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The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

j. r. Neal, who is now engaged IN
sawmilling west Of Potter, was IN
Mena Saturday, having returned from
a business trip to Fort Smith.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

J. d. Budd returned Thursday after
noon from a ten-day sojourn at Ogden.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03
Old Soldiers to Meet the Fourth.

Announcement has been made that
the Confederate soldiers of Mena and
vicinity viii hold Fourth Of July re-
uion and picnic on the courthouse
grounds. There will be patriotic mu-
sic, old-time war songs, speaking and
a general good time. All old con-
federate veterans are invited to come,
bring their families and dinner bas-
kets, and enjoy the Fourth.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

DR.. John SHIRLEY of Gentry Ark,
was in Mena Friday to look after bust
ness interests.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

j. A. Hunter left Saturday after
noon for Larned, Kas., where he viii
stack wheat during the big wheat har-
vest
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

J.R. Wood Of Ink was in Mena on
business Friday.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Sergt. Chester Wood, who served
overseas with the Both Division, ar
rived in Mena Thursday morning to
be with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. r.
M. Woods The young soldier was in
the engineering corps and was under
artillery fire many times, but did not
receive an injury He was mustered
out Of service few days ago at Camp
Bowie. Tex.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Of the Kansas City Southern, and ex-
poets soon to return to work.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Justice L. N. Burnett left for Lit
tie Rock Friday afternoon, to take the
bar examination for admission to
practice before the supreme court.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Frank Chamblin left Thursday aft
ernoon for Grannis, where he will
work with VIII Lowe in the new saw
mill to be opened near Grannis.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Kodaks and films at HiItebrand's.--
Adv. 150-5t 26-2t
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

one huckleberry salesman was in
Mena Friday with so gallons and in
short time disposed Of the lot. One
buyer took Is gallons for shipment to
Sloan Springs
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

DIR. F. A. Norwood went to Lockes-
burg on Thursday. where he will be
located for the practice of his profess
sion.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

T. r. Jones, ST., began work Satur-
day making up the assessment roll
for the jefferson Highway.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Riley Alstin, who saw service in
France, with the S1st Division, ar
rived in Mena Saturday afternoon,
having been mustered out at Camp
Pike.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Lindsay and
children Of Shreveport, are guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Eddy
and family. They arrived IN Mena
Friday evening.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Some fine samples were left at the
Star Office.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

G. N. Shadell is at Vandervoort,
where he is to have the third trick
at the Kansas City Southern depot
during the absence of the regular OPP
orator
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

M. L. Brake of BlackforS was a
Mena visitor Thursday. The young
man has just returned from overseas
service, having served in France with
the 81st Division.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Ode Bates is the first of the Mena
boys who served overseas with the
142d Field Artillery, to return home,
reaching Polk county's capital Thurs
day morning The young soldier is
a son of John Bates, and while he
saw many interesting things while in
Uncle Sans service, is glad to return
to Mena. He was mustered out at
Camp Pike.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Harold Wells, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Wells, who saw overseas serv-
ice with the 142d Field Artillery. ar
rived home Saturday morning, hay
ing been mustered out at Camp Pike.
The young man. who was with the
band Of the 142d, didn't tarry long
in disposing Of his uniform, and ap-
pears in "eits" again He spent al
most year in France Like his
father. Young Wells is in the service
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Willis Hopson and
their guests, DR.. and Mrs. Collier of
Foreman, drove to Foreman in the
Hopson car for an outing and visit
with friends
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Lieut.. M. A. Davis, who has been
spending a furlough with his family
and friends in Mena returned to duty
Monday, having been ordered to Camp
Knox, Va. Lieuteant Davis is in the
regular army, being with the signal
corps.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Mr.. and Mrs Ivan Rowe have re-
turned from a trip which took them to
Oklahoma City and points in Kansas.
Mr.. Rowe also visited Wichita, kas..
which he describes as beautiful
city and one that has more autos than
most cities
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Misses Sadie Jones and Mary Bro
gan, assisted by 7. r. Jones, sr., are
using the Circuit Court room at the
courthouse in making up the assess
ment roll of the jefferson Highway.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

r. <. Dawson, expert mechanic at
the Connally & Hilton garage, is
showing his confidence in Mena as a
place to live by purchasing his own
home. He bought from the Mena
Land & Improvement Company the
property at 200 Ninth street.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Willis Hopson have
returned from a visit to Foreman.
They found the trip in their car an ex-
ceedingly wet and muddy one, particu-
larlv in Polk county
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

