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The Mena weekly star., 1896-09-16
TORN BY AvALANCHES.
Great Changes Are Taking Place on
 Mount Tacoma.

| From the San Francisco Chronicle. Great changes have taken place around 1 the base of Mount Tacoma this year, rota- ble among which are the widening of cTevasses, the breaking away of several big | lodges of rock heretofore crossed in max : ing the ascent, and the enlargement Of mountain streams as result of snow fields extending a mile further down the mount ain size than usra t TerpD rarry ing destruction before them.
 This week a large Tacoma party came party Inc included Judge Dillon. Professor Dewey, Olof Bull, Robert Newell, Messrs. Wood and Johns They were half way around Gibraltar rock, at an altitude or about 1000 feet, when deafening noise was heard. The next moment a tremendous avalanche dropped down, the edge of the away. It seemed as though the mountain was tumbling down bodily.. Investigation feet wide and 200 feet thick, estimated to weigh 100000 tons, had fallen over a mile into the Nisqually glacier
 UJndaunted, the climbers kept on. They found that a ledge of rocks known as the Camp of the Stars on the east side of Gibraltar, had fallen of into Cowlitz gla- cier On the south side another big piece of Gibraltar had fallen, leaving only mar row ledge, SO that climbers, must use ropes climbers must now spend the night at Camp Misery, near the top. This consists o& rocky ledge, six feet wide and nine feet long, protected by reef ten feet high. try to sleep, here, the rocks protecting them somewhat from mountain winds, which have a velocity of sixty to eighty miles an hour. After spending the night here the campers press on early in the morning, and, on reaching the craters, breakfast is prepared by making soup and coffee over steam jets issuing from the in- teTior.
 The increased width of crevasses has made climbing more dangerous than ever. Last week Henry Bergh fell into a blind crevasse. narrowly missing fall of hun- dreds of feet. compensating feature is the fact that mountain goats are becom- ing more plentiful the Dillon party last week counting forty-three In one herd, of which they secured six.
 Two streams instead of one now issue from the Nisqually glacier, and a side stream has cut into the glacier an ice tunnel 800 feet long, through which climb CTS can pass.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-09-16
PRETTY FRoCKs FOR PRETTY GIRLS
A symphony fin Yellow and a Novel CoDfection in Black and White.

Nine Luce Beryl, who has sent over some delightful confections lately has pro- vi6ed a pretty girl with an altogether de- sirable little dance frock. The skirt is Of pale yellow silk shirred on the hips. but without trimmiEgi this is separated from the bodice by a brown velvet peasants belt, embroidered with seed pearls. The waist itself is made of yellow mousseline de soie. covered with applications of white lace. A broad band of the brown velvet embroidered with pearls forms the only consisting of two short full puffs of the yellow mousseline de soie, divided by band of brown velvet the same width as the band acPosS the neck, and forming a horizontal line with it. the upper puff of the sleeves making the square of the neck. A spray of yellow roses ornaments the left shoulder. Tiny ruffies of black lace on white muslin have an exceedingly pretty ct feet. simple white Swiss muslin. gath cred into the waist has the similitude of a bolero jacket made by these tiny ruff lies, commencing at the shoulders and ex- tending around under the arms and across the back under the other arms and up to the shoulder again. This is repeated, one ruf1e overlapping another until it is deep enough to form the jacket effect al- ready mentioned Four ruffies finish the front of the bodice two on either side of a narrow white plait. novel idea is shown in the trimming of the skirt, a. panel on either side of the front breadth being composed entirely of these tiny ruffieS, one overlapping the other Waists, to wear with separate skirts, seem as popular as ever very successful design by Felix Is composed of Pekine silk with cream colored ground striped with black and poinpadour roses between the stripes. The omniprasent bolero also appears, formed ibv a deeD lace edging, hanging from the shoulder and turned under the arms te simulate a jacket. the front being covered bv a fall of a double ruffie of black chif- fon- Tho same motif is repeated on tht sleeves, which are rather tuH and enly oor1A the elbow.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-09-16
DELICIOUS GREEN CORN. Many Ways of Cooking It Both on and

