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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-15
MEASLES.
Shall We Let Our Children Have Measles
No.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUs-Sfr: In reply TO the
mother. referring to the cases OF meas1es at the White
House, who asks, us II not better to let children have
the diseases OF children and DO done with themr p
All the diseases OF children cannot be discussed
here. Most OF us believe that scarlet fever and
diphtheria, at least, should be avoided like all poi
sons; but measles to have measles is considered o
necessity, and Its victims are often made the subject
OF empty humor.
There are In nearly every report OF the New York
Health Board more deaths from measles than from
diphtherin or scarlet fever. Why, then. ignore Its
%danEersl Measles, like all diseases OF chlldrcn,. IS
largely prevcntable. and In this age OF scientific
prosressit Is the duty OF physicians and parents to
prevent az well as to cure the innocent little tots OF
this. happy.goiucky plan oftreating measles, but
the false notion Ia responsible for many hundreds of
preyentablo doAthA BROOKLYN DOUTuIL
ArRu IS.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23
Had Nothing at All to Say.

Senator-elect Money, of Mississippi, is one of the best story-tellers in con- gress, and all of his narTations have point, pith and moral. He usually tells stories concerning southern people, be- fore, during and since the war. His imitation of darky dialect cannot be accurately reproduced. This morning he told of Mississippi planter who be- came engaged to the belle of the coun- ty, one of the most beautiful women in the entire lower Mississippi valley. She had fine form, dignifed bearing, handsome features and perfect com plexion. Her temper, however, was like that of Xantippe. Jeff was the name of an old darky on the plantation who was a grown man when the planter was child. He had cared for the planter in boyhood. He was devoted servant, proud of his master and interested in everything that affected his welfare. But he said nothing about the wedding The planter noted the fact and broached the subject.
 ''Jeff," he said, one day, you know I'm going to marry Miss Bellinger?"
 "Yes," replied the darky, Il know it. i"
 'I haven't heard you say anything about it." said the planter.
 Mo-" was the answer; 'tain't for me to do muffin about it. 1 isn't got muffin to say"
 Isn't she pretty?" asked the planter.
 "Oh, y-e-s," said the darky, 'she am pretty"
 The planter was provoked at his tone and manner.
 Look here, Jeff," he said, what the devil is the matter with you?"
 "Oh, isn't sayin' nutfin'l" was the reply.
 No, 1 know that, but you're doing a deal of thinking. Whats your opinion about it?"
 Well, massa," responded Jeff, with some hesitation, "you knows one thing the most pisonesest snakes has got the most prettiestest skins"
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swered his with delighted looks. But just as he got there an elderly party walked up and dropped into the coveted seat. The young man approached more slowly and accosted the young lady.
 ''How is your brother?" he asked; 'is he able to get out?"
 'Oh, yes," she answered.
 'Will he be very badly marked ?" he continued, and the old man grew sud denly interested.
 "Oh, mo-" she said, with the excep- tion of few marks on his forehead"
 Were you not afraid of taking it?' the young man continued, while the old gentleman broke out in a cold perspira- ton.
 Not at all" she replied; q had been vaccinated, you know"
 The seat was vacated instantly, the two innocent young hearts beat as half dozen, and the pratte of mice talk" strewed that part of the car, while an old gentleman scowled upon them from the distant corner.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23
The Drama at the Vatican.

Theatricals in the vatican! The an nouncement, though strange, is true Pope Leo has hitherto allowed no the atrical representations to be given within the walls of the vatican. He has, however, lately made one excep- ton. The historic Swiss guards from the canton of Valais, who, in their yell low and crimson uniforms, are on senti- mel and escort duty within the palace, suffer, it seems, from homesickness and ennui. To these human weak nesses the pope has made the concession of allowing short amateur pieces with orchestral accompaniment to be act ed during the coming winter. The en- tertainments are to take place in the small private theatcr within the Bel vedere gardens. The performance is to consist of harp and violin music, monologues and short pieces in French. So here is one more link between the church and stage.-N. Y. Sun.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23

of the boys from Lancaster county stepped up to the picket line, saluted, and said:
 Good morning, MT. President"
 Good morning" replied "Old Abe" He then added: What can l do for you?"
 The soldier hesitated for awhile, but, noticing the presidents kindly look, finally said:
 The fact of the matter is, Mir. Presi- dent, we haven't had any money for two months now and everyone of us is dead broke. and Pm almost dead for chew of tobacco"
 A smile lit up the face of the great war president as he received this in- formation, and then his hand went down into his pocket. Drawing forth a silver dollar he handed it to the broken" volunteer and said:
 Tt shan't be said that one of my sol- diers died for the want of some tobacco. l need his services too much for that. Buy some tobacco with this, and think by the time it is gone you will have re- ceived all the money that is due you"
 With a gratifed thank you, Mir. President" the soldier lifted his cap and passed quickly to the rear. The pack salary was paid soon afterwards, so that the soldier boy begged no more tobacco
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23
Senator Hilrs Faxorite Story.

