davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Mena star., 1898-03-09
Program of Teachers Institute.

The following program will be car ried out at the Teachers Institute to be held March 25 and 26 in the school building in Mena:
 Opening address-Mr Fall.
 Principles relating to school punish ments-Miss Nora Dagg
 Educational school punlshments- Miss Grace Cleaver.
 Hurtful school punishments-M Miss Susie Compere.
 Should corporal punishment be abolished-A. T. Hamiter
 Duties of directors-W M. Pipkin. School egislation-Frank Perry. School hygiene-Mr Daniels.
 Recesses; their purpose, value num- ber-E. L. Compere
 The teachers iibrary-Mr. Glaze
 Teachers relations to their profes- sion-H. B Frisby.
 Teachers esponsibility- E Le- gate.
 Teachers relations to the parents of chidren-J c. Mckinley.
 Teachers Rewards-Mrs. H. N. Carr.
 Pot pourri-Miss Annie Nedry.
 Query box.
 Critics report.
 The program will be interspersed with good music. School directors are urged to attend this meeting.
The Mena star., 1898-03-09
IS PREPARING FOR WAR.
CONGRESS- VOTES FIFTY MILLION
 FOR NAVAL DEFENSE.
The Vote Unanimous Amid Intense Excitement-BiII Sent Immedi- ateIy to the Senate and
 Referred.
Special to the Mena Star.


 KANSAS CITY, March 9.-Late yester- day the lower house of congress passed a bill appropriating fifty million dollars for National defense, the vote being unanimous, 311 members voting aye, even Speaker Thomas B. Reed casting his vote for the bill. A scene of wild enthusiasm, seldom paralleled in congress, greeted the announcement of the vote, members of all parties joining in the demonstrations.
 Out of fifty-nine speeches made on the bill only one was in opposition and this was from General Bingham. of Pennsylvania, and he was loudly hlssed.
 The bill was immediately sent to the senate and on being read was at once referred to the proper committee.
The Mena star., 1898-03-09
A Herd of Short Horns.

John Hutchison, of Iowa Falls, la, 1, is here and has 200 head of short horn cattle on the way-nine car loads which he expects will arrive soon. They are all reds and roans and good stock. He has arranged, on their ar rival, to take them to his farm south east of this place to graze.
The Mena star., 1898-03-09
School Will Continue.

Work in all the grades will continue, teachers having decided to work on during the spring months, since the term has been so short and knowing that many patrons understood that the school would close in May. Tu- ition $l 25 per month in all grades after the publc school closes. 9-tf.
The Mena star., 1898-03-09

Don't annoy others by your cough Ing. and don't risk your life by neg lecting cold. One Minute Cough Cure cures coughs, colds, croup, grippe and all throat and lung troubles. Pip kin S Hanes.
The Mena star., 1898-03-09

 L. to the call Thursday night
 H James returned Saturday from r;sit to his former home, Eureka Springs
 Dr. Preston IS having a pretty four room cottage erected on Pickering avenue
 Dr. W. A. Reese returned Monday evening from a weeks stay at Port Arthur,
 q Tanner has carpenters at work on pretty four room cottage on Jan ssen avenue
 The strawberry plants ordered by members of the horticultural society have not yet arrived.
 Judge w. M Matheny came over from Hot Springs to visit his son and attend court at Dallas
 The James residence on Herman street is nearing completion and pre-. sents fine appearance
 J c. Annis, of Albert Lea, Minn.. arrived Monday to make his daughter,  Mrs H. Tremain, visit
 Mark Whayne IS having a three room cottage erected on his property in the north part of town.
 The improvement on the NJ. K. church is progressing nicely, and will be completed as soon as possible.
 Notestein X Garaghty closed con- tract yesterday to build four-room cottage for Mir. 0'Donnell, railroad man.
 Ex-Postmaster Jones new residence m the Hall addition is almost con- peted. It will be model house when finished.
 A big force of graders are at work making the bed for the switch to be laid to the saw and blaming mills east of Herman street
 Mir and Mrs. Joe Frady celebrated their second wedding anniversary last Friday evening by inviting few of their friends to their home to spend the evening at cards.
 Morrison X Breen received a new and complete saw mill outfit by freight Monday. They expect to set 1t up about six miles east of Mena to saw lumber to supply their planer,
The Mena star., 1898-03-09
preachlng at the Opera House.

