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Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-17
SCHOOL DAYS.

As a school teacher Experience is ciassed high-line. and this is his bus jest time in the worlds history
 Experience is teaching us lessons of gelf-denial, self sacrifice, the value O. unity in action and the brotherhood 3f man.
 Experience has awakened us to the fact that it is good to have our ex- lravaganee checker, our fool notions suppressed and our false pride crashed.
 Experience is teaching Us that ev- erybody is somebody, except those whole selfshness and coneeit repre- gent inertia and the bauble of pride The world is sensing as never before that each succeeding day is the scholar of the day that went before it."
 Every mans liberty is in peril ant TO mans future is safe.
 The emergency we are facing is having the effect upon us of a millioI electric arc lights Illuminating tn, Lark ages. We are seeing what W, never expected to see on this earth lilu We dFI 1eeIiItS SbIn6lilIHS Ol Jn' sorrow the Savior felt before tn, Sanhedrin for the wickedness of those He would have blessed
 Experience is giving us school days from which there is no playing truan and in which we are learning unfor gettable lessons.
 We have become aware that relig ious illusions. religious mania, i something worse than deierium tre mems when fully developed
 We have been forced to recogniz that eonspiracies represent the wick edness of royalty and threaten th wellbeins Of the world
 Yes, these are school days in whic1 We are learning to be true to cur fel lownen. true to our honest conviction and true to God
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-17
HOW AMERICANS LOOK ABROAD.

Mr Otto Khan. of New York, if nancier and one of the abiest war pamphleteers, after having spent some time abroad. has this to say from an inspection of the situation
 "No American can see what our army and navy are doing in Europe n the way of fighting. of planning. constructing, administering. no one can see their morale. spirit and be havior without being deeply thrilled with pride and gratitude.
 No American can come in touch with the affectionate admiration, with the trust and faith of the allied na- tions towards our country without feeling even more profoundly and reverently than before the high privi- !ege of being an American citizen. and without being stirred by a solemn sense of the obligation to do what ever he individually may he capable O. doing. to prove himself a worthy servant of the great republic in wa as well as in peace. and an earnest and sincere helper, however modest. ly and humbly. towards the realiza ton of her high ideals and lofty mis sion,"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-17
THE WORK oF THE RED CROSS


 The work of the Red Cross in the Entente countries is so extensive in it's detail and ms gnifcent from hu- mane point of view that it is really incomprehensible to the average mind.
 The September Red Cross magazine pictures the york in these words:
 Paris today is merely a way-sta- ton. where the Red Cross furnishes medical care. food, clothing. shelter and transportation. In seventytwo departments of the interior. the ReI Cross is supplying relief to refugees including more or less permanent in- stallation of families in new homes. | All organizations. including govern fnent agencies. are cooperating in this work, the Red Cross supplying the greater part of the food and clothing needed and at many points taking command of the situation
 "An idea of the amount Of mer- chandise thus distributed can be gained from a message from. Major 1 Perkins recently received. For one month it included 156 900 articles of clothing, 2o.OO0 pairs of shoes 18.0Go pieces of furniture, 13.000 kitchen utensils. 50.00O pieces of bedding: 15.- 1 003 kilos of condensed milk, and great quantities Of other foodstuffs Some eighty three thousand people were thus directly reached
 The reason Germany assails the Red Cross is because it's complete de struction would weaken it's enemy Everything which tends to strengthen the enemy should be destroyed.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-17
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Do not be disturbed if you can't pronounce the names of French towns lost or captured. One correct in three gives you high batting average.
 Why should farmers not receive medals as well as warriors The In diana farmer who haryests 100 bushels to the acre receives a gold medal this year: S5 bushels wins silver medal, and 75 a bronze one. Rah for the farmers who go over the top!
 The Boston Globe hears the Angus; crickets ringing sleighbells. and the Detroit Free Press hears the cicoda playing the victrola The locusts seem to be running something be- tween flute and harnonium 1t seems good to have the sun shin ing on our side of the fence. while Germany is having dark days.
 The hay fever clique is never ex- pected to enjoy itself when it gets to- gether.
 What is crime7 Stealing a province is feat! Stealing million a bril- liant achievement; and stealing a loaf of bread crime
 The Germans are so sharp in trade that they are calculating after the war to succeed in swapping black dogs for white monkeys"
 You never think of soap as curren- cy, but it will buy parrots and per fume in Malta. or mandolin in Sic fly.
 Uncle sam's depth bombs ara churning up the Atlantic ocean of shore, and the U-boats are being men, acingly jared.
 | The war is working out for Ameri ca a new future. We shall all bt ashamed to return to the old ruts.
 When the day is dark and drear7 remember the sunshine in your mind
 We have been saving daylight al summer, but we do not seem to have any more on hand than ever.
 The western primary elections shor when politics have been "adjourned' from patriotic motives the "tics' keev right on ticking.
 Negroes in South Carolina have right to vote who cannot write thei name; but a New England wona, capable of writing a new declaration eff independence is not to be, trusted with the ballot.
 So long as the Salvation Arm lassie with hot coffee follows the sol diers closely at the front there is n danger of their going over the top, a Senator Brandegee describes them with "ice-water and belly-ache!" President Paul WarbuFs of the Ma ! tional Reserve bank, was the man fo the place. and his resignation Is a honorable to himself as his service were important to the country.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-17
LABOR AS A LAMB