The Hooper Grocery Company at
Lockesburg has been enlarged by an
addition to the firm NJ W. Roger
has purchased an interest in the firm
and according to the Tribune, viii
move his family from Mena to Lockes-
burk as soon as he is able to find a
house.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

In the absence Of Father Gallagher,
who was visiting relatives at Little
Rock, the Rev Father G. F. X. Stras-
ner of Texarkana was called to Mena
to officiate at the funeral of Mrs.
Phillip Schneider at st. Agnes church
Wednesday morning. Father Strass-
ner is chaplain Of Michael Meagher
Memorial hospital at Texarkana.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Copelin left
Saturday afternoon for an extended
tour thru Oklahoma, expecting to visit
Tulsa, Oklahoma City, 0kmulgee and
other points before they return. They
expect to be away from Mena two or
three weeks.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Mrs. Sallie Dorsey Of Broken Bow.
Ok, has purchased from the Mena
Land & Improvement Company the
Rosback property on Refine street and
Port Arthur avenue, and after improy-
ments are made, plans to make it her
home Mrs. Dorsey was in Mena Sat-
urday closing up the deal.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

]. G. Lawrence is speeding up on the
construction Of his new store building
on the Southside. Tho the roof is not
all laid, he is having paperhangers
work in that part already covered and
will have shelvming put in when the
wall covering work is finished.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Prof G. M. Wood and Mrs. Wood,
and ]. C. Allen of Cove, accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. N. P. Stipp of Neo-
sho, Mo-, were here Thursday, driving
up with Mr. Aliens car Mr.. Stipp
is county clerk of Newton county,
Missouri, and with Mrs. Stipp has
spent his vacation at Cove, returning
home that afternoon.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

The Rev. J. W. Bratcher returned
home Thursday afternoon from two
weeks visit spent in portions of
Tennessee visiting old time friends
and relatives.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Roger were in
town Saturday, bringing in vegeta-
bles. for some Of which they found no
market They say they are having
wonderful crops this season, and are
keeping the land busy by replanting
wheat and oat land to peas and mil
let. Mr.. Roger had just dug an
eighth Of an acre of Cobbler potatoes.
and says when they were turned out
the ground was white with them, and
the yield, he estimates at so bushels.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Vivian O'Hearn has received word
from her father, Pat O'Hearn, who has
been i'll in Oklahoma, that he is i'm
proving rapily and wishes he was back
in good old Polk county again.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Dir. and Mrs. r. G. Mccoy, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dick Johnson, Bev Parker and
others, who were fishing on the
Ouachita river, returned home Fri
day, Too much rain spoiled the fish
ing. they say.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

J. S. Written of DeQueen has pur-
chased from X. F. Ford the home of
the latter on Gam street. Mr.. Whit
ten, who formerly lived in Mena, plans
to again make his home here.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

J. Fl. Sims. who recently sold his
property at Martin avenue and Fourth
street, has moved to new location
on Second street, where he will live
he says, until he can buy another
home The new owner of the Sims
property, w. d. Johnston of Blansett,
Scott county, is expected to be in
Mena Saturday to take charge Of the
store.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Many persons from distant points
will be in Mena to attend the musical
normal during july Judging from let
ters already received A Letter Mon
day told of party of six coming from
Flint, Tex. The normal will start
July "A at the Central school under
the direction Of s. J. 0slin.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

H. r. Lewis suffered painful
burn to his right hand Saturday even-
ing while using gasoline torch at
the shop on DeQueen street While
the injury Is not dangerous, it will
keep him from working for several
DAYS
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