Dr. R. T. Conley, the Methodist Pro testant preacher, of Rocky, will hold services at the Opera House Sunday at II a. m.. March 20. All are invited to attend.
The Mena star., 1898-03-09
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
IoP CONGRESS-.

authorized to announce the name of We are little, of Greenwood, Sebastian Hon. 3onn D. candidate for re-nomination for county, ss subject to the action of the demo- esovafle primaries
The Mena star., 1898-03-09
TOWN MARSHAL.

authorized to announce r. H. Miller We savndidate sav for Town Marshal of Mena at ss ansing Q cnii election in April, subject to the the tecD cUi@if1 of tRe democratic primary
The Mena star., 1898-03-09

Call on L. w Wech and examine the nice line of Ladies Oxfords and low quarter shoes. 10.tf
The Mena star., 1898-03-09

Dr' Profit, editor of the Farmer and frultman, of Kansas City, came up rom the south and stopped at Mena last night.
 me hre boys had some good prac- 'ice last Thursday night. Through some mistake fire alarm was turned Tn and the boys responded about 'nirty strong and made a quick run out on Amsterdam street where they discovered their mistake. They de- serve credit for their quick run.
 l.. A. Goodman arrived here Monday to look after planting a lot of fruit trees on the Stilwell fruit farm ad- Joinlng the town on the east He will have planted 1900 apple, 0, 400 peach, large number of pear, plumb and cherry trees, also six acres of small fruits, chiefly strawberries. Mir. Good man went on down the road Tuesday.
 The Methodist church is having a very decided improvement added to it this week. Carpenters are at work completing the steeple which was left unfinished when the church was first built. It is to be eighty feet high and when completed will make the church present very attractive appearance.
 It is the aim of modern medical science to prepare medicine as palata- ble as possible without diminishing it's curative power. Prickly Ash Bitters IS a complete success in this direct ion. is not drastic as the name might suggest, it is mild and pleasant and has an agreeable flavor, besides which, it is a successful kidney tonic, liver regulator and bowel cleanser. As cure for the diseases that attack the kidneys its superior has not yet been devised. Sold by F. c. Savage and Jackson Drug Co. 2t streets.
The Mena star., 1898-03-09
IN SU RAN CE ]!

l represent only the best com panies, as follows:
 The Fire Association, of Phila- delphia.
 The Home, of New York. The American Central, St. Louis.
 The Springfield Fire and Marine. of Springfield, Mass.
 The North British Mercantile, of London and Edinburgh. The Fidelity and Casualty, of of New York.
 These companies aggregate $25, ,O0O, ,000 of assets. Let me write your policy.
 E. A. LILLY, Agt,
The Mena star., 1898-03-09

The fire company responded prompt i. .o the call Thursday night.
The Mena star., 1898-03-09

Dr' Profit, editor of the Farmer and frultman' of Kansas City, came up rom the south and stopped at Mena last night.
The Mena star., 1898-03-09

Fine pipes at Jackson's.
The Mena star., 1898-03-09

R H. James returned Saturday from r;sit to his former home, Eureka Springs
The Mena star., 1898-03-09

Dr. Preston IS having pretty four room cottage erected on Pickering avenue.
The Mena star., 1898-03-09

Dr. W. A. Reese returned Monday evening from weeks stay at Port Arthur
The Mena star., 1898-03-09

c Tanner has carpenters at work on a pretty four room cottage on Jan ssen avenue
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-15

RAILROAD MIssIoN.-Mr.J Ohm Davies,
OF Washington, will conduct the men .
meeting tonight in the Reading Rooms
at 7,30 o'clock. Tomorrow afternoon
the service in the auditorium promises
to b. as interesting as it always has
been The service will be in charge Of
Mr.. Charles II. Marshall, of the Semi
nary. The special feature of this SER
vice will be solo by Miss Caroline
Evans. of this city. On Monday even
log at 80 o'clock the Mission Workers
OF Washington will have charge of the
service in the Reading Rooms and
quite al interesting time is looked for.
"a Wednesday evening at o'clock
Inc Reading Room Workers will go to
the Fourteenth street mission In
Washington and conduct the services
in that building. All who want
to 20 and spend pleasant evening are
requested to give their names 10 Mr..
Wilmer l.. Griffin, President of the
Reading Room Workers, by Monday
night. 1t is expected that quite large
crowd will 60 on the 7 o'clock train
from Washington and King street. The
committee having the concert in charge
}r February Sth report the prospects
loTa grand time on that evening as be-
log very bright.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-15