Labor always has been and Is all ways likely to be the lamb to be fIeeced.
 Without labor nothing would pros ner, not even those who live by their wits.
 There is no real reason why em- p,oyer and empioye should be other than friends even though their atti- tude to one another has been made tc appear more like two Kilkenny cats
 1T labor was no- patient it coulj not so easily be oppressed and if ii was not SO creduleus it could not be so constantly made profitable to those who live by their wits rather thar work
 Win. D. Haywood. one of the mas. ter labor leaders of the country ha, made himself wealthy by telling work ing men how they were underpaid ant kept down by the rich. When he frs began his career as a labor campaign CT he received $50 a month; as h, grew in popularity he advanced hi price to one thousand dollars a month and when conscious that he was oI the crest of the wave of popularity hl demanded $500 a night and would no speak for less. At five dollars da- it would take 50 mems work to mee the tax upon labor for one days ser vice Of this leader"
 There is no record anywhere that iaborer or labor leader ever refuse to become a capitalist; but creatin snd sustaining prejudice between cap ital and labor is prejudicial to botf and is it worth what it costs?
 There is never a time when labo is not being feeced by somebody. needs organization, it needs counse il needs be wary of it's overhead ex penses, and see that the friends" q not become indeed dictators and mas ters instead of servants.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-17

in carload lots at the principal pri- mary markets; for this territory, New York
 The following special rule applies to millers in the New England states: When a farmer brings to the mill wheat grown by himself, the miller may deliver to him on a toll or-ex- change basis a sufficient amount of four without substitutes to provide eight pounds per month for each per son in his household or establishment until August l, 1919, provided that the farmer signs the certificate and the miller has reasonable cause to be- lieve the truth thereof
 "The certificate provides that the farmer obtaining flour in this manner shall certify that the wheat deliv- cred by him to the mill was grown on his farm. etc. etc
 "Miiiers are required to mill all wheat offered to them at a fair price not to exceed 5 cents a busheI, ex- cept in cases where special pern1is sion has been granted for higher charge, and the farmer is entitled to return of the bran and middlings for his wheat.
 1 "The miller may purchase wheat
 directly from the farmer for the pur- pose of grinding such wheat into 1 flour: but of course any flour so
 ground must be sold under the rules and regulations limiting the amount
 which may be sold. and with the re-
 qured amount of substitutes. Grain dealers and millers may pur-
 chase wheat for use in animal feeds 1 provided the wheat in such feed mix
 lures does not exceed 10 per cent ct 1 the total"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-17

Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-17

ways enough misery to go round. the distribution is far from being even; and no one complains that they have not received their share. Small mlser- ies are great affections to too many people. Family turmoil is a perpetual misery which good hearts and good sense readily abate. The misery of some people is humorous to other peo- pie who cannor see how from so little cause grtat misery grew. Man may see farther through a tear than through a telescope" but he cannot see him self as others see him.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-17
CONNECTICUT GROWN WHEAT.