!! !l - llI s1'1 .!9 " II outside husks except the leaves cLose r ec the corn turn these baclt and, removinG all the silk, recover the cora anu l,in1. p1n tea steam. DO not salt the water in which tne ce,,-;, ls boiled. as It tends to harden the hulls. Corn IS one of the best things to take to a uicnic. 1t may be boiled, leaVing nart of inc husks on, and rolled in a blan> ket and then covered with papers. The corn will then remain hot for several hours
 What can be nicer than an ear or sweet corn roasted in hot ashesl Pull the eharrea husks back and eat with plenty or sweet butter and salt. ,.
 sro make d corn chowde7. cut half a pound of salt pork into inch pieces snce four onions thin and boil the pork ana onions together thirty minutes Tn two quarts of water. Peel and cut four me- dium sized potatoes into slices thick enouesh to keep their shape after they have been cooked. Add these to the soup and hoil fRu minutes: meanwhile ScaId one quart of milk. After the potatoes nave been boiled add one quart of grated sweet soun come to boil. Cover the bottom of the soup tureen with crackers that nave haen toasted and buttered. and pour the soup over them. Sprinkle pepper over the top and serve.
 For cream of corn soup: Put one pint water and let it cook half aI hour. Place a generous quart of milk over the nre Tn a saucepan with one onion cut Tn guar fers and let them come to a DOH. MIX two even fablespoonfuls of butter with the sarne amount of flour, stir in a little of the haste before adding the boiling milk, and roolx ten minutes. Remove the onlon, ana add the prepared corn, season with salt and pepper and serve.-PnllaoeIpnla Ilnles.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-09-16
ILLNESSES OF ANIMALS.
Birds Are More Commonly Subject to
 Foolish Notions and Fears
From the Spectator.

From the Spectator.
 Birds are perhaps more commonly the victims of illusions than other animals their stupidity about eggs being quite re- markable. Last year, for instance, hen got into pavilion of a ladies' golf club and began to sit on golf ball in a corner for which it made nest with a couple of pocket handkerchiefs. But many quadru- peds are not only deceived sor the moment by reflections, shadows and such unreali- ties, but often seem victims to illusions largely developed by the imagination
 The horse, for instance, is one of the bravest of animals when face to face with dangers which it can understand, such as the charge of an elephant or wild boar at bay. Yet the courageous and de- voted horse, so steadfast against the dan gers he knows. is prey to a hundred ter TOTS of the imagination, mainly those of sight, for shying, the minor effect of these illusions, and ''bolting," in which panic gains complete possession of his soul, are caused, as rule, by mistakes as to what the horse sees, and not misinterpretation of xrha ha ie fp-
The Mena weekly star., 1896-09-16

,,fi 2d rilet rserfca if on ali the Western hem isphere, is there to pc founa i s1 3o,si is 7ton i1lation. The Spaniards say that the very air there conduces to perfect eeFsiyY-- a,Y- 1nent of form and feature. However that may be- it is 2 fact that the propoFLon of beaufiflll women to be seen in the cities mentioned is remarkable. The pure ptood of the German, French and English has mingled With the Indo-Spanish, and the result is a race with the graces ana peau- fies Of each, beside which the far famed beauty of the lndo-sspanish women seems sl tame and insipid. With their beauty they have much ease and grace ol i noVenlSu. lsli1 and walk with the long. swinging, vlrIe stride of the English girl
 Strange to say, the modern Chilean beauty has little love for the Spaniards and re- sents the imputation that she is an Undo Fspanol'' But they are pleased imm ense- 1y, any and all of them, when referred to as the yankees of South Ameifca." on the promenades or when shopping, rlding and attending to ordinary social duties, they are attired quite as fashionaply as any of their sisters further north. While attending church services, however, they Invariably dress in black and discard the raantua, which has a bewitching effect when worn by one of these glorious sen- oritas. The mantua is the common head dress of the poorer classes.
 The brunette is the more common type of beauty though a magnificent type oi blonde is not uncommon The brunettes have clear, olive skins. their features are finely chiseled and their eyes big and black are lovely beyond description. In both Valparaiso and Santiago women act al conductors on street cars. The cars art doubIe-decked, and the conductor, wht wears a smart uniform, has a seat on th' rear platform. There she sits and eonecti the fares of the passengers as they get on and she rings the register, with which al seat She is affable, polite even tempered and accommodating to everyone.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-09-16
AaIt Is in posten.

They were discussing the Boston debu- tante. aShe is having the finishing touches put sAhi cIoseted with her dressmaker. Ion, dear. no. With her optician. She's having her new spsctacles fitted. Chicago Post.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-09-16
SHE TURNED UP AGAIN.
A Raft Had Proved to Be Poor Con-
 xeyance for an EIopement.