DAUGHTERS OF AMERIcA.-Mount
Vernon Council held largely attended
and very delightful meeting last night,
at which considerable business was
transacted. Messrs. Gorham and Rich
ardson, of Washington, were present.
The entertainment committee reported
that "box party" would be given on
February 4 for the benefit of the degree
team. A large number of invitations
have been issued to the friends OF the
order. The committee having the af-
fair in charge reported everything in
readiness for the raising of the flag over
Washington's tomb at Mount Vernon
on february 22od. Invitations have
bsen extended to the three councils of
the Junior Order of Mechanics of this
city aud the councils of Daughters of
America in Washington and Baltimore
to participate in the exercises. TIE
programme for that day is the flag
raising in the morning, banquet on their
return home aud the institution of a
new council of ne order at night. One
application for membership was re-
ceiYed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-15
The Surprise OF All.

Mr.. James Jones, of the drug firm OF
Jones & Son, Cowden, ILL.,, in speaking
of DR.. Kings New Discovery, says that
last winter his wife was attacked with
La Grippe, and her case grew so serious
that physicians at Cowden and Pana
could do nothing for her. 1tseemed to
develop into Hasty Consumption.
Having DR.. Kings New Discovery in
store, and selling lots it, ne took q
bottle home, and to the surprise OF all
she began to get better from first dose,
and half dozen dollar bottles cured her
sound and we'll. DR.. Kings New Dis.
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds is guaranteed to do this good
work. Try it. Free trial bottles at +.
L. Aliens Drug Store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-15

The COMING CoNcLAvE.-Past Com
msuder Edgar Warf-ld, OF Old Do
minion Commandery, No. II, Knights
Teinplar, and Thomas w. Robinson
arrived in Pittsburg during the morn
ing from Alexandria, Va. to engage
quarters for the members who are ex-
Dected to attend the coming conclave.
Old Dominion CommanderY is COM
posed of Alexandria Washington and
Andrew Jackson lodges, the former of
which George Washington was master.
: Pittsburg Telegraph.
These gentlemen have returned and
report that they have made arrange
ments for the accommodation of be-
tween seventy five and one hundred
members. They had an option on sew.
eral of the most important hotels OF the
city. The commandery expect to
have about seventy members in Pitts
burg, and number OF ladies will prob
ably accompany them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-15

The Alexandria Gazette has entered
upon the niuety-ninth year of its eXis, :
ence. OF the exchanges which reach
our table none are more welcome than
this aged visitor, which seems to have
found the wel.-spring of youth, as ii
grows more vigorous, more companion
able aud able each year of its life. Few
journals in this country are so ancient,
few have lived so virtuous and honor
able lie, few have so consistently and
forcibly maintained principles, and in
few now do the people of Virginia es.
pecially, and the South generally, find
so faithful friend and so fearless an
advocate.
We congratulate our contemporary
on the strength and power of i,s physi-
cal being, as it approaches the one hur
dredth year Of its existence, and trus.
that it may number its years with those
to be lived by this republic, hope
which may easily meet truiton if it
continues in hands as capable as those
which now control it, and it news as
close to the line Of truth and high NOR
atty as it has been doing since we first
became one of its readers [Staunton
Spectator indicator,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-15

THE SOUTHERN PLANTER.-We are
ia receipt of the January issue of this
old established agricultural journal,
now in its 59tb year of publication.
With age it improves in usefulness 10
the farmers of the South. for whose
especial benefit it is publised. Tie
management of the farm, the produc-
ton of all the various crops grown, or
which can be grown in the South, the
raising and feeding of live stock of all
kinds, dairy management, the poultry
yard and the garden, all receive COZ
sideration and attention every month,
and are written upon by practical, ex-
perienced and successful men. One
article in the January issue, showing
how farmer in Virginia last year rails.
ed 10 bushels Of corn on one acre,
1916 bushels on Is acres, and 2030
bushels on 20 acres, is worth more to
every farmer than the annual price of
the magazine. The planter is publish
ed by the Southern Planter Publishing
Company. Richmond, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-15

