women are asked to write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,, Lynn. Mass. The result of its long experience is at your service.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-01
FIRE IN GOLDWYN STUDIO.

An exciting, though not disastrous, fire occurred in the Goldwyn Iabora- tory of the big studio at Fort Lee the other night. For an hour a great number of Valua ble negatives and prints were in danger, but owing to the cool resourcefulness of Managing Director A. M. Kennedy, the film was placed in the vault until the fire block ing the doorway was got under con- trnl
New Britain herald., 1918-03-01

Henry Arthur Jones' play, which created a sensation when presented on the speaking stage as starring vehicle for Margaret Ellington, at the Harris theater, New York, is now rap idly nearing completion at ,. the Famous Players-Lasky studio in New York.
 Following on the heels of the suc- cessful wild west Rodeo with Douglas Fairbanks staged in Los Angeles with a profit of SIS, 900 to the Red Cross fund, the Aircraft star has repeated the show in San Francisco for the benefit of the War Camp Recreation fund.
 An announcement from the Famous Players-Lasky corporation, issued last week, establishes the release date of Materlincks, "The Blue Bird which has been produced on the screen for Aircraft, under the direction of Maurice Tourneur. After a private showing to the executives of the conn pany, it was decided that this film, which is said to present a most elab- crate version of Maeterlinclx's S famous play, will be offered as a special Easter release under the Aircraft trademark, making a particularly ap- propriate cinema for this time of the year.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-01

u V SaAlASS | ASooiSA &&S ~ be on my feet at all.
 l was all run down and so weak l could not do my house. work, was nervous
 and could n o t Ii c down at night. 1 took t r e a tm e il ts from a physician but they did nothc!p me. My Aunt re c om m- m ended Lydia E.
 in k h 8 ms Vegu- table Compound. I tried it and now I am strong and well
 again and do my own work and I giv e
 Lydia +. Pinkham' $
New Britain herald., 1918-03-01
CHAPLIN VISITS KEATONS.

Charlie Chaplin says he remembers hen he used to bounce Buster baton around on his knee thereby
 tting in the class of Charlie Murray Eo claimed the same distinction, kaplin came ito the Balboa studios Long Beach last week to visit his ka comic partner, Fatty Arbuckle,
New Britain herald., 1918-03-01

enjoy herself. She is running through her long list of things she longed to do, a list jotted down when she was q "prisoner'' at the Goldwyn studios.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
 DOING OUR PART IN WAR.

Say, dear reader, are you with me? How many of us realize how much we can do to help win tis war?
 T may be crazy, but I ain't no fool" l may have been asleep, but l am awake now.
 How many can I hear say, T am with you in these pledges:"
 First-To do promptly and cheerfully all that our govern 7 ment shall ask us to do, it being in our power.
 Seeond-To give preference in all things were practicable, to the man who went and did his duty over the man of military age anC fitness who did not go.
 Third-Not to say or do any thing during this war which vii weaken the hands of cur govern ment, or which will aid, comfort or encourage our enemy.
 Fourth-Not to support any candidate who does not whole heartedly support our country, course in this war.
 Fifth-Not to let the faimly o. any soldier suffer for want ol anything we can supply. The above is my program ol pledge, and I mean to follow it tC the end, and I hope to see and hear my fellow men subscribing. How faithful and loving we ought to be one to another, because. dear read CT, if we don't stand together we shall be broken down, for
 United we stand,
 Divided we fall.
 One for all
 All for one. Will you join me?
 William c. Lawrence. Shady, Ark, Jan. 20. 1918.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
Confirmation of Tax Tiile

Notice IS hereby given that the undersigned will make application by petition. to the Chancery Court of Polk county, Arkansas, at the April, 1918. term thereof, for the confirmation of tax title to the fol- lowing described lands situate in Polk county, Arkansas, to-wit: The S15 SEA- of Section 9 in Township : South, Range 30 West. said tract having been sold by the collector Of revenue of Polk county. Arkansas for the non-payment of the taxes due thereon for the year 1912: that at said sale, which was made on the 9fh day of June, 1918. John Singfleld became the purchaser, and after two years, no one having offered to redeem the same. said lands were conveyed to the said John Singfeld by w. l.. Parker, clerk of the County Court of Polk county. Arkansas, and on She 7th day of May. 1917, the said John Singfield duly conveyed said lands to petitioner herein who is still the owner thereof.
 Therefore all persons who can set up any right to the lands 80 pur- chased in consequence of any in- formality or any irregularity con onected with such sale are called upon to show cause at the April, 1918. term of the Chahcery court Of Polk county. Arkansas, why the sale so made should not be confirmed.
 January g. 1918. .m,, 1st nuh Ian 24 iefs Last Feb H
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
so THEY SAY
(By Festus.l