From the Washington Star.
 sT rode up to a cabin in Knox county, Kv said John Williams, a travelling man, +o S Star reporter land as ] approached tba man of the house inquired:
 ssstranger did yo' see a red-headed gal xr;tb 2 waller sunbonnet comin' from town
 s' No ,
 ".I reckon she'll be hyar termorrer
 sFxDectin' company
 No. jess my darter. She'd been down fer frankfort. She tux it in her head ter oit married an run off with no-'count feller Tim HadIey. They stole a ratt O mine an hoated down the kaintuck ter Frankfort
 NO. mail gifts ter Frankfort quicker n a raff SO I writ ter Jim Wakefield down thar fer buy tn logs, put Tim in jail fer stealth tn raft, an send tn money back hyer with Sal. l reckon she missed the
 ssAt that moment a girl turned the cor ner of the road, and the old man said:
 :" 'Waal, Sal, yo' got back?
 "'Yaas, dad
 " rim in iailT
 Firing back tn money fer tn logs?
 'Yaas, dad.
 sWaai. 20 in an cook supper, an nex time yo git married, run off with man who has more gumption than ter try tel eft away on a raft
 e@ sYaas, dad and the girl went to the Kitchen as though she had never left it.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-09-16

57TlTI fss[n,5ffse rl<rlropathy to know what II IS thar tfe horse figures these harmless obtecfs to he When Russian ponies first began to De sbjnned to Harwich they usually objected to pass near a donkey. This reluctance was exclaimed on the hypothesis tnat the nonies seldom saw donkeys in Russia and ,,,ie+ooIx them for bears
The Mena weekly star., 1896-09-16
Midland National Bank,
KANSAS CITY, Mo.

KANSAS CITY, MO.
 CAPITAL 5000, ,OOO-
 Officers-s. B. Armour, prest: W. H. Wi nants vice prest.; l.. F. Prindle, cashier: K. O. Leavens, assistant cashier
 Directors--S. B. Armour, prest Armour W. Kendall Boot and Shoe Co.,; John R. Mulvane, prest. Bank of Topeka. Kas. George w Fuller, secy. and treas. John Deere Plow Co.,; Richard H. Keith. prest. Central Coal and Coke Co.,; A. R. Meyer, prest Kansas City Smelling and Refining Co; K, B. Armour. vice prest. Armour man-Sawyer Banking Co, Independence, Mo; Gardiner Lathrop, of Lathrop,, Nor row. Fox & Moore, attorneys; Charles A. II c. James, of T. NJ. James & Sons, whole sale glassware; W. H. Winants, vice prest.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-09-16
,NEM,. .EuGI,.AlIllu

KAlryssAE CITY, 1ho- Loans negotiated upon improved farms in Missouri and Iowa Other offices-New York, Des Molnes, Ia; Dallas, Tex.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-09-16
MaSJ Order Dept.

On cash mail orders that amount to $500 (except heavy goods, carpets, etc.) we pre- pay express. Send for our new FsaK Cata- logue. (Mention the Kansas City Journal )
 The collection of black and colored Dress Goods is superior to all others, both on medium and fine qualities. The variety in new Fall Jackets and Capes for ladies is exceptionable. Some splendid bargains will be found among them.
 The New Coats for children have reached us and sales are already very large.
 In Shoes, our special sales for women and children prove to be very popular, be- cause they are decided money-savers. Nu- merous orders come to us from all points of the compass.
 New Carpets are in stock at the lowest prices of the century. Constant surprises abound from day to day.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-09-16

tiIst is as hot iss ffasies. N'aferesi ny stag raant aika1i pools. Is almost invariably the richest in fossils. Here Tn Tact as you find the greatest variety and number of bones. you enjoy the most delightful Sights of the scientific imagination: when parched and burned you conjure before you the glories of these ancient lakes.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-06-25

American labor and an absolutely
sound dollar with which to do our
busiuess-an absolutely sound dollar.
no; simply FOR the banker and the
merchant. bat for the vsge-earner as
well
We propose that the dollar we put
into circulation metallic dollar
shall be worth 100 cents In gold all
over the world. no matter whether Il
carries the eagle and superseriptions
or not Take = silver dollar and
POUND i into bullion aud Il Is worth
ffty-four cents; take a gold doll
lar and pound 1t into bullion
and il j. worth loo cents all
over the world Nobody is cheated By
that kind q a dollar; nobody i mis-
led by Il. no distrust Is excited; every
body has confidence In it. and when
GOV. Mckinley shall have been elected
prosperity viii al once come again.
because that will insure a protective
tariff, reciprocity and 4 sound cur
rcucv
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-06-25
ROBBERS CAPTURED.

