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The Mena star., 1898-12-21
WOMEN AND TOBACCO.
n"Saand at Last Makes Up Its Mind to Accept the Distasteful
 Combination.

The truth Is admitted by the statdest II IS even printed in most reliable pa- per for ladies, that the smoking of ci garettes is thought nothing of in so- ciety.
 women smoke now if they like to do so; the proviso must be meant distinct y to be protest against the accusa- tions hurled at them that they smoke only because it is smart. They also patronize very fashionable jewellers. where the most dainty holdirs are sold for their exclusive use.
 One lovely piece of the goldsmith's craft is length of stiffened gold wire with pierced clip orb at one end and at the other ring with fixed hinge, both tipped with diamonds. Another Is the ordinary amber holder, with jewels set round 1t.
 The feminine smoker is far from in- dulging her taste for tobacco in smok- ing carriages, though an outcry has been made for accommodation for them in the railway trains-an outcry met with the obvious reply that smok- Ing carriages already exist for men. and for those women, of course, who care to use them.
 They will not, for some time, at least smoke either in restaurants or hotel public rooms. But the innocent ciga- rette and the lovely bits of jewelry it excuses Is already a solace to many a nery0us woman Uhosa aeosibili+iac require the soothing of tobacco quite as much as those of rnen.-London Mail.
The Mena star., 1898-12-21

Many a household is saddened by death because of the failure to Neep on hand a safe and absolutely cetea.n cure for croup such as One Minute Cough Cure See that your littie ones are protected against emergency TIP kin & HaneS.
The Mena star., 1898-12-21

Insure your health in Prickly Ash Bltters. It regulates the system, pro- notes good appetite, sound sleep and
 cheerful spirits. Sold by Jackson Drug Co. oo@'
The Mena star., 1898-12-21
The Cornfed Philosopher.

"The married man. said the cornfed philosopher. is really as gay as the bachelor. He just gets that solemn look from trying to live up to the kind of man he tells his children he is' -puck
The Mena star., 1898-12-21

Constipation prevents the body from ridding itself of waste matter. De Wits Little Early Risers will remove the trouble and cure sick headache, biliousness, inactive liver, and clear the complexion. Small, sugar coated, don't gripe or cause nausea Pipkin & Hanes.
The Mena star., 1898-12-21

Floating after eating, indigestion, fiatulence or water brash, may be quickly corrected through the use of Prickly Ash Bitters It strengthens digestion, cleanses and regulates the bowels. Sold by Jackson Co. 50 2t
The Mena star., 1898-12-21
Christmas Rates Via K. C.. ?. S q.

On sale Deceinber 2f. 25 70 and 5l, ,sos and .Ianuary and ,. good to return Januar { 1899, t9 nts on thoK q. P Go k k: points on the Choctaw OkIahoo.s llf R. p and to all points wllhH tiles of Mena on the SL l. x < [ Nm imum charge 90 cents.
 D. ] CAvlrr, Tick Agent.
 Mena, Ark.
The Mena star., 1898-12-21
Stoves and Ranges.

A carload of the celebrated Br'dge %
 Reach cook stoves and ranges just re- ceived at the Lloyd hardvar store on De Queen street Please call ana eA. . anime the neatest and best stove ever offered for sale in Polk county. l'-Il
The Mena star., 1898-12-21
AN OPEN LETTER
Not On the Marpath-NOr Have Mee Blood in Cur Eye, Nor
 Spelling for a Fight.

But we wish to state right hero and now that we came to Mena to stay, and stay we are going to, At the same time if any one ob- jects, we would take it as favor if they would come around and give us their reasons, as we can generally be found doing business at the same old stand. always ready and willing to do watch work and jewelry repairing 'sas it should be done" Also can fur nish you with anything you want in our line, such as watches, clocks, jewelry, silverware, spec taclcs, and lots of other useful and pretty articles. If you wish to 
 make present to anyone, come around to the Mena Jewelry Store and see if we haven't got just what you want. If we don't hap pen to have it Tn stock just tell us what it is and we will do our best to get it for you. Santa Claus has promised us some pretty goods that will be all right for Xmas presents.
 Yours to please,
 E. P. SMITH.
The Mena star., 1898-12-21

Overcome evil with good. Over come your coughs and colds with One Minute Cough Cure. It is so good children cry for it. It cures croup. bronchitis, pneumonia, grippe and all throat and lung diseases. Pipkin x HaneS.
The Mena star., 1898-12-21
catchingOn.

