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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-02
Orange County Cream-
cry Butter, i5C pound.

cry DpltSi, 1OS pOuflu'
Kinks American Family Soap, 2
for SC.
Fresh Lemon Crackers, SC. Id.
Homemade Jelly and Apple But
ter, &c Id.
Homemade All-Fruit Preserves,
SC ID.
Red Seal Lye, SC box.
Large Juicy Cocoanuts, &c.
Rolled Oats in ? ID. packages, Sc.
New Hominy and Grits, &c lib.
New Oil Sardines, sc box.
Carolina Rice, &C Id.
Old Government Green java
Coffee, l5c ID.
Roasted Java Coffee, 1886 Id.
Large Irish Potatoes, zoe peck.
Pure Ground Pepper, Ioc. ID.
Sand Soap for cleaning. for SC.
Black Enamel Stove Polish for
SC.
Worcester Sauce. sc. bottle.
Best new crop New Orleans Mo-
lasseS, 4Oc. gallon.
Large bottle Ammonia, SC.
Grated Pineapple, Sc. can.
Olene Soap, Ic. Der.
15-lb. Box Pocahontas Baking
Powders, &c.
Lion Coffee in I'pound papers.
, pounds for I9c.
Mixed Spices, zoe. ID.
Large package Rhorer's Powders,
Ioc.
Morton's Cocoa, Sc. can.
Matches, &C. dOZ.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-02

TO ATTACK HISTORY REPORT
II can DO stated In advance that there
VIII be- a lively debate upon the report
OF the History Committee al the Grand
Camp meeting az Culpepor this week.
A gentleran OF considerable reputation
in the litev-'y world. who also served in
the Confede .te army. will be there to
reply % the criticisms OF Fiske's History.
The report will have able defenders.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-02
Pure, Fresh Spices

for picking purposes, or for any,
thing where the natural aroma OF
the spice is a consideration. you
will find here in all It's tropical pun
gency and absolutely fresh and free
from adulteralion Of any kind. Our
ground spices are ground from the
highest grade spices imported. We
have special mixed spices ror pick
ling at zoe per Id.
See our old Country Cider VIM
egar at zoe a gallon.
Our Creamery Butter at &c. is
as good as you pay 25c. elsewhere
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-02

UranuiafeG sugar, DC
pound.
Salt Pork, &c.
Pure Lard, SC. ID.
10 bars Octagon-Shlped Soap for
25c.
CeIluloid Starch, &C. box.
Fresh oyster Crackers and
Cracker Dust, SC lb.
Spiced Pigs Feet, 4c ID.
Good Hay, SOC per hundred.
Fresh Mountain Roll Butter, Isc.
lb.
Stone Jars, Sc gallon.
Castle Soap, for SC or 25c.
dozen.
Large cans Cream, Il a can.
California Hams, &c pound.
WaShboardS, SC. apiece.
bars Large Laundry Soap for Sc,
Large bottles Catsup, SC.
Axe Handles, SC.
Table Peaches, 7c Can.
Flat Can Salmon, only SC.
Silver King Minnesota Patent
Family Flour, barrel S4.25, bag
27c.
Snowflake Patent Family Flour,
$500 barrel or CSC. bag.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-02

4 movement is on foot 70 secure the
construction Of a boulevard across the
meadows from Newark 10 Jersey City.
y. J. This Is badly-neded Improvement
and would prove OF great value 10 New
Workers as we'll as residents OF New
Jersey
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-02

The arrival at a more universal stand
ard for all bicycle threads is commented
on by Manager Leavagood Of the West
ern Automatic Machine Screw company
q E1uria o. The standard tL---I 80
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-02

Outdoor life Is necessary 10 peoples
welfare. Nothing stimulates 1t more than
good roads.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-02

There are fully 600 riders I'm this city
and many more workingmon would rids
to their work n our streets were not
in such had condition
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-02

It IS a relief TO get away from the lugu-
hrious side of the cycling situation and
note the celebration which has just ta-
ken place I'm Minneapolis ON the occasion
of the formal opening of tie first cycle
path I'm America. built with the aid Of
public funds The whcelmen of Nlnnea-
polls persuaded their county commission
ers 10 make an appropriation Of $1,000 for
the building of cycle path TO Mime
touka.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-02

Newspapers IN New York state arc al
ready advocating a State appropriation
OF half-a-million for building roads next
year II the Jaw continues 10 grow IN
favor. IL IS doubtful II even that sum
VIII meet the demands likely TO be made
on IL.
The Mena star. (Mena, Ark.) 1898-1904, 1898-08-31
QUEER VIEW OF NEUTRALITY.
The Position of France Is Likely to
Result at Any Time I'm Fric-
tion with America.