p..,-r.so~- Known to be Guilty OF Two
Marder. Rounded Up In = swamp eys
Po--@-Ou~ of Their Number shot
Through the Br.In-The Osher Two Run
Ups white Flag and Surrender
NoKrH BRANCH. MINI, June p
The desperadOes who murdered Jacob
Hay aud Andrew Paul and attempted
70 kill Dr. Burnside Foster az Wyom-
ing. MINI, saturday were rounded up
yesterday morning. Bob Wilson, the
leader OF the gang. being killed and
the other two. James Cunningham and
Joseph Kelly. captured after making a
desperate resistance. Cunningham
was badly wounded The men have
been committing robberies all along
the -. Paul i Duluth road for the
past month
After robbing Dr.. Poster and shoot
ing Paul aud Hay dead, the bandits
moved northward along the railroad
- this point. Saturday night they
robbed the house Of ex- Mayor Frank
smith and started for Duluth Half a
mile from here they were met by sew
eraI railroad men who had heard of
the Wyoming killing. The railroaders
ordered them To halt. bat they only
answered with shots from a revolver,
The railroad men ran into North
Branch and gave the alarm A posse
Of u men was made mp here and at
once went in pursuit
Early yesterday morning the ban
dts were located in a Tamerack
swamp. The posse gradually drew in
on the men in Il circle. After several
vOlleys had been exchanged. the posse
ceased for few minutes. Finally
one OF the men behind some logs
raised his head A rifle shot rang
out, and the fellow fell back, shot
through the brain His companions
soon ran up the white flag.
Cunningham. 4 mere boy of -,
was found to be badly wounded
about the head. load of buckshot
having struck him The other man
gave the name of George Kelly, but
declined 20 talk further as to his iden-
tity- lie admitted the killing at WyO-
ming. but said Bob Wilson. the dead
man did the shooting
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-06-25
SPANISH REPORTS.
More Battles won by the Don. u Report.
are True. which 10 DoabtfaL

Havana, June sL-The spa u;sh
gunboats, Satellite and Ardilla. while
making u cruise Of inspection along
the coast near Vertienies. close by
the terminus - the Jucaro-Mo-
ron trocha, were attacked by
rebels from the shore. With the as
sistance o. the garrison Of the fort.
the enemy were repulsed after a sharp
fight. The rebels lost l. dead and
many wounded On the spanish side
two soldiers and SIX marines were
wounded Commander Bouza. Of the
Ardilla, was also wounded. but not
seriously.
Cen Bernsl, operating near Fran
cisco, in the P1uar del Rio provinces.
reports that he has dislodged a party
Of rebels from their position in the
hills IN that vicinity. capturing their
camp and destroying 100 huts. In the
engagement preceding the taking Of
the camp i Of the insurgents were
killed and two Of the spanish forces
were wounded
In view " the ordinary nature of
Spanish reports Of casualties the above
may be taken with some grains of a.
lowanee for press eeusOrship-TEd.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-06-25
ARE WE 6aR6aRIaNS 2
ossei.I Test. Of tn. kr.< -Jorxens~n Cur
aad >~hr.pa-l shot

and >Chrkpnci shot
FoEr RILEY. Kan June an offi-
cial test OF the new military rifle. the
kraE-Jorgensen WAS made on dead
bodies at this post yesterday under
the direction Of DR. J. t. griffith. o;
Kansas CITY. member Of the United
States association OF military sur
geons and chairman Of the national
committee on testing new guns. a.
sisted by dozen attending surgeons
and photographers.
The object Of the test zas 10 End
out the relative effects of the use u
the krag-Jorsensen gun. from a hu-
manitarian point - vie ", as compared
with other rifles This test has dem
onstrated TO the minds % those who
participated that the Krag-Jorzeusen
gun cannot be called humane gun
p At distance up 10 1000 yards. the
explosive quality OF the krag-Jorzen-
sen bullets. aud consequently the cru
city OF its use IA terrific The expio-
size quality Is most marked in soft It's
sues and cavities. the brain and lung
tissues being terribly torn and the
heart burst Wheu the vIscera are
grazsd by n ballet they are much mu-
tilated- Blood vessels are cut, not
torn, henee the death rate on the
tield Will be very great-four killed 70
one wounded. probably. TendOus are
are the only tissues in the body which
seem to be turned aside By the ball
A test Of shrapnel shot. used bv the
artillery. followed the Krag-JOrgenseH
test To do effective work the shell
should burst % or 40 yards in front 81
the object aimed at Some very ef
fective wounds were obtained. and tn,
opinion strengthened that the shrap
nel-thrOwiug gun IS the mankiller o
the future
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-06-25
The RAILROADS.