There is no use in wishing folks bad luck, for their faults will bring them all they deserve.
 A boy admires an orderly home but he will not do a single thing to make one unless compelled to.
 Slippery streets during the re- cent cold spell made many aero bats and possible trapeze perform CTS.
 Come on out you candidates for county judge-no danger of the highway being made political issue this time.
 Men who seek fame are having considerable difficulty these days in making their names more import ant than public issues.
 Those who have an opportunity to step out of the harness of disa- greeable family responsibilities but refuse to do so are heroes of the best sort.
 The newspaper press of the c0un- try has a far greater influence upon the minds of the people than all your ministers. politicians and statesmen.
 The barb wire entanglements in the war of Europe are nothing in comparison to the way some people are entangled with debts, disease and environment.
 There is no use in men imagining that this war is going to force polig- amOus marriages upon them, for the hardships and suffering that fol- lows in the wake of war kills off as many women as men. The civil war proved this.
 If we can ever have a war or a calamity of some kind that will make the young realize that every ounce of vitality dissipated is need ed to make old age bearable, and that every cent they squander will some day be needed Co rear fam Lily humanity will be advanced several centuries.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
BRIEF AND BREEZY.

Thirteen states can block prohibit tion. That number i3 is going to be unIucky one way or another
 But for war prohibition of brew ing and distilling. there would have been less sugar for the coffee.
 Why not leave the ginger out of the pumpkinless pum4in pie, and put it into the gingerless ginger bread2
 Prohibitionists seem to think that a man who is great booze fighter is not likely to be good Hun fight CT.
 We shouldn't mind paying two prices for everything we buy if we didn't have a sneaking notion that the second price is graft.
 The holiday greetings from the prussian militarists took the form of reports of unspeakable atrocities inflicted on women and children.
 Anyway, Count von Luxburg has not only made good as the foremost German liar, but is a publicity ex- pert as we'll
 Although inclined to permit his men to take little wine for their stomachs' sake. pershing is not go- ing to try to fight the devil with fire water
 The way 10 triumph over your enemy, according to Balzac. is not to kill him, but make him kill him. self. And Germany is trying to make all the arrangements for Rus sia.
 The Bolsheviki are already re- garded in many parts of Russia as having had their own way long enough. The way Kerensky went will soon be opening to Lenine and Trotzky. nws
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
PATRIOTISM PRE- VAILED OVER COLD
Splendid Representative Audience Heard Judge Youmans and w. ]. Echols Sunday Night-Story
 of Germany's Perlidy.

Despite the cold weather and the feeling that the building might not be comfortably heated, splendidly representative audience of business and professional men, and good representation of the ladies of the city, met at the NJ. E. church, South. Sunday night for the opening of the thrift campaign which has been launched all over this country, which will be continued thruout the year.
 Judge Frank 4. Youmans of the United States District court and W. J. Echols came from Fort smith Sunday afternoon to present the plans and purposes of this cam paign. Mir. Echols is general di- rector of group of seven counties. fn' Western Arkansas, and his talk was devoted particularly to methods of organization, presenting especial ly the plan that has been worked out and adopted by Chairman With erspoon of Sebastian county, which contemplates the organization of the city and county into districts unGsr a captain and nine assistants, who are to make a thoro canvass for the sale of war savings and thrift stamps and in addition to spread the propaganda for the thrift campaign, so that the people may realize the great necessity for saving.
 The address by Judge Youmans which followed that of Mr. Echols was the clearest and most forcible presentation of events and condi- tions leading up to the war that has been given in Mena. He then point ed out unmistakably that the assas- sination of the Austrian crown prince and his consort was only a pretext that was seized upon by Ger many to do that which she had been preparing to do for the last 50 years. From a representation of the events leading up to the war. Judge You mans passed to a discussion of the inhumanities and atrocities that ! have characterized the conduct of the war, using that foundation for the plea that Americans must unite in every activity demanded by the government that we may not suffer the same fate that has come to Bel | gium and France and the other countries in which the Huns have gained a foothold. Judge Youmans lays no claim to being an orator, but in plain simple language these facts were presented so that in spite of the uncomfortable condition on account of the cold, he held the closest attention of his hearers, and when he came to the peroration with which he closed a summing up of the conditions that must prevail before abiding peace will come, the audience spontaneously applauded as the ministers gave feryeat amen"
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