Connecticut has surprised the U. S. Food Administration by the prompt response to the governments appeal for an increased crop of wheat.
 Food Administrator Robert ScoviIle on Tuesday. Aug. 18th, told the far mers at Wethersfeld:
 "A minimum price has been fixed at which the Food Administration Grain Corporation will purchase all wheat offered at central points The price for Connecticut. which includes the central point price plus freight, is S2419 per bushel. This price is for basic wheats with certain premiums and discounts. ranging from two cents 10 seven cents above or below this price. The Food Administration Grain i, ,sserperatien will buy all wheat offered
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-17

Darling Grace: I haven't got but minute before got to turn in, but Pm just crazy with happiness s6 I got to write you few lines. I've just wrote to my dad to take the little piece of money I've got in the bank and for him and ma to so and buy you the prettiest ring they can find. My folks don't need the money and they'd be the first ones to want you to have it, so please don't think you hadn't ought to take it.
 These few lines is all I have time to write and I'm an awful poor letter writer anyway. but I guess there ain I fellow in this camp or any other one that's any happier than what I am and the truth is Pm just as happy as can be and l feel could liek the whole German army just because the prettiest and the best little girl in the worlds going to be waiting for me
 when I come back. And so no more
 at present.
 Yours,
 JIM. | Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-17

change places with anybody in the world, hut l would like to have one evening like that one we had at F1os- sy's when I walked home with you hefore we so oyer to knock the kali ser's block of.
 Hoping to hear from you soon.
 Yours,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-17

Dear Grace: sure was glad to get your letter and there's nobody in the
 world that I would rather have write
 to me, but I laid awake ali night
 pretty near wondering what I could
 have said to have offended you when there's nobody in the world I wouldn't
 rather hurt the feelings of than you.
 Honest, l don't remember what l said
 about those southern young ladies,
 but no matter what l said I want to
 say right here that you've got 'ern beat a hundred and ffty ways and that's not knocking those young la dies either. for they're awful nice girls.
 All I'm bothering about is what you l said about not writing to me any more. If you don't I guess, if don't get killed. I'll stay over here after
 the wars over and help fix up France
 and the other countries. They'll need a bunch of fellows to work to help I them and I guess that's what I'll do. But wish you'd write and tell me l what I did to hurt your feelings, for l l may as well tell you that I don't care what any other girl in the world thinks of me. but just you and that $ 1 how I've felt ever since I first met you, and it's up to you to say you'll
 marry me when come back or other wise won't come. And 50 no more | at present. Lovingly,
 1 HIM
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-17
FROM PRIVATE JIM M'MAHON

Dear Friend Miss Brown: 1 guess maybe you won't remember what you said to me about writing to you that night before l left for camp when 1 walked home with you frcn F'fossy's, tut please try and remember and don't just think I'm a fresh sink for writing.
 Well. this is some country down here and we had some trip down and l wished you could see how pretty It is. There's an awful lot of flowers and the folks down here seem to think US boys is all right from the way they treat us. Most of the time l don't get homesick or anything, only sometimes think of the good time we had over 10 Fiossy's that night and wished could be there again. hope you won't get sore at me for writing to you and that you'll answer this letter if you have a few minutes to spare. Yours truly,
 JAMES MCMAHON.
 Dear Friend Miss Brown: I guess maybe you don't know how good it feels for fellow to get letter from a young lady like you when he's such 6 long way from his home town. or You wouldn't have said what you dd about me just kidding you along when I said how glad I'd be to get letter 1 from you. I was some glad and that's 1 10 kid. and I think your handwriting " grand and I'd be happy II I could write half as good.
 | We certainly are having one grand 1 time down here There's a fellow in cur company that I ehum with 8 bit and he's a southern fellow and has some friends in this town. so when we can get leave together they invite us out there and we sure have a classy time. One of the girls out there is awful pretty. She makes me think ot some kind of flower. q magnolia, guess it is. I don't know as you ever send you one. but they're awful hard to send. They turn brown every time you touch them
 1 Your true friend,
 JIM MCMAHON.
 Dear Grace: Say. was I pretty neal tickled to pisces to get your letter? . thank you for telling me I can cal you by your first name and I sur' wanted to all along, but | didn't dare for fear you'd think I was a fresl gink. 1 think it was grand of you t answer so soon and your letters can ever come any too thick to suit me Yes, my ehum and me was out t those friends of his q couple of night ago and we had a swell time and all but not any sweller than what we ha, over to FIossy's that night. I cer tainly wished you could see this eoun try down here. It's grand. l guess IT have to quit now and 1 certainly hop you'll answer real soen. Yours truly
 JIM MCMAHON.
 Dear Grace: You see I'm not losin any time answering your letter.
 don't know why ] didn't say any nor than I did about those young ladie where my ehum and ne go. I guess couldn't think Of anything else va the reason. There's a couple Of thos girls and one of them has real pin cheeks and one hasn't. I guess that why I said she made me think of magnolia blossom, because her cheek look kind of soft and white and liB those flowers. I guess that's all I ca think of to tell you about them.
 This is & great life and l wouldn
The Mena weekly star., 1918-02-28
ADDS TO HOG ISLAND EXPOSE
IneiIlciency and Lax Methods De- scribed by Discharged Workers.