A company with a capital Of 81, 600 .ocn
has been formed fer the purpose OF
building 4 railroad TO the glaciers of
Mount Tacoma
About 5000 niles Of railway are IN
der construction in Japan. and the Lon
doa Times SAYS there are signs that
American engineering and material will
be preferred TO English hereafter by
the japanese
Crawford Marley, who has lust died
IN View Zealand az the age Of 81, is be-
lieved 10 have been the last survivor
% those who had ride On Stephenzon's
No engine when the Stockton Z Oar
lHgton railway was first opened.
The railroads Of Mexico are, with one
exception. Of American make. and the
engineers. train and station officials are
nearly al Americans The roads are
well managed.
oziy one railway passenger araonr
$500 900 Is annually killed in EagIand.
In France il = only one in u. 600 900.
N Germany ore in 1900 COO. Italy one
n s0oo.oos. America one in 1000 COO 70
2!o1o.oe0 and in Russia one IA .ocO COZ.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-06-25
ELECTRICAL SPARKS.

A Cleveland (O) undertaken pro
poses to use electric motors in place Of
teams In conducting funerals
Prof Vaughan claims 20 have IN
vented a telephone 10y which conversa.
tons can be carried on between New
York and London.
Como. the native town o. Al,ssandro
anniversary Of the invention OF the
voiiaie cell boy IN electrical congress and
an electrical exhibition
\ Partisan electrician has succeeded
in forcing riolets by the aid OF his la,
tcry. ard recently sent a bunch OF thcsc
f~ISiiugs. only four hours Old. TO e.
Empr-ss Eugsnie.
GI1sgow IS likely 20 follow the *
ample % I-re-lS, and adop; an overhead
system % electric traction for the tram
ways % thc city. which are the proper
y q tho corporation.
The reflection from fash o. light
ming travels nearly .sg9. coo times faster
than the sound Of the report. That il.
the reason that the thunder is generally
heard several moments after the fash
IS seen.
The Hudeophpr-. new invention for
ionC-d istaucc communication. is sue
cossfuily used At Rogue River. Wash. g..
communication between the towns OF
Welderhurn and Gold Beach. situated 4
mile apart
1t WAS recently discovered that there
are seven telephone companies doing
business in South Dakota which have
50 FAR been exempt from taxation. but
which viii he required to make returns
in the future
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-06-25
-FOUR MEN KILLED


ATLNNrEc err, : }. june :. The
eight O'Clock express fron Phuadel-
pAia for This city over The PennSvl-
vadia raiIr,ad struck a team aud
wagon az Ab-econ station. about eight
miles FROM here, shortly after nine
o'clock yesterday morning. and killed
three nen and fatally in jurcd an
Other The men were bound On a pie
mic trip, and had descended a steep
hill leading 20 the depa. without
knowing the Proximitv 81 the train.
which was speeding along at the rate
Of a. miles an hour They realized
their danger when too late. a. the mo-
Ueutum - the wagon carried the
team cut on the track. where the ve-
hiele was struck and demolished By
the locomotive
The dead men who were all rela-
tives, are George Huber and his son.
Frederick Huber. and Henry Geix-
ner- Joseph >ahl. son-in-law 81 HUI
Der, i believed - be fatally in jured,
and he = now at the city hospital
The men belonged in Galloway town
ship. and were prominent in the eoun-
tys affairs Sahl being a member Of
the county baari 81 frreholderS.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-06-25
THE GOLDEN PLANK.
Foraker, of Ohio, Ex-
plains Its Meaning
%. Claims that the Bsitiax silver Dele
gates Had NJ Cause FOR Their Ae-
tiou that Did Not Extst
Foar Year. Ago

CiSsSSATr. June 22-The Nekin-
lev and Hobart ratification meeting At
Music hall Saturday night was under
the auspices % the Stamina club
Upon being introduced a. chairman %
the meeting. Senator-elect Foraker re
seived an ovation.
In speaking Of the platform adopted
- - Louis. Mr.. Foraker had this 70
say % the money plank.
The declaration OF the republican
party, a. embodied in its money plank
at ST Louis. defines exactly whs, has
been the position Of the republican
party through all these years with re
spect 20 this silver question Silver
was d-monetiked in ls73, and ever
since then we have been on a single
gold standard basis. About the same