While out at the big eddy on the
Ouachita to get boat, Gale Hume
could not resist the temptation to put
il line and greatly to his surprise
he pulled out i2-pound catfish, one
of the best catches Of the season.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Mrs. and Mrs. F r. Watson of An
amosa, Iowa, are visiting w. S. Mac
Lafferty, who is brother of Mrs.
Watson They will spend some time
in and around Mena and may decide
to locate here. One of the first pleas
ures the visitors noticed and appreci-
ated was the cool nights and a chance
to sleep.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Miss Edrith Finger Of Longview,
Tex, is in Mena for visit with her
uncle, Judge H. w, Finger, and Mrs.
Finger. The latter returned Friday
afternoon from visit at Hatfield.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Lightning played strange pranks at
the nome OF Asa Gatlin near Nunley
during the storm Friday. The barn
was struck four distinct times, Mr..
Gatlin reported, on reaching Mena on
Saturday, and a tree near the barn
was set afire, while the barn itself
was not damaged to any extent.
Members of the family were dazed by
the bolts, but were not injured.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Lieut.. Marcus Davis of the regular
army, who has recently returned from
overseas service with the A. E. F., is
in Mena to visit his wife and her sis
ter, Mrs. J. II. Banks. Lieut. Davis
is now on furlough awaiting assign
ment to new post.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

A fishing party that left Mena Mon
day morning for Mountain Fork. west
of Hatfield, expected to get some sport
catching buffalo. The party will
spend several days along the stream,
In the party were John McElroy and
family, Marion Francis and family,
Hayes Allen and Family, and Gale
Hume and family
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Mrs. Oscar L. Cooper and son,
Rupert, Of Mansfield, stopped off in
Mena for short visit with Mrs. Mat
tie Moseley, while enroute to Gillian
for visit with relatives of Mr..
Cooper.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Victor Wear, son of Judge and Mrs.
A. e. Wear, arrived home in Mena
after spending almost a year in
France. He was with the ZAP Field
Artillery, which was recently mus
tered cut at Camp Pike. The young
soldier was hugler with his company
He brought back some French and
Belgian coins, which attracted much
attention from his friends and ac-
quaIntances
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

J. g. Carter, who some ten years
ago WIS member of the firm of
Golf, Carter & Co., at Wickes, and
was later connected with Golf broth
ers at Cove, was in Mena Thursday,
the guest of r. Goff Mr.. Carter was
only recently in Uncle SANS avia-
ton service at Kelly Field in Texas.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Earl Worthington reached Mena on
Sunday for visit with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Worthington. The
young man has been in Uncle Sans
naval service for the last few monhs,
being in the naval postoffiee at Fort
ress Monroe, Va. He has been mus
tered out Of service and after a visit
at home win return to Norfolk, Va,
to work
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

George Klein, after an absence Of
nearly seven months from Mena, is
back again, having reached the city
Sunday He has been travelling in
Oklahoma, and has been as far north
as Lincoln, Neb., but of all the places
visited there was none like Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Hearing of the Golden Rule herd of
o. |. C. hogs, A K. Whitman travelled
from Bancroft, La, to view the blue
blooded porkers. After seeing what
the Golden Rule farm had to offer
Mr.. Whitman bought enough hogs to
start a herd on his Louisiana ranch.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09
nOId Kinn CoIen

The first reference to "Old King
Cole" the merry old soul" of the IA
nous nursery rhyme, was made in a
book written by DR.. William King, who
was born in 1888. 1t is probable that
the song was composed in the seven
teenth century, although some investi-
gators think it much older. Halliwel
Identifies the merry monarch with
Cole or Coel, a semi-mythical king of
Britain who is supposed to have
reigned in the third century. The Scots
also have an "O1d King Coul," said
to have lived in the fifth century.
Freeman and other historians say q
King Cole ruled Britain in the sixth
century. There are many who assert
that the reference to the pipe indicates
that Old King Cole lived at q period
after Raleigh had introduced tobacco
into Europe, but this does not neces-
sarily follow, as a pipe might mean a
musical instrument.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09
BEYOND POINT OF PERFECTION
Porter's Description of Train Service
Is Old, but Has Distinct Tinge
of Humor.

President Fairfax Harrison of the
Alabama Great Southern railway,
said at a luncheon in Richmond:
''The old jokes about poor service
on some OF our southern and western
railroads are antlQuated. No trains
in the world are more punctual today
than our trains, and accidents are
practically unknown.
The story about the porter and
the late traveller President Fairfax
continued good humoredly, sis an old
one.
"a traveller, according to this story,
just missed a train on a certain
southern line, notorious for its poor
service, and got the following con-
ISOLATION from q porter:
"'She's the punctuallest train, sir.
on the line and a great annoyance to
travellers"
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Example of How the Tourist Is Vic
timized When He Makes Pur-
cF1ases in Foreign Cities.