i've don't say coal here in England, my dear. we say 'coals'"
 .sThanks ever so much. What made me shiver so just now was that l was out in the rains little while age and got wet.-Chicago Tribune.
The Mena star., 1898-12-21

sOcent iron tonic. Pure, soluble |sentrated. and pure amorphous a'1e is contained in Cheatham' s f'eless Chill Tome, making it the
 desirable iron tonic on the mar
 u is true tonic. strengthener,
 sszer, toner up of the system and
 p purifyer. Only 50 cents. Jack pfug Co. 12-l-1m
The Mena star., 1898-12-21

|'7 oi Manager Grau's opera compa- |a0'lned him the other day in New mat she did not like tue paper ae walls of her room in a certain NJ She did not wish to change her 4s' TOT they suited her, but she de- ~ that she could not stand the
 VI the paper. The point of this
 's the fact that the paper was 'eaiately changed.
The Mena star., 1898-12-21

saout doubt there is no disease so .on as the piles, none more pain
 'annoying, or that has been so psn, psns,,ssinily treated. The only per Bsas'e cure for piles, either itching ssa'ng, yet discovered. IS Dr. Saw ssaa ~'n,ca and Witch Hazel Salve.
 " brug Co 12lm
The Mena star., 1898-12-21
Disillusionized.

Askins-W What has caused the change in Major Stiff's appearance of late9 He used to look like one born to com mand.
 Grimshaw-He's married now, and has made the discovery that he wasn't born for any such purpose. Puck.
The Mena star., 1898-12-21
bowels.

Mistress (waylaying maid-of-all. work. who will be so dressy)-Martha I'm surprised at you Now, what would people say if went out on q Sunday afternoon in pink blouse and white feathers ?-Punch.
The Mena star., 1898-12-21
q T PAY IF YOU'RE PLEASED 70 DAYS
 he1 ArTEH Haly sHIPMENT; N sTP IF NOT, RETue.<

With everyQ QsiakeF Kitchen c . btnef we send. free, ( copy of .sThc Ev- ery- Day Cook Book" confainEzig s15 pages Of tsse most practical re- c ipes ever eon5~ piled, substantially b O Il n d in cio1h
 The top of cabinet is 27 inches by q
 iuebea. hefQhf 2f
The Mena star., 1898-12-21

inches: has two metalbottom bins holding s0 If the other partitioned for neal graham. =sss csG tai s- drawer; bread board, which aides Into frame Price, complete, only 6, board in Chf- cago, with tine cook book free Pay in 30 days yew find the Cabinet the useful labor-savng piece c kitchen furniture you not entirely pIeascd return at our expense. No deposit no guaranty rc- qured from any reliable person. In ordering be 10 say you're reader of this paperhis is very import
 sntand that you accept Kitchen Cabinet Oaer No S. Order to-day; or send for Illustrated circular No-
 QUAKER VALLEY MFG. CO.,, a5 ". Harrisos St Chieses
 F. S.--cenune Quaker Valley furniture is never sold through retaers-always from factory to nresfde aE wholesale prices. Don't accepta worthless tmitasiun.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-04-04

private house of his secretary. Very
soon afterwards Talleyrand saw the
citizen king and made an appointment
at the Tuilleries for Aquado and Cam
puzano whereupon, all sitting around
a table at the head of which was the
king, the sale of Cuba and Porto Rico
was accepted at the queens offer of
thirty million taels, the equivalent If
which is $32.000,000.g
Louis Philippe was accused Of
meanness in everything and was p
huckster by nature. So after the con-
tract in respect of Cuba was signed
the king thought he would cut the
price of the Philippine islands down
from ten to seven millions of taels
CampuZano, however, while carrying
out the orders Of his sovereign was
secretly opposed to selling the pearl
of the Antilles to France Or to any
other nation, and when Louis Phil
ippe objected in the case of the sec
ond purchase, CampuZano interposed
an objection to the sale. The king,
feeling that Campuzano was merely
the messenger of Queen Christina and
that his objections could not stop Ia
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-04-04