Washington, Feb. 20. -- Witnesses before the Senate committee in quiring into the Hog Island ship plant today included "Rube" Allyn, a dock builder representing unor- ganized workers at Hog Island, and Albert Freedman, formerly employ ed in the stores department of the yard. Allyn predicted that it would be necessary to conscript labor be- fore the war ends and told the com mittee German speaking laborers were responsible for false stories of accidents at the Hog Island yard.
 Freedman, who said he was dis charged when he told his superin- tcndent he was going to Washing ton to give voluntary testimony be- fore the Senate committee, describ- ed alleged inefflciency and lax methods and said a number of em- ployees were dismissed after the Senate investigation started, but that the high salaried men were re- tained. He declared that buttons for admission of workmen to the yards were sold in Philadelphia saloons.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-02-28
DOWNED- BOLD BANK ROBBER
After ]. H. Huff Had Made a Good
 Start, Was Shot Twice.

Mister, Okla, Feb. 2i-Alone and unmasked, J. II. Huff, aged 30, mar ried, of Mister, held up and robbed the Bank of Mister of more than Si 500 shortly before fl o'clock this morning and was shot in an unsuc- cessful attempt to escape. Huff was twice wounded in the hips. The stolen money was recovered.
 Hun rushed to the rear of the bank while eight persons were in the place. Keeping them covered with a revolver he forced M l.. Harris, the bank president, to fill a grip with money. Then he locked his victims into the bank vault and fled.
 A passerby discovered the hold up in progress and by the time fluff left the bank pistols, shot guns and rifles were waiting for him. He ex- changed shots with the crowd and slightly wounded a Rock Island de- tective before he was brought down.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-02-28
Acorn School Was stronq

Prof. and MrsI G. Harris and Miss Della Turner of the Acorn school came in Friday afternoon with a fine delegation to attend the Educa- tional contests. By the way, this school was one of the strongest in the contest in the number of en- ttffaaiiiittss tf ants, and it is matter Of pardon able pride on the part of the teach CTS and patrons and pupils that the school had entrants in all of the contests except music, and that in addition to winning three medals, all the entrants made a good showing.
 Another fine example of the school spirit of this district was the fact that over 30 per cent of the en- rollment of pupils attended the con- test Friday night, among those in attendance being ] C. Tucker, Edna Barron. Charles Burnett, Toka Haie, Dale Barron, Ethel and Eileen Me- William, Bessie and Cora Burnett
 Eula Burke, Faye Tucker, Homer Anderson, Lemuel Reynolds, Lonnie
 Brant and Enid Barron, Davis | Wayne, Eva and Hester Henson
 Nellie White, Bonnie Golden, Clay | ton Kineaid. and Pearl Barron.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-02-28
TAKE
 CITY OF JERICHO
Turks in Palestine Appear To Be Offering but Little Resistance to the Advancing Army - Posi-
 tions Made Secure.