Some years before the war resi-
dent of New York voyaged to Venice.
Among his fellow passengers at sea
was a travelling salesman, whom he
got to know quite well. What the
New York man liked about the sales
man was that he did not talk shop"
He had not even told his steamship
acquaintance what manner of goods
he handled.
The day after they arrived in Venice
the salesman went out on business, his
steamship companion sightseeing.
Among other places the latter visited
was q fascinating antiquarian shop
Prices were steep, but what Of that?
He wanted something to take back
to show 'the folks at home" that he
had really been in Venice. Finally he
settled on a bit OF Venetian glass. a
square Of gold-embroidered Venetian
cut velvet in a furnished gilt frame.
and silver-handled dagger engraved
with the arms Of one OF the doges. In
the evening at the hotel he displayed
them, not without a feeling OF pride.
to the travelling salesman.
MY friend" said the latter, you've
been very decent to me. and now III
do you a good turn. Say. but your
buying those things is a feather in my
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BROUGHT HIM BACK TO EARTH
Literal Suggestion Made by Old Souse
Was Not Exactly the Answer
Orator Desired.

The literary society was meeting in
Odd Fellows hall. Rev. Josiah Dob
son presided. Hon. James Bolivar
McHenry, the noted orator from the
adjoining county, was speaking on
1.-The Peace Table" and the audience
was rapt in respectful attention.
"And that was what they conceded"
he concluded. 81 ask you, fellow citi
zens, what does this nation need?
What is her necessity. as she leaves
the far western shore and steps proud
Iy across the Pacific, and in the eye
Of the world lays the hand of demOc-
racy upon the brow of the Orient?
What, 1 repeat, does she need?"
Rubber bootsh," hiccoughed the
town SouSe.
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oOpvrizhs. y. q. Chapmen