international law is a somewhat
vague and uncertain thing. Conven-
tions of nations make agreements
which, on their faces, have the force of
law and many books lay down definite
rules for enforcing them and for guild
ing the conduct of neutrals In time of
war. But war is the final court of APP
peals before whose bar nations must
bring their cases, and different govern
ments decide international questions
in manner that best conserves their
own ends. From a recent report of
Albion w Teargee, United States con
sui at Bordeaux. France, the con-
struction which the French put upon
neutrality lawsi is made tolerably clear,
while the bias of their government is
but thinly disguised.
The government of the Netherlands
refused TO clear he Norwegian steam
er Fran, laden With refined saltpeter,
for Spanish port. thereby announc-
ing a construction Of neutrality in ac
cordance with presidents and favora-
bic TO us. The Fran cleared for
Bayonne, France. and Mr.. Tourgee
lodged protest with the French au-
thorities against her being permitted
TO clear for Spanish port.
To this the French government re-
piled that while neutral states were
prohibited from themselves furnish
ing munitions of war TO beliigerents,
the prohibition did not extend to their
subjects. much less to strangers. and
that the Fran would be permitted to
continue her course at her own risk.
This is en- astonishing position for a
neutral nation TO take, and if followed
by other nations, would practically de-
stroy the effects of existing neutrality
laws. If the war continues any great
length of time and this policy is fol-
lowed decided friction may arise be-
tween the two great republics.-Chi-
cago Chronicle.
Fly paper at Jacksons Drug Store.
The Mena star. (Mena, Ark.) 1898-1904, 1898-08-31
SCIENTIFIC TEA RAISING
The Methods ms Practiced I'm Ceyioz
and India Are of the Most
Approved.

OF recent years much has been writ
ten OF the various methods In vogue In
tea-growing countries of preparing
tea for market, and from q health
standpoint it has come to be a matter
of much interest to the consumer of
tea. The matter has been discussed
by medical journals all over the coun-
try, and upon investigation they hive
shown by reference TO reports pub
Eshed by authority of the United
States departments of agriculture that
the mode of preparing tea in China
and Japan Is not only uncleanly, but
renders the herb unwholesome as well,
while in Ceylon and India he reverse is
the case. In the former countries the
work is done by hand, as it does not
pay to use expensive machinery where
only small quantities of tea are rolled,
dried, fired, etc. This carries with it
all the uncleanly and unpleasant fea-
lures incident to the old manner of
manipulating tea by hand. Unclean
hands and feet have no part In the
preparation of Ceylon and India tea.
while it is impossible to avoid such of
fensive manipulation where tea-rais-
ing is household industry, conducted
by individuals insteadof by companies.
traveller who has been looking int
matters that are of interest to elec-
tricians says that at Yokohama he Wis
tied one of the tea-drying rooms and
saw the process of work. In speaking
Of what he saw he says:
"The tea is placed in copper pans
over charcoal fires in room which.
considering the number of people en-
ployed, is much too small from a sani-
tary standpoint, and the work is done
by women in more or less unclothed
condition, with babes on their backs,
with here and there youngster lying
on tea already dried. The tempera-
ture OF the room was very high, and as
/ stood by and saw the perspiration
drop from the bodies of the women as
they worked the tea with sweaty and
dirt-stained hands | wondered what
unfortunate would have to partake of
that feast. When I questioned mer-
chants in Yokohama as to why ma
chinery was not used, l was told that
II was hard work to introduce new
methodist. Y. Tribune.
For any kind of an ice-cold drink
go to Jackson's up-to-date soda foun-
tain.
The Mena star. (Mena, Ark.) 1898-1904, 1898-08-31
FLIES FAvoRITE Triple.
OF bartender Indi-
cate Tint 1T IL Fresh,
Fonming Deer.