vasion quickly reached the duchess,
and We're apparently discussed in
royal circles, for it is said that when
the prince regent spoke of the i'm
peratlve necessity of increasing very
largely the number of his maiesty's
forces, the duchess Joined in the dis
cussiOn, and made wager with the
prince regent that she would raise a
regiment before his royal highness,
though she did not disclose the special
manner in which she proposed to gain
the victory. At this time the duchess
must have been over 40 years of age,
and apparently still as irresistibly
charming as in the earlier days of her
life; while most certainly her energy
was unabated, as in this very year the
gossiping diaries Of Miss Berry relate
that his lady spent sixteen hours out
of the twenty -four in a constant round
of amusement; relating that upon one
day just then .'she had begun by at
tending HandeIs music at Westmin-
ster Abbey, then to Hastings trial, a
dinner and play, Lady Lucan's as
sembly, Ranelaugh, and Mrs. Hobart's
,farse, and herself gave a ball in the
evening before that morning in which
she must have got a good way, before
setting out for Scotland" Probably
that ball was the occasion on which
the bet was made, as by her own let
tiers, the prince and his brothers, the
dukes of York and Sussex, were fire.
Quent guests at her house. But we
must picture the duchess and her son,
Lord Huntle, as fne-lool1ing young
man of "a years old, starting off on
their long journey to- Scotland in the
spring of the year 1894; and we know
that an official sanction was sent to
the duke of Gordon to raise a regi-
ment for the kings service, and was
dated Feb. 10, 1894 Lord Huntley, by
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-04-04

dying OF want in consequence of the
direct acts Of that government, and
whose only fault is that they happen
to be Spanish subjects. The govern
ment in Madrid and the colonial gov
eminent in Havana are equally cul-
pable in this matter, and deserving Of
the most severe censure for their con-
duct.
There is also another question in
volved in this unfortunate state of af-
fairs. It is this: Private charity will
scon be exhausted in Cuba as a means
of providing aid to these poor people.
and the sole channel of relief will be
the fund raised in the United States
in response to the appeal made by Mr..
Secretary Sherman 1t is hardly
possible to expect sufficient resources
from this quarter to sustain 800 900
people for an indefinite length OF time.
And yet if assistance from the United
States fails them, the great majority
OF these 100000 destitute human be-
1ngs must die, of starvation in the
course OF the next six or eight months.
&C. b. Akers, in Harper's Weekly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-04-04

What are the chances of Spain &C
cepting revival of the offer Of $780,
600, 900 for Cuba made by Secretary
Buchanan in President Folks admin
istration? Let us see. When the
Cuban war broke out in 1868 Cuba S
debt to Spain was $25,O00,O0O. When
the present war broke out in Febru-
airy, 1895, Cuba owed Spain 100000,
600. At the present time Cuba owes
Spain little less than 100000, 900.
Clearly then a repetition of President
Buchanan's offer by President McKin-
ley would be unacceptable at Madrid
and even if the amount were double,
Spain by thus ceding her sovereignty
over Cuba would still lose $300,000,0 900
and her best source of revenue forever.
Besides, the American people after the
Maine affair might never consent to
pay Spain any such amount as in Bu-
chanan's time. Nor would they guar
antee Cuban bonds even if the Cubans
themselves were prepared to buy the
freedom for which they struggled
from 1868 to 1878 and from 1895 to
1898.
But would Spain sell Cuba in case
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-04-04

pure chase already more than half COM
pleted renewed his objection, which
was again and more emphatically
than before opposed by the Spanish
envoy. At this renewal Of his former
attitude by Campuzano, Louis Phil
ippe exclaimed in a loud and impera-
tive tone-'sThe reduction in price.
must be accepted The terms are too
onerous. Seven millions of taels is
my offer or else the whole contract
must be thrown into the fire"
Prince Talleyrand was about to
speak. He rose from the table and
stretched forth his hand for the signed
contract and to soothe the king o
compromise the situation with that
diplomacy for which he was famous
when the Spanish envoy rose too anil
pushed his chair back with so much
force that it fell on the fender neal
which he was sitting. Rudely stretch
ing his short body across the table he
clutched the signed contract, and slow
Ty folding it up and looking the king
Indignantly in the eye, remarked:
"Your Majesty is in the right; the con-
tract is worthless and fit only to be
thrown in the fire. I have pleasure
therefore in executing Your Majesty's
commands" Suiting the action to the
word the Spanish envoy strobe across
the room and flung the already signed
Cuban contract between the burning
logs beating it down with the tOngs
until it was completely consumed.
The king was utterly taken back by
the sudden action of the Spanish en-
voy, but, taking out the snuff box to
which his majesty always had re-
course upon uncomfortable occasions
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-04-04