Senator Hill has told this story a thousand times or more during the past summer and fall. He has constantly declined to be interviewed upon any subject. Nearly every newspaper man has said: Senator, will you kindly answer just one question?"
 In reply, Senator Hill has said that the inquiry reminds him of story. A real, live, genuine Yankee came into New York state many years ago peddling tinware. He met a man with one leg
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23
As Exciting as Football.

During the Fifty-frst congress, when Speaker Reed was making his cele- brated and notorious rulings and the house of representatives was in con stant turmoil, Henry Cabot Lodge es- corted Bishop Phillips Brooks upon the floor of the house and gave him q seat on the republican side, where he was visited by many congressman who knew and admired him. After awhile he was given seat beside Maj. Mckinley, where he could easily see and hear all that was in progress on the floor MT. Mckinley sat on his right side and Mr. Lodge on his left, and they ex- plained to him the subject under dis cussion and the parliamentary points involved. 1t was field day for disor- der and fun. The democrats by the dozens were on their feet protesting against the speakers rulings; the speaker was insisting on his proposi- tions; and the republicans were assist ing him by trying to howl their oppo- ncnts down.
 Mr. Brooks entered into the occasion with his whole soul. That the whole
 
 proceeding was a surprise to him was apparent. He evidently had no idea that the house ever resolved itself into a pandemonium in that way. But he leaned forward and turned this way and that in order to catch a look at the shouters, and laughed with the others until the tears ran down his face.
 Tn one of the Iulls Mir. Mckinley leaned over and asked MT. Brooks how he liked it.
 70, very much!" exclaimed the rev erend gentleman, with enthusiasm. "Why, it's as exciting as football"
 When the remark was repeated in conversation in the chamber later in the day somebody remarked: When Reed hears that he'll be miserable be- cause he didn't say it"
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23
THE DIPLOMATIC WORLD.
It Worries Over Britain's Recogni-
 ton of American Rights.
Italy's Relinquishment of Abysslnia Not q surprise-spanish Hatred of the United States Is Ridiculous-Prince Fer
 dinand's BIun Game.
Tspeclal Letter.l

Great Britain's complete submission to the United States in the Venezuela matter continues to be cause celebce and the most important subject for dis cussion in the diplomatic world of EU- rope. The Monroe doctrine has been declared to be "unrecognizablc" so often, by every foreign office on the continent, that Lord Salisbury's uncon- ditional surrender came like a thunder bolt from a clear sky. England's ad- mission of the right of the United States to intervene In all disputes re- lating to territory on the western hem isphere is made irrevocable by the fact that Great Britain has submitted the South American dispute to arbitra-
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23
HOW Love Found a Way.

Congressman Amos Cummings says that on Pennsylvania avenue car the other morning he saw young man who will some day go to congress, or become president, or both. The young man entered the ear just opposite the treas ury department. He saw that the only vacant seat was beside young lady acouaintance, and she was fascinating beauty.
 The young man made for that seat with joyous strides. and her eyes an-
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23

but as the tool of the St. Petersburg he is dangerous factor. His grievances against Turkey will not be aired until the czar gives his consent, but the sim pie knowledge of their existence has set ali Europe to thinking. To offset the Bulgarian claims, Germany and Austria have persuaded Roumania to get ready a similar list of alleged as- saults on it's sovereign rights by Turk ish troops and freebooters; and little Servia, egged on by greed, has followed the Bulgarian example of it's own ac- cord. The continental statesmen who viewed the creation of these three buffer states as permanent safeguard are now asking themselves whether their children may not prove little too troublesome in the hour of final ad- justment. Should the details of the Bulgarian, Roumanian and Servian grievances become public property, the. Monroe doctrine. Cuba, Abyssinia and other diplomatic topics of the hour would cease to interest the destiny makers at St. Petersburg, Berlin, Rome. Vienna and Paris. and even Great Brit ain would no longer think seriously about the Monroe doctrine and tue Guana boundary.
 O. W. wEIPPIERT.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23