Doubtless the reason was suffl- eient to cause the radical steps, but that shutdown of Eastern manufac- turing plants that throws out of employment for five days millions of laboring men, is a mighty seri-
 ous thing. Few laboring men in the big cities are prepared to stand a loss of wages in such times as these.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
Cbis Ts Wby Tt fIs Necessary
TO EAT LESS WHEAT 2

France, Great Britain, Italy anc Belgium must now import 60 peI cent of their breadstuffs, instead oi the 70 per cent which they imported before the war.
 America must supply the greater part of this need. To send them the least that they can live on, we must increase our export of wheat from 88,000,000 bushels to 220,000,00C bushels.
 We have already exported the whole of the surplus of the 1917 harvest, over and above the normal demands of our own population. Therefore. all exports of wheat from now forward are limited entirely to the saving made by the American people in their consumption of wheat and wheat products.
 Do This!
 Have at least one meal day without wheat bread Use instead corn, oat rye, barley or mixed cer- cal breads.
 Eat less cake and pastry.
 Order wheat bread from your baker at least 24 hours in advance so he will not make too much. Cut the loaf of wheat bread on the table, use all stale bread for toast or cook ing.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
 JUDGE WEAR ANNOUNCES.

To the People of Polk County:
 In announcing myself as can- didate for reelection to the office of County and Probate Judge, 1 am simply offering my services to the people of the county for another two years. l have given the best service in the past that I was able to render, but with the training and experience that I have had feel that I am better able to fill this high responsible position than ever be- fore.
 Many of my friends have uregd me to offer for an office that pays a better salary, but am sure that my services are worth more to the peo- pie as county judge than in any other capacity and, while the sal ary is small as compared with some Of the other county offices, feel ithat it is amply sufficient pay for itiie time taken
 With sincerest appreciation of past favors, l am
 Your servant. ..... A. E. Wear, ,..
 Counfhs linden
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT.

The fourth school month ended January I, 1918. We are a week late getting our report ready for the papers, because of the extra work occasioned by the installing of the individual record system in high school and by the additional work of the mid-term examinations.
 The yearly enrolment has now reached 753. Of this enrolment l4.3 per cent are boys and 55.7 per cent are girls. It so happens that for this month onr average daily at tendance of our boys and girls is the same-this being 9i.3 per cent When we consider the Christmas holidays, the extreme weather just afterwards, together with the sick ness in the town, we feel that this Is splendid showing. The present month, we are afraid, will fall Lun- siderably below the, mark, We find that we have a. large percentage who are moving out of our district during the present month. Pupils and parents are urged to oo-0perate with us in the matter of meeting with all new corners. Give the chii- dren especially hearty welcome, for our school advantages are open to them.
 The following is list of those making the honor roll for the fourth month. ending January i.
 Southside School.
 Mrs. Montgomery's Room-Frank- ie Dickson, Mildred Hughes, Willie Mae Cole and George Johnson.
 Miss Moore's Room-None.
 Miss Durham's Room-Ruby Wear.
 Central School.
 Mrs, Bagshaw's Room Willie Eckhardt, James Thornton.
 Miss Anderson's Room Drane Wilson.
 Miss Kennedy's Room Francis Finks.
 Miss Crowson's Room-None.
 MISS DOdfu hOoIl~-Heitn Ddhtft Francis Tominson and Dorothq Eastin
 Miss Rector's Room Thelma Rabb, Oracle Daniels, Dorothy Dan iels, Winburn Thomas and Dion Wood.
 Miss Conklins RoOm-Alma Strauss. Kathleen Lee, Otho Clark, John York.
 Miss Mullins Room-Lena Hilton, Mary Voerster, Myrtle Zachery, James MacLafferty.
 Miss Kelley's Room-Ruth Halton, Myrtle Daniel, Pauline Wilhelm Zella Tomlinson, Emmett Lindsay, Bura Richards.
 High School.
 Freshman Class-Bessie Clark.
 Sophomore Class-Hazel Troxell
 Junior Class--None.
 Senior Ciass-None.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
Show Your Colors.