her side, no doubt spoke eloquently
of the glories of a soldiers life, ard
his mother urged each stalwart High
lander to accept the kings shilling
with her sweet smiles and winning
ways; and when at last all other per-
suasions failed, tradition, well founded
on fact, tells that just kiss from the
beautiful duchess completed the con-
quest; so no doubt all her charms had
outlived her youthful days, for the
authorities at the war office in Lon
don were very quickly informed that
the regiment was complete and a
thousand strong.-Miss Armytage in
Pail Mall Magazine.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-04-04
CUBAN STARVATION
SPANS Culpability for the Horrible
Condition of the Islanders


To give a more exact idea of the
fearful mortality amongst the people
in the fortified towns, I may quote
the statistics for the city of Santa
Clara, with a population of $4,000 in
habitants. For the six years from
1890 to 1896 the total number of
deaths was 4,072, or at the rate of
678 annually; in 1897, when the con-
centration order was in force, the
total number of deaths was 6,98i.
Santa Clara is fair example of what
has happened in other towns which
have been made centres for the coun-
try people. Amongst the 100000 des-
titue persons still left alive out of the
100000 originally driven in from the
country the rate of mortality is quite
as great now as it was last year when
the concentration order was in full
force.
In the fact of this national calamity,
the government has taken no steps
to provide relief. Anything that has
been done to alleviate the distress has
been the effort of private charity, or
is the result Of the appeal made by
Mr.. Secretary Sherman to the people
of the United States to give aid to the
starving thousands in Cuba. But
private charity, together with the as
sistance sent from the United States in
consequence of Mr.. Shermans APP
peal, is quite inadequate to cope with
the present situation. The govern
ment is perfectly aware of the true
state Of affairs, and yet makes no pre-
tence of helping The excuse that is
given for this attitude is the want of
funds to carry out relief works; but
a government of any country is never
blind to the fact that when a famine
occurs it's first duty is to endeavor to
mitigate the evil at any cost.
The plea of lack of funds does not
absolve the government from the re-
spCnsibility Of confronting the question
of help for the destitute population OF
Cuba. A government that can spend
$100,000,000 a year for the main
tenance of armed forces in this island
is hardly in a position to plead poverty
as an excuse not to organize relief for
the hundreds of thousands of people
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-04-04
HINTS FOR THE FEET.

Never wear a shoe that will not
allow the great toe to lie in stralgnt
line
Never wear a shoe with sole mar
rover than the outline of the 1905
traced with a pencil close under the
rounding edge.
Never wear a shoe that pinches the
heel Never wear a shoe or boot so
large in the heel that the foot Is not
kept in place.
Never wear a shoe or boot that has
depressions in any part OF the sole
to drop any point or bearing below
the level plane.
Never wear a shoe with sole turn
ing ND very much at the toes, as this
causes the cords on the upper part OF
the foot to contract.
Never wear a shoe that presses UP
into the hollow of the foot.
Never come from high heel to low
heels at one jump.
Never wear one pair OF SHOES cs24
the time unless obliged to do 50. TWO
pairs of boots worn a day at time
alternately give more service and are
much more healthful.
Never wear leather sole Innings "a
stand upon. White cotton drilling or
linen is much better and more health
full. ~ y
Never wear a short stocking, or one
which, after being washed is not at
feast one-haTf inch longer than the
foot. Bear in mind that stockings
shrink. Be sure that they will allow
your toes to spread out at the extreme
erds, as this keeps the points in place
and makes strong and attractive
foot. AS to shape of stockings the
single digital or "one-toe' stocking
is the best.
Never think that the feet will grow
large from wearing proper shoes.
Pinching and distorting makes them
grow not only large but unsightly A
proper, natural use of all the mus
cles makes them compact and at
tractiVe.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-04-04