entrance, the man turned and sprang
toward us with outstretched hands
that gripped ours and wrung them till
we cried out In pain.
1t was Alfred Dubois.
But I was stupefied to see the sec
ond man who rose and advanced to-
ward me with a shrewd smile For it
was Tom Carson!
Presently I was telling my story
except for that part which more in
t1mately concerned myself and Jacque-
line, and the narrative of the murder.
which gave only as Lacroix had con-
feSsed it to me.
A look of incredulity deepened on
Toms shrewd old face till. at the end,
he burst out explOsively at me:
Hewlett, I didn't think 1 was a d.
fool before-I beg your pardon. miss.
If any man had told me that 1 would
have knocked him down. But 1 am, I
am, and I want to be my mana
ger"
DO you mean that 1 have lied to
you?" I asked Indignantly.
Every word, HewIett-every word,
my son. That is why I want you back
with me. First you leave my employ
ment without offering any reason
then you take hold of my business af-
fairs and try to pull off deal over my
head, and then you tell me a yarn
about castle falling into a lake"
'But, M. Carson" interposed the
| priest, 81 myself have seen this cha
teau many times. And have gone to
the entrance and looked from the
mountain, too, and it is no longer
| there"
"Never was" said Carson "You
fellows get so lonesome up in these
wiIds that you have to see things This
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prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
Farmers who devote the little extra
time necessary in skinning animals
carefully-pOssibly only three to five
minutes in taking of the skin OF a calf,
or Is minutes in the case of beef hide
can increase the value OF the hide
several times, say specialists of the
United States department Of agricul-
ture. This is OF utmost Importance In
view OF the present urgent demand for
leather, and the increase in price which
unsecured hides bring on the market.
1t is essential and even necessary to
exercise the utmost care in removing
skins from farm animals.
Country hides and skins make up
more than one-third of all the hides
and skins produced in the country, but
too often the value of country hides
for leather making is less than that
of packer hides. The tanner pays more
for packer hides than for those OBJ
tanned from farmers or country slaugh-
terers. This is due in part to better
facilities in the large packing houses
for curing and storing the hides, but
principally to the fact that such hides
have been taken off properly. The tan
ner knows that country hides are fire.
quently removed by unSkilled work
men and are often cut and scored.
When such hides come from a tanner,
scores show very plainly and in many
cases One-half of the thickness of the
leather is lost by such defects. I'M
projections can be avoided and the
farmer can make more money by care
full use of the skinning knife, by keep
ing the hides clean and free from blood
and by proper storage and packing.
How to Skin Animals.
When animals are skinned on the
farm, the operation should be per-
formed on a clean, hard spot under
tree, If possible, or, If done indoors,
in a room with a concrete floor. The
limb of a tree may be used for sus-
pending the carcass, but when the
hides are removed indoors a block and
tackle must be provided.
The animals should be cleaned of,
curried and brushed thoroughly, in Or
der to remove all dirt. The skinning
knife should be sharp, though it should
not be used any more than is absolute
~ necessary. The use of the knife
may be avoided in taking off calf skins,
except on the head. neck, legs and
TANKS, as the body skin may be drawn
or listed off. Where it is necessary to
use the knife, the skin should be drawn
taut with one hand, while the knife is
used with the other, special care be-
ing taken to hold the back Of the blade
close to the skin. If this is done there
is less danger of cutting or scoring the
skins. In lieu of the knife, some butch
ers use a sharpened wooden stick
shaped like mans thumb, and employ
knife only on the portions of the
body mentioned.
The first operation in removing a
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man, d'Epernay, who is said to be dead
now, wanted to sell me the biggest
gold mine in the world for fifty thou
sand dollars, and from what know of
Leroux am ready to believe that he
would try to hog it If it really exists -
''But how about Leroux?" 1 cried,
more amused now than vexed.
'That," answered Tom, ''is pre-
cisely why I want to get hold Of you
again, Mr.. Hewlett"
'But here is Mile. Duchaine ~
shouted the old priest in despair.
Tom Carson raised his fat old body
about five inches and made Jacqueline
what he took to be bow.
PLEASED to make your acquaint-
ance, miss" he replied. '.Ah, well, it
doesn't matter. 1 guess that man,
d'Epernay, was lying to me. However.
am ready to look at your gold mine if
you want me to"
you'll have to do some blasting
then" I said, nettled. ''It's just about
two hundred feet below the ground -
''Never mind" said Tom. Lumber
is better than gold Next time I'm
here shall be glad to have another
look round. And now, Hewlett, if you
want job at five thousand a year to
start-to start, mind you. you play fair
and tell me where LerOuX, is hiding
himself"
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Motion Pictures on Glass.

It is reported that 4 new method
for producing motion pictures by
projection through a glass film Gas
distinguished from the usual CONNER
cial film of celluloid) has been worked
cat. This new glass film has the adj
vantage of being only one one-hun-
dredth as large as the film now in use.
This so-calIed glass film is in reality
a very thin plate of glass, upon which
the necessary number of prints are
made, and which is shifted mechan-
IcaIly before the arc. 1t is not known
whether this method Of projection is
IN commercial use.
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1 was too mortified to answer him.
But felt Jacqueline slip her hand into
mine, and suddenly the memory of the
past made Toms raillery an insignifi-
cant affair.
Mind you" he pursued, hell turn
up soon. He's got to turn up, because
the lumber company's all organized
now and in fine running order. What
do you say, HEWLETT"
Nothing" answered.
"All right" he said, turning away
with a Shrug of his shoulders "Un-
practical as ever, amt you? Think it
over, my son. Glad to have met you.
Mr.. Priest, and as I'm always busy I
guess Dubois and l Will start for home
this afternoon"
"Messieurs." said the priest, "do you
know what day this is?"
Tom started. "Why, good Lord, it
its Christmas day. isn't it," he
asked, little sheepishly.
Its a bigger day for u.s. I said to
Tom.
He squinted at me in his shrewd
manner; and then he got up from the
table and wrung my hand.
"Good luck to you BOTH" he said.
"Say. Mr.. Dubois. 1 guess we can
pitch our tent here tonight t
you?"
Alfred Dubois was graphing with
our hands again; but his onset was
less ferocious, because he had to loose
US every now and then to slap me on
the back and blow his nose.
eff only la petite Madeleine could
be hereI" he shouted. And 1 am SURF
that was his dinner voice heard.
THE END.1