London, Feb. 22. = The British have captured the city of Jericho in Palestine, according to an official announcement made here this af- ternoon.
 The British entered Jericho yes- terday, and now have established themselves on the line of the J0r- dan and Wadi Auja.
 The Turks in Palestine appear to be offering but little resistance to the British.
 The official statement announc- ing the capture of Jericho reports the continuation of bad weather.
 North and northwest of Jerusa- lem the British advanced positions were extended slightly and render ed more secure.
 During the fighting Wednesday the British casualties again were very light.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-02-28
Supplied Che Contest Medals

The medals which were awarded to the Polk county pupils in the ed ucational contests held Friday night and Saturday were donated by the following named persons and firms
 In class A, Reclamation, both medals were given by the teachers of the Mena schools.
 The medals in Reclamation class B, were donated by the Farmers & Merchants bank and by Supt. w. Homer pigg.
 Dr. H. c. Rushing was the donor of both the medals presented in the contest in Reclamation in class c.
 Both medals in class A, readings, were presented by Tom J. Wilbanks of the Ozark school. and the first in class B was donated by Dr. J. G. Hilton, and the second by W. L. Parker. In class c, both the medals were the donation of the firm of Kelly-Stratton Company.
 Dr. H. k. Getz donated the medals in map-Grawing.
 The medal Tor the winner or iirSt place in the spelling contest was given by Watkins Hardware Com pany. The medal for second place was given by J. A. Hughes.
 In instrumental music, the med- als for class A were given by w. R. Cole, and in class B by w w. Townsend. In vocal music class A, the medal was given by The Star Publishing Company, and in class B, w. Homer Pigg gave the medal
The Mena weekly star., 1918-02-28
Southend Schools Do Well.

Tom J. Wilbanks and Miss June Winston of the Ozark schools are among the wideawake and efficient teachers in the Polk county schools who may always be counted upon to do their part in the general educa- tional movement. They came to Mena Friday afternoon for the con- test being accompanied by the fol- lowing named pupils: Viola Frachi- seur, Clark and Virgil Burke, Quin- ton and Thomas Higgins, Dewey and Mitchell Arnold, and Ralph Roberts, the last named winning second honors in map-drawing. The school also sent up boys basket ball team.
 Still another school well repre- sented at the contest was Wander voort with Prof. ]. NJ. Tomlin and Miss Ruth Wiley as teachers. The school had entrants in reading, map drawing and spelling. The pupils in attendance were Madge Bonner, Lil- lie Mcfarland, Lester Nations, Earl Cecil, Edna Beauchamp, Iris Beau champ, Agnes Barnes, Ola Garrett, Golden, Hamilton, Dora and Flora Pipes.
 The Gam school is still another district where the parents vie with the teacher in showing school spir- it. with Claude Stephens and Mrs Waldrep as chaperones almost the entire school attended the contests Friday night, coming in in wagons and buggies. Among those present were Elva and Annie Crossland, Liz zie May Taylor, Stella Waldrep Versie Gam, Letha and Lucy Cas- teel, Lettie Oglesby, Oral Taylor Theodore Casteel, Ed. and Neil Wal drep, Kone Crossland, Claude Stephens, Jr., Ezra Taylor, Wayne Harvey and Myrtle Hamilton.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-02-28

For Sale.--My three rooming hous-
 es; furnished or unfurnished. Make me an offer. E. B. Roll, Mena. Qw-2t
The Mena weekly star., 1918-02-28

for by the fact, that many of the schools were forced to close during a portion of the winter term on ac- count of the prevalence of measles and other epidemic diseases. Then. too, with the coming of spring many of the older boys were beginning to leave school to so to the farms. But in spite of all that, the contest of Friday night and Saturday indicates decided forward movement in the educational interests of Polk coun- ty, and in large measure this is due to the untiring efforts put forth by Supt. w. Homer pigg. who is fortunate, indeed, to have the good will and cooperation of the pupils and teachers of the county.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-02-28
"How Good Can We Make It?"

Mir. w. A. Ragland, Mena, Ark. Dear Sir:-I am returning the pe- tition properly signed and hope the road will go thru. If your people could only realize what good roads will do for Polk county there would be no question about a good road the only question would be "how good good can we make it2n
 Nothing will do more to build up the county and get in desirable cit izens than good roads.
 A really patriotic citizen will not fight good roads at this particular time, as it means much to our coun- try, as a means of getting farm pre- duce to market in all kinds of weather.
 Yours truly,
 Ira c. Converse.