Uncle Sam were willing to buy? The
chances are that taking advantage of
the pacific character of the American
people this is just what the Spanish
cabinet means, and that the president
in asking congress for an appropri-
alton has really called the bluff of the
Spanish minister Spain has already
offered to sell Cuba; and the circum-
stances under which she was disposed
to do so though little known in this
country are worth recalling at the
present time
About sixty years ago when Louis
Philippe was seeking to strengthen
his hold upon the French throne,
Queen Christina Of Spain, being sorely
pressed for cash, sent a confidential
courier to Paris to see Prince Talley-
rand. The Spanish envoy was Cam
puzano and he brought an introduce
duction to Senior Aquado, then a
prominent Spanish banker at the
French capital. Lord Palmerston
was then the terror of all the chan
cellors Of Europe, and secrecy was
important for the success of the mis-
sion. The Spanish envoy was author
lied by Queen Christina to sell Cuba
and Porto Rico to France for S32, 000,-
900 and the Philippine islands, which,
it is said, were thrown in as a make
weight for $1O,5O0,OOO. When the
Spanish banker Aquado received the
envoy from Madrid he sent rather
nervous and mysterious note to Tai
leyrand limiting at matters of great
mutual profit, and the astute French
statesman made an Appointment with
Aquado and the envoy of Queen Chris
tina, not at his chambers but at the
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or when in any dilemma, he absorbed
cealing his injured emotions with his
handkerchief, and without bowling to
anyone at once left the room.
Aquado, the banker, who only saw his
chance OF making a. commission of al
million taels vanish in smoke, rushed
to- drag the burning papers from the
1re while Campuzano, trembling with
passion and excitement, pushed the
banker aWayaand at the same moment
testify refused Talleyrand's request
for an apology to the king.
Prince Talleyrand afterwards stated
that in all his experience he had never
witnessed such a spontaneous ebulli-
ton of wrath in the presence of roy
atty as in this attempt of the Spanish
sovereign to transfer Cuba to
France, and which but for this re-
markable incident might now be our
competitor instead Of Spain.
It. was only ten years afterwards
that James Buchanan. when secretary
of state, directed the American minis
ter at Madrid, to offer Spain 100000
900 for the peaceable cession of her
rights in Cuba But the offer of "a
sum nearly three times as large as
that for which the islands with Porto
Rico and the Philippine islands was
offered to France was considered an
indignity by the Spanish dons, and
year later when the wings came into
power John M Clayton said the Of
fer TO purchase Cuba might never be
renewed.
This fact, however, utterly disproves
the allegations so often made that
Spain would part with her last peseta
and her last man before she would
yield to Cuba. She was ready then to
sell the island sooner than pledge the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-04-04
GLIMPsEs OF EUROPE


Several clubs are shortly to bs
started in Berlin for women only.
The British postofice makes $4,000
"a year by unclaimed money orders.
More than 200 municipalities in
England, Scotland and Ireland, now
own the municipal gas works.
A pedestrian succeeded the other day
in setting foot, in the course Of five
hours and forty minutes, in seven
German states.
The houses of parliament are light
ed by 1900 electric lamps, which
number is being constantly increased.
Fifty experienced electricians are
employed to keep the system in order.
The emperor of Austria, who is a
very interesting parsonage just now.
is even earlier in his habits than
Kaiser Wilhelm, and considerably
more frugal in his way of living. His
majesty rises at 430 and shaves
himself, and after a cup of cafe au lait
and roll, is at work at 5 a. N.
The authorities in the government
of Samara, Russia, have recently been
actively engaged in the crimina- pur-
suit of kidnapping children whose par
ents belong to heterodox sects, The
police usually make their visits in the
middle of the night, take the children
out of bed, and carry them OH in the
cold night air.
The plant in Bombay, India, for the
production OF chlorin from sea water
has in thirty-four days produced 74S,-
600 grammes of chlorine, or about
three-fourths of ton.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-04-04
A REGIMENT RAISED BY KISSES.

The somewhat romantic interest
in this beautiful and romantic wo-
man (Jean, duchess of Gordon) has
been lately revived, when the brave
deeds of the Gordon Highlanders have
been so conspicuously brought before
the notice of the public; for it was
entirely owing to the duchess Of Cor
don's loyal activity that the regiment
was originally raised in Aberdeenshire.
The writer Gas one of her great
grandchildren may perhaps be par
doned for the feeling Of pride in be-
ing permitted to recall many of the
personal incidents and traditions sur
rounding those first recruits for this
most popular regiment, which now
bears upon it's colors the historic
names of almost every battlefield
where British troops have fought and
conquered.
Married to- Alexander, duke of Cor
don, in 1867, Duchesse Jean fairly
took London by storm, and at once
became one Of the great leaders in
society. Her reputation for wit and
energy WIS almost proverbial, and had
been we'll established during the first
twenty years of her married life so
that it was not surprising that the
first rumors of a possible French in