A bartender of this city has spent
many of his spare moments lately in
STUDYING the tastes of flies, and he has
come TO the conclusion that they love
intoxieants and delight in becoming
intoxicated He says that he has seen
whole armies of flies intoxicated in his
place.
All flies that are found in the saloon,
the bartender said, are usually about
the bar or on the ceiling over the bar,
and usually all other parts of the sa-
loon are without the pests. This
caused the bartender who tells the
story to investigate why the flies pre-
ferred the vicinity of the bar to other
parts OF the room. He claims to have
rut n quantity of different kinds of
liquors ana beer on the bar for the
benefit of the flies In the room. Pretty
soon after the bar was covered with
flies, and from observations of the bar
tender beer was their favorite drink.
They seemed to have preference for
the foamy beer, too. for they partook
more literally than they did OF any of
the other samples that were placed
on the bar. The gin, whisky and wine
and other spirituous liquors which
were put out for their benefit were
not patronixed very literally, and as
soon as the foam had disappeared from
the beer II was noticed that the flies
would leave and go TO other beer that
contained foam.
After the flies had partaken Of the
liquors for some time without being
disturbed they few from the bar TO
the ceiling over the bar, and the bar
tender thought he noticed evidences
of INVESTIGATION among them. They ap-
neareN less active than before they
drank the liquor, and there were more
of them on the ceiling. To distinguish
the files which had drank of the beer
from the other flies he threw white
powder over them as they lay on this
ceiling asleep. They were disturbed
by this action and left the ceiling, but
soon returned to it, and for several
hours they remained in the same place
on the ceiling, sleeping off the jags.
After the flies had slept off the eff
fects OF the liquor they again re-
turned to the bar, and the ceiling sooE
became clear of the white backs and
.he bar was covered with them. The
bartender gave them another treat,
but this time he only put out beer,
stale beer without head" and some
fresh-drawn beer. The fresh-drawn
beer was given the preference, and 1t
was covered with powdered-b flies
In a short time. After the flies had
filed up second time they again went
to the ceiling. where they remained.
All the time they were watched by the
bartender, and his experiments led him
to believe that flies are users OF intoM-
cants to excess and that they delight
in getting drunk.-Hartford Courant.
The Mena star. (Mena, Ark.) 1898-1904, 1898-08-31
DOGS AS MESSENGERS IN WAR.
patches and May Prove Very
Servicenbie.


AS the horse goes out the dog, it
would seem, is coming in. Not only
have the exigencies of the klondike
put him suddenly in demand as the
beast of burden, but his possible use
fulness in war is now very seriously
discussed. Indeed, in Germany he has
already been drafted into the service.
The war horse is a familiar figure, but
the war dog is something new.
Yet it seems surprising, when once
our attention Is drawn to the subject,
that this most intelligent of animals
has so long been treated as a mere pet
and adjunct of sport AS everybody
knows, he is the most teachable and
loyal, as well as the most loyable, of
all the brute companions of man, and
the qualities he has long shown on the
hunting field and elsewhere very OBJ
yiously qualify him for service on the
field of battle. IT is especially strange
that the English and the Americans.
with their almost excessive fondness
FOR the dog, should have left 1t to the
Germans thus to develop his latent
possibilities.
How can he be made use of In war?
In many ways. One Of the most i'm
portant, perhaps. is in carrying dis
patches. He is far speedier than man
--speedier than even a man on horse
back. Small and inconspicuous, he
runs far less risk from the bullets Of
the enemy; and If the poor beast !. ),
after all, killed, he is only dog--a
human life has been saved.
He takes lively interest in his
work, eluding the hostile soldiers with
characteristic cleverness for be
quickly learns the meaning of their
uniform and delivering his messages
with a great show of pride and full APP
probation of his own Importance.
His courage, too. is not a whit In
ferior to that of the horse, and may
sometimes furnish profitable object
lesson to the mel. who would be
asha1ned to be outdone by dog He
can also be made very servicenbie in
carrying supplies Of ammunition to
the front, which he does with the same
eager zeal. refusing to stand and de-
tAfCl w Dot tiiC SOltiiNAS VI 1llS Wv III
company, for whom he has strong
fellow feeling.
For both these purposes collies are
generally preferred, combining high
degree of activity and endurance with
great natural sagacity. Where silence
Is imperative, however, they are out
Of place, since they have an uncon-
querable habit OF barking at the most
untimely moments. This rules them
out as companions for sentries and
scouts; but here pointers and the like
may prove extremely helpful, giving
warning without a sound OF the ap-
proach and direction of danger when
man would fail to detectit.
That certain varieties, such as the
bulldog and the mastiff. might. under
some conditions, be utilized as direct
and rather formidable allies in con-
hict is obvious; but 1t is more than inn
probable that they will ever be en-
ployed in any such way. The idea of
arraying savage beasts against human
beings though really no worse than
many other things in warts too
shocking TO the sentiments OF civilized
people. -Philadelphia Press.
The Mena star. (Mena, Ark.) 1898-1904, 1898-08-31
Proclamation of General Election.