Personals. L. Monroe, esq, dep
uiy collector OF the Alexandria division
o. |. 5. internal revenue, is in the
city attending the United States court.
M Monroe is one of the most popular
a well rs efficient officers in the SER
wee VIC liz Virginia. -Danville Press. Mr..
Monroe returned to his home in this
city to-day.
Yesterday Hon. Robert w. Hughes,
!aaSe OF the United States Court for
I1e eastern district of Virginia, com.
peted his twenty fourth year on the
OeHch, and is the recipient of hearty
Congratulations.
Mrs. Theophilus Grim left WedDes.
Gay Tor Alexandria, where she will
,,p,snd some time with her daughter,
" WIS Daisy Mills, and Mrs. John Gaines.
Sirasburg News.
MIS-. Gcorgle A. Frank left Friday to
,sl' relatives in Alexandria and WASH
'1Svon.-Warrerton Index.
Miss Esther Mahoney has returned
". " neF home in Herndon after a pleas
TI' Visit to her aunt, Mrs. B. w.
'HOups0n, on north Pitt street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-15

TIE BRIDGEs.-Mr. Mcmillan yes
;ef!ay in me Senate made an adverse
report lsom the District committee on q
resolution offered by Mr.. Penrose, pre-
ydins that "the electric railway
line from the Aqueduct bridge to
Fort Niger and Arlington may, with
Tue permission and under the direction
OF the Secretary OF War, be extended
across the Aqueduct bridge"
The survey for memorial bridge
acrpss the Potomac from the old naval
observatory grounds in Washington to
the Arlington estate has been practical
" completed by Col. Allen, Corps OF
Engineers, and his report will proba-
bly, he submitted to Congress during
the present month. He has finished
the making OF test borings on trial lines,
sixty -one in all, aggregating 81 S feet
through rock, .l1S.6 feet through mud
sud 34S.7 feet through sand and gravel
sud clay, or q total of 549 feet
through all materials. Several borings
were made in Little river and adjacent
marshes, where the prosecution of the
work was slow and difficult. owing to
the low water. which prevented the
moving of the machine boat aud scow
rmp!Oyed in the borings.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-15

DIVORCE SUITs.-James 81. Horah
commenced suit in Washington for d.
vorce yesterday against Ada F. Horah,
to whom he was married July 5, 1895, by
Rev. Paul Domer, of St. Paul's Luther
an Church. George A. Fowle, former
ly of this, is named as CO respondent.
AS has been previously stated in the
Gazette suit was filed in Washing
ton, on December s, by Virginia
Fowle, who seeks divorce from her
husband, George A. Fowle, the co res.
pondent referred to above. She. too,
alleges that Fowle and Mrs. Horah
were devoting too much attention to
each other, and the intimacy between
them is made one of the grounds for
divorce in Mrs. Fowle's bill of com.
plant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-15

VIRGINIA DAY.-The Southern Club,
of the Woman's College, of Baltimore,
celebrated Virginia Day" at the meet
ing held yesterday afternoon at the
home of Miss Lettice Latane. One part
of the entertainment consisted of a con-
test in drawing the map of Virginia
from memory. The most successful
artist was awarded a dainty blotter,
with the Confederate flag as cover.
Miss Louise Smith read one of Thomas
Nelson Pages stories and Miss Melissa
Hill, of this city, gave selections from
Richard Malcolm Johnston's writings.
The rest of the afternoons entertain
ment consisted in impromptu singing of
southern songs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-15

CONFEDERATE VETERANS BANQUET.
R. E Lee Camp, Confederate Veter-
ans, will, as usual, celebrate the birth
day OF Gen. Robert E. Lee by a reunion
and banquet at Odd Follows Hall next
Wednesday night at half past seven
o'clock. All arrangements have been
made aud there is every reason to sup.
pose that the coming occasion will be
equal to, if not surprising, those Of pre-.
yious years The toasts and responses
will be as follows: "Our Great Com
mander, r E. Lee" by Gen. H. Kyd
Douglass "Iniantry,n by Hon. David
A. DeArmond, OF Missouri Cavalry"
by Judge Daniel A Grimsley "Artil-
lery," by Col. Del. kemper Sons OF
Confederate Veterans" by Mr. Lewis H.
Machen. Gen. Lees farewell address
will be read by Adjutant e. H. O'Brien.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-15