and the stump of another. The ped- dler's curiosity was aroused at once. He determined to know how that man lost his leg, and after scraping an ac- quaintance said ,pointinga at the remnant of a limb:
 "Been in the war;"
 The one-legged man was sensitive and reticent. His reply was simply: "No"
 The Yankee then began to talk trade, but the lost leg was uppermost in his mind. Presently he said: "Mebbe you lost it in sawInill ?" "Nol' was again the answer. The peddler talked trade again. all the time keeping his eye on the re- mainder of the others leg. At last he said:
 ..I'd just like to ask you one ques- tion?"
 "Only one?" said the man with the crutches.
 Just bare one"
 'sWell, go ahead"
 "EIow did you lose your 1eg?" ''It was bit off"
 The discontinue of the Yankee and the moral of the. story were obvious; and so was the discontinue of each reporter who tackled the learned polit- ial sphinx.
 SMITH D. FRY.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23


 policy, and positively refused to sub init to further taxation and continua- tion of the war in Ethiopia. France took hand in the matter by enteriuga n formal protest against the renewal of the protectorate. and consequently the Italian government was more than will ing to make peace with Menelik. The final treaty, which was signed October 2G, recognizes the absolute independ- ence in Abyssinia. In return Meneli< released the thousands of Italian pris- oners taken at Adowa. although Italy will have to indemnify him for their support while in captivity. Italy re- tains the port of Massowah and the surrounding country, embracing about o0,o0O square miles. Although this peace contract is humiiating in the ex- treme. yet it Is advantageous to Italy, whose treasury is virtually empty, amt whose troops are no match for ths fierce Abyssininns.
 Poor old Spain shocked some sensi- tive persons recently by talking of war with the United States. The talk. it is true, was denied by the Spanisn foreign office, but it cannot be denied that the naughty Castilians would liko to give sound thrashing to Uncle Sam. They are like the naughty kid who wants to whip his teacher, but ventures no further than displaying an angry fist in the recesses of his trousers pocket. A war with America would be immensely popular in Spain, but those of its statesmen who are not blinded by unreasoning hate know that it would end in defeat abroad and anarchy at home. Why the Spuniards should feel so bitterly toward the American gov ernment is one of those international mysteries which are beyond expiana- ton. Hundreds of thousands of Amer ican citizens blame President Cleveland for not recognizing the beligerency of the Cuban patriots and for his seeming friendship for Spain. And yet tho president is honestly hated at Madrid. He has, by his policy of absolute devs,- tion to international law. alienated tie admiration of large percentage of Eis fellow citizens without winning ttis friendship of the Spanish government This peculiar phase of the Spanish American imbroglio keeps the tongues of Europe's diplomats wagging. In the meantime the people of Spain clamor for the recall of Capt. Gen. Weyler, who has proved himself m indifferent strat- cgist in his much-advertised campaign against the insurgent army.
 Private advices from gentleman fa- miliar with affairs in eastern Europe in- dicate that Prince Ferdinand of Bul- garia is taking steps to make himself notorious once more. This irrepressi- ble Coburger, who has maintained him. self on the shaky throne of his little principality in spite of Russian and Turkish protests. is said to have formu- lated veritable schedule of claims against the porte. He does not propose to collect damages by declaring war. but intends to be beneficiary when the sick mans estate shall be ready for division. 1t is his ambition to be the founder of family of kings. and to win that title he will do anything Russia may ask of him. Standing by himself Ferdinand would be simply a nuisance,
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23
SOME CAPITAL STORIES.
rresldent Lincoln's Gift to @ To-
 baccoless Soldier.
oishop Brooks Once Likened a Session of congress to a Football Game-How senator Hiu Squelches In-
 quisitive Reporters.
Special Washington Letter.