STATE OF ARKANSAS,
County OF Polk.
/, ID. b. Joplin, Sheriff of Polk county, do
hereby proclaim and declare that on the 5th
day OF September 1898. that general election
will be held at the various polling places II
the county OF Polk for the purpose OF electing
One Governor.
One Secretary OF State.
One Auditor OF State.
One Treasurer
One Commissioner of State Lands.
One Attornty General.
One Superintendent of Public instruction.
One Commissioner OF Agriculture
One Associate Justice OF the supreme Courh
FoR COUNTY AND DISTRICT OFFICES.
First, District Offices:
One Judge for the Ninth Judicial Circuit
One Prosecuting Attorney for the Ninth w
dicial Circuit.
Seco1d. County Offices:
One County Clerk. one Sheriff. one, keple.
sentative one County and Probate Judge one
County Treasurer. one Tax Assessor. one COM.
ty Surveyor, and for all the various townships
in said county.
Two Justices of the Peace. one Cons'aos
and one Coroner for said county.
Also the following propositions: go.
The proposed amendment TO the state wv,
stitutiOn No 4, and the proposed amehuMssn.
TO the State Constitution No. 81 also To yotelO'
or against license.
Given under my hand this 10th day OF Angus
1905. d. b. JOPLIN
The Mena star. (Mena, Ark.) 1898-1904, 1898-08-31
NOTICE.

petition will be presented at the next ~, W.,
of the Polk county court to be hello ~ 10, nav
the first Monday in October 1898. for q ny
county read begin ming at or near the A.
bucket place on the ola Center Point anu anu. ~ "a
las road, and running nearly due VIZ ,o,er
Grannis, thence west from Grannis 70 NJ ~ d
sect the new Line road at or near the y ,;o1 Z
Smith place. on the line Of the Choctaw nss,p'
Aug. "a, 1885, At g +. sAhs n.ssrs
The Mena star. (Mena, Ark.) 1898-1904, 1898-08-31

ADuEr WHY WORRY Use our by
LHhILo genie Menses Guard. el's'
an easy mind, Lasts lifetime, Guarantee,
send prepaid 800, Everything IN fuDU'
goods. Write for prices.
COLE CHEMICAL CO, 28s Evanston ave-
CHICAGO, Ill.
The Mena star. (Mena, Ark.) 1898-1904, 1898-08-31
CHURCH SERVICES

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-At na,v -.
bnilding cornerAmsterdam and Zwolls s Staulea
Preaching at IL a. m. and 80 D. m s S.esN,
school at 0 80; prayer meeting at o'eloSnItnoSy
L. s. G. e. at q 80 p. m. !,
II. r. SCHIAERHoRs. pss,o.
The Mena star. (Mena, Ark.) 1898-1904, 1898-08-31

CHRISTIAN CHURCH-Seryices eyerv a.,
day at IL q. III. and s p. M; Sabbath school H. =
10 a: m; Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
G. Z. YOUNG, Paste,
The Mena star. (Mena, Ark.) 1898-1904, 1898-08-31

HOOK and LADDER Go. Ne. f-Regnlai
month at O'Clock. f. G. Savage. fire chief,
The Mena star. (Mena, Ark.) 1898-1904, 1898-08-31

NJ. E. CHURCH SOUTH-Preachin,
Sunday at II am. and 100 p. m SUNDAY so iac1
at 10 q. m; Epworth League meets Mon 5SsnO y
p. M; Prayer meeting Wednesday evenly o.
g. ]. GREENE. Past1,
The Mena star. (Mena, Ark.) 1898-1904, 1898-08-31

CITY COUNCIL-Regular meetings at Coun.
Gil Chamber on the first tuesday evening q
each month. Mark Whayne, mayor; /. D.
Jones, recorder.
The Mena star. (Mena, Ark.) 1898-1904, 1898-08-31

BAPTIST CHURCH.-Servicese every sura..
at IL a m. and s p. m. Sunday school A. s'H
q. m. Prayer meeting every THURSDAY avn w.
ing. W. l.. CoMPERE. Pastos
The Mena star. (Mena, Ark.) 1898-1904, 1898-08-31
SOCIETIES.