Otto II. Kahn of New York. a Ger man-American loyal to the flag of this country, says it is the duty of every American citizen of German birth or decent to speak out and let his position be known with ref erence to the present war. He is right Silence from that class will invite suspicion. MT. Kahn says.
 T believe that we should speak out, we Americans of German birth, because We have been misrepresent- cd to our fellow citizens and to the world by a small minority of pro- fessiona spokesmen and pernacious agitators hy no means all of German birth.
 'We must protect the German name as far as it is in our keeping, in America, if. alas, we cannot pro- tect it elsewhere. It has always, and rightly, been an honored name here, and those who bore it have ever done their full share for the com mon veal in the works of peace nc less than in every crisis of the na- tion's history Let us do what in us lies to preserve the names we bear in honor and good standing amongst our fellow citizens.
 believe that we should speak out. because our voices may reach the ear and the conscience of the German people when no other voices can. and because they will reach the ear Of it's rulers. These II know counted upon the moral, if not the actual support of the Ger man-born in America to the extent at least of preventing nur joining if the war. and now. when We have joined, theyco1nt upon that support to agitate for an ineonelusive and unrighteous peace.
 Il believe that we should speak out, to convince our native-born fel- low citizens that our fundamental conceptions of right and wrong are
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
SHAVER LIKES SERVICE
Glad He Enlisted to Fight for Coun-
 try, but Wants to See Peace.

Lieutenant R. B. Shaver. son of Chancellor J. D. Shaver and Mrs. Shaver, located at Waco, Tex, where he is in the aviation section of the signal corps, writes interest ingly of his army experience to Judge w. prickett and Mrs. Prick ett.
 Lieutenant Shaver attended the officers training camp in Leon Springs, Tex, and there received his commission as lieutenant of infan- try. He was transferred to Waco, Tex, on December 3, and assigned to the aviation section of the signal corps, having had much to do with organization of that branch of the army service at Waco, and now be- ing actively engaged in drilling the squad over which he is one of the officers. He adds that he likes the war game, and is sure that he did the right thing in offering his serv- ices to the country, but like most of the men he longs for peace to come, not that he does not want to fight, but because he wants this slaughter of men, women and children ended and the world made safe for de- mocracy. @
 Lieutenant Shaver closes his let ter with the statement that he fre- quently meets former Mena people, mentioning especially Dug David son and Lee lilies, both of whom are officers at Waco. At San Antonio he met Eugene Allen and John Aus tin, located at Camp Travis.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
 WORLD HAS GONE AMERICAN.
Universal Freedom Is Americas
 Destiny, Bishop Quayle Said.


 From The Kansas City Star
 Bishop William A. Quayle gave an address on America, the Land of Dreams at the Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, Linwood Boule- vard and Charlotte street, last night.
 My mission here tonight IS not to criticize" he said, it is to love AInerica out loud in your presence. America is our mother and she has planned more, done more, for us than anyone else can dream of do- ing.
 When God made these United States he said to himself, I will make land so full of wonder that person would not miss anything if he did not leave it's shores It were well to know your own glory you know.
 The whole world has gone American Bishop Quayle said in speaking of world politics. Even China, which has been an empire for so long that they cant lie about and when you get something you can't lie about, you have something reliable-has become a republic It was the most heterodox experiment ever tried, and every one said 1t would fail-only il has not.
 q think the freeing of the black race the divinest thing which has been done since Christ died on the cross. We have fought for the freedom of a continent, and won; for the freedom of race, and won; for the freedom of an Island. and won; and now we are Sighting for the freedom of the world, and will win. Oh, America, land of dreams, put not thy sword back into the sheath until thou hath killed the mad dog that has run rampant over Europe on the threshold of his ken nel."
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
 FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION ELECTS OFFICERS FOR YEAR

At a meeting of the stockholders of the Mena National Farm Loan Association ithe following were elected as directors for the ensuing year: A. B. Palmer, R. F. Wear, Math Simons, NJ. B. Fried. T. s. Proctor, James Sparks, J. c. Terrell, W. E. Flick and B. C. Davis. The directors at the meeting held sub sequently, elected the following officers: President. A. B. Palmer vice president, James Sparks; Sec retary- Treasurer, w. k. Flick; loan committee, R. F. Wear, T. s. Proc tor and B. G. Davis; substitute land committee, l H. Rials. John Rabb and J. c. Terrell The charter of the association was granted on Sep tember 9. 1917, and is numbered i257 There were fifty-eight char ter members and since that time thirty applications have been re- ceived. Up to date tlfty-four loans have been approved. amounting in the aggregate to s3S.S50. When it is remembered that this money can only be used for making improve ments, paying off former loans on in making payment on land, it will be seen that the securing of these loans will mean much in the devel- onment in this country.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

The Thrift Campaign as being pushed by the United States govern ment makes it's official start in Mena tomorrow night, when two of Arkansas big men will deliver their messages tothe people. There's am other thrift campaign in full blast right now one that concerns many a diminishing wood pile.