HIS FEE LARGE ENoUGH-Judge Whittle,
of the Circuit Court of Lynchburg. has Just
rendered his opinion in the suit Of DIR. Ed
ward H. Murrell against Robert L. Owen. of
Indian Territory. DR.. Murrell claimed that
he had been en- ,loyed by Owen to present
the claims of the Choctaw indians for payment
by the Uaited Sat for an immense tract Of
and, and that Owen had agreed to pay him
So, 600 for his services but that he had only
received 81 $50. lie, therefore. Instituted
suit to recover The balance (S3,35O). Oven,
on tho oth:r hano. set forth that he had
agreed to pay DR. Murrell $4,000, if the full
amount cl4imed by the Choctaws was all,w.
cd, but that the compensation should bo pro-
portionately this, as the amount claimed was
diminished. Instesd of So, ZIG, 34S.75, Mr..
Owen states thai Congress allowed only
$40 ,6 92S so. aud that he really paid DR..
Murrell more than he was entitled to. Judge
Wbittle decided in favor of Owen. DR.. Mu,-
rel is the fsther.in law of Senator Daniel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-15
ACCUSED OF horse srEALrNe.-wob

ACCUSED OF horse STEALING.-Webb
Barton, an alleged horse thief, of Frederick
county, has been taken to Winchester from
Fredericksburg on charge of wholesale horse
thieving He is charged with having stolen
in the last two weeks, bay horse from Mrs.
Laura V. Bitter, set of buggy harness from
Jacob Bowers buggy from VIM B Alexander,
a fine gray hore from West Carpenter, also a
grav horse from MIS-. John Griffith all Of
Winchester. The thief left no clues behind,
but Constable sto .tlemeyer, by diligent in
ouiry. and after driving nearly five hundred
miles, captured Barton and all the stolen
property which he recovered back to Win
chester.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-15

POLICE CoURT-Mayor G. l.. Simp-
son presidiag.-The following case
was disposed of this morning
George Crawford, colored, arrested
ny Officer Atkinson charged with being
drunk aud disorderly, was fined S. CIR
given 20 days on the chain gang.
Reuben Bates, colored, arrested by
Officer Goods charged with leaving a
nuisance on the property of Henry
Shelton, was order to remove the same
Night Report-Last night was rail- y
and cool. Twelve dodgers were at the
station house.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-15

SOCIAL "A pleasant social vas given
ut the residence OF Rev. ]. E. Thacker
last night by the Westminster LEAGUE
of the Second Presbyterian Church.
The attendance was quite large and
all enjoyed pleasant evening. The
programme was as follows Piano solo,
Miss Auna Moore; recitatons, Miss
JEANNE Ewing; vocal solo, Miss Lucy
Ewing; recitation, Mrs. Thacker; violin
solo, Miss .Maybs lie Ewing, accomps-
MED by Miss Lucy Ewing; violin solo,
Miss Bolding.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-15
Cure for Lame Back.

"My daughter when recovering from
on attack Of fever, was a great sufferer
from pain in the hack and hips.
writes Louden Grover, of Sardis, KY
CATER using quite number OF RENE
dies without any benefit she tried one
bottle Of Chamberlain's Pain Balm
and it has given entire relief" Cham
berlaiu's Palm Balm is also a certain
cure for rheumatism. Sold by J. D.
Janney, druggist, FOL King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-15

THE WEATHER early last night be-.
came cloudy and rain soon followed,
which continued all night, during which
time there were some very heavy down
pOurs. Copious showers followed
throughout this morning, but between
twelve and one O'Clock there was ces-
sation, with indications of "clear.up."
The probabilities tend towards clear
and colder weather by tomorrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-15

KILLEp.-A young man named
Ryan, who lived liz the height orhocd,
was killed on Thursday last by the
falling of slate in the pyrites mine at
Dumfries. The accident, it is sail,
was the result of carelessness on the
part of the unfortunate man, who failed
to roof the mine rs instructed by the
mine boss.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-15

A drove OF about fifty head of cattle
arrived here this morning on theNorfolk
steamer. The bulk of the herd passed
up Prince street on trot, but some
stragglers wandered off. Those in
charge of the animals, aided by the
police, succeeded however, after con.
siderable difficulty in corraling all OF
them. The cattle were taken to Mr..
VIM. Rogers's farm, in Fairfax county.