AT 4 A NJ. Dallas Lodge No. i2S-will moo,
at their lodge room on Saturday evening on :,
before the full moon OF every month Al i;
o'clock. Thad NJ. Carder, w. NJ; V. Pertel
secretary.
The Mena star. (Mena, Ark.) 1898-1904, 1898-08-31

MENA LODGE. X. OF p No. l0O-Meets
Castle Hall in Blocksom's block on Monda
evening OF each week. G.. W. Knowlton. c. q
j. II. Hamilton. X. of S. K.
The Mena star. (Mena, Ark.) 1898-1904, 1898-08-31

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-s
vices at ii u. m. and p m at the school honss
JAMES Massey pastns
The Mena star. (Mena, Ark.) 1898-1904, 1898-08-31

THE IRON HALL Meets every Frtda
night at the X. =. hall &c BYERs, Pres.
MRS. ETHEL BLocKsoM. Sec.
The Mena star. (Mena, Ark.) 1898-1904, 1898-08-31

WOODMEN of the WORLD. Camp No. si-
Meets in regular session on Thursday evening"
of each week. ]. q. Byers, G. c.; W. Ivan
Matheny, Clerk.
The Mena star. (Mena, Ark.) 1898-1904, 1898-08-31

KNIGHTS OF EQUITY-Meets every Thurs.
day night at Masonic hail.
J. G. BYERs, .K.C.
The Mena star. (Mena, Ark.) 1898-1904, 1898-08-31

Fly paper at Jackson's Drug Store.
The Mena star. (Mena, Ark.) 1898-1904, 1898-08-31

For any kind of an ice-cold drink
go to Jaekson's up-to-date soda foun-
tain.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-26


Infant Bohnstadt, 11oS South Senate avenue
meningitis.
John Humphreys. forty seven years, 223 South
East street, consumption.
Ida Simmons, forty-two years sos Virginia ave-
nue., peritontis.
Jane NJ Adsit, SEVENTY EIGHT years, 1913 North
Meridian street, sehility. ~"
Helen Dean, three months, % Toledo street,
pneumonia.
Harry Davis. thirty three years, 504 Tacoma
avenue, sarcoma
Anna NJ Messenger, seventy-one years, 1888
North Alabama street bronchitis.
Florence ALDER, twenty-seven years, 913 Fort
Wayne avenue, endo-carditis
Daniel NJ. Burns. seventy-four years, $50 West
Michigan street, cirrhoss.
James II. Matthews, ifty-one years, city, pneu-
monia.
Infant Beachum, 432 East Pearl street, merin-
Infant Dobbins, 245 South Clinton street, mani
ton.
Infant Stout, S14s North Illinois street, lprema-
ture.
Anna Morton, forty-three years, Central Hos
pital for the Insane, exhaustion.
Fannie NJ. Ebert, thirty-three years, 4l6 West
New York street. tuberculosis.
Vida Johnson thirty years, SIG East North
street. tuberculosis
Sarah Bradley, sXty-two years, 908 Fayette
street, stomach trouble.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-26

Final Actinn rnLan

sror cement sidewalks on Alabama street.
from Massachusetts avenue to St clair
street and from Eleventh to Sixteenth
For cement walks ON the east side of
& ESossIelge avenue, from Fourteenth street to
For gravel roadway and cement walks on
forest avenue, from Washington street to
the second alley south.
tOr a local sewer i'm the first alley cast
ris street.
st For f frc9s block roadway on Morris
river bridge In three sections.
st. CIair-Street Walks.
number of bids. were received for
cement Gem walks on st. Clair street. from IIli-
nels street 10 Park avenue. but the contract
Mas not awarded. The lowest hid was Inv
fco ot l.. King & Co.. at 5914 cents lineal
Contracts Let.
Robert IT. Kersey pronosed RI dr,I1 Eve
women wells in Garfield Park and furn-
nish ths pumps. at 7S cents a foot He was
gwen the contract
The contract for cement walks next the
S urp on Madison avenue from South TO
Msrrlh street was awarded to Robert L.
walks. sSA cents for three-foot annroscbes
ana 9ls cents for sodding
Petitions Filed.
For vacating the alley between Senate
Nortb S aaa GTaeeland avenue in weghorst's
For asphalt roadway and cement walks on
state street from Washington to Michigan
Municipal Notes.
a remonstrance was filed against cement
street. ~ -ASi . ~
The Western Paving and Supply Com
pany was given until July next to complete
the asphalting of Alabama street from
iwenty-thirc to Twenty-fifth street
Morris-street Pavement.
The board. OF the insistenee of nronertv
owners. modified the plans for improving
Morris street so as 10 provide for n graves
concrete foundation under the cresoted
blocks The property holders had remor1
stfated asainst the original resolntlon