Abraham Lincoln had charity for all men, and often humored their weak nesses, as father humors a youthful son.
 During the autumn of 1862 when the army of the Potomac was camped near Falmouth, Va, President Lincoln wis., lted the troops and went from regiment to regiment to see the soldiers, and also to let the soldiers see him and under stand that he was personally interested in them.
 AS he was passing the One Hundred and Flfty-seventh infantry camp, one
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23
DO NOT FEAR HARD TIMES.
Young People Marry, Even Though Busi-
 ness May Be Dull.

ness May Be Dull.
 Although for the past few months. factories have shut down on account of lack of work, and the business situa- ton in general has been poor, the issu- ing of marriage licenses at the regis trar's office iii the city hall continues. and according to the present outlook the year 1896 will be a great wedding record breaker.
 The young people have gone right on marrying this fall, lack of situations and lack of funds cutting no figure whatever. It is an old rule among those who watch marriage statistics that when times are hard weddings increase. Why is this so? Some declare that pinching times lead the young working men to argue that money spent in boarding-honses is thrown away, and that two can practice economy better than one. Others declare that when times are hard, the marriageable girls of ially-embarrassed fathers throw themselves at the young men. and with coy and winsome ways lead the breadwinners to propose matrimony.
 But, whatever the cause, marriages are on the increase this fall. Septem- ber's licenses were 20 in excess of the number for that month last year, and for the month of October the license clerk has been kept pretty busy.
 William'H. Preston is the man who has charge of handing out the papers which. according to law, allow the couple to unite in marriage.
 Do the hard times affect the number of licenses issued? ?" he said, repeating the question asked by the reporter. Well, no. Times during the past few months have been rather dull, but busi- ness continues along at good rate"
 What was last years record?"
 There were 925 recorded in all."
 "Will this years record come up to that?"
 Probably, yes" returned the eau tious register, as he reached for pen, and started to ask the reporter his age, from sheer force of habit.
 When asked the effect of leap year on the marriage business, Register Pres ton said he hadn't noticed any. Accord ing to other knowing officials in the city hall, however, leap year increases the number of licenses issued. 1t is the opinion of these other men that if ii was not for leap year there would be a decided depression in the marriage market this season, as the hard times usually has the effect of making the market dull.
 How about widowers--do they re- marry?" the reporter asked Mir. Pres ton.
 Tn 1895 107 remarried."
 Divorced men?"
 "Yes; 19 took new wives"
 Divorced women?'
 "Yes; 35 remarked"
 And widows?"
 Well, S7 licenses were issued for them"
 As to the most popular age for marry ing the figures showed that out of the 925 couples married, 56o brides were between 20 and 30; cos grooms were between the same ages, while only Is grooms were under 20, against I'll brides of like tender ages
 The majority of licenses were asked for by men. A few women apply, how ever. Nervousness is symptom exhib- tied by nearly all applicants for the papers.-New Haven (Conn.) Register.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23
The Resurrection.

Tourist (viewing the debris after the cyclone e)--This is sad scenel Boom opolis is no morei Its citizens are
 Prominent Citizen (emerging from cyclone piD-Slightly disfgured, but still in the ring! Say, if you're looking for bargains in corner lots Bay City Chat.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23
Likes and Dislikes of Birds.

It is said that birds are nearly as sen sitive in their likes and dislikes as dogs. Some people can never gain the friend- ship of caged bird. A bird has to learn by experience that it is safe with hu- man being before it will respond to kind treatment.--Chicago Tribune.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23
over the Handle liar.

She smiled at me as she swiftly passed. Over the handle bar; That sunny smile was the maiden's last. Over the handle bar; She caromed hard on q cobbiestone, She took a header she couldn't postpone Her twinkling heels in the moonlight shone. Ger the handle bar.
 Cleveland Pest
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23
A RicvcIe Isreak.

MT. Sprockets-I took bad fall yes- terday.
 Miss Handlebar-Break anything? One Of the commandments" Wash iDgton Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-24
A Railroad Officials Experience.

EHR. EDWARD EDMONDS, long con-
wv nected with railroad construction in
Nebraska, writes: My heart troubled
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TIN SHOPS.
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LOST AND FOUND.


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Street Smoking Prohibited.

A unique law is still in force at STRAIT
ford, in Prussian Ponerania- A paragraph
of the police regulations in 1910, which is
still being enforced, reads, Smoking in
the streets or promenades of this town is
positively prohibited, viOlatOrs of this law
being punished by a fine or eventually by
a number OF marks the fine amounts to. D
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T1OR RFNT-A modern s room house fur
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Coed Nature nTar e Costly.

'Don't look so glum, Pilkerton. Use
CHEEKY words They cost nothing"
Cost nothing2 If 1 speak ten CHEEKY
words to my wife, she asks me for some
money. Chicago Record
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fSuest efaceeious)-The cheese seems to
be active. 1t has already reached the far
end of the table
Host (startled) Waiter, stop the cheese.
-DetEOit Free Press