The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-29
FROM STATE EXCHANGES.


 lar bushel -Ft. Smith Elevator.
 The best investment any town cso make is in it's public roads leading :. and from it. Money spent on the puh lie highways will be returned a huna red fold in trade Little River News
 Tramps and prisoners should h. made to work the streets and road, We would have better high wav, and fewer tramps and prisoners Iii. a good thing and should be pushed along Magnolia Journal
 The total expenditures for puolie school purposes in this county durino the last year amounts to $7000 in round numbers This was paid to 3s mals and IF female white, and male and female colored teachers. .-Sevier Conn. ty Democrat.
 If we could get prices for our cotton in proportion to what northern farm. CTS are getting for their wheat. the south would progress as never before But, alas our progress is a progress that takes US backward, not forward England Courier
 The fact that it takes such an amount of homegrown cotton just now to pay for barrel of Missouri flour will serve to forcibly impress on the minds of our farmer friends that cotton is not the only crop worth cul. tivating. Harrisburg News.
 There are two things that never should find nourishment on American soil-anarchy and government by in. junction, both or either one of them is destructive of our free governments and the principles that underlie our free institutions -Siloam Springs Re publican.
 Our prospective candidates for the legislature bad better begin to formu. late their platforms. There will be some important measures before She next General Assembly, and the peo- pie will want to know each candidates views on them before casting their votes. Alma Herald.
 When we raise but one crop we are at the mercy of somebody. Any coan- try with but one crop is poor country. Two years ago thls county made lots of corn, but this year she has dropped back to cotton Of course cotton is all right as surplus crop, but when de. pended upon to buy everything else it is not wealth producer. Conway Democrat
 It seems that Hon. Junius Jordan has desire to become acquainted with the people of the Second Congression- al district-at least he contemplates becoming candidate for congress. At this time an extended acquaintance and some political experience is all Col. Jordon would gain in a race for congress in the Second district. -Wal- dron Reporter.
 The increase in value of the real es- tate Tn Seyier county is due largely to the building of the K. c. r. 1C G. R. R Not only the value of the road out it enhanced the value of land for miles back and the present townsite of De Queen is now worth thousands where 1t was worth two or three dollars per acre prior to the building of the rail- road. De Queen Bee
 Recently the Governor has par2oned several criminals. convicted in this county for their crimes. and they are once more at liberty to rob and steal One of them is Henry Connors, noto- rious negro who travelled over the county and feeced the gullible by means of craps and loaded dice. Another criminal to whom the Cover nor rendered executive clemency was Hattie Prince, who was convicted on six charges Of petit larceny. Graphic, Pine Bluff.
 Says the Conway Log Cabin Let the state furnish school books free to every pupil in the public schools of Ar. kansas" A measure of that kind was