The Mena weekly star., 1921-11-03
HATTIE'S HOT POINTS.

HAIIlES
 HOT POINTS.
 By J. 4. sLOTE
 Moonshine was just as prominent on the date calendar as 1t was on the court calendar for October, there be- ing a full and two new moons in this month.
 A classical lesson teaches when Pandora opened the box the troubles of the world flew forth. The more modern is one the opening of court, the troubles fly forth.
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 The Mena Weekly Star is some what of a traveller and attracts at tention as it goes. A great Washing ton publication contained an article copied from and credited to The Star A local paper from Central Kansas also one from South Texas came to our desk recently with a marked item credited to this paper.
 The hickory, pear and persimmon twig girdler is becoming more of a gather the cut twigs from the ground and burn them, as it destroys the eggs of the insect inside the twigs. The older residents tell us when the forests and wood were burned regu- larly each year these pests, as well as ticks, were largely kept in check. It also burned the undergrowth, which permitted the grass to grow more plentifully than now.
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 Some of the birds at the Mena Poultry show were classy enough for any company Owing to the moult- ing season now on, some of the ex- hibits did not appear to the best ad- vantage. A month later would be early enough for good feathering, but 1t was good and instructive show and those who missed it, missed see- ing one of the possibilities of Polk county. :: ]: ::
 One of the signs of a hard winter here is the size, or rather lack of size, of the wood piles. Perhaps it's be- cause wood is so cheap it is not worth getting up.
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 Though more iustifable perhaps, our modern Cain and Abel affrays are no more popular than they were 5000 years ago.
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 Altho at the beginning it was thought and promised that two years would rid our county of ticks, the ap- propriation has come up for consid- eration every year since until 1t has come to be looked uon by some as a regular fixture, and some expressed the belief that the ticks would last as long as the appropriation kept com ing. The adverse decision of the Quorum court doubtless came as a rude shock to the few, if any, who still had the Texas fever tick and wanted to dip, and the men who so suddenly lest their meal ticket by this decision.
 It takes the price of our cattle and several dollars per head in addition to get them to market in Kansas City. This is in tune with the darky, who sold his bale of cotton a year ago and owed 50 cents after paying ware house charges, ginning, insurance, etc. The buyer told the darkey to bring him a nice fat chicken and that would square the account. The next day he came with 2 chickens. Mir. Buyer said you only owed me one. Yes" said the darkey, 'but I brought another bale of cotton" One of our shippers sent second car of cattle with about the same results. There must be some different rul- ing regarding the dipping of tick free cattle. Herds of cattle that the local inspector admit have been tick free for the past two years have been forced to be dipped the sane as when they were covered with ticks, cattle that have been in alternate tick free pastures. At this vat we were told of only few with ticky cattle. We are trying to build up a cream in- dustry here. A dairyman must keep his barns strictly clean. He washes his cows udders to avoid unpleasant odors in his milk. He is very care full not to excite his COW. as 1t lessens the flow of milk Now imagine one taking these clean dairy cows and throwing them in the poison. sticky. tarry mess, and trying to get a mar ketable product from them. We must have some intelligent rulings or get rid of our cattle. Some of our dip- pings are more harmful than good.